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Evening journal., 1917-01-18
Bill McCOlUan a Real Umpire AT The
Age Of 81 Years
ID him In the Virginia League.

ed him in the Virginia League
1916 - Umpired University Of
Penn against Harvard. Yale, CO.
lumbia, Michigan, Cornell Swarth-
more. villa Nova and Washington
College Joined International League
the same year. on the recommends
ton Of Pete Cassidy and Governor
Tener. and worked out as a substl-
tute in the league for one month.
Worked Peninsula League games.
and finished the season with the New
York State League, By which league
he Is reserved for next season. Penn
also has engaged him for this year.
Who'll get him? Money Is Bills mid
, die moniker
From the bushes to professional
umpiring. mixing with big leaguers
and the hest OF college teams on the
way up. is the job the kid has got
ten away with in I'VE years. He's a
man now. and he's out for mans
job.
Bill got acquainted with Frank
Baker. IN the spring OF 1914. when
the Athletes came down 10 get some
subbng practice at the expense OF
the Chicks Bill umpired tho game
and when ne sent Baker back 70 the
bench. on strikes, the Home Run
King emphasized his lack exper.
fence" language What Frank told
Bill was a mouthful
Bill was the only urnp 10 stick
through tho Virginia League during
the season OF 1915 While working
there he oniciated In one Of the two
longest games played that year. Nor
folk and Suffolk going 10 q 22-iu-
ming tie az Norfolk. on September 4
At 81 years. BIZ is the Youngest OF
professional umpires.. Hls pal. Pete
Harrison. 81 years old IL tho young
est big league umpire. Pete calls 'em
in the national
Previous to this year, Bill always
devoted his winters 20 painting base
bah word pictures for THE EVENING
! JOURNAL readers. but he's on new
job this winter supervising huskies
at the Wilmington Steel Company
plant He likes the job. but. oh. for
spring time and then II win be the
old ball yard for him again
Bill deserves q bunch OF credit. He
has earned nlI his honors. Hes rs
fine socially as he Is competent pro-
liessionally, and II VIII be q long
time before any town sends out n
better pair Of baseball umpires than
Bill and his brother. Jack McG0wan.
Here's hoping, Bill. that you'll sec
many more birthday anniversaries.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
EDITED BY DAVE.
RY DAVE.


'When I'm a man I'll be n real b0lI
player! I'll show 'em how 10 wal
Top that old pill. and bust the base
running recOrds!"
That's the vision Bill MCGOWAN
had six years ago, when the spnlpeen
was out on the Wilmington lots
trying to make good in the grand old
game. But, Bilrs early hope has
gone glimmering Today, the TWEEN
ty-first anniversary of his birth--and
n man at last-Bill is a baseball UNI
pire, instead OF a diamond star
Had he broken into the big show az
a player he might be in the discard
today Instead. he is right out In
front as an Jump, and n he isn't call
ing balls and strikes on the big
leaguers next year, I'll surrender.
or course It's a big game day for
Bill. When I got TO the home at
Third and Lombard street the stand
ing room only" sign was out. In
SIDE big bunch Of fans we're throw
ing congratulations at him so fast
that Jack threatened TO call the game
to prevent what looked like riot Of
good wishes
'I'm n man today. and glad Of H.
You know q hid doesn't get even the
once over as an ump in the big show.
I've been up there. though, II only
for n minute. but no matter how good
you go, some MethUsalah kicks In
with the hid lacks experience. stuff,
and back you 90 for ripening. am
ripe nova fully developed peach
and It's my business 10 get out in
! front. Watch me-"
That's the way Bill talks When
he tells you that he is going TO be a
/ big league umpire. he speaks with a
determination that convinces you
that he's going 10 he just what he
says he's going TO he. That's the
stuff that always wins
Bill jumped into the iimelight bach
in July. 1912 The year previously
he had played with and managed the
Rockford team OF the All-Wilmington
League In July. 1912, he was get
ting ready to trot out his DUPONT
team for another Saturday game
when his brother Jack, who had been
assigned to umpire an All-Wilming
ton game at New Castle, was taken
IN. Bill was sent over to iii IN. The
kid didn't know a thing about UNI
piring. He took a chance, made good
and has been making good ever since.
Here's HIS record
1912-Umpired Delaware STATE
championship game between Vande
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
Y. M. q. A. no FOSTER WRESTLING

