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The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-12-07

he corner Of my eye 1 watched him on
ais way to the company billet.
He called man named Stein,
member of our company, who Thought
40 more Of losing franc than he DID
of having his right arm shot Off. Stein
went over to Stewart. who whispered
to him and passed him something.
What struck me as strange was the
fact that Stein, who had fifteen francs
on the game, instead of coming back to
watch the game, disappeared behind
the billet, while Stewart was marched
off to "clink."
The rooters were getting Impatient,
so put big Welshman in to pitch. 1
told the umpire that according to the
rules pitcher being put in "cold" was
allowed four balls over the plate to
warm up. The umpire agreed to this.
l whispered to the Welshman. Get out
in that box and take your time, delay
ing the game as much as possible be-
tween each pitch. Now, you are al
lowed four balls over the plate In
which to warm up. Slam 'em into me.
but II you put one of them over, our
goose is cooked"
The welshman was mystifled. but
followed my instructions to the letter.
He threw four balls which Yearly
broke my back to get. Then the UNI
pire held up his hand and called, play
balli Immediately went over to him
and explained that these four balls
had not gone over the plate. He fell
for this and agreed with me. After
The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-12-07

OF the game. Their antics were awful
If we had used regular baseball
don't think there would have been .
Tommy In the squad without blnci
eye. Did you ever watch girl tryin.
to catch ball? Well, the girls team
alongside OF some of these Rommie,
would have looked like the winner II
our worlds series. 1t was hard worl
keeping their interest up.
Two weeks later we went up into tn,
front line; then came back again fol
another rest. The interest In baseball
was dying out and we were Mt our wi,
end. Time passed, and we figured out
that we ought to be hearing from our
appeal, but nothing came. Then. ono,
again we went into the front line
trench.
. The Tommies were very skeptica
and every time baseball was men
toned they would gaze in our direction
with sneering look. This completely
got our gonts.
One evening we were sitting I'm q
dugout of the support trench; 1t was
raining like the mischief, and we were
cold and downhearted. Pretty soon
the rations came up. The ration party
generally brings the ratlons down into
the dugouts. but the two men carrying
our dixie" set II down in the mud OF
the trench and almost "shot the
chutes" down the entrance to the dug.
out. They we're GREATNESS with ex-
element. One OF them yelled out:
"Yank. there's timber full of par.
cells down In the reserve dugout
They're all addressed to you, HEM
pey, and they're from America"
Stewart let out a shout and I felt
warm all over. How we lorded II
over those poor Tommies. Tint night
we were to be relieved and go back
to rest billets. We could hardly wait
for the time.
The next morning was Sunday, and
after church parade we made a mad
rush to the orderly room to get our
mail.
The quartermaster sergeant was
waiting for me. and behind him stood
every officer in the company. trying
to Disguise the expectant look on their
faces. Every eye was turned In the
direction OF heap OF parcels.
thought the quarter" never would
start. Even the captain could not
stand II, and giving way to his eager
ness, said: Sergeant, you had bet
ter issue the mall"
Stewart and were oil anxiety.
Then. STOPPING down. the sergeant
took up parcel and read on: EN-
pey, No. 5203," and threw II over to
me. / caught It on the fly. The SER
geant kept on reading out "Empey,"
and parcels came through the air like
bombardment.
The first parcel picked up was
stamped PASSED by Censor" and con-
The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-12-07

