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The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
JOE TURNER BEATEN
BY MAILMAN OZAR

Before one of the largest crowds
that ever witnessed a local grap-
pling match Jack Ozar, the Lebanon,
Pa, collegian. last night proved to
the District followers Of the mat game
that he was the master of Joe Turner.
the former middle-weight graphing
champion.
In the big benefit tournament held
at the Gayety Theater for the benefit
of Harry Jarboe. Turner was beaten
in two straight falls by the Pennsyl-
vanian. Ozar won the first fall in
fifty-five minutes. with a scissors hold,
and made the second in better time by
putting Turner's shoulders to the mat
in the rapid time of thirty-five min
utes.
Young Gotch. of Nome. Alaska, DEM
onstrated his ability by putting the
shoulder of Thunderbolt Harris to the
mat twice in six minutes, while Texas
Harlan was defeated in five minutes
in the third bout, in which Gotch en-
tered. Harry Jarboe attempted to re-
match Turner and Ozar Immediately
after the bout by Offering a purse of
$500 to the winner. Turner is willing
to enter the bout. providing Ozar gives
or takes four pounds at the middle
weight limit of 15s pounds, with win
ner taking all.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
The Morning After All
Is Over Second Guess

Dick Hoblitzel was hit on the head
in the first game at Boston yes
terday and was out in the afternoon.
Some players would have been able
to so back into the lineup.
There is a war" threatening again
between the two major leagues. Con-
ME Mack has appealed to the court.
Mack used Boston" pitcher
in the game against the Indians yes
terday-Scott Perry, who was award
ed to the Braves by the National
Commission.
The Robins are getting tired of
being called birds. They walloped
the Cubs yesterday.
Freddy Fulton is having his trou-
bles. now the Connecticut State Do
lice have stopped his bout with Demp.
sey.
Dempsey was not afraid of John
the Barber. but the State police may
be another thing
Twilight games are fine as long as
there is enough twilight. Example
International League.
The Tigers came very near winning
game yesterday. 1t was called
with the score tied.
The Giants were playing in luck
again yesterday. when the wind blew
Burns long fly over the fence for
home run.
incidentally Fred Merkle struck out
yesterday.
Boston fans are beginning to howl
about that Boston-vs Boston world
series which they never had, since
the Braves moved into third place.
The National Commission has ruleo
that Baird must touch third base
at Ebbets' Field before the protest.
ed game between the Cardinals and
the Dodgers can be counted.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
Walter Johnson Shows
Great Form in Victory by
2 to Benz Hit Hard.

CHICAGO. June 1.-THE White Sox
made one run OF Walter Johnson to-
day In the final game Of the Washing
ton series and that was a very cred
table feat but not sufficient to win a
ball game because Manager Rowland
had only relief pitchers to send
against the redoubtable Walter and
the Nationals made two runs on
three Of them. Outcome. 2 to !.
Joe Benz started against the Idaho
Hurricane but was withdrawn before
a man was out in the first inning.
Tex Russell took up the tangled skein
with the bases full, nobody out, and
managed to get away with only one
run scored on a sacrifice fly. The Ma
tionals went scoreless until the sixth,
when Russell wild-pitched the sec
ond run into washington's lap. He
retired to let a pinch hitter. bound
one to the pitcher for him in the
seventh and Danforth concluded the
slab work without donating any more
taIIies.
The White Sox made their sole
counter in the eighth with n little
help from Shotton and Dame For
tune. A single by Liebold and
scratch triple by Felsch. whose line
fly ricochetted of the left fielder's
starboard limb. permitted the worlds
champions to escape a coat Of white
wash.
LieboId made two of the six hits
off johnson in addition to obtaining
the only base on balls Walter gave.
In view of the rest OF the proceed
ings II looked as IL Walter feigned a
spell Of wildness in the early innings
to throw a scare into the enemy. He
hit Weaver in the second round and
then issued a pass in the third. As
johnson has been renowned for his
control the batsmen have come to
regard themselves as safe from be-
ing MANNED while at the plate, con-
sequently have been able to stand
up to it and at least try to hit his
delivery.
johnson was compelled to extend
himself in only two rounds. Once
the RowIands had runners on third
and first with nobody out and Wal
ter disposed of the next three on as
many pop flies. Again there were
home trotters on second and first
and one pop fly and a pair of easy
rollers kept them from scoring.
Washington counted in the first
round. Benz started by passing
Shotton. Foster singled. Judge
hunted to RisberG. who fumbled and
everybody was safe. Benz pitched
two balls in succession to Milan
before he was removed by Boss
Rowland. Russell went in and caus-
ed Milan to pop out. Shanks flied
to FeIsch so far that Nap didn't
even try to keep Shotten from scor-
ing after the catch. Morgan's left to
Felsch ended that session.
In the sixth the Griffmen scored
on him. Milan led OFF with a sin
gle and went to third on a wild
pitch before anyone was deceased.
Shanks flied to FeIsch close in and
Milan stuck to third but Morgan
soaked a long loft to Liebold and
Milan beat the peg home for the
winning run.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
Brutal Nations Fail to
Take to Scientific Boxing

