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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-12-12
NO BRIDGE TALK
AT ROAD MEETING
CONTINUED from first page)

divisions of the state, namely: me
western division (all that portion OF
the state west of the Columbia river
excepting Okanogan and Ferry coun-
ties), and the eastern division (all that
portion east of the Columbia river,
plus Ferry and Okanogan countles),
and that construction go forward on
the ratio of assessed valuation, and
that the same rule apply to federal
aid.
"That provision be made for the inn
mediate construction of at least one
east and west cross-state road.
"That the only license fee required
from any motor vehicle be that col
lected from the state.
"That the legislature be urged to
pass acts as follows: (a) Making the
office of county engineer appointive
by the county commissioners; (b) That
system of uniform cost accounting
of both construction and maintenance
of all roads be added to the present
state system until the mileage now
designated by law shall have been
fully completed. -.
"Stcps should be taken demanding
and requiring proper maintenance of
all roads.
"The state should actively cooper
ate with the federal government in
the construction of all necessary mill
tary and other highways, and partic-
ularly those to protect our coastal de-
lenses.
"Now that the war is over, an active
campaign must Immediately be in
augurated looking toward: (a) Build
ing of highways into neglected agri-
cultural districts so that farm pro-
ducts may be transported upon gaso-
line propelled trucks; (b) Necessary
roads should be constructed turnout
the state to give complete statewide
means of transportation to all people
of the state from. all parts thereof.
c)That special attention be given to
the development of roads in the dis
tricts with large agricultural produc-
ton so that the cost of transportation
may be reduced to the minimum.
"That the present road sign law
should be amended so that where coun-
ties fail to comply herewith the high
way commissioners shall be given au-
thority to properly place the signs,
charge the cost thereof and collect the
same from such failing counties.
'"That the present horse-drawn We
hicle lighting law be amended so as
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to empower the secretary of state to
enforce the same"
The Walla Walla delegation togeth-
er with Benton and Yakima delega-
tions in caucus voted to recommend
that the commercial bodies in towns
along the Inland Empire highway
unite in sending delegations to the
next session of the legislature urging
the speedy completion and paving of
the Inland Empire highway.
R. X. Tiffany, U. S. Engineer and
the president of the Yakima CONNER
cial club, read paper urging the pre-
paration for peace by taking up the
building of irrigation and good roads
projects on the part of the state and
nation. He state that tho the actual
work on irrigation projects was stop
ped by the government in June, 1918,
for the period of the war, the engin-
eering force was set at work securing
engineering data so that the govern
iilSilI linShI NC piSpaiSu opoii eiiC do-
vent of peace to proceed at once to the
building program.
Ben F. Hill gave brief talk on gen.
eral highway work urging additional
propaganda in favor of good roads
and expressing confidence in the leg
islaturc.
Secretary of State /. M. Howell, in
an address before the convention, adj
vocated the construction of roads to
let all the agricultural products of the
state to market by gasoline trucks but
did not believe that the motor vehicle
should pay the entire bill. Feeder
roads should be built by general taxa
tion, he declared.
Governor Lister expressed his hear
ty approval of the plan as outlined by
Commissioner Allen. He made no
mention whatever of the Carlyon plan
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in his address. The key note in his
talk was Americanism and he urged
that there be no forgiveness of the
kaiser, but that he should be punished
to the limit with all others responsible
for the world war and for the atroci-
ties. He also demanded federal legis-
lation which would result in the de-
portation of every foreign born slack
er. He declared that there is not room
enough for them and red blooded
Americans and if they were at once
deported the !. w. w. probelm would
be forever solved.
The following officers were elected:
Hon. Samuel Hill, honorary life
president; N. B. Corfman, Chehalis,
president; Percy L. Sinclair, nwaco,
treasurer; executive committee, John
P. Hartman, King county, chairman.
Frank w. Giulbert, Spokane; E. C.
Burlingame, Walla Walla, J. II. Smith
Snohomish, Lee Monohan, King, Tor
ger Peterson, Pierce, j. j. Donovan,
Whatcom, A. F. Eldridge, King, F. h.
Haupt, Adams, j. L. Dumas, Columbia,
F. G. Fisher, Pierce, A. B. Fosseen,
Yakima, J. E. Calder, Grays Harbor,F.
j. Welmer, Whitman, Fred L. Wolf,
Pend Oreille, j. C. Hubbell, Kittitas,
j. G. Kulzer, Stevens, Edgar DRY,
Grant, A. ID. Jones, Spokane, c. G.
Williams, Benton.
Vice presidents - France Terrace,
King, F. w. Schultz, Chelan, Oliver
Hall, Whitman, E. M. Gillette, Chelans
j. A. Fontaine, Columbia.
Legislative committee-C. L. Morris
King, Eli Hockey, Pacific, w. A. Bill
niger, Okanogan, L. H. Brown, Spo-
kane, C. L. Mckenzie, Whitman.
Next years convention of the Good
Roads association will be held at Yak
ina.
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What More Could He Wish!

