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The midland journal., 1917-10-26
NOTICE
Warming To The Public

Notice is hereby given that the
Rising Sun-Porters Bridge public
road at present is under construction
and is dangerous to travel. All
persons using same do so at their
own risk.
The Juniata Company.
The midland journal., 1917-10-26

In a Liberty Bond your money
works for the Nation-yet you get it
back when its job is done plus 4
per cent.
The midland journal., 1917-10-26

Baltimore county people claim that
# the city would put winning base
BAH team In the field Il would do much
more to boost" the town than aeQuir
ing 10000 people BY annexatloa.
The midland journal., 1917-10-26

FOR EIGHT ACRE FARM,
near Theodore, Cecil county, we'll.
watered, good house, fine orchard(
A nice property, well located. WIN
be sold for $1,000. Terms easy6-
Apply to JOS. S. POGUE,
o12-tf Rising Sun, Nd.
The midland journal., 1917-10-26
The Giraffe.

In its native country of Africa the
giraffe sometimes attains the height OF
seventeen feet.
The midland journal., 1917-10-26

Liberty Bonds will help get your
crops to the world markets.
The midland journal., 1917-10-26
NOTICE TO GUNNERS and TRES
PASSERS.

Notice is hereby given that tre
passing with dog or gun on Il
premises of the undersigned is pq
lively forbidden, under penalty
law. 81.
STEPHEN ]. REYNOLDS.
]. G. RICHARDS.
The midland journal., 1917-10-26

Make your patriotism good by a
bond.
The midland journal., 1917-10-26
Notice To Creditors.

This is to give notice that the subscriber, OF
Cecil County. has obtainGo from the Orphans
Court of said county, letters of administration ON
the personal estate OF
JOSEPH E. ToUCHToN
late OF said county, deceased. All persons hay-
ing claims against the said deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated, -
on or before the 18th day OF April, 1918,
they may otherwise, by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All indebted to said estate
are requested TO make immediate payment to the
subscriber. Given under my hand this 18th day
of September, 1917.
CHARLES s. NIELDS.
Executor of JOS E. Touchton, decd. +
Test R. d. ROWLAND Register. 1905
The midland journal., 1917-10-26

Many things difficult to design prove
Nasy to perform.-JOhnson.
The midland journal., 1917-10-26
FALL CLOTHES

The Greatest Stock we have
ever shown, the Greatest Busi-
ness we have ever done and
the Best Values you will find
anywhere, as all of our orders
were placed months ago at
original prices.
Mems Suits, $40 to $40
Mems Overcoats, $40 to $50
Mems Mackinaws, SIS to $12
Mems Raincoats, $40 to $25
Mems Hats, $3.50 to Sc
Mems Shoes, $3.50 to $40
Mems Shirts, $1.00 to SIS
Mems Underwear, 81 to SIS
Mems Sweaters, So to $40
Everything else to wear for Boys
and Little Boys also at Moderate
and Popular Prices.
Buy now and get the Low Prices
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
Preseason Sandlot Gossip

