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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
OL|PHANT WITH ATLANTA
West Points Great Foot Ball Play
er Takes Try at Ma
tional Game.

Capt Elmer Oliphant, one Of the
greatest foot ball players yet turned
out at West Point. has obtained a
months furIough from the Army and
has taken to professional base ball.
Capt. Oliphant has joined the Atlanta
club of the Southern League as an
outfielder and to date has failed to
make any remarkable showing. In
his first fifteen times at bat the cap
tain registered a single safety. which
might indicate that the SLY old pitch
ers of the Southern are altogether too
much for the gridiron star.
Charley Frank. who manages the
Atlanta club, which Is occupying a
rather unusual berth in the second
help him when he saw the captain
play with the Camp Benning nine. On
the camp team Oliphant looked like
major league star. He was induced
to take a months leave and try his
hand at professional base ball, for
which Oliphant had been hankering
these many months. Indications are
that Elmer will go back to Camp Ben
ming a wiser and somewhat disil-
lusioned young man. In joining the
Atlanta club Oliphant made a serious
error and cheapened the Army. 1t be-
hooves the War Department to stop
Many foot ball stars with some base
ball ability have tried the professional
diamond, and few have made good.
Jim Thorpe is one Of the few. for it
looks very much as if the Indian, with
change Of scene. finally has made
good. He is hitting hard and regular
ly with the Braves.-New York Sun
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PLAYERS TAKEN CARE OF
IN BOTH BIG LEAGUES

TIE base ball magnates, big and lit
tie. have again proved that their pro-
lection is not Of the mere life-service
kind. by the manner IN which they
have taken care of the players who
served their country throughout the
world war in the Army and Navy.
Not one of the major league teams
had less than five men in the service
and some had over a dozen; and this
same rule applies also to nearly all
minor league clubs.
These clubs needed no urging from
the government to take care Of their
discharged soldier-players. A vast
majority of these soldier-players have
already rejoined their teams, and
have been received with open arms
alike by the clubs and the patrons;
and the remaining heroes are being
taken back as quickly as they are
being discharged from the service, al
though it will probably be Septem Der
before they are all mustered out Of
the great service.
incidentally, it may be said that.
though some players seem to have
suffered temporarily from the long
base ball inaction. a majority of the
soldier-players have come back to the
national game with increased physi-
cal and mental power, with greater
sturdiness and less tendency to be
ratified when in a tight place. AS we
ball can well point with pride to its
wonderful record alike as to the
money and men contributed to the
nations cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
BASE BALL REMAINS
A LAW UNTO ITSELF

An interesting base ball case has
just been settled in court at Portland,
Calf, with the usual adverse ruling
to the national game-thus showing
once more that base ball has been, is,
and must remain, a law unto itself.
1t appears that player William H
Hollander. released by the Oakland
club. sued that club for S66. alleged to
be due him. The club admitted the in
debtedness. but claimed as Offset a
fine of 5000 imposed, when he jumped
the team last year to work in a ship
yard, and also by the fact that the
club had further offset of an addi-
tional 800 expended for travelling
and training expenses.
Judge e. c. Robinson. before whom
the suit was tried. ruled against the
club in its contention about the nne
and found for the player. less. how
ever. $33 railroad fare advanced Hol-
lander. The learned Judge held that q
base ball manager cannot arbitrarily
impose a fine for contract Jumping"
but must first have recourse to the
courts, and even then he can only
collect the fine after proving dam
ag|n which decision the Judge was
undoubtedly right. 1t is not thought
this ruling. however, will apply to
stipulated fines imposed by managers
and umpires for bad conduct or Ian
guage. or for breaches of the rules.
as these are provided for in contract
and playing rules.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
EUCLID RACKETERS
SHOULD WIN FLAG
HoImead and Racquet Have
Outside Chance in Sub
urban League.
BY W. H. HOTEL.
STANDING OF TEAMS.

