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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
BASEBALL NOTES

Iris Speaker is loud in mis- praise
Of Harry Lunte.
Pitcher Bill Piercy, Yankee hold
out. has decided to join the outlaws
in Idaho.
The New York Nationals have re-
leased Shortstop Jimmy Cooney to the
Milwaukee club.
Bill Klein says that pitchers may
keep bag of resin handy to keep
their digits dry.
Joe Bonowitz, st. Joseph catcher,
has quit the team and will play with
a shop team at Flint Mich.
The name of Eddie Cicotte will be
the only one listed by the Chicago
White Sox as a spitball pitcher.
In a practice stunt at Jacksonville
Babe Ruth hit ball 428 feet. Looks
like pennant for the Yankees.
Lefty Grimm has won the first base
Job with the Pirates, which leaves
George Whitfield free to play third.
Manager Ed Barrow plans to use
Tim Hendryx in center field, with
Hooper in right and Meposky in left.
Jeff Tesreau, former pitcher for the.
New York Giants, will manage an in
dependent team in Brooklyn this year.
Heinie Zimmerman, the Giants for
mer third baseman, intends to play
semi-professional baseball this season.
Johnny tRed) Corridor, who has
quit the ST. Paul team, will manage
shop team at Logansport, Ind, this
year.
So we'll pleased is the Louisville
management with training conditions
at Mobile that it already has arranged
for the Colonies to return to the Gulf
City next spring.
Kansas City has signed a pitcher
whose name will take up lot of room
in the scores. He is William DeCon-
naucourt.
George Payne, who finished up with
Des Moines last year, is one new pitch
er who will make good with the Chi
cago White Sox.
There are but two left-handed hit
ters on the Brooklyn team Wheat
and Mitchell-and Mitchell is not a
regular in the lineup.
Bob Clark, rookie pitcher with the
Cleveland Indians, is said to have an
understand ball that is dead ring
err FOR Carl Mays delivery.
Jing Johnson, former pitcher FOR the
Athletics. recently waived out of the
majors, has been signed to play with
the Bethlehem steel mill team.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
MENTAL Mates
ROMANCE ENDS
Wife of Michigan Instructor OBJ
iectS to Husbands Mid
night Soirees.
COURT GIVES DIVORCE
Welded Life Was One of Bliss Until
Female Instructor Came Across
Husbands Path-Comes to
Showdown.

Battle Creek, Mich.-"Mental mates
may travel along for a while in the
ethereal delights of an intellectual
c0mpanionship, but when idealistic
solrees are conducted after midnight
and with wife and three kids await
ing at home said mates are bound to
come down to earth soon.
SO in circuit court Judge Walter II.
North, in granting a divorce to Mrs.
Edith Richards Frye of Albion from
her husband, Clement Allen Frye of
Cleveland, O., wrote fms to romance.
Edith Richards and Clement Frye
were classmates and sweethearts in
Albion high school.
A pretty girl at the time, six years
ago, she now is what might be fit
tingly described as beautiful wom-
an. She is of an aristocratic and
wealthy family. Her parents did not
object to the match and when young
Frye found himself about to complete
his education her father sent him to
University of Michigan, from which he
graduated.
Other Woman Enters.
The couple moved to Ithaca, Mich,
where he became a teacher. Their
welded life was one of bliss for a
while and he was regarded as an ex-
cellent instructor and his services were
sought all over the country.
Finally he was thrown into the COM
pany of woman teacher and they
held debating Glasses in high school.
After the classes broke up, Mrs.
Frye testified on the stand, her hus-
band and his companion would spend
long hours together after midnight.
Comes to Showdown.
1t came 30 a showdown one day and
he confessed the greater love-" but
promised that he would end it.
She told him that for the sake of
her children she would forget it If he
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
LEFT-HANDED PLAYERS

