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Evening journal., 1912-02-27
CLEAN STATE
FOR MT. VERNON

After slashing through a schedule
Of over twenty games. Mt. Vernon Sd
basketball team will end its second
season on Saturday night IN a game
with the Crum Lynne team Of Della
ware county, Pa. Up until this time
the locals have not lost a game.
The following are some Of Mt YER
non Srd victories.
Highland, 6; Mt Vernon. Sc
Adams A. c.. s; Mt Vernon so.
ST. Aloysius. z; Mt. Vernon. Al.
Bellevue TRY OUTS s. Mt. YER
non 50.
Atlas. l6; Mt Vernon, %.
Triggs Academy, 10; Mt Vernon,
A.
Virginia. l6: Mt Vernon. 45.
Atlas, 25 Mt Vernon, &c.
Crescents. %. Mt Vernon. 26.
n. End. Jrs. 49, Mt. Vernon. 35.
Rockford %. Mt Vernon. Sc.
n. End 2nd, ~; Mt Vernon, 35.
n. End Res. is; Mt. Vernon, 30
n END Res, %; Mt Vernon. 30
Mt Vernon 3rds lineup during the
season was: Forwards. Friel. Rove, j.
J.. Rove ]. A.; center, Smith; guards,
Knox, Karney. kanz.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
DELAWARE
AT BASEBALL
Give Attention to Other Sport
After Unsuccessful Basket
ball Season

With only five more games to play.
the Delaware College basketball team
is about to bring to a close an un-
successful season. Delaware has won
very few of its games this year be-
cause of the absence of its two star
players, Taylor and Harvey. The col
lege work of these stars kept them
from representing the Blue and Gold
this winter in the cage game. Coach
McAvoy and Captain Sawin have both
worked hard trying to form a win
ming combination, but they were re-
tarded in their efforts by the absence
Of Taylor and Harvey, and by the
sickness of some Of the other players.
Captain Sawin has, as usual, played
his star game at forward Sawdon, at
guard, has put up a wonderful game.
but was handicapped by lack Of
weight. Lewis. at forward. has done
his best, bu! he is not the equal of
Harvey in shooting Hamell, who has
been sick most of the time, played a
steady game at center Bill Cain, the
NdioiAJ thh, pid9tu uHt game AT
guard. Two Of these men. Sawin and
Lewis. will graduate this year, but
with McCafferty, IA. and Foster, '13,
to take their places, Delaware hopes
to have a successful season next
year.
Now that basketball is over indoor
baseball has been started. This is ia
give the baseball players a chance
to get their eye on the ball Every
afternoon Coach McAvoy has a squad
in the gymnasium playing the indoor
game. Kinks are gotten out Of arms
and players develop quickness in the
game which is so popular at Della
ware. The first game was played on
Wednesday night between the Sopho-
mores and Freshmen. the Sophs win
ming by the score of 40. Tomorrow
night the seniors and juniors meet
The victors will play the Sophomores
some night next week.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
WAL of A.. Had.

The average human heart is a sue.
ton and force pump OF remarkable ca
pacity and durability. Each OF its two
chambers contains on an averge seven
ty-hve cubic centimeters. or 4.575 cubic
inches The total contents OF 15O cen
timeters. or 9.15 cubic inches. being
discharged eighty-one times a minute
corresponding TO delivery of 12.l5O
cubic centimeters Cl215 litersl. or TAI
cubic inches per minute. 729 hters. or
25.13 cubic feet per hour. Expressed
in the United States gallons. the aver
age human heart pumps through II
each hour 1926 gallons; each day.
4622.4 gallons: each year. 1.6s7.l7O
gallons. and IN the adult life time OF
man living to the age sung by the
psalmist. S4.35s.S00 gallons. The pres
sure against which this 6uid is pumped
is equivalent TO that OF water col
umn two and a half meters. or, say
8 feet 2.42 inches high: otherwise ex
pressed. about 0242 atmosphere or 3.5'
pounds avoirdupois per square inch
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
FOCEL SENDS
PITCHER DOWN
Jake Smith Giant South Paw
TO Throw Them Over Here
This Year
LOCALS ALSO AFTER
ANOTHER FIRST BASEMAN

