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High salaried Player.

In the year 1855 the Big -Four. which
included Deacon White. Hardie Rch-
ardson, Jack Rowe and Brouthere. were
sold to the Detroit club for $1,000. while
the New York Giants purchased
O'Rourke and paid him $1,000 year.
which made him the highest salaried
player OF the period. O'Rourke was
worth every penny OF the high salary,
for he was a terrific hitter. reiianle
catcher and fair outflelder. During
the nineteen seasons that Jim ORourke
played IN the National. In twelve of
them he batted 400 or better and never
dropped lower than .275 His grand
average with the stick for his entire
career in the National League IA .Sl3.
O'Rourke Is credited with being the
originator OF the rabbit ball trek. which
consisted OF slipping into play AZ crit
ical po..,l OF the game with the oppos-
Ing side at bat soft, soggy ball that
the heav!es: s!uggers couldn't drive past
tho pitchers box. ORourke won the
soubriquet OF Orator because OF his eN-
tensive vocabulary Words OF great
length and thunderous sound simply
flowed out Of his mouth like running
waters James II. had studied law ana
was a man OF education. His orator!cal
efforts however. were confined TO the
ball field and used freely In all disputes
with umpires and players and were OF
most convincing nature. The length or
his words ofttimcs reached the sixth
syllable and the manner in which they
were delivered was amazing and APP
pa,ling to the opposition.
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Helped Giants Win.

O'Rourke was with the Giants from
1855 TO 1889. helping win the National
League championships in 1855 and 1889,
lie was with the New York Play
crs' League team In 1890, and the fol-
lowing season again played with the
Giants At the end OF the 1892 season
he left the Giants and the following
wear found him with the Washingtons,
playing 1923 championship contests with
the latter club,
II was with Washington that he ended
his career as a big Lacquer He tried
his hand nj umpiring In the major league
but quickly gave II up,
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ORATOR 0'ROURKE
EFFECTIVE HITTER
Famous Player Had Grand
Average of 1913 for
10 Years.
STARTED CAREER IN 1866
Participated in National Pas
time for More Than Half
Century.
STARTED CAREER IN 1866

with the death OF James II. O"Rourke
there faded from mortal view mas
sive figure that had been sharply out
lined against the baseball horizon al
most from the inception OF Americas
national pastiine With a record or
more than half century OF active par
ticipation in the game, which included
thirty-three years as player IN or
ganized baseball and catching benihd
the bat at tho ago OF Sc. O'Rourke left
behind him an established reputation lot
skill, reliability and integrity.
As far back as 1856 O'Rourke, then
q yourgster, joined the Unions. All ANA
teur team OF Bridgeport. In 1867 he
was with the Mansf.elds of Mlddletown.
Conn, a club that in those days vas
second only to such great teams as the
Atlantics Of Brooklyn and the Mutnals
of New York city.
O'Rourke was born In East bridgeport.
Conn, IL 1852, and his first engagement
of note w7ll with the professional ciuo
representing Boston during the early
'70s. From 1873 until 1878 O'Rourke
was n star with that organization, help
ing them TO win the championship IN
three seasons Orator Jim was again
on a championship team when he joined
the Providence club in 1873 and mate
rally helped that team to win the pen
nant by his magnificent stick work.
In 1850 O'Rourke returned to Bos-
ton. but remained on their lineup for
only that season. leaving It to take the
management Of the Buffalo club OF the
National League. ORourke was mana
ger and captain OF the Buffalo team uii'
til 1885. During that time ne was ths
means Of getting :he big Four TO-
gether, n Quartette of players ana slug
gers who were famous in the league
baseball for many years afterwaru
orator Jim took Big Dan Brouthers IRON
| a Job Of laying sewer pipe and put hin
in the game again after the Famous
Brouthers was discouraged and reah'
/ to quit the game after rather us
astrous tryout with the Troy team the
| season before The famous Big Foui
| with O'Rourke 20 aid them made TN
Buffalo club powerful machine. ou
| they failed to win pennant'
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Long in Service.

