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Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

Doyle Uwice). and Dave Robertson
tonce). k.lliler caught five inning.
Tor the Pliill.es, Eddie Burns two
ana BOBBY Byrne. who was a back
stoi' n the Old Western Association
twelve years ago. two. Burns sue
ceeded Killer behind the bat because
Umpire Harrison fired Kill out of
me fray for arguing, and Byrne fell
heir to Burns ioh because Eddie
gave too neat an imitation of his
Predecessor The men Killfer peeged
out were DoVle in the first inning
Mckechnie in the second and Robert
son in the fifth Burns victims were
Dovle in the fifth and McKechnie in
the ninth. All the captures were
made ut second The only Giant who
succeeded N getting away with a
theft was Benny kauff He beat his
way to second in the ninth on the
! third of the Quaker indpaddists.
Myers of Brooklyn caught five
Reds who tried 10 steal in one game
last year. and the next day turned
back -four men on the por1apolis
combination. giving him Il record of
throwing out nine men in a row
without allowing a single steal The
dates when National League catchers
caught six. five and four men in
games last year are given below
Threw out six men n one game:
May 50-Rv Killifer (2). Burns
%. and Byrne %. Philadelphia
New York.
Threw out five men in games:
May &c - nv Wingo. Cincinnati
/ Chicago.
September IS-By Meyers. Brook
lyn-c Cincinnati.
Threw out four men in games:
May by Clarke 90. and Ningo
| GD. Cincinnati-St. Louis.
June 10-By Meyers. Brooklvr-St
Louis.
June 26--By Gonzales. ST. Louis
/ Cincinnati.
/ June 2G-By wingo Cincinnati
, St. Louis.
! June Soy wngo, Cincinnati
| Pittsburgh
July - y Wilson. Pittsburgh
! Cincinnati.
/ Julv lI-By Fischer, chieago-P Phil
adelphia.
( August BY Killer Philadelphia
/ st Louis.
+ August 25-By Raridan. New York
/ Pittsburgh.
September l-Py Gowdy, Boston
: New York
September by Miller. Brooklyn
/ Philadelphia.
September 1s-By Meyers Brook
/ lyn-C Cincinnati
September 20-By Gowdy. Boston
Cincinnati.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26
COYOTE TRACKS, New" 4, e. y s:""'''
Inni.I ar

Spring fever is beginning te get
the best of the students. Something
always has to come along during the
last few months of school and take
cur attention off the studies Not
that We worry any about II. but the
fact remains il We allow the fever
to take its course we will De going to
school for the rest Of our lives.
About spring fever. did YOU ever
feel it? Well you never missed much
if you didn't.
Smoke while smoking Is good. The
legislators have taken tobacco out Of
the very mouths of the minor. Argu-
mert after argument was raised on er
this question Yesterday. Some agreed
tle,t il 'Vas worthy enactment,
While others wotId rot carsi1er II a
logical plan.
Students are beginning 10 svipe
all the school books the@ can get
their hands on then they 90 up
town ard trade them in for onions
and garlic so they can get something
to eat. Poor kids.
: Life is women work and hard
ship. What is heaven?
y Womans Honor" will rehearse
tonight after school.
Marshall Brockway. a former stu
dent of the school. was in the CITY
for a short stay. lie Is . member
of the machine crew which is station
ed on the border
The canal. The nasty little
I thing. Shame on IL
certain girl called n certain Ill
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26
HORRELL RETAINS
HARD WON LAURELS
BEATING GOLDBERG

Bill Horrell is still the best tennis
player in the Salt river valley. For
time Saturday, it looked as If n
new star was to appear on the hori-
zon, when young Chef Goldberg, fore
ed the old master to go the limit
in the finals of the Phoenix Country
Club tournament
The clash ended late Saturday
afternoon, on account of darkness,
each player having won two sets, and
the final set standing three all
Yesterday afternoon, they again
took UP the racquets, and started
out to finish it or die in the at
tempt. Horrell did He beat young
Goldberg in two straight sets, the
scores being, 81, SO.
Goldberg put up a grand game
though. and illustrated the web known
fact that In q few seasons, he is 60
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

