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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04
Is 1T BETTER THAN THE OLD?

Mrs. James Curran, the St Louis woman who
has In the past two or three years written
down, - as the phrase Is. some millions of words
dictated, as is claimed, by a disembodied entity
who calls herself Patience Worth, is in New
York City where the newspapers and scientists
interested in occult phenomena are giving her
considerable attention. Patience represents
herself as having come to this country from
England two hundred and fifty years ago; and
there is an archaic Elizabethan quaintness IN
the literature for which she claims to stand
sponsor. We are not concerned at this time to
discuss the truth of her assertions or the value
of her writings. They have been widely dis
serninated and people interested in them have
come to their own conclusions 1t is curious
literature, and even if authentic does not appeal
to everyone; but little quatrain ascribed to
her caught the editorial eye day or two ago.
1t would appear that Patience Worth does not
wholly like the familiar little prayer of chill
dren-s Now / lay me down to sleep" consid
ering its suggestion of possible death before
waking as calculated to disquiet the infantile
mind. Asked to improve it, she responded with
the following verse:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04

Whatever may be wrong with the times sure
ly nobody can complain of dearth of s'drives. y
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-04

1t seems just to infer from the recent inter-
views with Secretary Glass that the government
will shortly announce new bond issue to raise
TIE funds necessary to meet the large govern
ment deficiency. Moreover, Congressman Ford
ney indicates that one Of the early matters to
he considered by this congress will be tariff re-
vision both to secure revenue and to protect
against dumping that threatens us as the tide
Of imports rises.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-03-06

Bryon Geringer, of Colorado, who
had been visiting in this city with
his sisters, Mrs. ]: H. Newman ana
Mrs. Anna Ellington. went to hel-
lerton Saturday evening to WISH
few days at the. home OF his prother'
w. A. Geringer. % ~
Garden Grove schools. came Satur-
day evening from Creston where
she attended the Sub-District Con
test and visited over night at tne
home of her sister, Mrs. Jas. W.
Hurst, in this city: :,
teaching at Grand River, returned
to that place Monday, having been
here visiting her parents. Mr.. ana
Mrs. G. w. Cox, and assisting in
caring for her sister, Mrs. Jud
Flora, who has been quite sick with
L. W. Montgomery, of near Leslie.
who formerly lived in Eden town
ship, was a business visitor in Leon
Friday He has sold his Clarke
county farm and will go to Union
Vile, Mo-, where he will take charge
Of big herd of Hereford cattle for
Rob wallace arrived Thursday
from Camp Dodge, where he was
days visit at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gould Wallace,
in this city, after which he expects
to return to his former employment
at st. Louis, Mo-
Rob Wallace, who came from
Camp Dodge last week, where he
was mustered out of service for a
few days visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Gould Wallace, departed
Tuesday for st. Louis, Mo-, to re-
sumo his employment which he gave
up when he enlisted.
Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Butler depart
where Mr.; Butler will open an ex. :.
elusive optical store, devoting all Of
his time to the optical business,
but will occasionally return to Leon
to look after his many customers in
this city and vicinity.
T. A. Sutherlin, of near Davis
City, was visitor in Leon Monday,
and was not quite as spry as usual,
on account of falling and injuring
to head a steer. Tom just won't
give up that he is not as active as
he was twenty years ago.
Mrs. G.. H. Merrill and daughters,
Misses Opal and Lucille, of near
Van Vert, who had been visiting at
the J. H. Merrill home in this city,
departed Thursday for Hale, Mo-,
where they are moving to make
their home, Mr.. Merrill having al
ready gone with their goods.
Mrs. c. A. Campbell returned to
her home at Mt. Ayr Tuesday even
ing, having attended the D. A. R.
reception at the library Monday at
ternoon, remaining over for a visit
at the home of Mrs. T. S. Arnold.
Mrs. Campbell is a member of the
Leon Chapter of the D. A. r.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
New York Opens Soccer
Season at Lenox Oval

The New York Soccer Club will open
its season at Lenox Oval. 145th Street
and Lenox Avenue, this afternoon with
the Paterson Football Club in Ma
tonal League game. Followers of the
game viii have an opportunity OF see
,,ng tor the first time Tom Kelly in the
New York lineup. Tom is a brother OF
Charley Kelly, captain of the same
team and one of Americas leading full
backs.
Other National League games sched-
uied to-day are the Morse Dry Dock r.
Z. VS.. the Federal Ship F. c.. of Newark
Al Morse Oval, Brooklyn, and the t,r'e
A. A. VS.. the Disston, at Cla~k's Fie d.
East Newark. The Longfellows will
meet the Newburgh Ship +. c. in an
a: r. A. cup competition match at tne
hidgewood baseball grounds. Brooklyn
this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
The Summary

