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me one time, when come out in nay
little dress suit and spiel that funny
stun I, knocked EN- right OF their
chairs" Bat also. has designs upon
the regulations of numerous we'll
known authors. He's writing books
and expects to make Mr.. Shakespeare
whoever he is-look like q shine.
Mr.. Shakespeare never wrote the life
of such famous fighter as Oscar
Battling Matthew Nelson. And Bat
believes in his financial genius as WELL
For years he has been trying to buy
up a section of Illinois and build Hege-
wisch up to rival Chicago.
You'd think Tom Sharkey was a
rough fellow, wouldn't you? Saw Tom
a while ago. Say" says Tom, "Dyou
know what I'm doing? Collecting art
stuff! I'm regular COMFY -sooF. None
OF those educated guys can put any
thing over on me. When was In
Paris went to the Louvre and saw
that statute of Venus they talk so
much about. asks the guard what
they'd want for it, being damaged that
way, and he says. A million francs
If / had itSId get smart Dago
know on the avenue to make pair of
arms for ii, and then it'd be worth two
million. And ivory-say, I've got the
best collection of solid ivory art stuff
in New York. Bought it from sailors
along the water front Nobody knows
more about that kind Of art than
do. l used to see it in China myself
when was sailor"
"A Great Fighter.
Terry McGovern was the greatest
little fighter of his time-greater than
any We have now. He won champion
ships as easily as Christy Mathewson
wins game of checkers from rube
He had all the fame in the world
Everywhere he went people shook
hands with him and told him how
proud they were to meet him-"Proud
to meet you. Terry"-just like that.
And what did McGovern have under
his cap? Why, Just wild desire to
be a regular professional ball player
The ball players looked at Terry with
pop-eyed admiration; and Terry looked
upon each and every ball player as
the most wonderful and admirable
thing on earth. Terry could make
$4,000 in an evening. He would have
been willing to trade everything he
knew about fighting for enough ball
playing skill to be allowed to sit on
the Giants bench as a sub fielder
Remember Stanley Ketchel? Poor
Stanley was a fighting marvel. but his
ambition wasn't in the ring. He want
ed to be known as wild, daredevil
cow-puncher. He carried guns, wore
high-heeled boots with spurs and
spoke the picturesque language of the
plains-as it used to be spoken.
And If poor Stanley could have
known how his end would come he
would have been tickled plumb silly
at the idea of dying with his boots
on" in regular dime novel western
style.
Ambition is a funny thing.
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PUN FOOTBALL
men Wait CLASH
With THE KAMS
Opening Game of These Teams
I win Re Played on the Kan
Field Saturday Afternoon

Especial Star BulIetin Correspondence
PUNAHOU ACADEMY Oct. s.
PunshCu has been working hard this
week in preparation for the opening
game Saturday with Kamehameha. to
be played on the Kan field at 3:45
p. m.
The blue and gold eleven is work
ing in fairly good style. though the
coaches are not over sanguine at pres
ent
MsgCon, left halfback. will he out
of the game Saturday on account or
his scholarship. Magoon is a hard
plunging half, and a good ground
gamer. II is feared that his loss to
the team will be felt keenly.
Several changes have been made in
the line in the attempt to find out
what are the best combinations. II
follows that the men are not accus-
toned TO working with each other and
the team work is not well formed.
Doubtless there will be large mum.
her of men tried out in Saturdays
game H.
This Kan eleven is expected to be
hard nut to crack because of the
superior age and weight OF their play.
ers. .-.-..... :... .
Punahou is unprepared to use any.
thing but the very simplest plays. She
will have to depend on her speed and
team work to carry or the honors of
the seasons initial game ..
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ATHLETES OF PUNAH0U
PASS PHYSICAL TEST

Dr. Hedemann made his examina.
ton Of the Punahou student athletes
this week and found their physical
condition good, with no weak hearts.
Among the boys that passed the ex-
animation are the following:
Francis Lyman, Arthur Brown,
Claude King, Gordon Brown, Kula, e.
Gay, r. Gay. ]. Clifford, J. Smith, w.
Noble. l.. BerteImann, Bobo. Shaefer,
Geo. Bromley, e. Mott-Smith, Geo.
Quintal, Kong Tai Pong, ]. Earring
ton, Donald Ferguson, Howard John
ston, Nelson Robinson, Donald Young,
Kim Wal Marmion Magoon. 8. Mott
Smith. Thee. Awana, Harvey Hitch
cock. VIM. Napihaa, Parker Woods,
Yu Fat Zane, Staff Austin, j. Roths-
child, ID. Wilmington, j. X. Sells, Ralph
Neal, John Fassoth, F. Waterhouse,
James Pratt, Dudley Pratt, Douglass
Bond, Fred Peterson, Leon Ebersole,
David Wilmington, Gordon Wakefield,
Allison McCarn, Clarence Baldwin.
One OF the features OF the physical
examination Is the weighing of the
men. They WIZ be weighed at the
beginning and the end of the season,
50 that the. effect Of the season can
be shown definitely.
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IN ROBERT EpGREN.

