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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
FIELDING EVENLY SPREAD
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUERS
WERE PUNCHED FOR HONORS
Seventeen Points between Leaders ma
Tail Enticrs--ItuSscn WINS Wild
est Mnn on Circuit.

That tho fielding in the lntcrnation-
nj l.'a%ur during the past season was
pretty evenly spread over the cirh I
teams is shown by the official aver.
ages. iUSt made public Iufaiu leads
IN ciuh icidlnG with Il percentage Of
20" but thor" is only 4 difference Of
j. points between tn" EiSouS ana Rich-
iuond. which iiuiSh"d III last place \
singular circumstance is that while the
, IN ,",,i', rInN'd almost regularly
Sid'IHri| difficulty in any one club hay
iuG "a stable "utficli. Thus oulv three
ur!d"rS participated in moro than 100
"i the ~ -;tnrs on the schedule. Even
nor" djiljcult MAS ii possible TO ,intl
steady men for the other outiicld nosi.
touS. aS. TWO Center folders and two
right hcldCrS took par; in moro than
700 games. In NO instance did am ont
n'ldrr play through tho season in the
position H." started.
NccordiuE ia tho averages. and
iudeiug !, player 10y tho humber 20, Of
games rIity cd. tn" best fielding Team
ina tn" international League" is made
up as follows: First baScman. .,,idr".
Euna!", now With til" Washinrtou
rrnesdaie. Jersey Gi,>. MO 4 ~" 10
though Mccarthy, EumaIo. WHO took
part I'M tft""u more games. finished
The season with $40. Ey all odds tho
city. with .9"T for $50 games. though
Arthur lrNllu, released by tho Chants
/" Montreal, had 300 Tor II. games.
stevenson. Rochester, led tho short
Stors, having 9>7 Tor $50 games. Tie
best outticld would he made up OF J.
smith, k"chcstcr ana Montreal who
had a clean record not making an ~
ror in los games. ';ilhoclcy, Eufralo
and WittcrSta"tter. IiHrrisburg Tho
hardest WORKING catcher in The Inter
national was Williams, Rochester,. who
caught il? games ana had the nuc
percentage uf .9>&.
Th" leading pitchers Of tho differ
cni clubs, based on percentage of vie
tories wer" h'eh", EuMalo. ri: Com
stovk. Providence. and Miller Non
ir"al, each al. Erickson. Rochester.
."3f; McTiGu" Toronto G30: En-
man. lIarriSburg. .552 Russell. Ricn-
mond, .3N%. ana sherman. Jersey civ.
300 IN number OF iuuinns pitched
Hador. Buffalo easily leads the loario
with &%@ -. having takcu part i'm
torty-"iEht games. Ncrbout. the Jcr-
soy city Ginger, was the hard-lucIi
pitcher as h" WAS taken out sixteen
times. more than any other during tho
season Russell copp"d all tho hon
nrS Tor lack OF control as he wall;cd
~ haismcn hit sixteen with p!trhcd
nan "nH had twcuty-on" wild uitcbns
Yet wi'hal the Richmond uitch.r
easily l"d tn" LEAGUE in striI<eouis
haNtn% 2%' victims Ia his credit.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
Syruc,sc stur Accused.

SYRACUSE. y. y, December e.
Left Half Back Marcus Red VIII
kinsOn. OF The Syracuse University
football team. star of the 1915 sea-
son and probable choice for the All
American eleven, has jumped into the
lShcd in an Akron tOhio) paper TO the
effect that Wilkinson il a. former Ak
ron professional football player,
According to the published charges
Wilkinson played professional foot
ball in Akron i'll 1913. The Orange
star is alleged to he twcnty-ciGht
years old. The exposure followed the
attendance upon the Syracuse Colgate
game of an old friend of Wilkinson
who recognized him in the linc-un.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
HAUGHTOM PICKS WATSON
Harvard tonch Says Crimson Quarter
!. Wan II" Would select for All
\ nicriran EnrNHn.

