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The Washington times., 1918-09-16
NAVY CANDIDATES
REPORT TODOB|E

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Sept 16-Navy
regulars are expected TO report to
coach Gilmour Dobie today to begin
regular fall practice. As is custom
airy at the start of the season a squad
will be picked from those who have
shown up best in the early practice.
DObie has had twenty-five teams at
work during the past three weeks,
and prospects were never better for
frst-class team. Eight or nine of
the regulars from last season will be
on hand.
Ingram, who led the country in
scoring for the Navy last fall, has
been elected captain of the team.
Roberts, Whelchel, and Butler, with
Ingram, the regular backfield of last
fall, is expected to be ready again
this year.
Line prospects are unusually bright
for the greatest team ever turned out
here. 1t is probable that the Navy
will have to change its football
schedule somewhat owing to the fact
that several teams will be out of
competition this season
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
PLAYING MANY GAMES

On an average of twenty-five games
Of baseball arc played daily at Camp
Travis. San Antonio, Tex, according
to report made to DR.. Joseph f. Ray
croft, head OF the athletic division OF
the war DEPARTMENT commission On
training camp activities. BY Bud
Goodwin. the camp athletic director.
In his report, Director Goodwin es-
tt-nates that I.Slo soldiers took part
in the $50 games tina: were played Of
6cIally in the camp in July. This ng-
ure, he declares, Is greatly supple
mented by many informal contests
engaged in by the soldiers. and cas-
lily brings the daily average Of games
played at the camp to twenty-five
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
WILL BUILD BIG HOUSE

Plans have been completed for the
erection OF one Of the largest navy
field houses in the country at the
Great Lake naval training station.
Great Lakes, ILL.,. according to an
announcement made by the Navy De-
partmsnt commission on training camp
activities. The cost OF the building
will come out OF the $4,000. 900 appro-
priation which was made recently as
part OF the construction plans for the
Great Lakes station
The building will be a two-story
frame structure, 200 feet long and IFS
feet wide. One OF the features will be
a concrete swimming pool, seventy
i've by twenty-five feet. with a
vary depth OF four to eight feet
Spring boards will be erected on the
balconies of the first and second floors
of the building. Spacious locker
rooms, shower baths and drying
rooms will also be erected. A gymna-
SUM. eight by forty-five feet, will
occupy the west quarter OF the second
floor. which also will have q large
lounge room and dormitories.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16

Dempsey and the best man to be
obtained on September 2s. 1918, In
order to inaugurate the fourth
Liberty loan.
JAMES F. DoUGHERTY.
indorse this.
1T. COM. F. r. PAYNE, u. S. N.
Chairman Citizens Committee
He's FoOIIng Around
willard is fooling around in Colo
RADIO, combining business with pleas
rre, One explanation from him is that
he went to Denver to confer with
wealthy oil investors Another is
that his wife's poor health brough him
to the high lands OF Colorado.
willard also says that he has'booked
. number OF Red Cross exhibition
matches at Colorado Springs. but no.
body has been able to discover his
opponents.
It Is generally felt here that W.T.
lard Is through with the ring for an
time. Rumors have come from Denver
that he is close to 800 pounds In
weight, but they have been denied as
often as they have cropped up.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
LANDS GOOD BERTH

The appointment of Fred Jack
litsch. former catcher for the Brook
Ign National League nine. to the post
OF athletic director OF the Brooklyn
Armed Guard. is announced by Walter
Camp, head OF the athletic division of
the navy commission on training
camp activities. Jacklitsch has for
more than twenty years been en-
gagged in athletics.
Besides playing professional base
ball for more than sixteen ye1rs, the
newly appointed di ector IS regarded
as topnotch basketball football.
vollley ball and hlndball coach.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
Initial Accident of
the Season

