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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
GIANTS HAVE ONLY FLETCHER,
HERZOG AND TESREAU LEFT OF
THE OLD-TIME PENNANT WINNER
But the Team Looks Even Stronger and Ha,
Much Better Chance in Fight for
World Championship
BY GRANTLAND RICE
The Marching Legions

Summer is on her way,
Julu has conc and gone;
No one remembers MdU
August is marching on;
.Softly the south Uind bloDs,
Yet, but q dream and then
Deep in the drifting snotos
We shall be cast again.
Where are the songs of spring
Sung from the April tarch?
Where is the roiste1'ing
OF the wild Uinds of March?
Where is the light of June
CroUning her crimson throne?
Gone as q passing tune,
Gone as a breath is blo1Dn.
Mad youth is on its Way,
Childhood has come and gone;
Dim is the distant day
Boyhood 1Uds marching on;
Life no,O is lifting rhyme,
Yet, but step and then
Gray 7Uith the snoWs of time
Life turns to prose again.
Where are the songs Of Youth
Sung pUhere the bedkers foam?
Where is the old-time truth
Taught at the hearth of home?
Where are the loves we've kno,vn
In the red deeps of June?
Gone as breath is bloWn-
yOue no n D0es;,U fune
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
COLGATE TO PUT A TEAM
ON GRIDIRON THIS YEAR

UTICA, N. Y, Aug. 6.-Colgate Uni
versity's football team minus many &C"
men, who are in their country's service
Will open its season on October with
Bucknell and play the entire schedule
with the possible exception of the Yale
game. Colgate meets Syracuse in the big
struggle of the year on November IS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
The clubs belong to the Western Golf
Association are from twenty-five States and
are distributed as follows:
Missouri Has Thirty Clubs

But just to show that the U. S. G. A. does
not begin to cover the States, the following
figures will prove of interest. Missouri has
thirty golf clubs yet only five are in the
national and seventeen In the Western
Ohio has thlrty-one yet of these only sew
enteen are in the National and twenty-five
in the Western. These figures show the
disparity:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

his championships via the putter. Tn. =.
seems to be forgotten that he was S..ss
accurate from the tee. and that No -:
could consistently play n mashie or an ~,
straighter for the cup than the ye,.,s,
his fine putting merely rounded nm
straight, consistent game all through 4
green.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
FOUR EASTERN STATES DOMINATE
GOLF SITUATION IN COUNTRY AND
CONTROL POLITICS OF THE SPORT
Already 1900 Clubs Are Listed and Whole Num-
ber Is About 1000, Yet 112 Clubs
Dictate to Others

THERE are 451 golf clubs In the United
l. States Golf Association while in the
Western Golf Association there are 22s clubs.
OF the 451 clubs 102 are active members,
and these control the situation so far as
golf in this country is concerned. con-
servative estimate of the clubs In this coun-
try puts them at about 1000.
But 1t Is NSn active members of the u s.
G. A. who cut the real golf ice. and of the
lO2 sixty-one are located In the East and
hfty-four are in the States of New York.
Pennsylvania Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey There are thirty-four clubs In the dis
trict north of the Ohio River and west OF
the Alleghenies while in the South there
are seven clubs So It can plainly be seen
that any three Of the four big Eastern
States can outvote the entire West and
South. And, furthermore New York, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and Massa chusetts
have more votes than the rest Of the coun-
try.
Massachusetts Leads
So far as the representation Of the active
and allied clubs are concerned, Massachu-
setts leads the list with eighty-four as the
result of the Ouimet controversy, while
New York is second with eighty-two Penn
sylvania Is good third with sixty-two.
And again it might be remarked that these
three States and New Jersey have a total
number OF 27O Cubs, or great many more
than the rest of the country. In the entire
West there are but ninety-eight clubs, or
fewer than any two of the four big States in
the East OF course. these are only the
U. S. c. A. figures, for as a matter of fact.
recent golf guide mentions and lists 1900
clubs, so the figures are not as bad as they
look. The following table shows there are
golf clubs belonging to the U. S. G.. A. in
forty-two Of the forty-eight States and they
are distributed as follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
From a Golfers Diaru !

