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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
"ATHLETlCS FOR ALL"
Secretary Baker Points Out
Faults of College Sports.
Students Not AthleticaIly Inclined Left
to Fill Seats In Rleachers and
Not Encouraged to Take
Up Exercise.

A new era for college athletics Is ut
hand If the mentors of sports in our
schools throughout the country will
put their shoulders to the wheel.
At q recent conference of the M.
tioml Collegiate Athletic association
at Washington Secretary of War
Baker urged athletics for ALL in our
schools and colleges, He said that
the custom of making specialized ath-
lctes out of the stronger and healthier
students Is well enough In Il way. but
he pointed out that the greatest fault
with collegiate sports. rs he saw IT,
was the fact that students not ath-
lctically inclined are left to fill the
blcachers' seats. and not encouraged to
take up healthy exercise.
From II government standpoint in
these warsOme times. the encourage
mcnt of college spOSs means the elc-
walton of physical fitness for large
percentage of the youth of the nation.
Men who are physically fit have the
qualities necessary to the good sol
der, and. In the eyes of the govern
ment. cessation of college sports
would do q great and unnecessary
harm.
The National Collegiate Athletic
association did not adopt resolution
to encourage college athletics on u
greater and more democratic scale
than ever before with the idea that
college youths are to be trained for
the ranks of the army alone. The
goal for which the governors of col
leginte sports are aiming embraces
more than that. 1t points toward the
adoption of universal athletic training
In some form for all college students
and the encouragement of physical
fitness for all.
The message Secretary Baker gave
the college representatives, therefore,
has paved the way. The colleges have
only to follow the path.
Perhaps the greatest immediate
benefit to be gained through the nc.
ton of the association is the effect
1t will have on football. The great
gridlron sport was In u bad way prior
to the Washington meeting. because
many colleges took the view that drop
ping all sports was the greatest patri-
otto step they could take. Eastern
football, especially, was doomed to ex-
perience II season Of depression this
fall hid It st been for Secretary
Bakers timely words. AS II stands
now, the great majority Of Eastern col
feges will keep football alive ana kick
ing. In the West, where football was
to be continued, the sport faces u thrlv-
ing season, despite depletion In the
ranks Of the players, caused by enlist
ments and the selective draft.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
KNOCKS BALL PlAYEES
Pie Way Administers Rap to
Members of Fraternity.
Former Yale Pitcher Not Very Highly
Pleased With His Experience as
Professional Ball Player
Found Il a Loss.

Nelson NJ. Way, better known as Pie
Way, former Yale pitcher and later
member of the New York Giants staff
of box artists, retired from the game
for good not long ago to enter upon Il
business career. Pie was not very
highly pleased over his experience as
professional player, rs the following
remarks attributed to him attest:
81 don't want to he In the position Of
attacking baseball. th"' Is. profession
al baseball. II Is none of my business
and haven't amounted to enough in
the game to stand as critic. But
can say that I found II loss. so far
as was concerned. say this in spite
of the fact that l could sign Mt least
two very satisfactory contracts with
good minor league clubs, with the pros
pect, of course, of working my way to
the big league. But don't want 1t.
"Jack CoOmbs put II correctly when
he said that a college man goes into
the big league with an education and
comes out without one. Coombs Is Il
college man who has spent q number
Of years In organized baseball, and he
ought to know. In fact. l could see 1t
for myself. You have no great incen-
tive TO read or keep up with the
times; there Is no bool;ish association.
Stew of the big lenguers do any
Worthwhile reading and association
with them does not tend to any amount
Of mental development. or course, this
does not appeal to all, but am speak
ing of the general run. They are all
good fellows, so far as that goes, but
merely say that the life they lead does
not incline to mental cultivation. Then
you spend about all the money you
earn. 1t appears on the surface Of
money; cousln't.
"There are tips ut the hotels and
money to be dropped here and there
every day until you find that you are
living pretty much up to your income.
And so playing along, you run through
the prime Of your youth and slow up,
Then what have you got ahead Of you
That Is the way figure It out. OF
course. II n fellow can jump into fast
company and get $1,000 or $4,000 q
year II will be all right, provided you
know when to quit. But you never do.
Baseball gets u hold on you.
"Now when was with Yale did not
feel the grip OF baseball. In city
when the other fellows would go to Il
big league park I would go to some
show; that is to say wasn't much of
fan. But after several months In Il
regular organization can see the diff.
ference; the game gets into you and
you want to stick. So quit before the
thing got too firm grip on me-"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
CAMEL PULLS A NEW STUNT
Manager Of Kansas City Blues Used
Two Pitchers INTERCHANGEABLE and
Won Contest.

