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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14

this unyielding missile were
wrapped some rags over this,
tire tape. Surrounding all was
a piece of canvas, roughly
stitched. 1t was the hardest
and the "deadest" ball ever used
in competition. A giant couldn't
have hit over 100 feet with a tele-
graph pole, and it took good
lick to drive it even as far as
the pitcher. Still it was ball.
The heroes who volunteered to
act as catchers in this strange
contest refused to face the
camouflaged boulder without
some protection so they made
themselves a glove. A couple
of old flannel shirts served to
provide leather for the face of
the glove and this was sewn on
by the same genius that had
the canvass over for the
ball. The strange contrivance
had no fingers but was held in
place by binding it on the hands
with twine.
Nobody but the catcher boast
I'd a glove. The infieldders and
out fielders used their bare
hands and the first baseman
who had to handle swift throws
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14
} Most Unique Baseball Con-
test Ever Staged By
Americans Played In
France
Sport Expert Predicts That
Game Will Be Stronger
Than Ever After The
War Is Won

Baseball is not only going to
hold its own in spite of the tenn
parary interruption of the war,
but it is going to come back
stronger than ever, writes E. A.
Bachelor from Paris Perhaps
there will be more players and
fewer spectators than there used
to be after the Boche has been
subdued, but the quality Of play
is not going to deteriorate. The
game is being kept alive in
France and some of the men
that didn't like it at all before
they Joined the Army are get
ting so devoted to it while tenn
porarily detained behind the
lines that they are playing un-
der the most inauspicious cir
cumstances.
The greatest game of ball ever
played in the world was recently
pulled off at one of the American
base ports in France says Batch
elor. So far as. the degree of
mechanical perfection exhibited
by the participants was concern
ed, it probably was one Of the
worst games. But it pointed the
moral that when an American
soldier wants to play baseball,
he is going to play it in spite Of
Hades and high water.
Sixty thousand men were in
this port the day the game was
played, an unusual number and
one that completely swamped
the existing ATHLETIC facilities.
The Y. M. c. A. people, who fur
nish most Of the baseball per-
aphernaJia in France, dug up
every last bat and ball and
glove that could be found, in
some gloves that even
DOME would have scorned, and
DOME, you know uses a glove
until there is nothing left but
the strap and then recues
another that somebody else is !
about to throw on the ash heap. |
The soldiers weren't even half |
satisfied after the Red Triangle
nut had been stripped Of every
hing that could be used in a ball
game. Those that hadn't been
ucky enough to get in on the
distribution decided the small
natter of having no equipment
wasn't going to stop them. If :
lobody would lend them any and
here was none to be bought,
hey would make some. They =
lid.
The ball was fearful and !
thing, absolutely !
,uiltless Of any Infringement Of
he Spalding and Reach patents.
round stone, picked up on the :
eech, formed it's core. Around .
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|l,,chant May Sell 3(
||iI).y's h Supply OF Sugar
For Families In One
Purchase
N Rule Limiting All Sales tc
y Tro Pounds Per Person Has
poen Amended By Food
Administration

no following regulations Gov
,ine the sales of sugar by re-
n dealers have been received
n will supercede all former
njss on this subject: .
franklin, La, Sept. IL, 1918
n ALL COMMITTEEMEN:-
Sugar Rules.
me rule limiting the sale OF
(prsr to 2 pounds to one person
\ INV one time, has been abro-
|ated. Hereafter a merchant
IN sell to his customers any
|nsntity Of sugar, not exceed
4, one months supply, on the
|n,is Of 2 pounds for each per-
IN in the family. That is, a
|hnly with 5 persons in it, can
I'm lopounds Of sugar at a time,
|ht must not make such, pur-
|tsse oftener than every 30
|hys.
Prices on Sugar
The retailer must not charge
|nrp than. OIL over and above
he invoice price Of the whole
|akr, plus freight.
That is, if the wholesalers
Ere is. O912 and the freight
h rs per 100, the retailers
kice must not be over. 1924, per
kund.
|Of course for the sale of l
kund Of sugar the retailer
|uh charge, IL; but for the
he Of 8 pounds, he must not
large over. 81.
Sugar Certificates
An sugar certificates, wheth-
\ stamped for ends or 3rds
Egar or not, may be used for the
|rthase Of granulated at their
bill face value.
Il 1t is desired to use them
|r or 3 sugars, they carry an
crease valuation of 25percent;
bat is, a certificate good for
W pounds Of sugar, can be
ud to obtain 125 pounds of
lther Ends or 3rds.
ROBT. E. BRUMBY
bod Administrator for st.
Ly.
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Yours truly,
BORAH'S DRUG STORE
n Too1 NF,~,ox

