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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
TIGERS VS.. RUTGERS
The Princeton Game the Biggest Bat
tie in the East Today.

New York, Oct. 2.-The Princeton
Rutgers game at Princeton today at
tracted probably the greatest interest
among eastern football enthusiasts.
Virtually all the big eastern teams had
games on with smaller colleges, some
of which were expected to develop the
best strength of the big teams. Rut-
gers, in particular, was looked upon
as a worthy opponent of the Tigers
and likely to extend the Princeton
team to it's best game.
On Western Gridirons.
Chicago, Ill, Oct. 2.-Football
elevens of western colleges got into
action today in opening games of the
season.
Every team in the big Nine with
the exception of the University of Chi
cagO, had a game scheduled Chicago
will start its season a week hence,
meeting Northwestern The games
were preliminary to the real opening
of the western intercollegiate confer
ence season next Saturday when Big
Nine" teams will oppose each other
in first games bearing on the cham
pionship race.
Coaches throughout the west
planned to start as many new play
ers into the games as possible, so as
to be able to get a line on the ma
chimes they plan to construct Vet
Grams will be held in reserve to avoid
possible injuries.
OF the Big Nine elevens, Illinois
faces the Haskell Indians in the game
which Coach Zuppke expected to Dr1nS
out the strength of his new material
The Indians are much lighter than the
Illini last years conference cham
pions, but have had the advantage OF
a much longer practice season.
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ACCIES won CAME
Bender's Athletes Defeat South.
western by 8 to 0 Score.
Mound Builders Put Up a Game
Losing Fight.

Manhattan, Kan, Oct. 2.-The Ag-
gies opened their football season here
Friday afternoon with a victory over
Southwestern, the final score being
9 to o. A field goal and touchdown
by Barnes netted the scores.
The first half was a poor exhibition
of football and Benders cripples
failed to show their "scrappy'' spirit,
but in the third quarter the team
woke up and in the final period
played played a bit like old time Ag-
gle aggregations.
Forward passes and delayed passes
were the chief ground gamers for the
Aggies. The kicking on both sides
was poor. Except for one good try
for a field goal from placement from
the 30-yard line, the Aggies' goal was
never in danger. Twice the Aggies
of the Southwestern boal, but lost it
on fumbles. The light line which
Bender had been weeping about held
Southwestern time after time, while
forward passes were perfected.
The first score was made in the
quarter. A forward pass took the ball
to within twenty yards of the South
western goal, and when the white
blew for the resumption of the play,
B. Barnes made a goal with drop
kick. Southwestern kicked off and
the ball was returned to the 55-yard
line by Hartwig, who hit the center for
five yards. A double pass around left
end gained five more, a forward pass
was missed. Southwestern punted and
Barnes brought the ball back to the
center of the field. Hertwig went
forward pass by Barnes cited thirty
yards ard he repeated the play for a
touchdown. He failed to kick goal.
The lineup:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
IT'S ALL TY COBB
Georgia Peach Is Still Head
liner of the Diamond.
Red SOx Shine With Leading
Pitchers of League.

