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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
TO
PASS OUT
WtI|TH19l7
Once Greatest Stars in Base
balloon Bid Diamond
Adieu

The passing from the big yard of Ma
poleon Larry Lajoie, Mordecai (Mi-
nerl Brown, George CNap) Rucker,
Tinker has furnished the hotstove
league with an earful of gossip, for it
Is something out of the ordinary when
five baseball stars of such magnitude
are given the gate at one and the same
time.
All of these FASTENERS have been
brilliant performers in their day. But
the passing Of Lajoie, "the dady of 'em
ALL" is likely to attract most atten-
with ball and bat has yet to be in
vented. The ease and grace with which
he performed at second, and the way
he walloped the pill when at bat have
excited the admiration Of baseball fans
for many years.
was q SandIotter.
Lajoie virtually Jumped from the
sand lots into the big show. His minor
months work with the Fall River New
England league team in 1895. In Aug
ust of the same year he was signed by
the Philadelphia Nationals. Since then
he has played in tho major leagues con-
tinuously, and his twenty-one-ysaIr
record shows a batting average of .S3S
and a fielding mark of .966. AS a mem
Der Of the Philadelphia Nationals and
the Cleveland and Philadelphia Ameri-
played eve cry infieid position, with the
exception of pitcher and catcher. and in
1897 he played the outfield for the
Phillies.
OF the other big leaguers who have
drawn the pink slip, Joe Tinker comes
next to Lajoie in point of major league
service. It was in 1902 that he started
his career with the Chicago Cubs He
was placed at shortstop, and with
Johnny Evers at second the fans were
quick to discover the brilliancy that
featured the work Of the two keystone
artists. After ten years of shortstop-
ping for the Cubs. Tinker tried his
hand at managing the Cincinnati Reds,
but suffered the same fate as the other
ffty-seven varieties of Red pilots. Lat
err he became manager of the Chicago
Federal league team and was at the
helm of that outfit when the old ship
Fed went to the bottom. Last year
he piloted his first love, the Cubs, but
the team failed to get anywhere and
in consequence Tinker got the ak.
Brown Also q Cub.
Miner" Brown, like Tinker, won his
greatest fame as a member of the old
Cub machine. He started his major
league career with the st. Louis Cardi-
nails in 1903 and year later was trad
ed to Chicago After hooking up with
the Cubs, It didn't take the Miner
very long to establish himself in the
front rank of big time pitchers.
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enters a room or walks rapid.
through the Hobbies, with life and WV
acity speaking in every moVement--a
small well-knit man, with gray white
hair brushed back in waves from a
broad and powerful forehead: features
in which strength and sensitiveness,
good humor and resolution are blend
ed In an almost poetic pallor: large,
flashing eyes that talk even when the
lips move not, and an ever ready
smile OF extraordinary sweetness-is
to know him for the hearty, human
fellow he is. People take to him at
once. There are no preliminaries to be
observed, no fencing or finesse to be
INDUCED in, before you are meaSur-
ing your mind with his and feel your
self really In touch with him. He is
the same in all companies, his own
natural. sparkling, unaffected self,
ways had an idea that the society Of
Americans was particularly congenial
to him, more so, indeed. than the So
ciety Of Englishmen. Their directness
and sociability are Of kind with his
own; and his knowledge of American
life and affairs-though he has never
been in the United States-is intui-
tive. There are not many men Of
prominence in British public life
whom one can imagine as equally
prominent in American public life.
But Lloyd George is decidedly one of
them. He happens to be the prime
minister Of Great Britain. If he had
been born in the United States, he
would assuredly have risen to the
presidency: and Mr.. Roosevelt would
have found him his only competitor
for the affections of the American
people. There is. indeed, no English
speaking community in any part Of
the world in which his gifts and tenn
permanent would not have made him
a foremost leader.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
Joseph Dixon Lewis Rise.

