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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
Few Bench Warmers This Year.

Clarence Rowland is of the opinion
that there will be few bench warmers
in the big leagues this year. He says
the clubs will find it hard enough to
transport their regular players about
the country and cannot be bothered
with flock of substitutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
Will Keen Pitcher Tyler Busy.

Manager Mitchell of the Cubs may
give Lefty Tyler lots of work during
the coming season When the pitcher
IL not being used in the box Mitchell
intends to have him cover first Tyler
is a good fielder and can bat better
than the average twirler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
Braves to Have Service Flag.

When the Boston Braves open the
season at home April "a service flag
will flutter beneath Old Glory from the
fiagpole at Braves Field. 1t will con-
tain four stars-for Gowdy, Maran-
vile, Rico and Schneider.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
CENTRAL HAS BACK
ONLY TWO PLAYERS
DAILY and Schafer Are Regu-
lars of 1917 Nine Candidates
for Team This Spring.
BY n. c. BYRD.


ABOUT the only reason ever
given by parents for refusing to
allow their sons to play foot
ball Is the roushness Of the
game. We cannot help thinking
that 1t does not hurt a boy to
get used to hard knocks early
In life. No kick in foot ball L.
half 40 painful as some Of the
"aiiops received In buckinx
1.-The world" In fact. the dif-
ference often favors foot ball,
because in that teammates are
ever ready to help and ap-
ponents to pick you up when
you're down; in after life when
you go down instead of courtesy
from opponents you're likely to
get another boot to make sure
you don't get up very soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
Big Leaguers Just Win.

Dig 0So6 u1"
NEW ORLEANS, March 1s.-In the
first exhibition game Of the season here
Yesterday the Cleveland Americans
won over the New Orleans Southern As
ISOLATION team. 3 to 2. First Baseman
Wood hit a single with two out in the
twelfth inning, scoring Chapman from
third base. Score:
Cleveland. 10 5
New Orleans.
Batteries-Coveleski, Enzmann, Nor
ton and Billings; johnson. Smith. Pons
and Peters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

The weather yesterday was raw and
chilly, with occasional light rain. but
it is not believed the two workouts
listed for today will be interfered with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
|DUCKpIN OR GANIZATION ADOPTS
RULES TO GOVERN TOURNAMENT
Play Will Be Carried On Under Same Con-
ditions As Last Year, Except That More
Feature Nights Are to Be Provided For.

One committee. consisting of Will
liams, Goldberg, George. HALEY and
Stampfer. has been appointed to look
after the Brunswick, Southwest, Ninth
Street, Tenth Street. Railroad Y. M.
G. A, ingram, Brightwood, Hyattsville.
Alexandra and Woodbridge alleys.
Membership and classification COM
mittee-Halley, Stampfer, Goldberg.
George, Armiger, Mccain, Boyd. Whit
ford, Urban, Isemann.
$ Schedule committee-Whitford. Stamp
krauss, Isemann. Arniger, Allen.
Naeth, Robb. Crissey. Muir. Stanford,
Mccain, Mccarthy, Boyd, Dillon, God
dard, Whitford. Urban.
Auditing committee-Crissey,> Nc
Carthy, Cox.
Printing and publicity committee
Goldberg, George, Armiger.
Financial auditing committee-Robb,
Mccain. Stanford.
Reception committee-Rogers.M eany.
Muir, Allen, Davis.
Prize committee-Stampfe George,
HALEY, Goldberg, Urban, Krauss, Cox,
1semann.
Jack Williams, president of the duck
pin association, will take personal
charge of committee on special
events. Several unique features are
being planned. 1t is probable chat one
Will be one-pin night, on which each
player will shoot at one pin at a time.
he Will take crack at No. /, then at
NO. 2, at No. 3 and so on until he has
shot ten times at the pins. with only
the one pin at which he is shooting set
up: This is. being contemplated in
order to try to give a real test as to
what bowler really is the most accu-
rate shooter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
May 6 Is All-Star Night.

