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made that way. Schaefer had no
right to first base but was free TO re-
turn to second II ne could escape be-
Ing touched, as no runner is out on
the bases unless touched or forced.
Chicago. evidently ignorant OF the
rules, was arguing heatedly and Man
ager Duffy ran from the third base
coaching line to the pitchers slab to
appeal to the assistant umpire Final
ly the ball was thrown to first base,
but behind Schaefer, who instantly
started for second and when the ball
was thrown to second Milan made
dash for the plate. Schaefer achieved
his purpose, even though Milan was
caught at the plate. Then Washing
ton protested the game. in case OF de-
feat, on the grounds that, when the
play was made, Chicago had ten men
in uniform on the playing field
The game went to the twelfth in
ming and finally, with a runner on
third base, and Schaefer again on
first, the batter drove out a clean sim
gle that ended the contest. Still
unsatisfied with the freaks OF the day
Schaefer ran from first down to Sec
ond, stopped. looked around to see II
anyone ESPECIALLY an umpire) was
looking, walked all the way around
second base without touching It. and.
satisfied that he had duplicated Mer-
kle's famous play, came of the field
grinning. That evening he held
celebration to gloat over the White
Sox and the umpires. not one OF whom
had observed his failure to touch the
bag
Among the abnormal incidents that
figured in the earlier history OF the
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-19
New York's New Postotfee.

New York's new s6,OOO,OOO post
Office building, a massive pile OF pink
granite five stories In height and two
blocks long. facing the rear OF the
Pennsylvania station. is the greatest
building of its kind in the world. From
the curb to the topmost piece OF
granite is 101 feet. There are 1861
900 cubic feet of granite, $4,000 tons
of steel, 100000 bricks and 100000
square feet of glass in the building.
The main corridor, corresponding in
length to the outside colonnade, is a
combination of buff marble, white
plaster and glass, two stories high, 29
feet wide and ESQ feet long. There
are 100000 square feet of working
space within the building Popular
Mechanics.
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stitute position on the team more
than one more season, made two
three-base hits and sach OF them gave
the White Sox victory.
Hal Chase lost a game for New
York last season in a peculiar fash
ion. Two runners we're on the bases
and two men were out when an easy
bounder was hit to third Hartzell
made q perfect throw and the inning
seemed over, but as the ball came
near to him Chase lodged suddenly,
threw up his hands as II 20 protect
his face, two runs scored and the
Highlanders recorded another hard
luck defeat 1t developed later that
a photographer was squatting on the
ground outside the coachers' box and
the sun reflected from the metal OF
the camera dazzled Chase Just at the
critical instant and caused him to lose
sight OF the ball
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plate. Schaefer, dazed by the shock.
reached for the ball. and, in a sitting
position, with last effort before go
Ing out" threw wildly to the infield,
In hope that someone would catch II
and stop the runner at third. He
threw without aim. but the ball. go
Ing over Rossman's head, struck the
grass. and went on the first bound
into Schmidt's hands at the plate. re.
firing the runner who was striving TO
score from second. PHILADELPHIA fail.
ed to score. Detroit won the game.
won the series and finally won the
pennant In the last few days of play.
This play reveals the manner I'm
which one turn OF fortune may change
an entire seasons outcome and upset
all the calculations OF the baseball
world. No one ever has been able to
figure out the percentage of luck In
the national game. | have heard play
ers estimate that luck IL 90 per cent.
while others claim It is at least s5 per
cent
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HIS HAIR TURNED
WHITE BY FRIGHT
Miner Is Seriously Hurt in Fall
Down Shaft.
WAS NUMBED BY GAS
TumbIed From Ladder az Poisonous
Fluid Fills He Lungs and Took
strenath-TerribIe Experience In a
Coal Mine When Almost suffocated.

