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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
BASEBALL
BOXING
WRESTLING
RACING
SPORTS
LEAGUE LEADERS TAKE FINAL
GAME OF SERIES FROM VIRGINIA:
new PITCHER W0ZlKS IN FINE FORM

failed to live up to his advance dope.
lie claims to prefer the long-distance
route, but in the ten-round game Till
man can seemingly outpoint him.
Against Cross, Tillman will have to
light He will have to do fist work
and cut out the slapping, as that bout
will be gagged as fight and not as a
boxing match. Taken from every
angle, it should be the best bout stag
cd at Hudson since ring affairs OPEN
ed up there.
Collins also says that Moha and
Gibbons are on the reserve list for a
later date, and that he would like
nothing better than to put Dillon on
against the winner of that bout. COL
ms seems to have the idea to get the
+ough ones together and avoid the
setups and lemon fiestas so common in
ircles. Collins evidently feels that hat
IS he has to draw his support from
he twin cities by rail, that the cards
will have to have the class if the I'M
!ertaking is to be financially success
'ul-and Collins has the right idea of
win city conditions.
ouoC dS quickly DIS Clle CfOSS- ILL.,
IAN details are out Of the way, the
hudson club will go ahead with the
remainder of the card, and it is prob
bic that Safro, Pagan and others of
he ambitious band will be given
laces on the program.
Fulton and Palzer are also on the
eserve list for a later date. Palzer is
till under contract with Tom
)'Rourke, and this ENHANCEMENT pre-
vents satisfactory business dealings
With Palzer until it is Strengthened
>ut, the promoter says. 1t is announc-
d from up state that Curley Ullrich
s to manage Palzer hereafter land, as
'Rourke is not averse to litigation,
he possession Of Al, insofar as pugil-
istic peonage goes, will probably be
tested in the courts.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
SPORT GOSSIP
(By J. H. Ritchie.)

\by j. II. nltCHle.)
Unless unforeseen obstacles arise in
the settling Of the details, the Hud-
son boxing season will open on Labor
day with ten-round bout in which
Leeches Cross will box John Tillman.
Promoter Mike Collins received wire
from Cross yesterday morning ex-
dressing a willingness to take on the
Minneapolis boxer at the terms offer
ed him and, as Manager Tyrrell has
assured Collins that he would make
any sort of concession on his end of
the matter, it seems certain that
Cross will be Tillman's next oppon-
ent.
Cross is the toughest proposition
the Minneapolis boxer could pick out
at this stage of his career. He has
lust defeated Rivers in decisive style.
and made something of a show-up Of
the fight club pet of Los Angeles.
Cross is a clever boxer, a hard hitter,
a master of ring craft and a chap
who will carry the Minneapolis man
along at top speed from the tap of
the gong. He is generally thought to
be one of the toughest men in the
game today, at the weight, and will
give Tillman his first real tryout.
Wolgast was supposed to do this,
but came up here overweight and slow
and inju4ed one Of his tin hands early
in the fray. Tillman outpointed him
a city block or better. Brown appear
ed against Tillman at Hudson, but
Brown was a disappointment. He
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
Errors, Passes and Clouts Give
Winnipeg a 4 to l Victory
Over Ore Diggers.
FURCHNER HEAVES GREAT
BALL FOR LOCAL CREW
Fans Eleven Men and Allows
Only Four Hits-Dugan In
jured by Pitched Ball.
(By Sandy MacdOnaldO