Hal has been no ordinary player.
Though still retaining his hoylsh face
and manners. he IL to-day the veteran
?layer Of baseball Among active play
trs, only Leon Ames, the Cardinal
pitcher, was in baseball when Chase
troke In with the Yankees on the old
Hilltop grounds in 1905 Few dispute
that he is the greatest first oaseman
that baseball ever developed. ana OF
modern players. he only WAS excelled by
cobb, Ed Collins, Speaker. wagner and
Lajoie,
He has been manager OF team In
tho largest city OF the country, and has
been batting champion Of the National
eagl., All this being so. Il Is no more
:han simple justice that the CHARGES
against Chase be either proved or dis
missed
This Is no brief for Chase, and II the
Cincinnati club has conclusive evidence
that he bet against his own team he
summarily should be dismissed from
baseball. In the early days OF the sport
4 handful of players caught tossing
games were elected without ceremony.
The punt shment meted out 10 Craver,
Hall. Dcvlin and Nichols in 1877 was 80
severe that no players have tried to
tamper with any games since then
For that reason Il is hard to believe
that Chase attempted to throw any
games last season. Chase has many
faults, but TO one ever called him stupid,
Even when he harbored one OF bis
grouches Chase never lost his head. 40
Shor;stop's recorcct!on.
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Early in August. while the Cincinnati
Reds were playing on the Polo Grounds,
Christy Mathewson. manager OF the Gin
Cinnati club, suspended Hal Chase. his
captain and first oaseulan. for the sea
ron. and made grave charges a2ainst
him. Mathewson at the time said that
Chase never would play league ball
again.
1t now Is more than five months since
charges were made against Chase Of
letting against the Cincinnati team Of
which he was u member. and il seems
Ugh time these charges be proved or
that Chase be declared innocent.
Chase already has started suit
against the Cincinnati club for salary
he lost through his suspension. He also
claims that salary owed to him before
the period OF his suspension never was
paid him.
Hal Chase's long career has not been
strewn with roses, He never had the
disposition or perhaps the temperament
TO bring the full f.liLs OF his remarkable
ability to teams v-''h which he has been
assoc lated. Chase has been wrong a
great many times, and his attitude fire.
1uently has incensed men who were his
admirers and friends, But Chase has
soma rights.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Costa Rica, Denied Part
In League, Backs Tinoco
DIR. Lara Says Nation Now Is
United Behind the President
to Prevent Invasion .

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Dr. Carlos
Lara, confidential agent of Costa Rica
in Washington and former Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, made this statement
tonight:
~ wish to state in most emphatic
and absolute manner that the exclusion
of Costa Rica from the league of ma
tions, instead Of diminishing the senti-
ment of the Costa Ricans in favor Of
the government of Mr.. Tinoco, has in
famed and united all the people with
him, and they have again unanimously
offered him their unconditional sup
port.
"The government Of Costa Rca is
perfectly legitimate and is the result
of the free and spontaneous will of the
people Of the nation. In the elections
there was no abuses against law and
order, no use Of force of any kind, nor
was it an influence used from the out
side that gave its origin to the actual
government presided over by Mr.. Ii
noco.
II insist in stating that the invasion
against my country has been and is
protected and stimulated by the gov
ernment of Chamorro of Nicaragua,
who now wishes to ignore these facts
and pretends, like PLATE, to wash his
hands"
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
More Jersey Troops
Home on the FIOridinr,

The transport Floridan, in yester-
day from St. Nazaire with 1,799 off,
GERS and men, nearly all from New
Jersey, received a welcome equal in
display and noise to the one accorded
the Calamares, which arrived last week
with the first big unit Of New JERSEY
fighters.
The vessel brought home the 18th
Infantry, made up Of % officers and
1,770 men, in command of Lieut.. Col.
Francis D. Ross, of Kansas City. Four
steamboats,, gaudy with an abundance
of bunting, were waiting and as she
came through the Narrows the well
coming parties turned on their full
est pressure Of lung power. The Grand
Republic, chartered by Hoboken City
authorities, carried 1900 relatives and
friends of the soldiers. The Musqua-
ton, the Tourist, and the Sea Gate
each had delegation Of welcom ers
aboard.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18

