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win Urge World Series.
DEMPSEY IN NEW ROLE.
Falton's Conqueror to Take Up
War Work With Z. Of G.

ATLANTA. Ga, August Jack
Dempsey, California heavyweight
who knocked out Fred Fulton of
Rochester. Mimi. in twenty-three
seconds last week in a bout at
Newark, n. J.. has signed up with the
Knights of Columbus as a physical
director, according to information
reaching local officials of the Knights
Of Columbus. Dempsey, who is gen
orally regarded as the logical man to
tackle Jess Willard for the world
championship. will devote his time
for the remainder of the war to in
struction work among the soldiers.
according to this information, and
there is probability that he will be
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CALLED TO coLoRs.
English Pocket Billiard Champion
to Enter War Work,

NEW YORK. August 1.-Me1bourne
Inman, the English. pocket billiard
champion. is the latest of several
cueists to be called to the colors. He
has been ordered up by the English
canteen board, and will have charge
Of all billiard tables at the canteens
and recreation rooms in the home
camps.
Charlie Ellis. former world three
cushion champion. is now with the
marines. He was to have represented
Milwaukee in all the big matches this
fall. but thinks he will be better en-
ployed trying to get a crack at the
common enemy.
Charlie Patterson. the st. Louis pa
tron of the game. is preparing to
leave for France.
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Washington Men in Shoot.

At the present time the District of
Columbia has two entries in the grand
American handicap which takes place
in Chicago August s. 1t is the big
event of the grand American trap
shooting tournament, which runs from
August to 9. The entries are r. D.
Morgan and F. P. Williams, both of
this city.
Mr.. Morgan is the present champion
of the District of Columbia and Mary
land, and Mr.. Williams is the present
champion of the United States Navy.
Atlantic feet
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NAVY YARD TITLE
At STAKE TODAY
DoubIe-Header Between the
Cbffeps and Torpedo Mines
May Decide Championship.
BY H. C. BYRD.

A double header, which may decide
the championship of the Navy Yard
League. is scheduled today. Cloffeps.
leading the league by half game. is
scheduled to meet the Torpedo nine in
both contests. The first is to start at
Sis o'clock, and the second imme-
diately afterward. Both games are
limited to seven innings each.
If either of the two clubs wins both
contests it practically means that the
victor will have the championship of
the league. Two games for the Clof-
feps will put it SO far ahead that it
will be absolutely hopeless for any
other club to attempt to catch up in
the race. On the other hand, two vic
tories for the Torpedo nine will give
it a game and a half lead, which. this
near the end of the schedule. practi-
cally means championship. If the
two clubs split 'Clofreps will still lead
by half game.
Tom Crooke is likely to send Phil
Buscher to the mound for Cioffeps.
Buscher has been the mainstay of the
team on the slab all season, and it
may uC thk-t " III pO iHtI "
pitch both contests. Butch" Sterzer
probably will figure on the mound in
at least one of the two games for
Torpedo.
Navy yard fans have been turning
out well this year in support of
their favorite teams. and the prob
ability is that the largest crowd that
has watched an amateur contest this
year will be on hand to see the two
leaders battle for league supremacy.
University of Pittsburgh has signi-
fed its intention not to begin foot
ball practice this fall until the regu-
lar university courses start. This will
be the first season in many years that
Pitt has not spent at least fifteen
days in preliminary practice at
mountain camp. Necessity for cutting
down expenses is one of the reasons
for the new attitude. All teams on
Pittsburgh's schedule have agreed to
follow the same policy.
1t is reported from Chicago that
the Amateur Athletic Union is going
to make an investigation OF charges
that kahanamoku, Lane and Curger.
three Hawaiian swimming stars who
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STUDENT WORKERS
PHYSIQUE GUARDED
Medical Inspector Gives Close
Attention in Issuing Work
Permits.

