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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
WOMAN'S CLUB CALENDAR.
First Meeting Held This Week with
Address by Prof. G. X. Cherrie-Miss
Terrill to Speak Oct. II.

The first meeting of the season of
the Brattleboro Woman s club was held
Wednesday afternoon in the Unitarian
parish house with a large attendance.
After reading of minutes of board meet
ings during the summer and some bust
ness Prof. G. X. Cherrie, who accom-
panied ex-President Theodore Roosc-
welt on his famous expedition to South
America, gave an address. illustrated by
many colored slides, on his recent ex-
ploring trip to Peru. He spoke of what
he saw in a very interesting way and the
rictures made his talk still more vivid
The remaining meetings scheduled in The
calendar issued this week, are as follows
Oct II. What Mr.. Hoover Wishes Is
to Do, Miss Bertha NJ. Terrill of the de
partment of home economies of the Uni
versity of Vermont.
Nov. Z, America: Pacemaker an(
Peacemaker, Charles Zeublin of Bost on
Nov. 81, Interior Decoration, coloret
slides, Mrs. Grace R. Wilmot, consulting
decorator, New York.
Dec 5, Musicale, in charge of musi
committee.
bee. 10. Woman in the Modern World
Rey. II. w. Illhan, Philadelphia.
Jan. 2. New Years meeting, tea.
Jan. 10, Conference, The Dependen
Child.
Feb. G, Washington in War Time, Hor
Frank l.. Greene, member of congress
from first district of Vermont,
Feb. 20, speaker to be announced.
March 6. Writers and Their Ways
Prof. A. w. Peach, Norwich university
March 20, Education day, Aims an
Methods of the Ethical Culture Schoo
Prof. Henry Neumann, New York.
April 3, Winning the War at HON,
Thomas +. Green, Ph.D., Chicago.
April IL, Children s day. The DOG
Mans Noblest Friend, 100 lanter
slides, Ernest Harold Baynes
May /, annual meeting.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
MARLBORO.

Mrs. w. +. Snow of Wilmington called
at the parsonage early in the week.
Miss Hazel Whitney, who is teaching
in the Wilmington high school, was
home over the weekend.
The chicken.pie supper was well at
tended, large delegations from Brattle
boro and Wilmington being present and
good number from Ames hill and a
sprinkling from Halifax and Guilford
All were glad to note the presence OF
Mr.. Van Wyck and family from Jack
sonville, and Miss Bronson from Massa
chusetts at the supper. Both were teach
ers in the schools here several years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
Call of the Pinch Hitter.

Jibway is such confirmed fan that
he applied baseball slang to every con-
cevable situation For instance, the other
day he attended what was expected to be
wedding ceremony The bridegroom
failed to show up, There was much excite.
ment and confusion. The bride was SO
angry she vowed she would marry any
man who would take the missing bride
grooms place That was when Jibway
sang out, SIS there pinch hitter present? p
Birmingham Age Herald
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
A Hint.

plant, Mr., Smith, but wen the fust prize
for onions goes to the judges brother-in-
law and the fust prize for marrers to is
wife's grandfather it makes yer think a
bit, that's all-Punch.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
The Deadliest.

They were discussing the comparative
merits of the ammunition of the different
nations at war. (Which bullet do You con
slider the deadliest?" the major was asked
THE one that hits replied the major
decisively.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

are opposing the government in the
great war.
At the next meeting, Oct, Il, the first
and second degrees will be conferred.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
GuILFoRD.
School FRIES and Badges.

