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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-04-06

heiP Nhich ieaNes me twenty-five uoi-
lars and eighty cents. l deposited
sixteen dollars in the bank. spent nine
dollars for a new suit and a new pair
Of shoes and have eighty cents in my
pocket.
Respectfully,
HAROLD JOHNSON"
Dear Sir; l am writing TO tell you
that l have met with great disappoint-
ment. The eggs which l received did
not hatch well and / have only two
chickens. Kindly mark me out as
| will not be able to be in the contest
any longer. l am very much discour-
aged over this chicken business
Respectfully.
OLGA SIPINSKY."
Our exhibits in the fall attracted a
great deal of attention and showed
that children, if given proper direction
and help, can very often excel their
elders. The girls succeeded in rails
ing some very fine chickens. and the
average yield Of corn for all the boys
u hhpAN iah ANiNN as Aal SO ao NilS
average yield in the county. We were
on the northern edge of the corn belt
proper, but n boy grew more than
one hundred bushels on his acre.
Farm boys and girls are. as a rule.
industrious and anxious to learn. They
appreciate any effort directed toward
their betterment to a greater extent
than do older people. 1t is inspiring
to instruct and to help them, and l am
sur that children's clubs and contests,
when seriously conducted, are a big
factor in the big problems of increas-
ing the efficiency of the farm and OF
raising the rural standards of living.
But when such clubs are started and
not earnestly followed up by plenty
of personal work on the part of the
leaders they are, perhaps, worse than
useless.
Thus the work Of a county agricult-
ural agent is highly diversified. He
may vaccinate hogs in the morning,
attend a committee meeting in the
afternoon, and give a lecture on i'm
provement Of the dairy herd in the
evening. Between times he may answ-
er a dozen letters. The work is ex-
tremely interesting and demands all
the initiative, all the judgment, all
the tact. and all the information and
knowledge that a man possesses. be-
lieve / have named the qualifications
of a county agent in their proper ord
er.-Harrison Graves Davis in The
Country Gentleman.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-04-06

named Court in the above entitled &C
ton against he property of the said
defendant for the sum of Four Hun
dred Twenty-seven Cs427. 0o) Dollars,
together with costs OF suit.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, l have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal this 10th day Of March,
1916.
(Seal.) PAUL BULFINCH,
Clerk.
W. r. Griswold, Attorney for Plain
tif; Address, American Falls, Idaho.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-04-06
NOTICE OF

In the District Court of the Fifth Ju-
dicial District of the State of Idaho,
in and for Power County.
Fall Creek Mercantile Company,
Ltd, Plaintiff, VS.. c. B. Wade, Defend
ant.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
on the 18th day Of March A. ID. 191b
an attachment issued out of the above
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-04-06
REBEKAH LODGE
FRATERNITY LODGE NO. 8

FRATERNITY ID NO. Q
Odd Fellows Hall
Meets first and third Fridays Of each
month at $500 o'clock p. m.
All visiting members cordially invited
MRS. EMMA CROWLEY, Noble Grand
MISS MYRTLE WHALEY, Secretary.
AMERICAN FALLS, IDAHO
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-04-06

help which leaves me twenty-five dol
lars and eighty cents. l deposited
sixteen dollars in the bank. spent nine
dollars for a new suit and a new pair
Of shoes and have eighty cents in my
pocket.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
80

JACK MOAKLEY and Cornell, one
and inseparab1e!
It looks, that way, doesn't it?
Whenever one thinks of Cornell he
thinks of Jack Moak1ey, and whenever
one thinks of Jack Moak1ey he ixnme-
diately thinks of Cornell. John Fran
els Moakley, in fact, is one of CornelPs
most sacred institutions. Any Cornell
man will tell you that. And it's worth
a little bet that when OF Jack breasts
the tape in the race of life Cornell
university will erect a monument to
his memory. Hang it ALL he deserves
one, anyway!
But, after all, the innumerable tro-
pties the red and white have won on
track and field and over hill and dale
perhaps are the best monument to his
memory They can't erase from the
college records the athletic feats per-
formed by the athletes of the red and
white under the Moalley regime. Those
records forever will keep Jack Moak-
ley's name in CornelPs hall Of fame
Some time ago John Francis Moak-
ley celebrated his ffty-second birth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
First Ball Hitting Cost Bodie His Job

