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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20

the game closely for over 80 years
those who have qualified as keen stu
dents OF all around ability-pick Speak
cr and Keller.
1t might be argued that Radbournc
or johnson or Alexander was a great
er pitcher than Mathewson.
Stars Left in Action.
From this array picked four of the
nine men are still left for active serv-
ice. They are Eddie Collins. Hans
Wagner, Ty Cobb and Iris Speaker.
with Wagner at the end of the long
highway. So Collins, Cobb and Speak
er will be the sole survivors within
another year.
Mathewson is still in the game as a
manager, where he has already shown
great ability. The others have COM
pleted their day
Four of the nine men were success
full managers and two others turned
down major league managerial offers,
which should indicate that their base
ball brains are duly acknowledged.
One was a star back in the SOS. Buck
Ewing. Three others, Tenney. Jimmy
Collins and Keller earned most of
their fame between 1890 and 1900.
Still another, Wagner, began starring
in 1896, and continued the process for
exactly 20 years.
The normal batting averages of the
infeld would be around $40. In their
best years it would be above $50.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
FOR
THE BIG Three
Harvard, Princeton and Yale
Expected to Resume In
tercollegiate Sports.

Because Princeton and Yale will be
represented in the intercollegiate
basketball race in the east this winter
many followers of college sport are of
the opinion that these two institutions
with Harvard, are preparing to re-en
ter the intercollegiate athletic arena
Likewise. these same men see in this
move tho first logical step toward re-
viving the annual intercollegiate track
meet with all members present.
With one accord athletic authorities
and army officers throughout the coun-
try in charge Of the physical training
lof Uncle Sans fighting men are out
of patience with the attitude of the
big Three" in abandoning iutercol-
lesiatc, athletic competition.
They think that If this war contin-
ues for some years the best job our col
leges can do Is to make athletes out of
their students and at no sacrifice of
time In other work. They can see no
! bad taste in the big three" playing
football games when the men who are
going to fight think it the best plan.
They also believe that 1t would have
been far better had these games been
played the past fall for patriotic funds
and that such a course would also have
prevented the belief going the rounds
that each cancelled its scheduled games
through fear of defeat. That reason for
abandoning intercollegiate athletics
las grown in spite of the deniais made
that 1t was not "A contributing cause In
this act.
Other colleges, as hard hit in every
way. had gone ahead with their ath-
.letic programs. and that at their can
Torment some reasonably efficient
elevens had been developed in the face
Of "a much more rigorous schedule than
any college man faced.
Judgment leads one to believe that
the result of the war upon sport at
Yale. Harvard and Princeton will be.
as with other colleges, IA tremendous
one. Intercollegiate athletics win so
ahead much as before, but with more
and more attention paid to intra-
mural sport, or sport for all. simply
because the youth Of tho land will de-
mand it,
The present reform movement will
aid in gaining one point-sport for
all.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
A Prayer
Johnny Wants to Be a
Baseball Star Real Soon.

Dear Lord, the teacher told US all
in Sunday school today that we
could get most anything If we
would only pray. She said some
people, just by prayer. gets every
thing they need, and If they get 1t.
/ declare. that's going some, in
deed. Now. l don't want no toys
nor things I know you can't afford.
And don't crave no diamond rings,
Just bet on that. dear Lord. Dear
Lord, this thing | want for me,
please give it If you can--it's
something that l want to be when
I'm a grown-up man. So. Lord.
while | am on my knees and you're
up there so far, there's just one
thing I'll ask you, please make me
"A baseball star. Alphonse Jones.
he wants to be n lawyer when he
grows, but please give me the
curves and speed that Walter
Johnson throws. Still. IL you think
they'll pound my shoots and knock
me from the box, make me one of
those catching beauts like Schalk
that's with the Sox. Course. IL
You know that can't squat behind
that old home base, just pick some
other infield spot where l can set
the pace. Ray Chapmans style. 1t
can't be beat. he's got the pep and
Vim, play me at short. Lord. let me
eat those grounders just like him.
Or. in the outfield let me fit, |
won't be sore nowhow, If | can only
field and hit like Speaker does it
now. Just start me some place in
the bush. | know that's only fair;
but II I'm SLOW, give me a push. .
Lord. don't leave me there! Now
that's my prayer and that's my
wish, each night III pray again.
Remember that's my great am
bish," good night, dear Lord, Amen.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
NATIVE SONS LAND
GOLFERS PARADISE
Game May Be Played Year
=" Around in California.

