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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

Nick Altrock pulled n real piece of
comedy the other day when he went in
and hurled a game of ball for the
Washington club. Nick came back
and won his battle after n layoff of
eight years. Fans who watched him
pitch are amused over the incident
and are laughing yet. Nick has made
thousands laugh by his antics on the
coaching lines, but they never imag-
ined he could pull anything so serious
as that. It was so serious in fact, for
Altrocll, that it was tinged with humor.
1t all happened because Griffith didn't
have anyone to send in. Let me
pitch" said Nick. Griff hcsitated n
bit, then grabbed a glove and tossed
it to Nick. you're on" said the Wash
ington manager, and Nick went in.
The crowd, understanding the situa-
ton pulled hard for this veteran to
come through apd he did.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
RESENTED JIBES ON ATTIRE
Jack Gilligan Couldn't Stand to Have
Other Players Make Fun Of
His New Shoes.

Jack Gilligan, Des Moines pitcher
once with the Browns, Is noted in
baseball circles as a swell dresser. He
is fond of handsome ties, shirts and
the like, and always looks as If he
came directly out of bandbox. If
there's one thing he can't stand it Is
to be guyed about any part of his at
tire, especially if he thinks the kidders
are in earnest.
"Once Jack told us all about pair
OF shoes he was to purchase" says
Pitcher Paul Musser, formerly Of the
White SOx and now in the army. "He
said they were corkers, and prepared
us for the sight.
"A few days later he came into the
hotel wearing those shoes. They were
dandies, all right, cost him $40, which
was n big sum those days. But the
boys started in on him at once.
"'What size did you say they were,
JackT asked one.
"'Eight and n half-whyT
"'Oh, nothing; except they look like
twelves on you
"Gilligan took 1t in earnest. You
couldn't hire him to wear them after
that. And he disposed of them for ST."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
FEWER PLAYERS
FAVORED BY EBBETS
Policy Of Some Managers to Car
Y Extra Players Not Wise.
Present Conditions in Baseball Make
Such Movement Imperative II
Game Is to Be Kept Alive
Cut Down Limit.

President Ebbets of the Brooklyn
club favOrs cutting OF the player
limit in the National league to 10 or
Is men. He says present conditions In
baseball make such II movement imper-
atlve If the game Is TO be kept alive.
Twenty years ago National league
teams carried ii, 10 or l6 players and
still provided the public with good
sport" said Ebbets. IF l am not in
error, the BrOoklyns, when they won
the pennant in 1900, were composed of
II men-three pitchers, two catchers,
five infelders and three Outiielders.
The schedule that year called for 13G
games. The practice of carrying as
many as 81 players, nowadays, is abb
surd. There are too many pitchers
extra fielders and pinch hitters. Some
teams are able to put in left-handed hit
ters against right-handed pitchers and
the reverse whenever they feel like IT..
"Clubs that are keeping six intield-
erS or Outtielders, together with eight
or nine pitchers, are not willing to aid
clubs that are short of material. But
If the player limit is reduced TO 16 or
1S men, at least 80 capable players will
be available. do not mean that the
weak clubs should get players for
nothing. They should be made to pay
II fair price. But under present condi-
tiOns, which have become alarming be-
cause of the many players already
taken in the selective draft, the Ma
tional league must act quickly. Cut
down the player limit and make the
pennant race more evenly balanced.
That is common-sense move, and
believe that other club owners in our
lengne will agree with me-"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

Why some ball players MAINTAIN a
strict reserve on the ball field is n
puzzle to n number of fans, but If they
heard the players side they would
understand Christy MathewsOn, one
time in checker game in which he
licked the writer easily and using his
left hand at that, explained why he
does not always answer queries put to
him by fans while he is on the ball
field.
"All fans are not alike" went on
Chrlsty, "but you never know when
you are going to get in wrong. For
example, one time at Forbes field I
was warming up near the grandstand
and fan called out TO me: Who's
going to pitch today, MattyT l an
swered 'Marquard, believe Then
the fan replied: why, you poor hunk
of cheese, Marquard can't pitch.
"You see," continued Mathewson,
"this fan called me hunk OF cheese
because ! had been pleasant enough
to answer his question"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
NIEHoFF is UNLUCKY PLAYER
Former CARDINAL Sold to New York
Giants, Breaks Leg in Recent Phil
adelphia Game.

