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Evening journal., 1918-09-16
UINDENBURC's TOOTHPICKS.

Where's that crew who yodeled 10
the world. and surrounding planets, 70
sit up and keep an eye peeled, as tney
were gonna hold a molar bouncing
tournament in a chow festival In Paris 7
Cold coffeel
It's a long shuttle 10 Paris, The route
those crows are hoOflng 1t now, gong
around the world to sneak in the back
yard. or maybe they've decided TO
hold the feedbag carnival up in the ice
berg plantations. adolf, pass der ilsn
oil. / got a icicle stuck NIT der throat "
After inviting himself, and gang. TO
dinner in Paris, old Hlndenburg passed
around toothpicks, and the nourishment
has long been chewed out Of them.
Tongues fun Of slivers. and stomaehs
leaner than the inside Of bass drum
No time in their retreating now even
for a quick lunch.
Banging back the Hun swine, turn
a deaf ear when they pour out their
Rhine whine.
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i THE EVENING JOURNALS DAILY PAGE OF SPORTS


that Ruth would not pitch. But Babe
won a hairline, 4 10 o, decision over
Jim Vaughan. and Boston got an edge.
which Il never lost. Judging from past
worlds series history the first game
is all that counts, az In twelve out OF
fifteen series the winner OF the first
game won the series,
The fact that Fred Mitchell pitched
left handlers practically exclusively
gave Whlteman his chance. Boston is
woefilly weak against left handlers.
VITA Hooper. Strink and Ruth, MS star
hitiers, batting from the south side Of
the plate. In order 10 get another
right handed hitter In the game. White
man pairolled left field. and did Il In a
way seldom equalled In worlds series
play.
Lowest Average Yet.
Several records were established In
the series. For one thing the Red Sox
won the 1918 series with the most mod
eat batting average yet recorded by a
winner the club average being ISL.
However, several losers have batted be
low that figure. among those the los
ing Giants in 1911, who hit only i75,
and the vanquished Phillies In 1918,
who hit .is2.
The series set new record DIR clean
fielding In a worlds series with only
i've errors. Boston established a
worlds series fielding record which is
not likely 10 be touched for some time
when It went through six games with
only one error.
Some critics have alleged that neither
OF the contenders would have had a
chance with some OF the former pen
nant winners. yet In 1911. when the
Athletics were in their prime and the
Giants had the best base running team
In the country, % errors were piled
Evening journal., 1918-09-16

surprises Of the Winter League season
by naming Barrow the Boston pilot,
BarrOw's appointment was not con-
sidered much more than a temporary
arrangement. and was received indlffcr-
entity in Boston. lie had been a good
minor league manager. ielt had been a
failure when he tried 10 manage
the Detroit team. Hoveyer, today
Ed ls on the top Of the baseball heap.
10 also is rumored that he got a bonus
OF $4,000 for winning the American
League pennant and The worlds series
Last winter Whiteman probably was
wondering what he would do II the In
ternatlonal League blew up. At the age
Of 20 without showing anN Nlhing, so he
hardly expected another major league
opportunity even though he was hit
ting well with Toronto. However. the
war practically wiped out the Boston
outfled with all IT'S substitutes when
Lewis, Walsh and shorten entered the
navy. Walker was lost 10 Philadelphia
In a trade sending Sirunk 10 Bosion.
still shy an outfeher. Barrow had
enough confidence in Whiteman 10 buy
him for the Boston team. Soon be play
ed left field only when Ruth was pitch
ing. lie received little consideration
before the start Of the series.
However, Burrow and Whiteman
proved a combination that was one Of
the leading reasons FOR Bostons win
ming ITS sixth worlds championship
since the National and American
leagues began their fall quarrels in
1908.
Barrow's strategy was Of the highest
ealibre throughout. and he won the
nrst and all imortoriant games by
crossing the Cubs and critics and pitch
ing Ruth. Prior 10 that Il was an
nounced that the only sure thing was
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
OPPORTUNITY CAME,
BARROW Seized IT
One Year Wrought Big
Change in Fortunes of
Leader of Red Sox
RUTH HANGS UP
= SHUT-OUT RECORD

What change one year brought in
the careers and fortunes OF Ed Barrow,
manager Of the Red Sox, and George
Whiteman. the new worlds series hero !
A year ago Barrow still was working
TO bold the shreds Of the old Inierna-
tional League together Barrow had
pulled II through the stormy days OF
the Federal Leageu but The league.
bounded from one series OF rapids 10
another.
Until late in the winter the Red Sox
had hoped TO get furloughs for their
men in service, but the Massachusetts,
Congressman who tried 10 get the fur
loughs soon found he made himself un-
popular. Until the last Frazee held on
TO the hope that Jack Barry would re
turn from the navy 10 manage the Red
SoX. but Just few weeks before II
came time for the teams 10 leave for
the South Frazee sprung one OF the
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
pARKSnE A CHAMPION.

