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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10
EsTRAy NOTICE.

On the 7th day OF July there stray
ed on my enclosed land two bay
mares: one has white hind feet and
star in forehead, the other has lump
on right side OF jaw. Any one claim
ing said described animals can obtain
possession by calling on s. II. Croi-
SAINT, i0s Rogue River Ave. Grants
Pass 06
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10
WATERS ARRESTED FOR
USING ''M|CKY FINN

Chicago. July i0.--Ten walters
and officials Of the walters union
were Indicted here today as re-
suit OF the investigations showing
that persons, who had slighted the
walters In giving tips. had been
drugged with "Micky Finn" emetIc
powders
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10

Give our boys In the Army and
Navy every nghting chance. Pledge
yourself to save to the utmost OF
your ability and TO buy War Savings
Stamps.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10
Marines Give Convert

Marines Give Cosscert-
Two cars OF U. 8. Marines were
passengers ON the northbound train
this morning. During the stop here
a quartette consisting OF saAophone'
violin. accordion and ukelele gave an
imprompta concert. The combina-
ton OF instruments Is somewhat un-
usual. but the music was excellent.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10

Special Sale
For one week more we viii sell at
bargain prices any Of our stock OF
lumber. flooring. ceiling, rustic. roof
ing, paint. glass. finish, etc. Our
stock Is broken. but We still have
bargains left. II viii pay you to
buy your fall needs now. Carson
Fowler Lbr. Co. 10
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10
LIEUTENANT ROOSEVELT
DOWNS HUN PLANE

With the American Forces on the
Marne. July 10.--Lieutenant Quin-
ton Roosevelt brought down his first
German airplane in fight north of
Chateau Thierry today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10
Attention Registrants---

Attention Rcgistrants---
All registered men are required TO
be present at ) p. m. at the court
house. Grants Pass. July 18th. at
which time instructions will be
given by medical officer OF the
United States army. and legal in
structions by an attorney. (SIgnedl
Council OF Defense.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10

Steve Mcbride. extra telegraph
operator at Hit, Cal. for several
weeks past. returned home Monday
night. and will await call from the
Southern Pacific company.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10
Western Union Rx~rt ncr-

II, A. wolgamot, a switch board
and wiring expert In the employ OF
the Western Union. Is here making
preparations for the new Western
Union headquarters. st.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10
Mrs. II. X. Miller Honowsi--

Mrs. II. X. Miller Honorcsi---
Mrs. C. r. Fifield Is entertainlng Z
tonight with a dinner party In honor
OF Mrs. II. X. Miller and two sons,
who are visiting here from Medford.
Those invited besides the honor
guests. are: Rev. and Mira Melville
|T. Wire and Miss Catherine Miller
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10
G|GHTY-N|NE KILLED IN
NASHVILLE COLLISION

Nashville. July i0--Latest reports
show that 80 were killed aud over
100 injured In yesterdays hoad-on
collision In the suburbs here.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10
NEW ToDaY

CLASSIFIED AID RATES
words. two Issues. Csc; slx issues
soc; one month, $3.50. wheh paid In
advance. When not paid In advasce.
SC per line per issue.)
GRAIN INSURANCE uncut or
In sacks or stacks. So per $1,000
for 30 days. You can't afford to
be without 1t this year. Write or
phone L. A. Launer, fire insurance.
OF
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10

MIR. and Mira Roscoe Bratton and
baby left this morning for weeks
outing and fishing trip on Sucker
creek.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10

LOST on Pacific highway north OF
Grants Pass. bag containing suit
case Of tourists clothing and mis-
cellaneous articles. Liberal re-
ward. Finder leave at Courier of
flee care 1907. Og
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10

HAY INSURED in barns. Six dollars
per $1,000 for 30 days. L. A
Launer. fire insurance. 0S
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10

FOR SALE--Two grade Jersey cows
and fins 3-months old helfer
calf. r. X. Ross. phone 6O4-F-2
10
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10

Placer and onru Mining blank.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-10

FOR SALE at a bargain-One sec
ond hand safe; one second hand
typewriter; one second hand wag-
on. CarsOn-Fowler Lbr. Co. 10
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
Hank Gowdy Likes
Catchers' Mask Best

