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The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
Babe Starts Baseball War
BY Playing Exhibition Game

3 - y FL 49, & /. .
Yankee ball club and Messrs. Hus-
ton and RUPERT. have done my
full duty by the american Leasue
for the season of 1891. Myself and
my mates were in there fignrins
our heads off TO beatsCieyeland, and
1 myself was playing tne outrieio
and giving all / had when 7 should
have been In bed. But we wanted
TO win the pennantA for ourselves.
for Huggins and forE huppert. Hus-
ton and Barrow. We did WIN the
'pennant. and then we did the best
we could In the world series put
few injuries, my own included. and
couple of bad breaks ana the
Giants beat us. That ended my duty
to baseball for, the season.
( "As last year had consented to
play a number of exhibition gaTea
and when II was announced. Judge
Lands declared II was against base
ball law and I must not play. That.
contend, 10 not within his juris-
diction, is unjust. unfair and un-
American. The baseball big guns
have no right to keep me from earn
ing what money my baseball
prowess or reputation may bring
me. The organized baseball season
is over. My duty In organised base
ball is done. but / can still earn
money for Babe Ruth and am 60
ing to. That's why ] came to Buff
falo and played today.
II do not care to anticipate what
Judge Lands may do. I am not
worrying. / think the public will
be with me. When a man does his
fun duty, what more. can they ask ?
have the American right to my
own liberty and to seize favorable
opportunities to add to my income.
Can Judge Lands abridge that
right? I do not think So" 80
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
~ c. n. WAGNER.


BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. ls.-war
between two Of the biggest figures
In baseball Is on. Babe" Ruth, the
mighty hero Of swat. today defied
Judge Kenesaw NJ. Lands, and APP
peared In an exhibition game here
with Ruth appeared Bob Meusel
and Piercy.
The three appeared with a make-
shift team in opposition to a sent
pro club and before $500 fans. Ruth
continued in the hero role by knock
ing out . home run with two on
base and winning 4 to q
e Outside of the Babes" appear.
ance 1t was just a regular bah game.
Ruth had his left elbow bandaRed,
but 1t did not seem to interfere with
his throwing and certainly de-
tracted none from his ability to
swing a wicked club.
Had there been any doubt that
Ruth was appearing without full
knowledge of what consequences
might follow. = was dispelled this
afternoon when he made the follow
ing statement:
Il am doing this with full knowl-
edge OF what 1t may mean and am
not worrying about the conse-
quences. believe 1 am right, and
tnat II Is time move of this kind
was made for the ball players. The
interests Of organized baseball are
served when a man gives them full
enort ana carries out every phase
OF his contract for the seasons ne
ROD. When the bell rings after the
world series. why should 1 or apy
other player be kept from earnins
money? In no other business or
sport in the world is such an nm
fair, unjust, one-sided rule tolerated
and claim such arbitrary ruling
ana restrictions do not belong 10
baseball.
Il have done my full duty to the
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
Empire City Entries.

