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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-04

the waverly Independent. "T'hey sessn
to want our men and they want us "a
speed up on production OF food crops
too. The east evidently wants to hold
the bag, az usual. Mr.. Wilson better
get his CONSUMPTION law to working
and not ask certain sections Of the
country to furnish ali the men and food
too
why not frankly admit the fact and
come across with clean demand that
VIC not only close the saloons for the
period of the war. but for all time!
asks the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
Neither a waster nor hoarder be,
then will you be truly thrifty" says
the Burlington Hawkeye.
The Muscatine Journal says meat
less days now means a better prospect
OF meat next winter"
The Perry Chief assures the famous
commissioners of the allies that they
will miss the best part OF the United
States If they do not visit Iowa.
"The best way for the government
to conserve the food supply is to con-
serve it," says the Webster City Free
man Tribune. Everlasting talking
will never get anybody anywhere"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-04
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

III Abraham Lincoln had the right
to put a stop to slavery by a presi-
Dental proclamation, President Will
son has right to put q stop to our
slavery to the whisky trust by stopping
the manufacture Of liquors" says the
Newton Record.
The Davenport Times says: 1t ap-
pears that the democratic members
are afraid that in some way Roosevelt
at the front would overshadow the
leaders at home" and the Davenport
Democrat peisevcs that III the matter
wSrs lett 70 popular vote. we imagine
that Axnsetoans would be nearly
tinnanimous to let tins colonel so %
T."
"Ths east wt,ich ciamored 40 loudly
for war ID not furnishink fts prcpof-
|.tkon OF msn b. q long day, observes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-04
preaf q Marital Chains.

l0sstrsss- have never seen your
sutFr1ass licsuss. Mandy" Aacdy
..Ice', misgus. ART you ssen dat nig,
~ lnock me aroSndi S'pose I'd let
- 40 at II W wasn't married r.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-04

to take q head Of hair which - not
inclined TO point In any one direction
and ornament It with cupolas, water
falls and lattice work. This requires
considerable time, but after the work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-04
FARM CONDITIONS,


The editor OF the Sioux City Tribune
has within two weeks crossed the con-
tinent thru the agricultural section
and he Is in position to say the out
look for a food supply is most favor
able. From ocean to ocean the
weather has been ideal Rain has fall
len upon winter wheat and soft mois,
winds have made the farmers work on
spring crop harbingers OF unrivalied
harvests. On all sides to the east sod
has been turned indicating increased
acreage. Except in Kansas and south
ern Nebraska there was abundant
moisture and farms everywhere lool.
like gardens now In Kansas. Ne
braska and parts Of Missouri where
there was dearth OF snow or winter
rain spring rains have been copious,
timely and life giving.
II the southland does her share In
food production 1t seems safe to proph-
esy now that the world will find a
store house in the United States this
fall that will be as welcome as those
filled elevators provided by Joseph in
the seven fat years OF Egypt.
Those fields that were not plowed In
the fall are the only spots that mar the
smiling landscape. But those who will
not plow in autumn are like the poor,
always with MS. They are poor them
selves and the source OF poverty in
others
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-04

The Muscatine Journal says meat
less days now means better prospect
OF meat next winter"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-04

Neither a waster nor a hoarder be,
then will you he truly thrifty says
the Burlington Hawkeye.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
M'GRAW'. l TuRNED
 MANY GAS TOTES 1!
 TO OTHER TEAMS

New Yosik. April John McGraw mot only develops most of his talent for his own team, but he is prolific in turu4ng out material which finds a place with other team. There's a One-time Giant on every club in the National Laeue except the Pirates. The Braves have Gowdy and Rudolph. and Milton Stock, the Phillies' third baseman. was under the tutelage of McGraw before Moran took him. Four of the present Cubs were with the New York team, and three, Arthur Wilson. Fred Merkle and Larry Doyle,
 made their big league starts under McGraw. Same way with Rube Mar quard and Chief Meyers, of the Brook 1y11s
 Al Demarees of the Cubs, played with McGraw. but that was not his first big league venture He was 8 Yankee once upon a brief time. Bob Bescher went to the Cardinals from the Giants, and Groh, McKechnie and Thorpe, not to mention Matty him self, are trying bravely to bear up under the trial of a shift from New York to Cincinnati. It is more or less terrible to have to go from New York such Is the fortune of baseball
 suchts thef ortune of baseball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
SPEAKER AND R0USH LEAD
 EATERS IN BIG LEAGUES
Figures for Second Week of National and American
 Campaigns Show What Sluggers Are Doing.

