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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25

needed by team. With that anything
Is possible. He regards the failure of
his own club rs due to KOOb's illness
ut the start and In midsensOn Daven-
ports failure to round to form until
he had lost about nine games. Plank's
turdy return To championship class and
the failure of Hamilton to come
through, rather than to the downfall of
cleanup men Pratt and Marsans.
Johnny McGraw is ready to o. X.
the view about pitching. For, while
everybody Is crediting his new intield
with the return to winning form of the
Giants, 1t Is noteworthy that the pitch.
ers of the club, In annexing their long
string OF victories, allowed II grand NV.
erage of only l.5 earned runs per nine
inning game.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25

And n man ought to play the very best
tennis of his career around twenty-nine
or thirty. for the reason that ut that
nge he il likely to have retained his
stamina and to have played long
enough to have acquired the experience
which Is SO valuable In big matches.
Look ut Karl Behr. lie Is far from
broken.
"There may be this, however, to be
said about Mclaughlin. 1t Is highly
possible that his smashing style takes
the physical strength out of u man In
his younger years, where the game
which either William Johnston or l
play would conserve II. 1t Is not I'M
possible that vital difference lies
there.
~ expect to keep up with my tennis
while In business ns much rs ! did
while ut Harvard, where ! was gradu-
nted last June"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25
PLAN NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE
Proposed Circuit is Scheduled to In
ciude Wichita and Topeka From
Western Associ alton.

Plans for new baseball circuit in
Kansas ana Oklahoma have been start
ed. The proposed circuit Is scheduled
To include Oklahoma city, Wichita, To
peka, Tulsa, Joplin, Muskogee, Fort
Smith and Springfield. Since both
Wichita and Topeka had Il disastrous
season last year in the Western league
1t has been suggested that this league
be made Glass B. The total population
of its towns would be 100000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25
KID WILLIAMS WILL RETIRE
King Of eantamweights Makes An
nouneement He VIII Quit Ring
Before December s, 1917.

Kid Williams, king of the bantam
weights. Is out with the announce
ment that he will quit the ring before
another year has passed, Williams will
be twenty-four years old on December
8, 1917, and declares that before that
date he will leave the boxing game
ana never attempt II comeback. 1t Is
his purpose to retire undefeated, but
he will not dodge II match in the mean-
time with any bantamwcight In the
game,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25

over and spoke to those In the press
seats.
"Say," he said, ~ thought you fell
lows said this guy had Il punch"
"Better be careful, Jim," cautioned
one of the scribes, III he lands you'll
find out"
Clabby threw back his head and
laughed. Then he came back with this:
IF II guy has II punch and can't land
it he hasn't got 1t, has hep"
The newspaper men had no immedi-
ate reply to the question. Jimmy had
their goat And throughout the re-
mainder of the fight, between rounds
and in the clinches, Clabby kept kid
ding the newspaper men about the
punch that wasn't landing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25
GOLF GAINS IN POPULARITY
Sport Has Taken Firm Grip Upon All
Glasses Of People-Demands Best
Brain and Muscle.

It is an indication Of hopeless pro-
yincialism for anybody to deride the
game of golf nowadays. This sport has
taken such firm hold upon all classes
of people, 1t has become so universal
and It's popularity Is so permanently
founded that the jibes and wheezes of
dull wits no longer have any force.
Only the hopelessly ignorant now char
acterize 1t rs SISSY 1t is, In fact, Il
full-blooded, strong-bodied and absorb
ing sport that demands the best brain
and muscle that can he put into 1t.
Golf Is really becoming II close COM
petitor with baseball for the title of
the national game.-Pacitic Golf ard
Motor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25
DEFEATED BOXER IN DEMAND
Charley White, Who Failed to LIT
Lightweight Championship Title,
Receives Offers.

While Charley White, who failed to
annex the lightweight title in his bout
with Freddie Welsh ut Colorado
Springs, Colo, Is appearing theatrical
ly In the West, his manager Is receiv-
ing all kinds of offers for Whites sery-
ices. The best offer comes from New
York, where White is wanted to fight
two contests, one against Benny Leon
ard and the other against Johnny Dun
dee, White will accept when he fin
ishes his engagements.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25
HOPPE CHANGES HIS STYLE
Champion Biiliardist Drives Around
Table Rather Than Take Chances
on Thin Shot.

