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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-28
COURTNEY is NO GUTTER
corneIi's sold Man" Disprovins
Charge That He Lacked Sand.

corneIis sold Man" Disprovine
Charge That He Lacked Sand.
The fight which Charles j. Court
ney is making for his life in the City
hospital at Ithaca, N. Y, is disproving
the tradition that the "Old Man" is
lacking in sand, as has been 50 often
charged since an incident dating bach
to the days when Courtney was a pro
fessional sculler. 3ft,
Courtney was alleged to have avoid
ed meeting Ned Hanlan, then in the
heylly of his glory, and the story
that he cut his boat in two on the eve
of the race stuck to Courtney no mat
ter how had he tried to ,disproye it.
That story has been the cause of
much sorrow to the "Old Man" but
his present sickness must be taken
by those who have professed to be-
lieve it as a refutation Of the rumor.
Courtney on June IL suffered a
fracture at the base of the skull, and
not soul knew ii, not even doctor,
until the night of June 2S. after the
varsity race in the Poughkeepsie re-
gatta had been rowed and won by the
Cornell crew. Then it was that Court
ney collapsed, and it was discovered
that for Is days he had borne intense
pain without a word.
Those who were with Courtney in
the Cornell training quarters at
Poughkeepsie say he was the hearty,
genial soul he always was. His eye
was clear, his grip firm and his whole
bearing seemed to indicate that he
was in the best of health. All this
was pose, done to deceive his boys"
and to keep them from getting down
cast on the eve of the big race. Bet
ter to sacrifice myself than the boys"
seems to have been Courtney's theo-
ry.
The last reports from Ithaca indi-
cate that the "Old Man" is slowly re-
covering, but Cornell men fear that
he will never be seen again in COM
mand of a Cornell crew, something
that has been a part OF Courtney's
life for 35 of his 65 years.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
!. MISCELLANIES

world, which is, after all, the on
ly lever by which we may be able
to help lift the prisoner body high
er.
The prisoner body. to begin with.
has public sentiment against it. 1t
is not in position to run for Office
or ask for public favor. 1t has run
counter current to city. county.
state or national. institutions. All
it can ask is for chance to make
good. The chance to make good
depends largely upon prison condi.
tions. These conditions may make
for or mar health and an opportun-
ity to improve mentally, morally
and physically. The prisoner is ask
ing for favors, after having de-
clared, by his acts. that he is un-
worthy of being favored. He is in
an unfortunate and rather embar-
RAISING position. He knows there
are thousands and tens of thousands
outside who have done as he has
done. with impunity. Were they
all apprehended and brot to Jail,
however, it would not improve his
individual condition. Society when
awakened can alone do this, and the
prison paper can but hold up tc it
the great good that is in the prison
er body. 1t is case of still further
educting the people along such lines
of truth and wisdom, for after all it
receives back the prisoner after his
term has expired. and if the prison
has made him a more vicious char
acter than when he entered, it loses.
But if it has reformed and made
better and a healthier man of him
and one worth citizenship, it has
been the beneficiary. This salient
proposition alone, and which deep
~ concerns. public welfare, is what
has thru its discussion and opera
ton, raised the prisoners estate.
In the meanwhile the editor of
prison paper goes on collecting an
athemas and storing the surplus
wrath of the ones he is trying as best
he can to benefit. This is no pro-
test against persons cussing the ed
itor of prison paper. There is no
disposition on his part to stand be-
tween a man and his rights! The fact
remains that he is Damned if he
does, and damned if he doesn't"
which is part of the job.
Some complain that the editorials
and contributed articles are like sour
dough. It has been the effort of the
editor to get as much as possible,
without seeming to digress from it's
very serious mission. II studiously
refrains, however. from indulgiue in
morose observations or from becom-
ing a neophite.
The object of this is to SERVE
prisoners here and everywhere, with
out regard TO the sentiment of any
individual. This broader viewpoint
shall be retained until . better is sug-
gested and made tenable.
-LsavsnWoyth Nss0 Era.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
The Prison Paper