e-. y.
We all want what we don't possess.
That's human nature. That's ambl-
ton. Ambition is just desire to get
something that is little out of reach.
Efve known, a lot of fighting men whose
private and personal ambitions were
/ little known to the general public.
There was Bob Fitzsimmons, for in
stance. Bob had the skinniest legs in
captivity, with enc exception. Jim
Corbett's were SKINNER, although that
was great point for discussion be-
tween them. s..
Besides the legs, Bob had another
distinguishing trait-one by which you
could have detected his presence in
the dark. Bob was pleased to describe
II as tenor voice. Once Bob got me
to ride through the Red Mill in Coney
Island with him, and when he un-
corked that tenor voice and sang
things, couldn't get out. Bob Fitz-
simmons was the greatest living fight
er. Thousands of men would have
given half their lives to possess a
quarter of his ability and his fame.
But Bob didn't care much about fight
ing, as fame getter He wanted to
be known as that beautiful tenor, Mr..
Fitzsimmons" Bob's one other ambi-
tion was to have nice thick legs. He
used TO look critically at Jeff's under
pinning and sniff, and say that Jeff's
legs were too heavy. But he didn't
really think so. Down deep in his
heart he admired those postlike
limbs A few months ago he told me
boastfully that his son. Bob's thighs
were thicker than Jeff's
Kid Breads name hasn't been seen
In print for many years. But he was
famous fighter in his time, rushing,
tearing human bulldog. When he
fought he twisted his face into an
expression as fierce as that of JAP
anese war mask. But do you know
what his great ambition was? The
Kid wanted to be funny circus clown
and make every one laugh uproarious-
ly at his jokes. He never went into a
Circuit, but he still practises the jokes.
A Secondary Ambition.
Johnny Coulon has just lost the
bantamweight title to Kid Williams
and would like chance to fight and
win it back. But that has become
merely secondary ambition. John
ny's hair has been routed and has
fed from the top of his head, leaving
that dome of thought nearly as smooth
and polished as cue ball. Johnny's
present ambition is to grow another
head of hair. great thick mop like a
violinist's. He'd prefer that to win
ming back his title Says so himself.
And Bat Nelson. He's an ambitious
fellow. see that Bat is back in the
ring again, fighting short bouts. He's
full of that fighting stuff But sus.
pect that the fighting is regarded
merely as a stepping stone to some
thing else. Bat has stage ambitions.
He thinks he has the making of O.
great monologist Why" said Bat to
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STARTS MOST
DOUBLE PLAYS

Walter Maranviile,; diminutive short
stop OF the Braves, is leading both
major leagues in starting double plays
this season and probably will set a
new record in this respect. The agile
infielder up to last Saturday had made
the pioneer move in SO two-play kill.
ings, which was eight more than any
other National or American Lacquer
had set under way. The Rabbits
nearest rival at taking the initiative
in doupleX massacTes is Owen Bush of
the Tigers. He has IS to his credit.
The Third Season.
This is the third season Statisticans
have Kept track Of the number OF dou-
ble-plays each major Lacquer has start
ed. The top-notch figure previously
was Al, Arthur Fletcher OF the Giants
setting this number of run-smothering
stunts in motion in 1912. Last year
the National League leader was Bob
Fisher of Brooklyn, with SO to his
credit. The American Leagues pace
settlers were Jack Barry OF PhiladeI-
phia, in 1912, with "a, and Owen Bush
Of Detroit, and Ray Chapman of Cleve-
land, in 1913, with 80. Maranville will
undoubtedly smash all previous rec
ords to infinitesimal smithereens. Elk.
perts are of the opinion that he will be
a Chalmers car winner this year, as
well.
Started Big Per Cent.
Maranville has started about 30 per
cent of the double plays made by the
Braves. Bush takes credit for set
ting in motion SO per cent of the
Tigers duplex killings, the record of
the other shortstops in starting dou.
Bile plays being as follows:
National League-Wagner lPiratesl
35 per cent; Herzog (RedsJ, q per
cent; Corriden (Cubs), % per cent;
Fletcher Giants, 81 per cent;
O'Mara (SuperbasJ. 13 per cent; Mar.
tin (Philliesl, IL per cent; Butler
(Cardinals), II per cent.
American League Mcbride (Sen.
ators), 80 per cent; Barry white Ele.I
phants), % per cent; Scott (Red Sox),
% per cent; Peekinpaugh (Yankees1, !
10 per cent; Wares fBrownsJ, II per
cent; Weaver white Sox), 16 per
cent; Chapman GNapsl, Is per cent.
-.
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DR.. ROCK WILL TELL
OF TRAVEL IN INDIA

