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against something they knew nothing
ABOUT, l had an advantage. ~,t.
IF you can bluff fellow into bc
lieving you are better than he is, you
have him licked before you start.
That is really the success of the
Shine BALI So long as Speaker
Chapman, Baker, Pipp and other
heavy batters of the league thought
was feeding them something 'phon-
ey,' had something on them. 1t is
the same proposition that beat Terry
McGovern in his famous fight against
Young Corbett.- Conbett was not the
better man. but he made 'McGovern
think he was. ~ l.
81 have been accused of everything
but murder this year. They have said
l used talcum powder, licorice, and a
number of other things on the ball.
But they have never found a single
instance in which they could really
get the goods on me.
my uniform has been stolen from
the club house on several occasions
Some of the ballplayers found out
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Amt Nature
Wonderful
NUTTY KNOWLEDGE
BY Gene Ahern

. Musicians who play wind in
struments find it affects their
lungs, but accordian players rar,
ly are troubled that way because
of their instrument. J.
An ostrich is a much more va|u-
able animal because Of it's tail
than polar bear. hi
~ is said by authorities thai
foot rulers with number 1875 on
them are almost extinct. -. : 4
X And. shoe store foot rulers are
act necessarily II inches.
And the fella who made the
statue with hands II inches in
length didn't Just do it because if
he added another inch to each
they would he foot. . .,-t IS
An eyeless needle would be a
Very useless article but "a hole
less doughnut wouldn't lose any
eff it's value. 80
You don't ssv 20! -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-28

New York, Sept. 2S.-In the long
history of world series play for the
championship of the baseball universe
it is doubtful if any previous contest
of this character aroused the wide
spread interest, which has been en-
gendered by the coming clash be
tween the Chicago Americans and the
New York Nationals. Although world
series play is not new to either OF
the cities represented by clubs in the
finale OF the professional baseball
year. it will be the first time that New
York and Chicago clubs have met for
the premier honors Of the diamond.
This is all the more remarkable
when it is considered that the world
series dates back to 1884 and has con-
tirlued lin one form or, another al.l
with but few breaks for more than
thirty years. The ensuing series will
be the twenty-sixth since the Prov.
dence club OF the National league
laced the Metropolitan team of the
American association in the initial
contest back in 1884 and emerged
victor in. three straight games. It
will also be the thirteenth played I'M
der the code and jurisdiction OF the
National commission which in 1903
arranged for an annual meeting De-
tween the pennant winning clubs of
the two major leagues. "a > ... p,
OF the twelve series staged under
these rules the American league
teams have won seven and the Ma
tional league clubs five. Sixty-six
games have been played of which the
Americans have won 80 and the Ma
tionals 81 with two resulting in tie
contests. But one run divided the rec
ords of the two leagues in this re.
spect as during these sc games the,
National league players havc crossed
the plate 223 times to their rivals
222. ...r ..., ..
Another, interesting features of the
meeting of the Chicago and New
York clubs is the fact that both may
be said to hold charter membership
in their respective organizations. The
New York team entered the senior
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MAY Be
! : .. BIC STAR A R IN
Opening CANE
-" 49,
Little or No Attention Has Been
49,, I r,.,.s 4 ..>, .
Paid by} the Donesters to
Williams
BY PAUL ,PURMAN.

With the White Sox-So far as
know not much attention has been
paid to the part Lefty Williams may
play in the series.
Williams has been pretty generally
neglected by most players and critics
with whom l have talked about the
big event. -.
But Williams may be very valuable
in at least one game, the first one he
pitches, If Rowland picks him to start.
In Lefty's few years in baseball
he has never lost an opening start
against any club. -''''}
Precedent doesn't count, you may
say-maybe not-but the fact of the
matter is Williams has won every
game he has ever pitched against any
club, major or minor, and there is no
more reason for believing this won't
work out in the world series as we'll
as at any other time.
Williams is death against left-hand-
ers. Cobb, Speaker, Ccllins--any of
the great southpaw hitters of the
league candidly admit Williams is one
Of the toughest pitchers in the league
for them to- hit. j X ....s..
In the Sox batting practice Johnson
and Collins chase Williams off the
field every time he attempts to pitch
to them ,sso~e -. $780,. / .r-.~- &c., ~
Williams has peculiar habit of
stepping between the ball and the bat
ter when he is using a new, white
ball. His uniform shirt is kept spot
. lessly clean, the effect being that the
batter loses sight of the ball on &C.
count Of the white background Of his
shirt: 4 y do i i. i l.. &
II don't know why it is can always
win against club that has never seen
my pitchiug Lefore, but l have had
remarkable luck that way" Williams
, told me. r..
The same thing works out against
individual players as a general rule
Let any player, no matter how good
hitter, face me the first time and
usually take care of him. Confidence
! may have "a great deal to do with it
| have grown rather used to disposing
of men in their first games against me
and am pretty confident whenever
face new man,
II this is a criterion, Williams, the
| neglected. miPht prove to he the Rahe
| Adams or BeGient of this series.
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Contest Befween Giants
e q. And White Sox Arouses
Fans Of Entire Nation