Jimmy Jackson came TO town yes
tcrday. but had little to say regarding
local Tri-Stase affairs. While Jimmy
was here Pete Cassidy was with
Horace Fogel in Philadelphia Fogel
turned over to Pete Jake Smith, A
soufhpaw. who pitched a few games
for the Phillies last season. Smith is
n stDanping big fellow, who has plenty
of sboed. Fogel also sent Deal ana
Roone. Pitcher McTigh, Catcher
Freese and Outhcider Beswick TO Man
nqer Castle at Lancaster. German, a
hrst baseman. will probably 80 to Mon
treal. although Lancaster and VIII
mington both want him.
Jake" Northrup has resigned the
nrincipalship of the McEwensville, Pa,
schools. and is visiting his parents In
Monrocton, Pa He leaves soon for
New Orleans, whore he Will train with
the Chicago National League team,
with which he has signed to pitch the
coming season He was the star
pitcher OF the Tri-State League team
last season
Merit whitney has about decided to
report 10 the Trenton club. Manager
Heckert purchased whit" from the
Topeka team of the Western League
barly in tho winter, intending to play
hnn at the initial sack. Whit is
not. entirely satisfied with the change
from the Western circuit to the Tri-
State. He tried hard 10 get slice OF
Reading stock a short time ago, and
had he been successful Il is probable
that he would have been picked for a
managerial position.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
The HarrIson Aa lIneup la
CARpINALs Ys. CRuM LYNNE.

On Saturday evening. March 2nd,
Cardinals Of Wilmington will play
Crum Lynne. champions OF Delaware
county. Pa. at Mt. Vernon Hail. The
Crum Lynne team has a great record
hanging 10 II which the Cardinals
are going To- try and cop so they can
add 1t to their collection.
The preliminary game will be be-
tween Cardinal Reserves and Crum
Lynne Reserves. Cardinals will limo
up as follows Forwards Burke.
Shields. Mccullough; center. John
Lacey: guards, Joe Lacey. Shields,
Walsh
The game will be called at SIS
O'Clock.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
Chicks Get PierDeIaware College BasebaBaskeba
CA: ~. Let's Get
OOOTLIIlO OOSSlO ~ Together
Let's Get Ax Qn6 4 NrVNnNOvNf
Together 0tAN ~|OaAHaiNiiS
Let's Get
Together

All-Wilmington tonight
VIII Parkside please hold up the
hand that holds the ten spot?
We asked Jack McGowan yesterday
what would happen TO one of those
antarctic explorers If he were to fall
off that South Pole Break his solar
plexus,' was Jacks guess Good Come
again.
Manager Jimmy jackson has served
notice that the Chicks viii make a
fight all the way next season Unable
to forget Pete's experience Of 1911,
Jimmy now sings the Missouri classic
Every time | come to town
The boys keep kickin' my dog roun'.
IL makes no difference il he Is "A
houn',
They gotta quit klckin my dog
'roun
Manager Fred Lake of Providence
is pleading with President Navin of
the Detroit Tigers to let him have
Pitcher Bill McCorry, the Albany
graduate, for the coming season.
In New York there is quite an argu.
ment as TO when the ball games shall
start-3 p m. $3.50 or 4. The dyed-in.
the-wool doesn't give plugged cent
when they start. He'd see them II they
started at 1901 a. m
Jimmy jackson was with us yester.
day, but didn't leave anything in his
wake-that we have heard Of
You athletics who believe In shadow
boxing look out that you do not hit
anything but tho air. This fooline
around harehanded often gets you a
bruised knuckle that will result in
pains all the way up your arm and
many visits 10 the doctor
Kid Byron will report to the Spring
field, Connecticut League next month.
Since Dave Zearfoss took the Kid un-
der his wing he has become promising
and ought not to have any trouble
making good.
Frank Schultz the Cubs great slug
ger and champion home-run hitter
has never made hit off Big Ed Walsh
OF the White Sox. Schultz has faced
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
ST. ANDREWS
DUE FOR KNOCK

