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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
Bob Shawkey.

team put In Bid for Shawkey's serv.
Ices. He was member of this team
Mt the time and had pitched several
games for It.
Bob didn't know Just what to do,
but an offer Of 500 n game from the
Yanks assisted him materially In
making UP his mind.
The League Island team played
without Shawkey and lost. Bob
pitched winning ball for his old team.
mates against the Athletics and the
Senator's.
This, according to our informant,
had IN altogether retrogressive effect
on the great twlrler's popularity In
Philadelphia naval circles.
Shawkey discovered that he'd made
a diplomatic blunder that even his
winning personality couldn't wipe out
He found that he was politically In
wrong.
A few days ago Bob received orders
transferring him to sea duty and he
is now on an eastward-bound trans.
port.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
IGNORED NAVY TEAM
TO PLAY FOR YANKS
Bob ShaWkey Made Mistake by
Pitching for Old Team.
Offer Of 500 Per Game From New
York American Leaeuers Proves
Too Strong for Hurler and
He is Transferred.

Yeoman Robert w. Shawkey, U. S.
NJ, is now Mt sea. having been trans
ferred from the League Island navy
yard at Philadelphia, where he was
an accountant, to transport.
According to statements made TO
the writer by n certain Philadelphia,
Bob's sea trip followed his decision to
pitch for the Yankees when his serv-
ices were desired by the League Island
team. writes John w. Lawrence in
New York Mail.
Shawkey pitched several games for
the Yankees in Philadelphia and
Washington after he entered the navy,
Joining the team while he was on fur
Tough.
II happened that on one or two of
these occasions the League Island
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07

engineer of great ability ana vet.
cran Of the Spnnlsh-Amerlcun war,
Huston Joined the cOlOrS soon after
war was declared.
jim Dunn was the first magnatc To
order his ball park closed under
the work-or-ight order. The day
after Secretary Baker announced
that ball players must either don n
uniform or 90 To work IN some essen
tial occupation Dunn wired his bust.
ness manager Ia close shop and to dis.
band the ball club.
There was no luibbling on Dunn's
part. Although his club was In Sec
ond place and had excellent chances
of coping II pennant this year. he
didn't hesitate.
"f the government needs my men
Il can have them"
That was Dunn's philosophy.
Dunn offered the use of his great
construction organization to the gov
eminent early In the war.
III they want me-" he said. I'll 60
along and run H."
The government decided that the
Dunn construction forces would be
more use at home.
Baseball was more or less of a
mania with Dunn. lie had owned
several minor league clubs before he
decided to get into the major game
and bought the Cleveland club. He
never got his money out of the in
vestment and never realized his am
billion of winning pennant, which
to hm meant n great deal more than
the mere money involved.
But when the time came he gave up
ambition, investment and all.
Dunn can well he rated side by side
with Captain Huston.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
HARRY HElTMAN is IN NAVY
Rochester and Brooklyn Clubs Given
Hard Jolt When Pitcher EnIists
With the tackles.

Not only Rochester Of the Interna.
tional but Brooklyn of the National
as well, was hit blow when Pitch
er Harry Hoffman enlisted in the
navy. Hoffman, who was with
Rochester under option from Brook.
Ign, had been the big sensation of
the International league this year.
He was picked up from high school
teai1 In Brooklyn by Ebbets and later
sent to Rochester for seasoning. Re-
Gently Ebbets tried TO get him back
for the Dodgers, but the Rochester
club would not let him go. He set
tied the controversy for himself by
deciding to go TO war.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
NO BASEBALL IN CLEVELAND
Owner James Dunn Doesn't Believe In
Near Major Leagues-let ANA
teurs Have Field.

Unless James G. Dunn, owner of the
Cleveland American league club, has
a change of heart there will be no
more major league baseball In Cleve-
land next year.
81 don't know what my colleagues
think about continuing next year, but
II ! must build up team of school
boys and old men ! will not open my
gates. am not in favor of minor
league baseball In n big league town.
We had better let the amateurs have
the field to themselves until the war
Is over, when the game will come back
to its own" Dunn said.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
COACHES AT NAVAL ACADEMY
Notwithstanding That II 10 War limo
There viii BE No Lack Of
Competent Instructors.