Chicago, April 28.-With 20 hits four of them three baggers-to his credit in 12 games, Roush, Cincinnati, is out in front for batting honors in the National league, according to un- official averages including games of Wednesday, April 25, announced to- day.
 Jack Smith, St. Louis, and Griffith, Cincinnati, however, who have played in fewer games than Roush, are bat ting .667 and .50O respectively. Smith has made only six trips to the plate and Griffith 12, as against AZ for the Cincinnati player.
 Roush and Cravath of Philadelphia ar cited for total base hitting with 2S each and Cravath and Hornsby of St. Louis are fighting it out for home run honors with three apiece. Bet gel, St. Louis and Zeider, Chicago, are topping the base stealers with four, and Larry Doyle of Chicago is leading in sacrifice hitting with five. Burns, New York, and Heinie Groh of Cincinnati are tied at Il in runs SCOT ed.
 New York is leading in club batting with .290 and Chicago in fielding with .971. Leading batters:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28

Smith, St. Louis, .667; Griffith, Cln- cinnati, 800; Roush, Cincinnati, .476; Burns. New York .442; Cravath, Phil adelphia, 1895; Merkle, Chicago, .39l; Wilson, Chicago. .375.
 In the American league Speaker of Cleveland the 1916 batting champion, continues to lead with an average of .429, although w. Johnson of Phila- de1phia and Rumler of St. Louis, pinch hittets, batted 500 and 800 respectively in five games. Speak CT has played in 12 games. going to bat AZ times. Cobb, Detroit, in 40 trips to the plate is batting .35O. Rice and Judge, Washington, and Hoblitzel, Boston, are tied for the lead in sto- len bases with three each. Wambs- ganss, Cleveland, Rice, Washington. and Thrasher, Philadelphia, are tied for sacrifice hits with four.
 Philadelphia and Boston, with a percentage of .252 ,are tied for the lead in club batting.
 The leading batters: w. Johnson, Philadelphia, 500; Rumler, St: Louis, 800; Speaker, Cleveland, .429; Me noskey, Washington, 400; Danforth, Chicago, 400; McInnis, Philadelphia, .396; Peckinpaugh. New York, .371.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
DRAFT WILL BE HARD BLOW FOR
 MAJOR LEAGUERS

New York, April 28-When the se- lective draft comes it will blow many an athlete out of professional base ball. If all the able-bodied unmarried baseball players between the ages of 19 and 25 are called up for service the game will be hard hit.
 With few exceptions these men are splendid physical specimens and the nature of their profession is such that they cannot avoid service. The se- lective draft will permit men to stay at home who can be of more service to the country following a certain trade or profession than as soldiers. For instance, a machinist or a car penter engaged in the construction of Uncle Sam's new commercial fleet would be of more use at home than abroad, but the profession of baseball could not be argued as an excuse for staying out of the army.
 To the credit of baseball players, it can be said that they are as patriotic, or little more so, than the average run of we'll paid professional men, and most of them are young enough to respond to the spirit of adven- ture.
 teen major league teams will lose on an average at least six men if the draft is adopted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
EASTERN WILL.
 ADMIT WOMEN
 FREE TO PARKS

Springfield, Mass, April 2s-The Eastern League at it's meeting here yesterday adopted its schedule for the season of 1917, after taking into consideration two kinds of schedules The draft prepared by Treasurer Thomas A. O'Brien and considered at the last meeting in Boston, which had been ordered to be revised to make more equitable arrangement for the Springfield club, was adopted with the revision, together with a few minor changes showing transposing of dates to meet local conditions in different cities.
 The directors accomplished much business at this session, adopting a revised draft of the bylaws of the league. changing the number of tio-s kets to be issued under the "commun-- ity baseball" plan, and settling some other minor matters that came LID for adjustment.
 The league took up the question of community basebalI' anew, this idea, having been adopted at the meeting in Boston, March 28. The plan was to allow each club to place on sale a book containing twenty-four tickets for $5, giving the fans a 20 per cent.
  reduction on the price of baseball The directors thought it might be adyis- able to increase the number of tic- kets in these $5 books, and voted that they should contain twenty-eight tic kets for $5, giving the fans a. reduc- tion of one-third of the cost of base ball. -
 The various club reported on the question of putting up their bonds. guaranteeing that they will go through the season, and the report showed that all the bonds had been provided for. The league also voted < that women will be admitted free, at the gate in all of the parks of the cir cult on all days except Saturdays Sundays and holidays. vDs
 President Dan O'Neil presided. at the meeting, and the clubs were re- presented as follows: Hartford. II Fl. Clarkin; Bridgeport, C. F. Lane, Jr.: New Haven, James T. Collins: New London, H. Eugene McCann: Spring field, William B. Carey; Worcester Edward F. Smith and M. J. McMa non; Lawrence, John A. Flynn: Port land, M. J. Garrity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
RATNER WINS FROM MIKE DONOVAN IN FINE
 BOUT IN NEW YORK

