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straight heats, but North Spur made the competition keen in every heat.
 The 2:03 pace, with five starters, pro- vided the best race of the afternoon. with a driving finish every heat. Bax- ter Lou won the first heat, Ben Ali the second and Hal Boy the third. Ben Ali took the race by winning the extra heat in a close finish. Summarizes:
 2:07 pace. purse 5000, three heats: Betsy Hamlin (Cox) .......... Baron Alta (Rowe) .......... Lizzie March (Lawrence). ..... l 8
 Budlight, June Bug also ran. Cose- vogue Hal started. Time-2:05; 2:06; |2:o5A; 2:o7A.
 The Belmont, 2;o5 pace, purse 5000, three heats:
 Directum (Murphy) .......... i 1 1 Little Battiste (Cox) ......... 2 Mary Roseline Parr (valentine) 4
 Walter Cochato, Edward P also ran. Time-2:04A; 2:04A; 2:057s.
 2:10 trot purse, 5000, three heats: Lord Stout GA Stout ............ 1 1 1 North Spur (Cox) .............. 2 Bell Stanford Halstead) ........ 3 8
 Vim Atoma also ran. Opera Express and Silvermine distanced in the first heat. Time-2:09h; 2:11A; 2:09%
 2:04 pace, purse 5000, three heats: Ben Alice (Pittman) .......... l Pal Boy (Murphy) ............ 1 2 Baxter Lou CValentine) ....... 1 8
 Jack Mack, Peter G. also ran. Time 2:04A; 2:0SA; 2:06A; 2:06%.
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Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES !. CoRBETT.

< af0ch of the credit for revolutionizing Nssillsln must go to Mike Donovan. He VI, raoag the pioneers in the movement tc\aAandon the London prize ring rules andA so change the ring game from hrGA} degrading one, to clean, scien- tife ta manly sport.
 Hoppfan uegan his career in the days wi tee prize ring rules governed all coi s G34ose regulations permitted wre line sad hitting an opponent while helc iEa eltan cry, and allowed fighter to 1l oata x prostrate foe. by which mea many lighters were ruined ath- letes and rernaps crippled for life.
 Thr5agh tha sarlier years, Donovan ad- hered ciesel tc London prize ring rules hecaus IL 98t era, he was taking on men of ls oa weight, size and strength. He stooa an sen chance with them in the wre Ing part of pugilism. But later when MNe beau battling heavyweights he had t6 change his tactics because in a grapplias saeoe he didn't stand much chance wh men who had it on him from 30 u oo pounds in weight.
 Necessity forced Mike to devise tricks of defense that are a part of the ring game now. He worked long and patiently to acquire the knack of sde-stepping. Of getting out of the way or rushing opponents and of breaking from clinches. At the same time he perfected a punch ing attacks sodmething almost foreign to fighters makeup in that era. because fighters then depended largely upon brute strength in wrestling.
 When Mike first introduced his tactics in the ring the fans of that era weren't very enthusiastic about them. They had been educated only to rough-and-tumble battling. And couldn't see the value of a strictly punching attack. But Donovan quickly convinced them that his new method fighting grew in volume, not only on this side, but in England. as well. Ir the end, the Marquis of Queensbury rules were drawn up, which changed al most entirely the laws of lighting patterned 1t after the style of Donovan. of Jem Mace and the other clever war riors of the bygone days.
 Just about the time that Donovan re- tired from active ring work. John L.
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Sullivan whipped Paddy Ryan and be- came the heavyweight champion of the world. Interest in boxing, already stim- ulated by the change in the rules grew greater when John L., by his spectacular work, set the pugilistic world agog.
 After his retirement, Donovan was be- seiged with requests for boxing lessons. He schooled scores of youngsters. Every where he went he was heralded not only as a great fighter of the other days, but as one of the best boxing instructors in America. And so he was.
 In 1884 the New York Aathletic club decided it wanted boxing instructor Some of the officials suggested Donovan others named Walter Watson, one of the gre.,test boxing teachers that ever lived The club officials were deadlocked on the selection. Finally someone suggested having the two men box each others the winner to get the instructorship with it's salary of sl00. which was 'big money in those days.
 Donovan and Watson agreed to the proposition and put on thrilling bout with Donovan the winner. And so Mike got the job, which he held for more than 30 years, and which he surrendered only when pensioned
 Watson. by the way, went to the Pa
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Good Races Mark Opening
 Of Grand Circuit Programme
Betsy Hamn, Directum Jr, Lord Stout and Ben Ali Win Four Events-2O3 Pace, With Five Star Entries,
 Proves Best Battle of the Day

