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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-12-11

Washington, D. c., December 8.
Extensive preparations are be-
ing made here for the reception Of
the Committee of One Thousand
that was authorised by the late
Columbus Anniversary Anti-Sa-
loon Leagne Convention to pre-
sent its demands to congress.
The Columbus convention unani-
mously declared for the submis-
sion of an amendment to the fed
eral constitution forever prohibit
ing the traffic in intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes.
This program was not only adopt
ed but it was also planned to carry
this fight into every congressional
election in the United States.
Every man who becomes a candi-
date for Congress anywhere will
be asked what will be his position
on this question. This will be the
dominant issue with the drys in
every congressional election from
now on till the submission of such
an amendment is accomplished.
The convention also authorized
the organization Of a Committee
of One Thousand to 60 to Wash
ington and, on December 10, pre-
sent this demand on Congress.
This committee is now being made
up under the direction of the
Headquarters Committee of the
Anti-Saloon League of America
whose headquarters are at West
erville, Ohio. Some of the fore
most business men and manufact-
urers in America will be on this
committee. 1t will be essentially
a business mems committee seek
ing relief from saloon oppression
and extortion.
II is expected that most of the
members of the committee will
reach Washington on Tuesday
evening, December 9. The head
quarters of the committee will be
at the Willard Hotel. There the
committee will form in the morn
ing of the tenth and the process
sion will march down Pennsyl-
vania avenue to the capitol some
time during the forenoon. If it is
possible to make arrangements
therefore, the committee will pre-
sent the matter in the chamber of
the house of representatives. If
this cannot be done, the demon
stration may be held in the CORR
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-12-11
Words of the Great Poet.

When DR.. ]. M. Buckley was young
minister he took a trip abroad. While
in a London museum he became aware
that Alfred Tennyson was about. He
followed the great poets party for an
hour, and finally was rewarded by
hearing him speak. This Is what Ten
nyson said: You hold the children
while l get glass of beer."-Galliop-
oils Tribune.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-12-11
Book Revue W S
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she has promised to marry him.
Just what would have happened
is hard to guess, for everything
soon changed with the sud-
den and unexpected return on
Xmas eve, of Lois Holton, Phillis'
recreant mother. She returned
bringing with her the proverbial
fatted calves to the amazement of
AMI as we'll as others of Mont
gomery.
So well has Mr.. Meredith de-
Scribed her that we can almost see
herin her fetching Paris creations,
her preserved youth, the counter
part Of Phillis' own self.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-12-11
Got His "Compliment."

Apparently it is dangerous for the
young clergyman to fish for compli-
ments. There is story of a reverend
divine who once asked a sexton how
he liked the sermon. 81 didn't like 1t
at ALL candidly answered that wor-
thy. "Why, pray?" inquired the
preacher. First, because you read it;
secondly, because it was not worth
reading"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-12-11
Value of Initiative.

One great value of initiative is the
conquering of fear. Through all his
tory we find that those that have &C
complished things lived above fear.
Fear of adverse criticism, fear of hard
ship, fear of failure, all were lost In
a supreme effort to share with their
fellow men the gifts God had en-
trusted to them.-Blanche Blessing.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-12-11
There is more Catarrh IN this section OF
he country than all other Diseases nut

There is more Catarrh IN this section OF
the country than all other diseases put
together, ana until the last few years
was supposed to be iacurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced 1t local
disease and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced 1t incurable Sci
ence has proven Catarrh to be a consti-
tutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is the only Constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to tea
spoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case It
fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes-
hmonials.
Address: r. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Advertisement
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-12-11
In Effective DISGUISE.

