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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Theo. H. Sommers Buried

Theodore H. Sommers, druggist,
for thirty years at Fourth and At
lantic avenues. Brooklyn, and for
merly we'll known in the old town
of Flatbush, was buried on Sunday
last He was a native of Millburn
and was sixty-eight years old. Mr..
Sommers leaves a sister, Mrs. Hend-
erson, the mother of Bishop Theodore
s. Henderson, of Tennessee.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Ollie James to Speak for
Fielder in Trenton Monday

Especial to the Newark star.J
TRENTON, Oct. 21.-United States
Senator Ollie James, of Kentucky, will
speak In this city next Monday night
in the interest of the candidacy of
Acting Governor Fielder for election
as Governor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Football Star EIectroouted

WORCESTER, Mass, Oct 21.--
star, was instantly killed today in a
street railway transformer station
when $4,000 volts of-electricityp passed
through his body from feed wire.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
Harry D. Ward.

PATTERSON, Oct. 21.-Harry d.
Ward, a civil engineer in the employ
of William F'ergusons Sons, was
found dead yesterday in his bed at
S0S Broadway. Death was due to
heart trouble brought on, it is be-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-21
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Eternal vigilance
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lection of the ingre-
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Wherever biscuit
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National Biscuit
Company. Bach
variety, h ethe
known as crackers
or cookies, waters
or snaps, cakes or
jumbles, is the best
of its kind.
Buy biscuit
baked by
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

AZ, r, ,Ii man % Grave, protested Its no Joke.
They've heard there's lot Of ammunition IN ihe par
racks. and they're coming after It, AnI u ! III no, Out
With h. American eagle my shoulder they j sn"ot
40, fine TOWN start fires veil yivdspmchng-"r
and get an idea they the place You remember me
last fight they had here, don't YOU That time 'hcy
killed two Amcricln5-onc Of them was q ""ih1" 700,
Graves tone was filled with honest apprehch,I.n.
"Wc'rc in for bad bit Of business m AFRAID ANA II
r,p to mo YOU know to protect our people down mere
"Surc. and you've got the garrison ON your h!nd' TOO.
saw it on the platform when got III E'' IlSH. !.
looked some nervous 10 me. But, with dSiiis'l,R
rt Of the newspaper you can let lh'U ''""I "'' 'N
@Yc3. and I've got Ill the English people to take care
Of also. Willoughby, the British Consul h"I To 20
down the coast To- Mandcrt the other day. ana an MS
rconIc will look 10 me-" Graves regarded his VISITOR
with troubled eyes. 1--WE just got to get up t't I'll
there is about IT,. t. =
81 can see from here that you're going to be busy
Won 10 YouI have it MI over a yellow dog with iicaS
NJ c,r,, stu1icd the floor mating. "Gou sure VIII
that" hc concluded with an aCCcntuhting noi' ..
For sometime the two men discussed the impending
assault upon Zorritos Graves with increasing HiP'-
t;cnce at his disability Olcary with a jest Whei nc
;bf have bccn scriolS He seemed to be giving much
more attention 10 his tanning than to the problem a'
hand After an interval Of silent head shaking ms Sns
tcninp face bcamcd he had seen great WiIG ISHI
"I'vc pot it. ne cried "and its 50 easy ne ooNy'
&c 4 he itcd the duncss Of everyone else in the world
iscni" and he spread out chubby hand 10 ticN o'I
the several items on his fingers. Hct someone -
the guy who's in command Of the garrison IL ne lsll
already doing the high hurdles explain the distressing
situation to him. and ask him to appoint a reception
committee 10 meet the rebels when they arrive anu
escort them with al honors OF war 10 thc nt"CN'i;
There have guide direct them to the magazines anu
omen the cans to show them that the goods are up ~
sample Then help them load it, supply the wagons Il
necessary be nice to EN-, tell EN- 1t ISM - o d. "ol
rtos but that well pay all charges ana tnere you tie'
see, City saved everybody happy cheers by Ic PoEpu E
lace, Viva Grlv-cz oh, guess hate myself ior 'Iit M
little schcmc!7 OLeary leaned back and took up Ills
ian with kingly gesture. .ol.,,;.+od
aYcs it's fine scheme, Oeary' Graves - adm''1Tn T5s
"but for one thing there isn't any powder mere; me
garrison used up the last Of it celebrating something
week ago ,,,.:....-,,,,todb b,,a
knock the door was timidy opened, and native ser
familiar pink envelop Of the cable company ..
DTS from Washington. | cabled the department
yesterday Graves explained after @ moment the bureau III
and unlock the right hand drawer OF the deSKL@tne @
fiat kev,-and you find the codebook, black olc.Iln
binding Thanks old man. My clerk beat 1t the o'her
a Queredoran , ,,or ha
Graves slowly worked out the message and "heh ne
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

