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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
Watching the Scoreboard.

The Battling Belgian Braves by
their twin victory over the Pirates
are but three and a half games from
the leading Phillies today. IT would
not be bad idea for Pat Moran to
get running start-and keep run
ming.
The Braves are in their stride, both
baseballically and conversationally.
Johnny Evers got kicked out of. the
game after mixing things with Fred
Clarke. Johnny has no respect for
age.
It's barely possible that " some
one didn't always stop Mr.. Evers be-
fore he got his face mussed up he
wouldn't be nearly so anxious to
stick II into every argument.
Shucks, The Tigers and Red Sox
battled four days and neither one Is
any better of. They split the series
$3.50
Ayres beat Koob In chucking
duel at Washington. IL would be n
calamity IL the delirious composition
would get n u Tor a X In that name.
OF Doc Crandall held tho Buffeds
10 four hits. Boy, page Amos Rosie.
Something TO think about--it was
too wet for the Giants and Cards To
play at ST Louis; the Feds played and
won a game.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
FORFEITS ARE
RAISED TO $1,000

CHICAGO, Aug. with articles
signed and all preliminaries ar
ranged for the McFarland-Gibb ons
fight In New York on Sept. IL. both
Packey and Mike today announced
their training plans.
The st. Paul phantom expects to
leave Immediately for his home to
put in some stiff preparatory work.
Mcfarland will not begin work for a
week. but then expects to use the
best local boxers as sparring part
ners and do great deal Of gym
nasium work here.
Immediately before signing. both
fighters agreed voluntarily to raise
the forfeits TO $500.
Local sport editors do not think
much OF the match. assuming that
Mcfarland is out for the money be-
fore his final retirement. The Trib-
une today prints the following on
the fight:
Mcfarland gets $17,500. Gibbons
gets $4,000. the public gets stung.'
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
Takes Some Folks Lifetime to Break One
Record---This Lad Skaters in DAYS
Coast COllegian Shows
Speed in Swimming
Races At Frisco

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug, A.
Ludy Larger, OF Los Angeles, a stu
dent at the University Of California.
recently won the one-mile open
swimming championship OF the Unit
ed States In the Yacht harbor at
the Panama Pacific international cx'
position here. LANCER set new
American record for the distance, his
time being "a minutes SO 2-5 sec.
onds. The former American record
was held by ]. II. Reilly. who did 1t
IN rs minutes and 40 rs seconds at
Rye Beach. n. Y.
This was the fifth American swim.
ming record broken by LANCER In
seven days. He set mark OF 4
minutes 10 As seconds for 500 yards.
won the quarter mile championship
Of the United States for open water
swimming In s minutes 80 Is sec
onds, and set another new mark for
the half,mile when be swan the dis
lance In IL minutes 3 3-5 seconds. In
his mile race he went the nrst half
mile in 1906. which broke his mark
for this distance.
or the six starters who left the
float In the mile race. Ave OF whom
finished. LANCER was the smoothest
and apparently the easiest swimmer
OF the lot He was third when the
men turned at the end of the first
lap Of 10 yards. but before he got
back to the starting platform he
had taken the lead and from then
on he was never In danger. increas-
Ing his lead steadily.
At the quarter. which he finished
In 5:45. LANCER was 30 yards ahead.
At the half. timed In 1906 for
new record. he was 80 yards ahead
Of his nearest competitor. He was
clocked in Is minutes 80 is seconds
at the three-quarters, which may
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
BURROUGHS NET
TOURNAMENT TO
BEGIN MONDAY

The annual tournament of the Bur
roughs Tennis club will commence
Monday. Aug. Q. More than Is mem
bers. including 25 ladies, have en-
tered. Mems singles and doubles
will be held. and the same for the
ladies. Besides these events, mixed
doubles will be added this year.
f. 8. Ohye, the winner OF last
years singles. and A. A. vogtli. the
runnerup and captain OF this years
team, will undoubtedly meet In the
finals. unlcss the dope Is greatly up
set These two are also paired for
the handicap doubles.
The regular match between the
Burroughs and the Solvay tennis
teams will be played on the formers
courts, Saturday, Aug. z.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04