Boston, Feb. 1S.-"It makes no
difference how many years a fellow
wears a catcher's mask. the training
will not help him when it comes to
wearing gas masks" That Is the
way Hank Gowdy. former Braves
catcher, the pioneer who blazed the
way" now serving in France, COM
ments on the new device used to
protect the Sammies from the
deadly gas used in warfare.
II hate them" he wrote to a
friend here. But they are better
than the gas. Some times 1 am
tempted to risk it. but then I al
ways decided to keep the thing on.
"A catcher's mask gives a fellow
fresh air. but these things are next
to suffocation. I am going to bring
mine back and make all of my
friends wear it."
Gowdy was the first major league
player to offer his services to the
government and he is throwing him.
self into the game of war with the
same oversupply of pep that has
featured his career on the diamond.
In his letters to friends here he
says that the warming up" is hard,
but he expects to get to the
trenches soon. He tells of sleeping
in stables and hay lofts. and boasts
about his regiment, which recently
made a hike record"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
SHERMAN LANDERS
In HOPKINS MEET

Penn will send Sherman Landers,
the sensational pole vaulter, TO the
big indoor games, under the aus
pices OF Johns Hopkins University,
next Saturday Mkght at the armory.
Guyon and Strupper, two men who
made football history last season.
Camp Meade will have Gus Welch.
the famous Indian upholding its
name, and Cornell. Princeton and
other universities will have their
stars running in their respective col
ors, but it remained for Camp Dix
to enter the man whose name will
create more talk than any one other.
He is none other than Howard
Berry. the former all-around star
from the University of Pennsylva-
MIA. who is now at Camp Dix and
who wears a sergeant's stripes.
Berry is looked upon as the great
est all-around athlete since the days
when Jim Thorpe, the Indian. ruled
supreme. Berry is a noted foot
baller, was on the baseball team.
took down all-around honors at the
Penn relays several times and he
will surely be given a great ovation
when he appears next Saturday night.
Berry will be a member of the Camp
Dix relay team which will run a mile
against a quartet representing Camp
Meade. and 1t Is worthy of note that
he is the only man who is not a
commissioned officer on il. Incidental
ly it is rumored that Sergt. Berry
may be commissioned at any moment.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
SHELLY PURCHASED
BY PRESIDENT DUNN

Cleveland, Ohio. Feb. 1S.-President
Dunn, of the Indians. today an
nounced that he had filled Joe Harris
rosition at first base. His new player
is Sheely. who played last season
with the Salt Lake team OF the Pacific
Coast League.
The new first-bagger's record makes
him look like a real major league
man. His batting average last year
ives .S9S. He drove in ninety-seven
runs. lined out ~ safe hits Of which
nineteen were home runs and topped
the list as the leading FIRST ssCker
in the Tacific Coast League.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
EASTERN HIGH FIVE
BATTLES TECHNICAL

Eastern High five will battle the
Technical High quint in the regular
scheduled game of the season this aft
eTnoon in the 'Y" gym in the inter-
scholastic league. This game will
have no bearing on the championship
as both contenders are not in the
race.
AS Eastern has been weakened by
the absence of two of its best play
ers, one by graduation and the other
by injuries, it looks as IL Tech had
good chance to gain one more win
before the close OF the year.
Central has a clear title to the
championship as 1t has won six
games and lost one, while Western
and Business are tied for second
honors with four wins and the same
number of losses. The Central-East-
ern engagement Of February Is was
postponed and will most likely be
played on February 26 in the "Y"
gym.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
I'LL Be Ready to Play First Base Opening Of the Season
Joe Judge to Be Ready
When Grifs Go to Camp

Manager Clark Griffith had a
talk with Joe Judge yesterday and
said that Joe was able to walk
without his cane and would be
ready to go South with the rest of
the players next month.
Judge Is taking regular treat
ments from Trainer Mike Martin
and the latter says that judges
ankle Is yielding slowly to the
massage. 1t Is a little stiff but that
by the time the boys reach camp
he will have Judge in shape and
that he will have no difficulty in
playing the initial sack for the
Nationals this season.
With Judge in shape load will
be lifted on Griff's mind for he
will not be compelled to look
farther for a first baseman anG
Judge will round out his infield IN
great shape.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
THE STAR FIVE
STWOGAMES
Herald Quint Loses by 36
Pins in Challenge
Match.

