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The Washington times., 1921-03-30
Is Golf or Baseball Our
Greatest PQStin1e?

Some of the hottest arguments
ever produced along sporting lines
have resulted from the open invi-
tion issued by The Times for its
readers to help decide whether golf
or baseball is the most popular game
in point Of the numer of people who
play.
Probably no more rapid partici-
pant in the golf-baseball controversy
has appeared than Charles A. Wat
ron, of the Columbia Country Club
otherwise known as "Skeets" Wat
son, the gentleman golfer.
Here is the kind of golfer 'Skeets
Is. Every morning he plays eighteen
roles against the best competition
he can dig up around the club. Then
he lunches and pops off to the ball
park, so what he Says can be ac
copied as a fair-minded indication
Of the real truth Of this discussion.
VIEWS OF "sKEETs, WATSON.
.As a sport for old and young
alike, golf can't he equaIed nor
even approached.
AS q keaIthfuI recreation for
even development Of all of ones
faculties, golf In the monarch of
'em all. From the nge OF hve to
for the American race-nnd while
1 do not think that more people
play golf than baseball, 1 do he
lieve that golf is giving the great
diamond pnstime n close run for
the honor of being the national
game"
There you have Mr.. Watson's opin-
ion in two paragraphs. Understand
he plays golf at least once every day
and tries to see a baseball game too
but IL he has to forego the pleasure
of either. IL is baseball which suffers
from his absence.
Not only does "Skeets" play at Co.
lumbia. but he often motors down To
the public golf links in Potomac Park
and swings around the course with
The throngs who flock to that golfinG
haven from sunup until sundown,
He doesn't deny that he passes en-
route to witness the amateurs cavort-
ing on the Monument Lot diamonds
and he also stops at the Municipal
tennis courts to. watch the young
The Washington times., 1921-03-30

ladies and gentlemen fan away at a
tennis pill, but his ultimate errand
is to get in a few holes of the incom-
parable golf.
Watson, by the way, is a travelling
man. He skips around the country
with as much abandon AS bee In
quest of the fragrant honeysuckle and
he observes that all over the country
golf is making rapid strides and that
new golf clubs and courses are spring
ing up in every cross roads town
from Maine to Madagascar and from
Nome to Key West.
He is a manufacturer Of musical ap
paratus and is seriously considering Il
combination of music and golf to be
introduced on every links in the toun-
try. He claims his india rubber Vo-
Gallon discus is made Of gutta percha,
the same material used in moulding {
tolf balls, and believes that great har-
mony should result from combining
these two essentials of life, love and
liberty.
LEANS TOWARD GOLF.
Seriously, Watson leans strongly to
ward the golf side of this controversy
end can't quite make up his own mind
whether baseball or golf are attract
ing the larger number of actual play,
6rs. Unlike Bill Price, who is a lover
of both games, although hardly a
l.layer of baseball, "Skeets' doesn't
even admit that there Is any great
