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enCe 10 WOTk.
"What!" snarled an indignant customer
in the rapid fire restaurant. Fifteen cents
apiece for eggsl Why don't you stun me
with club and take the money away from
me?''
"Aw, one egg is full days work for
hen.'' returned Heloise, the, waitress.
"What dye want-the poor hen to work
for moth nl'''
care you economizing at your house?"
"No, we're simply eating less for the
same money"
"What do you think of the Army as far
as you have. gonel" inquired sergeant of
newly recruit at camp.
81 may like it for while, but just now
l think there is too much drilling and fuss
ing around between meals was the reply.
Private Murphy badly needed weekend
pass, but as he had had so many his chances
looked very slim. However he paraded
before his c. o.
''Sorr, would like to get a weekend
pass"
"What's the matter this time? Your
grandmother hasn't died again, surely?'
"No, sorr, it's loike this, sorr. Olive a
a brother who was born blind, sorr, and
he's just got his sight and wants to see me,
sorr." He got pass.
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care you economizing at your house?'
"No, we're simply eating less for the
same money
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-25
RUTH CLOSE TO HOMERUN
RECORD in AMERICAN
SLUGGING HEAVIER HAS
PILED UP FIFTEEN.
Cravath's National League
Record Of "a Very Likely
to Stand,
(RY JACK VEIocK.l

New York, July 25.--Babe Ruth,
star pitcher fielder slugger of the
Boston Red Sox, bids fair to estab-
fish a new home run record for the
American league this season.
Ruth has already hammered the
offerings Of pitchers in the Junior
major for fifteen homers. and today
has but two more to go to beat the
record established by Socks Seybold,
of the Athletics. in 1902. who regis
tered sixteen circuit clouts,
Unless the big freight train" sud
denly loses his batting eye. which is
altogether unlikely, he may pile up
string Of home runs that will stand
In the American league for years to
come. for he has more than two
months remaining In which to hang
up new hitting mark.
Ruth will probably be unable to
endanger the major league record for
homers, however. Gavvy Cravath set
the record in 1915 when the Phillies
won the National league champion
ship, swatting out total of twenty
four.
The last batch Of batting averages
showed Ruth hitting at 1919 clip.
He has delivered consistently for the
Red Sox all season as q combination
pitcher and outfielder and has won
better than 500 per cent. of the
games he has pitched for Ed Barrow.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-25
MANY HORSES ENTERED

Toledo. o., July 25.-Thirty-
horses are scheduled to go after $4,000
In the grand circuit getaway racing at
Fort Miami this afternoon. The track
continues fast, no rain having fallen
ehis week.
There are four races on the final pro-
gram of the meeting. The 2:15strot for
a purse of 81, 900 has thirteen starters.
The feature event of the day. the Fort
Meigs $1,000 stake for 2:12 class PAGERS
will see ten ready to take the word.
The 2:19 trot for $1,000 has IL and the
$1,000 1904 pace has five listed to go.
The Fort Miami stake for $4,000 for
2:09 trotters the feature event of yes
terday's grand circuit card at Fort
Miami. was won by Walter Cox, driving
Mignola, the favorite. Mignola's best
time was 204 IA in the second heat.
The race was a straight heat affair as
were all others on the program.
The 2:14 pace for purse of $1,000
had sixteen starters. The judges de-
cided that the field was too large and
the race was split into two divisions.
Jack Keith, driven by Valentine, won
the first division and Sanardo with
Murphy took up teh second. The 2:07
pace with seven starters Wa won by
j. Thomas. driving John r. Brading.
On account of only three entries in
the 2:07 trot the race will called off.
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DEMPSEY MOVIE STAR

(BG IADD
New York, July 25.--Jack Dempsey
and his manager. Jack Kearns, left
San Francisco last Saturday evening
for New York and should be here in
a day or so. Dempsey stopped off at
Salt Lake to see his mother and will
buy her a beautiful home with furnish
ings before he does another stroke OF
business.
scoop" Gleason, OF the San Fran
cisco Call, in a newsy letter, gave us
the dope. scoop" says the pair was in
Frisco last week and, while attending
one of the boxing shows at Dreamland
rink, just set the joint daffy. Some
years ago Dempsey and Kearns had
run in with the promoters there and
they tried to run the champion and his
manager out of town. Last week they
couldn't do enough for them. Gleason
says they almost shook their arms
loose.
Dempsey was called upon to make
a speech. He said that he was glad
to be back in Frisco where he got his
start and that any time he could show
for a benefit he would be glad to do so.
He added that being a champion made
no difference to him. He just wanted
the boys to know he was plain Jack
Dempsey.
A kid in the gallery yelled:
"Yuh didn't come out on the brakes
this time, ulu yum, Jdck! II Puieu
big laugh out of Jack who looked up at
the gallery and waved his hand.
Kearns is coming east to see some big
moving picture people about a film in
which Dempsey is to star. He thinks
there would be in a bout for his man.
The picture people talk nothing but
millions to him and you can't blame
the lad.
Before the Toledo fight It was Will
lard who was daffy over the picture
business. Had he won he intended put
ting out his own stuff at a la Chaplin.
hut as a loser he went back to the
farm
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-25
OKLA. MAN CURED
OF PELLAGRA
Had "a Time" With 1t, but
Since Taking
BAUGHN'S TREATMENT
Feels Fine and Believes 1t
Saved His Life.

