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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1912-07-27
Sheep-Killing Dogs.

Lynnville.--A number of farmers in
this section report a devastation from
dogs on their flocks of sheep. One WELL
known farmer had about dozen mead
killed in one night.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1912-07-27
Negro Stabs Employer.

Ripley.-A negro by the name of Bin
Nyler became involved in dispute with
Herbert Coffman, on whose farm he was
employed, and seriously, if not fatally,
stabbed his employer.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1912-07-27

It is -no&easy to Do a widow; one
must resume all the modesty of girl
hood without being allowed even to
feign gnorance.--Mme. De Girardin.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1912-07-27

South Pittsburg. The recent heavy
rains. in this section have worked untold
damage to the farms and the crops in
general.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1912-07-27

Lest you forget when next in need of
laxative remember the name GARFIELD Tea"
trial will convince YOU of its merits.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1912-07-27

Mrs. Winslows Soothing syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind colo, 25c bottle.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1912-07-27

It's easier to lead some men to
drink than it is to drive them away
from 1t.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1912-07-27

Even your best friends haven't time
to do much worrying on your account.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1912-07-27

Garfield Tea Is fne laxative being com
posed wholly Of pure, health giving herbs.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Ellis Ward Seems to
Be Doomed at Pennsy

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 4.-Coach Ellis
Ward. of the University of Pennsyl-
vania rowing squad, seems to be
doomed. following meeting Of the col
lege boat club held last night.
At the meeting last night ]. w. Town.
send. jr.. who 10 a strong anti-Ward
man, polied the largest vote for MEM
bership Of the rowing committee, and
Immediately after this announcement
was made Thomas Reach. chairman OF
the University OF Pennsylvania rowing
committee and a warm Ward supporter.
resigned the chairmanship. Reach de-
clared that he would not continue to be
chairman SO long as there was SO much
dissatisfaction expressed by the student
body and the alumni over PENIS inabil-
ity to win races on the water.
Whether rowing coaching methods at
Penn are to change will be decided at
the election of the membership Of the
athletic association committee. Every
candidate for this committee will be
asked to declare himself squarely upon
the coaching method. and upon this
issue the election will be decided.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
YALE EXPERIMENTS
WITH ENGLISH TYPE
Of ROWING SHELL
Boat Bought by Payne Whit
ney, and Is of Leander
Design.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Dec. 4-In
closing the fall rowing season at Yale
a series Of experiments Is being mad ,
with English apparatus. For the first
time In Yale modern boating history an
Lnglish-built shell WITH side rig has
been sent here and Is being tried. 1t
was bought by Payne whitney. Of tie
Yale rowing committee. on his recent
trip to England. where he Investigated
rowing systems and looked over shells
Of various makes.
The boat which whitney selected for
the Yale eight to try Is of the same Ce-
sign and make as that In which the
Leander crew, for years the champion
Of the Henley Regatta. has rowed. 1t
has q slight bulge, but Its main differ
ence from American college crew shells
is not In lines but In the rigging OF
the seats.
These are arranged, not in hori-
xontal line above the keel. but in a
slightly zig.zag line, a few inches from
the horizontal. Tho side-rig arrange
, ment has been q characteristic Of Eng
/ Msi, crews. hut the arrangement IN a
! straight line has marked the American.
The shell which has come here. how.
| ever, Is htted WIN outIlSseIs nistG"c
Of the thole pins which the Englls!
boats employ. A few Americans have
experimental with the side.rigging, bu
scarcely any has tried thole pins. Il
was learned today, how ever. that :hol.
pins would be adjusted and the out.
| riEgers removed and the experiments
Continued with the new apparatus.
| Yale 10 now committed to the Engls
! system and will investigate Enslisl
| methods exhaustively. The search int
them was begun last spring, wher
Averill Hartman. who was the fresh
man crew coach. went to England an,
STAYED q month IN the Oxford ans
Cambridge University rowing camps
His visit was thoroughly successful fol-
the crew he coached alone ne OF Al AL III.
defeated Harvard last June.
II has been learned that Jim Rodgers
head coach Of the Yale crews. will take
a trip across tho Atlantic at once anc
viii look into the English rowing sys
| tems still further.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Virginia Players Are
Proud of Their Letters

