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The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
World Trade Conclave
Scheduled Soon in U. S

More than 1000 business men. from
every quarter or the globe. will at
tend the first International trade con-
ference at Atlantic City. September
30 10 October 5. the L. S. Chamber
of Commerce. which has it in charge
reported yesterday.
Foreign delegates will arrive in the
United States about September q.
Plans are being perfected, under di-
rection of John H. Fahey, Boston,
for discussion Of subjects wlich will
tend to set the wheels OF world com
merce again in even motion. stabilize
markets and make complete indus
trial conditions that go with peaca
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Reports Prison Abuses
In Virginia Cut Down

DR.. Earl f. budding. president
OF the Prisoners Relief Society.
who filed sensational charges recently
against the authorities OF the Nir-
ginia State penitentisTY. declared
last night that conditions have been
materially improved. He said:
we have had representative
visit the road camps and the peni-
tentiary and he reports that al i'm
provements that could be made in a
short time have been effected. The
prison camps have been renovated
and made sanitary. Most Of the tor
lures the prisoners have been sub
iected TO have been greatly modified,
and the worst cruelties abolished
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
FOOTBALL DATES FOR
HOLY CROSS ELEVEN

Worcester. Mass. Sept Holy
Cross will open its football season
October Army at West Point; Oc-
Point, according to the schedule just
announced. The schedule follows:
October 4-Army at West Point Oc-
tober II. Bo~doin; October 49, Spring
field Y NJ C A. College at Spring
field: October 25. Connecticut Agri-
cultural College.
November l. Rhode Island; Novem-
Der s. Colby: November IL. Fordham
at New York; November q, Detroit at
Detroit.
Games not designated otherwise are
to be played at Worcester.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
ARMY SWAMPS NAVY
IN ATHLETIC MEET

Camp Dix. y. J.. Sept. The
Army swamped the Navy and Ma
rine Corps in the battle for team
supremacy in the Olympic track and
field championships held there today
under the auspices OF the Knights
of Columbus. The Army men scored
l29 points, the Navy. thirty-nine.
and the Marine Corps. one. The lat
ter was made by Pearman in the
three-mile walk
The games attracted a crowd or
10000 spectators. The entry list in
cludcd more than 300 athletes. many
OF whom will be contestants in the
A. A. U. Championships at Philadel-
phia on Friday and Saturday. New
York men annexed six titles and
Chicago men four.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
NO DAMAGE MADE TO
LEADERS IN LEAGUES

New York. Sept Both the Reds
and the White Sox came through the
week without having any dynamite
placed under the lead they have piled
up for the top rungs OF the major
league ladders.
The Reds got away slightly from
their practice OF continual humping OF
all corners but their defeats didn't
hurt them as the Giants were showing
a losing inclination at the same time
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
iGRIFFMEN LOSE
: GAME TO YANKS
Huggins' Crew Take Sec
ond Of Series by
3 to 2.

