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The Washington times., 1919-01-19
MEADOWBR0OK CLUB WILL
STAGE NATIONAL GAMES

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l9.-Under
the auspices OF the Meadowbrooll
Tub, whose president, Samuel J. Dali
as. is also head of the National 4.
y. L. the annual outdoor track and
Held championships will be staged in
his city. Pennsylvania is expected
to grant the athletes the use OF
FranlIlin Field.
With hostiIitics q thing of history,
he full program of events will be
seen and every star performer in the
United States will appear. 1t is also
possible that French, British. Belgian
md Swedish athletes will be invited
% participate in tn" championships.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
Ban Johnson Is Here
on Business.

Ban Johnson, president of the
American League, is in Wash
ington for a conference tomorrow
with Gen. Peyton c. March, chief
of staff. He will offer to Cen
eral March a complete list OF
American League ball players
still in the army or navy whose
services are needed by their
clubs, asking that the War De-
partment use all its influence to
have them discharged in time to
report to their clubs for train
ing. President Johnson will
leave for Chicago as soon as he
has conferred with General
March.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
Here Are Some Funny Tales of the Diamond

Eddie Collins has a mighty regard
for Walter Johnson's ability as a
pitcher.
Johnson frankly acknowledges
that few batters give him more trou-
BILE than Eddie.
Last summer in a game at Chicago
Johnson struck out Collins with two
men on and two down. 4 base hit
would have tied up the bail game.
Collins is generally at his best in
a pinch and was peeved at the strike
out, even though the great Walter
johnson turned the trick.
1t was growing dark and johnson
had used terrific speed. Collins stood
at the plate a moment after whiting
and remarked:
well, 1 didn't get cheated. TOOK
a healthy swing at three, and, while
I'm seeking no aiibi, l want to say
the good Lord Himself wouldn't have
fouled any one of those three fast
ones"
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

National League. He never failed TO
send Magee up in the air when he go;
TO riding him.
But Coumbe's likely TO get any op-
posing players goat at any tine.
And many opposing players and even
whole teams have tried in vain 10
land Coumbe's nanny.
Forrest Cady, who used TO catch
for the Boston Red SoX, recently told
how Boston Jared in one such effort.
"Coumbe's chatter during a game
in Cleveland had gotten US so riled. "
said Cady, that we made up our
minds to get after him next time the
Indians hit Boston.
Il never saw any team get so busy
at any one man as we did when
Coumbe was sent against US at Fen
way Park. One and all of US rode
him for the whole nine innings. We
didn't think he'd last out half the
game.
We SAID everything TO him that
VIC could think Of. and when il was
All over we had just two measiy
little hits TO our credit as a team,
and no one came anywhere near ScOr-
ing u run. l tell you his go&: isn't
getablC."
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
Had His Wrong Gun.

Next to his ability to pitch. Chic:
Bender has always been proudest OF
his cleverness with the shotgun.
The famous Indian takes part in
most OF the big tournaments. and
rarely misses an opportunity 10 join
hunting party.
Rube Oldring, always a great pal
or Bender's, tells of hunting expe-
ricnce that was always a touchy SPOT
with the chief.
Bender spied what appeared 70 he
flock Of ducks and bIazed awav. To
his great delight only one duck took
fight.
Bender confded to 4 comDsnior
that had he been using his old gun
hc would have gotten all of them
On arriving on the scene II Mas
discovered that Bender had shot INTO
a flock of decoys, and the ONLY live
bird in the bunch had escaped.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
BOSTON ATTORNEY TO BE
GIANTS REPRESENTATIVE

BOSTON. Jan. 10. Thomas J Ra-ry
Boston attorney. who has done all tho
legal work for the Red Soy ~ ,a,o
years. has been appointcd general 49,
torney of the New York Ciants 4, 49,.
deal consummated by John J. Nc
firaw. Charles A. Stoneham. New
York broker. who has offices in Tos.
ton. and Judge Francis y. McOuade,
MI BarrJ has long enjoyed a warm
personal 1riend'hip with Mr.. Stone
ham and secured the appointrent a.
his solicita. ON. in fact. IL ia nretty
we'll under 'tood that Mr.. Stoneham
put up the big bulk Of the 81 oho roo
required to put through the sale.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
Came Back at McGray

Bill BSroa is known as the singing
umpire in the National League. When
players dispute his Judgment he huns
little ditty. When Byron calls a
player out on a third strike and the
player objects, Byron comes back
with talk about trying to make a
base hit with the bat on the shoulder
Byron and Manager McGraw of the
New York Giants are seldom able 10
agree. once the pair came 10 blows
over diamond dispute. 4 few years
ago McGraw gave out a statement
about President Tener to a newspa
per, which he later repudiated.
In n game at Cincinnati q few
weeks later, Byron gave a couple of
decisions that almost caused Nc
Graw's heart to stop.
"A couple of swell decisions: you're
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
Keeping bad Cen,aay.

