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Honest Kansas Physician.

Did an Atchison doctor mean it just
that way when he said; I've got two
patients in the same neighborhood In
the country, and I'm going out this
morning to kill two birds with one
stone. "-Atchison Globe
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-15
Nunnatriotic.

Mother, don't speak to
Jeanette any more
Mother-Whg, dearie, what is the
matter? And poor little Jeanette has
been i'll, toe.
Gladys-That's just it, mother. She
went and had German measles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
|LinCo]n Park
Notes Among the Athletes and
Students of the Large
South Side School.

1t is reported that Lester pat
Patterson is writing book on
How to Get Engaged" for the
benefit of Ralph Pollen, Harry
Parker and John Hunt. They are
all anxiously awaiting its publica-
tion as Mr.. Patterson is an au-
thority on the subject.
Everyone admits that Bob Ellis
worth can get into some of the
funniest positions when he catches
mice. Bob thought he caught one
at the Pantages last Thursday aft
.ernoon.
Ralph Pug" Bryan, one of the
schools heavyweights, is working
hard for the statue fund. He has
collected about 81 and is now SELL
Ing tickets to the movie matinee.
Loyal Hill, Lincoln's clever
basket tosser, is indulging in very
hard work these days.
The Lincoln park wrestling
squad is turning out daily and
surely will be in good condition
for the meet with Cushman.
Harry Berg, one of Lincoln 8
yell leaders, is not going to school
now. He is working for the Y. M.
C. A.
Richard Brouse will have a
speech prepared to deliver to the
students when the letters are given
out.
1t is rumored that Hugo Carlson
will be in trim for dancing when
the next junior-senior party comes
off.
Tom Hunt surely is some step
per. You should have seen him at
the junior prom the other night.
The way those players were
sprawling all over the floor in FRI
days basketball game, one would
think they were playing football.
o o o
The Hartman boys are willing
to acknowledge there is nothing as
good as going to l.. p. II. They are
back to stay for awhile once more.
o o o
Grin Simons will be the editor
in-chief of the Tahoma for the
coming year.
Claude Bremen is some econo-
mics shark.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
ACT
HEADS BILL
AT PANTAGES

One of the most unique vaude-
Vile acts ever presented in Ia
coma is THE Telephone Tangle, -
featured on the new Pantages bill.
The stage is divided into six
scenes, each representing the
telephone corner in as many
apartments. A telephone girl
gets the wires crossed while two
lovers are planning to elope, a
darby porter is searching for his
razor, a chorus girl is telling a
theatrical manager how good she
is, and a rich widow and Jewish
merchant are conversing. The
comedy is riotous and shoots
along at tremendous speed.
The Bellclair brothers show
unusual muscular development,
and finish their act with a
thrilling loop-the-loop stunt.
The Australian woodchoppers
return with their original act,
ending their performance with a
log-chopping race.
Elizabeth Guilty plays the vio-
lin well and sings nicely. Bobbe
and Nelson have some new songs
and some jokes that are not so
new. Billie Burke appears in
chapter II of "Gloria's Romance"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
Newspaper EnterprIse Assoc. ation.l

Newspaper Enterprise AssOc.ntiOn.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-FollOw-
ers of the wrestling game are ask
ing themselves who is this fellow,
Olin, who made Joe Stecher quit
in Massachusetts,"
Stecher has been hailed as the
greatest wrestler in the world.
His powerful scissors hold had
disposed of all corners except the
elusive Stranger Lewis, whom he
wrestled four-hour draw in Oma-
ha and practically every wrestler
in the country was regarded as a
"set-up" for the Nebraskan.
Then came the news that
Stecher had quit cold in a match
with DIN. He left the ring after
Olin had broken his supposedly
unbreakable scissors.
Olin is a Finn. He was born
in Helsingfors and is 80 years old,
1t was at Stockholm that DIN
showed that he was a true sports
man. The Examinations had cen
tered down to a three-cornered
fight between DIN, George
Saarela, another Finn. and S. NJ.
Jensen. Dane, the latter two be-
ing drawn for the semi-final
match, the winner to wrestle DIN
for the championship.
The two men wrestled for
four hours when Jensen gave
up. Saarela was so exhaust
ed that he would have had no
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
Disappointment
In Movies, Too!

