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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-04
LOCAL MARKET IS
! AT A STANDSTILL

fhe holiday affected the local mar.
rs which in all classes show M
lange at all today, the quotations be.
the same as Saturday
Hogs Furnished daily by Jno. Nor.
q Co)-120@1b0. $3.50: $50 q $50
& As: 100000, $17.85: 200 and over
l.s5; packers good s16.s5; fair $500
sheep Best lambs, $11.50012.50;
choice ewes. $7@S; fair to good ewes s.
II oats-5oc.
A Hay-s15@1s: straw. ton. sedDs.
Suffer. Eggs and Poultry.
\ Butter fat quotations-First grade
&c: second grade, 40c.
gptter-35 a 40c.
II Eggs-S0c.
4. Poultry-Prices paid to fsrmers)-
Tlens. Ice: BOOSTERS. 1Oc; spring chick
ms. 1917 hatch. 1Sc: ducts. &c: geese,
jc: No. turkeys, 15c; old toms, 14c;
tPring frys. 1sc.
IN Wool and Hidss.
Il wool-Bright medium clear, $40 SEC:
II fffy and slightly bury, A4c: semi
4 ,ght. 4sc: bright medium bury, S5M
s!Ft. light. fine. clear. sea 46c; heavy.
V clear. ?c@sec: Angora goat. long
Ter s9@5oc: hard bury. 24c.
Fides-No. fully cured. &c: No 4
cen 13c' horse hides. No. $3.50: No.
N 1904: g lb. rye flour. SAC.
Fees wax-20c: No. tallow, SC; NO,
1llow, Sc.
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NAVY ATTRACTS MEN
FROM MAT AND RING

Great Lakes. ILL.,. Sept. S.-Cal De-
laney, a Cleveland featherweight is at
the Great Lakes naval training station
Cal has fought Johnny Kilbane and
other top-notchers in the 122 pound
division and ranks high in the fistic
world. He probably will act as assist
ant to Gunner Jack Kennedy, who is
instructing young tackles In boxing
Several we'll known Chicago pug
lists and wrestlers are holding classes
at the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton. The grapplers are Ben Reuben
claimant OF the middleweight cham
pionship: Jack Gruppel, Herb Singer
and Sam Varron. The latter three are
amateurs. Maurice Flynn. Morris
Bloom and Eddie Nearing are among
the Chicago boxers at the station.
The Great Lakes naval training sta
ton ball team Is attracting attention
throughout the middle west. The team
has won seven of its nine games from
some Of the strongest clubs around
Chicago. Phil Chouinard. former out
fielder with the Chicago White Sox, Is
manag ing the team.
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CHENEY'S WIFE HAS
PITCHER ARRESTED

New York, Sept 3.-Larry R.
Cheney, a pitcher on the Brooklyn
National league club, was arrested
here on a requisition warrant issued
at the request of the governor of
Florida. on charge of non-support
sworn to by Cheney's wife at Orlando,
Fla.
According to his attorney, Cheney
recently made settlement with his
wife. whereby she was to be paid
$4,000 in monthly installments of
$500. Cheney's salary is $4,000 a
year. the attorney said, and he could
not meet the payments.
He was released on writ Of
habeas corpus and held under $1,000
bail for examination. 1t was said
that efforts will be made to settle the
matter out of court.
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Children's Evening Story
1915, by S. Bale
-opyrtght. 1915, by A. S. Bailey.

