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Evening journal., 1921-10-05
18th WARDERS TO
TUNE UP FOR SHOW

Leroy Taylor. chairman Of the
minstrel committee OF the Eleventh
Ward Athletic Association, has called
the first rehearsal OF his troupe for
tonight at $50 o'clock in the Elev-
enth Ward Democratic Legion,
Beech and Van Buren streets. The
association has made a large outlay
in It's preliminary plans for the min
strel and is looking forward TO a big
success when the performance Is put
on. All that Is necessary now is for
he members Of the troupe TO perfect
their parts and they will have sew
eral months to get everything in
shape.
Chairman Taylor requests the fol
lowing men 20 be present at the re-
hearsal tonight: Leads, Bill Den
ney. Sam ireland. Jimmy Curran.
Jimmy Andrews; tenors, Michael
Niaiioy. Rice Collins. George Dorset.
Alonzo Kirkley, Jimmy Rainey, bari
tones. Hugh Brainard, Willard Sing
lev. John Collins. John Mailoy, Ted
Riley: bass. George Johnson, Roy
Turner, James Riley, William Nc
Iaughiin. These men represent the
cream OF local minstrel talent and
the new Eleventh Ward Association
is sure TO score big when IL presents
the show.
Prior TO the rehearsal brief busi-
ness session Of the association will
lie held at the same place. Business
OF importance will be transacted and
all members are requested to be
present
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

the New York American lineup Is
liable to get home run because all
Of them take free swing. The
Giants have a number OF sluggers.
but am sure the advantage on this
score will be decidedly In favor OF
the Yankees.
The short confines OF the stands In
right and left field goes directly
back at the pitching When work
ing at the Polo Grounds. a pitcher
can never for minute get careless
with men on and groove" a ball
He Is always working under re-
straint.
II is simply murder TO pitch in
side TO Ruth OF Meusel.
Il is my hope that IL a home run
plays a part in the result Of any
game that il is a legitimate homer
not some Of the excuses 1 have
seen registered at the Polo Grounds
Copyright. 1921. NEA Service).
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
MACK'S ATHLETICS
HERE FRIDAY, ALSO

Connie Mack's Athletics will be
the attraction az Harlan Field at
p. m. on Friday. when they cross
bats with the famous Bacharaoh
Giants. These two clubs met yester-
day at Mt Holly and the American
Leaguers came out on top leading
the colored stars by the score OF 3
to /.
Fans very frequently have been
heard to use the old expression. III
he were white they couldn't keep
that fellow out Of the big league
and a number OF times Il was used
last week at the clever work OF Mar
cell, the Cuban inhelder, and Lundy,
the colored fash at shortstop, dur
ing the playing OF the Barcarachs'
Numbers OF players have looked like
stars while playing against minor
league clubs. but when they finally
arrive in the majors. have been lost
In the maze OF diamond stars. Would
the same be true Of the colored stars
II il were possible for them 20 ap-
pear in the big shove Fans will al
least have the opportunity Of COM
pairing them when the Bacharachs.
who are recognized as the greatest
collection Of colored stars In the
east. appear az Harlan Field opposed
10 the Philadelphia members Of Ban
Johnson's circuit.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
EUdnS Says Polo Grounds
Breed FLuke Home Runs

at the Polo Grounds. have seen
such leads wiped out almost in a
twinkling OF the eye. by a couple Of
passes. an error. and then high
fly to right or left. which barely
cleared the stands. while the fielder
stood watching the course OF the
ball. in a position to make an easy
catch. had he the room.
During the last few years I have
seen some OF the most peculiar
home runs possible made at the Polo
Grounds. Jack Quinn one day beat
Stanley Coveleski, simply having
his bat where "Covey'' happened to
pitch the ball. Quinn started TO swing
At very deceptive spitball, which
broke rather low. He tried to stop
his swing at the halfway mark, be-
lieving the ball would be low. I'm
able to do so. his extended bat came
into contact with the ball, a low
dropping liner that just cleared the
right field stand being the result.
That hit broke up the ball game.
once saw Ping Bodie drop TO
/ the ground 10 avoid wildly pitched
ball only 10 have his bat, which was
extended high in the air, come into
/ contact with the ball, and lazy
high fy. which just fell into the low
er stand was the result
Back in 1911 / saw Frank Baker
crash a low liner into the right-held
stands at the Polo Grounds and tie
up a world series game with the
Giants. The hit came in the ninth
D inning. The Athletics had been
held scoreless by the great Mathew
son up to that time. II was A GER
rife hit. but would have hardly been
more than a two-bagger on any park
other than the Polo Grounds. The
Giants we're later defeated in ex-
ira innings.
Yanks 20 Have Edge in Polo Grounds
Game
It is possible to say that neitner
team will get any the worst OF H.
since Ill the games are TO be played
al the Polo Grounds. That Is al
very true. yet II is far from pleas
ing TO have some tall fiy, that on
the ordinary grounds would be an
easy out. turned into a Polo Grounds
home run. That happens time and
time again during the summer
am OF the opinion that the
Yankees have a slight advantage In
that all the games are to be played
on the Polo Grounds. Any man In
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
AppRovE BIRD ACT.

