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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
RAIN DIsAPPoINTs PHLLIEs.
Wanted Two Days Of Rest Before Big
Series-Secret Conference.

Disappointment was general in the
camp of the Philies yesterday, because
rain caused pOstponement of a double
header with the Brooklyn team. 1t
had been hoped that the regular season
would be completed and that the two
days intervening before the opening of
the world 5 series Friday could be de-
voted TO secret practice in preparation
for the big games. If rain interfercs
today, it WAS officially stated, tine
games will be called off in order TO
give Moran 5 men at least one day of
rest before clashing with the Boston
Americans for premier baseball honors.
Manager Moran held Il secret confer
ence with his men during the after
noon, aud il was said he Immediately
impaired othem whatever knowledge
of the Red SoX he gained in viewing
their play at New York. 1t has been
his custom all through the season to
confer frequently with his PLAYERS IN
secret believing, he says, that to ac-
quaint them with certain points about
opposing players and the team 5 tactics
goes 4 long way toward winning games.
Applicants for tickets to the games
to be played in Philadelphia will not
know until tomorrow whether they are
fortunate enough. to secure the eoget-
ed seats. The management Of the club
announced last night that notices
would he sent out by mail tonight to
those to whom tickets have been al
lotted, stating how they can be alb
tanned. Thousands. however, are doom
ed to disappointment because the ap
pEcations exceed the seating capacity
of the park tenfold or more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
STRINGENT ATHLETICS
FOR COLUMBIA NOW

With the restoration of football at
Columbia university a new eligibility
code has been adopted by the largest
of the American universities.
Hereafter TO freshman will be eligi-
bic to represent Columbia in major
sports, no student can represent the
university for more than four years III
major sports and no student holding
a degree from another college or uni
versity can represent Columbia in any
sport.
These rules have been in effect, so
far as the Columbia oarsmen are con-
cerned, for several years, but the new
code will now apply to the football,
baseball and track teams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
WAGNER'S FREAK RECORD.

Passed 200 Mark In Hits Only Twice
In Nineteen Years on Diamond.
One of the strangest features of
Honus Wagner's batting career is that
only twice, over a nineteen year
stretch. has he poled out more than 200
hits per season. In 1900 and again in
1908 he got 201 safeties.
Random assumed that because Wag-
ner batted 300 or better over a seven
teen year period and amassed a grand
clubbing average of 1871 for all of these
seventeen years that he had often
made more than 200 hits per season,
but the records show to the contrary
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
CALLS ROWING BEST SPORT.
James PiIkington, Noted Oarsman,
Lauds the Water Game.

James Pilkington, one Of Americas
oldest Oarsmen, was asked recently
why he thought rowing was the great
est and best sport.
Rowing develops every muscle in
the body and gives them an elasticity
they can get in no other sport" said
Mr.. Pilkington. eft is the healthiest
sport. The air on the water is better
and purer than that on land, for it is
free from dust, and with every stroke
come lungs full of pure fresh air that
make for longer life.
ut brings about plenty of perspira-
ton and rapid circulation and thereby
benefits the flesh and blood, as well
as the bones and muscles of the body"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06

Richards hasn't enough money to con-
tinue his education.
Richards is now visiting his parents
in Utah. Richards is the most versa
tile athlete in Cornel's history. In the
last intercollegiate meet he won points
for the Ithacans in the shot, broad
jump and high jump, and only recently
he won the decathlon at the national
championships at San Francisco.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
Nationals Have Option on Clarity.

The Washington club has an option
on Catcher Ed Clarity of the Mime
,Rpolis team. who is to join the Griff
men at the end of the American as
ISOLATION season. Clarity is hitter of
some renown, leading his league in
long drives. He is but twenty-five years
cid, husky boy with a strong throw
ing arm, ana just the kind of chap
Manager Griffith needs to round out
his CATCHING StaG.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06

