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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-03

Edgar W. Evarts, who is employed By
the Central Maine Power Go. at Castine'
is in the city over the holiday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-03

L. 7. Young, mail transfer clerk at
the Maine Central station, is off duty
for Is days for his annual vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-03

Huber Holt Of Fairfield Center was
calling on friends in the city for time
Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-03

Cam L. Libby OF Pittsfield was a bust
ness visitor in the city Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-03

Mrs. Gertrude Barron returned home
Sunday after teaching a 12-weeks term
Of school in Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Brown and
daughters Edith and Lillian passed
several days in Bath recently.
Mrs. Everett Creation is i'll at this
writing.
There is to be an auction at the
Judkins homestead Saturday, July 5.
Z. E. Gle recently purchased a new
horse.
Miss Lola Walker, field worker for
tho suffrage campaign, will give an
address Thursday evening at the Fay
cite Corner church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-03


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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-03
FAYETTE
BiseloW-,F elbows

a quiet wedding was solemnized
June 27 at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester r. Fellows when their younger
daughter Erma Grace, became the
bride Of Rev. Earle w. Bigelow, pastor
tor Of the NJ. Z. church at North Au-
gusta. The couple were attended by
Ralph l.. and Miss Lucy Fellows, bro
Their and sister of the bride. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. NJ G.
Plummer of Cornish. The out Of town
guests were Oscar Bigelow Of Hollis
ton. Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs M. G.
Plummer of Cornish. The best wishes
Of a host of friends go with them to
their home in North Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-03

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The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
WEAVER GREATEST
PLAYER ON CHICAGO

chicago, Sept. 23.-The greatest
player ON the White Sox team? Not
the $4,000 beauty, Eddie Collins: not
Happy" Felsch. hailed as the COM
Ing Ty Cobb of the American League:
not Ray Schalk, acknowledged the
premier backstop; not Chick Gandil,
the man who stopped the gap through
which the pennant oozed away last
year; nor even Cicotte, who leads
all hurlers for the season, but Buck"
Weayer-according to Owner Comis-
key. the man who pays the salaries
Of all of them.
What constitutes the greatest play
er Is ofttimes as moot a question as
which one is the greatest player. The
answer to the latter is usually found
in the mechanical superiority OF the
candidates under discussion, but own
er Comiskey has entered the realm
of psychology in naming Weaver as
his greatest, for it Is Bucks spirit
which has won him the distinction as
against the greater mechanical ex-
cellence OF some of his teammates.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
RACQUET LANDS TITLE
IN SUBURBAN LEAGUE
Defeats Princeton Club Tennis PIay-
ers in Final Play Of, 5 to 2.

The Racquet Club yesterday won the
championship of the Suburban League
for the second time in the history Of
the circuit in the final play-ofr with
the Princeton club. by to 3 The
matches were staged on the courts of
the Holmead Club, at Thirteenth and
Monroe streets.
Doyle proved the only winning play
er OF the Princeton as he captured his
single match with c. Dowd, OF the
Racquet Club, -. 1-6, So, and re-
peated when teamed with Hixon in
the doubles when this pair won from
Howenstein and E. Dowd. The :e-
suits OF the matches are as follows:
singles-Doyls. Princeton. defeated c. Dogd.
Racquet, 7-5. Is. 60; E Down. RACQUET,
defeated Dudley, Princeton. 81, 6-L
Doubles-Doyle and Hixson, Princeton. de-
feated Howenstein and Z. Down, Racoust
lS-5; 13-ll. SO; Benton and Price Racquet
defeated Erwin and Champion, Princeton. s-l
50. s-7; Cash and c. Dovd, Racquet. defeat
ed Dudley and Morse, Princeton. Sc 60; Eos
TT and skinner. Racquet defeated Conklin and
A Knapp, Princeton. l3-I, 2-s. s-3: Steven
sou ana AinniZ Racquet, defeated Sheetz and
2. Knapp Princeton 6-4, g.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
WESTOVER ELEVEN
TIE SOLDIER TEAM

