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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
OFFICERS FIGHT BATTLE.

Albemarle, N C., Oct. 13.-Virgil Lee Pinion was killed and two other alleged moonshiners were wounded in s. pitched battle near here last night during raid of revenue officers on an illicit distillery.
 Will Smith alleged leader of the gang, and man named Howel, were arrested today. The two wounded men escaped.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
ARKANSAS REDS FUNERAL.

Arkansas Red, whose record is well known throughout the county, and who died recently will be buried to- morrow. His body is lying in the morgue at the H: I. Holderness com pany, where it has been viewed by hundreds of persons who knew him in life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14

It is figured that the ashes from tobacco smoked in this country aa' nually would yield over A million pounds of potash, and 10 million pounds of phosphorus, valued as fer tilizers at 50 million dollars.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
leg, Collins going to second. Felsch up. Sallee threw out Felsch at first No runs, two hits, no errors.
Sixth Inning.

oIAtu
 New Yor.-Burns up. Burns flew cut to Jackson. Herzog up. E. Col lns took Herzog's grounder and got his man at first. Kauff up. Kauff singled to left field. Zimmerman up. Kauff stole second. E. Collins threw out Zimmerman, making quick play on his grounder. No runs, one hit, no errors.
 Chicago.-Gandil up. Sallee threw out Gandil. Weaver up. Weaver singled through Zimmerman. Schalk up. Schalk singled through Herzog, Weavergoing to third. Risberg went to bat in place of Cicotte. Weaver scored on Risberg's single to right, Schalk going to second. John Col lins up. John Collins went ou to Holke unassisted. Schalk moved to third and Risberg to second McMullin up. Her. zog threw out McMullin. One run three hits, no errors.
 Seventh Inning.
 New York.-William went into the box for Chicago. Fletcher up. Fletch- CT got 8 two bagger against the left field barrier. Robertson up. Robert son popped to Williams who dropped the ball, Fletcher holding second. Rob- ertson tried to sacrifice. Holke up. A foul tip off Holke's bat struck, him OF the head, and the Giants first base raan fell unconscious at the plate Holke recovered and resumed his place at the bat. Holke struck out. Rarider up. Rariden singled to right scoring Fletcher Robertson going to second Sallee up. Sallee struckout. Burns up Burns struck out. One run, two hits enc error.
 Chicago. - E. Collins up. Collins flied out to Fletcher. Jackson up Jackson singled into left field. Felscf up. Felsch singled to left, Jackson going to second. Gandil up. Jackson and Felsch scored on Gandi's long double to the right field fence. Weav' CT up. Fletcher threw out Weaver al
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
CAMP PIKE STANDS
 AMONG ENVIRONMENTS

Little Rock, Oct. 13.-A message from Washington informed the cam paigners here that the total Liberty bond subscriptions for all canton ments has gone over six and one-half million dollars. Saturday morning Camp Pike's total stood third among those in the United States, Camp Shelby with $76S,500, and Camp Funs-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14

ton with $566,OO0, leading Camp Pike. These camps were the only ones in the United States where the subscrip tions have gone over half million dollars.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
ANNOUNCED FOR OFFICE.

Harrison, Ark, Oct. 13.-L. Lloyd Shouse of Harrison and w. R. Casey of Heber Springs have announced for prosecuting attorney of the Four teenta judicial district
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
RAILROAD ROBBED.

Helena, Oct. 13.-Thieves broke into the Y. & M " and Missouri & North Arkansas railroad offices here, rifled cash drawers and secured $40.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14

Mir. and Mrs H. F. Harper of War ren, motored through Pine Bluff last Thursday to spend a few days with Mrs. Harper's sister, Mrs. Nj. M. Red mond.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
Ninth Inning.

