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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15

The annual howl about trick pitch
ing has been heard already.
Connie Mack is the bowler, and,
while Connie can scarcely claim that
sharp practice by the pitchers beat
his trick Athletics out Of the cham
pionship streamer this year, he can
come out in favor of legislation by
the rule-makers which will put the
grand kibosh on shinanigans with q
baseball.
And that is just what Cornelius has
done. He opines that 1t would be bet
ter for everybody concerned If the
aged splitter. the alleged sinner, the
emery ball and all other tricks known
to the pitching trade be forever abol-
ished from the national pastime.
Would Stop Trlekery.
81 hope that the rule-makers will
pay some attention to the pitchers
when they get together the next time"
said Connie recently. Something
should be done to abolish trickery and
sharp practice by the slabmen."
Connie goes on to opine that some
thing should be done to increase bat
ting, and he believes one of the best
ways to do It is to take some Of the
advantages away from the sharp.
shooters. He claims that the batting
averages show q decided decrease In
hitting from year to year, and, while
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
DADDYSEV[NDN(
ARY TALL eli
~ NARY GRAHAN BONNER
SANTA'S TOY SHOP.


swell. well. WELL" said Santa
Claus, II must be attending to my du-
ties. Dear me, there seem to be more
children than ever this Christmasl
That's just what like-the more
children-the more fun!"
Santa Claus chuckled, and then he
gave a long whistle. From far away
came the sounds from the reindeer,
who were trying to say: well be
ready any moment to start"
tits not quite time to start yet, but
there are many things to be done. Now,
let me sect" And Santa Claus pulled
his long white beard and looked about
his workshop.
Everything was there. Dolls-oh,
such dolls! They could talk and cry.
They could say Mamma, Papa" every
single time they were pressed in one
certain spot.
There were dolls with blue eyes and
golden, hair, dolls with brown curls
and brown eyes, and there were dear
rag dollies, just the kind that said
they must be Rugged!
And there were soldier boys and
sailors, firemen, policemen and jump
ing jacks. There were trains Of cars
and great ships, automobiles and fire.
engines. a-
Santa Claus looked all about him.
Yes, there was every kind of toy that
could be imagined. And there were
such nice woolly animals. The white
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
new RULE FOR BASKETBALL
Coaches, Referees and Players Are
Studying Changes Made by Ma.
tional Rules Committee.

On the threshold Of q new season,
coaches, referees and players ore
studying the changes made by the ma
tional basketball rules committee. Per-
haps the most important among the
new rules Is the establishment Of the
lend zone." This rule makes the
bounds extend two feet in back Of
each basket. Thus the baskets are
placed within the field Of play and
much work around and beneath bas-
kets Is expected as result. Another
rule change forces q substitute, on en-
tering the game, to report to the scor-
er as well as to the referee. The rule
declaring the timekeeper's whistle as
the official ending Of play will elm
mate many arguments resulting from
the delay In the referees whistle after
the timekeeper has sounded the final
whistle.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
SIMPSON WAS TOO OBLIGING
Missouri Splinter Nearly Lost Relay
Race at Philadelphia In Effort
to Recover Hat.

Students at the University Of Mis-
souri, are discussing the unexpected
slowness Of Bob Simpson at the spe-
cial high hurdle race at the relay
games Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania at Philadelphia. Bob won his
race, but with the-for him--unusually
slow time Of 1925, four-fifths of a
second slower than his worlds record
and the slowest competition time he
has made in two years. The explana-
ton given by members of the Missouri
mile relay team is that the starters
hat blew off after the men had lined
up for the race. Bob obligingly start
ed to recover 1t, but the revolver was
shot and the race thus started before
the Missourian regained his position.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
CREDIT PETER MAHER
AS HARDEST HITTER
Presence Of Mind of Joe ChoynsM
Saved Australian From
Knockout.

