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The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
Professional Players
Not Entering Service
A Baseball Fan Comes to Rescue of Players,
with the Reason Why They
Keep Out of War.

terry had a big Lacquer to build around
when spring brought back the annual
call there would be greatly increased
fun all the way through and inter
regimentsl contests would develop un-
usual rivalry.
As IT is, while there are many fair
ball players in the service, there are
only a few good enough to count In
the way of aid.
The Big Game.
There was no great amount of base
ball in camps last summer as the big
rush hardly got under way in time.
But while football nourished in the
fan through any number Of canton
ments and such. there VIII be an
even bigger rush toward baseball
this spring when the chance IL Of
fered after q winter Of drill ana
routine
II every one could understand what
army routine means there would be
very little backwardness In contribute
ing TO funds intended for recreation
and play-such as funds to purchase
balls, bats, gloves, masks, etc. And at
every possible chance IL would be a
fine move to have exhibition games
between major league cIubs-slightIy
d1nerent however. from the Giants
White Sox exhibition at Camp Mfls
last fall, where the game soon de-
generated into a Joke affair.
Training Aids.
Army training is a big help toward
physical condition and team plsy.
Around midwinter we saw army
eleyens meet that had known only
three days practice, although all Of
them had played plenty Of football
In their lives
They not only finished the game in
good shape. but one eleven executed
three forward passes that led direct
ly TO touchdowns where the team
play between the passer and the re-
ceiver was practically perfect, despite
the lack Of practice.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
CENTRAL BEATS
EPISCOPAL HIGH
Mount Pleasant Tossers
Take Measure of Alex
andria Five.

Central High School pasket-tossers
yesterday in the Mount Pleasant gym
defeated the Episcopal 1--WE Of Alexan-
dria in a hard-fought game by the
count Of 80 to q.
Central lead all the way as II was
better at the passing game than the
visitors. Central showed some OF the
best guarding Of the year In this con-
test and played the visitors to a
standstill in the first period, as they
were only able TO cage one basket,
while the Blue and white team was
piling up FIVE baskets and q free
toss from the l5-foot mark. At the
end of the first half the score stood
. for Central and 10 for Episcopal
In the second half Central kept
right after the visitors and piled up
II more points, while the boys from
across the Potomac were able TO reg
lister 10 points. The lead gained by
Central in the first half was too much
for the visitors to overcome.
Episcopal resorted to desperate
chances in the last few minutes Of
play and took long shots at the bas-
ket but only one passed through the
iron circle for two points. Campbell,
the Episcopal forward; was response
Bile for this basket from the side OF
the court when he was free from the
Central guards.
Capt. Daily was all over the floor
and played a stellar game for his
team. His passing to Solomon and
Dave Wilson was accurate and they
Gagged several baskets after dribbling
the ball down the floor. LAY" Long
did some good work in the guarding
line and was passing the ball to MS
forwards for shots at the basket
Wilson had some easy shots at the
basket out the ball refused to enter
for him and rolled around the edge
and then dropped into the waiting
arms of some Episcopal player. Will
son out jumped Reinhart, who played
center for Episcopal. and. had a bet
ter day at shooting for the basket as
he registered five goals from She floor
during the contest.
Capt. DAILY was some time getting
started shooting from the foul mark
but he managed to bring up his av-
erage towards the close of the game
and Gagged five OF his free tosses.
Campbell. the visitors right forward,
was the most successful player at
caging the ball. as he made seven
baskets from the floor and shot five
baskets from the 15-foot mark dur
ing the game.
Foster and Newly were substituted
by Coach Metzler in the second halt
to speed up the team and both boys
played a stellar game and showed
some good work in guarding and pass
ing the ball to their forwards, for
them to make shots at the basket.
The lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
Jacob Pincus I, Dead.

New York. Jan 23-Jacob Pincus,
the oldest jockey In the country, died
here today. He was 50 years old.
Pincus was born in Baltimore ana
became q Jockey at New Orleans in
1859. He rode at Saratoga when the
center Of the racing world revolved
around this point before the civil war.
He was the only American Jockey rid
ing an American-bred horse. Iroquois.
to win the English Derby.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
NEWPORT WINS AGAIN;
EPIPHANY ALSO WON

Newports defeated the Congrega-
tionals last night in the Capital City
Basketball League in Epiphany
gymnasium in a fast game in which
the Congregationalists never were
in the running. AZ to 2S.
Dunn. who played center for New
port, was the bright and particular
star for his team. by his individual
efforts. He scored "a points for his
team. Happy Grant was also all
over the court and Gagged 4 baskets
during the contest
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
Cline Must Make WEIGHT.

