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ers' curves in that It does not beeaA
sharply. It's a round house" cWTa
1t travels in big swoop. When .
batter is fooled by q short snappy
curve, he may meet the ban o. fhG
end Of his bat.
Dale's swooper passes beyond thg
end Of the bat.
Dale has won one-third Of the Reds
victories and lost only one-eighth 6
their defeats. He has made q God
record with a last place club. On 8
winning club. Ike Alexander ana
Wood. his record would be @ god
as theirs.
And as for creating new interest,
Dale has done that. He Is the ons
pitcher Cincinnati fans look to for
entertainment. They'll go to see him
pitch when they won't go to see the
others.
Since Dale has shown his new fook
er, other pitchers are trying to eopg
1t. Maybe he hG started something
that will spread as the spttbali did.
give fans new IDOLS to worship ana
something to howl about. That's
what baseball needs.
The new fooler will cut down hit
ting. but that's what fans want too.
AL to game always draws . bigger
crowd the next day than Q Il 20 !
game.
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DOVNED
BY NAP RUCKER
Error and Poor Work On
the Bases Aids Brooklyn
Team.

PITTSBURGH. July 31.-R bert
Harmon has pitched scores OF hard
luck games during his baseball career.
but not in many moons has he been
called upon to figure in a more heart
rending defeat than that when befell
the Buccaneers yesterday Afternoon
in the presence OF about 1000 people
at Forbes Field. The Louisiana cotton
planter was opposed by Nap Rucker.
who also owns plantation in the
State Of Georgia. Hickory Bob out
classed the famous southpaw in a
thousand ways. but when it came down
to support the right; handler was left il
the cold for one fleeing moment. and
that proved fatal. The final figures
were 3 TO 2, The score:
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Quoting school dances. He had so
many duties he figured out daily
schedule in which he allotted a GER
tain number OF minutes for each duty.
Always. during his grinding and
working. he had an ambition TO excel
in athletics. For seven years ne nau
exercised and trained He could new
er do better than minutes l second
in the half mile.
Seven weeks before big meet he
determined to win. No one at the
college ever saw such grueling train
ing. He was told he would kill him
self. Finally the big day came, and
Campbell. the fellow coaches hoped
might land fourth place. ran the
hearts out of the hest half milers in
the middle West. He won in min
ute 80 3.5 seconds, within Ito sec
ond OF the worlds record.
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This is a wonderful story OF boy
who, under modern conditions has
lived the life OF the hero OF the old
college romance.
He is lie Roy Campbell. OF the
University OF Chicago. He worked to
help support his family. earned his
way to college at the same time,
worked his way through the institu.
ton, became honor man OF his class.
won a medal for efficiency in athlet.
les and study, became champion
athlete was voted the most popular
fellow in a great modern university.
was a fraternity man and dancing
man and emerges ready to take up
the practice OF law.
Before hanging out his single
Campbell wants one more triumph.
He wants to win the national A. A.
o. championship in the SS0-yard run
in the big meet at the exposition in
San Francisco Aug. /.
Campbell's father was a member OF
a prominent southern family impov-
erished by the Civil war. The father
was crippled. and Roy. at the age OF
eight, began to help support the fam
fly. He worked night and day sell
ing toilet articles picking cotton at
80 cents a day, working in a mill at
40 cents a day, cutting wood for neigh
bors and doing other odd jobs. In
the meantime he studied. for he could
not go to school. Finally he entered
school and passed through II grades
IN three years.
When he attempted to enter Chica-
go University he was advised to at
tend University high school. Chicago,
first. He arrived in Chicago with
$40, got Job as walter for board and
room, went to high school in the day
time and worked as night clerk at a
hotel so he could study while work
ing.
Twice his health gave out. but he
kept up the fight He entered Chica-
90 University in 1911. He earned his
way by caring for furnaces, tutoring
backward scholars. working in the
library, as usher at theatre. collect
ing bills, clerking in stores and con-
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Games At Rarrackvllle.

