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Evening star., 1916-12-25
PENN ATHLETES HOLD RECORDS
IN BIG INTERCOLLEGIATE MEETS
More Sterling Performances Credited to
i Quakers Than to Any Others-Yale Pa
per Deplores Secret Gridiron Practice

,red blood in his veins than his father
What it does show is that the old
smaller college, with its. concentration
| of interest on n sport which at the
period was very considerably mono
polized by Yale, has grown so big that
lit is longer possible for any one
| game to absorb the campus as 1t 1or-
merly did. In addition, the undergrad
yates at large have today very great
lily broadened opportunity for athletic
sports for themselves, and this unques-
tionably reduces the interest in any
sport played for them only by the few
Yet admitting all this, it is a fact that
much of the loss in campus athletlc m
tereSt is unnecessary and, to our m1nds,
| unfortunate-and in saving TINS we
have not only the Yale campus IN
mind, but the situation 1t other uni
versitieS as well.
"The prime factor in the undergradu-
, ates' keen enthusiasms in the oideI
days over, say. foot ball. was the fact
that it was conducted as a sport ana
not as a business. In the heyday OF
Yale foot ball there was no secret
practice or extremely little of It; the
undergraduate body followed the de
ve1opment of the team. from the hrst
September game. the foot ball stands
Were the rendezvous for afternoon
country rambles: the selection of the
players was an absorbing campus topic.
the whole college lived and talked foot
ball-all very normally and healthily-
until the long season of two games a
week and all open practice concluded
with the final matches. previous to
which there would be old-time rallies
of the most spontaneous sort.
Things have changed since then. but
the fact is. we believe, that the healthy
enjoyment which the undergraduate
used to take in his foot ball teams
doings has largely been knocked into
a cooked hat by the very people who
now inveigh most loudly against the
loss in interest-and here again we
are not restricting our remarks to the
Yale campus. Where the game used to
be informal and the interest sponta-
on the part of the coaches. and hence
less and less personal and interesting
to the undergraduates. Where former
ly the team played two games a week
and held open practice. today but one
game a week is played, and secret
practice" is the rule all through the
season. Where formerly the under
graduate body was depended upon to
inspire the teams. today that function
is re1egated to cheer leaders at the
final games. We do not how it is
reasonable to expect the old-time cam
pus interest in a foot ball eleven all
through a season. when the undergrad
yates are not allowed to see their team
in practice, and when. in a final game,
occasional players are used whom many
undergraduate spectators do not kno"
by sight. A return to former playing
conditions was we'll displayed by the
varsity team in the final games this
year; we should be glad to see, next
year a return to the former open
practice system, whereby the under
graduates might regain personal in
terest in the game itself and the play
ers that their fathers and older broth
ers had
Evening star., 1916-12-25
DEVEREUX WILL REMAIN.
Grand Circuit Head Denies That He
Is to Resign.

CLEVELAND. December 25- - H. X.
Devereux. president of the Grand Cir
cult, will continue at his post, accord
ing to a statement made by him in re-
sponse to the rumor which gained
ground throughout the country last
week that he would retire. Devereux,
however. has tried on several occasions
to be relieved of his duties as head of
the great racing organizations. but is
SO well liked by officials that he has
been unable to resign.
Somebody's having bad dreams"
said Deyereux. II have wanted to be
relieved of Grand Circuit duties for
some years, but will not lie down on
the job at Randall. They must dis
charge or Jail me to keep me from try
ing to make il the greatest fair plant
in the country"
Evening star., 1916-12-25