In baseball in all positions
left-handers have held their own
with the best of them.
Ruth and Cobb, the two great
est batsmen In the American
league, bat left-handed.
Left-handed pitchers like
Kerr of the White Sox and
Sallee of the Cincinnati Reds,
carried off leading honors in the
baseball blue ribbon of last year,
In the olden days Waddell,
Plank, Marquard and other left
handed pitchers led all others
in baseball and held their own
near the top for years.
Tyler of the Cubs and VIII
liams and Kerr of the White
Sox are only a few of the left
handlers who are expected to do.
great things in the major
leagues this year.
While Cobb and Ruth, both
left handlers, were leading bats
men in the American league last
year, in 1918 Wheat Of Brook
lyn. Roush and Southworth Of
Cincinnati, all left handlers.
were the three top men In the
National league list. That proves
how effective left-handed bats
men are and shows the advan-
tage they have over right-hand-
ed players when it comes to
reaching first base on a hit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13

licans takes no stock In the rumors
a members of the Chicago White Sox
bet on the world series last fall. Coll
Inns does not believe Ray Schalk ever
made the statement accredited to him.
He says close friend of Schalk's
lost heavily on the series, but the ia
nous catcher is not the type OF
athlete who would be making serious
accusations against his teammates.
After the White Sox had dropped
couple Of games in the worlds Sc
ries, Manager Gleason, at. a confer
ence of the players, spoke to them
about the reports which had gone all
over the country to the effect that
some members Of the Chicago. team
were betting on Cincinnati to win and
were not doing their best In the series.
The Chicago manager told the players
he did not think there was any foun-
dation to the rumorS and regretted
that any such impression should be
created.
Johnny Evers was a big factor
in the defeat of the White Sox," de-
clared Collins. "For weeks he follow
ed our team around and sized up the
style Of play, also the weaknesses OF
the various members Iof the club.
Evers instructed the Reds in the art
Of riding team the way the Braves
did when they went through the Ath-
letics in 1914. Substitutes on the Gin
cinnati team, as soon as the series
opened managed to hurl remarks at
star players which greatly disturbed
them"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
Ribbon by the Mile.

Ribbon is being sold by the mile in
stead Of the yard at one of the Z. w.
G. A. branches in New York city this
month. This is new method Of in
viting small gifts among the assOcia-
ton members for the national budget
which is being raised by campaigns
throughout the country this spring.
At this association center green ribbon
sells for so much mile, and that
portion Of the mile bought Is supposed
to be worn by the buyer, SO that ones
generosity is measured by the amount
of festooning she can accomplish with
her purchase. This decorative con-
test is carried on amorg m embers of
the association clubs anotheifr friends.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
NEW sPEEDER IN AUSTRALIA
r. r. Burguez Ran 100 Yards in $40
In Recent Championship Games
at Queensland.

Australia boasts another speed mar
vel in r.. r. Burguez, who, at re-
cent track and field championship, in
Queensland, ran the 100 yards In 80
seconds. He is tall, with wonderful
stride, and gets off the mark rapidly.
Burguez beat w. w. Hunt, the New
South Wales champion, by two yards.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
Whipping Is Upheld.

Ewing. Ky.-Believing in the old
saying. "Spare the rod and spoil the
child" jury here has freed Prof. J..
J. Asher, principal of the Ewing high
school, charged with "cruel and inhu-
man" conduct. The mother of girl
student he had whipped caused his
arrest. Following his acquittai patrons
of the school made up a purse to re-
Imburse the teacher for the cost of de-
Tending the case.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
WALTER JOHNSON is
CREDIT TO BASEBALL
Content With His Present Berth
With Washington.
Stove League Fans Make Many Trades
and Among Others Shift Sensa-
tionaI Pitcher to- comiskey's
White Sox.

When the stove league fans got In
TO full swing last winter, all kinds OF
trades and sales were made. of all
the leading players In both major
leagues, and, as usual, Walter john
son, sensational pitcher Of the Wash
lngton Americans, was tagged for
shipment. to. several Of the teams In
the Ban Johnson circuit.
One report had it that Sir Walter
In 1920 was to do the hurting act for
the Chicago White Sex. The signifi-
cant thing about this proposed deal,
However, was that neither Manager
Clark Griffith or Johnson himself had
been consulted IN the matter.
Walter. Johnson's contentment as a
member Of the trailing Capital City
club seems to bother those daring fans
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
No smokiro at Jersey Bouts.