The old systemof treating prison
ers, dealing out punishment and
showing them only brutality and
force, had become the custom. No
body questioned it, and few seemed
to care to investigate it. Public
opinion, aroused by repeated cases
of barbarity, began to turn against
the system. 1t became repulsive to
society-only after society began to
KNOW what was going on and es.
innate the results of such a system
as they affected prisoners direct,
and society itself. indirectly.
Taat prison papers have had
something to do with arousing the
public to sense of it's duty toward
persons incarcerated in prisons
there can be no question. They
did not do it exposing bad and in
human methods, but by printing the
best Of their thots while in prison,
and showing to the world that there
was much good and much of the
worthy and redeemable in men be-
hind the bars. This attracted, and
once attracted, the better element
put the leaven into public sentiment
that finally raised the prisoners
estate to the plane of decency and
fairness.
With but one exception, there is
nothing that receives more condem-
nation about prison than the pris-
on paper, and that is, perhaps, the
editor of the paper. He is often
roundly scored, cussed and discus
sed. He is credited with sycoph-
ancy, turbulence and every con-
temptible trait because he does not
attack certain things which the
prisoner body condemns. This
large division seldom stops to think
that it comes in rather bad taste to
attack men, in what you might call
their own papar. In other words a
prison paper is merely concession
AN added privilege, which proper
ly used can exist, and must yield to
a sane and practical censorship. 1t
cannot be radical. It must be
moderate. temperate, and keep to
the middle of the road at all times.
1t is not published to please all, but
rather to help all. All papers in or
outside, if not censored by cool
heads and good judgment, soon
strike reef and are beached. The
act that prison paper says moth
ing about some matter that seems to
demand condemnation or exploit
does not mean that the editor con-
sents to it. Nor does it infer that
ne is sycophant, or cowardly.
But he may commend good that is
done, progressive steps that are ta-
ken. and do all that he can to sug-
gest other such moves. and help all
he can to bring them about.
He may send outside the walls
messages in the paper that will
reach and interest the outside
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

:: Boobies ::
Leon Ames is now member Of the ST Louis Cardinals
Manager Higgins evidently believes having plenty of pitch
differing in that respect Manager Herzog Cncnna
IT, who let Ames CO. Maybe he thought the Ames hoodoo
brought the Reds hard luck.
Art Pelan for the Cubs has been out of
the line due to injury received while the trip
Manager Herzog recently suspended pitchers Benton
Lear for Indifferent work in the games Philadelphia
the release of Ame this left the Aingers-Dae
Ioney, Schneider, and recruit named McKenry
The most optimistic baseball writer of the present w. A.
Pheon of the Cincinnati mesStar correspondent
Sporting News His the Reds are as good as
any other club In the National league good rstwhe
Reds poor last
Umprng in the Federal league life job President
Gilmore canned brace of umps week. This must have
been good news to fielder Jones.
Owner Comiskey roar about poor umpring the Amer
lean league will probably down to nothing It was
caused the umpire question designating Manager Rowland
bush Lacquer combined with the that the White Sox
slipping.
The Philadelphia Nationals have been ably assisted year
by pitcher Alexander and ouede Cavath Alexander pitch
ed the club to victory 20 times and Cavath
It reported that Association players
jumped the Fedeas last week. These pitcher Sanford
Burke of Indianapolis who joined the Pittsburgh Feds and
outfeder Pete Compton, of Kansas City, who goes the St.
Louis Feds.
In of games between the Giants and Pr
the clubs played three double and split even This
left the two clubs tie with Boston for fourth place. The
New York club officials out the attendance for three days
IS. 900.
The Braves threaten repeat of last year.
At this writing they have crowded place to third
with percentage trfe Manager Stangs has ev
identity impressed upon the players necessity smooth team
work. and the of John Ever helps little
the last game series between the Braves and Cubs
the latter scored but four and in games
The game the Cubs the ninth scoreess and
got three with none ou-one would tie and
would probably win the Salngs then recalled Raglan
and Hughes who struck Fisher and started
rapid double play which ended the game
Murray ex-Giant fielding splendidy for the Cubs
His throwing hit the superb and he covers
lots of ground.
The Cubs in a decline and will have hard time
Their last trip very disastrous they but
three of seventeen games played.
That popular scout Mike Kahoe has been signed by
Braves Kahoe has been acting Clark
Griffith number of and has turned lot of good
players the Old Fox But he received salary larger
Griffith thought the club could afford allowed depart
1t said that Pres Ganey has signed him
salary.
The Braves have signed pitcher Jesse Barnes, right
handler who from the Davenport club of the Three
league the Braves Cincinnati week
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
DIR Iriall Aa,,tra

