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Evening journal., 1910-05-16
Mr.. AND MRS. A. |. DUPONT
ATTEND TROTTING RACES

Mr.. and Mrs Alfred l. dupont were
among those who attended the opening
matinee Of the Gentlemen's Driving
Club at Horse Show Park on Satur-
day. IL IS probably the first time
aside from the County Fair, that they
have attended the races, and many
members of the association are hoping
that they will become interested 20 the
extent Of getting some fast trotters
or PAGERS and entering them in the
matinees. There is no denying that the
outlook for Wilmington I'm the inter-
city races this year will be far from
bright unless some Wilmingtonians
should acquire speedy steppers before
the season gets well under way.
Mr.. dupont has devoted himself to
automobiling and owns the finest cars
hereabouts. but Mrs. dupont is an ad-
mirer Of the horse and has had Inn
ported from England some high class
haclSneys, but she never has given at
tention to the trotting and pacing class
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
SEVEN HORSES GO
IN FIRST MATINEE

only seven horses started in the
opening matinee OF the Delaware Horse
Show Association because of the raw
wind and bad condition of the track.
Two OF the five events were cancelled
Octavia Worthy. the bay mare be-
longing to sidney Kenney, of Philadel-
phia. and Colonel Wallace, the show
horse belonging TO II. T. wallace weni
exhibition miles.
Event No. I.
w. II. Lingo. b. T.. Rube Athol Il
DR. ii. Garrett. b. 8. John Slater, Jr.2
Lewis Duff. b. e., Glenn Prince 3
Time-2.47 Ia. $50.
Event No. 2.
w. s. Townsend. b. m. Lucy Van.1
T. T.. Lynch blk. g., Black Prince.2 /
Time-2.S5. 2.83.
Event No. 8.
l.. T. Jeffrey. br. e., Thaddeus k. Il
]. c. Boulden. b. m. Dora Thorne. -
Time-2.34 1-2. sos.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
IA ASSOCIATION
IN JUNE TRACK MEET

The committee of the Irish American
Association preparing for the big track
and field meet, TO take place on June
2S. has appointed a subcommittee Of
Thomas II. Donohoe and Martin A.
Mealey are the local members while
Assistant Secretary O'Donnell of the
Amateur Athletic Union, was appoint
cd to act in conjunction with them.
Mr.. O'Donnell, who is one of the best
field promoters in the country, will
meet with the committee each Sunday
until the day of the event.
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
da, nights of this week and the first
three nights Of next week the first
| events of the summer sports will be
held between the Irish-American As
sociation and the Democratic League
This will be a pool tournament. The
Democratic League will have the fol-
lowing men in the games; r. Murphy
c. Nesbit. Frank Kelley. II. Frisinger
Neaius Caldwell. George Moreton
Frank Flynn. William Comfy. Eddie
Lynch and Harry Brown.
The Irish-American team will be
composed of the following; William
Johnson, Candy Taggart, Walter Drum
mond. Charles Primrose. Joseph Young
| Edward Lawless, J. Fletcher Kane
John +. Mulrooney and Thomas
! Brown.
Following the conclusion Of the poo
tournament next week the pinochle
tournament will be held on Thursday
and Friday night The euchre con.
tests to follow this and the shuttle.
board tournament will conclude tn,
contests for the present. but he base
ball teams of the two organization
will play on June 2s before the tract
and field sport begin.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
This Page is Headquarters for Local
and General Sporting News
NEWSY DOINGS
OF THE "SEMI'S"

Some close games. Eth?
Madison thought Peerless would be
'pickings." Who got fooledg
Harry Mccall is surely pitching the
game of his life. There are not many bet
ter than him, hereabouts.
Jimmy Logue pitched for Landlith. we
welcome you to our crowd, Jimmy.
10y" Prentiss was there with the neces-
sary.
Don't he discouraged Stewart. It hap
pens 10 the best of them
flaming fourteen Madison men is go
ing some.
If there is better fielder than "cy'
Morgan around this burg" we have yet
to sec him.
siltoe is putting up classy game on
first for fremont.
King, Of Newport, seems to be getting
his hit every day.
Finger struck out every man on Madi-
son with the exception of Pierson Stab
and Lyman breezed several times.
Green was off at shot stop. lie has been
sick; maqbe that is the reason.
!
Bannar made some noise at Rockford
Park, according TO reports.
Moore always was a hard lucis pitcher
Redman. of Peerless. hit the bali solid
every time.
A catcher with a good whip can get
job on a Semi team. Is it necessary to say
the name
schaubach was one Of the stars" OF the
Iandlith-Highland game.
Harry Thomas was off in the throwing
line. Did not catch a man stealing.
We have heard OF BroWhtoWh anu
Forty Acres" being bad but you
I.andlth.
Cheer up Bob. there are twenty-three
more games to be played.
BY a unanimous vote the players and Of
fcials Of the Peerless Club have refused
to allow Morgan to quit. His playing sat
urday was of major league order.
Have you got blue book. II not see
your teams manager.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

