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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
rbe Real InternatfonaI, came.

President Ban Johnson oR%the Amer&- can league said recently in discussing the future of baseball that he firmly believed that the game would in the course of coming years become one of the few real international sports in which teams of countries in all parts of the world could meet and compete. As a matter Of fact, baseball is already an international game, although the caliber of play abroad does not, of course, equal that displayed by teams in the United States. Wherever Amer jeans migrate and settle there baseball is played, just as Englishmen carry cricket with them to all parts of the world. There is a difference, however, in that baseball has proved more popu- lar than cricket among the natives of such lands. The game has won favor and is played in Cuba, Japan, China, Mexico. South America Porto Rico. Philippines, France, Australia, Sweden, Germany, and even in England to O. slight extent. The tours of Cuban, Chinese and Philippine teams no longer excite comment in this country, and college hines find worthy opponents in the orient. The tour of the world by the combined Giants White Sox forces during the coming winter should add impetus to the sport abroad Another indication of the growth of baseball tn- terest in faraway lands is shown in the trip of two Pacific coast promoters to Australia with a view of ascertaining whether the time has arrived for the establishment of professional base ball league among the cities of the an- tipodes.
 The game is played in the most un- usual and out of the way places, and former fans are found in the far cor ners of the earth. For instance, base
 ball is the one great game of the short Alaska summer The rivalry between the various mining camps Is extremely keen and large sums of money fre-i quently change hands on the outcome of the game, since the Alaska miner and ooIonist is ever ready to back his opinions and favorites with either gold
 dust or regular currency. A number of former professional league and col Iege players are always available for the teams, and the standard of play compares favorabIy with that in the states. The games are frequently played under difficulties not expert enced in the east and middle west. At Ketchikan, where the home games l against Juneau are played, the only level stretch of land available for a
 diamond is along the ocean edge. Con
 sequently the games must be played l at low tide, for twenty feet of water covers the home plate when the Pa cif1c sweeps in at high tide.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
Conditions Governing Inter national Yacht Races at
 MarbIeIlead, Mass.

CONDITIONS have been announced
 for. the Standardization sonder class yachting races that are to be held off Marblehead, Mass, this sum mer. The contest will be between a team of not more than three yachts named by the Kaiserlicher Yacht club and an equal smaller number of boats selected. by the Eastern Yacht club of Massachusetts. According to the rules, each boat must be designed built, and all sails. sail cloth and fit tngs made in the country to which she belongs. A boat however, may make good any damages in the coun- try where she may Elppen to be at the time of the accident. During the races the yachts cannot haul out ex- cepting to repair damages, and then only with the consent of the race com mittee
 The sonder boat is a peculiar craft that has it's own measurement rules According toi the conditions, it's length on the water line plus it's extreme beam must not exceed thirty-two feet. The measurement is taken with the complete outfit on board, ready for rac- ing, but without a crew To allow for the difference in specific gravity be- tween the waters of F<iel and Marble head the nneasurer in measuring American boats must place anidshtp in each craft weight equivalent to one sixty-fourth of the displacement The additional weight shall not be carried in either the trial or the final races
 All boats must be weighed and the displacement must not be less than 4O35 pounds. The weighing is done without crew. A maximum cost also is placed upon the fconstruction of the craft. No American yacht can cost more than $2,4O0. The cost must in clude the price of two suits of sails The hull must be built of cedar, ma hogany or heavier wood, copper fas- tened. Double planking is not allowed. By cedar the committee means Span ish cedar. White cedar and the red dish Washington cedar or similar woods are not allowed. The term mahogany does not include the so called Gaboon mahogany or similar woods, as they are decidedly, lighter than real mahogany
 The rig on the craft is optional. No hollow or built up bamboo spars are allowed. The sail area must not ex- ceed $50 square feet, measured accord ing to the rules of the International Yacht Racing union. During each race yachts must carry at least one entire oucfit of spars and at least one com p1ete suit of sails. The crews must consist of amateur members of the yacht clubs that are admitted to tie trial races. They must be citizens of the country in which the yacht was to be allowed on each craft.
 The principal prize is a cup offered by President Wilson There also is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
High Tide the Timekeeper On This Baseball
 Field

