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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
JOLIET MAY GET
LEAGUE FRANCHISE

Joliet, like other steel towns OF tins
country, has experienced a wonderful
era of prosperity since the European
war and 1t now appears that managers
and officials OF Three league BAH
are anxious to place team IN that
city Toilet fans. are more than pleas
ed with the class Of ball dishcd np 10
them by the Rivals, members o. sub
urban league that schedules games on
Sundays and holidays. AS many as
three and four thousand view the past
time. John f. Lux, sporting editor
OF the Herald News throws cold water
on the plans to transfer the Alton
club franchise to Joliet. Lux con
tends that the fans are being given
class G baseball when in reality the
club would have a hard time clinging
to any position In a class d orsaniaa-
ton. The following is taken from the
Herald as Lux's version OF the base
ball situation in the steel towr:
Minor leaguers are again casting
wistful glances at the fat attendance
at Joliet baseball games. It Is be-
iieved another effort will be mde TO
install ThreeI league team here
II sufficient backing can be obtained.
Joliet has never supported minor
league baseball and officials here say
that a minor league team would moi
pay expenses in this city, declaring
that this lis a c-game-a week
city, the fans refusing to attend week
day contests.
A telegram received yesterday b,
Joe Stenglo. member of the Jolie
Rivals club, indicates desire Of thu
Alton club to transfer Its franchise t.
this city. The telegram follows.
"Mr. Jarrett. who controls the AL
ton franchise In the ThreeI league
wants to know II Joliet would like 1t
transferred. Ben Gersdorff."
Stengle SAID last night ne never
heard Of Gersdorff before and cannot
understand why the telegram was
addressed to him. The Rivals are not
interested in financing minor league
team as the semi-pro squad now play
Ing at Dellwood park has been com
plete success and is putting up even
better brand of ball than is being
received by class G circuits.
Joliet's last venture IN minor league
baseball was franchise in the de
funct Northern association This lea
que did not finish the season and
Joliet dropped out few weeks after
the association was organized
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
MANY PLAYERS CALLED,
BUT VERY FEW STAY
Personnel of Teams In the Major
Leagues Changes Often.

When the ball players begin to tell
about the enormous profits made by
the magnates and demand larger cut
Of these profits than they may happen
to he getting at the moment they over
lool; one very important item.
This Is the enormous amount that
must be charged to depreciation each
season. There probably is no other
business In which this item Is proper
tlonately SO large. unless perhaps 1t II
the munitions making game. In which
an explosion is likely to blow the plant
right Off the map at any moment.
1t is. Of course. among the players
that the depreciation takes place. On
the buildings and grounds the rate Is
just about normal. but the athletes
have to be renewed often. and hardly
one comes into possession Of big
league club without considerable ex-
pense being involved In his acquisition
Just to cite an example of how fast
a ball clubs personnel changes. take
the roster Of the Tigers at the begin
ming of the 1915 season, There is a
picture banging in President Navlns
Office that was taken opening day two
years AGO Twenty-eight men are In
the group.
Manager Jennings and Coach Jimmy
Burke may be listed as noncombatants.
which leaves only twenty-slx active
players. OF this number only twelve
remain on the Detroit muster rolls.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
SCOOP
JUNE.

JUNE.
, Thru europe's war-swept spaces,
Walking with tarnished shoon
Der silent. upturned faces,
There comes 4 saddened June.
No little white flowers meet her..
Only the vivid red.
Tie scarlet blossoms greet her,
That root where men have bled.
The lips that whispered trifIes
TO welcome her are dumb:
She hears the voice of rifles,
The rattle of the drum.
From where the sweet wild grasses
Once grew. there comes the smell
OF heavy, scrid gases
Like fumes escaped from hell.
She sees the ocean folding,
Upon its bosom deep,
dany a mother holding
A child in endless sleep;
And women who fell screaming
Before the boodmad clans.
u find, in their long dreaming.
Eafth's heart more soft than mans
She hears the lannon's thunder.
She hears the labored breath
of boys who gaze in wonder
Upon the face Of death,
She Gees the torn citations
That human folly filings
On affairs Of its nations
To feed the pride OF kings.
Thru Europe's war-swept spaces,
Walking with furnished shoon
Der silent, upturned faces
There comes saddened June.
No little white flowers meet her;
Only the vivid red
And scarlet blossoms greet her,
That root where men have bIed
Walter TIL nbull, in N. Y. World
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
ideals In Statuary.

