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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

Baseball fans will never forget Harry
(Hank) Gowdy. The tall blond catch
er OF the Boston Braves has made his
name among professional ball players
by no act on the diamond, although he
Is known by reputation wherever our
national game Is played.
Gowdy is the first player among the
hundreds eligible for national service
In the major league who has enlisted.
BY thus coming to the front by his own
voluntary net he not only displays a
true A~merlcanlsm which reflects great
credit upon him personally, but also
that of his profession. But he also has
done an act that undoubtedly will be
emulated by others Of the professional
diamond.
Gowdy Is no ordinary ball player.
Neither Is he of ordinary mold. He is
a recognized leader among those of his
profession a man with character and
brains. Gowdy Is a man who would
have been successful in most any voca-
ton that he might have selected, had
not his skill as n ball player made
him one of the best catchers In the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26
Lost Picture Found.

A long lost Raphael was recently
found In London. How 1t has been
brought to light is one of the curiosi-
ties Of picture dealing. A few months
ago. "A London picture dealer bought
In n salesroom what was said To be a
copy OF the picture In the Ufflzi gal
lery of Florence, known as Raphael's
madonna del Pozzo" (the Madonna of
the Well). For n long time past this
Florence picture had been known to
be not actually by Raphael, but n copy
Of a picture presumably lost. The Lon
don picture dealer sold his copy of n
copy" for "A modest sum to one OF his
clients, a well-known and well-to-do
city merchant. II was sen to be
cleaned. Cleaning on OF some appar-
emily supertluous paint revealed the
existence OF another picture under
meath and actually of the same sub
ject. When all the top picture was
taken Off there was revealed II remark
able piece of work, which has been de-
clared by many experts to be unmis-
takably the work of Raphael himself
In fact, the picture from which the
Florence gallery painting may have
been copied.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26
Hin Presentation.

He had been out the night before,
during n Zeppelin raid. The shock to
his system was so great that he had
had to sit up with n friend and Finish
two bottles Of restorative, and start on
a third.
In the morning he naturally felt Ill,
so he hied himself unto the man Of
pills and potions.
One glance was sufficient for the doc
tor To diagnose his case.
"Ah, yes! Any special symptom"
"Yes, doctor. Every now and then I
come over so funny. Something in
side mn keeps coming up and then set
Ting down again."
"Ah. yes" replied the unsympathetic
brute. II know what's the matter with
you. You've swa lowed a lift. Here's
a bottle Of my elevating tonic. That'l
hoist 1t right up through the skylight.
Half a guinea, please. Thank YOU
London Mail.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

oldest of the baseball organizations.
For five years he has been the main
stay OF the Braves back of the bat, and
his work always has been conscientious
and marked by a degree Of skill that
marked him a leader of those playing
his position. He came into. unusual
prominence In the worlds series be-
tween Boston and the Athletics In the
fall of 1914, when the Braves were the
first to win she championship title by
taking four straight games.
Gowdy was the batting hero Of the
series. He also caught all the games
for Boston, and his all-round playing
as n catcher was never more brilliant
In his career than in these games.
Standing more than six feet, weighing
close to 100 pounds, of fine intelligent
face, with a shock of waving blond
hair, he always has been a conspicuous
figure on the professional diamond.
GcwLy sacrifices a salary Of $4,000 as a
ball player to serve his country In the
humble capacity Of a private in the
Ohio National Guard.
All honor ana glory to Gowdy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26
LOSE ExTRA-lNNING GAMES
Giants Begin TO Get Fidaety After
Contest Has Gone Beyond the
Regulation Distance.

One thing whi .h is absolutely essen
tial for the Giants to acquire to be
considered "A real high-class team Is
the ability TO win extra-inning games,
writes Frederick G. Lieb in the New
York Sun. Imagine a team like the
old Cubs or the Athletics Of a few
years back being considered beaten
after a game had passed the nine-in-
ming stage. The Athletics practically
we're unbeatable In extra innings. Yet
on the Polo grounds as soon as a game
goes into the tenth inning the fans say
Goodnight"
In a way, the mentality Of the Gil
ant players is largely responsible for
this so-called inning jlnx. They have
lost so many extra-innlng games at
home during the last two seasons that
they get fdgety after a game goes be-
vond us regulation distance
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26
PLAY BASEBALL IN EUROPE
Manager Callahan Of Pirates Thinks
American Game Will Be Intro
duced After War Ends.

