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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-06
WILL PLAN FALL
ANDWINTERWORK
Fargo Presbytery Meets at
Neville Tuesday-State
Meeting Wednesday

Plans for fall and winter will be
made, and reports Of the progress
of churches will be heard at short
business meeting of the Fargo Pres
bytery to be held at Neville next
Tuesday. DR.. Thos. Graham, Fargo,
will preach the moderator's sermon.
w. ]. Lane, Fargo, is clerk.
Fargo will be represented at the
meeting by Rev. w. H. Hunter, Tay-
lor o. Thompson, w. H. Northrop,
and DR.. P. z. Wells, synodical evan
gelist of the Presbyterian church.
State Synod Wednesday.
The North Dakota synod will con-
vene at Devils Lake Wednesday
morning, Oct. 10, and continue over
Sunday, Oct. IA. with one Of the best
programs in years. The best talent
in speakers in the country has been
secured.
DR.. B. H., FAIL, Buffalo, will be
clerk for the meeting.
Features of business will be call
for the cooperation of the church in
every line of service and good ad-
ministration, the calling to attention
of the need of larger salaries for
ministers, a report of the trustees Of
jamestown college on the late finan-
cial campaign and the outlining of
the evangelistic work for the year
by DR.. P. e. Wells, Fargo. recently
elected synodical evangelist.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-06
EAST SIDE NOTES

Miss E. Alice Kirk, formerly regis
trar at the Moorhead Normal school,
is the guest OF Mrs. M. H. Price.
o. E. Tangen was in from his farm
In Kragnes township Friday and was
accompanied by HIS brother. Chris
Tangen, OF Livingston. Mont.
Chris Legler was a visitor from his
farm in Moland township and reports
his crops this year to be a fair YIELD
and all-round good quality.
r. w. Trautman, Perley, was a bus
mess visitor in the city Friday.
The case against Jane Politski
charged with selling liquor, was con-
tinued yesterday morning by Police
Magistrate Wade.
Jorgen Jensen was a visitor from
his farm in Moland township and re-
ported potato digging finished and a
yield of eighty bushels to the acre.
The Order of Vasa will hold a
basket social at Phenix hall this ev-
ening. The proceeds will go to the
John Erickson memorial fund.
The case against Martin Olson
charged with conducting a blind pig,
was continued by Justice L. D
Evans to Oct. 10.
Judge Of Probate ]. H. Sharp and
Mrs. Sharp will return home tonight
from st. Paul where they have been
farm at Cleveland, N. D., for a visit
visiting since attendinf the State
Charities and Corrections conference
at Owatonna.
H. A. Stein is a visitor from the
farm at Georgetown today.
Sheriff Dan w. Mcdonald receiv-
ed a telegram this morning from u
S. Marshal Vessel advising him that
six United States prisoners would
arrive in Moorhead this evening from
Duluth to be held in the Clay coun-
ty Jail.
Ralph Peterson and Anton H
company, returned Friday evening
| from business trip to the twin cities
with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Gunderson were
visitors today from their farm ir
| Oakport township.
General Manager A. M. Dammen
who has also been away in the in.
terest of the company, returned this
morning.
Clay county's apportionment Of the
new Liberty Loan bonds is 100000
1t was announced by County Chair.
man A. III. Costain this morning.
Jens Adsero, Rustad, Albert Carl,
son, Dilworth, and Ernest Nelson
Kragnes, were prominent farmers IL
the city this morning.
Mrs. r. A. Macnab has closed hei
cottage at Maple Lake and will re-
turn to Moorhead tonight to spend
| the winter.
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FOOTBALL GETS GOOD
/ START IN WEST TODAY
Every Member of "Big Ten" Except
Chicago and GOphers Will Get
Onto the GridirOn.
CBy Associated Press.)