fever.
"Ivc been fat on my back for week, ~
he explained with a long-drawn groan.
"But how in the world did you get in"
a? Oh, ! came in a cab, OLcary
replied casually. "Tcll me what's doing
here. All the merry villagers were out
TO welcome me.
"There's the deuce and al to pay
Graves assured him seriously. "Don't
YOU know that the rebels are coming III
here that they're likely to be here any
minute
OLcary raised his eyebrows in enig-
maticM answer and Graves went on:
"And here am tied down. If ! could
stand on my legs for fifteen minutes |
could fix it all; but can't He groancd
again. "Thcv don't care 50 much for
meddling down here by Americans; but
show EN- the flag and of come their hats
They've never forgotten the day we laid
the Yorktown broadSidc on the Adm-
rally Wharf at Tcculpo and told them 10
behave. But I'm in fine shape to take
care Of anybody or anything" Graves
raised his thin white hands and let them
fall on the hot sheet that weighed him
down. al tell you, O'Leary, you've come
at a mighty bad time!'
al should worryl' O'Leary exclaimed,
folding a newspaper into a fan. You
just stay here, and when they come IN
III run out into the street and say bow
WOW a couple Of times and chase them
into the suburbs. That'll be all right.
Now, how's business"
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
BY GEORGE BUCHANAN FIFE
Drawings by L. +. Dresser

was by the merest squeak that O'Leary
got into Zorritos with his dignity and his
sample case intact. When a band Of
hair-trigger insurrectos, serving under the
somewhat soilei banner Of General Juan
lie Ia Cruz Rosa V Del Puente, held up
the train Just beyond Las Palmas it was
not only very dark, but OLeary hap
pened 10 be riding in the cab Of the loco
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

over MS SlbUl4tI anu OUT 'l tllt
corner of his mouth TO OLcary, "The
old rat wasn't aboard. They've aid
90 ahead. And the next moment
he had started up his engine and
the train was once more nits climb
ing, winding way 20 Iorrltos.
THE glorious and independent
State Of Qucrcdor had been IN
turmoil 50 long that neither the
memory Of man nor Nrittcnlanguage
could penetrate % u past when peace
had rcigncl over It's sunny cXpanse.
Revolutions succeeded one another
so rapidly and so effectively that
one might look for "a new President
not later than the third TUESDAY #
every month. According to liberal
but accurate estimate there re-
mained in the country only two hun
drcd and cightadult males who had
not been President It sometime OF
other
Oueredor was an old story to
OIcarv. He had been selling
watches up and down the country
for nearly four years, and knew wiorty-
one ex-Prcsidents. The present IN
cumbcnt had held Office less than a
month; so O'Leary had not been
able TO scrapc an acquaintance with
him. OLeary's itinerary took him
throughout Central America, from
the lsthmus 60 the Mexican line, and
he was out for six months at a time.
During this period Of cXhilaratlng
travel the only things he took scrl-
ously were his job and his sample
case. He kept on one and watched t
rest Of it was high comedy. 81 don
history down here, ne often remarked
let me laugh at It.
He knew al about the uproarious d
before he crossed the boundary from
pressed on TO San Felipe, arriving jus
TO housctop and watch the outGoin
the side door Of the palace on the rur
government had been firmly cstabllshc
minutes he started out selling watchc
So, when the time came for him 70
for Zorritos, one Of Qucrcdor's minor
that war was raging over the land con
all. He did, however, take the prcc
out one Of the railroad officials he k
pass TO ride across in the engine cab.
set forth, and the adventure at Las Pa
CTIFF all over from the jolting and
~ oil-burncr, and with the din Of the
ears. O'Lcary lowered himself by unC
crowded platform at Zorritos. On tn
station he found a public conyeyan
victoria, sank gratefully upon its ha
told the c0chcro 10 take him with the
the Hotel del Iardin.
In the morning the first person OF
Graves, the young American Consu
in bed in his room back OF the consult
fever.
"I've been fat on my
he explained with a
"But how in the worlc
~ a? Oh, ! came in
: replied casually. "TclI
EyRXf here. All the merry Y
TO welcome me.
8. & u. II. !. i. !. i" !. !. : 4. !: !. . .
~ "Thcrc's the deuce
Ssss Graves assured him s
n, fZ YOU know that the rel
s46E.kE here that they're like
minutc?'
e<xIxN OLcary raised his {
matical answer, and Gl
d IN ...4l .a1. .a -.5s @s I% 5s:. e: 5.sl =.
" 4 g.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-15
GREGG BLANKS
THE ATHLETICS
Cleveland Southpaw Holds
Mackmen Scoreless, While
Team Lands Game.
CHECKS RALLY In NINTH
PhiladeIphia's Errors Offset Good
Twiyling Of Bush, and NapIanders
Capture 3 to 0 Contest.
CHECKS RALLY In NINTH

