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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18
Celebrated Ndfhs+ in Audubon.

Prof. KARL Earsen, of Copenhagen.
Denmark, "a lecturer of note. who is
touring the United States giving lect-
ures, arrived lin Audubon Monday even
ing and delivered one of his celebrated
lectures underline auspices of the Da-
nish Brotherhood in their hall Tuesday
night. He was banqueted by the Bro
therhood'in the hall on Monday night,
PROT. larsen is considered one of the
best living Danish authors and poets of
thelpresert age. A number of Aubu-
bon's Danish business men were at the
train to meet him. He was the guest
'of G. l.. Christensen and P. A. Rasmus-
Nsen during his stay in Audubon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18
Masons Have installations.

The local lodge A. F. e. A. M. met in
their hall last Thursday night to install
officers for the ensuing year. They are
as follows:
H. j. Mantz, w, M; Ed. johnson, S
W.; Geo. Scott, j. W.; d. l.. Freeman
Secretary; F. S. Watts, Treasurer; c. p,
Christensen, s. D.; and A, G. Harmon
j. d. The Blue lodge is quite lively
institution and the Audubon Mason'
are very enthusiastic workers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18
Married Yesterday At High Noon.

Mr.. Ben Emery, ofViola township and
Miss Hazel Carroll, of Melville town
ship, were married yesterday at high
noon at the Evangelical parsonage at
Viola by the pastor, Rev. j, ALDER.
These young people are well and favor
ably known in the community in which
they reside, and bear the respect of all
who know them. They left last night
for Manila where they will visit for a
short time. They will 90 to housekeep-
ing at Viola, one mile south of the
church.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18
Women Elect Officers.

The following officers were elected at
the last meeting Of the Woman Club:
Pres. Mrs. F. S. Watts; Vice Pres
Mrs. John Graham; Sec. Miss Mary
Davis; ASST. Sec. Mrs. Ed. Johnson;
Cor. Sec. Mrs. John Ward; Treas. Mrs
Ed. Finch. The two vacancies on the
business committee will he filled by
Mrs. Nj. b. Wensmos and Mrs. Geo. E.
Kellogg; Mrs. 6i. Townsend will act
as chairman of the social committee.
Another evening party will be planned.
for February.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18
peniteutiary Commission Reports.

The report of the special commission
appointed by Attorney General Cosson
to investigate the conditions of the
state penitentiary at Fort Madison viii,
recommend that the governor urge upon
the next legislature the need of passing
laws enabling counties to create county
work houses.
The report, it is understood, will go
as far as to ask that every county es-
tablish regular work house to which
prisoners in city and county courts can
be sentenced.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18
First Leap Year Proposal.

One night recently one of our wealthy
young men called upon one of Audi
bon's beautiful and fair clerks at her
place of abode, having along fine box
of bon hons, price 30 cents-just think
of it. When he offered some of the
sweets, the lady in question declined
with thanks, saying that she preferred
good solid food; "a kind Of leap year
proposal but we did not hear whether
he took a hint on the solid food
question" and offered to provide the
same or not. Even though we know we
dare not tell--just yet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18
Aadsbon Attorney Makes Report

Harry Il. Sampson formerly of this
city, bit now of the attorney generals
office has returned from Muscatine,
where he examined over fifty witnesses
in an effort toget at the truth in regard
to alleged infractions of the law there
an connection with the button workers
strike. 40 the result of his investiga-
ton it is expected that action for custer
proceedings may be commenced against
semeof the officials.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18
Earmer Burns Az Extra.

At Extra Saturday night Partner
Burns made good his agreethent to
throw Shorty lRunyon of Atlantic three
times imam hour before "a good sized
crowd. The match was "a good
one. Burns got the first fall in a
little'over nineteen minutes, the second
i'm something over sixteen minutes and
,thellsst in .ubout' ninefhihdtes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18

The Audubon Republican has solved
the problem of providing more homie
print columns by discarding the ready
prints and issuing as sixcoldrnn quar-
to. The new management of the Re
publican is malcingit an excellentnews,
paper. City Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18

nc n n ION Republican edited by
- S,enakker came to US last
We "A an entirely different form,
oor g six column quarto all home
print W III filled with reading matter on
every age. MIR. Hoogenakker is fur
nisAU e a good paper to his readers and
&H. our wish that his success may con-
W aue. -Guthriau.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18
Comments Of Tac Press.