The Evening Star bowling five de-
feated a team from The Washington
Herald on the Royal alleys yester-
day by a total of thirty-six pins in
one of the closest setsh sen In this To-
cality for some time.
The Herald team started of like
winners and captured the opening
same 1872 to 46S. and gained lead of
q pins, but in the second game the
Star team forged to the front and
piled up 561 to the Herald's 513, which
gave them the advantage by "a pins,
and in the third game the Star men
increased their lead by II, which gave
them a lead OF S6 pins as they totaled
$50 to sos for The Herald quint.
Walt Collier, of the Star quint. had
the high game when in his second he
spilled III pins while Henry Meals. Of
The Herald five, spilled 10 in his sec
ond game for the high individual
game for his team. Dave Mccarthy
had the most consistent games as he
rolled 112, 119 and 1O2 for total Of
333 for his set. Fred Switzer was the
most consistent bowler of The Herald
quint. He totaled 315 for his set with
games Of 104, s6 and 1O5. Joe Allen ran
Switzer a close second as ne rolled
80 for his set with games of 80, 102
and lO9. The summary:
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
WHAT WILL BRAVES
DO WITH TWO GRIPS

The Boston Braves, in their tours
over the circuit during the coming
season, will each be obliged to carry
two grips, instead of a single one, as
in the past. This decision of the club
management to have each man carry
his own uniform and favorite bats IS
made to avoid the possibility of delay
in the transportation of baggage.
In these days of increased traffic
and wartime measures the conges-
ton Of baggage at all OF the large
cities has become a serious problem,
and the failure of the trunks in time
would be annoying to them and de-
cidedIy expensive to the club If any
games had to be Cancelled because of
the non-arrival of their playing para
phernalia-
An order already has been placed by
Business Manager Hapgood for thirty
individual grips and bat cases. They
are to be custom-made and will be
just large enough to accommodate a
mans uniform, his shoes, sweaters,
gloves, etc. Skeleton steel cases will
be covered with khaki in the clubs
colors, with each group inscribed
Boston Braves" and the name of the
individual owner. The grips will be
taken into the sleeping cars by the
players and will be made so that they
can be slipped under the berths.
Under this arrangement all players
will be sure of their equipment when
they arrive in a city.
Johnny Evers recently advocated
that the players should return to the
old days when they used to ride to
and from the grounds in a barge,
dressed in their playing togs. The
return to the custom Of having each
player carry his own baggage is a
step back toward "the good old
days"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
Most of Diamond Athletes
Start Downward After
Reaching This Age.

When does the great ball player
reach the greatest efficiency
AT what age is his prowess superior
to his efforts at other times?
A little study of the ages at which
hall players have had their greatest
year is interesting. II shows that
at about % or 36 the maximum OF
efficiency is reached.
Honus Wagner had his greatest
year in 1900 At least, he reached ms
maximum as a batsman that year and
his fielding was never better. u
1900 Honus was 3 years old. Iie
batted go for the season.
Napoleon Lajoie had his best year
in 1901 when he was Is. That year
the great Frenchman batted for an
astounding total of 40
Cobb's star year was in 1911, when
he was 8. That year Cobb batted
40 and amassed 2IS hits and ia
runs. When il is considered that
there are few batters who get be-
yond 100 runs or 200 hits season IT
may be seen how far out ahead of
the field Cobb was that year.
Matty had something like sixteen
great years. but the greatest Of
these was 1906, when he was .. That
year Matty won thirty-one and lost
but nine games out OF forty. and
pitched three shut-out games against
the Athletics in the world series. an
achievement which has never been
equaled.
Ed walsh's superyear, when he
won forty games and lost fifteen.
besides saving a number for other
pitchers, was in 1903 Walsh was S
then. His record OF forty wins has
been beaten by only one pitcher.
Chesbro having gone him one better.
Walter johnson reached his best
season in 1918, when he was &c. That
year he won thirty-six and lost but
seven games. He was 96 in 1913. II
is hard TO pick the greatest year OF
Grover Alexander. who has won more
than thirty games during the last
three seasons, but he delivered these
victories during his tweRty-foUrth,
twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth years.
There are exceptions, of course,
Iris Speakers greatest year was 1916.
He was g.
Joe Wood won twenty-three games
and lost five in 1912, when he was but
q. and Rube Marquard was the same
age the same year when he made
the remarkable run OF nineteen
straight victories. But the majority
of the great stars have been around
p or 26 when they had their best
seasons.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
HACKENSCHMIDT TO
WRESTLE JOE TURNER

