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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08
BAR GELDINGS FROM
BIG RACING STAKES
Expected to Increase Number Of
Horses for Breeding.
POsent.Dsy Demand for Stations
Needed at Remount Stations Is In.
sistent-Purchase Of Good Ami.
mails 10 Difficult.

The fact that gcdings will he In
eligible for some of the most valuable
racing stakes of the future, Is expect
cd 10 increase the number of horses
for stud purposes in the United States.
While there Is strong undercurrent
against the movement Ia bar the geld
Ing from some turf classics. neverthe-
less the plan has the support or many
progressive turfmen, who believe that,
while the gelding has his sphere in
racing, he has no right to participate
In the greatest of tests which are
given for the guidance of the breed.
ers of the country.
The geldng is unknown in many
foreign countries, and some years ago,
when c. X. q. Billings champion trot-
ter Uhlan, :5Sla, was shown In Rus.
sia, the breeders of that country were
indignant at his Spoliation, and want
ed to know who had dared Ia deprive
future generations of the qualities OF
such Il splendid horse. stations and
mares work in the same teams the
year round in Russia. Usage has
made the males tractable, and it Is
a rare thing to find vicious horse.
The present-day demand for stall
lions of the type needed M the re-.
mount stations of the federal govern
ment Is nsistent, and members OF the
commission having in charge their Sc
lection are unceasing In their search
for the right type
The fact that there has been hut
little money available for the pur-
chase of good horses has made the
task of the commission exceedingly diff
ficult, and most of the best horses ST.
cured to date have been gifts from
breeders and turtmen in sympathy
with the movement 10 improve re-
mounts, and also from the Jockey
club, whose chairman, August Belmont,
gave the nucleus Of what Is now the
Front Royal Stud in Virginia. Given
an appropriation such as Count Lehn-
orif of the Royal Prusslan Stud had
at his disposal and the result would
be easy, as there are horses racing
every day on metropolitan courses that
would be ideal for the purpose. 1t Is
related that the count, while on Wis
it to England, saw the famous Splinter
L0llypop IN action with big weight up.
"Just the horse To give our German
cavalry horses more speed" was his
comment, and he straightwuy negoti-
ated the purchase of the animal for
$4,000 II was the same spirit, back
ed by plenty of money, which caused
him 10 pay almost 100000 for the
J English Derby winner Ard Patrick.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08
81
SPOPIDON|

San Francisco golf opponents arc
agitating public course.
Frank Moran of Pittsburgh won on
points over Tom COwler of England In
London ring.
Jose II. Capablanca, the Pan-Ameri.
can chess champion, has gone To his
Havana home for rest.
The boxing game received Il boost
with the opening of the Olympic .Ath
letic club Mt Idaho Falls.
Clevelands central Y. NJ. G. A. ply
steal department attracted 141,304 mer
In the eleven mOpths previous 70
March.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08

won - out of % games for the re-
markable average of .SOG. His yenrly
showing was IS victories against 4 de-
feats. Second place In the percentage
ranking belongs to Chief Bender. who.
from 1909 TO 1911. inclusive. won 80
out Of ~ games for q mark Of .786.
The three best years that Cy Young
ever knew were 1901. 1892 and 1893
He won ~ and lost 40 games in that
period. Walter johnson tied Young In
winning ~ clashes in 1912, 1913 and
1914. But The showing Of johnson
surpasses that Of Young because while
Cy was losing ~ games Walter
dropped only 20. Walters average for
the three years was 100. Young's was
GG4.
Won 90 Games.
In addition to Young and Johnson
only three other pitchers ever won 90
or more games for three straight sea-
sons. Those men are Mathewson. Al.
exander and Jack Chesbro. the famous
Yankee pitcher of years ago.
Chesbro, by winning Al games In
1904. set the mark that no one has
been able to fracture since that time.
Ed Walsh made a desperate effort to
beat out Chesbro In 1908, but 40 vic
tories was the best he could do. Chris.
ty Mathewson. with 81 victories In
1908, made the best National league
showing since 1900.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08
PRICE OF ATHLETIC
GOODS DUE TO SOAR
Poor Man Is Barred From Priv.
Iege Of Exercising.
walking 10 Only Thing That Won't
Cost More " Il 10 Done In Bare
Feet - Increase Hits Every
Sporting Article In Sioht.