"You ask for my daughter? What
are your prospects, young man! 10
you own the house you live in?"
"No, I rent it, but have five tons
of coal in the cellar"
sTake her."
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
S3 MEN BATTED IN
800 Glass IN 1896
2I Years Later, in 1917,
Only Six Players
Turned Trick
PITCHERS NOW
USE THEIR BRAINS

George Stallings was recently shown
a book containing the batting averages
OF the National League in 1896. The
records showed elghty-three who batted
300.
"And how many hit 800 or better In
1917" he was asked
In 1896 elghty-three men out Of 256
who wore National League uniforms
batted 80 or over. Twenty-0ne years
later-in i9i7-just six men out OF
nearly 40 who cayorted on National
League lots broke into the 800 list.
whats the answer" was the next
question put to him.
There are a number Of reasons he
replied. One Of the most important Is
the foul strike rule. which wasn't In
existence in 1896. The second reason IS
the battling spitball. Furthermore, the
horsehide twenty-One years ago carried
a very high polish. That made 1t dliil-
cult for a pitcher TO handle a new ball
The shine was abolished some years
ago, and it is mush easier for a pitcher
70 control the ball now than 1t was in
the gloss covered days.
But the most important reason Of all,
IN my opinion, Is that pitchers Of to-
day are smarter than those OF twenty
one years ago They use their heads
as well as their arms. In 1896, most
twlrlers used only their arms. Their
sole aim was TO try to throw the ball
past the batter. Il failed as the bat
ting averages Of 1896 will show. In
those days only a few pitchers made
study OF the strength and weakness OF
the various batters. Change Of pace
was practically unknown. pitchers
didn't try TO work on the weakness OF
the hltters. They Just put all the speed
they had into the heave and took
chance.
aBut in the present area pitchers arm
is not his whole asset Christy Math-
ewson was star long after his arm
went back because he used MS brain.
Eddie Cicotte hasn't a wonderfully
powerful wing. but he has brains ana
uses them. The moundsman who
reaches the crest OF the pitching wave
and STAYS theme longest is the one who
has brains. who studies each and every
halter. uses strategy and plays on the
weakness OF the batter.
"Only once since 1906. has a National
League batsman reached the $50 mark.
That was in 1913. when Jake Daubert,
Of the Dodgers, Just reached that figure,
and. OF course, was the leader OF the
older circuit; but in 1896. two National
learuers went beyond 40, while thir-
teen hit better than $50.
"What a form reversal. II was IN
that wear that Willie Keller, OF nit
'em where they amt fame, amassed the
mlghtiest swatting record Of his career.
he figured in i2s games that year.
went 10 bat 562 times. scored i4I runs
and cracked out 233 hits, for an average
OF .l32" ~. ,so
Here is the list Of men who hit .SoO
Evening journal., 1918-07-08

