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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
Popular Ball
Manager Treats
On His Birthday
BY BILLY CAIRNS

If there is one thing that the
popular baseball manager, Char
ley Fowler, enjoys better than
playing the outfield and manag-
ing a baseball team it is the idea
of entertaining his many friends
at a party. This is what the
handsome young magnate did yes
terday.
In giving us the item, Chas.
forgot to state what birthday he
celebrated. However, we will say
that it was his 21st.
Cherley invited several of his
1917 players and other friends to
a little feed and auto ride to Olym-
pia, celebrating the occasion.
1.-THE outlook for the coming
baseball season is unusually
bright" said Charley last night.
81 will have the best semi-pro
lineup in the city; of this / am
certain. l have many players al
ready contracted, and with the
backing of the best sports in the
city, am sure of the cream"
Manager Fowler says he will
call his team together for a ban
quet the latter part of February.
BY this time he expects to be
ready to announce his lineup in
full.
Dave Bales, restaurant owner,
will finance the team, which will
travel under the name of 1.-THE
Majestics."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
IDAHOPHENOMIS
SIGNED BY HALL

baseball on high school teams.
His family moved to Caldwell,
Idaho, before he completed high
school here. The youngster play
ed a wonderful game on the Boise
high school team and was signed
by the Oakland club of the Coast
league in 1913, leaving directly
from high school to play Coast
league ball.
He lasted two months with
Oakland, but because of his youth
and lack of seasoning, could not
be kept through the season. Since
that time Pierce has been playing
a great game on a semi-pro team
in Caldwell.
The player is % years old and
six feet tall. "Skeeter" Bigbee
recommended him to Russ Hall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

Further indication that Russ
Hall is planning to select bunch
of speedy, enthusiastic youngsters
for his 1917 team, was given to-
day when the Tiger boss announc-
ed another player signed for the
coming esason.
The new player is L. b. Pierce.
known on the ball field as Tommy
Sheehan. He is a former Tacoma
boy, an infielder with an over
abundance of pep, and a mighty
hitter.
This makes two young phenoms
already signed for the Tigers.
The first one was Pete Flagstead,
sensational catcher of the Olym-
pia Senators.
Pierce lived in Tacoma several
years ago, playing football and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
By BILLY CAIRNS

One of the biggest basketball
games of the season will be
staged at Olympia next Satur-
day night when the University
Sophomores meet the Olympia
Y. M. c.. A. on the "Y" floor.
1t has been reported that the
university quintet has been
chosen from a squad of 25 ex-
pert basket shooters.
While physical director G.. S.
Cottle, of the Y. M. G. A., real
ICES that his men will face the
fastest men they have met this
season, he thinks that they will
make the rah rah boys hustle.
The Capital City quintet is also
a picked team from a number
of slickers.
The Olympia team will ex-
change games with local teams.
only the best local quintets will
be considered, however. Games
may be arranged through The
Times sport department.
Games can only be arranged
for Friday night on the Olympia
floor, as all other nights are re-
served.
Any fast teams which would
consider a trip to the Capital
City should call Main IL and
II can be arranged.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
New Music Wins
Triangle Fans

Garoski, the Melbourne new
pianist, has certainly stamped
himself as a master photo play
improvisor, and is fast winning
favor in the hearts of the Tacoma
music-loving public.
Frank keenan, heads the dra-
matte part of the current program
in THE Sin Ye Do" a tense Tri-
angle play. keenan, is seen as
Barrett Steel, a noted attorney
with no sympathy with what is
called the unwritten law. Dace
Whitlock, his close friend, is
killed by little stenographer In
defense of her honor, and he
promptly tenders his services to
the prosecution. But It SO
chances that the little stenogra-
pher is none other than his daugh-
ter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

Joe Bonds, Tacoma heavyweight
boxer, has been signed for a fight
with Jack Dillon, the Indianapolis
ring sensation.
In "a letter from Joe today
he says that he has not only
signed for the Dillon bout,
but also has three important
matches i'm New York soon.
Bonds letter was written
from Memphis, Tenn. II was
dated January II, and Joe
says that he was leaving that
day for New York.
Tacoma friends of the big box
er, who have been watching mis-
career with interest, did not know
that he had left Kansas City.
However, it seems that he did,
and it also seems that he has had
bout with Carl Morris since last
we heard from him. The teio-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
.OneGirl Makes
All the Scores