Selected.
Names wild the musical Tilt Of troll to thin
Names wild rollickn' swing an roll to thin
Names wild body an bones an soul to thin;
Sure an they're pothry. darlint ashore!
Names wild the smell o. the pratees an wheat them
Names wild the odor o. dillsk an peat thin
Names wild lump O. the turf hangn' sweet o thin
Where can yez find thin tn whole wurruld DER?
(Refrain.)
Brannigan, Flanagan, Milgan Gilligan,
Duffy, McDufy, Muarky, Malone,
Rafferty,. Laferty, Connolly, Donnelly,
Dooey, O'Hooey, Muldowny Malone.
Names wild fine old Hbernian sheen to thin
Names wild the dewy shamroges cngin green thin
Names wild the smile O. the dark Rosaleen to thin
Sure an they're beautiful darnt asthore!
Names wild the taste of the salt O. the earth Thin
Names wild the warmth the ancisthrat thin
Names wild the blood o. the land their berth thin
Where yez bate thin the whole wurruld DER?
81 ~~N&&&&&& q
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
New Elmwood Park
Course Has Number
Of Tough Hazards

Both Supervisor Of Recreation English
and Charley Johnston. Happy Hollow
club professional. who planned the course.
are enthusiastic over the new Elmwood
park golf course which is being laid out
this fall and will be opened for play
next spring.
1T viii be one OF the sportiest courses
in this part OF the country" declares Mr..
English. and It is not a short course
either. The eighteenth hole is one of the
best ever saw. The ball must be pitched
over the creek that runs through the
park ana over some high trees into bull
pen where tho green is situated. 1t
takes q mighty good shot to land right.
Tn another place the fairway is but
seventy-five feet between two rows OF
high trees. II the drive doesn't go di-
rectiy down the fairway. it's trouble for
the golfer.
Another feature Of the course that
should prove attractive for match play is
that II IL possible to follow all the way
around the eighteen holes by automobile,
Thus you can sit In your car and watch
a golf match, a feature / do not believe
any other course in the country possesses.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
WOMEN GOLFERS TO
START ON MONDAY
First Metropolitan Championship
Tournament for Women to Be
Played at Country Club.
OVER FIFTY ARE ENTERED

Over fifty women will drive off the first
tee at the Country club early Monday
morning In the qualifying round of the
first annual metropolitan tournament
held under the auspices OF the Omaha's
Women Golfers association. The ASSOC
citation is made up OF women belonging
to the Field. Happy Hollow. Country,
Seymour Lake. Prettiest Mile and Miller
Park Golf clubs and the Council Bluffs
Rowing association. but any woman 10
eligible TO enter the metropolitan tourna-
ment.
Eighteen holes will be played each day
and the play will start at o'clock in
the morning. Thirty.two players will
qualify on Monday for the championship
flight
Mrs E. II. Sprague, who will be in
charge OF the tournament for the Coun-
try club with the assistance OF Mrs. w.
II. Finn. who is secretary of the assoc
citation. is one of the tavorites. other
prominent women who are expected OF
exhibit some good golf are Mesdames J.
t. Stewart, II; !. ]. Dunn, Karl Lininger,
T. w. Wilson, Bruce Moffat, w. G. Sill
yer and w. T. Burns.
Entries in the tournament are a.
follows:
Field club: Mrs. Bruce Moffatt. Mrs.
]. w. Tillson, Mrs. Allen Farmer. Mrs.
Ernest Sweet, Mrs f. p Boyer, Mrs.
o. S. Goodrich and Mrs. Baler.
Happy Hollow club: Mrs. Howard
Goodrich, Mrs. w. =. Shafer. Mrs. W. G..
Silver and Mrs. Carl A. Lininger.
Seymour Lake: Mrs. l.. NJ. Lord, Mrs.
J. ID. Ringer, Mrs w. r. Philby, Mrs.
John Beltins, Mrs. c. r. Vollmer, Mrs.
]. ]. McAlllster. Mrs. ]. II. PARROT, Mrs.
Crosby. Mrs. A. S, INDIAN. Miss Mabel
Melcher, Miss Ida Haley and Miss Mary
Conner.
Prettiest Mile Golf club: Mrs. Fred
Crane. Mrs. Charles Mortensen, Mrs. w.
II. Primer, Mrs Frank Ruffeli, Mls A.
n. Smith, Mrs. Walter Meyer, Mrs. II.
w. McCleneghan, Ms. Ray Rainbolt,
Ms. w. II. Flynn and Ms. G. G.. Hiddle-
ston.
County club; Mrs. sprague, Mrs. j. T.
Stewart, II; Mrs. y. It. Lindsey, Mrs. w
A. Redick, Mrs. John Redick, Mrs VIII
Burns, Mrs. Sam Caldwell Mrs. Ralph
Peters, Miss Marjorie Mccord. Miss
Elizabeth Bruce, Miss Davis Miss
Meliora Davis, Miss Peters. Miss Daphne
Peters, Miss Mary Burnley, Miss Butler
and Miss Marie McShane.
Council Bluffs Rowing association: Mrs.
#. j. Despecher.
Unattached: Miss Clara Mack. Mrs.
W. Il. Bolin and Mrs. p. ID. Branch.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
U. OF 0. is LITTLE
SHY ON MATERIAL
Some Weak Spots Found in Lineup
of the Foot Ball Team Made Up
by University of Omaha.
COACH PATCHING UP THE HOLES

