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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
MANAGERS OPINIONS
OFTEN At VARIANCE
Disagree on Attempt Of Player to
Steal Home Plate.

1t has been said that major league
ball players are the best authority for
The statement that even umpircs often
disagree on the diamond That noted
managers have achieved success by
methods which were sharply different
in detail is true Also
An example Of the latter case came
to light In Detroit Three famous stars
OF two decades ago-Pop Arson, man
ager of the old Chicago Colts, Charley
Bennett, the Detroit catcher. and Sam
Thompson, the famous Detroit slugger
were watching game with Cleve-
land from n box near the catcher. $50
Bobby Roth Of the Cleveland team
was on third. He took big lead
danced Il moment on the line and then
like strenk raced for the plate
His effort to steal home was not sue
cessful, for Stanage had the ball In
plenty Of time.
Fine playgood tryw shouted
Thompson
"Bonchcadv' roared Arson, IF | wa,
manager Of n bull club l would I'm,
any man who was foolish enough I,
try to steal home. The odds are agains
him."
Both men looked at Bennett for hlI
decision. but Charley smiled and wal
neutral.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21

ing done about il.
ine e i'tte Houbt that the pow
ers that be" in baseball felt trihe
shaky when the Baltimore suit came
to trial, because of the fact that they
expected the rserve clause would be
attacked with every battery in posses.
sion of the Baltimore people, and felt
that they might be called upon to go
to extreme limits to show the cOur,
that TIE clause is absolutely necessary
to the life of the game. o
As it all turned out the pastme is
standing firm and alone once more
and no one is putting forth question
as to its integrity or its fairness of
purpose. 1t takes a strongly organized
game to withstand the jolts baseball
has received within the past four or
five years.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
PLAYING THE FIELD
BY Jack Veiock,

New York, June 21.-Organized
baseball, and the principle upon which
it is built. has been indicated once
more.
When the Baltimore Feds withdrew
their 100000 suit against o. b. in the
United States District Court at Phila-
delphia recently they made practi-
cal admission that there was nothing
unlawful about the inside workings of
the game.
The suit was withdrawn, ii was an
nounced, because of a lack of evidence
that Organized baseball mad conspired
to wreck the Baltimore club. 1t was
brought out that. despite statements
to the contrary when the trial opened,
the Baltimore Feds were in reality a
party to the peace pact. through hay-
ing authorized former President Gill
more to act for them.
4 Had the owners of the defunct Bal
timore club been able to see loop
hole for new line of attack it is not
/ improbable that they would have
seized it. Reference to the reserve
clause In player contracts and claim
| that the clause gives 0. B. a MONOPOLY
on the playing talent was made when
the trial opened, but the Baltofeds
saw that they could not hope to shat.
ter the very Keystone which supports
the organized arch"
The reserve clause as applied to
Players in O. b. ranks is upheld and
respected by all club owners. The
players themselves realize the neces-
sty Of such clause and have will
ngly signed contracts containing it
for years. simply because they knew
it is the foundations of the game.
Without the reserve clause leagues
and clubs would soon be forced TO the
wall because of the fact that club
owners who woul spend the greatest
amount of money could soon corral
all the best talent and leave others
out In the cold One-sided pennant
races would be the result, and the
foundation would drop from beneath
the game. .
The reserve clause in contracts
drawn up by organized baseball does
not apply to any outside interest. The
magnates have agreed to protect each
others interests in their own ranks.
but in seven cases out of ten the re-
sery clause would have but little eff.
feet should player go to court to
fight for the right to leave organized
ranks and play with some team or
league, such as the Federal League.
1t Is true that many players did not
leave O. b. ranks because they feared
the hold the reserve clause had on
them, but a great many other did bolt
the 0. B. corral, and there was moth.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
BUILDING $2s,625.0
IN SHIPS At SEATTLE.

