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The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Dominant Runs First
In the Hopeful Stakes
BIG BILL BAILEY
THE BASEBALL DREAM"
By GILBERT MARoUARDT EIsEMAN.

"Bill'' Bailey's On to Richmond
And at the break Of day
He'll show HirEinia's capital
Our "cake-walk" style OF play.
There's nothing to 1t from the start
The fruit IL on the vine,
With Lem" Owens in the box
The picking sure IL fine.
Our last bills on you, @BilI" Bailey,
As well rs hat and coat;
So when you're on the coaching line
Be sure to get their goat.
Just show them up at Richmond,
As you have shown them all,
That big Bill" Ii 1.-THE Candy Kid,
When he Ii playing ball.
Corner the Portner baseball team
Just as they corner corn;
And the brewers will be mad as hops.
Before September Morn.
Twill be like picl<in' cherries
While standing on the ground
From branches OverIaden
And a-hanEin' all around.
Your heart fs always in the game.
And you are full Of pep;
You've got the eye. you've get the good
You nre the one hest bet of all
That's in the game today,
For you keep the fans all pulling
On each and every play.
You are the Rreatest s'Bill, on earth
That plays on any nine;
Greater than "BiIP CarriEan
Or William Jennings Bryan.
In Texas, "BilI- rode bronchos
But now he rides the ball,
And you've got to hand 1t TO him
He's the greatest of them all.
One day. twas just at twilight.
"Bfll'' Bailey, sore and hot,
stood waiting for the little sphere,
Then drove 1t OF the lot.
All through the semi-darkness
We watched its lofty flight,
Which friends of his from Texas
Stayed up, they say, all night.
1t was the greatest hit and run
The "World" has ever seen;
And that fs why the HeraId's out
For big Bill" and his team.
It's like a three-ring circus
when big Bits" playing first.
His spectacular performance
Excites a baseball thirst.
He digs 'em up and pulls 'em down
And stretches half a mile;
Some fests of his are marvellous
You wonder at his style.
With runners on. you'll hear him yell
But when they try to steal
He's like a Texas bronchO
In a moving picture reel.
We're not unmindful of the rest,
For each man did his part;
But IL was pig Bill" Bailey
Who WAS in 1t from the start.
Good Luck" to you, "Bill" Bailey,
You and your big Machine"
Propelled by Agriculture
And not by gasoline.
Just tell 'em down at Richmond
That you play upon the Mall.
Where the President can see you
Ev'ry time you lace the ball.
Where Tumulty can see you
And you can hear him shout.
Every time you go to hat
And like q rube "STRIkE OUT
just emphasize the last two words
And all will he serene.
A-flring round the Capital
Like FOrd's new Limousine.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29

attended by a bloodthirsty mob that de-
manded plenty of action.
They got 1t. Simms stepped into his
man as soon as time was called and
floored him with a left hook to the chin.
The referee, who was Andy Malloy. for
got to count, possibly because he had
trained Heating for the battle. Instead
he grabbed Simms' right arm. twisted IL
vigorously and generally roughed him up.
Heating got up and tho, went at 1t
again. Simms had big shade in the
first eight or ten rounds, but after that
the whole weight began to tell. There
were something like thirty-five knock
downs. about evenly distributed. up to
the twentyfourth round, when the ref
cree gave the battle to Heating, excusing
his action by saying that he didn't want
to See a game little man like Simms muir
dered in the ring.
tact with the rough board floor. which
had been covered with chunks of resin.
and he generally was in bad shape.
Then and there Manager Harris was
presented with a desperate proposition
how to get the gloves and bandages on
his fighters hands without having the
sheet lead discovered underneath.
They stalled into the dressing-room.
but even there were not alone. Suddenly
Harris yelled: Everybody get out and
give this boy air; he's going to faint"
The crowd scattered and Harris cut the
gloves off and put them. sheet lead.
bandages and all, into his pockets.
After that they managed to get
through the drunken crowd out into the
street where they quickly rid themselves
Of the evidence
The crowd went wild over Simms, even
though he was defeated, and demanded
that they be rematched. Simms readily
agreed to this, saying that first he would
have to fill an engagement he had on at
Leadville. He never returned and prob
ably never will.
Just now Simms is one Of John p.
Harding's trusted helpers at the Plant
ers Hotel and is mighty glad he has
turned square guy"
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Docile Bill Rogers.