Exercise Is no longer a poor mans
privilege.
Inquiry among leading sporting
goods dealers showed that prices Of
all sporting goods are coming I'D this
year.
The only thing that won't cost more
Is walking IL YOU do Il In your bare
feet. Hiking shoes will cost from $40
to Sl5, an increase of 20 per cent.
The increase hits every sporting
article in sight and even that which
Isn't, Athletic underwear Is on the
upward grade.
"There'll be twice as many baseball
teams this year ms last year" predict.
ell an official Of n big sporting goods
house.
The only new frllls in sports this
year will be In golf. Boomers for
women and new set Of iron clubs
which allow he golfer to hit the ball
from any angle are being displayed
There are ten clubs To the SET.
Swimming suits will be onc.piece af.
fairs this yeNr-both for men and won.
en-. Mems suits will be the baggy az
fairs Of old, Elt women will have a
creation In c0urS.
Under the new list of prices, Just
out, bascballS will cost 20 cents more.
League balls will cost $50 apiece.
Balls for Sand.or games will cost so
cents, Baseball gloves will cost as
high rs SO. The cheapest will be 81
"A boys fielding glove, Baseball
shoes which sold last year for So
now cost SCI; chest protectors and
masks have increased.
Golf clubs will cost SO and upward,
while the minimum charge for golf
balls will he 90 cents,
Footballs, boxing gloves, weight eX-
erciserS, punching bags, baskctballs
and other sporting paraphcmalia eX-
perlenCo similar boosts In prices.
The increase Is due to higher costs
OF labor and material II was said.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08
Y
Y1NONG
! SPORTS

University Of Wisconsin football
team has scheduled annual games with
Chicago ut Stagg hcld for the next
five years,
This country doesn't want war with
France, bur there's no telling what
will happen il Carpenter fails to lick
the shipyurd Sluggcr,
one hundred aud nmcty-three nom
nations have been made for tho eight
early closing events OF the Kalamazoo
grand circuit meeting.
The Massachusetts Institute nf
Technology plans to enter Il crew In
the intercollegiate regatta. The sport
was recently taken up in the Boston
college,
Lou Dillon, the trOtting queen, has
foalcd bay colt by Etawah. II is
her tenth and last foaI, as G. X. G.
Billings announced that she will not
be mated again.
The Polo association has added an
army representative to its executive
board IN order In aid in promoting the
sport in The United States army. Cot.
William LaSslter Is The first delegate
thus hon0rcd.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08

with suspicion, His parents objected
to his INDUCING IN he pastimc, but
he nevertheless did catch for his col.
lege team.
one day semipro team In his town
needed catcher badly. It's regular
backstop had been injured and Ban
sncakcd out of the house to help his
friends. Everything was lovely until
foul lip broke one of his fingers.
He Joined the ranks of the voluntarily
retired players then and there.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08

ers as "Shifty" Bolen, formerly OF
Ohio State; Shocks, Ruth, Waite and
Davis, who played football with the
Columbus Panhandlcs last fall.
Gowdy's team was one of the strong
est in Ohio and made Il fine record ON
the courts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08
BAN johnson BEHIND PLATE
Chief Executive Of American League
Once Caught Game for Semi.
Professional Team.

To look at Big Ban johnson today
one would not believe that somewhere
back In dark ages the American
league president was a ball player and
catcher at that.
Ban can remember the time when
all ball players were looked upon
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08
G0WDY IS BASKETBALL STAR
Famous Catcher Of Boston Braves
Kept Himself In Condition Play.
inQ at Columbus.

Hank Gowdy, famous catcher Of the
Boston Braves when that team won
the worlds championship and who
was the first baseball player to rally
to fight the Germans, played basket.
ball last winter with the Columbus
Kenyons.
Hank Is u good court performer ana
was on the same team with such play
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08

