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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-11
Store Windows
Are Most AHuring
Places These Days

With hardly two weeks of shop
ping days left, the Christmas buyer
must hurry in making a choice of
appropriate presents. One could al
most make up her mind just by
going window shopping" for every
shop window has taken on a holiday
look and is filled with suitable gifts
for every one.
A beautiful lot Of the most charm
ing blOuses attractively done up in
Christmas wrappings are displayed
by 2 Michigan st. merchant this
week One particularly chic model
is OF soft satin with wide stripes of
pink satin. and is made with long
plain sleeves and a collar to be worn
either high or low. Another good
looking one is of white satin with
bands of fur around the collar and
cuffs Down the street a little
farther another shop is showing a
group Of them made up in Georgettes
and crepe de chimes. A lovely one
is of a combination of coral and
white.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-11
FUNERALS


Funeral services for John Nc
Manus will be held from the resi-
dence. rs 5. William St, Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock, Rev. James
l. Gardiner officiating. Burial viii
be in Riverview cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-11

one merchant has a line Of smok-
ing sets for the den or living room
at 1925. They come in brass with
a satin finish and have detachable
glass ash tray. a match box holder
and two places for cigars. They
stand several feet from the floor on
a substantial base.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-11

Electric railways in the United
States own 40.47G miles Of track.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-11

For So or SO one can get a fireside
basket in brown or green willow.
A gift that would be appreciated by
anyone.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-11

An electric floor lamp complete
with three pull chain lamp sockets
has a 24-inch Tudor or Empire shade
Of satin with SAX fringe. Those
OF solid mahogany are priced at
Spills.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-11
Crepe-de-Chine Wear
for Christmas Gifts

Women buying gifts for women appreciate
our Crepe de Chine Wear-every day finds us
pleasing more gift seekers.
Crepe de Chine underwear St.95, SOS,
sos and $500. Crepe de Chine Negligees
S3.95 and $500. Crepe de Chine Gowns
S3.95 and $500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23
STALLINGs AN
 AMBITIOUS PILOT

ETNHE Braves have no Iowly ambition.
 Manager George Stallings has all ready stated that his club intends to win four straight championships. Back the championship of the United States four seasons in succession.
 That, however, was in 1872, 1873, 1874 and 1875, while the National league did not come into existence until 1876. Since that time three successive flags have been the limit
 Anson,s Chicago club, with such play CTS as Flint, williamson, Dalrymple, Gore and Kelly, won the bunting in 1880 and also captured it during the two following seasons, only to have it's winning streak broken by Boston in 1883. s.-s ssy-..
 The next club to win three times in succession was the Boston aggregation of 1891. Frank Se1ee was manager, and Stanley were in their prime as box men. The catchers were Bennett, Gam gel and Kelly. Duffy, batting .37s, and Mccarthy, hitting .360, were in the out field. Bobby Lowe at second was hit ting .316; Nash at third, BOA; Tucker at first, .2ss; Long at short, .294; Mer- ritt, a catcher, .363, and Stivetts, 309.
 Surely that team was not weak at the bat but it had nothing on the Ball. tinore club, which, under Ed Hanlon, grabbed the gonfaIon for the next three seasons. The Orioles in 1894 had elev- en men batting over 300. Seven of them in 1895 and eight Of them in 1S96 had an average above the coveted mark. The lowest team average for three years was 33o. .Boston's team average last season was .251. Hanlon's club in 1894 actually averaged .343. That season Dan Brouthers hit .s44. Reitz Se6.. Jennings .332, McGraw $40, Keeler .Se7. Brodie 369, Kelly .391, Rob- tnson 34s and Gleason .342.
 Since then Pittsburgh, Chicago and New York have each won three suc- cessfve flags, but none of them has been able to win the fourth. The Braves assuredly have some job cut out for them if they realize their lead er,s ambition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23