Manager Jimmy Callahan of the
Pirates believes that after the war is
owe and the various countries have
had n chance to s%traighten themselves
out and m living again, inter-
national baseball will be a possibility.
Says Jimmy:
"When we played III games In Lon
don with the round-the-wOrld teams
a few years ago, the Britishers did not
care much for the sport. Ground balls,
and the fielding of them, did not inter-
est them much, not nearly SC much as
fly balls which were caught. 1t didn't
matter If it vas a foul ball. They
would applaud these and the fielding
that went with theih. Balls of that
sort had cricket features, 1 suppose.
Running bases and sliding to or back
TO a base were things they were in
clined to laugh at and treat as a joke.
I think taat after the war IL we take
two teams over things will be differ
ent, and that there will be a grand
opportunity to put in some ticks for
international baseball. Why not? 1t
Is far ahead Of every other game that's
played"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26
"Who Do You Think Turned Up
Again Today"

Why, I shipped those belts out in "A
jify. Why, what Is the matter,
honeyT"
For Melvin had uttered n groan,
deep. dismal. forebodlng. Deity, how
ever, he avowed n cramp In his foot.
lie allowed the episode to pass, but
he took the first opportunity he could
to inspect his razor case,
Its good there's two OF them he
s~oliloquized, and none too happily.
did a man ever see such artless-
ness-and destructiveness? won't
scold, though. She will mend rs time
goes on"
But Airline did not mend. A week
later Melvin came home to find Airline
lubilantly excited as she held up to his
view u fancy vest.
isn't II cleaned just %beautifuly' she
demanded, with sparkling eyes. "You
know how 1t was spotted. Wei, l got
your tooth brush and your hat brush
aud some gasoline, and rubbed, and
rubbed. and rubbed. and-why, how
glum you look, deariew
"Only gmazed at the fine job you
have doAe," observed Melvin craftily.
ITS thGl:aima,g he muttered, once
alone. 'f1l have to consult mother
and see what can be DONE"
But mother was kindly, indulgent.
She smiled in her gentle, patient way.
"My boy" she said, don't forget
that Airline Is young and inexperienced.
Aud remember one thing-all these re-
markabie experiments of hers are
actuated by the very best impulses In
the world. She means well, and l
wouldn't try TO subdue the kindly
spirit for worlds, IL l were you"
SO Melvin bore his burden patiently.
Then came a final move on the part
of Airline that very nearly drove him
frantic. He searched the wardrobe one
evening for a light summer coat he had
not worn for some time, to find It
gone.
"Oh, yes, I remember" spoke Airline
quickly. ~ gave 1t away, dear. One
sleeve was torn and patched and l de-
cided 1t wasn't good enough for you
Melvin said nc more, but he looked
pretty serious. He recalled having left
some papers In the pocket Of the old
coat. They were Of no particular
sslue to an outsider, but they referred
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26
The Better
Impulse
{,
By Cecille Lansdon
t~copyright, lsi7, BY W. O. chapman.)

Copyright, Si1, by w. @. chapman.)
Lonesome today, ! supposef" ques-
toned Melvin. Waite, as he came home
from work to be greeted with the
usual warm and welcome kisses.
"why, not so much as usual. dear"
replied bright and lovely Airline, the
bride OF a month. "Of course II is
drcadfuily horrld here without you,
but I had company nearly half Of the
afternoon"
"Indeedf" spoke Melvin.
"Yes. II seems hat our neighbors
next door have three chiIdren-two
boys and the sweetest cherub OF a little
girl you ever saw. The three OF them
trooped into the yard shyly and after
a vast secret confab. the tiny miss APP
preached and asked me If l would
make a belt for each Of the brothers,
as they had wooden swords and she
a flag and they were going to war"
II declare" commented Melvin. smll-
log In his usual ~good-natured way.
'They got mold Of n broad leather
strap" went on Airline. "Well, to make
the story short I cut 1t in two and
found some buckles In your fishing
kit"
"UmT muttered Melvin under his
breath. 'of course, the silver ones
Shed be sure TO pick out the pref
TEST"
II sewed the buckles on and fitted
M the little mes nicely" airline pro-
cceded with her narration. "Then the
delighted tots played soldier to their
hearts content. II was a very pleasant
break In the monotony. for. dear, you
know I'count every minute until you
come home"
Which compliment Of alteration and
a hug and n kiss won Melvin over to
forget his cherished buckles. Soon,
however, his brow cloudcd
"The scissors wouldn't cut the tough
leather" prattled on Airline breezily,
"but OH your razor was so sharp.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26
FOUR N0.HlT GAMES IN 1908
Major League Pitchers Establish New
Record in This Department Of Pro.
fessionai Ball.

