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New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Plea for Shortsfops

HE shosop by contrast all the ground he fleet enough
under him. The shosops fast with
play likely
shorstop backs the third
ground balls.
He throw accurately first He time straighn
reultanty be able sail the
The third baseman the majority his chances
to stand erect, gauge time his throw first.
The S the far
greater m O
Chapman, who led the shorsops
against j. Franklin Bakers
wasth League third sackers.
than
The shortstop does handle
with
steals
ball the going second than into third.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Braves ON Their Way
To Camp at Miami

BOSTON, March 12. - Members of
the Boston National League Baseball
Club started from their homes in va
rious sections of the country tc day
toward Miami, Fla, where spring
training is scheduled to begin on Fri
day.
Walter E. Hapgood, business man
ager Of the Braves. and a party OF
newspaper men left here tonight
They will be joined in New York to-
morrow by Players Henry and McGraw.
Others will join the party on the way.
Three players remain unsigned They
arc Ed Konotchy, the first baseman;
Dick Rudolph, the veteran pitcher, and
Charley Herzog.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Miss Bogart Surprises
Mrs. Meigs at Tennis

PINEHURST. N. c.. March 12-M'ss
Caroline Bogart OF the Elizabeth lo"n
and Country Club upset all predictions
here to-day by defeating Mrs. Dw'ea'
R. Meigs, of Philadelphia. in the SEM, EN-.
finals OF the Pinehurst champ'onss,nnpl s,nl
tennis tournament and will oppose ms ms
Theodore Cassebeer in the iinal :Ust eu'
test. Miss Bogart won in TWO s''s'S'''
sets. 6-3, Go. se
Mrs. Cassebeer came through 70 .s.s wv
final at the expense of MISS ssds. j..
Blake, of Worcester, whom sne :"
feated by C. G-l. ;. ,sa
Only one of the semi-hnals ID ~
mems singles was disposed OF. psisosi
r. Meigs defeating H. B. Swops's p.assa >,
MADEIRA. Penn. 6-1, 6-S. 1t Is .af
for granted that Christian Melgs, us,xsf
Ann Arhor. will win against ns,,S. srrox,
A. Willis, of Hunting: to-,ngl,Ss Mam
which would bring Mack sn@ @ss'
together in the final contest.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Sixty Candidates
Report for CrezD
At Stuyuesant

A SQUAD Of sixty candi-
~ dates reported yester-
day for a place on the Stuy~
vesant High School crew which
is to compete for the school
boy eight-oared championship
on the Harlem River this year.
The boys will begin work on
the indoor machines and
when weather permits will go
out on the Harlem River.
To aid the youngsters the
officials of the Lone Star Boat
Club have offered their vari-
Gus shells. A strong boat is
promised as Suter, Carly,
Wacker and Schmidt, Of last
year combination, are again
available.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Two Favorites Lose
On Belleair Links

BELLEA1R, Fla. March 12.-In the
first round of golf match play to-day
two favorites were dropped by the
wayside. A. A. Ashley, Of Woodland,
lost to J. r. Hanlev, Of Bay City, while
W. w. Flanagan. of Pittsburgh, yester-
days medalist was put out of the run
ring By I. W. Kennedy, of Dubois,
Penn.
4. S. Porter, Of Baltusrol was a win
ner, and so was DR.. C. II. Gardner. OF
Providence, Both are looked upon to
have a chance to win the title, but az
they meet to-day one or the other mus,
go. Clarence Hobart, the tennis player
won his match quite easily from C. A.
Mills. of WASHINGTON. D. c.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Columbia Club
I axes the Lead
In Squash Play
Blue and White Captures
Four of Seven Matches From
Princeton Men
By A. c. Cavagnaro

