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Dear Jim: When is Jess willard
going to fight axainf
FREDDY sBBELD.
Willard tells ms he is in shape to
fight at any time and will fEht as
soon as a suitable opponent is found.
Just when he really will fight Is
question that no one can answer at
this time,
Dear Jim: II Benny Leonard
should lose the decision In a 2o-round
bout with Charlie white does Leonard
lose his title. or must Leonard be
knocked out to be dethronsdg
c. and J r
Any man who can gain a referees
decision over Benny Leonard becomes
the champion provided Lconard's op-
ponent meets the weight require
ments 1t is not necessary for a man
to knock out another to become the
champion. Freddie Welsh won the
championship by outpointing Willie
Richie in 20 rounds. and Johnnie XII
bane became the featherweight king
by winning a 2o-round decision over
Abe Atteli.
Dear Mr. Corbett: who is the bet
ter pitcher between Saiiee and Ci-
cote?
C. NJ. and ]. A
Sallse had a 1917 pitching record
slightly better than Cicotte's. Sallee
won nineteen out OF twenty six games
for an average OF .78l: Cicotte won
twenty eight out of forty games for
an average OF 700.
Desr Mr.. Corhett: why do they
call Joe Jackson, of the White Sox,
''Shoeless Joe.
ART.
The nickname probably dates back
TO the time when jackson played for
few innings In a game IN the South
without shoes. He entered the same
that day with new pair of shoes and
they hurt his feet so much that when
ever his team was on "outs' Jackson
took off his shoes and patroled the
eutneid In his stockings.
Dear Jim: Did Frank Baker ever
hit out two homo runs In any one
world series game? W
X. C. B.
No. Baker. however, made a home
run I'm two successive games during
the 1s11 world serisA
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AMONG the hsndfcap

Among the handicap horses and
platers the in ported animals made
an especially good showing last year
In view of the fact that they were not
nearly as numerous as the hcsne-
hreds. Next season. according to the
present outlook. there should bs at
the tracks a heavier sprink.ing OF
foreign ~hreds than In any previous
wear, as the number 81 imported year.
iings sold in this country has been
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-07
CudgeI Tpkes Mt. Aubrrn Event,

Cincinnati, O.. Nov. s.---Cudgel,
John w Spohr's stallion, won the
Mount Auburn handicap Mt a mile
and fur1ong. with Guy Fortune see
and and Dorothy Dean third i. ]
Murdoch showed his heels to the
bunch Of sprinters in the fourth rare
El Polomar. hot favorite, won the
second. after wearing down Sybil in
the last dash
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-07

John Tiet.e: The rules of poker
state that amy hand is foul hand
which contains more or less than five
cards
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QTES1 IONS AND ANSWERS.
Nv James j. Cnrbest.

Dear Mr.. Corhett. Did Eddie COL
Inns make any errors in the recent
world seties7
A r. MARTIN.
No
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Dear Mr.. Corbett: How many
White Sox players batted SEQ or bet
ter during the 1917 season?
I~AWR E%CE.
Murphy, sos; Jackson, .3Q5: Felsch,
s04. and Russell, SOC.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-07

The Giants and the Indians clash
tonight in the Palacs Duckpin league.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-07