Chicago Herald: Thirty years ago a
boy was given minor position with
the N. X. Fairbanks Co. He was tire
less and from the first took as much
interest in the business as il he owned
it. 1t has since been said that the only
time he ever was heard to complain
was when they wouldn't let him work
twelve hours a day.
That boy was James Dixon Lewis.
His rise was rapid. He went from one
job to another, always higher.
Twill he never stop% his friends
asked, and the reply came in promo
ton after promotion.
He finally was elected vice president
and general manager of the concern, in
which position he achieved such sue
cess that recently he was unanimously
chosen the president of the corporation
in which he started as an offlce boy.
He also was made president of the
American Cotton Oil Co. and the Union
Seed & Fertilizer Co., subsidiaries of
the Fairbanks company. The capitalize
alton of the three companies aggre-
gates $150.00O,000.
Asked his recipe for success, Mr..
Lewis said: Rise early. work late,
play hard, be merry. don't worry and
be good"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
News From Sportdom
Do Fargo-Moorhead
Fans Want Baseball?
Mass Meeting Friday

% the baseball fans Of Fargo END Mohead want to be
The baseball committee vents to know and has called
Every fan the cities is not only urged to pc hand but
to take in the discussions generally assist reaching
the decision.
The annual business meeting Of the Northern will be
held in this city next Monday an S must Give
temper Of the fans before plungins
There isn't baseball fan in Fargo Moorhead that wants to
each and OUT force the
committee that old
alive.
FOR calling the meeting definite action
at meeting Commercial
club last night Many things discussed and that
E.
Bell prominently mentioned the
in 1917 being placed in full charge with financial committee
matter left Friday
evening.
possibility legislature making Sunday base
ball legal in North Dakota lse discussed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
HUNT TO TAKE
DOBIE'S PLACE
AT WASHINGTON
Carleton Coach Will Assume
New Duties July 1-Gets
Two-year Contract

Northfield, Mimi, Jan. &C. J. Hunt,
for four years athletic coach at Garlic
ton college, announced yesterday that
he had accepted the position Nof athlet-
ic director of the University of Wash
ington, and would begin his new duties
about July next. 49,
TwO-Year Contract. u.
Mr.. Hunts contract with Washing
ton is for two years, and, i'll addition
to his general duties as athletic direct
or he will personally coach the foot
ball and basketball teams. He will ap-.
point an assistant football coach, and
other assistants to coach the baseball
and track squads.
A W0nderful Record.
During his four years at Carleton,
the football teams of the local school
have been undefeated. and have scored
an aggregate of more than 1900 points
to their opponents 20.
In his new position, Mr.. Hunt will
come in contact with a record equal
" impressive, made by the far west
erners under the tutelage- of Gilmore
Dobie, former Minnesota star.
Mr.. Hunts contract with Carleton
expires with the conclusion OF spring
athletics this year. He sent in his res
lgnation yesterday, effective at the ex-
piration of his contract, and at the
same time wired the washington
RuInOrlLless .-s.. r.. ...r
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
THE RICH MANS REVOLVER

New York Sun: And 1t came to pass
that certain rich man, who had been
growing inordinately wealthy because
his neighbors had neglected their
business to engage in fighting, grew
suddenly apprehensive when he over
heard one of the combatants speak Of
peace.
Remembering that he carried upon
his person document known as the
Monroe Doctrine, he pulled his revolt
yer from his hip pocket and made the
alarming discovery that 1t was I'M
loaded and was of too old fashioned
pattern to be effective even IL pro-
vided with cartridges.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09

addition to notice now required to be
given by newspaper advertisement.
House Bill No. %. Introduced by
Mr.. O'Connor.
Referred to the committee on state
affairs.
A bill for an act to amend and re-
enact Section 1926 Of the Revised
Code of 1913, being Chapter 103 re-
lating to the observance of memorial
day, prohibiting a desecrating of me-
mortal day and prohibiting ball games,
horse races, sports and entertainments
that interfere with the proper observ-
ance of the day.
Purpose and Intent of the Bill.
This bill eliminates the clause
prior to the hour of o'clock D. m.
of said day."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
ARMY SCHEDULE COMPLETE.
nv Associated Press.l

West Point, N. Y, Jan. 9.-The feat
ure games of the Army's 1917 football
schedule, announced last night, are
those with Pennsylvania, Notre Dame
and the Navy. All the contests win be
played here except the annual clash
with the Navy at the Polo Grounds,
New York city. The schedule follows:
Sept. 2S-Holy Cross.
Oct. 6--University Of Pennsylvania.
Oct. 13-University Of West Vir-
ginia.
oct. Springfield 7. M. G. A, COL
lege.
Oct 27-Villa Nova.
Nov. 3--University OF Notre Dame.
Nov. 1O-U University of Maine.
Nov. 17-Bowdoin.
Nov. 24-United States Naval Acad-
envy at New York.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
FARGO COLLEGE OPENS
WITH CONCORDIA FIVE
Game Will be Called at High School
Gymnasium at 8 O'clock Tomor.
row Evening.

