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Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

Thursday afternoon was another gaia
day on Hallowells famous Ice track.
Augusta, Gardiner, Winthrop, Waterviile-
Bangor and other Maffe cities sending
enthusiastic horsemen to join Halloweil
in giving expression of delight to see
one of the best ice tracks, that can pos
sibly be produced. Thursday was ben-
eft race looking toward raising a hand
some purse for the races to be run off,
Feb 2g when more of the very best
horses in Maine will be here to compete
for honors.
Judging from the-fnanner in which en-
thusiasn over the condition offhe track
moved up at Thursdays races the purse
for the 29th win be enlarged and the
biggest races ever seen on the ice fields
of Maine will be run off on that day.
One gentleman from Bangor stated,
Thursday, that he had been at all the
ice tracks in Maine. but Hallowell pre-
sented the prettiest of any.
AT Thursdays races the judges We're:
Warren Wilkins of Winthrop, H. II. Lee
of Augusta, Asa r. Grant of Bangor.
William Harp of Halowell was starter.
Harry Lee of Augusta was timer and an
nouncer.
ne ShlAliidlS
CLASS A-FREE-FoR-ALL. =
Bonney Belle o. Anderson, Au-
Plain Jack, H. NJ. springer, An-. =
Darkie, II. c. Bowman, Augusta.3 ] 3
Time-.S4 81, .a44. 343.
CLASS B-2.25 CLASS.
Hal Rogers, c. J. Smith. Halo,
Margaret, aei q " Jones. Haiiowen2 , :
Black silk, H. NJ springer, Angus >
Ia Observation-Disclosures = =" = :"
Fred M. Wilkes, w. A. Mifoy,
Gardner .-.sf '.t.--f
Time-.393, 33l, .3S
Distance, one-quarter mile.
CLASS C-TROTTING CLASS.
Lulu Girl, w. Albee. Hailowell.. 81 l
Walter w, win Ballard, Augusta Z
Monarch IL, Jim Hayes. Gardiner. 3
Bessie j., S. McLaughlin, Gardiner.4 = :
Casino, Or. Johnson, AliY''sta. - . .
Time, SO, &c, .254
Distance, ne-Guarter mile.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

The w. C. r. Z. rendered a reception
to~thc members Of The Y. c. T. e. at
the home of Mrs. w. Fl, Perry, 6S
Second street Thursday evening.
There was a fine turnout of the mem
bers of tie young women branch of
the temperance work. and their SEN
iors in the same field of labor We're
present to extend them hearty greet
ing. During the evening there was a
general exchange of notes along the
lines of temperance activities and sug-
gestiens We're made as to- how larger
things might be accomplished. Light
refreshments We're served and gem
orally pleasant evening was passed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16
LOCAL NOTICE.
Be Just to Your Family and

Be Just to Your Family and Self.
Don't wait until fire has burned you
out and with aching heart wish you
had insured. Do it now. The cost OF
insurance is small, the satisfaction IS
great. Walter D. Spaulding's Agency
assures you lowest prices ana prompt
settlements. jan26eS:-1-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16
Probate Court Business.

The business transacted al the Feb
ruary term of the Somerset Probate
Court is as follows:
wills presented for probate in the
estate Of: Herbert l. Corson, late Of
Athens: Henry l.. Morrill, late of
pif,sield. Samuel c. Atwood. late o.
New Portland; Ellen E. Lowe, late Of
Palmyra; Gerrish Il Wilder, late o
Cambridge. Rees.Sn Bernis, late OF
Harm6hs Frarsxc VIZ Stone. late OF
cornville. Lottfess As Hume. late Of
Fairfield; vestag A. Curtis. late O.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

\ mysterious visitor appeared on the
streets and called at several homes,
Wednesday, giving different name
at each place. He claimed thorough
knowledge of many of Hallowells old :
est citizens. He represented himself
as foreman of the New England Tel.
Co. and was anxious to give away a
lot Of old telephone poles, also to dis
r"ro of . LOT of coal! having an hand
more than he needed. The man was
evidently deranged, though harmless.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

The announcement is made from
Leyuka, Fiji Islands, of the death of
Mataafa, ex-King of Samoa, who
maintained resistance against the
treaty powers in 1888. In 1879 Germany
and Great Britain obtained harbors in
Samoa and political arrangement
was concluded whereby no single pow
er was 10 appropriate the islands. In
subsequent wrangles the Germans up
held the claims of Mattafa and the
British and Americans supported q
rival candidate. Several towns and vii
lagos We're bombarded and several en-
gagements were fought, and in May,
1899, Mataafa and his chiefs sur
rendered their arms.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

The Moonlight Club, which was sehed-
nied to- meet. Wednesday evening. with
Miss Esther Thulen, had to postpone ii
on account of the illness of Miss Thuen,
she having an abscess in her throat. Miss
Charlotte Cole viii entertain next.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16
WEST GAR DINER.

