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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
GEO. CUTSHAW SIGNS
WITH BROOKLYN TEAM
By GENE BYRNES

Ottawa friends of jeff pfeffer and
George Cutshaw, two of the former
Streator ball players, will be pleased
to learn the following news about
their oldtime favorites, which DIP,
peared in this weeks issue of the
Sporting Life:
While there are seven of the
Robins still unsigned, there are only
four that President Ebbets will have
to work over The four are pitchers
Jeif pfeffer and Sherry Smith and out
fielders Buck Wheat and Dutch Stem.
gel. The other three holdouts are
shortstops Ollie O'Mara and Tom
Fitzsimmons and third baseman Mike
Mowrey. While signed contract has
not been received from Ivan Olson ne
is not looked upon as a holdout Ivan
the Terrible tried to land job as a
minor league manager recently and
as the Brooklyn club would have been
willing to let him go If it had not
been that one club in the National
league refused to waive, il is an indi.
cation that neither President Ebbets
nor Manager Robinson is counting On
Olson as a necessary cog in the Brook
Ign machine the coming season,
Wheat is expected to be the most
stubborn of holdouts Besides being
angry over the slash in his salary,
Buck for over year now has had to
listen to his wife's importunings 10
quit baseball and settle down on his
farm in Polo Mo. President Ebbets
is OF the opinion that Wheat has
played his last game OF baseball
About Cutshaw.
When Mr.. Ebbets announced the
list OF players who had signed he laid
stress on the fact that George Cut
shaw, while he had not yet sent IN
his signed document. had wired an
acceptance of terms. 1t is not so long
ago that Cutshaw wrote letter to
one OF the Brooklyn papers in which
he announced his retirement from
baseball for all time. The letter was
couched in terms intended TO convey
to the public the impression that
Little George, while he was sorry to
have TO lay aside the spangles for
ever, intended to do it even if it broke
his heart and the hearts OF Brooklyn
fans, That letter was sent out day
after he had received his contract and
George had had time to realize that
Judging by the salary the contract
called for the days Of the golden goose
for the ball players were thing OF
the past But those who knew Cut.
shaw at all looked upon his farewell
letter as just one of the Jokes of the
Hot Stove league. Also, those who
knew Cutshaw know also that Little
George will only quit baseball when
they fortiy ball parks to keep him
out.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
U. s. WILL USE FORCES TO
RE-ESTABLlSH CUBAN PEACE

Santiago, Cuba, Mar warning
that both the United tSates consul
ard the commander OF the United
States naval forces at this port nave
promised to aid in re-estaDllsnihs
peace, was issued to the Cuban rebels
in q proclamation issued by the j.
Garcia Munoz, civil governor, today.
Munoz, who supplanted the former
military governor, Loren de Mola'
pointed out that commander Belknap
OF the United States naval forces has
issued a proclamation upholding the
government and warning al. onend-
crs that they will be punished severe
ly for taking up arms.
Planters. merchants, and residents
Of Santiago generally are all highly
nleased at the action OF the American
authorities. 81 r
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
FILE PROTEST AGAINST
STATE H. S. CHAMPS

Decatur H., March IL NJ Alien
vice president OF the Illinois High
School Athletic Association. an
nounced today That protests havo been
iilcd against three o. the basketball
teams entered in The state basket ball
tournament in this city March $40.
Mount Olive, Decatur and Belvdere
are charged with using ineligible
players to win the district tourna.
ments.
II Is claimed that Randolph Young
captain and William Barber, guard, Of
the Decatur team. accepted money for
playing baseball in Loyington last
summer. The charges are made BY
Arthur high school Mount Olive ant
Belyidere are charged with using
players over high school age. The
cases will be decided at a meeting OF
the state board OF control In Decatur
Thursday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
Al Orioles Nest.