On Friday evening Brownson will
cry conclusions with the speedy St.
Andrews five Of Camden The Jer-
seyites have one of the festest teams
in their state and together with Rook-
wood are the only qnintets who de-
feated Gibsborough this season. st.
Andrews have an exceedingly fast
combination and have defeated all Of
the principal fives in New Jersey and
Philadelphia Their lineup consists
OF large and heavy men who have
been playing together for years and
are past masters at team work. The
preliminary game will be between
Central and Brownson Second.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
COATESVILLE
COMES AGAIN

Friends School will seek revenge
this afternoon when they once more
tackle Coatesville High School This
Is tho only team that handed Friends
defeat this yead and the Quakers in
tend to redeem themselves On the
visitors last appearance here. Friends
were little off condition, but all
are in fine fettle for today's contest.
SO far Coach Ross pets have Won
twelve OF thirteen games and they cx-
pect TO annex another victory today.
Friends Second and some speedy To-
cal team will engage in the prelimi-
nary.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
MR. I0NEs TO sELL HORSES.

Rosewood and Lady Bess. two of
Johnny Jones PAGERS, and his trotter
Obesso. will be sold at Nichols bazaar,
Philadelphia. tomorrow.
Rosewood's record is 219 IA and
trial, 2.l5 i-2 over a half-mile track
Lady Bess has record of 215 IA
in 1911; trial. 2.09 Ia over half-mile
track
Obesso is a 210 trotter. chestnut
gelding. with a record OF 2.2O IA in
1911.
Other horses to be offered at the
same sale are Alrantara. Jr.. trotter
consigned by G. S. Johnson, Dover;
bay mare, consigned by same owner
bay mare. trotter, 2.30 IL, consigned
by J. G.. Steele. Newark; King B.
consigned by w. K Ross. New Cas-
tie.
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Evening journal., 1912-02-27
SOLDIERS SHOOT
FOR STATE TROPHY

The second annual rife competition
of the Delaware Militia for the Della
ware trophy began last evening with
Major William G. Ramsey chief exccu-
tive officer at Wilmington, and Lieu
tenant F. B. Harkins. First Infantry
at Dover. Companies f and A did their
shooting at the state armory in this
city and Company C at their armory
in Dover Each company is represent
ed by a team Of five men.
CONfDANV L.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
Let's Get
Together
twith soms FunnygraphsD

Walsh in three Cub-Sox city series.
Give that big coal miner a canteon
of soup to moisten the ball and he
could pitch a week without getting
tired" says Schultz "He puts a little
more on the ball every time he pitch
cs.
Drag back your harbinsers Of
spring
Some players come fast and some
come slow. There are some who bios
som out as stars almost as soon as
they appear i'm organized baseball
while others play for years until they
join the top rank
Hans Wagner was 3S years Of age
the other day and to those who greet
ed him on this memorial occasion
said Il feel as young as 7 did ten
years age, and will be good for at
least FIVE more seasons OF baseball "
Delaware College has FIVE more
basketball games to play Poor boys.
Connie Mack's son Earl has done a
little scouting for father, and has
picked up Bull McCleary. a Penn State
college pitcher who twirled summer
ball at Ocean City last year. where
Earl. who was doing summer ball
stunts himself, saw the colegian
work
The carly scout catches the fast
ones. is Tommy Dougherty's tip.
Hugh Fullerton picks the Giants
and the Pirates 10 finish low in the
coming race. Whereupon the respec-
tive smiles OF McGraw and Clarke
broaden perceptibly.
Something wrong over I'm Reading.
Whitman hasn't been heard OF for two
days.
Almost every other team In the big
leagues In the country, with the ex-
ception OF the Athletics, have let
enough good ballplayers go to make a
better team than they now have. How
is II that Connie Mack pins II on all
OF them?
Wet again.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
The scores Of the first Ten follow.
PLAN GAME TnTRNEY.