New York.-Fletcher up. Weaver threw out Fletcher. Robertson flied to Jackson. Holke up. McMullin threw out Holke. No runs, no hits, no er- TOTS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14

first, Gandil going to third. Schalk walked. Lynn batting for Williams. When Schalk stole second Rariden's throw got away from Fletcher and Gandil scored. On the throw to the plate, Schalk went to third. It was $ stolen base for Schalk and an er- TOT for Fletcher. Lynn struck out. Three runs, three hits, one error.
 Eight Inning.
 New York.-Fabor pitching for Chi cago. Herzog up. Herzog struck out. Kauff up. Faber tossed out Kauff. Zimmerman up. Zimmerman line flied to John Collins. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 Chicago-John Collins up. John Collins got a Texas leaguer to right. : McMullin up. McMullin sacrificed to Holke. The official scorer now gives the error to Herzog in the seventh in- ming. Collins up. John Collins scor- cd on E. Collins single to center. Jackson up. On the hit and run play Jackson singled tol right, B. Collins going to third. Robertson threw to third to Zimmerman who threw wildly to second to Jackson, E. Collins SCOT ing on the error and Jackson went to third. Felscher up. Sallee was taken from the box. Perritt went into the box for New York. Jackson scored or Felsch's single to center. Gandil up Gandil flied to Burns. Weaver up Felsch was out stealing, Rariden to Fletcher. Three runs, four hits, one error.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14

ter, McMullin going to second. Perritt was now warming up for New York. Jackson up. Jackson flied to Burns. Felsch up. Fletcher booted Felsch's grounder and the bases were filled. Gandil up. Gandil popped to Holke. No runs, one hit, one error.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
Second Inning.

New York.-Rariden up. Rariden singled past Collins. Sallee up. Sal Tee forced Rariden at second. Gandil to Weaver. Burns up. Burns whitf- ca. Herzog up. Weaver made bob ble of Herzog's grounder, Sallee nov ing on to second. Kauff up. Collins threw out Kauff atfirst. No runs, one hit, one error.
 Chicago.-Weaver up. Fletcher got Weaver's smash and threw him out. Schalk un. Fletcher also threw out Schalk. Cicottee up. The crowd cheered Cicotte. Cicotte walked. John Collins up. Sallee worked a cross fire ball all through the inning. John Collins fouled out to Rariden. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
CHICAGO USED 4
 PITCHERS AND
 TRIMMED GIANTS 8-5

(Continued from page one,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
Third Inning.

New York-Zimmerman up. Zim- merman singled to right center. Fletcher up. Fletcher lined to Me Mullin, who doubled Zimmerman with quick throw to Gandil. Robertson up. Robertson bounced a single off Cicot te's glove. Holke up Holke struck out. No run, two hits, one error.
 Chicago.-McMullin up. McMullin flied to Robertson. E. Collins up. E. Collins walked. Jackson up. Robert son made an easy catch of Jackson's fly. Felsch up. Collins scored on Felsch's long drive to the left field bleachers for two bags. Gandil up. Gandil flied to Kauff. One run, one, no errors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
Fourth Inning.

New York-Rariden up. Rariden singled to right field. Sallee up. Sal lee sacrificed to Gandil, unassisted. Burns going to third Kauff up. Burns singls to right and when John Col lins fumbled the ball, Burns went to second. Herzog up. Weaver made a bad tumble of Herzog's grounder, Burns goingto third. Kauff up. Burns scored when Gandil took Kauff' s erounder and tossed wildly past Ci- >cotte at the bag. Herzog went to third on the play. Zimmerman up. Zimmerman hit into a double play, McMull:n to E. Collins, to Gandil. Two runs, two hits, three errors.
 Chicago-Weaver up. Zimmerman took Weaver's hopper and threw him out. Schalk up. Schalk went out to Holke unassisted. Cicotte up. Cocot- te flied up to Burns. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-14
Fifth Inning.


 New York.-Fletcher up. Jackson took Fletcher's hard drive. Robert son up. Robertson smashed hard single to right, his third hit of the game. Holke up. Holke sent a high fly to Weaver Rariden up. Robert son stole second. Rariden walked, be- ing purposely passed. Sallee up, Sal lee was strike out victim. No runs, one hit, no errors.
 Chicago.-John Collins up. John Collins struck out. Me Mullin up. Kauff took McMullin's fly after a long run. E. Collins up. E. Collins burn ed single into left field. Jaskson up. Jackson bounced single off Sallee' 5
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30
DOUGH BOYS ARE
VICTORS IN GAME