Clay Carroll was "tuekered
out" after some strenuous scenes
in 1.-THE Eyes of Eleanor" a Flor
ence La Babe picture being made
by Thanhouser for Pathe, and told
Director Frederick Sullivan so.
"All right; sit down and rest, "
he replied. "I'll release you from
this next scene"
Miss Carroll sat down. Mean
while real ice cream was brought
in and placed on the table for use
In the next scene. Miss Carroll re-
considered.
81 guess I'd like to work in this
scene after ALL" she said.
Go to It," said Mr.. Sullivan.
Then he spoke to his players.
Now remember, this cream Is
not to be eaten" he said. THE
table is knocked over, and the
cream goes on the floor"
Miss Carroll wept.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
Connie Mack Forgets
All About Our Eddie

Eddie Johnson, Butte outfielder,
formerly with the Tacoma Tigers,
who was reported last fall to
have been sold to the Athletics,
does not intend to join Connie
Mack this spring for the very good
reason that Connie Mack has ne
elected to send him a contract, or
even a letter, since negotiations
began last year.
Johnson is working in Vaneou-
yer, Wash, and will revert to
Butte if he decides to remain in
baseball. Johnson was nosed out
by Murphy for the N. w. batting
championship last season.
The Northwestern league mag
mates will gather at Spokane Sat
urday to discuss the salary limit
question.
At the Seattle meeting last De-
cember it was decided to drop the
individual limit to $175 and raise
the $4,000 club limit. The new
figures were not announced.
1t is highly possible that no sal
airy limit for the individual player
will be in vogue at all this season,
but a club limit of $4,000 will
doubtless be established.
Another young backstop has
been signed up by Bob Brown of
the Vancouver team. The lad is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
John Olin. Phenom of
Mat, Is After Title

chance with Olin, but the
match was scheduled to take
place Immediately. When DIN
understood his cOuntryman's
condition he refused to wres-
tie him and lost the match by
default.
Olin wrestled in the Graeeo-
Roman style until he came to
America in 1912. For four years
he has been studying the Ameri-
can catch-as-catch-ca style and
in his American matches has
never been defeated.
Last December he was matched
with Stecher in Springfield.
Stecher got his scissors hold twice
and Olin broke it and at one time
had Stecher's shoulders on the mat
momentarily.
Stecher arose and left the hall
and the referee gave the match to
DIN.
Olin is now after matches
which will win him the wrestling
championship.
The strange thing about the
Stecher-Olin match was that Olin
declared the scissors hold was not
painful.
He says the half nelson Steeher
used with his scissors is harder to
stand than the body pressure.
Other wrestlers who have felt
the scissors declare that it is too
painful to resist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
BY BILLY CAIRNS

Before a fair crowd of fight
fans, Paul Steele, local promoter,
gave a boxing show at his Bust
ness Mems gymnasium last night.
Harry Bishop, the Spanaway
blacksmith, fought Jimmy Ma
loney, the fighting harp of Seattle,
a clever draw. On two occasions
the blacksmith was almost success
full in flooring the harp" but the
Dan Salt product came back strong
each time.
When Poke Hunter, the fight
ing baseball player, met Charley
Ash, Seattle youth, fans were
entertained with a fast exhibition
of fighting, in which the Tacoman
won favorable decision. Hunter
is a member of Emett Engle's sta
BILE of boxers.
Another good go was the fight
in the 118-pound class in which
Ray Hunt, boxing instructor of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
Shaved Oscars !"
On His Head To
Look Real Tough

