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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
ERRORS LAID TO WRONG MEN
Muffs by Third 5aseman Often Blamed
on Man Throwing BaIl-one
Instance Cited.

To n man in the press box it seems
there is TOO much Of n disposition to
give wild throws to players on almost
anything that another player fails TO
hold, says Detroit Free Press.
Take a third bascman for instance.
He is supposed to stop hard grOunders
and If he doesn't he will be charged
with an error. Yet very often when Il
catcher or an Outfelder hurls the ball
to the third baseman and it gets away
from him and the throw is not square
ly in his glove, the error is charged to
the man throwing the ball when as a
matter of fact the third baseman
should be penalized with a muff.
1t is too often taken for granted that
a throw is bad because a baseman
doesn't hold it. The Phils once had
the greatest bOOting third baseman in
the world. He was spike shy and
afraid to put the ball on the runner.
Cravath and PaslIert would whip hard
accurate throws straight to the third
baseman, who would deliberately get
out of the way, make feeble stab,
perhaps bat the ball down little, and
the outfielder would get an error that
he didn't deserve. When this player
was sent elsewhere, the fielding aver
ages of Cravath and Paskert leaped
forward.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
LARGE SALARIES TO
BE CUT NEXT SEASON
Baseball Stars Won't Get Huge
Amounts for Services.
Fat Wartime Contracts VIII Be Vlsl'
BILE No More and Preference viii
Be Given to Players Returning
From War.

There will be Il house cleaning In
baseball next spring If the game
comes back then, but it may not be
the kind of house cleaning that Ban
Johnson prophesled. The present ma
tional commission may or may not be
nut In power again. There may be or
may not be new head to tbnt com
mission; there may be new leader
Of the National league, and there may
even be Il new leader of the American
league. All these things are possible
but what Is most probable of all IL n
reorganization and n regarding OF sal
aries.
The fat wartime contracts will ne
visible no more. Valiant athletes who
drew from 5000 TO $4,000 while their
clubs lost heavy money viii be offered
from 81. 800 to $4,000. Ii there is any
preference in awarding the big money
it will be shown TO men returning from
the war, as 1t is felt that they could
not help their departure, and gave NJ
large incomes chrcrfully to serve the
nation.
Supernuous agents, extra financial
managers, etc, will he lost to view.
Baseball will simply start in again
and will try to rebuild its shattered
fortunes along sane and economic
lines. This comes unofticinIy, but
none the less correctly, through the
office of the national commission.
Agents of the Arizona Copper
league, which comprises the six Ari-
IONA cities of Bisbee Prescott, PhOe-
nix, Oakland, jerome and Tombstone,
are on their way east to grab big
league players. Forty Pacific cOast
men have gone in with these six clubs,
but the promoters want major leaguers,
too. Their offer is blunt and direct:
Six dollars a day straight wages to
copper miners and the ball players
will have to earn the money, working
eight honest hours Il day; $S extra to
ball players with games Saturday and
Sunday.
The jumps are mostly by automo-
bile, and the population has gone wild
over the game.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
THIS OLD TIMER WOULD PRAY
Mickey Welch, Once Famous Pitcher
With Giants, Relied on Religion
in Tight Pinches.

Veteran fans will recall that famous,
old-time New York Giant pitcher by
the name of Michael (Mickey) Welch.
The New York roster shows that he
twirled for that noted club from the
years 1883 to 1892, inclusive.
Welch was religious man. We
have this on the word of man who
caught him on a club in New York
state before Mickey reached the big
brush. Here's the way this catcher,
whose name is Wilson tells of his ex-
perience with Welch
"We'd be in a tight hole says this
former catcher, "and I'd see Miciey's
lips move. I'd Immediately set myself
for the shock, because l knew he was
going to send across the swiftest he
had in his collection. And when say
swift / mean one that would take u
fellow off his pins if he wasn't ready,
Mickey always said a prayer When in
tight place"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
Albert Puts One Over.