Chicago, Oct 6.-After a rather fee
BILE start a week ago, football viii get
under full swing in the middle west
today with every member of the Big
Ten" except Chicago and Minnesota.
tearing up the gridiron. Chicago will
open its season a week later with
Vanderbilt as its opponent. Minnesota
viii face South Dakota State at Min
neapolis.
Practically all of today's eombats
are regarded as practice games to put
the elevens on edge for more import
ant games a week later, but Coach
Zuppke, of the University of Illinois
thinks this too mild term to apply
to his teams contest with the UNI
versity of Kansas. Some Urbana crit
les believe that defeat faces the Illini
unless they show marked improve
ment on the field over their scrim-
mage work, as Kansas, playing It's
first game a week ago, rolled up q
149 to score against Kingdsher.
The Jayhawkers. reported to be fast
and powerful, will come to Urbana
with high lopes of winning.
Other games on today's schedule
will bring together Case and Michigan
at Ann Arbor, Cornell college and
iowa at Iowa City, Wabash and Indi-
ana at Bloomington, Franklin and
Purdue at Lafayette, Beloit and Wis
consin at Madison, Northwestern and
Lake Forest at Evanston, and Ohio
wesleyan and Ohio State at Column
bus.
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TY COBB and
EDDIE ROUSH
1917 CHAMPS

Chicago, oct Ely Cobb, the De-
troit star, and Eddie Roush, the hard
hitting outfielder with Cincinnati, are
the. 1917 batting champions of the
Cobb, with an average OF sos, hn-
ished. with a lead of % points over
iris Speaker, of Cleveland, who led
the American league in 1915, accord
day. Roush showed the. way to the
National league batters with .343-
81 points ahead of Roger Hornsby, of
st. Louis, his nearest rival These av-
erages include the final games of the
season for the western teams.
In the American league the fight for
base stealing honors resulted in a
surprising shakeup, Chapman, of
Cleveland, going into the lead with 81.
In four games Chapman stole six bas-
es; Bobby Roth, Chapman's teammate,
who held the lead a week ago, stole
81, and Cobb 40. Chapman also topped
the sacrifice hitters with So.
Cobb was credited with 224 hits in
l53 games. He cracked them out for
333 bases. His record included 4S
doubles, "a triples. and home runs.
Pipp. of New York, however, leads in
circuit drives, having made up to
Oct 3.
Ownie Bush, the Detroit shortstop,
is in possession of scoring honors,
having counted 112 times with Cobb
runs behind him. Detroit chung to
team batting honors with 259 with
the championship Chicago outfit
points behind. --.
Leading batters who played in half
or more Of their clubs games: Cobb,
Detroit, $50; Speaker, Cleveland, 35S;
Sisler, St. Louis SAT; Veach, Detroit,
315; Felsch, Chicago, sos; McInnis,
Philadelphia 305; Lewis, Boston, 305;
Harris, Cleveland, 305; Jackson, Chi
cage, sos; Chapman, Cleveland, 299.
Leading pitchers participating in 35
or more games, rated according to
arned runs nRr game.
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CLAY COUNTY
SPUD YIELDS
are VARYING
Fortified Fields Produce
More Bushels Than I'm
fortified Fields

Clay county farmers report vary
ing yields OF potatoes and admit that
on fertilized land the number of
bushels was nearly double that of
the land that had not been MANFRED
r. d. Grant said the yield on
fertilized fields was 80 bushels of
Ohios and in other fields only 50
bushels. Mr.. Grant also grew Cob
blers and Rurals and the yield was
about the same as the Ohios on the
same ground Some of the white
stock turned out as high as 100
bushels.
Jorgen Jensen's Ohios yielded an
average of so bushels from his 20
acre field. He shipped one carload
to the Minot neighborhood.
W. H. Ferris, Elmwood township,
says all his potatoes are dug and in
his root house. The yield. Mr.. Ferris
says, was IS bushels per acre.
A G.. Butenhoff. Baker, says he
never raised finer spuds than this
year, many of the tubers weighing
] IA pounds. The yield on the
Butenhoff farm averaged IS bush
els
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News From World Of Sport
both HIGHS SEE
ACTION TODAY

