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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

Paul Cobb, brother of Ty Cobb
inc sensational Detroit outfielder
and at one time big league play.
er himself, has enlisted in the United
States Marine Corps and is now or
his way to the Marine training camr
at Paris Island, S. C.
Cobb makes the third ballplayer
of note to join the Marines. Dots
Miller, captain of the st. Louis
Cardinals, and Mig Clarke, Cleveland
catcher, being already at Paris Is
land. This service appears to at
tract athletes. Eddie Mahan, form
er Harvard football captain is a
Marine Corps sergeant.
Boxing is about to have a great re-
Vival, owing, partly to its great pop
ularity in the Army. 1t is believed
that other states will follow New
Jerseys example and make good
boxing possible. There will be probz
ably little done this summer but
next fall it is proposed to establish
several clubs within easy reach of
New York. 1t was thought that At
lantic City would be a Mecca for the
fight fans and fighters during the
warm months, but there are several
obstacles to be overcome down at
the city by the sea before the game
Will get along. The lack of a suit
able building is the chief one, and
what is more, because of the war,
there is not enough available mater
ial down there with which to build
desirable structure. AS bouts may
not be held on piers or Boardwalk,
the promoters are having their
troubles.
The home-run drive by Burns in
Fridays game has caused a lot of
discussion. There is no accurate
way of measuring the length of q
MT, but as Burns is the only player
who has been able to hit the ball
ovver the left-feld fence at Shibe
Park, in eleven years it is pretty safe
to say that his hit was one of the
longest If not the longest ever made.
We have seen Delehanty, Cravath
and a lot of others make long and
wonderful hits, but it is doubtful if
their best could measure up to that
Fridays game. Burns may not be
considered the greatest hitter in the
game, but he has always done pretty
Well when batting at Shibe Park.
Hitting two home runs one day and
hitting in the winning run and only
run of the game the next day is
some performance.
Terry McGovern, formerly fea-
ther-weight champion, left $4,000
in personal property and no realty.
This was disclosed when letters of
administration were granted to his
widow, Mrs. Grace McGovern, of
Brooklyn.
Harrisburg athletes who contem-
plate taking a flyer at relay run
ming should read how Frank Shea,
University of Pittsburgh the great
quarter mile runner who won the
honors at the u. of p. carnival, re-
Gently, gets his start after receiving
the baton: With one arm stretched
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

member of the Wilmington team.
The other points that maintain a
club are Bethlehem, Steelton, Leb-
anon, Fore River, Mass, and Spar
rows Point, Md. In few months it
has suddenly grown into a power
full league, entirely exempt from all
organized baseball laws so that the
big leagues nor the National Com
mission can do anything to stop it.
No court would intervene and with
the acquisition of Jackson there is
no telling what may happen next. If
Cockill sees that the other teams
have the better of him in skilled
talent he is likely to reach out for
Larry Doyle or Ty Cobb.
jackson played his last game at
Chicago on Saturday. A couple days
before that he received word that
he had ben placed in Glass Al by
the draft board at Greenville. S. c.,
his native town. He was notified to
appear before the nearest draft
board for examination, the order
stating that he would likely be
called between May 25 and June l.
Jackson said to-day that he would
start work at the shipbuilding
plant tomorrow, but declined to
state whether he would seek eXemp-
ton on the ground that he is en-
ployed in war industry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

Good night. Steelton. Is this true
that Joe jackson, sockless Joe, the
champion fence buster of fast COM
pany, is coming to put a nail in
George Cockill's coffin? Think of it.!
lust when Cockill had gathered a
nifty bunch of scrappers, sprinkled
plentifully with eX-product of the
big leagues, a company good enough
to win the flag, why, along comes
Sockless Joe Jackson to block the
schedule. The word this morning
was that Jackson, one of the great
est hitters and fielders the game
ever saw, notified Manager Row
land, of the Chicago Americans. that
he had accepted a position with
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Ship
building Company, Wilmington. Del
aware, one of the plants that sup
ports a ball team in the Bethlehem
Steel League. That was all. Il will
not play with the White SoX any
longer" was his final word, which
nearly caused Rowland to pass out.
Down at Steelton the ball bunch
had heard nothing of the news but,
believe us, there was some excite
ment. If Jackson stays at the ship
yard he will certainly be eligible to
play in the Bethlehem League as a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
SteeltOn Will Play Strong
Railroad Team Tomorrow

