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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-27

A son was born Thursday night to.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Strauss of East
Chestnut street The infant died
shortly after it's birth.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-27
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A daughter was born Thursday
night to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Mitchell
of Fairview.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-27
PAINS SHARP
and STABBING
Woman Thought She Would
Die. Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable.
Compound.

Ogdensburg, Wis. "a suffered from
female troubles which caused piercing
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-27

Substitutions-Sampson for Harris,
McGrain for Sampson, La Fontaine
for McGrain, Stotler for La Fontaine.
Field goals-Seymour 6, Mitchell 6,
Bond Z; Seinensohn 5, Sampson Z,
La Fontaine 6.
Field goals--Mitchell, i out of 2;
Weber, l out of 3.
Time of halves-20 minutes.
Referee Beecher of Swarthmore.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-27

Dale Chadwick Of the class of 1915
visited high school Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Chadwick left last night for Pitts
burgh. where he will enter an engi-
neering school.
Herbert Huntsberger OF o. w. U.
visited high school Friday
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-03-27
LATTIcEWoRk SLEEVES.

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Evening journal., 1917-04-09

You can't lose Uncle TOMMY Lar
don.
Away back in the cloudy past, when
kids who are now men, cut up dia-
mond capers on the Front and Union
streets fields. Tommy Bardon was
there to see that the playing field was
just right Many years with their
baseball history, many promising
players. many teams and many
leagues have since passed, but the old
ball park and Uncle Tommy, now II
you please. are a few of the remind
ers Of the early Joy days in Whining
ton. For many years Uncle Tommy
has kept the green top as clean and
as smooth as a pool cloth.
This year some Riddles OF some OF
the daddies whom Uncle Tommy made
good for years ago, will stretch their
legs over the same smooth green top
and If the war doesn't call the boys
from recreation TO service, they Will
again find that Uncle Tommy is just
as much of a good fellow as ever, and
as competent a ground keeper as any
who ever walked in shoe leather.
Yes, Uncle Tommy is back. May
he keep the old ball lot spick and
span for many more years.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
by II. G. HAMILTON

United Press Stan correspondent.
NEW YORK, April Eff Fred Full
ton becomes the worlds heavyweight
champion he's going 70 be a heavy
weight champion for the benefit OF
the fighting public. Stated in the
words OF his manager. Frank y. Force
Fulton intends 10 fight once every
three months II he comes INFO posses
sion OF the Jess Willard title.
Jess willard and a great NAM
other champions are dead wrong, the
way I look at IT," sad Force. The
sit around and wait for somebody TO
get good enough TO fight Lots o.
times there's husky youngster clam
oring for a match who would be a big
drawing card IL the bout was arrang-
ed. Instead they wait around until he
gets so good that they are taking big
chances in going into a ring with him
You can believe me when / say
that just as fast as these hard young
sters begin showing signs of class
Fulton's going after them and he's go
ing to lay them away while the lay
ing's good. It's mighty easy to go
beat by a strong youngster with lot
OF speed, pep and endurance.
"Why Willard made the creates
mistake OF his life when he didn'
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
SNOW STORM STOPS
PRACTICE At Delaware

NEWARK. April 9.--The snowstorm
of last night may probably result in
the opening game Of baseball that
Delaware is scheduled to play against
p. NJ c., at Chester, on Wednesday,
being called off. Coach McAvoy had
expected to get in two afternoons of
practice today and tomorrow before
the opening game but this is now i'm
possible. Although college does not
open until tomorrow, following the
Easter holidays, the baseball candi-
dates had been ordered TO report this
afternoon for practice.
Coach McAvoy has practically de-
cided on the lineup Of the blue and
gold for the opening game with the
exception of first base, but It is likely
Stewart will be started in that posi-
ton. Carter, the former Wilmington
High School player, who made the
football team his freshman year, is
covering first for the scrubs, and it is
possible that he will be given a chance
on the varsity if Stewart does not
come up to expectations.
Managers of the various athletic
teams for the next college year have
been elected as follows: Football,
X. R. Bowen; assistant J. p. Truss {;
basketball, e. r. Wilson; assistant,
H. w. Marston; baseball, A. L. Lau-
ritson The letters and numerals for
various sports for the year 1867
will be awarded this week
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
JEALOUSY STIRS CHAMPION
CRACKER BOX WHITTLERS
Bv The United Press.