There was no scientific boxing
among the hordes OF Goths. vandais
and Huns that swept over the most
part OF Europe during the Dark
Ages, who almost wiped out every
trace of civilization. and planted on
the once fertile country a wild and
savage race of barbarians." writes
Jack Shelly. in the Yonkers Herald.
Neither do we find the art OF
boxing among the wild tribes Of
Darkest Africa. nor among the brutal
urks. nor any over half barbara
people of the universe
THE manly art only thrives and
reaches a high standard among the
most advanced and cultured OF the
human race.
"A high-class. skilful. well-trained
boxer is the most perfect type Of
physical development We have. They
are muscular. graceful, active and
most always symmetrical in form.
Many of them are ideal models tor
our famous artists and sculptors.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
|BANTAMS ARE
CAMOUFLEURS
Tom Walsh Claims All Are
Feather-weights Except
Burman and Moore.

A great roar has gone up from
Thomas Walsh that bantam-weights
of today are nothing but feather
weights.
The banties are an Interesting lot.
especially In the East and the Middle
West, and as Walsh has a couple OF
them in his stable he is In a pretty
fair position to judge.
Tommy has Joe Burman and Pal
Moore. They are corking good boys
who can make the weight limit Of the
class-116 pounds-easily. But, and
here Is the rub, none .of the other
banties can make the weight, and
Walsh naturally puts UP his protest
There Is no question that Tommy
Is right In the general slze-up Of his
two men.
Moore is a classy fighter and at
the same time one of the rings
greatest freaks. Burman Is not only
a classy chap of high skill and speed
but is also one OF the greatest punch
ers the division ever knew.
Walsh showed the seeming injus-
tice OF the weight problem at the
Burman-Schneider bout the other
night.
Il didn't get anything like an even
DTedh III t1e weights, sdlu "dlSH
II had to- take this bout at 1l9 at
o'clock, which let Schneider in the
ring as full-sized featherweight."
This bout at Peoria is a sample OF
what Burman and Moore, legitimate
bantams, have been up against for
the last two years. Not in that
length of time has either of them
been able to find a man who would
hoy him at 11f Dounds
For example. Young Chaney. the
Baltimore star. came in at 100 some
time ago. and when Dick Loadman
boxed Moore he wouldn't do lower
than that figure. Matt Hinkle staged
a show in Cleveland recently and ad-
vertised two of his three 10-round
fights as bantam-weight battles. AL
vie Miller shouldn't be classed as a
bantam, for he admits he is a feath-
er-weight, but the remainder OF them.
all claiming to be .banties, made the
following figures on the scales: Joe
Lynch. 100 at 3: Benny Valger. 122 at
8; Willie Devore, 124 at 3. All of them
are in Johnny Kilbane's class.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
BIG BENEFIT GAME
AT BALL PARK TODAY