Wrestling. which has been on the
wane here for the past few months.
will be revived when wrestlers Of
the local Y. NJ. c. A. will meet Crap
piers Of the Philadelphia Central AS
ISOLATION on Thursday night, Febru-
airy 1.
John Cooper, wrestling promoter,
started coaching the Y. NJ G. A. boys
in October and has now rounded out
a fine bunch OF material. The boys
are in excellent condition. and will
practice from now until the night OF
the matches three time a week.
Koerner. Hannah. Schopher, Hun
ter. Wallis. Athens, Dougherty. Clark.
Habbart, Phillips. Tranger are among
The men who will take part in the
February tournament and represent
all the popular weights.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
JIMMIE Wilde Will
FIGHT FOR COUNTRY

Jimmie Wilde, flyweight champion
of the world. will Join the British
army in few weeks, having passed
the entrance examination recently.
Wilde was twice rejected by army
surgeons on account OF his weight.
Wilde fights at from SO to 102 pounds.
The little champion has been ac-
cepted for foreign garrison duty, and
probably will not see much trench
fighting.
Before he Joins the colors he prob
ably will have a chance TO secure
permanent nossession of the Ions
dale belt as he Is matched to box
either George Clark or Young Sy-
monds, former fDyweiaht champion.
January %.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
Trying Out For Low Weight Ends
Career of Jockey Joe McCaheY

Fred Archer, leading jockey for
Is years, was another victim OF train
ing down to low weight. Archer
who has been called the greatest
rider from the turf a few years ago
when he became so weakened that
he could not stick in his saddle.
Reducing has been the cause Of the
downfall Of several great fighters
There il no doubt that making 1873
pounds for Bat Nelson brought on the
tuberculosis which later killed Joe
Cans.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
sRowNsoN VS.. XAVIER.

Xavier Catholic Club Of the Ameri.
can League. Philadelphia, will be the
attraction at Brownson Hall tomorrow
night. The Xavier Club is one Of the
fastest teams in Philadelphia this
season and up 10 the present time has
signed such players as Doc Kerr.
Bhlers, OF Garnet and Dinee, who
played Eastern League ball last sea
son. On these stars Xavier will de
mend an tomorrow night
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
Church Laapne.

A rally in the second half brought
Grace from behind and defeated Madeley
In Church League game at Eden Park
last night by the score Of p TO IA The
first half ended with the score at o. IN
favor of the South Wilmington five. but
by consistent team work Grace took the
lead and maintained il to the end.
Brodley, Of Madeley, ran up the high
est total Of the game with one from The
field and eight from the l5-foot mark
for 10 points. The work Of Ernie vii
son and Carter at the guarding station,
for the winners held Madeley's SCOT,
down Score:
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
LArNCH BARGE.

The barge Maryland, which is un-
der construction at the yards OF the
American Car and Foundry Company
for p. Dougherty, OF Baltimore. has
been launched. Miss Sarah Appleby,
OF Christiana, christened the barge as
il started down the ways. The barge,
which is 245 feet long, 40 feet wide
with a depth of is feet. will be used in
the coastwise coal trade.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
BILL MCGOWAN

vor and New Castle.
Worked all season in All
Wilmington League.
1914-Worked exhibition games for
the Chicks against the Athletics and
the Giants. He was II years old at
the time In the same year Bill wa.
recommended 20 George NJ Graham
then president Of the Tri-State
League. by Thomas NJ. Brown. and
worked as a substitute Tri-state UNI
pire.
191b-Graham recommended Bill
to J. Borton Weeks. president OF IN,
Delaware County League. who. after
working him in his own league, land
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
LET Batter Steal First Base-Wow-
Hear What Kansas City Fan Thinks

when a batter on second was steal
ing third or a man was being run
down between second and third on a
passed ball or wild pitch.
Stealing first would prove a big
help to a weak batter with fast pair
Of legs. and would tend to liven up
the game. Baseball cannot 90 on
forever with the same set OF rules
Evening journal., 1917-01-18

