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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10
Sporting Squibs
of ALI Kinds

Connie Mack's Athletics may train
at Montgomery, Ala, in 1922.
Larry Conley will. coach the Har-
ward university boxing classes
American bowling congress tourney
is to start at Toledo, February Z.
Pitcher Art Nehf of the world cham
pion Giants is an electrical engineer.
Up to 1889 the largest stake ever
fought for in the American prize ring
was $4,000.
Chester was the first place in Eng
land where horse racing took place. 1t
was in 1909.
The Michigan Alumni of Chicago
has adopted resolution supporting
Coach YoSt.
Toronto has been admitted to the
Union Printers Baseball league, now
embracing l. cities.
Pursuit of an education takes the
student long way nowadays if he
makes the football team.
Duffy Lewis, former National, play
ing for Salt Lake City, Pacific Coast
league, hit for an average of 400.
If Jess Willard really struck oil we
guess Jack Dempsey will not have
much chance to strike Jess Willard.
J. H. Zahn has heen appointed
Princeton basketball coach. He is a
brother of the Dartmouth basketball
coach.
Bobby Davis, veteran infieider has
landed early for next season, having
signed with the Reading club of the
International league.
How can an arms conference amount
to anything with such authorities as
Grover C. Alexander. Walter Johnson,
Lee Meadows. Carl Mays and Arthur
Nehf not invited? ..s.,.e
| One thing there will he no news
! about this winter and that is new
managers in the major leagues. All
the team leaders are set on their jobs
| for next year apparently. rs ...
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10
PITCHED FIRST CURVED BALL
John Stanchfield, Student at Amherst,
Demonstrated Professor of Physics
Was Wrong.

John B. Stanchfeld, the noted law
yer, who died recently in New York
city, always enjoys telling how he
developed the art of pitching a curved
ball, observes the Detroit News.
Stanchfield was graduated from Am
herst in 1876, and served as a pitcher
On the college nine The tale he best
liked to relate had to do with a class
room lecture OF Il professor of physics,
who used complicated mathematical
formula to show that sphere hurled
into space would not curve in a hOri-
ZOntal plane without violating the laws
Of physics, which was only another
term for the laws of nature, and such
violations did not occur. The student
spoke up. He admitted that the dem
OnStration was excellent, but he
claimed that he could throw a curve.
That afternoon the professor stood be-
hind the catcher on the ball ground
and watched a baseball plump again
and again into the hardS of the CATCH
err, after having rounded the end of a
wall. The demonstration was COM
plete and that Amherst college incl
dent had much to Go with starting the
craze for curved pitching that soon
covered the whole country.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10

this delivery, SO says the story, that
made Bullet Joe of other days so eff
fectiye this season. He says his
handling of the new style of delivery
is improving each time out and that
he expects to do wonders with it In
1922
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10
INTERESTING
SPORT NOTES

New York university plans faculty
and student golf teams.
More than 100000 golf balls are
used up in Britain every year.
Australia would like TO send q team
to the Penn relays next spri,-g.
United States Lawn Tennis associa-
ton is considering abandoning the
blind draw.
Harry Clark will manage the Mil
waukee American association team
next season.
Jackson V. SchOlz, former D. A. {.
star sprinter. now runs in the colors of
the \. Y A. c.
Charles A. StoneEam was reelected
president Of the New York National
league club al the annual meeting of
stockholders.
Captain StanIeck. Don LOurie, Gar
rity. F. Stinson Hooper and Wittmer
have been lost to 1922 Princeton foot
ball team by graduation.
Cleveland ball club has purchased
Walter Hammond. second baseman and
u pnager of the Pittsfield club. pennant
inner in the Eastern league
]. Frederick Byers of Pittsburgh is
the choice of the nominating commit
tee of the United States Golf associa-
ton 20 serve as president next year.
Chicago Hockey association Is plan
ming to make hockey major sport
this winter by forming a league en-
bracine bic teams of the Middle West.
Utica. \. Y. will hold the next in
+nrnotional match with Canadian curl
ers for the Gordon international
medal Play will start early in Feb
ruary.
Smiling Jack" Leiivelt, champion
catsman of the Western LEAGUE and
former manager of the Omaha club.
has signed a contract to manage the
Tulsa oilers in 1922.
The Chicago White SoX of the Amer
lean league and the New York Giants
of the National league are PLANNING
a series of spring exhibition games
while on their way north frc.l south
Rrn training camps next year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10
HORSEMAfi WILL NOT
BET Oil HORSE RACE
John MAIDEN, Noted Breeder,
Has Never Made Wager.
For Many Years Kentucldan Has Been
Leader of Trotting and Thor
oughbred Ovals-Intcrested in
Every Line of Sport.

