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The Lamar register., 1917-08-01
New Dry Goods Firm

A. f. Fox came down from Greeley
this week and has been invoicing the
Byars & Fox dry goods stock and
closing up the business of that firm.
The business is hereafter to be run in
the firm name of Byars, Fox & Ed
wards. Mr.. Edwards has been man
ager for Byars & Fox since Mr.. Fox
left last spring, and has made many
friends here who will be glad to learn
ne has taken an interest with the firm
and will remain here. Mrs. Fox ac-
conpanied her husband and has been
visiting friends here until today when
she left for lola, Kansas, 10 visit her
brother who is going to the front with
the Kansas guard. Mr.. Fox will go
cast for visit also before returning
to Greeley.
The Lamar register., 1917-08-01

ters in Chicago and New York before
returning.
Paul Denning returned the first of
the week from a four weeks trip east
where he went as a delegate to the
national convention of the Elks held in
Boston the first part of July. He was
delegate from the Lamar lodge.
The dance held last Friday night
at the City Livery Garage was largely
attended and was one of the big So
cial events of the summer. Everybody
present had a grand time, as there
was fine music, a good floor and a
jolly crowd.
Mrs. C. B. McNerney, who has been
visiting her son, L. l.. Van Ginkel, at
the ranch north of Lamar, left the
first of the week for an extended Wis
it to eastern points. She expects to
visit Boston, New York, Battle Creek
and Des Moincs.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Stream and Mrs.
Carl Thurston have returned from
a short visit in the mountains west Of
Trinidad. Besides visiting that new
granddaughter at the Ed Stream home
in Hastings, which was the great OBJ
ject Of the visit, they enjoyed a fine
outing fishing in the mountain
streams.
The Lamar register., 1917-08-01
War Kits

The Ladies of the Maccabees were
the first Lamar organization to get in
the war game with actual work. They
this week completed four dozen Com
fort Kits" for soldiers, made out 0.
Khaki cloth and fitted with compart-
ments suitable for every necessity and
convenience a soldier is permitted to
carry. They have been sent to Com
pany d to be distributed among those
who have not yet been provided witt
anything of the kind. 1t represented
4 large amount of work and expense
and the ladies are deserving of the
highest praise for their thoughtful-
ness and enterprise.
The Lamar register., 1917-08-01
QUICK ACTION
One Resident of This Territory Gets
to Front in a Grand Hurry

Clarence C. Day, who on May 9th
filed a homestead entry on land il
Las Animas county southwest of La
mar, has in the few weeks since that
date enlisted in the regular army and
reached France with Pcrshing's
troops. He wrote this week to the
local land officials in regard to his
homestead filing and the letter is from
the army headquarters in France and
shows that he is a private in Co. L Of
the 10th U. S. Infantry. Mr.. Day
evidently got quick action on himself
as it was less than a month after he
was here and made his filing that the
expeditionary force sailed for France.
This force is already doing strenuous
training work preparatory to trench
warfare, and it is expected that it will
very shortly be sent to the front
somewhere on the western line.
The Lamar register., 1917-08-01
Prenaredness School

Miss Douglass from the Colorado
Agricultural College gave a demon
stration in canning and preserving Of
vegetables and fruits in the most ap-
proved economical methods at the
high school building on Tuesday af-
ternoon. A large number of ladies'
were present and received many val
liable pointers. Much interest is man
ifested in this line this season.
The Lamar register., 1917-08-01
Lientennnt Glen Hnrytsnn

Glen Harrison who has been at the
officers training camp az Fcrt Riley
the past two months, has been ap-
pointed as 2d Lieutenant of Company
d. Glen has a host Of friends in La
mar as well as in Company d, and all
will rejoice over the appointment. He
has had long military training and
experience and will make = splendid
officer.
The Lamar register., 1917-08-01
Piano For Sale