Moran knew all along that Main was
shamming, and when the player asked
President Baker for two weeks on,
Moran vetoed Il and told Main TO work
the soreness out OF his arm. Morans
action probably caused the tall twirler
TO take a job with the plant team,
where he Will have TO pitch only one
game in a week.
Claude Davidson, the young player
that Connie Mack took from the semi
professional ranks, is another who
changed his mind about baseball after
talking to the plant agents When Joe
Dugan quit the Athletics because he
was dissatisfied with his own work.
Davidson was given his place at second
base and made such a good showing in
his first game that II looked as though
he would have the regular job. Dugan
returned the next day and Davidson
quit the team. He gave as his excuse
that baseball held no future for him
and that he intended to go into some
other line Of business. Dugsn is in tbs
draft and likely 20 be called at any
time, but Davidson is under the draf
age and could have finished the seasor
with Mack and gained a knowledge o.
the game that would have fitted him foi
a regular berth in the big leagues.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
Lebanon BUMPED
By HARLAN TEAM
Local Shipbuilders, H o W
ever, Lose Saturday Game
10 Sun Boys
BIG LEAGUERS
PLAY GREAT BALL

Harlan defeated Lebanon here Satur-
day afternoon TO 4. Miles Main,
rangy HEAVIER from the wilds OF Michi-
gan, who jumped the pills for the
Bethlehem Steel League. started his
second game for Lebanon against Har-
Ian and lasted only two frames.
Lengthy Miles got by all right In the
first inning. but the second saw two
triples and two doubles collected
from his slants. and before he settled
down four runs were over the plate.
Big Jim Buckles. who was scheduled
to work for the pills this year, but re-
fused TO accept terms, relieved Main
and failed TO be any more effective. In
the fourth he allowed one run. while
In the NTH three more were charged
against him and to The credit OF the
home boys.
DumOnt. former Washington nouns
man. worked for Harlan.
Walters distinguished himself by
planting the pill over the left field
fence in the seventh inning for tho 0rst
homer In that direction this year.
The score;
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
TRAPSHOOTING

In shoot for place on the Everd-
ing loving cup, +. Z. dupont won hard
fought race from William II. Coyne,
l. Turner and p ID. Guest, over the
Bellevue traps on Saturday. They each
had score Of as. +. 4. dupont had
25x2j TO start with, but on his second
string he dropped his first two birds and
then shot 23 straight w. Wood, n class
b shooter, had good chance for per-
feet score, but the wind had the tar
gets ducking badly on his second string,
which caused him to fall down. Although
William Coyne has not been coming out
regularly of late, he gave the boys who
had the As scores scare before he
finished.
The scores on the Loving cup Shoot
followsf
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
RARs DEMPSEY AND FULTON.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., July s.
Chairman John {. Smith, Of the New
Jersey Boxing Commission. yesterday
discredited the widely published story
that the Fulton-Dempsey match would
be held in Newark on July 20. It was
stated that the bout was to be part OF
a big boxing carnival for the Clarke C..
Grlflth bat and ball fund Newark has
set a goal OF $4,000.
"This is jugglery, pure and simple
said Chairman Smith. You can say Tor
me that under the arrangements as an
nounced there viii be no Fulton-Demp-
sey tight in connection with the char
ity event. The commissioners readily
granted a permit for the tournament
but will stand for no such cloak for
this big flghtw
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
Terrible link Gives MaHy Many Worries

The oflcial jlnx OF the National
League seems 10 have attached itself 10
Christopher Mathewson.
Whether Mstty can win the pennant
now Is a question. He has had lots OF
discoutagement But n the breaks
should turn for a short time and give
him another boost. no Giants or Cubs
are going to stop that heavy hitting and
game organization OF baseball players
First OF this spring Hal Chase did a
handspring on his ear and turned up
with a sprained shoulder. Now, when
ball player OF Chase's class breaks a
leg or an arm or Is otherwise placed
on the shelf II hurts. Sherwood Msgee
did a fine job OF first basing while Hal
was out, but after all there Is only one
Chase. Then a couple Of outnelders
pulled up lame. with the result that
Chase was impressed into out1eld duty
while Sherry continued TO first base.
When Chase was ready TO take his turn
at the flrst base station again, Ed
Rousch slid into second base at Brook
lyn with one leg pulled the wrong way.
The result was another name on the
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
sHIPBUILDERg LEAGuE.