Connersville, Okla.-Ettor Sherrell
of this place, recently made this
statement: Il am getting along just
fine and have no symptoms Of Pei
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But that is all over now and I don't
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Many people have been saved from
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Men and women of many states who
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Mitchell needs most in his tight for
National league pennant is a
punch" The Cubs pitching staff
has been going good, but the team
has lost many games because there
has not been a player in the lineup
who could be depended upon to drive
in runs when they were most needed.
If Robertson plays in anything like
the form he showed in 1917 he should
give the Cubs the touch of driving
power which they have SO sadly
lacked.
Mitchell still has a strong pitching
staff with Alexander, Vaughn, Hen
dirk. Tyler Martin, Carter and Bal
ley. BY acquiring Douglas, McGraw
has vastly strengthened his hurting
corps and, with Barnes, Toney and
Benton. now has four dependable
staff men.
Mitchell Took Chance.
IL McGraw, through the strength
Douglas will give his pitching staff,
should win the 1919 oennant, lot of
Chicago fans will pan Mitchell for
letting the Giants have Douglas. If
Robertson's big bat should turn the
tide for the Cubs and enable them
to repeat their 1918 success, Mitchell
will be hailed as the prize snapper
of baseball. Either way it turns out.
Mitchell appears to be the pilot with
the greater issue at stake.
In the meantime old Pat Moran,
skipper Of the Reds, probably is tear
ing his hair today, as he undoubt-
eddy would have given an eye to have
obtained Robertson, a good outfielder
being about all Pat needs to round
out his powerful organization.
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PHELPS REACHES FINALS
New Orleans Star Defeats Mansfield, o.
Atlanta, In Semifinals

new orleans Star Defeats Mansfield, of
Atlanta, in Semifinals.
Asheville, N. c.. July 25.-Esmond
Phelps, of New Orleans, continued to
play well yesterday in the southern
tennis championship tournament, de-
feating +. S. Mansfield, of Atlanta, in
the semitinals in a masterful game
Phelps will play the winner of the
Knoxville. and J. w. Erwin, of Spar
tanburg, today.
The first round of women's singles
was begun yesterday and resulted in
three matches being won by very one
sided scores. The match in which Mrs,
d. c. Waddell, of Asheville, defeated
Miss p. r. Potter also of Asheville.
was the best of the day, the score being
20. GO, 6-2 In the semifinals Miss
Louise r. Todd, of Louisville, defeated
Mrs. Allen Mcdonald. Ashevile, 6-1
and SO.
The defeat Of C. NJ. Rodgers and
Allen Ware by Rutledge and Frank
Capers. Augusta, in the semifinals of
the mems doubles eliminated the Knox
vile team and left the doubles to he
played in the finals between the Capers
brothers and the winners of the match
between ]. X. Orr and f. V. Carter,
Atlanta, and E. S. Mansfield and ]. d.
Hunt, of Atlanta.
Yesterdays summaries:
Third round mems singles: Charles
N, Rodgers, Knoxville. defeated F. w.
Thomas, Asheville SO. 2-6 and 60
First round women's singles: Mrs. D.
c. Waddell. Asheville. defeated Miss
P. r. Potter, Asheville, rs, 60 and CO.
Mrs. r. P. johnson, Asheville. defeated
Mrs. T; c; Coke. Asheville, SO. So
Semifinals. women's singles: Miss
Louise r. Todd, Louisville, defeated
Mrs. Alan Mcdonald, Asheville, 6-1, 60.
Semifinals, mems singles Esmond
Phelps, New Orleans. defeated E. S.
Mansfield. Atlanta, 6-2. 6-3, 1875, Us.
Semihnals mems doubles: Rutledge
and Frank Capers defeated Charles NJ.
Rodgers and Allen Ware. Knoxville.
6-s, 81, 6-4, ga, 60.
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BARNES FAVORED TO
COP WESTERN TITLE
TALL BRITISHER SEEMS
CERTAIN TO REPEAT.
Walter Hagen, National Golf
Champion, Is Three
Strokes Behind.