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, August 1s.-Spir- ited racing marked the opening day of the Grand Circuit races at Poughkeep- sic. Directum J., piloted by Thomas J. Murphy, won the Belmont" 2:O5 pace, with comparative ease, but the other races were all hard fought con- tests, and although raced under the three-heat system an extra heat was necessary to decide the winner in two of them.
 In the 2:o5 pace Lizzie March took the first heat, with four horses finish ing abreast. In the second Rowe went out in the lead with Baron Alta and was never headed. although hard pressed by Lizzie March at the finish Baron Alta also led to within few feet of the wire in the third heat. Betsy Hamlin, driven by Cox, beat him cut by a neck. With the three-heat winners starting in the final heat, Bet sy Hamlin again outstayed Baron Alta.
 Lord Stout captured the 2:10 trot, the only trotting race of the day, in three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-20

Jones drove another nail in Cleveland s coffin yesterday when he let them down with two bingles and no runs, while his teammates were counting twice in the nine frames. The victory gave the Red Sox four-game lead which, in the II remaining contests, will prove an awful handicap for the Indians, so much so that the most optimistic Ohio fans have given up all nope and are pulling for second place only. If Boston wins seven more games. Cleveland will have to take II out Of fl on the road Coveleskie, Bagby ana Morton have all looked easy foc DaFroWS n4en during the crucial series.
 Walter Johnson has hung I'D ra, marKaoie record by pitching in 15 extra inning games this season. Just think of It, only ll1 games have been played thus far and the big right-hander has already worked in + that went longer than regG- iation tune. Yesterday Johnson had to go If innings to beat the squirting Browrs, but he "done it. and thereby made the count to in his favor.
 Ralph Consstock came through in nice style in the first game of that Giant Pirate double header. Although he al- lowed nine hits, Ralph saw to it that they were well scattered and he gained the decision by wide margin In the second game Fred Toney managed to beat Cooper by holding Pittsburg to two hits. Toney
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Rheumatism Has Never Been Cured by Liniments or Lo-
 tions, and Never Will Be

You never knew of Rheumatism that most painful source of suffering being cured by liniments, lotions or other external applications And you will never see anything but temporary relief afforded by such makeshifts.
 But why be satisfied with temporary relief from the bangs of pain which are sure to return with increased severity, when there is permanent relief within your reach? Science has proven that Rheumatism is disordered condition of the blood. How, then, can satisfac- tory results be expected from any
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HERE IS ONE THING THAT
 IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE

treatment that does not reach the blood. the seat of the trouble. and rid the system of the cause of the diseasef s. S. S. Is the one blood remedy that has more than fifty years been giving relief to even the most aggravated and stubborn cases of Rheumatism. It cleanses and purifies the blood by rout- ing out all traces of disease. The cx- perience of others who have taken s. s. s. will convince you that It will prompt ly reach your case. You can obtain this valuable remedy at any drug store.
 A valuable book on Rheumatism and its treatment, together with expert medical advice about your own individ- ual case. will be sent absolutely free Write today to Medical Department, Swift Specific Co.,, 431 Swift Labora- tory. Atlanta, Ga.
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Is full-fledged member of the in ba i club since his trouble with draft officials in Nashville.
 Rube Marquard and Burleigh Grimes enlisted in the navy several weeks ago, but they are still pitching for the Dodgers. Maybe they were too delicate for overseas service. As pitcher, Rube would make one of the best sailors in the world, for he seems to have lost all of his old-time mound effectiveness
 Jack Quinn, former Yank hurler. has been one of Rowland's mainstays Tn the box during the closing weeks of the season. Quinn is Chicago boy. and White Sox fans nave gone wild over him since he joined the worlds champions. Huggins claims Quinn oe- longs to him, but possession is nine- tenth of the law, and Miller will prob ably give up his fight until after the big fight is over.
 Bob Mcdonald laments the fact that too many golfers raise their left elbow too high when driving. Bob would do we'll to caution more of 'em against lifting that right elbow around the nineteenth hole
 There once was golfer named Brown Who belonged to club out of town. Whenever he won
 To the nineteenth hole he'd run And the score then was always down
 Saturday Ty Cobb took a physical examlnation for a commission in the gas and flame division of the army He was pronounced perfect in every particular and will be admitted to the training camp at once. Just why the Georgian chose this branch of the serv- ice is not known.
 Who remembers Moxie Manuel. the old New Orleans hurler? Moxie is now pitching for the Charlottesville anna teur team. which is playing the Mem phis Goodbars for the championship of Tennessee and Kentucky. Rube Maj shall is the star finger for the Tennes- scans.
 Benny Kauff got into Giant uni. form again in Cincinanti Saturday, but he Spilled the beans" for MT, Graw by letting an easy fly dribble through his paws at critical stage of the game.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phils Tit Tuero Hard