Philadelphia, June 1i-vean Gregg.
who beat Boston in a fifteen-inning
game on Wednesday, was sent at the
Philadelphia leaders today and after an
hour and twenty-four minutes of work
he emerged a victor over the Mackmen
by 3 to score.
Gregg was absolute master of the
Mackmen from the start, allowing but
four singles. one being of a decidedly
scratchy order. In the first six innings
Gregg retired the Philadelphians in or
der.
They started a rally In the ninth. when
Schang and d. Murphy. who batted for
Bush, singled, but then the lanky south
paw settled down, retiring Walsh and
oldring on infield flies, and getting Col
Inns on long foul to jackson.
Bush pitched good ball for Philadel-
phia, allowing but four hits, but as
Cleveland made the hits at the same time
the Athletics Numbered. his good work
went for naught. The first base play of
Johnston and McInnes were the features.
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tigers Trim YANKS
IN TEN-INNING GAME
Peerless Leaders Tribe Ties Up Count
in Ninth Session, but Gamer and
Moriarty Break Up Contest.
TWIRLERS AWAY OFF FORM

b New York, June 1.-THE Detroit
Tigers won to-dsy's game in ten innings
from the Yanks, s to 5, but it was fight
to the last out. Until the eighth the
visitors were four runs to the good. but
in that frame Chances men got busy.
and when the dust settled had pushed in
three. Amid the widest enthusiasm or
the part of the few faithful" the Yanks
tied 1t up in the ninth. wolter singled.
took second on a wild pitch, and went to
third on Borton's out, and slid home
when Mckee let one get by.
Del Gamer took the bacon in the in
ming b. rapping out triple. scoring on
Moriarty's hit. New York made a game
attempt to put another over. but failed
Chance used Mcconnell. Clark. and CaId-
weE. while willett and Hall worked for
Jennings None Of the twirlers deserve
medals for their days work. Score:
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*Batted for Scott in second inning.
Wash. o o. 81 N-S
chicago. o o o I o l Is
Earned runs-Chicago. =: Washing
ton. 4. Left on bases-Washington, 8;
Chicago. 5. First base on balls-Off
Scott, /; off White, l. Innings pitched
BY Scott. /; by White, J.. Hits made
OFF Scott. 2; off White, IL. Struck
out-By Johnson, I; by White. )
Home runs-Schalk. Weaver. Three
base hutchinson. Two-base hits
Gandil, Lord. Chase. Sacrifice hit
Morgan Sacrifice fies-Shanks, Weav-
er. Stolen base-Aloeller. Double
play-McBride to Gandil. Hit BY
pitcher-By White (Ainsmith). Passed
ball-Schalk Umpires-Messrs. Fer
guson and Dineen. Time OF game
hour and 10 minutes. Attendance
5000
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-15
Maps and Nationals
Clash Here Tuesday
Cleveland Pennant Chasers Show for First Time in
Capital This Season-Interest at Fever
Heat-Other Comment
By WILLIAM PEET.

Tuesday is the game and Cleveland the attraction
The Maps will midst with considerable prestige attached
them They second place and suffering from bad OF
Dementia Cevelanda Americana.
Manager Birmingham has been able by uncanny method
ns into his players the feeling that the Maps the greatest
ball club that when the time for arrangements be
completed the worlds Cleveland will oppose the National
League champs in the sixth city.
The Maps PLAYED wonderful ball home this spring. and when
they started East the Forest City scrbes predicted almost
sweep admitting that the Athletics might possibly game
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SUPPORT SAVES
GAMEFO MATTY
Veteran Twnler Hammered
by Pittsburg Batters, but
Giants Field Well.
PIRATES RALLY FAILS
Doyle, Murray, and Merkle Make Bril-
liant Plays, Which Save Contest
? for New York Team.