The Westover Athletic Club foot
ball team played the Quarterma sters'
Department eleven at Fort Myer in an
interesting and hard-fought game yes
terday afternoon on the gridiron
field at Potomac Park. The score
was to 6.
The teams battled on even terms
throughout the first two periods,
but in the third quarter the Soldiers
got busy. and by brilliant end-run-
ming formations they managed to
push the ball behind the goal post
Westover opened up from the next
kickoff with a series OF short for
war; passes which placed them in
scoring distance shortly after the
final period got under way. Nc
Murray crossed over the line with
the points that tied the count.
The end-running OF Mercer. for the
Fort Myer team, and the aIl-around
brilliant work OF McMurray and
Covert for the Westovers. was the
feature. The Westovers are anxious
to arrange games with all clubs and
service teams in this vicinity. Ad
dress challenges TO Manager Harry
Hyland 1seS Twenty-fourth street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
Golf and Tennis Notes

oeiNed. II is. OF course. realIze5 that
lhe players have had previous csUz
loi money and that others NAV be
eNpected Tor different objects in the
Iuture, but the Identification OF Inc
sshlngton racketers by an am
ociance in France will be a sourrs
OF pride for the accompIishmeut I'D
which a generous response IS honed
LOT. Any member OF the conrnff ,.
VIII be CAD 20 receive contribuf .ouS
a"u any who have not been reached
a member Of the committee and
VINO want TO do their Bit are u-.sI
70 Sehd IN their contribution imme-r-
atelN' An acknowledgcment Will be
MADE on a suitably engraved card.
Inc statement recently published IN
one OF the other local papers 10 The
euect that the Columbia Countr,
Sluo had called OF its annual ian
invitation golf tournament is erronc-
GUS as the green committee has ar
nounced the event for October 4 8.
eno .. As in past years. the win
her name will be engraved on the
handsome "Wardman" trophy, and
the regular list OF prizes will be
awarded. There will be no entry fee.
but each entrant will be asked TO
contribute II, and the entire amount
thus subscribed will be turned over
10 the American Red Cross There
viii be five siNteens. with the usual
qualification round at eighteen holes
played on October 4. followed by
match play on October and 6
The tie IN the Suburban Tennis
league between the Racquet Club and
that representing Princeton Heights
will be played on on the Holmcsd
Club courts this morning at 9 O'Clock.
These two teams met a month or -
age to play FOR the honor OF repre-
sentinC their league in the matches
to decide the Washington champion
siin team 20 meet a representative
team from Baltimore. and the Rsc-
Quet Club was the victor. This match
VIII not count as the plsy-o1 for the
league championship, however, as
was played under different condi-
tions than league play. Todays
match will consist OF two singles and
FIVE doubles. whereas in the maigh
played last month six singles ana
three doubles matches were played.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
PIMLiCO PROGRAM
like HALCYON DAYS
Maryland Jockey Club Has Listed
Gard Like that of Old Coney
Island Jockey Club

Baltimore. Sept 23.-with two spe
Gals OF $4,000 each, two Of g OOo each
one OF S,Ooo. two OF 1900 each. ana
TOUT OF 1850. the Maryland Joekey
SIoo announced back in July a stake
program for the coming autumn race
meeting at Pimlico which recalled the
briilant programs the 'Coney Island
Jockey Club was wont 70 offer In the
head Bay.
ana now comes William p. RiRgs
ths Maryland Jockey Clubs secre-
tary and manager. with the declara-
tlon OF an overnight program that
VIII httingly supplement Pimlico's
STAKE offerings and insure racing OF
the highest class all along the line
throughout the eleven days 1ession
that will begin on November l,
Mr. hlggs announces twelve races
OF sl'Vo each and fifty-four Of 500
eacn' winch will make the total for
overnight events just $3.50. This
substantial sum. added to the 81. 600
that VIII be added in the stakes. will
make a grand total Of ss2.SO. which
probably is a greater sum than was
ever offered for eleven DAYS Of racing
by any other American Association
Statistics for accurate comparfson are
not available, but il is doubtful n the
Coney Island Jockey Club even ever
did any better. The average daily
contribution to horsemen will he
somewhat more than $3.50. In neither
stakes nor overnight events will en-
trance money be eXacted OF nonnjna-
tors. The comparative small START
ings fees that will be charged in the
stakes VIII be added 10 the portions
allotted to the winners.
Such a program is calculated to
greatly stimulate general interest in
thoroughbred production throughout
the United States and Canada. and.
specifically, 1t will rebound immeasur-
ably to the advantage Of fan racing
in Maryland. II Is now worth the
while Of the owners Of the great sta
bles of this country and Of Canada
TO keep their best runners in train
ing TO the very end OF the racing
year. Nor will 1t be necessary, this
season or hereafter. for Eastern own
ers TO cross the Appalachian divide
for the first rate distance racing feat
tured every fall at Lexington, Louis
Vile and Latonia. This season and
In seasons to come Hayre de Grace
and Laurel will get horses that, un-
der ordinary circumstances. would be
retired early. and after the Pimlico
most OF these good perform
ers will stay over for the seasons
at Bowie. For this new
policy is to be the permanent policy
OF the Maryland Jockey Club.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
MOHAWKS ELEVEN is
GIVEN LONG GRIND

