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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
Bill Rogers Will Lead
Yiippers Against Locals
on Seattle Lot Tuesday
Lapan Looks Like Good Receiver Changes
Due in Local Roster Soon-Double Bill
Here Sunday - Pitching Staff Looks
Stronger = Rodgers Men Have Been
Having Their Troubles.
lBY LEO II. LASSENl

Bill Rodgers and his crew of Raw Meaters will be the
baseball contingent invade the Seattle Raners back
yard. when they open weeks series here Tuesday. Bill
and his worthy have been having their troubles in Port
land this week. where the Beavers have taken three straight
Rnmes from the Soons Sacramento had sorry week in
Salt Lake City before leaving for the Coast and the
club picked of the beat the verge of
dropping into seventh place in the leagues standing today
That Bill has good ball club is self-evident, he has
good staff of pitchers and brany ball ossers His
pitching staff of the strongest in the league and he
has every position but the gang doesn't
be making the they should be at the present
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
Willard Not
Fast Enough
in Top Piece
So Says Former Champ
Who Never Lost Fight
BY II. G. HAMILTON =,
t-.s..t pre-. Staff Correspondent,


NEW YORK. June Tt don't De
l,eya that Jess WIZARDS thinker Is
FAST enough 10 beat Jack Dempsey 3
lunches"
Jack McAuiiffe, former lightweight
champion, thus sized UP the ap-
,roaehinu Willard Dempsey mill for
The United Press today.
McAuiiffe. who never had a dcfcat
recorded against him in his days as
champion, declared he had made a
close study OF both principals In the
coming contest. but added that he
had seen neither man since they be-
gan training. and did not feel COM
petent to pass final Judgment
af read a lot In the papers about
Wizards height and reach and
Dempscy's comparative smallness.
he said. People are wondering, APP
parently. II a good little man can
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
Meehan Takes Bad
Beating in St. Paul

ST. PAUL. June willie Nee.
han. Of San Francisco. took an
awful beating from Billy Miske
here last night Miske won every
one Of the 10 rounds and knocked
the Golden Gate man down for the
count Of 0 In the ninth round but
couldn't put over the sleep waIlop.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
Markle Loses Control and
Seattle Scores Five; Game
Is Slow Affair
How Coast
Clubs Stand

Ciif Msrtsi~. Salt Lakes star
hurirr. couldn't find tho plate In
the first inning 81 yesterdays
ball mix 81 the Raiuirv Valley
ball lot. and S~aatir's KAiniers
busted into tho win column when
five runs driftcd over the plate
In tho initial cAnso. Aft~v Tire
riot Of runs In the first chapter
In which five pass~~. two singles
and coupIc Of Infield outs count
I'D five times for seattle. tho
game DIV ciop~d Into . slow NJ.
fair with earh team scoring one
run. Dale relieved MATkle In the
first inning.
Spencer scored Salt Lakes oniy
counter In the third frame. whcr
Dale and Muivey hit safely. Thres
bunehcd hits scored Knight with se
attle's sixth run In the fifth inning.
Past FS~ldinx
Ernie Rchorr pitched a nice Enns
for Seattle. using cross fire and
curve ball with effect. several MET
douhi. plays around the keystone has
held the score down.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
Levinson Makes
Gloves for Big
Ring Title Mix

Sol Lcvinson. Golden Gate
fight manager. IL making tho
gloves for tho coming willard.
Dempsey rtto. In Toledo. on
July Z. Sol has made the gloves
for nearly all OF tho big cham.
pionship fights OF recent years
He Ia tho manager Of Johnny Nc
carthy. former Coast weller
weight king.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
MAILS WILL
HAVE TO WORK

Walter Mails. vino h one Of the
bess pitehsrs In Tn league when
he Is gstns right and paying a.
teudcn N b,sniseas Win have to
play rial bah n he h going 70
hold his job with tho Raiaiers.
Walter goes along Ike . world
bestsr for six o. ssv~u Innings
and theu eursS up. Walter has
a lot Of pcp and iikcs 10 play the
game. hut these weird nseeusions
after he has the game practically
won. Isn't going tn help him hold
his plsce on the Seattle hurting
corps
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
DUPTION BREWING
IN RAINIER CLUB

