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New Britain herald., 1916-04-29

Plenty and peace breeds COWardS; hardness ever of hardness is mother. .''-Shakespe
 Those who foretipped a bizarre season this year are already correct. Here at the end of two weeks both Johnson and Alexander have been driven from the box.
 Here are two reminiscent episodes you may have forgotten. Tn 1904 sam Crawford batted PAY for Detroit and in 1905 Ty Cobb batted .24O. Why get depressed if you happen to be suffering an off-year?
 Sportive Types.
 I am fairly kind hearted in more
 ways than one,
 And yet I am thinking of wearing a
 gun
 For the guy in a game, when your
 call has gone through,
 Who holds a heart flush and then
 answeres "All blue"
 We know of at least three Western American League clubs that are now looking for the miscreant or mis- creants who announced that the Cleveland Indians were a joke ball club. The joke may be there, all right, but it isn't on the Indians. About Eaters.
 "I claim" writes in Catullus IT., that good batsmen are developed by careful coaching rather than the other thing-that is, born with the batting instinct. They almost out argued me the other day, but I still believe I'm right Am I'?
 Here is the main test. Take the leading hitters of the game How good did they look through that first season before good coaching got in it's deadly work?
 A review of these statistics proves pretty accurately that great batters are instintively so. Hans Wagner began his major league career bat ting .344 Evidently Honus was in no great need of batting instructions. Lajoie's first complete season yielded a mark of .363. The Frenchman ap- parently needed but little schooling ir the College of Swat Ty Cobb started with .32O, Joe Jackson with .387, Eddie Collns-his first com Speaker with 3O9. Frank Baker began with a mark of 1905 and Sam Crawford with 1908.
 There is one notable exception. Jake Daubert opened with an aver age of .264 his first season and Jake
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Welsh the Wise.

They knock his block off every week They smito him hip and thight anc
 cheek;
 They hit him where and when they And take him as an easy dish; With agile pay they poke his jaw And punch until his back is raw; o yes, they hit him as they will Until the sport grows stale, And who has got the title still? And who collects the kale?
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
LEHIGH DEFEATS TRINITY

South Bethlehem, Penn, April 29- Lehigh defeated Trinity on the dia- mond here yesterday by a score of 13 to 0.
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Standing of the Clubs.
Today's Games.

Brooklyn in New York. Philadelphia in Boston. Cincinnati in Pittsburgh. St. Louis in Chicago.
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EASTERN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. New Haven 5, Lawrence 4. Bridgeport 6, Lowell 2. Other games, rain.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
Baseball News In a Nutshell
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Boston 3, New York U1 in- nings)
 Cleveland 2, Chicago 1 (1O innings) Detroit G. St. Louis B. Washington ', Philadelphia 6.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Brooklyn 5, Philadelphia 3. Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 1. Chicago ', St. Louis 0.
 The Boston-New York game was postponed on account of snow.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29

And all the courses of my life d show, I am not in the role of com mon men. .'-Harry Vardon.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
Cobb Returns-Tigers Win.

!. Louis, Mo, April 2s.-The Ti snatched game from the
 wns to 5. Burns, with a double eft, sent in Heilman with the win run in the ninth. Two runs be- in the eighth, Dubuc, a pinch Rr, singled, scoring two men. B was back in the game. He hted single and a double. The se:
 r. h. e. Eoit ........ 200000121--6 10 1
 -ouis .o00112100-5 9 ? Rtterles - Coveleskie, Roland. SFs and Stanage; Davenport and Hey.
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man and Kilhullen.
 New Haven, April 29--New Haven won the opening game from Law renee at New Haven yesterday, to r. Mliler's long hit in the ninth sent Ill Nutter from second base with the winning run. The score:
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
Standing of the Clubs.
Today'S Games.

JOday'S Games. New York in Philadelphia. Boston in Washington. Cleveland in Detroit. Chicago in St. Louis.
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'In spite of cormorant devouring Time. ."-Hans Wagner.
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EASTERN HAS OPENING
Lieut.. Governor Wilson Leads Parade in Park City Opening Festivities Moose MilleT's Timely Clouting.

