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The Washington times., 1919-06-26
BASEBALL FOLLOWERS ARE
WATCHING NEW YORK YANKS

watching the New York Yanke IS
closely these days. hoping to ds:ect
signs Of pennants in time to lay .
little coin.
The Yankees, alone Of the four
Eastern clubs, are in the running. They
have the best pitching stan In the
East, if not in the entire circuit. They
also have several really vicious hit+ers
in Peckinpaugh, Baker. Lewis. Bodie
and Pipp.
Many believe that this coming in
vasion of the West will provide the
acid test for the Yankees. II tn,y
make god on their next swing
around the circuit, they will gain
many hackers for ultimate pennant
glories.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
jim MCGUIRE, OLD PLAYER,
is SCOUTING FOR TIGERS

DETROIT, June 26.-JIm Mcclure,
who sojourns near Albion, has signed
as scout for the Detroit Tigers and
has gone West to look for materia'
He is under instructions, it is said.
to sign any promising players, re-
CARELESS of their positions.
Mcclure came into town late Friday
afternoon at the beheSt of President
Navin and was on his way to minor
league cities by nightfall
He is after timber for next vesr
and not looking for one or more stars
to help out the club now, il is said.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
A WINNER
IS MERELY A HOPE
BY TAD.


TOLEDO, Ohio, June 26.-The fel.
low who picks the winner of the big
fight correctly is just as good guesser
and don't let anyone tell you that he
isn't He knows right now that his
pick is only a hope. It's just like toss
ing a coin. Sport writers who have
followed the boxing game for years
come here and for the life of them
they can't figure this thing out
OF course there are fellows who
dropped in with their minds fixed and
won't change. They're like the Demo
their fathers were.
1t is is probably the toughest fight
to pick that was ever staged. On one
side you have a champion, a hig,
good-natured hercules. He beat the
greatest fighter that ever lived. Some
say that his fight was a fake. Others
argue that it was on the square. BE
that as it may, as George Monroe
used to say. willard won.
willard Is Big.
willard is big. He is so big that he
actually frightens you. Gee, he's big.
Every time you see him he seems
to be bigger. In the hotel here, in
the morning. you often see a six
footer strutting around like q pea
cock. He looks like a giant strolling
among bell boys, cigar girls and cake
eaters.
Soon through the front door looms
a large form. The swelled UP guy
seems to shrink He looks like a
runt and he wears a silly smile. The
huge form is willard. The only things
in the hotel Secor that make him look
small at all are the giant pillars in
the lobby. Are you Jerry to the size
Of this stripping who stands six feet
seven? That's one side OF the story.
On the other hand we have a black
haired Irishman who knows nothing
but fight, a big Terry McGovern, who
has knocked out everything in the
heavyweight class; terror who
knocked out Fred Fulton and Carl
Morris, both Of the willard build
He Just Socks En-
No one knows how he does it He
Just socks 'em- They are all too big
for him until he hits them. He
stands over six feet tall and weighs
200 pounds. He is young-his oppon-
emit quite past the age Of a success
full pugilist.
Dempsey is all thrills. His oppon-
ent has seen il all. He is quite blaSe.
We go to their camps every day. One
day Willard is slow, the next day he
fast. But he is always big.
Two New York sporting writers ar
rived today. Both were willard
boosters. One saw willard today and
changed his mind. The other. an old
timer, looked at willard and smiled
He looked in at the
Dempsey show later and saw Demp-
sey drop Tate with his left He left
Immediately. He was Disguised.
I've seen circuses before, gentle
men"
That's the way II goes. II the
scribes here aren't all daffy house
before July 4 the writer will be there
all alone.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
HARRY KRAUSS IS
STAR OF TOURNEY

Flashing to the front on the very
last night OF the intercity tourney
staged at the Recreation Academy,
Harry Krauss hung up what is
thought to be a worlds record for
tournament rolling in splitting 1851
pins in nine games. His 32S gave
him the first prize for the singles.
krauss proved the individual star Of
the tournament.
Following are the results Of the
tourney:
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
BOBBY JONES MAKES ODD
SHOT OUT OF OLD SHOE

NEW ORLEANS, June 26.-Bobby
Jones. jr., of Atlanta, Ga. Southern
golf champion. executed what was
regarded as perhaps the most peculiar
shot in golfng history after he teed
of with ]. c. Lyons, Of New Orleans,
in the first round Of match play in the
Southern Golf Association tournament
here. Jones' ball landed in a shoe
which had been left in a wheelbarrow
by a workman. forcing the champion
10 use a nibIick TO hole out and halve
the hole in four.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
PRINCETON GOLFERS TAKE
INTERCOLLEGIATE HoNORS

