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Evening star., 1916-02-27
PLAYER LIMIT WORKS WELL.
Twenty-One Seems to Be Enough fol
Any Club. .-..

NEW YORK. February 26.-The re-
suit Of the National League race last
season was a good argument against
the proposition to increase the number
Of players allowed to each club. The
Phillies won the pennant, using only
twenty three players during the entire
season, and one of these. Pitcher
Oeschger, did not join the team until
after the close of the International
League season. The New York Giants
used thirty-six players during the sea-
son. the largest number used by any
club in the league, and finished in last
place. In 1903 the Pittsburgh Pirates
had only seventeen players at the end
of the season, yet they won the pen
nant. Two years later the Giants cap
tured the flag with nineteen, and the
next season repeated with twenty-one.
The last numbr is now the limit in the
National League. and there seems to be
no good reason why a manager should
not be able to present a strong line
UP from that number of players.
Evening star., 1916-02-27
Arrangements Are Progress
ing FavorabIy for CapabIan-
ca-Marshall Chess Match. =
MOORMkN WINS TOURNEY :;
HELD BY TAMPA CLUB
Virginia Player Captures Event
From Competent Performers.
Games and Problems.

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matte exchange. negotiations Tor the
proposed match between Capablanca
and Marshall for the pan-American
championship seem to have reached
most favorable stage and an early
agreement on all disputed points In
'expected. Capablanca is unwilling TO
enter this contest unless II Is conced-
Amer;c., cbompjon and in the pro-
nosed match will be defending his title,
mt fighting for a new honor. In this
contention the Cuban seems to have
good grounds for his position and as
matters now stand II ts more than
probable that Marshall will acknowi-
edge the validity of his claim. Ger
tainIy nothing is to be gained by the
go. ,ao,,r;o,I;.,,
war over suen on,'i'ai.'s'
matter or fact. the acrimonious state
ments issuing from both camps during
the earlv mart of the mast week have
oeen almost eh.ire'y Tue resui. Vi ms
taken advices from alleged friends of
;y
Evening star., 1916-02-27
rY COBB AN ASSET.
Pitcher Paynter Signed on Strength
of Striking Him Out.

CHICAGO. February 2s.-Ty Cobb
seems to be considerable Of an asset
to various other ball players. This is
shown again in the case of Harry
Paynter. a pitcher who formerly was
with Grand Rapids, and who has
signed with the Columbus A. A. team.
says a Detroit writer. He landed his
Job principally on the strength of a
feat performed in an exhibition game
two years ago. in which he set Tyrus
down on strikes three times That's
not record. of course. Once upon
time Doc White used to do that sort
of thing But what happened to that
left t-hander after the Georgian had
studied him out. and had discovered
why White fooled him, argues that il
Paynter ever goes up the National
League route will be the preferable
one for him. Tyrus won't have much
mercy on a man who is getting, or
holding, his job on a reputation made
at the T. r. Cobb expense.
Evening star., 1916-02-27
AFTER MONEY, CONES BASE
HITS IN PLAYERS REGARD
The Diamond Athlete Likes to Hit Them
Safe, for He Realizes That Salaries Are
Largely Based on Batting Averages.