that rube OF a pitcher had thrown
about fifteen or sixteen balls. several
passing me, which / chased TO the bill
let to waste time, the umpire got Inn
patient and the rooters were yelling
like mad to carry on. still insisted
that none of the balls had gone over.
the plate. and the umpire was In a
quandary. Just then one Of our men
passed In the rear Of me and whis-
pered: Stewart says to go on with
the game" Wondering ut this infor-
nation. started In.
The pitching Of that Welshman was
awful. He hit the first two men up
and walked the third. was In despair.
bases full and two out. Some Of the
Canadian rooters were jumping up and
down. throwing their hats In the air.
and one fellow was whIstling ~rhe
Star-Spangled Banner" This got my
goat completely.
Near every billet hangs a gas gong.
This Is triangular piece of steel or
an empty shell case. Beside this gong
hangs an iron striker. Upon the
sounding Of the alarm. by striking on
the gong with the striker. every man
is supposed to put on his gas helmet
and repair Immediately to his proper
station. These gongs are to warn SOL
diers that German poison gas is COM
Ing over.
While ] was signaling to my rube
pitcher and beseeching him TO put one
over. the changing of the gas gong rang
out. / dropped my glove, got Off my
chest protector. and madly rushed for
my helmet and soon had II on, the
rooters and players doing the same.
Then I got wise. i remembered Stew
arts Instructions: "Watch out for gas.
I'll make 'em hunt for their gas he'll
NETS" The nerve and daring OF his
scheme took my breath away. The
Canadians had a mile to go to get to
their stations. and believe me, II Is no
fun double-timing for a mile while a
gas helmet is choking you with its
chemical fumes.
Well, those Canadians beat It, and SO
did we. but the game was saved and
uii bctS WcIt VII.
nearly smothered with laughter In
my gas helmet. To the rest. not being
''in the know" II was genuine alarm.
Shortly after the stampede 1t was dis
covered that the alarm was false, and
a rigid investigation Immediately took
place. But the Canadians had left and
our money was safe. 1t certainly would
have gone hard with the culprit had
he been caught. AS II was. our bat
TALON got two weeks as extra fatigue
on working and digging parties.
Afterward. i was let into the secret.
Stewart had given Stein ten francs to
sound the gas alarm. which. with his
fifteen francs bet on the game, Stein
did not have 1t in his heart to refuse.
Many time. Stewart, Stein and my
self had quiet little laugh when we
pictured the Canadians stampeding for
their billets.
Then orders were received to take
over new sector Of the line. and base
ball was forgotten. The work In front
Of us was to be of the grimmest nature.
Not long after that, In my first going
"over the top" Stewart was killed and
Stein was wounded. I was also slight
ly wounded.
Thus ended the career Of the Fusilier
Giants ON the western front.
The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-12-07
The Difference.

The fool shows his folly and knows
II not, but the wise guy knows his
folly and shows 1t not.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
HAS DOG WORTH
Sill AN OUNCE FOR
NEW YORK SHOW

New York. Feb. 20.-When the an
nual dog show under the auspices OF
the Westminster Kennel club opens in
Madison Square Garden today, Toddie,
a black-and-tan dog weighing one and
one-half pounds and said to be the
smallest dog in the world. will attract
a whole lot of attention. Although
Toddie is one year and two months
old. her owner. Mrs. Frank Kolce of
No. 81 West Thirty eighth street, says
the dog will not weigh more than two
ounces more il she lives for hundred
years.
Toddie has prize winning parents.
for her father, Prince, took third
prize for the smallest black-and-tan
last year. while in 1914, Baby, her
mother, captured second prize in the
same class.
Mrs. kolce values her pet at $3.50
and, according to this, every ounce of
this dogs flesh is worth almost $11.
Although the number of entries this
year is not as large rs last year, Off
Gals in charge declare that the COM
petition is keener than ever before In
all, 1886 dogs will be there trying to
capture prizes.
Boston terriers are the most repre-
sented breed in this years show.
Others we'll represented are: Sealyham
terriers, Scottish terriers. Cairo ter
riers, Brussels Griffons, Russian wolf
hounds, bull terriers. pointers and
English settlers. There has been an
especially strong entry in the selling
class. in which the dogs must be
priced up to 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
MIKE DUNDEE IS
READY FOR BOUT
Local Bantam in Best of Shape for
Boxing Match at Illinois To.
morrow Night.
HE is CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Pal Moore Of Memphis Arrives With
Tommy Walsh-RepOrt EnOr.
nous Seat Sale.

Mike Dundee, the Rock Island ban
tam faVorite, has completed his train
ing for his encounter with Pal Moore
at the Illinois theatre tomorrow night.
Mike says he has never trained SO
hard. He is in perfect shape and has
worked down to 11S pounds, one pound
less than is required.s Mike Dundee is
slated by many to take the bout, while
others claim that he is too new at the
game to walk up against a sea-
soned battler like Pal Moore. The
contest tomorrow night will prove
which of the two boys is the greater
fighter.
1t is said that several tri-city fans
have large bets up on the match, which
shows that no small amount of inter
est is being shown. peanuts" Schie-
berl, manager of the All-Star Athletic
club and of Mike Dundee, reports that
the largest advance seat sale ever
had for local card has been made.
The entire balcony of the theatre has
been sold out. Several boxes have
been sold for private box parties. The
stage seats have been selling fast and
likewise the main floor seats
Moore Arrives.
All of the boys on the card will
weigh in tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock for the nights show. Pal
Moore arrived in Rock Island this aft
ernoon with Tommy Walsh, his man
ager, and is in the best of shape, de-
spite the fact that he fought several
times within the last two months. All
fans are looking forward to the card
as one Of the best that has been put
on in Rock Island for several months.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
NO CUTS IN SALARY
FOR NORTHERN BOYS