Monday, May 6. has been set aside
as "all-star night" and teams from
several other cities are to be invited
The best possible selection of quints
Will be made from local leagues, and
all-star fives got together for the oc-
casion may enter. If possible, the best
teams from New York. Philadelphia
and Baltimore will be brought here to
shoot.
President Williams Immediately after
yesterdays meeting made this appeal
TO all bowlers to get behind the tourna-
ment and push it.
Il believe we can make the tourna-
ment bigger than ever. However, il
will take a lot of hard work, because
we have had some mighty nice affairs
Let every bowler put his shoulder to
the wheel. though, and well make this
the greatest. Every player who sees
this should get his entry in and then
take it upon himself to see that his
friends do the same DO your Bit and
boost for all you're worth"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

The only activity displayed by the
athletes yesterday aside from church
going was a golfng marathon. INDUCED
IN by Ainsmith and Waldbaur, paired
against Yingling and Lynch. This quar-
tet trudged over the links Of a nearby
country club from 10 in the morning
until nearly at night, and managed
to negotiate thirty-six holes by fore
going luncheon. Waldbaur and Lynch
never had played the game before, but
the latter furnished the feature of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

Bert Shotton. Johnny Lavan and Sam
Rice failed to appear at the hotel last
night, but are expected to arrive in
time to get into uniform today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
Red Sox Trim Brooklyn.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. March 1S.-The
Boston Americans, hitting and fielding
in good form here yesterday, defeated
the Brooklyn Nationals, IL to 1. Score:
Boston. o 8 2 2 / 0 2 1 Oil Is 0
BrookIyn-. o O o 0 o o / 0 OIL 2
Batteries - Bush. McCabe, Jaynes,
wyckof, Agnew and Mayer; Heillman,
Platt, Kruger and Wheat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
Sunday Games Down South
Reds Win From Soldiers.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 1s.-The
Cincinnati Reds, playing an exhibition
game here yesterday with the division
team from Camp Sheridan. defeated the
soldiers, 4 to 3. The National League
PLAYERS found a real team against them.
and had it not been for a bad inning,
in the second. they might have been de-
feated. Score:
Cincinnati.
BatterieS-Ruther, Enyder, Wlngo
ana smith. Few and Conway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

match by taking twenty-five strokes to
negotiate apr three-hole on the sec
ond round.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

Johnny Lavan. in the uniform of the
United States Naval Reserves, in which
he holds a commission as lieutenant,
arrived late last night from st. Louis
and was one of the first of the players
to reach the ball park this morning.
Layan has received NO tntimation as
to when he will be summoned for
service with Uncle Sam. He is subject
to call on twenty-four hours notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

Bob Berman, the Bronx bearcat, Is
full Of pepper and hard worker. but
is handcuffed by fast ball waist high
and has an awful lot to learn about
catching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
Browns Blank Shreveport.

SHREVEPORT, La. March 1s.-The
st. Louis Americans yesterday defeated
Shreveport (Texas League). IL to o.
Score:
st. Louis. IL 13 3
Shreveport. ..........---...... 2
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Davenport, CAL
liza and Nunamaker; Fornan. Munsell,
Napier and Wells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

Cass was here when the boss arrived.
He IS small of stature but is exceed
ingly fast Of foot and takes a terrific
cut at the ball
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18

Clyde Milan blew in last night from
GAINESVILLE, Tex, where he has spent
the greater part Of the winter. with
new stock of yarns about his prowess
at shooting and trapping Zeb's hunt
ing stories are almost as hshy as his
tales of piscatorial feats.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06

didate We are constrained to the
belief that too many voters look up
on the public job as something TO
be bestowed as a favor upon a
friend or good fellow, rather tran
position TO be filed for public
benefit. We live under a system Of
party government. and Il ought TO
be possible to convince voters that
in the primaries the controlling
consideration should DE character
and competency. Not until voters
at the primaries become actively
alive to the truth that they should
act on this standard in the selec-
ton OF public servants. as they do
in selecting help in .hei- private
enterprises. will the public secure
that standard Of efficiency and
honesty in public life which they
insist upon in their private affairs
and it is confidently hoped that
those who peruse this pamphlet
viii find something in it u impress
uI on them the truths we have en-
deavored to present Cor their con-
sIderation."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06