Jim Thorpe, famous Indian athlete
is said to have received $4,000 for his
services AS a foot ball player from the
Canton (ohio) professional team The
summary Of games played would lead
one to believe he was worth it
Jim Scott, White Sox pitching star
has passed up vaudeville as n source
of revenue during the winter The
actors mode of living is not for the
making of good athlete, according to
Scott. This winter he intends to spend
IN Florida among the palms.
Jimmy Austin of the st. Louis Browns
IS strong for the tenpin game during
the winter months. Austin is regard
ed as one of the best bowlers in Cleve-
land.
Charley Somers, former owner of the
Cleveland team, still follows base ball
cioseiy. Naturally he pays considera-
pie attention to the club he once pre-
SIueo over. Mr.. Somers believes the
cannot figure them contender unless
the pitching staff is greatly strength
ened.
nm Ihere e, is tai talk of converting Ray Chap
man or the Cleveland club into an
outnelder: 1t is believed that Chap
mans hitting would be greatly i'm
proved II relieved of the strain he
WORKS under as an infielder His great
speed ought to enable him to cover all
hihos OF ground in the outfield
american League batters regard Har-
ry Harper, the youthful southpaw OF
,.,, ,ne washington team. as having as
much stun as the late Rube Waddell
MS speed may not be as great, but his
curve ball Is more deceptive Harper
lacks only experience and control Last
year he improved SO per cent. Another
season ought to just about give him
the finishing polish.
New York American Leaeue nlavers
cannot see how any other team in the
National League is going to keep the
Giants from winning the pennant The
Yankees played the Giants an exhibi
tion game for charity last summer
Whlle the National Leaguers were ir
ehe midst of a great winning streak
ana Donovan's players frankly admi,
tney never faced classier looking bal
club.
Now that Benny Kauff is not holding
down the headlines in the daify papers
the fans may forget the former Fed
sral star bit, thus making his road
trif1e smoother next summer SC
much was written about Kauff and his
wonderful ability that most fans ex.
pected entirely too much. kauff, rea1iz-
Ing what was expected. tried entirely
too hard to make good, and failed tc
do himself justice. In 1917 he won,
have any mark to shoot at. and may
come through with some of the stuff
Evening star., 1916-12-25

fancy on the part of ball players to
sign contracts. it is noted that the
Cleveland club had to be called off from
it's activities. President Jim Dunn was
going right along lining up his men to
the papers, when President Ban john
son put the stop on, for the reason
that it is the desire to wait until the
new contract is issued and then have
all the athletes sign the standard docu-
ment. OF course. the Cleveland play
ers are not members Of the fraternity.
but. even so. the desire to sign up early
is significant.
Evening star., 1916-12-25
Southpaw Dutch Leonard
Will Miss Bill Carrigan

II Bill CarriKan makes good his
threat to retire, aud those who
know him insist that he Will,
there will be much speculation as
to what success Dutch Leonard
will have In 1917. Leonard In
conceded to be one OF the hest
southpaws In the game. 1t 10 .
fact, however. that with CarriGan
catching him, Leonard has been
Mt least 30 per cent more eHee-
tive. He II of q peculiar dis
position and temperament. and
mo receiver appears to be able to
keep him 30 well under control
as the Boston leader. II In pos
sible that with CarriEnn gone,
some other Boston receiver Will
al the bill, when the resp0nsI-
bility rests upon him, but that
remains to be seen.
Evening star., 1916-12-25
Waiting on New Contracts.

CLEVELAND. December 25.-Just as
indication that there is no great hesi-
Evening star., 1916-12-25

Copyrigk 1916 by H. C. Fisher Reg.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03

pellet as far as he could into the
crowd.
Kroh and Howard, two Cub recruits,
dove among the feet of the spectators
and jointly grabbed the ball, which was
being kicked around. Howard threw
the ball to Tinker, who tossed it to
Johnny and the "TrOjan," stepping on
second base and waving the ball high
in the air, called upon the umpires to
declare Merkle out.
Giants Lose Playoff.
In the meantime Chance plowed
through the now amazed crowd,
grabbed Umpire 'Hank" O'Day and
demanded that he decide that McCor-
mick's run did not count, owing to the
fact that Merkle had been forced out.
O'Day refused to give any decision I'M
til he was escorted to the clubhouse by
squad of police.
O'Day, Immediately upon his arrival
there, declared Merkle was forced out
and called the game tie. Harry Pull
liam, then president of the National
league, sustained Hanks ruling and or
dered the game played over.
The day set for the playoff was the
last of the season-October 8. 1t found
the Giants and Cubs tied for first place
honors, with SO games won and 80
lost, giving each a percentage of $40
The Giants lost that battle to 2, and
the game gave the pennant to the Chi
cago Cubs-a gift by Fred Merkle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03
Old Wine in New Bottles.