John Camel, manager Of the Kansas
City Blues, recently pulled new
stunt In the art of handling pitchers
that knocked rival American assO'
citation club OFF Its feet. Camel USED
two pitchers, INTERCHANGEABLE, be.
tween right field and the hurting hill
With two out and none on base Pierce
southpaw, replaced Sanders against
indianapolis. He retired Wickland, 0
left-handed batter, and then went tc
right field to permit. McQuillan, o
right handler who had been playing
the old soldiers garden, to pitch tc
BrOnkie, who hits right-handed. BrOn'
kie grounded out and then Pierce came
In from the field to pitch to Zwllling
another left-handed batsman, retiring
him for the third out and giving Kan
cas- City Ga victory. When 1t comes
to manipulating pitchers John Camel
takes the laurel.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08

OUR LEADING CLUBS
Moulders of Public Opinion and
Assembling Places for Citi-
zens in This City.

Following ale the locations Of the
'eading self.sustaining clubs. of Chi
cago:
Apollo Club. 2O2 s. Michigan ave.
Bohemia Club-3659 Douglas boule.
ward
Builders. 412.41s Chamber OF Com
merce building.
Calumet, Michigan ave. and 2Oth st
Caxton, Tenth floor. Fine Arts bldg.
Chicago Athletic Association, 10 q
Michigan ave.
Chicago Architectural. Art Insti.
tute.
Chicago Automobile. s2l Plymouth
court.
Chicago Club, Michigan ave. and
Van Buren, street.
Chicago Motor Club. 1850 South
Michigan avenue.
Chicago cycling. 1915. 81 East Van
Buren, street
Chicago Yacht, foot OF Monroe IT.
city Club. 3,5 Plymouth court
CHI Dwellers. ZIG s. Michigan ave
Colonial Club Of Chicago. 4lis
orbHu boulevard.
Columbia Yacht. foot Of Randolph
street.
Elks, Grand Pacific Hotel item.
porary), pending completion o. new
club house at ia West Washington
street.
Englewood. 1928 Harvard avenue.
Edgewater Country. be5s winthrop
avenue.
Farragut Yacht Club, foot Of sad II
Germania Maennerchor, 1o6 Germs,
MIA place.
Hamilton. 20 8. Dearborn IT.
Illinois Athletic. 112 8. Michigas
avenue.
Irish Fellowship Club. la Sale Ho
tel.
1roquois. 81 N. La Sale st !
Illinois, 113 8. Ashland boulevard.
Jefferson. Dearborn ave. and Maple
street ' ''
Kenwood. Lake ave. and 9th IT.
Kenwood Country. Drexei bouis
ward and 4sth street
Midday. First National Bank BLDG,
18th floor
Oaks. Lake at. and Waller ave.
Press Club OF Chicago, City Hall
Square Building.
Quadrangle. Lexington avenue and
ssth street
Rotary. 3s South Dearborn Of.
Saddle and Cycle. Sheridan Rosl
and Foster avenue.
South Shore Country. lake shors
and 67th street
southern, 26 N. Dearborn street
Speedway Park Club. 40 8. Dear
born street.
Standard. Michigan ave. and sItA
street.
Swedish Club Of Chicago, 1858 La
Sale avenue.
Twentieth Century. a2ls Michigan
avenue.
union League. Jackson bouIsvsrd
and Federal street.
University. Michigan avenue saA
Monroe street
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
WILL DIE A NATURAL DEATH
Dave Davenport, Who Had Narrow Es.
cape Last Winter, Gets Hard Slam
In His Short Ribs.

Pitcher Dave Davenport Of the
Browns seems destined to die a nat
ural death. He exploded load of
buckshot into his anatomy last winter
and II didn't Tease him. The other
day In batting practice he was struck
In the short ribs by a ball coming at
a terrific clip and crumpled up like a
dead man, but soon was up and on his
feet. Examination by a physician re-
vealed that he had suffered no serious
injury, though the blow might have
put an ordinary man In the hospital.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08

neen tried to pass u few appropriate
remarks about the pitching of the De-
trOlt beavers.
II could certainly pitch better than
that myself, II went into the box to-
day." Dineen told Bush as Donnie
came to bat.
"Yes," answered Bush, land I wish
you We're out there pitching. haven't
made four hits In one day since you
quit, and you know that made that
Off you In one game. At that you
were better pitcher than you are
umpire"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08