NEW YORK, October 6. - Offensive
~ and defensively there appears to be
little advantage for either the Boston
Americans or the Philadelphia Nation
ais, in the catching departments, in the
coming world s series Both the Red
Sox and the Phillies have trio OF
backstops who are far above the or
binary IN ability in this particular
feature of the game. The American
league champions in Manager Carrigan,
Cady and Thomas have three expert
enced catchers who are thoroughly
at home behind the plate and familiar
with every detail of the position. Kill
Tier IS the veteran of the Phillics
catching force, but Burns has shown,
during the past season, that he is not
far behind his chief in all-round abiI-
~ while Adams, the third string
catcher, is youngster who, in his few
try outs, has given promise Of measur-
ing up to the standards set by his two
auperiors in the near future. Kinifer
may be unable to play and in this event
the Pnilies will have only one expert
onced catcher.
While experience counts for much in
the work behind the plate, it is not
always the veterans who shine in the
! big baseball series. II this was the
ease the Americans would have a wide
margin of reserve strength since Car
! rigan and Cady both figured prom
'nently in the famous eight game strug-
! .!le between the Giants and the Red Six
/ in 1912, whereas none of the Philiies :
eatchers has figured for the premier
I pcnnaRt of the diamond game. Thus
/ it can be seen that so far as experience
/ is concerned the Red Sox have CARR
gan and Cady to the Phillies. Killifer.
! Burns and Thomas are about equal in
/ this respect while Moran s third cIigi-
bic is an unknown quantity.
So far rs the hgpgssFfor the season 5
work can be used for a basis of com
/ pariSon, however, there IS nothing
20 Indicate that much difference Of
! ability exists in the actual work of the
/ players under consideration. Killfer
has caught Il majority OF the games
/ played by the PhilIies this year with
Burns filling in as emergency and re-
lief catcher. The former has fielding
average of .973 and hatted pa while
Burns has batted one point above
Nillfer' average and fielded foul
points below. Adams $ record fails tc
snow participation IN play Tor the pen
inant.
For Boston, Cady and Thomas have
done the major part of the baekstop
ping, although Manager Carrigan has
handled the delivery of the left-hand
ors, from time to time. Cady is the
best of the trio if Judgment can ht
based on the season 5 unofficial aver
iages. In something over 20 games he
las batted .277 and folded $40. Thorn
rs, in about an equal number of games
nas felded .97l and battcd .239. Car
L igaH has received credit for playing
in little over half the number O.
Games that Cadv and Thomas have Of
fciated in and his averages are: Field
ii1C .97G; batting .201.
The individual averages and the az
crages Of the rival catching depart
1aents, considered as units az as foi
lows:
Boston. Philadelphia.
B. A. r A. BA T I
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
COLLEGE BOY IDEA WORKS.
Hickey Has Picked Two Stars In Sis.
Ter and Koob

Branch Hickey of the st. Louis
Browns is beginning to show that his
idea of picking UP college boys and
turning them into big league ball play
ers is Il pretty good one
Hickey got Sisler from Michigan uni
versity, and the youngster has played
almost every position in the club. pitch
ing one day end playing the infield or
outtield the next. He has hit we'll too.
Ernest Kooh, from Ypsilanti, is an
other who has produced. He has look
ed like real big league pitcher since
he left school to work on the diamond.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06

ABOUT EQUAL
Catchers for World Series
Rank About Same on
Averages
klLLiFER MAY BE
UNABLE TO PLAY

This Would Leave Phillies with Only
One Experienced Man Against Three
of Red sox-An Above Ordinary in
Ability.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.

American League Games Today.
Boston at New York (double-header)
Philadelphia at Washington [3onlIe-
header).
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
National League.

National League Games Today.
New York at Boston (double-header)
Brooklyn at Philadelphia double
header).
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
TWO BASEBALL FEATS.

Pitcher Thompson of Atlanta,
in the Southern association, did
not allow hit in a seven in
ming contest with Little Rock
recently, his team winning, 3 to
O. Only one batter reached first.
He was passed.
Another feature cropped out in
that circuit the same day, Chat
tanooga winning the first game
of double header from Birming-
ham, l to @, and playing nine
innings without -a-score in the
second contest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
National Leag

National Leagu
At Philadelphia
Phlladelphia-Brooklyn, rain.
At Boston
Boston-New York, rain.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
MADE LONGER HITS POSSIBLE.
Old Time Baseball Weighed Only Three
Ounces.

A baseball weighed three ounces in
1915 and because of its lightness used
to have tremendous distance when
properly swatted.
In 1854 the weight was increased to
six and one-quarter ounces. This was
found to be too heavy In 1860 it was
reduced to six ounces, and in 1870 it
was again reduced a quarter of an
ounce.
In later years it wasffurther reduced
until it reached its present weight of a
trifie over five ounces.
Single G's Name.
Single G (2:031D gets his name from
the white marking on his forehead
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06

One mine IL New, Zealand last year
produced $13, I,Gv1.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06

Sixtr- oirh. C-Hr-s In Cleveland.
Cleveland liasi So eight public lawr
tennis courts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-06
CORNELL MAY LOSE RICHARDS
Crack All Around Athlete Not Likely
to Return to ithaca University.