The Columbia Club jumped into the
lead for the Glass B intcrclub squash
tennis championship when it defeated
the Princeton Club in bitterly fought
series on the Blue and White courts
yesterday. The Columbia players were
aided in their climb into first place by
the Yale Club, which defeated the Har-
ward Club in another series on the
Crimson courts.
Columbia won by four matches to
three, the winning contest being turned
in by Frank Chambers, who defeated
Elliot Ellsworth, jr., his Princeton
rival in a match featured by threeset
games. The scores were 17-19. 18-
16, 18-14. However, Princeton would
have won the series had not H. r.
Mixsell. the national Glass B cham
pion, forfeited his match
Five-Match Affair
Harvard lost by three matches to
two, the meeting being cut to five
match affair instead of the usual seven
by an agreement between the captains
of the respective teams. The Crimson
defeat forced it out of first place in
the title race for the first time since
the tournament got under way.
nip and tuck fight from the opening
hand of play, with the men setting
fast pace at all times. Chamberss best
shot proved d "kill" along the right
side wall. while he invariably fooled
Ellsworth with low returns into the
back corner that the Princeton man
could not dig up with his racquet. Els
worth tired slightly during the play
ing of the last few hands in the
third game and was caught mapping on
placement shots by Chambers.
Another Shree-game match, enlivened
by extra set contests, was that in
which Harry r. Burt, of Columbia, de-
feated Robert l.. Monks, his gray
haired Princeton rival. Monks did ex-
ceptonaliy veil against Burt. who de-
pended chiefly on "kills" to the front
wall to collect most of his aces.
Monks fooled his aggressive rival
considerably with his round-the- court
game and sharp 'cross-court shots
Burt smashed the ball terrifically, and
time and again, featured his playing
the back corners. Monks won the open
ing game at 15-13, but Burt managed
to Outright him in the next two games,
which the Columbia Club representa-
tive took by scores of 1916, 1874.
A. D. Mitrcndorf, of Princeton, also
met with an unexpected defeat at the
hands of A. l. Marvin, veteran
Columbia Club man, by count of 10
Is, 15-S, 15-5. Marvin has not
played squash in many months, and
consequently was slow in warming to
his task. However, with the start of
the second game he went along in old
time form and proved too much for
Mittendorf
The winning match for the Yale
forces was returned by H. De Forest,
substitute player, who defeated ]. Cor
bin, his Crimson opponent, by a count
Of 15-6, 8-15, 15-9. Long rallies
were numerous, with De Forest ending
them by scoring an ace on d return
to the back wall
The summary follows:
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13

pion of the world? Well, whose gonna
stop him NOW, I'd like to know? ri
match him against Dempsey next, and
then Well get that circus clown, Will
lard, for July 4, and after that, Oh, di
M, m ma about , year on the boards at
The Ticker Continuing second round)
Fulton suddenly rushes and crashes
terrific left to Cowler's jaw and Tom
goes, down for count of eight. The
Engllshman rises and staggers into a
clinch. Fulton's round"
The Bandit Boy (gurgling weakly
Just what l always claimed, Tom can
NOT take one on the chin l knew
when he was THROUGH. They can't
fool Jimmie. That Englishman ought
to KNOW when to quit the ring, the
big boob!'
The Ticker: Third round-Cowler
RECEIVERS and presses the fighting, bor-
ing in on Fulton and pelting him with
overland rights to jaw. Fred cannot
avoid these blows, and this round and
the fourth are Cowler's by a shade.
Cowler getting stronger"
The Bandit Boy-"!!! ???"
The Ticker: Fifth round-Fulton
rushes from corner and lands hard left
hook to Cowler's jaw. Tom goes down
for count OF eight, and when he gets to
,ii' "6ttl L ieu ScIiuS CruSnlnE right
to chin and Cowler dives to floor and is
counted out. Fulton wins by knockout.
Good night"
The Bandit Boy-"That proves my
contention. Cowler is the Annette Kei-
lcrmann of the ring. | discovered he
couldn't take a punch on the button
without Hopping, and that's why l gave
HIM the gate. What'll we have, boys,
rain or snOw?"
Billy Miske, of st. Paul, being a mere
fighting man, doesn't understand whv
ne should not fight, since that's his
business, and as long as he gets fair
DIVISION or the gate receipts he doesn't
seem to bother WHO his opponent NAV
be. Amt he eccentric?
Mlskc has already signed articles
Tor ten-round bout with Jack Demp-
sey at the Capitol City A. c., of St.
Paul, and Jack Reddy, the promoter, is
trying to gain Dempsey's signature to
a set of articles. But Jack and his
manager, Jack Kearns, have not shown
any frantic desire to talk turkey. Col
inns demands IL guarantee of $4,000.
with the p ivilege of acceptinr ono,
third of the gross.
Leave a call with Big Ben this morn :
ing, boys, and We'll all meet at tho
Grand Central this morning at S.3O
O'Clock, when the Empire State EN-
press pulls out with load of red
nIooded citizens, anxious to push
through Marty McCue's boxing hili
mat comes up before the Legislature
this afternoon at Albany. All to-
gether' now, and over the top!.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Blues Triumph Over
Reds at Pinehurst