Cleveland, O., July 25-James
Barnes. the tall Britisher. wearing
the colors of the Sunset Hills club,
st. Louis, today seemed certain tol
retain his present honors as westernl
open golf champion.
The field of 1874 was today reduced
to sixty-fiye. Thirty-six holes will
be played today and low man for thel
seventy-two holes will win the cham
pionship. Barnes total for the firstl
thirty six holes is 1879. His closestI
opponent is Walter Hagen, NATIONAL
champion. who holds second place.
with a score of 143. -
Conditions were ideal at the May
field Country club today for the final
play. The heavy wind which married.
early play yesterday was absent to-
day and the turf was In ideal golf
ing condition.
Scores for yesterday and totals for
thirty six holes include:
James Barnes. st. Louis, 70--139;
Walter Hagen. Detroit, 72-143; Fred
Mcleod, Washington, 74--145; Bob
Mcdonald, Chicago, That; Ottol
Hackbarth, Cincinnati, 73-146; Toni
Mcnamara, New York. THAI; il
Douglas Edgar. Atlanta. 71--147;I
Wilfred Reid, Wilmington, 75-147;I
Jack Hutchinson, Chicago. 72--14s:
William Kidd, st. Louis. 77-14S:
Harry Hampton. Richmond, Va. 70
las: Charles Lorms, Toledo. 74-149;I
Willie Ogg, Atlanta, 75-14s; LeoI
Diegel, Detroit, 74--14s; George Sar-l
gent, Minneapolis, 76-150; Charles
Thorn, Shinnecock Hills, 79-159; W..
c. Sherwood, Newark. o., s74-150;
Dave Ogilvie, Columbus. 74-150;
Ellsworth Augustus. Cleveland, 76--l
$50: Alex Cunningham, Wheeling, 81.
ISL: Jack Burgess, As,Ieville, Nj
g.. 77-155; Frank Sprogell, Bril-
mingham, 79-155: Bob Simpson,,
Coronado Beach, Cal, 7S--156; Gill
Nichols, New York, 7s-156; Chick
Fraser. Lacrosse, S1-159.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-25
BOB HIGGINS TO LEAD
CRACKERS NEXT YEAR
FRANK WILL DEVOTE TIME
TO PRESIDENCY.
Promise of 1920 Leadership
Made Pepper" When He
Was Traded.

Bob Higgins will manage the At
lanta Crackers in 1920. When Pep
per" was traded to Atlanta by Nick
lin, Frank informed Chattanooga
native son that he was to be pilot in
1920 The Dutchman plans to re-
tire as a field leader and devote his
entire time to his duties as presi-
dent.
No official announcement has been
made of Higgins selection, but it
will be Forthcoming shortly. Atlanta
papers unofficially admit the change.
Frank might wait until the end of
the present season for fear that
Sammy Mayer or other members of
the club might feel resentment but
such is hardly the case, as Higgins
superior judgment and experiences
are of course generally admitted by
all members of the Cracker club.
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Had Reds Secured Robertson Instead of
Cubs, Cincy Would Have Cinched Rag
National Fans Specializing Upon Probable Success of
cent Exchange of Dave for Phil Douglass.

Chicago, July 25.-Swapping ball
players, like swapping horses, is a
business requiring much skill and
ingenuity and tact. What looks like
an even exchange som 1 m s
proves otherwise. Baseball fans to-
day are wondering just how the lat
est big league transaction. the trans
fer of Outfielder Dave Robertson
from the Giants to the Cubs in. ex-
change for Pitcher Phil Douglass,
will work out,
There is no question but that John
McGraw, of the Giants, got some
thing he needed very badly for some
thing that he could not use.
The one thing McGraw needed
most to keep his nose up in the PEN
nant race was another good pitcher.
and in acquiring Douglas he obtained
one of the best right-handers In the
National league. Robertson, on the
other hand, although admittedly a
great star. was of no use to the
Giants, as he had persistently refused
to report.
1t is also true that what Fred
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LOOKOUT GRAB
REAL THRILLER
Vines Wins Over Hasty in
Sparkling Battle by 4 to
2 Score.
BEARS RALLY IN NINTH
Nicklinites Play Championship
Ball and Rise to
' Fifth Place.
(BY GEO. n. BUTLER.)