4 real big shakeup IL dine in
he Seattle ranks within the next
esspse Of days. A couple Of pitch
ees and smother catcher viii be
Depped off from the pay roll
While the local moguls refuse 10
bgeak any more news until IL
happens, u II understood that
C|ymer n on the trail Of . vi
e1ous- hitting infielder.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
WELL. SAT-
IT DOES

II surely makes a difference In the
Seattle ball club to have a pitcher go
thru the nine innings without blow.
ing up after his team mates have
given him a big lead. Ernie Schorr
pitched a pretty steady brand OF ball
yesterday and had the rest Of the
local outfit playing real ball. Eddie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
TROEH TIED

LOS ANGELES. June FRANK
Troeh of Vancouver. Wash. and =.
II. Sharman were tied for high gun
among the amateurs today when the
second day OF the Vernon trap shoot.
ing tournament opened this morning.
Fred Bair OF Eureka. Cal. and +. IL.
Mellus OF Los Angeles tied for sec
ond place In yesterdays events.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
Daley Will Pilot
1920 W. Oval Team

Elvin Daley. star sprinter OF the
University OF Washington track
team during the past season. has
been elected captain OF the 1890 "w"
cinder team. He Is also football
man. He comes from Everett, where
he was star OF Enoch Bagshaw's
famous Everett high school teams
for several seasons
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
DOUBLE BILL
T7NnAV

Seattle and Salt Lake will play
. double hcaslrv here sunday.
Tho first game win get under
why ~ . p. m. Bigbee looks like
one Of the pitchers for Seattle,
with Ciyde Thomas. the new
Rainier burier. pitching In the
other half Of tho dual attraction.
Cliff Msrklc and Lefty" Lever.
enx arc expected to start against
Clymer's outfit again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
NO EXCUSE NOW
FOR BUM GROUNDS

With the sun drying out the field
and the Northwestern league abou,
70 disband. ''scotty." the local
ground.kseper. won't have any more
aiibis for not keeping the field In fas,
condition. The local field has not
been in really first class condition
since the start Of the season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

Herr. the por,ly pilot OF the visitors.
knows what Blii Ciymer has had 20
put up with turnout the s-ason after
Watching Ciiff Markic. nj. star right
handler. huri II straight balls in that
torrid first inning yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

SUMMARY hfrurh oat-Ht trh~fr =.
~ psie Hsss. on bsiis--Off Echorr ,.
of Nsskie 8 Tvo-bas~ hiss-kfuE
Compton psasie pisgs-krus - JOAN
son 70 shr~ts. Derrick 10 Gi~iehmannl
wash 90 ksixht 90 of~irhraanns Stolen
b~s~ Harper VIA piish-~hafkie In
nsngs pitshst-flr Nsrsis y. runs ,. hits
g. Runs r~-psnsi Die fof-M.rkis Z. Dale
l. kebSrr . Charge defeat 10 hafkis
Umylrss~Fhfte and Frary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
OAKS BUNCH
HITS; WALLOP
TIGER CREW

Los ANGELES. June 7.--scoring
I'VE runs In the eighth inning on
punched hits, Oakland won from the
vernon Tigers here yesterday BY n
count OF 6 to s. Reiger. who was
on the mound for the Tigers. blew
higher than the sky In the fatal
eighth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
SCOTT HURLS
GOLDEN GATE
TEAM TO WIN

SAN FRANCISCO. June Jim
Scott pitched San Francisco 10 n
win over Los Angeles here yester.
day, the Seals taking the game by
a TO count. Scott was hit hard.
but was tight in the pinohcs. Ken.
worthy. Angel infielder. led the hit
ters with three safe wallops.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07