Ava ". Richards, CornelIs cham
pion high jumper and all round athlete,
may not return to college. 1t is said
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-09-30
DEATH SENTENCES
OF ; AFFIRMED
R@a,
M!4'LAUCHLIN MUST DIE
SUPREME COURT ALSO AF-
FIRMS CONVICTION OF
CLARENCE DEWEIN.

Little Rock, Sept. 28.-The SUI
preme court Monday for the second
time decreed that Clarence Dewein
must pay the death penalty for his
participation in the murder of L. Fl.
Thompson, a Benton merchant. Joe
Strong, his companion in the crime,
is also awaiting electrocution. The
decision handed down was in the
case to test the sanity of Dewein.
1t was alleged he was insane at the
time of his trial and conviction. The
Benton circuit court held that he was
sane, and the supreme court affirmed
the decision. The court also af-
frmed the conviction of Neal Nc
Laughlin, who was convicted in the
Franklin county circuit court of as
sault. Dewein, Strong and Nc
Laughlin are young white men, the
former being about q years of age.
The date of execution of the trio will
now be set by Gov. Hays.
The supreme court overruled the
Greene county circuit court in it's
conclusions that it was not a VIOLA
ton of law to commit fraud or an ir-
regularity in municipal election.
The supreme court held that the gen.
eral laws protecting the ballot ap-
ply to municipal elections the same
as to any other election. More than
hundred residents of Paragould,
among them some of the most prom
inent citizens, were indicted for al
legged Irregularities in recent mu-
nicipal election. Among them were
majority of the judges and clerks of
the election. Judge j. F. Gautney
sustained a demurrer to the indict-
ments that set forth that there were
no laws covering municipal elections
in effect; that under the statutes no
protection is afforded to municipal
elections.
The indictment against E. /. Nc
Kinley, deputy commissioner of labor,
was taken as test case, and the
state appealed to the supreme court.
The supreme court reversed the de-
cision of Judge Gautney and held
that the general election laws cover
municipal elections. The men cannot
be prosecuted, as the action of Judge
Gautney discharged them. Mr.. Nc
Kinley was one of the election Off
cials. He was charged as an elec-
ton official with allowing persons
who had not paid their poll taxes to
vote. There were no poll tax receipt
books furnished to the election Off
cials, it is said.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-09-30
MRS. W. M. LEA DEAD.
From Thursdays Daily

From Thursdays Daily
Mrs. w. M. Lea died at her home,
621 Conway Boulevard, at 1:30
o'clock this morning, after an illness
of two weeks. Funeral services were
held at the family residence at noon
today by Rev. Otto Wilmington, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, at
ter which the body was taken to
Pleasant Valley cemetery, near Woos-
ter, for burial Mrs. Lea is survived
by her husband, three children, James
Lea of Russellville, Mrs. Charles En-
bacher and Miss Daisy Lea of Con-
way, and one sister, Mrs. j. B. Moore
of Conway. Mrs. Lea was about 6o
years of age and had lived practical
ly all her life in Faulkner county.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-09-30
MORR|LT0N FAIR
INVITES CONWAY
FAULKNER COUNTY DAY
SPECIAL PROGRAM TO BE CIV
EN- AT MORRILTON WE'D
NESDAY, OCTOBER 6.
From Saturdays Dailo.