The boys in khaki now stationed on
the campus at Howard University will
be rendered a benefit game this aft
ernoon at the American League base
ball park, when the club from this
training station meets the crack
Washington Athletics at p. m. Due
to the unuring efforts OF Chairman
Francis Wells this beneft contest has
been booked. q.
About 800 registrants are now in
training at Howard University and
this benefit is being staged in order
to obtain musical instruments for the
forty-nine musicians now stationed at
this camp. Maj. ID. J. Donovan, the
local director OF the selective law. will
throw out the first ball to open the
affair. while every detail has been
completed by the committee to make
it success. rjzf NHJUUl
Some OF the best semi-pro and col
lege players in the country are in the
ranks OF the Howard University
training camp battalion, while the
followers OF the local amateur and
semi-pro games know well the make
up Of the Washington Athletics.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18

Il never knew a huge, burly.
british cave man TO attain much
proficiency as a boxer. Such mon
sters invariably lack the clear. quick
brain and the bodily speed requircd
for expert ring tactics.
Maurice Maeterlinck. the no;e1
Belgian author and philosopher, IN
writing OF the hstic science, sayss
Boxing is not degrading. IL is Jhe
discipline Of violence. II Is violence
civilized by conventions that are all
most courtesies. The boxer Is upe
rowdy. He 10 confident in his know
ledge. Combative instincts are an
integral part Of our nature. They
who lack them lack mental energy
Probably II the German soIdie .
were expert boxers like many Of the
British, Irish, Australians. French and
Americans, they might noU be 50
internally diabolicaI and inhuman In
their atrocities. especially upon help
less women and children.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
AUTOGRAPHED BALLS
TO BE AUCTIONED OFF

One Of the features of the game
at Comiskey Park June 20, when the
Sox and Indians play a regularly
scheduled game for the benefit Of
the soldiers and sailors pavilion in
Grant Park will be the auction of a
ball autographed by President Will
son.
Although major league clubs have
played many games for the benefit
OF the Red Cross. the bat and ball
fund and other patriotic purposes,
this viii be the first one ever staged
for the construction Of building Of
this character.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
WOODS CIRCUIT HIT
HELPS INDIANS WIN

Cleveland, June 1.-THE Indians
finally gave Coveleskie a big in
ming" and the Cleveland ACE" won
from the Athletics, 6 to 3, closing up
the series of four games.
The Athletics staked the dispute
pitcher" Scott Perry, to three runs
in the first on Chapman's error. sim
giles by Walker and Gardner, and
Burns triple.
Trailing by two runs, the Indians
rang the bell five times in the sixth
on Johnston's single, a gift to Speak
er. singles by Hoth and Wood and
Evans home run. The score by in
nings:
R.H.E.
Philadelphia 30oOOOOO03 /
cleveland .......0 00O15 150Ox6 10 1
Batteries-Perry and Perkins; CO.
Veleskie and Thomas. Umpires-Ev-
ans and Nallin.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
NOTES OF THE GAME

Joe Benz was not in the game
long enough to register a put out.
Three batsmen faced him and all
reached first. That was all for
BatesviIle Joe from Indiana. REFS
berg played the role of a highway
robber of Shotton in the second in
ming. Swede knocked down his
wicked bounder and heaved him out.
Shanks came near tipping the
sphere into the left field bIeachers
in the fourth inning but Little Memo
LeibOld was under the ball.
1t was cold at COmiskey Park, bu:
Johnson's speed warmed it up a
little for a good crowd.
Reb Russell pitched his first game
of the year for the White Sox. Reb
has been nursing a lame wing but
showed SO well against johnson that
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
BROOKLYN DODGERS
BEAT LEAGUE LEADERS

