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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20
With the Gunners in
Merrymeeting Bay

The Bath Times says: 'Acco- ding
to all reports there We're more gun
ners after ducks on Friday than any
first day OF open time in history"
1t also said that "Merrymeeting bay
was alive with floats and the ducks
appeared quite tame" adding:
Shooting began about $50 and was
continuous bombardment and an
old gunner says it is a wonder no.
body was killed for there were many
amateurs shooting into the grass
with little or no hesitation to find out
whether there were any gunners in
the direction they were shooting.
Many Bath gunners who have had
experience stayed home. Up in the
air is the only place to shoot when
in the grass according to an old
gunner.
The big f1ocks of birds Friday
morning were found in the upper
bay between Willis shore and Reeds
cove and it was. early in the morning
that the most of the ducks We're
shot The wind shifted and came
out of the northwest after the tide
turned, about nine, and made the bay
choppy SO that there was very little
sculling in open water. 1t is esti-
mated that from open time until
eight more than 1000 shots were
fired. AS a majority of gunners
made long shots there were many
cripples lost in the grass, possibly
100, according to Alonzo C: Fisher,
one of those who lost several birds.
The mouth of Abagadassett stream
was found a good place for ducks.
Birds. They were everywhere
and everybody, who went to the bay,
had a chance to shoot at them.
They were plenty flying but they ap-
peared tame and did not leave un
til late and they soon returned, go
ing about 4.30 and returning before
sunset. There were probably 200
gunners at the bay. more than 100
floats being in use. There We're very
few blinds and not as many decoys
as usual.
So far as known there was only one
accident, BUD" WEIGH tipping over
in his float and losing his gun and
shells He waited until the tide had
gone out. divcd after his property.
succeeding in securing his gun but
he lost the shells.
AS the birds all returned last night
there was another bombardment
this morning and many of the gun
ners who went up Friday had not
returned home up to this noon, max
ing camping trip OF it,
Three hunters. who began firing
before the legal hour We're arrested
by Game Warden Herbert l.. Spin
neN.
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TILDEN III WINS
Continued from Paoe One)

and controlled his returns was little
short of marvellous.
Against the bombardment of can
nonball returns Johnson was almost
helpless. Many of the shots tore past
him with such speed that he could
not get his racquet on them: others
were placed in inaccessible corners g.:
the court and were bounding off the
backstop before Johnson reached the
place where little puff of dust
marked their passing. In the fact
of this overwhelming offense and an
initiating speed the runncr-up chop
ped and undercut returns were futile,
Johnson piled up an unusual number
of errors in attempting to return Til
denis drives due to his utter irabili-
ty to keep the ball on his racquet long
enough to control the direction of his
shots. While errors were compare
lively even. Tilden had S5 earned
points to Johnson's four. The match
was played under perfect weather
conditions and witnessed by more
than 10000 spectators.
The recapitulation of the contest.
which Tilticn won with the loss of
but five games and without removing
his sweater follows:
Recapitulation:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20
Out Door Basket
Ball At Winslow
Center of Interest

Winslow, Me, Sept. 10 (SpeciaD
--Trackwork and outdoor basket
ball will occupy the center of in
terest in Winslow High school ath-
letics this fall. The prospects of a
strong track team are excellent.
The track team will be entered for
the second year on the Bowdoin In
terscholastic Track Meet.
Although three of last years bas-
ketball teams, which won II out of
20 games have graduated. Coach
Mansfield has a tower of strength
for this years team in Captain Hap
worth and Kenneth Reynolds.
The Girls Basketball team with
three Of last years team, together
with an abundance of new material,
has the brightest prospects of one of
the strongest teams in years.
Every member OF the high school is
kept in good physical condition
through daily work in physical train
ing under the direction of Physical
Director Mansfield
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20
Stiff Training on
For Initial Games
College Football

