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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16
SAYS ALL FIGHTERS
SHOULD BE IN WAR
Bat Masterson in Clarifying Over Calling Off of Willard
Fulton Match Says it Would Be Good Plan for Every
Governor in Every State to Call Off Prize Fighting
Would Deport Them All

Bat" Masterson, the king Of
writer's on pugilism and kindred
sports. comes out in his column,
Views on Timely Topics" in the
New York Morning Telegraph, and
tells a few vital things about prize
lighters and their craft. Bat says
a few things that should be drawn
IN the attention of the lawmakers in
congress. His TRADE follows:
Now that Colonel Miller has
abandoned the ldes OF pulling off the
Willard Fulton bout, why wouldn't 1t
be a good plan for rho governor OF
every state in the union u put his
two feet down good and hard on prize
nshtins and prize fighters, whether
big or small. or white or black? why
draw the line on willard and Fulton
and allow the others TO so as far SIS
they please? Why not stop the game
altogether and grab all the fighters
in the country and hurry them off 10
the front. where they could Re Of
some service in winning the war:
why should prize lighters be al
lowed TO run al large while the
clean minded farmer boy, who knows
how. TO raise pigs. till the soil and he
or general use 70 the country. Is being
shipped over in hostloads 20 the bat
the prize fighters TO the country any
way Is IL Of record that one OF them
ever did anything 10 benefit mankind
In the ralest degree NOT that any
one knows of
In the frat place they wouldn't
know how to 60 about X If they were
60 inclined. and IN the next place few
Of them would even attempt 20 DO
so II they could
Prize fighters are parasites who live
on the country. They have been so
accustomed to having the boob public
to pay out it's good money 10 see them
pun their phoney stuff in the ring
that they have no other idea OF earn
ing living but by trimming the fool
public Even now. when the country
is lighting for it's very life. the Amer
lean prize fghtsr stands aloof and re-
fuses to render the slightest aid to-
ward beating the enemy in practi-
cal way
on the other hand. see what the
prize fighters Of England, France.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

tnent the league situation. comes
the following from the Petersburg
Index Appeal:
The daylight saving bill Is expec-
ted to cause n large increase In at =
tendance at hall games this wear.
Richmond has always been a good
Saturday game city. owing to its size
and the fact that many business Of
fees close early Saturday. Petersburg
will likely show the greatest interest
this year than any year in baseball
history not only on account of the ex-
ira hour of daylight, which will make
all days longers, hut because of the
large fioa ting population here. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16
BILLY KELLY LICKS
PLATTER CLEAN IN KY

Churchill Down. Louisville, Ky.
May Is.--Billy Kelly. prime two-year-
old. owned by d. F. Folsom. licked
the platter clean at Churchill Downs
today when he pocketed his fourth
victory in as many starts before the
second largest crowd OF the meet He
took the Bashford Manor stakes from
a big field. with Colonel Taylor a mum
Der of lengths behind. The Taylor
horse finished three lengths ahead
Of Colonel Livingston.
First money was worth s2.s10. Last
wear II was captured by Escoba
Today was military day on the
course and upwards Of 1000 soldiers
from Camp Taylor. guests of the
Jockey club, witnessed a series OF
races. Favorites were chiefly success
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16
Chants Find Worthy Foe

cincinnati. May t5.-The Giants
celebrated bat and hall day hy drop-
ping their first contest with the Reds
~ the score Of 10 : The victory
came in the eighth inning "a the re-
suit Of a deadly base on balls sac
rj7ce HIT and a double hy Roach.
Score by innings Il n. =.
New Yo~k oo2 COO ooo--2 10 3
Cincinnati oQo 700 1tx---5 @
Batteries Benton and Rariden
Schneider. Eller and Allen Umpires
BYRON and Day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16
Athletics Win Pitching Duel.