Bill Elmer has at last substan-
tiated his claims as the Lasky
thug in the Lasky- Paramount pro-
duction, THE Winning of Sally
Temple" in which he appears in
support of Fannie Ward. Elmer
plays the role of a professional
prize fighter. In order to make
II realistic he clipped his hair and
then had a barber shave sears
on his head, giving him probably
the ugliest scenic effect known to
man. This makeup, combined
with the thorough beating which
he administers to Jack Lean, dis
pels all doubt that Elmer is en-
titled to rank with Hobart Bos-
worth of bill Skies" fame in the
category OF those one does not
care to meet in the dark.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
Will Not Fight
to Keep Boxing

NEW YORK, Feb. II. = The
New York boxing law must stand
or fall on its own merits. Promo
tiers and other interested have de-
cided not to raise a fund to fight
Gov. Whitman's announced inten-
ton of repeating the present law.
The New York law became un-
popular on account of a number of
conditions, including poor matches
and mediocre promoting culminat-
ing in bride charges filed against
Chairman Wenck of the boxing
commission by Harry Pollok, a
promoter and manager of Freddie
Welsh.
Following this scandal a boy
was killed in bout in Albany and
Gov. Whitman declared he would
make fight to have the law re-
pealed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
BOXERS SHOWCLASS
in STEELE SMOKER

the Hopkins A. c., met Billy Clark
lof Walla Walla. Before Tom
Armstrong rang the bell, the ref
cree saw fit to award the Tacoman
favorable decision.
Second in importance to the
main event was the battle between
Billy Bite of South Tacoma and
Joe Richmond, No. 2. The referee
gave them draw, which proved a
popular decision.
AS a special event of the even
ing Edgar Wallace of Seattle met
Hugh Delaney of Tacoma. The
colored boys proved generous with
their blows, and the fight was give
and take for four fast rounds. 1t
ended in a draw.
Joe Hill refereed all bouts. Sam
Huntington did the announcing
and Tom Armstrong had charge of
big Ben"
1t was one of the best shows
given by Steele this season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
CHALK MARKS on FLOOR
May WIN BANTAM TITLE

CHICAGO, Feb. 81. - Chalk
marks on a gymnasium floor may
have a great deal to do with the
coming bantamweight chafpion-
ship.
For that is the method Jimmie
Dunn is using in grooming Kid
Wolfe in his campaign for the title
now claimed Jointly by Pete Her.
man and Johnny Ertle.
From the chalk marks, Dunn,
who was one of the cleverest
fighters in the ring before he be-
come a manager, is teaching Wolfe
how to feint, avoid hard left hooks
and right crosses and the general
points of defensive fighting.
Dunn has no doubt about the
success of the plan, for it was by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
Unusual Predicament For
House Peters in New Film

To be out half the night with
another mans wife and then dis
cover the next morning that her
happiness, that OF your fiancee,
and also that of an innocent man
and woman depend upon your
course Of action is enough to stag
ger anybody.
II certainly staggered Billy
Craig, who found himself in just
such a predicament. 1t may
frankly be confessed that Billy
didn't know what to do. While
he hesitated. the woman who had
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

him with a plan. He tried it
and il worked Great relief on
the part of Billy.
Billy's troubles are interest
ingly depicted in 1.-THE Happiness
of Three Women" now being
shown at the Colonial. House
Peters appears as Billy, and Myr-
tie Stedman as the erring wife.
They are supported by a good
east.
A riotous comedy is an added
feature of the bill, and films
showing troops at work on the
border are also shown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

this method that he gave Johnny
Kilbane the rediments of his fistio
knowledge and Johnny is now the
recognized cleverest boxer in the
world.
Dunn marks crosses on the floor
where Wolfe's feet are to be
placed and on either side draws
curved lines to show where the
sidestep should be made to avoid
blows and to be in the best post
tion to hit.
Dunn has his lines figured out
to a mathematical certainty.
The chalk marks also help Z
fighter in learning how to really
land a knockout, Dunn declares,
and with this he hopes to have
Wolfe clear up the present muds
die in bantam circles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
BILL HART is
KILLER"