Editor journal:
| hereby notify the voters of the
town of West Gardiner that am
candidate for road commissioner for
the ensuing year.
FORREST l.. WAKEFIELD.
West Gardiner, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16
GARDINER.

Baltler's Corner Fruit store has re-
ceiNed big lot of luscious Florida or
anges the big kind. 126 count, Satur-
day only, the price is way down, only
39c. dozen. better stock up.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16
DR.. Miles Nervine

and he procured bottle. After the
trst few doses ! showed a marked
Improvement and after taking two
bottles | was entirely cured. / have
been perfectly we'll for years and
cannot praise DR.. Miles Nervinc
too highly"
1t you are troubled with loss of
appetite, poor digestion, weakness,
inability to sleep; if you are in a
general run down condition and
unable to bear your part of the
daily grind Of life. you need some
thing to strengthen your nerves.
You may not realize what is the mat
ter with you, but that is no reason
why you should delay treatment.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

Remember the Board of Trade meet
ing. at 80 Friday evening, in the
City building. to consider the tele-
phone rates. a number Of prominent
speakers will be present.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

The past masters of Hernon Lodge of
Masons are requested to meet at the hall,
next Tuesday evening. to make arrange
mentsN for the annual Past Masters
night, which will be held the last of.
March or the first of April.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

: The p. c. r. Club will meet. this
Fridayl evening, Feb. l6. with Mrs.
II. w. Dodge All members are re-
quested to he present.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will be entertained by Mrs. An
derson and Miss Robinson. Friday aft
ernoon, at the AIMEE Home
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

Mrs. w. N Lyons of Sunapee Lake,
n. H., who has been the guest of her
mother. Mrs. Doreas Hatchins, at
Litchheld. returned. Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

Galen Davis left, Thursday for Will
ton, where he lis to work at his trade
of electrical wiring for Mr. Sanford,
who was formerly located in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

Recorder o. B. Clason will act as
Judge at the municipal court, during
the absence of Judge. Atkins
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ Goodwin of New
port have arrived and are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Messer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

the many gifts presented the school by
graduating classes during the past few
years. An expert has been engaged to
go to Fitchburg and graft on the fingers
and thumb
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16
DR.. Miles Nervine

has proven its value in nervous dis
orders for thirty years, and merits
tr1@l 30 natter how nanny other
remedies ba@e failed to help you.
500 ~ az druggists. II AreE h9t:is
fsiss TO hsnef. your e,oney Il rsttirre1.
MiLsS MEDICAL Co, Eixhars, Ind
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

dance viii be given at Fowles hall,
East Pittston. Friday evening, for the
benefit of a person who is i'll and in need
of financial aid
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

Mrs. q, e. Langille, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Moses
Hutchins, at Litchfield, has returned.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

The Star Club will meet, Friday after
noon, with Mrs. George y. johnson.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

The Epworth League of the Methodist
church will give a Washington birth
day social, next Thursday eYening. in
the vestry.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

Rev. and Mrs. I. F. Lusk of the Meth
adist church expect their daughters,
Misses Lu and Mary Lusk. of Lexing-
ton, Mass. home. Friday. for a 10-days
vacation. They are teachers at Lexing-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

Captain John Whelan. a Queenstown
pilot, who was unable to land at
Roches Point on account of a heavy
sontherly gale when the steamer left
Queenstown, arrived Thursday, at
Boston on the steamer Megantic He
will return on the same ship, next
TUESDAY,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

e. A. Bird, clerk in George b.
Morse's cigar store, is i'll with the
grip at his home ON Beech street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

Gardiner Lodge. No. 3, l. O. o. F.,
worked the Initiatory degree, Thursday
evening.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

Miss Bernice Burkett of Union is
the guest Of the Misses Drew, at the
Hallowell House.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-16

f Lunt; organist. Chas. E. Brann;
sentinel Harvey r. GatcheH.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14

