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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa Claus-I am a little
boy six years old. I mind my father
and mother and I want you to bring
me blue suit and q gray hat and
some fireworks and fruits and a train
and track. That's all I want. Ahart
Carter, gil East Sixteenth.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa Claus-I am a little girl
most eight years old. 1 want link
bracelet and lunch basket, big
doll, new dress for my old doll, a
telephone. This is all I will ask for
this Christmas. Please don't forget
my little brother, mama and daddy.
A merry Christmas to you. Your
little friend, Wilma Van Pelt.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa Claus-I am little
girl only 5 years Of age and / wish
you would please bring me doll,
horn, rope, towel, wash rag, carriage
and same nice story books. From
yor htutle friend, Mary Elizabeth
Martin, 1901 N. Sixth avenue.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa Claus-I will write and
tell you what I want for Christmas.
l want little doll and tea set. !
want a coat and hat. I am seven
years old and am in the first grade.
Please don't forget my mama and
papa and my good teacher, Miss Ma
bel Hackett. I am your little friend
Ida May Brown, Millview, Fla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa Claus-I am a little
girl three years old and, want you
to bring me big doll that goes to
sleep and carriage, broom, tea set
trunk and lots of candy and fruit. ]
remain, your little friend, Catherine
Durant, 21S e. Government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa Claus--I thought l
would write and tell you what I want
for Christmas. Please bring me a
gun, wagon, book strap, story
book, some fireworks and some cam
dies, some fruit and nuts. Now, dear
Santa Claus, that is all I want, and
please don't forget my twin brother,
Fred. Wishing you a merry Christ
mas and a happy New Year, your
little friend, Oscar Johnson, Fisher
vile.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa Claus: I am q little
girl, seven years old. ] want you to
bring me a big doll, baby doll, a
bed, carriage, push-cart, tea-set,
drawing board, stove, doll house, wash
tub and wash board, a table, wash
stand. pencil box and fill my stock
ing with oranges, apples, pecans
bananas and bring me some fireworks.
That Is all / want for this time. From
your little girl, Mary Margaret Ma
loney, 1928 West Intendencia street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa Claus-I am little boy
only three years Of age and I wish
you would please bring me some mar
bles, horn, ball, gun, bicycle, top and
train. FROM your loving friend, Lis
ton F. Martin, 1901 N. Sixth avenue.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa am a girl only five
years old. / want trunk and big
doll, tea set and broom, and don't
forget my little cousin, 10 10. / re-
main, your little friend, Mary Lydia
Durant, 218 E. Government.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Old Santa am a little boy
six years old. I want you to bring
me some soldiers that I can shoot
down with cannons and story book,
some marbles, an automatic pistol and
some games. That will be all. I re-
main, your little friend, F. N. Durant.
P. S.-Don't forget my little baby
brother, Martin Albert Durant. He
wants a rubber doll and a RATHER.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa Claus-Please bring me
a rag doll, little horn, some candies
and nuts, some fruits, and please
don't forget my little sister, Isabelle
and my brothers, Oscar and Fred
Your little friend, Ralph Johnson,
Baskerville.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa Claus-I am little girl
five years old and I have been very
good this year and mama says you
bring nice things to good little girls
SO please bring me Teddy bear and
a chair, doll, a doll carriage and
some fruit and candies. Wishing you
a merry Christmas and a happy New
Year, your little friend, Isabelle John.
SON, Baskerville.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-24

Dear Santa Claus: I am a little
boy, five years old, and thought / had
better write you few lines and tell
you what I would like you to bring
me. + want a train that can run on
a track, and horn, book, some
candy. fruit and nuts. Don't forget
my little brother, Emmett Francis.
He wants little red chair and a
rattler. Don't forget grandma. Your
little friend, VIM. Chester Smith, 400
East Gregory street.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19