st. Louis.-Charles Griner's terrible
experience in a coal mine, when he
was almost suffocated from noxious
gases, and in trying to escape fell
twenty-five feet, turned his hair from
a hue of jet to almost white in a
single night
Many of his bones were broken
from his fall twenty-five feet down the
shaft to the slate floor of the mine,
and the gas he inhaled weakened him
so he cannot recover from the shock
as he would otherwise.
Griner was at work the other night
in coal mine near Brighton. He had
just fired a shot and had entered the
room to resume his work, when he
realized that he had used a larger
charge Of powder than usual or the
ventilaing system was not performing
its functions so well as It should.
He worked for few moments, and
then realizing that the poisonous gases
he was drawing into his lungs were
overpowering him. He attempted to
fight the feeling off, but felt himself
becoming dizzy. The fumes burned
his throat and appeared to close up
the breathing tubes.
He dropped his tools and reeled
toward the exit. His eyes burned as
the gas filed them and blinded him.
He groped his way through the
binding smoke and gas until he
came to the ladder leading to the top
OF the shaft.
His numbed brain told him this lad
der led to safety and good air. His
hands grasped weakly the first rung
he could reach. His weight appeared
trebled and his strength greatly dimin-
ished as he tried to draw himself up.
He exerted every ounce of his
strength and slowly and laboriously
ascended, but when he had pulled him
self up two score Of the rounds, his
strength departed and with a despair
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national game, perhaps none is as
well known to old-timers as the one
which happened to Cliff Carroll. on
the st. Louis grounds, when he was a
member of the famous Browns. /"
Perhaps you have wondered why base
ball players have plain shirt fronts,
and why so few players have breast
pockets. Cliff Carroll is the reason.
He was running forward to take a
base hit on the first bound. The ball
bounced crooked and hit him on the
chest. He grabbed at the ball hastily
and, as he clutched 1t. he showed II
down into the handkerchief pocket on
his shirt front. The runner saw Car
roll tugging and straining to tear the
ball out of the pocket and instead of
stopping at first, he sprinted on to sec
ond while Carroll, still trying to dis
lodge the ball, ran to second The
batter passed the fielder and turned
for third with Carroll in pursuit At
third Carroll stopped and tried in vain
to release the ball. and the runner
kept on across the plate and scored
the winning run Chris Won der Abe,
who at that time was at the head of
the euphonic trio, Won der Abe. Muck.
enfuss and Diddlebock, which operat-
ed the club, was furious and ordered
all pockets removed from baseball
shirts Other teams followed and the
pockets never have been restored. ex-
cept by few players who are willing
TO risk the repetition of the accident
OF all the good luck freaks that
ever heard recounted, the best was
that which happened to Frank Isbell
when he was playing with st. Paul in
the old Western league. In those
days baseball on Sunday was not per
mitted within the corporation limits
Of st. Paul, and a Sunday park had
been erected outside the city's juris-
diction. The ground was extremely
small and was inclosed by a high
fence. SO small was the inclosure
that batters hitting the ball hard
against the fences were compelled to
sprint to first. because II the ball hap
pened TO rebound directly to the field
er. he could throw a slow runner out.
AS 1t required about four hits OF their
equivalent In errors to yield a run,
small scores were the rule. In the
ninth inning OF this game Milwaukee
had two runs the advantage and there
were runners on first and second with
Isbell at bat. st. Paul's only logical
hope was for a home run over one OF
the high fences Isbell hit hard
line smash to right field against the
fence. The runner on first was
slow man and the fielder squatted.
expecting the ball to rebound TO him
and to whirl and force the slow man
at second base ending the game. But
the ball didn't rebound. II impaled
itself on a wire nail about ten feet up
the fence, and while the Milwaukee
outielders we're hunting ladder, Is
bell circled the bases and won the
game.
Another peculiar play once gave the |
Chicago White sox game that
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EnsIand's Oldest Bowling Green.

Which is our oldest recreation?
There are not wanting archeoligists
who profess to be able to trace refer
ences to football and baseball on
Egyptian moral tablets. However.
when it comes to actual records, the
fine old English game of bowls would
appear to be as old as any.
Southampton, Eng, has records
showing that one of the local bowling
green's was in existence in 1899.
Many interesting customs are asso-
ciated with the game on this historic
green. Every. summer a fire jack"
competition is held, and an order OF
knighthood is conferred on the win
ner, who kneels in the center of the
green while the other players gather
round him and the master touches
him with a sword and dubs him sir"
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Freak Plays
That Decide Baseball Championships
BY Hugh S. Fullerton
(Copyright, 1918 BY W. O. ChapmanI