First Race-Selling; 2-year- olds
the Starlight Purse; about six fur
longs. Citation. 10S; Knot Grass.
ia; Swift Grass, 81: Adventure,
III; Nose Dive, 112; Timbrel, LOT;
Chewink, 109; Avispa. 108; Sweepy,
1O7; Witchwork, 90; Execution. 107
Matches Mary, 1o4; Rose Hill, ITO;
Doughnut, 107; Nightboat, liz; Bull
let. 100; Alta Gal. 10S; Griselda.
102.
Second Race Claiming; handi-
cap; all ages; the Bedford; about
six furlongs. Whisk. Ill; Apple
Jack I'd, 102; The Boy, 10s; Knight
of the Heather, 10; Sea Mint, liz;
Squaw Man, Ill; Siren Maid, LOG;
Care Free. ss; Ticklish. IS; Jyntee.
lis; Modesty, 90; Mavourneen, log;
Mercury. 100; Fruit Cake. 112;
valor, 11s; Kinnoul, 1872; Sea Cove,
114; Light Rose. Ito; Monastery.
112.
Third Race-The Lenox Stakes; g.
year-olds and up; one mile and 70
yards. Irish dream, no; Billy Nc
Laughlin. 11s; Dry Moon. 1os; Lady
Gertrude. 107; Escarpolette. 1o1;
Donnacona, 104.
Fourth Race - The Scarsdale
Handicap; $4,000 added; all ages
ont mile. Elected I'd. 102; Irish
Dream. 1902; Bon Homme, 112;
George, 120; Yellowhand. .125; Mad
Halter. 1873; Knobbie, lis; Nsddam.
102.
Fifth Race-Selling; the lGohegan
Purse; 3-year-olds and up; one mile
and 20 yards. Tufter. III; Marie
Maxim, 107; Sammy Kelly. ITO;
Vista. 106; Jock Scot, 1o7; Ailliro,
100; Asterisk, los; st. Isilore, 10;
Tody. Ill; Sea Sinner, 112: Dark
Hill, 106.
Sixth Race Maiden 2-year- olds;
the Killarney Purse; five and a
half furlongs. Fitzgibbon, ia; VI
TINA, ia; Rebuke, ia; Sling. 114;
Lucky Hour. ia; Venizelos, ia;
Exterminate, Ill: Irish Confetti.
Ill; Silverton. ia; Trajanus, ia;
Execution. 114; Native Land, Ill;
Tarn. 114; Pluribelle. Ill.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17

ly in danger of being scored upon.
Catholic Is ready to meet villanova
Saturday In what should be a splen-
did game with the result a toss up.
Dick Newly. Princeton halfback,
was a disappointed youth when he
was banished from the held at An
napoifs Saturday for Unnecessary
roughness shortly after the opening
whistle.
The Washington boy came from
the field with his head hanging low
and tears trickling down his cheeks.
What was the matter, Dick?'
asked Coach Roper.
"A guy took punch at me and I
showed him away" said Newly.
How hard he showed" Is another
matter. but 1t was certainly a tough
break. Neutrality-suspicious. had hoped
to see the former Central boy in ac-
ton throughout the game.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
Commence Play for District and @
Columbia Golf Titles This Week


c. F. Douglas defeated F. f.
Greenawalt. 3 and g.
p. J. Rice defeated H. McNamee,
. and 2.
r. q. Hunt defeated NJ. Burke.
up.
J. A. Talbot defeated B. p. Gar
nett. 1 up, 10 holes.
l. s. Morey defeated G. w.
Hutchinson, 3 and 2.
Play In the second round in each
tournament will be completed this
week.
The women of the Washington
Golf and Country Club commenced
play yesterday In a 72-hoIe handi-
cap medal contest for a cup donated
ny MRS. Tom Moore. Play will ex-
tend over a period Of one month.
Is holes to be completed each week.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
BY GORDON sHAND.