Playing championship ball i'll all
departments, the larruping Lookouts
defeated the clustering Bears at An
drews field yesterday afternoon. to
2, making 1t two straight over Bob
Coleman's classy entry. The Look
outs hit Hasty with clocklike consis-
tency. ran the bases like demons and
fielded like fiends.
Yesterdays win of Vines over Mo-
bile moved the Lookouts up to fifth
place and within one game of the
Bears at the bottom of the first di-
vision. And the upward rush Is due
to continue, too, for the lineup
which Nicklin is now placing in the
field Is the equal of any in the bally
old league.
Yes, the Lookouts played cham
pionship ball yesterday In all that
the word implies, and II took just
that sort to win, for the Bears were
certainly foemen worthy of any clubs
steel. The invaders were not beaten
until the last man was out. With
the count and 2, runners on third
and second and two down, Coleman
drove the ball through Graft in the
ninth, and but for seemingly i'm
possible stop and throw by Demoe,
ending the contest, extra innings
WOuid surely nave DeeH Lhe oruei VI
the day.
Griffith Turns Tide.
The Bears scored first. Miller
caught one of Vines fast ones square
on the nose in the second inning and
1t cleared the left field fence by ten
feet. The Lookouts were far from
dismayed, however, and after two
were down in the fourth, put the fray
on ice. Demoe walked. Anderson hit
through short on the hit-and-run
and Henry raced to third in daring
fashion. Anderson reached second
on the play after being trapped fol-
lowing Tutweiler's peg to. Schepner.
Griffith then singled to center and
Demoe and Anderson scored. "Grtff'
stole second, went to third when
Coleman pegged wide to Mcmillan,
and counted on Vines single. Neu-
sells pass, Neiderkorn's infield out
and Bratchfs single scored the final
local tally in the fifth.
A pass to Ducote was the first step
in the Bears thrilling but futile
rally in the ninth. Tutweiler flied
out, but Miller and Golyin singled
Meyers failed, and Demoe then staged
his neat play at Coleman's expense 4,
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.Betted for Hasty in eighth.

Summary: Two-base hits-Anderson,
Gleason. Home run-Miller. Sacrifice
hits-Neusel, Meyers. Stolen bases
Griffith, Demoe. Double plays-McMil :
Ian to Golvin; Schepner to Meyers to
Golvin; Gleason to Anderson. Left on
bases-Mobile, 6; Chattanooga, 7. Bases
on balis-Off Wires, 5; off Hasty. 4;
off UT, /. Struck out-By Vines, 2;
by Hasty, 2. Wild pitch--Vines. Hits
approximations Hasty. 8 with runs
in Z innings. Time-1:S0. Umpires-
Iauzon and Blackburn.
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GREB SM0THERS CHIP

YOUNGSTOWN, O.. July 25.-Although
Harry Greb. of Pittsburgh, continu,
ously showered a rain of every brand
of fare and body blows on Joe Chip,
OF New Castle. Penn. he failed to get
a knockout in their IL round bout last
night. Chip was weak and badly bat
tered, but managed to stick out the
fight Greb was strong and unmarked
TO the finish.
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EAST AND WEST SURVIVE
Semi Finals Reaches In Section Tennis
Meet al Cleveland.

Meet at Cleveland.
Cleveland. o., July 25.-Although they
met with hot competition. Fred Alex
ander and Howard S. Voshell. eastern
tennis stars, and Craven and Kinsey,
San Francisco sensations. emerged from
the tri-state tennis doubles tournament
at the university courts as favorites
in the semi finals today. The Alexan-
der-Voshell combination will be paired
this afternoon with William and Weber.
Chicago tennis stars. Walter West
brook, OF Detroit, and Henry Wick, OF
Cleveland. qualified for the semi final
round with Craven and Kinsey.
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HASTY CASE LATER DATE

Hearing In Georgia Courts Was Con-
tInued In Atlanta Yesterday.
Atlanta, July 25.-Hearing on the
temporary injunction granted the At
lanta baseball company to prevent KEEL
lar Hasty, pitcsher, now with Mobile
from pitching against Atlanta, mas peen
postponed until the Mobile club plays
here in August. it was announced yes
terday. Each team claims Hasty,
Manager Frank, of Atlanta, asserting
he merely loaned him to Mobile, and
the latter club denying this.
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Three Types.