Arrangements are being made by
the trustees of tho German Hall to
hold a .pinochle and sk4l contest on
March II. following which "metzcl-
suppe" luncheon will be served. The
games begin at o'clock I'm the eVen-
ing, and the entertainment will close
after social hour has Leeu spent.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
WILMINGTON
ON FAIR CIRCUIT
ToWR Has Chance to Bring
Best Of Track Events
here

Wilmington has chance to get in
the Big Fair Circuit OF 1912. Wilkes
barre has dropped out, leaving an
open week between Pottstown and
Nazareth. which will likely be filled at
thursdays meeting OF the association
in Philadelphia Il has been suggested
that the New Castle County Fair As
sociation be offered membership in the
circuit.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
rnRM nRAMATIC CLrR.

Employees OF the DUPONT Powder
Company have formed a dramatic
club, with twenty-five members. By
laws are low being drawn The club
expects to give several entertain-
ments.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27

Tho Other ORGANIZATIONS OF tne Ut
ganizcd Militia will compete as fol-
lows.
February q at Wilmington, general
staff. Regimental Field Staff, Non
Commissioned staff.
February 20. at New Castle, Del,
Company H. At Newark, Del, Com
pany Il.
March I. at Milford. Del. Company
r Al Wilmington, Del, Company ID,
and Company c.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
IMPERIAL CLIB SWOkER

smoker In the club house on March
II. Admission will be to club mem-
bers only.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
BOyS' League.
SALESIANUM MIDGETS OUT.

The Salesianum Midgets have or
ganized. and would like to hear from
any team whose players ages are be
tween - and IA years. The lineup
is: Mclaughlin. C: Lefty" Finan,
d: Tom Kane, IS: Red" Reynolds.
1b; Rndrew Tuskey, 2b; Dutch"
Scheu, 3b: John Hughes, If; Joe
Kelley; CT: COrney Mundy. rf;
Flemming and Campbell will be
subs. Send challenges to Francis
Reynolds, No. Sl9 Jefferson street.
Yerger's 419 Shipley street. for Pic
lures. Frames and Artist supplies"
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
kANE LEADS AT sHUFrLrROARD.

Charles Kane leads in the Eagles'
Switchboard tourney by a total of 675
points.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27

With the dressier street gowns more
elaborate furs are worn. and large
pieces. Wide stoles or scarfs are
most popular, and Russian sable. chin
chilla and ermine, crmine leading in
popularity for very formal occasions.
Many Of the ermine scarfs are un-
spotted and have the tails put on as
n fringe TO finish the ends.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
All, HA! BASEBALL
Lid NOW OFF

Gee. listenl In a hotly contested
baseball game. Harrison AS won It's
first game of the season from Broomo
A 3 on Saturday by score Of TO 4.
The features Of the game were tho
playing Of Todd and Ruth. the field
ing of Guest, and pitching OF Chal-
lenger and Truss Tho winners
would like to hear from any other
junior team In or out OF the city.
Challenges should he sent to Arthur
p. Guest. No. ga Harrison street. or
to Meryin Truss. No. 1907 West Ninth
street
The Harrison A3 lineup is
Catcher. Todd pitcher. B. and J.
Challenger; first base. Guest and
Greenwood; second base. Guest and
Greenwood; third base, Ruth;i short
stop, Truss; center field Baker, left
held Buckalow; right field. Roemor.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
FODDER FOR
FIGHT FANS
Referee Saves Russell in First
Round From the Sleep
Punch
Brown GETS THE
BETTER OF COSTER