PIP In 1916. Had he played more
potent role with the bat last season,
unquestionably the Pills would still
be kings of the National league.
This year Banny has recovered his
batting stride. He has hit the ball
hard In every game and Is among the
leaders In the National league In bat
ting.
With Banny batting normal or bet
ter the Pills will be much harder to
defeat than they We're last season,
when they We're just nosed out of the
championship.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
FROM TWILIGHT LEAGUE

Uncle Joe" Cantillon, mana
ger of the Minneapolis club,
pulled n prize alibi for n kid
pitcher some years ago that still
stands without n rival.
The Millers were playing on
the home lot and the visiting
club was knocking the cover off
the ball when Mike Cantillon,
brother Of Joe, came rushing out
to the bench In n rage.
"They've knocked every pitch
or you've got Off the mound but
the new kid" yelled Mike. "Why
don't you stick him In there?"
"Uncle Joe" had drafted the
kid pitcher from the Canadian
league, where ball games start
after dinner. and he replied:
II got this kid from the Twl.
light league. He can't pitch till
after six O'clock"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
BANCROFT IS BATTING WELL
Philadelphia shortstop Is Redeemino
Himself After Poor Showing
Made Last Season.

David Bancroft, the Chopin Of short
stops, Is redecmlng himself ut bat this
year. When Davy had his fast set
christening In 1915 he was one of the
teams most dependable hitters. He
soused the pill hard and often and
made number of theatrical long-dls-
lance knocks that won games for Mo-
ran and his men.
Last season Dnvy, while maintaining
his fielding thrills, skidded ut bat. He
was shy In the swat kitty all year and
n dandy .254 swatsman of 1915 fell to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
ODD STEALING STUNT

Stealing third on pitcher
without the twirler delivering
the ball was the odd stunt ut a
game between the Crescent Ath-
lctic club team of Brooklyn, N.
Y. and an organization Of col
lcglans this year.
The funny part Of the play
was that the baserunner prob
ably didn't intend to steal right
then ut all. In the course Of the
pitchers elaborate windup, the
ball slipped through his fingers
and bObbed over his shoulder,
landing about fifteen feet behind
him.
The runner was OFF like q
shot. The second baseman and
the pitcher both went after the
ball, the latter getting there
first. The runner reached third
long before the ball did.
The pitchers teammates
were slightly incensed over the
incident.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
BASEBALL
STORIES

"Baby Doll" jacobson is hitting .2G4
for Fielder Jones.
Although catching good ball, Oscar
Stanage Is hitting only .205.
Pittsburgh scribes have revived the
report that the Cubs are after Max
Carey.
II Is thought Ed Plank's quitting
will not injure the Browns pennant
chances.
Jim COrbett picks Ray Schalk as the
greatest allround backstop. Anybody
could do that.
Detroit has but two 300 hitters Mt
the present time. They are Cobb.
1884, and Veach, .312.
Mike Regain of the Reds Is not much
Of n strike-out pitcher, but he manages
to win just the same.
Johnny Kilbane umpired ball game
in Cleveland. Johnny evidently DOESN'T
care what happens to him.
-
The acquisition of Evers hasn't
helped the Phillies, who seem to be
hopelessly out of the pennant race.
With the exception Of Alexander,
the Phillies' pitching staff has been
shot to pieces and Pat Moran Is up
tree.
Connie Mack is easy to please. He
says It will satisfy him to see his
Athletics top the Browns and Sena-
tors.
Wagner must still consider himself
In the promising class, for he says he
wants to again lead his league in bat
ting.
Barney Dreyfuss Is out to land two
ball players and has made offers for
both. He wants an infielder and
cleanup hitter.
Pitchers Benton and Perritt of the
Giants have wngered a $50 suit of
clothes on their respective batting
averages this year.
Hans Wagner has made a lot of
noise with the stick since his return
to the game. The veteran lost little
time I'm establishing himself among the
300 hitters.
The Pirates may not climb out of
the cellar, but they'll provide Pitts
burgh fans with many interesting
games. Bezdek has made considerable
progress with the material in hand.
-
Heretofore the National league list
has shown more heavy stickers than
has the American league list, but of
late more American than National
leaguers have hit for 300 or better.
With the Phillies, the Cardinals and
the Reds continually bObbing up and
then falling back In the National
league race, there doesn't seem to be
a chance for the Giants to be Ousted
from the lead.
Washington Is the only major league
club which has two brothers playing
side by side In the Outfield. Clyde and
Horace Milan are the brothers. The
Brooklyn club also has two brothers
on Its roster, Zach and Mack Wheat.
The Cincinnati club surely picked
up good ball player when Billy Kopf,
discarded by Connie Mack, was pUr-
chased from Baltimore. Kopf is
classy fielder and hitter who is no
stranger In the column where doubles,
triples and home runs are marked.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
WESTERN LEAGUE TO STICK
President plckerson Says His Circuit
viii Finish Season With Pres.
ent Lineup.