The secretary of the Good
Roads Association wishes to an
nounce that all citizens who want
to have a helping hand in this
splendid enterprise may bring
contributions personally to the
manager of the Chamber of
Commerce or send it by mail to
the Secretary of The T-A-L-M
Good Roads Association, care
of the Chamber of Commerce,
Morgan City. j,
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Chamber OF Commerce
Receives Practical Tes-
monial OF Appggecia-
ton From Local Men
Borah's Drug Store And H. Roes
Forward Contributions To
Bayou Caroline Road Cons
truction Fund

Additional assurance that the
plans Of the T-A-L-M Good
Roads Association for the
speedy construction of the Bayou
Caroline cutoff, has the unaai-
nous support of all factions, is
being received daily. Following
the favorable action Of the st.
Mary police jury, the official
bodies of Lafourche and Assump-
tion parishes backed up their ex-
pressions of cooperation with
substantial appropriations. Now
come two subscriptions which
boosts the representation from
private individuals. These
latest subscribers are Borah's
Drug Store and Mr.. H. Roes of
Albert's Dry Goods Store. Both
rendered checks for $500.
The check from Borah's was
accompanied with a letter which
expresses so accurately the grow
ing sentiment in this community
concerning the efforts for COM
munity betterment constantly
being eXerted by the Chamber of
Commerce, that it is reproduced
herewith:
September. 13, 1918
Mr.. w. C. Harman, Mgr, ii
Chamber Commerce,
City.
Dear Mr.. Harman:-
| called Mr.. Borah's atten-
tion to the efforts of yourself
and able o-workers of the Cham
Der of Commerce, in securing
the completion of the roadway
between Morgan City and Hou-
ma, and he was so impressed
with the necessity of such an
undertaking for the welfare of
our progressive city, that he ms
tructed me to forward to you the
enclosed check for $500, as
our mite to help along the good
work.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14

September 18 is going to be Red
Letter Day in Morgan City's history
make your plans accordingly. Don't
be among the missing!
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-14

sspssnber Is is the big day! Make
~ plans to be here on that day.
llss's soing to be something very
- doing.
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The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
CARPENTER IS
MAN
French Boxer Wins Honors
in 100-Meter Dash and
High Jump.

Paris, July 9-The great inter-allied
military sports meeting which took
place here yesterday revealed the fact
that since the war began Georges
Carpenter, the boxing champion. now
an aviator, had developed into a
first-class all-around athlete. car
pentier just missed by inches winning
his heat in the 100-meter fiat race.
and was placed third in a very stun
high jumping contest in which he
cleared one meter and sixty-five cent?
meters (about Ave feet five inches) as
compared with l meter and 70 cent?
meters and one meter and seventy
centimeters cleared by the men re-
turned first and second respectively.
In the l,0O0-meter inter-allied relay
race, the American team. consisting
of Sphinx, Lennon and Eller. reached
home a dozen yards behind the
French team. which was placed first,
and administered a handsome beating
to the Italian and Belgian teams.
The inter-aIlied contests for grenade
throwing was won by Schoekers, OF
the Belgian arms, with sixty-six
meters, an American, Hugh Doherty,
being placed fourth. after the Belgian
and French representatives. with
sixty-four meters and twelve cent?
meters each.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
CLERKS TENNIS
|LEAGUESTARTS
Treasury Team Lands Five
Of Six Matches from
Justice-Trade Players.