New York wrestling critics who
have seen Young Hackenschmidt in
action at the International Middle
weight Tournament last fall are
picking their man to defeat Joe
Turner Thursday night at the Ly-
ceum Theater. Ever since the an
nouncement that these crack mid
dle-weights were matched the
wrestling fans and restlers
throughout the country have been
anNiously waiting the date as no
doubt this match will decide the
middle-weight title.
Ever since Hackenschmidt was
declared the winner of the New
York tournament Washington fans
have been clamoring for a chance
to see him display his powers on
the mat with Joe Turner.
the mat with Joe Turner. They
were especially anxious to see Mike
Yokel. the famous western wrestl-
er. perform here again but however
when 1t was learned that Hack had
been awarded a decision over the
Salt Lake City grappler in a two
hour-and-a-half battle their minds
changed and IL was the best man
in the mat game they wanted to
meet the champion.
That Hackenschmidt Is the best
man who could be pitted against
Turner is evidenced by reason Of
his long string OF victories over
the foremost men in the game and
the coming conflict ought to be a
hummer from the initial handshake
to the winning tap on the shoulders
dealt out by the referee.
That each man is confident of
coping the laurels might be con-
cluded when it is cited that the ar
ticles signed by Turner and George
Bothner. Hackenschmidt's manager.
specify that the winner takes all OF
the purse put up by Manager Nc
George.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
BUSINESS HIGH FIVE
DEFEATS ST. ALBANS

Business High School basketball
team defeated the st. Albans quint
yesterday in the st. Adams gym, in
a fast game, by the count of 30
70 Is
The all-round team work Of the
Stenographers' quint was better than
the St Adams quint. and the Blue
and Buff boys passed the ball clean
ly and dribbled down the floor in
good style. Schneider and Reedy
led their team mates in shooting
baskets from the floor. as each con-
tributed five baskets during the game
The Business five jumped into the
lead in the first half: when the half
way time was reached the Stenog-
raphers led by seven points and in
creased this lead again in the sec
ond period to twelve points. st. Al
bans scored only ten points during
the second half The lineup:
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
GREAT WEIGHT
LIFTING FEAT
Many Tons Will Be Handled
by Pin Boys.