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Dec. A.
Thirteen Virginia football men arc
strutting around the various dormi
tories today exhibiting their football
letters with all the pride Of peacocks
The advisory board OF the General
Athletic Association selected the fol.
lowing men to be given the coveted
"V"; Carter. Finlay. Gooch. Hsrrs
Jett. Landes. Maiden. Mayer. Redus
Smith. Todd. Wood. and Voolfolk.
A captain for the 1918 football squad
Will be elected at a meeting OF the v
men Saturday night. Already grea,
plans are being made for the mex,
season. among them being the arrans'
ing of a game with Vanderbilt to bs
played at the new stadium to be erected
on Lambeth Field.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
AMERICAN GOLFERS
TO VISIT ENGLAND
IN SPRING MATCHES
Plan to Play Over St. An
drew's Course for
Title.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1T is quite likely
that half dozen or more American
amateur golfers will visit England next
spring to play In the British amateur
championship over the historic st. An
drew's Course. The plan is only tenta-
tive. but there 10 a strong probability
that some Of the best-known players
within a short distance Of New York
will make up party for the purpose
OF taking a golfing trip abroad.
Finley S. Douglass. who came to
America a dozen years ago. and has
been the holder OF both the National
and Metropolitan titles. 10 agitating the
idea. st. Andrews Is his old home
course.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
highlander MAKES
HIGH RECORD At
STRONG MAN TEST
Better Mark Made by Har.
ward Athlete by 1855
Points.

wILLIAMsTowN. Mass. Dec. A.
George Allen Davis. of the New York
Highlanders. In q recent strength test
made by Physical Director seeley. OF
Williams College. established the re.
markable dgure Of 1855. exceeding the
record Of II. r. Hardwick, the strong
man Of Harvard. by 3ss.5 points. The
systems used In both institutions for
measuring are the same.
Davis figures are also considerably
higher than those of f. d. Huntington.
Harvard's strong man last year. whose
general average was l,3&s.
pitcher last spring and was called the
.Iron Man" because Of his ability to
pitch games within a few days Of each
other
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
International League
Will Meet on Monday

NEW YORK. Dec. 4-The magnates OF
the International League will meet here
Monday. December .. at the Hotel Vic
toria. As President Barrow has four
more years to serve as leader under his
present contract. nothing but minor
business will occupy the attention OF the
magnates.
President McCaffcrty. OF the pennant-
winning Toronto Maple Leafs. will give
a banquet to the magnates and visiting
newspapermen to celebrate his success
ful year. Joe KELLEY. manager OF the
champions. will be given handsome
testimonial Of the regard OF his boss.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
A[[BUT THREE Of
WINNING ELEVEN
SECOND CLASSMEN
Eight Members of Navy's
Team Are in Junior
Year.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Dec. I.-Not only
Is It q fact that the Naval Academy
team on Saturday drew eight players
from one class. tho second, but there Is
hutle doubt that the whole team could
have been taken from that class. and
would have been little below the stand
ard Of the team that was selected by
the coaches to represent the academy.
The only members Of other classes who
were In the lineup were: Hall, left
tackle. a first classman; and Perry, cen.
ter; and Harrison, fullback. who were
third classmen.
A team entirely from the second class
would. Of course, contain the eight play.
ers who started tho game In their regu-
lar positions.. These are; Ingram. left
end: Howe. left guard: Brown. right
guard; Ralston. right tackle: Gilchrist,
right end: Rqdes. quarterback: Leonard.
left haifback; McReavey. right half;
ssss s:say Ps' ss ss sssss FoS yseia @ @ s fSs sSss
would be Redman. Vaughan or Lati-
more. all seasoned veterans. Walker
could take Perry's place at center, al
he played the position nearly all the
season. and was Just nosed out at the
made up successfully by placing Rodei
at fullback. a position where he has
done most of his playing, and f,llinG
quarterback with Nichols. a slashing
ments might be suggested. but thi.
would probably be the strongest. and
has the advantage of having all the mel
play in positions to which they are used
As Hall. left tackle. Is tho only player
lost by graduation. the Navy will have
practically the same team next season
unless some Of the veterans are dis.
placed by younger men who make bet.
ter showing. The system at the acad.
envy 10 to play no favorttes. and none
OF tho old men will have their places
mortRaRed,
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Bowling Tonight .