The Naval academy at Annapolis
will have no lack of coaches notwith-
standing the fact that 1t is war time.
Gilmour DOble will direct football for
the next two years; Billy Lush will
coach both the baseball and basket
ball squads. and Joseph Mulligan will
nave charge of the track and field
teams. Dick Glendon will be rowing
Instructor, while gymnastics, wrestling,
fencing and swimming are In charge
OF skillful instructors.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
TOLEDO TRACK GETS RECORD
First Ever Constructed to Have Mile
Made Below Two.Minute Mark
In First Heat.

The Toledo track, which was opened
with the recent Grand Circuit light
harness races, IL the first ever con-
structed TO have mile below the two
minute mark the first heat raced.
Murphy established the mark with
Miss Harris NJ, In 1:5Sh, ana as Ed
Geers won the other two heats drlv-
ing Single G., In 1904 and 1854.
the first three.heat race in which the
time was below two minutes was
placed on record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07

boys. will go To France for any
organization interested in the welfare
of the soldiers"
When asked whether he would be
willing to take team of players 10
France to play team of army men
led by Johnny Evers, he declared
nothing would suit me better"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
PROVE PATRIOTS OF
THE MAJOR LEAGUES
Captain Huston and Jim Dunn
0utrank Rival Magnates.
Owner Of New York Yankees Was
First Man Financially interested
In Game to Enlist-CIeveiand
Gates Ordered Closed.

When the baseball history OF the
stirring times Of war Is written two
names will stand ont above all others
In the mugnatc end of the game US
batting 1000 per cent patriotism.
They will he the names of Capt.
T. l.. Huston, half owner at the New
York Yankees, and Jim Dunn, own.
eg Of the Cleveland Indians.
Captain Huston was the first man
financially interested In baseball 10
enlist in his COuutry's service. An
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
SUNDAY GAME ABROAD
DRAWS 10000 CROWD

Baseball not only has caught
on" In England. but also Is be-
ing played there on Sundays.
The Anglo-American Baseball
club, which Is operating ut the
Chelsea football grounds, SIAM
ford Bridge. IA suburb of Lon
don, has obtained permission to
play Sunday games, with the
result that huge crowds are
turning out on the Sabbath. A
recent game on the first day III
the week attracted 10000 spec.
tators. The weekday gaines rs
rule draw all the way from
10000 to 10000 persons. The
teams are made up of American
and Canadian soldiers. who are
gradually teaching their Eng.
lish brothers how to play the
game. The British government
aud war charities are receiving
large share Of the gate re-
ceipts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
Bonnie Gets New Mark.

Bonnie, thsfast trotting mare by The
Bondsman, now carries n record of
2:OSh, made In race Mt the new
Grand Circuit track at Toledo. She Is
owned by Jerry o'COnnOr of THIN, o..
and was bred a. Washington @. ii.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
Pennant for New London.

New London won the pennant in the
Eastern league, which prematurely
ended its season, with 40 games won
and II lost. Bridge ri, with Al and
IL, was second.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
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Is READY TO GO over THERE
Manager Jack Hendricks Is Anxious
to Go to France TO Promote
Game OF Baseball.

Jack Hendricks, manager of the
st. Louis Cardinals, announces that
he is anxious 10 go To France to pro.
mote baseball.
"All ! want" said the manager of
the Cards, "lS 10 do my share for the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
PUBLIC GOLF COURSES
ARE FAVORED BY TAFT

Twenty years ago rather ro-
bust person began playing golf.
After having the idea at that
time that golf was rs absurd
game as was ever heard of, this
person - eX-President William
Howard Taft-nOw has the
following to say about the
game:
81 consider golf one of the
greatest things that has come to
! man. Americans had been so
long chasing the almighty dol.
lar that their digcstiOns were
bad; their hair was getting
SO scarce and bald that the
few hairs left should have been
shaved off altogethey. Physi-
clans became alarmed at the
condition of the modern bust.
ness man. Since the introduce
ton of golf we have given up
business cares, bl. not bust
ness energy. The game has fur
nished n reason and a zest for
, exercise. 1t Is Godsend to the
man from fifty TO eighty years
of age, and we should recognize
its health values"
'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
Sports Made Compulsory.
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The United States navy has made
swimming, boxing and wrestling COM
pulsory for those enrolled In this
branch Of the service.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07

