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The Washington times., 1919-05-05

For instance, Ruth holds the record
for long-distance slugging, but there
have been pitchers who batted heay-
ier in the averages. Such a player
was Dave Foutz, who wound up his
career in baseball more than twenty
years ago.
Always q wonderful pitcher, Foutz
was a player Of the order who pitch
ed one day and played in the out
field the next
He Averaged sos.
Over stretch Of five years. for
instance. Foutz averaged .306. This
was from 1884 to 1889. He hit 392 in
1887 and, though the foul strike was
not in vogue at that time and 400
averages were quite common among
the better hitter, Foutz's achieve
ment ranks mighty we'll.
In ten years as a major Lacquer
Foutz slammed the offerings of rival
pitchers for a grand average of .291,
which was hitting consistently, to say
the least. He also caused the fans
and the critics of his day to marvel
when, in 1885. he stole forty bases.
From the top Of his head to the
soles OF his feet Foutz was a ball
player. He was a pitcher of wonder
full ability and he could play first
base or the outfield as well as the
best players in those positions of his
day.
Found In Colorado.
Foutz was discovered while play
ing with the Leadville, Col, nine.
where he is credited with winning
thirty-nine out OF forty games with
Leadville. AS a member of the Bay
City Club, Of the Northwestern
League Foutz continued to blaze
path of glory for himself as a pitcher.
and in 1884 he won twenty out Of
tweny-three games.
He broke in with the Browns in
the midsummer of 1884 and before
the season ended he had won fifteen
out of eighteen games. His best sea-
son was in 1857, when he batted .302.
fielded $40. and won twenty-five out
OF thirty-seven games which he
pitched. He took part in 103 games
that year.
Foutz was sold by Chris Won der
Abe in the winter of 1857 and went
to Brooklyn. where he wound up his
career: He took part in five worlds
series and later became manager of
the Brooklyn club. He was achiev-
ing success as a manager when the
Grim Reaper counted him out.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
M0GULS MAY
LOOSEN UP PURSE STRINGS

KANSAS CITY, May 5.-The unex-
pected success of the early season in
the American Association may result
in having the moguls loosen up their
purse strings a bit and provide the
kind of baseball the fans are willing
to pay for, according to those on the
inside OF things.
Last winter. when nothing could be
taken for granted, a limit of $4,000
was adopted. Now this is believed
too small and efforts are being made
to raise the limit, even tthe Toledo
club joining in this demand.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
SAYS C0ASTLEAGUE WILL
BECOME A MAJOR CIRCUIT

SAN FRANCISCO, May J.-Walter
McCredie, the veteran Coast Lacquer.
says that next year the Pacific Coast
League will branch out and become a
major league. He says Tacoma and
Vancouver will replace Salt Lake City
and Sacramento. which "are not Of
major league caIiber"
THE time has come for this league
to break away from the minors says
McCredie. "Other cities are prosper
Gus, and we can afford to pay major
league salaries
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
BUSINESS WILL ENGAGE
WESTERN HIGH PLAYERS

Business High School baseball
players will meet the Western High
School lads tomorrow afternoon in
the third game OF the present title
series at Union League Park unless
other arrangements can be made. The
Business lads have been putting in
lot of work recently and expect to
come through.
The contest may be played at
American League Park If the faculty
athletic advisers can obtain it.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
DE ORC LOSES TITLE.

NEW YORK, May 5.-Robert Can
nefax again is champion of the world
az three cushion billiards. He de-
feated Alfred De Orc for the title in
a game that ended carly yesterday
morning at the Friars Club here.
The final score was $50 to Ill.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
BANCROFT sPRAINS ANKLE.

NEW YORK. May 5.-Inauguration
OF Sunday baseball was no cclebra-
tion for Dave Bancroft, Philly short
stop. He sprained his ankle in trip
ping over second base during the
game here with the Giants and was
carried from the field.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
WASHINGTON.