New York. Jan. g. : Unless the
manager of Irish Patsey Cline is will
ing to have Cline weigh in at 1s5
pounds at the ringside for his fifteen
round. bout with Willie jackson at
the Arena A. c. of New Haven, Conn,
on February II, the chances are very
slim that the men will battle. Cline's
manager wants the weighing In time
at 3 p. m, while Jackson's mana GER
Is holding out for ringside.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24

New York, Jan z.-Here's an odd
one: Report from Toledo has IL
that Rodger Bresnahan will train
his battery men with the New York
Yankees at Macon IL was sup
posed that Bresnahan and Huggins
were not even on speaking terms
Time, however. heals all sores and
they may have made up.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
Army and Nayy Wins One.

The Army and Navy Preps had
little trouble in disposing of the
fast St Adams quint yesterday, by
the count of 80 to 20.
By superior team work and bet
ter guarding of the man with the
ball. the A. and Ms Preps were
able to work the ball down the
court and register baskets when
they needed the counters. The fu-
ture soldiers and sailors managed
to hold the visitors safe at all
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
Aloysius Ouint Wants Games.

The Aloysius Clubs basketball team
would like to arrange games with all
teams in and around Washington. Ad-
dress all answers to w. F. Martin, A
street northwest. Washington, d. c.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 0NaIIIs 1IE 3'1'1'77-
Georvetown-AIonaghan for O'IGne. Navy scor-
fnz-Goals from court. lien. 7; Wclch. s. Olsen,
S: Clark, .; Martin, staudt. Goals fIom fouls
Welch 5 out Of Is chances. Georgetown scor-
ins-Goals from court. Fees. ); O'Lone, L Goals
from fouls-Fees, out Of Il chances. Referee
M TUrich. Of LOyoIa College. Umpire-Mr.
Kinney, oS YaIa Time Of halves % minutes
zach
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24

hoor-Meehan, 5; Thorn. O.; Thompson, 9;
Adams. 2; schroers. 2; Dawson, ;; Hoes, q
Goals from foul-Meehan, l: Hoes. 6 Referee
Mr.. De Grand (st. Adams. Time-l5minute
halves
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
Army and Navy Reserves Win.

The Army and Navy Reserves de-
feated the St. Adams Reserves yes
terday in a fast basketball game,
19 to IL.
A. & n. Res Positions St Adams Res
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24

Nightingale won a cross-country run
in New York the other day. Probably
BY singing the other entries to slsep.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24

Goals fnum hoor-James, s; Moses, ); Cooper.
Pitchener, Van Sehelle. Goals from foul-He5l,
q; James L
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24

NOaS Hou noof-heun W. 6fant N3l, Dunn
Cie), Martin t2. Yates Schrimm %, Menger
TO-. Goals from foul-Dunn IA, Schrimm,
Menger (3l. Referee-Mr. Plank. Times Of
halres-B minutes.
In the opening game of the double
bill Epiphany defeated the Column
bia team after a hard struggle by
the close score of "a to %.
The first half found Epiphany
leading by three points, and during
the second half it was nip ard tuck
between the two quints which would
come out on the long end of the
score. The lead that Epiphany
secured in the first half gave them
the margin I'm the end. as Columbia
scored more baskets than Epiphany.
but could not make up the one
point necessary to tie the count.
The lineup:
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24

GoaIs from nOof-BlrOn u, klslalk, Defnan
%, Borland C9, Zea tg. johnson t2), Deaken
(9. Gladstone, Lowerson C2. Goals from fouls
-Degnan 10, Zea, johnson. Referee-Mr.
Plank. Time Of halves-l5 minutes.
Young Cochrane Says he thinks he
has a chance to beat Willie Hoppe.
There are still nuts who believe they
can invent a perpetual motion ma
chine.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24

ssbstitutious- Singleton for Csrrington, Laird
for Nichols. Newby for DAILY Foster fox = =
ter. Goals from hoor-Carington, Campbell
a.. ReinhGrt (9. Singleton, DAILY ~, Solomon
tSl. Wilson 90, Long. Foster. Goals from foul
Campbell. out Of Il: DAILY. OF Of .S
Referee-Mr. Fuller. Time Of quarte4s-lo
miGctes.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24

Cincinnati fans must nave been
greatly surprised when they read
that Garry Hermann had been elect
ed president OF the Reds. Just about
as surprised as IL they read Willie
Hoppe had won a billiard game.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
Pals Once More.

