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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
WANTS PARK SIGNS CHANGED
for White Sox, Thinks Could I'M
prove 1918 Batting Average.

Morris Rath, regular second base
man of the White Sox and leading
fielding sacker in the American
league, is ambitious to win more glory
on the baseball diamond. He wants
to boost his batting average above the
300 mark. In order to achieve this
distinction Rath wants the signs at
Comiskey park changed. He thinks
the signboard caused him to suffer a
slump in his batting last season when
ever he played at Comiskey park.
Rath is ambitious to become the
best all around second baseman in the
American league, a distinction that
has been given Eddie Collins of the
Philadelphia Athletics for several
seasons.
Il don't know whether the center
field signs at Comiskey park are
changed, but if they will run that
green streak all the way across I will
get more base hits. Our left hand
hitters certainly love those signs,
said Rath.
Rath was the best fielding second
baseman in the American league in
1912. He had the edge on Eddie Col
Inns, the leading fielding star Of 1912.
1t was the belief of several critics that
Rath excelled Collins all the season
in the fielding end of the game. Rath
had thirty-seven more assists than the
fleet little second sacker of the Ath-
letics. In fielding ground balls and
going back after pop flies and posi-
BILE Texas leaguers Rath has no peer
in the major leagues, thinks Manager
Callahan.
Besides being the best fielder at his
position in his circuit, Rath is one OF
the best walters at bat in the big
leagues There is one thing in which
Rath ought to show Improvement in
1913, and that is in his base stealing.
He has the speed to steal fifty bases
a season. He pilfered only thirty
sacks in 1912.
1t is also the ambition of Rath to
win the checker championship Of the
White Sox. Like Christy Mathewson,
Rath is a good checker player. The
championship will be won in an elm
nation series. Rath, Doc White and
Frank LANCE are the leading players
on the club Newspaper scribes will
also be admitted to the tournment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
AROUND
~ BASES

Doc Johnston has been doing
great work at the initial sack for the
Maps, and has cinched the job.
Nap Rucker, the star hurler OF the
Superbas, picks the Pirates to land
the flag this season, the Giants Sec
ond and the Cubs third.
Jim Mcclure, the veteran Tiger
coach and scout, says that there were
few players in the olden days who
wanted to become f1elders. Every
youngster wanted to be pitcher or
catcher" says Jim.
Lee Magee of the Cardinals is said
to be the fastest man on the team.
They say he has enough speed to fur
nish several athletes.
A baseball scribe says the Boston
Braves are against woman's suffrage
and equal rights, because they are
afraid women will take their jobs
NIcGraw has announced that play
ers on his team slipping Of the foam
ing hops will be fined SIS. This is
the first season the Giant pilot has
taken a stand of this sort.
Schwenk, young southpaw with
the Browns, is being called second
Joe McGinnity because he pitches
both overland and underhand.
Bermuda forever" says Manager
Chance. The peerless leader believes
he has found the fountain of youth In
the island training camp.
Pitcher Bill Steele of the st. Louis
Cardinals communed with Smoky
Joe Wood during the winter and says
he has picked up several of Woods
tricks in pitching.
Hugh High, the youngster whom the
Tigers obtained from the Connecticut
State league last year. is pretty sure
he will stick. He is unusually fast
and a good sticker.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
BIRD DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
MRS. o'Tooie Kills and Bakes Parrot
When 1t Failed to Make Itself
Known 10 Her.

oToole was passing a bird store
when this sign caught his eye:
Step In. A Bargain Today. An Ell
egant Poll Parrot Which Speaks Sew
en- Languages for Sale"
OToole went in. What are We
askin' for the bird?" he asked.
One Dollar, and it's a sacrifice. p
said the dealer
You're on" said O'Toole. Put
the beast in cage and send it GU;
to Mrs. Ellen O'Toole to the Sham
rock apartments on the drive" Then
he continued on his way home. so anx
ious was he to try the parrot out on
the language thing, and when the
whistle blew he was the first man out
Running home he dashed in upon his
wife and exclaimed with face aglow
Did the bird come, Him"
1T did, Dinny, and it's stuffed
baked and ready for we, but I'm tellin
We, Dinny, there's no more than a
pick on the thing
I'VE cooked it?" screamed O'Toole
Sure" said Mrs. O'Toole.
Twasn't to be killed, Hin,
cried O'Toole. Sure, the poor green
thing was present to ye-'twas a
talking parrot. The bird could spake
swim languages!"
Well, why the blazes didn't it say
something's" came back Mrs. O'Toole.
Montreal Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
FRIENDS HELP.
st. Paul Park Incident.

