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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27
Alaskan Plays Opposite to-Little Mary pickford.

Chaf11e HOIt, IOFmtF1y WeII KnOWn around Valdez. is becoming famous as movie star according to a letter Holt's latest triumph is his playing of the lead opposite Mary Pickford in her big war production. "'rhe Little Amer ican' which has just been released by Aircraft and which appeared in Seattle during the last two weeks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27
ATHLETES MAKE
 CRACK SOLDIERS.

That the universities and colleges are contributing their quota to the organization of the national army is shown whenever lists are compiled of men enlisted in various branches of the military service.
 According to those in command.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27
Attractions Tonight

Coliseum - go, ,O00 Leagues Under.
 the Sea-" eight reels. Dream-Marie Doro in Common , Ground.'' Paiace-Peggy Hyland in Her
 Right to Live"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27
AL-kl NoRTHBoUND

The steamer Al-ki sailed from Seattle Saturday night at midnight, according to advices received by the Alaska Supply Company today and should arrive here Thursday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27
Balcony 25 Cents Lower Floor soc
 Loges 75 Cents
COMING Another State Rights Feature:
 Even as You and l"
ST. NICHOLAS WILL SAIL

The St. Nicholas will sail tonight Straits route and there will be the average list of passengers besides large offering of freight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27

dine company and the Alaska Pa- cific Herring company, the former operating at Little Port Walter and the latter at Big Port Walter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27
National League
SCORES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2s
Ar,oriean iean,i,

American League. At Cleveland 0, New York 3. At Detroit 4, Philadelphia ?. At Chicago 4, Washington 1. At St. Louis 2, Boston g.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27

TWO IN UNH-Tne EMPIRES lads" keeps the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns way for everybody. The EMPIRES are right up to the minute on the day's nsWA
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27
National Leauue.

At Philadelphia 4-3. Cincinnati 3-l. At Boston 2. Pittsburg 0.
 At New York 6-2, Chicago II. At Brooklyn 12-4, St. Louis GO.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27

Dine at the castineau. ceneert every evening. &
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27
Big League Games
SCORES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 18th.

SCORES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 26th.
 American League At New York 3, Chicago S. At Washington l. Cleveland 2. At Boston $, Detroit 3. At Philadelphia 5-5, St. Louis 6-9.
 National League No Sunday games.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-08-27

Do Your 2 Bits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
TIGERS CURTAIL ALL
ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES

Princeton, Oct. 31-That athletics
are not to occupy the position of first
Importance in the life of Princeton
University in the future was decided
yesterday by the Faculty Committee
on Military Affairs
All athletic teams have been asked
by President Hibben to reserve Mon
day and Wednesday afternoons ex-
clusively for military training, and no
candidates will be allowed to report
for any sport who are not taking this
training.
Similar action was taken at Yale
some time ago. shortly after Tad
Jones announced that no one could
play football who was not a member
of the reserve officers training camp.
The freshman football team and
crews will be excepted from this rule
for the remainder of the season, but
winter sports will have only three
afternoons each week in which to
practice. All other campus activities
will be subordi1lated to the training.
The future of the informal varsity
eleven that defeated a team of college
stars from Camp Dix on Saturday is
still in doubt, The athletic board has
not decided to rrange any more
games, but for the present Head
Coach Rush will remain in Princeton
and keep the team in condition.
The announcement in New York
that this team would play the Maine
heavies at the Polo Ground next week
has been denied by the authorities
| and if this game is played it will be
| staged in Princeton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
YOUNG PETER JACKSON