CHATTER up, The tides going
 D eut!"
 : That's what they yell in Ketchikan, Alaska, near the arctic circle. these fine days as soon as they see the tide start to recede. Shops closeup, offices are forsaken, and even the eighteen sa- looms forget all about business while the proprietors chase 6Ssvn to see the great American national game played. There is only one difficulty. They have to finish the game promptly and can not stop to quarrel with the umpire, for if they do. the tide will come in on them and wash away players back stop, bases and all.
 Ketchil<an is a government wireless station It is between the ocean and the mountains and is built on piles be- cause the tide rises and falls twenty feet every day. It has 9 thousand white inhabitants and 1900 Indians, and among the whites is F. Ogden. Norwood, an enthusiastic baseball fan, of East Orange, N.aJ. He has been trader in Ketchikan for two years and has just returned for a short stay with his parents. One day he noticed the tide running out and leaving fine. wide, sandy beach.
 . Deciding that this would be a good ball field, he organized two hines in structed them how to play and now has made of the Indians and the whites such fans as real ball players never dreamed of. The backstop has to. be anchored, the grand stand seats are anchored down and the bases are huge powders dumped on the beach, but the game is a real game
 The tide usually takes four hours and sometimes only three, but some of this time is lost while the beach is packing down. Frequently fishing boats will get stranded with the reced- ing tide, but the. shippers do not care. They watch the ball game
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
Ne.x RasebsII RuIlnas..

William Klenn, one of the best i'm formed uKnpires on the National league stan. discussed several points in the rules while working with Orth in Brooklyn recently. When asked about President Lynch's interpretation of the rule covering the dropping of ball by a pitcher while in the act of delivering it to the batsman, he said:
 President Lynch has made a proper ruling in calling such ball ba1k. If a pitcher was allowed to get away with this slip he could easily frame LID plays that would catch base runners dead to rights With a man on first and the hit and run play in order, he could tip or the third baseman and then let the ball slip out of his hand so that the runner could be nipped either at sec ond base or between the bases.
 'There Is no written rule to cover this point, however, unless the rule governing the pitchers delivery is ap- piled In that case a dropped ball could be called a 'baII' simply because it did not pass over the home plate be- tween the knee and the shoulder
 Umpire K1em was then asked:
 What do you think of the recent de- cision in the American league which sent Borton back to the plate to hit over again after a ground ball thrown by an inhelder had struck an umpire2" To
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

seats Goodness sakes! We thought that topic was settled years ago. Can't the equine gossipers' find something new to worry about For the last twelve or fourteen years the foreign; jockeys have been using the American seat, crouch low down. on the mounts neck. e~
 Practically the only racing riders using the upright English seat are the steeplechasers The American seat is the fastest riding seat known Tod Sloane demonstrated that fact over a decade ago. %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

and vitality. He scoops up the fastest twisting drives with either hand as of yore and covers more ground than any other second baseman In either of the big leagues.
 His. career should prove an inspira- ton to the young players in the ma jors as an indication what can be at- tained by taking good care of one'B physical condition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

pected to make the trip across the Att 1antic and the amateur championship
 at Garden City during the first week of September. In this years tournament in England and France the American players, both amateur and profession al made a very poor showing. Per haps on their native heath our home
 bred golfers may meet with better luck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

WHILE the press agents have been
 ousy- telling the faus all about =e< Russell of the CA2tezo White sox and what a find he is, another south paw recruit has been inserting him self into the game as a factor so mod estIy that it is only lately they have begun to notice him. He is Joe Boeh- ling of Washington Boehling has equaled the best pitching performance of the year-eleven straight wins.
 It is said that he had six of them tucked away before Clark Griffith him. self realized his prize. but Clark knows if now, and We no longer hear of Wal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
sEMIPRoFEssIoNAL SIGNS WITH
 NANKS

FRANK SCHMITT, serniprofes-
 sional pitcher, has announced that he had signed with Manager. Frank Chance of the New York Americans The Buffalo International league team and the Philadelphia Americans were after Schmitt. In addition to being a sterling pitcher Schmitt is a heavy batter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
The Great Lafois.

