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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31
MINORS IN BIG MOVE
Plan to Withdraw From National
Association by Class AA.
international, American Association
and Pacific Coast Organizations,
.plssatisfied-To Be Brought
Up at Next Meeting.

CBy JACK vEIoCK. International News
Sports Editor.)
o. w. Wathen, president of the Lou
isville American Association club and
vice president of the league, expressed
the sentiment of the three big minor
leagues recently when he said plans
are being made for withdrawal from
the National association by class AA
leagues.
For number of years the three big
minor lengues-the International, Pa
ciflc Coast and the American Associa-
.tion-bave been the minority faction
In the national organization. Last fall,
for the first time, they succeeded in
dominating the annual meeting of the
minor leagues at New orleans. They
managed to secure resolution on the
part of the association asking for n
change In the draft rules. and the sup
port the move received was n real
surprise.
b But the three big minors are not
satisfied. They feel that they. should
be permitted to withdraw as active
members of the National association.
Theyswould like to be recognized as
II third party to the national agree
ment, for they feel that the affairs
of their leagues are of no vital In.
terest to the smaller minors and they
believe they could conduct their busi-
ness to n much better advantage on
the outside.
President Edward Barrow of the
international League has admitted
that such plan Is on foot, and he
intimates that it will be brought up
at the next meeting of the national
association, which is to be held In
Louisville next November.
The plan being worked out by the
big minors Is expected to receive the
support of the national commission,
for it will in no way interfere with
the smaller minors, and it will not
affect the major leagues in any way.
Class AA owners feel they should
be set apart from the smaller leagues,
because they are in a distinct class
by themselves. Furthermore, the
'uSt vi buHlhtSS III NlllNh
the many small leagues are inter-
ested has little or no interest for AA
owners, except in very few cases
where there Is controversy over
players. Many of these casesl are
threshed out between the owners
themselves.
The new move of the big minors
Is in no way an attempt to cut loose
from the protecting wing of organ.
lied baseball. They merely feel that
they, as n distinct branch of the ma
tional game, should be permitted to
form an organization of their own
and operate under the laws Of or
ganized baseball in the same manner
as the National Association does at
present.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31
Purls.

Puns cover about three-quarters of
the world of humor. Because they
are so numerous, they are not given
the highest rating by many critics, but
from the supposltion that they may
be cheap comedy, most Of our joke
smiths use them to cut down the ii.
c. of l.,
A pun is made from word that
sounds like another word which it
isn't, and Is known as play upon that
word, but finding pun is work, just
the same. A pun is made by hunting
no and down the pages Of a dictionary
until word is found which is leading
n double life, and IL Is seized upon
hungrlly and made TO show itself off,
in all its duplicity. Most of our great
humoristsbhave been more or less adj
dicted to the use of puns in'thelr most
pernicious form.-Indianapolis Star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31

Pat Moran Is confident that his Phil
lies will capture the pennant this year,
although Pat does not say so In as
many words. Moran's men are in ex.
cellcnt shape and start the season in
as good u condition as any other COM
bination in Mr.. Tener's circuit.
The team started with the pitching
staff composed of Alexander, Rlxey,
Lavender, Mayer, Oeschger, Fittery
and Fortune. Besides Lavender, this
means that only Fittery and Fortune,
of the young pitchers, have won the
complete confidence of Moran.
The Phil boss will probably attach
strings to all of the pitchers who may
make good showing and are likely to
be of service in case of accident.
Moran's outfield problems have not
been settled. The Illness Of Walker,
who was unable to get in uniform for
several days because of tonsil trouble,
was n blow to Moran. Ernie looks like
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31
Bracelet Is An.lent Ornament.

by the Romans bracelets We're first
used as a reward for yalor, Curtius
Dantius receiving no fewer than 100
of these decorations. Among the wom-
en- of Rome as of Greece the craze for
this form of adornment spread 10 an
extent To call forth the condemnation
of Cicero. From Rome some centuries
after the Christian era the custom of
bracelet wearing spread to eastern
Europe md thence To Britain. Edgar,
best and wlsest of the line Of Saxon
kings, bestowed bracelets upon the
men and women of his court, while
the Danes, making peace with Alfred
the Great, swore fidelity upon them.
Through nearly ten centuries have
bracelets I'm one form or another main
tanned a strong hold upon the affec-
tions of women, although until the
time of Benvenuto Cellini they had
been crudely simple in form and de-
sign.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31
DADDYSEWNLg(
EARY TALL Ml
~ MARY GRAHAM. BONNER
NAUGHTY WIND.

