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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
FAMOUS HUN RUNNER DEAD.
Hans Braun Met Death Day ARMS
tice Was Declared.

According to the latest issues of the
Idrottsbladet of Stockholm, received
in this country, Hans Braun, the
famous German long stance runner,
who ran second to Charley Reidpath
in the 400-meter event at the Stock
holm Olympiad in 1912. met his death
on the morning the armistice was de-
clared. Braun was an aviator and
was brought down somewhere on the
western front.
Besides taking second place in the
406-meter event at the Stockholm
Olympiad and working his way into
the finals in the S00-meter contest
Braun also figured in the London
Olympiad in 1905. running third to
Sheppard and -Lunghi in the 500
meter event. He won the British half
mile championship in 1909 and is
holder of the German S00-meter rec
ord of 1.54 As.
American athletes who met Braun say
he was a likable chap. Apparently,
the Swedes are of the same opinion,
for the Idrottsbladet, in commenting
upon him, says: He was SO splendid
a fellow it was hard to believe he
was a German" Braun saw service in
the world war from the start. He
was possessor of the iron cross of
the first degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
SIX SUFFRAG|STS FACE
! JAIL OR D. c. WORKHOUSE
Decline to Pay Fines for Starting
Bonfres in Front of the
White House.

Declining to pay fines imposed upon
| them by the court for violating police
regulations by starting bonfires in
front of the White House, sextet OF
women. all members of the national
| woman's party. must either so to the
United States jail or the District
workhouse.
Four We're fined So each and will
serve five days Two were fined So
each on two charges and Will be held
by police authorities for ten days.
Those who will serve five days are
Miss Alice Paul. chairman of the
party. Mrs Lawrence Lewis of Phila-
deiphia. Mrs. Phoebe Munnecl1e of De-
troit and Miss Annie l. .arneii Ten
days will be served by Miss Mary Du
Brow of Passaic, n. j., and Miss Julia
Emory of Baltimore.
Mrs Munnecke and Misses De Brow,
Emory and Arneil when arrested re-
fused to furnish bail. They were held
in Jail until this mornings trial.
Miss Florence Brewer. who was ar
res ed on the same charge as the
othe! wcmen, furnished collateral Of
$50 This morning on her failure to
appear in court the money was de-
olared forfeited.
appeared. expressed a Willingness to
allow the women to be placed on pro-
baton. This they refused.
The women appeared in court heavily
supplied with clothing and food in an
ticipation of stay in jail. They re-
fused to make a plea. The court made
one for them of mot guilty"
During court proceedings they ate.
rea newspapers and walked about
the courtroom. When called to the
stand they refused to rise, The
bai'iffs were compelled TO carry them
almost forcibly to the stand. Once on
the stand they refused to answer
questions. In addition, the women alb
solutely refused to accept counsel.
Many friends of the cause and of
the women were on hand with words
of encoura cement These become
stronger when the women determined
to go to Jail rather than pay the fines
imposed.
Whether the women will be sent to
the workhouse or the jail depends, it
is understood. upon the action of the
District Commissioners.
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ball be thrown to first base to COM
plete the out? / felt positive at the
time the ball should have been thrown
to first. and am even more positive
now, but would like your opinion on
the play"
Well here it is, Eddie. In the play
you cite, at first glance it might seem
the touching of second was all that
was necessary. when to complete the
play the ball should have been re-
turned to first. The rule is specific.
1t says the base runner is out, if a
fair or foul hit ball he legally caught.
and such ball be legally held by a
fielder, on the base occupied by such
runner. when such ball was batted, or
the base runner be touched with the
ball in the hands of the fielder.
Perhaps you will say Strunk had no
chance to get back to first, since he
was almost to third, that it was neceS-
sary for him to touch second on his
way back and that Collins was stand
ing there with the ball. True, but let
me cite an example. which will prove
the rule must be closely followed. We
will suppose at the time Ruth made
the hit there was runner on third
as well as Strunk on first. We will
also surmise the runner on third
thought John Collins would catch
Ruth's drive. Incidentally. he knew If
the ball fell safe. it would be easy to
score from third. So he decided to
play the situation wisely, to hold third
until he saw whether the catch would
be made. He started for home the
moment John Collins caught the ball,
but failed to cross the plate before Z.
Collins had touched second. Thus it
might seem the run had not been
scored, but it had.
While Strunk had passed second.
and was nearly to third when f. Col
Inns got the ball, it was still the right
of Strunk to get back to first, If he
could do SO before being touched out,
or the ball was held on the base he
occupied at the time of the hit. The
touching OF second did not retire
Strunk. because the rules state he
must be touched out or the ball thrown
to the base he held at the time of the
cit, which was first.
1t was unusual. Eddie. ! doubt if
it has ever happened in the majors
under the conditions, but you were
right in your second thought that the
ball should have been thrown to first
base.
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MINORS TO ASK REFORMS.
Delegation Before National Com.
mission in Cincinnati Today.