Peter Jackson, colored welter-
weight and middleweight boxer, was
born in Baltimore on Oct. 81, 1877.
When he entered the ring he changed
his name from Sim Tompkins, call
ing himself after the great Austria
liam black who was once the king OF
the heavyweights although John L.
refused to give him a chance to fight
for the title. Young Peter began
fighting in 1895, and continued in the
ring for a dozen years or more Hez
was five and q half feet in height
and good enough to whip all but the
topnotchers among his opponents.
Among his distinguished victims
were Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Kid
Parker, the Vegetarian Champ
Tommy Tracey, the Australian boxer;
Jimmy Handler, "Scaldy Bill'' Quinn
Tommy West, Dan Creedon, Mike
Donovan, and many others. He
fought two draws with Joe Walcott
and in 1904 knocked out the Barba.
dos Demon. He also defeated San
Langford on one occasion, although
in several other bouts he was whip
ped by Sam. Young Peter went 1.
rounds with Jack Johnson at Balti
more in 1905, but lost the decision
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
MUDL ARKS REVEL
ON HEAVY TRACK
AT LAUREL, ND.
Small Fields Compete on
Sodden Course-Favorites
Withdrawn-J.K. i. Ross
Scores With Priscilla Null
lens and Trentino.

Laurel, Md. Oct. 31-J. K. L. Rose,
the noted Canadian horseman, scored
double victory here yesterday after
noon. His bay flly Priscilla Mullens
ran off with the Marine Liberty Bond
purse at one mile, and his chestnut
gelding Trentino won the last race, a
claiming affair at one mile and a six
teenth. After his victories Mr.. Ross
announced that he had purchased II.
G. BedwelIs stock farm at Laurel.
He will establish a big breeding and
training quarters there next winter.
A cold rain which lasted until noon
made the track sloppy and practically
ruined thee ard. OF fourteen horses
named to start in the Blue and Gray
Handicap only four went to the post.
and in the Liberty Bond purse Phis-
ella Mul1ens and Deckmate were the
only starters.
Joseph E. Widener's bay colt Natu-
ralist found the going just to his ltlE
ing in the Blue and Gray stake and
taking the lead at the start, galloped
all the way and won by eight lengths.
Mrs. James Arthur's old mare Water
Lady finished second and the Brighton
Stables St. Isadore third.
The Liberty Bond was easy for
Priscilla MulIens. She raced all the
way under a pull and passed the
judges three lengths in front OF Deck
mate.
The novice steeplechase for three
year-o old maidens uncovered a first
class timber topper In w. Smiths
Gold Bond. He made all the running
under a pull and won easily from
Max Meadowsl Mr.. Smith says Gold
Bond is worth $1,000 and declares he
| is better cross-country horse than
W. R. Goes Town Hall, which won the
Harbor Hill Stake at the Piping Rock
| meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
INDIAN CUNNING
ON THE GRIDIRON,

OF all the strange and spectacular
football plays ever pulled OF. that OF
a crafty and willy Indian in a liar
ward Carlisle game fourteen years
ago. Oct. 81, 1908. probably takes the
cake. At the beginning of the second
half the redskins had a so lead. Har-
ward started the actien by long kick
to johnson on the Indian teams five
yard line johnson immediately be-
came the center of q mass OF strug-
Cling aborigines. Suddenly they sep
arated and scattered in all directions,
Dillon running straight down the
field, holding both arms up, SO that
the Crimson players could see that he
didn't have the ball.
The Harvard men were dumfound-
ed, and gave a good imitation of
bunch of beheaded chickens while
they searched vainly for the man with
the ball. Dillon passed straight
| through the Crimson bunch until he
confronted Capt. Carl Marshall, Of the
| Crimsons, who was covering deep
backfield. Marshall sidestepped. but
as he did so he observed a. big bulge
on the Indians back. Suspicion turn
ed to certainty in Marshalrs mind in
the fraction of second but he was
| too late. Dillon had made fun
field run from kickoff to touchdown
without opposition.
billions jersey had been constructed
with this end in view, and the whole
play had been carefully planned in
advance, and worked out exactly ac-
cording to schedule. Redskin craft
| had proved superior to palace STRAIT
eEv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
EDDIE BURNS STARTED
CAREER AS A MASCOT

