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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-09-15
A cow WITH a WOODEN LEG.

A COW WITH A WOODEN LEG.
London Tit-BitR: Comparatively
few Londoners are aware that one OF
the most remarkable hospitals in the
world is that Of the Royal Veterinary
college at Camden Town. where over
5000 animals are treated every year
at a cost OF over $4,000 per annum.
It is a most palatiaI edifice, and
contains a pharmacy and operating
theater, sick stables, Turkish and
electric baths and a ward capable OF
accommodating 80 or more inpatients.
Horses with broken legs are pro-
vided with a singularly ingenious ap-
pliance for the purpose Of giving alb
solute rest while I'm an upright posi-
ton, and this consists of a sling or
hammock. three feet broad, which
passes under the stomach and is
hauled taut by means of ropes and
pulleys, thus taking all weight of the
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-09-15

| limbs, the injured one Of which Is
bound in iron splints and fastened
with leather straps.
advice gratis" is daily given TO
poor men respecting the physical con-
dition of their ponies or donkeys.
and dogs and COWS are also treated.
One OF the latter, by the way. was a
veritable curiosity--a fine young AL
derney, which had been kicked by a
vicious horse while grazing in a mea-
dow; and the fracture was so seri-
Gus that the limb was amputated
and a wooden one substituted, the
latter being kept In position by means
of broad body-straps.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-09-15

Charles Dickens: Have a heart
that never hardens, temper that
never tires and a touch that never
hurts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-09-15

lowliest dyed fox Of the fields to that
most exquisite Of all the foxes-sil-
yer fox, so rare and so impalpable
in color that the natives of coun-
tries inhabited by the silver fox call
him the wrath OF the forest" Now
that IL has become possible to dye
fox furs in almost any color, 1t is
probable that before the winter is
out Fifth avenue will see khaki fox
along with the smoked fox, taupe
fox and other wondrous shades
which would probably make Br'er
Red Fox Of the fields fee in con-
sternation, should he meet with
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
MRS. SHERIDAN IS VICTOR
Captures First Competition for
Reeves Putting Cup at Co.
lumbia Club.

Mrs. H c. Sheridan proved the win
ner of the A. P. Reeves putting cup in
the first of the series Of putting con-
tests for this trophy at the Columbia
Country Club Saturday. defeating Mrs.
George P. James in, the final round on
the last hole. The players were all even
at the seventeenth, where Mrs. James
approach putt was bad and Mrs. Sheri-
dan won the hole with a 2. The final
hole was halved. Mrs. J. c. McLaugh-
lin won the consolation final from Mrs.
F. B. Pyle, and /. The summaries:
First flight: First round-Mrs. Fl. c. sheri-
dan defeated Mrs. A. Winter. and .; Mrs. c.
B. Doyle defeated Mrs. ]. c. Mclaughlin. 8 and
Heaton. and ]; Mrs. II. King Cornwall de-
fested Mrs. W. W. Smith. and 4: Mrs. S. A.
Reeves defeated Mrs. +. NJ. Phelps l up; Mrs.
Z. c. Colt defeated Mrs. A. Y. Leech, jr., and
.; Mrs. o. J. De Moil defeated Mrs. B. U. Ora
ham. 3 and 2; Mrs. &. =. James defeated Mrs.
o. X. Evans. = and l. Second rcund-Mrs. sheri-
dan defeated Mrs. Doyle and |; Mrs. Corn
defeated Mrs. Reeves, . and 1; Mrs. James de-
feated Mrs. De Moll and 2. semi-fnal-Mrs.
Sheridan defeated Mrs. Cornwell. 2 up; Mrs.
James defeated Mrs. Colt. and 1. Final-Mrs.
II. c. Sheridan defeated Mrs. G. P. James, up.
Consolation: First round-Mrs. Mclaughlin
defeated Mrs. A. Winter, and 2. Mrs. Heaton
defeated Mrs. Smith. 8 and :; Mrs. Leech de-
Mrs. Graham. by default. Semi-nnal-Mrs. Nc
Laughiin defeated Mrs. Heaton. and 8: Mrs.
Pyle defeated Mrs. Leech. and ]. Final
Mrs. Mclaughlin defeated Mrs. Pyle, and l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
Champion Lacks Vigor.