90 90 oo-c 5000.
, ATHLETICS "hS A DUTY

Brown university will continue
athletics In the next college Term
"aS II duty to her students. tO {
|, herself and to her country" The .
athletic season of 1918 result
ed in Il loss of more than $4,000.
But 1t is felt that this loss and {
, further losses can he written off 4,
/, the books us incurred in carry
Ing on II course which is not only Z
|, worth while hut essential.
The football season will begin
on October . with game against {
, Rhode Island State. October L. {
, is open. October 10 Vermont ,
university will he met Mt Provi-
dence and Colgate on October 20.
Syracuse will be played on No. {
, veuber .; Swar'hmorc, Novem- ,
her .; Colby, November 10, and
Dartmouth. November %.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
Football PLAYER is Killed

Capt. Howard G. Mccall, formerly
well'known football player of Penn
sylvanIa university, has been killed
In France.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07

attached to the Second regiment at
Pelham bay naval training station
and is acting as boxing instructor. The
Kid is making good progress with his
boxers, II is said. Ensign Francis is
helping all he can and is refereeing
the bouts.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-01-10
HOW INDIANS CATCH SALMON
Equipment Consisting Of "Grab-
Hooks" and Long Poles is Crude
But Very Effective.

The Indians fish for salmon with
"grabhook." a large iron hook fastened
to pole by loose cord three or four,
feet long. A hole at the blunt end of
the hook that slips over the tip OF the
pole keeps it In place until the fish Is
hooked. Then the hook Is pulled off the
pole and the cord gives the fisherman a
chance to play his fish is necessary be-
fore dragging 1t ashore. The hooks
are made by the blacksmith, but the
poles, about twenty feet In length, the
Indians make themselves of red fir, the
Southern Workman says.
Taking q rough piece of dry wood of
the required length, they patiently
work ut Il with drawshaye and knife,
until it 10 the right size and tapered
to suit the workman. Then It Is usu-
ally hardened in the Goals before put,
ting on the cord, which they braid
themselves. If a pole breaks, as often
happens, the broken parts are lashed
together with string, pitch Is smeared
over and melted by being rubbed with
a hot stone, which makes the pole as
strong as before, The Indians general
ly fish from the bank or from plat
forms built over the water. They thrust
the long pole out across the river as.
far as they can and let the current,
carry II down and into the bank. trust
ing to chance and quick jerk to hook
the fish II they feel one In. the water.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-01-10
Great Men Died Learning.

1t is we'll to remember that the very
greatest men died learning, like Ba-
con and Pasteur. Socrates was enter
ing old age when he drank the hem
lock, but l do not think anyone would
say that his last words were, there
fore, of no worth. The greatest bene-'
factions to humanity, the greatest
services to human thought have not
all been bestowed or rendered by men
under twenty-five or even under forty
years of age, fact sometimes worthy
of remembrance. Do not, then, fall
victims to over-confidence and close
your mind. The injunction is AZ i'm
portant for youth as for age; easy OF
attainment for the former, difficult for
the latter; possibly for both. The past
and the present, youth and age, new
and old, all have their place in the
sun; all are needed for the widest
learning, for the highest achievement,
for the best development of mankind.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-01-10
ONE WAY TO COLLECT BILL
Surgeon Makes Wealthy Man Pay for
the Burial of Brother Who !
Died in Arizona.

