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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-19
His System

Wife-Job2 there mnst ne lot oi
iron IN your system Husband Why
DO you think soi Wife Because YOU
invariably lose your temper when yoo
get not
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-19
Ibbinu 4 In,

The Wife ! reci II our courtshin
days. those blissful diys The Brute
When was In blis'fnl daze!-- Phila
delphia Ledger
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-19

/ ose [ w en- I y
years, but we may
assume that the
evil example Of
I h G priests, the
sons Of Eli, had
a demoralizing ef-
fe CT. According
to Gods Covenant
W 1t b the nation.
He was bound to
punish them
A fresh invasion
Of the Phillstines
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-19

He who cannot forgive Others breaks
the bridge over which ne must pass
himself. for every man mas need to be
forgiven
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-19
Peoples Loan Company
4 Weybosset ST.. Room 100

Loan money at ouce On Furniture, Pianos
Salaries. Insurance, Horses and all Per-
sonal Property. Special low rates on dia.
monds. No Publicity. Courteous Treat
ment. IS years in business.
Telephone 28ff
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-19

penny Cato.
Her Reauon
The beautiful girl eas writing let
ter.
~ am writing" sh, unused mot ~,
rause ! have something special to Say
tut because | hav. nothing special T.
do"
Thus does the busy little bee en-
ploy each shining hour Philadelphi;
Ledger
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-19

Work as they work VINO are ambi
ttous - Hindu Saying
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-19

In Providence, nearly ev v,ryone buys
their clothing at Barnabyt.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-19
Her Reauon

What is not necessary is dear at
penny Cato.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
-"THE BLACK BOOK" BY VAN LOAN

six to one. ana hit him with y s....
on the nose" '''r
"Can you beat that1' complaln.s -.
its just bull luck-thats whas 4. ~,
II l bet a nve-case note on a -.
my horse would cross his legs \. ~
stretch, or fall dead at the 49,, -
something like that; but this ruv ~
looks In that little black book. eecs. ~ ~
dough over TO the pool room. ana -.'' "
around with basket to coIiectls ~
You must have had some roos a.
formstionY" suggested OrendorS ,..
Ing over his cards. as a sign th.t
wished to retire from the competIf.o.
Never heard his name mentSon..
said the Duke, taking of his ooes
looked up his last FIVE starts. ana -.
that at three-quarters he'd been r,,s..1' ,ss.'
over horses at the finish. Yesterds~ "
was In at seven-eighths, and the'..e' ..
that with a little farther to 20 hs '',s.'
get up. He won by three ienrfh. 4,
didn't surprise me none. l figured h,u "
CONTINUED TOMORROW,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27

Won happen TO KNOW something's more
or less Of n guess; and. this being true
the form chart was every bit as salts
factory a method as Tipping coin or
sticking a pin through program with
the difference that when a form hend
stumbled upon a winner he gave himself
credit for marvellous penetration. and be-
came the servant OF the dope sheets
forever after
"Ail out for the ball parkr bswled
Conductor 7749.
The Duke thrust the form book into
his breast pocket and swung out on the
platform.
'Hand Il To 'em today. old manl' said
the conductor effusively.
They'll know they've been to ball
game" said the Duke.
THAT'S righti" said Conductor 74s,
when he got to the car barn he woulo
electrify his companions with a mono
logue beginning:
"I was talking to Duke Clifton today
and he says to me, he says
Tho Duke passed through the employer
gate waved his hand at the men ne
knew, and proceeded on his way 10 tne
clubhouse; but ne was not thinking ABOUT
baseball. He was wondering II Jane DOS
could give away four pounds TO beast
named Smiling Sam and beat him to tho
wire. 1t was early, and the stands were
deserted; only the groundkeeper was WIS.,
lble, pottering about third base.
In the clubhouse Clifton found several
of the Ponies deep In a game OF stuo
poker, 25-cent limit There are clup-
houses where this sort of thing is not
encouraged; but Monk Lawson. manager
OF the Ponies, was liberal man In every
sense Of the word.
81 don't want any long-haired pase-
ball players" he used TO say. GIVE me
a bunch of sports every time, and I'll
string with em as far as they co.
In fact, Monk strung with them TO
such an extent that some Of the players
complained that they worked for him for
board and clothes the manager winning
their salaries away from them at poker
and crap.
But at that" Harry McCarter used to
say, "you got to give II to the sucker.
He's sure broad-minded. All you got to
do when you play ball for him is to keep
out of jail"
"Hi, Dukey" said Bush" Hawley. who
had lust received q pair of kings, back to
back, and could AFFORD to be cheerful.
"Sit in here. and make your fortune!
Clifton swept the visible assets with his
eye.
NO" he said; mot with you pikers.
and II he had luck he might not lose
moro than a s. note. Take Off the limit.
and I'll go you"
Listen at himr growled Dutch"
Orendorff, who still retained traces OF
his New England thrift. Here we are
far from pay day, and this millionaire
wants to take of the limit! You must
have got a long shot yesterday Duke"
"oh, not so long," said Chiffon, airily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
THE BLACK BOOK
Sherwood Clifton "The Duke" Star Pitcher of th'
Ponies. Does Not Know That Person Can't Play
Two Games simultaneously
By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN


ticular and wrong in the other. Sher-
wood Clifton was studying, but not to
improve his mind. II was to nourish
and strengthen the bank roll that the
Duke spent so much time with the black
DOCK, the same being nothing more or
less than collection Of form charts on
the current race meet
They have disappeared from the
sporting pages of the newspapers in the
last two years, but every one remembers
the form chart-that tabulated state
ment. mostly figures 80 which stood as
the basis Of all turf computations. The
hght fan spends hours poring over rec
ords; the baseball fan devours the An
nual guide; the follower OF the ponies
burned the midnight oil over the form
chart, by far the most complicated rec
ord OF the three
As nearly as possible, the daily form
chart embalmed the history OF each sep
arate race In figures, preserving the con-
test In cold type for future comparison.
BY means Of the form book, Il las pos
sible TO trace the career of a horse from
beginning to end, and follow him
through each race-now fifth, now
third. now leading at the sixteenth pole,
now beaten a nose under n hard drive.
which horse was first away from
the post in the last Futurity7 Look It
up in the form book. Where was the
fevorite at the head OF the stretchP Sec
NH' Sholt WHAT was tne nlEn Dettlnk
on the horse which finished NTH? The
chart again.
Had every race been honestly run, and
mad each horse Travelled true to his best
mark, the form books would have put
all the bookmakers out of business in
very short time, for with the form
chart~there developed the mathematical
expert known as the handlcapper, or form
player. RE was the sort OF an individual
who lives on figures, eats them. sleeps
them, breathes them.
He could tell you exactly how many
feet a certain horse should run In a
second, and how much difference eacn
added pound would make. He could tell
you how far in front a particular herse
should be at the half pole. and how far
behind the field at the wire. After ne
had finished working over the entries
and penciling each separate squad down
to the wire. he would have the horses
all but in a sweat. and everything over
but the cashing % ne tickets. In case
Of argument, he could nroduce so many
figures that mis- calculations took on the
appearance OF scientific deductions.
Now, betting on horse race-unless
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27

Somehow" said Conductor 774s oracu-
larly, "a feller is never satisfied. s'pose
there's folks who would like to be street
car conductors. Yes, it's pretty soft for
Duke; but, man. look who he is! To
my way of thinkin', he's the best pitcher
tho Ponies have had since Hogan ran
out. The Duke is certainly eatin' that
book alive. Must be interesting read
ing"
Inside the car, propped up in a corner
seat, perfectly oblivious of his surround
ings, Sherwood Clifton, known to the
baseball world as THE Duke" was ind
ing most interesting material in the black
book, and his thoughts pursued the fol-
lowing channel:
Lets see," reflected the Duke. Here's
Jane Doe in the third race, fve furlongs,
and 102 pounds. What did she do the
last time out? All! Fifth to Breadal-
bane, Joyful Jerry-and there's a sweet
coltl-Heimwich, and Fair Lillian. Pretty
fast time and track conditions better
than they will be today. This time Jane
is in with a lot of tramps. and II she's
ever going to make good this Is her
chance. II she can run ffth to good
horses she ought to trim these beagles
like breakin' sticks. M-m-m-m! They
played her some the last time out. From
80 down to 90 Led into the stretch, but
quit when Breadalbane got to her. Had
105 pounds on her that day; now she's
got three less in a shorter race against
worse horses. She might be a good bet
across the board, but first I'll look up the
rest OF 'em. Might be a sleeper in there"
And so on. ad innnitum.
Conductor 774s was right in one par
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27

