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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17

from the south and west forced him
to seek shelter across the street,
near the Hollis building. AS he
stepped out upon the pavement he
says he was fairly swept off his feet
and carried full block of North Ball
street, being rolled over and over.
He finally regained his equilibrium
and walked to the laundry three
blocks away, encountering a network
OF fallen wires on the way. Know
ing that the steam was still ION" in
the machinery in the laundry, he
climbed over the debris and turned
Ii off.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
Miss Robinson Improvipp

The condition of Miss Queen Rob.
inson, the school teacher badly in
jured when the gale struck the Broad
home on Williams street. where she
was boarder. is much improved on
Wednesday according to DR.. J. d.
Crum to whose home she has been
removed. Her mother from Port
land is here to assist in caring for
her daughter
During the excitement following
tho storm Miss Robinson lost two $40
bills and fraternity min, none of
which has been recovered.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
southwest Ranninston.

Mrs May Hutchings is spending the
week with her sister Mrs Melvina
Beardsley near Laingsburg - Mrs
Rachel Beardsley is spending the week
with Mr. and Mrs Harrison Bugbee in
Pittsburg-Mrs Elizabeth Child was
called to Durand Monday by the illness
of her sister, Mrs w Drake--Joe
Woodbury. lost valuable horse last
week by it kicking against pitchfork
which entered the joint causing blood
poisining-Farmers are still thresh-
ing beans and husking corn, the ground
being very wet 1t is almost impossible
to accomplish anything-The wind
of Saturday night laid down fences and
scattered the corn over the fields doing
much damage in that way for the
farmers-Thanksgiying dinner will
be served in the church at Pittsburg,
Saturday. Nov. 25th; all are cordially
invited to come and bring your friends;
there will be free will offering and
services will be held-Lewis Jobes re-
turned Thursday from a two weeks
visit with his daughter and other rela-
tives in Detroit-Mrs Dessiness and
son have moved In their new house
which they have been building on their
farm-Clem Bentley is reshingling
his house on the farm he lately purchas-
ed of Alva Pitts-The many Benning-
ton friends of w D Whitehead, the
west side druggist, will be glad to hear
that he has taken over the Haggart
phatmacy in west Owosso
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17

The Lansing Journal has the follow.
ing to say concerning the victims of
the tornado's fury: mr.. and Mrs.
Corwin left Lansing about three weeks
ago to go to Owosso to make their
home. Last Tuesday morning they
returned and took their household
goods back to that city. Frank R. Cor
win brother, and Mrs. Freda Carver,
mother of the deceased Mrs. Corwin,
went to Owosso Monday noon to bring
the bodies of the husband and wife
back to Lansing. A double funeral
will be held at Mrs. Garver's home,
1918 High street, Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock.
Harry q. Corwin was born in Coral,
Mich, 30 years ago. He came to Lans-
ing about 10 years ago and was en-
ployed by J. H. Agate before leaving
this city. He leaves a father and
mother, 10 brothers and one sister. His
wife, who was 20 years CT age, and had
lived in Lansing most of her life, leaves
her mother, and several brothers and
sisters"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
ShiaWassee.

Nearly everybody was in Owosso on
Monday to look over the storm wreck
age-There is no school in the Lennon
district this week owing to the pro-
tracted illness of>the teacher Miss
Kerby of Corunna, taught in the Len
non school last week on account of the
illness of Miss Anderson Dickin-
son spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives in Linden-Mrs James Lit
tie is very sick with appendicitis
The North Newburg farmers club met
at Shadeland. the farm home of Mr. and
Mrs B w Nation, on Thursday of last
week.-Mrs. Harrison Baldwin is very
much better-Miss Kate Clary of
Battle Creek, spent a couple of days
last week with her father and sister
here-On account of bad weather
but few sugar beets have been drawn
to market from this section Chicken
thieves have been quite busy about here
during the past couple of weeks
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
Notice to Contractors.

The incorporated City OF Owosso. Michigan,
will receive sealed bids until 10 o'clock a. m,
November 81, 1911, at the City Clerks office,
for the construction OF sewer on Shiawassee
street as follows:
335k It 10 inch sewer;
100 II 10 inch cast iron p{pe
6Y branches;
manhole.
All in accordance with plans and specitica-
tions prepared by the city engineer, and now
on file in the ONCE of the city clerk.
All bids must be accompanied with certified
checks approximately In the amount OF five per
cent OF the bid, made payable without recourse
to the treasurer OF the city Of Owosso, Michi-
gan. The city reserves the right to reject any
or all bids TO waive defects, and to accept any
bid. All bids must be In sealed envelopes.
marked on the outside Sewerage Bids" and
ldressed to
ARTHUR H. DUMOND,
City clerk.
Or. Bells Antiseptic Salve
Good for all Skin Diseases.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
Tornado Notes.

