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Evening star., 1921-05-09
STREAK ENDED
Reds Win When Rixey Bests
Adams in Slab Duel-Dodgers
Blank Giants-Cards Score.

Eppa Rixey checked the winning
streak of the Pirates yesterday. The
PittSburghers carried record Of nine
straight wins into their game with the
Reds, but could not solve the delivery
of the Nirginian and came out on the
short end of the count. In other
National League contests the Dodg
ers blanksd the Giants and the Cards
took swatfest from the Cubs.
Adams pitched well, but failed to
match RiXey and the Reds won, l to 0.
Neither pitcher walked a man and
Adams famed five, against one for
his opponent. The decisive run was
made in the ninth. when Roush
doubled, Duncan sacrificed and Fon-
SEGA singled, scoring Paskert, who ran
for RouSh.
The Dodgers reganed second place
when they drubbed the Giants. 2 to 0.
Mitchell kept the losers ten hits
scattered. while Barnes and Ryan each
yielded Brooklyn tally. Griffiths
homer gave the Dodgers their first
marker
Home runs by McHenry and Flack
featured the Cards 9 to 6 win over
the Cubs. The winners made thirteen
his off York and Freeman, while
Chicago hammered May and Riviere
for eleven safeties.
Evening star., 1921-05-09

Iroquois Athletic Club. IA to 5. The
Roamers want games with eighteen
year-old teams. Telephone challenges
to r. F. Donnelly, Lincoln 151.
Powhatan Athletic Club increased
it's victory string to twelve when il
defeated the Western High School
freshmen and Owl Athletic Club. The
Pows have won in fifteen Of their six
teen engagements.
Leviathan Athletic Club beat Falls
Church Athletic Club, Is to 4. The
Leviathans would like to hear from
mines ready to play Sunday games.
Send challenges to F. NJ. Boyd. 1929
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Owl Athletic Club wants to arrange
Wednesday and Saturday games with
fifteen n-sixteen-year teams. Contests
are desired especially with the G. P.
o. and Hilton mines. For engage
ments address Manager W. Wrenn.
1855 Wisconsin avenue, or telephone
West 920.
RandIe Athletic Club defeated the
Registers Athletic Club, to :. Dun
bars triple that cleared filed bases
decided the ISSUE, The Randles and
Gibraltars will meet next Sunday at
2:30 o'clock on the Twining City field.
Park View Juniors are anxious to
obtain games with the Carlisles,
Aztecs and other sixteen n-seventeen-
year teams. Send challenges to z. Lip
pold, 753 Morton street.
Shipping Board won it's second
straight, when it vanquished Brook
mont Athletic Club. s to 4. Earlys
pitching and Burley's batting were
responsible for the Shippers success
Quentin Athletic Club downed the
Mohawk Juniors. IA to 5. The Quen-
tins will hold a meeting tonight at s
o'clock at 10th and G. streets south
east.
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Roche, Fitzgerald. Bernhart and
Howard made two hits each for the
winning combination. Purdy and
Fraser, District players with the Sill
yer Spring nine. got a bingle apiece.
Metropolitan Athletic Club sur
prised the knickerbockers in an 8 to
4 game in Olympia Hollow. The Nets
bumped Fisher and Smith for fifteen
hits and outplayed the Knicks all the
way Leverton. on the slab for the
winners, was steady in pinches.
Boiling Field Aviators boosted their
total of straight victories to six by
defeating Emanon Athletic Club. IL
to l, and Brookland Athletic Club.
to 3. in a double header. Hardin held
the slugging Brooklanders to three
hits.
|, Independent Athletic Club lost a IA
to ! game to the Alexandria Dread
naughts. The latter also took the
m ca sure of the Fort Myer 18th Field
ARTILLERY in an II to match and
drubbed the Atlantic City keystones,
10 to /.
Hilltop Athletic Club vanquished
the Young Nationals. to 2. in the
first contest of a three game series
for the Junior championship OF North-
and Hoods batting for the winners
were features.
Clarendon Athletic Association COM
pletely outclassed the Fraternal
League Masons in a 15-to-4 game at
LYONS Field Won Herbulis, on the
slab for the Virginians. was unusu-
ally effective with runners on the
bases Hildebrand, Masonic hurler,
was hit freely.
Red Men OF the Fraternal League
scalped Brghtwood Athletic Club in
an 11-to-9 engagement. johnson held
the Indians to nine hits, but was
poorly supported.
Linworth Athletic Club downed the
Alexandria Cardinals. 16 to 5. Humps
hurling and the batting Of Auterbach
| and Alden were features Of the en-
gagement.
Gibraltar Athletic Club had a 3-to-1
advantage over Shamrock Athletic
! club when play was stopped in the
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sixth inning Ballenger held the Big
Green to four hits
Congress Heights Yankees scored
over the Mohawks in a hard-fought
5-to-3 contest. After Patterson was
injured by pitched ball Catlin toed
the slab and checked the Mohawks.
Spaldine Council nine, leader of the
Knights of Columbus League. van
quished the runner-up CAROLS, 9 to
Z. The pace-setters clinched the game
when they tailed five times in the
eighth inning.
Linworth Midgets registered their
fifth straight victory with a 10-to-7
defeat Of the Potomac Midgets. Both
teams fielded poorly.
Costello Post overcame the Marines
in 9-to-3 clash. Joyce and Breen did
the hurting for the winners and held
the Devildogs to seven scattered
safeties.
Langdon Athletic Club lost dou-
ble-header. being defeated. 10 to 1,
the Peoples Drug Store. Bray, pitch
ing for the Printers, granted only
three hits. Skinner Of Peoples Drug
Store and Splitter of Langdon made
homers.
Representatives of Hahn's Shoe
Store, Hecht Co.. Peoples Drug Stores,
Potomac Electric Power Company and
Woodward & Lothrop will meet at
905 street tomorrow night at S
o'clock to organize the Merchants
Base Ball League.
LandOver Athletic Club pointed the
way to Peerless Athletic Club in 3
to game. Teams desiring engage
ments with Landover should COM
municate with j. +. Fitzhugh, Land
over. Md.
Roamer Athletic Club vanquished
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Banks to Coach Tennessee.