We offer for immediate sale at a
substantial reduction in price, a new
piano, quality fully guaranteed, 10
Gated at Lamar. Liberal terms to a
responsible party. Particulars will be
furnished to anyone addressing The
Denver Music Company, Denver, Colo
RADIO.
The Lamar register., 1917-08-01
Found

/, as Acting Chief of Police of the
City Of Lamar, Colorado, have taken
up the following estray propcrIy: One
brown marc, about ten (1O) years old,
shod all around; "a hat brand on
left hip; figure ''2' on left jaw;
weight about 900 lbs. Also bay colt
at side of mare, three (3) or four a.
years old; both have haltcrs on. This
mare and colt arc advertised for sale
at 10 o'clock a. m. on August 10th, A
d. 1917, at door of city pound, Lamar,
Colorado. Owner must act promptly
Signed, ]. r. BARNHILL,
Acting Chief Of Police.
The Lamar register., 1917-08-01
Money to Loan
Plenty OF Cheap Money
for good Farm and City
Loans. Call and see me.
l.. WRIT MARKHAM

E. J. Wagner left Tuesday for Den
yer on business matters.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Lub-
bers on last Sunday, fine girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. " S. Martin went to
Pueblo last Saturday for a short Wis
it.
Jack Crcaghe came up from the
Cimarron ranch this week for a short
visit.
County Superintendent j. R. Walker
came down from Eads on school bus
mess Monday.
Chas. Sweitzer of Eads came down
to Lamar on business matters the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Church re-
turned on Tuesday from visit tc
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
E. w. Sewcll and family returned
the first of the week from a short out
ing in the mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. f. Adams motored
up to Colorado Springs last Sunday to
enjoy the day in Stratton Park.
Miss Nellie Reyburn of the Prowers
County Abstract Co. is spending .
short vacation in Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Ora Everett and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. Woodland returned from visit
to Colorado Springs the first of the
week.
Miss Mabelle Mears, who has been
away selling life insurance for sever
al months, returned to Lamar this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ford of Syra-
cuse, Kansas, visited with Mrs. Ford's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Friend,
last week.
Mrs. E. B. Leatherman left the first
of the week for Beuna Vista for few
weeks visit with her daughter. Mrs
Harold Hustled.
II. C. Wallace from Texas visited
his sister, Mrs. ]. C. Horn, and family
in Lamar the past week, and left on
Tuesday to return home.
Undersheriff o. H. Rhodenbaugh
- 49,, 90 Ca1dn,, 10 Cat,r,Ja,r ~
the order of the county court. He had
been convicted of stealing.
The O,Neill, Ratliff and Honkins
sheep ranches are shearing their sheep
this week down on Butte creek. 1t
will make big clip all told.
At a special conclave of Malta
Commandery last Friday afternoon
and evening the Knight Templar de
grees were conferred on Geo. H. Rus
sell.
Mr.. Randall, new manager Of the
Mountain States Telephone Co. ex-
change here, and family have moved
to the Chas. Hurd residence on East
Oak street.
Houston Dameron of Pueblo, who is
a West Point cadet, came down to La
mar last Sunday and is spending the
week at the ranch home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack O'Neill.
The big circus posters going up
around town surely look good to ev-
erybody. Lamar has been off the cir
Gus circuit so long that it feels like
coming alive once more.
Mayor A. H. Burtis of Garden City,
Kansas, and George Finnup, one of
that city's business men, were in La
mar the first of the week interested
in a big real estate deal for land in
this vicinity.
Judge ]. X. Doughty left Sunday
for a trim of several weeks in the east
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07
LAUDS HIS 0LD.TIMERS
Were Superior to Modern Crop Of
Players, Says Arson.
Amos Rusie, Buck Ewing and BIZ!
LANCE Best Men Game Has Ever
known--Tim keefe Also Was
Powerful Pitcher.