Chicago, I'LL, Oct. 2.-Tyrus Cobb of
Detroit continues to lead the American
league batsmen. Averages published
today show that the Georgian IS hit
ting 1858, while Eddie Collins OF Chi
cago is The runner up. SO points be-
hind. Fourier, teammate of Collins,
is next with 1928. Others who have
played in at least half of the games
are: Speaker, Boston, 800; McInnis.
Philadelphia, .316; Jackson, Chicago.
.312; Veach, Detroit. 311. and Kirke,
Cleveland, .302.
Cobb also is the leading run getter
with ZAP, five behind the American
league record which he made in 1911.
In total bases he leads with 265. In
stolen bases, Cobb, who set a record
for the American league last week.
promises to run his total into the CEN
fury mark. He now has SO thefts to
his credit.
Oldring, Philadelphia. and Roth.
Cleveland, have tied for home run
honors with six each. Detroit leads
in club batting with .264; Boston is
second with 1858 and Chicago third
with $50.
The leading pitchers of the league
are: Shore. Boston, won 20 and lost
z; Foster. Boston, 20 and z; Ruth,
Boston, IT and Z; Leonard. Boston,
a and 8; Boland, Detroit, 13 and 6:
Dauss, Detroit, 23 and II; and john
SON, WdSIllHSlOH, 20 anu To-
National League.
In the National league, Luderus of
Philadelphia and Doyle of New York
are tied for first place in batting hon
ors, each with an average of .317.
Following are: Hinchn.an, Pittsburg.
.307; Griffith. Cincinnati .306, and
Daubert, Brooklyn, .305.
Cincinnati leads in club batting with
.255.
Cravath, Philadelphia, leads in to-
tai bases with PSF and in home runs
with %, only two less than the major
league record established by Freeman
of Washington in 1899. Carey, Pitts
burg, leg DIS in stolen bases with 81
The leading pitchers who have
worked 20 or more games are: Toney.
Cincinnati, won 16, lost 4 Alexander,
Philadelphia, 81 and 9; Mammaux,
Pittsburg. 81 and Z; Pierce, Chicago,
ID and Z Coombs. Brooklyn, 1 5 and
8; and Smith, Brooklyn. g and 8.
The leading batters in the Federal
league are; Kauff, Brooklyn, .33S;
Magee, Brooklyn. .S29. and Fischer.
Chicago, 1927. Brooklyn leads in club
batting with 1855.
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Emporia, Kan, Oct. Coach Har-
giss' State Normal Teachers defeated
Bethany here Friday afternoon by the
score of % to 6. The score was not
as large as had been anticipated, as
the Normals had a much heavier line
than the Swedes and it is generally
conceded that they have the brightest
prospects in years. However, there
was never a time when the outcome
of the game was in doubt.
The Teachers scored in the early
stages of the first quarter, with two
touchdowns, and began the second
quarter by making a field goal from
the 30-yard line. A touchdown was
added in the same period on a fake
play. The only score the Swedes made
was the result of a blocked kick which
gave them the ball on the 20-yard line
A forward pass put the ball across
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five AGAINST ONE
The Pitching Odds Favor BOS-
ton in Worlds Series.
"Great Grover" the Only Sure
Bet Moran Has.
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES.

New York, Oct. 2-The coming
worlds series promises to evolve itself
into a pitchers battle from the very
start. On the one side. Alexander, on
the other, five of the best pitchers
in the American League-Joe Wood
Dutch Leonard, George Foster, Ernie
Shore and Babe Ruth.
There isn't much question but that
the Great Grover is a better chucker
than any of the five, but the trouble
IS there isn't five of Grover. If there
was, there probably wouldn't be any
National Lea que left.
Bill Carrigan's prize quintet has
won in the neighborhcod of 80 games
for him this year Each will wind up
ing around the 700 mark. The aver
age for the five will total over 700.
The Great Grover.
Against this crowd of winners,
irish Pat Moran has to offer-Alex-
ander; Mayer who has been a hard
worker this season-not quite so sue
ceSSful as the Boston Fingers but still
good enough to be reckoned with;
Demaree, an in-and-outer who pitch
es world series ball one day and tall
grass variety the next; Rixey, a 500
worker; Chalmers, veteran. I'M
doubtedly of worth, but of doubtful
success; and an Indian gent by the
name of lineup who can scarcely be
counted on to comprise the balance
of the staff
1t is practically a certainty that
Moran will pitch Alexander the first
game Who to shoot against him is
probably causing Bill Carrigan sew
eral sleepless hours Smoky Joe"
Wood? The Smoky One, if he's
right, undoubtedly would give the
Great Grover a battle from the word
go, but Joe hasn't been worked very
hard of late. Some said it was be-
cause Boston was holding him in
contended that it was because Wood
was ailing-that it was because he
never had fully recovered from the
illness that temporarily ended his
meteoric career after the 1912 world
series. Probably Carrigan himself is
the only one who knows. Certainly,
fandom at large doesn't.
Alexander's Strain.
Granting that Alexander wins the
first game, and thereafter works
every other day, Boston's advantage
in the pitching department still is
great. For it is doubtful whether
can work every other day and win
his game. Not only would the ply
steal strain be terrific, but the
mental strain would be even greater
In Leonard, Carrigan has one of
the best, if not the best left-hander
in the game.
The odds are against Grover and
If he wins out against the Carrigan
clan, even the lustre of the great
RUDE Waddell will be shared by the
Quaker hurler.
Paramount Defeated Fort HAYS.
Hays, Kan, Oct 2-F; irmount col
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G. of T.. %: Wesleyan. IS

sEmporia, Kan, Oct 2.-The Col
lege of Emporia completely out
classed Salina Wesleyan Friday, win
ming by the score of % to 10. Wesley
an made the first score in the first
quarter after the college had been
penalized 35 yards, placing the ball
one foot from the college goal En-
poria made two touchdowns in the
second quarter, both by series of for
ward passes and long end runs At
the close of this period P. Cannon of
Salina received a tumble and raced
70 yards to 4 touchdown. In the third
quarter Altman kicked a field goal
from the 35-yard line. Altman flipped
two long successful forward passes to
Wallace in the fourth quarter, fol-
lowed by three 10-yard gains through
the Wesleyan line, which Melted the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
GOVERNMENT TO AID SEARCH.
Secretary of State Sends TracerS for
Missing Abilene Girl