Brooklyn. June 1S.-The Dodgers
took the second game of the series
from the league leading clubs here
this afternoon. to 3. Jake Dau-
bert's single to center driving in
the winning run. Tyler was hit
hard throughout the whole ses-
sion and finally knocked out of the
box in the fatal ninth after he had
allowed two infield hits, Phil Doug
las relieving him. Daubert's sim
gle to center. which won the game,
was his fourth hit of the game.
Larry Cheney was on the mound
for the Dodgers and held the oppos-
ing batsmen to four safe wallops.
but his wildness accounted for two
of the Cubs runs. Fred Markle
registered the third one with a finke
homer in the first half Of the ninth.
The score by innings
At Brooklyn
Chicago ,...... .o10 001 01o-3 -
BROOKLYN ....... 900 002 002-4 16 1
Batteries-Tyler. Douglas and Kill
lifer; Cheney and Miller. Umpires-
Quigley and Harrison -.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
HEAVY BATTLE
CALLED.0F
Superintendent Thomas F
'Egan Of Connecticut Po-
lice, Halts Bout. 81

Hartford. Conn. June 1.-THE
Fred Fulton-Jack Dempsey heavy
weight battle which-was scheduled
for Danbury. Conn, July Z, will no,
be permitted by the State authori-
ties.
This announcement was made
here today by Thomas F. Egan, su-
perintendent OF the State Police. II
is understood that the final decision
to ban the meeting of the top notch
fighters was reached following q
conference with the Governor and
State Police Commissioner John H
Perry.
Joe Mulvihill, the promoter Of the
bout. and the authorities at Dam
bury. have been notified of the IN
tention OF State Police Department
to prevent the battle. according to
the announcement. Mulvihill had
planned to build a large coliseum
just outside the city limits of Dan
bury which would seat 10000 peo-
pie.
Superintendent Eagan said today
that he had made a thorough inves-
tigation OF the affair and the con-
ditions under which II was proposed
to hold the fight. and that he was
firmly convinced that it would be
a violation Of the State law. He
said that the affair would be one OF
national Importance and for the
purpose of selecting the next man
to face Jess willard for the cham
pionship.
New York. June IA few hours
before the word was received here
that the State authorities of Con-
necticut would not permit the Full
on-Dempsey twenty-round bout at
Danbury on July 4. Fred Fulton.
aspirant for the heavyweight cham
pionship, arrived in this city to be-
gin training.
Fulton will be seen in action at
the benefit boxing show at Madison
Square Garden Thursday night. AS
soon as he arrived here today he
communicated with the committee
in charge. asking them to secure a
worthy opponent for him.
The Minnesota plasterer. evinced
a great deal Of interest in his new
opponet. He said that he had only
seen Dempsey in action once. but
that he looked like a good man.
Jack kearns. manager Of Demp-
sey. is understood to be on his way
to New York to select q training
place for his man.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
Preuien.
RED SOX TAKE FINAL
GAME FROM ST. LOUIS

st. Louis. June 1L-Carl Mays held
the Browns helpless while his team
mates were piling up eight runs on
nine hits, several bases on balls and
Tobin's miscues in center field. The
hnal count was Boston, s: st. Louis,
Q. Ruth drove two men over the
plate with double to right in the
eighth. The Red Sox slugger drove
across ten runs in the series with
the locals. The score by innings:
R.H.E.
Boston ...........301 o20O20-S 8 o
st. Louis ........o 0-042 2
Batteries-Mays and schang; Gal
ia, Houck. Davenport, Wright and
severed, Hale. Umpires-Dineen and
Connolly.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
Hurting Gives Grs Final Dempsey Battle OF
Nationals Play Indians.

