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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
THREE KILLED N
CORONA AUTO RACE
BOB RURMAN, VETERAN DRIVER,
DIES or INJURIES.
CAR CRASHES MO The CROWD
Mechanlclan and Guard Lose Lives
When Machine Throws Tire While
Going 100 MIIes An Hour
Contest Won BY o'DopnelI.

Corona, Cal, April 10.--"Wild Bob
Burman OF Detroit, Mich, Mechan.
ician Eric Schrader OF Chicago, and
Track Policeman w, H. Spser, dead,
and Ave spectators injured, three or
whom may die that made up the
tragedy that wound up the third an
nual Corona road race.
Burman suffered a fractured skull,
several ribs were crushed and both
legs were broken. Burman died in the
city hospital at Riverside, where he
was taken from the track. Mrs. Bur.
man was with her husband soon after
the accident and remained with him
until he died.
Race Goes TO o'ponnell.
incidentally Eddie o'DonnelI. In a
Dusenberg car, won the $4,000 prize.
making an average speed OF S6.5 for
the 301 miles, Joe Thomas in Mercer
was second and Eddie Pullen, Thomas
teanamate, trailed In third. Tetzlaff and
Durand finished fourth and fifth re-
spectively. i.
Burman's car blew out tire In the
ninety-seyenth lap as 1t was rounding
q curve at q speed estimated at 100
miles an hour. The speeding machine
skidded upon a culvert. turned COM
pletely over and crashed past two tele.
phone poles into a throng of specta-
tors. Schrader was dashed to the
ground and sustained fractured skull
and broken leg He died Ave minutes
afterwsrd.
brushes Track Guard.
In its wild flight Burman's Peugeot
wrecked an automobile beside which
Speer was standing. The policeman
was terribly mangled and died few
minutes later. IL
Burman was fourth to the last OF the
drivers and about six laps back OF
o'Donnell when the crash occurred,
Earned Name avid Bob"
In Bob Burman the automobile rae
ing game lost its most spectacular
driver and the most fearless man that
ever challenged time and distance with
motor car. ''Wild Bob Burman he
was called and he deserved the name.
His most famous achievement was
his worlds record drive against time
at Daytona, Fla, in April, 1911. when
at the wheel Of the Bitten Benz, he
covered mile at an average Of 142
miles an hour. 49,. ..... .,.E...
Burman was slightly hurt on two oc.
castons In 1910, once on the three.
quarter-mile track at San Antonio and
again during special challenge race
at Savannah. Burman was married
twice. He was born at Inlay City,
Mich, In 1884.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
men FAVOR SUFFRAGE
Mahaska County League Organized.
Sen. Ream President.

On Tuesday evening the Mahaska
County Mems League for Equal Suf-
frage met at the Commercial Club
Room and completed it's organization
BY the election of the following officers
and appointment of certain commit
tees.
Senator John F. Rea. President.
G. Yer Ploeg, Vice President.
L. r. Goriett. Secretary.
Mayor ]. G. Harold. Treasurer.
Finance Committee-Dr. j. G.. Rob
Ierts, L. IT. Shangle. DR. G. M, Case.
Publicity Committee /. w. Cook.
II. s. Rosccrans. Phil HOFFMAN,.
Campaign Committee James A..
Dewitt, Frank T. Nash. Irving C. John
son.
The meeting was attended BY rep
resentative body OF men. and consider
able real interest was shown In secur-
ing the ballot for the women. The or
ganization is for the purpose OF assist
ing the ladies organization In further.
ing the equal suffrage movement IN
Mahaska County.
Every voter In Mahaska County who
is Interested In this important ques
ton should report his name to the
President or Secretary that he may
be enrolled with those already Inter.
ested in the cause.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
CoNFESSEs BIG MAIL. THEFT
Prisoner, Taken m San Diego, Says
New York Haul Included Notes
and JeWelry.

Los Angeles Cal, April 1O.--Approx.
imately 100000, consisting of four
packages Of federal reserve notes and
one package of jewelry, was the loot
taken by. James Moran, alias A. q.
Maggs, and three companions from a
mall truck in: New York February 26,
according to confession which the
federal officers said the prisoner made
here. Moran was said to have told
the, officers that he and his companions
had expected to get 81, 100000, but that
they were unable to find more than
the Ave packages of yaluables. Moran
was brought here from San Diego,
where, he surrendered to government
authorities, ,aJ-tter ,sf.E
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
IMPOSSIBLE, BERLINs REPLY
Germany Tells Holland Teuton Sub
marine Did Not Sink the Steamer
PaIembanu.

