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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
VIGILANTS TO PLAY.
Will Meet Engineers at Union
League Park.

When the Vigilants and the United
States Engineers clash this afternoon at
Union League Park. 18th and II streets
northeast. one of the best independent
foot ball games of the year will be staged,
as both teams are primed for the fray.
Last night Coach Wayne Hart worked
for two hours with the Blue and Gray
eleven. and stated after the practice that
the team was in the best condition of the
season The Vigilants will depend upon
their speed to beat the weight of the
service eleven. while the Bridge Builders
will use trick formations and line plunges
Last season these teams fought one Of
the hardest games of the year, the Vigi-
lants winning out by = to . score and
this year the Engineers are out for re-
venge No stone will be left unturned by
Manager Ollveri and Coach Hart to win
this contest, as with it will go the in
dependent championship of the south.
This is the second game for the possession
of the Hyman Levy trophy.
The Engineers will bring 900 rooters
with them, together with a squad of
mounted men. while the Vigllants will
have their usual large squad of rooters.
Manager Oliveri has made preparations
TO handle the largest crowd of the season,
and all will be taken care of. Prior to
the big game. which starts promptly at 3
o'clock. the Nationals will meet the
Mount Peasants for the 14O-pound title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
GREER EASTERN GUARD

Smith of Eastern. the cleverest man at
carrying the ball in the schools. There
was no other back who had his ability
to gain ground with the exception of
King, and certainly there was none who
was as clever.
Harris of Business is given the other
halfback's position because of hfs ability
as ground gamer. While not large, he
was able to keep his feet we'll and was
the surest man to cover ground that
Business had.
King would do the punting for the
eleven, while Smith and Wells would
handle kicks. both being fairly capable
in that department.
The team as picked does not include
all the good men there were in the series.
Space will not permit the taking up or
each candidate for each position and dis
cussing his relative merits, but 1t may
be said that second eleven could prob
ably be picked which would be able to
give the one here elected as the honor
combination a difficult time winning were
they pitted against each other
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Inquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Please state: I. If Marquard ever was
relieved by Tesreau during the last sea-
son. > If the White Sox played an ex-
hibitiOn game at the same time they
were playing another league team. l
thought this was caused by a postponed
game having to be played off after the
Sox had contracted to play the exhibit
ton game. e. H. D.
1. Tesreau relieved Marquard on July
Is, 1872. when the Cubs gave Marquard
his first defeat OF the season. =. Yes, on
September 4, 1912, a team of substitutes
was sent to Monroe, Wis. at the request
of Monroe people, to fill II date that had
TO be Cancelled to play off a tie game OF
the day before with Detroit. ComIskey
paid the expenses of the substitute team
to and from Monroe and refused to take
any of the receipts of the exhibition
game.
Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly publish the batting average and
smuggling average tofficiaD OF Bodie OF the
the last year. Also state how the slug
ging average is obtained. IL. w. L.
Bodies official batting average for 1912
was .2A. Official averages give Schultz
an average of .264. There is no Official
smuggling average. one might ,at, ne h. 90
1::2) by his times at bat Ga2). The re-
suit would De .40j.
Sporting Editor Star:
l. What year was Evers out on account
of nervous collapse. and Was it the
same year he broke his ankle? ,. Was 1t
the broken ankle that kept him out of the
worlds series of 1910? .. Is G.. Smith of
tht. cubs the one who was on either the
Boston American League or the Washing
ton team? w. W.
l. E.vers was kept out of the game by
sickness most of the season of 1911- He
broke his ankle just before the close of
The season of 1910 - Yes. =. The same.
/ He pitched for both teams mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
FIELD AND KENNEL

Very few trains leave Washington
for southern points at this season of
the wear without carrying number
of local sportsmen, and many of them
are seeking happy hunting grounds in
the Piedmont section of Virginia. The
personal experience of one who has re-
Gently spent a vacation in that section
NAV be of some service to his fellow
Sportsmen. At the very outset he
wishes to say that never has he been
treated more Hospitality and courteous
~ than by the good people of the
three counties in which he has hunted
In very rare instances have any of the
refused consent to shoot
over their lands, and IN many instances
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Birthday Greetings
CONGRATULATIONS TOTAL BROWN.

w (Pa)
been the
Kid Kid Lloyd
Billie Nneman
OF late Pal has his He
Thomas credit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
BY BILLY EVANS.

