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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
COACH NIXON THINKS
BREAKS COUNT MOST
Football Played for Benefit Of
Men Involved.
Captain Covington as Quarterback and
Bell at Tackle Are Two Stars That
Stand Out Prominently on His
Team This Year.

Football-as she is played out
where the West begins-is just as en-
Enthusiastically pursued as back near the
Eastern seabOard.
Harvard's smaIl-margin victory over
the Oregon eleven last fall didn't show
the game as played by Eastern cracks
to be so overwhelmingly superior to the
Pacific coast brand.
The records made by both football
and track athletes of the West indi-
cate that Americas athletic strength
is shifting westward, hOi"
Western-bred men are sturdy and
possess natural grit and speed, says
writer in Chicago Post. But until re-
cent years they haven't been getting
the top-nOtch coaches.
At Pomona college, ClaremOnt, Cal,
football is humming under the direc-
ton of Coach Eugene V. Nixon.
NiXon's theory is that most big
games are won on the break. If teams
are evenly matched the game is not
won usually by pounding the line and
running the Ell Is, but by taking ad-
vantage of the breaks or some we'll
planned strategy.
Another pet theory of the California
coach is that the game is played for
the benefit Of the men involved and he
takes care of their physical welfare &C
cordingly.
He has two stars that stand out on
his squad this fall. They are Captain
Covington, allstate quarterback, and
Bell, the all-SOuthern tackle
Coach Nixon has been at Claremont
since 1915, where he directs both track
and football.
From 1900 to 1915 he coached high
school football at Davenport La. His
teams lost only two games in SIX con-
secutiye seasons. His success at P0-
mona has been equally good, the team
losing only one game in three years.
The greatest play Nixon ever saw
was engineered by John Schiller, pres
ent captain of the Cornell eleven.
SCHUYLER was then playing quarterback
for the Davenport high school team.
The play consisted Of a fake line buck
and then long forward pass that won
the game from Clinton high school. Inc
play was completed after the whistle
had blown.
'The greatest player | ever saw,
saws Nixon, was Chester Smith, quar-
terback on the Monmouth college teams
of 1905 to 1907. Smith never was cred
tied with national fame because ne
PLAYED on a small college team, but he
had everything, and | give him rank
above all the football players L nave
ever seen. Eckersall, Driscol, Shy
Huntington. Thorpe, Brickley, Mahan
and the rest of them undoubtedly had
it on Smith in certain respects, but III
all-around qualities Smith had it on
them"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
John l.. Sullivan.

In the evenings when weather would
permit, Sullivan always played ball
on the commons.
On one occasion while playing with
one of the Boston teams, Harry
Wright, veteran baseball manager,
happened to be a witness of the con-
test Immediately after the game he
sought out Sullivan and offered him
a job, agreeing to pay John l.. as
much as he made in the tin shop. This
was not attractive to Sullivan because
he frequently made more than $50 on
the side in boxing matches in and
around Boston. He realized that if he
played baseball he would not be able
to accept boxing engagements, so he
passed up Wright's offer with thanks
and with a regret.
Sullivan had no particular position
on the ball field, although by some it
was said he had slight preference
for first base. He loved to swing a
bat and he loved the excitement of
running the bases Wright was i'm
pressed with Sullivan's speed and his
throwing ability, and stated to friends
of the young pug that with little spe-
cial training Sullivan would be bright
star.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13

SULLIVAN WANTED TO
BE BASEBALL PLAYER
Didn't Offer Chance to Gather in
Enough Coin.
Harry Wright, Veteran Manager, Of
fered Former Champion $50 to
Play BaIl-Had Slight Prefer
ence for First Base.

Mere accident has changed the ca
reerS of many men. John j.. Sullivan,
one of the greatest fighters fiStiana
ever claimed, might have won fame as
a ball player. He had his chance to
play the national game, and he admit
ted he would like to have embraced
the opportunity, but it didn't offer the
chance to make IS much money as he
made at his trade with a few bouts
on the side, so he passed it up.
This feature of Sullivan'S career is a
point that has been passed up by many
who have written interesting stories
of the former champion. Most of the
writer's are wont to picture John L. as
q booze consumer at all times, but as
a matter of fact he never tasted the
joy water until he won fame as a bat
tier.
In the early days Sullivan was tin
smith. He worked at his trade in
Boston, and received $50 per month.
1t is also recorded where he turned out
some of the incest work in his line
ever made in Boston up to that time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
REMNANT WINNERS
IN MINOR LEAGUES

