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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-11-12
Alva, Fla.
Nov. 3, 1920.

Nov. 3, 1920.
Mr.. Robert II. Miller.
I enclose check to you for one
years subscription to Signal. My
boy Is not with me now. We are
all well and enjoying very good
health. My best regards to the
people of Mt. Vernon. especially
Mrs. Williams and DR.. Lowell.
Respectfully.
A. h. McFerron,
Alva, Florida.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-11-12
DON'T SHOOT.

Don't hunt off your own land
without license.
Don't shoot without this years
hunting license.
Don't shoot doves before Sep.
TENDER LIST nor after December
18th.
Don't kill more than fifteen
doves in one day.
Don't shoot quail before Novem .
Der 18th nor after January list.
Don't kill more than twelve
quail IN one day.
Don't shoot squirrel before
July Ist nor after Decem Der sth.
Don't kill wOodcock before
November 18th nor after January
Ist
Don't kill more than six wood.
cock in one day.
Don't kill wild turkey. i'm
ported pheasants or Hungarian
cartridges before November 18th
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-11-12

store building on Main ST., be-
tween Smith & Co, and j. T.
Lawrence and has moved his
stock of goods to same.-W. A
Carson is in Lancaster this week
The Basket Ball game of last
Saturday between Mt. Vernon and
Brodhead resulted as another vic
toriJus game for Brodhead. We
are unab Die To- learn the scores
Mrs. J. G. Firth is in Stanford
taking treatment under DR..
Damon. Tom McRoberts is in
Garrard County this week.-Mrs.
A. NJ. Aiatt, who underwent an
operation at Berea hospital three
weeks ago, was able to return
home Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs
Mack Henderson-and children, of
Garrard, visited his sister, Mrs.
Ed Newland Saturday and Sun
dav. Mrs Virgil Martin and
Miss Almedla Barton were in Mt.
Vernon Monday having dental
work done Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Smith were with their daughter,
Mrs. A. NJ. Hiatt rirst o' the
week J. a. Oliver was in Cincin.
mai during the week Mrs. a.
l.. Pavne is suffering from a Sc
we're cold.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-11-12
1000 500

"Rockcastle County for 1000
Junior Agricultural Club mem.
bers for 1921 and Southers Mad
ison for $780, is being carried to
each school in the two counties.
This number will be reached by
December 81. The teachers are
asked to write to County Agent.
Berea, KY, for clue plans and
application card if they wish to
start Il club in their schoof.
Last week the Mt. Vernon Sig
nal, and Berea Citizen published
the objects of the Junior Agrlcul-
tuie Club Week before last the
Citizen published the benefits of
Club, This week we want our
enrolment started.
HOW TO ENROLL IN CLUB.
All boys and girls Letween 10
and rs years of age, who are in
school go the teacher and give
name, age, parents name, ad-
dress, and what expected to
grow, and teacher will send in.
formation to County Agent.
The boys and girls who are
not in school can send in the
above information through the
teacher in their district, or d.
rectly to County Agent, Berea.
HELP NEEDED.
The County Agent wants the
assistance of teachers, trustees.
local club leaders, presidents of
community clubs and parents in
putting Rockcastle Comfy over
the top for 1000 club members
and Southern Madison for 500.
Novem her and December are the
months to reach our mark of
1900 members.
CLUB SONG.
Its A Long Way To Club Per-
lection.
(Tune -"Tipperary."
Its a long way to club perfection,
Its long way to go;
;; But Wen raise pigs, chicks and
gardens,
And we'll cook, can and sew;
Goodbye loss and failure; good.
bye doubts and fears,
It's a long, long way to club
perfection,
But we're getting near.
JUNIOR CLUB MEMBERS.
; All Junior Agricultural Club
members are asked to help in the
enrolment. Application cards
will be sent to any club member
on request. Where We now have
club centers with 6. 10 or IS
members we want IS, 20 and
as for i92I.
Robert f. Spence,
County Agricultural Agent.
CLUB SONG.
Our Club Will Shine.
Our Club will shine tonight,
Our Club will shine.
Will shine with beauty bright
Evening journal., 1920-09-29
THE MONEY PLA YERS!
YOU TELL EIN