What happens when the accepted
tune of q national anthem is changed
even with considerable care is revealed
by this from Tom Days column in
the Philadelphia Evening Ledger: "As
the opener of the exercises at the con-
yention of the National Association OF
Credit Men in Pittsburgh the words
of America were sung to the new
music arranged for them. When the
applause had dwindled away, the presi-
dent arose and said: i feel that our
convention is never properly begun I'M
less we sing the national anthem, so
let us all arise now and sing Amer
ica."'" prolonged applause.)
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03
GIRLS DO AS THEY PLEASE?

Evils change not on a sudden,
But many days must pass and many
sorrows:
Conscious remorse and anguish must be
felt
To curb desire, to break the stubborn
And work a second nature in the soul
Ere wisdom can resume the place she
lost.
Where there is a daughter in the
family, who can be said to be the
head of the hOuse-providing, of
course, father and mother are of the
meek and mild type and the girl self
willed?
BY the time the dresses of the young
miss have heightened to her shoe tops
father has discovered that it is use
less to raise a protest against her will.
If she decides that it is the high time
to begin to entertain boys who have
asked to call father hastily quits the
house and, after a vain attempt en-
deavoring to argue the point, mother
subsidies.
Every mother is very apt to think,
after all is Sdlu anu lllUL Act
girl is Just a little short of perfection
OF course she wasn't allowed to re
ceive young men callers until after
she was twenty, but customs, she con
cludes. are different now from what
they were then, at least so her daugh'
ter assures her.
1t is the girl who decides whether
they shall spend the summer in the
country or at fashionable resort
whether father shall be allowed new
suit or not and mother likewise. she
accepts invitations out to dance, pic
mics or to the homes of girl friends as
her fancy dictates, not as mother Wills
The after life of the girl of TINS
sort can easily be pictured. She fali:
In love with the type of man sne
should not, weds him and lives unhap
pily ever after. 1t remains for parents
of a self-willed daughter TO use KIND
ly. but firm, measures In bringing hel
I'D. She should not have the sugar
plums she cries Historically for wher
the parents know she is best off with
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03
Making Movie Films.

