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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Il. b. Galloway and
Mrs. j. G. Bone and Miss Emma
Bone, returned Wednesday from a
weeks stay at the Jackson home at
Tyler Hill. Mrs. Bone and daughter
returned TO their home in Dunmore
on Thursday morning accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Galloway who will
spend the weekend there.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-26

The above is a picture of a freak
calf, formerly owned by Fred Martin
of Hawley. and recently sold to a
Philadelphia man for 81 500 to be
used as an exhibit at Coney Island,
n. Y, an account of which was pub
lished in The Citizen several weeks
ago. 1t is through the courtesy of ].
A. Bodie, Jr., photographer, that we
of nature.
The first or front view distinctly
shows the two heads of the calf, and
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-07-26

The Citizen is Getting New Ad-
vertisers Every Week. Merchants
Know This is a Good Advertising
Medium.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-30
BOTH HOUSES WITH WILSON.
Senate Joins In Upholdlng the PresI.
dent After Debate.

Washington, d, C.--The Senate
Wednesday morning by a vote of 72
to 13. passed the administration reso.
luton declaring that "the President
is justified in the employment of tho
armed forces of the United States to
enforce his demands for unequivocal
amends for the affronts and indigni.
ties committed against the United
States" in Mexico.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-30
cHAPLAlNs ORDERED OUT.
Those at Shore Stations to Proceed
at Once to Mexico.

Washington, d. C.-Secretary Dan.
iels issued orders for all chaplains ON
duty at shore stations to proceed i'm.
mediately to Mexico by the first avail.
able ship. Chaplain Stone, of the Bos-
ton Navy Yard. has been directed to
proceed with the ships of the Third
Division. to leave next week. and
Chaplain Patrick. with the marine
regiment at Norfolk. has orders to
sail on the Moro Castle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-30
MILITIA BILL AGREED UPON.
Conference Committee To Report Vol.
unteer Army Measure.

Washington, d. C-The so-called
Volunteer bill, designed to put the vol.
unteer forces of the United States in
war time on a systematic basis, was
agreed to by the Senate and House
conferees. AS It will be reported to
both houses, the measure contains a
provision giving priority to militia or
ganizations which express through
three-fourths of their minimum en-.
listed strength a desire for volunteer
service.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-30

Vera Cruz. - Twelve Americana
killed and about fifty wounded marked
the complete investment of Vera Cruz
by the United States forces.
Partial occupation had been found
unsatisfactory in that 1t gave shippers
an opportunity to take up positions
beyond the zone held by marines and
bluejackets and menace them with
rifle fire.
The number OF Mexicans killed is
estimated at $50, with many wounded.
The Mexican loss Wednesday is not
known, but is thought to be heavy.
At no stage was there much organ
lied resistance, practically all of the
army having withdrawn fifteen or
twenty miles into the interior and
the only resistance encountered was
that of armed civilians intent on show.
ing their hatred for the Americans.
reinforced by some soldiers and po.
licemen.
After more or less desultory shoot
ing by MeXicans from housetops and
other points Of vantage Rear-Admiral
Fletcher, at $50 in the morning, or
dered a general movement for the oc-
oupatlon of all the town. A column
Of bluejackets advanced and passed
the uncompleted market place and ma
val college.
When they had reached the walls of
the college a terrific rifle fire was
poured in all directions from the roof
and the windows. The bluejackets
were helpless to return the fire
against the stone walls and scattered.
Walls Shattered With Shell.
The Prairie, Chester and San Fran
cisco opened with their FIVE and six
Inch guns and shattered the walls. The
bluejackets reformed and advanced
against the fire, which had diminished
greatly.
BY 10 o'clock there was only desul-
:ory firing from the inshore side of the
tower. Battalions of bluejackets had
made their way along the water front
to the southern end OF the town and
cleared several streets, but the sniping
from houses continued at intervals.
The scout cruiser Chester pounded
buildings on the outskirts with six.
inch shells, firing over the heads OF
The men ashore and showing almost
perfect craftsmanship.
Shells Supplement Machine Guns.
The two forces swung forward with
a oh 10 Ifpta nf
The machine gun and rife fire was
supplemented by shell fire from the
smaller guns of the Prairie and Ches.
ter, The ships guns supported the
movement of clearing the roofs to tho
south and east, occasionally dropping
shell few hundred yards in ad.
vance.
Buchanan's men, under direct com.
mand of Lieut. Guy w. o. Castle
moved forward to a position one block
directly east Of the Plaza. Other de-
tachments occupied positions to the
north and west Both marines and
bluejackets dragged light field pieces,
but there was little work for them.
There was absolutely no organized
resistance, but from the very begin.
ming of the advance a smart fire came
from the defenders on the housetops,
which invariably drew a merciless fro
from the advancing parties.
Opposition Gradually Ceases.
Opposition to the occupation of the
American forces ceased by degrees.
Urged by RearAdmiral Fletcher. the
city began returning to its normal civil
government under its own local Off
cials.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-30
AMERICANS TAKE
ALL VERA CRUZ
Twelve Men Killed and Fifty
Wounded.
PARTS OF CITY SHELLED
BlueJackets, Under Terrific Fire From
Roofs, Scatter, Reform and Ad.
vance, With Five and Six Inch
Shells As Protection.

