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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

My stock of millinery is complete.
Prices theflowest. / have engaged the
services of Miss M. M. Mosher, who
will be pleased to meet her friends
and customers. Lena C. Cochran, 259
water street nov4dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

DeForest H. Perkins, superlntend-
emit of schools of Portland, was a bus-
mess visitor, Wednesday, in the CITY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Frederick ]. Kelley of Lincoln pass
ed Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. T. Jo-
seph Bolger, Cony street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Mary Gertrude Allard announces
the opening of a studio for piano
teaching. at IS South Chestnut street.
Terrns 50 cents to pupils applying Dec.
/. Telephone 236W. novtd5t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

WANTED--Girls to learn telephone
operating. Pleasant working conGi-
lions. ExcellsHt chance fer advance
nlent. High School, graduates pre-
ferred. Apply.to 16 Winthrop St.
nov5dtf 1as-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Manchester dances open Saturday eve
ninp.s Music by Lees Orchestra. Special
cars from Augusta al 7.so r. NJ. returning
after tire dance hoFodzt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Mrs. Nj S.Low, teacher of piano, IL
Bangor St Tel. 607M. nov5d1mo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07
AT U. OF. MAINE.

Football Team Practicing Hard--Maine
Night--Notes of the Campus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

DIR. Fl. N. Faster has opened a dent
al office over Murphy's drug store. Tel.
4s7-M.saq. ia4s oct23dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07
LOCAL NOTICE.

Mrs. G. H. Briclsett, teacher of pl-
ano. No. II State street dti
Mrs Conner, 1721s Water street.
closing out sale of millinery at prices
~ snit customer. noy7dlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

orono, Ne. Nov s-lspeciap. The
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
FODDER FOR FANS

Al Demaree sure got away to a flying
start with the Giants If Al could only
develop a free swing he would be a bear
cat,
Ty Cobb's fast work on the bases in one
inning yesterday upset the entire Cleve-
land team. 1N got all the way around on
three punched errors.
Boston needs only one more v,csory to
establish new American league record
for games won,
For the second time within a week Van
Dyke, the Red SoXs recruit from the
New England league. failed to make good
The Yankees slaughtered his delivery yes
terday
Garrison finishes We're the proper thing
Yesterday. Red SoX beat Yankees in final
inning by grabbing eight runs. Cincinnati
made ten runs in inal spasm against the
cubs. but the Reds were found one run
shy even then of victory, as the Cubs
won out in their half.
Jimmy Lavender was the hoy the Reds
started the lO-run bonn bardment on
Miller, Of the Phili.es. sure had his ash
well oiled Yesterday in the double header
with the Dodgers He made a total Of :
hits in two games. Two triples and a
double were included.
Ra son, Of Brooklyn. pulled John An
derson yesterday. He tried to steal sec
ond when that base was occupied by a
runner,
Frank Chance is in "good" with Char
lev Murphy now. The Cub manager called
his boss liar yesterday in reply to a
statement that the Chicago team has been
losing on account Of drinking
Murphy IS sore loser How any ball
PLAYER can work for him and give the best
their Is in him IS a Conurdrum
klswitter. former Giant pitcher. dra ftod
by Detroit from the Pacific Coast league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Hub Catchers Killed Off Two Of
Every Five Would-Be Pilferers

tn HE New York Giants. the Ma
tional leagues entrants for
the worlds series to be
staged next month, have stolen
more bases this year than any other
team in the senior organization and
their followers expect that when
they get into their important bat
ties with the Red SoX. they will be
able to pilfer quite a few sacks on
Carrigan and his associates on the
Boston catching staff The adher-
ents of the Red SoX just as nat
urally figure that Carrigan. Cady
ct al. will be able to keep McGraw's
band of speedy athletes from run
ming wild on the paths.
Time will tell which set of fans
is right The figures show that
when the Boston and New York
clubs played post series in 1909,
the New Workers filched eleven
hassoCks in five games and the Bos-
ton catchers threw out four men.
Bill Carrigan caught three of these
contests and it was he who tagged
the four McGrawites, Pat Donohue
not making a throw that stopped
anyone.
Kept Runners Down Close.
In the American league this year
the Speed Boys opponents have
not been stealing with great fire.
quency on Carrigan, Cady Nuna-
maker and Thomas. In the first
five months of the season the Bos-
tonians' adversaries pilfered 157
bases. Chicago getting 30, Washing
ton "a. Philadelphia 23. New York
%, Detroit 81, ST Louis 20 and
Cleveland II. While the Speed
Boys rivals We're acquiring this
number of larcenies, 105 more or
less fleet FASTENERS were being kill
ed off in erdeavoring to steal. Thus
Carrigan, Cady and the other two
receivers have thrown out two of
every five men who have endeavor-
ed to do the Raffles act.
Carrigan has had IS bases stolen
on him and his good right arm
has cut down 65 men. Young Cady.
Joe Woods battery mate, has done
even better than Carrigan who may
or may not receive some votes
for the Chalmers car this year.
Cady has permitted "a steals and
has refused to stand for q thefts.
Leslie Nunamaker has cut down %
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27

