BRITISH PENETRATE Brigadier Generals Ray Chapman of Cleveland In- Dians, Hits Bail Hard
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BEST SEASON AS BIG LEAGUE PITCHER KING OF SHORTSTOPS i Commander of Army One of Our YoHngest l Camps at Petersburg BRITISH PENETRATE Brigadier Generals Ray Chapman of Cleveland In- dians, Hits Bail Hard. Outclasses Shortfielders in Other GO THROUGH LINE IN FLANDERS Things Besides Batting—Ability to TO DEPTH OF OVER MILE- Sacrifice Makes Him Invalu- ALL OBJECTIVES REACHED. able Player. Ray Chapman of the Cleveland In- SEVERAL VILLAGES TAKEN dians, has usurped the crown for being the hardest hitting shortstop in the major leagues, taking the honor away from Arthur Fletcher of the Giants, Further To the South, Camc-ron Cov- Where There Had who has enjoyed the distinction ever ert, Been Much since Honus Wagner of the Pirates, Hard Fighting, Was Left in the Rear—British slipped back a few years ago. Losses Light. Moreover, Cbnpman is outclassing the shortfielders in other things besides hitting. He has stolen more bases than London.—Field Marshal llaig has any man in either league, leading both begun a new offensive east of Ypres. Ty Cobb and Max Carey. He Is easily The official statement from British the most valuable all-round shortstop ! headquarters in France issued says in the game on this year’s record. that the British attacked on a wide They can talk about Maranville, Ban- front and are making satisfactory croft and Pecklnpaugli and Fletcher as progress. A number of prisoners al- the king of shortfielders. But you can- ready have been taken. not put In the balance a .245 or even a Field Marshal Haig's foreee in the .260 batting average with one better offensive to. the east of Ypres in some thnn .300 by a little superlative fielding, places have penetrated the German particularly when the .300 hitter is a j lines to a depth of one mile and have very capable fielder himself. overrun the crest of the Passehen- Chapman is not only the leading bat- I daele-Gheluvelt ridge. ter of the major leagues this year The British already have penetrat- ThU Is Gen. Charles McKinley among the shortstops, a remarkable ed well beyond the hamlet of Broad- Brig. Saltzman, assistant chief of the avia- base runner and a great run scorer. seinde,- In which lie the crossroads tion A. formed by the highways between section. Signal corps, D. S. General is one of the Zonnebeke and Moornled Saltzman yoang- Gen. Adelbert Cronkhlte, com- and Pas- MaJ. est officers ever appointed to the grade mander of Lee, Va schendaele and Beclaire. Camp Petersburg, of brigadier general. General Cronkhlte has been serving it Further to the south, Cameron cov- the Panama Canal zone. ert, where there had been much bard fighting, was left well in the rear. The northern wing of the onrushing GERMANS SUFFER British troops was battling forward EDDIE CICOTTE, WHITE SOX STAR TWIRLER. SAYS I.W.W. LEADERS within a short distance of Poeicap- STINGING DEFEAT Eddie Cicotte, premier pitcher of the Chicago White Sox, Is thirty-three pcle. It had a footing on the famous IN NATIONAL ARMY Gravenstafel which years old, having been born on June 19. 1S84, at Detroit. It has been through ridge, juts out from the Passcheudaele Uis effectiveness as a twirler that President Charles Comiskey owes his suc- ridge to the GRIEVOUS LOSSES IN MEN ALONG cess this more than to other on the team. vest, and had crushed through tho THE YPRES FRONT—COUN- year any player Chicago IT IS THOUGHT SEVERAL INDICT- Rival clubs have howled long and persistently about Cicotte's Zonnebeke-Broadseinde ridge, which TER A TTACKS FAIL. pitching ED MEN ARE NOW IN TRAIN- is an of the this season. They have charged him with everything they could think of in integra' part Pasc$w>n- ING CAMPS. the line of unfair tactics on the mound, but up to date no one has been able daele-Gheluvelt chain. on Between the village of Broadseinde, to prove that he has employed illegal methods. Cicotte’s work the rubber British Front in France and Bel- of the defense of the this on the north, and Noordenhoek. mere has been the outstanding feature Chicago club gium.—Two more counter-attacks Chicago.—Search for alleged I. W. than a mile to the south, the British season. were attempted by the Germans leaders named in indictments here are the crest of the in holding ridge against the British lines between the was made in various army canton- the face of heavy counter attacks. northeast corner or Polygon wood and ments where, it is learned, several of Prisoners are coming in much more YANKEE CAPTAIN IS CHASED BETTER PLAYERS IN FUTURE the Menin road, but as in the case of the men sought are national ser- rapidly and in greater numbers than jn three heavy assaults made during the Soils Career American Will Learn Baseball vice. A careful check of all the reg- in the last push. Roger Peckinpaugh Long Boys day the enemy was smashed by ar- Game Under Instruc- istered men is now being made by Everywhere the British have done by Being Ejected From Game Competent tillery and rifle fire. tors on the federal authorities, who say it will splendidly in one of the most in Tiger Town. Playgrounds. preten- Hard local fighting occurred at be matter of a short time until tious offensives on this only a attempted “Cameron House.