St. Louis, August 1s.-After playing two games of the present series with out an error, both sides juggled the ball today, errors behind Ames prov ing the more costly and Philadelphia broke it's losing streak by winning from St. Louis, to l. Not a run on either side was earned. Score
 R. H. E. Philadelphia .... 002 020 003-7 10 8 St. Louis ... 900 900 001--1 6 4 Batteries: Prendergast and Adams; Ames, Tuero and Brock.
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SPORTS
LOCAL,--RY WIRE

cific coast after his defeat by Donovan and became boxing instructor a. the Olympic Athletic club in San Francisco. And there l met him and learned from him many of the ring tricks which a. few years later were to enable me to win a worlds championship from John l.. Sullivan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-20

In 1866 Congress passed a law that ne- gro regiments should be a part of the regular army. The Ninth and Tenth cav airy and the Thirty eighth, Fortieth and Forty-first regiments of infantry were organized March 3. 1869. a consolidation act was passed and the Thirty-eighth and Forty first were organized as the Twenty fourth regiment of infantry; the Thirty ninth and Fortieth were reorganized as the Twenty-fifth regiment of infantry. The Ninth and Tenth cavalry won the reputation of being the best Indian fight CTS on the frontier.
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Reds Still Winning

Cincinnati, August 19.-By bunch ing hits with three passes and a wild pitch in the sixth and seventh innings, Cincinnati scored eight runs off Mar quard and beat Brooklyn. to 4, today in the third game of the series Schnei- der was hit hard, but was tight Tn the pinches and his support was good Score: R. H. F. Brooklyn ........ 101 900 011-4 12 2 Cincinnati ...... 900 003 50*-S 16 1
 Batteries: Marquard and Archer; Schneid and Wingo.
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Eddie Collins Signs Up
 the With U. $. Marines

Philadelphia, August 19.-Eddie Collins, star second baseman of the Chicago Americans. passed the physical examination today and was signed into the United States ma rines. He expects to leave for the training camp at Paris Island, s. C.. within the next few days. Col Inns was 3t years old last May, is married and has two children.
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International League

At Binghamton: Binghamton F, Jersey City 1.
 At Baltimore: Baltimore 9, Newark g. At Buffalo: Buffalo 6, Rochester l. At Toronto: Toronto 1, Hamilton O.
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Comstock Beats Giants

Pittsburg, August 19.-The Giants and Pirates split double header here today, Pittsburg winning the first game. to 1, and New York taking the second, to l. Comstock held the visiting batters we'll in hand during the entire game. while Causey was knocked out of the box. Cooper and Toney both pitched well in the sec ond contest, but New York punched hits and won. Scores:
 First Game R. l. F.. New York ..... 001 900 0o0--1 9 2 Pittsburg ...... 010 133 0o*--8 13 Q
 Batteries: Causey, Demaree and Rariden; Comstock and Schmidt.
 Second Game R. H. E. New York ...... 100 001 000--2 o Pittsburg ..... 900 900 001--1 0
 Batteries: Toney and Rariden; Cooper and Smith, Schmidt.
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Athletics Rally and Win

