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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

ScalcI hids VIII BE- received Al the
othce OF the Board OF commissioners
OF the County Of ohio until August ~.
l3ld. At 10 a m. Eastern time. for the
conjunction OF "a bituminous macadauI
IoadNty on what X known as Long
tt'n Road. In ohio county. for q dis
lance OF approximately two 90 miles.
Zach bidder will De required to fur
ni"h "rcciucations with bid. y certified
ChccR IN tho sum Of $500. 90 must &c
company each bid.
TIE Board reserves the right To- re-
jcct any OF all bid.
Geo. ". oldham. clerk.
The 3oard Of Commissioners Of The
county 81 ohio. .IstO2siuc.
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SHERRARD
Working

Road Supervisor J. y. Rogerson, Lewis
Mercer and william Cowan are shapinY
up the .~macadamized roads this week
WIN "A large grader. Several Of these
roads viii soon be Travelled Ave days
each week by the school wagons. and
they are badly In need OF certain re-
locations TO reduce some OF tls grades.
anu should have some stone work done.
The sentiment In favor of substantial
Improvement is steadily growing and
sooner or later the people are sure to
ma a way TO get what a large majority
Of the people want.
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During the absence OF Rev. and Mrs.
~ A. Riddle In Pennsylvania on vacation
the trustees are making a number OF
improvements at the manse. Including
the installation of a complete pneumatic
water system. The trustees in charge
are ID NJ. Garvin. ". NJ. kittle. -. -.
TaIbert. James Taibert and Henry
Retnke. ST. The j. VI. Schaub ompauv
or Moundsville. has the contract for In
stalling the water system. The work IL
expected TO Ice finished next week. he
fore the return OF Rev. Riddle the week
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samuel wilson. whose shop and barn
were destroyed by 1re MAY Is, Is re-
building on the site OF the former shop.
Grant whe;zal has the contract for the
new building. which IS going forward
rapidly. IL is to he all under one roof.
a large shop above and the stable In the
basement.
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ESTIMATES


State Of West Virginia. County OF Ohio.
AZ |. regular session OF the Board of
held At the Court House thereof on
The twelfth day OF August. 1918. Pres
ent; John NJ Garden, President of said
BOARD. and Lou r. Halter and George
hress. Commissioner.
IN accordance with section ,. chaptsr
oil the acts OF the legislature OF l9Os
~ amended by chapter SO. acts 1908,
me board proceeded To make up an
e~s'ihhhte OF the amount. necessary 10
De levied for the current nscal year 70
cover all county debts and liabilities
payable during the year. Including the
pfobabie expenditures for county pur-
loses ana proper for deiin-
puent taxes expense OF collection ana
contingencies but d~educung the money
'ne county. treasury applicable TO
tne service Of the year and county
elaims. and doth determine and estimate
lows.
ESTIMATE.
Estimated receipts
l. Inc amount due and the amount
mat will become due and coIIectibIe
from every source. except from the levy
OF taxes To lie made for the current u.s.
cal year.
ta( balance due from Sheriff.S 42.O4iIy
lbl fitts.. Wing. and Ky. diVi-
CO. ISS from county ofnccr. s.vSv.Syv
tdl Jury Fees t~estInatsab. 900. 90
Ve) Hent from Old lower
hoeee S6O.0C
Estimated disbursements
Z. The debts End demands owed nv the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

E"-ITFI IITN VII 10 TtTIIVUI AZ the
oia'' of the I,.-rd Of Commissioners OF
the County of Ohio until August y.
1918. at ]" a IN. Eastern time. Tor paw
ing with brick certain portions OF each
Of the following county roads.
National Road two iocatious).
~HrcgEsgile. Clinton and otomac
Road.
!airmont PIKE 1.-TWO l~ocatiousJ.
Wheeling = Kim Grove TOAD.
SGcrin' afiri-. together with the Hp-
proNituttc Nat'1l,. are on utc and MAY
he ~""n drIi1= "::r" hour az tine Ofu,c
uf H. J. ara of commissioner ia Iar
tua4, Hcrtc. ~ neeitag. y. IA.
Ihe t..aT' rosci,s- .ir r.sEt to re-
Jet amy 20. a.. E.us.
Deco. ~. oldham, clerk.
IN, fioa.u Z Commissioners OF the
tualfy Of I4ip. a4~C.IJtOSSinc.
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NOW Rsaidanca.