Washington. Fifteen Americans
have been killed and seyenty-hye
wounded in the occupation of Vera
Cruz. This was announced In dis
patcn from Rear-Admiral Badger made
public by the Navy Department.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-22

Chief interest in the National league pennant chase no longer centers about the hurling achievements of Richard Le Marquis, alias Rube Marquard. How the wry-necked, tall and rangy southpaw of the New York Giants carved his niche in the pitching hall of fame by winning 19 straight has been jotted down on history's page. three successive beatings following the establishment of that high-water mark.
 Other truly greats have risen to take prominent places in the head line section, notably Larry Cheney, Jimmy Lavender and Marty O'Toole past-masters in the art of spitball pitching. A few years ago the classy opponents of this sort of twirling could be counted on the fingers of one hand. In fact, John J. McGraw, mak- CT of champions, contends there have been only three real spitball marvels Jack Chesbro, Ed Walsh and Russell Ford. Two other veteran field gener als. likewise makers of champions Frank Chance and Fred Clarke take issue with McGraw on this point.
 The Cub leader would add the
 names of Lavender and Cheney, his
 present-day slab phenoms, to those o1
 Walsh, Chesbro and Ford. Down Pitts
 burgh way Clarke halls his s22,50t
 find. the sorrel-topped O'Toole. as the
 one best bet of all time. Spitball heav
 CTS are bobbing up with startling reg
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It's Charles; but that doesn't make any difference in his pitching.
 New Workers say the attendance at the Polo grounds this season has av. eraged about 10000 Not so bad.
 Pitcher Walker, a Washington semi. pro player, has been turned loose by the Maps. He couldn't stand the pace.
 The Chicago Americans will give Pitcher Barry Smith of the Lincoln Western league club tryout next spring.
 President McAleer of the Red Sox says his purse and trading blocks are closed for this season. He's going to stand pat.
 Pitcher Walker of Bristol, who Is to get trial with Brooklyn, was pitching amateur ball year ago. His rise has been rapid.
 Garry Hermann is still talking about trading some of his ball players. but the trouble is he cannot find any one to make the trade with.
 Manager Holmes of Sioux City thinks he has a find in Lynch, secured from the Pacific Coast. He has done great work as a substitute for Dick Breen and before going lame was whirlwind in the outheld.
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URGE TRAINERS FOR PLAYERS
Little or No Attention Paid to Phys ical Condition After Preliminary
 Season Is Finished.