baseball circuit on formation in 1876
and finished, sixth that season. At
the close of the schedule play the
combination dropped out and did not
return until 1888 from which date it's
connection with the National league
has been continuous. The Chicago
White Sox played q prominent part
in 1.-The forming Of the American
league in 1900 and has also held con-
tinuous men, ership; in, the junior
league since that year. ...,e,t
!, During this period of eighteen years
the White Sox have won four pen
nants capturing flags in 1900, 1901
1906 and 1917. The CLUB has figured
in but one World series,t however,
meeting and defeating the Chicago
Nationals by four games to two in
-19O6. The New York Nationals have
IA more extensive record In this res
pect owing to longer connection with
the senior league. Sine 1875 the Club
has won seven league championships
and three world series, and its aver
age position for 36 seasons is four
and very small fraction. Chicago,s
showing in this department of the re-
CORDS is even better, the White iSOx
having gained the high average of 80
over "a stretch Of 18Fyears.# %#&
q Pendants rewarded the wor Of the
New York club players in 1883, 1889.
1904, 1905, 1911,y]1912, 1913 and: again
this season. In 1888 the Giants de-
feated the st. Louis American Associa-
ton team in the world series of those
days, ten games to four, and the fol-
lowing season won from Brooklyn nf
the same circuit six games to three.
In 1905 they defeated the Philadel-
phia Americans four games to one,
having refused to meet the Boston
Americans the previous year., The
Philadelphia Athletics secured re-
venge when the teams met in 1911
winning four games to two. Boston
Red Sox maintained the American
league record by defeating the Giants
four games out of seven in 1912 and
the next season Philadelphia repeated
at the New York clubs expense, win
ming four games to>one. .e,s.. 4Ea
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It's Purely Psychological, Says
: 'Jinx' Pitcher, Who Denies
Use Of Licorice Or ANY Other
! ! =
Material Thing.
By PAUL PURMAN.


(1he Tribune's Sporting Expert)
Copyright, 1911, by the Newspaper
''' Enterprise Association)
What is the "shine ball?" What will
it mean in the world series? Will Ed
die Cicotte he able to fool the cream
of the National league with something
American league players claim he has
fooled "Ban" Johnson with all this
season, helping the Sox to cop the
American league pennant?
Or-is the Shine BALI a myth?
am going to tell you what Eddie
Cicotte says about it himself. Eddie
is given credit with being the invent
or and the originator Of this delivery
which astute batters Of the American
league has resurrected him from an
early trip to the bushes.
Here is the story of Cicotte on
his work: :.
1.-The talk about the shine ball this
year has probably had a great deal to
do with the making one of the leading
pitchers in the American league. |
can state -truthfully that the talk has
done me more good than any so-called
Shine ball
1T was merely matter of psychol-
ogy. ] outguessed the other fellow.
$50 long as the batters in the
league felt that they were batting
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wore rubber pocket in the trousers
of my uniform and imm ediately start
cd howl about-it. e.. ..,u 49, r..
"That was mighty fine stuff for pub
LEFTY, but the very fellows who did
most of the talking about the rubber
pocket knew. that practically every
pitcher in the league wears a rubber
pocket, which was invented by Ed
Walsh, who used to carry slippery elm
tablets in it to help his spit ballpitch-
ing.
'.The fact IS, cannot chew licorice.
1t is nauseat ting to me. Twill say to
you that do not use talcum powder
or any Of the other artificial aids l
have been accused of using on the
ball, but, as said before, the secret
Of this shine BALI has not been ma
terial. 1t has been psychological.
"The main benefits L have. derived
have Eeen from letting the other play
ers. who have batted against me, do
most Of the talking, while / kept still
and kent on working, as have work
cd since ] have been in this league"
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Past Seasons Have
Seen Mediocreties
< w ~ Make Lu11inosilles

