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Evening star., 1919-03-02
PLAYERS ANXIOUS
TO GET BACK HOME
Grover Alexander Wants to
Work While He Has
the Stuff.
BY JUNIUS h. WOOD.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

lineage Daily News. Copyright, 1919.
COBLENZ. Germany, February 2S.--
"A man can't play base ball all his
life and / wish I could get back in
the game while I have the stuff in
me-" said Sergt. Grover c. Alexan-
der, as he sat on wooden bench in
the orderlies' room in the dismal vii
lage of Holsthun, in Rhenish Prussia.
The one-time leader of the National
League pitchers gazed pensively
through window while his comrades
were hurriedly gulping down their
MONDAY mess Of the invariabIe stew
and coffee. The day was anything
but suggestive of the national game,
yet at that moment his thoughts were
far away with the surging bleachers
of great city and with his wife in
their quiet home in Newport, Ky.
Then his thoughts snapped back
TO the present He had a letter in
his pocket from Fred Mitchell. pre1i-
dent of the Chicago Nationals, say
ing that the old place at last year $
salary awaited him and that con-
tract for his signature had already
been sent to his wife.
Il was a gunner the day the arui-
stice was signed" he replied proudly
Il had charge of the lighting of one
of the guns of our battery which
was sending over shells toward Ger
many. In fact, / took it all the way
through. l did pretty near every
thing in the battery. / was made
a sergeant in october, wasn't l, ser
geant?" addressing one among
group of fellow commissioned
40
were seated on tables and chairs in
the little room verified the fact that
October was the momentous date
when Alexander attained salary of
S44 a month and beans and boots"
Have a cigarette?" he asked, his
spirits Frightening up as he pro-
duced battered pack and deftly
struck a match.
II was a commissioned officer
most of the time. l also went to
school and studied for the job. None
of our men was gassed and none was
wounded, though we went through
some heavy sheIling at times. But L
guess it wasn't heavy compared with
what some of the others got The
time went faster than I thought it
would at time when the end might
be near for any one of US. l stood it
better than this waiting-that is what
is tiresome."
NO, man can't play ball all his
life. He must make hay while the
hay shines. The pitchers especially
must do so. If the government is go
ing to muster out the United States
Army this summer l hope it will do
so within the next few days so that
/ can go home and get time to get
into shape this season. Our team
starts training on March 16. All the
other players here are in the same
fix as l am. talked with our colonel
yesterday and lie said that the rules
were against applying for a discharge
at this end. This ties our hands and
any work to get us back must come
from the other end. Possibly ] can
get. home some time in May and then
/ Will need a months training before
can get into shape to go on the
diamond. That means tough shedding,
for nobody has time to bother much
with late comerS"
Evening star., 1919-03-02
NOTES OF GOLF AND GOLFERS.

run for the next two days, Chevy Chase
holding its annual event the week end
later. The annual spring tournament
of the Baltimore Country Club, which
GENES abosIt this time, may be held
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, May
5, and Z.
Eddie Styles, who plays at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club, is claim
cd by a Philadelphia paper to be one
of the best long-distance golfers known.
Recently, according to this paper. Styles
was little off color in his early rounds
and played ninety holes between morn
ing lnld dark in the effort to get his
game into shape for a hard match the
next day. wearing down three players
VINO attempted to keep up with him.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
NO ONE STYLE OF BASE BALL
PLAY MAY BE TERMED BEST
Use of the Hit-and-Run or the Sacrifice
Method Should Be Determined
By Conditions Existing.
BY BILLY EVANS.

in
all times others the
method usually
the ake-upo team.
theory nfahle
I in of
lead sacrifice play
punching of hits enough
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Bowie to Offer Rich Purses.

. The program for the impending
meeting of the Southern Maryland
Agricultural Association at Prince
Georges Park, Bowie, Md, provides
for the distribution among horsemen
of between $500 and $1,000 daily.
The Bowie meeting, which will be
of fifteen days duration, will begin
April /.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
THREE RING TITLES
SHOULD Be DECIDED
WeIter, Middle and Feather
Weight Crowns Need Pol
ishing This Year.