"The Clothes-Pins on the line,' saiu
Daddy. "were having a very jolly
time.
"Ill blow those clothes away said
the North Wind.
"'Oh, no you won't said the Clothes
Pins in chorus.
"You are only little wooden things
said the Wind. 4 am strong and pow
erful and can do just exactly as / Ike
"'Wen see about that said the
Clothes-Pins.
"'You can't see,' roared the Wind.
He blew around and laughed for all
he was worth.
".The very idea. he said, of Clothes
Pins talking about what they car see.
They can't see, a thing. They must
have eyes If they want to see, and all
the world knows they can't see.'
"Now the Clothes-Plns heard what
the Wind was soying-or at least they
somehow understood.
"They held on to the clothes-line for
all they were worth, and when the
wind blew they held on all the tighter.
"The clothes-line entered the game
and tried to keep all the clothes on the
line from blowing too much. But 1t
was hard work, for the wind was In
deed strong.
"The Clothes-Plns were working
though They would not give the wind
u chslce, but held on to the line ana
ken, the clothes from blowing away.
"Now the Fairies saw that the
Clothes-Pins were doing their work so
well that they thought they would like
to help them.
."They came flying along, and how
they laughed when they saw Mr.. wind
getting angry. For MIR. North Wind Is
such a funny old soul when he is
angry. He gets so blustery and howls
with rage.
"The Fairies all perched on the line
and began to sing:
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho,
"Let the North Wind blow.
""The Clothes-Pins and we,
"Will certainly see
"'That the clothes will stay here.
""The days nice and clear.
""The suns good and strong.
"'And the wind is quite wrong,
TO try such a trick,
"'But the Clothes-Pins will stick.
"The Clothes-Pins did stick to the
line and the Fairies helped them, sing
ing all the time. The Wind kept on
blowing and tried his hardest ts get
the better of the Fairies, but he had no
luck at all. He was in n mischievous
mood anu was really quite naughty, so
the Fairies punished him by not giving
him his way.
at was not so very long before the
clothes were quite dry, for the sun
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31

hard hitter and a brilliant chaser Of
fly balls, but illness has kept him of,
the field and he has lost invaluable
hours of drilling.
Captain Luderus is in prime condi-
tlon and getting his hits in every game.
He should be the same dependable
cleanup man that ht was year ago.
Bancroft has been covering short with
his usual dash and brilllance. Byrne
has been playing his accustomed safe
and sane game at third.
Paskert is just as good as he ever
was, and Cooper. who will start the
season in right field, is hitting the ball
hard. A few base hits in Philadelphia
will cause'quiet Claude to gain the. con-
fidence of the fans. With Moran's un-
settled outfield, it is going to be diff
cult to keep Cravath on the bench as a
pinch hitter as Moran had planned to
do. Killefer, Burns and Adams will do
the catching again.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31
More Women Amonu students

Since the beginning of the war the
Increase in the enrolment of woman
students has been especially noticeable
az the Prusslan universities Berlin.
Frankfort-on-the-Main, Marburg and
Halle) and also at the University of
Munich, Bavaria. The increase at
Heidelberg and Tubingen has been
small and the attendance of woman
students at Strassburg and Freiburs
(Bsden) has decreased slightly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31