Bert Niehoff will go down in the
records rs the unluckiest player Of the
season. He got bad start with the
Cardinals and was sold to the Giants.
In his first game with them he
smashed finger and was out ten
days. Back a few days he broke leg
IN n recent game at Philadelphia and
probably is out for the season.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
DIAMOND
NOTES
Frank Schultz continues to deliver
the hits for Clark Griffith.

Frank Schultz continues to deliver
the hits for Clark Griffith.
Charley Deals eyes are better and
his hitting has started to improve.
Despite the war the Cleveland In
dians are drawing good crowds at
home.
Home Run Baker is giving Babe
Ruth n battle for top batting hOnors
in the American league.
Dick Maynard, the Amherst college
star catcher and Outfielder, has been
signed by the st. Louis Cardinals.
The Indians are becoming very par
tial to the squeeze play and are using
it with much success in close games
Cy Williams has added considerably
to the batting strength of the Phillles.
He has his eye on the pill, which rare
ly gets by him.
Connie Mack says he has no intcn-
ton of starting the war between the
two major leagues again, but he in
tends to keep Perry.
Frank Snyder, catcher with the st.
Louis Nationals, has been ordered to
report to his draft board and be in
Quoted into the army.
President Ebbets Of the Brooklyn
Nationals is another magnate who Is
looking around for pitchers and doesn't
know where TO find them.
Pitcher Howard McGranor of Sioux
City has gone to Chilllcothe, O., his
home, where he has been called by his
draft board to report for service.
st. Louis fans are greatly excited
over statement emanating from Con
ME Mack that In his opinion the
DTO"uS WOuiu VIII lllc AlueIlCuu lSuSuc
pennant.
Joe Wood likes to play in the out
field and he's one pitcher who has
made good as protean artist. Joe
can change from n pitcher to gar
dener without blinking an eye or get
ting the least bit fused.
Roger Bresnahan, president of the
Toledo American association club, has
suggested to the league that games be
played in the army cantonments.
Jimmy Archer continues to play
good ball for the Pirates, though 1t
was generally believed last fall that
he was through as major Lacquer.
The Cardinals have number of
players on their roster who are in
Glass IA Of the draft, but none Of these
has been notified to join the colors
1t always makes player happy to
succeed against his old team. But |
think OF George Burns with flock of
Ave hits, including double and Il
triple, ut Detroit.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

Tex, are last married. Forrest came
up from Waco--he is twenty -nine--to
meet his blushing Maud of thirty
three, who is essaying her second
matrimonial venture. They motored
to Crown Point, Ind. On the way
down they had three blowouts.
But they got their license and
then bravely sailed forth for Ham
mond, there to have the knot knOtted.
On the way black cat ran in front of
their car and they nearly ran over it.
Arrived In Hammond they drove rnYlY
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02


elsewhere Quickly
love
he widow
thirteen Elmer bad
boyish
hospital Elmer had been
of n neighb,
miShchaO
Elmer SO Elmer
to
he wanted good but the
had uncomfortable
learned be
captain of
promised model until his
% the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

Quncquok of the sultan and leader sounded more like bakack than
the ladies' of
according modern ethics
consultation which lasted minutes despite the fact that the
had
park aorers armed with rakes hove and miscellaneous cudge
that discretion
highway followed by
had reached
bewdertng
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

SfPrS ana Ilccadllly DuSSeS cog tne
glstenlng asphalted street.
The sidewalks are the parade
ground for all the world that drifts
through New York. There are faces
fair, fat and fragile. On Fifth ave-
nue. one is never surprised. The
Englishman with the hail of 'roodle-
U0!" and the answering "Plp-pipW
greets his native friend alongside Of
the Indian prince, swathed In riot Of
colors, who snlaams to someone from
his land. New Workers. walk by them
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
YELLOW STARS FOR JUMPERS
Suggestion Might Work Well II SAT-
from Would Be Mistaken for a
Color Of Honor.