1t is great to be the hero 1t is GER
tain1y grand to be lauded from one end
of the country to the other 1t is fine TO
see your name in big type on all the
sporting pages from the small weekly
to the greatest metropolitan daily. 1t is
very pleasant to be deluged with fancy
offers to go into vaudeville, with nothing
to do but to let the public look you over.
Christy Mathewson and MOrdecai
Brown, because of their phenomenal
pitching, have enjoyed these headline po-
sitions. Frank Baker. owing to his mar
veIous batting. his mighty home-run
swats, has been the hero of the hour.
Eddie Collins. Hans Wagner. Babe
Adams. Jack Barry. Charley Herzog. Joe
Wood, Hugh Bedient, Jack COombs, Chief
Bender and numerous other stars have
enjoyed the spotlight because of meri-
torious work in the worlds series. the
base ball classic of each succeeding year.
Sure, it is nice to be the hero.
But what about the goat? Just as
each worlds series has its hero or heroes,
so does 1t have it's goat or goats" 1t
is not nearly SO pleasant to be the
goat" The things said and written
about him are not rs complimentary as
the notices the hero gets. No vaudeville
manager is seeking his signature to
twenty-week contract at a big weekly
stipend. No celebration Is awaiting him
on his arrival at the old home town lie
is usually given a place in the down-and-
out class, and the report freely clfcu-
lated that the next year will see him
back in the tall uncut
Players Are Often Classy Performers.
Very often the players who are labeled
the goats of the proceedings are really
high-class performers. The break i'll luck
goes against them, single mispiay los
ing series and bringing upon them uni
versal condemnation. while some other
escapes practically unnoticed. The short
cOmings of players who make errors that
lose one of the first games are usually
forgotten for the unfortunate play OF the
goat which often takes place in the
final innings of the last game and decides
the outcome. To that one play Is charged
the loss of the series.
PerhaDs TO series better illustrates this
fact than the recent clash between the
Giants and the Red SOX. From now until
the opening of next years base ball sea-
son the name ''Snodgrass" will be taken
in vain many times. Whenever any one
A.; does anything wrong in no matter what
line, he will be hailed as Mr.. Snod-
grass All this censure comes as the
result of the mere dropping of fly ball.
/ Daily during the base ball season out
| felders miss fly balls; sometimes they
, let a couple of them get away. Often
| little or no comment is made on such n
performance. But because Snoderass
| failed to catch fly ball in the last half
| of the tenth inning of the final game of
! the worlds series he is at the present
time, and probably will continue TO be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
King Stood Out.

King was the one player who stood
out during the year. He was strong and
entirely too capable to be playing in the
class. He would easily have made any
position on any eleven simply by virtue
of his physical power. As a defensive
player he was probably the best at back
ing up a line He was generally good
FOR a gain on the offense because OF his
exceptional weight, which gave him an
immense advantage among light men.
The right halfback's position goes 10
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The following games are from the n
cent WhitakerLie5enstein encounter:
CITOCO PIANO.
TWO KNIGHTS GAME.

fai White had i'm mind play 30 R-RS with
mate on the move il RIB. bnt Black could have
v.ere,i 30 900. R-kt6, and ii ~ B-B2 p
KITS. with probable draw.
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WHITE.

Connie Mack's deal for Outfieder Daley
from Los Angeles indicates, says one
Philadelphia critic. that Jimmy Walsh.
secured from Baltimore, has not made
good in Macks eyes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

less for the time being. Because of his
failure to pitch he was branded as being
yellow accused of being bought and
numerous other things. Yet there was
no doubt in the minds of those who knew
that Waddell would not have lasted an
inning if he had started against the
Giants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Problem.