Bridgeport, April 29-"Marty" Walsh, brother of Ed" Walsh of the Chicago White Sox, struck out nine Lowell batsmen yesterday, four in succession, at the opening game of the Eastern league at Bridgeport, which Bridgeport won, to 2. Red" Stewart of East Longmeadow got a two -bagger. The score:
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Bats Win in Ninth.

batS win Tn Ninth. &shington, April 29.-The Sena- Sn a sensational batting rally in inth inning scored four runs and out the Philadelphia Athletics, 86, in 8 game which was bitterly &t from the start to finish. se visitors by knocking out Du- and Boehling in the fifth in
 Bent over six runs. This lead ap- q to be sufficient until Washing setahated by driving Majors out
 P ninth and hitting Crowell, who led him, hard enough. to win. 4core:
 r. h. e. 8delphia .ooo0600oo-6 9 4 Eington .00012O0o4-7 6 3 #teries-Nabors, Crowell and Frs; Dumont, Boehling, Gallia
 Henry.
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Seven in a Row for Cubs.

Chicago, April 2S.-Pitching air tight ball and aided by good stick work, Hendrix piloted the Cubs to their seventh straight victory yester- day. The St. Louis club was shut out, to o. The local team cinched the game in the second round and drove Sallee from the mound in the sixth. Griner took his place and put stop to the swatting for the last three innings The score:
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The golf tournament season being on, we suggest that B. L. T. have The Cannery send at once to round lip the phrase: If I could have putted worth a."
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Sox Throw Away A Game.

seveland, April 29.-Wild throws Weaver and Fournier spoiled a htional ten inning pitching duel aeen Lefty Williams of Chicago SGuy Morton of the Cleveland yes- Ny afternoon. The Indians won kame as a result 2 to 1. Weaver's heave in the fifth inning let in
 Eleveland's first tally, and Four as throw to the stand in the tenth Fitted the decidfng run to be &d. The Sox earned their lone when Williams was hit and Mur- and McMullen singled. The
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
Pirates Hits Beat Reds.

Pittsburg, April 29.-Sharp hitting behind Harmon enabled Pittsburg to defeat Cincinnati yesterday by score of 5 to 1. The. visitors run came in the first inning on pass to I<illifer, Herzogs sacrifice and Chase's single. Pittsburg scored twice in the first inning on a pass to Baird and singles by Barney, Hinch- man and Wagner. Two more runs were made in the third inning on passes to Wagner and Knabe, and singles by Schmidt and Smith. The last run came in the fourth inning or Bairds single, steal of second and third and Rarney's safety. The score:
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29

Ronald Boss tho noted golf architect, who is one of the greatest bunker manufacturers in the world, has a wonderful system. After re- modelling a course and suggesting new traps and bunkers, Donald hops into his armored car, surrounded by 8. guard of thirty armed men to drive away the infuriated duffers If any one thinks that Ross has cinch, try and lay out a golf hole that will exactly suit a citizen who can drive 275 yards and one who can drive exactly 153 yards, once will i be enough.
 All our champions are over the weight limit except Jess Willard.' Willard is, too. For there should be 6, law passed or rule established | that any heavyweight above 250 pounds be listed as the mastodon- weight champion. With Willard and Fulton and other abnormalities king in, no one under seven feet who weighs less than 300 pounds will be considered. .s.. There are over 2,000,000 golfers and tennis players now in America" No wonder the supply of alibis is practically exhausted, with the na- tion facing a serious and depressing situation.
 "The White Sox should win this season through having added Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson and Eddie Mur- rh Inv v Wee hut thaV have added another Walsh.
 The golf tournament season being haf l.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29

'Plenty and peace breeds towards hardness ever of hardness i mother. ."-Shakespear
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29

There is one notable exception. Jake Daubert opened with an aver age of .264 his first season and Jake
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tteries-Williams and Schalk; pn and 0'Neil.
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Cincinnati .... 100000000-1 o Pittsburg ... 20210000*-5 II o
 Batteries-Dale and Wingo; Har- mon and Schmidt.
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6ss and Stanage; Davenport al lev.
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Those who foretipped a bizarre season this year are already correct. Here at the end of two weeks both Johnson and Alexander have been driven from the box.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29

latteries-Leonard, Gregg and Car In and Agnew; Heating and Nun
 aker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
ORCHESTRA GIVES
OPENING CONCERT
Large Audience Enjoys Program b,
Minneapolis Symphony at Col
iseum, in Davenport.