'Apprentice allowance elaimed
The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES.

AppreDtice allowance claimed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-16
BASHFUL BOY rs
NEARLY KING OF
FLYERS AT DEATH

London. = Correspondence of
The Associated Press Major
James B. McCudden, recently kill
ed Gin an aviation accident, was IAN
extremely Teticent boy who hardly
looked IS years but who, within a
little more than two years Of fly
ing, had won long string of1dec-
orations and had come within two
victories of being the PREMIER flier
of the British and Canadian forces.
He was in quest of these victories
when killed.
While with a party of friends in
London one night shortly before
his death he lamented the fact that
he soon was to be ordered to in
struction work and probably
would not have another opportun-
ity to better his record of 81 Hun
machines. He confided to- friends,
however, that he planned TO slip
across the channel soon from a
British aerodrome and attempt to
down two more German machines
before he settled down to thee safe
instruction work.
McCudden's flying peer is a. Can
adian with a record of So, but who
has been transferred from combat
to instruction work. 1t was this
situation coupled with the fact
that he was so close to gaining the
highest honors that stirred young
McCudden to his last fatal effort
True to his plans he drove a fast
battle plane from a British aero
drome to France and was flying
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-16
SELLS LIQUOR;
ASSESSED FINE
Tom SimcOx Pleads Guilty to
Charges Lodged Against Him
Before County Judge.

Tom Simcox, former Rock Is
land saloonkeeper and now pro-
prietor of a soft drink parlor at
1430 Fourth avenue, plead guilty
on two counts before Judge A
Larson in county court this morn
ing. He was assessed $50 on each
count
The near beer emporium operat
ed by Simcox was one OF II raided
by the police some time ago. Sam
pies of intoxicating liquor were
obtained, and the proprietors were
ordered to appear in county court
to answer to the charge of violat-
ing the state law prohibiting the
sale of Intoxicating beverages in
dry territory. Fines ranging from
$500 to 500 were levied, the ma
jority paying up a few decided to
fight their cases and were released
on bond.
In pronouncing sentence upon
Simcox, Judge Larson, asserted
that as it was a first offense, he
would show leniency. If the viO-
lation is committed again the judge
promised a Jail term and fine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-16
BOARDMEMBERS
/. TOLD OF PLANS
SeIective Service Officials Of Rock
Island Attend Meeting ut
Peoria.
DISSEMINATE INFORMATION
Instruction for Draft Men Decided
0n-Work or Fight Order is
Discussed.
DISSEMINATE INFORMATION

3 n Connolly. representative of
he local exemption board. and
Judge y. 4 Larson, representative
Of the legal advisory board, have
rturned TO this city after attend
Ing 8 meeting of selcctive service
oEcials at Peoria yesterday. Mat
ters pertaining TO the organization
Of boards Of instruction aCd the
work or fight regulations were the
main topics that were discussed.
Gustus Nash. close friend of Sec
rotary OF War Newton u. Baker
and Provost Marshal General Crow
Ger. addressed the meeting in ref
erence 10 the organization Of boards
o. instruction
The purpose of these boards Is
for the dissemination Of info-ma-
ton that will be Of value to men
Who are about TO he called for mill
iary service 1t is said that men
50 instructed have proved proficient
IN readjustiug themselves TO mil
itary life and that they learn their
duties with more CELEBRITY. Boards
Of instruction have already been
organized il Chicago and IL is now
planned to make them statewide
IN their activities.
Instructions in Camn Etfqucf-
Draft men who are in class one
and therefore subject TO immediate
call will be summoned before the
board Of instruction and given val
liable Information concerning what
Is expected Of them and Just what
their duties at camp viii be. Small
groups at a time Will be called at
these meetings and goodfelIowshiD
Is 10 reign supreme lis said that
many OF the draft men have gone
10 the caCtonmenrs without the
least idea of what is first to he ex-
pected. and that this has proven q
considerable handicap. It is be
HeTed that q board Of instruction
vii be organized here in the near
future
With reference to the work or
fight order. boards are expected to
see that all draft men are usefuIIv
employed
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
Of next week groups of men will
appear at the local exemption head
quarters and viii be asked their
status regarding the work or fight
regulations. Afidavits viii be re-
CURED showing that the men are
usefully employed. In cases where
men are not employed n useful
occupations, a certain length of
tine will be given to obtain such
employment In case these warn
ings are disreEarded the men viii
be deprived Of their deferred elias
sifcatiOns
In cases where sufficient reasons
are given for not being usafuIlv
employed, the men will he allowed
to retain their present occupation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-16
ICE COMPANY rs
ARRANGING PLAN
TO AID SERVICE