How many ring championship bat
ties will be fought in 1919 is a ques-
ton which fans are asking each other.
Unless all plans miscarry. Jess Willard
will defend his heavyweight title on
July at some point to be selected by
Tex Rickard. the promoter. Joe Fox
has been sent to this country by Brit
ish sportsmen to force Johnny Kitbane
to defend the featherweight crown.
Benny Leonard, the undisputed light
weight titleholder. according to his
| latest announcement, viii not engage
in decision bout for two years. haV-
ing through his manager signed a
contract which will net him more
than $500. 600 in that time to give ex-
hibitions, Pete Herman, the bantam
weight champion, is ready to meet
any aspirant who thinks he has a
chance and who can lure any pro-
moter to give a purse.
The welterweight and middleweight
divisions are in muddled condition
Mike O'Dowd, who is in the United
States service "over there. is recog-
nized as the titleholder, although he
never fought bona fide titular match
to win the crown. Mike Gibbons and
jeff Smith are the leading contenders
for the 153-pound title, and match
between them would clarity the situ-
alton.
Ted Lewis is generally regarded as
the welterweight king. His frequent
bouts with Jack Britton, with varying
results, stamped him as a versatile
boxer, and the man who beats Lewis
over any extended route can well be
la helP6 champion
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Aleck Not Whining

Alexander was not whining and he
made no complaint against the cir
cumstances. He merely stated what
seemed to him TO be a fair case. He has
been a member Of Battery f of the
342d Field Artillery, which is part of
the S9th Division. since he left the
United States. His faithful work with
the artillery caused him to be ad :
yanced to the grade of sergeant
What did you do in the great war;
l asked him
Evening star., 1919-03-02

and world championships. it was
team that mixed things up. Possess
ed of great batting strength, 1t used
the hit and run play with success
principally because it had men who
could hit when the runner essayed
to advance. Likewise, it played the
sacrifice to great advantage. It was
a club that mixed 'em up, and double
crossed the opposition by doing the
opposite TO expectations
Fielder Jones, while major
league manager, was always be
lievor in the use of the sacrifice al
most exclusively. He got away in
fine style with that method while
managing the White Sox, because
it was the best style suited to that
team. The Sox were a weak hitting
club. known as the "Hitiess Won
ders" Each day they would get
run or two, because some of the few
hits made came at the proper time
Usually the hits arrived after the
batter had worked the pitcher for
base on balls, and been sacrificed to
second. In many cases the few runs
were enough to win, because of the
great strength of his pitching staff.
Walsh White Altrock and Smith and
the work Of the brilliant Billy Sulii-
van back of the bat, coupled with a
strong defense. With the st. Louis
ederals. Jones adopted the same
stan again justified that style. With
the St Louis Browns the one-ruh
method was a failure, because con-
sistent high class pitching was lack
ing. Neither had he the defense he
boasted of at Chicago.
Man on Third, None Out.
There is another rather set theory
that isn't all it might be. When
base runner reaches third and no
one is out. that base runner is not
supposed to take chances on trying
to score on a ball hit to the inneid.
He is supposed to play it safe, hgur-
ing there are still two more outs De
fore the side is retired. With one
down and a runner on third, as IS
now the case, there is a new angie
for the base runner. At such time,
most managers so instruct their play
ers. and it is generally regarded as
correct base ball to dig for home, If
the ball is hit on the ground to the
infield. In some cases 1t is suiclae,
the runner knows he is going TO De
an easy out, yet alleged proper base
ball says he should try to score.
Sometimes n wild throw enables him
to score, but most big league inHeio :
ers throw accurately and IN most
cases he is an easy out. Sometimes
the batsman gets no farther than
first rarely farther than second, al
though occasionally the runner
caught between third and home. is
able to delay the touch until the
batsman reaches third. In most cases.
the starting for home resulting in an
ont al the plate leaves the team at
bat in a worse position, than if the
runner on third had stuck to the
base and forced the fielder to get the
batsman at first The inffelder may
make a bad throw there and scoring
1
theory | have expounded. but most
of them line up with the offensive.
which says the runner should start
for home with one down on any ball
hit to the infeld.
| Copyright, 1919 by ". C. Esans.l
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Can Arrange Fistic Carnival.