Boxing fans In New Jersey fear they
are about to be deprived of the weed
at boxing bouts-the trying time when
1t is needed most. The boxing COM
mission is considering smokeless
smokers for the benefit of the women
who attend. =
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
Phantoms Accused.

VlncenDes, Ind.-Mrs. Rosa Biggs,
In a justice court, said that spirits"
caused her to file charges against
Sadie Mcdonald, Rosetta Baker and
Margaret Dugan. The women accused
do not exist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
Net Tourney on coast.

Plans are under way to promote
Pacific coast conference tennis tourna-
ment on the Stanford courts May Ii
to Is. Oregon, Washington. Oregon
Agricultural college ad California will
enter teams.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
welser Dell Wiser.

The Vernon Tigers may lose the
services of Weiser Dell, who helped
them to the coast league pennant last
year. He says he has quit organized
baseball and will play in one of the
Utah outlaw leagues this summer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
Tooth Extractior Kills Babe.

Winchester, KY Inflammation
caused by extraction of tooth when
ne was only five weeks old caused
the death of c. c. Haddox, Jr., son
OF tie proprietor Of the Central no
tel.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
New Home for Rochester Club.

Rochester Yacht club plans to con-
struct a $1,000 clubhouse. The or
ganization holds the Canada cup, do
mated by the Royal Yacht club OF
Canada, won In competition with To-
ronto yachtsmen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
May Swim English Channel.

Mrs. Hilda yelling of Rochester,
England, who swan from Rochester
to Sheerness, distance of sixteen
miles, last summer, may attempt to
swim across the English channel this
year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
KILBANE DEAN OF FIGHTERS
Oldest Champion in Ring In Point OF
Titular Service-Has Held This
Eight Years.

When Johnny Kilbane squared Off
against Benny Valger in their bout at
the Newark Specimens club boxing
fans saw the Oldest champion in the
ring today-oldest in point of titular
service.
1t was just eight years ago that the
clever Clevelander won the feather
weight title, outpointing Abe Attell
IN 2O-round fight at Vernon, Cal. Kill
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13

Llll[ Pickup
OF SPORT
Hal B. Jr, p, 2:02A, sixteen years
old, is to be prepared for another cam
paign.
Jimmy Kane, New York feather
weight, is after Johnny Kilbane for
the title.
The Spanish government will pro-
vide $4,000 for the training of its
athletes for the Olympic games.
Over in England champion fighters
are good drawing cards long after
they are shorn Of their honors.
Plainfeld, N. J., will revive it's IA
nous 25-mile handicap bicycle road
race on Memorial day this year.
The Antwerp stadium where the
worlds athletes will gather in August
covers an area of ten square acres.
Rumors that Akron will make APP
pIication for membership to the Grand
circuit next season are now being
heard.
They are calling the Brooklyn Dodg-
ers the ''Bridegrooms" again. Among
the newly-weds are Rowdy Elliott,
Sherrod Smith, Barney Neis, George
MOZART and Joe Conlan.
Pitcher George Cunningham, who
refused to accept transfer from De
troit to Portland, has been sold by
the Detroit club to Chattanooga.
Russell Bailey, all-American foot
ball center in 1917. has been appoint
ed assistant football coach at the Uni
versity of Cincinnati.
Gravesend race track, near Coney
Island. has been sold at auction to a
real estate firm and will be broken up
into lots.
National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen will hold their annual rowing
regatta at Worcester. Mass, July %
and "a.
The Harvard Club Of Boston he's a
Upton squash league. Sir Thomas
must be interested in squash as we'll
rs tea.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13

Some men never wander from their
own Observation-Disclosures they dwell in
steam heated flats.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13

To the youth In love whose salary
is 50 a week an Ice cream sign looks
like q nightmare
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
GATES CLOSED TO GAMBLERS
Pacific Coast League Owners Suggest
Rogues' Gallery as Means OF
Stopping Betting.

Club owners of the Pacific coast
league have suggested a rogues' gal
lery of baseball gamblers as means
of suppressing professional betting at
the ball parks. They would have clubs
all over the country close the gates to
men known to be professional gam.
blers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
Contradictory Praise.