Infielder Bill Rogers deserves some kind
of a medal He began playing major
league ball in 1909. That's six years
ago. and Bill never has been chased
from a ball game by an umpire.
Just now Bill is with the Reds. I'm
til last season he was in the Pacific
Coast League. The Maps grabbed him
then. tried him out. and let him go.
Bill was manager and captain of his
team on the Pacific Coast. He was
known as an aggressive. scrappy play
er, but he seems to possess the wonder
full faculty Of going just far enough
and no further-when he is riding an
umpire.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
YANKEES NEW PLAYERS,
DOnOvan's Scouts Are Rounding Ur
Some Promising Talent.

Harry Sparrow, business manager
of the Yankees. has prepared the fol-
lowing revised list of the new players
who have been rounded up by Bill
Donovan's scouts this year:
Pitchers Triple of indianapolis,
Vance of St Joseph. Mogridge of Des
Moines. Brady of Dallas. Markle of
Waco. and Meadows of Richmond
Catchers-Alexandri of Kansas City
Walters of Waco and Kruger Of
Omaha.
Outfielders-Miller of Mobile and
Hendryx of New Orleans
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Will Defend Title.

Chicago. ILL.,, Aug. 2S.KPlay for the
woman's Western golf championship will
start at Midlothian Country Club next
Monday with more than 40 entries. ii
was announced today. Mrs. H. D. Ham,
mond, of Indianapolis. holder of the
championship, will defend her title. Miss
Elaine Rosenthal. Of Ravisloe, runner-up
in the woman's National championship, is
among the entrants.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Over $4,000 Seats for Big Fight.

New York. Aug. S-There will be 81. $50
seats on sale for the Mcfarland an
Gibbons affair There will be 132 boxes
in the first set, containing S24 seats; gI2
in the second. containing 1.ss6 seats. and
7l2 in the third section. consisting of (. 1856
seats. Row A will consist of $50 seats.
and rows B to z will contain I5.744.
There will be 14.4oO admissions and 1900
bleacher spaces.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
New Substitute Rule,

Big colleges sent new ammunition
in the game in fiocks. They went in
so fast at times that neither the Of
ficials nor the press gallery could
keep any accurate account Of them
or their eligibility. new rule has
been woven into the code to prevent
this. and il reads:
The fiocking of substitutes in the
last period has been stopped and no
re-substitution will be allowed ex-
cept at the beginning Of a period"
The fullbacks protection has been
altered. Mere jamming into the full
back this season costs Is yards in
the way Of penalty, but "roughing''
the fullback not only adds the same
penalty. but the offender Is excused
from the game If the offense war
rants.
Numbering the players this season
was only recommended. 1t was tried
with fair success last season, more
as a program seller than any actual
desire to impart good service. for a
greater part of the time the numbers
had been switched about or torn of
and muddled during the combat. Penn
will use the system this year, and
every player will be numbered. If the
player is not in the game that number
will remain dead" that day.
The penalty for unsportsman-liks
conduct will fetch a ffteen-yard PEN
atty this season, with the official hav-
ing the option of disqualifying the
offender
The center must complete a snap
of the ball this year. Penn used a play
last year and scored in the Dartmouth
game. when Walter Simpson pretend
ed to whip the ball to the back field.
and then concealed II and gave 1t to
L. hA
rear, took the ball and bolted for the
Dartmouth goal posts.
Glen Warner devised a cute system
for not breaking up end runs, but
laying low the interference for that
play, and sometimes for the rest of
the game. His ends pivoted on one
foot and swung the other around The
heel of their shoes was a hard sub
stance and any part of the interfer-
ence that was smitten by that heel
went down and remained under most
of the time. This year there is q
penalty for leg swinging. 1t costs fif-
teen yards IL the blow is above the
knee, and may be viewed by the Of
ficials as unnecessary roughness and
is cared for when below the knee by
the tripping rule. and still may be
looked on by the officials as rougn-,
ness of an Ill sort.
The reason that this system of enc
defense was removed was because II
was absolutely dangerous.
One man along the line can touch
forward pass this year, but il he
fumbles II and IL is recovered before
striking the earth. II remains an in
forward pass. with the loss
of down. Last season two games
were decided by touchdowns made ny
runners who had clutched the ball
after IL had juggled from the hands Of
a teammate. This rule does not apply
to the opposition. and II they catch
1t after a player on the other team
has fumbled 1t they can so the rest
of the field for q touchdown.
JOHN A. DU0AN..
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Tetlow Beats Van Week in Final.

New London, Conn, Aug. 2S-Louis
Tetlow. Rhode Island golfer, won the
Shennecossett Country Clubs tournament
today by defeating c. E. Van Week. Es-
sex County. by up and to play. In
the second sixteen w. T. McQuillan.
Pine Valley. won from Frederick Terry.
of New York, by 10 up and to play. and
in the third sixteen W. F. Lyons, Gren-
witch, beat NJ. d. Stiles. Siwanoy, 1 up.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Roth and Klepfer Go to Indians.

