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White Sox Down Indians

Chicago Septemb Der S.-Chcago put all it's attack in the third innings today and shut out Cleveland ? to 0. After one was out, Collins singled and Jackson dou- bled, scoring Collins. Felsch walked and Gandil singled, sending Jackson home. A double play then wound up the in ming. Cicotte opposed Bagby and allowed only four scattered hits, two each being made by Graney and Speaker. As a re- suit of todays victory Chicago gained one-half game on Boston and now is leading the league by six and a half games
 Boston was unable to play at Philadel- phia on account of rain. More than S400 soldiers and sailors were guests of Co- msl<ey and each unit was presented with baseball uniforms, with the names "Americas and "U. s. A" on the shirts These were the gifts of President Co., miskey and the Woodland Bards, a White Sox roofing organization. Score:
 R.H. E. Cleveland ...... 900 GOO 000-o 6 Chicago ...........O0 .O02 900 00*-2 6 2 Batteries: Bagby. Wood and O'Neill; Cicotte and Schalk.
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New Haven Wins the
 Eastern League Rag

New Haven, Conn, September s.-The Eastern Baseball league closed its season today with New Haven in first place by a good margin. Lawrence finished sec ond and New London third New Haven LOOK the lead early in the season and maintained 1t throughout.
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FOOTBALL PRACTICE
 STARTS WITH RUSH

West Point, N. Y, September S.-The army football squad, 150 strong, turned out today for its first practice. Capt Jeff Reyes, head coach, was in charge. The veteran players in the squad in cluded OliphanL Shrader. Knight, Run dell, March and Stokes. Many new men appeared and others will come out next week.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, September s.-Rough and clean rice were steady today. Re- ceipts: Rough, S695 sacks; millers, POI, clean, 621 pockets. Sales: Rough Hon duras, S069 sacks; Carolina. 5S5 sacks; Japan, 617 sacks; Blue Rose, TIP sacks clean Honduras, 10,483 pockets. Quota tions: Rough Carolina, 8.45G 6.S5c; Ja- pan. s.75@6.s1hc; Blue Rose. e.S5c; oth- CTS unchanged.
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SPORTS
Moleyites SHH Second Tn
 Hitting; Fielding Better
Local Tribe Is Pounding Ball 263 CpLookouts and Bar Are Tied for Fifth Place in Fielding-Barons
 Rank Well in All Departments

Barons are now tied with the Look outs for fifth place in team fielding.
 The Pelicans lead in double plays with 1o5 with the Barons and Tray e1ers, with 104 each, following. The Pels also lead in stolen bases with the Barons second. The Vols lead in sacri- flee hits with the Moleyites second.
 The complete averages, including the games of Tuesday are as follows:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tanks Break Even

Washington, September S.-New York and Washington again split a double header here today, the Yankees taking the first game, ? to 0, and Washington the second, to 0. Caldwell pitched in masterly form in the opening contest and Ayers duplicated his performance
 First game: R.H.E. New York ............. .0M 900 100-2 8 0 Washington ........... GOO 900 OO0-0 5 1
 Batteries: Caldwell and Alexander; Dumont, Gallia, Craft and Ainsmith.
 Second game: R.H E. New York ...........O 900 900 000-Os 1 Washington ........ .010 0O1 10s-3 0
 Batteries: Cullop, Shocker and Alex ander; Ayers and Ainsmth
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their lead over the teams of the South ern league in team batting during the week, continuing at .-6S pace. The Barons remain in second place by neat margin with .2G3.
 The work of the Barons showed marked increase. Their hitting pulled up several points. while their fielding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
Ouimet and GuiIford
 Win Continuous Match

New York, September s.-Francis oui- met and Jesse Gulford, the Boston golf CTS, won the four-ball match, which was begun at the Brae Burn club last satur- day up and to play on the links of the Baltusrol club, Short Hills, N. J., today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09
RUBE BRESSLER IS
 PELICANS' MASTER

Atlanta September S.-Seven hits which netted five runs in the opening inning today gave Atlanta the final game of the season with New Orleans. 5 to 9 Rressler allowed the visitors but five scattered hits This was his seventh consecutive victory, three of which were over New Orleans. Todays victory put the Atlanta team four games in the lead Score:
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Barons' Averages Indicate Increase in Play
Cobb and R0uSh Continue
 Majors Leading BdHers

