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The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
FACTS STATED
IN BIG FUND
Nearly 10 Per Cent Of Total
in Grif's S Collection Spent
for Sporting Goods.

A pamphlet containing figures which
prove that the Clark C. Griffith ball
and bat fund has been more success
full than was anticipated by the leader
OF the Nationals when he inaugurated
the fund has just been issued and
contains many interesting figures. The
fund. which was started April %. 1911.
met with instantaneous success, and
only a few weeks elapsed before re-
suits were shown. Nearly 70 per cent
of the total fund has already been
spent for sporting paraphernalia.
Since then hundreds of baseball
equipments have been bought and
turned over to our boys who are in
France and in camps at home The
fund has made the name Of Clark c.
Griffith a household word wherever
there are members of Uncle Sans
fighting forces. Since its inception
Griffiths' popularity has increased in
leaps and bounds, and his great work
will be remembered until long after
the last shot of the war has been
fired.
The thousands of soldiers who to-
day are playing hall with the outfits
donated by the fund will return from
the battlefields Of France not only
baseball fans but Griffith fans. too.
From April 20. 1917. to August 1 Of
this year. the total amount contri-
butsd to the fund was Sl02. .6S4. "A. OF
this amount $63. 1866. - has been spent
on baseball equipments. Each outfit
consists of the following: One catch
er's mask, one catcher's protector,
one catcher's mitt one first base
mans mitt, twelve balls, three bats
and three bases.
These sets have been sent to many
camps in this country, and so far
526 outfits have heen sent to the
American EXpeditionary Force in
France.
Griffith has not confined the fund
to baseball paraphernalia either.
Money to the amount of Ss6s.49 has
been spent for footballs. boxing
gloves and Sporting News. The
latter is a publication devoted to
baseball news and $4,000 copies Of
the paper have been distributed to
the soldiers in France. The fund
has received several requests for
more football and boxing equip
ments. but as the primal object Of
the fund has been ball and bat"
the requests have been ignored.
1t has cost s13,245.5s for station
cry. printing and advertising. while
the amount of money spent on post
age totals $s.043.s7. The salaries
of Griffith's office force amounted
to sI.730.S5. The services of Grif-
fifth. who is the director general of
the fund. and Charles II. Gems
linger are given gratuitousIy in pro-
noting the interests of the fund.
From April 20. 1917, the date of
the beginning of the fund. until the
last day of that month S33.27 was
contributed to the cause. During
the entire month following the
contributions amounted to $234.10,
but the next month the donations
were s1,321.07. November was the
banner month. however. when the
contributions amounted to $s,5SS1s.
During June of this year S21,-
1886 was contributed, and 1t was
the best month the fund has had.
February was the funds "off
month" only s2.5726s being re-
ceived. During the first fifteen
days of last month $534.s7 was re-
ceiyed.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
REX TO BATTLE IN
TWO HARD GAMES

4 Rex Athletic Club will meet the
crack 60+th Engineers. Company +,
in the first game OF a doubIeheader
at Union League Park, Fifteenth
and II streets northeast, today at
; .. m sharp. The Fort Hunt Coast
Artillery nine will be the opponents
Of the clubmen in the nightcap. which
VIII be played Immediately after the
first game.
The 604th Engineer team defeated
Camp Meigs Friday and made quite
a reputation while at Camp Devens,
Mass. They are now stationed at the
Washington Barracks. and Charles
Lyons. one OF the best among the
local hurlers. has been added to their
roster. He will no doubt pitch this
game against his former teammates.
Manager Wright will use Brown,
Finney or Parks on the slab. with
Fitzgerald. O'Connor and Segnan do
ing the catching. All Rex players are
requested to report at o'clock sharp.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04