The Conway Cubs. local team
under the management Of John Con-
away, will journey to Barrackville to-
morrow afternoon on the 1 o'clock
street car leaving the Watson build
ing, where they will clash with the
fast Barrackville baseball nine. The
local team is considered strong team
and they hope to bring back a victory
tomorrow evening. The games play
ed at Barrackville are well attended
by baseball fans from that town and
q large crowd is expected to turn
out to witness the contest,
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TWO base MIS-, JOHNSTON, Q MdTd,
three base hit, Viox; stolen bases, Ca.
rey, Collins: double plays. Rucker,
O'Mara and Daubert,' Wagner and
Johnston, O'Mara. Cutshaw and Dau.
bert: first base on balls. off Rucker ,.
off Harmon l first base on errors,
Brooklyn /: sacrifice bunts. OMAN,
Daubert. Johnston, Harmon. Collins:
left on bases. Brooklyn 3. Pittsburgh
5: struck out. by Rucker 2. by Harmon
l; time, l:27; umpires, Byron and Ea-
son.
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Five Double Plays
Made in One Game.

A new worlds record is being
claimed for the Memphis club OF the
Southern League. Five double pays
were made in one game by the Mem
phis infeld. composed OF Eibel, 10;
Crutchers, 3D.; Mitchell, S., and Bald
win, 3b.
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In the trials for the right to COM
pete at Frisco he won the S8Vyard
run in 1854 Is. tielug the A. A. I.
record. .
Campbell will toe the mark against
the country's best at Frisco. II ne
wins he will complete the most re-
markable career a college athIete
ever had.
The photo shows Roy Campbell,
and the pen sketches the high spots
in the career of the boy who helped
support his family, fought poverty
and illness as he worked his way
through college. then ran the hearts
Of Of star half milers and will COM
pete in the big athletic meet al the
Panama. Pacific Exposition.
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bert. who has looked at all kinds OF
foolers. was so badly fooled. he fell
backward to the ground twice.
In game Dale pitched against the
Boston Braves, Sherwood Magee. a
veteran slugger, started his big swing,
stopped his bat half way around,
pulled back and swung again before
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Y. M, c. A. Summary.

The following statement shows all
games that have been played in the
Y. NJ. C. A. League and all postponed
and tie games yet to be played:
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the ball finally arrived at the plate.
saw Dale strike out Stengel and
Wheat Of Brooklyn in succession, with
runners on bases. Stengel and Wheat
take big swings They cut at Dale's
slow one before the ball reached the
plate.
DaIe's curve is different from 9TH
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WITH COMING
BIG LEAGUERS
Cubs to Play.

Inc AtnIeClCS anu
Cubs Of the Y. NJ. c.
A. League will clash
at South Side Park
this evening at 0
postponed game and
o'clock. This Is q
a good contest is ex.
pected. Only five
more games will be
played in the Y. NJ.
C. A. League, all be-
ing postponed games
but one, which is a
tie game between the
Giants and Pirates
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by score OF 8 to 3. The Cubs are at
the bottom Of the list and the Ath-
letics are in third place.
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Standing Of the cIuss.

Games Today
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Baltimore at Kansas CITY
Buffalo at 81. Louis.
Newark at Chicago.
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BASEBALL IN A NL7T-SHELL
Federal League.

Yesterdays seeres
Chicago .: Buffalo l.
Newark-st. Louis-wet grounds. \
Other clubs not scheduled.
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NEWS
S9Xll4ls
{s>}9l8& S

Have to give some credit to those
golfers who said sandfies interfered
with their playing in the western
championship tournament They In
vented a new one.
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National League.
Yesterdays Scores

BROOKLYN 3: Pittsburgh p
Cincinnati s: Boston 3.
New York 8: Chicago ..
Chicago 4: New York 0.
Philadelphia-St. Louis, wet grounds.
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American League.
Yesterdays Scores.

Yesterdays Scores.
Chicago6; New York; l.
Detroit :: Boston S.
Cleveland 5: Philadelphia S-Ten
innings.
washington 3: ST. Louis o.
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Games Today.
Detroit al Boston.
ST. Louis al Washington.
Cleveland al Philadelphia
Chicago OF New York.
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PASSING THE MUSTARD.
An Epltaph.