Mr.. J. f. Rock OF the College of
Hawsii, who recently returned from
an eleven months trip around the
world. will give an illustrated adj
dress on his travels in 1A6ia,aat the
Y. NJ G. A. this evening
Mr.. Rock travelled four thousand
miles In India making scientific in
yestigations. From the south he went
to the extreme north. crossing the
Himalayas into Afganistan. He has
somo splendid pictures of the noun
tsin scenery in this little visited part
of the world and Of native life and
customs in India
The lecture this evening will be
held in Cooke Hall at eight O'Clock
and is FREQ to association members
and their men friends
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MOST FIGHTERS HAVE ODD
......, AMBITIONS OUTSIDE RING

FlTZ, FOR ADMIRED JEFF'S LEGS AND SOUGHT
1 Al REPUTATION AS A TENeR-KID BR0AD'S PENCE
BASEBALL STARS - AMBITIONS OF OTHER FAMOUS
BOXERS. 80 ,<>.#$-
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ALL ABOARD
FOR WORLDS
BALL SERIES

Tomorrow afternoon the Philadel-
phia Athletics and the Boston Braves,
winners respectively Of tho American
and National League pennants, meet
In the first game of the world series
at Philadelphia. interest in the battle
for premier baseball honors Is at fever
heat in both cities. The fact that Bos-
ton came through with a rush from
last to first place, beating out New
York in a great struggle for the nag,
and that the other Boston team made
Philadelphia play real ball up to the
closing day of the schedule, has rails
ed inter-city rivalry to the highest
pitch, and great crowds are expected
on the home grounds of both clubs.
The victory of the Braves over the
Giants was very popular everywhere
outside of New York itself. and the
majority of followers of both leagues
was pulling for Stallings' team, but
now that the worlds series has arriy-
ed it's horse of another color. Sen
timent is about evenly divided, to
Judge from accounts in eastern pa
pers, and cool-headed Judgment makes
the Athletics slight faYorites. Figures
show that Mack has the better hit
ting team, that his players are more
experienced, and that the team has
not been under the strain that the
Braves have been playing under for
the past three months. All OF which
counts considerably in q short series,
The loss Of Red" Smith, the Bos-
ton third baseman, on the very eve
OF the series, is perhaps not so fatal
to Boston as was first supposed. In
George Deal Boston has a good relia-
BILE infielder, who played the difficult
third corner before Smith was secur-
ed from Brooklyn. Deals legs both
cred him somewhat early in the sea-
son, but he is reported to be In first
class condition again. His hitting,
however, is not as heavy as Smiths.
Press dispatches state that every
reserved seat in Shibe Park was sold
yesterday, and that line blocks long
had been formed at the window. wait
ing for the sale of bleacher seats and
standing room to open.
While no announcement has been
made as to the batteries for the open
ing game. 1t is generally believed that
both managers will follow precedent
by putting their best men In first, In
the hope of getting the jump on the
opposition. Bender for the Athletics
and James for Boston look like prob
abilities.
The batting order OF the two teams
should look something like this:
Athletics: Murphy IF; Barry, s.;
Collins, 2b; Baker, 3b: McInnis, Id:
Strunk, cf; Oldring. II; Schang or
Lapp, c; Bender, p.
Braves: Moran, IF; Evers, 2b: Con-
molly, II; Whitted, rf; Schmidt, ID;
Deal. 3b: Maranyille, 81; Gowdy or
G; James, p -.
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GoLFING HINTS.
BY STRAIGHT DRIVE"