Wee" Miller Hugzins' clan took
The nnaI game from the Nationals yes
tsrdAy at the Florida avenue haili-
wick. thus evening up for this series
by a s-to-2 count The Gri1s made a
gallant effort to pull the game out OF
the IRE In the dnal inning when, af-
ter one was out. three singles Tailed
two counters with the tying runner
on the hot corner.
Norsenan Eric Erickson was select
ed to oppose Bob Shawkey but he was
not equal to the occasion as he put
himself In a hole on the first man
to face him when he allowed Fews-
ters' roller to twist out OF his hands
which let the right gardener Of the
visitors safe on the initial sack Eric
was bonbsrded during the three In
rinzs he worked in the center OF the
diamond as six hits were gathered of
his delivery and three runs before he
was relieved by label Tecumseh
Zachary. who finished the route Al
though Zachary was hit IN spots be
was not scored upon. as the Yanks
gathered all their runs while Erick-
% son was serving up the pellet
The Nationals were not able to get
a man beyond FIRST base until the fnal
frame so stlngy was Bob Shswkey In
allowing hits Up to this inning he
had only allowed three singles in the
eight frames. Joe Judge singled to
left IN the hrst but was out trying to
sv1pe second. Leonard opened the
fourth with a single but never reached
second and Zachary singled In the
sixth hut was picked OF the bag by
a snap throw from Ruel
P-ck'. Grcnt Play.
Roger Peckinpaugh made a great
play on Ghsrrity's grass cutter in
the eighth when he picked up the
ball with his gloved hand and pegged
out the catcher at the initial sack
Sammy Rice cut down PeckinpsuEh
at the plate In the fourth when he
attempted to score from second when
Baker singled to right: II was the
best play OF the contest
Fewstsr was given life when Erick-
son failed to recover his tap to the
right side OF the diamond. hut Char
rity turned him back when he at
tempted to steal second. Peckin-
paugh doubled to left and scored on
Bakers single to right. Ward opened
the third with a single. Pratt fol
lowed suit with one to right, Peck
going all the way to the hot corner
and Dell to second on the throw in,
both scoring on Lewis single to CEN
ter when Zachary was called in to
stop the bombardment Bodie sac
riiced and on an attempted squeeze
play Lewis was out at the plate
Shawkey struck out for the final of
the frame.
Not until the ninth did the Grirs
look dangerous. After "Spuds'
Murphy had been set up as a pinch
hitter for Zachary and famed the at
mosphere Judge singled to center but
was forced at second. Milan was is
sued free transportation and Joe
moved to second. Rice singled to left
and Ellerbe followed with a base
blow TO right scoring Leonard and
Milan with the only two talliss for
the Nationals. With Rice on third
and Ellerbe on first Mike Menosky
was called upon to tie the score but
Mike was not there with the old base
hit and all chances went glimmering
when he skied to Ruel for the final
out Of the game. Score:
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GEERS, MURPHY AND
cox, BEST DRIVERS

Thomas w. Murphy. Ed Geers and
Walter r. Cox won thirteen of the
eighteen harness races at Poughkeep-
sic. They represent the strongest
money getting combination that has
ever appeared on the trotting turf
and no one can pull the Sherman
act on them. as the rivalry among
the big three" is very keen. In 1915
Cox was back among the lame ducks
but his four kings, MignOla. Nc
Gregor the Great. Frank Dewey nd
Lu Princeton. will bring home the
bacon to Dover this wear
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Say Turner Is Free Agent

Bloomington. ILL.,. Sept 7.-Offcials
of the Bloomington Three ! League
club announced today that they would
fcht Roger Rresnahan's efforts TO
stop the sale of Pitcher Ted Turner
to the Chicago National League club
in view OF the fact that Turner holds
an outright release from the Toledo
American Association club.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Reno Wants to See Jack.

Reno. New. Sept. Am offer OF
$4,000 to Jack Dempsey to fight
Willie Meehan twenty-five rounds
in Reno some time after the first
of the year. was made today by the
Reno Athletic Club IN a telegram
to Jack kearns, Dempsey's man
ager. Members of the club say
Meehan is willing to fight. The
offer made to him was not given
out
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Philies Take One.

Brooklyn. Sept. THE Dodg ars
and Philies hooked up in a double
header here today. the first contest
going to the visitors to in eleven
innings. while the Robins landed
the night cap 2 to l. Meadows held
the Dodgers to four scattered bits
and was not in danger after the
first inning. Score by innings:
PhiIadelphia .OoOo 10 O01 C1-3 10 0
BROOKLYN ... 800 900 900 0o-72
Meadows and Adams; Cadore and
Kruger.
Second Game.
Philadelphia 900 900 0l0-1 s
Brooklyn &c.. 900 002 0oX-2 s
Bixey and Tragreser: Pfeffer and
Wheat.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Braves Sign Rockies.

Boston. Sept. 7.-Outielder Ever
EFT Nutter and Shortstop Forest
Ford. of the New Haven Eastern
Lea que club, will report to the Bos-
ton National League club in New
York. and will be taken on the
Western trip. Ford is a member OF
the Braves and Nutter will be given
a trial.
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q 3 q ls Totala.