CHICAGO, January ga. p Tear
ney, president of the Three 1 League,
and chairman of a committee repre-
senting the minor leagues; President
Hickey of the American Association
and Edward Hanlon of Sioux City,
Iowa, acting president of the West
ern League, have gone to Cincinnati.
where they will urge several base ball
reforms at a conference with the ma,
tiona1 base ball commission.
Joseph b. Tinker. president and
manager of the Columbus American
Association club. the other member OF
the minor league committee. will join
them in Cincinnati.
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INTs WANT DAVE FULTz.
Six of Eight Clubs Said to Favor
Him for President.

NEW YORK, January 6.-The new
International League club owners will
reconvene here today to consider next
seasons base ball problems. The most
important business. it is expected,
will be election of a president for a
term OF one or more years.
Unless there is an eleventh hour
shift OF sentiment. it is probable that
the executive will be Lieut.. David l..
FultZ. The former college foot ball
star and American League outfieIder
is understood to have at least six of
the eight club votes pledged to him
and. as he expects to be mustered out
of service soon, there appears to be
no bar to his accepting the Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
SIXTY THOUSAND MARCH
IN PROTEST IN BERLIN
Catholics and Protestants Make
Demonstration Against Social
list Hoffman,.

AMSTERDAM, January Sixty
thousand Catholics and Protestauts
a. Berlin. after a mass meeting
Thursday, marched TO the ministry OF
public worship, where there was d
demonstration against Adolf Hoff-
mann, independent socialist, who
holds that portfolio. say advices from
ihe' German capital. DIR. Karl Lieb-
kfAfht and Rosa Luxembourg, the
raAncal leaders, were also targets of
thHs crowds anger. AS the throng
nsrched along the streets it sang
deutschland Ueber Allies
after reaching the building entry
was gained and large number of
'esDle entered searching for Hoff-
nlaan. but he was not found. The
,rz1xd then dispersed.
BERLIN, January 5 fby the Asso-
lated Press) .-Independent social
issssmembers of the Prussian cabinet
.iaSe decided to resign, it has been
cAsned Among them will be Adolf
AAGmann. whose course toward
FSGches and schools has resulted II,
Scr opposition. even from some of
.4-SScoiieasue s-
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LOCKED OUT; DIES AT DOOR.
Held Fast in Opening, Pittsburgh
Man Freezes to Death.

PITTSBURGH. January G.-Return-
ing to his home early yesterday morn
ing. Robert Colbert. aged seventy
five found he had locked himself out.
Proceeding a Ratchet. he chopped II
hole D the lower panel of the front
door nd attempted to crawl ~ While
ing his clothing caught and he was
held till he froZe TO death His body
was found hanging in the door by
neighbors shortly after daylight
The last telegram received here
from the Wolff Bureau announced the
seizure of its office.
Private advices say that the spar
tacans occupied the offices of hall
a dozen big newspapers, including the
socialist vorwaerts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
DECIDE CLUBS FATE TODAY.
Chattanooga Stockholders May
Turn Over Team TO Strano

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, January 6.
Stockholders of the Chattanooga
Exhibition Company. owners of the
Chattanooga Southern Association
base ball club, will meet here today
to decide the fate of the club.
President Cantrell has made a
proposition to Capt. Samuel S. Nick
lin Sammy Strang), veteran player.
that if he will take the club and keep
it going for three years it will be
presented to him in fee simple.
Capt Nicklin, who has been here
on a furlough from the Army. ac-
copied the proposal of President
Cantrell and has taken steps to raise
a guarantee fund, meeting with sue
cess along this line. If the stock
holders approve the arrangement,
Nicklin will become president and
manager
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
BLUE RIDGE PLAYER KILLED.
Edward L. Moore of Chambersburg
Gives Life in France.

HAGERSToWN, Md. January g.
Edward l.. Moore, second lieutenant
in the 37th Infantry, for two years a
catcher on the Chambersburg tPa)
club, Blue Ridge League. was killed
in action in France September 80. ac-
cording to official information sent
by the War Department to his parents,
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Z. Moore. New
Bloomfield. Pa. He was twenty five
years old. and joined the Regular
Army two years ago. He saw service
on the Mexican border and served in
the officers training camp at Camp
Oslethorpe. He was sent overseas
last May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
BASE BALL SLANG
PUZZLES BR|TONS
"Hit 'Er on the Nose, Dixie!''
Requires Awkward Inter-
probation to Spectators.