Miss Eva Seelhoff, who is employ
ed at Dorr Days studio, was slight
ly hurt when the buggy in which she
was riding home with a gentleman
friend, was overturned by the gale,
in the south part of town. Miss Seel-
hon managed to crawl away from
the wrecked buggy and grasp a near
by telephone pole until the worst of
the storm was past. Her escort was
uninjured.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
Burton.

Several from this place have visited
Owosso this week to view the ruins of
Saturday night--It is expected that
there will be wedding in this vicinity
in the near future-Mrs Eugene Boil
ton of Owosso, visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Silas Bailey, Wednesday,
The Christian Endeavor Society of this
place will hold baked goods sale next
Saturday, Nov. 18th, at Mr. Detwiler's
store in Owosso-Charles Rogers of
Grand Rapids, called on his parents.
Postmaster and Mrs q 9 Rogers, the
first of the week--The Misses Doro-
tina and Catherine Weber of Owosso,
were guests of their friend, Miss Anna
Mason, from Friday until Monday
Miss Celia Dennison is assisting Mrs
E r Vincent-Wm Cook, who will
spend the winter in Flint, was home
on business part of last night--Mrs
Martha Martyr was in Owosso shop
ping, Wednesday - The Endeavor
meeting Sunday will be under the su.
pervision of V D Ockerman. Topic,
THE Case Against the Saloon"-~Mrs
May Ockerman is the guest of her son
and wife, Mr. and Mrs Cass Ockerman,
East Main street, Owosso, this week
many Burton friends of w D.
Whitehead the west druggist, will be
glad to hear that he has taken over the
Pharmacy in West Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
Insurance for Water Damage

When portions of the Woodland
and the Owosso Manufacturing
plants were swept away by the cy-
clone, the automatic sprinkling de-
vices, intended for protection in case
of fire, were tripped and hundreds of
gallons of water was allowed to flow
to various parts of the building, de-
stroying great deal of the finished
and unfinished stock.
Both companies have insurance
covering the loss suffered in this ways
and representatives of the insurance
companies are here Wednesday go
ing over the situation.
The plant Of the Owosso Manufac-
turing Co., was insured against cy-
clone, the only great amount of loss
that can be recovered for, of the vast
devastation in the city.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
Down the Stairs

William Rhodes, one of the fore
men in the Woodland furniture fac
tory, got up to close the window in
his room during the storm and with
his bed, springs, mattress and bed
clothing, was blown down the stairs
of his home. He has been confined to
his bed with the injuries he received
since that time. His head was Sc
verely injured in the rapid descent
Of the stairs.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
Had Thrilling Experience

Robert Wilcox, brother-in-law of
NJ. ID. Corey owner of the laundry,
tells a thrilling story of his expert
ences OH the night of the storm. He
was walking ND West Main street, he
SAYS, near the Foster Company's
store when the worst of the gale
started. He stepped into the door
way but the wind and rain coming
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
Good Stock at Auction.

Well Williams and A. E. Wooley will
sell a lot of fine cattle and other ami
mails at auction at the Well Williams
farm south of Owosso, on Saturday,
November 25, at 1 %. m.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17
X. of p. to put on Play

Owosso Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
itself heavy loser as a result of the
cyclone, plans on putting on a play
for the benefit of the cyclone suffer-
ers of the city. The name of the
production and other preliminary ar
rangements have not been decided
upon.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-17

Elmer Hobart of Detroit is spend
ing few days at the home of Mic
heal Byrnes, Shiawassee street.
Evening star., 1911-06-06
|OOUBLE-CR0SS|NG
COSTLY FOR ANN|S
Central League Magnate
Loses Good Pitcher and
$3.50 Through "Joke."

