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sport N-ews GOSSIP NOTES DI8 MON[Y FOR BILLIAH CHAMPS (By United Press.) New York, Sept. 18.-Tourna ments to determine the national bij liard and pocket billiard champions of America will take place this fall. The tournament for the 18.2 balk line billiard championship will open here Oct. 20 at the Astor hotel. The entries will be limited' to a field of six players with an entrance fee of $250. The games will be 400-point affairs. The first prize will be $2, 500; second, $1,750; third, $1,250. and fourth, $750. In addition the winner will draw an annual salary of $4,000 as long as he holds the title. The three-cushion championship tournament will be held at the Moose auditorium, Cleveland, starting Nov. 6. It will be contested by 10 players for prize money aggregating $4,500. To the winner goes $1,500, and an annual salary of $2,400; second prize is $1,250; third, $1,000, and fourth, $750. The pocket billiard series will be held at the Parkway auditorium, Philadelphia, starting Nov. 1. Prize money runs the same as the other series with an annual salary of $2, 400 to the winner. The three champions decided in the tournament will then stage an 18 weeks' tourney for which they will receive $100 per week and up. STIANING OF THE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet. Cincinnati .............93 40 .699 New York .............80 49 .620 Chicago ................70 60 .538 Pittsburgh ...........67 66 .504 Brooklyn ...............63 67 .485 Boston ....................54 75 .419 St. Louis ...............49 80 .380 Philadelphia ............45 84 .349 AMERIICAN LEiAGU E. Won. l..ost. Pet. Chicago ....................86 45 .656 Cleveland ................79 5 .598 Detroit ..................73 57 .562 New York ................70 58 .547 St. Louis .................65 66 .497 Boston ......................64 66 .492 Washington ............51 80 .389 Philadelphia ............34 97 .260 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. lWon. I.osi. Pct. St. Paul ....................86 54 .614i Kansas City ............74 60 .5521 Indianapolis ............75 60 .556 Louisville ................ 76 64 .5143 Columbus .............. 65 70 .481 Minneapolis ............64 73 .467 Toledo ....................54 82 .397 Milwaukee ..............54 85 .38!) COAST LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pct. Los Angeles ............96 66 .599 Vernon .................... 7 65 .591 Salt Lake ................83 69 .546 Sacramento ..............76 76 .500 San Francisco ........79 81 .494 Oakland ..................74 88 .457 Portland ..................67 89 .429 Seattle .....................58 96 .377 Yesterday's Results NATIONAL LEAGUE. Boston 6-5, St. Louis 5-3. Brooklyn 8, Pittsburgh 3. No other games. AMERICAN IEAGUE. Chicago 2-1i, New York 0-2. Detroit 7-1, Boston 6-2. Cleveland 8, Philadelphia 2. No other games. AMEILICAN ASSOCIATION. Indianapolis 4, St. Paul 0. Columbus 8, Minneapolis 14. Louisville at Kansas City, rain. No others scheduled. COAST LEAGUE. San Francisco 4, Los Angeles 8. Sacramento 5, Oakland 9. Seattle 1, Porltland 4. Vernon 7, Salt Lake 14. o 0- SPORTOGRAPHY o 0 By "GRAVY." MAY I NOT . ask whether the president considers time spent in Washington as capitol punishment? Charlie Grimm, who has been pur chased by the Pirates from the Little Rock club of the Southern Associ ation, has had a rapid rise in base ball. Three years ago he was a pea nut and soda-pop vender in the Cardinals' park and played semi pro ball when the Cards were away from home. Last year he applied to Jack Hendricks, then manager of the C:ardinals, for a tryout, and Jack, granting it, liked the young ster's looks so well he kept him around for a time. finally turning him over to Little Rock for a season ing. Grimm played a fine brand of ball in the Southern Association this year and the Pirate scouts believe he will show to better advantage at the initial sack than George Whitted. Whitted prefers to play in the out field, and none will be more pleased than he if Grimm makes good. Davidson Herron, the new na tional amateur golf champion, will be 22 years of age in October. He has been playing