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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
CHIEF MEYERS IS REAL INDIAN
Boston Catcher Played Both Football
and Baseball While at Dartmouth
lis Able Actor.

John Il. Meyers, or Tories, IL you
want the Indian of 1t, was born In
Riverside. Cal, and Is n full-blooded
Mission Indian. His grandfather was
II chief and the Boston Braves catcher
therefore comes honestly by his nick
name. Meyers is twenty-eight years
old and has played baseball in almost
every part OF the country. He played
scmi.professional ball in California
and the Southwest until he had saved
enough to go to college.
At Dartmouth he played both foot.
ball and baseball. and I'm the deepest
portion of the baseball field mt Han
over there Is stake driven into the
ground which marks the spot where n
home run by Meyers came to rest. II
was the longest hit ever seen by the
colleglans and no one has approached
1t since Meyers left Dartmouth.
The Indian got his first taste Of
league baseball In the Tri-State. St.
Paul of the American association
snapped him up and there he made
such good record that McGraw paid
$4,000 for his release. He at once
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27

there was little difference between
Miss Bjurstedt and Miss Browne, the
question of the womens national SUI.
premncy was not confined to these two,
but should include May Sutton-Bundy.
Won English Title Twice.
Mrs. Bundy, as May Sutton. won the
national championship In 1904 at an
age said to have been under eighteen.
Thereafter she forfeited her United
States championship rights i'm order to
60 abroad and play In the women's
"All-comers" and national champion.
ship, In England. The last she won
twice, once In 1905 and again In 1907.
Her marriage to the wcll.known ten
mis- player, Il. c. Bundy, partner of
"Comet' Mclaughlin. as national
doubles champion, has since removed
her from the competitive field. She
has not been in the rankings for sew.
eral years.
But 1t Is not to be considered that
Mrs. Bundy Is out of the running, by
any means. We have two recent
Zines on this wonderful woman
player, of whom II was said ut one
time that there were not over dozen
men In the United States able to de.
feat her.
Two years ago Mrs. Bundy and Miss
Bjurstedt played three matches, eXhi-
bition. two of which were won by the
American girl. This year. In the East
West series, her superiority was shown
again In n series of three matches as
follows:
Mrs. Bundy defeated Miss Blur.
stedt, rs, o..
Miss Browne defeated Miss Blur
stedt, rs. 60.
Mrs. Bundy defeated Miss Browne,
11-9. 90.
Here Is direct line and new one :
and events have since justified the con-
clusion that the proper ranking of the
three best players In the world to-
day Is:
No. Mrs. May Sutton Bundy.
No. 2-NIiss Mary X. Browne.
No. 3-AIiss Molla Bjurstedt.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
GRIDIRON SPORT MIGHT DIE
Effect Of Action Of Yale, Harvard and
Princeton is PuzzIing to
Football Fans.

The fact that Yale, Princeton and
Harvard, recognized as the leaders In
football, have suspended activities on
the gridiron for the duration of the
war, has set the devotees of the game
to thinking. The universal question
Of those interested In the matter is:
What ultimate effect will this have
on the sport pursued by the smaller
colleges?
Is football to die until after the war
or will those who have the sports in
terest Mt heart bring strong enough
pressure to bear for its conservation ?
Action by the big Three" In cancel
ing their schedules Is patriotic indeed.
1t Is true, but there Is probably some
practical method obtainable which will
give the young cOlleglan chance to
indulge In his favorite autumn sport.
Football should not be allowed to die
natural death when means can be
adopted for its preservation. 1t Is
part of every college mans life, and
without its moral and physical effect
he will suffer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27

above are the outstanding wrestlers In
the top-nOtch division. But there are
many other prominent In the sport to-
day who might be able to give either
Of them mighty tussle, including
Stranger Lewis, Zbyszko, the great
European athlete; Ivan LinOw and
Mort Henderson.
Lack Of Light 6rappiers.
Just now tho lighter divisions are
devoid Of national prominence, but
during the last few years quite mum.
Der Of youngsters have been developed
who need only little more work to
bring them out and rank them with the
best low-weight grapplers In the his
tory Of the sport.
Wrestling was great favOrite with
the pOpulace some years ago, but a lot
Of crooked deals We're pushed upon
the public and the game was strangled.
Since then the wrestling element has
discovered the error of crooked ways,
and now when the chance presents
itself to perform "cOme back" 1t may
elect to keep the sport honest. II
that Is the case then wrestling will
provide an excellent substitute for
boxing.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
USHER IN WRESTLING
GrappIers to Try Hand in New
York When Boxers Quit.
Offers Have Been Made to Stage Con.
test Between Earl caddoek and
Joe steeher-Would Fill
Arena Anywhere.