Eddie Burns, backstop of the Phil
%%ses. got his start in the diamond pas
time as a mascot of a college nine.
Ize was born in San Francisco thirty
years ago today. Oct. 81, 1887, and he
was about ten years old when he at
fracted the attention Of some of the
st. Mary's College baseball players.
Tfe was a little bit of a kid-and he
hasn't grown an awful lot since-and
when he began hanging around the
'co17ege his unfailing good nature and
nim Willingness to run errands won
him friends among the rah-rah boys.
The members of the nine adopted
1Ittle Eddie as their mascot, and he
Me1tvered the goods. Later he entered
the school, as a prep and eventually
worked his way up to a place on the
VARSITY baseball squad. Catching was
always his strong point. and he had
q brilliant career at st. Mary's, where
ne spent eight years of his young life,
graduating in 1909. After leaving
college Burns got a job with the Sac
ramsnto club Of the Coast League
hut the pilot didn't think much OF
2im because OF the brevity of his stat
rre. and turned him oyer to Tacoma
ii the Northeastern League.
There he played sensational ball.
and In the fail OF 1911 ne was pur-
chased by the Cardinals, but was
turned to Montreal in 1919. bis work
with the Royals attracted attention
and I'm the middle of the 1913 season
he was sold to the Phillies for $500
lie has been the coach of the base
han squad OF his alma mater for sew.
ernl years. Eddie is now training fol
the bigger game that will be played
rOver There"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
WAR TAKING ITS TOLL OF
LEADING GOLF EXPONENTS
Well Known Players Have Passed Recently Putting
Question Is One of Practice Phase Of Game in
Which individuality Runs Wild.

any style of stroke, hole a consider
able proportion of his puts, if---they
are played properly.
The fundamentals of putting are a
good eye for direction, an accurate
sense of the force required and a
firm and precise stroke. If player
has these treasures he should i'm
prove them by frequent study and
practice; if he lack them they can
be acquired by still more frequent
study and practice.
Don't strain to hole puts of eigh-
teen or twenty feet. The effort to do
SO does not pay in the long run. You
are too likely to overrun so much as
to require two more puts to go down.
In general, try to make these long
puts useful aids rather than sensa-
tional failures. Sometimes they will
go down, but that is incidental and al
most in the nature of gift.
Above all else, try to obtain the
ability to hole everything up to six
feet. With the ABILITY to do this and
confidence Of yourself---both Of which
will come with studious practice
you are likely to lay most Of your
approach puts up to within this dis
lance. In practice and in play, draw
any imaginary line from the hole to
the ball and then play the ball with
enough force to carry it a few inches
beyond the, cup If it misses.
Many people who ascribe their ba(
putting to lack of confidence find tina
by watching themselves the lack o.
confidence operates by creating Wis
ion of the ball trimming the cup and
that their aim is really determined
| ion born of fear.
Really effective putting is unattain
able without frequent studious prac
| tice. Practice without study is wortl
very little. Merely to take a dozel
balls to the green and try to hole then
again and again from different dis
| tances and positions Is almost a vast
| of time. Attention should be givel
| to every detail Of the greer---it
slopes, the quality and the length o
| its grass, etc.---and to every detail o
| the stroke and it's results in direction
| and distance.
Variations in length of swing, 1
| speed, Inf force, must be tried over an
| over again and the effects consciouai
| noted. Thus and perhaps only in thi
/ of knowledge and mastery which re
suit in the confidence, the freedom {
action, the perfect coordination nee
essary to give putting the proper plac
in the game, and make it a pleasur
instead of an ever threatening bugs
boo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
Talk Of Sports

Old Ty Cobb, who is exploiting
non-alcoholic beverage in several
southern states, reports that business
is fine. 1t must be, when Ty didn't
even have time enough to bother
about the worlds series. s:.s s,ts -
Hugo Bezdek, Jack Coombs and
Fred Walker don't waste their time
worrying about what Is going to hap
pen next season. While baseball -
their speciality in summer, they are
now engaged in teaching the young
idea how to play football
Mule Watson was the only Cardinal
fined this year for disobedience, and
he paid for it to the stune Of 5000.
Next year he'll pay attention to what
teacher tells him.
No more trick deliveries, If Connie
Mack can help 1t. He's ag'in the shine
ball and the spftball, because, he says,
the players have enough trouble hit
ting the ball without any fancy trim
mfngs being put on it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
TENNIS SUPPLIES
FOR USE IN CAMPS