By The United Press.
CHANUTE, Kan, April 9.-Profes-
sional jealousy has stirred the risibili-
ties OF the two acknowledged cracker
box champion whittlers OF Kansas. y
came about thus:
A. B. Baker. an old soldier of this
city. has been a famous whittier all
his life, but until the past year had
never had occasion to prove his right
to the state championship It was his
by default, according to his enemies,
by consent, according to his friends.
But last year another old soldier
whittier, John Parker, came TO Chan
ute He believed he was more adept
at the art than Baker and did not
! hesitate to say so. Furthermore, he
whitfield out several unique articles 70
prove his contention.
Old Man Baker snorted in disdain
and set about to show the outsider a
few wrinkles in what could be done
with a pocket knife and a piece OF
wood. He scorned such soft wood as
pine and used oak or walnut when he
could get il. The contest now is near
ing the close of its first year.
Bakers friends now claim the cham
pionship for him from the fact that
from a thick walnut board he has
whitfield out a picture frame made Of
l04 small pieces and Joined together
so adeptly that no one can tell where
the Joints are made Baker and his
friends. as you might say, pause for
reply
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
Some Fighting Promises of Fred Fulton

take on Fulton n year ago. He could
have beaten Fred then, the chances
are Now when he gets ready to M t
this big fellow he's going to have a
whale Of a fight on his hands. with
the chances mighty strong he'll be
beaten. Wizards rolicy has been to
sit around. get fat, and wait for some-
one to get good enough to beat him.
And believe me, Fulton has grown
that gOod.'
There's more than idle speculation
In what Force said. In case one Of
these tough youngsters should come
along and get going good he might
be ready for a real claim to a bout
for the championship IN a short time.
II the champion can point back to a
knockout when the youth was conner
he can postpone the meeting with that
youngster almost indefinitely
Fulton. so far. has lived up 10 what
Force says. He has met all the tough
youngsters and knocked them on He
has gone carefully back over his rec
ord and finished off the scrappers who
had once held him short OF victory.
! He has made a careful campaign and
improved fast Jess Wizards crown
is resting mighty feebly on his pom
derous brow as a bout with Fulton
looms nearer and nearer.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
JOB!
BY PAUL PURMAN.

1.-THE EVENING JOURNALS Spe-
cial Sporting Writer Touring the Major
Leaaue Training Camps to Size Up the
Teams as They Prepare for the 1917
campaisn).
CINCINNATI. o., April cit looks
like Clark Grlffith Is trying to accom-
plish the impossible.
"The Old Fox" who is going into
the 1917 race in the American League
with all the confidence spring always
brings to him has tackled a job that
looks well-nigh dlscouraging-and It
probably would be discouraging TO
anybody but Griff.
Griff is up against a proposition OF
trying to get some place in the tough
est race in the majors in years with no
left-handed pitching STAFF.
Whether a winning team ever got
by without a quota Of fork handlers 10
question some staustician who saw
baseball back In the eighties will have
to answer. It It can be done today the
man who does It should be hailed as
another miracle man"
/ saw Griff's team here just as he
was sending Claude Thomas, one OF
| his southpaws, to Minneapolis. Only
/ two were left.
The only veteran southpaw is Har
per, who was never a world heater
and Harper is handicapped with a baC
arm, which will keep him out Of the
game for the early part Of the season
The other is Jameson, an untrieC
youngster, who may or may not come
through
Griff has good right-handed pitch
ing. The staff. of course, is headed BY
Walter Johnson, the peerless. Ayers
Shaw and Dumont are all pitchers o
ability, and Kraft, youngster picket
up laSt year. looks promising.
The Washington infeld as It will
start the season scarcely rises abov'
the mediocre.
Joe Judge, who was not a howlinl
success last year either on the sacl
or with the willow. will start at first
although he may later be succeeded
by Rice, who played the positidof in
few exhibition games.
Foster will be at second, am >MC
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
FIRST LOCAL BOX score
SHOWS MIDDLETOWN'S Loss

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MIDDLETowN. Del. April 9.--The
baseball season was inaugurated in
this town Saturday afternoon when
the fast Cecilton High School team
tackled the Mlddle.own Grammar
School. The local high school was to
have played on Friday but as the game
was postponed the grammar school
challenged the Cecilton boys.
The Middletown nine was complete
~ outclassed when hits meant runs.
When a man was on the bases the
needed hit was not forthcoming-un-
less Il was Cecilton hit that was
needed and then there was nothing to
il but Cecilton.
Another game Is being arranged be-
tween these two mines to take place
some time later. after the local high
school has crossed bats with the Ce-
clifton nine. The high schools Of Cecil
ton and Middletown meet neM. Satur-
day afternoon.
The score OF the first 1917 game
here.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
WHITES AGAIN CHAMPS.
OF TRAPSHOOTERS
Dentists Also Set Up New
Team Scoring Record
for League
WILMINGTON GETS
SECOND POSITION
Final Scores.
Wilmington, 445; Camden, POS.
:. S. Whites, i1l; West Chester, 44S.
Chester 44A. Clearview. Az.
Final Scores.