With the annual district cham
pionship tournament on the pro-
gram of the Chevy Chase Club on
Thursday and Friday. and with the
qualifying rounds OF Columbia's
club championship affair listed for
today. Thursday and Friday. Dis
trict golfers are in for the busiest
week OF the fall season.
Columbia's championship division.
open to members with handicaps Of
IL or less. will hold its quail
flying round at SO holes this morn
ing. the first pair teeing off at >
o'clock. There are sixteen entrants.
including nearly all of the recog-
nized cracks OF the club. The Sec
ond and third divisions will I'M
doubtedly have much larger entry
lists.
Following is a list of today's pair
ings and starting times:
s:oo-Harry Wardman and NJ. B.
STEVENSON.
s:o5-D. X. Jackson. and E.tB
Eynon, jr.
s:Io-G. P. James and J. W.
s:1s-Donald woodward and A. R.
Mackenzie. ~
s:2O-H. F. Lowman and Hugh
Saum.
s:25-Harold Simms and s. B. Pyle.
$3.50. c. Davidson and A. S.
Mattingly.
s:S5-Guy standifer and Lieut..
Comdr. w. W. Smith.
The second division, open to those
with handicaps over IL and includ-
ing IS. will hold its qualifying
round of Is holes on Thursday. The
qualifying round for the third divi-
sion. open to those with handicaps
of over IS, will be held on Friday,
also at Is holes.
First round play for all divisions
will be held on October Is, second
round on October 81, and final round
on November /.
Play for District Title.
Thirty six holes Of medal play on
Thursday and the same double
round jaunt on Friday will comprise
the program of the District cham
pionship at Chevy Chase. Entries
close tomorrow at p. m. and
should be submitted with a check
for $3.50. the entrance fee. to w. C.
Barr, secretary. District Golf Assoc
citation, care of the Chevy Chase
Club.
In addition, the 72-hole scores
turned in during this tournament
by Chevy Chase members will apply
in the Horstman Cup competition,
emblematical of the Chevy Chase
Club championship.
There will be a new District
champion this year, for Bobby
Finkenstaedt. the present title
holder. Is now toiling in Akron,
ohio. and will not be on hand. The
upsets which featured Columbia's
IAN tournament would seem to in
oicate tnat some dark horse is liable
TO crowd his way In and top the list
THIS week.
The hrst round Of match play for
the championship of the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club. together
with the FIRST round Of the Birney
Cup competition. was completed
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
Alleged Speeder
Says He's Carl Mays

YORK. Pa. Oct ia man
giving his name as Carl Mays,
claiming TO be the famous pitcher
OF the New York Yankees, was
arrested ut Hallem. near here,
this afternoon, after y shot lad
been nred ut the automobile In
which he was riding with
woman said to be Mrs. Mays, to
force him to stop. The Mays ma
chine In said to have gone
through q frafic signal In Hal
lem and . constable boarded q
passing car. pursuing the fugi-
tive for n mile and firing a shot
to bring him to q halt.
Mays In alleged to have struck
q civilian, who struck back, I'm
an sltercation following the ar
rest. He furnished bond to ap-
pear for q hearing Monday.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
Trackman's Selections.
EMPIRE CITY.

First Raee-sweepy, Avispa, Knot
Grass.
second Raee-Jyntee, Sea Mint,
whisk.
Third Race-Dry Moon, billy Nc
Laughlin, Donnaconna.
Fourth Race-Mad Halter, Yellow
Hand, George.
Fifth Race-Tody, st. Isidore,
Vista.
sixth Race-Ultimo, Irish Confetti.
venizelos.
LAUREL. - ~
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17

Touchdowns - Leishty. sullivan. Mackert.
Turner, Lukens. Hoster. Goals from touch
downs-walson t3. Evans. Goals missed
Lnkens. Substitutions-Dowrick for Beyera,
Beyers for sullivan, Magic for Long, Hessen
for Good, Fanshaw for Johnston, Harris for
Lukens, Boetler for Mcdonald. Mcdonald for
Litkus. Anderson for Captain. Lightly for
Mackert. Ahearn for smeachr. Coster for
Crouch. Courtney for Dowrick, Lukens for
Leighty. Brown for Hester. Mccarthy for
Mcdonald, Girardi for Anderson. Buff Tur-
ner/for Ahearn, Bumps Turner for Mccarthy.
Referee-Guyon tCarlisieJ. Umpire-Metzler,
(springneld).. Head Decentralization Geo.
Washington. Time Of periods-15 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
MOHAWKS TROUNCE
GORDON A. C., 81 TO 0

The champion Mowhawk A. C. de-
feated the Gordon A. c.. of Baltimore
yesterday by the score of 81 to 0.
The visitors were weak on both the
defensive and offensive and did not
threaten at any time.
The Mohawks opened up with long
forward passes and scored almost
at will. while their end runs and
OF tackle plays brought long gains.
Taylor's run of so yards for a touch
down was the feature Of the game.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
ORIOLES BEATEN
FOR A. A. CROWN

BALTIMORE. Oct. 1s.-History
relates it when extolling the deeds
of the Spartans at Thermopylae. She
repeats It in the dramatic tale of
the Inflated Lawrence and the frigate
Chesapeake. and therein lies the
greatest tribute that can be paid to
the Orioles after the loss of the sew
enth game of the junior world series.
That is. that .They died game The
score. which tells its own little tragic
story, was to g.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
Quincy Downs Cinnamon.