The gridiron players OF the No
hawk Athletic Club were driven
through a long practice yesterday
by Coaches Turner and Licaronia
at their field at Seventeenth and d
streets southeast "Buss" Hager.
who played one OF the back field
positions with the Indian champion
ship team OF 1916. reported for his
initial workout. while "Bu1" Turner.
the star tackle OF the Southern eleven
OF last season. also reported.
The AOhawks are anxious to ar
range a game for next Sunday. They
are scheduled TO open the season on
Sunday. October 6. against the
TruNton Athletic Club. but Manager
White desires TO get some real
scrimmage in a regular contest. Any
service or club team desiring a game
for next Sunday address CHALLENGES
to Manager White, l532 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
GIANTS have LANDED
MORE FLAGS than SOX
Neither Team Has Brilliant Galaxy
of Stars, but Interest Will Be
Great as Ever.

The time finally has arrived when
it may be said without fear of con-
tradiction that this seasons world
series will be played between the
New York Giants and the Chicago
White Sox.
The Giants won their first league
pennant in lSSs, when John B. Day
was president and James Mutrie
manager of the club. Those were the
days of Tim Keefe and Mickey Welsh,
Of Buck Ewing and Roger Connor, OF
Mike Tiernan and John w. Ward and
OF Gore, Richardson. Slattery and
O'Rourke.
Again the following year the Giants
won, but then came a string of lean
years, and it was not until John T,
Brush assumed control and John Nc
Graw became manager that, in 1904,
another flag stretched to the breeze
above the New York camp.
McGraw led the team to other VIC
tories in 1905, 1911, 1872 and 1913. In
1904 there was no big series, but in 1906
the Giants won the world champion
ship.
The White Sox were the first to win
pennant in Ban Johnson's organiza-
tlon. In 1900, the first year of the
America League, they captured the
flag. Charles A. Comiskey was then
both president and manager OF the
club. The leading pitchers were Roger
Denzer and Roy Patterson, Joe Sugden
was catching and Frank Isben played
first base.
In 1901, when the White Sox won
again, Clark Griffith was manager and
won the majority OF the thirty-five
games he pitched. Jimmy Callahan
and Wiley Platt were other additions
to the hurling STAFF Fielder Jones,
Sam Mertes and Eddie Mcfarland
played on that team.
The SoX won their last flag in 1906
under the leadership OF Fielder Jones'
That was the team that earned the
name OF the "Hitless Wonders" Frank
lsbell was the hardest hitting regular
on the club, and he batted .2I9 There
was little need for hard hitting with
such pitchers on the staff as Doc
White. Ed Walsh, Nick Altrock, Frank
owen. Frank Smith and Roy Patter-
son. Billy Sullivan was behind the
bat and Donohue was demonstrating
how first base should be played.
That was the year that the great
Cub machine won the first of it's pen
nants in the National League. Chance
covered first and won his title Of
Peerless Leader" Evers was at sec
ond, Tinker at short and Slugger
Steinfeldt at third. John Killing and
Pat Moran were the catchers. Schultz,
Sheckard and Slagel were in the out
field. Miner Brown, Ed Reulbach,
Carl Ludgren, Jack Pfeister and Or
vie Orvall formed one of the great
est collections OF pitching talent ever
known.
Chicago was wild with excitement.
1t had a world series all to itself.
The Cubs were regarded as outclass-
ing their opponents by their follow
ers and the baseball world in general,
but the American League fans refused
to be convinced. Argument grew so
warm that there was many a street
fight and the city was divided into
camps The White Sox won the series
and the championship by taking four
games out of six.
In the coming games Chicago will
have 10 Walsh and New York no
Mathewson, but there will be a chance
for the Schupp, Benton, Sallee, Cicotte,
Russell, Faber and other families to
earn a page or two in the golden book
of glory.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
BY FRANK HOUNG.