also be record, though there Is no
ofiicial figure for his distance In
open water. LANCER then had lead
Of rs yards and had no chance to
lose unless he sank. Before the
race finished LANCER was more than
q lap ahead OF all the other contest.
ants, except Joe Wheatley. of New
York. who had turned at the far end
and was 90 yards on his way to the
finishing platform.
LANCER spurted in the last lap, the
shouts OF the spectators and on
cially evidently reaching his ears
between strokes. Everybody was
eager TO see him break the record.
and he came TO the end of the race
with a dash of speed that would
have done credit TO sprint swim
mer. Throughout the race, outside
OF his finishing squirt. he preserved
q steady pace and splashed less
than any OF the men he beat He
used the Australian crawl stroke
throughout the race.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
Bruised Hands Meme
sis of Heavyweights
in Particular

One Of the main reasons some of
the big men who are going into the
fighting game these days fail to
stick Is that they have little or no
idea of how to care for their hands.
Most Of them are sent into the rims
as soon a. someone discovers they
are big and strong and they are not
given time to learn how TO hit. They
swing like wild men. trying to land
the wallop that will bring notoriety.
and crushed bones in their hands
are the result.
A fighter with all the knockout
steam In the world isn't worth .
nickel IL his fighting tools are so
bunged up he can't put steam into
his punches.
Jim Corey has about as good a
chance as anyone for mill with
Jess Willard. the champion. but care
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
DETROIT TIMES
Barry Wins One More For
Boston; Convey Is Unaided
GATHER ROUND, you
SCOUTS, AND READ THIS

While the attention Of baseball
magnares and managers is at
tracted to Jack Ness. the worlds
champion consecutive hitter.
some wise one might do we'll TO
look over Jack Flynn. the Provi-
dence boy who is just now hold
ing down a position with the
Montreal International league
team. The world went wild
when Ray Caldwell made three
home runs In four times at bat,
ana some OF the moguls may go
wild and speed 10 the Canadian
city when they learn that Jack
FLYNN has whaled out seven
home runs In six days.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
WIDE.
Kll.LRFER

trial with Detroit this fall.
In the old days there were the
Tebeaus and the Gleasons. then
came the Delahantys. Ed. Jim and
frankie. Fred Clark. Pittsburgh
manager. and his brother Josh were
In the majors at the same time for
. short period when Josh was with
Cleveland. Jess Stovall was just
going back when brother George
came up.
Bobby Roth. OF the Chicago White
Sox, has kept the family in the game
since his brother Frank dropped
out. The Hinchman boys, Bill and
Harry. were on the Cleveland club
together for a short time.
Family failures have been more
numerous. Ty Cobb's brother. Paul.
IL only fair minor Lacquer. Chris
~ Mathewson's brother. Hank.
couldn't make a g. OF II and neither
could Roger Bresnahan's brother
Joe. Johnny Evers' brother Joe Is
q minor Lacquer and so is Ed Groh,
a brother OF Heinie. OF the Cincin-
natl Reds.
Harry Coveleskie has brother
whom he says Is a better natural
pitcher than he. but this lad has
yet to get above the Pacific Coast
league. and another outfelding
brother of Covey's never got above
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04

state league In Pennsylvania.
Vean Gregg's younger brother was
tried by Cleveland and sent back.
Ed Walsh's brother looked good for
time then went to the bushes
The same thing happened to Harry
Camnitz. brother of Howard, who
starred with Pittsburgh.
George Tyler. the Boston Brave
left-hander. had a brother who was
tried by Boston as catcher and
sent back. Fred Smith, brother OF
Charley, who was with Washington.
Boston and the Cubs, did fairly
well
There are q number OF fighting
families. but II seems only one OF
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04

each set can get 10 the top.
Tom Gibbons can't hold candle
10 his brother Mike. and Charley
White is lot better than his broth
ers. Jack and Charley. the latter
fighting under the name OF Charley
Wagner.
Frankie Conley won the bantam.
weight title, but his two younger
brothers never got beyond the pre-
liminaries. Leach Cross Is away
above his two brothers, and Monte
Attell was never as good as Abe.
In many other cases athletes who
got to the top had brothers who tried
TO follow them. but couldn't even
break into the newspapers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
One For the Scientific Chaps Why Don't
Star Athletes Have Brothers Who STAR?
Few Instances Where
Families Have More
Than One Notable

