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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-30


Emile Lungi held the half-mile
record before Meredith. Charlie Kill
patrick held IL previous to Lungi.
Dear Mr. Corbett: who YVES the
winner of the race in which DePalma
had to get out and push his car?
A. FAN.
Johnny Aitken.
A F. C.--Aiexander pitched
double-header against Brooklyn Sep
TENDER 10. winning both gamess 10
and 7-3.
Dear Jim: Nnst are the exact
heights and weigats OF Schupp and
Robertson?
j. VIZ.
Schupp is feet II inches tall and
weighs ITO pounds; Robertson is feet
tall and weighs IT'S pounds.
Dear Mr.. Corbett "a What was
the nationality Of Stanley Ketchel?
CD How many knockouts did he score
while he was alive?
G) Polish-American, t2) Forty
four.
Dear Jim: who won the Nationa!
league pennant In 1916?
TEDDY ALTER.
Philadelphia.
Dear Mr.. Corbett, What is the ex-
act height OF Jack Britton?
is.
Five feet eight inches.
Dear Mr.. Corbett: Which team held
first place for a longer period Of time
-Brooklyns last season or Giants
this season?
AN ADMlRER
Brooklyn.
Dear Sir: What baseball team broke
the Giants winning streak OF twenty
six games last season?
The Boston Braves.
Dear Mr. Corbett: Cd In a game or
poker, A holds four aces. B holds a
straight flush. Who wins? I'd Where
can obtain the rules and gula-
ltions of all the card games?
% "A wins A straight flush beats
four OF a kind. ca In any sporting
goods store.
Dear Mr.. Corbett: % Did Joe Cans
take the championship from Battling
Nelson? l2) How many times did
they fight?
J. WILLIAMS
"a Joe Cars Won from BAffling
Nelson on a foul Septembcr<S. 1895.
t2) Three times Battling Nelson
Knocked out Cans the last two times
Dear Jim: What is the date OF the
last hou' between Leonard and Dundee
held In Madison Square Garden7 How
many rounds were fought and who was
the winner?
SAMUEL JONES
They fought on June q. 1915, 81
Madison Square Garden, The bout
went ten rounds without decision.
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New Orleans. Oct. 29.--The ~
lana state supreme court today
legal the Individual betting ayS
operated at the fair grounds laAt
son. Under this systems layers ~
ated with the assistance Of b6u
Stockholders.
The ruling practically legali1eg
ting this year and means that the 4
cials convicted last year will be ~
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Hussins Angling for Players.

New York, Oct. 2g.-|1iller Huggfns,
new mana ger OF the New York Yam
KEGS Is angling after some stars Of the
game to strengthen his team. Report
has it that he is after walter Johnson.
star twirler OF the Washington team.
and his battery mate Ainsmith. lie is
a lso after Del Pratt. the hard hitting
second baseman of the st. Louis
Browns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-30
Army Gets "skuIl Practice.

West Point, N. Y, Oct. 2s.--TheII
drive for the Notre Dame game G<1
Saturday was set in motion today. L.
coaches took the army eleven int q
gym for a chalk" talk. The sN1u
practice" was followed by light IN
nal drfif. III
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Y. p. I. Men subject 10 Draft.

Virginia Polytechnic institute stu
dents are not exempt from the opera
tons of the draft law. the governor
informed local exemption boards yes
terday In response to an inquiry,
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Jockey club for . racing psE
seems clear now that there wslt
meet at Austin park. a. the n
thinks It will be impossible to So
gambling.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
BY james j. Corbest.

Dear Mr.. Corbett: II base run
mar In caught between tho bases and
in hit by a thrown ball while the in
helders are trying 10 run him down,
IL the runner out?
JACK SOLO.
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No Racing for Austin Park.

Chicago. Oct. 29.-Mayor Thomp-
son indicated this afternoon that he
would DENY the request of the United
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Iohnnx f,onlon to Re-enter Ring.