men who tried to steal bases and 10
charged with having allowed az
steals. Young Thomas. who is not
likely to be given a chance 10 plav
In the series, has tagged four men
and his throws have ben bestan
eight times.
from the subjoined list of play
ers who have been thrown ONT nv
the Boston catchers this seasnn.
fans may make up their own mind.
as to whether or not the oan+u
will be likely to run bases At will
on Carrtgan, Cady or Nunsmakns
Victims of carrisan.
Chicago-Rath, 3; LORD. q; w.a~-
er 2; Zeider. 2; Bodie, /; Mattich
/; Collins. l; Fourier, /; McIn.
tyre. l.
New York-zinn. 2; Dolan, i,
Hartzell, /; Sterrett, /.
Detroit-Cobb, 2; Jones. l; Craw-
ford, 2; Baumann, 2; Bush. 1; Del
ahanty, /; Witt, /; Louden. /; Deal
l; McDermott, l.
Philadelphia-Strunk, s; D, Mus
ply, 2; Oldrins. 2; Collins, /; Lord.
1; Barry. l..
st. Louis-Austin, 3; Shotten j.
Pratt, /; Williams, /; Jantzen. /,
Neutrality-suspicious., 2; Morgan,
l Gandil. /; Foster. 1.
Cleveland-Latoie, /: Ryan. Ia
jackson, /; Ball, /; Griggs, l.
Victims of Cady.
Chicago-Lord, 1; Callahan, II
Bodie. 1; Rath, 1.
New York-Chase, /; Sterrett, /.
Detroit-Cobb, l; Delehanty IL
Louden. /; Jones. 1.
st. Louis-Kutina, 2 Stovail, 1t
Austin, /; Stephens, /; Laporte. 1.
Observation-Disclosures, /; Mcbride,
l; Shanks. L.
Decentralization. 1; Griggs I.
Victims of Nunsmaksr.
Chicago-Rath, l; Zeider /; Lord,
l Weaver, /.
New York-Gardner, /; Cree, I.
delphia-McInnes, 3; Col
Inns. 2; Baker, l.
Observation-Disclosures. Q; Milan,
Mcbride, /; knight, l; Cunning
ham, |.
CleVeland-BaH. /: Birmingham,
l; Peckinpaugh, l; Butcher, !.
Victims of Thomas
ST Louis-Pratt, /; Shotten, l.;
Hogan, 1.
ington-Moran, l.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27

wants to give up hurting and become a
shortstop.
r., Boston fans have presented Heinfe
Mike Donlin has taken up Christian
Science. Says it cured his actress wife,
Mabel Hite, when medicine failed,
st. Louis scribes panned Frank Iaporte
until Stovall sold him TO WASHINGTON.
And now that Laporte is smuggling the pill
TO a standstin the Mound CITY scribes
are after Stovall for letting him go.
iris Speakers slump in batting is caus-
ing heap of worry in Boston Predict
however. that he will find his eve by Oc-
tober He never failed Vet in a pinch
Like most Of US. Eddie Collins says the
Red SoN VIII win because their pitchers
are better than the Giants
Pitcher Powers in a semi-pro game at
Helena. Mont, famed % men in nine in
nlngs the other day. and then LOST the
game -, to ,. The catcher who worked
with Powers made 20 putouts, 3assists and
errors.
says Hal Chase. Giants will be easy
for Red SoX. Wood will beat any pitcher
McGraw sends to the box. Speaker will
hit all of the Giants pitchers, Marquard
especially hard
The Reds have secured Packard from
Columbus This boy pitched the Ameri-
can association team 10 % victories and
only defeats
Clark Griffith, thinks that the weather
IN Washington is too hot to permit a
team TO do its best work. To circumvent
the thermometer. Gritf might transfer ali
August dates at the capital to Winni-
peg.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Sam Crane Picks Giants; Says
McGraw VIII 0utgereral Stahl