The Fargo and Moorhead high
school football elevens will again sea
action on the gridiron this afternoon
Fargo meeting Wahpeton high in the
Fargo college stadium, and Moorhead
playing Detroit high in the Fargo
Moorhead Northern league park IN
Moorhead. Both games will be called
at 8 o'clock.
The go-wahpeton game Is ex-
pected to develop some regular foot
ball, as a considerable rivalry exists
between the two teams. Wahpeton
defeated Fargo, 2 to 0, in a. 'hard
fought game at Wahpeton last year.
Colleges Open Next Week.
Next Saturday will see the North
Dakota Agricultural college and Far
go college elevens get into action The
Aggies go to st. Paul for clash with
ST. Thomas, an old rival, and Fargo
town college at jamestown.
The Angles were scheduled to open
with Wahpeton Science school e
Wahpeton today. but the game was
called off because Wahpeton could not
get its team into shape. The James
town college-University of North Da-
kota contest today was called on for
the same reason.
peton Science have had trouble In
getting men for their teams owing to
the heavy enlistment of students In
government service.
No Team for Normal.
Moorhead normal will not have a
football team this fall, and indications
are that Concordia college Will also
Law Off Concordia, 1t was announced
a week ago, would have q. team. but
difficulty has been experienced In
getting enough men for an eleven.
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John c. Saunders. 1885 seveath
avenue south. Fargo. SON of Rev.
and Mrs. d. =. Saunders, who left
Fargo just week ago today, enlist
ing in the engineers corps, National
army. writes from Jefferson barracks
near st. Louis, Mo-, of some Of his
experiences, as follows:
Campbell and I left Fargo with
six others Saturday morning. Took
a sleeper from Minneapolis and arr
rived in st. Louis at o'clock Sun
day afternoon. After strolling
around the city about an hour we
came in q special car with 40 other
recruits to the barracks where we
were met by an officer and marched
to the mess house, We had a fine
supper, consisting of pork sausage,
potatoes, bread. syrup. beans and
coffee, rough and ready, and plenty
of It, This mess house covers nearly
IAN acre OF land and the tables seat
about 5000, with plenty OF elbow
room. After supper we were marched
to the receiving barracks and listen
ed to the reading of rules and regu-
lations. They are short and to the
point, leaving nothing unsaid. Here
our baggage was checked and we
marched to the shower" where we
were requested to soak until we could
pass the inspection of the white
winged angel. We were then per-
mitted To amuse ourselves until els
o'clock when we were marched to the
bunk house, a. long room with two
rows Of double decked beds with
good springs and mattresses, two
nice wooliy blankets and q pillow
After we were iii bed all the windows
and doors were opened and those
who could not sleep with but two
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LETCERCTom The
a0STmme SERN:GE

tingent Of the National army from
Cass county: --..
Camp Dodge. Iowa,
Third Regiment. 352nd INIT. N. A.
X. Co. .-. .-..
To the bunch at the house:-
Hello, fellows. This is the life.
You want to come down II You can.
II cannot be beaten. The sooner you
get here the better it will be. There
are good chances here for all, es-
pecially woman haters. / haven't
been in the company Of a woman
since left the house. +
want to thank each one Of you
for the cameIs. They were a rare
treat and greatly enjoyed. We roll
them here. No one ever smokes a
pipe and only officers smoke five
cent cigars, so you must leave your
pipe at home. Valley"
Now if had had the time would
have thanked you men for the smokes
before but / just couldn't make the
grade. was made first cook in K
company and worked day and night
for 70 hours. Served the Fargo
bunch their first breakfast. on As
minutes notice, when they came
down last Monday. Was given de-
tail of FIVE men and served four
meals each for 40 men. Here is
what it takes for that number for
breakfast:
Twenty gallons coffee. is gallons
oatmeal, 100 pounds bacon, BUSH
els potatoes, 40 loaves of bread.
During the day it takes one whole
COW.
Now when you fellows come, bring
bath robe, slippers, blanket, a
pillow, one heavy shirt, your Oldest
shoes, three or four towels, razor,
soap, comb. toothbr and paste
and an old heavy suit. Bring a
sweater If you have one and an
old suit case. Check it through.
When you get here do not have a
forlorn expression on your bean but
be cheerful and try to appear intel
ligent. You will meet or see many
officers in the assignment building
who are watching for bright men.
Now, If you men give me AZ hours
notice, I think l can get you in my
company-the best in the regiment!
If you have any friends who you
want in with you, let me know. /
think can fix it up with our lieut.
enant and get you in, otherwise you
NAV be assigned to different COM
panies. Madison is the only other
Fargo man of the frst Ave per cent
in K company. Only send me the
names of good men, for it is the
policy of each company to get the
best; and a. few bad ones spoil the
whole outfit.
Give my regards to all the boys
and tell Florence / received the
books and magazines yesterday.
Hope you will all write soon.
TONY.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-06
PLAN BUSY DAY
FOR FRED Smith
Church Federation Worker
Coming To Fargo We'd
nesday, October "a