Recently Peter Mcclure received an sx-
ceptionally good offer to wiggle for Bradley,
$, d. Hts think tank now has the matter
under ndvisement.
At three and a half strikes the Sample
Hart crew will collide with tho Tiny Tots
at Riverview park this afternoon.
Last week Bill Maher blew In from GAR
wood, Tex, looking as sweet as saccharine
When the Southern league exploded Frank
Rynesh lost his Job as secretary, but a.
Frank isn't particularly crasy about work
his spirits are stu intact.
The smiling Irshman, Peter Mccoy. Will
do mound duty for the Murphy Did Its this
season.
II the N. o, Boosters get together q. ~
Frath will deserve the credit. To date not
much life has been evinced in their camp.
Bill Doson will again be back on the turf.
! He will he at the wheel for the recently or
| ganized Brodegaard Crown tribe.
One OF the old guards who used to handle
| the Indicator for the amateurs 10 going to
hit George Clark for berth. Conklln 10 bis
caller.
YounEman was unanimously elected field
captain OF the National Cash Registers.
| Herman Banderloan was temporarily at
| the helm for the National Cash Registers,
but now he has turned the Job over to Billy
Harris,
Casey Gaines will manage the Te-Be-Ces.
This team managed to cop the cellar berth
of the Greater Omaha league last year, but
with Casey at the bat different tale ID
looked for at the expiration Of this season.
| Herewith are the fellows that will play
with the Te- Bo-Ces: Butler. Richtor, Peter
son, Lurcheon, Nystrom, Feltman, Lacey.
Lawler. Suit, Simpson, Smith and Hol.
brook. HE..-.
April g the Te- Be-Ce base ball team will
| hold Its annual dance. This yearly stunt is
always crowd grabber
| Tuberino Carter, a city guardian Of the
peace. Is looking for q position az an adju-
dlcator In the Greater Omaha league. The
| fact that he is policeman and carts around
some $50 pounds OF beef ought to have some
weight among the wise ones that enjoy
barking at the barker.
II the proposed cliff Dweller team ma
logical dude TO pilot them. George is q
| general Of exceptional ability.
The Dnhlman Knights are especially anx.
ious to stage combat next Sunday Call
Harney 627o and squak for Julie Slavin.
Several new faces will be noticed In the
lineup OF the Dahlman Knights this season,
namely. Albert Tolliver, Joe Priohard, Tom
BRumgartner and J. Horace.
| The Murphy Did Its purchased $50 worth
of base ball material formerly used by the
Omaha Gas company team.
Bill Duffack Is still In the ranks Of the
unsigned. He Is a craokerjack In the inner
works CoIfax 2s9t will nip him.
The Stays base ball team will give .
dance at the Swedish auditorium next Sat.
urday.
| Games are billed at Fontenelle park,
Miller park, Riverview park and Thirty
second and Dewey avenue for this after.
noon.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
Champs Appear in Pool
Tourney at New ParIor

q A pocket billiard tournament, in
which six Of the best cue artists in
the state will compete, will mark the
opening of the new Reno" pocket
billiard parlor at Seventeenth and
Douglas streets.
The contestants will be Billy
Owens, Nebraska state champion
Heinie Harsch, city champion Of
Omaha; William Rodeston, champion
Of Holdrege and the western part OF
the state; Harry Griffin, the boy won.
der Of Idaho, who is visiting in
Omaha at present; Jesse Reynolds
and Elmer Larson.
Mr.. Wills, proprietor Of the Reno
parlor, considers himself very, fortu.
nate in securing young Griffin as one
Of the players. The Idaho lad is said
to be exceedingly skillful with the cue
and Mr.. Wills expects him to prove
a big attraction.
The play starts Monday evening at
8 o'clock, with the opening game be-
tween Rodeston and Larson.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
The heHypQderniCNeedle
BY FRED S, HUNTER.

'em loose for a big guarantee
with the privilege Of IS per cent
OF the gross receipts and the
moving picture rights. The Unit
ed States would be big draw
ing card in this war and entitled
to the big end OF the gate,
Inez Irwin has written up the
Stecher-Er match in a very
highbrow manner. Inez says she
doesn't think wrestling is brutal
at all, but is real digni6ed sport.
Showing that lnez knoweth not
whereof she speaketh. Wrestling
in the first place is a business,
not a sport,
Earl Caddock is said to have
thousand holds" but what we
want to know is how many more
than seven will he have time to
use when he tangles with Joey da
Steck.
Les Darcy has developed into
quite a runner, reads a report
from the east. Whaddaya mean
developed
Battling Nelson has volun-
teered to join Colonel Roose-
vel,'s regiment in case there is
war. The colonel could display
his teeth, Bat could wissle one
of his tin ears and the enemy
would be paralyzed with fright.
Military training in the base
ball camps at least will instruct
the rookie how to conduct a re-
treat when he is given the gate
in May.
McGraw looks good to STALL
ings, reads trickling over the wire.
But not Muggsy, my boy, not
Muggsy. Muggsy looks about as
good to Stallings as a U-boat to
bark canoe with King George
painted on it.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
SANDL0T LADS TO
START WORK TODAY
Managers Plan to Put Charges
Through PAGES If Weather
Permits.
NEW RULINGS BY BOARD
By FRANK QUIGLEY.