Thompson of Lawrence received
telegram from the secretary of state
notifying her that the American am
bassador in Constantinople had been
instructed by cable to investigate the
disappearance of her sister, Miss
Myrtle Shane. from Bitlis, Turkey.
The following is from a letter she
received from Congressman Taggart:
Il will do everything in my power to
find Miss Shane. Mr.. John L. Cald-
well of Fort Scott is minister to Persia
He wrote me last year that reports of
the massacres of Armenians was ex-
aggerated. 1 hope the present reports
are not true. Perhaps Miss Shane is
in Persia. If so, he could get news of
her. I will try and Communicate with
him. Will ask Senator Thompson to
join me in this matter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
JAYHAwKER TRACK PROSPECTS
Many Likely Candidates for Cros
Country Squad This Season.

Lawrence, Kan, Oct. 2.-Candidates
for the University of Kansas track
team have been busy at practice for
several days A number of distance
men, headed by Fred Rodkcy, captain
of the cross country squad. are in
training for the Missouri valley cross
country run, which may be held here
in November.
w. o. Hamilton. coach, is optimistic
with regard to the prospects for the
team this season, pointing out that
he has John Niles, the star sprinter of
last years freshman squad: Larry
Wfnn, hurdler; Rodkey, distance
man; Treweeke. a jumper, and several
other veterans as a nucleus around
which to build his team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02

Rain Prevented Speed Events at Abb
Iene Fairfield Today,

Abilene, Kan, Oct. Rain pre-
vented the automobile and motorcycle
races at the county fair at at Abilene
but the fair association announced
that they would be held today at 1870
p. m. A big crowd was predicted as
the purses are the most liberal of any
county fair in central Kansas, and 1S
fast entries including some of the
famous drivers of the west, are on the
list. The purses amount to $500, and
four five-mile races will be on the
program. Several well known makes
of cars are entered and the contests
will be worth seeing. The car owners
of this vicinity can be depended on to
be on hand for they like good motor
race. The Abilene track is a fast one
and some swift records will be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
Norris Knocked Out Ross.

Tulsa, Okla, Oct. Carl Morris
won a scheduled Is round bout here
Friday night from Tony Ross of Penn
sylvania, on a knockout in the fourth
round. The decision was not given
until Is minutes after the fight was
over, the referee at first announcing
that the decision would be left to
newspaper men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02

Columbia, No, Oct. 2.-One of the
lightest Tiger elevens on record was
prepared to represent the University
of Missouri against the Oklahoma
Agricultural and Mechanical college
football team here today The local
team averages 1872 pounds. The Wis
itors are even lighter, averaging 156
pounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02

season here Friday, 20 to g. The first
half ended with the score 13 to 0. H.
O. David, the right half for Paramount,
with one minute to play at the end of
the second quarter, made a sensa-
tioEal IS yards run for touchdown.
He was tackled on the goal line and
injured his neck and was forced to re-
main out of the game, Red Davis
taking his place. Red was the star
player during the second half.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02

National League.
Pittsburg at ST. Louis, cloudy. 8
J. m.
Brooklyn at New York, 2, rain.
Chlcago at Cincinnati, 2, clear.
Philadelphia at Boston, rain, D. m.
American League.
Boston at Washington, 2, cloudy.
Cleveland at Detroit. cloudy.
New York at Philadelphia, 2, cloudy.
st. Louis at Chicago, 2, clear.
Federal League.
Newark at Baltimore. 2 cloudy
Chicago at Pittsburg, ?, cloudy.
Buffalo at Brooklyn, 2, rain
Kansas City at st. Louis, cloudy.
d. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02

1tutes-N OrmaI, Shupe, ROStet-
ter, Rehm, ends; Koontz, Bowman,
guards; Hargiss, quarter; Sharp. full
back; Hendrickson, McAdams, Sites,
halves. Bethany, Peterson, Inman,
Haggerty.
Officials-Lorenz, Kansas univer-
sity, referee; Shabinger, Ottawa uni
versity, umpire; Babb, Springfield
Training school, head linesman.
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JEWELL AT LAWRENCE.
Light Missourians Hoped TO Hold
JaYhawl<ers to Small Score.