pitch Larry's weakness to him and he hits it so hard it knocks an outfe1der down after 1t hits the fence I'd hate to be playing center if you pitched one in his groove
 Then there was Hunter HiI1. We had him on third base. The third sack CTS used to play short left field when Nap LaJoie came to bat, and so did Hill the first few games he played against Cleveland. Larry, of course, took advantage of 1t and used to play many a one down and beat it to first. This got Hi1l sore, and he came to us one day and announced he had studied Larry aud could tell by his movements when the FrenchInan intended to. bunt.
 < He won't fool me any more.' said HILL have him begged, and you'll see me right on top of the plate by the time the ball leaves the bat 'sHe did it, all right, and Larry bounded one off his knee into the third base bleAchers. Larry got a home run, and Hill did not put a uniform on again for five weeks. In fact, that blow he got practically put him out of the big 1eagues.n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23

his system. The cutheId should be
 more stable than last year.
 At the present writing Cincinnati
 looks like the dark horse in the Ma tionaI league race. History would in dicste that the only safe prognostication
 concerning the Reds would be that they will start well and finish poorly but it may be that there will be a de- eided change in their fortunes this season. Certainly there can be no de- nyins that Herzog has used excellent judgment in the changes which he has made in the team. He has got rid of 2 number of IasI seasons men and has made additions where they ought to do the most good
 It looks as if he put over a master stroke in securing the veterans, Tom my Leach and Charlie Dooin. The
 Reds ought to be one of the best coached and drilled aggregatfons in the charge the pitchers and the other catcherg and is inparting to them his knowledge of the game
 Herzogss men may again prove a dire disappointment. but the chances seem to favor their making a much better
 record than in 1914. HerzoE is an az grsssive. peppery leader. He was handicapped last season, but he defied precedent by lasting more than one year as leader of the hoodooed Reds Herzog's ambition is to beat out the New York Giants, with which team he played before becoming a. manager.
 Maybe his ambition will be realized
 this year. McGraw will have team
 which will make fight for the pen lnant, but after looking the team over
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23

more evenly matched than for many years No one. team has a big bulge on the others, as the Athletics had in other years. No one team is hopeless Iy outclassed. as was the case of the Yankees and Maps last year.
 There is a difference between the Red Sox, Senators. Athletics and White ured for the second division, but the difference isn't so great.
 In other years from 250 to $50 points separated the first and last place teams in the American league, but this year the difference may be only about 150 points, a fact that would make the race a thriller all the way down the stretch.
 The Red Sox are being touted consid- erably. There is no ducking the fact that they look most powerfully good, but that doesn't mean that they will have any easy job of it.
 Collins Helps White so<.
 The White iSox. aided and aBetted by Eddie Collins. a bunch of pitchers that have but few peers in baseball, a brace of good catchers and some likely looking outhe1ds, have creAted pennant dreams in Chicago.
 The Senators now that they have recovered their. star high jumper, Walt Johnson, can be figured as having a chance for the flag. The Senators have not lost any of the old strength since the 1914 season closed, and some of the youngsters that Griffith has
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23
Lajoie Was Hard Player to outguess

F Napoleon LaJoie of the PhiIadeI-
 pnia Americans has an admirer among the baseball men Of the past and present it is Malachi Kittredge. the veteran catcher. who is now making his residence in Cleveland. According to Ktttredge. 1t was almost impossible to oufguess the Frenchnaan when the lat- ter was at his best.
 To Illustrate his argument Kittredge relates the following aiecdotes:
 ssWhen I was with Washington we had a left handler named Jacobson. One day when we were playing Cleve- land he told us before he took che neld that he had solved La5oie's weakness.
 What Is it we asked.
 ss "A curve ball rather low he told us.
 s'Larry came up with three on. Ja- cobson gave him that slow curve rath- CT low. Larry swung. Away went the ball over Charley Jones' head It hit the old center field fence ont on Dun- ham avenue. boundaG back and hit Jones on the head, Knocking him down.
 Say said Jones when he came in when the Inning was over. if when you
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23
Heres Something Fans Want MT. Johnson