| The opening event in the annual Nav
festival of the Tri-City Musical as
sociatiOn drew to the Coliseum in Dav-
export last evening a large audience
| and one peculiarly in sympathy it'll
the performance of musical program
OF much merit by the Minneapolis
symphony orchestra, assisted by Miss
Jean Vincent Cooper, contralto, Louis
Freidler, baritone, and Richard Ger
wonky, violinist.
Although the Minneapolis Symphony
orchestra has appeared in the tri-
cities practically every year for the
last five or six seasons, this was the
first time that the entire organization
of some eighty men appeared in COR
cert. the smallness of the stage in
other years necessitating the dividing
of the orchestra. Playing that was
remarkable for its smOothnesS and
artistic finish was the offering Of the
members of the organization, who
seemed to exert themselves to ensure
complete success. There were many
evidences of careful preparation and
thorough training, the men responding
to every demand that was made upon
them. The feeling was a heightened
admiration for the abilities of the cap
able conductor, Emil Oberhoffer In
judging the work of an orchestra it
is necessary to take into consideration
the utter tinesse, the patience and
study devoted to the preparation OF a
number; the grace and ease, the
f1uency, the ineXhaustible bubbling of
melody, the dizziness and elegance, the
quaint tone paintings; the care with
details like the correct turning OF
trills, the myriad cares for the subtle
accent and delicate nuance of shading.
the refinement of rhythm and the
study of balance devoted to the COM
positions in hand. Men in the ranks
of the instrumental ensemble are mu-
Sicians of great experience, and from
their playing one received perfect
satisfaction Either the orchestra has
profited by the last years rehearsals
or the entire orchestra playing togeth-
er is much to their advantage. The
fact remains that the performance o.
last evening was one of the best ever
given by the organization. Programs
this afternoon and evening contain
works of greater technical skill AMI
interpretations, but for beautiful en-
semble work the orchestra was Won
derful.
Goldmark's exquisite idyle of coun-
try life Symphony No. /, Rustic
Wedding" opened the program. From
the calm, measured march to the
romping gaiety when the peasants
gather for their merrymaking through
the scenes of the fragrant garden with
the suggestion of birds and flowers to
the quaint rustic dance, the compost
ton was exquisitely given.
Miss Cooper in Fine Voice.
Miss Leonore Allen, who was to
have taken the soprano solo number
of the evening, was prevented from
appearing because of illness, and her
place on the program was taken by
Miss Jean Vincent Cooper. She gave
as her number an aria from DiocQnda
"Voce di Donna" tPonchieliD. Sh'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
Jams Increase Freight Rates.

Toxic correspondence OF the AS
sociated Press In view of the in
crease of exports and growing scare
ity of cargo space the government has
authorized the Japanese steamship
companies to increase freight rates.
The increase affects the three great
Japanese shipping concerns which run
a service TO the United States and Can
ada. The increase of rates TO America
is from Is to 20 per cent when the
goods are consigned to ports and 20
per cent when destined for interior
points.
The principal items of the goods ex-
ported to America to be affected by
the increase comprise rice tea, fancy
mating. raw silk, silk fabrics, cotton
manufactures, soy, bamboo and BAN
boo works, porcelain and earthenware
straw braid, provisions, corn. peanuts
and camphor.
The freightage on the goods import
ed to Japan from America has beef
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
Laws Blame for Health Decline.

Tokio.-(Correspondence Of the As
sociated Press Street cars, too
much schooling and too little exercise
are the causes of a deterioration in
the physical condition of the younger
generation of Japan, according to the
views of Colonel X. Okudaira, com
mander of Toxic regimental district.
Basing his judgment on the results of
recent conscription examination at
Toxic, the officer says he finds indiS
putable evidence of a decline in the
health of the young men of the coun-
try, especially of the metropolis.
The health decline is becoming a
serious national problem" declared
Colonel Okudaira He said that while
the results of CONSUMPTION eXamina-
tons for last year were not worse
than for 1914, they were far worse
than those for 1913, and that on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12

