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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31
YOUNG STARS GIVEN CHANCE
Western League Encourages Beginners
to Take Up Baseball as Profession
Adopt New Rules.

The Western league has stepped to
the front in encouraging young play
ers to take up baseball as II profess
sion.
A rule adopted Mt recent meeting
compels each of the eight teams In
the league to keep six players who
have never played In anything higher
than Glass Ii ball on their rosters.
The teams are allowed but 10 men. aud
the rule will he an inducement to mana
gers to develop young players.
The new rule applies to old play
ers the same as new ones Joining the
clubs. Only nine men with previous
engagements In league of higher stand
ing than Glass A may be car
ried. Each club may carry five pitch
ers two OF whom must be youngsters.
Thirty full games for infelders and
outfielders, 10 games for sstchers and
ten for pitchers will put them out Of
the yOungster class.
TO enforce tie "yOungster" rule
managers who refuse 10 get rid of
old players above the limit will have
their games forfeited until they obey
the ruling,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

Many familiar names are being
missed by the fans when they read the
news Of the early games this year.
Every season some famous ball tossers
drop out of the ranks tn be succeed
ed by young blood. Two of the great
est still survive as major league play
ers and one as manager. The lat
ter is Christy Nathewson who prob
ably never again will try to get his
arm into condition to twirl. The other
past masters who are beyond the forty
year mark are Honus Wagner and Ed
die Plank.
Others have passed out of the big
show without enjoying the many years
Of service of Honus or Eddie. Napo-
leon Lajoie, who began his big league
career with the Philadelphia Nationals
In 1896, will also he missed. Lajoie Will
manage the Toronto team Of the Inter-
national league. Mike Doolnn has also
passed to the minors. he landing job
as manager of the Rochester team.
Here are some of the players who
were In the majors for several years.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

regarding his pitching wing. Nc
player will start the American league
race with more friends pulling for hin
than Wood.
Ban Johnson Is a great admirer OF
Smoky Joe. When the Federal
league was formed Jim Gilmore's
agents attempted to persuade Wood
to take the hurdles from organized
ball, and he was offered twO-year
contract calling for $4,000. But he
turned 1t down cold, and he also lost
years salary by refusing to join
the Red SoX. A player who shows
such principles deserves consideration
The trouble with Woods arm lay
in the smaller pitching muscles and
the nerves leading to the arm. He
consulted n chirOpractor and took 0
series of massage treatments that re
moved the trouble. Since discovering
that Woods lingering arm has beer
pronounced sound as ever many pitch
ers who are nursing their sOupers
along from year to year have de
clded to try the same remedy WOOD
has apparently found successful. Il
Is said that Christy Mathewson has
announced his intention of taking tn,
treatment.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

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

Following are the locations OF the
leading self-sustaining clubs OF Chi
cago
Apollo Club. 202 s. Michigan ave
Bohemia Club-3659 Douglas boule-
ward.
Builders, 412.41s Chamber Of Com.
merce building.
Calumet Michigan ave. and goth st.
Caxton, Tenth floor. Fine Arts bldg
Chicago Athletic Association, IL 8.
Michigan ave.
Chicago Architectural, Art Inst,.
tute.
Chicago Automobile. 32l Plymouth
court.
Chicago Club, Michigan ave. and
Van Buren, street.
Chicago cycling. 1915. 81 East Van
Buren, street
Chicago Motor Club, 1850 South
Michigan avenue.
Chicago Yacht, foot Of Monroe Ut.
City Club, 315 Plymouth court
Cliff Dwellers, 216 s. Michigan ave
Colonial Club Of Chicago. 44%S
Grand boulevard.
Columbia Yacht. foot Of Randolph
street.
Elks, Grand Pacific Hotel Item.
porary), pending completion OF new
club house at ia West Washington
street.
Englewood. 1929 Harvard avenue.
Edgewater Country. 666s winthrop
avenue.
Farragut Yacht Club, foot Of $50 st
Germania Maennerchor. 106 Germs,
MIA place.
Hamilton. 20 8. Dearborn st.
Illinois Athletic. 112 8. Michigan
avenue.
Irish Fellowship Club. La Sale He
tel
Iroquois, 81 N. La Sale st
Illinois, 113 8. Ashland boulevard.
Jefferson, Dearborn ave. and Maple
street.
Kenwood, Lake ave. and eth st
Kenwood Country. Drexel bouls
ward and 4sth street.
Midday. First National Bank bldg.
18th floor.
Oaks, Lake st. and Waller ave.
Press Club of Chicago. City Hall
Square Building,
Quadrangle. Lexington avenue and
68th street.
Rotary. 80 South Dearborn st.
Saddle and Cycle. Sheridan Road
and Foster avenue.
South Shore Country. lake shore
and 67th street.
Southern, 20 N. Dearborn street
Speedway Park Club, 40 8. Dear.
born street.
Standard, Michigan ave. and 3lth
street
Swedish Club OF Chicago, 1858 Ia
Sale avenue.
Twentieth Century. 22l6 Michiga,
avenue,
Union League. Jackson boulevard
and Federal street.
University. Michigan avenue and
Monroe street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