Pittsburg. June 1.-THE Giants took
the third straight from the Pirates to-
day, TO 5. This also is the third game
that has gone TO the visitors by a single
score.
Mathewson was battAd hard in the
first three innings, allowing a home run,
two triples. and three singles, all OF
which netted the Pirates four runs. The
old master then frightened up, and for
the rest of the game allowed but one hit
Matty.s support was the most brilliant
seen on the local diamond this season.
Doyle. Murray. and Merkle made pretty
plays which prevented runs and figured
m the result. A rally in the ninth failed
by one run in tying the score.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-15
MISS BROWN DEFENDS TITLE.
Tris,s Miss Green In Finals In Ten-
nj. Championship.

Philadelphia. June n-Miss Mary
Brown, of Los Angeles. Cal. successfully
defended her title as women's national
tennis champion this. afternoon by de-
feating Miss Dorothy Green, of the
Merton Cricket club. this city. in straight
sets. s-3, 7--5. at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club. st. Mary's. In the challenge round
of the women's national tournament.
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| from his recent injury and Griff has
| primed him for this one game.
In case Joe is wild or things break
| badly for him Bert Galiia and Tom
Hughes will be ready to go in the box.
The Sporting Editor: Will you kindly
| answer the following questions TO settle
dispute:
A ON first: B on second. No one out.
C hits ball to shortstop who throws
to second base, forcing A QUIT second
baseman throws TO third to get b; is
b forced out
IL 3 selects and could do it. can he
return to second, as second base is
not occupied after A Is put out? Very
truly yours. ". Z. FORD.
Answer-To the fret question: No. The
second. yes.
Says the New York Evening Telegram
in yesterdays issue:
Russell Ford has practically given up
his spit ball It is but occasionally that
he uses il now. He has returned to his
curve.
AT the beginning of the season, and,
in fact, until just recently, Ford could
not work the kinks out of his arm. H..
noticed 1t more particularly just after
throwing spit ball. He came to the
conclusion that this style of delivery
was too much of a pull on his wrist and
shoulder and he has virtually decided to
give 1t up altogether.
Before Ford adopted the spit ball he
had very fine curve. He practiced con
tinually for more than year before the
splitter was added to his repertoire
After mastering the moist fling Russell
seldom employed his curve. He mixed
the amphibious toss with a good change
OF pace, and as long as the splitter
worked well he had little or no use for
the curve
II the specter which is now looming
up big before US is realized. and the
Phillies lead the field of pennapt chasers
hcme this year the achievement will be
of highly pleasing nature to the own
ers and players of that club. but 1t will
also occasion sadness In the hearts of
some others than the loyal fanatics of
this city. The event would not be partic-
uiarly pleasing to the Athletics, for in
stance, despite any sentiment that might
attach itself to an all around cleanup
for the old home town.
To all intents and purposes. the Ath-
letics propose to walk away with the
pennant in the American League There
is little possibility Of stopping them now.
The only team that appeared to have
chance Of doing this was the, Cleveland
Maps, and now they are dropping bacs
slowly but surely. The Mack players are
about the niftfest collection of speed ami
brains that has been offered in a base
hall way for many a day. handicapped
only by pitching stan made up mainly
Of youngsters, which is sometimes un-
certain, but which always has the vet
Gran infield and outficld TO fail back
i
CONVINCED oS PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-15

Runs-vitt 81. Crawford. Cobb. Neach Gamer.
Wolter. Hartzell. Derrick Mckechnie Swesncy
Two-hsse hf-Crawford. Thrce-base hits-MeKes
Gamer. Home run-vitt. Stolen bases-Daniels
Gamer. Eeach. Moriarty. Double plays-vitt to
Bush to Gsiner: Wit to Bush Left on bases-D.-
trot. Z: New York. 3 Bases balls-oh wilistt
}; OF Caldwell. }; OF Mcconnell. 4 Struck out
By willctt 2; by Caldwell. =; by Mcconnell a
Passed ball-Mckee. Hits-Of Mcdonnell S in -
inuiugs;J of Willett. 10 in Is innings w.Id
pitches-willett. Hall. Time Of game hours and
10 minutes Umpircs-McGreevy and Connolly
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-15
ERWIN FRACTURES HIS ARM.
Brooklyn Catcher Is[Injured when
Zimmerman slides into Plate.

