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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
U. S. May Quit 0IympiCs.

Secretary James E. Sullivan of the
American Olympic committee has
made criticism of England's &C
ton in raising 100000 for sport
development as placing athletics on
a basis of virtual professionalism.
"There is the same tendency"
said Mr.. Sullivan, ''in France and
in Germany, where amateur ath-
letics are being backed by money
to such degree that it is really
professionalism. If the Olympic
games are to be commercialized, as
they may be as result Of such
practice, we Americans shall not
compete any more"
Though he admired the Rheims
Athletic college as "the most per
feet institution of the kind in the
world" Mr.. Sullivan says he doesn't
believe training there is sufficient
ly special in character to produce
athletics of Olympic standard.
Rheims is teaching one and the
same man, for instance, to run
dashes, middle distance, long dis
lance, as well as to jump, walk and
cycle.
The result is, so it is asserted,
that the Rheims athlete develops q
prodigious set of contradictory
muscles and can't do anything suf-
fciently we'll to beat another coun-
try's best specialists in Olympics.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
MACHINE TRAINS PIVOT MAN
Harvard InstaIIs New Football Appa-
ratus to Increase Accuracy of
Players on Field.

A new piece of football apparatus
has been invented and installed at
Harvard by Derric Parmenter, coach
of the centers.
The new device is built similar to
an easel, with ali oval hole in the
middle of 1t the size of a football.
This hole is at the hight kicker
would receive the ball in his out
stretched hands from the center for
a field or a put. The centers stand
in their positions and toss the ball at
the open space, just as they would II
fellow player were there waiting
to receive it. The machine is ex'
pected to train the pivot men to more
accuracy when they relay the bail
from center for kicking.
Charles Brickley, Huntington Hard
wick, Frank O'Brien and Eddie
Mahan, stars upon whom Harvard de"
ponds for the maintenance of her
supremacy on the gridiron, appeared
to be trained down much too finely
when they began work, and all four
men were given but light work untlt
the season opened, in the hope that
they would not go stale
Mahan, who was tried for the first
time at quarterback, is an excellent
punter and is in Brickley's class as
goal kicker.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
A HERO IN A SkIFF

There are now more thar 200
species of birds which may be looked
for regularly along the lake during
the time of migration, Mr.. Guelph re-
ports. There are also about twenty
species that can be seen occasionally.
and twelve which have been seen but
a few times and are rare.
A Hudson curlew, willet, and a
knot, birds rarely found in western
New York, were seen there this year,
Mr.. Guelph says. The knot is a bird
that goes far into the Arctic regions
to breed, and it migrates in winter
to the extreme southern part of
South America.
blue goose, one of the rarest of
the larger water fowl, also was seen
this year There are only six records
of it's having been seen before in this
state
Gallinules, or mud hens" are more
plentiful this season than for several
years. Black ducks have been com
mon throughout the season, Mr..
Guelph says, and early ducks are
more plentiful now than they have
been for a long time. Mr.. Guelph
says that probably there will be good
duck shooting when the season opens.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
PENDLETON is A TIGER STAR
Famous Athlete Has Won University
Emblem Five Times-Was Foot
ball Captain Last Season.

OF the 1900 undergraduates in
Princeton university, only A have the
privilege of wearing the varsity ath-
letic P, according to statistics pub
lished there by the local athletic asso-
citation. AS freshmen are not allowed
to compete on any varsity team there
and as a large number of students
are excluded for various other rea-
sons, the statistics show that Prince
ton has only 900 men from which to
draw candidates for her 16 varsity
teams, and this number is cut down
further by rule which prevents a
student from being member of more
than two teams in the same year.
The distinction of having received
the varsity letter more times than
any other man in college is borne by
Talbot T. Pendleton cf Berkeley
Springs, w. Va, the captain of the
football team during the last season.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Pitchers, Duel.

Ray Collins, with Boston, aud Wal
ter Johnson of Washington have
matched their cunning in four cham
pionship games this season. Each has
resulted in shut-out and both hurl-
ers have won two games apiece The
Collins-Johnson pitching duel started
April % when Washington won 6 to
0. Decoration day Collins took his re-
venge, winning over the Danish Disas-
ter by 1 to score. The two met
again on July 8, Washington taking
the game after Is innings of play.
Score, to o. Collins came back with
the same score in his favor August 81.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
German Doctors Interested in Case of
Baby Which Lived for Nearly
Four Years.