Psrkside defeated Shamrock In the
second game OF the series for the
Junior League championship at Eden
Park on Saturday by the scoro OF 5-i.
Parkside won the FIRST game last Satur-
day week by the score Of i-3. Satur-
days victory gives parkslde the series.
Score by innings:
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
TRAP SHOOTING
ANGLING
BASEBALL.

up In six games. i7 by the Giants. Tht
series would have won over such ex
hibitions Of fielding.
Ruth betlered Matiy's worlds series
hitout record, a. mark which many
baseball followers imagined would
stand the test Of an time. It Is true
Ruth did not equal Alattys wonderful
performance Of pitching three worlds
series shutouis in a week. This may
Hever be done again, but Ruth ad-
yanced Malty's scoreless worlds series
record another notch Niatty pitched 2s
scoreless innings. q In 1905 and one
IN 1911.
Ruth passed this with %. Of which
thirteen were pitched against the Dod-
gers In 1916. when he won a 2 to
game in a innings nrOm Sherrod Smith
after Myers had hit a home run In the
nrst inning he won the first game OF
the 1913 series, 10 o. and shut out the
Cubs Tor seven innings In the fourth
game before he was scored on In the
eighth inning for a run OF 20 innings.
Everett Scott again played errorless
ball. and has hung up a record never
approached by worlds series short
stop. lie has played In sixteen worlds
series games. in only one OF which he
erred. the NTH game Of the 1916 SER
les, when he was gulSy OF two errors.
This despite the fact that his short
stopping featured three series. In
which he went after everything and
made some Of the greatest plays ever
seen In worlds series competition.
In sixteen games scattered over three
series Scott has made q putouts and
GO assists. with only two errors MARI
ing his work. His worlds series field
ing average Is 97s. a wonderful figure
for a shOristop
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
CANADIAN GUNNER
TOPS WESTY HOGANS
Dalton of Windsor Wins
Distance Handicap in
Final Shoot
ESPENOUR WINS
THE SPECIAL EVENT

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j., Sept 10
Breaking % targets out of 100, ID. j.
Dalton, OF Windsor, Ont. champion OF
that province, won the handicap al
twenty-five yards Saturday in the final
event Of the Wesiy Hogans tourney.
j. ~ Herr, OF LsncasiersPa.. and W.
]. Elliott, Of COatesville. Pa. pressed
hard 10 the final bird Each smashed
81 pigeons and tied for second money.
There was a triple tle for third be-
tween d. II. Culver. OF Jersey City; F..
Stubbenbine, Of Philadelphia, and r..
p. Herman. Of Lock Haven. Pa. They
shot in the same squad and fought IL
out with 96 apiece.
Fourth money went 20 o. Speer. Of
New York, who shattered %. while flfth
place was taken by Fred Plum. the na-
tional champion. who halls from At
lantic City.
There was spirited rivalry in the
Westy HOgans special the other big
event Of the day. Q. X. EspenOur, OF
West Fsirview, Pa, topped tho field
with 81 targets. George Gray. Of Phila-
delphia. was close second with 96,
while E. C. Hunt. Of New York; y. II.
Wiley. Of Dansville. y. Y; H. J. Thiel-
man, Of Ohio. and z. c. Shreye, Of New
York. tied for third money. In the
shoot-Off Thielman missed his third
bird. the other three tying again. VII
lev went out on the second round when
he missed his seventh bird. The other
two tied twice before Hunt came
ti,rouoh the winner and was awarded
third money. fourth going TO Screve.
nth 20 Wiley and sixth 10 Thielman.
Mrs. II. Harrison. Of New York, the
only woman 20 shoot through the four
DAYS I'm regular order, broke 80 birds
on saturday and won the Ladies Spe-
cfa1
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
JACKSON'S HOMERS
DEFEAT STANDARDS
Harlans Score Third and
Deciding Victory in Ship
yard Title Game
MONEY SHOWER
GOES TO MRS. JOE