ALBERT" says his wife, severely, II
am very much grieved at your decep-
ton. You have always led me to be-
lieve that your Green Cloth club was
a highbrow literary society. But this
paper says The chief Of police has
said that unless there is some change
in the secretive tactics Of the Green
Cloth club the place will be raided.
The doors to the place are always
locked to those outside the pale, but
the click of the worries can be plainly
heard"
Great Scott, Maria, they've got US
wrong. Click of the ivOries,' eh? Why
that's our officers getting their heads
together"
But Albert went out silently and
swiftly that he might be safe from
embarrassing questions.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
SURELY MUST HAVE NERVE
British "chasing Pilots" Are Required
to Do All Sorts of Stunts
in the Air.

The OrdealS that the chasing pilots
attached to the aviation corps of the
British forces at the front have to un-
dergO before they are considered as
proficient in their perilous work are
sufficiently trying to test the nerve
of the bravest flyer. AS an army cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger puts it, the candidate who pass
es the required course of aerial
gymnastics must either be ali
nerve or possessed of no nerves at
all.
At this school, he says, you Will
see an airplane, thousands of feet
aloft, suddenly fling its nose up and
begin to climb vertically as if the pilot
intended to loop the loop. Suddenly 1t
pauses, and remains for perhaps full
minute poised perpendicularly on its
tail Then, with the engine switched
off, it falls helpIessly, tail first, spin
Ling giddiIy round and round in way
that resembles the helpless tlutter of
a falling leaf Then suddenly the en-
CINE rOars again, the twisting, tiutter-
ing dead thing becomes instinct with
life rights itself majestically on flash
ing pinions, swoOps down in swift and
headlong course, mounts the wind and
soars up and up, as light and grace
fuI as any bird.
Other nerve-shattcring things they
do, these soaring young demigOds of
the air-fcats that seem nothing short
of miraculous to the earth-bOund ones
who stand gazing upward in awe
Youths Companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
"SLACKERS" WILL LOSE FAVOR
Fans Expected to Lionize Players Who
Have Answered Call of Uncle
Sam to Fight Huns.

Baseball fans are going to liOnize the
players now in the army when the war
ends and they return to the diamond
More than 800 players have answered
Uncle Sans call and many Of them
have gone to France or are in the navy.
But how will the fans receive the
players who have left the game for
safe employment in munitiOn plants
and shipbuilding yards in order, 1t is
charged. to avoid military service.
Surely these so-Called "sluckers" will
not enjoy favor when Hank Gowdy, Ed
Klepfer Joe Harris, Jim Scott, Leon
Cadore, Sherrod Smith and other sol
diers come back to entertain their fell
low citizens on the ball field.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

Ollie O'Mara, the little blond in
fielder of the Robins, is covering his
position at the far corner of the dia-
mond as though he had always been
Il third baSeman.
When Chuck Ward was secured
from the Pirates last winter Manager
Robbie ceased TO worry about a guar
dian for the sack, but when Ward was
called to the cOlOrs Uncle Robbie de-
cided to give O'ATara u trial at that
important position.
Although he had never before played
third base, Ollie jumped in and has
proved to be success in the field.
O'AIara's only weakness is batting, but
there is hope he will soon show inn
provement in that department also.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

MA" said five-year-Old Willie to
the cleanliness administrator of the
household, 81 believe l could be bet
ter boy if you wouldn't wash me so
much"
"What has washing TO do with your
behavlOr?"
well. ma, you know that after you
wash your hair, you say You can't do
thing with it,"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
Queer Epitaphs.

Queer epitaphs are frequently fakes; !;
but the following really appears in a
Salop churchyard: Elizabeth, the
wife of Richard Barklamb passed to
eternity on Saturday, Dist Of May,
1897, in the seventy-flrst year Of her
age. Richard BarNunt, The Ante
spouse Uxorious, was Uttered here,
26th Jan, 1906, in his eightyfourth
year" What an antespoCse uXorious
may be is not explained -'Cnrdtig
Western-Mail.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
sHoRTSTOP CATION IS CLASSY
Pirate Fans Are Loud in Praise of
Diminutive Short Fielder-Is
Dangerous Hitter.