margin OF preference as between the
popularity of the two pastimes. He
thinks il is a very even race, wits
baseball having possibly a slight ad-
vantage. .,.
What do you think, Mr., Miss and
sfrs. Reader?, Have you any decided
Ideas along this line? Two young peo-
pie, residents of Washington and Low :
ers of outdoor sports, William T.
Prendable and L. McClark, have writ
ten their viewpoints and they will be
published in The Times tomorrow. II
ou want to argue for or against these
folks. send In your opinion to the
sporting Editor today.
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, thing while the rockies were at
Tampa. but once the regulars showed
up, he found, himself too busy to don
the soup and fish and took his meals
off in a corner and most sedate cloth
ing. He'll continue to do so, too, on
this trip.
The Saints, of st. Augustine. are
the recognized amateur champions of
Florida That's the kind of a game
they played against the big leaguers.
With the exception of Saint Harry
Evans, at second base, the home boys
seemed scared to death. Saint Evans
crashed a single to right in the first
Inning and not another blow was
marked up against Harry Courtney
until the sixth when he was touched
UP for two more, Saint Francis and
Saint Stanley Colee turning the
trick. .....r
Meanwhile, Saint Clifford Colee, the
nome teams star pitcher, was
touched up right smartly by the
Griffmen and after the jump off in
the opening frame, the outcome was
never in doubt.
HAD TIME OF HIS LIFE.
Uncle Nick Altrock had the time
of his life and so did the home folks,
who packed and jammed the little
stand, the bleachers and covered the
surrounding country for seemingly
many miles. Motor cars completely
circled the field, barring centerfleld,
and every good play was met with a
biare of horns.
Altrock insisted on getting into
the game. so replaced Joe Judge at
first base. Throughout the seventh
Nick faced right field while Erickson
disposed of the foes in a row. The
eighth found Nick sitting on the bag,
taking throws without moving more
than his arms. Then he pitched the
final frame. calling in all his out
fielders while he famed the last bats
man with ease and aplomb, II you
set what we mean.
NICK GOT TWIN BAGGER.
Indicating just how he would hit
in the big league, IL only he might
be permitted to play, Uacle Nick
connected for a double to center and
single to left in his two trips to
the plate. He showed the ST. Angus
tine fans all his richest and rarest
comedy stunts and they voted him
the funniest thing they had ever
seen on two legs.
Coming from the warm afternoons
of Tampa, almost all the boys COM
planned of the dampness and chill
ocean winds at st. Augustine The
uniform coats were welcome addi-
ftions for most of the gang and even
the war correspondents sported their
pennies before the afternoon was
gone. From now on cool weather is
expected and Manager McBride's task
will be to keep his pitchers in shape
and gradually acclimatize them for
the orening of the season in the
North.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
M'BRIDE COMPARES LA M0TTE
WITH ROGER PECKINPAUGH
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

