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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-16
MAIN BASEBALL TEST
IS UTILITY TALENT
Managers Should F'n IN Weak Spots among Substitutes
in Early Part OF Season-Ruths Supreme
Chance Comes This Year
BY GRANTLAND RICE

III ribnts Reserved,
opponenet who could fatten his shoul-
dcrs against the mat.
THE BUFFERS REvERY
IN tcinter Through the snoW and storm
J. dream myself to Perfect Form.
see the ,ohite pill cleaue the tohin
Aud pRH Up dead against the pin.
BRt chen the summer sun is hot,
an, HeH u is q bitter pu.
As J mo eUery other shot
10 thd hot I'm a dufer still.
"Commy''
BASEBALL is rcplete with drama Of
~ every light and shade.\ But it has
produced no central figure with greater
dramatic reaches than Commy. the Old
Roman Of the White Sox, whose career
goes back for more than forty years.
Gus Axelson, well known Chicago
writer. has put the drama of the Old
Roman into an extremely attractive
volume under the title "Commy. All
the lure Of the game is there, in addition
to the human story of one of sport S
most famous figures. The book is pub
lished by Reilly & Lee. making it a
100 per cent Chicago product.
JUDGING from the list Of scheduled
e. events We have seen up to date, local,
national and international, about Va,
600 900 of our citizens are going to take
the spring, summer and fall of to make
q sporting holiday out of it. 1t VIII
take cross between Kid Argus and
centipede to cover a tenth OF the cham-
pionships alone.
HERES the framework for golhng
IL wager--that Hagen, Brady. Barnes
and Hutchinson average as high IN the
way of ran in the British open as var
don, Ray Duncan and Mitchell average
in the United States open. Those VINO
desire to speculate outside of the stock
market can muddlc this over with some
wagering mate.
Ruths Chance
T ASST season Babe Ruth struck of
IL twenty nine home runs in a 14O-
game season. He was also passed over
100 times. where 90 per cent OF the
passing was an intentional act on the
part Of the pitcher. He was also oner-
atiug most of the time in big ball
park where the fences are we'll back.
This season he will have a crack at
154 games. The free pass act has been
at least abbreviated, and he will have
closer fences at which to direct his
fire.
Under these imprved conditions the
same slugging ability that he carried
last year will net him at least forty
home runs for 1920.
But there are many times in this
elastic couvulsion known as sport whcu
having all the odds with you doesn' t
seem to help.
There was one season where IaloiC
got around 200 base hits and only one OF
them was a home run.
TIM THORPE is extremely rcsrctful
- this year that he will be unable to
return the trunkful of medals and cups
he could still win at the next Olympic
games if his entry were allowed. He is
much obliged. just the same.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-16

Horsemen Demand Raise
New Orleans. Feb. 16.-Horsemen racing
at the Fair Grounds held meeting yester-
day and took vote in regard to the purses
offered at the coming Jefferson Park meet.
Ing. They demand $4,000 day instead Of
$4,000, and in the event of their demands
being denied they declare they will not race
In case the meeting Is called of horsemen
for shipping,
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THE DRY GAME