ures. Gardner has been in three and
ne is Just as keen for the Iucre.
As for Harry Hooper Of Boston,
he's not getting chance to play for
the big money series this fall, but
he stands out Just the same. When
he comes TO the bat with hit neces-
sary 10 drive In the winning run
sudden ienseness comes over u
stands. "Ah It's Whooper upl An !
Ooper, Copper An an r. you'll hear
ilram whisper. And "MhOOper" gen
orally gels a base on balls or a base
knock.
That great star Christy Mathewson,
perhaps deserves the name OF being
the best money pitcher. Matty could
always take things IN his own hands
at a critical time when there was
something worth while just around
the corner il he delivered.
Ira Thomas was also a great source
Of strength when the critical mo-
menls arose In the game.
Both Chicago teams have always
/ had a reputation Of being money
| players. The Windy City atmosphere
1 hreaihes Of money. They like IT, The
old Cubs. with Frank Chance at the
head Of them. was a miser club when
cunning for the legal tender. Joe
Tinker was one Of their chief squeez.
ers OF the silver Limousine wheel
Everyone likes money. It's mighty
handy stun 10 have around. But moi
everyone tan deliver the goods al
wool and a yard wide at the turning
point moment.
The same Is true In baseball. Som'
Of the presenl-day stars play at theii
worst when the game hinges on thei
hit or their fielding play. Others haN'
the luck not to have the hard breakl
come their way.
But Gardner and Collins and Hope
seem TO be cast for the part. Theyr
regular hounds for getting into tn
sort OF plays that call for the breal
Of the game. And they don't mis-
spell many words, either. for thes
lads are Eseat money ball players
an OF them. They like sweet bread
Gosh but a dollar looks good .
these boysl
Evening journal., 1920-09-29

A good bali player is one thing. A
money player is something else.
8 acrc are both money ball CLUBS
nd money ball players. You can
pot them any day In the almanac
when there's something at stake.
ft A star performer may carry high
latting average opposite his name. ne
nav have but few mistakes recorded
n his fclding figures. His workman
nbin. both on The Oifensc and defense,
nav be spectacular and brilliant, but
IL he cracks In the critical pinch plays
Ne doesn't qualify for money ball
nayer.
b You can lay your finger on the
rcatest money players today without
much skipping around through the
/ averages.
HON. about Larry Gardner OF the
Indians How about Harry Hooper Of
;Ae Red SoX7 How about Eddie Col
1ns OF the White Sox2
n That's the gang as They stand To-
Iay When a play comes mp 20 them on
(Which rests the outcome OF a battle
Nheyl deliver The goods II hit Is
taeedec TO score the winNng rur
hey'l crack it out nine times out OF
len. II a bit OF super-iielding vii
,save a game they rise 10 The occasion
The most dangerous man at the ba
tin the American League right nov
IS this fellow they call Larry Gard
,ner. ASK any pitcher IN the circui
vFho they would rather face In a tigh
hole Babe Ruth, the socking terror
or Larry Gardner, the famed Cleve
header VIII Is IKE a gold bond whei
there's a panic on Wall Street. Theyl
answer Larry without even emitting
hiccough.
During the Indians September driv
toward the house that Jack pcnnan
built Gardner has showed his money
playing tendencies In big bank rolls.
Eddie Collins is just as brilliant a
tver. any way you take him. nangl
the old bank roll in front OF hin
and hem play his head on to "a
results.
Eddie has been in six world serie
and he knows just what pennan
baseball means in terms Of gold flg
Evening journal., 1920-09-29