Tie four no-hit games hurled by
major league pitchers during the first
month of 1917 season have established
a new record in this department Of
professional baseball. The major
league annals show that the greatest
number Of no-hit games pitched In
any n season vas In 1908, when
there were four In the American and
two In the National league. In 1900.
1905 and 191e four such feats were
recorded
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

about now. For they were good and
strong and they had not had their feet
wet once. They were more than four
weeks old. So she was proud and
happy.
But the little Turkeys thought they
had never seen SO many queer crea.
lures In their lives as they noticed in
the barnyard until they saw their own
reflections in the pond.
rs that what we look likef" they
gobbled ~delightedly. They thought
they were quite funny and interesting.
I'VE are not like you, Papa"
"Ah, but you will be when you are
older" said Mr.. Turkey. gobbling
proudly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26
RAY CHAPMAN HELPS INDIANS
Best shortstop In American League In
1915 Again Back In Stride
10 Spsedy on Bases.

One factor In the Indians getting
into the first division Is the return OF
Ray Chapman to the form he displayed
In 1915, when he was known as the
best shortstop In the league when
every department Of the game a
considered.
He is fielding brilliantly again, is
hitting ove 300, has made many ex-
tra-base hits, is getting or bases con-
sistently, leads In stolen bases and is
tied for second honors as a run-getter.
His speed on the bases has been
marvellous, especially when one recalls
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

With q Fine Meal. agreed with her.
Don't be wor-
ried, my DEAR" said Mr.. Turkey. A
first / gobbled because / thought dan
ger was near. But 1t Is all safe now"
Mrs. Turkey was much relieved. She
was seeing that the children did not
get their feet wet for 1t Is very dan
gerous for a turkey to get its feet wet
the first four weeks Of turkey life.
II am going a-hunting now" gobbled
Mr.. Turkey.
what do you think we need today?'
asked Mrs. Turkey just as mothers
might ask the cook what they might
need. Or as they might say 1t to them
selves.
"Well," said Mr.. Turkey, "what do
you say to a little new buckwheat,
some wild berries and a few vegeta-
bles."
"Fine," said Mrs. Turkey, shrleking
with delight. And all the little Tur-
keys gobbled in their tiny voices which
~squeaked, Fine, Papa Turkey. Very.
very fine"
"Aren't they bright?" said Mrs. Tur-
key proudly.
Indeed they are the brightest tur-
keys in the world" said MI. Turkey.
Just as though turkeys hadn't always
looked just about the same and acted
just about the same ut the ages Of the
little Turkeys.
"Now," said Mrs. Turkey, to the
children, al must teach you all the
tricks. You must learn how to sleep
and roost in the trees, and how to put
your heads under your wings and OF
all the things that are good for you to
eat"
"Where did we get u nest from,
Mamma Turkey?" asked the little ones.
did you make 1T"
"NO, my loves" said Mrs. Turkey.
~ found it. But / made 1t much bet.
ter with the leaves and grass Mr.. Tur-
key and / found"
"Do you mean Papa?" asked the lit.
tie Turkeys.
"Yes, indeed. How bright Of you to
know! Such very bright turkeys. ]
am so proud Of you. And we gave you
such comfortable beds of straw
"Yes, they were very comfortable"
said the little Turkeys.
But as they were talking, back Mr..
Turkey came with a fine meal, and
plenty left over to last them for sew.
eral more meals.
From time to time he gobbled as he
vas afraid danger was near and the
little Turkeys were not quite strong
enough TO look after themselves very
well.
Just then Mr.. Rooster and Miss Hen
passed by.
"Are they relations Of ours2" asked
the little Turkeys.
"Yes," said Mr.. Turkey, sin a way
they are. We all belong to the barn
yard. But Of course q turkey is far
finer than a rooster"
"Of course said the little Turkeys.
"How quickly they are learning"
said Mrs. Turkey.
"And Mrs. Turkey Is a great deal
better than Miss Hen," said Mr.. Tur-
key, though of course we don't like to
put on too many airs. We wish to be
friendly with all the creatures of the
b%arnyard."
"And who is that funny old animal,
over there?" asked little Tad Turkey.
"That's Pinky Pig" said Mr.. Turkey.
"Come, children, / think you are old
--..
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