Cap Arson, one of the daddies Of
baseball, believes the old-time ball
players were superior TO the modern
crop. "Good baseball was played 20
years before the game was taken In
hand by the National league in 1876"
said Arson, recently. But, of course
in those days there were not so many
ball players to be had.
"Yet with the present wealth Of ma
terial In the big leagues there are COM
paratively few really good players. In
my opinion. Wagner and Laioie. though
they are growing old, possess more
natural skill than the younger stars of
today, with the possible exception of
Ty Cobb and Iris Speaker"
When asked If he had ever seen any
pitchers better than Walter Johnson,
Christy Mathewson, Alexander and
other modern stars, Arson said. Yes
He believes that Amos Rusie, who
pitched for the Giants from 1890 un
til 1899. was the greatest of them all.
"Rusie had as much speed us John
son, better control and the fastest
curve ball ever saw" said Arson. "HC
was physically the superior Of John
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07
STRONG MINOR LEAGUE CLUB
Umpire Frank Connolly Praises Jack
Hendricks for Way He Has Built
Up Indian Team.

Frank Connolly, until recently an
umpire In the American association,
and good one, too, said tSle other day
that the indianapolis Indians, Jack
Hendricks entries in the A. A. PEN
nant race, are one Of the strongest
minor league clubs ever got together.
Hendricks has built the club up
HIMSELF" said Connolly, "and in three
years he has got a bunch of play
ers together who look like sure pen
nant winners In the league this year.
Only one member Of the club, Kelley,
IN Outfielder, remains of the aggre-
cation Hendricks inherited when he
went to the Indiana capital with
Jimmy McGill.
"The pitching staff Of the Indian
apolis club Is its strongest point. Fill
llngim, a youngster, is one of the best
pitchers I've seen In many a day.
Gene Dale Rex Dawson, Jake North
rup, Try Kantlehner and Clint ROgge
make up the staff.
"The A. A. is faster this year than
II has ever been before. There are
more good clubs in the league, and
It is too bad there must be trouble
between the league president and his
club owners. The way look at 1t,
wrangling takes much Of the color out
Of a pennant race"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07

son, Mathewson and Alexander, and
was built like JEFF Tesrcau of the
Giants. There was no limit To his en-
durance.
"Tim Keefe, who was with the Giants
back In 1883, was also master. He
was among the first pitchers To perfect
what Is known rs change of pace
"The best catcher ! ever saw was
Buck Ewing, who caught for the Giants
when they won the worlds champion
ship In 1888 and 1850. have never to
this dry seen his equal, but little Wal
tiers of the New York Yankees, reminds
me of Ewing's throwing on bases.
Ewing was quick thinker and n
nntural-bOrn leader. Bill Lnnge, who
played for me when had charge of the
Chicago National league club, was In II
class by himself rs IN outfelder. He
was better outfelder than Cobb or
Speaker and n phenomenal thrower.
and one year he stole 100 bases"
"How about Billy Sunday?" Cap was
asked.
"Billy Is n better evangelist than n
ball player" was the reply. ale was
the fastest runner that ever drew on Il
spiked shoe when we played on the
Chicago team, but he didn't always ex-
ercise the best judgment In stealing
bases. He was an excellent Outfielder
and n fair hitter and his influence
among the Chicago players was good"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07

International News Sports Editor)
Two young pitchers who are earn
ing their cakes In the big leagues this
season show promise of quitting up rec
ords before they outlive their useful
ness on the rubber that will give them
Il place in that select set which in
cludcs only the greatest slabmen of
the game.
one of these two youngsters Is
Ferdinand "Stubblcheld" Schupp, the
brilliant young southpaw of the
Giants. The other Is Stanley Cove.
leslie. the sensation of the Cleveland
Indians.
Schupp Is perhaps the most remark
able of the pair. because he Is Il
southpaw, and rs n rule the south
paws have Il tough time when they
turn their steps toward the pitching
hall of fame.
McGmw has kept his weather eye
on the work of young Mr.. Schupp for
five years. He has always maintained
that Schupp had the markings of n
wonderful pitcher, but though Ferdie
failed to show him anything sensations
nj In the pitching line until last fall
he chung to him, and the season OF
1917 has so far proved that McGraw
knew what he was about.
Schupp Is in his twenty-hfth year
and he Is without u doubt the bes
southpaw pitcher in the Nntiona
league. He Is considered by many t.
be equally as good us Ruth and Leon
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07
EARNING THEIR CAKES IN BIG LEAGUES.