Msivsv. shs sofmea. isr fsidsr. co..
tiasss to spank the orien hard a..
mae~a the little Pill for . brace % ssfn
.fnscss yesterday kneekinK in the only
lee eountsr In sns third
Erris JeAsssa played . nir. s.s.s IN
tho field for TIE visitors YESTERDAY ~.
hsnatsd . tusdie Of shsnees witnsut .
siaEis sitp.up u. tent hitting rAseh
hsrs thIs vesk. ho-svsr.
Mari usgr~vs. the ve<ss~a N~v~@
e~.sss fielder. played . ge~a gnns
Yesterday. Ne bsnseA cot toe hiss
ard 100 . eagle 81 pwvtty esi<ho
N ths esassv gssdsa-
Kr~s got . avutls is sns s~-~~a svsr~s
vince f,vss Compton nsisiesx.d the b~~s'
s-~e-d s~eksr's crash TO left nsia which
s>sred sv~s r~tsr's head
Virgil Car~~y .nd Doe Yates v~rs 90
har~d o, tn~ game that Their started 90
sing MY wlid lfssa Heae~ ~A3 among
ths ssisesions rendered. ~ wss kinda
sissets wsr. ali thsre ~lth the spirit.
Tws nice A~~bi~ plsys as~asa the
keyssene sssk besr>d @shevv In the
late psst Of ys~ssvsiss's ss.sss Der
vs<k started s.~ Of the aessss kiIi-
inGs ssA WsAsh the .shsw.
Jimmy walsh IL ioosinr better az the
third base STATEN. Jimmy is asa hfttlax
an. hstl harder tasn he did On IN. last
road trip.
Dale msa. Knight lock h.a In TIC
third whsn he made Jack r~tea for the
third strike. which ssa a sids sweeping
curve
Gene Dale. the lsug haris~ ~hs re-
ibsved cum Waffle on the Hill fer the
p~~s sitter Ctiffsevi bie~ sty high. 70
the sis~ess thing In the pitching ttne
thss has pssfermesi here this ses~sa-
Dale takes q mean crack at the hall
~hsn he sticks. Hs carries q regular
lumber pile 20. the plate every trip and
gets his share os the hits.
Earl shssisy. highly toussf ne~ first
-arssr. isn't doing much hitting On the
htx Seattle pasture this week In salt
lake Earl hits 'sm over the short i.ft
field fence frequently. but II Isnt done
on the seattle lot
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
City Water
Meet to Be
StagedSoon
Many Tank Stars Entered
List OF Events


The city indoor swimming and
diving championship meet will be
staged June goth. under the
auspices OF the Crystal Pool Swim.
ming club at the Crystal Pool.
Cold. silver and bronze medals
will BE- awarded In all events.
Following IL n list OF events.
s0yard dmsh- Men
5Oyard dash-Women
100 yard dash-Men.
100 yard dash-W Women.
50yard back stroke--Men.
220yard swim. free styie--Men.
5oyard dash Boys. IL to isyears.
50yard dash-Girls. ~ to Is years.
25yard dash Boys. 10 to i4yeara.
i00ysrds. breast stroke--Men.
Plunge for distance.
Relay
Fancy diving. i0.foot board--M.n.
Fancy diving. iOfoot board--wo
meu.
Strong Competition
As Seattle has some OF the bss,
aquatic stars ~ the Northwest.
competition will be keen In the
coming city meet. The Crystal
Pool Swimming club. recently or
ganized. has some good swimmers
The y. NJ G. a has "A promising
bunch Of youngsters. and also tho
Y. w. G. a. has competitive team
OF swimmers and divers Coneh
Vickers Of the Crystal Pool squad
anticipates large list OF entries In
all events
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