THE DkN GAmE
.g,;, /, sad oh ID 'Vtten toorld.
NIX S Sr;f. baU pitcker said:
imd ,0J JIp Iere he lit cigarette
1"J tnJ sbook his troubled head.
nTb tsTb,~ V'p nail pou no>o before Uou start
lad that's a certain fact.
Ho' To matter ,chat ybur linc may be
Sorebody crabs thf act.
A. frst iheV made the country dry
IN spHc of cUcry pldG,
a,d No,o hev'Ue token pitching up
Ind made it dry to8 me.
"TAjs soy!d is oS'ti"g ~Or'e and
rho spit ball pitcher Sighed;
He Iii another cigarette
Ind 1a;ed out stony eked
"They say if I erpect td rate
Uyser against a fall.
Tiat notc J can't erpocaordtc
TTbe"~ rent and made c country dry
And drore as all TO teqA
1md nd noso they've iakeVRitching up
And made 10 dry for mc.S
Purchasing Players
0CUPPosE, remarked "a club owner,
y few days ago, my club is up
in the pennant race with a good chance
70 win. Then suppose that around the
middle of August have two good men
iniurcd. Why shouldn't have the
right to go out and buy players to fill
their places if ! am willing to pay. for
them! why don't owe this much to
the fans who are supporting my club
and are pulling for a pcnn3ntg'
There is, of course, good deal to
this argument 1t has al reasonable
sound. But, after all, ism e one of the
main tests of baseball machine the
utility talent who can fill, in when
needed.
The clup owner and the manager have
oil the fall and winter to plan re-
building of their club and buy or dig
uB such players as they can. There is
six weeks in the spring to train and
develop the machine. Through April,
May and June be can test this machine
and plug UP weak gaps If some one else
is willing to sell or trade a needed
player But it might easily come to a
tight peDnant race in August where the
bigger purse would be Fthe deciding
factor If some star was needed to turn
the scale.
Only One Gotch
GENERAL wrestling fans have writ =
~ ten in by way of disagreement with
the statement that Frank Gotch was the
greatest wrestler this country has ever
developed.
We still stand by this opinion. After
Gotch won his title he was never thrown
90 far as we can remember the misty
Natistics in his case. Stccher. a fine
wrestler. has been thrown at one( time
or another by Caddock. Lewis and
zbyzsko. They. in turn, have ally been
thrown at least once.
Gotch stood supreme. 1t might be
said that he faced no such competition
in his day.
There wasn't so much of ct. but
George Hackenschmidt. the buyly Rus
man Lion. was at no time any tallow
nodded antagonist.
The only thing Gotch Lacked was an
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-16
PLANS FOOTBALL BOWL
Minnesota to Erect Monster Stadium
on Yale Lines


Minneapolis. Feb. 16.-The University
of Minnesota is going to spend approx
mately $685. 900 on a new football
stadium.
The stadium will be modelled on the
plan of the Yale bowl and will have a
seating capacity between 10000 and
10000. The students want it on pres
ent Northrop field. while some Mime
sofa heads want it moved out to the
farm school. away from the campus and
an inconvcnient place.
Instead of the university paying for
it the athletic association will sell life
seats to prominent members of the
alumni, to be sold at any price that
the alumnus cares to pay. To start
with the Gopher School has about
800 900 surplus in the treasury.
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sowlino Record is Broken

NJanitowoC, Wis, Feb. 15.-A new world 8
record for a series of three games In bowl
ing was established today by walter swift,
Of Milwaukee. when he rolled I36 at the
Wisconsin state tournament: The previous
record was held by Harry Cavan, of Pitts
burgh who made 7lS in 1919
Rerorits Juniors. a ffteen-year-old travel.
ing team, would like to hear from teams Of
that age offering fair guarantees. NJ. Rose
man, SIT South Fifth street.
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West Virginia Squad Starts Trip

Virginia basketball team left here yesterday
on Its eastern trip. the players taken being
Captain Morrison. Hill, Outright. Hawkins.
Jger. Dawson. Gaines and Parker Colgate.
Syracuse. Cornell. the Rochester Central
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The scores follow
A. q. c. Moves to Peoria

Peoria. H., Feb 8.--Headquarters for
the American Bowling Congress, which opens
here early in Marcvh, were transferred from
Milwaukee to Peoria today. Secretary Abe
l., Langtry was to arrive tonight. with the
Indication today the tournament would at
tract more than 500 hye-men teams. new
A b, C. record,
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Moore to Meet SharkeY

Portland, Me-, Feb. 18.-Pa Moore of
Memphis and Jack Sharkey, Of New York
have been matched to fight twelve rounds
here next Monday
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TIM THORPE is extremely rcsrctful
- this year that be will be unable to
return the trunkful of medals and cups
he could still win at the next Olympic
games if his entry were allowed. He is
much obliged. just the same.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-18
NO PROBE UNTIL AFTER
NOVEMBER ELECTION
Senator Kenyon of Opinion
That Earlier Investigation
Would Be Unfair.

St Louis oct, Isl. n. S)-Thero
Will be- no investigation Of senatorial
campaign expenditures either In Mis-
souri, or any other states until after
the November election.
Sen 'tor Kenyon made this announce
ment when the senatorial subcommit-
tco investigating campaign expendi-
lures resumed its hearing here today.
Senator Kenyon stated the subcom-
mittee had decided that II would be
UNFAIR to investigate expenditures OF
senatorial candidates in Missouri, mas
much as it would be impossible to in
Nestigatc all complaints received from
varioN states of large expenditures of
money IN the senatorial campaign
a. breckenridge Long, senatorial candi
waite IN Missouri, who had been sub
poenaed to testify, said II would be a
matter OF record that he would be
present and ready to testify.
AS | have been singled out of all
the senatorial candidates in the United
states as the one to be investigated,
and as the publication of this in the
newspapers has placed a stigma on my
campaign want it made a matter of
record that ] was present and ready to
testify, Long said.
Senator Kenyon responded that If
Long wished, the committee would pro-
coed to investigate his expenditures.
Long answered that he had nothing
further to say, but was Mt the disposal
of the committee.
The subcommittee then proceeded to
the investigation of allegations that
Edward r. Goltra, democratic national
commtteeman from Missouri, paid en-
pet'ses of delegates to the San Fran
cisco convention, Gotra was sup
porter of AttY.-Gcn. Palmer for the
democratic presidential nomination.
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SAYS "SOME One MUST
BACK THIS YEARS CROP"