rne big baseball classic. The year be-
fore that it was Baker IT,. .G:e
In 9O9 Babe, Adams upset all the
dope and beat Detroit out Of a worlds
championship .:
II records for this year are to have
anything to do with 1t, Eddie Cicotte
or one of McGraw's southpaws should
be the hero this year, but if former
precedents hold good it will be some
one who is not even considered in
that role right now.
Will it be McMullen, the wonderful
young inhelder of the Sox,, OF Jack
Smith, the rookie second baseman,
who has capably filled Herzog's shoes.
1t is a question only the big series
can decide. but it is certainly worth
thinking about. q, ,'..-s -lJ,t. >r,>' e.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the matter of the estate OF Died.
ena Walton. deceased. '>..-'
Notice is hereby given by the un'
dersigned Robert L. Walton, execu-
tor Of the last will. of Diadena Walton
late of the city Of Bismarck In the
county Of Burleigh> and state of North
Dakota, deceased, to the creditors Of,
and all persons having claims against,
said deceased, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication of
this notice. to-, said executor at the
office lof the Northern Express com.
pany in the City Of Bismarck In said
Eurleigh county, North Dakota.
Dated September rs, A. D. 1917.
: ~ I ROBERT l.. WALTON, :
~, Executor.
Newton, Dullam & Young, {. ~,
I Attorneys for Executor,
Bismarck, N. D. "er
9 %; 10-5 IL 10
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rubbing the back Of your neck
with the elbow.
McMullin is another gabby bird.
He's got the sphinx looking like
a side show barker for chirps.
2 With Red Faber it's differ
ent. Between chewing cut plug
or talking, he chooses chewing.
While we re at it. Buck"
Weaver is sporting a new hat.
1t fits his shoulders beautifully.
The Sox are heavy for jewelry.
A street corner diamond merch-
ant umloaded about half ,bushel
If two bit diamonds on the crew
in their hotel lobby.
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Extend Helpino Hand.

Many Of the worlds failures would
have been splendid successes, If, in
their struggling stage, some one had
reached out a helping hand to them
had spurred them on when the bitter.
ness of disappointment crushed them.
There is, indeed, moral here. The
woman isn't living who cannot do some
CIT OF good. Then let her lose no
time in doing tin Offering the word
OF hope or encouragement which Sis
the greatest stimulus the world eyef
knew. &a4
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Who is to he the hero of this world
series? What players work will
stand out head and shoulders above
them? VIII it be an unknown young
ster such as Robe of the sox in 1906
or will it be d regular like Baker in
1911? ... g., -. r...r
In past years the heroes have usu-
ally been players who surprised even
the most sSudSeus dopes1ers' Last
year it was Gardner. The year before
Duffy Lewis In 1914 Hank Gowdy
surprised the world with his sensa-
tional hitting and catching 80 ~ ,
In 1912 Eedient, a pitcher OF only
mediocre ability outpitched the great
Matthewson and became the hero of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-28
Weather Has Made History.

All through history, from classic
times down to the present, the inter-
vention OF the weather has turned the
tide of wars. No wonder that COM
manders, kings and nations used to
pray for favorable weather when their
fortunes were at stake. There was
a time, both in pagan days and later
under the Christian cycle thattsno
army went into battle without Offering
deyout supplications for fair day or
z foul, as best suited their aims.
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With the White Sox.

Wien asked what he did be-
fore going in baseball, Joe Jack
son renlied, "played baseball. -
It will be we'll worth the admis-
sion price when "Buck" Weaver
and "Raw Meat" Zimmerman
get Going. .'-'''-''' ...
They'd play a better game
9TH glove on each hook of the
3-oz. class.
Irvine to get some chatter out
Iof "Reb'' Russell is as easy as
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With the White Sox.