Lawrence, Kan, Oct. 1.-THE foot
ball season at the University of Kan
sas was inauCurated toGf : when the
local team met Willis m Jcwe II college
on McCook field Roth elevens were
said TO be in good condition
Coach Bowles and his squad arrived
from Liberty this morning The WIS
iting players said they were hopefuI
of holding the Eansans to small
score Last year Kansas won 46 to 0.
The year previous, EoweI er, the Jay
hawker machine had to play fast foot
ball to defeat the Jewels, the flnal
score being to o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02

The Santa Fe general office foot
ball team opens its season this after
noon at Perry. The Santa Fe team is
composed of Gushing. Higgins, Dana.
Ward, Anderson, O'Eryne, Waht
Murray, Helm, Berns I'd, ashton, Spet-
ter Perry and Pruesner
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ONLY ONE VALLEY CLASH.
Nebraska Huskers Play Drake Uni.
verSity at Lincoln This Afternoon.

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 2.-Only one
Missouri Valley conference game was
to be decided on the football field to-
day, although several conference
teams were to get under way with
games with minor elevens. The one
game that viii figure in the making
of a valley champion this year was
that between Nebraska ard Drake at
Lincoln.
With it's brilliant record of last year
before it the Nebraska eleven was pre-
pared to fight hard that victory might
be written on its banners in the first
conference bat tie. Drake, 100, with
many new players in its lineup pre-
pared to bring down the husky Husk-
ers in defeat.
The uncertain quality CT the eleven
that will represent the Oklahoma
"Aggies." iE tcdays contest with the
University of Missouri enT ance inter-
est in the game. The Tigers will have
many new men in the game and fol-
lowers of Missouri eagerly turned to
Columbia to get line on what to ex-
pect this year from their favorites
Kansas should not have much trouble
disposing of William Jewell nor was it
expected Kingfisher would force Okla
homa to exert itself to win.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
The lineup:

Observation-Disclosures ChlIott Tor
Wallace, Davis for Altman, Altman for
s. Hinshaw, Henderson for Williams,
Shannon for Smalley; Wesleyan: L.
Smith for Sturgeon, Spurgeon for P.
Cannon, Douglas for Edwards. Off
cials-Referee: Cross, Oklahoma uni
versity; umpire: Rupert, Wisconsin
university.
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The Pass Won for Friends.

/, Wichita Kan, Oct. 2.-Skillfu1 han
ding of the forward pass on three oc-
casions netted a 90 to 0 victory for
Friends university over Northwestern
State Normal of Alva, Okla, in the
opening game of the Quakers' football
season here Friday afternoon. The
locals were outweighed about 20
pounds to the man and were saved
from a probable tie score by excellent
passing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
Friday Football Results.

RolIa AZ; Pittsburg Normal o.
Texas A. and NJ. 40; Austin o.
H. K. c. So: Oklahoma Mines o.
Shurtleff H. S. 81; Montgomery o..
Sa1ina H. s. 6; Manhattan 0.
Pratt H. S. IA; st Johns 0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
New Ottawa Captain Elected.

Ottawa, Kan, Oct. Howard
Blaine of Walnut, Kan. was elected
captain Of the Ottawa university foot
ball team Friday night, succeeding
Earl Taylor, who did lot return to
school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02

last score. Altman handled the for
ward pass with success. P. Cannon,
ful1back for Wesleyan, played great
game.
The Imam.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At cago-Score: r H e
st. Louis .......... 6
L
Batteries-Koob, Phillips, Hoff and
Agnew, Walsh and Schalk.
Summary: Two base hit-Lavan.
Stolen bases-Howard, Murphy, Jack
son. Bases on balIs-On Walsh, 2; off
Koob, 2; off Phillips, 1 off Hoff, .
Struck out-By Koob, L; by Walsh, 8;
by Hoff. 1. Umpires-Connolly and
Chill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Boston-Score: r H e
Philadelphia -..-.... IA 2
Batteries-Mayer and Adams; Nehf
and Gowdy.
Summary: Two base hits-Paskert,
Mayer, Collins. Stolen bases-Stock.
Compton, Niehoff, Weiser. Bases on
balls-Off Mayer, 5; IF Nehf, g..
Struck out-By Mayer, .; by Nehf, s..
Umpires-Rigler and O'Day.
At ST. Louis-Score: R H E
Pittsburg ..-........
ST Louis IL
Batteries Adams and Gibson;
Doak. Sallee and Gonzales.
Summary: Two base hit-Hinch-
man. Three base hits-Dolan ca,
Hyatt. Stolen bases-Johnston CD,
Barney, Dolan, Miller Bases on balls
off Hill, A. off Doak, l. Struck out
BY Hill, 6; by Doak. 4. Umpires-
Byron and Orth.
Chicago at Cincinnati-Garne post
poned; rain.
Boston at Washington-Gamep post
poned; rain.
No other gales scheduled.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Newark at 3a1tim ore-Game post
poneG; rain.
Buffalo at Brooklyn-game post
poned; rain.
NO other games scheduled.
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Flashlights at Forbes.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02

Paramount Defeated Fort HAYS,
Hays, Kan, Oct. IF irmount col
1ege won the first football game Of the
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BASEBALL TO-DAY.