A good many professional athletes do things which amateurs never would think of doing. This is particularly true of baseball players
 In order that the point may be un- derstood, one must appreciate the hardships under which amateurs get ready for contests. They quit smok- ing and their diet is regulated with as much science back of it as a physi- clan gives to patient. The amateur mortifies his flesh and punishes his stomach with the one single idea of making himself proficient in the con tests in which he has undertaken to engage,
 The professional baseball player, on the contrary, pays little or no attention to training after the prelim- mary season is finished. The average baseball player. like every other hu- man being who exercises a good deal, gets pretty hungry and permits himself to over eat. says the Milwau- kee Sentinel. After dinner. while loaflng around the hotel he over smokes and few of them take very good care of themselves generally. They do not over drink as rule, but they have other foolish ways of not taking care of themselves. The average baseball player is in such a hurry to get to the bus after the game that he does not properly clothe him self and a good many of them find themselves stiffened up after hot finish because they ride to the hotel without properly cooling off.
 What every baseball team ought to have is a professional trainer who has absolute power and control over the physical welfare of the men. He should be heartless dictator whose orders are to be obeyed, and the management should back him up in everything he does. Tn this way base ball players could be kept in condi- tion and it is about the only way that good condition can be assured.
 Garry Hermann says there's no chance of the Reds getting Red Dooin from Philadelphia for the simple req son the Reds have nothing to give for him.
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Tesreau seems the only regular win ner on the McGraw staff.
 Tn recent Central league game the battery for Grand Rapids was Smith and Schmidt.
 Manager wolverton says Del Pad dock, his Dubuque recruit. will be a fixture at third base.
 George Stovall. manager of the Browns. Is the latest golf recruit from the baseball ranks.
 Atlanta of the Southern association has had nineteen pitchers on it's ros- ter since the first of the season.
 The White Sox now have four play CTS named Johnson on their pay roll. Will it be a case of "Too Much John son?'
 Any space given to anything except what bears directly on the pennant race is velvet for the recipients these days.
 Bobby Wallace Is playing hall like a youngster and Is responsible for many of the victories that the Browns are making.
 Ted Eastarly alone is keeping up the batting average of the Sox these days. As pinch hitter he has few If any equals.
 Captain Lord is developing into q first-class outfielder. He can go back or come forward on hard drive as well as any of the stars.
 Tommy Leach makes about as pret- ty sight as the fans want to sec when he is racing around the bases trying to beat out home run.
 Harry Davis Is still undecided about his future plans The chances are he will be able to get another job as manager before the start of next season.
 Topsey Hartsell who is making good record as leader of the Toledo team this season, Is most likely to be appointed to manage the Naps next year
 Umpire O'Brien says the job of um. piring in the major leagues Is easy That's the rewuTd au umpire 9et1 when he does good work Others please take notice. Manager Griffith of the senators will have Walter Johnson and four other members of his pitching stan operated on for the removal of their tonsile after the season is oyeTs
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STORY OF QUEER PLAY
Pitcher Strikes Out Player and
 Makes Out Himself.
Rube kIselnger Recovers Lost Ball From Behind cateher's Mask In Time to Retire Batsman and
 Win Game for He Team.

Odd occurrences in baseball are of interest to the fans. especially if they are acquainted with the players who figure in them.
 Arthur Irwin used to tell of how he won game for Boston with hit that bounced through a knothole in the fence, and of another occasion when he scored from first base on the in field grounder when the ball got tan gled up in the shortstop's sweater coat.
 Al Shaw hit a ball in Macon that bounced into the pocket of work mans coat, which was hanging on the fence. A smart outfielder secured the ball in time to hold Shaw on second
 But Elmer Steele, Toronto's pitch CT. has story that puts all these plays in the remote background.
 It is no less than pitcher making a strike-out by himself, and thereby winning the game.
 The pitcher was Rube Kissinger we'll known In Toronto and on the In ternational league circuit, and the game in question was played at New. ark, with Providence and Newark the competing clubs. Steele was pitch. ing for the Grays.
 Newark led by 2 to 1, but Provi. dence had two men on bases in the ninth and two out. A hit would win the game, but Kissinger was equal to the emergency. He cut one across the middle of the plate.
 Strike one" the umpire said.
 A splitter fooled the batter, who missed 1t foot. and the count was "strike two"
 Then followed two "wasters." but the batter would not bite. Another splitter right over Y heart of the plate.
 The batter too good healthy swing, there was tick of the bat, and everybody star ed to run.
 Larry Spahr, who was catching for Newark, looked around aimlessly in vain search for the missing ball.
 Stand still, Larry yelled Kiss. finger, don't move.' and he ran to wards the plate.
 Spahr followed instructions i'm plicitly, and stood stock still. Kissinger came running up, reached for Spahr's neck, and pulled out the ball, which was stuck between thu mask and the pad. Foul ball, three strikes. batter out announced the umpire, and the gam, was over"
 Kissinger was given the putout il the official score, as he made the play and Steel says he is the only pitcher that ever struck batter out in thii manner
 home runs by Speaker and Crawford inside this mark This has haan ae.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Roston 11. petroit {.