zesrfoss made a speech. Here is an ex-
cerpt: Il am not going 10 swear at you.
Mr.. Maloney, because 1 know you can put
me off the field, but II must go ] want to
tell you how rotten you are"
O-O-O
Special announcement
Gas Company -Riverview
dupont Brookwood.
Next Saturday.
0-0-O
Although Mr.. Chesiey's umbrella was at
the game It was not in evidence. That may
account for duPonts luck.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
This Game Not settIed.

The Goldey College team played the
Warwick Club at Warwick. Md, on
Saturday. With the score to 3 in
favor Of Warwick I'm the ninth inning
Godey scored a run. Umpire Now
bray, of Wilmington. who was on the
bases. called the runner safe, but the
Warwick umpire who was behind the
pitcher, said out After a wordy
battle the teams left the field.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
FROM BROOKLYN AND
RETURN BY HORSE

William F. Reynolds. aged % years. and
his brother Henry 5. Reynolds, aged %,
of Brooklyn. arrived here on Saturday
afternoon having ridden horseback from
their home, which they left last Tuesday
morning.
The young men spent Sunday at the
home Of their uncle. J. n. Middleton.
No. III North aJckson street. and -tarted
on their return ride this morning
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

BY winning their Saturday games
st. Peters and st. EizabetlIs are yet
neck and neck for first position in the
Catholic League race St Paurs ana
st. Marys are the second position pair
while ST. Hedwig's and st. AIMS are
yet in the cellar.
The games of the league on Sat
urday were classy. President of Coun-
ell James i. Banning opened the St
Elizabeth st. Ann game and things
moved smoothly until the eighth in
ming when Proud weakened allowing
the St. Elizabeth boys to hit the ball
to all corners. In that half they piled
up six runs, putting the game in the
cooler.
The score by innings:
R.H. E,
ST. Elizabth 0 ? 0 0 0 0 0 6 Ks .
ST. AIMS Il / 90 20 90 2 o. Z Z
St Peters and St Pauls played at
South Side. the big park soaring the
St. Paul's boys into the short end. of
the running. II was a pitchers battle,
with Shuett having a shade the better
of the work The score by innings:
r. II. Z.
St Peters Il 600 100 2-3 6 1
ST. Paurs ..1O 10000 0 O-1 . >
st. Mary's hit out four runs in tho
first inning of the game with st. He'd
wig and the lead was too much for the
Eleventh Warders to overcome. Mr.
Pietusld pulled off that now famous
play-failing to touch nrst-but the
trick didn't lose this time for st
Hedwig's. Score by innings:
St Mary's .....4 0 ? 1 1 20 0 KS
St. Hedwig's ...O H. 1 0 O-t
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

Lila; September 1s. 1908. against Mar
ion.
The first no-hit game was pitched on
May 20. 1875, by Mann of Princeton
i'm the game with Yale.
The first no-hit professional game
was pitched on July 2s. 1875. by Bor-
den. of Philadelphia, in a game with
Chicago.
On August 4. 1875. Devlin. Of Chicago
pitched a no-hit game against Phiia-
delphia.
Bender. Of the Athletics. pitched q
no-hit. no-run game against Cleveland
at Philadelphia on May -.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
CANNON AND SAUTER
BIRDS DIPLOMA WINNERS