PHILADELPHIA, June 26.-The
Princeton University team won the
team golf championship OF the Inter
collegiate Golf Association over the
championship east course of the
Merton Cricket Club with a score of
1855 for the ~ holes of medal play.
Harvard and Yale ran a close sec
ond and the Crimson outpointed the
Ellis by a single stroke with a total
Of 1856 to 1887 for Yale.
Pennsylvania was fourth: Columbia
fifth. while Williams was outdis-
tanced.
A. l.. Walker. jr., OF Columbia, had
the low score for the a. holes-32O;
T s. Travis. of Yale. second. with
1913; r W. Woolworth. Princeton.
third, with 32S.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
milan NOW FOURTH
AMONG BATTERS

zeb Milan. the GriRmen's veteran
outhelder, is today fourth among the
American League batsmen, boastfnE
OF an average of, .346. Peckinpaugh.
OF the Yanks, is leading with a mark
OF 1895. followed by Cobb, with asa,
and Veach, with 1858.
Milan's rush to the top Is an the
more remarkable when il Is recalled
that he underwent a surgical opera
ton for appendicitis six or seven
weeks ago and resumed action on the
diamond month afterward.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
CONNIE MACK IS CHERRY
IN FACE OF STEADY WOE

NEW YORK. June 26.-Connie
Mack. the ancient and Ianky leader of
the Athletics, continues CHEEKY in the
face of steady woe. He admits that
his club is far down in the standings,
but he has hopes OF better things.
Things are bound to break better
for us" says Connie. II have a better
team than at any time since MY
worlds champions. but they have the
sorry habit of making all their mis-
takes at critical times. That's what
hurts.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
"BIG ED" SWEENEY GOES
BACK TO BUSH LEAGUERS

Ed Sweeney, who had a consider
able career in the big leagues, has
been released by the Pirates. He has
signed with Seattle of the Pacific
Coast League.
Sweeney did his best work catch
ing for the New York Americans. af
ter which he was with Roger Bresna-
han at Toledo. Later he was in the
army.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
MAGEE MOVES MUCH.

Lee Magee, just traded by the Reds,
to Chicago for Pete Kilduff, has
moved much since getting into base
ball. Not to speak of his minor and
Federal League experiences, Lee has
played with the Cardinals, Yankees,
Browns. Reds, and Dodgers before
Joining the Cubs.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
HARPER AND PENNOCK IN
MOUND DUEL IN GETAWAY
Rv Burt WHITMAN.

BOSTON, June 26Hansome Harry Harper will try and stop the
Red Sox this afternoon in the rubber the vestoed
chances that he will be able do what Walter Johnson failed
do yesterday afternoon by that Johnsonesque and
beat the Red Sox for the time this clash Herb Pennk
1.-the southpaW will big Harper Herb has worked this
week He supposed be best when worked lightly because he still
boyish in build and strength Connie Mack let Herb
He the southpaw school him
Lacquer and his debut fast Herbe has had be
handled gloves and Of thing
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
CLARENDON TO TRY OUT
REX A. C. NEXT SUNDAY

Clarendon a. c. baseball followers
will crowd Union Park Sunday when
their favorites tackle the Rex a. c.
team.
1t will be the first meeting between
the teams in this city. Early in the
season Clarendon took a 7-tC-0 game
from Rex.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
JEFF TESREAU TO COACH
DARTMOUTH VARSITY NINE

HANOVER. n. H. June 26-Mel-
Vile H. Merritt, Of Middleton, Mass.
left fielder and pitcher, was chosen
captain OF the Dartmouth baseball
team today.
The signing Of Jeff Tesreau as base
ball coach, for a two-year period, was
announced.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26

At HIMSELF
INTHEMOVIES
Now It's All Settled
bout Everything

ST. PAUL, June 26.-Chicago
will win the American League
championship, New York will be
pennant winners in the National,
and Jess Willard will knock out
Jack Dempsey on July at To-
ledo.
Who says so?
Why, Jim McNulty, this city's
political and weather prophet
And Jim has a long record Of
wins" at that
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
MILAN LEFT FIELD.