Inc sutlppF baseball team from
company j. 6f-h regular infantry con-
llnued It's winning streak Sunday az
ternoon when they defeated the 18Th
artillery at the Griu grounds Of the
infantry Riddle who pitched for the
winners did fine work and frightened
~ IN me plinlenes In great style. Cren-
shaw who did such good work AGAINST
company -. last week did even better
sunday Nyman and u0rdeita played
Dig league ball for the losers and held
down their respective positions SPLEEN
didiy- Company ! would like TO ar
range a game with any post club for
next sunday Address. Sergt. Cren-
shaw. Company J. G4th infantry.
The Eueurs Were COMPANY L
Greenberg. third base: Cochran. richt
field; Fitzgerald, center field. Cren-
shaw shortstop, Flynn. first base
Battle, catcher; Avery. left field.
Lunrlque, second base. BiddIe. pitcher
ARTILLERY. Nymau. catcher. Toxdeita.
pitcher; Juneesen- shorrstop. Mason.
first base. Forbes, second base. Nc
Gratl. third base Sparks left field
field.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30

STAR TWIRLER
Pitches Two Games at Rio
Grande Park Sunday
Morning; Wins One.

Guy Livingston, diminutive pitcher
Of Furniture fame IS the iron man
twirler OF the Commercial league
aside from being one Of the best field
ers in the little circuit Sunday morn
ing at Rio Graude park Livingston
pitched both games OF a double bill
and although edged out in the first
encounter. he came through an easy
victor in the second battle. The
scores were Postoffice. 6: Furniture
3; MOmsen. g; Foundry. 8.
me results OF the games VIII prob
ably not be included in the official
percentages as the POst0ffice and
Momsen teams did not have their
regular lineups on the field. and found
II necessary 10 borrow a number Of
players from other clubs Livingston.
for instance. pitched for the Furniture
company and then worked for the
MOmsen team Action on the matter
Will be taken up at the next meeting
Of the officials OF the league
The Postoffce team. il is said had
several City league men on its roster.
and as this is against the rules OF
the amateur circuit. IL IS regarded as
certain that the game viii not be al
lowed in the official percentages. The
form for several weeks and IL has
been strengthened by other clubs in
order that the games may be played
The Foundry and Furniture clubs
are the only ones that retain their
original playing roster, both managers
Hobeln and ArOnson having done their
best 10 conform with the rules.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30

y EVEN innings Of clean, well bal
anced baseball OF a class that
- would have done credit to a city
much larger than FL Paso, proved to
the best entertainment dished up for
Pass City league fans in a long time
Sunday afternoon at Rio Grande park.
The initial game between the Purity
and Norton Book teams, which devel-
oped into a sterling pitchers battle
between Weiss. Of the Bakers. and
ChapparO was brought to a decisive
head in the seventh inning when first
baseman Dunlap cracked a waist high
ball over the right field fence for the
one and only run Of the game The
Weston team took the second game,
TO 4, from Levingston's Feldman
bunch
Weiss and ChapparO both pitching
a superb brand Of bail battled through
six innings with neither team getting
a player as far as third base
Twice the Mexican boys man
aged 10 get to the second rest but
they were held there when the
little pitcher frightened and han
died the remaining batsmen with
ease. the Books exhibiting an
alarming tendency to strike out
at the critical moment Of the
game. To Dunlap. must. OF course,
EO TO the credit for thc victory rs
the teams would have doubtless
buttled through four or five in
ninEs more II the tall first sHckeF
had not knocked the home run
Fans also witnessed fight in the
second game when Rarey and Mulcahy,
two left handlers met for the first time
this season The former outpitched his
Young opponent, while the Weston
boys gathered timely bingles, and
came out victOrs in the end.
The work OF Carberry, the little cen
tx fielder Of the FeIdman team who
knN ked out three hits and stole one
hasa was a decided feature Of the
game. This little man is certainly a
valuable player, being fast and heady
and very dangerous at bat
Brown. Of the Weston team.
slammed the ball against the left
field fence in the sixth inning for
q home run. the big fellow max
ing the circuit tour by an eLhibi-
tiOn OF fast base running. The re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30
Burn1an Gets
Real Tryout