The Audubon Republican started the
new year right by becoming an all hoy .,
print weekly. This is distinctly AZ oh.
vance step for any country new ,snaner
to take and the Republican n. 70 ba con.
graduated for its enterpr.r 40 and deter.
mination to give its -.ders a better
newspaper. Hurral e. Tha Rsruh,;.
can. Extra Jour /al.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18
The Danish Ev. Lutheran Church.

Young Peoples Meeting this evening
at 500 o'clock pm. Sunday school
Sunday morning as usual at $50 am.
Services Sunday evening at 1880 pm.
j. p, Christensen, Pastor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-01-18
Marriage Licenses.

County Clerk NcGinnis hes issued
the following marriage licenses since
our last report:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30
ROPER, PR|NCETON'S
ATHLETIC HEAD, OUT
Gives Up Position at Old Mas
Sau to Devote His Time to
Practice of Law.

PRINCETON, N. j., January BOWL
liam w. Roper, for many years a prom
inent factor in the athletics Of Princeton
University, has resigned as director of
athletics. according to his own statement
last evening. Roper has mapped out
P1nceton's foot ball policies since the
fall Of 1905. excepting the year 1870 and
was two years ago elected to be director
Of athletics, a position created by the
board of trustees Of Princeton.
At the renewal of his contract last
February he expressed desire to devote
his attention entirely to his law prac-
tice in Philadelphia, though this was net
generally known. Roper was graduated
in 1902. and was the substitute end on the
varsity team.
Members of the athletic association
last night would offer no prediction as to
Mr.. Roper's successor, who will be Sc
lected at the next meeting of the so
citation, February TO- 1t is generally su D
posed, however, that a man VIII Sc chief
interest is foot ball will be chosen.
Although witnessing only one victory
while at the head of Princeton foot ball
Roper coached the 1906 team that tie
Yale after an enviable record, and d illed
the three succeeding teams, which lest
by small margins. He was not actively
engaged as field coach during the las,
season, but he determined largely the
policy Of the coaches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30

TWO BIG LOCAL CUNTS
TO MEET TOMORROW NIGHT
Georgetown and Catholic University Elves
Appear Well Matched George Washing
ton Will Have Good College Relays.

base ball commission had busy session
last night in revising those pare OF the
rulings with which so much fault was
found last year. It certainly appears
that the right spots were touched ana
that when the changes made last night
are in force they will result in the better
ment of conditions to great extent
A great deal Of credit and commenda-
ton is due Mr.. jackson. who has peen
made chairman of the rules committee
in the work and the time he is devoting
to 1t In actual work. Few men could pe
found who would give the time to the
development of the game that ne mas
already done and is willing to do In the
future
During the coming season man will
be allowed to play with but one team
and after being released by that team
will not be allowed tot sign with 1t AGAIN
until at least one year has elapsed Inat
clause will do away with the habit the
different teams have had Of what might
be termed lending players to other CLUBS
so that they might get in at the nnlsh
at the end of the season and win PEN
nant which otherwise might have been
lost.
Players must also get the sanction OF
one league to transfer to another.
Leagues that do not come in under the
commission at the beginning OF the year.
unless they are closed to teams COM
ment. will be declared outlaws. and Will
not be allowed to contest against teams
or players which are under the govern
ing body. Also the first contract that Is
filed with the commission will be the one
to receive cognizance. and the player
signing that one will be declared belong
ing to the team which sends 1t In, thus
doing away with the great difficulty that
has generally been encountered at the De-
ginning Of the year by having players
send in two or three contracts to as many
different teams. Ball players who have
been tried out by professional teams II
they return before June 1 of each year
will be allowed to play with any amateur
team with which they may care to aMli.
ate. Another factor that was considered
was the getting of a man eligible to play
in the post-season series by simply using
q man in the box for one inning OF three
games and having him ready to play the
outfield while he was eligible to play only
as pitcher, but such was not specified.
This year 1t has been specified that under
such conditions the only thing that can
be done with a player Is to put him into
the box to pitch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30
WILL HAVE GOOD
YEAR IN TENNIS
Georgetown Is Arranging for
Many Big College
Matches.