Blue stars Indicate on n service flag
players who have gone into service,
gold stars indicate those who have lost
their lives making the fight for civiliz-
atlon If 1t were not that saffron
might he mistaken for a gold color it
would be suggested that "player" stars
be imposed on service flags to demon
strate the players have left the club
to work for the "steal" league.--Sport-
ing News.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
pooIan Again a REGULAR.

Mike Doonn, who wns discarded
from the league two years ago, II n
regular ngnln. He was formerly one
Of the greatest shOrtstops In the ranks
md now IL playing second base. The
war has made II possible for him 10
get bnck M Ray schmnndt, the Dodg'
ors' inneldcr, has been called 10 the
colors.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

Bert Nelhoff, the New York Ma
:fonni second baseman, has been un-
conditicnally released, though he con
t!nues 20 remain on the clubs pay
roll. Tue release has been made TO
allow The club 10 purchase a player, as
NeihoGf r. now injured
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02


thousand hundred
said
to
sinking
When
vanished Carolina
cloutd
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

of the talgra
thrill
gaihcosed miionares
butler powdered
his They always make feel like miserable
fashlonaby emerged and leash
remarkable
" men bombs
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02


harelh' Mr. Drake the sultan OF ms
special flock, with the four Mrs.
brakes, were crossing the boulevard,
headed for lagoon just above the
south entrance TO the park, when II
large notorious, loaded with MONDAY
shoppers. came rumbling along the
highway.
With furious and unrelcnting
quackngs the sultan and his four
wives took to the middle of the road
and charged the big two-storied bus
like band of bowling Huns. The
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

place and more than once the judges
gavel fell when the smokers became
too audible.
Matrimonial problems are many,
but the most unique was that Of the
man who, not able to support in com
fort his five mothcrless children had
the temerity to pay court to widow
with four children. He did not speak
English.
In Polish the interpreter put at the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02


Magistrate Theodore Koz and "stoOd up"
iceaseY
right complete for
The
They
Hammond
looking huered the
Of n
o soldier
They spled happen
n hard
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
Rubs sehnuer In Army.

Latest reports nre TO the effect that
the Athletics holdout twirlor Rubo
schauor, IL In the United States army,
no ho will do no more professional
playing for a while.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
ELBERFELD RUDE TO FAN

Kid Elberfeld, Little Rock
manager, Is as accommodating
as any pilot in the Southern
league, but sometimes he bOlls
over when fan butts In ana
tries to talk to him merely for
the sake Of saying something to
bali player.
A day or two ago Kid was
talking TO n Memphis sport
writer about his ball club, when
one of these butt-ins came up,
"Who you gonna pitch today
ElberfeldY the bug asked. The
Kid didn't say anything to the
fan, but kept on talking. "Where
are your other pltchersT the
bug persisted. Silence. "Who's
gonna pitch today?"
"Say, for the love Of Nike"
said the Kid, pulling out II coin
from his pocket, take this nick
el and buy you II score card and
find out" But the fan had fed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

Necn locked up in default of $4,000
3uil each, charged with reducing the
financial swelling in the vicinity of
her ankles. In view of her costly cX-
pcrience no one can blame Carolina
with vowing that in the future she
will keep nothing in her stockings but
her legs.
Every dollar Carolina has man
nged 10 save for years and years has
gone into her stockings, and rs she
pinning hulged prominently at so many
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
7.bor,Oe and MoInnIs In RIoht.

Fred TlomEs Is playing fast ball at
third anEc for the Red Sox Manager
parrow nado q wise move when he
~; Thomng oa tho bag and shifted
Nc'sL!s TO !irSt.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
Army chooses Murray.