The Hague. April 1O.-Replying to
inquiries made by the Dutch minister
at Berlin, Germany has informed Hol-
land that IT would have been impos.
sfole for a German submarine to have
tnrpedoed the steamer Paiembang. as
no German vessel was near the vicin-
ity where the Palembank sank.
A Berlin dispatch intimates that a
similar reply has been sent to the
American government with reference
to the Sussex disaster.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
SEND RECRUITS TO BORDER
Fresh Men Put With Regulars Fast 40
They Can Be Equipped With
Uniforms and Guns.

Washington, April 1.-THE recruits
now being enlisted in the army
throughout the country are being sent
to the Mexican border to serve with
the regulars as fast as they can be
equipped with uniforms and guns. II
was announced at the war department
that the custom OF giving all recruits
six months training at barracks before
placing them with the regulars has
been temporarily abandoned.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
WARD SCHOOL LEAGUE
Base Bali Schedule Will Open FRI
day, April ID.

The National Game in the city ward
school base ball league will com
mence Friday, April IA. A schedule
of twenty games for the public school
league has been prepared by the Y
NJ C. A. officials who are at the head
of the organization of the league,
The following dates make up the 1916
schedule:
April Fifth VS., Second at Ball
Park; First VS.. Fourth at Fourth
Ward Campus.
April 21-Third VS.. Second at Ball
Park; Fifth VS.. First at Fourth Ward.
April 28.-Fourth VS.. Second at
Fourth Ward; Third VS.. Fifth at Ball
Park
May 5-First VS.. Third at Ball
Park; Fifth VS.. Fourth at Fourth
Ward.
May 12-Third vs.. Fourth at Ball
Park; Second VS.. Fifth at Fourth
Ward. !g
May 19-Fifth VS.. Second at Bali
Park: First VS.. Fourth at Fourth
Ward,
May 26-Third vs. Second at Ball
Park; Fifth vs.. First at Fourth ward.
June Fourth VS., Second at Ball
Park; Third VS.. Fifth at Fourth Ward.
June 5-Fifth VS.. Third at Ball
Park; Fifth vs.. Fourth at Fourth
Ward.
June Third VS.. Fourth at Ball
Park; Second VS.. Fifth at Fourth
Ward.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
oRPET TRIAL LATE IN MAY
Youth Accused Of Girls Murder Asks
Change Of Venue to MeHenry
County.

Chicago, April 1o.--William H. Or
pet. accused of the murder of Marion
Lambert OF Lake Forest, may not be
tried until late in May. His attorneys
pressed their plea for continuance
and for change OF venue to McHenry
county. States Attorney Dady said
he would not oppose a motion for a
short continuance nor a change to Nc
Henry county. There is no jury call
in that county until May 2s.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
CAR KILLS TWO IN AUTO
Miss Elsie Fathers, Daughter Of May.
or Of GAINESVILLE, Wls., and Charles
Carr Lose Lives.

GAINESVILLE, Wis. April TO- Elsie IA.
Tiers. daughter OF Mayor James A. Ia.
theirs, and Charles Carr were instantly
killed at South GAINESVILLE when their
automobile was struck by a Rockford,
GAINESVILLE interurban car. Miss Fa.
theirs acted as her fathers private sec
rotary.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
Flre Lnssea Ars Small

Marshalltown was fortunate In fires
and the losses we're small. In the
year ending March 81. The losses
totaled $11,728,46, OF which $5,338.S7
was reported as losses on contents
and $6,SS9.59 as losses on contents
and $6,3S9,59 as losses on buildings.
On the property damages there was
insurance OF total of $S1,S50. The
department answered l24 calls in the
year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
ottumwas Fhe L.oss.

During the past year the Ottumwa
fire department answered ITO alarms
In the city and four outside. The val.
ue of the buildings was $794, SO
and the insurance $e02. 255.OO. The
value OF the contents was $445,55900
and the insurance on contents $311..
965.00 The total loss was 1904 ,S25 .28.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
oil Steamer Burns.

New York, April r--The tank steam
ship Cristobal. owned and operated BY
the Mexican OIL company between
Mexican and Gulf ports. was destroyed
by fire, with cargo OF 5000 barrels
OF crude OIL on March 81. at Puerto.
Mexico. according to repoEts brought
heEe, ....-..l....n.A..s.,. a,,u.s lar'aalk ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
Some Layers.

Harry Bennett. OF Washington,
Iowa, contends that he has the best
chickens, from the standpoints OF lay.
ing ability. He has eight hens and
sitirihg the month of March they layed
exactly 1S0 eggs, or an. average OF
22h eggs per month for each hen.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
Dutch call Mon Troons.