To those who have watched Miss
B1urstedt the greater part of the sea-
son the national champion appeared
to lack her customary speed and yigor
Her play appeared to indicate that she
had had a bit too much tennis of late.
She stroked languidly at times, par
ticularly in the mixed doubles match.
In her singles she showed more vim,
but her aggressive hard-hitting game
was conspicuous by it's absence. Miss
Browne. on the other hand, was all
speed and energy. She covered her
court in surprising fashion, made some
dazzling gets" and cross-courted fore
hand and backhand with good effect.
The longer she played the more effec-
tive her attack became.
Miss Browne shared equally with s.
Howard Voshell the honors of tho
mixed doubles victory. She was UP at
own in the volleys and placing with
rare judgment. Miss Bjurstedt, on the
other side of the net. permitted her
partner. Karl Behr, to do most of the
work. The match ended 4-6, 60, Ga
in favor of the Pacific coast girl and the
national indoor champion.
A gathering of tennis enthusiasts that
nearly doubled Saturdays large crowd
in size was on hand when John R. Stra-
chan of California and Harold A
Throckmorton, the junior national
champion. faced Voshell and Behr in
the first match of the day. 1t proved to
be spirited exhibition of doubles, in
which Voshell and Behr outsteadied
their opponents. Strachan and his part
ner were brilliant in streaks, but
Voshell and Behr were the more accu-
rate, and the victory went to the latter
pair by a score of 60, As, 6-3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
CLOSE SWIMMING RACES.
Colored Men and Boys in Exciting
Contests at Howard Pool.

Interesting swimming contests were
held at the Howard pool Saturday aft
ernoon for men and boys. a good-sized
crowd being on hand to witness the
sport. majority of the races were
warmly contested and the close finishes g
created great deal of excitement. The
summaries:
30-yard novice-C- Wallace. first; F. Lee sec
Dnd: A. Wallace. third.
2s-yard novice-W. Harris, first; H. STEPHENS
becond: II. Ford. third.
. 25-yard midget-S. Baker. first; W. BurreIi
Deeond: L. Atkins. third.
2J-yard back stroke. midget-W. Burreil, first
= Atkins. second; G.. Lee, third
Plunge for distance-A- Bell, first II. Russell
bRcoad: NJ. Green. third.
s0-yard swim-R. Russell, first; A. Bell, sec
bnd. W. Jackson. third
z2o-yard swim Bell. first: X. RUSSELL sec
enf: G.. Roulhr third.
Potato rac.-S. Baker, first; W Rurrell see
ond: Y. Atkins third.
- yard back stroke, senior. Conway first
r. fonlae. second: q: Roular. third
Keisr rsce-Won by team composed of 4
geii. W. Jackson. r. Chayis. W. Green. II
Green.
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Many Ex-Tennis Champions
Enter Big Patriotic Tourney

An unusual feature Of the ma
tional singles patriotic tourna-
ment. which begins Mt the West
Side Tennis Club. New York, Au-
gust 70. will be the presence OF
several former champions. Men
whose names have been i'm the
tennis halls of fame for thirty
years have entered. The circum-
stances prevailing this year have
inspired them to take this action.
HI. w. Slocum, who was cham
pion I'm 1883 and 1850, has n0ti-
ned George T. Adee, president Of
the United States National Lawn
Tennis Association, that he, will
compete. Mr.. Slocum's tennis rec
ord goes back over the longest
period of any Of the men who
will play.
Another champion of former
years to enter is M. d. Whitman,
who won the title I'm 1898 and
1900 and 1000. The third cham
piOn to inform the committee that
he will play Is HOlcOmbe Ward,
who WINS the titleh0lder in 1904.
There is a probability that f. H.
Hovey. who was champion In
1895; Robert d. Wrenn. title
holder in 1898, 1894, 1896 and
1897. and o. 8. Campbell, cham-
pion from 1890 to 1892, will COM
pete at Forest Hills.
Word from the coast gives rise
to the hope that M. e. McLough-
lin. winner of the national I'm
1912 and 1913, may be able to
come enst for the tournament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13