Local rRCketers are now making
whirlwind campaign to be finished
this week in their efforts TO raise 81 OOJ
TO pay for a Washington ambulance
to be given to the American Red
Cross for service abrCa ad "A thousand
dollars from a thousand players" is
their slogan and Treasurer Ezra Gould
reports that good progress has been
made but that the fund is still several
hundred dollars short The giving OF
this ambulance is part Of a gigantic
scheme fathered by the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association. the
governing body of American lawn
tennis. The association proposes that
the players Of the country give to
the army # the United States, through
the Red Gross, three ambulance sec
tions, each section fully equipped
with twenty anOulances, two trucks,
touring car, motorcycle and kitchen
trailer, and manned by a personnel
OF thiry-seven tennis players. The
total cost OF the three sections is
$4,000 Of which Washington PLAYERS
have been asked TO contribute 1000,
an ambulance in France to be named
as their gift.
The proposition OF giving tennis
players an opportunity Of doing their
bit has met with instant response To-
cally and a Washington Tennis
Ambulance Fund" committee, consist
ing Of A. Y. Leech, Jr.. Chairman
Ezra Gould, treasurer, and Louis L
Doyle, secretary, has been selected
and is now al work at raising this
fund. The plan was first proposed
of bringing the team OF tennis stars
now touring the country 10 Washing
ton in a series OF exhibition matches
but the committee decided against
this as it was not believed that, after
expenses Of bringing the players here,
entertaining them, and building
stands for the matches, suficient
money would be raised to give them
the required amount A number OF
other plans were discussed but, OF
the various methods which have been
suggested for obtaining the Washing
ton donation, It was finally decided
that the amount should be collected
on the basis Of a dollar from each
personal thousand dollars from a
thousand players"
A subcommittee Of about fifty rack
eters has been appointed by the
general committee and all Of this
number is now busily engaged solicit
ing funds for this very laudable pur-
pose. All tennis players and their
friends are given this opportunity 10
donate to this fund, the desire being
that the greatest number possible do
30, rather than a few in larger
amounts. Donations In all amounts.
however small. will be gladly re-
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
WHITNEY'S BORROW
ENTERED in STAKE
Trainer Albert Simons Will Bring
Fast Horse for Big Event.

Laurel. Md, Sept. 23.-Albert
simons. trainer of the stable of
Harry Payne Whitney. the noted
New York sportsman. which will be
campaigned throughout the meeting
of the Maryland State Fair next
month. is expected to arrive at
Laurel Park this afternoon. With
Simons will be Borrow, the bay son
of Hamburg-F Forget, which in win
ming the Brooklyn handicap In worlds
record time stepped into the fore.
front among older horses in train
ing this season. His victory over his
stablemate. Regret, and Old Rosebud
established his greatness beyond all
question and stands out In greater
prominence Of his rather in-and-out
performances OF last season. Last
season Borrow started sixteen times,
was first in but three occasions, was
second five times and ran third
thrice.
Borrow is now nine years old and
has achieved his triumph at an age
when most thoroughbreds are on the
road to refrigeration. In landing the
son of Hamburg ran a mile and a
furlong in 1:4s rs, which clipped one
fifth of a second of the mark estab-
lished by Andrew Miller's brilliant
performer, Roamer. at Laurel Park
during the October meeting of 1914,
during which year Roamer was king
Of the 3-year-old division. That Bor-
rows effort in the Brooklyn was any
thing but fluky was demonstrated In
his races in the Suburban, the Ex-
celsior and the Metropolitan Handi-
caps. In the Suburban Borrow fin
ished second to A. NJ. Macomber's
distance star, Boots. He was third
to OremesdaIe and Spur in the Met
ropolitan, while in the Excelsior he
was second to Roamer. whose record
he shattered in the running of the
Brooklyn.
Borrow and Rickety will be the
main reliance of the Whitney stable
in the stakes over a distance OF
ground here next month, the most
important being the Baltimore, Wash
ington and National Handicap. the
last named headliner being the rich
est of the meeting and In which
Omar Khayyam, the winner of Sat
urday's Lawrence Realization at Bel
mont Park, VIII be among the start
ers, providing, of course, the cham
pion 3-year-old of 1917 does not cause
Trainer Richard F. Carman to alter
his plans of campaign for the I'M
ported son Of Marco-Lisma.
Rickety, winner Of the Empire CITY
Derby: the 2-year-old Golden Rod
and the 2-year-olds Debadou. Happy
Go Lucky, Ruth Law, Payment and
Sun Gold will be among the other
equines Simons will have to race IN
the Whitney colors in the Laurel Park
stakes. Harry Go Lucky won the
Adirondack Handicap at Saratoga
and is one Of the smartest youngsters
of the year. Happy Go Lucky VIII
probably carry the Whitney silks In
the Laurel Handicap, the opening
dav feature. of $3.50 added, for all
ages. over the six furlong route.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
ALEXANDER TURNS IN
TWENTY-NINTH WIN