Philadelphia May i5.-The great
est twirline duel that has developed
In Philadelphia this season resulted
In n victory for the Athletics over
Cleveland in the opening game of the
series today bv 4 to 2 The end came
in the thirteenth. Cleveland scored
when Granev hin safely 10 left and
was advanced on Champman's single
To center walker threw the ball into
the grandstand trying to stop Graney
a third and the latter scored Burns
won the game by singing after
Walker had scored Oliring on a force
play ~ Jameson at third
Score by innings. r. II f
Cleveland
900 0Io 900 900 ia !
Philadelphia
600 ooo ooi ooe s-s 4
Batteries: Coveleskie and ONeill:
Myers and McAvoy. imp Connolly
and nfneen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

Chicago, May Walker pitched
veil until the fourth inning, when ths
phhnes hammered him freely and
drove MIN out Of the box. The hnal
score was Philadelphia, <. Chicago
? prenaerEa~, hurled = steady game
all the way. and wound up by rettr-
ing the cubs In order in th~ ninth
potW Outstanding Manager Mitchell
rushed ia couple or heavy hitters
kNdufrs fielding featured. the sec
ard baseman killing off two ap-
parentiy safe hits by fast foot work
Score by innings: r. H +
Phila . 49,. 600 800 It0-~5 10 /
Chicago ... -. o20 poo clos + !
Batteries Prendergast and Burns,
walker Weaver and killifer. I'm
pires -Rfgler and Moran.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16
fSpoRI- l;:,s;
same applies to Norfolk and Newposxs

same applies to Norfolk and Newpcee|
News VIII
IL, l.. Kidd, In charge Of the I0ca1
club. Is expected TO make some intexe5
esting announcements in regard ~
the team that will play here a. 5000
as the team is made up. The nr1G
practice begin In n day or two"
AND THE TIMEs-HEARLD. o.
NEWPORT NEWS. CARRIED vi,
FRONT PAGE STORY ON THE Do
INGS OF THE LEAGUE. AND yOU
KNOW WHAT INTEREST THE
RICHMOND PAPERS HAVE Show
ED IN IT. so SEE. MY LITTLE
ONE WHAT 4 NICE Little
FAMILY WE HAVE.
81
In tie meantime ha- ha -ha the In.s
tcrnationei league Is having Its littles
worries. No, that we have ANYTHING
in the world against the fntcrnationa1s
league, but. however. nevcrtheFessey
therefore, to-wit. this Is to certify. TIN
International league Is having It's little
worries.
Spec King Of the International
league We again borrow from our
esteemed friend. karpe, OF the Buff
falo Evening News,
FJHSnbdll III the hsVlNf league LnlB
season NAV he somewhat raggedy.
especially In tho field positions II the
early play Is true indication of what
is going TO happen, which It probably
is NOT bur there il little doubt that IL
VIII he fast and eager. no matter what
mistakes may happen. And fast and
eager baseball has been a stranger In
these parts for at least a year back.
TWO wears q go there was fast enough
and eager enough baseball, but the
fms we're neither fast nor eager
around this neck of the woods. Or
any neck Of the Int woods excApf
Toronto which shed a shining example,
Of what the home boys had learned -
lean on for amusement In time Of
war"
We haven't got anything aeainGe;
the International league. but they an
ha wing their little worries.
GIANTS LOST YESTERDAY.s
DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING IN
YOUR LITTLE LIFE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

GENERAL JOE JACKSON. the
W hite Sox left fielder. has finally been
disentangled from the six other Joe
Jacksons In his district and been
called by the draft Naturally. he
goes 70 Camp Jackson and Just to
make Z solid Jackson. he has taken
his younger brother. Dave Jackson
along with hirn,--Eve. News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16
Advises Him To Rest.

Youngstown. Ohio. May 15.-Fred
sehupp, one of John MeGraw's best
pitchers last year. was examined by
his physician here today and ordered
70 stay out o. the game for at least
two weeks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16
Find Cincinnati Reds Are
a Fierce Bunch Of
Players.
BRAVES LOSE GAME
But it Took Ten Innings
to Turn the Trick.
Pirates Lose to
Brooklyn.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
xn.tnrria,,s Results.

-. Louis. 3. Boston. 2 tten innings
PhHadelphia >. Chicago,
Cincinnati 3 New York, :.
Brooklyn. =; Pittshurg. ].
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

New York. Nav 1a.--Uith FIVE
former Yankee players in the lire
up. the s.. Louis Browns nosed the
Yankees out in the twelfth inning to-
day winning Z 10 4 The Yankees
tied the score in the ninth after two
were cut
Score by innings, z II r
St Louis roo goo 2o6 obi-5 - +
New YORK 200 o0A 0o2 0o0--4 !
Batteries. shocker and Nuna nsk-
er, Love, Caldwell and Hannah, I'm
pires Evans and Nsllin
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16
International Ball Results.