When Fielder Jones assumed the
management OF the St Louis Browns.
he took with him almost the entire
team that had represented the Mound
City in the Federal League.
1t was Jones belief that the Fed
eral Leaguers would have the
strength TO make a good SHOW ing in
the American League. The hne-up
with which Jones started included
George Sisler OF the old team.
The team failed to deliver. ana
Jones was finally compelled to tie q
can TO most OF the Federal Lesguers
and supplant them with American
Lesguers.
Just before Jones came to such n
conclusion, George SisIer had an un-
usually bad day, making a couple OF
errors and striking out a couple of
times. Just after Sisler had whifieS
for the second time, a fan IN the
bleachers in husky voice shouted: :
That's what bad company Will do.
George. You have no right assoeist-
ing with those outlaws"
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
STRlKE-OUT KING SIGNS
WITH GLEASCN'S OUTFIT

CIiICktfI1 Jan. Ia-Ed Corey.
famed in CbicaGo scmipro circles as e
strike out pitcher. has been signed to
hurl for the Chicago White SoX IN
1919 This young slab "hopr' scanned
tho terms offered him by tho SoX
management and lost little time in
attaching his signature 10 an agree
ment. He will accompany the South
Side club to its training camp in
Texas and will be given The once
over by Manager Kid Gleason.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
Caught in Own Trap.

The late Silk O'Loughlin told TINS
on Umpire Billy Evans:
AT Chicago last summer Tillie
Walker either made a remarka BILE
catch OF fly ball or else trapped l..
[ agreed with Billy that the ball had
been trapped.
Walker made a big fuss. insisting
it was a clean catch, but our opinion
prevailed. l could see Billy was
2eeved, and realized Walker was very
lucky that he was still in the game.
"A few innings later Walker made
an inglorious muff of an easy fly ball.
Said muff gave Evans his chance.
After the ball had been returned
to the pitcher and he was on the
rubber all set for action, Evans call
ed time. walked to the side of the
plate and in his very best voice shout
ed:
Say. Silk. was there any doubt as
to whether Walker trapped that last
fy or really caught it?'"
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
And He MADE Coed.

Jack Grsney seldom overiooks a bet
on the ball field. His ready VIII eu-
ables him to meet any situation thas
arises. He generally wins the de-
cision.
In a game at Cleveland last suu,-
mer, Graney- was sent IN 20 hit foT
oLe Of the Indians pitchers. The an
nouncer didn't speak distinctly enous5s
for some OF the fans in the right field
stands. T.. -.
Who is he batting fo-r- yelled uns
Of the fans.
Not batting for, but by reauest- .
Jack retorted, smiling. -.
Unless you show something, Jack,
all further requests will be with
drawn" the fan came back.
Grsney proceeded to hit one over
the right field wall for four bases.
The roar OF applause that came from
the right field stand made Il apparent
that the occupants OF that stand
would approve Fohrs selection OF
Graney any old time.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
WOULD ABOLISH STYMIE.

BOSTON. Jan. 10 Members OF the
Massachusetts Gof Association voted
here to renew championship competi-
tions this year and to ask the United
States Golf Association to modify the
stymie rule. SO that a ball within
twelve inches OF the hole shall be
lifted.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
ANDY WARD, A. A. U. CHAMP,
QUITS TRACK FOR A JOB

CHICAGO. Jan. I9.-AnGy Ward.
rational \. 4. a. 100 aud ZOO ward
tItlehOlder. goes into the outgoing de-
tentiOn camp at the Great Lakes to-
day 10 be mustered out of the navy.
He stated that he will not don an
ether spike. but win give his entire
time TO business in civilian life.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
Counbe Is ImpresuabIe.

Fred Coumbe, the Indians one and
only southpaw, is noted among ball
players as one of the champion goat
getters in the American Lea que.
That's one reason why you see him
sent to the coaching lines by Lee
Fohl. He plays no favorites as to
victims now, his chief target, Lee
Masee, having moved over into the
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
MIDDIES WIN AGAIN.