aphormaIlN ana Just imagined the
ioffld weather WAS TOO much for
them to Withstand, and those were
the Tunes when McGraw was Wor-
rled me most
lie was more than that lie was
mao clear through. and made no
bones OF telling his players what
ne thousht or them
Ihcn more pleasant and easy
Tunes came. The boys took brace,
ana the 'uoS and Pirates had their
sIumps, Matters took a more ia
VorabIe turn, and the present sit
uatlon has arrived where the
Giants can NOT lose.
oh saturday AFTER the Giants
peat the Pirates and II was known
the 'uhS had peeh defeated twice
o\ the fhilIleS, McGraW took his
hrsi so"d Steep FOR many long
nlsht,
the Giants. one and all firmly
believe they will beat out the Red
SoA TOT the Norlds championship.
W" OF the most prominent among
them-MatheWson ana Meyers
nave come out with their own sign
ed statements in The New York
american that the Giants VIII win,
but 1t will be because John McGraW
knows more baseball than Jake
StshI. and 1t Is on that account
that feel free to express my opin-
ION That the Giants will beat out the
Red Son.
Giants Machine Better.
individually do not think the
Giants are in any wav superior To
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Montgomery Franchise
Is for Sale; BiIlikens
May Go to Little Rock

MONTGOMERY. ALA. Sept. 27.-
The Montgomery baseball franchise in
the Southern league is for sale. ac-
cordins to a statement OF Owner Rich
ard Tilis following the breaking of Of
negotiations for a guarantee fund by
the Montgomery Business Mems league
The league had raised the necessary
guarantee TO keep baseball in Mont
gomery for the next three years but
Mr. 1llus and directors of the league
could not agree on the contract which
was to be signed by both parties
Mr.. Fillts refused. during the past
summer an offer for the franchise from
Little Rock He declined 20 say wheth
er he would accept this offer If it was
made again
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
GIANTS RESTING; HAVE
WON NATIONAL PENNANT

NEW YORK, Sept. 27-With
N the penpant theirs, the
Giants have started to rest
up for the worlds series with the
Red Sox Manager McGraw an
nounced today that from now on
he would give the new men a
chance to display their wares The
veterans will be worked Just enough
to keep them on edge for the cham
pionship struggle which starts Oc-
tober s.
The Giants clinched the pennant
when they won both ends of a
double header from the Boston
team here yesterday afternoon.
And it was Al Demaree, former
Mobile hurler. who won the last
game for the home team. The
youngster, therefore. is carrying
the title of "pennant winner" to-
day. And he is hero with the
veterans, too, for his sterling per
Torrance. He not only beat Bos-
ton, but shut them out. 4 to 0, al
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27

1t is an interesting fact that with
New York clinching the pennant.
its percentage of games won in the
National league is .693, compared
with the Boston percentage in the
American league to date of .692,
showing that the two clubs have
won very even race.
In the second game Demaree is
sued only one pass and famed nine
men. In two innings the visitors
opened on him with an extra base
hit, but could not score.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Ptsbmg Manager Believes MGraws viii Beat Red Sox
FRED CLARKE TELLS WHY GIANTS WILL WIN SERIES
By Fred Clarke.
Manager Pittsbura Pirates.