Results of matches in the Suburban
League Saturday considerably tight
ened up the race, Argyle's So vic
tory over the leading Euclid team
aiding the second and third place
Holmead and Racquet combinations,
which won five Of seven and made
a clean sweep. respectively But, de-
spite Holmead's steady play and the
squirt of the Racquet team, Euclid's
lead early in the race appears suf-
fcient to carry it to the pennant.
Euclid has a lead of five contests
over Holmead and one more over
Racquet, and the matches yet to be
played should work to the favor of
the pace settlers. except for next Sat-
urday. when the leaders will play
home Club. while Bolmead will en-
gage the taiI-end Standards team.
Racquet. though, will meet a tough
customer in Argyle.
But Euclid's chance to put the
gonfalon on ice will come on July
rs. when it will get a crack at the
Standards team, while Holmead and
Matches of that day likely will de-
termine the pennant winner. or what
chance the aforementioned two teams
have of checkmating the Euclidftes.
In the other contest Home Club and
Argyle will clash.
Should Holmead be able to gain
two OF three contests on Euclid prior
to August ., but having to face
Racquet in the meantime. makes this
seem improbable, it might win the
nag on the last day of the schedule.
In the wind-up. August 2. Euclid is
listed to play Holmead on the lat
ters courts, and it would be a fit-
ting finish tn the season IL this clash
should decide the championship. Other
matches on this day will bring to-
gether Home Club and Racquet and
Argyle and Standards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
SHINE BALL FAVORS Jim
Manager Griffith Tries to Work
Shaw Whenever Cicotte Is
on the Rubber.

do unto others as they would do
to you, but beat 'em to it, is a pretty
good sort of a maxim. according to
Clark Griffith's way of figuring it out.
The .'Old Fox" of the Griffmen may
not be able to win pennants, but he
usually manages to cause a heap of
trouble for the other fellow.
Griff has discovered a way of TAX
ing all the joy out of Eddie Cicotte's
life. and SO far as Eddie and his shine
ball are concerned they have no ter
rors for the Nationals. but the White
Sox hold them in mortal dread, sort
of case of reverse English.
Whenever the Griffs are due to
stack up against the Sox, Griff holds
Jim Shaw out until Cicotte is due to
hurl. and then Shaw goes into the
breach
The mystery of Cicotte's sinner is
that he keeps rubbing one spot on the
ball until it is perfectly smooth while
the remainder naturally becomes
roughened. and this causes it to take
all sorts of wierd hops, which Eddie
alone can control as no other finger
has yet succeeded in mastering it.
On days when Cicotte works against
Washington, Grifr invariably sends
Shaw in with instructions to lust
throw the ball. Don't try to put any
thing on it," and the result is Shaw
gets the benefit of Cicottes shine ball
1t takes worse hops than when CT
cote throws it himself and half the
time it jumps toward the heads of the
White Sox batters, with the result that
they are afraid to stand up to the pan
and. no matter how effective Cicotte
happens to be against the Nationals,
the White Sox batters can't touch his
shine ball with Shaw throwing it.-Chi-
cago Post.
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REXA. c. DEFEATS
WAR RISK, ) TO 4
Early Lead Decides Game
Clarendon Beats Brent
wood by 2 to | Count.
BY H. c. BYRD.

An early lead enabled Rex Athletic
Club to win over the War Risk nine
yesterday. to 4. in an exciting game
at Union League Park. War Risk
scored three runs in the sixth to put
them within one of tie. and when
Albaugh faltered in the seventh Rex
sent Ferguson to the mound and he
checked threatened rally.
Rex will go to Owings, Md. Satur-
and on Sunday will clash with Ray
Morgan's Eastern a. c. team in Bal
timore.
Two runs in the sixth inning gave
the Clarendon nine A 2-to-1 victory
over Brentwood yesterday. Catlin. the
Clarendon pitcher, figured in the rally
that won the game. With Limeric on
second. Catlin doubled and scored the
winning tally on DegnanS hit
Gibralter Athletic Club won two
games yesterday. In the morning it
defeated the Unity Athletic Club. s
| to :. and in the afternoon took the
measure of the Virginia Shipbuilding
| Corporation Club. 3 to 1. Ballinger
! tripled and stole home to decide the
forenoon fray
| The Garfield Athletic Club of this
| city met defeat at the hands of the
Cardinal Athletic Club yesterday in
Alexandria. s to I. in a free-hitting
contest. in which run in the ninth
! decided.
| The Young Indians defeated the 7.
B. A. c. nine yesterday, IL to l. max
| ing thirteen hits while Baroni held
/ the losers to three. The winners also
played errorless ball.
Company c of the 5th Infantry de-
feated the Shipping Board nine Sat
urday says delayed dispatch" but
the correspondent forgot to say what
| the score was. He states that the
! features were the fine all-round
plyaing of Capt Darlington of Ship
ping Board, and the pitching of
| Frisch and the hitting of Lieut.. Lam
! sen of Company c."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
CONNIE MACK STILL SURE
HE CAN BUILD WINNING TEAM