JACKSONVILLE March 3OThere for Bob LaMotte
George Mcbride the of the Grmen the authority
Pkinpaugh Of theory
Mcbride believes LaMotte, kid
fessona baseball behind him, learn to hit big league pitching
his OF
George doesn't just when LMotte will do that
thing He merely it's possible right there
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
A. E. PLAYERS GET
IN Line FOR BASEBALL

The Aztec A. c. will hold its first
baseball meeting at Captain Harris's
home, 49S @ street southwest at 7:3O
u. m. tomorrow night The following
boys are requested to attend: Bo
Bregman, N. Panello, r. Mcintyre, j.
Smith, H. Harris, G Watt, G. Hart.
J. Lipkin. NJ. Motifs, j. DeChard, w.
Garner, l.. Singer and ]. Silverman.
Last season the Aztecs won twenty
eight or twenty-nine starts and now
with an even stronger aggregation
will set a fast pace for the junior
teams of the city.
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The players were met by COM
mittee Immediately after breakfast
and taken for motor car tours of the
city, visiting the old Spanish fort,
Anastasia Island, with its lighthouse
and alligator farm; the Oldest house
in the country on ST. George street,
and then out for a drink of the foun-
tain of youth, where Ponce de Leon
himself lived for a while after land
ing in Florida.
LUNCHEON SERVED AT HOTEL.
Following the drive luncheon was
served at the Hotel Ponce de Leon,
and then came the ball game the big
leaguers winning, 8 to 0. Dinner was
served at the Hotel Alcazar, followed
by some excellent water sports in the
Casino. BY the time the boys wan
dered down to their special car at
the station they were ready to admit
that they had had a real day.
And yet there was one flaw in the
days proceedings, one grievous flaw,
too. President Clark Griffith was
spirited away in the morning by
George P. James, of the Columbia
Country Club; Freddy Mcleod. wash
kingdoms crack professional, and Law
renee Lewis, the hotel and railroad
inaRnate. They went off to the st.
Augustine Country Club for a round
of golf, all arriving at the ball park
IN time to see the game, which was
a scream in more ways than one. All
four golfers admitted that Griffith
and Mcleod rad won, but no two had
the same score Finally Mcleod said
that about ~ would tell the story.
The flaw cave n the disappearance
Of Clark Gfifhtas y famous clawham-
mer coat
FELL NDOwN ON CLawpIAMn nEfs.
Manager Mcbride was expected to
don the clawhnmmer for the luncheon
party at the Ponce De Leon. but when
;he time came for him TO climb into
the trick suit, the coat was nowhere
TO be found. President Griffith had
forgotten to rig itSout for his new
manager.
After the ball game President
Griffith admitted under pressure that
the coat was packed in the bottom
of his trunk and the trunk had been
sent through to Washington from
Tampa last Friday or Saturday.
'Tt was an oversight on my part,
he explained. 81 fully intended bring
ing 1t with me so as to make my
speeches in due form, both here and
in Jacksonville, Chattanooga, and
X. NOW can tne
speeches after all the hours of prac-
tice took in getting them ready.
"Well that let's me out" chimed in
the new manager. 81 can't be eN-
pected to make any speeches either,
without E. suitable clawhammer coat.
JIM SHAW CHIEF MOURNER.
All the boys were sorry to learn
that President Griffith's clawhammer
was missing. This was especially true
of Jim Shaw. The big hurler wanted
TO see Griffith in that coat and then
laugh himself to death, at any rate.
that's what he said.
81 could die happy II I could only
see teacher in that clawhmmer coat"
said Shaw. "They tell me he wore
II one night at Tampa, but that was
before / got there. He didn't dare
TO put Il on once I showed up"
And that is about the truth Of the
matter. President Griffith wore that
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
ADMIRE CALLS PLAYERS
FOR ODD FELLOWS nine

Ernest Admire, who is managing
the Odd Fellows ball team in the
Fraternal League, desires that all
members of the order who can play
ball. should meet him at 4:30 p. m.
Saturday, April ?, at diamond num-
ber nine. Monument Lot.
Edward Anderson Will act as cap
tain. Anderson has played ball in the
District with several different
leagues.
AS IT is desired to place as fast a
team as possible in the league, every
member OF the order who can play
ball is requested to give the manager
his cooperation.
In case OF rain get in communlca
tion with the manager at 231 8 street,
northwest
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
TRAINING CAMP GAMES
At Memphis, Tenn

At Memphis. Tenn.- +. II. K.
Boston AU1srlCans ..s...........s.
Memphis tSouth. Association) ..6 6 2
Fullerton, Best, TaIcotte and Chaplain,
Ruel; Chambers. Wolfe, Fowlkes and Derose.
Al Lake Charles, La r. II. K.
Philadelphia Americans .....3 Q
Houston (Texas League) ...."....
Naylor, Perry and Perkins; Pierrott,
Nichols and Wright. Gilham.
At San Francisco t10 innings)- r. II. e.
Chicago Nationals ,...............
San Francisco (Pac. Coast Beague)
Vaughn and DAILY: Lewis and Agnew.
At Oklahoma City, Okla,-- r. II. r.
Cincinnati Nationals ............1i II
)klshoma city twcstern League).. o 10 z
Brenton, Napier and Hargraves; Mitchell,
Allen Salisbury and Parker, Hssley. LonG.
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
WINSTONS WILL BATTLE
Two in SUNDAYS PLAY

Winston A. c. players will take on
two opponents Sunday. meeting the
Jennings A. c. at / o'clock and the
l.angdon A. c. at 3 o'clock.
special meeting has been called
for tonight at 1910 II street north
cast. at Manager Woodcock's resi-
dence.
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Will Meet Tonight.