THE GAME CHINESE SPORTS
Little Stories About Baseball
By w. A. PheLon

b6T DON'T know Rube Cardinals will
able ball Of
ball
lot OF
ball
yellow
dubbed
they SILENT
roller
oudt
sid
dust and covered with dirt but successful and those Cns fairly danced
and down the aiS&S
Before had passed big Chinese colony
desperate ban loang fellow failed take chances and didn't hit
actually
afraid that they knife them the anteyed devils But
further all Chinatown was
in
owe to roud
a'Say, in Why
ar Chinks 81 for the game?
i
baHee!
who Sid and so anxious to battle in the rain"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14
age
Balk, A Mystery To the Majority Of
Fans, Can Be Made In Nine Ways

long that, in the umpire's opinion, ne
is doing 1T to delay the game
Z If the pitcher gets into position
to pitch without having the ball in his
possession.
8. If the pitcher makes any Of the
motions habitually used in pitching TO
the batsman and does not go through
with the delivery to the plate
g. If the catcher steps outside the
lines of his position preparatory tn re-
ceiving a pitched ball.
When balk is decided for any OF
these causes every baserunner ad-
vances one base without liability to be
put out, because the declaring of the
balk automatically puts the ball out OF
play. If there are runners On third
and first bases, for instance, and a
balk is made toward first, both run
ners. advance one base. 1t is easy to
remember that every baserunner is
entitled to one base on every balk, b1I
the batsman does not go to first
The pitcher cannot make a balk IN
til he is on the slab A bluff throw TO
first base is not a balk unless first
base is occupied. A bluff throw to sec
ond or third base never is balk, but il
the pitcher stands in his position and
makes a throw to any occupied base
without stepping toward the base It is
a balk-
The fourth, sixth and eighth ways OF
making balks practically are dead let
ters- The pitcher is not required to
face the batsman all the time in going
through his motions. No one recalls
when a pitcher was penalized for de-
laying the game by holding the ball
while on the slab and every good
pitcher makes some Of the motiohs
habitual 10 his delivery every time he
makes a throw to first.
The first, second, seventh, eighth
and ninth ways of baking do not al
feet the batsman- When the bases are
an eu1nrv and the uffcher. makes a baf<
of the third, fourth, fifth OF sixth
kinds, the umpire calls a ball. For in
stance. If the pitcher takes two steps
or fails TO keep one foot on the slab
il is a ball, no matter il it is other
wise q perfect strike
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14
Actress Puts the Matrimonial
Sign On Fighter Joe Rivers
The Mexican Boy Says Says May Fight frankie
Burns-Fake New York Fighting.
By NORMAN M. WALKER

with much regret by his fellow play
ers. The incest thing yet said about
the eccentric pitcher came from the
typewriter of william F. Kirk. who
sang the last lay of the pitcher as
follows:
His frame was once a frame of steel
That turned into a frame of clay.
The hours he whiled as might a child
Living and laughing IN today
As babies chase bright butterflies,
He chased the phantom known as
Joy.
Pray pity him. you critics grim
Remember, he was just a boy.
Who knows. in all the world of cant.
In all this world Of right and wrong,
If those who preach and those who
rant
He was a wastrel, nothing more,
With strength Fate told him to
destroy,
But you. still strong. who called him
Remember he was just boy.
Another fake has been fought in
New York with Joe Jeanette, the ne
gro fighter Of all classes and condi
tons at one end Of the match. Tony
Ross, the Italian pugilist, offered the
opposition He made no effort to train,
entered the ring hog fat and fouled
the negro fighter at viii with the ref
cree looking on until the sixth round,
when he was forced to stop the fight
ing because Of the boots of the crowd.
Marvin Hart, the only man who ever
got a decision over Jack Johnson, is
i'll at his farm near Louisville, Ky. Hart
tried to come back on Carl Morris, but
failed and returned to Louisville.
where he has been working as a sleuth
in the district attorneys office. It was
reported that he had been hit by q
train in the northwest but it was
learned later that it was q case of mis-
taken identity and that Hart was on
his bluegrass farm
It is a safe bet that Jack Johnson
will accept that $4,000 which Hughey
Mcintosh, of Australia, has offered him
to go to Rushcutter's bay and fight
Sam Langford, Sam McVey and Joe
Jeanette. Johnson is anxious to leave
the country because Of the death of his
wife and get back into the fight game
in order to divert his mind from his
great sorro &. The money locks good
TO Johnson anu is a sure thing that
he will go after that big purse.
Millers vs.. Army. Sheldons VS.. Ba-
kers is the lineup Sunday. If the Mil
lers beat the Army, that club will be
in the lead in the city league.
Football is one game that refuses to
hatch during hot weather. Likewise
the interest in this same game.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14
Diamond Dust; PugiIistic Paragraphs

