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Evening star., 1912-03-20

taught Griffith that ball teams success
depends to a great extent upon tho dis
positions of its players, and in making
his selection he will allow this to govern
him to large extent. There are quite
A number of players on the team who
are ideai i'm this respect, much to Grif-
fith'S pleasure. bu. there are others who
vii! either have to be curbed or find
other jobs. This is in a nutshell what
Griffith thinks of the situation. Manager
Griffith wants players who are interest
ed in their work and always have the
best interests of their team at heart
The players who work for individual rec
ords only and care nothing for the team
will find 1t Il hard matter to get along
with the new manager. He has ideas of
his own, and SO long as he is in charge
he proposes to see them carried out.
Ban Johnson's decision awarding Mig
Clarke to the Washington club will not
make the slightest difference TO the team.
for just as soon as Griffith can get
waivers on the catcher ne will send him
to some minor league team. If any club
refuses to waive he will be turned over
to that club. Had Williams not been Sc
cured from Boston Griffith might nave
taken chance on Clarke. but as ne is
now well supplied with catchers he can
not make room for him.
Infielders on opposing teams will have
to hustle this year whenever Milan or
Moeller is facing the pitcher. Now that
they are rounding into condition they are
showing their speed, and any kind of a
wobble by an infielder would mean their
reaching first base. Both are fast as bull
lets, and when it comes to circling the
bases it is questionable whether there are
any players in the league who can beat
Moeller He has a long stride. and once
he gets in motion he gives beautiful
, exhibition of sprinting.
Walter Johnson has become interested
| in Jerry Akers' knuckle ball. He uses i,
| in practice and IS becoming quite efficient
with it, Just what the physics of the
knuckle ball are is perhaps as great a
mystery as those OF the spitball. On its
way to the plate 1t Wavers from side tC
side and then suddenly falls away SO that
| the batter has absolutely .sno way tC
gauge it's course. Instead of holding the
| bail with the fingers the fore and middle
| fingers are turned inward so the bal
rests on the knuckles.
The fact that Red" Spencer has no,
been used on the regular team does in nc
way impair his chances to make the team
| Spencer has shown up very We'll since he
| has been here He has hit well. and as a
| fielder has few equals or course, his
reputation is that of a weak hitter, but
! that will not bear any when the selections
| for the team are made Flynn. of course
! has done good work, and If selection
| for the position had to be made today he
would undoubtedly get the job, but 1t is
three weeks yet before the season opens
and many changes may be made.
Now that the weather has settled here,
this proves the best spot the Nationals
| have ever trained on. 1t was as warm
Evening star., 1912-03-20
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTT ESNLLE, Va, March 90
Ii it vas up to Griffith to select pitchers
from his squad of youngsters at this time
but one would make the team, and that
would be Jerry Akers. There may be
others in the bunch who have the ability
to hold their own in this company, but
Akers is making by far the better show
ing. 1t must be said for the others, how
ever. that all of them are suffering with
lame arms and are for that reason not
able to show their best. and within the
next week or so several of them may
loom up in d way that will make the Sc
lem.
But there is no doubt that on the whole
Griffith win have to rely on the pitchers
who were with the team last season for
his strength. Johnson. Cashion. Walker.
Groom and Hughes are the five on whom
the burden of the work will fall. but there
is at least good chance of Akers being
added to this lot. Akers impresses one
because of what he shows in working
against batters. He has lots of speed. a
short drop drive motion and. best of all,
knuckle ball. which the batters cannot
gauge. In some respects he reminds one
of Cicotte Of Boston, being about OF his
build.
!:nSel. Johnson. Allen Becker and Mus
ser are all handicapped by sore arms, but
Boehlins made a good impression in the
few innings he pitched against Virginia,
though that does not qualify him for
American League work by any means
But there is no occasion for uneasnesS
so far as the pitchers are concerned
Gas shion, when he gets a little more eX-
perience. should he capable helper to
Walter Johnson. while the other three
veterans give promise of being in bet
ter form this spring than they have ever
been before Five pitchers in form car
carry team along, and Griffith is sure
to carry three youngsters If he thinks
they will develop.
Griffith has started to teach his team
the fine points of the game, and II has
tad l,ay hox
Evening star., 1912-03-20
WORKING IN CAGES.
Northern College Mines Unable to
Get Outdoors.