DING BODIE, turned back by the
Chicago White Sox after four
years hard trying. complains that he
failed to hit heavily in the American
league because Callahan. made him stop
hitting the first ball 81 was always a
first ball hitter" says Ping. "and I al
ways thought had the advantage ber
cause the pitcher would send up the
first one mighty careful in attempting
to make sure Of the range and the
groove. Callahan made me stop hit
ting the first one, and that gave the
pitchers the percentage on me, besides
breaking up my natural style"
Pings complaint has elected yelps of
derision all round the land, with caus
tic comments to the effect that only
boneheads and slow thinkers make a
practice of hitting at the first ball. And
why so? If man has developed a
batting style of bis own and has made
his attack effedtiHe by cracking the first
one, why try to make\ him changer
Furthermore, what. possible disadvan--
tage is there if keen eyed hitter makes
a habit CT singing the first hur1? There
aren't many pitchers nowadays in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
Pinch Hitter Should Warm Up

WHY shouldn't pinch hitters warm up
before going to work just as do
relief pitchers?
Right at first glance the idea may
appear strange; but, when you come to
think of it, there seems to be some rea-
son to it, after ALL Any golfer will tell
you that a man who intends to hit a
ball ought to- have a few practice
swings, and a devotee of the Scotch
game wouldn't think of advancing to
the tee and taking a wa11op at the pill
without first 1oosenipg up and focusing
his eye with q flock of preliminary
swipes. Ef
Very careful golfers not only take their
practice swings before beginning the
days play, but indulge in them before
almost every shot. They firmly believe
that it helps to coordinate the mus
c1es and the eyes and inSures greater
accuracy in meeting the ball. Even the
most s1ovenly players do a little prac-
ticing Just after they leave the dress
ing room, and the man who dashed out
and swatted the ball without first get
ting his eye it by 1amming irnagi-
nary objects would be thought cratic
to the last degree.
Must Sit on Bench.
The pinch hitter, on the other hand,
has to sit on the bench all afternoon
gazing out across the glare of the field
at the game and maybe getting his
eyes all out of killer. Then when the
critical moment comes he must grab a
bat and go up to the plate without any
chance to loosen up or adjust his sights
Probably he had his batting practice
with the other members of the squad
before the game, but that may have
been two hours before the time he is
called on to dash up and bust one in an
emergency.
The suggestion to give the "pinch-
ers" q chance tc adjust themselves
c.o1,,as from Fred PATTERSON Sutn is hath a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
Limiting the Golf Field

NOT yet has a satisfactory solution
of the problem of limiting the ma
tional amateur golf championship en-
try been put to thu test. Handicapping
the weaklings out of it appears to have
drawbacks. 1t seems almost impossi-
bic to accommodate more than 1913 en-
tries. whereas over 800 would like to
have a try at it.
It remained for Expert Leighton
Calkins to bring out point that must
have occurred to many before, but
which has not yet been publicly ex-
pressed, namely:
To establish a list of players of
known ability who shall be exempted
from the elimination round.
Here's the Idea.
CalkinS writes:
'fWhy should players who have COM
peted more or less regularly for years
and who have qualified for the select
thirty-two in match play rounds be
required to compete with an unwieldy
field in the elimination round?
ct suggest that the field be limited
to 1853 players, to compete on Monday,
one round stroke play for sixty-four
places. Further, that 100 places be re-
served for men of tried and proved
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