81 hear you have rare cook"
eyes, and strange to say, every
thing she does is well DONE"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
Johnny kiIbane.

bane has dominated his division longer
than the majority of Queensberry
champions are permitted to rule. He
has held the title longer than any
other feather-weight champion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13
RUMORS WHITE SOX PLAYERS GAMBLED ON !.
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES CROP OUT AGAIN

Chicago
that White
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13

Acute perception is sometimes mis-
taken for baShfulneSS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13

Bob Clark, rookie pitcher with the
Cleveland Indians, is said to have an
understand ball that is dead ring
err" FOR Carl Mays delivery.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-13

ling Johnson, former pitcher Cor the
Athletics. recently waived out of the
majors, has been signed to play with
the Bethlehem steel mill team.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
EFFICIENT OFFICIAL.

d. C. Warfel, county engineer was
in town Thursday last, saying hello"
to his friends and feeling comfortable
over the results of the election. Mr..
Warfel is an apopintee of the commits
sioners, secured to fill the unexpired
term of Mr. Smith, who threw up the
Job some time ago to try his hands and
gray matter pushing some business en-
terprise. Mr. Warfel had no opposition
in the primaries for the office of en-
gineer so he could set back on his
launches and watch the other fellows
who did have opposition, sweat blood.
What we have seen of Mr.. Warfel, end
what we have heard of the work he
has done, we are prepared to say that
the commissioners made a find when
they selected him for TIE office, and
the voters made no mistake when they
nominated him to continue in the Of
flee, for his election is going to follow
his nomination. If you have not met
Mr.. Warfel you want to do SO at the
very earliest opportunity, for he is a
gentleman you will like better the
longer you know him.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
COMMUNICATED.

Mr. Editor-I have been thinking
Vile and vicinity. some words Of
comment should be published in your
paper as to conditions here. We often
hear the remark, "if people knew
what a country we had, many more
would come here,' and I believe that
is true. Did you ever see more
healthful climate, ever drink better
water? Why, even the river water is
fine to drink. The lake water is 98
per cent pure. Did you ever see a
country that came any nearer having
perpetual sunshine? and last but not
least, the thing I am going to mention
should be known far and wide. Hark:
While l tell you. Last December when
the cold wave struck Washington it
was from 16 to "a below zero in
places like Wenatchee, Walla Walla,
Spokane and Yakima. In the latter
place peach trees were killed. What
was the record here? am informed
the government thermometer register
ed 1-2 below zero as the coolest
weather we had. Our peach crop this
year is a bumper one. 1t is no wonder
so many newcomers are on our streets
and many more would be here if they
knew what a wonderful country we
had. l came here from Yakima ten
years ago this month, pitched my
tent in the sage brush and later pur-
chased the ground my tent was on.
Ground with IL feet thickness of soil
genuine volcanic ash. | saw nothing
like it in Yakima, yet Yakima. land
was selling from two to five thousand
dollars per acre when left there. Yes
Mr.. Editor, we have the mild winter
the sunshine, the pure drinking wa
ter, the boating and fishing, the soil
the school Zone of the best in the
state.) Now give us more houses fol-
the stranger and see Oroville and vi
cinity come to the front.
CITIZEN.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
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HANDSOME IMPROVEMENT.

Among the Improvements marking
substantial growth of Oroyille this
year, the large fruit warehouse being
erected by the Haskell Fruit company.
along the railroad right OF way, just
west of Vancouver street, is one of the
most substantial and conspicuous. The
wood work is not only of massive and
substantial construction but the con-
crete and brick portions of the build
ing are put up 70 stay. 1t isybeing bniaf
to meet every requirement of a present
day fruit warehouse, and as the bull d.
ers know just what is needed TO fill
that requirement this local warehouse
is going to be first class in every re-
spect. The brick walls are creeping UP
as expeditiously as full force of NOR
tor singers can lay the brick and 1t Is
calculated that the building will reach
completion within the next fortnight.
This warehouse was a necessity al
this place considering the steadily in
creased apple production, and it was
fortunate that the Haskell company is
interest in local orchards near town
to supply the necessity. The contract
ors who are putting up the building
are Burnett & Clarke, of Wenatchee,
and as they have had experience build
ing fruit warehouses where none but
the best are turned off the reader can
understand that the Oroville ware
house will be in the same class as
those of Wenatchee.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
TEACHERS RECEPTION.