Here's Pitchers
P3ercy. Gardner. Bromley. Mcken'
~ and Vance form pretty good
bunch Of pitchers. Piercy was with
Vernon and Salt LAX. in the Coast
circuit for a number OF seasons. and
with the New York Yankees for a
while. Gardner IL well known here.
He pitched In the Northwestern
League . couple OF seasons ago with
~ Great Falls team. and hurled for
Olympia In the shipyard league las,
SWIMMER. McKenry IL the same big
fellow Who pitched for Cincinnati a
oouple Of seasons ago. He pitched for
Victoria here q couple OF years ago.
ond hurled for Camp Lewis last sum.
uer. Vance and Bromley are new 10
seattle fans.
Brick" Eidrcd. the star outfieidrr
~ the solons. played c-nterfisld for
seattle . couple OF years ago and was
oas of the leading hitters in the
lnagueL He wss sold TO tho Chicago
white 6ox. but was farmed out later.
81 finally landed with Sacramento.
- h playing top season bah right
zuw and ID ranked with the best or.
Gnng6 men In the league In the other
ouekIsld positions are Rory Middle
IN. with the Oaks for years. and
HAIRY woiter. the big league vet.
60
0esd InfieS1
In The inner works Art Crixrs. the
su11ent Slugesr.- IL holding down the
1lfut base: Bully Orr Is at the key.
oeone bag: McCafflgan at shortssop.
80 BABE Pinelli at third. PineIil
= shout the best prospect for gradu.
o41on % the majors in the league n,
reoosnt. Hc 10 leading the circuit in
AnDsgtsailng. Orr and McCasfigan
1--we played several seasons In the
Cuast League.
Dehfnd the bat are Gus Fisher. for
ennr Portland receiver. and young
IAN Murray. who was let out by the
Oaks.
Mana ger Bill Is Coast League
ve&nran. and played second base AT
~ beginning OF the season. but he
- ben playing the bench pretty
WG1lnrly lately. He was tho star OF
- oId-time Portland Beavers when
ehAt club was winning pennants in
~ Coast League.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
Stein Leads
in Race for
Links Crown
Fleager, 1918 King, Is in
Fourth Place; Con-
tinue Today

Hanging up a score OF - and "a
In the opening days play for the
city golf title. young Bob Stein, the
Jefferson park club links star. led
the field for tho city honors yeater-
day at the Seattle Golf and Country
clubs course. Dixie" Fleager. last
years king, finished fourth with a
card Of "a and So Claire Griawold
and Clark Speirs also finished ahead
OF the 1918 champion. with scores
OF 1880 and $50 respectively.
Paul Ford. who has just returned
from the service. finished In fifth
place. with a count Of 1875. two
strokes behind Fleager.
Today's play will be continued
over 80 holes. and the golfers regis.
tering the lowest cards for the two
days play will be declared city golf
king
The fight today IL expected 20 be
between young Stein and Criswold.
fridays Card
Bon stein. II. Tt--i51.
g. Gfisyoid. 70. sG--16s
G. apiefs. 81. s0--isi.
". A. Fleager. 50. s0--ist
r Ford. 81. sa--iss
II. HJert. 70-s7--iss.
Steft. 40, fE-fss
- Morrison. 50, s5--ist
!. fiaiilnRer. ST. ss.-iTo
w. Hongerud. 10. se-i7t-
G. IIuiskemp A.. ss--t7s
q. Abrams. 90 s7--t77
~ BerKh, co. ss-i1s
Or. Houston. ~. Ellis
g. schmidt o.. a0-1ti
n. w Treat. 80. sg--1st
Today's draw IL Bon Stein Va q
Dallingef; l.. steil vs. ~ u, Fisager. =
Hulskemp ~ Dr. Houston, =. Ford va
9. Griswoid. g spires ~ " W Treat
v Morrison We W. RonRerud II. HER
~ q. Abrams. II. Berg vs.. c. schmidt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

Babe Adams pitched the Pirats.
to TO win over the Giants
An llth-hour finish just fell short
and the Dodgers lost to he Reda. 7
To y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
Chokes to Death
When He Swallows
Gum at Ring Show

OMAHA. Neb-. June 7.--Johnnv
Lee won from Harry Williams in the
fourth round here last night on n
foul. Williams. formerly first has,
man for the New York Yankees, had
all the better of the bout up to that
time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

OMAHA. Neh.. June 7.-Cor-ru.
Nelson, 80. becoming excited whils
watching the Lee Williams fight here
ast night. swallowed his chewin~
gurn and choked to death in threa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
LADY BAYUDA WINS

LONDON, June Lady j. Doug.
Las Bayuda won the Oaks stakes al
Epson Downs yesterday afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07
-.lLQlja;@I0
lDc6yz;'.7