That Georgetown University will have
a banner year on the tennis courts this
season seems certain, as Manager
McQuillen of the Blue and Gray
recquet wielders' outfit announces
that with the opening of the COM
ing season the new courts that are being
built on the heights Will be In shape, and
that it is his intention to place tennis
on higher plane than it has ever be-
fore occupied among the list Of sports
that the West Enders participate in. Tile
Blue and Gray manager has arranged to
have the old courts plowed up, regarded
and thoroughly renovated by the opening
date Of the coming season, and when
these courts have been put in good shape
and the two new courts completed the
tennis players on the heights will have
six courts. which will compare favoraDly
with any tennis courts in the vicinity.
With the completion Of the work on
the Georgetown courts Mana ger McQuil-
len will have overcome the last obstacle
in the way of intercollegiate tennis
matches being held on the West End
grounds. Already steps have been taken
by the racquet executive over the creek
to arrange matches with several of the
southern colleges. as definite arrange
ments have been made with the Navy
and Virginia forsmatches to be PLAYED in
the spring. The contest with the mid
shipmen will be held at Annapolis. while
Georgetown's ancient rivals from Virginia
will be seen in action on the Hilltop.
Arrangements have also been made with
St. Johns and Johns Hopkins for matches.
and, although no definite dates have been
settled upon by the managers of the rival
institutions as yet. there is no doubt that
the two latter games will be booked. 1t
is Manager McQuillen's plan to play each
college on the schedule one match. as it
will be impossible to arrange return
matches next season. but it is agreed
upon that the colleges on the West End
tennis schedule, with the exception Of
the Navy, will alternate with the Blue
and Gray outfit in playing on the home
courts. The local racquet outfit will also
be taken on a trip either to New York
or some other city where a better flnan-
cial proposition can be had.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30

That Hank O'Day should have splen-
did line on the fine points, of the game.
as we'll as the various systems employed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30
ImERTINENI COMMIT
IN Happenings 1SPortdom

by the rival teams, seems logical, out ne
got his education from an umpire's stand
point, and that is quite different from the
managerial end. O'Day has for years
been in the position of the man who looks
into two hands Of card game. under
which conditions the average individual
appears decidedly wise to himself. yet II
he had either hand to play. might prove
q failure. Hank is an experiment. pure
and simple. He will have to show that
he. can manage a team before he can be
given credit Of being In the same class
with men who have made a success OF
managing.
Having been unsuccessful in his efforts
to add a left-handed pitcher or two to his
pitching staff, Griffith will have to give q
lot OF, attention to the development PM o
ing of the local lad. It Is the general
opinion that a team should have at least
one good left-handed twirler in order to
cope with its rivals. Becker's showing
last fall. while not brilliant, was good
enough to give promise when the fact Is
taken into consideration that 1t was his
first trial in fast company. But the fact
that he won few games does not estab-
lish him by any means.
1t takes time to get line on young
pitcher. He may get away with nothing
for a few games, but to prove his worth
he must give a consistent performance
for at least a season.
Frank Chances announcement that he
will be found holding down first base for
the Cubs next season is not taken Sc
rfously. That Chances physical condi-
ton should be much improved after sew
eral months lay-off stands to reason.
but it is not believed that he can stand
the strain of playing and managing when
the campaign starts. Chance suffered
from sunstroke last summer, believed to
have been brought about by injuries re-
,ceived from being hit In the head by
pitched balls, and he would be taking q
long chance to attempt to play regularly
For this reason the veteran Kitty Brans-
field is being retained by the Cubs to fill
Chances shoes should he be unable to
carry out his determination to play reg
ularly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