TOE BUR8IAN. the Chicago ban
tamweight who has been a sensa-
y ton around New york and
Brooklyn the past eight months. was
given his first test before a home or
middle west crowd at Racine. Wis.
when he met the former amateur
champion Of the Pacific coast-Gsorge
Thompson-in a ten round battle.
Burman is a mere kid and Just
touching the age limit mark of IS
years. but he is wonderfully cool
under fire and possesses a splendid
pair Of hands. Joe is not OF the
cover up style Of boxer. but a real
stand up fighter. of the old school and
one who hits straight with either
hand, the same as most Of the boys
from the old boxing school conducted
for years by Harry Gilmore. ST., q
great lightweight in his time.
The Kid has great future as
fighter II he continues to improve as
lie has done the past year He can
wait a while before tackliug cham
piOn Pete Herman or even Kid VIII
liams. eXchampion. but give him a
few more bouts over the ten round
route and mix I'm a Is rounder for
dessert and the lad viii be ready n
cope with the best in the land While
he got only a draw with Thompson.
and II anything the latter had the
shade on points. still Burmau looks
good and will surely be heard from.
providing nothing happens to put
d m to the bad
Thompson also showed a lot OF class
and it will take boys Of champion
ship calihre to beat him George
showed that he needed more work
in the ring. having been idle Tor
over six months. but a few more
scraps such as he had with Rurm3n
win put him on edge for any com
pany.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30
Harry CoUeleSbie Is
ink of PHILADELPHIA
Athletics This Year

Connie Mack Is probably thanking
MS stars that there is but one Harry
GoFeleskie in the American league.
II every club had a Harry COveIeskie
the Athletics would fall through the
bottom OF the league and sink into
oblivion, because Convey has their
goat tied up in q sack.
since the beginning OF the 1918
season Coveleskfe has pitched EIGHT
games against the Mackmen and won
every one OF them. He has been the
most successful OF all 4-etroit hurlers
against Connie Mack's team and one
OF the most successful pitchers in the
league against the PHILADELPHIA club.
Mack's batsmen have brought GRIEF
70 a number Of crack pitchers in Ban
Johnson's circuit this season. for they
have habit Of going off on a batting
rampage every so often. and they
generally manage 20 start hitting the
pall all over the park when some
crack pitcher is pitted against them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30
w yFIurtRacingIn mus.
Four Winter Tracks ToOpen
d BERTRAM B. CADDLE.

years and years been campaigning
their stables through Canada during
the summer months. This summer
many noted American owners had
their stables raced in Canada and
some Of the best horses in this cOun-
try sported silks in that land
When the curtain descends on rae
Ing in Canada many Of the turfmen
viii ship their strings TO the metro
politan tracks OF New York. But the
man campaigning selling platers viii
find IL difficult TO win around Goth
an with a cheap horse and for this
reason many Of the "Eypsies' viii
lay up" until winter 10 race their
stables on winter tracks.
There will be three and pos
sIbIy four race tracks, one I'm the
United States. two in Mexico and
one in Cuba operated this winter
and the outlook for the sport f.
more than encouraging There
will be more horses raced this
winter than perhaps any winter
in years, because Of the early
closing OF the Canadian tracks.
Matt J. VIM, manager Of the
Juarez track. has not yet made any
public statement regarding the dates
for the over river course, but II Is
said that the track viii open ami
operate during the winter season
VIM has futimated that the season
will oDen November list this year in
stead Of Thanksgiving day and the
purses will be increased
'CurIey" Brown announces racing
will open at Oriental Park. Havana.
Decem Der / Tia Juana viii open
about Thanksgiving day, Il has been
announced At New Orleans there
has been a growing crusade against
racing but it is believed that the
track will open as Il did last winter
when a most successful racing season
was conducted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30
BOYS
TAKE 4 VICTORY.
Slam Offerings of Johnny
Mulcahy and Win Over
Feldman Nine.

Batting out long hits in a ninth in
ming rally the snappy baseball team
from Ambulance company No. 3 Of the
army scored a victory over the
Feldman Pass City league club sat
urday afternoon at Rio Grande park
by the score Of TO s.
Cannon. twirler for the Ambulance
company pitched an excellent game
but IT was the long hitting Of his team
mates that earned the victory. White
who started the game for the Feldman
team pitched an excellent brand OF
hall. the winning run being made off
Johnny Nulcahy who was put into the
box I'm the sixth inning
The first game between the Norton
Books and Fifth cavalry teams was
forfeited 70 the cavalry when man
aEe- Gomez drew his players off the
field. following difficulty at third
base Tho
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30
MINERS READY
FOR OPENING
Football Players Are Get
ting Into Shape For
q Real Season.