New York, April 2S-Augie Rat ner defeated Young Mike Donovan in a corking ten round bout at the liar lem Sporting club last night. It was the second time the men met, their other bout, six round affair, being won by Rather. Donovan, however, was confident of winning in ten rounds, but Rather again proved the master of Young Mike.
 In the second round Donovan was in a bad way, but ne managed to stick out the period. The weights announced were Rather. 151; Dono- van, 157 The latter looked to be fully fifteen pounds heavier, however.
 In the other ten rOunder, Stanley Yoakum earned a draw with Leo Johnson. The latter was much the clever, but the Denverite deserved an even break for forcing the fight all the way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
KILBANE HAS NO STARRING MATE
 FOR WELSH B BOUT !I ] !

New York, April 2S-Jol1nny Kil- bane worked before jury of news. per scribes yesterday afternoon ar Douglaston Inn, l.. l., in preparation for his contest with Freddie Welsh and the spindle-shanked feather weight champion of the world opened the eyes of the fistic chronicIers, and opened them wide. It was Johnny's individual ideas on how to train that caught the fancy of all Perhaps no other great fighter ever trained ex- actly as Johnny Kilbane does.
 When Kilbane walked into the gymnasium for the days work he was accompanied by his manager, Jimmy Dunn, himself a great little featherweight in his day. Dunn was logged out in regulation gym cos tune.
 "Why the workmans drapery, Jim- my?" some one asked.
 "I'm going to work with Johnny" he said. ''Im the only one that ever does. He won't have sparring part ners around the place. I've taught J Johnny everything he knows and I've been at it since the day he was fif- teen years old"
 And then the pair went at it. Kill pane Slmpiy practlceds punches. H0,r went over and over, the same pt1nchu until Dunn was perfectly satisfied thata there was no lost motion or power in the delivery. With every move Dunn kept up his coaching. 'Get your el- how behind it. Get your elbow behind ftp he warned the champion. Kill bane would go right back at the mo- ton until Dunn was satisfied Dunn stopped long enough to give his yer sion of the "eblow behind it'' theory.
 "A man can't hit properly if he doesn't get his elbow behind the punch,'' he mused Don't you see that getting your elbow solidly behind the blow insures its damaging quali- ties? Let there be just the least lit lie bit of looseness in your elbow and he force of the punch is ruined. John ny has learned that lesson well, and t has made him one of, the greatest aitters among the little fellows"
 "For the life of me I can't see how my of the present day boxers ever get anywhere" said Kilbane as he lrew a bathrobe about his steaming body. '1 know none of them studies he art as I do. I've been at it since was fifteen, and I turned twenty tight the other day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
Kid Lavigne Fought
 Great Contest With
 Eddie Connolly in N. Y.

Just 20 years ago tonight Kid La- vigne successfully defended the light weight championship against Eddie Connolly, the Canadian lightweight, in a bout in New York. Having knocked out big Dick Burge in London the previous year, the Saginaw Kid was then the recognized king of the worlds lightweights. ConnaIly who was a na- tive of St. John, N. B., was a good man, but it didn't take long to show that he was not in Lavigne's class, and by the time II rounds had been fought Eddie had had enough and to spare.
 Before meeting Lavigne, Connolly had defeated Jimmy Dime and other good boys, and had fought draw with Dick Burge in England. :. After losing to the champion Eddie went to San Francisco, where he lost to Owen Ziegler, andw as knocked out by DaI Hawkins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
COLGATE TEAM
 IS BROKEN UP
 BY WAR CALL

