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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
BASEBALL
STORIES

The average yOungster In the big
leagues Is about one to club.
They used to call them another Ty
Cobb" Now it's another George Sis
ler."
The Newark International league
team hereafter will be known as the
Bears.
Fielder Jones thinks he has an iron
man In George Pennington, Il recruit
hurler.
Sam Rice, Senator Outfielder, is be-
ing made over into first-sacker by
Manager Griffith.
Matty doesn't want to pitch for Gin
clnnati. He hates to see himself 60
ing back that fur.
Take away George Sisler and Roger
Harnsby and the two st. Louis teams
would have to quit.
When Benny Kauff is hitting he
quits ordering bats and orders an
other new suit of clothes.
Warren Adams. Pittsburghs new
first baseman, Is Il lad of distinguished
South Carolina connections.
Reds and Cardinals would still be
playing Off the tie for last place II they
We're In the Glass A Billiard league.
One hundred st. Louis business men
have bought the Cardinals. Sure of
some one seeing the games, anyway.
Ban Johnson gets $4,000 per annum
for hiring the umpires. McGraw gets
$4,000 per season for batting them.
The Athletics have bats, balls, uni
forms, masks, gloves, n ball park, and
everything, just like regular big
league club.
Christy MathewsOn's idea, 1t Is re-
| ported, Is to take Il slice out of the
Reds pay envelopes for the time they
are all at sea.
Speaking of conservation we OBJ
serve that the baseball guides still re-
fer to 1t rs baseball, in spite of the
high cost Of white paper.
|
| Experts figure that seven clubs In
the American league have chance to
cop the pennant, but only one has q
chance to finish in the cellar.
There Is one Tiger recruit who does
not have to worry over the blue en-
velope. He Is John Couch, a pitcher
Tohn and his five brothers own n 49,
000-acre cattle ranch In Montana,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
DIAMOND
.NOTTS

For the ball players all schooners
are In the barred zone.
Some day the players, youths and
vets, will catch fly balls on bayonets.
Only seven clubs now stand between
the Reds and that long.coveted pen
nnnt.
As for that, there's many an umpire
who spends the whole season In
trance.
The White SoX win the pennant In
the spring us often rs the Reds
used to.
The New Orleans club has secured
Intielder Howard Baker from the New
York Giants.
Some day, maybe, baseball clubs will
start playing In the summer, instead
Of In the winter.
John COvaleskie, brother Of Harry
and Stanley, will himself take to
pitching this season.
Understand that Connie Mack Is go.
Ing to dock his players for the time
they are down In the cellar.
Latest move of the magnates to re-
duce expenses Is to dock pitchers for
the time they are up in the air.
Jack WfShop will help To increase
the batting in the International league.
He Is going to pitch for Baltimore.
One difference between the spring
and the autumn Is that only two major
league pennants have won in the au,
tumn.
When ballplayers go to war. certain
twirers should be placed In the dyna.
mite squad. They know all about
blowing up.
| ~ u tNtT Dt necessary 1DI
| Uncle Sam to call ballplayers to the
colors, all he'd have to do would be
to ring dinner bell.
| Pat DOnahue, catcher, who has been
out of the game for year or two, is
planning Il comeback with the Dayton
team of the Central league.
|
| If Shocks McGatligan sticks with
the Phillies Walter Maranville will
have close run for the distinction OF
being the smallest infelder in the
majors.
| The Milwaukee Brewers claim to
have one of the fastest baserunners in
captivity. He Is Ralph Heatley, n re,
crult. Ralph negotiated the distance
between the home plate and first base
In 0: 03 4-5 seconds.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21

Ter in the pitchers box again. After
pitching Sisler finds that his shoulder
muscles tighten up for several days,
throwing him off his batting stride.
Sisler Is n wonderful pitcher, but he
Is more valuable to the Browns as Il
batter. Jones, who was inclined to
belittle Sisler when he first took hold
of the Browns, now halls the collegian
as the most wonderful player he ever
saw. "Greater in some respects than
Cobb" says Jones, "and before the
year ends likely to replace Cobb as the
Best Ever"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
MUST REBUILD HIS SIGNALS
christy Mathewson With Cincinnati
and Larry Doyle With Cubs Mana
Ger McGraw Is Worried.