An Eptapn.
Here rest the bones Of Silas hay.
The durn fool got too smart.
He looked into gun one day
To see the bullet start.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Here rest the bones Of Ezra Tank.
His folly none could throttle.
He got up in the dark and drank
Out OF the acid bottle.
Detroit Free Press.
Here lie the bones OF Hiram Blaine
Who trusted to his feet,
And wouldn't take an aeroplane
To cross a jitney street.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Here lie the bones OF Lucius Chalk,
Now crushed, though they began
whole.
He tried to do the goose-step walk
And goose-stepped down a man
hole
OH WHERE HAS MY LITTLE DOG
GOMEZ
From the Etevens Point, Mich, Jour
nall
For sale-Hound puppies. INQUIRE
OF J. Falkeiwiez at the North SIDE
meat market
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vented new one.
Baseball clubowners who complain
| they can't draw crowd have over
looked bet. None OF them has tried
putting mustard plaster on the gate
imp. Quigley's fist loves a shining
mark; for instance, Herzogs nose and
Jawn Evers' jaw. Lucky thing for
Rollie Zeider he isn't In that league.
Form In golf seems to reveal itself
more in match than in medal. A year
ago Evans, Sawyer and Sandish were
! semi-finalists-a this year Evans,
Sawyer and Standish again have
reached the semi.fnaL That's run
ming true to form
A headline announces the regatta
races are on. Also the swimming
swims and the running runs and the
jumping jumps.
II President Tener is consistent in
his investigations he will find that
Johnny Evers hasn't any jaw.
Jack Johnson picks Frank Moran as
the man to beat Jess willard, show.
ing more than ever how friendly John,
son is to willard.
Every time Hank oDay reads OF
Rog Bresnahan having battle with
one Of his players he feels more in
love with the world than ever. Hank
had Rogers Job, you know.
We are not certain that Norman Ia.
Dor will smash the halt mile record
at San Francisco, but anyone who
beats him will have to be trying TO
escape from real estate agent.
The bond market must be looking
I'D, Judging from the number Of bond
salesmen in the finals Of the Western
golf tournament.
Duryea, Whitney. Madden and Bel.
mont have entered horses for the
English derby OF 1917, subject to with
drawal in case it Is run in Berlin.
- a. la1 90 ,z,nr]ar fban
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Baseball clubowners who complain
they can't draw crowd have over.
looked a bet. None OF them has tried
putting mustard plaster on the gate.
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this date on account Of the Gane be-
ing postponed from July IL.
On July when the cubs and Giants
played, the Cubs chSNged managers
and it was decided by the captains q
each team that the Cubs could have
the same percentage that che next
to the lowest team had at that time.
The Athletics percentage was won 3
and lost 4, and the Cubs took this
same percentage. The game between
the Pirates and Athletics that WIS .
tie game. played on June 4. by z score
OF | to /, was played OF July ! ,.Nsith
the Pirates winning by Q scoFS o. y
Z.
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Duryea, Whitney. Madden and Bel.
mont have entered horses for the
English derby OF 1917, subject to with.
drawal in case it Is run in Berlin.
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Cynthia-My dog is smarter than
yours-see how he begs!
Mabel-oh, my dog is too well bred
to do anything like that!
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Standing Of the Clubs.