FAIRMoNT, W. Va, Sept. Is.
Avery Ash sustained the first
football injury Of the season at
the initial workout Of the candi-
dates Of the Fairmont High
School. He has a broken COLLAR
bone and a dislocated shoulder,
while another small bone was
pushed out Of place. Ash, who is
a freshman, came out for the
team and in the first practice
was injured in a tackle. Pros
poets at the high school this year
for a good football team seem
unusually bright It is believed
a fast team will be developed.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
DEMPSEY Is PEEVED

RENO. New, Sept. 16.-Jack Demp-
'ey Is rough whom he's peeved. He
was peeved Saturday night. probably
because While Meehan, the "CaiIfor.
MIA Fat Boy" had outpointed him in
four rounds at San Francisco tho
night before. So he got his revenge
at the expense OF Jack Moran.
Moran was put to sleep in exactly
seventy seconds, Dempsey could have
done II quicker. but he let the fans
SEQ something Of his whirlVind style
before ending the bout. Then he left
for Philadelphia Jacks q rough guy.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
WINS FORTTETH GAME

Aggie Messengers, by taking a dou'
ble-header yesterday. landed their
fortIeth game OF tho season. The
Speedway A. C. was beaten. s TO 9.
and tho FoXhall A c. was trounced.
10 to 8.
The Messengers resumed play after
months layofl. beginning right
where thov left OF. The Messengers
claim the junior championship OF the
District, having defeated the strong
est teams in the city.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
SLABS WAR PROFITEER

MoNESSEN. Pa. Sept 16.-'Tn
making big money, and for my part
I wish tho war would keep up a while
longer" remarked a man on a street
car hore-
A well-drcssed. motherly-looking
woman arose and gave tho man a
singing slap. with, Take that for
my son in France! And take that
for my other son who is in camp
waiting to 20 to Frnncer' she said
q $ she applied the same treatment 10
the other check The man took his
punishment without saying n word
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
CHAMPION WILLARD NOT
INCLINED TO GIVE HIS
AID TO SOLDIER FUNDS

PHILADELPHIA Sept 1s-Jsss Willard, worlds heavyweight
champion has refused his assistance in aid Of the patriotic carnival
September g. He has far turn down offer Of
$4,000 for sxrOund bout with Jack Dempsey For the bout
Dempsey has himself willing for nothing
On August 81 1918, Jimmy Doughet with Commander F. R. Payne
u NJ conceived the idea Of inviting Willard in the big
carnival Receipts after the had taken out
the benefit funds Of the and marine This
start of the campaign for the Fourth Liberty Loan t
gram explaining details in brief, willard
The Washington times., 1918-09-16

even terms in section two for the
leadership of the section.
Operations got in ahead OF the Rez
players for the second time this sea-
son and earned a clean-cut victory.
Operations earned its third game in
as many days and stands ready to
walk into the Navy Yard on its meet.
ing Wednesday.
Pfe1 Does Well.
Emil Pfeil proved to be the whole
works for the Operations team
against Rex A. c. yesterday. Pfeu
has been out OF the game for two
months. but showed no lack of stuff
in tanning seven batters and holding
the Rex men blanked for seven in
nings. He won his battle, 6 to !, in
clean-cut manner.
In addition to pitching q FIRST class
exhibition, PfeIl made three hits,
two Of which were productive Of
runs. Harsberger was moved into
shortstop and handled eleven chances
without a slip-up.
The Operators opened up with two
runs in the first inning and were
never headed. Brown was finally
taken from the mound and Ferguson
pitched the last three innings
Roxie Roche scored the only run
for the Rex players in the eighth.
when he hit and stole second, TO
come homo on q safe drive. There
were but four Rex players as far as
second base during the game.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
BREAKS HIS ARM