John McGraw Is going to have a
hard time of 1t with his signals this
season. They say he has n system that
he has used for years-a sort of deaf
and dumb alphabet scheme. Now that
Mathewson is with the Reds and Larry
Doyle with the Cubs, McGraw will
have to change his style, When Nc
Graw is shouting ut player and shnk-
ing his fist Mt him, he is giving sig
nal according to the way his fingers are
held.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
STATISTICS OF PARKS
Odd Facts Shown by Study Of
Baseball Situation.
Seating Capacity Of More Than One
Hundred Parks is but 8 Per Cent
Of Population--some Interest.
Ing Figures.

The recent discussion relative to the
high cost of baseball and the changes
suggested as tending to reduce what I'm
some cases Is close to prohibitive ex-
pense has led to some interesting state
ments and explanations. That some
are not based upon cold facts can be
shown by u careful study of the base
ball situation as 1t exists today.
II has been said that one reason for
the heavy expense in connection with
the management of Il baseball club Is
the building of parks and stands con-
siderably In excess of the prospective
attendance as warranted by the popu-
latiOn of the surrounding territory.
While this statement may be true I'm
one or two isolated cases, 1t Is not
borne out by existing figures i'm so far
as 1t applies to the general run of ma
jor and minor baseball leagues.
Build Expensive Parks.
In recent years some elaborate and
expensive ball parks have been con-
structed, especially in cities represent
ed I'm the National and American
does a comparison of the park seating
capacity and the city population show
that the accommodations are out Of
proportion to the attendance possibili-
ties.
Taking II leagues, scattered through
out the country, as n basis for compu.
tatiOn, II Is found that the total seat
ing capacity of all the parks aggregates
baseball parks Is but per cent of the
population of all the cities In which
these parks are located. In the case
of the larger class of cities the addition
Of the population figures of numerous
suburbs would make the percentage
still lower.
AS they stand the statistics show
that these II leagues contain clubs
which play In cities with total pOpu-
lation of 37,41G,O00. and that the seat
ing capacity of all the parks aggregates
but 1,1O6,SOO. AS Il result these parks
would be filed almost to capacity ut
each game If three persons out Of ev-
cry hundred of the population were to
attend the contests.
In Major Leagues.
In the case Of the major leagues the
parks will not seat even 3 per cent of
the population, the figures working out
nearer to per cent. On the other
hand, some Of the Southern and West
ern league parks will accommodate
close to Is per cent Of the surrounding
population. Seven of the leagues GOV.
er territory In which the total pOpula.
ton Of the club cities runs over the
million mark, while the other ten range
between one-Quarter and three-quart
ers OF million. The figures, showing
the population and seating capacity OF
parks by leagues, are as follows:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
CONNIE HAS MANY J0HNs0NS
Besides Bill In the outfield, Athletic
Manager Has Jlno and Ellie,
Two Twiriers.

Connie Mack has so many strange
names on his ball club even the Phil
adelphia experts are beginning to de.
spair 1t has now come to light that
he has two pitchers and an Outflelder
by the name of Johnson, thus cOmpli-
eating matters. One Is Ellis from the
coast, and other Is cling" last-year
leftover.
The outflelder is Bill Johnson, a Chi
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
PRACTICAL THEORY By FOIL
viii Not Permit Young Pitchers to
Use New Balls While Going
Through Training Stunts.

Manager Foil. during the short pc
Rod the first bunch of players worked
out ut New Orleans, refused to permit
the use of new baseballs, insisting that
the players toss about old wingy horse
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21

cago boy. Bill is expected to give Ping
BOdie and Thrasher, the Southern
league slugger n hard fight for per-
manent job chasing flies. Bill is a
hard hitter, fast on the bases and II
splendid fielder. He eXcels Bodie by
wide margin on the bases, and the
only reason BOdie will be given prefer
ence over him is on account of expert.
ence.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
LAJOIE TO PLAY FIRST BASE
Veteran Keystone King viii Hold
Down Initial Sack and Act as
Manager Of Torontos.