Chicago. ILL.,. Aug. &.-Edward Klepfer.
right-hand pitcher. and Robby Roth, OUT
field and utility man. are two of the
players who will go to Cleveland In the
deal which brought Slugger Joe Jack
son to the White Sox. The announce
ment was made this afternoon by Sec
rotary Harry Gardiner. who said: More
will so later to Cleveland"
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Young Catcher Joins Yankees.

Chicago. Aug. 2 Catcher Ernie Krug
joined the Yankees here this morning
upon their arrival from St. Louis. Krug
was purchased some time ago from the
Omaha club, of the Western League. He
Is one of the many youngsters who viii
be tried out by Manager Bill Donovan
later in the season.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Feds, s; BROOKLYN, 4.

Earned runs-Capital City. Z: Brookiand. 2.
Left on bases-Capital City. s: Brookland. q;
First base on bals-Oh Callahan. 2: OF Ludwig.
g Innings ptched-By Callahan. I; BY Ludwis
!. Hits msde-Od Callahan. 4; Oh Ludwig. H.
sturk out-By Callahan. 10; b Ludwig.
Tvobase hits-Nain ~. Gayer. Diller. Sac
riace hits-Naim o., Andres 81. McBeth Sac
rifce nys-Horan. Weinberg. Bussie. Stolen bases
Marin o., Andres ~. Gayer ~. Woodsou.
Ollie. Ludwig. Double paays-Nain to Dycef. Hit
By piteher-By Lndwis tHoran). Wild pitches
Ludwig ca. Umpires. Tex" Parson and Malone.
Tine Of same. hour and . ntatsA
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
JESS WILLING TO FIGHT

New York, Aug. 2S.@Jess Will
lard In willing to defend his title
OF heavyweight champion, hut
he wants his price. The big Kan
sas cowboy has issued his de.
Aanee to all the white costend-
ers. He will take them all on,
with three weeks between each
contest. He wiIl AGht II he gets
SSO.0oe. win. lose or draw. He
wants to Fight and he now awaits
the offers.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Petworth Wants Games.

The Petworth A. c. would like to
arrange games with strong amateur
combinations I'm the District. Maryland.
and Virginia. Games for Saturday aft
ernoon preferred. Address Charles
Hoffman. jr.. 749 Quebec street north
west,
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Deer Park, I: Aurora. O

Dtef Fafk .......V W U y q II
Home run-Iseman. Twobase hit-Iseman. Double
p,ays-Maddox. Dodge. Nantel 49,. Left bases
Aurora, ;; Deer Park. 4. First base on balloon
Finnesan. !; of Iseman. l. Struck out-By Fin
negan. H. By Iseman. IS. Umpires. Messrs SWEET
and kiltz.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29

First base on bails-Oh Olsen. 2: on Knott. 4.
Struck out-By Olsen. 8: by Knott Twobase
ht-Lcdge. Stolen basss-Brake. Lodge ~. Percy.
Meany Rush. Double play-Hayes to welch to
Huse Hit by pitcher-By Ol&n (Reber1. Wild
pitch-Olsen. Time Of game-l hour and 70 min
uteA
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29

the second flight trophy by defeating
Mrs X Duffield, of Memphis, 4 and 2
Mrs. ]. R. Jess, of Springfield. ILL.,. won
the third flight competition by defeating
Mrs. R. c. Villas. of Chicago. 4 and 8.
Mrs C. c. Gibbs, of Indianapolis. won
the solace trophy. defeating Miss J..
Hunt, Of Chicago. / up. Mrs. Samuel
welty, of Bloomington. ILL.,, also won a
consolation cup, but Mrs. Abbott Thorn
dyke, of Sioux City, lost in the final
round Of her flight. AL other winners
were from Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29

Earned runs-Truxton, 4: Whirlwind Singers :.
Struck out-By Diller, ;; by Calpion. 2. Two-b..e
hit Beatty. Double naly-Beatty to Sullivan. Um-
rire-Mr. Jackson. Time Of game-l hour and 5
minutes.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29