Honsby the Rou of the Cincinnati Reds for the batting National league of Tigers easily leading
 Nine players are about the BOO mark in the National league while IS are batting 300
 games piled by IrwnS Howe of Chicago follow,
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TEAM BATTING
TEAM FIELDING

The ancient Egyptians had mansionl supplied with gardens, orchards. fish ponds and game preserves; they vera acquainted with the benefits of the rota- ton of crops, and bred poultry exten- sively, practiclng artificial matching as we do at the present time. As early as 4514 B. C., or 64S1 years ago, imagi- nation became an object of national inn portance to the Egyptians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

In one of the poorer London streets a seller of automatic machines is trying to attract customers with the following placards: "No Potatoes,' "No Sugar,
 Not Much Beer" Try your weight every week and see how much you lose"
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The first charge of dynamite, as the explosive is now known, was prepared in 1S6S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-09

1 Summary: Two-base hit Moore. Three base hits. Munch, Barbare. Double plays, Bressler to O'Mara to Munch: Higgins 10 Barbare; Barbare to Knaupp to Ed
 mondson: Knaupp to Edmondson. In nings pitched. Smith, Is. with hits and r. ns enc on base Struck out, Bress- Ter 1. Willett 9 Sacrifice hits. Picinich. Mayer. Time, :36 Empires. Morgan
 Chestnut and Kerin.
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MT. and Mrs. c. H. Miles, of the Miles School for Dancing announce their return from the annual vention of the American Association Masters of Danc ing at the Hotel Astor New York city They have been studying under Stephano Muscagno Italian ballet ter Vestoff and Serova, of the Russian school and Miss Ida Knowles, late of the Castle school
 Adult classes in ballroom dances will begin Monday evening, September 10, at o'clock.
 s'Danses de Luxe' every Tuesday and Friday even ines. with Vic Walm's famous Mirimbo orchestra Children classes will begin October l.
 ssTell thy neighbor so.'
 Phone 2871 or 1694W.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-19
kALlSPELL STARS IN
TRAPSHOOT TOURNEY

Spokane. Feb. 1S.-The Inland En-
pire Telegraphic Trap Shooting tour
nament. which will continue for II
Sundays, began today with II clubs in
as many cities contesting. Kellogg,
Idaho, and Kalispell, Mont, turned in
the high scores of the day, III out of
a possible les. The results of the first
days contest follow:
Spokane, lis; Sunnyside. Wash. 81.
Wallace, Idaho, 10s; Potlatch, Idaho,
90.
kellogg, Idaho, III; Pendleton, Ore.
liz.
Palouse. Wash, 116; Lewiston,
Idaho. Ill.
Garfield, Wash, III; Wenatchec.
Wash, 105.
kalispell, Mont, III; Pomcroy,
ash, 1os.
In the contest for the individual
trophy B. NJ. Hays of Spokane and T.
Arland Of Garfield, Wash, tied for the
lead with a perfect score of 25.
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TALKS ON HEALTH
DR.. William Brady.
The Eat Fair Sex.

Just suggestion of a double chin
in general makes a woman all the
more attractive. Even cold blooded
doctor will not question that. Espe-
cially young woman Under forty,
and age, is irresistible as a feminine
attraction. A beautiful figure, accord
ing to all modern standard, is not pre-
csely normal. but a little more than
normal The perfect thirty skis
that the number?-s the woman who
can just barely--strange how that
word popped in here--iust barely
squeeze into the suit She fills every
weight makes a figure fit the suit so
much better. Also it signifies two
things in younger women. first, good
health: second, long life. Insurance
statistics prove the longevity. Every
day observation proves the good
health Most of a daetors patients
are skinny and obsese women--skinny
under forty and obsse afterWard. En-
signifies two things, first, i'll health
and second, short life. Insurance
statistics and observation botlf prove
it,
Organic disease excepted, a woman
is too stout because of two bad habits
namely overeating and insufficient
,exercise. ~
The habit of overeating is acquired
Just as the habit of smoking or drink.
ing or drug taking is acquired The
victim INDUCES socially, or from hat
example, or because some fool adviser
considers it good for the health. This
dulgence-autointox is this
name for it. The intoxication pro
duces an abnormal craving for more
indulgence. and presently the habit
becomes fixed and hard to break 4
fast is as hard for the big eater as
abstinence is for the smoker: the sys-
TEN misses the customary INVESTIGATION
and Graves is yiciously. It demands
strong determination and real will
trower to resist the craving, and in
deed but few gollrmands posscss suffi
cicnt will power to win the fight
The stout woman who can and viii
turn half a dozen somersets each night
and morning and arrange her menu
to provide a suitable maintenance ra,
non minus the Supertuous, may regu-
late her weight to her hearts content
and her swoethearts too, If any.
fat woman is fat by choice
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health. A gumboil is an abscess about
the root of tooth, which has perfor-
ated the jaw bone and pointed on the
gum-a neglected abscess, in other
words, an liberated tooth, which has
not been given prompt surgical treat
ment.
Soup Versus Meat.
We are on strict vegetarian regime,
excepting twice a week we have meat
soups Will you kindly tell me if
rieat soup Ca pound of beef to two
plates Of soup) is harmful like meat?
I sometimes think it is the same as
meat? Ga. 3D.
Answer--So far as administration
goes meat soup is even more trouble
some than the meat itself. You fail
to state why you are trying to avoid
meat AS food, of course the soup
does not contain the nutriment of the
lean meat, but chiefly fat. Soup is
stimulating, not nourishing elf the fat
is SKINNED Off. You can't extract
the strength or nourishment from meat
| except by eating the meat itself.
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MOTHERS, DO THIS
When the Children Cough, Rub
Musterole on Threats q
and Chests