Philadelphia, August 19-Gardner single, following two bases on paiis. two lnfield hits and Bush's error, won for the Athletics today, 9 to $. m the ninth inning. with none out. watson shut out Detroit until the sixth, when with one out, he passed four men. Gregg replaced him and after GrrgSs hit safely. Gregg passed three men. Adams then supplanted Gregg, ana Bush cleared the bases with a triple. Y. Jones passed two in the latter half or the sixth. establishing a seasons rec ord of nine bases on balls in one in ming. Score: K IT, F. Detroit ........ oQe c0S a8o -s Philadelphia ..... 01Q sea GOA -~S 10
 Batteries: c. Jones kaliip and Spen- cer; Watson. Gregg, Adams and Mo Ayoy.
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Cub Recruit Wins

Chicago, August 19.-"Speed' Martin held Boston to three hits today. while Chicago batted Crandall and shut out the visitors. 2 to 0. Paskerts walk, Merkers triple and Seals single scored the locals runs. Score R. H. E. Boston .......... 900 900 000-O 0 Chicago ......... 900 002 00*-2 g o
 Batteries: Crandall and Wilson; Mar tin and O'Farrell.
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AMERICAN I.EAGIlE
Former Tank Beats Ex-Teammates

New York. August 19.-Chicago made it two out of three from New York, winning their last game of the season in this city today by score of to 1. Quinn, former Yankee pitcher was hit hard by the locals. but he kept their hits scat tered. Score: R.HE. Chicago ............... 001 900 1204 6 l New York .............. 900 900 0O1--1 10 1
 Batteries: Quinn and Schall1; Caldwell and Walters.
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Red Sox Take Second
Walter Too Much for Browns

Washington. August 19.-Foster's triple a to victory today over St. Louis and Judges sacrifice fly gave Washing ton a run in the fourteenth inning ana Johnson famed F batsmen. It was the fifteenth extra inning game he has pitched this season. having won eight and lost seven. Score: R.H E. St. Louis ...... 010 010 900 00-2 F Washington ...... 600 l01 900 ola 3
 Batteries: Rogers and Severeid; John son and Ainsmith
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Yesterdays Results
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Chicago ?, Boston o. Cincinnati 8. Brooklyn 4. Pittsburg S-1, New York 1-2. Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 1.
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Games Today Philadelphia at St. Louis. New York at Pittsburg. Boston at Chicago. Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
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Among fhe Bleacherites air Hits and Foul Chatter Garnered From the Naon
 Past:me

Is full-fledged member of the in ba U club since his trouble with draft officials in Nashville.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-29
RENDITION TO GOD

looked on the ocean wild and wide. Dashing its waves OCT the rocks so
 high;
 I said as I gazed on this mighty thing "How puny, how little am r." I watched the moon as it rose on high, Looked on the wonderful stars of night Seeing these marvels of Gods, I said, How tiny are we-how finite!" On a summers morn I saw the sun Climbing on high and shedding his light On our small world of hills and plains, And I said, "Only God has sight," I watched the light of our little world Setting-seeing with rapture-flled
 heart
 The marvellous riot of color; And I said "Only God knows art"
 -Annabelle Dennison MacConnell
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PREPARATIONS
 FUR COMF FORT
 ARE ELABORATE
(By United Press)

WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI- TIONARY ARMY IN FRANCE, Dec. IS (by maiD Uncle Sam is moving in his wash-tubs to wash the undershirts and things that come back from the trenches.
 Wash-tubs are the main thing in the big salvage base which is just being finished in a city far back from the lines. There are also shoe,repair ma chimes and machines for darning socks and patching brooches.
 The quartermaster took broad look at the future in planning this base. He yisuaiized hundreds of thousands of Sammies in the mud and filth of the trenches-battalions coming out every day wearing the same clothes, down to the last stitch that they wore when they marched in. He saw that these outcoming battalions would need hot baths and clean clothes as much as rest and recreation.
 They're going to get 'em-baths and clothes.
 Back in the cities salvage" denotes a careening red fre-wagon piled high with waterproof blankets, with hel- meted salvage-corps firemen elinging to the hand-rails.
 Over here it's something else again.
 Salvage means repair, reclamation, saving.
 l There will be bath stations just back of the front, and each emerging bat talion will have it's bath parade" on coming out As they enter the build ing the Sammies will discard theiI ] duds-jackets, brooches, shoes, socks shirts and underwear. They will gC through the baths and come out 1T another room to find clean, dry clothes and sound shoes waiting for them.
 Meantime the salvage folk will have gathered up the discarded clothing First of. every garment will gc the "de-iousing" wagon, where stean baths will kill 'em.
 Next the garments are piled into freight cars which come up to the line with supplies and otherwise might gC back empty. At the base the Uncle Sam laundry thoroughly launders ev cry garment and sends them on tt other departments in the same plan for inspection anl repair.
 If a garment has been repaired sev eral times before, most likely it will go into the discard. Otherwise it vii be patched and sent | ward for the next man who comes out wet, muddy and craving to be clean again.
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WAR RISK INSURANCE
 FOR LIGHTHOUSE MEN

