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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-10
School Notes.

AT bly, Tuesday afternoon in
Miss Brierly's room, ii was decided
that The Athena school will enter the
contest Of the Walla Walla Evening
Bulletin and endeavor to win the Pa
Telescope given by that paper to the
school securing the largest number
of subscriptions Mr.. Reed. who was
repf esenting the Bulletin, gave an in
teresting talk in which be unfolded
the plan of the contest to the students
and encouraged them in their under
taking. He also explained the eduoa-
tional value of the Pathescope in
school work and offered an individual
prize Of one dollar to the pupil aud
also to the room bringing in the great.
est number each day. The editor of
the paper, Mr.. Kelly. guarantees the
school Pathescope il they get 100
subscriptions. regardless of The con-
test.
The second double hsader basket
ball game played between Weston
aud Athena, last Friday night in Wea.
ton resulted in defeat for both the
Athena teams. The boys lost with a
score of 81 to 20. In the last half Of
the game the Athena boys put up
splendid fight and held the score down
to ~ points. The girls were defeated
with score Of 10 TO 5.
A double header basket ball game
has been proposed by some ex-college
basket ball stars. to play both Weston
and Athena High school teams. in the
Athena gymnasium some time next
week. il arrangements can be made
satisfactorily to both teams. The
college stars who propose to play are:
Don Kice, Tom Boylen, Harold Cooh-
ran, Bill Livingston and Irving BROOKS.
A Christmas program will be given
by the pupils of Miss Armstrong;
room on Friday afternoon. December
"a In the auditorium. The children
are now rehearsing and Will be in
readiness 10 present most inter esting
program. consisting of a play, reoira-
tions. songs and solos. The public is
invited to attend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31
M'INNIS WILL PLAY
TOMORROW, SAYS MACK
Athletics Star First Sacker
Will Return to Team,
Declares Manager

Manager Mack. of the Athletics says
that "Stuffy" McInns will rejoin the team
tomorrow and play i'm the series against
the Red SoX. He declares that he knows
of no reason for McInnis' failure 10 rejoin
the team, but is sure that his star first
baseman will make a satisfactory eX-
PLANTATION when he returns 10 the team.
one morning paper states that Mack
received word from McInnis that he was
well satisfied with his treatment here and
that he would stick with Mack and help
rebuild the Athletics.
MeInnis has always professed his loy-
atty TO Manager Mack and the Athletics
and II he jumps TO the Federal League
IL will only be after he has given the local
team a fair chance TO bid for his services
IL has been said that McInnis' contract
has another season TO run but this is evil
IDENTIFY not the case, or there would not
be so much speculation as TO his proba-
bilitv of leaving the team
Local fans sincerely hope that Nc
Innis Will stay right here, where he is
badly needed. He has always been
treated well BY Manager Mack, the Ath-
letic oficials and the fans and has an
opportunity 20 step into the shoes OF
Harry Davis when the latter retires as
Comics first lieutena%
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31

GOLF FORM OF PREHISTORIC MAN
BAD; YES, VERY BAD, AND THEN SOME
Stance Imprinted in Rock Reveals Real Crudeness Of
Early Players, Says Science, With Capital "S.v
Down to Real Play for Amateur Title

jumping on Il. And these quick footprints
here are no doubt where he ioped on IN
disgust, possibly TO swing himself into
a nearby tree for supper or perhaps he
had gone TO the clubhouse. I am not sure
which. When ! have studied the rock
more fully l can tell more"
sss
Now for the real business
work OF winning the amateur title in golf
of this bread land. There are stiD a
left in the battle royal. The weeding-out
process at medal play is all over. and
during the rest OF the week there will be
match play 36 holes every day This
gives every player fortunate enough to
qualify real chance for the title
Scoring yesterday was very high
Francis Ouimet. OF the Big Three being
the only one 10 speed up his game right
Off the bat. He was among the few to
break 50 in the morning.
Cameron Buxton Huntingdon Valley.
had rather bad first round, but on the
whole his play was very creditabIe
Rotan, Perrin, Crump and Worthington
all went along fairly WELL and while
they were far from the fastest golf OF
which they are capable they nevertheless
gave Philadelphians anxiously watching
their play no cause for disappointment.
The course was sprayed by light rains.
which took a little OF the grease" out
OF the course. and this fact helped to
pile up the scores. Rotan depends much
on his long shots to get him home, and
he was probably handicapped more than
the other Phladelphians on this account
Ouimet. Travers and Evans continue to
be the favorites against the field. but
there are half dozen players at least
who are perfectly capable Of ousting any
cne of the three. The chances of one
Jesse Guilford, the Hampshire A. look
rosy to lots Of fans. He is knocking EN-
far down the alley every day. Ouimet
beat Evans last week. I up in 10 holes.
and after he gets little more accus-
toned to the course, he should be even
more ormdable.
Jerry Travers is easing his way along
i'm no hurry to show his merits, but with
| that cheerful smile of his, which tells
| the keen ones that he will be on top when
! the last bell goes Off The race this year
| promises to be the most interesting in
! years, whatever happens.
The cap of II. b. Newton, Frankford
acts as kind of a golfometer on his game
| Every time he wins a hole the cap come,
around a bit over his right ear. II hs
| wins by a large margin the peak GOMEZ
all the way around to the back OF hi
neck. so that he looks like an avaiator
| Every time he breaks 70 the cap is OF
perfectly straight. So far the cap hal
! always been on the bias.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31