WHITE.
White Ia play and mate in three moves.
Combination Study.
BLACK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

b. T. Mccartney, DIR. z. Vareia and
G.. p. Lchr were d party OF Capitol Hin
sportsmen who left Sunday morning
for Staffords store. in Fauquier county
where they will be the guests Of c. a
Bolts. Ii their realization comes up to
tn cir anticipation they viii bring back
birds enough to remember all their
friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

John Lynch of Georgetown went on
a shooting trip to St. Marys county.
Md, but found birds so scarce that he
was unwilling to Kill any. preferring
to leave those he found for brooders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

Mr.. Tom Keller. his son Paul and
Rawlins Hume spent several DAYS
shooting on the Hazel river. in Cul-
pepper county. They report finding birds
and rabbits plentiful. They were
shooting over Mr.. Hume's good dogs.
Dainty and Count, and Mr.. Keiler's
black and white setter and all of the II
sustained their regulations as good
dogs
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05
REV. j. D. CHAPMAN RESIGNS

The news that Rev. ]. d. Chapman
has resigned as pastor of the Bap-
tist church in this city came like a
thunderbolt to his church and friends
here.
Mr. Chapman handed in his resig-
nation to the deacons at their meet
ing Monday night, and although 10th
to part with this excellent minister
they had to accept his resignation.
Mr. Chapman was only here in Ocala
a very few months, but in that time
many have learned to love him. He
is a splendid gentleman and an excel
lent pastor and has a lovely family.
Mr.. Chapman and family will leave
Ocala the first of May for their new
home at Greenville, S. c.. where both
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman and their old
est daughter will have chairs in a
Baptist college in that city.
The Banner regrets to lose the
Chapman family from our midst, but
wishes them God speed in their new
home
Mr.. Chapman's successor here has
not yet been named
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05
Mr.. EDWARDS LAID TO REST

The funeral services over the body
held at three o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon from his residence on Lake
Weir avenue, and was very largely
attended.
The funeral was conducted by the
Masons. Rev. j D. Chapman of the
Baptist church read a scripture les
son and offered a very beautiful and
impressive prayer, after which the
Masons continued the service accord
ing to their beautiful ritual.
Besides the Masons the Elks also
attended Mr.. Edwards funeral in a
body, and the fire wagon, draped in
black, joined the funeral cortege. Mr..
Edwards at one time was valued
member of the volunteer fire depart
ment, and was very popular with the
men.
During the funeral service Miss
Marguerite Porter, Mrs. Will Coin.
Mr.. Jack Hudgins and Mr.. George
Nash of the Baptist choir sang two
exquisite anthems, favorites of the
deceased, which was a beautiful part
of this solemn service.
After the service at the house the
body was escorted to Greenwood,
where it was buried under bank OF
very magnificent, lovely and fragrant
flowers. The floral tributes We're in
deed exquisite, and were in great pro
fusion. The offerings sent in by the
different orders to which he belonged
were most beautiful and appropriate.
The Masons also had charge of the
service at the cemetery, and the act
i've nall bearers were members of the
Masons. The honorary pail bearers
were Messrs. Jack Camp, L. J. knight,
w. ID. Richey, Fred McAteer, Walter
Marsh. Louis Lang, A. T. Thomas OF
this city, and Mr. d. G. Haley of Chi
cago.
Messrs. McIver and MacKay had
charge of the funeral arrangements.
In whatever guise death may come,
whether he comes to claim the suck
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05
MONUMENT TO THE WOMEN OF
THE coNFEDERAcY

General A. d. Williams, command.
ing the second brigade Confederate
Veterans, was visitor to Ocala Tues,
day, and made an ADDRESS at the
meeting of the Confederate Veterans
His mission was to stimulate an In
terest in the proposed monument "a
the Women of the Confederacy, soon
to be erected in the city of Jackson
vile.
The design for the monument has
been submitted and accepted, and a
contract for its erection signed. The
work is to begin within a month, end
the monument is TO be unveiled j
February next.
General Williams spoke very enthu
siastically in favor of this magnin.
cent tribute to the heroic women OF
the south, and is large contributor
towards it. He says that every dol
lar for its erection can De gotten up
within the city of Jacksonville. but
it is desired that it be made a state
contribution so that the whole peo.
pie may claim ownership of it the
same as the monument now being
raised by the New York World TO
Thomas Jefferson shall be national
in it's scope.
The monument is to be a very beau.
tiful one and will fittingly represent
the virtues and patriotism of the no.
bic women to whose memory 1t is TO
be erected.
The base is to be of granite, and is
to cover space of twenty-eight feet
square. A dome of pure marble will
be upheld by four ornamental marble
columns. Standing on this dome
there will be bronze figure of typ
ical southern woman, thirteen feet
high. She is represented as looking
proudly to the front and clasping TO
her bosom in her left hand a Confed-
crate flag, which represents all that
clusters about the conquered banner.
At the foot of the dome, seated in a
chair, is the figure of another woman
with a boy and girl on either side OF
her, and open in her hands is a book
inscribed: "The History of the
South" which she is supposed to be
teaching to the rising generations.
The monument will contain othes
figures. It's estimated cost is $4,000.
and it will adorn one of the prettAst
parks in Jacksonville. The Marion
camp pledged $1,000 towards it's cree.
ton.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