n. V. McCleary has let the contract foe
a new residence which will he up-to-date
IN every particular and viii occupy
ABOUT the same site az the present resi-
dence. Mr.. Whetzal has this contract
ana the work Is To begin at once al
is expected to be completed during -,
fall.
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WELLSBURG

hf funeral ~ John E|rTnfIrr. whose
death occurred IN W.dr..dat s,eti.r
August 90 ~ oe'", 4fter ar r'n.. Z.
o. several weeks ~ typhoid rn~ufoorts
VIII hr held 90 sunday forenoon af DO
Mrs iausa Wilson. ~ Hursia fi.fri. D.
irterm~nt 80 Ka1iah chapel ,em.tsry
Marriage Licenses.
Ia lane Jones Srv ,trfIr T.
william John kirt FoIit-.t-e w
n" Srs Elizabeth Wnrtl.H We.t. burg.
Robert y Ca-siIt. urars ,,f. s,,,
az "s.liF. lltt'iurrh is
tlis- rgrf. .Irtf.nurgh. 80 Ci1ts
1h. uus . uoi ~.in Hrsi.i,,k g.,
y iffa ~ ,"rrIEsr. t~uuu"uetuIr fa
'Nen le@tsr Ittt VluIsrFrfrf &c..
Aima virginia 'fif''r. -itrr1-tlfr ia
wsiisburT sHsfs.
Nv 'Isrf F"lrE' FIiarrnr hfa Isff
TO- n ,i-it ~ i'fI.s. ohio f.r 90 ~
81 Chs-i-a Wrtisrd srd ,u-- Jam.
l'. "'ih of Nrf castle IH were
home = U,fv UuI " virgir.a .,.p1s
D ".lfnTf.fe Frt trmur MtHf.rfnr
30 rfnruire fie .errfunrr
s'h.o' we held % Wsi- .r~h,-f r.l,,
0ffnm nu huf las uIff 81 r...f .f
70 !dHnre end I FlHI Nrs fsr go
~ gnI $40 fe, rrfrirt arI rhI.
DO no home - Ne r.frI.a .r.g
a IuErr -uf family
Perrin wHH a b~uafueer tIaIfnr
o. IiHrgfffef0wU saturday arf ntferf-
% H meeting ~ thr Tufln Nersurtfr4f
b. .nf alton
facnt Miller - Coiuniur tf.. 81.
la'F o. H fIsif BOZ fhI. rift Die fsrr.rr
home owl both hiwtfIf 900 Hf. imam
TT eiir 20 '"fr' lfnIIurIt lHuII
NJ NHrr q EIrt - T.If. str.
wr e ti.Ifnr Co. fNr tifl fHaftt
Ian Gamble auf ftmIn. and Mrs
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EoT1cz TO CONTRACTORS.

~elI'u II-r VII D" Ir.C-.cu II the
on,-c 60 the B.sr4 uT COMMISSIONER OF
the Duuat! oi siip urtii 1904 a. ia.
AuGI>t -. 1913. 10. put,i-g m.calan
ti" 'u.4t} roads. Inc
amu.uts l.t.d ir'nw az. approximate
af.t Wa. tc changed L. tlc IOard OF
@ ,--r1lsSI..,f-
TlaAIEI-TIiiA DISTRICT.
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che ies fu1 arI children ief' TODAY hy
Hrt" ~ H tIeIf uf a few dove ~ can.
fnr. fHlH
sue wa lace fr WIN vas re-
Gently appointed principal ~ 10 rrta.t
Dbl fI.I.. uft. fe nftsrdfue the fr.
% f|fs 80 Nn~Iuievi'lr. Hud reports an
iu''r"rfing fesainn VI Wallace ta %
bee f h.ef nf friends who wirh him
aI.rrau
Tho Misses Tlla ana fIyyIe King VIII
"rI frf latter IHff 81 tIr week WIN
~ and Mrs james wallace II rrtr
= sfnHn1.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-22