machine gun posts to delay the advance
Of pursuers. A counter attack might
be expected at any moment An ad-
vance of 1900 metres was required,
after which the attacking forces would
halt dig in and consolidate.
Lifelike silhouettes, mechanically
controlled, represented the enemy ma
chine guns. Signal flags indicated
which side had superiority of ire, from
minute to minute.
When the enemy" infantry opened,
Lieutenant Hitchcock's scouts got the
range and outlined the target with
tracer bullets. The lieutenant threw
his second wave into the firing line and
smothered the "enemy" fire. By a
combination of fire and skilfully exc
cuted platoon movement his men
worked to within fifty yards of the
enemy" positions and had fixed bayo-
nets to charge when a white flag de-
noted surrender of the enemy line. 1t
had been taken in thirteen minutes, or
less than half the average time of the
other contestants.
Reorganizing in the captured posi-
tions, the platoon continued its ad-
vance, and encountered a machine gun.
Within ten minutes the gun was under
a deadly crossiire. Under cover of this
fire the centre advanced, but before it
had closed with the enemy the umpires
decided from the riddled state of the
silhouettes that the objective had been
taken.
The platoon halted and began to con-
solidate. An instant later a heavy
machine gun barrange, presaging an
impending counter attack by moving
group of targets, disclosed an enemy
attempt to envelope the flank of the at
tacking force. The automotic rifles
of Lieutenant Hitchcock's platoon
opened on the advancing enemy and
two squads of rihemen in echelon to
the rear moved forward to meet the at
tack. For a minute and half the
automatic rifles sprayed the advancing
figures, and then bugle announced
that the problem was over.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Labor Chiefs DENY
Concerted Plan to
Oppose State Guard
Frayne and Morrison Declare
Unions Want Militia Free
From Control by Interests;
Recruiting Not Hampered

Charges made at the state conven-
tion of the National Guard Association
that labor unions were forbdding
their members to take the oath Of
allegiance to the Federal government
by joining the federalized national
guard, were denied yesterday by labor
leaders attending the conference Of
the American Federation Of Labor.
Hugh Frayne, organizer for the as
sociation, disclaimed any knowledge of
opposition to joining the National
Guard. Frank Morrison, secretary of
the Federation, defined the attitude of
organized labor by quoting the fol-
lowing from the platform of the 1916
convention of the Federation in Balti-
more:
"a citizen soldiery supplies what
would otherwise take it's place, large
standing army-to which we are un-
alterably opposed as tending to eStab-
lish miltarism in all Of its phases.
The history of every nation demon
strates that as standing armies are en-
larged the rule of democracy is les
sened or extinguished. Our experience
has been that even this citizen SOL
dlery, the militia of our several states,
has given cause for gravest appre-
hension. At times their ranks have
been recruited from professional thugs,
criminals and employees of corporations
involved in conflict with workmen who
are endeavoring to protect their rights
and interests and elevate their stand
ards of living.
During industrial disputes the mi
lltia has been called upon to support
the authority Of those who have de-
sired to enforce martial law, while the
courts were open and civil authorities
competent to maintain the supremacy
of civil law.
eve declare that the militia of our
several states should be organized and
controlled by the democratic institu-
tlons of our country, so that this volun-
tary force of citizen soldiery may
never be diverted from its true purpose
to be used to jeopardze or infringe
upon the liberties of our people.
"The right to bear arms is a funda-
mental principle of our government,
and a principle regarded at all times
by free people as essential to the
maintenance of their liberties and in
stitutions. We demand that this right
shall remain inviolatc."
Captain Hall, commanding Company
of the 1st Battalion of the list New
York Guard, said yesterday that no in
stances had come to his attention
where men had been discouraged from
joining the guard. He was of the opin-
ion that the six cases cited by Captain
Thomas Downs, of the 47th Regiment,
Brooklyn, represented local conditions
in that borough, rather than any gen.
cral tendency.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Scholarships for 9th Men

Mental as we'll as physical training
VIII be feature of the experiment in
the training of young men to be carried
on under the direction of Major Cen
erai o'Ryan at Junior Plattsburg Camp
this summer. This was announced Yea.
terday by General O'Ryan at his Office
IN the Municipal Building, where plans
FOR the summers work on the shores
OF Lake Champlain are being mapped
out.
General Organ announced that tan
scholarships for young men Of tbo
Zth DIVISION will be given for the
course. They will be selected from
among those who at the time of their
entry into the service were attending
high schools or colleges.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Transport Slowness
Protects America

WASHINGTON, May IT, General
March, chief of staff of the army, an
nounced to-day that experience in troop
transport during the war had shown
that estimates made by the War De-
partmcnt in 1915 as to the possibility
OF foreign nation landing troops in
the United States were entirely too
high.
These estimates, General March said
included $4,000 men in sixteen davs
by Germany; 404,0000 by France in tho
same time; 100000 by Austria, and o3s.-
600 by Japan. These were based on y
calculation of a transport making a
round trip overy thirty days, whereas S
experience proved that thirty-five davs
were required for even the very fastest
OF the transports and seventy days for
cargo ships.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Asbury Park Soldiers
Refuse City's Invitation
Decline to Attend Luncheon o,.
Parade Because of No Trans.
portatiON From Camn