The greatest weIght-lifting con-
test of the year soon will BE. with
little John Q. Pin Boy starring as
the modern Hercules supported by
A. Bowler and Mrs. A. Bowler.
It's the eighteenth anual tour
nament OF the American Bowling
Congress which started at Cincin-
natl Saturday.
Just a shade under 1929 tons in
dead weight will be lifted by the
pin boys.
The women who will bowl in the
Woman's National Tourney will lift
3SS.S00 pounds in bowling balls.
The men who will bowl in the
A. B. c. roll-off will handle S.027.-
424 pounds in bowling balls.
The poor pin boys will not only
have to handle all OF this weight
in bowling balls. but also will have
to lift 9.643.59O pounds in pins.
In arriving at these figures this
course was pursued:
An average of IS balls to a game
was allowed each man and woman
bowler. AS the balls weigh 16
pounds, each bowler will lift an
average of 29S pounds in bowling
balls each game. 1t takes three
games to complete an event, so
each bowler who rolls in the team
match will lift an aggregate weight
of S64 pounds in the event alone.
While he is doing this the pin
boy, figuring on an average of elev-
en- frames to the game. will lift
not only the S64 pounds of bowling
balls in putting them on the re-
turn. but will pick up and spot
$50 pounds of pins, there being ten
pins weighing three pounds each to
a frame.
There are ga fve-men teams and
thirty-two five-women teams entered
in the main events, which makes the
weight the bowlers will lift in that
end OF the tourney 2,Ss3,59O pounds.
while the pin boys will handle this
weight and an additional 1886, 200
pounds Of pins. a total Of 6,349, 90
pounds.
In the doubles there are 1,494 men
teams. or 2,9SS bowlers. and seventy
two women teams, or 14 bowlers.
The bowling balls used in this event
will weigh 2,7O6.OiS pounds and the
pins S,10OsSo making a total weight
of 5,SOs.7-S pounds.
In the singles there will be 3.GS3
men and 1l6 women, a total of 3,i79
bowlers The bowling balls lifted
IN this event will weigh a total of
2,746.656 pounds and the pins 3.147. .21O
pounds, or a total weight of 5,Ss3, Sc
pounds.
Each bowler who rolls in all three
events will cause the pin boys to lift
a total OF $50 pounds in order to
complete his rolling. while each
bowler who goes through the entire
program will himself pick UP a total
of 1852 pounds in handling his bowl
ing balls.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
GEORGECHANEY
GETS DECISION
Baltimore Boxer Wins Over
Wallace-Terror Moore
? Outpoints Sharkey.
By JOHN A. DUGAN.


Baltimore, Nd. Feb. 12-Uncle Sam
should make Capt. Patrick ]. Dono-
wan boxing instructor at Camp
Meade. AS a general he did more
battling in the thirty rounds of all
star card staged OF the American
Athletic Club at the Lyric Theater
last night than did the real bat
tiers. George Clancy. the Knockout
king of the world, staged his sec
ond bout OF his comeback in a
match with Eddie Wallace. of Brook
1yn.~ Clancy pounded Wallace from
one end of the ring to the other,
but at the end of ten rounds both
boys were on their feet. with the
Baltimore battler having easily the
best Of the going.
In what was staged as the semi
windup Pal Moore. the Dixie plow-
boy from Memphis. had easy going
in landing the best of the decision
OF q ten-round encounter with Jack
Sharkey. of New York. Young Cha
ney, of this city. obtained the de-
cision at the end of ten rounds of
milling from Jack Reddy, Of New
York
Happy Davis, of Philadelphia, and
Whitley Baker. Of Camp Meade, went
six fast rounds in the preliminary.
Donovan was forced to do most OF
the mixing during the evening. and
It is he the fans applauded at the
end of the milling. as the former
English army officer went these
thirty rounds in the best OF, shape
and showed that the bayonet drill
ing at Camp Meade has placed him
in shape.
Hen Bletzer furnished the Baltimore
fighting fans a real card tonight. but
all followers of boxing looked for a
knockout and George Clancy. the
king of the squad fighters. failed to
come through in his setto with Eddie
Wallace.
The crowd was very sadly disap-
pointed.
Not until the fourth round Of the
main bout did any blood show upon
the battlers. CLANCY drew first blood
in this round and ut was then a fore
gone conclusion that sooner or later
he would hand out the wallop. It was
not the old CLANCY who faced the
Brooklyn boy as he failed to PUT
through the punch, but the beating
taken by the visitor will be one that
viii be long remembered
Referee Donovan asked the handlers
of the Brooklyn battler to throw the
sponge into the ring at the end Of the
seTenth round. but he held on. and
Wallace must be given credit for his
staying powers.
Pal Moore had a set-up in his battle
with Sharkey, but the rugged New
Yorker fought him all the way, and if
IL had not been for the left jab and
overland punches used by the Dixie
feather-weight he would have never
gained the decision.
Moore pounded and punched Sharkey
all the way. but the little New Yorker
was always willing to come back for
more. and Pal was the kid to give
II to him
The best bout of the night was
the battle staged between Young
CLANCY. of this city. and Jack
Reddy. of New York CLANCY
stepped rings around the New
Yorker, but the Gothamite was
ready at all times to exchange
punches and stay in with the fast
coming Baltimore yOungster.
Many Washington fight fans were
scattered among the fans present.
but the fight as a whole was a dis
appointment