Felsch was purchased from Milwau-
kee. of the American Association, IN
fqii. McNlulln from Los Angeles IN
toi6j Williams from salt Lake City i'm
i0i6 and Weaver from York, Pa, IN
iqii The purchase price Of the eiglt
paid by COmiskey represented tluN
The Investigation by the grand jury
v0ill continue until all phases ofbase-
| hail gambling have been barred, lt
was said by officials! The inNesuga-
tion started two weeks ago following
reports that a game played mere Au-
/ e1ist 81 by the Cubs and the fhlla,
| delphia Nationals was hNeN anu anu
the inquiry into last year N4riu
Series came up only as an incident 10
\ tfe other inquiry.
ASSISTANT states Attorney Hartley
penlorle in charge Of the case, said
| ihai fndictnen TO be dniwn out
NAV contain several counts. The true
hills themselves specified but one al.
Logged oeffnse. conspiracy 10 commit
an illegal act" The penalty provided
lupon conviction in this county would
he one 10 ive years in the peniten-
tiary and fine OF not more uan
$4,000. ,- ~.
SThis is Just the beginning MT
lReDlOg1e Sdlu. Nbl " ~ ~" ,
Indictments within a few DAYS ant
before NE get through we Will have
nurged organized baseball OF every,
ahing that Is crooked and dlsnonesl
To Indict Gamblers.
eve are going after the gamblers
now There will be indictments Mlul
in a few DAYS against men IN Phlla
dalnhia Indianapolis, st. Louis, De
Moines. Pittsburgh. Cincinnati an.
other cities. More baseball player
alsi will be indicted. We've got IN
! goods on these men and we are solnl
the limit" - ,b
Harry Grabner secretary ot IN
lW-hite SoX. announced that the clul
vouid rlav out the schedule 10 IN
end df IA had to employ Cinnamon
IN mi the vacancies in the team.
Followers OF the White SoX figure
al once on the probable lineup OF IN
team in the three remaining game
III the season starting 10 ~. Lou
Fridav. InformaAonA flNerdng froI
Inc club management indicated u
following possible lineup:
Faber. Kerr. Wilkinson ana hodg
pitchers: Sehalk and Lynn, catchS'
iourdan first base. Ed. Collins se'
ond base Mcclellan. shortstop; Jon
Coinns third base: Lleibold. riel
6eId: Strunk, center field; Falk, le
field ..,., ,
on the bench as reserves would
, Eddie Murphy premier pinch-hltter
the major leagues; Jonnard and Ge
Lees. catcherS. George Payne. nic'
or. and several recruit pitchers al
minor league flelders who are on n
with the team.
Statement by Comiskey.
@'rhe consideration which the graz
tnrv gave to this case should
greatly appreciated by the gener
hubble" said President Comiskt
aThe Hon. Charles A. Mcdonald, CHI
Justice. and the foreman OF the gra
jury, Harry Grigham, and his as:
ciates who so diligently strove
save and make Americas great ga
ths clean snort which 1t is are
Evening journal., 1920-09-29

he commended in no uncertain terms
bv all sport followers. in spNe OF
what happened today. and thank God.
il did happen. Fory-four years OF
baseball endeavor have convinced me
more than ever that it Is a wonder
mi game and game worth keeping
clean. -, -
II would rather close my ball PARK
than send nine men on the field WIN
one of them holding a dishonst
! Thought toward clean baseball-the
game which John McGraw and went
around the world with to show TO
| The people on the other side.
"We are far from through yet; we
have the nucleus Of another cham
nionship team with the remainder OF
| Inc old worlds championship team.
He named the veterans. Eddie and
John Collins, Ray Schalk, Urban
Faber. "Dick" Kerr. Eddie" Murphy.
Memo Liebold and Amos Strunk, and
declared that, with the addition OF
Hodge, Falk, Jourdan and Mcclellan
"I guess we can go along and win
the championships
Evening journal., 1920-09-29