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. I6-Harry
Wills, the big coloref boxer. de-
featsd Jack Thompson here Saturday
night with ono hand. In .hs very
first round Wills broke his left hand
on Thompson's head. He went
through with the battle. however, in
ins style. emitting himself TO the
victory by a wide margin,
After the bout Wills went TO the
Jefferson Hospital, where the sur
geons found a bad break in his left
hand, and he will be cut Of the ring
for several weeks,
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
CAPPUBS ARE OFFERED
FINE CHANCE TO SHUT
MARINES OUT OF GAME
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Publishers the the District title
entirely of
championship baseball series today War Risk bounced IS
score yesterday leadership
today will the War Rskers the title
section one.
Army School players Jack Crooks
going smoothly lately
might be expected the opposition
The Washington times., 1918-09-16

Ed OmlLnS SpOENluB colbOE Ol inc
Chicago American. was empowered
to visit willard, then in Denver and
Colorado Springs, Offering the cham
pion $50 900 win. lose or draw, for
a six-round contest at the Philadel-
phia National League baseball PARK.
II was explained that Dempsey was
giving his services practically free
OF charge.
Smith Il Turned Down.
Here is the result Of Smiths in
tervisw> with Willard in the shape OF
. wire to James F. Doughsrty, Leip-
erviIIe, Pa:
Absolutely impossible to get
willard Spent two days with
him He gives as a reason the
shortness of time in which to
train, business engagements of
Importance that already have
been postponed too far, and lack
OF interest in professional nght-
ing for money at the present
time. want you to know I I'D
my very best possible for you
and that would stick here long
er and try to induce him further
IL I thought there was a posi-
BILE chance OF getting to the ship
position VIII advise you further
by letter upon my return home-
ED. W. SMITH"
Immediately the following letter.
gram was nled from Philadelphia:
September 4. 1918.
Mr.. Ed Smith,
Sporting Editor Chicago American.
Chicago, Ill:
Dear Sir-Your wire received.
Note Wizards reference fighting
for money: have signed agree
ment with Dempsey for six rounds
with willard In PHILADELPHIA.
agreeing to box without receiv-
ing a penny, absolutely free. and
all net proceeds to be turned over
to citizens committee for bensAt
Of soldiers and sailors. Having
made willard a generous offer
and been refused. here Is his OPP
portunity to show any real pa
triotism he may have by accepting
Dempsey's offer to box free for
benefit of soldiers and sailors
Rumor he offers to box Dempsey
in Colorado Springs free for pa
triotIe benefit II his offer Is
prompted by real patriotism and
he is no Stacker and wishes to dol
his bit, he will come to Philadel-
phIa, as the receipts at Colorado
Springs will be vastly less than
at Philadelphia. consequently .
bout at the Springs will do much
less good for the enlisted men
than IL held in Philadelphia Do
your utmost to convince him that
II patriotism inspires him In his
offer IL il his patriotic duty to
come 20 Philadelphia II he ac-
cepts, Dempsey has promised to
make date acceptable to Willard.
50 that he can have all the time he
needs for purpose necessary to his
business or perfecting his physi-
cal condition II he does not ae-
cept this ofrer, I shall offer .
bout for the heavyweight cham
plonship OF the world. which
consider willard will not profit by
his refusal, this contest to take
place In Philadelphia between
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
DUMBARToN WINS.

DumbartOn Tennis Club evened up
with Baltimore for the defeat admin
istered last year. Dumbarton won eight
out Of nine here on September and was
beaten six out of nine by tho Baltimore
men Saturday. The intercity series
stands, DunbarteR Ii Baltimore 4.
@,
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
SERIES SNFTERS