For five years they have been say
ing that I can't get together another
good team" said Connie Mack after
Saturdays victory over the Detroit
Tigers. They're wrong.
Il haven't tried very hard yet For
a time base ball was sleeping, and
during those years we just kept going.
I saw no use in spending a great deal
of money in getting together a high
class ball club Just before and dur
ing the war. Things are different
now. and 1 don't intend to quit until
we have a club that will be up there
at the top fighting with the leaders.
IF it means spending money for
players, we'll spend as much as is
needed. Right now 1 am devoting
more time to looking around for the
men l need than anything else. I've
always said that it takes three years
to build up a winning team. and if
live I'll have one. Talk about my get
ting ready to retire is bunk l have
moro pep right now than I've had
for long time. and it's not because
the Athletics have just won q game
I have something that my mind is set
on accomplishing"
Connie points out that his club has
saved a great deal by attempting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
Chicago Wins Batting Bee.

Chicago defeated Boston, IA to 9, in
an exciting smuggling match yesterday.
Faber pitched in fine form until the
locals had a ten-run lead, when he
eased up.
The world champions began slug
RinR the ball and before he could set
tie down the visitors were within ty-
ing distance, but Lowdermilk relieved
him and prevented a tie. Cicotte nm
ished the game for Chicago with ease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
MINOR LEAGUES SEEM
PROSPEROUS THIS YEAR

Nothing better illustrates the keen re-
vival of base ball interest than the
post-season series arranged between
the teams Of the International League
and American Association that may win
the pennants Of their respective organi-
cations.
thinking Of post-season games, gener-
ally disbanded owing to military ext
gencies, and the International was the
only one that managed to last till such
time as all base ball came to an end for
the season. Tho games between the
American and international leagues will
not be for the class IA championship
for the reason that the Pacific Coast
League, which is in the same class, will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
Not Sunday School Players.

Because Branch Hickey doesn't
manage his team on Sundays he often
has been referred to as the Sunday
school manager. However. Petcy
Harrison and Barry Mccormick. who
umpired on the Polo Grounds last
Wednesday. are willing to take the
stand and testify that the Cardinals
do not deport themselves like FOOD
Sunday school children. Branch should
read them the Golden Rule. There
never is any telling when a 81 Louis
player may become an umpire. There
is Bill Dineen for instance.-New
York Sun.
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Cards Lose to Dodgers.

Two scratch hits. a pass. a batter
hit, a wild throw by Stork and a steal
home by Myers gave Brooklyn three
runs in the first inning yesterday, the
Superbas defeating St Louis, to 1.
Galore had wonderful control. hold
ing st. Louis to six scattered hits. He
did not issue base on balls. stocks
hits, an out and the second Of NC
Henry's three singles gave the Cardi-
mails their only run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
Three Generations Play
Golf in Annual Tourney

Three generations Of the Stat
sell family were represented in
the annual father-and-son tour
nament of the Golf Association
OF Philadelphia recently. The
event furnished the unique
sight Of grandfather. two
fathers, three sons. grandson,
an uncle and a nephew Compel
ing in the same gathering. G..
w. Statxell. president of the
Aronimink Club, was ON hand
with his two sons, H. p. and &.
W., tr. Robert C., son OF H. p.
Statzell, WINS called away from
a base ball game to help his
father. "Bob," being the grand
son and nephew. makes the
combina ton complete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
Giants Subdue Pirates.

The New York Giants evened up the
series with Pittsburgh yesterday.
winning the second game of the series
by a score Of 8 to 2
ming when Hamilton was knocked out
of the box. They scored SIX runs on
four singles. two doubles and a base
on balls. Pittsburgh was unable to
bunch hits on Benton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
Tigers Nose Out Yankees.