The beautiful science OF geology has
done much for civilization. For instance,
it has whacked on the head the ancient
theory that the human race was descend
ed from fish and It has furnished con-
elusive evidence that there was once
horse no bigger than a dog and that Il
whistled like a canary bird. Now ~ has
gone a step further.
John Hohnhut, instructor in a small
Western college, does not mind being
quoted In his home paper to the effect
that he has uncovered a fine big rock
Of the "iurasslc" period, which proves
conclusively that the stance of ancient
ball players was all wrong.
Professor Hohnhut admits that he him
self used to be a baseball player and is
now golfer. and for this reason he may
be seeing things" in his ancient rock.
but his theories sound interesting, so here
goes:
The professor adjusted his glasses,
leaned his elbows on his rocky horoscope.
and his features lit up as one inspired. as
the following rippled from off his chest:
"One has to imagine much" said Holm
hut, when dealing in matters of this
Kind That is how we have been able to
create the lovely dinosaur which no doubt
in actuality looked much as we have
pictured il. Now IL is a well-known fact
that ever since humans have taken
delight in hitting something. be It a skull
or stake, that a ball has been the means
i'm nearly all outdoor games.
Notice the delight of a child when It
hits something with a ball. why then is
it unreasonable to suppose that our an
cestor with the hairy knuckles and under
shot jaw had a similar delight? No doubt
they made a bouncing ball out OF vese-
table matter such as grass or bamboo,
or even an old pair of jumpers, and that
is why we have none preserved today.
while 1 do not say they ever played
| baseball, l believe they played similar
| game, in which the batsmen faced the
| pitcher. But the batsman seems to have
| stood patti-tOed and knock-kneed and
| fear this prevented the rise of baseball
] as it must have ruined the batting eye.
! Golf, l believe. they did play, and
| think l have caught this fellow" saiC
! the professor, pointing 10 the footprint
| preserved in his rock, ''in tire act of try
| ing to make a drive. Even the Gallon,
spots in his feet are preserved and ON
can see where his long toenails cut an
grily into the turf.
mo wonder prehistoric golf never -four
ished If his was the accepted stance. See
His feet were turned transferable form
And see this rut over here? l. believ
that is where he took up a divot on tn
shot. Using the imagination stin more
l attribute this mess in back to his bang
ing his stick on the ground and the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31

modore Yarnall, OF the Belmont Yacht
Ciub' VIII likely assume command
me Reola, a Philadelphia Yacht 4.
hauled out on the ways at the Icss,ngfon
shipbuilding Company. where she vii. lie
generally overhauled. -
When Captain y j. McNamee s..es ,,a
boat Naomi he wiz hardly recognize her.
captain MeNamee las given Commodofa
Walber' OF the Riverside Club the privI.
lege OF handling the boat in the ocean
city event, and the Essington yacbtsmsn
has had the boat overhauled from Stem
to stern. "
The engine bed has been reoonstr,,c,ca
and the propeller shaft aligned. while 4
new coat OF paint has given her verv
natty appearance. The boat viii be MI
overheard from the Essington yard Mon
day.
A. ]. Mcclure and John S Mcclnr.
yaehtsmen OF Chester, will leave Monday
Tor TWO weeks cunning trip on the pa
tuNent River, Chesapeake Bav. Reed
BIRDS will be specially hunted.
The annual club cruise of the River.
SIDE Yacht Club will be held September
4, and g.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31
O'KEEFE VS.. TAYLOR
TONIGHT; M'CARRON
LUCKY HE Is ALIVE
Bantam Attraction at Douglas
Club - Allentown Middle
weight Missed Flight With
Aviator Who Was Killed
NATIONALS SHOW NIGHT