II. w. Dickerson, president of the
Western league, when asked whether
the league would finish the season with
Its present lineup answered In the af-
firmative, but added that there 'prob-
ably would be move next season."
Just what this "move" would be he
would not shy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
DIAMOND
NOTES

Detroit is the best offensive team in
the country.
Walter Johnson is still the strike.
out king of his league.
Oscar Witt is hitting much better
this year than he did last.
In Pittsburgh the critics shy that
Infielder Debus is another Arthur Dew
lin.
Wambsganss Of Cleveland is one Of
the best second basemen In fast COM
pany.
The Reds had two reversals Of form.
One when they went up and one when
they came down.
New Workers are petltioning for Sun.
dry baseball. Ought to go slowly, they
might demOralize that pious city.
Baseball Is gaining In favor In
Britain, due to Uncle Sans entry into
the war. War is n great educator.
Lee FOhl's accusation that the White
Sox are using unfair tactics Is not
creating much Of furore In the East.
II Pete Kiiduff continues to perform
wonders around short for the Cubs,
Chuck Workman will soon be hunting
Il new job.
Grover Land. former catcher for St.
Paul, and well-known in big league cir
cles, is doing the receiving for Vir-
ginia, MINI.
The work of Larry Cheney and
Gene Packard must make great read,
ing for Charley Weeghman these siz-
zling August days.
Shnkeups In the Robins, Phillies,
Braves and Cubs are surely coming,
Some Of the Old-timers on these teams
will walk the plank.
Although hurting for near tail
ender, Art Nehf of the Braves threat
ems to win the seasons National
league pitching honors.
Babe Borton, former White Sox
Yankee, Brown and st. Louis Fed first
baseman, was seriously injured the
other day on the Pacific coast.
There Is certainly nothing rum about
Rumbler, star pinch hitter of the st,
Louis Browns. He isn't called upon
to perform very often, but when he do
II, gee, how he do do 1t!
Catchers are doing some heavy hit
ting In the National league this sea-
son. Bill Fisher of the Pirates, Tom
Clarke of the Reds, and Bill Rariden
Of the Giants, are oil In the 300 class,
The Pirates will not get very high
this year, but the team Is young and
quite sure to improve. In two or three
years the Pittsburgh club may be back
In the place of prominence which Fred
Clarke's team formerly held.
Powell, the new Outfielder Of the
Boston Braves, has long been regard.
ed as one of the greatest Outfielders
In the International league. He once
got tryOut with the Tigers. When
he hits the ball he "hits 1t mile"
II the Giants win the National
league pennant, who will have the
honor of pitching the first game
Schupp or Salee2 The former did some
great work early In the season, but
the veteran has been coming along In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
SAM CRAWFORD AS MANAGER
Big Detroit outfiefder Expected to
Lead San Francisco Team
viii Also Play.

That Sam Crawford, the big Detroit
Outtielder and considCsed ut one time
one of the greatest hltters In the game,
will be manager of the Seals In 1913, Is
the latest rumor in those parts con-
cerning the management of the Frisco
club. Crawford has been itching to get
a managerial berth for the last two
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
USING SPITBALL TOO MUCH
Delivery 10 All Right When Used
ProperIy-cheney Of Brooklyn
Overdoes the Thing.

The spitball is all right when It Is
used properly and In limited man
ner. Cheney, the big pitcher on the
staff of the Robins, seems to be using
that ball too much. For that reason
he often loses control of the ball. IT
gets wet and soggy, and, like girl
who has Just washed her hair, you
can't do thing with 1t.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08

years. The big boy Is about through
as major Lacquer. He Is slowing up
a great deal, but still is a wonderful
hitter, and that's why he Is still with
the Tigers. That Crawford would be 0
playing manager II he gets the job is
almost certainty, for Owner Berry
stated after he let WOlvertOn go that
his next manager would be of the play.
ing type.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
RETIREMENT OF EDDIE PLANK
Not Believed In St. Louis That Vet
eran Has Quit 0ame-May Land
With Eastern Team.

Reports from st. Louis say Eddie
Plank's retirement Is not real and that
he probably will land with some East
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08
BILL DINEEN AS A PITCHER
Better Than Umpire, Says Donnie
Bush When Arbiter Made Remarks
About Tiger Heavers.