Two hundred and seventy-three birds
from fourteen lofts Of the Delaware Hom-
ing Pigeon Association made their first
hy Of the year over a 100 miles course
from Washington on Saturday. birds
from the loft Of Wallace Canon. winning
FIRST and second diplomas and birds of
George Sauter, winning third diploma.
The Cannon birds were cooped at 14ll6
and i.44.a6. The sauter bird arrived at
its loft at 1911.
Following were the entries, time. order
OF arrival and the distance in wards COW
cred per minute OF flight:
XTu nos Mir
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
"Here's Your Sports"
NINE PITCHERS HAVE NO HIT-No RUN RECORD

When big Bill Crouch of dupont
pitched his no-hit no-run game against
Wilmington Gas Company here on Sat
urday, he placed himself among the
few baseball pitchers of the country
who hold this honor.
According TO baseball records only
eight pitchers beside Crouch, have held
opponents to no hits and no runs. OF
these pitchers, Justus Of Lancaster, in
the Ohio state League, pitched four no
hit games in one season.
The dates are; July 10. 1908, against
Mansheld August 2, 1908. against
Portsmouth; September s. 1908, against
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

The Maps continued their winning
streak by defeating Mt. Vernon to 4.
The Maps played an unusually fast
game. Donovan hit for three bags
when the bases were loaded, NJ. Deaver
made a brilliant long run catch. Phil
ips worked behind the bat splendidly
and J. Finn and ogden held down
their positions in good form.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
HIGH SCHOOL RUNNERS
GET SECOND HONORS

The Wilmington High School athletes
competed with the fast classes Of Swarth-
more College races In the annual meet on
Saturday afternoon. and the local relay
team won second position in the one mile
race. Swarthmore Prep. taking first
place The Wilmington boys entered in
only the seventh event and carried of
the laurels for second place. Shockley,
Mearns. King and Daniels were the rum
norq
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
AMATEUR BASEBALL

ID. II. c.. IA; d. r. and S., II.
Trinity, s; Silverbrook, 5.
Maps. 3; Mount Vernon, 4.
Riverside, 8; Young America, 7.
Creston. II; North End Second, 2
Brandywine, 10; Y. NJ. c. A.. 4.
Washington, z; Van Buren, 8.
DUPONT Juniors. 6; Newark, 3.
X. Of A., "a; Hayes Class. IS.
Coasters, s; st. Mary's Juniors, 6
Oriental, 6; Landlith A. c., ?.
Rookwood, IL; Wiedel, 6.
Greenville. Z; Rockland, 6.
Redwood, z; Yellowstone, 6.
Rose Hill, z; Claymont 1.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
an MONG OURSELVES
Being News and Views
~ Of the New Castle County
League, Hilmiu giOn'S
Original Professional
- ABsScbaII Organization.
BY Dave

no hit-no run game.
.0-O--0
Two down-two strlkes-three balls
Zip over the fence
900
Is there a pitcher anywhere who las
done as much?
900
And the rootersl They had many big
league game faded.
900
| Everybody Altogetherl r-o-u-c-hl
900
Bill is wearing his gladdest rags.
900
Twenty years hence his bust will be in
the Hall Of Fame.
900
There's enough glory to go around So.
altogether again! Duncan.
0-U-O
The megaphone man dropped his spout
when that homer slid past his garret.
900
Daddy Reeves passed Lii Les an extra
mutton chop.
That Brookwood team must be full OF
microbes Last year the same chaps were
fun Of ginger.
O-O-O
Mr.. Griffith will please observe that Mr..
Deeves unconsciously beat him TO IT,
900
Before the ninth inning opened Crouch's
crro9 was the feature Of the game.
900
Bannarsc curves were beautiful-while
they lasted but he was not sure whether
they were going over the plate or over the
grandstsnd.
: As usual Harry Bradford and Mr.. Win
gate we're on the job.
O-O-O
Marty McDonough seems to be a comet
among a flock OF fire nys.
O-O-O
No blame attaches to Dolan for that
] fasco. lie was forced in wrong.
900
e You'n remember that some in the sci
= picked Monsley to so fast enough at tho
n proper time. Keep your lamps on mis-
crowd hereafter.
That Lewis boy got a hit and two runs
That's going some for a slab-artist
0--0-0
The dupont helders had busy Tins
. keeping the gas crowd from hitting safe.
800
!. Mckinney pulled of another Of his sen
sational catches when he yaunSed dow
Duncans hard smash to deep center.
O--0-O
n Oh YOU Balmy Griffith! Come again
D please.
.s Frank Traynor won't stand that treat
l. ment any longer. He's got a roh that VII
m huy bali team, and he intends to get II
~ 0-0-0
lie Seven men on the Riverview team 60
st two or more runs. Harry Bradford toppe
In the list with four. Some run-getters' "
II guess.
n We owe Deveny a bunch OF America
Beauties. His whip worked much bettel
and his iegs-well. they crossed the pa
three times.
A,annering's fast work at FIRST keT
rohnson out Of a brilliant bunch Of ei
rors.
Has anybody here seen Hoover
O-0-0
dupont and Gas Company have eVeni
balanced punches. II was eithers gam
until the finish.
THEY'LL always put up rafting set-to'
0-0-O
Irur will ny when Gas Company III
Riverview next Saturday. Get uohe
early.
900
Oh. YES. the Gas Company is in bushes
or at the old stand. Saved hundred PUNK
~ you know.
IL 900
Wen have 10 pass the glad hand
Duncan hereafter. He's little and old. b
=. Ili. up from spikes TO wig.
900
- II anyone who paid to see DUPONT be-
ss the Gas team thought he didn't get h
e. moneys worth he ought to start exam
p ing his family tree for relationship wi
'Shylock.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
Nnmsnannr aTaamsp tn pIau