:. S. Whites, 40; West Chester, 44S.
Chester. 444; Clearview, All
lAnsdaIe, AIS; Highland. 1872.
Glen Willow, 432; Meadow Springs,
1926.
In defeating West Chester, their most
dangerous opponent, for the leadership
of the Philadelphia Trspshooters'
League, the $ 5. White Gun Club on
Saturday not only retained thea cham
pionship title but as well set up new
team scoring record for the league, and
also had one of its members capture the
individual honors of the organ cation. In
beating West Chester at the Holmesburg
Junction traps. the champion Dentists
smashed a total of 45l targets. the
highest score of the day, and VIII fh
rounded out a total of 4O93 breaks out
of 1900 clays This broke the record
made by Wilmington last year, which
totaled 1910 in the same number of
shoots. Until Saturdays match the
Wilmington team had a one-target lead
over the Whites for this years team
total, and while the Delaware sharp
shooters easily beat Camden by AS
TO POS score and exceeded their mark of
last year by olays, they had to bow to
the Whites.
William r. Severn, of the Whites,
captured the individual title. Out of his
10 tantalizing lifeless skimmers on Sat
urday he downed IS, giving him a rec
ord of 4l9 out of $50 for the nine shoots
and the championship. THIS is the Sec
ond time he has outshot the league. hav-
ing annexed the lal4-l5 crown by to-
falling 327 out of $50 clays last wear
Harry B. Fisher. of the Clearview Club
led all competitors with 42l out of his
$50 clays, Severn finishing fourth with
40.
The big match of the day was the
Whites West Chester tiff. at Holmes
burg Junction. West Chester had a. pos
sible chance to end the race in a tie by
beating the Whites and outscorng Mea
low Spring in the shoot of. of the ii,
shot in March. While the visitors made
p game and gallant effort to accomplish
this hard task they failed by tire
clays against the Whites. but succeede,
in outscoring Meadow Spring. whc
only broke 425 targets against Glen vii
low. BY doing this. West Chester ende
the race in tie with Wilmington 10
second place with lG points each.
Lansdale, by winning from Tlighlan
by AS to 3S3, terminated its large
campaign in deadlock with Meade,
Spring for third position, each club ma,
ing IA points.
Highlands defeat dropped them (
fourth place with IL points, while Gle
Willow and Chester ended the race ii
with y points each. Chester succeede
in heating Clearview by 444 to A
score.
The points scored and targets broke
follow.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
PENNSY Athletes IN
SPORTS Carnival next

The pick OF the athletes on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, Lines East
will compete in a monster athletic
meet in Baltimore on next Saturday
for the championships in sports, the
arrangements and places for which
will be as follows:
10 a. m. Bowling. Regent Alley
Franklin and Eutaw; quoits (single),
Fifth Regiment Armory; billiards.
Kiine's Parlors. Fayette and Hanover;
trap shooting. Take Monument street
cars (east) Orangeville grounds;
Pennsylvania r. r. Gym
nasium. Charles and Saratoga; rifle
shooting. Fifth Regiment Armory.
ID m. indoor baseball, volley ball,
tugOfwar. trials, quoits (douDles),
Fifth Regiment Armory; soccer foot
ball, take Monument street cars (east)
Orangeville grounds.
Gas D. m, track and field events.
basketball, tug Of war finals, Fifth
Regiment ArmOry.
In the evening at 6.45 D. m. the
track and field events, which win be
run off at the Fifth Regiment ar
mory.
The local p. B. & w. r. r. Aths
letic Association will be accompanied
by It's newly organized band of forty
pieces. The members of the associa-
ton have been looking forward to the
time when they would march behind
their own band, and there is no doubt
that the boys will make q eood
showing,
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
E1not- Smith