Fred B. Smith, New York, former
ly of the International Y. NJ. c. A.
committee, father of the men and
religion movement of FIVE years ago,
who comes to Fargo under the aus
pices Of the Fargo Church fedora
ton Wednesday, October "a. will
have his time pretty well occupied,
according to a schedule announced
by M. N. Hatcher. chairman of the
executive committee of the fedora
ton.
In the morning, Mr.. Smith will
speak to the students at the North
Dakota Agricultural college and
Fargo college. At noon. he will
speak at a business mems luncheon
arranged by the religious work COM
mittee of the Fargo Y. M. c. A, and
in the afternoon will meet with the
church federation's executive COM
mittee. In the evening, he will ad-
dress an open meeting in one Of the
Fargo churches, not yet decided up
on.
Mr. Smith. who is one of the big
guns in church work in America, is
touring the United States in the in
terest Of the National Federation of
Churches, and from Fargo will work
his way to the Pacific coast.
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Sunday, all day, will be rally day
at the Plymouth Congregational
church, and every department will
observe it. A feature will be the in
GLIDING of all soldier boys names on
the roll of honor at the Endeavor So
ciety's meeting at 6:45 o'clock in
the evening.
DR.. M. T. Hanke, Of the North Da-
kota Agricultural college, will preach
the 1890 o'clock morning service,
and there will be special music and
communion for new members. At
IL o'clock, the Sunday school will
render a special program.
Preaching in the evening will be
at 1880 o'clock with Rev. E. c. Ford,
pastor, in the pulpit.
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MOOrheQd NeuS
ANOTHER CALL
FOR CLAY men
Examination Of New List
of Draft Men Will Be-
gin On October 10