gcncy by sticking a piece of chewing
gum on the button on top of hts cap,
and IL the second strike sails past him
Eddie's, hand seeks out the aforemen
toned bit of gum. which is stcered
forthwith into his mouth. Seldom does
the opposing finger put over third
strike on the miracle worker after he
has dislodged the 'pepsin.
As you may observe, If you watch
closely, that no other White Sox tread
upon the intield sod when Collins is up
there ready to swat, especially II the
Hose are leading. Lena Blackhurne
recently violated Eddie's sdmonition
along this line and deliberately jumped
on a sacred portion Of the green
sward, to the left of Collins. and got a
fierce bawlng out for his pains.
Then, again, when the Sox are on the
field and an opposing player has been
retired. Eddie insists upon being the
last one to handle the ball before 1t Is
returned to the pitcher. One day Bun
ny Brief forgot this all-important de-
tail and pegged the pill to Faber. OF
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Dodgers Climb Out
Of Second Division

NEW YORK. May 1s.-"Charley'
Herzog's Cincinnati Reds gould do moth
Ing with Pfeffer's delivery at Ebbets
Field and lost the second game Of the
series to the Dodgers by the score OF
to 0. The victory put the Dodgers
in first division. The Reds COL
lected eight hits, but they were scat
tered through as many innings. and in
spite of all the peppery coaching that
Herzog indulged In to spur his athletes
to something useful in the scoring line,
not a Red got within hailing distance
of the plate. Pfeffer revealed some of
the stuff" that made him a puzzle to
many teams last season.
Score by innings r. II. e.
Cincinnati ......... 900 900 900
Brooklyn .......... GEO o02 00x-4 6 2
Batteries - Schneider. Brown, and
Doom: Pfeffer and McCarty.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
CONNIE DOYLE WILL
CHALLENGE JOHNSON
District Man Meets Philadel.
phian Friday After Working
Through Tourney.

Conrad DOYLE will meet Wallace
Johnson, present champion or the
chevy Chase annual tennis event, IN
the challenge round Friday afternoon
according to present plans. haroio
movie who won the semi-fnal in the
lower bracket, will default to Connie
Dovle as he has in past tournaments.
Roth Doyle brothers won their way
through to the finals by disposing or
Harvey Bundy and 4. j. Gore. Doyle
,a Doyle won their match in the
doubles as did Bundy and Wright ana
these pairs will probably be pi''ea
against each other in the hnal round
Miss Eva Baker and Miss Morriso'
reached the finals in the women ;
s,ins while play In the consolation
ronS.s event and the mixed doubles
res ched an advanced stage.
The results Of yesterdays matches
follow: g., a,r =, Arst
bracket: H. E. Doyle defeated r. ~ ~;
sonnG' sunuG' hpacket: c. B. Doyle defeated
A, !. Gore. 60. 81. oov,e
Mems doubles-Third round: poyle
and DOYLE defeated Mooreheadd anu anu
Wilcox, 6--1. 6-4. Flrst W,aht defeated
Rarber and Doyle, 6-S. 6-3.
MiSed doubles-First round: Miss Por-
,o and George Lewis defeated cora
Barry and partner. 81 81. Mite.
Women's singissnt1rTst Tysfp fpuna. Sns 80; SO;
SaKeT Hass Morrison od defeated Miss Moore. -.
81; 1 Miss Baker defeated Miss f1tcn'
MEMS singles: consolation snnnon eyentmfiIst dst
round. upper bye: n. -, 9nS".. st go
tIrst round, lower bye: G. NJ. MoetzSel
defeated "a STANLEY Carr, 81, sIl; G.
Lewis won; BY, defanit ifan frS@f Sefeated M F: F.
siand; s,rnnoGs Ir; E T sLs. % Second round: 6,
1liis'',I 1,eWis defeated e. W. Dom, tr.4 Sc
fE, TS Second round upper bye; r. NJ
Meade defeated H, T; " shsnHGni nn Nett Won Sns;
lo-s. First round: L. w. dafa,Ilt pe Mo'i r Nj NJ
tIem Meade a. defeated lei a c: T. A. Muller. So,
80 P. II. S. Cake won from H. b. Bur-
ton. by default.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
He Will Not Permit Other
Athletes to Handle His
FavOrite Hit-Maker.

