Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 179, 8 June 1918 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1918

"BABE" RUTH HAS HOME RUN HABIT; AVERAGE IS .371

Boston Pitcher Collects Four Homers in Four Days Felsch Scond. (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, June 8, Driving out home runs is becoming a habit with "Babe" Ruth, the Boston pitcher, who is leading the American League in batting. Ruth signalized hi3 return to the game after a brief illness, by collecting four homers in four days, while playing an outfield position. As he failed to bag any other hits, hi3 average fell off, but he Is still showing the way with .371, according to unofficial averages released today. He has a record of seven home runs this season. The figures include game of Wednesday. Slsler, of St. Louis continues to show the way to the base stealers with twenty, and Mclnnis, of Boston, and Shean, his teamate, remain tied in sacrifice hitting with fifteen, Chapman, Cleveland, leads In scoring, having crossed th3 plate 30 times, St. Louis leads in team batters with 274. The leading batters for 25 or more games. Ruth, Boston, 371; Felsch, Chicago, 305; Walker, Philadelphia, 367; Baker, New York, 359; Burns, Philadelphia, 344; Sisler, St. Louis, 340; Eddie Collins, Chicago, 337; Hopper, Boston, 327; Tobin, St. Louis, 322; Gandil, Chicago, 320; McMullin, Chicago, 312. Merkle Boosts Average. Cracking out a dozen hits in six games boosted Fred Merble, the Chicago first baseman, from fifth to second place in the list of National league hitters. He Is batting 376, twenty-six points above his average a week ago. Larry Doyle, because of his continued absence from the game, remains at the top with 426. The averages include games of Wednesday. Carey, of Pittsburgh, who is leading the base stealers, has twenty thefts to his credit. Roush, of Cincinnati, has taken the lead in sacrifice hitting with fourteen. Wiskland, of Boston, and Cruise, of St. Louis, top the home-run hitters with three each. Benny Kauff, of New York, is leading in scoring, having registered thirty-two in forty games. Chicago drove New York out of first place in team batting with 382. The leading batters for tfteen or more games: Doyle, New York, 426; Merkle, Chicago, 376; Smith, Boston, 370; Wickland, 348; Daubert, Bdooklyn, 343; Kauff, New York. 341; Mann, Chicago, 336; Paskert. Chicago, 321; Hollocher. Chicago, 320; Lee Magee, Cincinnati, 320. Larry Lajoie Is making a bid for the batting leadership of the American Association, according to averages including games of Wednesday. The pilot of the Indianapolis club is third In the list with 349. Doc Johnson, the Milwaukee first baseman, continues at the top with 382.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Clubs Won. Lost. Pet. Chicago 28 12 .700 New York 28 13 .6S3 Cincinnati 23 21 .523 Pittsburgh 18 21 .462 Philadelphia 18 23 .439 Boston 18 24 .429 St. Louis 17 24 .415 Brooklyn 15 27 .357

AMERICAN LEAGUE Clubs Won. Lost. Boston 28 18 New York 26 18 Chicago 22 17 Cleveland 24 2.1 St. Louis 20 ,21 Washington 21 25 Philadelphia 16 j 25 Detroit 14 ! 24

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Clubs Won. Lost. Kansas City 20 11 Milwaukee 20 11 Columbus 19 11 Louisville 19 14 Indianapolis 17 13 St. Paul 14 18 Minneapolis 10 21 Toledo 6 26

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GAMES TODAY National League. Cincinnati at Boston. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at New York. American League. Philadelphia at Chicago. Washington at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland. New York at St. Louis. American Association. St. Paul at Columbus. Minneapolis at Toledo. Milwaukee at Louisville. Kansas City at Indianapolis.

