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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08
Court Say Tar and
Feather Victims Entitled
to Recover Damages

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept THE Uni
ted states circuit court of appeals
in decision filed in the federal dis
trict court here today held that John
MeInts, a contractor of Luverne,
Mimi, was entitled to recover dam
ages from q number of neighbors
who in August 1919 tarred and
feathered him because of charges
that he was disloyal and drove him
into South Dakota. The case was
remanded for a new trial
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08
Dies from Grief

Warsaw, y. Y, Sept 7-1Jne.
killed Mary Miles Standish, "ho,.
funeral tomorrow comes one weeA
after the burial Of her sweetness"
Lloyd Warren of Hermitage. wa
rem was asphyxiated by fumes tfom
an automobile on which ne NS.
working in a small garage. VIM
told of his death. Miss Standish ~, ~.
into a swoon which was FOLLOWED y
a period OF semi INCONSISTENCIES az
delirium, until death occurred se'
.terday. She was q wears old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08
NO LIGHT ON MEXICAN
PETROLEUM HOAX

New York, Sept. THE New York
Stock Exchange committee on bus
mess conduct today absolved ex-
change members from any connection
with the false ticker report on Au-
gust % which caused Mexican Petrol
cum to break sharply The report
enormously stated that the directors
had decided TO defer a dividend.
The ticket bureau announced II still
was trying to find who perpetrated
the hoax. The bureau originally ex-
planned the report came by telephone
from what purported to be an ex-
change h )use
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08
LESS MONEY
IN CIRCULATION

washington, Sept. THE pocket.
BOOK OF The average American man
hcid % cents less in August than in
July. according To the monthly circu-
Iatlon statement issued today by the
treasury
on August the per capita circuIa-
tion on an estimated population OF
lts,226o00 persons was $50 which on
september l had dropped to $52.4i on
the basis of an estimated population
of los. $4,000 persons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08

Washington, Sept. 7-Accordinp IN
lo2o census figures there. were IL
'sS iliiterate persons. ten years Of
age and over in the state of New
Hampshire. OF this number 0oa
were native whites, $50 of foreign
born or mixed parentage and 1374G
OF foreign birth In the total popu-
iation of 10 years of age and over
the percentage of illiteracy was a
compared to 40 in 1910. BY Hitter
ate" is meant unable to write In anv
language.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08

would naturally be most dear to him.
his heart and soul are bound by d
lasting love for the land of his adop-
ton, which he says he will never
leave mot TO come back"
Angelo has been in Augusta 10
years and is an American citizen. He
arrived back in New York on the first
day of September and came on to
Augusta at once. arriving in the city
Sunday, the 4th.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08

party of young ladies consisting
OF the Misses Eva Lawson, Sadie
Jordon,, Carrie Richards. Alice Wake
field. Mildred Shea. Lottfe Haskell,
Olive Washburn and Alice Taylor, all
of Augusta; Helen Proctor of Green,
and Mabel Cole Of Boston, Mass,
chaperoned by Mrs. Louise Ayers of
Lynn, Mass, have returned from a
three weeks stay at Hersey's Island.
Lake Cobbosseecontee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08

South Gloucester. y. j., Sept T.
A chicken with an uncontrollabie 81,
petite was killed today for MIS- ~
win Bloome's table. In the on asse
craw Mrs. Bloome found her Wv
diamond engagement ri1g lost W.
months age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08

3 A brush fire at the deer park
on Drummond avenue caused
still alarm to"be rung at about lo.4D
Wednesday forenoon. Three small
chemicals were used to extinsuish
the blaze.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08

Among the visitors in Augusta on
Wednesday. were Herman Taught
and Storer Tanper of Sidney and
Mrs. Frank Luce and Forest Brown
of Riverside
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08
Catholic Foresters Elect

The officers of the Catholic For
esters have been elected for the
coming year as follows: Chief rang
err, Joseph Michaud vice chief rang
err, Onesime Bodluc: recording secre-
tary, Alfred J. Turcote; financial sec
rotary. Joseph Hebert: Treasurer, DR.
K. 7. Turcotte; speaker, William
| a.Bonte: trustees. Peter Loubier
Edmond Cyr and Frank Rancourt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08