Chief interest in the welfare OF
children working during school vaca-
tions and those who leave school to
go to work is centered in their
physical condition, according to Dr.
Joseph A. Murphy. medical inspector
of the public. schools of the District.
1--WE are not greatly worried about
the problem of children returning 10
school when school begins in the
fall" said DR.. Murphy today. What
we wish to do is to make their
physical condition such that they can
start work in good physical shape
and If they do not return TO tne
schools they can successfully compete
with children who are in good physl-
cal condition"
Would Impose Penalty.
DR.. Murphy advocates the imp6si-
ton of a sufficient penalty on those
children who go to work at so-cassd
~street trades" which include the
selling of newspapers and other ar
ticles on the street, SO as to MAKE
IT. compulsory for them to take lne
6hysical examination He beieves
hat an amendment of the child labor
law as it applies to the District OF o.
iumbia in this regard is necessary.
He said that this years pny slGai
examinations of school pupils apply =
in- for work permits has been great
er than ever before. Up to today
nearly 500 pupils had been examined
during the month Of July. Sixty per
cent of these have been given Tern
porary work permits pending the
remedying Of certain defects when
and the other 40 per cent passed
physical test sufficiently high to give
them permanent permits.
S3 Per Cent Under IA Years.
DR.. Murphy said 90 per cent of the
pupils applying for all-day work per-
mits are under fourteen years of age.
These pupils must show a certain
amount of education before permit
IS issued" he said, land they also
must show that the need for the
money they earn is sufficient to force
them to work"
Mrs. Edna X. Bushee Of the Juve-
nile Protective Associate believes
that the large number of children go
ing to work at larger salaries than
ever before is going to throw many
adults out of work next fall.
That the inducements open to chill
,dren of the public schools in the way
,of salaries are large considerations in
the minds OF the pupils. who are en-
tering two-year business classes and
sn many cases leaving school before
their term is up, was the statement OF
an educator today.
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BIG PURSE AT COLUMBUS.
Crack PAGERS Of the Year to Race
for 3d. 600 Stake.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 1.-The
outstanding feature of the fourth
days racing at the Columbus track
will be the 2.10 pace, the Deshler
Hotel stake; purse. $4,000. The crack
new PAGERS of the year face each
other in this event, and warm con-
test Is anticipated. Possible starters
are Lee Grand, Un, Verlie, Patchen,
Peter Look and Orio Fino.
The 2.04 pace, with Baxter Lou and
other good ones in it. will also be
closely contested. The card is COM
pleted by the 2.19 and the I'll trots.
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GRIFFITH TO ATTEND MEETING
AT CLEVELAND ON SATURDAY
Manager Is to Assail Base Ball
Gathering With Arguments Why
Season Should Continue
Until September l.
BY pENMAN THOMPSON.

CHICAGO Griffith will Cleveland tomorrow
American
should carried through to Labor
a $ a o
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This Is o. K. for Johnson
wAyuIScTNH

'Bntted for shellcnback in the tenth.
Washington :. o o o IA
Chicago $3.50. 0 0 0 o %
TNvo-base hits-S. Collins, johnson, Judge
Shellenback. Ainsm.th. J. Collins, Good
Threc-tase hit--Ainsmith Stolen hages-Milan
(2J. Judge. Sacrifice hit-Gandil Left on
Z; Chicago. 4. First base
on balls on Shellenbach, 4; OF johnson. 3.
Hit by pitcher-By johnson Good; by Shell
lenback johnson. Struck out-By johnson,
IL; by shelienback. }. Wild pitch-Johnson
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ball after September /. as he believed
to play after that date would be
direct violation of the War Depart
ment's orders. Six OF the eight clubs
approved his suggestion to close the
championship season on or about Au-
gust 90 and then stage the world
series and exhibition games in the
eleven days remaining until Septem-
Der /.
"It would be selfish to take advan-
tage of Secretary Bakers order. This
is no time to force recreation on the
public when Americans are giving up
their lives on the battlefeids of
France" said the statement issued by
johnson yesterday.
confident his club owners will vote
unanimously to close earlier than
Secretary Baker stipulated. Clark
Gfifhth. manager and part owner OF
the Washington club, and Charles A.
Comiskey. owner of the Chicago
AMERICANS. are the only club owners
opposed to the plan. johnson said.
and added that Comiskey had agreed
to cast his vote with the majority.
St. Louis Favors September 1.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. July 31.-Branch
Hickey, president Of the St. Louis Ma
tionals, tonight announced that at the
meeting of the league directors at
New YORK. August 3, the vote of his
club would be cast in favor of ending
base ball september 1. Hickey said he
favored the staging of the world
series during the early part of Sep
tember.
viii Urge World Series.
BOSTON. July 3I.-Harry H. Frazee,
president of the Boston American
League Base Ball Club. today said he
would urge the playing of world
series this year as usual. At the
meeting of the American League in
Cleveland Saturday, he said, he would
recommend that the series start Au-
gust IS in the expectation that the
games would be completed Sunday,
September /, or Labor day. These
dates, he thought. would not inter-
fere with the intent of the work or
fight decision.
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Draft Hits City BARRIERS;
Causes Safety Razor Raid

