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Evening star., 1918-06-11
VICTORY INST. LOUIS OPENER
GIVES NATIONALS S FIFTH PLACE
Result of 14-lnning Contest Enables
Grif6th's Team to Supplant Browns
at Top of Second Division-Score
Is 3 to 2.

when Milan vainly attempted to head
of Gerber on third. The latter scored
while Lavan was tossing out Hen
dryx. who was sent in to hit for
Byron Houck, who succeeded Rogers
in the box for the Browns in the
sixth, got of to great start, Milan
flying to Demmitt, while Shanks and
Morgan both famed. He walked Aim
smith in the seventh. with one down.
Eddie stole second. but Shaw famed
and Houck tossed out Shotton. The
Browns tied 1t up in the fag end of
this session. They should have scored
two runs. but poor base running held
but Gedeon walked and advanced a
notch on Gerber's second single. Hale
then plunked a double down the right
field foul line. Gedeon crossed the
pan. and Gerber should have done
likewise. but Fritz Maisel, coaching
Johns famed and Tobin lifted to
Shanks.
Earl Smith, the left fielder Of the
Browns. saved the game for the Jones
men by a phenomenal catch at the
down, Foster Singled Singled to ~''n left 'uasd asd
moved to the middle cushion when
Milan grounded to Gedeon. Shanks
walloped one of Sothoron's (the
Browns third pitcher) heaves to left
center. Ihere dlQ not seem to be q
chance for any one to get near the
drive. but Smith. travelling at his
fastest gait. managed to spear It in
his gloved hand.
Shaw had begun to wilt in the oppres-
sive heat, and when Austin came up for
the Browns in the eighth Ayers was on
the slab for the Nationals Jimmy work
ed Doc for pass, but Sisler lifted to
Milan. Demmitt forced Austin and Smith
forced Demmitt.
Ayers led gallant effort to reach q
verdict in the twelfth, when he bounced
single over Sothoron's head after Ain
smith had been retired. Doc took Sec
ond when Shotton singled through Sisler,
and both moved up on Judges swinging
bunt. but Foster left them there.
The Grins came within an eyelash OF
showing over a run In the thirteenth, q
hair-lfne decision at first hating them.
After Milan whitfield, Shanks reached
second when Gerber threw his offering
into the visiting players dugout. Judge s
out put him on third and Lavan biffed
the ball over Sothoron's head, the latter
Just tipping 1t with his fingers. This
slowed 1t up enough for Gedeon to reach
1t back OF second, and the former Griff-
mans throw Just beat Johnny to first
Ayers retired the Browns in order in
the last four innings, save for Gerber's
single in the fourteenth. and then he
caught Maisel. put on to run for Gerber,
on the bag with quick peg to Judge.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
CADETS IN FIELD meet
West Point Glass Of 1920 Wins
Annual Athletic
Competition.

WEST POINT. N. z. June 1.-THE
class Of 1920 won tho twenty-fourth
annual neld meet, held under tho aus
pices Of the Army Athletic Council,
which was yesterdays feature OF the
commencement week program at the
United States Military Academy.
Three academy records were broken.
Gene Vidal, star OF the Army's foot
ball team, broke tho record Of feet
10 inches in the high Jump clearing
the bar at feet " inoh. In the dis
Gus throw he exceeded the mark of
lit feet IL inches by Z feet 81
inches. Shrader, another foot ball
player, raised the pole vault record
of II feet u inch to II feet inches.
With all academic duties, except
final examinations, at an end, the
cadets were reviewed last evening by
the superintendent Col Samuel E.
Tillman.
Cadet William s. Murray of Cali
fornia, center fielder of the Army
base ball team, was elected captain
for next season. Murray Is a heavy
hitter
Evening star., 1918-06-11
Photoplay Features.
Strand.