II promoter Tex Rickard wants TO
make his Fourth of July fistic pro-
gram more attractive he might add
Jeff Smith Mike Gibbons bout, con-
test between Johnny KiibaDe and the
most promising challenger. and a
titular bout for Pete Herman TO de-
fend his crown. The p1unging pro-
moter could make it three-day
affair, the same as the carnival at
Jack Skelly lost to the late George
Dixon, Jack McAuIiffe defended his
title against Milly Myer and jim
Corbett beat the late John i. Sui
livan.
The affair could be made real
Roman holiday and America would
have three fistic champions to meet
the world The winner of Gibbons
Smith bout OF twenty or twenty-five
rounds would be sure to take the
measure of Mike O'Dowd. whose class
with the gloves does not rank high.
So far as Pete Herman is concerned.
he is going to be a busy champion.
Piloted by his ;aew manager, DR..
Clutch he has been flooded with
matches. Manager Clutch knows the
game and he knows Herman's ability,
and he will not jeopardize Herman S
title by vernatching him. This was
demonstrated at the late Jack Nc
Guigan's testimonial on Wednesday
i,night last, When Champion Herman
was in the ring waiting for his op-
ponent, Doc Bagley showed Benny
Valger through the ropes to box Her
man. Manager Clutch almost leaped
to the center of the ring and said:
Nothing doing. Herman is boxin &
bantam weights, not featherweig ights,'
and Valger was forced to withdraw.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Runs, But Not Enough.

In the eighth inning, with one
down, a three-base hit and a sacrifice
fly netted a run. In the ninth, with
two down, base on balls, passed
ball and a long double added another
run. Washington didn't score after
the first inning, but won, to 2. After
the game L thought the use of the
sacrifice instead of the hit and run
early in that game might have beat
en- Washington. 1t does seem
rather slow method to overcome
three or four-run lead, one run at a
time. but I am trying to show that
under certain conditions such sys-
tenn seems to merit consideration
When Connie Mack's team of five or
six years ago was winning pennants
Evening star., 1919-03-02

play, but there are many exceptions.
I recall a game in which Washing
inning Walter Johnson was pitching
for WASHINGTON. so three-rup lead
looked good. Walter Johnson is a
pretty hard man to bunch hits on, and
with a three-r run lead he is even hard
er to hit in pinch ] wondered what
style of play the opposing team would
adopt in. an effort to overcome the
three-run lead.
Evening star., 1919-03-02
Observation-Disclosures Play.

The first man up got on through an
error by an infielder. Would the op-
posing team try to offset that three
run lead by trying to get a run at a
time, or would they resort to the hit
and-run play to get a bunch of taliies?
I was inclined TO believe that, with
Johnson working and eight innings to
go, the one-run-a time system
would best serve their purpose. The
batter hit at the first ball. sent a line
drive to the waiting hands of the sec
ond baseman, who tossed to first for
a double play. The next batter made
a long single, which would have
scored a runner from second had he
been sacrificed TO that station That
appeared TO have been one run
wasted.
In the fourth inning the first man
up walked Again the question arose
as to which was the better play. the
sacrifice or the hit-andrun. As
have said, the makeup of a team, and
the ability of the batsmen coming up
must receive consideration in deter
mining the style of play. In this case
the runner on first was a fast man,
the batter a good bunter and the fol-
lowing hitters possessing more than
ordinary ability at the bat.
The hit-and-run play was again
called on. The catcher OWNED the
intent, wasted the first ball, and threw
the runner out at second by a wide
margin. The batsman was retired, but
the next two batters hit safely, which
probably meant another run, had the
sacrifice been used. OF course, this is
a second guess. but I am trying to
show that at times the sacrifice is per-
haps as good as. If not better, in an
effort to overcome a lead, than, the
hit and run. particularly if the lead is
piled up early and the opposing
pitcher is star.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

Championships and the annual tour
naments of the golf clubs about the
District will be awarded at a meet
ing of the District of Columbia Golf
Association tomorrow night at the
Commercial Club. President Brown
will nreSide.
Evening star., 1919-03-02

Delegates from the Washington GoIf
and Country Club have announced their
intention of bidding for the first tourna-
ment of the year at the Virginia course.
The dates of the tournament have not
been settled, as they are contingent on
the demands made for dates by the dele
gates from the Chevy Chase Club, but
the event probably will start May / and
Evening star., 1919-03-02
LEAGUE.
NATIONAL CAPITAL LEAGUE.
MASONIC LEAGUE.