CAMBRIDGE. MASS. December s.
i am not qualified to pick AN An
American or an Eastern team" said
h"ad '"ach liaushton, OF Harvard. to-
day
IF .did try to select one, would
nam" thirty men. Eleven men no
longer compo&c football team. One
can never toll what Nvll happen 10 The
hrst-Str!ng players. This is am age OF
preparedness.
is regards thc eastern quarter
backs of 1918. believe watson of
Harvard, WAS tho best Watson Was a
sound thinker and Il captain generally;
Click. Of Princeton, and Barrett OF
cornell, ar" rcmarkahlc football play
"rE. But believe they are natural
nan backs. but not as good rs Watson
AZ quarter back.
CLICK is wonderful defensive quar-
ter back. did not see his equal in
inns department on the Gridiron dur
ing thc season Watson directed the
play Of Tn" Harvard 'cam. He handled
IN" ball admirably. i!ut he could not
begin TO play immediately behind the
me on defense as did the Princeton
captain. nor could he carry the bah ms
r@mnlk2hiy as Barrett or Click But
liarVard's quarter backs ar" not ry-
i'cctcd To DO all thoS. things"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
ALEXANDRIA, RACE
TIiREE-CORNERED AFFAIR

ALEXANDRIA, VA. December s.
with the announcement OF +. +. Mar
bury. city Councilman from the First
ward as Mayor Of the city. subject TO
tho decision Of tho Democratic primary.
which viii BIO held April 4. made to-
day. the inayoraltY race becomes a
three-cornered affair. James ~ Dun
can, president of tho Chamber OF Com
merce, made his announcement yester-
day. and Mayor Fisher has also an
nouncch that he will stand for re-
election. = primary here is cquiva-
lent TO an election. In addition to
the three foregoing, other names have
also been mentioned as prospective
candidates.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
NEW OUTLAW CIRCUIT
organization of League with Pos-
>ihir valuations NIths Feds IL
! nHrr wa: in West.

KANSAS CITY, NO, December
N.-ihat plans for the organization
oi new bnscbni1 League and it's
p">-ibIr nIiiiInfiOn with the Fed
crni League are well under wa. he
"nnr hnuNn Hcr~ today. Cities In
hi~~ni;ri, Kansas mud BkiuiiOHIG, in-
"in'iin. It:insnS CITY, Iinn.. said TO
10" the largest cit! I'm America with
out :; baseball club. are slated for
franchises under thr proposed Or
sanitation, which pr0bRbly VIII be
named The Continental I.cuEuc.
-. II. ShiScl!, who formerly SnH
president Of the Western NssOrin-
tion. and now rrsidrnt Of Iinnsns
'tS, i>Hn., Nnid the proposition had
been under consideration for some
timc, nui that nn announcement
would he mndr within ten days con
"cruinr the success or fpiIurc of
the venture.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
Guilty of "whltc-srnve" Charge.
GSpccial TO The Ti,uos- pienatch +,

TSp"C!hI 20 Tho TlIN"S- DIS atCh.
HARRlSoNBuRG. VA, December S.
Charged with violation OF the Federal
white slave law. Rinkcr VI. Van Pel;.
who lives nine miles south of Harri-
sonburg, was ebay found guilty by a
jury IN the Federal Court FOR the
Western District OF Virginia, Judge
Henry g. Mcdowell, presiding. The
court suspended sentence for thirty
days.
Miss Rurcll Foley. eighteen years old,
was the only witness for the govern
mcnt ana Van Pclt alone testified in
his own behalf
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
NAY rIn, Eastern ricy.us

LINCOLN. y I;i;.. December S--Guy T.
vsrsily Of Nebraska. iit,,oumced today
81" possibility of football games next
season with at least one and perhaps
two Eastern universities Nj Reed
SAID to-day negotiations were on with
Cornell IN III" hope OF securing a two
year agreement, the plan being TO pla V
III" 1871" game at cornell. the one the
year following with Lincoln.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
THURMAN is CAPTAIN
fIRnpden- SiducH Euotl,Iirr> t3Irct
Clever Little Quarter i:ack to
cIptuincY for NcNt Year.