/ Good" said Frisky. That's very
| kind of you I'm sure
| So Henry Skunk walked up to the
| hole. 1t was entirely too small for him
| to enter.
| '.Ill have to make it bigger" he re-
marked
Won't Freddie hear you?" Frisky
| Squirrel inquired
! TN be very quiet about it," Henry
! Skunk replied so If he's asleep
! hardly think I'll disturb him." And at
| that Henry set to work.
Now. in order to dig, he had to stick
his head into the hole. But he knew he
| could see Freddie Weasel II Freddie
tried TO bite his nose; so Henry was
not afraid How he did make the dirt
| fly, Frisky wished that he could dig
/ like that. He thought 1t must be great
T; fun. And he watched Henry SO closely
/, that he never saw that slim. sneaking
from that crept up behind him. And
when Frisky felt something jump
,, right on top of him, and when a ter
rible pain seized his shoulder, he was
scared half out of his wits.
1t was Freddie Weasel. He had left
his home through another hole, which
Frisky knew nothing about.
Frisky Squirrel called for help. He
shouted Henry Skunk's name again
and again, as he rolled over. and over
on the ground, trying to shake Freddie
of his back.
But how could Henry Skunk hear
him, with his head buried inside the
hole? He didn't know what was hap
pening. And if Frisky and Freddie had
not rolled right upon him he probably
would have never looked around until
it was too late.
But when Henry felt that rolling.
tumblihg fighting pair bump against
him he drew his head out Of the hole
in hurry. And as soon as he saw
what was happening he sunk his own
sharp teeth deep into Freddie Wea-
sells back.
Freddie let go of Frisky Squirrel at
once And he gave Henry Skunk's nose
such savage nip that Henry just had
to saueal-it hurt him - In orusi
squeal. of course he had to ope. rs
mouth And when he opened his mouth
he had to let go of Freddie Weasel.
That was exactly what Freddie
Weasel wanted He sprang up and
dashed into the bushes. He was not
afraid of Frisky Squirrel But Henry
Skunk was altogether too big. Freddie
did not enjoy fighting him.
Well. Frisky with his aching should
err, and Henry Skunk, with his sore
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(cArcH,NG FREDDIE WEASEL
ASLEEP

When Frisky Squirrel saw Freddie
iyeasel disappear in the hole in the
Ink he became greatly excited. He
Fsot all about going home. And
ough he had begun to feel somewhat
aepy. he was wide awake again in nc
Hne. He sat right down, little way
ms eyes off it.
(yFrisky hoped that perhaps he would
ssear Freddie snoring in there. II ne
ted l9ns 81 ough. But no such thing
N 4sgned. There seemed to be but one
III IN 10 discover whether Freddie was
6eep and that vas to creep into the
y Ne himself and find out.
How, Frisky Squirrel was no
y ward, as you know. But he did not
He the idea OF crawling into that
THROW, dark place. He knew that Fred
u Weasel's teeth were very sharp.
nd he knew that Freddie was quick
use them. too.
iFrisky was trying hard to think OF
lme good way to catch Freddie
lleep. when who should come stroll
Ing along but Henry Skunk! Frisky
always supposed that he was called
s"Henry'' because he was so fond OF
ihens-for he visited Farmer Green's
hen house oftener than any other OF
sShc forest. people-but whether that
Twas why he was SO named | should
iheally not want to say.
Y "Well. we'll! You're out pretty late"
Henry Skunk called. as soon as he
saw Frisky.
Frisky Squirrel held paw to his
mouth. so Henry Skunk would not
talk too loudly.
"Mhat's going on?" Henry Skunk
asked. with growing interest. You
haven't seen a hen around here, have
'yoW?'
FEisky shook his head.
fits Freddie weasel" he explain
eh, pointing to the hole. Hes in there
and I'm trying to catch him asleep"
Henry Skunk came nearer.
s'Why don't you so inside?" he ask
ed.
4 Fresky shook his head again.
N II don't see very we'll In the dark, :"
IMe said, and I'd rather not"
M Henry nodded.
y Il can see first rate at night" he
Mid Frisky. I'll find out for you If
Rfreddie Weasel is asleep. And II he is,
l(ll come back and tell you, and then
M can 20 in with me and see for
l(Iurself."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-04
ATHLETES DEFEAT
BLUE SOX IN FAST GO

A close game, hard fought from the
start to finish. resulted in victory
for the South Ottumwa Athletes who
gave the Ottumwa Blue Sox to 3
defeat at Myrtle street ball park yes
terday afternoon. Errorless support
behind Peck featured the Athletes
playing. Peck struck out four. walked
two and hit two with pitched balls.
Huddleston for the Sox struck out
eight but failed to get the support he
needed. Mullen Of the Athletes got
a two base hit and Moloney OF the
Sox made home run. The attend
ance was 1874 and two hours werc
necessary to decide the winner. I'm.
pires, Lawson and Muldoon. Score:
r. Fl. e.
Athletes 80. 21o0O110o-5 5 0
Blue Sox 49,. 0O002OO01-3 6 Z
-Huddleston and Molon-
ey; Peck and Mayer.
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f, salmon. Csc; pickerel, 1sc; carp. lib.