An embalming incident occurred IN
Arizona in 1893 when the Chicago ex!
position was in full blast. Billy, be-
loved but impecunious citizen passed
in his checks. Doctor BifOrd, an OLD
army surgeon, attended him In his last
illness, and afterwards embalmed
the body, placed it in a metallic cas-
ket, and made ready to ship 1t to John,
a wealthy brother of the deceased
who lived in Chicago. But the rail-
road company refused to receive the
casket unless the freight was prepaid.
The doctor telegraphed to the Chicago
brother, who replied, refusing to remit.
Thereupon the resourceful physician
had the front of the casket painted
and inscribed: "In this casket reposes
Billy. His brother John, who lives IN
Chicago, WEIGHED on the empalmlhg
bill and cost of transportation. Where7
upon this casket with its contents mas
been sent to the Chicago exposition TO
be placed on exhibition In the depart
ment of curios, In order to pay the
cost of embaming and transportation
this cabinet and remains will be ra1neu
for. Five hundred tickets at 5O cents
a ticket. Buy chance. The winnen
can start dime museum with Billy:
Doctor Biford had photograph taken
of the casket and sent 1t to Brother
John, and Brother John paid up and
ordered his brother to be decentl"
buried at Tucson.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-01-10
HUp Again!n

When we were little shavers, tod
ding about the house and went down
on the floor or the ground because our
feet could not keep up with our am
bition to run and get there" right off
grandmother, a lovely old down East
lady, would sing out to us; sup again!
Never mind That didn't hurt you!
Up againr' SO up again we would
lump, all the hurt gone, just because
grandmother cheered us to try it over
again, writes Vincent in Farm Life.
Sam Jones has had the luck Of bad
crops two or three years. Things have
seemed against him. But he has been
as brave as q lion. No frost can ever
come that froze the smile from his
face or withered the hope in his heart !
And he Is right at it this year, just
as If he had had the best of luck all
through the years.
But | wonder who of his neighbors
has been down to sing out to Sam:
"Up again, old man! This Is all right !
You'll come out all right-can't help
Itw
don't know of anybody that has
had time to look up from his own hoe
Ing and plowing and digging long
enough to do that; it's a shame, too!
Come on! Let's 60 down right now
and cheer Sam up bit! Maybe we
can give him lift at the work, too.
All the world will be the brighter for
1t after that--tO Sam and to you and
to me, writes Vincent in Farm Life.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-01-10
WEATHER CHANGED HIS VlEWsI
New En0Iander Allowed Blowing Over
J Of Church .steepIe by Hurricane to
! Influence His Wedding Plans. !;

The recent destruction by fire of Al
icertain ancient New England Meeting
house has set the villagers to retelling
Ian amusing anecdOte connected with;
pts partial demolition nearly a GEN.
'tury ago, when 1t lost ITS steeple in a
hurricane, says the Youths Compan-
Jon.
Deliberate and cautious lovemaking
figures in many tales Of rural New
England; but surely In none Of them
does the hero show less impetuosity
than the Amos Of this story showed
For ten years he had courted his pa
tient Eliza; at last he had proposed,
had been accepted, and the wedding
day was set. 1t dawned unpropitious-
ly, with a bowling gale blowing which
Increased hourly in violence. At the
appointed hour, nevertheless, the
guests gathered at the home Of the
bride and waited for the bridegroom,
but he did not appear.
The storm was truly terrific; indeed,
the meeting house, just across the
common, had already surrendered its
steeple with a tremendous crash. The
bride became hystericnl and her broth
ers began to look worried Ominous
whispers ran about that If the great
elm in front of Amos door had blown
down 1t must surely have crushed In
the whole front of the house; perhaps
Amos was killed or pinned under the
wreck.
At last party of anxious vOlun-
teers started forth, in the teeth Of the
tempest, to investigate. When they
reached the farm the elm was still
standing, and on the threshold, very
,much surprised stood Amos. He had
supposed that of course the wedding
would be postponed.
swell, now, when I woke up twas
pouring guns and pltchforks, so to
'spenk. and I says to myself, says !,
4 don't know bout this l don't know!
,Arter breakfast twas wuss; and says
j to myself 4 most know they'll put
it off most know they will! l had
my eye on the meetin' house steeple,
and ! could see twas swaying consid'
'erpble. y know they'd orter put 1t
Of says to myself, but then, wom'
en- Is SO unreasonable maybe they
won't KEEP my eye on the meetin..
house steeple and says I: IF she goes,
I don't; and If she don't, do
"She swung and she swnyed and she
kind of hung in the wind, and then,
Jest as I was gettin' my boots on to
start, over she went! And, says to
myself; ThatS clear showing, If
ever there WIS one; and here stay
Even woman couldn't say man
oughter stand up agln Il gale when
,meetin' house stecple can't. No, SIR
says l to myself, there amt mite Of
doubt about 1t; this weather is onsuit-
nble for weddings y"
Nevertheless, he was imperatively
persuaded to come and be married
without waiting for it to clear up.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-01-10
MEXICAN LOVER "PLAYS BEAR"
Must Be Possessed of Unlimited Pa
tlence for Courtshlp Is Slow and
Difficult Process.