One scarcely realizes until he comes
into personal contact with South Amer.
lean institutions and people the differ.
ence Of traditional ideals with which
North and South America were found.
ed While through our parks aud com
mons In New England we find statues
of the early pilgrim father with stat!
In his hand and the Bible under his
arm. here In these republics we find IN
the parks the mailed warrior witt
lance and sword, the emblem Of th,
Spanish adventurer who first came t.
drive out the Indian from his posses
sions, to loot his gold and to place upol
the country and its Inheritance tn,
stump Of Ills ruthless ambitions. Chris
tan Herald.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
Picture In piaouina.

Many and strange have been the vi
eissltudcs of some Of the worlds great
est pictures, and n fine painting which
IA owned IN England hns an interest
ing history. This remarkable picture
which for some years consisted OF d
painting Of flowers, was pronounced b,
an art dealer to be merely mask fol
some other picture, aud on his receiv
Ing permission he gradually cleanet
off the flowers, discovering underneath
d very fine portrait Of Charles |. b,
Van Dyck. II Is supposed that the por
trait was thus disguised In order t
save II from destruction by the Round
heads at the time Of the common
wealth. london Standard.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
Tho Eagle.

According to an ancient notion, the
eagle renews it's strength when very
old. 1t mounts aloft until 1t comes
near the sun. when. scorched by the
heat, 1t throws itself into the sea.
whence 1t energies full Of renewed
vigor. Some commentators have sup
posed that the passage In psalm ciit.
3. Thy youth Is renewed like the
eagles" alludes to this old fable But
the more probable fact is that 1t refers
to the strength and vigor which char.
acterize the eagle even In old age. =
HornprS
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
International News Sports Editor.

New York. June 9-louth has
been served in four of the last five
battles for the lightweight champion
ship.
Freddie Welsh alone stands out as
the only lightweight In recent years
who captured the coveted crown from
younger man, and at that Welsh did
not win clean-cut. decisive victory
He came into possession of the cham
pionship by winning on points.
Benny Leonard, the new king OF the
lightweights, Is twenty-one years OF
age He won the championship from
Welsh. who is thirty-one years old
now
Welsh captured his title at the age
of twenty eight, winning from Willie
Richie In 1911. when Richie was in
his thirty-third year This event
marks the only occasion over a
stretch of twelve years in which youth
was not triumphant,
When Willie Richie beat Ad VOL
CAST for the championship in 1912 he
was twenty-one years old. while VOL
CAST had seen twenty-four summers.
/ Wolgast won the title from Battling
/ Nelson at the age of twenty-five, and
at that time the Battler was twenty
eight years old, according to the rec
ords.
Nelson also won the title in the
early twenties He was in his twenty
third year when he defeated Jimmy
Britt the first time in 1905. Britt was
twenty.six
Aud so on, back through the years
1t will be found that on most occa
sions youth has triumphed. Benny
Leonard. now only twenty-one years
old, stands out as the most perfect
champion developed since the days of
Joe Cans He has a greater number
of championship characteristics than
any Of the title holders of recent
years. and as far as brains go, he
IL the posscscr of more brilliant
fighting brain than Cans had
Nearly all of the veteran critics
who have written of Beny Leonard
class him as the wonder-boy of the
ring. and he deserves the high ratinf
that has been given him for The most
obvious of reasons.
First Of all. Leonard Is now in tn,
full bloom of his youth, and he is de
tremined to keep youth as long as he
can. After he won the title from
Welsh he went home to his mother
He did not go out with the BOYS t.
, celebrate, like so many boxers would
have done, for he Is young man o
1 careful habits.
l4eonard's mechanical ability in tn,
ring Is secOrd to that of no champion
Of the past He is wonderfully cleye
{ and one of the greatest ring general
: VINO mas ever worn the crown Hi
hcadwork in making his fights il al
. other asset that has won him unlim
tied praise. He thinks like nasl
and he never forgets a weakness or
strong point in. his opponents. Fun
thermore, he packs a knockout punch
Physically Leonard is perfect 70
his size and inches He isn't bunc
or whip cord muscles. but he is we
filed out for his size and hard a
nails. He Is a youthful champion.
champion who bids fair to hold hi
title for an unusual length of tim,
y even though he keeps to his promis
to meet all corners
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
JACK DILLON EMLlSTS
IN u. S. NAVY TODAY

Indianapolis, Ind, June 11--Jack
Dillon, indianapolis boxer, has signed
up to take the Kaiser on for few
rounds. He enlisted in the United
states navy and expects to be sent to
one OF the naval training schools
soon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
Pa W.. Rloh..