IL SHOPS Is victor this afternoon the
league title will be settled. and that
club will be slated to represent the
circuit against Maroons and Truxtons
In the post-season contests. Incidentally.
Shops is going to have fair chance to
capture the city championship. the first
time in the history Of the sport when a
club representing that league has en-
tered g final series on almost even terms
with its contenders.
By request of Amateur Athletic Union
authorities the following regulations
concerning competition in the champion
ship meet at st. Louis the last of this
month and the first week in September
are herewith printed:
The annual track and field champion
ships of the Amateur Athletic Union
shall consist of senior class and Junior
class. The senior class shall be open
to all registered amateur athletes and
the junior class shall be open to any
registered amateur athlete who has not
won a first place at any track and field
or cross country championship meeting
of the Amateur Athletic Union. or of the
international Olympic committee or of
any intercollegiate association, or of
Canada, Australia or any foreign coun-
try.
The fact that an athlete has been on
a winning cross-country or relay team
shall not disqualify him from the junior
class in track and field championships
THE winner of any event in the
Junior championships shall be ineligi-
BILE for any further competition in the
junior class. Nothing shall prevent an
athlete entering both senior and junior
championships and competing in both
classes the same day, provided he has
not previously won a senior champion
ship.
In determining questions of eligi-
bility to the junior classes in all Anna :
teur Athletic Union championships
any meeting restricted to college I'M
dergraduates and open to more than
two colleges for the championship OF
any section of the country is to be
considered a championship meeting OF
an intercollegiate association.
The winner of junior champion
ship shall be permitted to compete in
any event in the senior championship
in the same year upon paying his entry
fee. The championship committee
shall 'have power to suspend any ath-
lete who fails to pay his entry fee.
Protests affecting the right of any
athlete to compete in any champion
ship meeting shall be made to the
chairman before the championship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
CARDINALS BUY THREE MEN.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, August 10
Announcement was made last night
that Robinson. Lineup and Knight
pitchers. had been sold by the Little
Rock club of the Southern Association
TO the st. Louis Nationals.
Robinson formerly was member OF
the St Louis National League club
and Lineup, a Cherokee Indian, who
recently pitched perfect game against
Birmingham. was secured by Little
Rock from the Philadelphia Nationals
knight, who was playing his first year
of professional base ball. left the Little
Rock club some time ago. and now is
said to be pitching for semi-profes-
sional club in Mississippi. 1t is said
that he is willing to join st. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13

dent of the American League. was in
Washington Saturday and took in the
game between the White Sox and Griff-
men. although he kept his presence
secret. He came to arrange with Adjt.
Gen. Mccain for the appointment of a
military committee to decide which is
the best drilled team in the league.
The committee. If appointed. proba bly,
will go from city to city. taking notes
of the proficiency in military drill of
each team. and pass its findings on to
Gen. Mccain. As soon as the report is
made President johnson will award
$500 to the winning team and 500 to
its drillmaster. as per the announce
ment made some time ago.
While the St Louis Browns were in
Washington recently they jumped out
to Akron to play an exhibition game
with the Boston team of the National
League and upon their return to this
city Manager Fielder Jones gravely an
nounced that the Griffmen probably
would lose money on their exhibition
yesterday, as interest in base ball in
Akron apparently had died. the Browns
and Braves attracting but a small
crowd.
Yesterday in Akron the fans attend
ed In such numbers to see the Washing
ton-Brooklyn contest that the over
Moved the stands into the outfleld and
made ground rules necessary.
Inc difference was in the attraction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
Can't Be Duplicated Under so
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Present Record Of Little Value.

Gnu JUuSe py INC sedSous EeCofos
alone.
Present Record Of Little Value.
As has been explained in these col
umns before. the present records Of .
players ability are of so little value
ball team that no dependence can be
placed in them. Many batting aver
ages are swollen by favoritism, until
it has become almost impossible for
an opponent to make an error against
some batsmen. Always way is found
to score a hit il said batsman reach
first base in any way except on four
balls.
By revising the system of records
so as to show the real offensive ability
of a player he could be compelled 10
work to improve his own faults, be-
cause his salary would depend on it.
No longer would it be possible for .
young player. when a fault was point
ed out to him, to retaliate with this
boast. 20 wothen. / sure can crown
that pill"
1t would give inexperienced or en-
thusiastic club owners a guide by
which to judge a players ability. since
SO many of them need such a guide.
club owner to see any of the games in
order to judge the worth OF his men
to his team. Now it is necessary to
see lot of them in order to correct
the information contained in the ON.
cial records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13