CLEVELAND. o., Feb. % Lee
Foil Cleveland Indian boss, considers
that he is going TO startle the Ameri-
can league with new pitching phe-
nom next summer Otis Lambeth is
the lad Foil believes will be one or
the leading pitchers of the American
leagues 1917 season.
Foil paid $4,000 for Lambeth last
season when he heard about the high
class twirling Otis was doing for syn
acuse Lambeth joined thu lrdians
toward the close Of the season AMI
from what Fohl saw Of the youngsters
work he believes that he will bloom
into a star in short order. Lambeth
has smoke that win get the respect OF
every American league batter and he
has beautiful side-arm delivery and
every sort of pitching trick as well \
bit Of Improvement in his control will
put him right out in front and Foil is
the boy to look after that. As a train
er and instructor of young pitchers
the Indian chief is unexceiled.
At the time the Indians got now;
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

of Lambeth and his promising per
forming for Syracuse there was an
other younSster with the same team
named Ehmke VINO looked very good.
Alter some consideration Foil de-
cided to take Lambeth and the De-
troit Tigers grabbed Ehmke. Ehmke
reported to the Tigers and worked IN
few games for them toward the
seasons close. He pitched brilliant
naIl Winning two games and losing
- tough one to Boston ono Of the
terms he beat was Cleveland. Al
the same time Foil does not regret
his choice
= am not discredlting Ehmke. -
SAYS Foil. and / believe that he will
WIN a lot of games for the Tigers.
AT the same time believe that
Lambeth is the stronger of the two
and will develop into a better pitcher
IS soon as he gets a little more con-
ildence and improves his control. He
mas every earmark of a high class
tWirler. and before the end Of the
coming season every one will agree
th9t am right"
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26
Golf
Baseball
Swimming
PLAY BALL, WILL
Be WELCOME ON
PACIFIC COAST
Republican A. P. Leased wirel

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Fen. "a
Pacific coast baseball enthusiasts will
near the cheerful call Of the umpire
to Play Bali" for the 1871 season on
April 8. Clubs of the Pacific Coast
League which will meet ON the dia-
mond in the openin week are Port
land at Salt Lake. Vernon at San
Francisco and Oakland at Los An
geies. Preparations have been made
for the usual ceremonies. bands and
celebrations to usher i'm the season.
Holiday games have been distrib-
uted as follows:
May 30, Decoration DAY " ernon at
Portland, Salt Lake City at Oakland
and San Francisco at Los Angeles.
July 1, independence Day-Portland
at Salt Lake City. Vernon at san
Francisco and Oakland nj Los Angeles
September 5. Labor Day-Oakland at
Salt Lake City. Los Angeles at San
Francisco and Portland at Vernon
October % to IS has been designated
as the closing week The pairings of
the clubs in the final struggle for
the pennant will he: Vernon at Salt
Lake City: San Francisco at Oakland
and Portland at Los Angeles
Managers of the various clubs have
been hard at work during the winter
procuring capable players for their
teams and. with a few exceptions, the
men are signed up for the preliminary
training season. The Portland squad
already is in Honolulu
Oakland, which made such a poor
showing last season, now is under the
leadership Of Del Howard. one time
major league player ard former man
ager of the San Francisco club How
ard replaced "RowGy' Elliott late last
season.
William Bernard. who succeeded
Cliff Blankenship in the last few
weeks of the 1917 season viii guide
the destinies Of the Salt Lake city
team The only manager to make his
initial appearance as a manager in
Pacific Coast baseball VIII be George
Stovall, who will he in charge OF Yer
non in the place of Ham Patterson
Nolverton. McCredie and Chance will
continue respectively with San Fran
cisco, Portland and Los Angeles While
the latter is not vet known to have
signed his contract, he has had the
entire charge Of arrangements for the
1917 season and there appears to be
little doubt that Chance viii continue
with the Southern California players.
An up-to-date ball grandstand is in
process Of construction in this city at
Recreation park to replace the old
wooden structure which has been in
service during the past decade. 1t
will be ready for opening day.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26
5.P0RT..-
NCOf1MEN;