no worse than some Of the men on
whom MeGraw win be forced to rely
McGraw will face a problem next
year. He is far from satisfied with
his club now and needs outfield at
lacking strength very badly. He also
needs some strength on the left side
of the infield and he needs two new
pitchers Will he get them2 If mere
money could get them, McGraw would
have the men in sight now Baseball
is one industry where talent is not
always purchaseabie when needed
President Lynch. of the National
league. has exercised his option to Sc
lect an umpire from the international
league and has purchased the release
OF umpire W J. Guthrie The new
official viii not report until next sea
son.
The championship match between
Matt Wells. lightweight champion Of
England. and Freddie Welsh. former
champion, which was originally set for
October p, has been postponed until
November IL No reasons have been
given
was disqualified for a foul in the
fourth round OF his bout with Fred
Duffy. Of Buffalo. at the St Nicholas
Athletic club in New York Cross. in
one of the previous rounds, hit low. and
then used the kidney punch severaI
times. which is barred by the state ath-
letic commission
Tommy Dixon. kansas city feather
weight, and kid" Smith. Of Fort
Leavenworth, have been matched for
a return bout, by officers at Fort Leav-
enworth, comprising the athletic com
mission. to take place on October 5.
The officers are also planning to
match Battling Nelson and Phil knight
OF. Kansas City, in a 10 round bout TO
take place the same evening.
Jimmy Bronson. manager of jeff
Clarke. the lighting ghost" who
fought Joe Jeanette a six round draw
IN PlttSburg. IS anxious and also una
bic to get his man a match with any
Of the topnotch middleweights.
Ray Bronson. of Indianapolis. claim
ant Of the welterweight championshfp.
vas easily outpointed by H Lang. the
Canadian welterWeight champion. at
Winnipeg, Canada. Lang had better
speed than Bronson and his footwori
was decidedly better.
Manager NJ. J. Kelly. Of the St Paul
club, has recalled outfielder Joe Rig
CERT, who was sent TO the WiIkesbarre
club over q month ago. Since joining
Wnkesbarre. Riggert has pounded the I
ball so consistently that the major
league scouts have been watching him.
Outfielder Paul Cobb, OF the Lincoln
western League club and brother OF
the famous Ty Cobb, is out Of the game
Tor the rest Of the season with a bro
Ken arm sustained in a game with Des
MONIES, when he was hit by pitched
ball
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14
English Champ VIII Make His
Debut With Eddie Nc Goorty
BY Ed CurLey

EW YORK, n. Y, Sept. 14.-Ed-
ward McGoorty, the pulchritu-
Il dinous swatter from out Osh-
kosh way, is matched to try out Jack
Harrison, the middleweight champion
Of England, in 10 round bout at the
Garden on Monday evening, September
%. Billy Gibson, manager Of the local
club. busted himself for a few days
keeping tabs on MOrty Firkins, mana
ger of McGoorty, and Jimmy Johnson,
the Britisher's mentor.
Like the sage he is, when il comes
to matters pugilistic, Johnson insisted
upon the regulation middleweight lin
il, l5S pounds at five o'clock Handsome
Jimmy refused to be inveigled into an
agreement without this weight stipula-
ton Jines appreciates the fact that
McGoorty is a sluggers not a. sluggard,
and refused TO have his champ take
any unnecessary chances
The bout will mark Harrison's Amer
tcan ring debut. A brief resume of the
English champion would not be amiss,
for Harrison, judging by appearances,
looks a likely lad. Harrison is a pro-
tege Of Jem DriscoI. that little ring
wizard Driscoll took Jack in hand
when the latter was a novice, in 1907,
and developed him into a world beaten
Harrison holds the lord Lonsdale belt,
emblematic of the niddleweight cham
James Walling Johnson is steering
Eddie Morgan, bantamweight champion
OF England, clear of the reefs along
the pugilistic coast. In that he has
succeeded gloriously, for as yet none
of the reefs have appeared.
Johnson is bemoaning JOHNNY Cou-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14

Ions action in signing up to fight Kid
Williams while there are other cham
pions to conquer. According to John
sons style of reasoning, Coulon should
take on all the different bantam cham
pions in sight and then go after the
small fry.
Morgan is a champion and is enti-
tied to first crack at Coulon," insists
Johnson. Williams is far from being
in the first rank of bantams. Coulon
ignores my little star because he
knows what a great record Morgan
has.
Morgan is eating up all the feed at
his training quarters at Staten Island,
and if Coulon doesn't hearken to our
plea soon Eddie will be hurting a chal-
lenge at Jack Johnson
Johnny Dundee. who gave champion
Kilbane such a hard rub, is certainly
a charitable youth. He volunteered to
box q three round exhibition at the
benefit to frankie Hufnagle. The man
agement picked out as Dundee's oppo-
nent lad who is likely to meet him
in real ring battle shortly. Willie
Rothwell, the Williamsburg tyro with
the sleep producing wallop, mixed it
with Dundee.
Young Sammy Smith has a kick COM
ing about the unfairness of things
Here's Mike Gibbons shouting his
head off that he won't fight McGoorty
unless he gets $4,000 for his bit" be-
walls Samivel. I'll take an oath to
wallop McGoorty for half that sum"
Smith has graduated into the middle
weight division and expects to wade
through the big fellows with as much
success as when he WaIloped all of our
leading nghtweights.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14