AFTER drinking coffee for breakfast
I always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then in about an hour or so
weak, nervous arrangement Of the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force / would frequently
have to lie down."
Tea ia just as harmful, because 1t
contains caffeine, the same drug found
In coffee.
cat other times had severe head
aches; stomach finally became affect
ed and digestion so impaired that /
had serious chronic dyspepsia and
constipation. A lady, for many years
State President of the W. c. T. U,
told me she had been greatly ben
Gifted by quitting coffee and using
Postum; she was troubled for years
with asthma She said 1t was no
Cross to quit coffee when she found
she could have as delicious an
article as Postum.
Another lady who had been trou-
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years,
found immediate relief on ceasing cof-
fee and using Postum Still another
friend told me that Postum was q
Godsend, her heart trouble having
been relieved after leaving OF coffee
and taking on Postum.
$50 many such cases care to my
notice that concluded coffee was the
cause Of my trouble and / quit and
took up Postum. I am more than
pleased to say that my days Of trou-
BILE have disappeared. ! am well and
happy"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, THE Road TO Wellyille."
Ever read the above Iefterf 4 new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, txues and full Of human
interest +.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
cps ONE OVER ON FATHER
land Youth Buys Silver Mine
ar $4,000 and Sells 1t to Parent
for $4,000.

..-tsin Cleveland youth went out
ysy,da q year or so ago to seek
I. tr,upe." as they say in the ro-
.,css And recently he returned
80 His father had sent him forth
- no might learn to stand on his
:. lsos we must understand-neith-
f,tber or son was a pauper or any
s,,g Ike It. Wen, when the boy
!, home he told his father that he
ID bongbt a silver mine for $4,000.
u knew they'd get you, you un-
~,Fasd dub" stormed the father.
But dad l didn't lose anything on
answered the kid
You didn't? Well, you did. But
,sy Do YOU think you didn't?"
4 formed a company and sold out
r $4,000"
-Yoa-you-where did you place the
nsk,"
In Cleveland"
Great snakes! III bet a million that
In the man that bought it,"
Don't bet. dad. You'd win, and I
an. afford to let you do that!
Y Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
WHY PITCHERS CANNOT SLUG
Veteran Jim Mcclure Says It's Be
cause Heavy Hitters Dodge the
Position of TWirIer.

"He must be pitcher; he can't hit
the ball" How often one hears that
conclusion by the fans and it raises
the question: Why are pitchers al
most always poor hitters?
Jim Mcclure, Tiger scout, says that
one of the reasons is that when base
ball men find out that they can't be
good hitters they develop themselves
into pitchers. And vice versa, when
they find that they can't be pitchers,
they make a stab at developing them.
selves into hitters and become out.
fielders.
Veach, for instance, the new Tiger
outfielder and slugger from Indian
apolis, tried two years ago to be a
pitcher. He found, however, that he
was going to be so valuable as a hit
ter that he decided to give up the
hurting stunt, at which he could be
only mediocre, and give his attention
to the development of his hitting.
The result has been that he has hit
himself into the big league with ex.
cellent prospects of staying there.
Veach certainly has an arm that
is great, all right. He has shown it in
his pegs. OF course, after using it
as he has for throwing from the out
field, he has tossed away his chances
of becoming pitcher again.
Cashion, the big 220-pound pitcher
with the Nationals, is a man whom
Clark Griffith tried to make into an
outfielder. Cashion started in to hit
as if he meant to be among those in
the 800 class, but he failed to make
good and Griffith returned him to the
regular pitching staff.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
Courteous.