So proud of his craftsmanship
that he keeps list of his victims in
note book, is the description of
William Hart as 1.-THE Killer" in
1.-THE Gunfighter," new Triangle
play at the Melbourne.
Never before in the screen ca
reer of Hart has he appeared in a
real hot shot western picture that
is so filled with real action, hard
riding and plenty of fighting, as
this film.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

Mauellnc Nash, one OF the
stars in 1.-THE Blue Paradise" at
the Tacoma tonight.
One of the most tuneful mu-
steal numbers in THE Blue Para
disc" the musical comedy which
the Messrs. Shubert will offer at
the Tacoma theater tonight, is
"Auf Wiedersehn," which means
in English IT'LL we meet again. +"
This is sung at the end of the
prologue by Rudolph and Mizzi.
the flower girl, and is the theme
of the operetta. 1t is one of the
most popular numbers to have
been heard in New York for a
long time, and is written in the
true Viennese style. To the jaded
theatergoers, who must listen to
the rag-time, it comes as a deli
cious relief.
1t is said that all Of the num-
bers in 1.-THE Blue Paradise" are
charming and worthy from a mu-
steal viewpoint. The company in
cludes John e. Young, Robert G..
Pitkin, Shep Camp, Fred Marten,
George Everett, Sam Hearn,
Madeline Nash, Helen Eley and
Louise Kelley.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

Les Bannerman of San Francisco.
Bannerman played in the Trolley
league in California last fall and
early in the winter months and he
was tipped off to Brown as a
conner.
Charles Moore, one of the band
of strikers on the Vancouver
club three seasons ago, is still a
holdout on the Canadian club.
Moore has refused to sign a con-
tract with the Beavers for the
coming season and Bob Brown will
again place Moore's name on the
list of suspended players.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
THAT BASEBALL
PROBLEM AGAIN

o In a game between Detroit
O and Washington, Ty Cobb is
o at bat.
o Can Cobb reach first base
@ on a foul fly that is caught,
o then score a run, although In
o his attempts to advance to
o the plate he is apparently re-
9 tired at three succeeding
o bases, no assistance being
. rendered by any other bas-
= man or runner?
. IL SO, tell how.
q The solution must tell how
. he reaches first base on a
o foul fly that is caught, and
3 describes his trip around the
= bases.
o Answers must be in the
o Sporting Editors hands
. Thursday afternoon by b
. o'clock.
. First prize, season ticket
o to Athletic park; second
o prize, IS book Of tickets;
o third prize, $3.50 book of
o tickets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

Tacoma bout, but he has won
many friends for his work in Sc
attic and Portland. He is said to
be of the same type Of shifty. dan
gerous boxer as Richmond. Both
boys weigh exactly the same, lis
pounds.
The other main event will be
between Lloyd Madden, new light
weight champ of the Northwest,
and frankie Sullivan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
Everett Boy
Shows Class

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 81. =
Travie Davis of Everett, Wash,
protege of "Biddie" Bishop, de-
feated Billy Ryan in a 10-round
match here last night. Davis was
fast and clever, making a decided
impression on the crowd,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
MATCH WELDON RING
WITH JOE RICHMOND

Another corking good bout. for
the double main event of next
weeks Eagles smoker, was an
nounced by Matchmaker George
Shanklin today.
Weldon Ring of Portland.
known Familiarity as "Toughy,"
will box Joe Richmond, the fea-
therweight sensation OF South Ia
coma.
Ring has never been seen in a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
American Bill

The program of the American
theater, Old Tacoma, for Wednes-
day and Thursday, contains these
features: Pearl of the Army"
episode No. 4; Herbert Rawlinson
In "The False Part" Universal
weekly, and Eddie Lyons in a COM
edy, Pass the Prunes."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
TOMORROW

PORTERVILLE, Cal, Feb. Of.
Although the Salt Lake ball
players, headed by Manager Bill
Bernhard, arrived here today for
spring training, the first actual
workout will not be held until to-
morrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
Good Catcher