Fargo college will play the first
game of it's 1917 basketball schedule
at the Fargo college gymnasium at
o'clock tomorrow evening. meeting the
Concordia college five of Moorhead.
Coach F. H, Watkins has had a crew
of fifteen tossers at work for the past
week, but has not decided on his line
up. Tomorrow afternoons workout
will bring a decision, he said.
Dope from the camp of the across
the-river crew is rather vague, but the
general impression is that Concordia
has material for the best team in
years.
Pete Tierney will referee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
POSTPONE MEETING
Schedule Committees May Meet i
Pittsburgh Last of Week.
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago, Jan. 9.-The meeting of
the National and American leagues
schedule committees, which was set
for Brunswick, Ca, Jan. 10, was post
poned last night because Of the in
ability Of Barney E. Dreyfuss, presi-
dent of the Pittsburgh club, to make
the trip. Mr.. Dreyfuss is a member
of the National league committee. B.
B. johnson, president of the Ameri-
can league, said that the meeting
probably would be held in Pittsburgh
the latter part of this week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
FOOD PRICES FIXED.
(By Associated Press.)

London, Jan. 9.-Baron Davenport,
the food controller, has fixed the fol-
lowing prices which home growers may
charge for their 1917 crops:
Wheat, so shillings per 504 pounds:
oats, 50 shillings. 6 pence, per 336
pounds; and
Potatoes. a varying price OF lis to
1870 shillings per ton.
The minister OF munitions, under the
defense of the realm act, has forbid
den any manufacture or assembling
of internal combustion engines except
under government permit.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
IS AFTER THREE PLAYERS.
INV Aasnnia fad PraaSN

Chicago, Jan. 9.-John CAMEL, man
ager Of the Kansas City club Of the
American association, conferred with
Fred Mitchell, manager of the Chicago
Nationals, here yesterday in regard to
three players. George Pierce,
a pitcher, is understood to be one of
the players Camel wants. Mitchell
said no agreement had been reached.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09

Welsh Must Post Contract and Forfeit
With Wisconsin Commission.
(By Associated Press.)

Milwaukee, Jan. 9.-The Wisconsin
Athletic commission late yesterday
announced that no sanction would be
granted for the proposed ten-round
bout between Freddie Welsh and
Richie Mitchell, set for January 16,
until Welsh's contract and forfeit
money has been posted with the COM
mission.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09

Justin Curran of wahpeton VS.. Harry
kid" Hale of. Indianapolis, four
rounds; 133-pound class-Leo Kossick
Of Moorhead VS.. kid Stevens of Far
go, four rounds; 116-pound class
Submarine" Smith of Moorhead vs..
Young Schroeder, of Fargo, four
rounds; 1S0-pound class - "Bosco"
Brown of Moorhead VS.. Sailor Benson
Of Fargo, six rounds.
In line with the policy Of promoters
Of boxing carnivals over the country,
the local promoters are catering to the
ladies. Special seats will be provided
for the fair sex.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
JUST ONE TEST
Commission Rules That Eligibility t.
Contract Is Only Legal Restriction.
(Ry Associated Press. }

= Cincinnati, O., Jan. 9.-The national
baseball commission yesterday held
that the only test that should be ap-
piled in the engagement of a minor
league ball player upon his Willingness
to play for a salary within the pre-
scribed limit of the club desiring his
services, should be his eligibility to
contract.
league legislation are held arbitrary
and subversive of the national agree
ment rights of the player, and there
fore are null and void,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
GLYNDON WINS
Fast Sabin Team 10 Loser in Hard
Fought Game, IS TO Fl.

The Glyndon high school basketball
team autoed to Sabin last night, and
took the strong team Of that place into
camp by the score Of 25 to 81.
The game was fast. though rough,
and was stubbornly contested. When
time was called the score was a tie,
10 to 10. Five minutes extra play net
ted Glyndon 8 points and Sabin 2.
Thn linoYrnc.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
Commercial League.