What 1t means to go "over the top"
is made thrillingly clear at Moore's
Strand Theater this week in the photo
production Of Sergt. Arthur Guy En-
pey's story which pictures Empey
himself at the head of several thou
sand soldiers in an approximation OF
the many narrowing experiences
through which he passed while q
member of the British expeditionary
forces during eighteen months OF
service in the front line trenches III
France.
The story is one that gives rather
more than q glimpse at every orancn
Of recent war activity. In resentment
at the sinking of the Lusitanla, Sergt.
Owen returns to Europe bent on ngnt-
ing for the right with his two hands
and q gun. There is a girl, OF course,
who furnishes much Of the inspiration
to heroism, and Stacker brother
who, in time, provides the crux OF an
exciting episode. Also is there Ger
man secret agent whose cunning the
young American non-com. must cir
cumyent that the romance may De
we'll ordered at the final fadeout:
"Close-up" studies of the new art OF
trench fighting are vividly shown and
real thrills are Irresistible.
The picture proper Is preceded by
patriotic prologue, which ehectively
represents the spirit of '76" and the
spirit of 49," and which appreciably
adds to the appeal.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
4AMUSEMENTS
Polls,

The fame achieved by David Wark
Hrin1th with his great Aim production
sThe Birth Of Nation" would natu-
rally attract q large and curious au-
dience to see tho latest manifestation
tpf his genius, Hearts of the World. u
which was given Its nrst showing at
Polls last night. It was therefore
not matter Of surprise to the audi
eice that filled every nook and corner
of the theater. and included the IA
unous Blue Devils, OF France. to find
even the President and Mrs. Wilson.
with a White House party, interested
observers of Mr.. Grif1th's latest mas
terpiece.
While Hearts Of the World" has it's
love story. the picture unmistakably
made more intimate by the blending
into it Of a young couple of Ameri-
cans, children of painters living in
quaint French village, who are sep
arated on the eve of their wedding
by the declaration Of war, one to re-
spond to the cali to arms to fight for
the land that was good enough to live
in and the other to bear the woman's
cross at home.
Then follows war, with all its horrors.
buTSlNS troops, l11lpOSlES DdllleSs dA llc
instruments of death in the wild crash
and crush of destruction, the f1uctuating
contention of brave men battling for
their homes and loved ones and the hor-
ror of all horrors, those barbarities
which the German armies for the first
time have injected into the warfare OF
civilization and have aroused the bitter
ness of an outraged world. All are pic
tured with r. realism that wrung sobs
from the hearts of some Of the onlookers.
Battle scenes picture the gallant allies, in
cluding the Americans, contending with
the German hordes, the tenseness of the
struggle bringing hundreds to their feet
in the theater with cheers at some ia
vorable climax.
The subject is of such impressive
magnitude that the merits of the mimic
stars of the picture are forgotten in the
irresistible sweep of events in which
they are pictured. And yet Dorothy and
Lillian Gish. Robert Harron, Josephine
Crowell, George A. Seigmann and George
Fawsett, each and all of them, add
laurels to their histrionic fame in a pic
ture drama that can at best be but lily
described. Mr.. Griffith has made Of his
great production more than drama. 1t
Is a marvellous unfolding of historic
things and events well worth seeing.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
Opercome St. Louis Jinx