The blue Of the navy. the khaki
Of the army. and of the Marine
Corps. gathered together with the
civilian moguis Of Washington
League and Independent baseball
for nearly three hours Friday night
at the Ebbitt. and the debate had
waxed warm.
They. had gathered to decide who
should contest for the championship
Of the District and near vicinity.
and each was suspicious OF the
other, and Jealous Of every seeming
advantage obtained that might act
to the detriment Of the team they
represented.
For three hours the white parlor
OF the New Ebbitt Hotel had been
the scene of hot debate that rapidly
became bitter. Every. minor point
was debated hotly. There were
those who opposed the proposal
that army, navy and Marine Corps
teams be allowed to participate In
the championship series as service
teams. It was insisted that these
teams should fight as members OF
the various leagues they had play
cd with all summer.
The hot debate Of the few minutes
before suddenly seemed quiet. A
dozen leaped to their feet with cries
for recognition. Army officers. and
navy yeomen. Marine devil hounds"
and civilians stood and demanded
they be given the floor. Mr.. Chair
man. l." Mr.. Chairman. this rule II
-" You haven't been recognized by
the chair. have the floor. Mr..
Chairman"
Then the climax came. Debate
ceased. 1t was quiet. Army o.
GERS. army privates. navy privates
Marines, civilians, forgot they had
sought to say bitter things and
turned facing the door, the men
in uniform at attention, civilians
stifrly erect and from the banquet
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04

Until DreyfuJ put IN his oar, Bar
Johnson. American League president
had i've clubs lined up in favor of his
proposition to close parks August II
In order to set the big world series
out Of the way by September 1, the
date fixed by War Secretary Baker
10 big league players of the draft
age to seek essential employment
Dreyfus told Johnson and Chairman
Garry Hermann at National Com
mission meeting National League
head instructed him to make no ar
rangements for q world series which
provided for a closing OF the Ma
nonal League season before Labor
Day.
johnson sounded Barney. saw he
wasn't blufing. and then called the
American League meeting to order
and outlined the situation.
He made a plea that American
League wind up its season August
81 50 as to live UP to Bakers ruling.
but Charles a. Comiskey, president
OF the Chicago club: Harry Frazee,
president Of the Boston club and
Griffith led the fight against John
sons scheme. II was finally made
unanimous, but before that the first
vote had shown five for the Septem-
Der closing and three against it.
johnson had little TO say after the
meeting save that he had warned the
masnates they were bucking the gov
eminent and IL they cared to take
this risk he had nothing further to
say. 1t was decided also that there
would be no change in the schedule
because Of the September ? closing.
This will give Eastern clubs an ad-
vantage over Western clubs. For in
stance. Boston. now leading. is
scheduled for seventy-one horne
games. ClevCla-i for only ffty-eight
under the new arrangements.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
CONNIE DOYLE
HELPSCOLUMBIA
Dumbarton Club Packs Pen
nant Away in District
Tennis Association.

Dumbarton Club yesterday cinched
the gonfalon in the Washington Ten
mis- Association by decisively defeat
ing the Columbia Country Club team
on the Georgetown courts. The home
team took five OF the six singles
matches and two out OF three in the
doubles.
Connie" Doyle accounted for the
only singles victory for his team
when he beat f. II. Whitney. O. and
81. Doyle was at his best and only
toyed with his opponent As a mat
ter of fact, none of the singles
matches were very close. Two called
for three sets. but in each case the
second and third sets were not close.
The Doyle family also was respon-
sihle for Columbia's lone victory in
the doubles. the old team OF Connie
and "RoI' Doyle. which has kept
Washington on the tennis map in
years past, defeating sweetser and
Lowry. The first was the only deuce
set, fourteen hard-fought gaines be-
ing necessary before a decision was
reached. o.
The Dumbarton team took the sec
ond. but blew up" and was de-
cisively beaten in the third and de-
Gliding one. "Ror' Doyle put up. an
exceptionally good game. especially
when It Is considered that this was
his first match-play appearance OF the
year.
But two more matches now remain
to be played, Columbia meeting Chevy
Chase on the latter's courts next Sun
day and Dumbarton and Chevy Chase
opposing each other on the follow
ing Sunday. the place to be decided
by the toss of a coin. Dumbarton
has now won five and lost none,
Chevy Chase has taken two out OF
four, while Columbia has dropped all
five OF the matches In which It has
participated.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
DEMPSEY HAS
GREAT PUNCH
Fred Fulton Conqueror
Also Endowed with
Heart Of q Lion.