H H. Lee of this city went to
Pittsfield Wednesday to act as start
er at the races to be held there. He
said. that they have fine card of
races this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08

The American Red Cross Of this
city will hold q flower sale on Fri
day and Saturday when young ladies
will be on the streets with baskets
of blossoms made into bouquets
which they will sell. Anyone having
flowers to contribute are asked to
notify the Red Cross rooms, tele-
phone 1S5, and the flowers will be
called for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-08
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Miss Mary Prentiss of Lewiston,
Me. who has been passins the holt
days with Miss Lottie Haskell, has
returned home.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03

An interesting anecdOte comes to
light in the early career of Welker
Cochran, the phenomenal young balk
liner, who is now regarded by the dis
eliminating dopesters in the billiard
world as sooner or later TO wear the
crown of the great Hoppe, at least a
portion of the time.
Young Tyro Had Brains.
When freckle-faced boy of four
teen. Welker migrated to Chicago from
the little town of Manson, Ia, and was
taking his first primary instruction
from the late Professor Lansing Per-
kinS. William z. Mussey, then re-
garded as one of the most astute
judges of the game and its followers
in the Windy City, was not only enthu-
siastic over the promised development
and natural aptitude of the boy as a
billiardist, but was also much i'm
pressed with the exceptional mental
qualifications of the young tyro.
Asked by the president of one of the
largest manufacturers of billiard
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
LIVELY BALL is DANGEROUS
Manager Otto knabe of Kansas City
Team Claims Pitching and Field
ing Are Upset.

That the 1921 ball is too lively for
the game, is the opinion of Otto
Knabe. former major league star and
manager of the Kansas City Blues.
He claims that it is not only upsetting
the good pitching but is changing the
style of fielding of all the best infield-
erS.
after two or three players have
been killed by these lightning fast
balls, probably they will change back
again." Knabe said. 1T is claimed
there has been no change in the manu-
facture of balls except that the yarn
is of better grade and that the COW
ers are stretched tighter and are
smOothed. We all know the ball is
faster, so fast that it is dangerous to
every one on the infield.
MANY of the star pitchers have
had their best efforts upset and it is a
noticeable fact that infielders have
changed their style of fielding by at.
tempting to field the fast balls from
the side instead of getting in front Of
them. They cannot be censured be-
cause the play is dangerous. \ bad
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03

equipment if young Cochran had any
brains" Mussey replied in the affirma-
tive in unquestiOned terms.
I'm sorry quickly replied his
questiOner, las it will stand I'm the
way of his ever becoming a great bill
lard player"
COchran's phenomenal rise from that
period. from fourteen years to his
present age of twenty-five, demon
strates one of two things-either the
manufacturer was mistaken or veteran
Mussey had misjudged the boy.
Power of Perception.
IntimateS of Cochran, who have
studied his progress from year to year,
while the youthful freckles have faded
and his balk line stroke has become
so comparatively unerring, can testify
that even in his very youthful period
of instruction, he manifested powers
of perception and analysis Of the work
of the older masters of the game,
which seemed almost uncanny for one
of his years.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
GREASE ON SEATS OF PANTS
Difference Between College Rowing of
Today and Years Ago Told
by PhiIadeIphan.

1--WE wore long, white canvas pants
and we smeared thick grease on the
seat of them" Effingham +. Morris,
president of the Girard Trust company
of Philadelphia, was speaking in con-
nection with the opening of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania new boat
house along "BOathOuse Row."
He told of the difference between
college rowing these days and years
ago.
There were no sliding seats in
those days" said Mr. Morris, $50 we
did the best we could. We creased
the seats of the boat. besides the seats
of our pants. Hip pockets made con-
Venient grease cups.
"We were q sight as compared to
your modern crews. Besides the white
pants, we wore blue shirts and straw
hats. On the hats were long stream
erS. which fiOated prettily in he
breeze when we r:Ot up speed"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03