The playing of Napoleon La5ois for the Cleveland Americans is one of the midseason features of the major league baseball campaign The big French Canadian has lost none of the three Vs that marked his diamond work even ten or twelve years azo-Vim. vigor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
w. R. APPLEGARTH, ENGLISI
 SPRINTER.

14 2-5 seconds The old worlds record was 14 4-5 seconds and stood to the credit of c. J. B. Moneypenny Gam bridge, 1S92) and R. E. Walker (Glas- gow, 1909). Applegarth is considered one of England's greatest sprinters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
APPLEGARTH
 SMASHES RECORD

MYTH the assistance of two pacers.
 w. R. App1egarth, the crack Eng fish sprinter, smashed the worlds rec ord for 16o yards recently at Cardiff, Wales. when he went the distance in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

trophy offered by Governor Toss and another by the Eastern Yacht club.
 The international races will begin on. Monday, Sept. 1. There will be no less than five races for the prizes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

ter Johnson alone carrying the Wash ington Climbers a1ong-it is Johnson and Boehling. Eight of Boehling's vic tories were full game affairs. In the others he either saved the game from the fire or retired with a lead. As a rescue man his work has been high class. and he has helped even the great Walter himself to more than one vel come breathing spell.
 Boeh1ing is a quiet, undemonstrative player, who says little and saws wood" He is distinctly the pitching find of the year thus far. He has won against every team in the league, in cluding the hard hitting Athletics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

this he. replied: ~The rule says that if a thrown ball hits an umpire base run ners must be sent back to their origi- nal stations, but the rule makers never meant to have a batsnan return to the plate to hit over again. These are some of the points that must be. clear ed up by the rules committee before next season. They do not come up
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
coME ON YOU NAPsI

Cleveland is so baseball crazy. that the business men of the city have started to gather $10O,o0O to go as. a bonus for the Maps if they win the American league pennant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
MAILER IN MARKET.

President McAleer of Boston is seek ing another substitute infeider as both Ball and Janvrin are lacking in inpor- tant respects. particularly batting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

VNHE Windy City fans term Lefty
 Russell the new big Ed Walsh of the White Sox.' And right well does Rus sell deserve this title. Walsh was long the mainstay of the Chicago Ameri- cans. and the team is fortunate in hav- ing secured another twirIer to fill his shoes successfully.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
au rnMMY cLARK.

HE national lawn tennis cham
 pionships will be unusually
 notable this year because of
 M the presence of the interna- tIonai title holders-Haurice McLough- fin williams and Harold H. Haclkett.
 The tourney opens Aug. IS and will, as usual, be held on the Newport (Fs I.) courts
 Fresh from their. foreign conquests the American members of the Davis cup team will enter the competition against the veterans Larned and wright and others. with vast volume of prestige. The matches should, in fact, prove of unusually high class, for the Davis cup winners will set pace that will call forth the very best play ing from their opponents.
 That Mclaughlin will again win the American title seems foregone con- cluston- He and Williams are nothing short of pheuomenons, for they have reached the height of playing ability while yet mere youths. Mclaughlin, who halls from San Francisco, was but eighteen years old when he was first sent to Australia as a member of the United States team of Davis cup Cha1- lengers-
 ~Comet" McLoughlin's strongest playing asset is his terrific serve. He has developed the "overhead smash to an advanced degree, enabling him to score an unusual number of aces. when at his best in the serve it is al- most impossible for even the ablest players to make accurate returns
 The performances of this young man in England have, in fact, given rise to a demand that the rules of tennis be changed to bar the overhead service absolutely It frequently happens that defeated Britishers agitate for changes in sporting rules. and we would not be surprised to see a concerted effort made to revise the racket regulations materially 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23
WAGNER SYSTEM OF BATTING.