In all baseball history only one man
ever won more than five hundred
games. And that star of stars was Cy
Young. who garnered a total of sos
victories In 1887 games during his 90
years as a big Lacquer His yearly
average was % victories against 10
defeats for percentage OF COG. Dur
Ing all the years Of YounSs career
his novice days, his prime and his wan.
Ing power-he struck out an average
OF three men per game and yielded
only about IA passes.
Mathewson's Record.
Chrlsty Mathewson alone challenged
the supremacy OF Young-but the
mighty big Six" fell far short Of the
record Of the veteran Of bygone days.
Mathewson lasted only II years az n
twirler, during which time he scored
372 victories. His yearly winning av-
erage was % victories against II de.
feats for a mark Of 1894. In all those
II years Mathewson issued only III
bases on balls In 825 games--a show
Ing that eclipses anything ever exhib.
tied.
Looking back over the records for
the three best consecutive seasons
shows that Joe Wood Ii the percentage
leader and that Walter johnson and
Cy Young are tied In the matter OF to.
tai triumphs during such n period.
Wood during 1912, 1919 and 1914
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08

Outfielder williams OF the fOrr
Worth club bats left-handed, the only
reason why, according to wise base,
ball men in Texas, he was nOt pur.
chased by some ma ior league club last
season.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08

More than fifty amateur baseball
teams will he playing in Memphis this
summer under The direction of the
NJ. A. A., OF which Billy Hack, boY-
ing promoter, Is director,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08

Marty Kavanaugh, who is the prop
erty of the Brewers, will play with
an independent team in Brooklyn,
managed by JEFF Tesreau, former CT
ant hurler
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08
BASE BALL, AL LIVE SPORTS
GOLF CALENDAR

Trans.Mssissippi, for men,
Rock Island. ILL.,, June to II.
Women's Eastern, Philadelphia
Cricket club, June to IL.
Western amateur, for men,
Memphis, Tenn, June IL to II.
National open. Inverness club,
Toledo, o., August 10 TO IL.
Professional Golfers associa-
ton tournament, Chicago, H.,
August 1G to II.
National Amateur for men,
Engineers Country club, Roslyn,
Long Island, September 6 TO II.
Western Amateur for women.
Oak Park club, Chicago, ILL.,, An.
gust %. %.
National championship for
women, Maynower Country club,
Cleveland, o., October 4 too.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-05-08
BASEBALL
STORIES

oUlSlVt oI tue
the Pirates don't look half bad.
Babe Adams looks as good as ever,
and that is saying considerable.
Pitching Is always a gamble, but a
bet on the Cleveland stan this year is
a good bet
Bobby Roth seems to be happy in
his new surroundings with the Wash
ington team.
A star catcher ~ just as necessary
to n ball clubs well being and prog
ress AS clever pitching stan.
The Boston Red Sox are still In q
rut. The sale of Ruth to the Yankees
didn't help bad situation any.
John Kelleher. shortstop for the st.
will manage the team this year.
The Cleveland lots have graduated
SO many players to the Indians that II
may be called Iris Speakers farm.
Infielder Goldie Rapp of the Cincin.
natl National league team has been
sold TO ST. Paul, American association.
Jimmy Burke has peppery bunch
of Brownies to start of another sea.
son, but he hasn't strengthened to any
extent.
Cleveland fans believe that this Is
| Cleveland's year and decline to change
the view because the Yankees grabbed
Babe Ruth.
The cellar was never a very popu.
lar position for baseball team to oc-
cupy, but we presume II will be diff
ferent this year,
Pitcher Al Lynch, formerly OF
Washington who refused to play with
Wichita this year, has been trans.
ferred TO Dies Moines.
Rubc BrcsSlcr though showing good
back 10 pitching form after Il season
spent In the outiicld.
| The Phillles will need CravathS hit
ting this season, and II will not he
surprising II the boss of the pills de-
| ailnS IN " right field
The Giants say they have the hat.
| ting. and given the right kind Of pitch.
| ing, they will romp home n winner Of
the National league pcnnant.
|
Jess Hancs, making his bow as II
| Cardinal before the home fans, eSrab-
lished himself rs twlrler who should
be great help 10 Rickey'S team.
| George Whitteds work at the hot
corner Is proving satisfactory Ia The
Pirate boss. Dreyfuss says thar his
| playing Is improving with each game,
Dave Robertson has been showing
his normal speed this spring and
hasn't been bothered with the weak
leg which slowed him up last sea-.
son.
The Boston Red SoN had an idea
they could buy several stars with the
money received for Babe Ruth II
was II great idea, ana it's still grcar
idea.
Fans at Kansas City are trying To
dope out n shorter name for William
de COnnuucOurt, the big right handed
pitcher from Canada, who has joined
the Blues.
Otis Quicker, the Kansas City young.
ster, who is making II good showing,
weighs 215 pounds, and Is fast ON his
feet, too. He will he kept as utility
Outtielder.
| Marty Kavanaugh, who is the prop
erty of the Brewers, will play with
an independent team in Brooklyn,
managed by JEFF Tesreau, former CT
ant hurler,
More than fifty amateur baseball
teams will be playing in Memphis this
summer under the direction of the
NJ. A. A., of which Billy Hack, boy-
ing promoter, Is director,
|
| Outhelder williams of the torr
Worth club bats left-handed, the only
reason why, according to wise base.
bali men In Texas, he was NOT pur.
chased by some ma ior league club last
season.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