In kid" Cation, their diminutive
shortstop, the Pirates have an infield-
er of no little class. and Pittsburgh
fans are loud in their praise Of him.
Cation, who was obtained from the Bir-
mingham club of the Southern associ-
alton last summer and who played in
a few games toward the latter end Of
the 1917 National league campaign, is
perhaps the smallest player in the ma
ior leagues. However, he has a lot
of energy stored up in his compact
frame, and he covers wide range Of
territory in the short field. In addi-
tion, he is dangerous hitter and
seems destined to become a star in
time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

Private Hugh S. Miller of the Ma
rine corps, who has been decorated for
gallantry in action, is Il former Well
known ball player.
He was with the Philadelphia Ma
tiOnals after playing in several mi
nor leagues, and when the Federal
league was organized ne played with
the st. Louis club. His home Is In
st. Louis.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
LIKE BASEBALL NEWS

That major league baseball
means n lot to the soldiers over
there is vouched for in a letter
Clark Griffith received from L.
l.. Kemp, Il Washington boy with
the eXpcditiOnary forces. He
wrote, In part:
"TO most Of us, next to re-
ceiving letters from home, news
of dOingS in the big leagues is
the most welcome. The papers
that we purchase here contain
only the results Of the big
league games, but the interest
ing part, the box scores, are
missing"
Kemp inclosed two good luck
charms for the Washington pi-
lot, and Griff is going to carry
them around with him until the
close of the season.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
TRAGRESsER IS NOW YEOMAN
Boston Braves Catcher EnIists in Navy
and Stationed at Newport News
Once Rejected.

Walter J. Tragresser, catcher on
the Boston Braves, has enlisted in the
United States navy as yeoman. He
is stationed at Newport News. Ira
gresser was formerly first baseman
on the Purdue university team and
has been engaged in professional base
ball six years. After the cOnscription
law took effect he was rejected on the
grounds of a crippled finger, but was
later re-examined and given deferred
classification on the grounds of de-
pendency. Tragresser lives at La
fayette, Ind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

Mary Ito jewellery you
please settle an argument for me? This
is my engagement ring. My young
man says it's pronounced "turkwans," "
and 1 said it was "turkwoys" What
do you say, sir?
Jeweler-Tm afraid you're both
wrong. The correct pronunciation is
"glass !"-LOndon Tit-Bits.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
With Dauahter's Voice.

Mrs. Suddenriches-Frankly, now,
what do you think of my daughters
singing?
Mrs. Speaker -Mynde-I think it was
off the key.
Mrs. SuddenriChes-Tha what
thought, but that seems to happen
every place we 60 It's wonder peo-
ple wouldn't get their pianos tuned
occasionally.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
rener Visits Mrs. Gowdy.

Mrs. Gowdy, mother Of the famous
Hank, was visited by President John
X. Tener during the latter's recent
stay in Columbus, President Tener
paid the lady many glowing compli-
ments about her soldier son, assuring
her that the whole National league
took an interset In his welfare.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
Her Proposal.

"Td like to go to the circus" said the
young man.
"Well, why don't you go?' replied
the sweet young thing.
II haven't any little boy who wants
to 60"
But suppose you knew a little girl
who wanted to gOT
"Well, if she was my little girl I'd
take her"
Come on. Let's go"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
nrannn Oils in Cemmerce.

Unadulterated orange oil has Il
strong aroma, and IS use6 il the mai;-
ing of perfumes, essences, soaDs and
beverage dayors, 0g well as Of cnkes
and confectionery. The FT!nclDa! use
for jamaica orange oil is in the man
ufacturc Of fancy biscuits. particularly
of a wafer biscuit which rs used ex-
tensively with ices and iced drinks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
Allowed to Unbend.

Sergeant lin colored rainbow)--
Yaas ma'am, we fought han to nan
fob foh days and foh nights.
Interested Old LADY, don't see
how you stood the tension.
Sergeant-Wall, you see, maam, we
dom stan at 'tention when we's
fightin' Cartoons Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
Graham Preferred War Work.