The latest suggestion to improve
the scoring end OF baseball comes
from Kansas City, where a fan has
written Percy Haughton Of the
Braves. suggesting that a batter be
permitted TO steal frst base.
"Of course" he writes in part,
there would be only certain times
when first could be stolen. Say
Evening journal., 1917-01-18

Making low weight has driven an
other Jockey, Joe McCahey, from the
turf, and left him in such poor ply
steal condition that he may never re-
cover his former strength.
McCahey is now in Asheville. n. c,
at a health resort, trying to gain
back the strength Turkish baths and
other drying out" agents took away
from him.
McCahey has been riding in Eng
land for several years and most OF
the time has led the list there.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
Standing of the Teams.
Y. m. X. A. BASKETBALL

The T. NJ. H. A. Seconds are ready
for their game with the fast Defiance
five in the Sam Reissman Hall TO.
night The "Y" lineup will include
AL and Phil Leshem, Bill Feinberg.
Ben Cohen, Moe Braunstein and
Benny" Goldstein.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18

The reason
Q for the Gus
tom OF a fella
always giving
a girl a dia
mond rims. is
the girl.
Giggly Goot
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
PHILADELPHIA Gives
DARCY COLD SHOULDER
By The United Press.


PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ls.-Lei
Darcy. the much herlded Australian
middleweight. did not have very pleas
ant recollections Of Philadelphia e
take away with him today. Darcy aP
peared in an exhibition here last night
and he did not draw enough Of a crowd
TO ill ringside seats. After the middle
weight had played the piano, jumped
rope and done n number Of other "cute'
things. he went into a three-round mill
with Harry Gilmore, Of Chicago.
Gilmore didn't seem TO have much
trouble IA getting under Darcy's guard
but they wore padded gloves
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
BLUE ROCK WINS

The Blue Rocks defeated the Blue
Clippers at basketball yesterday az
ternoon by score OF 26 to 10. Rus.
sell featured the winners by his pass.
ing.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18

It will be found necessary TO use
an egg when making an omelette. but
with clam chOwder." a clam isn't
quite so important
Evening journal., 1917-01-18

In a boiler foundry nobody holds
dawn job keeping the newly made
boilers free OF moths.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
BASKETBALL TONIGHT


. CITY LEAGUE.
Norwood VS.. Eden, at Eden
Park. Referee. Munda.
Highland VS.. General Chemical,
at Highland. Referee. Ryan.
CHURCH LEAGUE.
Epworth vs.. West at Hanover.
Referee FOllmer.
Emmanuel vs.. Second Baptist,
Mt Settlement. Referee, Gimmell.
INDEPENDENT.
Y. NJ. II. A. vs.. Defiance. at
= Reissman Hall.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
AMT NATURE
WONDERFUL
DID YOU KNOW

One good advantage about a polar
expedition is that an explorer never
need be afraid of a hold-up guy step
ping out from behind an iceberg.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
FARIK.

Once upon a TYNE city had =
press club and II really had a mem
Der who was newspaper man.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
p. B. & w. OUOTT LEAGUE.

The Machine Shop team handed the
Smith Shop leaders a big surprise in
the P, B. & w. r. r. A. A. Quot League
last night by taking four our of five
games, although all of them were hard
fought and close Scores:
Evening journal., 1917-01-18


Fouls committed-Grace, IA: Mad
eiey, 10. Referee-Cloward. Timekeep-
ers-Parker and Gallagher.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18

And there are no taxi drivers in
that region.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
PrRIIc sALns.