Berlin.-The German medical press
records the remarkable case of child
which lived for nearly four years with
out any trace of forebrain. Neu-
rologists explain that the case demon
strates the absolute dependence of
human being Oh the fore or sentient
brain, and shows that a human cannot
carry on the ordinary processes neces-
sary for his preservation without it.
The fish or frog without the
forebrain has greater capability than
had the child in question. This child
revealed no trace whatever of this
vital brain section. so its ner-
vous system was absolutely sim
liar to that of a fish. though the lat
ter is capable of performing all the
vital functions necessary for nutrition
ard self-defense.
The case of the child is especially
noteworthy because of the long dura-
ton of life. In other cases the brain
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
IRON MASK MAKES
6 FURLONGS IN ITO As

Iron Mask, by Disguise-Royal
Rose, had to break the worlds
record for six furlongs on cir
cular track to defeat Leochares in
the first race of the 11-day meet
ing which opened at Douglas park,
Louisville, Ky. The new record is
ITO As. Leochares led until with
in 20 feet of the finish and Iron
Mask, having also passed Helen
Barbee, which finished third, in the
stretch, won by a neck. Samuel
R. Meyer was the only other
starter
Iron Mask is owned by Jefferson
Livingston, of Cincinnati, and is
five years old.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Cripple Rowed Through Gulf
Storm to Save Ship.
Thomas A. Wells of Texas Town Pad
dies Frail Canoe Eight Miles in
Raging Sea to Get Help for
Rudderless Vessel.

Houston, Tex-Thomas A. Wells
of Palacios, the heroic cripple, who
padded a frail skiff through eight
miles of raging sea to bring rescue
to seven men who were on rud-
derless boat is visiting an aunt near
Houston Heights.
The first statement Mr.. Wells made
was characteristic of the man.
1T wasn't much" he said, when he
was asked for an account of his peril
Gus trip through an angry sea.
1T wasn't much" that seven men
were saved from certain death be-
cause a little man no more than five
feet high, walking on crutches, had
launched a little skiff from the deck
of the rudderless Mermaid in the rag
ing Gulf of Mexico!
ct wasn't much" that he had calm
ly seated himself in that skiff and
cocliy looked death in the face as
he worked his way to safety and to
help!
Il believed l could make the trip"
he said. soon after launching the
skiff I found the current was running
out to sea, while the wind was blow
ing shoreward So, by turning my
boat to catch all the breeze l could
without shipping too much water. I
managed to keep from drifting out
into the gulf l didn't get more than
two or three gallons of water in the
skiff until l struck the breakers just
out of Port O'Connor. But when /
finally got to land the boat was more
than half full. The sea was choppy
Shere and it was impossible to keep
the water out.
Il couldn't get anybody at Port
O'Connor that night to go to the res
cue of the men in the Mermaid. Find
ing l couldn't get help there, / tele-
phoned to Palacios, finally getting in
touch with Capt William Sutterfield,
who zane as soon as he could get his
boat in readiness. G. M. Rhea and
c. NJ Dunbar we're on the Clairette
with Captain Sutterfeld Their boat
had a hard time riding the rough sea,
but it finally reached the stranded
Mermaid.
The sea was so rough that the
men could not be brought on board
Captain ySutterfield's boat except by
ropes. "A rope was thrown to them
and they had to, one at a time, jump
into the water and be pulled up the
side of the Clairette."
How about your skiff? Looks like
you would have had an awful time
keeping it from filing up" was ven
turned.
TT wasn't so hard when the big
waves came at me-" he explained.
When two OF them came together.
each from a different direction, it
was a little hard to decide which one
TO look for first"
You would have had a nice time
swimming to shore in that sea if your
boat had been swamped," was an OBJ
servation of the interviewer.
Il can't SWIM" he replied non
challantly, as if that were merely an
unimportant detail Il had a life pre-
server. I could have kept afoat with
it."
Certainly he could, and no one
knew better than he where he would
float to- with the current going mex
orably out to sea.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
CHILD WITHOUT A FOREBRAIN