Therefore the league has decided this year to go back to the old system Rather, both the new and the ola will be used, as was done in several of the lesser leagues
 There is not the slightest doubt that the average earned runs per game and the average hits per inning are surer crtterions of pitching efficiency than the mere won and lost percentage.
 Take the case of the American league last season. Under the old method Chief Bender would have been the league leader, his record standing sew enteen games won and three lost.
 But in all round value to his team as a pitcher he was outclassed by men like Leonard Johnson and others.
 When a pitcher hurls nearly 200 i1 nings and allows an average of 1-01 runs each nine innings you don't have to know how many games were won and lost to know that he'ss a great twfrIsr In nidseason last year several writers, noting the remarkable record Leonard, the Boston Red Sox twirler. was making in keeping down runs mp to that time. alluded to him as the ssgreatest pitcher of the year.
 There was a tolerant laugh around the country. But there's no laugh now. Leonard was bound to make good and did.
 The twirler who can keep down tlle earned runs puts the victory up to the team back of him. His own greatness is assured
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23
 ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP

in the practice games the more cer- tain 1t becomes that John J. is not en- tirely satisfied with the way things are shaping in the Giants camp.
 It is a fact that the Giants have reached that stage where the team is likely to break completely at any time McGraw is depending on more veteran material than any other manager in the league. Last year several of them cracked, yet he has not replaced them
 His indeld is not the best in the league by any means derHle and Doyle have reached that point in their careers where they are likely to slide down the scale at any time. Fletcher is as good, as ever. and Lobert will add dash to the combination
 The outheld is a combination of strength and weakness. McGraw hoped to improve the past winter, but was unable to put over the deals he contemplated His catching depart ment is fair, but his pitching stan is causing him a lot of worry. Aside from
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23

Polly Perritt, the former Cardinal, he has acquired little slab material des- tined to improve the staff.
 However, the Giants are always fighters and always will be so long as McGraw is in command. He has his men on their toes all the time and makes them put up a spectacular bat tie, even though it is a losing one from the outset.
 Of the Dodgers, Phillies. Cardinals and Cubs the two western entries look better than their eastern rivals. Roger Bresnahan has instilled lot of spirit into the Cubs.
 Roger has his men pulling well to- gether, and apparently the individuals are better satisfied than they were last year under o'Day. Roger has a good stan of pitchers. He has Archer behind the bat, with hfnlsen to depend upon as a wind paddist any time Jimmie needs relief. His inf1eld is only fair, and his og1theld little better, but the chances are that the Cubs will make
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23

quite a battle for honers this season.
 The Cardinals are picked as con- tenders in the fight in spite of the tal- ent they have lost. Of course they will not, feel the loss Of Wingo much so long as Snyder is in condition to work behind the bat. Perritt's going is a loss. but Polly was never satIs- fed in St. Louis and for this reason never did the work he might have done
 Brooklyn has good material but lacks the dash and pep.
 The American League Battle.
 It looks as if there will be a mad scramble for pennant fhonors in the American league this season. At least four teams can be considered from this preseason angle as certain battlers for the bunting. while two othe=s look like dark horses. And. as for thgse other two--well. you never can tell Re- member the Braves.
 The best part of the American league outlook is that the eight teams seem
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23
UNRATED GOLFERS YET HAVE CHANGE TO PLAY FOR TITLE

gTHOsE golfers who weren't included
 in the United States Golf associa- tion's handicap list just issued may partlcipate in the national amateur Championship, beginning at Detroit Aug. 2ss if they follow these instruc- tfons:
 If any player whose name does not appear on the official handicap list de-, gires a handicap he may submit to the secretary for consideration by the ex- ecut1ve committee three acores, veri- lied by marker and certified by the secretary of his club. of three rounds of eighteen holes each played on differ ent days over the regular course of a club, a member of this association, to- set1er with such other evidence as the e4ecMtiv6 committee may require. Any player whose name appears on the of neaa1 handicap list in like manner may 1pply to have his handicap changed provided no player shall be eligible to nHEeH fhe aEnafeQx eaamp ptonehip ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23