Claude ". Calvin. Of Bannockhurn. has
returned from . motor tip to vaious golf
LEAKS In the Catskills and New Eng
land -
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Football Rule Changes
Should Benefit Game
No Drastic Alterations Made,
But Better Protection Is
Afforded Players.
OVER THOUSAND GAMES

win the issuing of mobilization or.
oers Tor the mole skin brieades of
more than a thousand colleges and
schoois throughout the country, foot
jail leaders are preparing for the
greatest gridiron campaign in the
history of the sport. Within the mex,
rev weeks the initial games of the
season Will be played and each sue
ceeding Saturday will witness a stead
lily increasing schedule of contests
until the crest of the sport is reached
4ate In November and the play de-
chnes 10 the final matches of early
December.
Not since the 70s, when American
intercollegiate football was born, has
there been an autumn which held
1orth as much in the way of gridiron
activity as that of 1915. According to
the official schedule prepared by the
rules committee. close to 5000 games
Will be played by the leading colleges
ana school teams Of the United States
between September is and December 4.
During this period of a trife less
than eighty days there will be more
than one thousand games between
the elevens of the principal UNIVERSE
ties and colleges. and twice that
many contests among the leading high
schools and preparatory academies.
Games are scheduled for every day in
the week except Sunday. and il
evenly divided between Monday and
Saturday would average close to forty
per day.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
GIRL TAKES GOLF TITLE.
Miss Rosenthal Plays Remarkable
Game In Western Championship.

Chicago. Aug. 2S-Miss Elaine V.
Rosenthal. of the Ravisloe Club. Chicago.
10 years old. won the women's Western
golf championship Yesterday at Mid
lothian. by defeating the title holder.
Mrs. Harry D. Hammond. of Indianapo-
lis. in an excellently played match,
and s.
To win the title Miss Rosenthal, who
is national runner-up had to make a
medal score that Appropriated 50. She
had already scored three rounds of 81
since the tournament began, making her
average medal score probably the best
ever returned by a woman in competi-
ton.
Mrs. Hammond also played well yester-
day, approximating 90 for the eighteen
holes, but her spectacular putting could
not make up for the misdirection of her
drives. She scored a on the short
twelfth hole by sinking a twenty-foot
putt. The cards follow:
ha1.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
Few Changes in Rules.

The chief alterations in the grid,
iron code of 1915 are not drastic, YET
1t is best for all coaches and PLAYERS
10 go over them, for mistakes cost
yards in football, and distance LOST
ofttimes spells defeat
The underlying rudiments were not
changed in the slightest but an ele-
ment of luck that had crept into the
sport has been greatly reduced. and
better protection has been afforded
every man on the eleven.
'Interferers will no longer be per-
mitted to knock down the secondary
defense after the whistle blows. nor
will the defense be permitted to run
into man after the sounding of the
whistle"
This script quoted from the changes
In Spalding's guide is one that wiz;
be watched closely by officials appoint
ed by the Central Board of Officials.
1t has been the habit of big halfbacks
to continue the attack after the whis-
tie had blown. They took this ma
neuver not to advance the ball fur
Their. because when the whistle blows
the ball is dead" or its progress has
been stopped by a foul. 1t was the
intention of the players continuing
the attack to bowl over and flag out
the secondary defense. so that when
lhe pour later In
the game. the secondary defense will
be we'll hammered and not able to
stand and resist as well as if it had
not been the object of continued ag-
gression.
A pass out of bounds on the fly will
avail nothing a substitution for a
punt this season, for the ball is SIM
ply an incompleted pass Several of
the Western teams, when on their
enemy's 30-yard line. with only one
down remaining, would pass to the
side-lines. If their eligible men made
the catch. well and good. They had
n first down, or at least the distance
required for a first down. If the
pass went out of bounds on the fly
it was as good as a punt, better. in
fact. 1t would sail over the chalk line
close to the goal line. and being on
the wing, the opposition had no
chance to run the ball back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-05
SEE RAY OF HOPE
Stockholders i'm the Orient Road
Construction Company
VIII Urge Adoption of the Re-
organization Plan.

Stockholders in the Kansas City,
Mexico & Orient Railway Construc-
ton company, will urge the approval
of the reorganization plan of the
Orient railway when the proposition
is submitted to the public utilities
commission November 9. Nearly 400
Kansans are stockholders in the con-
struction company and through the
reorganization plan they see the faint
hope of realizing something on the
stock, which became worthless when
the Orient receivership was an
nOunced.
Several stockholders in the con-
struction company have taken up the
fight to put across the reorganiza-
ton program as announced by the
railway officials. Letters have been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-05
GEORGE |. HAY NAMED
Kingman Lawyer Appointed to Sue
coed Judge Ginett, Deceased.