Joe Choynski's presence Of mind
and his sheer nerve in a pinch saved
Bob Fitzsimmons knockout when he
met Peter Maher at New Orleans some
years ago.
II you doubt this statement, have
the boy page John ('Tex'C Dunn,
matchmaker of the Broadway Sporting
club Of Brooklyn, who was the master
of ceremonies at New Orleans on the
night of the Fitz-Maher battle. Jawn
is authority for the statement. See
he:
"You all seem to think that Fftzsim-
mons was the greatest hitter among
the heavies. Not sol
"Peter Maher was the mani
"There is probably little doubt that
Fitz was the greatest hitter ut 1854
pounds, but Maher, ah, my boy, there
was the lad who could hit There
never was a man who breathed at 175
or 1T pounds who could hit like Ma
her. Fitz didn't compare with him as
hitter, for Maher knocked 'em down
stone dead and one solid punch was
enough. -...
do you know that Maher had Fitz
out in the first round Of their battle
in New Orleans7 Well, he did, and
know, because I was the master Of
ceremonies that night.
'Maher went after Bob with all the
gentleness of q wild man in the first
round, and Bob was on the floor, ready
for the shutter, when Joe Choynski,
his chief second, jumped into the ring,
kicking the bell with his foot as he
went, to end the round.
1T was a nervy, quick-witted trick
on Choynski's part, but no one was
any the wiser. Bob was washed up
and told to jab in the second round,
and jab he did. When Maher saw him
come back so strong he had the fear
Of the devil In his heart, and he told
his seconds that Fitz was devil in q
mans frame.
Bob kept jabbing Maher during the
next ten rounds. He jabbed Peters
nose into tomato and Peter went out
In the eleventh.
ANY time anyone tells you that Pc
ter Maher wasn't the hardest-hitdng
human who ever pulled on a glove send
him around to me and III convince
him."
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
URGES INCREASED AERIAL ACTIVITY

Signor Caproni, one Of the inven-
tors Of the noted Caproni airplane,
now being tried out successfully in
the United States. predicts in a state
ment made a short time ago that
air raids by the enemy will be made
next spring on an unprecedented
scale. They will not be limited to
England. but will be extended to
France and italy.
Germany intends to resort to
ruthless aerial warfare on the same
lines that she planned her subma-
rine campaign. and extensive damage
and loss Of life viii be inevitable" he
said.
1.-THE only effective defense Is IN
offensive, which will be the best STRAIT
egg, even If the fear Of an approach
ing attack were not justified, since
reprisals In any case would be In
evitable.
"The allies should not hesitate to
carry out aerial bombardments OF
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
SHORT CONTRACTS WILL
SAVE THE MAJORS 100000

When the major league club
owners get together shortly to
consider the future Of baseball
they will vote not only for the
140-game schedule, but also for
a new form Of players contract.
It is the plan to reduce the term
Of the contract to five months,
covering the period from May
to October I. This means that q
player who received $4,000 for
six months work this year will
be asked to sign a new contract
calling for $4,167. BY cutting
down all the players in this man.
ner each club will lop off from
$4,000 to $4,000 from it's salary
list, and the major leagues COM
bined VIII save more than $780,
600.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
HEADS WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD

Daniel Willard, president Of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, has been
appointed by the president chairman
of the war industries board. He sue
ceeds Frank A. Scott, who recently
resigned because Of i'll health.
The appointment was announced
after a conference at the White
House between President Wilson and
Secretary Of War Baker.
Mr.. Willard will assume his new
post Immediately. It is understood
Mr.. Scott will continue as a member
Of the board. .,. ..e .-
Secretary Bakers statement an
nouncing the appointment says:
with the outbreak Of the war
Mr.. Willard was among the patri-
otto men who quickly volunteered
their services to the government.
Since that time he has unselfishly
devoted his energies to the work of
the council Of national defense.
ssYn oppoipfipo Mr. willard IN tho
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
LONG IN SERVICE OF UNCLE SAM

Lieut.. Gen. Samuel Baldwin
Marks Young. who Is seventy-seven
years old and yet today is doing &C.
tive service for his country, has a
name long enough but not nearly SO
long SIS his army record. General
Young Is one of the vital forces
Of the movement for universal mill
tary training in the United States,
and he exercises an active command
In the army as governor Of the Wash
ington Home for invaded and su-
perannuated soldiers Of the regular
army.
Here Is a veteran who works
every day for his country from rev.
ellie to taps and regrets probably that
Sights out" sounds as early as it
does in the home for veterans under
his command. Lieutenant General
Young has served in every rank
known to the military organization,
barring only that Of general, rank
which stands by itself and which has
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
DT1OF(RDHVARN
"
HIGH IN RED CROSS SERVICE