Washington, Oct. 1S.--Declaring that
"some one must finance this years
crops, George l.. Hampton, managing
director OF the Farmers National Couu-
ell today wrote the federal reserve
board suggesting that, in event the
board definitely decides against maxi
ing an effort TO get it's members to dis
count farm paper and warehouse re-
coipts. tive government borrow money
and deposit it in national banks to be
loaned to farmers at not more than
| pcr cent. In excess of the rate the
government pays.
Farmers thus would be able, Mr.
Hampton said to hold at least n part
Of their crops until they can get cost
of production plus a reasonable profit
or until there is an effective cGnsump-
tior demand
Either the primary producer or those
who are seeking to get control OF farm
products and who are able 70 get credit
from some source must finance the
crop. the letter said.
"'rhC men seeking to corner agricul-
tural products win not reduce the
prices at which they sell crops any
lower than they have to-" Mr.. Hamp-
ton declared, "'rhe law of supply and
demand win he uuavailiuE I'm case these
huArGors can obtain an embargo on inn
portation of farm products in crude
condition AS 1T IS iutimatcd they intend
to 60.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-18
DIXIE AND new ENGLAND
MEET AT TEXTILE FAIR

Greenvilc. S G.. oct 1S--Now Eng
land and Dixie met and rubbed elbows
again when, with the thunder OF ma
chmcrN, blare Of bands and shrillng q
whistles, swelling into triumphant
chorus the fourth southern textile CN.
position OpenCd here today.
Hundreds Of manufacturers are at
tending from the southern states. New
England, ohio and Kentucky.
More than 200 manufacturers have
comprehensive exhibits here Nalhcd al
approximately S2.ooUooo. representing
every branch Of the cotton min in
dustrN,
Cotton MIN operators and other cN.
ccutives nom South Carolina aud ud.
joining states arrived today TO attend
thu meeting ot the Cotton Manufacture
cr association Vt South Carolina TO-
morrow, The program Includes an adj
drcss NV Albert Green Duncan. OF Eos-
ton. treasurer ~ the Harmony mills
on the subject ot the "tartN question
and a speech Ivy r. = Mcleod. repre-
svutmE tho American Cotton sssurio-
ton The association also VIII discuss
financial and trade conditions and the
closing " cotton mills ON account al
lack OF urdyrS
The southern Textile association.
embracing every branch ~ the cotton
min industry VIII convene Thursday
and FRIDAY.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-18
M'ADO0 DECLARES ESCH-
CUMMINS BILL VICIOUS

Peru. Ind. Oct, tS.-Wiliam G.. Nc
Adoo, former secretary of the treas
ury. In his tour OF Indiana Saturday IN
the interest OF the candidacy OF Gov.
Cox, democratic presidential nominee,
addressed large crowds here and Mt
Logansport. In both addresses he paid
tribute to the cooperation of railroad
employees with the government during
tho war. A large number of railway
men were In the two audiences.
In his speech here Mr.. McAdoo said.
I'm his speech in Dcs Moines Ia
Oct. 7, Senator Harding described the
Esch Cummlns railroad bin as the
most progressive measure and the most
constructive act OF federal legislation
enacted IN a decade
This description is not justified Ivy
the results produced by that measure.
The ESch -Cummins railroad bill IL
not progressive measure, It Is a re-
EressiNc measure of the most pro-
nounccd sort Nor Is II constructive
measure, because II Ignores the, funda-
mental necessity in any satisfactory So
luton of the railroad problem of uni
he'd nationwide system and It's opera
ton In the public interest.
Tho EsCh -Cummns bill tests on
false foundations and liz vicious in the
principle II seeks to establish of the
federal government guaranteeing n
minimum return on private railroad
property when the government has no
control Of the management and opera .
tlon thereof Some day the rnIlrond
problem will he settled, but II will re-
Quire n solemn referendum before the
American people win be satisfied"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-18
HAD NERVOUS
BREAK
But Health Restored to Texas
Lady, Who Is Now Well and
Strong, Able to Do All Her
Homework and More.