Jack Russell (Horakle) got a bad
start in his ring career at the Ameri
can A. c.. Philadelphia, last night.
Russell had Billy Ryan. Of kentucky,
as his opponent, but after Ryan had
shot in one of his rib smashers aud
then a right to the jaw, the referee
interyened to save Russell in tho
first round. Russell tipped the beatu
around the 225 mark. havinging a big
advantage on tie Southerner in
weight
Willie Fitzgerald and Young Joo
Cans will box ten rounds tonight
before the Royale A. c.. in Brooklyn.
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
M NJ. n a. RnMLING.

J. w. Taley holds the lead in the
Round Robin Bowling tournament at
the Y. NJ. c. A. Last night he de-
feated c. A. Mcclellan three games
r. c. Gromman defeated w. II. Dunn
two out Of three.
Tallcy's scores we're 1863. l3S iS9
total of. 400.
Mcclellan bovied 100, i27, 1872 q
total of 369.
Dun's games were 1876, l7e, 112. a
total of 413
Gromman's were 124, ISL, i66, 4
total of AL
The tournament will close OF
March is
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
STANDING OF BOWLERs.

Following is the standing OF tho
Y. NJ. c. A. bowling teams.
Senior IcoDup
Evening journal., 1912-02-27

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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-26
Political Cyclone Coming.

The discovery has been made,
why two congressional districts in
rock-ribbed republican Kansar ell
ected two democrats TO congress
recently to fill vacancies occasioned
by the passing on of two progress
sive republicans. 1t was caused by
the conservative republicans re-
framing from voting--or voting for
the democratic candidates. The
republican congressional candidates
in this state will be up against the
same conditions next fall and it is
now more than favorable that the
democrats will sweep the state and
the republican leaders will be
scratching their heads the day after
election wondering if a political
cyclone had struck them. The rank
and file of the party is becoming
mighty tired of boss rule, extrava-
gance, hypocrisy and deceit.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-26
LURE OF THE LAW.
The Craze For Litigation Is Americas
Most Costly Folly.

The Craze For Litigation Is Americas
Most Costly Folly.
II one were asked to name the cost
Hest folly known In this country he
would not be far from the mark If he
should say it was the American craze
for litigation.
In some communities. especially the
small ones In rural districts, LEANS
importance seems to be measured by
tho number Of lawsuits lie has on
hand, and he who has none is often re-
sarded az q person Of slight cOnse-
Quence.
But the habit Of going to law Is not
confined to small neighborhoods nor
to persons Of trifing affairs. as sin
gle instance will show. There is now
In process Of settlement in a neighbor
ing state the estate Of man which al
the time Of his death was valued al
100000. Rival claimants to the
property engaged In litigation. which
has extended over a period of several
years. and now. as the end approach
to about $4,000
Nanifestly the parties to this liiga
ton have made heavy Investment III
experience; but, unhappily for them
It is not what financiers call Liquid
aSset."-DOcket
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-26
SUPREME COURT GOWNS.

They Are Made of the Finest Silk and
Are Quite Costly.
It is said that the cut and style Of
the gowns worn by the justices Of the
supreme court Of the United States are
80 peculiar that 1t is not always posi-
BILE to have one correctly made.
The wife Of former justice used to
enjoy telling Of her trying experiences
when she wished to have made In Par
is the gown her husband was to use.
The gowns worn there by scientists,
scholars and students differ altogether
from those our justices wear.
In London any clerical tailor would
have understood the kind Of gown de-
sired, but not SO in Paris. Wherefore.
after many failures, the Justices wife
gave instructions to the fashionable
modiste who made her gowns. This
modiste was entirely successful in
turning out gown for the justice.
The Justices gowns, which are al
ways Of the best quality Of silk. cost
upward of 500. When the supreme
court was first organized the justices
wore quite gaudy gowns.
A portrait in oil Of the first chief Jus
ttce, John Jay, now hangs In the rob-
Ing room opposite the supreme court
chamber, and in this portrait the chief
justice is represented as wearing a
black gown with broad bright red
border around the neck and down the
front. It is edged with gray, and the
sleeves show a red border at the top
and bottom, also edged with gray
Harpers Weekly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-26
It Is Now Too Late.