Games Today.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh t2).
Philadelphia at St. Louis (2l.
New York at Chicago (2).
Boston at Cincinnati.
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imp. Quigley's fist loves a shining
mark; for instance, Herzog's nose and
Jawn Evers' jaw. Lucky thing for
Rollie Zelder he isn't In that league.
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The bond market must be looking
UP, judging from the number Of bond
statesmen in the finals Of the Western
golf tournament.
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in Umballa's heart. but 1t was now
the passion OF revenge.
When he had recovered sufficiently
he gave orders to one of the soldiers
to return to the CITY, to bring back at
once servants, elephants and all that
would be required for a long pursuit.
The messenger was also to make
known these preparations to the
Council, who would undertake to for
ward the cable submitted to them.
Quite unknown. quite unsupported
by him, for all the activity of his spies.
volcano was beginning to grumble
under his feet All tyrants, the petty
and the great, have heard it: the NUT
tering of the oppressed.
Perhaps the fugitives had gone 30
miles when suddenly the jungle ended
abruptly and a desert opened up be-
fore them. Beyond stood purple line
OF rugged hills. Ramabai raised his
hand, and the elephants came to a
halt.
Il believe know where | am" said
Ramabai Somewhere between us and
yonder hills is a walled city, belonging
to Rala Khan Pathan who some
times styles himself a rajah. He has
a body of fierce fighting men, and he
lives unmolested for two reasons: loot
ing would not be worth while, and his
position is isolated and almost impreg-
nable. Now, if l am right, we shall
find shelter there, for he was an old
friend of my fathers, and | might call
him friend of mine, since fell asleep
for him occasionally"
'Bala Khan?' unused Bruce reminis-
Gently. Isn't he the chap who has
sacred white elephant?"
1T is the same" answered Ramabai.
I'VE can reach there before shutdown.
1t would be wise to hasten, however,
as this desert and those hills are In
Tested with lawless, nomadic bands of
masterless men brigands, you call
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them. They would cut the throat of
man for the sake Of his clothes"
Let us go on" said the colonel. 81
don't care where. am dead for want
of food and Sleep
And |, too" confessed Kathlyn. my
arm pains me badly"
My poor Kit" murmured her
father. gloomily And all this because
l told you half a truth, because in play
! tried to make mystery out of few
plain facts. l should have told you
everything, warned you against follow
ing in case failed TO turn up"
Il should have followed you just the
same"
Shall I rebind the ARM" asked
Bruce, turning.
No, thanks She smiled down at
him This bandage will serve till we
reach Rala Khan's."
BY the way, colonel, is there pair
OF binoculars in the howdah?"
Yes. Do you want them?"
No. Just to be sure they were
there We may have occasion TO use
them later, in case this place Ramabai
is taking us to should turn out hostile.
like to know what is going on ahead
of me-"
"A white elephant" unused the colo
mel. DO you know it for a fact that
this Bala Khan has white elephant?"
he called across to Ramabai
Il have never seen it, sahib. It is
what they say"
"A pair OF mottled ears is the near
est ever came to seeing white ele-
plant, and I've hunted them for 80
years, here, in Ceylon, in Burma in
Africa There was once a tiger near
Madras that hadn't any stripes. The
natives would not permit him to be
killed because they held that, bsing
unique, he was sacred. A sacred white
elephant! Poor simple minded fools!''
The colonel felt in his pockets, then
dropped his hands dispiritedly. How
| long since he had tasted tobacco
| Bruce. have you got cheroot in your
pocket? ] think. smoke would brace
me up"
Bruce laughed and passed up d bro.
ken cigar, which the colonel lighted
carefully. The WEAKNESS seemed to go
out of his face magically.
This Bala Khan should be NOLAN.
medan," said Bruce. THE Pathan
despises the Hindu"
There are Hindus in yonder city,
quite as many" said Ramabai, "as
there are Mohammedana Even the
Pathan respects that which he cannot
understand"
isn't that the wall behind that sand
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attached 10 one of which was a binocu.
lar case. Kathlyn could not resist the
inclination to open this case. 1t con.
tanned an exceptionally fine pair of
glasses, such as were used in that day
N the British army. No doubt they
we're part of some loot.
Suddenly an idea came to her. She
asked permission Through Pundita) to
ride the camel outside the town. After
some argument the servant in charge
consented.
Upon knoll outside the city--a
hillock of sand three or four hundred
feet in heisht-Kathlyn tried the
glasses. From this promontory she
had range of something like fifteen
to twenty miles. Back and forth her
gaze roved and suddenly paused
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(Copyright by Harold Mac Grath)
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER I-Kathlyn Hare, believing
her father, Col. Hare, in peril, has sum-
moned her, leaves her home in California
to go to him in Alfalfa, India, umballa,
pretender to the throne. has imprisoned
the colonel. named by the late king as his
heir.
CHAPTER II-Arrlving in Alfalfa Kath-
lyn Is informed by Umballa that hei
father being dead she is to be queen anI
must marry him. She refuses and IS IL
fox,aed by the priests that no woman can
rule unmarried She is given seven days
to think 1t over.
told that she must undergo two ordeals
with wild beasts. If she survives she will
be permitted to rule.
CHAPTER Iv-John Bruce, an Ameri-
can. saves her life
CHAPTER v--The elephant which car
ries her from the scene of her trials runs
away. separating her from Bruce and the
rest of the party.
CHAPTER vI-She takes refuge in a
rulred temple, but this haven is tbs abode
NJ g Eon and she is forced to flee from Il.
CHAPTER VII-She finds a retreat In
the Jungle only to fall into the hands OF
elaYS traders.
CHAPTER VIII-Kathlyn Is brought to
the public mart in Alfalfa and sold to
Umballa, who, finding her still insub-
Mipuive, throws her into the dungeon wi.s
he. father.
CHAPTER XIT-Supplied by camels by
the shospitabe prince they start tor the
coast but are captured by brigands. UNI
ba,ia journeys to the lair OF the BAN
dts, makes the colonel a prisoner arc
orders Bruce and Kathlyn kiiled.
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CHAPTER XII.
Three BAGS of Silver.


