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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
How My Dad Taught Me to Play Baseball
BY Joe Tinker, Jr. -
CATCHING

A first-class catcher for one
pitcher might be useless fe: an
othet unless the two heals work
together on inside ball. My father
always taught me to call for
pitch-outs only when | had Il
chance to nip a runner. Too
many pitch-outs put your pitcher
in hole. Also cover up your
signs when flashing them be-
fore each delivery.
1t is good plan to take 4
eronehing or squatting position
with your feet close together ami
with your glove between your
knees. Then turn the palm of
the glove slightly toward the
ground before placing your fin
gers in position to five the signal.
Smart coachers will grab the
signs If YOU don't watch out and
will tip things off to the batsmen.
Strengthen up when you are
ready for the pitch, extend your
hands toward the pitcher, hold
ing them on a line with the edge
of the plate so they will be tar
gets for the pitchers delivery.
Stand firm SO YOU can jump
either to the left or right. And
above all keep your eyes on the
base runners should they try to
steal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18

HURT rs
TICE

''If the weather permits there
will be ball games at Athletic
park this afternoon and tomorrow
between the Tacoma Tigers and
the Chicago Coloied Giants.
Old Jupe Pluvius has been so
ornery of recent date that Man
ager Russ Hall is forced to make
the weather permitting" qualifi-
cation with his announcements.
Rain has interfered with nearly
every practice game, or training
effort since Rsus called his re.
erults together. and unless the
Old Man of the Skies hauls Ills
water wagon to some other quar-
ter pretty soon the Tigers won't
have practice enough to be ready
for the opening game.
All practice yesterday was call
ed eff because of rain. The field
was soft and muddy this morn
Ing.
Fans in charge of the opening
day game at the Stadium a week
from Tuesday are making big
plans for the event. They will
place posters all through the city,
with the slogan 1000 or Bust
printed In big letters. There will
be number of unique features to
the game, which are not being
announced as yet.
Starting the fun will be par
ade with several bands, and 200
or 300 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of fans.
Its going to be the biggest
thing in the history of Tacoma.
and Well have $1,000 persons
out, easily" said Alex Fulton,
chairman of the committee on
arrangements, today.
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BY FREDDIE FILM.

Well, girls, leave Ii to the men
to know how to hold a wife.
Two men win the prizes in the
contest held last week in con-
neetion with The Moral Fabric"
at the Regent.
or all the letters received,
find that men were more capable
of answering the perplexing ques-
tion in d sane, straightforward
manner than the women.
do not profess TO know
whether or not the two men who
receive the prizes are married or
not. But | believe that If they
put into practice the advice which
they embodied in their essays,
they will live long lives of perfect
domestic bliss.
Frederick A. Hessel of Larch-
mont wins the first prize of SO
in cash. Donald Philips, who did
not tell his address, wins the sec
ond prize of So In cash.
The four best answers to How
to Hold a Wife" were submitted
by men. ! cannot explain this
from any standpoint of psychol-
ogy, and do not believe that my
own sex has caused prejudice
In favor of the men.
Here Is the answer of Donald
Philips, who won second prize:
Imagine a friend so loyal
that you know always without
asking she will forgive any mis-
take you may make; comrade
so dear that ii she were crippled
or disfigured you would only long
all the more intensely to shield
her and give her happiness; a
woman so clean and wonderful
that the touch of one of her gar
ments In her absence has more
charm for you than the company
of any other woman, however
beautiful and attractive; chum
who seems so intimate a part of
your life that without her II In
gray and empty, and yet who Is
SO sensible and brave that doing
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
START FINALS
In BILLIARDS

Final matches in the city anna
teur pocket billiard championship
tournament, the first ever held in
Tacoma, begin tomorrow night.
The matches will be held every
night In Round Robin style, the
first contests being staged at the
Thomas and Peterson q Cooksie
parlors.
The following men will COM
pete: w. J. Noonsn. for Narada
club; Peter Hansen for Nelson /;
William Raymond for Andrews;
William Scannell, for X st. club
Cabby Coombs for 3Sth st. club !;
Ira Wright, for Monograms; Lee
Turner, for Thomas: Ed Wood,
for Peterson & Cooksie's; George
hume, for Alfreds'; and Ed Har-
ris, for Browns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
MEN KNOW MORE ABOUT chow TO hOLDA
WIFE" THAN WOMEN, SAYS FREDDIE FILM