The Hague, April 10.-The govern.
nent introduced a bin In parliament
authorizing the calling up Of recruits
OF the class of 1917. II the military
situation demands.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
Sales Bring Visitors.

Oskaloosa's horse sales bring peo-
pie to the city from long distance.
Buyers were here last week from
from Ottumwa. Davenport and Des
Molnes. in addition to numerous buy
ers from towns nearer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
Dublin Journalist Dies.

London, April 10.4r Wilfrad Philip
Ward, author and editor OF the Dablin
Review, died at Hampstead. aged sixty
years /.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13

Steve Papal, Enterprise ...... .36
1886 and
Anna Ruppert, Enterprise. :. "a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13

MENDENEALL RICE. Relatives
Of Miss Lucille Rice received word
that she was married in Des Moines
on last Saturday 70 Fred MendenhaIl
OF that city, Miss Rice is daigh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Rice who
recently moved TO Eddyvllle from New
Sharon. Mr. Mendenhall's parents
live in Des Moines.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES.
Lawrence G. Blanke, Taintor. .26
1884 and
Katherine Taihstra, N. Sharon. 81

clifford Meredith, Lynnyllle. %
1886 and
Nellie Eloise Smith, Taintor. %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
BOB ABBOTT OF
 BROOKLAWN GETS
 INTO GOLF FINALS

Greenwich, June 30.-W. Parker Seeley of Brooklawn, a former title titleholder, was eliminated from the Connecticut State championship con- test over the Greenwich Country Club links yesterday in the first round of match play by R. L. Jackson of High land. This was the only upset of tn e day, and Reggie Lewis of Ridgefeld, Bob Abbott of Brooklawn, w. A. Jack son. of Hartford, and Samuel Graham of the home club clash today in the thirty-six hole semi-fina1 matches. Reggie Lewis, who recently annexed the Westchester title as a member of the Wykagy1 Club, found the Greeri- wich course to his liking yesterday and played two fine rounds of golf.
 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION.-FYrst round-Robert Abbott, Brooklawn, defeated s. M. Pierson, Wee Burn, 1 up, (19 holes;) J. T. L. Hubbard, Brooklawn, defeated O. l.. Guernsey, Greenwich, 1 up; M. A. Davis, New Haven, defeated S. D. Bowers, Brook lawn, and 3; R. L. Jackson, High land,> defeated w. P. Seeley, Brook lawn, 2 up.
 Second Round-Abbott defeated Hubbard, 4 and 8; Lewis defeated Da- wis, and 5; Graham defeated Lynde up; w. A. Jackson defeated R. L.. Jackson, 1 up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
BASES ON BALLS

A record for bases on balls that. is likely to stand was set up at Pitts burgh twenty-three; years ago today, June 30, 1893, when the Pirates clash ed with the Dodgers Adonis Terry, Frank Killen and Ad Gumbert occu- pied the mound for the Buccaneers and between them they gave fifteen bases. on balls. Tom Lovett and George Haddock, the Brooklyn twirl- CTS were not quite. so liberal with their free transportation, but they gave the Pirate batters nine bases balls. This made a total of twen- ty-four for the game, which stands as the record in the major circuits The individual record was established in 1887 by George Van Ha1tren, who was on the pitching staff of Cap An sons Chicago White Stockings. In a game against Boston George gave six teen bases on balls. This record was equalled three years later in the Play CTS League, when Hank Gruber, of the Cleveland club, gave sixteen bases on balls to Buffalo players. Brown of the Athletics had a shy at this mark three years ago in a game with the Tigers, but he succeeded in passing only fifteen Detroit men to first.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
DILLON CLEANS
 UP MORAN IN
 GREAT BATTLE