Johnny Coulon to Re-enter Ring.
Chicago, Oct. 29.-Johnny Coulon is
coming back. He has heard the siren
call of the ring again and he thinks
that he Is a. good as ever. Nate
Lewis VIII manage him.
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Dear Mr.. Corbett: % II man In
on first base and the next batter hunts
the ball sending the man TO second
In safety, is that called n sacrifice lift?
Cd Or Is II a sacrifice only when there
In a man on third and and the next
batter hits a long fly which scores
the man from third?
Fl, r. BUTLER
10 r. lii n sacrifice hit. 90 That is
sacrifice fly.
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Irish Patsy Cline was born in Ire
land OF Irish parents. He Is confused
with the fighter who was prominen.
in 1914 and 1914 and who was OF
Italian parentage but used the ring
nsma OF Patsy Cline.
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No.

Dear Mr.. Corhett: % II team is
at bat first and is ahead at the end OF
the eighth inning does IL allow the los
ing team TO get up first in the ninth or
do they continue 10 bat in regular or
der? (2) Does the home team always
60 to bat last?
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(1l The teams go to bat in the rega-
Jar order. tsl That is the custom.
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Dear Mr.. Corbett; What nationality
is irish Patsy Cline?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-30

Dear Mr.. Corbett: Which player
cost the Giants more money-Schupp
or Schauer?
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Schauer.
Dear Mr.. Corbett: (I) How many
home runs has Dave Robertson. of
the Giants, made this year? (2) What
was Robertson's batting average in
1916 and 1915? CD How many times
was Benny Leonard knocked outy
JOHN COLLINS.
"a Twelve, (2) 1915, .2s4; 1915,
307. 90 Twice.
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r. L--Robert Bowling swan around
Manhattan Island in thirteen hours
ard forty-fve minutes,
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Friend Jim: Kindly let me know
who holds the 600-yard amateur
running record?
+. SMITH.
Melvin Sheppard
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Blondy: Tom Clarke. catcher of the
1917.
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Fitzsinmons Had Terrific Punch---And
a Sense Of Humor
BY JAMES J. C0RBETT.
Copyright, 1917 by King Features Syndicate Inc.)

r. L. SWEENEY.
Emile Lungi held the half-mile
record before Meredith. Charlie Kill
patrick held II previous to Lungi.
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Dear Mr.. Corbett: VIII you please
let me know who held the half mile
record before Ted Meredith and who
held y previous to the man Meredith
beat7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-30

Dear Mr.. Corbett: Who YVES the
winner of the race in which DePalma
had to get out and push his car?
A. FAN.
Johnny Aitken
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-30

Dear Jim: What is the date Of the
last hou' between Leonard and Dundee
held In Madison Square GARDEN How
many rounds were fought and who was
the winner?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-30

Dear Mr.. Corbett: 90 Did Joe Cans
take the championship from Battling
Nelson? l2) How many times did
they fight?
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"a Joe Cars won from Bathing
Nelson on foul Septembcr<3. 1895.
(z) Three times. Battling Nelson
knocked out Cans the last two times.
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They fought on June H. 1915, 81
Madison Square Garden The bout
went ten rounds without a decision.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-30

Dear Sir. what baseball team broke
the Giants winning streak OF twenty
six games last season?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23
STRICT STANDARD FOR EGGS
When WeiI-E Established Produce o.
First-ciass, Fresh Article Will
Bring Highest Price.

(By c. g.. ANDERSON, Colorado AgricuI-
tural College. Fort Coliins.)
The day Of Standardization In the
egg market Is here. When eggs sold
for a cent apiece, the claim "ap egg
is an egg was accepted. With ouR
present increased prices, the con-
sumer naturally is asking for great
err quality and higher Standardization
In the products he buys.
A number of our best markets are
now demanding that eggs shall weigh
at least "a ounces per dozen. They
must stand a Gambling test, be clean.
uniform in size, shape and color Ct
shell.
When rigid standards are well es-
tabiished the producer Of irst-class
fresh eggs will receive a premium
and will no longer have his prices
governed by the ~ungraded. poorly
handled product.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23
KEEP MOTHER HEN CONFINED
Loss Of Chicks by Exposure Largely
P~reventabie by Keeping Hen In
Ventilated Coop.