and who have been sent TO the minors
during the winter: Pitchers Chalmers
and McQuillan and Outfielder Good by
the Phillies to Kansas City; Chief
Bender, who was Internationally re-
leased by the Phillies; Joe Tinker, for
mer manager and shortstop of Cincin-
natl, the Chicago Cubs and the Chi
cago Federals. who will manage the
Columbus club; Mordecai Brown.
former pitcher of the Cubs, who has
not landed berth; Nap Rucker, for
merly of Brooklyn. who retired after
achieving his ambition of pitching in
worlds series game: George Nc
Connell, who was sent by the Chicago
Cubs to the Kansas City club; Babe
Borton. who once figured in deal
with Zeidcr for Hal Chase, who was
sent to Portland by the st. Louis
Browns; Ed Walsh, who was let out
by the Chicago White SOX; Germany"
Schafer, who was released uncondi-
tionally by the New York Americans,
/ and Jean Dubuc, who was sent to the
Salt Lake City club by Detroit.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31
"COME BACK" OF WOOD
"Smoky Joe" Says His Salary
"Souper" Is Right.
Manager Foil Of Cleveland Indians Be-
Iieves He Has Strengthened His
Team by Purchase Of Fa.
nous Red Sox Twirler.
tBy JACK vEIoCK, International News
Shorts FditorD

(By JACK vEIOCK, International News
Sports EditorD
II Joe Wood proves himself the
"Smoky Joe" of yore the American
league race this year Is going to be
tighter than 1t could possibly be with
out him.
Joe says the good old salary
"souper" is right once again, and If It
Is Lee Fohl's Cleveland Indians, with
Wood in the box. may be expected to
win many game of ball that they
might otherwise lose.
Woods arm was terror to the
batters of the Ban Johnsonian circuit
several years ago. His bulletlike
speed drove many good hitter to the
shelter of the "bucict," and the part
he took in worlds series Is baseball
history now.
In purchasing Wood from Prcsi-
Manager Foil of the Indians believes
that he has greatly strengthened his
club and its chances in the coming
race, for, If Guy Morton's arm is
really fit for yeOmnn service again,
he and Wood will be terrors on the
mound. They ought to be good for
total of 80 victories between them
mt the lowest estimate. But, of course,
they will have to pitch bnng.up ball
Last year Smoky Joe did no work
on the mound. lie laid off to give his
arm a long rest, and he refused &c
report to the Red Sox despite all man
ner of entreaties on the part Of Man
ager Carrigan and President Joe Ian
min during the winter Of 1015--1G. Il
has been said that Wood and Lannir
were on the outs but friends of Woo
claim that he felt II would be unjus
. to accept salary unless he coul'
pitch for 1t. and If this report Is tru'
Wood Is certainly an extraordinary bal
player.
Friends Of the famous pitcher Il
major league baseball are convince
that he would not consent to try
''come back" IL he had any misglving
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31
DID NOT SIGN FOR BRAVERY
Third easeman, Worried by Opposing
Batsmen Driving Hot Liners at
Him, Replies to Fans.

Bill Donovan of the Yankees told
this yarn recently. Bill swears that II
Is true:
"An Old-time Buffalo player" began
Wild william, twas having quite a
strenuous afternoon at third base. The
visiting players We're constantly driv.
ing the ball down the third base line
at mile-a-minute gait. This player
fielded several of the drives, one of
which nearly knocked him off his pins,
and then he decided that he would let
any others that came his way 60 by.
"The opposing batters kept driving
them down, but the third baseman
made no apparent effort to stop the
ball.
"When he came to bat In the next
inning the crowd bOOed and Kissed him
without regard to his feelings. He
was game, however, and after turn
ing around and taking off his cap,
shouted:
"I signed with this club for my
skill, not for my bravery"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

RESCUED BY BUCK FREEMAN
Fred Mitchell, New Manager Of Cubs,
Has Soft Spot In His Heart
for Old Red Sox Fielder.