third baseman who had touched the
runner. he was positive the umpire
had ruled correctly. Here is what hap
pened as related to me by the base
umpire.
Evening star., 1916-02-27
Inquisitiue Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
1. What club does Bunny Hearne be-
long to? 2. Is his record of pitching a
twenty-inning game without a run being
scored a worlds pitching record. and is
his record of three home runs in one
game the batting record for pitcher.
E. C. B.
1. His contract is still with the Pitts
burgh Feds, SO far as reports show at
this writing. 2. There have been games
longer than twenty innings in which no
score was made on q pitcher. He Is the
only pitcher we ever heard of to make
three home runs in one game.
Sporting Editor Star:
Have the Pittsburgh Feds sold all
them? S. w.
Think practically all have been dis
posed of. except perhaps Manager Oakes.
Prices alleged paid for Federal players
are not to be relied on. and no accurate
information is available. Probably most
Of the players of the Pittsburgh Federal
club were disposed of merely by trans
fer of contracts. with no premium paid
for the contracts. Don't think the prices
announced were received.
Sporting Editor Star:
l. Give ages of Rumler. Swacina and
Griggs. 2. Are Hauser, Pechous and
Fritz still on the list of the merger Cubs
and Whales? WESTALL.
1. Rumler born in 1892. Swacina in
1882, Griggs 1884. Fritz Is still carried
on the list, but don't think HRuser or
Pechous ever was signed to contract;
they were used for advertising purposes
apparently.
Sporting Editor Star:
Is there any difference in the four
royal 1usheso One man bet that dia-
mond royal flush beat anything in the
deck. and another said royal flush was
of the same value in any suit. Who
wins? READER.
There is no preference in suit
Evening star., 1916-02-27

most. At first glance
there doesn't appear
to be much connec-
tion between the
two. yet, after all,
it is the multiplicity
of base hits that
commands the fat
salary. Since base
hits make such a hit
with the player. it
iS hard TO figure how
Evening star., 1916-02-27

AL Schacht. the International League
pitcher whom Barney Dreyfuss bought
national last year. but that was not the
reason Dreyfuss paid his money. Bar
ney was told that Schacnt, in the last
three years. had pitched nine games
against big league teams and, been
beaten only once, the Braves defeating
him to 0 in ten rounos.
Evening star., 1916-02-27
BY BILLY EVANS.

Next to money, I like my base hits.
Such would be the reply of almost any
ball player in the country as to what two
things in all the world appealed to him
Evening star., 1916-02-27

Fred Mcleod, the Columbia pro-" is
trying to arrange things SO that he can
enter the west coast championship
tournament, to be held by the Belleafr
Country Club at Belleair. Fla, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. Thursday an
mateur-professional event is sched-
uled, while the next two days will be
taken up with seventy-two-hole
medal play event for professionals.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06
PLEASANTVILLE BOY
PRAISED AT PEDD1E.

The Peddie News, the official organ
of Peddie Institute, says of dob" Nc
Lean as a baseball pitcher che is a
true find" In a recent contest enc
Lean took up the burden in the third
and the visitors were unable to do
anything with his delivery. One
scratch hit was all that they were
able to gather and a little faster field
ing at third would have prevented this
safety. Mclean, besides pitching a
sterling quality of ball, proved himself
to be a good hitter by lacing out a
double and a single, his former hit be-
ing the longest of the game" Dob
is a Pleasantville boy and has done
excellent service for the local team.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06

rest of us prefer to discuss the millen-
mum.
X X Y
You have, we presume, been doing
a little cleaning up and polishing up
around your premises of late. That is
good, and very commendable, and we
admire you for it. But let Is gently
whisper in your ear that n lone
cleanup is not enough. Things look
nice, and clean, and pretty just now,
but in a few weeks they will begin to
take on a dingy and ragged appear
ance, and every additional week will
but emphasize the depressing and de-
structive effects of Indifference and
neglect. Do it again, and keep right
on doing it at frequent intervals. It
will add cheer to your own life and to
those of your family and friends. It's
a good thing to do and we hope to
compliment you IN keeping right on
with it.
X X X
The man behind the gun is cutting
a big swath in Europe just now, but
the lad behind the pillow keeps right
on with his forward movement in the
u. S. A.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06
CITIZENS.