Bride. in spite OF his weak hitting and
reports that he would retire this year,
probably will draw the short field job
There is a chance for Crane to sue
coed Mcbride IL he can improve his
trial there should Mcbride show signs
Of slowing up.
But when ] saw Mcbride he didn't
show many signs of slowing up. He
covered as much territory and in the
same easy, confident way as ever, al
though he took great pains to save his
throwing arm.
Griff seems to have solved the third
base problem in Leonard. secured from
Cleveland last year. Leonard is a clean
fielder and a hard hitter.
There is no discounting Griffs out.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
EIGHT TEAMS IN The
CHURCH LEAGUE NOW

The Church basketball league. at a
meeting on Saturday night. reorgan-
lied with eight teams and will open
its season on next Saturday The re-
organization was made necessary by
the resignation of the West team, re-
ducing the league TO five teams. AS
the Eastlake NJ. e., Goodman and
Silverbrook teams had applied for
membership to fill the vacancy left by
West, the league agreed on an eight
team organization and elected the
three teams to membership.
The league will start the season
with the following teams: Central
Madeley, Edge Moor, Hillcrest Els,
mere. Silverbrook, Goodman ana
Fastlake.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
Sh0HtSIaTlt5
afSP0FtSv
No Game today

Rally round the Jump, boys, rally
round the imp.
A state of war exists between Grow.
Proud and the Bancrofters
Rush to recruiting stations reminds
one OF football game. Follow the
crowd
Everybody in the L. S. wants to be-
come a member Of Wilson's team and
wear drab uniform.
Three cheers for Kelly!
What Kelley?
Ask Bill Wintrup.
Sllverbrook Goodman and Eastlake
have joined the Church League. The
fghtin' president has got enough
! rockies now to make a regiment
or all the sweet words of tongue or
pen. the sweetest are these Eden
/ and Chesrook basketball teams may
call off their series.
The president OF the Church
League is advertising for umpires
: this year. Those who get on may be
expected TO learn trench fighting.
Trouble always comes in a bunch.
| After the state of war was declared
Lefty Finn fell back from the ALL
Wilmington line and is now dug in
! at Middletown.
AL Wolgast has been put in a
sanitarium because he is incompetent
This ought TO brighten the life out Of
some people in this town.
The Eden ball club does not want
to play at home on the same day a
circus was in town. Why not? A lot
of people like a side show.
Dave Zearfoss has the wrong idea.
Instead Of insuring his ball players
he should insure the fellows who bet
on them.
The BrOwnson ball team has adopt
ed rules. Now we hope Gerald Doh
erty will make Jimmy Mayhart play
BY not counting New Castle Eddie
Mcdaniel has only seven teams q
this year.
The Browntown players will weai
mustaches this year so that wheT
, they mingle in select sets they viii
, not look like ball players.
= Roland Johnson is authority for III,
statement that the town is full D
spies. He caught one in his celia
O this morning writing down some fig
ures he saw on the gas meter
Because Of the fear of submarine
all tennis courts will be equippe
with nets this year.
5 II Kid Ketchell wants to fight VIII
doesn't he look up Young Lodge.
d One OF the incest things you ca,
n say about Silverbrook is that il is /
l. the Church League.
Jack MCGOWAN announces that an
player who wallops an umpire thi
e year will have TO join the army.
The Church BASKETBALL League wi
Is open its season on next Saturda,
Maybe Bancroft will let the All-Wi
20 mingtons start on the following Sa
urday.
Although they're may be some pun
ball players in the -Wilmingtc
. again this year no one can convi
Frank Glenn Of being pacifst
Fall mi
Evening journal., 1917-04-09

will cover the three gardens, will be
effective at bat and fast on the bases.
There Is little question that Griffith
secured great fielder when he picked
up Elmer Smith from Cleveland last
year. and 1917 should be great year
for Smith.
Milan, the speed merchant, will be
in the center garden. and Shanks in
right.
Rice. who is being tried out at FIRST,
is natural outnelder, and will be used
there in case he cannot I'LL Judges
shoes. He is natural hitter and a
dangerous man on the paths.
Griffs main problem is with his pit
chers and he will be fortunate n he
can get away in the American league
without more and better southpaw
hurting than he has. His second prob
lem is to develop some inhelders who
] can hit.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09

