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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-14
NOTICE.

The Commissioners Of Charities and Cor
rections OF Frederick County, Md, will re-
ceive sealed Proposals for furnishing such
supplies, as per acquisitions. for the support
and maintenance of the inmates Of the
for three months. July, August. and Septem-
Der, 1912. The said proposals will be received
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-14
MISS FoUT WEBS JUNE 10.

Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen S. Fout have is
sued invitations for the marriage of their
daughter, Janet Langley, to Mr.. William
Perry Mumford, of Braddock Heights,
Md. The wedding will take place on
June 10, at the home of the bride. A re-
ception will follow.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-14
OUINN-SUMMERS.

A quiet wedding was solemnized at the
parsonage of the United Brethren church,
II8 West Patrick street. June 6, the con.
tracing parties being Miss Charlotte S
R. !. Summers and Mr. Howard Upton
Quinn, both of .s,his city The ceremony
was performed. by the pastor, Rev. E. H.
Hummelbaut,n.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-14

I
No. SS06 Equity.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick County.
Sitting in Equity.
Benjamin c. Perry Trustee Of Robert A. Grun
well on Petition.
MAY TERN, 1912.
In the Matter OF the Auditors Report filed
the 2Srd day of May 1912.
ORDERED. That on the 10Th day ofJune,
1912, the Court will proceed to act upon the
Report Of the Auditor filed aforesaid, in
the above cause, TO finally ratify and confirm
the san unless cause TO the contrary thereof
be shown before said day; provided u copy OF
this order be inserted In some newspaper pub
lished in Frederick County for two successive
weeks prior to said day.
Dated 23rd day of May, 1912.
HARRY w. BOWERS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick county
True Copy-Test:
HARRY w. BOWERS,
John Francis Smith, Clerk.
solicitor may "A At.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-14
DUTROW-WOLFE.

A quiet but pretty wedding was SOL
emnized at the Evangelical Lutheran par
sonage June a, the contracting parties be-
ing Miss Caroline R. Wolfe, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Polk Wolfe, of near
this city, and Mr.. Luther E. Dutrow, of
this city.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-14
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK.

THE
OITIZENS' NATIONAL BANK
OF
FREDERICK, MD.
ZAP 1T A L,
100000.
SURPLUS,
100000.
OFFICERS,
J. D. BAKER, President
VIM. G. BAKER, Vice-President
H. D. BAKER, Vice-President
WIN. G. ZIMMERMAN, Cashier
SAMUEL G. DUvALL, Asst. Cashier
DIRECTORS.
Geo. VIM. Smith, Thos. H. Halter,
John S. Ransburg, Daniel Baker,
VIM G. Baker, c. H. Conley, M. D.,
G. M. Thomas, c. E. Cline,
D. E. Kefauver, P. L. Hargett,
Judge J. c. Motter, J. D. Baker.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-14
WOODS-HUFFER.

Mr.. H. H. Woods, of Brunswick, Md,
and Miss Hufler, OF Broad Run, this
county, were married June 3 in the par
lors of Hotel Hendricks, Cumberland.
Rev. G. w. Minnick, pastor of ST. Johns
Lutheran church, was the officiating
minister.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-14
No. SS06 Equity.

ORDER NISI ON AUDIT.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-14

James D. King, of Germantown, Md,
and Miss Macie A. Schaeffer, of Ladies'
burg, were married in Baltimore June s.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. Allen d.
Schaetfer. The groom last week gradu-
ated from the Boys High School, this
CITY,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10
SUMMERS ARM IS GONE,
PITCHER QUITS FOR SEAS

IAANEHIaEt aUIIS FOR SEASON
Detroit. Mich, Aug. 1O.-Eddie sum
mers, for several years one OF the best
pltchers IN the major leagues Is
through with the game for f6is Ssszo-1
and possibly for all time.
summers arm went wrong last sea
son, and 1t is failing to improve this
was OF little use to the RboSe, Island
team. and returned to Detroit ? few
days ago He left today for his home
n Indianapolis and viii try to bring
MS arm around by next season.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