The Department. Tennis League
got going yesterday afternoon, the
Treasury team defeating the combi-
nation from Justice-Trade Commission
FIVE matches to one. on the Prince
ton Heights Clubs courts.
Treasury's number one team. COM
posed of Armstrong and Remey. lost
the only match to Thad clinton and
Doctor Haney. Benton, who plays
number two for the Champion Rae.
quet team of the Suburban League
was the. real stumbling block In the
way, Of cleanup for the money
counters.
The first three matches were hard
fought and the winners could not be
determined. until three sets had beer
played. Seven members of the Treas
ury team are also playing in the
Suburban League. Dudley. Clark and
Haas, with Princeton; Buell. with
Holmead; Shorty Price with Racquet
and Andrews and Newly with Euclid
Team No. l.-Benton and Haney
Justice. defeated Armstrong and
Remey, Treasury, sc. 60, So.
Team No. 2.-Price and Dudley
Treasury. defeated Polk and Burkett
Justice. 6-2, Sc, 6-3.
Team No. 3.-Andrews and Newby
Treasury. defeated Czold and Hinton
Justice. Ga. 5-6. 6-5.
Team No. ALIAS and Buell.. Treas.
ury, defeated Peterson and Haines
Justice, 6-5. 6-1.
Team No. 5.-Clarke and Ballinger
Treasury. defeated Sombereer and
Gaskins. Justice, 6-2,. 60.
Next matches Thursday, Smith
sonian VS.. Shipping Board Emergency
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
The Morning After the
Day Before Guess

The worlds serious-By hitting one
in timely fashion between Montdidier
and Disc, the poilus counted a run in
the last inning of yesterdays game.
In the central half Of the ninth they
threatened to score by a heavy
counter attack.
Manager Hindenburg has now called
for more recruit material. 1t is un-
derstood that he has told the officials
Of the club that unless his team is
strengthened there Is no hope Of
winning the series.
There is no doubt about It, the
Mackmen lost one of the most
splendid opportunities in the history
OF the club yesterday. They had a
chance to pull out Of last place.
We would suggest that the Pirates
new outfielder. Southworth, have his
name changed to Southpaw. II
would sound more like the real thing
President Tener Is of the opinion
that Ban Johnson and Connie Mack
have about as much regard for the
National agreement as the Kaiser
has for international law. -.
Speaking Of basebalrs part in the
war. it looks as though the pastime
would have little war all of 1t,
own.
New Jersey apparently is going tc
fall into line with the other states
that have barred the heavyweight,
battles between Freddie Fulton and
his different proposed opponents.
Jack Hare, jr., Is not considered sc
likely to win now that Jockey Lyke
will not ride him today in the match
race against 'Johren. Many of his
admirers did not, like the announce,
ment
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
MEIGS MAY GET
LEAGUE BERTH
Lacy After Soldiers to Fill
Vacancy-Two Clubs
Are Consolidated.