Mike Finn arranged for First Base
man Dawson Graham of the defunct
Chattanooga team to get trial with
the Detroit Tigers, but he chose war
work at Nashville instead.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

In the midst of his war work Sir
Thomas Upton is preparing for the
battle of peace. He has Shamrock "
in New York and the ship will be
ready for the Americas cup race as
soon as the war ends.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
IF FISH MAKE BRAINS,
HERE'S TO WHALE MEAT.

Peter Maher and Kid Broad,
old-time boxers, once walked in
to IL restaurant for dinner, ac-
cording to story told us. Maher
ordered Il mess Of fish.
why the fish, Peter?" asked
Kid Broad This isn't Friday;
it's Tuesday
Maher regarded his friend
with smile. "Why, haven't you
ever heard that fish was brain
food?" he inquired. "The more
fish you eat the more brains
you'll have
Broad gave more careful at
tention to the bill Of fare. TOO
bad they haven't whale today,
Pete" he said. You ought to
get lot of good out Of a big
slab Of whale
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

pound ever since and give you my per-
mission to publish this letter,"-Miss
FLO KELLY, 476 So. l4th St., Newar!.'
n. J.
The reason this famous root and hero
remedy, Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was so successful in Miss
Kelly's case was because it went to the
root Of her trouble, restored her to a
normal healthy condition and as aresuIt
her nervousness disappeared.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
Robert Larmore Joins Navy.

Robert Larmore, utility player Of
the st. Louis Cardinals, has enlisted
in the navy. He is the tenth men,
Der of the Cards to join the colors.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
Nehraska Coach to Army.

DR.. L. ]. Stewart, coach Of the Uni
versity Of Nebraska football team, will
leave here soon to become an athletic
director with the Italian forces in
Italy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
crowder Was overruIed.

Provost Marshal General Crowder
wanted to permit baseball to continue
until the end Of this season without
molestng players on the work or fight
order. but it is said he was OYerrued
by the White House.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

Ty Cobb will Quit baseball at the
end of this season until after the war.
He said so the other day in Washing
ton, when he dropped in at the White
House to see some OF his friends at
the executive offices.
AT the end of this season I'm go
ing TO do my duty to my country in
the best possible way. | love the
game, but the next season will see me
out of 1t for the period Of the war"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
No Need.

MY dear lady, do you teach your
children always to look up?"
II don't have to, now there are SO
many alrplaIIBS aying around"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
Ouch

Mr.. Gusherly-Miss Gabird is many
sided young woman don't you think
50?
Miss Kutting-Yes, principally per
OXided.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

The smallest British possession is
Gibraltar, with I'm area % two sQuavs
miles; the largest Indis, with IN area
Of 1902, ,629 square mica
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

down anu RoJ ~
weak / could hardly
stand, and sdhead-
aches every day. !
. tried everything ]
could think of and
was under n ply
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
had used Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
she told me about
From the first
day I took i'll began
to feel better and
now | am we'll and
able to do most any
kin d of work. ]
have been recon-.
mendinr the Corn.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
Net BY Chance.

A mans work does not fall upon him
by chance, but it Is given him to do.
George Macdonald.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
A NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"FOr about threa
years / suffered from nervous break
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30

A lunatic's train of thought is usu-
nlly on the side track.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-30
How About Gossips?
Neither Had II Rinht

The human voice is produced by a
different muscles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-23
ALLIES HOLDING
RAID SUPREMACY

LONDON, May ss.-The allies
maintain their superiority in raiding
operations along the west front. Il
was shown in the night official re.
ports.
Field Marshal Haig reported an.
other successful night raid around
Hebuterne, in which heavy casual
ties were inflicted on the Germans.
Yesterday morning a second attempt
OF the enemy to raid British posi-.
tons southeast OF Mesnil was re-
pulsed. Artillery was active on Other
British sectors.
The French war office reported
heavy artillery fire in the Themes
Hailles sector. southeast of Amieno
and south OF the Avre. on the same
general front. French troops took
prisoners in raids southwest of Lar
signy. in the Nerdun sector. and in
Lorraine.
Heavy allied cannonading along
the northern portion OF the Flanders
front. and between Arras and Al
bert. was reported by the German
war office. 1t was claimed that al
lied attacks near KENNEL and
Locre broke down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-23
u. S. IS FACING
SHIP TROUBLE
WITH HOLLAND