All the male citizens OF Fred
ertckshurE. Va. have been
caught mapping In the draft.
The town boasted but ono
barber shop. manned by three
BARRIERS and three bootblscks.
Draft calls upon the town have
taken all the BARRIERS and all
but one bootbinck.
Raids were made upon stores
selling safety rnzors. Now
hurry-up calls have been sent
to Washington for more rnxorx.
A bnrberless town Ii not to
the liking OF the citizens. Tn
less \ journeyman barber puts
into sight sOme morning soon
the citizens will have to let
their hair grow long or resort
to the bowl method OF their an
cest0rx.
In the meantime the lone
boOtblack Is doing a tremen-
d0us trade I'm his line.
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have been touring the middle west,
have made themselves professionals
by padding their expense accounts.
If such charges are substantiated
the men will be barred from partici-
pating in meets under tlle sanction
of the amateur body.
Out at Clarendon Sunday afternoon
the Operations team will tackle the
Clarendon nine. The two mines have
met once before this season. the
previous game resulting in victory
for Clarendon by small margin
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Of Yesterdays Games.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

washington. 3: Chicago. ..
New York. !: Detroit. 3.
New York. >; Detroit, q.
Cleveland. 10; Athletics. 1.
Boston, s; st. Louis, 4
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OWNERS TO DECIDE
DATEF0R CLOSING
Base Ball Magnates Meet
Saturday to Set Time to
End Schedules.

CINCINNATI. August IA decision
on how and when to end the base
ball seasons of the two major leagues
will be reached Saturday at Cleve-
land. At the request of .. B. John
son. president of the American
League, Chairman AugGt Hermann
called the meeting of the national
commission for IL o'clock Saturday
morning at Cleveland.
Hermann also wired Invitations to
the owners of the clubs in the Ma
tional and American leagues to at
tend. and Hermann said indications
are that practically all club owners
will be at the meeting.
John X. Tener. president of the Ma
tional League. IN telephone CONVEX
sation from New York with Herr
mann. said that he would not attend
the meeting. as he had decided not to
attend any more sessions of the ma
tional commission. This. it is under
stood. is in line with his declaration
several weeks ago that he would not
sit with Johnson in any base ball
matters. following the dispute over
the Pitcher Scott Perry case.
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World Series to Be Settled.

Chairman Hermann said at the
Cleveland meeting the question of
when to close the major league sea-
sons and also the question of holding
a world series will be definitely de-
cided.
Hermann. Of course, will not at
tend the meeting of the National
League, called by John X. Tener,
president of the league. for Saturday.
II am not going to the meeting of
the National League called by Tener."
said Hermann. Some other Ma
tional Leaguers will not be there
either. Why should we go? We have
a tacit understanding to keep right
on with the schedule till September
1, and not to worry in the meanwhile.
There isn't any reason why the
world series cannot be arranged to
begin September 3 or 4. The men
who will play the world series games
would have been granted ten days
or two weeks by their draft boards in
which TO find Jobs. BY our system of
finding essential work for the athletes
they will be at work before that
period of time.
President Johnson said he was
strongly opposed to continuing base
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

New York. 1: Pittsburgh. o.
New York, .; Pittsburgh. 4.
Chicago, 5: Boston, 4.
Brooklyn, .. st. Louis. !.
Brooklyn, Z: ST. louis, .
Cincinnati at Phila (rain),
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1t is reported from Chicago tha
the Amateur Athletic Union is goint
to make an investigation OF charge
that Kahanamoku, Lane and Curgei
three Hawaiian swimming stars VIII
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BASEBALL :: TRACK :: BOXING :: OTHER SPORTS
DOWNS TEAM WILL
PLAY STAR CITY
That Will Be the Card at
Blackstone Park Next
Sunday.