salmon. Csc; pickerel. 1sc; carp. h.
CSC.
Spiced sardines. for 1oc: box cod,
1914 @2Cc: fancy smoked bloaters. for
CSC; smoked homeless herring 25c lb.;
smoked herring Csc lb.: Kfppered her
ring, 8 for 25c
Fruits.
Fruits - Bananas. TIC lb.: lemons,
35 a Acc: oranges, 20660c per dozen:
new apples, 20 to 40c per peck: Siber-
liam crabs. PIX 25@30c: grape fruit 10c;
pineapples, 10000: cherries, box, 12h
@15c: loganberries, pit, 15c: black
berries, quart 25c: apples. 2 cents b..
per bushel, 75c@s100: apricots, crate,
S1.50@2o0: doz.. 10615c: blueberries 35
at: gooseberries, 1914 @20c qt: pears,
30@4oc.
Vegetables.
Home grown cabbage, per h., 2hc;
tomatoes. ripe, bu.. 65c6s1.o0; pars-
ley, 5@1oc: mushrooms. S5c h.; green
beans 12lac: horse radish 15c: beets,
bunch. for sc: lettuce. for cents;
canliflower. 1o@25c: home grown pota-
toesS per peck, 35@45c; green onions.
for &C: garlic, csc; head lettuce
10000: Brussels sprouts, 35c;
green onions. for &c: new potatoes.
h., &c: watermelons, 25@45c canta-
louples. S1-3@12Hc; celery, 5 cents;
cucumbers. CSC PIX: Swiss chard. for
sc: sweet corn, i5m17c. =.
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TIGERS DEFEATED
BY ROWLAND'S MEN
WHITE sOx STRENGTHENS LEAD
IN LEAGUE; INDIANS WIN
FROM BROWNS.

Chicago, Sept. 3.-Chicago gained a
four and one-half game lead on Boston
yesterday by winning both games OF
the double-header from Detroit, to 2,
and 6 to 5, the latter contest going ten
innings. Chicago concentrated its at
tack and scored all it's runs In the first
and third innings OF the initial game.
Cicotte had the visitors baffled in all
innings except the fifth when three
punched hits and base on balls net
ted two runs.
Erratic fielding on the part Of Young
and veach with opportune hitting gave
the locals the lead In the sixth inning
Of the second game but Russell blew
up in the ninth, the visitors rally in
this round netting them four runs and
the lead Pinch hitters evened the
count in the Chicago ninth. Chicago
won when e. Collins walked and stole
second and third, scoring on Jackson's
hit. Score by innings:
First Game R.H.E.
Detroit .......oooo2oooo-2 9 2
Chicago 10 0
Batteries-Mftchell and Stanage;
Cicotte and Schalk.
Second game r. H. E.
Detroit ......100oooo04o-5 9 4
Chicago ..0Oe012oo21--6 5 2
Batteries-Cunningham and Stan
age; William, Danforth. Russell and
Lynn, Schalk.
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BLUES WIN SUPPER
TOURNEY; MANY PLAY

The Blues. captained by Paul r.
Stoltz, sent the Reds. captained by
]. w. Mock, to defeat in the golf
tournament at the Country club Sat
urday afternoon, hence the Reds
were hosts at supper to the Blues as
per agreement.
Twenty men. the largest number
heretofore competing in the supper
tournaments, were entered Saturday.
This was the first Of these events
to be given the last Of the week, and
a number of men who are out Of the
city during the week who have been
unable to participate in the Thurs
day tournaments, we're entered Sat
urday.
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nose. went Of together They, didn't
say a word to each other until they
reached the hickory tree where Frisky
lived. And then all they said was
Goodnight"
Frisky never spied on anybody
again. he had learned that it is better
not to NEEDLE in other peoples private
affairs. So after all; perhaps it was a
good thing that he tried just once, to
catch Freddie Weasel asleep.
(The End
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( Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha, Nebr.. Sept. 3.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady: receipts. q.
61s light, s179061S.5O; pigs $1S.506
1885, bulk of sales, s17.70@1S
Cattle-Market steady: receipts, g.
500; native steers. $1o.55 615.55 cows
and heifers, s7@9.5o: western steers,
s9.5O613.5o: Gamers, s566.50: stockers
and feeders, s6G11.5o; calves. $50
1925: bulls. stays, etc. s5.506S.25.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts. 49,
800: yearlings, s10.50G12. wethers,
s1o.25@11.75: ewes, $4,000 1850: lambs
sl64OM174O
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RETAIL PRICES.