Poland, Henry C. Hanson. Mrs,
Fannie Harsh, Mrs. SPOTS. Hazel
Rush, Mrs. d. w. Hoxie, Mrs. ID.
M. Safer.
There were a large number OF
others improperly signed, some
having only initials, some using
nom de plumes, and others not
having any signatures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
TRACK MEN
TN TRAINING

Lincoln Park track men, are
practicing daily on their field.
and the squad is rapidly rounding
into spring form. There are 80
members, of whom IL are vet
Grams. There is no captain at
present, but the two most likely
candidates are Brothers, high
point man last year, and Pinker-
ton, last. years relay star. A
novice meet will be staged In a
few days, as an incentive for men
to turn out who have previously
failed to make an appearance on
the track.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
vERN ON ILL.,;
Battle Is
POSTPONE Ed

ABERDEEN, April 1S.-Be-
cause Tex Vernon was too i'll to
go on with his battle last night
with Earl Corners of Tacoma, the
entire smoker was postponed UNI
til Wednesday night.
Paul Steele, who meets Dick
Large in 10-round battle, and
Earl Corners, are both here.
They were ready for their
matches last night but the Eagles
lodge, which Is staging the smok-
er, decided to wait until Vernon
recovered.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
Rube Foster
Gets Surprise

Rube Foster, millionaire man
ager of the Chicago Colored
Giants, had the surprise of his
life yesterday at Puyallup when
Joe McGinnity's crew of Butte
Miners, In training less than a
week, took the skilfull eolored
team to camp with a & to score.
There were 1000 spectators.
Five of the Miners runs came
in the first. the Butte BOYS bat
ting Bancroft with gusto. Me
Ginnity pitched the first five in
nings, and Meikle finished the
job.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18

dicted that he would cop the
1916 pennant. Get busy,
Russ, and beat EN- to it.
According to his press
agent, Carl Morris is a con-
tender for the heavyweight
championship. He probably
means Carl is defender of
the heavyweight champion
ship of Sapulpa, Okla.
Some rah rah boys have
novel ideas on humor. For
instance they have started
spring football practice.
Patsy Brannigan, bantam
fighter, has renowned Pitts
burg as his home because
sporting writer's handed him
a losers end last week. He
will move to Newcastle, leav-
ing the Smoky City flat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
BOX GORDON
AT PORTLAM d

Jimmy kid Lewis of Tacoma
Is going through vigorous train
ing at Paul Steele's gymnasium
for his bout next week in Port
land with Able Gordon. Lewis
will weight 115 and Gordon 105.
Fred Merrill is looking after his
interests In Portland. Lewis has
been training with Earl Corners
and is in splendid condition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18

Valley league visited the
South Tacoma ball park, and
defeated the lake boys by a
IA to 2 score. Christian
struck out nine men and only
allowed three hits. Richie
caught for Christian. Walter
Holmberg of the South Ia
coma Tigers wants a practice
game for next Sunday. Call
him at Main AS.
y o g @
SUMNER is LOSER
The Dupont team of the
City league defeated the
Sumner team of the Valley
league in a practice game at
Sumner Sunday, IL to 6. Du-
points battery was Baker
and Dunn. For Sumner,
Austin, Stone and Bonney.
@ @ @ @
EVENLY MATCHED
The Mckinley A. G.. ball
club has game scheduled
with the Sumner team of the
Valley league for next Sun
day at Sumner. The Me-
Kinley team lost last Sunday
to Dupont by practically the
same score that Sumner lost
this week, so the dope" In
dicates that both teams are
evenly matched.
@ @ @ @
SURE ARE CLEVER
The South Tacoma Cres-
cents, backed by the South
Tacoma Athletic club, have
one of the fastest amateur
teams in the city. They have
already defeated the South
Tacoma Tigers and the Fort
Steilacoom teams of the City
league. The Crescents' line
up follows: Genning, and
capt; Isenberg, p; Rolfe, 1b;
Hurteine, 2b; Anderson, 3b;
Kelly, SIS; Dahl, IF; Myers,
CT; Hicks, If. The team is
anxious to sign up games for
the coming Sundays, out of
town preferred. Call Mana
ger Paul Dahl, Mad. 297.
@ @ @ @
"BEAR-CAT SHEA"
Linnie Shea, the fast W.
o. w. shortstop, who was
picked last season as the
fastest short in the city, is
going stronger than ever this
yaer. He is bear with the
stick" So far this season
he has been at bat IA times,
hit two three-baggers, 10
singles, and walked twice,
making perfect average.
His nickname among the
amateurs is Midget Shea,
the bear-cat shortstop.'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
TWO TIED IN
CUE TOURN EY