LONDON. January 6.-As long as
present weather conditions hold in
some part of England winter base
ball will he the foundation of the
athletic program set up by the y. NJ.
c. a. TO keep American troops con-
tented and stifie their Impotence as
the months go by and they remain
as far from home as ever. Plentiful
supplies of equipment have been OBJ
tanned by the ''Y'' officials and are to
be had by the troops for the asking.
But the requests are not all for balls
and bats and gloves. An American
lieutenant. following an exciting ex-
perience at. a game in a series which
schedules a contest almost every day.
has asked that the games i'll which
he takes part be held behind c.osed
gates
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Griffith Succeeds Raycroft.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, January G.
Capt. John l.. Griffith. former athletic
director at Drake University and
since similarly engaged at Camps
Dodge and Pike, has been selected to
succeed DR.. Joseph F. Raycroft of
Princeton. as chairman of the COM
mittee on training camp activities,
under the war recreation board, ac-
cording to advices received tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
American Field Trials Today

LETCHATCHIE, Ala. January g.
The All-American Field Trials Asso-
citation began its annual field trials
here today. The drawings were held
here last night.and the first race will
be in the championship stake. being
followed by the derby and all-age
stakes. One of the largest lists Of
entries in history is announced for
this week. dogs from all over the
United States being entered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
MCLEAN BADLY BURNED.
Former Famous National League
Catcher in Serious Cnnditinn

NEWARK. n. T., January e.-Larrv
Mclean, for years a famous National
League catcher, is in serious CON
dition in a Newark hospital as a re-
suit of burns received in a Turkish
bath. when he lost consciousness
after entering room. He had been
suffering from pneumonia and was
in n weakened condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
COBB "PROBABLY WILL"
PLAY WITH TIGERS AGAIN

MONTGOMERY, Ala, January e.
Ty Cobb, here en- route to Letohatchie.
Ala, for the al1-American field trials
which open there today. and in which
he viii handle his own dog, denied a
report that he would leave the Detroit
team this season. He said that all
the players who entered the war were
given their releases, but that he prob
ably will play with Detroit this year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
LHlEROLYNP|cHAS
Barring SEARECQRD
h.First Place of Transports
:, for Adventurous Service
S Carrying Troops.
ATTACKED BY HUN U-BOAT

LONDON. December 20 tCorre
sbendence OF the Associated Press).-
Dodging German submarines in the
Mediterra trying to save sink
ing warships in the north Atlantic
ada fighting off vicious U-boat at
tacks while carrying American troops
are some of the achievements credit
ed to the White Star liner Olympic
during her adventurous career of the
Nar time. These were only Incl
Spts OF her experience. because. on
S1fount OF her great passenger ca
pacity she was steadily and faith
fully keeping to the task of trans
porting men and material for the
aities in Europe. First il was Chi
nsee coolest for road building. then
fsrmer boys from Canada to replace
the. losses of Vimy ridge, and finally
Idapy thousands of Americans to face
the Germans on the western battle
fxss,,.
s"Her work during the Gallipoli
eaApaign." writes member of the
crew to the Daily News. when she
carried about 5000 troops-at that
time the greatest number ever car
risd by any ship-folioWing upon her
gallant attempt off the north of Ire
land to tow the water-logGed dread
naught Audacious. was sufficient to
put her in the first rank of trans
ports. but her subsequent work in
bringing Canadian troops and Chi
ndSe labor battalions. and then her
wspderful career since Christmas,
1871. when she arrived in New York
fol. her first load of American troops.
niist put her in a class by herself as
a i"trooper.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
Virginia has m;

Virginia has made no announcement
about foot ball for next fall. but it is
practically certain that the Char
lotteSville school will be out with an
eleven for the first time sine the war
started University of North Carolina
was represented last fall by a team,
though it did not measure up to the
standard of former Carolina aggre-
cations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
Coast League Opens April 8.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 6.-The
Pacific Coast Base Ball League will
open it's 1919 season on April 8, mem
bers of the board of directors an
nounced today. The season will run
twenty-eight weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
SPARTACANS AGAIN TRY
TO SEIZE BERLIN REINS

AMSTERDAM, January 6.-The
Spartacus group Sunday evening made
another attempt to seize the reins of
power in Berlin aud occupied the Of
flee of the Wolff bureau, the semi-ofti-
cial news agency.
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Hibernians to Give Dance.

An informal dance will be given at
st. Patrick's Carroll Hall. go G street,
at $50 o'clock Thursday evening, I'M
der the auspices of the Ancient Order
Of Hibernians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06

situations in the last few months and
did not have to go through with a
demobilization period that almost in
terrupted all work in the colleges
after November ended.
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Carried More Than 100000.