The following paper was written by
Charles Sapp. an eighth grade pupil
in Washington school:
Zone hot summer day was sitting
in the shade of tree feeling very
drowsy. was suddenly wakened by
the clear plaintive whistle Of the Bal.
timore oriole. Looking up In a large
elm tree near neighbours house,
saw this great whistler. Nearby was
his mate. The male with his breast
and the tip OF HIS tail a bright orange,
and the head and wings, black. The
female had dull yellowish breast and
the rest OF the body was gray.
The oriole was always cheerful
worker. When he worked he always
whistled. not only when he was work.
ing but at other times, too They had
just come back from the South ana
had found good place for nest
about 1--WE feet from the end Of
branch on the large elm tree and were
starting to work. They went to the
road and picked up horse hair. Each
took one at q time, first twisting 1t
over the branch. They hung the nest
eight or ten inches below the limb. 50
that when it was finished It would
catch every breeze. One Of them spied
some bits of string that some boy
had left after he had been flying his
kite near a chicken yard. He took
this string. and with some feathers
from the chicken yard, and the horse
hair, the two birds soon had fine
nest. Pretty soon there we're five
white eggs in the nest, and then later,
there were five little orioles, Every
year these orioles come back to this
nest" CHARLES SAPP.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
J. 44444##4*#++#++
DEADLY EXECUTION.

y When it comes TO awarding the
y palm for deadly execution ac-
y complished with a bat. Tom
y Clark. the Cincinnati catcher,
+ seems TO be the man who must
y receive II. for Tom once elimi-
= mated two pitchers from a game
\ with one swing Of his bat. This
y unusual event took place in a
y contest between the Reds and
y Braves in Cincinnati on June Is
\ Of last year.
y At the start of the game Fred
y Toney and Dick Rudolph were
y the opposing pitchers. and the
y teams battled along into the six
y teenth inning locked in a score
y less tie. At this stage Of the
y game Charley Herzog. then man.
+ aser of the Reds. sent Clark up
= to bat for Toney, thus eliminat-
= ing the pitcher. Tom then pro-
i ceeded to swat the first ball
y served up TO him by Rudolph
y right back at the little hurler.
+ and the sphere split Dicks right
+ hand so badly that he was forced
I 10 quit the pastime.
+ ! y y y i y i i !. y \ j. y j. J. j.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
Lanterns In China.

There, has long existed among the
Chinese a passion for fireworks and
'antcrns. Travellers have called China
the land Of lanterns. and the term is
opposite. In every city. at every port
and on every river and canal as soon
Az night comes on lanterns make their
alpearance, They are hung at the
door Of every dwelling; they swing as
pendants from the angles Of pagodas;
they form the heryasMMp of every
shop front; they esuxtef round the
houses ef the rchf AMI likht up the
novels of the poor: they are borne with
the carriages OF travellers. and they
swing from tho yards ana the, masts
Of vessels.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
"BLoKE" is GREEK TO BROWN
G lands Explanation After Recent
Bout With Les Darcy.

They tell one on Knockout Brown
Of Chicago. Tie Greek boy went to
Australia to fight Les Darcy. During
Il hard twenty round fight Darcy made
remark that enraged the son OF the
cltron groves. They were cinched.
AS Referee Baker pried them apart
Darcy smiled and said. "'E's very
strong boke. Mr. Baker isn't 'e?'
Brown had never heard the word
bloke In his life. and he didn't give
Darcy the benefit Of the doubt. After
the fight, In which Darcy was awarded
the decision. the Greek made bis way
to Darcy's dressing room.
II don't mind you whipping me and
getting dces decisions" stormed Brown
but you can't call me names. BIoke.
Bloke! What does mean bl0ke?"
Darcy laughed und finally convinced
the Greek that bloke was merely an.
other word for fellow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
RUSSIAN CRUISER CRIPPLED
WHEN STRIKES A MINE

Berlin, via Sayville, Mar THE
Russian armored cruiser Rark Tor
Rurik) OF $4,000 tons. struck a mine
In Finland Bay and was heavily dam
aged, said stockholm dispatch to
the Trans-Ocean News Agency today.
The Russian naval authorities tried
to conceal news of the disaster but
the dtaails became known" the News
Agency said. THE Rarik is at pres
ent locked at Kronstadt' rG
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
SPORTS
SCOOP

Musicale Recital.