Cadet william s. Murray OF Callfor-
mia has been elected captain Of the
Army baseball team for next season.
He IL heavy.hittlng outilelder.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
SMITH FAMILY IN LEAD
IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES

Two Smiths, who were prOmi-
ncnt in the major leagues last
season, are now in the army.
Sherrod Smith of the Robins Is
"over there" and Elmer Smith
with Washington and Cleveland,
is in a camp in the middle West.
However, the Smith family still
leads all others in numbers of
representatives in the major
leagues. The Boston Braves
have ]. Carlisle Smith and
Jimmy Smith. The Reds in
clude Pitcher George Smith and
Catcher Harry Smith. The st.
Louis Cardinals have Jack
Smith, and the st. Louis
Browns, Earl Smith, Jimmy
Smyth is with the Cardinals,
but the family does not need II
ringer with n "y" to maintain
its lead. No other family APP
proaches the figure set by the
Smiths.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
TAtGG55 from
9tG CITIES
All Traffic Held Up by Mr.. Drake and His Harem

pIrADELPIIAIt not motorcycle "cop couple Of smashed
No. only big dNwdng drake and -four uNk menbe Of bis
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
Some Tears and a Little Laughter on the Side

MHwAUKEEThc the Detention home where the
Nl
But FrdMy afternoon the god
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
Have Had All the Hard Luck Coming to Them

HCAGoMoud Newton welded under the shadow of all the i'll
ChcWlni
Cncaa stationed Milh machine Mnco
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
Always Something Worth Seeing on Fifth Avenue

REW
hghlghs wealth. and snobey
ladies voias
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02
Loss of Her Bank Roll Peeved Fair Carolina

her stockings
the
en and John umLcI would
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

Jimmy Archer continues to play
good ball for the Pirates, though 1t
was generally believed last fall that
he was through as major Lacquer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

Roger Bresnahan, president of the
Toledo American association club, has
suggested to the league that games be
played in the army cantonments.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

1t always makes player happy to
succeed against his old team, But
think OF George Burns with flock of
five hits, including double and
triple, ut Detroit.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

The Cardinals have number of
players on their roster who are in
Glass IA Of the draft, but none Of these
has been notified to join the colors.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-02

Despite the war the Cleveland In
dians are drawing good crowds at
home.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

Why don't some of the alleged
anti-rep-tile press of Arizona de-
clare war on Harry Ross, of Co.
chise county, who is the Copper
Queen candidate for state treas
urer? If it is all right for the
Copper Queen to dictate the dem
ocratic nomination for state
treasurer, and meet the approval
of the anti-rep-tile press, why is
it not all right for the Copper
Queen to dictate the nomination
of the governor? Why the dis
tinctiOn?
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

The reptile press of Arizona are
those newspapers who are advo-
eating the candidacy Of the pres
ent state officials, who are either
candidates for reelection to their
jobs, or have. aspirations for
some other job. The present
state officials, without exception,
are the plant tools of the copper
companies, and the reptile press
are the newspapers who are
helping the mining corporations
to control the state. If the cop
per companies are going to own
all the democratic minor state
officials they might just as we'll
own the governor also. Why the
difference?
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

The republicans of Arizona are
trying to convince Mr.. Charles
Fairfield of this city to allow his
name to be used as the candidate
for state auditor. At this writing
Mr.. Fairfield has made'no definite
decision, andit is possible he may
yet decline for personal reasons.
Mr.. Fairfield would make an ideal
candidate for the place, not only
because he is an expert account
ant, but because he is a clean
upright young man, genial and
companionable, and with execu-
tive ability to a marked degree.
1t is men like Fairfield the re-
publican party should put before
the voters this fall for every
office, and even should they be
defeated their supporters will
have the satisfaction of knowing
they did not stultify themselves
when casting vote.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

The Prescott Courier comes to
the defense of our old friend
willy" Jones. The Courier man
says wiley Jones is a good man,
and if he ever drank any whiskey
it was good whiskey, and we
have taken an occasional drink
of the same" From this day
henceforth we are for willy"
and the Courier man, because if
they have a line on any good
in Arizona we want in
on it for our occasional mornin's
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

We would be glad to accede to
President Wilson's request that
politics stand adjourned for the
period of the war, !" if any person
in this state can give one lucid
reason why any Of the present
occupants of the state house
should be reelected to any office.
Some of them by their past con-
duct have been a disgrace to the
state, and the others are lot of
incompetent pensioners on the
state payroll. The democratic
ofice-holder's trust in Arizona
should enlarge their member
ship, and admit to their sacred
fold a few decent competent
citizens to be the candidates for
the next five or six years, until
the nausea caused by the present
bunch has passed away.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

