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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-23

until he had to, and he couldn't steal a
base with kit Of burglars tools.
The Flea crowded up to the plate as
close as the law allows and then some,
and bent over from the hips like a man
so years old, Unless he moved, throw
ing strike ball to him would be like
putting one through the hole In dough-
nut.
you better go way from there,
James," says to him. III you want to
enjoy good health this winter"
you may be able to drive mules, you
big, lcp-eared teamster" says he to
me, but you got n fat chance to drive
me-" With a lot more that wouldn't
be printed even IL l wrote 1t in, which
/ won't.
"All right, James" says, as cool as
l am now: don't let nobody scare you.
Hold your head just where II is now,
and your friend'll say lot of pretty
things about you, but you won't blush
none"
He snarled, but he didn't bulge an
inch, and / made up my mind I'd drive
him away from that plate II l had to
bust his head Wide open. l signed Pete
for the fast one in the groove, and
started to wind UP. As / was fetching
her back to let fly, Jimmy stepped away
from the plate. and brought the bat up
around his neck. II was too late then,
hut before the ball was out of my hand
! knew I'd been sucker enough to let
him kid me into doing the very thing he
wanted me to from the beginning Well,
I gave him the best I had, and all l
had-a sweet one. straight as a gun
barrel, and exactly In the spot where he
looked for me to put II. And he swung
like the kick of mule.
Honest, / didn't know the little cuss
could do it. All season I'd seen him
ehopping short and bunting and I'd
kind of got the notion fixed In my head
that he couldn't swing, He could,
though and the haymaker he took at
that ball would have done credit to a
man three times his slze-bam! Well,
you know what happens to a fast ball
when you tie into II right, and Jimmy
hit that one square on the nose.
Dave Tucker. out In the field, wasn't
expecting IT. OF course, Why whould he
expect 1t with that little burglar
never hitting the ball out OF the diamond?
Then again he might have been asleep.
or out of luck. or something. He never
saw the BAH at all until 1t passed him.
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BLACKLISTED
Biggs Makes Break Plays Ball Drected-The "FIea
Plays HIS Old Tricks With Ne1U T1u-Gnd Something
Develops That Isn't Quite Baseball
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN
The worlds Most Famous Writer OF Baseball Fiction.

that Anstruther couldn't have reached
with billiard cue. l threw 1t good and
wide on purpose so that the crowd would
see what was coming off, and appre
ciate 1t.
Say, you ought to have heard the roar
they let out And that was one time
when 1 was listening
I saw right away that they didn't un-
derstand the play, and of course 1t was
me they blamed. That's all bunk about
tho fans catching onto the fine points Of
the game. They think with their eyes.
confound EN-! They only know what
they see, and half the time they see
wrong
tossed up another wide one, and
there was another fearful belch from
the stands
"Hey. what you trying to do? Throw
this gamer"
stick the ball over the platep
make i'm hit IT."
Take him outl Take him outl"
Well, 1 was, dlsgusted, but I reokoned
the sooner l got through with 1t the
better and I lobbed two more. Old An
stuther walked, and none too tickled
about IT, as / could see.
"Going to spike our best gun, amt
your he says to Ike.
"I sure am" says Small. Think
want tnAt Wlld lnulAn lehulnB OIL III
the ninth? I should say notl'
You'd have thought the crowd could
have seen what we was up to, and APP
preciated It; but the noise got worse
and worse, and there was the Flea.
squatting at the plate. skinning his teeth,
as happy as crab He knew what
was coming off.
Now, / had been sizing up the situation,
ana the way 1t struck me was this
Being that Jimmy knew he wasn't long
hltter-and II would take an awful smash
to advance Anstruther, because he
couldn't run n lick-the best play would
be to work me for a base on balls, or
maybe let me hit him, and take
chance on the next batter scoring the
old man from second. Jimmy's long suit
when he had to hit-was 10 dump the
ball down the intield. and beat II 10 frst;
but he didn't dare try 1t this time be-
cause Anstruther was sure 10 be forced
at second. The way l figured it, Jimmy
wouldn't take q poke at one II there was
any other way out Of II, so Of course my
play was TO burn 'em down the groove,
and make him We didn't have to pay
no attention whatever 10 Anstruther; he
was hitched 10 first base like a mooley
cow 10 a picket pin. He wouldn't run
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SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
Mr.. BigEs, who ellis the story. IL airing a
,b ETieyanSe "SaiRS bo Ne ssa hS arst STSE
his FIRST day. when Small took him out for
Small taught him lot of real baseball. The
Belinghams haye 70" rivals the IltusVitie ie
Flea" IL the star player. lie is so small
that It Is Impossible 70 pitch to him
In the final series between these two teams
Biggs. the teller OF the story, is sent IN 10
pitch the final game. ON which the pennant de-
FoT six g anngs neither Side but
the seventh Biggs' team makes one run. Ike
small then directs ,Biggs 10 pass the opposing
pitcher so as to bring DOugherty up with two
ninth.
"It sure is" says 1. ike. you got
great head" l didn't know then what
great head he had, but 1 found out
later
you tell Pete" says Small. so he'll
understand"
/ moved over beside Pete Blaney, and
told him about It. Maybe / sort OF let
him think 1t was my idea, and Pete
slapped me on the back, and said that
John McGraw himself never thought OF
anything cutter. / don't know why /
didn't give Ike credit for the scheme
It was an awful bad break, as you'H
see after while. And I've never been
able to decide whether or not Ike had
an idea that I'd let Pete think 1t was
my notion. 1t would be like him TO
lcok that far ahead.
While all this was going on the Titus
willie bunch was retiring the side. lkes
one run was all we got out of II, but
/ figured the way i was going that
an ace was enough TO win with.
Well, II worked out Just as we planned
I got McLaurin on four pitched balls.
and Harrigan oil three. Mac famed, and
Harrigan was thrown out at first. lie
went after low curve.
'It's all over nowl" the crowd began
20 YELL They always did that when
Anstruther came to bat. Everybody IN
the world knew that he didn't even try
10 hit.
The old fellow ambled up there with
his head down. 1 felt kind OF sorry for
him, he looked SO discouraged and
dragged out like. You can't blame him
much, because no had been pitching
grand ball-almost as good as me-and
thar one run hurt. reckon they sent
him to bat to make the third out and
clear the track for the Flea.
/ signed Pete Blaney. and he walked
out a foot to the side tossed up ball
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-23