In the first girls interclass
game of the eason, the 10th B
class at Lincoln high school wiped
up the 10th A class, yesterday
afternoon, rs to /. The A class
girls fell down on guarding. Ada
Hardness made all of the b class
points, scoring IL field goals and
a foul goal. Players: 10th B
class-B. Osborn, A. Hardness, F.
Baker, N. Hedberg, M. Conner, L..
Craig; 10th A class--Kelly, E. Oh
son, A. Sterba, M. Grubbs, X.
Smith, Helen Parker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
BIG CUTS MADE in
SALARIES OF CUBS

salary paid him last year."
Weeghman said. This does not
mean that they did not try. Archer
and Wilson revealed that they
have begun to slide. Lavender,
Seaton and Hendrix did not toll
effectively. Zeider played a con-
sistent game and deserves credit "
The reason for the cut, WEIGH
man says, is that the club cannot
afford to pay high salaries. The
cuts range from $4,000, which is
said to have been sliced from Sea-
tons $500 salary, to $1,000, the
amount believed to have been TAX
en- from Seider's pay envelope.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
DUFFY LEWIS SAYS BALL
PLAYERS WANT A STRIKE

OAKLAND, JAM 16The entire
VIII strike FuZ
the word the opinion ouieIder
Lewis who is here visiting his
he the entire Detroit club will
THE ball
be just well that straight believe
Dave Futz a and the talk of
Is bOsli"
Lewis of fraternity
asking advice about a possible strike Lew replied:
IL! We are a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
Omitted Press Leaned wIre.)

CHICAGO, Jan. l6.-Six Cub
players, whose combined salaries
aggregate $4,000, will have to
sign trimmed contracts if they
play with Weeghman aggrega-
ton this year. The Cub boss to-
day made the announcement that
he had cut the salaries of Tom
Seaton, Claude Hendrix and Jim
my Lavender, pitchers, Art Wilson
and Jimmy Archer. catchers, mad
Rollie Zeider, infielder.
with the exception Of Zeider,
not one Of the players earned the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
Ball Players
Ready to Join
Labor Uni ons

VCH'eU fTtsb Leuseu W1re.I
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Wheth-
er Ban johnson, president of the
American league, was knocked
speechless by the laws that the
Baseball Players Fraternity had
applied for a charter, giving it
membership in the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, was not known
today. But at all events, Johnson
was not talking.
Samuel Gompers, president of
the Labor Federation, is in New
York. He declared he was happy
to learn of the Fultz application.
He added that Fultz had contem-
plated such step for some time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
Delay Smoker

The Spanaway Athletic club,
which had planned a smoker for
this week, has postponed the event
indefinitely. Inability to obtain
boxers on short notice is one of
the causes.
And besides, the date conflict
ed with the big benefit dance that
we are giving" says Billy Fowler.
We'll give the smoker later, and
it will be a corker, too"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
Aerial Hockey
Given Try-Out

Aerial hockey, introduced al
Lincoln high school last week. was
greeted enthusiastically by a doz-
en- boys of Stadium hign yester-
day afternoon when s. Z. Whar-
ton and Frank l.. Mcneil showed
them the game. A second prac-
tice is being held today, to be fol-
lowed by the organization Of
teams.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
FRED WELSH
is RILED UP

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Stung,
yes, even Inundated, he admits,
Freddie Welsh is going to Milwau-
kee today with a chip of consider
able proportions on his shoulder.
And when Richie Mitchell knocks
1t off tonight 1t will be Freddie's
cue. Welsh, his manager says,
has felt keenly the newspaper re-
ports of five to four odds on
Mitchell.
80 the little Milwaukee guy is
going to slip one over is he!"
Welsh seowled. well let me
lamp you right here that neither
this beer town guy nor anyone else
is going to catch Freddie asleep"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16