Scientists who like to worry about
such things as whether fatigue Is
caused by q germ or II this. that
and the other thing are hereditary.
might And q good chance for re-
search work In the experience OF
brothers In sports.
Only q few cases can be cited
where brothers attained the top.
The season OF 1915 stands out be-
cause there are two sets OF broth
ers In the major leagues. Bill XII.
lifer. OF the Philadelphia Nationals.
and Wade Killifer. Of the Cincinnati
Reds. are brothers. and so are
Wally schang OF the Athletics and
Eddie schang OF the Pittsburgh ri.
rates.
Fritz Maisel has a brother George
who IL a sensation In the New York
State league. and who will get
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
Moran Comma Home.

NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-Frank Nor
an. the Pittsburgh heavyweight. who
was defeated In Paris last summer
by Jack Johnson, will arrive in New
York the latter part Of this week
from England. looking for bouts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
National League.
4 /
Ye~terdsy's R~ruIts.

Yesterdays Results.
First game
Innings 2 45s7sa RH r
Boston 800 o o ! l o. o O-5 Q o
Pittsburgh o 0 o o 2 o. 1 On s
Batteries - Ragan. Hughes and
Gowdy; Kantlehner. Cooper. Gibson
and Murphy. Umpires-Quigley and
Emslie.
Second game
Innings. 40 $50 Sa r H r
Boston ....3 0 / 3 o o o o Oil 1
Pittsburgh o o q o 0 o o o o. o
Batteries-Tyler and Whaling; Har-
mon. Councilman, Murphy and Schang.
Umpires--Quigley and Emslie.
Teday's Games,
Boston at Pittsburgh.
BROOKLYN at Cincinnati. two games
New York at st. Louis, two games
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04

Observation-Disclosures Pierce and
McGraw; Thomas. Goodman and
Smith.
Pitching summary: Hits--On AL
tenburg, {: off Thomas. 8: OFF Good
man. 6. Bases on balls--Or Alien
burg. 2: of Thomas. 2. Struck out
BY Altenburg, 10: by Thomas, ]; by
Goodman. s. Errors-Coco Colas. q;
V. V. ". 5.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04

Federal League.

Yestepday's Results.
BROOKLYN 3-2. Pittsburgh o..
ST. Louis 10. Buffalo I.
Kansas City 3. Baltimore @
Newark at Chicago. wet grounds.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
Mistreated Fists one an
Reason for Ring Ell

lessnsss + liAsls - -
from punching his Nv
After CofSsy's recsut eGf
Flynn his hands we're ~ IN
and several Small hoaes M
Willard. a The o<kef H
one Of the finest Doltp 6
worn by = rin0stef. ~ pQpe
straight and doubles - ~ ~
erly before landing : puneA.
swings wildly, and svi1oG ~
not hold his hands the ylGhk III 7
In the bare knuckIe da4s a. y
gladiators picked thsjr Han NJ
brine for several weeks ~
bout Even in later daye nrI
made It q point to learn how ~ ~
their working tools n good n1l&
In these get rich quick" U
among the big fellows that ilapcR>|
point Ii being overlooked aH6 I
career of many, = good prosp66f
being thrown Away. 4 8;
Sir Edward Grey II the nrSt NI
ish foreign minister to III 81 !
house of commons since the dnyS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
Today's Game.

Detroit at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Washington.
st. Louis at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
COkFs BEAT v. v. v.

Coca Colas defeated the V. V. ".
club by the score OF 2 to 6. Alien
burg was again on the mound for the
Cokes and barring the last inning,
when he loosened up a little, pitched
a good game.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
STAND NCS
STAMINA


Chicago-New York. wet grounds.
Innings i2346 G7ss RI
So. Louis...0 90 o y o o o 90 o
Wash'ton % 0 o o 0 o l. Z /
Batteries-Koob, Weilman and Az
new. Ayres and Henry. Umpires-
and O'Loughiin.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04

New Ovsesss VIII have % vale IN.
~ w1ater for Its lensoa IN The tanGe.
rreaay Wsssh VIII nst appear there
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04

IRAN for Burns In ninth.
fBatted for Young In ninth.
tPatted for Baker In ninth.
sBatted for Coveleskie In ninth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
American Association.
xTANDING.