picked up may round into stars
 The Philadelphia Athletics are not entirely out of the fight Don't think that the absence of Collins, Bender Plank and others win act as a death blow. Connie Mack has some young pitchers who will have a chance tr work regularly this year, and those boys ought to ecome through La5oie is a bit beyond his prime, and his bat ting eye has difnn7ed slishtly but the great Frenchman ought to play the sort of game that won't make the absence 1 of Collins felt so keenIy.
 The four teams above look to have the best chances for the pennant. but it's well not to overlook the Detroit outfit HugI1ie Jennings still has his wrecking crew-Cobb and Crawford and he has snared few pitchers that promise to deliver in nice shape. If they do and if Covaleszie and Dubuc have good seasons those Jungle Boys ought. to be very much among those present.
 Wild 5iIE Runs Yanl<s.
 The New York Yankees are a prob lem. The pitching stan win be made up about the same as last year. May be Wild Bill Don Hovan can get far bet ter work out of it than Frank Chance did last year. If he does, that Wyial mean a better rating for the Tanks
 The Cleveland Indians-there's an other baseball question mark. They don't look good on paper. The pitch ing staff, based on it's 1914 work, Is one that cannot inspire first division hopes. but the pitchers may get back into their stride in 1915. and those ln- dians, may be the surprise of the 1915 season.
 The St Louis Browns right now don't look good enough to finish any better than far down. in the second 5i- vision. They have some good pftch- CTS, but none are real wonders. The indeld is good, and the outfeld is ike wfse-tflat iss as it concerns fielding But the team isn't a team of hitters
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23

RAN JoHNsoN's league last year
 ceased recording the games won and Iost'' by pitchers in the tables set ting forth the performances of the -twirlers for the. 1914 season. This was did not tell with reasonable accuracy the relative efficiency of the hur1ers.
 The fans, however, kicked strenuous ly at this innovation. They want to know the games won and lost first. and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23
GOLF CHAMPIONS co 70 WAR.

T AsT years amateur golf champion.
 J. l.. c. Jenkins, has gone to the war, and Lord Annesley, who was the runner up in the Irish close champion ship this year, has secured a, commis- sion in the Royal flying corps. Gordon Barry. who won the amateur champion F ship at Prestwick in 1905. has voiun f teered for active service.
 The historic F4oylalze links are being used for drill purposes by company of the Cheshire regiment Golfers as class are doing their duty to their country nobly, and the generality of them are a, fine body of men quito equal to those of any other sport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23
NO EMERY BALL FOR FEDS.

pREsIDENT GILMORE of the Fed-
 eraI league seems determined to prevent the use of the emery ball in his league the coming season. Not only has he issued orders against the use Of this delivery, but word comes from Chicago that he has notified all his managers that whenever pitcher is found guilty of using the emery ball he will be automatically fined $200.
 It is believed that the elimination of this delivery will have an effect on several of the leading pitchers in the new league who have relied on win ping their games on the emery ball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23

cept by special invitation of the execu- tive committee whose name is not on the official handicap list on file in the office of the secretary of the association at least thirty days prior to the date fixed for the beginning of such cham rinr1sl1io.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23
HOW BIG LEAGUE PLAYERS HAVE
 BEEN SHIFTED AROUND THIS SEASON


  of Of i'm of trad year
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23
sy TOMMY CLARK.

the fans of the country E bhozisd speculate on the relative k1eagues. They all have been in train 2 ang for some weeks and the work of che many teams has progressed to such an extent that 1t Is poss ib1e to get good line on their rosters for the start of the campaign.
 There 1s not team In the organiza- Hons in which some changes have not been made, though the shifts in some instances have been much more sweep anB than in others. Even the Boston worlds champions have done some trading and transferring, with the re- z suit that several new faces will appear in the lineup when they face the bar xfer-
 Many experts are Of the opinion that the Braves will repeat this sea- son. wh1la others incline to the oppo- gttel belief, arguing that the team play ed beyond itself in 1914 and was aided by the generally unsettled ndltions. 60 a greater extent than they did the Hub.
 But. on the other hand, the Braves, chances of repeating look very nne. They have strengthened their outdeld by the addition of Sherwood Magee, and the prestige they have gained should help them materfaI1y. There is mo doubt whatever that they win 5 gkart off with greater confidence than they showed at any time last season prior to the Fourth Of July.
 StalIings has his pitching stan in- tact and the same catchers upon whom he depended in 1914 His infeld will posed of comparat1veIy young players, with the exception of Johnny Evara, who ought to have several years Of major league baseball remaining In
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-23