Rosebud, Texas.-Mrs. Annie LanGe
Of r. r u. No. 4, this place writes as
follows regarding her experience with
Cardui: Some time ago I hsd a ner-
vous break down Of some kind
I was very weak. and so nervous. 1t
all seemed to come from trouble.
for at had fainting spells and
suffered great deal, hut mre from
the weak. trembly, no-account feeling
than any thing else. I knew needed
tonic, and needed it badly.
~ began the use Of Cardui to see if
comdn'e get some strength, as
knew Of other cases that had been
helped by It's use. felt better Il
soon saw great improvements 50 kept
it UP.
Il used seven bottles Of Cardul. and
can say the money was well spent for
rr,w we'll and strong Now able to
do aIl my house work and great deal
of work besides"
u you are rundown. weak, nervous.
and suffer from the ailments peculiar
90 women. 10 is very likely that Cardui
viii help you. in tho way il has helped
thousands @; others. during the past
80 years.
Take Car5ut the woman's tonle.-s
Adp.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-18
LITTLE STORIES FOR
BEDTIME
Striped Chipmunk Is Kept
Verv Busy.
10y THORNTON W. BuRoEss.)

striped hipmunk was sitting Just in
side the hollow log studying about how
he could I'LL up his new storehOuse for
the winter. striped Chipmunk IL very
thrifty. He likes to play and he is
one OF the metrcst OF all the little peo-
pie who live on the Green Meadows or
in the Green Forest. He lives right on
the edge of both and knows everybody
and everybody knows him. Almost
every morning the Merry Titles Brce2es
OF Old Mother West Wind hurry over
10 have froic with him the very first
thing. But though he dearly loves to
play lie never let's play interfere with
work. Whatever he does, be IT play or
work he does with all his might.
love the sun; l love the rain.
| love to work; ! love to play,
Whatever II may bring to me,
love each minute OF each day.
So said Striped Chipmunq ms he sat
In the hollow log and studied how he
could fill that splendid big new store
house. Pretty soon he pricked up his
funny little ears, What was all that
noise over in the Green Forest? Striped
Chipmunk pecped out Of the hollow log,
Over in the top Of tail hickory three
there was a terrible fuss going on.
Striped Chipmunk listened, lie heard
'ngry voices. Such angry voices They
were the voices OF his big cousins,
Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel and
Chatterer the Red Squirrel.
Dear me! Dear me! How those
two do QUARREL | must no over and
see what II is all about" thought |
striped Chipmunk.
so with n tilrt Of his funny little tail |
he scampered out OF the hollow log and |
over to the tall hickory tree. Ho knew |
al about that tree. Many and many |
time he had looked up at the big. |
at nuts in the top OF il, watching them /
row bigger and fntter, and hoping that
when they grew ripe Old Mother West |
Wind would find time TO shake them
own 10 him. You know Striped Chip
hunk Is not much of climber and so
cannot 20 up and pick the nuts ms hrs
big cousins Happy Jack and Chattorer
10.
When he reached the tall hickory tree
what do you think was happening? |
Why, those big, fat nuts were rafting |
down TO the ground on every side, gust |
rs II Old Mother West Wind was Sinking
the tree AS hard as she could. But Old
Mother West Wind wasn't there at all.
No sir; there wasn't even one Of the
Merry Little Breezes up in the treetops ,
The big, fat nuts were rafting down
lust on account Of the dreadful quarrel
1f Striped Chipmunk's two foolish
cousins, Happy Jack and Chatterer.
You see, Happy Jack was greedy. lie
lad found the tree and though there
we're more nuts than he could ever. ever
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-18
ROOSEVELT DENOUNCES
APPEAL TO RACE HATRED

