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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
WILLIE HOPE. BILLIARD CHAMPION OF WORLD.

Unquestionably the most brilliant
performance of William f. Hoppe,
whose remarkable mastery of the ivory
spheres long has been the talk of the
billiard world, was his astonishing de-
feat of Maurice Vignaux, the noted
French expert, who had vanQuished
nearly all the other American players
Of renown.
The match between the eighteen
year-old American boy and the veter-
an Frenchman took place at the Grand
hotel, Paris, on January 10, 1905, and
was won by the youngster by the decis-
i've score of 500 to 1913. When it is
considered that the style of play was
1871, the most difficult of all balkline
games, the victory of the boy was all
the more remarkable.
The fact that Hopes average was
20 1924, against IA 1923 by Vignaux
and that the victor made a high run
of 90 and ran out with an unfinished
break of Is, while the losers best run
was 81, shows how completely the
youth outclassed the older player.
Vignaux Was Champion.
Previous to this match Vignaux had
beaten Schafer, Slosson and Sutton,
and was the champion at eighteen,
when Hoppe challenged for the honors.
The French master and his friends
were highly amused, for they had not
been informed as to the ability of the
little chap, who had discarded knicker-
bockers but few years previously.
Vignaux started Off in the lead and
played with the greatest confidence.
The youngster performed with surpris-
ing skill and steadiness, but the on
lockers were of the opinion that he
would break down under the strain Of
the Frenchman's progressive counting.
At the end of the eleventh inning the
figures were: Hoppe, 1879; Vignaux,
164.
In the twelfth, Hoppe, with splen-
did masse, placed the spheres nicely
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

He uses a good assortment of twisters
and is capable of taking his regular
turn in the box, but because McGraw's
three southpaws have been going great
guns this year the ex-Fed wiggler has
not been called upon to do a great
amount Of work.
When the Giants went South last
spring many of the scribes who accom-
panied the team thought that Ander-
son would be forced to step aside
for Jimmy Middleton, the highlander
secured by McGraw from the Louis
vile club, but when the weeding-out
process came it was Anderson who
stuck, and he's still there. Anderson
is valuable man to call into the box
as pinch pitcher, for he has good
control and is steady under fire.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

and ran perfectly nursed %, failing
with an all-around shot to get outside
the line.
Vignaux, now on his mettle, complet-
ed AT, this run being remarkable for
a wonderful screw draw.
Betting on vignaux.
When the interval came, with the
score 266 to 288, in favon of Vignaux,
there was little betting on Vignaux
at to A In the French division, but
the Americans could not be drawn in
at any price.
Recommending, Hoppe scored only
2; Vignaax put together moderate 4,
leaving the balls well together. This
was the beginning of his downfall, for
although the little American had mar
row squeeze as a result of playing too
gently at the eleventh stroke, he sailed
ahead, tying Vignaux when he had
made 38.
After putting together 81, Hoppe was
ahead by 2 points only. After ,Vignaux
had replied with 9, his breakdown be-
ing again failure to get the balls out
hands, for in the five following breaks
he made 219 to "a compiled by Wig
naux in his four innings.
Runs 90 for Record.
Hopes SO in the twenty-second In
ming was the record. 1t was made
without fluke. The boy gave one of
the grandest exhibitions of billiards
imaginable. Time after time he had
to stop until the applause ceased.
When at the beginning of the TWEEN
ty-fourth inning, wanting 70 to win,
Hoppe took his place at the table one
could almost have heard a pin drop.
In almost breathless silence broken only
by the markers voice, he put on point
after point, nurses, recalls and cush-
ion carrows being faultlessly made.
At 81 it looked as though he would
break down, but with a four-cushion
carrom he had the balls in close COM
pany and ran out.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
LIKELY TO LOSE ITS RATING
With Denver Out of Western League
Standing as Glass A Circuit May
BE Surrendered.

If another attempt is made this win
Ter to reclassify the leagues remaining
under the protection of the National
association, then the Western league
is likely to lose its standing as a
Glass A league, a rating it has claimed
by concession rather than actual popu-
lation. With Denver out of the league,
as now seems possible, next year. and
small town like Hutchinson in the
circuit, the Western might have some
trouble mastering population enough
even to make a Glass B league. The
circumstances are of interest, in con-
nection with territorial changes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
What's the Use.

81 have been rejecting" said an old
timer, upon the case Of the average
man, as his neighbors see him.
IF he is poor, he is bad manager.
If he is prosperous, everyone wants to
do him a favor.
eff he is in politics, it's for pork. If
he is not in politics, one can't place
him, and he's no good for his country.
IF he gives not to charity, then he's
a stingy dog. If he does give, it's for
show.
"If he is active IL religion, he is a
hypocrite. If he evinces no interest In
matters spiritual, he's hardened sin
ner.
"If he shows affection, he's soft
sentimentalist. If he seems to care
for no one, he's cold-blooded.
IF he does young, there was great
future ahead of him. If he attains
old age, he has missed his CABLING"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
surprises in Housekeeping.