NJ. r. Banks, former star in Syra-
cuse foot ball and basket ball has
been engaged as coach for the Uni
versity of Tennessee gridiron and
court teams. Banks was with Syra-
cuse in 1906. 1907 and 1908 and has
since been foot ball coach at Center,
Ohio and Drake.
Evening star., 1921-05-09
Meet All Western Clubs Lose Red Son. to g. Before Leaving
GRIFFS LOAFING TODAY;
PLAY TRIBE TOMORROW
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

ENELAND May 9Wahngton hopeus today loahng III
Speakers league
leaders which but their prospects for gaining
world who
thing the before them not nearly bright they wer
Then the the heels Indians
having twice ouSed them from their lofty pe for brief periods No
4tS setback they Jones and the
the the Tribe
hands Urban Faber by hammeng GeasonS
from
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TIGERS OBTAIN A PAIR
OF ALABAMA POLY MEN

ATHENS. Ga, May 9.-Two members
of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
base ball team have signed with De-
troit and another with Richmond of
the Virginia League. George Johnson,
pitcher and Sam Barnes, second base
man, go to Detroit and Charles Oh
finger, pitcher. to Richmond.
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Of Course, Jones Pitched

'Batted for Mogridge in eighth.
TBatted for Menosky in ninth.
Boston ........ o q o o o o ct
Washington u o = 0-3
1w"-ha>e hits Mclnnis. Pratt. Three ba So
hitS-EiendryX. Ellcrbe, Foster. Sacrifice hits
-Shanks, Mogridgr, Ruel. Hendryx. McInuis
Double plav-Shank> to Harris to Judge. Left
on ha>es-ltoston, =; Washington. 6. Bases on
halls-Of Jones, - HtS-Of Mogridge ) in
s innings; off Zachary. in / inning. Hit by
pitcher-By Jones tHarris). Struck out-By
Mogridge. 4; by Jones. ;. losing pitcher
Zachary. Umpires-Messrs Nallin. Wilson and
Dineen. Time of game hour and II minutes
Evening star., 1921-05-09
Austin Has Fractured Arm