have many wild filings during a season
For his peculiar specially gives Jimmy
marked advantage in receiving. From
: his regular working attitude he is so
/ low to the ground that a low ball can
scarcely get past him He can smoth-
er it in the dirt with his big mitt or
shift more quickly from his crouch
Ing attitude to intercept it if it takes
mean hop He is a nimble, agile fell
low, quick as a cat on his feet and
with his hands. Wherefore, if the ball
shoots high he has simply to spring
up and spear it It is a wellknown
fact that it is far easier to go up for
high ones than to dig down for crazy
chucks- The same natural advantage
that protects a pitcher from wild
filings also keeps Archer's passed balls
to a minimum.
BackstOpping literally means the re-
ceivinG of the pitchers delivery. IN
this special line, s pointed out, Archer
has no equal But his resources do
not stop there His peculiar catching
attitude seems TO be admirably adODt-
ed to perfect throwing. Archer is a
deadly marksman. Either standing or
squatting he can peg the bullseye at
any cushion SO times out of 100.
His throw snaps out with rifleliIze
velocity, but his greatest adjunct Is
the faculty of getting the throw away
at once He wastes no time in start
ing the ball on its course. The minute
the ball hits his glove it's away again.
shoots the ball with d snap peculiarly
his own, and he saves stolen bases by
making the foe hug the. sacks. Let a
man stray two feet beyond safe
ground at any base and he's dead as a
door nail If any one is on the job at
the other end. His squatting posi-
ton behind the batter seems to give
Archer a distinct advantage over
base runner. He can watch his man
like hawk without tipping his hand
RevOlutiOntzes Playing.
Hal Chase revolutionized play around
first base. Archer has not revolution
lied catching simply because there are
none to follow his lead There is
Just one Archer, as there is just one
chase But they cannot mimic Archer
as they try to Chase for he-as men /
toned in the introduction sentence
IS the real, big novelty of the national |
pasume- Until there comes q genera |
tlon OF acrobats reared on their heels
instead OF high chairs Jimmy Archer /
IS very likely TO get the big hand as l
one OF the passing side shows
Almost as astonishing as the great /
CUP caucher's backstopping and throw /
ING ski IS his natural speed. Few
catchers are fast But Archer is an
exception. He bellies the story that /
constant squatting slows up the leg
muscles OF receiver. Archer is far
. rom Door hitter. In fact, he is above /
the average as catchers go. He's an
take him
Every time Hughie Jennings sees
Archer's name in print he has 4 con-
Fulslon- For the tow-headed leader of
ne Tigers canned" Archer FOR lust
nese virtues which have m7dc him an
IDOL II the National league. Hughie
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

couldn't see Jimmy's speciality of
( squatunE with spyglass. 1t didn't
/ appeal to him as baseball ethics. He
! tried to make Archer change his style.
! The catcher refused to be coached. So
he was benched for a long time and
Z really with Detroit never had a chance
! to prove his worth. He was forced to
sit day after day and watch a lot Of
second raters that he knew were in
I ferior to him get all the limelight.
Let Slip a Jewel
American league leaders did not
realize at the time the jewel they were
letting slip through their fingers when
they waived claim to Archer. He was
turned back to Buffalo of the Eastern
league The next year Frank Chance
sent a scout up to Buffalo to look at
young pitcher. The scout happened
to catch Archer at his pest and was
spellbound. He got Chance by tele-
say" said he. its not pitcher
you want from this outfit. It's a
catcher-Archer The best in the
world" Next year Archer was with
the Cubs. He made good right off the
reel. But that was in the days of
Johnny Killing. Johnny was in his
prime Naturally. Archer had to take
out till 1909, the year Pittsburg won
the pennant. The absence of Johnny
was vouchsafed as an excuse. In
fortunately that year Archer was in
jured and was never himself. With
King back in harness the Cubs won
out in 1910. But that year Archer was !
the better of the two. He caught |
King Cole in the only game Of the /
worlds series that Chicago won from /
the Athletics.
Kings name is almost forgotten in 4
Chicago now. Archer. the windy city 4
bugs will tell you. is far better than l
the Kansas City athlete in his palmiest I
days. OF course. they do forget the /
fallen stars. Maybe Archer is no bet /
ter than King once was. But it is a /
certainty that he is a marvel. y And II /
by any strange accident the Cubs
should happen to win a pennant this 4
season to Archer's name will rebound 4
much of the credit. Certainly he has
made a pitching staff of a lot of
youngsters. And it's about the niftiest
tossing corps in the old major league
at this minute
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10
M'Carty Shows Only
Gameness In Stewart Bout