ct went out yesterday to play the course
In the best of spirits Started out to
play eighteen holes got very poor start
and felt very much discouraged, but as
look back over the golf of that round /
remember one thng-after starting poorly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
alter Johnson to Be Sold bu Washington Is Latest Ruor

cG to story renned washington Walter johnson will be placed
1t concn that the Washington club bound before
Of
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ton club needs johnson
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Manager Clark Griffith denies this
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Cleveland
the American
Fox often has said he had a
would he his
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

last season the Red Sox went out and
IL won their pennant on the road. This
season they spend most Of September at
home. with the White Sox in the East.
Unless the White Sox can pile up n
healthy lead when they return home shortly
you can absorb the answer without further
comment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

These various tables OF figures prove sew
eral things, First. they show that the East
dominates the golf situation In this coun-
try Second the East or rather three or
four clubs In the East, has absolute con-
troll of the golf policies of the country,
Third fewer than one e-fourth OF the clubs in
the U. s. G. A. have anything TO say about
golf matters. Fifth, three-quartsrs Of the
clubs have nothing whatever to say and
have no vote Sixth. the fact that there are
1900 clubs listed. and the further fact that
there are nearly 1000 clubs In the country,
show that the United States Golf Associa-
tion. with less than l6o clubs, is national
In name only. KS,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

The entry who accepts rough breaks ant
tough luck as part of the game has 81 pei
cent the best of 1t from the start.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
AMATEUR BASEBALL

Tho Camden team. Of Camden. has Saturday
August 20, Labor Day; morning and afternoon
and September l and open for first C la ss
home teams paying u substantial guarantee
Would like to hear from Stetson, Strawbridge
and IIarrowgate. Frank II. Ryan. 4Os North
Second street. Camden. N. J.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

Manager owen s. Young of the Indian Queen
Athletics has the following dates open: Au-
8, 10. 22 and 70, lie would like 70 hear from
guarantee of ffty-nfty will bc paid owen s
Young. 301 Queen lane. Germantown. Philadcl-
pha.
Reach A., A., strictly frst-class travelling
team. has August 1S open. H. Ward care ~
A. ]. Reach Company. Tulip and Palmer streets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
After Four Years

Four years ago the Giants concluded
their three-year pennant rum They led the
parade In 1911, 1912 and 1913, losing three
world series In row to Mackmen and Red
Sox.
Now they are pennant bound again, with
no chance of being stopped. But of that
1913 array which carried the Red Sox to
eight games before a decision was reached
only few remain. Fletcher and Herzog
still adorn the infleld, but Doyle and Mer-
kle are gone. The entire outfleld, which
consisted Of Snodgrass. Murray and Devore,
is missing OF the pitching staff, Mathew
son and Marquard have passed on, with
Tesreau alone on the job. Chief Meyers
has passed from back of the bat. SO from
the entire lineup of regulars only Fletcher,
Herzog and Tesreau are left in McGraw'S
rebuilding.
The present Giant array looks to be a
much stronger club and should have n much
better world series chance. The new out
field with Burns. Kauff and Robertson, Is
well beyond Murray. Snodgrass and Devore.
The present nneld is playing better ball,
but the present pitching staff isn't quite up
to the Mathewson- n-Marquard-Tesreau stand
ard. The old Giants played nineteen world
series games, won 6, lost 12 and tied /.
If the new Giants are tossed in against
the Red Sox again they will need every in
gredient at hand TO win. Tho odds will
belong with the stll unbeaten Red Sox.
Leverage
Leverage is Of far greater sporting value
than one might consider 1t at first glance.
Norman Maxwell weighs only 120 pounds.
Yet he can drive a golf ball more than $50
yards, up with the long hitters Of the game.
He has the leverage.
Bobby Byrne was a diminutive athlete but
Bobby could smash a baseball with the
force OF Baker or Zimmerman. He had
the leverage.
Benny Leonard has knocked out three
flrst-class fighters in a row.
Benny has the leverage-whch means the
snap to hit hard from a short distance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