(By Sandy Macdonald.)
Getting the breaks in the luck Win
nlpeg was yesterday afternoon able
to defeat Virginia to l in the final
game of the series. AL Furchner, all
season on the staff of the Fort Will
ham team, but who was recently sign
ed by the Ore Diggers, made his bow
to the Virginia public in white uni
form yesterday afternoon and pitched
a stellar article of ball. While wild to
the point of issuing five passes, two
OF which resulted in scores, he held
the visitors to four hits and whitfield
II Canadians.
Game Lost In Second.
Errors, coupled with boots and a
brace of doubles in the second stage
gave the visitors four marks and the
game. Altermott hit through Ker-
nan and went around to third when
Culver shot the ball through Fort
man at second. Calhoun walked.
Kurke doubled and Altermott scored.
Dugan was hit in the shoulder with a
pitched ball that put him out of the
game, just when he had two strikes.
He had struck at the ball that landed
= nm and, OF course was not entitled to
walk. Bachant was sent in to finish
Dugan's time at bat and famed
Wilkes drew a pass Baker went out
Furchner to Couture. Curtis doubled
to left field, scoring Kurke, Calhoun
and Wilkes. Kirkham famed.
Virginia's Lone Mark.
The only run secured by the Ore
Diggers came in the fourth inning
after Fremer was an infeld out and
Fortman had famed Herman drew
walk and advanced on Couture's sim
gle. Brokaw singled and Herman
scored. Agnew went out Wilkes to
Curtis. Despite the fact that Virginia
had men on bases in every frame one
runner was all that could be gotten
home.
Crowd Enthusiastic.
While the crowd that witnessed the
contest was far from being the larg-
est of the season, it was the nosiest
by several yards. Both bleachers and
the fans in the grand stand rooted
loudly al, every stage, pulling hard
for Virginia to win. Not until the
last man was out did the racket die.
Carney On Sick List.
Umpire Bill Carney, he of the
"Strike Tub" enunciation, was on the
sick list yesterday and Mats of the
Virginia crew and House of Winnipeg
did the umpiring.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
Nothing in Names.

Los Angeles writer's of the ancient
astime of baseball are wondering
over much that a home-run, game
inning swat was recently made out
here by player whose first name is
Clarence.
There is nothing in this name thing.
Cactus" Cravath's first name is Cliff
ford, and the toughest bank blower
We ever knew sailed under the label
'yril. Percy Brush was about as ex-
olosive a bunch of dynamite as ever
tore a hole through an opposing line
IN the football thing.
In sporting affairs, the Clarences,
'ifords, Percies and Fauntleroys are
.pt to be tough birds, while the Pats,
Georges, Johns, Marmadukes and
iannibals are apt to wear stovepipe
nodel straw hats, smoke Egyptian
'igaretts, wear white silk hosiery and
have fondness for grand opera, cav
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
TROUT DAYS ARE
NEARLY OVER
Northern Minnesota Offers
Rare Sport in Big and
Small Game.

Trout fishermen have but two more
Sundays this year in which to seek the
speckled beauties, for the season will
month.
The fishing this year has been up to
the average and some nice catches
have been made. The wise disciples
of Izaac Walton are now playing the
lower reaches of their favorite
streams. At the mouths of these
emptying into Lake Superior they are
looking for the big fellows, the kind
you read about in the outing mag
azines as taking prizes, as we'll as
time, patience and skill to land sue
cessfully. For at this time of the year
the "whoppers" are coming in from
the lake depths and it's said that the
dusk of day, when the sun is sinking
over the western horizon in all it's
glory, ), is the best time of all to secure
Prairie Chickens First.
But the all-around outdoor man is
not losing any sleep because the trout
season is nearly over. He has enjoy
ed it and has taken advantage Of the
opportunities afforded him, Now,
however, he is turning his thoughts
toward the fall hunting. The first
which will claim his attention will be
the quest of the prairie chicken, which
! is being found in increasing numbers
in this part of the country. Those who
have shot birds behind well-trained
| dog declare that there is nothing like
| it for sport and excitement. Though
birds may be few and far between and
the work hard and trying, they assert
that the pleasure Of following a dog
that knows it's business is a joy with
out parallel.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
CHICK EVANS IS
FANClED IN THE
OPEN GOLF MEET
Western Champion Expected to
Make Bid for Title Held by
Francis Ouimet.
|OUIMET is PLAYING WELL