New York, Sept. 19.-Several east
ern college football coaches have an
nounced rigid training schedules for
the coming week in an effort to pre-
pare their charges for opening games
next Saturday
Harvard will open it's season Sat-
urday in a double-header with Boston
university and Mddlebury college
Yale, with only few regulars on the
eleven. will meet Bates. F'ordham is
to tackle Maine. Syracuse viii! have
the Hobart eleven for the curtain
raiser at Syracuse, while Dartmouth
plays Norwich and Colgate is SEIZED
uled to play St. Bonaventure.
in Pennsylvania, Pittsburg Will
meet Geneva. Pennsylvania will play
Delaware, Penn State will entertain
Lebanon Valley and Washington g.
JefferSon's team goes against Beth
any. Rutgers warriors and Ursinus
arc scheduled for game at New
Brunswick. y. ].
Coach Sanford of Rutgers is drilling
his men hard at the aerial game and
il appears that the New Brunswick
eleven will adopt the same offensive
tactics that Center college of Ken
lucky displayed so we'll against Har-
ward last season.
Fifty likely looking men have been
battling for places on the Syracuse
eleven. and Syracuses youthful
coach. "Chick" Meehan, believes he
will be able to develop a great line
and backfeld Many of his men are
stars of 1920.
Larry Bankhart who helped de-
vclop the famous Colgate eleven of
1915 has consented to join the coach
ing staff at Hamilton y. Y, for sew
cral weeks and the talk among the
men who have watched the squad in
action was of another little maroon
giant" eleven.
Yale is going hard under the direc-
ton of Tad Jones and is fast round
ing into form. George Beckett, quar-
ter Of last years fourth team. is one
of the most promising backfield can
didatcS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20
PIRATES TAKE
CLOSE ONE FROM
GIANT LEADERS

PittSburg, Sept. 19.-New fori;
dropped its last game of the season
here today by score of to |, the
game ending with a putout at the
plate. Adams not only pitched well
but helped win his own game by
TRIPPING to left center in the sixth
inning, scoring on Bigbee's sacrifice
fly The Pirates won the game in the
seventh with the help of misplay
by Douglas. Cutshaw led off with a
double to left center, reached third
on Barnhart's sacrifice and scored
when Douglas fielded Grimm's roller
and threw wild to the plate. New
York scored it's run in the first inning
on Frisch's single, Cutshaw's error
and single by Young. In the ninth
Kelly doubled with two out and at
tempted to score on Meusel's single
but was thrown out at the plate.
New York Il 0 O 0 Off,
Pittsburg 30 0 0 0 Ox-2-42
Douglas Toney and Snyder; Adams
and Schmidt
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Similar Reports to the
Fish and Game Department

The reports received by the Depart
ment Of Inland Fisheries and Game
from the several wardens on duty in
the Merrymeeting bay regions say
that thousands of ducks were on the
feeding grounds when the fall hunt
ing season opened and that more
hunters were in evidence than ever
before known. One warden writes, in
substances:
"The ducks We're here by the thou
sands, mostly black ducks. with "a
few gray and teel. both blue and
green winged. Some of the ducks
had bred here and since August Is
they have been coming in fast
Previous to the 10th the ducks had
not been any disturbed. A great
many birds were killed during the
first two and three hours of the
opening day of shooting and few Of
the hunters had reached their limit
by Q o'clock. I never had heard more
firing on the bay.
THE ducks at first did not know
what to 90 and flew about from one
place to another, in every direction.
They had not been disturbed and
could not tell what to make Of such a
fusilade of shots among them. 1t
was different on Sept. IT. The shoot
ing had hardly begun in the morning
when the ducks started for the out
side They had learned their les
SON..
It was stated Monday afternoon at
the State House The department re-
grets the report that few of the
over enthusiastic gunners are said to
have started shooting ahead of the
hour established by law. We under
stand that the wardens apprehended
some of these Offenders"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20
New Waterfall In
Belfast Athletics
Promises Much