Doc Gessler is the only one of the Ma
tionals from whom Manager Griffith has
heard nothing since sending him his con-
tract That Gessler received the docu-
ment was evidenced by the return of the
registered letter receipt, but no word has
been received from him by the local
manager and nothing is known as to
what he intends doing.
Gessler has threatened to quit the game
on several OCCASIONS but never has. and
ii is not believed that this is his inten-
ton at the present time. Griffith believes
that Gessler will report at Charlottesville
and bring his contract with him. After a
fellow is in base ball for some years he
does not look upon the signing of a con-
tract as an extraordinary proposition. ana
Gessler is believed to belong to this class.
One thing that the pitchers on the local
staff will have to learn is to cut out
their swing motion. Griffith does not be-
lieve anything is gained by pitcher TAX
ing a long motion. In fact, he believes 1t
him from going long route.
Take in the old days, when "a pitcher
was allowed 90 take a hop, skip and
jump before delivering the ball; he did
not get as much on it as do the present.
day twirlers, who are forced to stand on
a rubber and take little or no prelimi-
nary notion" argued Griffith. 1T is all
rot to have pitcher wind up like a
windmill in an effort to get something on
the ball, for it does not have that effect.
Take your great pitchers. and they are
almost without exception men who take
little or no wind-up. and yet have lot on
the ball. / propose to prevent long prelim-
mary motions by my pitchers. l Will
teach them to pitch without exertion. and
thus help them. 1t will make wonder
full difference in some of them II they
will take kindly to the change"
IF we get one good pitcher out of the
entire bunch of youngsters we will take
south will be we'll satisfied" said Grin.
THAT is a good percentage. You can't
figure on developing a whole batch from
q green lot, and, as ] said before, one
will satisfy me, and / will consider my
self lucky IL I find such a man out OF
the lot Of youngsters we will try out.
Griffith closed a contract with q local
meat dealer this morninfg, who Will
keep the Nationals camp at Char
lottesville supplied with fresh meats.
Griff is q stickler for good food dur
ing the training period. and will not
take any chances.
There was no addition to the signed
contracts this morning, Griffith's mail
containing but one letter pertaining
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30
By J. ED -aRuLo.

According to the promoters of the
United States League, there Is to be no
base ball war. The new league is just
going along respecting contracts and rules
Of organized base ball without actually
being governed by it. This means that
the caliber Of ball played by this league
will be far below the class D standard.
Only players who are. free agents and
youngsters. are to be employed, and there
surely are not many free agents. and
what few there are probably do better in
organized base ball than with the new
The season is to open in May. and the
chances are that the league will close
after the Fourth of July. The whole
proposition is so improbable that one
wonders how men can be found to invest
even a small sum.
; Base ball has advanced too much for
an unequipped weak organization to cut
any figure as q rival to the majors. ANA
teur leagues in the big cities are un-
doubtedly better fortified than this new
league. Here in Washington. for In
stance, there are q dozen amateur
leagues. several Of which have inclosed
ball parks. 1t is safe prediction that
Is per cent Of these leagues are artistical-
ly as strong as the team which will rep
resent lnlS city the OnlteQ 0tdtSS
League. since they are all to be made up
Of free agents and youngsters The state
ment that there are plenty Of ball pay
ers to form another strong league is alb
surd. since it is a fact that there are not
enough players of class to keep the two
major leagues we'll balanced.
Y John NJ. Ward. the new head Of the
Boston National League club, Is having
some trouble inducing Mike Donln to
nj RI ko q
season. once he got into condition. and
he naturally figures that he is worth
as much salary now as he drew during
the days when he was the idol of New
York fans. Donlin is another illustra-
ton Of the possibility of a player CON-
ing back after several years lay-of. pro-
viding he takes care OF himself. This
winter in Cuba Donlin, who invaued
ball Of any of the New York outfield. He
hit as of yore and actually showed his
old speed, so that Boston will hardly be
able to spare him.
In the National League race the Phil
lies come pretty near to being the favor
ties. A majority Of the managers in that
league consider Dooin's team the strong
est in the league, and, but for the ac-
cident which kept Doom out of the game
and the suspension Of Magee. it was not
unlikely that the team would have given
the Giants a hard tussle last season.
Dooin's team has been one of the
strongest on paper in that league for
several years. and the addition of two
such brilliant pitchers as Alexander and
Chalmers last spring should have landed
the flag but for accidents.
OF course the head of the club. Horace
Fogel. is a great handicap. and means
should be devised to send that worthy
gentleman on trip around the world just
about the time the, season opens.
That Hank O'Day should have a splen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30
DOC GESSLER HAS NOT BEEN -
HEARD FROM BY GRIFFITH
Questionable If Veteran Intends to Quit
Game = Long Preliminary Motion
of Pitchers to Be Abandoned.