Bob Doyle, president of the District
Baseball Association, took $50 worth
OF smokes TO the wounded soldiers at
Walter Reed Hospital today. The
money was collected at American
League Park yesterday.
The Marines made a gallant stand
in the sixth. but were unable To come
through. Schafrer was lambasted for
twelve hits in three innings.
bud" Doughton, after going
through four games with but ono hit,
came through yesterday, when hits
were needed, with three safe ones.
Sweeney also had his pole working
and smashed four on the nosa.
Eddie GIL. OF War Risk. had the
Marines infcId on the move all after
noon. He landed on first three times
after bunting.
Freddy Holmes. who dislooated his
shoulder on Friday, went into the
game. but could not heavo tho ball
at all.
Tho Marines intend strengthening
their team today by putting Cobb in
the outfeld and moving PasquereiIa
over to second and putting Jarvis IN
first
Jarvis, who played with tho Ma
rInes, borrowed a Washington unit
form from Clark Griffith, who at
tended the games. When Jarvis ap-
peAred Grin was fooled, along with
the others in the park, as Jarvis
looked for ell tho world like Sammy
Rice. His actions on tho field, even
to the way no wore his hat, made him
a ringer for Rice.
Anything might happen now. With
War Risk and Marines tied mp, n IL
possible that Operations and Navy
Yard will get into tie contest. This
would mean two ties.
II is planned to start the FIRST final
series game on Sunday at American
League Park. Navy Yard, War Risk.
or Operations and Marines may be
Ia CORtsRdOEk
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
ONE GAME TOMORROW.

Rex Athletic Club and the Army Medi-
cal School teams are due to play at
American League Park tomorrow after,
noon in the District Baseball Ascoc!a-
tan ssriaA
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
WILL HAVE JOURNEYS.

will probably start fall tournaments rs
soon as school opens next week Com
petition in singles and doubles has been
the general practice.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
l. JOKING EN- OKER
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER

umpire Harry Johnson performing in the international
something entirely baseball by fling
and his
hvt cited igaion
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
TEAMS CALLED OUT.

High school football coaches here
have Issued a call for candidates for
next Monday. the opening OF school
Advance notices have been sent Jut
with duestionnaires.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16


Our knowledge of law is not pro-
found 1t is one OF those things dis
tasteful to US, as a matter of fact,
consisting in our humble Judgment In
little but fine splitting of hairs. May
be Mr.. johnson will collect at least a
part of that $4,000. Maybe he won't
As q good betting propostiion-and.
therefore, entitled to consideration In
this column-we'd back the news
paper to the extent of our small for
tune against Mr.. johnson.
But Mr.. johnson, in filing his suit,
has set a precedent, which is
weighty thing in law. He would set
up the dignity OF an umpire against
the hasty vocabulary of baseball
writer, who is usually at least half
a fan and rooter. He would make the
umpire a human being who could lose
caste with his friends who might read
OF his being called a nut"
Now, we happen to know some UNI
pires They're good ones, too. For
instance, we canno. imagine Tommy
Connolly's waxing excited by being
called a nut" in a sports page. Billy
Evans, who writes for the papers
himself, is another very fairish arbi-
TRAITOR whom we know. We doubt
Billy would even think Of filing suit
against a newspaper that bawled
him out
To pursue this subject a bit farther,
we cannot imagine a jury, consisting
of twelve Americans, believing that
an umpire suffered to the extent Of
SIC. 700, or 10000 cents either, when
he was described in a sporting page
as a nut" Indeed, nut" is a soft
thing compared to what so many fans
have termed various umpires in the
past
No. even without much knowledge
of law, we doubt that Mr.. Johnson
will get anywhere with his suit at
n. Y. What do you think?
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
Football to Remain.

Football is to remain. The Govern
ment denies any intention OF doing
away with this greatest OF all college
sports. Indeed, It will be expected
to prove OF great assistance in max
ing for aggressiveness and strength
in the soldIer-students.
No university should find It impossi-
BILE to carry on football merely be-
cause military instruction is TO come
first 1t has been whispered that both
the Naval Academy and the Military
Academy have produced high class
elevens, and at each institution mill
tAry instruction OF tho most intensive
type comes first, last. and always.
II may be impossible to send var
sity elcvens travelling all over tho
land. Intcrsc .tional contests may be
thing OF tho past for the duration
of tho war. but thcrell be football,
and plenty OF It wherever yorng mon
got together.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16