How harmonious it seems now
after the big General Election
is past.
OF course a little commotion
or disturbance now and then is
perhaps alright and adds to the
spice Of life. But if we were to
believe all what the politicians
tell us we would be Of the opin-
ion that there are many more
crooks, skunks. thieves. etc,
than there really are. II the dig
nifty of political Offices has been
run down or political office hold
ers are more or less mistrusted
they certainly have nobody else
to blame but themselves.
It is said that if man wants
to know his character all he
needs do is to run for some po-
litical office and he will be adver-
tised. There is more or less
truth in this, especially as re-
CARDS the higher Offices.
And why all this telling Of
one another's mistakes by office
seekers? Most Of these men are
like all the rest Of us; they have
their virtues and their faults
Furthermore by tattling. like
the school boy would call it. they
are not elevating but tearing
down and creating mistrust
amongst the general public. OF
course we do not mean to say
that IL a person is undesirable
and not fit or qualified for any
political office which he may
seek that the public should not
know it. Sure. keep the real
skunks out Of office, but they are
not so many and furthermore
there is not near the chance OF
slipping things" over on the
public today as there was years
ago.
In short, most offce-holders
are better citizens than they as
a class picture themselves espe.
cially just before election.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Speaking Of 'springing right up
out Of the ruins" Cloquet is a
little city which would remind
one Of what Chicago did after it's
great fire.
Most likely Cloquet is not des-
tined to be second Chicago, but
one thing Is sure and that is that
they have some progressive bust
ness men up there with civic
pride and they are going right
ahead, building up a fine and mo
dern little city. after it's destruc-
tion in the great forest fire of
1918.
Ameng some of the public
buildings recently constructed or
under construction are a large
modern high school, city hall,
public library. Y. M. c. A. build
ing, etc. Two beautiful bank
buildings and many large and
modern business blocks of two
and three stories adorn the main
business streets.
Yes. Cloquet is a hustling lit.
tie city with it's large lumber in.
dnstries. paper mills and other
factories and the fire which made
thousands homeless has not dis.
couraged people there. nor other
parts of the fire ridden territory
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GIVE SERVICE

IT you stop to find out what your wages will be
And how they will clothe and feed you.
Willie, my son, don't GO on the sea-
For the sea will never need you
Ii you ask for the reason of every command
And argue with people about you.
Willie, my son. don't go on the land.
For the land will be better without you
II you stop to consider the work you have done
And to boast what your labor is worth. dear.
Angels may come for you. Willie. my son.
But you'll never be wanted on earth, dear
-kiplng
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

