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The Detroit times., 1916-11-06

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
Trap Shots to Spend
 Enormous Sums This Year

WRAP shooting has taken it's place
 alongside the public bathing beach and automobiling as a pastime which threatens to play havoc with the at tendance at baseball games this sea- son. From a minor sport the target game has arisen until now $28, 00,000 is spent annually by~devotees, accord ing to statistics just released.
 There are 50O,00O active trap shoot CTS in the country today.
 Statistics also show there are in the United States at the present time ap- proximately 5000 registered clubs. The total outlay for clubhouses, grounds, $3,000,00O. guns, gun cases. glasses, cleaning rods, shooting jackets and other trap cloth ing, each enthusiast is put to an ex- pense of about $50, which means that the trapshooters of the country have laid out approximately $25.0O0.0O0 for their equipment.
 During the season of 1915 more than 60. 1000, 900 shots were fired. Each cost an average of cents. This means the trap shots spent $3,O0O,00O for ammu milton. Add to this the sums paid out for railroad fare, bus hire, hotel bills, etc. - approximately $12,000,00O = and you find the devoteeS of the target smashing pastime spend $15,00O,o0O an- nually in following their sport.
 There will be 412 shooting tourna- ments during the season, which start this month, and every community of any size will stage one or another of the events.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
MohA Has Strange Experience on His
 First Eastern Trip

DOB MOHA, the western pugilist, was D taking his first trip east in a Pull man car. Everything was new and strange to him. As the hours sped by Bob began to grow sleepy.
 where am I going to bunk?' he asked of his manager, Tom Larlzin.
 eRight here,' answered Tom, point ing to the porter, who was making up 9. berth.
 Stop your Kidding" said Meha- we don't have to sleep in one of them things, do we?"
 Larkin finally convinced him, and Bob watched the colored boy fix up upper 10. which had been allotted to him.
 He finally climbed up on the little ladder provided for such cases and dis robed. The train robbers had no chance to rob Bob, for he placed his shoes, socks, clothes, etc.,, under his pillow. He went to sleep.
 During the night he was awakened by somebody moving his curtains. A travelling man had got on the train and was preparing to retire. Moha gasped. He stuck his head through the cur tains and saw the stranger sitting in lower 10. Bob dropped down and grab bed him.
 Here, what are you doing in my bedroom?" he demanded. This room belongs to me-.
 It was several moments before the situation was explained to Bob's com pIete satisfaction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20

This has never been known to fail and prompts the question naturally just why it is so. The answer is sim pie, of course, and we have mentioned it in one connection as being the physical and mental limitations which prevent the perfection of an all round control.
 Theorists tell us of the ways in which we may gain perfection in every given shot, but in fact it is impossible. Inclination, taste. pleasure at seeing a long drive rather than a ten foot putt or a placed mashie shot, all of that is meant by limitations.
 A few years ago Walter J. Travis played round the course of the Chi cago Golf club and his score was 69 At the conclusion of the round he said that he figured he had played every shot as 1t should have been played; that he. in other words, made a. score which was reasonably perfect. That was one case out of probably a few hundred rounds which have been play ed by golfers where there was no fall ing down in a single department of tho game from, the beginning to the end. I have never heard of a similar round played by a golfer where satisfaction reigned supreme, which is, of course, all the more to the credit of MT. Ira wis., who, of all men, had the best chance to perform this very feat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
Almost All Fat Men
 Good Swimmers

TNHE fat man has been subjected to
 considerable derision when he has appeared in the lists of athletic con- petition. He has been the butt of much chaff1ng at the hands of spectators. Now comes Alfred Brown, who scales 210 pounds and was the first man to make the difficult Sandy Hook swim of twenty-two miles, who says that the big beefy man is the ideal for tests oE endurance in the water. Statistics show, according to Brown, that long distance swims and plunge for dis tance records are held by the men of weight.
 The reasons assigned are that they possess more lung power for under wa ter work; have more bouyancy, which causes them to exert less effort to fin ish a long swim, and, owing to their f1eshiness. are more in1pervious to the cold.
 In the long tests of endurance it is claimed that the heavy men can lose weight without being affected, while the slim swimmer, not having any re- serve flesh, is weakened. The slim man, however, has the advantage in the sprints.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20