Doughton ca, shRner C3). BealI, HameI,
Lynn 80. BigIer (2). GLADDEN., Clarke.
Cobb. Snyder. ErorB-KayavA, Shafer,
Lynn, GLADDEN., Pasqueralla, Clarke, Cobb,
Collier, Jarvis Left on bases-war Risk,
Z; Marines, 6. First base on baIls-On
Shsher, ;; of Singleton. ;; OF Jarvis, ?
IL In INN. Struck out-By ShAffer, S; b.
Singleton. 9; by Jarvis 4. Three base
hitS-Beall. Lynn. Two-base hits-Dough-
ton. GLADDEN.. Pasqueralla, Clarke Sac
rfhce hits-Sweeney, Sill ca. Doughton,
Rey1va- Stolen bases-SWeeney. Sill (3),
Lynn Double play-ShAIer to Reyava to
Sill Wild pitches-JRrViA 2.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
INTERIOR TO PLAY.

Interior will play Treasury in tie
regularly scheduled Dopa rtmental
League tennis match at Princeton Club
lonORoW GftnrasaA
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
HUDSON LASTS OUT.
Totals IN II II Isl Totals Ia 10 ~ Is
Medicos. OIe enc o.
e Is

Runs-wefters, Carl, Bayne, HuIInsh,
Mccarthy C2). Lemerie. Carroll (2). David
son. McMahAn, p. Tillett, Hudson Errors
baugh (D, Jones. Left on bases-Army
Medicos. {: Clarendon, S. First base on
balls-On Parks, ?. Struck out-By Parks,
Two-base hits-Carroll, Davidson. Sacri-
fee hits-Clark, Parks. Stolen bases
Welters Cd. Howard, Davidson Double
plays-Lemeric to McMahan 10 Carroll;
Congeru to Clark to Howard: weIters to
Hullhsh to Howard. Hit by pitcher-By
Parks (McAahan). Passed ball-Hullhsh
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
Gained More RulH-

Solid swats earned those five runs
OF Singleton, after his teammates had
let the youngsters get on base on
errors Three more tallies were
counted IN the fourth and three more
in the NTH, making a total OF IL
runs to for the QuantLco men.
Up to the sixth the Marines had
made two hits on Schaffer, who had
the blue suits eating out Of his left
clipper. Then IT happened. Mig
Clarke blasted a double. Cobb fol-
lowed with a crack, and then: the
deiuge opened up on Schafier and the
Marines blasted in six talIies.
Singleton was removed in favor OF
jarvis, but the War Riskers were des-
tined to win, for they succeeded in
tallying seven more runs of Jarvis
while the Marines could get but one
on Sch4ffeR.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
AVERAGES FATTEN UP.

Totals ..I2Is II III Totals .ssI4 81 Is
War Risk. . : IL -1s
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II is planned to start the first final
series game on Sunday at American
League Park. Navy Yard, War Risk
or Operations and Marines may be
ia sOatsRdOEA
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
Must Come Through.

The Marines must come through TO-
day II they are going to get into the
post series. A loss for the Quantico
men today means they are entirely out
Of the running and War Risk is the
leader Of the series
L Nelson's tribe found Singleton with
ridiculous ease yesterday. Sweeney got
10Rr hits in flve times up, and Bud
Ooughton, recovering his batting eye for
She FIRST time In the series, cracked
three timely ones Jarvis was no puzzle
for the War Risk men
6ehaher'S detection gave the Marines
. chance TO get going. For six innings
bot two hits were gathered in, but IN
thu final frames the sandy haired
s0uchpaw was ratified for twelve cracks.
Army MedIeOs Generous.
IA Army Medicos were entirely too
g0erous With Clarendon players. Four
runs were chased over the plate in
esxor Of Clarendon In the opening
MDfng, and the Medicos continued to
tek Clarendon in on four more in the
Seeond The game ended at . to L
Thereafter it was q frantic attempt
en- the part Of the Medicos to catch up
Until It was seen to be too late. Hud-
son. the Clarendon star. was touched
I'd. freely by Army Medlcos. but was
unbeatable
Joe Giebel, Garendon'S catcher, was
tRoed to retire early In the battle
vAsn q curve bah split his finger. Bax-
~ Davidson took up the running be-
Et14 the bat for Clarendon and made a
eood job Of It
Rex Drops Out OF Il.
Rex Athletic Club has dropped out
Of It. A 8 to 1 defeat administered
by Operations at Union League Park
yesterday puts the clubmen down and
cut Operations, by the same token,
stands right on the heels Of the flying
Navy Yard team.
Wednesday when these two teams
meet At American League Park there
win be something doing. A win for
Operations will put that team on
The Washington times., 1918-09-16