Iotais. 81 lS - Il Totals. 80 10 II
'Batted for NsyIor in ninth inning.
PhiIadeIphia. OOOIo o. 6
Runs-KOpp, .; Grover Burns, Shannon,
DuGan, Foster, Milan, Rice, 4; Charity,
Menoskey, Janvrin, Agnew, ?: and John
son. Errors-Kopp, Shsnks, Charity and
Javrin.
Left on bases-Philadelphia. Il: Wash
ington, Z. First base on balls-OH John
son, =; on Hovlik, / on Craft, i: OF Kin
ney, ?; on Naylor.. =. Innings pitched-By
johnson. z; by HovliIC. 20; by Craft, 1-s:
by Kinney, 4: by Naylor. e.. Hits-OE
Johnson, 10; of Hovlik, 4; OF Craft, &: OF
kinney, 8; on Naylor, 8. Struck Out-By
johnson, 4; by Kinney, I; by Eaylor. /
by Craft, ]. Three-base hit-Shanks. Two
base hits-GhaFrity, Grover. Sacrifice hits
-Shanks Charity ca. Sacrifice fy-Jah-
vrin. Stolen bases-Rice, johnson, Shan
non. Wild pitch-Naylor. Passed bali
Agncw. Umpires-Messers. Dineen and
Owens Time of game hours and e
minutes.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
Program For Open Air
Wrestling Today

Main bout-Ivan Midvas VS..
Tom Draak, hesvywegihts, two
falls in three. Start about
o'clock.
Preliminary bout-Lou ScrOg-
gins, Washington, VS.. Joe Car
rucci, New York. middleweights,
two falls in three. Start prompt
y at 5 o'clock.
Referee-Richard Cox.
Timekeeper-Clem Preller.
Announeer-E. Lawrence Phil
lips.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
OLIN MEETS LEHNER.

John OIin. the Danish heavyw eight.
will meet Jack Dutch" Lehncr, best
two in three, at the Lyceum Theater
Wednesday night. The management
announces that the winner will take
the entire purse, and that DR.. 5. r.
Roller will be matched with him.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
FOUTZ GIVES RUTH FINE
BATTING MARK TO EQUAL
Bz JACK YEIoCK.

ball player No doubt about that aa
the deeds of stars who scattered
years quite "t" the
argument greatest hitting pitcher all tme
the greatest ball player a standpoint Of versatility.
Without the slightest inclination take anything from
of
the exalted positions the
fans the Ruths Johnsons, ct al. areto
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
BALTIMORE COUNTRY CLUB
STAGES GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Baltimore Golf and Country
Club will stage its annual tourns-
ment. beginning Thursday, on the
Roland Park course. Washington
clubs have been invited to attend, and
IL is expected that a representative
entry list will go over for the affair.
The B. c. c. event is the second OF
the big golf tournaments listed for
the golfers in the Middle Atlantic
section.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
DATES ARE arranged.

Dates have been arranged for the
home and home matches between
Bannockburn and Washington golf
ers. The first engagement will be
played May 25.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
STREET IS HITTING.

Service with the gas and flame
corps overseas seems to have cleared
Gabby' Streets batting lamps, for
he is hitting like a fool with Nash
vile in the Southern Association.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
REX MEN IN FETTLE.

Rex Athletic Club .players were In
fine fettle yesterday and hammered
the life out Of the Alexandria Ship
builders to the tune of IS to l.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
EXPECT BIG YEAR.

Baseball writer's in the Interna-
tional League are all optimistic re-
garding the coming campaign. One
and all say the fans are just hungry
for baseball.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
AYIAroRs COT ENOUGH.

The Boiling Field Aviators got
enough after the NTH inning yester-
day, when the Clarendon A. c. had
made 16 runs. The Aviators failed to
count against Pfeil or Won HerbuIis
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
NARyLANDERs LOSE.

The Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
tion baseball team made good o.
winning a 16-to1O game over ths
NIarvIand Athletic Club. The win
ners made seventeen hits.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
TOURNEY MII,L sTART.

The annual three-cushion billiard
tournament opens up at Sherman's on
Thursday night. There will be three
classes
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
NATIONAL
YESTERDAYS CANES

Brooklyn, s; Boston, .
Philadelphia, 4. New York. 3
Cincinnati s: Chicago. ].
Pittsburgh. 3 ST. Louis.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
WILL ENGAGE TOME.