From Saturdays Dai!o
A special invitation to the citizens
OF Conway and Of Faulkner county
has been extended by Secretary Jor-
dan Sellers to attend the Morrilton
fair on Wednesday, October 6, which.
has been set apart as Faulkner coun-
Ity day and also political day.
when all the candidates for governor
have been invited to speak AS there
will be no county fair at Conway this
year, many citizens have expressed
their intentions of attending the fair
at Iorrilton, and there will doubtless
be several hundred in attendance
from this county.
Judge Sellers letter to the Log
Cabin Democrat follows:
Wednesday, October 6, is Faulk-
ner county day at the Morrllton fair,
and we would be glad to have you as
slst in securing as large an attend
ance from your town as possible. The
proceedings Of the day will be especi
ally interesting to you, as 1t is also
"pollti6 al day., and we have invited
ali the candidates for governor to
make addresses on that occasion. Sew
eral of them have accepted and will
open their campaign on that day.
Political history will be mace on that
occasion and l am sure you will en-
JOY yourself In addition the will
be ali The l.s,a. county fair features.
"Cor,e with a big party AL help
US make it a memorable occa 1cn.
President G. ifton Moose and Ni"e-
President +. II Dunaway of the Nor
rilton Fair Association, Edit,' Y. Il.
r,eeson of the Morrilton Il :adli%ht
and 'T, Simpson were in Conway
this morn.rg arranging to secure
some race rorses which arr Icing
trained on the local fair grounds for
the Morilton fair.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-09-30
COTTON AND SEED
BOTH SKYR0CKET


From Tuesdays Daily
Even more sensational than the
rapid advance of the price of cotton
has been the action of the cottonseed
market locally during the past few
days. Selling less than a week ago
at $18 per ton, cottonseed today
brought $3.50 on the local market,
at least one load having been report
ed as selling at that figure. This was
bought by Henry Frauenthal, an in
dependent buyer who recently enter
ed the Conway market. The outside
oil mill buyers were still limited to
$2S a ton early this afternoon. how
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-09-30

entitled to the blue ribbon. Last week
that firm used eight pages of the Con-
way Log Cabin Democrat to advertise
what they called their Charm Sale
No. 3. The advertisement was well
written and illustrated with cuts.
Every department in their store was
given good space and the sale will
doubtless dra wgood business from
Conway residents and the people liv-
ing in the trading territory tributary
thereto. The big ad certainly is a
trade winner-at least the above firm
believes in it for their five big stores
This is the third sale of this charac-
ter that the firm of Frauenthal 4
Schwarz has put on this year.-Stutt-
CART Free Press.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-09-30
TO PUT THROUGH
PAYING PROJECTS
OPPOSITION WITHDRAWN
COMMISSIONERS HOPE TO CON-
PLETE WORK BEFORE WIN
TEP SEASON BEGINS.
From Mondays Daily.

Practically all opposition to the
street paving projects in the newly
organized districts No. A and No. 5
has now been removed, and it is
stated that in neither district will the
protests which were filed against GER
tain assessments in the city council
be carried into the courts. DR.. H.
+. Cureton, chairman of district No.
5, who raised strong objections to the
assessment placed against his proper
ty, has decided not to pursue the mat
ter further, but will ask relief of the
assessors when the annual readjust-
ment is made year hence. 1t is also
understood that the Iron Mountain
railroad will not carry the fight
against it's assessments in district No.
to the courts, and the few other
local property who filed pro-
tests, it is said, have decided not to
attempt to stop the proposed improve
ment by litigation but will present
their claims for reductions to the as
SCISSORS next year.
On UOHlCIIOW IllSIlC lCSy
ing the benefits and fixing the per-
centage of same to be paid each year
will be passed by the city council for
both districts. Thirty days must
elapse from the passage of this or
dinance before the bonds can be for
mally negotiated, but the commission
ers in each district may proceed to re-
ceive bids and award the contracts
and may also contract to sell the
bonds when issued, so that when the
80 days elapse everything may be in
readiness to begin work. The month
of November and the early part of
December are usually favorable for
outdoor construction work and it is
believed the paving can be completed
within five or six weeks after work
begins.
When all the projected work is
finished this city Will have over five
miles of concrete street paving, un-
doubtedly the largest amount of any
city of it's population in the state.
Work in districts No. and No. 3
is rapidly nearing completion. The
paving in district No. 2, by Contract
ors Halter & McCulloch will be finish
ed this week and that in district No
3, by Contractors Connolly & Shelby
will be completed within six or eight
days. Several blocks of the new paw
ing in both districts have already
been opened to traffic.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-09-30
TANK OF GASOLINE
tXPL0DES;; 50 DEAD
ARDMORE. OKLA, WRECK
SPARK FROM WORKMAN'S HAM
MER CAUSES AWFUL
DISASTER.