Joe Jackson's two home runs over
the right reld fence gave Harlan the
third straight victory and the cham
pionship in the Atlantic Coast ship
yard series with the Standards Of sta
ten Island at the Philadelphia Nation
ais Park on Saturday. The score was
TO 0.
The Standards had Dan GTiner in the
box and were beaten bainly through
the .slugging OF Jackson. He cracked A
homer over the wall close to the ilag-
pole in the sixth inning and in the
eighth. after Gus Geiz had doubled 10
left. Joe shot the ball over the ram
parts again.
Jackson doubled in the second, but
the drive was wasted When Jackson
hit his second home run, which VIZ
tually clinched the game and series for
Harlan, the Wilmington fans went
money mad and showered him with
grecnbacks. For more than fve minutes
he was kept busy walking to the boxes
and pulling in bills. After he had bis
fst full he walked over 10 a box di-
rectly behind home plate ana handed
them 70 his wife.
Lefty Williams. White Sox southpaw
had the Standards at his mercy again.
Last Sunday week he held then to five
hits at tho Polo Grounds and on Satur-
day he was even fette", allowing only
two. One went TO Griner and the other
TO Elmer Miller OF the Yankees. Lefty
moved six batters down on strikes and
was in trouble only twice.
In the third inning the New Workers
Aued the bases with only on out. but
Cy Bracket, in an attempt to stage
squeeze play, hit into a double play,
Again in the seventh inning New
York filed the bases with two out, only
lo have Paul Kritchell smash hot
grouRder right at Cole.
Griner was rea,hed for eight hits
three Of them going TO Jackson. linn
Beck also proddcd out two singles.
Plans had been made TO play an eX-
hibition same at staten Island yester-
day but the Harlan management an
nounced that IL would not take the trip
10 New York. The score
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
HAGLEY CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP.

The championship Of the Boys ALI
Wilmington League was awarded 10
Hagley by the failure Of Shamrock to
appear for the final series at the Tower
diamond on Saturday. Hagley, winner
Of the FIRST division trophy was 10 have
played a series Of three games with
Shamrock. the leaders Of the second di-
vision. but Shamrock refused to obey
the ruling Of the executive committee
and hence the championship goes to
Hagley.
Richardson Park team, which claims
the championship Of the second divi-
sion Of this league will meet Hagley on
nest Saturday at the Tower.
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
TRAPSHOOTING

Willis was high gun over the p, b.
and W. Club traps Saturday afternoon
breaking iO7 out Of i25 targets. Grua-
dy got 2i out OF his %. At double tar
gets Willis was again high gun with
80 out q =
In the shoot -or the Col E. G. Buck
ner trophy over the Bellevue traps.
William q. Wood, Class B.. was
winner for. the first les with 4tx5O.
Jack Kaiser was runner lp with
iiN50.
D. r. Martin, OF the Partition. Nd,
Gun Club; r. IIoshalL OF the Park
ton. Md, Gun Club; Miss Mildred
Wilson Of the Parkton. Md. Gun Club,
and Captain n. NJ. shane. L. :. A., for
merly employed by the dupont Com
pany as statesmen in their Huntingdon.
w. Va, district. were visitors.
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
STEEL LEAGUE CROWN
FOR JOE JACKSON

Joe Jackson. former Chicago White
Sox and star center fielder for the Iar-
Ian team. earned the batting honors In
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation
League for The season just ended. The
former major Lacquer clouted the ball
for a percentage Of .393 Jackson played
in ~ games, was at bat 81 times. scored
Z runs and registered 81 hits. lie also
leads in stocn bases with eight 20 his
credit.
The Official hating average for the
entire season OF the Harlan players who
finished ahnMe go fnllnMs.
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
STEELTON Is CHAMPION.

BETHLEHEM. Pa, Sept. t6-ln the
second and deciding game Of the
series for the championship OF The
Bethlehem steel Corporation Baseball
League. SteeltOn defeated Bethlehem
here Saturday b. a grand tenth-in-
ming rally by the score Of , TO 3. \
slashlng triple from the bat OF Joe
Mccarthy. The visiting second saeker,
who played sensational ball in both
games. was the deeiding factor.
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
TRIENps TO PLAY sOCCER.

Friends School will maintain a soccer
team this year, starting practice to-
morrow. As they have q crowd Of new
and promising material as well as a
few OF their last years players they
should have a crackeriack team. As
has been their policy in The pats they
Will have nothing but preparatory
school teams on their schedule.
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
By TopIiffe

Starts sept. IS. Get In
line. Buy your Liberty
Bond tickets for next
years real world series.
Evening journal., 1918-09-16
II Makes a Difference

~ see you have been
playing golf with Per-
kin's wife. Is she a good
player?"
"Fair. She goes
around in about 200
strokes and 5000 words"
Evening journal., 1918-09-16

HITS oil NlllMmss - NA
Earned runs, Harlan 4. Two base mts'
jackson, Getz. Home runs, Jackson :.
Struck out, by Williams, g; Grner' ..
Double plays, Getz to Lynn to Dresser
and Fitzhenry TO Damrau and EmerieS
to KritchelI Left on bases, Harlan D;
Standard G. Stolen bases, Beck, Deitz:
Sacrifice hits, Beck. Hit by pitched
ball. Braun. Rase on balls, of VII
liams 3; off Griner .. Time OF game
$50. Umpires Adams and Johnstone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-08
Seen Once in August.