OF caused athletic
smoker That's lack
of boxers in this neck of the
The post something big
athleticaly inclined 1t will bring skating rink Tacoma
within
Police Chief Harry Smith, returned from the
that they not dancing in the large cities Everyone
has the ice skating fever
Russ Hall that developing roller skat
His business the Glide where Russ
between the the
is better this year than in season for three years
Modest Dan Morgan the Silent bet $1,000 Bat
Levnsky will knock Might make a mil
lion Dan in that kind of
Speaking Of mSaesvs .Bidsy" BSisboD is sending ont
articles to the saying that Les Darcy and Mike
Gibbons both afraid box the Billy Weeks
Well bet big red apple that neither of them heard
Weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
Night School
Meets Defeat

Playing their first game in a
month, the Lincoln Park high
school basketball team met the
second team last night, and was
defeated, Is to 10. Players:
Night school-Hanson, Anderson,
Converse, Anderlee, Sullivan,
Erickson. Second team--Whis-
ner, Danielson, Staples, Anderson.
Iffert.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
Stadium Team
Looking Good

Stadium basketball players are
gradually rounding into shape,
despite their lack of a gym. Coach
Tony Bell put the boys through
a stiff workout at Lincoln high
gym yesterday afternoon, and the
improvement in the team was
gratifying. The Stadium team
plays its first game with Lincoln
Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

cir, my atner was an executive for railway company and
ri numbered among friends those
Fascinating employment of handling trains lived
atmosphere came to know the lives of the railway
and found silent
felt it mission public the brave deeds
these men were doing To perform this duty
novel Somewhere childhood 40 pages
yards $50 - INV
After and had gotten chance accident to
appear in phooplays again friends and
evolved the idea of telling railroads stories SCREEN j. p
MCGOWAN OF the Kalem
began the ever staged
Since then, Of there have been many
While broke into director wanted girl
I'LL place.
desire honor BIG IDEA thai
helped after the first breaking accomplished
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
CHAVEZWINS

DENVER, Jan. 16.-Benny
Chavez of Denver, was given the
decision over frankie Sanders of
New York, at the end of 10 rounds
of hard mixing here last night.
Chavez scored the only knock
down, dropping Sanders for the
count of seven in the seventh
round.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

In story that thrills and grips
with its human interest, Mary
Pickford is appearing at the Co.
lonial this week. "The Pride of
the Clan" is the title of her lat
est offering.
The production itself is highly
artistic. Some beautiful exam
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

Piles of night photography are
shown, as well as some fine storm
scenes.
Mary Pickford does some splen-
did work as the Scotch girl, and
has never been so strikingly
pretty as in the role of the killed
lass. Matt Moore and a good cast
are seen in her support.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

Let's Wasn't about this every years
W. D. wrote items about the possibility of bill the egs
lature legalzng boxing?
Walter A
naor Of the Spanaway golf links
Lakewood dropped
engaged for months with engineering department
the Great Northern building immense nowsed the
Direct hills
MONTHS Corcoran played the last nine Sunday
made a 81.
Looks like Russ Hall looking
of strapping young men for his 1917 Tiger tribe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

NINE. PetrOVa IN ncr new MeCrO
success, "The Black Butterfly"
at the Apollo.
Unfolding a tangled plot that
keeps the audience guessing, 1.-THE
Black Butterfly" the splendid
Metro production in which Nine.
Olga Petrova is appearing at the
Apollo tonight for the last time,
is a photoplay with excitement.
suspense and spectacular features.
Petrova's art is shown in this
play in a striking manner as she
not only handles dual role, but
acts the part of Sonia as girl,
opera star and war nurse.
Vanity" with beautiful Emmy
Wehlen, one of the most charming
of the Metros galaxy of stars,
comes to the Apollo Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

the st. Leo's gym floor three
times each week.
Charley FOwler's baseball team
will surely make the other
teams in the Valley league hus-
tie, according to all reports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

It has been reported TO us that
Emmett Angle, prize fight man.
ager, has a large following of
lady admirers. 1t is said that
when he announces that he will
match one Of his men on a
smoker card. many ladies try
to purchase tickets to the show.
1t seems that II is not the fight
ers they wish to see so much,
but rather the manager.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
WHERE TACOMA rs
AMUSING ITSELF
Theaters

4CQUVlS
TACOMA
Thursday - World famous
Ballet Russo.
ANTAGES
The Court Room Girls"
musical comedy; with vaude-
vile.
REGENT
The Sextet de Luxe, novel
musical act; with vaudeville.
Film Houscs
APOLLO
1.-THE Black Butterfly with
Olga PetrOva.
MELBOURNE
1.-THE Sin Ye Do" with
Frank Keenan,.
COLONIAL
"The Pride of the Clan,"
with Mary PiclfOrd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