Yesterdays Results.
Providence "a. Montreal 90.
Rain elsewhere.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04
CONSISTENT.

Pat--A suit av clothes, II we
PLACE, SORT"
Fresh Clerk-::A dinner suit. / sup
pose? ..,.r
Pat--Av koorse. Hav 1t plinty
loose about tn waist!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04

Prooklyn at Pittsburgh.
No others scheduled.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04

Two-base hits-Cady, Barry and
Burns, Double play--Coveleskie
Young and Burns. Left on bases
Detroit 8. Poston 5. Bases on balls
pitcher--By CovcIesltie 2 fGainer,
Janvrin). Struck out---By Coveleskie
2. by Shore 4 Umpires-Evans and
Chill Time-l:32.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-04

Chief George Johnson. the Winnie
bago buck. beat the Baltimore Feds.
thanks TO Kenworthy's pinch hitting
In the ninth.
Printing. the pInin nrrf klnd--fhnf
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-19

ed for that pupose. Substantial fur
niture and real silver were put into
that home. The two are beginning
their married life tree OF debt and
capable Of meeting the future serene
ly.
That is a fine story OF success: II
the children who come from that
home do not grow up into thrifty
and desirable Americans I shall miss
my guess.
Don't confine your reading to the
magazine stories OF rich and splend-
ID people. or TO newspaper reports Of
the size of the fortune left by Marsh
all Field. E. H. Hartman or ogden
Mills. Send for some OF the building
and loan associations or OF the saw
ings banks that Think il worth while
to tell people about their business.
In all these stories the one princl-
pie that runs through and vitalizes
them is that theie heroes lived within
:heir income It's exactly what the
richest man in the world must do II
he doesn't go broke It is the sup
RENE achievement of financial genius
JOHN NJ. oSKISON.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-19

But did they expect the non-political
game commission to be raided as is
being done and offices filled on a po-
litical basis? Did they expect the
blue sky law to be sandbagged as is
proposed? Did they anticipate that
the industrial accident commission
authorized by the people by direct
vote. would be thrown into the poll
teal hopper and the purposes Of the
law disregarded? Did they want to
have jobs at all state institutions TAX
en- out OF the hands OF the heads Of
those institutions and placed at the
disposal OF political bosses and their
ward heelers? Did they want to have
the Southern Pacific system Of state
government set up in oregon?
~S~~O~S~~
Governor withycombe thinks the
prohibition law enacted by the legisla-
ture is something well
A Sensible worth while. The law
Measure. providing for permanent
registration may be class.
ed in the same way. That law APP
parently will save the voter the ne
cessity of registering every time an
election is 10 be held. Once register
ed. always registered is the meaning
Of the new law. and It is necessary to
reregister only when a change OF resi-
dence is made. The law viii save
some expense, it will save consider
able trouble, IT should tend TO bring
out a heavier vote and-provided
there are proper safeguards-the
general workings of the law win be
wholesome.
The cost OF everything eatable has
increased for the eaters, the "ulu-
mate consumers"
Does the The dinner table to-
Farmer Profit? day represents an
investment in fam
lly nutriment greater than at any perl
cd since the hard days OF our Civil
War. who IS ret:irg the profit?
A bulletin Of the Department of
at Washington. issued on
Friday last. seems to indicate that our
farmers are the fortunate ones.
Wheat. according to these quotations
has gone up IL per cent. corn and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-19
CURRENT THINKING
WITHIN THEIR INCOME