meeting Is held, and II the committee
deems it advisable the athlete may
may provide for a trial or hearing IN
relation to the protest. and its decision
shall be final. The COMMITTEES shall
! also have absolute power to reject any
may refer the case of a protested ath.
lete to the registration committee OF
the association in (which the athlete Is
registered, II it deems 1t advisable.
Entries close with Frederick w.
Ruben, chairman, A. A. o.. champion
ship committee, 290 Broadway. New
York city. or Thomas G. Watts, jr-, 62l
Chestnut street, ST. Louis, Mo, August
IS, 1917"
Due largely to the splendid pitching OF
Molly Roberts. former Central High
School player. the Washington Young
Mems Hebrew Association yesterday de-
feated the team representing the Rich
mond Y. NJ. H. A, in the Tri-City League
series at American League park. to T.
The local nine was two runs behind
when Roberts, who was able to play by
getting furlough from the Army, came
in from his position in center field and
relieved Goldberg. He allowed only three
| hits in the four and two-thirds innings
| he worked and aided in the victory his
| team registered oy pounding out three
hits. one of which was a double
| Its victory yesterday put the Washing
ton team in second place, and 1t hopes to
| gain the lead from Norfolk naxt Sunday,
when it plays a double header with that
| club in the Virginia city.
| The Alexandria County Athletic Asso-
| citation nine and the Cardinal Athletic
| Club were victors yesterday in the north
ern Virginia and District independent
series. defeating the Athletics of Wash
ington and the Rex Athletic Club. re-
spectively
The pitching of Won Herbulis was a
! great factor in the to l defeat of the
! Athletics. The clever fielding of Watt al
second base was one of the features OF
| the contest, which was played at Claren-
don.
| 1t required ten innings for the Cardinals
| to take the measure of the Rex team al
Columbia Park. the score being 2 to /
| Risdon held Rex to four scattered hits
| while the Cardinals obtained seven of
| Lyons Two hits with a base on balls
gave the Cardinals their winning tally
| in the tenth.
| Next Sunday Rex will play the Athletics
at Columbia Park and Clarendon will
! meet the Cardinals at Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
HOME CLUB PLAYERS
LOSE GOLF CONTEST
Bannockburn Drops Team
Match to Washington Golfers
by Single Point Margin.

A team of twelve golfers of the
Washington Golf and Country Club
took the measure of a similar number
of players of the Bannockburn Club
yesterday over the Bannockburn course.
winning the challenge Nassau match by
single point Bannockburn, because
of the fact that the match was played
over the Cabin John course. was picked
to win. but the great golf Of John l..
Bryan. playing at No. l for the
Washington Golf and Country Club.
shattered the ambitions of the home
club players. Bryan, who met Basil
NJ. Manly. club champion of Bannock-
burn. tied the course record, held by
Richard Beattie. with a card of 35 for
the first nines holes of his match and
turned up on his opponent. winning
the match 4 and 3. Manly won the last
nine holes. Simeon T. Price, Wash
of Bannockburn over the
jumps, defeating him and and an
nexing points. One of the surprises
of the contest was the defeat of Sam
uel L. Mosby of the Washington club
by E. D. Williamson of Bannockburn.
has not been going well OF
late and he was not expected to take
the measure Of the steady Mosby, but
with a card of so the Bannockburn man
won the match and 2, taking points
William Mackie and J. Holt Wright
each won a nine and halved the match
A return match will be played Septem-
Der over the Washington Golf and
Country Club course. Yesterdays
point score:
Washington Golf and Bannockburn C. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
Base Ball Umpires EFT;
So Do Tennis Arbitrators

NEW YORK, August Esd
ward c. Conlin, the "world's
greatest lawn tennis umpire" In
only human, after all. He errs.
For the last week COnlin has
been reading Of the exploits of
the doubles team of s. Howard
VOshel and Frederick C. BaEgs
In the Southampton tournament.
His mind was working along
those Hines yesterday afternoon
at the Crescent A. c. tournament,
for while umpiring the doubles
match between V0shell AMI Karl
Behr and John Strachan and Har-
old Throckm0rt0n, COnlin an
n0unced, i'm snappy and stent0-
rfan tones, Mt the end of the sew
enth game in the third set,
'|Game for VOshell and Baggs:'
Behr stopped short and glanced
qufxxically mt C0nlin. the crowd
caught ON and the laughs were
on the umpire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
MISS BROWNE ADDS
To HER TEAM'SLEAD
Again 0utpIays Mo|Ia Bjurstedt
in Red Cross Series for
Myrick Trophy.