Quincy A. c. Yesterday defeated
the Cinnamon A. C. by a score on "a to
" Mills, Sullivan. and Schneider
played well for the winners. Quincy
VIII meet the fast Brooklyn A. c.
next sunday on the Catholic Uni
versity field at O'Clock.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
MERCURY ELEVEN
WINS CLOSE ONE

The Mercury A. c. eleven took the
Arlingtons into camp yesterday by
a score Of to 0. despite the superior
weight of their opponents Norton
and Taylor featured for the winners.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
Trinity Wants Games.

Trinity A. c. wants games with
fast s5-pound teams In the District
for Saturdays and Sundays. Call
William Nichol at West 1853.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
Polo Finals Today.

Camp Humphreys will meet the
war-Deparfment Fellows in the final
match Of the second army fall polo
tournament at Potomac Park this
afternoon
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17

Totals. IS Il q 81 TotaIs.... 81 10 "a IL
tStyles .batted for Frank In eighth fBat-
ted for Thomas in seventh.
LOUISVILLE .-...-........s ~ oUO-I
Baltimore .......-....... % % u.s.
RunsHKirke. Ellis. schepner t2), Meyer
(2). Wright, Maisel, LAwry, Jacobson, Dono-
hue, Letter. Egan. Errors-Lawry. Two
base hits-Kirk. Wright. Egan ~, Boley.
Three-base hits-Acosta, Schepner. Home
runs-Egan. Lener. Sacrifice hit-wright
Stolen bases-by schepner, Jackson. Double
play-Maisel to Bentley. Bases on balls
on Thomas. 8; OF Wright. 2. Struck out
BY Thomas. 8; By Frank. 1; BY Wright, 9.
Batter hit by Thomas (Meyer). wild
pitches - by Wright, Cullop. Time - 2:15.
Umpires-McGowan and Connolly.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17
Independents Want Games.

The Independent A. c. wishes to
arrange games with 115-pound teams.
For games call Lincoln 5040.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17

Other Sports on Page IL.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17

George Washington did itself
proud in a 7-to-7 tie with william
and Mary. a fast team which held
v. P. I. to two touchdowns. The
Hatchetites are evidently develop
ing into a real football machine.
Catholic University nosed out Mount
ST MarYs by n 7-to-0 score in a
hard foGsht gaze. though repeated
The Washington herald., 1921-10-17

Georgetown had an easy time
with Westminster, outclassing their
opponents in every department and
probably received less benefit from
the game than would have been
had in a scrimmage on the Hilltop.
The Blue and Gray will be In good
condition for its first big game with
Holy Cross next Saturday,
Evening star., 1921-03-22
The Silesian Vote.

Germany'S Silesian victory is appar-
from Berlin. but it is still a notable
triumpE and cannot be discounted.
The ma ajority for German nationalist
ton appears to have been about 253.-
The first reports indicated nearly half
d million ma jority out Of a total Of
Il million and quarter. The decision
is so emphatic that the Poles cannot
very well make protest. although there
are some indications that they will do
so. This plebiscite is not absolutely
determinatiVe, as the allied powers
may decide upon revision OF the
frontiers in favor of Poland. Certain
small sections near the Polish bound
ary may yet be given Polish ma.
tionality.
Apparently the decision has given
greater pleasure in England than in
France. The former country is bet
ter sa atisfied, it would seem, with a
conclusion that leaves Germany vest
ed in the coal mines and SO places her
in a position for economic recovery
on the payment of indemnities, while
France. with a keen sympathy for
Poland, hoped for the award Of Silesia
to that state. Although France urg.
emily needs the money she does not
care to see Germany too prosperous.
Evening star., 1921-03-22
A Bomb Hoax.