CHICAGO, Aug. 2O.-First shots in
the national open golf championship,
the twentieth tournament of the Unit
ed States Golf association, were made
at the Midlothian Country club course
today.
Francis Ouimet of Boston, present
holder of the championship, was pair
ed with M. J. Brady of Wollestor,
Warren K. Wood, former Western
champion, followed them with G. R.
Murray of Montreal. Sixty-two other
players, half Of the complete entry,
were sent away later at fve-minute
intervals.
First Round Today.
Eighteen holes, the first qualifying
round, were to be played today. The
thirty-two players turning in the low
est scores will compete in the finals
on Thursday and Friday with the re-
naming thirty-two players who will
qualify tomorrow at eighteen holes.
With few exceptions the field is
thoroughly representative of the pro-
fessional talent of Canada and the
United States. The amateur represent
tation is not quite as strong, but con-
td1Ilo OuIluSC, Cllc C1ldIl pun, OIlcaI I'D
(Chick) Evans, Jr., of Chicago, West
ern champion; Jack Neville of San
Francisco, Pacific coast champion;
Warren Wood and K. P. and Donald
Edwards.
Evans is Feared.
Only once in the history of the open
tournament; has an amateur succeeded
in winning the title, that being last
year, when Ouimet won at Brookline.
Professionals have predicted that if
Chick Evans plays the brand of golf
he exhibited in the recent Western
tournament at Grand Rapids, he could
easily win the present event. Ouimet,
however, is playing in top form, hav-
ing twice shot the course under par in
practice.
Heavy rains within the last week
have left the Midlothian course in ex-
cellent condition., and low scores were
predicted. The course is opal yards
long, and par is 70.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
They We're Chambermaids.

The Milwaukee team had a some
what novel experience the other night.
The railroad furnished the usual spec
ial sleeper, but neglected to supply a
porter, and the athletes had to 20
through the ordeal of making up their
own beds.
Perhaps the oversight was some
thing like that incident in an Associa-
ton circuit hotel, where about twenty
husky athletes grew hot under the COL
lar when they heard waiter kick
open a kitchen door and bawl to the
chef: "Six steaks for ballplayers.' y
They were hotter still when they
saw the steaks. They were the regu-
lation ballplayer T-bone steaks, all
right.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Standing of the Clubs.

Yesterdays Results.
Winnipeg, 4; Virginia, 1.
Duluth, 8; Grand Forks, 6.
Wfnona, 2; Fargo, 0.
Fort William, 7; Superior, ,.
Games Today:
Virginia at Winona.
Fargo-Moorhead at Duluth.
Winnipeg at Superior.
Grand Forks at Fort William.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21

AA leagues to play good C grade of
baseball.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21

Walter johnson, the great pitcher for
the Washington team of the American
league, says he will talk business with
the Federal league and that he will
sign for the next season with the
team that offers him the best terms
Manager Griffith declares he is salts
fed with Johnson's attitude. and he
believes that Johnson will, not attach
his name to contract without being
certain what the Washington team
will do for him. Johnson has not been
as successful this year as he was last,
though he Is still one Of the best
pitchers in the game.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
What Is Meant bv Minor.

Fielder Jones, on his return to the
Pacific coast, announced that the
Federal league has plans under con-
sideration for the establishment Of
"several minor leagues" for 1915.
AS the Feds launched one minor
league in 1914, and haven't got that
one off the sand foundation yet, it
would seem that they had best go a
bit slow before establishing subsidi-
airy loops of the same brand.
The Feds, though, seem to be kid
ding themselves along with the notion
that they are real major league.
They haven't reached that stage yet,
in the standard Of the game produced,
but have succeeded in pulling the for
mer majors down to a good, fair Glass
A level, and have caused some of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21

Dick Rudolph, who lives in New
York city, but plays ball with the Bos-
ton National league team, is one of the
most versatile pitchers in the game.
He uses the spitball occasionally, is
strong on curves and has a fast ball
that Is like bullet. His slow ball is
also effective against batters who like
fast ones. Rudolph had two tryouts
with the Giants, but was rejected each
time, and now he takes a real delight
In trimming McGraw's team.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
from this same club.
IN thu fret 10 ~:

from this same club.
On the first Eastern trip made by
Cleveland Manager Birmingham all
but signed Shortstop Martin of
Georgetown university.
The Nap boss, however, contented
himself with verbal agreement. The
day before Martin was to have re-
ported he broke his leg in a college
game. Later on, when he was ready
to report, Boston put in a claim for
him.
AS result Of that claim he has
been awarded to Boston, Stallings'
agent having signed him when Mar
tin was in the hospital, the youngster
having opined that Cleveland would
not want another shortstop with a
broken leg.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21

SPORTS ON PAGE 4
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
Down River.