On the first day Of the year 1875.
IN a little hamlet too small even to
be listed on the Russian map, Louis
J. Horowitz was born. He was very
quiet that first day Of January-and
he has been reticent ever since, but
his wonderful success has proved the
Old maxim that "still water runs
Deep" Mr. Horowitz has been named
by the war council for the post Of
director Of foreign relief Of the Amer
lean Red Gross. Furthermore, he has
volunteered to serve without eompen-
sation.
For II years he remained in Chen
stochowa. where he attended school
and learned that to run afoul Of the
car would be inviting a free trip to
Siberia. At that time the United
States held out golden opportunities,
so thought Louis, and he embarked
for the '1and Of the free and the
home of the brave" After stopping
In New York few years, taking such
Jobs as offered themselves, he settled ,
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
Tom Hickey In Army.

Tom Hickey, the Santa Clara uni
versity player whose services were
sought by Connie Mack and other ma
jor league managers last spring, is
now at an army training camp enlisted
for the war. He has been made SER
geant and hopes to work up to COM
mission.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
Alexander Equals
Mark OF MatheWson

Grover Cleveland Alexander,
the Phillies' great right-handed
pitcher last season. equaled
Christy Mathewson's record es-
tablished while with the Giants
in winning 80 games for three
successive years. Alexander this
year won 80 games and lost IL.
In 1915 he won 33 and lost IL,
and In 1915. the only time the
Phi!lies won a pennant, Alexan-
der won 81 and lost 10.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
Solids From Liquids.

The spectacle Of changing liquids
into solids Is at once both beautiful
and mystifying.
Pour a concentrated solution Of wa
ter glass (sodium silicate) into glass
and add enough hydrochloric acid to
make the solution acid. The solution
will turn into solid resembling an
opal and If the dish is inverted will not
fall out.
Dissolve lump Of alum in water
and add enough ammonia water 80 that
the solution smells strongly Of IT..
Shake the mixture and 1t will turn Into
q transparent jelly.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
Sweeney Joins colors.

Ed Sweeney, the Chicago boy, who
formerly caught for the Yankees, now
is with the Three Hundred and Forty
third infantry at Camp Grant.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
Not a Formidable Hitter.

Dave Shean Of the Reds does not
appear as very formidable hitter
In the batting averages. but he drove
In lot Of runs for .Matty's team.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15


gnany action than
recognition gallant the battles of Sulphur
Spring. Sailors creek and the brigader gallant
he army Robert e. Lee"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
Pitches Fifteen Wins In Row.

Pitches Fifteen Wins In Row.
Pitcher Bradley Hogg of the Los
Angeles club Of the Pacific Coast
league won Is straight games, the
final Of the streak on the last day Of
the season
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
JACK LEARY JOINED C0L0RS
indianapolis star First Stacker 10 Now
Woman In United States Navy
-ls Popular Player.

Jack Leary has Joined the colors.
The first baseman Of the champion In
dams is now a yeoman In the United
States navy and, incidentally. he's the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15

offered themselves
not long before the financial methods he employed his
real estate venture brought him
company country
this country passing through
pany and
with
the business his weathered the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15
Bob Simpson.

He overlook his opponents, 1t was said,
by running one Of the fastest races In
his life, but Of course the timers watch
could not give him credit for that.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15

activities
knowledge the
industry administration"
industries board which Mr. Willard leadership has
of those for the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-15

Aviation when they
mistake to the lives Of
slaughter of innocent VIC
allies would be justified
selfdsense"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-24
MANY SUPPLIES STILL
GOING TO RUSSIA