1t is understood that arrange
ments have been made by one ice
companySto take over the needs of
customers who were left without
service under zone regulations es-
tablIshed by a certain local distrib-
utor.
One local firm states that due to
the shortage of labor it was forced
to stop deliveries over portion of
the route. Other companies MAX
ing the district affected have re-
Trained from taking over any of the
customers of this company until ii
had really been put into effect.
Another local company will place
an extra wagon in the service and
needs of the customers in the dis
tr1ct affected will be filed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-16
Licensed To Wed
NINE GRADUATES.

WashingtOn.-Nine army avia-
tors have been graduated from the
newly established Uruguayan army
aviation school at Montevideo. The
Uruguayan army is planning ex-
tensive development of the aviation
branch and number of young Of
ficers are taking the course at the
school which has a new flying field
near the capital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-16
RED CROSS VANISHING CREAM


A greaseless cream of snowy white
ness. Delightfully."- perfumed. day
cream for oily skins. Softens the
hard lines OF the face. Protects II
from sunburns, winds. tans and cold
weather. Affords an excellent foun-
dalton. for applying Amrico Beauty
Face Powder This and more than
one hundred other Red Cross Rene
dies and toilet preparations sold and
guaranteed only by a. ]. Rtess, 1900
block. Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-16
ARRANGE TO SEND
YOUTH TO SCHOOL

Everett London of Rock Island.
Il years of age, was arrested by
the sheriff's forces, charged with
delinquency. Parents assert that
they have no control over the
youth. Arrangements are being
made to commit him to the indus
trial school at ST Charles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-16

toward the German lines at a low
altitude when his machine crash
ed to the ground. Those who wit
messed the accident are certain
something happened to the air
plane, but the real cause of his
death may never be known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-16
New York Music Teacher
1avs AVinoI Cures Chronic Ceurhs,g


New York City, 12l Nicholas
Ayenue.-'I teach piano and sing
ing and when suffering from chron-
&c coughs, colds and bronchitis. I
use Vinol as I find it cures when
other remedies fail.'-Henry Al
bors
The reason Vinol is so success
full in such conditions, IS because IL
is a constitutional remedy contain
ing beef and cod liver peptOues,
iron and manganese peptonates and
glycerophosphates, II strengthens
and revitalizes the entire system
and assists nature to expel the dis
ease
We know OF many such cases.
Red Cross drug store, Charles J.
Strate, Bengston's drug store and
druggists everywhere fAdV.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-16
RED CROSS IRONATED HERBS
with PeDsfnl

II you don't feel well or II you wake
up tired and all run down with head
ache biliousness, indigestion, and
feel all out of sorts, take a bottle or
IRONATED HERES with PEPSIM
Guaranteed to put you in the pink of
condition. This and more than one
hundred other Red Cross Remedtes
and Toilet Preparations sold ftnd
guaranteed only by A. ]. Riess, 1900
block Rock Island
Evening star., 1918-02-22
George Washington.

George Washington would never have
pronounced against our present alliance
with England, France and Italy in the
war upon Germany His dictum against
"eEtangling alliances" was addressed to
the situation in his day, when the United
ocean but by a diversity of interest
from the nations of Europe, compelled
by the very conditions of its organiza-
tion to hold aloof from the older powers
preservation demanded this Austen
ton from intimacy of relationship
Washington realized that the new re-
public would have to work out its own
salvation and development of its re-
sources, without dependence upon other
countries. His advice against alliances
became tradition which unquestion-
ably served the young nation invaluably.
The present alliance is not "entan-
Cling The United States is entangled
by circumstances, not by associations. 1t
IS caught in the mare of German in
trlgue and deceit, ambition and cruelty
in defiance of all the laws of nations.
It's association with the other powers
that are fighting Germany is merely in
cidental to the conditions of the war.
Were Washington alive at this time he
would have done no less than has been
done by American leaders in placing the
United States on the firing line in de-
Tense of its rights, in maintenance of
its principles.
No American ever lived who would
have declared more vigorously than
George Washington for combating the
German evil. It is inconceivable that
he would have hesitated, when the issue
was reached. to meet it with the full
power of the country, and with will
to win and to suffer any sacrifice nee
essary to the end Of victory.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Russia to Resist.