That game" between Bobby Mac
Namara's Evening Journal team and
Clarence Pyle's Sunday Star team will
be played at Southisde Park tomorrow
afternoon. II will be worth seeing.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
salisburY. S; Laurel. 2

LAUREL, May 16.--In an intensely
interesting though one sided game,
Salisbury defeated Laurel here to
.. Two scratch hits, coupled with two
errors, gave Salisbury four runs and
the game in tho NTH inning.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
Newport Pleks Do Team.

NoWpVTF TIVN6 INd I0aTIs
The Newport X-Hlgh would like TO
arrange games with teams averaging
1913 years. South Side Colts. Orange
A. c., Marshallton Stars. St Hedwigs
Jrs., Dalton Jrs., st. Marys are pre-
ferred. Send challenges TO John p
Ruth, Newport, Del.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
CHURCH LEAGUE

Results Of Saturdays Games.
Delaware Avenue, 10; Y. NJ. c. A. IS.
old Swedes, z; Marshallton, >.
Bethany, 16; Elsmere. 13.
EastlalSe. 10; Central. 3.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
Sell Trottsrs This Week.

Gen. T. Coleman dupont vii offer
for sale his trotters. Little Lady,
2.17 Ia, and Ruby r., 2,13 Ia in Phil
adelphia on Wednesday.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TO-DAY.
National League.

HNNE0 ONIIF1II lid T NIN T II T
National League.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn az Cincinnati.
New York at st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
American League.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Washington.
st. Louis at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
TRI-STATE LEAGUE,
Winiamsport at Lancaster.
Johnstown at Trenton.
Harrisburg at York
Altoona at Reading.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

The birds have five more flies ahead
Of them on next Saturday they will ny
200 miles from Charlottesville. Virginia,
and on the succeeding Saturdays the fol-
lowing distance: Three hundred miles
from Rocky Mount Virginia; 400
miles from statesville: n. c.; 800 miles
from Griers Depot. S. c.; 500 miles from
Gainesville. Georgia.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
Madison and fremont Lock
Up in Fight for Top Place
in Race
RESULTS.
Madison, 2; Peerless, ].
fremont. 1: Newport. 0.
Landlith. Z; Highland. 4.
CLUB STANDING.

Madison came very near losing its
lead i'm the Semi Professional League
race on Saturday when Peerless gave
them the hardest contest OF the season.
Both pitchers were in fine form, Cur
lett having seven strikeouts and al
lowing only two hits. while Finger had
fourteen strikeouts and allowed three
hits The fielding OF both teams. es-
pccially in the outfield was Of tho high
est order. Morgan, Stab, Redman and
Lyman starring. Green late of River
view played his first game with Madi-
SON Score:
Peerless .......OO 90 o1O 0 O--1
Madison .........0 0 0 0 1 X--2
fremont beat Newport in a brilliant
game that ended TO o. ICY" Prentiss
drove in the winning run after King
went to first on an error and stole Sec
ond Mccall allowed but two hits and
famed eleven men, The score by in
nlngs
R.H.E.
fremont $50 OOooOo-1 1
Newport .... 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 3
Iandlith defeated Highland at Rock
ford Tower. The features were the
pitching of Logue, the catching of
Smart. the all around playing Of Bon
ner Of Highland, and a long running
catch by Schabach.
Score by innings:
r.andlith .............O5OO OK
Highland ..........21 % Ia
Batteries Logue and Smart; Moore
! and r. Waters.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
CITY LEAGUE
Results.