Jack Dempsey. monopolizer Of the
heavyweight spotlight today, has
tho punch. That's why Fistiana Is
know towing to Jack.
Prior to Dempsey's sensational
victory over Fred Fulton about rs
per cent OF the fight fans OF this
country suspected that he packed a
winning wallop. Now they all ad-
nit IL.
Dempsey isn't the biggest man
who ever butted into the front
ranks OF the heavies by any man
ner of means. His best fighting
weight Is about 1870 pounds. But
they don't have to be big-these
fighting persons-if they pack as
mean q punch as this Dempsey
packs.
In addition to the punch. Dempsey
and the stamina. In short. he has
everything that fighter needs to
become a champion. and today he
IL. without a doubt, the best big
man in the ring.
Some folks may be inclined to think
that Dempsey's victory over Fulton
was Dlt IlukN- wen. IL might nave
been earned with a little more exer-
tion on Dempsey's part, but II WASH,
fiuky. Dempsey hit Fulton so hard
that he Jared the plaster loose ir
the Fulton homestead away out ir
Minnesota.
Fred didn't know the fight had
started until it was over. He simply
made a wild and fighty effort to pro.
tect himself from that avalanche Of
gloves that broke over him like Z
storm as the sound Of the gong died
away in the first round. He was be,
wildered. excited and decidedly on the
defensive from the start.
The secret OF Dempsey's sudder
victory lies In the fact that he never
permitted Fulton to set himself fol
one punch. Fred didn't have tim,
to cock his nasty left or feel for tn,
range with his crushing right. Com
pared to Dempsey's speedy attack
Fulton handled himself like an ele
phant in a quagmire. Yes. the puncl
is the thing. and when a fighter hal
the punch. coupled with speed, judg
ment OF distance and love OF fighting
put him down as a bearcat. That
Dempsey.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
SEARCHING FOR
TENNIS COURTS
Tennis Committee of Rec.
reation League Conf
dent Of Success.

Louis I. Doyle, chairman Of the
tennis committee OF the Government
Recreation League, expects 10 have
an exceptionally good report to make
within the next few weeks. The
Government Recreation League is an
organization formed under the aus
pices OF the Community War Service
Commission for the advancement OF
recreation among the war workers OF
the government and plans are now
afoot TO furnish and encourage recrea-
tion among the government employees
in all lines OF sport as well as social
ly.
The tennis committee has for some
time been scouting around getting a
line on different courts. or ground On
which courts can be built, throughout
the city. with the idea OF ''reQuisItion-
ing" it for the racquetters. It has
also been in close touch with the
Superintendent OF Public Buildings
and Grounds and, as result OF its ef-
forts. has received promise from
that Office Of fifty courts to be located
in the different municipal parks.
In addition to this fifty courts. the
District government has promised
fifteen grass courts for Rock Creek
Park. and these courts will probably
he ready within me next couple OF
days.
Practically off the government de-
partments and bureaus are now rep
resented in this league and In nearly
every case these departments have
complete organizations of their own.
Consequently. with practically the
whole government representation CO.
operating under one head, great
things are not only expected but are
being accomplished. Many of thc
leading lights" of other outside
clubs and organizations are govern
ment employees and officials and this
fact is being seriously taken into con-
sideration by the tennis committee
and it is now working on a plan
whereby the different clubs and
leagues of the city will be asked TO
loan the use of their courts for one
afternoon a week to the Recreation
League. As soon as work on this
scheme Is started and the results are
known, then a schedule will be made
giving certain courts to the players
of the different departments who are
members of the league.
II enough favorable replies are re.
ceived. II is expected that the tennis
ElOubS VI fdNil NtlshA VIII AAeA Y
an opportunity of playing perhaps as
often as once a week on one set oi
the many private courts throughout
Washington and its suburbs o.
course, IL large clubs like COlumbia
or Chevy Chase rendered their courts
or number of them. tie players oI
several departments could be accom-
modated at the same time.
The tennis committee has scvera
I other schemes in mind and. with 8
! hustler like Lou Doyle at its helm
| good results are bound 10 accrue anC
before the end OF the persent season
! the government workers interested IL
/ the net game will no doubt hav,
! facilities available for playing a.
! often as they desire
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
MRS. DOYLE WINNER
IN BENEFIT TOURNEY