Tour and fced-0raham flour. per
X, 75c: corn chops. per cwt. s4.s5:
,rts, per cwt.. s2.s5: bran. per cwt..
40: corn per bu., $2.45; hay per cwt.,
S.; straw. cwt.. 70tH75c: meal per
K. 55c: corn ana DAT chop, per cwe.
Is; corn, per bu., s2.45: chicken feed
70: wheat flour sack, old wheat,
8o@3.s5: SSH rye flour. $40,
Butter. EGGS and Poultry.
Creamery butter-43@4Sc; country
tier. 300s5c
csgs-Fresh country. 32635c.
PoultTy-Geese. dressed 1s@25c:
!. skeys. dressed 3S@40c: dressed hens,
J S35c: springs. 3063sc.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
fresh fish-Cathsh. CSC; trout, zoe:
kbut zoe: perch. lac: smelts. 15cc:
pail, s0c: salt maekerel, 10 to
h.: Holland herring. keg, SLIGO
/; pail anchovites. SIPS: smoked
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HOLIDAY HITS HOG
MARKET AT CHICAGO

Chicago. Sept 3.-FIliday conditions
at the big packing plants caused the
demand for hogs today to lack urg-
ency, even for the best butchers.
The fact that no local killers were at
work tended likewise to handicap SELL
ers of cattle and sheep.
Hogs-Market slow, 10 to 15c under
Saturdays average: receipts. $4,000:
estimated tomorrow. 1000: bulk $3.50
m18.6O: light, sl6.9061s.65 mixed,
s16.75m1s.65: heavy. $1655@1S.60;
rough, s16S5@16.95: pigs, s12616.75.
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept. 3.-The live
stock market followh:
Hogs-Market steady; receipts. T.
900: bulk, s17.S0@1S.7O: heavy, $17.25@
1878; packers and butchers, $3.50
1870; light. s17.75G1s.4o; pigs, $14@
1850.
Cattle-Market lower: receipts. a.
900: prime fed steers $15@16; dressed
beef steers, s9.50@14.5o; western steers
OBJ; stockers and feeders. S7@12.5o:
bulls, $6.50@S.50: calves. $7@13.25.
Sheep-Market steady: receipts, g.
000 lambs, s16.25@17.25; yearlings.
$10.5O@1250: wethers. $9.50m1 1.5O;
ewes, $9M1050
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ST. Louis Live Stock.

st. Louis, Mo-. Sept. 3.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Merket lower: receipts. s.
500: lights. s1S.25@1S.60: pigs. $3.50
1850; mixed and butchers, s1S.35@
1850: good heavy, s1S.60M1S.15; bulk,
$1S.25@1S.60.
Cattle-Market lower: receipts. g.
600: native beef steers, sSG16; year
ling steers and heifers, s7@14: cows,
5000: stockers and feeders s6.504
$50: prime yearling steers and heifers
s7.50@10; native calves, s7.50@15.
Sheep-Market lower: receipts, H.
500: lambs. $11@17: ewes, $9@9.50:
wethers. s1o.5o@1s; Gamers and chop
pers, $4.50m6.50. %G
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SOLDIER PUG WAY BOX.

indianapolis, Ind. Sept. SACK La
vim. Pittsburgh middleweight. who Is
doing This bit" IN the regular army. is
anxious for a match with Jack Dillon,
the Indianapolis boxer. They were
matched about two years ago but the
contest was postponed. LAWN Is sta
toned at Fort Benjamin Harrison. He
will be granted furlougE II a match is
arranged.
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SCHEDULE WILL
START TUESDAY

E. J. Eigenmann, physical director
of the Y. M. C. A., has arranged new
league schedule for the business mems
class in volley ball with four teams
They will play through September
Two teams will be played three times
week, one team playing at 5 p. M.
the other at $40 and hygienic drill
between the two games. The seized.
ule beginning Tuesday, September 4,
follows:
First Team-5 p. N.
September NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
September 5-Washington-Paris.
September 7-London-Paris.
September 10-Paris. Petrograd.
September 12-London-P etrograd.
September IA = Washington-Petro-
grad.
September 17-Washington London.
September 19-Washington-Pa
September 21-London-Paris.
September 24-Paris-Pe trograd.
September 26-London-P etrograd.
September % = Washington-Pe tro-
grad.
Second Game-5:40 p. NJ.
September Paris Petrograd.
September 5-London-P etrograd.
September 7 - Washington-Pet
grad.
September 10-Washington-Lon
September 12-London-Paris.
September 17-ParisPe trOgrad.
September 19-London-Pe trograd.
September 81 - Washington-Petro
grad.
September ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
September 26-Washington-Paris.
September 2S-London-Paris.
washington-Niman, Harper Eigen-
mann, Daugherty. Funk, Patrick, Eng
land, Evans and Day
London-Reece. J. Stoltz, Pierce,
Hinsey, Abegg. Messenger, Cumming,
Colran and Lynn.
Paris-Huston, Peterson, Goudy,
Daggett, Young, Spurgeon, Blake, Raj
ston and Roberts
Petrograd-M. Stevens. o. Stoltz,
Thompson, Comelison, Mercer, Hall
berg, Hudson, Wright and Gillies.
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CHICAGO Live Stock; Opening