ling infant at it's mothers breast, the
nrattling child or the octogenarian,
weary and heavy laden with years,
his visits are never welcome. he
leaves behind him sobs and bitter
wailing. But when he comes and
grasps the young, the strong and the
robust, his visits are indeed appalling,
and we cannot fathom the mystery
of his coming.
In this particular instance the vic
| tim of this fell destroyer of the home
was in the very flower of manhood.
He was strong and robust. He was
stranger to dissipation. He knew
! nothing of the ills of the flesh. He
| was an early riser He took strong
and healthful exercise, yet long be-
fore he was in hailing distance of the
meridian OF life he is cut down like
the flower of the early morning, and
his friends will know him no more
| forever, except for the memory Of the
life that he lived and the example
that he set for the stimulation of 9th
ers.
His patriotism was shown when
quite young, when he enlisted as a
soldier at the call of his country. As
soon as hostilities ceased he settled
down to business, entered his name
upon the church rolls, married, erect
| ed a lovely home, was elected mem
Der OF the city council, was a mem
Der of the board of trade, and took
part in the movement of affairs that
had for their object the uplift of the
community, and started out on ca
reer' that meant an honorable and re-
spected old age, had he been permit
ted to attain it.
The memory of such men does not
perish. 1t lives in the stimulation of
others.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

DIR. ]. E. Chace has purchased the
lot on the south side of the square on
which stands the small one-story
stores occupied by Mr.. s. r. Whaley
and Mr.. F. G. b. Weihe. The prop
erty was purchased from Mr.. H. l..
Anderson. former citizen OF 0cala
Dr. Chace has purchased this prop.
erty as an investment. II is a. splen'
did location, and we hope some day
soon to see it graced by handsome
brick store.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

These folks that come down here
to Florida from the north are sure
guileless souls. One of them bought
the Y. NJ. G. A. building at St Angus
tine the other day for $4,000, paying
$500 down He probably would have
followed up the supposed seller and
forced the remaining $4,000 on him if
the fellow hadn't skipped out for
other, but not greener, pastures. The
buyer did not get all he could for his
money. He could have bought the
Polk county court house or the state
capitol on the same terms.-Lakeland
Telegram.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05
r. WOODROW BUYS MORE
PROPERTY
MORE

Mr.. David S. Woodrow continues to
show his faith in the future of Ocala.
| Yesterday he closed trade with Mr..
Joseph Shuford whereby he becomes
the owner of Mr. Shuford's home
place, corner of Osceola and South
Second streets.
This is very valuable piece of
property, as it fronts, perhaps, one
hundred feet or more on the A. c. l..
railway, which will become valuable
for warehouse purposes.
The lot also contains a very COM
Portable two-story cottage. The only
thing that we regret about this sale
is that we are to lose Mr. and Mrs.
Shuford as citizens They are a most
amiable couple and their flower and
vegetable garden always presented a
pretty and attractive picture ana
showed what is possible to be dohe
by skill and industry in growing sue
culent and delicious vegetables and
rare and beautiful flowers
Mr. and Mrs. Shuford own a pretty
tract of seven acres just beyond the
outskirts of the city, on the Silver
Springs hard road, on which they
will Immediately build a comfortable
home, and where they expect to
SPEND the balance Of their days.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

Mr.. Avery, an aged gentleman re-
siding at Fort Mccoy, was drowned
some time Monday in the lake bor-
dering that town. He was nearly 80
years old, and almost blind He ac-
came confused, and in trying to find
his way to the shore walked. further
into the lake, finally got into water
over his depth and was drowned be-
fore assistance could reach him. His
body was brought to Ocala Tuesday
and rested in the undertaking parlors
of Messrs. McIver & MacKay. The
remains were inferred Wednesday
in Greenwood cemetery.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