ard. the famous Boston portsders, and
from the pitching he has done so far
this season there is no great argument
that can be advanced to Offset Schupp's
standing In fork-handcd ranks.
Schupp has formidable young rival
for pitching fame in Stanley Coveles-
kio, the Cleveland right-handcr. Cove
lcske is twenty-six years old. Like
Schupp, young Covelcsiic has youth
on his side, and today he stands out
as pitching phcnom who Is just be-
ginning to come into his own Us u
winner.
Covcleskic's work with the Clevc-
land Indians has been one of the big
gcst features of the season In so far
us pitching goes. He has pitched
against every club I'm the league and
has come through on the long end of
big majority of his games. He is
one of the most effective pitchers In
the big leagues this year, for he has
started already to pile up string of
shutouts. Last year he allowed an
average of BAL runs per nine innings
pitched, but his 1917 record will show
Il smaller percentage.
Compared to his southpaw brother
on the Detroit club, Stanley Coveles'
kie promises to do the most to plaster
fame on the family moniker, for al
| though the older Covclcskie Is n won
derful performer, his kid brother II
coming on so fast that he bids fair t.
pass him rs n winning pitcher, and n
that he has his work cut out for him
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07

York ut $4,000, Big Ed got another pal
and battery mate In Ray Heating.
Sweeney taught Heating the emery ball
trick. The secret was too good for
Heating to keep all to himself. They
do say Ray told every pitcher he met.
1t wasn't secret ut all very long, and
the first victim exposed was none other
than Heating himself. Eddie Collins
had Heating unmnsked before Sat
urlay crowd ut the Polo grounds.
The emery ball Is barred In the ma
jay leagues. Anyone using 1t will be
subjected to severe discipline. Alert
rs all ball players are, no trace of the
evil has been disclosed. 1t does seem
In these days of slow games that the
players are allowed too great leeway
In looking for the emery ball. They
often try to alibi themselves with just
such tricks as these.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07

Babe Ruth and Dutch Leonard must
shoulder the heavy end of the box
work IL the Red SoX are to win the
American league pcnnant this year.
During the first seven weeks of the
race Manager Barry depended almost
entirely on these two pitchers to keep
his club In the running, and they
came through nobly. Ernie Shore
and Carl Mays, although both are
good pitchers, cannot be classcd with
the first two mentioned, and the fact
that Barry has not used them In u
greater number of games indicates
that he Is not confident of their ability
to "come through" Bader, the new
member Of the Red Sox regular staff,
IL an experiment. Although he pitched
several good games for the SoS, he
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07
BARGER IS MANAGER AGAIN
Pitcher Is Seventh Leader Team Has
Had Since Mike Finn Piloted
That Organization.

Pitcher Ezra Barger, who acted as
manager of the Memphis team In the
latter part of 1916, when George Mo-
flarity was stricken with a fever, Is
back on the job again, having been put
in charge of the team after Mike DON
lin quit last week. Barger is the sew
enth manager the Chicks have had
since the 1914 season, when Mike Finn
p'!oted the team. Bris Lord started In
1915. Dolly Stark started In 1916, and
Donlin started 1917. Lord was the
only one to last full season. Mort.
arity succeeded Stark In mid-seasOn.
Earger succeeded MOriarity, Donlin
succeeded Barger, and now It Is Barger
Ggain until another change Is made.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07

OUR LEADING CLUBS
Moulders of Public Opinion and
Assembling Places for Cid-
zens in This City.