" a y SIT OnEGI
than it ever dared to in his life
time. when the old giant could
crush his opponents with one word
or head shake.
ROdin had many enemies. people
who reproached him for his refusal
TO accept the steadfast rules which.
up to the time when he came TO
deny them. had dominated every art
circle in his country. and, indeed.
everywhere. AS a very witty man
who disliked him once said. "Rodin,
c'est la colique de la sculpture"-a
remark which it is almost impOs-
sible 10 translate, and which. ill
natured and rude as it was, con-
tanned certainly some elements OF
truth. Rodin would have Jared
better. would have left better works
behind him, had he tried to conform
himself more 10 the generally ac-
cepted rules. Some Of his statues
are almost incomprehensible in
their various attitudes. and IL re-
ouired the blind admiration which
he inspired i'm his pupils and par
tisans to see in them something
other than the elucubrations Of a
diseased mind. It is likely that he
would himself have hesitated to pre-
sent them TO the public, had ne
not been encouraged TO do so by
people who. out of affectation. pre-
tended to understand him. together
with the spirit Of his work. some
times better than he understood
himself
In the years which preceded the
present war there existed in Paris
a society Of mutual admiration, the
members of which we're men like
Octave Mirbeau, and the other
mem bers of the Goncourt academy,
who, finding that there existed no
one willing to consider them as
demigOds, thought they should DO
so themselves, and praise one an
other without limits. In this con
nectiOn I may be forgiven if ] re-
late the story of a luncheon at the
house OF Octave Mirbeau. which, for
many reasons. l shall never forget.
There were only four of US. the
host. the hostess. ROdin and myself
When / arrived i was introduced
in the study, where the first object
which struck my eyes was the bust
of Mirbeau himself on the mantel-
piece AS I looked at il, after hav-
ing exchanged the first greetings
with the people i'm the room, Ma
dame Afirbeau turned TO me. and
said in her sofest accents-and she
has a delightfully."- soft voice:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06
MILWAUKEE, MAYOR SAYS
SOCIALIST PLATFORM IS
AGAINST CONSTITUTION
international News Service:

international News Service:
MILWAUKEE. Wis. Jan. g. -
Socialist circles here today are
stirred up by the announcement of
Mayor Daniel w. Hoan that ne finds
il impossible 10 comply with the
platform recently adopted by the
socialist party at st. Louis without
going contrary 10 the constitution
and laws Of the United States.
In view of previous declarations
by leading socialists that any man
who cannot concur in the 81. Louis
platform must leave the party.
Mayor Hoan's declaration is believed
10 constitute a virtual withdrawal
from socialist ranks Mayor Hoan
also declared the Milwaukee county
central committee OF the party had
endorsed his stand.
The 81 Louis platform, Mayor
Hoaa asserted. is not in accord with
the laws nor the war aims and poll
cies Of the United States
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06

Reed and George Z. Bingham. will,
we believe. result in The conviction
that the state needs a department
Of inspection and supervision Of
public offices. and that such de-
partment should not be limited in
its scope 20 a mere audit of he &C
counts of the office examined we
have construed the law creating
this department as being broad
enough 10 authorize US to make a
direct or collateral examination and
Investigation into all the transac-
tions of public officials We nave
every reason to believe that the re-
fusal of this department to con-
fine its activities to mere check
ing of the financial accounts of pub
lie officers and its insistence upon
the strict observance by public Of
ficers of the duties imposed upon
them by law. will meet with the ap-
provaI of the people and their REP
resentatives. Certainly such a
course adds largely to the sphere
of usefulness of the department TO
the public and is abuudantly jusN-
fed by the letter and the spirit OF
the law.
I'VE are confident. also. that the
suggestions and help given To- public
officials i'm the conduct of their Of
fees and i'm the purchases Of sup
plies and material and in the con-
struction ard repair of public build
ings and public roads are within
the letter as we'll as the spirit Of
the law. and they have thereby
saved the public much money. and
viii be d source Of great saving in
the future We confidently state
this department. as a result OF its
examinations and investigations of
public offices. public building con
tracts and public roads. aside from
the actual recOVeries in dollars and
cents. by its repressive erect. is
saving 10 the taxpayers of the state
more than 100000 annually.
The certainty OF examination
and detection is a greater oreven-
tive of fraud than a Law providing
penalty for such a fraud, but
which does not provide a method
for its detection.
Above all. we desire. in conclu-
sion. 20 point TO a lesson taught by
conditions found in publ, offices
throughout the state as revealed ly
the work Cf the field examiners. ana
that is. that the fundamental need
OF the times is that the voters in
selecting their candidates az pri-
mary elections should he influenced
hy the character and competenc ~
as well as the honesty CT the can
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06
$4,000 MEN To
|. CHOOSE FIVE FROM
Great Lakes Station Boasts
Many Who Have Played
Game.