On condition the thermometer reg
listers favorably and the czar OF the
universe does not tap any rain clouds
hereabouts, the majority OF the local
amateurs will indulge in their initial
workout this afternoon Municipal
parks, vacant lots and the enclosed
parks will be monopolized by the
gladiators of the diamond. Several
managers have booked games for to-
day, the purpose being to get line
on the new stock,
A few measures on which consid-
cradle interest was hinged were
adopted at the last meeting OF the di-
rectors OF the Omaha Amateur Base
Ball association. Number one, that
no member OF the Omaha Amateur
Base Ball association should be al
forded an opportunity to have two
chances to participate in a city cham
pionship series regardless of what
class he may happen to be affiliated
with. Number two, that it be op-
tional with the board to have the va
rious classes stage a series of games
to decide the city championship. The
meaning of the last measure is that
if the class B champions are OF the
opinion that they can defeat the class
A champions, at the option Of the
board series of games can be staged
to determine who the honor belongs
to, and the class c champions will be
entitled to a whack at the class B
champions. 1t was reported that the
rule Of player signing more than
one contract had already been vio-
lated. The guilty gazaboa is none
other than Fontaine Edward Vernon.
Vernon signed first with the Murphy
Did Its and later with the Te-Be- Ces.
He signed one contract Fontaine Ed
ward Vernon and on the other one
he left out his middle monicker. He
is the property Of the Murphy Did
Its.
Next Wednesday the magnates of
the City league will gather and clean
up all their business preparatory for
the opening OF the season. The sched-
ule will be approved. This league is
composed Of six speedy aggregations
and great struggle for the flag is
looked for.
The only rock in the path of the
American league is whether or not it
will be composed OF six or eight
squads, Six teams have already en-
tered and two more have applied for
franchise. Most of the teams have
already paid for their contracts. 1t
will be definitely decided at the next
meeting, April 9, as to the number Of
teams and then this league will be
ready for the pill to roll
Metropolitan Is Safe.
Now the Metropolitan league is on
firm foundation and the preliminary
arrangements for the initial bout are
perfected, 1t was agreed to cough
up ten bones per gang as forfeit
dough, to be split as follows: Sixty
per cent to the rag-grabbers after the
price OF pcnnant and suitable watch
fobs has been deducted, and 40 per
cent to the team that mucilages roost
No. 2. This league will open the gates
on April % and will participate in
three rounds.
From present indications a Satur-
day league will be formed from the
same teams associated with the
Greater Omaha league and as all in
centive to win perch No. purse of
a hundred and fifty silver boys ought
to work miracles This league will
not compete in the city championship
series.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
BY A CERTAIN PUGILIST
WHOSE IDENTITY WE
WILL NOT REVEAL
FOR THE TIME.

Maxwell, the king pill singer for this
Murphy Did Its last season, will not play
with the Becksmiths this term.
Hereafter tho stars and stripes will he
known as the Beselins, They viii either
Join the Greater Omaha league or play In
dependent base ball
The lineup Of the Besclin team Is still un-
certain, but the following players have
signed up: Lismond, Ectermeyor. Carter, Col
Inns, Conroy, L, Stacey r. Stacey and
Krejc.
Because he has Joined the city FIRE OK
tiugushers, Joseph Nanous has resigned as
nrst pouch cavorter for the Brandsis.
The Albright Merchants, a team of class
associa tod with the Metropolitan leas sue, Ia
looking for u baeker.
Roy Stacey will handle the managerial
duties Tor the Bcseiins and Walter Collins
will captain this crew.
Valley, Ia, was In town last week. He used
TO pilot the famous Hollys, when they were
a Class A organization,
This season Walter Hamilton is going to
stage a comeback. His lunch hook used to
contain puzzlers that were difficult to solve.
TO date Potts sandan IN undecided Just
where he will land. Potts is a corker be-
hind the ash furniture and is also an ex-
oelent swatsmth,
Another back stopper who has so far
failed to attach his John Hancock to a con-
tract Is Horace Gillespie, He performed with
the dcfunct Ducky Holmes tribe last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
Omaha Tigers Start to
Practice at Armour Park

The Omaha Tigers, an all-star col
ored ball club managed by J. Austin
and captained by G. Starns, have as
sembled for the 1917 season and are
working out every day at Armour
park on the South Side. The Tigers
start their annual road campaign on
April 20. opening at Hamburg, Ia.
Austin and Starns have collected a
fast aggregation of dusky stars this
year and expect TO beat last years
record Of sixty victories, twelve de-
feats and two tic games. The team
will line up as follows; R. Wright,
catch; o. Johnson, catch; P Miller,
Pitch F, White, pitch; J. Marshall,
pitch; l.. Cheatham, right field; c.
Cooper, left field; A. Lowe, center
field; G. Starns, first base; E. Cor
don, second base; c. Rolling, short
stop; P. Staples. third base.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
Les will have to 60 to work here or
else return and join the colors,
What About Iess2