J"n"s SAYS DO thought his gas meter
had D trick fever. bur nov no be-
I'ves o. % b. affected With ~raIloping
consumption Obs v o.
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sl.5T2 81
II appearing To the council that the 10.
tal valuation or all taxable property in
inns municipality according 20 the last
assessment thereof. ia sisI.4I2O 90: being
r'al estate 10 the value OF $500 ESQ. 90:
personal property to the valu. OF siSs-
f9"'". and railroad and other property
aSseSScd hy the board OF ubli works 10
the value " $4,000. as certified 10 The
Cohhcil by the officer wh ose duty ~ 4.
70 make such report. and IL appearing
from tho foregoing estimates tina. ?; Is
necessary 10 raise by levy. after deduct
ing all credits. H.5s252 FOR municipaI
purposes; therefore Il Is determines that
a levy on each one Hundred Dollars val
natl'n or thirty-two cents tl2cp for mu-
ni'Jal purposes will be necessary 70 pro-
nuc" the m amount as aforesai-
Tor the ensuing fiscal wear.
state OF West Virginia. County OF Ohio
image or I.eatherW"od. to-wIt.
! \ l. Morgan. Recorder. I'm and for
'." municipality of I.eatherwood. county
81 ONO. ana state 81 West virginia do
nere"N certify that the foregoing II. a
trHe copy from the records Of an o,rer
ihtoe 10y IN" council Of said munlciosutv
'" u" 18th Jay ~ August. 1919.
'lN"n undrr my hand this i.th dav NJ
August. 1913. "' VI
\ I. MORGAN.
Recorder = the municipality
OF LeatherwoOd. W Va.
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AUTOMOBILES

FOR SALE-3O h. p. Road
ster in good condition. En-
ruirc n. V. OrnOld, 8 s. Huron
street, Island.
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HOTEL. IROOUOIS

oCE' y END SOUTH CAHOLI%A
A'i-SlE. Atlantic city. y. j.
kemait@ open all y"Ir. Private and Pah-
&c Baths. Elevator "a street. lam and
!-~ounsiug ltoOm. lO0 feet OF por~hes.
own Electric Plant: White ServiSe. cap
aCity $50.
s2ECLAL RAYS AS Low As sla.5c
I2E WEEK.
F"oklct ard Menu on Request.
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FOR RENT


ron RENT.
III BA6E1IENTS FIRST. GrCONp.
THrvD, FoURTH AND FIFTH TLOoRs,
OF -zB NEW FIRE PROOF MERCANs
TIIE BUILDING ON MAIN STREET,
1T S-GEL BEID9E CO1HER.
VIZ BE A ABOUT FIRST OF
APRIL, 1919
EACH riooR CAM lie RENTED
SEPARATELY.
JANIS Z. HAwLEx,....
1o9sIs MAIN STREET.
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ESTIMATE


- OF West virginia, County OF OHIO.
t""n ~ W~podsdal-. 20 VII
TX g meeting II the council a, Touu
~ N""dsdal". held at the reRtIrnr. ~
~ mayor. on August I'm 1912 in NO.
''-sH'- Win section 4. chapter .. Ac,s
me legislature. extra SESSION. laos
tl,ftm being present. council pro-
"iHor"t~ necessary to b.. LEVIED 90 ~
'"FfeHt iSrai year To- cover am upttp,ct
"'itN AMI liabilities pAynhI. during
'i including probable municiptf
''iurfS ilowauce for delinauent
t"NrN. rNE'nsr 81 collection AMI ,,p-
tlng rcics. de ~iuctiug thercfroru moe,
~ l'c treasury applicable to the ser
&c OF N" year and muririu.i
,ihlnHs dNtn determine and .stinatc
HrNeFa. amounts To- he levied a.
Estimated Reesipt..
Rom every source EXCEPT from l.vv
~ taxes To- be- made for year
bIlauCe in treasury ga ~
que Tor sidewalks 20. o.
I nc0llr tel taxes .... -ss -
Estimated Disbursements.
lnt"r'st OF bond. 40 ,n
sinking fund qa4 n.
Election expenses "a go,
Sa'ari"~. recorder and solicitor IS oo
Pr" APPARATUS a. ,9
~" INK apparatus ...... 60 ur
i."mYtHl OF garbage ... GOO Iu
- "f com Missioner salary. 200 on
Repairs Go ~tr-ete ana alleys 3.E0a 20
N-w street Taviu< ...... 5o, 0o
l.E hf rx IRE Is - 500 uo
'"p' TX Ind and personal books II. 90
'"l4.'f.uU ~ taxes ....... 90 90
Contingencies 1859 -
T't'i ............... ssus.i
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L e X IN c. o N

PAC X ARK. AYES. Grounds with
TENNIS & CRpQJET COURTS ad)oin
BEACli Ule.,s may go rrcm HOcSk.
10 BEACH IN BATHING ATTIRE with
HtiBITEB HHTrTN1x." h'S9 r' IN
rooms. PRIVATE nATHs. $3.50 and up
eaily IS to sl7.5c weekly. AN. PLAN.
WHITE SERVICE. ORCHESTRA.
BALLROOM. VAUDEVILLE ENTER
TAl\i.ItS. BOOKLET. Paul [. ROSE
GRAMS
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LOST.