Many people have visited the local
school No \. this week to see the chill
dlcn's exhibit ul agricultural and canned
products exhibited there The display was
Judged Tuesday 10y Supt IL. +. Mollitt
aud Mr. Subway ut the Brattlcboro
board vt trade. aud the following prizes
were awarded Rest cared for garden, first,
\cn tNlhN, Best garden exhibit first,
Richard Gale; second. John {. Gale. Best
financial exhibit us shown by accounts
kept first. Clarence Coombs; second,
Howard Underwood Best conservation of
products, first. Howard Underwood; sec
ond. Elizabeth Underwood; third, Beatrice
Underwood Special prize for unusually
line yellow eye beans, awarded to William
MOrCtun.
The following pupils from the school
have been awarded the state badges for
mciiturious garden work. John c. Gale,
Howard Underwood, Richard Gale Clar-
cncc Coombs, Beatrice Underwood, Roy
FRlby. William Moreton, Ncrn Falby, Guy
Whipplc, Gladys Ncwcomb and Elizabeth
Underwood. This work has been under
the direction of Inspector NJ. II. Willis.
The garden exhibits that were shown
at school No. l3 We're Judged Tuesday by
Supt. Moiftt and Mr.. Subway and the
following prizes awarded. Best garden eX-
hibt, first, Pauline G.. Willis: second
Kate Tkaczyk; third, Joseph Waselsk.
State badges have been awarded the fol-
lowing pupils of this school: Joseph
Wascliski. Charles Nebclslii, Roseean
Wood, Pauline Willis, Marjorie Willis,
Kate Tkaczyk and John Tkaczyk. The
teacher, Mrs Willis, had charge of this
work during the season
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

have one vote, and | shall always
east that against wrong as long as |
live.-Lincoln.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

Rev. c. b. Atwood is spending the week
in Boston and at Haverhll, Mass
Charles r. Richard of Worcester Mass,
was guest last week at Frank Jacobs's.
Fred G. Gale of New York recently visit
cd his mother and brothers family at the
Gale farm.
Mrs. Charles II. Demo and children of
Manchester y. H., were guests of Mrs.
j. +. Gale recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ID. Kerr of Westminster
West have been visiting their niece, Mrs.
John +. Gale, this week
Mrs Sarah Underwood and son. Frank,
of Oakdale, Mass, have been visiting her
son, Earle Underwood, this week.
Mrs. Ida II. Baldwin returned from
Greenfield Friday. She will go to Ber-
nardston Saturday to take possession
of her home there.
Mr.. and Mras c. A. Middleman and
daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs
Verne Powers, and child were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs Lucius Putnam from Friday
to Sunday.
1t is understood that Herbert Clarl;
has sold his farm, formerly the Horace
Newton place, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
will go to Vernon to live with their daugh.
ter Mrs Jones, this winter.
Carl Canedy finished work Monday
for j. +. Gale, where he was employed
more than a year. He will 90 20 Sey-
mour, Conn. Edward Knight of Green
River will take his place FOL Mr.. Gale.
The school in the Jacobs district on
Tuesday held in the schoolhouse an eX
hibition of their garden produce. First
prize was given Harry and Sallie Beal'
for best conservation; Helen Fitch, ID
Hugh Evans, first financial prize; Dorothy
| Evans, ID.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

Don't lead man to evil to show him
how bad it is.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
WILMINGTON.
Kingsley-Allen.

Harrison Kingsley and Miss Elizabeth
Allen, older daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
II, ID. Allen were married Thursday eve
ming of this week at the brides home,
Rev. j. w. Raftcr of st. Adams, former
pastor of the Baptist church here, oili'
ciating Rev. Mr.. Rafter arrived Wcdn'
esday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Allen driv
ing to Brattlcboro to meet him. Roth
young people are well known and highly
respected in Wilmington. Mr.. Kingsley
is employed in the Brown garage, and
Miss Alien has been her fathers assist
ant in the post Office
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02

There's LOT of talk this season
about a new kind of ball used effec-
lively by several pitchers and which
has been known as the shlnebaIl,
licorice ball, talcum powder ball and
what not.
Its use, so far as reports show, has
been confined to the American league
and for the most part to pitchers on
the Chicago club.
The name "shineball" probably is
the best way to designate the tnnova-
ton, which ballplayers declare has a
peculiar break, which is only exceeded
by that Of the illegal emery ball
AS the emery ball was produced by
the use of a small rough spot on the
ball, the shineball is similarly caused
by small, very smooth spot on the
ball. This may be caused by rubbing
talcum powder, licorice or any other
smooth, slippery substance on the
ball.
Eddie Cicotte Danforth of the White
Sox and Cy Falkenburg, Of the Ath-
letics, are said to have developed the
ball particularly well, although other
pitchers are said to be using 1t,
The legality of the ball was taken
up with President Ban Johnson by I'm
Fire Billy Evans, but the league presi-
dent refused to rule it out,
What is the "shinehall?"
1t is a particularly vicious member
of the spitball family. which depends
upon air pressure for its peculiar de-
flance of the laws Of moving bodies
end of gravitstion.
Its breaks are s'.iil tc those Of
tue emery ball, but rot so sharp.
The shine ball can pc made to break
either up or dow" arG the shineball
which breaks down may also break
either to the right or the left.
In throwing the ball so that the
smooth surface is on the top the ball
will break slightly upward. II the
smooth spot is on the bottom the break
will be downward
The explanation is rather technical,
being based on several laws of physics.
The shinebalI is only effective when
the shiny spot is on one of the poles
of rotation. Experiments show that
the friction of the air on the sides of
a moving ball is somewhat greater
than the velocity of the ball. The nat
ural surface of even a new baseball is
rather rough and the friction would be
less on the surface made shiny by the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02

