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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
OLD UNIFORM MUST
BE USED NEXT YEAR
None Made After Present Stocks
Of Goods Exhausted.
Further Restrictions Placed Upon Pro-
duetion Of Athletic Supplies and
Equipment--Tennis and Golf
Are Hard Hit.

The war industries board has put
further restrictions upon production Of
athletic supplies and equipment, and
this fact, with added taxes coming,
will make any sort of stool" used in
sport next year precious possessiou
Not only have restrictions been placed
upon the production of certain Of the
more common sport supplies but in
some cases further manufacture is pro-
hibited after the present stock of ma
terial In hand Is exhausted.
The followers of the various
branches of sport will note with inter-
est that more leeway Is allowed I'm the
matter of the baseball and football out
put than I'm the case of tennis and golf.
This is due not to discrimination, but
rather to the fact that greater guam
titles Of rubber are used I'm the manu-
facture of the ball used in these games
than In baseball and football. Accord
ing to the latest ruling not more than
40 per cent of the tennis and golf
equipment produced during the last
four months OF 1917 shall be manufac-
tured during the final months Of the
present year.
In the uniforms department the reg
ulations specify that no material will
be available after the manufacturer
has used the supplies now In stock.
This will affect football and baseball
to far greater extent than will be
the case among the golf and tennis
players, for while special clothing Is
considered desirable among many of
the devotees of the games, it Is not
absolutely necessary. Because of the
greater personal contact In baseball
and football, uniforms with special
padding and armor are not matter
of personal choice, but rather essen.
tial as n protection against bodily in.
juries.
During the past year the price Of
new athletic equipment and repairs to
old paraphernalia has mounted In
keeping with all other commodities.
The cost of all material and labor In
volved has increased as the player of
any game realizes when he takes a
tennis racquet TO be restrung. a golf
club to be repaired or sport shoes to
be resoled. Under the circumstances
the QUILTING Of teams next season,
should organized sport play be posi-.
bic, will be an additional tax upon the
management OF such teams.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

NO RESPECT FOR BIG STARS
Walter Reoh Of Boston Braves Had
Reputation Of Being Freshest Kid
In Baseball.

Walter Rehg, who started the sea.
son with the Boston Braves, Is In the
navy. Walter had the reputation Of
being the freshest kid In baseball.
In baseball Rehg had absolutely no
respect for any OF the big stars Of the
game. Many bushers who come up
to the big leagues look up at the da-
mond stars like the new football rookie
looks at the naughty captain Of the
squad. But not 50 with Rehg. He had
no respect for regulations.
When he Joined the Pirates for the
first time he was introduced to Hans
Wagner, rite which most rockies al
ways took with awe. Rehg took the
big shortstop's horny paw and said
"Why. hello, Foxy Grandpa; I've been
reading about YOU"
Later Rehg drifted to st. Paul and
he went up next with the Red Sox.
The Sox were playing the Athletics
one day while the great Mackmen
were In their prime and while Eddie
Collins was at his best. Rehg was on
first, when hot single was knocked
past Collins. placing Rehg on Sec
ond. Collins had made futile stab
for It.
eddie, I'm surprised at you" bel
lowed the fresh kid. "Why didn't
you grab It by the handlep
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
RESUME BASEBALL IN 1919
Manager Robinson OF Brooklyn
Dodgers Confident Sport viii Be
Taken Up In Spring.

Wilbert Robinson, manager Of the
Dodgers, who is as close and wise q
student Of the game as anybody as.
soclqted with baseball, says the ma.
jor leagues will operate In 1910.
~ have no idea whatever as to the
sentiment of the major magnates," said
Robbie. "The war ended so suddenly
as to leave business half stunned and
It will be some time before the bust
ness world comes back to it's senses,
but the game will go on next season
as in pre-var days.
"Ebbets field has been remodeled
into gigantic warehouslng PROPOSE
ton, with every evidence Of its be-
coming tremendous business success.
The same Idea was to have been up.
piled to the Polo grounds. Jim Gaff-
ney has made all arrangements to fol-
low suit with the Braves field, Bos-
ton. But these plants will be re.
turned to the baseball fans by next
spring"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