About seven years ago. according to OBJ
servers at the weather bureau. pro-
nounced auroral display was observed here
in August. though this is extraordinarily
late for the occurrence of the phenomenon
Last nights display, according to dis
patches from many points throughout the
country, was widely observed. reports
showing it 10 have been seen as far south
as San Antonio. Tex. Such displays, how
ever. have been seen considerably farther
south than that, according TO weather
bureau officials.
Last nights display in the northern
skies was observed as far north as Duluth
Mimi, and as far south as Memphis,
Tampa, Eicksburg and San Antonio. Bos-
ton reported that New England witnessed
the spectacle for a period of about three
hours. and at Duluth. the phenomenon is
said to have assumed the shape of a
spread eagle. In most of the localities
the cause of the fare was attributed &c
fires of varied origin, and newspaper offices
were besieged with inquiries as to its
cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-08
The Oldest Local Organization.

To the Editor OF The Star:
By consulting the files of Washington
newspapers, especially the National Intel
ligencer, it will be found that local demo-
Gratis in the campaign of 1928, when An
drew jackson was elected President or
gained the Jackson central committee
Four years later, when jackson was re-
elected, the name of the organization
formed by local democrats was the Central
Hickory Club. In subsequent years the
campaign organization was known as the
Democratic As.Tociation Then, in 1S4S
for the first time an organization bearing
the name the Jackson Democratic Asso.
citation is mentioned. This record is OF
interest at this time because of the state.
ment made by Clinton r. Colvin the sec
Rotary of the jackson Democratic Associa-
ton, in a communication in The Star thai
his association is older than the Wash
ington Monument Society, which was or
ganized in 1888. w r. BRYAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-08
NEW W. R. & E. co. TREASURER
Atwood NJ. Fisher Here From New
York to Succeed c. E. Brown.

Recently appointed by the board of
directors of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company's systAn to sue
coed the late c. f. Brown as treasurer
of the company, Atwood NJ Fisher ar
rived in Washington today 70 assume
the duties attached to the office.
For the past fifteen7years Mr.. Fisher
has been connected with the General
Electric Company in an official capac-
ity, connected with the treasurers Of
fee both at Schenectady and New York
accounting and financial matters in
Volving large transactions. His entry
into local financial circles has been
warmly received by Washington bank =
ers and those with whom he will come
in contact as treasurer of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
and allied interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-08
Confronted by Tough Job.

At that time major Col. Ferguson
was one of a board of three engineer
officers named to devise ways ana
means of floating the vessel. which
was a tough engineering job, as the
entire bow of the Maine had been
blown off by the force of the explo-
sion. The other members of the board,
of which Maj. Ferguson was the eXecu-
tive officer, consisted of Cen William
NJ. Black, now chief of engineers of the
Army, and Gen. Mason f. Patrick.
After the plan was decided upon, MAJ
Ferguson was left in charge of the
actual work of raising the vessel.
Meade'S first boxing carnival is to pc
staged next Thursday night at the
Liberty Theater. 4 standard-size ring
win be roped off on the stage Several
preliminary bouts will be held. main
bout and battle royal for the wind
up.
Fay Keyser of the 313th Infantry and
Eddie Revere of the 3I5th will be the
principals in the big fight. which is to
be ten-round affair. The best boxers
in the camp will be picked for the
other bouts. Capt. James 2. O'Dono-
van will be the referee
Keyser comes from Allepany county,
Nd. and brought something of
pugilistic reputation with him to
camp. Revere is a well known Phila-
delphia boxer. Both men are being
conditioned in their respective regi-
ments.
For the battle royal four of the
huskiest specimens in the two colored
regiments here Will be selected, and
if they perform up to the traditions of
their men in previous events staged in
camp. it will be a sight worth seeing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-08
REPRESENTATIVES, VESTAL AND
PURNELL MARCH WITH TROOPS
Take Road Hike With 38th Engineers, Sleep
on Ground in Pup Tent and
Get Sore Feet

Representatives Albert H. vestal and
Fred S. Purnell, both of Indiana, got
a touch of real soldier life Yesterday,
last night and this morning. when
they accompanied the 3Sth Engineers
Regiment from American University
Park on a road hike to a point near
Great Falls.
The two members of Congress
marched with the soldiers over the
rough roads. starting yesterday after
noon. going into camp overnight and
returning this morning. Mr.. Purnell
today has a bIistered heel and Rep
resentative Vestal is limping slightly
from a bad toe, these being the only
injuries sustained by the TWO members
of Congress.
After a camp supper last night the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-08
URGED TO HELP IN CRISIS.
Appeal to Holy Name Society for
Aid to Nation.