Napoleon Lajole, late Of the Philn'
delphia Athletics, and n veteran second
base star, plans to play first base with
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21

hides. There's reason for this.
Here's Fohl's theory:
"Give young ball player new ball
and he has tendency TO cut loose,
just to see how hard and how far he
can throw ii. With an old bali ii Is
different. In the first place I'm old ball
will not travel far; secondly, the boys
will see plenty of new balls before the
season Is over"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21

and simple, but 1t Is always a
possibility, for I once saw Hal
Chase turn the same trick In
practice, and "liid" Elberfeld
pull 1t in a game, but not with
such results as happened i'm
the minor league episode.
In the game in question,
the play came up In the last
half of the ninth, with the bases
filed, no one out, three runs
needed to tie and four to win.
1t happened the year after the
rule had been changed, and the
recruit umpire not being famil-
lar with the change, interpret
ed the play Incorrectly and u
riot followed. AT that, most of
the fans really did not know
what they were kicking about
at the time. most of the trouble
makers simply stirring up
things on general principles.
The batter, one of the hard
est hitters on the team. hit a
line drive I'm the direction of
the second baseman. 1t was
evident to the runners that the
ball was so far over the field
er's head that there was not II
chance for him to get 1t: at
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
KNEW REDS SIGNALS

II have often wondered" says
sgd, Smith, manager of the
Shreveport team, "if the seven
other big league clubs We're wise
to the Cincinnati Reds signals
last summer? If so, it would ac-
count for the sad showing. Now
that Il year has passed, I'll tell
you something: We knew every
signal that Herzog and his catch
ers had during the exhibition
games last spring, and that's the
real reason for our beating you
folks So thoroughly. Those signs
could he read by respectable
old lady with spectacles on, they
were so open, so easy to discov-
er. And If Il little minor league
club could catch your signals
that way, wouldn't the major
leaguers with their shrewd old
generals, do 1t much more cas-.
ily?'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
BILLY EVANS SOLVES BASEBALL PROBLEMS
written Especially for This the Famous American League


play of the smaller minor leagues several years
that probably will happen again. freak pure
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-21
IS MOST WONDERFUL PLAYER
That is Opinion Of Manager Fielder
Jones Who Was Inclined to BE.
little Sisler at First.

Manager Fielder Jones Of the st.
Louis Browns Is out with declara-
ton that he never will use George Sis
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20

of the proposed highway and it's maintenance. some 0f which The star will undertake iO give and dis cuss at an early date
 D. E. Myers made a speech delu- ileiv and strongly against lhe high way. accusing the bankers. lawyers doctors and city folks 0f trying Co saddle the cost of a great highway for their pleasure upon the poor farmer and laying great stress on ihe fact that personal property is not included with real estate in carrying the burden
 Judge Alley closed ihe meeting opening with bits of wit and non sense that brought down ihe house. and then going seriously and deeply into the issue under discussion. and making, all in all one of the very best short talks eyer heard in Polk county n behalf of what he deemed io be the greatest progressive move ever undertaken here
 Among those in attendance were a goodly number of staunch road ad- voeaies Of the highway from Hat field, Cove and Wickes, as well as quite a sprinkling of opponents from down the line. There also were many ladies in attendance. and all these showed on occasion a lively sympathy with the highway advocates
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
K. C. S. EXHIBIT AT POTEAU FAIR
Attendance During Three Days Es-
 timated at 5000 Persons.

J. Hollister Tull came in Thurs day from Poteau, Ok. where he and his assistant, Glen Wallace, had put up the Kansas City Southern rail- way exhibit for the LeFlore county fair which was in progress for the remainder of the week The exhibit had been on display at the district fair in Spiro during the first three days of last week, where Mr. Tull says il was estimated that over 5000 people viewed it on Tuesday He tells that one of the interesting features at the Spiro fair was the auction of a dozen or more big wat ermelons, the largest of which weighed 80 pounds and measured i0 inches in length. It was sold for S2.50 The proceeds of the sale were donated to the Red Cross fund by the grower of the melons.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
I. X. MOORE SHOT
 10 DEATH MONDAY
Bob Beavers, Whose Daughter Moore Married, and From Whom He Was Divorced, Fired ShOtS-BOth
 Prominent in NeighborhoOd.