Detroit. Sept. 21.-Boston hit Wil- lett freely today and Detroit gave a ragged fielding exhibition. The new champions won, Il to 4.
 Larry Gardner, third baseman for Boston, broke the little finger of his right hand trying to stab 2 grounder from Bush in the eighth inning. Man ager Stahl said tonight that Gardner would be out the remainder of the season, but would play in the worlds series. Cobb's injured knee caused him to retire in the eighth inning
 The features of the game were
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PRAISE FOR BASEBALL
University of Nebraska 'Peda' gogue Lauds Nationah Game.
Professional Diamond PastIme Only One That Appeals to Prof. George Howard-"Rooting" Is Mental
 Perversion.

Professional baseball carries of the palm as king of sports, chief agent of American democracy, and moral uplifter. according to the decision stated by Prof. George Elliot Howard, the University of Nebraska authority, in an article in the American Journal of Sociology, published at the Uni versity of Chicago. The educator gives the pastime a clean bill of health ahead of the recreations indulged in by the colleges of the land.
 Prof. Howard makes a vigorus at- tack upon intercollegiate athletes, de- claring them an unmixed evil. and recommending that they be aban- doned. He declares that college ath- letics spcctacles lower the moral tone of the spectators emotions. destroy the most important business of the institutions and threaten to bring on other evils more serious.
 Under existing conditions" he de- clares, "the spectator crowd at an in tercollegiate football contest fosters ideals much lower than those suggest ed by game of professional base ball"
 In handing the glory to baseball and criticizing other sports, Prof. Howard writes:
 "Psychologically, for instance. the great American game of baseball is a powerful democratic agent. Vast crowds of both sexes and of all ages. persons of every economic, social, re- ligious or intellectual class touch shoulders. They shout, thrill and ges- ture in sympathy. They are just hu- man beings, with the differentials of rank or vocation laid aside.
 'The chief menace to the general use of recreation activities comes from the extraordinary vogue of college ath- letic spectators The primary business of the student is, or ought to be, to study. Naturally. he is inactive dur ing third or more of the day. There is plenty of time left for restful rec reative exercise if 1t be made use of. But the student cannot keep his bodi- ly and mental energy up to the mark by exercising yicariously. The vi- carious play of the team, however fas- cinatIng, does not exercise the specta- tors muscles.
 Tt is imperative that college author ities recognize the function of recre- ation At whatever cost for facilities, every student should be physically as we'll as mentally educated. and the most efficient mental, even moral, edu cation depends on physical education Moreover, play for all is the best form of educational recreation.
 "A similar example of mental per version, an absurd and immoral GUS tom tenaciously held fast in mob mind, has it's genesis in the partisan zeal of athletic spectator crowds. l refer to the practice of organized cheering known in college 'argot' as roofing From every aspect 1t is bad. Morally it stands on the level of the toe hold the card trick, the stuffed ballot box, tainted news of the cam paign canard and, like the canard, it is apt to prove a boomerang.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 2. pittshurn 1

New York, Sept. 21.--New York de- feated Pittsburg here today, in the first game of the series, by score of ? 10 1, Tesreau besting Camnitz in a pitchers battle. Murray's hitting won for New York in the second in- ming; he singled and scored when Merkle singled and Shafer followed with a sacrifice fly. In the fourth inning his home run to deep center won the game. Wagner scored Pitts burg's only run in the sixth. when he singled with two out, stole second and third and came home when Meyers throw got away from Shafer. Most of Pittsburg's hits were scratches.
 The score:
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he played with the Marietta and Lan- caster semi-professional teams. Thence he moved to Portsmouth, Va, going in the following year to Brockton. in New England.
 Brooklyn corralled him next, and after one year with Baltimore he went back across the bridge again. With the rest of his baseball career every small boy is familiar, especial ly the small boy of Brooklyn, where James was popular. Toward the close of his term with the Brooklyn team Sheckard's work fell off, and there were those who said that he was shirking, He spruced up prompt. ly when he went to Chicago.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-22

Within short time Harry Wolver- ton, manager of the Hill Top forces, will put his signature to contract to manage the club next season. Presi- dent Farrell is pleased with the meas ure of success that has greeted the lght-haired boss. Wolyerton has had more to contend with than any man ager that ever broke into the big leagues, and through it all he has shown remarkable fortitude and patti ence.
 There has been much speculation as to whether Wolverton would be re-
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McGraw is using Devore in the out field again.
 Buy your worlds series tickets ear ly if you're interested.
 Ted Easterly certainly Is going great guns for the White Sox.
 Williams. the Notre Dame young ster, is making good in the Cub out field
 Hendrix of the Pirates is not only pitching good ball. but he is hitting right along with it.
 Jeff Tesreau's first name isn't Jeff
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sHEcKARD IS REAL VETERAN
Cub outfieIder Has Been Playing Pro fesslonaI Baseball for Over
 Seventeen Years.