NEW YORK. August 13.-If Mary
Browne of California is to go on add
ing to her lead as rapidly as she has
in the last ten days or so there will
be little hope of Molla Bjurstedt's
winning the Myrick trophy. for which
they are appearing in Red Cross
matches. Another point was scored by
the western girl in the tennis ambu-
lance contests at the Crescent Athletic
Club yesterday when she defeated the
national champion again in a match
limited to one set because of a long
mixed doubles tilt that preceded it.
The score was 6-4, and Miss Browne
left little doubt as to her superiority.
She was, in fact. at one time within
a single stroke of taking the set at
-. and failed to end it then only
because she carelessly drove an easy
return into the net. Miss Bjurstedt
took advantage of the opportunity af-
forded by the error, and by a splendid
squirt that marked her best tennis of
the day earned two more games before
Miss Browne could count her neces-
sary sixth game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13

Rice was temporarily disqualified as
the result of his examination. but under
the rules for the draft will have to sub
nit to another test before different
board of physicians. which will either
ratify the findings OF the first board.
thereby making him ineligible for serv-
ice, or reverse the decision and pro-
nounce him physically fit.
Henry, the fourth of the Grf1men.
already has passed the physical test
and has claimed exemption. having a
wife and baby dependent upon him. in
addition to his parents. Doc Ayers.
the fifth Griffman called for service on
the first draft, has not been examined
as yet. He is trying to arrange for
permission to have the examination
made here instead of at his home in
Hillsville. Va. He also will claim ex-
emption on account of having a family
dependent upon him
Harry Harper Is slated to do the
pitching for the Griffmen in the first
game of the series with the Yankees
at the Georgia avenue park this after
noon. The Hackensack boy turned in
a splendidly pitched game his last time
out, holding the White Sox to three
hits and shutting them out. Manager
Donovan expects to have either Fisher
or Shawkey on the mound<for his New
York club.
1t develops that Ban Johnson, presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
Printers Play Benefit Game

BOSTON, August ia base ball
game between teams of the New York
and Boston Printers unions was made
the occasion of a patriotic demonstra-
fion today. The game. at which spec
fators were given an opportunity to
contribute to a fund for the purchase
of base ball outfits for American SOL
diers in Europe, was preceded by q
military and naval review and athletic
events for soldiers and sailors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
wAsHINGTo

Home fun-krueger. Ihfee-base h1t-GtIli1.
Two-base hits-Krueser. Daubert and Menosky.
Double plays-Morgan 10 Shanks to Charity;
Morgan to Charity. Stolen bases-Rice and
stengel. Sacrifice hits-Leonard, shanks and
base ON balls-On Gallia. /; on Russell. ..
Struck out-By Gallia, Z; by Russell, 8. UNI
pires-Messrs. Holland and Goehler. Time of
game-1 hour and 81 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
lack OF BIG STARS
IS DUE To SYSTEM
Ned HanIon Claims That Play
ing for Records Spells
Development.

Another reason why base ball records
need a new system was furnished by
Ned Hanlon, veteran player, manager
and magnate, in a recent tanning bee
in which he was explaining the lack
of good ball players in these days
writes Sanburn in the Chicago Tribune
1t was not Hanlon who preached the
subject, but a modern manager Of an
up-to-date ball team.
Always there has been a tendency on
the part of old-time players and man.
ayers to rate old time players ahead of
the current generation. and those claims
by the veterans always have been open
to argument on account of possible
prejudice. But in these last few years
the decadence of the ball player of all
around ability has been SO marked that
it is admitted even by men who have
no distant retrospective.
Decline to Develop Selves.
Ned Hanlon's explanation is that the
present day ball player. as soon as he
has attained majorleagueority-to coin
a workshops trying to develop him
self In the old days, when a young
player made a place for himself In the
big leagues he took stock of his ability
by comparison with his teammates and
competitors, and if he found he was
weak in any necessary thing he set out
to improve himself by constant prac-
tice to correct that weakness. He knew
he had to do it to hold his job and to
increase his salary. If he stood still
his salary remained fixed.
Today. the young player, once assured
of a major league berth. thinks that is
the limit of his attainment and is con-
tent with the kind of ability that earn
ed him the berth. If he cannot bunt it
doesn't bother him any. SO long as he
can maintain creditable batting and
fielding average, if he is a regular, or a
winning pitching record. if he is slab
man He is blind to whatever faults he
has or if they are pointed out to him
he wonders what's the use of trying to
correct them, because it won't get him
anything.
Hanlon's Argument.
Not all these ideas were brought out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-13
Five Base Ball Gamblers Arrested.

BOSTON, August 13.-Five arrests on
charges of gambling at Fenway Park, the
home Of the Boston American League
club. were made yesterday in campaign
started as a result of visit to this city
Saturday by Ban johnson, president Of
the league He gave orders that gambling
must be stopped.