American ASSOciatiOn-St. Paul.
International Congratulations
Southern League-Little Rock.
Western League-TulSa.
Eastern League-New Haven.
Central League-Grand Rapids.
Three-I League-BloOming
South Atlantic League-Columbia.
Piedmont League (First Half)-
Greensboro.
Piedmont League (Second Hat)-
Raleigh.
Piedmont League FinaD
boro.
Western Association (First Half)-
Okmulgee.
Western Association (SecOnd Half)
Enid
Western Association FinaD-Enid.
Michigan Ontario League-London.
Pacific International League-Vic-
toria.
Virginia League (First Half)-Rich-
mond.
Virginia League (Second HalD-
Portsmouth.
Virginia League (FinaD-Ports-
mouth.
West Texas League (First Half)-
| Abilene.
West Texas League (Second Half)
Ranger.
West Texas League (FinaD-
| Ranger.
Texas League (First Half)-Fort
| Worth.
Texas League (Second Half)-Foro
Worth
| South Dakota eague-Mitchell.
| Blue Ridge League-HagerStOwn
| Western Canada League (FirS1
| Half)-Regina.
Western Canada League (Secont
! Half)-Calgary.
/ Western Canada League (FinaD-
| Calgary.
Florida State League-Tampa.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
PROFESSIONAL GAME
LURES FEW PLAYERS
Little Encouragement Offered to
College Stars.
Not Many Students Willing to Give Up
Chance for Glory and Honor That
Comes With the Making of
Varsity Team"

1t shows very altruiStic spirit on
the part of those who are interested in
professional football to come to an
agreement in their association of which
jim Thorpe is the president not to at
tempt to wean any player away from a
college team during its schedule
When you consider the thousands OF
collegians who engage in the gridir0n
game every autumn and the few who
compete as out-and-out paid players,
the pro of the pigSkin is but drop
in the bucket Few students can be
induced during their college days to
give I'D the chance for the glory and
honor that comes with the making OF
the varsity team
Every now and then there is case
of a star player masquerading under
an assumed name for game or TWO.
but the real luminarieS get so much
publicity that they are almost sure to
be recognized. even if they play I'D
some out-Of-theway town, says
writer in Philadelphia Record. me
cOllegian who would jeopardiZe his
chances for fame on a college team is
not very common. After all, there is
little in the professional game TO in
duce many to take it up as seriously
as they would baseball. The season IS
too short, and past history has proved
that the financial returns were never
what you could call enormous. Out Ill
Ohio the professional gridiron game
has thriypd for some reason or an
other. but in the big cities it has never
been a remarkable success. In Mas
sillon and Canton professional football
has been well established and many
stars have been attracted to take a
flyer for a season.
There is tendency for development
in the game, and possibly some day
we may see national league with rep
resentatives in the big cities, but that
era seems quite a distance away yet
Soccer, which has never appealed the
same way to the public which loves
| the college sport, has paid far better
| than the professional offspring of the
| Rugby game The chief reason for this
| is that there is an opportunity for a
| much longer schedule, and it is not 50
| eXacting on the players. professional
| football may pay in places where there
| is not the lure of the big college con
tests, but it will never rival the anna
| teur brand.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
MATTHEWS GOES TO TORONTO
OutfieIder Who Proved to Be Star
With Rochester Is Secured by
Canadian Club.

The Toronto club announces the
purchase of Outfielder Matthews from
the Rochester club. This was Mat
thews' first year in the international
and he proved quite Il star, hitting for
.296 and stealing % bases. Rochester,
1t is said, had planned 10 dispose of
him to club outside the league, but
Toronto refused to grant waivers and
finally made cash deal for him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
CONsOLING FOR SIR THOMAS
Came Nearer Lifting Cup man Any
Other Challenger for the Yacht
Racing Classic.

Sir Thomas Upton has the Satls1ac-
tion of knowing he came nearer TO
lifting the Americas cup than any
other challenger for the yacht-racing
classic. With Shamrock " he won
the first two races. On only one occa-
sion has any other challenger won a
victory, and that was by Llvonla In
1871. after the Columbia met with a
miShaD
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
TAKE CONTROL. OF ATHLETICS
University of Maine Establishes Regu-
lar Courses of Physical Edu-
cation for Students.