It isn't likely they'll ever call
Wilbert Robinson a miracle man.
For who ever heard OF a fat mir
acle? But those two adiectives ut
the jolly old leader Of the Brooklyn
Trolley Dodgers like fros.lng MS
cake.
Uncle Robbie has come about as
near turning waller into vine as
the next one. WHh a ball club made
up mainly Of castOffs from other
big league teams he has put on the
ma n sketch in John Heydlers Vaud-
eVille circuit this summer.
And The particular brand OF hokum
which he uses is no newer ihan lhe
principles of the humble Nazarene.
n working principle is that kind
words and encouragement Will
shell out results from players wher
| the whip viii only drive them back
to the miners or out Of baseball cns
/ tirely
lie pats his athletes on the back 81
much that most OF them wear shoul-
der pads.
Good nature hangs on his face sC
thick that he's got sm.le-lines arount
his eyes and a double chin above hl'
collar
Every day. all season long. he hai
poured out his ointment Of kindness
infectious stun, it is, too. The out
fit is not machine but famil!
With Uncle Robbie sitting at th'
head of the table. The percentage
show he has done nea. job o
carving the pennant turkey.
Before each game he disappear
into the clubhouse. followed by hi
bovs. The same subject pops up a
every secret conclave. lie tells then
that they can Outright the battlin
Giants and oulplay the cocky Red
and that they've got the stun ]
Evening journal., 1920-09-29
S lasAtNAADEsAg2Ss

No longer Will The quarterback
Shift hiS line for an allack-
No matter where they cross The line,
The puntuuts gone, like beer and
wine.
They've axod the good old forward
SO Il win work as slick as glass
PLAYS will be made now from the
0oodby. lne-buek, you've lost your
tear.
Kew tricks will creep into the game ;
Wen wonder II footballs the same.
Tho old style stun will ne forgot
As old and useless tommyrot.
RBg crowds viii batter at the gates
A. they have done the baseball shake
Football, like other sports Will
0ood morning, kickl And ta-ia
gloom.
Only a few changes have been
made in this years football rules
but the abolishing OF the puntout Is
one OF them. No matter where th'
bah IS carried across the line the
goal kick VIII be made from a poin
In front Of the bar.
A touchdown will now be a touch
down. and the try for a goal Will b
practically a cinch bet.
The forward passer will get
little more protection. which wi
turn the style OF play largely to th
Evening journal., 1920-09-29

Continued From First Pagel
Williams. according TO witnesses, got
$4,000
In an interview, Ebbeis said:
THE Brooklyn baseball club will
do everything within It's power TO IA
cilitale an Investigation by the Dis
triot Attorneys office: We nave abso-
hfie confidence In our players and are
certain that any charges that are be-
ing made Will be proved absolutely
false
~ have notified District Attorney
Lewis that / will be unaDie 70 reacn
all of the players until tomorrow al
ternOon. when they play at the Polo
Grounds / will see each one person
ally then and tell them TO report TO
the District Attorneys office In Brook
lyn at 1890 o'clock Friday
With Mr.. Ebbot during the inter
view was stephen Mckeever, part
owner OF the Dodgers.
Captain Zach Wheat and most OF
the other players were said to nave
gone 10 the AQucduct race track Tor
Uhe afternoon. Manager Robinson was
/ said 10 be In st. Louis on a scouting
| trim sizing up the Indians in then
game there today.
C0miskey, Said today he did not SCI
lhow he could accept the 'proposimoi
made by owners Ruppert and hous
toni OF The New York Yankees, u
which they offered 10 lend Comske,
their entire team. II needed, 10 ilnlsl
the season in place OF ule battere'
III is splendid offer and one ! ap
proriale from the bottom Of mn
heart" Comiskey said. However,
cannot accept il. The league rule
forbid any such action at This stag
OF the game
kid" Gleason. manager OF the Son
was enthusiastic about the tear
which he will still be able 10 pu
into The field He did not see an
need Of accepting the offer.
Gleason began taking the ieW goo
PARTS from the battered contrapho
| io present a front for Me rcmalnin
games. lie stoutly insisted the SO
5 were still in the running Tor IN
American League pennant and caps
lhie OF "a night for the Worlds chan
I Gleason's pitching stan will be r.
| her. Kerr. Hodges and Wilkinso
| with Schalk receiving. He intenl
| shifting j. Collins TO third playil
| McClelland at short, p. Collins at Sc
ond. and lourdan at hrst. His on
| 0eld viii he Strunk. Murphy, leibol
with Falk and Lynn as the only al
= ity men.
They open three-game series
!, 81 Louis tomorrow, with GleNelal
II sin ahead In the pennant chase.
y plans for the worlu series VIII n
!. be changed. according To Ban loh
u son and John Heydler, constitute
~ the National Commission in charge
Evening journal., 1920-09-29
Cicotte admits Laying DOlOn
in World Series For Price