Haiy Cssrssshs~ s&Aie . swell
e~ssh a mn Hsmisr's isssy rs In
the ssc~ad frame
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

PHILADELPHIA. June T.-Ce~~innd-
Philadelphia game postponed; rain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

Dale made knight lock bad In tie
third when he made Jack r~tns for the
third strike. which ss@ a sids sweeping
curve
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

Dale takes q mean crack at the hal
~hsn he sticks. Hs carries r.xuis'
lumber pile 10. the plate every trip and
gets his share os the hits
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

Jimmy walsh ts isosinE better st the
third base Staten Jimmy is ai.s hitfinx
IN. ball harder tasn he did on IN. last
road trip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

Virgil Csrvsy .nd Doc Yates w~rs 80
har~d ~ tn~ game that Their started 90
sing MY VIA ift.a Heae- ~As anon
ths s~is~tlons r~ndsrsd. ~ uas kinda
hard 90 nndsr~,sns the words. sithe the
siaGets vsr. all thsre ~lth the spirit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

xr~s svs . avutis On sne s~-~~d fysrss
vince fvss Compton nsisi sxef the yse>s
s~~erd sArksrs crash 20 left rsid which
sesred sves P~tsrs head.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

Earl shssisy. highly toussf ne~ first
-arssr. isn't doing much hitting on N.
htx Seattle pasture this week In salt
lake Eari hits sm over the shof, i.ft
field fence frequently, bat It Isn't done
on the Seattle tot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

Errts Johssea played . nics eanss IN
the fisif for the visitors yesterday ~.
Handled . tvadie Of shsnces wltnsut .
siasis sitp-up. lie ssn't hitting Aseh
hare thls ve~k. ho~svsr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-07

seivs-. shs sofnoa. isN rsidsr. 900
tissss to speak the crien hard. a..
mae~d the little Pill for . brace Of ssfn
sfnsess Yesterday. Knocking in the enir
lee oounter In the thiFd
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-03
BOATS BEING USED. IN
STREETS OF JACKSONVILLE

Yesterdays Jacksonville Times In
ion has the following to say of the
| flooded condition of that city:
Flood conditions were little i'm
proved in Jacksonville yesterday, pre-
vailing northeast winds keeping the
water we'll backed up in the creeks
from the river. The food has shown
no disposition to give up any of the
territory it has claimed in the vicin.
ity of the creeks, where the waters
have gone on a rampage.
THE most serious conditions pre-.
walls in Brooklyn and Campbell's ad-
dition TO LaVilla, McCoys creek
breaking over it's banks and flooding
the land to the southwark. Many
houses, mainly occupied by negroes,
were abandoned in this section yes
terday, the water coming up over the
first floor in sufficient depth to float
household furnishings. In abandon.
ing their homes, children, in many in
stances had to be be carried on the
shoulders of their elders, as the wat
err was waist deep, and in some places
is said to have reached even great.
er depth.
myrtle Avenue Submerged
Mccoy, Leila, Stonewall, Jackson,
Dora and Price streets, abutting Nc
Coy creek, was under water last
night The same condition prevailed
along Myrtle avenue, from Price
street northward to Forsyth street,
and all streets abutting the avenue
Elm, Spruce, Charles, Park, Oak and
Magnolia streets abutting McCoys
creek was likewise under water, as
were all streets and territory ada
cent to the creek west and north to its
source.
ut was estimated last night that
there was fifteen feet of water in the
Myrtle avenue subway. An automo-
bile was reported to be submerged in
the subway. The flood at this point
has entirely covered Myrtle avenue
from Forsyth street southwark to
Prince street, the bridge just north
Of Price street having disappeared,
only about foot of the railing on
either side showing. Several stores
thanking Myrtle avenue, south Of
Price street, have, perhaps, two feet
of water in them.
"Bay Street Flooded
bay street is flooded from Myrtle
avenue eastward to Jefferson street,
the water being knee deep in front Of
the union depot. Street car and au-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-03
WAVELETS
FROM
THE DEEP.
&C. Green