But why the statement that there are
only two games on earth? Evers. PIN
ned down to the question by his inter
viewer, said:
'fThe baseball player typif1es the ma
tional game. He is out there working
for the entertainment and enjoyment
of thousands of people. If his heart
and his head are on the game he is
getting lot of enjoyment out of him
self, but primarily he is getting a 1iv-
ing out of it. 1t is his work, the day
of labor which, if he is wise, will make
him comfortable in days to come.
Player Needs Diversion.
There are scores of ways that a base
ball player finds diversion when he is
off the ball field. You see that, al
though he gets pleasure out Of his
work, he requires play aside from that,
just any worker in any field of en-
deavor.
About Is per cent of the major
league ball players today turn to golf
for diversion. The number is grow
ing every season. I used to look upon
golf as an old woman's game, but I get
more satisfaction sending away a good
tee shot than hitting the horsehide
where they amt 4"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

big show who can be waited out, espe-
cially if they get the percentage of the
first strike. Then where on earth is
the sense of standing statue-1ike and
letting the first pitch cut through?
If man is known to possess a keen
lamp and a sharp swing and is also
famed as a first ball hitter the burden,
the weight of trouble, all SHIFT upon
the pitcher. If he puts it over the bat
ter will lean upon it. And even if he
misses the Swing does it count any
more in the way of strikes than if he
had stood like a hitching post for a
called one? If the ball goes wide it will
be called a ball, anyway What's more,
there will be bigger chance for a call
ed ball than if the man were known to
lay off all first pitches. The worried
hurler viii try to sneak it over a cor
ner, not over the center, and will be
mighty lucky to get any kind Of a
strike out of the delivery.
More first ball hitting would mate
rally improve the chances of many
club, and the team that could show a
couple of them, judicious1y alternated
with good Walters ought to harass
the pitchers to distraction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

day. And with his thousands of Cor
nell friends we unite in wishing him
as many more of them. May his
shadow never grow less!
Still at Old Stand. +,
Out of the thirty-f1ve years spent in
the realm of the track and field, first
as a runner-and none of the old
timers are ever going to forget that
old Massachusetts hose company team
that Jack, together with Mike Murphy,
Keane Fitzpatrick, Johnny Mack and
MicI<y Finn if our memory serves us
right, were members of-and later as
a coach, seventeen years have been
spent in the capacity which he now
fills as dean of Cornell athletics,
Seventeen years at the same old
stand! And it's hard to tell which is
the richer for it, Cornell or MoakIey!
They certainly have appreciated Jack
in Ithaca, and Jack certainly has ap-
preciated Cornell. Appreciated, per-
haps, is too mild a word. Loved would
be better one. Jack boasts no sheep
skin and never won an academic de-
gree, but Cornell is his alma mater, all
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
One Must Stick to Grind to Succeed In
Long Distance Running, Says Gianakopulos

hills with me- was training for
about a month and ran in practice about
three times a week. ran five miles
on one day, four miles on the next and
on a day later ran a fast mile to work
up my speed. On Sundays I would
take long walk of ten or fifteen miles
along the country roads. I wore wool
en- socks, heavy shoes and heavy I'M
derwear When I got back I would
take a good bath and rub myself down
with linfnent My friend, the dog,
would always be. my companion.
After awhile I Joined club to get
more experience. I Joined the Mer-
curry A. C. Of Yonkers, N. Y. When I
competed in open competition in a five
mile race held in Yonkers, which was
Scratch, I thought was still running
with my dog and went into the lead at
the start before I had gone a mile. I
was over 100 yards in the lead, and
not knowing anything about pace. ran
myself into the ground, and at two
miles quit did this for quite awhile,
and nobody every told me to change
my. style or run differently. While I'M
able to read English, all the books on
how to train were of no use to me,
and as possessed very little knowledge
of English never asked questions I
just kept plugging along and watched
the other fellows train. 1 left the Yon-
kerS club to go to New York city to
work and join a club. I went to- work
in a big store in 1913. and after
got acquainted with the boyS whom
I found to be very friendly, joined
the Millrose club.
After was training with the boys a
short time began to find out how to
run. L ran my first race against Han
mes Kolehrnainen in the ten mile A. A.
U. National championship 1918. I fin
ished fourth about three quarters mile
behind. The following year I finished
third about one quarter mile behind. [
made the mistake this time of setting
the pace and running the first two
miles in the fast time Of minutes SO
seconds. This took all the speed out of
my legs, and Kyronen beat me out for
second place, Kolehmainen winning
again.
Here's the Dope.
The following year, 1915, the race
was held in New Brunswick, N. J., and
I made up my mind to run a different
race and not to go into the lead and
set the pace. I stayed in about third
place until the last lap and sprinted
the last quarter mile with Koly. The
last 220 yards 1 was about fifteen
yards ahead. Fifty yards from the tape
we were even. He beat me three yards
at the finish.
By making up my mind not to get
discouraged and quit, I have improved
over 100 per cent, and anybody who
has any ambition to be athlete must
stick to it and not get discouraged
when he is beaten. I have often been
beaten by athletes and came right back
and beat them the next time. 1 have
seen a good many young fellows who
would be good runners if they would
only stick to it and train hard. When
lose 1 don't worry about it and get
angry. The only time ever got angry
was at Madison Square Garden. I got
third in a race that wanted to win
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
Puts by Evers Take Place of Base Swat