Losr-A whiet shawl with
colored border and white fringe. on
@&nd -. Return to Albert Dittmar's
book store and receive reward. au-22-i
Tt Island. purse containing s57
in paper. Reward ~ returned TO In
tclltEenCer. aulq-f
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BUSINESS

1NTERESr-s1 900. Buys an interest IN
n business. Of Exclusive character in
great demand; Independence and free
dom from competitors. Incoming party
To- assume position on Salarfed basis. will
earn AT least s.. 10000 before Is months
have passed for you. L. U. Box G3s.
Pittsburgh. Pa. au-s2-h
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ESTIMATES


state or West Virginia. County of Ohio.
village OF ~Leatherwood. to-wit:
At a special session Of the council OF
the Village OF Leatherwood Ohio county,
held In the council chambers thereof. in
the Recorders residence. on the l2th day
or August. 1913. there were present:
Jas w. Ewing. Mayor: A. L. Morgan.
recorder. and J. J. Holloway. X. G. BAL
zell and A. q. Hubbard. trustees. MEM
oers OF the council OF said village
In accordance with section 4. chapter
y. or the Acts OF the extraordinary ses-
sion OF the legislature OF 1908. the coun-
ciI proceeded to make up an estimate for
the current fiscal year. TO cover all nu-
nicipal debts and liabilities PAYABLE dur
ing the said year. including probable ex-
pendttures for municipal purposes. and
proper allowances for delinauent taxes-
expense of collections and CONTINGENCIES
but deducting therefrom the money in
the city treasury applicable TO the ser
vice OF the year and municipal claims
and doth determine and estimate the sew
eral amounts to he levied as follows:
Esimatss-
MAXIMUM levy IS cents on the Hum
dred Dollars valuation.
m Deceipts.
The amount due the said municipality
and the amount that will become due and
coIlectible from every source. except
from the levy OF taxes to be made for
the current fiscal year.
Balance In hands Of the Village
treasury July LIST. 19i3......s 81: 81
Unpaid taxes II6 "a
Personal pledges for Leather
"oOu sewer. .......... 1875 90
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Estimated Disbursements.

Ieuts and demands owed D. said mu-
inequality which will become due and
payable during the current fiscal wear
including interest on bonded Indebted
ness or every kind and character.
Outstanding orders. Including
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Estimated disbursements-
Z. The debts n demands owed by the

:. State institutions
tn West Virginia ASylum..s 1900. 90
(bD West. Va. REFORM school zoe %
(cJ Deaf. Dumb and Bind. lUU.vv
e.SOO.oU
Z. Outstanding bonds and interes-
tai Interest and SiukiuE
und $50 Bonds ...y i:ss50
(b' interest .............. 3bO. 90
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05
GIVES BANQUET
TO employees
Manager of Richmond Locomo
tive Works Entertains De-
partment Heads.

Fifty departmental criefs from the
American Locomotive Works were the
guests last night at New Year ban
quet given in their honor a the Rich
Inond Hotel by George Curry, man
acer, and w. 5. Seamans, Jr. assistant
manager OF the local plant The ban
etiet was the first OF its kind ever
given the employees Of the concern In
this city.
in addition to the guests from the
plant there were also present W 7.
Dabney. of the Chamber of Commerce
+. r. Gould, of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway system; w H. Owens,
OF tne Southern Railway; W. F. kapp.
OF the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad; DR.. r. c. Bryan,
Murray NJ Mcclure and W. l. Reid,
&C New York, general manager OF the
company.
An attractive menu was served. after
which a number of speakers responded
TO the following toasts:
j. g. Rountree, "Blowholes Murray
NJ. Mcclure, Accident" c. c. Bart
lett. stocks: T. W. Gentry, Tales
OF My Childhood; c. n Iassiter,
practical Theories; w. T. Dabney.
Greater Richmond; J. r. Gould. "Our
Railroad Friends; W. s Seamans. Jr-.
Esprit de Corps" and w l.. Reid. New
Year Resolutions"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05
ROBBERY REAL-N0T REEL
Police Lsugh ss Alleged Picture Men
Loot BANKERS Wills.