SEMI-PRO TEAMS TO MEET SUNDAY

One thousand baseball fans are expected to invade Exhibition park Sunday afternoon to witness the opening game between the Richmond Athletics, composed of Richmond semipro rlayers, and the Richmond A. B. C. colored aggregation composed of semi-pro players from the Indianapolis A. B. C. circuit. The game will be called at 2:45 o'clock. With the weather man doing his duty, Richmond fans are in for an excellent brand of ball Sunday. Fent Cooney, manager of the Athletics, will put his men through their steps Sunday morning with the Richmond company K teams. The Richmond A. B. C. team has been secured to play here every Sunday. George Brehm is acting as booking agent for the team. The field is in good shape for the game. All repairs needed around the park have been completed. Every arrangement has been made to accommodate a large crowd. Rus Hawekotte will open up on the mound for the Athletics against either Pryor, the A. B. C. left-handed twirler, or Coleman of the A. B. C. clan.

5. A. I. Teams Make Regular Weekly Bow The S. A. L. teams made their regular week-end bow to Richmond fans Saturday afternoon at the Exhibition park. With Fent Cooney In the field for the Natcos, chances for the Natco being a pennant winner this year have decidedly increased, while the defeat registered against the Simplex last Saturday has caused the stock in that team to slump. The big attraction Saturday afternoon was the Natco and Jenkins-Vulcan go, with odds slightly In favor of the Natcoc. The Becond game was between the Simplex and the Malle-able-Pennsy clubs. The Railroaders presented "a horse of different color" with the addition of several new players and with Roop showing a faster and more varied assortment of stuff on his ball.

Yesterdays Games

AMERICAN LTAGUE. At Cleveland R. H.E. Boston 400 000 300 7 11 3 Cleveland 006 000 26 14 13 1 Batteries Molyneaux, Jones, McCabe, Leonard and Schang; Bagby, Groom, Coumbe and O'Neill, C. Thomas. At St. Louise R. H. E. New York 000 001 0001 8 3 St. Louis 000 000 0000 8 1 Batteries Russell and Hannah; Shocker and Nunamaker, Hale.

At Detroit R. H. E. Washington 022 020 0006 6 4 Detroit 421 020 00 9 12 1 Batteries Ayers, Hanson, Shaw, and Picinith; Boland, C. Jones and Yelle. At Chicago R.H.E. Philadelphia 000 010 0001 6 1 Chicago 000 101 00 2 8 2 Batteries Meyers and McAvoy; Shellenback and Schalk.

NATIONAL LEAGUE. All games postponed on account of rain.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Columbus first game) R.H.E. Milwaukee 000 100 0012 8 0 Columbus 000 010 000 1 3 3 Batteries Faeth and Huhn; George and Wagoner. Second game R. H. E. Milwaukee 000 301 0004 7 1 Columbus 101 000 0002 6 2 Batteries Kerr and Murphy; Sherman, Park and Wagoner. At Louisville R.H.E. Kansas City 002 010 0104 9 1 Louisville 000 001 010 2 5 2 Batteries Hall and Onslow; Boardman, Beebe and Meyer. At Toledo R. H. E. St. Paul 020 000 0406 10 1 Toledo 000 100 0001 5 2 Batteries Piercy and Glenn; Sanders and Kelly. At Indianapolis R. H. E. Minneapolis 000 010 0001 6 2 Indianapolis 000 000 000 0 6 1 Batteries Williams and Owens; Rogge and Schang.

9 SUNDAY SCHOOLS IN FIELD MEEf

Nine Sunday schools were represented in the fourth annual Sunday school track and field meet at the playgrounds, at North Twenty-third street, Saturday afternoon. About 65 boys under 16 years of age were entered. Three divisions were made, allowing competition in five events to give each a fair show in the meet. The small number of entries in this meet is accredited to the fact that many of the boys who would otherwise have entered are now at work whereas last year there was not such a demand for boys. The winners of last year's meet, the Central Christian Sunday school team, are not in the field this yar. The South Eighth Street Friends have withdrawn their entries. The Sunday schools entered with the number of boys entered are as follows: First English Lutheran. 10; Second Presbyterian, 5; West Richmond Friends, 13; St. Paul's Episcopal, 1: First Christian, 10; Grace M. E., 2; First Presbyterian, 1; St. Paul's Lutheran. 3; East Main Street Friends, 2; Bethel A. M. E., 10. Chairman Lyboult, who is in tharge of the meet announced that in the shorter dashes would first be run in heat3 and th winners of each heat then competing for the clash. The following will act as officials: Harding, Charles Robinson, N. C. Heironompus, Lyboult and Brunson.