Coach DelamAtre OF the University OF
Omaha foot ball squad is dubious over
the prospects this seas@lD II more foot
ball candidates do not turn out. The
coach has been handicapped In this re-
spect from the start and meausres to
remedy the weakness have met with
small results. A determined effort Is to
be made this week TO turn out all avail
able material.
Delamatre is building the varsity team
around only four veterans since Captain
Bruce broke a bone In his right hand
The back field will hinge on Earnle
Adams. a speedy halfback. who was the
offensive mainstay OF the lineup last
year. The other veterans. seibert., jerks
and De Bolt. will be used on the line.
Need a Quarterback.
The serious problem of filling the quar-
terback position was solved last week
when Jap" Leach. formerly Of the
South Omaha High school. came out for
the team. Leach has been showing up
unusually we'll. He Is heady. shifty on
his feet and is excellent In running down
punts. Korbmaker. another newcomer
from the South Omaha High school. has
cinohed the position at center.
One OF the problems confronting the
coach Is the developing OF punter and
drop kicker. Adams seemsthe logical
man. but has not had much experience in
this line.
For the first time In years the line
gives promise OF developing into real
stone barrier Wilson, a 240-pound guard
with several years OF high school ekpe-
rience, Is showing up well. aud so is Jen-
kins, Gangleman. Lowe and Allerton.
There are a number OF good men out
for the ends. but so far no selection has
been made.
fDelamatre has not given his squad
much scrimmage practice. The squad
has been tacklinE. booting the ball and
running signals but has hardly been In
condition for scrlmmage work. Della
matre expects 10 start this work Monday
at a practice game
The game with York college at York
scheduled for october 1. has been changed
to September 90 The Omaha team win
leave Wednesday evening, returning home
Friday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26

give Alexander TO any of the seven
clubs that trail the Phils and that club
would win the pennant"
That is the way Bill KLEIN. who ranks
with Bill Evans rs the best umpire in
the game, characteriEes Grover Cleveland
Alexander. and coming from KLEIN the
assertion carries weight.
1T is the first time since I have been
In the league that any one player stands
out In front of his rivals" continues
KLEIN in his eulogy Of Alexander the
Great i've seen the Pills slip several
times this summer; Alexander would go
to the hill. pitch a shut-out game and the
Quakers would be back In their stride
"Give the Cardinals Alexander; they
would win the pennaDt Give Cincinnati
Alexander, give the Cubs Alexander, or
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
Jack Holland Says
Western Intends to
Break from 0. B. B,

That the Western league Is planning
TO secede from organized base ball and
TO affiliate with the Federals Is a state
ment accredited to Jack Holland OF b.
Joseph. Holland, says the report De-
ieves there Is an oganized plan to throw
over the traces and that II win be made
public soon.
All of which is denied vehemently oy
the owners who attended the meeting In
Omaha. That the Western league IN
tends TO stick 10 organized ball TO the
finish is their emphatic declaration
Holland. is appears. Il somewhat put
out because he was dropped from the roll
of the board OF directors. Jack also an
nounces that he intends to fight to the
last ditch what he terms the attempt to
Gust himself and Isbell from the board.
However. Mr.. Holland seems to have al
ready been ousted. and about the best he
can do Is squawk vOcaliy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
GHORGETOWN.
PRINCETON.
City Firemen and
Bartenders to Mix
On Diamond Today