The Steelton Bethlehem League
team will battle with a hustling, fast
club tomorrow afternoon when it
tackles the P. & r. r. r. represen-
tatives from Philadelphia. This
club is handled by Pete Childs; with
Joe Ward, of Tri-State, captain, and
a number of veterans of other fields
who have been putting up high-class
ball. This game starts at o'clock
The Steelton Club plays at Bethle-
hem next Saturday and on the fol-
lowing Saturday the fans here will
have their second opportunity of
seeing big league contest staged at
Cottage Hill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
Eddie Plank May Pitch in
Tomorrow's Steelton Game

Eddie Plank, world famous veteran
Houthpaw, may start to-morrow's
game on Cottage Hill between Steel
ton league club and the team of Phil
adelphia and Reading Railway Police
of Philadelphia, the game starting at
p. m. Plank worked out yesterday
and to-day and his tried and power
full wing responded quickly. This is
likely to be a very hard battle, for
the Philadelphia aggregation has
been winning right along and they
will do their best to put one over on
the big leaguers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
Central High to Take Part
in Tennis Tournament

Arrangements are at present being
made for a triangular series of tennis
matches among Tech, Academy and
Central to be played before the clos
ing of the present school year. The
election of captain and manager
will be held within the next several
days and tryouts will be held with
in the near future. An elimination
contest will be used in the choosing
of the representative team.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
Al Mccoy No Match For
Grebs, Who Goes to Army

Cincinnati, May 14.-Harry Greb,
of Pittsburgh. received the decision
over AL Mccoy. of New York, after
ten rounds of boxing here tonight.
Greb had the better of every round.
Mccoy displayed extraordinary ca
pacity for taking punishment.
Greb will shortly go into the Naval
Reserve, having enrolled in New
York nearly a month ago. He was
given leave OF absence by the federal
government to fulfill his boxing con-
tracts with Soldier Bartfield and Nc
Coy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
Boston's Red Sox Leader
to Be an Army Dentist
BY Associated Press

Boston, May 14.-Richard Hob
litzel, first baseman and captain of
the Boston American League base
ball team has been nominated by
President Wilson to be a first lieu
tenant in the Army Dental Corps.
according to word received from
Washington last night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

BY Associated Press
st. Louis. May 14.-Outfielder Har-
ry Weiser has been purchased by the
st. Louis Nationals from the Phila-
delphia National League club, it was
announced to-day. Weiser is at pres
ent a holdout, playing with the
Steelton. Pa, team, ana will have to
be reinstated before he will be al
lowed to play.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

backward, palm up, ready to receive
the baton, and the other stretched
forward, and on his toes, Shea was
ready for instant action, and when
ne did get the baton, he shot forward
as II projected from a cannon. In
| each of his three races, the Pitts
Durgh star gained from three to half
! a dozen yards on his opponents by
TINS apparently correct style of start
ing his relay. Not once was it ne
| cessary for him, after getting the
baton, to swing around into position
before breaking into his stride.
| From the moment the stick touched
his fingers, he was in position and he
made good use of this initial ad-
vantage"
Leon Ames is the oldest pitcher
to-day in fast company in length of
service: thirteen years being his
period. From the day he stepped in
to McGraw's office at the Polo
Grounds with high water pants and
queer grin he has bee ma hard luck
pitcher, and yet he is a valuable
man. Here's his receipt for keep
ing young in the pitchers box:
Don't try to strike out every bat
ter.
Master control in preference to
some new shoot
In the control don't cut the heart
of the plate with every pitch, but get
the ball around the corner or where
you know the batter will not have
full swing.
A change of pace, which means a
fast one, curve and a slow ball, is
all you need
Practice for a free motion. one
W biph will nnf CT,
every pitch.
Ames has pitched in 462 games,
won 165 and lost 40, his percentage
being .535. He has 1853 strikeouts
TO his credit and has allowed 90S
bases on balls. His earned run rec
ord per nine-inning game is 2.72 for
13 years.
The league of baseball teams
made up from the various branches
of the American service in France
has become so large that it has been
divided into five sections of six clubs
each.
All but two of the thirty teams
are composed of men of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces. An ofi-
cial schedule has been prepared and
the season will being on Sunday
The winners of each section will play
a series for the pennant.
Larry Lajoie has been 20 years in
the big league and never Witnessed n
worlds series game. He saws 'In
1908. when I was managing the
Cleveland club, we lost the champ
lonship by half a game. 1 almost
saw worlds series then, but
didn't"
BALL-AND-BATD DAY TOMORROW
All the Western cities of the Ma
tional League will celebrate Bat
and-Ball" day tomorrow for the
fund by that name which supplies
American soldiers with baseball
equipment. Nothing has been found
to rival baseball as a diversion for
men at the front and in camp.
Chicago, st. Louis and Cincinnati
will make tomorrow gala dav.
with many thousands turning ont
just to furnish Uncle Sam fighters
with bat, ball, glove and uniforms.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
TENDLER BEsTs BLOOM