F'rinstancc. "Pants''
Rowland, mgr. of the
White Sox, and 23rd
And last man of
The team, according
To himself. He's a
Big league mgr in
A class by himself
Just because he
Pins the roses on
His players only.
Try to get him
To chirp about
Himself and he
Starts off lauding
His men from
The king pin
Down to the
Bat boy and
When he has
Finished with
The men, he's
MINDED and
Can't say anything
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! NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE

STATE or NORTH DAKOTA, Coun-
I Fty Of Rnrleigh-SS: ".
In District Court, Sixth Judicial Dis
trict. r,l - -
Mckenzie Mercantile Company, a
corporation. plaintiff, vs.. Andreas
Mahlhoff. Defendant.
,nNotice is hereby given, that by vir-
tue OF an execution issued by the
clerk OF the district court, of the
Sixth, judicial district, held in and
for, Burleigh county, North Dakota,
upon ia judgment rendered in district
court, in favor of the above named
plaintiff Mckenzie Mercantile COM
many, and against the defendant An.
lreas Mahlhoff, upon chattel- mort.
gage foreclosure have levied upon,
seized and taken the following de-
seribed personal property of defend.
ant to-wit: ~::g'.. -. ~, ',--,.,.>-
none 4 h. p. r. U. John Deere Co.,
gasoline engine, one No. 5 Duplex
fsed mill, 20 It. 5 In. rubber betting;
one il inch John Deere gang; one
hay gelding, 7tyears old, weight i, 4O0
lbs, named Prince; ION roam gelding,' 3
years, old, weight 1900 lbs. named
Eeder; one bay gelding, s years old,
weight 1000 lbs, named Dutch; one
gray gelding. : years old. weight 1,3a0
lbs. named Scott, one bay gelding,
years old. weight 1900 lbs, named
Dan one white gelding. I years old
weight 1900 lbs, named Billy; one
bay mare, s years old, weight 1880
las, named Kitty; one gray mare Z
years DID, weight 1900 lbs, named
Queen; on black gelding, Syears old
weight 1,l5O1 lbs. no name; zone bay
mare, 3 years old, weight 1000 lbs
NO, name; one yearling mare colt; 5
head Smilch cows. 3 red and 2 black:
On@9 1T. Van Brunt single disc drill;
which shall expose for SALE, and sell
at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash or bankable paper on
Monday, the first day of October,
1917 at the hour. of 2 o'clock in the
afternoon of said day on the prem
ises Of said Andreas Mahlhoff, NEA
Sec. q, Twp. IA, Range Is, north Of
Wing 81 - , ...y.. a. (.
Dated this 21st day of September,
1917.
J. P. FRENCH,
Sheriff of Burleigh County, N. d.
Wade A. Beardsiey, {
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Wilton, n. D.
e-21 % "a % Is q % 20; 10-1
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About himself. So .
When you start out
TO interview "Pants"
Rowland about himself
You won t need any
Paper or pen. We'd
Suggest that Rowland
Be put in the -.
Smithsonian Institute
In the next case
To the ju ju bird
And liable him as
The only one Of his
Kind in the history
OF the game. -E
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frenc, Read in South America.

Throughout South America frehch
IS almost universally read: editions OF
the classics are in most homes. anu
book stores are filled with. modern
French writer's of prose or verse Doth
In translation and In the original.
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GAMES TODAY.
Chicago at New York.
Detroit at P', 'adelphia.
Cleveland at Washington.
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,,s,xyf, va -. q. II ri l.; =.

GAMES TODAY.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
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CHICAGO at WASHINGTON.

Batteries-ShaW, Gallla, GRAFT anu
Ainsmith: Benz and Lynn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-24
Just Two Women.

There are two w0men-just two
women In the world. One Ia q Desert
and, one Is a Valley. The desert won.
en- take them all. They thirst and
thirst-and give nothing; but the val.
Icy women arc fruitful. They are
the deep, wet valleys that bring forth.
They IRE oil Marys. . Sometimes
they shall know what they CON 10.
The fruitful valleys do not know yet.
... They shall soy to all those who
do not belong. mo. You will not do.
[ arm waiting for my man who comes.
49,. They will wait for the true
husbandmun. There is one for every
fruitful valley, but they do not know
yet, ind they bring forth tho seed that
falls. 49,. But they are all Marys.
-. liah! they should let the Marys
teud TO these things. These are not
men.mattcrs Men should run away
and play with the deserts until they
aro called.-"Doctor Nick"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-24
CHAPTER VI.
Maintaining q Reputation.