Minneapolis. Mimi, Feb. 2O.-There
will be no salary cuts for members OF
this years Minneapolis American as
sociation team, according to NJ. E.
Cantillon, president of the local club,
who has just finished mailing out 1915
contracts.
We are going ahead on the pre-
sumption that 1918 will be a good ball
year and have cut no salaries" said
Cantillon. THE theatres and all sport
events seem to be drawing we'll and
personally l believe it will be good
year for baseball. OF course we are
hampered in signing players until he
next draft is completed but when that
is over we can tell just where we are.
I'VE have lost Morley Jennings,
shortstop. who is an athletic instruc
tor at Fort Oglethorpe and Pitcher
Sandy Burk. who is in camp at Chilli
Gothic. Ohio
CantillOn said he had not decided
where the Millers will train this
spring. 1t is probable that the team
will do most of its practicing on the
home grounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
TWO TEAMS TIED FOR
DOUBLES LEAD MEET

Cincinnati, Feb. 20.-While only local
teams occupied the alley in the two
man and individual events at the
eighteenth annual tournament of the
American Bowling Congress here yes
terday, fair scores were in evidence.
Milton Reichert and T. Dreidame, by
rolling LIS on the second shift, tied
with Harris and Walker for the lead
ership-.in the doubles.
Numerous changes took place
among the leaders in the individual
event, excepting first place. J. Best
erman of Covington, KY, rolled him
self into second place with 622, Just
six pins behind r. Michaelson, who
has been leading since Sunday. Joe
Berling tied A. Hilton for third place,
with $40, while A. Nienaber and H.
Moss, by bowling GIG each, are tied
for fifth place.
The Cabanne team of st. Louis and
Neuberth Colts of Newark, N. J.,
who appeared on the alleys last night
in the five-man event, are the first of
the Out-Of-town teams to bowl, and
from now on the scores are expected
to show vast improvement, according
to American Bowling Congress offic-
ials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
MUSK|ES ARRIVE
FOR BIG BATTLE
Down-River Basketball Champions
Meet Rock Island Independents
in Y Gym Tonight.
LINEUps NOT ANNOUNCED YET
Advance Seat Sale for T0night's En-.
counter Large-Is Red Cross
Benefit Game.

According to Roy Mansfield. mana
ger Of the Rock Island Independent
basketball team, the seat sale for the
game tonight between the Muscatine
Muskies. champions. and the locals
has been very large
The game is to be played in the
Young Mems Christian association
gymnasium and special arrangements
have been made TO seat hundreds. The
Muskies arrived in Rock Island late
this afternoon and are all ready for
the battle. AS the proceeds are to
benefit the local chapter of the Red
Cross, 1t is expected that the gym will
be crowded to capacity. The basket
ball following ins Rock Island has
made drop in the last few years. but
it is expected that tonight all who
showed the enthusiasm in previous
years will he On the job to root for
the Islanders.
No Lineups. Out.
No lineups have been given out by
either team, but all predictions are
that Rock Island will hold the down
river boys to a tie Or else gain the
locals met the Muskies on their own
floor and met defeat. The Muskies
.piled up large score small charge
is being made for seats and none will
be reserved.
The game will be started promptly
at $50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
LEAGUE HEADS FEAR
ORGANIZED HOLDOUT