Chicago. June H-Catcher Erwin, of
the Brooklyn team. suffered a fractured
left arm rhis afternoon in the fourth in
ming of the game with the Cubs The
accident came when Zimmerman at
tempted TO steal home and slid into the
catcher. In spite OF the injury, Erwin
made the put-out. His arm was broken
between the wrist and elbow.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-15
JOE JEANETTE HERE.
Fighter VIII Captain Team ut
Union League Park Today.

Joe Jeanette. who claims the cham
pionship OF the world. and his crack
team. the New York Giants, VIII make
their appearance today at Union League
Park, Fifteenth and II Streets Northeast,
against the local stars. the ex-Giants. at
3 D. -. The Asbury Browns will play
the FIRST game at p m. against .
strong team.
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RED sox HAMMER BALL.
Score Enough TaIlies I'm the Opener
to Beat Browns-Score, s to 4.

Boston. June 14-By fierce lombard
ment OF singles. doubles. and triples, the
Red Sox put the game with the Browns
on ice in the first inning, scoring six
runs. The fnal count was to /. The
contest was practically over after the
first inning. Stone started in to pitch
for the Browns. but was taken out Of
the box after seven men had faced him.
Mitchell who took his place, was touched
up for triple by Carrigan and a double
Score:
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LAVENDER IN FORM.
Holds Dodgers snfe md Cub. win.
to I.

Chicago. June I-The Cubs took the
third game of the series from Brooklyn
today. TO 1. Curtis. who started for
the Dodgers, was wild. though he al
lowed but three hits Lavender pitched
his usual good game, giving five scattered
hits.
In the fourth Chicago settled matters.
Leach walked for his third time, Evers
singled. and Schultz walked. filing the
sacks. Curtis hit Zimmerman. forcing
in Leach. He was then taken out and
Ragon went in. Mitchelrs double scored
two. and Mitchell scored when Smith
threw away an easy grounder. Score:
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Runs-shotten, Yeries. Speaker, Lewis co, Gard
ner, Engie, Wagner. carrizan. Txobase hts-wag-
ner. Collins. Thrsebase hits-Ensie Carrigzn. Con-
Inns First base on errors-Bostcu. 2. First case on
hails-Of Mitchell. 1: Oh Powell /: on Collins J.
Struck out-By Stone 4; hy AIitchcii l. hy Collins.
l.. Sacrifice hit-Carisan. Double play-wasner to
Yerkes to Ensie. Hits made-Oh Stone in IS in
ming; on MITCHELL in els inning Wild pitch
salne-l hoar and 50 minutes. Attendance-Is.op
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-15
Baseball Fans VIII Make Tues
day Half-holiday IN Honor
Of the Nationals.
RIOTERS GET BUTTONS
Dreyfuss Brothers Receive 100 Appli-
cations for Membership-Bis
Meeting Tomorrow Night.
Songs Of the Boosters
.NATIoNALs..

-NATIONALs.-
TUNE: "America.O
Our bali club It's OF thee,
Swift bunch and gingery.
OF thee we chort
Land sakes. We hope you win
Each game you battle in.
Wen stick to you through thick and
thin,
For we love clean sport.
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uns-Byrue. Carey. Niu1. Wagner. Wilson.
Burns i.. Shafer. Meyer. SnodSrass e.. TWo-base
shafer W rhree-base hIts-Car,y.
Miller. Home runs-Viox Wilson Hits-OF
oToole. in innings: Of Robinson in . innings:
OF Hendrix. in innings. Left on bases-PittS-
burg. 9; New York. 5. FIRST base on bals-of
o Toole tRunEl. of Robinson tsnodzrsssl STRUCK
Out-Bv oToole. .: by Mathswson : TIM Of
same-i hour and % minutes umpires-Messrs.
R-lcr and Byrun
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-AULp LANG sYNE.-

TUNE: Scotch Air.)
Should old acquaintance be forgot.
I'd rather say the nay.
I'll meet you at the old ball lot
When the team is billed TO play.
Together we will watch the game.
You dear old friend OF mine,
Both friend and game are one the sam,
In the days Of Old Lang Syne.