Games Tonight.
Grand alleys: Rei-Macs VS.. An
heiers.
Nestor alleys: Crane & Ordway VS..
Hagen Newtons. ..-. ..
- Games Last Night. .-
The Carlisle & Bristol bowling team
took second place in the Commercial
Bowling league last night by slipping
the Grands a three-game defeat on
the Nestor alleys. The hardware men
punched the naples hard, grabbing
each horse by a safe margin.
Moher, with 21S pins in his last
try, was high pin. Captain Bergherm,
Of the winners. was second with 20S.
Void with 206, Skeiten with 205 and
Edlund with 20S were other heavy
hitters. The score: -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
ILLINOIS AZ" WINS.

Columbus, o.. Jan. 9.-In the west
ern conference basketball game here
last night Illinois defeated Ohio State,
3S to IA.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09
Storms Take Two.

The Crane & Ordway pin busters
took the first count from the Alex
Stern & Co. crew in their postponed
but after that didn't have a look in,
the league leaders taking the next
two games easily.
"Chawles" Dech was in form in his
second game. running up score of
246 for high count. His teammate,
Ware, was second with 233. Neigh
bors with 213, Hughes with 201 and
Holt with 200 pins were other high
men. The score:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09

Grand total, 2,bU4 pins.
Three Straight for Prizes.
The Prize Co. crew made it three
straight over the Union Lights on the
Grand alleys last night, hitting the
pins in the pinches, while the electri-
clans had tough luck with breaks
Hard hitting by Dougherty was fac
tor in the caterers win.
Thompson, with an even 200 score,
was high pin, The score:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09

The above is likeness of the box
ing smile of Mike Gibbons, st. Paul
boxing championship of the world, who
is scheduled to engage in a training
exhibition with his brother, Tommy
Gibbons, in the big boxing carnival at
the Fargo auditorium on Friday even
ing, Jan. 10.
Gibbons is one of the most popular
mitt wielders in the ring today.
Preliminary to the Gibbons broth
ers' feature, there will be four exhibit
tions, as follows: 140-pound class
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
SHOP EARLY AND
BUY LIBERTY BOND"
SLOGAN OF WOMEN

"Do Your Christmas Shopping
Early; Buy a Bond"
This is the slogan adopted by the
women's Liberty Loan committee of
Fendelton of which Mrs. r. T. Bish-
or Is chairman. They are urging
that every man who would ordinarily
spend $50 for Christmas presents in
vest instead in a Liberty Bond.
The local committee has been or
ganized but two days but in that time
has been able to report $4,000 rails
er. The ladies expect to make
much better showing later.
The local bond campaign is get
ting well under way even though no
speakers have yet been in this coun-
ty. Yesterday the ]. p. Smith Live
stock Co. subscribed $4,000 through
the First National Bank and another
large buyer was ]. A. Guderian, well
known farmer.
The American National Bank re-
ports about $4,000 or $4,000 daily
being received in subscriptions. Some
OF the larger subscriptions made
there are $4,000 each by Frank Curl
Thomas Thompson. F. f. Judd, w.
L. Thompson. j. n. Burgess, w. w.
Harrah, and e. J. Burke. $4,000 10y
WIN and James Wyrick, and S25O0 by
Harry bartholomew.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
MRS. {. GEISLER is
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Eighty Year Old Pioneer
Resident, Passes Away
After Short Illness.

Mrs. Ernestine Geisler. known to
her many friends as Grandma Geisler,
died last evenuinE at $40 at her
home, 6l9 Cosbie street following a
serious Illness Of two weeks from
pneumonia. Ty singular coinci-
-dence. her death occurred on the 21st
anniversary Of the death Of her
mother and on the first anniversary
Of the DEATH Of her nephew, Walter
Eggerth.
Mrs. Geisier was SO years old las,
April. she was n native Of Germany,
but came to this county in the early
7os. She lived first at san Francisco
but came to Umatilla county when
Pendieton was a very small town. Her
home for years was in Pilot Rock
where her husband died 10 years ago
a year after his death she moved tC
Pendleton and had lived here since.
She is survived by daughter. Mrs
Harry Bradley Of Boise who had been
called here.s by n son by her first
marriage. Gus Eichncr of Pilot Rock
and a grandson. Carl Spencer Of this
city. Mis-. Geisler was a member OF
The funeral will be held tomorrow
The funeral will lbe held tomorrow
afternoon at 1890 at the family resi-
deuce and the body will be taken tC
Pilot Rock for interment.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
GERMAN LOOTERS
GET IRON CROSS
Exceptional Ability in De
stroying French Farms
and Villages Rewarded.