No backstop in the National League
last season made 50 many successful
throws to head off hase runners as
Ivy Wingo o. Cincinnati, who also
mad the satisfaction OF leading the
parent organization in raising sacri-
flee flies Ivy. four years ago, land
ed the honor that was his last sea
son of pegging out more runners
than anyone else. The most eminent
performer in this line Of work in
1915 was Frank Snyder of ST. Louis
and in 1913 VIII Killifer of Phila-
dclphia- The done on the number of
men thrown out by the backstop was
not assembled in 1914.
Wingo. in 1916. nailed 1l5 men,
which was one more than Snyder had
to his credit in 1915 but fifteen less
than killifer took credit for two
years before that Ivy stood alone
last year in the century plant class,
and also ranked BY himself in averag-
ing more than one victim TO the
game. Hank Gowdy of the Braves,
ran second to the Cincinnatian in the
number of men prevented from steal
ing and Bill Wagner of the Pirates.
was runner-up on the percentage
basis. The three best men in flag
ging base runners in the National
League from 1872 to 1916. inclusive
Q9l4 eXceI ted, were as follows:
19l6-Wingo Cincinnati 1l5: Cow
dy. Boston, IS; Raridan, New York
II.
l9l5-Snyder. St. Louis ia; Gowdy.
Boston, sc: killifer Philadelphia. So
1918 ~ Killfer Philadelphia, 1870:
Archer Chicago. 105; Meyers. New
York. 102.
19l2-Wingo. ST Louis. TO-; Archer.
Chicago 100; Mclean. Cincinnati. 81.
The best throwing catchers of the
eight National League clubs last sea
| son, based on the number of victims
they claimed TO the game, We're Wingo
for Cincinnati. Wagner for Pittsburgh.
Meyers for Brooklyn, Gonzales for ST.
Louis, Wilson for Chicago GoWdy for
Boston. Killifer for Philadelphia and
Raridan for New York. In the num-
Der Of men turned back Ningo ex-
ceiled for the Reds. Gonzales for the
Cardinals. MEYERS for the Superbas.
Raridan for The Giants, Gowdy for
! the Braves. Fischer for the Cubs
Schmidt fer the Pirates and Killifei
{ for the Phillies.
Back in the days when the Ma
! iona! League had twelve-club
circuit. Charley Farrell, catching for
/ the Senator's tagged eight Orioles
who tried TO steal. The Duke OF
| Mariboros feat never has been equal
ed since. The nearest approach to il
| last season was when a trio of Phila :
J delphia Dackstops--Bill Killfer Eddie
| Burns and Bobby Byrno -dec:,pitateG
sir Giant base runners. The date
when this happened was May 30
| The McGrawites that afternoon play
! ed rings around the Phillies and won
| 10 to ., Grover Alexander and 10.
J OeschgeT dividing the boxwork fol
the beaten team.
The men who were thrown out were
! Bill Mckechnic Ghree t!mes). Larry
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26
BY PETER P. CARNEY
Editor of National Sports Syndica

That size and weight are not i'm
portant factors in trapshooting was
proven in 1916 by Homer Clark, of
Alton, ILL.,, when he broke 2,055 of
2,le0 targets shot at in tournaments
registered by the Interstate Assoca p
ton This gives Clark an average Of
50 per cent the highest ever compiled
by trapshooter, amateur or pro-
fessional. The best previous average
was 1915 by William II. Heer on
1000 in 1919.
Clark is the smallest in point oil
stature of the present day professional
t1apshots. What he lacks in inches
! he makes up in ability He is cor
sidered the best professional trapshot
/ in AmeTica-cven though he failed 20
win the professional championship
held At st. Louis last August in con-
necti)p with the Grand American
Handicap tournament. The champion
ship Was he only professional event
i held during the week that Clark did
not win
Clark is the proverbial icebers
Wien II comes to trapshootinb
! He never becomes flustered, never
/ hurries, ana his misses are rare He
| showed his nerve and ability in the
nnal championship match for the
| IF. 60 trophy the Sunday precedina
| the u. A ii. The youngest of the
ara'' OF great shots who had wor
the iroDhy Clark kept smashing hi,
clays-as did al the others-for Z
| few misses would eliminate one from
| consideration.
The doubles was the last order o.
business. With three pairs to shoe
at Pill Crosby had a lead of five OF
Clark. There didn't appear TO be 3
| chance in a million of Clark WINNING
but he did. The heat got Crosb,
| and he missed all six targets Clarl
broke every one Of his ard won bv =
target. After Crosby missed his las
par it was dp to Clark to breal
both of his-and al eyes prer.
eeHtefed on him He knew what h,
had TO do-and did it
Here IS the list of the professional
high average winners since 1906
which is 5he best evidence of tn,
ability of the midget
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

tie BODY pop-tycG story teller, be-
cause he said that he loved her. Hon
est she did
one sure looks ut graduation day
with keen sorrow Because some will.
have to 20 to work and good old
school DAYS are over Why in the
name OF good sense wasn't father a
millionaire
Pave the road between tie admin
istr1tion building and The auditorium.
II will beautify the campus anu
give the school the appearance OF q
million collars
Hip hip hip and the soldiers will
march with their little smoke wagons
upon their shoulders if the legislature
passes tho military training for the
high school Its great To he Senior
ion't cry little Junior it VIII make a
man out of you
What are brains? Brains are some
thing NEST OF us wish we had
when I went to school. said the
father with soberitv. ! never had as
many iItilhty = ts' Tue StHhti bbt > ot
TO-DAY have. and mind You son, we
learnt or books in those days. Gee
If father Went To school today he
would got pinChed for ignorance.
As long as three squares are placed
Ocfor" us md a dime to spenn every
now and then. dad may be forgiven
for all he tells us.
Went to church yesterday and the
minister preached an eloquent ser
men on telling lies. He said news
naper men must be good story tellers
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26
AN UNDERSEA EARTHQUAKE