Defeating w. J. Noonan last
night in the professional pocket
billiard tournament, 10 to %,
Frank Naubert tied with Jack
Brown for leadership in the race.
Each man now has record of
eight wins and one loss. A. j.
Scullen meets Albert Rousseau
tonight. Matches at Andrews par
lors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
WITH The
AMATEURS
CLASSY CREsCENTS

The South Tacoma Cres-
cents took the Fort Stella
COON City league team on for
a practice game Sunday and
won by a IL to s score.
lsenberg and Danielson
pitched for the Crescents and
with better support would
have held their opponents to
a lower score. Starkell was
hit hard, every Crescent get
ting single. Butch hit
hard, also, getting a home
run, three Dagger and a sim
gle. Score: r II Z
Crescents .......13 Is 4
Steilacoom 1900. 8 II 3
Batteries: Isenberg, Dan
ielson and Genin; Starkell
and Robson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
Games Yesterday.

Batteries. DAVENPORT, WEI
man and Hartley; Danforth, Will
Jams, Cicotte and Schalk.
Well, how do YOU expect
pitchers to get their wings
working good, this kind of
weather.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18

Twenty thousand bugs saw
the Cubs and Reds pry off
the lid at Cincinnati. Garry
Hermann, after counting the
gate receipts said: MY only
regret is that every day isn't
opening day."
Whasamatter? Not a sim
gle manager in the North
western league has yet pre-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18

No amateur news fs barred
from this column. Reports of
games or articles about teams
nnd players should be in the
hands of the Sporting Editor
by D a. m ON day of publica-
ton. This Is your column,
bOys-make use of II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
Photoplay Houses

WANING!
The man or woman who falls
or refuses to examine the prices
on our stock OF groceries willfully
throws their money away.
PACIFIC GROCETERIA
1910 Pacific Ave
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TURN To THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE Z FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
DETER'S
l l FILE

Fred Carmen, outfielder
for the Tigers, became quite
peeved the other day when
someone asked him If he had
seen himself burlesqued by
Charlie Chaplin.
With two w. o. W. teams
actively in the game this
year, the fans are getting
somey at confused over
their tiles. Why doesn't
one them adopt a distinc-
tive -.dme?
CLYDE Criswell. who acted
thu art of the Man of
Mystery" at the ball park
last summer, is going to
warm up the old soup bone
this year and do a lit
tie twirling for his Moose
team. Look out, you Valley
leaguers, when OF Girls gets
on the mound.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18

A wrestler entitled Jack
Taylor has challenged Joe
Stecher. Jack probably
thinks a Taylor ought to
know something about hand
ling scissors grips.
Speaking of hair-raising
sports and pastimes how
about the six-day roller race
and the nonstop bowling
tournament?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18

. when a man and woman
. marry they pledge them
9 selves to love and honor one
. another. A mans wife Is
Q his partner in all things, but
1. she should be something
/: more than partner.
. 'She should be an ideal,
@ an inspiration, a cherished
!. treasure.
9 ITO hold wife's affec-
. lions, a husbands love must
Q be unselfish. Selfishness
I. means unhappiness. The
Z. man who makes his life
. partner first consideration,
. who is willing to give and
{. forgive, need not worry how
(: to hold his wife.
e. "She will be too busy
8 holding on to him.
g FREDERICK o. HESSEL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
EASY VICTORY