boxer, II he knew anything, ever went
into ring without understanding that
in order To win he had to take chances.
"People tell you that clever fellow
like Joe Cans never took chance.
They're crazy.
II suppose Cans wasn't taking
chances when he stood close enough
to let the other fellows punches pass
within half an inch of his chin.
"Tommy Ryan didn't take chances, I
guess, when he stood flat.footed and
caught on the palms Of his gloves the
straight punches that terrific hitters
like Kid Carter and Mysterious Billy
Smith aimed ut his nose.
"They all took chances, I'm telling
you. Jim Corbett took chances when
he faced John l.. Sullivan; hear 'em
talk about Corbett dancing away until
John l.. tired himself out.
sCorbett hit Sullivan lot Of times.
And If he hit Sullivan didn't Corbett
have to get close enough to do IT."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
BELIEVES BOXING IS
BECOMING LOST ART
Jack McAuliffe Doesn't Like
Fighters Of Present Day.
lightweiehts Of Today Do Not Com
pare With Those OF Decade or Two
Aso-Handlers Unwilling
to Take Chances.

Jack McAuliffe, the only unbeaten
lightweight champion of the world,
who Joined the army just previous to
the signing of the armistice, does not
believe that any of the lightweight
boxers of the present day can COM
pare with the famous lightweights of
decade or two ago.
"There must be something, too, in
the idea that boxing Is becoming u
lost art when famous boxers like Nc
Auliffe, Kid Mccoy, Tommy Ryan and
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien say So"
says q writer In an exchange.
"They can't all be off in their reckon
ing.
"Who or what's to blame? ! don't
know. Everybody perhaps. A boxer
gets in the ring and his seconds begin
to yen at him to keep away and not
take chances.
"The boxer hears his seconds, obeys
orders, and what's the result? No
fight.
IF mans handlers don't want him
to take chances they shouldn't ask
him to get In the ring.
"There are times, of course, when n
boxer shouldn't take chances, when
he should stay away as far as he can
from the other fellow, but that's only
when he's been hit clip on the chin
or stomach-when he's in distress.
"When he's not I'm distress It's his
business to take chances. How's he
going to hit the other fellow IL he
isn't close enough to reach him7 No
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
PAID $1,70O FOR A PUTTER
Club With Which Travis Won Golf
Championship Is Presented to
Garden City Golf Club.

L. FL. Lapham paid LOO Mt auction
for the putter with which Walter ].
Travis won the championship of Great
Britain in the golf tourney in 1904.
Mr.. Lapham made a present Of the
trophy to the Garden City Golf club,
the organization Mr.. Travis represent
ed when he won the championship of
Great Britain, and the club of which he
has been a long and loyal member. 1t
will be hung over the fireplace in the
library.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
new FOOTBALL RECORD MADE
Welborn Of Butler College Carries
Ball 1902 Yards for Touchdown
and Wins Game.

What Is said by football experts to
have been the longest run for touch
down from an intercepted forward
pass was made by Lundy Earl We'll
born, quarterback FOR Butler college,
in its annual game with Franklin col.
lege.
With only three minutes to play, the
score 2 to 0 In favor of Franklin,
which, seemingly. was headed for a
touchdown, Welborn caught the pass
behind his own goal and ran 102 yards
for touchdown, winning the game for
Butler.
This distance, two yards more than
the length of the field, exceeds by II
yards the longest run on similar play,
according to Butler football fans, who
have been studying football statistics
since the feat was performed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
SILENCE C0Si'S MURRAY s25
Simple Gesture With Bat Stirs Ire Of
Umpire Bill kIem-crowd Took
Up Argument.