Twenty members Of the Washington
Women's Tennis League from the
District OF Columbia played a round
robin tournament yesterday at the Y.
W. c. a. courts. and Mrs. 4. NJ
Doyle was declared the winner as
she attained 81 Of the IS points in
the seven contests. Mrs. James NJ
Lyons and Mrs. A. Carter reached
the period of % out Of 35.
Mrs. Standegh was tied for sec
ond honors with - matches of recall
OUT of 8. Single and mixed doubles
will be played on the Columbia Road
Courts near Sixteenth street COM
mencing Wednesday and each day
until Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04

. Cunningham, the firth pitcher jan.
nings inserted In the box score. I'D
no heaving. but pinch-hitted for H1lii
and got as far as second base, thanks
10 little tumble by Shsnks and The
nonchalant attitude OF Ainsmith. wbo
permitted the runner 70 purioin- .
sack.
In one frame, Jennings changed
pitchers twice. He had substituted
Bailey for Carroll Jones, and when
he saw the visitors were getting Tar
too gay with "Blil's" offerings, be.
sent Hall to the rescue.
washington's outfield had one Of
their busiest afternoons. shotton-
Schultz and Milan participated In tho
retirement Of eleven batsnen- In tbs
first period Shotton retired Bu<hy
Veach and Kayanaugh. the entfre
works. There were two Tigers lsfc
on bases in the first frame ana thrte
in the second, and when Griffs f~-e9-
tiers emerged unscsthed in those tr-
nings they had nothing 20 fear thers<
after.
Cobb's batting average was givsn
another dent. as he made but ors
hit in four chances. His FIRST essay
was a single. Thereafter he reached
first On Lavan's wild throw. vas
famed in the NTH and forced Z
Jones in the seventh.
On two successive singles and -
out, Washington scored their nrst r4u
in the second inning. Schultz VAN
ed and went to third on shantfs
single in the fourth. He counted -
Lavan's out. when Bush let Shof<
toms grounder go through him a
the fifth. the Griffmen started u
to pile up a fat frame. Foster beH@
out a bunt and Judge sacrinc<f.
Milan was thrown out and shottru
scored on the play. Schultz wslk<z
and stole second and he and Fofte<
scored on Shank's triple. -
The latter came home on Lar -
single. Judge added one 70 W r
ington's immense count in z
seventh on a pass. a steal and Co
singles. Then TO make IL a M
ration. the Nationals accumulsf<z
three more tallies in the eighX
Shotton's triple, Milan's double sr<
singles by Foster and Schultz -
compassed the trick. "a
Walter Johnson is scheduled e
work Sunday. when a large crpw1
will probably see the last Sunear
game at Navin Field until aaSi
the war. The score:
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
SMITHS BONE GIVES
PITTSBURGH BATTLE

Boston. Aug. 3.-RunninE bases
with better Judgment and getting a
larger share of the breaks of the
game the Pirates took a loose game
from the Braves here today. 4 to 3.
B. l.. Smiths failure to hold third
until a long fly was actually caught,
and Mellwitz's humping Cady. which
made all the difference between a
double-play and a costly overthrow,
were the hinges on which the deci-
sion swung. The score by innings:
Pittsburgh. 90. lO2 900 lO1-4 .
Boston. ...... OOO 500 000-3 Z ]
Batt er i,e s-Sanders. Slapnicks.
Comstock and Schmidt; George and
Wilson. Umpires. Quigley and Har-
rison.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
CLERK RACQUETERS
In GOOD MATCHE