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 19.-Thc Naval
Academy basketball team defeate@
Swarthmore yesterday by q score q
43 to l6. IT was the tenth straight
victory OF the midshipmen, increasin:
greatly their chances Of going
through the season without a defeat.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
ASKS TENNIS FEATURE.

= NEW YORK. Jan. 10 The West
Side Tennis Club. Forest Hills. l.. J..
Eecne FOR the last iew years Of the
national tennis tournaments VIII
again bid this year for the feature.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

a fine piece OF cheese" remarked Ne
Graw.
"Perhaps, replied Byron, ~but I
haven't repudisted either one, John
ny"
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

Manager Griffith will cut loose q.
least half a dozen OF his reserved
players before the training seaso.l
begins.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

President Martin, OF the Southern
Association, says he is being swamp
cd with applications for places on
his umpire stan.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

Brooklyn baseball writers are peev-
ed that the Giants obtained Earl
Smith. They thought the Robins had
him in line.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

Billy Buckner will return as trainer
for the White SoX. He was released
last year after. it was said, a run-in
with Eddie Collins.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
TEN YEARS AGO.
In SPORTS

Dave Altizer was saved from a
minor league blowback when
Comiskey came through with the
waiver price and held him for
the White SoX.
Frank c. Irons, who won the
Olympic broad jump, is expecting
to compete in the spring. Irons
wants to train for the 40-yard
dash as we'll as the long jump.
Pcnn's athletic committee had
about hit on Sol Mctzgcr as coach
OF the grid team for next season.
John Arnold Heydler was in
New York's turbulent midst en-
deavoring to help Harry Pulliam
out Of National League and Ma
tional Commission affairs.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
DIAMOND GOSSIP.

The Griffs will open at home On
April 23.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

George HaIas, outfieIder and right
end on the nine and eleven at Great
Lakes, has been mustered out and is
waiting orders to report to the Ysnk-
ees for a trial
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

Jimmy Burke's first stunt az man
ager OF the Browns for 1919 was 60
order the center field fence painted
green. He believes IL will greatly
aid the battings OF his players
The Washington times., 1919-01-19
M|NORSFAC|NG
EARLY TROUBLE.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

II all Glass AA managers agree with
Jack Dunn trouble is surely on its
way to the minor leagues The Bal
timore magnate has promised 10 re-
tain in the future "all his Shores,
Ruths and Shawkeys," refusing to
sell to major leagues, no matter
what fancy prices are offered him.
Just what is in the woodpile, how
ever, may be seen by the following
written by Danny, a wei!-informed
baseball writer in the Baltimore
News:
The new arrangement" writes
Danny, will permit Dunnie to hold OD
70 his players. OF course, it will
probably be necessary to increase the
prices to such a point that the play
ers can be paid the proper salary and
at the same time the club not be
forced to sell players at the end OF
the season to make both ends meet
In this manner it will be possible to
build up a club OF what should be
major proportions in few years.
All May Not Do IL.
Naturally. smaller cities in the
Class "A organization will not be
able to carry out this plan, and il is
not too much to hope that as a re-
suit of this scheme the rights of
Baltimore and other cities to major
league membership will be brought
out more forcIbIy than would have
been possible in any other way"
Major leaguers' instant acceptance
OF the minors demands for freedom
stunned the little fellows, but as time
passes the more is it seen that the
majors are using excellent general
ship. They don't believe the minors
can get along without the big fel
lows, but this experiment Will push
this home with the minors them
selves and end for all time their an
nual howl for freedom from the base
ball draft.
Why They Will Fail
Summing up the ma jor IeaSuers'
ideas. the minors arc c,pectcd 10
fail for the following reasons:
Likely college players viii refuse
TO ally themselves with minor leagues,
knowing that there will be small
hope OF rising to the ajors
Dissatisfaction will arise among
class "A players who feel themselves
cheated of advancement.
Class IA clubs cannot raise admis-
sion prices. and hope 20 make their
fans satisfied
Make Them Lopsided.
The Baltimore scheme" Il csrricd
out to an extreme, would make
leagues lOpsidcd. the stronger clubs
having il all over the CiL--., thus
killing interest.
The smaller Leagues Iacl, the rCccs-
Sary financial backing to live without
friends among the majors.
h l.,
to run Urder the bridge and nlca,y Of
time for it,. too. The majors, surfeit-
of with players. can afford TO lot time
take its course. They believe the
Ininors will BE- begging for help be-
fore the warm weather comes
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