At a meeting In The bottomIey
Ruilding. Seventh and orange
streets. last night. the Delaware
Anglers and Gunners Association
went on record as endorsing and
approving the bill now before Con
gress. known as the Federal Public
shooting Ground and Bird Refuge
Act. which provides for the restric-
ton Of suitable areas as refuge for
game. and other areas as public
shooting grounds.
The association also took action
toward posting notices. offering a
reward OF ten dollars for the arrest
and conviction OF any one using a
net in any fresh water stream or
pond.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

In mind the confines OF the outfield
The right field stands at. the Polo
Grounds az the closest point is just
25G feet, the required distance for
a legal home run. In your mind pic
ture the distance from the home
plate to first base which Is 30 feet.
double that distance, and add 76 feet
and you have a mental picture Of
the short distance from the home
plate al the Polo Grounds to the
shortest point in right field.
The shortest point from the plate
TO the left field bleachers is only a
trife greater. AS the lines diverge
toward center field. the playing ter
ritory becomes much larger.
However. IL IS possible TO get more
fiuke home runs al the Polo Grounds
than on any other major league park
have ever worked.
Right here / want 10 say In be-
half OF Babe" Ruth. that he has
prohted only slightly as a result OF
such a condition. 1 have II on the
very hest OF authority, that only
three home runs made by him at the
Polo Grounds this year have been
Of a fuky nature. That is, balls
that just cleared the stand at tho
shortest point in right field. hit:
that would have been outs on the or.
dinary ball park.
These unusual conditions at the
Polo Grounds very often result in a
4 game being decided other than or
its merits. AS a martS Of fact q
p, four-run lead Is nothing to brag oi
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

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Rule SO. Sec. 3. raymond Kan
schnick Men on second and third
bases Batsman hits 20 pitcher. Man
on third started for home. Pitcher
threw ball home to catcher who held
the ball. The man that started from
third 10 home ran back TO third. only
20 fnd the man who was on second
had run to third andtagged the base
and then. when he saw the man for
merly on third coming back. the man
who was on second returned TO sec
ond. BY the man on second touch
ing third base does not that force
out the man who left third for home ?
No. unless the bases were full, which
they were not in this case. Man on
third must be touched with the bal
while on either third or home base
Man on second can be put out onll
by being tagged of base unless both
he and other runner are standing or
1 third base together. Tn that even
the man who was on second Is oui
/ n touched with the ball. even II
standing on third base, and other
runner Is safe.
Rule 81. Sec. 6. (Robert Lipsky
ChicaEo)-If. on a third strike nS
outs. catcher missSS ball. can bats
man run TO first II the man on FIRST
runs TO second? No.
Rule So. Sec. 1o-Runner on
third. no outs Batsman hits ny "a
outhelder. Outfelder does not hold
ball momeniarily so as 70 call Il a
caught ball, but juggles It and then
finally catches It and throws 10 third
from where the runner ran home as
soon as tho ouihelder started 10 jug
gle the fly ball. Is the man from
third out? Ball was a fair catch and
hatsman was out. Runner on third
was entitled 10 advance the moment
the ball hit felder's hands.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

been running up against tough op-
position right aiong. McCaulley's
and steglsrs rampage last nigh
with speakman beat the Hose Ma
kers in two Of the three.
Schaback kissed on one OF the
toughest splits on the ailey-tb'
T. and 10 pins
Drukker wields mean arm whor
Z comes TO knocking off the dinicul
shots. "Druk" says it all comes with
practice.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
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ELLIOTT REJOINS
DELAWARE SQUAD

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. oct. 5.-'1ke" Elliott.
star halfback on the University OF
Delaware football team last year.
has rejoined the squad. Elliott was
back for practice early this season
and played in the Penn game. After
that game, however. he withdrew
from the university but decided 70
re-enter this week and rejoin the
football squad. Elliott's return will
no doubt strengthen the team.
One apparent defect in the Della
ware squad is a lack OF pep" Many
Of the players do not display the
ambition and spirit on the football
field necessary for the development
OF a good team.
Coach Derby Is still working "a
bolster up the line for the Hopkins
game next Saturday and 10 try and
get more drive in the backheld
Schaeffer al quarter. Mcdonald and
Jackson at half and williams at ful
were used on the varsity backheld
yesterday in a scrimmage against
the scrubs.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
AUTO RACING AT PoTrsTowN.