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. June 6.-Ber'
Rapids and South Bend clubs Of the
Central League. perpetrated little joke
during the Stays last 1910 visit to Fort
Wayne which Bert now no doubt regrets.
The joke. which was supposed to be at
the expense of Jimmy Burke and the
Fort Wayne club, cost. Annis $50 and
the services of Pitcher Cleon Webb. who
is now showing much form within the In
dianapoIis club In the American Asso-
ciation
Last season Fort Wayne and Dayton
were fighting it out for second place in
the Central League. with Fort Wayne
slightly in the lead small margin Of
victories over Grand Rapids would cinch
the runner-up position for Burke. who
was at that time managing the Waynes.
Bert Annis. who accompanied the Stays
on their trip to Fort Wayne for this i'm
portant series, knew how badly Jimmy
wanted to land that second position
better than did anyone else. On the
eve of the opening battle Bert hunted up
quarters and inquired OF the Fort Wayne
manager what pitcher on the Grand Rap
Ids team was the softest for Fort Wayne
siuggers Bert Is said to have declared
TO Jimmy that he would pitch the finger
named twice In the series In order to
help Burke get ahead of Dayton.
The shock Of getting assistance from
such an unexpected quarter was too much
Tor Burke. but he recovered in time to
Evening star., 1911-06-06

tell the Grand Rapids boss that it would
he easy sailing for his men with Father
jacobson in the box. Annis at once an
nounced his intention Of pitching the old
battle-scarred veteran.
Imagine then, Burke's surprise when
on the following day Jacobson never even
warmed up. but Cleon Webb. one of the
toughest nuts for the Waynes to crack.
took up the twirling for the Grand Rapids
club. OF course Webb beat Burke's men.
but to make matters worse. Annis order
ed Webb back in the box In the final
game OF the series. This time Webb also
gave the Fort Wayne fans an awful
scare. but was beaten out only by rare
bit OF strategy upon the part Of Burke.
Realizing how completely Annis had
double-crossed him, Burke laid his plans
for getting even with the Grand Rapids
magnate. He discovered that Annis had
paid Pittsburg $3.50 for the recall of
Webb. and then proceeded to advise the
Indianapolis club to draft Cleon at once.
Owner Watkins did this and paid Annis
the draft price. $500. for Webb BY some
bit Of base ball accident or chance Webb
made good with Indianapolis and stuck
But for Burke's recommendation Webb
might still have been in a Grand Rapids
uniform. However. he promises to be a
good Indian for some time to come and
Magnate Bert Annis is just $3.50 out on
the transaction.
Evening star., 1911-06-06
HAS SPLENDID CARD
Mrs. R. H. Barlow Leads Wo-
man Golfers at Brae Burn.
MAKES RECORD FOR COURSE
None of Fifty-0ne Starters Approach
Leaders Score of
Eghty-Five.

NEWTON. Mass, June 6.-Mrs. r. H
Barlow. one of the best of the Philadel
phia players, led the field In the frs
eighteen hole round of the Women's East
ern Golf Association championship tour
nament on the links of the Brae Burr
Country Club yesterday. The Merton
Cricket Club woman went out in 43 and
home in A. for total Of SIS. record fig
ures over this course.
Although the field consisted of fifty-one
starters. mostly from Philadelphia and
Boston clubs, no one succeeded in even
approaching Mrs. Barlow's score. Miss
Fanny OsSood of Brookline. the eastern
title holder, took 94, while the best Miss
Kate Harley, an erstwhile national cham
pion, could get was 93. Miss H. S. Curtis
took 30.
In accordance with the conditions ia
vored by this association. the women are
playing f1fty-four holes of medal play.
eighteen holes on three consecutive days.
Coincident with the championship is a
handicap. which will be continued today
and tomorrow.
Had Mrs. Barlow been able to keep
away from Is, two going out and one
coming in. her card would have been even
lower. The last was recorded at the
long eleventh hole. which is more than
800 yards.
The card read as follows:
Out. 5 Z 5 7-3
In 81 5 4A2-S5
Mrs Caleb F. Fox of Huntingdon Val
ley, four times champion of Philadelphia,
played round with Miss Harley and took
95. Miss Eleanor Freeman Of Fox Hills.
the lone entrant from the metropolitan
district, required 104 for the round.
The scores follow.
Evening star., 1911-06-06
CHICAGO