HORSES AND UORSEAIFN

Although predictions in all matters
pertaining to horse racing are proven
blally risky, present indications point
to a rise in the popularity Of import
ed thoroughbreds The two great
three year-olds, which stood out with
unmistakable prominence in 1917,
We're both importations, and they
stood out so pronouncedlv as to be
rated champions of the year, If not
of the century. They proved them
selves net only possessed of extreme
speed, but of ability TO stay over real
race horse distances under stake
weights, 1t is many a year since two
such colts as Mr.. Belmont's Hourless
and Mr.. Viau's Omar Khayyam have
been seen contending with each other
In fiercely contested races over Ameri-
can tracks.
1t Is true that F'riar Rock was the
cham pion three year-old Of 1916 and
that he was bred IN this country, but
Oh the other hand, he was the son Of
an imported Derby winner Crock
Sandl and out of the imported mare.
Fairy God, who was a daughter of the
great Derby winner and progealtor Of
race horses. Bend Or. Another great
three year-old OF 1915 was Mr.. Ma
comher's imported star Hawk win
ner Of the Lawrence Realization. by
the Derby winner. Sunstar so that
even last year the foreign breds had
rather the better Of it as far as the
thTee-5 earolds were concerned.
This years batch of two-year- ODDS
of the highest class were well divided
between natives and imported young
sters. Mr. Lofts Parp, who won the
Futurity at Belmont park near the
end of the metropolitan racing season,
was distinctly American bred colt
while MIR. Kilners ina ported colt, sun
Briar, not only won the rich Hope
ful about the end OF the Saratoga
meeting. but won several other nova
bly, good races before it, and ranked
quite up to Papp's class. Then again
the American bred colt Escoha by
Broomstick, turned the tables on Papp
and won the Breeders Futurity at
Lexington from q good field in which
Papp finished unplaced. Late In the
season, Mr.. Macomber's imported colt.
War Claud, by polymelus, one Of the
foremost English sires, made a par
ticularly good showing in the two
year-old division. while Harry Payne
Whitney's American bred filly, Rosie
OfGrady, made a brilliant showing
among the two-year-o FLIES Of the
year. Enilade, bought as yearling
out Of Delbert Reiffs Saratoga sale OF
imported youngsters in 1915. also
showed herself a high-elass young
ster.
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Dear Mr.. Corbett. What are the
heights of Benny Leonard. Jack Brit
ton? b. e
x~anArA Il sssa q G~-A-~. r-A-.--
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Dear Mr., Corbett: Who won tina
forfeited game between the White
Sex and Indians played on August 10 :?
II. V.
The white Sox and Indians did not
play each other August 10 The In
dams played the Yankees on that day
and won 81, Perhaps you have ref
erence TO the game PLAYED septemhe
when. with the score between the
White Sox and Indians s-s. Umpire
Owens forfeited the game 80, to the
White Sox. No protest against the
forfeit was made by the Indians and
the forfeited score stands in the rec
ords.
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Standing Of Clubs.

Game Thuraday-PalAce VIZ. Weiss
berEers.
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Dear Mr.. Corhett: What were the
scores in all the games played In the
1905 world series
BASEBALL FAN.
Five games constituted the 1908
world series Each resulted In a
shutout victory. The Giants won the
drst game. 80. the Athletics the sec
ond, 80. and the Giants won the next
fhresz> Scores 40, i~e,. and, 40.
Dear Mfr, Corbetf. Batter hunts a
ball which first strikes In foul terri
tory then rolls into fair territory and
IN picked up by an infelder in fair
territory before II reaches third base
Is It & fair or foul ball?
CORBETT FAN.
1t lis s. fair ball Rule ~ states
specifically that a fair or foul bali
in the intield Is determined not by
where the ball first lands but where
il settles finally or where II is picked
up by q fielder.
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Dear MT CoFbert: What are the
rules governing the players split" OF
the world ueFies money?
CONSTANT READER.
The players get so per cent OF the
total receipts of the first four games,
They do not share In the receipts from
any of the other games. The winning
team gets so per cent of the total
set aside as the players share from the
hrst four games. and the losing team
gets 40 per cent The total for each
team Ia then divided pro rata accord
ing to the number OF players on each
team that are eligible Each member
of the winning White Sox team OF
1917 got sSs6sa2. each losing Giant
got $2,446.2I The biggest share that
any winning players ever got was In
the 1919 world series when the Bos.
ton Red Sox each drew down $4.-
ee4.es. Does this answer you?
Dear Mr. Corbett: co when ana
where were Rube Vanguard and Wal.
ter Johnson born? t2) How tall is
each and how much does each weigh I
CD What were the scores of the world
series In 1915 and who were the pitch
ers In each gamer
ARTHUR SHAY.
Il and ~ Marauard was born Man
az. 1889, In Cleveland, O., six fee,
four inches tall. and weighs lsC
pounds; johnson was born November
.. 1887, in Humboldt. Kan, is SIX
feet one inch tail and weighs aoe
pounds. ts1 Tbs scores and pitchers
In the 1915 world series were as fol-
lows: First game. Boston. s; Brook.
lyn, S; Shore and Mays; Marauard and
Pfeffer.~ Second game. Boston, .;
Brooklyn, I; pitchers. Ruth and Smith
Third game, Brooklyn. 4. Boston. 3;
pitchers, Coombs and Pfeffer. and
Mays and FosterF Fourth game. Bos-
ston. 6; Brooklyn. 2: pitchers. Leonard
and hsrauard. Cheney and Rncker.
Firth game, Boston. 4. Brooklyn, |:
pitchers. Shore and Pfefrer and Dell.
Dear Mr.. Corbett: What are the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-07