The local Board of Health desires
to call the attention of those occupy
ing homes within the city of Pleas
antville that now is a good time to
attend to matters of cleanliness before
the advent of hot weather. Cess
pools are each year becoming mor
numerous and require more attention.
The cesspools that receive from both
the toilet and the kitchen should have
the most strict attention. Owners
and tenants are requested to examine
now their condition and have those
emptied that are likely to become filled
later in hot weather and not wait for
them to overflow. After having the
c~esspool emptied of all the contents a
pint or quart of coal oil should be put
therein. This can be easily done by
pulling the hopper of the toilet in the
bath room and while the water is flow
ing pour the oil on the flowing water
and it will be carried down to the
cesSpool. 1t will form a film of oil on
the top and prevent breeding of mos
q~uitoes and flies, etc. Those who have
kitchen sinks and a c~esspool for kitch-
en- waste can use the oil by pouring it
in the basin and let the water run
from spigot.
Those who have open outside toilets
should now remove contents and deep
ly bury same. A light covering of
air Stacked lime before covering with
sand will prevent fly breeding. A lit
tie lime sprinkled in the closet at fire.
quent intervals will promote SANTA
ton and prevent fly breeding. Sta
BILE manure bins should be emptied
and air Stacked lime freely used as
this is the most prolific source of
house fly breeding. The oil and the
lime are not costly, but lack of at
tention through thoughtlessness often
is. If every one under the conditions
named would go to the small amount
of labor and cost, the city could be
practically freed from flies and the
house mosquito. Both of these insects
are disease-carrying and discomfort
producing filthy pests. By giving the
eases as typhoid fever may be pre-
tile spinal (child) paralysis may be
guarded against and your little child
may be saved from being a lifelong
cripple, as both of these are carried
and transmitted by the common house
fly.
Each property owner or tenant may
empty or clean the cesspools, provid-
ed there is a suitable location mot
near wells) for burying contents.
Otherwise there are licensed cleaners
who will attend to the matter.
This is a request of the local Board
and they wish it given your attention
for your own benefit and the benefit
of the city at large.
By order of the Board of Health of
Pleasantville,
THOS. F. CRAWFORD,
SecretarV.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06

by virtue OF a writ or heri facias, to me di-
rected, issued out of the New Jersey Court of
Ghancery, will be sold at public vendue, on
WEDNESDAY,, H THIRTY-FIRST DAY
OF MAY, NINETEEN HUNDRED
N SIXTEEN,
at two o'clock in the afternoon of said dav
IA the Court Room, No. POI, Second Floor.
guarantee Trust Building. in the City of At
New Jersey.
All that certain tract or parcel of land and
premises hereinafter particularly described,
situate in the Township of Egg Harbor, in
the County of Atlantic and State of New
Jersey, marked as numbered twenty-seven
60 on a map of William Lake, surveyor,
and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake in the Southwest line
OF farm number twenty-six (26) and running
In the line of the same South ffty-seven (579
degrees West thirty-one chains to a stake
corner to said farm number twenty-six (269
thence % North thirty-three $3.50 degrees
west SIX chains and forty-ive links to a
stake corner to farm number twenty-eight:
thence CD in the line of farm number TWEEN,
Weight North ffty-seven (57) degrees East
thirty chains to a stake for the beginning
corner of farm number twenty-eight in the
southwest line of the aforesaid named tiftv
1eet wide road thence (4) in the line of said
fpaa south thirty-three (33) degrees East six
chains forty-fve links to the beginning,
containing twenty acres more or less.
Also all that certain messuage and lot of
land situate in the Township of Hamilton.
county of Atlantic and State of New Jersey
numbered and marked GAS and $50 in section
d on a map of certain premises known as
the Atlantic Improvement Company.
Beginning at a distance of TWENTY-FIVE feet
from the southwest corner of Atlantic Ave-
nue. anu delaware Avenue: thence extending
Eastwardly along Atlantic Avenue ffty feef
and Southwardly one hundred and TWENTY
hve feet in depth. All the above described
tracts or parcels of land being the same
premises which Thomas B. Hagerty and wife.
by deed bearing date the Both day of July
1910, OF record in the Office of the Clerk of
Atlantic County, New Jersey, in book No All
OF deeds, page "a, &c, granted and conveyed
unto Saverio Mignogno in fee.
Thls property is sold subject, as respects
the first tract, to a certificate of sale from
BENJAMIN c. Lee, Collector, to the Township
of Egg Harbor for the taxes of 1919: and
further subject to the taxes for 1914, amoun-
ting to $3.50, exclusive of interest and
costs and further subject to the taxes for
the year 1915 amounting to $14.72 exclusive
OF interest and costs and as respects the sec
ond tract, the taxes for the year 1913 am
bunting to SO cents for the year 1914 am
bunting to $1.03 for the year 1915 amount
ing to S1.0S, exclusive OF interest and costs.
Seized as the property of Saverio Mignogno
ct al. and taken in execution at the suit of
Robert kurtz ct al. and to be sold by
JOSEPH r. BARTLETT,
Sheriff.
& KRAMER, Solicitors.
Prs fee. $26.52
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias, to me di-
reeted, issued out of the New Jersey Court of
Chancery, will be sold at public vendue, on
WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY
OF MAY, NINETEEN HUNDRED
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06
ARE AWAY TEMPORARILY ONLY
NJ. Golf Writes That Pleas
antville Is Good Enough For Him.