The curfew that tolls the knell Of
parting boxers In New York will usher
In the graphing crowd. For mAy
years the wrestlers have not found any
soft picking in New York state, due to
the popularity of mitt contests. But
now they have high hopes of grabbing
the spotlight and holding II until such
time as their empty jeans bulge with
green and yellOwbacks.
Some of the men long identified with
the promotion and of boxing have shift
ed their attention to matching wrest-
lers. Already offers have been made
to induce Earl Caddock and Joe Stech-
or to stage a contest in Gotham. Cad.
dock just now Is recognized as the
heavyweight mat champion, due to his
recent victory over Stecher. Ever since
that last affair Stecher has claimed
that the triumph Of Caddock was Of
the "fluke" order and has been yearp-
ing for another session of clutching
with MIN.
Wrestling viii Draw.
Two winters ago q wrestling carni-
val was put on In New York In oppo-
sition to the boxing contests and 1t
drew fairly well. There isn't any
doubt but what wrestling of n high
class would bring out the fans II mod
est prices were asked. A Caddock-
Stecher bout certainly would fill any
arena.
The pair Of youngsters mentioned
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
Skill and Education Tested

SkiII dUo 6uuCdtoU IeSteo.
This indicates a sure superiority In
both endurance and skill on the part
Of the California candidate. The con-
testnnts have played under all courts
ranging from asphalt to turf. There
Is no flaw and no abb to the argu-
ment In favor of the California girls
supremacy at the present time.
II has been suggested that perhaps
Miss Bjurstedt Is below the form she
displayed when first she came to this
country, and which enabled her to
twice win the United States champion
ship.
1t may be; but 1t Is also true that
none knows just what was Miss Blur
stedt's best" ut that time, since Amer
ica's best, Miss Browne and Mrs.
Bundy, were In retirement.
An interesting sidelight to the stu
alton was suggested by Fred AleXan-
der, former national doubles champion
and internatiOnalist, who recently was
here with the Red Cross tourists. Al
exander expressed the view that while
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
TENNIS Is FAv0RITE SPORT
Most Popular Game Of Musicians
Though Risk Hands In Strenuous
WELDING Of Racket.

Tennis seems TO be one of the favor.
lite outdoor sports of musicians, even
the violinists and pianists risking their
high priced hands In strenuous WELD
ing of the racket.
John Mccormack Is an enthusiast OF
no little skill, and possesses snapshots
to prove that he has played with Nc.
Laughlin, BrOkes and Wilding. One Of
his opponents this summer has been
Fritz Kreisler, the viOlinist.
Pablo CasalO, the Spanish cellist,
also plays a creditable game, while
the names of Frances Rogers, bari
tone, and Marshall Kernochan, COM
poser, stand well up In the ranking
lists of the West Side club, New York.
Two cOmposer-conductors Bruno
HUM and Victor Harris are on the
tennis committee of the Maidstone
club, East Hampton, l.. !.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27