Belfast. Me, Sept. 19--(SpeciaD-
Indications point to more and bet
ter athletics in Belfast than in a
number Of years past and with Prin-
cipal Harry A. Foster to coach the
football and Assistant MacTnnis to
coach basketball, there is every rea-
son to believe that there are some
lively games in store There is a
good deal of new material this sea-
son, some new students entering
from the country towns and the in
tcrcst is running high. A football
squad IS already practicing and the
first game will take place next
Wednesday with Camden High in
Camden. Farther than that the
schedule has not as yet been ar
ranged The lineup at present is as
fellows:
Right end. Staples; right tackle,
Knight; right guard. Cramer; CEN
ire, futile; left guard. Pottle; left
tackle. Grady: left end. Bailey: quar-
Hoffsess; full back, Nickerson; right
back. Horn. Cook. Roberts, Scott
and Kelley are subs.
No organization tor basketball mas
been made yet but there is plenty of
good material and it looks as if a
winning team might be picked.
Principal Foster believes that the
basket ball team will outclass any
in previous years. Basket ball is a
favorite sport in Belfast and the
games are especially we'll attended
nv tho n,1hlic at Iarpe hut it must
have good. fast games to keep the
interest alive and this Principal Fos-
ter aims to have.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20

Vincent Martin has called off his
match with Johnny Reyes in York
because of a strained ligament.
Joe Tiplitz has been signed for the
opening show at the New Olympia
A. A. in Philadelphia, Oct. %.
Jack Dempsey has got another suit
on his hands in Batavia, n. Y.
Harry Stone, the New York light
weight who has been in Australia for
several years. lost the Australian
title to Sid Godfrey In 20-round
bout at Sydney the other night.
Johnny Vito is in New York look
ing for matches.
Leo Flynn, manager of Bill Bren-
nan, would not let Brennan tight
Fred Fulton for 81. 500 in Philadel-
phia. Flynn figures Brennan will
get more to fight Fulton in New
York.-Boston Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20
fankee-Giant Fans
Just a Little Previous

Now York, Sept lathe New
lofkers today demonstrated conf
u'hce m their two baseball clubs by
S"arming the offices of each with a
uemand for tickets to the Yankee
"lahS worlds series"
mere had been no announcement
'nat there would be sale, but such n
lumor ran down the roadway and at
O'Clock the Yankee offices and the
"lahts establishment were swarming
win fans who wanted to get their
reservations in early
me rush of tickets came. however.
oetore the fans learned that the Yam
Nees mad stepped down from first place
"eaih today when they lost to De-
"o'I Gloom hung over Broadway
"hen the fact became known and some
VI the enthusiasts lost confidence. At
'"e Offices of both clubs it was said
'' arrangements had been made OF
"0uio he made for the sale of tickets
until the right to play in the worlds
'9''es mad been clinched
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Tigers 10; Yankees 6

New York, Sept. IA terrific bat
ting rally in the eighth inning Melted
eight runs and permitted Detroit to
come from behind today and defeat
New York in the second game of the
series by a score of 20 to G. Detroit
hit New Yorks three leading pitch
ers fer seven hits IN the eighth in
ming. Mays was taken cut after ne
forced in run. muff at the plate
by Schang let in the next two, and
Detroit drove in five more off Shawkey
and Hoyt on punched hitting. Rush
failed to hit in five times up. Score:
Detroit 30 0 0 0 o 0 o 8 2-1O-1S-2
New York L / 2 9 o o. i 6-12-4
Oldham, Ehmke, Dauss and Bass
Ter, Woodai!; Mays. Shawkcy. Hoyt,
Quinn ard Schang
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20
ennis Singles Grown Falls Tilden ndans Again TOP
Single G. Brakes Track
Record at Springfield

Springfield. Mass, Sept. 9.-single
C. worlds champion PAGER, broke the
local track record. held by Directum
]. at 2,04 IL, in the free-for-all on
the first card of the light harness
races at the Eastern States EXPOSE
tion today. The time for the three
heats was 2.04, 204 and 2.03 1-2. Gov
errors of the six New England states
any many prominent army officers
and civilians were spectators at the
races. Governor Cox of Massachu-
sets was one of the timers in the
stand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20
FRENCH GEORGES
TO MEET GIBBONS