'Bstted for Stewart in the ninth inning
Cardinals. o o o 5 I o o x-9
Runs-Jackson, Merchant. Mcbride, DeVers
Williams. Strunkle, Alexander t2l, Quale
Errors-Jsckson, Meyer, Miller. Tvo-bsse hits
stewart Carroll. Mcbride, Savage. Stolen
nases-Jackson, DeTsrs. Strunkle. Alexander,
Lsmeric. Sacrifice hits-Merchant. Lemeric,
Double plays-Jarboe to Demeric Williams to
Mcbride. Left on hase-Cards. 5; Clarendon. TO-
First base on ballS-Of Quayle. s.; Naxe, =:
Carroll, !. Hit by Tdtcher-By Quayle, 3: BY
Nsgie. /. Hits-OT Nsgls. 2; of Carroll, T.
Innings ptched-By Nasle. 5: BY Carroll. }
Struck out-By Quayle Z; by Nasle, S; By Car
roll. l. Earned runs-Cards. I. Time Of ZANE
l hour IS minutes. Umpire-Messrs Shorty
Hughes and Grover Payne Attendance-2uo
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Corinthians Land Anoher.

At very interesting and exciting
game the Corinthian baseball club
defeated the Eagle Athletic Club by
~ score of I to 6. The Corinthian
be"ehaIl team wishes to meet any fast
ha Sehall team Sunday. September "a.
Address Manager James B. Clancy.
as x street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
M GAME TO YSBANGTALS PREPARE FOR HARE DE GRACE RACES
DRY DOCKS DEFEATED
BY BOSTON RED SOX

Baltimore. Nd. Sept. 1.-The Boston
Red sox defeated the Baltimore Dry
Docks team In an exhibition game
here today before 1900 fans. by a
score of 10 to s Dumont. formerly OF
Washington. and Ed Flaherty. who Is
the property of the Senators. but
who failed to report last spring, were
the opposing slabmen and for seven
innings they had a merry battle.
Babe Ruth made two home runs over
the right field fence.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Land Twin Bill.

The Congress Heights baseball club
won double header yesterday when
II defeated the Piedmont team to 6
and In the final contest took the
Boiling field aviators into camp 6
TO Congress Heights has won
twenty-one of its twenty-four games
this season.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Cardinals Land Game.

The AleXandria Cardinals easily de-
feated Clarendon 9 to 0 in the second
game Of the Northern Virginia cham
pinnship series here today before
record crowd. Quayle. pitching for
the Cards. held his opponents TO two
hits. while Nagle, Clarendon's south
paw. was driven from the box in the
nth inning, when the Cardinals
scored five runs on four base on balls
and doubles by Savage and Mcbride
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Movie Operators Win.

Pepco went down to defeat Sunday
morning by the movie team by a one
sided score of u to 5. Riley twirlins
and Waac at the receiving end for
the operators.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Rex Captures Two.

Rex Athletics annexed a twin bill
yesterday at Union League Park.
when the Garfield A. c. was taken
into camp by to score. and the
Laurel, Md. nine lost the nightcap
10 to 4.
Anderson's hitting featured the
first game. his single to right after
two men were retired scoring Fitz-
gerald with the winning run. Roche's
fielding in both games was note
worthy.
Score.
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Gun Factory 10 Practice

The Naval Gun Factory football
eleven win practice this afternoon at
t;s .. m and Coach Turner wants all
candidates to be on hand, for he is
desirous OF getting IN a good season
with the piE-skin chasers while there
IL plenty Of light.
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Runs-SpeakeT. Harris, Wood, LeibOId, COIlns
Gandh N. Rsberg. ScbaIk p. Ksu. Hits
Of CoEeleSkie. in one and twothird innings.
Tvu-base hits-STeak-r Harris. Jackson. Collins
Risbrrg. Wood. Sacrifice hits-Risherg KerT g.
OnliRs. Struck out-By Kerr, ! Base on bslls
Of Kerr 2; OF Fssth. !; of Coveleskie }
Double plsvs-Chapnan 10 Wamby to Harris
Tine Of zane hour Is minutes. Umpires-
Monarity and HildeTand
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Huns-S. hlenherg ~. Harlow IN. Hagrr ~
sesper. ". Iett. Van zsnt. Ha-lip. S-rrins.
Wsrrins ;. Killnsn ~. Ba.. on balloon
Beaner. ?: OF serrUs :: Of Burke Struck
ca'-By seaner. 3; Sy Serrins. }: ~ Burke. 2
Home runs-Hsssr, Walsh Trr~e-base hit
Eazs. TFo-hass hitS-M. Jett. HaEer. Harlow
q M-ne-E- Innings pitched-By Beamer. 3
se-ins. S; Burke. Hit hy pitched hall
by Beaver tWarinsi Umpire-Mr T David
Hairt. Tine Of zane-l hour " minutes
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So1 Trim Indians.