Anything might happen now With
War Risk and Marines tied MP, Il IL
possible that Operations and Navy
Yard will get into a tie contest. This
would mean two ties.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16
One Big Surprise.

War Risk, with Ernie Schsffer in
the box, handed the Marines one big
surprise yesterday and trounced the
Qrantico men, IS to Z. Before going
through = lot OF print paper, let's
agree the contest was a punk one.
So far the Marines have won fifty
games, lost four, and tied one. The
War Riskers claim one of the four
defeats. Schafter, who pitched for
the War Risk team, stopped the
ouantico men completely for six in
ningk
The Marines, helpless IN the field,
were asleep when they got on the
bases, and were about as wild
peggers as have been viewed this
season In the sandlot battles. Added
TO that they couldn't catch q thing.
In consequence, War Risk got q
present Of q hve-run lead in the sec
end inning.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16

The Marines made a gallant stand
in the sixth. but were unable to come
through. Schafror was lambasted for
twelve hits in three innings.
The Washington times., 1918-09-16

strength against the Southeast men.
The Navy Yard players are sched-
uled to play the section / game at
American League Park today at s:l5
,. m A win for Navy Yard will be a
lengthy step toward frst-place hon
orS. A loss will mean that Opera
tons will be tied up with the South
east players from Uncle Sans big
factory.
At Union League Park the Capital
Publishers stack up against the Ma
TineS Just what the Quantico men
have In the way of pitching stun Will
be seen when Driver takes his place
en- the rubber. Jarvis and Singleton
are about done for today, and the
burden Of proof rests with Driver.
Serrin or McGrsth will probably pitch
for the Cappubs
The Washington times., 1918-09-16

Eddie GIL. OF War Risk. had the
Marines inflcld on the move all after
noon. He landed on first three times
after bunting
The Washington times., 1918-09-16

Freddy Holmes. who dislooated his
shoulder on Friday, went into the
game. but could not heavo tho ball
AZ all
The Washington times., 1918-09-16

Tho Marines intend strengthening
their team today by putting Cobb In
the outfieId and moving Pasquereila
over to second and putting Jarvis Sn
first
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-06

There is nearly 50 900 Soldiers
here. and only about l85 negroes
but they say there Will be about
/. 500 in the next few days We
find the sign here ior colored SOL
dieIs. They have 10 600 German
prisoners here
The camp IS is miles long and
8 miles wide. Ii is warm here in
the day and cold at night. This
i beautiful camp, everything
clean and in good condition, but
oh We are bere in this God for
saken country.
We are to 20 thru an examina-
ton Or rather a gas test this after
noon, we have TO put on gas masks
in ) seconds IN a closed room full
OF gas. One boy died yesterday
from the effects OF it.
sent you my pictures had
made in Chicago, j 5 good did,
because in a few days you wouln t
know me because the sun is tan
ming everybody,
Willwrite you more about things
when am here longer. | have
Mt seen much as yet.
Write me at once and let me
know how everybody is. as | fec
as tho am out OF the u S. A
guess when we leave here we will
be France bound, ! hope SO any
how. These Chicago boys arc
crying for State street. but Pear
or Sth SITS. will do for me.
am atfeationately,
Your Soldier Son,
George.