Especial cable 10 The Times-Dispatch-)
Paris January 1.-Two consta5les
stood by and laughed while thieves.
pretending to be moving men. ran
sacked the country villa Of a banker
and made off with $4,000 in loot The
story became known to-day
A weII-dressed stranger gave Lett
ter from the bank TO the constable
on the Geat. The letter was pUrporte
TO be signed by the banker. saying
that permission had been given TO a
cireuatograph company TO use the
villa for a robbery tilm- The letter
added that the actors dbl not want TO
be disturbed. and asked the local con-
stable to keep the public away from
the grounds.
AccommodatIngsy. the censtabies
guarded I've entrance to the banker :
place. while they watched one man
oDerafe A Supposed moving picture
camera. Several companions orokr
into the house. while others. dressed
as pcIscerien. prepared 90 caoch the
robbers when they cau'o out. Tbs
constablcs laughed AZ II ~! Until tney
resSs in the newspapers that the rob
berry was resi-not reel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05

Wins TRACK MEET
Takes Last Event to Decide
Point Trophy in Indoor
Junior Championships.

New york, January 4.-Possession Of
the Point trophy in the junior indoor
CHAMPIONSHIPS of the Amateur Athle-
tic Union, held o-night at the Twen-
tv-second hegiment Armory, was in
doubt until the finai event of the meet.
a two-milc run. This race was won by
NJ A. Deyenney, OF the Irish American
Athletic club and brought victory TO
the Winged Fist athletes by the mar
row margin OF two points. The win
ming cluD had a total tally OF twenty
two points, while its old-time rival.
the New York Athletic Club, scored
twenty. The Long Island Athletic Club
was Il poor third with only eight, and
Harvard University was fourth, with
six. Bunched behind Harvard We're
the Boston Athletic Association, CO.
lumbia University. Dartmouth Col
Iege. Bronx Church House aad the
Trinity club. with five points each
Harry w. Fitzpatrick, president Of
the Southern Association of the Anna =
teur Athletic Union. and representing
the Young Mems Gymnastic Club, of
New Orleans. was disqualified for run
ming In the one-mile walking match.
The twelve pound shot put was won
by L. A whitney. OF Dartmouth. who
finished third TO Mcdonald and Rose
in the Olympic games at Stsckholin.
His distance was 81 feet sis inches
j. r., Fitzpatrick. a former Yale foot
ball captain, was second, and W. c.
Aaxfieid. Mercersburg Academy, third.
Charles F. Brickley. the Harvard foot
ball half back, finished fourth. with IS
feet So inches.
Homer Baker, New York Athletic
Club, won the f,ooo-yard run In 2:is
2-5. and the two-mile championship
was easily captured by NJ. A. Davan-
ney, of the Irish-American Athletic
Club, in s:43 3-5.
Harry Barwis, Boston Athletic Asso-
citation. cleared six feet in the run
n.ng high jump. and won J.. Zines, OF
New York, won the standing high
jump.
III. 4. Lowell, Irish-American Athletic
Club. won the sixty-yard high hurdles
I'm SIS seconds. with ". Trenholm.
New York Athletic Club. second, ana
w. L. Porter. Yale. third
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05
CUBS AND GIANT
! HURLERS LEAD
Six on Each GLIB Win Fifty
Per Cent Of Games
Pitched.
TwEnTY-FoUR IN ALL
lust That Number Arc Credited
With Coping Hall Of
Contests.