ASBURY PARK, N. j., May IT, As
bury Park members Of Company f, of
the Hath Infantry, 29th Division, re-
fused today to be the citys guests at
luncheon because, they said, the city
had not provided proper automobile
transportation for them from Camp Dix
home yesterday.
The men were formerly members of
a local National Guard company, and
fought in the Argonne. City officials
tried without success to conciliate the
men. Nor would they participate in a
parade of soldiers of Monmouth County
IN connection with county May day
fete this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
u. S. Army Chiefs ''Wink''
At Rhinelund MARRIAGES
Springtime Romance Blooms at Coblenz and
American Officers Are Taking Brides on
the Sly; Three Wed in ex-Kaiser's Chapel

wedding bells Is still stern. "Get mar
ried, but don't advertise it," is the word
passed around by the powers that be.
eve won't know about it officially"
Would Marry, Anyhow
"You might just as we'll try to keep
the spring sap down in the Rhneland
trees as to prevent these marriages."
said romantic old army officer to-day.
"They would get married somehow.
You can't stop the wind from blow
ing"
The contracting parties, it is under
stood, first must observe the German
marriage laws for the prelminaries,
although the ceremony be performed by
an American preacher in khaki. They
are, therefore, married under the law,
because they are on German soil. If
they desire remarriage on American
soil, this is possible, although the mar
riage is legal and binding here.
A strict army law prevents the mar
riage of nurses in the service Of the
country abroad. This possibly is ac-
countable for the JOY of 1856 girls in
blue who left Cobenz for America yes
terday. There will be more chance at
home.
Y. NJ. c. A. Entertainers Wed
That the wedding spirit is rampant
also in France is indicated by the ar
rival here few days ago of an army
road show conducted by American off,
GERS. 1t was admitted reluctantly here
that the Y. NJ. c. A. entertainers were
for the most part married to their con-
ductors. These marriages took place
in France.
Orders issued in Paris that no more
women welfare workers would be al
lowed to come into the occupied area
in Germany may have had bearing
on Cupid's depredations here. How
ever, there are hundreds of marriage
able young women still in the area,
and with thousands of very marriage
able young officers it is safe to saw
that springtime, moonlight nights and
romancing weather generally will have
its effect as soon as the word spreads
that weddings in Germany now are
possible. even without the wedding
bells. Thus far it is not generally
known.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18

QUIGLEY. Private John j., 11s South
Union Street Rochester,, N. Y.
ROLNECK, Private Isaac, Bay Shore
sHoWALTER. W Private Gilbert, 1926
sHRADER. Private Charles A., is Linden
Avenue, Flushing. ~ Y.
STEIN, Private Fred, 4o2 Grand Street,
Hoboken, N. j.
Missing in Action
UNFER. Corporal William, jr, 1909 Put
nam Avenue, Brooklyn.
BERRY. Private William F., 96 Broad
Street. Keyport, N. j.
N. Y.
CURRENT CASUALTIES
Died of Accident AMI Other Causes
MORAN, Lieutenant john j.. Parishville,
CHANGES IN STATUS
The following cabled corrections are is
sued as an appendix to the regular casualty
listsf
Wounded degree Undetermined, Pre-
viously Reported Wounded Severely
HEALY Corporal James j., 343 East
l9oth Street, Fordhan, N. Y.
Killed in Action, Previously Reported
Missing in Action
ORLANDO, Private Salvatore, Rctsof,
N. Y.
Died, Previously Reported Missing in
Action
~ KLENKE. Private Fred c., 737 Garden
Street, Hobokcn. NJ j.
Wounded degree Undetermined. Pre-.
vlosly Reported Missing in Action)
o. WENDEL. Private Edward j., Al White
Street. Fredona n. Y.
Returned to Duty, Previously Reported
Missing in Action
Niagara Falls. N y.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Ne,1 York Tribune
Specidl Cable Service

Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune Inc)
COBLENZ, May 17.-Cupid, who has
been held captive by stern military
regulations here for many months, has
now gone stark, staring rampant, it
was learned to-day At least ten per-
sons have fallen victims to the TO-
mantle Rhine - springtime, pierced
through by Cupid's darts.
Under conditions of the greatest
have been conducted in the royal
chapel Of the Kaiser's palace here,
Chaplain Easterbrook officiating.
The couple who have the dstinc-
tion of being the first to be married
in the American area Of occupation
in Germany were Miss Blanche Fen
ton, Y M. C. A. worker from Clouces-
ter, Mass, and Captain w. H. Schade,
of the 14sth Field Artillery, whose
home is in Denver, Col.
No records are available Of the other
contracting parties during the absence
of the chaplain in France on leave.
Chaplain Easterbrook, The Tribune
was Informed to-day, holds the rec
"a US III MO PCioOudl uOtSUOOk.
Identity Kept Secret
If other chaplains know the iden-
tity of the spring romancers, they de-
clined to admit it to-day. However,
The Tribune correspondent is informed
that other weddings are in process
of arrangement, and at least three
will be negotiated before the week
ends
The romancers are told by the chap
ialns that the nuptials must be con-
Quoted with the greatest secrecy. The
reason IS this: Many weeks ago appli-
cations for marriage between Ameri-
can officers and young women con-
nected with auxiliary organizations
here were banned by army officials
after mature reflection.
1T was feared that an epidemic of
such romances might develop to the
detriment of the serious duties of the
contracting parties. Though the rule
still holds technically, the lovelorn
ones are now in position to wink at
the rules and 60 ahead with the mar
riages, although the injunction against
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Brazilian Paper Comments
On Transfer of Debts

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 17-Interest
continues here in the proposal to trans
fer the Brazilian debts held by the
Allied powers to the United States.
"The Correio da Manha," one Of the
leading journals, commented editorial
ly on the subject to-day for the first
time. The paper said that it could see
no difference whether Brazil is in
debted to Great Britain and France or
to the United States. 1t criticised for
mer Brazilian governments for their
methods in shouldering such debts.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Speeding Cruiser Brings
OO-Foot Whale Into Port

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-speed
of the protected cruiser Marblehead,
steaming here from San Diego, was
mysteriously impeded last night off
Pigeon Point. Investigation by search
light showed sixty-foot whale on the
cruisers bow ram. 1t was towed into
port and Commander Charles P. Huff
said it would be placed on sale for
$500, which amount has been needed
by the crew for an entertainment to
be given soon.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
Co. L Platoon of
3lOth Wins A. E.. f.
Musketry Trophy
Lieut.. Hitchcock's Troops
Solve Combat Problem
and Vanquish Enemy
With a Withering Fire

LIE MANS, France, May 16.-Second
Lieutenant w. A. Hitchcock, of Wal
than, Mass, led the second platoon of
Company L, 310th Infantry, to a brill
liant victory in the battle efficiency COM
petition on D'Avours range to-day,
winning the American Expeditionary
Force platoon musketry trophy.
In a thrilling combat problem the
18th Division men put up a show that
was the nearest thing to real warfare
that has been witnessed in France
since November II. While the competi-
ton statistical bureau had not up to a
late hour tonight issued the official
standing of the eleven competing pla-
toons, Brgeradier General Harold B.
Fiske, of the Headquarters Staff, stated
there could be no question as to the
winner.
The second and third platoons were
so close that the winners of these posi-
tions will not be known until the Off
cial figures are announced.
Solved Problem in Half Hour
Lieutenant Hitchcock's platoon worked
out the combat problem assigned it
in thirty-three minutes. In addition
to the cup which goes to the winning
platoon, each of it's members will re-
ceive medal. The medals will be
presented Saturday in the presence of
General Pershing.
The winning platoon was the last to
compete. Going over the top they
smashed forward and within three min
utes after the platoon's scouts had en-
gagged the enemy" signal flag showed
that the attackers had a superiority
over the enemy.
The same information had been Civ
en- all the competitors. The "enemy"
was retiring, leaving small squads and
New-York tribune., 1919-05-18
100000 Hospital To Be
Memorial of Mrs. Pershing

CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 15.-City
officials announced to-day plans for
construction of 100000 hospital to
be known as Frances Warren Pershing
Hospital. United States Senator f. f.
Warren gave $4,000, the city con-
tributing the remainder.
The hospital will be named in honor
of Senator Warren's daughter, wife of
General John J. Pcrsning, who died in
fire at the Preside, San Francisco,
in 1916.