hMPBt:N-SInNEN. VA, Dcccm-
Der S.-'fhr letter men have met
and elected Waiter Thurman, Of
Charleston, W. Va, 10 he rnptnin of
next years eleven. lie WAS the
uunrtrr b:,ci> an the Tiger rhnm-
pionShip team OF this srnSOn. aud
was picked Tor that position ON the
NIl-I:nStrrn Virginia team. This II
'Fhurnnn's third year az iiunpdrn-
sidney. and durin. ihnt time he i,n.
nadc great record in athletics.
ltc il one 0f the best ShortStOps the
college has hah ia uIHnS years. lie
shares with his runninSnIatr, Half
Hack EuSS. the distinction at being
The stclfnr performer in thr back-
Held in each game Uf the champions
ship series. Though small. he is
Stockily huiit. uud * tough as II
nine knot. Fleet az foot and cIu-
SiNr ns Gel. hr was of the
hest ground-Gnincrs at the season.
aud not u few al the ninrt H-rOnr
points scored in the championship
Inmrs are tn his credit. Thurman
WIS honOrrd last >prini: with the
cHntninry of the baseball team OF
ioi0. and he * expected to star
again on the dinmond. lie IL IL
member of the Kappa Sigma fra
f"rnltN, and II nnInbcr ~ other or
cnniIatiOns.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
STARK TO MANAGE MEMPHIS
Imprinted To succeed Lord at Helm of
SOUTHERN Association club for
Next Season.

MENPFI1S, TENN. December S.-John
~ Martin. president OF the Memphis
haS"hali ASSOCIATIONS, Tonight an
u"I"c"d that Randolph Gbolly) Stark
iah hc"n appointed manager Of the
l"cHl southern Association club to sue
c""" iiriScoc Lord. who was released
severed weeks aco.
stark, WHO is a resident OF this city.
ia@t season was Il member OF the Nash
Ni'l" club 1T was said that his release
Was secured for "a sh consideration.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
philIir owner i'm Conference.

NEW YORK, December S-WiIliam
j.. hakcr. president Of the National
League Champion phllies. was in con-
ference with President Tcner at the
Eatlonal League headquarters Satur-
day. ihc owner Of the phillicS was in
a happy mood ana laughed AT the story
mat TAT Moran was holding out on
him.
Manager Moran will he with the
team next season, and make no mis-
take about thnt said President Bak err
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09

NEW YORK, December S-Frank
Larortc. who was captain OF the New
ark Federal i."aru" club last season.
comes 10 brooklyn for next year. Tom
!caton WAS traded 10 Newark for FaIl<-
"rhcTg, and II now develops that the
trad" also involved i.aI'nrtc, but il was
agreed not 40 announce this part until
after tho season closed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
JOHN B. CARY SCHOOL WINS
RANDOLPH is DEFEATED
BY BIG SCORE OF p To ?
Coleman. Forward, In Star of t:,
.""SihE More Points Thnn All
Others Combined

John II. Cary School defeated pa.
uoipn yesterday on the Cary Schn"i.
o ~ by the overwhelming score 20
70 Randolph boys were no na,' ~,
i9r mo Cary lads and they were con-
neteIS outciasscd at every stage mr
, ~, game. coleman. forward for t,,rv
,,inc goals from the field. He scorni
,mort points than all the other men
wnS the star OF his team. '''''o'ph'
rms was The second game that tho
larry lads had Won this season .,,,I
tiicy nave a clean record so far h.,yi,,,r
defeated city Normal in their n -
game by {! close score. Tho Iinc-un;
Itahuoiph--Pow right forward.
'ohlack. left forward: BRAY cont.r'
IrunPs' right guard; B. Powers. left
t"ry-Coleman, right forward: Mar
IN leit forward: Jennings center.
MOSS, right guard: Weimar, left guar,l
SuninarY: Goals from ncld-CoIenan
w. Jennings o., Martin %. Bray %.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
DOWN THE ALLEYS

The Palace team proved a hoodoo for
TIC Times Dispatch five on the New
straight games. l.. Cosby was hirh
man Tor the Palace aggrcratiou. while
it.Ii"rt led the newspaper hoys T.
cosby. Il TINS seasons find, rolled three
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
MEETS YALE AND HARVARD
VIRGINIA FOOTBALL DATES
MADE PUBLIC BY MANAGER
Orange and Eluc i'ia>s t."UrEin. south
tnrniiua. Vanderbilt. iarhccl>.
spiders. Cadets aud .jnckrI>.
30 - itauiiuIph Macon.