Il would give" said Samuel ]. Til.
den, "all the ledgerdemain OF finance
and financiering for the old. homely
maxim, Live within your income. u
II would be a good swap for most
Ok us. The stories of success that
are told in large headlines and pict-
tu-esque phrases attract wide atten
ton. and they almost persuade US
that It requires financial genius to
make a success.
But where one such story comes
before our eyes we might find dozen
OF another kind close beside US II we
only looked.
There's the story Of the Bohemian
servant girl, for instance, that a
chronicler Of the simpler annals dug
up the other day.
She came TO this country ten years
ago, very young girl. and began to
v ork as house servant. She proved
a capable worker, held a good place
and saved her wages. The other day
she was married 20 a young Bohemian
who had saved enough out Of his earn
ings TO buy a neat house in a quiet
suburb.
Before the couple moved into their
new home It was furnished, and the
Swings Of the young. woman were US
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-19

Press interview with Count Zeppelin
in which the inventor declared dirig-
ibles will be material factors in end.
ing the European war. Bleriot. who
was the first lviator to fly across
the English channel. is Frances
chief consulting expert in aerial mat
ters
This war killed the Zeppellns, -
he continued. '"fhey are bound 10
disappear entirely because they are
impractleable. rh9y are too bulky
toe light and frau for stern work
end areentirel n the mercy OF the
elements. The very fact that they
require a small army OF Attendants
and the inability 10 provide neces-
sery bases for hem near the front,
With the monster sheds which are
imperative 10 protect them, are a
handicap which cannot be overcome.
As a matter Of fact. the Zeppelins
have become entirely inactive dur
th' present war. The small but
atcrtive raid on the British seacoast
doesn't count. inasmuch as IL failed
T. accomplish .nything Of military
value"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-19

women, too. cannot praise Lydia E.
Pinkham's s Vegetable Compound enough
for | know | never would have been as
well If had not taken it and recon-
mend it to suffering women"
Daughter Helped Also.
81 gave it to my daughter when she
was thirteen years old. She was in
school and was a nervous wreck, and
could not sleep nights. Now she looks
so healthy that even the doctor speaks
of it. You can publish this letter If you
like. Mrs. RENA BOWMAN, 161 s. 10th
Street, lronton, Ohio.
Why will women continue to suffer
day in and day out and drag out sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths Of the joy Of living, when they
can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound?
II you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia II. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia Il. .Pinkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for ad-
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by woman
ana neld in strict confidence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-19

first" he said. Come on, don't be
meant
NO! Mo- Mo- she cried. and
eiuded him again and again.
She was a perfect dodger.
But. ahl Pe-sistency will win.
Click
The deed was done. Bounding thrice
around the table. after kissing the
red ball. the cue ball kissed the third
one and the Difficult; billiard shot was
made.
II was a glorious summer day and
al about was green.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-19

ZEPPELNS USELESS.

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS.
Copyright 1915. by the United
Press.)
PARIS. Feb. 1.-THE much vaunt-
ed Zeppelins are utterly worthless for
purposes Of war. They are certain
tn soon disappear entirely as a factor
In aerial navigation OF any sort"
1t was Louis Bleriot inventor Of
the monoplane. talking. He had
been reading carefully the United
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-19
A DAILY NOVELETTE,.
The verdant RectangIe.

AtNN@AhesACs
When Brutus married Portia. fair,
He did his best to please her;
Ard then. no doubt. took extra care
To not let Julius Caesar.
Instantly he followed her.
II was a glorious day in summer,
and all about was green.
"Ah, go avn" he begged. your
sister just let me Hiss her. Aw, go
cni"
Never" she retorted determined
" and continued 10 dodge. this way
and that way and this, but par
t.cularly this way and that while he
pursued her relentlessly.
''I don't see Why you won't" he
complained. Your sister just did. .
That may De the very reason.
she replied. neatly evading him just
as he thought hs had her in a cor
ner. That red headed thing would
let anybody kiss her"
mot at ALL had to chase her
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-19

years. Wnen 1 De-
gan to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound d l
could not sit up. l
had female troubles
and was very ner-
vous. / used the
remedies a year and
/ can do my work
and for the last eight
m onths / have
worked for other
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-19

for the last 10 days on her Italian
frontier. The men are chiefly artil.
lerymen and their guns have been
placed at favorable positions domi.
noting the Tyrolese passes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-19

When the people Of Oregon voted
last fall for this harmony administra-
ton did they order the
The Raid spoils grabbing operati-
For spoils. ons that are being pull
ed off? They expected
Of course that new appointees would
be friendly 20 the new administration