When Fred Mitchell, new manager
of the Cubs, first broke into profess
sionnl baseball, he was pitcher for
the Boston Americans of 1901, Jimmy
Collins being manager mt that time.
Fred's first start as q big Lacquer was
against the White Sox ut old Comiskey
park, and this Is the way he tells
about 1t:
~ was just kid and anxious to
make good, SO Jimmy Collins gave me
start ut old Sox park. l was scared
stiff. and the first inning was awful.
I was shaking with stage fright and
walked two or three guys, and then
someone swatted one. Freddie Parent
chose that time to kick couple OF
grounders.
"The result was that when the first
inning was over the White SOX had
five runs and we had nothing. There
was one fellow on the club ut that
time who was my friend, and that was
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31
LITTLE pI(EUp5
OF SPORT I:
Jole Ray is great runner, but he
has nothing on Fred Welsh.

Joie Ray is IA great runner, but he
has nothing on Fred Welsh.
The University of Syracuse baseball
nine will play 30 games this year.
Doesn't look us If Connie Mack would
develop many players good enough to
sell this year.
Pugillsts are the only fellows who
get good money for striking, and then
half the time they don't.
Crouuet originated in France, but
you'd never suspect II the way them
Frenchmen are fighting.
There are about dozen pro-ball
clubs in New York state, and yet they
talk of abolishing fighting.
Nal EasOn has been released ms n
National league empire, but Stallings
and Johnny Evers are still left.
Inc NlnclHiiuii MUS always hu'S "
great ball club except in April, May,
June, July, August and September.
Don't get your Johnsons of the Ath-
letic team, mixed. Jing and Ellis are
pitchers and Bill Is IN outfielder bold.
Manager Lee Foil of Cleveland says
the four teams that will be in the race
| this year are Cleveland, Chicago, De-
troit and Boston.
| There Is scarcity of material for
making billiard balls. No wonder ;
they have been making heads for ball
players out Of it.
Jimmie Smith. shOrtstOp on the
Pittsburgh National league team, has
been sent to the Toronto club of the
International league.
Big league managers who have been
engrossed all winter winning pennants
are fully occupied now with one hard
proposition after another.
Lajoie day will be celebrated in To
rOntO next season when one OF the
American league teams plays an exhi
bition game with Toronto.
|
The failure to secure permission tC
play Sunday ball In Little Rock means
the dating of the little Rock team fol
many Sunday games In Memphis
again.
John McGraw evidently has picked
up another Charley Faust In BIZ
Bars, who is being used as coach
er. Bars has fog horn voice tha
IL a thing of beauty in its way.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

Buck Freeman. He came In from right
field after the inning, and ! remember
just what he said to Jimmy Collins.
"'Youre not going to take the kid
out, are you JimY he said.
"'Not on your life,' answered jim.
II went back and had my head with
me from then on and stopped the
White Sox. In the fourth inning Buck
Freeman came up with one ON and
drove the bali over the fence. You
know old Buck could hit 'em. In the
eighth inning Buck came up again
with two on, and once more he poled
the ball out of the lot, tying the score.
Before the inning was over we led,
8 to 8, and l won the game, 10 to ..
I always have remembered the part
Buck Freeman played"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31
RED SOx TRAIN IN HONOLULU
Business Men Of Hawaiian City Make
Offer to Have Boston Team Do
Preparing There.

The Boston Red SOX are likely to
train in Honolulu in 1918. Business
men of Honolulu have made an offer to
have the team do its spring training
there next year and 1t Is possible Presi-
dent Harry ii. Fra2ee will accept, The
Hawaiians are so anxious to have the
Red SoX set In shape in the islands
that they have agreed to pay all of
their expenses while they are there
and also their transportation expenses
t0 and from San Francisco.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31
Y
Y1NONGl
| Sports