Detroit's Tigers and PHILADELPHIA
Athletics were struggling IN the final
series OF the baseball season in the
Tigers lair. Upon the outcome de-
pended the championship OF the Amer.
tcan league, and the chance to meet
the Chicago Cubs for the worlds
championship. The Athletics were
ahead in the race, and although
Mack's team had not ripened to it's
full strength 1t looked as II 1t would
hold It's lead. The game was the first
or four that were to be played In De-
troit, and in the eighth inning the
Tigers were leading by the narrow
margin OF one run. Every member OF
the two teams knew chat the first
game probably would decide the Sc
ries.
Detroit was clinging desperately 10
the one run lead that was earned by
two terrific drives by Crawford and
Cobb. Donovan was pitching magnifi-
Gently yet he could not prevent the
Athletics from hitting; time and again
the Tigers were thrown back on the
defensive and saved by the won
derful fielding feats OF Cobb and
Bush. The eighteen athletes were
strained to the breaking point and
each one was ION his toes" every In
slant. In the eighth inning the Ath-
letics got a runner to second base
with no one out. 1t looked like a tied
score, perhaps victory when one OF
the strangest freak plays ever seen
intervened, saved Detroit. and turned
the entire tide OF the season. The
batter twice attempted to sacrifice
failed and was forced to hit He
swung at fast ball. high and out
side the plate, and sent a twisting,
teasing fly over the head OF the first
baseman, perhaps seventy feet back
Of the bag, and the ball was falling
almost on the foul line, one OF the few
spots on the entire playing field where
balls fall safe almost every time, Just
out OF the reach of any fielder. Ross
man, the first baseman, turned and
tore down the foul line. his back di-
rectly to the plate, but from the first
IT was evident he could not reach the
falling ball. Schaefer, who was play
ing second, had been playing in per-
feet position to cut off a right-feld hit
from the bat OF left-handed hitter
He started the instant the ball was
hit and sprinted at top speed toward
1t. From short right came Ty Cobb.
who, seeing the victory snatched from
his team by sheer luck, had turned OH
the wonderful burst Of speed that has
made him the marvel OF baseball. It
looked as If Cobb might reach the
ball by a feat possible only for him,
yet Schaefer, although slower, had
made quicker start, claimed the
catch and reached the ball His final
leap, made with hands outstretched,
brought him to the ball just inside
the foul line and, as he accomplished
the wonderful catch, and while the
crowd was roaring with applause,
Cobb, unable to check himself In his
frantic effort. crashed against Schae-
fer, turned a somersault over him and.
as he went down, Schaefer allowed
the ball to fall from his hands. A
groan arose from the crowd The
Athletic runner on second had tried
to get back to the base when he saw
that Schaefer would reach the ball
and now he turned and raced for the
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-19
For the Ironinq Board.

Pad the ironing board with a thick
quilt or old blanket, then lay the
board on the table and cut a piece OF
heavy muslin so it will fit the board
loosely. Seam it up. leaving the slip
open at each end. Make two of these
slips and change them frequently,
says Mothers Magazine. Thus the
ironing board is always clean, and the
padding will not have to be changed
for months.
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-19
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSCnOOL
LESSON

tBy Il. o. SELLERS. Director OF Evening
Department. The Moody Bible Institute.
ChicaEo.)
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-19
LESSON FOR JUNE u
BLINpINe EFFECT OF SIN.

LESSON TExT-Amos 6:1-s.
GOLDEN TEXT-"Seek good, and not
evil, that ye may live" Amos 6:14
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18

Thomas Nelson Page, the new am
bassador to Italy, has decided to
abandon his work as a novelist, his
tor1an and essayest during bis repre-
sentation of the United States at the
court Of Rome Just before sailing
for his new post Mr.. Page said: "While
I am in Italy | expect to give all my
attention and apply every energy l
possess to the proper uses Of the en-
bassy."
The new ambassador was born in
Virginia in 1853 and is a descendant
Of two governors Of the common
wealth, Nelson and Page. He is also
related to the famous Lee family. He
was prepared for college by his father.
attended Washington and Lee uni
versity for one session and was gradu
ated from the University of Virginia
at the age of twenty-one. A year later
he entered the legal profession and
practiced law In Richmond until 1893.
AS an author Mr.. Page has been very
prolific, many Of his most noted pro
auctions being based on life in the
south before and during the war and
the reconstruction period after the
close Of hostilities Mr.. Page is
member Of many clubs and has re
ceived honorary degrees from several
noted institutions Of learning.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18
SheriR's Sale,