It is not good poultry management
to allow the mother hen to range un-
restricted with her chicks. With such
freedom the hen frequently takes her
brood through wet grass and. hs q re-
suit, some are chilled and die, espe-
cially the weaker ones, which are like
ly to be left behind. The loss of young
chicks which follows such a practice
is large and mainly ~preventable. Fur
thermore, the food which a brood al
lowed to range with the hen obtains
goes very largely to keep up the heat
Of the body and the chicks do not
make as good growth as they other
wise would.
Chick losses Of this nature can BE-
largely prevented by shutting the hen
In a coop. Any style Of coop which
Is dry. ventilated and al be closed
ut night to protect the brood against
cats, rats and other animals. and
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which. while combining the hen. viii
allow the chicks to pass In and out
freely after they are a few days old,
will be satisfactory. The hen should
be confined until the chicks are
weaned, though a small yard may b
attached to the coop, II desired, to al
low the hen to exercise. The fence
can be raised from the ground far
enough 20 allow the chicks to 80 In
or out, but not high enough for the
hen to escape. BY using a coop the
chicks can find shelter and warmth
under the hen at any time and the
weaklings, after a few days, may de-
velop into strong, healthy chicks.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23

By ]. @. HALPIN and ]. II. HAYES,
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion.)
1t is frequently advisable to- give
incubator chicks to broody hens.
Many farmers find 1t practical TO hatch
"a large proportion of their chicks In
i~ncubators and brood them all with
hens. Others buy chicks from a CEN
trail Matching station and take them
home and zeal them with hens. Ii Is
often advisable to brood some of the
later chicks with hens. The hens are
no longer needed to produce Matching
Eggs and the rest while broodlng
chicks is beneficial. Each Of the
broody hens are given two chicks just
at dark. Early the next morning the
hens that seem to be the best for this
purpose should be given from II to 30
chicks according to the time Of year
and the disposition of the hen.
There are many different kinds and
types of breeders on the market. They
vary in size from small individual
brooders, capable OF caring for 80 or
, 60 chicks, to large brooder-house sys-
tens that will care for several thou
sand chicks. Each type is adapted to
special conditions.
In hot weather 1t Is necessary to
have shade so that the little chicks
will not be sunburned. If possible,
place the coops near some low-grow-
Ing shrubbery. This affords the chicks
an excellent shelter from hawks, but
exposes them to attacks from cats and
some other enemies that will have to
be watched.
AS soon as the chicks are ten days
Of age, If convenient, turn the mother
hen loose toward night and allow heI
to run with the brood. If the hen does
no damage she car be given her liberty
throughout the day after the chicks
become accustomed to following her
The hen should never be turned loose
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spectacle widow woman, I'd cut loose
and misbehave scandalous. For two
cents I'd head a mob to burn the GUS
tomhouse and lynch that man Loeb"
Dlvested of her wraps, she sailed
tempestuously into the drawing room
Of the Beggarstaff sulte-where Peter
Trait uprose from comfort In q wing
chair and bowed politely.
mo wonder they call him Loeb the
poor Indian" he commented. "Though
1 believe the poor man would die happy
If he could get just one long, lingering
slant at you as you look tonight. Rip
pin'I"
II feel like rippin' something or
somebody, Peter" Betty declared with
a brief, metallic laugh. Then she
deigned to notice the other man pres
ent. "Oh, you, is it, Mr.. Quoin? Hardly
expected to find you here"
deep regrets |" the detective replied
cheerfully-and for that was shown a
cold IL adorable shoulder.
"Oh. come now, Betty!" Peter pro-
tested. "Don't cut up rough with
Quoin. Angels could do no more than
he has done today"
"He still has a sneaking suspicion
that l really did smuggle that necklace.
Do you believe 1t tool"
"Don't ask me: / might tell you"
"And you?" Mrs. Merrilees demand
ed hotly Of the Dowager Dragon.
II don't think you above anything
I'd stoop to-if you wan the truth, my
dear. / myself wasted several hours
today trying to make the customs look
foolish, and-how shall I say 1t, Peter?'
"Dldn't get away with It."
"Much as I disapprove of slang
thank you. Peter"
$50 all three of you are against me 7"
Mrs. Merrilees lounged more deeply in
her chair, swept their faces with in
solent eyes, and laughed unpleasantly.
swell, I've been spelling for a row all
day, and now I'm going to have one or
know the reason why"
snake your mind easy about that"
Peter advised gravely. "As a tidy
young disturber Of the peace, Betty,
you show class"
"Shut up, Peter!" Again her glance
challenged the three. "What's up?"
she demanded in sudden suspicion.
"You didn't call me over here now just
to tell me you believe md capable of
smuggling that collar-you know you
didn't"
mo. my dear" Mrs. B~eggarstaff re-
Piled; "but we did want to talk with
you about It,"
"Wellf"
"It's this way, Mrs. Merrilees,"
Quoin volunteered: "We're all your
friends, and all my interest in this
matter is purely unprofessional as far
as you are personally involved"
Mrs. Merrllees nodded b~rusquely,
but focused an Interested regard on the
face Of the detective. Proceed" she
said sweetly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23
KILLING COMMON RED MITES
Most Active During Warm Weather
and Are Found In Every Little
Crevice Around House.