PINEHURST, n. C., March 12.@The
Blues triumphed over the Reds in
the annual team match of the Tin
Whistles 1T Piaehurst to-day, winning
by 40 points to 38 on the Nassau sys-
TEN, 3 points TO Z match.
Twenty-nine pairs completed the net
scores, and the contest resulted in a
tie for the first prize at 73 between
]. D. Rumsey. of Brooklyn, handicap
"a. and F. S. Pussv, Of Denver, handi-
cap II. J. r. Towle, Calumet, 81, fin
ished stroke behind the leaders. at
IA; George w. Statzell, Of Philadelphia,
and John p. Chapman. Of Greenwich,
tied fer the low gross at "a.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Rolls
179 Average
In 3 Games
Mrs. Steid, of Detroit, Leads
in Bowling Tourney at
Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, March 12.-Mrs. F.
Steid, of Detroit, is the champion in
dividual woman bowler of the country
by virtue of rolling the highest score
in the international women's bowling
tournament here late to-day. Mrs.
Steid totalled 537 for her three games,
just two pins more than Mrs. 0. Kiss
ner, of Milwaukee, rolled yesterday.
Mrs. Kissner gets second place, while
Mrs. A. jaeger, of Toledo, finished
third, with 529.
In the doubles the leading honors
went to Mrs. R. Acker and Mrs. J.
Reilley, of Chicago, whose score of
1912, made yesterday, was not over
come during the bowling to-day. Mrs.
T. Jonas and Mrs. R. Abraham, of Mil
waukee, took second place, with a score
of 1,006, while Mrs. Stertz, Of St.
Louis, and Mrs. Garwood, of Cleveland,
finished in third place, with 1000.
The standing of the individual and
doubles when the bowling in these two
events ended to-day was:
INDIVIDUALS
Mrs F. Sted. Detroit. Observation-Disclosures. 537
Mrs O. lIissner. Milwaukee, Observation-Disclosures. 535
Mrs. G. Greenwald, Cleveland. d................ 525
Mrs N. Schroeder. Chicago Observation-Disclosures. $40
TWOWOMEN EVENT
Mrs r. Acker and Mrs ]. Rcilley. Chicago /. .ol2
Mrs + Jonas, and Mrs. Abraham. Milwaukee. ], OO6
Mrs A. Gray and Mrs: A Jager. Toledo. 995
Mrs. Quinn and Mrs. Dornblaser. Chicago. 9S5
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
No Military Training {.
For Baseball PLAYERS

CHICAGO, March 12.-Military train
ing for baseball players IN the Amer
lean League will be dropped this sea-
son, President Johnson said to-day.
One of the reasons for disseminating
the drilling is because the clubs will
be unable to get drill sergeants.
~ was told by army authorities that
the daily drills last season stimulated
recruiting to II marked degree" Presi
dent johnson said. "Therc is no need
of that nov because of the draft. We
also believe the clubs will be changed
about good deal this season as the
players are called into the army, and
we would not care to stage poor cx-
hibition.r
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Miss Durack Sets New
World Mark in Swim

SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 - The
worlds record for women for the 44O-
yard SWIM was broken by Miss Fannie
Durack at the Australasian champion
ships at Melbourne on February 16.
Word to this effect was received by
mail to-day by William Unmack, an of
fetal of the Pacific Athletic Associa-
ton.
Miss Durack swan the distance in
minutes and seconds, lettering the
former record, which she also held, by
three ffths of second She won every
championship on the programme. Miss
Durack is to arrive here in June for an
exhibition tour of the United States.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Boston VS.. Wanderers SATURDAY.

The final match in the National In
tercity Hockey League series in this
city will be played next Saturday night,
when the Boston Arena seven meet the
Wanderers for the third time. The
fact that each tenn has victory to its
credit promises fast contest.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Chicago Athlete Would Fly

CHICAGO, March 12.-Wilbur High
tower, formerly captain of football and
baseball teams at Northwestern Uni
versity and allWestern quarterback,
to-day applied for enlistment in the
Hightower recently returned from
France, where for more than a year he
drove an ambulance.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13

r ERE is Grover Cleveland Alexander the highly
regarded pitcher of the National League, who has
40 A just to terms with President Charles Weeghman
of the Cubs. Alexander will join the Chicago Nationals
Pasadena, Ca at Kansas City to-day Fred Mitchell
expects much of the pitcher who has failed in three
win thirty games for the Philes
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Hol to TRY "Comeback"

Peter Hol, who won the all-around
gymnastic championship in 1914 and
1915, will attempt a comeback in the
,nrtiional title cor'petition which is to
be held at the Twenty third Street Y.
M. G. A. on March 30. Eight gymnasts
arc already entered for this title.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Machine Gun Lads
Defeat Battery A

The Machine Gun Company of the
7th Regiment had a close call in de-
feating Battery A of the 1st Signal
Corps at basketball on the 7th Regi-
ment court last night. The score was
II to H.. PM and Tombs repeatedly
carried the fight into the Signal Corps
territory and scored the majority Of
the points for their team.
Noyen, captain Of the wig-wag men.
scored the majority of his teams
points, while Best was all around the
floor.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Dundee Outpoints Carlson

BOSTON, March 12. Johnny Dun
dee. the New York lightweight, got the
ton, in n twelve round bout here to-
night. The boxing was fust and clever.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Manager of Yankees Wakes
Philosophical on Baseball
Weather Man Furnishes Another Bamy Day and Colonel
Rupert Men Have Two Hard Workouts-Cubs
Make Few Complaints So Far
By Wood Ballard

MACON, March 12You can't tell rookie
said Manager Higgins to-day is YOU can't
and enthusiasm,
direction rockies
Huggns his pitchers their ball
Laguers put in their
of the spring training
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13
Mep York Will Be Minus
All Baseball Stars To-dou
Second Squads of Yankees and Dodgers Set Ont g.
Training Camps-National League Announces Rule.
for Players Behavior at Home and Abroad
BY w. ]. Macbeth

To-day will the last of greater New Yors League
in village almost month. The
out for their respective training camps
Ca Springs, Neither club will muster verv nns
array boys town and will
direct 'front.' homes ~
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13

>EownDE Alley. Biliiasd
- A peoi Tsbis Afrs. He- IN
pairs. Eupviiss. MARI z ri !
- ~ Eses.. 20 LAiYa Eauxs. &1I
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13

Goais from field Machine Gun PM (3) Tonlos
~; snt'cry A-Noycn ~. Best Goals from
i9ll-h h,mmeibcrg, ~. Noyen. iicfcicc-Smtil
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13