Some Of the best drivers in the
east viii compete in the automobile
racing at Pottstown. Pa. on Saur-
day. The 10O-mile event for the
Lexington trophy. is the big number.
The Australian pursuit race and sew
eral other events are also on the
program. A number OF Whining
tonians are expected TO take part in
the races.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
TO FLY 2OO-MILE
PIGEON RACE AGAIN

On account Of a misunderstanding
with the liberator, the Diamond
state Home Club has decided TO ny
its 200-mile race again The birds
will be shipped to the liberating sta
ton tomorrow night
In regard to the match race with
the West End Homing Club. then
Diamond State members say that
they would like 10 have West End
enter their birds in Saturdays race
II they are not prepared 70 90
this Saturday they can get together
in a sOO-mile race on Saturday. Oc-'
tober 22. Any proposition will be-
favorable to Diamond state to
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
News in Numbers

a few days ago. The writer
hides behind a signature such
as this by a Member OF the
Parkslde Rooters Club OF the
Parkside Athletic Club" and
then dares US to publish It.
The reason for the dare evident
ly Is the fact that the letter Is
an attack on The BattleaXe'
more than a reply TO Mr.. Thom-
son. But this rabid rooter,
afraid to stand back Of his as
sertions with his name, violates
all newspaper rules by trying 70
speak edltorially through these
columns without annexing his
signature. We're not afraid 10
stad back OF our name, A. J.
Thomson spoke out like a man
and so did Harry Grant, man
ager OF South Side-Eden. The
grand old saying is. Give 'em
enough rope and they will hang
themselves" For this reason
more than any other we would
have liked 10 publish the letter
so the sporting public could
have a good laugh on the writer
but as ne did not sign his name
they would not know 70 whom
the royal rawsberry should be
attached. Beside, as we said
before it is against all principles
and rules OF the game Every
one knows how mean a trick II
Is 10 hide behind an anonymous
or an unsigned letter. The
Axe" or no other publication
should go TO the trouble Of be-
ing held responsible for edi-
torial utterances outside Of It's
own. Signatures are absolute
ly necessary but can be kept out
at the request OF the writers.
THE Parkside Rooters Club
Member" can have his letter
OF we will print II without
change II he will sign his name.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
MT. VERNON WINS
AFTER II INNINGS

Mt. Vernon A. a. defeated Mt.
Cuba A. c. at Mt. Cuba on Saturday
Z TO 8.
This game was the best seen on
the local diamond this season going
II innings.
Both pitchers worked fine Lowth-
ers and Tooney hit best for the Wis
itors.
The same teams will play on Mt.
Cuba diamond next Sunday after
noon.
TFha arnras
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
RFFrsE BoxING PERMIT.

An application for holding a box
ing match in Pythian Castle Han
was refused by the Department OF
Public Safety yesterday afternoon
the directors stating that they had
no authority 10 issue such permits
nor TO interfere with any affair OF
the kind that was not contrary to
law.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
BURNs CLuB PRACTICE.

Members of the Burns Soccer Club
are requested TO report at the Labor
Lyceum. on DUPONT street between
Fourth and Fifth. at 7.s0 O'Clock on
Friday night. The players are:
Cassidy. McCluskey. Beattie. Rod
gers, Graham. Dunlop, Lacey, Harri-
", Leonard, Brustone, Armstrong,
Dunlop, Jr., Brown, Reed, Heaney
and Chestnut.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
FAIRvIEW. JRs. no sTART.

Fairview Juniors will meet Eiev-
enth Ward Juniors In a football
game al Eighth avenue and Duncan
street at 2.30 Saturday afternoon.
Manager Burns requests the follow
ing players TO be present: F. Thom-
as. f. Burns. A. Citro. f. Gillon, y.
Baffone. j. Kehnast. p. Cassillo, j..
Weegges and II. Mitchell
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
RoRERTs VS.. SOUTH SDH.