Chicago. Ill. Sept. THE White
Sox got the breaks of the series
with the Cleveland club today when
they took the Indians into camp by
an S-to-3 score. Coveleskie and
Myers were pounded by the locals.
while Kerr held the Tribemen safe
all the way. The score:
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Runs Howard. Bernhardt. Gerald u. Murray
DYER IL. Sill CSfrey %. Hams, l2l J Fftz-
gerald. Left on bSses-ReK A. G. :: Garfield
First base on halls-of Walker. ;; Ferguson l.:
RnSerson. s Innings pitched-By Walker 5. hy
Ferguson. T. Hits msde-Of Walker. :. Of
Ferguson, 5. Struck out-By Walker. ,: IN
Ferguson, !. TSFo-base hits-G Geradi DYER
Sacrifice hits-HowRrd. ?: Murray. Stolen ha 81
-Csffrey. Howard, H Fitzgerald. H. Sill Dou-
be plays Bernhsrdt to Roche to Howard DYER
to Sill. Hit by pitcher-Walker lSnyderl. TN
pires-Messrs BIsCOmhe and Hurd Time Of
game hours minutes
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Champs Slaughter Nationals.

The Champs won an easy game
yesterday when they defeated the
strong team OF North East The fea-
ture of the game was the hitting or
J. PAMELA Next Sunday the Champs
will play the young Nationals. For
games address J. PAMELA. 3l5 PENN
sylvania avenue northwest.
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hIls-f ecklnpauEh. Ward. Pratt. Leonard
Ahan Earned 7Ins-WashinEtou. 2: New York
FlrS hase by erTurs-SrE York, / Left on
nsses-W ash1Eton. 4; New York 10 First hasA
% hslh-Of Erickson. ;; Zachary. |: shaukey.
!. Inninss pitched-By ESickson Z none out in
third; Zachary :. Hits raade-OR E5rkspn s.
l~charJ, Struck out-By Zachary. !: shaw
fsJ. T-ohse hts-Pecknpsugh. > Sscri-
hos hit-R"iie. Stolen bzSr-Baksr. Losing
PstcheT-EncE.on- Hit By pitcher-By ShsEksy
M-nosCl. Cmpir-a-MessrS NaIHu and Con
nolly. Time Of game-2 hours minutes
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OWNERS ARRIVE
|. FOR RACE meet
Famous Stables Already o.
Scene Of Action for the
Havre De Grace Meet.