Malleable Pennsy Team to Play Liberty Nine The Malleable-Pennsy lineup will embark for Liberty Sunday, whero it will stack up against the Liberty nine, drafted from Liberty and nearby towns. Liberty is presenting a strong lineup this year and has given the S. A. L. teams invading that territory a sound thrashing every time.

Masonic Calendar

Tuesday, June 11. Richmond Lodge No. 196, F. and A. M. Called meeting; work in Entered Apprentice degree, commencing at 7 o'clock. Wednesday, June 12. Webb Lodge, No. 24, F. and A. M. Called meeting; work in Master Mason degree, commencing at 3 o'clock. Luncheon at 6.30. , Friday, June 14. King Solomon's Chapter, No. 4, R. A. M. Stated convocation, election and installation of officers. Saturday, June 15. Loyal Chapter, No. 49, O. E. S. Stated meeting.

RESIGNATION DEMANDED

SAVANNAH, Ga., June 8. Henry E. Dreeson, Chairman of the County Board of Tax Equalizers, was called on by the County Comissloners today to resign his . office "on account of his pro-German Bentiments."

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The classic Wapsipinicon River! Have you ever visited and fished in Wapsie? This was at one time the mecca. for air the fishermen. Located In the northern tier of counties in Iowa it empties into the Mississippi between Clinton and Davenport at a point about three miles above Princeton,. Iowa. Of late years except during freshets there has been little water in this river. At the mouth the river is about 100 yards wide, high banks with old snags or trees extending into the water. Pole and line fishermen always considered the "Wapsie" ideal fishing grounds. Anglers seldom visited that locality. At the mouth of that river I passed through the grandest storm it was ever my privilege to see. Accompanied by a cousin, C. B. Marshall, now of Rock Island, we visited the "Wapsie" on a fishing expedition. It was with difficulty we reached the mouth of the river and dragged our boat ashore prior to the breakig of the storm. Our boat was tipped against a couple of trees with the bottom facing the storm, a la "lean to." Find a Shelter. A dull, murmuring storm came from up river where the water was lashed into a succession of foam-crested waves. A yellowish green tint permeated the atmosphere, giving out a ghastly hue. The air wa3 oppressive and difficult to breathe. Crashes of thunder followed vivid flashes of lightning. The anger of the storm was majestic and sublime. Birds were screaming and rushing in terror ahad of it. There was incessant rolling of the waves ashore, interspersed by the falling of limbs. Thunder came like the continuous discharge of heavy artillery. This following the sickly illuminations of the lightning flashes. The mental -query, for little was said, was concerning the stability of our boat-made shelter. Then came a silence which seemed uncanny. The wind was gone and the heavens cleared like magic. The sun came out bright and warm. The water did not seem at all clear but the fish could evidently see and were possessed with a most voracious appetite. Our hooks baited with lH-ely shiners, the real sport was on. Never did bass take hold more energetically or continuously, there was never a minute when one of us was not hooked onto a bass and we returned to Cordova, 111., with a magnificent strong of fish, which was always the result when we visited the "Wapsie," where we were on that occasion re

galed with th grandest storm of my experience. Question: . What in your judgment will be the effect upon the sport of trapshooting when the boys in khaki return to a life of peace? Will the sport alluring then take its place in the sun, that should haveb een allotted to this grand and glorious pastime in the past. Do you think wing shooting experience is of especial benefit to men in the trenches or the aces of the air? Why don't the heads of municipalities install traps and encourage shooting schools. Encouraging women to participate. I am mortally afraid of a gun at the present time, you say this fear is eliminated with knowledge of the correct handling of fire arms, is, this true? Mrs. G. T. Hayes, Indianapolis, Ind. Answer: The men who are now being intensively trained by Uncle Sam in the handling of guns, will return to their homes an army of trapshooters. The sport alluring is so bewitching and infatuating that one lesson in the correct handling of a gun, injects the shooting microbe and additional lessons coupled with shooting experience follow immediately. General John J. Pershing, commanding the American forces abroad, sends back the slogan, "I want every American soldier to shoot." That answers all queries as to the necessity for experience in gun handling. That the United States government has a standing order for 1,000,000 targets per week to be shipped to the "wingshooting schools" at cantonments and aviation camps, answers the question of wingshooting being beneficial to frenchmen and those representing the eyes of the army. Heads of municipalities are in many cases criminally negligent, when they fail to install shooting schools, encouraging ladies to join and participate. Knowledge in handling and experience in shooting fire arms will positively eliminate all fear of guns. . Question: Has there been any prosecutions made for violation of the Federal Migratory Game Law in 1918? James C. Breckenridge, Joliet, 111. , Answer: The only case where a decision has been rendered was in Arkansas a number of years since. The law was decided unconstitutional and an appeal taken to the United States supreme court, where it has slumbered since that time. No recent prosecutions that I know or have heard of this year.