enough now to
learn all about
your %neighbors
and friends
So Mr.. Turkey,
who had at last
recovered from
his great fear
about the Turkey
children, led them
q n d a n d
showed them all
the animals.
Mrs. Turkey
felt they were old
@ n O ugh to 60
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26
DIAMOND
NOTES

Looks like the Pirates aren't stand
ing, but STOPPING.
Guy Morton, the Cleveland pitcher,
has come back as well as ever.
Seven American league managers
are heartily in favor of Ruthless base
ball.
Judge is making a better record at
the bat as the Washingtons' lead-off
man.
Umpire AL Orth has a son who is a
second lieutenant In the United States
army.
Mule Watson of the Cardinals Is n
great pltcher-against the Cincinnati
Reds.
Earl Mack, the son of the Athletics,
Is now with the Harrisburg team as
catcher.
The Detroits are down In the race
but Ty Cobb is getting his base hits
just the same.
Malsel Is as fast as ever. He Is
worrying the enemy with his speed on
the base paths.
Casey Stengel has put the Dodgers
into their stride, which has been short
for a long time.
"Mule" Watson has the speed and
curves, but he seems to lack The nee
essary headwork.
Chief Myers stole a base the other
day. Next thing we know Ernie Koob
will be getting a hit.
Some baseball teams are not salts
fed to go South in March, but insist
IN going South again in July.
Cy ~Falkenburg made a two-base hit
the other day. Cy won't be expected
to get another hit until 1919.
Since he broke up his old champion
ship team Mack has tried $50 men,
including possibly % ball players.
Rollle Zeider is getting to be such a
favorite with the fans that he Is
cheered every time he comes to bat.
Bob Bescher, the Cards left fielder,
is playing his tenth season In the Ma
tlonal league and is just as fast as
ever.
One day Garry Hermann favored
an 1S-player limit and the next day
he was opposed to 1t. Who talked to
you Garry?
Philadelphians predict that Rube
| Schauer will earn his salt for the Ath-
letics, but whether that means any
thing oil not depends on the price of
salt.
Trying to tell where those top three
| National league teams will finish is
like trying to tell where you are by
looking out Of a train window at
night
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26
Duty to Neiuhbors.

The teacher was speaking to the ju.
venile class on the subject OF morals.
Now Henry" she said, "what Is our
.uty toward U neighbors"
ITO keep u eye on EN-" was the
reply,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

ROLLO ZElDER A HANDY MAN
Cub Player 10 Batting viciouSy and
Can Play Any lnfield Position
With Dexterity.

Rollo Zeider Is proving a handy man
for the Cubs. He is batting vehement
ly and can play any infield position
with considerable range and dexterity.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

that three years ago he broke his an
Sle and a year ago was out a month
with water on the knee, an accident
that many thought would result In his
slowing up. ~
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26
SN[NNG
[A|RY TALE
TURKEY CHILDREN.
81 hAQY GRAHbM bWNeR

"Gobble, gobble, gobble," said Mr..
Turkey.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

BETTING ON BASEBALL

"The amount Of money that Is
wagered on baseball" says Arm
old Rothstein. sis grossly exag-
gerated. l find that there is lit
tie real betting on the daily
games. Now and then someone
will offer TO bet a fair amount
that a certain pitcher will beat
the Giants, but these offers are
few and far between.
"You will hear It said that ST.
100000 has been wagered OF the
Giants winning the pennant this
year. Don't believe II. The true
amount is nearer 100000. One
man who is reputed to have wa
gered $4,000 on McGraw's team
has only $4,000. He would bet
the other 1884, 600, but he can't
get 1t covered at even money.
"There is little or no money
bet on the American league race
|. A few small bets have been made
that the Yankees will finish high
er than the White Sox. baseball
is not q good betting proposition,
which may be just as well for
the game"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