Laurence Roberts football team.
will play south-Side-Eden at Eigh-
teenth and Van Buren streets at .
o'clock next Saturday afternoon. All
players on the Roberts team are re-
auested to report for practice every
night this week at the Washington
Heights Triangle.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
Arc'ioms-
Making hay while the sun shines
has god finding n four-leaf clover
beat all to hollow.


Harry Lake. once property OF
the Chicago White Sox who
gave him his release so that he
could manage Newport News in
the Virginia League the past
season was a visitor in town yes
terday. a guest Of Jim Stein.
Harry is remembeed locally
mostly for his superior handling
OF slsnts with the Harlan ball
clubs Independently and in all
tho leagues the shipbuilders
were represented. He had a
rather successful season with
Noo-poat up until within a few
weeks OF the close OF the season
when he met with a severe ac-
cident. A foul tip caught him
behind the ear and put him In
the hospital Harry has prac-
tically recovered although he
was in bad shape for quite a
while. He feels the effects Of
his accident only now and then
and expects them to wear or
gradually.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

Another former Harianite who
went out as a manager Is Zfm Beck,
one OF the cleverest and hardest hit
ting shortstops seen on a local lot
and there have becn such as the two
Roeers-Hornsby and Peckinpaugh-
Zinn who Is also a former Yank
brought the Columbia, S. O., nine
through with the pennAnt In the
South Atlantic.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
sALEsIANUM VS.. NEW CASTLE.

SALfSlANIM vs.. NEW CASTLE.
Sslesianum. fresh from It's score
less draw with Bristol. In the first
football game ever played by the
Gold and White institution. will
tackle New Castle High on Saturday.
The game will be played at Second
and dupont streets
Coach Charlie Welsh has had his
squad working hard. In a 12-min-
ute scrimmage yesterday afternoon
Team A and Team p battied 10 a
standstiii. Neither was able to
score.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

at Boston offers
a larger seating
capacity. which
OF course. means
a bigger gate.
From an ar
tistic standpoint.
/ know OF no
poorer field for
the staging OF a
W orld series
than the Polo
Grounds. I do
not have refer
ence 20 the play
ing condition OF
the field, be-
cause II Is al
W Us in Il n e
shape. I have
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

Picking the Pick experts
overlooked one good bet
Big Bill Shanner. Bills
ninging attracted enough at
tention 10 gain for him a
trial with Connie Mack last
year. lie is now back
from a season in the South.
He Travelled quite a bit and
saw service with several
teams in several circuits.
BIZ pltched some wonder
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

The Want Ads will be favored
during the coming months when
farm property. property located near
water and on high land viii be sold
to good advantage.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
full games around these
parts last season.
BEN GREENSTEIN, Editor

Bill MCGOWAN got his name i'm big
type In the headlines In several OF
the papers in Baltimore and other
cities for being the selection OF the
International League TO work in the
Little Big Series between Baltimore
OF the Ints and Louisville of the
American Association. Bill Is sIat-
ed TO go higher and that means
either the American or National.
He Is one Wilmington boy who Is
making good in better baseball.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

Ike Elliott has returned 20 the
u. OF ID. squad. Strict attention TO
football is expected to develop Ike
into one OF the best gridders ever
produced i'm this State.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

Frank Day rated as one OF
Wilmington's most leading bowl
ers is also interested in other
sports They generally take to
the pin game in the of season
or after being through being
actively ems z d in other
branches Of sport. Frank will
take in the opening game OF the
big series this afternoon In New
York. This is the thirteenth con-
secutive year as a spectator Of
the annual classic and despite
the superstitious number this
is his luckiest- Any one able
70 get a seat can be considered
in the horseshoe class
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
BY BILLY EVANS.

Worlds Greatest Baseball Expert.
NEW YORK-From a financial
standpoint. the Polo Grounds is ideal
ior a world series. Only Braves FIELD
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

Coach Derby OF Delaware Is up
against IL the way many gridiron
mentors find themselves on arriv-
ing at a new post. He has any
thing but the best of material to
work with and just the same many
OF the followers OF the Blue and
Gold and others arc expecting won
dcrs OF him. Yes, they think Del
aware ought 10 win every game be-
cause IL has a new coach no matter
whether he happens TO be Derby or
Glenn Warner. According TO ex-
prcssions OF members of the squad
Coach Derby is all and more than ex-
pected. He is a hard worker and
knows the game.
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We have received a reply 10
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

Lost articles may be found by ad-
vertising through the medium OF the
Want Ads
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
suegler's 22s was high single.