ST. LOUIS, May determination has
revealed that Jimmy Austin, veteran
third baseman of the Browns. suffered
fracture of the right arm when he
was hit by Pitcher Ehmke of the
DetroitS last Friday
Evening star., 1921-05-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Results of Yesterdays Games.
Brooklyn. .: New York. o.
Cincinnati, / Pittsburgh. o.
ST. Louis, 9, Chicago, 6
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strong and powerful team.
Pittsburgh. after tearing the clubs
of the western section of the National
League into shreds. VIII find the east
a different proposition. There is no
more strength in Philadelphia and
Boston than in tho west, hut the
Giants and the Brooklyns undoubtedly
are better clubs than any two of tho
west. with Pittsburgh included as ons'
of the two.
A feat has been accomplished by ono
young pitcher in the American League
which is extraordinary as well as un-
usual. Three times the Athletics have
defeated the Yankees this year and
those are the only three games whicl
the Athleties have won from New
York. Each Of the games has been
pitched by Romm"L It's something 70
be able TO pitch three successive de-
f"ats against a bunch of maulinE
blacksmiths like the Yankees.
Close analysis of tho cleveland
scores through its first sectional fight
shows that the champions have been
n" best bunch hi;ters N their circuit.
Their team work at bat is fine.
Two powerful factors are favorinC
the Giants. Records show that theft
pitchers are in far better form than
last year al this time and their bait
ters not only are making more hits,
but are hitting more timely. Pitts
burghs pitchers are working about
as smoothly as those Of the Giants,
If it wasn't for good pitching Brook
lNn would be trailing in the race for
the flag. as the team is hitting more
ieehly than any in the circuit
It's like old times to see the Giants
and Pittsburgh fighting at the top fdrS
the championship. but il would he
more like old times il the Cubs were
in il with them.
MARSHALL. 4 college pitcher with
William and Mary. has been much
wanted. Richmond got him. Gin
cinnati suggested to Richmond that
it might he worth while to make a;
transfer. Richmond is quoted as ask i
ing $1,000 for Marshall's release. The.
player was signed for 500.
Evening star., 1921-05-09
O,Rourke made a spectacular cat
Mcbride vigorously protested tn
Snappy fielding retired the Red So,
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Columbus. .: Toledo, o.
st. Paul. 3 Minneapolis, ..
Milwaukee-kansas City. wet grounds.
indianapolis. 4; Louisville. 3.
Evening star., 1921-05-09
REX POUNDS CANTWELL
TO BEAT SILVER SPRING

CLUB had abundance and punch
Silver
played the District line field The northeast
Canwel for
sees and fielding hcas form MEANWHILE Lem Owen hurting
He all
Spring
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EAST AND WEST READY /
FOR FIRST 1921 FRAYS
BY JOHN R. FOSTER

EN YORK. May 9Nth general SHIFT OF paymacs confronting
| them, the
rSt nliN-up between the and the Cleveland
cra all better
while the
ana desirable advantage a
Evening star., 1921-05-09
CAUGHT ON THE FLY
Menosky dropped Oh

Menosky dropped Gharritys liner to
left in the third inning, but Umpire
Nalin ruled that Mike had held the
ball long enough to constitute an
out.
O'Rourke made a spectacular catch
of Hendryx's looper to left in the
fifth. The ball bore the best of hit
tickets. but Frank dashed to the
outer garden and reduced Jim's bat
ting average.
Mcbride vigorously protested that
Jones had balked when Harris was
trapped in attempting a theft Of sec
nnd in the fourth inning. but Umpire
Nailin couldn't see it that way and
refused to ask Umpire Dineen for
judgment on the play.
Snappy fielding retired the Red Sox
in the eighth. Mogridge couldn't stop
RuelS rap, but Harris came tearing
in to get the ball and make a light
ming toss that beat the catcher to
first. Stellar ShortStopping by
O'Rourke disposed of Jones and Witt.
Evening star., 1921-05-09
TEXAS LEAGUE.

Wichita Falls. 4; Fort Worth, s.
Houston. II; San Antonio. ).
Beaumont, q; Galveston. 3.
Shreveport Dallas, rain.
Evening star., 1921-05-09
Mcbride Dislikes Ruling.

Brewer recovered the ball and his
throw to O'Rourke apparently had
Pratt beaten at second, but Bill
Dineen was standing like statue
over by the far corner and was in
no position to make a ruling. Nallin.
at the plate. took it upon himself to
rule that Pratt was safe, and that
went. despite McBride's sarcasm.
Hendryx's bunt moved Pratt to third,
although it appeared as if Zachary
could have effaced him had he elected
to throw there instead of to first.
Then came McInnis' short fly to left
and Milans pitiful throw, which not
only lacked steam. but went eighteen
or twenty feet wide of the plate and
Pratt raced over with the tally that
decided the issue.
O'Rourke Charity and Zachary
went out in order in the domestic end
of the ninth.
Evening star., 1921-05-09

in the ribs. Shanks ended it by
rolling to Scott.
ninth Boston put the rollers under
Washington. Eddie Foster, subbing
for Menosky, poled hefty triple to
left center. Pratt raised a Texas
Lacquer near the line in right, when
dropped safe among Judge. Harris
and Brewer. all of whom seemed to
think the ball would drop foul and
that if it was caught Foster would be
able to beat the throw to the plate.
1t landed several inches on the legal
side of the line. Foster crossing the
plate with the tally that knotted the
count.
Evening star., 1921-05-09
What May Happen
in Base Ball Today
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Detrolt at ST. Louis. Wash at Cleveland.
phIla. at st. Louis
New York at Detroit
Boston at Chicago.
Results of Yesterdays Games.
Boston A. Washington g.
Cleveland. Il: Chicago. 2
st. Louis. Is: Detroit. 6
Philadelphia. ); New York 4
II inniugsb
Evening star., 1921-05-09

It's like old times to see the Giants
and Pittsburgh fighting at the top fdrS
the championship. but il would he
more like old times il the Cubs were
in il with them
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14
TEXAS TORN ADO SPREADS DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
Entire Town Laid Tn Ruins = Five Persons Are Killed
 And Many Injured.