CHICAGO, May 19-All good sailors
arc superstitious. So are the topliners
OF staseland. Baseball also boasts a
horde of prominent gents who fall for
freakish omens. and chief among the
lot with Rowland's White Sox Is the
Peerless Eddie Collins.
The other afternoon Eddie's COM
rades in arms took to doping out their
prospects for the season and infor-
mally discussing the idiosyncrasies of
the former Mackman, whom John Nc
Graw has STYLED the greatest ball
player in the world.
From the moment he enters the club
house to prepare for the a1ternoons
stition. His very first move is pic
ture featuring the little star in the act
of donning his spangles.
Unlike the average individual dress
Ing for his daily labors. Eddie always
starts by putting on his cap. He then
proceeds to doll up for the combat. The
game over, he dons his shirt, vest, col
lar, tie. hat. and coat before ne crawls
into his Jeans. That's superstition some
more. so the athletes argue.
Once he stamps his spiked shoes upon
the ball field. the keystone king un-
ravels a veritable flock OF superstitious
fancles. For instance, he GUARDS ,i his
No other member of the team is per-
mitted to touch Eddie's bat. He always
insists that the stick he rackcd at one
end of the bat pile and Is liable to wax
mighty peevish il some careless brother
accidentally, or otherwise. happens to
disarrange the clubs.
You fans just keep your eyes glued
on Collins the next time he parades TO
the plate Watch him in particular II
the opposing pitcher gets two strikes
on Eddie.
lie always prepares for this contin-
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
School RaceCathoc University Navy Today
collins SuperstitiouS Bali
|Plaver; Has FreakiSh Ideas
How Collins Keeps
His Luck At Work

Puts his cap on first when DON
ming his uniform.
Racks his bat in a certain posi-
>tion and raves if anyone dis
turbs it.
Carries chewing gum stuck to
button Of his cap.
Transfers the gum to his mouth
if he gets two strikes. Z
Bars his fellow players from GER
tain parts of the greensward
while he's at bat.
Must be last man to handle the
ball before it is returned to
pitcher following an out.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY .
PLAYS M|DSH|PMEN
Alexandria Team Is Also at
Annapolis to Meet st. Johns
College.

ANNAFOLIS. Nd. May 1.-Two
baseball games are scheduled to be
played in Annapolis today
The Midshipmen are to face the
nine Of Catholic University. of WASH
ington, in the second game OF the
season. The teams met ten days ago
and the Middies came out on the long
end, the score being 4 to Q, after an
interesting contest.
The other game will be between
the mines Of st. Johns College and
Eastern College t;piscopaD. of Alex
andria. Va. Poth games will be
played In the afternon, that at ST.
Johns beginning at $3.50 o'clock ana
the Navy contest at 4 O'clock.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Begins Preparations for
Game By Donning Cap
Before Other Garments.

Yoi! what a call-down followed! "ItIl
be your fault IL they get a lot of
runs" the TRADE concluded.
Remember the other afternoon in
Chicago when Eddie started at one end
Of the bench and soaked every one OF
the players with the handle of his bat.
then stepped out and poled triple7'
queried Tommy Quinlan during the fam
min. bee.
And the other athletes responded with
volley Of yeas. All these fancies
stood Eddie in good stead during his
nine years service with the Macklan
legion. but it's new stuff for his South
Side pals.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Baseball For Soldiers.

CCHICAGO. May l9.-Canadian SOL
diers in France who desire to spend the
intermission between battles in playing
baseball viii be supplied by American
leaders of the game with the parapher-
MALTA which they cannot obtain readily
abroad. 1t was learned today.
The soldiers complained first to their
friends and relatives in Canada that
hasehalls, bats and gloves were scarce
IN France, and official attention was
called to this. with the result that Pres
Ident r., h, Johnson, Of the American
League, and others We're appealed to-
President Johnson has promised to con-
tribute several boxes Of new haseballs
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
FABER MAKES RECORD
AGAINST THE GRIFFS