In the last match of the season Of
the league, Wilmington downed their
opponents from Camden by the over
whelming score of 445 to 29S. Both
teams were scheduled to shoot at 500
targets. but Camden was two men
short. According TO the league rules
only the actual number of contestants
will count where the number is less
than 10. L. r. Beauchamp was high
gun on the local team, and also high
scorer for both teams. He knocked
down As out of 80. Harry Carbon
broke 40. getting "a in the last event
For Camden, Frank Judson Hineline
had 46. getting the first % straight
but faltering in the last round in
which he was able to get but 81. A.
+. Priestly, Hineline's fellow-citizen,
broke As out of so.
w. A. Simonton and DR.. Squires
shot match for the DUPONT amateur
championship challenge cup. Simon
ton was the holder, having success
fully defended his title against d. S.
Wood a month ago He repeated
again Saturday. The final score was
Simonton, IS; Squires, 81.
The two-man championship contest
was held with l.. r. Beauchamp and
J. b. McHugh defending their title
against W. A. Simonton and Dudley
S. Wood The score at the end OF
the event was SO all, so a shoot-of
at 20 targets per man was necessary
In this Beauchamp and McHugh haC
a walk-away, getting AZ to their op.
ponents' 9. A double target event
was shot and w A SimOnton gath
cred 80 out Of as shot at Billy Speei
came on with 3S. l.. r. BeauchamI
was the best double target shot il
the one event. getting 81 out Of "A
The scores:
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
AMT
NATURE
WONDERFUL

NOA POPI
Not that we've got
Anything against
Kaiser Bill.
Every man has
His faults. but
Bill seems to be
Gifted with them.
He's a rain check
After the sixth
Inning
His word is good.
SO does a
Toadstool look
Like a mushroom
He believes
He's right,
And you can't
Tell a stew;
He amt sober.
BIZ. the
Only trouble
With you
Is
You're wet
Kindling wood,
A busted
Shoe lace,
H-2-0 in
The carburetor.
And all wrong.
Outside OF that
Bill, you're
All right, like
A lead
Two-bit piece.
Hats of to
You Bill
When they
Pat your face
With a shovel.
Then bon voyage
Bill. take a
Fan along.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
Amateur Ball Team Players;
ATTENTION!

FelIowsi THE EVENING JOURNAL going Official
baseball this What you think Of the
prOpostiOn All right Then busy your schedules
and lneups. When the your scor
stories about the fellows who making
don't your
JOURNAL wen be interested the and notes Of the
thai all fellows
Bring in photos of the who look Wen help
games settle your the points Of
your troubles. him Daddy
year. you that THE EVENING JOURNAL your
newspaper, you viii
In the history goes
sheets will be ready April IS VIII be nl
Yours, in Sport,
DAVE.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
CeclItOn High School

.Cecilton II. S. 20 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 o.
Middletown G. $500 0 0 0 O-3
Hits-On Dickson. in 2 innings;
George. 6 in 7 innings. Earned runs
Middle)own. 2; Cecilton. ,. Two-base
hits-Swain. Struck ous-Dickson, 2;
George. 2: Burris, Q. Double plays
Swain TO c. Fouracre to Jolls; Wilson
10 b. Boulder 70 Matthews. Left on
bases-Middlet town 5; Cecilton, 4.
stolen bases-WilsOn. Jones, B.;
George. Crawford. 3 Davis, Bignear
Hit by pitched ball-Kelley by Burris.
Base on balls-Dickson, /; George, l.
Burris. 8. Wild pitches-George.
Passed balls-Jonea Number of Inn
ings pftched-By Dickson. 2; George,
q: Burris. 9. Time of game-2.O5.
Umpires-McDowel and l.. Vinyard.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
ATHLETES TO OPEN QUARTERS.

The Wilmington Steel Company
Athletic Association will open its new
quarters at No. 72S Market street 10
the public tonight The quarters
have been furnished and have been
made as comfortable as possible for
the members.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09

The best way to buy a secondhand
auto is to use the Want Ad method
Adv.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09
ODD. ISN'T TIT

DALLAS. Tex.-In the opinion OF
the Dallas county grand jury, sin be-
gins with a capital C The usual
Sign posts that level TO the road to
destruction are Gasoline, G.n and
Girls.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09

The big employers OF labor are calling
you--look in the Want Columns and be
convinced. ADV.
Evening journal., 1917-04-09

E. Cornog and G. Short in two man
match. Scores: f. Cornog, Is; G.
Short, u; A. Lockwood, Is; G. Hobbs,
II.
The following scores We're made
over the traps Of the Greenhill Trap
cheating Club Saturday:
Evening journal., 1917-04-09

(THE EVENING JOURNALS Spe-
cial Sporting Writer Touring the Major
Leaaue Training Camps to Size Up the
Teams as They Prepare for the 1917
Campaign.