An ingenious convict who recently
escaped from Jail at Lydenburg, South
Africa, was captured on farm where
he was masQuerading as a policeman
In search Of himself. s
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-12-11
SOL, for Complt

Harsh physics react, weaken
the bowels, will lead to chronic
constipaon. Doan's Regulets oper-
ate easily. 25c a box at all stores.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
BETTORS IN AIR
OVER ODDS ON
TITLE SERIES

n T1W YORK, Oct. with the first
v game of the worlds series clash
between the Giants and Ath-
letics only 70 hours away, there ex-
listed to-day among the professional
betting fraternity a greater degree of
uncertainty in which to lay their wa
gers than has ever before character
lied a meeting between the pennant
winners Of the rival major leagues.
In Philadelphia, Of course, the radi-
cal Athletic rOoter is betting the
money he has saved on lunches and
car fare on the home team at what
ever odds he can get; the New York
fans are backing the Giants In SINH
lar fashion. But the professional
gamblers, the men who wager hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars annu-
ally on the outcome of the baseball
classic, are up in the air"
In another year they have been
guided largely by the baseball dope"
They weighed the batting, fielding
and pitching strength of the con-
tending teams according to their per-
formances during the regular season,
and then plunged on the team that
"doped" out stronger
But in those other years the dope"
has gone wrong Star players who
We're expected TO lead their teams in
both offensive and defensive playing
fooled, fizzled and were disappoint-
ments. Mediocre players, of whom
little was expected. worked terrible
havoc with their war clubs and per
formed some scintillating stunts in
the field. The uncertainties, the pc
culiar twists of baseball, wedged their
way into the battles and upset prac-
tiCally every calculation.
So far no big bets have been reg
istered The gamblers are joCkeying
They want odds one way or the other
but no offers of better than even
money have 90 far been made. The
gambling element is trying to drive
the odds 10 to 9. not caring which
team is on the big end. but their ef-
forts SO far have been fruitless.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
Umpire Says Plank
Pleads His Old Age

WASHINGTON. oct A Ger
tain umpire tells this story
about Eddie Plank, the Athletics
veteran southpaw: plank is get
ting awfully slow and | remon-
strated with him about it the other
day He came back with this ex-
cuse:
Look here am nearly 40
years old. l can't go like these
young fellows. ! have TO husband
all my strength to go nine innings
and l can not hurry
"Since then I have felt certain
amount Of pity for the old fellow,
as well as admiration for his frank
ness in admitting the truth TO me,
and I haven't asked him to hustle
up since"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06

~ OK the flfth time IN fourteen
r. years the Athletics have won
the American League pennant,
the bunting being tucked away last
week In the early days of the
American League-in 1902-when
John McGraw termed the Athletics
the White Elephants, Connie Mack
took his band to the front for their
first pennant. He repeated in 1905,
and they lay back for n few years.
In 1910 he got out where the water
was smooth and brought his shell over
the line in front, and gained so much
Roadway that he was not overtaken
in 1911. There was a weakening in
1912, but the team has made practi-
cally a runaway race Of it this sea-
son.
When a team can remain in the
lead from the day of the seasons
opening until II closes-with the eX-
ception of one day-it can be re-
garded as outclassing every other club
in the league. That is what the Ath-
letics have done this year. They
were out Of first place just one day.
That day was thirteen days after the
season opened, when Ray Heating
pitched a magnificent game of ball at
Shibe Park and the Yankees beat the
Mackmen. Washington won that day
and went into first place. Washing
ton got back into its normal speed
the next day, and the Mackmen drift
ed back into the leading position, and
have been there ever since. Washing
ton, by being in the lead for one day,
has something to boast Of. The Ath-
' 3 -
can League. They are far in advance
Of their rivals. There is no COM
parison.
It's pretty much the same in the
National League. The Giants are this
season winning their fifth pennant
for McGraw. with five pennants
slowed away, Mack and McGraw are
apt to be considered the heads Of the
pennant trust Jennings with three
remnants is Mack's closest rival while
Fred Clarke and Frank Chance have
each won four pennants in the Ma
ti0nal. MCGraw got his first one IN
1904. and repeated one year later. He
didn't come back until 1911. and he
has been at the top ever since.
Cubs Won t16 Games in 1905.
With the Athletics winning the
American League pennant, the East
ern clubs have won eight times to
six for the Western teams since 1900.
Il IS just the reverse in the National
The Western clubs have won eight
times to six for the Eastern clubs,
five Of the six being credited to Nc
Graw. Taking the two leagues com
bined this makes fourteen pennants
for the East and the same number
for the West. No winner OF an
American League pennant has reach
ed the 700 mark in the point OF
average. while Jennings won the hon
ors for Detroit in 1909 with a low
water mark Of 58S. The Cubs, in
winning in 1905, put up a record
which has not been equaled since,
they capturing 11s games. for an
average Of 1853 The lowest figure
that ever won a pennant in the Ma
tional League was sos. by Hanlon's
BROOKLYN club in 1900 BostOn's 105
victories in the American League last
year is the hiEhwater mark for games
won in the Junior organization,
No club has been able TO win four
remnants in succession since the IA
nous Red Stockings Of Boston IN
1872. 1873. 1874 and 1875 in the Ma
tional Association, the forerunner Of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
WAGNER PICKS
DEMAREE TOBE:
STAR Of SERIES
By Hans Wagner.
Statement by National Leagues
Singing Shortstop.)
nITTSBURG, oct. TT wouldn't
be surprised to see Al Dem