An unlimited number of positive films
of moving pictures can be mace from
a single Photographic negative, says
the Indianapolis News. After positives
of sufficient number to supply the ex-
changes throughout the country have
been made, the negative is usually
kept by the producing company. Ad-
ditionaI positives can be made at any
time. The pictures that appear in a
scratched condition are films that have
been exhibited considerably. These
second rum films usually cost the ex-
hibitor less than the films when they
are first released. The life of the
film is usually sufficient to supply the
demand of the theaters without print
ing additional positives.
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out them. During her early youth they
should exert their authority, declaring
father or mother the head of the home,
whose word is law.
No girl should be permitted to do
exactly as she pleases. Sweet, dam
gerOus, foolish sixteen is not the age
of judgment. Mother should be the
one to decide what young men may
call and when. Even her dressing
should be in accordance with mothers
approval. In the selection of beau
father and mother should have equal
say-so and be fully agreed.
It is kindness to the self-willed
girl to hold her well in hand, to gain
her respect and love. Every girl has
loving heart. 1t is for parents to
cultivate and cherish it. No girl
should do just as she pleases.
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mewed itself into the sympathies of
the children one bitter, cold winter
night and purred itself into their affec-
tons later.
There was but one solution of the
difficulty and that was to take off her
pretty collar, turn her loose and for
get about her. The woman who takes
this course must have heart In her
bosom that is barren of pity. 1t is
only a cat that is left behind, but it is
one of Gods creatures and enc of the
most helpless. 1t cannot understand
why the door that has always opened
to its mewing should be closed and
the little one so eager to csress it is
not there.
Animals feel hunger and thirst quite
as soon, if not sooner, than dc humans.
It's incessant pitiful cries wiring the
hearts of those who cannot help hear
ing them. The poor, agonfzed ami
NAL eludes the doat THAT are set upon
it, pOlicemen's clubs and the Kicks of
cruel boys, only to return again, when
the coast appears to be cleafi to the
one and only home 1T has known. He
who has said a cat has nine lives does
not realize the frail hold upon the
breath of life the starving cat has.
Those of it's own kind have as little
mercy upon it as the heartless human
who thrust it out to 'starve, fight or die
according to it's fast failing strength.
The few crumbs from the fashionable
hotel where she is dining would keep
life in the little frail body. A few
cents from the price of the bouquet
she buys daily would board the chill
dren's luckless pet.
Her little ones ask her repeatedly
IL the kitty will be there when they
return. She answers evasively, u
suppose So" but down deep in her
heart she realizes that the frail life
she could so easily have provided for
and saved will have gone out long be-
fore their season of pleasure ends.
If all that is left of poor kitty is
found curled up in far corner of the
yard when they return, it is a tragedy
in the lives of the children which they
are never able to forget. The truth
is driven home to the hearts of the
children that their mother is hard OF
heart-possesses wanton cruelty in her
nature to let an animal die that she
might have saved. Many good homes
could be found for poor cats during
the summer while the family is away
for a trifling outlay of cash. If kitty
is good enough to be one of the house
hold pets in winter, her welfare dur
ing the summer should be safeguarded
Guilty indeed must be the conscience
of one who could go off pleasuring af'
ter turning out poor puss to starve.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03
QUEER INCIDENT OF A GAME
While Manager of Team Gives lnstruc-
lions to Catcher Runner Sneaks in
With Winning Run.

One of the oldest incidents of ball
game occurred in a contest between
Vernon and Portland recently. With
the score a tie and q Vernon runner on
third. Manager McCredie of Portland
walked from the bench and called to
Catcher Fisher to give him some in
structions. Fisher turned to see what
his manager wanted and while listen
ing TO words of wisdom from his boss
the Vernon runner sneaked in home.
The Portland pitcher started to make
a throw to the plate, but there was his
catcher with his back turned and his
ear inclined.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03

f Lest my jewel they should tine.
Have you ever turned from your
door woman with a child clinging to
her skirts, who was pleading for
days work, declaring the child would
be nuisance, and that you could con-
slider only an unencumbered worker
If you have, it is such as you who have
forced working mothers to place their
little ones in charitable institutions,
that they might gain employment to
fight for daily bread.
The woman may go through her task
swiftly, mechanically, but blame her
not if the iron is tritie too hot for
your lace-befrilled petticoat or en-
broidered doilies; for the moment her
| thoughts might have fitted from her
work to the charitable institution in
which she had been forced to leave
| her baby.
No one will ever know how many
| despairing tears are irOned in with
the laces she is doing up for little ones
so much more fortunately the
chance of being born to the rich-than
her own baby. Her mother heart is
| constantly torn by conflicting fears.
Is there some kind hand near to lift
| a cup of water to it's parched lips or
move it gently from the boiling sun
| into the cooling shade or SOothe its
cries? Will there be anyone to notice
if it has been sitting in one position
| &c
pain and sobs, its little back nearly
| sprained, or wipe away the cruel dust
that has lodged in it's Redeemed, blink
| ing eyes? The nurses are few, and the
| children huddled together in the small
grounds are many; only momentary
attention can be given to anyone. The
working mothers paltry two or three
| dollars per week being so little, she
must not expect more than ordinary
care for her child.
The cry of such a mothers heart is,
'Oh, God if 1 could but get work at
which could keep my little one by
my side !" No hand like a mothers
can soothe pain. No one can or would
stand between baby and harm like
| the mother who loves it better than
her own life. These working moth
ers-widows-have heard of the eff
forts of humane sympathizers who are
endeavoring to have a bill passed
whereby such women would be paid
the small stipend they are obliged to
pay the day nurseries for caring for
their children to enable them to care
| for their little ones themselves at
home. They pray to heaven that the
dear privilege of caring for their little
ones themselves may become a reality
instead of only fanciful dream.
Only those who have watched chill
dren brought up in charitable institu-
lions can realize the deadening effects
of such a life upon the child. All
courage, heart and independence that
his nature under other influences
might have shown are crushed into
an apathetic state. Timid children
are overruled by the will of the
stronger, be the cause right or wrong.
AS the tree is bent so will it grow.
The mother plodding away to earn its
support has no voice in influencing
| the nature of her child. Those with
whom the child is surrounded are the
compelling forces that bear weight
with him for veal or for woe. Give
the widowed, working mother the
wherewithal to care for her child at
| home.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03
FOR BABY RASHES
Cuticura Soap Is Best Because SO
Soothing and Cooling. Trial Free.