Totals 447 443 494 Totals. 5o8
Evening star., 1919-03-02

Tom Moore of Bannockburn, one OF
the coming best golfers of Washing
ton. will leave for Pinehurst, N. c.
Wednesda evening for a week OF
Evening star., 1919-03-02

Out at the Washington Golf and
Country Club 1t is expected that play
will be possible on the new eleventh
green by the latter part of the sum-
mer Lengthening of the hole will
not. however, raise the par of the
course, as it will stiil remain two
shot hole.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-29
WORK PROGRESSING

J. c. Ryan of the highway commis- sion. was out over the Bisbee-Douglas road yesterday and reports that work on it is progressing very well. About 700 feet in section one, which is about two miles from Lowell. has been laid and they are working towards Douglas. At the Douglas end about three miles of the road has been completed and that part of the road from Douglas to the smelter is open to trafic.
 In the intermediate section consid- erable bridge work is being done pre- paratory to placing the road work.
 The grading on the Pearce-Cochise road is about 95 per cent completed and ie only a mafter of a few finish ing touches to complete this road.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-29
MINING ACTIVITY IN
 AND AROUND PATAGONIA

PATAGONIA. June 23.-Augus; Bro dine, mining man Of Patagonia. for merfy of Colorado, has bought from George Wieland and J. W Wilson ] group of four claims in the Patagonia Mountains. Originally these claims were the western extension Of the Buf- falo group and were taken under bond and lease by Mir Brodine a year ago. since which time development worK has been prosecuted, resulting in the development of good body Of ore car rying silver. gold and copper Mir. Bro dine made final payment, on the prop erty last week. Most of the work al this camp has teen done on the Gold en Rose claim. and MT. Brodine and the men interested with him are sat isfed with the outlook at this prop erty. feeling confident that the money expended in development work will be returned many times over as pro- duction increases
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-29
RIcKENeAcKER SENDS
 sfO0 FOR LUKE FUND

PHOENIX, June 2S.-Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, auto racer and aviation ace, who is coming to Phoenix to take part in the Luke memoria! air tourna- meni on June 2s, tonight teiegraphed sl00 as subscription to the tourna- ment fund, according to H. D. McVey, chairman of the tournament commit tee.
 Twelve airplanes from Rockwell Field will take part in the aerial sham battles here. which will be staged to form a nucleus for a fund for an air dome to be constructed as lasting memorial to the golden stars" of the Salt River valley, among whom was Lieutenant Frank Luke. Of Phoenix, who. said Captain Rickenbacker re- gently. was the geratest flyer of them alI.-
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-29
WELL KNOWN YOUNG MAN IS ARRESTED ON
 SERIOUS COMPLAINT

MORALES. June o3.-On receipt ot talegra? ?hic information yesterday from the sheriff al Wichita Falls. Texas. that Clarence Dixon wanted in No gales or charge of embezzlement gas under arrest there Sheriff Ear hart left last night for Texas and will bring the prisoner back for trial.
 E. Raines. owner of the Nogales Steam laundry. swore 10 a complaint charging ;ha; Dixon. who formerly drove the auto delivery truck Of the laundry, had embezzled the sum O, s3s0 which ne had collected from pa irons.
 Dixon IS well known in Ncgales. having been a member of the 12th and 35;a Infantry reg ments. stationed al his place II is thought that the oil craze brought about the downfall 0; he ex-soldier.' his friends stating tha, he plunged over his limit in buy ing stock
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-29
MT. GRAHAM GAME PRESERVE
 CLOSED BY STATE WARDEN