September 3" Raud"Iph- Macon.
nj CHARACTERS NE.
October .-l ate. at Sew Haven.
October ii--iiichn"nd College. at
Characteristics.
October :t--.nc"rsia. 1T thnr-
lottc>,iiIr.
pctoi,cr 2~--N ir;:iniu Military In
StitUtv. nj 'harl"tirsNillc.
\oNc,n her !--.I:rS:,rd. at Gam
bridge ar Inndrrhilt at Nashville.
November ii--~opt!i Carolina. at
tharlott">N HE.
NONrnhri IS \:ndrrbiIt 80
Na>hNilI,. nr Ii,rNH q. tnnihvidtr.
November :;"--\"rth ar"linn. AT
Itirhn0nl.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09

StcrrotyprrA Min Two

The Stercntypcrs defeated the Make
ups IN TIC Times Dispatch League last
nlGht, winning two out OF three games.
Thc scores We're close and the games
We're highly interesting. Scores:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
Gilman May Captain Harvard IIev.,

tAMBItlDGE. MASS. December S.
JoScph ~; Gilman. Of honolulu, is con
Ia lam OF the 1915 Harvard football team.
ne election will be held Friday, and
~ was promoted to-day that Gilman,
DC elected ON the FIRST ballot.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09

~ IL MIA M
4
! MINED lVlT,
nv TIM PATCH
ID iiNi AiSF
'-----------
! vjrriui, has ,don;,d roo,bon
I ..n.,,.,,, t,,,ms, ,,Jnm,i,,I ,v;,H IN,
meeting he same teams. although
( not on the Sauc dates. The Harvard
/ game has boon moved up to tho iirSi
week i'm November. or possibly to the
third week. as the charlottesville
management is already pledged to
Vanderbilt for ,hc earlier date. 1ut
is trying TO have IL advanced To the
week. before THANKSGIVING.
/ rs usual. Virginia viii opcu the sea-
I son Win Randolph Macon at char
iottosN>llo and viii then Journey to
"%4 s., a& $nm yn yG.IeE ..d IS %ah"M,i t
MI, ,''I az" ,,," ,, ~, "n',,i
, FINN " 'r ,.yI,. 'iE h, PINS NIX
my, ,i ~ fri,r ,,,,5es I.,,n ,,.ili
&c., . - \,sI,,lIc ''''''E
'Ghot football PLAYERS SomCt times
study rs evidenced 10y tho award t."
George Wayn" Anderson. Of this city.
ana a. student at the Univcrsity. Of
Virginia, of th" Rhodes Schu'"rsh.p.
And"rS'H cutters tN'"rd. nest fan
ihcr" VII he three Virginia eridderS
sltr performers, ON tho .ehallS"d nclI.
ne "'h,,rS are L"in Ray iu'i n4CN
"h 'I' 'ii l""th"li '".'n tn1 h"nn'o
,'norh. quarter back in lHl&-ii. The
]
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09

rs usual. Virginia viii oncu the sca-
sen With Randolph MHcon at char
iottosv,llo and viii then Journey to
New Haven To asain tackle TN. EuN-
dogs. RICHMOND college * saudWic h-
ed between Nalc and Georgia. which
come North :" m"ot tho ORANGE and
Elu" south Carolina also plays at
charlottesville. siving that city rv"
ustctd OF four games. Nandy Viii
toe met i'm Nashville.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
T STRIKES ME
BY TIM PATCH

Virginia has adop;od a football
schedule almost identical with that
OF last season. the orange and Eluc
not on the sau. dates The Harvard
game has been moved MP to the FIRST
week i'm November. OF possibly to jh.
Nurd week.. as tho charlottesville
management is already pledged to
Vanderbilt for ihc earlier date. put
iS trying TO have IL advanced TO the
week before Thaul>s= wing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09