Seattle, Wash, June 2l.-Twenty-
three million dollars worth of steel
merchants ships.
Three million two hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars worth
OF wooden merchant shopfg zfi ,fgg
of wooden merchant ships.
Two million four hundred thousand
dollars worth of war craft.
Total s2S,625, 900
This is the contribution today OF
Seattle to the shipbuilding programme
of Uncle Sam, and the industry has
just started here. The value OF ships
building is cost price to the buyers.
All included In this sum are today
under actual construction.
Seattle is building, as her small
bit" towards victory over the sub
marine MANAGE, a total Of twenty
eight merchant vessels and four war
craft
Shortly she will be building three
scout cruisers fro the Government ana
an unknown number Of merchant
ships
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
SCOOP

THE hearts OF MOTHERS.
II all the love of mothers hearts,
That throb from East TO West,
Could hold the scepter Of the earth,
And rule by its behest,
The worlds long night would pass
away
At break Of Gods oncomlng day.
If all the tears of mothers eyes
In gems could crystalline,
The arth would shine--a jeWelled
star
Resplendent in the skies.
a rolling witness to the spheres
Of loves self-sacrifcine years.
If all the prayers Of mothers souls
Were blended into one,
Life's frozen tears. perchance, wouit
melt.
Like meteors in the sun.
And God the eternal hush might break
And answer for his children's sake.
Frederick L. Wing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
SPORTS
RUSSELL WILL NOT
MEET GOATS D0IG
IN LA SALE BOUT

Melvin Stevenson is to have ms
long-awaited chance at Goats Dog,
He is to battle the Spring valley
whirlwind in ten-round exhibition
ON June 2S at La Sale. taking the
place of "Reb" Russell, originally card
ed for the Doig opposition. The an
nouncement of the change of plans
was made today.
Russefs manager communicated
with promoters and informed them
that he was unable to locate his boy
At the time he made the match for
Russell the boxer was in Pittsburgh
but since that time he has not beer
able to get into communication with
him.
Stevenson has been anxious TO get
on with Doig and will start training
Immediately. He is in good shape at
the present, it is claimed, but de-
clares he wants to be at his best
when he takes on Goats"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
IN THE SPOTLIGHT TO-DAY.

Tim Hendrix. His two homers
helped the Tanks split the spoils with
the Sox
While the Red Sox stood still the
Nhie ones stuffed away another vie.
Dry vote of thanks is due Mr..
/ Wambsganss, indian second baseman.
Jawn McGraw is now known as the
Little No No-Poeon
The Pirates ana Cardinals fought
4 sixround draw Three Cardinal
pitchers Doak. Horstman and Pack,
ard gave the Buccps their hits.
t Benny kauIr delivered single
yhi,l gave the Giants an even break
with the Braves. He made those
Braves cough up.
Clarence Mitchell took Il game from
Fred Mitchell pitching a victory for
he Reds over the Cubs It's all in the
family.
The Robins think they are still
laying the worlds series. They
dropped two at Philadelphia
Washington and the Athletics have
'lQyed tiity-hfty with eighth place.
The Grlftmen 100 Wednesdays game
Eddie Plank came back and pitched
the Browns to victory at Detroit.
The three hit Gamer. High
Bates, Kopf, Neale, Eers, Gravath,
Niehoff. McGaflisan and Mayer. Some
waiting.
Daubert and Whitfield pOled homers
n the Robins Phillies game.
The Pitchers may now say they
lid not permit certain scurrious hits
and runs.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
DOCTOR MAY ORDER
ALCOHOL BEVERCEs.

Kansas City, Mo-. June 21.--That
there is nothing in the State law
which prevents a physician from is
suing wholesale prescriptions for
liquor ito be used as beverage" by
the persons to whom the prescrip.
lions are issued, was the substance
of a ruling to-day by the Kansas
City Court Of Appeals In the case of
the State VS.. Dr., George A. Bradford
OF Boone County who was convicted
In the Circuit Court Of giving liquor
prescriptions for purposes other than
medicinal.
The Court held, in overruling the
Circuit Court. that every physician
has the right to prescribe liquor for
use as a beverage, and that the state
must show, in bringing criminal
charge that physician intends the
liquor to be used as an intoxicant
only before conviction may be had.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
LISTEN TO THIS!
SAYS CORNS LIFT
RIGHT OUT NOW


You reckless men and women who
are pestered with corns and who have
ut least once week invited an awful
death from lockjaw or blood poison
are now told by Cincinnati authority
TO use a drug called freezone, which
the moment few drops are applied
10 any corn. the soreness Is relieved
ana soon the entire corn, root and all.
hits out with the fingers. Ef
1t is a sticky ether compound which
dries the moment it is applied and
simply shrivels the corn without inham-
ing or even irritating the surround
ing tissue or skin. 1t is claimed that
u quarter of an ounce of freezone win
cost very little at any of the drug stores,
but is sufficient to rid ones feet OF
every hard or soft corn or callus
You are further warned that cutting
at corn Is a suicidal habit
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
PECK AND pjpP STARS.