There are paradises and paradises.
For the pinochle player Milwaukee is
paradise. Chicago is paradise for
bank robbers. Heinz's paradise is Bos
ton. The golfer has n paradise. 1t Is
a place where the gentle and wonder
ful game can be played all year round.
Tlserc is such place. The greens arc
always green. the slopes are soft and
,tnsulhed with mud and slush in Janu-
AIRY. the sun is a benediction. No. not
observation-disclosures.
; All-year golf there is no longer an
experiment. And irrespective OF the
fact that one may play the year
around. Californias links are incom-
parable. Ii there be paradise for
golfers it is the Golden State, Man
has gone fifty fifty with nature. Nut
only are the links there, but all the
coHreniences, accessories and appur-
tenances thereunto pertaining.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
Ambitious
State Basketball Champs
Plan Big Cleanup.

Missoula high school has not
been given place on the schedule
of the Butte basketball team. state
interscholastic champions, although
it is certain that Coach Garrison's
squad will meet the fast purple
and white quint at the mining dis
trict tournament. at which Butte.
Mlssoula, Anaconda, Dillon and
Helena will battle for all oppor-
ment at Bozeman.
The Butte team. which last year
played one of the most extensive
schedules of any team In the state.
Is planning trip through southern
Montana, Idaho and Utah. which
will begin this week, with 10 games
on the list, three of them to be
played IN Salt Lake city.
Butte's schedule. as announced
by Coach Shirley, follows: January
20, Beaverhead high at Dillon; jan
uary "a, Blackfoot high at Black
foot, Idaho: January 25. Idaho
Falls at Idaho Falls, Idaho: jan
uary rs, Pocatcllo high at Pocatcllo.
Idaho; January IS. East high school
at Salt Lake. January 90 West
high school at Salt Lake; January
80. Granite high school mt Salt
Lake; January 81, Ogden high
school at Ogden: February |, Davis
County high; February 2, Weaver
academy: February 4, Washington
Coast artillery at Butte. February
s, Bozeman high at Butte; Feb
ruary II, Butte Central high at
Butte: February II. Bcaverhend
high at Butte; March /. Three
Forks high at Three Forks.
The champions have two regu-
lars from last years squad back,
Crowley being ineligible to compete,
while Driscoll and Sullivan are mt
the State University, Myers at
center and Xundel ut guard are the
men who returned. Captain Fisher.
Selway aud erase are the most
promising candidates for the re-
manning positions.
The state tournament will he
held at Montana State college.
Buzeman. on March 10. IA and Is.
with l6 teams competing. according
to plans formulated by Fred Ben
Mon, formerly director of athletics
at the college, who will be- in charge
IF the tournament.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
THE 0LD-TIMER
TALKS OF PAST
Hamblin, Sullivan, Thomp-
son and Other Favorites
Are Recalled.

"Speakin' of the revival OF fightin'
other night, in tanning over bouts
staged In the Garden City in former
days, do ye member the clash betwixt
Ely Hamblin, the Fighting Switch
man." and Willie Sullivan, the soljer
boy from the fort which was staged
out at the post bout six years back?
"Al o Ely's friends thought that the
soljer would never do a days driIlin
agin, and were there with the wad to
back their belief. Sully had the sup
port of the entire garrison, from the
Z. .. down, and the khakis planked
their dough, which amounted to con-
siderable. even though Uncle Sam paid
his fightin' men bout 10 simoleons IA
month or so in them peaceful times.
to the last copper cent, on that left
swing which Sully used to rely on.
We'll, the upshot of 1t was that Ely
couldn't land that fero'shus right
swing, while Hamblin stopped all
Sully's wild swings before they landed.
Ely was somethin' on the style OF Mr.
Uren, solving the soljer's south paw
slashes after the first round or two.
But Sully's ambitions led to his
downfall eventually. He began u Ma
poleonic career. but never reached the
Armageddon, for old Maurice Thomp-
son, who in his day was the peer Of
the "pugs" in the northwest. trimmed
him up mos boofully In the post gym
one balmy summer evening. And the
mi ,.ifh sui
Ely, who kicked the bucket over In
Anaconda last fall. The Fighting
Swltchman" never appeared in the ring
again.
And dye recall the rumpus between
Paul cantway, the Bitter Root Kid,
and Dackbird Lawrence from Fort
Missoula. At least as remembers It
the Kids opponent was Duckhirds.'
The soldier got of to a flynn start
and Just pounds the Bitter Rooter In
the first round. but after that II was
all Cantway. who raped the Soli,r
some hard ones before the end Of the
las round. That was tho night that
Jack Collins fought Maurice Thomp-
son the first of four fights In which
the pair committed assault and batt'ry
"H tdNi ptHet. MAURICE maze Jack.
who had defense all his own, look
sick. though the tar had a good many
pounds on the Butte scrapper. l say
Jacks defense was all his own bc-
cause 1t seemed that nobody elsed
thought 1t mounted to a whop. Duck
birds the fellow who took Cantway's
kicks on his jaw. had some hard luck
ali his own for a few weeks later, when
he tried 10 display his fistic ability
outside the ring. The other fellow
didn't like 'Duckbirds' action and emp
tied 'gat' into him with usual re-
suits.
Well, see that Danny Cummings
Is scrappin' again. You recall Danny,
don't ye, lie used to train pretty
hard 10 get down to the feather weight
limit. and it used to be on OF Missouly's
amusements to see Danny
stagSer down Higgins avenue, Jest
comm from doin' teen miles on tho
road. with heavy dumb bell In each
hand. the arms workin' like pivots.
But that Danny-boy is sure a fighter
and l want to be there when the gong
sounds for his next go, believe muh."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
NO QU|NINE IN
| THIS COLD CURE
''Pape's Cold Compound
Ends Colds and Grippe in
a Few Hours.