Leslie Mann. the Cubbs' left fielder,
has changed his mind as TO retiring
from baseball. He has now decided
to play with the Cubs. Mann is need
ed by the National League champions
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

Ray Schmandt, the star infielder OF
the Brooklyn Robins, Is sorry the war
ended just when IL did. He was about
to receive q commission, and he was
in hopes OF going overseas and seeing
active service.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-04
Colonel Dickman
and Major Butts Killed
in Fall Of Airplane

Americus, Ga, April Sit. Col.
Frederick w. Dickman, command
ing officer at Southern field, near
here, and Major John w. Butts, ex-
ecutive officer, were killed today in
the fall of an airplane in which they
were making flight,
Colonel Dickman was the son of
Major General Dickman, command
ing the Third American army of
the expeditionary forces.
The two officers had been up for
the customary afternoon fight, and
had made the last turn of the field
preparatory to descending when
their engine suddenly stopped and
the plane came crashing down from
a height of 200 feet
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-04
GERMANS
R T ECE|V Y {
DECISIONS
OF ALLIES
Erzberger, Head of Armistice
Commission, Deeply Moved
After Conference With
Marshal Foch at Spa.
BY Associated Press.

Spa, April 3.-Marshal Foch ar
rived in Spa at $40 o'clock this
morning and Immediately informed
Matthias Erzberger, head of the Ger
man armistice commission, that he
would confer with him in his pri-
vate car at $50 o'clock.
The conference took place at the
appointed time in the presence of
Major General Weygand, assistant
TO Marshal Foch, and French in
terpreter and lasted 40 minutes.
Marshal Foch laid before Herr
Erzberger the decisions of the en-
teate. Erzberger, after the confer
cnce, hurriedly returned to his train.
He appeared deeply moved.
After a conference of one hour
with Gen. Baron Won Hammerstein,
member of the German armistice
commission, and his technical ad-
visers, Erzberger returned to the ho-
tel where the German members of
the armistice commission are
lodged.
The populace acclaimed Marshal
Foch on his arrival in Spa. During
the day the marshal visited General
Nudant his representative in Spa.
Before leaving Berlin Erzberger
had final consultation with repre-
sentatives of all parties, at which an
agreement was reached as to the at
titude to be adopted in the negotia-
tons with allied representatives
here. 1t seems that the sentiment
of the Germans is favorable to a set
tlement of the Danzig controversy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-04
Industrial Board
May Abandon Policy
Of Arranging Prices

Washington, April 3.-Conflict
between the industrial board of the
Department of Commerce and the
Railroad Administration over steel
prices has developed new question
of whether the board shall attempt
to arrange prices with basic indus
tries at which the public shall be
asked to make purchases.
Reconsideration of the entire pol
icy of the board, with possible conse-
quent withdrawal or revision of the
steel prices already announced, has
been secided upon. Conferences
will Start tomorrow between repre-
sentatives of the board and the rail-
road administration on which, it is
believed, will depend the future ar
tivities of the board,
Steel rails were prices in the re-
vised schedule at $45 and $47 ton.
The railroad administration still is
receiving deliveries on contracts at
$50 to $40 a ton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-04
GIVES TO EMPLOYEES
STOCK WORTH $4,000, 900.

Rochester, N. Y, April 5.-An-
nouncement was made here today OF
gift by George Eastman, president
of the Eastman Kodak company, to
older employees of the company of
10000 of its common shares, having
present value of nearly $6,000000,
This stock is to be sold to en-
ployes at the par value of 500 per
share. on the easy payment plan, the
proceeds, amounting to million
dollars, to go into an employees well
fare fund, The company itself has
agreed to set aside like amount of
its unissued common stock to be
sold at par to the newer employees,
as they become eligible through
4cngth of service.
The Kodak company has for sew
cral years paid to its employees an
annual wage dividend amounting to
nearly million dollars, which is to
be continued
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-04
I-QRRiIG6HH1 B I6H
r E E ZY
GIRL LEAVES HOME
TO MARRY BELLBOY.
BITS OF NEWS

San Diego, Cal, April 3.-Miss
Frances II. Gray, daughter OF
George w. Gray of Chicago, was
taken to the police station here to-
day from the marriage license
clerks office, where she appeared
with her intended husband, Joseph
Cardenas.
Miss Gray disappeared from Pasa-
dena Thursday after leaving a note
for her parents saying that she was
a changeling, and that their own
daughter had been gone two years.
Her parents attributed the note to a
temporary mental collapse.
Mrs. Gray inserted personal in
the papers today addressed to her
daughter, saying, "We will give you
a very large allowance and anything
you wish" and urging her to return.
Cardenas, Fl years old, came to
the United States one year ago to
continue his study of law. He was
born in Argentina, and his father is
said to be a wealthy coffee mer-
chant of San Salvador. While study
ing he has been head bell boy at a
fashionable hotel in Pasadena, where
the Grays occupied apartments.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-04
PAVING PROGRAM
TERMED VICIOUS
BY BALD RICE
Amendments to Omaha Bills
at Lincoln Predicted to
Meet Objections Of the
Property Owners.