In response to an appeal from the
war departments commission on
training camp activities, Julian 8.
Myrick, as acting president, has adj
dressed q letter to the members Of
the United States National Lawn Ten
mis- Association, urging them to con-
tribute tennis supplies for the use of
men in military camps. About 100
tennis courts have been constructed
at several training camps, but no pro-
vision is made for their equipment
and their usefulness cannot be rea-
liked unless the equipment is forth
coming at once.
DR.. Joseph e. Raycroft of Prince
ton, who is in charge of this branch
Of the commissions activities placed
the situation before the officers of the
rational association with such force
as to enlist their cordial cooperation.
Consequently an appeal is being made
to clubs, and through them to their
members throughout the country, for
gifts of equipment. They are urged
to get together serviceable supplies at
croft, who will attend to their distri-
button.
Nets, balls, racquets, these are the
things most wanted says Mr.. My
rick's letter. Don't discard a lot OF
WORKOUT stuff, but find the thing
your club can do without and put
them to work in the camps. There
| Is big need for this equipment and
| it is urgent. You may be certain thai
anything devoted to this cause will
be wisely used. Make your shipment
to DR.. Joseph E. Raycroft, Princeton
N. J., and he will see that it Is
promptly and properly distributed
This is practical job which the gov
eminent requests the national asso
citation to undertake at once. May
ask that your response be prompt and
lgenerous?"
The commission on training camI
activities has charge of the athletic
sports in camp and emphasizes theil
importance, both for the diversion
/ they give the men and for the in
creased military efficiency resulting
from sports. Its work has been han
dicapped because of lack of funds
and for this reason an appeal is be
ing made to the members of the Ma
tonal Tennis Association to meet al
urgent need.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31
DRAFT CERTAIN TO PLAY
A Big ROLE in BASEBALL
Government Will Call Many Stars, and Major Leagues
Will Strip Minors Lew Leagues Under Glass
A to Operate in 1918.

heavy financial losses, while others
that. finished will not attempt to op-
crate until the war is over. So the
big leagues will have. plenty of ma
terial to draw from, and ball players
are liable to be a drug rather than a
scarcity on the market
From now on war contracts are
going to have an entirely different
meaning, according to the club own
ers who are now trimming sail for
next year. Where the Federal League
wartime contracts were highly in
f1ated, the new war contracts will be
reduced In like proportion.
Practically the last of the war con-
tracts that abounded in the Federal
League days expired this year. A very
few remain in force. And it is GER
tain that none of those which expired
| will ever be renewed at anything like
the figures in the original. Ball play
ers will hardly expect such renewals.
There has been a hint that the Play
ers' Fraternity would, show new
signs of life this winter if a. big cut
was made in salaries, but club owners
hardly anticipate any trouble from
that source.
| There is no question but that sal
aries will be cut next year, said one
| club owner. I'VE have to cut salar-
les If we expect to play ball next
year, and the players will have to be
/ contented with smaller salaries if
| they want to play at all. It is not a
/ question of taking advantage of the
! players but Of promoting the game.
| And it was not to be expected that
/ the big contracts would be renewed"
/ But; four players on the entire
I Yankee team have contracts that
/ carry them into next season. All the
/ others expired this year. Among
| them were those of Ray Caldwell
| Ray Fisher and Maisel. Caldwell
i drew $4,000 last season, minus fines
and won i 8 out of 20 games. Fisher
| drew $500, and won less than halt
his games, while Maisel had his worst
j year in. the big leagues, finishing the
i season with a batting average OF
.181. None of these players will look
4 for renewals at anything like those
/ figures.
/ OF course at this time of. the year
with spring long way off and the all
/ filed with war talk, there are apt tc
be many plans proposed which viii
never be carried out. But the clut
owners are making every effort to GU
their operating expenses from % tc
40 per cent. and this will mean bis
cuts in salaries as the first item. /
may mean. too. the end of luxurious
travelling conditions, which have pre-
vailed in the major leagues, at least
Swell hotels, taxis and private car.
may be abandoned as part of the reg
u1ar fare for the coming year A
least that is the threat of some mag
mates. at lie present .iai..
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31