golf since 1905. Herron weighs 205 pounds, and this weight aids him to get the great dis tance in playing from the rough. Golf is his only hobby, although he played football while he was a fresh man at Princeton. He was gradu ated from Princeton last year. where he played for four years on the col lege golf team. In the 1913' national amateur championship at Detroit Herron tied with Ned Sawyer in the preliminary qualifying round. Herron is the third Pittsburgh golfer to win the national amateur championship, the other being W. C. Fownes Jr., and Eben Ah. Byers. Herron learned to, game by caddying for Fownes. J. Franklin Baker relates the tale of the Oxford-Cambridge baseball game close down to Trappe. 'The game was played several years ago, and all Maryland remembers. Both Oxford and Cambridge are thriving towns in Maryland, and each boasts of a crack negro baseball team. One afternoon they met. Play began at 2 o'clock. The Oxford team went to bat and was retired in one, two, three order. Then Cambridge went un and when play was called at 6. o'clock only ine mlan was out and more than 100 runs had been scored. There was never a game like this on record so far as is known. * 5' Today in Pug' History. 1886--John L. Sullivan had an easy time defeating Frank Herald. putting him away in two rounds at. Alleghany, Pa. 1899--Tomn my lyan" defeated Frank S. Craig in 10 rounds at Coney Island. Craig, known to the ring as the "Harlem Coffee Cooler." had just returned from a long stay in England, with the avowed inten tion if cleaning up the American fighters. After his defeat by Syra cuse Tommy, he tackled Jack' Root. and was again bested. He then took on T'mmy West. and the chubby Welshman stopped him in 14 rounds. Craig then decided that the American climate was unhealthful and sailed back to England. and he never re turned to these shores to fight. 1906-Aurelia Herrera ldefesated Kid Goodman in 1 5 rounds at Chel sea. Mass. This was the last of the long string of victories gained by the greatest of Mexican ring fight ers. The dusky warrior retired from the arena after that fight. He tried to pull off a come-hack a year or or wo later, when he tackled Willie Fitz gerald in Boston. but he lost. and later he was defeated by Dick Hy land in Bakersfield. Cal. The Alexi can was one of the classiest light weights of his time, but too great a fondness for "aguardiente" caused his ruin. 1909---Joe Jeanette outpointed Al Kubiak in six rounds at Philadel phia. 1911 ---L,each Cross defeated Pad dv Sullivan in 10 rounds at New York. 1911 --,1-e Mlandot oult.lpoiuted 'rommy Kilbhane in eight rounds at Memphis. Ten. 1 9 11--Young Otto and Kid Ilurns fought a 10-round draw at New York. 912---Jim Kendricks of Englan If defeated Patsy Brannigan in 10t rounds at New York. T'he Class in Sportography. Of the 17 football games played since 1900 by the Army and Navy. the Army hais won 11 with a total score for all games of 180, and the Navy captured six with a total score for all games of 83. By what fight did John L. Sulli van win' the' championship? Tomorrow it'll be told to those at the foot of the class. 1' You See This Ad---others Have our Ad Man call This service is supplied without extra charge to our advertisers. Telv phone 5a for Advertis ing department. The A. B. C. of the Plumb Plan What Is the Plumb Plan? It is a plan for the public ownership and the deniocracy in th, control of the railroads. Who Has Endorsed it? The two million organized railroad enmployes of America; and lt,, Anmer ican Federation of Labor, approving the principle of governaimnt owner ship, has instructed its executive committee to co-operate with III,, ,officers of the railroad internationals in their effort. It also has been cndlrsl'd by secoral farmlers' organizations. How Does It Propose to Buy the Roads? By issuing government bonds with which to pay for the Iegitimatel pri vate interests int the railroad industry. How Does It Propose to Operate the Roads? By a board of 15 directors, five named by the president, 1t r'p.lresent the public; five elected by the operating officers; five elected by the, classi fled employes. Does This Mean Government Operation? No; it is