Central High School is down for 4
baseball game with the Tome School
on Wedne sday.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05

Washington At Philadelphia
New YCrI. a. Boston
81. Louis al Cleveland
Detroit at Chicago
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN.
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
TODAY,S GAMES

Washington. II; Philadelphia s.
Chicago. I . 81 Louis. " IS innings. raInl
Cleveland, 5; Detroit. 4
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
TODAYS GAMES

Boston At Brooklyn.
Philadelphia at New York.
Pittsburgh at 81. Louis
Chicago 1T Cincinnati
The Washington times., 1919-05-05

New York fans are grieving be-
cause neither the Yanks nor Giants
have lived up 10 expectations. Pretty
tough 10 have two weak sisters in
one family.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05

Washington friends or his say Ray
Morgan weighs close 10 200 pounds.
II that report is true. he will create
record If nc remains in the lineup
until hot weather comes along.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05

Ira Flagstead, batting leader Of the
Southern Association last year. is
making a good impression with the
Detroit Tigers. He may GUST Chick
Shorten as a regular
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
BASEBALL BRIEFS
FOR YOU

The Griffs are today completing
their series at Shibe Park with Con-
ME Mack's Athletics. Tomorrow they
will once more tackle the worlds
champion Red Sox. only it will be at
Fenway Park. Boston. where the
champions are well-nigh invuIner-
able. The outlook for those three
games is not exactly bright and fair.
The Griftmen will play the following
schedule before returning home on
May 90:
At Boston-May s. {. s.
At New York-May Q. 1O.12
At Cleveland-May IL Is. is.
At Detroit-May Il. IS. 10. 20.
At St Louis-May II, 90. %, "a
At Chicago-May %. 26, 81. q.
Washington fans are pleased with
the good showing being made by Joe
Judge. The first baseman is show
ing more confidence at the plate than
he has since first reporting here.
Making him lead-off man is making
Judge a capable swatter.
Connie Mack has a rattIinG good
Of his pitchers. Given four men who
can rotate on the hill in four days
instead Of one and Connie will make
all rivals hustle.
Ira Flagstead, batting leader Of the
Southern Association last year. is
making a good impression with the
Detroit Tigers. He may GUST Chick
Shorten as a regular.
New York fans are Erieving be-
cause neither the Yanks nor Giants
have lived up to expectations. Pretty
tough TO have two weak sisters in
one family.
Washington friends OF his say Ray
Morgan weighs close 10 200 pounds.
If that report is true. he will create
a record il he remains in the lineup
until hot weather comes along.
The Washington times., 1919-05-05
THEY BLASTED ONE HURLER
AND MAULED ANOTHER

Totals. al Is 24I1
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
BARELY MISSES Mine
Transport Leviathan Has Close
Call on High Sea.
Vessel Arrives at New York With
Twelve Thousand Officers and
Enlisted Men.

New York, April 26.-Twelve thou
sand soldiers on the giant transport
Leviathan. many of them veterans of
the Rainbow division who had escaped
death in a dozen of Americas greatest
battles, had another close call on their
way home. ii was learned when the
vessel locked.
officers of the Leviathan reported
that the ship missed a mine by 80 feet
off the Grand banks of Newfoundland
Tuesday morning.
The floating internal machine was
sighted ahead of the transport. the
officers said, at 1890 a. m, by Lieut..
Com. Harold Cunningham, who was
on the bridge. Quick action averted
a collision. A desperate whirl of the
wheel sent the steamship past the
mine with a margin of safety of 10
yards.
Among the troops returning on the
Leviathan was the Iowa infantry of
the Forty-second (Rainbow) division.
The regiment saw service on five
fronts and was overseas Is months.
Only a fraction of the 80 officers
and 3,233 men who arrived, however,
are of the original regiment, for the
holes made in the ranks during their
fighting were filled by requirements
from almost every state in the Union.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
War Risk Bureau So Far Has
Allowed 87,7A Claims for
Deaths During War.
CAN CHANGE POLICIES
Soldiers and Sailors Already Are Max
ing Application for New Life In
surance Policies Which Will
Be Ready June l.