New York. January 4.--f more than
30 per cent of the efficiency OF a base
bali club dcpcnds upon the pitching. as
many players believe, II might be wen
10 look over what the twirlers Of the
various Nativnsl League clubs did last
year when seeking 10 dope out tine pos
sibiliies OF this vars race. Twenty
four pitchers were officially credited
with winning 80 per cent or more Of
their games OF these six wore New
.York uniforms. six were cubs. four
Invertebrates, four pitched Tor the
Phiilies. Brooklyn had two and GIN
vinnati and Boston one each. ferdue
iw3s the Boston pitcher who had the
highest official figures and his aver
age was. 4io.
The New York pitchers We're Tesrf ~.
Msrquard, Ames. Mathewson. Crahdaii
aud Wiltse. and they are still in the
fold Tho SIX Chicago men were Che-
nsy, Richie, Lefield, c. Smith, Ecul-
bach ard Lavender. The Pittsburgh
rwirlers who won over half of their
games were Hendrix, Cammi;z, ROBIN
son and Adams. The Philadelphia men
were Seaton, Brennan. Alexander and
Rixey. Stack and Kent OF Brooklyn.
Succs. of Cincinnati, and Harmon. o.
St Louis, all got over the 800 mark
sure 10 star ASifH.
There are certain twirlers in this
3et who are almost sure 10 star again
In the coming season. New York can
depend on Mathewson. Tesreau, Mar
GUARD and Crandall: Chicago upon
Cheney. Richie and Lavender; Pitts
bursh upon Hendrix. Camnitz, Robin
son and possibly Adams ana OIooie'
and Philadelphia upon Seaton, Alex
ander. Rixey aud possibly Moore.
Considering these same pitchers IN
relation to tn eruns earned of them
last season. New York makes far the
best showing of the lot
other teams, fer instance. averaged
but ! 9s runs of Tesreau and IL runs
of MathcWson to the regulation game.
as against 25S runs off Hendrix ana
aSs runs Off Cheney. That the sup
NOT given A pitcher ally counts in
a larger degree than the ball players
appear to imagine IS plainly shown by
the esnres on Nap Fucker AS far as
The percentage of games won ana iost
wrnt Rucker stood twenty-eight on
the list Of National League pitSers.
ont of 1ol total runs, however. but
scyentv-three were chargcable direct
~ 70 MIN. and opponents averaged put
% runs of him per game
Rucker is one of the greatest left
handlers the game ever produced an
rh. fact that Mathewson outstilps MIN
in the figures shows as wen as any
thing else what marvellous poNman
Rjx Six really IS. Mathewson pitched
$40 innings. Fucker 2sS. Matty hit
two batsmen Ruclzer three. Matty
...ve tbirtv-four bases on balls, Rucker
sev.n,v-two. The New York man
struck out fs4 opponents. the Brook
lvDite 15l. Matty made three Wild
ni;cbes Rucker six, 1914 runs were
made of Mathewson. of which seventy
three were chargeable solely TO him T.,
1er runs were made Off RGcker OF
which seventy-three were chargeab'e
solely 10 him Opponents averaged
e.ie runs of Matty and go runs on
HuckeF per game.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-05
AMtR|kA
IS STUCK IN MUD
Snoring and Putting Little Tugs
Unable to Pull Her Into
Deep Water.
fsyecial 70 The Times Dispatch. ]

New YORK January t-"strck IN the mt
,s a ho,uely phrase that aptiy describes the
FAC, state OF the Leo passengers and ere"
n( TN. Hamburg American Liner AmeTlka. as
she los tonight hard and East on the coy
notion Of the upper bay just OF Temp kins-
v:lle staten Island Within full sight o. the
CLEANING .Kyscrape-s o: lower Manhattan.
which ought by this time 20 De 20 niles
ast.ru. ali hundreds OF distinguished pas
sengers making up the hrst-ciass csoin Ast
could do was stand at the rail- OF the mo
rioniess finer and srurroie al their luck
IL had been expected that the Dig aa'P
could be hoated at high tide, but Naeh ine
flood came at o'clock this evening captain
Sntdsen- found himself st!il so nrniy "ecs
I'd in the soft bottom that all the saortine
and putting little tugs sent TO her AID were
unable 10 bulge her. When the tide began
10 cob again the attempt was given
ND until the next food at deyoreak to-nor-
row BY pumping all the water from her
forward tanks and hiling the after tanks
70 change the vessels trim the captain ex-
poets TO slide her OF the mud bank without
any further trouble
There is no danger. as the weather Is
clear and the ship les close 10 shore me
accident was az unavoidable one The snip
was in the proper channel. but owing 70
the heavy storm OF the past twenty-four
hours there was an exceptionally low tide.
lower than the older boatmen OF the river
front have known In many years Ordtnarl-
y the America with full cargo aboard ca n
clear me channel bottom the point she
struck to-day even al low tide. with several
feet 20 spare