George L. Hay of Kingman has been
appointed by Governor Capper as
Judge of the Twenty-fourth judicial
district to succeed the late Judge
Preston B. Gillett. The appointment
of Judge Hay was made after a con-
sideration of candidates. of a half
dozen lawyers in the district.
All of the members of the Kingman
county bar endorsed Hays candidacy.
The one objection filed by friends of
other candidates was that the district
judgeship had gone to Kingman coun-
ty for nearly a quarter of a century
and that a change should be made.
Judge Gillett died two weeks ago, fol-
lowing an operation in a Wichita hos
pital. He was reelected in 1914 and
his term of office did not expire until
January, 1919.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-05
OUR FASHION LETTER
LEAD DOUBLE LIFE
Even the WOmen's Garments
Are Doing 1t Now.
A Most Ravishing Toilette up
MiIady's Coat Sleeve.
BY MARGARET MASON
written for the State Journal

oh where are the terrors OF suburbs!
Committing oh where is thy sting
Since wife wears two In one garments
The joys of the country we sing
New York, Nov. 5.-Hurrah for the
Garment that leads a double life.
Tt NAV sound as if it were suitable
for only the two faced woman, but
indeed all and every woman ha1is II
with delight, the Queen of the COM
muters in particular.
va, see it's a costume fashioned
with a long, loose coat over a snort
full skirt, giving thereby the simple
appearance of a very smart and mod
ish suit.
But be not deceived! When milady
unbuttons said coat the double dealing
is at once revealed She stands forth
resplerdent in a stunning, sem1-decol-
bette afternoon or restaurant gown OF
delicate pastel tint. A deep facing OF
the same dark toned material as the
coat around the bottom of the skirt
is the link between two complete cos
tunes in one the key to the sartor1al
situation.
It is deep enough to reach up to
the coat when that is donned and eff
feet the perfect picture of a suit and
deep skirtband lends richness to the
dinner frock exposed, the bodice of
which has touches of the same dark
toned material to balance up the sec
Ond of the two in one costumes.
A perfect toilette indeed for the
commuters bride. She can come in
early and do her shopping in fitting
and fitted suit and then when fond
husband asks her to stay in town to
dinner and go to the theater after
wards. she may accept with perfect
equanimity and perfect frock.
Hubby is always bound to ask her,
too, when he sees what a ravishing
toilette she has up her coat sleeve.
Oh, no commuters home should be
without one of these two fold blessed
frocks.
Another bit of double dealing that
Dame Fashion is up to this season is
an evening gown that becomes its own
wrap. It also becomes its own wear
er very much.
Fashioned of the fluffy tulle or the
new sole de soir,' it is made with a
detachable satin or velvet train fall
ing from the shoulders in back and
a like straight panel falling from the
corSage in front This train is so de-
vised as to drape around the shoulders
and fasten to the front panel thereby
forming an effective evening wrap.
This gown even goes one better and
adds q third to its changing charms
BY shedding the panel and train all
together: presto changed! Another
complete frock is displayed.
A most triumphant triumvirate truly
is this trio1et toilette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-05

sent to original shareholders in the
building corporation and they have
been asked to petition the utilities
commission to grant the Orient's new
program. Several of the construction
company representatives may appear
before the commission when the case
is called.
Under. the reorganization plan, as
announced this. week by Orient Off
Gals, the railroad proposes a II mil
lion dollars stock and bond issue. A
portion of this money will be used to
take up the original first mortgage
bonds. Other funds will be used to
complete the construction of the road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-05
NEIL O'BRIEN'S MINISTRIES

Minstrelsy has stood the test of time
and is not suffering from the ravageS
of the movie" director. What more
could be said of this popular form of
entertainment? Ever since the days
of Chaucer there has been some kind
of minstrelsy and this manner of
amusing the public has been improv-
ing ever since. Neil O'Brien's min
strels at the Grand theater last night
can be cited as an example without a
blush.
Neil O'Brien is a genial minstrel
man and he has a genial minstrel
show-a show that the press agent
might well advertise as a "laugh-a-
minute production. O'Brien's fun
making is not hard to analyze. The
minstrel man has the characteristic
shuttle of the feet a shrug of the
that bring a smile with every spoken
word. And along this line Eddie Ross
must be considered. Ross gets his
nonsense by simply through facial ex-
preston and a keen insight into the
peculiar working of a Negroes mind.
"Minstrelsy's traditional first part
was followed by an olio that was made
up of funny sketches. Pete Detzel, the
man with the intoxicated feet, Lasses
White, Eddie Ross and Eddie Mazier
helped O'Brien make the last half of
the performance one to be remem-
bered. The scream of the olio was
O'Brien's sketch, "Darktown's BRAY
est Fighting the Flames Was a
burlesque of a fire department done
in true negro style.
Between the two parts the orches-
ira gave the gallery gods their go
bits worth by playing the kind of rag
time music that the trombone tears to
played Harry Snyder's favorite piece,
FLORIDA Rag-"-E. w. w.