has singularly beautiful voice clear,
warm, expressive. She sings as one
admirably trained who, not hampered
by thoughts of technical requirements,
is free to give full expression of emo
ton.
Richard Czerwonky in Concerto in
d tWieniawski) appeared with or
Chestral accompaniment. CZerwOnky IS
a violin player of the first rank. His
tone has quality that is distinctive and
appealing with brilliant technic which
so evoked the enthusiasm of the lis
teners that the performed was con-
strained to reappear and add another
number. and even then the audience
was not satisfied, and he was again
recalled, playing both numbers with
harp accompaniment. The first was
a number of his own composition,
"Serenade," and the second 'Minuet"
Beethoven. His fine sense of beauty
and purity of style was displayed
convincingly in his readings of all the
numbers.
Part two of the program contained
three numbers by the orchestra,
"Waldwaben" (Wagner); Clair de-
lune' (Massenet; shepherds Hey
tGrainger), and Symphonic poem No.
8 Les Preludes" (Liszt). Mr.. ODER
hotter led his players through these
numbers with splendid vigor, espec
tally in the concluding selection, and
the work of the orchestra was superb.
The beat was big and strong and the
tone sonorus when the heavy parts
were reached. He gave his players
opportunity to obtain the best effects,
never hurrying them and never per-
hitting things to lag. 1t is only when
conductor and player work together
in this manner that the best results
can be gained.
Mr.. Friedler, who took the place OF
Louis Graveure on the program, Las
a splendid big voice, full of music and
of good control. He sang Fri tn
from the Masked Ball. (VerdD. He,
too, was obliged to reappear, and SANG
MacDermid's "Casket of Jewels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
Sub SinkingS Enormous.

LOndOn.-(CO Correspondence of the
Associated Press Hostile subma-
rines have been sinking each week
about 10000 tons of shipping with the
regularity of clOckWork and the Conse-
quent scarcity Of tonnage is causing
the Englishmen to look forward to a
food crisis in this country which is be-
lieyed by many to be not far off.
About $1,000, 100000 worth of food
has to be brought Y these shores ev-
cry year. In normal times, with the
help of neutral shipping, the British
mercantile marine can just about
manage it. But not so now. The I'M
derwriter's view is that the odds
against making a safe passage are
more than 10 times as great as before
the war; and, with the increase of enc
my submarines, so the odds increase,
neutral shipping becomes more and
more Shy OF entering British waters,
and food becomes scarcer and dearer.
Estimates of the 1916 crop in for
eign countries are not encouraging and
the question is raised as TO whether
the foreigner is in a position to supply
the demands here even if conditions
were normal. The following shows
the decrease in wheat land estimated
by the International Agricultural in
stitute for 1916: Canada, 14.9 per cent,
United States, 11.9 per cent and France.
Sc per cent. In other countries the
decrease is said to be in the same pro-
portion.
Although every effort has been
made to remedy the situation by CIV
ing up all available land to crop rails
ing. the British board of agriculture
has been hampered by lack of labor.
True. thousands of women have re-
placed men called TO the colOrs but
the board finds that they are not suf-
ticient TO utilize the land TO the full.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
PERSONAL POINTS

Mrs J. A Macknight of Lima. Peru,
South America, accompanied by her
two children, Margaret Adele and
Robert Harlan, and her sister, Miss
Helen kOememann of ST Louis, will
arrive in the city Saturday morning
for short visit They will be the
house guests of Miss Nettie Dodge,
400 Thirty-third street. Mrs. Mac
Knight will be remembered by many
as Miss Lydia Koememann, having
been supervisor of penmanship and
physical education in the public
schools of Rock Island and Moline
from 1908 to 1911. She introduced
the St. Louis system of muscular
movement in use in the schools of Rock
Island and Moline, and later nitro
duced a course of physical education.
In 1910 she was in charge of the work
in the Davenport schools. She left
the United States in 1911, going to
South America as the bride of J. A.
MaCKnight Of the state normal school
of Lima, Peru.
Mr.. and Mrs H B. Simmon, 1000
Twenty-irst street, are the parents of
a son, born last Tuesday morn
ing.
Oliver Morrison of Philadelphia,
Pa, arrived this morning for few
days visit with friends in the city.
Mrs Mamie Ransom, 1928 Four
teenth-and-a-half street, has returned
to her home from St Anthonys hospi-
tai, where she submitted to surgical
operation.
A. c. Edwards, assistant states at
tOrney, has returned to the city from
Carrollton.
Miss Lou NJ Harris, county superin-
tendent of schools, who was recently
operated on for appendicitis at the
Tri-City Sanitarium, Moline, is recov
ering nicely and was able to return
this afternoon to her home, 610 Eigh-
teenth street
Mrs A. H. Studer Of Chicago, with
her baby. is visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Alois Studer, 627 Thirty
fifth street.
Sheriff George II. Richmond and
Deputy Thomas Burtchaell left today
for Pontiac with James Burris, col
ored, recently sent up for larceny.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12