a gmoreth
m
a S
a
dvidual
ia X ees
it. From
enon whatever their
game and not be ued into taking desperate chances
reason he decided
Both vardon and Ray naturally confident
watching watching
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Pels Here Next.
TAGGING THE BASES

The lowly Braves gave the Giants a
scare when they cut down a six-run
lead to one run. Benny Kauff's homer
proved the deciding factor.
Babe" Ruth larruped out 3 homer
at Boston which enabled the Red Sox
TO tie the Yanks and also win the
game. There was q runner on ahead
OF Ruth.
The Reds are clinging close to the
trail Of the Giants. Reuther's pitching
and heavy hitting. including a home
run by Bressler, gave Moran's men the
decision at Pittsburgh.
Third Baseman Jones. Of the Tigers.
drove in three runs for jennings while
Boland held Cleveland to Ave hits.
A triple in the eleventh inning by
Blackburns OF the Phillies. gave Cra-
vath's team the victory over Brooklyn.
The Athletics failed 10 link Sits Off
Walter johnson and were unable to
score run.
Felsch's single, scoring Libold In the
tenth. gave the White sox Victory.
Cicotts pitched against Sothern.
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Standing Of the Clubs.
American League.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

K II, f.
At Pittsburgh (Cooper and
SchmidD ............... / 6 2
Cincinnati (Reuther and
Rariden) .................. 0
At New York (Barnes and Con-
zales) ..................... 10 1
Boston (Nehf and wilson,. s 8 L
At Philadelphia (Pack ard,
Smith and Clark ........ 7 IL 8
Brooklyn (Cadore, Smith
and WheaU .............
No othara
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The First Nine.


a
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had in
and this time the big gallery in mighty culver
last He this query at the tenth hole by sinking three TAX
end for thereafter he headed twelfth
still
Oume then
still slender margin He held this advantage until the
ginning the big
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Used cars for sale are adYer-
tised in News want columns at
bargain prices.-(Adv.)
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
SOUTHERN TOMORROW.

Noel and Neiderkorn for Chatta-
nooga, and Ellis and Coleman were
announced as the probable batteries
for the final contest Of the Lookout
Bear series this afternoon. The locals
were determined 20 make II three
straight. The line-up follows:
Chattanooga. Mobile
Neusel. cf. Mcmillan, 30.
Gleason. 20, Schepner, sb.
Gran. sb. Ducote, RI.
Kelly, RI. Tutweiler. II
Neiderkorn. c. Miller, CT
Bratchi, II. Golvin, lib.
Demoe, ss. Meyers. 2b.
Anderson. 1b. Coleman. G.
Psls Here Next.
Johnny Dobbs and his league lead
Ing Pelicans will be the attraction at
Andrews field tomorrow. The cham
pions come for three games, single
contests being scheduled for Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday.
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The Test.

The test rugged affair ouimet He had
the
planted
its
the faint that
American might a fair showing.
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NOEL SLATED TO
WORK In FINAL
Ellis and Coleman Probable
Battery for Bears This
Afternoon.
PELS HERE TOMORROW
Clear Weather Reported This
Morning in Both Major
Leagues.
PELs HERE TOMORROW
T0DAY'S BASEBALL

SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Mobile at Chattanooga, cloudy.
New Orleans at Nashville;
cloudy.
Atlanta at Memphis. cloudy.
Birmingham at Little Rock;
cloudy.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston ct New York; clear.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh;
clear.
clear. "a
Chicago at st. Louis. clear.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
New York at Boston; clear.
Philadelphia at Washington
clear.
Detroit at Cleveland; clear.
ST Louis at Chicago. clear.
SOUTHERN TOMORROW.
Nety Orleans at Chattanooga.
Mobile at Nashville.
Birmingham at Memphis.
Atlanta at Little Rock.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-05

for many years before his ambition was fired by the discoveries of Colum- bus, leading him to apply to the Eng
 fish monarch for permission to fit out a fleet for a voyage of explora- ton. He sailed from Bristol in 1497, with two ships, and accompanied by his sons, Sebastian, Lewis and Sane to. Historians differ as to Cabot's landing place, although the evidence apparently favors Cape Breton. Nova Scotia. Others hold that Cabot and his adventurers first touched the shores of Newfoundland or landed amid the ice and cold of Labrador. but the Cape Breton theory has re- ceived almost conclusive proof. Thus it was Cabot who first planted the English flag on American shores. and who paved the way for those settle menss which have developed into the mighty Dominion and the great re- public. With his fraiI vessels he sailed stormier seas than Columbus ever saw, and his reward was even less than that of the -Genoese adven- turer.