That football players sometimes
study is evidenced 10y the award t."
George WaNu" Anderson. Of this city.
ANA a student at tho University of
Virginia. of th" Rnodcs scholarship.
IT Anderson cutters oxford nest fail.
thcr" VIII bc three Virginia sriddcrs
at That institution at ono time. all
star performers ON tho cha lll"i iicld.
The others are JOHN y. Ray. fun hucl5
ou TIN" 1918 football team, aud Eohhjc
Gurch. quarter back in l9l%-li. The
t" drive an American ambulance in
France
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-09
NlulctIII>

Tonight. in tho Commercial League
on tho Newport alleys, the Richmond
Dairy fly. will play the p.afmutes.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-07

doitY
No. be answered gloomily. No
I didn't: but He was interrupted
By a violent crash Of china and metal
In thaskitcnen. a shrek from Della and
the outrageous voice Of Penrod. The
well Informed Della. Ill inspired to set
up for d wit. had yentured to address
the scion OF the house roguishly as
little gentleman md Penrod by mems
OF the rapid elevation Of his right foot
had removed from her supporting
hands q laden tray. Both parents start
ed for the kitchen, MI. Schofield CONS
plotting his interrupted sentence on the
way. sa$s
".But ] VIII nowif
The rite thus promised was hastily
but accurately performed In that apart
ment most distant from the front
porch, and twenty minutes later Pen.
rod descended to dinner. The Rev. Mr..
Kinosllng Ind asked for the pleasure
OF meeting him, and it had been decids
ed that the only course possible was to
cover up the scandal for the present,
and to offer an u~ndisturbed and sInils
ing family surface to tho gaze Of the
visitor.
Scorched but not bowed, the smoldcr-
ing Penrod was led forward for the So
cial formulate simultaneously with the
somewhat bleak departure Of Robert
EHIGlZ| EAhEtSS
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-07

and worse-if anybody dared IS cail
him that again. He said if the presi-
dent ot the United States called him
that he'd Try to whip him. How lons
did you hava him locked ND III the
closetYs
.sSh!r said Mrs. schoiaeld warnlngly.
"About two hours. But i don't think
II softened his spirit at al, because
when I took him to the BARRIERS to get
his hair clipped again on account 81
the tar in 1t Sammy Wsltams and
Maurice Levy yer there for the same
reason, and they just whispered little
gentleman. so low you could hardly hear
them-and Penrod began lighting with
them right before me, and 1t was real
" all the barber and / could do TO drag
him away from them. The barber was
very kind about II, but Penrod.-
81 tell you he's q lunaticr' Mr.. Scho-
field would have said the same thing
OF q Frenchman infuriated AZ the
epithet .scamel.. The philosor, i OF In
suit needs expounding.
aShi' said Mrs. Schoieid. at does
seen, q kind Of frenzy.
Why on earth should any sane per
son mind being called
ash" said Mrs. schofield. IT'S be-
yond me-"
What are you 'sh-ing' me forT, de-
rnanded Mr.. Schofeld explosiyely.
ssh" said Mrs. Schofeld. aIt's Mr..
Kinosling, the new rector OF st. Jo-
seph's.r
"Where7a
"Shi On the front porch with Mar
garet. He's going to stay for dinner. /
do hope
bachelor. isn't hep
Yes
tour old minister was speaking Of
him the other day said Mr.. SchoHeid,
'and he didn't cen s o terribly I'M
| pressed
SSH Yes; about thirty and, Of
course. so superior to most Of Marga-
ret's friends-boys home from college.
She thinks she likes young Robert VII
dams, / know, but he laughs SO much.
or curse there isn't any comparison.
Mr.. Kinosling talks SO intellectually.
It's q good thing for Margaret to hear
that kind Of thing for q change. And,
of course, he's very spiritual. He
seems very much interested in her.
She paused to nus u think Marga-
ret likes him. He's SO different too.
It's the third time he's dropped In this
week, and r.
well" said Mr.. Schofield grinly. III
you and Margaret want him to come
again you'd better not let him see Pen
rod
"But he's asked to zee him. He
seems interested In meeting all the
family. And Penrod nearly always be
HAYES fairly well at table, She paus.
ed and then put to her husband q ques-
ton referring to his interview with
Panrnl upstairs. Did you--did you,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-07
CHAPTER XVIII.
The New Rector.