Chicago, Sept. 3.-The opening live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market slow at Saturdays
average: receipts. $4,000; estimated to-
morrow. 1000: bulk. $4,000 1875:
light. s1701S.75: mixed, $3.50 a 1878:
heavy. s16s5m1s.75: rough, s16.S5M
ills: pigs. s12M 1918.
Cattle Market weak; receipts. a.
600. estimated tomorrow, 5000; native
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Yesterdays Results
National League.
Chicago 5, st. Louis l.
st. Louis 4,'Chicago 2.
Pittsburgh s, Cincinnati Z.
American League.
Chicago Z, Detroit 2.
Chicago 6, Detroit 5.
Cleveland Z, st. Louis 4.
STARTS FOOTBALL WORK.

Marshalltown. Sept Coach San
ford of the local high school has
started football practice. trying out
available material for the coming
seasons squad. The material for the
team promises to be good. A prec-
tice game has been scheduled with
the state Industrial school boys to be
played in Eldora late this month.
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AIS TIME NOT SO FAST.

St Louis, Sept 3.-When the Of
ficials Of the A. A. U. here met to re-
wise their figures today they found
that Joie Ray of Chicago had won the
one mile run in 4:1S 2-5, instead of
AIS flat, as announced yesterday.
Ray beat the old record by one-fifth
of second only.
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latest Market Reports

beef cattle, $S@16.5O: western steers
$6.9O@13.S0 stockers and feeders. $50
go: cows and heifers, s4.s0@ 10; calves
$l2@16.
Sheep-Market weak; receipts, 49,
900; estimated tomorrow. $4,000: weth-
ers, S7.s5@11.25: lambs, $1I.25@17.4o.
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CHICAGO A. A. WINS
SATURDAY EVENTS
ECHERRY CIRCLE CLEANS UP IN
SENIOR TRACK AND FIELD
MEET At ST. LOUIS.

St. Louis, Sept, 3.-Wearers OF the
cherry circle Of the Chicago Athletic
association cleaned up in the senior
track and field events here Saturday
afternoon. The feat was accomplished
with record-breaking total of points
that snuffed out club rivalry early in
the afternoon and became question
of how many points the G. A. A would
pile up A summary of the track and
field events for the day follows:
TRACK EVENTS.
10o-Yard Dash.
First heat-Won by Irwin Mahl, Co.
lumbar A. c.; P. j. Hite, Salem Cres-
cent A. c., second. Time: 10 Is.
Second heat-Won by A. E. Ward,
Chicago A. A.. Jack Scholz, of Mis-.
souri,, second. Time: 10.
Finals-Ward, Chicago A. A.; Irwin
Mahl, Columbian A. c., second; w. D.
Hayes, Boston A. A., third; Jack
Scholz, Missouri u, fourth. Time:
10 1-5.
2O-Yard Low Hurdles.
Won by F. F. Lewis, Chicago A. A.;
w. A. Savage, Boston A. c., second;
H. 3. Barron, Meadowbrook club,
third; Waldo Ames, Chicago A. A.,
fourth. Time, "a As.
12o-Yard High Hurdles.
Final heat-Won by S. E. Barrow,
Meadowbrook club; Waldo Ames, Chi
cago A. A., second; w. A. Savage, Bos-
ton A. A., third; F. E. Loomis. Chicago
A. A.. fourth. Time, is
= A4o-Yard Low Hurdles.
Won by Floyd Smart, Chicago A. A.;
l.. Meanix, Boston A. A., second; Wal
ter Hummel, Multnomah A. c., third;
c. A. Walsh, unattached, New York,
fourth. Time, :54 40. equals A. A..
U. record)
440-Yard Run.
Won by F. Schea, Pittsburgh A. c.;
G. w. Dernell, B. c. New York, sec
ond; Earl Eby, Chicago A. A., third;
w. A. Miller, Illinois A. c., fourth.
Time. :49 3-5.
One-Miie Run.
Won by Joie Ray, Illinois A. c.; E.
H. Fall, Chicago A. A., second; c. ].
Stout, University of Chicago, third;
George Bemish, Chicago A. A., fourth.
Time, :1S 2-5.
FIELD EVENTS.
16-Pound shotput.
Won by Arlie Mucks, Chicago A. A.;
Lee Talbot Kansas City A. c.. second:
Gus Loud, Missouri A. c., third H. S.
Elsey, unattached, New York, fourth.
Distance, IS feet 1Oss inches.
Three-Mile Walk.
Won by George Goulding, Toronto Y.
NJ. c. A.; William Plant, Long Island
A. c., second; Alex Jessup, unattached,
New York, third: Alex cellar. Chicago
A. A., fourth. Time, 21:50 Is.
BREAKS record of 22:0s 3-5 made by
G. D. Baird in 1889
Discus Throw.
Won by Arlie Mucks, Chicago A. A.:
A. Brundage, Chicago A. A., second:
Lee Talbot, Kansas City A. c.. third;
Boehm, Missouri A. A., fourth. Dis
lance, 40 feet Y inch.
Running Broad Jump.
Won by Joe Irish, Chicago "A. A.:
Z. F. Jones. Alpha p c., second; Sher-
man Landers. Chicago A. A., third;
Louis McMaster, Pittsburgh A. A.,
fourth Distance. % feet. AZ inches.
16-Pound Hammer Throw.
Won by Pat Ryan. Irish-American
A. c.. New York; Lee Talbot, Kansas
City A. c.. second. B. F. Sherman. I'M
New York, third; j. ]. Shan
ahan, Illinois A. c., fourth. Distance.
16S feet, ~ inches.
Pole Vault.
Won by Ed Knourek, Illinois A c.:
Mark Wright, Boston A. A.. second;
Carl Buck. Chicago A. A., third: Louis
Masters, Pittsburgh A. A., fourth.
Height, IL feet inches.
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TRAINER WILL ENLIST.

