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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21
Baseball Notes
Princeton and Yale began playing
baseball hfty.twO years ago.

Princeton and Yale began playing
baseball tifty.twO years ago.
Pitcher Monte Prieste, released by
Mobile. was taken on by the New Or
leans club.
The Wichita club has transferred
Pitcher Ernest Maun, young right
handler, to Rockford Of the Three-l
league.
Outflelder Fred Heck. who jumped
the Columbia Sally league team for
the outlaws. has been forgiven and
Is back In.
Buddy Ryan. outfeder, who has
been playing up in Idaho among the
outlaws. Joined the Sacramento team
Of the Coast league.
The Detroit club has or has not.
according to varying reports. bought
Pitcher Bill Morrisette from the Ham
ilton Mint league club.
Dick McCabe Of the Buffalo Blsons.
after winning ,3 straight games, met
his first defeat of the season at the
hands of the Akron team.
After observing the recent work or
Ruth, Speaker ana Eddie Collins one
reaches the conclusion that they ought
10 be In league by themselves.
They will have 10 count Akron In
that International race. after all DICK
Hoblitzel has his team going strong
er than any team In the league
Dave AltiZcr. who Is managing the
| Aberdeen team of the South Dakota
| league, has reSurrecled IN old play
mate of prc-war days In Eddie karg-
| er.
The National league favors the
restoration of the draft agreement
| between the major and minor leagues,
according to President John A. Heyd-
| Ter.
Recent Pacific Coast batting aver
| ages show Salt Lake has the tire"
| leaders in the list, Sheely, Maggeri
and johnson. all hitting better than
$50.
J Indian Joe GuyOn. whom Charley
| Frank planned To send To club IN
the South Atlantic league, selected n
berth for himself in the Georgia out
law circuit.
Little Rock now thinks II has a
pitching stan that will go the route"
after recent deals. The STAFF includes
Robinson. Jonnard, Carlson, Yellow
horse and Hengev"ld.
|
| A Chicago baseball statiStician gives
out the dope thar In ~ stragh,
pamee only one base runner was able
TO steal on Ray Schalk That was
George SiSler
The Yankees have two good reasons
now for building new baseball park
One is, the Giants want them 10 q
and the other is, the Polo grounds
isn't big enough.
Frank TObin, since his return 10 tn
Coast league from the p. l. circuit, II
leading the Coast in hitting with
mark around ,4O0 and doing most o
the catching for Portland.
Frank Mills, q catcher. who had
trial with the Cleveland team in 1911
and after that played minor l"agu
hall until the war broke out ha
Joined the Atlanta team.
Manager Kclchpr and Second Base
man Connolly Of the 81, Joseph teal
drew a fine of 500 each ana severn
days suspension for choking an
beating UmprcS Lipe ana Wilson
49,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21
BASE BAIL, All LIVE SPORTS
RUTH HATES TO SEE
MATES HIT H0MERS
Sore Because Bodie and Pipp
Knock Out Circuit Smashes.
Pitching Got on His Nerves, Made Him
Dizzy and Interfered With His
Hitting--outfielders Are
Supposed to Hit

This Babe Ruth. who hits home
character in New York, by the way,
is an easy. going and accommodating
cuss, always willing to do his little
bit. I'm one of the gaines of the series
with Washington recently, Manager
Miller Higgins moaned over his short
age of pitchers. Washington had been
lambasting all sorts of twirling, some
of Higgins pitchers had sore arms,
some of them had worked I'm n double
holiday bin the day before, one was
under suspension for taking few
playful pokes at an umpire, and so
on.
Mr. Babe. stumbling around waiting
to take his place in right field, heard
Manager Higgins wailing.
Gimme that old pill. Let me
pitch" said Mr.. Babe.
And so Mr.. Babe went In and
pitched. That is, he did for four in
nings. BY that time the Yankees had
lead of ten runs. They had made
twelve and all Washington had was
two Babe allowed In the first round
before he got well started. In the fifth
inning Pitcher Babe walked Shannon
and Charity doubled.
"Shucks," said Pitcher Babe. as he
called for time. Then he threw down
the hall. waddled out to right field and
yelled to Sam Wick, who had been sub
stituting there:
"Get out Of the game. I'm going to
outfleld some. Ptchin' gets on my
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21
NOTED STAR NOW IN BUSHES
infieIder Biaokburne, Now With To
ronto, Has Had Remarkable
Career In the Majors.