EASY VICTORY
The Tacoma Colts of
Roosevelt heights defeated
julius Johnson's East End
team Sunday by a score of
II to 6. The Colts bat
teries were Tony Boots, NJ.
Cocker and Reed. For the
East Enders, Johnson, john
son and Parks. The Colts
are open for games at any
time. Call Manager Axel
Christofferson, 1884 Roose-
welt ave.
DEFEAT STARS
The Shamrock Juniors de-
feated the North End Stars
Saturday, 8 to ). Marley of
the Shamrocks struck out
five men while Gauthier of
the Stars famed four. Mol
an made the star catch of the
game, by spearing a line
drive that looked like a clean
hit for two bases. Rivers hit
a three Dagger. Nolan and
Thornton played a star game
for the Shamrocks.
@ 9 @ 8
LOST BY DECISION
The Mckinley Athletic
clubs fast team suffered a
6 to defeat Sunday at the
haunts of the st. Martins
college team, at Lacey. The
score would have been differ
ent, had not Larson of Nc
Kinley A. c. been called out
by the umpire twice, on a
three Dagger and a home run,
because the jumps said that
he had failed to touch first
base.
st. Martins made all their
hits and five of their runs
in the first three innings.
Davidson, who replaced
Fournier in the fourth, al
lowed only one hit and one
run in six innings. The
score: II II e
Mckinley A. G. -. 4 IL
st. Martins ..... 6 8 2
Batteries: Fournier, Da-
wilson and Davis; Guidron
and Kuchera.
o o O. q
DOUBLE-HEADER
The w. o. w. No. 798
team will play a double
header Sunday, taking on the
Longshoremen. at 1890 and
the Tacoma Steam Laundry
Immediately afterwards. The
games will be played on the
Whitman school grounds.
= = @ @
GAME
Leo Christian of the South
Tacoma Tigers pitched an
alright game Sunday when
the Lake City team of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18

the everyday work of life we'll for
her sake is a JOY; and then have
for the wife you wish to hold all
the thoughtfulness in little mat
tiers and faithful service in pig
ones that you would eagerly Of
fer the woman of your magma
ton.
DONALD PHILIPS"
Among those who submitted
replies to the How to Hold a
Wife" contest<~ere the following:
Mrs. Emily l.. King, Marie Paff,
Eleanor Niles, Mrs. S. c. Benton,
Elizabeth DeBrieu, Alfred Fitch,
Oscar Anderson, f. Murphy, Mrs.
Lester, Mrs. ID. W. Bob, Mrs.
George NJ. Grant, Mrs. S. A. No
land, Mrs. r. II. Blair, Mrs. Geo.
w. Jones, James Stanley, Gale
Harris, John II. Thomas, Mrs. e.
S. Nehring, Mrs. H. M. Babcock,
Miss Mildred Smith, Mrs. Sadie
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-18
LEGAL NOTICES.
LEGAL NOTICES.
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice of Second General Municipal Election
LEGAL NOTICES

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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
COMMENT ON NEW
PARISH HOUSE
Proposed Building For COmmun-
ity Purposes Attracts Widespread
Attention.