Inc Jlnx tne broWnS nave Deen
welding over tho Nationals for 10
these many years was given knock
out blow yesterday when Grifr's
henchmen triumphed. to 3. in four
teen innings Of as tense and exciting
battle as was ever witnessed in the
memory Of the Oldest Of the old-time
regular ttendants at Sportsman Park.
It took long time to chase the hoo
doc, more than three hours. but the
Nationals would have been willing to
toll all night If they would thereby
have achieved victory.
Chances to Jam over the decisive
tally were numerous early in tho
game and were offered in every one
OF the last four rounds, but 1t fltting1y
remained for Bert Shotton, who called
this town home until sold to Wash
ington last winter with Lavan for
Gallia and a sum said to be $4,000. to
register it by the use Of speed such as
only Shotton possesses.
Ainsmith led Off in the fourteenth
with single past Austin. Ayers was
out for bunting at a third strike and
Shotton forced Ainsmith at second.
Judge then became q hero by lining
a double to the bleachers in right.
Demmitt scurried after the ball and
pegged it in to Sisler. who dropped
the throw, but it didn't matter. as
Shotton. showing his very best
sprinting form. slid over the plate be-
fore Sisler could have thrown him
out II he had handled the ball cleanly
Doc Ayers deserves a great meas
ure of credit for the win. Called in
to relieve the willing Shaw in the
eighth, he allowed only two scattered
la ry,1S
Jones used fifteen men in his frantic
efforts to finish in front in the hectic
struggle, three OF them being pitch
ers.
Shotton celebrated his first appear
ance in his old home in livery other
single past Sisler. Judge waited out
Rogers and walked. Austin grabbed
Fosters smash and dived for third
Just as Shotton started his slide. Bert
had greater momentum and appeared
to reach the goal first. Bill Dineen
Shotton had been forced. This was
rather discouraging to perfectly
good first inning attack, but things
looked better when Judge and Foster
advanced on Milan's roller to Gedeon
and assumed a roseate hue as Shanks
crashed a single over second, both
runners registering at the plate. The
Browns threatened after Tobin had
been set down, when Shaw walked
Austin, who took second on Sisters
single to center. Demmitt hit into a
double play. however, Foster, Morgan
and Judge engineering 1t.
In the second Lavan duplicated
Shotton's stunt on his initial trip to
the pan In St. Louis as a National by
crashing a single to deep short, but
got no further than hrst. Gedeon sin
gled through Foster in the latter half,
but was nipped stealing on Ainsmith's 8
perfect throw to Lavan.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
Other Notes of the Game

More than half the crowd of 5000 at
Sportsman Park was composed Of mem
bers Of the fair sex, 1t being ladies'
day."
shotton and Milan nearly staged
another Of those head-on collisions in
going after Demmitt's fly in tho sixth.
Bert yelled Justify for the ball and
got 1t, Zeb sidestepping just in time
to avoid crash.
Shanks had to travel a mile" for
Gedeon's clout in the ninth, pulling
it down near tho junction Of the foul
line and fence in left field.
The Browns kicked on balls that
Shaw and Ayers used. but to no effect.
Shotton complained of the pill Soth-
oron was using in the tenth and Um-
pire Connolly threw 1t out, but Sobh-
oron did likewise with Bert when q
new pill was put into play.
Lavan came within an inch Of an
other hit in the fourth. Gedeon barely
being able to reach his drive toward
right. Again in the seventh he hit
the ball on the nose, Tobin having to
travel to deep left center to get 1t.
Foster knocked down Sisters second
safety in the fourth, but was unable
to recover it In time to toss him out
at first. Sisler swiped second. being
aided in the theft when Ainsmith
dropped the ball. but he stayed there.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
and the Hearst Pathe News complete
the bill.
Gayety.

1
Az the old Kentucky colonel said, rs
he slipped his favorite julep in days
gone by. 1.-THE last drop 10 the sweet
est" so this weeks show at the
Gayety, the roundup Of . season OF
successful performances. reaches the
pinnacle Of burlesque endeavor. LED
by two capable comedians-"ecoen..
trio" Frank Harcourt and 1unny
Billy Foster-the Bowery Burlesquers
have q goodly number OF principals
and a chorus that shows more uie
and costumes than any other OF the
Frank Harcourt and Billy Foster
have genuine laugh prSoucer pSou" An IN
other speciality staged by Lulu
Coates and her Three Crackerjacks,"
had to respond to many curtain calls
for the dancing and singing:
Among the feminine principals VINO
entertained with vocal efforts were
Grace Anderson, Belle Stoller, Edna
Green and Libby Hart. Harcourt.
Foster. Hayden and Mc1vor, with
"close harmony" made an applaud
ing audience long for more.
Two burlettas, "A Day At Lons.er
Beach" and "a Night In New ao.a
Town" carry little plot. but serve TO
inc dialogues, The chorus boasts OF
"a bunch Of ponies" that really de-
serve the name. especially the two
leaders at the ends.
This weeks performances close
the season for the Gayety TO enanle
Manager Jarboe to make extensive
improvements.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
GOLF FOR FRENCH CUP
Close Matches for Women Of
Chevy Chase Club in Yes
terday's Round.