Could you practically live on a race
track and never bet single cent?
Could you develop and sell race horses
and never bet cent TO back them up?
Could you race Il race horse and still
never bet on him?
1t is not impossible John Edward
Ma3den. the most famous and leading
breeze: and racer Of thoroughbred race
horses on the American continent, does
all of this. ard still more.
He has . farm ut Lexington. 20OC
acres of the finest blue grass land.
He has other large interests and pos
SeSSeS II large fortune-but not one
cent of this has ever been made
through betting on race horses, not
Withstanding horses he himself had
bred for winning.
Madden as Il boy turned his early
fancy To the trotting horse. He came
to LeNiL-1on in 1883, and from that
time to this has been the leader of the
trotting and thoroughbred ovalS.
His first big" buy was in 1889
when he paid $1,000 for Suisan. trot-
ting mare, and in 1890 he paid S33,25S
for Robert McGregor. famous trotting
Sire.
Madden has lot of sentiment for
his horses He heard that Nancy
Hanks, trotting mare. was for sale.
He Immediately bought her and gave
her a home OH the blue grass of his
farm, and the day she arrived Madden
issued invitations to numerous friends
for reception in honor of Nancy
Hanks.
Madden has established a cemetery
on his farm for horses that have be-
longed to him. 1t is arranged within
stone wall built in the form of a
horseshoe
Within the inclOSure are monuments
to Nancy Hanks, Hamburg and others
whose deeds have added luSter 10 the
annals of the turf.
Madden always sells horse wheI
his price is met. He loves the flee,
animalS. but selling horses that he has
developed is his bU1ineSS He does MOI
like to see them leave him, but a. Ia,
has always said: Il had rather sell
and regret than keep and regret
He retains his interO st in every line
of sport, AMI no event of unusual in
terest in sports has been missed b!
him in 40 years. But still he Will moi
bet on a race horse
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10
RECORD FOR STOLEN BASES
Brick OeVereaux Slid Into Pile OF
Bats, Scattering Them in All
Directions

Brick DevereauX was a great base
stealer in the Coast league not So
many years ago, although he no longer
was a young man, speaking OF baseball
ages.
This story on DevereauX was told
by Del Howard, long time u manager
and part owner of clubs in that or
ganizatiOn Devereaux was playing
with Oakland, which had Frisco Us its
rival on this particular day.
Brick swiped six bases during the
battle. and promptly claimed IL world
record Not bad for an old man.
eh?'' he chuckled
Danny Long, sitting on the Frisco
bench, shouted over Record. where
do YOU get that stuff? When l WAS
with the Baltimore Orioles L stole
seven bases myself in one game. Read
it up"
The Oakland veteran didn't reply
tc this biting sally, but his face grew
as red rs 4 beet
Next day, when he came up for the
first time, DevereauX hit an easy
grounder to- short and was out ut first
by 20 feet. Instead Of stopping h.
turned first at full speed. dashed fer
the Frisco bench and slid feet fore
most into the visitors pile Of bats,
scattering them in all directions and
throwing dust and cinders in Longs
face. - s-r So -.-.-....
Brick rose and carefully brushed of
his uniform.
well. I'm the best base stealer IN
Alameda county. anyway, Danny, ne
said. Which was lis revenge.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10
Recruit Wasn't Worried.

A good-lookiug recruit broke
into fast company at Buffalo,
and he gave every indication of
making Il name for himself. He
had only one giaring fault
used an iron putter when in the
dining room.
After a brief meeting of the
players a veteran volunteered
to steer the recruit right as re-
CARDS his method of eating.
He called the lad to one side
and said: II don't want you 10
misunderstood me, but we have
a good chance for the pennant.
Everybody is watching us. and
for chat reason I'd be just a
little careful if | were you how l
ate-er-er-uSin the knife
and that sort of thing, you know.
Somebody might say something"
The recruit listened patiently.
At the end, after a brief pause,
he drawled: "Wall, nobody amt
said nothing about it yet"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10
Tenure of Champions.