like to have. | am sure that he knew
without being told, but he wanted to
hear from me- Without hesitation l
said, "a golf clubn He then asked me
what kind. and told him that l would
think about it. That meant that |
would seek expert advice. 1t was an
important question, for ii fellow has
only one club it is destined to various
uses and must be chosen because of
its adaptability. Therefore l asked all
of the big boys who played golf and as
many of the men golfers who seemed
apprOachable as to the best club for
a small boy who could have but one.
They all agreed that the best single
club a golfer could have was a cleek,
and cleek it was. / wonder if the
same group of individuals would be so
unanimous in the choice now.
Il was then eight years old, and the
previous autumn | had received my
first introduction to golf. The family
had moved out to Rogers Park, and
shortly afterwards in the order in
which l mention them, l had seen my
first golf ball, my first golf course, and
my first golf club. and it was not
many weeks more before l had got
through my first round of caddying.
had been nightly charmed by this
first glimpse Of a new sport.
Before l received my, club l had
already obtained Il few golf balls. My
nearest approach to golf stroke, how
ever, was an attempt to push the ball
into a hole with a stick broken from
any handy tree. This makeshift was
ended by the gift of the club.
Il spent that Christmas day prac-
ticing in the house, in the frozen gar
den, in the street. / nearly wrecked
the place, and l suppose | was peril
to life and limb in the street, but it
was blissful day and lives in the
clearest memory. 1t foretold a Won
derful year"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03

son established two marks in addition
to leading both leagues with the i'm
posing batting average of .407-fOr
most hits and total bases, making 257
bingles for an aggregate Of 800 bases.
But Cobb has given the Brownie
and all the rest of them something to
shoot at with the highest batting aver
age of APO; most runs, 147; stolen
bases, 96, anG earning the crown as
batting champion u years, nine of
them in succession.
And this is Tvs sixteenth season in
major league baseball, all spent with
the Detroit club,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
Sporting Squibs
of All Kinds

Bill Klein has umpired in ten world
series and Charley Rigler in seven.
Cornell won decisively from Har-
ward in their annual cross-country run
% to 81.
After having been closed to boxing
for thirty years, Keene, n H., has
lifted the lid.
Jack Kelly, worlds champion single
sculler, is playing basketball In
Philadelphia.
Carl Mays of the Yankees pitched
only one shut-Out during the season
and one in the world series.
The golf player, who fails to make
partner out of the caddie, is miss
ing fine art of the sport.
The Williamstown basketball team
will be coached by John Shanahan of
North Adams again this season.
Elmer E. Shaner, Slippery Rock,
Pa, has been elected president of the
American TrapshOOting association.
Bill KenwOrthy, so report from Port
land has it. is to be part owner as
we'll as manager of the Portland club.
Rudy Knepper of Sioux city an
nexed the Princeton golf champion
ship, beating Ed Carruth, 5 and A.,
in the final round.
Walter Maranville is quoted by an
Eastern sport writer as saying he eX-
poets an increase in pay from the
Pittsburgh club next season.
Midnight tennis parties are popular
in the Shetland islands, where in late
June and early July there is per-
petual daylight
Ontario Curling association includes
over 100 clubs located all over the
province representing 5000 devotees
of the roaring game.
The st. Louis Cardinals believe they
may have another Outtielder as GOOD
as Clarence Mueller has developed
into in a home boy named Earl Sen
gotta.
The efforts of the Washington club
to get ShortstOp Jimmy Caveney from
San Francisco are said to have been
abandoned. Charley Graham could not
see the players offered.
Lieut.. Elmer Oliphant, famous West
Point football player of a few years
ago, will lead the New York basket
ball team this season. Oliphant Is
considered one Of the most capable
forwards in the East
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
INTERESTING
SPORT NOTES