Well contested matches were the
rule in the first round Of play for the
French high commission handicap cup
by the woman members Of the Chevy
Chase Club yesterday. Two Of the
matches were carried to the eight
eenth green and all the others were
well played.
The second round is being played
today.
The summaries: Mrs. Emory Smith
defeated Mrs. T. Browne Miller,
up; Miss Ruth Tanner defeated Miss
Alma Ruggles by default; Miss
Louise Lacey defeated Mrs. A. L.
Parsons, 5 and 8; Miss Breckenridge
defeated Mrs. Breckenridge Long. S
and 4; Mrs. w. A. Bethel defeated Mrs
George Richards, 5 and 4: Mrs. c. R.
Stetson defeated Mrs. c. b. Howry,
6 and 4: Mrs. Quentin Feitner defeat
ed Miss Margaret Noes. up, and
Nine. Ekengren defeated Mrs. L. O.
Cameron, and 2.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
Loew's Columbia.

'.Her Final Reckoning" in which
the revealment of a hidden past forms
the basis of an enlargement between
a gypsy-Russian bride and her hus-
band, a Russian prince. enables
Pauline Frederick to run a gamut OF
strong and varied emotions in her
latest photoplay. shown here for the
first time at Loew's Columbia the
early half Of the week. The tangle
of tragic complications is nnaily
straiehtened out by loyal friendship.
and M + the romance, which is interviewer
with many changes of scenic beauty,
comes to happy end. Miss Fred
erick, in a succession of handsome
gowns and Jewels. is picturesquely
Charming from a Photographic point
of view. A process Of mining potash
from the newest and largest deposit
in the world and an exhibition }nl nc OF the .
artillery. were the pictures in the
news Aims. which. with a Billy
Rhodes farce. complete the program.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
National,
extremely

~Sick-a-Bed" is an extremely
healthy and robust farce. 1t is the
same with the hero. For when it is a
question of helping a friend who had
his little fling in Spain. by feigning
him, and any way one Is not anxious
to help a wife get a divorce only to
marry her ones-self. and the day nurse
is so comely and companionable. who
wouldn't accept pajamas and nervous
prostration?
There are not many periods in "Sick-
a-Bed" at the National this week; 1t
Is a breathless sort of entertainment.
Ethel Watts Mumford wrote that
way; buoyant cast played it that
way. and, to complete the credit lines,
r.at;an klaW and nd ETlanger m presented t. "di-
Edwin Nicander. the 'Sick-a-Bed
man, with the help of a responsive
wheel chair and a bed with infinite
rebounding facilities, sometimes sug-
gested the methods Of the motion pic
ture comedian more than that of the
speaking stage. But he was tireless
and funny.
Some of the merriest moments oc-
CURED when Charles F. Evans and
Dallas Wexford, as quack doctors, be-
came concerned with the plot. The
1atter's stimulation of apoplexy was
as mirthful as mysterious.
Blond nurses are Irresistible, so
was Mary Boland. And she brought
the evenings fun to a climax when,
upon her patients examination by
court order, she defied the thermo-
meter by slipping a piece of ice into
his mouth, and registered extreme
J palpitation upon the stethescope by
planting kiss on his lips.
David Burton, as a Japanese valet,
and Alfred Helton, as an Irish janitor,
contribute to the fun making. Mary
: Newcombe was the tempestuous wife
VINO thought she wanted a divorce,
then thought she didn't. Julia Ralph
was might nurse" addicted to snor-
ing and sherry, and George Parsons,
as DR.. Macklyn, gave the one serious
Characterization in the piece.
"Sick-a-Bed' is not classic, perhaps
not clever. but it is >rollicking, mid
summer nights frolic.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
Raise 100000 for Red Cross.