Having debated the Watson base
ball team the last time they came TO
Marion county the star City baseball
team has consented 20 make another
journey into this county. Sunday aft.
ernoou the. viii go TO the Blackstone
park at Warrington and VIII be op.
posed by the Downs baseball team
Manager Rothlisborger. Of the
Downs team gives assurance that he
will have a good team out and regard
less OF the strength Of the visitors
will be prepared 10 put up @ good
gar The star City team seems %
be tting better each time it comes
INTO Marion county and will be sure
10 have @ even faster team iu the game
tomorrow than jha, which faced the
Watson team O. few days ago.
Last Sunday the Downs team played
o pickup team from Gran, Town, de-
featiug Grant Town By q 100 score.
the Grant Town boys not being able
10 get a single h.. during the whole
game.
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HUNTING A COACH
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Not FOing to Be Easy to
Find Men with All
Qualifications.

As yet a coach for the high school
0thletic team has not been named The
authorities IN charge are now busy
hunting q man who will be capable
for the position and no work is being
left undone in seeing that the right
man Is secured
Coach H. f. Moore and Assistant
Coach L. V. Carpenter OF last years
teams are now both in the service,
a. well as most other men possessing
the necessary qualifications.
Because OF the draft II vii, be nee.
essaTy for the Board Of Education 10
select some person who is either above
the draft age or who has deferred
classification.
The captains and managers Of the
baseball, track and basketball team.
are also TO be selected. Pete Ham
ilton, the football captain is the only
captain who is already elected. The
captains OF the various teams will be
chosen by the respective teams. while
the student managers will be chosen
by the athletic board
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FRANCE AND BELGIUM
GET AMERICAN SUGAR

NIne'y-fyc per cent Of all refined
sugar sent from the United States &c
the Allied nations went 10 France and
Belgium during the first five months
Of this year.
France got - per cent. or nearly
33O)0OJJ pounds and Belgium rece.y.
ed nearly 100000 pounds, or p pei
cent.
In each country this sugar was dolce
out by a strict rationins organization
The entire amount 10 the Allies IL
these five monthS-23. 79l tons. almog
half OK which was shipped in M0y--i'
only about one-half Of per cent o
our total annual consumption.
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Toderfoot Examination.

There are now fourteen young No.
nOngah boys who are applicants to be.
come members Of the Boy Scout or.
ganization in Monongah While they
have met several times they are not
yet Scouts and will not be Scouts un.
I'll after they have taken their "len.
derfoot examination" which will Ike
" come within the next two weeks.
Every effort is being made by those
In charge to have three troops oi
seven boys each organized BY the time
the Fourth Liberty loan campaign is
merged.
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FairmOnt Figures
In Health Report

The Official report on infectious dis.
l,ees compiled by the government for
.1e week ending July 6 shows that
during this period fifteen cases OF ~.
phoid fever developed in Fairmont.
The same report showed but one 9th.
er city in the United States with
more typhoid. New York city which
e several times as large as West Vir.
ylnia had but thirty.five cases Nash
vile, Tenn, had fifteen cases, the
same number as Fairmont.
The government report is made up
by the various city health physicians
and forwarded to Washington each
week.
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some 3D. .r g.
u.s wee d.. nv b.
..u' stars and as a whole 10 was
big league aggregation
I'D hate TO- have that bunch against
nc in a league race manager %,
me of the leading clubs told me re.
Gently 1T would make 10 tough f7c
me- best of US"
Barry could have used either Ernie
Shore or Herb Penrock in the ul". Al.
first he would have mad Del C,.-..
ard no would have filled the second
sack himself Mike McNaiiy would
have been al third and Rabbit Maran
vile at short In the outfi5ld he would
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MONONGAH
Safe in France.