Tenure az champions. from
Sullivan to Dempsey:
John l.. Sullivan, February Z,
1882, to September :, 1892; ten
years and seven months.
james ]. COrbett, September
I, 1892, to March Il, 1897; four
years and seven months.
Bob FitzsimmOns, March Il,
1897, to June 9, 1899; two years
and three months.
James J. JeffrieS, June 9, 1899,
to July 3. 1905; six years and
one month.
Marvin Hart, July 3, 1903, 10
February %, 1906; eight months.
Tommy Burns, February %.
1906. to- December %. 1908; two
years and ten months.
Jack Johnson, December %,
1908, to April >, 1915; six years
and three months.
Jess Willard, April ,, 1913, TO
July 4, 1919; four years and three
months.
Jack Dempsey, July 4. 1918. to
CD
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10

Testerner. But Johnston is ii fi@hre.
on the courts.
lie has a way of getting tie iun
on lis opponents and beating them be-
fore 'hGX get started Ma of his
vi,tGrics axe ouc-siGed, owing IL h.
q. .l.Ht.iit. ali iaa-E. 80 .-st---,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10

were not SO eager to sep into a ball
and drive it out.
But Heilmann doesn't wait 'em out.
He bangs away. at them. He has found
that it pays. Most bad balls are Grip
pleS-eaSy to hi.
Question: Are many hitters making
a mistake by being too critical in
looking balls over as they float plate
wards?
Heilmann's record shows they are.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10

Athletes
mine Boston e
home
whOp saIary
self % o rolls
of
He This
he a
profes siorIb
You cot o
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10
IEILMANN BAD-BALL HITTER
Bangs Into Them Oh Inside or Out,
High or Low-Most Poor Ones
Are Easy to Hit.

Harry Heilmann leading batter of
the American league, is Z bad-bah
hitter
He goes after them on the inside.
on the outside, high low
But he nails enough Of them TO make
him the best hitter in either major
league circuit by several points above
800.
1t is estimated Heilmann could have
drawn at least fifty bases on balls if he
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10
FORK BALL" AIDS JOE BUSH
Red Sox Pitcher Had Planned to Quit
Game, But Freak Delivery
Saves His Job

Joe Bush, the story goes, thought
ne was through and planned to quit
baseball. Then all ut once he per
fected fork ball" on which he had
been working for several years. II *
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10
JOHNSTON is GREAT PLAYER
Midget Net Star Has Way Of Beating
Opponents Before They Get
Fairly Started.

William Johnston. he California
midget net star, is a greater PLAYER for
his inches than William Tilden. world
champion.
Tilden is a head taller than the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10

French Exempt Football.

Football matches in France
henceforth Will not come under
the heading OF entertainments.
but within tie category of
physical and military educa-
ton" French courts have ruled.
Hitherto gate receipts have
been subjected u the entertain
ment tax. y test case. how
ever. has just been. made by
the manager of the Toulouse
club. who refused to turn in he
usual 10 per cent TO the state,
and the court decided that foot
ball was immune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-10

One thing there will he no news
about this winter and that is new
managers in the major leagues: All
the team leaders are set on their jobs
for next year apparently. .'...S
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-13

1916 despite advanced costs.
Manistee, Mich. population 10
OO0) had under the old government
voted bond issue of $4,000 fol
a new trunk sewer. The new gov
eminent spent $1,000 cleaning ton.
OF debris from the old sewer, the,
found adequate.
Sandusky, O. population $4,000
reduced its debt $23O,OOO and in
1919 under the new plan its operaf
ing expenses, despite ascending
wages and costs, were less than m
der the old plan in 1914.
Ashtabula, o., is still living with
IN its pre-war tax rate.
Sault Ste Marie, Mich. tpopuIa.
ton 10000 saved $4,000 in two
years
Alhambra, Cal. population 10,
VOO) bought the water system and
ran it for $4,000 a year less than
the private corporation did.
In Waltham, Mass, the new gov
eminent increased the city tax rate
only 8 percent while labor increased
"a percent; the water and engineer
ing departments were combined
thus saving salaries and increasing
efficiency; by stopping leakage and
waste, an expenditure of 100000
for a new water supply was avoided
Griffin, Ga. population 8,24Ol
saved $4,000 the first year bv i'm.
proving every department, and did
more street work in one wear than
in any previous five wears.
Wichita, Kas. Population 72.OOOI
built a sewer by direct labor at a
cost of S214,000. The lowest con.
tractors bid was $4,000.
Webster City, la. population g.
600 { has saved $4,000 year since
the adoption of the plan.
Among the most significant fea.
lures of business administration in
most Of these cities is the adoption
OF modern budget.
The needs of the city are care.
fully planned year ahead in great
detail and there is powerful nicer.
tive to live within the income.
Economy is made possible, too.
for the reason that lot of politica.
creditors are eliminated and polit;
cal fences" do not, have to be buih
out of the CITY treasury.
NEXT ARTICLE: CITY Hall,
That Are Business Offices.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-13
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
(trom The Tlmes-Recorder, Apr:
x 1911