1t was the shock of the bullet rather
than the seriousness of the wound that
had toppled Kathlyn into the river In
the confusion, the rattle OF musketry.
the yelling of the panic-stricken pack
coolies who had fled helter-skelter for
plants, she had forgotten to crouch
low in the howdah. There had come
a staggering blow, after which sky and
earth careened for moment and be-
came black; then the chill of water
and strangulation, and she found her
self struggling in the deepest part Of
the ford, a strange deadness in one
arm. She had no distinct recollection
of what took place; her one thought
was to keep her head above water.
Instantly the firing ceased: on one
side because there were no more car
tridges, on the other for fear of hitting
the one person who had made this pur-
suit necessary
kathlyn struggled between the ele-
plant which carried Ramabai and Pun
dita and the boat or barge which held
the eager Umballa and his soldiers.
The mahOut, terrorized. had slid off
and taken to his heels ingloriously.
Thus Ramabai could do nothing to aid
Kathlyn. Nor could the elephant rid.
den by the colonel and Bruce be man.
aged.
Umballa was quick to see his advan-
tege and, laughing. he urged his men
toward the helpless girl. The colonel
raised his rifle and aimed at Umballa,
but there was no report, only click
which to the frantic mans ears sound
ed like the gates of hell closing in be-
hind him.
Forward" shouted UmbaIla.
She was his again; he would have
the pleasure OF taking her from under
the very eyes Of her father and lover.
His star never faltered
Bruce stood UP In the howdah, ready
to dive; but the colonel restrained
him.
Don't waste your life! My God, we
cant help her! Not bullet in either
gun. Gods curse on all these worth
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CHAPTER XII.
Captured by Brioands.

Captureu by 6rlGancS.
When Kathlyn returned to the COM
pound it was with the news that she
had discovered a group of men, some
| twelve or fifteen miles to the west.
They had paused at what appeared to
be well, and with them was the sa-
cred white elephant. Bala Khan was
for giving orders at once to set out
with his racing camels to catch and
| cruelty every mothers son OF them on
| the city walls. But Ramabai inter-
posed.
"As I came toward the compound l
was given a message. The man who
gave it to me was gone before l could
get good look at his face These
men who stole the sacred white ele-
plant are brave and desperate. At
the first sign of pursuit they promise
| 20 kill the elephant"
And by the beard Of the prophet"
cried Bala Khan. his face purpling
with passion, these men of the desert
keep their promises. And so do |.
promise later to nail each one of them
to the walls to die hanging to nails!"
But just now" said Ramabai quiet
ly, the main thing is to rescue the
elephant, and have PLAN
Let me hear it,"
From what you told me last night"
went on Ramabai, those nomads or
brigands are opium fiends.'
Bala Khan nodded.
Bruce Sahib here and l will under
take to carry them doctored opium.
know something about the drug. | be.
lieye that we saw the thieves last eve
ming as we came through the streets.
My plan is this: we will take five rae
ing camels, go north and turn, making
the well from the west That will not
look like pursuit"
But five camels?" Bala Khan was
curious.
Yes. In order to allay the suspi-
cions of the brigands, Kathlyn Memsa.
hib and my wife must accompany u.s."
The colonel objected, but Kathlyn
overruled his objections.
But, Kit, they will recognize us
they will not have forgotten me. They
VIII know that we have come from the
town, despite the fact that to all ap-
pearances we come from the west"
Bruce also shook his head at
doesn't look good. Ramabai. Why not
we three menu"
They would be suspicious at once
They would reason, If they saw Kath.
Ign Memsahib and my wife with us
that we were harmless. Will YOU trust
me?"
Anywhere said the colonel. But
tney Will simply make us prisoners
along with the elephant"
All, but the Colonel Sahib forgets
the opium" Ramabai laid his hand
upon the colonel's arm. Let them
make prisoners of us. The very first
thing they will do will be to search the
saddle bags. They will find the opium.
In quarter of an hour they WIN be
as dead and we can return"
IL Is good plan." said Bala Khan.
- Continued on page 3,
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