Sun Ship continued It's winning
streak by defeating the Harlan combl-
nation at Chester on Saturday In q Della
ware Shipyard League game, to T.
Lally was In rare form and held Harlan
at his mercy. Lynn, former Chicago
American catcher, was the only Harlan
man 10 hit him hard. He cracked out q
double and a triple.
Robinson was the shining light for
sun. He clubbed three hot smashes, one
for double and another for three bags
Murray also shone for sun. The game
belonged TO any one until the eighth
when the Chesterltes came across with
threee tallles. Score
Sun
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
TROUBLE IN Store
FOR TITLE HOLDERS
Soldier Pupils May Wrest
Boxing Honors from
Teachers After War
BOYS ARE QUICK
TO LEARN THE ART

Announcement by Joseph 2. Raycroft,
head Of the commission In charge Of
training camp activities. that 100000
soldiers are being instructed in the
science Of boxing by the most sklllful
rlngsters in the world should provide
food for thought on the part OF the
title holders OF the various classes and
also by the eontenders for the cham
plonships.
Included In the list OF instructors in
America are: Nike Gibbons, the ST.
Paul Ghost a past master In the sci
ence or hit. stop and get away.
Packey Mcfarland. who. as a light
weight excelled In skill and ringcrsft,
all others In the class
Johnny Kilbane, featherwelght title
holder and acknowledged to be one Of
the cleverest boxers who ever held
the honors OF the class.
Benny Leonard, worlds lightweight
champion, whose performances IN win
ming and defending the title rank with
those OF the great 1876 Founders OF his
tory.
Joe Welllng. a heavy hitting. aggres-
sive and heady lightweight aud chal-
longer for the title
Willie Ritchle. former lightweight
champion, an experienced and aggres-
siye boxer.
In addition scores OF capable boxers
In every class OF pugillsm have been
actively engaged for nearly a year In
drilling the soldiers and sailors IN the
fne points OF roped square tactics.
over in England BOmbardler Wells. a
clever heavyweight; Jimmy Wilde,
sensational nyweight. champion OF the
greatest featherwelght champions Eng
land ever had, are showing the Tom
mics how 10 hit the Hun on the Jaw,
while In France the noted Carpenter,
heavyweight champion Of Europe. In
structs the poiius In the manly art.
While a large proportion OF the ~
pills win probably never become great
boxers, still the seeds Of pugilistic SCI
ence sown by the eminent experts can
hardly fail 10 result in a crop OF ring
lighters at the close OF the war calcu-
lated 10 spread dlsmay among the
champions and near champions.
This especially win prove true II
bonds, bayonet and bravery bring the
Boches 70 their knees within a reason
able length OF time. In that event the
champion OF each class would ind 3
battalion OF war heroes clamorlnE for
a chance at the honors. and the tito
holders would be kept exceedingly
busy.
It is not unlikely that Leonard will.
n he has not already done so, give In
struction 10 some youngster who IN
the future may take the championship
away from the present holder.
Mike Gibbons may instill his wonder
derful science In some boy in Uncle
Sans service who may win the middle
weight title. something the crafty Glib
bons never succeeded IN doing.
other instructors may mould raw
material into championship form, and
the result bodies IN for the boxers now
In the llmelight as champions or rivals.
There can be not the slightest doubt
that after the war ends boxing, which
has done so much 70 flt allied soldiers
for the field OF battle. Will justly en-
Joy the greatest boom in the history Of
the ring game.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08

HTS OF falrbunks 2, NOuWln Z. EaTnel
runs, Eastlake !. Two-base hits, Brit
tingham. Struck out by Fairbanks 10,
by Goodwin IL. Left ON bases, Mt. Salem
6, Eastlake 9. Stolen bases, Ramsey,
Jones. Patton. Sacrifice hits, T. Brit
tingham. Hit by pitched ball, Fairbanks
/. Patterson, L. Brittingham, Ramsey.
Base on balls, Fairbanks l, Goodwin 2.
Wild pitches Fairbanks. Passed balls,
Gilbert. Time of game l.2O. Umpire
Mowbray.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
MEsLEYWESTNnNsTER.

