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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
IN THE SPOTLIGHT TODAY.

The White Sox They won their
AXlloth victory when they took the
Two games from the Yanks
Tho Sox arc the first major league
club to win sixty games this season
ana they arc now five fun games in
the lead of Boston.
Honus Wagner muitcd an assist in
the thirteenth inning which gave The
Dodgers the game.
The worm will turn. Those Athlet.
lcs rose in their might and waloped
me Tigers. Myers made the jungaleer
Sluggers scatter their shots
Jimmy Gardeners second double
paved the way for a Red Sox victory
over the Browns. II came with Walsh
on the bases.
The White Sox may drop old Buck
Weaver He got but FIVE hits in the
fanksSox double header.
Elmer Myers pitching for the Mack.
men, made three hits He can lay off
Tor The rest of the season.
LAWN, of the Browns, got two err.
rors at Boston which contributed to
the Reds victory.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
M'CRAW PASSED
UP EDDIE RousCH
Now Ono Of tho Fastest Men
In National League.
HITTING At A SAVAGE CLIP
Once Equaled Record For GETTING to
First Base After Laying Down Blunt.
Often Gets Two Bases on Hits Which
Ordinarily Look Like Singles.

John McGraw Is conceded to be one
OF the smartest managers In baseball,
and there Is no doubt about bis ability.
but even Jawn boots one now and
then,
Evidence tending to show TINT Me.
Graw kicked one when he permitted
Eddie Rousch to get away from tue
Giants in the deal which sent Matty
to Cincinnati may be found in the bat
ting and fielding averages Of the Ma.
tionnl league. And when the base
running returns are printed there Is
no doubt that this lanky young speed
boy from Oakland City. Ind will be
numbered among the base runners who
pile up the greatest number Of iherts
In season.
Rousch became the property Of the
Giants through sale when the Federal
league tossed the sponge into the ring
and threw up Its fms He stuck with
McGnw's team until the middle IL
July and was traded to the Cincinnati
club with McKechnie and Mathrwsou
for Buck Herzog.
McGraw couldn't see Rousch as com
pared to Davy Robertson, and Eddie
wns sent on his way. But to,lay
Rousch compares favorubly with pavy
as an all around ball player, AMI unless
injuries keep him out of the game this
season there Is little doubt that he will
top Robertson's best efforts IN all
around playing.
Rousch, though 1t is not generally
known, Is one of the speedicst players
IN the two major leagues today. lie
isa Mercury In the outlield. and on the
bases he runs like deer. III field
meet during the life of the Fe,crnl
league Rousch equaled the record for
getting to first base after laying down
bunt. The record was made in 1908
by Shaw in ST. Louis, and the time was
three and one-fifth seconds. Rousch
was clicked In the same time.
As a hitter Rousch has natural ahIl
lty. He does not hit as hard as his for.
mer teammate. Benny Kauff. but no
has a habit Of banging the ball on
line past the innelders at rate OF
about s'teen miles a minute, and he Of
ten gets two bases on hits on which
the ordinary player would get no far.
Their than first base.
Rousch's experience In baseball az a
professional began in 1912 ut Evans.
vile, and he played with that club
nearly two seasons. He was sold to
the White Sox in July, 1913. for price
reported to have been $1,000 and later
released to tho Lincoln club Of the
Western league. In 1914 he refused to
report to Lincoln, jumping 10 the In
dlanapolis Federals under WHOM Bill
Phillips, where he banged the pill for
an average of 1893 In seventyfour
games. With the Newark Feds Rousch
hit DOS In 1915, and In 1915 his hitting
fell Off to .267 In l0S games with New
York and Cincinnati. But Rousch Is
just coming into his prime as n player.
and he Is only twenty-four years old.
SO II looks as though McGraw over
looked a bet when he traded him.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
be CHEERFUL.

People who arr ruled by the
mood OF gloom attract to them
gloomy things. The hopeful, con.
Adent and cheerful persons are
the ones who attract the ole.
msnts Of sueecss,--R. w. Urine.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
: *+*+*+++++++++++.