Red Murray, the former Giant right
fielder, Is one of the silent men in
baseball, While Murray is n believer
In silence, still on one occasion he dis
covered that silence was more costly
than verbal outbreak, according to
Billy Evans. Umpire KLEIN was the
man behind the gun in the encounter
with Murray. The outfielder was at
bat in a pinch. He had three balls
and one strike. Klein called the next
ball delivered a strike, making the
count three and two. Murray thought
the ball was too high, and held his bat
on line with his head. The crowd
took up the argume nt. In loud tones
Klein yelled Mt Murray: SLOW high
was that striker" Again Murray held
his bat on n level with his head.
swell, since it was only that high
the demonstration will only cost you
S25. If it had been a couple of inches
higher would have made it $50"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
NO AWARD" TO LAKES

Capt. Emmett Keefe of the
Great Lakes football team. de.
MES the gobs had been award.
cd" the touchdown by Elelson
that gave them the &c victory
over Annapolis.
"When Saunders, u sub. rush.
ed from the bench and tackled
Elelson, who was racing for a
touchdown In a clear field"
Keefe explained, "the officials
didn't blow their whistles, so the
ball wasn't dead Eielson got
up after the incident and kept
right on to the goal, so he scored
n perfectly legal touchdown.
There wasn't any kind Of an
award on the play"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
LOS ANGELES HAS NEW DIVER
Eugene Mahoney, Youth Of Nineteen,
Has Mastered Some of Highest
Scoring Dives on List.

Vance Vieth, coach of water sports
at the Los Angeles A. c., who has
brought out several national diving
champions Of both sexes, is about to
spring another candidate for title hon
ors in Eugene MahOney, his most re-
Gently developed star. A youth of nine
teen, Mahoney has mastered during
the last year some of the highest
scoring dives on the regulation A. A.
u. list and he can now go through
splendid championship program in ex-
cellent form.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
Joe Stecher.

ways prominent In the makeup of a
successful boxer. He must know how
and when to put steam behind his
blows. Footwork also Is an important
factor In ring contests. Wrestlers, as
a rule, are ponderous and slow.
Stecher, however, firmly believes
that he has all the qualifications Of
boxer. The grappler has been
watching bouts held at the Great
Lakes and he has studied how each
boxer handles himself.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
PERCY SKlLLEN GOING ABROAD
Dartmouth Pitcher 10 to Act as Y. M
c, A. Sports Director Somewhere
In France"

Percy Skillen, the Dartmouth pitch
er and baseball captain of about ter
years ago, Is going overseas as Y
NJ. q. A. sports directoI lens
home is in Chicago, where he na. leer
in the sporting goods business for tn,
past seven years, Since his graduation
he has been prominent as a member
of the Logan Squares and West Ends
Chicago semi-professional mines.
xY~s~"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
ODOM ENGAGED BY SANFORD
Trainer, Who Was Great Jockey In
His Day, Sewers Connection
With Brighton Stable.

George Odom has been engaged by
John Sanford to train his stable of
thoroughbreds next season. Two
months ago Mr.. Sanford sought the
services of Odom, but It was not until
recently that the trainer accepted the
position.
Odom was great jockey in his day
and for the last few years trained a
string of horses for the Brighton
stable, winning many important races,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
Boxing AND All LIVE SPORTS
STECHER THINKS he
WOULD MAKE BOXER
Wrestler Bitten by Same Bug
That Got Frank Gotch.
Anxious to Attempt What Other Crap.
piers Have Tried, but Failed
Fighter Must Know How and
When to PutSon Steam.

Joe Stecher, the wrestler, who Is
stationed at the Great Lakes naval
station, Is anxious to attempt what
other grapplers have tried but failed
to become q successful boxer. The
late Frank Gotch and Ivan Linow, the
Russian, after several years wrestling
decided to enter the squared circle,
and neither one met with any great
success.
Gotch fought several ring battles
and failed to meet a man whom he
could beat. Linow's ring ambitions
ended abruptly when he tackled Jess
willard. Linow went under the name
Of Frank Lyon while he was fighting,
md the pair met In 1911 at Elk City,
Okla. The contest went ten rounds
and resulted in an easy victory for the
present nonconbatant champion. Doc
tor Roller was another wrestler who
failed In the ring.
Many believe that the failure Of the
mat artists as boxers was mainly due
to the fact that they were LJscle
bound and could not get the free ac-
ton so necessary in the ring. Wrest.
lers in glove contests were usually I'M
able to judge distance correctly, for
the simple reason that during mat tus-
sizes they were nearly always clinching
with their opponents.
Wrestlers are as rule stronger
than boxers, but strength Is not al
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
SCIENTIFIC END OF BOXING
Well-known Pugilists Have Intro
duced No New Punches-Give
No Time to Study.