WASHINGTON, Nov 23.-The
United States still is sending supplies
to Russia in spite of civil war con
ditions in the new republic.
The war trade board officially to.
day denied that the steady stream of
supplies that had been going to Rus
STA while Kerensky was in power had
been halted
The official statement said:
THE war trade board wishes Of
fically to deny the report given prom
inence in the newspapers of Novem,
ber 21, that no shipment of supplies
are being permitted to go to Russia.
|. may be mentioned in this connec.
ton that cargoes are now moving to
Russia.
This announcement came as COM
plete surprise, as it was exactly the
opposite of the information that has
been made public by other branches
of the government, all of which have
insisted that until a stable form of
government that would be anti-Ger-
man had secured control in Russia no
further supplies would b esent across
the Pacific,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-24
ITALIANS TURN
BACK MASSED
ENEMY ATTACK
Hurting of Select TeutOnic Men
Fails to Penetrate
Line.
INVADERS GAIN BUT LITTLE
Austro- Germans Gain But Little
Ground While Reaching Out
For Outstanding italians Po-
sitions.
INVADERS GAIN BUT LITTLE
SitionS.

ROME. Nov 23.-The Austro- Ger.
mans invading northern Italy yester-
day reached few OF the Italian out
standing positions on the Italian ad
vanced lines on Monte Fotama Seca.
but elsewhere the teutons were re-
pused the war office announced to-
day.
The text of the Italian reads:
YESTERDAY the enemy launched sew
eral attacks between the Brenta and
the Piave rivers. He was sanguinar-
lily repulsed with the bayonet at the
barriehr lines of St Marino where he
left prisoners and machine guns in
our hands"
The action Wednesday has shifted
westward from Monte TOmba and
Monte Montefera to the slopes of
Monte Pertica. where the enemy rush
es have been checked. The Italian po-
sition sremain substantially unchan
aed in the region of Monte Grappa
which dominates the whole range OF
lower hills. The monitor fleet which
is cooperating with the Italian fleet
off the mouth OF the Piave is shelling
heavily the enemy positions menacing
Venice.
A number OF American Red Cross
ambulances passed through headquar-
ters today toward the Piave front
The men and cars appeared to be in
good condition.
italian aviators who ahve flown over
the invaded districts of Venetia say
they saw the lines of the civilian pop
ulation under guard headed for Aus
tria.
William Marconi. inventor of the
wireless has arrived at headquarters
and taken place on the staff OF Gen
eral DiaZ, the commanderin-ch
The action ebbs and flows around the
slopes of three low mountains just
west of the river, Monte Tomba, Mon
te Monferena and Monte Cornelia.
Monte Monferena is just on the edge
Of the river and it is the key to the
situation as at that point the river
turns into the Venetian plains and the
whole battle hinges on control or
the river passages leading to the
plains.
The conduct Of the Italian troops is
above all praise. They are contesting
every foot Of the way, fighting like
tigers and with spirit and confidence,
even in the face Of greatly superior
numbers.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-24
COURT ATTACAE
DRAWS A FINE
BOOZE SCOUT" DRAWS FINE IN
POLICE COURT FOR DIS
ORDERLY CONDUCT.

AS a consequence of his trial in the
localpolice court under the charge OF
disOrderly conduct, Constable Nor ION
Joiner, an attache Of Judge Baach's
court was t1ned S25 or thirty days o.
incarceration b. Mayer Hopkins yes.
terd2y morningh
Choosing the latter alternative. the
constable was reaie2sad upon the pay
ment of his fine.
The charges sustained by the court
showed evidence that Joiner became
unwarrantably offensive toward ii wo-
man residing i'll the northeastern sec
tion of the city shortly after midnight
last Tuesday morning, which woman
also testified that he was under the
influence of liquor at the time.
A few hours before Joiner visited
the woman's house three suit cases
filed with whisky, which Joiner is
said to have collected as "evidence,"
We're stolen from the Office of Judge
Beach and it was while on the trail
of this booze" that the constable
became involved in the charges yester-
day.
Whether or not Impeachment char
ges will be preferred against Joiner
was impossible to determine Yester
day.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-24
OGLETHORPE WILL
REMAIN 4 HOTEL
EFFORT TO CONVERT OPLE-
THORPE INTO AN Army BASE
HOSPITAL FAILS.