believe the lack Of equipment accounts
for this smaller attendance.
Special stress is laid on teaching the
children at this ground to play games
and much interest is manifested 10
these games by the children.
The attendance at the Tenth street
ground is large and increasing daily.
Upwards Of three or four hundred
people visit the Tenth street play
ground each day in addition to the
large number of children.
The attendance record for the week
of June is as follows:
Attendance record for the week Of
June $3.50:
Miller School Grounds Monday
175; Tuesday, 1893; Wednesday, 81
Thursday, 80; Friday, 90; Saturday,
100.
Tenth Street Grounds Monday
14O; Tuesday, ISL; Wednesday, 49,
Thursday, 101; Friday, $50; Saturday
14S.
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application of talcum powder or
licorice.
This tends to pile up the air on the
side Of the ball which has not been
"doctored" and slow up the speed OF
that side.
The air cushion causes a pressure
on the side of the ball which has not
been "shined" and pushes the ball in
the other direction.
This is the mystery of the shine
ball."
The use of the ball by ICY" Falken.
burg is particularly interesting.
Falky was the second man to use
the emery bali, which had been invent
ed by Russell Ford. He used it first
at Toledo with such effect that he was
sent back to Cleveland, from which
club he had been farmed. In 1914
Falky, then regarded as an old man in
baseball, a pitcher who had outlived
his usefulness, won his first 10 games.
He finished the season with an earned
run average Of 2.21.
The use of this ball was discovered
the following year when both Ford
and Falky went to the Federal league.
The use of the shineball this year
was first noticed in a game pitched by
Falkenburg in a game between the
Athletics and Cleveland May %.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02
Church League Will
Have an Active Week

Three Church league games are
scheduled for this week and fourth
will probably be added later. The first
game will be played between the Min
ing Machine and the Methodist Protest
ant teams tomorrow evening and on
the afternoon of the. Fourth another
game will be played between the II.
P. team and the Hopewell nine. This
is expected to be one of the best games
of the entire schedule and was arrang-
ed for the Fourth by way Of celebra-
ton.
Another game will be played Friday
evening and it is probable that post
poned game between the Diamond st.
NJ. E. and the Mining Machine teams
will be played on some evening this
week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02
A Day of Celebration

perity after these long years Of -miE.
cry. If any statement can make viii
Undue others with the confidence to
take your treatment, 1t will at least
make me feel as II l had been Of some
service to some poor suffering wife
and family"
This is only one Of the hundreds q
letters received from grateful human
ity who have been saved from the
drink habit. If you are Interested
write or call for further information,
The Neal Institute, Sol Maple Ave-
Avondale, Cincinnati, o. Phone Avon
1920. Open day and night Other Neal
Institutes located at Cleveland, Colunl
bus, Pittsburgh and Detroit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02

1T is with the greatest pleasure 1
write to let you know that yesterday
my husband and l celebrated our an.
niyersary of happy and prosperous
year - the first one in our sixteen
years of married life. My husband
when not under the influence Of
liquor, was the kindest and most con-
siderate Of men. But his appetite for
liquor had got so far beyond his con-
troll he was rarely ever sober, and l
had given up in despair of his ever
reforming. But, thanks to a kind
Providence and a good friend, he was
induced to try the Neal Three.Day
Treatment, with the result we have
enjoyed year Of happiness and pros
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02
UN1oNTowN MAN wARPR1soNER
The score;

UNIoNToWN, Pa, July Gap
tured in a battle along the Somme,
Fuliam Carter, aged 20. of Union
town, is being held in a prison camp
at Zrbyest, Germany. With other
men he is compelled to work in the
fields and elsewhere in aid of the
Kaiser's government. I'VE are being
treated as well as could be expected
under the circumstances" Carter has
written to friends here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02
Miller Playground
NEEDS EQUIPMENT