Pa snys yon keep almost everything
here" said the small son Of the village
editor.
4 guess your pas about right" re-
piled the owner Of the general store.
And pm says continued the little
chap, "thr rcnsen you keep 40 many
things Is lscsausc you don't advertise. I"
-Chicsgo News. II
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
WESTERMAN LEADS AT
OTTAWA RIFLE CLUB

The following are the scores made
yesterday morning by the marksmen
of the Ottawa Rifle Club at Their
range north OF this city. The contest
was from distance of 300 yards. SLOW
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11

Cuba lies wholly within the tropics.
A line drawn south from Pittsburgh
would pass directly through the is
land.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11

Seventy per cent Of the 400 brlghtcs
stars are redder than a normal sta'
and 81 per cent of the 400 faintest a..
more blue than normal.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11

The Hebrew instrument made of thv
horn of ram. sometimes of an OK. has
been usually, translated trumpet" hli
"cornct" is the more proper transla'
tion.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11
STANDING Of CLUBS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Batteries: Schalk Williams, O'NciI
Gcumhe, klcpier Baghy.
Games Today.
Chicago at New York.
St Louis at Boston.
Cleveland at Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11

Man Is not z giraffe by any means
bn, wnM d Met6 eirl4rpS along b
can twist his neck IN q dozen diilfcyrn
waya Oakland Tribune,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11

Hatteries. KiIlIfer, Alexander, shy
der. Watson, IIeastman, Steele.
At Cincinnati.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-11

Games Today.
New York at Chicago.
Boston al Pittsburgh
Philadelphia at ST. Louis.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-18

Letter TO New York Timee. There
have been here, In Paris, many touch
ing expressions Of the gratitude, OF
The fiFat soldiers who arrived here
have been greeted with extraordinary
manifestations or the most ardent pa
triotlc joy In return those fine
the nobility of their character =
/ myself have been by a mere
chance the object of one of these
manifestations, and 1t has moved me
SO deeply that i must tell you all
/ was waiting at the corner OF
rAHenue du Tfocaaero, all alone,
standing on the edge of the sidewalk,
wrapped In my sofnber mourning
clothes. It was 5 O'Clock in the aft
ernoon. i was not thinking of the
rides organized through Paris foT
the American boys, when, all OF a
sudden. an AUTO bus appeared decor
ated with the American and allies
fiags, and carrying at least forty of
our soldiers. A poilu, one of our men,
was driving, and next to him sat a
non-commissioned American officer,
who. seeing me, took of his hat and
with deep gesture. saluted me-. All
the soldiers In the bus rose ana re-
Behind this car at least twenty
more autos followed, the occupants OF
which, one after the other. repeated
the beautiful and touching homage to
my dead sons, while smiling to me
with an air both sad and resolute. I
saluted them also, and understood
we'll that they wished to say to me:
1--WE have come to night for them, to
complete the task they have begun!"
And 1 wished to tell them; Courage
ct merci"
for ali those valiant fellows! You can
we'll be proud of them, for we feel it
a glory to have at our side such SOL
diers In this struggle for right and
liberty.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-18

al viii be glad" remarked Lee
Eohls Cleveland manager, when the
time comes for us to have three UNI
plres assigned to every game. / have
seen enough of the three-umpire sys-
tenn this year 20 know that Il is 50 far
Ahead Of the two-umpire arrange
ment to permit of no comparison"
The reason for Lees argument was
the manner IN which Umpiree owen,
Aaliii and Mccormick worked At
manned behind the plate continually.
One chased back and forth between
first and third, while the third stuck
close to third base:
q IT SO happened that during the In
dian-Athletic series there were close
70 a dozen close decisions at third,
and, according 70 Coaches Fohl and
Howard and Third Baseman Evans. in
G1of one case did the umpire stationed
pants in the press box Il looked as if
the jumps missed several.
Hal Chase, a Cincinnati player, won
the National league batting cham
-p4enship last season and this year ii
looks as if another member OF the
Rhlnelanders would become the
league headliner OF swat The chap
nost remarkable outfielder developed
Nitlce the fortunate day. the Red Sox
paid the price OF a beef stew for Iris
Speaker.
Late averages show Roush batting
near the .s4f mark. which gives a
comfortable lead In the National
league for first honors. Roush Is q
natural hitter. When he puts his
swing against the ball 1t files with
tbs speed Of something being urged
on with guncotton.
He Is also fast enough TO beat out
the raps that take long hops or the
rollers that do q hesitation when they
@eave the bat.
Roush 10 no one-department star.
IN helaing he is a positive genius.
Like Speaker, he can play well IN for
The short liner and get out quickly
hould the ball be prodded over his
housh and Kaun are easily the best
elAyers out Of the federal league
aey are about the only justification
kar the FORMATION OF the angel cir
fHit. AcGraw bought KauM from the
eds On the loud pedal Five milen of
ooe type were wasted telling about
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-18