T. K Moore. a gin and mill man, was shot and killed at S:30 Monday morning at Grannis by R. l.. Bob Beavers, a farmer Both are prom inent in their neighborhood and well known over Polk county. The shooting was a result of an old trou- ble.
 A corOner's jury was called and the body viewed. further action be- ing held up pending the arrival of Judge Wright Prickett assistant prosecuting attorney
 At the time of the killing Moore was at the depot, engaged in conyer- sation with w. E. Clinton, a lum- herman When Beavers came up he told Clinton he wanted to talk with him. and as Clinton turned away, Moore tried to get behind him. Beavers, armed with a double-bar- reled shotgun loaded with buckshot, lat once fired at Moore, the charge hitting him in the arm Moore fell Co the ground and Beavers fired a second charge into his head, killing him instantly Beavers then sur rendered to the officers.
 The affair is a result of an old trouble, and was not unexpected on the part of persons knowing the conditions. Moore. some years ago married Beavers daughter, they lat CT being divorced.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
MANY FRIENDS PAID RESPECTS.
\ Large Attendance at Funeral of
 Mrs. E. <. PeteGsh.

The funeral services for Mrs B. $. petetlsh. held at the home in Acorn "Wednesday of last week at 1 ?. m., conducted by Dr. L. W. B. Long of the First Nj. l.. church of Mena, were largely attended by the friends and neighbors of the Acorn community. IL was a comfort to the bereaved husband that all of the children, as we'll as the brother of the deceased, were able to attend the services. The surviving children are Harry J. petensh of Fort smith, Mrs. T. r. Heaslett of DeQueen, and Mrs. A. c. Bare of Kansas City. The brother, .C. w Deardorff, came from his home in Hastings. Neb. A half brother Ruben Bowers, who lives in Kensaw, Neb., was unable to be pres ent lnterment was in the I. o. O. F. cemetery, and a number of neigh bors and friends came from Acorn to be at the services at the grave.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
MORE FINE CATTLE
 ID POLK COUNTY
Watkins Bros. Secure 100 Head oi Thorobred Aberdeen Angus Heif- CTS from TeNas-NOw Have
 Herd of i2l of This Breed.

W. F.. Watkins, acting for himself and brother D. M., last week pur- chased 100 head of thorobred Aber- deen Angus heifers, mostly bred, at Rochelle, Tex and reached Mena with the stock saturday night. They now are in the Watkins pastures in the south side of town. The stock was secured from Richard Sellman, a large breeder about 200 miles west of Fort Worth. The price paid was $50 a head and MT Watkins places the cost, delivered, at about S5,35O. They weigh about $50 pounds each and certainly make a fine sight for stock lovers.
 The Watkins Bros, now have 12i head of the hornless black cattle, 2l registered stock. Of these last IS were bought from the famous l.. K. Kershaw herd at Muskogee and s from a Missouri breeder.
 Aside from the money-maklng feature, the Watkins brothers have genuine patriotic interest in see- ing Polk countys hills and valleys pastured by high-grade stock, and, with others who have watched de- velopments, are convinced that for country of this character, no breed is quite so good as the Aberdeen IAngus.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
TRoM THE nTY sCnOOLs

Supt. C. K. Wilkerson of the ciD schools reports thai the first week of school closed with a total enroll ment Of 6l2 pupils There was lit- tie time lost at the opening of school since Che classification was attend ed during the first week. In the High school there has been week of good work. and the work m lhe grades has gone along splendid- ly, even tho somewhat handicapped by the failure of the new books to arrive. The work in the Central and Southsidc buildings will continue along the lines carried on last week until such time when the books do arrive. The pupils and patrons VIII be notified by the teacher when the new books are to be purchased Taken all in all Superintendent Wilkerson is very much pleased with the way the schools have started of, and he sees prospects for year of good work.
 Al the regular teachers meeting held last Tuesday Mr. Wllker- son took up with the teachers the matter of cooperating with Supt w. Homer pigg in making the annual educational rally and school fair a success. It is the purpose Mr. Wilkerson states, to have the city schools cooperate with every educational movement in the coun- ty, and to make the cooperation more effective he invites the teach CTS and pupils of the county to visit the Mena schools whenever con- Venient
 Mr Wilkerson. as member oi the committee appointed recently at the meeting of the Polk county Med ical Association, called a meeting Ol the committee for Saturday after noon for the purpose of drafting 8 diagnosis chart to be used in mak- ing a medical inspection of the pu- pills. It is planned to have the char used turnout the county. The oth- CT members are Dr. H. c. Rushing Dr. T. M. Fletcher, and Dr. B. H Hawkins.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
Death of Mrs. Nancy J. Phillips.