Going into the ninth inning a run
behind. Detroit staged a hitting rally,
with two men out that Melted two
runs and defeated New York. to 4.
Cobb's work in the field was a fea-
ture. while his hitting scored three Of
DetroitS runs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14

a backstop. In addition to picking
Coveleskie off first with a snap throw
- Judge. he easily frustrated the
purloining ambitions of such willy
base runners as Chapman and Gard
ner. Eds throw to head of Convey at
second in the seventh beat him by a
wide margin and he was safe only
because Shanks dropped the ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14

ST. Louis rallied in the late innings
of both games and twice defeated
Philadelphia yesterday. tying with
Detroit for fourth place. The scores
were to and TO 4.
Bronkie's hit off Perry's glove sent
across the winning run in the eleventh
inning of the second game. Sothron
won his eighth successive victory in
the first game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14

nothing while base ball was dead.
Now that it 10 returning to the niche
in which it properly belongs he is
getting busy. and has in mind a
definite plan of action.-Philadelph
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14

not be able to compete owing to the
difference in playing season. However,
the games next fall will demonstrate
which is the best minor league club in
thu east-ChicaRo Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
WASHINGTON

Slated Tor Gill in the ninth.
Washington &c.. 0 o o o.
Cleveland ...... o . 0 o rs
Two-base hits-Judse, Rice. Graney. Three
base hits-Shanks. Speaker. Stolen bases
O'Neill, Johnston, Wambs,;anss. Sacrifice hits
Graft Chapman. Wamb .-,irss. Sacrifice ny
-Janyrin. Left OIL has s-Washinston, 8;
Cleveland. T. First base balls-On Craft. 5:
on Gill. .; of Coveleskie. =. Hits-Of Craft.
4 in 3 IS innings: of Gill in 1-3 innings.
Struck Out-Ry Coveleske. 3. Wild pitch
Craft. Losing ptcher-Gill.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

GAMls TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW
Pittsb'gh at y. York. Cincinnati at Phila.
ST. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsb'gh at ". York
Cincinnati at Phila. St. Louis at Brooklyn
Chicago at Boston. Chicago at Boston
RESULTS OF yesterdays GAMES.
Brooklyn. 3: st. Louis, 1.
New York, s; Pittsburgh, Q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW
Wash'n at Cleveland. Wash'n at Cleveland.
Phila. at st. Louis. Phila. at st. Louis.
New York at Detroit. n. York at Detroit
Boston at Chicago. Boston at Chicago
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Cleveland. 5; Washington 4. Z.
Chicago. IA; Boston. 9.
Detroit, 5; New York, 4.
St Louis, As; Philadelphia, "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14

The Young Indians defeated the 7
B. A. c. nine yesterday, IL to l. max.
ing thirteen hits while Baroni held
the losers to three. The winners also
PLAYED errorless ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14

The GARFIELD Athletic Club of this
city met defeat at the hands OF the
Cardinal Athletic Club yesterday in
Alexandria, s to I. in a free-hitting
contest in which a run in the ninth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14

70 return to the lineup OF Graney
Chapman, who have been suf-
ng from injuries materially
nGthens the team. The latter
a classy exhibition OF short
ling yesterday.
j Charity continues to shine as
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-01-23

Don't take our word for this but come
and see for yourself. Come expecting
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to buy high grade. dependable merchan-
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mer supply of these very special bargains
it won't be because they weren't offered
to YOU. We want to reduce our stock so
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-01-23
SHOES! SHOES!