She has carried we'll over 10000
people while on war service.
At would not be correct to say that
Cant. Hayes has brought her through
without scratch. but her scars are
nfASks of honor She bent and frac-
ttsred some of her plates when, in the
darkness early one morning. she
.strafed' one of Germans finest u
bdcrs.
fFhe Olympic had most of her ad-
ventures while she was carrying
American troops During March, April
and May. 1915. the German submarine
coMmanders made at least seven dar-
if{g. attacks on her. Not once did the
enemy have time to launch torpedo,
for in every case he was greeted by
six-inch shell or one of the de-
I stroyers was on his track with her
depth charges. Perhaps some of Ger
many's missing submarines are now
lying below the track of the Olympic
sas Rams Enemy U-Boat.
ssrhe most thrilling experience which
the Olympic had took place in the
darkness of early morning of May,
= 1873. near the entrance to the English
channel it was just abo"' o'clock
when the lookout man picked out of
the almost total darkness the out
line of lurking submarine. which
was lying on the surface. Immediately
after his warning shout one of our
forward guns b1aZed out, and the
ship, with her helm hard over, spun
around like great racing yacht and
crashed into the enemy
The blow was, of course. not a
clean one. or there would have been
few survivors from the submarine.
Judging from the damage on the bows
of the ship when dry locked a few
days later the blow cut OFF one end
of the submarine. The rest drifted
past the stern of the Olympic. and
one of the gun crews on the poop
planted a six-inch shell squarely into
IL. One of the destroyers in the escort
dropped behind, and by the light of
star shells picked up thirty-one sur
vfvore. three of whom died on the
way TO port. The total crew of the
submarine was over sixty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06
How 1t Came About.

1t happened this way: The lieu
tenant had brought a team from "a II
air base for a game arranged by the
Y. NJ. c. y. for the benefit of the
one run behind, the tying run was
on second base and heavy hitter
strobe UP to the plate swinging three
bats in his best 1y Cobb style
Hit her on the nose, Dixie, hit
means the run that ties it up. Come,
boy. bring home the bacon"
What extraordinary language.
Hit 'er on the nose and bring home
the bacon Very extraordinary. in
deed"
Dixie ingloriously famed, and as
the lieutenant walked disconsoiately
back to the bench ventureSome
young woman asked him why the
payers abused each other so.
They're Just kidding" replied the
American, now imhued with a deter
mination to stand his ground and
justify his lapse from military dig
nifty. It's all joshing. jollyins, you
know; trying to talk each other out
of a play. 1t all goes
well. l should think they would
give each other sporting chance at
least"
And as she resumed her seat an
other young woman querlea:
"The pitcher? Who's he? what's
he got too much of and on what?"
Query That Floored Him.
The lieutenant explained as best
he could, ignoring a suggestion that
the pitcher ought to be sport and
give the batter a chance to hit the
ball, end was fumbling with a reply
TO a request for information as to
how the batter knew ball or
strike was coming when some one
threw him n rope.
Now, young ladies, let this officer
attend to his game while an old girl
who played FOUNDERS fifty years ago
tells you ali about it"
The lieutenant seconded the mo-
ton and spent the rest of the after
noon in deep center field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06

Columbia University viii have row.
ing next spring, but has not yet APP
pointed coach to take the place OF
decade. Fred Plaisted who has
been assistant to Jim Rice for the last
five years, may get the job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06

Howard Berry is back at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania after getting
out of the Army. Berry says thai
he will not again take part in ath-
letics at the Quaker institution. but
in all probability a change of heart
or mind, is in store for him. Incl
dentally, Berry must have been pref
ty popular in Camp Hancock, as foul
of the members of the eleven there
which Berry played on, are to enter
Penn in the Immediate future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06

Georgetown has scheduled two
games of basket ball with New York
University, one to take place here
and the other at New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-06

Gallaudet is further advanced in its
basket t..ll practice than the other col
leges in this section. The Kendall
Greeners have not had to contend
with any of the disadvantages to
sports that have confronted other in
Morris tribune., 1919-01-31

banks to further encourage the saving habit and when
the Thrift Stamps put the market
to make the people realize the value of small amounts
when systematically saved. Now that the is over
these stamps will still be sold for the benefit Of those who
have only small to invest and to get the thrift
habit thoroly established in the minds of the people,
AS to the importance of saving and practicing thrift
going a failure in life you easily
find The test is simple and nfallible. Are you able
to money at the time making plenty of it?
If not, drop You will lose. You may not think it,
but you will lose ivehe seed of
is not in you
The who saves today is the capitalist of tomor-
is true that it is not always to save, but
very few things which worth while thru easy
processes. The who large salary and lives
it each year has nothing to show when the day of
adversely On the other hand, the wage
who guards his small income has snug nest egg with
which to meet unexpected emergencies
Thrift implies industry, prudence, forethought and
sefdenal 1t has relation to niggardiness
Thrift means better homes and better food, more
comfort and enjoyment, less waste and less anxiety
Thrift Day this year should be a starting point
for the people of this community Those who have
saved should begin Those who have kept an
account of their earnings and their expenditures should
begin at at the the year know what they
have made and where it has gone. Above start some
thrift habit this Thrift Day.