flying low, and singing like swarm of
bees, about six feet over his head. And
our right-held fence was the deepest one
you ever saw.
looked at Dave and then I looked
at the base lines. Old Anstruther was
Looping down to second like a lame camel,
and Jimmy Dougherty was rounding
first yelling TO Lefty for the love OF
Mike to pick 'em up fast and set 'em
down far apart, and leave room for
fellow to run that could run. They
went to third like tandem team, and
from there home Jimmy was prodding
the old man every jump.
If the ball got back at all never saw
II, because about that time / noticed that
a few million people were busting into
the diamond from the grand stand, and
they mostly seemed headed my way.
! didn't stop to argue with 'em. It
struck me that 1t might get sort OF sickly
for me around there, and 1 put out for
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oIE Icy VAN LOAN FIGHTS TONGHT BOxNG CB

tho clubhouse won't cav az VISA
exactly scared; you aee. didn't wait
long enough to Ind out n was or moi
was too busy sitting gravel with both
feet. Pretty soon ] noticed that Some.
body was with me. Il was Ike Small
They're after you. BifasiH he pants
II does kind Of look that way.
says, or words to that effect didn't
have to turn my head TO sec whether
he was right or not; ! could hear 'en
coming We tore into tho clubhouse,
and barred tho door, ana IN 10 seconds
they was piled no outside, thick as ants
And yelling for me 10 be a man and
come out and have things done to me
Lots Of things.
Put on this raincoat over your uni.
form, and beat III" says Ike You
can get through the back window and
over the fence before they see YOU lte
your only chance"
But MY clothesl" I says.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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MCDONALD TO GO WEST
Irish-American Shot Putter 10 Leave
New York Next Week.

Pat Mcdonald, OF New York, did not
accompany the Trish-Ametican team
West, as was expected. Big Pat will
leave for Frisco next week " he can
make arrangements to get away
Ed Fraser tore OF his first champion
snip victory at Schenectady last satur-
day. Lawson Robertson is confident that
Fraser will develop considerably, and be
much faster by next winter
Homer Baker, the international half
mile champion, Is reported as being quite
undecided about making the trip to
Frisco Homer dom. want TO miss that
trip. and at the same time he don't want
to start In the national $50 on one leg
w. Powe, the crack colored boy. ran
his usual clever race in the $50 at the
juniors at schenectady last Saturday
Pow0 nosed out Jim Peeso, OF the \. "
A. Z. for third position.
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BAKER AGAIN IIIMps

AsHEvILLE. ~ c., July gs.--J.
Franklin Baker, formerly with the Ath-
letics, has signed contract with Morgan
ton. in the Western North Carolina
League. for the remainder Of the season,
according to message from Morganton.
Bakers salary will be $50 day The
league is semiprofessional organization
and the paid admissions to a game aver
age little more than Bakers salary per
day. The Morganton Club Is backed by
a. M. Rlstler, n millionaire manufac.
turer, who is a redhot fan and who cares
nothing for expenses II his team wins
The league plays o split season. and Nor.
canton Is going after the second-hali
pennant
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REYNOLDS VS.. FLEMING
NELSON VS.. M'ANDREWS
Open Air Bouts at Ludlow and
Allegheny Clubs Dundee
Meets Rivers Tonight.