Balk line billiard champion Willie
Hoppe Is said to have changed his
style since last year. Formerly he
played close shots with "shave" Eng
fish figuring to get the feather edge Of
each sphere. Now he drives around
the table rather than play thin shot
his object being to keep the object
balls continually in front of the cue
ball. He Is hitting the balls full and
taking no chances on spectacular shots.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25
SWIMS ACROSS TORONTO BAY
Sixteen-Year-old Miss Achieves Quite
Unusual Distinction In Canadian
Waters.

Canada, too, has expert women SWIM
mers. Recently MISS Firth Hartley,
sixteen-year-old member of an associa-
ton, achieved the difficult task of
swimming across Toronto bay She
was accompanied by Miss Elizabeth
Wilson, the champion woman swim
mer of Toronto, who has negotiated
the difficult trip number of times.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25
SPORTING
WORLD

Boston has an Interscholastic Ice
Hockey league. 80
Richmond (va) junior high school
teams are playing soccer football.
New York university will add u
swimming team to Its activities.
Birmingham, Ala, contemplates con-
structing II municipal golf course.
Eighty or more new 2:1O trOtters
will Join the select ranks this year.
PrincetOn's first baseball game next
year will be March "a with Dickinson.
The agitation to put ban on all
kinds Of betting In baseball Is n good
| one.
A movement has been started to
build half-mile track In Lincoln park,
Chicago.
|
stiff backbone, u stiff arm and sitter
upper lip.
Ward Miller, veteran right fielder of
the Browns, Is to be operated on for
Il double hernia.
StOughton A. Fletcher has engaged
|
Thomas for 1917.
Gaiety Lee 2:1Gh, dam of Lee An
worthy, Is In fOal to San Francisco
2:O7N, this year.
People who speak of "playing golf"
do not have the right idea. Golfers
do not play-they work.
The pacing stallion Minor Heir
:5Sla, by IIeir-at-Law, will make his
future home ut Millston, Tenn.
| Why Is It that all those football
players we see In the papers must
have their hands on their hips?
Soccer clubs of Philadelphia and vi.
entity boast $500 players enrolled In
the district governing association.
The Australian Jockey club sub
scribcd and raised for English patriotic
purposes during the last year $lS6,S5O
Boston, Brooklyn and Cincinnati
will not be represented In the Inter-
state Three-CushiOn league this sea-
son.
Mabel Trask, 2:O3A, won 13 races
and more than $33, 900 in light harness
races over grand circuit tracks this
year.
Jose IL. Capablanca, the Cuban
, champion chess player, will give a
series of lectures in New York No
vember II and u.
= iris Speaker Is wise enough to
/ know that he Is star I'm the playing
end of the game and that he might
be Il dub as Il manager.
Washington university of st. Louis
Is gathering funds for proposed SO,
: 900 swimming pool, The students
raised $4,000 at recent meeting.
Big preparations are already beinl
made on the Pacific coast to entertain
the Cubs II they go there next spring
o to do their spring conditioning.
Cornell University Athletic assOcia
ton has sold over $500 season tickets
. at so each to students emitting thu
/, holders to all major sport games there
= That German scientist who say
q women have less lung power than mel
= never attended n high-school basket
ball game aud listened to the roofing
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25
TENNEY RETIRES FROM GAME
Former New York Player Sends In
Resignation as Manager Of Inter.
national League Team.

Fred Tcnney will not manage the
Newark International league team next
season, according to an announcement
made by President james Price.
Price said that no effort has been
made to appoint a successor to Tenney.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25
pI(KUp5
Of Sport