results.
I.andlith. Is: Polish Stars. 4.
Ex- -Brandywlne. 10; Y. NJ. c. A. Z.
Young Americans, 10; Belmont. 3;
second game. Y. A, 30; Belmont. 6.
Wolfeck. q: Lackerim, 3.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

Goldey We, High School.
At Front and Union streets tomor-
row afternoon Goldey College and High
School baseball clubs will play.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
Standing Of the Clubs,
ALL WILMINGTON
LEAGUE BULLETIN

Contracts. with Penn-Norman p.
Smith. S. Il. Anderson.
with Hillside-John Biebel, Robert
Cunningham. Robert Jamison.
Released from Hillside, Samuel Cox,
George Davis. John Facenda.
From Penn-Robert y. Watson, e.
~. Scanlan-
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
Penn Wins Again Holding to
First Place in Leegue
Race
RESULTS.
Penn. le. orioles. 6.
Hillside, s; Parkside. o.
Merwick. 10; Highland, s.
Rockford, z; Ashley 2.
RESULTS
srAND1N,

BY beating out orioles IN a fast game
on Saturday Penn withholds first posi-
tion IN the Wilmington League race
Parkside lost their first game and Is tied
with Rockford for second place Ashley
slid into fourth position.
The Merwick- Highland game went
eleven innings, Merwlck winning out 10
to s. Dickey led the hitting with four.
NJ. johnson collected three Duncan
struck out j. Johnson got out with two
each
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
CROUCH'S HOMER
WINS In NINTH
Biz South Paws Work Sets
High Record in National
Game
Results.
dupont. 1. wilmington Gas Co., 0.
Riverviow, -; Brookwood. 8.
Results

BY beating out Wilmington Gas Com-
pany in the best game ever seen on a
local diamond DUPONT moved into first
place in the County League pennant chace
Riverview's slashing defeat of BrookWood
ties the Villagers for second place In the
race.
After holding the Wilmington Gas Com
many team without hit or run, whi @
his own team was without the winning
tally, big Bnr' Crouch hit the ball over
the fence. winning the game for the cham
pions by a I to score. The break ur came
IN tho ninth inning after two dupont men
had been famed by Duncan and when the
crack Gas Company slab artist had two
strikes and three balls ON Crouch. Then
the big fellow hit a low one on tho nose,
dropping the ball outside the fence.
Crouch's work sets a new record In
baseball. Several no-hit no-run games
are recorded, but big Bill" tx believed
10 be the only man who. after banging his
opponents. scored the only run for his own
team by hitting the bali for a circle OF the
bases.
That the bugs are satisfied with County
League ball was manifested by the pres
ence Of a record-brealling crowd And
they got their moneys worth. From start
TO finish the teams played gilt edged ball
and had not Crouch broken up the game
when he did Maloney might have decided
1t a draw. so closely were the teams
matched. In every respect It was the best
bah game seen here for years. Score by in
nings: R.H. E
DUPONT So. =. .. 800 90 5000 IL
Gas Company ......0 oO00 90
Earned run. DUPONT, /; stolen bases
Beatty. .: Edgar, 1; Hoover. /; home run,
Crouch; double plays, eBatty TO Edgar
10 eRatty. Hoover to Mannering: struck
out, by Duncan, .; by Crouch, S; bases on
ball. by Duncan, 3; by Crouch. 1; sacrifice
hit Lucas; hit by bali Crouch, 4; Duncan
l.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