Wallie Pipp and Roger Peckinpaugh.
Businessman and shortstop of the Yam
KEGS, are responsible for the pepper
that is being shown by Donovan's in
field these day Pipp and Peck are
both peppery players, full of It at the
bat They have both had their ups
and downs in ankee uniforms. but
neither gave up hope of chasing the
ink, and since they started slamming
the ball around, their fielding has
shown Improvement and the Yank In.
field has caught the spirit to q man.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
$4,000 TEXAS FARMS
WITHOUT ANY COW.

Texarkana. Texas. June 2l.-More
than $1,000 farms in Texas are with.
out COW; $4,000 without a hog.
and 10000 without poultry, while
Texas is annually sending out of the
State for mere than Sl0,OOO.O00 worth
of meats.
The figures were contained in the
report of c. { Waller of Fort Worth,
read before the Farmers Union con.
vtntion.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
FAIL TO FIND BUG,
LOSES INSURANCE.

Kansas City, June 2l.-The fact that
an autopsy failed to find a bug which
j. Nj. Freeman told his wife had
lodged in his throat resulted in the
Kansas City Court of Appeals re-
versing $4,000 verdict the widow
had gained against the Loyal Pro
tective Insurance Company. of Ros.
ton.
Freeman. a Howard County patent
incidence vendor. had an accident pol
icy lie died of pneumonia. The
court held that since no foreign body
was found IN his throat he couli not
be said to have contracted the dis.
ease, as claimed. by accidental or
violent" means.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
EAT EVEN WEEDS, SAYS
CHICAGO CLUB WOMEN

Chicago, June Vegetables in the
garden OF the Chicago Woman's Club
have not yet sprouted, but weeds
have. The women are going to get
rid OF them by using them as food
Dandelions and wild lettuce make a
salad fit for king when served with
green peppers. onions and French
dressing said Mrs. j. c. Bley, in
explanation
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
$4,000 DRINKS iN2
YEARS COST HIM WIFE.

Chicago June 2l---When Mrs, Mar.
garet Naughton told Judge Thomson
that her husband, David A. Nanghton,
had spent more than 1000 on liquor
In lens than two years. the Judge
granted her divorce Immediately
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
JineIes from 'portland3
BY JACK VEIOCK

:****.:*.* +..!sts..ss.!s s.|**%S
These Slug1in' Guys.
There is an cd warrior named Cobb.
Whose name causes pitcher 10 sob,
tio didn't hit hting
Down South in the Surfing
But June finds him back on the Job.
lis giving the pitchers the blues;
He hunts a curve ball
Right over the wall.
Which knocks The boys loose from
their shoes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
Family Pride.

| frankly confess | have respect
for family pride II it be a prejudice
il is prejudice in its most picturesque
shape. But | hold it is connected
with some of the noblest feelings in
our nature.-L. L. London
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
THIS WEEKS RAviNG.

HTS WIEN D INV TfNJs
There are Strawberries out in the
patch, ira la.
There are strawberries out in our
patch:
They peep out Of their beds, ripe and
rudy, rose red,
You may sing Of the gories Of ber-
ries you buy.
But your song ! will swiftly dis
patch
In the name OF our strawberries, rosy
red strawberries,
Strawberries out in our patch.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21

sales. Doak Packard.
Called for train
Games Today.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati at 81 Louis.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
New York at Boston.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21

LOST tbs Oog.
Jerry Madigan. the we'll known bank
.r, is moaning the loss Of Boston bull
terrier. Jerry would like if the party
who finds this aid canine that the same
be returned, cause Jerry bought the
Dog to guard the Liberty Bonds he
bought last week.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21

Games Today.
Cleveland at Chicago
St Louis al Detroit.
Boston at New York.
Philadelphia at Washington
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
esterday's Results.
At Cincinnati.

Batteries. Wilson, Elliott, Douglas
Seaton, Wlngo, Mitchell.
At Philadelphia.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
TODAY'S LEADING HiTTERS.

Here is the standing of the five
leading batters in the two big leagues
today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
PROPOSED new LEAGUE
is NEARLY SIDETRACKED
Resolution Requesting RedistrictinE
Is Amended to Include Glass b
Leagues, or Lower.
CBv Associated Press, !