Since the big explosion in Wall
street last September the people in
New York have had TINT and other
such nervous substances very much ON
their minds. And naturally. 1t is no
reproach to be skittish over such mat
ters. The other day a passenger in
one Of the subway trains noticed in
the seat alongside Of him a package.
1t was a box wrapped in heavy brown
paper and tied with cord. 1t had a
typewriter label pasted on it One
glance at the label was enough. The
passenger jumped, rushed to the
guard. who ran to the place, gave one
look at the box, pulled the stop cord
and halted the train at the next sta
ton, clearing all passengers out and
yelling for the police. The police came
and took the box, obeying carefully
the instructions that had been so con.
siderately pasted on the surface, as
follows:
Dynamite and nitroglycerin for plot
work. bridge wreckfng, blowing up
trains. subways, buildings. etc Han
die it carefully. Do not shake it or
drop It Open 1t gently and 60 ahead.
Use small cartridges to biov up painx.
Evening star., 1921-03-22

ress has been made along this line,
notwithsta nding language obstacles.
In some of the coal regions a majority
of the underground workers are aliens,
many of whom cannot speak English,
and this fact has been a handicap
against the effective training Of crews
in safety principles.
In another direction, too. the mine
owners have progressed. They have
organized safety crews and rescue
methods. so that when disaster occurs
many lives are now saved that under
former conditions would be lost. Tests
are made. too. at frequent intervals
to determine the quality of the air in
hering. Nothing is neglected nova
days that bears upon the safety of
the men doing the work.
Probably the Theoretically possible
perfect score Of safety will never be a
tanned. There will remain. doubtless,
always certain percentage of fatal
ity. But the steady reduction in re-
cent years will probably continue. In
1919 for every million tons of coal
mined 4.24 lives were sacrificed. In 1920
this loss was reduced to $50 lives for
every million tons. This is progress.
Evening star., 1921-03-22
Our Real Estate "Follies.' y

The PreSldent is deSlrOuS of seeing
Alaska. and will pay the territory ii
visit at the first opportunity.
1t is an interesting country "Se-
wards Folly" has become Seward $
Wisdom" He will be remembered as
long and as admrinsly for the pur-
chase Of that frozen Wilderness as
for any other act of his long and dis
tinguished public life. And he paid
only $1,000. 900 for it.
And then there are the Hawaiian n
Islands. Their acquisition was con-
sidered a folly by some of our public
men at the time. Indeed. Mr.. Cleve-
land tried to get rid of them. For
tunately, he failed. Today their value
to us is undisputed and indisputable
The administration which should try
to lower the flag there would be ex-
ecrated. Maybe the President will find
the time some time to travel that far,
and inspect what has been done and is
in contemplation toward strengthening
our hold on the archipelago.
ANU tutli, tHcie are tHt
Islands. Twenty years ago they We're
'Mckinleys Folly" But opinion ON that
point has changed. The islands are
considered a valuable American pos
session today. The President ought to
pay them a visit.
And then d hundred and odd years
ago President Jefferson perpetrated a
folly" in the purchase of the Louis
lana territory, for which he paid s15,-
900 900. Consider what that territory
under the magic of the American
touch has become. and it's inestimabIe
value to the Union today.
Our real estate transactions as a ma
ton have never been approved at the
moment by the rank and file of the
people. but have invariably after a
time justified themselves a thousand
times over.
Evening star., 1921-03-22
Coal Mine Fatalities.

Statistics gathered by the bureau of
mines show a gratifying, if slight, inn
prOveuent ia the matter of mine safety
during the year 1920. In the twelve
months ending January / 2,260 men
were killed in the coal mines of this
country, a decrease Of fifty seven over
the preceding year. At the same time
the production OF coal increased IS
per cent The fatality rate is the low.
est per mined tonnage ever recorded
in this country.
Marked improvements have been ef.
fected in the equipment and mining
methods In the American coal mines
Time was when the loss Of life below
ground was regarded as almost an un-
avoidable accompaniment Of the in.
dustry. That idea, however, has been
abandoned. and it is recognized that
deaths are avoidable by careful pro
cesses and by the training of opera
tives. Most of the coal mine fatal
ities are due to the carelessness OF
the workers, the exposure Of lamI
flames in gassy galleries. the lighting
Of matches by smokers, inattenuon tt
snoring timbers, recklessness in min
ing work. The average OF intelligence
below ground Is low and 1t has beer
difficult to train mine crews in the
| essentials Of safety. But steady prog
Evening star., 1921-03-22
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia,
All Other States.
The Legislative Program.