Sports, indoor and outdoor, are
having a tough old time Of it in St.
Paul this year. First their orchestra
f1ivvered for lack Of lucre, and now
the baseball club is getting ready for
some sort of splash or other
Joe Cantillon and Emil Oberhoffer
might go over from Minneapolis, look
over the talent and grab off any of
the young blood that looks worthy of
a tryout in fast company.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21

Ter, Keats and other forms of calm
and pacific pastimes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-08-21
SIGNED IN A HOSPITAL
Georgetown Star Is Tied Up While
Broken Leg Is Healing.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 20.-George Stall
ings has taken another trick from the
Maps. Last winter he euchered the
Maps out Of the training camp at
Macon and now he has succeeded in
getting an infeld candidate away
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-17
NOT A FARMER HIT

Here are the bulls eye shots scored
under the Warnes taxation act to late
Steps taken to force John ID. ltocke,
Teller to make an honest return OF
personal property
Peter Kuntz, Dayton, millionaire
lumber dealer, who has not paid on q
single dollar OF personal property tax
as for years, asked DO return $4,000,
$50 of personality
Three millionaires IN Cincinnati vol.
unfairly increase their returns several
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Cuyahoga county district assessors
take steps to add $l00,000,00O Of per.
sonality to duplicate Hamilton coun
ty district assessors viii do the same
Not II farmer or home owner has
been hit by this Warnes law
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-17
NO Change
To Be Made In The Name OF
The DanVilIe Station
Public Utilities Commission
Of Columbus So Decides

Danville, Ohio, Feb. 16-The public
Utilities commission of Columbus has
decided that the station at Danville
will retain it's old name. This means
that the petition of the Buckeye City
people has been made in vain and that
there is little opportunity for them
ever to get the name changed from
Danville to Buckeye City.
Messrs. A. J. Workman and J. r.
Greer were in Columbus last week
and asked the commission to pay no
heed to the petition of the Buckeye
City citizens and gave their reasons
for not wishing the change. Whether
or not the matter will now be dropped
is not known. The Danville citizens
are content, but any new agitation
that might be started will come from
the people in the neighboring village
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-17
WARMER
Weather For The Week Is
The Promise

Washington, Feb. 16-All sections
Of the country except the Pacific slope
will be held fast in Jack Frost's grip
until after Tuesday, according to the
Weather Bureau There will be q
change to higher temperatures the
middle of the week.
The weekly bulletin last night said .
East of the Rooy Mountains the
weather will be fair during the next
several days, except that local SHOWS
are probable during Monday and Tues
day over the Great Lakes, the Upper
Ohio Valley and the North Atlantic
States.
"The next storm of Importance will
cross the great central valleys Thurs
day or Friday This disturbance will
be preceded by a general change to
warmer weather east of the Rocky
Mountains, and 1t will be attended by
snow In Northern and probably rains
in the Southern States. There are NO
indications that this disturbance will
be followed by cold wave"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-17
TABERNACLE
Revival To Be Held In Dan
vile This Summer
All The Protestant Churches
In The Movement

Danville, Ohio, Feb. ia mass
meeting of citizens of Danville and
Buckeye City was held at the Chris
tian church in this place Sunday after
noon for the purpose of determining
upon ways and means for securing a
tabernacle revival to be conducted by
a capable evangelist some time dur.
ing the coming summer. About fifty
people were present at the meeting
and the result was that the revival
will be held.
A committee was appointed and
consists Of two members from each OF
the Protestant churches here. This
committee will decide upon the loca
ton of the tabernacle and upon the
time for the beginning of the meet
ings. An evangelist has not yet beel
secured. Several are under consider
alton and one win be selected in a
short time. The committee will make
the selection
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-17
FORAKER FOR CORPORATIONS:
NOT FOR THE PEOPLE