CHICAGO, June II. - President
Charles 3. Thompson Of the Western
Golf Association announces that moro
than 100000 has been raised at the
fourteen Red Cross matches thus far
held, the banner returns coming from
the contest at the Lake Shore Club,
Chicago, which turned in more than
$4,000. There are forty-two more
exhibitions scheduled at present, with
applications for dates arriving daily.
President Thompson believes that the
total for the year will net the Red
Cross more than half a million
dollars.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
Shotton Gets Another Hit
shotton got another hit in tho third

shotton got another hit in the third
on a poke that bounced or Rogers
glove. Bert took eeoond on Judges
single to left and went to third while
Foster was forcing Joe. He attempted
to score after Smith caught Milan's
short fly. but was pegged out at the
plate on a close decision
shotton failed to get a hit on his
third time up. popping to Sisler in tho
fifth, but Judge came through with a
single to center, sending Shaw, who
had hit down the third-base line, to
second. Foster then fouled to Austin.
In the latter half Of this round the
Browns compiled their run. After
Gedeon lifted to Milan, Gerber sin
gled to right, and Hale, who followed
with q blow to center took second
Evening star., 1918-06-11
Cosmos,

The Water Witches" q diving act
beautiful, Is the striking feature OF
this weeks Cosmos Theater bill. It
presents a sextet of pretty girls in
water diversions in a glass-front tank
that discloses the entire performance
IN the water. Another act that holds
close interest and wins big applause
10 presented by the Tokai Japs, es.
psclally the features in which a NOM
moth American flag hiding the entire
[ stage front is juggled out of a large
collection of flags of the allies and
varicolored streamers and a laughable
striking contest" between a man and
q woman, the former armed with a
star and the woman with a peculiar
whip. Carson and Willard have big
feature presenting New York as 1t
will be In 1947. with lines that are
both laughable and startling. The
! University Four is a strongly popular
feature In a new type Of southern
harmony songs. Godfrey and Hender-
son have a novel entertaining skit.
The Catskills"; Lamont and Wright.
o unique speciality with several
changes ana some good mouth organ
playing. and Savannah and Georgia. q
6eod cong and dance number. The
matinee photoplay 10 the Fox produo-
tten picturing the details of tho De
eaulea case With Miriam Cooper q
theSoH ana A-B1ly Rhodes eomsdy
Evening star., 1918-06-11
Avenue Grand.

'Mile-a-Minute Kendall" shown at
Crandall's Avenue Grand; is a pic
ture version Of tho play by Owen
Davis. which had a wide vogue sew
eral years ago. Jack Pickford, in the
role of Kendall. is a happy-go-lucky
young man. we'll supplied with
money. who divides his time between
chorus girls and his hobby for loco
motives. He becomes critically Ill,
is nursed back to health by a child
hood sweetheart, and, with his in
vention, finally wins his way in the
world. Louise Huft has the leading
feminine role and Lottie Pickford the
role Of a heartless chorister.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
TRYING TO ADVANCE
COLLEGE TENNIS
National Organization Urges
That Court Game Be Made
Major Sport.
BY II, G. BYRD.