Washington, April 26. Director
Lindsey If the war risk insurance
bureau announced new life insurance
policies, in which term insurance
by soldiers and sailors may be on
verted, will be ready for issuance
about June l..
Applications for conversion are be-
ing received now but no intensive
campaign to promote conversions will
be made, in order not to OvertaX the
insurance bureau with a rush of con-
version applications, and to encourage
discharged soldiers to make the on
version in amounts and at times when
they are financially able. Efforts will
be made, however, to have soldiers
keep in force their term insurance.
May Be Given Six Months.
In this connection it is announced
that the bureau will not consider in
surance policies carried by soldiers
during the wal as lapsed, ever though
after discharge a mar may have
ceased payment or even notified the
bureau hat he wished to cancel the
insurance, until ample time has been
given for explanation and reinstate-
ment. Every discharged soldier who
has ceased to keep up payments will
be notified that he may again put his
insurance in force by payment of back
installments within a certain time,
possibly six months.
Insurance awards by the war risk
bureau far exceeds premiums paid in
by the insured man. Death awards
insurance amounting to more than
1876, 900; 900 have been made and are
being paid to the benefciaries in
monthly installments. The bureau
has made 139 awards with a committed
value of $S04,500 for total permanent
disability of insured men.
Death awards for insurance have
been made on S7,744 claims affecting
l02, 286 beneficiaries.
In many instances the monthly pay
ments are divided among several bene-
fciaries and in some instance ole
payments are divided among I ~
as 10 ~beneiciaries.
Under the provisions of the W k
insurance act, which provides c. en-
sation for dependents in case of death,
exclusive of whether or not the man
in service held insurance, there have
been made 1926 awards for compen-
sation for death with monthly pay
ments of $458,0 00.
Compensation for disability is paid
to more than 1875 beneficiaries.
These awards carry monthly pay
ments of $411, 900.
There have been los, 800 claims for
insurance awards for deaths filed with
the bureau.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
WARNS GERMAN PEOPLE
Hoover Insists Strikes and Dis.
orders Must Cease.
Director General Of Relief Declares
Troubles Are E~ndangerina
the Food Supply.

Berlin, April ga message to Ger
many by Herbert Hoover, director gen.
eral of the Inter-Allied relief organi-
zation, has been published in Berlin.
In it Mr.. Hoover warned against a
continuation of the strikes and dis
orders, saying they were e~ndangering
a continuation of the food supply.
The Boersen Zeitung says that Mr..
Hoover's note is an ultimatum to Ger.
many.
MIR. Hoover says shortly and
sharply" the Boersen Zeitung contin,
ues, America has no desire to re-
strict itself in order that it's grain
ships may be sunk in the Elbe and its
fat kegs may disappear through the
riot of a few thousand Spartacans, or
that its potatoes shall ruin in ware
houses because they canno be trans
ported
America has the good will to save
all from starvation, provided there is
assurance of a state of order in Ger.
many.
otherwise there will be no more
supplies. That is Mr.. Hoover's ulti-
matum, which just now for Germany
is of equal importance with the peace
conditions of the Entente"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01

Auto-intoxication can be best
ascribed to our own neglect or
carelessness. When the organs faiG
in the discharge of their duties,
the putrefactive germs set in and
generate toxins-actual poisonss
which fill ones own body.
Sleepiness after meals, flushing
of the face, extreme l~assitude, bill
iousness, dizziness, sick headache,
acidity'of the stomach, heartburn,
offensive breath, anemia, loss OF
weight and muscular power, de-
crease of vitality or lowering Of
resistance to infectious diseases,
disturbance of the eye, dyspepsia,
indigestion, gastritis, many forms
of catarrh, asthma, al affections
and allied ailments result from
auto-intoxication ors elf-poisouing.
Take castor oil, or procure at
the drug store, a pleasant vege~
table laxative, called DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets, composed ef
May-apple, sloes and ialap.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
Department of Justice Officials
Intend to RigidIy Enforce
Wartime Dry Act.
MANUFACTURE TO STOP
Point Is Made That Congress Intended
to Prevent Waste" Of Grains
and Fruits In Making
lntoxicants.