First sixteen. semi final round-samuel
Graham. Greenwich beat Grant Peacock.
Garden City. up and to play; G. i.
Van Week. ir.. Greenwich, beat j. Simp-
son Dean. Princeton. up U9 holes).
Final round-Van Week beat Graham, S
up and to play.
Beaten eight. first sixteen. semi-f1nal
round-Gardiner white. Nassau beat c. G.
Lima. Mahopac. 3 up and to play: Regi-
nald M. Lewis. Greenwich. beat Henry j.
Topping. Greenwich. up.
Final round-White beat Lewis, ; I'D
and to play.
Second sixteen. semi-finaI round-George
A. Dixon jr.. National. beat II. w. Croft
Greenwich, up and to play; T. X.
Brown. Scarsdale. beat Norton Squires
Apawarnts. up and to play.
Final round-Browh peat Dixon 4 up
and to play
Beaten eight. second sixteen. semi -1nal
Chapman. Greenwich, beat E. H. Hart
Wykagyl. up and to play.
Final round--Cha pman beat Fem up
and to play.
Third sixteen (seml-flnal round)-J. D.
Cady. Old Elm. beat Ray Thompson En-
gewood up and 1. to play; A. H. John
son. Ardslcy. beat r. D. Lapham Wood
way. up.
Final round-cady beat johnson. up
Beaten eight. third sixteen. semi-anal
round--Sherrili Sherman. Yahund&sis. beat
G. w. vanderhoef, Greenwich. s up and 4
to play; A. f. Ranney. Greenwich, beat
DR.. A. T. Haight. Belleclaire. up and 3
to play.
Final round-Ranney beat Sherman, 3 up
and to play
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
value of this unexpected turn can
easily be seen
Herron's Improvement

We we're talking 3 day or two ago
with certain star golfer who had
played with Dave Heron well over
year ago and who had again played
against him only recently.
"Herron,' he said, "has undoubtedly
improved his game beyond measure.
He is far better golfer than he was
two years ago or back in the Detroit
and Merlon chamoionsh .ps. Then he
had possibilities that had never been
developed. He has come forward very
quickly in the last year, for his game
was sounder in every way"
Heron" he continued. has the
four requisites for championship sue
cess in golf. He is long, straight
hitter from the tee. He plays an iron
we'll. He is very good putter. And
he has a calm, placid disposition that
never gets ruffled and strong deter
mination to keep on trying"
This is all any champion needs. The
Pittsburgh star may not be the master
of any intricate or fancy strokes, but
as long as he carries the four qualifi-
cations named above he will always
be rugged opponent to overthrow.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
stymie on the fourth green cost him

a stroke.
Generally q deadly putter, Graham
was not nearly as good as usual in
this match. On the first green mud
on his ball doubtless caused him to
overrun on his approach putt and miss
the one coming back, so that he took
there and became one down. After
Graham was lucky not to lose the long
fourth. His weak brassie shot found
the bunker, but the ball came to rest
in the grass on the side so that he
was again able to use wood and almost
reached the green. Even then he would
have lost the hole after overrunning
on his fourth had it not been for the
stymie that closed the door to Van
Week. The latter attempted to pitch
a putt, which he had to make to get
half in 6.
Graham Gets Trapped
Graham lost the NTH hole getting
trapped and he also threw away the
next by taking 3 puts. There Van
| Week reached the green in fine style
with long iron shot from bunker.
He was then 2 up and he made it 3
a little later when his opponent got q
poor drive going to No. 7. They halved
the eighth, but at the ninth won
| LUaL 1OT S6H F4cCk AuU plhCcu ulIu y
up at the turn.
Graham won the short tenth by hold
ing a twenty-foot putt for 2. Van
Week became up again with 8 at
the twelfth, lost the next and then
won the match at the long fourteenth.
Both we're in trouble there. but Van
Week got home on his fourth and won
with to Z.
1t was, therefore. q case Of congratu-
lations for Van Week and condolences
| for the other. who may be known hence
forth as "Runner-up" Graham. as yes
terday made the third time in about
FIVE weeks that he has missed chief
prize in an invitation meeting in this
Gardiner White got some satisfaction
by defeating Reginald M. Lewis in the
final of the first beaten eight, while F
C. Newton, one of Van Weeks victims
the day before, led in the handicap, his
card reading 79-5-7A.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Freaks in Football
That Haze Decided
Outcome Of Games