The first ring fight in America was
between Jacob Hyer and Tom Beasley
In 1916.
Transforming in baseball often
leads to brain stOrming and neither
gets anywhere.
Exhibition baseball games played
by Texas leaguers in Mexico proved
q financial frost.
build the San Francisco team gen
orally for next year.
Gloucester fishermen already plan
to build new schooner for the inter-
national races next year.
John McGraw is said to be angling
for a part ownership in the San An
tonic, Texas. league club.
One of the latest rumors floating
about is that Barney Dreyfuss is after
Heinie Groh for the Pirates.
Baseball is threatened with another
severe blow. There is q shortage of
100000 bushels in the peanut crop.
Rumor has Ii that George NJ. COhan,
former Broadway producer. will buy
the Brooklyn National League Base
ball club.
The golfer who complains that
some one is driving into him might
give himself the once over and see
If he is slowing up the procession.
The Boston Red Sox have drafted
Thomas ]. ("Zip'O Sloan Of Pitts
burgh, pitcher last season for the
Hartford club of the Eastern league.
The appointment OF Clarence Wanna
maker. coach Of the Dartmouth
hockey team last year, as the Yale
varsity coach for the season is re-
ported.
The Omaha Western league club,
seeking a first baseman to. succeed
Jack Lelivelt. is reported to have de-
cided on Junk Walters. who was with
the Moose Jaw team of the Western
Canada league.
Whether or not they change training
eamps the New York Yankees and
Brooklyn Dodgers, it is stated. will
play a series of spring games again
next year, winding up with a road TRIP
On their way north.
Gil Dobie head coach Of the Cornell
football squad. doesn't believe in good
uck charms. DObie's slogan is "Hold
EN-, fight 'em and beat 'em. and don't
depend on anything but Drawn and
determination when you're in 6
pinch"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
BABE Ruth

After years of undisputed sway as
the best drawing card in baseball Ty
Cobb has been supplanted by Babe
Ruth, whose sensational smuggling has
made him the greatest box office at
traction the game ever has known,
but when it comes to all-around abil-
ity there never has been and probably
never will be any one to compare with
the Georgian.
Sisler Has Chance.
Of the performers now active only
George Sisler is conceded to have any
chance to parallel the remarkable
work done by Cobb. Sisler last sea-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
CLAIM BOXING TOO BRUlSING
Spaniards Prefer Open-Hand Smack
Ing and Do Not Relish Fight
With Closed Fists.

SpaniardS do not understand boxing
and do not want to, according to
Georges Carpenter. On his recent
visit there only a few hundred turned
out for his exhibition. He was told
that as long as boxing continues to be
q fight with closed fists 1t will not
catch on there; but arrange a match
with open hands and crowd will
gather to witness 1t. The Spaniards
claim boxing Is too sing-they pre-
fer the open-hand smacking.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
MASK Is GAINING IN FAVOR
Johnstone's Recently Invented Device
Gives Better Protection to
Ones Face

Jimmy JOhnStOne'S recently invented
umpire's mask has gained favor with
catchers and umpires of the major
leagues and many were being used be-
fore the close of the season. The new
mask does away with the crossed
wires and instead has several strips
of light but strong metal across the
face. The mask is lighter In weight
than the old style protector and gives
better vision. tombstone formerly UNI
pired in the National league.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
HANDS DESERVE PROPER CARE
Three Top-Notchers Recently SheIved
With Busted Mitts-Boxer's
Best Investment

Tommy Gibbons suggestion that
fighters should take better care of their
hands should be put into every boxers
bible.
Three tOp-notch ring men shelved
with busted hands.
Benny Leonard cracked his thumb
on the eve of a fight with Lew Tend
Ter.
Georges Carpenter forced to post
pOne his match with Gibbons. His
injury cost him probably 100000.
Bob Martin broke his knuckle knock
ing out Frank Moran. Martin doesn't
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
Shakeup of Pirates.

A violent shakeup of the
Pirates is planned and when
next season rolls around familiar
faces will be missing. The de-
bacle of 1921 is the cause. After
leading the National league race
the greater part of the season,
the team faltered in the stretch
and the Giants rOmped home
winners.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
RoIIy Zeider's Plans.