TNHERE are only two sports on the
face of this fair, green earth, ac-
cording to Johnny Evers, second base
man extraordinary. These are base
ball and golf.
But the tribute to golf is significant,
coming, Sas, it does, from such a. base
ball enthusiast. Not long\ago the cap
tain of the Boston Braves was confined
to a hospital with charley horse" in
the foot-or was it merely a sore foot
made sorer through his indulgence in
the royal and ancient game? In any
event, the glowing tribute to golf came
in the course of an interview in which
he declared that if more pitchers would
play the links game they would rarely
be in trouble with glass arms and the
like.
Good For Pitchers.
ST believe that it is a good thing for
pitchers to play golf, except of course
the day after they have worked on the
diamond" Evers is quoted as saying.
you know, Mathewson is a f1end for
golf, and I have heard that he arises
as early as 5: so a. to get out on the
links, even on the days when he is
scheduled to pitch. He will play eight
cen holes and be back in the city in
time for luncheon"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
MOAKLEY, cORNELL's GREAT TRAINER

the same, and no graduate ever loved
his college with a greater love than
Jack MoakIey loves Cornell.
No coach in the annals of athletics
ever has established as remarkable a
record as Jack Moak1ey has with the
Cornell cross country teams. Since
Moak1ey has had charge of the hill
and daIers at Ithaca, a period of sew
enteen years, Cornell has lost the in
terco1legiate cross country champion
ship only three times. Think of it,
fourteen victories out of seventeen!
Some record, fellow athletic fans, some
record!
Yale won the intercollegiate cross
country team championship in 1901,
Harvard captured the laurels in 1912
and the stout hearted and strong
lunged hill and dalers from the Uni
versity of Maine won last years col
legiate chase. But in 1899. 1900, 1902,
1908, 1904. 1905, 1906. 1907. 1908, 1909,
1910, 1911, 1913 and 1914 Moakley
coached barriers from the shores of
Lake Cayuga carried the silks of Cor
nell to glorious victory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

may desire to train for he should get
himself in good physical condition. An
athlete who desires to take up distance
running should be twenty years old and
should weigh 135 pounds. When I
started I weighed 1913 pounds and was
nineteen years old. I did my first run
ming when I was a schoo1boy. I COM
peted in races of about three and four
miles in Sparta, Greece. When came
to this country I was eighteen years
old, and after was here about a year
I took up athletics again.
I did not know many of the athletes,
and on account of my size (weighing
nearly 200 pounds) I was ashamed to
run with the other fellows, thinking
they would be kidding me. I did my
training in Van Cortland park, New
York city, and my only companion was
a little dog that used to run over the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