New York, June 30-On raised and canvas covered platform, under the dazzling glare of over a dozen huge carbon lights and to re music of clicking cameras and frenzied cheer ing from his admirers, Jack, Dillon outpointed and outfought Frank Nor an last night at Washington aPrk, Brooklyn.
 l The second round was fairly even, the thind and the first half of the fourth belonged to Moran, but the re- mainder of the thirty minutes of the fray were all in favor of the extraor- dinary little battler from Indianapolis. | They call Dillon the "Hoosier Bear cat and he lived up to the name. l Swinging, jabbing. fighting all the time, he gave his opponent six inches | in height, five inches in reach and thirty-five pounds in weight and then | beat him practically all the way.
 Moran left the ri srneared and bloody. The cut over his eye that he receivedfin the Willard match was re- l opened, his nose was gory and his lips were cut. Dillon was unmarked. There were no knockdowns, a1- though both men were sta ggered at times, and while both undoubtedly could have continued the battle Dillon was the fresh er of the two. In the last round M bran was making des- perate efforts to land one crushing punch and was t1r1ng badly under the exertiOn.
 In the throng of 10000 were to be l found all the usual followers of box | ing. A few women ..-ere7 present in | the boxes. but nowhere near as many as attended the Y, il1ard-Moran bout at the Garden.
 1 It was a good fight, but not a sen sationaI one. Dillon made practically all the fighting. Moran seemed to be carrying a lot of superf1uous weight about his mid section and was slow and hstless in his mover ~nts. Frank displayed none of the fierce aggres- siveness he showed in his encounter with Jess Willard. Moran's timing of punches and judgment of distance was bad. Dillon repeatedly made him miss
 The fight reminded one of a battle between a finely trained bu1l-terrieI and one of those fat, heavy-jowled
 bow-legged English bulldogs. Dillon was the terrier. His quick, savage little rushes carrying him inside Mo- ran's slow and wide attack. Boring
 in like a pit bulldog, Jack cut and sIashed away at his heavier opponent
 ripping rapid-fire lefts and rights tc
 the head and body.
 Before the end of the battle Franks
 body was bruised and swollen. The
 blue welts along his stomach and ribs
 gave ample testimony of Dil1on's bat
 tering tactics. Jacks swings to the
 head drew the claret in streams
 Frank, at times, ,bled like @ wounded
 boar. Dillon was unmarked until the
 final round, when one of Moran's over
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
FAMOUS BIG
 LEAGUE DEBUTs

Young fellows playing their first game in the big leagues are usually afflicted with stage fright, or else they are over-anxious and fall down from trying too hard. This isn't always the case however, as quite, a number of the diamond stars have signahzed their advent under the main tent by pulling off extraordinary stunts. This was the case with Fred Clarke, the re- tired pilot of the Buccaneers. It was just twenty-two years ago today, June 30, 1894, that the Iowa youth first Clarke had had experience with the Hastings, Nebe, St. Joseph, Mo, and Memphis clubs when he was hired by the Louisville Colonels. then in the National League, in 1894.
 Clarke's first big league game was the Phillies. August Weyhing was on the slab for the -Quakers. Gus was a veteran and a stellar twirler, but his delivery didn't have any terrors for the brash young player from the ''bushes."5 Clarke went to bat five one of which was a three-bagger. The Co1onels got eleven hits off Gus that day, the recruit getting almost half of them.
 Clarke's debut constituted a record, but it was smashed in 1902, when
 
 Athletics. Demon Dan, who had played with Worcester, North AttIe- boro and Norwich joined Connie Macks brigade at Boston in 1902. Murphy went to bat six times in his initial game and nicked the Red Sox pitchers for six hits, one of which was a circuit c1out. Otherwise it was a quiet day for Dan.
 Quite a number of other players have performed prodigies of va1or with the stick on their first day out, but mighty few have got a hit every time at bat. Casey Stengel is one of the present day players who pulled this stunt. Casey had played with Kankakee, H., Maysvi1le, ky, Aurora, H., and Kansas City when he breez- ed into fast company with the Dodg- CTS in 1912 and signalized <hts debut by landing on the Pirate pitchers Babe Adams Hendrix, Ferry and Smith-for four hits in four times at bat. Stenge1 didn't keep up this gat, however, and he was shipped off to Montgomery for further seasoning be- 1 fore he was permitted to become a | Brooklyn regular.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
PERFORMS
 WELL BUT LOSES

Worcester, June 3o-BiI1 Martin made the Bridgeport management feel sorry for cutting him adrift by pitch ing a remarkable game against Balls crowd here yesterday. The Park City castoff allowed only three hits in 10 innings and made a two-bagger in the tenth that broke up the pastime, gfv- ing Worcester the honors by to o.
 Johnny Reiger twirled superb1y for Bridgeport and it was a shame he had to lose. He allowed Worcester five hits and until the tenth gave only three. In. the tenth Cooney opened for Worcester with a double but Tyler went out trying to sacrifice. Then Martin connected for a two-bagger, scoring Cooney.
 Otto Deininger and Moshier were the only Bridgeporters to tap Martin safely. Deininger also received ap- p1ause> for a fine catch of Magee's drive in the sixth. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
TANKS KEEP HOLD ON FIRST PLACE BY BEATING MACKMEN