livery Princetonian knows Sam
- White. Next to President Will
son, Sam is probably the best known
of the New Jersey university grad
yates. And why shouldn't he be,
Sam White was the man who sim
gle-handed beat Yale and Harvard
in 1911.
Sam had an eagle eye for fumbles
on the gridiron. Woe to the team
that miscued with Sam hanging
around. Princeton met Harvard
first that year. on November 4.
An attempted Harvard punt was
blocked. Sam, playing end, dashed
in, scooped up the leather and was
off on a 95-yard journey .to touch
down and victory.
Came Eli Yale two weeks later.
An even battle, like Harvard
Princeton, until Yale player
going through the line fumblcd-
Zip! Sam White appeared, gather
ed the pigskin under his arm and
hiked 60 yards to score another
touchdown and victory.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Brooklyn Club to
Stage A. A. U. Title
Races Saturday

IL long has been the desire of Brook.
'Sh A'hietlc Association to show it~
many trends what the organization
can really do in handling an important
annette event, and after manv vears ~
patent waiting the opportunity come,
on next Saturday afternoon. On this
uate the Brooklyn club will pronote
'he important seven-miIe walk and fen.
mile run. national CHAMPIONSHIPS n,
the brooklyn Athletic FIELD. Avenuo K
and East Seventeenth Street. Brookivn
Inc club has sent entry blanks to
.he most important clubs Of the dis
sl'ct inviting Its representatives to
compete. In measure it has been sue
G1esslui' TOR Chicago, Philadelphia and
BOSTON entrants will be seen in The
ten-mile chase. However, the walkine
event Will resolve itself into purely ?
contest among local pedestrians. for
rne specially Of the heel and toe art is
not particularly fostered outside NJ
the metropolitan district.
Desplte It's local aspect the walking
race promises to prove the more bit,
teriy 1ought contest of the two na-
.lonal Championships. Dick Remer
me white haired athlete, who is thirty
oiu, VIII endeavOr TO retain
ms tltIe won last year, but conscien
tlous Dick seems 70 have dificul,
TASK before hm. Charles Pores Mill-
rose Athletic Association. is also listed
10 defend his ten-mile honors and he
seems to face an easier task than
Remer
In addition to the two title contests
tne Brook yn A. A. officials will have
lnree other events on the programme
/ Wo are for club members. while the
thlrd Is 1000 yard handicap run.
with the best men in this distyic.
slated to start
The quarter mile track has under
gone special grooming in order to
put It IN shape for record breaking
races. Permission has been granted by
the Public Schools Athletic League for
the use Of the track Admission will
be free.
Besides Pores and Kolehmainen. the
field IN the national run will include
James Renigan, of New Bedford. Mass;
Jack Costello, Max bohiand and PAT
Flynn. all three of the paulist Athletic
Club; Hans Schuster, Morningside Ath-
letlc Club. and two runners from tn.
Logan Square Athletic Club of Chicago.
whose names as yet have not been sent
TO the promoting club.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

other semi-final match was almost as
unlocked for as Miss Trevors defeat
at the hands of Miss Aiken. Miss
Hooker has had the advantage of far
greater experience than Miss FEEDER,
yet this did not avail against the
clever all-round game of the latter.
Miss FEEDER has been coached by Mrs.
Franklin |. Mallory, the former Miss
Molla Bjurstcdt. for the last few
weeks, and this showed plainly in her
work yesterday, which was decided
improvement over her play in previous
tournaments.
After winning the opening act, at
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Quick DEVELOPMENT

Heron isn't the sole entry who has
known a quick development at golf.
Very few had heard of Francis Ouimet
before September, 1918. He was known
around Boston as a good golfer, but
no one looked upon him as q coming
star.
His fine showing at Garden City,
where he gave Jerry Travers a hard
battle, was merely taken to be one Of
those flashes that any fairly good
golfer may know for day or week.
Yet two weeks later he WAS the
open champion of America, with the
scalps Of Vardon and Ray at his belt
and he has been one of the great
golfers of the country ever since.
Ouimet admits that his champion
ship form came to him almost in a
fash. He jumped from good average
play to stardom in less than month,
and has held his high plane straight
through.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
88O-Yard Relay Added