At Jersey City: Toronton. 0; Jersey
City, I.
Al Newark: Buffalo, 2; Newark.
y.
At Binshamton: Syracuse. q.
1inghamksn, 4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

Ii1NAA<ES W fSlSiaNs'b Z L - W. II ~ -
The coming today of George Stin-
son, the manager of the Colt team
or the rejuventaed Virginia league.
spreads Joy, happiness, mirth, pleas
ure. delight. gladuess, gayety. joilitv.
merrimcnt. hiiarity, festiyity, and a
mighty good spirit throughout our
midst. II brings tears of pleasant
recollection to our eyes. II carriers
us back TO the good old days when
the Virginia league was the JOY OF
us all II carries us back in retro
spcction to those pleasant and happy
days before the war, when all was
normal and happy
BEFORE the war before the Hun
took II into his mind - that he could
beat up the whole gol dnged world,
Before the savage and barbarous
Boche imagined that ne could beat
up all the women and children in
Belgium and France and Russia with
out any retribution Those were the
good old days.
But they have come hack again II
seems. The Virginia league will stick
and say. Come In. friends and foe,
watch the good old game" And IL
there Is half the interest in proper
fion that was shown four years ago,
it's old sign M ON Boulevard field.
success will he with ". Il. BRADLEY =
clan.
Thoughts about the Virginia league
are circulating the whole state. Take
the following clipped from the Nor
folk Ledger Dispatch:
Norfolk will have orga nized base
ball this season Although t comes
about a month late. the quality of
hall will he better. It Is said than
thar seen here in several years past
League directors held a meeting
yesterday and practically decided
upon everything even the schedule.
While this has not been actually
drawn. its tentative plans were
adopted ut Yesterdays meeting.
Norfolk Is 10 have fifty games at
home and fortv-fve away from home.
The local team will play on its own
lot every SATURDAYS.
"Richm ond is TO have fifty ga mes at
home and forty Ave on the road The
pital CITY team Will play on its own
lot every Saturday
Newport News will have Atty
games at home. eight OF them being
on Saturdays. Petersburg VIII have
oniv four Saturdays n home
Ray Ryan. formerly manager Of
Norfolk and who also plotted the
Rocky Mount team when it won the
pennant in 1915, viii manage the
Shiphuilders, The manager for the
Petersburg team has not been an
nounced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

Notice that four OF the eighth games
In the majors yesterday were extra
lnners. Doesn't look like they are
saving daylight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

Australia and Canada are doing, and
doing It voluntarily. for none OF them
has been cOnscripted. Every prize
fighter in the above named countries
who was physically able to go to the
front and perform the duties OF a sol
der as soon as war was declared
stepped up to the nearest recruiting
station and enlisted, and a great mum
Der OF them have been killed al the
front fghting Ike real men.
The fact is. prize fighting in all
these countries has heen entirely
abandoned for lack of ring material.
Not 50 in this country, for every
prize fighter we have who is able 10
earn dollar al his trade has proved
himself to bes Stacker of the worst
kind The military authorities should
grab every one Of these buns and put
them in Uniform and send them TO
the front and do 1t right away, As
citizens they are menace 10 So
ciety, They might. however, be
moulded into soldiers under proper
discipline The experiment. IS at
least worth irving
We have in this country today Il
thousand able bodied Young men who
are making money out OF prize fight :
Ing not one Of whom has enlisted for
service Ar the front. Several, II is
true have Joined the naval reserves
and home guard brigade. hut they are
not likely to ba called upon to do any
real Aghjins and that Is. no doubt,
why they got into that branch OF the
service.
willard and Fulton h ave reen
dumped into the discard ny the
sport loving public. not because the
snort loving public didn't want to see
them fight hut because they demand
ed 500, 600 for their services. and the
proha bilities are both are under the
i'm preston now thar they have been
badly treated because they didn't get
il Neither seemed to realize that
the public looked upon them as stick
up men and il $ doubtful II r9ley real
ize Il Vet
And all the prize fighters Of the
other division are no different from
Willard and Fulton. They are all
Erafters and ~dackers, and entitled 70
no consideration whatever from the
American public
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

Games TCaia Y

Boston at St. Louis
Philadelphia - Ch cago.
New York at Cincinnati
Brooklyn at Ptttsburg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

Memphis, 3; Atlanta s.
Little Rock, 10 Birmingham, O.
Nashville. 6; Mobile. :
Chattanooga. : New Orleans. 10.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16
Red Sox Win In Ninth.