The third Clay county call for men
to appeal for physical examination
was issued by the local board Friday
afternoon, boand the notices were
mailed last night by Andrew o.
HOuglum. clerk OF the board. II is
estimated that at least twenty addi-
tional men will be required to fill
the Clay county quota of 2l8.
All men whose call numbers are
from $50 to 1888, both inclusive, have
been notified to appear at the office
Of the local board, at the courthouse
in Moorhead at 9 o'clock a. m. on
Wednesday, Oct. 10. for physical
examination.
AMBROSE Geo. Smith, Moorhead.
Richard L. Hartgraves. GAINESVILLE.
John Matson, Ulen.
Nalfred Anderson, Dale.
Pasquale Alfe, DilwoTth.
James Floras, Hawley.
J. 0. Underdahl. Georgetown.
Melvin Hanson, GAINESVILLE.
Charles c. Schumacher Moorhead.
Andrew w. Carlson, Hawley.
Robert Wesley Boyd, Comstock.
Emil ]. Peterson. GAINESVILLE.
Edmund Froeming, Glyndon.
Charles o. Riste. FELTON,.
Charley w Mansion, Downer
John Matthias Keen, GAINESVILLE.
Francis F. Fischer, Georgetown.
Carl w. Nelson, Moorhead.
Ray John Remley, Moorhead.
James Ernest Mcdonald, Hawley.
Albert Dean, Moorhead.
John Enrol Pitsenbarger. Ulen.
William Olson, Moorhead.
Peter p. KragTud, Rollag.
John r. Nannett, GAINESVILLE.
Percy r. Wheeler, Moorhead.
Daniel Carl Ness. Moorhead.
Christ Schooner, Moorhead.
Lyder c. Ulstad, Rollag.
Melvin T. Braaten, GAINESVILLE.
Elmer Glenn Hanson. HitterdaL
Herbert S. Kaliher, Glyndon.
William Paul Murphy. Moorhead.
Theodore o. Hide. Ulen.
Joseph Kern, Glyndon.
Paul Conrad Verne. Moorhead.
Robert Wenner, Hitterdal.
Chester Samuel Pilot. Baker.
Alfred Edwin Carlson, Dale.
Oscar S. Westlund. Moorhead.
Willie Jacobson. Ulen.
Ambrose J. Hennager, Hawley.
Theodor ThOrson. Lake Park.
Henry f. Hanson, Comstock.
Frank Burnside, Hawley.
Engvald Olson. Hawlev.
AVeTal A. Daley, Glyndon.
Peter Gronbeck Miller. Comstock.
Otto ETdman, Dilworth.
Eugene Mcnamara. Borup.
Almer r. Rice, Moorhead.
ole Edwin Anderson, Dale.
Henry Buth. Sabin.
John Arthur Merritt, Moorhead.
William n. Olson, Hawley.
Arthur P. Fankhanel. GAINESVILLE.
Oscar A. Aamodt. GAINESVILLE.
Mike Kondilis, Dilworth.
Joseph Daniel Steele, Dilworth.
Henry b. Nokken, Moorhead.
Albert Anderson, Moorhead.
=. Wallace Cooley, Rustad.
William S. Kalesh. Hawley.
Carl Aaserud, Ulen.
Fred William Flohrs. FELTON,.
David Ledin, Hawley.
Adolph Elmer Leverson. Hawley.
John Harry Nord. Hawley.
Joseph A. Hemness. Rollag.
Adolph S. Guldvick. Moorhead.
GUSTAV E. Johnson. Hawley
Helmut E. Brendemuhl, Moorhead.
Emil w. Bowman, Moorhead.
Ralph c. Douglas. Moorhead.
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HOLD CONFERENCE AT
DTLWOREH SATURDAY
Fine Program Arranged For Annual
Meeting of Moorhead District
Sunday School Association.

A fine program has been arranged
for the annual meeting of the Moor
head District Sunday School assoc
citation to be held in the Presby-
terrain church at Dilworth at 10:3
o'clock Saturday morning. October
10, to continue through the day.
Mrs. Otto Dahl, Moorhead, is
president Of the district association.
The program follows:
Morning Session.
Devotionals-Rev. Kelly, Dilworth.
The Work of the District Asso-
ciatton"-Mrs. Otto Dahl. district
president, Moorhead.
Trained Workers"-Mrs. Game,
educational superintendent, Glyn-
don.
Round table talks-Cenducted by
the district president.
Announcements and appointment
of committees.
Adjournment for dinner.
Afternoon Session.
Song serYice-ReV. Mr.. Ford, Far
go.
Address-"Some Things That Can
Be Done by the Sunday Schools Of
Our Community Through the CO.
operation of the Sunday School
Workers" Supt H. r. Edwards.
Moorhead.
Reports of Committees.
Offering and pledges for the Sun
day School association work (All
receipts contributed to district
budget)
Song.
Adjournment for supper.
Evening Session.
Song service-Rev. Kelly, Dill
worth.
Address-"The Sunday Schools
Responsibility in Religious Educa-
tion," Professor Freeman, Fargo.
Offering.
Song-"America,"
Benediction
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In the Churches

First Presbyterian ehurcho:so The tooth anniversary of the
Thos. J. Graham, d. d.
First Church Of Christ Ninth and First
First Lutheran GhuTehEngh morning and Nrwgan evening
~ ice in the church on Fifth sire ct C. Dayick pastor
Baptist evening
preaching and communion Rally day with promotion Of
scholars will be observed in the Sunday school
First Congregational churchSunday services 1880 God In
His World. No service.
ST MarkSngh Lutheran churc service IL o'clock Sub
Christians Spiritual Wealth o'clock
n
Evening: A Call A..
day school 10 morning worship II o'clock The
Of Evening 1880 o'clock Subject Ruth
Cleaner
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Carey IL Base StenIer.