Louisville, Nov. 14-Formation of q
new league to include the Louisville
Indianapolis and Toledo clubs of the
American association, and certain
clubs of the International league, re-
ceived a serious setback Tuesday
night, A. r. Tearney, of Chicago,
president Of the Three-I league, who
offered q resolution requesting the
redistricting in all minor league ter
ritory, finally amended il to include
only leagues of class b. or lower.
The resolution, which would have
enabled the dissatisfied clubs of the
American association to carry out
their merger, was opposed when pre-
sented to a committee appointed to
change the constitution of the nation
al association of baseball leagues.
Thomas ]. Hickey, president of the
American association, and Senator
Cooper, attorney for the Kansas City
club, were among those who attack
ed it. e
The committee, of which AL T.
Baum. San Francisco, president of the
Pacific coast league, was chairman,
held its session behind locked doors.
and none of it's members would dis
cuss what occurred.
When the convention Resumes to-
day, the resolution will be presented
for discussions. Tearney wants COM
mittee Of three appointed with full
power to act on readjustment of ter
ritory, and realignment of clubs as
a war measure
: Tearney also will make fight for
the Redistribution of all leagues, and
for the reduction of the present mem
bership of the national board of ar
bitratfon from 10 to S. I'D.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
IMPORTANCE OF DAIRY
INDUSTRY TO Be TOLD
Meetings to be Held in Every. County
in State With View Of Showing
Value OF Better Stock.

Bismarck, N. D.. Nov 14.-More
silos and improved methods in. the
marketing Of raw and manufactured
dairy products are being urged BY
the North Dakota dairy commission
which begins its winters education
al campaign in Ramsey county this
week.
Dairy Commissioner Osterhaue ia
a graduate Of Wisconsin, where
dairying is practiced most intensive
~. and with the aid Of trained as
sistants ne is endeavoring 10 intro
duce. successful Wisconsin methods
Ia North Dakota.
Meetings will be held in every
county of the state with a view 20
showing the value Of better stock.
better care for better stock, more
business like marketing methods.
the construction Of more Bil0s. warm
er barns and so forth
Commissioner Osterhaua Is CO..
operating with county agents in
every county where experts are en-
gagged. and he Is pleased with the
interest shown. Stanley III Abbott.
deputy commissioner. who was at
Minot. has returned o. the c@rlfal
10 make bis headquartsEa.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
WILLISTON and
DEVILS LAKE TO
PLAY FOR TITLE
Negotiations For High
School Championship
Game Under Way,


Devils Lake, N. D., Nov. 14.--Nego-
tiations are under way between the
athletic faculties of the wiIliston and
Devils Lake high schools for a foot
ball game which will definitely decide
the state high school football cham
pioifship. sa
No date has been set, neither has a
decision been reached as to which city
Will get the game. Williston football
fans have guaranteed $500, and local
boosters are busy in an effort to. Sc
cure at least as, big a guaranty.
X The Williston faculty has intimated
that. 1T would rather play the game
at WiHiston, but is not averse to COM
ing to Devils Lake to decide the title.
. No other state, high school team, in
the opinion of the Williston and Dew
lis Lake faculties, has any claim to
the state championship with the pos
sible exception of jamestown high
school, which, however, refused TO
meet Fargo, champion of the eastern
and southeastern parts of the state,
on the gridiron. Williston eliminated
Fargo, As to 0, in a game two weeks
ago. ssr.. - =. 49,. .
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
CHILD PLACED
In HOME MUST
Be EXAMINED
Judge Cole Issues Strin-
gent Order As Safe
guard to County


Under an order issued by Judge A..
T. Cole OF the district court. at the
request of Juvenile Court Commits
sioner A. B. Guptill. no person will
be permitted to place a child for
temporary care in any boarding
house unless such child has
been examined by a regular practic-
ing physician and a certificate Of
health furnished to the boarding
house keeper. ...,. r.
The action was taken by the court
as a safeguard to the taxpayers Of
the district in that 1t prevents the
placing Of children in baby boarding
houses with the intent of abandon
ment. Several such cases have been
reported to the authorities of Cass
county of late. t s..,..
The Real Safeguard. -.
II will be readily seen that IL a
perfectly healthy child should be so
abandoned it would not be difficult
or expensive for the Cass county
authorities to place the child in a
family home for rearing and adop-
ton. The real safeguard, according
to Judge Guptill lies in the fact that
it prevents the placing in such
boarding houses, for even temporary
care. infants who by reason of disease
conditions, are deaf, dumb or blind,
and are likely to become public
The necessity for the order grew
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
AGGIES TO..LEAVE
FARGO THURSDAY