The common red mite, which Is most
active during the warm weather. Is
commonly found about the roosts and
dropping boards, also about the nests,
and many times In brooders and coops
for the hens and her chicks. The mite
Is easily held In check II proper meth
DDS Of control are used. While kero-
SEM will quickly kill them it svapo-
rates In a few days.
Any Of the coal tar mixtures are
more effective. One Of the best to
use Is carbolenium. which is recom-
mended highly by the Connecticut sta
ton. Containing n coal tar product
and carbolic acid it acts MS Q wood
stain. and remains effective for a long
period of time, being eve more effec-
tive than pure carbolic acid. One ap-
plicatlon a year is generally sufficient.
but it must be used with discretion.
An excess amount either on the
roosts or on the adjoining boards may
result In eye trouble to the hens or
chickens. To avoid this 1t Is best
!" hi"hN ih' "pp'iS"tioh Wheh thuhb
ing the chicks from one house to an
other, allowing at least two days for
the mixture to dry before using in the
house. II this cannot be done dilute
1t with kerosene and apply lightly with
a brush.
II roosts are allowed to dry out
side of the poultry house there Is
less danger OF injury to the fowls. The
roosts should be removed and painted,
the roosting boards thoroughly cleaned.
then painted, being sure to use the car
bolenium very literally In the cracks
between the boards. In badly Infested
houses or where mites show signs of
returning 1t may be necessary to make
II second application.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23
EGGS IN SUMMER
Better Methods Of Caring for Egss
and Proper Packing Would Reduce
Needless Loss.

Losses In Eggs during the summer
months fall directly upon the farmers.
Dealers know that IN average Of 10 to
Is per cent of eggs marketed during
the summer Is either n total or a par
tlal loss; hence prices, they say. are
based upon good eggs only.
Better methods of caring for the
Eggs and better packing before they
are shipped would reduce this unnec-
essary loss.
A few definite rules for the pre-
vention OF loss In summer eggs are
formulated by the poultry division Of
the Pennsylvania State college: Q)
Produce sterile or infertile eggs. (2)
Keep eggs in a cool, dry place. 90
Have clean nests and plenty Of them.
(4) Do not keep the eggs near kerosene
Or decaying vegetables. They absorb
odors readily. (5) Market the eggs fire.
quentiy. Holding does not improve
quality.
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THRIFTY BROOD OF FUTURE PROFIT MAKERS

for the first time In the morning. On
most farms 1t will be found practical
to move the hen and chicks into a field
where they can find a large part Of
their living. On many farms where
trouble from Intestinal parasites Is
found. IL the chicks are started In the
field on clean ground they grow splen-
didly.
The length Of time that n hen will
brood her flock depends largely on the
disposition of the hen. Some hens
will begin to lay after the chicks are
about three weeks old, but still hover
them at night, while other hens insist
on weaving the chicks. Care should
be taken that the chicks do not desert
some of the houses and all crowd to-
gether Mt weaving time. This Is often
the case where several hens leave their
broods at about the same time. The
chicks wander from house to house
looking for the accustomed warmth OF
the hen and finally a large number
settle down in one house. Where this
occurs, they must be either changed
buth lutV iifiii ipts VI hipN'u ihtO -
larger house.
AS the chicks grow, they often be-
| gin to show n ocsire to roost In the
trees. This Is often better than roost-
ing In houses us all danger of crowding
and mites are avoided. This method,
however, exposes the chicks to thieves
although there is not us much danger
of their being stolen from the trees as
from some houses. Where there Is
considerable danger from thieves, II
pays to use portable colony houses
that can be locked. The experiment
station has been successful in putting
from four to six hens and their broods
in a colony house 6-by-6 or S-by-S feet
and allowing them to run with theii
broods from the start. The success
of this plan depends upon having good
natured hens that do not fight.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-23
FEEDING BABY CHICKS
First Few Days Is Most Critical
Period of Its Life.
Important to Provide Best Breeding
Conditions Possible Following Re-
moval Of Chick From In
cubator or the Nest.