No. 1,;}}55-In The First Judicial Dis
trict Court OF Caddo Parish, La:
Milton t. Smith ct al vs.. Leon
Dawson
By virtue OF a writ of seizure and
sale 10 me directed from the First
Judicial District Court Of Caddu
Parish. La. in the above numbered
and entitled suit, | have seized and
Will offer for sale at public auction
for cash and without the benefit of
appraiselnent, at the principal front
door Of the court house of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, during the legal
hours Of sales. on
SATURDAY, SEPT. 81, 1913,
Lots % and p of block 9 of the AL
lendale Heights subdivision of the
City OF Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
La, as per map of same in convey
ance book %, page 767, Of the rec
orls Of Caddo Parish, La, together
With all buildings and improve
ments thereon. Said property seized
as belonging to the above named de-
PENDANT and to be sold to pay and
satisfy the debt as specified in said
writ, for cash to pay and satisfy the
sum Of $4,000 with per cent in
terest on $4,000 from August 16,
1911. and upon like amount from
August 16. 1912, until paid, and upon
terms Of credit as to the note not
Vet, due amounting in principal and
interest sl.4i2.S0, beginning with the
note due August is, 1913, and each
successive note of like amount due
10th of August inclusive Of the note
due August Is, 1917, and the last
note OF $4,000 due August is, 1918,
with s per cent interest from date,
and all costs of this suit, as we'll as
10 per cent on said principal and
interest as attorneys fees.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, eX-Of1icio Auctioneer
Caucasian, August 26, 1918.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18
Official journal OF CaddO Eslrisn.
The Currency Bill.

A Indicated from Washington the
currency bill has reached The stage
when it may BIZ called. probably to-
dav. II not tomorrow. at least III a
few days, when the vote tOr ana
against will be recorded. Il IS Z
foregone conclusion that the bill
will be- approved by a significant
minority. With the Democrats Nii4
are almost unanimously Tor the
bill, there will be progressive he
prplicans who Will vote for it. Iile
bill has been approved by President
Wilson. From the House the Dill
will 20 u tile Senate, where 1T Will
be considered within as brief Z time
as possitIe, when IT will receive the
majority Sote. The bill has been
met with vigorous opposition which
has been trultless.
It IS believed that when thls en-
actment becomes a law, the country
will be given a greater stimulus
than has prevailed in years. Natu-
rally the bill has not escaped the
criticism as we'll as the condemna-
lion Of some classes who would con-
troll the money Of the country to
their personal advantage and profit.
It is true the bill may not be per
feet, but it is an Improvement over
the present system of currency. At
any rate it will be given fair trial
and if il should not meet reasonable
anticipations it may be repealed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18
Removing Scorch Stains.

If one has the misfortune to scorch
an article while ironing it IS a simple
matter to remove the spot land that
without relaundering) if the material
happens to be white. Simply wet the
spot with hydrogen peroxide and iron
till dry with a hot iron aud all trace
Of scorch will fade and disappear
Peroxide Of hydrogen is powerful
bleaching agent and IS apt 70 bleach
the color from a colored article bnt is
entirely harmless and does not even
need to be rinsed from any white
goods ~
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18
Reets-ltaIian STYLE.

Select six small young beets. Bake
remove the skins and cut the beets
into cubes. Melt four tablespoonfuls
Of butter in a saucepan, add one small
onion sliced very thin and stir con
stantly until the onion is soft and vel
low. but not Drowned: add four table
spoonfuls of -four, half a teaspoonful
Of salt, cne-quarter Of q teaspoonful Of
paprika, half a teaspoonful Of sugar
and two cupfuls of milk. Let the mix
ture bubble. Then add one teaspoon
full Of lemon juice and pour over the
beets. Serve hot as 9 vegetable for
dinner.-Country Gentleman,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18
VISCOUNT HALDANE.

Of the house Of lords, hereditary
peerage and a retiring pension of $780,
600 per annum. Besides, the lord high
chancellor is ex othcio a member Of
the privy council and president Of all
the courts of justice of the empire.
Born plain Richard Burden Haldane
in Cloanden, Scotland, in 1856, the fu-
ture lord chancellor was educated at
Edinburgh and Gottingen universities.
He won honors in philosophy at four
Scottish universities and in 1879 be-
gan the practice Of law. From 1885
until 1912, when he was appointed to
his present Office, he was a member
OF parliament and from 1905 was sec
rotary Of state for war in the British
cabinet.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18
An Admiral Honored.