Germany continues to sweep through
northwestern Russia with little or no
check, capturing immense quantities of
supplies and munitions of war. The
seizure of Petrograd is imminent. Yet
the bolshevik have called for an unyield-
ing resistance and declared the capital
in a state of siege, indicating deter
mination to defend stoutly. Whether
the Russian forces have been so demoral-
lied as to prevent an organized resist
ance will soon be disclosed. Naturally
the hope is felt in the entente countries
that there will be vigorous effort to
stem the German tide. Every German
division held in the east by the Rus
sian resistance is one less to be sent
to the western front. The bolsheviki
have played fast and loose in the mat
ter of peace, and the present condition
is due to their inexpertness, if not their
infdelity to Russia. Now the test of
their prestige has come. If they can
rally Russia to an effective resistance
they will have accomplished a marvel
commanding the wonder of the world.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Austria and Peace.

Tomorrow at Vienna Count Czernin,
Austria's foreign minister, will formally
reply to President Wilson's peace terms
address, following Chancellor Won Hert-
ling Of Germany, who speaks today.
There is much more interest in the Aus
trian reply than in the German. For
President Wilson's recent outline of the
basis upon which it is possible to con-
ceive peace adjustment was addressed
more pointedly to the government at
Vienna than to that at Berlin.
An especial interest attaches to the
Austrian rejoinder from the fact that it
is known that Count Czernin was graft
fed at the tone of the Presidents speech,
and now comes another reason to add to
the importance of this deliverance. The
socialist party Of Austria has addressed
Premier Won Seydler petition urging
him to open negotiations with the
United States for peace based upon
President Wilson's declaration.
The socialist party Of Austria is not
as strong as that Of Germany, but it is
growing and must be fsted - . ma
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Municipal Garbage Plant.

In view of the conditions attending
the local collection and disposal of food
refuse it is imperative that the District
should have facilities for handling the
garbage without depending upon con-
tractors. Consequently the Commission
ers have asked for legislation to this ef-
feet and the House District committee
is considering it. Action must be had
quickly upon this proposition, for the
present contract expires on the 1st of
July, after which date there will be no
provision for the daily gathering of the
refuse. It is inconceivable that the Dis
trict should not have some adequate
means of garbage disposal this summer.
There is no prospect whatever of max
ing new contract unless the appropria-
tion for this service is very greatly in
creased. or course, the District will have
the same difficulty as to labor as con-
tractor, but it Will not be handicapped
by considerations of profit. 1t can at
all events insure a dependable service,
upon which the health of the city rests.
This matter should be regarded as an
emergency and the necessary legislation
rushed to enactment SO that the Dis
trict can make its arrangements in am
pie season for beginning the work when
the contract expires.
Evening star., 1918-02-22
Germany and Russia's Future,

Satisfaction on the part of the allied
nations over the sudden failure of peace
negotiations between Germany and Rus
s1a, the termination of the armistice and
the renewal of offensive warfare by Ger
many, is tempered by the reflection that
while this development will keep Ger
many from concentrating her full mill
tary power on the western front this
spring it may result in the conquest of
large areas of Russian territory. There
B undoubtedly a military advantage to
be gained ultimately by Germany in
the acquisition of Russian lands, what
ever may be their ultimate disposition,
in that they will supply Germany with
necessities after the country is reorgan-
lied and industries are re-established.
Yet this will take time. Russia is SO
thoroughly demoralized at present that
Germany cannot hope to gain much
quickly from there, even though the
country is overrun to the Volga. A wide
dispersal of German forces through CEN
Ser Russia would have its serious dis
advantages furthermore in the extension
LgDf canmunications.
Naturally the question arises Of what
"a % become Of Russia after the war,