She had been sitting for three weeks
so far.
'She had been sitting and watching
all that was going on. She had seen
Ia the distance the fight that Mr..
Woodchuck and Mr.. Skunk had had
about their holes
"She had seen the winter onions
coming up Of their own accord. They
had come up as soon as the snow was
or the ground, which they always did.
'She had talked to Mr.. Rooster. who
had frozen his feet the winter before
In the snow bank. but who Had forgot
ten now about the pain and aches he
had felt In his feet then. New he
merely talked Of the way the visitors
to the farm admired his dainty way of
walking about.
"Tock. IA doodle do he said to Mrs.
Turkey. They speak Of the dainty
way In which I walk OF course
must walk that way, for II Is the only
way | can walk. because OF the acct
dent that happened last year.
But Ii pleases me to think that
folks quite admire the way l walk and
they say: Look at that rooster picking
his way SO very daintily over the
ruts"' | like To hear them say that.
Mrs. Turkey had talked to the
cows who had walked by on their way
TO and from milking. She had spoken
Just "a little to the cows, for they had
walked slowly down from the pas
ture and up to the pasture slowly In
the evening. and In the morning as
though they had the spring fever and
couldn't walk much faster
or course Mrs. Turkey knew It was
because they had no great desire to
hurry. They were lazy and they had
the spring fever all Of the year, They
always took things easily and rs II
they were quite tired and lazy and
didn't want to move any more than
they had to or do any more than they
had "a.
"She had seen the old bull named
Jack--a beautiful old bull who WAS
the leader Of the other bulls. They
liked his leadership 50 much.
"She had seen Bobby the farmer ;
youngest son. go by so many times.
Lately he had taken with him his IA
vorite black cat and the kittens he had
kept for himself. The other kittens
he had given to a neighbor.
"She had seen the COW who had
gone near and smelled the skin OF an
other COW which was drying over a
fence. for the other COW had been sold
| for meat which was needed by many
| people.
But the old friend had gone up.
| and ms she had smeiled OF the skin of
her friend she beloved In lonely. sad
| fashion and had walked sorrowfully
away
Most OF the things Mrs, Turkey had
looked ar We're all pleasant, though
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Health II not the mere absence Of
de1nite ailmentA but that perfect
noise between an aetive mind and an
exuoes1nt O0dy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

hadn't Matched OUT
their eggs, and
while most Of the
time they gave
eggs to the farm
er for himself and
his family and to
sell, In the spring
time they liked TO
hatch out some Of
the eggs into little
chickens. T h q {
was righ {. and
that was what
suited everyone.
But Mrs. Tur-
key was sitting
on "a eggs which
In another week
would hatch out
100
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them CLOSELY anu
saw that they were well fed and nour.
tshed. that they were kept healthy
and strong and free from colds, and
that they were able to grow up into
tine and strong turkeys. because they
were well looked after when they were
little.
and oh. rs Mother Turkey watched
them she said TO herself: What a
Thanksgiving turkey you will he. my
dear n she pointed to one. And what
Christmas turkey you will be. And
do not he sad. because you will be
used for meals
II Is very great honor. A very
great honor indeed! Turkeys are espe.
cialty honoreti In this way."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Moose Lake is another burned
town which has made great
strides forward in spite Of the
high cost Of building material
since the fire.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Mel Der err ct Land diets Sted err osv
Q. Askov! skonne lille Plet paa Jorden
Med Rette hNrer du dit stolte Navn
Thi for os Danske du ct Sted vorden,
Hvor man sig fole kan tryV Havn
Her werner code danske Mend og Kvnder
ON Modersmaalet og den danske Sang
Her vakkes kare gamle Barndomsmnder
We'd krkeklokkens milde dybe Klang
Her ser man. hvor kun for merke Shove
kartoffemark langt Diet naar:
En- Dyst mod Skoven Dansken MATTE voye
Han vandt som Sejrherre her han STAIR.
Hvor forhen kun man skued' Stump OF Stene
han ..aver' hvad Du her nu for Dig ser;
Men Sejren bar han like hiem alene
Hans Hustru hjalp ham trofast her og der
Maaske de begge blew smule bojet
Og Gangen blew vel ogsaa nok lidt tung
Men Smilet sdder lgefuldt Ojet
Sind de endnu fremdeles ung
Til Byen ind de nu Auto" lie
En- skenne Dag siger nok vor Far:
M Bigger ie1 Villa - Aldershvile"
OK der vi Lcnnen for wort Arbejd tar.
En- Askovit.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

uilu Sste tlat ~ttu
everyone being 80
Apply In the
springtirne and in
the early summer
time.
when Mrs, Tur-
keys little ones
were born she
taught them the
things that all
good turkey moth
ers &C h their
young, how they
must keep their
feet dry for a num-
Der OF weeks So
they will grow up
into hne an d
strong turkeys.
rs he watched
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Change, Price

When water becomes lee" aske.
the teacher, what Is the great chang
that takes placer
The greatest change. ma'am." So.
the little boy. "is the change In ps icr
Our Dumb Animala
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

10 0emenstrate life IN its richest
and brightest aspectA learn 10 rest
me . child
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-11-25

Want Ads in the American
are only lc a word per insertion.
Minimum for any one adj Csc.
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"N0w." said Daddy. "the hens were
thinking Of laying again, for they