Two open-air shows are cardec here i3
night Bobby Reynolds Of southwtfk
viii make his reappearance after t*o-
year tour and Incidentally make his
Philadelphia lightweight debut. when *
faces Buck Fleming. dray's Ferrya CLEVER
boxer, at the Ludlow a. c. AT tie Aiis
eheny Club Johnny Nielsen and Eddie Mc.
Andrews win clash IN A star number
The programs follow;
LUDLOW CLUE.
First bout-Fred nouqhefty. Paschali fa
Eemgy sseogs sRssf sosi sst ,s qs Hswsu so,bua,s
Mickey Carey, Bell road.
y5ac Th1Sd sTsr sggusSSs w.. sTns erss stpweoe
scmlwind-up-kddie Dofscy West Phiiader
pnia, ys Frsnte mccoy. Gray Ferry -
Buck Flemine Gny's Ferry
ALLEGHENY CLUB.
First bout--Jimmy Burke, Remington. W.
sSaS second Yss bosut5T6mray Mcbride. Renuineien.
W, Eddie Gibbons, Port Rlchmond
Third 9oui-Ige, o'Nell, i5th Ward yH Poio
.ssmiwlad.aP cnasisy Rear. goth ward. vs.
wi1d.up-Sj Johnny Nelson, Ksnsington vs Ed-
die McAndrews, Msnayunk
The postponed ten-round bout between
Johnny Dundee. New Yorks mocaroni de-
vourer, and Jose Rivers. Mexican hot
tamale, will be staged tonight IN Brooklyn.
broadway fight fans will have an up4
portunity OF witnessing Phil Block Hight
weight champion OF the North Atlantic
heet. in action. When he pairs on with
Mike Coster In the semi Monday night
Young Diggina and Joe O'Donhell each
have posted a forfeit for weight i2i
pounds, rlngslde
Knockout Brown, OF New York. win BE-
opposed TO Eddie MoAndrews IN the fnai
at the Douglas A. G. next Tuesday night.
In the semi Joe welsh. southwnrits clever
lightweight will meet Mike coster.
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laIBLES TOMORROW AT
HUNTINGDON VALLEY
3 B, Dewhurst Arranges Series
of Matches.

extra attraction Of the current lawn
season. which was due TO close
seek, as far as tournament play Is
iaed, will be staged at the Hunt
Valley Country Club tomorrow
Glowing days
B. DeWhurst, ever a deyotee OF
arranged the AFFAIR, and about
= double teams Of Philadelphia viii
part In the event. Although nothing
g way OF a title is at stake, the com
nevertheless. will be OF the
Hsst
viii start each day at p. m.
ome OF the teams already entered
Doctor Dewhurst and ]. Il. Car
jr., runners-up for the state
Il, Gibbs and J. @. Bell, Jr,
snq Evans, Jr., and g. S. RogeTsi
lrotter and @, b. Fraley, H. ~
Tilden, Jr D. 4. ana Edmund
Walter Schwartz and Brooke
ana possibly ". +. Johnson and
ARMSTRONG
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Fromme preaks Ness, strenk

IOS ANGELES. cal, July 28.--Jack Mesa,
Oakand's first baBemnn who had hit safely In
40 consecutive games, failed yesterday TO get
hit Art Fromme pitcher for Vernon. broke
Noea' record-brealdng streak, which surpaeBes
Ty CobhE record OF 80 gareH. Ness was at
bat four times yesterday He flied out twice,
grounded to the pitcher once and got on buae
on n force out another time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-23
sAFFNEY FILES CHARGES
Quigley Affair oficially Report
ed 10 Tener.