Horace Milan, younger brother OF
Zeb's. is playing left field and leading
of for Des Moines. He was turned
over to Des Moines by the Griffs in
part payment for "SpUd" Murphy.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
B Y TAD.

TOLEDO, Ohio, June 26.-Jess
Willard saw himself as others see
him last night at the movies here.
The Pottawattamie Porpoise had been
working for months in Los Angeles
on this film and was very anxious to
give it the 90.
He invited the newspaper men to
keep him company and settled him
self back in his chair like a big kid.
He smiled as he saw himself talking
to a swell dame on the train, opened
his mouth wide as he stopped a fell
low from beating horse and almost
fell off his chair when fifteen Mexi-
can bandits attacked him with clubs.
No kid who was expecting to see
Santa Claus for the first time showed
more thrills on his map than Will
lard did at the movies.
Than Langford is around these
parts telling his friends that the
Dempsey people are crazy in the
head and that it is a shame to send
him against willard.
My goodness" said Than, "this
Mr.. Willard beat the greatest man the
ring has ever known when he beat
that Jack Johnson. was sore ct
Johnson once, but I never said that
he wasn't a great fighter. I will
tell you that every time I think of
Willard licking him 1 have to take
hot ~ = -
must be a great man."
Jess I'm kidding Mood.
Willard was in a kidding mood yes
terday. He was sitting in the Seco4
Hotel lobby here and laughing with
Walter Monahan.
walter, they think that I am sort
Of old, Ell? They say that no cham
pioa at my age ever successfully de-
Tended his title. Well, Walt, listen.
After I topple over this boy. Demp-
sey. well 90 away on a big ranch for
a few years. will take a trip
around the world later and when I
am nifty years Of age, II they have
any new white hopes, why, I will Just
wire you to get me some gloves and
things and well start in training
~SN-Ls VIII Buld61 All records on
this age thing"
Jim Mclaughlin, the builder Of the
monster arena here, has figured out
just how far the seats would reach
II they were in one long string.
some Of the seats allow eighteen
inches for the holder and others
allow two feet Mac saws the
benches stretched out would be 4 bit
aver twenty-four miles long.
Ropes Are Extra High.
The ropes IN the ring at the big
arena here will be four and a half
seet high This Is a great deal high
sr than they are in the ordinary
ling but on account Of the unusual
siZe Of Willard the promoters are
playing safe by having them high.
Phe city fathers of Toledo were
slipped Annie Oakleys for the fight
yesterday. Each councilman re-
-eived two ducAts. Some who are
slose to the city papas got one. too.
iltoEether, IL is estimated that Rick
ard slipped them $1,000 worth Of
-eRtA
Richard expects that the free list
n the day Of the Tight will reach al
most $50.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
FLYNN,S A MANAGER.

Jack Flynn. who was with Wash
ington fer five minutes once as a first
baseman with Oregon boots" is now
managing the Waterbury club in the
Eastern League He plays first base
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
THEY PLAY HERE SUNDAY.

The Grlffmen VIII play here next
Sunday, probably drawing the Phila-
delphia Athletics as their opponents.
Then they'll go back to PhiIIy for A
Monday game before returning to
Georgia avenue for three days enter
tainment with the fast-moving Yam
KEGS.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
WILL PLAY TWO GAMES.

Brentwood a. c. players are in for a
lively time shortly. On July 1 Ser
wyn will be met, while on July the
Federal A c. will be played. The
first game is for the championship of
Prince Georges county.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
GEE, THIS Is AMFUL.

The doctors, after pounding the
massive frame OF Jess Willard, are
quoted as saying: MIR. Willard, you
ought to live to be $50 years old" II
he does, John D. Rockefeller will be
q poor piker compared with Jess.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26