A musicale recital will be given in
the near future at the Nurses Home
I by an amateur orchestra. We haven't
learnt the date or the particulars, but
expect 10 in a few days. It's nice of
the boys to arrange a recital. We
know a good whistler, If you want
hm2
Hear Them Bells.
The telephone bell rang they al
ways do. last evening at Q o'clock
and there was an immediate rush for
the phone. Some fair damsel nquir-
ed for all of the boys and where they
had been keepn' themselves. The
coed part Of if was the manner in
which she put it over on the youthful
beau hrummeis.
Don't Blame Him.
A charter member OF the 3. j. o.
club is on the war path for the party
or parties who sent him green snake,
not the common or garden variety, but
i regular one" He says he is con.
siderably ratified over the receipt Of
said snake and will prosecute the gull.
ty party or parties.
Water the Streets.
Messrs. Armstrong & Frazier, City
Commissioners or somebody else.
don't care who. There's been an awful
lot of real estate fyin' thru the air
these days. so much so that il is very
bothersome to the eyes. Wouldn't it
be good ideer to water the streets
little? You know since they stat.
ed talkin' PAWN all they have done
is put ashes, and dirt on the streets.
A little bit Of the stuff, they put UNI
der bridges. would greatly relieve the
situation and too would not cause so
much suffering to merchants. OF
course, it may not be the official sea
son for waterin the streets, but when
necessity demands it we shouldn't
wait until the season opens. " it
keeps up IS windy as il has, and you
don't put water on the streets, you'll
find that all the real estate will have
drifted far away, causin' you to dump
more ashes. Around the corner of the
First National Bank its awful dusty
and bein' as how lots Of people don't
like dust in their eyes all the time we
wish you would keep the dust down
where it belongs.
1859 & PEP.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
ICE SCOOTER YACHTING.
Great South Bay Holds Some Novel
Races on CLASSY Surface.

Tile recent cold blast in New York
has given the ice scooter yachtsman
ample opportunity to enjoy his favor.
lite diversion Since the Great South
bay has been partly covered with ice
it has been filled with the novel craft.
and some spirited races have been
held. ,i..
The Ice scooter yacht is solely prod.
uct OF this section, and when the bay
is partly covered with ice hundreds of
these boats can be seen scootering
around here and there on the glossy
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
rurcH URGE GERMANS TO
MAKE NEW PEACE MOVE

The Hague, Mar. THE German
Is urged to adopt all
means to obtain honorable peace,
guaranteeing Germany political and
economic future comparable with tho
sacrifices her armies have made, In a
resolution introduced in the Prussian
rIerrenhause blouse Of Lords) by
Count Hoenseroccn, according TO Der.
lin dispatches today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
TROUBLE IN JENNIE
WREN'S LITTLE FAMILY

The following papers were written
by Lincoln school pupils for the bird
house campaign that is being conduct
ed by the library:
"One day last summer wren thOt
he would like our wren house for his
home. The mother did not like the
house and was very angry. She be-
gan to talk to herself and scold but
the father would not listen to her He
would go and sit on the top OF the
house and coax her to come, but she
did not go that day
In two or three days they came
back again. The mother would only
come as far as our neighbor's fence
Finally she came and they liked their
new home very much. They stayed
all summer.
NINA SCHRADER.
It %
Il do not think there is any thing
better than little while with the
birds. Last summer there were two
wren families in our back yard and
| watched where they were going to
make their nest. The male bird went
over to followed out log had
made for a bird-house. Soon he went
back and the two families went over to
Inspect the house After while they
came out and the two mother birds
flew away while the two male birds
sat in the next tree.
Then one bird went down and got
some grass and little things and then
both of them were fast at work. Soon
all four birds got together on the roof
of the house and chartered while .
and then set to work. In the after.
noon OF the same day there were no
birds to be seen, so went out, climb
ed up on the shed and looked In.
There | saw one nest. went and
looked in the other side and there
was another nest made In the same
way could not see thru. The birds
had taken and partitioned the house
off and made 1t so two families could
live in it.
VIII MIN pDnWN
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07

Japanese scientists are searching for
an explanation Of an apparent relation.
ship between the frequency OF earth
quakes at Tokyo and the quantity Of
rainfall mud snowfall In other parts Of
the empire.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
WILBUR BROWN.
Or. Palmer Builds a Bird-House.

Or. Palmer Builds 6ird-House.
The following bird-house story was
written by little Marion Palmer an
eighth grade pupil in Lincoln school:
Last summer my father made
wren house and we put 1t in little
tree in the back yard. For long time
no wrens came near the house. but
one morning as was going out to the
garden heard bird singing and call
ing as loud as he could. looked up
to the bird house and there sat Mr..
Wren. He was evidently callnS to his
mate to come and look at the house.
He called for long time and then
flew away He did this the next
morning and several mornings after
that, but evidently Mrs. Wren did not
care to come and look at the house
But one morning | looked out and
A1r. and Mrs. Wren were both going in
to inspect the house watched
them and they finally came out and
flew away Evidently Mrs. Wren did
not care for the house for they never
came back again.
MARION PALMER.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07

surface. The ice scooter yacht Is a
catbOat with runners There Is no
prettier sight to the onlookcr than to
see the small yacht go scooterllg over
the Ice. then suddenly dive into the
water and so sailing along at great
rate
The scooter yacht Is used to 80 hunt
Ing 1t is also used by number Of
the merchants to deliver goods to va
rlous places along the shore OF the
Great South bay. 1t is said that n
speed OF sixty miles an hour has been
attained by these small craft.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
sink Seven ships II Three Days.