(trom The Tlmes-Recorder, Apr;l
Is, 1919
The dwelling OF oupt. C. S. Yer
derry, of tne BagIey-Ray Orchard
Company, was totally destroyed by
fire early yesterday morning, to-
gether with all of its contents Of
furniture, very little being saved be-
yond wearing apparel, a bureau, ia
bic and two mattresses. The fire
was in the ceiling and is thought to
have. started from rats playing with
matches.
DR.. H. NJ. Watson. of Odessadale,
Ga, has acceoted a position with
Dodson's Pharmacy, in the prcocrip-
uon department, entering upon his
new duties there yesterday. DR..
FinlaysOn, who has been with bod
sons Pharmacy for more than a
year, has accepted a position in
Hawkinsville.
jefferson street is the next to re-
ceive attention, and viii be graded
paved and curbed from Lee street
cut to the Culpepper property.
The baby son. OF Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Oliver, who was so seriously
i'll quite recently, is now out of dan
ger and on the road to recovery.
Mrs. Lawson Stapleton and young
sons left yesterday for Pelham upon
a visit at the home of her niece,
Mrs. J. L. Hand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-13
DI1NznzzzI27zl!

THERE great deal opinion today the
of President Harding particularly regard his pro-
peace great question which yet
tied this country the fact that the
and half However will be just well for all of who
do with the President attempt the
best possible light and hope that this country after ALL emerge
honoraby from the mystic of international affairs and
relations with the best of itself safeguarded
and tranquility of the whole world stabilized,
FOR President Hadings message may He has
spoken dehntely there longer doubt if there has
been heretofore of his position Despite the expected influences
Taft Hughes within his own party
who have been strongly for the treaty including the League
ant with reservations he has completely scapped the League and
his party aided by the Democratic econcables behind
indicated by the tremendous applause his declarations this
regard brought when his message delivered tuesday lie
for immediate declaration of technical but for surrender
Of Americas rights under the Versailles How he hope
or expect accept those portions OF the Versailles treaty that SUIT
him and his and reject such others do suit and bind
them by ratification without renegoaon only with all the other
Allied sgnaors but with Germany well matter possibly he
explain But what important declaration of definite policy
has been made We know what to expect and look for
the putting of this policy What caused untold
troubles internationally the ending of the has been this
reconstruction under way Because of Americas position world
conditions have well as
the remainder OF the world are paying the price
SAYS president Harding in the of his message:
Little avafs reciting the
specing relationship
governing with its this Republic will have There
be msnterpreaon there will be betrayal of the
deliberate people
settled decision for ourselves, the
general and associates particular that the League
have sanction by
The aim associate nations preserve peace
civilization appauded
ed for ills instrument Of justice but
commia to of force unknown contingencies;
recognize authority
Oanfesty highest purpose League Nations was de-
feaed linking it with the treaty of and making
forcing of the the
be conceived solely
Justice unassociated with the
tuted the
and of There
for the fundamental sought be achieved
ISOLATION long it is the particular
ted to the attainment of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-13

put IN local politicians as manaoar.
ana nave sat down and stagnafed
Yet even there issues have clear.
ca Obstructive influences have becn
Identified and successive electione
brought relief. ''s
One such council in Ohio plavad
politics two terms, but the t6wr
saw exactly what was going on and
at the third election discriminat.
ing landslide put three of the com
cllmen out Of politics and installed
a harmonious, live council and 2 new
hlgh-grade manager.
There Is no magic in this plan Of
government that will prevent the
people from electing the wrong men
Inc plans compels them to make
their mistakes in broad daylight. and
the chance to go astray under those
conditions Is the irreducible hazard
of democracy.
Almost always they have chosen
better men than have hitherto been
successful in local politics. OF
course, what one town is proud of
another may consider old-fashioned
but every town reports improve.
ment.
:. Here are some typical reports of
financial progress.
San Jose, Cal. population 40.
OOO) ran in 1919 with less expendi.
ture than the old government in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-13
DR.. Barton's Daily Letter