The military organization OF the
Jews began with their departure from
Ecypt Every man above twenty
wears old was soldier. Each tribe
formed regiment. with Its own ban
ncr and its own leader.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
STANDING Of CLUBS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
NhicagO. I; New York, /.
CHICAGO. =; New York,
Philadelphia. S; Detroit, 3.
Boston. ); 81. Louis. 4.
WaSh,ngton-Clevcland, rain.
Games Today.
Chicago at New York.
Detroit al Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Washington.
st. Louis al Boston.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
American League,
National League.

When John Ruskin was a professor
at Oxford he took his students ont TO
break up stones and make the roads
IN order to Impress upon them the dig.
nifty OF labor and to improve the looks
Of the country.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26

Rhubarb leaves are not suitable for
use az green's because they contain sub.
stances which make them poisonous To
many persons.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
5lNGlES AND BONERS.
kERENSkY.

'er2nsty has . toueh lob in Russia
e has hundred thousand things to
do
nd if The SIavs don't crab him.
fhe big leagues ought to crab him.
For he will be 4 bearcat when he's
thru.
Most every day he calls a thousand
close ones.
Tie calls EN- and he gets away with it.
So if the fates will spare him
he maenates ought snare him.
For as an umpire he would be a hit.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
CLEVELAND HANDICAPPED.
"emoky Joe" Wood, Star Pitcher, Done
For Until AUGUST,

Smoky joe Wood. on whom Cleve
land fandOm banked for a comeback
is out of the game for the better part
of the season. His first start against
the New York Yanks strained his arm
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26

and he must begin nursing It all over
again.
AS matters stand now. Joe Wood is
In exactly the same position he was
last March when the Injuns started
training In New Orleans. He must
nurse his arm along carefully. and he
viii be lucky If he goes into the box
for the tribe before the first week In
August.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
SPORTS
SCOOP
Which Is Il?

ITO be or not to be- that is the
question whether to serve in Uncle
Sans draft army or to have buni0ns,
and escape service.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
FIVE LEADING HiTTERS.

Ty Cobb gained several points on
George Sisler by ouihltting the St.
Louis stai in Wednesdays games. The
I'VE leaders in the biz leagues follow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Broorlyn, q; PITTSBURGH. :.
No other games scheduled.
Games Today
New York at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh
Eoston at s Louis.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
LEONARD FORCES
K|LbANE TO QUIT
IN THREE ROUNDS
HIlBANE'S MANAGER TOSSES
TOWEL IN RING TO SAVE PRO-
TEGE FROM DlsGRAcE-BoUT
ONE SIDED AFFAIR.


Philadelphia, July eft took Benny
Leonard. king of the lightweghts, just
eight minutes and fifty seconds of act
ual work to show Johnny Kilbane.
feather-weight boss, that he was out
of his class in the 133-pound division
last night, for lust one second before
the third round OF their sixround
sctto was over Leonard shot left
hook to Kilban'es jaw and he Topped
to the floor, beaten man. Although
he couldn't have been counted out
Jimmy Dunn, his manager, tossed q
towel in the ring admitting defeat.
1t was one sided fight from any
angle. kilbane was plainly outclass-
ed and Johnny. as well as his man
ager. knew it. That's why the rag
went over the ropes, for Dunn refused
to see his meal ticket punished need
lcssly. He already had Kilbanes end
OF the purse in his pocket, $4,000, and
the Irishman had no laurels to lose.
He retains his feather-weight crown
and Leonard again proved to the fight.
ing world that he is real scrappcr,
a welcome relief after Freddie Welsh
Fails to Puzzle Benny.
kilbane's marvellous defense the
same that stood off Welsh when he
was champion and enabled johnny to
win the title away from Abe Attell,
was no puzzle to Leonard. He made
the freshman look like novice in
stead of champion, for Kilbane land
ed only one wallop during the entire
fight. This one wallop was costly.
too. 1t was right to the chin, a sec
end or so after the second round got
under way. and though it did not seem
to bother the New York Hebrew, he
waded into the Ohio fighter and swat
ted him around the ring at will.
ed. From the beginning 1t was seen
that Johnny had ventured out of his
depth and that Leonard only had to
keep after him to win This Benny
did and he had Kilbanes mouth bleed
ing before the first round was over
Leonard won this session easily al
though he didn't seem to be trying his
hardest. Probably he was feeling out
his opponent. The second was repc
titinn of the iirst-only more so.
Leonard's continual jab made mince
meat out Of Johnny's face and he
couldn't seem to get out of the way
although he tried infghting and
clinching to safe himself
The third round was hardly started
when Leonard got Klbane in a bad
way by feintlng Johnny into an open.
Ing Tor his left and then hooking il
In. 1t travelled about two inches. but
1t was a killer The feather.weight
got wohbly in the kness and Leonard
seeing that his victim was going, rush
cd him around the right never giving
him chance to rest, and fighting too
viclously for Kilbane to clnch sue.
cesslully- Benny landed half a dozen
clean blows to the Clevclander's head,
switched to tho body with a few IN.
percuts and then, as Kilbanes guard
went down, whipped over the left
hook. Johnny went to his knees,
CLASSY eyed, and his towel went into
the ring just before the gong sound
ed
kilbane May Quit.
Philadelphia, Pa, July 49, i # John
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
CHALK ANN WINS
STREAT0R RACE
IN FAST TIME