, Berlin, via Sayville wireless, March
ships with u total tonnage
Of aO4 Goo we're sunk by submarines
during the period from March LIST to
March 9, reports Of returning U-boats
indicate, the Transocean News Agen-
CIV declared today.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07

"Going to town." asked Sammas Of
romuel.
Yep"
"Will You inquire FOR my mail?"
Nope"
Rather unneighlorly Of YOU" com.
l n''s~c'',ssEliS"r' tsat. Shhh,e / did !.
| Ind H. lug- a grinllstnne- out to his
placei3 t sfissDsursAf fyfIH A.. .
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
NATIONAL GOLF TITLE PLAY.
Big Evsnt to esNHsld on Msrisn Club
Link AUG. 20. ~

Links Aug. 20. na sa
Tie national amateur golf champion.
ship tournament win begin on Aug. 20.
An earlier date had been suggested.
but W. c. Fownes. .Jr.. announced that
the week Of Aug. 20 has been approved
by the executive committee Of the
United States Golf association,
This ~ about the same time as last
year. when the tournament was held
over the Merton Cricket club links.
near Philadelphia, the drst week In
September.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
WH|TNEYS FIVE To
MEET IA SALE HIGH
@. II. s. FACULTY WILL ALSO
STAGE GAME WITH LA SALE
PERU TEACHING FORcE-MANY
FROM HERE WILL WITNESS
GAME.

OTTAWA high school will close up
the prep" season Friday evening
previous TO the tournament, when
they clash with the La SallePern
five. In addition to the game with the
high school, the faculty of he local
school will meet the faculty of the
La Salle-Peru school.
In their first encounter La Sale
beat Ottawa by margin OF few
points and this was in the last period.
La Sale, this time, hopes 10 snow
under the hopes of the red and white
colors. Big Oscar Omundson will be
back in the game, which means that
he viii toss about fifteen points
against the whole La Sale team.
Local enthusiasts are silent as TO what
the outcome of the game will be. A
large number of Ottawa fans plan ON
accompanying the locals to La Sale.
The game will be staged in the So
cial Center gym and large mum
Der of La Sale fans will be present.
Judging from the reports Of the La
Sale camp, victory over Whitney's
men will be sweet In regard TO the
two classes the La Sale Post has the
following to say.
High School Game.
1.-THE high school team plays the
Ottawa high schoo! team Friday even
ing Of this week at the recreation
building, and 1t is hoped large crowd
will turn out and help the local boys
to a victory over their old rivals. IT
is unnecessary to say that La Sale
would rather defeat the team from
Ottawa than any other team.
Special emphasis will be placed
upon the arrangements Of this game
by the athletic management as the
local team thinks it. can defeat it's
rival and the greater the crowd pres
ent the greater the pleasure will be
which the boys will have in wallop-
ing the county seaters. OF course the
boys are not oyer-confident, but judg.
ing from the way the local team has
been going the last week or so, o.
tawa VIII have to improve greatly IT
they hope to be able to cope with the
red and green.
Faculty Game.
In preparation for the game Fri
day evening with the Ottawa high
school team, the local quintette had
hard workout Monday evening and
showed themselves to be in good form.
Moeller was excused early and 50 Nc
Cormack played at center during the
scrimmage. Kohin, H0ar and Schnei-
der were each given short workout
at the forward position. Tonight the
faculty team will begin its training
in preparation for the game with the
Ottawa faculty team by scrimmaging
against the local high school team.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07

An opportunity Is frequently run to
cprth by a hustler while lazy man
b sitting on the fence waiting for II
to come slony.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
TELEGRAPH SPORT
NEWS
Last Nights FIGHT Results.