League bowling on the Shaw q
Soule alleys tonight will be as
follows: City league-Scotch
Tailors VS.. Ray Day Indians I;
Commercial league-Peoples
Store vs.. Telephone Co.; p. o.
Ieague-Dodgers VS.. Tigers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

Manager Mclaughlin, of tho So
dality A. 9. basketball team,
wishes his men to report at the
gym tonight for practice. The
team holds regular practice on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16

Pennsy Oregon would have
about Berrys
that Chick Evans is the TO
ers, Johnny O Ophant o kick.
Tacoma vaudeville Orchestras strike
Any to a listening week
and week the jokes they the three-a-day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-01-16
With the Amateurs

This Column Devoted to Upbuildng Amateur Sports
All Items Should Be Phoned Main 0181 or Main 12l
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
ITO Take French Leave Is
Phrase of Uncertain Origin.

The origin of the phrase "to take
french leave" has been the signal for
many q pathological contest, but the
outcome of them, for the most part,
has been TO increase interest III the
question. 1t has been plausibly sug~
gested that The custom OF disappearing
unobtrusive}y from a crowded reoep-
ton, instead of Glowing ones way
through Il throng of people, to reach
the hostess, is n custom whieh was the
natural outgroWth of courteous c0nsid-
GRAFTON for everyone involved, Was b0r-
rowed by tic English from the French.
Again, 1t has Ycen suggested that the
French, a the phrase French leave"
has 40 connection with the French peo-
pie, except to the extent OF what is
implied in the etymology OF. The word
frank" meaning free, and that the
expression may mean simply a per-
mission not granted but assumed. Btlt
the question is further muddled by the
fact that the French have a phrase
''prendre congo a la maniere Anglafse,"
Or use retirer q lsAnglaise," with pre-
cisely the same significance, With the
hit at the English. In Germany the
phrase is Identical with the English.
From Hilpert's German dictionary it
would appear that it is more than 100
| years old, while the custom which 1t
celebrates, withdrawing without final
leave taking, vas an established prac-
tice in Germany 500 years ago.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
Now Famous War Tank Said
TO Have Had a F%orerunner
In the Nineteenth Century.

jules Verne in Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea" gave an ink
ling of the ~present-day activities OF
the submarine boats. II. G. Wells pre-
dicted the work of air raiders, and
now q historical deliver comes forward
with the statement that the tank had q
f~orerunner in the sixteenth century.
John Napier, laird OF Murchtson, the
mathematician who invented loga-
rithms, devised g war engine some
thing after the style of the tank.
Napier confided to Bacon's elder
brother certain "secret Inventions
for the purpose of confounding "ene-
mics Of Gods truth" They included
burning mirrors and a chariot of metal
double musket proof, the motion of
which was controlled by those within
through small holes, "the enemy be-
ing abased and uncertain what de-
Tense to make against a moving mouth
Of metai.'
This description sounds much like
the early type of tank and the 'con-
forming of the enemy, IS predicted
by Napier, was to have been accom-
piished by the tanks of the British
when they first appeared among the
Germans. Napier's engine never went
into action, for the Scottish inventor
directed that his weird instrument of
war be kept secret unless necessity
compelled its use. Napier, who was
born In 1850, died in 1917.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
Health of Prisoners.

Those who study prisons and try to
find out why men get there win be III
terested in this news .2som New York
city. Out of 1000 me1 OF military age
registered on June 8 N penal institu-
tons of that city less than 5 per cent
were physically fit for service. In
BlackwelI's Island prison not one was
fit for the army. Every one was .
physical discard. a great many per
sons who have studied such things
much will say that perhaps the physi-
cal condition Of these young men may
be the chief reason for their presence
In prison. And most of us feel quite
sure that fine, healthy bodies and nor
NAL minds are most likely to keep their
owners out Of prison. It is with some
satisfaction that we reflect upon the
fact that this war will do a great deal
to make human bodies stronger and
healthier-and to that extent make
prisons useless.-Illinois State Jour
nal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
Remedy fer Caterpillar Plague.