after that any analytical statistics, the league wants to publish are all right.
 Whatever the dopesters may think as to the games won being an indication of efficiency. there is no doubt about it in the minds of the fans.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
UP, GUARDS, AND AT GEN."
ROUTED TURKS AT SHALBA
Young British Officer Describes How Enemy Was Driven
from Advanced Trenches and Their Main Position
Carried at Point of Bayonet.

They lost great many officers killed
and wounded. and report-a very strong
one, too-says that their COMMANDMENTS
chief, -. shot himself after the battle.
OF course. he had lots of Germans with
luminosity advisers. Poor Turks; these
Germans appear to be only their evil
genius!
Il am now off to again. | came
o. from there to take part in the big
battle, but. unfortunately, was not ac-
tually in the thick of it, though l saw
most of the interesting incidents through
EiS glasses. My job was to work south
of = and watch the enemy there. 1t
was expected he would make an attack
from that direction. Three regiments
were told off for the job-annoying. but
had to be done.
The enemy's losses were $780, II not
more; certainly they had about 1000 dead
on the ground-so eye-witnesses tell me
We are all merry and bright. and We
cannot findsthe enemy these days. He
Is off, and no mistake! We shall see
when be comes again."
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
ToDAY's BEAUTY HELPS

COMPLEXION BE AUTIFIE R
Nothing is moro repulsive than to Sc.
d woman with her face all daubed with
face powder in her desire to hide mark:
of age. Instead of using powder, which
clogs and enlarges the pores, it is far
better to use good face lotion tina. will
improve and permanently benefit the
skin. By dissolving four ounces OF
spurmax in one-half pint hot water you
can make an inexpensive lotion that will
do wonders as a skin whitener and CON-
plexion beautiher. 1t removes all shini-
ness, sallowness and roughness, and
gives the skin a smooth, velvety tone,
while it does not rub off easily like
powder, nor does it show on the skin.
MAKES HAIR FLUFFY By wash.
ing the hair with teaspoonful of can
throx dissolved in cup of hot water,
afterward rinsing thoroughly with clear
water, one finds that it dries quickly and
evenly, is unstreaked, bright, soft and
very fluffy, so fluffy, in fact. that it looks
more abundant than it is and so soft that
arranging it becomes a pleasure. This
simple, inexpensive shampoo cleanses the
hair and scalp thoroughly of all dan
druff and dirt, and leaves clean, whole
some feeling. All scalp irritation will
disappear, and the han will be brighter
and glossier than ever before-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-11
STORK WINS RACE.
Big Bird Outpaces Mother in Rush
to Hospital.

Big Bird Outpaces Mother In Rush
to Hospital.
Mrs. Margaret Noona. n years old
aroused Der husband in their home. SOl
West One Hundred and Forty third
street, at 4 o'clock this morning. She
said:
Frank, what We have been praying
for is about to happen. Hurry
Frank did. Fortune favored tn I'm.
They were just in time to catch an east
bound crosstown car at One Hundred
and Forty-fifth street and then south
bound Lenox avenue car. At One Hun
dred and Thirty-sixth street they got on
and hurried toward the Harlem Hospital.
Just as they were mounting the stair
way on the One Hundred and Thirty
sixth street side Mrs. Mona screamed
and collapsed. DIR. Gluckman, on night
duty in the hospital. heard her He ran
out. Several nurses followed him. Mona
stood by and wept until DR.. Gluckman
went over, seized him by the arm and
said:
Laugh. man. laugh! It's a nine-pourd
girl baby. q splendid child. born on the
hospital steps. Better name her Steph-
anie."
Noona not OILY laughed. but he huxsed
the doctor and the nurses. Mother and
child are doing nicely in the hospital to-
day.