The Electric Hose has turned in
some pretty fine bowling but has
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

A lot Of fellows were battling for
high three. Stiegler Of Speakman.
showed his heels TO the entire field
with SOS. Prentiss with SIS. Pierce
with 555. McCaulley with $50. pavis
with 552 and Dillon with 54S. gives
an idea how the boys were hitting
EN-.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
INDUSTRIAL BUSTERS

It takes the cool weather TO bring
out the bowlers and the best they
have. The boys hung up some mighty
fine scores last night
City Press. by virtue OF being he
only team to win three straight. took
the lead in the race. Cap Drukker
has his team working right He has
seven candidates and with the "iow
man out" plan in operation every
one works harder to keep from being
eliminated. That 252S total speaks
for itself.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
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EXpLonERs

ATLAS POWDER CO.'S LEAGUE
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

We have received a reply 10
the letter OF A. J. Thomson
which appeared in these columns
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

The bowling rookie laughed and
said:
"Why. this Is soft rs sin. boyi"
He gave the ball n wicked curl
And nearly killed the pin-boy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-19

GARDINER-10 minutes from r. Of
flee, 1h-room house, ell, stable; cleo
= trio lights bath, extra house lot, large
garden: $4,000. G. A. Drawn Agency.
Z Depot Sqr., Gardiner Tel: once
1tl-W. house 2e-R. Large list of farm
and city nrpnerty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-19

way shipping and metal divisions.
Chesapeake & Ohio resumed dividends
and retention of regular disbursements
by several of the important merchan-
diSing concerns was Indicative of Il
more confident feeling in commercial
circles.
Price movements were most confus-
ing among oils, stecls, equipments and
motors. those issues showing mixed
gainS~and losses at the close. Special
ties of the paper leather, tobaccoc and
utility types cased irregularly in the
absence of recent pool support. Sales
amounted to 900,0o0 shares.
For the first time this week, the
money market evinced tighter ten
dcncy, call loans rising from their
opening rate of d per cent to 81 per
cent. in the final hour. This was un-
expected in view of theeasier tone of
time funds for the shorter dates.
Aside from the firmness of the Lon
don rate. foreign exchanges were ir-
regular, leading continental bills re-
acting slightly and German marks
showing further weakness on pressure
Of offerings from London and Paris.
Domestic' rails and Mexicans were
the strong features OF the bond mar
ket. together with utilities. notably the
new issue of the New York Telephone
Co. Most of the Liberty and Victory
issues also showed Improvement over
recent quotations. Total sales, par
value, aggregated s17.s5o,00e.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-19

refrigerator special marks fancy $50
SO: do. frsts 3oi n3..
OTATOF.S-Steady> Maine and
state $50 lbs. 350M 400; Long Island
barrel 425 80 535: sweets, Jersey basket
100M1SO; southern barrel $3.50 3I5.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. unchanged.
The raw sugar market was unchang-
cd as far as Cuban varieties were con-
cerned, with the committee reporting
sales at q cents cost and freight,
equal to All for centrifugal.
The easier feeling in the spot mar
ket led to increased selling pressure
in raw sugar futures. and closing
prices were four to six points net low
er for active positions. December
closed at 2.33, March 2.23, May 2.33
and July 2.42.
The refined market was unchanged
at go to $40 for fine granulated with
moderate business reported.
In refined futures there were no
transactions and closing prices were
unchanged to four points not lower.
December closed at 5.45 and March and
Nav at 3 30.
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New York Produce Market
New York Nov. Is.

New York. Nov. IS.
NHEAT-Spot firm; No. . red 100:
M. hard H.: No. l Manitoba 1115
and No. > mixed durum 100 i f track
New York TO arrive.
CORN-Spot firm; No. 2 yellow SO:
No. white 10: No. mixed 6Sk !
New York lake and rail.
OATS-Spot firm; No. white 45.
BTTTER-Weak; receipts 1914 tubs:
creamery higher than extras 43G45A:
do. extras 90 score 42s; do. firsts IS To
81 score S6fi42: packing stock cur
rent make No. . 2saG29.
EGGS-Unsettled: receipts S206
cases: fresh gathered extra frsts 65 q
60: fresh gathered irsts 5SGI64; New
Jersey hennery whites extra fancy
candled selections IS; nearby and near
average fancy 1909; nearby and
nearby western hennery browns extras
74M75: nearby gathered browns and
mixed colors firsts to extras 5s9 III;