At University of Maine the author
tiles in charge have taken over the en-
tire control of athletics have estab-
lished regular courses of physical edu-
cation, have made physical training
compulsory with the freshman class
and have adopted a plan whereby
every students tuition includes admis-
sion to all outdoor varsity games.
experiment similar system of sport
control.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
CALLED "SURPRISE PITCHER"
Brenton, Recently Acquired by Gin
cinnati Went From Bottom to
Top Very Rapidly.

On the Pacific coast, Pitcher Bren-
ton, the Reds newly acquired hurler,
was called 1.-The Surprise Pitcher" In
the small space of a month he be-
came one of the best twirlers in the
Coast league. Before that he was re-
garded as the poorest ''chucker" IN the
organization from the point of games
won and lost. But Brenton had con-
fidence. He laughed at disapPoint-
ments and became a star.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
WHITMAN Is HARDEST HITTER
OutfeIder in Piedmont League Cracks
Out Three ,Homers, TWo-Bagger
md Single.

The greatest batting stunt of the
season in the Piedmont league was
credited to Hobart Whitman, center
fielder for WinStonSalem, in the game
against Greensboro on September Z.
In five times al bat he hit three
homers, a two-bagger and a single
His twO-bagger was the hardest hit of
all, but it struck the flag pole and
bounded back SO far he was held at
second
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
DEMPSEY TELLS YOUNG
BANTAM TO HIT HARD

Don't be afraid to hit" was
the advice Jack Dempsey gave
to Bud Riley, a coming bantam.
Hit with both hands and hit
anywhere except below the belt,
but hit. You can't win if you
don't hit. If the referee orders
you to break clean do it. as we'll
as the other fellow will let you,
but don't forget to hit him if he
gives you chance. If the
crowd rides you, hit him again.
There are really only two big
things in bOXing-One is to hit
and the other is to keep from
being hit, but if you hit your
opponent Oftener and harder
than he hits you, why, you win"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
Add Games TO CHAMPIONSHIPS

An agitation has been started to
have the Intercollegiate A. A. A. A.
add the javelin and discus to its list
of championships. 1t will be an aid
to future Olympic games if American
college athletes are experts in these
events.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
Feature of Soccer Game.

A feature of the soccer football sea
son in the East and New England is
the appearance of famous players
from Great Britain. among contenderS
in the various state league and cup
competitions
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
Study for Bobby Jones.

Bobby Jones, the clever golf player,
after two more years study at Georgia
Tech. plans to take a postgraduate
course at some Northern college.
Among the institutions under cOnSid-
GRAFTON are Columbia, Harvard and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
Had Wonderful Success.

John Heisman, who graduated from
Pennsylvania in 1891 and had wonder
full success. coaching football teams OF
various colleges through the West and
South. is coach of PENIS team this
year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
Boom Penn.

The University OF Pennsylvania
alumni have voted to give 100000 to-
ward the building of new track
house. the present one being deemef
inadequate.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
Jones to Stick.

The board of control has reappoint-
ad Coach Howard H. Jones as director
of athletics and football coach of Iowa
university His new contract calls for
a five-year term.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
Syracuse and Cornell Clash.

Syracuse and Cornell are TO clash
1921. and at Syrat Use March 5, 1921.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
Won Ten Successive Times.

Yale has won the intercollegiate
trapshooting championship ten sue
ceSSive times
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
Bracket Won Czarewitch.

Mrs. G. RobinsOn'S Bracket won the
classic CZarewitch stakes at New
market, England.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13

Earl Shlaudeman. Il veteran STAN
ford university gridirOn star, catching
a punt in midfield during the Stan
fOrdSt. Mary's football game recently.
Shlaudeman and his twin brother,
Robert, are two of the best backtield
men on this years cardinal varsity.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13

The men who are putting extra 10
cal taxes on the people are public
enemies. The people have burdens
enough to bear without putting up
their last cent for fads.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
Bid for Tennis Tourney.