The SS0-yard relay for the metropol-
itan championship has been inc uded
in the interesting programme of ath-
letic events arranged for the first in
door meeting of the New York Edison
Company on Friday evening, Novem-
Der 2l, to be held in conjunction with
Company E, list Regiment, at the
armory. Thirtyfourth Street and Park
Avenue. With the awarding of this
event, ms we'll as the programme con-
sistlng of five other A. A. IT, races, four
closed events and one military contest
for enlisted men of the regiment, the
spectators are sure of witnessing q
tull evening Of exciting sport.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Old Timers

They tu,', more to another spring,
With blend Of hope and fear,
As they wonder again if the ancient Uing
Wall last for another gear;
Another year Nth its dream in store,
And then in the drift of age
Their out Of the full boo score,
To fade from the Sporting Page.
They have serued their time at the good old game
Where their spikes caught the sun;
Where t1Oo-bose hit meant an hours fame
At the call of the hit-and-ron;
Their kmotted claaos shoo the old time brand
Of fate and its sudden rops,
OF drives Knocked doacn with the angloved hand
In the thick Of thousand scraps
They haze served their day and they kuov II aoeN
With the rust sacord and shield,
Bat they linger IN the mystic spell
That clngs to the open field,
And they turn to another sprin4
With blend Of hope and fear,
As they wonder again If the ancient ring
W1U lost for another gear.
1T is always darkest" remarked some philosopher
"ust before dawn" The next loud noise you hear will
very probably be dawn breaking in the general drec
tion of the Fast.
The Reds drew $4,000 each for playing eight world
series games. The eight games required fifteen hours
r,
which isn't so bad in these shrinking dollar days.
The Hardest Lesson
What is the hardest thing to teach in football? I?
Tacklng, interference, dodging kicking blocking punt
:atchng what?
We put this query up to number of football sharks
and the verdict almost unanimous for individual
blocking
1t is harder to teach interferer to put an op-
ponent completely out of the play than is to teach
MN anything else connected with the game There
have been many stars noted for their ability to kick to
handle punts to carry the ball or to tackle
But there have been only remote few who have
been noted for their ability to block an opponent con-
slstently and drop him from the play One Of the
pest OF these was Tack Hardwck the star Harvard
eno' Hardwlck was a marvel at taking an opponent
out OF play, but few know how hard he worked to
perfect this complicated feature of the offence II *;
no great trick to tackle where YOU can nail
MN With your hands oF But to spill an opponent
where you can only your shoulders or vour hodv i
another matter, requiring far greater agility and
ability. ~
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Cd. Miss FEEDER dropped the second
without winning n game, Miss Hooker
speeding up wonderfully and driving
with great steadiness and accuracy
through the openings In the third
set, however, Miss Feder co,,o '~~'.
and after the games had reached Sail
went into a ieau tnat was " S,.n.......
bring her the victory at 6-3 During
this part of the match Miss FEEDER cut
off many Of Miss Hooker's shots by
closing in at the net. The Greenwich
girl also threw away valuable points
by costly double faults at criticn,
stages.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
A Brown Derby Winner

Here is another winner. A certain
amateur star, in a championship, came
to the last hole with a 6 to qualify.
This hole was a short one. only 100
yards in length. He put his mashie
shot within eight feet of the cup and
yet needed Z,
This also sounds impossible. And
the queerer part is that he needed only
two puts.
After playing his first mashe shot
he discovered that he had teed the
ball foot beyond the disks. This
meant that he had to drop another
and play with the loss of stroke.
He hooked his second shot to trap,
needed 3 to get out. and finally, after
two puts, took a 7, fading out of the
qualifying round.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
AS Aids

Ouimet and Heron were both blessed
in their quick rises by wonderful golf
dispositions. Both had the proper tenn
permanent from the start Neither al
lowed his game to be broken up by
one or two mistakes. Both, from the
beginning, had the faculty of missing
strokes and then plugging along with
out fretting over the mishap. In this
way they gave their game a chance
to develop. 1t would be hard to say
how many promising golfers have been
wrecked by the constant fretting, fun
ing and foaming that so many know
unless their games happen TO be at
the top. On this account neither Oui-
met nor Heron has ever beaten him
sesf by any loss of temper or balance
in hard match. There are no two
finer temperaments for success in golf
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
AS for Freak Strokes