Members of the Holy Name Society of
Holy Trinity Church were urged to do
all in their power to help the nation in
the present crisis in an address. last
night delivered by Rev. L. J. Mac
grath, S. J., at a meeting of the society
in the church. Several letters from
men of Trinity parish now in France
were read.
The following committees were ap-
pointed for the ensuing year: Employ
ment, J. Leo kolb. chairman; William
F. Smith, Charles Tennyson jeremiah
]. Lynch, James Cavanaugh, Jere Dono-
van and Charles Gordon: reception, Vic
tor L. Woodbridge. chairman; Joseph W
Freeman, Ray Ermantroul, W. A. Fin
ley, Frank A Kerr and Richard Carter;
sick, James Lee, chairman; George W.
Custard, Patrick Gilhooley. George w.
Ball and James Tanner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-08
Germans Pay 500
Of Incomes for Food

The seriousness of the cost of
living problem in Germany is
shown by figures announced to-
day by the Department of Labor.
which states that 52.14 per cent
of the average Herman famiIy's
expenditures is paid for food.
Fresh meat is scarce and smoked
and conserved meats are high in
price. while fish is two and one
half to four times higher than in
peace times. Potatoes are being
substituted for grain, and suhsti-
tutes of all kinds are being used,
especially by the poorer classes.
Jam very largely has taken the
place of butter and Oleomarga-
rine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-08
ASHLAR CLUB TO CELEBRATE.
Soldiers Invited to Fourth Anniver
sarv of Masons' Organization.

The fourth anniversary of the or
ganization of the Ashlar Club of
Master Masons will be celebrated at a
meeting tomorrow evening at the New
Masonic Temple. when service men at
the various camps near Washington
Will he the guests of the club.
Admiral Samuel X. MCGOWAN and
Representative Tess of Ohio will speak.
Maj. 7. f. Gilmore of the Royal Flying
Corps will tell of his experiences while
over there" One hundred members
of the Ashlar Club are now in the
service of Uncle Sam. Col. William r.
Grove. L. 5. A, is chairman of the re-
ception committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-08
Rapid Wage Raises in Steel Mills

Although they have not kept pace
with the increase in the cost of living,
wages paid iron and steel workers have
rapidly increased, Department of Labor
statistics show. The greatest increase
has been in sheet mills, where wages
have gone up 50 per cent. Workers in
BeSSemer converterS have received a So
per cent raise: blast furnaces SO per
cent; plate mills, 80 per cent; open
hearth furnaces. 3S per cent: blooming
mills, 35 per cent. Practically all these
men are working the same number of
hours as in 1915
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-08
Rarely Seen So Far South.

1t was said by weather bureau Off
Gals that the northern lights are
very rarely seen as far south as this,
and especially at this time of the year.
Telegraphic service was affected by
the magnetic influence for several
hours after the aurora borealis dis
appeared
According TO the latest scientific dis
coverieS and theories the phenomenon
known as northern lights or aurora
horealis. is due to electrical discharges
in the extremely raretled upper atmos-
phere. The discharges, it has been
learned, occur at attitudes varying
from slightly below siXty-five miles
above the earth-s surface to a consid-
cradle distance beyond that altitude
Auroral displays are observed farther
south on the American continent than
in Europe This, it is explained. is due
to the fact that the auroral discharges
or rays focus toward the magnetic pole,
which is located south of the north pole.
in the extreme regions above Hudson's
bay. This gives the peculiar per-
spective observed in the rays of the
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COL. FERGUSON At MEADE
TO MOBILIZE TANK MEN
New Regiments Commander Made
Record in Raising Battleship
Maine at Havana.


Special Correspondence of The Star.
CAMP MEADE, Md March S.-CoL II
3. Ferguson of the United States
Army Engineer Corps. who has been
busy for some time selecting men for
the tank regiment, which is being or
ganized here. came over to Meade to-
day from Washington and assumed
active direction of the mobilization OF
the tank companies, the members OF
which he picked from the thousands OF
men who volunteered for this service
at various cantonmentS.
Col Ferguson, who was selected for
this task by the War Department., hrst
attracted attention as the engineer OF
fcer who had active direction of the
ra Using of the wreck of the battleshlp
Maine in Havana harbor.