The Riverview- -BroolSwood game proved
a farce. Brookwood made good Enough
start. but Rivervicw got line On Ban
nar's hcnders in the second Ipgning. hit
ting him for hve safe ones ahd pning up
eight runs. Dolan, who ;sEigned to hold
down first bag. succfSed Bannar. Welsh
having failed to rPport ana although he
pitched a croditalfo & game his team mates
yubled so mary grounders that River
view cid ii0t ict up until they had collect
ed nineteen runs. Every man on the River
view team scored. Every man. except NJ.
Bradford. bit. Harry Bradford topped the
list with four runs and two hits. Lewis
pulled out with two huns and one hit.
Now that Brookwood has been &c badly
beaten I'm the first two games Of the sea-
son. Manager Traynor viii start house
cleaning Score by innings R.H.E.
BroolSwood ...... % 5000 0O-3 II
Riverview .. i. e. ..2sOO261Ox x-l9 10
stolsn bases. II. Bradford. Wingate,
Stab, Devinney. 8; two base hits, Algard
staib Hall: struck out, by Bannar, 1; by
Doian. 6; by Lewis, 6; bases on balls by
Bannar 3, by Dolan 4; by Lewis. i; um-
plre. Dawson.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
CATHOLIC LEAGUE
In CLOSE RACE
st. Peters and st. EIizabeth'S
Lead Each With Two
Games Won

St Elizabeth's, s; St. AIMS. 4.
st. Peters. 3; St. Paurs, l.
st. Mary's S: St. Hedwig's. 6.
STANDING of the Clnhs.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

North End :. ..110Oo10O 5
N. c. H. S. 80 OOO11O2-4 1
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
New Castle Hiah Wins.

New Castle High School won in a
garrison finish in the ninth inning by
making two runs. defeating North End,
4 to 5.
Score by innings:
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

EDGE Moor Wins.
Edge Moor defeated Pennsgrove on
Saturday 5 to 2.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

SCORE BY INNINGS.
R.HE.
Merwick .... -O1ao11L2002-iO 12 4
Highland Il 5O1 0OO01 cO--S Q
Ashley lost to Rockford on It's home
grounds to 2 Wallace had Il strike
outs.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Ashley .......... .......-..l oOO ] 90 o o
Rockford ... ............OOf 1000 2-7
Penn put Il all over Orioles IN game
that ended i6 TO 6. Penn got u hits on
Farmar and Harkins
SCORE BY INNINGS.
R.uE
Penn A. C. ......SO1sOOO13-l6 "A 4
Oriole ...... ........O 1 O. O02 O-6 2 Il
Hillside trimmed Parkside IN a hard
game, 90 8. Hillside hit O'Rourke foi
ten safe ones. Briscoe featured the game
by batting out triple.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
R.HE
Parlsido ,.... .....OO1OO202O-5 3
Hillside ...... .....O OO8Oe12 Ks 10
Evening journal., 1910-05-16
Mans Win Another.

Have you got blue book. II not see
your teams manager.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

Cheer up Bob. there are twenty-three
more games to be played.
Evening journal., 1910-05-16

We have heard of "Browntown' and
Forty Acres being bad, but . you
I.andlith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15

whom died shortly after being taken
out.
On account of the gaseous condition
of the mine the rescue work had to be
stopped. The names of nine of the
dead. all taken out. are: James Bar
rowman. superintendent William Rit-
chic, mine foreman. and Lee Rowland
Charles Williams. Jesse Ritchic
Charles Whitaker. John Rodan. Arch
Leslie and John Rithie. John Ritchie
and Charles Rosenbaum were rescued
alive. but Ritchie succumbed to his in
jurles. Rosenbaum' $ injuries are slight
and he is able to walk The explosion
came without moments warning. and
it is believed to have been caused by
an accumulation OF gas set off by
blowing" coal. The same mine had
a similar explosion three years ago in
which six men were killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-15
NATIONAL GUARDS
WEAKNESS SHOWN
Gen. Wood Calls Attention TO Al
most Entire Lack of Hospital
Equipment.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Major Cen
eraI Wood, chief of staff of the army,
has issued a circular calling the atten-
ton of the national guard TO the to-
tally inadequate provisions in their
various organizations for the care of
the sick and wounded in case the mill
tia is called into active service The
circular states the recent investigation
by the militia division demonstrates
that, with rare exceptions, no ambu-
lance companies or field hospitals have
been provided for in orgaized militia.
In case of mobilization, therefore, in
military divisions, there would be an
almost complete deficiency of the san
itary units which normally should be
provided therefor