MCKINNEY, Texas, April If. ~ Three white children and two ne groes were killed, number of per sons injured and heavy property and crop loss caused by tornado which virtually destroyed the town of Mel issa, six miles north of here, yestei day. The town had a thousand resi- dents. all of whom are homeless.
 Two Houston and Texas Central railway freight trains were scattered along the right of way by the wind. One trainman was probably fatally injured.
 The tornado originated near Fran. kiln, few miles west of Melissa and swept eastward destroying farm houses in it's path.
 TUSLA, Okla, April II Roofs were ripped from farmhouses by a tornado two miles South of Cush- ing yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14
EFFORT TO SHOVE. BIG MANS TAX ON POOR IS CHARGED
Representative Frear Asks House to Look Into Alleg-
 ed Attempt to Sidestep. DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS House Minority Pledged to Oppose Emergency Tariff,
 Anti-Dumping Bills.

WASHINGTON, April IA. - Con gressional investigation to disclose the identity of the interests seeking to secure enactment by Congress of a general-sales tax, providing a year ly tax of one per cent. on gross sales 900 annually, was demanded in the House today by Representative James A. Frear, of Wisconsin, Re publican member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
 Mentioning Jules Bache and Mey- CT Rothschild of New York as prime movers in the campaign, MT. Freer charged that a huge fund has been raised to shove the big mans tax onto the poor man."
 Determined opposition to emergen- cy tariff and anti-dumping legisla- tion will be offered by Democratic members of the House, it was indi. cated today following caucuses in which Democrats bound themselves to fight both.
 Among resolutions introduced in Congress yesterday was one, offered by Representative Hamilton Fish, Re publican. of New York. requesting the President to immediately order withdrawal of American troops from Germany. The measure took the regular course without discussion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14
FACES STRIKE IN TREMBLING
Congressional Investigation Interests Behind Sales
New U. 5. Ambassadors Names Sent to
 Senate by President

WASHINGTON, April IA. - President Harding today sent to the Senate nominations of Col. George Harvey, of New York, to be American Am bassador to Great Britain and Myron T. Herrick of Ohio to be American Ambassador to France.
 At the same time the Pres ident transmitted to the Sen ate appointments of more than thirty men who had been given temporary appointments while Congress was in recess. Among those is Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago, former Chief of Supplies for General Pershing in France, named Brigadier General in the Of ficers' Reserve Corps.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14
S0-CALLE:D ]: HOME RULE MEMORIAL
 IS VOTED DOWN
Demands Election Governor, Secretary-Full Repre-
 sentation in Congress.

Amid an uproar of calls for ad- iournment, demands that members be made to vote, and the roll call of the clerk. the House this morning just before noon defeated a home ruie' memorial for Alaska, with full representation for the Territory in Washington, by vote of nine to five. two members not voting The memorial was introduced by MT Elsner who moved suspension of the rules and asked it be put on it's final passage.
 As the clerk read the document. it was apparent from the smiles on faces of many members that they were refusing to regard it in a serious light Mir Elsner took recognizance of this attitude when he moved that the rules be sus- pended and declared that it was not introduced in a spirit of levity but in all seriousness 10 see if it would not bring recognition from Congress of Alaskas long standing cry for home rule.'
 Moves to Lay on Table.
 Mr Ross obtaining recognition following Mir Elsner, moved that Che memorial be laid on the table. Mr. Murray defending the memorial declared it should not be regarded as joke. II is not inappropriate he said. that it should contain Ian guage used ill the Declaration of Independence. Tt speaks in the grandest language ever used" he asserted. MT Ross motion to table was overwhelming defeated.
 Mir. Frame stated that it was inn proper to force a vote on the mat ter until members had an oppor- tunity to study it. He urged that it be referred 10 q committee for rec ommendation Mir Kettleson advo- cated the regular procedure also. Mr. Cochran. opposing delay in acting. said that it should not be necessary for extended study to de- termine the members to disapprove the memorial. 'I am sure" he sad. that we are all in sympathy with the aims sought To be accomplished This memorial. however, would de- fer the aims il seeks to achieve. In this stage of the history of the Con- stitutional Government of the United States. we cant get away it. admire the courage and zeal of the
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14
Latest Bulletins By Special Cable