Information was received at The
News office last night that secret
few had been making an effort to
convert the Oslethorpe hotel into a
National Army hospital pending. OF
course its present REIMBURSEMENT of
ownership.
The busy parties who, without
general announcement to those most
interested in the city's business vel
fare wantoningly failed in their justly
undeserved efforts
That the OglethOrpe will change
management OF or about the first Jf
the new year is generally understood.
but it is entirely too presumptious up
on the part of the few to assume that
the United States war department
would countenance their private sag
gestion however we'll intended.
The attempt was made to influence
the war department to establish a
branch army base hospital in Bruins
wick and also the Unite dStates Ol
ficers reserve training camp, if such
was possible in the remotest ida. to
this city
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-24
FIRST LIEUTENANT TWITTY
ASSIGNED TO NEW MEXICO

1t will be gratifying to the many
friends of Mr. Paul E. Twitty to know
that he has received his commission
as 1st lieutenant and has been assign
ed to duty at Columbus. New Mexico.
Telegraphic advice to this effect was
received yesterday by his uncle. Mr..
F. f. Twitty.
Lieutenant Twitty riesided in Bruins
for number of years and was as
sistant chashier of the Brunswick
Bank and Trust company at the time
he removed to Jacksonville to accept
a similar position with the Fourth
National Bank of which institution he
afterwards became cashier.
He volunteered and entered the re
servie officers training camp at Fort
Oglethorpe 1t is understood that all
the officers in the various camps who
receive commissions this week vii
be gwen furloughs until December Is,
and it is expected that Lieutenant
Twitty will visit his Brunswick trends
before going to his post.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-24
Defense Closes With Description
OF Statemental Infirmity
Plea.
STRANGE DEFINITION GIVEN
Temporary Loss of Accountable
ity Offered in Testimony in
Trial of Famous Chilean Heir
ess Murder Trial.

MINEOLA, \. Y, Nov. 23.-A thy
roid gland affection, better known as
"hypothyl costs" and wh,:n produces
statemental infirmty, is the disease
from which Mrs Blanca de Saulles
is said by her attorneys to have been
suffering when she shot and killed
her divorced husband on the 3rd of
l'slgust.
This definition caused the defend
ants alleged temporary loss of ac
countability, according to the testi-
money given by Henry Uterhart in
outlining his case in justification of
the Chilean heiress now charged with
murder. H.
The prosecution resteGlits case to-
day. a$&
The case!N
Mrs de Saulles is ontria1 in Mineola
N. Y, for the murder of her divorced
huesband, John l.. de Saulles, Yale
athlete an dclub man, at his Long Is
land home, the night Of August 3.
The shooting occurred. it is alleged
because the de Saulles refused to turn
over to Mrs. de Saules their four and a
half-year-old son.
Today's Events.
Two court officers today scrutinized
persons seeking admission even more
closely than was the case yesterday
Coat and hip pockets were patted
suspiciously by the officers, one of
who mdeclared the examination of all
persons not known to be connected
with the trial had been ordered by
Justice Naming Since the opening
of the trial Justice Manning has re-
ceived a number of threatening let
ters ostensibly from cranks. One Of
these advised the justice to prepare
to meet thy Cod in tn eevent fthe
Jury returning verdict of guilty, it
was stated. Special officers met
Justice Manning at the railroad station
today and escorted him to. the court
house
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-11-24
AUDITORIUM BOMB
PLACER CONFESSES

CHICAGO. Nov. % .-Rheinhold A
Faust, former postal clerk and ma
turalized German, who confessed tc
the police last night that he placed
a bomb in the Auditorium theater last
Friday night during performance
Of grand opera, was questioned fur-
ther today by the police and govern
ment agents regarding many threat.
ening letters received by wealthy men
since the United States entered the
war.
Faust told the police he did not
intend the bomb should hurt anyone
but he believed it would intimidatc
the wealthy patrons of the opera anG
by this means he said he hoped to
obtain $1O0. 900 fro ]. B. Forgan, chair
man, and Frank o. Wetmore, presi
dent of the FIRST Nationa lBank, to
whom he had sent letters demanding
that sum.