You've got to hand it to a turtle;
he does everything snappy.
Those porch swings are wonder
full thing for lovers. They fall for
each other in them much quicker, es-
pecially if the ropes are weak.
A man may raise a lot of thunder
but it takes a woman to produce the
lightning.
Have you had your lightning rods
lecharged lately?
This is the big week. May the best
team win, and may that team be
Lakeland. I'm with you in spirit,
anyhow, boys.
Mayor Martin of Jax said -Four
strikes" so every one is out.
Goodbye, old liquor, the best Of
friends must part. They have called
me down many a time because they
saw me coming out of saloon in
the morning but I had to come out
sometime. You have fought your
last fight, my spiritual friend, but
you gave 'em-while you were in the
ring. You are like the three-penny
postage, for they took both your
scents away the Thirst of July. May
be sometime we will meet again and
should we do that little thing, oh,
boy, I will press you to my lips like
a June bride doth her DENNY John.
1t has been proven that fresh wa
ter fish are crazier than the salt wa
ter ones, for they go in-seine quicker.
That law to move the Liberty Bell
has. been repealed.
Clerk: Have you seen the type
writer RUBBER"
Boss: eyes, that's about all she
does"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-03

ent. Previous to the May food; the
worst that has ever occurred was in
September, 1894.
Thousands of dollars Of damage
have been done to the pavements in
the city, and adjacent highways.
1T was reported late yesterday that
some of the animals in the city ZOO,
on the banks of Hogans creek in
Springfield psrk, had been drowned,
despite the precautions taken to safe
guard them.
conditions Improving
"As to the future, the weather bu-
reau reported late yesterday that gen.
eral conditions indicated an improve
ment in the weather in the next day
or two. 1t was said that conditions
were more propitious, but that the
waters would not begin to fall to any
appreciable extent until the prevail
ing northeast winds veered around to
another quarter.
"The forecast is probably showers
again today with moderate northeast
and east winds. More than twelve
inches of rain has fallen in Jackson
vile since Sunday. The rains, how
ever, have been confined principally
to northeast Florida, South Florida
and the extreme northwest reporting
little precipitation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-03
FORMER LAKELAND
CITIZEN, MAI. GOODRICH
CITED FOR BRAVERY

Major L. e. Goodrich, former
resident of Lakeland, at which time
he held position with the Lakeland
Ice Co., has been in Plant City this
week and of his gallant military rec
ord the Plant City Courier says:
Maj. and Mrs. Lewis E. Goodrich,
and son, Lewis E., Jr., came down
from Orlando Sunday evening and re-
manned here until Monday morning
visiting friends. Maj. Goodrich re.
turned only few days ago from
France where he saw eighteen
months service with the Sixth Di-
vision, most of which time he served
as adjutant of the 18th Brigade.
Maj. Goodrich left Plant City less
than two years ago as provisional
second lieutenant of field artillery in
the regular army and after reaching
France his promotion was very rapid.
He participated in several Of the main
operations of the American forces,
being wounded on one occasion and
severely wounded on another. His
conduct was such that he was recon-
mended for the distinguished service
cross and received two citations in
general orders, one of whic breads:
81. The Commanding General cites
in General Orders: Major Lewis E.
Goodrich, F. A., adjutant.
"For splendid and commendable
services:
First: In the vosges Mountains,
Gerardner Sector.
Second: "In the Meuse-Argonne
offensive.
"This work extended over a period
o. two months during which time he
was subjected to enemy fire Of all
kinds and that when subject to such
fire he manifested bravery Of the
highest order. He was also subject
cd to physical suffering in cold and
inclement weather, but always per-
formed his duties cheerfully and eff
GENTLY without any thought of the
suffering to which he was being sub
jected. WIN. R. DASHNELL,
Brig. Gen. U. s. A. Commanding )"
Maj. Goodrich will remain with the
regular army for some time, and will
perhaps be stationed with his regi-
ment at Honolulu, or, if trouble with
Mexico developes, on, or below. the
Mexican border. He still calls Plant
City home, however, and expects to
return here when his army career is