Westminster defeated Wesley TO 3.
Westminster won in the sixth inning
when they scored two runs.
r. Baker, Day, X. Baker and latter
sail led in hitting.
Handy of Westminster played a fast
fielding game at first base.
Westminster used both Kitchen and
Evening journal., 1918-07-08

The next two succeeding Saturday af-
ternoon's viii mark big events at the
p. R. r. Club when shoots will be held
for the benefit Of the p. r. r. Women's
War Relief Department, No. 4. There
viii be prizes awarded under the Lewis
class system. All shooters are invited
10 take part in the event.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08

hospital list.
Rube Bressler. a quite capable left
handler was called to the army. Fredh
Toney hasn't been himself. Pete
Schneider pitched one fine game and
then relapsed with lame arm. And
there you are.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
Harlan
WESTERN LEAGUE ENDS SEASON.

OMAHA, Neb., July s.-Directors Of
the Western League, meeting here yes
terday. abrutly ended the season with
games. Presidents OF all
clubs in the league were present and
action was unanimous.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
Amt
Nature
Wonderful
SPUD BON BONS

New comes the latest
Edition In war eats,
Murphy" bon bons.
Iepl Old Mike Potato
Is now a candy Kid.
They've doped up old
Mud in the eye spud
Who used to lay in
A peck sack under the
Kitchen sink so now
He can sit In a fancy
Bon bon box in the
Parlor. and throw out
His chocolate chest.
And blink his stuffed
Cherry eyes Instead of
Riding on the tail gate
or a grocery wagon he
VIII now occupy space
In limousines, and opera
Boxes. Quite a rise for
Old Pete Spud who used
To perch on the neck OF
Oil cans, and now reclines
In violet colored fancy
Paper jacket in a nifty
Japanese lacquered hand
Painted bon bon bungalow
On the library table.
Some BOOST Instead OF
The old "out Of the frying
Pan into the FIRE" yodel, with
AL spud, 1t now goes.
Out OF the frying pan
Into the candy shoppel
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
saTIRDAY RasFBALL.

Pennsgrove, 6; Chester Y. NJ. c. A., 4.
Wilmington Giants, Q; Rosedale, s.
n. C. Reserves, 3; All Stars. 2.
Keystone. 10; st. Paurs. 9. go in
nings.)
Elkton, 7; Newport, ?.
Rising Sun, 6; Newark, 4.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
MT. sALEM-EAsTLAKE

Eastlake nosed out Mt. Salem in a
pretty game 3 toe. Each team had four
hits. Fairbanks had 10 strikeouts, while
Goodwin got IL.
Brittingham Of Eastlake tore of dou-
bic. c. Patterson and r. Minker car
ried of the fielding honors. The score:
Mf Salem
Evening journal., 1918-07-08

IL would be we'll TO advertise lost
articles In the Want Ad column this
week. Transfers. chaufreurs. carriers
and engineers are all under a bene-
flcent ruling.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
EnGE MOOR-sILvERnROOK.

Edge Moor defeated sllyerDrook, .
10 0.
p. Jackson was on the mound Tor
Edge Moor and held Silverbrook 70 three
hits. He famed 10 men.
J.. Fish, Of Edge Moor, was the Big
man with the stick, getting four hits,
one being a double. Hobson and i.
Jackson also hit well. The score.
FdUa Monr
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League.