No telling how soon the symptoms may
develop into Group, or worse. And then's
when you're glad you have jar Of Mus
tcrole al hand to give prompt, sure re-
lief. It does not blister.
As first aid and certain remedy.
Musterole is excellent. Thousands of
mothers know it. You should keep a
jar in the house. ready for instant use.
1t is the remedy for adults, too. Re
lieves sore throat, bronchitis, Ftonsilitiss,
Group, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, head
ache, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism,
lumbago, pains and aches OF back or
joints. sprains, sore muscles. chilhairs.
frosted feet and colds OF the chest (t
often prevents pneumonia).
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TWO Weeks TO CONGRESS
Railroad Legislation May Not
Get Passed Revenue
Takes Up Time.

Washington, Feb. 1S.--With the end
of the Sixty-fourth congress but two
weeks off, administration leaders are
their energies to the en-
actment Of revenue and national de-
Tense legislation.
In the senate the revenue and naval
bills are to be given the right Of way
as soon as the espionage and anti
conspiracy bill now under considera.
ton is out of the way. The house will
pass the army appropriation bill with
in q few days and then devote it's at
tention to the sundry civil and general
deficiency appropriations.
While awaiting the next step, the
senate Is determined to hasten action
on the revenue bin, the naval appro.
priation bill amended by the naval af.
fairs committee to carry $4,000, 900
an increase Of 165,00O.00O over tn,
house bill, and the army appropriation
bill. In addition the shipping bill ex
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tending the powers Of the government
to control commercial shipping is Of
paramount interest. s
Whether there will be time for pas
sage OF railroad l.,or legislation and
other general bills, in view Of the con-
gested condition of essential measures
is seriously doubted by party leaders.
There is confidence, however. that all
possibly the rivers and harbors bill,
can be enacted by March 4.
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A Discovery

Sir: | have Just made a discovery
in golf which | wish to report for the
benefit of science and other buffers.
have discovered that YOU can, at
times, hole out any putt except one
the putt that is short. Sometimes.
when off line, they kick or drift into
the cup, and sometimes puts that are
too strong hit the back and stick. But
| have never yet seen a putt from a
foot to an inch short that ever dropped
in. This is a point well worth the
gulfer's consideration.
SNICkERSNEE,
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ADVERTISED LETTERS