Jimmy Shaw or Harry Harper
will work for the Nationals in
the scheduled game. against Lee
Fohrs Indians in Cleveland this
afternoon. This game was list
ed for Sunday. July 21, but as
the Griffmen will be In the midst
of a series with the White Sox
the Old Fox obtained permission
from President Johnson to ad-
vance this battle with hopes of
staging a Sunday game here on
that date.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18

huns-CoX' Struther ~. kajawa. Sterger a..
skillmann. Christensen. Ffisch. Taylor Gioyen-
netu- Left on bases-Qusdrangle, I: Torpedo, s.
Efrst base on baIls-Of Mitchell. 2; Nuzum. ;;
Bryant, l. Innings pitched-By Mitchell. 3;
Nuzum. ;: Fendt. } Hits made-Oh Mitchell,
y; NuzIIm, !; Fendt, 4. Struck out-By Nit
ehell. :; Nuzum. 2; Fendt, ,: Bryant, II.
Three-base hits-Sterzer, Luscomb. TWo-ba,e
hits-kajawa Sacrifice hit-skillman Stolen
haSes-skillman t2J. Sterzer. Frisch, Cox, Bry-
ant. Willie. Curtiss. Double plays-Lnscombe
to Leitchfeld to Curtiss; Skillman to Roby.
Hit by pitcher-By Nuzum (Sterzer.) Passed ball
-Fendt. UmpireS-Mr. Carr,
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
TIGERS AND YANKEES
BATTLE TO A DRAW

Detroit. June 17.-In order to allow
both the Detroit and New York teams
to catch trains, the game was called
this afternoon at the end OF the
eighth inning when the score was 5
to ). Detroit got to Love in the
sixth and knocked him from the box
when the former Tiger Finneran re-
placed him. The game was featured by
five double plays. The score:
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
PREMIERS BEATEN
BY PEPCO, JR., NINE

The crack Premiers were yesterday
defeated by the Pepco Juniors in a
seVen-inning battle by a count of 70
to s. Pitcher Klein. who has been
performing in no-hit style recently,
was driven to all corners of the field
by the Pepco clan. The real feature
OF the game was the hurting Of NJ.
levitt. The score:
Pepco iu. prar,;o.,.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18

Runs-Nitt Cobb. Veach. Holman. Young.
Peckinpaush t2l. Bake, Walters. Love Two
base hits-feckinpauGh. Three bass hits-WaI
ters, Love. Cobb. First on balls-On Love, s.
Struck Out-By Cunningham. ;: by Finneran, !; /;
% Love. J. Double plays-Heilman to Young;
Botie to PeCkinrauGh; Witt To Young to Jones
Cunningham to Bush TO Jones: Peckinpaugh to
Pratt TO PiTp Passed ball-Walters. Atten-
dance-l.Sp. Umpirs-Messrs. Hildehrand and
Owens
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
BRYANT TOO MUCH
FOR QUADRANGLE

Torpedoes Division defeated the
Quadrangle Club, in the NAVY Yard
League, by n count Of II to 2 BRYANT.
Of the Torpedoes, allowed Manager
kelley's club but five safe bingles.
while Mitchell and Nuzum were
pounded hard. The score:
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
Nationals Take Final Game
From Rowland's White Sox
he will be given a regular assign

ment.
Pongo Joe Cantillon and earle
Sawyer of the Minneapolis club. for
merly with the Washington club
were at the game and visited among
the Nationals. The Indianapolis and
Minneapolis were present enmass.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
BASEBALL STATISTICS
American League.
Yesterdays RESULTS.

Washington. .; Chicago. 1.
Cleveland. 6; Athletics. 3.
Detroit. s: New York. 5.
Boston, s: st. Louis, o.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
National League.
Yesterdays RESULTS,

PhiIIies. 0; Pittsburgh. 8.
New York. 2: Cincinnati, l..
Brooklyn. 4: Chicago. 3.
Boston. 4; st. Louis. I.
Boston. 4; st. Louis,
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
/ Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at New York.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Boston.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-18
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

Washington at Cleveland.
Detroit at st. Louis,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-13
STEEL CLOSED AT
 LOSS AFTER RISE
Rails Features During Ses. sion on Prospects of Set
 clement of Difficulties