The repuhlicanS nave agreed upon
tn" right order of business for the
special session of Congress. The tariff
properly belongs in the lead. Tax re-
vision can wait. although it will not
have to wait long. If Congress will
hut buckle To the work. both questions
can he disposed of before the snow
flies
This is not to say that both ques-
both are difficult. Both range further
than ever before. The tariff ranges SO
far, it is in many particulars a new
question. Protection takes on wider
significance than hitherto. In apply
ing the policy a more intimate ac-
count than hitherto of the outside
world must enter into the equation.
Other nations are revising their tariffs,
and as We are purposing a larger trade
with them we must in revising ours
note the likely effect of what they are
doing.
But. of course, protection will, be-
cause it must, remain protection. Pro
lection must protect. The home mar
ket. and. connected with it. the wage
scales of labor. must continue to enjoy
the benefits of special provision.
Enormous sums in the way Of taxes
must be found. True. there are many
sources of supply as yet untapped. But
the question is, which of them should
he tapped? Although inevitable, taxes
are never welcome. The point to be
decided therefore, relates TO laying
those now imperative so as to make
them as little unwelcome as possible.
The people are resHve under burdens,
and their patience should not be tried
too severely. Tax revision at this
time is a mans job.
Evening star., 1921-03-22

Made by socialist party of New York.
P. H. Destroyer. 142 5th avenue.s
The police escort carried the box
to headquarters, soaked it in water,
and then with all the incantations Of
safety first known in the police code
they opened it. A stenographer was
on hand to take a description Of the
box as its nature and contents were
revealed. This is the memorandum
which he afterward transcribed:
Nine dry batteries. small. W orn out
|, five tins canned beef. empty: five cans
pork and beans. empty; three dozen
dried beans"
And now somewhere in New York
''P. II. Destroyer" is probably having
a good laugh over his hoax. But some
time perhaps ''P. H." will talk about
his exploit to tell somebody how smart
he has been and that somebody will
tell somebody else, and presently the
identity of the highly humorous per
son will become known. Then he
should be given the longest possible
term of Imprisonment. There should
be no leniency for a fool of that kind.
Evening star., 1921-03-22
Business and the Government

The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States will hold its ninth an
nual meeting at Atlantic City this
year, and remain in session three days
April 27-2S-29. The leading theme
of discussion will be, More business
methods in government. and less gov
ernment mana cement of business"
Business, more business, and still
more business. and all business on a
profitable basis. is now the watchword.
The country. most emphaticaliy. needs
business in it's business. Its affairs
are in d seriously tangled condition.
The national debt is staggering in
size. Taxes are burdensOme. A feel
ing of unrest and uncertainty pos
sesses all classes and all sections.
1t is d good time. therefore, for the
business interests through chosen rep
resentatives to express themselves on
the situation Congress will have met
In special session only fortnight be-
fore. and for the express purpose of
considering measures bearing directly
on business questions-the tariff, and
taxation. So that the discussion at
Atlantic City will be assured Of at
tention on Capitol Hill.
Here is encouragement for business
men: The administration is of the
business variety. The head of it estab-
lished a prosperous business for him
self. The Secretary of the Treasury
is one of the most successful business
men in the United States. The Secre-
tary of Commerce has a world wide
reputation for organization and man.
agement. The Secretary Of War has
had as much success in business as in
politics, and considerable success in
both fields. With business in office and
business out of office working for the
public welfare on lines Of approved
business methods. need anybody fear
failure?