Hsvrs de Grace. Nd. Sept T.
Among the horsemen who have sc
in from Saratoga this week wit
seasoned thoroughbreds that wi
take part in the September meetinl
of the Hartford Agricultural an
Breeders Association. which wi
begin on Thursday and run throug
the remainder OF the month. ar
Jerry Carroll. Harry Rites, Mile
Henderson. James Arthur. n. Z
Beal. John Farrell. G. W. ForemR
and Richard Pending.
The arrival OF these horseme
with their thoroughbred charge
has increased the colony Of racer
TO above 300. Four hundred NOR
horses will be coming down frof
Belmont Park this week. many
the strong stables that took part 4
the Saratoga meeting havin
stopped over in New York for tn
first seven days OF the westcheste
Association.
The best flat runner in the Car
roll stable is the 5-yesr-old Trans
late. a Maryland bred son Of Trans
vaal and Eustis Robert Walden. sol
10 Howard Marshall while tn
horses were at Pimlico in the sprint
for $4,000. Translate was turne
over TO Carroll for training. Trans
late has not started since the horse
were at jamaica in the spring. bu
he trained satisfactorily at SsrstoE
and he is 10 be the Marshall candi
date for the $4,000 Potomac stake
which will be the feature Of mex
Saturdays card.
W. r. Goes Bet, the virginia
bred chaser than won the $1,000
Manly Memorial steepIechase q
Pimlico last fall. is in Carroll
charge and she will be trained her
for another effort to win the rich
est OF American cross-coUntr.
prizes.
The Brook In Training.
Rites has brought another fornid
able Manly Memorial candidate Z
Havre de Grace for schooling in J. z
Grifhth's The Brook. the winner q
Belmont Park last fail OF the Broo
Club steepleChase With The Broo
he has brought the S-year-oId Gath
budding 3-year-oId fencer. and tn
selling plaJers Ballast Amackassi.
and Katie Canal.
{ Henderson is in charge Of the Ozde,
stable. the best performers OF whic,
are Looking Up. BeaverkiII and Rins
BeaVerklll Is to be the Ogden stable
candidate for the Hartford Count
and Havre de Grace Hsndicaps n
is a son OF Ogden and an EXCEPTIONAL.
good mud runner. In the $4,000 Ken
lucky Handicap. which was run q
Churchill Downs last spring. Beaver
kill separated Midway and Extermina
tor.
Young Clifford Robinson. who wa
3 bout the best lightweight r1der T.
the West through the spring and sum
mer. will ride for Henderson and 70
. Capt Raj PaTr. Of Baltimore
Bondage. Bolster. and Lord Herber
are the smartest performers OF tn
Arthur string. y X Beal has brouEb
hack 10 Maryland the clever 5-yesr-oll
hallipolis. winner Of the PimIic
q Spring Juvenile Stakes. Sandy Besl. 0
winner at Saratoga. and Murrsy
z Clean Gone and Wisest Fool ar
( John Farrelrs bread winners an.
! Hauberk is the most Distinguish
/ member OF the Foreman outfit. Hsu
= berk is in fine form this year Tn
: veteran son OF Martinez won at bot.
1 Nonkers and Saratoga.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
SECOND GAME.

Kuns-RoChe On, GriYith, Howard. Anderson
II. Fitzgerald, Bernhardt. Hsmel. D. DuvsIL
Brown. selhy. Noigts. First base by errors
Laurel. . Left on bases-Rex A. c. 9; Laurel
= First base on bals-OT HsmeI. I: of
Noigts. ) Struck out-By BameI. s. by Noigts
; Twobsse hits-Noigts, Roche. Bcsll Sacrifice
hits Roche. Csfrey. Bernhsrdt. Hit ny PITCHER
BY Noigts q. Fitzgerald. Umpire -Messrs
Luscombe and Smith Time Of game hours
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Chance for Local Teams.

Baltimore, Md, Sept. Teams
desiring football games with Edge
wood Arsenal are advised to get in
touch with Chaplain Cudahy, care
Edsewood Arsenal, Edgewood, Nd.
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Mt. Rainier Wants Games.

The Mount Rainer A. C. baseball
team wants to arrange games with
teams under Is years. Address all
CHALLENGES to A. Bellman. Box 100
Mount Rainier. Nd.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Pepco's Take Another.

The Pepcos defeated the strong
Western Bud team in n fast con-
tested game on the Monument lot
diamond No. l by the count Of II to S
Score:
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Browns Jolt Tigers.

Detroit, Sept THE ST. Louis
Browns captured the final game from
the Tigers here today in a -nip-and-
tuck affair to S. Boland started, but
was forced to give way to Ehmke,
who finished. The score by innings:
ST. Louis. is...........1 20 0oo01o-s15 I
Detroit ............31 01ooo0o-5 1
Sothoron and SEVERED; Boland,
Ehmke and Ainsmith.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08
Split Double Header.

New York. Sept. THE Giants
and Braves split even in the double
bill here today when the home
folks captured the first contest 2
to l. and the Braves landed the final
to 2. The opener took ten innings
to decide the winner. as the Braves
tied the count in the ninth. Score
by innings:
Boston .. 900 900 COL O-1 1
New York 900 900 01o 1-2 4
Fillingem,. Demaree and Wilson;
Toney. Winters. Benton and Snyder.
second GoIne.
Boston ......011 020 000-4 IS 2
New York 900 100 1o0-2, 9 2
Oescgher and Gowdy: Ryan, Du-
buc, Winters and Gonzales.
The Washington herald., 1919-09-08