Joe Wood got the smoke back in
his arm sitting In New York fight
clubs.
Our idea Of nothing to worry about
Is which team will finish next to the
Giants.
Alexander, the Phillles' great pitch.
er, celebrated his thlrtieth birthday
few days ago.
Impossible things to dO-Get in
front Of Benny Kauff when the movie
man shows up.
Harry Niles, former Saint, who is
on the reserve list Of the Kansas City
club, may retire from organized base
ball.
| Manager Connie Mack of the ex-
champion Athletics of the American
league, says he is through selling ball
players.
A writer says the public soon tires
Of seeing baseball players on the stage.
The public Is certainly not to blame
for that.
According to President Dave Fultz's
annual report the baseball players fra
ternity included 1,215 players in Its
membership.
james Hagey, recruit pitcher who
was tried out by Cleveland last fall,
has been sent to Sioux City Of the
Western league.
From all accounts the Yankees have
picked up n splendid catcher in Julian
Olsen, who played semi-pro ball In
Florida last year.
The Eastern league announces that
II has paid off the claims assessed
against 1t when the Eastern AssOcia'
ton was absorbed.
In n six-day bicycle race the endur
ance medal should go to the spectator
who watches the riders the creates
number of hours,
When umpires, boxers and sOuthpav
, pitchers can get married, there Is NJ
! excuse for any man remaining single
except good judgment.
With ball players taking militar.
l,n 90 mi
going to be filed to overlooking will
: JOY and roses-and torpedoes.
Fred Jacklitsch, the veteran catche
of the Philadelphia and Brooklyn
teams, is an applicant for the position
of coach with the Cincinnati Reds.
Q II the Reds fail to make good thi
year, Christy Mathewson will have t
give orders through a megaphone t
be heard above the anvil chorus.
Il Catcher Plus Schwert, formerly
member of the Yankees and still hell
n by the club, has sent word that h
a has retired permanently from base
e ball.
e The ball player will have to pay ad
II vanced prices for his shoes and glove
# this year. The increase on baseball
shoes Is about 20 per cent, while tina
Il of gloves Is even higher.
& A baseball game between the NOtr
n Dame university nine and the I'm
e versity Of Michigan will be featur
of the diamond jubilee exercises 9
t the Catholic institution June 3.
q Fielder Jones was unable to e
l. Fritz Maisel, of the Yanks, so Jimm
,, Austin, the monolOgist, will addres
himself to third base problems on tn
y Browns inner Gordon for another Sc,
son.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31
RULES LEARNED BY INSTINCT
Three Major League Captains Admit
They Never Read Them-Never
Forget Unusual Rulings.

Three major league baseball cap
tains, in recent discussion, admitted
that they had never read the rules.
Baseball is a game that has come
to most of the major league players
by instinct, and they pick up the rules
as they go along. Most Of them never
forget ruling on an unusual play, but
seldom know correct Interpretation or
wording of rule.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31
SWEDISH RUNNER WINS RACE
Captures 26.Mile Bronx Marathon In
Phenomenal Time OF 2:40:25
Over Slushy Course.

Over snowclad hills and slush-cov-
cred roads, Hans Shusten, Il Swede,
scampered the 20 miles In the course
Of the Bronx Marathon, under the aus
pieces of the Pennant Athletic club OF
New York city, completing the dis
lance In . hours, 40 minutes and 20
seconds, his phenomenal feat, under
such conditions, looping s minutes and
Is seconds from the record established
by Arthur Roth, of the Mohawk Ath-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

letic club year ago. Even under
favorable conditions the performance
would have stood out as extraordi-
nary. Harry Lucas, Is yards behind,
was second, while more than mile
and half to the rear was Roth. The
accompanying picture shows Shusten
hitting 1t up near the finish line. To
many of the thousands who witnessed
the finish, and watched the runners
pillow through the slush, it appeared as
though there We're other forms of sport
preferable to Marathoning.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

fair at which baseball was the main ?.traction The
in most of the leagues in that section being
over. the various small towns enlisted lot of inn
ported talent in effort to carry off the baseball
honors. One of the managers had crack lefthander
and n right-hander. He desired to fool the rival
manager into thinking that he was going to use his
righthanded pitcher. that the rival would use
goodly number of his players who bated let-hnnded
Two of the left-handed batters were strong against
righthanders, but very weak against southpaws.
Just before the start of the game. the umpire an
nounced the rght-hander the pitcher for team No.
1. The other manager noticing the right-hander
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

lineup But when No. take its in the field,
the southpaw the pitcher instead the righhan
The rival insisted that No.
had right shift while the
substitute
hand proceedings the rule referred
to- but the played
Problem
The bit the of of the well
plan
big the Where the
believing that he could make the substitution Immediately
the pitcher pitch until batter
reaches After
under the the
legally his ehander
consequently the played
yrightb ~ he Wheeler Syndicate,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31
f++4+A++++.
BILLY EVANS SOLVES BASEBALL PROBLEMS
written Especially for This Paper by the Famous American
League UnnpireD

play that is very simple caused big dispute bewee
town teams out West last summer 1t all happened at
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