operation by a board in which those having the responsibiility have also the authority. It is superior to government operation because it prevents control by an inefficient bureaucracy; and is true detmcrac; y ,ince it gives the men engaged in the industry a voice in its ntanagenentl. What Becomes of the Surplus? After operating expenses are paid. and fixed charges are met, including the interest on outstanding goverinent securities, the surplus is divided equally between the government and the men. The employs' portion is to be divided between the managerial and classified employes, thl former receiving double the rate received by the latter class. Trhis is not a,profit. since the corporation has no capital. What the men receive is a dividend on efficiency. Is This a Bonus System? No. it is giving those who increase piroduction i share of the results their increased effort has produced; and this share is theirs for as long as they are actually in the service, and is not forfeitable. Why Do Operating Officials Receive the Larger Rate of Dividend. Because it serves as a greatei' stimulus to the groupl with the most re sponsibility. And since the operating officials would lose dividends if wages were increased it acts automatically to prevent collusion between labor directors and the operating directors to outvote the public's directors in raising wages beyond a reasonable level. The chief argument against the plan is that the public loses control of its own proltperly, and that the men in charge cannot be prevented from combining to pay themselves ex tortionate wages. This method of sharing dividends sets up a tnatural bar rier against collusion. Is This the Only Protection for the Public? No, the rate-making power remnains with the interstate commerce com mission, and if wages were raised so high that rates had to be increased, the commission could refuse to change them, and shippers might appeal to the courts for redress. If the operation by the directors results in a de ficit, congress can revoke their charter. Does This Difference in Dividends Create Hostility Between Officials and Men? No, because without harmony between them neither group can earn dividends. An official in working for his own dividend is working for the dividend of his subordinates, for one cannot gain unless all gain. Does the Plan Assure a Decrease in Rates? It provides that when the government's share of the surplus is 5 per cent or more of the gross operating revenue, rates shall be reduceid accord ingly to absorb the amount the government receives. For instance: If the entire surplus one year is $500,000,000, and this is 10 pe'r cent of the gross operating revenue, the government receives $250,000,000. And he cause this is 5 per cent, rates are decreased 5 per cent. See what follows: Without new economies or niew business the profits the next year would be only $250,000,000, and the eniployes and the government would re ceive only half the amount of the year before. But decreased rates imean more business; and, also, the reduction in dividends wound stimulate the empnloyes to ilmprove their operation by applying better melhods. So ihe tendency is to assure constantly decreasing rates, to add to the volume of business, and to give the most efficient service human ingenuity and de votion canl provide. Decreased rates mean cheaper commodities; an.d so. through the effectiveness of the railroads, the purchasing power of money is increased, not only for the railroad man, but for every wage earner and every p.rchaser. SwiV^I e%___IL av_ .a_ cý ý_·11N I _n a5-_ n--l ---l^.. _ What Does the Government Do With its Share of the Surplus? It invests it, in improvements and extensions, thus adding to the value of the railroads without adding to the fixed charges. It retires the ou1t standing bonds, thus reducing the fixed charges. Ultimately the public has its railroad service at cost. Does the Government Pay for All Extensions. No, the community benefited must pay if it can; if it is able to pay all, the building of the extension is obligatory. If it only pays part, the gov ernment pays the remainder, but only makes the extension as it deems wise. And where the