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Evening star., 1918-04-08
MANY PLAYERS CHANGED
In American League Twenty-Five
Will Draw Pay From New
Owners This Year.

a number of players in both of the
major league organizations will wear
different uniforms this season than
the ones they performed in during the
1917 campaign. Twenty-Five players in
the American League will draw their
salaries from new owners this season
and twenty-one in the National League
Following is the list of the athletes
who have been traded or sold among
the major league clubs since last
season. It does not include those
players who have been traded and
called to the colors:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York-Joe Gedcon to ST. Louis, Fritz
Maisel to st. Louis. Nick Cullop TO st. Louis.
Urban shocker to ST. Louis. Tim Hendrix TO t.
Lotiis. Leslie Nunemaker to st. Louis.
Roston--Forrest Cady to Philadelphia. Chester
Thomas to Philadelphia. Vean Gregg to Philadel-
phia, Larry Gardner to Philadelphia. Joe Kopp to
Philadelphia, Pennock to Philadelphia, George
Foster TO Cincinnati.
Washineton-Ber Gsllia to St. Louis.
Philadeiphia-Stuhy McInnis TO Boston, Joe
Bush to Boston. wally Schang to BOSTON. Ping
Brodie to New York.
st; Louis-Del Pratt to New York. DR.. Iavan
to Washington, Bert Shotton TO Washington. Lee
Magee to Cincinnati. Bob Groom TO Cleveland.
Detroit-George Burns to Philadelphia. via
New York club.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York--CharIes Herzog to BOSTON, Jimmy
Smith to Boston.
Brooklyn-Casey Stengel to Pittsburgh, George
Cutshaw 10 Pittsburgh.
Boston--Gecrge Tyler to Chicago, Jesse Barnes
to New York.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Alexander to Chicago
Bill Killifer TO Chicago, Johnny Evers to Boston
Americans. Dode Paskert to Chicago.
st. Louis--Dan Giriner to Brooklyn
Pittsburgh-Albert Mamaux to Brooklyn, Bur.
leigh Grimes TO Brooklyn.
Cincinnati-William McKechnie to Pittsburgh
Dave Shean to Boston Americans.
chicsgo-Larry Doyle to New York. via Bos,
ton: Olaf Wilson to Boston, Cy Williams TO
Philadelphia. Mike Prendergast to Philadelphia,
Pickles Dillifer to Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
.D0NOGHUE FAST SKATER
First American to Impress European
Skating Experts With His
Great Ability.

As the premier young American ath-
letes who have made their presence
comparatively felt in the world of
sport, and as the first American to an
mex worlds title, Joe Donoghue, ice
skater extraordinary. was some years
in advance of his eountrymen by his an
nexation of worlds sporting honors.
1t was nearly thirty years ago that
Donoghue-a name to conjure with in
the ice sports at that time-f1rst made
continental skaters sit up and take no.
tice that America had athletes of the
type of Lon Myers, the greatest middle
distance runner of the early eighties.
A half dozen years before Donoghue
electrified Europe with his marvellous
speed and stamina. to say nothing Of
his incompatible style, he was seen in
the vicinity of his native town, New
-on-the-Hudson, in races on roll
ers and steel runners, and it was not
long after his debut that his prowess
best efforts of men who had been long
considered topnotchers at the skating
game.
That he must have been wonderful
skater was attested since the beginning
Of the war, when the writer met one Of
his European rivals in Berlin, to the
end that the latter ,bristled with inter
esting stories of some of Donoghue's
competitive doings and his wonderful
ability as speed merchant
Throughout the career of Donoghue
the disciples of speed skating-their
name was legion then-made the
Donoghue style the pattern by which
they were to ascend to the top OF the
championship ladder. His space-de-
vouring stroke warranted him in glid-
ing over the ice without apparent ef-
fort, with his stroke showing a dis
tance of probably more than six feet
longer than that OF any of his cotem-
poraries.
That his ability was of the natural
sort is at once slimpsed when 1t Is
seconds. Joe's brothers. Tim, IT.. and
skate maker, was the daddy Of the
speedsters of his time and credited
with having skated mile before the
| wind on the HUDSON in ! minute SO
seconds. Joe's brother, Tim, 5r., and
Jimmy, also were great skaters. with
| Tim an American champion before Joe
took up the family battles, while Jim's
| long suit was to finish second whom
/ in the skating championships OF tho
, II was in the colors Of that famous
| old club, the Manhattan A. c., that Joe
| achieved some of his greater triumphs.
| He sported the cherry diamond when he
made his trips abroad in the winters
| of 1ss8-1ss9 and 1S90-1s91, and while
this worldwide known emblem had
| been sported by athletes in track
games in England by Myers; Arthur
| before, it was Donoghue who sported
the famous colors in continental COM
| petition for the first time and incident
ally took the measure of the greatest
skaters England. Denmark, Holland
Germany. Russia and Sweden could
| send to the mark
Evening star., 1918-04-08
DIR. HENDERSON DIES IN CAMP
Rockville Physician Was Stationed
at 0glethorpe. ~
peeial Correspondence Of The Star