Copyright Street and smith.)
Yes" said Street-car Conductor VA9
10 Policeman SIS, as he hattened hts
nose against the pane. and peered inside
the car; yep that's him. all right. Darn
eood-lookln' feIler in his street clothes
eh, what?"
mot so bad" said Policeman is7e; but
he looks better than that in his uniform
Ny. oh. my. how that boy can slam 'em
over the platei what's that he's reading
"A novel?'
Il dunno" said Conductor 774s; put
] think it's something he's studying
haul him out TO the park two or three
times week, and he's laways alone
and always got his nose in that black
book. Maybe he's improvin' his mihd'
"Huh" grunted Policeman 4Si6, SO
,ong as he en- hold these other babies 70
four and Ave hits game, don't see
where his mind is really suffer'u tor I'M
provement. I hope he works today
"C.el" sighed Conductor 77l9 enviously.
you coppers sude do have It softl You
get to see all the games, and you never
pay a cent Me-Tm in big luck II get
a chance to give up my dough three
times a season, and then I'm likely 10
catch n tail-end team that can't play
ball fast enough to keep warm.
wouldn't mind beln' a bull myself
NO, 1 suppose not" There was vine
gar in the policeman's tone. 1T amt
quite so soft as you think, m. friend.
You get your little old eghty-three
thirty-three a month. but every crook IN
the country is entitled to take a shot at
you, and every hoodum sits up nights
irving to get a chance to bounce brick
OF your bean. A swell job-not! Now,
II you're wishing, why don't you wish
yourself a ball player? Look at Clifton
in there. Good clothes, diamonds. ex-
pensive eats. and Ave or six thousand
a year. For what? For working a
couple of hours once or twice a week
while the sun is shining. When 1t gets
cold, he can duck to Florida or some
other warm climate. That's what I'D
call a cinch."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Loomis. Sprint Champion. R..,..

the Amateur Athletic Union lOO-yard dsS
championship. was defeated by Irwin Mahi n
that event here yesterday. The local youif
won in AS seconds. with the national cham
plon two yards behind him. The event Was
part of the annual handicap and invitslies
track meet conducted by the Columbian Ath-
letic Union.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
New Double Team Record

PITTsBURGH Pa, Sept. PA new worlds
record record FOR pole team. team was made here yesterday,
b. and Brighton B., a mile at the Brunot's 4
ish.n Island track in 2'o2h; The previous record.
ago by g. X. @. Billings driving The Monk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
Dillon 10 Firht savape

NEW YORK. Sept. 2I.-Johnny weiumantei.
promoter Of open-air bouts. announced todav
he had matched Jack Dillon, OF Indianapoiia
and Jim savage, the Jersey heavyweight 10
Field next Friday night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
White NAV Box Ritchie

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Chances for a charl,.
white-Wlllie Ritchie match for Milwaukes
lno'ed fright here today. White has told Pm
moter Tom Andrews he is willing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
OW NEED ONLY ONE GAME FROM BOSTON @
ONE LOSS FOR BOSTON CLINCHES
NATIONAL LEAGUE FLAG FOR PILLS