DUBLTC SALE or REAL ESTATE AT
Il the County Court House Il Wlm ngton.
Janusry ~, 1917, az no o'Ciodk A. H. one
frame dwelling house and premises. located
40 Crsnston Heights & or Marfhailton) on New
port and Gap Turnpike recently owned and
occupied by Allen - H0lveston. deceased.
Win be sold for cash 70 the hiEhect aud best
bidder. WALTER J. WILLIS, Eco
janis. 25.2s Trustee.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18

STUFF TO LOSE SLEEP OVER
Several ballplayers refuse 10 sigr
contracts on account OF salary
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
TYPEWRITERs.

UNDERWRITERS RENTED IT THREE
Il months $500. Rental applied on pur-
chase. Sold $500 monthly. Typewritora
repaired. Royal Typewriter Agency. Type.
writer Exchange. No. ei5 Market street.
auEa2.tf.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
SANITARY WORKERS.
PUBLIC MEETING.
REGISTERS NOTICE.


EsTATE or JULIA II. BREWER, DE.
H CEASED.
Notee Is hereby given that letters tesla.
mentary upon the estate Of Julia III. Brewer,
late Of Red Lion hundred. deceased we're
duly granted unto Walter ". Ellis on the
sixth day OF January. A. ID. 1917, and all
persons indebted to the said deceased are
requested 20 make payment 70 the executor
without delay. and al persons having de
mands against the deceased are required 20
exhibit and present re same duly .prooste.ee
to the said executor on or before the sixth
day Of january, A. i. 1918. or abide BY
the law IN this behalf
WALTER W ELLIS,
Executor
Address Richard 8. Rodney, Eco Ator.
ney at.iav. Wilmington. Del. jana-eod-st.
TsTATE OF JAMES HARMER R1LE, DE.
II CEASED.
Notice Is hereby given thst letters Of
I adminisfration UPON the estate Of Jemet
Hammer Rile lhis Of Wilmington hundrsd'
deceased were duly granted unto Edmund ..
Robinson on ths eighth day 81 January A.
70 1917. and al persons Indebted 10 me
| .a!d deceased rrc requested % maze pay
ment 90 the aan. Histrator without delay and
all persons having demands against tao de.
/ -essed are required 90 exhibit and preeeni
ne same duly proiated 70 the said admin'
/ istrator on or before she eighth day o. Jenu'
ary. A. D. 1913. or abide by the law IN
'n' EDMUND G ROBINSON.
ADDRESS 1000 Van Buren, tasst Whining.
ton, Del. lans-eou'N.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
GIBBONS WEARS
WRIST WATCH

: BY The United Press
. ST. PAUL, MINI. Jan. IS
. Mike Gibbons, probably world
. champion middleweight boxer,
= wears a wrist watch. Il was
. given him by his affectionate
. brother Tommy. Mike says the
3 prejudice against the wrist
= watch is nonsense and that It
" is much more practical than the
pocket variety.
Your position Is calling 10 you 10
day in the Want columns. Heed n
call OF oportunity.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
BUsNEss 0PPORTUNITIEs.

BUSINESS OffOhIbNiIILS.
HALF INTEREST PARTNERSHIP IN A
II first class painting shop. fully equipped
and doing good business. Dung, active
painter desired Small amount Of capital
required. Address was. Evening journal
ohice. iani6-at
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
800 oF sAMuEL RoTHMAN. ]