genera. public and not a local community would be benefited, the government pays the whole bill. How Are Disputes Between Officials and Men Adjusted? By boards, to which the operating officials elect five members and the men, five members. In case of failure to reach an adjustment, the case i:: appealed to the directors. Who Determines the Rate of Wages? The board of directors. Who Supervises the Purchase of the Roads? A purchasing board, composed of the interstate commerce commission and three directors of the new government corporation, one director from each group. Who Decides the Value of the Private Interest in the Railroads? The courts. It is a judicial question, and is to be answered only after an examination of the charters of the existing companies, the laws unhder which they were created, and the manner in which tlhe company has lived up to its charter and these laws. Will the Public Have to Pay for Watered Stock? No. The public will probably pay less than two-thirds of what the rail roads claim as their value. Are There Other Savings? Yes, the public can obtain the money to purchase the lines at 4 p)r cent, whereas the public is now charged rates to guarantee the roads 6 1. per cent on their money. The saving on the presentc capital account of the railroads would be about $400,000,000, and on an an honest valuation) would be nearly twice this sum. The Plumb plan provides for a sinkiing fund and every year one of the fixed chlarges would be 1 pler cent of tie outstanding indebtedness, to be used in retiring the bonds. The govern ment also uses its profits in retiring bonds, so eventually, probably in 50 years, the people would own the roads debt-free. A further saving woult be in the operation of the roads as a unified system, which permits the interchange of equipment, the end of wasteful competition, and greater econolmy in buying supplies. Under this plan passelnger rates of 1 / cents a mile, and a reduction of frieght rates by 40 per cent appear reasonable. Why Is It Called the Plumb Plan? Because it was conceived by Glenn E. Plumb, general counsel for the Organized Railway Employes of America. What Can You Do to Help its Realization? Join the Plum Plan league (lodge membership, $10 a year; individual membership, $1, payable to Treasurer, Plumb Plan League, 447-453 Man soey Bldg., Washington), talk with your friends, and write your congress 1man. It is the only association to secure public ownlership that has the endorsement of the organized railroad employes. Who Is Eligible to the League? Every one who believes that democracy in industry is the solution of the railroad problem. COLUMBIA HAS STRONG ELEVEN (By United Press.) New York, Sept. 18.-Columbia's football candidates were called to re port today by Coach Fred Dawson. Even better results are expected for the coming season than last yea'r. when the eleven, crippled by losses of regulars to the army, went through the season with a lone defeat and that to the unbeaten Syracuse team. Houlahan, Canapary and Shaw, last year's back field, are expected to return to the university as well as the following linemen: Eccles and Scott. of last year's freshman team: Robinson. Modarelli. Kienninger. Grace, Parks, and Tower. Joe Brown. center, and Jack Kennedy, end, of the 1916 team. will probably be out of the service in time to train with the squad. The loss of Robb,'last year's captain, and Halfback Collins by graduation will be felt keenly. All of the eight games on the fol lowing scheodul will be played on South field here: Oct. 11, Vermont; Oct. 18, Willisms; Oct 25, Atmherst; Nov. 1, Union: Nov. 8, Stevens; Nov. 15, Wesleyan; Nov. 22, New York university, and Nov. 27, Brown. PENDLETON'S ROUNODUP (1y 3 nited Press.) Pendleton. Or' ., Sept. 1'.