American League.
st. Louis, 3; Washington. O.
No other games scheduled.
National League.
Cincinnati. 3; Phillles, 2.
Phlllles, q; Cincinnati. 3 I'D ssme.l
Chicago. 6; New York, 4.
ST. Louis, 3; Brooklyn. 2.
Brooklyn. 2: St. Louis. 4.
Second game, 10 innings.
Boston-Plttsburg-not scheduled.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
cHURcH LEAGUE sTANDING

Edge Moor and Eastlake came across
with victories again in the Church
Leagues games on Saturday, Silver
brook and Mt. Salem being their VIC
tins. Westminster, showing more
speed than ever, held Wesley on the
short end OF a fast game. The re-or-
ganlzed league played It's best ball OF
the year and seems to be the strongest
combination yet gotten together.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08

Wesley ........... 100 10 OOO-3 10 4
Westminster ....lll O02 lOx-6 IL 9
Hits off Pennock 0, Day 2, Kitchen o,
Kearney 3. Earned runs, Wesley 2, West
Minister l. Two-base hits, r. Baker ?,
Day l, X. Baker /. Three-base hits,
Tattersall Struck out by Kitchen 3,
Kearney 3. Left on bases Wesley 4,
Westminster 3. Stolen bases, Tattersall,
McVeigh, II. Fisher. Sacrifice hits,
Strswbridge. Base on balls or Pcnnook
2, Kitchen /. Number Of innings pitched
by Day ?, 'Pennock Z, Kitchen 6, Kear-
ney 3. Time of game ? hours. Umpire
Moore
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
TRAP SHOOTING
ANGLING
BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE
RECORDS FOR
THE PAST WEEK

The weeks record in each league Of
games played, won and lost. with runs.
hits, errors. men left on bases and
runs scored by opponents, including the
games OF Saturday, July G. Is as fol-
lows;
Evening journal., 1918-07-08

ings:s H., .,o-s
NJ 1896 had been in the game IN 1911,
how many of them do you think would
have hit better than .30O?"
That's a rather hard question TO an
sverr declared the Braves leader.
"Just the same l feel that il the eighty
three men who hit 300 or better IN
1896 had been in the game last year,
moi more than ten or twelve OF them
would have gone beyond the 800
mark. They were great hitters, but
most NJ them would have flunked when
faced by the spitball and menaced by
the foul strike and the wonderiul IN
stinct OF the present day pitchers IN
knowing each batter's weakness ana
strength"
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
National League.
SCHEDULE ron TODAY.

American League.
Detroit al Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
ST. Louis at Washington
Cleveland at Boston.
National League
Phillles at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at ST. Louis.
New York az Chicago.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
sCnRn "a TNNINGs

Fdge Moor .....2OO 42Ol Ks
Silverbrook ......0 o . y W
HTS of p. Jackson. 81 Ufleman
earned runs, Edge Moor 3; two-base hits,
Gish; struck out by p. jackson, 10; Uf-
feman, o; left on bases, Edge Moor. 81
Silverbrook, Z; stolen bases Edge Moor
10; Silverbrook, :; sacrifice hits ID.
Riley, Curlett, Simpson; base on balls,
johnson, o; Uffieman, p wild pitches,
Uflman, 2; passed balls, Crockett, q
number of innings pitched by P. jack
son, o; Ufflemani time Of game 1886
umpire, Hall.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08

Board and rooms to let and houses 20
be sold will be advantsgeously adyer-
tised in the Want Ads.
Evening journal., 1918-07-08

over at the Todd's Cut traps satur-
day the =. r. r. Gun Club held its
weekly shoot. j. 7. George was high
gun with 6s dead out Of a possible rs.
J. Sheppard ran the 80 target event with
AZ breaks. Scores Of the other shooters
Evening journal., 1918-07-08
Church LEAGUE T|LTS
ARE FULL OF speed
Edge Moor, Eastlake and
Westminster Place More
Games in Won Column
EASTLAKERS HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE
SATURDAYS RESULTS.

Edge Moor 9-Silverbrook o.
Eastlake 3-Mt. Salem 2.
Westminster 6-Wesley 8