"a. 1.-The work at Twin Falls is do
ship of the Rev. L. Z. Franck. 1t
has been impossible to meet the
need of that growing community
without some community centre for
social life and the congregation is
going to erect a parish house, and
have raised $4,000 in cash. Twin
Falls is a town Of about eight thou
sand people, and is situated in a
great irrigated region in recent
years transformed from a desert into
a wonderful farming country"
The foregoing is copied from "The
Churchman," of New York City, pa
per of wide circulation and a recog-
nized organ of the Episcopal church in
this country. The sum of money sub
scribed by the generous people of Twin
Falls is understated by two or three
hundreds, but even so there still re-
mains something to be done, as $4 600
is the minimum figure for the building
itself, with fixtures and furnishings to
be later considered. However, its erec-
ton is positively assured, and bids for
the construction will be invited in the
very near future. Few Of the many
buildings which are sure to be added to
our city during the present and very
important year in growth and ad-
vancement are going to be of more
general interest and service than this
one-which, as already explained, is
destined to largely serve the commun-
ity as a social center, as well as the
church Such being the fact, it may
not be amiss to again furnish some
details in regard to dimensions and
conveniences.
The main building is forty feet front
on Second street, at corner of Third
Ave. North, by ninety feet deep. The
front entrance gives on vestibule
eight feet six by twelve feet eight TIC
right and left are rooms, each twelve
feet eight by fifteen feet, which will
eventually be class or cloak rooms
but at present the left one will be fit
ted up as a Kitchen Both Of these
rooms, as well as the vestibule, open
into the auditorium, a high-sided, vel
lighted room, forty by sixty feet in the
clear, which will be floored with harC
maple and fronted by a large, wei
equipped stage with twenty-four fee
in the rear of the present Episccpa
church building, and will be connected
with what is now a vestry room by {
sort of arcade, which will also furn
ish a study, classroom or ante-roon
fifteen by eighteen feet, with openings
to the vestry-room on the one side ant
to the auditorium and the cloak room
on the other. with an outside entranc'
toward the rectory.
A well lighted basement, two ant
one-half feet above ground and eigh
feet high in the clear, will be unde
the entire building. While only use'
for the heating plant and storage a
the first. this space offers great possi
Ibilities for the future, either in tn
way of a gymnasium, or for complete
lly equipped dining room, pantry ant
kitchen, where everything would b
ready for use at moments notice ant
without moving seats after any sor
of meeting or entertainment in tn
audience room above
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
SABBATH COURTING DOESN'T GO.

ABLION-Cassia county every once
in a while has to pay for some raw
blunders by precinct officers. Recent
ly Wash Orr and Ira Bell we're taken
to the county Jail at Albion for dis
turbing the peace at Jackson. They
were tried on Sunday, pleading guil
ty After they were sentenced to jail,
the boys made application for release
by instituting habeas corpus proceed
ings In the district court at Twin
Falls Judge Babcock ordered them
released, and we understand has also
ordered the jackson court discon-
tinusd, ,-Albpn Nugget
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
LAND BOARD AND
SOLONS ROASTED
Former Tract Resident Seems to Agree
With Light Remarks Made About
Idaho Law Makers.

Declaring that the statement that
the state of Idaho can do nothing to
relieve the situation for the people
of the Salmon river tract is $50 weak
that it looks like a joke" that the
state contract has not been fulfilled,
and that while he hates to think that
"the state legislature and the land
board are a bunch of weaklings" that
is about the only conclusion" possi-
BILE to arrive at, owing to their lack
of national loyalty or backbone" Earl
o: Wolfe, of Kansas City, former
resident of the Salmon river tract ex-
presses the hope that "the state will
act and redeem ITSELF" in letter
addressed to Governor Alexander, dat
ed January %.
Mr. Wolfe says that he invested
practically everything he had on the
Salmon tract where he cleared and i'm
proved so acres of land. He says he
is now In the service as department
manager of the Uncle Sam company
of Kansas, having interests in okla
homa, and that the strict manner in
which Oklahoma officials compel the
big corporations to comply with the
law, and the splendid financial con-
dition of the state teaches him that ii
would be well for Idaho to compel
compliance with the law.
In his letter, copy of which he
sent to j. A. Waters of this city, Mr.
Wolfe rather naively observes, 81 only
recently heard very light remarks
made of Idaho legislation by a man OF
much prestige"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01
Continued on Page A.
RESPECT FOR FLAG
ASKED BY SCOUTS
Boys Organization Takes ActiOn-Is
Enthusiastic Over Prospect OF Sugar
Beets.

That greater care should be shown
TO the American flag displayed on pub
lie buildings in Twin Falls is the
opinion OF the Boy Scouts, who in
their meeting Friday night, instructed
Secretary Elmer Wyland to visit Off
cials having charge of the care of
flags to ask that this be done, and to
visit the newspapers so that the great
est publicity might be given to the
matter of showing respect for the
emblem of liberty. The strict con-
struction of the rule relative to the
care of the flag demands its raising at
sunrise and taking down at sunet, but
IT, is not insisted on
Tho boys are enthusiastic over the
plan which they have adopted of rent
ing 10 acres of land on which to plant
beets to defray expenses for camp
ing trip next fall. e. l.. MacVicar is
looking after the renting of the land.
The Scouts will also assist In the
coming evangelical meeting conduct
ed here by DR. French Oliver.