NEW YORK. March 2O.-The college
base ball season is now in full swing.
All the varsity teams are working out
in the cages. but they will take to the
outdoors just as soon as the diamonds
are in fit shape. Yale. Harvard. Penn
sylvania and Princeton are particularly
active. Judging from reports. the 1912
intercollegiate season should furnish a
number of fast mines. as there are still
many of last years stars available
The small colleges. as was the case last
year, will again be in evidence. For
several seasons the little fellows" have
well taken care of themselves in the
diamond game. particularly Ursinus.
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as a July day yesterday. and the two
work k-outs the players took were of the
greatest benefit. But the advantage hes
i'm the fact that when the team returns
to its own grounds it will be playing
under identical conditions. and there will
be no danger of setback by reason OF
going into climate OF which the men are
not accustomed. as do most players who
train i'm the extreme south and then
come north to open the season. Barring
accident, the Nationals should be in
splendid form by April H. in which event
their chances for getting good start IN
the race will be excellent.
Though Howard Shanks has most
ideal position at the plate and looks I'M
pressve in practice. he has yet to make
which. considering that Griffith looked
I upon him as having a chance to make
| the team. seems rather peculiar. But
! Shanks looks just as good when he is not
| hitting, and his present slump can be
only temporary, for he proved himself
hitter of ability in the O. and P. League
| last season. 1t is going to be pretty
| fight between Clarence Walker. Shanks
| and Long as to- who will get the utility
outfield position. They are well matched
| and are huStiing to beat one another
| out
Jack Ryan is a remarkable old man.
After being in the game twenty-five years
the squad and really plays good ball.
That Ryan will make a great man for
some minor league team there is not the
slightest doubt He catches we'll, can
| throw and hit, and does not tire half SO
| fast as do someOf the youngsters. Ryan
expects to get himself in perfect condition
during his stay here. and will then sign
| with some club for the coming season.
One thing that Griffith is convinced OF
is that the Nationals will have a fast
fielding infield this year. Foster, Nc
Bride. Cunningham and Flynn are a
| as if it were clockwork. The improve
ment comes to a large extent from the
fact that third, second and first are now
better filled than they have ever been
before and Mcbride no longer stands
out as if in "A class by himself. which in
cidentaly allows him to give more atten-
tion to his own position than he could
formerly. The infield puts up splendid
| practice such as always proves enjoy
able before a game.
| Yesterdays game was nothing out OF
| the ordinary from spectators stand
point; in fact, there was much lacking
| of the artistic. but it furnished two hours
of great work for the players. Groom
| was the only one of the veterans who
worked off the slab. and as it was his first
| game of the year he did not exert him.
| self Barring .Akers, the other pitchers
all complained of sore arms. while the
fielding was by no means alright. But
it is not the idea to give pleasing exhibit
tons These practice games between the
Vets and Colts are arranged in order to
give the players needed practice, and
Evening star., 1912-03-20
TOURNAMENT BEGINS MAY Is.
Skat Players Will Assemble in Chi
cag0 On That Date.

CHICAGO. March 20-Skat PLAYERS
from all over the United States and Cana
da will assemble in Chicago May -. -
and % for the annual tournament of the
North American Skat League. President
Max Kortsmann OF the national league
has appointed number of committees to
arrange the details for the big tourna-
ment, which pi omises 10 attract over
5000 players. Players are expected from
the New England states. the Pacific slope
and as far north and south as the Ger.
man card game boasts devotees.
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nothing docs that better than playing
ball games. There is no doubt that
these games will improve as the schedule
progresses, for on days that real good
pitching is furnished there is sure to be
a hard battle What is more. these games
give the PLAYERS chance to practice in
things in which they are not proficient.
and the games are played more to try
various systems that to make any special
effort to win them. 1t is next to impossl-
BILE to get lot of ball players to do
their best or show interest when playing
among themselves. no matter what Is
done to work up real rivalry between
them.
The following is the score OF the hrst
game between the Vets and Colts. The
Evening star., 1912-03-20
Grade School Teams Play.