ton OF faint heart, vet after the first
round ne fought the fight of his life
he knew McCarty after the first few
less. Ns-i ~
MeCarty Has Strength Only.
McCarty has strength, that lets him
out He is absolutely unskilled- He
packs crushing wallOp in either uitt-
out has not the faintest idea how to
connect with it.
FOr more than three quarters OF the
time Luther was taggerinR helpIessly
ABOUT the ring. It looked as IL a good
punch would lay him away. Steward
connected with the punch not once but
hundred times, yet he never had the
WeSIerner In sore straights So much
TOT McCal-ty and his gameness
he is no While hOpe-at least not
All that McCarty knows is to rush
IN. Wlqe open. failing away at ran
dom He depends on one wild WALTON
gong home That's how he STONED
Carl Morris, no doubt
McCarty looked immense the first
couple OF rounds. from sheer reckless
ness and strength
II was 6. different story when Stew
arr sized him up He hit Stewart md
hit him hard frequently. But he hit
nm Wherever he happened to land his
"a hazard swings. It looked half the
time as II he scarcely knew where he
was, save for the brute instinct that
Kept MIN going always after his foe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

with. Al Palzer, a mere novice, after
turning down the proposition to box
Jeannettel IF that is not the extreme
limit for gall then I throw up both
hands.
When Sam Largford whipped Sam
McVey for the second time within six
months he put that gentleman out Of
the running for the championship
stakes, and established his own right
to argue the question of superiority
with Joe Jeanette or any other boxer
which Johnson is supposed to have re-
Hnquished all claim
Dan McKettrick has already filed
for Joe Jeanette He bases his claim
on the fact that It was Jeanette who
made johnson take It on the run.
However. Dan is a trifle premature
A title is not a thing for anyone to
pick up and claim It must be fought
for and won honestly. At the present
time there is little doubt that Jeanette
and Langford have shade on all the
others. But the public is from Mis-
souri, and until Jeanette has proven
himself master of the tar baby in
the ring his claim will not be recog-
nized as a valid one
Now that johnson has publicly pro-
LangfOrd may hurry hOmeWard to pro-
tect his interests in the title claiming
celebration When Sam left his native
shores he was accused of running out
of the country to avoid a Battle with
Joe Jeanette. It was claimed for the
in a 20 round contest in California and
that LangfOrd ran out" on the agree
ment
Langford and Jeanette have met
seven times in all. but never over the
full course. All their matches have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10
MORRIS DEFEAT
PUTS GUNBOAT
IN LIMELIGHT
Smith s Recent Battle Makes
Him Pretentious Asplrant
ForHeavyweight Title.
~ UNBOAT SMITH is an able sea-
= man. BY the same token Gun-

* UNBOAT SMITH is an able sea
man. BY the same token, Gun
~ boat smith is an able fighter:
Let this serve to Introduce Gun OoaI
Smith, who has pretenslons -
heavyweight title since JACK JonnsoiI
self effacement from the realm OF
Gunboat Smith is fighter-there Is
no denying that. He can MT Is nc nc
as any other man in the world-sev
eral heavvWeights in this vicinity VII
attest to the veracity of TINS slateIl men I. I
Furthermore, Gunboat can ABSORB pun
ishment, a quality which many asp
ing white hopes" are sadly IdchIHS'
Smith showed by his rapid deieat OF
Andy Morris the other night thdL ne
is a heavy of class HIS lalest PEI - IL
nance. merits attention from lhe ~ -
heavvweights now before the puDItC
ANY man who can hustle Morris INTO
the land of nod as Abruptly - ~
Smith is entitled to some conslderatlo n;
Morris was far from WhI.S III g
when he crunpled before GunDoat 5
heavy bombardment. He was consul
cred as good as most of the heaVies
in the east A.,
Gunboat Smith is hottoot AFTER tIe
title Jack Johnson has SO SraclousIy
proffered to several of his countryIneh
The bold Guaboat does not announce
his intention GENEROUSLY or IN gran
eloquent language he SAYS me- e.y
that he believes he IS as good as any
other HEAVYWEIGHT in the world, ana
anyone who doubts him can fight him
TO find out whether he really means
Smith Possesses quite a few qualifica-
lions that are embodied in cham
pion. He is best compared with BoIn-
barber Wells. the popular Brlton.
Smith is built on the same lines as
Wells, and 1t IS not any exagseratloh
TO saw that he would give the Bonn
ba-6ier a hard tussle-
IKE wells. Smith IS tall and has an
long reach His cispI2ce-
neDt OF i9I pounds IN fighting trim
IS ideal for a man Of his proportions
Smith can deliver a blow win as nnuSH
force as can Wells, and the English
man is declared to be one OF the most
powerful hitters among the big TEL
Keep a weather eye on the Gunboat;
for he is still in the ascendancy, ana
il will not be long before he VIII pc
showing his true ability against the
vision
Leach Cross is certainly the. conf
dent chap. Leachie has been hloernat-
into condition for his battle with
y Dung Jack O'Brien ct St Nicholas
Hitherto Leach had a deepseated
used to let Brother sam Walach at
tend to that end of the business Can
IL be that Samuel has deserted MIS- us
brother?
Leachie scrawls the appended;
Well. If I cop this one meaning the
bout with Young O'Brien), don't
see how Wolgast can refuse to meet
me and still come east and expect work
O'Brien is the only good man IN the
east 1 haven't met and defeated OF the
1873 pound men. outside of Baldwin,
and l can beat him nc.
Is. NJ Matthew BALI II the house!
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