st. Louis, March Battling Levin.
sky beat Jack Moran in twelve rounds.
New York, March Johnny Dun
dee beat Jimmy Duffy in ten rounds.
Albany, N. Y, March Pete Her
man beat Jabez White in ten rounds
Darcy VS.. Dillon?
Denver. Colo, March Tt looked
today as il Les Darcy may fight after
all. Darcy and Jack Dillon have ac.
eepted terms at the rate of slGl per
round for Il 20 round bout at Denver
within sixty days. The battle is to lie
staged in the Beaver Stock Words Sta
dunn under auspices OF the National
Athletic Club backed by group Of
business men.
Players Real Soldiers.
Chicago, March President Ban
Johnson, a firm believer in prepared.
ness, has a plan calculated to nut
American League players Oh a high
plane as soldiers, He made public TO.
day an offer of $500 in gold to the best
crllled team in the League and $1cG in
gold to the sergeant who drills the
winners. All American League teams
are to have military training at their
Spring camps. The White Sox have
already started drilling at Mineral.
Wells. Texas.
Plan Benefit Game.
Chicago, March General Charles
II. Taylor, of Boston, former owner of
the Red Sox is planning Il benefit
game between the Boston Braves and
Sox for the benefit of the family Of
nm Murnane, old time player. former
president OF the Eastern League and
veteran baseball writer who died re.
Gently General Taylor after confer
ence with President Ban B. Johnson,
said he would ask special permission
to stage a Sunday game in Boston
League baseball is not played in Bos.
TON on sundays.
Beck Signs With Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis, March 7.-Zlnn
Beck, former third baseman OF the &,
louis Cardinals has signed to play
with Milwaukee in the American Asso.
citation. far 40
.u.. .s M
... Brown With Tinker.
zero liaute, Ind, March - Mordc
cal Brown once star pitcher of the ia.
nous Cub machine, has signed with
Joe Tlnker's Columbus team in the
American Association. He will be in
charge OF the pitching staff The adj
dilion of Brown will give the Column
Dus team an array of players who
were once in the major league lime.
light.
Boxers Are Recruits.
Chlcago, March There will be no
Les Darcys listed among Chcago's
boxers and wrestlers.
We're not 'slackers declared sew
en- local athletes as they signed artl.
eles with recruiting officers to answer
the llrst call to arms They will Join
either the army or navy. Larry Blch.
'cns'ein, prominent figure In the
sporting world, made the suggestion
% men under his management. 9th
ers followed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07
Plan Benefit Game.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 7.-2lnn
Beck former third bascman of the st.
Louis Cardinals, has signed to play
with Milwaukee in the American Asso.
citation. tar Ue
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-07

"Going to townT' asked Sammas Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-15
IN THE SENATE

The extra half hour assisted mater
tally in disposing Of the big calendar in
the Senate and adjournment was Sc
cured at noon. Senator Deering Of
York attempted to have the teachers Of
academies Which serve as public
schools placed under the teachers PEN
sion law. but the senators stood by
Senator Walker. who spoke for the or
iginal provisions and accepted the ad-
verse report, Is to ~.
The other feature Of the morning was
the indefinite postponement on motion
Of Senator Davies Of Cumberland Of
the amendment Of Rep. Baxter of Port
land in the House of the bill extending
the charter Of the Washington County
Light and Power Co., by providing that
electrical current shall not be trans
mittcd without the State. etc.
An Act relating to the Knox Gas and
Electric Co.. amended in the same man.
ner. was temporarily disposed Of by
both bill and amendment being tabled
The act creating a Board Of Prison
Commissioners was specially assigned
Tor next Wednesday and the adverse
report Of the committee on education
on the establishment of military train
ing in the public schools was tabled un-
til Tuesday next.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-15
PhiIbrook Class for Men

The second annual banquet of the
Philbrook Glass for Men will be held
in the Winthrop street Baptist church
at $50 Friday evening. A large at
tendance and a most enjoyable time
are anticipated by the men. The Off
GERS and committees Of the class, re-
Gently appointed, are as follows:
President. Ernest l.. Mclean; vice
president. Ralph Herrick: secretary, v
J. Porter; treasurer, Brooks Carter
Membership committee-Sidney Perkins
DR.. NJ. E. Hawke and J. A. Norton; So
cial committee--A. A. Varney, Ernest
Hewett and A. NJ. Durlng; visiting COM
mittee-R. d. Palmer. Preston Wellman
and Linville Whitmore; devotional
committee-Clarence Pierce. Thomas
Britt and Lee Stiles; lookout commit
tee-A. Howard Crosby, V. J. Porter
and Lawrence Bowler and Frank Orser;
special committee to raise S10O-chair-
man, Brooks e. Carter: Ralph Herrick,
George H. Macomber and w. S. Wilson,