New York, Aprn 26.-The Depart
ment of Justice announced, through a
special representative in the federal
court here, the government proposes
a literal enforcement of the wartime
prohibition act, including a ban on
production and saoe of all beers and
wines, whether or not they are intoxi-
eating.
While no steps will be taken to pre-
ven brewing, pending a court deter
mination of the laws constitutionality,
raised by brewers of the New York
district, manufacturers will operate in
peril OF future prosecution, according
to the statement of William C.. Fits,
special counsel appearing for Attorney
General Palmer, in the beer litigation.
Dismissal of Suit Asked.
1t had been announced earlier at
the internal revenue bureau that brew
ing would stop Thursday, May /, under
the food conservation act of Nov. 81,
1918.
Mr.. Fits advised Judge 4. N. Hand,
who heard arguments in the govern
ment's motion to dismiss the suit
brought on behalf of the national
brewing interests to restrain the Fed
eral authorities from interfering with
its production of 2A per cent beer,
that the Department of Justice did not
know and did not care whether beer
of the strength indicated was intoxi-
eating.
To Stop Waste of Grains.
The law prohibited sale after June
80 Of distilled beverages as well as
manufacture after April 20 and sale
after June 80 of beer, wine and other
intoxicating malt or vinous liquors for
beverage purposes" pending the de-
mobilization of the military forces, he
said.
The words beer and wine" were
not qualified, in the opinion of the
government, he added, and the ap-
parent Congressional intention to stop
the waste" Of grains and fruits in
their production in IN strength would
be enforced. \
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
BRITISH LABOR WITH WILSON
Places Itself on American Side of ltaI-
ian Controversy.

London, April 26.-British labor has
placed itself on the American side of
the Italian controversy.
Labor throughout the world looks
to you to secure a just peace, and we
are certain the Italian workers will
associate themselves with YOU" de-
clared a cable to President Wilson,
signed by Arthur Henderson, Robert
Smillie, j. H. Thomas and other lead
ers.
They also cabled Premier Lloyd
George. c~ongratulating him for sup
porting Wilson, and cabled Turatti,
the Italian labor leader. urging Italian
workers to stand by the president.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
CORN CROP is Threatened
European "Borer" Obtains Strong
FoothoId In the East.

Philadelphia, April 26.-The corn
crop Of the United States is threat
ened.
This statement was made by DR.. L.
c. Howard, chief Of the bureau of
entomology, United States Department
OF Agriculture, Washington, who spoke
before the American Philosophical
society In session here.
DR.. Howard said the European corn
6orer, a comparatively new parasite.
introduced in this country from fox
eign shipments. has obtained a strong
foothold In New England and New
York. Great damage has already been
done.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
LONDON PAPERS ASTONlsHED
Presidents Step Is Treated as Dra-
matte DEVELOPMENT.

London, April pa thunderbolt,"
"a bomb SHE'LL" IAN appeal to Caesar"
and other descriptive expressions are
used by the newspapers in connection
with President Wilson's declaration on
the Italian situation. The Presidents
step is treated as a dramatic develop
ment at the Peace conference by most
of the journals. Apparently halted
temporarily by establishment, some
newspapers refrain from making any
comment.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
MAY RECALL WAR WORKERS
American v. N. C. A. Has About 200
Members In Italy. =

Paris, April 26.-The possibility of
ordering all American Y. M. C. A.
workers out of Italy was considered
by John r. Mott, OF the war work
council of the Y. M. c. A. There are
about 200 American workers in Italy
assigned to various units of the Ital-
ian army and Mr.. Mott was somewhat
perturbed over the possibility that
they might become involved in mani
festations Of anti-American feeling.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
chIno-Ameriean Bank Gets Charter.

Picking. April 26.-The China De-
velopment bank has been granted a
charter by the minister Of finance.
This institution is a Chino-American
corporation representing a fusion of
several American interests. There is
said to be nV political significance in
its Incorporation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-05-01
PLAN AUTOMOBILE CARAVAN
Methodists Will Travel to Convention
in 10000 Machines.

Chicago, April 26.-A greater con
centration of passenger automobiles
than even war transport necessitated
is predicted at Columbus. Ohio, on the
occasion of the centenary celebration
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
June 20 to July IL.
DIR. f. N. Antrim, superintendent OF
the Springfield, ILL.,, district of the
church. said 1t is estimated that 49,
900 machines will carry IT'S, 900 wish
tors to the religious exposition to be
held in connection with the celebra-
ton.