Grand Rapids, Mich, oct. is
Charges that republican campaign ora &.
tors were making an appeal to racial
hntrods and prciudiccs (which will con-
tinuc to bear evil fruit long after the
coming election" were made by Frank
lin -. Roosevelt. democratic vice pres
identtal nominee, In "A series OF speeches
today through southwestern Michigan.
"TheSe republican speakers" Mr.
Roosevelt said, "basing their appeals
on false premises and misstntcments
OF fact. are deliberately nnaming the
passions OF their hearers, creating en-
nifty toward those countries whose sol
diers with our boys fought side by side
in the late war-COuntuCs that are Stiil
allies and countries that Will God will
ing, continue to he our allies In the
great work that cOufrOnts the civilized
nations In rebuilding tho world after
the storms OF the great war,
"Wud charges are spread about by
republican orators, who, raNiug about
inturuati onalism, would lead the III
formed to believe tina. other countries
ARE Plating against us, Foolish appeals
ARE made for us to tive our own lives
aud let Europe 40 hang; attcud to your
own AnaWS and not 20 mCOdlC with
those OF other countries, just as thouEh
1t were possible tor as or amy other
nation to lend u lite of national isu-
latiun,
at ts hardly coucoVahle," he said,
"that the more progressive elements
among republican party leaders can
continue thctr support OF senator
Harding Were he even a Htandpattcr,
conservative Of conservatives, 1t
seems to me II would he easy To follow
him, lis apparent Inability to say
what he means or mean what he says
should make him absolutely hopeless
rs standard bearer from Il progressive
point of view.
senator Harding has done much in
the mast two weeks to tnturc his ON n
cause Most OF us rcNiRe chat the
American public likes a CloJn out
straight from the shoulder man, and
that II does not ll>e men I'M public Hlr
who say one thius aud mean auothcr
senator Harding npnop policy ou the
league alone illustrates above anything
elise that he ts not 1T not only Co he
como tho chtct executive W TINS uuuou.
hut even to leave his own parity ln
helping to solve the great rrohlvWs
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use himself he wanted all of them.
When his cousin Chattercr came along
and wanted some Happy Jack had said
lie couldn't have any. Then they mad
begun the quarrel and called each other
dreadful names. Chatterer had climbed
the tree and now Happy Jack. who Is
bigger and not so spry. was chasing
Chatterer round md round and over the
treetop, and they were 30 angry that
they didn't once notice that they were
knocking down the very nuts over which
they were qunrrelling
Stried Chlpmunk didn't stop to listen
10 the quarrel No stree! He stuffed
a big Eat nut In each pocket of his
cheeks and scampered back TO his SPLEEN
did new storohouse us fast as his little
legs would take him Back and forth,
back and forth, all the time he was
laughing inside and hoping that his big
cousins would keep right on quarrelllng.
s-FsHt rsr,as.
Next storyi Happy Jaek@and Clint
terer Feel Foolish,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-18
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
G. 9 TO RIA
HOW DOCTORS
TREAT COLDS
AND THE FLU
First Step in Treatment Is q
Brisk Purgative With Gallo
tabs, the Purified and Re-
fined Calomel Tablets That
Are Nausealess, Safe and
Sure.

Doctors have found by experience
that no medicine tor colds and innu-
rrza can I've depended upon for full
effectiveness urtil the livrI IL made
thoi ougfly actve That Is why the
FIRST sier in the treatment Is tho now,
. nausealcss calomel tablet called Gallo
labs, which are free from the sickcn-
ing and weakening effects OF the old
gtyse caiorurl Doctors also point ont
the fact that an rctive liver may go
4 long way towards preventing influ-
enza and Is one OF the most import
ant factors in enabling the patient to
successfully Withstand M attack and
ward Off pneumonia.
One Calotah on the tongue NJ he'd
time, with a swallow OF watcr-thats
all. No salts, NO nausea nor the
slightest Interference with your eat
ing, pleasure or work. Next morning
your cold has vanished, your liver IS
pctive vour system Is purified, md
you are feeling fine. with n hearty
apnetite for h'rakfost Druggists sell
Cs,utabs only in original scaled pack 81
ages price thiTty-flVC cents, Your
mCney R1ll be chsctfulN refunded II
you do not find them delightful
(Adv.i
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-18
HARDING'S STATEMENT
DENIED BY FRANCE
French Government Has Made
No Requests of G. o. P.
Nominee.
BY ALTMAN

Paris, Oct. 1S,-The French foreign
office today denied that any official
overtures had been made to Senator
Warren G. Harding. the republican
presidential nomihee in the United
States on the subject of. the league of
nations. II was pc ntCd out in the Of
fetal statement, however, that it was
entirely possible that individuals had
spoken to Senator Harding on the sub
ject
Senator Harding said in a speech al
Green Castle. Ind. on Saturday, that
France had sent n representative to
him requesting that America lead the
way in the formation of an association
OF nations for the security of internal
tional peace and Justice