Dear Jim: Did Frank Baker ever
nit out two homo runs In any one
world series game?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04

Cross society is established. according
to statement made at a recent meet
ing of the board of directors of the
local organization. To use it as an
advertisement in stores or for indi-
viduals to wear the emblem to de-
fraud the public are also violations of
these laws.
The penalty for the violation of
these laws is a fine not less than
500 nor more than $500 or imprison-
ment not exceeding one year, or both
fine and imprisonment. Violations
will be tried in the federal courts.
Following is the law Incorporating
the National Red Cross society in re-
gard to the use of their emblem or
insignia:
THAT from and after the passage of this
act 1t shall be unlawful for any person
within the Jurisdiction of the United States
to falsely or fraudulently hold himself out
as or represent pretend himself to he
a member of or an agent for the American
National Red Cross for the purpose OF
soliciting, collecting or receiving money
or material, or for any person to wear or
display the sign of the Red Cross or any
insignia colored in imitation thereof for
the fraudulent purpose of inducing the be-
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a i o

Katherine Stinson, girl aviator, has
startled the people of both coasts
with her sensational flying and prom
ises a series of thrills whe-. she visits
Topeka during the Kansas Free Fair
September 10 to l 5. She is the high
est paid woman aviator in the world,
has performed more sensational
stunts than any other and was the
first woman to make the Chinese take
off their hats to skirts.
She's just a slip of a girl, twenty
years old. with long dark hair and a
gypsy face. Frequently when she
makes her most awesome flights she
neglects to change her costume, fly
ing in an afternoon gown and posi-
bly, with her hair hanging down her
back. 1t was while dressed thus that
she stood the hair oe sophisticated
New Workers gathered at Sheepshead
Bay on end. She looped the loop,
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lief that he is member. Of or an agent
for the American National Red Cross IL
shall be unlawful for any person, corpora
ton or association other than the Ameri-
can National Red Cross and its duly lau-
thorized employees and agents and the army
and navy sanitary and hospital authqr-
tiles of the United States, for the purpose
of trade as an advertisement. to induce
the sale of any article whatsoever, or for
any business or charitable purpose to use
within the territory of the United States
of America and its exterior possessions the
emblem of the Greek Red Cross on white
ground. or any sign or insignia made or
colored in initiation thereof, or of the
words Red Cross or Geneva Cross or
any combination of these words: Providefis
however, that no person. corporation. on
association that actually used OF whose zf
signor actually used the said emblem. sfgu.
insignia or words for any lawful purpose
prior to January 5. 1908, shall be deemed
forbidden by this act to continue the use
thereof for the same purpose and for the
same class of goods. If any person v5oe
lates the provision of this section he shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction in any federal court shall
be liable to fine of not less than $1O0 or
more than $500, or imprisonment for
term not exceeding one year or both, Tor
each and every offense-
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manufacturers and dressmakers and
retailers to evolve enough practical
inexpensive and yet artistic models to
supply a sane and conservative de-
mand.
Now for goodness sake if you are a
good patriot don't go and lay in a sup
ply of lacy lingerie, sflken robes and
fussy .footgear against the impending
frivolous frill famine. If you do you
will be in class with those poor
sports who flew around buying up all
the loose canned goods and sugar at
the first hint of food conservation. and
sent the prices kiting for the rest of
U.S. Just sit tight and dress right.
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of next week Clara Kimball Young,
one of Americas prettiest film stars,
will play the leading role. The pic
ture is a stirring arraignment of the
craze for wealth and evils that so
often follow in it's wake.
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dipped, Owed, doubled and dropped
like a plummet for 1000 feet. right
ing her plane 100 feet from the
ground aid gliding away to a grace
full landing.
Out on the Pacific coast, at Los An
geles, she loaded her big biplane with
torches, went up into t4o sky and
with the torches for a pencil and the
night sky for paper she Topped and
dipped and spelled the word Cal"
with a trail of fire. 1t was the most
sensational flight the Pacific coast,
the hangout of many filters, had seen.
Miss Stinson's home is in Texas
where she owns an aviation school in
which many Canadian army filters
have been trained Her sister and a
brother run the school in Ter absence.
Miss Stinson spends most of her time
making just such flights as she will
make during the Kansas Free Fair in
Topeka next month.
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Confer With Designers.