After consulting baseball archives worlds pitching record
claimed today for Urban Fabe of the Chicago Americans
result of his defeating the Washington club
in Chicago May IL.
According baseball Faber pitched only
during the five less than the
the New York Nationals
Sael who electric coreboard
that the board recorded all strikes and balls and that his
showing pitched fifty strikes
Safel counted strikes any that
hit by the batter.
fifth Faber
bat tel hitting the first ball for out.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Play Final Match For
Billiard Trophy Tonight

NEW YORK. May 19.-George W.
Moore. champion at three cushion car
ON billiards, won the second leg of the
match with Alfredo De Orc last night
and increased his lead from one to
nine points. At the conslusion OF the
first block the score was so to 40, while
at the end of last nights game It was
100 to 81. Moore having made 50 points
to the challenger's A..
The last leg will be played tonight.
The match is for the celebrated Bruins
wick Bake trophy.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Perry Gets Poor Start
And Dartmouth Losses

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j. May -
pn,sers defeated the Dartmouth nine
hsre nv a score Of to 4. Perry started
to Mitch for dartmouth, but Welded six
10 bi,i p,St in the @ first two innings and Rutgers
mus nnored n st siS runs. Doyle relieved him IN
the third and held the scarlet. t.. team AT NJ 70
one run for the remainder ot u1 Isme FOR
RntreTs enr,msS and nd received good support at
critical times.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Athletics Pitcher Is
Assailed By Chicago

CHICAGO, May 19.-Hitting Bush at
will. the White Sox downed the Ath-
letics, score IL to s. Faber pitched a
consistent game and yesterdays victory
was the star hitter, getting two triples
Eddie Collins also tripled. The score:
r. Fl, E.
Philadelphia :. 320 900 100 g u 3
Chicago ..... $40 013 11x--11 ~ 3
Batteries-Bush and Schang; Faher
and Scbalk.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Wins Two Prizes.

Mrs. O"msby McCammon is in posses
sion of two pr,zes today as result Of
" inning the finals in the womon's golf
At Chevy Chase and the
approach and putting contest. Miss
oliver Vas runner up in the anals, and
lost by up and ! to play.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
The Athletics are now in last place
which convinces Clark Griffith thai
there must be some occult influenrs
In wishing at that.

Terry McGovern once walloped a
bird on the beak and broke his ankle.
We can't vouch for that, but we've
seen ball players get sore feet when
scoped on the dome with the hall.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Phillies Tumble When
Demaree Is Pounded

PHILADELPHIA, May 19.-The Car
dinals hit Demaree hard in the second
and fifth innings, massing their five
runs in the two innings and defeat
ing the Phillies by to Q. Doak held
the leaders to four hits. Cravath max
ing two Of them.
The score: R.HE
st. Louis ........... 030 020 o00-5 8 q
and Killifer.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
International League.

MontreAl-NeWark train.)
Jersey city, 5: Rochester. 9.
Richmond. 2: Toronto. !.
Buffalo Providence (cold weather).
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
South Atlantic League.

Columbus. 5: Savannah, 0.
Charleston. 9; Albany | first game).
Charleston. 4; Albany. ., (second game;
! innings.
Jacksonville, .; Columbia, 90 in
nings).
Agusta, /; Macon. l III innings; dark
ness).
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
MaranVille and Smith
Shine AS Braves Win

BOSTON. May 19.-James held the
Pirates to four hits and so the Braves
won. to 2. Smith and Maranville each
took liners with one hand in the final
inning. The score. R.H.E.
Boston ............. 120 900 00x-3 Z 3
Batteries-Harmon and Schang; James
GoWdy
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Among the Minors
American Association.

milwaukee,, 5: Louisville, 2.
st. Paul. l; Columbus. 0.
Cleveland VS.. Minneapolis tcold)
Indianapolis rs. Kansas City (rainl.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Perry Moves On.

LOUISVILLE. May 1a.-Scott Perry,
r,tcber recently returned to the Louis,
yiTI"A yiIie American Association club ron m
the the st. Louis browns, has been solo 10
the Atlanta club. OF the Sou'herh E>'
sociation.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19

Georgetown's football team is praclic-
ing for the coming campaign. AS they
have a travelling schedule, Coach Exen-
dine figures It will take Ave months Cor
'em to become expert on Topping in upper
berths.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
New England League,

Lawrence. Q: Manchester.
Worcester. 6: Lynn. 8.
Lowell, 6; Fitchburg. 3.
Portland. 10: Lewiston, 3.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19

The Nationals are a fine roaC
team, but unfortunately they dom
play games in the road.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
North Carolina League.