Boston. MAY ,s.-Two runs in the
ninth gave the Red Sox a victory over
Detroit today in the first game of the
series Hooper hit. which ended the
game. came with the bases full and
ordinarily would have been a triple.
Cobb went 10 bat fourt time without a
blow,
Score by innings; r II. r
Detroit 0os 100 no0--4 !
Boston ....... 600 Ill ooc-S 10 4
Batteries Dauss and Yelie; Ruth
and Agnew. Jmpires Moriarity and
O'Loughlin,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16
Standing Of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Chicago at Washington.
St. Louis at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland az Philadelphia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16
College Scores

Al West Point Springfield Y. NJ
C. A. ! Army, II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

GIANTS LOST VEST ERDAY.s
DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING IN
YOUR LITTLE LIFE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

We haven't got anything aEain0oI
the international league. but they an
having their little worries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-16

WELCOME, GEORGE sTINsoN,
THRICE WELCOME TO OUR CITY.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-09-27
WAR NEWS ..
!. ID AY:..B Y d Az. u !:
FOR 'THEWE:.EK,

Friday, Sept. 2o.-The forts of Metz
are under fire Of the American 9-inch
guns and those Of larger calibre.
Saturday, Sept, Naturalization
Of 1,750,OOO men is the mark to date
announced by General March.
Sunday, Sept, 22.-The allies are
pressing forward ON both sides of St.
Quentin:
Monday, Sept 23.-An army of
Turks III Palestine is annihilated by
British troops. =
Tuesday, Sept 24.-Bulgaria is eag-
'er to consider peace on almost any
terms. Fighting OH the tWeest front l,ps is
not on large scale the last, few days
Wednesday, Sept: 25.-Some of Mar
shall Fochs utterances: "The enemy
is shaken up and is shaken down, but
still hold out. We have passed the
crest and are now going down hill. If
we gather impetus as we go, like a
rolling ball, so much the better"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-09-27
GENERAL PERSHING SAYS
MAY BE ONE OF THREE

A few items from Sgt. v. H. Thor
| stenson to his folks at home are given
from recent letter. Vic celebrated
his 21st birthday September 13, the
date also celebrated by Gen. Perish
ing ing.
! Gen. Pershing was around visiting
the camp last Sunday. Guess he was
making a tour of inspection. He cer-
tainly Is every inch a soldier. He
told US that it would be home, hell
or Berlin by Christmas" I want to
60 home. To hell with Berlin.
According to the papers they cer-
tainly are hitting those Germans up
there. If all that the papers say is
true, l can't see how the war can
last over two or three months more,
but you can never tell. "a
It is raining again tonight and has
been raining almost all day. This
certainly is great country for rain
when it once starts. For a while at
first after came l never saw a drop
Iof rain. I'll tell the world that the
roads were pretty dusty when I was
driving but imagine that that does
not bother now. II. ss ,a
So the bumper crops are gone. That
certainly is hard luck:":r wonder how
things will come out: 4 suppose that
you will get a" big crop Of f!aax anyway
! have been thinking Of making an
allotment to- SOME ofsyou folks 40 q
am drawing $51. per now and II;
really: don't need It al II have
fout Of ,that.is $3.50 tor Ins,i ,irance pre-
MUM. BY the way have You never
received the Insurance policy ??''
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-09-27
National, State and County News Items

Ernest Fairbrother, of Bantry, has
donated SO acres of wheat and barley
to the Red Cross. The field is esti-
mated at 300 bushels. That is real
donation. Us
In round numbers North Dakota
now has in the national guard, the
national army, the marine corps and
the United States navy, $4,000 men,
the adjutant generals office has an
nounced. s
Considerable real estate changed
hands in this locality this week. u "A
deal was made whereby Frank Probst
became the owner of the August West
by quarter, consideration being $4,000:
Mr.. Westby then purchased the Nels
Larson half-section, paying $15,OO0.s-
Douglas Herald.
The University of North Dakota
has just received word that the French
High Commission in Washington is
listing available French teachers and
would be. glad to communicate with
any one desiring the services OF such
a teacher. ,$;Sss$sss
The Fuel Administration last tsWeek
called upon the public in states east
OF the Mississippi river to cease tha
using of all classes of automobiIes,
with few named exceptions, motor.
cycles and motor boats on SundaXyuns
til further notice as a gasoline con:
servation measure. asssss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-09-27
NEIGHBORHOOD SCRAP
CAUSED BURNING GRAIN