Hamilton, April 28-Colgate's sen- sational football team, which many gridiron devotees ranked as the lead ing eleven in the East last season, promises to be torn asunder by recent enlistments. In addition to the gradu- alton of Capt. Horning and several other regulars in June, 1t was an- nounced here yesterday that D. Bel fort West, captain-elect and All America tackle; Spencer, the speedy halfback, and his running mate, Hub bell, a Brooklyn boy. and Good, guard, were awaiting call to join the United States Aviation corps.
 M. J. Hayes, a football, track and hockey man, leaves college today after the Penn relay games. He will be as- sociated with officers in charge of the Platssburg training camp this sum- mer.
 All track meets and a majority of baseball games scheduled for the 1917 season have been cancelled by the Maroon authorities, though the track squad remains at practice for g. large inter fraternity meet next month. Varsity letters will be award ed the winners in place of active com petition with other colleges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
FOOT BALL STAR
 GOES BY FREIGHT ].
 TO SEE BIG MEET

Philadelphia April 2s-For the fourth successive year Bob Higgins. State Colleges sensational football end. who was picked by many leading critics for All America honors, reach ed Franklin FieldN yesterday by the "bumper' route. He made the peril Ous trip to see the relay races.
 In his freshman year Higgins and several classmates 'freightedy here from State College. The trip was so a1luring that they repeated in 1915 and last year.
 Yesterday Higgins could find no companions because his chunas feared they would be held .up by soldiers who are guarding bridges. tunnels and rail- road crossings throughout the state. Higgins came alone. He arrived at noon after an exciting ride. At Rock Haven a guard threatened to shoot when he failed to heed a call hands up,'I but Higgins slipped off the other side of the freight and es- capped.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
WELSH WILL BOX
 SIX IN ONE WEEK
 TO AID RED CROSS

New York, April 2S-Freddie Welsh has a comprehensive plan for aiding the Red Cross funds. The lightweight champion proposes to box Johnny Dundee at the Manhattan S. C., this city, on Monday, May z; Ben ny Leonard at the Queensberry A. C., Buffalo, May 8; Joe Yelling at the Flower City A. C., Rochester, May 9; Leo Johnson at the Ryan A. G.. at Syracuse, May 10; Pete Hartley at Albany May Il, and Patsy Cline at Schenectady on May 12.
 All of these bouts are to be strict ly on their merits, and as the men se- lected are the best in the lightweight division the contests should be pro- ductive of fireworks.
 Welsh insists that the entire pro- ceeds be turned over to the Red Cross society, the clubs to arrange other con- tests to fill out the cards. If this pro- gram goes through the Red Cross should reap a harvest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
!Dan Patch Never In
 Long Career on Turf Was Beaten in Race


 Sunday will mark the twenty-f1rst birthday of the late Dan Patch. greatest of pacing stallions. Dan came within a few months of being old enough to vote, dying of an athletic heart at the farm of M w. Savage of Minneapolis, who paid $60,0OO for the great animal. Dan Patch was a product of the Hoosier state, and was foaled on April 29, 1896.
 As three-year- he began to show signs of his future greatness. and the following year he made his public debut on a half mile track at Boswell, Ind. In 1905. at Lexington. Ky, Dan Patch set up new worlds record of 1.55 X for the mile, and the following year, at the Mainline track. he lowered this by a quarter of a sec ond. Long as was his career on the turf, Dan Patch never lost a race.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
|PASkERT BEATS
 GIANTS BY HIS THRILLING CATCH