The treasury department has ad- vised Secretary Redfeld of the depart ment of commerce that the personnel of the lighthouse service, transferred to the service and Jurisdiction of the war and navy departments by execu- tive order, are within the terms of the war risk insurance act of October 6, 1917.
 This decision was rendered by the bureau of war risk insurance, after submitting the matter for the views of the judge aydocate general of the war department, and will apply to more than HOO officers and employees of the lighthouse service, who have been transferred to the service of the war and navy departments by the Presi- dents order
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pr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy, former Fairbanks woman, has been appointed by the American Medical Women's As sociation to go to France to study conditions regarding maternal mortal ity. Dr. Lovejoy is one of the fore most women physicians in America. She was the wife of Dr. Emil Loveioy. who lived in Fairbanks several years, and whose death occurred there.
 The natives of Southeastern Alaska are making rapid developments so- cially, industrially and morally. For merly they were implacable enemies to the white mans methods, practiced witchcraft, held slaves, and were bound by the most rigid tribal rela- tions. Now 1t is seldom that a native is found who cannot read or write and speak English. Not a few of them are we'll educated and own property The natives have subscribed liberally toward the Red Cross, and are working eagerly for the cause.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-29

It is the common belief in baseball circles that Rogers Hornsby has play ed his last ball game for the Cardinals. Even Miller Huggins, boss of the Yan- kees and former leader of the Car dinals, believes 1t,
 Hornsby, 1t is declared, is eligible for the draft and probably will be taken. If Boss2 Hickey and Hen. dricks can pull sufficient wires to get a batch of bah players in exchange for the young star it is believed they might be induced to do it. Again Hornsby is dissatisfied in St. Louis for he has the opinion he can ge' more money for his services in one of the larger cities.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-29

The step taken by the American as- sociation to eliminate use of the spit bah is destined to blaze a path of re- form in baseball. The aims of Gov. John K. Tener, president of the Ma tional league; Ban Johnson, president of the American league, and other leaders in the game may yet be ar rived at in governing pitchers.
 Gov. Tener was one of the first to take 8 stand against the use of the spitbaT1. A pitcher himself, he held that it not only was an unnecessary suberfuge, but was insanitary and dis gusting to many spectators. Ban John son has relieved himself of practically the same sentiments. There are, in fact only few magnates who really believe the delivery should be al lowed.
 American association pitchers will be watched with interest during the coming season. American association batting records also will come in for close scrutiny, for its is the contention of foes of the spitball that the delivery interferes with free batting, some thing fan wants to see when he pays for entrance to a ball game.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-There isn't the faintest shadow of a doubt that the American soldier is the biggest thing in the American heart. And nowhere is it more evident than in sports
 Baseball is practically sacrificing everything to give baseball to train ing camps next spring The Reds may, in fact, do their spring training at Camp Sheridan, Ala, instead of go- ing to Shreveport, as in the past.
 The Braves and Yankees, who have been playing a scheule of games every spring on their way north from Geor- gia, are booking all training camps on the way for this year
 More ball players are going to be in the National army before spring rolls around. And a great many of them are going to be big leaguers. Base ball should be it's big push in the army along with other pushes. Baseball. in fact, should emerge from the big game more staunch than ever in the hearts of American sports lovers,
 Harry Sparrow is tired of having Yankee grips and things battered around by baggage smashers. And he evidently doesn't believe government control of railways is going to have any good effect on baggage handlers, for he has made arrangements to have baggage of the Yankees enclosedaAext spring in steel cases.
 The new steel cases, Sparrow be- lieves, also will be easier for ball players to handle. And ball players, the world knows, take no back seats at no time for dressiness.