Departmental League managers will
meet tonight st Spsldings At 8
o'clock
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
LOOKING 'EM OVER
|By LOUIS A. DOUGHER
Now For the Real Contests

JACKSONVILLE Fla gathered today
be and
The of festivities
scriptons of the prison dungeons at ST. Augustine
greater glory Jaksonvs State League club Tomorrow might
making
The remainder of the will hike for Birmingham where the
OF hardships.
tedious
handed ahy by the folks
dest CITY in the Unite
The Washington times., 1921-03-30
RUNNERS HOLD
BIC MEETING TONIGHT

Aloyss-S Club distance runners will
hold an important meeting tonight at
AZ I street northwest. for track and
marathon runners.
The athletic committee intends u
d,s close some important information
n regard to spring track work.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-28
MARRIED.

BUTLER-SWAzEY-At Seal Cove,
Sept. II, by Rev. r. D. Malany,
Miss Olive Butler of Center to
Dana Swasey of Seal Cove.
BERRY-CLARK-A Northeast Har-
Dor, Sept 20, by Rev. H. D. Knowles
of Sullivan, Miss Vera Winifred
Berry of Lamoine to Herbert Airing
ton Clark of Bath.
MOULTON-FERNAL Ellsworth
Sept. 26, by Rev. j. A. Weed, Miss
Elizabeth Moulton of Wells to Fred
Fernald of Franklin.
HIGGINS-DOLLIVE Ellsworth
Sept. "a. by Rev Clarence Emery,
Miss Mildred B. Higgins of Bar Har-
Dor to Lloyd Alison Dolliver, of
Trenton.
SPENCER-LANGLEY Ellsworth
Sept. "a, by Rev. Clarence Emery,
Miss Hester May Spencer to Carroll
Perry Langley, both of Ellsworth.
AN-APPLEBEE- At Bucks
port, Sept. rs, by Rev. Walter H.
Cass, Miss Bernice M. Snowman of
Orland to Vinal l.. Applebee of
Bucksport
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-28
ELLSWORTH FALLS.

The ladies of the parish will have
cooked food sale in the vestry Fri
day afternoon for the benefit of the
church.
Mrs. Arthur B. Mitchell broke hel
arm Thursday of last week, while
calling at the home of a neighbor.
Mrs. Mitchell was going up stairs
and tripped.
George H. Lord of Stoneham
Mass, came Monday to join his
mother for few days visit with
relatives.
Miss Ethel Crocker of Bangor
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs
George e. Gray.
The regular weekly services OF
the church are being held Sunday
evenings at 7.30 by the new
pastor, Rev. George S. Brookes
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Brookes are be-
ing we'll received in this community
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PenObScOt,

Mrs. Ruth F. Smith, Misses Hazel
Davis, Myrtle and Lillian Leach are
home from Seal Harbor, where they
spent the summer.
The freshmen of Clark high
school were given a reception by
the teachers and upper classmen
Friday evening A program of
games and dances was carried out,
and refreshments were served.
Mrs. Theodore G. Perkins spent
few days last week in Roxbury,
Mass. Mrs. Perkins and children
will spend the winter here, occupy
ing the Austin Bridges house.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Lester Hale are
occupying the Irving Littlefield
house again for the school year.
There will be a meeting Of Pc
nobscot chapter, O.. E. S., at Ma
sonic hall Friday evening, Oct. 7.
A full attendance is desired, that
the officers may get in working
order for the year. A picnic lunch
will be served.
Miss Vera Leach has returned tc
her work in Augusta after a two
weeks vacation spent with her pa
rents.
Sept. 26. "Woodlocke.
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COUNTY AGENT RESIGNS.
Mr.. Bridges Will go to ThOrsen
Farms as Manager.