Speaking of the Athletics, why
should anyone?
General Watts. 2:OG%. has had
seven new 2:lO trotters this year.
Joe Borrcll and Jack Blackburn
fought sensational siX.round draw ut
Philadelphia.
Some umpires are now enjoying a
period of peace and quiet, and some
are married.
Mixing politics and football Is the
latest, but why break UP u nice, gentle
game like football?
Frank Chance made good In the Pa
cific Coast league the first year he
took part In the race.
A good deal of the baseball! reform
talk Is like political and other reform
talk: II stops NJ the talk stage.
A popular English billiard COMPETE
ton Is the Crystalute cup series which
attracted 4,5S2 contestants this year.
Havana bugs are looking forward to
highly exciting baseball season. Ha-
vana clubs don't have to 20 South to
train.
Owner BrlttOn of the Cardinals has
Joined the ranks of the National
leaguers who are opposed to the play
or limit.
Frank G. Bancroft, the business
manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Is the
Grand Old Man of baseball ut pres
ent. He is past seventy.
The Auckland (New ZealandD Rae
Ing clubs report for the year ending
June 30 shows that stakes valued at
S2l2,75O We're distributed.
They say golf isn't I'M old mans
game, but ten Philadelphia seXagenar'
ians have challenged any other ten
siXty-year.olGs to match.
| The United States mint has broken
Il record by stamping 1921 ALB coins
this year, of which number Freddie
Welsh has collected quite II few.
| Tu hn -
forward to highly successful season
as nimrod. 1t is said that he shoots
game with bullets made of nuxatet
lead.
| Cleveland people get lot of enjoy
ment out of boasting about being thu
"SiXth city" In population, but the fans
are not so jubilant about that rank il
baseball.
Rowing Is one of the most popular
sports mt the United States Nava
academy, two varsity, n freshman AM
five mixed class Fights being among
the candidates.
Coach Bob FOlwell of Pennsylvani,
is quoted as saying that Glen Warner
coach of University of Pittsburgh
football squad, Is the best football
coach In America.
For one who was all through ant
finished and out of the game fOreve
and a dead duck last spring, Ha
Chase occupied rather prominen
nl?ce in the batting roll Of the Ma
/
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25
cLABBY RETAINS COOL HEAD
Laughs at Warning Of Newspaper Men
That George Chip Had Punch
Kids With Scribes.

Jimmy Clabby Is fine example of
the boxer who keeps cool ut all times.
Jimmy was boxing 20 rounds with
George Chip Mt Daily City. lie had
been warned that II Chip ever con-
nccted with his chin he would be
"knocked dead"
Along about the tenth round, while
sitting In his corner. Clabby leaned
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25

out parallel in baseball. II has been put up To
any number of umpires, players, and managers and
all contend they never heard of similar happening
II ball field
Washington and Philadelphia were the opposing
teams. The Athletics got away to good start, and
when the ninth inning rolled around had piled up
big lead. With two down in the last half of tie
ninth. Eddie Ansmth the crack Washington
catcher hit for a single. With lead of seven or
eight runs, none of the Athletic paid any attention
to Ainsmith, who stole second on the first ball
pitched and third on the second ball delivered by
Chief Bender. Then some fan In the third base
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25
CO0MBS WEll.GUARDED
WHILE on BALL field

: Every time Jack CoOmbs,
pitcher Of the Brooklyn (Nation-
al league) champions, goes out on
the field to pitch he wears n
heavy rubber brace from knee to
hip, and supplements this with
yards and yards Of bandnges.
, jack also carries heavy steel
brace rs II protective device.
They are necessary, following
his severe illness which ended
his career with the Athletics.
His wonderful stamina Is shown.
by his ability again to hold his
end up as pitcher with the
champions Of 1916. Coombs
alone beat the Red SOX In the
recent series and has never been
defeated In II worlds series.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25

BILLY EVANS BASEBALL PROBLEMS
Written Especially for This Paper by the Famous American
League Umpire

the minors than in the
show play probably wi
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25

this During
Pacific Philippines the played
Philadelphia
followed
Western circuits In May and June the Is full
from
100000. .
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25

For one who was all through and
finished and out Of the game forever
and a dead duck last spring, Hal
Chase occupied rather a prominent
niece in the batting roll Of the Ma
tiOnnl league.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25

Judge John r. CaVerIy Is daily
adding to his popularity In Chicago
by his splendid record on the Mu.
nicipal Court bench.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-25

Coach Bob FOlwell of Pennsylvania
is quoted as saying that Glen Warner,
coach of University of Pittsburgh
football squad, Is the best football
coach In America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