Philadelphia, May 14.-Lew Tend
1er, the Philadelphia lightweight,
had the better of a slow six-round
bout with Phil Bloom, of Brooklyn,
here tonight. Bloom took the count
in the fourth round but in the sixth
he forced the fighting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
THoMAs GETS DECISION

Chelsea, Mass, May 13.-Charley
(Kid> Thomas, of Philadelphia, was
awarded the decision over Terry
Brooks, of Boston, at the end of
12-round boxing bout here tonight.
The fighting was close throughout.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
ERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Jersey City, 3; syracuse, I.
Newark, A; Rochester, 0.
Baltimore, 6; Toronto, 1, & in
nings, rain).
Buffalo, rain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

Toronto at Jersey City.
Buffalo at Newark.
Rochester at Baltimore.
Syracuse at Binghamton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
National League
SCHEDULE FOR TO-DAY
American League

Chicago at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Washington.
National League
Boston at Chicago.
Phillies at st. Louis.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
COLLEGE PITCHER ENLIsTs

Chicago, May 14.-Paul Crissman,
star pitcher with the Northwestern
University baseball team, enlisted at
the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton to-day. His home is in PunXsu-
taMneY. Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
Baseball Summary;
Where They Play Today
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Avrnxsnan VnaoIIn

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League
New York, 3; Detroit, 2.
Athletics, 6; Chicago, 4.
Boston, z; st. Louis, 5.
Washington-Clevela rain.
National League
Chicago, 10; Boston, 2.
st. Louis, 3; Phillies, 8, Go in
nings, rain).
Cincinnati, Z; Brooklyn, 5.
Pittsburgh-New York, rain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14

Harrisburg athletes who contem-
plate taking a flyer at relay run
ming should read how Frank Shea,
University of Pittsburgh the great
quarter mile runner who won the
honors at the u. of P. carnival, re-
Gently, gets his start after receiving
the baton: With one arm stretched
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-15
REAL VALUES ESTABLISHED
IN TWO MINING PROPERTIES

Miners down from the POpe-She.
non today bring seports of richer
and richer ore bodies steadily being
revealed and developed there.
In this great vein of copper extend
ing over the west side of the Salmon
river, at the Tormey mine, high val
ues have also been discovered in
large bodies of ore lying through the
hills toward the west. This property
promises TO become mighty valuable
according TO authentic reports that
come from operations there by
Thompson s. Mathews
There is no longer any question
about either Of these mines said a
well known mining man to The Re
corder "All that Is now required Is
for the owners to get out the ore
and ship IL. or better stu for the
profits TO mill II on the ground.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-15
FAREWELL FoR The STATIONS

Last Monday evening at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II. Havemann
there was n gathering OF friends Of
Dr. and Mrs owen T. Stratton who
proposed 10 surprise the Strattous by
way of farewell before their depart
ure from Salmon for their new home
AZ Great Falls. The supTisers moved
in body upon the stratton home
and included Mr. and Mrs. Have
mann. Mr.. and Mrs Victor Dell, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Greene. Dr. and
Mrs J. F. Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Gran,
dali, Mr. and Mrs. Biscoe. The visit
ors spent a delightful hour or two ~
cards. wheh the entire party reas-
sembled at the Havemann home for
collation.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-15
MR. DUNN 10 ExpLAIn