New York, Feb. 20.-Major league
club owners who compared notes here
during the schedule meetings last
week regarding holdouts among their
players are inclined to believe thera
is an organized holdout movement
among some of the players, according
to reports in baseball circles here.
\ The management of the New York
Yankees has so far failed to announce
the signing of a single player, and it
is believed no more than five or six
members of the team have signed.
The Braves, Dodgers and Phillies are
said to have less than ten players
apiece signed for 1918, and it is re-
ported that western clubs are also
having trouble lining up their men.
Alexander and Killifer are the
prominent Cub holdouts, along with
jim Vaughn, Zeider and Merkle. The
general reduction of salaries agreed
on by the club owners as wartime
measure is said to be responsible for
the trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
HORNSBY DEAL on
AGAIN IN LEAGUE
Branch Hickey Asks for Confere...
With Weeghman-May Result
in Trade Of Roger.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Shh-hh, A mv.-
ferrous. secret meeting between fro
National league magnates and the,,
managers is about to take place IN
Chicago. What will happen demand.
on how badly one owner needs monor
and the other needs players.
This bombshell came out OF N.
North Side headquarters YESTERDAY 70.
viving the hope that the Cubs wou,I
eventually land Roger Hornsby. st.r
infielder Of the Cardinals, for whom
Weeghman is supposed to have ~.
fered $4,000 cash. and players. a. the
first meeting Of the Hot Stove learus
This is the offer that caused the n.
tional league moguls to pass a mi.
forbidding owners from tamperins
with another teams players.
Branch Hickey himself president ~
the st. Louis club, Is responsible for
the revival Of trade talk between the
Cubs and Cards. The Bruin MANAGE.
ment had given up hope Of !endinv
Hornsby, stopping negotiations sew.
eral weeks ago. Since then they have
been dickering with other clubs for
an infielder. but without results and
had about decided to start the season
with their present lineup. This wa,
the situation at o'clock yesterday
afternoon when the telephone rang. 4
few seconds later the st. Louis boss
was talking with President Weeph.
man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
PRINCETON TO HAVE
VARSITY BALL NINE

Princeton. N. j., Feb. 19.-Princeton
VIII resume varsity baseball this
spring. This was announced Saturday
following a meeting of the baseball
men. A schedule which will not in
clude the extensive trips of former
years and will not interfere with mill
tary training is being arranged. 1t
seems probable the Princeton Yale
game, big commencement feature.
will be held. Coach Clark is now in
France engaged in Y. NJ. c. A. work.
and Fred Dawson, a former Tiger star
athlete, will do the coaching.
Wall scaling, throwing the hand
grenades and bombs. bayonet fighting,
boxing and other exercises of a mill
tary nature are being introduced into
Princeton's sports program this year
and are arnIsing as much enthusiasm
and rivalry among the undergraduates
as the old FORMS Of athletic activity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
MANY CANDIDATES
ANSWER GRID CALI

Iowa City, Feb. 20.--Among the first
% Iowa football candidates who re-
ported for practice today were six of
last years varsity. They were Cap
tain Reed, Greenwood, Hunzelman.
Block, Voege and Lehman. Meadows,
Kaufman, Kelley. Charlton, Rich,
Lindgren and Slater, stars of the
freshman team, also reported. The
latter was star on the freshman two
years ago. but was ineligible last fall.
1owa's prospects took boost when
Homer Scott appeared in a suit and
stated that the conference would al
low him to play next fall. Scott was
pronounced ineligible last September,
members of the athletic boashrsdlm
but after further consideration the
members of the athletic board of the
big ten stated that he would be able to
play. Scott is full back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
TAUGHT SHOTGUN USE

College aviators are to be taught
the use of the shotgun in connection
with their other instructions, so that
once in an aeroplane they can use
that weapon to good advantage
against foes. The government has es
tablished military school Of aero
nautics at the University of Califor-
mia, and part Of the instruction is that
of bluerock shooting Each recruit
shoots at something like sixty targets
each week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
RESUME SPORTS BUT
NO BASEBALL GAMES

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 19.-Defnite
announcement is made by Professor
Robert n. Corwin Of the Yale Athletic
association that there will be a gen.
eral resumption OF athletics between
Yale, Princeton and Harvard this
spring, but there will be no commence
ment baseball games.
THE situation" he added, has been
left entirely with the undergraduates
Of Princeton, Harvard, and Yale. If
they care to resume athletics, sched-
ules will be arranged. The teams will
be run On economical lines, with as
little expense attached to their main
tenance as possible"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
PETE Herman IN
NAVAL RESERVES
Worlds Champion Bantam Accepted in
United States Naval Reserve
in New Orleans.
WAS IN CLASS 1 IN DRAFT
Trf-City Ring Followers Now Give Up
All Hopes Of Seeing Title
Holder in Rock Island.