The North Dakota Agricultural col
lege football squad, sixteen strong.
and Coach Paul j. Davis leave Fargo
over the Great Northern early Thurs
day morning for Brookings, s. D.,
where FRIDAY the team plays the
South Dakota State college eleven in
the last scheduled game of the sea-
son. ..rss .G..'s '.... -..'
The men who will make the trip are
Sinclair, Nemzek, Ross, Johnson, Fro
jen, Elliott, Heidner, Hayes, Kelly,
Anderson, Hanson, Van Els. Reese,
Kelley, Weld and Oscar Anderson.
Several of the regulars. including
Sinclair, Van Els and Heidner, are
suffering from injuries sustained in
the Fargo college game. Coach Davis
said today. He declined to make any
statement on the coming game, exA
cept that I'VE will meet good team.
Coach Davis said, that he had re-
ceived no word regarding the propos-
ed game between the Aggies and the
battalion team, on which Curly Mo
void, Aggies' quarterback last fall, is
playing, at Camp Dodge. The ex-
pense of making the trip, which
would be nearly $1,000, would be
big drawback. he said.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
.HORSEMEN PUT
COIN IN POCKETS
BY EVILPRACTICE

Mandan, n. D., Nov. 14.-Congress-
man P. D. Norton of the Third North
Dakota district, in a letter to The
Daily Pioneer, Of Mandan, charges
that contractors buying horses for
the government are "gouging" the
farmers and stock growers out OF
from $40 to $50 a head.
In his letter, the congressman calls
on farmers to deal directly with the
government by cooperating with
county agricultural agents. In part,
the congressman's letter follows:
Should Be Stopped.
Since my return from Washington
a few days ago l find that the farm
ers and horse growers throughout
our state are being gouged out Of
from $40 to $50 by middIemen for
each horse sold to the government.
This graft and evil should and must
be stopped II should be the bust
ness OF army officers and all agents
Of the government to stop these
practices instead of winking at them.
Sunday [ went to FIT. Keogh and
took up with the commanding officer
there the question of abuses prac-
ticed on farmers and horse growers.
The public should know that the gov
eminent is paying f. o. b. cars at
points in the STATE like Mandan $3.50
a head and upward to contra ctors for
cavalry horses such as the article in
The Tribune states Sis will be paid
for in Mandan. For light 1850 to 1850
pounds the government is paying to
the contractor $1S5 and upwards a
head. For this class of horses l note
farmers are being offered by the con-
tractor only $40 a head.
In these trying times when the
hearts of all men should be fired with
the highest patriotism it does. not
make for patriotism or good govern
ment for the government horse con-
tractors to .gouge the farmers and
horse growers out of $40 to $50 on the
purchase of each horse inspected and
accepted by the government for use.
Urges Cooperation.
BY cooperation with Major Win
terbuTn or Captain Cooke. Of Fort
Keogh your country agricultural
agent will be able to secure for the
farmers and horse growers of Nor
ton county within $50 a head of the
for horses and mules bought for the
army. A farmer who brings in a
horse and has 1t inspected and ac-
cepted by the government army Of
fcer making the inspection is in all
fairness and dealing entitled to re-
ceive for his horse within a very few
dollars what the government pays the
contractor for his horse.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
'BRACEGIRDLE, ONCE
GREAT RACER, IS DEAD
Was Dam of The Manager, Best
Horse I'm, Country I'm I0I2-Was
{. EOaled in 1898.
DIV Assoclated Press.

Lexington, KY, Nov 14.-Brace-
girdle, owned by Thomas G. McDow-
ell, dam of The Manager, and other
great race horses, is dead at Ashland
Stud.
Bracegirdle was the best 2-year-old
of her year, but her chief claim 20
fame rests upon the record OF The
Manager, which proved the best race
horse in the country in 1912, winning
the Breeders Futurity. Harold Stakes
Canadian Derby, Maryland State Fair
Handicaps.
Aside from The Manager, Bracegir-
die also foaled The Rival, a Latonia
Derby winner; Wood Lake, Lady
Anne, Prince Hohenlohe, Aristocrat,
Belle of Ashland, herself the dam Of
eight winners; America, a full sister
of The Manager; and Independence
one of this years 2-year-old winners.
in 1898, BY Fonso, out of Peg wofine-
ton. by IonRfelloW.