Associated Press Service
GREAT LAKES. H.. Jan 5. -
Basketball critics in the middle west
Will be disappointed this season If
the Great Lakes training station
does not turn out a strong team.
There are $4,000 men from which
20 select the representative hve, and
while each jackie has not had bas-
ketball experience, there are hun
dreds who have handled the big
leather ball at some time or other.
Practice has Ueen going on for
two weeks under the direction of
Coach Olcott, formerly of the Uni
versity of Kansas. and, considering
contested conditions in the gymna-
SUM, he is obtaining good results.
on a few days notice ne placed a
team on the floor, which was good
enough 10 hold its own with one
of the strongest college ives in this
section.
There are scores of good men out
for positions, and the competition
is keen. Youngsters from obscure
high school teams are showing up
well. and il may be that some of
the jobs will be landed by youths
who never had been given consider
alton in the advance speculation.
William Chandler. University of
Wisconsin center for the last two
seasons. is another who probably
viii get into the sailors lineup be-
fore the season ends.
Coached by Obcrlin Man.
The five is being handled by Ed
win IL. Fall, who made a name for
himself last season with Oberlin
college and the Chicago Athletic as
ISOLATION track teams. Fall holds
the western conference mile record.
He has booked games with a ma
jority Of the Big Ten quintets.
Northwestern university will come
here Jan. to give battle to the
bluejackets This viii be the first
opportunity afforded the sea fight
ers to see their team in action. a
trip through the middle west also
is being considered by DR. John 3.
kaufman, athletic officer.
Inter-regiment sport competition.
which proved so valuable in bring
ing to light stars who were too
modest to impose upon the coach
during the football season. will be
in vogue during the basketball sea-
son. A schedule is being mapped
at present for . teams from vari-
Gus sections of the big camp and
play will start early in January.
DR.. Kaufman is one of the prin-
cipal boosters for ersregimental
athletics as he sees in them untold
benefits by which the jackies can
profit.
why confne sports at this Won
derful institution, where 5000 men
are i'm training. TO a select few2'
DIT Kaufman said. Because a man
falls short of being of championship
caliber is no reason why he should
be relocated to the side lines for
whole season. Let him come out
in the regimental games and reap
the benefits of these health and
muscle building sports which are so
necessary in conditioning the boys
for their big battles on the sea"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06
j. x X X X X X X X x X x X X X
x IN COLORED CIRCLES x
X X X X X X x !: X X \ X X X

PERSONALS.
Miss Hattie Mae Dulin left Thurs
dav for Kentucky after spending
the holidays with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Dulin.
w. D. Bryant Of Adrain Mich.
after visiting relatives in Chicago,
spent New Years week with his
son and daughter of this city, Mr..
and Mrs J. c. Bryant. They were
entertained at Niles. Mich, New
Years day with an elaborate din
ner at the home of Mrs. Hatha-
way
Rev. NJ. V Needs of Battle Creek,
Mich, spent a few DAYS with friends
here Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Roberts is i'll at her
home. w Orange st.
Mrs. Irene Sanders is. improving
after few days illness with la
grippe
Mrs. Arthur Stewart has return
ed from a visit i'm Chicago with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Beth Marshall left Saturday
for Toronto. Canada, after spending
the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Grayson. Mrs Grayson en-
tertained in her honor last Monday
evening.
The O. D. T. club met at the home
of Mrs. Lola Grady Friday after
noon. Twelve members were pres
ent. After the business session a
dainty luncheon was served by the
hostess. The club Will meet next
Friday at the home of Mrs. f. G..
Hines on :. Main ST.
The St. Pierre Rufiin club viii
meet with Mrs Georgia Byant next
Friday afternoon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06
DRAG RIVER FOR
BODY OF SUICIDE
In,ernationlI News Service:

international News Service:
NASHVILLE. Tenn. Jan 5.-The
Cumberland river near here is being
dragged today to recover the body
OF Albert BlauveIt. Of Chicago, who
leaned 10 his death from a bridge
across the river. Blauvelt tied a
rope 10 the bridge with the other
end around his neck but the rope
broke and his body dropped through
the ice into the river.
Blauvelt was associate manager
Of the Western Factory Insurance
association at Chicago and came
here recently on a business trip.
He leaves a wife in Chicago. No
motive for his suicide has been
learned.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06
BEHIND THE SCENES
With Rulers and Leaders of Wartime Europe
By the Princess RddziWill
Copyright

on are looking at my husband s
bust, IL is the work OF our great
master. here" She turned toward
Rodin. The latter raised himself
slightly from the depths Of the
large armchair in which ne was
ensconced beside the fire. and. look
ing at me, murmured dreamily:
All, il is not everybody's bust I
care 90 do. but when one meets with
remarkable personality like our
great writer here. it is a pleasure
for an artist to reproduce his fea-
lures" He sighed as he spoke. and
MIrbeau's face lighted up as he said
in his turn:
Il never hoped for such a re-
ward for all my work, as to be
thought worthy of the attention OF
our great master"
And then Madame Mirbeau inter-
posed:
"Ah. it is not often that two
great souls like our two great mas
ters here present meet and think
together
Luncheon was announced. Rodin
rose and directed his steps toward
the dining room. Fearing that l
might step before him. AIirbeau
stopped me by laying his hand upon
my arm, saying as he did so: "Lais-
| SEE passer lie maitre. notre maitre
| a tous!"
Such exchanges Of compliments
, continued during the whole meal.
Rodin praised Mirbeau. Mirbeau
| praised Rodin. and Madame Mir
beau praised both of them. One
and zee grand maitre," and "notre
/ grand maitre." 1 began to think
that / had been invited to assist at
the eanOnization Of Rodin by Mir
| beau and of Mirbeau by Rodin. or
| Of both by Mirbeaus wife.
This sort of thing took away much
Of Robins greatness, and sometimes
, made him appear even ridiculous.
Left alone, the old man would have
| cut a greater figure. Undoubtedly
there was in him that spark of gen
| JUS which is given TO so very few
and he was a good man, as the
story of his marriage proves but too
well. When standing with one foot
| in the grave, he gave his name to
| the woman who had for so many
years been his faithful companion.
| Notwithstanding her humble origin.
| and because he wished to bring some
| happiness to her declining years.
/ In him France has lost something
wonderful which she will not find
again in very many years, and the
whole world will mourn his passing
| Of a brave soul-wilI miss his leo
nine visage at the artistic gatherings
Of that Paris which he loved so well
and which he had helped to make
| the willie Lumiere.'
Rodin was a perfect specimen of
| that old school of artists, the like OF
which we shan never see again, and,
| in spite of his revolutionary tend
| encies in the domain of art, there
| always remained i'm him some rem
| nants of the traditions inherent in
/ those who have seen and studied al
/ the Villa Medicis. and have believed
/ that without a "Prix de Rome" no
artist could be really great. He
| wanted to introduce a new element
! into his sculpture, and sometimes
| forgot that in art, as in everything
else under the sun, there is moth
! ing new, because everything that has
been begins over again some day
/ or other. and, as humanity pro-
crosses. repeats itself in a different
shape. approaches nearer to ideals
that are as eternal as the human
| soul.
Copyright, 1910
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06

new style. and
he contributed
more than any
one else TO
popularize the
r e a I ] s / C
school. Some
Of his works
i'll forever
remain pro-
auctions o Z
n e highest
talent a n i
merit, out il is
also likely that
opposition TO
tn 2 new tend
enCieS which
ne introduced
IN to French
art will now
~ "a - -
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06
CAMPBELL Is KILLED.

Internltional News Service.
LONDON, Jan. 5-Lieut Com
mander Allan Campbell, son OF Mrs.
Pat Campbell, the famous actress.
has been killed in action in France
IA was announced today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06
\ LUNCHEON WITH
AUGUSTE RODIN

with the death Of Auguste Rod.n.
there mas disappeared one Of the
leaders II not the leader among
French artists He certainly brought
into the exercise of his arr quite a
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-06

Don't say you saw II in TIE
newspaper Say News Times