An efficient modern remedy for the
caterpillar plague seems yet to seek,
and no enc apparently cares to resort
to the methods of the past. In the year
1920 this bishop of Laon sought to stay
such q plague by solemn sentence OF
excomn Qnication against the insects,
and in later centuries this procedure
was frequently repeated. One admo-
milton, dated 1915. runs eve grant the
request of the inhabitants of Villenore
and warn the caterpilIass to retire
within six days. In default Of this we
declare them accursed and excommu-
nicated." With a nice feeling for JUS
tice, an advocate was appointed in one
Instance to plead the cause Of the in
sects against that Of the farmers be.
fore sentence was pronounced.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
GOLD LIES BURIED
Treasure Hidden in Texas Not
Found by searchers.
Spanish Loot Was Obtained During
Victorious March of Mexicans
Under Santa Anna in 1886.

One of the stories of buried treasure
known to every old Texan, and par
ticularly to Mexicans, is that relating
to a vast sum in Spanish gold and jew
elry buried at the root of a tree near
what is now Summit Place.
The story deals with the victorious
march of the Mexican troops under
Santa Anna in 1886, when, after the
Alamo and after GoIiad, they went to
meet the little band OF Texas patriots
ut San Jacinto. On the march follow
ers of the Mexican leader are said to
and jewelry in large quantities. Santa
Anna is declared to have confiscated
all this wealth, intending later to re-
store it to its owners.
But Santa Anna never had the OPP
p%ortunity. Gen. Sam Houston met the
Mexicans at San Jacinto and before
the sun had set on April 81 the Tex
ans had routed the MeXicans. Santa
Anna and a large part OF his forces
were taken prisoners, but not all Of
them. The treasure bearers are said
to have escaped and started for Mex
leo. On arrival at San Antonio, where
news of the decisive defeat Of Santa
Anna had been received, they were
afraid to venture farther with their
precious burden.
Beside a gnarled oak to the north Of
San Antonio, some distance from the
Canine Real, the men are said to have
buried the treasure. This oak tree is
known to many, and even at this late
date gold hunters have dug in search
of the pile.
On Salinas street San Antonio. are
two ~ramshackle huts accredited with
holding a fortune of gold and silver.
One of them, at least seyenty-fve
years of age. was once the haunt Of a
band of French f~reebooters, whose
leader wore a huge black beard. These
men, the legend says, used to absent
| themselves from San Antonio for days
at a time, and their return always co.
tncided with stories of wagon trains
being held up and looted. The re-
port says they buried much of their
loot in the floor Of the adobe hut, and
searchers for 1t have appeared off and
on for half a century. The most re-
cent was a half-Indian medicine man."
who came there from San Marcos
about three years ago. The nan car
ried a divining rod and sought to To-
cate the treasure by its means. The
vorinuS hnlnS ho and others dug Epo
still visible.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20
Good Thinas for the Family

For a make-belleve apple pie to
serve in a hurry, the following will be
a success: Cut a few well-fiayored,
tart apples, put into a deep granite pie
plate, season with sugar, butter, cinna-
mon, nutmeg or in any way to suit the
taste of the family. Over the top place
slices of buttered bread, set into the
oven and bake until the ample sauce
has absorbed and softened the bread.
Serve with cream and sugar. Such a
pie will be found harmless for the
children'S dessert. 1t is also q good
way to use leftover slices of bread.
However, we are not supposed to have
leftover slices of bread these DAYS, as
the old custom which was common in
grandmother's day is being revived,
that of cutting the loaf as the bread
is needed on the table. A very eco
nomical way of avoiding left-overs.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-20

Paint CO., Chicago, H., and sold by
the Woolworth store, Watertown,
rs. d.
Household brand paint (blaek)
manufactured by the Detroit White
Lend Works, Detroit, Mich, and
sold by the Wootworth Store, Aber-
deem, S. ID.
L, Guy G. Fray, do hereby certify
that the articles included in the fore.
going list have been examined by
myself Or by my aasistants ans found
to be aduIteratod or misbEanded
within the meaning of the laws of
South Dakota.
GUY 6. FRARY,
state Food aud Drug Commissioner.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of Dec. 1917.
(SeaD g, j. VAUGHN.
Notary Public.