ON, July 23-Owner James Gaf-
me Braves ana Manager George.
have hled charges With ffesi-
fner 81 the National League.
Umpire Quigley5 as a result OF
ait upon Johnny Evers in yes
same AZ FenWay Park.
raTses We're fled by telegraph
e4iekix as Carney and stallinga
Eters version OF the affair.
luisleY also forwarded bis re-
ielezfaDh Quieley would not
~ incident ioday
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White sox Release Brief

stnrted the season AZ first bRseman for the
Chicago American League team, has been soil
TO the Salt Lake team OF the Pacific Coast
Le1 que Brief was leader in the American
Association last season, but failed to hit In the
major league.
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Keeping in Touch with Home

You never quite forget the home town.
even on the most enjoyable vacations. Keep
In touch with home affairs by seeing 30 a
that your fnvorite newspaper follows you
wherever You 70. Notify the Evening Ledger
before you leave to send your paper 80 you.
Specify the edition desired.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-09
CONSIDER COTTON
 MILL PROPOSITION
yuamDer OI Commerce IruS- tees ECGGOluIAGNA COlnnltG-
 tee to lAVeSLlgao0 E-uIiy.

Trustees of the Chamber of Com meruG Ill speCIdi sesssIOn yesterddy afternoon aL tne assembly hall oI the org aAIzalon, dIaCuSsei at some length tho proposition 10 move to InlS Clty lno CUWnPiOn, Ionn., plant Ot the lu- pelO Gotten Mill company, which propos4tlon was related Ill The Graph iC last week.
 ine truslees heard statement from F. l.. Walton, sales manager Of the cotton mlll company, who was III the city and who le1t last night for the headquarters of the company, to make a report Of q trip he haS taken to SIX cites and towns which are dis CussIng the moving Of the mill. The ioWnS visited by MT Walton, in ad- dition to Pine Bluff, are IeNarkana, Naples, Texas, CrOCkct, Texas, Mus kogee, Okla, and Oklahoma City, Okla.
 The trustees decided to instruct President N. J. Can't, Jr., of the Chamber of Commerce, to name a committee to thoroughly investigate the proposition, and to report at an- other meeting of the trustees, which will be held within the next few days, when the committee is ready to re-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-09
BREAK 4 CHILD'S C0LD BY GIVING
 SYRUP Of FIGS
Cleanse the little liver and bowels
 and they get well quick.

When your child suffers from a cold don't wait; give the little stom- tch, liver and bowels a gentle, thor ough cleansing at once. When cross, peevish, listless, pale, doesn't sleep, cat or act naturally; if breath is bad, atomach sour, give a teaspoonful Of "California Syrup of Figs and in a few hours all the clogged-up, consti- rated waste, sour bile and undigested food will gently move out of the bowels, and you have 8 we'll, playful child again.
 If your child coughs, snuffles and has caught cold or is feYerish or has a sore throat give good dose of "California Syrup of Figs to evcau- ate the bowels no difference what ether treatment is given.
 Sick children needn't be coaxed to take this harmless fruit laxative" /" Millions of mothers keep it handy be- cause they know it's action on the stomach, liver and bowels is prompt and sure. They also know little given today saves a sick child to- 1rorroW
 Ask your druggist for 5O-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs, which contains directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown ups plainly on the. bottle. Beware of Gounterfeits sold here. Get the genu- ine, made by California Fig Syrup company"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-09
JONAS PORTER FINED $50 FOR B0TLEGGING Accused Failed to Appear for Trial Sheriff Finds Bottles at Pool
 Hall.

Police Judge Stewart yesterday assessed a fine of $50 against Jonas Torter, colored, formerly owner Of a saloon in State street, who was charged with selling liquor without q license. Porter was not present .n court, but his cash bond of $50 was taken as payment of the fine.
 Porter's arrest followed the Gar rest" Saturday night by Chief of Po- lice Frank Stewart and Officer Evan Parnell, of the case of whiskey, n half pint bottles, in the Mason room ing house at Third and State streets.
 An investigation by the sheriff's department of the interior of Porter's former saloon in State street, yester- day disclosed the fact that there was no liquor in the place.
 siXty-nine half-pint bottles, which lad contained whiskey, were found by members of the sheriffs depart r,ent in toilet room at the Past time pool hall. The officers found no evidence that whiskey is being sold al the place. It is believed that the whiskey is secured elsewhere, and carried to the po0N ball toilet room, where it is consumed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-09
HIGH WATER PUTS SEWER SERVICE OUT
Approximately 40 Miles of Sewers Useless as Result
 of River Flood.