DITTSBURG. oct Al wouldn't
be surprised to see Al Dem
aree fool the Athletics about
batted against both Mathewson and
Marquard and may have learned
something which win help them solve
their deliveries. Demaree is a new
conner. though he is not a kid by
any means. He has a delivery which
has fooled me often this season. He
puts on speed when you would swear
he IS pitching slow ones. l watched
him warming up before one of the
games he pitched against the Pirates,
and I thought he had no smoke at
all, but when I stepped to the plate
he was shooting them over like can
non balls, yet he was not using a
motion which indicated much exer-
ton.
OF course. Mathewsons head will
help him in the big series, but the
chances are against Christy being as
effective as he has been in similar
series in the past. Age tells on the
best Of players. Matty has not been
30 successful lately as he once was,
but he uses his brains about as much
as any pitcher in the business, and
he is likely to get by when a man
with more stuff would fail.
MY opinion is that the hitting in
w the worlds series VIII depend
very largely on whether one or the
nthr teams is suffering from 2 slump.
BY that ! mean to express my belief
n the conviction that when q man
S batting a his best he can hit any
rwirler I'm the world and when he ia
IF his stride a novice can fool him.
we studied slumps. but I've never
heard Of a recipe for curing one eX-
eept pegging away till your eye
'0mes back.
Tesreau has a puzzling delivery,
but I imagine he win have more
.rouble beating the Athletics than the
1-her Giant hurlers. because he has
acked control nearly all season. In
.hese posts sea son games 1t usually
~equires alright twirling to win.
When Tesreau's splitter is breaking
right for him he is hard to beat, but
Y has a lot Of trouble in getting II
over the plate
ZACH series has had its pitching
l. star IN the past and I would not
We surprised TO see Demaree out in
sront this fall Matty may come
trough with some great games, but
he chances are against il. He
pitched very clever bali last fall, yet
1e could not win, ana he's a year
older now.
Marquard is bit erratic and re-
ruires more coaching and aid from
his mates than Mathewson. He is
here though. when he Is right. l
ave found that its a good thing to
smash away at the Rube.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGJ T..
Year. Team and Manager. P. c.
1900-Chicago, c. A. Comiskey.. .607
19O1-Chicago, Clark Griffith. $40
9O2-Philadelphia. Connie Mack. go
1903-BostOn. Jimmy Collins. ... 500
1904-Boston, Jimmy Collins..... Gil
l905-Pniladelphia Connie Mack. .621
1906-Chicago. Fielder Jones. &C.. Ga
1907-Detroit, Hugh Jennings. .613
19OS-DetrOlt, Hugh Jennings. 49,. .5SS
19O9-Detroit, Hugh jennings. .645
philadelphia, Connie Mack. $50
1911-Philadelphia, Connie Mack. $50
1912-Boston, Jake Stahl. ....... sec
1913-Philadelphia, Connie Mack.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
19O0-BrooIlyn, Edward Hanlon. COB
1S01-Pittsburg, Fred Clarke. .647
19O2-Pittsburg, Fred Clarke. .747
1903-Pittsburg Fred Clarke. ... $50
1904-New York. John McGraw.. .693
19O5-New York, John McGraw. .6S6
1906-Chicago. Frank Chance 49,. 1853
1907-Chicago, Frank Chance. 49,. .7O4
19O8-Chic6go, Frank Chancc.... SAB
1909-Pittsburg, Fred Clarke. ... 1924
1910-ChiCago, Frank Chance .... SIS
1911-New York, John NcGraw.. .647
1912-New York. John McGraw.. $50
1913-New York. John MCGraw..
Winning pennants is one thing
winning worlds championships is an
other Twice before have these mas
Ter minds of baseball met in the
worlds series. MCGraw triumphed in
1905. his Giants winning four games
in five, every game being a shut-Out.
In the game they won the Athletics
scored three runs. Two years ago
the pendulum swung the other way.
the Athletics winning four Of six
games, twice going into extra in
nings. This year they battle again.
Bris Lord is missing from the Mack
men, while Becker and Devore are
no longer with the Giants. These are
the only changes. Mack has all his
seasoned veterans, though some of
them, Ike Harry Davis and Danny
Murphy, may not break into the box
score, while MCGraW has Mathew
son. Vanguard and all the rest OF
his luminaries all primed for the call
to arms
Chance Won Four remnants.
It is with these pawns that Nc
Graw and Mack will strive for the
rubber honors. Not in the history Of
the world series has the same pair Of
managers met three times. Frank
Chance won four remnants while at
the head Of the Cubs, but his opponent
was Hughie Jennings in two Of the
post season affairs while Fielder
Jones and Connie Mack furnished the
opposition in the other two. Jen-
nings had Fred Clarke 10 meet after
fighting his two losing battles with
Chance This struggle for the odd
championship between the two vet
eran managers Of the New York and
Philadelphia teams will be one of the
interesting side issues Of the inter
league warfare.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
MAY BECOME MANAGER.