"Were making the nine-twenty to New
York, and have time to spare, and if our
chauffeur can be of assistance we'll be
glad to wait
Thanks, I'll not trouble you,' the
stranger replied courteously, but still
without showing us his face.
Now, it CHANGED that 1 was seated on
the side of our car near the limousine, and
unthinkingly let my eyes rest on the win
dows. had no idea of spying, and indeed
could see nothing, for the body of the big
car was Swallowed from the moonlight by a
tree. Consequently felt the sting of I'M
merited rebuke when woman's hand ap-
peared at the window nearest me and
drew down the shade. The act, coupled
with the mans reply to Tai, was proof
enough that we were not wanted.
go ahead" l ordered.
The minute we were out of ear-shot, our
chauffeur looked round.
"Know who that was?" he asked ca
gery. Herbert Farnham, the English
man that's supposed to be engaged to
Miss Hoyt-Miss Bobbie Hoyt.'
reckon l jumped at the name, but
Tai didn't notice it. He himself had
moved with quick interest.
"Are you sure?' he demanded. "You
couldn't see his face"
"But know his voice. He was up here
all summer, visiting Miss Hoyt. She's
got place up here, you know
"Was that she with him, do you Think
sob, no. This woman had light hair
didn't you notice? Miss Hoyts hair is
dark-dark red. Besides, she'd "a never
lodged out of the way like that. That
amt her style. When she does thing
the whole worlds welcome to know
about it,
"Yes; she likes the lime-light.'
al didr't mean it that way" protested
the boy quickly at amt her fault that
the papers are always printing things
about her She's live wire and loves
action, but she can't help it if reporter
takes her picture every time she stands
still long enough"
Tai laughed. "You're evidently an adj
mirer.n
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delay l heard voices crossing confusedly,
and then woman's, an operators, said
family: "Riverton's calling. Hold the
wire, please" And then more loudly to
me: "Theres your party"
Hello said l. There was no answer.
"Helo! Hello!"
waited, and presently caught sounds
like hurrying heel-taps on a hardwood
floor; and at last a feminine voice, high
and eager, spoke:
"That you, Higgs? What is it? Have
you heard anything?"
"Why-you-" l was going to inform
her that she had made mistake, that l
was not her Higgs, whoever he was. But
she cut me off impatiently.
"Don't stammer like that, for heavens
sake" she snapped. you'll drive me
mad. Is there any news?"
wondered who the speaker was That
high-pitched, thin-toned voice was not
Miss Hoyt's, nor was it a servants.
"You've made mistake" said.
"What! What's that you said, Higgs?'
am not Higgs," shouted.
"Oh!" She had evidently heard me.
There was pause. "Who are-you? They
said it was Riverton calling
Il wish to speak to Miss Roberta
Hoyt," said loudly and distinctly.
Another pause; then: Miss Hoyt is
ILL., Who is this?"
"I'm very sorry to hear that" replied,
ignoring the question. "Has she been i'll
long,"
"She has not been able to leave her
room since last Friday. Who is this?"
hesitated. Under the circumstances
it seemed better not to give my name;
yet, in my surprise at her reply, l could
not at once think of an evasion.
"Who is this?" she repeated, and on my
again failing to answer the receiver
clicked on the hook.
was left staring into the transmitter.
I had hoped for enlightenment, and in
stead was more mystifed than ever.
We loafed back to the Martins, and
encouraged the chauffeur to talk, just
to keep myself from asking myself ques-
tions could not answer. He was cheer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

