New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Liberty Ball Gets
Mascot in Hudson,
But Soon Loses 1t
Sings, Just Dog, Follows
Sphere, but Is Taken
Home by Owner
[Stuf Correspondenccj

ROLLING ALONG WITH THE LIB
ERTY BALL, CATSKILL. N. Y, April
26.-After almost four hundred miles
of rolling the Liberty Ball to-day ac
quired it's first mascot, and oEe and
one-half miles later it lost it.
A stray dog shortage in the Mohawk
in an unchaperoned state as far as
canine guardianship went.
Sings met the ball-it was love at
first sight-at Hudson during some
three miles Of parade of which Sings
was an integral part
A peculiar blend of many hues leaves
Sings colorless, from a descriptive
standpoint. His master, an ebony
youth of much color, regarding Snigs's
breed, said:
EFF each breed of dawg was wort
one hundred dollars Sings would cost
tree tousand."
Dogs Feature Pageant
Among many original and novel feat
ures of the Hudson pageant was COR
don of Red Cross dogs, They had been
sonans, regardless of pedigree. This
varicgated battalion had been made
akin by touch of Red Cross girdle
around their bodies. They trailed
about two divisions behind the ball
and coach.
At the turns the ball was easily Wis
ibe to them, and their youthful keep
crs were often forced to considerable
effort to maintain the carefully
planned programme. Prominent among
those who would have taken close in
ventory of the sphere was Sings.
Other duties soon summoned Snigs's
custodian from the line. The rotund
pellet and the coach detached them
selves from the procession before its
conclusion, to catch ferry over to
Athens, founded in Seventeen some
thing" population "over two thou
sand" and loan quota already over
subscribed.
While en- route to the ferry some
thing woolly, but not wild, streaked
down the street and fitted itself be-
side the ball as though it had been
doing Just that thing each day for
years Yes, it was Sings.
Nose in air, and feet seeming that
way, Sings stalked along as proudly
as the drum major Of the firemen's s
band. AS true as every dog has his
day, yesterday belonged exclusively to
Sings. He had adopted the sphere.
Scout Leader Harold Johns planted a
campaign hat on Snigs's oval pate, with
Sings wagging wildly in approval
The fcrryboat was soon in readi-
ness for the crossing to Athens. and
coach and ball and Sings boarded it.
The bell was Changing and the pro-
pellers churning, when white apron
surmounted by a vociferously shouting
mouth-that was all that was visible of
the face of Snigs's master-plunged
onto the boat.
Snigs's keeper, who was evidently
engaged in some culinary pursuit
gripped his charge and Indignantly left
the boat. Sings was whining pteous-
ly. as one whose career has been
blightcd.
Snigsless, the party trooped into
Athens. Later the ball went over the
top-of several junior mountains
about six times. terminating the hill
climbing with sweep into Catskil
The mills and stores had been closed
earlier in Difference to the rolling
Paul Revere that is awakening the
countryside to the need Of the hour.
Guardsmen, school children and
over a hundred autos gathered at the
courthouse, where Frank D. Lyon, of
the coaching party, made an address
A reception was rendered to the ball
and coaching party at the armory in
the evening, but the ball was unable to
go through the doors.