Eddie O'Keefe, local aspirant for Kid
williams crown, will have an oppor-
tunity to polish off one contender for the
Baltimorean's laurels, when he clashes
with Jimmy Taylor, of New York, at the
Douglas Atonight
The program follows:
First bout-Bobhy Clark, Southwark VS.. Joe
Second bout1Eidie White, southwark. VS..
ThiTdi bout-K, O. Russell, Southwark. VS..
semiwind d-up Joe Tuber, 18th Ward VS.. Joe
Bradley Southwark.
Nina-up Eddie OkeCfe, southwark, VS..
Jimmy Taylor. New York.
1t is a miracle that Jack McCarron,
middlewcight fighter. is among the living
today The Allentowner had agreed to
mako the ascension with Lieutenant
Baron Haldeman Won Figyelmessy, of the
Imperial Flying Corps of Hungary, on
Saturday afternoon, when the latter was
fatally injured. Jack arrived late at the
ascension grounds and the Baron went
UP without him. In a letter to Jack Nc
Guigan here, McCarron stated, IF l
never go to heaven when l die ! will go
into the clouds as near st. Peters gates
as possible on Saturday-via an airship"
MCCarron meets Jack Toland in Allen
town Labor Day.
Friday night will be fight night at the
National A. c. this season. Jack Nc
GuIgan, promoter, said today many busi-
ness men i'm the southern section of the
city and in Richmond suggested the
change because pleasure interefered with
business on Saturday nights.
Tommy Welsh, of West Philadelphia,
and Willie Harmon, of Point Breeze, will
meet in the windup at the Ludlow Club,
Friday night.
Johnny Coulon has started "roughing
it, i'm Canadian woods for the purpose of
preparing for a comeback" campaign
with the hope of meeting Kid Williams
again. Jawn VIII find ''roughing II" in
the woods and "roughing it" with Will
Jams in the ring two entirely different
propositions.
Jack Toland is acting as sparring part
ner for Joe Borrell this week at Adam
Ryan's gym. Joe hopes to be in the best
shape of his career for his match with
Frank Loughrey at the Olympia next
Monday night
Packey Mcfarland and Mike Gibbons
are i'm New York finishing training for
their much-talked-of match September IL.
Having reganed his eyesight Joe Shu-
grue has started light work in preparation
for his return appearance in the ring
against Willie Ritchie in New York Oc-
tober 4.
Eddie Wallace has been signed up for
two tough bouts by his manager, Scotty
Monteith. He meets X. o. Mars i'm Cin-
cinnati September l3 and George CLANCY
September 25 in Baltimore.
Sr-Kindly inform me through your column
II Champion Kid Williams has ever been
knocked out. J. Il. Is.
George Chaney, of Baltimore, stopped
Williams twice when both boys were pre-
limnary fighters.
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With the Falling Leaves

Two weeks ago we had nine world
series candidates. But even as the leaves
of autumn quiver and fiutter downward
at each short gust, so the contenders pass
out with August and the dream goes
gray.
OF the nine early August candidates for
the honor of splitting $4,000 on a 6O-4O
basis only five remain. The two A. L.
leaders have already been discussed. In
the National all Western clubs, plus the
Giants, have concluded their last hopes,
and it remains to be seen just how fast
Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Boston can
travel on the road, BY the end of the
week the three will be pointing West, and
the real hunch is now that Philadelphia
and Boston win run within an eyelash
of one another to the end of the road.
The Braves while making another
smashing onslaught down the stretch,
will never find the Phillies as soft and
yielding as the Giants were last fall. For
when the big pinch comes there is always
Alexander
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31
FOLSOM TEAM TOPLAY
"ALLTES" POST SERIES
Champions Of Class A and B
Leagues of r. R. T. Meet
on September 7