Take "Pape's Cold Compound every
two hours until you have taken three
doses, then all grippe misery goes and
your cold will be broken. 1t promptly
opens your clogged- up nostrils and air
passages of the head; stops nasty dis
charge or nose running: relieves the
headache, dullness, feverishness. sore
throat. sneezinc, soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed up. Quit blowing
and snuffling. Ease your throbbing
head--nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as Tapes Cold
Compound which costs only few
cents at any drug store. 1t acts with
out assistance. tastes nice. and causes
no inconvenience. Accept no substi-
tute.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
MISSOULA BOWLERS
ROLL IN TOURNEY
Elks, All-Stars and Dentists
Play at Anaconda.

Three Missoula teams, the Elks Alls
Stars and Dentists. all composed OF
players from the Missoula City league
are bowling in the Tri-City tournamen,
for the championship of Western Mon
tana being held at Anaconda. The
tourney started last night with the sim
giles, In which all of the 16 Missoula
men attending participated,
To-day the majority of the doubles
and the five team games viii be rolled
Butte and Anaconda, as we'll as Mis-
souia. are represented in the battle for
honors.
The Missoula teams line up as fol
lows;
Elks-Ashbrook, Carey. Grccnhood.
Farley and Larson.
All SUBSTANTIALLY, Bachelor. Git
ney. Peers and Miller.
Dentists - Bourdeau. barnes or
Swartz. Lohnbakken. Remington and
Anderson.
In the doubles the Missoula men will
roll as follows: Larson and undwall.
Peers and Gibney: Carey and Green
hood; Bachelor and Farley: .tshhrook
and Miller; Anderson and Lohnbakken:
Beurdeau and Remington.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
BUILD TWO CLUBS
FOR ALL SOLDIERS
Southern California Keeps
Rest Rooms.

Los Angeles, Jan. 1.-Two comfort .
ably equipped clubs where any en-
listed man serving with the colors may
find "A welcome are now maintained in
this vicinity as a part of the War
Camp Community Recreation service.
The newest one is at San Pedro, Cal,
near which place a large number OF
soldiers and sailors are stationed. Its
attractions include a library, lounging
and music rooms, billiard and pool
tables and lunch counter. In a short
time the club has opened it has been
visited daily by between zoo and 800
men in the olive drab of the army or
of the blue of the navy.
Rent of the building occupied BY the
club is paid out of the War Camp
Community Recreation fund but it
was furnished and is maintained
Wholly at the expense of group of
women of Pasadena, Cal, who take
turns acting i'm the capacity Of hostess.
The hostesses have arranged no en-
tertainmem programs and attempt no
so called welfare work. their sole aim
being according to one of them, to
provide place with the comfortable
atmosphere of home where the men
may enjoy a large measure of free
com. meet good women and have a
taste OF home cooking.
A similar club was opened in Los
Angeles several weeks ago. In addi-
tlon the city has set aside for the
use OF the coldiers and sailors the
gymnasium at Normal Hill Center, a
group of buildings formerly occupied
by the state normal school.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
MONTANA team
INvADES WEST
Coach Nissen to Take Bruins
to Pullman and Moscow
This Week.
TO PLAY FOUR GAMES
Large Squad Has Practiced
Diligently for the Initial
Contests of Season.