7Tass i TINFer-TIUb Metropolitan ASsOciatioN
SQUASH tennis championship tournament Harvard
Club vs. Yale CUBA, E Ellis. Harvard. defeated
J; C. Tomiinson. Yale: Ia. l5-,9; J.. W. Burden.
l5-l2; E c. Clapp. Yale defeated j. w. Lee Hnr-
yard. l5,-9. ID: r. A. Granniss jr., Yale. de
feated IT. s. Mckee. Harvard. 1S-l5 lS-lI; H.
de Forest Yale defeated j. Corbir. Harvard.
l5-6. S-l5 15-9.
Final score ale Club. matches: Harvard
Club. >.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13

Columbia cub vs.. Princeton Club-R i. Sire
helsh, Columbia Cub. won by default from H. T.
Mxsci, Princeton: i. liinman Bird. Princeton de
fcated Harold tecck. Columbia. l5-9, l1--3
a. L. Marvin, Columbia. defeated A. D. Mittcn-
dorf Irinceton. lo--l5; l5,s. H.; G. T. Iar-
l5-G LIS; II. H.. Burt Columbia. defeated r. l..
MONKS. Princeton l3--l5. ls-lG 1s-k GeoYrcy
Graham, Princeton, defeated II. w. Warner, Colum-
ha. l5--l0. IT, f. Chambers Columbia defeated
l.. Ellsworth. Princeton. IFS. lS-l6 1S--l4.
Final Columbia Club matches; Princeton
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13

President Ban johnson of the Amerl'
can League anrounces that millta?y,
drill for ball players in his circuit Will
not be continued this year. johnson
ascribes the pacifist move to the iac'
that it is impossible to get drill SER.
geants from the army now. Also, no
believes the various club units will %
broken up from time to time this sea-
son as a result of the draft.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-13

STANDING OF THE TEAMS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
HELPING HAND TO RUSSIA.

No mark of consideration for Russian
pride which friendship could suggest or
craftsmanship define is lacking in Pres-
dent Wilson's outline Of the purposes of
the United States in Russia. Explicit also
Is Japan's avowal of "the policy of res
pccting here territorial integrity" and Of
rcfraining from interference in her domes-
tic affairs; and il is the word of a nation
properly jealous of its honor
No military intervention is contemplat-
ed. 1t would "injuro Russia rather than
help her, nor can we divide or dssipate
our forces The Russian people must
frame their own future. What is proposed
is n small international police force to aid
the Czecho-Slovak against the armed
German and Austrian prisoners in Siberia
and to steady any efforts at self-govern-
ment" in which Russian communities will
accept help,
That assistance they Will greet, whether
against enemy prisoners armed for their
cnsavemcnt or against the "mass terror"
with which lcnine menaces all who can
read and write. The detachments landed
in Archangel and on the Murman coast are
welcomed by the local population. The
loyal Czecho-Slovak armies are swollen
by local cnlistments. They merit our
help
Freed by famine in which millions may
perish, defcnsclcss against robbery and
murder, handed over at Brest I.itovsk to
the cnemy,thc Russians should turn eager
eyes toward the promised agricultural
experts, labor advisors, Red Cross rep
rescntatlves' and Others skilled in organ
izing economic relief, for whom the modest
forces proposed are to act as vanguard
D,,4 e.
self determination which the red hand
cd mob prevents.
We can render such aid as may be
acceptable to the Russians in self-dc-
fcnse We can advise them as to farms and
railroads. Their government is their affair.
Outside Of Mittelcuropa no one desires to
meddle with it, or to seek advantage IN a
ncighbor's temporary embarrassment
New \ lork World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
PRESS COMMENT.
THE WRONG OF STRIKING.