to base ball, and that was from fan
who insists that Walter Johnson
should be traded for couple of hard
hitting infielders.
It's well enough to exploit the won
derful work Of present-day Mathew
sons, Johnsons and Benders. but prob
ably two of the greatest pitching
thirty years ago, when base ball was
even deeper "in it's infancy" than Col.
Ebbets ever dreamed of. says Grant
land Rice.
!! gomery Ward who has slipped back
into the pasture again.
Providence that season flew the PEN
nant. with SO victories and 25 defeats.
Ward worked in 65 games. winning SO
and dropping Is. The Boston magnate
pitched his people into first place un-
aided. and unaided held them there.
Which is considerable pitching, for
1879 or 1876.
Arthur Irwin relates another bizarre
son. Worcester was facing Chicago, and
young Richmond was working his first
big league battle. The debutante. using
an arm with southern exposure. began
his career facing Pop Arson, Mike KEEL
ley, Silver Flint, Dalrymple, Gore. Rich
ardson. Burns-one Of the hardest hitting
battle-orders of the game. The one man
who reached first off Richmond was
bdH Hpit, OH d pass ItlCiiIHOuu Sill
stands as the first recruit that ever start
ed his career with nO-hit game.
President Charles Ebbets of the Brook
lyn club believes that a clubs first duty
Is to its patrons. He says: 1T frequently
happens that base ball fans do not under
stand or have knowledge of all the trials
and tribulations that a magnate must
meet in the operation of a major league
base ball club To my mind the magnate
who provides a safe. commodious. con-
venient and up-to-date stand In healthy
location is entitled to more consideration
than though he won a championship with
reverse conditions. Winning q champion
ship may bring with it better artistic and
financial results, but the health and safe
ty of clubs patrons are paramount"
Mr.. Ebbets is going to carry out this
theory by the erection this spring Of q
fine new stand near Prospect Park. in
Brooklyn Work on the plant will be-
gin within a week, and he hopes to have
1t ready for use before the playing sea-
son Is over. +.
Clarence Mitchell. the young south
paw who was secured by the Tigers at
the close of the 1910 season from the
Nebraska State League, has been add
ed to the delegation Of Tigers headed
for Providence. President Navin will
keep q strin~ on Mitch" and believes
that with one more seasons experience
in the minors the left-hander will be
ripe for another trial in fast company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30
WRESTLING MATCHES.
.Shad Link Agrees to Throw Two
Men in an Hour.

What promises to be an interesting
event tomorrow night at the Lyceum is
the wrestling match which has been ar
ranged with Shad Link of Baltimore as
the main attraction. The Maryland
champion has agreed to throw two local
boys in one hour or forfeit 500.
Shad Links ability as a grappler is
well known around this section, and all
over the country for that matter. as he
has met and defeated some Of the best
men in the game. He states that he will
appear at his best tomorrow.
The two local lads who will be pitted
against Link are the Zerega brothers,
Louis and Frank Both boys have done
some very creditabe work on the mat
and Link will have his hands full to win
the bout. under the stipulated condi-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-30
FRANK KLAUS WINS.
Has It on Knockout Brown of Chi.
capO


PITTSBURGH. Pa, January 3O-Frank
Klaus, the East Pittsburgh bear cat, by
his better infghting. and judging of dis
lance. earned a shade last night over
Knockout Brown of Chicago. Brown was
willing to rough it. but was wild through
out the bout.
The first two rounds went with little
choice. Brown showed at his best in the
third, when he rocked Klaus head with a
heavy right to the jaw. After Klaus had
stood off Brown in the fourth with left
jabs to the face Brown swung himself
off his feet and fell heavily. In the fifth
Klaus held his shade by working right
and left to the stomach while the men
were fighting head to head. The final
found both mixing it in the ring center.
with Klaus having the better of the in
fighting and Brown the jabbing.
Young Abe Attell of Pittsburgh knocked
out Mike Fitzgerald of Philadelphia in
forty seconds in preliminary bout.