This Is the manner of courtship in
Mexico, says the World Outlook. A
young man sees young lady on the
street whom he admires, and follows
her home. Having reached her casa,
he begins to 'play the BEAR" by
walking back and forth in front of
the house or standing on the street
with his eyes fixed upon her windows,
for hours at time, day and night
alike.
The Mexican young woman Is coy.
and, even if greatly interested, she
will remain back Of the curtain. BY
the slightest movement Of the cur.
tains or blinds she gives sign that she
Is not entirely Indifferent. After q
day or two she may even show her
face or wave her hands as further
mark of encouragement, and, after
several days, she may appear on the
balcony for few moments. II she
goes to church the lover Is probably
not far behind, and an occasional
smile or glance from her eyes of mid.
faithfulness. Next come daily salutes
and smiles when the lover appears.
Flowers in which notes are concealed
are sent by the aid of the water car
riers or charcoal vendors.
When the courtship has so far ad
vanced that the lovers may talk, the
moonlight nights are devoted to the
love-making and several pairs Of low
ers can be seen on almost any street.
he on the sidewalk, she at the window.
Perhaps in the most casual way imag'
Unable she may let her fingers Slip
through the bars, for there is just
chance that mamma may be asleep.
Later he may be invited to call at
the house by the father or mother aft
er family council, if his antecedents
are all right, for of course they have
been investigated by the sagacious
parents.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-01-10
Her Memory Faulty.

She was middle-aged, stylishly
gowned and apparently sane. And she
was looking at the paintings In the
Corcoran Gallery of Art through a
gold-framed lorgnette, that dangled'
from a jeweled gold chain.
Another woman was standing before
a canvas, and, in a desire for informa-
ton, or, perhaps, for the sake of social
Interchange, the lady of the lorgnette
inquired, affably:
"Is that a picture of the death OF
the Lord"
mo, madam; 1t represents the mar
tyrdom of st. Sebastian"
"Ah, I see. have the poorest mem
ory. I knew that they killed the
Lord, of course, but I disremembered
Just how."-Washington Star.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-01-10
Goldfish for Trench Soldiers.

The Goldfish army Is no dream. 1t
arrives In the trenches somewhere in
France at the rate of 5,00OOOO pounds
q week. On its strength OF "two
breakfasts and one fl ;h dinner" Cana
dian and British "Tommies' are kept
up to their working mark.
Canada herself Is helping to solve
the food problem by having two fish
days a week-Tuesdays and Fridays,
notes correspondent. With this
great demand for fish the Nova Sco-
tia fisherman suffers neither fog, nor
rain, nor Ice, nor snow, nor darkness
nor submarine to interfere with his
task of supplying the dominion and the
empire with fish in quantities never
paralleled in history.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-01-10
Pink Tea Workers Barred.

! The head of the canteen depart
nent of the National League for Wom
ems Service has requested all pink
tea" members to resign from her di-
eisi0n. VI would rather have one de-
pendnble woman than one thousand
who can't work because they have an
engagement to play golf or because It
is their afternoon ut home" she re-
marked, according to the Worcester
Post.
Red Cross workers and war work
rrs Of all types are up against the
Old-age problems of Organizers-how
to weed ont the Indifferent and ineffi-
cient worker, the person who enthusi-
astically enrolls under every new
banner. attends few meetings, throws
y monkey.wrench or two into the Or
ganiZatlon machinery--and disappears
until new "cause" or a brighter
banner fiaunts into view,
Such women are obstacles In the
progress Of any cause with which they
see fit to play.