Letters remaining uncalled for at
tho Missnula, Mont, postofficc for the
week ending February Il. 1917:
Mrs. Margaret Burch. Ben J. Bown
James Ben, Helen Baker.
Eliza Curtis, John G. Cummings. T
c. Cutler Thomas Conroy, Mrs. +. r
Clayton, Mr.. Charleston. Dwight Car
Yer, john Corr, f. ?. Coffy.
9. g. Dahn 90. Mrs. Thomas J
Doyle.
Mr.. Folgenhauser. II, G. Fisher Miss
+. Fulbright
Mrs, Rose Gerald, H. s. Gibbons. c.
/" Gill, sam II. Clubhouse, Valentine
;roshong.
i'en Iiaak. g. Harlow.
Mrs. Edwin Johnston. Harry John
son, Pete Jones, Walter johnson.
kouetantinor korathanasin Derra
Einar koehunon.
Arthur Larson. Ionic Mailotte, II
Mccarthy. Alice W. Mcconnell, Mar,
Mcdonnell. Fred Miller, A. l.. Mood
Mrs. G. w. Morris, Mrs j. p. Morris
Mary Morgan.
Fred Olsen.
Mrs. Ada NJ. Roger.
Miss Jap Spallburg. Jim Shepherd
Frank Schultz, Frank Schultz, a
Shepherd Mrs. r. NJ. Tomlin.
Mrs. Florance Vernon.
Mrs, Elmer Whitley Mrs l.. J.. vii
| son, John II. Wright. fcs ~. .fu
Ed Young.
Lewis Zwuful
J. w. LISTER, Postmaster.
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Home Amt Nothin' Like This
Les Darcy.
Waltz Me Around Again, Willie
Freddie Welsh
If Wagner and Plank should drop
out this season. which they may or
may not do the major leagues would
be bereft of talent that had passed the
40 year mark. There is no one left
who is even close to this age barrier,
where only one out of two hundred
managers to survive. Wahoo Sam
Crawford would be next in line but
of 40 as a big league regular.
j. l.. G.--tor straight speed the four
fastest men in baseball are Bert Shot
ten. George Sisler. Dave Robertson
ard Frank Gilhooley. There is no ex-
tended margin to divide among these
four. When it comes to a matter of
merely getting there in time it is eX-
arrive i'll front of Cobb. Cobb isn't
quite as fast as one of the four, but
he has the knacl Of starting faster
after a hit. than any of them, and on
an infield erounder none of the fou
would be any harder to nip at first
cobb is the only man we have seen II
Ia seball who seems to have developed
! the habit of starting as the ball leaves
the bat without wasting breath o
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-19
rs CLUBS ENTER
BOWLING TOURNEY

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. Is. Sec
rotary Abe Langley, issued tonight the
official count OF the number OF clubs
entered in the seventeenth annual
tournament of the American Bowling
congress, which opens here March }.
The figures show that tla fiNez hfn
teams VIII compete this wear. ~
a lone individual from Everett, Wn
holds the record for distance Travelled
Three clubs are entered from Denver.
The tournament will last "a days
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
Feeding the Baby.

|, AT what age would il be advis-
able to change a babys diet from baby
foods to milk? ,. Is it proper to ask
YOU to name competent baby special
lists or physicians competent in feed
ing for one who has but recently
moved to town. q. r. p.)
Answer. At the earliest possible
moment. My personal opinion is that
the baby shouldn't be given substi-
tutcs for milk in the first place, unless
Tor temporary purpose only, and that
is the doctors responsibility. g. !
viii be glad to suggest competent ply
sicians. Send stamped addressed en-
velope.
Must Have Been at Bargain Rates.
Should decaNed teeth be crowned
without preliminary treatment l had
three crowned without such prepare
ton and one liberated and there is a
gumboil on it now. Should decayed
teeth which are too far gone ;c
fill be extracted? Is gumboi
an abscess?
| 4 Answer--A good dentist would moi
crown tooth that needed preliminar r,
treatment. Yes, if filling is impos,
sible, the tooth is only a menace Il
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-19

cants for civilsduty has not been an
unmixed benefit since women en-
ployed in regular male occupations
have not proved able, 1t is said, to do
mems work satisfactorily and not
withstanding their best efforts, are
much inferior to the former male help,
The civil service soon after it's an
nouncement was literal bugaboo.
which has faded into the back ground
to come extent as the employers and
employees have discovered that at
present the intention does not exist
to immobilize everybody. .#, 4.st
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What has become of the old fash
toned baseball manager. who, at this
time of the year used to claim all the
pennanls there were? Has the age
become soaked in pessimism, or what?
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SNICkERSN ZEE.