District Lesgue-Colonials vs, Pal
ace.
Departmental League - Commits
sioners vs. g. P. o.
Patent Examiners League-Me-
chanics vs. G. p. O.
Northeastern Lesgue-Haggerties
vs.. Atlantics.
Southern Clerks League-Man-
ayers vs.. Auditors.
Commercial League-Havenner vs..
Chapin-Sacks.
Departmental Duckpin League
War vs.. Navy.
Carroll League-Ovandos vs. &C.
noas.
Potomac League-All teams.
District Duckpin League-Eurekas
W. Garrisohs.
National Capital League-Fat Men
vs. Nationals.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Tip" O'Neil Will Make
His Reply January |

CHICAGO. Dec. 4.-Annonncement OF
what action he will take with reference
to the recent request for his resignation
~ president Of the Western League
will be made by Zip !O'Neil on Janu-
ary /.
The veteran baseball player and exc
cutive made this statement today. but
he declined to divulge the nature Of his
decision.
At the meeting in Milwaukee recently
the league voted s to 3 to ask for the
resignation. This action grew out Of q
fight to have headquarters removed
from Chicago to some city west of
here. which plan was opposed by O'Neil.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
ARCADE POCKETS
FOURTH Of SERIES
WITH NATIONALS
But Five Scattered Hits
Cleaned From Robertson's
l. Pitching.
MUNICH AND HUGHES
= DO WELL AT BAT
Ten Safeties Are Gathered From
Buck" Barton's
,hlsu. Delivery.

4onors IN the indoor baseball series
between the Nationals and Arcade are
nearer even today as . result Of the
spurt taken by the latter nine At the
Park road floor last night in defeating
the Nationals by . to 1. It was the
fourth game Of the series and each side
was out to pocket the victory SO that
IN early lead might be obtained.
Dick Robertson and Munich were the
battery for Arcade and but fve poor
ly placed hits were CLEANED from the
former. For the Nationals. Buck Bar
ton occupied the center mound and the
Arcade boys experienced little difficulty
in connecting with him for ten safe.
ties.
Munich and Hughes performed like
veterans At the bat, each cleaning up
for several safeties. Robertson and
Murphy each registered for two-bag-
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
DIR. SHADE
SPECIALIST
728 Thirteenth Street

over 90 Yeara' EFactics IFeatIn1
stomach and Nervous Diseasss.
stips tion. Dizsinsss, Bad Taste. Full.
ncss after Eating, Wakefulness, Loss
Of Flesh. Heart Trouble. Palpitetion
Kidney. and Biadder Trouble strie:
Blood and Skin Diseases. Loss Of VI.
Saiity, and Special and Private All.
ments Of Both Sexes cured promptly
(ssos" Sdministsrsdl. .
niohsd. charges low. HourA . - 4
snd . to & Closed ouudayH.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Bowling Bouts.

''Vinc' GULL and his band Of Mt
Vernon bowlers had two games grabbed
away from them by the Y. NJ. c. \.
quint In the National Capital Duckpin
League. Howard rolled 1ls. the highest
set Of the evening.
In the Terminal r. r. Y. NJ. c. 4.
League at Union Station Southern went
after Land and Industrial for two out
Of three games. A decided brace In the
final round precluded a whitewash for
L. and !.
Bureau Of Engraving and Agricultural
were at war last night In the Depart
mental Duckpin League. The Engrav-
eTs took oil sets.
= Patent Examiners were busy with the
Z big pins on the Arcade floor last night.
Mechanics had the best Of the rolling.
taking two sets from Woodworkers,
Holliger and Stone were high pins for
their respective teams.
Washington Tobacco Company l and
Rudolph West . is the summary OF
their rolling last night in the CONNER.
cial League. Dawkins featured the
match with high set OF la6.
Fat men and A. c. NJ. Y. fought q
three.cornered battle. the former pock.
eting the majority Of sets. All OF Fat
Mems scores in the final round were
excspt!onally high, ranging between I0i
and 100.
Puritans -pocketed two out Of three
from the nickGrbockers, in the Co.
lonial League. last night. A total OF
@ BY Leitheiser In his second set wa,
In the Sunday School League, kendall
took sixth into camp for two final set
while Fifth went after West minister TO-
all three rounds. st. Marks ant
Hethsny were more evenly matched, bu
the former took two out OF three.
Navy experienced no trouble l,
pocketing all the honors In its mattel
with Interior In the Departmental
League. Millers high scores saved tn
evening.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Start All Over Again.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Dec. 4.-No%
that the 1872 football season has come
to a close, Coach Harry l.. Williams
has begun preparing for next year.
more than "A score Of candidates re-
porting In the armory for the first
workout. Lectures and formation prac-
tice will be held once n week In the
armory in preparation for the outdoor
work next fall.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Umpire Wants Advance.