rnnadelphia, April p8-Dode Pas- iert. the Phillies centrefielder by max ing a sensationally hair-raising eaten of a ball hit by Arthur Fletcher Tn < Inc ninth inning of yesterdays game nrevented the score from being tled nhv the Giants and a possible victory by the New Workers.
 Az 1t was. the Phillies won by 10 | The bases were full and two were n,,H when Fletcher threw the scare an- to Pat Moran's players and caused the sr,ec4ators to get an idea or what a1sart failure may be. Tim Lavender, who. when a pitch for the Chicago Cubs, was known as +hA "Giant Tanner" was in the boz for the home team. He had gone along LID to the ninth with all of h1s old effectiveness against the Giants three safe hits being all the visitors had secured In eight innings. Jack Murray was sent in to nit III pls,ce of Tesreau to lead off the ninth. Ha fled out to Paskert. Burns then tnre off a sizzling single just inside thss,d base. Kauff tried hard but only succeeded in driving a hot liner r1gnt into Cravath's hands, but Robertson l7txa better. for he smoked one at Lu- da&r.s that nearly carried him into ,-seht field. Lobert; who' played in iZnmerman's place, drew a pass nn-i ing the bases.
 Fletcher, with two and three on him. then smashed the ball far over RaAaoert,s head in deep left centre. The drive had all the earmarks or circuit clout, but the speedy outfielder pulaed tn the ball as it was sailing oyer him and while running with the leather. Another five feet and the ball would have gone into the bleach ers stand
 Teaeau was very wild, and the foa,r passes he gave were mixed Tn with base hits, SO that every Phillie who walked scored. The Giants felding was good, wide throw by Tesreau being the only recorded er- TOT. but it was very costly. The home team made seven hits, of which three were doubles.
 Heinfe Zimmerman was unable 70 nlay by reason of being spiked Joy Bancroft during Wednesdays game when the latter was caught mapping bv Catcher Lew McCarty. The cut is on lZimnerman,s left ankle and Is al1ste deep. He played the game out, but ye..ertfay was very lame.
 He was out In. uniform on the field but lfrnped so badly that Manager Mo- araw decided to use Lobert.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
BERRY CAPTURES ATHLETIC H0NORS
 AT PENN. MEET

Philadelphia, April 2S = Howard Berry, that sterling athlete of <he University of Pennsylvania, was the outstanding figure in the first days competition at the Pennsylvania Relay Carnival on Franklin Field yesterday afternoon. For the third successive year he won the 'Pentathlon cham pionship, the only intercollegiate all- around athletic test.
 Berry, in the f1ve-headed event, cap tured four first places and took third in a fifth, giving him a total of seven points. The only event which he failed to win was the discus throw, but in all the others he was supreme and outclassed his competitors. His superiority was most pronounced in the 1,50O-metre run, which he won by 200 yards over Jones of Penn. State.
 War cast it's ominous shadow over the meet. robbing it of many athletes, which resulted in the decimation of the entry list in the few events open to college men on yesterday after noon's card. There were fewer spec tators too than has been the case in the years that the carnival has been a two-day affair. The Pennsylvania cheering section was sadly depleted, for most of the students, garbed in khaki uniforms and armed with ugly looking rifles, were performing guard duty at various places on the field
 Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago shared the honors in the two championship races that were run the sprint and distance medley relays. The Quaker four captured the sprint contest for the third year running. while Chicago succeeded to the title won by Yale last year in the distance medley race. The field in the sprint run was cut down to four starters from a. field of nine entrants while only Pennsylvania and Chicago ap- peared on the line for the distance race. although the program showed seven entries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28
GREAT INTEREST," IN FRANKIE BURNS AND ECCERS BOUT

of this type because it is known that when they appear there will be no stalling. Burns has a wide variety of blows and rains punches on his op- ponent. In a recent bout in Water bury he gave Dutch Brandt lac ing.
 In the semi-fna1 Frankie Conifrey of New York will mingle with Young Eddy of Greenwich. Conifrey has always given a good exhibition in his local bouts and he will meet a worthy foe in Eddy. The bout is booked for 10 rounds.
 In the third bout, Pepper Martin of this city will take on Louis Bogash, another local boy. There will be six round curtain raiser between Toto Burns and Young McMahon, both of this city. . Terry Lee is to referee, Frank Braithwaite will announce and M. F. O'Connor will keep time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-28


 Those who saw Frankie Burns in his recent bou1 at the Casino with Battling La11n know that the Jersey City bantam can give a dazzling ex- yhibition The work of Burns in the ring this season has been sensational and New York sporting, writers have frequently praised Frankie for his sterling tactics. He will meet K. O.. Eggers of New York in the star bout of the Union Boating club at the Casino next Monday night and indi- cations point to a lively session. The affair Is scheduled for 12 rounds at 120 pounds.
 Burns is one of those boxers like Young McAuliffe. George Chip, and other popular favorites, who win the esteem of the fans by their energetic work while inside the ropes. The crowds always turn out to see boxers