An effort Is being made by the Ma
! tfonal Lawn Tennis Association to get
the colleges to adopt tennis as q
major sport. A letter signed by Julian
S. Myrick, vice president of the asso-
citation. has recently been received by
athletic directors of colleges in all
sections Of the country, stating the
position Of the tennis body as ad-
vocatins such a move and giving rea-
sons why it should be taken. The
letter follows:
"The United States National Lawn
Tennis Association Is exceedingly de-
sirous that your institution consider
the advisability Of making tennis a
major sport The two outstanding
reasons are: First. that 1t is one of
the few games Of use to a man after
he is twenty-five years old, and. Sec
ond. that the sooner the game is
taught the more pleasure the tndivid-
ual gets out Of It as he grows older.
BY making tennis q major sport in
your institution many more boys will
begin to learn the game in the
schools. with the idea Of continuing
1t through college and later life.
recognize that sports such as foot
ball. base ball and rowing are great
body-builders. 1t very often happens,
however. that men who participate in
these sports in college do not continue
their exercise after graduating. and
harmful to their physical condition.
The second point Is so obvious as to
require no elaboration.
Your institution develops a mans
mind and gives him information upon
which he may continue to develop
faculties. Is 1t not worth while also
to emphasize the necessity for phys
ical exercise to keep ones body At
after leaving college as most i'm
portant adjunct to proper mental func-
tions? Our association has UNDER
and girls. II the colleges for which
they are preparing would recognize
its benefit upon their lives by making
1t q major sport, the effect upon fu-
ture generations would be remark
able.
you would inform me Of the DISPOSE
tion you make of this request. The
association will gladly cooperate in
providing any data concerning tennis
that you may need"
jim Rice again has handed In his
resignation as rowing coach at CO.
lumbia- Defeats at the hands Of
Princeton. Pennsylvania and Navy
this spring, coming with an offer
from another university, are said to
have prompted Rice's move. Rice
tried to resign at Columbia once be-
fore under almost identical condi-
tions. but his resignation was not ac-
cepted.
Supply and Control defeated Agri-
culture in the Departmental Base Ball
League yesterday by to T. Aggies
disputed q decision of the umpire
which gave a. runner three bases
whom q glove was thrown at a bat
ted ball.
= Yesterday the Quadrangle team won
from Gunners in the Navy Yard
League by 13 to 8, ten runs in the
second inning doing the trick. Tommy
Harris Of the Quadrangles Vas the
star at bat, connecting for two singles
and q double out of four trips to the
Evening star., 1918-06-11
cranda1rs Kn,ckerbocker Sunday

Cranda1rs Knickerbocker Sunday.
DO Luxe Annie" is based upon q
popular story by Scammon Lockwood,
which later was adapted to the stage
by Edward Clark. 1t pictures the
star, first, as happy and contented
wife; then. as the result of an acci-
the head, as a crook. Swayed by an
influence of k1eptomania, she falls in
with evil companions and becomes in
volved in what the police call "the
badger game" How her husband at
last finds her and the means he
adopts to bring her back to her nor
NAL self is interestingly pictured.
Eugene OBrien has the leading male
role.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
BUSH PUZZLES CHICAGO
Allows White Sox But Two Hits
and Boston Wins,
/ to o,

CHICAGO. June 11.-Boston shut out
Chicago. to 0. yesterday in a pitchers
battle between Shellenbach and Bush.
Shean's triple and a passed ball by
Schalk scored the one run.
Each pitcher was backed by sensa-
tional fielding.
Boston. n........ o o o o OIL
Chicago. o......... o O o o o Q 90
Run-Shean. ErrorsERuth, q. Collins,
Schalk. Two-base hits-Leibold, Scott. Three.
base hit-Shean. Stolen bases-Hooper, Schalk.
Sacrifice hit-strunk. Left on bases-Boston,
o; Chicago, 8. First base on erro@Boston, /.
First base on balls-on Shellenbach, 8; OF
Bush, 8. Struck out-By Bush, 8; by shellen-
bach, 8. Passed bal1-Schalk.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
Cleveland Pitcher Suspended.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. June 11.-Fred
Coumbe, a pitcher Of the Cleveland
base ball team, who. while coaching
on first base during Sundays game
between Cleveland and Boston, was
sent from the grounds by Umpire
Owens for disputing q decision. has
been Indefinitely suspended by Presi-
dent Ban Johnson, 1t was announced
last night. It was charged Coumbe
delayed the game by not leaving the
grounds Immediately.
Evening star., 1918-06-11
Apollo.

1.-The Reason Why" a photoplay Of
an Elinor Glyn novel. was shown at
Crandalrs Apollo. Clara Kimball
Young Is its star. It is the story
of q Russian refugee, Yvonne Mari
noff, who masquerades as lara, an
English girl, and marries Lord Tan
cred. a scion of British nobility. Mil
ton B. Sills is cast as Lord Tancred.