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

Following are the locations of the
leading self-sustaining clubs Of Chi
cago.
Apollo Club. 202 s. Michigan ave.
Bohemia Club--3659 Douglas boule-
ward.
Builders, 412.41s Chamber Of Con
merce building
Calumet, Michigan ave. and goth st
Caxton. Tenth floor, Fine Arts BLDG.
Chicago Athletic Association, II O.
Michigan ave.
Chicago Architectural. Art Insti.
tute.
Chicago Automobile. s21 Plymouth
court.
Chicago Club, Michigan ave. and
Van Buren, street
Chicago Motor Club, 1850 South
| Michigan avenue.
Chicago cycling. 1915. 81 East van
Buren, street.
Chicago Yacht, foot of Monroe st
City Club, 3,5 Plymouth court
CHI Dwellers, ZIG 8. Michigan ave.
Colonial Club Of Chicago. 44<S
Grand boulevard.
Columbia Yacht, foot Of Randolph
street
Elks, Grand Pacific Hotel (tem.
poraryl, pending completion OF new
club house at ia West Washington
street.
Englewood. 1928 Harvard avenue.
Edsewater Country. 1858 winthrop
avenue.
Farragut Yacht Club, foot Of 3sd st
Germania Maennerchor, 100 Germs
MIA place.
Hamilton. 20 8. Dearborn st
Illinois Athletic. IL 8. Michigan
avenue.
Irish Fellowship Club. Ia Sale 10
tel
Iroquois, FL N. La Sale st
Illinois, 113 8. Ashland boulevard
Jefferson, Dearborn ave. and Maple
street.
Kenwood, Lake ave. and 47th st
Kenwood Country. DreIel bouls
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 and
SSth street
Rotary, 38 South Dearborn st.
Saddle and Cycle. Sheridan RoaA
and Foster avenue.
South Shore Country. lake shors
and 67th street.
Southern, 26 N. Dearborn street
Speedway Park Club. 40 8. Dear
born street.
Standard. Michigan ave. and s|th
street.
Swedish Club Of Chicago. 1858 La
Sale avenue.
Twentieth Century. 224s Michisas
avenue.
Union League. jackson boulevard
and Federal street
University. Michigan avenue aaA
Monroe street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27

When Smiling Mary" Browne car
ricd off the honors from Miss Molla
Bjurstedt in the two months Red
Cross series, she was given the unOfli-
cial crown of "world's greatest tennis
player" among the feminine leaders.
In a series which called for endur-
ance as well as ability, which includ-
cd 20 matches. 50 sets and $50 games.
she had outplayed her rugged Morse
rival, who for two years had held the
United States title and who was spo-
ken of as the "world's champion"
Her victory included Is matches to
II, 81 sets to %, and 2S2 games to
254 for her Scandinavian rival.
If we add to this total the victory
of Miss Browne over Miss Bjurstedt in
the East-Wcst series last March, the
total assumes the following aspect:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
KLEM'S DECISION WAS WRONG
Ruling Made In Recent Boston-Pitts.
bursh Game Is Reversed BY Sec.
rotary Heydier.

Even the best umpires pull them
wrong once In while. Here was II
play that came up In II recent Pitts
burghBOst0n gene: One out and
Boeckcl on third and King on second.
Schmidt hit n fly to Kelly, Boeckel left
third with the catch and went over
the plate. King left second before
the catch and also crossed the plate
when Kelly threw the ball wild. The
bah was recovered and held ON sec
ond. Umpire KLEIN properly called
King out for leaving the base too soon
and ruled that Boeckels run did not
count. Secretary Hcydler has re-
versed Klem's ruling, as To Boeckels
run. Boeckel's run counts, for the
third out was not made until the bali
was held on second before King could
get back, and 1t was not n force for
the third out. Klein, best of National
league umplres, was wrong.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
SOLDIERS At GOVERNORS
ISLAND TO HAVE SPORTS

Soldiers stationed on Govern
ors Island plan to spend all
their spare time In athletic rec
reatiOn, according to the cal
endar Of sports scheduled for
the coming months.
Practically every company Of
the Twenty.secOnd infantry has
organized either baseball,
football or basketball team. The
baseball tourney Is nearing its
end and bitter fight is being
waged for the championship.
A basketball and football sched-
ule Is being made up, with the
opening games to be played
shortly.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
WILL ENLARGE HIS STANDS
President comiskey Announces Gap
viii Be Filled With New Seats to
Accommodate $4,000.

President Comiskey won't he caught
short again in case his White SOX get
into another worlds series. He has
announced that the gaps in the stands
and bleachers Mt his Chicago park are
to he filed, making continuous line
of stands around the field, except
where the score board is located, and
increasing the seating capacity to A.
600. The work will be done before
the 1918 season opens and will give
Commy the greatest seating capacity
in the major leagues. The 1000 addi-
tional box seats built for the worlds
series also will he permanent, and are
part of the plan to make Comiskey
park the biggest and handsOmest In
the world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
Ring Pitches Well.