ball player and a golfer and therefore is
familiar with conditions in both sports.
His idea is that the home club could
have batting cage surrounded by net
ting in which the swattist could stand
and look over a few pitches handed up
by one of the spare twirlers. The cage
would not require much space, proba-
bly, width of thirty feet and a length
of seventy, just a little over the regu-
lation pitching distance. The twirler
would of course have to be fairly agile
in lodging the line drives slammed back
at him, but the collegians manage to
get in some good indoor practice I'M
der these conditions, and fatalities are
few.
Even half a dozen pitched balls would
be a help to the man who had 'been
nominated for relief duty. The mana
ger would have ample warning that
some pinch hitting was going to be
necessary and could send out several
swattists to get ready as soon as he
realized that his regular personnel
would not be equal to the task OF get
ting the necessary number of runs.
Could Stimulate Adversary.
The pitcher to hand them up for
practice could be selected for his abi1-
ity to throw somewhat the same sort
of ball as the man doing duty for the
enemy. Thus, if splitter were on the
mound. the pinch hitter would get a
chance to look over some moist ones.
If a curver happened to be the man
whom the psychologist would face he
could inspect nothing but curves.
In some parks it would be imprac-
ticab1e to use the suggested batting
cage because of lack of space, but in
most Of the yards a place could be
found for it. In any event. it is cinch
that the pinch hitter would be better
off looking over some pitching than sit
ting on the bench peel1tng out at a sun
bathed diamond.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

worth, to be set aside in the order OF
their application. The program would
require all other competitors to play
an eighteen hgle stroke play round on
Saturday before the regular tourney
opens, the sixty eight high to be eligi-
BILE.
THE contestants in the Saturday
round could comprise all other candi-
dates not included in the selected 100.
In this way total of 800 golfers could
be handled. Monday the tourney. could
proceed along the usual lines, with no
congestion of the links or hardship on
the officials"
This is by all odds the fairest system
that could be arranged Certainly men
of tried merit ought not to be com
PEELED to take issue in elimination
matches alonE with unknOwns and
others with no records to fall back
upon. +-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
Hawaii May Send Polo Team

pionship tournament of the Polo Assoc
citation at Narragansett Pier in July
and August.
1t will be recalled that an All EIa-
waiian team took part in the southern
California polo tournament in 1913 and,
among other successes, won the Pacific
coast junior championship cup. This
was the only prior visit ever made by
the Hawaiians, and the outfit received
many favorable comments for skill and
the excellence of mounts. 1t is expect
ed the team will arrive in California
in February.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

HAWAII, unless present plans mis-
carry, will send a polo team to the
eastern section of the United States to
compete in the big polo tournament.
John B. Miller of Los Angeles, chair
man of the Pacific coast polo commit
tee, and the Hawaiians plan an inva-
sion of the eastern circuit.
According to the present schedule
the islanders will play in the annual
tournament at Lakewood, N. j., next
April and then swing through the cir
cult up to and inclusive of the cham
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
By NICK GIANAKoPULos.

49, lNCE time 1nnTnenOf4dA men nave
trained for various kinds of
sports. The ancient Greeks
49, carried training to a very high
degree of perfection, and some of the
performances attributed to their Olym-
pic winners can hardly be believed.
Their methods of training were very
good, for physical beauty was carried
with them almost to perfection, but in
modern times-it has only been within
the last thirty years-the regular train
ting of athletes for athletic events has
been studied and carefully considered.
Now almost every college, school,
church and athletic club has a trainer
or coach who teaches the young men
athletics.
Distance Running.
NO matter for what event an athlete
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
Winter Sportsen and Their Favoe Pastmes Now Occupying Le
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

THE recent cold weather has
L given the winter sportsman
an opportunity to enjoy his ia
vorite pastime. Ice hockey, skat-
ing, tObogganing, skiing and ice
are now occupying the
in the sporting world.
At Lake Placid, N. Y, they have
a baseball game every day on
ice. Recently a full nine inning
game was played at Lake Placid
when it registered 10 below zero.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
Tran sboottno Is Popular.

Trap Shooting Is Popular.
According to the annual records Of the
Interstate Trap Shooting association,
333 tournaments were registered dur
ing the 1915 season In these competi-
lions S,146 shooters participated and
4,S14,26O targets were trapped
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01

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