I II. McGraw bought Roush on the soft
pedal. Four city briefs were printed
IN America about T.
Both went south the following
spring with the Giants and New York
baseball critics aver that Roueh made
kauff look ike a white mule driven
by Emery Titfnhn In a match race
with Mabel TrAsk ariysn by dssra
Nevertheless McGraw couldn't see
Roush. The man who receives S40,444
year because OF his overwhelming
knowlaree Of baseball and HE super
iority over the seven dubs directing
cinnati for q song;
Today, or less than one season lat
er. Roush couldn't be purchased for
tlcian cost. the New York stockholders
about $4,000 In less than one year by
FivinB away a rare asset, q man who
Is on the way 20 reach Cobb and
Speaker hsisht. n baseball.
The victory OF Leo Giebel. Of the
New York Athletic club, over hts
champion teummate, Bud Goodwin.
In an S0-yhro scratch swim recently,
etAmps him the most promising Of
Americas middle distance swimmers.
A young schoolboy. III this month, ne
covered the open water course In 12
minutes, 1G as seconds, and PASSED
the quarter-inile mark In minutes,
rs z-5 seconds.
4
Ludy LANCER. OF Los Angeles.
worlds recordist at $40 yards, tried
for new hgures last year over the
same stretch Of water and could DO no
better than minutes, 3S 3-5 seconds.
Bearing In mind that LANCER was able
TO go his limit. while GiebeI naturally
had to save his energies Tor the extra
quarter before him, Il will be seen
that he displayed speed not an awful
lot behind that Of the famous Cali
fornian.
At all events ii is quite certain that
neither LANCER nor Ross nor any 9TH
or topnotcher Of the day attained die
beRs present ability IA middle dis
lance swimming az the lattar's age
The lad ta q young giant. standing
six feet and Weighing more than 80
pounds.
Pitcher Frank Decanniere's return
TO the game was brief Two weeks
after signing with San Francisco he
was certified for eervice ia the na-
tional army and had 20 turn ID hiA
baseball uniform tor khaki.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-18
WILL LOOK CADDOCK
OVER SECOND TINE
Claimant to heavyweight Wrestling
Championship, Once Rejected,
Called For REORGANIZATION.
tBy AssoeiAted press.l

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 1s.--Earl
Caddock of Anita, Ia, claimant 70
the worlds heavyweight wrestling
championship, will report to the To-
cal draft exemption board at At
lantic, Ia, on Oct. 4, for a second
physical examination for the new ma
tional army. He was rejected condi-
tionally several weeks ago, because
of blood poisoning. due TO diseased
tonstls.
In the meantime no further
matches are being booked for cad
dock, as 1t is expected he will be
accepted for the army. He made no
claim for exemption at his first ex-
animation. He was married this
summer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-18
BREAKS RECORD
Peter june Trota Fastest Half Mile
For Two-ysar-o Odds at Columbus.
INV AnaocintAd PrAssN

a@@@SNeAAAS0
Columbus, Sept. 1s-F1rst days
racing In the fall Grand Circuit
meeting here Monday was featured
by the excellent victory of Peter
June, the high priced colt being
campaigned by r. F. Gears Of Mem
phis, and the winning mile of Little
Frank D. in 2:02 IA in the first
heat OF the King stake pace for
2:05 eligibles, which event was UNI
finished at shutdown.
The Horse Review futurity for q
year-old trotters brought a field Of
eight to the starter. Nella Dillon was
the favorite in the auctions. the first
heat. and carried Peter June to the
half in 1:01 la, the fastest half mile
ever trotted In a race by 2-year-
old. The Bturdier Peter June, all
though tired at the clip had more
stamina left than Nella Dillon and
he won the heat in 2:07 Ia, new
race record for 2-year-olds this sea-
son. The second heat, he trotted in
2:08, winning as he pleased.
A. Valentine drove Straight Sail
70 a straight heat victory in the
2:10 trot, beating Ina Jay, q heavily
played favorite.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-18