Following are the locations OF the
.esding self-sustaining clubs OF Chi
cago
Apollo Club. 2o2 s. Michigan ave.
Bohemia Club-3659 Douglas boule-
ward.
Builders. 412.41s Chamber OF Com.
merce building.
Calumet Michigan ave. and goth st.
Caxton. Tenth floor. Fine Arts BLDG.
Chicago Athletic Association. IL e.
Michigan ave.
Chicago Architectural, Art Insti.
tute.
Chicago Automobile. s2l Plymouth
court.
Chicago Club, Michigan ave. and
Van Buren, street.
Chicago cycling, 1915. 81 East Van
Buren, street
Chicago Motor Club, 1850 South
Michigan avenue.
Chicago Yacht, foot OF Monroe IT.
City Club, 315 Plymouth court
Cliff Dwelers. ZIG s. Michigan ave.
Colonial Club OF Chicago, 44<S
Grand boulevard.
Columbia Yacht. foot Of Randolph
street.
Elks, Grand Pacific Hotel (tem-
porary), pending completion OF new
club house at ia West Washington
street.
Englewood. 1923 Harvard avenue.
Edgewater Country. 565s winthrop
avenue.
Farragut Yacht Club, foot Of 33d st
Germania Maennerchor, l06 Germs-
MIA place.
Hamilton. 20 s. Dearborn st.
Illinois Athletic. 112 8. Michigae
avenue.
Irish Fellowship Club, La Sale Ho
tel.
lroquois, 81 N. La Sale st.
Illinois, lI3 8. Ashland boulevard
Jefferson, Dearborn ave. and Maple
street.
Kenwood. Lake ave. and 47th st.
Kenwood Country. Drexel bouisp
ward and 4Sth street.
Midday. First National Bank BLDG,
18th floor.
Oaks, Lake st. and Waller ave.
Press Club of Chicago, City Hall
Square Building.
Quadrangle. Lexington avenue ana
68th street.
Rotary, 3S South Dearborn Ut.
Saddle and Cycle. Sheridan ROAD
. and Foster avenue.
South Shore Country. lake shorA
and 9th street
) Southern, 20 N. Dearborn street
D Speedway Park Club. 40 8. Dear
I born street.
!. Standard. Michigan ave. and 2Ith
street.
Swedish Club Of Chicago. 1858 Ia
: Sale avenue.
Twentieth Century. 22lS Michigs,
avenue.
Union League. Jackson boulevard
and Federal street.
University. Michigan avenue and
Monroe street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07

was used against the weaker teams.
From indications 1t will be up to
Leonard and Ruth to hold the fort
against the White SoX, Yankees and
Indians, or at least do % per cent Of
the pitching against these clubs.
The heavy strain of hard pitching
will soon begin to make itself felt In
Red Sox ranks, and unless Mays and
Shore round into the pink Of form and
are capable of holding up their end
along with Leonard and Ruth from
now till the wire Is reached, look out
for pitching slump, which Is very liz.
bic to come. All xhings considered, a
pitching slump Is the one big danger
in the path Of the Boston club, yet
Barry may solve the problem, big as
1t appears to be.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07
DIAMOND
NOTES