the Giants will win the
worlds series, but maybe it
is only "A hunch that have.
think the series will come down to
a question Of managers, and that
will mean that the manager who
knows the most baseball and gets
the best team work out of his play
ers will yank down the persim-
mons, and McGraw is that man
ager.
Any one game Of baseball is hard
TO dope out beforehand md a Sc
ries OF seven games is even more
difficult. A team is either going
bad or good. When one is bad the
best batter on the team can not
seem TO be able to even hit a long
fly that viii send in runner from
third when the run would win the
game. At other times, when the
same team is going good. there Is
no pitcher who can fool the same
batter no matter how great pitch
q ne may oe'
me changes LOO from gpod 10
odu VI wee versa comes IKE
.i'S',' ana mere Is no explanation
for 1t. 1t is simply baseball and
will be an unexplained feature of
Tue game as long as 1t exists.
GIANTS NOT FITTING.
me GIANTS nave not been hit
ing Tor some Tune, bat ! figure they
"'u ne ABOUT due to get into their
o''''hg Str1de by the time to play
the world series arrives, If they
40 men they VIII nit any pitcher
'"e r'eu SoN put up against them.
-" 'ue othef mana. the Red SoX
nave oeeh oat'ing heavily all sea-
son with hardly q slump. They
are oE an the past history Of the
ta"e-WeIh let us say automatical
10 let down IN their hitting.
Ihere Is psychological time for
one cIuo or another to start
1870 - N''''N 'i'''V -
STRUCK exactly right the team lucky
enough TO get that break is prac-
tcally unbeatable. Why, two years
ago II NharIey Murphy had called
or games a week ahead, as he was
pressed to do, so that the CUBS
could nave started the worlds Sc
RES week earlier, the Cubs
would nave beaten out the Attn
Ietics Tor the cubs would have
oeeh Just PINNED for the battle
But In one short week they
changed from good TO bad. while
the Athletics, by not having the
championship Of their own league
to worry about. were both physical
~ and mentally better prepared.
look for the Giants to be ex-
actiy III and ready for the coming
series, while the Red SoN will not
be as much on edge. The latter by
an baseball precedent, are due for
slump.
Rcd SoN Due For Tumble.
This may appear as If supersti-
ton inquired IN my dope. but don't
think SO, for | have never gone
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27
Bv Sam Crane.
Dean of Major League Baseball
Wrjters)

Writer'S
rEW YORK, Sept. 27.-With
N the Giants having the Nation
al league pennant so near to
being cinched that figures SHOW
the Chicago Cubs have practically
no show at all to challenge the
Giants for it's possession, it is now
in order to speculate and figure on
the respective chances of the Giants
and Boston Red Sox for the worlds
championship
II the Giants were sure 20 make
the showing in every game of the
worlds series that they did against
the Pittsburg Pirates on SATURDAY
Manager McGraw would have
right to consider that he had the
eonfalon emblematical OF the base
ball championship Of the universe
ALREADY tucked securely away in his
inside vest pocket. but. unfortu-
nately. the Giants can not he de
pended on to play steady baseball
dav in and day out In fact they
have proven themselves to be in
and cutters Of the most erratic kind.
Since around about July 4, with
one or two short periods excepted,
the Giants have played such a tan
TALKING. aggravating game that any
OF their rooters who have seen them
play regularly have been lucky to
keep out Of the nutty or bughouse
class Of baseball fans.
Took Sensational Braces.
But still while in the very thick
OF the worst OF their slumps they
would take the most sudden and
unexpected braces and re- establish
themselves in a lead that would
dumfound their rivals who were
giving them the closest fights.
Their reversals of form in Pitts
burg and Philadelphia were two in
stances when they came back"
and restored the waning confidence
of their friends and supporters
II was not always either that
they were able to help themselves.
The Cubs, fortunately. took tum-
bles at unexpected times and
against teams that did not look
strong enough To make the Chica-
so battlers crack"
That they did. though. and while
punctuaung the uncertainty of
baseball by beating the cubs at
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27

lowing only seven scattered hits.
New York and Chicago each have
nine games to play before October
g. the official ending Of the season.
Chicago could win all of its games
and New York lose all without dis
placing the Giants.
The standing with the pennant
clinched by New York is as fol-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-27

the following table the New York
the New York
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-01-19

between the Susquehanna and the
Kansas City. They discovered her
proximity, dropped back until she was
nearly broadside on to the former bat
tleship and signaled up the Theodore
Roosevelt and the little Monitor. AS
dawn broke she had found herself
hostess of circle. The fight had not
lasted five minutes before the appear
ance of the Hermann to the east and
Immediately after Of the Furst Bis
marck in the west forced the Americans
to leave her, but in that time they had
smashed her iron to rags. They had
vented the accumulated tensions of
their hard days retreat upon her AS
Bert saw her she seemed a mere metal
workers fantasy of frozen metal writh-
ings. He could not tell part from part
of her, except by its position.
Smallways woke the next night to
discover the cabin in darkness.
draft blowing through it, and Kurt
talking to himself in German. He
could see him dimly by the window,
which he had unscrewed and opened,
peering down. That cold, clear. at
tenuated light which is not so much
light as a going Of darkness, which
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-01-19
Agricultural Expositions,