Notice and Citation, Hearing Final
Account and Distribution OF Estate.
state Of North Dakota, County OF
Cass. In County Court, before Hon,
A. u. Hanson. Judge.
In the matter Of the Estate Of Lucia
c. Nuuamaker, Deceased.
Henry Amerland, Administrator
With Will Annexed, Petitioner, w.
Cora Amerland, Byron Nunamaker,
Walter ID. Nunarnaker, Oscar w. Nu-
ramaker, Ernest K. Nunamaker, Nina
Frances Major, Blanche Lucia Parry
Ethel Booth, Raymond Nunamaker,
Pearl Edna Bindles, Viva Nunamaker,
Velma Nunamaker, Harry /. Nuna-
maker, Royal Q. Nunamaker, Thelma
Nunamaker, Marvel Nunamaker, AND
Percy A. Nunamaker, Respondents
Notice and Citation, Hearing Final
Account and Distribution of Estate.
The State of North Dakota to the
above named respondents. and all
persons interested in the Estate OF
Lucia G. Nunameker, Deceased;
You are hereby notified that the
final account of the Administrator
with Will Annexed OF Lucia G. Nuna-
maker, late Of the City of Fargo. IN
the County Of Cass and State Of North
Dakota, deceased, has been rendered
TO this Court, therein showing that
the estate OF said deceased is ready
for final settlement and distribution,
and petitioning that his account be
distributed to the persons thereunto
entitled, his administration closed and
he be discharged; that Thursday, the
18th day of October. A. d. 1917, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of that day,
at the Court rooms Of this Court, in
the Court House, I'm the City of Far
go, County Of Cass and State of North
Dakota, has been duly appointed by
this Court for the settlement thereof
at which time and place any person
interested in said estate may appear
and file his exceptions, in writing, to
said account and petition and contest
the same.
And you, the above named respond
erts, and each Of you, are hereby cit
ed and required then and there to be
ana appear before this Court, and
show cause. If any you have, why said
account shall not be allowed, the res
idue OF said estate distributed. the
Administration OF said estate closed
and said administrator with will an
Dated the f7th day OF September.
A. ID. 1917.
(seaD A. g. HANSON,
Judge OF the County Court.
(Sept. 1928, Oct. 2-9-16, 1919
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-18
CITATION Upon HearIng Of Final Ae-

Citation Upon Hearing OF H1nal Ac-
count, and pRon ARplie ssa.SF. for
State OF North Dakota, County OF
Cass. In County Court, before Hon.
a. q. Hanson, Judge.
In the matter Of the Estate OF Maxi
milan Stern, Deceased,
Frank X. Sterns Petitioner, VS.. Adam
s. Greenebaum, Alfred X. Stern, a ni-
nor, North Dakota Children's Home
Society OF Fargo, North Dakota, Jew
ish Orphan Asylum Of Cleveland
Ohio, Denver Hospital for Consump-
phanage of Fargo, North Dakota, lSt.
John'e OrphanaRe OF Fargo, n. d.,
Emeiie Kahn, Emelie solomon anu
Malehett solomon, Reepon0ents.--Cl-
count, and Upon Application for Dis
tribution Of the Estate.
state OF North Dakota to the above
named Respondents, and all persons
Interested IN said estate;
Notice IL hereby given that Fanny
X. stern, Executrix Of said estate,
has filed in this court her Final Ae-
eouflt and Report OF her administra--
ton OF said estate under Letters Tes-
tamentary Issued 20 her. and has like
wise petftioned the court for De-
cree Of Distribution to the persons
entitled thereto, and that said estate
il ready for distribution and that
said Final Account Will be heard ana
said Application Tor dlstrfputlon OK
the estate will be considered by the
Court at the Court House at Fargo,
IN said county and state. on the 18TH
day OF October, 1917, at the hour o.
ten o'clock a. m, at which time all
persons interested in said estate may
BE heard.
September nth, 1917.
(Signed)
Al. q. HANSON,
Judge OF County Court, Cass coun-
~. N. d.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-18

Brown Claims Broken Bone in Hand
and Greh Gets Decision.
(Bv AsaooiatAd presA. }

Dayton, O., Sept 1s.-Harry Greb
Of Pittsburgh won over George
(Knockout) Brown of Chicago in the
ninth round OF q scheduled 15-round
bout here Monday night. At the end
OF the ninth round Brown claimed
he had broken O bone in his right
hand. He made little attempt to box
in the ninth so Referee Bauman
stopped the bout and gave the deci-
sion to Greb. -..
The men are Y1hfddIewefehts.