In Russell Uena) Blackburne
through as major Lacquer?
After checkered career. In the ma
jors he was shunted to the Toronto
club In the International league by the
Phillies, and 1t looks as though he
will remain In the sticks, at least
until some limping major club finds
itself In dire need of IN inhelder.
LENA" Blackburne has had one Of
the most remarkable careers In the
history of baseball. He was pur-
chased by Charles Comiskey back In
19ll for price said to be $500. 1t
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21
Diamond Yarns

The ball players name for Babe
Ruth is 1.-THE big baboon."
The Boston officials pick the White
Sox as the best team In the league.
The Indianapolis club mas returned
Red Sox.
Pipp Is beginning to slap the ball as
he did In the days when he nrst Jo'hed
McNally plays remarkabie de-
fensive game ut second base FOR the
Boston CLUB.
Art Butler, playing seconu pase TOT
Milwaukee, went IL innings WITHOUT
making an error.
he plays no favorites when IL comes
to breaking records.
A recent jumper from the Southern
Caravan OF the Memphis Chicks.
The ChickaSha team has new
manager Catcher Drap Hayes hav-
charge.
The Boston Red SoN people plan to
keep Schnng In center field and hunt
another catcher to help young wal
BostOn's ball clubs aren't sending
up any skyrOckets this year, but most
everyone in the Bay city has base
ball bean.
From now on to the end Of the sea
son Babe Ruth may he expected to
break the worlds homerun record al
Pitcher Frank Wells from the Cedar
Rapids Three-I League club, giving
Outfielder Reichle in exchange.
The Enid club recently sold Out
He Is regarded rs u good player, but
he had run OF III luck with Enid
First BaSeman- Catcher Kohls, re-
leased by Evansville, was taken on by
| ra,ra uouta IN an I'm vhiln rntchpr
Tom Casey was out with II broken
finger.
Doc Johnston Is the safety first
baseman of the American league.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21

Cawfords
With the full
otherwise his
holding
bases being slow getting Crawford passed the whole field on his
the plate wndd but told of what
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21
GROVES WINNER FROM START
Baltimore Pitcher Has Had Rapid
Rise-eegan His Career as Guard
ian Of First Base.

Pitcher Lefty Groves. the Baltimore
clubs purchase from Mnrinsburg, has
last year hr Joined an independent
team in Midland, Md, TO play first
base, but looked so much like pitch
rr he was put on mound duty. He
made good, and this spring BIZ Lou
den. manager of the MartnShurg
team, induced him to take Ming ut
Blue Ridge baseball. He was - win
nrr from he start.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21
GETTING TO LIKE GOLF

Scores being turned In by
Francis Ouimet indicate that he
Is playing better golf than he
did back In 1916. Ouimet says:
"Age only makes a fellow love
his golf more. The way I feel
now I'm sorry when we reach
the eighteenth green. Tn the last
few years I was always glad
when a match was over. but this
year I'm sorry I haven't another
round to play when II match Is
over"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21

football he played in college he hurt
his left shoulder aud he hasn't been
able TO throw II curve ball since. Only
the fact lhut he is II good hitter en-
abled him 10 remain in major league
baseball. Those two are notable eX-
amples of What | have in mind There
have been many others
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21
HIS REMARK SUGGESTIVE

At u recent hall game In Los
Angeles one of the Vernon play
ers after questionable decision
by an umpire, picked up n pair
Of outfelders' smoked glasses,
handed them to the umpire and
said:
Take these; now all you
need Is a tin cup"
"What do you mcan" de-
manded the umpire.
go out on the street corner
and play blind man." was the
answer.
1t Is not stated what happen
ed TO that ball player.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21

was almost a record figure for bush
er at that time. Blackburne never jus
tilted that expenditure, but his ability
to play sensational ball at times pre-
vented his being returned immediate
ly to slow company.
Blackburne might have been star
performer had he gained entrance to
the majors in a different way. When
he joined the White SOX 1t was with
slathers Of advertising. He was ex-
pected to do something sensational at
every turn. When he fell down at
hat or in the field, White Sox fans
were not slow to ride" him, with the
result he never got away we'll.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-21

nerves and makes me dizzy-lnterferes
hold on that old bali today"
Down In his heart Ruth was jealous,
for PIpp and B0dle had each made
home runs and Babe had only meas
ly double and single to his credit. He
wanted to he an 0utfielder again, he
cause Outtielders are supposed to hit
and pitcher persons are not.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
SLEEPING SICKNESS
| CLAIMS NEWWCT|M