The Bruin basketball quint will leave
early this week for Pullman and Mos
cow on its annual invasion of the west
in high hopes of enjoying "A more sac
cessful trip than the excursion of
1917, in which five straight games were
lost.
Coach Nissen's team has been prac-
tiCing several hours every night for
the past few weeks, since the first call
was issued. and the prospects for "A
winning combination are far better
than they were at the beginning OF the
1917 season
The opening games will be played at
Pullman Wednesday and Thursday,
while the Bruins go to Moscow to meet
Heck" Edmundson's five on the Idaho
floor Friday and Sunday. ..
Have Previous Experience.
Both the Washington State college
and the University Of Idaho auints
have engaged In games prior to the
contests with Montana, having met
Coach Applegate's Whitman team,
which invaded the Inland Empire last
week, meeting Boilers and Edmund.
sons team In four games.
Washington State has one OF the
best teams Boiler has had during the
10 years he has been at the Pullman
institution, with three veterans and
many second string men from the 1917
championship quint back. Washington
State went through the conference sea-
son undefeated last year losing but one
out OF total OF 26 games played, and
that by two points on the University
OF California's floor. Washington
State was the only quint to defeat Cali
forfia during the season, at that.
The prospects OF the University OF
Idaho team are not very bright.
though the discouraging reports from
Moscow may be the usual bear" sto-
ries. Nearly all OF the men are new.
though Blackmer is back in uniform.
Gray. Martinson. the Hydes, Thomas,
Carter and other Idaho stars of last
year, are all gone.
Last Years Trip Rout.
The Bruins were given some awful
trimmings on their western invasions
last year. Idaho and Whitman espe-
cially taking revenge for defeats ad-
ministered on the Missoula floor by the
Montanans. Montana, however. gave
Washington State college the battle
OF Its life, the champions winning 80
-. this being the narrowest margin
for Coach Boilers quint in confer
ence championship game.
Prescott. Howard and I.arkin are the
fayorites for the forward positions and
will probably go on the trip west. Sailor
will likely play center, with Bentz and
Crouch at guards. The other substi-
tutes have not been picked AS yet
though 1t is expected that Coach Mis-
sen will take two or probably three
extra men along.
The Bruins will not appear at home
until next month. when Whiteman the
University of Idaho. Washington State
college, Gonzaga and the Montana
Aggies will all play here. Whitman
will play here on February S and o
Coach Apologize has practically the
same team that played in Mssoula last
year. having lost but one man, Dement,,
the fast center.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
TRAINING CAMPS ARE
PICKED BY BIG 'UNS

Big league magnateS have already
training camps for their teams
for the coming year. Tho American
league camps are as follows:
Tigers, at WaNahachie, Texas.
Indians. at New orleans.
browns, at Palestine, Texas.
Yankees, at Macon. Ga.
Mackmcn. at Jacksonville. Fla.
White Sox. at Mineral Wells, Texas,
Iipd Sox. at Hot Springs, Ark.
tillifmcn, at Charlotte, Va.
National League.
Chants, at Marlin. Texas.
Cubs at Pasadena, Cal.
Cardinals. ut San Antonio, Texas.
Braves. at Miami. Fla,
Phillies, at st. Petersburg, Fla.
Reds, at Shreveport. Ia.
DODGERS, at Hot Springs, Ark.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
MGOUGH LEAVES JOB
AT LEWIS AND CLARK
Former Missoula Coach to
Return to Montana.

The official resignation of John Nc
Cough, football coach at Lewis and
Clark high school at Spokane has been
handed the school board. Several offers
have been made the local coach but he
made no announcement of his plans to-
day.
He is seriously considering coming
to Montana to practice law. He has
had an offer from "A firm in the Treas
ure state and will possibly accept it,
Santa Clara university of California
has also made him an offer to Goa cl,
baseball and basketball which he has
not turned down as yet.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
Stomach Trouble.