Clyde Milan's hitting continues to
be the town gossip, and already there
is talk in this trade-crazed town
that Frazee or Barrow will make an
| effort TO get Milan, who seems to be
playing just as good ball today as he
/ has shown in any Of the other many
years he has been in the big time
harness.
His throwing arm, however, seems
TO be just mite behind the rest of
him in rejuvenation, for his pegs
seem to lack the carry through or the
follow through that they had in his
preparation prime. Maybe he is
AFRAID OF spraining that side OF him
and holds up a bit
Sam Rice Looks Good.
Sammy Rice continues to look like
star, one Of those lads to be put
right up with Ross Young, iris
Speaker. Ty Cobb. and Oscar Felsch
as humdinger for the outfeld. His
home run yesterday. the blow which
really sewed up the first game for
the Grtns, was a whizzer to far, far
center, one which rolled out u the
fence in back of the flag pole. and il
was on the left-handed service of
Babe Ruth, which lends a little truth
Sammy can pickle the left-handcd
pitching just as we'll as the right
handed brand, even If he himself al
ways swings from the first base side
of the plate.
Harry Hooper still is the property
of the Red SoX. Griffith has nothing
which he will agree to pass on to
the Red SoX for Hooper. and the
dope is that Harry the Hustler will
just naturally revert to the Yankees
within few days and surely
is strong enough to cause all sorts
of worry in Chicago and Cleveland,
Western points where the bee buzzes.
Ruth's fly ball went up so high in
the first frame of yesterdays first
game that il was a toss-up whether
it should have been scored a two
base hit for Babe or a twobase err
ror for Shanks. but the errors had it
and it was so entered:
Funny to see Eddie Foster replace
every little bit of ground after he
makes a play; you'd think he was
going to putt.
There was a welI-valved fan in
back OF the Washington dugout who
insisted on calling out Grace
when Babe Ruth came to bat.
Not often a pitcher is seen batting
up in the order, but both Ruth and
J ohnson did it yesterday.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
ST. DOMINICs READY.

st. Dominics baseball team, Thomas
w. Greene, SI4 Seventh street south
west. wants a game for Sunday with
a suburban team.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
EASTERN WILL MISS ITS
GRADUATING ATHLETES

Eastern will miss many Of its star
athletes next fall. Fredinger. Dawson.
Robb, Litchheld, Hardy, and Read
have graduated.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
NORDLINGER CHOSEN.

Walter Nordlinger. Western High
School shortstop. was elected captain
If the 1920 baseball team. at a meet
ing of the letter men last night. Nord-
linger has been a member OF the team
for two years
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
some fans ALWAYS iii regret dad

Some fans always will regret that
Babe Ruth did not catch hold OF
that first pitch OF Johnsou's in the
opening frame; 1t was a very fast
hall and Babe took a tremendous
smash at the ball but did not con-
meet. Had he, it might have landed
down on the CommOn-some speed
and against some swing.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
oWINGs WANTS GAMES.

The Owings, Md, players want
games with strong baseball teams
here. c. c. Buckler, Owings, Md, is
manager.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
HERE'S HOW jim SHAW GOT
IN AHEAD OF THE RED S0X

Batted for McNaIly in ninth inning.
Washington. o-S
Boston,. o o o-3
Runs-Judge. Foster, Rice, Milan. Char
rity. Menosky, Picinich. Shanks, Strunk.
McInnis and Scott. Errors-Shanks (2).
Walters, Ruth, StrUnk and Shean. Two
base hits-Foster, Charity. Strunk. Nc
lnRis, Scott. Home run-Rice. Left on
hce hits-Picinich, }. Sacrifice dies
Shanks, Scott. First base on balls-On
Shaw, 3: of Ruth, 5. Struck out-By
Shaw, /: by Ruth, ?. Double play
Hooper to Walters to McInnis.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
NATIONAL.
YESTERDAYS CANES

Brooklyn, 3; New York. l.
Boston. So; Philadelphia, IS
ST. Louis 3. Pittsburgh l.
Chicago, ); Cincinnati, /
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
ROTH ARE THERE

Both Al Waldbauer and Adrain
Lynch, former rookie Fingers with
the Griffmen. are with the Wichita
club in the Western League. Usually
both appear in the box the same day
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
CAPTAIN ELECTED.

James Powell, a pole vaulter, was
elected captain Of the Western High
School track team, at a meeting Of the
letter men last night
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
SINGLES.


At $50 o'clock tonight the winners
in the big tourney will receive their
prizes with becoming ceremony at the
Recreation Academy.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
TODAY'S GAAIEa

New York at Brooklyn.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
st. Louis at Chica go
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN.
YESTERDAYS GAMES

Washington. SO; Boston. 81
New York, I; Philadelphia, =
Chicago. Z, Cleveland. l.
81. Louis a Detroit (ralnD
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
ALL GAMES CALLED OFF.