If baby is troubled with rashes, &C.
zemas, feelings, chafings or hot, irri-
tated skin follow Cpticura Soap bath
with light application of Cuticura Oint-
ment to the affected part. Nothing so
soothing cooling and refreshing when
he is fretful and sleepless.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03
Worlds Model Mountain.

Mount Shasta, according to an In
dian legend, was the first mountain
made by the Creator as his master
piece, and with this as model he de-
signed the other mountains OF the
world, says the National Geographic
Magazine. The ascent of Shasta is
difficult, but with competent guides is
not perilous. With the little town OF
Sisson as a base, there is a good
horseback trail to Timberline camp,
an overnight rest six miles away.
Starting from this camp very early
the next morning, the experienced
mountaineer can make the ascent and
return to Sisson in a day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03
On the BRIGHT Side.

There is a spirit of joy which leads
all men of the filter kind into battle.
Whether by a dark fate, the struggle
is carried on against national enemies,
fought out with cannon and shrapnel,
or whether it be a thing spiritual, a
mere personal individual battle fought
to the last ditch, does not much mat
ter. To the fit and the strong of spirit,
there is a personal happiness TO be
found in worthy conflict as nowhere
else.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03

Fred Merkle sizes up as one of the
most remarkable men in baseball.
Seven years or so ago he pulls
''bOner." 1t was slip of mental cable
that would have been excused SO times
out of 100. But that was the hundredth
time. Merkle's misplay cost the New
York Giants the championship OF the
National league and deprived them OF
a split of the world series gold.
And from that day to this he has
been the target for sarcasm. For two
or three years after that incident his
every appearance on the ball field was
greeted with boots. He was jeered at,
scoffed at and spoofed wherever he
went. He was ridiculed and his name
became synonym for 'bOnehead."
The treatment accorded Merkle
would have broken the spirit of any
other man. 1t would have affected his
work to such an extent that not only
would he have skidded out of the ma
jors, but would have landed eventually
In the baseball scrap heap. 1t was the
sort Of treatment that only a man with
iron villa man filled with the door
die spirit-could have submitted to
and lived through. And Merkle is that
man.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03
PADDY BAUMANN IS A JEWEL
Reoarded as Most Valuable Utility
Man in captivity-Stick Work
Wins Victories.

The New York Americans have a
Jewel in Paddy Baumann. Paddy is
about the most valuable utility man
there is in captivity. Although not a
regular on the Yankees roster he is
about the most valuable man on the
team. His stick work recently assisted
Bill Donovan's men to more than one
victory. Paddy hit at a 400 gait while
acting as substitute for Frank Baker.
who was incapacitated.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-08-03
Gave Wife Half a Cent q Day.

Mrs. Ada Garland testified before SUI
perior Judge Graham at San Francisco
that during her 10 months of married
life with Eugene Garland the total
sum of money given her by her hus-
band averaged but one-half a cent a
day. She worked in a candy store,
she declared, and not only supported
the family, but also gave him two
pairs of shoes and occasionally gave
him shaving money.