The Recorder ~ In receipt OF a led
ter from 7, q. Dunn. who Is now Al
Seattle and who had charge OF tn
Lemhl valley road work last summel
and fall. calling attention 10 a cled
ical error that makes him receive l
commission" in that connection
whereas the word should have bee3
'commissary. Mr. Dunn Is entitled
10 space In this newspaper 10 mekI
further explanations and this N
should have had this week but fbl
th- fact that his communication val
received too late. His letter shaj
appear In the next issue. however.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-15
FROM SOLDIER IN FRANCE

The following letter was received
by o. L. Kirkpatrick from Alvin
Moore. written January 25, from
Somewhere in France"
Dear Friend received your
very welcome letter today and was
sure glad to hear from you. Il is the
first letter | have received from Ida
no for a long time
| am well and the weather il is
this time of year--no snow. just like
just fine, il surprises all of US for
April all green.
We have Y. NJ. c. A. here. NOV.
ing pictures twice a week, a lecture
now and then and always lots of
writing paper, etc.
| expect Roods are getting along
fine. | suppose the Mrs. and children
are out 20 Carmen going 10 school
Tell them about me writing and have
them write. There isn't much news
10 tell so just tell them what
write you.
had a fine Christmas. got a Cou-
pie OF boxes from the States and as
fellows had a day of and a good din
ner extra.
I am learning 10 speak a little
French and talk with all the
French people can for practice
Some Of the boys OF the old Second
Idaho militia are in our regiment
now One Of the McI.aughlins. whom
YOU possibly, know or have heard Of.
is now in our company, the only one
who came from Salmon that Is.
Well. III have 10 quit for this time
and will write again soon.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-15
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT RuLEs
lN FAVOR OF LAND OWNERS

Salmon attorneys in the contests
brought before the Interior depart
ment by the Lemhi Irrigation and Or
ehard company anil Peter Mckinney
against Floyd Hixon. Israel Cannon
and Walter sehoheld have been no
tined that the contestants have won
their contentious on all points The
eject OF this decision is TO maintain
the rights Of the claimants "a The
lands as agricultural lands and deuv.
the claims OF the company and Ne.
Kinney that tae lands are mineral
IN character. Three farms are InvoIv-
ed and embrace altogether upward ar
900 acres of fine lands. E W. whn.
comb represented contestants ami 4
c. Cherry the farmers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-15
PUBLIC OFFICER OF GOOD SENSE

Frank DeKav, the warden OF the
Idaho penitentiary. was in Blackfoot
Saturday morning between trains.
and called at The Republican office
to exchange smiles. In his usual vein
OF good cheer he remarked.
Well. ] see you fellows are alive
read your paper right along"
Reply: Good! | am glad we have
one reader. anyway"
Dekay:"I notice you've had 1T
tie mix-up in the town"
Reply: Yes, we had a little differ.
ence TO thresh out"
DeKay: "A man is foolish 40 try
TO keep anything from the press
They always get IL. Whenever press
representative follows me up to ask
for information or TO see what I am
doing ! stop and tell him. Then you
have his help and confidence Treat
him any other way and you are liza
BILE not TO have IT," Blaekfout Repub-
liCan
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-15
PLACES FOR
VEHICLES TO TRAVEL ovER

Ihree passengers undertake ,h..
Trip last Tuesday with tha .,,,r
sage on the way from Arms,aad ~
salmon. The trip over the hul -.
made without difficulty. the stare -
ing ON time until IL reached the Iow
er Lemhi valley. Here the roaa 4.
came lost In numerous plaees -
shat the stage could not Ret thv.,,,,'
S'eh we, with teams 70 haul ii out ofl
'ns inire ~ one place below Baker.
unui Wednesday morning M q
O'Clock. The passengers and ar,v.,
We're worn out. c. r. Clute was ons
o. the Passengers who came throog,,
from AFmstead The travellers vr.1r
ca from Poverty Flat into sayp,cr
Mhere they arrived after midniehl
Inc stage did not get out the nexr
day at all,
The heroic effort OF the mana,..l
meni 20 keep the stage IN service ~
serves all the praise Il a getting n
Is known that nothInE but 4 Mira y,
flying machine could Get 49,.
some OF the places In the road ~
tshicie Is compelled to use. Thea,l
places are described az bo,tomIea
pits How the stage negotiated ts.,,l
M all is constant wonder cevsnt,,I
~ me roads generally were never \
bad before ~
The q, and p. suDerIntana.,,. -.
! p The rescue Of the stages an Thrr~
gay hy ordering the track speade,
used Tn connection with the feIe
phone system TO transfer the mali,
between salmon aad Lemhl over tha
tracks OF the railroad. Ia no oshe1
way could the daily mail service ~
maintained and there "a eenarnI an
probation expressed on eAil sides fol
the generous service on the part 81
the railroad management. The road
Del Tor vehicle travel between thd
Two places mentioned Il said 10 81
Rrnwing worse and worse All thl
time. with no lhpe for improvement
until 4 be dried out
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-15
TWO BIC SCANDALS.