Undertaken Alex. Patton was called to Wickes last Saturday to prepare for burial the remains of Mrs. Nancy J. Phillips, wife of Ed. Phillips, living three miles west of Wiekes. Mrs. Phillips died Friday night from the effects of cancer of the breast The remains were shipped to the old home in Black burn, Washington county, for inter- meut having been taken thru on train No. { Saturday afternoon Mrs. Phillips is survived hy her husband and two sons and a daughter, One ok the sons is in the selectiVe draft liSi and has been ordered to report for service on "Wednesday of this week.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
- . 7777777-77777---7-- BUTTER FAT WANTED.
Polk County Farmers Asked to En-
 gage in Dairying for Market.

In response to inquiry from Sec retary Eastin of the Commercial Club, Messrs. Watson X Aven of Fort Smith, write at length of the present high prices paid the farmer for but ter fat, and MT. Eastin asks that the Polk county farmers who now have milk herds, or who will en- gage in the business, to call at the Commercial Club office for detailed information respecting price of cream, the proper care of cows and the manner and time of making shipments. MessIs. Watson X Aven also state that if the supply of cream will justify, they will es- tablish a cream station at Mena and pay cash as the product is brought to them. The present price of but ter fat is if cents the pound, and this price is expected to materially advance as winter approaches.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
HURT IN PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
Culvert Broke, Boy Fell and Gets a
 Broken Arm.

Edwin, the three-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. T. A. Winton sus- tained a comminuted fracture of his right arm between the elbow and shoulder last Tuesday when he was thrown from a wagon and a wheel passed over his arm. The accident happened within thirteen miles of Muse, where the little fellow was taken and given emergency treat ment by Dr. c. k. Watkins. He was brought to Mena Wednesday, and the fracture was reduced Thursday by Dr. P. R. Watkins, assisted by Dr. J. C. Hilton. Mr. and Mrs. Winton and children and Mrs, Frank Boyles were on the way to Muse when the accident happened. The wagon broke thru a culvert, and as it dropped the little lad was thrown from his fathers lap, falling be- hind the front wheel, and as the slipped back the wheel passed over the boys arm. crushing the bone the width of the tire.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
WANT TO GET ON HIGHWAY.
Landseekers Now Have Eyes Look.
 ing Towards Sevier County.

Mir. and Mrs. C. $. Tankersley and daughter returned Thursday from an automobile trip to Texas, having been away for four weeks. They spent most of the time near Sher- man, Tex, where Mrs. Tankersley has relatives living. The entire trip over 600 miles, Mir. Tankersley states, was made without a pune ture and with little engine trouble. They found on the return that Se- vier county is making good head way with the Jefferson highway, and Mr, Tankersley states that he was told that inquiries were al- ready coming from landseekers who wanted to buy farms on or near the highway.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
Heart Trouble Caused Death.

Miss Geraldine Lewis returned last Thursday from McAlester, Ok, whither she had accompanied Mrs. A. J Robbins, to attend the funeral services of Dr. A. J. Robbins, which were held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock under the auspices of the Masonic lodge. Miss Lewis reports Doctor Robbins came to his death thru an attack of heart trouble. and had been found dead in his room early Monday morning. the indica- tions being that he had passed away several hours before.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
NJ NJ. LOWTHER BADLY HURT.
Kick of Mule Terribly Shattered Cheek B0ne--In Critical Condition.

NJ. NJ Lowther of Rocky was seri- ously injured Wednesday, when he was kicked in the face by a mule. Dr. C. A. Campbell was called to at tend him, and later Dr. P. R. Wat kins was called out to assist. 1t was found that the left cheek bone was so badly crushed that 1t was deemed necessary to take out almost the entire bone. Dr. Watkins per- formed the operation. and while the patient passed thru the operation all right, it is feared that he will be in a critical condition for some time.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-09-20
Improving Business Property.

w. J. Stratton, who recently bought the Hope business block on DeQueen street, together with oth- er properties belonging to the Hope estate, has begun extensive improv- ments on the business buildings A concrete walk is being built on the north of the buildings along Jansen avenue, the floors in the two south rooms are being rebuilt, the fire walls are being repaired, and later the rooms are Co be repainted and prepared for occupancy