KRR. SCHOFIELD'S version Of
things was that Penrod was
insane. Hes a stark. raying
iunaticF'. declared the father.
descending to the library from a before
dinner interview with the outlaw that
evening. I'D send him to a military
school, but 4 don't believe they'd take
him. Do you know why he says all
that aWfulness happenedg
When Margaret and / were trying
to scrub him. responded Mrs. Soho
field YEARLY, The said everybody had
been calling him names.
"Namesr" snorted her husband. Lit
tie ~gentlemang' That's the vile epithet
they called HIM And because Of 1t
he wrecks the peace OF six honest.
4Sh! Yes. He told US about it"
said Mrs. schofield. moaning. "He told
US several hundred times. should
guess. though / didn't count. He's got
IT fixed In his head. and We couldn't
get It out. All we could do was to pr.
him in the closet He'd have gone out
again after those boys IL ne hadn't. ]
don't know what to make OF him"
"He's 4 mystery to me. ! said her hus-
band. And he refuses to explain why
he objects tD being called .Iittle gentle
man Says he'd do the sarne thing
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-07

md later seriously impaired the purity
or his fame. Feeling himself hopeless.
nv tarred, he dipped both hands repeat
edly into the caidron and applied his.
gatherings to Penrod. II was bringing
Goals TO Newcastle. but 1t helped to
assuage the Just wrath Oh George.
The four boys gave d nne imitation
OF the LAGOON group complicated by
an extra hgure-frantic splutterings
and chokings, stringe cries ana stran-
ger words issued from this tangle;
hands dipped lasishly into the mex
haustible reservoir OF tar, with more
and more picturesque results. The cal
dron had been elevated upon bricks
and was not perfectly balanced. and
under q heavy impact OF the struggling
group 1t lurched and went partly over,
pourts forth a Stygian tide which
formed a deep pool In the gutter.
It was the fate of Master Roderick
Bits. that exclusive and Immaculate
person, to make his appearance upon
the chaotic scene at this juncture. All
In the cool Of a white '.sailor suit he
turned aside from the path Of duty
which led straight to the house Of q
maiden aunt-and paused to hop with
JOY upon the sidewalk. A repeated
epithet continuously half painted, half
squawked, somewhere In the nest OF
gladiators, caught his ear, and he took
It up excitedly. not knowing why.
Little gentleman!' shouted Roder-
lex, jumping up and down III childish
glee. Little gentleman! Little gem
tieman! Lft,
a frightful figure tore itself free
from the group. encircled this innocent
bystander with a black arm and hurl-
ed him headlong. Full length and fiat
on his face went Roderick into the
Stygian pool. The frightful figure was
Penrod. Instantly the pack flung
themselves upon him again, and, car
rying them with him, he went over
upon Roderick, who from that instant
was as active q beliigerent as any
there.
Thus began the great tar fight, the
origin OF which proved afterward so
difficult for parents to trace owing to
the opposing accounts of the com
batants. Marjorie said Penrod began
it; Penrod said Mitchy-Mitch began
it; Sam Williams said Georgie Bassett
began 1t; George and Maurice Levy
said Penrod began it; Roderick Bits.
who had not recognized his first assail-
ant, said Sam Williams began It
Nobody thought of accusing the bar
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-07

began It, though, OF course, something
else began the fly. Somehow we nev,
er manage to hang the real offender
The end came only with the arrival
Of Penrod's mother. who had been hay-
Ing a painful conversation by tele.
phone with Mrs. Jones, the mother Of
Marjorie. came forth to seek her er;
rant SON. II is a mystery how she
was able to pick out her own, for BY
the time she got there his voice was
too hoarse to be recognizable.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-09
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