Lincoln, Neb., April 3.-(Special
Telegram. "A hearing before the
committee on cities and towns was
held tonight in the house chamber
on the Omaha charter and paving
bills.
Strong speeches we're made
against certain provisions of the
paving bill by Howard Baldrige and
others. They declared the bill was
vicious in its nature and warned the
committee against its passage in the
initial form.
City Commissioner Towle spoke
in favor of the bill.
The hearing. which was a lengthy
one. was largely attended.
The committee has taken no for
NAL action. 1t is predicted that the
two measures will be amended so as
to eliminate features which are
strenuously objected to by Omaha
property owners.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-04

London, April 3.-The situation in
the Murmansk region of northern
Russia is giving the British mill
tary authorities considerable anx
iety Announcement was made to-
day that British endorsements will
follow Immediately the American
troops now on the way to nortl
Russia.
1t is pointed out that while the
allied troops are isolated by the ice,
the bolsheviki are likely to attempt
to drive them into the sea- The
bolsheviki have superior forces and
as their section of the Dvina riveH
thaws sooner than the part occupied
by the allies, they have an impor-
tant advantage.
Reinforcements Necessary.
The allies, therefore, believe it is
essential that the troops be rein
forced or relieved the earliest pos
sible moment.
The curtain was raised for the
British public on the position OF the
allied armies in north Russia for
the first time this afternoon, when
London afternoon papers circulated
posters through the streets with
startling phrases of which "the Brit
ish army imperiled' was typical.
The public bought the papers ca
ger1y, having no idea which army
was referred to. Some of the papers
declared that another Kut surrender
or Khartum tragedy threatened.
Both Fronts in Danger.
Sir Ernest Shackleton, the explor-
er, who has just returned from Rus
sia, where he superintended the win
ter outfitting and feeding OF the ex-
pedition, confirmed the danger to
the allied position and armies. He
is credited with stirring British Of
ficials into a keener realization OF
the seriousness of the position in
Russia.
He declared in an interview that
both fronts are in danger, and. that
the bolshevist peril is very real
one because the entente forces are
outnumbered by disciplined and we'll
armed and we'll equipped troops in
close touch with the allies extended,
but by no means strong, front
1--WE must avoid the possibility
of another Khartunl," says Sir Err
nest. He urges the need of sending
reinforcements Immediately. These
he asserts can reach Murmansk from
England in less than a week.
Bolsheviki in Retreat. I
Dispatches from Omsk report that
during the last few days the boil
sheviki have been retiring on the
Orenburg front so rapidly that the
Siberian armies in pursuit are un-
able to keep in touch. Bolshevik de-
sertions continue. AS an example.
so miles south of Ufa, a.whole reg
iment of bolshevik cavalry joined
kolchak's forces and turned their
weapons on their former comrades
The bolsheviki had accumulated at
Orenburg over three million hun
dred weight of grain, which they had
seized in the Cossack villages They
are trying, under the greatest diff
Culties, to transport this grain to
Samara, and are cvacuating Oren-
burg
The Northern Caucasus from the
Black sea to the Caspian sea has
been entirely cleared of the bolshe-
Continued on Page -Four. Column Three.b
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Gerdes in fearful
Plea Defends Howell
Contract for Coal
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, April 3.-Henry Gerdes,
retiring member of the Board of
Control, made pathetic plea be-
lore the Joint legislative investigat-
ing committee at its hearing tonight.
He admitted that he did not think
e Howell coal purchasing contract
was legal, but said it was the best
the state could have done 10 insure
a coal supply for the state institu-
tons during the last two years.
He told the committee while the
members of the board may have
made some business mistakes. none
Of them had committed any immoral
acts, and all had acted for the best
interests OF the state. according to
their vision.
He broke down during the hear
ing, and with tears in his eyes, asked
the committee members to credit
him and his fellow members on the
board with honesty of purpose.
Judge Holcomb is to be examined
by the committee tomorrow.