Jimmy Ring, i'm his brief stay with
Buffalo, pitched the most effective ball
in the International league, allowing
an average of only 1.G2 earned runs
per ninc-inning game in the 80 innings
he pitched. Vean Gregg, of course,
was the real league leader. His aver
age was liz runs to the game and he
pitched 2G7 innings. He and Ring
We're the only pitchers to hold oppo-
nents to less than two runs to the
game.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
SEE HIGH FINANCE IN
ORGANIZED BASEBALL

The White Soy and the Giants
are the big profit makers. while
the Rcd Soy. Clevelunds and
Dctroits show u good balance
on the right side of the ledger.
The Yankees have been labor
ing under very heavy expenses,
but are expected to break even,
while the Phillies, too, are max
ing money for their owners.
The losing propositions this
year are the Washingtons.
Browns, Athletics, Brooklyns,
Cubs, Braves and Pirates.
War, weather and baseball con-
ditions In general are held re-
sponsiblc for the cutting down.
and In some cases cutting out.
of profits.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
TRY ONE.MAN SYSTEM
War Gives Big Universities 0p-
portunity to Slice Stats.
Pennsylvania Has Retained Bob Fol-
we'll to Coach All Gridiron Candi.
dates-PIan viii Be Watched
With Interest.

The war has paved the way for
many of the country's biggest univer-
stiles to experiment with the one-man
coaching system in football this fall.
Heretofore big per cent of the
larger schools have maintained coach
ing STATS for their football teams on
which as high as three and four paid
coaches have been serving. This fall
there are fewer paid coaches and
though 1t will be hard on the football
coach who Is dropped, It will give the
universities an opportunity to deter
mine just how much one good coach
can accomplish.
FoIweiI Is Retained.
At Pennsylvania university Bob Fol.
well has been retained to coach the
gridirOn candidates. and he Is the only
paid coach at the Quaker institution.
Folwell, rated as one of the foremost
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
0LDFIELD MORE THAN LUCKY
Veteran Auto Pilot Has Gone Through
Seventeen Years Of Racing With.
out Serious Accident.

Barney Oldfie!d, the veteran pilot,
admits that he has been lucky to go
through II years of racing on all
kinds Of tracks without having had Il
fatal or even serious accident. Bar
ney has In mind complete mental
picture of the track; he knows all Its
dangerous spots and just what chances
he nan safely take. This knowledge
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
Comfort for Louisville.

Here Is Loulsville's comfort out or
the American association race: 1t beat
the pennant winning Indians 10 of the
% games played and it broke even or
better with every team in the league,
being the only team to make such u
good showing. 1t got only an even
break with the Toledo tail ends and
thus can blame Roger Bresnahan for
heating IL out of the pcnnant.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
Another Steinfeldt.

"Steinfeldt Wins Game From Gil
ants" was the head over the story of
the exhibition game played in Buffalo
between McGraw's champions and the
Buffalo Internationals. What memo
ries those words recall, The new Stein
feldt, whose home run in the ninth
inning humhlcd the Giants, is II Buff
MO native who has made good the past
season, his first in professional com
pany.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27

coaches in the country. has charge
of all the teams including the fresh
man team, and he Is the dictator alb
solute.
The use of big coaching stats has
been prevalent in the East for n num-
Der Of years and, despite the old adage
that two or three heads are better
than one, the real value of big staff
has been an open argument. In the
West one high-salaried coach has been
considered sufficient by many schools
for number of years, though the ad-
vice offered by old grads, who have
given their services gratis, has general.
ly been welcome.
Large Coaching Stats.
The great number of players who
have turned out for the football teams
ut the larger universities during the
past few years have been responsible
for the introduction OF large coaching
staffs, for II is difficult for one coach
to devote much time to the individual
player where the field Is so large.
But Pennsylvania Is going to try
the plan out, and 1t will be watched
with great deal of interest by schools
throughout the country.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
FRIENDLY BOUT At NAVAL s7ArloN-pAsseo By CENSOR

Uncle SANS as in naval training station making go of 1t in bout
Boxing looked
of u
n
of
In
make him
and even himself
health
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
Graduates Two First Sackers.

The Lincoln club of the Western
league enjoys the odd distinction of
graduating two first bnscmen to the
majors in one season. Tug Griffin was
sold to the Philadelphia Athletics and
Ray SchmNndt was drafted by the
Hr'nlSlyn DGGgCrs
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27

showed hitting ability, hanging up the
wonderful record of 20 home runs on
the first training trip, but his catching
was very far below big league stand
ards. When McGraw finally let the In
dian go he was picked up by the Brook
lyn Dodgers and from there went to
the Boston Braves. In addition to his
catching ability Meyers is I'm able ac-
tor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
Ball Player an Aviator.