McClusky, N. D. Sept. 25.-The burn
ing of grain which Attorney General
LANCER came here to investigate un-
der the belief that it was being done
by German sympathizers with the
kaiser has been discovered by local
authorities to be nothing more than a
|neighborly row. The farmer who is
Fsuspected of having set fire to two
grain stacks on his neighbor's place
cannot, it is said, account for his
whereabouts at the time the fires
|broke. out, and it is probable that he
will be held and prosecuted under the
federal statutes dealing with sabot-
Faye. ~ ys}#ys,' y 7" ~ -, - -.
No. bloodhoundss were brought here
|by Attorney General LANCER contrary
to reports in the Courier Jews. n The
tracks were three days old at the
time they were discovered and they
Mere made by a horse, which blood
hounds cannot track. It is evident
that the incendiary rode on his mis-
sion Of destructi Ion: The matter Is
regarded here az purely the soutgrowth
Of asneigh hborhood quarrel, and there
ii believed to be no found alton for the
story given out at the capitol to the
effect that an rganized campaign for
1.-THE truction of food stufts. BY allies
of the kaiser was unde derWay 4 sheri-
|dan county. Sheridan county pro.
|tects its: Loyalty and contends that It
is as free from kaiserites as any
tothere community 4 iu North Dakota.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-09-27
BIG CAMPAIGN OPENS
TOMORROW AT 10 O'CLOCK

For the information of the people of
Mclean county the following telegram
was received by Karl Klein Chairman
of the Fourth Liberty Loan County
Committee, and publication of same
has been requested:
"Karl Klein, Washburn, N. Oak.
We have just received telegram from
Washington granting the Ninth FEEDER
al Reserve District the privilege of
naming four war ships and ten tanks
and we have decided that four ships
shall be named after the counties hav-
ing the four largest percentages of dis
tributation of Fourth Liberty Loan
Bonds and that the ten tanks shall be
named after the ten counties having
the next ten largest percentages Of
of Fourth Liberty Loan
Bonds, above reward to be had on esti-
mated population figures now on file
in this office. This award is independ-
ent and apart from the opportunity
just offered your state to have war
ship named after her. The details of
this plan your State Chairman will in
form you Immediately. Here is a
chance for the people of the County to
see the war ship possibly sinking a
sub or the Ire tank going through the
Hun line. Get busy and secure the
prize. Must move quick time. Sure
notify newspapers and all organizat-
tions and every committeeman.
Arthur R.. Rogers, Chairman"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-09-27
GERMAN RELICS RECEIVED

Souvenirs from the battlefields in
France are being received by relatives
and friends around Garrison from the
men now serving at the front. Among
the collections are, perhaps the most
interesting, a German helmet OF
steel with cushions on the inside to
protect the head of the wearer; sever
al bills, twenty-five and fifty cents and
$1.25 paper money used in Germany,
besides knickknacks.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-09-27
THESE: ARE THE TERMS
..ss'- OF AMERICAN PEACE

These are the terms on which Ger:
many and her satellites can have
peace-the IA terms announced by
Woodrow Wilson before the American
Congress last January 3:
.1:--End of secret diplsmacy.
l2.-Freedom: of the seas. :.
3.-Removal of armaments.
4-Reduction of ornaments.
.5-Settlement of colonial claims in
accordance with the interests of the
populations.
. 6.-Evacuation and freedom of Rus
sia.
7-Restoration of Belgium.
8.-Evacuation Of France and return
of Alsace and Lorraine.
, .H9.-Return of Italian Irredenta.
E, = 10.-Self-rule for nations held sub
.ject by .Austria-Hungary: (This has
been followed by the American recog-
milton of Checho-Slovakia as an in
dependent state.) ..:..
. 11.-Restoration of the Balkan
states. -. ..,..
12.-Self-rule for subject states of
Turkey.
13-Polish independence.
IA league Of nations to prevent
future aggression. 90. 49,
Those are the American peace terms
Of January, And to any HUN, in Ger
many or elsewhere, who is skeptical,
America has now served notice that;
WEsMEANTss'W WHAT WE SAID. Il :s:. ::5
Ifsthoss terms aren't plain enough
there's Just one term that the Beast
of Berlih:can understa 55S n.
4 that SD JNCO DITIONALs IS UR-
RENDER 4: s45s n: : y