New Orleans, Feb. 20.-Peter Gu
lotta, better known as Pete Herman,
worlds bantam weight pugilist cham
pion, today passed the physical exam
nation and was accepted in the United
States naval reserve. Some months ago
he was granted exemption from the
draft on the ground of dependents, but
recently was placed in class l. He
obtained his release from his local d.
vision board to join the naval reserves.
Rock Island fans who have been
looking forward to the time when the
champion was to make his appearance
before local club can proceed to
hang the crepe.
The champion is now to enter the
service of the United States and prob
ably will not come here Several have
been trying to get a local promoter to
bring the champion to Rock Island and
tri-city ring followers have been an
xiously waiting to see Pete.
Probably the most disappointed ban
tam is Mike Dundee. Mike had it all
doped out just how he would fight the
champion when he got crack at him
but the way it seems at present the
championship crown will remain with
Herman for time at least. If Her.
man is placed in training camp he
Will not box for the crown. Pal Moore,
who is to meet Mike Dundee at the
Illinois tomorrow night. is another boy
who wanted to get poke at the cham
pion before the government claimed
the title holder.
Was to Appear Here.
1t was planned some time ago to
bring Pekin Kid Herman and the
champion, Pete Herman, here this
month but the plan fell through. The
latter arrangement was to have the
boys show here in March.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
SOON DRAFTED.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Feb. 20.-George
Dumont of this city, pitcher for the
Washington Americans, has been
placed in class l in the draft by his
local board and probably will be sent
to Camp Dodge. Iowa, soon. Dumont
applied for deferred classification but
it was denied. He was married Dec.
81 last to Miss Gladys Berglund, this
city, and has been living here since
Before joining the Washington club
Dumont played with the Minneapolis
team of the American association and
with Fargo in the Northern league
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
USED WAR STUNT
IN RING BATTLES
Late Clarence Forbes Camouflaged
Distress and Then Landed
X. 0. On Enemy.
WAS KNOWN AS CLEVER BOXER
Used Postum Trick in Many Bouts and
Usually Got By Until Boys
Became Wise.

Chicago. Feb. 20. - Camouflagihg
distress and then stretching his bewil-
dered opponent on the canvas with a
knockout punch, was favorite trick
of Clarence Forbes, a brother OF
Harry, former bantamweight cham
pion. and who recently died in the
state hospital at Elgin. Ill. He was 81
years old.
Forbes was regarded as one of the
trickiest and hardest punching boxers
ever developed in Chicago. He began
his career as bantam and later
fought as a featherweight. He once
fought for a bantamweight champion
ship. 1t was favorite trick OF his
to take a punch on the back of the
head and then wabble around the ring
as if distressed.
Tricked into believing another punch
would finish him, Forbes opponents
would come tearing in only to receive
a clip on the chin. His record is dot
ted with knockouts thus scored.
Oldtimers say Forbes put over one
of the quickest and most amusing
knockouts on record. He was boxing
du uukuOWu III Michigan lOWH
several years ago. and, after receiving
the usual instruction from the referee,
returned to their corners to await the
bell. When the contest started,
Forbes rushed to the center of the
ring and yelled:
Hey, take that chair out Of that
guys corner"
The unknown tricked into beliiev-
ing his seconds hadn't removed his
chair, turned his head toward his cor
ner. Forbes snapped over a terrific
right handler to the chin; knocking his
foe completely out
Forbes Laughed.
The incident was so amusing that
Forbes himself laughed His oppon-
ent never knew what happened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
WILL BE INSTRUCTOR

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Packey MacFar-
land is going to be boxing instructor
at Camp Grant, Rockford, ILL.,, it was
announced today. MacFarland's sal
airy will be paid personally by Major
Frederick Mclaughlin, who declares
that he will go to any length to get
revenge for the defeat administered to
the Camp Grant men last week by
Mike Gibbons Camp Dodge fighters.
An effort will be made, however, to
have Mcfarland officially appointed
division instructor, in which case he
will be paid by the commission fund.
now is at Camp Zachary
Taylor, giving boxing instructions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
COACH TO RETURN.

st. Louis, Mo, Feb. 20-Charles A.
Rademacher, who coached the St
Louis University football team in 1917
has indicated In letter to Rev. Fa-
ther II. A. Herman, athletic director
Of st. Louis University. that he will be
back in 1918 to coach the football
team. At the close of the 1917 season
it was thought that Rademacher
would not return. Rademacher turned
out team last season that held its
opponents scoreless in the last four
games of the schedule.