cashier in the big factory of the town.
Nat liked him. He showed It and his
respect by taking or his tattered cap.
"rll soon pay you that three dol
lnrs, Mr.. Talcott," he announced.
"Yop don't owe me anything, Nat"
declared Ned heprtGy.
"oh yes, dol You was my only
friend when / had my last tantrum,
and paid my fine, or would have lain
I'm the lookup for a week.
"Oh, you're all right, Nat" said Ned
pleasantly. Don't mind the three dol
lars"
Tive got job, you see" exclaimed
Nat, "Gnd I'm going TO save up and
pay you. You're my good friend, Mr.
TnlcoJt and I'm going TO remember It.
And Miss Ward Is my friend, too, y
added Nat proudly. "She's your girl
isn't she, Mr.. TalcottT
Ned became slightly embarrassed
and reAdened, hut in his usual light
heartsonm way he added wistfully, 81
wish she We're"
All these apparently tritllng incl
dents fitted I'm to the installation OF
Nat at the lodge in question. Matt
Dorsey was newcomer at Riverside
had come there a stranger, except tO
Vance Dacre who was assistant man
ager of the town factory. The twain
We're birds Of feather TO verify
sporty" was the common designation
loud in their attire, consequential in
their manners and Irresistible among
the ladies, they fancled. The reason
why Dorsey had fingered at Riverside
week after week, was the fact that he
believed he had made n favorable i'm.
preston on the self-same young lady
Nat had referred 10, Miss Eva Ward
the belle of the village and an heiress
lied had been calling on Eva until
Dorsey put in an appearance. The lat.
ter had worked his way into the good
grAces of Mrs. Ward, who was vain
AZ 4 shallow. He dazzled her with his
boasts of family wealth. As TO Eva
size tolerated her new visitor and Sc
csetly missed the pleasant calls OF
Ned.
Nobody Home Nat" was not so OBJ
tuse that he did not pay attention Il
some conversation INDUCED In b,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31
BASEBALL NOTES

Umpires go South to take the ragged
edges Off their decisions.
Bert Gallia will likely be scientific
farmer when his baseball days are
over.
Price of shoes has gone up, so the
Pirates are trying to fill Hans -Wag-
ner's.
J Harry Harper served four years as
n Boy Scout and is great advocate
of the movement.
The White Sox have been picked by
a majority of the critics of the country
to win the pennant.
st. Louis turns out more ball play
ers and wins fewer penuants than any
city In the country.
Manager Griffith Is "shark" at
playing bridge, but John Henry runs
him close second.
And when the ball players are put in
the ranks they should be even more
careful about hits and errors.
Christy Mathewson says "the Giants
will be hard to beat" which is more
than he could say of the Reds.
Ballplayers object to military train
ing in the spring because 1t breaks
into their poker games so terribly
Slim Love is the generous pitcher of
the Yankees. He passes batsmen so
the fieldel's need not chase the ball.
With war and the baseball season
starting almost simultaneously this
looks like an interesting summer.
The fans of Cleveland are more con-
fident that the Indians will be in the
race than they have ever been before.
"Too many race track tips are spoil
ing Brooklyn's ball players,". says a
dispatch. Also emptying their pock-
cts.
Roll call shows four McGraws in
sport. If the other three are like John
j. sport will be better for their COM
ing.
A young man named Ward is play
ing shortstop for the Pirates, but he
does not expect TO fill Hans Wagner's
shoes. Ntr
Funny thing. but who ever heard of
an office boy staying away from work
on account of the death .of grand
father?
TINS Speaker is the youngest men,
ber of family OF eight. He has six
sisters and one brother. but he is the
big end of the family.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31

Copyright. 1917. by w. @. chapmanJ
Click!
"Whats that for?" sharply ques-
toned Matt Dorsey of his companion,
Vance Dacre.
"Oh, that's one of the city's celebri-
ties; Noodle Nat they call him.
That's his fad taking photographs
with that old camera somebody gave
him.
"Got youl" grinned ragged, uncouth
Nat In question. 'Tm gathering up
characters. You're one-make fine
villain In the show"
"Why, the fellow is really observ-
lng" chuckled Dorsey. "Keen and
witty, quite"
"Nobody home, see" remarked
Dncre, and tapped his own head sig
nificantly. "Does odd jobs gets n wild
streak occasionally, but never harms
anyone"
"Why, / say" said Dorsey. as If
reused by sudden suggestion, "he
may at in down at the lodge. Hey,
Nat, want job?" and the derellct APP
preached him with the query:
"You won't object TO my picture
taking atween whllesY
"Not bit of IT,"
"I'm your man."
"All right. You know where my fish
Ing lodge Is down on the riverf"
"UIeard of It,"
81 need someone ~ watch II while
Tn away, and keep It in order, and
cook and serve the meals when I'm
there. Light work-good pay"
'What you call good pay?'
''Two dollars week"
Nat stared. He had sense enough
TO read the shrewd chiseler in the Dor
sey fellow, just as he had proclaimed
his villalnous aracteristics--right in
both cases, and knew he was.
The bargain was consummated. and
Nat went on his way. A square distant
he met Ned Talcott. The latter was
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31