4 woman stopped the car at one of
he avenues and, upon reaching the
atorm. attempted to get off on the
wong side.
The other side, madam" said the
&aduetor.
Ivalt to get of on this side!" ex-
Gained the woman"
You can't do it, madam. was the
apE
Conductor" she said angrily, Il
Elli to get of on this side of the
ar
Gentlemen, please step aside and
4 the lady climb the gate. "-Har-
gs Magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
HALF NELSON-C CROTCH
Considered Simplest Grip in
Wrestling Business.
Champion Frank Gotch Won Ameri-
can Title First Time by Means of
This Combination-Gives Pow
erful Leverage.
uVHE half nelson is the primal hold

WVHE half nelson is the primal hold
in wrestling. It is considered the
III simplest grip in the business, yet
1t is important, for an infinite
number of combinations may be Sc
cured in conjunction with it. The
most important of these is the crotch,
a grip barred in Greco-Roman wrest-
ling; but Greco-Roman is only half
wrestling-it bars half the holds.
Some of my hardest matches have
been won by securing the half nelson
In conjunction with the crotch" says
the worlds champion. 81 won the
American title the first time by the
use of this combination. Jenkins was
q tough customer-strong, rough and
capable of great endurance. When /
secured the crotch and half nelson,
picked Jenkins up bodily and slammed
him to the mat four times in success
sion, it robbed him of his strength and
won in a hurry.
''In many of my hardest matches I
have secured the crotch hold first by
ruse to get some other grip Then
/ fastened on a half nelson and re-
tanned the combination until my oppo-
nent succumbed. l defeated Yussuf
Mahmout, the great Bulgarian wrest-
Ter, in this way in our match in Chi
cago several years ago. This Bulga-
rian gave me much harder battle
than those who watched the battle
probably figured. set trap for him,
however, and he fell into it, going
down to defeat in two bouts on half
nelson and crotch.
How the half nielsen and crotch
may be secured is illustrated by the
way got it on the Bulgarian.
'Mahmout had put up game battle.
He was beginning to worry me bit,
but l had figured out the proper
method of overcoming his crouch.
put my hand back of his head and
jerked him forward. This overbal-
anced him and, continued, enabled me
to go behind him and wrestle him to
the mat.
There is one thing Mahmout had
been cautioned to avoid-the toe hold
but that proved his downfall. When
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
J. MILLER is GOOD ON FIRST
and Fans Look for Another Pen
nant in Smoky City.

When Jack Miller finally signed his
contract the Pittsburgh fans were
made happy. This means that the
position of first base on the Pirate
team will be well looked after this
year. Miller was a hold-out for some
time, but the differences between the
New Jersey lad and Manager Fred
Clarke were adjusted in a manner
that pleased all concerned. First
base has been a weak spot on the
Pirate lineup for number of years
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
eotch In HaIf-NeIson and Crotch Hold

I made a motion to get this grip he
turned on his side to protect his toes.
AS he made this move | thrust my
right arm through his legs for crotch
hold. He tried to spin out and as
he did so, half turning around. !
slipped my left hand under his left
arm and completed the half nelson
and crotch combination
when / secured the half nelson l
did not place my hand on the Bulga-
rian's neck as most wrestlers do. |
rested it on the back of his head. The
pump back on the old farm at Hum
boldt taught me the value of this. 1t
is simply problem in applied mathe-
MATES. The greatest lifting power is
exerted with the hand on the back OF
the head. It gives one better lever
age. Mahmout was forced to exert
the same power with the muscles OF
his neck as with those of the neck and
shoulders combined when the hand is
placed on the neck.
"Then there is another thing that
should not be overlooked: When the
crotch is secured along with the half
nelson. one should ram the arm as
far under his opponents legs as pos
sible. This enables one to hold his
opponent more securely and gives the
attacker greater lifting power.
with this powerful leverage, in
which Mahmout had part. it was
next to impossible for the Bulgarian
to escape. / gradually forced him
down. bearing all my weight on his
resisting shoulder, until he sank back
In defeat
Sometimes the half nelson is Sc
cured first and when the defensive
wrestler is in the act of spinning out
the crotch is added. Many forms of
the half nelson are employed. Farmer
Burns says he knows seventeen. The
griv is seldom used, however. except
IN conjunction with other holds and
for the purpose of forcing wrestler
into unguarded positions. I have won
majority of my matches with the
half nelson as partial weapon of Of
tense"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
She Knew II.

