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Evening journal., 1916-08-30
SMALLER LEAGUES
HAVE HAD BAD YEAR
Rain and Indifference of.
Public Put Crimp in
Their Receipts
TO SELL PLAYERS
ONE. CHANCE LEFT

The majority of the minor leagues
are nearing the end OF their seasons,
the closing date for most Of the lit
Gle circuits being set for Labor Day
or soon afterwards. As the year had
been one Of the "bloomer" variety,
there are likely TO be few tears shed
by the bush" magnates when the fl
nal curtain is rung down.
A few Of the minor league clubs
will be able 10 show a profit, and
some Of the others may break even
but it is safe to predict that large
majority will close up owing them
selves money. Unusually bad weather
conditions and lack of public interest
have combined to put the skids under
tho pastime.
Two years ago the now defunct
Federal League started the minors
down the toboggan by grabbing the
bush" stars and neglecting Formally
OF slipping a little change in return
When the Feds died last winter the
minors breathed a sigh Of relief and
started forthwith to prepare for what
they figured would be a soft and sOoth-
ing season Of 1916. Nothing doing.
In nearly all sections J. Pluvius has
been on the job early and late, with
the result that the season now near.
ing its close must be added to the two
previous disastrous years, making
three fliVVers in a row.
The only bright spots in the pic
ture of gloom are found among tn,
few top-liners in the larger minol
leagues. the American Association
and the International. Western. South
ern and Pacific Coast Leagues Pen
nant contenders in these leagues will
come through right side up. But out
side OF Glass AA and Glass A leagues
minor league baseball at a profit il
| likely to be unknown this year
The one remaining chance for tn,
little clubs to gather some coin is tn
unloading of some of their players 4
clubs Of higher classification. eithe
through sale or draft.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
Church TO MEET JAP
FOR Tennis HONORS
IN MIC United Press.

FOREST HILLS, n. Y, Aug. 3d.
George NJ. Church is the first OF the
higher rated players in the national
tennis tourney now in progress on the
courts of the Westside Tennis Club to
get chance at Ichiya Kumagae, tse
Japanese champion. Church and the
Oriental Wizard meet this afternoon
in the feature match of the day.
Church. in the opinion Of many ex-
perts, stands an excellent chance OF
eliminating tho Nippon racquet WELD
er. His service and the type Of play
he employs are calculated to discon-
cert a player of the Jap's type, they
say.
Other important matches in the sec
ond round included: p. Norris VIII
liams II, VS.. Robert Leroy, Maurice F..
Mclaughlin VS.. Kenneth Hawkes., Will
liam NJ. Johnston VS.. Francis T. Hun
ter, Leonard Beekman VS.. Harold
Throckmorton, Willis e. Davis VS.. Ro-
land Roberts, Frederick B. Alexander
VS.. Theodore Roosevelt Pell and c. w.
Macpherson VS.. Dean Mathey.
Many eyes will be turned on Nc
Loughlin when the Comet" gets into
action against Kenneth Hawkes..
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
new Game Law CODE IS
SUBMITTED TO HUNTERS

HARRISBURG. Pa, Aug. 3l.-Limi-
tation to the open season for turkeys,
grouse and quail in Pennsylvania to
the period between November ! and
December I, and the extension OF the
rabbit season shooting from Novem-
Der / to December 81. are some OF the
more important changes suggested TO-
day in the proposed codificatioa Of the
game laws OF the State by the State
Game Commission.
Three thousand copies OF the sug-
gestions In pamphlet form have been
mailed to sportsmen and sportsmens
associations in all parts of Pennsyl-
vania. ond a general conference of
hunters will be held in Harrisburg in
December. at which the proposals oil
the commission will be threshed out
and IL Is hoped some basis reached fol-
general bill for submission 30 the
Legislature.
DR.. Joseph Kalhhis, secretary oil
the commission. in a circular letter
accompanying the draft, makes 4
plain that the commission has no de
sire to dictate. and that the matter o
seasons. methods by which game ma,
be taken and bag limits are subjects
to be decided by the sportsmen them
selves.
Secretary Kalbfus makes stroni
plea for the creation OF mere sanctu
aries throughout the State, which h,
believes will do much to increase tn,
supply
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
MIDDLETOWN PROUD
Of CRACK Catcher
Great Work of Segelkew
Has Featured Many
Games This Season
MAKES GOODPARTNER
FOR SOUTHPAW FINN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN, Del. Aug. 3O.-Car-
son Segelken, the young catcher Of the
Middletown baseball club, has done
more 10 aid the team in making its
envious record this season than any
one else. with the possible exception
of George Finn. the southpaw twirler
"Seggie" is playing in a manner that
convinces Manager Walls no mistake
was made when he was coaxed to stay
on the team and not Join a profess
sional club.
"Seggie" has done the bulk Of the
catching since he joined the locals,
four years ago Some Of the best
twirlers in Delaware have declared
"Seggie" 10 be a find.
George Lefty" Finn. Delaware's
demon OF the diamond, SAYS "Seggie'
is the best amateur catcher that he
has ever pitched to. Finn claims
"Seg" can tell batter's weakness by
just looking at him. II is due &c
"Seggie's" keen judgment thar Finn is
able TO get fifteen and sixteen strike
outs n game.
Besides being a great catcher Segel
ken is a 800 hitter and many game
has been broken up in the ninth innli
by his long drives. He has an arm %
steel, that can shoot the ball on line
from home plate to the keystone sack
In twenty-three games played thii
season "Seggie" has had but one error
without Seq" II is doubtful If Fin
would be putting up the article o
pitching that he is.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
CHESROOK no REpORT.

For their first practice OF the sea-
son. the Chesrook football seam will
meet at the Washington street triangle
at : o'clock tonight The following
players are urged by Manager Condor
to report; Frank Imp" Ryan. Will
liam and Frank Kerrigan. Bob Gray.
Tom Elliott. Howard Prettyman,
Jack Dayton. Mat Donohue. Bill No
Ian. Bob Kidd. Bob Hanley. Dean Glib
ney. Bill Ferguson. Warren Morrow.
Neal Lynch. Scheu. Mcdowell. Joe
Hampton, Jimmy Taylor and Marvin
Smith.
Any other player wishing tryout
should report at the practice or get
into communication with Joe Condor,
No. 9l7 Markes street.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
Wants CHURCH LEAGUE
TO Play ALL ITS Games

President Collision, Of the Church
League. wants all team to play their
regular games Saturday and not to
forfeit and especially desires Mana
ger Graham OF Asbury. and Manager
Woodington, OF Bethany to play their
games. Bethany and Asbury are to
play at Second and DUPONT street
grounds, so 1t is up TO the managers
TO have their players at the grounds to
play.
The scorers OF the teams are to
phone the results OF the games 20 THE
EVENING JOURNAL. Immediately
after the game, as some OF the scores
have been phoned in very late during
the last couple Of weeks,
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
MILMNGTON A. c. TO REPORT.

Wilmington A. c. players will meet
at Second and DUPONT grounds at
o'clock Saturday. as Manager Adams
will have a game. He has signed M
new players for his team. They are:
Gallagher. formerly of Middletown,
and Sweeney. from last years Lux
burger club. to take care of third
base. Manager Adams is making ar
rangements with the champion Rose
dale club to play a series Of three
games for the independent champion
Shin of the city. Players TO be at
Second and DUPONT Saturday are:
Fishback. Warren, Gallagher, Nc
I.aughlin, Adams, Mccullough, Brad
ford. Reisen. ]. Mccullough. Salad
and Meyers.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
SPEAKMAN WINS AGAIN.

The Speakman Supply and Pipe Com
pany's store team defeated the Eastern
Malleable Iron Company's team at Eden
Park last evening in'a twilight game by
the one sided score of u to 3. The fea'
lures Of the game we're the pitching oil
McCaulley and the catching Of Birch fol
SpeaImans. The lineup for Speak
mans was rs follows: Croney, IS; Is
colt, If; Birch, C; McCaulley, p; Mar
nering, Id; ONeill, 3b; Weatherby, IF;
Woodward, 2b, and jackson, cf. I'm
pires, Patterson and Toulson.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
White PLAYS PINOCHLE
TO Speed HIS BRAIN

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. Aug
80. -- Charlie White is playing
pinochle as a part Of his training pro
gram for his battle with Champion
Freddie Welsh. The Chicago knock
erout claims the game makes him
think fast. and he figures that plenty
OF good melds OF 100 aces or so kings
show he is fast approaching fighting
condition.
White INDUCES in the classic pas
time between training sieges. II takes
the monotony off the hard slams he
receives In the gym.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
SOUTH SIDE
EDEN PICK-UPS

Eden defeated Newport for the third
time this season, by the score of to 3.
The game was one of the fastest
played at Eden Park this season.
It was the fourth straight win for
the Little Brooklyn" nine and judg-
ing from the way they are travelling,
II looks like they are out for a league
record.
Logan was high man at the bat for
Eden. his work for the day being
triple, double and single.
"Stoney" August was on the side
lines and will most likely catch one
OF the games this Saturday.
Wright is still playing whirlwind
ball for the "bridgers" and has hit
safely in the last nine games.
Eden plays Pioneers a double
header at the park this Saturday. first
game called at ? o'clock Everybody
out.
Joe Bradley, idol of the playground
biddies. was Viewpoints big man al
the bat, with triple and a single.
The popular Johnny" Coleman has
taken up the role as a wrestler. He
will start training this fall
Johnny REILLY is running in opposi'
ton to Pat Dugan in the motorboai
line. REILLY being the proud owner of q
very fast craft and would like to NEE
Dugan in any waters.
A party of club members, which In
cludes Joe Serson, Ted Barlow, Boil
Serson and Ding Serson. left Sunday
for trip down the boy Ding" vii
act as cook on the trip. his famous
dish being bean soup.
The club will put a fast football
team in the field this season, some o
the men signed up being Wayne. Alb
bolt. J. Duffy. Burris and c. Short
The team will be coached by the IA
nous athlete. Pat Kelleher.
The nomination for election OF clut
officers will be held the first Tuesday
in September and every member is
asked to be present.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
PORT PENN WANTS CAME.

The Port Penn A. A. is without a
game for Saturday, September ?. and
would like 10 hear from a fast team
desiring a game for that date. Tele-
phone No. IA, Delaware City, s To !
o'clock. or No. S5-31. Delaware City. G
to 9 o'clock, or address Charles n. Nc
Mum, Manager Port Penn A. A.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
for Jamison in nintl
Score BY Innings.

seaford .......O 0 3 0 / 900 %
Milford .......0 0 O0O 90 IL
Two-base hits. Smith. Foiles
Dykes, r.. Smith. Double plays
Smith to Bolly, to Foiles; O'Brien to
r. Smith. Bases on balls-Romnel
3. Struck out-Jamison 2, Rommel
5. Umpire-Glatts.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Scores of Yesterday.

Athletics. 8: Chicago, 2.
Detroit, 8; New York Qst game)
Detroit, 4 New York, end game)
Cleveland, A. Washington. 0.
st. Louis, 5; Boston, 3 list game).
ST. Louis, 8: Boston. 2 End camel.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Scores Of Yesterday.

Phillies. 8; Chicago. 3.
Boston. 6; Pittsburgh, (1st game)
Boston, .; Pittsburgh. (2nd camel.
New York. 3; Cincinnati, 2.
Brooklyn. Z st. Louis, 4.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
TABLOIDS

CHICAGO Burglars here have turned
fishermen and use ten-foot bamboo
poles to hook plumber from first floor
flats. George Skeeles awoke this morn
ing to find his trousers disappearing via
the new route.
C1ICAGO-Ilc is portly, a politician,
an cx President and college professor.
He walked through the loop here and
no one recognized him. Il was William
Howard Taft.
-''Herculean" burglars who
stole seven hundred pound safe out Of
movie house and moved 1t several
miles to the suburbs, were rewarded
with $500 haul when they blew it open.
Factory owners know that the most
tkillful factory workers seek employ
nent thru the Want Ads.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
RIMS OLE THE WEEK.

Runs scored by all teams in Ameri-
can and National Leagues from We'd
nesday. August %. TO Tuesday. August
%. inclusive. Only runs that figure in
official averages are included Scores
of Incomplete games are not counted,
but the scores of games OF five innings
or more are included in the table.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
BASEBALL PROSPECTS
National League.

National League.
New York at Cincinnati. clear
Brooklyn nj st. Louis. clear.
Boston at Pittsburgh, cloudy two
games.l
Philadelphia at Chicago, clear.
American League.
Detroit az New York, clear.
Chicago az Philadelphia, clear.
st. Louis at Boston, cloudy.
Cleveland at Washington, clear.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
Club Standing.
TOday's Games.

TOday's Games.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
So. Louis at Boston.
Cleveland at Washington.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
Club Standing.

TOday's Games.
Phillies at Chicago.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
New York at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at St. Louis.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30
Peninsula LEAGUE
sEAEoRp Defeats MILFORD.
seaford.

MILFORD Del, Aug. 30.-Seaford
defeated. Milford yesterday, 4 to 2
The score.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30

The club will put a fast football
team in the field this season, some Of
the men signed up being Wayne. Alb
bolt. J. Duffy. Burris and c. Short.
The team will be coached by the IA
nous athlete. Pat Kelleher.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30

The nomination for election of club
officers will be held the first Tuesday
in September and every member is
asked to be present.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30

A party of club members. which in
cludes Joe Serson, Ted Barlow, Bob
Serson and Ding Serson, left Sunday
for a trip down the boy. Ding" will
act as cook on the trip. his famous
dish being bean soup.
Evening journal., 1916-08-30

Dazzy Vance. picked up by the
Yankees last year from the Western
League. and who. for time. gave
promise OF developing into star, has
announced his retirement from base
bail Vance. who formerly pitched
with dazzling speed. declares some
thing has happened 10 his arm, and
that nothing will help H. Vance has
a no-hit game 10 his credit. having
pitched it for ST. Joseph in the West
ern League.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-27
:: Personals =

Miss Blanche Corbin has returned
from Shepherdstown. W. Va, where
she had been the guests of friends for
several weeks. She also visited other
eastern points while absent.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Howard who had
been guests at the home of their son,
DR.. L. D. Howard, for two weeks, have
returned to their home In Smithfield,
Pa.
Mrs. Helen Holbert, who had been
Ill for several weeks at Cook hospital.
has gone to her home at Edgmont.
She Is much improved in health.
Miss Marian Leary has returned
from Oakland, Nd, where she had
spent q week with relatives.
Mrs. L. G. Boggs has returned from
Ben Avon, Pa, where she had been
the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Newton Kennedy, for two weeks.
Mrs. e. r. George, who had been the
guest of the Misses Hoffman on Wal.
nut avenue for a few weeks, has re.
turned to her home In Lovettsyillc,
Va.
Governor and Mrs. A. B. Fleming
have gone to New York to visit their
son, George w. Fleming, and Mrs.
Fleming, Miss Virginia Fleming has
been there for several weeks.
Mrs. Lena Ludy, of Baltimore. who
Is the guest Of her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Lake, in this city, Is serious.
ly Ill and owing to her advanced age
hes condition ts critical
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-27
BEARING FALSE WITNESS

Col. Conway lately accused the Nat.
ional Suffrage Association Of printing
obscene literature. We reminded
him that there are laws against the
circulation Of such literature. and that
the anti.suffragists would Jump at the
chance to invoke these laws against
any suffrage publication. We chall.
enged him to name any document
printed by the National Association
that had ever been refused passage
through the mails; and we called up.
on him either to prove his charge or
to retact 1t.
Col. Conway answers Tin the
Clarksburg Exponent) that obscene"
does not necessarily mean so bad as
to be unavailable. He does not at.
tempt to show that anything publish.
ed by the Suffrage Association was
ever refused transmission through
the mails. In order to back up his
unwarranted charge. he tries to show
that suffragists are free lovers BY
making the before mentioned accuse.
lions against DR.. Shaw. Mrs. Hale and
others. and saying that these state.
ments appear in "a Senate document"
He seeks to give ignorant persons the
impression that the Senate of the Uni.
ted States Is somehow behind the
charges.
1t Is very common practice for
members of Congress to incorporate
In their speeches documents on some
subject in which they are interested,
In order that these may be published
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-27
Snider Child Dies
at FairvieW

Willis, aged three years. the infant
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Snider
OF Oklahoma, died at eleven O'Clock
last night at the home of the latter's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Moor
head at Fairview, after a lingering Ill
ness. The mother OF the child came
from her western home to Fairview
two months ago in hopes that the
change OF climate might prove bene
ficialg. No funeral arrangements have
been made pending the arrival Of Mr..
Snider from Oklahoma. Undertaken
j. Y. Hamilton and Son Of Fairview,
have charge OF the funeral arrange
ments.
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'WcmanEdi tor Calls
ConaWz!a,yJ, . Raker

The following series Of edi-
torials all bearing upon the gen.
eral subject Of communication
written by Waitman II. Conway
to The West virginian, and also
printed in the Clarksburg Expo
nent, Is from the Woman's Jour.
nal and Suffrage News printed at 4
Boston and edited by Alice Stone
Blackwell who signed each Of tho
editorials:
MORE ANTLsUFFRAeE FAKES
The usual campaign Of SANDER Ii
being waged against equal suffrage
In West Virginia and South Dakota.
iCol. w. H. Conway, In the Clarks.
burg wv. va) Exponent OF Oct. II.
says OF DR.. Ana H. Shaw, who Is now
speaking In West Virginia:
"In an authorized special interview
lin the Philadelphia North American,
a suffrage newspaper, on June II,
1914. DR.. Shaw said, in part:
| II have this much to say, and that
is that the marriage ceremony should
be cut out. 1t Is useless and has serv.
ed its day. The marriage service 10
poll.parrot affair, ect.'
Far from being authorized" the
alleged interview was .emphatically
disclaimed by DR.. Shaw, and the Phil.
adelphla North American retracted
and apologized. In The Woman's
Journal Of July 4, 1914, DR. Shaw pro-
tested against the garbled report in
the North American, and stated what
she really said. Wis. that she believed
the word "obey" ought to be cut out
OF the marriage ceremony, and that
the giving away" of the bride was
a relic Of the time when a woman was
looked upon as property. Yet Col.
Conway. more than two years after
this carnard was publicly refuted and
exposed. brings It forward again as
serious argument against votes fo-
women! A. 8, B.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-27

In the Congressional Record, and aft.
erwards ranked through the mails
without postage as Congressional doc.
uments." Congress does not endorse
the statements in these publications,
and many people consider it an abuse
Of the Thanking privilege. An extreme
instance Of this was the action OF an
anti-suffrage Senator Dillingham;, Oh
VermonU in thus incorporating In the
Congressional Record a long pamphlet
compiled by the National Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage, which
makes these false charges against DR..
Shaw. and Mrs. Hale. with other state.
ments equally unfounded which Col
Conway qoutes at much length. In
the whole list, the only publication
named which was printed by the Ma
tional Suffrage Association is Bond
Women" This is described as ian
attack upon marriage" 1t is nothing
Of the sort. These Misrepresentation
have all been refuted in detail, in pub
locations issued by the suffragists.
A clear proof that these foolish land
filthy ISLANDERS are not generally cred.
tied by persons Of intelligence is found
in the distinguished endorsements that
equal suffrage has received. Every
political party now has in its national
platform a plank declaring that wo-
men ought to vote. Every candidate
for the presidency is an outspoken ad.
vocate. Equal suffrage has been en-.
dorsed by the National Grange, the
American Federation of Labor, the
National Education Association, the
General Federation of Womens Clubs,
the National w. c. T. u, the General
Conference Of the NJ. E. church, the
United Presbyterians and many other
organizations that - certainly do not
stand for a loose moral code.
A.. S. B.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-27
No QUlN|NE IN
This COLD CURE
"PAPE's COLD COMPOUND ENDS
COLDS AND GRIPPE IN A
FEW HOURS.

Take "Pape's Cold Compound every
two hours until you have taken three
doses. then all grippe misery goes
and your cold will be broken. It
promptly opens your clogged.up nos.
trils and the air passages Of the
head; stops nasty discharge or nose
running; relieves the headache, dull.
ness. feyerinhness, sore throat. sneez.
ing, soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blow'ue
and snuffling. Ease your throbbing
head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only Is cents
at any drug store. It acts without
assistance, tastes nice, and causes NO
tneonvsntence.r Accept NO substitute.
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CHARGE CHURCH BURNING.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct. 81
More than 100 witnesses from Tuppers
Creek have been summoned In the
magistrates court here to testify in
the case Of Andrew Burdette and 9th.
ers, who are charged with har'-~ mn.
liciously burned a church edifice in
rat region recently. John S. Koran.
state fire marshal, is prosecuting the
case.
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HERE BOY TN THE WORLD,
FORTUNE TOTALS 655 MILLION l0IIARS

HERE'S HIGHEST BOY * * !. x.
There's nothing to worry about for
little tom" Shevlin. for he IL heir to
S65.000,ooo, and regarded as the rich
est boy in the woridi He Is shown
here with his sister. Elizabeth, at Hot
Springs. Va. He became heir to the
millions on the death Of his father,
Thomas L. Shevlin, OF Minneapolis
millionaire lumberman and Yale ath.
lete and coach.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-27

Deputy County Clerk Ed Phillips
underwent slight operation at Cook
hospital yesterday. Mr.. Phillips is
resting well today and his early re-
covery Is expected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-27
Cincinnati Man Makes Poll-charles,-

J. Schuck. representing the Cincin
natl Enquirer, is in the city today max.
ing straw vote canvass Of the city for
his paper. Mr.. Schucg says that he Il
trying to get true representative 70
port from this town and will be hers
several days. s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-27
eARRAcKvILLE PREACHING.

There will be preaching at the
brick church at Barrackville by ]. F.
Ice Sunday, October 20, at 1880 a.
m. and 1880 p. m. All are cordially In.
vited to attend.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-27

Mayor Anthony Bowen, to show his
GOOD Will, asked several of his friends
to come and attend the Republican
parade today as he wished the people
% know that he is for gala days in
Eairmont no matter what sect holds
them. He did not Join in the parade
himself but stated that It was a grand
success from a Republican standpoint.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-27

Vote TO break up The partnership be-
~een bootlesging and the lam. Vote
for ths Resubliem county ieket.