The first few days after a chick gets
out OF the shell Is one of the most
critical periods of its life. 1t must
rapidly adjust itself to radically
changed conditions. In the first place
IL changes from the nourishment of
the white of the egg to the nourish-
ment furnished by the yolk. This
change takes place just before the
chick leaves the shell.
Then, in from 80 to As hours the
chick must adapt itself to the food
that is given 1t and to taking 1t into
Its body through the mouth.
The conditions of temperature are
very different and much more vari-
able than those that existed inside the
shell while the egg was in the incu-
bator and 1t is a severe strain upon
the system of the baby chick to adapt
itself to the rapidly and widely vary
ing conditions.
All of which emphasizes the impor-
lance Of providing the best brooding
conditions possible during the period
Immediately following the removal of
clicks from IN incubator or the nest
In which they were Matched. To allow
q hen to trail her chick through wet
grass or weeds Is triflihg with fate and
IL they do not die the good fortune can
more properly be attributed to luck
than to judgment and management.
The more r.early the changes In tenn
perature and moisture surrounding
the chicks can be reduced to a mini
mum, the less the strain upon their
systems and the larger the percentage
that vii! safely pass through the crit
ical period.
Some users of incubators attempt TO
brood their chicks with hens, but the
method Is often unsatisfactory espe-
clally In the case of early Matched
chicks, owing to the fact that there is
not a sufficient number Of broody hens.
For a full measure of success with in
cubator-hatched chicks, 1t is necessary
to provide for some means of artificial
brooding. The number of fowls raised
and not the number of chicks Matched
determines the profit from the venture
and 1t does not pay to take chances AT
the most critical period In the life Of
chicks.
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CHAPTER xii-continued.

Anyway" Lydia returned, "Tve the
address in my pocketbook. Mrs. Beg
garstaff is stopping there too, you
know, and I'm to lunch with her Mon
day."
"To be sure" Craven opened his
arms and stepped toward her. my
dear. dear girl, you don't know what a
help you are to me !"
Lydia didn't move or speak; but her
direct and searching gaze proved dis
concerning. With arms almost about
her, C-aven hesitated, his look at once
abashed and aggrieved. my dear
Liedy !" he expostulated.
The girl sighed and shook her head.
-'Tm sorry, father. No, please don't
say anything more. I'm glad to be Of
service; and perhaps, in the course Of
time, I shall understand you better.
But tonight" She made a helpless
gesture, In unfeigned sadness. There
are too many MISUNDERSTANDING be-
tween US, and l don't seem able to
think clearly enough to reconcile them
tonight. Tomorrow, I hope"
She was at the door before Craven
found n reply. "At your pleasure, my
lady !" he laughed, not pleasantly. Il
confess it's a new thought to me, that n
man in my position may have no Sc
crets from his child"
"Please don't say any more tonight"
Lydia begged, with her hand on the
knob.
"Oh, very well! !" he returned with a
shrug and grimace of strained patience.
"But-half n minute !"
Opening the door for her, he followed
out into the hall, where a stolld bellboy
was waiting for his answer to the
knave Of clubs. To him Craven pre-
scented a piece of silver.
"See my daughter down to the ladies'
entrance" he said, "the Forty-sixth
street elevator, you Understandable
after that send up the gentleman who
brought that note, by the Broadway
elevator"
"Yes, sir" the youth mumbled ador.
ipgly to his tip.
Craven stood watching the figures of
Lydia and the bellboy diminish down
the perspective of the long corridor
until they turned a corner