ROCHESTER,. N. Y. Oct. 4-Wnlism
WidD f. Conroy. formerly Of the Wash
ington team. Of the American League.
and for two seasons with Rochester. in
the International League, was released
to Elmira yesterday. subject TO Inter-
national League waivers. II Is UNDER
stood Conroy will manage the team, vice
Lew Ritter.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
Allen Now Pocket
Billiard Champion

NEW YORK, Oct 4-Benny Allen.
Of Kansas City, won the worlds
pocket billiard championship last
night, defeating Alfred De ORC. OF
Cuba, the title holder for several
years; by a total score In three nights
play of 600 to 516.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
FIGHT DATE CHANGED.

CHICAGO, Oct. 4-The boxing club
at Racine changed the date of the Char
lie White fight from October to Octo- :
Der 10, this because Of the coming %
the city series. White has signed aud
the club is awaiting the signature and
forfeit Of Johnny Dundee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
STAR oARsMAN ENTERS PENN.

PHILADELPHIA, oct. g. Sam
Gordon. star oarsman Of the Vesper
club, Of this city has entered the
freshman class Of the University Of
Pennsylvania and will be a candi-
date for the freshman crew next
spring.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
Johnson NOT WANTED.

LONDON. oct. 4-The London
fight fans do not care to see Jack
Johnson. negro heavyweight, in ae-
ton. This fact became known to-
day through an announcement made
by fight promoters.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
Wonderful Record
Made by Veteran
Plank on Diamond

Edward S. Plank-Born at Get
tysburg, Pa, 1875. Height-5:11h
Weight - 1870. Pitches and bats
left-handed Began pitching when
at Gettysburg College in 1900. and
while playing with the college
team attracted Manager Connie
Macks attention. Signed with the
Athletics for 1901. His record since:
PITCHING RECORD
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
cAPRoN HELPS WILLIAMS.

Ralph Capron, once a Pirate out
fielder and former Gopher quarter
back. may be appointed assistant
football coach at the University OF
Minnesota by the athletic board of
control.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
SMITH 10 BOX MORRIS

NEW YORK. Oct 4.-Gunboat Smith
Of California. and Carl Morris, the OLE
lahoma White Hope" have signed ar.
ticles 10 meet In ten-round bout at,
Madison Square Garden on the evening
of October g.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
JOHNSON HATES PUBLICITY.