The dress reforms, the busy con-
servation board has in view, by no
means will dictate a uniform Of any
sort They are simply getting to-
gether with the designers and fabric
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CENSOR STYLES
Dame Fashion May Be Elim1-
mated by Warrior Mars.
No High Top Shoes and Fewer
FriIIs To Be First Edict.
BY MARGARET MASON.
written for the Topeka State Journal


Not even contented with censoring news i.
And foodstuffs and dyestuffs and most OF
The war Gods now threatening to censor
our shoes.
Dame Fashion may set the styles
but alas old Man Mars upsets en- AT
least he's getting ready to and by Fan
it looks as if we would have to dress
by governmental rule rather than the
latest hints from Paris
Over in Germany where the women
are all frumps anyway 1t can't De
much of a hardship that the govern
ment has regulated just how and what
they shall wear for the last year or
two.
Even in England the government
has taken a hand in the dress pro-
position. They have begun at the foot
and decreed that shoes shall not ex-
coed seven inches in height because
the cost of leather is so much higher.
Considering the looks of most Eng
lishwoman's feet even before the war
that doesn't somehow seem to upset
me much.
Plans "On Foot"
American tootsies are another mat
ter indeed and here's where the shoe
pinches. There's a special board in
Washington that is going to regulate
what goes on our feet and our backs
and our heads this coming season that
is quite as important as the board to
regulate what goes into our tufnmieS.
The most notable type of shoe
around the board itself these days is
the gum shoe for there is much shush-
ing and mystery stuff to cover up
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@ AT TBE. ~
THEATRES

Richard c. Travers, Essanay star,
who led hundreds of Topekans in the
movie ball at Garfield park last Au-
gust, will appear again in Topeka next
week both in person and on the
screen. That will be Wednesday and
Thursday of next week at the Cozy
theater, where Travers will be seen
on the screen in the lead role in a
thrilling drama, The Phantom Buc-
cancer" Or those same days Travers
is scheduled to make short talks in
the theater.
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Not even contented with censor1ng news .
And foodstuffs and dyestuffs and most Oh
the booze
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STATE JOURNAL-SATURDAY AUGUST a,

of Long Shadows The picture was
filmed in the wilds of the Canadian
northwest. Gardner is best known in
musical comedy He is the creator
of the leading roles in Madame
Sherry 1.-The Chocolate Soldier"
THE Belle of Mayfair and Broad
ways latest musical farce, ''Oh, Boy"
The Golden God,' produced by the
Apollo Pictures, Inc, will appear at
the Iris theater Monday and Tuesday
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will appear in person in Topeka
next week.
Travers appears in a dual role in
1.-THE Phantom Buccaneer." The plot
demands two persons of striking phy-
steal similarity. One is Stuart North
cote, an adventurer with villainous de-
signs. The other is Jack Burton, an
Impoverished young Englishman. The
former merges into the latter as the
play progresses.
The appearance of Travers on the
movie screens in Topeka will create
much interest during the next week.
He remained in Topeka for two days
during the memorable movie conven-
ton, rode in the movie parade and
made a short speech that hot night in
August at the movie ball in Garfield
park.
Mary Pickford will be the attrac-
ton Monday and Tuesday at the CoZy
theater, where she will appear in BE
hind the Scenes Steve Hunter,
Teddy Harrington, Mrs. Harrington
and Joe Candy will be other stars as
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At the Best Theafer.