HOUSTON, Tex. Dec. 4.-Harry
Howell. former major league pitcher.
and now umpire in the Texas League,
has made demand for advance money
before he will make the trip to the Lone
star State to officiate next season. 1t
Is believed to be the only time that any
umpire ever has done this. His services
ever. that It Is expected his demand will
be complied with. "H
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
The Greatest and the Nerv Worst

The player Ty speed
Ar Hofman's marvellous twisting body Duffy Lewis throwing
arm, Jimmy Sheckards head and Iris Speakers hands,
The imaginable would combine Grigg enerK
Wlbe Robinson body, Snodgrass' hands, feet
John McGraw's throwing George Brownies head
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Western High Is No
Match for Gallaudet

Western High School basketball team
was able to score but thre points against
the speedy quint from Gallaudet College.
who ran up total Of a. The Kendall
Green boys won on individual work. as
there was Q woeful lack of team work.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Mattick's Brother
Signed by Dubuque

DUBUQUE. Iowa. Dec. 4.-Earl Mat
tick. an outfelder of st. Louis, on the
recommendation OF Jimmy Burke. a
Detroit American League scout, has
heen signed by the Dubuque Three-I
League club. Mattick Is brother Of
"sh3nk" Mattick, of the White Sox, a
former Des Moines Western League
player.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is .L.ea"
Henry under treatment.

Henry under treatment.
"Massa John" Henry shows excellent
judgment In winterins here 80 that
Mike Martin may treat his weak knee.
Henry 10 invaluable 70 the Climber,
and II he can regain his old-time form
by next season. he should have little
trouble In leading all the backstops IN
the league.
Gibbons vs. McGoorty.
While hardly decisive regarding tho
middleweight title. that Gibbons.Mc.
Goorty bout in New York Is between
about the best pair in the country.
However. the winner can claim no title
until no has vanquished Frank Klaus
and Leo Houck, both real middle weights
Of the irst class.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Virginia goes North.

virginia finds that. in order to meet
Princeton at football, she must go to
New Jersey. Faculty rules forbid the
Tigers from playing away from home.
except with Yale and Harvard. On that
account Dartmouth Is obliged to go TO
Princeton instead Of meeting the Tigers
in New York.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Honor for Costello.

1t Is a great honor for Harry Cos
te!lo and for Georgetown to have Tom
Thorpe choose the Hilltop star for quar-
terback on his all-America eleven. Tho
drawback, however. comes with the un-
official selection. Walter Camp. blind
as he may be. makes the official choice.
and he can't sec players who don't face
the test OH Yale Field.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Gibbons vs. McGoorty.
Cslvo q humorist.

In writing Clark Griffith a letter IN
Spanish. Jacinto de Caivo. the Climbers
young Cuban outfelder. proves himself
a humorist. even though unconsciously.
Now Grif might retaliate by replaying
In Welsh. II he can ind Welsh inter-
prefer somewhere around Washington.
That would be real story for tho
scribes.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Prospects bright.

Track prospects at Georgetown are
bright, Coach Jimmy Mu!iigan having
fifteen candidates out the first day. It
would not surprise me TO hnd the Blue
and Gray athletes cleaning up every
meet they enter this season. even with
the redoub.able Virginia squad opposed
to them, too.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Wise McCanerty.

Jim Mccafferty. president Of the To-
ronto champions, noting the split be-
tween the TWO major leagues. will ten-
der q banquet to all baseball men in
New York. thus grabbing of the adver-
t!eing that should so TO the worlds
champion Red Sox. McCafferty is a
wise lad, as well as one Of the best
sports in baseball.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04

SAT- 81 .:.;...-............... <;
Runs-Coster, Cefaretti. Russo. First base
On bells-On Robertson. L; of Barton. 2.
TWo.bsse hits.B. Murphy. Robertson stolen
base-Coster. Double play-B. Murphy to j.
Murphy to Burke. Umpire-"Bud' wymard.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04
Eoccerites enthusiastic.

washington's soccerites are enthu.
siastic over the prospects Of their game
In the Capital. and they should be. The
weather here is .well-night perfect for
this style Of football. enabling the play
ers to appear well into the winter. 4
little push will do II. boys. Keep at 1t
ana coon you'M have a following here.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04