Everybody likes Miss Bobbie. She's
all right answered the boy simply.
"And she's going to marry this Farm
ham, you say?'
"Well, looks like. They got license
up here awhile ago, and everybody was
looking for the wedding to happen any
day. Then all of sudden she closed up
the house and went back to the city,. So
guess they'll get married there. There'll
be good many fellows disappointed;
there was lot of 'em after her."
after her money, you mean.'
"Yes, some of 'em, maybe; but it's not
the money with Mr.. Farnham. He's
crazy about her. And guess she's crazy
about him, too. Only she sure did like
to get him going, taking off the way he
talks. She could do it down to the ground,
too-have everybody laughing
As listened, back to my mind came the
memory of those deep tones which l
had thought so English and so lovely.
"Any idea who the woman with him
tonight was?' Tai asked. 4She didn't
wish to be recognized, that's sure"
mo; don't know who she could have
DeeH ne never went rOunu up ueTc WIFI
anybody but Miss Hoyt.'
"Queer for him to be driving limou-
sine. I'm inclined to think you're mis-
taken about it being Farnham.'
ooh, it was him all right. Guess the
chauffeur was off and they had to get to
the hospital quick. l can't make out,
though where they could have been COM
ing from. l never saw that car around
here-it's an English make
"The Hoyt place is closed, you say?'
"Yes. Nobody there but the care
takers. Besides. it's in the direction the
car was headed for-just beyond the
Martin place, where we came from. Fun
ny. Mr.. Farnham not turning round, and
the way that woman lodged, wasn't it?'
Il guess it wasn't Farnham at all, said
Tai.
There was pause; then the chauffeur
replied:
well, I've got good memory for
Continued on page n
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full, expansive boy, nineteen or twenty,
ready enough to talk, and full of informa-
ton and gossip of the people who lived in
the houses we passed. We had short
wait for Tai, and as soon as he rejoined us
we started again for the station.
1T was fine night remarkably warm
for late October, and the moonlight lent
a glamour to an otherwise monotonous
landscape We had rolled along for a
quarter of mile or so without meeting
any cars, when suddenly, on turning a
corner, we came upon large limousine
at standstill in the middle of the road.
1t was facing toward us, and our driver,
veering tritle, brought up alongside, call
ing out pleasantly: "Need any help?'
"Thanks, no., came back politely from
man in long ulster, who was bending
over the engine with his back to us. OPP
poste, helping him, was woman who,
the instant we stopped, -unexp to
her, as it seemed,-turned and disap-
peared on the other side of the car. She
was too quick for me to get an impression
of her face, but she wore no hat, and l
could see that her hair was very light.
@Just thought you might. I'm pretty
fair mechanic, returned our driver good
humoredly, and put his hands back on his
wheel preparatory to starting us on our
way again.
Thanks, I'm pretty fair one myself
At the words. spoken with an unmis-
taxable British information, our boy jerked
his head round sharply and, leaning for
ward stared at the speakers back. And
the next moment there came from within
the car sound that caused all three of
us to start and stare: for it was the moan
of human being in great pain or grief.
AS it broke the stiffness. the shoulders
of the STOPPING man twitched and he
raised his head little. Then there came
the noise of the closing of the car door on
the other side.
"We're taking sick chap to the hos
pital over at South Eden, remarked the
man, and again lowered his head over the
engine.
Anything we can do?" asked Tai.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-04-20
|NC|T|NG INDIA
TO A REVOLT
GERMANS CONSPlRE TO BRING
ABOUT AN UPRISING OF THE
NATIVES

LONDON, Apr. 20A plot for the
purpose of accusing revolution in In
dia was uncovered as asresult OF the
seizure in February OF SO enemy sub
jects on the American liner China,
from Shanghai for the United States
says an official announcement.
American headquarters of the plot
is said to be the Pacific coast. A ship
is known to have sailed from Sar
Francisco with German crew and In
dian conspirators with arms aboard
The British say they believe Franz
Bopp, German consul in San Fran
cisco and others under federal indict
ments for violations of neutrality
participated in the plot.
The headquarters of the plotters il
the orient was Shanghai and. wher
their mechaniations we're uncovered
the plotters set sail for Manila OIL
the China.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-04-20
NATIONALS WIN IN
PRELIMINARY GAMES
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE SPRING
GAMES OF WORLDS
SERIES

NEW YORK, Apr. 20--The Nation
al League baseball clubs atoned to
some extent for the loss last autumn
of world series honors by winning de
cisiyely in the recent inter-league
contests played prior to the opening
of the pennant races. Out Of total
of thirtynine games played in the
south, east and middle west, the Ma
tional League clubs won twenty-four
to the American League fifteen. In
these contests the senior league
teams collected l54 runs and S09 hits
to the juniors 1875 runs and 290 hits.
The American League players made
ffty-eight errors to the Nationals
sixty.one. In the city championships
the st. Louis Nationals won four out
of six games from the st. Louis Ameri
cans and in the series between the
Philadelphia and Chicago Nationals
the Phllies won seven straight.