The International Film service will
present Howard Estabrook in THE
Mysteries of Myra" at the Best theater
Monday; a five-part Gold Rooster
play, Tuesday; Pearl White in the
Fatal Ring episode 4, Wednesday;
Charlie Chaplin special, Thursday,
and the seventh chapter of THE
Vampire Friday.
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their deep dark plans which are on
foot. They explain this secrecy by
pointing out that if they made known
these reforms and regulations pre-
cipitately there would be a great
waste entailed because of the models
that the manufacturers have already
made up far in advance for the COM
ing season and of those models with
which the retailers are already stock
ed up. The idea is to keep all -,lans
dark until the shoes now on hand are
all on foot and then break loose with
the sweeping reform. In the interim
the board and the shoe manufacturers
and retailers are busily whispering to-
gether and agreeing on few simple
serviceable model shoes that will take
the place of all the past mad riot of
extravagant footgear that has pinch
Promises Assortment.
This doesn't mean of course that
there will be one plain heavy style of
shoe that every one will be forc~d to
don Tor all and every occasion The
board promises an adequate assort-
ment of attractive and dainty shoes
for all walks and dances of life.
The same scheme applies to all the
rest of our clothing and a sweeping
from our toes to our heads that will
do away with the senseless waste of
materials and labor just to make one
frippery outfrip another.
Dainty maids and proud matrons
need not shudder over the possibility
OF being forced into overalls, trouser-
cites or khaki uniforms however In
fact 1t is just as well to keep off the
khaki toys as we need all the khaki
Tor our honest to goodness real male
, soldiers. The women who, at the very
first smell of war, rushed around and
got themselves fitted to regulation
khaki uniforms with pants and put
tees and everything so they could pant
around in pants drilling and getting
their pictures in the Sunday supple
ments, ought to be suppressed. Mostly
they are matronly middle aged women
who should know better, and in simple
, and unobstrusive shirtwaists and
! skirts could do real national good
with their surplus energy by rolling
bandages, knitting socks and sweaters
sewing pajamas, making gardens AND
canning, while they can.
Confer With Designers.
The dress reforms, the busy con.
servation board has in view, by nj
1 49, i
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sisting the curly haired movie star of
the fabulous salary. Advance notices
of Behind the Scenes" describe it as
Fascinating play that contrasts the
drama of life with the glamour of the
foofliRhts''
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At the Orpheum.

AT inc OFpHCuAn.
The Orpheum program for next
week will be composed of three Tri-
angle subjects, each being played TWO
DAYS. The first two days brings
Bessie Love in an Ince production,
1.-The Sawdust Ring" a comedy drama
developed around story of circus life
with a pretty romance running thru
the play.
This picture was originally sched-
uled to be shown one day only but
owing to the merit there is in the
production, the Orpheum manage
ment completed arrangements to
show Miss Loves latest film story
Tuesday also.
Wednesday and Thursday Wilfred
Lucas and Elda Millar are scheduled
to be shown in 1.-The Food Gamblers"
This is a timely subject, dealing with
the problem which confronts the pub
lie today. Lucas plays the part of
. the food commissioner while Miss
Millar stars as a newspaper reporter
who digs up the dope" in the ring
of food gamblers.
A special feature for the kiddies
and an interesting picture for the
grownups will be shown when Thelma
Salter, the diminutive star will be
featured in the film story I'm Slum-
berland."
Beside the fantastic fairy scenes
that are filmed a real, romantic love
delightfully."- interesting plot Little
Thelma Salter, George Stone and sew
eral other juvenile actors and act
resses are given important parts in
the play.
Comedies will be shown with each
days program, being changed three
times during next week
Ihe performances will begin at z
o CLOCK saturday nights during the
remainder of the summer, hours of
the shows will be announced each
day in the daily newspapers.
How girl rises from life in the
Sums of London to one of the high
est places in English society, then falls
suddenly, when the detention nv
winch she climbs is disclosed, is told
IN Theda Bara's new subject for Will
liam Fox, Her Double Life" at the
Gem theater, Wednesday and Thurs
day of next week
Miss Bara takes the part of Mary
Doone, the tenement child who max
her home in the Refuge, a parish
house at which A. H. VanBuren, as
Elliott Clifford, is pastor When the
call comes for war nurses, Mary an
swers.
At the front she meets Stuart
Holmes, as Lloyd Stanley, a war cor
respondent, whom she had known in
London. She is saved from dishonor
at Stanley's hands, by the lombard
ment of the hospital tent. Finally,
Mary is disappointed in love and re-
turns to the Refuge to work out her
salvation among the children.
Jack Gardner will entertain during
this hot weather Friday and Saturday
of next week at the Gem with an
Essanay current offering, THE Land
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BEWARE, RED CROSS!
1t Is Against Law to Wear or DISPLAY
Insignia.

To wear the Red Cross insignia as
an ornament on waists, blouses and
coats is in direct violation of the
United States laws on which the Red