The Navy Interbureau League Is
having its troubles. Because OF Or
ders that effect the transfer Of many
Of the players OF the Disbursement
team and the Supplies and Accounts
clubs il has been agreed by the boa-d
of managers to consolidate these
clubs in order to keep the league in
motion. About six players from each
club are obtainable. and since they
were practically the best OF both
teams the strength Of the new outfit
ranFs II with Operation and the Ma
Zines.
President Lacy started out yeste=-
day to obtain a club to take the place
made vacant by the consolidat tion of
these two clubs and efforts were
made to secure the Camp Meiss out
fit. II the Meigs team is given 'he
franchise In the league the Navy In
.terbureau circuit Twill boast OF Deing
one of tbe strongest that the District
has seer in a long while.
No changes will be made in the
schedule, as President Lacy is conA-
dent that he will obtain some fast
service club in this vicinity to take
the place now vacant in the league.
Oh SATURDAY dAlcEnOOh lHc OpcEd-
ton team will journey to Alexandria,
Va. to play the Alexandria Ship
building Company. 1t will be the
first game for the shipbuilders. and
the new park at the shipbuilding
grounds will be opened. On Sunday
the Operation team will play the
Camp Meigs outfit at the Florida
avenue cantonment.
The Cardinal Athletic Club team, ol
Alexandria, Va, which has lately
been strengthened by the addition OF
number of Washington boys. will
journey to York. Pa, Saturday af-
ternoon to play the Chair Steel Works
nine, of that city.
The crack 6O4th Engineer team
which has not been defeated in q
game this season, Is slated to meet
the Camp Meigs outfit at the Wash.
ington Barracks this afternoon at go
p. m. in the first game of a series
The Meigs club has been going a
top speed and have made a genera
cleanup of all local amateur teams
The strength of the 6o4th Engineer;
speaks for itself, as they have beer
victorious in twenty-one games played
to date.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
7ener Threatens Resign Because Of Perry Case
May Break the Jinx.

Foxy Grit and his crew OF pen
nant hopes are some sore bunch
this morning. The Old Fox II
all peeved at this Jinx that
Jimmy Burke's team still holds
over the, Nationals. and with fire
in his eyes today he Is deter
mined to break this ''hoo-doo."
Either Jimmy Shaw. or walter
johnson will take up the hill
duties for the Grinfmen in this
effort to land the final game.
while either Rigers, Davenport
or Gallia will do the honors for
the Brownies. .
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
MAYER'S PINCH BLOW
LANDS FOR BOSTON

Boston, July 9.-After playing slug
gishly in a chilly wind for eight
innings today. the Indians and Red
Sox warmed up to an exciting finish,
Boston winning. to 0. in the twelfth.
Speaker misjudged Scott's fly and
it went for a double. Truesdale,
pinch hitting, tapped to Bagby, and
Scott was trapped. but ne prolonged
the chase until Truesdale could reach
second. Mayer. the Boston third
string catcher, then delivered q sim
gle which bounded badly for Graney
and won the game. The score by in
nings:
R.H.E.
Cleveland .....oOoooo0O00oo-0 /
Boston .........OO00000000
Batteries-Bagby and O'Neill; Bush.
Agnew and Mayer. Umpires-Evans
and Hildebrand.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
ROW STARTED
| IN new JERSEY
Decision Of Boxing Board
Against Fulton-Dempsey
Bout to Be Appealed.

New York. July s.-Alexander
Archibald. director of finance of the
city Of Newark. will take an appeal
from the ruling of Chairman John
Smith. OF the New Jersey Boxing
Commission. denying his right to
have Fred Fulton and Jack Demp-
sey engage in bout at the velo-
drome. Mr.. Archibald. who is chair
man OF the, committee raising
money for the Clark Griffith Bat and
Ball Fund. is much incensed over
the turn of affairs. In speaking of
the. matter today he said:
81 am not a promoter of fights
and would not have handled the
fight II 1t had come here. 1t was
my intention to have James Johns
ton of New York look after the de-
tails and I was to have met repre-
sentatives OF the boxers here to-
morrow to make final arrangements
regarding the division of the re-
ceipts on a percentage basis. The
letter presented to the commission
by my secretary seemed to explain
the matter pretty clarly. I do not
think that anybody expected Fulton
and Dempsey to box here for moth
ing and the Boxing Commission is
not excepted"
Commissioner Grain today made
the following statement with regard
to the situation: 'If the bout Is held
in Newark it will not take place at
the Velodrome. A license to con-
duct bouts at the bicycle track has
already been denied, and 1t would
not be in keeping with the views Of
the commission to have Fulton and
Dempsey stage their bout there.
We think that a licensed club should
handle it. When permission was
granted for the show we did not
think they were going after such
big game. We also thought all the
money was going to the fund"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
TIGERS NAME NEW
FOOTBALL COMMITTEE