No other games scheduled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-02
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

No other gales scheduled.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-23
First Wheel Clock.

Some say that Archimedes made the
first wheel clock az early as 200 Il. G
Others give credit to Wallingford, VIII,
lived so late as the beginning Of the
fourteenth century But the most per
feet water clocks were. long before til,
latter period, furnished with wheels
SO that the only improvement was the
substitution of solid body to act a.
a moving weight instead OF water. The
oldest complete clock moved by
weights is probably that sent by the
sultan Of Turkey to Frederick III. In
1922. In the thirteenth century many
of the church steeples in Italy were
furnished with clocks moved by
weights, which struck the hours Helt
OF Nuremberg Is supposed to have con
structed the first watch In 1900, and Il
him must also be given the credit OF
the spring clock. The fusee was prob
ably invented In England about the
end OF the sixteenth century. But II
was not until the middle Of the seven
teenth century that the pendulum was
first applied to clocks by Huyghens.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-23
A Hopeless Case.

Jake Gymp, who was VIGOROUSLY bad
pay, took advantage of new store
keeper in the town and managed to get
dollars worth Of horse feed on
credit Finally. when the money was
not Forthcoming, the storekeeper set
out to collect
II came to see you about that dollar
for horse feed" said he, approaching
Jake in field some distance from
the house. DO you think you can pay
me todayT
"How's thatf" returned Jake, putting
hand to his ear and speaking In a
highly pitched voice. What did ye
sayY
Il said returned the storekeeper.
'ng close and shouting like glee
club, that its time you paid me that
dollar"
Cant hear word We say declared
Jake. "Ye'll have ter speak up bit
louder
Just wait minute" cried the store,
keeper, feeling In his pocket for lead
pencil II will write 1t down"
faint no use. mister" returned
Jake, with hopeless shake OF his
head. Cant see to read without my
specs Philadelphia Telegraph.
sS*sse=~
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-23
4-l6-4t.
Notice

BY virtue of deed of trust made by
Mrs. Elite Shearin andG. R, Shearin,
her husband, to me as trustee, dated
the goth day of November, 1914, and
recorded in the Registered Deeds Office
for Halifax county, at Halifax, State
of North Carolina, Deed Book 259, at
Page $50. default having been made in
the payment of the Indebtedness there
by secured, and at the request of the
holder of the note evidencing the said
Indebtedness, will on SATURDAY,
the LIST day of May, 1915, at the hour
of IL O'Clock, noon, in front of the
Postoffice, in Rosemary, N c., offer
for sale at Public Auction to the high
est bidder for cash the following pro-
perty, to-Wlt:
Lot No Is (Fifteen), with all i'm
provements thereon, situated in that
part of South Rosemary, North Caro-
lima, designated and shown on map
of the same as Powell & Hodgens
Addition to South Rosemary, which
map is duly recorded in Deed Book No.
|, at Page No. 3, in the Register of
Deeds office, at Halifax, North Caro-
lima.
There is cottage, built during the
year 1914, on the said above described
lot.
This, the Both day of March, 1915.
b. b. HIGGINS, Trustee,
3-30-l5-5t
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-04-23
Tailed EnaIishmen.

Natives Of southern Arabia believed
that Christians wore hats only to hide
their horns. Formerly the continent
Of Europe chung to the conviction that
the Englishman's neither garments con
cealed tail. SO late as the reign Of
Edward VI, according to Bale, IAN
Englishman cannot travayle In an
other land by way OF marchandyse
or any other honest occupyinge but il
Is most contumeliOusly thrown into his
tetbe that all Englishmen have tails. .
The belief probably arose from the
legend Of the "Kentish Longtails. The
people Of either Canterbury or Strood
(for the legend varies) Knocked at
Beckett as he rode by on an ass and
cut of the ass tail. Wherefore they
and their descendants were cursed with
tails thenceforth. At least so said
testers Of other countries, and the
Islander eventually reacted upon Eng
land In general.