V-srArE OF SAMUEL RoTHMAN. DE.
~ CEASED.
Ns.ise h hsrsby given that letters tesla.
y,.rt.rv uuo1 the eftfte % Samuel RothmAn,
i,se OF Wi'umTton hundred dsosesed, we're
drfv rrarfa5 unto Neita kotnmsn end Os.
80 CHINA on che oiEtth dap Of January
A D. 1917. and El persons indebted 70 the
srfd deceased are requested 70 make payment
to the srtsutorr without delay, and al per.
cons having demands ngainst the dsccassd
are required % exhibit and prssent the same
duly probated 20 the sait executors, on or
before the eighth day 81 January, A. d.
1915, or abide By the Law iu this behalf.
YENrA ROTHMAN
OSCAR G1NNs.
Address Aaroa Finger. Esq., Attornsy-s Al.
law, Wiinatustor, Del. iane-sod-et.
ESTATE OF CHARLES SIMMONS. DE
II CEASED
Notice is hereby given that letters tesla.
neniary upon tina Estate Of Charles Simmons
late OF Wilmington hundred deceased were
Deposit Company on the eighth day Of Janu
nry. A ID. 1917. and all persons indebted G,
the said deceased are requested 20 max,
payment 90 the executor With out delay sne
AL persons having demands against the de
ceased are required 10 exhibit and present
the same duly prohated TO the said executor
on OF before the eighth dag OF January a.
D. 1918. or abide ~ the lsr in this behalf
SECURITY TRUST AND SAX
DEPOSIT COMPANY.
Exsrutor
Ad6r.<s eseurity rr-si nss ssfF Dspo,n
ceDpsu4. NhminGtrn. nsl Jaw sed'eA
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
BOWLING
K. G. E. LEAGUE.

Kramer Gets HE.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18

Address Security rrust ass esff Deposh
csGpAuz. NHninGtrs. nj isne ssd'eA
Evening journal., 1917-01-18

REMOVAL NOTICES.
DR. WILLARD SPRINGER HAS RE-
IL moved TO 11ot Madison street.
ian16'ot.
nR. WILLIAM II. NORRIS. DENTIST.
IL has removed 20 No. 500 West street.
june2I-tf.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
ESTATE OF CHARLES SIMMONS. DE

Address Aaron Finger, Esq.. Attorns Al
law, Wiiniugtor, Del. iane-sod. 81.
Evening journal., 1917-01-18

'When I'm a man I'll he a real ball
player! I'll show 'em how 10 wal
Top that old pill. and bust the base
running rpcnrdslr
Evening journal., 1917-01-18
EsTATE on JAMES HARMER R1LE, ID

Address Richard g. Rodney. Eco Auor
naE. At.lar. NllmlnEton. Del. lhna-eod-9l
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-13
Resume of War For
Last Few Days
CONTINUED from Page u

The realization of this dream was
based on the continuation of the Ber-
n-Constantinople-B railway
and by the seizure of Bagdad the
British hoped to prevent the com
'pletion of this road. at least by Ger
man hands, and strike shatterine
blow at German prestige in that sec
ton of the world.
Gen. Townshend commanded a
force of about 10000 men and AT
first he pushed forward with amaz-
ing speed. Early in June, 1915. he
captured Kut-el-Amara, about $50
miles from the mouth OF the Tigris
and about 100 miles from Bagdad.
On the 22nd of the following Novem.
ber he reached Ctesiphon, 20 miles
from his goal, where he was attacked
by an overwhelming force of Otto.
man troops. His water supply gave
out and he was forced to retreat.
Fighting a continuous rear guard
action, the British expedition re-
gained Kut-el-Amara on December 5.
Here Gen. Townshend determined to
make a stand with a portion of his
forces and entrenched with 10000
men while the remainder of his
troops continued to fall back along
the Tigris in order to join hands with
the relief army that was hurriedly
despatched from France and India
after the defeat at Ctesiphon. Thir-
ty thousand Indian troops and two
Anglo-Indian divisions which had
been fighting in France, formed the
relief corps that Joined the rem
nants of the Townshend expedition
and made a desperate effort to rescue
the beleaguered garrison at Kut-el.
Amara. For three months Gen. SiI
Percy Lake, the relief commander
fought his way up the Tigris ano
was within eight miles of his be
sieged comrades when on April IS
1916, Gen. Townshend, his food sup
plies exhausted was compelled tC
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-13
METHOD OF TESTING STEEL
Small Ball of the Material Is Passed
Into Piece to Be Tested
by Machine.