In his speech at Mansfield Thursday
evening, Ex-senator Foraker, who was
retired to private life because of his
friendliness to corporations, made the
statement that because of state COM
missions created the state levy was
now almost double what 1t was a few
years ago.
The state tax rate in the first three
years that Senator Foraker was gov
ernor of Ohio was 2 $40 mills, and in
1883, the last year of his administra.
tion as governor, the rate was 2 7-1O
mills.
In 1913, the first year of Governor
Cox's administration, the state tax
rate was .961 of a mill, or only 1-3 OF
what 1t was in the Foraker regime
And now we have state levy of IL
mill for good roads, the proceeds OF
which lis paid back to the counties.
Senator Foraker, in 1886, while gov.
ernor, compelled the property owners
not corporations, in the counties to
contribute $2,563,OOO toward the ex
penses of his administration In the
single year of 1885. Governor Cox did
not, In 1918, ask the individual proper.
ty owners for a single penny for the
support OF his administration. The
corporations paid Just $4,000 was
all that was retained in 1918 of the
amount raised by the state levy, and
that went to the support of the State
University and normal schools, not the
administration of Governor Cox. The
rest was paid back to the counties for
schools, sinking fund, etc.
With the economies which have been
effected in this state through the con
solidation OF many Independent state
departments engaged in kindred ac
tivities and the passage OF laws max
ing regulatory agencies OF government
self-supporting, the governor has been
able to announce that the state levy
with the exception of the half mill fol
good roads will be abolished. A reduc
tion of over 100000 was made in the
allowance for 1914 expenses of the
state government.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-17
WHAT A REPUBLICAN, FOUND

The manager of the press bureau of
the reactionary Republican state exec
utive committee, in his current letter,
admits that he made an investigation
of new state commissions created dur
ing this administration. Absolutely
nothing was ever reported or forward
ed to the G. o. r. press regarding the
discoveries. Here is what was found
and was, for manifest reasons, con
cealed;
or the commissions created, only
four are permanent ones-.the state
liquor license and civil service bodies
which were ordered created by the con
stltutional amendments adopted by the
people themselves, not the governor
or Legislature; the agricultural and
the industrial commissions. The 9th
ers were temporary ones for inyestl-
cation and have been terminated.
It was discovered that the agricul.
tural commission stopped the old
wasteful and inefficient policy of per
mitting eight independent departments
of the state TO engage in agricultural
activities and consolidated the eight
into Il single department, where there
is both economy and efficiency
1t was discovered that the same
ends were attained by the industrial
commission, which took over the ac-
tivitles OF seven independent and more
or less rival labor departments.
In each instance, mon employed in
a single state department were placed
in charge OF work formerly done In
seven and eight departments, and at
the same salary they received for the
smaller responsibility.
IL was discovered that, as result
OF these consultations and other re.
trenohments, Governor james M Cox
closed the flret year OF his administers
ton with balance of 100000 to the
credit of the people The individual
taxpayers were not called upon TO pay
Il single penny toward the support OF
the state government. and there was
no change made in the corporation
taxes which supplied the necessary
funds.
Going little further 1t was disoov
cred that the Warnes tax act abolished
1905 offices in 1914.
These discoveries were enough to
stop any reactionary Republican look
ing not for facts. but for something to
throw at Democrats.
The only thing that remains as visi
BILE evidence of the interest earned on
deposits Of the state treasury balance
during the last four years that Repub
licans ruled the state treasury are two
skyacrapers in Columbus, which ar,
not in the name CT the state OF Ohio
In four years of Democratic control o
the state treasury 100000 as Interest
on deposits have heen earned for the
people.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-17
POSED GIRLS IN rae NUDE

Boston, Mass. Feb. 16-~Several of
Boston's select suburbs are in a state
OF agitation over the case of Henry o.
Ryder, an Auberndale photographer,
who was given a hearing in police
court today on a charge of having OBJ
scene pictures in his possession with
an intent to distribute. Ryder's ar
lest resulted from an action brought
against him recently by William A.
Graham OF Waltham, who sued the
PHOTOGRAPHER for 100000 for having
posed his sixteen-year-old daughter in
the nude. When news OF the suit be
came public the authorities raided the
photographers studio and il is said
they found there photographs Of a
number of high school girls of New
ton, Waltham and Auburndale. The
pictures, it ls Further alleged, bore q
striking resemblance to September
Morn"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-17

Reminder of the good old days OF
Republican rule In the state house was
furnished this week by the payment of
sl,i09.0O by the Cleveland First Ma
tional Bank to Treasurer John II.
Brennan as interest on Illicit deposits
by former Republican state treasurers
The state has recovered $4,000 up to
date and remitted $4,000 TO the poor
siepositors of the bankrupt Columbus
Savings & Trust Company George
- Cox's favored Cincinnati institu
tion is next on the list for settle
lnent.