Stroaior, July rs. Yesterdays rae
ng was featured by fast time in al
most all events. There were three
races carried over from Tuesday and
as consequence the 2:l3 trot SEIZED
uled for yesterday is left over till to.
day One of the races Yesterday. the
ESQ pace, went seven heats. with
Jennie Halle taking the last three and
the race, II took six heats to decide
the 2:2o trot Chalk Ann getting the
first heat and the last two.
Summaries.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
= s***** $500 4
. PU6lLlSTS' WINNINGS I
DO NOT LAST VERY LONG I

+ MOST champions of the ring as .
: soon as they have amaSsed n 1
+ fair sized fortune by their flstic 1
+ efforts glance around TO see how 4
= they can spend 1t, and many o. 4
+ them spend II nearly as fast as 1
+ ii is made, which Is some speed. 1
7 Battling Nelson wrote book 4
+ and Financed IL. Then Bat tried 4
+ comeback In the ring. Jack 1
+ O'Brien became IA real estate op- 4
+ orator and was not as good at II 4
: as he was at fighting. Joe Cans 1
+ bought hotel at Baltimore and
= died penniless. Jack johnson
: squandcred his coin In racing 4
: cars and such. Stanley Ketchel I
: carpeted the pocketbooks Of his I
+ pals with yellow backs. Horses :,
, ran away with the money Terry I
: McGOvern made with his fists. :,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
kilbane May Quit.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 2G. # John
ny kllbane, Knocked out by Ligh,
weight Champion Benny Leonard here
last night, enters the ring again lie
will do so against the better judgment
OF Jimmy Dunn. his manager and life
long friend. Dunn announced some
time ago that KiIbane would retire
Today he said
There was nothing to do but throw
in the towel, never saw Johnny fight
the way he did last night. He was
badly beaten If I'd sent him out again
1t would have been to have him take a
worse beating than a Knockout and +,
didn't want to see him beaten up. This
Is his last fight III never send him
INTO the ring again AS far AZ ! am
concerned Johnny Is through and will
retire with his tite.'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26

Nearly ~ 900 900 pieces Of pal mat
ter postsd III this cd'thhHb last year
were so blindly addressed that they
were sent to the dead letter office.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
Milwaukee Has Sprintine Marvel

Athletes are now helping to make
Milwaukee famous. The home Of
Olympic winners Is developing new
phenom IN the athletic world. He Is a
schoolboy Splinter, who promises to be.
come as fast as Howard Drew In his
prime. The Youngsters name is Spctz.
In recent high school competition In
Milwaukee he sprinted the 300 yard
dash In % 1-5 seconds and the 440
yard event In 40 as seconds, both Of
which are new state interscholastic
records and remarkable feats for boy
who Is yet In his teens.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-26
2: IN Pace.