The Meadowbrook Athletic Grounds, at
23d and Market streets, have been select
ed for the post-series games of the win
ners of bo'h teams in the p. r. T. League
race. which ended last week. Allegheny
won the Glass A tourney, dropping one
game in IA, while the second division
competition was taken in an uphill finish
by the Folsom team.
Tuesday September 7, is the date of
the first battle.
The question uppermost i'm the minds
Of the mapority of the ball players is:
"Can Johnson, the star hurler of the
Class winners, hold the Folsom slug
gers down?" All the teams of the first
division class Johnson a wonder with the
support he receives from his eliminates,
and now comes the subject as TO whether
the right-hand pitcher can fool the coun-
try boys great batting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31

Undine Boat Club members are very
eager to make a showing in the Middle
States Regatta, to be held on the Schuyl-
Kill River Labor Day, and are training
daily for the championships
An eight-oared senior shell crew, NJ. J.
Lukens in the junior singles; E. G.
Schmidhciser in the intermediate singles
and Schmidheiser and L. r. Boswell in
the intermediate doubles constitute the
entry in the big event.
Members of the Schuylkin Navy are be-
ginning to return from their vacations,
and lively times are noticed at the clubs
along Boathouse Row.
The Virginia Boat Club, of Richmond,
Va, will have a junior eight in the Middle
states Regatta.
Vesper has entered the largest num-
her of oarsmen in the Labor Day event
At this time eight entries are virtually
certain. Undne and Pennsylvania Clubs
have four entries and West Philadelphia
two. Fairmount has an entry, and Malta
probably one.
Duluth Boat Clubs bow oar in the inter-
mediate eight which rowed in the Ma
tional Regatta has only one finger and "A
thunD on one OF MS nandS. InlS crew
created a worlds record for a mile-and-a-
quarter course.
VIII the oarsmen of this country and
Canada be able to stop the winning career
of the Duluth Boat Club is a question that
has been asked by many oarsmen.
The Duluth fours and eights have, In
succession, won the intermediate and
senior races in 1913. on the Charles River.
Boston, and last year they duplicated the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31
100 KIL0METRE BIKE RACE
AT POINT BREEZE DROME
Carman, Wiley, Walthour and Moran
in Big Contest

Four of the most noted American fol-
lowers of motorpace, Clarence Carman,
worlds champion; George Wiley eX-
worlds champion; Bobby Walthour, At
lanta. Ga. an aspirant for this years
title, and Jimmie Moran, Of Boston,
Mass, will be brought together on Thurs
day night at Point Breeze Park motor
drome in one of the longest endurance
races ever decided in this city. The dis
lance Will be 100 kilometres and Manager
Roden feels that this is one of the great
est cards ever arranged for the loyal
motorpace fans In this city.
The first and second man 10 finish in the
big race on Thursday night will be
matched TO meet Victor Linart of Bel
sum, and Jules Seares, of France, both
champions In their respective countries,
on Monday night, September 8. Labor
Day The fans have seen Wiley and
Carman Ia action for the last few weeks
and Walthour and Moran are coming
down from Boston TO show the Philly
ians that they will have 10 be considered
" the listing for the worlds champion
ship.
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DETROIT TIGERS AND RED SOX
DUE TO STAGE A A"NECK-AND- NECK"
Boston Has Long Home Stand in Critical Month of Sep
tember But Detroit Can Scarcely Be Stopped,
Even on the Road-Golf at Detroit
BY GRANTLAND RICE

Back in 1909 Detroit bludgeoned its way
to n pennant on the road in a September
finish that showed the remarkable game
ness of the Tiger club.
In 1911 the Giants considered hors du
gonfalon, as Kid Broad might say,
bagged a pennant by winning IL out OF
21 road games through the same month.
So the Tiger case this present September
isn't hopeless-nor dopeless. The Tigers
still have their one chance, and it is
about this: TO go into Boston and upset
the Red SoX upon home-bred plans.
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JACK BARRY DAY" AT
SHIBE PARK TOMORROW
Former Mackman Makes First APP
pearance Here as Red Sox

Jack Barry one of the greatest and
most popular players who ever repre-
sented a local team. will be honored by
the local fans tomorrow. when the Red
BOX make their first appearance here
since buying Barry from the Athletics.
The series viii also be OF great interest
% the fans who believe that the Philbes
And Red Sox will be the contestants In
the worlds series.
X Will seem rather strange TO the fans
70 see Barry playing second base atter
the years he spent at shortstop at Shibe
Park Reports from all over the circuit
state that Barry Is wonder In his new
position, and with Scott at short. they
form a new keystone king" combina-
ton
Barry has fallen on greatly IN his bat
ting this season. but Is still a dangerous
man IN a PINCH while his headwofk Is
Responsible for many Red sox victories
according to Manager carrigan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31
PHILADELPHIA THE IDEAL SPOT
TO START 1916 BERMUDA RACE