raised by about % per cent on the
whole, with few exceptions. The
goods affected are cotton raw and
ginned), machinery, iron and steel
plates, iron nails, glass, condensed
milk, malts and other commodities.
The communication department is
consulting with the Nippon Yusen
kaisha with a view TO increasing the
carrying capacity on the Antwerp and
American lines, and it is not unlikely
that the company will run extra steam
ers. The Osaka Shosen Kaisha also
will probably increase its capacity by
putting on chartered vessels on the
line to America
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
MAYOR ENDORSES
WATERWAY PLAN
Rock Island City Executive Writes
President Wilson Urging That
Project Be Approved.
Is GOVERNOR DUNES SCHEME
Official Believes Completion of Illi-
nOis River Betterment VIII Mean
Much For This Locality.

Mayor McConochie of Rock Island
Joined the Illinois deep waterway
boosters actively today by sending a
letter to President Wilson urging that
government engineers pass favorably
upon the scheme
THE project would be beneficial to
Rock Island" Mayor McConochie said.
The Hennepin canal would give us a
short navigable waterway course to
Chicago when the governors project is
finished. | believe it is a good plan
and there is no reason as far as | can
see why the government engineers
have held it up. 1t is to cost the fed
.eral government nothing. The state
will pay for it"
Governor DUNES plan is to make
the illinois river navigable. There is
a stretch OF the stream from Lockport
to La Sale which will need dredging
and other construction work in line
with river Improvement When this
is completed vessels will be able to
proceed from Chicago to Rock Island,
using the Illinois river as far as Hen
nepin and the canal from there to this
city.
Rejected Once.
The project was placed before gov
eminent engineers in Washington re-
Gently and was rejected. Concerted
action upon the part of mayors and
other municipal officials in the middle
west to bring about a rehearing and
adoption of the scheme followed. The
mayors letter to President Wilson is a
part OF the program to secure success
for the undertaking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
WOMAN USER OF
DRUGS IS CLAIM
Medical Witnesses Declare Mrs. Min.
ME Marley Coyne Was Not of
Sound Mentality.
TOOK DAILY MORPHINE TABLET
Probable That Suit Of Break viii and
Set Aside Deed Will Be Con-
cluded in Another Day.

That Mrs. Minnie Marley Coyne was
not of sound mind and memory when
she made her will, leaving all of her
property to her second husband, c. c.
Coyne and ignoring her two sons, Sum-
ner Z. Marley and W. j. Marley, was
the opinion which medical witnesses
stated from the stand today in circuit
court in the Coyne will case.
DR.. A. T. Leopold, Moline physician,
declared that when he treated Mrs,
Coyne at the Tri-City sanitarium, she
was not mentally competent and stated
that he thought her condition due to
the use of opiates.
Took Morphine Daily.
DR.. c. c. Sloan described. her all
ments in detail but would not express
an opinion as to whether or not they
were induced by the use of drugs. Mrs.
Florence Pinkerton, formerly en-
ployed in the Coyne home, admitted
that she gave Mrs. Coyne a morphine
tablet every day after dinner.
Her mental condition was not nor
NAL by any means while at the sani-
tarium," was the testimony which Dr.
F. j. Otis, Moline, gave. 1t is prob
able that the contestants will be able
to finish their side Of the case in an
other day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12

whole the physical condition of the
young men in Japan is deteriorating
year by year He added:
Toxic is the worse of all parts of
the empire in matters of health This
is partly due to the developments of
the means of transportation. The in
crease of tramWays means that the
people do not get enough exercise.
Another reason for the poor results
of the conscription examinations in
recent years may be the fact that
owing to the progress of medical sci
ence even children of weak constitu-
ton are saved from sickness which
otherwise would have killed them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-12
Membership Campaign On.

The annual summer membership
campaign of the Y. NJ. c. A. is now on.
The dates for this year are from May
is to Oct /. 1t is hoped that a great
many men and boys will avail them
selves of the opportunities given by
the association for these warm months
For the next few days the Y. NJ c. A.
will issue passes to any non-members
who would like TO benefit by the priv
ileges for day, that they may be
come better acquainted with what the
organization is doing for the men and
bows OF Rock Island.