Florida newspapers CT recent date
contain information that may be ac-
c"ptcd as satisfactory explanation Of
the tremors recently recorded by seis-
mographs
OFF the shores Of Florida for a dis
lance of about seventy five miles sud =
denly came To the surface. within the
last few weeks thousands of dead fish
of all varieties found in those waters.
When the heat of the sun caused de-
composition. il became necessary to
employ many men to bring in and
bury the fish
Investigation to determine the cause
Of The sudden fish mortality disclosed
that a large area Of the sea had be-
como heavily charged with chlorine
gas, which is fatal to animal life. And
the presence OF the gas was accounted
for Icy the theory that there was a
submarine earthquake. which opened
fissures in the oceans bottom throus h
which the gas was discharged.
The incident is said to be without
parallel in the history Of American
fishing.
This theory is borne out bv the
absence of information about an
earthquake on land after the sclsmo-
graphs had recorded disturbances
Albany Evening Journal
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

Jimmy Clabby, middleweight fight
CT, who has been sojourning in Aus
tralia for some while, has decided
to forget the fight game and be-
come the manager Of Miss Fannie
Durack, Australia's lady swimming
champ. Clabby has told his friends
that he will bring Miss Durack to
this country to amaze Americans
with her skill 1t is also reported
as probable that Miss Durack will
become Clabby's wife.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

ing to be among the pest in the
southwest
There was a large crowd present
to witness the play.
---O----
February seems to me
So deceivin' like, ana sly
Fist its warm as it can bo.
Sun a-shinin' from the sky,
Then it changes found ana. oh
How them old north winds DO blow,
Cold, SO cold il takes your breath
Purt nigh freezes man to death.
Then. just when he's froze and done
Nigh to death, and glad to die
Wifi, she'll change. and there's the
sun
Smilin' at YOU from the sl;A.
Smilin' at you tenderly.
Tricks you into dreams Of spring.
And the biuebirds twitter-twoe
Makes you kinda want to sing
Little loVe-sick songs. you know,
That YOU used To. long ago.
Sing to her. so throatywise.
With a calf look in your eyes.
PIT before you've pitched YOUR tun.
Wy the wird1l charge and. 10.
There's your little dream of June
prried in foot of snow,
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26
WHITE SOX WIN
BY NARROW EDGE

BY the narrow margin If one run
only, the White Sox managed to beat
out the Mesa Gems yesterday afternoon
at the Polk street grounds. Eight to
seven tells the story, in all its simple
tragedy.
Throughout The whole game it looked
as If the White SoX would win by big
score. They had a comfortable lead all
the way along. until the ninth inning.
when with a burst Of speed. the Mesa
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

team. managed to push over five runs.
and tie the score
When it came time for the White
Sox to bat. they haze cOuots or ever
pulling out but it was done but only
after Two were out. Miller singled to
right. and drove in man ahead of him
hanging the Mesa scalps at the belt OF
the Phoenix team for the time being.
Following is the box score:
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

Nd'kcI out.
Walked over to Evans school Sat
urday. arrived after the game. Aske /
an Lrans school lad who won the
game and was informed the school
lost. so with a right about turn. walk
ed back Nobody was angry. except
the horse lie thought the walking
boob was scaEbinS on him.
With an assembly would pc called
today. Every body likes to sit all
IN crowd and watch the grass grow.
Bright sunshine
,iet a girl with an automobile, ii
viii save carfare
Alright fellows, a little defeat will
pun a stronger fight in you. and when
The official high school games como
of victory again will be the habit.
The bows cannot heIp that the girls
are al crazy about them. iis So ma
tufal they should be
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

Fhree-base hits: Shumway. Two-base
hits; d. Morris. Stevens. NJ Cooper. II
Miller Sacrifice hits: Segriest. Durs-
more, De Priest. d. Norris A. De
Priest. Double plays: Moore to T. incn.
Shumway to ID. Morris Stolen bases
White Sox. 4: Mesa Gems. g. Hit by
Garrison, !. Struck out: BY Garrison,
., in ; innings: by De Priest. 6. bv
Dean. in innings by A. De Priest 2.
Left on bases: White Sox. 4 Mesa. 5.
Hits: off Garrison. 3: off DePriest Z.
off Dean. TO- off \. De Priest, 2.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