Machines and devices for testing
the materials that go into automobiles
are being constantly developed and
improved. A notable advance is
the new Brinell steel testing machine,
of which one of the finest examples
In the country is installed In the
laboratory of one of the largest max
ers of automobiles. With this ma
chine the hardness of the various
steels that enter into their cars is
tested and careful checks are kept on
all material.
In testing a piece of steel 1t is
placed in the machine and a small
steel ball of great hardness is pressed
into the piece to be tested. BY the
pressure eXcrted, which is indicated
on a gauge, and by the dimensions of
the impression made on the piece, the
operator is able to make comparison
with certain standard figures and ar
rive at the exact hardness of the
steel tested.
This method of testing steel has
largely superseded the old method
whereby small steel balls were dropped
on the test piece, and the height OF
the rebound indicated the hardness
of the steel. Both machines are the
inventions of ]. A. Brincll, Swedish
engineer, who has wonderful rcputa,
tiOn because of his knowledge of steel
and its composition
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-13
Germs on Starnps.

Eternal vigilance is not only the
price of liberty as our fathers knew 1t,
liberty plain and unadorned, but re-
cent scientific discoveries have added
thereto the admonition that eternal
vigilance is the price of freedom from
many varieties of germs undreamt of
by the fathers of the republic. We are
now told to beware of the normal bac-
terial flora of postage stampsl The
cry of alarm Is raised by the New York
Medical Record. Don't lick the stamps,
no matter what their denomination.
They may be bacteria laden, and un-
der certain conditions may easily con-
vey pathogenic types, especially colon
diphtheria and tuberculosis bacillus.
The writer Of the article on these
stamps that are afflicted or are under
suspicion of harboring bacterial fora
advocates a movement to have in
stalled Gin all places dispensing post
age stamps moistening device Of
some kind" and says that this move
ment could be started with beneficent
results In the postoffices of the United
States"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-13

and can make his genial personality
felt to all alike for their betterment
and up-lift.
8. That these resolutions be
spread on the minutes of our church
and copy sent to the county paper
and to The Baptist Courier for pub
lication and that a copy be furnished
our retiring pastor.
w. T. Slower,
w. c. Ellis,
p. T. Twitty,
w. b. Twitty,
G. l.. Mobley,
H. p. Mobley,
ID. w. Hendrix,
o. c. Croxton.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-03-13
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, God has in His allwise
providence decreed that our beloved
pastor, DR.. J. w IL. Dyches, shall Ia
bor in another field; and
Whereas, the pastorate at Fort
Mill, S. c., which was so insistently
rendered him, has been accepted; his
labors in this new field to be entered
upon March 1st, 1917; now
Therefore, be it resolved:
1. That we bow submissively to
the will of our Father in heaven, and
accept reverently His DEGREES.
2. That we feel deeply keen sense
of our loss of faithful and efficient
leader, who has peculiarly endeared
himself to the whole flock and indeli-
bly, impressed upon our memory such
noble qualities of character and en-
grated himself to us in such mark
ed degree that time can never Obliter-
ate the blessed memory.
3. That we extend to our retiring
pastor an expression of our contin-
uing confidence and abiding trust and
called into existence and caused to
grow stronger and stronger as the
years came and went by his unset
fish devotion and sacrifcial service
in the Masters cause and in our be-
half during the past six years in
which he has SO faithfully and 10y
ally led us into green pastures" and
to loftier heights of nobler living.
A. That under his guidance and
teaching our church has been won
derfully blest and developed and
been built up spiritually in marked
degree; leading to a keener interest
in and greater desire for the study
of the Bible, thus making us more
efficient co-workers; all of which has
been productive of much and lasting
good to our community.
5. That as a citizen he took an
active interest in everything per-
community, and wherever duty de-
manded, he was never wanting there.
6. That in yielding gracefully to
our loss, we are consoled by the fact
that it is another's gain and con-
gratulate the Fort Mill field upon
their success in securing the services
OF such a cultured, consecratei, de-
voted minister and feel confident
they will find constant reason for re,
joicing over their good fortune.
z. That we commend him as a
"live wire" in the Masters kingdom
and yet one who in proper humility
of spirit can raise to heights of re-
joicing with those who have cause to
rejoice and descend to depths of SYM
pathy with those who have found
sorrow and grief. He is calmly at
ease with peoples in all walks of life
dream Of dominion in the Near East