When the number of golfers who
have Joined the colors, be it on this
side of the Atlantic or the other, is
considered it stands to reason that
there will be a large gap in the field
when the war is over. From time to
time word is received Of some well
known player who has fallen in battle,
or victims who were just plain ordt-
nary golfers.
Among the stars of the links who
have found soldiers grave as a result
of General Haigs hammering on the
western front is Clyde Pearce Of
Australia, who in 1908 held the posi-
ton occupied by Charles Evans in
this country, that of amateur and
open champion Of his native land.
Pearce was among the foreign entries
that helped make real international
event of the British amateur cham
pionship in 1912.
Chick Evans was also in the field
and it was Bruce Pearce, Clyde's
brother, who disposed Of the aspira-
lions of the dual title holder of the
United States. In speaking of Clyde's
game, Michael Scott, former Austral-
ian champion, said:
His game had a. formidable solid
ity about it and he had a wonderful
restraint in close match. When in
competition with him I used to take
chances sometimes, hoping that he
would be tempted to follow suit and
come to grief. Instead, however
Clyde invariably showed still greater
courage by playing safe, even when
has shortness looked as if it would
leave him so far behind that he coulo
not hope to win or halve hole"
Among the Scottish troops two
other fine golfers have passed OF
since the summer drives were inaug
urated, in the persons of David Wat
and Stanley Jenkins. Watt held the
| open championship of Scotland and
was perhaps the best left handel
| golfer the world has known. jenkins
was a brother of the last winner O
| the British championship, j. L
Jenkins, and although quite a bit re
moved from his brothers class, Stan
ley was, nevertheless, fine player.
When it comes to any one trying t
give rules to a player who wishes t
| become an accurate putter, the Who'll
thing SINNERS down to a question Q
! study and practice, which are the tw
fundamental principles Of this de
! partment of the game. Putting is tn
phase of golf in which individualit
runs wild. In no other departmen
will one see such variations In shap
Of club, method of gripping, form c
stance and style of stroke.
The reason is clear. With an
form Of club, gripped in any fashion,
player can. from any stance. usin
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-31

New York, Oct. 31.-Baseban, like
the merry dance, is to go on next
year. Governor Tener and Ban John
son, as we'll as various of the club
owners. have recently given assur-
ance that the game will be played
next season unless conditions develop
which win positively prohibit it.
But in the meantime they are re-
alizing that war is all that Sherman
said 1t was, and while sequestering
in the customary winter oblivion the
men who handle the reins, and like
wise the money, are making plans for
some radical changes for what they
consider the most uncertain season in
many years.
1t is the opinion of most baseball
men thatithe draft is going to figure
very prominently in baseball before
next year, and in this instance the
draft has a double meaning. The
government will undoubtedly draw
heavily upon ball players before an
| other spring rolls around, and as a
measure of reprisal for self-preserva-
ton the big leagues will have to draft
heavily on the minor league players
to fill the ranks
| Baseball ais yet has not made any
considerable contribution in men to
the army. Comparatively few ball
players have either volunteered or
been drafted Many Of them escaped
the draft during the summer because
they had drawn high numbers and
were not called. Hank Gowdy was
/ the only big league player deliber-
ately to quit baseball to go into the
army.
But baseball men see big inroads
being made on their talent by the
new ruling on the selective draft law,
i by which the men have been classi-
fed. Single men and those without
dependents are to fbe drawn first. las
la result, many players who escaped
last summer will be taken into the
army on the next draft, and the re-
suit undoubtedly will make it neces-
lsary to rebdi1d many. Of the clubs
Both New York clubs stand to lose
some men by such action. McGraH
may lose Benny Kauff and one OIL
1.-TWO other men, while the Yankees
lmay be deprived of Pfpp. GdlhooleJ
and Shocker Such. a blow would he
ia staggering one to the Yankees.
The plan to recruit from the minor
1eaues, which was talked over b!
| BAN johnson and Ed Barrow as earl.
!, as last summer. would keep the bis
leaues af1oat, though the standard
| would be slightly lowered. But tn,
: major leagues would still represen
the best there was in the country.
II 1t is not expected that many rninol
. leagues below Glass A will even at
tempt to open their gates next year
Many of the smaller organization
quit during the past season will