During Detroit.Athletlc game at
Philadelphia, when the Tiger pitchers
We're getting bumped, Umpire Bill d.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08

ern club before the season Is over. The
veteran has been accused of using the
retirement method as means Of es-
Gaping from st. Louis. Besides, Plank
was promised he would be traded to an
Eastern team when he signed with the
Browns.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-08

II the Giants win the National
league pennant, who will have the
honor of pitching the first game,
Schupp or Salee? The former did some
great work early In the season, but
the veteran has been coming along In
fine style recently.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-14
EAST CORINTH

With the mercury denning up in the
bulb of the thermometer, nobody is fur
nishing much news, just telling yarns
about how much colder it is now than
it used to be, or else trying to prove 1t
isn't. Anyway, rs or 80 below zero is
cold enough for most people.
Notwithstanding the cold day Wednes
day, good number of ladies met with
Mrs. A. NJ. BedelI for the annual meeting
of the w. M. Z. The treasurer reported
S237 raised in the last year, not a bad
record for our little band of women. Of
ficers for the year 1918: President, Mrs.
C. C. Dickey; vice-president, Mrs. John
Darling; treasurer, Mrs. L. L. Worthley +;
recording secretary, Susie T. Taplin; cor
responding secretary and secretary for
Junior work, Mrs. w. II. Thompson.
f. S. Rowland is going around asking
people to make their doors wider If you
ask why you should, he'll say, why :?
Because | feel so big to think I've been
grandpa since Monday noon, and to
boy too"
Frank Thompson has been quite sick
with grip the past week, but is improv-
ing. n. T. Carter is another grip victim.
Dorothy ,Jackman has been quite sick
with stomach trouble.
The Mother Goose entertainment was
a very enjoyable affair. Five dollars re-
ceived from admission fees from the
grown.ups goes to the Sunday school for
Christmas cheer If the night had been
better, many more would have been out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-14
HALIFAX DONATIONS.
Should Be Sent BY vermonters to State
Headquarters.

All Vermonters are notified that vol
untary donations for Halifax relief will
be accepted by the branches of the Yer
mont chapter, American Red Cross, but
should be forwarded to state headquar
tiers, Burlington, Vermont.
James jackson, manager of the New
England division of the Red Cross, has
sent the following letter to all chap.
tiers.
Halifax through the press has appealed
to the people of Canada for S25,000,O0O
for rehabilitation and means of support
for destitute families. The chapters
should receive all money contributions
voluntarily offered for this fund. 1t is
not deemed expedient that an appeal
should be made by the American Red
Cross at this time. The money so col
lected should be forwarded to this office,
+. L. Higginson, jr., will act as treasurer
for this fund for this division,
The American Red Cross has made
abundant contributions of hospital equip
ment, blankets, medical and surgical sup
plies. The American Red Cross has sent
a staff of one hundred doctors, one hun
bred and fifty nurses, and fifty social
workers, all working in an organized unit
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-14
EAST CALAIS

Mrs. Fri Spencer of Marshlield recent
" visited her brother, Edison York.
Mrs. Ellen Lyford, Mrs. X. G. Darling
and Delburn Wheeler of Woodbury. do
mated sums of money to the Calais anl
North Montpelier branch OF the a. H. Z
Such money is thankfully received to ale
in purchasing supplies
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Gray were recent
business visitors in Hardwick,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Rich Waite returned
Dec 10 from weeks visit in Wakefield
Boston and Hopedale Mass.
Victor Smith of Barre was at ID. b
DwinellPs Tuesday
A. A. Cove Is spending few days in
Burlington in the interest OF the grange
Merton Morse of Marshfeld was a re-
cent business visitor in town.
G. r. Dwinel and daughter, Lillian
GRAY, spent Thursday in Montpelier.
DR.. Warren of Cabot recently attended
Mrs. Laura York at East Calais, passing
safely both ways over portion of badly
drfted road that had not been closed
when the road had been turned from the
highway to the fields
Franklin and Harold Dwinell of L. V.
NJ, Burlington, were in town Wednesday
to attend the Smith Dwinell wedding.
NJ. d. Hawkins is so as to be out OF
doors after his sickness.
Walter Chaplin is driving team for
George Daniels.
Andy Scott of Adamant was bust
ness visitor here Wednesday.
B. II. Bancroft was business visitor
in Montpelier Thursday.
L. B. Adams of Marshfield spent few
DAYS with Mr.. and Mrs. i. Fl. Saxby re
Gently.
The body of Mrs. I. w. Lawson was
brought here from kent's corner, Calais,
for burial in the Bliss cemetery.
Webster Cate is spending few days
in North Montpelier with Mrs. Cate at
Fannie Titles.