Brooklyn Eliminated by Cincinnati-Braves Must Win
Every Game and Phillies Lose All to Produce
Tie in Final Standing
Rain which caused the postpOnoept Of the ph Chicago game
all hope
Of Brooklyn overhaurs the leaders while Bostons
therefore that can
AS now stands the rhes need to win but one game
entire schedule is
their remaining games while
games would
other eight games
therefore
Penusnt Should Be Cl'nehed By Wednesday
possible and likely that the Ph,T will onsh & the p.nnsnt % S by
pitching wonderful
the
a Terrific Pace in tn
Phes through the West at
wonSst. % clip Prior the trip just closed the Tss had little S suGsss onn
Both Brooklyn and Boston had also but the Phe
Of in
@ % o teams n. the past made made their & yo1 at
suens CITY, and strangely enough
Chalmers Should Worlds Burden
nor was necessary to oyerwOk him to bring the team back in position to
sndpo,nt was Chalmers sensational work which proves that the hard luck
king is in prime for the worlds series
Given fair percentass Of the breaks Chalmers the hardest
s r @ "5 es 0 fo tS % Pbn % ess @ N in % tn s % % series " p % b
ind Dodgers Have ade Fight
Boston and Brooklyn have both fought wonderful uphill battle fact
both win
The nsss made Ss 1s the country unit
said
Be Awfu If the Philies Should Lose!
in
ne psnpsm % but does any one & realize m what % It would mean to baseball in this
this city for years to at least until championship
pennant those
@ ss have w Ss'n % sns have eoHs % years r tss@ @ @ v0 worlds
it taken
fOegone conclusion that the pennan has been
of Pennant Mad Amateur Ball in Cleveland
The Cleveland made similar
the team was beaten out the last day there thousands
hold that 10000 recently attended
applications tickets Snyder WORKING overte @ % taxing %
Of the %0ns saos Ts G @ to S the 5 US S @ ross ss has
being built about the field.
Pfener, of Brooklyn, the Man
Some time ago was oonend in these columns that
such was the
the winning ball
This makes eight
@ %ss he mas a n @ on but % % % @ in n 20 % sy s TSs @ ns' @ beaten Labor
has allowed but six runs and 70 hits but lost two of the
Ito with was
Young o Be Anothe Eddie Plank
a
In
a Young
to be
of Macks III to be
Plank after he has been sooed and the rough
pitches entirely unlike handler major
a
in
?
Just few weeks the bleachers
outheld He
N. La thnraue annre 81 n hfu -La.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
The Detroit Journal says.


Alexander does not consider himself
the whole Quaker team. He has heaps
of good things to say about his team
mates. But II folks think that the burden
OF winning the Worlds Series falls on
him, he's willing to shoulder that burden
In an interview on the subject. he de-
liyered himself of these nuggets:
will be able to pitch every game
in the series IL / am called upon.
am not overworked today. They
tell me I have pitched 800 innings. l
cannot verify this, but I will pitch
every third game until we clinch the
flag.
I find that I can pitch better when
] am worked regularly than when /
rest four or five days, and regularly
is every third day.
I have not studied the Red Sox.
will rely on my own stun" to beat
them, and the boys with me.
/ am not the whole team. | would
never win but for their support and
I will say that frequently they have
saved me.
Boston may boast OF some great hit
ters, but I think we have some fence
busters who viii equal the Red sox
sluggers
I don't know what Manager Moran's
plans are with me for the series.
You'll have TO ask him about that.
He's the boss. and / take my orders
from Pat.
II We can win the first game, they'll
never stop us. II we drop the first
one, we Will not be beaten until they
win the fourth one"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
The Brooklyn Standard Union says:

while 1t is almost a foregone conclusion
the Rex Sox will go into the coming
world series favorites over the Phillies,
actual quotation of odds are being held
up on account of one thing-the date for
sporting events today was met with the
the places usually offering odds on big
sporting eevnts today was met with the
same answer everywhere-'waitu until we
see the date Never before was such a
thing as date such an item Of seemingly
vast Importance.
An explanation was asked for, and re-
ceived. Here 1t is:
The Phillies want the series to start
on Saturday, October 9. said one sport
ing man. Now, it's 100 to 1 shot, or
1000 to shot, almost, that Alex
ander will pitch the first game BY
starting the series on Saturday, Moran
could shoot Alexander back at the
Red Sox on Monday with a days rest,
which is all he needs. Now, assuming
that Alexander won the first game on
Saturday, going back Monday, with a
days rest, would change the complex
ion of the series whole lot Assum-
ing that he won the second game, too,
it would put Boston in a pretty deep
hole. OF course, this is all dope, but
believe me, I'm taking no chances
with that bird Alexander figuring in
it.
Now, II the series starts on Friday,
the Sth, and Alexander works the first
game. he can't 20 back Saturday, and
I figure either Shore, Leonard, Ruth,
Wood or Foster is better than Moran's
second-choice pitchers. See?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
Casey Jones" in the Chicago Post.