Another death from sleeping sick
ness. the second in Washington, was
reported to the District Health De-
partment today. The victim was Mrs.
Hattie C. Wallace, sixty-five years
old. OF 20 @ street northwest. She
died yesterday at the Garfield Hos
pital.
Mrs. Wallace had been at Garfield
for more than two weeks. and her
condition during the entire time, was
serious. She was suffering with the
disease for more than one month
prior to hte time she was taken to
the hospital.
The first death here from sleeping
sickness occurred about a month ago.
Mrs. George tt nberlake, wife of the
Congressman from Colorado, died at
the Emergency Hospital. Mrs. Tim
berlaEe had been i'll with the malady
for many weeks.
There have been nineteen cases OF
the disease reported in Washington.
Some of these cases have recovered.
No new cases have been reported for
sveral days.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
CHRIST IN INDUSTRY
LECTURERS THEME
Rev. Father Gasson to Discuss
Labor and Capital In
Sunday Talks.

Foremost representatives of the
Industrial world in Washington have
pledged themselves to assemble at
series of lectures intended to Intro
duce Christ Into Industry" with o
view to solving the nationwide DIFF
ferences between labor and capital
The lectures will be given on six
consecutive Sunday nights, beginning
next Sunday at 81. Aloysius' Church
North Capitol and ] streets. by Rev.
Thomas i. Gasson. 8. j., dean OF the
postgraduate course and professor
Of sociology at Georgetown Univer
sity. The hour of each lecture will be
1880 o'clock, and the subjects will be
as follows:
April II. "a Living Wage; April
Is, Labor Unionism": April 25, la
Dor Struggles; May 2. "Womsn La
bor"; May 8, Capital and Capital
ism: May 1e. Industrial Democ-
racy."
Father Gasson. who was for many
years president OF Boston College,
consented to conduct the course at
the Invitation OF the rector OF st.
Aloysius' Church, Rev. Paul r. Con-
min. s. j.. who Is deeply interested fr
the nations industrial situation, and
who believes that the application OF
the problem will solve 1T. In a letter
received by Father Conniff today. in.
dorsing his plan of bringing capital
and labor together in a consideration
of their difficulties from the Chris
tian viewpoint, a prominent officer OF
the American Federation OF Labor
says: "The Golden Rule often has
been suggested as a means. Of bring
ing capital and labor to q common
understanding, but this will be the
irst real opportunity the industrial
factions have had to indorse the
teachings of Christ and to adopt His
platform"
A section of St Aloysius' mair
church will be reserved for repre-
sentatives Of employers organiza
tions and Of the American Fedora
lion of Labor at the lectures. The
lectures will be for both men and
women.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
CITIZENS DEMAND $3.50
TAX PLAN BE RETAINED
Columbia Heights Assn. Charges
House With Arbitrary Exercise
of Power in Repeal.

Declaring that the recent action of
the House in abolishing the half
and half' plan of taxation was an
arbitrary exercise of power, with no
pretense Of consulting the wishes OF
the people," the members OF the Co
lumbia Heights Citizens Association
adopted a resolution last night pro-
testing the repeal Of the half and
half" plan, and asking Congress re-
ject the proposed 66 2-3 tax increase,
Congressman william r. Andrews OF
Nebraska spoke on Topics of Cur
rent Interest"
The following officers were nomi-
mated: w. b. Todd. president; Henry
c. Cole, first vice president: Adam H.
Gaddis. second vice president: Ivan
Wells, third vice president: Or. SEN
eco 3. Bain, treasurer. and DR.. Ly-
man F. Kebler. secretary. The cleo
ton will take place on May 4. Fred
eric Rice, Harley v. Speelman, DR..
Seneca Balm. w. I. Swanton and }.
Hiatt were reappointed to the suf-
frage committee.
The association voiced protest
against the proposed IS per cent in
crease in water rates. A resolution
offered by w. I. Swanton, providing
for a committee to >Sait on Congress
and oppose the increase, was unani-
mously adopted. The committee, an
nounced today, comprises Charles s.
Bundy, G.. A. Ward and Colonel c. c.
Lancaster.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
NETHOD|STSI IN.
BUSY SESSIONS.
High Officials Arrive for Three
Conferences Opening Today
In Washington.