With the count three and one Hans Wagner never lets the next one go by, most batters do. according to his own statement. 'It is then that the pitcher is most likely to groove the ball.. says Honus, "and therefore the easiest time of all to bang out a hit.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

Change the Subject!
 Horsemen are again stirring up the question of the comparative merits of the English and the American riding
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

frequently, but the umpires should be in a position to make prompt rulings
 Two Golf Championships.
 The two principal events in the golf year will be the open championship at Brookline Sept. IT and IS, for which Vardon, Ray and Reid of England and Massy and Teller of France are ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

vardon apparently has an fnexhaust- ible supply of endurance. for he is now playing as well as he ever did, and that is some playing."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-23

. HE national lawn tennis cham pionshlps will be unusually
 notable this year because of tfe Dreseuce of the interna-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
The tAzAAR,

The b 7aar given last Wednes-
by the ladies of Trinity Episcopal
,hrrcl IA Tallu,ah las q great
sucs., financially. he amolnt
os one hundred and /" enty-four
dollars was realized and will be
placed to the bell fund. The
fancy articles on sale was the
Eandiwork Of members OF the
...il3ani others who were frlen-
~ TIE ca"sn. These article
were n..or and Deauiif"i.
A lunch censisting of oyst'
salads am cakes was patroniz"
and enjoyed. One of the gre
attractions of the bazaar was IN.
beautiful display of home maj
candy. The assortment consist
ing of every conceivable varlet'
and sold readily, adding its quot.
to the success of the enter'ain
nent.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
iiOBSON'S OINTMENT HEALS
ITCHY ECZEMA.

tt nousta i,y itching, burning sen-
sa ton and other disagreeable forms OF
eczema, letter, salt rbeum AMI SKIN
eruptions promptly cured ny DIR. Hob
sons Eczema Ointment. Geo. w.
Fitch, OF Mendoza, ILL.,, says: 81 pnr-
chased box # DR.. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment. Have had Eczema ever aimee
The civil war, and have been treated by
.rany doctors, none have given the ben
of, that one bcx OF DR.. Hobson's Ecze-
ma Ointment has" Every sufferer
4norlI try it. We're so positive it VII
l..Is ,gu W. guarantee it or money re-
mr5r'. ..tall Druggists or by mail 5oc
Pigiifer Chemical Co. Philadelphia & st
louis.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
s Tzt9y{ETG PRESIDENT
WILSON.

joe Y.Choate, former ambassador
20 tn, ,rtof Saint Jam in referrinE
10 the ,chof G Governor Giynn, OF New
York, which the Latter expressed '"'
wish have twenty-five "volunteerS
under banner OF Efficiency snd
Econ "said:
"a. these 25 citizens h wants Tor
bisc, ttee, J refer him to all the
5000: re present. Go right ahead
Cove ard pick them out. lprom-
i,ev. ch and every one OF them will
be 81. serve.'
The ne the tribute 70 Fresiuei'
Wills,
at resident Of ours, )" Mr.. Cho-
Ito e., sbas been in office now for
nine, ~. and he has been working
yeryi with the most honest purpose
I'm the Id, and with, believe, no de-
sire In heart except to s"rv" the
Ameri people with The best OF his
ability, he has accomplished agrea'
deal.
al, passed hill for the REFORM
ationt tariff. Idon't know whether
this is or joyful subject in this
compa hut fer one ih'hk ne has
done dinghy we'll in this business
He ha ;sfed the yearnings OF the
Amer ropIe that have been sup
presse. the last twenty yeas.
This ute from Republican oil
Mr.. - high Handing and inter-
natiur utation is something to be
appre, to the fullest extent. MT
Choate me active as h"puoi'"a'
in 1855. 1894 he was president Of the
NewY state Constitutional CohVeh
tion.- hez Democrat.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
CIVIL ca SES.