Are they ever gong to get jess
Willard matched? Carl Morris and
Fred Fulton are anxious for a go
at the big fellow. Willard doesn't
want to have anything to do with
Morris, as Carl once told him to go
&c. a reputation" That was before
less had his well-remembered mixup
h John Arthur Johnson,
As for Fulton. it looks to a man
peering into the future that Fred will
eventually be the one to get crack
at Jess-that is, just as soon as public
interest can be excited enough to Sc
cure large, juicy purse.
Chicago Has New One.
Joe Dory. nifty l60-pounder, Of
Racine. Wis, was looked upon as a
conner in the middleweight class. But
less than two weeks ago Phil Har-
rison of Chicago, a practical unknown
outside OF the Windy City, gave Dory
a lacing he will never forget 1t was
a surprise to the betting fans, who
wagered ? to on Dory Now the
Ghetto of Chicago is wildly acclaim
ing Harrison as coming champion
Harrison isn't his name any more
than Charley Anchovitz's is Charley
White. Phil is the son of a Junk
dealer and got his strength helping
his father load scrapiron in their little
peddling wagon.
Mike Says He's Champ.
Mike Gibbons is out with the an
nouncement that he is mddleweight
champion and willing to defend his
title. But how about George Chip,
who won the title by knocking out
Frank Klaus, but since has lost many
battles on points? George surprised
the wise ones recently by slowing
away Bob Moha, the Milwaukee Cave
Man, a feat that Bat Levinsky, Jack
Dillon, Gus Christie and others failed
to accomplish. This middleweight
situation is rather muddied affair
Maybe if Gibbons will go the long
route with some Of the challengers
the public will learn who's who and
why among middleweights.
Speaking of Mike Gibbons brings
to light the fact that Mike, while a
wonderful boxer, isn't too proud to
take lessons from a little fellow who
doesn't own title just at present
No, not at present. But when Johnny
Coulon was champ there never was a
prettier boxing champion Of his class,
Mike is authority for the statement
that before he met Jimmy Clabby he
was somewhat worried about the way
Jimmy used to make opponents look
foolish by side-stepping them like a
shadow. He asked Coulon about it
and Johnny showed him how to over
come Clabby's trick. Coulon ex-
planned that by crowding Clabby con-
stantly he could keep Jimmy off his
balance and prevent the fancy stuff,
When Gibbons and Clabby met, Glib
bons had prohted so well by Coulon's
lessons that he bewildered the Ham
mond boxer.
Coulon ascribes his boxing skill to
the fact that in his early training he
boxed with such masters as George
Siler, "Nobby" Clark, Johnny Clark,
George Siddons and others of the old
school, who knew tricks that are
never used now, if indeed they ever
are heard OF.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
Fall from BuCking Bronc
Makes FIanniuan HurIer

Pitcher Flanagan, husky recruit,
who is trying for a place with the De-
troit Americans. would have been a
southpaw il he had not met with an
accident When he was youngster
he tried to ride a broncho. The
animal objected and Flanagan took
an impromptu course in aviation and
fractured his left arm. While recover
ing from the injury he learned to
throw with his right arm and has
had marked success ever since.
Flannigan's injury brings to mind
the accident which happened to Iris
Speaker. He formerly was a right
handed pitcher, but he broke his
salary wing and switched arms with
sensational SUCCESS. -
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
Y. N. c. A. Indoor Meets
Become Thinu of Past

The indoor athletic carnivals whicl
have been held annually at the Audi
torium by the Young Mems Christian
association are a thing of the past
"Y" officials have definitely con
cluded to abandon the event. Hal
a dozen OF these meets were held. but
every one proved losing proposition
financially and entaled great
amount OF labor for which there was
no return, so the physical department
Of the "Y" decided this year was a
good year to quit
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
Chambers viii Defend
Title AGAINST SCiple

w. N. Chambers. state billiard
champion, will defend his newly-ae-
quired title in l,000-point match
with Art Sciple, Sciple challenged
Chambers to the combat and the IT,
tie holder has accepted.
The 1000 points will be shot in
blocks Of $50 on the following even-
ings: April ), 6, 10 and l3, Harry
Symes is expected to challenge the
winner OF this match.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
Young Pesek to Take
Crack at Owen Dailv