Puritans pocketed two out Of three
from the Knickerbockers. in the Co
lonial League. last night. A total of
IS by Leitheiser in his second set was
the feature.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04

IN the Sunday School League. Kendall
took Sixth into camp for two final sets,
while Fifth went after Westminster for
all three rounds. st. Marks and
bethany were more evenly matched, but
the former took two out OF three.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04

Navy experienced no trouble in
pocketing all the honors In its match
with Interior In the Departmental
League. Miller's high scores saved the
The Washington times., 1912-12-04

Washington Tobacco Company l and
Rudolph West is the summary OF
their rolling last night in the CONNER
cial League. Dawkins featured the
match with q high set OF l36.
The Washington times., 1912-12-04

Fat men and A. c. NJ. Y. fought q
three.cornersd battle. the former pock-
eting the ma ajority Of sets. All Of Fat
Mems scores in the final round were
Exceptionally high. ranging between 107
and 100.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-11-20

SWINE FUR SALE-About a
dozen thoroughbred Poland China
stock hogs. all young and thrifty.
Farm FIVE miles south of Lancaster
33ctf. Clyde Richardson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-11-20

LOST OR STOLEN-Black and
tan beagle hound; answers to the
name of Jim. Reward for his re-
covery. Report to Frank G. Meyer.
Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-11-20

FOR SALE-Six good Hereford
bulls, varying ages Pedigrees furnish
ed. Inquire of John Schildgen,
Route No. 4, Lancaster. 36W2*
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-11-20

FOR SALE: Some good hard wood
timber by the acre; also several
hundred white oak posts at ten cents
apiece. A. Brinkman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-11-20

FOR SALE-One good Lard coal
stove. Inquire at this Office
New-York tribune., 1912-02-14
Remedy, He Thinks,
Lies in Penalty for
Long Drivers.

In tho oninion of a number Of well known
goIfers including Walter J. Travis, there
is no need for standardizing the golf oaH.
Thus far the ruling bodies here and abroad
have done nothing decisive, althouSn II
will he remembered that at the annual
meeting of the United States Golf Asso-
cistion. held In Philadelphia month ago.
a resolution was passed authorizing the
executive committee thoroughly to inyesu-
gate the subject
Not a voice was raised in protest at that
time. Since then word has been received
TO the effect that the Royal and Ancient
Golf Club Of St. Andrews has decided TO
take some action with regard to the ball.
This will not occur. however before the
spring meeting. Travis. in commenting on
the standardization of the ball. says;
Virtually the same things were said
eight or nine years ago when the rubber
core first came In, and doubtless the same
talk was heard fifty years ago. when the
guilty was first introduced. Time has con-
clusively shown the falacy OF these argu-
ments. Courses generally, are vastly bet
ter and, although. there are thousands
more players than there was decade ago,
with an ever increasing number OF good
ones. vet the men who were supreme be-
fore the day Of the rubber core ball are
still TO the front.
ut may be safely said that 50 per cent OF
New-York tribune., 1912-02-14
No Need for Standard in
Golf Ball, Says TroVfs

the players generally would gladly well
come any ball that will give them increase"
distance. They play the game for pieas'
ure, caring very little for championship
or tournaments. and 1t is doubtful II thes
will lend their support TO any scheme looN
ing to Standardization. ! am unequi'oe
ally opposed to Standardization, elther Vi
balls or clubs Fortunately 1t 80 happenS
that II is impossible to have stanuai u
ball. Granted certain specifications as W
size. weight, centre and thickness OF cover
there are still questions of manufacture
such as tension, rubber and the various
methods OF the maker, which would Hiahe
the difficulties insurmountable or nan +"
dozen manufacturers turning out anything
approaching uniformity. Gutta percha,
pure. is too soft in itself to make goll
ball. l..
THE true remedy, in my Judgment Is
not so much TO increase the length OF the
courses az TO make long driving hazardous
Too great a premium is given to the lohs
hitter, anyway, the right proportions 'o
tween this and the other departments Oh
the game, approaching ana puttins' HUI
being at present properly ADJUSTED
Sneaking of golf balls, the price OF solho
makes will be one highball cheaper thiS
year. according TO the statement OIL
dealer In Chicago.
BalIs which last year cost % cents each
will this year be only 90 cents whiie
mades" can be had for 80 cents Inc
higher grades, which sell for 10 cents eao"'
or more will remain unchanged In price.