“ where the Ger- who was re- A all of the 166 indicted men are under front. The attack was launched un- i Jtoger Peckinpaugh. prominent major league manager mans forced the British back slightly, moved from a recent at Detroit made the assertion that base- arrest. der heavy clouds and with a mist fol- game recently but with the exception of two small for on ball of the future would be Immeas- Officials here attach significance to lowing a light drizzle. by Umpire McCormick, kicking posts lost in this area the British line his benefited If the the of the indicted men in An unusual feature of the battle was base, drew the first ejection since urably playground sys- presence remains intact. tem reaches the of all of whom are said that near Zonnebeke three German connection with the American league. high plane develop- the cantonments, The Germans also attacked during He was not removed for anything that ment to which It is destined to rise if to have gone into service without divisions, which had been ordered to _ the night south of the YpresRouIers good sportsmen will keep their shoul- claiming exemption. One of the retake positions captured by the Brit- Railway near Zoimebeke, but were re- ders to the wheel. charges made in the indictment is ish last week, were caught in the Ray Chapman. pulsed This leader of ball based his "the of certain efforts of British as were prepar- players discovery barrage they The last 24 hours have been bitter statement upon the fact that as base- man in the I. W. W. to create among the reg- ing to advance. but has become the most adept ones for the enemy along the Ypres ball is one of the diversions of istered men a feeling of disloyalty leading the game in the use of the sacriiice. battle front. No. only have the Ger- the who makes use of the sacrifice has made and insubordination." Pacifists Aid Enemy. youth play- Chapman’s ability to mans suffered a stinging defeat, but will learn America’s na- Some of the evidence used by the Minneapolis, Minn.—John Barrett, | grounds, they him invaluable in the second position this defeat has been accompanied by tional game under the best Federal Grand Jury in obtaining true director general of the Pan-Amerlean possible of the Cleveland batting order. grievous losses in men. The tremen- conditions. They will have it drilled The of bills, given out by the federal author- Union, in an address to students of base-running ability the Cleve- dous fire to which they were subjected into them in most cases the com- shows that it was contained Stanley Hall School, said that an out- by lander Is the more remarkable because ities, by the artillery, rifles and machine petent instructors that are assigned to in letters and pamphlets, standing feature of the German pro- of the fact that two years ago he in- principally guns was a revelation even to those playground directing, and they will thousands of which were distributed paganda in the Southern republics if jured his knee so badly that it was accustomed to watching the marvel- the wide circulation of b* also gain their knowledge of the game cause his retirement over the country. speeches feared it might ous work of the great British war under the methods. a book sent William I). "men like Senator LaFolette and Pres- proper disciplinary from baseball. It did handicap him se- From by machine. The real success in any line of sport secretary-treasurer, to Du- ident Townley of the Nonpartisan verely last year. In fact, Wambsganss Haywood, In the face of the immense strength comes from its pursuit under compe- to be translated int" Fin- League. was thought to have supplemented him luth, Minn., of the British artillery, the Germans tent direction and with the proper dis- at for the In- nish, the following was taken: permanently shortstop in their desperation essayed some- cipline exercised. This viewpoint is dians. "We are going to take over the in- Says Guynemer Killed. thing which they must have known worthy of thought. If it holds good of dustries some for three very good Canadian Army Headquarters In A hitting shortstop has been a rarity day would result in reverses unless some baseball, it also follows that the same reasons.