NEW YORK, oct walter John
son. the Kansas speedball pitching mar
500 a week to do d vaudeville mono
logue He doesn't like publicity.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06

SEASON OPENS ON OCTOBER 6.
GAINESVILLE, FLA, oct. 1.-The
-nothall season Will open at Universe
81 Athletic Field Monday, October 8
With a game between Florida and the
Southern College eleyens.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06

he called "a slant ball" It is what
we know now as the puzzling cross
fire" He stepped way out to the left
and shot the ball in at a sharp angle
across the plate. 1t was this weird
method OF casting a baseball as dem
onstrated by young Mr.. CoveleslIie
that tied the Giants into a LAGOON
group on the historic occasion when
the Giants nearly won a pennant and
diGn,.
When Coach Foreman saw the
youthful Plank shoot a few of these
at the batters he cast himself upon
his bosom and wept tears of joy
Stick with me, young man." he
told him, "and I'll make you the
greatest pitcher in the country"
Foreman Tipped Mack.
Plank was a whirlwind as a college
pitcher but the scouting and tipping
system of the big leagues was not
working as carefully in those days,
and he passed unhOticed until Fore
man went to Boston. One night he
nailed Connie Mack in a hotel with
these remarks:
Connie. the best college pitcher in
the world is throwing his arm off at
Gettysburg. You better grab him
while the grabbing is good"
Mr. Mack made a few long strides
to the telegraph counter with the re-
suit that Plank reported to the club
in Washington a few days later with
his heart just at the root of his
tongue" as he put It, 1t. the heart,
must have moved back to its proper
place ina hurry. for he jumped into
the game the day after he landed and
he won eight straight He has been
winning rather sedulously ever since
Like Matty, he started out with the
idea that he had to pitch his hardesl
all the time and like Matty, h@quick-
ly saw the folly of it and made his
brain work harder than his arm.
That's why he is still there.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
M'Graw-Mack in Pennant Trust
Each Has Won 5 Championships

the National League, excepting the
St. Louis Browns. in the American
A Association, under Comiskey, in 1885,
1886, 1887 and 1888. McGraw has
the chance next season.
Pennant winners in the major
leagues since 1900 are;
Connecticut western news., 1913-08-28
CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEws THURSDAY, AUGUST 2s 1sl3
Gov. Baldwin Appoints.

Governor Baldwin announced. Satur- day the following commission appoint ments
 On lnquiring into the advisability of a reformatory for women. Arthur R. Kim ball, Waterbury Edwin o. Pinney, Stafford Springs; Prof. William B. Bailey, Yale Miss Alena F. Owen, Suf- field Miss Alma Lyman, Middlefeld. Mir. Kimball is an editor, Mir, Pinney a manufacturer, Prof. Bailey was in charge , of the last federal census in Connecticut, Miss Owen is prominent in social and philanthropio work and Miss Lyman a graduate of Smith, 1911, took 8 special course in sociology while in college. Civil service commission. created un. der an act of the last General Assembly Charles G. Morris. Newtown, six years from September l Senator John O. 1 Brinsmade, Washington, four years Henry G. Phelps, Andoyer, two years, MT. Morris is son of the late Governor Morris and was the author of the bill which formed the basis of the law which was enacted. The commission will have the appointment of a chief examiner at $1 800 a year end is allowed $5, 900 for ex. penses.
 Savin Rock Park commission Melbert B. Gary, of Ridgefield, for term of six years from September 1.
Connecticut western news., 1913-08-28
Connecticut Suffrage News.


 With the beginning of next week the week at the State and county fairs will constitute the most absorbing interest of the suffrage workers. At the Oonnecti- cut Fair at Charter Oak Park which opens on Monday, the Hartford Equal Franchise League has secured @ large booth very centrally situated, where they intend to have a fine suffrage ex- hibit. There will be a force of women in attendance during the whole week and at intervals there will be open air speaking by some of the suffrage lead CTS. It IS greatly hoped that the wealth CT will be more propitious than it was last year when Connecticut Fair was held in the wettest week of the year. The local suffrage leagues all over the State are preparing to make an appear ance at the fairs in the towns nearest to them. In some cases, such as the Dan- bury Fair, several leagues will join forces to do good work. At all the fairs there will be suffrage literature for dis tribution and suffrage souvenirs for sale, and in every case where it is possible there will be open air speaking.
 Saybrook had a suffrage entertain ment on Friday evening. This was the little play "How the Vote was Won" !" which was given by the same company of players as presented it recently in No~x1o1lr a,,l s,, kxxvTD 0f kn Okhav cities. Pres. Conn. w. s. A.