Approximately forty miles of sew CTS are now out of commission in this city because of the high water prevailing in the Arkansas river, and li is expected even more damage and inconvenience in this line will result before the river recedes.
 The forecast from Little Rock last night was that there will be a further rise in the river today and tonight, with the crest due to reach here during Tuesday night or Wedns- Gay morning. Thereafter the river IS expected to fall, unless there should De resumption of precipitation in the country north and west of Pine Bluff, through which the Arkansas river flows.
 The old lake bed is filled almost to the top Of it's banks, as a result q. tic backwater from the river, and T considerable eXpanse of territory, especially east of State street, is under water. Negro occupants of a number of houses in the low-lying lands near the lake bed have been compelled to move out, because ot their houses being surrounded by water.
 The trouble with the sewer system however. is tic most serious that has been felt here as a result of the high water. In hundreds of resi- dences the sewers are not working and there is nothing that can be done to remedy conditions, by the city au- thorities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-09
W. 0. w. MEET.
Pine Bluff Delegation Leaves Monday to Attend Convention at
 JOneSbOrO.

Fine bldirs delegation to tho an- nual meeti B Of the head camp of the Woodmen Of tho World left yeste:- day afternoon for Jonesboro, determ- ined to make 9 strenuous fight to have the next meeting of the body held in this city.
 The meet ng will open today, ana will continue three days. The dele gation from Pine Bluff is composed of J. Bumpass, Calvin Burks, J. R Parson, A. R. Cooper, F. T. Ruckar F T. Shelby, A. w. Lowe, Lee Meaf and Archie McGhie.
 Something like 200 delegates arc expected to be in attendance at thu me etins, with a large number o ladies also being present. R. E. Mi! Ter, Of Bald Knob, the head consul 2 the state, reached Jonesboro yesttr day, getting a leave of absence froa the state Legislature, of the lowe house of which he is a member, froa White county.
 Farrar Newbcrry, author of lh statewide prohibition bill whcl passed the legislature at this sesslon wi,l be candidate for the office 0 head consul, and is due to rear' Jonesboro this morning from Lilg, Rock, where he also is a mempsr . i the legislature. Mr. NeWberry was ! delegate. from Arkansas to the las meeting of the sovereign camp of th organization.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-09
GALLANT BLACK
 IS IN HOSPITAL
Protected His "Gal," and Is Perforated by Girls Uncle,
 Who Now Is Sorry.

Johnnie Johnson, small black negro, is suffering with several bul- let wounds, in the head, chest arm and leg as a result of his determi- nation to prevent his sweetheart, a buXom chocolate-colored lass, from being slapped by her uncle, Henry Harris, at th. woman's home, 2l1 East Eleventh street, late Sunday afternoon.
 Johnson admits he did the first shooting. Harris admits he fired the shots which resulted in Johnson being perforated in many pIac es None of the wounds are necessarily serious. Both men are in the custody of tho sheriff's department, bel. s turned over immediately after their arrest by Policemen Culpepper, Graves and Westbrook.
 Johnson was calling on his sweet heart, when the shooting occurred. Harris called for a visit with his mother, who lives in the same house, and his niece upbraided him for fail ure to aid in supporting his mother, whereupon he slapped the girl. John son grabbed pistol from dresser and fired several shots. Harris re- turned the fire, with better effect. En route to the police station in the pa trCl, each man asserted he loved the other dearly, and that he was sorry tie trouble had occurred. At the po- lice station Harris washed the blood from Johnson's wounds in solicitOus manner.
 Policeman Culpepper says Harris fired one shot which ploughed along 1 the top of Johnson's head. John son jumped, and though Harris fired another shot immediately, and with out changing his aim, the next bullet 1 struck Johnson in the leg, which in dicates, said Culpepper, that John- son is "some jumper.''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-09
BAPTIST TO MEET
 AT CAPITAL TODAY
Prominent Baptists of Pine Bluff Ga to Little Rock to Attend
 Meetings.

, Rev. w. J. E. Cox, pastor of the First Baptist church, goes to Little Rock this Afternoon, and H. c. Fox Harvey Atkinson and U. w. Poss will leave for the same city Wednesday, to attend three important meetings of Paptists of Arkansas.
 The meetings will be those of the executive board of. the Baptist state convention, which will meet to elect a successor to Dr R. M. Inflow, gen elai secretary of the foreign mission board, who resigned to accept a. cal to a pulpit in Memphis, and a Sun- day school secretary to succeed c. s. Leavell who accepted a call to Louis ville, Ky; session of the associa- tional vice presidents, to hear an ad dress by Dr. .Js'F. Love of Richmond Va, secretary of the foreign mission beard; and the session of the state Baptist convention, which opens to- night.