The reptile press and the anti
reptile press, and the Copper
Queen, are all for "Wily" Jones
for attorney general, and on this
point harmony prevails among
the democratic editors. There
must be a gentlemen's agreement
between the Copper Queen and
the democratic politicians that
the former can name all the state
officers except governor; and the
Copper Queen is Judging on the
game by trying to name the gov
ernor also, which accounts for
the friction in the fight for gov
ernOr.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

It is evident. that even Presi-
dent Wilson. has about decided
that. the only way to stand by
the President in this war is to
vote for republican senators and
congressman. He has written
letters to the democratic leaders
in both Georgia and Alabama
advising his friends that he would
construe the election of Senators
Hardwick and Vardeman as an
expression of a lack of confidence
in his administration. He has
also written a letter to the same
effect concerning one of the con-
gressmen from Georgia. When
the President gets disgusted with
the actions of democratic sena-
tors and congressman and ad-
vises the democratic party to de-
feat them, it is about time demo-
Gratis everywhere who are loyal
to the government to "stop, look
and listen" to escape danger.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

The suggestion made a few
weeks ago that mothers keep
their daughters away from the
soldier trains unless properly
chaperoned, evidently has not
been taken seriously by the
mothers. Last Monday morning
a couple of our young girls were
kissed and caressed by some
sailor boys passing through town.
Harmless, perhaps, but it cheap
ems virtue, and developes braz-
enness that later will spell their
ruin. These young girls have
probably got their heads full of
gushy sentimentalism a b o u t
"brave soldier boys" but slob-
bering kisses around on strange
men is hardly the correct way
to aid in winning the war. One
of the reasons we are in the war
IS to make the world safe for
woman's virtue, which the Hun
refuses to recognize, and a girl
is selling herself mighty cheap
when she permits liberties by a
soldier who is total stranger
to her.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

The oil boom at Holbrook has
at last reached the stage where
companies are organized for To-
eating oil claims for the suckers
who are willing to part with
their money to have d lease on a
piece of ground in Navajo coun-
ty. The oil field is now supposed
to embrace all the lands in Navajo
county, and by sending in your
money to one of these concerns
they will make you out an oil
lease on piece. of ground at the
rate of one dollar an acre. 1t is
a smooth confidence game to
separate the people from their
money, and no doubt many will
fall for the game. There has
been no drilling done as yet, and
it is doubtful if any we'll is sunk
before next spring, but the ex-
element must be kept,up to get
the people to let loose their coin.
There will be plenty of land to
lease in the county after the first
well has been brought in, and
even if a we'll is brought in most
of these alleged oil leases that
the suckers buy will not be in
the zone, and might just as we'll
be located in the Grand Canyon.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

A democrat in Winslow, who
was a former supporter of Fred
Golfer for governor, informs us
that the Golfer strength in the
city is rapidly disintegrating.
That element of democracy which
believes in decent citizenship and
a high standard of public morals
are rapidly discovering that
Golfer, through his man Greer at
Holbrook, has tied up with the
bootleggers, gamblers and other
disreputables, not only here but
in all parts of the county. If
Golfer is acceptable to that class,
the better element of democrats
want some other man. The vi
cious, crooked, criminal gang
never make a mistake in voting
for a man for office. They know
who is their friend before a move
is made.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16

DR.. Blome has retired as head
of the Flagstaff normal, and at
this writing we have had no Off
cial notification that the school
had to close up. At the time DR..
Blome was turned down for re-
election as president of the school
it was very noisily heralded about
the state that all the scholars
would quit, and the buildings
would be inhabited by bats and
owls. When doc" Cornelius
gets squared away on his job as
the new president he will give
the Flagstaff people an oppor-
tunity to see a live wire working
that will make them glad q change
was made in the school manage
ment.
The Winslow mail., 1918-08-16
Friday, - August 16, 1918.

For man who is politically
dead, totally discredited by the
people, and daily losing in popu-
larity, Tom Campbell is causing
more grief in the democratic
party than any one element.
They are absolutely certain he
will be overwhelmingly defeated
in the race for governor, and it
is very aggravating to think Mr..
Campbell does not realize the
fact and get out of the race.