Rear Admiral Lionel Grant Tufnell,
retiring as naval adviser to the Greek
government, has received from the
king the grand Gordon of the Order of
the Saviour as a token of the country's
appreciation Of his labors He went
to Greece in 1911 from England and
brought the little country's navy to a
high state Of efficiency. With the
other English officers connected with
the naval mission he decided to retire
on the renewal Of the contract Of the
mission for further period Of two
years
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18
An Ordinance.

Amending one adopted December II
1912, granting to the Commercial
Gas and Oil Company permission
to excaNate, lay pipe lines, etc.
IN certain subdivisions, neal
Shreveport, in Caddo Parish, La
Be it ordained by The Police Jury
Of Caddo Parish, in legal and regu-
lar session convened, that permits
sion is hereby granted to the Com
mefcial Gas and Oil Company to eX-
cavate and lay pipe lines, for the
purpose of supplying gas, for do
nestle and commercial purposes
under the same conditions and re
strlctlons as in ordinance adopted
December u, 1912, in the following
parts Of Caddo Parish, to-wit:
Through Ingleside J, Subdivision
and property to the west, to Jew
ella; through the dedicated streets
and alleys of Jewella; thence along
Greenwood road to the Country
Club property. Also through Mid
way Lane to the Mansfield road
and to property adjacent thereto.
Be it further ordained, that this
ordinance shall take effect from
and after US passage.
GEO. THURBER,
President Pro Tenn.
=. DURINGER, Clerk.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18
SberiG's Sale.

No. t7,403-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La:
Hanszen-M Mason Realty Co. IS.
F'airside Development Co.
By virtue Of a writ Of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Honor
able First Judicial District Court Of
Caddo Parish, La, in the above
numbered and entitled suit, | have
seized and will offer for sale at pub
lie auction for cash and on terms Of
credit, without the benefit of ap-
praisement, at the principal front
door Of the court house Of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, during the legal
hours Of sales, on
SATURDAY, SEPT. q, 1913,
Beginning at the southwest corner
Of block IS Of the Ingleside subdi-
vision of the Parish of Caddo, La.
as per map in conveyance book so,
page PSI; thence running east $40
feet; thence north at right angles to
the south line Of said block 18 to the
south line Of the right Of way Of the
M. K. & d. Ry. Co.; thence south
westerly along the south line of said
right of way to its intersection with
the west line of said block 1S,
thence south 1929 feet, more or
less, to the place Of beginning. Said
property seized as belonging to the
above named defendant company to
pay and satisfy the debt as specified
in said writ say in the sum for cash
to pay and satisfy the sum of
$Si250 with per cent per annum
interest thereon from June %, 1912,
together with 40 per cent on said
principal and interest as attorneys
fees; and on terms of credit to sat
isfy the note Of $SI2.5O with per
cent interest on same from June %,
1912, due June %, 1914, and to sat
lsfy the note for SS125O with per
cent interest from June %, 1912, due
June %, 1915, and all costs of this
suit, as we'll as 10 per cent on said
principal and interest as attorneys
fees. J. p. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, August 26, 1913.
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SheriR's Sale.
No. II 444-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La. !:

No. II, 44i-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La:
J. J. Lyon vs.. Y. l.. mccarthy.
By virtue of writ Of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Honor
able First Judicial District Court of
Caddo Parish, La, in the above
numbered and entitled suit, have
seized and Will offer for sale at pub
.ic auction for cash and on terms of
credit without the benefit of ap-
praisement at the principal front
door Of the court house of Caddo
Parish. La, during the legal hours
of sales, on
SATURDAY,, OCT. 4, 1913,
Lots t8, 10 and 20, Of block 4 Of the
Howard Cole Subdivision of the CITY
of Shreveport, La, as per map of
said addition in conveyance book =
page -, Of the records of Caddo
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-09-18

\ new door cleaning Implement has
been patented - a. Illinois man, It
is a long handled mop with scrub.
bing brush attached and vringing
bar attachment for squeezing the mop
dry. The mop is attached to tie handle
by one Of its ends and the Wringing bar
is removably attachable to the loop il
the other end. When the mop is to
be wrung out the Tar is inserted and
the mop drawn up the handle as far as
it will stretch. Another bar is thrust
between the two strands, and they are
twisted around the handle into plaits.
the twisting being continued until al
unnecessary water is drained from
them. There is also a scrubDing brush
hinged to the lower end Of the handle
that can be used in conjunction with
the mop for more effective work.