Philadelphia, June 3O-The Yankees had a secure grip on yesterdays ball game with the tailenders by the time the first half of the first inning was over. The new league leaders beat the Athletics 5 to 0. They made three of their runs in the first inning. That's all they needed, more than they need ed, for Robert Shawkey. pitching a game which had no material deVia- tions from steady excellence, was equal to mastering the opposing hit ters under any and all circumstances.
 The Yankees, in their newly acQuir- ed tenure of the lead in the Amert- can League procession, played the sort of game that keeps teams in the lead. They knocked Nabor out of the box in the first slzirmish, and then, though they made little headway against the high class pitching of Sheehan, they made what runs they had plenty by supporting their own pitcher with trim fielding.
 Frank Baker is suffering from a lame leg. He sprained it here yester- day, he says. He was in today's game long enough to line out a two bagger and drive in a run. He let Boone do the work from that on and Boone played a dashing fielding game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
CLAIMS SALLEE HAS DECIDED TO
 QUIT BASEBALL

St. Louis, June 30-Harry Sal1ee, has retired from the game according to a, statement, issued by Schuyler lBritton, president of the club, yester- fday.
 s'Sal1ee told me that he had quit the game the statement says, 'I wanted Ito reinstate him. because we wanted thim to play for us, but he told me fthat he was tired of baseball. Sa1lee tdid not ask to be traded. I had an offer of $10.0OO cash from New York for him. McGraw was. also willing, if cash was refused, to give me Tes- reau for him but I turned down both propositions; I hope SaI1ee changes This mind, for he is a good pitcher" Sal1ee was suspended two weeks ago for leaving the club in New York and
 failing to report at Cincinanti-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
SCOTCH YOUNGSTERS TO
 DANCE AT JULY 4 MEET

John and Charles Hardman, Scot tish Highland dancers, have been
 procured by the chairman of the com
 nittee on arrangements of sports and dances at the park on July 4, to take part in the folk dancing. They are boys of 12 and IA years of age, and are rated very clever dancers. Their home has been in New York city, and they have but recently arrived in Bridgeport. Piper Thompson of the Highland band of this city will play for the boys. These two youn gsters were born on the other side and the dances will be given with all their traditional effect of the old country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30

hand right oupened a cut over JazA's eye. Z
 It was a battle between a frst-c1ass, two-handed, little fighting man and big man with only one good hand. Dillon was a sharp-shooter with both hands and his left seemed to pick just as much dynamite as his right. He drove both hands to head and body with telling effect, and his judgment and timing were so good that his shots invaria'b1e found the target.
 Moran did most of his damage with the right. His left hand was prac- ticaIly useless, although he did man. age to land a few straight Iefts and occasionally hooked and swung with his port battery. There was little ex- cept sting in Moran's left, however, and Dillon took little trouble to avoid it, choosing to keep eternal vigilance on Moran's right.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
Bridgeport.
*One out when winning run scored

Bridgeport 70 o % o o coo Worcester 10 % 0 o 0 0 0 0 1-1
 Two-base hits, Cooney, Martin. Stolen bases, Ma1oney. Double play, WhaIen to Fewster to Gardella. Left on bases, Worcester 4. First on errors, Worcester 1, Bridgeport 1. Bases on balls. off Martin 3, off Reiger 8. Hitb pitched ball, by Martin 1. Struck out, by Martin 8, by Reiger 3. Umpire, Waters. Time. 1:45.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-30
McGRAw HUMoRs GIANTS


 John McGraw is doing everything possible to humor the Giants in the idea that soutside causes have been responsible for their weak hitting at the Polo grounds. First he changed the New York bench, which they had occupied for years. and took the V1sl- tors quarters for his athletes. Yes terday green curtains hung from in front of the center field b1eachers in response to plea of the Giants, who said the background of s4irtsleeved fans made it hard to see pitched ball.
 The green curtains were a valuable aid to the PhilIies who downed the Giants in both sections of a! double header in the presence of 22,0OO fans. McGraw believes players state of mind has much to do with his suc- cess. If a, man thinks conditions are ri ght for him to hit the Giant man ager declares he will get in there and bust open the other pitchers offer ings Evidently the Giants are not thinking much these days.
 l The Phillies are working the Esqueeze play quite frequently this sea- son. In the present series with the l Giants they have twice used the play l to score runs. McGraw does not be- Iieve in the sacrifice or squeeze He 1 thinks it bad policy for a man to de- liberately put himself out when he might have a chance to hits afely. ! The Brid dgeport club needs more bat | ting strength. A first basenan who can do a little cIouting would be a 1 great help. Red Murphy has been do- ing we'll on the road as catcher but the club cannot very well carry man like We're, who is hitting about .15O. The local club viii be home on the