One day teacher was having
first-grade class in physiology. She
asked them If they knew that there
was a burning fire in the body all of
the time. One little girl spoke up and
said: "Yes'em, when it is a cold day
/ can see the smoke. National
Monthly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
Furnish a Photouraph.

This reporter wants my photo
|ngh'
Wele
u what interest to the public is
~ impending divorce?"
Do not overlook the power of the
PISS, NY dear. When I was divorced
las; time the papers published my
telegraph, and it got me a new hus-
ld almost Immediately"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
Secrecy.

'sHow do you know the man is an
employe of the railway company!
asked one talkative passenger
Because" replied the other, hes
the only man on this train who in
sists that he hasn't the slightest idea
Of what has happened to make US
five hours late.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
Not in His Glass.

Rich Man (from city, visiting at
country church, My own preacher In
the city is the Rev. Fashion. You have
heard of him?
Country Pastor-Yes; but we don't
recognize him.
Rich Man-Indeed! Why not?
Country Pastor-He breaches for
money instead of vegetables and do
nation parties.-Puck.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
plan and the Man.

YES, we are going to advertise our
goods in a frank and straightforward
way. That's the only publicity that
pays. We've just hired new adver-
Using man."
who Is it?"
81. Babbleton Swope, the famous
writer of fiction"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23

IN lie must have a soft spot in
y heart for me.
'lnle-Why so?
aa e--1e says he is always think
.s,r -but You know. a man
4 MAJ. 1I-hk with his heart. The
pace must be in his head.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23

and has knocked the team out OF
more than one pennant, in the esti.
nation of Smoky City critics.
Jack Miller was shifted from sec
ond to first last season in the hope of
plugging up the weakness and the
move was capital one. Miller made
good from the start
The Pirates are looking for a pen
nant this year and it is conceded by
good baseball judges that they will
have a fine chance of landing the flag.
Many experts pick them as the
strongest team In the National
league.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
soi.ntIfje Exclamation.

"A jokesmith wants to know what
becomes of the hole in a doughnut
when you eat the doughnut?"
That's simple enough. The mole
remains suspended in the air, but you
can't see it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
C.. Court Records.

According to one authority, the
moon does not affect the tide so much
as it does the mind
ooh. / don't know about that 1t
has often affected the tied who were
not tied to each other"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
Ca, You Beat It?

"Gribble is the worst pessimist |
know"
"Why do you say that?"
81 met him this morning. so rich IN
Joyous suggestions of spring, ana
what do you suppose he said?
81 can't imagine"
HE said, Well. We'll soon be both
cred with flies again.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
Additional Sliuht.

80 the editor called your attention
person whom he had employed
4l'essly to throw poets out of his
ioa,"
that's what he did"
Rather insulting"
y was indeed But what made the
y" greater was the fact that his
-'4. oouncer was a very small,
'}lIhcant looking person"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23

The Temperance Advocate = My
poor man, don't you know that most
alcoholic beverages are adulterated?
The Drinking Man-Sure, and that's
why l make it my business to take
larger drinks so that l get all of the
genuine article that's coming to
me-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
Knew Her Weakness.

so Kitty and Jack have quarreled!'
Yes; she told him that when they
meet again it must be as strangers"
Jack doesn't mind 1T much.
well, you see he knows that IL
they meet as strangers she's bound TO
start q Irritation with him"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
Good idea.

AS 10 the low taxes, let's lower the
indirect taxes-for example, that tax
of 40 million dollars year that tub
erculosis levies in Missouri.-St.
Louis Republic.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
A severe Test.