New York, ANGust 12-Railroad stocks were the conspicuous features of today 8 sluggish and irregular market, moving up to best prices of several months, pre- sumably in anticipation of speedy set clement of the question of stabilizing earnings and dividends.
 Changers and transcontinentals were most active, St Paul common and pre- ferred advancing 2A and 3A, respectively. , Uniteds States Steel made trivial gain a. the outset, but reacted abruptly later, closing at loss of IF points.
 Shippings and oils also failed to fulfill last Saturdays promise of improvement and coppers were again inclined tp sag on very moderate offerings with Bald win Locomotive and Harvester, while tobaccos were inactive at irregular changes. General Motors enlivened the final dealings at an advance of points. Total sales amounted to 4S6.0o0 shares.
 Investment bonds and internatiois ~ele firm, Anglo-French 5s leading the latter group. Liberty SIS were at the new high level of 100.O6 for the year. saies par value aggregated $5.45o.ooo; old On,teo States bonds were unchanged on can'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-13
CORN ADVANCESA AND |0ATS DROP IN LINE
Pessimistic Crop Reports and Complaints of Heat
 Wave Are Features

| Chicago, August 12.-Pessimistic crop reports from Nebraska and Missouri, to- gether with complaints of excessive heat in the southwest, had much to do today
 with bringing about sharp advances in the price of corn. The market closed strong, Sc to 3lkc net higher, with Sep
 tember s1.s21h6l. .s2N, and October $LSs0t
 1854 to $1.63S-7 Oats gained hc to N0pM.
 The finish in provisions ranged from l5c decline to rise of 12c.
 Except just at the outset, and during another brief interval an hour later the corn market showed a decided upward tendency throughout the day. The tenn porary setbacks were absorbed to re- ports of scattered showers. but opinion soon became general tha the moisture thus supplied was inadequate. Then a leading expert, went on record with . statement that owing to irreparable in- jury by heat and drouth the government estimate of yield for Nebraska and Mis- souri would prove 100000.0o0 bushels too large. Crop damage reports were also at hand from southern Illinois and from Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
 Large receipts depressed oats. but later
 the strength of corn gave prices an up- ward swing.
 In provisions the fact that hogs had
 touched $201 the topmost point on rec ord, was strengthening facor De-
 mand for pork, however. was lacking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-13
NO DEMAND FOR THE NEW CROP 0F COTTON
October Goes Off From 30.70c to 29.20c, Decline
 of 115 Points

New York, August 12.-Reports that Increased offerings of new crop cot ton at an easier basis were finding very little demand from spinners. were fol- lowed by a sharp break in the cotton market here this afternoon. Oc-cber contracts sold off from 30 roc. the early Ihigh level. to 29.20c. making a decline of 115 points from Saturdays final quo tatscDs. and closed at 2s .53c, with the general list closing steady at q net l loss of 77 to 91 points.
 Reactionary sentiment was in evil dence from the start and after opening | to a decline Of 30 points. active months quickly sold 50 to 66 points net lower. After this first furry of realizing had been absorbed, the market rallied 20 to 9 pointS from the lowest on the Icontinued dry weather in the south
 west and the favorable war news. There had been considerable Liverpool buy. ling on the early break, presumably on s.raddle account, and moderate de-
 mand from houses with New Orleans come ctions, but otherwise there
 SC emed to be little support aside from
  dency to increase on the bulges. Local
 brokers said this reflected feeling around the ring that the new crop movement could not absorb around inc l30c level, and sellers became agKres-
 s;ve following the reports of an easier
 spot situation during the early after
 noon.
 l December sold off to 2880c and Jan
 usry to 2s. .72c, with active months gen- s.,1N vlnn nh nf fo )1;5 points, but at this level the mar fket was again steadied by covering, and the close showed rallies of 20 to 90 points. Reports that eastern mills | had been advised to buy enough cotton l to supply their requirements up to
 the first of next April before. tho be- ginning of November this year. prob
 ably helped to check selling during tho
 early trading, but local brokers said
 they saw little sign of trade interest
 around the ring. and the south was a
 moderate seller.