Mr.. Bridges Will go to Thorsen
Farms as Manager.
H. Styles Bridges, Hancock
| county agricultural agent for the
past two years, has resigned to &C
cept the position of manager of the
Thorsen Farms at West Hancock.
His resignation was presented at
| meeting of the executive board of
the Farm Bureau Monday, and at
| conference of the county agents with
the extension service officials of the
University of Maine at Orono yes
terday, being accepted with regret
| by both.
P. S. Thorsen, owner of the Thor
sen Farms, is fortunate in securing
man of Mr.. Bridges ability as
| manager. Mr.. Bridges has special
lied on stock, and at the Thorsen
| Farms he will have the handling
and development of what is already
| one of the finest herds of registered
| as of the general operation of this
600-acre farm.
/ Mr.. Bridges is farmer bred and
farmer trained. He was born on
| a Washington county farm, took the
| COuISC dL Iu0 Uul-
versity of Maine, working his way
| through college by work on the
dairy farm which gave him the
practical experience books could
not, being graduated in 1917. He
took postgraduate work at the
Massachusetts, agricultural college.
His first year out, he worked the
season as foreman on Swanson
Bros poultry and market garden
farm at Gloucester, Mass, one of
| the largest farms of the kind in
eastern Massachusetts. From here
he went to Sanderson academy at
Ashfield, Mass, as agricultural in
structor, also doing agricultural ex-
tension work in that section.
At Sanderson he built up a stock
Judging team that took the cham
pionships of the state and of the
Eastern States. His work in this
direction brought him immediate
recognition as one of the best
judges of stock in New England, and
he has served as judge of stock
at all the largest fairs of Massachu-
sets, and at the Eastern States Ag-
ricultural Exposition.
Mr.. Bridges came from SandersOn
academy to Hancock county nearly
two years ago, and his work here
has been effective. His resignation
is to take effect not later than De-
cember l. earlier if his successor
can be quickly obtained.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-28
Sunday School Convention.

The annual convention of the Han
cock County Sunday School associa
ton of Methodist and Baptist
churches was held at Franklin last
Friday, with good attendance.
Forenoon and afternoon sessions
were held at the Baptist church and
the evening meeting at the Metho-
dist church. Dinner was served at
the Methodist church and supper at
the Baptist church. The program:
Forenoon.
Devotions .......... Rev. z. Andrews
Greetings
Appointment of committees
A survey of Hancock County-Pro-
testant population, School popula-
ton, Sunday School population.
Secretary's statistical report; other Of
ficers' reports.
Address, Putting Religion into the
| Life of a Nation and Individual"
Rev. E. H. Brewster Gen. Sec.
Afternoon.
| Devotions. Rev. Clarence Emery
| Address, Training the Child in Re
| ligion," ... Mrs. T. J. Winslade
Address, 1.-THE Church Meeting the
Needs of YOUTH"
Rev. E. H. Brewster
| Address. 1.-THE Adult Division of the
School," REV. Alexander Henderson
| Offering
Reports Of committees; election and
installation of officers; election of
State committeeman
Putting it Across in Hancock County
| The County's Record for 1921
| Conferences
Evening
Devotions
Music
| Offering
Address, "The Community Training
School, ... Secretary Brewster
Address, "The Church Vacation
School" Rev. Alexander Henderson
Prayer and benedction
At the business meeting, Rev.
George S. Brookes of Ellsworth was
| reelected president for his fourth
year; Rev. A. w. Brown of Frank
| lin, vice-president; Miss Harriet
! Cole, Sedgwick, secretary.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-28
DIED.

ALLEN-At Ellsworth, Sept. "a, Ed.
ward R. Allen. aged So years. s
months.
DAVIS-At Harborside (Brooksville)
Sept. Z, Ruth, wife of Judson Davis
aged 80 years, months.
GRAY-At Deer Isle, Sept. 16, Thomas
g. Gray, aged 46 years 1 month. 2
days.
GRAY-At West Sedgwick, Sept r.
Mrs. Linwood Gray, aged rs years,
II months.
HUMPHREY-At Peabody, Mass
Sept. 8, Mrs. Mary Humphrey, aged
95 years. burial at Center.)
MAYO-At Ellsworth, Sept. FL, Henry
Mayo, aged SO years, months.
F1ERCE--At Bucksport, Sept. 81, Mrs.
Helen M. Pierce, aged 80 years, /
month. s days.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-28
NORTH ELLSWORTH.