teen holes at Pine Valley. They were writ
ten by Frank Guild, and the first three fol-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

ability to run long approach putt dead
is the most valuable shot IN golf" notes an
exchange. How about the ability to lay a
mashie shot dead--or long iron shot
stoney? Between the two, we'll take a
chance on the value of the latter.
IN 1ter iu 10
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

The same change is seen between the
U. $. @. A. figures and those of the Southern
Golf Association:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
One-Armed Player Leads League Up in Maine

lust because he has a
in the outhed sight
After losing his right arm trolley accident
of 428
and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

The following table shows the disparity
between the figures Of the U. S. G. A. and
the w. G.NA.:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06

Walter ]. Travis Is supposed to have won
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-06
Higgins Running Well Ouer Mile Course .

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The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

The Ladies' Auxiliary were guests of
the Sons of Veterans last Monday even
ing. Three candidates were initiated, a
lunch of coffee, sandwiches, cake and
doughnuts were served which was fol-
lowed by dancing with music by Mr. and
MIS-. P. D. H. Carter.
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION. The
United States Civil Service Commission
has announced an examination for the
County of Waldo, Maine, to be held at
Belfast, on Jan. IL, 1918, to fill the posi-
ton of rural carrier at Belfast, Me, and
vacancies that may later occur on rural
routes from other post offices in the
aforementioned county. The examina-
ton will be open only to male citizens
who are actually domiciled in the terri
tory of post office in the county and
who meet the other requirements set
forth in Form No. 1877. This form and
application blanks may be obtained from
the office mentioned above or from the
oAiIou oeo1CS SlNH OCI VIC SOlllIIiSSlOu
at Washington, D. C. Applications should
be forwarded to the Commissioner at
Washington at the earliest practicable
date.
GIVE LITERALLY TO THE Y. W. C. A
The women of this community and all
interested are urged to do what they can
in giving towards New England's $780,
600 share in the National drive for 81
OOO,O for the support of 5000 nurses
constantly exposed to the enemys fire.
For three weeks at a time 5000 Red
Cross Nurses in France are on unrelieyed
duty in unheated shacks that are bitterly
cold In winter and always exposed to
enemy shells and explosives. When such
demands are made upon the strength of
the women who are serving without
thought of self, it is most necessary that
some place be provided for them where
they can get away from the horror of
war for brief rest for mind and body.
Only by getting back some of the vitality
they are hourly giving out to the wound
ed and dying in their care can they con-
tinue to do their great work. The job of
providing rest huts and recreation CEN
tres for these nurses has been put up to
the War Work Council, Y. W. C. A.
Expert women are now in France and
more will be sent later. Huts are already
being built. We, who are blessed with
warm homes, far from the danger of
enemy's fire, should give generously to
support this movement. Miss Isabel
CHM is the treasurer for the Y. W. C. A.
war fund in Belfast. If more convenient
to the giver funds may be left at The
City National Bank.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