Sidney D. Farrar, the father of
Geraldine Farrar, noted American
opera singer, was once a baseball
star. A photograph of Farrar, high
ly treasured by his talented daugh-
ter. shows him in the uniform he
wore when he once starred with the
old Philadelphia Nationals. Farrar
played with the Phillies for ten years
and was one Of the best outfelders of
his day.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

Thought il VAS too personal and
walked ont
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

'iet a girl with an automobile. il
viii save carfare.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26
AT VERNON

Apr. 10, II. u, Is, II. Is.
a. m. p. m.
June %. p, Is. %. so
July /, a. m, p. m.
Aug 2S, %. 80. 81, Sept. 1. ,,
a. m. p. m. 3. a. m, p. m.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

May |. >. 3. 4, ), 6, a. m, p. m.
June II. Is. ii. Is, 16. II.
a. m, T. m.
Sept. II. -. 1S, IA. Is, 16,
a. m, p. m.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

NEWS
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

May 20, 80, a. M, p. M, 81
tune /, 2, 3.
July II, IS, 10. 20. 81. %
Sept. 81, 90, q. IS, 20. 80
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

May %. 23, "a, %, 26, q
July "a, a. M, p. m, %, 26,
| 27. %. 30
Oct. %, "a, 25. &c, q, %
Arizona republican., 1917-02-26

May 8. .. 10, II, II, 10
Iune II. 10, IL, Is, 16. II
Sept. II, ~. 10, ID, Is, IS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24

High praise is given women's or
CARNATIONS in their campaigns which
have been so result producing in
establishments where food lis sold. to
the end that there has been a great
deal OF cleaning up done by such
establishments
A comprehensive law 10 regulate the
cold storage of food products is urged
The commissioner wants every cold
storage article so marked that the
purchaser can readily acquaint him
self with Its cold storage history and
age.
Many other features are covered.
but none more important than the
work Of the division In cooperation
with the bureau OF animal industry
IN the campaign for the elimination
OF tuberculosis from the cattle OF the
state
AS result of the activities OF the
state and federal government the per
oentage of tubarculin tested cattle
which have succ essfully passed the
test and are apparently free from tu-
perculosis Is as high. II not higher, In
Virginia than In any other state.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
War-Making Machines
by DAVID vi. CHURCH.

There isn't a sailor In the entire
men who know about ships than any
other one organization has. There is
an Observation-Disclosures Capps--who is
member of the board, but the others
are all civilians, lawyers or 4 business
men. Yet the shipping board is the
one war machine which Is the worst
enemy Of Germanys greatest war ma
/ chine-the submarine.
The shipping board has built UP a
machine OF students. Men who make
q subject of study and then know how
| to use the knowledge they acquire,
! Fer instance, there is one man In the
| traffic department of the shipping
board who has made the names and
caracity and routes OF American ships
t his study. Whenever anyone In the
traffic depar tment wants informa-
ton of a certain ship they send for
/ the information expert. who an'tell
them off-hand the name OF the vessel,
! her home port. her capacity and
| where she was last in port. A col
! lection of Just such specialized men
| makes up the machinery of the ship
/ ping board.
| There isn't thing nautical about
u
terstate commerce commission build :
| ing, in fact in the very room where
| railroad problems We're formerly set
| tied, the shipping board now sits and
plans the greatest marine programme
! that the world has ever known.
/ Edward n, Hurley, chairman of the
| board, knows more about the opera
/ tion of locomotive and compressed
( air drill than he does about the oper-
| alton of a snip, but he has surround
| ed himself with Il corps of experts
| who know collectively all there is to
! be known of the maritime industry
I SIX floors of the building occupied
! hy the shipping board are filled with
! the desks of young men. all students
/ of a certain branch of the merchant
marine, Questions of routine pass
! through their hands successfully and
RI rfdly. Each man Is a little cog In
great machine. grixt- that
/ comes cut is ships, great steel ships.
j The operation of the shipping
| board is huge task. II is just an.
other of the mushroom Industries that
! the war has brought to Washington.
! Five hundred persons are employed
/ the building OF the greatest merchant
feet America and the world have ever
known.
Organization is Chairman HurIey's
/ hobby. He has built up an organiza-
ton which runs In much the same
manner as the air drill. which he in
vented years ago---it strikes hard,
quick and constantly