Few YORK, n. 7, Aug. lot
nj may be Jack Johnson is on the
L = level about retiring; and then
again it may not. The champion Ger
tainlv dogged it when manager Glib
son. of the Garden Athletic club, of
this city. made that special trip to Chi
cago 10 force the negro's hand
Johnson was offered $4,000 cash to
nut signature to paper calling for q
10 round bout with Joe Jeanette.
whom he has steadily lodged since the
occasion of their last meeting about
five years ago Jack showed he had
experienced no change in sentiment so
far as Jeanette is concerned by re-
fusing to accept this very liberal Of
fer; and possibly for fear the ante
would be raised announced he would
retire from the ring without waiting
for Labor day to roll around as per
previous plans.
During his earlier days in the ring it
is said Johnson gave evidence upon
several occasions of being the owner
Of q well defined streak Of yellow
MANY who professed to know this
WITNESS reHy thought it would show in the
Jeffries battle and accordingly backed
the Californian to win at Keno Two
years ago. Unfortunately Jeffs con-
dition was such that the negro's cour-
age was not put to the test; at that
we all remember Johnson was very
nervous and much worried appearing
fighter when he climbed through the
ropes to begin hostilities-
Johnson has made It plain he IS
afraid TO meet Jeanette, McNey anc
Targfo-c. tie three leading asp!racts
fo- his title. Should he be brought TO
trial on the charge Of coWaroice ana
the case presented to jury OF fair
minded sporting men, he would be
found guilty Not alone on testimony
in connection with his refusal of the
5000 offer to meet Jeanette at the
Garden, and his counter proposition TO
box Al PalZer for the same money. The
turning down Of the Paris offer OF
$50, 900 to box Jeanette so rounds and
Hugh McIntOsh's magnificent tender
of $4,000 and expenses for bouts IN
Australia with Langford and McNey
would clinch the case for the people
Dan McKettrick. Jeannette's man
ager. says fear of his man forced john
that Jack wants no part of Jeanette
or Langford- He might take q chance
with McVey, now that the tar baby
has again demonstrated superiority
over that boxer. but prefers to quit
cold rather than run the risk Of
beating by either Of the others
What CRATES on my nerves more than
anything else is the liberty of speech !
this fellow is permitted. and that he
gets away with. There surely never |
was a champion before who could make !
verely censured. He was recently 1
quoted as saying, I can get $4,000 in 4
purses for boxing suckers" And the /
nerve in asking Gibson to match him !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10
He Knows His Business and
Is Able to. Help the
Catcher DOLLS Work.
(By W. 4 Macbeth.l