Miss Sabra B. Dyer is clerking in the
Garlic dry goods store during the rush of
the Christmas season.
E. S. Pitcher, teacher of music in the
Belfast High school, hopes to present the
opera Martha some time during the sea-
son, if arrangements can be made. The
school has already been drilled on the
chorus work and would need only few
rehearsals just before it's presentation If
1T is given the principals used at its pres
entatlon last season in Bangor at the
State convention will be engaged
The Women's Alliance of the First
Parish, Unitarian, will meet AT the home
Oh MRS. James Hartman, Pearl street,
tnis' Thursday, afternoon at three!o clock.
Religious Intelligence will be given by
Mrs. Arthur Richie, and paper written
oy Mrs. J. W. Frederick on "Civil War
Memories" will be read by Miss Frances
Chase
Wilbur A. Macomber plans to leave
soon for Miami, Fla, to Join his brother,
4. l.. Macomber and family The prepara-
tons for building in the Pendleton ship
yard has deprived them of their privilege
OF caring for boats, ETC., during the win
Ier season and the land where their boat
shop is located will also be needed in the
Pendleton yard.
Inc many friends of Mrs Charles A.
rhsoury will be glad to learn that she
mad left Halifax before the recent disaster
and was visiting the family of her BROTH
er ). Henry Sutherland at Sydney Mines,
cape Breton. She has also been visiting
relatives at Windsor, about IL miles
from Halifax. Her sister, Miss Margaret
sutherland, confirmed invalid. lives
WI, with relatives at 80 South street, Halifax.
The associated press reported the burn
ing of several buildings on South street,
but did not mention names.
The Republican journal., 1917-12-13

Amos P. Lord has returned from bust
ness trip to Boston, where he has receiv-
ed a contract for 600 Army tents for the
spring delivery. This is his third con-
tract for tents and his new factory near
the wharf of the E. 5. S. Co., is busy
place. Only the best of materials are
used in the work.
Leon T. Shute, George Mcclellan and
Herbert Knowlton, three young men en-
ployed in the cutting room of Leonard x
Barrows Shoe factory, left last Saturday
and were presented with a set of Gill
lette safety razors as souvenirs of the
good will and best wishes of their shop
mates. Mr. Shute left Monday for Rock
land, having recently enlisted in the
Naval Reserves. Mr.. Mcclellan left Mon
day for New York to enlist In the Heavy
Artillery, having previously passed the
examination in Portland, and Mr.. Knowl-
ton plans to enter the Aviation Corps.
There were eighteen children presen
at the first meeting of the sewing school
held in the Peirce school building last Sat-
urday afternoon under the direction of
Mrs. Charles M. Craig. Mrs. James S.
Hartman is the cutter with Mrs. Walter
T. Hawthorne, Miss Lucy A. E. Palmer,
DR.. Hester Brown, Misses Elizabeth A.
Kelley, Mile M. Mitchell and Gladys r.
Marshall teachers. Friends have con-
tributed money for outing and percale
which the children will make into gar
ments for their own use. The school
will meet next Saturday and then have
a vacation of two weeks as the building
will not be heated during the Christmas
vacation.
The engagement has been announced Of
Miss Hester Coolen, only daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles H. Davis of Dorchester,
Mass, and Lieut.. Chas Brande Officer of
Claremont, N H. No date has been
made for the wedding as Lieut.. Officer,
Yale man, has recently received his COM
mission at Plattsburg and expects to
leave soon for France Miss Davis moth
er was formerly Miss Hattie Coolen OF
Belfast, niece of Mrs. Sarah K. Pierce
and Mrs. B. F. Wells, and both have been
frequent visitors here, where they have
many friends who extend congratula-
lions. Miss Davis recently graduated
from the Boston Kindergarten training
school and has been teaching in German
town, Pa.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-24

20 system, Monticello is settihs
ready to issue bonds for the same
purpose, West Palm Beach mas Or
do I'd installation of hlteatioh
nant and Fort Lauderdale has caiiea
far the Chief Engineer of the Board
~ ,,,me there anr confer with the
local authorities with view TO Sc
curing a similar system. La&eiahd
also IS 10 extend its sewerage system
and the town of Delray wants san
itary investigation, while Homesteah
is seeking advice from the state
Health Engineer about an analysis OF
its water esupply
Individual inquiries on such dls-
eases as malaria, typhoid and the IN
teetinal troubles also have increased
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-24
ROYAL PALM STATE PARK -. :
AGAIN ASSISTED BY THE DADE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