A large. number of patrons of the
school attended the reception given
the teachers at the NJ E. church last
Friday evening and those who were
so, fartunate as! to be present report
having had very pleasant evening.
All the teachers We're present and met
with a most cordial greeting. They
We're made to feel that the community
is interested in their welfare and de-
sire cooperation in making this a sue
cessfpl school year. II was an auspi-
ei3Us Introductory of the school open
ing and should be followed by parents
aiding as far as it is in their power to
make the work of the teachers as easy
and pleasant as possible. For be it
known the path of a teacher in the
public, schools is not always strewn
with roses. Teaching is both physical
and a mental strain, and the young
women and, men who devote their time
to teaching young ideas how to shoot
have many trials and veXations to meet
and overcome. If you can in any way
make their trials lighter you are aiding
very worthy people and at the same
time building up the efficiency and
morale of the school
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
WHEN TOMATO is KING

on all the roads in the valley lead
'ns INTO oroville, professions of wag-
oqs and trucks can be seen daily
nauilng tomatoes to the cannery wbera
the vegetable is being rapidly turned
INTO commercial canned goods. Fred
Clark' who is an authority on the
srowlng OF tomatoes from several
years experience, informs us that this
mas been. the most unfavorable year
lor growing that vegetable that he has
khown The season commenced very
iate, somehow the plants were slow in
getting a start and then, just as the
vegetable was maturing and taking nm
color, rains commenced with cold
weather materially interfering with
the perfection of the product. Just
now the tomatoes are ripening fast
ana II providence will give us two or
three weeks of pleasant weather the
vast oulk of the crop can be harvested
the cannery run out large tonnage
ana the season S output prove to be not
only large in quantity but superior in
luallty. There is no discount on the
yield of the vines. The output of
patches of tomatoes is really marvel
Gus and the first years experiment
demonstrates beyond all question that
the valley lands under the West Okla.
hogan Valley Irrigation system cannot
be equaled for yield in tonnage or
quality. OF course this was known by
growers before a cannery was ever
suggested for Oroville and in fact the
knowledge that tomatoes can be grown
successfully and abundantly here was
the reason why the cannery was Sc
cured and largely financed by local
residents, Handicapped by an unfav-
orable season, such as may not be ex-
perienced again in years, the cannery
can hardly be expected to pay out the
first year, but it is start of an indus
try that is certain to prove a profitable
investment for all interested with each
succeeding year. Shortage of help has
also been a drawback to smooth sail
ing but even that handicap will be ad-
justed another season.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-09-24
ONE OF THE EARLY BIRDS.

Billy Seehorn, accompanied by his
son and a party of friends, passed
through town last Friday evening on
their way into British Columbia. We
had only time to exchange greetings,
expecting to meet Mr.. Seehorn later,
and was much disappointed to find
that he had taken supper on the jump
and pushed ahead on his excursion.
From his precipitant coming and going
it was evident that Mr.. Seehorn was
short of time to waste on the road. Mr..
Seehorn is pioneer resident of Spo-
kane, and today conducts one of the
largest transfer lines in that city.
When We knew him first, or rather
when he first started in the transfer
business which was subsequent to our
first acquaintance, Mr.. Seehorn engin-
eered small one-horse delivery wag.
on, the. wagon, to all appearances
counter part of the deacon's one horse
shay as to decreptitude and the pro-
pelling power an ancient animal of
detected appearance. But Seehorn was
on the job all the time, wide awake
hustler and gradually from this small
beginning built up very large and
flourishing business, showing to the
youth of the present generation what
hustle and sticktoativeness will accom-
plish in the end. While Billy Seehorn
may not today be rolling in wealth he
is so we'll fixed that he knows where
the next sack of flour is coming
from, Notwithstanding the high cost of
living. Time is letting down the old
Spokanite gently. He may not be as
sprightly as in the days of real sport
when we all ran wild de machine" on
the volunteer fire department, and
snow is topping his cupola, but his
smile is just as genial as in the days
beyond recall and he looks good to
run Methuselah a close race in the
high place for longevity.