Fred. bennett, commissioner OF
the General Land office has just
discovered that there is consider
able fraud upon the part OF appll-
Giants for homestead entries. 1t is
strange that he has made the dlscoV-
cry at'this late date and asks tor
legislature to stop it. He knows, or
ought to know, that under the
fourteen month communication law
there was wholesale lying from be-
ginning to end. The applicants
swore, that they were taking the
land for a homestead to reside up
on and make it a home. Alter
living upon the land eight months
from the six months allow by the
homestead law to enter upon the
land, the entryman after making
the few improvements required,
would prove up and pay either $500
or y4oo as the case might be, then
place the land sale in the hands OF a
real estate agent and return to his
home, much of the land passing
into the hands of spectators and
the spirit of the homestead law
was thus defeated.
He knows, or ought to know,
that at time forest reserves were
created in the western states; thou
sands of men, just prior to the en-
actment of a law establishing a re-
serve would file either homestead
or stone and timber claims and
after the establishment OF the re-
serve, the government would give
entrymen script in order TO secure
their abandonment of their claims
which they would sell to lumber
barons to locate on timber lands,
as was the case in both Oregon and
Washington, thousands upon thou
sands of acres of valuable pine
land going into the hands OF the
barons; lands worth from fifty to a
hundred dollars an acre which they
secured for, from four to six dollars.
Our land laws have been farce and
fraud and now that about all the
government land is gone the COM
missioner wakes up-the locking
of the barn after the horse was
stolen. And then, there has been
too much fowl and fish of another,
the man with a political pull, hav-
ing given favors withheld from
others which Dennt tt and the
writer both know.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-26
Old Resident Called

Another old resident OF this section,
Mr.. Christion Zickert, answered the final
summons on Wednesday afternoon in
his late residence, 1877 Dewey avenue. He
was native OF Wishur, Germany, where
he was born in 1927. He came to this
section in 1857 and engaged in farming
for many years, until he removed to
Watertown. He leaves wife and seven
children, c hristian and Benjamin lick
ert, Beloit; Frank and Bernard Zickert,
Neillsville; Edward Zickert, Emmett;
Mrs. l.. Heck, Mrs. A. Wendt, Watertown.
The funeral will take place on Monday
at l:3O o'clock to St. Marks Lutheran
church.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-26
A Curious Windstorm.

A peculiar freak Of weather is the
storm called the "wiluwau." This
form of storm is confined to that far
off island TERRA del Fuego. The coast
is indented with deep fords crowned
with high mountains. Down from
their gorges drops the williwau. A
low, hoarse muttering is heard In the
distance. Suddenly, without the least
preliminary puff, a fearful blast of
wind drops upon the sea. The water
Is not raised into waves. but driven
into fine dust. Fortunately the shock
lasts but ten or twelve seconds. and
calm follows at once, for no vessel
could stand such a wind for even half
a minute. During the coming and go
ing Of a williwau the barometer may
be watched to drop a tenth Of an inch
or more and rise again at once.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-01-26
She Was n Skeptic,

In pioneer days settler near the
present town of Albany Mo-, bought
for his wife the first cook stove ever
seen In that part Of the state 1t was
an object OF great curiosity, and the
woman's next door neighbor, who
lived ten miles away, came to see how
1t would work. Without comment she
saw the dinner cooked. She ate the
meal with judgment held In reserve
and then remarked. with shake Of
the head:
'Wen. Sarah. It cooks all right, and
the victuals taste good, but | don't be
neve 1t will ever be. aasaccess."