with the Phils and Red Sox In the
world series, I pick the Phls to win.
There are two reasons. Ono Is Grover
Alexander. The other is that the Phlls,
playing on their own cigarbox park, have
big edge on all opponents.
THE right-field fence and the left-field
bleachers I'm the Phil park are not as far
from home plate as they are in regular
man-sized parks. Balls that go over the
fence and into the bleachers for homers
would be caught on regular fields
THE Phil team is built to fit the park
Cravath, Luderus, Niehoff and most of
the other Phlls are big men, who can hit
the ball a mile. They are just the kind
of swatters needed to drop long flies over
the fence and into the bleachers for cir
cult trips.
Besides that, the Phil players have
trained themselves to hit to right field.
They have drilled themselves to aim for
that short right-fleld fence. Cravath and
Niehoff, right-hand batters would nat
urally hit into left field, and so would
Bancroft, the little shortstop, but they
have practiced until they can hit 'em a
mile into right.
'Luderus and Becker, left-hand hitters,
naturally hit into right field. and they
have laid some nice games on the shelf
for the Phils this year with drives over
the short fence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
PILLS WILL WIN
WORLDS SERIES,
AYERS J. EVERS
Boston Braves Captain De-
clares Alex Will Turn
Trick for Moran
OPINIONS OF EXPERTS
,. Ed. GrIllo in IN, washington STAR

J. I'D. Grillo In the Washington stsfi
Johnny Evers, VINO has quite repu-
tation for picking winners In baseball
gives Il as his opinion that the Phillies
will beat the Red Sox.
''Evers, like most others who share this
opinion believes that Alexander alone
can win the title OF world champion for
his team. This Is what Evers said In st.
Louis the other day:
g The greatest pitcher in baseball today
Will carry the burden for the National
League.Y And he'll hold up his end.
Player against player, Ihe Phllles may
not compare with the Red Sox. But in
world series II isn't player against
player. II Is n team against a team,
biggest advantage between pitcher and
pitcher.
American Leaguers are overlooking
the most important angle in this coming
world series. 1t is the home of the Phil
lies-the short right and left-field fences.
That will give the Philles a big advan-
tage when playing on their grounds, for
the Boston pitchers will try to keep them
from hitting over the fences, and the re-
suit will be that they will be wild.'"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
Pfefer, of Brooklyn, the Real Iron Man

in cum thatJ
strain unless
evident Pfee the only twi ROnson
to
with
to In thu u
of the
1 Ito o OdueIWi George which went 2 innings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
Loss of a Pennant Made Amateur Ball in Cleveland

The Cleveland made similar
beaten the last day
was
Of Jim Foster has
being buia abou the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
Braves and Dodgers Have Made Great Fight
wouldn,t II Be Awful If the PhIes Should Losel

There chance million Phnies
in
beaten? Phiie
this
a
in
n a am
o
as a forego the ennanth has beenw
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27


a
Of Macfsw wise vetra are to be eleved
the
this city He has underhand delivery
his cross
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-27
waIIy sehanE Wins Over Fans Who Planned Him

al 6
alneces o
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-02-27
BOOTH GOOD AS A BUILDING.

Prof. Robt. Glenk who has charge
of the Louisiana Exhibit at San Fran
cisco, states that instead of condemn
ing the Louisiana Panama-Pacific Elk
position Commission, Louisiana should
commend it very much for what has
been done.
Not half the exhibits were complete
on the opening day and Louisiana will
lose absolutely nothing from this de-
lay. Professor Glenk states that Lou
isiana will be the only Southern State
represented with an exhibit In any of
the buildings. Texas and Mississippi
have small buildings with nothing In
them and have no exhibit in the Agri-
cultural Palace at all. Louisiana has
the largest space Of any state and is
utilizing every foot Of it.
A part of 1t will be used for rest
room and as headquarters for visiting
Louisianians. This booth is taking the
place of State Building and an agri-
cultural booth will be worth many
times as much as building.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-02-27
FREE PICTURES.

BY arrangement with the Office of
Experiment Stations of the United
States Department Of Agriculture, Sup
|erintendent Crump has secured forty
one picture slides dealing with the
subject of Roads and Road Building
and forty-four slides dealing with the
subject Of "The Care of Milk" The
managers of the Pastime Theatre have
very kindly consented to let Mr.. Crump
have the use Of their picture machine
and building for Friday night, March s.,
for the purpose of showing these pic
lures to the public free of charge. Ac-
cordingly, ON Friday night, March s,
these pictures will be shown and the
theatre will be thrown open to all who
are interested in these subjects. 1t is
especially desired that members of the
Police Jury, Town Council, School
Board, and every progressive dairyman
and farmer be present. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to them and to all
others interested to attend. Don't
forget the date.