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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
Fast Field Anticipated
for Stevenson
Family Accepts Chal-
lenge Issued by Nee
han Clan
Rv SANDY McNIBLICK

TIME date for the Philadelphia open
/ championship has been definitely laid
over TO the month of October, according to
the announcement of Francis B. Warner,
secretary of the Golf Association of Phila-
delphia, today.
II was found TO be impossible TO arrange
a satisfactory date this month, ana Seplem-
her is so full of events that it would be
equally impossible to crowd it in then,
Many local fans had hoped that 1t would
be possible to stage the open tourney the
last week in August, which would be the
week before the national amateur tourney
to be held at Merton.
Many of the prominent pros always
gather at the course at such time' ana
this would have been something In It's
favor. But the principal reason was that
the Philmont Country Club, where the
omen tourney will be held, had contemplated
according to Mile. Rumor, the holding OF
an neutrality-suspicious. one-day medal
bout, and it was figured that this would
bring stars such as Chick Evans, national
omen champion; Jerry Travers, Oswald
Kirlby, Max Marston, Bob Gardner and
other famous amateurs before the Quaker
public for an extra exhibition of what this
thing is called real golf prowess''
More Money, Mebbe
The Philadelphia open this year is
planned to draw one of the fastest helds
in lis history 1t is possible that more
money will be added. though the purses
now offered are exceptionally generous
Buxton was something of a grasshopper
yesterday We read how Buxton had 10
withdraw on the National links as the result
of losing his ball after lots of trouble, and
then later in the day we read about BuX-
ton riding Felicidad to victory In the hrst
race at Saratoga.
As a horseman, we had previously given
Buxton a percentage OF 900.
Hard on the heels of the acceptance OF
the sweeping challenge to a match for the
golf tribe championship Of the United
States issued by j. Franklin Meehan in this
column by the MacBean family comes
another acceptance to this office of the
challenge The Meehan clan, so 1t would
seem, viii have its hands full taking or
the eager families which would do battle
for the title.
The letter follows in full;
Sandy McNiblick-I notice In last nights
Eolf match to ali husbands and wives who have
| four children, male, female or mixed by i
rahS'n 4 tho nEoIftribe g championship OF the United
States. / am suspicious that Mr., Meehan has
RSys as arse saO%ss m fGT OF sSs n"
II so. l accept the challenge and viii Mans
as members Of my tribe tM,,s;. M5s w D. s,sysnson
v, 4, stsysRsSR: JT John Harlan Stevenson
and Robert Louis steyenSon w9qid a, spsTes IIf;is
ths' he second at the Bala doif Club and th'
| third on neutral grounds pFoNiaed theis
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parts due TO the rain. 1flauder showed a
marvellous run of chip approaches ana APP
proach putt. He was generally dead to the
hole. but when he had a four-foOter to
sink on the difficult greens he seldom
missed.
The old shout is still raised about the
ass beIng worn off around the cups which
are moved once a week The defense Is
that II the cups were moved oftener, the
greens would be covered with bare spots
and soon there wouldn't be any greens.
But others contend that II the pins were
moved every day, as at the clubs. the
grass around the hole would not have n
chance to wear off. The course is said
to average about a thousand players a
week
Something of interest Is promised In the
Ancient and Honorable line next month,
when i5-men teams from the Bucks County
Country Club and the Bala Golf Club meet
for a dinner match.
The first match will be at Langhorne
and the second at Bala. Bucks County
will be able to give the Bala team a fine
match. The team is led off by the Ridge
brothers, Charlie Lovett and others of first
sixteen" speed The dinner will be fol-
lowed by a dance, which brings into the
light John C. McAvoy, president of the
Bala Golf Club, golfer and dancer.
With Broken Arm
He was discussing the matches the other
day and telling how much he was looking
forward TO solrees.
You're in fine shape for IT," was the
comment of his audience and the 'prexy's'
face grew long as he looked down sorrow
fully at his broken right arm in sling.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18

necessity for third. about which have my
doubts,
II tho above is satisfactory. and my clan
m to NSw @ss' es e S
clan. Yours very truly w. n. STEVENSON
August 10.
The Stevensons looked over the Meehan
record in the recent Bala tourney, which
was one thing that made them decide not
TO let the challenge go unanswered.
Stevenson and Son also trimmed Meehan
and Son at Springhaven and feel that the
latter team wants to get back at them.
The Stevenson children range from %
years to 13. The family is now at Cape
May getting preliminary practice.
Stevenson. Sr., says he will also take on
the Meehan tribe at shooting clay pigeons.
Sweater Bothers
one of the best shots played by Mrs.
Clarence II. VanderbeCk, United States
woman golf champion, when she played this
week at Cobb's Creek with George C..
KlaudeI, was to the fourth green. 1t is an
island hole surrounded not only by much
water, but by banks of the most hourishing
rough Mrs. Vanderbeck's shot kicked dead
right on the flag.
She had been started at 2 up. so that the
shot put her up on klauder. She won
the next so she was up for holes
Rain fell all afternoon and came down
in buckets during the play Of the last
hole. Klauder squared things there with
a par after he had narrowly missed a
bird.
Mrs. Vanderbeck experienced much
trouble in playing many shots. due TO a
sweater she wore, which extended in all
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
AT THIS STAGE ENOUGH TO WIN FLAG
ALEXANDER NEEDS EIGHT MORE
GAMES FOR GREAT RECORn
Nv cRANTLAND RICE

n world series we have bulbous :,
hunch that ne viii be quite different IN AZ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
Richter to TraUeL
With PhiLs in West

In the next two weeks the National League
nenaant either will be won or lost while
the eastern teams are playing In the West.
Boston and our own Phillies, Baseball In
terest Ia this city naturally VIII center
most iHiPSTsagt swing Cgi irEEhss Ehs big sH slEeHSit
pert OF the EVENING LEDGER, whose
Stories have been Q feature Of these PaEes.
counts Of the. big games and comment on
the chances Of the team viii appear every
Mr. Richter Is one of. the most prolific
and foremost writers 9f baseball In the
game from eFery angle. and has turned In
more exclusive stories than any other writer
The fact that Mr.. Richter Is trayellnK with
the Phfllies Is guarantee 70 the reaaerh
III the sports columns Of the EVENING
LEDGER Of the best stories OF the Phiiiies'
.amDaign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
OCTOBER IS DATE SELECTED
FOR PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT
OPEN GOLF TOURNAM MENT
TOniOTrOIU'S Tournament
and Today'S Tee Talk

Glass handicap tournament, 18 holes medal
play. ut Huntington Nplley Cgentry Club.
elusive. Glass Il, handlcaps Of 10 and over.
Golf ball prizes and entrance fee., ,
Valley Country Club. , c. -.
Woodbury.. is holes. Bpll swcepstakes,
:. SECOND round for Edge Hili Trophy ht
cap medal play; best tw9 Of three scores.
Fifth round of round robin tourney at
QuaiifyinE round for club championship
Of Bnln Golf Club. All entrants to play from
scratch.
by will power nlone, one critic says. tho
player must put all parts OF his, body lnt9
his swing, after he has laid his club mt rest
behind the ball and fully made up his mind
TO draw back for the swing. .
He must keep under control any movement
not essential to the stroke and all this 70
he done while swinging the club hack over
the SHOULDER pnd then forward with all the
strength Of the body. -, -.
single force behind the ball.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18

rr,1IosE who have been debating the Ma
tionaI League race as a Brooltlyn-Boston
affair are liable to make the mistake OF ther
oratorical lives by overlooking Pat Morahs
persistent pills This club has been play
ing better ball since May, 1915, than II
played after May 1915.
All through the campaign it has been ~
an iueal, position, mover out in 'front.' p%u' %
always within easy striking distance oi 'lle
ton Moran is a wise, canny leader' Ahu
no rns a better machine than most CRITICS
uiye hnn credit for. with Alexander IN snch
hne condition, he will have the jump on potn
braves and Robins when fley meet later
on and this jump may mean more thah a
trina in such race.
The Phillies proved year ago they had
the inside stuff to stand the gaff And the
memory of last years finish isn't going to
count against them through September,
when the big splash comes along
Alexander's Chance
alexander needs only eight more games
to TIC his 1916 mark the best year OF his
career, when he packed away 81 victories.
Big Alex is apparently She only 3O-gams
winner left in the big leagues since Matty
and Walsh abdicated the throne. lIs ii
without any doubt basebal's greatest
pitcher now. and II he gets another shot at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
Dodgers and White sox Crnmnl.

II you will observe the intimate
neither Chicago nor Brooklyn, hIeh suesals
two weeks ago as flag contenders ,vasO ,aVoisd
to stand up against the main oppon,.. S's az
the crucial spot. This may mean 4 y, n,.I q
to nothing. Think it over. may lsad
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
Hunting Trouble

Hunting Trouble
Some people will go to any lerof,
trouble. Robinson. Stallings and ssseNtg
moving heaven and earth and tbs len or aFs
meath, for the sole purpose, as II ro seas Be.
OF pushing their batsmen out aears! ,Uooks
Ruth. Leonard, Foster and Mavs shofs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
PHILLIES' MACHINE is RUNNING
SMOOTHLY ENOUGH TO REPEAT
VICTORY IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pitchers Are Going Well and Have Plenty OF Re
serve Strength for the Final Test-Hltting
Power Is Being Maintained

REeNNNe National with the G Cincinnati s @
2 chance m WIN @ remnant or 1916 Brooklyn
anss 81 @ any @ under the strain mo Of @ s w @ Pp @ b tine p ag which y
cause the 10 fall pieces a notice.
pitchers in one game and has
bull pen That tendency the
likely the undons of the Dodse
that Brooklyn being top EDOetss club
hit slump whether running
that De smith pne consistently
Irregular duty.
Dick Rudolph s of Real Iron Men
GEORGE srALNGs playing the game correctly He working his ] pitch
edge sprint
ss oomn % with Gs te ata @ led by Mosee
toms extrem e Phnie
Rudolph being oveworked but he not
pitchers the league Not only that but he
ming ball On the other hand he shoots fast one through
sPs' OF iss which made hi" stand the Athletics their 's''' worlds
s ss in te gs Ssa @ of the n The main
of which he insts into
PhlTes Sailing Along at Smooth Pace
WHAT conserving the phnles are
,ne @ TOP Wh % % S return @ ~ from @ ] @ wi avs arrived and now looks as
though III
BrOotyn but they do good
results of play the National League on given
Bill rnstsE whose whose
trying make difficult second base is in good form He % can throw as
All of the Phnes hitting we'll enough win penmn @ All they need need
pitching general
philies Have Their Spirit
HE baseball organization in the major
discover it. On the contrary each
as does his own That
cuques
are positively lacking g in in the pnnnes camp Everybody " % y ~
Harmony must prevail a ball expects
have been able to sufficient show of harmony by using the iron INST
harmonious for the sake of harmony
ball than under any other econdrlo
Ph look like great ball club on the field Some of them are
sing mo-, up
feas e
Rixey in Almost Perfect Form
are now at the crest oGency and the way Dearso Bender
and Mayer going
they will keep on edge and be ready to do a gets
close W @ @ @ r m @ aR % s @ % n @ d @ pe nd T ths Ph @ 3 winning con-
s.ens & without but sapps any reserve Tnersy n the % % & % n h % @ % %
West should give the rhnns trouble going as they are in that smooth win
flag
May Try to Abolish Tennis vOley
oS Of the no meetings @ OF the G @ s s' @ ons2 Sas s G
S S %sSs % S n ss e Of ho0 % service % % na % % are sure to propose rule that
the official of the association publishes and comments
embodied
permitted
havoney being considered ground stroke"
campbsrs soeums Dayss al s,eaa
game hn na @ snsS' % ] osa man ] led by player. with highly developed m
attacks During this the toDnhs played
Mclaughlin
he
in William
Williams I'd Johnston defeated both Williams and Mclaughlin
a
il is in the
wnliamss and JOhnstOn's Methods Similar
w
frequently he going right
with much
mparte by the service
So appears winning player
netg
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18

California no longer Is botherins :,
the Japanese problem. The preyais,a. se0e
a Mr.. Richard Norris Williams L ~
annoying the Native Sons more than N,s y
the Japs there are. an u
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
Answering a Query

Sir--If base runner bumps into
baseman and knocks the ball ov, .nit
hand, purposely bowling him over OI ha
he be safe? I, hout
Not very unless he was larger thu.
third baseman, aH NJ
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-03

resorute a. last, and finding himself
unable to decide what next to do. my
map has the misfortune OF having
been made from the imagination and
not from facts in hand. But now
see, here the way forks"
Before him now lay a series Of gel
leries still damp from the recent
flooding from the moat. 1t was Sachio's
theory, based upon he knew not what,
that the treasure chamber must le
somewhere under the moat. that the
flood gates niust have been devised
for some purpose of protecting it. He
acted upon that theory now, and with
no better guide than the greater damp
less OF the rock floors which he fol
lowed, he wandered on hour after
hour.
At length he paused, helpless, puz.
zled, dumfounded. He had taken a
wrong turn somewhere In this laby.
rinth of underground channels! He
had not even found the water gates
which had flooded these levels so re
Gently. He had found no new re
cesses in the rocky walls. He had
found nothing which in the least com
pared itself with the map he now held
In his hand! The cold sweat broke
out upon his forehead even in these
icy depths.
my God!" said Sachio Of Grahof
fen to himself, Il have failed"
Yes, Sachio had failed. He knew
what that meant. Death was to be his
portion for his failure. Would it come
in one swift stroke at the hand of his
monarch, moved by the frenzy of his
disappointment? Or, would it come il
the slow torture of deliberate revenge
wrought on him for that failure in the
nendish ingenuity OF the icy soul O
C%ortislaw?
Il have failed,' said Sachio to him
SELF, "and through my own fault!
had success in my grasp and threw i
away. That girl could have told me-
everything, and / sem her away-be
yond all reach-out Of our country
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was overlooked at the moment alike
by the natives who had accompanied
him thither and by the inhabitants of
the village which they had surprised.
These were rival factions, or rival
tribes upon the island, and for the
time their ancient hatred made them
forget the presence of the white man.
They fell upon each other fiercely, and
in the swift clash of arms all else was
overlooked. Perhaps they remembered
the potency Of the white mans
weapons. Their own weapons none
the less would serve for a skin whose
color they understood. With much
cheerfulness they addressed them
selves to the task OF mutual mutila-
ton.
The conflict swayed here and there,
until at length the villagers seemed
to have the best Of the invaders. The
latter now remembering their white
leader, broke off toward the forest,
hOtly pursued by their antagonists.
Thus at length they all, a mixed array
Of fighting men, found themselves at
the brink Of the cavern where but re-
Gently Count Frederick had followed
the trail of Kitty Gray and her captor.
They also plunged down the slope, still
mingled, still fighting, SO that present
ly there might have been heard deep
within the subterranean cavern the
clash OF spear or shield, and the thud
Of war clubs against human skulls.
BY this time Kitty Gray had been
rescued from the immediate peril
which had threatened. When Count
Frederick called out, the half-witted
Batlor turned toward him, and hest.
tated half an instant. With swift In.
stinct. Kitty's fingers found . vulner-
able place in her assailant's eyes, and
40 he reared In pain. she pulled her
self free from him and sprang down
and back into the arms Of Count Fred
eeick. who caught her close, murmur
Ing some words with whose meaning
she was we'll content.
my AaAse ny lifsl. 10 exclaimed.
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riddle OF the missing Gretzhoffen
coin. II either Of these two kingdoms
should march against the other, If its
armies should lay level with the earth
the battlements and towers o. ITS en-
emy-why. that would but bury the
deeper the secret which alone ami
mated either in the quest of conquest.
AS for any offense against Grahof-
fen, however, what could Michael the
weak have done now, with his right
hand man, his ablest general, his best
man Of affairs, gone? He hesitated as
to e of the offensive, just as his
chief rival pondered the results pos
sible, even of a successful offensive.
Meantime. the truth remained that
the key to all this coil was absent, nor
was she apt to return. Kitty Gray
certainly must cherish a keen memory
Of injuries she had known on these
shores. The armies of America might
come back, the ships of America might
anchor in these ports, their guns might
exact apology or tribute-but Kitty
Gray herself would not return. that
was sure. Therefore affairs halted.
The battle was arrested as though the
sun had halted midway of the heavens
in a modern Ajalon.
Yet, not SO far away, as actual dis
lance Is measured, the two principals
Of this play still lived. Kitty and
Count Frederick were separated from
the rival kingdoms by not SO many
leagues of the sea-, yet thoy knew not
where they were more than did any
Of these others. The sea which
stretched between the two lands was
narrow enough in fact, yet potentially
it lay UNNECESSARILY wide.
AS to the secrets Of the rival king
doms which they had left behind,
neither of these two much concerned
himself. There were other things
which concerned each vastly more.
When Count Frederick fastened
away from the side Of the sacrificial
fire in the search of the woman who
had come so near being it's victim, he
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With her gone, we have no hope re-
maining-we v shall find it our
selves. She alone now could save my
life-she whom l mistreated-and she
whom ! sent away"
"And Count Frederick" he went on,
still musing to himself. HE was my
enemy, and Is today-but something
tells me that he also has the clue. If
he were here, ! could wheedle or
threaten him. Perhaps he is with her;
who knows? And / have sent her
away! Did ever a man gain aught by
bullying a woman? Fair speech with
them-or the bowstring-those are
the only ways. am sentenced,
doomed, and by my own fault"
Discouraged, bafied, perhaps after
all, affected by the gloom Of these sur
roundings, he turned back at last.
Somewhere near him he knew, some
where perhaps not q biscuit toss away,
measured by distance in the open air,
lay q dark clustered space, the cham
Der OF t~ortures, grim in its secrets, it,
floor perhaps piled with broken bones,
its walls perhaps hung full of the old
machinery for parting flesh and soul
in lingering agony. Was 1t indeed
true that the lost souls in that hidden
chamber had wiped out the trace OF
1t and left the surface Of all these
walls alike?
Count Sachio could feel the needles
and pincers of hot steel tearing at his
own soul.
"Gone!" said he, to himself, gone!
And twas I who sent her away"
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CHAPTER xxx.
The Sacred Fire.

No lntimation could come to anyone
In the two rival kingdoms - to the
whereabouts Of those two persons Of
most importance In the swift drama Of
those days-Kitty and Count Freder-
ick. They had disappeared utterly
I'D left 20 tFaco. With then had
Dnaoed - 49, 6 ~ solutioa g ~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-03

Kitty Gray. newspaper woman. fnds In
! curio shop half Of a broken coin, tins
mutilatsd Inscription on which arouses
81 her managing editor. to go to the prin-
cipolyY OF G~retzhoffen to piece out the
story suggested by the inscription. She Is
followed. and on arrival in G~retzhoffen
her adventures while chasing the secret
Of the broken COLI begin.
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Williams news., 1916-12-07
MANUFACTURERS OF

fully farmed should be devoted to agriculture. He holds with the News that the farming of this small per cent of the area of this country will benefit both farmer and stockman. The stockman needs the crops of the farmer for his stock and the farmer will be greatly ben eftted by so handy a market as the stockman will give him.
 MT. Hamilton does not think nor does the News, that this country should be exploited as an agricultural country for the purpose of attracting home steaders. The land which is susceptible of agricultural de- velopment is already taken. It is merely a question as to whether the homesteaders who
Williams news., 1916-12-07
Public Ownership of R. Rs.
 Coming

It seems quite evident that one of two things will happen in the railroad world and that pretty soon. There will be a very strict regulation of the railroad business by the gov ernment or there will be gov ernment ownership and oper- ation.
 The palmy days of railroad ing are over. Railroad proper ties have been exploited and large fortunes have been made by manipulating these proper ties. Operations of this kind are no longer possible and such being the case, the exploiters of railroad properties are very much less desirous than form erly of the control of the rail roads. They do not favor strict regulation for that would be irksome. They want a free hand. So the alternative of government ownership is being considered by them with con- siderable favor and especially
 
 as they see in it possible sale of railroad properties at much more than they are really worth.
 Alfred P. Thom who is attor- ney for the railroads and speaks for them before the congressional committee which is giving con sideration to rail- road matters said that num- Der of railroads might be will ing to sell their properties at a "fair valuation". As far as government ownership is con- cerned, MT. Thom said, the ma jority of railroad presidents are not in favor of it. But a fair value, we'll I reckon that if you offered a fair value you'd