Chicago, Sept. 23-Scorlng his twen-
ty-ninth victory Alexander helped
Philadelphia take the first game of the
double-header today from the Cubs, 4
to /; the Phillies also took the second.
IL to 4. The score by innings:
Philadelphia. 010o12o0O+ y :
Chicago. OO1O0OOOO-l 6 q
BattoTies-Alexander and Killifer:
Douglas and Prendergast, Dilhoefer
and Elliot. Umpires-Messrs. HarTi-
son and O'Day.
Second game r. n. E.
Philadelphia. oo-n 10 l
Chicago. 1oo1lo1O0-4 10 .
Batteries-Fittery and Adams; Car
ter. Aldridge, Prendergast and Wea-
yer, Elliott and Dilhoefer Umpires-
Messrs. O'Day and Harrison
The Washington herald., 1917-09-24
SCHORR PREPARING
Ed M'LEAN'S String
Trainer Will Have Local Sports
mans Horses in Good Condi-
ton for Laurel Meet.

Laurel, Nd, Sept. 2.-Johnny
Schorr. trainer for the stable OF Ed
ward B. Mclean, the Washington mil
lionaire. will have the carriers of tn.
silks of this popular sportsman in
the pink Of condition for the Octo-
Der meeting OF the Maryland State
Fair. Schorr has had the Mclean
thoroughbreds in training at the local
plant for several weeks, and those
which will fly the silks of the wealthy
Washingtonian can be depended upon
to give a good account of themselves.
The Mclean colors will be seen both
on the fiat and through the field,
Schorr having over thirty ready to
send to the post right now. Mr.. Mclean
Is very fond OF steeplechasing, and II
would doubtless be the source of great
pleasure to him 10 see his jacket
nash past the finishing post in the
1ore In the cross-country fixtures,
the chevy Chase and the Royal Blue.
IN which the smartest fencers of 1917
VIII assemble before the starter.
Mr.. Mclean has one of the cleverest
fencers in the county in Sun King.
regarded as the best Iepper developed
in this country since T. s. Martin.
Sun King was developed by the same
man who brought out T. s. Martin,
he being the rotund William Garth,
OF Charlottesville, who has not a
superior when it comes to handling
steeplechasers. Garth trained sun
King when he raced in the interesrs
or A. ID. Parr, and last season the
D1Y nf Eafr
nized cross-country champion. Other
stars through the field and that will
be expected to display good form over
the cedar at laurel Park will be Sand
man and Paudean. which formerly
bore the silks Of Harry Payne Whit
ney on the fat.
Mr.. McLean's string Is the most
pretentious now quartered at the
beautiful home OF the Maryland State
Fair, although II. G. Bedwel, who
Tor three years or more has resided
mere Will have no small number to-
Campaign here. The BedwelI eouines
as IN past meetings, may cut a wide!
swain In the purse events They
nave been given a long rest, which
Is something unusual for horses owned
by Bedwell, and they will be fit when
Bedwell asks them TO face the bar-
rier. 1t is very likely that BedwelTs
stable will be thinned out during next
months meeting, as the former West
ern Wizard recently announced that
ne would send over very few TO Cuba
10 race this winter, IL being his in
tenuon TO devote as much time as
possible TO the horses he has in train
ing Tor j. f. Ross. of Montreal. Bed
wen succeeded the late Capt. VII
lam F. Presgraye as trainer for the
Ross stable. the leading performer OF
which is Damrosch, which set a new
track record for Havre de Grace at
a mile and sixteenth in winning the
handicap for all ages over the Har-i
ford County course on Wednesday
afternoon, stepping the distance in |
20 10, a fifth of a second faster
than the old mark.