Ardmore, Okla, Sept 2S.-At least
80 persons were killed, and it is es-
timated 200 others were injured dan
gerously last afternoon when a 250-
barrel tank car of gasoline standing
near the Santa Fe freight office in
the business district exploded. The
terrific force of the explosion shook
down many buildings and threw gas
oline in every direction. A few min
utes later Ardmore was at the mercy
of scores of fires. The loss will ex-
ceed $500,00O
At 6:3O o'clock the fires were un-
deh control and the city was under
martial law. Private homes were i'm
|mediately thrown open to the in .
Ijured and scores of men were work
ing tonight in the smoldering ruins
along Main street in search of ad-
ditional victims.
Among the buildings destroyed
were the railroad station, Swift e.
Company, Pennington Wholesale Gro
Gerry Companies, Wilmington Hotel,
Maddin & Company, dry goods, and
Dewitt Cigar Company. Not a
building on Main street escaped dam
age, either as a result of the force of
the explosion or of the fires follow
ing. The publishing plants of the
Daily Ardmorite and the Statesmen
were badly damaged
All school buildings, business
houses and residences within II
blocks of the business district bear
evidence of the explosion. Practical
ly every window in the city was shat
tered by its force.
Two workmen were repairing the
tank car at 2:30 o'clock in the after
noon. Suddenly one of them struck
it with hammer. A spark from the
blow ignited fumes escaping through
a small leak. There was a terrific
explosion, followed by many smaller
ones. The workmen were blown to
pieces. The shock shattered the Ard
more railroad station, used by the
Santa Fe, Frisco and Rock Island
Railroads. The Rock Island freight
station and scores of other buildings
quickly took fire from the flying
LIQUID.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-09-30
SPONSORS TRIP TO
Begin ON NOV. 10
PRIVATE CAR TO FAIR
WINNER IN VARIOUS COUNTY
CONTESTS WILL BE GIVEN
MAGNIFICENT TOUR.
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The Log Cabin Democrat is in re-
ceipt of an announcement from the
county sponsor department, Arkansas
Commission, PanamaPacific Expo
sition. stating that all arrangements
for sending the county sponsors to
San Francisco are about completed
They will leave over the Rock Island
.oard on November 10 in their private
car. in charge of competent attend
ants and with every provision made
for their comfort during the trip
The itinerary will take them through
the most beautiful part of the west
Upon arrival at San Francisco they
will be taken in charge by commit
tee representing the state Of Arkan-
sas and one representing the Pana-
ma-Pacifc International Exposition
Company.
At the Arkansas state house enter
tainment will be provided that will in
every way reflect due creds upon the
dignity of the grand old state of Ar
kansas.
This trip will be a big one-full
of educational value, as well as a
pleasant and enjoyable one. 1t is q
trip one would be glad to have anc
when the many advantages and op
portunities of such a trip are fully
impressed upon the contestants in the
county sponsor race, it always IN
creases their enthusiasm and desire
to win so as to be sponsor and receive
this generous reward.
Locally the contest for the selection
of sponsor for Faulkner county Is
is beginning to take on considerable
interest, and several contestants and
their friends are making hard fight
for the honor. Votes are issued on
subscription payments to the Log
Cabin Democrat and with cash pur
chases at the following Conway busl-
ness houses: Florence Drug Com
pany, B. T. Deal, drummer Hardware
Company, Bolls Brothers, J. II. Bal
lev and ]. ID. Dunaway.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-09-30

ever. Cottonseed took a big jump
last Friday, when the price was adj
vanced to $26 ton. Monday morning
the price was dropped to $22, but to-
day it opened again at $50 and
quickly went to $28. A big advance
in the price of oil and a local buyers
war is said to be responsible for the
big advance.
Cotton continued its upward climb
today, the futures market adding
about Is points gain to the 40-point
advance recorded yesterday. The
prevailing price on the local market
today is II 1-2 cents, with a few
bales bringing as high as 17.75 and
1880.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1915-09-30
C. ]. COLLINS DEAD.

Little Rock, Sept 24.-C. ]. Collins
6S. former resident of Little Rock
died at Mena yesterday. He was a
son of John and Theresa Collins. He
is survived by his aunt, Miss Emma
McCann, of Mena. The body will ar
rive at Little Rock at noon today over
the Rock Island. Burial will be in the
Mount Holly cemetery this afternoon
The pallbearers win be: Ed O'Brien,
Walter Kirst, w. H. Moore and Dam
D. Quinn.
Mr.. Collins was a former resident
of Conway, removing from this city
about 10 years ago.