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. April S-Dr. Fred
ertck n. Henderson of Rockville died
yesterday morning at Camp oglethorpe,
Ga. where he had been stationed sew
eral months as a captain in the med
fcal department of the National Army
His death was due to spinal menin-
gifts. contracted in the line of duty
and followed an illness of several
weeks. He was thirty-eight years old
and son of the late Judge James B.
Henderson, OF Rockville. He Is sur
vtved by his wife. who is daughter
Of William II. Lamar. assistant United
states attorney general Tor the Post
once Department. and one child. He
also leaves his mother. Mrs Clara Hen
derson of Rockville, and three sisters
ana two hrothers. Misses Rose and
Margaret Henderson of Rockville, Mrs.
Taltaferro bridges of Hancock, Md,
and Judge ]. Abby Henderson and
George p Henderson of Rockville.
Mrs. Mary p. Day. widow of Wash
angton Day, died at noon yesterday at
the hogie OF her son, Daniel B. Day, in
Rockynle. ageA eighty-four years. Her
4eat1 was d1s 10 general debility in
ctd4pt TO her 49,. She II survived by
III soa4s &ea~4sW Day and Daniel
sx gSs lats, nsse
Evening star., 1918-04-08

! Another meeting of the District of
Columbia intercollegiate Basket Ball
League is to be held May s. The
gathering. while it is to take place un-
der the auspices of the collegiate or
ganization. will be made more or less
general. as all captains and coaches
schools and prep schools of the city
are to be invited.
At the meeting of the college league
week before last it was intended to
| take up the question of organization
and rules for another year, but all the
time was consumed in settling the af-
fairs of the past season. The two main
projects to be discussed at the May
gathering are the questions relating to
| rules and uniformity of action by Of
cials and the schedule.
| Those i'll charge of athletics in the
| colleges will get together just prior to
| the main meeting and arrange the
league schedule for 191S-1919. This is
| to be done IN order that the managers
may have something definite on which
| to work in scheduling their contests with
outside institutions.
Following the settlement of business
affairs of the league. it was found that
after the payment of all expenses of
operation there was sufficient money
l
| amount 10 each team and have some
| thing left as u residue to begin with
next fall.
Georgetown is scheduled to play its first
base ball game of the year with college
| team on Wednesday, ST. Johns being
| booked to appear here. The Annapolis
nine probably will not be very strong ex-
cept for ITS pitching. Herbert. a former
| Mount St Josephs player, is now at st.
Johns and he is quite a hurler.
Maryland State is booked for two games
this week, one on Wednesday with the
/ team representing the Army Radio School
at the college. and the other with Gallau-
det. Both contests are to take place at
College Park. The game with Gallaudet is
booked for Saturday morning.
Maryland States base ball season
| started last Saturday a week ago and al
ready since its opening 1t has lost two
good men-Mornhinweg and Axt. The
former has been pitching for two years
and the latter has looked like very COM
petent third baseman. Mornhinweg. be-
sides being good pitcher. can hit we'll
When right he has enough stuff to beat
any college nine that ever played the
game.
Two games were played yesterday be-
tween Independent mines, Clarendon de-
feating the Fort Myer Hospital by 8
! to 8. and Truxtons whipping Brentwood.
to 2. The former contest was played
at Clarendon and the latter at Brent
wood
Won Herbulis and Pfeil did the pitch
ing for Clarendon and both hurled win
ming ball. The soldiers were able to
connect with them for only five hits in
the eight innings played. Mcdonald
led the soldiers with two hits, and
Murphy and Bolen played the best ball
for the winners.
Good hitting by Bowman. Mccain and
Mcmahon was the feature of the TruX-
tons play against Brentwood. Mellon
did some very creditable work in the
box: while he was hit fairly hard. he
managed to keep the bingles well
scattered. Loomis. Weidmann and
Richards did the best work for the
losing club.
In its game with Massanutten Acad-
emy at Woodstock. Saturday, Technical
High won by IA to 3. The Manual
Trainers had things all their own way
from start to finish.
Evening star., 1918-04-08