First Bascman william Schwartz.
who was with the Columbus South Al
lnntic league club the past season, has
joined the aviation corps of the army
and has reported for schooling.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
White Sox Secretary
Has Lost Ten Pounds

Harry Grabiner, secretary of
the White SOX, who had entire
charge of the seat sale to the
worlds series games, admitted
that he had lost ten pounds in
weight during the week.
He attributed this loss of
flesh to OverwOrk and worry,
due to abuse which he has re-
ceived from baseball fans who
failed to get seats to the game.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
Observation-Disclosures ~,
It Pays to Produce
A Championship Club

Jack Hendricks, manager Of
the indianapolis club, winner Of
the American association pen
nant, Is wearing Il diamond
cluster stickpin, the gift Of In
dlanapolis baseball fans, JAS
G. McGill, president of the club,
was presented with an engraved
gold fountain pen. The pre-
sensations We're made ut Il BAN
quet given in honor of the vic
torious players.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-10-27
Barney Oldfield.

ne gains by careful study of the
course previous to the race, and 1t Is
to this careful policy that he owes
much of what the spectators consider
his good luck.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
IDoINCs OF THE CRY COUNCIL

VIRoQ5A. Wis. May II. 1917.
Regular meeting Of the eommor council Pres
emit Mayor Garrett. Aldermen Larson. Rogers.
Anderson, Chase Thompson and Knudson-
Minutes Of the previous Iseeting read and APP
proved. The following accounts were resd, ap-
proved by the finance committee and upon mo-
ton allowed roll call Of member all voting ave
Toe board of park commissioners presented the
following accounts: De larson 2 So Chas. Burk-
hart ~ 50 Lester Craigo 10. VIM. Crook Is Merrill
Hockenberry 10. Nell owen l3 80.
Labor account: AivG Loucks iT50. Andrew
Guild Is. VIM Welch 80. FRI q Oftedahl Is. Fetch
er Teford l. Ebert Mehlum 1885 W. A. Roosevelt
Co. II p Interstate Oil Co go Standard Oil Co.
81 80 Meyer & Wenthe 3 60 H Mueller Mfg. Co.
AS
The resolution laid over from last week asking
for an appropriation for tfs NiroQua Municipal
Band was taken up and discussed by 7, o. Aork
and II T. Protor, sr,. and upon motion by Alder
man Rogers and secOrGed ty Alderman Chase, the
n solution was put upon its passage. roll call Of
members: No knudson. e haso. Anderson 1hnmp-
son. Yes, larson Rogers Another resolution
$500 for the NiroQua Municipal SRrd Tor 10 con-
resolution was put upon its passage ruh call Of
members al voting aye. A street light was or
dered Put il on the corner Of Dinsdale ave and
Decker st. DIR. & V. Porter granted the
privilege Of moving the harm from the Henry Lin
demann property on Terhune ST. to his property
on Mapla st. The clerk was Instructed 10 order
another ear Of road oil The city is to pay for the
telephone that Is established in the Rest room by
motion and second
On motion council adjourned.
Ell OLDER Clerk
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23

they weighed As, SO and so pounds,
and when they we're weighed in the
middle of December they averaged
125 pounds. Counting a gain of IS
pounds per head and allowing $4,000
for about 200 bushels of corn fed
to the hogs, and figuring the pork at
5 cents per pound. these hogs re-
turned $4,000; the hay was worth
s195.OO. total $657.00 from six acres
or $4,000 PEP acre Contrary to the
results in many other cases this pas
turing did not hurt the alfalfa and
was repeated without harm the next
year.
In 1909, this piece of alfalfa yielded
81 tons per acre in three cuttings
and pastured IS hogs from the time
the alfalfa was four inches high in
the spring until August IA. when sc
head were sold, and from then till
frost it pastrred the remaining II
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-05-23
UNSHAKEN TESTIMONY

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Kidney Pills have stood the test in
Viroqua. No Viroqua resident who
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ills can remain unconvinced by this
twice-tod testimony.
G. c. Brown, Decker St. Viroqua,
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count of the aches and pains in my
back. My kidneys were weak and an
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Doan's Kidney Pills relieved the sore
ness and pain, also strengthened my
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STILL USES DOAN'S
Over six years later, Mr.. Brown
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toms of kidney trouble, | use Doan S
Kidney Pills. A few doses fix me up
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Price SOC, at all dealers Don'tsimp-
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Kidney Pills = the same that cured Mr.
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