DEFENSE BOARD URGES VACATION FOR SANTA GLAUS Would Limit Purchase of Christmas Gifts to Aid U. S. in War.

WASHINGTON. D. C, June 8 Santa Claus will be nearly put out of business this year if the advice issued by the Council of National Defense discouraging not only useless Christmas gifts, but "Christmas giving which involves the purchase of gifts," is accepted and carried literally into effect by the American people. The move strikes at an annual Christmas business of many millions of dollars. The announcement is made in response to the inquiries received by the Council of National Defense and advisory commission from merchants who desired to be advised at this time of the attitude of the government toward Christmas giving in order intelligently to plan for their purchase of Christmas stocks. Frown on Purchased Gifts. The council and advisory commission therefore announced that "it is their hotiol' that CYt rief rri e cri.ir

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should be discouraged as relieving to that extent the present heavy burden placed upon labor, transportation, and other resources of the nation and also being in harmony with the previous announcement of the council and advisory commission urging thrift and economy upon the country." Although the powers of the Council of National Defgense are wholly advisory, its recommendation will undoubtedly serve to curtail still further the production and sale of "nonessential" articles, which would otherwise be laid in at this time by merchants everywhere in preparation for the Christmas trade.

Congressmen Lay Cares Aside and Play Ball (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 8. Cares imposed by the war, were to be laid aside for a time today by members of the house of representatives as the Republicans and Democrats met in the annual congressional baseball game at the Washington American

League park. Claims Issued early today by managers of the rival teams in

dicated that the yearly game would

lose none of its interest because of the

war. Funds derived from admissions to the contest will be turned over to the American Red Cross. Representative McClintic of Okla

homa, manager of the Democratic nine, predicted that the last year's victory by the team representing the majority party would be repeated. A large score in favor of the Republicans constituted the claim made by Representative Mudd of Maryland, Republican manager. Speaker Clark and former Speaker Cannon were selected as honorary umpires.

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45 Richmond Men to Leave for Camps Soon Forty-five men will leave Richmond this month under selective service calls. Sometime daring the five-day period following Monday, June 24, the board will send 25 ment to Camp Sherman at Chillicothe, O. On Saturday, June 15, the board will send 15 men to Indianapolis where they will take special courses of training to fit them for service in various branches of the army. Five men will go to Purdue university on Friday, June 28, to take special courses. The 25 men who will leave June 24, have not yet been selected by the board.

JELLICOE OFFERED POST

LONDON, June 7. According to the Sunday Herald, the British government recently offered to Viscount Jellicoe a post in Washington as British naval representative there. He was

unable to accept the post, however, largely because his wife's health made him desire to remain in England for the present.

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25 Boys to Leave for Camp Monday Twenty-five boys will embark. Monday morning, bright and early, for that long dreamed of camping trip at Syracuse lake to be gone ten days. Twenty-five alarm clocks are doomed to wake the neighbors of boys who have signed to go on this camping party. The camping party in charge of Boys Secretary Brunson, Russell Parker and other Y. M. C. A. officials will leave at 5 o'clock by truck for the lake, a distance of about 140 miles. Ora Monger will furnish the truck.

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All tires in our stock in all sizes are priced to sell at a profit qf one dollar above cost price. All tuben sold at a profit of 50 cents. This means all kinds of tires from the cheapest to the best.

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