New York. July 9.-Princeton's plans
for football are indicated by the np-
pointment Of a new football commit
tee, which consists of Knox Taylor,
Speedy Rush, Big Bill Edwards, Bill
Roper and Fred Dawson. The last
named was put on the committee IN
spite of his having resigned as
Princeton's assistant coach and gone
to Columbia.
The plan behind the appointment OF
the committee includes games with
Harvard and Yale and service elevens.
The Tiger is determined to return
to the gridiron with a varsity eleven.
and he Is sure to do so no matter
what the outlook when the men re-
port in the fall.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
MACKS AND TIGERS
DIVIDE TWIN BILL

Philadelphia, July 9.-The Ath-
etics lost one of the very few
:hances which have come to them
n recent years to get out of last
,lace in the American League, when
hey allowed Detroit to take the
iecond game of today's double head
n by q score of to 4, after Vean
iregg had captured the first game
to 1. The score by innings:
Detroit ....... 200 900 001-1 IL. 2
Philadelphia 200 100 2O'-3 IL o
Batteries-Boland and Stanage;
iregg and McAvoy. Umpires Nor
arity and OLoughlin.
Second game:
Detroit 900 320 0O0-5 s o
Philadelphia 1000 900 301-4 Z 3
Batteries-James, Dauss and STAN
sge; Perry. Adams and Perkins. Um-
ires. OLoughlin and Moriarity.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
CHICAGO AND YANKEES
OBTAIN EVEN BREAK

New York. July s.-The Yankees
and White Sox broke even on a
double-header here today. the locals
winning the first game 6 to 4, and
losing the second 4 to 8.
The second contest went ten in
nings after the Yankees tied the
score in the ninth. In the extra
frame the White Sox came back
with a vengeance. Eddie Collins
was robbed Of a hit when Miller
speared his long drive. Risberg
doubled to left. and ]. Collins scored
him with long single to right, but
was out trying to reach second.
In the first game, Cicotte and
Danforth pitched against Caldwell.
The score by innings:
FIRST GAME.
Chicago. O03 900 100 6 2
New York. .020 100 I2x-6 10 1
Batteries-Danforth Cicotte and
Schalk: Caldwell ad Walters, Ham
nah. Umpires. Messrs. Owens and
Connolly.
SECOND GAME.
Chicago-...... 010 020 900 If 1
New York. -. 900 o01 oo2 0-3 II 0
Batteries-Benz and Jacobs; Love,
Robinson. Finneran and walters.
Umpires, Messr1 Connolly and
Owens.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
Moguls Of West Do Not
Favor Liberty League

aKnsas City, Mo-, July 9.-E. W.
Dickerson, president Of the Western
League. declared today that the sug-
gestion of Jack Holland. head Of the
Oklahoma City Western League team,
that a liberty league" be formed
Of clubs from the Western and Texas
leagues should not be given serious
consideration.
Each league guarantees protec-
tion to its cities" Mr.. Dickerson de-
clared. Although we have tisband-
ed. organized baseball would heed
our protest against the move pro-
posed by Mr.. Holland"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
COOPER SHOWS FORM
AND BEATS BRAVES

Pittsburgh, July s.-The Pittsburgh
Pirates batted F'iilingim hard and
timely today, winning from Boston.
q to 2. Cooler pitched steady ball
for the home team except in the
fourth inning, when a pass and a
hit batsman led to the visitors first
run. The score by innings:
R.H.E.
Boston ...........0Oo1 s /
Pittsburgh ......02 3101x-7 IL 2
Batteries-Fillingim and Wilson;
Cooper and Schmidt. UmpireA SQuig-
ley and Harrison.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
NAVY YARD LOSES
TO WAR TRADE NINE