Mrs. Simpleton, having been bust
ness girl, was bit worried over the
intricacies of housekeeping.
I'm having such trouble keeping our
food" she confided to her bosom
friend. II bought a real nice-looking
refrigerator, but it doesn't seem to
work well at all"
do you keep enough ice in it?" r
"Icew gasped Mrs. Simpleton. "Ice |!
I hope you don't think, after spending
all that money on refrigerator, we'd
go to the additional expense of buying
icer"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
ouTFIELD CAUSE OF BOTHER
Manager Of Boston Braves Has Made
Novel Record in Experimenting
With Fly Chasers.

George Stallings, who ASST med the
management of the Boston Braves In
1918, has made novel record in ex-
perimenting without field material. In
five years, including the present sea-
son, he has used nearly thirty men in
the outer garden.
He started out with Seymour, linn.
Titus and Lord, but soon got rid of
them. Since then the Braves out
fielders have included Snodgrass, Sher-
wood Magee. Without, Connolly, Chap
pelle, Collins, Gather, Compton, Moran,
Gilbert, Mann, Griffith. Whitfield, De
wore, Murray, Kelly, Rehg, Dugey,
Fitzpatrick, Twombley, Clymer, Powell
and others.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Wireless Air Raid Warning.

The London Daily Chronicle repOrtd
that Mr.. Thorp Hincks has devised app
paratus for giving warning Of impend
ing air raids. 1t is claimed to be eS
pecially applicable to factories and
public buildings. An electric. resona-
tor is placed on the roof, and on the
sound of given pitch being produced.
the resonator causes bell to ring In
the building until it is stopped. It liz
said that large areas, such for instances
as the whole of a city, can be simuita-
neously and simultaneously warned.
Scientific American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
RECORD or CENTRAL LEAGUE
Did Not Sell a Player to Major League
CIub-Several Went Up Again
Under Recalls.

The Central league made the record
of not selling a player to major league
clubs, according to Grand Rapids
correspondent. The Brooklyn club
was supposed to have bought Pitcher
Wachtel from MHskegon, but that
deal is reported off. Catcher Harry
Smith of Fort Wayne is to get trial
with Cincinnati, but. that sale is only
conditional and the sale announced by
Peoria of Catcher Bob O'Farrell is not
an actual purchase. Several players
go up again under recalls, but the act
ual sales are nil.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
She Studied Byron:

Mrs. Hawkins, who posed as a lit
erary woman and professed great adj
miration for Byron's works, had re-
Gently purchased little dog and was
showing him to a caller.
"What have you named him?" asked
the caller.
"Perchance," was THE reply.
''What a singular name for an ami
NAL % commented the caller.
81 named him after Byron's dog"
she explained. Don't you remember
the line in 'Childe Harold where the
poet says, 'Perchance my dog?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
The Retort.

1.-TWO wrongs don't make a right.
Still
A senator was discussing the food
control bill.
"While the bill has it's drawbacks"
he went on, "there would be worse
drawbacks without it, and so we can
face our opponents like the lady.
"My love- her husband said to
this lady, you spend all your money
getting your palm read
"She smiled sweetly.
"'And you, DEAR she retorted,
spend all yours getting your nose
red"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

Harry Liversedge, the University Of
CALIFORNIA; sturdy shotputter, who is
over six feet in height and weighs over
200 pounds, recently hurled the 16-
nound hammer distance of A feet 6
inches in practice. Arlie Mucks, Of
the University of Wisconsin. holds the
record with AZ feet 2M inches.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Cant Live on $4,000 a Year.

The somewhat irritating story Of the
woman who cannot support herself ON
a large income hobs up again. Mrs
Olga Kohler Florman of New York has
been drawing $4,000 annually from
the state Of her father, but she asks
an increase because she has gone In
debt. She alleged that her husband
earned only $50 a week and that she
had to contribute to the support OF
an infant son. The court allowed her
q bonus of $4,000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
A Woman Teaches seamanship.

When one of the instructors in the
government navigation school at
Charleston, s. c.. was compelled 10
leave, woman, Mrs. Charlotte 8. Pat
ten of Maine, took the helm, and IN
now teaching beginners in nautical SCI
ence. Mrs. Patten is the widow of a
sea captain, and for fifteen years lived
on board a ship. After the death OF
her husband she continued her life ON
the sea on board ship captained bE
her SOn-in-law.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
TWO BOXERS ARE PATRIOTIC
Kid Mccoy and Terry McGoyern Help
Ing to Boost Recruiting-Urge
Fans to Enlist.