that unless something unforeseen inter
venes Harper and Yingling will be
the pitchers he will use in the only pre-
season game in which the Nationals
will appear in Washington next Satur-
day. With Johnson listed to hurl the
opening contest of the championship
list Harper is booked to appear in the
second game. and Griff figures that four
or five innings Saturday against the
Boston Braves will be just what he Will
need to put him on edge to oppose the
Yankees the following Tuesday. Du
Mont and Ayers will be nursed along
for duty in the third and fourth con-
tests of the championship season, while
Jim Shaw will be pushed hard from to-
day on to enable him to acquire control.
The Pittsburgher. according to present
plans, will be sent the entire route
against the Columbus team in the Ohio
capital next Sunday as a final means of
conditioning himself. Despite the rainy
weather encountered Manager Griffith
is well satisfied with the physical con-
dition of his team. especially that of the
less rain still further interferes with
starting post primed to get away
strong. MY team is in first-class shape
now" Grir said today, and. as far as
we are concerned, the season could open
tomorrow. Anpther week of work is
not unwelcome. but I am perfectly sat
isfied with conditions prevailing in my
camp, and 1t is assured we will be in as
good shape to start the season as any
of the other teams, regardless of what
develops between now and next Mon
day'
Evening star., 1918-04-08

Grifith, who has since been a success
in Washington; Hal Chase, Harry VOL
verton and Kid Eiberfeld. George
Stallings, who won the worlds cham
pionship with the Braves in 1914. also
managed the club for almost two years
but Stallings cannot be included among
the Yankee failures. He took over a
had it running in second place when
he was let out.
A strange fatality always has fol-
lowed the club which Huggins now d.
reefs Players who go season after
season without an injury get manned
as soon as they become Yankees This
accident jinx has followed every man
York a factor in the American League.
Jack Hendricks Is a prominent minor
Lacquer who deserved promotion to the
big leagues more than any other minor
league manager with the exception of
Derby Bill Clymer. Hendricks. like the
man he succeeds in st. Louis. belongs
to that shrewd, educated type of base
ball men who made q study Of base
ball as though 1t were a science. Lake
Huggins. Hendricks Is a college man
and was educated to be a lawyer. he
makes a splendid running mate to
Branch Hickey, also a base ball bar
rister.
Hendricks in a graduate of North
western University and practiced law
three years in Chicago before he decid-
ed TO throw his entire energies into
base ball. He was a member of the
Giants in 1902, and was among the
bunch of misf1ts that McGraw released
shortly after he took hold of the team.
Hendricks, who was an outf1elder,
later caught on with the Washington
club. but the Nationals cast him adrift
in 1904. He began his managerial ca
reer with the Springfield club of the
Central League in 1905. and since 1906
none of his teams ever finished out of
Evening star., 1918-04-08
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FLIES FROM MINE0LA
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With Liberty Loan Literature
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Evening star., 1918-04-08


The rain. which necessitated two
day lay-off, somewhat grabbed Man
ager Griffith's plans for working his
moundsmen. but by the program he has
mapped out all will get enough work
in the seven days remaining before
the season opens to have them in prime
condition. Tonight the squad will en-
train for Augusta, where, after lay
over of several hours. 1t will continue
on to Columbia, S. c.. for the first of
two games with the Philadelphia Ma
tional League club tomorrow. john
son will appear in the box for a couple
OF innings in order to fulfill promises
made to the fans there, and the next
day at Greenville, S. c., when the Phil
lies again will be met, Walter will do
duty for four or Ave frames, the last
work in game that he will be called
upon to do before the regular campaign
gets under way. Wednesday night
Johnson, Harper. Ayers, Ainsmith and
Schultz will proceed to Washington for
light work at the Georgia avenue
grounds, while the remainder of the
team fulfills dates at Richmond and
direct to the capital if he joins the
team before it leaves here this even
ing, but this is not expected. as at last
reports Baldomero was having difficulty
in obtaining passports to leave Cuba,
and 1t is thought he will proceed direct
to Washington when he is able to get
away from the island.
Manager Griffith today announced
Evening star., 1918-04-08
MANY SAILORS COMING.
Fifty Athletes From Norfolk to
Compete in Service Meet.