"Oh, dear, OH
dear" said Mrs.
Turkey. She was
looking after all
the child e n
such fine children
as h were.
Quite the dearest
little Turkeys In
the world! At
least Mrs. Turkey
thought there had
never been such
fine turkeys, and
NJ r. urk e y
agreed with her.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

Trying to tell where those top three
National league teams will finish Il
like trying to tell where you are by
looking out Of a train window a
night
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

Philadelphians predict that Rube
Schauer will earn his salt for the Ath-
%letics, but whether that ear any
thing or not depends on the price of
salt.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-07-26

One day Garry Hermann favored
an 1s-player limit and the next day
he was opposed to 1t. Who talked to
you Garry?
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-03-21
| kirk Smith, Director,
smith Shorthand Schools

Mrs w Ii 1ompkins, OF
Bristol, was visiting friends in
the Gap Tuesday OF this week
Mrs. fompkins formerly lived
here and her many friends are
always glad In see her.
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Civic League

lnasmuch MS the Civic Lea
que has for seven years cleaned
up and removed the unsightly
accumulation of dirt from the
vacant lots, alleys, cutters, etc. i,
In the down town district, the
work of cleaning up being done
by the ladies themselves. The
purpose Of league being to in
still in our citizens IA love for
cleanliness, and realizing that
our purpose has not been ac-
complishcd, nor have we had
the general cooperation that
we had expected, he it resolved:
First. That the Womau's
Civic League will not this year
take the initiative in cleaning
up the aforesaid district. How
ever. should the mayor and
council decide to do SO the lea
que will gladly cooperate.
Second That the league will,
on April 18th aud 9th, remove
all garbage, tin cans, etc.
which have previously been
collected and put into proper re
cept1cles from the residential
sections OF the town.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-03-21
MEETING OF DEEP WELL
COMMITTEE.

q meeting OF The Deep
Ven Commltiee held az the Of
nee Of ~ q. Snyers on Monday
night present; w. : Rose,
i,nnaN0r y. q Fetllt, II p Fox,
| Hoodloe, ! Z. Wolfe,
y =. Sayers aud W K. Peck
AltGr considerable discussion
ny an members, led by Mr.
l,elll 4 motion was carried
lh"' W iand could be secured
ItaSonaole ~ me vicinity of
Al'nlon store mat me well be
9n"k '''ele' az II was believed
lNAt Wh''c tncre is much dis
lurohncc OF thr strata through
Guy lhe enlire valley there was
q o''lrr chance To strike water
9're man ny any other point
o'ons the water Inc Another
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1917-03-21

feeling, let one buy n corn
planter, another drill, and so
on down the list, Then lend
back and forth, and you get the
same results. Blu, make it CO.
operative, decide in advance
just what tool each is to buy,
and get everything that will re.
duce your expense and increase
your yield.
Think this suggestion over.
One or two or three hundred
dollars saved III equipment
coali be well invested in live
stock and other crying ncces-
stiles on many farms
1t is safe to say that no other
class Of people in the country
carry as much dead" capital
as DO the farmcrs-thc very
class who can least afford it.
Tho logical way to relensc
tins capital and putt to work
is through co operation as
above outlined.
ne acton OF twelve United
~
states senators IN conducting a
''.'oUS''' iu ne V'oS'hE hours
VI cong re7S thal ueiea'ed the
WI ~ 'he president, an over
W'o''''hE ihNJor''y oi congress
""u f" me- proportion oil the
p'9p'e % ''' ia''oh wiI' haye
~ 'ouS' one oohenc'o' result
despite the fact that the act
will stand out as one of the
blacklist smudves ON American
untriotisu, win .oI,Ic, H.,
,,,a,; -"
president III ms determination
% "Ss''t ,''o "lN'o'ahHi'y OF
N'''er'ran We ana commerce.
section Of tie country men of
every political fnith have de-
nounccd Tie disprncernl mi.
buster. Ministers. merchants