had worked hard, and the Clothes
Pins had certainly beaten the old
North Wind.
"'WeH,' laughed the Fairies, we
wouldn't let your prank succeed, would
weT
MOI growled the North Wind. Il
could have had such fun blowing all
those clothes this way and that. It's
not nearly so much fun to blow papers
as it is to blow clothes
at all depends on the way you feel,
North Wind said the Fairies.
''The Wind suddenly became very
quiet, for he was tired out. People said
that the wind had died down so sud-
denly, but the Fairies knew the reason
why.
"After a little while, though, they
said;
Snow, old North Wind, won't you
blow for good purpose? The clothes
are all safe in the house and we'd
like you to blow so we can have mid
night sail on the Woodland Pond. The
ice has gone and we can bring out our
fine suilboats.'
"The North Wind thought about it q
minute. He had been pretty angry
with the Fairies for spelling his game.
But then he knew they were right, so
after little he said:
"Yes, will give you the wind.'
"Soon after that the wind began to
blow up again, and the Deople said.
The wind is up once more, and for a
little while there was no wind at ALL
HE gave the Fairies a fine breeze
for the midnight sailing party, and
when they thanked him he said: Il had
to make up for being SO naughty; it's
my nature TO blow and it's hard not to
tear everything TO pieces at times.'"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31

Louis, one with Philadelphia, one with
Washington. three with Boston and two
with New York who are superior to
aim.
"Kauff is not a good hitter. He is a
fellow who stands up to the plate and
slams away at the ball. A wise pitcher
would have him in the hole all the
time. The pitching in the Americas
league Is admitted to be much better
than that served In the National; the
fielding is also better"
Kauff says he would like to give the
American league a whirl.
Benny has cut away from the notion
that he is Ty Cobb's equal as a ball
player, but he still thinks he is pretty
good.
'rd like to be In the American Just
to see what I could do he says.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
MISS N0-HlT COLONY

: No pitcher on the New York
/ Yankees has ever forced his way
Z into the no-hit colony in the IL
years that the team has been
I represented in the American
league. In that time, however,
nine pitchers have wavered on
the ragged edge and have been
: denied a place In baseball's Hall
Z of Fame by one lone hit. Here
are the names of nine who came
I so near and yet are still far:
/ Bill Wolfe, Jack Chesbro, Billy
Z Hogg, AL Orth. Joe Doyle, Joe
Lake, Louis Brockett, Jack War
I hop and Russell Ford. Nine one
! hit games also have been pitched
! against the New York Yankees,
!. and the men who held them In
I the hollow of their hand, meta
Z phorically speaking, were Fred
/ Glade and Earl Hamilton of st.
I Louis. Addle joss (2). Heinc
] Berger (2) and Guy Morton Of
I Cleveland; Eddie Cicotte of Chi
Z cago, Ray Bressler of Philadel-
1 phia and Carl Cashion of Wash
& ington.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31
KAUFF IN AMERICAN LEAGUE?
Manager Hugh Jennings Says Giant
Outfielder Would Bat About $50
in johnson Circuit.