Two good matches are schedulSS
for the Princeton Courts IN the u
partmental Tennis League tn
week. On Tuesday afternoon. team
representing Navy and Ship-Emer
gency will clash. while Treasuf,
and Smithsonian will oppose ead
other on Thursday.
The pennant in this league is anf
body's at this time as SO fer
matches have been played and %
teams are so closely punched the
squirt by any one OF the tesur
will put Il in the lead. The leaEJf
has been fortunate SO far with re
CARDS to the weather as only on
match has been postponed TO data
Last year. IL will be remembered
under Its abbreviated schedule prsc
ticaily none OF the matches vse-
gotten out Of the way on the DAT
listed.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
CHAMPION WHITE SOX
DIVIDE DOUBLE BILL

Chicago. Aug. 3.-Joe Benz pitch
ed the White SoN TO an easy 10 TO
victory in the opening game with
the Athletics today. Jack Quinn
made his debut for Chicago in the
second game and was handed a 4
to l lacing. The score by innings:
Philadelphia 900 O3O 600 S 3
Chicago .....O23 22l O0'-10 10 0
Batteries-Watson and McAvoy:
Benz and Schalk and Jacobs. UNI
pires, Owens and OLoughfin.
Philadelphia 900 100 OFT 7
Chicago ...... 900 010 000-1 7 l
Batteries-GreGg Perry and Per-
kins: Quinn and Schalk. Umpires,
OLoughlin and Owens.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
BENEFIT GAME Is
LISTED FOR AUG. I

The War Department will stage
baseball game for the benefit of the
Red Cross at American League Park
on Wednesday. August Z. The battle
will be between the Finance and Ac-
counts team and the U. s. Marine
Corps.
Mrs. Baker, wife of the Secretary
Of War, will throw out the first bali
to open the contest. Manager O'Brien
will have his strongest lineup In the
field and will use either Meyer,
O'Brien or Dotsen on the firing line,
with McMorrison behind the bat.
The Red Cross members win all be
present In theH Red Cross uniforms
and II will be made gala occasion
for those that attend the gsma
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
Footballer Is Cited.

Pittsburgh. Pa, Aug. 3.-Maj. Joseph
H. Thompson. of Beaver Falls, COM
manding the First Battalion OF the
10th Pennsylvania Infantry, formerly
the Tenth Regiment. Pennsylvania
National Guard. has been cited fol-
bravery by the War Department, sc-
cording 10 word received by his wife.
He was captain, OF the Pittsburgh
University football team of 1900. He
afterward became coach. until the
advent Of Glenn Warner.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
PURCHASE ATHLETIC
MATERIAL FOR BOYS

Athletic material sufficient to
supply 1880 companies. or 725 COM
plete regiments, has been purchased
by the War Department Commission
on Training Camp Activities. ac-
cording to DR.. Norman B. Tooker,
OF the athletic division Of the Com
mission on Training Camp Activities
It s estimated that the expenditure
for this equipment by the Commits
sion on Training Camp Activities
will approximate s250,00o.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
REGATTA IS LISTED
FOR NEXT SATURDAY

The Washington Canoe Club will
hold a regatta on the Washington
Canoe Club course of the Potomac
River on Saturday at 3 p. m. There
will be entries from the Marine Bar
racks, Arundels of Baltimore and a
few stars from Pittsburgh, as well
as representatives from all the local
canoe clubs.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
MRS. P. A. BLAIR IS
WINNER AT GOLF

In the women's handicap miniature
tournament played on the putting
course OF the Columbia Country Club
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. P. A. Blair
was the winner. beating Mrs. c. x.
Brands. 2 up and l, in the final round.
Mrs. William E. Shannon and Mrs.
F. NJ. Phelps were the fnalists in the
consultations. the former winning / up
on the nineteenth hole.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
MATTY'S REDLEGS GET
7 BREAK WITH DODGERS