Additional equipment is needed at
the Miller school play ground in order
to keep the interest of the chilren who
frequent this playground, Today five
additional swings will be erected and
it is hoped other equipment may be ad-
ded from time to time during the
next few weeks.
The attendance at this ground is not
quite so good as at the Tenth street
ground and the officials of the ground
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02

camp, was defeated by newly organ
lied Regimental team in a seven in
ming contest at the camp yesterday,
the score being 12-1. The gunners
claim that some of their best players
we're out of the game and this prob
the defeat of the team which has been
the defeat fthe team which has been
showing such exception skill at the
sport and has been winning so con.
stantly.
shafer, of the gunners, was knocked
out of the box by the heavy hitting
of the Regimentals who slammed
twenty-one singles, while Jackson held
the gunners down to nine hits.
The Regimentals were highly elated
over their victory and paraded through
the camp singing. 1.-THE Machine Gun
team she amt what she used ter be-"
while the Machine Company took it's
defeat with as good grace as posi-
BILE.
The score: R. H. 3.
Regimental ...... 2S2 122 x-12 81 2
Batteries Shafer and Harper; jack
son and Hall.
Umpire-Speer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02

E. E. Meredith who spent is vaca'
ton of a month with the home folks
in Fairmont, and wrote lot of arti-
cles about Fairmont people and condi-
lions, past and present, for the The
West Virginian which were so good
that they are still being talked about,
is back at his desk in Chicago after
a roundabout business trip. And this
is what Vaudeville, the well known
Chicago theatrical weekly, had to say
in its editorial columns about his re-
turn:
E. E. Meredith, being back in
town, we may now look for
some excitement even through
the deadly, dull dog-days.
The question is, is this boost or
knock?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02

Here is another installment in
the story Of the adventure Of the
Boy Scouts and the Governor.
This one is taken from the col
umns Of the Pittsburgh Gazette
Times of Tuesday.
Maybe it's because there's the heart
o ia boy in him, or that he's too "big,"
spiritually, to let anyone meet him
more than half way in the little kind
nesses and courtesies that character
ize the real, dyed-in-the-wool gentle
man, but they've got regular fell
low" in the governors chair down in
West Virginia. This statement Is
made on the authority of members Of
Troop No. 81, Boy Scouts Of America
of Pittsburgh, and is inspired by a
letter they received yesterday from
the Governor himself, John j.. Corn
well, in which the chief executive Of
the Mountain State tells the worid,"
as they say frequently down there,
that he envies another West Virginian,
friend, for having had the opportu.
nifty to make the acquaintance Of
these boys and be their host at dim
ner. 4
The letter reveals, incidentally, the
Governors rare sense of humor and
brings to light also joke played by
the Governors friend, who knew boys
pretty we'll and who wanted to bring
them the happiness of thinking they
had bee nthe guests of the Governor
W. E. Wells of Newell, W. Va, a
china manufacturer and member OF
the West Virginia Debt Commission,
was motoring near Pittsburgh one
day last week. He was passing a
group of Scouts at a point outside the
city when one of them cried. Hey,
Mac give us a ride Mr.. Wells
stopped and took them in. Then he
told them he was the governor OF
West Virginia and asked them to dine
with him.
The next day the boys sent a let
ter to the Governor, thanking him fo1
his kindness. The reply, which is
self-explanatory, and is priced highly
by the boys, follows:
NY Dear Boys-I was much mys-
tilted on receiving your letter THANK
ing me for my kindness to you. a
little later when a copy of the Pitts
burgh paper was shown to me, dis.
covered that some one had played q
Joke on both of us. i had the auto
mobile license record examined and
found that the perpetrator Of the joke
was nv friend, w. E. Wells, china
manufactures of Newell, and mem?
Der of the Virginia Debt Commission.
1t was he, and not I, who had the
pleasure of entertaining you. can
say for him that he has the true West
Virginia spirit OF hospitality and
greatly envy him for having had the
opportunity of making your acquaint-
ance and having you take dinner with
him. II, in your tramps you happen
to come SO far as the capitol Of this
state, shall be delighted to entertain
all of you here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02
Montana Put Tt
Over New England

Montana defeated the New England
team in fast, interesting contest at
New England yesterday by score
of 81. Both teams played some real
baseball and the game was undecided
until the last out was called.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02
BAXTER COULD NOT
EATHOM HIGGINS
Alonongah Pitcher Was Hit
Only -Four Times, Was
Well Supported.