y CLUB JUDGMENT - Various
y players have widely different
y views regarding which club to
y use on the next shot through the
y green. have noticed that the
y man who, when ne gets up to his
y ball. obviously hesitates as to
y which club to use, fails in his eff
y fort more often than the one who
= quickly makes up his mind and
y goes to the shot.
y Good players have often advis-
y ed Us not to make up the mind as
y to which club to use until We get
: up to the ball and see what kind
\ of lie we have to play from. This
y may or may not be good general 4
y advice, but have seen nearly all :
y of them select the club from the
y bag before they get up to the ball.
y AS you walk up to the ball you =
y cannot help mentally figuring (
y that you will need a midiron or
y mashie for the next shot. 1t will :
\ do no harm to take the club in =
y hand as you get up to the ball. <
y Nine times In ten your Judgment :
y will be correct and you will have (
\ saved yourself the bother of wor- (
y rying about club selection as you :
y prepare to take your stance. (
= = + y 4 + + \ + \ 4 = = 4 + (
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backs, one phase of the shift not ade-
quately brough1 out save in rare in.
stances last season. o.
There has been such a radical
change in attack since the new rules
have been in effect that some of the
coaches. and good ones. too, have been
slow to abandon certain long cherish,
ed principles, which must be cast away
II real progress IS to be made.
Henceforth there will be more
thrust and sweep In the offense. The
mace has been abandoned for the ra-
pier. Then, toe. there will be more
preliminary maneuyering, more Of
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Mayor Mitchell of New York left for
New Brunswick to finish his vacation,
from which he was called on account
of the renewal of the 100000 loan by
the city.
Led by squad of mounted police
thousand or more women marhced
through the crowded downtown street
of Pittsburgh, in peace parade
Each carried peace pennant A feat
ure of the procession was a division
made up of women of foreign birth.
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MCKINLEY AND MILLS ~
ALSO PLAY SATURDAY

Mckinley High School and Mills In
stitute win meet on Alexander Field
Saturday afternoon next in what will
be the opening football game of the
season for both teams Interest is
running high, and as the game will
be regular Interscholastic League af-
fair. the school that wins will get the
jump in the championship race.
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very simple but effective shifts OF per.
haps only one or two men, care being
taken, that these movements do not
degenerate into dress parade" OF
guard mount"
. If. in a word, there is not more YER
satility in the running game this fall
/ shall be both surprised and disap-
pointed. IL has got to come at one
time or another.
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Transfer of command of the Allan
, tic battleship fleet from Rear Admiral
Badger to Rear Admiral Fletcher will
take place at Hampton Roads about
the middle of September.
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The members OF DR.. ]. w. Wad.
mans Bible class will meet in the
Kaumakapili church at z O'Clock this
evening. A full attendance is request.
ed. 80 1850.
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BANQUET ENDS
RAIL way FETE

When the Watergrade Route
banquet closed last night at the
Commercial club, $50 business
men retired with well-filled
stomachs and with the words OF
a dozen optimistic speakers ring
ing in their ears. Most impress
sive of all was the toast to Mel
son Bennett, who died before
completing Point Defiance tun-
mel, given by Clinton A. Snow
den, the historian.
"He was courageous, honest
and loyal" said Snowden. "He
was a man who never waited for
one enterprise to be ended before
he started another, yet he was
not greedy for money. He in.
tended to meet every debt, ]
know"
The banqueters unanimously
favored the motion of A. b.
Howe that il become a tradition
on all such trips as were made
yesterday afternoon, Tacomans
buy Tacoma-made goods.
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COAST DEFENSES LITTLE
BETTER Than ORNAMENTS.
ARMY PITIFULLY SMALL

auxiliary vessels. According to
the board there should be at this
time AZ battleships built. build
ing and authorized. where now
we have only 81. This is based
on program which eontemplat-
ed As first-line battleships by the
year 1919.
We are lacking in torpedoes,
powder. shells and other naval
ammunition.
Incidentally the government
has been paying double prices to
private manufacturers for all
kinds of war supplies, but espe-
cially armor plate.
The above statements are all
conceded or susceptible, of proof
and will not be seriously denied.
They are. for the most part, con-
tanned in official reports and IL
they are unknown it is only to
the American people. They are
itemizee in detail in the war Of
flee of every foreign country
likely at any time to be at war
with the United States. The aver
age American who thinks the
United States could, for some
mysterious reason, lick any
country in the world" is exhibit
ing only the valor of ignorance.
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BY gibson GARDNER