less life lasted only for few days,
and the movements of the child did
not differ in any respect from those of
a normal child
In the case under discussion the
child lived 81 years, permitting nu-
merous extensive observations of its
state. The child remained in con-
dition of continual sleep. It's arms
were fiexed and rigid. 1t was unable
to grasp or hold anything with its
hands From the second year onward
could instantly be stopped by mere
pressure, especially on the head. 1t
was impossible to note any psychical
action, to awaken any feelings. or to
teach the child anything.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
RETURN OF MANY BIRDS
New York Naturalists Report Species
That Have Been Missing for
Years Coming Back.

Albany, N UT appears that
birds are becoming more numerous
in New York state. This applies not
only to the ordinary kinds, but to
rare species as we'll These facts
are set forth in a report made to the
conservation department by George
Guelph, a naturalist, of Brockport,
Monroe county.
Mr.. Guelph for two years has given
the public the benefit of his observa-
tons Of bird migration along the
shores of Lake Ontario. In this years
report he mentions having seen
species that have for many years
been almost or wholly unknown in
this part of the country
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Talbot PendIeton Of Princeton.

He prepared for college at Alexandria,
Va, and has won the honor three
times in football and twice in base
ball. AS he is Splinter of unusual
ability. he undoubtedly would have
won a track P had he not been pre-
vented from running by the two sport
rule. The only other student now in
college to have won the letter in more
than one sport is Hobart H. A. Baker
of Philadelphia. Baker has two foot
ball Ps and also the letter in hockey.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Precedent Established.

Rock Island, ILL.,, has established a
remarkable precedent. The munich
patty has carried bond issue to buy
a bail park and a franchise in the
Three-I league. Five hundred women,
voting their first election, were al
most unanimously in favor of the
move
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
DOGS MOURN GAYNOR's DEATH
Three Canine Companions of Mayor
InconsoIable, Seek Him In
Old Haunts.

New York.-Pathetic in connec-
ton with the death of Mayor Gaynor
have been the actions of his three
dogs on his country place at st.
James, l.. I. Ever since receipt of the
news of their masters death they
have realized that something unto
ward had happened to him. They
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Sell LIQUOR Licenses at Auction.

Camden, N. For the first time in
this country liquor licenses will be
sold at auction in the Camden court
Under an act recently passed by the
New Jersey legislature, when saloon
is deemed a necessity the license %
sold to the highest bidder.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
includes Athletes Of Many Lands

The recently formed international
athletic union which will have charge
of the Olympic games in 1916 includes
America, England, France, Sweden
Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany
Austria-Rungary, Switzerland, South
Africa. Belgium, Egypt, Australia ana
Canada.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
Ayers Has Great Record.

Yancey Ayers, the Washington re-
cruit, with Richmond, in the Virginia
league, had, according to recent ng.
ures, famed 312 men in SO games ano
issued but % bases on bal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22
New Einhf Club

Denver is becoming the fight center
OF the United States. Two boxing clubs
have been organized within a short
time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-22

make frequent trips over the roads
and paths which the mayor was accus-
toned to take on his long walks with
his dogs as companions The most
persistent in his search for traces of
his master is Ben, an Irish setter,
which was Mr.. Gaynor's favorite.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-16
NJ G00RTY IN
LINE FOR
SAILOR
Eddie Graney Is After Bout
Between Middle Weights
For Thanksgiving Day