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
New York. ,; Boston. /.
Boston, T; New York. 2.
Brooklyn. 2; Phillies, 3.
Brooklyn, 2; Philliess |.
Pittsburgh. 2; Chicago, /,
Cincinnati, 1; st. Louis. 0.
st. Louis, S; Cincinnati. 2.
where They Play To-day.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
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Whalen- ruo-base hits-Gillhoolcy, Scott
Irving Home nIns-Rnth. 2; SchanS. Sacrifice
hts-Gainer. Scott, Bates. Stolen bsss-Gill-
hooiey. Zimmerman, Curry Irving Double plays
-Schang to Gamer. Elliott to Russell. Base
on bslls-Or Flaherty. 4; OF Dumont >. Struck
out-by F1aherty. 2: By Dumont. l. Time OF
yAme-l hour 70 minutes Umpirrs-Messr.
Rrnckran and kaufman.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Reading. 3: Jersey City, Z.
Reading. /; jersey City, 2.
Baltimore. 8, Newark, s.
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Divide Twin Bill

st Louis. Sept. THE ST Louis
Cardinals and Reds divided the
double header here today. the Mo-
ran's capturing the first BY a shut
cut TO 0, while the Cards landed tn.
night cap 9 to ,. Score by innings:
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Pirates Trim Cubs.

Chicago, Sept. The Pirates de-
tsated the Cubs today in the final
tame Of the series by 2 to l. The
Buccaneers punched hits of AIexan-
der in the first and eighth. Score
~ innings: R.HE
pittsburgh. ..........loo ooo Ole-2 o
chicago ..............O 600 90 0op-l 9 .
Hamilton and Schmidt; Alexander
and Kfilifer.
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Eagles Win Another.

The Eagles defeated the Emeralds
yesterday on the Monument lot dia-
mond by the close score of to 4.
Fats Morgan was the batting star
OF the contest as he collected two
circuit clouts. Score by innings:
r. II. E.
Eagles oo5 80 OILS n >
Batteries: Ducky and Lucas; Nc
Carthy and J. Altman.
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Totals-.. % "A Is O Totals. q u Q
'Bstted for Myers in the seventh inning
Score by innings.
Chicago o-..................I 900 0 IA
Cleveland ..--..,.........- 2 O-3
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Standing of the Clubs.
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Major League Statistics.
Yesterdny's Results.

Ne" 1Ork. o. NdsHlnsto toH' -
st. Louis, s; Detroit. 5.
CHICAGO, 8; Cleveland. 3.
where They Play Today.
a. Nau Work
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second Gnyue.

T ITEFIIIf. I1tITTdI &c anu w TIsU1l
Toney, Winters. Benton and Snyde
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Boston at New York.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-26
A FRENCH ALLIANCE.

The proposal of virtual American alliance with
France may arouse more debate than any other matter
growing out of the peace conference 1t is well that it
should be clearly understood before it comes to decision
1t should be recognized first of ALL that it is not
part of the peace treaty 1t is purely informal and un
official proposal France wants pledge from Great Brit
ain and the United States that they win oume to her aid
if she is ever again attacked by Germany without provo
cation. The British government seems willing to give
such pledge. President Wilson, of course has no auth
ory to commit the United States to it. He has promised
the French government that he will submit the proposal
to the United States senate The decision will rest with
that body.
The first impulse of every intelligent American cit
zen is to inquire why such step should be considered
necessary when the League Of Nations has been formed
to guarantee the safety of all its MEMBERS including
France, and to make all alliances superfuous The an
swer is that France wants to make assurance douby
sure
President Wilson himself who can hardly be said to
have shown any special enthusiasm for the project
at least to find great objection to it. His position that
such agreement would only make specific and definite
obligation already covered by provisions of the cove
nant That puts the matter in about the same light as
the Monroe Doctrine which according to the view of the
president and many others guaranteed by the cove
nant and which nevertheless given special sanction
in Difference to American opinion. 30 Nt3
1t may not be precisely accurate to describe the ar
rangement proposed as an alliance" But it looks very
much like it to the ordinary American who has been
brought up in deep-seated prejudice against anything
of the kind There is probably willingness in this coun
try to go to the aid of France again if she is brualy at
acked and needs our help We have not forgotten and
will not forget the services rendered by France in
own revolution nor her heroic conduct in this war; But
for absolute pledge of armed support that is
thing about which the American public and the American
senate will hesitate and which they may prefer to leave
to the determination of congress hereafter occasions
arise.