In the opening game Of the sec
ond series in the Colored Depart
mental League yesterday. the War
Trade Board nine defeated the Navy
Yard team by 10>to 6 score. The
score by innings:
War Trade. 1o2 e3s 1ox-l0 IL 2
Navy Yard. :. 210 102 0o0-6 9
Batteries-Reed and Peace; John
son and Trunheld.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10

At last accounts President Ban
johnson, Of the American League.
upheld Connie Mack In his hght for
the pitcher. johnson frankly admits
that he fought for the Athletics In
the session Of the commission which
awarded Perry to the Boston Ma
tionals.
In a letter addressed by President
Tener TO the club presidents of the
senior leagues. Tener makes known
the fact that after the verdict Of the
National Commission was made
known the American League advised
the commission that under no cir
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
viii Join YANKEES.

St Paul MINI. July s.-Pitcher Rag
Heating OF the St. Paul American
Association) Club. has been traded "a
the New York (American LeagueD
Club for two unnamed players, Man-
ager Kelley announced today. Keats
ing Is already on his way TO Join thu
New York Club.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10

cumstances or conditions win Perry
be turned over 70 the Boston CSs-
tionaD club"
In an interview given In PhiladeI@
phia yesterday President Tener say
that the action OF the American
League is a virtual declaration OF
war.
He says the National agreement
has been violated by the Junior part-
ner and that he cannot in Justice
to himself remain a member Of ths
National Commission.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
"POP" O'BRIEN NOW
QUAKER MATCHMAKER

New York. July O.. According to
Sammy Harris. the fight promoter.
Of Baltimore, Frank C"Pop'D o'Brien.
the well-known referee. Of Philadei-
phia. has been appointed the official
referee and matchmaker Of the Ma
tional A. C. of Philadelphia. II this
be true, O'Brien will take the place
of Herman ("MuggsyO Taylor, who
was manager Of the club for several
months after Jack McGuigan sold
out his interests I'm IT.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
FRY SHOWS FORM IN
BEATING TORPEDOES

The Gunners sent the Torpedoes
tumbling into second place in the
Navy Yard League yesterday by de-
feating them by a score of 7 to o.
Fry handled himself wen allowing
two safe and two scratch hits. keep
ing them well scattered.
The Cloffeps and Tool and Miscel-
laneous will play today at p. m.
at Union League Park.
ADD NAVY YARD LEAGUE
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
Baumgardner in Army.

George Baunngardner. formerly a
pitcher with the st. Louis Browns,
has been heard from He is in the
army at Camp Shelby, Miss, and
the other day. pitching for his army
team against Spring Hill College at
Mobile. he shut out the collegians
with four hits.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
AGGIES ARE BEATEN
BY RED CROSS NINE

The Red Cross team yesterday de-
feated the Agriculture club in the
Departmental League by a count
OF to 2. The features of the
game was the hitting of Geibel and
McLaren. The score
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10

huns-GclDeip hebn, McLAren lZlp Iahous
Elder Left on bAses-Agricilture, o: Red
Cross. s. First base on balls-Oh McLaren. };
OF Carroll. . Struck out-By McLaren II: hv
Carroll. G. Home runs-McLaren. Stolen base
Madden ~. Magruder. Carroll. Smith. Walsh
t9. Double plays-Milb to Walsh. Hit by
pitcher-By Carroll tMaddenl. Passed balls
smith. Umpire-Eddie. Time Of game hours.
Scorr-Moyer
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
GIANTS DEFEAT CUBS.

Chicago, July s.-The Giants won
from the Cubs in the tenth inning of
a slugfest here today by score Of
u to 6. The score by innings:
New York ....... 900 900 $50 II II 2
Chicago ......... 900 051 600 0-6 8
Batteries-Anderson and McCarty;
Vaughn and Killifer. Umpires KLEIN
and O'Day.