Eddie McGoorty, one of the many
claimants to the middle weight cham
pionship. may be seen in action with
Sailor Petroskey in this city on
Thanksgiving day Eddie Graney. the
man who holds the permit for Novem-
Der, is after the match. He has wired
McGoorty and his manager, Tommy
Walsh, in Chicago. and IL they are
willing to make the trip the match is
theirs.
We are willing to take on any of
them, and we don't care how great
or how tough they are says Louis
Parente, manager OF the tar. Pc
troskey was a bit stale when he lost
to Clabby, but he has been laying off
ever since, and / think that he will
be about right by the end of next
month. He is willing and anxious to
fight any of them
1t is understood that Graney has
been quietly dickering with McGoorty
and his manager for some weeks. At
first Eddie was figuring on putting
on couple of local boys, and he also
thought of Bud Anderson. but then
he changed his mind and began to
shoot wires to McGoorty
The latter is still undecided He
has couple of eastern offers and,
like the rest of the boxers, the
chances are that he is working both
ends against the middle in order to
get the best terms possible.
McGoorty outpointed Frank Klaus
of Pittsburg a couple of weeks ago
in fast 20 round mixup. He is said
to be clever performer, with fair
wallop, and many of the eastern fans
regard him as the middle weight
champion.
Eddie is one of the few great fight
ers who never has appeared before a
San Francisco crowd. He has been
longing to come out here for several
years past, but something invariably
interfered with his plans. His record
stamps him as one of the best middle
weights in the business. and he has
been laying claim to the 15S pound
championship. This, however, is very
much in dispute at the present time.
and it must be settled in 20 round
bout here.
Despite the fact that he was out
classed by Clabby, the local sailor Is
/. still regarded as a good card here.
That rushing. slambang style of his
appeals to the fans. and his admirers
are of the opinion that he was far
| from being in shape the last time he
started.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-16
Stars From Big Show to Give
Exhibitions in San Francisco
and Oakland November
13, II, Is and is

~ HICAGO. Oct. 16.-The complete
itinerary OF exhibition games to
be played by the White Sox and
Giants in this country before they
sail for the orient on the night of
November 10 at Vancouver was made
public today. and never in the history
OF the national game has as tough
schedule been mapped out
Starting at Cincinnati on Sunday.
the two teams will play IS games of
ball In the following 80 days. wind
ing up with q morning and afternoon
show at Tacoma and Seattle. re-
spectively. on the day the boat sails
for Japan. In those 33 days the boys
will travel about 5000 miles. playing
q game every afternoon. and on two
days game in the morning and aft
ernoon.
In the whole 33 days they will have
three nights to. sleep in regular beds
in hotels. The other 80 nights they
will sleep in Pullman cars For 23
consecutive nights, or until they reach
Los Angeles on November s, they will
be riding in the Pullman cars.
SOME 500 MILE JUMPS
Some OF the night jumps are for a
distance OF nearly 500 miles, and
some of them are for less than SO
miles. For instance. next Monday the
teams play in Springfield, ILL.,, and
then make night ride to move from
there to Peoria. On November they
Jump from Ell Paso. Tex. to Douglas,
Ariz.
To make it as comfortable as pos
sibie for the athletes, President Co.
miskey of the Sox and Manager Nc
Graw of the Giants have procured
special train to start from here about
III o'clock Sunday night, and that same
train will carry the party into Seattle
on November 10. There will be five
steel cars on the train. three OF them
being sleepers, one an observation
sleeper and the other q combination
buffet and baggage car.
The train will leave here over the
Rock Island road Sunday night and
land the teams in Springfield early
Monday morning. From there they go
to Peoria, then to Ottumwa, on as far
northwest as Sioux City, then toward
the south, getting into St Joseph. Mo-,
Saturday and Kansas City Sunday
PLAY TILL BOAT SAILS
From there they journey off down
through Oklahoma and Texas and OF
to the coast, playing up the coast un-
til they finish at Seattle on the day
the boat sails.
The players will assemble in Cincin-
natl for an exhibition on Saturday.
but the real start with the special
train will b6~made from here Sunday
after the two teams have given an
exhibition. game to the Chicago fans
here Sunday afternoon at Comiskey
park.
Manager Callahan and Owner CO.
miskey OF the Sox are not prepared
to announce the of1icial lineup OF the
team representing the White Sox for
the tour. but expect to have all the
contracts closed by tomorrow. They
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-16