Jim Barnes won the Southern open
championship and Il purse of $500 on
one of the neatest freak strokes of
the season.
Coming to the longest hole on the
East Lake course he hooked his drive
10 the rough In attempting to play
out with his mashio he 1aled to CON
troll the effort and again caught the
rough, lG0 yards from the green. This
left him under normal breaks of the
game battling for 6, or at the best
Il B. But his third effort was better
directed, as he sank the full mAshie
shot from the hign grass for a 3,
saving from two to three strikes on
this one wallop. AS he finally won
the championship by one stroke, the
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
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Coyrght New York Inc
A Cheer Up Tip

"The DOPE says a contemporary, sis all agains.
Princeton this for her annual battles with Yale
and Harvard"
Princeton cheer up after considering few past
episodes.
The dope against the Cincinnati Reds last April
The dope against the Reds in the world series
The dope favored Collins star but it was against
Duncan and Kopf.
The dope favored Ccotte and Williams above Kerr
The dope all against Dave Heron at PITTSBURGH
To have the dope against you seems to be a minor
detail in this fuzzy age.
"If had to pick all-star football team for sn
time there is one l would leave off" writes
a close observer. This is Eddie Mafan Others
might go first Thorpe Coy Heston but for genera,
all around value I'll take Mahan."
Sidelne Maxims
One lone tumble destroy the value of ten fin.
plays.
Hitting line hard is a matter of driving will q.
we'll as a matter of driving physical force
1t is all very well to tackle dummy, but don't alb.
sorb too much of his mental attitude
Managerial ability isn't so much matter of strs,
egy as 1t is matter of getting from 80 to 95 per cent
Of the best your material has to offer This is tho
leading feature in Pat Moran's remarkable success
AT this turn he has superior and no equal that we
can think of at this moment
Even the worm will turn"-but, having nothing To
bite WITH sting with or kick with suppose if doesq
World series games have made number of reputa
tons out they have added very little in the wav Of
goioen go" 20 the iustre of Claude Williams the Whte
Sox lefthander.. The world series pond is = tr;as
beyond Claude's depth. In both 1917 and 1919 sfte
TWO good seasons in the pennant race the big Octoh
snow found him aoundering beyond the life boats
For those who can't understand how n rscebous.
can lead the field day and drop far behind a. h
next start, did you see star pitcher hold s+
club TO four hits on Monday and be badly beaten bv
secoho olvlson club on Thursday? Why should horse
nave something on in the wav of 100 nor co.
consistency? PN' N'''
One OF the main troubles with Trouhja 10 .hs. :;
ae'acks IN mass formations, launched in successr.
waves. You rarely ever find it stalking alone r do;n
solitary picket duty on some outnost "s
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Rain Stops Trottine Meet

ATLANTA, Ga. Oct. 1S.-Heavy
gains to day prevented the CARVING
out Of the last days programme Of
the Grand Circuit races here, and to-
night the visiting stables were on their
way to winter quarters While the
week of racing drew good attendance
the showing made was rather tame
and no records were broken even for
the local track
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

FaU0riteS for Cue Title

RETURN to the billiard gorie when Schaefer,
and xgnanx performed and the Of willie Hoppe first
hereh
the AaGa American Bakne Championship beginning
the worlds entered
Willie Hoppe will Welkr will
that of George
the seventh and he will
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
St. Johns Prep Wins

st. Johns Prep scored 2 to vic
tory over the Peekskill Military
Academy in a contest on the latter's
held yesterday. Schiebier accounted
tor the st. Johns score when he threw
lentz, of Peekskill. behind his own
goal line, for safety.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Big Entry Lists for
Australian Classics

The great turf events of Australia
have drawn big nominations for I92O
There are 279 entries for the Mel
oourne cup race, which will have
$4,000 added money and will be run
November 4. A total of 1854 have en-
tered for the $4,000 Caulfield cup to
be decided October 1S.
Both turf classics are annually run
at Melbourne, Victoria.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Extra Hole Decides Match
BettUeen T1UO Home PLAYERS
Dean of Princeton Bows to Prowess of Van
Week in Morning, While Graham Goes
Down to Defeat in Decisive Match of Afternoon

Ihe golf
Genwch Country Club yesterday
Week. r who after pulling morning
capture an match
IN the hna Both home
wch afaon of comparatively up year
did
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
One Hundred Enter Chess Nee,

One hundred have so far entered tho
Hickok Memorial Tournament of the
Correspondei cr Chess League of Amer
lea. and pairin~s for most of the sec
tons are being made. The lists will be
kept open until the end of the month.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

CHARLES PORES, of the
~ Millrose A. A., who will
defend his title at ten miles
next Saturday at a meet held
under the auspices of the
Brooklyn A. A.