The abduction Of Sassoon, which sig.
nalized De SPANS entry Into the stnge.
line management, created a sensation
akln to the exploding Of a bomb under
the range. The whole mountain coun.
try, which concentrates, sensIbly. on
but mi topic Mt a time, talked for o
week Of nothing else.
Experienced men In the high country
men Of that class who. wherever
found, are old In the why's Of the world,
and not promptly moved BY new or
youthful adveuture-dismissed the IN.
cident after hearing the details, with
the comment or the conclusion that
there would hardly be for Dc Spain
moro than one additional chapter to
the story, and that this would he a
short one. The most activc M0rguns-
Gallo. Duke and the easy.going Satter.
lec-wers Indeed wrought to the keen.
est pitch Of revengcfut anger. II was
nm overwhelming insolent Invasion
and worst Of all, q successful Invasion,
by one who had nothing but cool impu.
dence, not even . budding reputation
to Justify his assault On the lifslcu6
prestige Of the sap clan.
NJ Spain himself, somewhat ~.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-24
6riton Of the Eighties Who Had No
Qualifications as a Critic, Was
Humorous.

Brander Matthews. writing his Lion.
period In the early eighties when he
was n contributor 10 the London Sat.
urday Review, at that time, under the
editorshlp Of Walter Pollock. a journal
of marked distinction. Such names as
Lang. Dobson. Gosse, II. d. Trail, w.
e. Henley illuminated its columns. Mr..
Matthews was the only American con.
nected with the staff of the "Satur.
day." as the Review was Familiarity
called.
II may confess frankly now that II
was great fun for me-, an American Of
the Americans" writes Mr.. Matthews.
ito say my say about American topics
In the columns Of the most British OF
British periodicals. About American
politics l rarely expressed any opinion,
because that topic had been for years
In the care Of one Of the oldest contrib
utors to the paper. although his long
service had not equipped him with
knowledge Of the subject.
pollock called my attention m to
an article on American affairs in the
current number and wondered wheth.
err 1t was not all at sea In its opinions.
and l had to answer thnt l had count.
ed fifteen Measurements Of fact In the
first column. whereupOn he shrugged
his shoulders and explained that he
was %powerless, since he had inherited
that contributor from the preceding
editors.
Il was told, although I forget BY
whom, that the ancient light who thus
devoted his mind to the misunderstand-
ing Of American politics was G. s. Van.
ables, otherwise unknown to fame ex-
cept as the man who had broken
Thackeray's nose."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-24

An Untooked.For Present.

Among little Willle's numerous blr.I.
dry presents were n toy tOinahawk' an
air gun and a lassO--these being sent
by Il spovt.lovlng uncle who knew TIC
youths proellv!ties.
shortly after breakfast wines
mother heard a crash In the green.
house mt the foot Of the garden, hn"
went to investigate. On the wny she
passed u few uprooted bushes ana /"
iowcr-bed trnmpled out Of recognition
and In the greenhouse itself many 'as.
seed fower.pOts. Following the ua"
she found Willie hiding behing Q n"
stump. ~.
"What nre you doing. WlllleT INV
cried In Mortified tones.
Looking for Redskins" replied inc
youngster.
With a grim look she took Willie "
the ear and led him indoors.
"LOokIng for red skins!" she repea''
cd ominously, % she took up q cane
"Well, I'll give you one"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-24
CHAPTER lv-continued.

F.; Scott was the first to reach the trees.
Tho little grove spreads across n slope
half q mile wide between the base of
ione towering cliff, still bearing its
Spanish name. Ell Captain, and the
gorge OF the Purgatoire. To the east
Df this point the trails to C%alabasas
and to Sleepy Cat divide, and here
Scott and Lefever received De Spain.
whO had ridden slowly and followed
SCOTS lnjunctions to keep the red
star to the right Of Ell Captain all the
bway across the sinks.
Securing their horses. the three
stretched out on the open ground to
wait for daylight. De Spain medi.
tated first on how he should capture
Sassoon at daybrcak. and then on Nan
Morgan and her mountain home into
which he was about to break to drag
out a criminal. Sassoon and his malice
soon dr!ftcd out Of his mind, but Nan
remained. Her form outlined in the