Nine firemen. members Of omaha's cell
ebrated fire department, and nine bar
tenders who answer here" when tho
roll of the Omaha Bartenders' union Is
called are beelKed to battle nine rounds
of base ball at Post park in Benson to-
day.
Duoky Holmes Is the manager OF the
bartenders. Louis Wavrin will direct the
fire laddiesL Both assert victory Is theirs.
For four days ten-round, no-decision con-
versation bouts have been staged between
this pair and today win settle II.
AS the firemen must DO at work by 9
o'clock and the time 1t will take to play
the game Is likely to extend into hours,
the fray viii be started at 1880
In addition to the ball game an ath-
letio program Of Interesting events is
scheduled.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
Bessie Says Foster
Can Lick Alexander

Claude Bessie. ona OF the Omaha fans
who picked Boston to cop the worlds
series last year. says the Red Sox will
cop the honors this year. Bessie Is an ex-
pert on worlds series. Last year Bessie
saw the Braves beat Philadelphia the
first game and promptly predicted four
straight for StalnngS crew.
This year Bossie is again going to take
in the SERIES 'If Foster and Alexander
oppose each other in the first game de-
clarss Bessie. my bets go on Foster.
And the Red Sox viii clean up. II Foster
doesn't oppose Alexander in the first
game. I'm not sure how I'll place my
coin"
AS a result Of the milk inspectors sue
cessful Decentralization last year. Omaha
fans who favor the Pills are becoming a
bit ieary.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26

any other club and that club would win
the pennant."
In addition 10 being the pitching wizard
Of the league. Alexander u the iron man
OF 1915 He has won thirty games this
year. far more than any other pitcher.
He has pitched almost 400 innings. lie
has asked Moran permission to pitch
three games In the worlds series and
there isn't National league fan who
doesn't believe Grover Cleveland would
win all three
Nebraska has a particular pride in the
accomplishments OF Alexander. for Alex
ander is a Nebraska product His homo
today Is IN ST. Paul. Neb. and when tho
tall. lean, ianRy. freckled Grover faces
the Boston Red sox In the worlds series
he will have all, OF Nebraska behind him
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26

,i %rcooK g., Neb,, Sept. %.Itspeeis
feated HolbrOok High School team
the first game OF the season Friday
ernoon, IS 10 s. The Holbrook hui
held the locals In the first half
score OF TO Z, but the balloon wen
In the second. when. by end runs
riors made three touchdowng. one OF
touchdowns coming IN the last qua
when Jeffries OF McCook made a I
yard run, the most spectacular pla
the, game. Coach Strain Is feeling
he'had an aggregation which will end
season. Ike last year. as champtOn
southwestern Nebraska
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
Goldie G. Takes 2:l8
Pace at Columbus

COLUMBUS o., Sept. 2b.-From the un.
finished 21s pace of Friday nd two over-
night races. there came this afternoon
eleven heats on the sixth program, of
Columbus grand circuit racing. Goldie
took the 2;ls pace. Thistle Patch lost
two chances by breaks inside the distance
mark. Red Mike. a heavily backed second
choice, made break In todays first heat
and was shut out.
Nata Prime took the special trot In
straight heats. but the pacing event was
prolonged through five heats.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
With the Amateurs

Duluth BdisOns against Luxus at
Rourke park at 800 .. m.
All-Stars against Brown Park Mer-
chants at Rourke park at 1890 D. m.
StOrz at Pender. Neb.
sam MoOres against Nebraska Auto
school. east diamond. Fontenelle park.
lantic la.
Drexel Shoe Co. at ST. Paul. Mind.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
Drexels to st. Paul.

DreNeAa 10 81. Eaut.
Last night two Of Omaha's champion
ship mines departed over the Northwest
ern TO invade foreign fields. The Drexels,
who won the Glass B championship went
to st. Paul, where they will battle a
Class A team today. While the Drexels
do not expect to trim the Class A champs.
of the northern village, they expect 70
put up stiff fight. Among the Drexels
who took the trip are; Livingston. Storey,
Shields, Gurnett. Bushman, KENNY,
Sherer Connolly, Krejic. Dwarak, Koch
Ter. OBrien, Bushman and Drexel.
The G. A. Nelson's, champions Of class
c. went TO Sioux City for a game today.
Among those who took the trip are: NJ
Weige, Gerhardt, Mccoy, d. Weige, Bo-
san, Meitlipger, Miller. Lang, Mancuso
and Johnson.