Quite a few of the truckers over
the county have reported the splendid
condition of their cantaloupe and mel.
on fields, but Mr.. T. III. Johnson. who
has a farm near Martel, is probably
ahead of them all. He exhibited in
Ocala Monday cantaloupe vines in
bloom. He says his melon and canta-
loupe crops are both putting on run
ners. He has in this year about so
acres of cantaloupes and 40 of mel
ons.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05
oCALA FLORIDA, FRIDAY, APRIL 1879
DEATH OF Mr.. WILLIAM p. ED
WARDS


Ocala's best known and popular cit
liens, died at the Ocala sanitarium
| between one and two o'clock Tuesday
morning, after an illness of only a few
days. On Thursday morning Mr. Ed
wards was stricken very suddenly ill
with appendicitis in its most acute
form. On Sunday he was moved to
the sanitarium and Sunday night was
operated on by Dr. Rogers of Jack
sonville, and DR.. Izlar of this city, and
it was found that his condition was
most alarming, and very little hope
of his recovery was held out by his
physicians, so the news of his death
Tuesday morning, though great
Shock, was not unexpected
Mr.. Edwards was in the prime and
vigor of young manhood-just SO
years old-strong and healthy, and
it is almost impossible to realize
that less than a week ago he was so
well and happy and now lies cold in
death. Truly, in life we are in
death, and know not what a day
may bring forth.
Mr.. Edwards was Marion county
hoy, and had lived in Ocala nearly
all his life. He was the only son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Edwards, old
residents of the county, who survive
him, as do also his six sisters, all,o of
whom are married. One is Mrs. Joe
White Of this city.
Mr.. Edwards was in the cattle and
market business, and through his
own efforts had accumulated nice
little fortune, owning his own beauti,
ful home on Lake Weir avenue, and
other property as we'll The future
lheld very bright prospects for him.
and his death causes great sorrow
among his many friends here and in
the county.
Mr. Edwards, as a young boy, was
member OF the Ocala Rifles, and
went with the troops when they were
called to the spanish-American war.
Soon after his return from the war,
when still boy, Mr.. Edwards mar
! rled Miss Gertie Christian of this
city, a daughter of DIR. and Mrs. Fl.
NJ. T. Christian Of Oak Hurst. The
young wife survives him and is com
p1etely stunned by her sudden and
terrible loss. Two children were
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards, both
of whom died in infancy.
Mr.. Edwards for several years was
alderman at large for the city, was a
member of the Masons and of the
Elks, and occupied number of other
positions. He was a great fisherman
and hunter and loved all outdoor
sports, and his place will be very hard
to fill with his friends, among whom
he was a great favorite.
To the sorrowing wife, heart-brok-
en- parents and sistAks we offer our
deep and most heartfelt sympathy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs 4. A. Grahan - Con.
nor were IN the eity Nonaaf. hatinH
come up TO see their little Erana
daughter. Elsie Graham. eho has
been 80 critically ~ for ne paaf 80
days. Little elsie was sllehilf -
ter yesterday. although she ls sllil >
very sick child Mr. and NJ ofaham
now have two trained nurses alfh
their little one. We sincerely heee
that this sweet little haby eiIl sooa
be on the road 60 recosery.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05
A PRIVATE sANITARIUM OPENED

Doctors A. l.. Izlar, e. G. Lindner
and w. K. Lane have rented the up
per half of Mrs McClure's residence
on North Main street, and have open
ed a private sanitarium. They have
several excellent trained nurses in
attendance and already. have quite a
number of patients As soon as they
can secure a suitable location these
physicians expect to enlarge their
sanitarium to several times its pres
ent size.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-04-05

Dr. r. T. schfeibef win tonflnae lo
occupy his present qafften ~ hls
chemical laboratory. The bnlIalnT he
Is In was recently purkhaaed ~ the
ocala Telephone Company. Nho elII
move II 10 the loi just hack 81 H
which they have also pufehasei. ana
they viii erect the nsu telepAone
building on the lot nou eeeupiea -
the laboratory Work cn moving ~.
schreiber's laboratory viii be beNun
very soon.