day before the football game with
Yale, assigned to his senior class in
English a theme which each man was
to write a I'D present the following
Tuesday morning. The next day
Princeton defeated Yale through the
efficient playing of Sam White Sun
day interviewed and Monday was de-
voted to q holiday celebrating the
victory. When the senior class in Eng
liSh assembled on Tuesday morning
man after man arose and asked to be
excused from handing in his essay,
on the ground of the previous days
distractions One man alone did not
funk. Quietly he handed in his essay
and it was a good one. That man
was Sam White.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Fridays Results.
MILITARY BAND TO
PLAY AT BALL GAME
Art Wood to Select Players for Jubilee
Team Monday; Sundays Play
ing TO Decide.

The 22d infantry band will play dur.
ing the City league Z mes at Wishing.
ton park Suad2y, when the soldiers
lime and the Miliers vii play the last
game between the two teams of the
year The teams now are separated by
only half a game for the leadership of
the league and with about only a half
dozen games to be played during the
season, the result of the contest of Sun
day may decide the pennans ownership.
The Army-Miner game will be the frs
of the double headers on Sunday In
the second game tailencer teams, the
Sheltons and the Bakers will play. Carl
Carlson has been signed by Art Woods
as the umpire for the City league
games and will make his first appear
ance Sunday, succeeding Harry Kane,
who is now the soldier teams coach
Art Woods, captain of the FL Paso
team, which viii represent this city in
the Os-Aple Jubilee contests, Will Sc
leet the members of the team Monday,
and great deal viii depend on who
is selected for the team by the play
ing of the individual players Sunday.
The team viii be made up of nine star
men selected from the Millers', Bakers
and Shelton teams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-14

- OW il is Joe Rivers for the mat
rimoniaI knockout drops. A
i vaudeville singer with the mon
fker Of Frances White out in Los An
geles claims TO have the Navajo sign
on Joe for marriage match with The
minister as the third man in the ring,
which is to be a diamond instead OF
the conventional rolled gold
Rivers has been playing little Fran
ces as q favorite for the past month
and to her he has turned in his time
of trouble. The announcement was
made By Miss White and not Rivers,
so It must be on the level. Joe denies
it with a sheepish Hidalgesque grin,
but the thing goes, Frances says she
is wearing one of Joe'S hard earned
diamonds as proof and sings JOe's
praises when she is not singing the
popular ditties at the Los Angeles Or
pheum.
Jimmy Coffroth has ribbed up
match with Rivers and Frankie Burns
for san Francisco town that is expect
ed to draw Wolgast back into the fight
game this fall. Rivers has sworn that
he would never fight away from Yer
non arena II Los Angeles. But since
that awful trouncing he received at
the knuckles of Joe Mandot, Rivers
has no such. yearnings for that partic-
ular fight place. Foxy Coffroth is try
ing to get Wolgast to agree to meet
the winner Of this match in Frisco, and
if he does one of the two boys viii
have the bulge on Mandot or McFar-
land, who are camping on Wolgasts
speedway to get his number for a fin
ISL fight.
All things do not come one way, even
to a big league ball player Frank
Schultz was presented with an automO-
bile for being the best player in the
National league last year. Now he is
under suspension for talking back to
manager Chance and for acting up
generally. The nubbin' OF this story
is that Schultz took his medicine like
cronic inTalid-never kicked back, and
said he hoped that it would not hap
pen again Frank is the original char
ter member of the anti-crab society.
The Os-Apel baseball tournament is
a go. Replies have been received from
the Pecos. Artesia. Hurley and Miami
managers saying that they would take
part in the tournament during the an
nuaI fall festival. Ali of these teams
are strengthening and are expected to
offer opposition TO the local club IN
the tournament
Much philosophical stuff is being
written anent the death Of Bugs"
Raymond. That the ball playing bug
was a really for sure bug in some
ways. not even his closest friend de-
MES. A boy in intellect and a giant in
physique, Raymond was laid away