-Harl ing back to thl days when the west was wild, the It(rundup, Pendleton':: annual frontier lxhibition opened to day. Fire hund.red cowboys. Indiane. cowgirls and pl;ainrsmen will enter tain the thousanllds of visitors duringu; the next l' thre da.s with wild stoort bulldogging, it lukiig contests, relat . races, wild horse laces, wild steer roping, stage toac(h riaces and other exhibitions dipitring the life of the real west. England hrit Iwwarlded her heroes with honors alo large grants of money. We gi,,* ours a chance to prove Ibeforre (.l tr-mnartial that they are not guilty. Indianapolis Union. ---- - NEEDED, AND NEEDED BADLY to carry on the defense of the Bulletin staff in the courts. Two members of the staff have been fined a total of $9,500, on charges of sedition, charges which were the direct result of the effort of the corrupt political machine in Montana to put a free press out of business. The cases have been appealed to the State Supreme Court. It requires money to fight these cases through the various courts; it takes money for traveling expenses, etc., for transcripts of evidence and ste nographers' hire. None of the money goes to pay lawyers' fees, the lawyers engaged in the cases not only having donat ed their services, but actually paying their own expenses. The fines imposed and the expenses of fighting the cases through the courts, are the result of the Bulletin Staff keep ing the Bulletin alive, despite the order issued by the copper interests--and if you believe the Bulletin has been of ser vice to the cause of labor and the honest element generally, you should help defray the expenses incident to the fight for a FREE PRESS by contributing according to your means. The need for funds is imperative and you should not delay sending in your contributions. iIIMEEMBIBEEENEUEllEnEEEEgagEagEEEEEaEII E EIEagEgEIEHg EEmilEE Names of donors to the Free Press Defense Fund will not be pub lished unless by special request, for obvious reasons, but receipts will be given or forwarded by mail. FREE PRESS DEFENSE FUND 101 S. IDAHO BUTTE, MONT. GEI[MAN DEPVBL SEEKS Pft!L1T Old Crop Is DiL:erdlite:l, While the New Ones Are Still Unripe. Solf May Come to Washington. fly ('A Ith I). (llt(VOAT' (I'll ite Pr s-,, Stiff Col'responitdc:t. lierlii.---(lly :\lail.) PThe new re pIblic i. finding selection of diplo mallts i rleal job. Of coulrse, it isn't eoti rely nce:,sairy that (Gerlianyy iake out a wihole Klate of amiiibassa dors and Iiilnisl .rs just yet., )articu larly if entelto unaions only s5("1(1 here lcharge d': iffairs. But the policy of the gioveirlnil'elt will probablty hi, ill sullh an v(went, to selnd out chll'.g(:i andl rconsuils e charge perhal l be ing tili vt: illtelndetl for tlhe hiigher ost i( llit l ii ii ' ol atllb ssa Wi (lo' \11111 ful dipl]ainillc relations wilh Ihi, out side w)'or!l I(re riesumed. clr,:any:l, dilfictilty aris.'s frt il ,11(ii l.. I if I : 1on 1,e of t ihe ll of 1il ' old tdipllllltitiii ' Slervice would pt . tper sol;i non grata; at ciert'ain c; illls. while the n''w regime so lfal Ihlas not Iolltt.i d lia ly big I)it tUpecLt., oft i ll ott IS lHOOli o ilI ti iz at. $S lil', ill Col ll li)ll tilll t ell' Ameri, an 1 ul th ..: udor::Lip, (ill! v two lKa l l tave been ltlucl h leid ltiotl eds - - axilillat ianl Ilardni atlnd Dr. S lif, tllhe folrileli coloniiail linisleer and; laterl' foirelilgni inister ill the closiig dlays of lalst year. Hal.oln hhliasn't .c'lnlllce to gol tol the Wasehigton pot st. 11 tlihas mIad Mliore o less of :I Iatint for hnimself i America bhit lihaii dotesn't count.ll for anythin ly i llg w th F pr.,sent situa tllion iin fact, ihe isea1 toaken erions ly by he plresent governmt. ooen i that con .(ection. On the other hads een h close scon .,ider':ble bat ing for tllhe place. 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CAPITAL $100.000.00 .AY YOU SA\V IT IN IIULLI:'TIIN al labor congress werel "lutterly i!n c4ll41etl''nt" iand "exposedt their utter II lILP ;rl'hdness, acco, diing to Sluzu I i. 'They sho\ved t hI e \\lI1rld a lack of illitiative among Jiapalese labor dele gates, h1o' said. AMOUS HFIRST SOON TO BE MUSTER[ED OUT \\ashigton, Sept. 1 . IGeIneIal Prershing led. and theni reviewed Ithe e;'r guardll o[ the A. E. '. First tli vision, the last of the :2f cimtbat di -isions to .4rt\eav Europe, here yester daiy. ('4: ying full eliiIpmillt with its tla ks, artillery anil horses, tell First I traipeld through its last march up 'nilI'.vania l venuil V e llover a pathl4 strewnl \ihl flowers by lWashinlgton wVlom.. On1 eek frolll now tlhe division will conslst of only 25 regulars.