Kid Mccoy and Terry McGovern are
spending the greater part of their
time these days in helping to boost re-
cruiting in the army and navy. Both
of these old-timers appear at New
York boxing clubs and make speeches
urging the boxing fans to enlist,
and though neither one is an eloquent
speaker, the plain, forceful talks they
make have been getting better results
than all the fiowery language in the
dictionary could possibly do.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
RED FACES AND RED HANDS
Soothed and Healed by Cuticura-Sam-
pie Each Free by Mail.

Treatment for the face: On rising
and retiring smear affected parts with
Cuticura Ointment. Then wash off with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. For the
hands: Soak them in hot lather
of Cuticura Soap. Dry, and rub in
Cuticura Ointment.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Army for Roxy Middleton.

Another Pacific Coast league ball
tosser will be wearing khaki this fall
Roxy Middleton of the Oakland club.
Middleton halls from Flat Rock, H..
and his draft number Is CSC. Two
other members of the Oakland club,
Harry Krause and ''Hack" Miller, have
been notified of the drawing of their
numbers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Chief Bender is Near.

No pitcher has record of pitch
ing q no-hit game in both major
leagues, but Chief Bender has come
near it. He pitched one against CleEe-
land in the American and a lot Of
people think he should have been cred
tied with no-hit game against the
Cubs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Foil to MANAGE Indians.

Lee Foil Will manage the Cleveland
Indians in 1913. This was definitely
announced by President Dunn of the
Cleveland club.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Heet Center Fielder.

Eddie Roush Of the Reds comes very
near being the best center fielder In
the big leagues. Speaker and Cobb
haven't much on him In covering
Drnnnd-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Hender,s $50 Bonus.

Albert Edward Bender receives a
bonus of $50 for every game he wins
for the Philadelphia Baseball club Of
the National league.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Goldfish Are Scarce.

Last year the Goldfish caught off tina
coast of New England amounted to co.
100000 pounds-less than half the
amount caught a hundred years ago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Despite the Price.

Revenge is sweet"
"All 1 know about revenge is this.
There's less of it actually had than al
most any commodity you can name"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

NJ. d. Splitter asks $4,000 because
he ate tack with some soup served
him in New York restaurant.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
More Trouble for censors.

More Trouble for censors.
New Thought leaders who are i'm
structing the followers or how to ''tele
path" messages to soldiers in France
are creating new difficulties for the
censors.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
For Forty Years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has Relieved
the Sufferings of Women.

1t hardly seems possible that there is in this
country who continues to suffer without giving Lydia E.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound trial after all the evil
dence that continually being published proving beyond
contradiction that this grand old medicine has relieved
suffering among than any other medicine in
the world.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Loving Wives.

A man loves his wife because he
must, and loves his neighbours because
he mustn't.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Correction.

us your wife good plain cookT
''No, she isn't; she's good pretty
one."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

E. M. Deemer, II years belfast i'm
Philadelphia, makes money as maya
zine agent. He advertises.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

Youngstown. o.. is to have monu-
ment to David Tod, Civil war COVER
nor of Ohio.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

Nashville, Tenn, Commercial club
has opened new headquarters build
ing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

1t is a tranquil people who accom-
plish much. -Thoreau.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

s"-NIRs KARL a KIEso, $50 North Ave, Aurora, III
Could Hardly Get Off Her Bed.
Cincinnati OhioT you know the good Lydia Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done for me- was such bad
health female troubles that could hardly get on my Deo
20 trv ydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound So did, and
-. made me well lam able to house work
and so happy expected the way again.
and want others what Lydia t1nkhams Vegetable
mnound has done for JOSIE CoPNE 1858 Harrison Ave.
% ant sDecia advise Lydia Pnkham
- con6dentiaN Lynn, Your letter Will be opened
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Mrs. Kieso Cured After Seven Months Illness.