There are great many who have
been afflicted for long time with
some disorder of the stomach and fl
nally been permanently cured. Mrs. w.
f. Scott, Peoria, ILL.,, writes. My hus-
hand suffered for years with stoma CHI
trouble before he commenced using
ChAmberlain's Tablets. These tablets
6aye done him good and have saved
him Z great deal of suffering" II you
11te not given Chaml1rlain's Tablets
s1Al you should do SO, as YOU are
oet certain to be benefited by
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
AMERICAS PROBLEM.

Europe needs millions Of tons of
food. America cannot supply it unless
our consumption il reduced. Our sur
plus Of wheat has already been shipped
and still we must send millions Of bush
els each month. There is but one way
II can be done. and that one way is by
individual economy at the table, substi-
tuting other foods for those which must
be sent abroad. Our ability to do 80
will measure our efficiency in the war.
The minute our supply stops. Europe
approaches starvation. and when
Europe approaches starvation she will
be unable TO help us longer in the fight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
NEW DANCING RECORD.

was shattered one night recently when
20 couples at ball at Duquoin, Ill.
danced for one hour and 20 minutes
without stop.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20
MissOula Humane Society
Officers

II you have a case which calls for
their attention notify one Of the
following:
Andrew Logan. president phone
70 W: $50 East Main.
Mrs. II. c. Myers, vice president:
phone 1872 red; 636 Woodford street,
Mrs. J, s. B. Clements. second vice
president; phone 842l black; Or.
chard Homes.
Mrs. William Phillips. secretary:
6l7 Blaine street.
W. J. Darlington, treasurer; phone
-; courthouse.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20

About the only man who can dictate
to his wife is the fellow who marries
his stenograrher.--Ph Philadelphia Rec.
ord.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-20

1t is easier to preach than to prac-
tice. as any young doctor will tell any
young minister.-Philadelph Record.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-17
YpREs POSITIONS ARE WITHDRAWN

LONDON, April IF - The British positions before Ypres have been withdrawn to lines according to an official statement The Germans have advanced from Wytschcaete to St. Eo and have grip the southern slope of Mont Kemme Late this afternoon it is reported that the British have recaptured of the ground on the northern front and the Germans have been driven from the occupied British trenches South of Arras the German artillery active South of the Somme the Brit sh have counter attacked successfully. The Germans lost heavily at Bailluel and Wytschcatet
 Reuters dispatch tonight says that the British have taken much of the ground lost the northern front and are holding it.
 The loss of Baiue was expected for its strategical value would not compensate for the lives it would cost to retain it.
 The Germans are trying to reach Hazebruck.
 An official dispatch early tonight received by the War Department says that the Flanders battle is raging with incredible intensity but that the battle seems to be going in favor of the British notwithstanding the des perate German attacks The British forces fighting magnifcently.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-17
BOMBING HUNS
 WILL WIN THE
 PRESENT FIGHT

LIVERPOOL, April 17.--"The way to win the war is to keep on bombing Germany until she cries enough" writes a Liverpool amy officer from the front in a letter to his nome news paper.
 .'You at home" he adds, "do not realize how great is the air superiority of the Allies on the West Front. The means of finishing off the campaign is to create such a feeling in the Ger man towns that the population will rise and demand the ending of the war. I know Germany we'll, and the bullies are real towards at home l believe that most of the German so'' diers are sick of fighting and when they find out how much moro c2ec~ lively we are air-raiding than they; then will come the finish.
 'I notice that in a raid oN London recently, lC bombs were drDrred. Do you realize that in our air report on Vue.Cay night it was stated that We had dropp. d over 700 bombs? Eng land has been slow in startiEs, but she is going to be terribly effective in the ar, and from what hear, the Amerlcars are presently going to give us all a wonderful demonstration of how alr-raiding should be done.
 "Ruthlessness is the only thing a German appreciates and fears, and the Americans are planning to show it to him
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-04-17
STEAMER DOPE

The Admiral Watson reached An chorage at 6:30 o'clock last night; dis charged freight and passengers and sailed down the Inlet this morning at 4:40 o'clock. The Watson is going to Kodiak to pump oil and is expected to arrive here southbound tomorrow af- ternoon.
 The steamer Alaska arrived at An chorage at 12:5O o'clock this after noon and is advertised to leave there for Seward tomorrow afternoon. The Alaska should arrive in Seward Fri day morning.
 Both steamers report much ice in the Inlet and were forced to run under slow bell
 Steamer Northwestern is due at Ketchikan tomorrow bound for Sew ard.
 Steamer Admiral Farragut is ad- vertised to sail from Seattle next Fri day.