The Texas school OF Mines will
open its football season on time as
usual this year The team has suf-
fered the loss Of coach Tom Dryer,
who has Joined the officers reserve
CORDS and there will be many OF the
old players missing from the lineup
on account Of the conduct Of the
kaiser.
But in the personnel there viii
still be with the team such men as
Crenshaw who IS small but tackles
hard and IS game TO the core. Brown,
the big fuIlback. has had several
years Of football with the A & N.
college and Bailey. who is fast, ready
and steady, are also left. There viii
also be many new players out for
the preliminary practice.
The Mines schedule has not yet
been arranged but manager John n.
Kidd expects TO have many good
games, among them being one with
the New Mexico Military institufe
and another with the University OF
Arizona.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30
It'd N"E a AVEA nd Notes Oft SOuthWeSfs
~ IN 81 Future Of he Diamond
'l1NI AIAIVEI Game. E by Rutherford

IT. HE fast St Isnacios team de-
feated the league leading Mer-
= GERS Sunday afternoon at the
Mercer grounds at Wyoming and
Willow streets by the score OF seven
to one. The MERGERS started by get
ting one run in the first inning but
after that Gutierrez who pitched a
grand game FOR the St Ignacios team
held the opposing team safely. The
MERGERS got only three hits after the
first inning. Catcher NapoIes did
good work Next Sunday afternoon
the san Ignacios team is scheduled
TO meet the Monogram Kids. now
leaders OF the Motor league column.
Fourzan who has not lost a game this
season viii be in the box for the
Mexican boys and a good game is ex-
pected-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30

tlF-eEs depOSe1 manager or the
- heavyweight champion, Jess
Willard. in defending the system
whereby Wizards managers got 30
percent OF the boxers receipts. quot
ed the following precedents-
John L sullivan paid Billy Mad
den. Al Smith and J. Dunn each. as
he was handled by them in turn. 81
per cent
James J. Corbett paid Billy Brady
50 per cent Later, George Considine
got 40 per cent Of his ring and cafe
earnings
Bob FItzsimmons paid Martin
Julian 50 per cent
James J. Jeffries paid Billy De-
laney and Billy Brady 80 per
cent.
Jack johnson paid sam Fitz-
patrick 20 per cent. and in the
Jeffries fight paid George Little
so per cent.
Regarding my associations with
Willard. I viii go back TO Jack John
sons days when the big black fought
Hart. Stanley Eetchel. Tommy Burns.
Jim Jeffries. Jim Flynn. and then
Willard said Curley. Here is my
sumup, and I've always held TO this.
therefore. my association with VIII
lard or my present trouble has Moth
ing 10 do with IT, All I said at the
time OF offering my excuse for
matching Willard with Johnson was
along this line.
-klOndike made Johnson quit
Gardner, then sick, went 20 rounds
With Johnson
''Hart beat him Creferee's decisfon).
"ketchel, a middleWeight, 1oored
him.
johnson beat Jeffries. but should
have won in two rounds Jeffries was
a she'll
FLYNN lost standing on his feet,
through the overzea1ousness
OF a captain OF police who never be-
fore witnessed a ring match I saw
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-30
LondonerS Say
WeLshB Champ

~ London some Of the sporting pa
pers are Of the opinion that Fred
Il DIV eWIsh did not lose his light
weight title when he was knocked
out by Benny Leonard in their recent
battle in New York City They make
the claim that a championship can
not De lost nor won. except under
certain well defined rules. They hold
that a title cannot change hands
where the contest was billed as a
no-decision bout and pointed out that
no championship has ever previously
changed hands under such conci-
tiuus. IL IS very true. in way, what
the s0OrtinE papers in the British
metropolis say, but the conditions
over there are very different rom
what they are in America Tn Eng
land and also France, they have no
iron clad rules whereby boxer
with q championship is obliged 10
defend the same at the call Of club
or federation and that failing 10 DO
SO. the boxer would forfeit his title
and belt emblematic Of the champion
shin. In England the National sport
iuE club has been the recognized body
for many years. controlling boxing,
and the rules or that club were fol-
lowed minutely by all the clubs
throughout the kingdom.
However. IL is very different here
where there rs really no OrEaniza-
ton Of any kind TO compel the box
c-s 20 follow certain rules. or course
i'm amateur boxing the rules Of the
Amateur Athletic union are followed
very closely, but with the profess
SIGNALS II Is conducted in q h1phazard
manner The sporting writer's recoE-
nize the champions and usually con-
tinue to do so until they lose their
titles in contests. no matter whether
they are six or 90 rounds
II is TO be regretted that we have
not got more definite rules to follow
in that line. hut the fact remains
that we are without them and The
champions come pretty near dictat-
ing their own terms