and one Of his strongest points is
to outthink the other fellow.
which he does successfully year
after year.
When he goes to the bat you
can not tell just what he Is going
to do. He has great eye. Any
time he swings at the ball he usu-
ally hits it squareiy and the ball Is
sent out to the field on a line. But
he can SHOVE and push the ball
with wonderful skill. Let tho
shortstop or any Of the infielders
make one false break on a ground
er and he is almost sure to reach
first safely.
1t Is the same on drive to the
ouffield. The gardeners must
handle the ball perfectly. or else
Cobb Is on his way to second. He
is a player who takes advantage
or every opportunity, and the other
fellows mistakes are his gain.
Cobb does not shine in one par
ticuIar department Of the game.
He il great IN every respect, and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-16

are still hoping to induce Ray Schalk
to make the tour and are trying hard
to procure Iris Speaker of the Bos-
ton Red Sox. Pratt of ST. Louis and
one or two other stars.
CHASE TO STOP HERE
Hal Chase will be the first sacker
on the tour across the country. but
will play in California all winter.
his place being taken by Jack Four
nier. who will Join the team in Seat
tie or Tacoma on the day of the
sailing.
Joe Berger will journey to Cali
fornia with the squad. then stay on
his ranch there all winter Tex Rus
sell, with his bride, will travel as far
as Bonham, Tex, his home town.
then stay there. Scott and Benz are
book ed as hurlers for the entire trip,
and Leverenz of the Browns will be
another. Callahan has fourth
hurler in mind and hopes to land him
this week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-16
LAGUNITAS

Casa Madrona now open for season. Finest
board and accommodations. beautiful surround
ings tonic climate, magnificent scenery. No
tuberculars. ADDRESS MISS T. CRETE. Lagu
nitas. Marin Co.. CAL. box l.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-16
Seals Manager. Once Big
Star, Declares Ty Is the
Superior of Wagner
and Collins
BY DEL HOWARD
Manager of the Seals and Former
Big League Star

fanager of the Seals and Forms
Big League Star
ITO pick out the best ball
player you have seen means
to delve into great army of
men where the competition is
keen, but still 1t is not difficult
task for me, as Ty Cobb has al
ways impressed me as being the
greatest. Some of these younger
fellows / have not seen, but they
have not accomplished enough
to be compared with the Geor-
gian wonder.
Seldom is there found a ball
player who has not weakness
of some kind, and when a star
comes along you try to find de-
fects in his makeup, and natur-
ally you study him closely. /
have watched Cobb play in many
a game. and 1 have, studied his
style OF play to ascertain
whether he had any faults, and
if he has, 1 confess. was not
keen enough to observe them.
To me he is the perfect ball
player. First of all, he looks the
part
Every line of his physical
makeup indicates that he is an
athlete, and on top Of this Won
derful frame there is a head that
has some brains. Speed COM
bined with brains and a wonder
full eye are Cobb's greatest assets.
can not say much of Collins.
as / have not seen him play often
enough to criticise him. I will
say this. however. that he inn
pressed me very much as being
player of the Cobb type, and he
must be a great man when such
a good Judge OF ball player as
John McGraw has proclaimed him
the best Wagner Is great
player and may have been the
equal of Cobb eight or ten years
ago.
Wagner is unlike Cobb in one
noticeable respect If the Dutch
man makes a boot or something
goes wrong he is likely to go up
in the air bit. On the other
hand. Cobb can pull off bad
play, smile at the crowd and play
along at the same even tenor as IL
nothing had happened.
Cobb excels Jackson, to my way
of thinking. because he has more
brains. Jackson. while undoubt-
eddy a great player. has not the
intelligence of the Georgian.
Why, If Cobb were playing with
a team like New York we would
hear a great deal more of him.
He gets away with stun that few
ball players would attempt. The
New Workers. would idolize him
and his great plays would be
given great deal more pub
iicity than he gets now. Detroit
is one of the poorest baseball
towns on the American league
circuit
There is nothing the Georgian
can not do. In the field he plays
the game faultlessly. He Is an
enthusiastic worker and he is al
ways going at full speed for his
club. He is one OF the best field
ers in the game and he plays the
game intelligently from defen-
sive standpoint.
He naturally shines brightest
on the offensive. At the bat and
on the bases is where he catches
the eye. as this style of play gives
him more opportunities to display
his remarkable playing abilities.
! tell you that any time he goes
to- the bat the opposing pitcher
has no idea what he il going to
do. He 81 thinking All the time.