Hazel Armstrong b. m. by
Rcd Hal tZapple) .....2l ~
kewanee Ruth, b. NJ.
lllawkinsl ...,......1521 2
Constowlit b. &. (SwoeU 3 2 3 3 3
Red View, br, s. (Orendorfi 4 AK
Dan Mack and Directum also start.
ad Time: 1914, 2:12h. 2:11}a, 2:2O
T.
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Jennie Halle. b. m. by
Halle fMcCord) ....25 221I /
Bessie nurhin, b. m.
tWatcrS) ...........1 81 90 2
Bette Hopper, s.. m
tllehlcr) .l.,........3 / Z "A 3 X
Mary Mckinney, b m.
lfIope) .......,....4 , 8 3 X X
Don Roma. Reverend Joy. Black
NUS Lady, Legal Heir and Purerast
started
Time-2;l3h, 2;13h, 2:1iA, 2;15A
G:lGA. 2l9. 221.
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Admiral b, g., by Prodgal Prod
tlIawk nsl I
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Bofo B., b. 2. Dabler) .......3 3 2
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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
SAYS COUNTRY READY FOR
NATIONAL PROHIBITION

BY the Constltuiloh congress mas
eighteen specit1ed powers. ne
eighteenth reads-lo MAKE all Jaws
which shall be necessary ana proper
Tor carrying INTO EXECUTION ,he lolE-
cong powers ana AZ the othef pow
ers vested by thus c3n~stltu''on m
the government OF the uhited 1tateS
or N any department. OF o,,'o'f
Thereon Now ScNcra II hot an OF
the previously mentioned powers o.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
SAYS RAISE MORE FOODS BUT
FORBIDS USE OF THE LANDS

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Apr. Is. 1917.
Editor State Record:
I note from the press dispatches
that Secretary of the Interior De-
partment has made a general re-
quest of all homestead entrymen and
others that all lands possible shou d
be cultivated this season in order to
meet the extraordinary demands for
food stuffs for the coming year,
and particular reference is made to
the homestead laws authorizing en-
try.
Now it is a fact that there are
many entries pending under the gen.
eral enlarged homestead act, and UNI
der the stock raising homestead act,
which have not been approved and
can not be allowed until the lands
receive the proper designation. Some
of them have been pending a year
or more. and many an entryman
would like to begin his improve
ments and cultivation and use of
the land at once. The rules issued
by the office of Secretary of the
Interior Lane. however, forbid that
the 'ands embraced in such pending
entries shall be claimed, used, i'm
proved, or cultivated in any man.
ner, and the land department Of
ficials are advising claimants that
llIev must not assert any claim to
their lands covered by these unap-
proved applications, merely call
attention to this instance of the
Inconsistency and %insincerity of the
of the Secretary of the In
terror.
Yours truly,
Charles B. Barker.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
LEA


to State Record.
Lovington, N. NJ, April 10 No
rain yet, but pastures are taking
the emerald look of spring and leav-
es are peeping out as though they
deared Jack Frost to catch them this
time.
Some of the ranchmen state some
loss of the cattle from black leg and
various other causes While others say
their loss is very few. but stock in
general over the plains as near as
we can learn have wintered well
and are doing fine this spring.
Gardens are being planted rain or
no rain, as irrigation is a part of
the plan of the old or new home
builder, and although they 'ook for
ward to cary rains in April, vege-
tables can be growing for their
tables while they wait.
Z. II. Price has sold his ranch
and entire interest in the stockhold-
ing of Ivey and Price, Dealers and
Breeders Of High Grade Hereford
cattle, TO T. {. Iycy Of Plains. Tex
as, to whom it will be turned over
on May LIST.
Mr.. /. NJ. Blackmon has accepted
the position of bookkeeper for the
Lovington Hardware, succeeding Mr..
Chas. Mcdonald who has this week
taken his position as the new post
MASTER succeeding Mr.. F. c. Shep-
ard. Mr.. Geo. Shepard remaining
with Mr.. Mcdonald as assistant.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
AMERICAN "FOOD DRIVE"
MAY WIPE OUT ALL
BOOZE FACTORIES

Washington, April IAN Am
erican Food Drive" may wipe Cut
the breweries and distilleries i'll the
nation, the sentiment in congress be-
ing strongly in that direction.
The "drys" in congress are pre-
pairing to launch a spectacular drive
for "war prohibition" and propose
to stop the manufacture OF liquor
during the war at least, thereby
diverting millions of bushels of grain
into food channels. 1t is declared
that over six hundred million bush
els of grain would be thus saved,
enough to furnish food for twelve
million people" declares DR.. Wiley,
the food expert. at is enough to
feed the whole nation for a month"
also said Senator Shepard.
1t is urged that the stopping of
the manufacture of liquor would re-
ease thousands of men now working
in the breweries and distilleries for
farming and other helpful occupa-
tions.
Leaders in congress in both houses
scorn the voluntary proposition OF
the brewers made t. congress yes
terday and it is evident such a move
will meet with a tremendous opposi-
ton.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
E US GET BUSY