Philadelphia's INCORPORATING fraternity
let an opportunity slip last year when the
Bermuda race was passed up. Just why
the event was not held here is a mystery
vet 10 be solved New York also under
took to take a hand and the race was
set for May but again it fell through.
Plans for next year should be made
now. and with many hustling clubs here
there is no reason why the classic should
not be handled by one of them.
Commodore Walber, of the Riverside
Yacht club, in an interview stated that
he saw no reason why the Bermuda race
should not be held from Philadelphia.
He Is of the opinion that a number OF
local shippers could be induced to furnish
entries. The Commodore himself mas an
nounced that he probably will have
boat built this winter, and she will be
made fit to take the Bermuda trip.
As an advertisement of Philadelphia
enterprise il would be a great thing. The
preliminary details are not difficult 10
work out. There are many competent
officials in tnis vicinity who could easily
get the boats under way.
Commodore Joseph r. Mcclure, owner
of the Darby Ram, has had his craft
overhauled at EssingtOn and Is ready TO
send her under way in the ocean city
race next Friday
The Hyde propeller on the Darby Ram
has not been developing the speed ex-
pected, and the wheel has been reversed.
The Hyde wheel. unless an expert handles
il, puzzles the average skipper when he
tries to place II correctly on the shaft. II
Is the opinion OF a number OF Essington
men that the blades have been wrong for
year The vessel would go faster
astern than ahead. II the blades have
been wrong she should Improve great
deal in the next race.
Commodore Mcclure expects to be out
of town next Friday and Is trying to OBJ
tain a crew for the Ocean City trip. Com
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31
Amalenr swimming Meet

The sth and Lombard Streets Recreation
c..atra held its annual meet yesterday after
nnnn There was record crowd In attendance.
Wbile A was net held under the auspices OF the
Rmateur Athletic Union, and therefore no Of
Geiai record taken the times made In the
amateurs. b. a.. a...,,s fo,i..,,.
he.sf stroke race for form-Won by Francis
ttarris: second i. Penlsteini third. z; Bae-
inou Breast stroke Tor specs. won hy NJ
Iane- distance swim, tie between J.. Berilstein
n. Harris. Time ~ minutes n hendhnkef
es,edc ouftt an Impression on the audience In
her diving for pletes which we're put on ne
Trspeis Harris second. A. y. clayYille.
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Detroit VS.. Boston

The situation now Is as follows; Detroit
has done just a shade better against the
rest of the circuit than Boston has done.
But Boston has more than evened up this
deficit by beating Detroit.
For this plan of campaign Bill Carri-
gan deserves considerable credit. There's
nothing like beating the main rival in
race you desire to win.
The Red Sox are not likely to be
checked at home where they spend most
of the month. Yet even on the road no
other club, barring Boston, Is likely to
overthrow the Tigers. But until said
Tigers can beat said Red SoX it requires
no Platonian brain or Dantean imagina-
ton to figure out the main choice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31
BROOKLYN GETS MARQUARD
New York Transfers Southpaw to
Wilbert Robinson's Club

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-Rube Marquard
will hurl for the Dodgers in the future
The deal with the Giants went through
today.
II is understood Brooklyn paid $500
for the Rube and that the latter con-
sented i'm salary cut from $500 to less
than 5000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-31
Done and Form

The American League is running true to
form. Boston and Detroit lead at bat,
while Chicago, Boston and Detroit lead In
fielding records.
But, as announced before, there is no
dope in the National, and form is out of
gear. The Reds still lead that league at
bat and in the field-and they are last.
The Braves and Phillies are down
around the foot In batting, are well below
the top in fielding and are the two weak
est base-running clubs in either circuit.
AS Judged by the figures they should be.
but they have shown that hustle and
team play also count.
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upon the athletes was this: To see three
young amateurs walk out to the home
plate before 5000 people, to see them pick
up strange club and proceed without a
flutter to make three perfect shots under
such abnormal conditions, proved the eN-
istence of nerve I'm golf fully upon a par
with any nerve required in a hard game.
81 know what II MEANS" remarked Ty.
ito look at that ball and keep your head
down even in a friendly match. I'll lift
my hat to those fellows for the way they
went about IL before that crowd"