PHOENIX, June 23.-With his re- turn from the Catalinas and the an- nouncement of curtailment of trout fishing in that section, Game Warden Prochaska announced today the clos ing of the fishing season in the Mount Graham game preserve, commonly known as the Graham mountains. The decision 10 close the season in this district is based on the fact that the past season has been an exceptionally dry one.
 Prochaska stated also that he was seriously considering the closing of the fishing season on Oak creek, be- ginning July l.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-29
NO OFFICIAL REPORTS RECEIVED ON OIL WELLS AT HoLeRooK

PHoENIX, June 2s.-If oil has been struck in the Holbrook, Ariz., field. no official report of the matter has been made to the Arizona corporation com mission. that body advised Charles Osborne, postmaster at Holbrook. Os- borne wired the commission inquiring how much oil the Hopi or Wind River oil companies had in their wells. The commission replied that many rumors were afioat. but that nothing of an of
 fcial nature had been received and that they did not know the amount of oil, if any. that had been encountered.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-29
DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN

PATAGONIA, June 23.-1t is under stood that as a result of the examina- tion made last week of the Sweet shaft of the old Mansfield Company by H. B. Richmond. professor of geo. Iogy of William Jewell College of Li- berty, Mo. a campaign of develop ment will be inaugurated on this property, now owned by the Southern Arizona Mining company, with head quarters at Kansas City. Mo. It is proposed to unwater the Sweet shaft. now down 3s0 feet, and continue de- velopment work. All of the necessary equipment is now on the ground at this property for the continuation of the work
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-29
SHIPPING OF LABOR FROM LOS ANGELES TO
 ARIZONA UNDER FIRE

PHOENIE. June 23.-That it is time 10 call hal; 10 the notorious prac- tice cf Los Angeles and other Califor- mia employment agencies in sending men into this state under gross mis- representations is the oDinion of Joe Mcbride. assistant attorney general
 McBriia has taken the matter up with e cable. deputy state labor cC-naIi Iiss.oner. with the request that he take steps to stop these unscrupu- lous practices. In letter to Cable he says:
 We would suggest that you inves- tigate the cause O! so many working people being exported from Califor- mia into Arizona This department is daily in receipt of complaints from Californians as to the misrepresenta- tions made to them in California as 10 conditions in Arizona and the terms.  of employment offered
 Tn most cases the question of transportation is involved. The work ing man comes here with the under standing that his fare is to be paid only to find upon arrival that it is deducted from his wages, and that conditions are not as they were rep resented to be. We cannot, of course, do anything to proven. this, as the trouble seems to lie in California"
 The truth of the whole matter is that Arizona is already overburdened with unemployed. and in the unset tied conditions that prevail the ut most caution should be used by those who are coming here at the instance of employment agencies of other states.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-29
ASK STATE AID
IN HIGHWAY WORK

PHOENIX. June 22.-For the pur- pose of obtaining state aid in the building Of a highway from Yuma to- ward Phoenix. and 10 ascertain how much assistance can be secured from the federal government in carrying out their road building program. a delegation of representative citizens Of Yuma county accompanied by mem be-s of the California highway com mission is here conferring with gov ernor Campbell and State Engineer Maddock.
 The two most important matters before the road conference today are theb uilding Of highway from Yuma 10 Phoenix and construction of a bridge over the Gila river. Al least s150.000 will be needed in the form of federal aid for the highway, and s50.0e0 toward the bridge. the delega- ton told the governor and state engi- neer today. It is also hoped to obtain s2O0, 900 of federal road money for the building of roads in the Yuma valley, members Of the party told the gover- nor.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-06-29
FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE
 INVESTIGATING PLOT

LOS ANGELES, June 23.-Federal officials here said they were investi- gating an alleged plot to smuggle am munition into Mexico in connection with which Joseph Littman, former United States soldier. was arrested last night in Nogales, Ariz., and had established that 1S.OO0 rounds of rife ammunition had been shipped from here to Nogales. Investigators stated Los Angeles man was under surveil- lance in connection with the case but declined to give out further details.