A boxing authority, commenting on
the statement that well-known pugi-
lists introduced new punches in bouts,
says: "There are no new blows In
boxing, and nor very likely to ever be
any, for the boxers of today do not
give any time to studying the scien.
tific end of pugllism, andafew of them
use half the blows which were known
to the clever men Of 90 or more years
ago"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
CALIFORNIA IS THEIR CHOICE
Major League Players Set Up Old Cry
They Do Not Want to Return
East In Spring.

Ball players wlntering on the Pacific
Coast are making their annual state
ments for home consumption that they
don't care to return to the major
leagues next year. out would much
prefer to play in California. It was
ever thus, and yet when Coast league
player gets a bid to the big show he
breaks his neck rushing for the first
train to the cherries and uninterest-
ing East.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
BROOKLINE CLUB is IN LEAD
Team Matches With the Oakley
Country Club.

After 10 years of golf competition in
team matches between the Country
club, Broollline, and the Oakley Coun-
try club, which staged the last event
BroOkline is leading with ten victories
20 its credit The matches started in
900 and Oakley Won the first NV,
events, and the COu ltry club the rh'r
Since 1908 tney hO'N "'nr "'tn'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
WON'T START UP FRATERNITY
Dave FuItz 10 Through With Players
Observation-Disclosures He
Had Troubles.

When baseball is resumed, one thing
is certain, Dave Fultz will have moth
Ing to do with any players fraternity.
He Is through with that for all time.
"Startlng the fraternity up again."
says Fultz, now lieutenant in the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
HEAR FROM MAROON PLAYERS
Shorty pes Jardien and John Breathed,
Football Stars, In Charge OF
Prison Camp.

Shorty Des Jardien and John
Breathed, two members of the Maroon
football team, have been heard from.
Word has been brought here by Lieut..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
Riddle Gets Jockey LOTUS.

Johnny LOTUS, one Of Americas
leading jockeys, will ride for Samuel
ID. Riddle of Philadelphia next year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
WALTER PlPP
CRACK PERFORMERS READY FOR BASEBALL OPENING.

Speaker Cleveland American
New York Americans first baseman have obtained
Both have been studying for commissions
school Massachusetts of Tech
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

army aviation service, "wOuld be a
hard and thankless task. l doubt If
1t could be done. l know / had my
troubles with it and am willing to con-
fess l have had enough. doubt very
much If anyone would be brave enough
to put the fraternity on its feet again."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-25

until spoke There was that about
his figure, black as the night was,
which convinced me he was the man
sought
"Well, McCann," l said shortly, 'you
seem to prefer associating with the
crew, rather than with your own class
aft. What is the game?"
Il was not aware there were any of
my own class on board he answered
Sneeringly.
Perhaps you have not yet discov-
cred who are on board. Do you chance
to knov who owns this vessel and
cxfaoS
Who owns them - ne laughed
.coarsely. "What difference does that
maker
''It depends entirely on whether Or
not You have any decent manhood left
in 9ou," / said coldi3, "and frankly
do not believe you have. However
the truth can do no harm, and We'll
understand each other better. This
ship and cargo are owned by Philip
Bascom of Philadelphia"
'.Bascom By God! You don't mean
it2s
.But do; and more than that, all
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-25
|RUSK SWEATER
WARNS FLYER
Aviator at Kellyfield Writes
Mrs. L. e. McGill, Who !.
Knit Red Cross
Garment