organized baseball The arrangements
for ;he world series had just been
completed when .he indictments were
announced
The heart Of Chicago and the Mid
die West today went out 30 COmiskey,
owner Of the White SoX club. The
"Old Roman. whose name has stood
for all that was clean and honest in
baseball for years. was broken heart
ed over the scandal He went into
secusiOn Immediately after 10 be-
came known that his players had
been crooked
ProbaIy no other baseball team
in the country had the following OF
the Sox. They were the baseball
pride, not only Of Chicago, but Of
the entire West.
Included men from every trade and
profession, from the lowly worker
| I'm the stock yards 10 the judge on
! his bench and the preacher in his
Comiskey, above all, had faith in
his boys
Judge Keneeaw Mountain Lands. OF
the United States District Court, was
one OF the leading White SoN fans
Tho Judge adjourned court many
day when the SoN were In a ugh
race and playing at home. allhouRI
ne always gave some other reason 10
ihe suspens on of judicial procedure
When Informed at his countr
home at Burt Lakes. Michigan, or tu
indictments. The Judge refused u
make "a formal statement.
NV oplniOn OF baseball gambling ant
crookedness in general Is too vel
known and needs nothing IN addltloh'
he said.
II have no knowl ,dgc NJ 'he eNldcnc.
on which these indictments are haseu
and il do not want TO talk about !
until ] have a chance TO absorb IN
facts" ,,..,,.
act under which 10 Is understood m
indictments of the SOX players Will b
! returned. provides fine up to 5000
and imprisOnment up TO two years.
one question which was sti unde
K cided today was whether the White SO
nlayers were on the square durln
ihe hot contest this season. Whc
they lost a string OF games during IN
latter part of the ason, and pract
cally threw away their chanc' IA
!, remnant this year, ugly rumors starl
= ed. Gamblers and hookmakers wcr
! known ho have wagcrod huge sums G
money that the Cleveland Indian
/ would win this years pennant in IN
4 American League Ban Johnson, pres
dent OF the league, admitted he ha
n heard rumors that White SoX did NJ
IA dare 10 win the pennant this year. TN
gamblers who had bet on Clevelar
,t had The Whilc SoX in their pow'
4 through the crooked dealings ye;
g ago. according to these rumors, an
IF blackmailed them into losing. II
Evening journal., 1920-09-29
WIT. A. SEASON
OPENS ON SATURDAY

The traps Of the Wilmington Trap
shooting Association Will be closed
2ext Saturday. to permit its members
10 go to Camden. n. j.. for the open
ing Of The Philadelphia Trapshooters'
League.
The league stats its i920-i92i sea-
son a. me CamAn p. r. r. Gun Club.
and very- attractive program has
be<m arranged
.r3o07ane starts promptly at 81
D-clcck and the program will be OF
400 targets optional sweep OF 80
czai4s per event divided Rosc 4. 3 ?
On each event tin classes.
There viii be four classes-A, B. G
and n. The leagpe viii use the honor
syStem OF classing.
There viii be a thophy for high
overall dona1ed by the members
Evening journal., 1920-09-29