LIVERPOOL, April 14.-Bolshevik authorities have closed the Russian frontier to Americans, says a Libau dispatch received here this after noon.
 WASHINGTON, April 14.-Oppo- sition to reduction of the peace time strength of the Regular Army below 175,OO0 men was expressed by Secretary of War John w. Weeks at conference with Congressional leaders this afternoon.
 OLYMPIA, Wash, April 14.-con- viction Of seven alleged l. w. w. of second degree murder in connec- tion with the staying Of Lieut. War ren Grimm in the Armistice Day outrage at Centrala November il. 1919, was upheld in decision hand ed down by the State Supreme Court today. The convicted men Bert Smith, o. c. Bland, R. Becker J. McInernay, E. Barnett, Bert .BIand and John Lamb, will be transferred from the Montesano County jail to the State Penitentiary at WaiIa WaIla.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14
Denies Open Shop Movement
 Is Conspiracy of Employers

NEW YORK, April 14.-Denial that the open shop movement i'll the United States is in any sense a con epiracy of employers was made by George Sisson, president of the Am erican Pulp and Paper Association, in an address at the organization's E convention here today.
 The speaker declared the time has come when employers must call halt on the tendency of the Fed eral Government to interfere with industry.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14

oIliNletlo Ol tll6 ttllldlIC6 NlSilGb Premier David Lloyd George this morning and left after two hours with leaders saying there was no prospect of an adjustment of the gravest industrial situation England has ever confronted. The country is facing the issue in trembling.
 During the conference, it devel- oped, the Premier urged the labor men to resort to the ballot He sug- gested that they put their case be fore the nation and promised that the government would do the same. letting the nation decide the final issue
 In reply to announcement of the Triple Alliance, that members would be called from work Friday, the Premier said
 Your decision is grave one You threaten to dislocate the whole transport service I should like to know the ground on which you de termined to inflict such serious blow on your fellow countrymen."
 The Alliance indicated it would answer the Premier.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14
Red Indignation Meetings
 Planned in Several Cities

CHICAGO, April 14.-Action [. prevent indignation meetings pro noted by William Hfywood and 70 other I. w. w. who were denied new trials by the United States Supreme Court this week on charges of COT spring to obstruct the Government war activities, was taken today h' United States District Attorney Clyde
 Mir. Cylde said he had received messages saying that meetings had been scheduled at Seattle. Gales burg, St. Paul. Sioux City. Oklahoma City and elsewhere
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14

United States March F to visit his mother, Princess Anastasia. who is ill at Athens, covered the latter part of his journey by airplane Early in life he was in delicate health, but his mother took him to Switzerland in 1912, where apparently his condi- ton improved. His father. William
 B. Leeds, died in Paris in 1900. He is reported to have bequeathed to his son S7OOO.0OO. The boys mother was the daughter of the late W. C. Stuart of Cleveland, frow whom she inherited $14,OO0,OO0
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14
Old State House at Boston
 Near Destruction by Fir

BOSTON April f4-The old State House, landmark of revolutionary times and earlier and housing price less relics, was threatened with de- struction by fire last night. The flames, starting in the basement and working up to the cupola were pre- vented by firemen from reaching the museum, but it is feared some of the relics may have been damaged by smoke and water.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14
Big Santa Barbara Hotel
 Is Destroyed by Flames

SANTA BARBARA, Calf. April II The Ambassador Hotel, formerly The Potter, one of the largest tourist ho- tels in the West, occupying a com manding site on the ocean front here was almost completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The loss is estimated at S1,500,000
 A hurried check of guests indicat ed that all escaped
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14
Young Leeds Rapid Worker Accepted by Creek Princess

ATHENS, April 14-William E. Leeds, son of Princess Anastasia of Greece. who arrived a few days ago by airplane to visit his sick mother. has become engaged to Princess Ken Tn, l7 years old, second daughter of Grand Duchess Marie and niece of King Constantine. The marriage will take place in June and the couple plan to reside in America
 Leeds proposed the day after his arrival. it is understood. Princess Anastasia opposed the union first, on account of her sons youth. but if nally consented.
 Leeds is 19
 William B. Leeds. who left the
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-14
Northern Packing Company
 Hearing Opens at Seattle

SEATTLE. Wash, April 14. -- Hearing was begun in the Federal Court here today of the Northern Packing Company's contest of the 1459 cases of canned salmon as un- fit for food Experts from many sections of the country are expect ed to testify for the Government. The companys plant is located al Juneau, Alaska