In the National league, Carey, OF
Pittsburgh, finished far in front for
base stealing honors with SO thefts to
his credit. Including Wednesdays
games, Gravath, of Philadelphia, ana
Robertson, of New York, were tied in
home runs, each having IL. Burns, of
the championship New York club.
brought his total of runs scored up to
103. Heinie Groh, of Cincinnati
trailed him with 81. Deal. of Chicago,
topped the sacrifice hitters with 20.
sHornsby, the st. Louis shortstop.
who finished second to Rousch in bat
ting, stretched his hits for total Of
248 bases, while the best Roush could
do was 236 bases. Hornsby drove out
1853 hits, which include 8 home runs,
rs doubles and Is triples. Roush made
is doubles, IA triples and 4 circuit
drives In team batting, Cincinnati
had 264 and New York $50.
Leading Abatters who played in half
of their clubs games: Roush, Cincin-
natl, 343; Hornsby, st. Louis, 322;
Kauff, New York, S07; Wheat, Brook
lyn, 305: Groh, Cincinnati. sos; Burns,
New York, 302;, Zimmerman, New
York 300; Smith, Boston, 297; Jack
Smith, St Louis, 297; Cruise, st. Louis,
296; Carey, Pittsburgh 296.
Leading pitchers participating in IS
or more games, rated according to
earned runs per game:
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BEARD is DELEGATE II
TO NATIONAL COUNCIL
Pastor of First Congregational
Church Leaves Sunday Afternoon
For Columbus, o.

DR.. r. A. Beard, Fargo, pastor OF
the First CONGREGATIONAL church,
leaves Sunday afternoon for Column
bus, o., where he will attend the BIZ
annual meeting of the National
Council of Congregational churches
Of the United States, Oct. 10 to II.
An excellent program, including adj
dresses and discussions of the most
important questions Of church and
national life, has been arranged.
There will also be annual meetings
of seven missionary societies Of the
denomination.
Besides being a delegate to the
meeting, DR.. Beard is member OF
the business committee OF the coun :
ell. This committee is composed OF
nine men from various sections OF
the country.
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MooRHEAD CHURCHES.

Trinity Lutheran church.
Worship in the Norwegian
language at 10:30; Sunday school
at 1905; worship in English at
7:30. Please note the change in
time of evening service.
Grace M. p. church--Rev. Mr..
Pearson OF Fargo will preach at
the morning hour; Bible school
at IL o'clock; evening service at
1880 In charge OF young people of
EpWorth league.
First Presbyterian church
Morning sermon, A Christianity
That Fits the Weakest and the
Strongest; evening address, Two
characteristics OF the Woman
Who Is Always Wanted.
st. Johns Episcopal church
Evening prayer and sermon on
Germany and Peace, by Rev. 8.
j. Hedelund. Sunday school at
noon. No morning service.
First Congregational church
1890, morning service, The
Worlds Appeal; 1915, Mems
Seminar. hrst meeting full at
tendance desireds Bible school;
7:80 sermon. Democracy In
Church and state.
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Eddie Murphy >aboVe) and Jim
Thorpe.

Utility men may not get the atten-
tion the rest of the stars are getting
but they are likely to be important In
this worlds series even so.
Eddie Murphy, the White Sox util-
ity outtielder, has seen service in two
worlds series. Jim Thorpe, who may
be called in to fill a breach for the
Giants has never been near a worlds
series ana has had no great amount of
big league experience.
Gotham fans and critics declare that
Jim has shown remarkable improve
ment in his batting since reJoinirg