When Mrs L. f. McGiH knit a
sweater for the Red Cross. she sewed
her visiting card and address in the
collar The sweater was sent with
others FROM the Rusk county chapters
Of the Red Cross to the central head
quarters at Chicago from which all the
things sent from Ladysmith are dis
tributed. On Wednesday Of this week
Mrs McGill received letter from Ray
T. Fur, of the Aviation Corps, Kelly
field. near San Antonio. Texas, and
the cheering news that one Of Uncle
Sans boys had received the sweater
and fully appreciated it.
Here is the letter.
Kellyfield San Antonio, Texas
Jan. II, 1913.
My Dear Friend
This is to let you know that your
want to thank you from the bottom Of
my heart for it. 1t reached me just
in the nick of time because today is
the first it has showed this far south
in Texas for years. Some people here
have never seen snow | will give you
some description of the soldier boy who
was lucky enough to receive your gift.
| am five feet nine and one-half inches
tall. have light hair. and when | vol
mlteered my services to my country
weighed 143 pounds, Now | weigh %
pounds more i will be p years old
July u, 1918. | enlisted July 81, 1917
in Indianapolis Indiana and was sent
Immediately to Jefferson Barracks,
Missouri. | was given my final exam
nation, received my first incubation
and took the oath during my stay
there | will never forget the first
friend met after leaving home. ! was
as homesick as could be, writing let
ter to mother when someone tapped me
on my shoulder and said, my boy
don't yon want bouquet?'' | turned
and there stood beautiful aged w. G.
t. L. lady offering me a small bunch
Of flowers. She was the first one to
speak a kind word to me and | couldn't
say a word for the lump in my throat.
Being Il resident of a northern state
you can't imagine what poor hospital
ity the soldiers receive there. Well, |
was stationed at Jefferson Barracks
for two weeks and then sent to this
field / arrived here Aug. II, 1917 and
have been here ever since. | was pre-
viOusly i'll the list Aero Squadron and
transferred to the 144th Aero Squad
ron for special duty as an engineer.
My duty was to take charge of the
wafer supply for the entire field and
am still holding that position.
have been assigned to Dayton, Ohio to-
receive schooling on the new Liberty
motor and as soon as | receive that
| will be sent across. | am
to be in Dayton by the 22nd OF Febru
airy. | am enclosing a small picture
of myself in my mcle's clothing
Thanking you again for your gift to
me, | remain
Your appreciative soldier
RAY l.. FURR.
G o. 144th Aero Squadron,
Kelly Field No. /,
SO. San Antonio Texas.
p. S. My home address is Muncie,
Indiana.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-25
CHAPTER XIV.
Vera strenothens NV Resolve.

I believed I had effectually spiked
the guns of the conspiracy-at least
for the present. I did not underesti-
mate the feeling of dissatisfaction for
ward, or the influence of Liverpool
Red and his more intimate associates !;
but Mccain and his money were, after
all, the main incentive to open mutiny,
and as long as I could keep that indi-
vidual securely locked UP aft, there
remained good chance of controlling
the others.
Once we succeeded in discovering
the hidden store of liquor and getting
1t overheard, and with Mccain safely
secured, the danger element would
certainly be greatly reduced. But was
Mccain really secured? / could never
hope to conceal the fellow, to keep
him hidden. The narrow confines Of
the ship rendered this impossible.
Dade and the boy Moon would be GER
tain to carry the news of his imprison-
ment forward in spite of any threat.
l began to suspect that Mccain under
lock and key might indeed prove a
greater danger in the end than he
would If left free to roam the deck.
The knowledge he now possessed that
this ship actually belonged to the very
man crippled by his pistol shot would
only serve to render the fellow more
venomous. Nor could / determine his
feelings toward Vera yet if he once
rd
ruffians as Liverpool and White in
control, the position of the helpless,
girl alone and unprotected, would be
desperate indeed. No! | would hold
on to the man and then rough it Out
with the others.
The cabin lamp was turned 80 low
that scarcely the faintest ref,ecti n
streamed through the glass of the conl-
paniOn, and | was so deeply engrossed
In these reflections as to not even no.
tice the opening of the door. Her voice
at my side aroused me with sudden
thrill.
SIS this Mr.. HOllis?"
ut certainly isl I answered, aware
now of the dark outline beside me,
and even dimly distinguishing the con-
tour of her uplifted face. ut is some
time since have enjoyed the pleasure
Of your presence on deck in the night"
"Why refer to that now?" reprOach-
fully. ut is not SO delightful a MEM
ory."
1.-THE shipwreck-no; but the first
nxyop;psr w., MOT oo,,po% foHpo+ p,1f
you promised to make the mystery Of
your presence on board the Esmeralda
clearY'
"Has it not revealed itself2a
"Not to me-"
"But has not Philip Bascom told YOU
who ann"
I shook my head, not altogether
happy at this introduction of his nsme,
but unable to resent it,