BY pefuSing this assortment of dope,
embracing 116 meetings Uwo tied battles).
the Cubs have counted 467 runs against
the Giants. or an average Of more than
four tall!es per game. During the same
period the Giants have compiled 400 runs
or an average Of three and -fourths
per game. Briefly, the champions have
averaged one-half a score per battle above
their cherished enemy in five years fight
Ing.
Here's another startling fact for the
Giant enthusiasts: These same records
show that New York never yet has won a
seasons series against Chicago-datine
from 10O6-and only one Broadway finger,
Otis Cranda1l. has ever gained so much
as an even break during his clashes with
Chances old guard. "Otey' once finished
season with four and four record
There have been twenty -four shutouts
In the five years play, and of this number
the Cubs hold fifteen. as against the
Giants nine. On four occasions Mathew
son welded the calcimine brush, while
Brown has six times turned the trick
against the foe.
In casting about for the prize lambast-
ing contest aof the many campaigns, 1t is
found that Mathewson June Z, 1906 suf-
fered the hardest thrashing of his dia-
mond career. bowling before the Cubs, 10
to o. Wiltse retrieved this drubbing in a
measure July 10. 1908, when he downed
the Cubs with Brown his slab opponent,
New York winning, II to o.
Evening star., 1911-06-06
<6oEHRIINENI @lN1ENT
Happenings IS rSportdom

on ball team, and especially one like
the Nationals which, when going at its
best, is not a hard-hitting aggregation.
Just what has caused this slump Of the
pitchers Is hard to understand. johnson,
OF course, Is not a well man, and his
failure to pitch up to his usual form 10
explained in this way. Hughes has done
fairly good work. but OF the others the
least said the better Groom and Walker
have worked far below their standard
and Gray has not finished an entire game
this year. Otey lacks the stun to hold
his own, and Sherry is too inexperienced
to be considered. So It would seem that
the pitching STAFF is In dire need OF . -.
we're shaking up il the team hopes to gol
on its feet again.
But the pitching has not been the only
weakness. There has been an absolute
games the Nationals have played. There
have been more stpuid plays crowded into
the last eight or nine games than one
usually sees during an entire season.
who has played good ball. Even Milan.
usually most consistent worker, has
neither fielded nor hit as be should,
while the catching Of Street and Ain
off has been nothing like it should be.
Opposing teams have not found n difYlcult
to steal bases. and this fact has been a
serious handicap to the team. II used
was so strong that two or three runs
would win games for them. Now they
usually find themselves that many behind
before the game has fairly well started.
and most of the time they find them
selves forced to make an uphill fight.
Beginning several runs behind prevents
the playing of any system but to hit in
runs, and, as said before. McAleer's team
Is none too strong in this respect even
when 1t is going at Its best.
That the National League has aban-
doned the lively ball used by its rival. the
American, is perhaps best shown by the
great difference in the number of men
who are hitting 800 or better in the two
leagues. There are exactly thirty-hve
players batting above this mark in the
American League to date, while In the
National League there but sixteen
players up to of over this mark
Last season twelve players batted 100
or better in the American League and at
no time were there more than twenty up
TO the coveted mark. This year there will
be three times as many IL the lively ball
is continued. Incidentally, when the
worlds series is played this fall q lively
ball will be used in the games played on
American League grounds and the old
ball on the National League grounds The
effect of this difference in balls should
be shown in these series particularly.
Evening star., 1911-06-06
HARvARD'S SCHEDULE.
New Teams Fill Dates on Crimson's 8
Card.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 6.-Severa
surprises developed in the announcement
OF the complete schedule for the Harvard
varsity foot ball team next season. Three
teams which were played last year-Cor-
nell. West Point and Bowdoin-have been
dropped Their places are taken respec-
lively. by Princeton. which will meet the
Crimson at Princeton in the first game
between the two universities In fifteen
years; Carlisle. which returns to Cam
bridge after a years absence, and Holy
Cross, which has not been on q Harvard
schedule for about five years.
Evening star., 1911-06-06
BUSY GOLF SEASON.
There Are to Be Nine Open Tour
naments.

CHICAGO. June 6.-Despite the delay
OF making out schedule. members of
the Women's Western Golf Association,
especially those in the Chicago district,
are to enjoy busy season, according to
dates announced yesterday by Miss Mar
garet Knapp. secretary. Aside from the
number Of guest days which have been
given out to the women by the various
clubs, there are nine open tournaments
the Higgins team trophy, the w. w. G..
A. championship and team match.
The championship tournament will be
held at Midlothian August % to Sep
tember /.
Evening star., 1911-06-06
MORDECAI BROWN, CUB STAR,
PEER OF THE MIGHTY "MATTY''
New York Never Yet Has Won Seasons
Series Against Chicago, Dating
From 1906.