WARRINGTON. May IA sec
ond shipping controversy IL impend-
ing regarding disposition Of Dutch
ships formerly under charter by the
shipping board and not included in
the recent requisition by the United
eNes.
The owners OF seven Dutcn yes
sels. aggregating 10000 tons. whose
charters have expired. have refused
to re-charter them TO the shipping
board. Not having been included In
the reauisitlon order. they cannot be
forced into American service at
present
This government. II is said, has
refused 10 allow these ships 10 load
and clear for Holla nd--the result be
ing that they are tied up at Atlantic
ports.
Charters Of several other ships,
which soon will expire under similar
conditions will not be renewed.
This will leave several thousand
tons lying Idle unless "A new order is
made. Such action. however. will be
resented even more strongly than
the first seizure. officials declare.
With the food situation In Holland
becoming more acute. resentment to-
ward the United States is increasing,
IL IL learned officially and any fur
tber delay in k,e victualing program
will accentuate the crisis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-23
RIGHTS
IN SKACI TSITE
DECLARED SAFE

Seattle Is safe in Its priority
rights on the Skagit river power site.
IL was announced Thursday by May.
or Hanson.
The good news was contained In a
letter from George III. Cecil. district
forester for the department of agri.
culture at Portland. with whom Su.
perintsndcnt OF Lighting Ross last
week filed amended applications for
temporary permits to use al! three
units OF the Skagit site.
Some anxiety was felt because the
city's original priority rights expired
on May -.
The finance and utilities commit.
tees VIII jointly consider the Skagtt
site at n meeting Monday morning.
before the council session. when the
ordinance to authorize calls for bids
comes up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-23
DROP BOMBS IN
PARIS ATTACK

PARIS. May 23.-An air attack on
Paris last night consisting OF two
distinct raids was officially announc
cd today.
The first squadron failed to reach
the city. being turned back by an
aerial barrage There were no vic.
tins from this attack.
The second raid was made in sew
cral relays of machines. Altho met
with another violent aerial barrage.
this attack resulted in a number OF
bombs being dropped in the Paris
area.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-23

RAISED BY
RED CROSS

Seattle district Il gaining mo-
mensum In the Red Cross drive,
~ shown by the total of $3.50.
(5s.1i repossed In mp IA Thurs
day morning. The gain yester-
dny was Size 80. and Thursday
win heat this record. it was be-
Iieved 1t headquAsters-
The total announced includes very
little OF the amount being raised by
the industrial committee. which
promises a surprise when It's report
Il made. Only $4,000 Of Mercy
Monday pledges are included. More
than 900 establishments OF the city
have reported themselves 100 per
cent patriotic In the Mercy Monday
drive.
The school hcard has decided TO nj.
iow schooi children to subscribe thru
fft agency OF the schools, and all
principals will act as representatives
OF the Red Cross. who viii have dona-
sion boxes installed on Mercy Mon
day and credit each school with Its
total.
II has been decided to give out Of
ficisl buttons with donations Of 81 or
more.
Three hundred girls. clad In the
white costume Of the Red Cross. ask
ed aims for humanity on the streets
Thursday. Unable to wait until the
CONTINUED on Page Four
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-23
BRITISH AIRMEN
BOMBARD TOWNS
IN ENEMY LAND

LONDON, May 2S.-British air
forces on raids Tuesday and Tues
day night dropped several tons OF
bombs on enemy strongholds in Bel.
GUM and Germany, 1t was am
nounced today.
Some of the airplanes penetrated
as far as Metz. 1t was stated, bomb
ing the railway station in that place.
The railway yards at Liege were
attacked and two tons OF bombs
were dropped upon n chemical plant
at Mannheim. Three fires were
started in the latter city.
During the same period, 16 enemy
airplanes were brought down. while
two others were forced down out Of
control. and two balloons were de-
stroyed. Anti-aircraft guns disposed
of two other enemy planes.