Brooklyn, Aug. 3.-The Reds played
rings around the BrookIyns in the
first game today driving Marquard
from the box In six innings. Schneider
held the locals safe after the first
frame. In the second game Brooklyn
cvened the day up. Dauberts batting
was a feature. The score by innings:
Cincinnati ......... .003 O80 900 - 10 il
Brooklyn ..........., 100 900 600 - I !
Batteries-Schneider and WinEc.
Marqusrd and Wheat. Umpires-
Byron and Emslie.
Cincinnati ...........010 600 600 - !
Brooklyn ........ 900 0l0 20x - 8 3
Batteries-Eller, Ring tand Wingo:
Grimes and, Miller. Umpires-Byron
and Emslie.
Other Sporting News on Fare II.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
Stars Join New League.

Dayton. Ohio. Aug. 3-Allan Sotho.
ron. star pitcher of the st. -Loui,
Americans and Outfielders Earl Neals
aSs Tom Grifith of the Cincinnati
Nationals were signed up yesterday
hy different teams OF the Triangle
FncsoSS League herr. They will en-
gaze IN war riapi.ioRs work In In
Nustriss Included In this leayua
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04

Runs-Hallack tg, Sullivan, Ert (2). Hartley
e.. Murphy. Beasley t2. Franks ~. Snow.
Long ~, Strothers. Depro. Miller. Left on
bases-Torpedo. O.; Tool and Misc. I. First
base on bslls-OT Snow. l; of Kuhnert. s.;
of Christensen. l. Innings pitched-By Kuh-
merit, Is; by Christensen, 23. Hits made
on Kuhnert, Z; of Christensen, g. Struck
out-By Kuhnert, >; by Christensen, ); BY
Snow. S. Two-base hits-Strothers. Coz. Sac
rihce hits-Sulliyan, Ert, Franks Stolen bases
Sullivan. Ert C2l. Hartley 81. Murphy. Long
Miller. Hit by pitcher-By Kuhnert (Hallack.
Ert, Hartley. snow); by Christensen tErt); BY
Snow CDepro, Christensen.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
TOOL AND MISC. GAIN
ON LEAGUE LEADERS

Tool and Miscellaneous team took
both ends of a double header in
the Navy Yard league yesterday at
Union League Park. the first game
from Torpedo by a IS to 3 count and
the nightcap by 6 to l from Quad
rangle.
Tool had an easy time in the first
game as it outhit its opponents
while in the second game Hines held
the QuadrangIes to three scattered
hits and sent seven back to the
bench after tanning the air. The
score
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
RELEASED BY THE TIGERS

Detroit. Mich. Aug. 3. - Uncondi-
tfonal release by the Detroit Ameri-
can League Baseball Club of Pitchers
Harry Coveleskie and Carroll Jones
was made known here today.
Coveleskie Joined the local club in
1914. Jones has been with the team
since 1916.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
It's a "Snick" Now.

English sporting writers are expert
encing a hard time trying to unravel
the mysteries of our baseball vocabu-
larry and the terms used in the routine
of the game. They have invented a
new name for the old Texas League
drop. They call it a ''snick." by which
Is meant that it is neither an inheld
nor yet a genuine outfield hit
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
Jennings After Player.

scranton. Pa. Aug. 3.-Bm Cough
I'm. FORMER Detroit captain and ex-
scranton manager, will go to Bing-
namton the next time Syracuse plays
mere 70 size up Shortstop Dowd. of
the Stars. who has been recommended
quite highly to Manager Hughey
Jennings. The latter asked Courhlin
to give the infielder the once-oyer for
the Tigers, Dowd is said TO be a
wonderful fielder and Is improving
steadily at the bat He is under the
draft age.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-04
HAMEL IS BEATEN
BY COMMERCE CLUB

The Commerce team yesterday cap
tured an interesting pitchers duel
from the Red Cross club in the De-
partmental League by a score OF s
to 4. Lansche had slightly the best
Of this duel with Hamel OF the Red
Cross outfit. The score: