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The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

80, II r. not Tom smith, snapped the man
In seattle
Yes 10 BE- Tom Smith. tell YOU" the con
sressman fairly beloved. why do you doubt
tt2"
WHY, Tom Smith stufterg
Darn y. do you think I am going 10 stntter
AZ dollar word ." the congressman retorfed
as he banged down tho phone in disgust
Miss Helen tho daughter of the family IN
which jet black Maria Jackson occasionally
worked by the day. had been given a beautiful
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24
From Another Poirtof VeU
Ia G 7 s

Great weather for raising bail
Tony kloka.
A western farmer has sold his hay crop
for $4,000. This vii likely give his
neighbors hay fever.
AT THE 5ETLEss BLUE RIBBON
The horses are scoring for Tho 10000 stake
Bill Hello. John, what s. readiu'2
John Almanac J picked up ia th grand stand
Hits this weather pretty good
Starting Judge co
The greatest harness classic ~ tho year is on
Biil-Any Of that storm. sunday hit ,.9ur dis
John Didn't get bit of IT, How arc me po-
tafoes coming
Bill Just fair some kind Of bnrhrs 20, ON
John-Oh hum, didn't sleep ver5 well last
night
The horses are now in The stretch punched
necks apart. the closest finish ID years
Bill Wish ! had something p wh.tile
John-So do l. PRETTY nice band they got
ant it?
The horses finish. punched. noses apart
Bll-Wonder what race that was9
John-Gosh pretty near forgot J was az q
races. Lets go down town
If you cannot sleep these nights, the
chances are YOU have nothing on Tony
Kloka's bondsmen.
MEMORY TEST.
In what game did oscar stanage score from
first inheld ht7
It's hot, Of course. but how would you
like 10 be Senator Ham Lewis in those
whiskers?
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Democratic national committee issusd
famous slogan: "He kept US out Of the war"
There seems to be nothing 90 do. Bert.
but get 0ut and crank en- again
Serves y right Rover y'oughtaknown
il was a wooden leg.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

10 mourn.
The world was in vast lamcntaton for men who were
mangled and torn.
Fight on" cried the kaiser. with vgor night on
Oh. my people. say,
Keep up the huge conflict with rgor, I'm cheering
you 10 the fray.
And YOU shall have ample requ,al in keeping me
safe and wellfed
with August. Adabert and Eitel, Joachim and Oscar
and Fred
And stl tho great struggle raging bu,'as the swift
moments 60 past
The that the kaiser is waging Is going against
him az last
His sons unscratched from The battle and vii
holm IL well be-
Though given 10 nfantNe pratflc regarding Jehovah
and Ne"
Well let him do n g please him. the time IL ap
preaching pell nell
When hands that mighty shall seize him and
pu' him away In cell
They'll take his Imperial Title and give him a mum.
ber instead.
with August, Adaberi and Eltel Joachim and Oscar
and Fred
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24
Anniversaries


1877 a wrltten constitut'on ,ws'
erfa lfsh0d for tho colon. rl VIZ
sinla ht tho London company.
i7'7--in an unsucc".sinl eitacN *
~ tho British on Santa cruz 'anar ~
Islands Admiral nelson ioF' hIs risA'
arm
ls.2-John 7 RaFley governor. -
Michigan it13-T- born IN Mediu
y piec IN san Frauciaco July -l
1895 Nicholas II founded ST "a
vtor g cathedral IN MOSCOW 20 corn
menorate the retreat a TIE French
in 1879
ls-0-Count Won Zeppelin led the
FIRST reconnoissance into France after
the Prussian declaration - war -
1901 LIN response % the request ~
Ecnr Admiral Schlcy. the secretary
- tho navy ordered court ~ I'M
quiry into his conduci In the spanish
American war.
f00e ~ Rov Robert W Barn
well Protestant Episcopal bishop ~
Alabama. died In selma ala Born
1914 Austria demanded thai ser
bia punish tho assaEsins of Archduke
Francis Ferdinand
Ial5-More than 500 livea lost hy
Tho upsstflng ~ the excursion steam -
or EaFtland IN the Chicago rivrr.
ONT YEAR AGO TODAY ~ THE
WAR
Home rule protocol broke down.
French met German counteraftacks
south 81 tho Sourne
Credit asked ia house ~ commons
for g. $50 0n0 600 which brought
Grent Pritatns total war credits W.
60 fIfifO DC9. 900
ToD.y's nIRTuDAYs
Sir Thomas Telt director general
~ national service In Canada. horn
in the province ~ Quebec 81 years
ago today
l,prd punsany several of whose
plays were among the most success
fui produced IN Now York tho past
season. born 30 wears aEo today
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

way he gives IT, shows his true
character.
T~H'n RUSHED 20 earth will rise
sGaiu- and Tho crushing and rising
constIfu-e-a continuous perform
arce
Some girls who profess 70 he
highly fl1-ated have been merely
immersed n weak solution of &C
c0mp'i shwenfs
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24
He Got His

Ethel Ba ry more and her husband
we've watching tho antics ~ mon
kes wfr an organ grinder Finally
Tho monkey came straight 10 the
actress for penny
Ah agghcd the husband he
came straight 10 you Ethel Evi-
don'lv % relation
Yes replied the actress, "by
narri7zo Ladies Home Journal
Heaith Questions Answered
Miss j s. "fs there any sure
vav ~ getting rid OF bunions7'
Only by a surgical operation.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

One of the others was spinning tho yarn 10 his
wife when his laughter gave way 10 fear
II say John. she said how was II you did
not bring one?"
dear old lady had been presented with
parrot from the Congo and she was showing n
10 her old gardener
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

~ "f'E '|f''f' = II w IUTTIH.
She showed II 10 Maria and
said
! moan 20 put II away IN
my hope box You know
what that Is. Aunt Maria IT'S
tho box girl puts things into
In the hope that she will some
day nocd 'hcm as a bride"
"f au1ny ghfIo kpOtv. ~
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

You Know, J0spph. that this
parrot comes from tho Congo.
and tho Congo parrots are so
intelligent that they are almost
human This bird whistles.
Home Sweet Home so beautI.
fully that 'ho tears run down
his btak.
Yes. mum. commented
Joseph II know them parrots
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

on = matter ~ persona I'm
portarce Whom the transcon
tinental connection had been.
made the man in Seattle
shouted through the phone
Who Is talking
This is Tom smith. an.
swered the conFrcs man al the
nanLL.L DnL ~ IL. ..-Lrn
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

II attacks strong and well chill
drea showing go preference for the
feeble No relation has been found
between food and infantile paralysis
Many babies were attacked who
were exclusively brcastfed during
i's sweep thru the east while A
great deal of The mix used by bot
t'efed infants Who vcre victims had
been pasig"riIcd before usirl;
The prevalent opinion is 30 re-
gard .nfantile paralysis as a con
taeirus disease In this vieV fhc
disease is egarded As being spread
BY tho Gischargs g. chiefly from tne
nose and 'hoat. ~ those ill with
the disease. from cont aiescents
from unrecoguired cases. or from
carriers. fhoso who have not beer
sick bu' C. ~ the virus
The strong possibility that infar
'i'c paralysis may be transmitted
by yermln. biting aeas. mosquitoes
rat feas or other vermin must be
considered In addition 20 takina
all precautions against contagious
disease. efforts must be taken q
destroy Insect life
Streets should be kept clean ant
free from dust All garbage should
be rapidly removed No manure o.
filth should DO allowed 20 accumu
late StaFnant water IN brooks OF
receptacles should not be allowed
10 become the breeding place ~
mosquitoes. Flies should be DO
stroved and their breeding prevent
"a Efforts should be made 20 OK
terminate rats.
n domestic animals shog ans
signs ~ paralysis they should be is
olated or killed Houses should he
carefully screened
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

quired
Yes" they choruscd
Then ! will give q hat to
the man who can truihfully say
that he has not kissed any
woman but his own wife since
he WAS married
Hand over the hat" said
ono of tho party, II was mar
a
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

city las sumner
very community
ia the country
should keep up
is guard again ?
the dread disease
this summer n
has a tendency to
recur in the years
follow ing The out.
break
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

from the Congo I ueed 90 hayeA one and n
whistled The Village Blacksmith so beautifully
that sparks used 10 ny frsm its blooming tail.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24

about dem hope boxes got one OF my own.
chile"
u Is. chile an my hope box is ono I IS putin
money into fas' ! kin until | has enough 70
pay 70 dvorccment from Pete Jackson Moren
ono kind Of hope box mixed mp with matrimony.
Miss Helen
Five young mon iroOpcd into "A shop. each IN
buy new hat Seeming fun. the man behind
the counter waved iocular
Are you all married." he in
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24
The Keep Well
Column
BABY PLAGUE

Warned by tho plague of ln'an.
tile paralysis that swept New York
The Detroit times., 1917-07-24
Laugh With Us

lh"re IS certain member ~ congress who
-iuiiers except when b" makes q speech or talks
Fer the telephone Recently ne had occasion
fo raI nm,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03

Chicago, May s-Fred Toney pitched a no-hit ten-inning game for the Cincinnati Reds here yesterday afternoon and defeated the Chicago Cubs in one of the most brilliant games ever played by a score of to o.
 Jim Vaughn of Chicago also pitch ed a no-hit game for nine full inn ings, but with one man out in the tenth, Kopf of Cincinnanu singled. went to third when Williams drop ped a fly from Chase's bat and scored when Jim Thorpe dribbled a slow bounder to the box.
 A worlds record was established when Toney and Vaughn both went nine innings without allowing a hit. Both pitchers were saved time and again by remarkable fielding. and Toney in particular can thank Cueto, the Cuban outfielder of Cincinnati who backed into the left field fance and made :, a sensational catchz~of a crashing drive by Merkle which look ed good for three bases.
 The official scorer charged Vaughn with two hits in the tenth inning, al- though hundreds in the stand credited the Reds with only one safe drive For nine innings Vaughn and his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03
RAY FISHER HAS. GREAT DAY IN BOX
 AND TANKS WIN

Washington, May 3-Ray Fisher, the Vermont schoolmaster, pitching his first game of the season, held the; Senators to four hits and no runs, while the Yankees pounded the mighty Walter Johnson for nine solid blows and two tallies in the third game of the series here yesterday. @
 Fisher showed no effect from his recent illness, despite the rawness of the day, and was the master of the Washington players from the. begin ming to the end of the struggle
 In only one inning did the Senators threaten to cross the home plate In the third, after Maisel threw out Aifi- smith, Johnson walked and promptly stole second. Fisher also failed to, find tfSe plate for Judge. Foster ob1ig- ingly fouled out to Nunamaker, but Milan beat out an infield hit to Pipp filling the bases. High quashed the rally by catching Sam Rice's loi1g fiy.
 The four hits. to of which T Were of the inf1eld variety. Fisher allowed the Senators were scattered over as many innings. Judge singled in the first and went out stealing second. Menosky beat out a bunt in the sec- ond, but was forced by Morgan. In the third Milan also beat out a hit. The other Washington hit came, in the sixth. when. Mcbride hit past Peckinpaugh.
 In foRmer years Johnson has been terror to the Yankees as we'll as the other teams in the American league. But this year the Yankees have taken kindly to his fast ball and alredy have defeated him three times. Every mem per or the New York team, with the exceptions of MaiseI, Magee and Nun amaker, made at least one hit off the Washington Flyer. Lefty High led the assault with a single and triple. Gilhooley banged out a double, in the seventh and so did Fisher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03
Bridgeport Club Is N Interested In Annual
 Color Pool Tourney

The pool tournament at the Bridge port club has started and the mem ,bers of the Cannon street organiza- ton will be busy with the alibis for the balance of the. schedule, which ends May IT. last night Otto Diehl and Alderman Olsen, representing the Reds, beat Dr. F. J., Adams and Nal colm eMacFaydlen of the Blues by a single point. Attorney George F. Mara and Harry Christie are the cap taiffs of the Blues and Reds respec- lively. At the finish the winning team will eat a shore dinner at the expense of the losers.
 Those who have entered the tourney are:
 Reds, Captain Mara, Ingoldsby, Fighter, Sterling, Myers, Hotz, Gal lagher, Riehl, O'Donnell, Edgett, Par dy, Montague. Ray, Howell. Hummer, Turner, Logan, Musante, Mcconnell. Martin, Wilson. Clancy, Smith, Greg ory, Frawley, Olsen, Kelly, .Bradstreet, Oviatt, Griffin. Cobb, Hurliman, Pin mers, I4aRowe, Thomas, F'unkie, Mills, Murphy, Rappelime and Roberts
 Blues, Captain Christie, Grinrod, Hron, Tompixins, Robinson, Norton, Botsford, Adams Primrose, Burby, Kirk, Munsey,s Douglas, Kennell, Pe- trie, Dewhirst, .Borstleman, Malone, Lank, Rich, Wakelee, Reddy, Lock wood, Herthal.i Troy, MacFayden, Stiegler, Malpass, Lund, Defchler, Speidel, Bancfort, Cutter Hugo Hart well, Abbott, Smith. Klausman, Fe- miss and Anderson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03
WORLDS RECORD IN HITLESS
 CONTEST PLAYED IN CHICAGO Toney Blanks Opponents Ten Innings and
 Vaughn for Nine Rounds.

stonewall defense did not allow a single Cincinnati player to reach sec ond base. Toney, on the other hand, was just about as effective in this re- spect, as only one Chicago man reach ed the middle bag.
 Vaughn struck out ten players to only three by Toney and both had wonderful control. Toney has been ranked for two years as one of the leading pitchers in the National League. He was second to Alexander in 1915, but dropped down to seven teenth place last season, with a weak team behind him, when he won four teen and lost seventeen.
 This is the first time he has pitch ed a no-hit game in the major league. It was his fifth victory this year in six starts. Toney's remark able performance has been equalled only twice before in the big leagues. On the morning of July 4, 1908, George Wiltse, then in his prime, held the Phillies hitless and 'run1ess for ten innings, the Giants winning by a score of 1 to O..
 Harry McIntire, while member of the Brooklyn club, pitched ten hitless innings against the Pittsburgh Pir- ates in, 1906, but lost the game in the thirteenth inning
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03
PIRATES OWNER
 SORE OVER. CUBS
 GETTING MERKLE

.
 New Y ork, May Erred MerkIe. now performing with the Cubs, is the innocent cause of considerable ill., feeling between Barney Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburgh club. and Charley Ebbets. Dreyfuss is vio- lently perturbed over the fact that Ebbets saw fit to sell Merkle to Chi cago after the Pittsburg club had em- phasized its need for the first baseman and made Ebbets an offer for him.
 Dreyfuss takes the position that the Pirates deserved consideration above the Cubs when it came to placing Merkle for the best good of the league. The boss of the Pirates declares he made Ebbets an offer for Merkle but got scant consideration. The Brook lyn president, says Barney, asked for Hinchman and some cash. Dreyfuss refused to let go of Hinchman, as he wanted to Send him into the outfield and bring Bigbee in to plug up that gaping hole at second base.
 In the midst of negotiations, says Barney, came the news that Merkle had been shifted to the Cubs. Some day somebody will ask for a favor," ayers .Dreyfuss without mentioning any names, 'tand he will look for it a long while so far as the Pittsburgh club is concerned.'' The Pirates now are dickering for Charley Mullen, the former Yankee, who is with Toledo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03
(By Wagner)

The Bridgeport club is likely to have a dispute with Lawrence over the ownership of Pitcher Charley Press, who has just accepted terms with the local Eastern league aggre- gation. Manager Jack Flynn of Lawrence claims to own the twirler and there are so many knotty points in the affair that the league will probably be called upon to settle it.
 Press Is one of the players who went on the chopping block when the Lawrence club disbanded last season. He says he is a free agent but the Lawrence. manager claims that inasmuch as the city is again re- presented in the Eastern league the old players belong to that club. It is a great mixup and one that will take a Philadelphia lawyer to untangle. Press is a spitball pitcher and a good one. He worked in 26 games last sea- son and won Il, despite the fact that he was with poor club.
 Christy Mathewson recommended him to the Giants two or three years ago. He was taken south but was later farned out: The Bridgeport club had no intention of tampering with a player owned by another team but when Press applied to Manager hTlCHell TOT d JOU, IuS lOCd1 IldndS0I supposed he was a free agent. Law renee announced recently that Press would be traded so perhaps Bridge port can arrange a deal for him if the powers above decide he belongs tc 1 the Massachusetts team.
 1 The local players got their first workout of the week at Newfiel6 park yesterday. They went through their paces from 10 o'clock until 2
 All the regulars were on hand witt
 the exception of Shurtstop Bill Mar
 tin, who has a heavy cold. Manage
 Moran of the Phi1lies notified tn, Bridgeport management yesterda.
 that the National leaguers will arriv'
 in this city at 12:404 Sunday after
 noon. Manager Krichell is groomin,
 Pitchers Dug Smith and, Lillpop t. go against the Phillies.
 l Owner Jim Collins of the New .sHa
 ven club denied the report printed ir 1 a. New Haven paper that Owner
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03
LEONARD TO BOX
 FREDDIE WELSH ] AND KILBANE SOON

New York, May 3@While Johnny Kilbane was skipping about and around Freddie Welsh in their battle Tuesday evening, Benny Leonard sat at the ringside paying close attention to every move of the champions. The methods employed by the pair were closely studied by Leonard, for in all probability, he will be the next man to meet both champions
 r In this respect Leonard occupies the unique position of being the only star boxer in sight so peculiarly weighted that he can take on either champion without running afoul eof the commission rules.
 Leonard finds no difficulty in mak- ing 133 pounds ringside, which would only make him three pounds heavier than Ki1bane was declared to be the other evening. Kilbane is such a clever boxer that he would hardly offer the slightest objection to these few pounds. Welsh tips the beam around 139 pounds, and Leonard will certainly not kick at that handicap. In fact. Leonard is so anxious to face either champion he is willing to meet any reasonable conditions.
 After Kilbane and Welsh ended their little scrap Leonard announced he was confident he could outpoint either lad. Benny didn't decry. the c1everness of the champions, but nev- ertheless felt he was just a little cleverer.
 Within a few days Leonard will challenge Welsh for a fight in which the lightweight title will be at stake To make it interesting for the cham pion, Leonard will guarantee him a large sum, win, lose or draw.
 With Kilbane it is next to positive he will box Benny before many weeks slide by. That affair would outdraw the battle last Tuesday night. So it appears as if Benny has g. busy time staring him in the face.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03
NEAL BALL SIGNS
 WITH NEW HAVEN

New Haven, May 3-Neal Ball, former big league star and later manager of the Bridgeport club yes terday signed contract with the New Haven club. Ball came to this city from his home in Bridgeport, and after a short conference with Owner James T. Collins, accepted the terms which were tentatively agreed upon when the two got together, several weeks ago. Ball, it was stated last night, will be assigned to second base, which disposes of the report that Manager Murphy will play reg ularly this season. ,-- : Ball is one of the most interesting figures in baseball He has seen ser vice with three American league clubs and in the hey-day of his career was Considered one of the classiest infield- CTS in baseball Ball accepted a berth with the New Haven club in prefer ence to Springfield as he wants to be near to his home in Bridgeport where he has extensive business interests He is. a warm friend of Manager Mur- phy who believes that the triple play king still has plenty of baseball left in him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03
WELSH RECEIVED
 S6,O00 FOR BOUT AND KILBANE S4,O00

New York, May 3-The KiIbane- Welsh house, in dollars did not come up to the expectations of the pro- moters, perhaps, but in numbers it came pretty close to taking the ca pacfty of the arena The total re- ceipts were $13.355. According to the figures of the Boxing Commissions inspector, there were 2.S50 spectators present v Of these 2s24e paid their way,s' the other 604 being dead-press, boxers and complimentary. The scale of ad- mission ranged from $2 to, s15, and the number of tickets sold at the various prices were: 298 at $2, S6e at $4, s450 at $5, 194 at $7, 265 at $40, and 179 at $15.
 In addition there was $255 in cash in the boxes. and the exchanges amounted to $121- From the forego- ing HFsTil1 be seen that the $4 and S sS8f3 were the more popular. The Kf1b& George Chaney match in C1evef@nd about two weeks ago drew approximately the same amount
 Although it was not definitely known. just how the boxers worked D it was said that Ki1bane received 30 per cent of the gross. If this is true Welsh, 1t was reported, received AS per cfAt- If this is also correct his lend 8f the gross totalled something ! like tEso00, or about $5,551 "tax out" The tax amounted to $1,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03
FORDHAM WINS FROM
 SETON HALL BALL CLUB

New York, May 3.-Fordham de- feated Seton Hall on Setonia Field at South Orange yesterday afternoon, g to 6. Last week the Maroon nine lost to, Seton Hall in New York, to 3. A third game will be played.
 Fordham scored a run in the first inning and added three tallies in the tird. Seton Hall opened with a trio of counts. In the fourth the Ford ham players made fou hits, a base on balls and a wild throw count for four more runs. This was too big a lead for the sJerseyites to overcome.
 Jim 7McMahon, Seton's star pitcher, was easy for the Manhattan colle- gians, while Finn was effective in the pinches. The score by innings: Fordham 1 0 0 % 0-9 il 3 Seton Hall 2 1 0-6 g 8
 Finn and Sweetland; McMahon and Ullman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03
GOLFER 0uIMET
 IS AMATEUR AND. PROFESSIONAL TOO

New Haven, May 3.-Francis Ouimet sionaI : The Western Golf association and the United States Golf association can prove it. The: western body classes the Boston youth as simon pure amateur. The mere fact that he deals in sporting goods and writes signed articles for the newspapers doesn't blemish his amateur standing with the wsterners.
 But the U. c. G. A. says that Ouimet Is a professional, and as such. is not eligible to compete for the national amateur championship. And because the national event is held under the auspices of the U. s. G. A., Ouimet is blacklisted-
 In Chicago Sir Francis is an anna teur In Boston he is pro- and in all he appears to be a. most versatile golfer. Until the two golf bodies patch up their sq1ahbles and quit fussing. players who sell sporting goods and otherwise permit. themselves to be- come tainted professionals'' will con- tinue to be in bad with the national golf body, and the big tournaments will suffer.
 Golf course architects are also looked upon as pros" and it has been hinted that because Chick Evans writes golf articles for the newspa- pers and gets real money for it some of the stern old golfng daddies would like to throw him out before he gets to first base in the tournaments this year.
 The western body does not dfscrim- inafe against golf writers. It could scarcely afford to do this and ehmf- nate Evans, for his presence out west is a big boost and adds interest to the game.