Pittsburgh is getting ready for the
annual show Of the Pennsylvania
Dairy union, the Pennsylvania Live
Stock Breeders. association and the
State Horticultural association, which
takes place at Duquesne garden Jan
1920. The promoters of the exhibit
ton. of which the Keystone State is
proud, have engaged men of national
prominence to deliver number of
illustrated lectures as a feature of the
occasion.
The city Of Houston also will be a
point Of interest to farmers at the
same time. Beginning Jan. Is and
continuing until the 2Sth. the Texas
Labor exposition is held in that city.
Its object is to stimulate interest in
farming and improvements of land, to
show the benefits derived from scien-
tific agriculture and to put Texas in
proper light before the world" The
exhibits will include specimens of soil
and products, and there will be Illus
trations Of agriculture in all it's branch
es. among these being dry farming
and irrigation methods. The exhibits
will occupy twenty acres Of space.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-01-19
Politics and Railroad Rates,

Members of the Democratic national
committee are in Washington to settle
upon the date and place for holding
thelr convention. st. Louis seemed to
have safe lead over Baltimore on the
eve OF the decision. The delegates to
the coming convention will number
over 1000, more than ever before. be-
Ing based on the new apportionment.
Washington will be the mecca next
month of railroad men. They are com
ing from Minnesota. Kentucky. West
Virginia, Missouri and Oregon. 1t isn't
a pleasure trip, as indicated by the
fact that they will bring an army Of
legal lights. The railroad men go to
Washington for the hearing Of the
state railroad cases before the United
States supreme court. The issue is
whether the national government has
jurisdiction over rates within states.
Governors from the states interested
will attend the hearing.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-01-19
British Admiralty Chances.

Changes that have gone into effect
In the British navy are believed to in
dicate the development, on progressive
lines. of the reform policy instituted
when Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur
Wilson was appointed to heal the dis
cord caused by the older officers re-
luctance to accept the reforms. Ad-
miral Sir Francis Charles Bridgeman
has been made first sea lord. replacing
Admiral Wilson
Vice Admiral Prince Louis Of Bat
tenberg now is second sea lord. re-
placing Vice Admiral Sir George lie
Clerc Egerton. Prince Louis of Bat
tenherg has a great reputation as a
scientific and practical officer
The changes came as a surprise to
the public and evidently were the out
come of Winston Churchill's transfer
ence to the admiralty. Mr. Churchill
denied that the changes implied any
reflection on the outgoing sea lords.
who, he pointed out, were due to re-
tire early in 1912.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-01-19
Metals In the Human Body.

The human body contains, among
other constituents. about two pounds.
of phosphorus. which is essential to the
health of the bones and the vigor OF
the brain This phosphorus. If extract
ed and put to another use. would make
up about 1000 packages of friction
matches.
Besides phosphorus, the body con-
tains few ounces Of sodium and half
an ounce Of potassium. The quantity
of the latter would be sufficient for
many experiments in class in chem
istry. ~
In addition to sodium and potassium
there are a few grains of magnesium.
enough to make the "silver rain" fog
a family's stock of rockets on q Fourth
of July evening or to create q brilliant
light visible at considerable distauco.
-Harper's Weekly. 81
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-01-19
An Expiring Commission.

The national monetary commission
goes out of existence this week, follow
ing its report to congress regarding a
revision of the currency system of the
country. The commissions knell was
sounded in the senate on Aug. IA last,
when, by vote of 56 to 6. it was in
structed to submit its report and dis
solve. The bill on the subject, which
was offered by Senator Burton of Ohio,
was substitute measure for the Cum
minis bill which had called for report
and dissolution last December.