Aurora, IH-"FOr seven long months suffered
from female trouble, with severe pains in my back
land sides until became so weak could hardly
walk from chair to chair, and got so nervous /
would Jump at the slightest noise. [ was entirely
unfit to do my house work. was giving up hope of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. took
Isix bottles and today am healthy woman able to
lido my own housework. / wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
lCompound and find out for herself how good
= "A KIrSn EQ6 North Ava Aurnra Ill
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-05-05
OUR COUNTRY
By SCOTT NEARING.

ants. In Vermont one-eighth are ten
ants, in Rhode Island nearly one-fifth
are tenants. Still the important thing
is not the proportion of tenants, but
the small and decreasing proportion OF
farms and farmers in the total popu-
lation.
The New England farmer was a
home owner; the New England town
dweller is home renter. The last
census reports 179,70O farm homes,
and 1,3S5,242 "other homes" in New
England. Of these "other homes"
S53,O41 were rented, 412,249 were
owned, and 226,232 were owned free
of mortgage. That is, of every 100
New England homes in towns and
cities, &c were rented, IA were owned
mortgaged, and 20 were owned free Of
mortgage.
The proportion of home ownership
is much less in Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island and Connecticut than in the
other three New England states. In
Massachusetts seventeen city and town
homes in each 100 were owned free of
mortgage, in Connecticut fifteen, in
Rhode Island fourteen. The highest
proportion of such homes owned free
of mortgage is in Maine with thirty
nine in each 100. No one of the three
industrial states of New England can
report as many as one-tlfth of its city
and town dwellers owning their homes
unmortgaged, and in each of these
states more than two-thirds of the
city and town dwellers rent the homes
in which they live.
New England, for generations, has
lived under high protective tariff.
She has enjoyed the thing which we
describe as prosperity" She has a
splendid school system. Libraries are
found everywhere. Yet in this ori-
ginal section of the United States,
which has had longer time than any
other part of the country to test out
the economic system that has grown
up here during the past two hundred
years, less than one-fifth of the indus
! trial population own their homes.
The figures are not at hand to show
what proportion of the total wealth of
| industrial New England is owned by
this one-fifth who own their own
homes. 1t is probably very large. 1t
is enough for the present, to note that
in the part of the United States where
there has been the greatest opportu-
nifty to test out our economic system,
the great majority of the people are
so completely banished from economic
participation in the country life that
less than one family in five owns the
home in which it lives.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-05-05
HARRY E. MULNTX
FOR CITY AUDITOR.

Among the candidates who are seek
ing the office of city auditor is man
whom we know to be qualified in every
particular for this important position.
We refer to the candidacy of Harry E.
Mulnix. He has served two years
Mulnix. He has served two years as
state auditor. He was formerly state
resident taxpayer of Colorado for
thirty-eight years. Harry Mulnix is
a certified public accountant, which is
essential to a city business admins
tration. Mr.. Mulnix received the in
dorsement of the Trades Assembly in
his race for state treasurer last No
vember and the race he made for that
office stands him as popular candi-
date and hard man to beat. Candi-
dates for city Offices are elected by the
preferential system; that is, first,
second and third choice vote. The
election is Tuesday, May 15.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-05-05
A MAN WHO KNOWS

Kindly remember this coming cleo
ton for increased pay for the Fire De-
partment and Policemen, Streets and
Highway Departments. In this Twen-
tieth Century you certainly cannot pay
any one too much. Those who cast
their ballots also want more pay.
How can you receive when not willing
to help the other fellow? Never cast
ballots against but always help de-
serving people along. Kindly look
into the Hastings affair. Did you pay
them too much? Indeed not. What
if something happened to any of our
fire laddies? You would feel sorry,
deep down in your hearts, and be
ashamed of yourself for the unkind
act you did. In the enlightened life
and time we live in everything should
be for good-to help each other, as
there is nothing much at the best and
very little after ALL Come, good peo-
pie, help us lift and go home after
you cast your ballots with a clear
thought.
- OLD RELIABLE SOL.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-05-05
MAY BE WOODEN SHOE NATION.

Apparently the possibility of the
necessity of wearing wooden shoes in
the United States has got beyond the
joke stage on account of the scarcity
of leather.
Shoes are going up in price and
coming down in length as a result of
the various factors connected with the
European war. There is a reported
shortage of leather all over the world
and dye-stuffs are so scarce and eX-
pensive that we will have to be sat
isfied with such colors and materials
as we are able to get. And the prices
From twenty to forty per cent is to
be added to prices already soaring
far above all records of the past.
"Unless the world develops sub
stitute for leather within two years
America will be the next wooden shoe
nation" is the statement made at the
convention of Illinois shoe retailers,
recently in session in Chicago. 1t was
the most striking of number of ex-
pressions of the opinion, prevalent
among the dealers, that there is a
shortage of leather amounting to a
famine. This means that if men and
women are to clothe their feet some
satisfactory substitute for leather
will have to be devised. Already a
substitute for sole leather has been
made from combination of fiber and
rubber, and tremendous amount Of
used automobile tires and other high
class used rubber is being turned into
shoe bottoms. AS yet, tho, nothing of
the texture of leather has been de-
vised that answers the requirements
for uppers or tops Of shoes.
For centuries the Chinese have
worn shoes of fabric, even in the