DR.. Dana Weeks of Marion, O., is
a guest at Daniel Richardson's.
Gilman Bickford is at home from
Boston for his annual vacation.
Mrs. A. w. Mason was called to
Ellsworth last week by the death
of her brother, Henry Mayo, who
had been an invalid for some time.
Mrs. Margaret Wasgatt of Surry
was a recent guest of Mrs. Isaac L.
Emery.
Saturday the correspondent picked
purple violet, two bunchberry
blossoms and three strawberry bios
SONS. At the fair last week, H. F.
Maddocks exhibited a branch bear
ing several clusters of apple bios
SONS and three large red apples.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-28
"8on OF q Gum"

The phrase, 'son Of a gum" is some
times explained as "Son Of the Wine
pot or F1agon." There Is a word
"goan" which Is a dialectal variety
Of "gawn"-gallon. Another view is
that the expression was originally ap.
piled to boys born on board ship
One admiral said that he had been
Graded under the breast ,r gun-car.
riage. 1t occurs in tbs sense In
Smyth's Sailors Word-Book" (1867).
1t is usually used In a deprecatorS
sense, --s''-1'--. 1870 80. - :; =
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-28
Birch HarbOr.

E. D. Chase and wife of Bangor
were here Sunday.
Mrs. William Rice went to the
Eastern Maine general hospital in
Bangor last week for treatment
Schools are in session. Miss Edna
Harmon of Madison teaches in this
district and Gladys Webb of West
Sullivan at Bunker Harbor.
The girls who went to Winter
Harbor to enter high school this
term were Ivy Rice, Leonice Rice,
Avis Temple, Olga Temple, May
Wakefield and Aida Winslow.
M. H. Winslow underwent a
slight operation at his home here
Sunday. DR.. Dyer of Winter Har-
Dor and DR.. Clark Blance from
Camp Devens were in attendance.
Sept. rs. =.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-28

Medieval writer's usually refer Ia
coal as "sea-coal" (carbones mari
timi, or carbe de mari), in order to
distinguish 1t from charcoal (car-
oons9. The name evidently arose
from the fact that 1t was brought to
some places by water The name was,
however. used Of coal which was cart
ed into Chester from Ewloe, and Of
that found In the middle Of Derby.
shire: In the reign Of Elizabeth coal
was measured by the barrel. nine bar.
relg TO- the ton!
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-28
BORN.

BAKEMAN-At Cape Roster, Sept 25.
to Nr. and Mrs. Oliver Brakeman, a
son.
CHURCHILL-At Orland, Sept 10, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard E. Churchill,
son.
GRAY-At Cape Roster, Sept "a, to
Mr.. and Mrs Manfred Gray, a daugh-
ter.
GRAY-At Penobscot, Sept. 20, to Mr.
and Mrs. Olin c. Gray SON
SMALL-At Orland, Sept. to Mr..
and Mrs. Harry B. Small a daughter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-09-28
Green Lake.

Mr., Lord is very ill. 1t is thought
he has an attack Of appendicitis.
Mr.. Thornton Of Bangor is at his
cottage here.
Mrs. Milo Austin spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Mary
Spencer.
Sept. 26. r.
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|. w. Peaslee & Co.
i. MainISt., near Railroad
L. E. TREADWELL

Ellsworth, Me. Tel. POPS
Agent for International Harvesting
Co. of America.
FULL LINE OF FARM MACHINERY
I have on hand four Dressing Spread
ers, i Disc Harrow, / Levelling Har-
row, / Riding Cultivator (can be used
for harrow, New Type Potato Digger.
sells for $50, Walking and Sulky
Plows. All can be sold on twelve
months time. I make a specially Of
Cream Separators and Oil Engines Of
all sizes. The 8-16 and 1920 I. H. Co.
Tractor can be bought for 5000 on II
months time.