Fielder Jones was unable to get
Fritz Maisel, of the Yanks, so Jimmy
Austin, the mOnolOgist, will address
himself to third base problems on the
Browns inner Gordon for another sea-
son.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

A baseball game between the NOtre
Dame university nine and the Uni
versity of Michigan will be feature
of the diamond jubilee exercises of
the Catholic institution June 3.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

John McGraw evidently has picked
up another Charley Faust in BIZ
Bars, who is being used as a coach
er. Bars has fog horn voice that
IL q thing of beauty in its way.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-31

The failure to secure permission TO
play Sunday ball In Little Rock means
the dating of the little Rock team for
many Sunday games In Memphis
again.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03

Follow the big crowds to the Cres-
cent Theatre every night.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03
KEEP THE CAMPS CLEAN

To keep training camps, barracks
and army posts free from booze
parasites and worse, Congressman E.
c. Little, of Kansas, a veteran of
the Spanish war and the father of a
son of military age, has introduced
bill II. r. 230S in Congress, which
provides that the sale of intoxicating
liquor within 90 miles of any camp,
barracks. fort, post yard, school or
station of the army, navy or marine
corps of the United States shall be
prohibited. Penalties are provided
and the federal courts are invested
with jurisdiction and the power to
punish offenders.
If the mothers of the country give
their sons to Uncle Sam in his hour
of need it is the least he can do to
keep the surroundings of his mill
tary camps clean. And under mill
tary regulation there is nothing cas-
Ter to do. The people should not and
will not tolerate such conditions as
became a scandal along the Mexican
border
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03
WORD WITH WOMEN

Many women endures with no
BILE patience the daily misery of
'backache, pains about the hips, blue,
nervous spells, dizziness and urinary
disorders, hopeless of relief because
she doesn't know what is the matter
II is not true that every pain in
the back or hip is trouble peculiar
TO the sex" Often when the kidneys
get congested and inflamed, such
aches and pains follow.
You can tell it is kidney trouble if
the secretions are dark colored, con-
tain sediment; the passages are too
frequent or Scanty Then help the
weakened kidneys. Don't expect
them to get well alone.
Doan's Kidney Pills have wen the
praise OF thousands of women. They
are endorsed at home-Read this
Audubon woman's convincing state
ment:
Mrs Matilda Delahoyde, lie Roy
St, Audubon, says: Two years ago
used Doan's Kidney Pills, produced
from Roberts Drug Store. and they
acted satisfactorily My kidneys got
strong and my back stopped aching
Doan's Kidney Pills gave me the
first relief / had in a long time"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Delahoyde had. Foster
Milburn Co.. Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03
ALL ABOARD FOR
ACRE CORN CLUB

Audubon County should have at
least 100 boys enrolled in the acre
corn contest. In most cases Compel
ing in the contest doesn't mean
much extra work. Most of the boys
will be working with corn any way
and it will be a small matter to
stake out a prize acre for the con-
test. 1t will form an excellent seed
plot from which to pick seed for
next year. That alone would make
it worth while.
The educational value cannot be
over estimated Many boys in the
state have been in the corn work for
three consecutive years, or four, and
they found much to learn each year.
Many of them have become expert
judges and their services are in de-
mand at corn shows and institutes.
Corn planting starts next week.
Those boys who have not made up
their mind to join the club should do
so at once. AS soon as a boy sends
his enrolment card, which he can
get from the county leader F. C..
Sampson, the corn circular will be
sent from the Agricultural Extension
Department at Iowa State College.
This circular gives the very latest
and best information for corn grow
ing. Then when he has planted his
acre and sent in his planting report,
he will receive the Iowa club button,
which all club boys are proud to
wear. Hundreds of boys and girls in
Iowa have earned the right to wear
this button.
Here are the prizes offered and
the donors of the corn club work in
Audubon County. No doubt other
prizes will be offered and they will
be announced later:
$50 provided 25 or more boys en-
the contest donor Audubon Corn
Club, SIS each twp. in county.