Delhi Hardware & Furniture
Co. Ltd. vs.. T.. A. Nj. Smith;
Suit OIL account for supplies
furnished.
j l.. Anding vs.. C.. A. M.
S'm,,u; SuIi on account for sup.
plies iurnisiied.
H. 7. Cottam & Co., Ltd. !,
vs.. Elus & Walthen; Suit OH
account.
Lemon & Gale Co. vs. Fortune
Fork Store, Mrs. "A. A. Schas
aud Dancy McDo"eli; Suit OH
account.
Dancy Mcdowell Va ii. Is.
Blanks Levee Co., and G. G..
Weathers. Suit by attachment.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
COTTON PLANTING SEED.

II interested In cotton seed for plant.
ing PURPOSES grown in territory free
from any injurious insects or disesse'
write us. We are headquarters. We
recommend for boil weevil territories,
Kings, Simpkins, Toe@e, Hites and
Money Maker (early email bolls) Cleve-
land, Triumph, Rowden and Cooks
>(early big bolls) Weber, keenan, and
Columbia (esrly long staples.) Get
our 1914 catalog.
MI. wILLET SEED CO..
Dec, est Augusta, Ga.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
Constable Sale
State Of 7 ouisiana, |
Parish of Madison.

Parish of Madison.
Fourth Ward Justice Court. j. d. Sc
vier VS.. z. c. Wolff. No. 1863.
BY virtue Of writ of fieri facias TO
me directed from the honorable Fourth
Ward Justic Court for the Parish of
Madison aforesaid, in the above en-
Titled cause, will proceed to sell, at
public auction, at the door OF the Court
House in the town of Tallulah, in Mad
ison Parish, La, on the
3rd Saturday, Dec. 20, 1913,
between the hours prescribed by law,
all the right, title and interest OF E. c.
Wolff in and to the following described
property, to-wit: lot of liquors, set
bar fixtures, in S vier building on Depot
street opposite V. S. &P. depot, seiz d
in the above suit.
Terms of Sale: Cash with benefit Of
appraisemert.
Con ia lies Office, Tallulah. La, Dec.
1918.
P. H. H BERT,
Constable.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
CONSTIPATION POlSONS YOU.

+ v"re constipated,v re
system is poi dby the waste 80 r
kept in the body-serious Results ten
ollow. Use DR.. Kings Life Pills and
you wi ] soon get rid of constipati n,
headache and other troubles. 25c. at
Drugs lists or by mail II. {. Bsckien & Co.
INV bsoyS.s htey;as:s
lonly a boy compared with an old MAJ
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
DOCUMENTS FILED F0x RECORD.

A, Lasance TO Madison Log
ging d Transportation Company.
Right Of way and Locomotive
near Wavrriy, La.
Frank I'll. t,led and Lycurgous
Burns to Douglas Alexander.
Sale vi 225 acre, near TaJlulan,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
SALOON LICENSE

Notice is hereby given that am ap-
plying to the village council ior q IT.
cense to conduct q retail liquor saloon
at the corner OF Depot and Walnut
streets in the Spencer building in Taiiu-
V.LAvECCHIA co. Ltd.
TaIlu,ah, La, Dec. S, 1919.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13
STATE Of Ohio. City Of Toledo. [.
Lucas Count

Luca8 County,
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he n
senior partner Of the firm Of F. ]. Cheney
4 Co.. doing business In the City Of To-
ledo. County and State Aforesaid, and
that said flrm win pay the sum OF ONR
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
BY the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE,
FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn to before me and subscribed IN
my presence. this 9Th day Of December.
A. ID. 1854
(SeaD A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally
ana acts directly upon the blood and mu-
eous surfaces OF the system. Send for
thfide. Ss--v . m. Toaedo. q.
She glanced round With q iuI.,
movement, as though the suspicion Il
the air had communicated itself to he
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13

MI. Il. /. Russ agent for gin
rnr- reports that 3.3b4 bales had
.oen Timed to Dee. lst, against
, . = r. me ate last wear.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-12-13

JOS Hamilton to Mary Higgins.
Earnest I3ozeman to fannie
SewelI.
, Johnnie Thompson to Daisy
Coleman.
FnnpA Thompson to Carrie
Moods.