Charles Pesek, kid brother Of John
Pesek, the Shelton, Neb., whirlwind,
will take a crack at Owen Daily, who
still insists he's the worlds light
weight champion, at Minden Wednes-
day night. Young Pesek is heralded
as boy wonder out in Buffalo county
and the fans in that part Of the, state
declare he has good chance to wal
Ion Daily.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
ADVANCE TRAINING
FOR HURLERS GOOD
McGraw Points Out Advan.
tages of Having Pitchers
Report Week Earlier.
AID TO THE OTHERS, TOO
By JACK VEIoCK.

New Ork, MarCn e4.-MOst mayor
league managers send their pitchers
to the training camps a week to ten
days in advance OF the main squads.
This custom was adopted primarily
because of the fact that it takes the
pitchers longer to get in shape. But
there is another benefit in giving the
pitchers start on the batsmen, &C.
cording to Manager McGraw of the
Giants.
McGraw believes the sooner he can
permit his pitchers to start curving
the ball and turning on the steam the
better for all concerned. His reason
is two-fold.
First of all the pitchers benefit from
long practice and the more they are
permitted to work on the batters in
daily games the quicker they acquire
speed, curves and control On the
other hand, the batters, who look
foolish against the first "hooks" OF
the season as a rule, have longer
time to look over curve-ball pitching
before the season opens.
Some managers argue that making
the batsmen face good pitching early
in the training season is a mistake.
They say it tends to make them
curve shy" at the plate and takes
away the confidence they get in
cracking soft pitching to all parts Of
the lot. But McGraw believes the
opposite.
Many a youngster who slams the
ball over the fence i'll the spring
proves to be vertable spring
bloomer when called upon to face
real pitching after the season opens.
But the manager who gets his pitch
ing staff in shape carly has chance
to weed out the weak hitters,. be-
cause they show their true speed
against good pitching and save time
for the manager who has to decide
whether or not they will do.
Major league teams have much
better chance to follow the system
Of giving the pitchers an early start
than the minor league clubs which
make annual trips to training camps,
because of the larger number OF hurl-
ers carried on their rosters in the
spring. The big league manager can
send pitcher INTO the box, give him
two innings OF hard work after he
has had several weeks to get in shape
and then chase him to the shower,
replacing him with another AInger.
And out OF a big squad OF pitchers
the major league manager can always
hnd enough who are ready to put the
stuff on the ball to keep his batters
swinging at real pitching day IN and
day out.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25

Two recruits caught the startled eye
OF the scribe in the training camp
They hammered the pill at vicious
rate,
Each one looked like a champ.
They made great catches out in ths
field,
Swiped bases almost at will,
Laid the oak on fast ball and curve,
Most any pitch they could kill.
They were easy the stars Of the en-
tire camp,
Phenoms, lad, on the job,
One was called Tristan Speaker,
And the other answered to Cobb.
Foot ball prospects are bright
at Ames," reads headline. No
doubt, Nebraska isn't on the
schedule this year.
Also, we nigh, add, spring is
good time for foot ball pros
poets to be bright,
John Olin has loudly an
nounced that he is anxious to
meet Joe Stechcr in Omaha.
Which is the reason for an
audible and mirthful litter.
Olin might get by the toll col
lector on the Douglas street
bridge without being hattened
out on his collarbone, but il he
did we have hunch he would be
stopped before he got to Four
teenth street
BY A CERTAIN PUGILIST
WHOSE IDENTITY WE
WILL NOT REVEAL
FOR THE TIME
AT LEAST.
This guy Wilson is sucker
to let EN- coax him into the big
battle by pulling lot of war
talk. If he was smart guy or
had a good manager he could pry
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25

Frank Gotch is going to train Earl
addock for his match with Joe
jtecher. Which means that Earl will
get the backing OF the entire Hawkeye
state now, And if Gotch can only
teach Earl few OF those old Gotch
tricks, the Dodge lad is going to
har, his hands full
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-25
Ritchie Mitchell Will
Clash With Ben Leonard

Benny Leonard, New York light
weight, and Ritchie Mitchell Of Mil
waukee, aspirants to the worlds
championship, have been matched for
a ten-round, no-decision contest in
Milwaukee on April H.