In an intergrade game of the Chevy
Chase School the eighth grade nine won
from the seventh grade team by the
score of ) to o. Claude's pitching was
the feature for the winners. Towers and
Dawson starred for the losers. The sew
enth grade team would like to schedule
games with any seventh grade team OF
the District. Address. Clarence Dawson,
Chevy Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1912-03-20

Griffith has started to teach his team
the fine points of the game, and il has
been demonstrated that as whole they
Evening star., 1912-03-20

Citizen Pat Fiaherty of Carnegie Is
browsing around Hot Springs getting in
shape for his job in Rochester's outfie.d
. Pat took sudden notion Friday night
To hike for the OZarks. He hooked up
UiiA GT Yopng Sunday.
Evening star., 1912-03-20

First base on balls-Of Mnsscr. ]: on JOhn
son. 1: off Alien. =: of Engrl. ): of Groom. J..
Innings pi.ch.d-'fhrcr by each pitcher. Times
at bat by opponents-Against Mussar. >: Akers.
IL: s. Johnson. II: Allen. II: Engel. IL: Groom
L. Hits inade-OF Musser. .: of Akcrs. ;: on
s. Johnson. 3: of Allen. =: OF Engel. ?; on
Groom 1. Struck out-By Musscr. =; by Akcrs,
nier Three-base hit--Ainsmith. Two-base hits
Williams and Groom. Sacrifice f!es-Foster and
williams Sacrifice hif-Shanks Double plays
Cunningham to Mcbride to Flynn: Mcbride TO
Flynn: Gagner to Scheer to Spence Hit ny
son Passed ball-Wiliiams. Umpire-Mr. Rigler.
Time OF same-1 hour and 55 minutes.
Evening star., 1912-03-20

In Hans Wagner, Mike Donlin. Marty
O'Toole and Babe Adams, the Pirates
have the greatest drawing quartet in
captivity.
Evening star., 1912-03-20

Hits-On johnson. . in three innings: "f
Cashion. .: Walker. } in three innings; or
Bochling. in three innings. Double plays Fos-
ter. Cunningham To Flynn: Gagnicr TO spencer.
Hit by pitchcr-By Boehling. Schecr. Umpire
Mr.. Rigler. Time of game-1 hour.
Evening star., 1912-03-20

Alex Mccarthy is just recovering from
a long sick SPELL and looks drawn and
i'll. However, he expects to be in good
condition in short time.
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around THE STATE

The newspaper boys are wonder
Ing how many alligators Kernel
Brewer has killed to date, on his
journey down the Mississippi.
Claude Graves Of Donnybrook has
bought the City Drug Store at Lans-
ford.
Sheriff Wilcox of Renville county
has authorized the newspapers to
make the statement that he has de-
clared war on slot machines and
gambling in all of it's forms.
The Glenburn Advance advances
the theory that the rails on the G.
N. we're not broken by the frost at
all, but by Sylvest, the strong man,
who Is walking from San Francisco
to New York.
The building now used as a court
house in Renville county Is said to
be unit for the place, being too cold
and not roomy enough.
The editor Of the Cando Herald
win have an interesting time trying
to carry water on both shoulders In
the coming campaign. -...
The Ryder News offers a reward
Of one years subscription for each
ten names Of persons living in that
vicinity who are not subscribers Of
the News
The Willow City Eagle, Maxbass
Monitor and Bottineau News are the
new official papers for Bottjneau
county.
The commissioners of Botttneau
county have sold the 100000 bond
issue for the Mouse River Drainage
ditch to the New First National Bank
Of Columbus, o.
Mrs. A. r. Tabor, of Crider, Mo-, had
be n troubled with ick headache for
about five years. when she began TAX
ing Cham berlain's Tablets She has
taken two bottles OF them and they
h. We cured. her Sick headache is
caused by oisordered stomach for
which these ablets IRE especially in
tended Try them, get we'll and stay
WE'LL Sold by all dealers.
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Consumers Power Co.