Fifty men will be entered from the
naval training station at Norfolk, Va,
in the united service meet, to be held
in the stadium of Central High School
April 20. according to announcement
today by the District war camp COM
munity service, in charge of the affair.
Announcement was made today by
Clyde Copson, secretary to Walter
Camp, in charge of Navy athletics. that
the Navy and Marine Corps will have
full representation in the meet from
the Navy training stations at Norfolk
and the Washington navy yard and the
Marine Corps training camps at Guam
tico and Paris Island.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
ARCHBISHOP HANNA TO SPEAK.

Most Rev. Edward ]. Hanna. Arch
bishop of San Francisco. will deliver a
lecture on Religion in the New Or
der" in the Belasco Theater at 4;45
o'clock Friday afternoon. The pro-
ceeds of the lecture will go into the
free wool fund of the Catholic Women's
War Relief Service of Washington.
The speaker will be introduced by
Chief Justice White Of the United
States Supreme Court. On the stage
will be Senator Phelan of California
and DR.. Maurice Francis Egan. minister
to Denmark.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Coveted Club Golfer Found
Was One He Had Discarded

A golfer tells the following
story ON himself.. "Several years
ago 1 was making q round ef .
course that j frequently visited.
Soon after passing the turn 1
found n putter lying In the rough,
and with 1T I succeeded in holing
out I'm the most mfraculous fash
ION ON nearly. every ONE OF the
remaining greens. Like an hon
est man, although with \ paAg OF
regret. / took the club to thA
professional, telling him I would
give most anything to possess II.
The pro looked At 1t iatently for
q moment. then with en amused
smile stated that he HAD sold II
to me some six weeks before. and
added that had thrown It away.
Therefore, It was still ntne."
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Holds Cards to One Hit,

ST. LOUIS, April s.-The st. Louis
Americans won the opening game of
the spring city series from the St.
Louis Nationals yesterday by a 2 to l
score. Lowdermilk, pitching for the
Browns. allowed the Cardinals but one
hit Earl Smith. the Browns outfelder,
knocked a home run. Americans, 3
runs, hits. error; Nationals. / run,
hit, no errors. Batteries-Lowder-
milk and Nunamaker; May and Con-
Zales.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Steady Sale Of Reserved
Seats for Opening Game

Beginning tomorrow morning
the reserve seat sale for the
opening game Mt American
League Park next Monday, be-
tween the Nationals and Yankees,
will be continued MT 61s 14th
street northwest. The game will
start promptly at 4 o'clock. A
brass band will be ON hand from
2 o'clock to enliven things with
popular Mrs. The sale of seats
started this morning Mt American
League Park, and. while there
was no rush for tickets, a steady
dny. ."
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Pittsburgh Divides Honors

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. April S.-First
game: Pittsburgh Nationals. 13 runs.
IL hits, 2 errors; Camp johnson. 2 runs,
8 hits. Z errors. Batteries-Steele. Har-
mon and Shaw; Daley and Miller. Sec
ond game-Camp Johnson. runs, s
hits, error; Pittsburgh Nationals, no
runs, l hit. 2 errors. Batteries-Wat-
son. Adams and Perkins; Sipple and
TanSey.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Birmingham Gets Job.

TOLEDO. April S.-Outfielder Joe Bir-
mingham. former manager of the
Cleveland Americans. has signed a con-
tract to play an outfeld position with
the Toledo club, Roger Bresnahan,
president and manager of Toledo, an
nounced last night. Birmingham has
been with the New York Giants in the
southern training camp this spring.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
COLLEGE BASKETERS
DUE TO MEET AGAIN
Gathering Is Set for May 6, at
Which Schedule for 1918
Will Be Arranged.
By n. c. BYRD.

There are just two ways of
racing through hfe-steeplechas-
ing and squirming. One can take
his choice; either surmount
obstacles Immediately and go
ON, or stop to search for a hole
big enough to sQuirm through.
There isn't any doubt. though,
MS to the winning way.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Sox Blanked by Minors

FORT WORTH. Tex. April s-Fort
Worth (Texas League). 8 runs, hits, 3
errors: Chicago Americans. no runs. 2
hits. error. Observation-Disclosures and
Woodall: Williams and Schalk.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
WHEATLEY VS.. SHERMAN.
Pocket Billiard Players Meet il
Third Block of Match.