New York, n. Y Aug. 10.-Ws have
with US today, gentle readers, one of
the real novelties Of the nations de-
light Kindly step forward Mister
James Archer, OF the Chicago Cubs, tn
the Pcpulace gets peek at you.
Rather a handsome young gentle.
mar. isn't he. with his raven locks,
swsrthy complex N AMI Roman rro-
file Well, take i from all the i,aIl
players in the ,IatiOnal league he s
Tar better than he LOOKS, even if he is
handsome kind IF a cEaL.
There may be better catchers in tne
procession today than Jimmy Archer,
OF Chicago, but there are no such lack
steps. There's a s.Sht distinction be-
tween the two classes. Catcher in
wolves the broader sense of tbac spe-
cial type of athIstes that wears mask,
W1ndpad an mitt A catcher's value
is reckoned relative to his team worth,
taking in his offensive as well as his
defensive ability Backstop only i'm
plies the defensive issue-the work of
handling pitchers, crossing batsmen
sacks
Wherefore-at least that portion of
enthusiasts who reside around the
metropoliS-general fandOm will tell
you perhaps that Chief Meyers, of the
Giants, IS the best catcher in the Ma
uonal league The statement is made
keeping in mind Meyers all around
ebility-principally his deadly hitting
eye, for no major league mask man
pummels the pill as does the Mission
aborigine. But purely as a backstop
there IS no man before the public who
can hold a candle to the Cub stalwart
From a defensive standpoint he is as
superior to Meyers as Meyers is su-
perior to Jimmy extensively.
Handles Pitcher Well.
You have often heard a catcher's
highest form Of flattery toward his
pet battery mate: Say, 3D." says he,
I could catch that guy sitting in a
rocking chair" Archer has never
been known to make such d boast But
every game he works he handles his
pitcher to the height Of perfection
from a far more difficult position. He
doesn't sit in a rocking chair. but he
sits on his heels. And while crouched I
on the rear view Of his pedals he can |
throw just about twice as accurately /
and twice as speedily as any other /
man set firmly on his feet for a peg
Jimmy Archer behind the bat is the /
perSonification Of athletic grace It /
is worth the price of admission alone
to see him work Fully three-ouar-
tiers OF the time he squats on his heels, /
firm as a deep seated rock. He is a 1
well knit fellow. muscled like a Greek 4
runner. but far from giant proportions. /
Yet, while balanced on the backs of his /
shoes. he can take the speediest shoots 4
OF Ec Reulbach without rocking an /
inch and Reulbach. when pushing them
over, Is renowned for terrific speed
Few Wild Pitches With Him.
Few pitchers that work with Archer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10
Unschooled Westerner Takes
Severe Drubbing From
Brooklynite in Garden
Battle.
UTHER MCCARTHY. of Springfield.

= UTHER MCCARTHY, of Springfield.
Mo. is today a White Despair. {"
Until he met Jim Stewart, OF
Brooklyn, at the Garden A c., this
week. fans of fistiana hoodwinked
themselves in the belief that he might
be a white hope but he'll never,
never do.
1t will take years and years of ex-
perience for him before he is able to
act like a real second rater Ey that
time he will have been killed If he
meets the kind of opposition necessary
to develop class.
McCarty has just one fighting attri-
butte. He doesn't know when he is
whipped. He viii not admit defeat
For eight of the 10 rounds last night
he kept Madison Square gardens
countless thousands in the highest
pitch of excitement. He was one OF
the few "dubS" that ever appeared in
Gotham who got an ovation after a
disappointing showing. He drew the
hand through his sheer gameness alone.
Stewart is no champion, Yet he
looked like a champion with the big,
green farmer boy. Jim has a reputa-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10
New Players Union Wants
Voice In Commission and
Protection From Nagging
Cardinals and Representatives From AL Clubs Attend
Meeting Held in New York City Dave
Fultz~Named First President.

NJ ORE baseball trouble-for the
W magnates. This is presaged by
the action Of representatives Of
players of the National league, who
met in New York last Sunday after
noon and named attorney Dave Fultz,
formerly star outfielder for Philadel-
phia and New York clubs, president
of the organization.
At Sundays meeting President Fultz
stated representatives of every Ma
tiOnal league club were present, some
Of them bearing proxies from Ameri-
can league club players, all of whom
were in the west and could not be
present.
in body. Members of the Pittsburg
team, almost to a man. attended
Brooklyn and New York had already
been made familiar with the. outlines
of the project but had representatives
present.
In an interview. President Fultz
said:
The player has never been ade-
Quately represented in baseball. He is
the important and very necessary cog
of the present system and he is COM
ing to know that organized baseball
cannot continue without him.
Now the Players union is not GO
ing to rip up any existing conditions.
1t will work hand and glove with the
present organized game. But it will
insist on reasonable recognition in
points which will be later made pub
lie We also feel that representation
on the national commission should be
part Of the concessions made to the
players Importance in baseball AS
matters now stand, the player has not
a voice anywhere in anything that
concerns the administration of the ma
tional game.
. Inc players are unit in favor of
the move. That was made certain
AFTER the unfortunate Cobb incident.
II was this affair, in fact, which con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10
MARIA AND ALPINE
EACH WIN A GAME

Maria Tex, Aug. 1O.-Marfa and Al
here Wednesday and Thursday The
score Wednesday was u to 0 in favor
of Alpine. but on the following day
Maria rallied on won 4 to 0. Maria is
still ahead two games for the sea
son.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-10

strongly in favor of the formation Of
a Baseball Players union. When asked
his opinion, now that It has been actu-
ally launched, he did not seem to care
to say much, but he finally remarked:
We'll, I guess it's all right A
players organization will not be a bad
thing, IL it is properly differed and
conducted"
President Brush can't be approached
except by letter forwarded through his
office. Ebbets is out of town.