Monongah won from Baxter by a
score Of 40 in a hard fought contest
at Baxter yesterday. A feature OF the
game was the pitching of higgins, who
held his opponents to a scoreless
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02
Machine Gun Team
Suffers a Defeat

The Machine Gun Company, which
has been triumphantly walking away
with all the baseball teams at the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02

Figure above shows the shine ball
which will break down and then eth
er in or out. Ball rotates on axis (AB)
in direction shown by small arrows.
Air current (C) strikes top of ball on
surface which has not been shined
while air curcent (D) comes in con-
tact with shined spot OK. The frlc-
ton against the natural surface Of the
ball at (A) is greater than at OBJ on
account of the smoothness at OBJ and
tends to pile up a cushion of air at
! (A) which tends to make the ball break
in direction shown by heavy dotted
line.
THE lower figure shows how the ball
may be made 10 break upward by hav-
ing the smooth spot at the top Of the
ball. The principal is the same, the
air cushion is piled UP at OBJ forcing
the ball in direction shown by dotted
line.
I FAMOUS BASEBALL INVENTIONS.
1SG7-The first curve ball was in
vented by William Arthur Cummings.
Other curve balls had undoubtedly
been pitched before this, but Cum
mings was the first man to recognize
the theory of curve ball pitching and
apply it so he could tell what direc-
tion the curve would take.
19O4-Elmer Strlcklett invented and
developed the spit-ball, which imme-
diately became popular. Cap Arson
and other old.timers insist that pitch
ers back in the eighties had used a
moist ball delivery, but If they did they
never learned properly to control it.
/ 19O9-Russel Ford perfected the
emery ball. lie used this successfully
and secretly until 1914, when the ball
was barred by The National, American
and Federal leagues.
1917-Shineball developed and used
in the American league by Chicotte,
Danforth, Falkenburg and other pitch
! ers.
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OF THE CLUBS,

Games Scheduled Today.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
ST. Louis at Chicago.
philadelphia at Brooklyn.
AMERICAN LEAaUS
Chicago a. Cleveland.
petroita At ST Louis
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.GDBL TEAMS PLAY
ONE SIDED GAME
Consolidation Aggregation
Put It All Over Hut
Crimson.

Consolidation Coal players defeated
the hutchinson Coal Company team in
4 one sided contest at Traction Park
yesterday the score being II to l.
me consoI boys played hard and hit
with d vicious determination that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02

Two'base hits, G. higgins, Vingal,
Wright and Sander; first on balls, off
higgins /, of Wilson o; struck out, by
Higgins 8, by Wilson 6; umpire,
Bosune; attendance, 500; time, 1850.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02

Twobase hits-P. spragg, Wright.
Sacrifice .hit-Turkovich.
stolen bases-P. Spragg 2, Turko'
yich. VISIT, shimminsld, Bailey.
Double plays-Fortney, simmons
ID. Wright, McClung, Boehm.
nit by pitcher-H. spragg.
Lett on bases-C. G. G. Z; Hutchtn-
son 4. go
p. Mcc[nng 2.
struck out-By Toothman 6; by Nc,
Chung 4.
Wild pitches-Toothm
Umpires-Bailey and Mills.
Attendance-900.
Time go.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02
Baseball at a Glance.
NATIONAL LEAGUE,

Results Yesterday.
Cincinnati A; Pittsburg /.
Cincinnati 5; Pittsburg /.
st Louis 4; Chicago 0.
Brooklyn 8; Philadelphia 2.
Others not scheduled.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-02
Evening Chat

My boy says,
He don't see why
That he and /
Can't get a boat
And git in 1t,
And let her float,
Far, far away,
An men some day
When him and me
Had foated way
Down to the sea,
Why, we cud buy
A great big boat,
And let 1t float,
Way way afar-
How sweet the dreams
OF childhood are.
THE DEACON.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland 5; Chicago 4.
Detroit 5; St Louis 0.
st. Louis Is; Detroit 8.
Others not scheduled.
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No Improvement
81 believe that man has screw
loose" II hope no one will try to
mend matters by getting him tight"