Hughle Jennings says Benny Kauff
would bat about go if in the American
league.
''Kauff was wise boy when he elect
ed to go with the Giants" says Hughie.
There are dozen, or more, outfielders
In the American league who are far SUI
perior to him. 1 could name any De
troit outfielder, two on the Chicago
club, two, with Cleveland, one with st.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31

Dorsey and Dacre. They met nearly
every day, and Nat began to under
stand that not only was Dorsey vii.
lain and n chlseler, but also wicked
plotter.
"rm going TO see Mr.. Talcott and
tell him the danger he's in" Nat so.
liloqulzed one morning. He had over.
heard precious scheme put up by
Dorsey TO have the influence of Dacre
secure the discharge OF Ned from EN-.
plOyment. This happened that very
day, before Nat got into action. False
charges were made against Ned: he
had fallen innoccntly into pitfalls CON
jured Ivy Dorsey, who wanted to get
possible rival out of the way.
81 don't need to tell Mr.. Talcott,"
chuckled Nat ut noon. Dorsey had
been writing letters all the morning
and had gone for a stroll, leaving his
desk open.
"Nobody Home Nat" read the letters
and said "Aha !" jubllantly. Then
click! snap! and two Of the letters
were photographed. Then Nat sped
for the village photographer to develop
and print them.
"Can / see you for minute or two,
Miss Ward?" inquired Nat, appearing
at the Ward home the next day.
"Why, I'm right before you, Nat"
smiled Eva in her usual sweet way.
"Yes'm, but If you'd come out into
the garden | would show you some
thing. Tell you a story first, though"
added Nat, as they reached n garden
seat.
Which he did--all of his acqunnt-
anceship with Dorsey. Then Nat pro.
duced the photograph of the two let
ters. Eva flushed Indignantly as she
read the boast of Dorsey written to
n friend In the city. that he had cap
tured simple helress" and would
have her fortune TO spend. There was
second letter to another friend. gloat-
ing over the clever plot whereby Ned
had lost his position.
"The poor dear fellow" burst forth
Eva.
"You meanT anxiously interrogated
Nat.
"Mr. Talcott, of course"
"It's all right, then" nodded Nat.
"Tve discharged myself from my EN-.
ployment with Dorsey. / hope you'll
discharge him, the villain ~
Then Nat went to see Ned and re-
peated his weird tale, and intimated
that his opinion was that Miss Ward
would welcome him If he would call
upon her.
Which was true, and Nat was n
happy, happy man that afternoon. as,
from behind shelterlng bush, he
snapped" Eva and Ned, who had come
to full understanding.
1t was the next afternoon, and Ned
was again In the garden with Eva, and
Nat, working In the front garden,
grinned broadly as, in response to n
ring at the doorbell, the servant an
nounced to Dorsey according to in
structlons from Eva:
"Nobody home"
"IIa ha ~ laughed Nat. as he sidled
up TO the dlscomhted Dorsey. nobody
home but these two In the garden"
and he exhibited the developed photo
graph. "And say, you better git, for
the same camera took the pictures of
those two letters you wrote. And Mr..
Talcott Is going to get his job back,
and your friend, Dacre, will be fired,
and you better get out Of town, IL you
don't want 60 meet Mr.. Talcott, who
has promised TO give you a good
trouncing."
Ard, ms the bailled plotter sneaked
away, inimitably adopting the tones
of the housemaid, Nat, with broad
grin, announced:
asNynhndN- home ~
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31
Why Ruth Cried

"Why, Ruth" said IA mother TO her
little daughter, who was crying, what
are you crying about? Cause"
sobbed the little miss, Il started to
make dolly bonnet and 1t coined out
boomers"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31
NESS WITH SEMI-PRO TEAM
Former White Sox First Baseman Re.
fuses to Join Joe Tinker's Column
bus Aersgatlon.

Jack Ness, former first baseman of
the Chicago American league team,
who was sold to Joe Tinker's Columbus
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-31

American association club and refused
Ia report, win play with commercial
team of Chicago this season.
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"NObOdy
HOnne!"
P
BY VICTOR REDCLIFFE

Copyright. 1917. by w. G. Chapman.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-26

In our own country. the War Coun-
,il's Hostess Houses are a tremen-
dous factor They are buildings put
I'd for the reception of the. mothers
and wives and friends, visiting the
soldiers in the huge camps. The
commanding officers are enthusiastic
ever them and send in urgent re-
quests for more. Thirteen are al
ready in use and twenty more are
rapidly being rushed to completion.
Nine hundred thousand dollars will
be expended for the houses.
Women who cannot speak English
suffer more than anyone else in the
upset of unusual conditions. Thou