their bats TO make any pitcher liv
ing curl up and hctreat to the show.
ers. He raitlps off a little baseball
strategy here and there about how
they can clog up the scoreboard
with runs. They take every word ne
tells them for gospel truth. As re-
suit the Dodgers 90 out on lhe lelu
and outdO themselves in their d9slre
They don't always come out in
front. but a mistake doesn N
Uncle Robbie any more than TO- th-
extent OF a faiherly pat on the Dack
and the cheering words OF belV-l
luck tomorrow
There are y players ON the Brook
lyn roster. only nine or them can
play at a time. The other 10 sl III
! me dugout and play the role OF
/ bench managers. They yell for Rob-
| ble to yank a pitcher or a player
They give him all kinds Of advice.
Rmt 'R6bbie is wise old fellow.
Rack OF his smile Is rlch lore OF
| baseball experience both as a player
and manager. His decis ons are
righl So often that the boys look
lnnon him as being almost uncanny
in Juggling his pitchers and players
in the p nchcs. -.
" That's Uncle Robbie and his base
ball creed. , A.,s INN
a palace ON New lork's exclusive
| Fifth Avenue. summer home on
/ Long Island and have a bank ac-
count bigger than Ponzrs bubble ~,
The great democratic Jockey OF lhe
Dodgers has put a smile into Dase-
hall and cashed in on H. ,..
The players all love him. flaF
bush fans adore him. r-,.,,
I Robbie is Just one Of those boys y
Evening journal., 1920-09-29
Williams, Jackson Played
on Harlan Team During War

Joe Jackson and Claude Williams, Of
the Chicago American baseball team,
who were among the players indicted
along with others OF that team for
alleged selling out" to gamblers IN
the world series last year, are known
20 many Wilmington baseball fans.
During the war Jackson and VIII
liams sought refuge from military
duly by getl'n Jobs in The Harlan
shipyard. and they also played on The
Harlan team. There was much feel
ing at the time because ball players
were enabled 10 evade the draft by
becoming shipyard workers and
playing on shipyard ball teams. In
fact, more than one taunt Of slack
er" was hurled by some spectators at
Jackson and Williams at South Side
Park during the war period. How
seriously the ball players regarded
Evening journal., 1920-09-29


Since the punloul has been struck
out Of football the quarterback can
employ trick shifts TO run the ball
over at the far corners.
Spectators will enjoy the air game
much more than the old line bucks
and pile-ups. open play makes a
hit with the side liners.
Football has never been as good a
money-geticr as baseball, hut Hhis
year The sport should corner more OF
the iron gents.
Also more interest Will he added IL
/ football on account Of the many IN
tersectional games that are scheduled
western eleyens are coming cas-
ana eastern squads will go west 10
specially arranged game.
Centre College is going TO hop int
the big league stun when 1t tackles
dear old Harvard.
Wonder what Gil Dohie is think
/ ing about up at Cornellf a lot o
other coaches would give their righ
eye TO know.
Yale will break away from IN
old-stvle football and go IN 10
shifts and open play stun win ia
Jones and Tim Callahan managln
the books.
al .ess Drawn and more brain"
, ! the 1920 football slogan.
Evening journal., 1920-09-29
STGE
GAMBLING.

owners. managers and players TO bear
an the burden OF Ousting gambling.
They can do but little; they may re-
main honest and play the game 20
win. No Fan" viii blame them. then,
for what gambling is done In cigar
stores and pool rooms. And no base
ball enthusiast viii remain away
from the games because downtown
gamblers are betting on The result
IN they know the game is being play
ed 10 win.
ANY city police force can break up
The downtown gambling system. All
that is necessary Is the police desire
90 clean out these betting nests. Base
I ball gambling Is merely another word
/ for police inetllciency or corruption
J or hnlh
Evening journal., 1920-09-29

The baseball public is much con-
cened with exposures Of gambling on
the diamond
!. il isn't that betting is prominent at
the bail parks. but that il creeps,
through the medium OF the tobacco
shop and The pool room, into the play
ing field Il has been charged that
players have been paid 30 throw
games that IS. 10 play so poorly
/. their team Will lose the contest.
Gambling well-nigh killed horse
racing. boxing. and wrestling. Hith-
erto 1t has been kept out OF baseball
the nations greatest outdoor sport II
4 must be kept out or the game loses
Afis support with the public.
However. ID Is foolish TO expect
Evening journal., 1920-09-29

from Consnohocken. Besides the
high gun trophy, there will be a
trophy for high gun in each Of the
classes.
AS the Wilmington Trapshootng
Association cancelled registered
shoot to ayOid cOnilction with the
opening Of the league. IL is expected
that a large number OF the members
will attend this opening.