Babe Ruth says he wants to pitch
three games Il week.
Larry Sutton, former scout for the
Dodgers, Is now scouting for the Gin
cinnati Reds.
Kansas City, Mo-, has 10 baseball
clubs in its municipal amateur base
ball association.
Fred Mitchell spends much of the
time on the coaching lines, keeping the
Cubs on their toes.
Johnny Bassler continues to clour
The ball in the Coast league and hold
his lead over Buddy Ryan.
Cicottc still Is the winning pitcher Of
the White Sox. Manager Rowland may
oyerwork him In the East.
All of the New York American league
clubs players except Frank Baker
come within the CONSUMPTION age.
The Phillies refuse to he counted out
of the race, and are going stronger
right now than they have for two
years.
Art Wilson of the Cubs Is catching
great ball, showing vast improvement
,,,ln hn IN
Giants.
Clark Griffith insists that the Sena-
tors are going to finish In the first d.
vision. There Is nothing like being
hopeful.
Eddie Burns, the Pills catcher says
there Is no pitcher In the National
league who deliberately attempts to
"bean" n batter.
Al Mamaux has been showing signs
Of returning TO his last years form Of
late and the Pirates have been doing
much better work.
The Yankees ana the Indians are
threatening to get into the fight for the
American league flag so as to make the
race a real interesting one.
The Washington club thought II
might improve attendance by starting
It's games at 4 80, but there was no
change In the size of the crowds.
Connie Mack Is securing the country
for new pitchers. So is Hugh Jen'
nings. But frst-class boXmen in the
minors are as scarce as hens teeth.
Manager Robinson of the Brooklyn
Dodgers predicts that the Giants pitch
| ers will "crack under the strain" and
that his champions will soon catch Nc
Graw's team.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07
PLAYERS NOT GIVEN PASSES
Customary Little Bits Of Pasteboard
Conspicuous This Season by
Their woeful Absence.

In years gone by, 1t has been Gus.
tomary for each American league play
er to get two passes good for all games
both ut home and on the road. Sci.
dom were these pasteboards idle, as
friends Of the ball tossers took advan-
tage Of the opportunity. At the Amer
lean league meeting last winter, 1t was
decided by the club owners that these
passes should be cut out, and nothing
was said about 1t. When the players
asked, a few days after the start of
the race, for the little bits of paste
board, they heard the sad news, and
their friends have been hearing II
since, whenever they asked for one OF
the tickets.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07
RAPID RISE OF PUG GRIFFIN
lIneoln's Sensational First Stacker
Has Been Picked Up by Phlia-
deiphia Athletics.

The rise Of Pug Griffin, Lincoln's
sensational first sacker, Is one Of the
most remarkable in baseball. He was
picked up off the lots to start the sea-
son when Ray Schmandt was injured
in the last practice game prior to open.
ing the season. He started with n
rush and kept 1t up so that Schmandt
never got chance to get back on the
bag. Now 1t Is announced that Griffin
has been sold to Connie Mack. He Is
green and not finished fielder, but
he has murdered Western league pitch
ing from the day he broke In.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07
RUSSELL FORD QUITS
inventor Of Emery Ball Cannot
Get Into Condition.
Former New York Yankee Was Sup.
posed to Be Spitball Artist, But He
Never Used lt--sweeney Gave
Secret Away.

Russell Ford. former major league
pitcher, announced the other day that
he had quit organized baseball because
he "could not get into FORM" He will
become draughtsman, his former EN-
ployment.
Ford originated the emery ball,
which has since been legislated from
the game.
The delivery was so called because
emery paper was used to roughen part
of the surface.
The rough part, Of course, height.
ened the effect of air friction so that
with practice q clever pitcher could
make the ball break in all sorts of
frcaliish ways.
Ford. for instance, supposedly spit.
ball pitcher. never used splitter. II
was the emery ball, instead. which ut
will he could break in either direction
When Ford jumped to the Buffalo
club of the Federal league and
Sweeney was induced to stay in New
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-07
BONER BY MANAGER HIGGINS
MeGraw Offered st. Louis Ferd
sehupp and $1,000 for sallee-
Cardinals Couldn't See II.

An interesting story is told by a st.
Louis scribe to the effect that when
Harry Sallee was pulling his retire.
ment stuff last summer and John Nc
Graw was seeking his services, Nc
Graw offered the Cardinals Ferd
Schupp and $1,000. Miller Higgins
turned 1t down, and McGraw then
made straight cash payment for Sal
lee. At the time Schupp didn't look
to be worth 80 cents, but the infOrma.
ton from McGraw that he was on the
ragged edge of job set him going and
he finished about the best pitcher In
the National league. ..-.