'It's funny" growled a Giant rooter
during the recent Gotham series between
Chicago and New York, that Matty can
never beat them Cubs
That's where you're dead wrong"
from Mr.. Know-It-All, pausing to mop
his feverish brow. "Matty's thrasfred
Brown as often as the three fingered gent
has beaten him" and the boisterous
argument was set a-going.
The season of 1905 found "Husk"
Chance and his made-over Cubs boarding
the Giants in their Polo Grounds den for
the first time. Incidentally that onslaught
sounded the decline Of Giant supremacy
a stiff blow In view Of the fact that only
the season previous. 1905. McGraw had
steered his machine to a worlds cham
pionship. Moreover, the events Of the
1905 flag race marked the beginning of
one of the greatest pennant runs in base
ball history,
Just by way of fitting the lid to this
narrative, be 1t remarked that Brown
and Mathewson have clashed eighteen
times since 1903, the season OF their first
combat. During that period the Rosedale
marvel has chucked eleven winners
as against Matty's seven.
Fourteen times during his association
with the Cubs has Brownie been pitted
against the fadeaway artist, and in nine
battles the West Slider. emerged with n.y.
ing colors. while Matty has reigned su-
preme in but five tussles. Then pause
to reflect upon the other statistics
Eleven pelts for Brown and seven for
Matty since 1903 in slab encounters.
This array Of cold-blooded facts COM
piled on the eve Of New York's signal
1911 invasion of Chicago shows that
Matty has tackled the Cubs all told
thirty-two times. From this string he
has copped fifteen games and dropped
sixteen with one tie. Brown. on the
other hand. has opposed the Giants
thirty-nine times since 1905. with twenty
seven victories and twelve defeats.
Brown in his thirty-nine games against
the Giants has been swatted for 119 runs,
average of B 2-39 scores per game.
Mathewson in his thirty-two encounters
Evening star., 1911-06-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Giants Retake Lead.

CHICAGO. June 6.-New York resumed
the lead in the National League pennant
race yesterday by defeating Chicago. to
/. A batting rally in the ninth. started
by Merkle's triple, scored all seven runs
This triple was followed by Bridwel's
single and Devlin's out.
Myers singled and Mathewson walked
Devore doubled and Fletcher singled for
the third time in the day. Snodgrass
doubled and Merkle. who faced Mcintyre
for the second time in the inning, got a
double. which he tried to stretch into a
triple and was out. Doyle was spiked
in the leg by Devore, but continued in
the game. Score:
R.H.E.
New York;. o o o TT IL o
Chicago....---... 0 o O o o O0-1 5 o
Evening star., 1911-06-06
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

Though Mike Donlin has been rein
stated by the national commission those
familiar with the situation do not be-
lieve that he will ever play ball again.
While Mike was in base ball or just out
of it he was naturally somewhat of
stage attraction, but, no longer being
identified with the game, has affected
him in this respect and it is probably
for the purpose of keeping in touch
with base ball that he applied for re-
instatement. He may even try to come
back. but it is very doubtful if he can
accomplish this because he has been out
of the game for over three years.
True, Jimmy Callahan has proven
himself one of the best players in this
league this spring and he has been out
of major league ball for five years or
time with his semi-pro team and thus
was really never retired. With Donlin
it is different. He has. not donned a
uniform in several years and he has
easy matter to get back in condition
after several years Of idleness. Still, his
reputation of the past may cause some
manager to take a chance with him.
| though the chances are that Mike only
wants the advertising he can get by
the publicity he has received from his
reinstatement.
Wh1le II is Dut natural lnat all SOIts oI
hattering reports should be sent out re-
garding young player who is going up
to a major league team. there really
seems to be something more than mere
talk that the boosts Clarence Walker is
receiving are based on.
Walkers record is a most remarkable
one Up to last Wednesday he had made
81 hits with total of 100 bases. This
gives him a two-bagger for nearly every
hit. His average is just a few points be-
low 400, while he appears to steal bases
and be able to field.
Scout Kahoe's letters would indicate
that he has picked up youngster of re-
markable ability, who, however, is not
finished ball player. But kahoe is not
the only scout who was impressed with
Walker. Hughey Jennings had him looked
over and his scouts reported him to be a
remarkable young player.
Well pitched games by members of the
local pitching staff are as scarce as hens
teeth during the present campaign. The
Nationals lowfy position can be directly
attributed to the weakness of the teams
pitching for on the whole runs enough
have been scored to have won many
more games had the pitchers been able
to hold down their opponents. Weak
pitching always has a demoralzing effect