be more exact, three COWS keep MT.
Hayes-and all the rest of Mr..
Hayes family for that matter. These
COWS furnish the living for the fam
lily, and next year Mr.. Hayes says
he is going to have few hogs to
help swell the proceeds of the farm
so that regardless Of crop conditions
he will have nothing to worry about
Next year also, he expects to try
small piece of alfalfa. Needless to
say, Mr. Hayes has no notion OF
leaving the Hettinger country and
we predict that he will never be
compelled to do so.
Persons troubled with partial paraly-
sis are often very much benefited 6y
mu ssagine the affected parts thorough
ly when applying Chamberlain's LINZ
ment. This linment also relieves
rheumatic pans. For sale by all dea!-
ers
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incidentally he thinks there is moth
ing like a. silo and that no farmer
can get along without one at the low
cost at which one can be built Mr..
Hayes is backed up in his belief by
the best authorities of agriculture in
the northwest including the instruc-
tors in all the leading agricultural
colleges in this territory.
Mr.. Hayes silo cost him SO and
while it is small, nevertheless it
holds eight tons and eight tons of
concentrated fodder is pretty good
thing to have around in these days
of hay and feed troubles. The silo
was built from six inch flooring, fas-
tening together with wire like a
we'll curbing. Hayes did the work
himself. He filled it with corn .fod-
der and Russian thistles early in the
fall and he says that the mixture af-
ter being silo cured is ideal feed for
stock.
Just to show that this is true he
cites the fact that one Of mis- cows
that has been milking since last June
is giving as much. and as rich milk
as she did in June. He also states
that all his stock will leave shorts Or
any other kind of grain for the en-
silage. He is thoroughly convinced
that every farmer should have a 81
10 and he intends next year to build
one much larger than the one he
has now so that he can store away
fodder enough to last him all winter
Mr.. Hayes keeps three cows, or to
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apply it for scaly legs.

apply it for scaly legs.
You can tell laying hen as far
as YOU can see her. Her comb is al
N"ys bright and healthy looking.
February Matched chicks are apt To
mott in the fall, and will not be worth
anything for egg production in WIN
ter.
TURKEYS more than any other poul-
try seem to require fresh air. They
will roost in trees during snow
>torm and not seem to mind it bit.
Forcing laying hens with sttmu-
Iants of any kind except those ma
re supplies in good food, is a dan
serous and costly process in the
long run
Soak stale bread in sweet skim
milk. press out the milk as complete
ly as possible, and feed the chicks.
Also keep coarse sand before them;
without it the chicks can not grind
their food.
Put some oats in a box that will
not leak; wet them thoroughly with
warm water, cover them well, let
them stand one whole day, then turn
them into a box that does leak. Keep
putting warm water on them morn
ing and night Till sprouts are well
started. Spread them out thinly,
moisten more, and keep this up till
the sprouts are Of the required length.
Some folks let them grow a foot
long No finer feast for the birds
than oat sprouts.
Hens will soon be bringing good
prices, and the high price will tempt
many farmers to sell their hens too
closely. 1t will pay the average
farmer to keep a goodly number Of
hens the year around. When hatch
ing time comes, if incubators and
breeders are not used, 1t takes sew
eral hens to do the work of hatch
ing and rearing the chicks, and we
like to have enough others to keep
the egg-basket filed. Eggs to sell
every week means a small bill at the
grocery. Can't have the eggs unless
We hold on to enough hens From
February Farm Journal.
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1--WE MILLION DOLLARS FOR A
GOOD STOMACH.
'h's oner Should 20 a Warnirs to
Every Man and Woman.

Every Man and Woman.
Inc newspapers and medical iour.
nails recently have had much to say
relative to famous millionaire's Offer
OF million dollars for a new stomach
Ihls great multi-millionaire was to-
busy to worry about the condition OF
Ms stomach. He allowed his dyspe,j
sla to run from bad to worse until in
the end 1t became incurable.
His misfortune serves as warnine
to others
Every one who suffers with dyspep
sia for few years will give ever
thing he owns for new stomach.
Dyspepsia is commonly caused by a.
abnormal state Of the gastric Juices
or BY lack Of tone in the walls OF tn"
stomach. The result is that the ston,
ach loses its power to digest food.
We are now able to supply certain;
missing elements-to help to restore
to the gastric juices their digestive
power, and TO aid in making the ston,
ach strong and well.
we know that Rexal! DyspepSi
Tablets are a most dependable rom
sdy for disordered stomachs, indigo
ton, and dyspepsia.
We want YOU to try them and wiz
return your money II you are not
more than satisfied with the result.
Three sizes. 25 cents. so cents and
S1.OO. Remember. you can obtain
ReXall Remedies in this community
snlv at our stnre>-The Rexall Store
Paul V. Mccoy & Co., Druggists.
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YOUR DRUGGIST
STOPS THAT ITCH