Philadelphia will bid for the ma
tonal singles lawn tennis tn'' .,
next year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13

The idea of asking Chicago people
to contribute one million dollars to
increase the revenue of newspapers
in other cities is insulting and prepos-
ferrous.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-11-13
SMITHS ARE GREATEST
FAMILY IN BASEBALL

The greatest family in base
ball is the Smith family. You
can take the JOneSes and
Burnses and COllinses and
Clarkes and DOyles and put
them in the field and none could
produce as good team as the
Smiths. The Smiths past and
present have been represented
in baseball thus:
Pitchers-Sherrod, Brooklyn;
George, Giants and Phillies, and
Frank. White SoX.
! CatcherS-Harry, Pirates, ana
Earl, Giants.
First Base-Aleck, Brooklyn.
Second BaSe-GeOrge, Giants
of early '90s
ShOrtstOp-Germany, Brook
Ign.
Third Base-Red, Braves.
Outfeld-Elmer, old, Reds
and Pirates; Elmer, Cleveland,
and Jack, Cardinals.
Utility-Jimmy and Paul.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

sas City, 8 decided to try it myself,
and had not taken more than half a
bottle when / was feeling so much
better l was actually surprised /
continued to improve until now my
nerves are as steady as can be and
I can sleep like a child all night long.
l have a splendid appetite and every
thing l eat agrees with me perfectly,
for / never have a sign of indigestion
any more. The headaches and dizzy
spells have stopped entirely and I
feel just like a new woman. l have
also gained several pounds in weight
and am so much stronger I can do my
homework with the greatest east. l
think Tanlac is a wonderful medicine
and l can't say too much for it."
TANIAC is sold in Mexico, Mo-, by
NARROW & Cox druggists, McCubbin
& Garner druggists, Laddonia, Mo-,
and C. T. Peyton, Martinsburg, Mo.
Adv wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
WAS SURPRISED
At THE RESULTS
Had About iGven up Hope of Ever
Being Well When She Began
Taking Tanlae.

1T is really astonishing how Tanlac
entirely relieved me of my troubles in
so short a time," declared Mrs. E. A.
Jackson, 1910 Kansas avenue, Kansas
City, Mo-, while telling of her exper-
fence with the medicine.
about two years>ago I had a ner-
vous breakdown an dwas left in an
extremely rundown, weakened con,
dition. My nerves were in such bad
shape the least little noise almost
drove me distracted an dit was utterly
impossible for me to get a good
nights sleep. My appetite was also
very poor and even the little ! did
manage to eat caused gas to form on
my stomach which pressed against my
heart until it palpitated d~readfully. ]
also suffered from severe headaches
and often became so dizzy Icould
hardly stand. | felt tired ard worn
out all the time and was so weak I
could barely get around, doing my
homework only by the greatest eff
fort. I had tried any number Of diff
ferent medicines, btu as nothing help
ed me l became very much discour-
aged and had just given up all hope
of ever getting any better.
Seeing where Tanlac had benefit
ed so many people right here in Kan
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

The Roundup to be staged here
in September will be under the, aus
pices of the Mexico Elks lodge in
stead of W. W. johnson, according to
an announcement made by the Elks
Monday. The entire cost of the pro-
ductiOn will be $4,000 and the enter
tainment will be the biggest one ever
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
MZnM
EM2:&SSzETM