If you need Shoes or are
liable to need them in the
next six months, NOW is
THE TIME TO BUY.
We have Shoes for every
member of the family and
the prices are lower than
actual cost, on many of
them. Look 'em over
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
News From Fight Center Should
Be Carried in Society Columns
Damon Runyon Says Epidemic Ultra Refinement Leaves No
Untouched Tad Being Known Now As ct Aloysius
Dorian

their apartments, where once they
just went to bed in their rooms.
CONTEST TO BE KNOWN
AS "DE WILLARD DEMPSEY
This social furore is due to the an
nouncement OF the officials who are to
preside over what is now popularity
termed the contest De Willard :
Dempsey Now that we are in the
society column. far be 1t from any
member of the local colony to do or
say anything that may push the man
ly art of self-defense back into that
abyss from which 1t has been lifted.
Mr.. r. Wilmington Lardner. the
eminent man of letters, who was but
so recently hone other than old Ring
Lardner, the humorist, Is omplaining
in we'll modulated tones this morning
Vanderthrush was not included in the
cast of officials. but of course we can
not have everything.
The Australian ballot system of
judging this fstic election has accom-
plished one reform in the Marquis OF
Queensbury realm in sport order. 1t
has knocked betting stemwinder
Betting is vulgar practice. anyway,
so perhaps it is Just as we'll.
A lot of betters are willing to
abide by the decision of Mr.. Ollie
Record. the referee. who is highly
spoken of in Toledo. but they do not
want their dough to go to the Jury.
AT that many peoplel are going to
save money. s.
Mr.. Scoop Gleason. Mr.. o. Foloto,
Mr.. T. Maxwell and several score
more other good gentlemanly and ur-
bane members of the Country club
were observed today leaping from
crag to crag. with pencil and paper
in hand and uttering the most singu-
lar cries.
1t was at first rumored that they
were daffy, but 1t subsequently de-
veloped that this was not the case
They we're merely trying to figure out
the various plications under the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
Four Great Experts to Tell
Virginian's Readers Of Fight

All
which
until the papers Of July 5 tell the tale Of the big asht
tho latest conjecture bustng
will readers the Vignan
RUNYON
FRANK MENKE.
soft
fernity think
In
Jack Dillon
IN 1905 his way through the mddeweshts
principals and dealt At length with their
lucady
writer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28
MORAN THINKS JESS
IN T0P-N0TCH FORM
Pittsburgher Who Met Champion In
1915 Says Critics Are All Wrong
In That Respect.
By Frank G. Nenke'

By Frank G. Menke..
Toledo, O., June 27.--Frank Moran
hreezed out to Jess WIZARDS camp
this afternoon. sauinted at the giant
champion from every angle, and then
exclaimed;
Say, he looks great"
Some one in the group reminded the
man who fought Willard a ten round
no-decision duel in 1915. of the fact
mat trainers, newspaper critics and
one-time training camp piav-matcs of
the pugilistic king have asserted that
he looks just the opposite--oh, very
much the opposite.
They're wrons-all wrong" in
sisted the Pittshurg blonde Jess
looks better right now than when he
fought me in New York, and | guess
he looked pretty good then, didn't
hes Hes just as fast in training as
he was that night and you know a
fellow doesn't go as fast aga inst his
STARRING partners as when he Is really
in Il fight.
IF condition is all tina; .Iess
needs, he'll be right there on fight
DAY. Willard today showed boxing
form far superior To anything I've
ever seen him flash before And his
blows are far snapper than the
night he fought me. He isn't tele-
graphing so much now. His defen-
sive work. especially that head duck
ing, is splendid.
Willard is a better fighter now.
whether he's 81, 80 or 40, than he
was four. FIVE and six years ago. And
there's reason. He never took a
boxing lesson. He didn't break into
the game like most fellows. we'll
schoolcd in trickeries. H came in
cold as one might say, and every
thing he knows about boxing he has
learned since then by experience. He
got started late in life al a boxer, took
it up perhaps later than any other
man in history who ultimately achiev-
ed greatness. But year after year
Willard has improved.
Its true that Jess hasn't done any
hghting In the prize ring since he
took me on in 1915. but he's boxed
more since then than any other
many months. don't forget that.
And he boxed twice daily. That gave
him practice. didn't It? Almost as
much practice as any ordinary fighter
gets in his training camp And all
the while that Jess was boxing for the
circus he was learning q little more
about the game. So here We have
Jess Willard OF 1919, after long
period of boxing In the circus, show
ing Infinitely better boxing form than
he did when he won, the champion
ship. Practice makes perfect, you
know, and willard when al Ii said
and done. has been practising the
boxing game in the past two years z
whole lot more than Dempsey. even
u he haan't been dxhtang profasaion-