Charlotte, II: Winston-Salem, 9.
Durham. 3: Greensboro. S.
Asheville, ,: Raleigh, 1 40 innings).
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
MINCE PIE
LITTLE OF EVERYTHING"
By BUGS" BAER.
1t Wasn't a Game.

THERE WERE NO GAMES IN THE
AMERICAN LEAGUE YESTERDAY.
ALTHO' CHICAGO AND ATHLETICS
WENT THROUGH ALL THE MO-
TIONS.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
New York State League.

Binghamton, 4, Syracuse. 2.
Wilkesbarre. 2; Scranton. l.
Elmira. Z; Utica. s.
Troy, 4; Albany. ;.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Western League

Topeka. 10: Sioux City. 5.
Des Moines. 10: Denver. ?.
Other game postponed tcold).
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Would Plav Dixies.

Manager Albert Eaton. of the Mercury
A. 9. wishes to plsy the Dixie A. g.
on SUNDAY. May %. He may be COM
municated with at e22!s Seventh street
southwest
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
DARlh
RUUNPH
Some players
couldn't hit the
horsehide if the
horse was still in
side it,"

Wladek Zbyssko, champion WreStler,
desires to become an American cttieen.
He may get his papers u the Judge
doesn't discover he is a Urestlcr.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19

seventy years old. Honus Wagner must
have had an awfuily lonely childhood.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Texas League.

Galveston 6. Shreveport. 3,
San tonic. 3: Dallas, 3.
Waco. g. Beaumont. 2.
Houston, ]; Fort Worth, 0 Q3 innings).
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
yech Pitcher Allows Only Two
Scratch Hits in BIanking
Business BY 3 to 0.
School Standing.

Next game, Friday, at Ameri-
can League Park, Eastern VS..
Western, $3.50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19

Petersburg, 5: Newport News, l.
Norfolk, 6: Portsmouth, 3.
Rocky Mount. 3; Suffolk, |.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19

The weather in the American
League has been almost as cool as
the fans.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Amateur Games.
TODAY'S GAMES.

Potomac League - Congress
Heights VS.. Fairlawn.
Congress Heights League-Ham-
ilton VS.. Steel Plant.
Departmental League - Interior
VS.. Commissioners.
Rosedale League-St. Paul VS..
Columbia.
East Washington Sunday School
League-Advent VS.. Keller.
R. r. Y. M. C. A. League-Union
Station VS.. Southern Auditors.
Northwest Sunday School League
Open date.
Government League-Library VS..
Marines.
War Interbureau League-Quar-
termas sters VS.. Ordnance.
Home Club League-Reclamation
VS.. Land.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Southern Railway League -
Transportation, 8; Purchasing.
3.
Potomac League-Machinists, 9;
St. Theresa, 8.
Congress Heights League-Oxon
Hill, 8; Hamilton, 2.
Departmental League-War, 8;
Agriculture, 3.
Rosedale League-Rosedale, s;
Crescents, 3.
East Washington Sunday School
League-St. Agnes, a; Refor-
nation, 0.
r. R. Y. NJ. C. A. League-Car
Dept, 4; General Office, 2.
Northwest. Sunday School League
Whitney, 9; Central, 8.
Government League-Commerce,
IL; Navy, II.
War Interbureau League-Staff,
8; Adjutant Generals, 0.
Home Club League-Patent, d;
Indians, 3.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Pacific Coast League
Virginia League.

kland, 4; Los Angeles, !.
The Washington times., 1915-05-19

Brewer and Carter probably will go
to Princeton on Saturday to take
crack at the flyers in the Princeton in
terscholastic games. Some OF the best
talent in the East will be on hand Sat-
urday, and both Brewer and Carter will
~ nuihsdr to the limit for wins.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1915-03-15
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