of the best player in the world or the worst, Vardop, Braid or a couple of beginners, the fact remains that ons player will have one or two shots in his bag which will always bother him.
 In the case of Harry Vardon, those who have seen him play need hardly be told that his weak point is put ting. If he had not the ability and skill to lay his long approaches up close to the hole where it is not alto gether the difficult matter to get in the required two butts it is very doubt ful if the master player, as I always feel like calling him, would have won six open championships. said a golf writer recently.
 I remember following Vardon around the course at Sandwich and playing in the open championship of 1911, which he won after tie with Arnaud Massy, and this fault was most apparent. The newspapers told on the following days Of the easy butts which Vardon had missed, by easy meaning the four foot CTS which he had left time and again. but failed to mention until days after ward the wonderful approach play which made it so easy for him to get down in par and still miss a few butts on the green.
 But 1t was this insistence upon his bad putting which led many a writer to spend columns upon the fact and spread broadcast to the goldng world the news of his failure to play up to the rest of his game when on the green.
 It was true, every word of it, to be sure, and the same fault can be found with every other player in the land or tn/the world. I am not speaking of the queer upturns which come to each one of us which make us putt like a champion one day and a nonconfident golfer the next. believe that from the moment we start to play the game there are certain kinds of golf strokes whicH we can make and certain other kinds of golf strokes which we never can hope to make with any degree of consistency and success.
 From which I am led to believe that we all have physical limitations or mental limitations which prevent us from performing at our very best on an occasion. That there is truth in this remark may be inferred from the when they have finished a round, say, in a 70. '1 could have made it in three strokes better if I had been putting, or if I had been getting my brassie right, or if I had not been slightly off my Inashie,'' and sentences of similar import
 If you will this season stop and con- slider your own case you will find that when you have made good scores and could have done better-that is, when you have felt like playing and have gone through the eighteen holes with bubbling confidence, the strokes which you will have missed will in nine times out of ten be in that particular in stance with that particular club which in the general run of events you are wA1kest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20

champion, in court tennis. With all the expensive sports open to him, Jay Gould some years ago decided on court tennis. At the Gould mansion in Lake wood, N. J., the future worlds title holder learned hiS game from the ground up. For two years he prac- ticed with a private tutor. When he was ready to make his public debut young Gould had few opponents to fear, and he went through them with ex- press speed In no time he won the American title. Then he sent a chal- lenge abroad, and England replied with George F. Covey. the greatest pro star in the game. Covey and Gould met at the Philadelphia Racket club on March 19, 1914. Gould won seven sets to one.
 A mention of the country's best ten his players would not be complete with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20

Golf can easily supply it's share of millionaire competitors, with Maxwell R. Marston heading the list. He now holds the New Jersey state title. Then there's Henry Topping, who was re- gently presented with a $900,00O Fifth avenue y6New York; mansion. Topping accompanied Travers, Ouimet, Evans and Herreshoff to England in 1914 and went further in the English champion ship than either Travers or Ouinnet. In the same year Topping was runner up for the French title at La Boulie.
 Polo especially appeals to the young millionaire sportsmen. Marshall Field Sd of the famous Chicago dry goods family cut a wide swath in polo circles in the south with his fearless riding.
 There's sixteen-year- Rodney Wanamaker, whose sensational playing at Pinehurst, N! C., has already stamp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20

out R. Norris Williams. who comes from an immensely wealthy Philadel- phia family. When but eighteen years old Williams made the American team that invaded England in 1913 and returned with the historic cup.l The following year Williams defeated Mau- rice Mclaughlin for the American championship at Newport, which was one of the biggest surprises the game has ever known. Williams lost his title to William Johnston last year. Now he's getting ready to recapture his honorS.
 George Church, strong contender for national tennis titles this season, is another youngster who'll never need to worry about the wolf coming near his door Church captured the inter collegiate title in 1914, when the repre- sented Princeton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20

ed the Philadelphia youth as a future candidate for the international four The same is true of Thomas Hitch cock, whose father is a celebrated horseman. Young Hitchcock, like Rod ney Wanamaker, has shown his fitness for being regarded as future fnterna- tional material
 Automobile racing can show it's mum Der of miIlionaires. Grover Bergdous son of a wealthy Philadelphia brewer. not only races, but makes his own cars. The Bergdon Special. which he always drives in big race, he made himself. One of the youngest present day pilots is Caleb Bragg, a wealthy Californian. Harry $. Hardness is an- other millionaire auto racer.
 One of the latest recruits to aerial sport is Vincent. Astor. The young heir to the Astor millions owns two of the fastest hydroplanes in the United States, which he delights to pilot at his Rhinecliff (N. Y.) estate. AstOr is a motorboat and watching enthusiast and owns one of the fastest craft on the Hudson. He is also corking good golfer.
 In the middle west is Max FIeisch- mann, who already is a licensed avia- tor one of the few society pilots in this country. Young F1etschmann has his own hangars and aerOplanes just outside of Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20

and pasti1nes which require sporting bloody the sensation of ninety mile an hour jaunt through the clouds in an aeropIane, the exhilaration of a thrill ing polo match or the skill and stamina one must bring into play in a hard ten his set-to.
 These moneyed youths-many of them could write their own checks for fortune-are intent1y serious about their sport prospects. They have giv- en up the idea of competing in games just to amuse society gallery and are trophy rooms.
 Heading the list of these young mill Honaire sport champions comes Jay Gould, son of George Gould, the rail- road magnate. Young Jay possesses that rare distinction of being a worlds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20

TIT fs a goldng fact that every golfer
 has his limitations which no amount of practice or instructions can surmount. Few will deny that this is SO; no mans game seems to be of such an even caliber that one part is as strong as another.
 It matters little whether we speak
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
RICHARDS HARD LUCK ATHLETE.

RICHARDS HARD LUCK ATHLETE.
 A LIMA RICHARDS, the great all round athlete at Cornell univer- sity, had hard luck in his early efforts. During his athletic career Richards has sprained his left leg four times and his right leg twice.
 The first time Richards tried the high jump he broke his left leg above the knee, and he then was advised to give up athletics. But Richards stuck to athletics and now ranks as one of the greatest in intercollegiate history.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20
Photos by Anerican Press AssociatiOn.'

f-Georss Church. 2-caIeb Bragg.
 3.-Grover BergdoIi. 4-Jay Gould.
 5.-vineent Astor. 6.-Max Marston. 7.-R. Norris Williams.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20

Photo by American Press Association. MANAGER CLARK GRIFFITH says
 that Harry Harper, the Washing ton young southpaw. should develop into one of the best twirIers in the American league with the proper coaching. With this in view Grin is making every effort to bring out the best there is in him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20

now oeVotAng tnemselVeS 10 the ouS1- ness of winning sporting titles. And they are making good. It is getting to be almost a regular thing for one to pick up newspapers and see the Goulds, Wanamakers, Marshall Fields, Astors and F1eischmanns taking conspicuous places in the sporting news. s
 These scions of wealthy families don't go in for what are known as the tame games. They prefer more action
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-20

,TH fat bank rolls and
 nothing particular to do sons of many of our most
 prominent milIionaires are
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-04
VARIED BILL WINS
APPROVAL AT KEITH'S
Many Standard Acts Appear in
Show of Considerable
Merit

There are standard goods in vaudeville
Just the same as in the commercial
world. Many of the choice brands are
to be had this week at Seith's. AS to the
best, It's a matter of taste. il it's laugh
ter and wit you desire then see Kate
Gilmore and Sam Williams who started
the house laughing all over again after II
had been laughing all night. There are
enough bright lines I'm this act to furnish
two or three musical comedies Fortun-
ately Miss Gilmore made many of those
annoying commuters. who get restless
about 1890, miss their train.
If your taste runs to art ana romance
you then take a peek at valerie Bergere
in Little Cherry Blossom" an oriental
message savorinE Of spring and love. The
atrnosphere of Toxic radiates from this
little playlet, which Is the work Of stephen
c. Champlln. 1t tells Of the love OF
Japanese maiden for an American en-
gineer She proves her sincerity by en-.
abling him to land fat contract. And, OF
course he marries her Miss Bergere IS
well stpDorted by Herbert warren. Incl
dentally a faithful Philadelphian; Harry
NJ. Smith, Stuyvesant Kinslow, Katherine
Kavanaugh and 11ffie Bordine, The result
laughs applause, curtain calls, whlch Is
plenty.
Should YOU like something dainty and
classy you will find 1t in the original Of
fering of William Mack and Nellie Walk
er. two more Quaker City natives. who
with AL Hockey, n third Philadelphian'
present "a Pair of Tickets This act is
a cameo of spicl and span variety ana
won much appreciation.
Perhaps you prefer some plain, solid
fun. Then have a glance at Tango
Shoes" a novelty presented by Billie
Burke. Prominent in the cast Is Mike
Needham, the old man dancer" who was
famous when vaudeville was variety
with him is his old partner. Mike Kelly
You must have heard of them-Needham
and Kely--if you went to see the shows
mt the old Central a few years back. And
they're both Phladelphians, too. Mike
Needhams wife, Vivian Wood, is in the
cast also, and three other members of the
fair sex whose names we don't know
Bert Cole directs the complications.
Thrills are provided by Lucy Gillett in
n wonderful juggling act, staged on n law
ish scale
Edna Blanche Showalter sang classical
and popular selections with especially
good results.
Laddie Cliff he of the nimble feet and
funny songs took the place of Eddie
Leonard, scored a solid hit and cornered
most of the applause of the show. Other
good acts were presented by the Calitor-
mia Orange Pickers and Warren and Tenn
pleton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-04
ECCLESIASTICAL RELIGION
CALLED CHASTITY FAILURE
Mystical Forms of Worship Also Flu
tile, Says Pastor

The men who Sow tares in the field Of
our national life" we're condemned as EN-
emies of the republic" today in the noon
Lenten service at st. Stephens Episcopal
Church by the Rev DIR. John Howard
Meish, who characterized ecclesiastical
religion as "ghastly failure"
Doctor Melsh's text was This Is My
Commandment, That Ye Love one An
other, Even AS I Have Loved You"
He who spreads suspicion, fear, con-
tempt, envy between this country and an
other is an enemy of the republic" said
the minister. THE true patriot sows good
grain-confidence, sympathy, good will
and peace.
Ecclesiastical religion" he continued
emphatically, has been tried and found
wanting. The war is the witness 60 its
ghastly failure. Mystical religion is also
a sham. Multitudes have been trusting IT,,
only to find It reed which pierced their
hands when they leaned upon it.
"Ethical religion Is the religion of Jesus.
It means the love Of God in the neighbor
and the neighbor in God. Between ethical
Christianity and war there is an eternal
conflict. You can no more harmonize the
two than you can reconcile life and death,
love and hate, heaven and hell, War is
organized destruction; Christianity Is the
giving of life"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-04
EVEN DISASTER BENEFITS
GOOD PEOPLE, SAYS PASTOR
Lenten Speaker Sees Hand Of God in
Greatest Tragedies

what bundle Of contributions we
are" said the Rev. Or. ], G. Kunzman to-
day at the noon Lenten services in Old St.
Johns Lutheran Church, Race street be-
low 9Th. I'VE say: All things work to-
gether for good and are lifted up to the
third heaven when all goes well and then
are down in the depths when reverses
come. Not so with Paul and the noble
souls who have subdued kingdoms and
wrought righteousness. Inspiration an
nounces an unfailing hope and Calvary
assures its infallible fulhlment.
Sublime conception All things work
together Where did he get it2 Sin and
righteousness, heaven and hell, the fall
and redemption-all things compelled by
one wise and all-merciful God to work
together for a great and glorious end Yes
work together for good We have not
rightly read our Bibles unless we see this.
Paul does not say that all things work
together for good for all men. lie does
say that they work together for good
to them that love Cod
otherwise, you put the rebel and the
patriot, the saint and the sinner on the
same plane. Bring in your Slocum dis
aster, Johnstown flood sinking of the I'll
tanic, the burning of the Iroquois Theatre
and test the principle. Were there no
death. there could be no resurrection of
the dead"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-04
ELKToN STILL GRETNA GREEN
Maryland Legislature Kills Bill to
Check Elopers

ELKTON, Md, April a.--The haven for
runaways and elopers which has been in
existence in Elliton for the last four years,
will continue with open arms for the next
two years, as the Maryland Legislature,
which adjourned at midnight, killed the
bill introduced by Senator Frank IL. Will
liams, of Elkton, to raise the age limit of
girls and make II unlawful for elopers
from other States to marry within 90
hours after obtaining license.
Couples who were granted marriage II.
censes in the town today were George w.
Reid and Ella NJ. Holloway. Howard Roby
and Elizabeth G. Murray, Charles s.
Fisher and Anna NJ. Voss, of Philadelphia;
Henry Frazier and Rebecca G. Rutledge.
wilmington, Del: William ]. Hubbard and
Marie II, Vehntner. Baltimore; Alfred w.
Arlington, Riverton, N. j.. and Carrie II.
Green. Philadelphia; J. Franklin Diggs,
Jr., Hagerstown, and Oletta Mearns,
Northeast, Md
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-04
Knickerbocker Gives ..The Thief'

''The Thief" Henri Bernstein's inter.
esting drama, is being presented in an
admirable manner by the Knickerbocker
Players The dramatic story, in which
a woman resorts to stealing in order to
secure finery to beautify herself in the
eyes of her husband, is well known. but it
Is rarely that a stock company interprets
the piece so well.
John Warner as the young husband
and Emily Smiley as the wife were seen
TO a decided advantage, holding the au-
dience nigh breathless in the boudoir
scene where the wife is discovered as the
thief Earl Western as Fernand La
gardes the youth who poses as thief
to shield the wife, was all that could be
asked. while Philip Lord and Josie Sisson
as Raymond and Isabella Lagardes, his
parents, are also good. The play was
well staged.