Frank Sherman and George Wheatley
meet again tonight in the third block of
the pocket billiard match for the benefit
of the ambulance fund. Play takes places
at the Grand Central and begins at s
O'Clock. The final block OF the match is
to be pulled Off tomorrow night at the
Royal. Sherman now leads by 800 to 202
Evening star., 1918-04-08
SAWS HIS WAY OUT
S0F POLICE STATION
Emilio Mercurio,. II, Escapes.
Companion, Also II, Sur
renders After Short Run.

Emilio Mercurio. seventeen years old,
son OF q tailor living at 312 9Th street
northeast. this morning about 4:45
o'clock sawed his way to freedom from
q cell In the second precinct police
station. George Watson, colored, also
seventeen years old. 219' E street
northeast. left the police cell with him,
but was captured two squares from
the station by Policeman Fegan. who
fired several shots and frightened him
into submission.
It is said by the police that the boys
admitted having robbed several stores,
display cases in front of other stores
and bungalows along the upper river
front The police took a small saw
from Watson's clothing, but did not
fnd the saw that Mercurio Is said to
have had concealed in the waistband
Of his trousers.
A policeman on duty in the station
visited the cellroom at 4 o'clock this
morning and reported the two boys
were asleep. Forty-five minutes later
the sound of the hack door opening
attracted the attention of Policeman
Fegan. Going to the door. he saw the
boys running down the street
wAtSou SuAIcnocAS " oAiSSiAou.
Fasan went in pursuit of the fugi-
tives, who ran south to NJ street and
turned east, Mercurio going over a
fence in front of q building on the
north side of the street and disap-
pearing. Watson ran east as far as
4th street. where, frightened by Fe-
gan's shots, he surrendered.
Six weeks ago Detective Kelly ar
rested Mercurio for the Prince Georges
county. Md, authorities. The prisoner
was sick at that time and Detective
KeIly took him to Washington Asylum.
Several days later his escape was re-
ported. and 1t was not until yesterday
that the police heard of his where
abouts
Inspector Grant chief of detectives.
and Capt. Peck, in command of the
second precinct, arranged to have a
squad of detectives surround house 49,
l. street, where, 1t was reported, Mer-
curio and Watson occupied room.
and where, 1t was said. much stolen
property would be found. Detectives
Kelly, Springmann, Hughlett Embrey.
Grant, Connors and Bailey represented
and Livingston were the precinct mem
hers Of the squad.
Hid in a Pile Of Straw.
Mercurio and Watson, who occupied
4 room in the house, fed to a stable
In the rear of the dwelling and hid in
Q pile Of straw. Sparks from a cigar
cite ignited the straw, and water used
to- extinguish- it wet one of the boys.
They were taken to the police station.
and q search Of their room revealed a
largo quantity OF alleged stolen prop
orty. VictrolaS records, shoes and
other articles Of wearing apparel and
nsi1fng tackle were included in the al
legged loot -I
This morning Watson was taken to
police headquarters and questioned.
Police Of other cities have been asked
20 watch for Mercurio.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Dodgers Win by One Run.

NEW ORLEANS, April s.-Boston
Americans. runs, 1s hits. errors;
Brooklyn Nationals, runs. II hits. 2
errors. Batteries-Ruth, Bush and Ag-
new; Marquard. Mamaux, Grimes and
KreuRer
Evening star., 1918-04-08
GRFFMEN IOMEWARD BOUND,
BEGINNING LAST LEG OF TRIP
Play in Atlanta Today and After Meeting
Teams at Columbia, Greenville, Rich
mond, Norfolk Come Here Satur-
day for Game With Boston Braves.
BY pENMAN THOMPSON.

Apris
lin
in
holies
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Giants Blank Clevelanders.

HOUSTON, Tex, April S.-Cleveland
Americans. no runs. 1 hit. errors; New
York Nationals, runs, 9 hits, no err
rors. Batteries-Groom and Billings;
Barnes. Tesreau and McCartY
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Tigers Grab This One.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April s.
Detroit Americans. runs. 8 hits. er-
rors; Cincinnati Nationals. 2 runs. 3
hits, 1 error. Batteries-Mitchell, James
and Yelle; Regan, Bressler and Wingo.
Evening star., 1918-04-08

DALLAS. Tex, April s. = Chicago
Americans (second team, runs &
hits, errors; Dallas (Texas League)
4 runs. hits, 2 errors. Batteries
Danforth and Lynn: Matteson. Compere
and Dowie.