Cleveland, O., Sept 3-Charles
Hitte, trainer of the Cleveland Amer
leans. not only intends to re-enlist in
the navy after the season closes. but
announces that his son. Charles Hitte,
Jr-I intends to serve on one of the ma
tons sea fighters
Hitte saw active service in the navy
during the Spanish American war. He
was a gunner's mate.
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CUBS
DIVIDE DOUBLE
CHICAGO WINS FIRST GAME, ST.
LOUIS SEcoND-PlRATES
DEFEAT REDS,

st. Louis, Sept. 3.-Chicago and St.
Louis divided yesterdays double
header, Chicago taking the first game.
to I. In the first game Chicago
punched hits off Packard in the fourth
and fifth innings which gave the visit
ors all their runs. Errors by Kilduff
and Wilson enabled St. Louis to take
the second game. Doyle hit a home
run In the second inning. First game:
|, Score by innings R.H,E.
Chicago .......0O014oooo-5 Q
St. Louis ..1OO00o0O0-1 9 2
Batteries-Carter and Elliott; Pack.
ard and Gonzales.
Second game R,HE.
Chicago 100O0100-2 3
st: Louis .....0003O1oos-4 L
Battertes-Pendergast, Aldridge and
Elliott Wilson; Meadows and Snyder.
Pirates e-Reds
Cincinnati, Sept. 3.-Pittsburgh won
closely played game from Cincinnati
yesterday, 8 to Z. Both sides batted
freely, but Cincinnati's errors were
costly and gave Pittsburgh three Of
their runs.
Score by innings R,H.E.
Pittsburgh .200o20o31-81 ~ I
Cinsinati ...1o00104O1-7 9 A
Batteries-Steele. Evans, Gaines
and W. Wagner; Schneider, Mitchell,
Rasan and Wingo, Cueto.
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When You Eat Too Much.

Distress in the stomach after eating
is relieved by taking one of Chamber
lain's Tablets. Try it the next tiL>,
you eat more than you should.
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Indians 7, Browns 4.

Cleveland, Sept. 3.-Cleveland de-
feated St. Louis in the first of the
series. 7 to 4. Each club started a re-
cruit pitcher, but neither was able to
finish. Torkelson, however, went far
enough to get credit for the victory.
Score by innings r. H. E.
St. Louis .2OOO110 90 8 l
Cleveland 300101-7 IL 1
Batteries-Sothoron and Wright;
Coumbe, Torkelson and O'Neill.