All sandlot baseball games were
postponed here yesterday on account
of the rainy weather.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26

They let Sam Rice take everything
that he can get in the outfeld, and
it seems to be an admirable plan,
because he surely is a fingered
gent.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
TODAY'S GAMES

Washington at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York
Chicago at ST. Louis
Cleveland at Detroit
The Washington times., 1919-06-26

Run-HOOper. Two base hit--Foster
Stolen base-Rice. Sacrifice hit-Vitt
Double plays-Judge to Shanks TO Judge;
Shean to McInnis; Scott to McInnis. Left
on bsses-WashingtOn Z, Boston, ;. First
base on balls-On johnson. 2; on Jones, g.
I Struck Out-By johnson, 2. BY Jones, q
The Washington times., 1919-06-26

Jess Willard Enjoys Evening
Looking at Willard IN Movies
The Washington times., 1919-06-26

Not often a pitcher is seen batting
up in the order, but both Ruth and
Johnson did il yesterday.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26

There was a welI-valved fan in
back of the Washington dugout who
insisted on calling out Grace
when Babe Ruth came to bat.
The Washington times., 1919-06-26
AND HERE'S HOW JOHNSON
LOST ANOTHER TOUGH ONE
'Ran for Agnew in seventh.

Totals. % .424 S Totals. IS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-02
The Ardmoreite Means ArdmOre Rigf
AT CONVENTION HALL TONIGHT

~T7IlS is our ultimate opportunity to remind you
gentle rcadcr-including the men as well as the
women. Of course-that Governor Robertson IS
coinp to make an entertaining address, in which he
will deliver personal message to YOU, at Conven-
ton Hall. beginning At Sis o'clock this evening.
There is no charge for admission You do not
even have to pay the tax TO get into Convention
Hall tonight Everybody is welcome and everybody Is
invited in fact urged attend for the issue is be-
tween permanent roads and rutted dirt roads and
therefore OF direct appeal to every person IN OkIa-
homa.
Unless the road bonds are voted next Tuesday,
Oklahoma viii stick in the mud ior indefinite years
furthermore Oklahoma viii sink still deeper INTO the
mud, for the automobiles and the trucks are multiply
ing and carving heavier loads from year to year, and
there will be no bottom to our dirt roads III lew
wears With .hc S5OOOoOO0 bonds issue. which takes
care of il eli and is not to be burden on taxpayers
thc.Joads be hard-surlaccd so that they Will be
and remain good roads,
Governor Robertson should have full house OF
both men and women who vote.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-02
G o the m States

Compensation law was passed and Is
being administered. and a great de
partment of the government was or
gauized as the special guardian Of the
interests Of labor.
The Federal Farm Loan System was
established for the relief of the farmers.
who found themselves unable to IL
nance the agriculture OF the country
under the Old systm: and vocational
education was provided.
And last but probably first in i'm
portance. the archaic and Inadequate
system of finance, whose iniquities and
failures the Republican party had CON
doned for forty years. was reconstruc-
ted into the Federal Reserve System.
upon which no political party, however
jealous OF our achievement will ever
dare to lay its impious hand.
Were Not UDprepared
We heard much, in the days just
preceding our entry into the war. Of our
unprepareiness. | deny it. In the mar.
row military sense. of course. We were
not ready \ peace-loylng people wish
ing only the happiness and well being
of all the world, too confident that the
same aspirations moved other peoples,
believing war remote possibility. we
did not gird our loins for war. We
prepared for the advanve OF Christian
civilization along the paths OF peace.
But the war was fought not by armies
but by nations. The line of defense
stretched from the front line trench to
the banks and warehouses in the cities,
20 the factories and mills in the country
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-02

towns and to the quiet farms in the
valleys beyond the western borizon.
When the zine came for the nation to
arm, the young men went to the camps,
and acros the seas, while behind them
on every side there were mobilized the
great supporting forces from capital in
finance and industry from labor in mill
and factory, from the soil on farm and
garden patch. These were ready and
they made an army of a hundred mil.
lion strong. They were ready because
their country had prepared by the new
system of taxation, the new system of
finance, the new consideration for
labor and the new support to The farm
er Those were the measures which
marked the real preparedness Of the ma
ton for any crisis If such measures
had not been adopted the country
would have been unprepared indeed. The
reforms enacted into law during the
first Wilson administration constituted
an almost inspired stroke of preparation
for the great war, and without them
the magnificent courage of two million
men on the western front would hive
led only to disaster
If past political achievement assured
future political victory. We could write
down the results OF 1920 now; but there
is no such thing as political deserving
for past performances. The people do
not ask. What of yesterday; they
ask " What of tomorrow" Ours is
the peoples party and we do not deserve
to live IL we cannot solve the peoples
troubles. Their troubles are not those