Mrs. Lizzie Charlton yesterday re-.
ceived word from her son. samuel
Charlton, that he had arrived safely
"oVer seas" He stated that he had a
very quick trip across the waters with
the best Of treatment Charlton is
we'll known here and has many local
friends who will wish him th best Of
success in his oversee encounters.
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Mrs. R. McCray, Of Fairmont, Wa
In MOnOgah for a short while verfo
day.
Charles and Hale Watkins. Of CIR
ton, who are visiting their grandmci
er, Mrs. James A. Watkins, OF Ma
street, arc in Bethlehem today yi.i
ing Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Judy.
r. ShackelfOrd was an out OF town
business caller today.
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Working at certain Jobs out Of which
ncn formerly made from So TO 81 a
az women are now earning from IS
y lio q the zane rata Il paH
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Games Scheduled Today.
Standing Of the Clubs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Hoaulia ValteFdav

Results Yesterday.
Chicago 8; New York 4.
Chicago 4; New York 0.
Detroit IL; Boston 3.
Washington 6; Cleveland >
81 Louis 3; Philadelphia !.
st. Louis 4; Philadelphia 0
Games Scheduled Today.
Washington at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Boston al Detroit
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Baseball at a Glance.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday

hesuIts Yesterday.
Pittsburgh 4; Philadelphia ..
Cincinnati s; New York 3
Cincinnati 4; New York ..
Brooklyn 3; Chicago ..
Boston &; St Louis 3.
Games Scheduled Today.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (2).
Cincinnati at New York
st. Louis at Boston
Chicago at Brooklyn.
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Men Of draft age who are eligible for
college may now enter the enlisted
reserve corps and transfer 10 the stu.
dent army training corps, thus making
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y. announces the
following: tslIl order for
10 m smell body ro,a.n.s has been
placed with the WhiakorGlessrer
CO., OF Wheeling, Portsmouth and Mar
tins Ferry. Ohio.
The Whiteker-GleSSner Co. Is one
Of the few West Virginia corpora
tiOns that established branch offices
here to look after and secure govern
ment work essential to the conduct Of
the war. This was done about three
months ago.
The postoffices at Hubbell, Lincoln
county, and Lead Mine. Tucker county.
have been ordered discontinued by the
Postofiice department Commissions
as postmasters have been issued to
ROyden b. Ringer at Abbott. Upshur
county. and Aware r. McClung al
Whipple. W. Va. Lewis Gregg has
been designated by the department
acting postmaster at Milburn, W. Va.
The Rev. Isaac Stuart McElroy and
l.s bride, who was Miss Alice Wilson,
q iavoritc niece OF the President, who
were married in the White House on
Wednesday night will reside at White
sulphur Springs, w. Va. for year,
at the expiration OF which period they
will 90 10 Japan, where the Rev Mr..
McElroy will engage in missionary
work. lie is pastor Of a church at
White Sulphur Springs. The bride is
the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph X.
Wilson who. for the past five years.
have resided in Baltimore. This was
the third wedding 10 be celebrated in
the White House, and the fourth in the
Wilson family, the Presidents includ-
ed
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Condition unehanaea.


Yesterday little change in the con.
dition Of Clarence Currey was noticed.
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Three weeks Sgo Congressman
Stuart +. Reed went 10 the White
House to appeal TO President Wilson
TO pardon Esker o. Burroughs. a
ClaTSsburg boy who was doing time"
in the military prison at Fort Leavens-
worth Kas. SO well did Mr. Reed
present his case, and so impressive
was his plea, that the pardon has been
issued. and Private burroughs is re-
stored to the colors and all is with
him as it was before
Burroughs enlisted before he vas
OF legal age in one branch Of the ser.
vice. and being anxious to get TO
France whore the fighting was and
finding that particular branch moving
very slowly in that direction at that
time. deserted and enlisted with the
Marines at Pittsburgh. Young and in
experienced he did not realize the seri.
BUSINESS Of his infraCtion Of army laws.
especially as il wasn't a question OF
his not wanting to fight, but it was q
question with him how he could get
to the fighting front soonest
The case impressed the President
most favorably at the time it was laid
before him by Congressan Reed, al.
though AZ that time he gave no init
nation Of what he would likely do with
IL in the end.
But the pardon that was expected
came through in about three weeks
and there is no speck on the military
escutcheon OF Private Esker c. Bur
roughs of Clarksburg. and his family,
so far as the official records at the
War department will show.
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WASHINGTON NEWS -
GOSSIP 81 5zzszs. BROOK. SMITH:
By CHARLES BROOKS SMITH,

o. Ia e.G b." ,or q CONN . rs In ne.
cial worF. the committee Of ClClEH"
Of the War department announced 90
day.
The army needs chemists, engineer
and doctors, and has taken this meth
I'd Of training men who have the nee
css9ry qualifications to enter colleg
and come out with commissions.