"Pepwhiller is wonderful artist.
HE has a great reputation.
And richly deserved, too. why
Penwhiller can draw girl kissing
a poodle and, upon my word, II Is
still possible to admire the giri
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
! tolerant Attitude

h, 'S0ufg is an old-fashioned
b - ,s oslum manners, and all that
b -O' exactly that, but we still
b On t ~ many people here who
>,,,ri.l- me ,anglewOrm wiggle' as an
'-'a Of the devil"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
Going Some.

"Is he a smart mani"
'Ts he? Why l reckon that man
comes pretty nigh knowing as much
as a boy of eighteen thinks he knows.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23

Honesty never looks better to a
man than when it comes home to
roost.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
b.' ga : Good Eye, THOUGH

hsrs : Good Eye, Though.
5 1ns sues man who reads all
{ :, ye' l dare say he couldn't
" 10 W'ote David Copper
'ya5a- "en- What on earth does
n
: Refers
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
Setting Her Rinht

''''ler-Henuery. sab,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-16
STRANGE MYSTERY SOLVED
Diver identities Overturned vesssl N
the Charles g. Prfca


the Charles 8. Price.
Port Huron. Mich. November lS-
One OF tho strangest mysteries In con-
motion With tho destruction OF vessels
and men on tho Great I.al,os by last
Sunday'1 storm. was solved this ofter-
noon when William Baker, diver.
Identified the overturned vessel IN Lake
Huron, thirteen miles northeast of
this port. as the Charles S. Price, of
Cleveland Tho Price, a steamer 5o4
feet long. iirs been lying In Gle Lake
ever since the storm, with only few
foot OF the bottom OF her bow above
water. She Is said to have carried 8
crow OF twonty- eight. All OF them
must heve boon lost.
It il still thought that tho wrecking
OF tho Price and the Resin, must have
been In the Same locality. The diver.
however. found no evidence of another
submerged vessel beside tho Price.
Ship owners and anxious relatives
OF this sailors OF tho eight boats which
went down In Lake Huron IN tho storm
began to-day another search for frozen
bodies, which are being tossed up al
most hourly on the Canadian shore.
The establishment OF the identity OF
the ship makes II certain that tho
boats lost in the storm on Lake Huron
were the John A. Mclean. Charles g
Price, James s. Carruthers, Regina.
Wexford. Argus, Hydrus and Isaac M.
Scott, causing death toll of approx
mately l95.
Besides this. the storm took In che
neignborhood of sixty-five lives on
Lake Superior. Lake Michigan and
LIKE Erie.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-16
WRONG IDEA OF ARMY
Secretary Garrison Says People DO Not
Regard II In Right Attitude.

New York, November I5.-Secretary
OF War Garrison declared at dinner
given in his honor at the Lotus Club
to-night. that tho people OF the United
states, as n whole, did not regard the
army In tho proper attitude.
For one thing" said he, IT think
that people fail to discriminate be-
tweon their absolute hatred or blood
shed and war and tho function of the
army In respect thereto. For the fre-
man. physician, engineer and for tho
clergyman. none Of us has words other
than OF praise and encouragement And
yet for tho soldier. whose very pres
ence Ia a protection against othcrs at
tempting TO ugo force. and whose eff
forts In our behalf when force Is used
against us are essential 70 our defense,
btude or very often one OF disapproval.
I cannot on any reasonable ground ac-
count for this.
III 1t were true that the officers and
men OF the army wcre staggering
DULLES. seeking to engage in war for
wars sake. there would DO reason for
this public attitude. But exactly the
contrary liz the case. Tho army, both
officers and men, never was OF higher
tone than to-day. nor as high, In my
opinion
No sdHo man possibly can think
that nation situated az Is the United
States with respect to the world could
do without an army. Wo all believe
that the tendency Of the American gov
eminent is toward Righteousness; that
we havo no desire for ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
for oppression OF for taking away
from any ono or any nation that which
belongs to It But we also
know that 1t takes two to keep the
peace. and we cannot safeguard tho
interests Of our people without the
force constantly ready to secure it."