The Pleasantville Press last week
stated that civilian NJ. Golf, we'll
known real estate man, and Mrs. Golf,
have closed their home at Al E. Wash
ington avenue and moved to Penns-
vile, where Mr.. Golf is interested in
extensive real estate operations"
We are pleased to know that the
COTS have not left US permanently,
but that their stay in Pennsville is
only to be temporary. The editor has
received from Mr.. Golf the following
letter under date of May 1st:-
Editors Pleasantville Press
In your issue of April 29th, l MOTTO
ed an article that stated that Mrs.
Golf and myself had moved from
Pleasantville to Pennsville, N. ]. That
statement l wish corrected as we have
no intention of changing our resi-
dence. Pleasantville is quite good en-
ough for our future home. At the
present time we are boarding in
Pennsville where l am interested in
extensive real estate operations. Our
home being closed only temporarily.
P~ennsville is the Atlantic City on
the Delaware River. 1t is the play
ground for Philadelphia, Camden,
Wilmington, etc., and a veritable
pleasure paradise in the summer. 1t
is probably better known to many by
the name of Riverview Beach. 1t Is
situated midway between Salem, the
county seat, and Pennsgrove, the ia
nous powder town that has become a
metropolis as if by magic. Penns-
vile is situated only two miles from
the great Du ,Pont plants, and will
soon be connected by trolley, which is
now building from Salem to Penns
Grove.
With best wishes for the success OF
The Pleasantville Press, l remain,
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM NJ. GOFF.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06
A CARD OF THANKS.

Mr.. Jesse A. Case, Of Brockton,
Mass, the world known Rheumatic
Specialist, wishes to thank the read
ers of this paper for the kind words
expressed for his book "RHEUMA-
TISM: ITS CAUSE-ITS CURE" and
the reception accorded it, remunerates
him for the 20 years labor he has de-
voted to the disease, and adds that
any man or woman suffering with
Rheumatism may have the book abso-
lutely free by sending their name and
address to Jesse A. Case, Dept. 1904,
Brockton, Mass.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06
ANNUAL LUNCHEON OF
LAFAYETTE CHAPTER,

The Gen. Lafayette Chapter, D. A
R., are holding their annual luncheon
today Saturday at the Hotel Chel-
sea. Among the Shore members OF
this society are: Mrs. Samuel Ireland
Mrs. Mary Campbell, Mrs. l. G.
Adams, Mrs. Hugh M. Collins, Mrs
Charles w. Blake, Miss Sarah A. Ris-
ley, Mrs. Samuel Johnson, Miss Mae
Cordery, Miss Lorine Boice, Mrs. Mar
tilla Ketchum, Miss Edna Ryon, Mrs
Elva Fifeld.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06
G.
In Chancery of New Jersey.