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Feb. II.
Herb Hester, manager of the
Great Falls team in the North
western league, announced today
that he had signed up catcher
for the Electrics who has made
an enviable record in the east and
is well known as a clever ball
player.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
COASTERS
READY FOR
TRAINING
OAKS READY
United Press Leased Wire. J

BOYES SPRINGS, Cal. Feb. 81.
Not before Sunday will all of
the players who will wear an Oak
land uniform during the coming
baseball season be on hand for the
spring training work here. Only
the recruits are here at present,
but Manager Del Howard expects
the remainder of the crew to ap-
pear one by one before Sunday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

The Hopkins A. C. will give an.
other benefit dance at its club
rooms on Portland avenue FRI
day night. Proceeds will 60
into the baseball fund.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
SEALS START

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27-Nine-
teen Seals cavorted in the sun
shine at Buffalo park today and
the first work of the San Francis
co baseball clubs spring training
was on.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

4 record crowd was present at the
Arletta dance Saturday night.
Art Ness, a local member Of the
team representing the town.
says that all their dances have
been big success and that the
team will enter the season we'll
heeled financially.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27
with the Amateurs
This Column Is Devoted Upbuildng Amateur Sports.
All Items Should BE Phoned to Main O131 Main IL
BY BILLY CAIRNS

The eighth club to apply for q
franchise in the Twilight ball
league is the team representing
the Rhodes Bros. store. The
league is now complete.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

Earl Brooks, catcher on the Clear
water & Burkepile ball team,
announces a dance to be given
at Campbell's hall next Satur-
day night. 1t will be a hard
time dance with cash prize
drawing as a feature of the ev-
ening. Brooks has very clever
manner of amusing his crowds
at Campbell's. During the ey-
ening he keeps all present sup
piled with peanuts and sees that
all present can have all the pea
nuts they want. The dancing
starts at S:45 p. m.
Russell Brown, well known semi
pro baseball player, who last
season played with the Dupont
and Steilacoom clubs in the City
league, died at local hospital
Saturday. He had many friends
in this city. 1t is reported that
he was taken very suddenly, be-
ing sick but five days, He will
be remembered as the pleasant
fellow who covered the second
base for the above teams.
The next meeting of the Valley
baseball league will be held
Wednesday night when it is
thought franchises will be
awarded to the eight teams
which are to be represented. AS
several of the outside teams
show no desire to get into the
league another city team will
probably be taken in to COM
plete the circuit.
The popular South Tacoma ball
team manager, Paul Dahl, has
called a meeting of his team
members, to be held at the Pen
nant Billiard rooms, Tacoma,
Wednesday night at 1890. All
players now under contract are
requested to be present as are
any players who would like a
tryout with the South Taco
mans.
Hank Crowl, well known semi-pro
baseball player, says that he is
little in doubt whether he will
play this season or not. He has
been a member of fast City
league clubs in the past. Now
that there is no City league he
may hook up with some fast
local Independent team, he says.
Walter POrsch, the Roy boxer, is
getting along nicely after an
operation which he underwent
in a local hospital recently. He
will probably not be matched on
a smoker card again for several
weeks, 1t is reported.
Owing to the snow which made
golf playing out of the question
at Meadow Park last week the
Stadium golfers have postponed
their contests until Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

daylight Saturday baseball player who tries second
bases FULL
We know think about baseball fans
umpire buffalo
an innocent problem
being Evidently
comans don't up
wants trade Joe Wood for Steve ONe II Wood
comes across comp-
mented.
fight him to
take vaudeville
may interesting hear that Frank Moran
to enlist in of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

A woman picks Carl Morris the champion
Jefres VIII pick him he give fighting hopeless job
Tom Jones tainted he for
a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

Milwaukee promoter he will ask the make
fight him.
make him fight it's doubtful If the
No. Farmer hasn't gone to work yet He's still honey
incoming.
Paul Steele that Wall street be a gamble it ism
in 1t with promoting boxing matches in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-02-27

Owing to the snow which made
golf playing out Of the question
at Meadow Park last week the
Stadium golfers have postponed
their contests until Saturday.