We've tried at various time to hole
out a lot of those puts that stop short
Of the cup without any success what
ever. Maybe there's a trick in it.
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DISASTROUS -four ENDED
Bruins Defeated in Five
Straight Games by In
land Empire Teams.

is back from an invasion of the Inland
Empire. which was very successful
for the opponents of the varsity. As
far as the number Of games lost is
concerned the trip Just ended was as
successful as the invasion of Utah,
which was attempted by u half heart
ed university team some three years
ago.
The indisputable fact that basket
ball is a home game has been DEM
onstrated many times, and no matter
where a game is played, the home
team always has the advantage
While some touring teams are success
full, the exception proves the rule, and
it is indeed an exceptional basketball
team that can win more than half of
the games on the road, providing it is
matched against equals. Without d.
verting any credit from the Montana
Aggies' remarkable performance in
winning eight straight games on their
tour six of these games were played
against teams which cannot be ranked
as equals of the Aggies. The Bruins
were disorganZed by the loss of BentZ
Just before the games and were at a
disadvantage on account of lack Of
practice.
NYhitworth college which lost to the
the Agges is n small secondary school,
with few students and facilities for 4
winning team. Gonzasa had just lost
the best man on the team in Tom
Barry who was half of the offensive
strength, while the Dayton Athletic
club was simply small town indie
pendent team For victories over
Idaho and Whitman the Aggies must
be given credit, as the Muscovites al
ways play strong game on their
home floor, while Washington state
college is the only team in the North
western conference that has been able
to scalp the Missionaries in Walla
Walla.
The Bruins stopped off at Moscow
first, and on Tuesday and Wednesday
played the University Of Idaho. Coach
'''''N 49,
Muscovites would make bear meat out
of the Bruins away from the Grizzly
lair We're fulfilled, as the Montana
team seemed unable to get started OF
the Moscow floor and lost both game:
by rather lop- sided scores. The frs
game went to Idaho. II to %. while tn
score of the second encounter was 3
to 16 with the Bruins again ON tn
short end of the count. This wa
the third straight defeat sustained b,
the Grizzlies at Moscow, as the cracl
Montana quint that played there las
year was downed 80 to 49,
At Pullman the Bruins rallied des
perately and gave Boilers whirlwind
the battle of their lives through TIL
champions pulled out ahead SO to ::
The margin of II points was the clos
est that has been made against tn
Washington State college team by
Northwestern conference five this sea
son. Sanderson with II points an
Newman with seven counters led tn
Grizzly attack against the sturdy farm
er defense. While 16 fouls wcr
called on the Bruins. only nine wcr
chalked up against the Pullman farm
ers. In four attempts on the Pull
man floor during the last three year
the Bruins have been unsuccessful
every time,
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'hree and lost >'N conference" game
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The Old Order and the New

why it is" It bystander writes
that the old-time bah players took
SO much more interest in the develop
ment of their play than the present
flock ="
in the first place. the old timer
went into baseball more for sport than
for money. There were no fancy sal
aries paid in the old days, and love
Of the game was the prevailing factor.
Men like MCGraW, Jennings, Kelly and
others gave their entire attention to
the game. To-day not one ball player
in fifty pays any attention to develop
mont He is content enough to finish
IA game and then forget about it. The
game is no big part Of his existence,
off the field. He makes no great at =
tempt to tmproy" himself or to ad-
vance. Today ii is more business than
sport, And a ball player today will be
out for two or three weeks With in
juritS or ailments that most of the
old-limerS would have never noticed
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Their Favorite Songs

Silver Threads Among the Cold
Hans Wagner.
Please Go Way and Let Me Sleep'
jess Willard.
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If the team play of the average foot
ball or baseball team was no better
than the the team play of this coun-
try politically, commercially and
every other way. the net result. would
be a collection of tail enders, No one
knows more about the value of team
play than the citizens of this domain
or commonwealth. And no one puts
it less into play in the things that
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The SP0RTL|GHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE.
Song of the Off Trail

We who are merely Stfagglers,
OFF from the beaten court
Taking the road as it may lead
AS part of fortunes sport;
We have nothing of bother
Whoever may lose or win,
AS long as we find the road Wortl
while
With trifle of fun thrown in.
Fame We have found q phantom;
Glory we know for a wrath
Where neither counts in the forum
As long as the heart holds faith;
| Faith in Il few dreams cherished
| Out of a vanished store,
| With a pal or two in the offing
Ready to share the score.
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SCHOOLBOYS WANT
TO SERVE GERMANY

Z &rs,fs ~ ETs - X
Continued From Page One.)
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tn" proposition OF unioniZing an
enterprise where one entry gets S1,20t
a year amt another draws down Sl5,-
90" Will cali for considerable general
ship. There are very frequently times
WE"r" a man getting 81 .2un would
strike where. if he were drawing down
$1,000, You couldn't drive him away
from tn" job with nitroglycerinc.
You can imagine how much a base
ball strike would harass and depross
our old college Chum. Cornelius Nc
Gillicuddy. The chances are that he
couldn't stand ii - without giving