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.-The
-ituation of the United States as
to military preparedness may be
summed up as follows:
Our coast defenses are little
of small force of caretakers.
Onr army is $4,000 men below
the minimum set by law for the
regular army strength, this min
imum being SO small that 1t
amounts to a policy Of no stand
ing army. Nearly half or the
regular army is now or will be in
the near future out Of the eoun-
try In our insular possessions, un-
available for defense of continent
tai United States, so that the mo-
bile army which could be used IN
the United States amounts to
24,602 men, or about twice the
size OF the New York police force.
There are practically no train
ed reserves. The militia, which
is our theoretical reserve Is very
small in numbers in proportion
to the population and war needs.
Outside of the militia there
are not "citizenry accustomed and
trained to arms" which Presi-
dent Wilson says is the main re-
lance of this country.
We are unquestionably lacking
in field artillery and in artillery
ammunition. things which can
not be manufactured in a hurry
Our navy is strong in its men,
but second-rate in it's equipment.
For the first time in history the
navy is recruited up to its au-
thorized strength and has a wait
ing list. The spirit of the men is
excellent. So is the training,
the shooting and discipline. But
many Of the ships are so out of
date as to be little better than
junk. The modern warship is OBJ
solete in seven years. At the
end of that time it must leave
the main line of defense and fall
back as an adjunct to coast de-
fegsse.
According to the experts-the
general board of the navy-our
navy Is deficient in ships of the
first line to the extent of ten,
with a corresponding deficiency
in the destroyers, submarines and
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firms engaged in the various
provisions, etc. These prices are
paid by the retailers to the COM
mission men:
Cheese-Wash.. 1870 zoe; TIL
lamook, lie.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 40@41c.
Butter-WashIngton creamery.
81 % Sac; Oregon, 32c; East
ern. 32c.
Fresh Meats - steer. 100
l2kc. cows. 11hc; heifers,
12c; hogs. trimmed sides, 13c,
heavy veal. 10@12c; ewes
t9Mc; mutton. wethers, LONG:
lamb, 100 3c.
Professionalism apples. s0c %
I$1.15; native. 75c@1. Bananas
iMc Id. Japanese oranges, box
15c. Naval oranges, $2.50@2.75
Lemons. $3.50 @5.50. Gran.
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The ill-smelling pens of the
vast Chicago stockyards are now
the gates of death not only to
dull swine and sheep, but to thou
sands and thousands of high
spirited American horses. A lieu
tenant-colonel of the British army
is now stationed at the yard"
buying new supplies of cavalry
horses to feed to the German can
non.
A French officer has already
made one big purchase there.
Herded in the pens, broad
brown sea of moving backs and
sharp-pricked ears, his animals
are awaiting shipment to Montre-
al and the front. Five thousand
head of Montana horses. 1t is
pitiful to look down upon them,
as one thinks of the bloody fate
before them.
Before the end nf the great war
it is probable that nearly all of
the allied cavalrymen will be rid
ing American mounts into battle.
Agents of the British government
have made it known in st. Louis
that they will want at least 1907
900 head of cavalry horses. Thir-
teen thousand have already been
ordered in that district. other
recent dispatches tell of the pur-
chase of 1000 head in Montana
and of 5000 in Oregon-all to go
via Canada to the war zone. Thou
sands of horses of every descrip-
ton are being shipped into the
Chicago market. for sale to the
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berries, Jersey Bell, $s.501e,
Homestead, $3.50. Grape fruit,
$3.50 box. Persimmons, loo II.
Pomegranates, 81 box. Spanish
Malaga grapes. $3.50 keg.
Vegetables-Green onions, zoe
doz.; Oregon yellow, cwt., $1.75
az. Head lettuce. Cali, 50 pcr
crate; leaf lettuce. 75c Yaki-
man turnips, $1.25: rutabagas,
cwt.. $1.35; carrots, $3.50. Pota-
toes, Yakima, SIT obs per tim.
White River, SIG ton. Cab
baee. lbI 11sc. Oregon caulifiow-
er, $2.25 crate. Yakima squash,
l1Nc pound. Spinach, pound
&C.: Chill peppers, s1.35 box. Wax
beans. SC, Pumpkins. 1he. Ore
gen cider. 25 ~ 30c gal. Fl ,ms
grown celery. Acc doz. Green
'peas, 12c. Egg plant, $101.25
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ONE VIEW Of IT

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 16. -
Prohibition victories of the year,
said President Gilmore of Louis
vile. just reelected, in his report
to the National Model License
league at its meeting here, were
due to the fact that the public
was not properly informed as to
what a farce so-called prohibition
is in the states that previously
haG voted it,"
Il think" he continued, I've
should, months before each cleo
ton. place before the voters all
the facts showing the failure OF
prohibition and the increased con-
sumption of wine, beer and
whisky in so-called prohibition
localities"