Three largely attended Methodist
conferences opened In, Washington TO-
day with preliminary services. the
Baltimore NJ. u. Conference convened
in Metropolitan Memorial Church.
John Marshall place; tho Maryland
Conference of the Methodist Fretes-
tant Church In First M. T.. Church.
Fourth street utheast. and the Bal
timore Conference OF the NJ E. Church.
South. in Mt Vernon Place Church.
Ninth and X streets.
,N Bishop William +. Mcdowell. pre-
siding bishop of the Balti more M. f.
Conference, presided at the meeting
In Metropolitan Church; the Rev. DR.
Luther II. Warner, president OF the
Maryland M. p. Conference, over til.
meeting of that organization, and
Bishop +. Il. Hendrix was In the char
st the session Of the Southern Metho-
dirts.
Memorial Services Today.
Following the opening OF the Balti-
more NJ. E. Conference, the sacrament
Of thr Lords Supper was admins
tered after which the roll call was
begun. together with the preliminary
Organization of the conference. This
was succeeded at IL o'clock by me-
mcrIal service In honor II decease1
members OF the conference. which
was IN charge Of the committee on
mcroirs.
The roll call and other preliminary
business Of the Methodist Protestant
conference occupied the morning scs-
sion. Later, shortly after noon, DE.
Warner was scheduled TO oesin teaa-
ing his annual report. after which ar
rangemsnts will be completed for the
election of officers for the ensuing
Year.
A move is, on In the conferences to
abrogate tho rule which forbids the
conference from electing the presl'
dent more than three years in success
sion, and many expect that the or
ganization viii go back to the hve-
year rule which was In enect some
years ago. In this event, II Is said'
that DR.. Warner will in all probable
ity be re elected to the presidency.
roll call and other minor prelimi-
nary business occupied the session
of the Baltimore Southern Methodist
conference. with Bishop Hendrix
closely following the various moves
OF organisation.
!. Mi.sionary .Anniverssry.
This business being concluded by
the early sessions of this afternoon.
the conference 10 expected to settle
, down to the important business OF
the organization at once.
OF special interest 10 Methodist
women was the anniversary session
of the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Baltimore Methodist
Episcopal Conference. which began at
o'clock In Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal Church. with Mrs w. l..
Mcdowell, president, in the chair.
A fellowship meeting Is scheduieo
for 40 o'clock this evening, while
at s o'clock the Temperance and
Evangelism" anniversary OF the
Board of Temperance, Prohibition
and Public Morals will be held. with
Rev DIR. Clarence True Wilson deiiV'
ering the address of the occasion.
Music will be furnished by the Pet
worth Methodist Episcopal Church
choir, and Rev. DR.. J. Fred Heisse
will preside.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
ASK LOAN SHARK
LAW Be MODIFIED
Witnesses at House Hearing
Claim D. c. Pawnbrokers Fore
ed Out OF Business.

Modification OF the loan shark law
10 keep Washinston pswnbrokers
from being run out OF business was
urged today before a special House
District subcommittee that 10 consid-
erins anne ndments TO the original act
recommended by the Police Depart
ment.
Conxressman Dyer. father OF the
loan shark law, was the prlncipal
witness TO plead for a slightly higher
rate of interest for pawnbrokers do
ing q legitimate business In Wash
ington.
others who appeared before the
subcommittee were William II. Bald
win, chairman OF the citizens com
mittee that started the agitation
against the money lenders: George r.
Wilson, secretary OF the committee;
DR.. q. NJ KoberS dean OF the George
town Medical School; Percival Mar
shall. assistant corporation counsel:
Evan II. Tucker. president OF the
East Washington Citizens Associa'
tion, and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins.
Charges Erorbitant Interest.
congressman Ben Johnson of Ken
lucky interrupted the hearings several
times TO take issue with the existing
law. charging that money lenders In
w wdbnInkIOn ATo ICcptti"6 ~ NNS' "
tant interest rates under the elastic
provisions Of the statute.
Amendments to the existing act are
recommended by the Police Depart.
ment. Congressman Dyer declared, so
that tho pawnbrokers and small money
lenders will not be driven out OF busi-
ness entirely.
Because Of the rigid regulations af-
fect'ng them. the police declare many
of the pawnbrokers have been forced
TO give up their business. which 10
being taken over by private individ-
uals.
In order to recover stolen property,
the police claim that the pawnbrok-
per cent OF property stolen ID re-
covered now. according to the Police
Department, whereas 90 per cent was
recovered whom the pawnbrokers
were doing a thriving business.
Congressman Dyer urged the law
be amended to permit 3 per cent q
month as a rate of interest. although
he declared he believed per cent
ample.
He said license fee Of $500 should
be charged and two sufficient securi-
ties be required to force the pawn
| brokers to comply with the law.
The police would require a COM
pIete daily report on all transactions.
he said. 30 that II would lead more
! easily to the recovery Of stolen prop
| erty.
CONGRESSMAN Focht. chairman Of
the subcommittee, said he agreed on
the necessity OF permitting the pawn
broker to do business and In giving
Abe people an opportunity to get more
| loans. He believed. however, that
loans should be limited to about $500,
| and that the interest rate should not
be more than 2h pr cnt month.
In urging his amndment. Congress
man Dyer reviewed conditions that
| existed in Washington when Con-
| gress was asked to protect the Gov
| ernment employees from money sharks
who were getting as high as 700 per
cent interest in some cases.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
ZONE FARE OPPOSED
BY COMMERCE BODY
Washington Chamber Also Votes
Probe Of Several Local
Societies.