Men who play with their heads as we'll as their hands have proved that 1t Is possible to stay long time in professional baseball. There are sev- eral men still very much in the game who may yet break or at least equal Cy Youngs .record. They are not, however, pitchers. James Tiiden Sheckard is one of the veterans in whom the baseball public is very much interested. Jimmy broke into the game as far back as 1895. when
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Cleveland 5. New York 4.

Cleveland, Sept. 21.-Cleveland de- feated New York in ten innings to- day, to 1. Brennan, Wisconsin league recruit, pitched good ball, err TOTS being responsible for all of New Yorks runs. Cleveland won in the tenth inning on doubles by Chapman and Turner and passed ball.
 Score by innings K. H. E Cleveland ... .020 010 900 2--5 10 , New York ... GOO 003 900 1--5 ' 3
 Batteries: Brennan and Adams Warhop, Caldwell and Williams.
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tained by President Farrell as leader of the Highlanders in 1913. but he we'll as anybody could under the cir cumstances.
 Not only did the two promising in- field recruits. Dolan at first and Gard ner at second, fail to make good, but the pitching staff failed to show any thing until lately, while the star out fielders of the club, Wolter and Cree, had to quit the game for the season on account of injuries received early in the season.
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Summary. Base on errors-New York 1. Two base hit---Butler. Three base hit-Doyle. Home run--Murray. Sacrifice hit-Shafer. Stolen bases-Wagner ?. Left on bases-New York 5, Pitts burg A.
 Base on balls-Camnitz 1. Hit by pitcher-Fletcher, by Cam nitz; Carey, by Tesreau.
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St. Louis 4. PhilsdeIphia 3.

St. Louis, Sept. 2i.-St. Louis. by timely hitting and aided by errors, won from Philadelphia today, 4 to 2. Today's victory for the locals and New York's defeat by Cleveland en- abled St. Louis to climb ont of last place in the league standing
 Score by innings. R. H. E Philadelphia ... 1000 100 200--3 1 St. Louis ..... .000 210 10x--f ' Q
 Batteries: Crabb and Lapp: Baum gardner and Stephens.
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Summary.

Two base hit--J. Onslow. Three base hit-Crawford Home runs-Speaker, Crawford. Stolen bases-Hooper, Krug Double plays-Bush, Louden to E Dnslow.
 Left on bases-Boston T. Detroit : First base on balls-Collins 1, Will lett 3.
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Boston 13, Philadelphia 2.

Boston, Sept 21.-Boston easily de- feated Cincinnati today. batting
 Fromme out of the box in the second inning, and hitting McGraynor at wIn. Donnelly let down in the ninth inning, allowing three hits, Cincinnati scor- ing two runs.
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Philadelphia s.5. Chicago 2-a.

Philadelphia. Sept. 21.--Chicago was defeated in two games here today the scores being to 2 and to g. Philadelphia won the first game in the eighth inning after two men were out on a single by Luderus. g pass to Knabe and Doolan's double. It was Cheneys first defeat in nine games. Seaton, in the second game, held the visitors down to one hit until the ninth inning, when three singles, | pass and wild patch gave them two runs. Lavender was hit hard in tae early innings.
 First Game. R. H. D Chicago ...... GOO 100 01O--2 10 Philadelphia ... .001 900 02x--3 0
 Batteries: Cheney and Archer; Rix- ey and Kilifer.
 Second Game:
 Chicago ...... .001 GOO 002-3 1 Philadelphia ... .012 119 00x-5 9 3
 Batteries: Lavender and Archer, Cotter; Seaton and Killifer.
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home runs by Speaker and Crawford inside this park This has been ac- complished but once before.
 The score:
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Batteries: Donnelly and Gowdy; Fromme, McGTaynor and Clarke, Sev- eroid.