The County Commissioners of Dade
county have again granted the re-
cuest of the Florida Federation of
" omen's Clubs, this time for an APP
preparation Of $1,000 for Royal Palm
State ark, presented through let
ter from the president of the fedora
tion, Mrs. w. S. Jennings, and the
Park committee, chairman, Mrs E.
.C. Loveland, andMrs John Clifford,
vice chairman, with Mrs. T. V.
Moore, vice president at large. as
advisory to the Park committee.
1t was decided at the meeting Of
the Park committee at the Park at
| the Lodge, that the request should
be for $1,000 for the salary of the
Warden and $500 for extra nelp..
The above ladies being named to en-
glneer the request with Mrs T. ".
Moore, who was to arrange specially
for the meeting with the commits
sioners Other members and presi-
dents of clubs were to have been in
vited, but the commissioners decided
to hold the hearing at once. Mrs
Moore oily had time sufficiently tC
notify Mrs. Clifford. who Joined he,
for the hearing. Afterwards, Mrs.
Moore presented letter from the
president, and Mrs. Loveland sub
mitted some figures as to the mum
bers of people who had visited thu
Park during the winter. In the let
ter to the Commissioners, the Fed
Grafton agreed that they would rails,
IN nurseries, palms for road plantin:
for the commissioners to be used OF
lnsraham Highway in carrying ou
the plans offered by the Federation
and adopted by the Commissioner
last year, using Federation colors
yellow with royal palms to beautif
ihsEaham Highway Royal palm
cost a great deal of money, and ar
very scarce, but as the Warden ha
gathered great many seeds, it vii
De an easy matter for the Federation
tc grow these palms in nurseries
ihey were only requested by tn
commissioners for low places in tn
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-24

The German language newspapers
loudly proclaim their Americanism. In
fact, they more than hint that they and
American citizens who, like them, up
hold the Kaiser and all his works, are
the only true Americans. And yet,
the Vigilantes point out, there are in
dications here and there in these
newspapers that their editors have not
the highest regard for the American
national character.
Here is an Illuminating little note
from the New Yorker Volkszeitung:
America is not free!' the radical,
suffragettes, by means Of enormous
placards, cried out to the Russian mis-
sion on it's entrance into Washington
In this way the Russians learn that
there are not only towards and hypo
critics in the United States"
Somhow, one would think that that
paragraph had been written not by ar
American, but by an obedient servant
of the Kaiser.
Perhaps 1t was.
Every traveller has felt the inspora
ton and the thrill which comes will
the sight of the national flag when fal
from home How much more affect
ing it is at this time, when it means
more than ever before, may be gath
cred from this quotation from let
ter sent to The Vigilantes by Gertrude
Lynch, their special correspondent il
France:
"How beautiful the American fial
looks on the public buildings!
thought of this last Sunday when
made one Of the enormous crowd tha
/, filed Notre Dame, at a magnificen
service held in honor Of the Beigians
and from the tribunes looked dow
on the flags outlining the clerestory
among them the American flag, cor
spicuously placed among the trophie
and tricolors. 1t was thrilling"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-24

road. This plan Of road :,
will make Ingraham Higbr.
attractive.
The above ladies are dns
credit for the successful nros.
of this matter to the commis,,
The Federation could NOT b.l
ceeded without the assistance
commissioners. especially now
there are So many demands up|
public it would have been diReI
the Federation to finance the
The Dade county women are !
ingly progressive, and the
County Commissioners are noi|
surpassed by any other board
state, and are quick to app|
anything that may accrue to |
vantage Of their county.
1t will be remembered tb,
pade County Commissioners ,
the Federation last year vii
appropriation of $1,000, whic
ables them to keep the Parl
going. It will be remember,
the Fedration asked the legi
for IS, 900, which bill was /
acted, although favorably +
from a committee firm each
The Federation having bt
$4,000 for building of the Lo'
Icther improvements would
found it exceedingly Difficult
nance the work had it not
the timely and generous as
of the County Commission
Dade County, which has gre
lieved this condition, as it
the protection of the Park fo
year, and this action will be
appreciated by the club wont
ami Herald.