ROlly Zeider, according to his
contract with the Vernon club,
is a free agent. He will re-
turn to his home in Fort Wayne,
Ind, and if plans work out as
expected may take the Fort
club in a re-organized Central
league. If the Central in its re-
organization does not include
Fort Wayne then Zeider will
seek a berth as manager of
some minor league club. In any
event he is done with playing
ball in the Far West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
GOT HIS FIRST GOLF
CLUB FOR CHRISTMAS
Famous Amateur Player Tells of
Youthful Experiences.
Chick Evans When Eight Years Old
Received His First Introduction
to Ancient Game-His First
Choice Was Cieek.

ut was on Christmas day, 1898, that
1 received my first golf club" said
Chick Evans recently. 1T was a cleek
"a gift from my father-and l was
not at all surprised to receive it. He
had asked me iokingly what | would
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
SOCCER POPULAR IN ENGLAND
AIdershot Field Is Being Equipped
With Grandstand and Cinder
Running Path.

Soccer football is popular among
British army troops. Each large sta
ton has a central ground. The Alder
shot field is being equipped with 8
grandstand and cinder running path
Eighty teams have entered for the
Army cup games, which are played
with France and Belgium each sea
son.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03

hop may finish an infielder at any
time. What baseball needs is a re-
turn to the sensible ball, where good
pitching and good fielding show &c
better advantage than the trust-to-luck
methods that are now used. Just
think of nine home runs being made
in q single game"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03
{ A|CAG0 EAGLE LIVE SPORTS
Drawbacks of Amateur.

Being an amateur champion is
expensive. The public little
realizes the sacrifices a man
must make.
Take tennis. for example Bill
Tilden, the champ. is on the 60
all year round. either i'm matches
or In training Summers in the
east, winters in California or
on eastern indoor courts.
Which explains Bits an
nOunced intention of quitting.
He's getting along in years and
wants TO settle down 10 bust
ness.
Business and amateur cham
piOnShipS don't mix.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03

Gil Dobie. head coach Of the Cornell
football squad. doesn't believe in good
uck charms. Dobie's slogan is Hold
EN-, fight 'em and beat 'em. and don't
depend on anything but Drawn and
determination when you're in a
pinch"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03

Whether or not they change training
eamps the New York Yankees and
Brooklyn Dodgers, it is stated. will
play a series of spring games again
next year, winding up with road trip
On their way north.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03

The Omaha Western league club,
seeking a first baSeman to. succeed
Jack Lelivelt. is reported to have de-
cided on Junk Walters. who was with
the Moose Jaw team of the Western
Canada league.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-12-03

Lieut. Elmer Oliphant, famous West
Point football player Of a few years
ago. will lead the New York basket
ball team this season. Oliphant is
considered one Of the most capable
forwards in the East.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-07

be devotce of the art of song: however,
his determination to sing was strong
enough to overcome their taunts and
his rejoner." Just wait, one day you
fellows will have TO pay To listen TO
me-" n prophesy TINT he successfully
fulfilled
His first effort to join a musical
organization was when ho and "A
friend sought the choir loft of st.
Patrick's Church In this city. His
friend got stage fright. which con
tagion quickly spread TO the tenor.
whereupon the pair made n dive by
common impulse for the exit. The
choir master was too quick for them.
Before they knew 1T. the trembling
boys were having their voices tried out.
Since then MIR. Ffnncgan has had to
face many critics and audiences
throughout the United States and
Canada. yet never anything half so
terrifying as that voice test up in the
choir loft at st. Patricks
Mr. Finnegan has appeared alone and
in company with the greatest artists
and instrumentalists before the best
audiences and musical organizations In
the United States. Whether at the
Maine Festival with Schumann- IL eink
or with Victor Herbert and his orChes-
ira on concert tours. on the platform
of the friendly Sons of st. Patrick, or
the Rubinstein Club of New York in
festival, oratorio or concert in Roston.
Washington. New York, Philadelphia.
Chicago and from Texas to snow bound