Secretary McAdoo's little sermon to
the railway shopmen upon the wrong
OF striking or Stacking has the more point
IN that ii is only few weeks since men
on one southern and one western line
were throwing down their tools. Tho
government has always been willing to
give attention to just demands; its gen.
erosity is shown by the "raise" the 5OO,-
600 shopmen have just received in addition
to the general increase Of wages two month
ago. 1t expects equally unstinted effort
In return.
The same principle Of generous treat
ment on both sides is recommended to all
employers and employees in resolution
passed by the National War Labor Board
yesterday. Tho board refers to this period
in industrial affairs as ON "interregnum"
in which industry is pursued only for the
common good, and during which the
employers should not expect unusual
profits or the employees abnormal wages
The former are To guarantee the physical
and mental wcll-bcing and reasonable
comfort of their men, and the latter to
spend themselves with tho thought in
mind of what our troops are doing in
France.
With government agencies ready to
adIudicate disputes between capital and
labor, with the expcrtncss, justice, and
speed OF these agencies so well established
the number of strikes should lessen stead
1ly.-New York Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
Democratic State Convention.

The Democratic State Committee viii
meet at Doveron Thursday, next, Angus,
:, for the purpose of selecting the date fol-
the holding of the Democratic State
Convention The Dover Delawarean
urges upon the committee the propriety
of selecting an early date for the conven-
ton.
The Republican State Convention has
been called for Tuesday, August 20, with
primaries tor the election of delegates on
Saturday, August IL 1t has long been
the rule for this party in control of State
government to take the lead in holding
State conventions, and therefore, the
Republican party takes the lead this
year. But, as the Dover Delawarean
says, there is no reason why the Demo
cratic State Convention should be held
much later.
The Dclawarcan suggests Tuesday,
August 81, as the date of the Democratic
State Convention, and this suggestion is
all right. The sooner the Democratic
voters of the State know for whom they
are to vote at the election, the better 1T
is, as a rule
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
THE LUXURY TAX.

What are luxuries? The Ways and
Means Committee has begun To wrcstle
with them in an effort To find more
revenue from luxury taxes The diction-
aries schedule many luxuries-the lux
uries Of speech. silence and seclusion and
the luxIries Of the table, the drawing-room
and the dressing-tal le Secretary Nc
Adoos tribute 10 half-soled trousers has
made patches a vogue and almost classed
them as luxurics.
The father of the House leader, Mr.
kitchln orce proposed an amendment 10
the revenue laws 10 exempt from tax
atinn the first two barre.s of whisky issued
from any still and justified his amendment
with the contention that whisky was an
agricultural product and the poor mans
necessity
The last war revenue law recognized
soda water, mineral water and plain
spring water when bottled, jugged or
barreled as iuNries to be taxed, and now
comes the Treasury experts with recon-
mendations to multiply these taxes
fifteenfold, or 10 about one-and-a-half
times the sale price OF the water Having
invited the states 70 make the whole
country dry. Congress is now preparing 10
tax the people for drinking water
Il is mixed problem that the Ways and
Means Committee has TO deal with The
prohibition Of beer as a beverage and the
prohibitive tax on water will cause many
people To take 10 the woods, where water
is still abundant and untaxed and moon
shine flows from the still Washington
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-06
AL.ERICANS IN THE WOODS.

From colonial days Americans have
been at their best in woods fighting The
Indian war schoolcd them IN this, and tho
pioneers learned quickly. Rampant in
dividualists all, as pioneers must be, they
fought best, even as they thought, in open
order.
Ii was instinct 10 the frUnticrsman
10 take cover when cveyy tree might
hide lurking foe and every bush might
loose an arrow The men who made the
nation, who pushed the frontier of civiliza-
ton from tdevater 10 the mountains,
from the mountains TO the Mississippi and
beyond, were woods fighters and they
fought as individuals, depending for life
and victory upon their personal skill
This sort Of fighting has put it's stamp
upon d nation The selective-scryice man
may never have seen heavy stand Of
timber, may be stranger To the thickets and
rayines ard tangled tinberland, but his
heritage and his environment--the very
spirit Of the land, indeed, have made
il easy for him to trust himself lie
does not have 10 attack IN mass forma-
ton He does not fire from the hip as he
charges, and no officer must walk behind
him, pistol in hand, as he advances To the
assault-Cleveland Plain Dealer