If you are suffering from Eczema,
Psoriasis or any other kind or SKIN
trouble, drop into our store for in
slant relief. We will guarantee you
to stop that itch in two seconds.
csc trial bottle will prove it.
We have sold other remedies for
skin troubles, but none that we could
recommend more highly than the well
known compound of Oil of Winter
green, Thymol and a few other in
gradients that have wrought such Won
derful cures all over the country.
This compound, known as D. d. II.
Prescription will cool and heal the
itchy, burning skin as nothing else
can. Get a regular bottle and Sac~-on
our no-pay oftat.
Paul V. Mccoy & Co, Druggists.
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Ben Whitehead, candidate for DEM
ocratic national committeeman will
be there with bells on" at the edi-
torial convention tomorrow in Fargo.
Bro. Wilson from Bathgate, who as.
pires to the same office, will do
little missionary work for himself at
the meeting There's no use In sub
jeCting our brethren to a long drawn
out expensive fight. Let us suggest
that they settle it with the gloves,
thereby furnishing some amusement
for the press boys at any rate.
Whitehead is an r z Mark in the
ring. We know because We once had
an opportunity of putting him out.
The Cando Herald's recent an
nouncement brot out two political all
nouncements, anyway.
A flock Of fifty prairie chickens
flew over Lansford one day last week
Arthur LeSueur was billed to speak
at Tagus at 8 o'clock one night last
week. The train was late and he
did not arrive until midnight, vet he
mounted the platform and spoke for
two hours to a good sized crowd.
Those Tagus fellows must be regular
owls.
Bro. Smith of the Plaza Pioneer
has invited the Socialists to write for
his paper. They responded to the
invitation with such force that he may
have to add an extra page.
Editor Hoff of the Palermo Stand
ard suggests that Jack Charmley Of
kenmare start night school for
certain editors. The Ta3ous Mirror
editor wonders that J. c.. did not re
serve for himself the chair in Eng
lish.
A. P. Slocum recently bought
car load of blooded Jersey COWS TO
add to his thoroughbred herd north
of the city. This gives Mr.. Slocum
without a doubt, the finest herd Of
JERSEYS in the state.
Despite the cold weather we have
been having, the construction work
on the new 500 depot in Minot has
been continued, showing that the 500
means business.
John Marlenee's residence at Velva
was badly damaged by smoke, from
fire which started in pile OF wood
in the basement.
I. A. Beebe, Of Velva was thrown
from load of ice. The cakes COM
pletely covered him and did some
damage to his leg.
A north prairie farmer thinks there
is a fortune for the man who can in
vent a non-leakable telephone. He
says that every time he talks over
the line in his neighborhood, there
are so many receivers down that he
can frequently hear dozen grapha-
| phone tunes at the same time.
Society note in the Tolley Journal
There's quite a bit of excitement
round, for all the girls are wondering
who's fellow to take to the dance.
In twenty years, the population OF
North Dakota has increased 3S6,073,
or, 1922 per cent. About two thirds
of this increase occurred during the
past ten years.
In 1916, there were 74,36O farms
! in North Dakota. The land surface
of North Dakota is 44,917,120 acres,
and Of this area, 2S,426,650 acres or
63.3 per cent are included in farms.
OF this farm acreage, 20,455 1922 acres
or p per cent are reported as i'm
proved land.
Judge Cowan's friends predict that
he will be a candidate for reelection
for fourth successive term az Judge
Of tho Second Judicial district and
that he will by ono az the big4e9t
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majorities he has ever been accord
ed. Evidently, the veteran Judge II
far from being down AMI OUT polit-
icaly, even tho about $50 Of the
states good hard cash Was spent In
proving that he took = dr;Ik when
he felt like it.