tGranReSilie Free PreSN)
Two big official scandals in east
ern idaho. Resignation Of official
of the asylum for the insane d
niackfoot has been forced by
sweeping investigation OF conduct 4
the institution. snd just now M
county commissioners of Lemhl couII
~ are in "hot water" being accused
OF misappropriating county fundd
and other actions not aways eonsitl
erred In good taste. especially whei
they are given publicity
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-15
CASE OF BOOTLEG LIQUOR
rs TAKEN BY THE SHERIFF

An addition to the sherifrs board.
ers was made last Wednesday even
ing when A. A. Wood was apprehend-
ed on the charge OF having liquor in
his possession. The sheriff took
charge of a case of contraband at
the time OF the arrest. which took
place al Baker. II II said that the
accused will be able to give bail.
There are two men serving sen
tences for bOotlegEing These are
Bob Ivie and Willis Martin. Wood
and Jack Browning are the latest
arrests and neither has been tried
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-03-15
IMPORTANT Foop NOTICE

y. 3. Food Administration, Sal
mon. Idaho. March IL. 1918.
To The Public Mr. Hoover has
just telegraphed all states in the Tn
ion. that the wheat and wheat prod
uets situation Is extremely critical;
that We must feed three hundred
million people out OF our present sur
plus before the next crop Is harvest
ed: that the Nation must immediate
~ 90 on a 500 basis as to wheat
-four and substitutes.
The total surplus amount OF -four
reported 70 this office from all
sources In Lsmhi county is over
100000 lbs. or so lbs. TO every IndI.
yidual and doubtless there are fifty
10 one hundred thousand pounds
more not reported. all OF which
amount would be sufficient to run this
county. until harvest time, IL Il were
evenly distributed Unfortunately Ii
Is not so distributed and We must
make adjustments. Some people have
two and three years supply of -four,
others have almost no -four al all.
This Office does not wish to be
forced 70 issue peremptory orders or
resort 10 the enforcement OF the
boarding act. Lemhi people are patri-
Otic but have not awakened TO the
seriousness of the war People have
informed this Office that II the Civ
Ing up this surplus or the eating OF
substitutes would save soldiers
life abroad that they would instant
~ save their surplus and eat the
substitute. Well. that moment has
come. We are now individually ask
ed TO do everything we possibly can
/ TO make our surplus OF -four last
| longer and 10 distribute II more
equally In order that no outside -four
win have TO be diverted TO our coun-
~. There must be continuous flow
OF wheat across the ocean II we win.
WE MUST HELP.
This office makes several appeals
FIRST: To all patriotic citizens
to eat substitutes II they are not do
ing so.
SECOND: To all patriotic people
having over sixty day supply. "a
sell, lend or exchange this surplus
no matter how irksome may be ths
task
THIRD; To all merchants. to pur
chase or exchange goods for this anr
plus and not 10 order -four from IN,
outside markets for al least sixty
days.
/ FOURTH:To all who hrve not r.
ported their surplus 20 do so az once
A democracy depends upon its pen
pie TO do the riEht thing. This Is no
some other fellows war. II Is YOU
war. our war II may be fought ou
now In every Lemhi home or 1t MAJ
drag on for years Delays meal
lives. VIII YOU do one act in Won
life now to help shoot down tn
KaIsere II is getting 20 be more an,
more our life or his We are goinl
! TO lose this war II we don't wake up
PHIL RAND. Food Chairman,