To Augusta Barreck.
BY virtue of an order of the Court of
Chancery made on the date hereof, in a
cause wherein Eugene Barreck is complain
ant, and you, Augusta Barreck, are defend
ant, you are required to appear and answer
to the bill of said complainant, on or before
the goth day of June, next, or the said bill
will be taken as confessed against you.
The said bill is filed to compel the specific
performance by you of an agreement made
between you and Eugene Barreck for the
conveyance of the lands and premises, there
in described, dated March "a, 1912, which
agreement is fully set forth in said bill of
complaint.
Ohm F. X. RIES,
Solicitor for the Complainant,
1853 Guarantee Trust Bldg,
Atlantic City, N. j.
Dated April %, 1916.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06
STRAND THEATRE

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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06
! As The Editor Sees It


The fellow who is always CRITICS.
ing his own town is like the kid who
bankers for a chance to pull the other
kids nose. He forgets that the con-
dition of the town is most likely
brought about by his own shortcom-
ings and those of others of his kind.
He sees only the delinquencies of
others and forgets that perchance his
own may be even more glaring and
destructive. He weaves a halo around
his precious brow and bespatters that
of his neighbor with ooze and slime.
He sees evil where good exists, fail
ure where success is assured, and pow
erty when prosperity is in the ascend
emit. If he, like the unruly kid, wants
to pull anybody's nose he would con-
fer a favor upon suffering humanity
by tweaking the bump on his own
face. 1t needs it.
X X X
If wal comes some men will fight
from choice, a few from necessity,
and the majority will let the other
fellows do their fighting.
X X X
The Dinosour was a prehistoric ami
NAL of great size that was weighted
down by its own hide of armor. The
advocates of a tremendous standing
army have been lkened to it. The
Dodo is a bird that can't fight, can't
fly, can't run, can't protect its W or
itself. The name of Dodo has been
hung onto people who want no army,
who do not believe in preparedness of
any nature, who would turn the other
cheek and take another whack. Both
extremes appear to US to be even
more than unwise. They appear to
be even foolish, the one inviting AFRO
gance and the other counting prompt
disaster. Far better would it be to
have a navy capable of protecting the
vulnerable points of u coasts, an
army of 100000 or 100000, and a Ma
tional Guard in the different states
expanded to approximately a million
men under federal supervision and re-
moved from political interference or
dictation. Such a course would prac-
tically insure immunity from foreign
invasion, or at least the ability to
wage a successful war in the event of
attack, and at the same time would
keep the expense of maintaining our
armed forces down to the minimum.
X \ X
Just what is our European situa-
ton? What is our Mexican situa-
ton? What is our internal situation ?
What is the whole darned situation,
anyway? Honestly, we'd like to
know.
X X X
With Summer coming along you
will naturally soon be more or less
peeved at the weeds that spring up
on every hand. You may, in fact, be
doing a little quiet cussing on the
sly. But did you ever stop to think
that many of those weeds make good
articles of diet? They do. There are
ten weeds that can be used for food
They are the dock, %nettle, %sorrel, purs-
lane, milkweed, dandelion, pigweed,
lambs quarter, marsh marigold, and
brake fern. Is the high price of liv-
ing bothering you? Eat weeds
Would you enjoy a welcome change
from the usual daily grind of food
stuffs? Eat weeds. Would you place
a meal before your neighbor that will
make him gasp in wonder where you
got such delicious delicacies? Use
weeds. And when you want to feasi
on something that really costs you
nothing, just simply eat weeds.
X X \
Yes, wise men and fools keep right
on predicting an early peace. But the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-05-06

FOR SALE The following brand
new mahogany dining-room furni-
ture: buffet, table, china closet, SER
wing table, arm chair, 5 straight
chairs, $185.50. Can be seen upon
application at Pleasantville Press
office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
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