white paper, but which paper only
approXimates whiteness.
Nothing is more common than to
hear people tell about some bright
night when "the moon was as bright
as day" | have seen nights which
| should be tempted thus to describe.
But how accurate is such a state.
ment?
How many moons should we need
to give us as much light as the SUM-
Would 10 moons do it? Would 100
moons?
No, nor thousand moons, nor ten
thousand moons.
If the whole sky were full Of
moons, thicker than stars in the
Milky Way, it would not be as light
as bright sunlight. You could not
convene enough moons to make the
equivalent of sunlight.
But orr is a very convenient
moon. Indeed. II IS our uninua
glory 90 planet that we have on'v
ono moon-aod that moon so LARGO
ard we'll behaved that the othnr
n'anets must envy us. No of'nr
o~h in tho solar system hos moon
On lar"a IN rroportion r. +he bull If
The planet, and so near yet so order
ly
We have m nana 70 mako excps-
sivo "'oir's for II. but it is a very
sotisFa-torv moon!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-13

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
Monday, no paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-13
OLD'DAYS IN AMERICUS

bids this and Supt. Mathis will have
it enforced to the letter.
Five Amertcus bachelors will form
a pool and deposit 500 each there
ln,. the first one getting married
sWiping the pile.
Supt. Mayo Of the street force has
repaired the bridge over Town
Greek, leading to Magnolia Dell, and
the public can again reach this ia
vorite and romantic resort.
The unpropitious weather last
night did not prevent a large attend
ance at the Stocking Festival"
given by the Baptist ladies at the
Planters Bank building. Each visi-
tor paid pennies in proportion to the
size of hose worn, and the scheme
developed q surprising number of
Cinderillas here. A very entertain
ing program of music and recita-
tons was rendered, after which
joblot of old maids, crop of 1870,
and a few unmarried young men
We're auctioned off The bachelor
went for a song, strange to say
while the ANTIQUE freaks of feminin
ity brought fabulous prices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-13
he Chief Aversion Of Her Bean
lsSmoke That Comes WithNicotine!
ToDAY'S RHYME BY FRANCES
BOARDMAN.

SEE CHILDREN the Female getting Chest
Scheme for Betterng the Race (The Work should right with
her FaFce though she's the Fact Headline
Act itself
works herself into Sweat about the
Westinghouse right the Presidential
snatch forth She the Farthe
FORM she the human Rising
et wide? That isn't decide mayhap Yields
And yet somehow think that Gents Reformers
who boiler xiii or Curer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-13
THE CITY MANAGER
Good News, This, For the Lowry Taxpayer
BY H. s. GILBERTSON.

This is the seventh of IA articles
on the City-Manager plan, by H. S.
Gilbertson of the National Municipal
League.)
The remarkable progress of Day.
ton under the citY-manager plan Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-13

and all mob violence have their beginning
which turns men into aeness and plants
seeds that of the racial troubles The President
should know this and should take Congressional nvesiga
ton to establish it.
THE Presidents the whole commendabe It
beginning definite of reconstruction which has
been long held upand beginning better than none Let
Us confidently hope that may be the beginning an
administration and lasting administration will prove
to all sections OF everything should and could
be expected.
If the and kept peoples business the
nose will follow suit
There too busy doing things boast what they are
going to do.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-13

municipal govern
ment has been told
in fuller detail
than space will al.
low for the rest Of
the $50 city-man-
ager towns, but
nearly all of them
have similar sto-
ries to. tell.
Nearly all, but
there are a few
where the change
has not brought
progress or eff
cheney immediate
Iy, cities that have
elected unprogres.
GJNyA un,y,,nTI III
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TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.

TO- LVVA'T
A brace of saphead dudes narrow
ly escaDed arrest Yesterday for Gre
ating annoyance at Furlow school.
Some of these young fellows go by
the school and with whistling and
catcalls attract the attention of the
girl pupils. A special ordinance for.