The people Of New Mexico are undoubt-
edly DESTROYS of doing their full share of the
tremendous tasks ahead Of the American peo-
pie for, perhaps, years TO come and assisting
in every way possible the preparedness neces-
sarV 10 issue victorious from this great worlds
war.
The forest reserves Of this state cover
lands particularly valuable for two of the most
necessary and useful food crops, potatoes and
beans, and why not utilize the natural resour-
ces Of this great state. In the mountain ranges
Of the north the deep canyons, with loan made
by the decay Of leaves and other vegetation,
ii is only necessary to plant potatoes, without
preparing the ground, and keep the stock away
for a time, TO harvest great potato crops.
The writer knows Of men who have often
PLANTED potatoes in this way, and made great
harycsts in the fall without giving the crops
care or attention during the growing season.
The mountain ranges of the middle and
southern parts Of the state offer thousands Of
acres suitable for potatoes, in the higher zones,
and lower down more thousands of acres on
which beans rarely fail to mature. There is
no way of estimating the available acreage
for either potatoes or beans, but it is much
more than can be utilized, even with an unex-
pected number Of men willing to take a chance
and do the work.
1t would only be necessary TO secure the
permission of the forest officers to secure the
use Of the land. Patriotic citizens should get
together and furnish the seed, giving the
grower the full benefit of all the crops. There
is no obstacle in the way, and if this matter
is taken up and pushed through it will in
crease the potato crop by millions of bushels
and the bean crop by millions of pounds.
Where can you get any more substantial
food than New Mexico beans and potatoes?
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
LOCAL WORK THE MOST ECONOMICAL

The Clovis board Of education has very
properly let ,ic contract for the obstruction of
their $4,000 high school building to local
contractors. This IS commcndahle and what
every community should do. First, because the
local inhabitants are both the supporters and
beneficiarics Of the local public institutions and
pay the bills. Second, because they are the fin
ancial support OF the community in which they
live and are entitled to reciprocity from that
community whenever there IS anything to re-
ciprocate with. Third. and more important
at this time, when it is necessary to conserve
the resources Of the country, the letting of
any kind of construction contracts to any firm
at a distance is a great and unnecessary waste
in transportation of machinery and equipment,
in the time of the individuals employed 60
ing to and from their labors, in the familiar
izing of the contractors with local conditions.
and other contingencies with which the local
contractor is familiar and need not take time
and expense to learn. Few contractors make
anything out of work done in distant places,
and any community employing outsiders is the
loser by many fold times the amount it may
appear to save if the IBID figures" alone are
considered.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-20
QUAY
Big Road Tax Levied

The county commissioners have
made a two mill levy for road pur-
poses and will anticipate it with
six per cent intrest bearing c%ertifi-
Gates in order to have cash for i'm
mediate use for roads in urgent need
of improvement. A prorate amount
of the levy will be given for imme-
diatr use on the road from Glenrio
to Montoya. The bond election cal
ed for the 9th of June is for $94,
10000. This issue, if carried will
be used for the roads of the county
but none of it for the Ozark Trail
route. Our pro rata portion of the
tw, mill levy will bring in funds
enough for this road and it will be
ready for the reviewers when the
competitive survey is made next
month.
This settles both the Ozark Trail
question and the county roads ques-
tion and settles it the right way.
The peop'e out in the county will
get the entire $o4. 10000 bond issue
FIR their own roads, and the TX
penditure of the entire amount will
be under the supervision of the
county commissioners ms is Wnat
the people wanted and it is what
they are entitled to. The new road
bill passed by the last legislature
has made it possible for US to have
good roads and the burden is plac-
ed IN the whole people and the
who'e people are equitably benefit
ted.
We have a county board in whom
the people have the utmost conf
dcnce and they are commencing a
business administration that is going
to put the county on a basis Of per
manent DEVELOPMENT.
Resides 'he f'rds the new law pro
vides for the present year, there will
be a yearly income from the state for
the upkeep of the roads in the future
-Tucumcari American.