While favoring a street car fare
that would insure a legitimate re-
turn on the investment of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany, the board of directors of the
Washington Chamber Of Commerce,
at a meeting last night, went on rec
ord as "unalterably opposed to any
zone fare"
James r. Lloyd, who was chairman
of a Joint committee OF the Chamber
of Commerce and Board of Trade to
Investigate Community Service, Inc,
and the com nunity centers In Wash
ington, recommended that perma-
nent committee be appointed to in
yestigate organizations soliciting
funds in the District.
The appointment OF a special COM
mittee to investigate the Prisoners
Relief Society was authorized by the
board.
To take care Of 10000 visitors who
will attend the Baptist convention
here next month, the conventions
committee OF the Chamber OF Com
merce is now making arrange .nents
to list homes that VIII be able to
house some of the visitors. The ho-
tells, IL was stated, will be able to
accommodate only $500 of the dele
gates.
A special committee was appointed
to investigate the Travellers Aid Bu-
eau, operating at the Union Station.
The directors agreed to throw open
the essay contest now being conduct
ID by the Chamber OF Commerce to
nonmembers as well as to members,
and the time limit was, extended TO
May Is. The essays, not to exceed
1000 words In length. must be on
The Value of a Chamber OF Com
merce to a Community" or on why
Business Man Should Belong to q
Chamber of Commerce"
Nineteen new members were ad-
nitted into the chamber last night.
Albert Schulteis, vice president, pre-
sided at the meeting In the absence
of Col. Robert N. Harper, who Is III
in Emergency Hospital.
The next meeting Of the Chamber
will be held next Tuesday night al
the willard Hotel.
The Washington times., 1920-04-07
COOD-BY! HELLO"
+ + +
District to Enjoy Phone Serv-
ice Without Worry Of
Calling Central.
+ r J.
EASY ON TENN p z r 8
You Push the Buttons and
You Get Your Number,
Say Company Chiefs.
4. r. +

The National Capital soon will
have "girlless" telephones.
Announcement was made today
by the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company that with the
installation OF a now exchange In
fashionable northwest Washing
ton the automatic telephone, al
ready found practical In a num-
Der Of smaller cities, will be In
augurated. The new system Is
declared to be model OF relia-
bility. and a conspicuous saver
OF human temper,
The telephone company Is au-
thority for the statement that
when the new device 10 In full
operation here, the acrimony now
heaped daily on it's board of d.
rectors and it's employees will turn
to paens of praise. The new
phones will be for local calls
only. On conversations out OF
the zone Of the new exchange
one must call the main operator
and rely on her intelligence and
amiability as before.
The new instrument is identi-
cal in appearance with the one to
which the public has been SO
long accustomed, except, that
around its base II IL fitted with q
circle of push buttons, each but
ton marked with a numeral.
To make call one pushes the
numerel buttons to make up the
number wanted. the connection
following.
Charles T. Clagett. general
manager Of the Washington Of
nee Of the telephone company.
stated today II will be some time
before the new exchange IL es-
tablished. He declared II would
be q great economic loss to the
telephone company and result fur
ther In advanced rates for serv-
ice for tho company to attempt
to install the automatic system
throughout the Capital and scrap
the equipment now in use.
But" said Mr.. Clagett, "even
with the aid Of the new equip
ment, a larger force than ever
will be required for some years
to take care of the city's sure
and ever-growing service. There
will always be need for large
numbers OF operators In toll, long
distance and private exchanges,
and for handling special classes
Of calls in offices where the new
system Is installed"