The man who blows his own horn
must
His conduct to the tune adjust.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Robbers were again active in Cal
County Monday morning when
the post office and the store of Mirts
brothers, both in the same building,
at Guthrie were robbed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Miss Elizabeth Gill has returned
from California where she has been
s~incelast January. She will teach
next fall in Miss Evans School of In
dividual instruction in st. Lotus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mexico City Property For Sale.
We have a choice line of city res
idence property at terms to suit.
ADAMS & SON, West Side Square,
Mexico, Mo. wit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
Mexico Couple
Celebrate Goth
Anniversary Mon.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Boatman cele-
brated their sixtieth wedding ami
versary Monday at noon at their
home on East Monroe street. TWEEN
ty-two children, grand children, and
great grandchildren were present at
the dinner which Mr.. and Mrs. Boat
man gave in honor of the event. Mrs.
J. d. Miller, a sister of Mrs. Bcatman,
and Nj. Miller also were guests.
Although Mr. .Boatman is now SO
years of age and Mrs. Boatman is IS,
they have few of the characteristics
of old people" They take an inter-
est in the news of the day, and can
be justly classed as a very young old
couple.
The wedding ceremony at which
Miss Edna Elizabeth Watts became
the bride of William Nelson Boatman
took place at s o'clock in the morn
ing, sixty years ago Monday. Rev.
James A. Berry, then pastor of the
Christian Church at Middle Grove,
No, performed the ceremony at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Par
melia Lumpkin Gibbs Watts, on the
small Watts farm close to Evansville
in Monroe County.
Honeymoon Trip In Buggy
MI. and Mrs. Boatman had a honey
moon trip of the old-fashioned kind.
They did not leave on a midnight train
for the Great Lakes or the Pacific
Coast. They started Immediately
after the ceremony by buggy for the
home Of Rev. Stephen Bush in Boone
County, south of Centralia.
After a visit there the leisurely
honeymoon next took them to Thomas
Shack's residence in Audrain Coun-
ty, whore they spent the next night.
On the third day, their honeymoon
was over, and they went back to
Evansville.
A few days later, their home in
Milton Cnow First Post Office in
Randolph County was ready fer them,
and they moved there. The little
house, situated at a urn in the road
which a from the bridge to the Post
cffice, was their home for a nmber
of years, and seven of their children
were born there.
In March 1875, Mr.. Boatman and his
family moved to a farm eight miles
south of Paris in Monroe County, In
1897 they moved to Mexico, living one
year on the Hook farm two miles
north Of town, then four years in the
Wade residence on the north edge
Of the city limits. On the first day
of March, 1893 they moved to 222
East Monroe street, where they have
resided ever since.
Children Preesnt.
All Of the living SON and daughters
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Boatman were pres
ent 1T the celebration Monday. They
are: William W. Boatman of Dallas,
Texas; Mrs. Julia Johnston, Of Santa
Fe; Mrs. Nina Sproul, of Mexico; J
Robert Boatman of Louisiana; Mrs.
Bertha Carter, of Mexico; James D.
BOatman Of Oklahoma City; Roy NJ.
Boatman of Mexico; and Mrs. Estelle
Cohoon Of Oklahoma City,
The grandchildren present were:
Mrs. Beulah Jordon, Clyde Owings,
and James Carter Of Mexico; ]. Rob
ert Johnston and Miss Mary Johnston
of Santa Fe; J. Robert Boatman, Jr.,
of Louisiana; ]. D. Boatman, Jr, Nina
Lee Cohoon, Ray Cohoon, Patty Co.
hOon, and Julia May Cohoon of Okla
hcma City.
Adrien Jordan, William Jordon, Jr.,
and Nina Jordon we're the only great
grandchildren present.
Henry Baird Of Louisiana, a friend
of Mr.. and Mrs. Boatman sent beau
tiful boQuet Of flowers to the couple
Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mr.. Ernest Gallop left Sunday for
a visit with his brothers, w. H., n
Charles L. Gallop of Middle Town.
Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H, Ballew, of
Springfield. Ohio, are the guests of
Mexico relatives. Mr.. Ballew says
Ohio is going to be Democratic this
year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

Charles Myers went to Moberly
Sunday. 3
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12
produced under local management.

W. W. Fry, Jr., was in st. Louis
Monday on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

RUGS R ALSO REDUCED
$3.50 Grass Rugs, 9X12 size. Seamless Grass Rugs,
6 6oiS'SS Week ss1SE Special Observation-Disclosures. $500
$4,000 Tapestry Brussels Rugs, 9x12 size. Seamless
f'5ia' We Week Gt spseia}P " '''to%."....... $4,000
$1,000 ADMINISTER RUGS
's'S ;'::: Af 5oiia; WEEK sss' s ;"5a Oriental RENTAL. $4,000.
$500 SEAMLESS VELVET RUGS
9x12 size. Small Oriental patterns. M70 M
Dollar Week Special ....N fu. I'LL
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

guest of friends here.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-08-12

We are conducting this supply
house to the tune of each-sale-must-
Unsatisfactory everybody pleased.
affair. And our stock and prices are
keeping step to that sort of music.
We have made a study of the auto &C.
cessory market and our patrons reap
the benefit.
Audrain Service Garage
c. f. SHARP, Prop.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-06
Three HOLIDAYS IN
1920 ON SUNDAY

Three holidays in 1920 are going to
lie jus, plain old, ordinary every
days
George Washington's Birthday. Dec
ora;ion Day and ,he Fourth OF July
all fall on Sunday Isn't ii sweet ?
Without prematurely leratlng this
year Of grace 1920. It IS safe TO Say
that there is something wrong with
a calendar that permits holidays 70
get an "halled-up" Ike that
The only remedy viii lie for the
government clerks and their organ
iza5ions 10 sc. in some fast work and
land that year-round Saturday half
holiday, which they have been irving
to set for the last decade If they
don't succeed in this. they VII have
10 take scant romforj from tie fact
that the calendar ma. couldn {
change Lalor Day and Thanksgiving
from their inahenahle Monday and
Thursday schedule. and that Christ
mas comes on saturday this year.