FRENCH HEADQUARTERS, Oct
12.-Documents from German pris-
oners indicate the iron cross is be-
ing given for exceptional ability in
looting and destroying French villages
and farm houses.
Alfred Saur, a German LandwehI
soldier, wrote Heinrich Finkelaus q
letter in part as follows:
"I am attached to the requisitior
service of the army warehouse mt
Fourmies. We take from the French
all lead, brass. copper, cork and oils
We also take chandelieres and kitchen
utensils. We take them to Germany.
"Often It is very difficult as we
have taken wedding presents from
newly married women. We recently
made a fine haul. In walled ur
room we found IS copper musical in
struments, bicycle. $50 bed sheets
towels. six chandeliers and a mass oi
other things.
1--WE expect to receive a premium
for the find. l may even get the iron
cross.
81 am leading life of milk and
honey. Resides there are some pret'
ty girls locked up that it would be
good to get out
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
GOLFERS FROM four
CITIES WILL MEET
ON LINKS TOMORROW

Golfers of four cities will meet on
the PendIeton links tomorrow in the
first real inter-city tournament the
local club has tried to put on. Ba-
ker. Lewiston and Walla Walla golI-
clubs will send seven-man teams here
to compete with the best of Pendle-
toms golfers.
The tournament will he held over
two days. Saturday and sunday. with
play both mornings and afternoons.
Thirty-six holes will be played each
day and committee is today prepar-
ing the rules for the contest.
Three of Bakers star golfers, II. ].
Horton. y. 1. Patterson and F. a.
Tenny. and one of Walla Walla's
John /. Sharpstein, arrived today in
order to try out the local grounds
Mrs. Tenny accompanied her hus-
band.
There has beCn some doubt as to
whether Lewiston could send team
but MIR. Sharpstein brings word that
the Idaho city VIII have a team here.
The Pendleton team viii probably
consist OF George 4 Hartman.
Brooke Dickson. w. L. Thompson,
DR.. w. u. McNary. J. V. Tallman, d.
d. Phelps and c. f. Nelson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
COMMITTEES NAMED
FOR TUESDAY MIGHT
WILL PROMOTE BIG PATRIOTIC
MEETING To BOOST LIB
ERTY BONDS.
President Campbell and w. NJ. Pierce
Are Speakers; University Students
Preparing Welcome.

The following committees have
been appointed in furtherance of the
patriotic meeting to be held in this
city on Tuesday evening next, when
President Campbell of the state Uni
versity and w. NJ. Pierce speak on
the Liberty Bonds, to-wit:
On the part of the women of the
city, Mesdames Lima H. Sturgis, r.
Alexander and william Caldwell.
In charge of music. C. o. Rinehart.
Harold Cochran and Westbrooke
Dickson.
Farming interests. L. L. Rogers, }.
w. Maloney and Henry Taylor.
Business houses. IT. ]. Tweedy. Roy
T. Bishop and win Moore.
Professions and citizens generally.
DR.. ]. A. Best. G. w. Coutts and
George H. Hamblen.
1t will be the duties of these COM
mlttees to organize the respective ele-
ments of the citizenship of Pendleton
and Vicinity. to insure a good attend
ance, and to arouse the enthusiasm
which the cause merits.
Judge WGilbert w. Phelps Will pre-
side.
]. 81 Johns, NJ, r. Chessman and
w. e. Lowell are organizing the uni
versity graduates resident here to the
end that a fitting welcome may be
accorded President Campbell.
The meeting will be held In the
Arcade theater.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-12
LIBERTY LOAN
CAMPAIGN TO
Be QU|CKENED
Official Totals Show Nation
Has Been Tagging in
Making Subscriptions.
TO SPEED UP WHEN
WORLDS SERIES END
Every Effort VIII be Made
to Make up for Lost
Ground at Finish.

WASHINGTON. oct. 1.-THE Lib
erty loan campaign throughout the
nation is being quickened, the treas
ury department announced. Official
totals show the nation has been lag
ging. Actual subscriptions are ex-
pected to pass the billion dollar mark
today.
Guy Emerson. publicity director,
said as soon as the worlds series is
over every effort will be made to
make up lost ground.
Emerson said, with the end of the
world series we must center our at
tention upon the bigger game. the
worlds war.
In this great contest all demands
are upon our battery, our army and
navy. and our pitcher, Pershing, can
not win the game without support.