New York, Sept. 1S.-Georges Car
pentier viii come TO the United states
sometime during December 10 start
preparation for his light heavyweight
championship fight with Mike Gibbons
of st. Paul, Gus Wilson. the French
mans trainer announced today.
1t is probable that Carpenter again
will lease the residence at Manhasset.
Long Island, for his training.
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Browns 7; Mackmen 4

PhiIadeIphia, Sept. 19-Williams'
home run in the ninth inning with
two men on base gave st. Louis a Z
to ; victory over Philadelphia today
in the first game of their final SER
les. Score:
st. Louis 20 0 % 1 90 4-7-7-1
Phlla. % o 0 O 20 ! 1 2-4-7-1
Nangilder and SEVERED: Freeman
and Myatt.
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Women Aockeyists

Philadelphia, Sept. 19-The Phil
adelphia Hockey league. an organ
ization composed of women's teams,
announced Saturday night that ar
rangements had been completed for
a series OF international matches
between a leading English women's
club and number of American
teams.
Matches have also been arranged
it was announced. between the Eng
lish women and teams at Wellesley.
Radcliffe, Vassar and Bryn Mawr
colleges. and with regularly organ
more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20
RED S0x IN DOUBLE WIN
over CoMISKEY!TES--T|CER
STAGE BIC WIN over YANKEES
Two for SOx

doston, sept. Ia Goston took both
canes from chicago today, go and
G. gush pitci.cd well n the opener.
rarer. who went into the second for
rh.eago with the score tied SIS in the
sc,rntH, was hit hard, Boston making
,prpe runs on six hits in the last two
innings. The Rcd Sox pitchers were
friiliant!y supported in both games.
The scores:
rrst game
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20
BOSTON

Two base hits, Mostil. Johnson
lelbold, Foster, Walters. Stolen
bases, Falk, Hooper, Johnson, Pratt,
Walters, karr. Sacrifices. Lees, Lei
bold McInnis. Double players, Lees
10 +. Collins; Foster to McInnis to
Foster; Scott to Pratt to McInnis.
Lett on bases, Chicago 6. Boston g.
base on balls, oft ConnulIy 3; off
harr ). Hits, OFF Connally 8 in 6
innings; off Faber 6 in .. Hits by
pitcher, by karr (SheelyD Struck
out by Connally !; Faber 1: Karr g.
losing pitcher, Faber. Umpires,
wilson, Chill, Nallin. Time 152.
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Cards 5: Phils 3

st. Louis, Sept. 19--St Louis made
1t four straight over Philadelphia,
winning the final game of the series
today, 3 to 3. The locals won by
hitting Hubbell opportunity. Scores:
Phila. III o 90 0 0 Is so
st. Louis 0 l 90 02 x-5-12-1
Hubbell and Hinline and Peters;
Hnines and Clemens.
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De Rothschiid as Auctioneer

Paris, Sept. 19-Baron Maurice
De Rothschild. the prominent horse
man, announced Saturday that he
had decided to offer the greater part
of his racing and stud stables at
public auction and retire from the
turf.
Baron De Rothschild arrived at
this decision. because he had been
outbidden for the services of Wal
lace Davis as horse trainer by n. E.
Ambatielos, a wealthy Greek ship
owner.
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matted for Thompson in 18th.
I}OSTDN.

Two-basc hits-Johnson, Falk.
echak Scott. Mc1nnis. Leibold.
Three base hits Foster. J. Collins.
Sacrifices -Mostil, Foster. Pratt. Dou
bic play-.-Johnson to e. Collins to
Shelley. Left on bases-Chicago Z.
Boston 10. Base on balls-Of Thomp-
son /. Hodge /, Bush i. IIits-Off
Thompson II in innings; Hodge :
in > Hit by pitcher-By Hodge, Me-
nosky Struck out--By Hodge /, Bush
3 wild pitch Bush. Losing pitcher
Thompson. -Nallin, Wilson
and Chill Time of game--1.31.
Second game:
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BRAVES TOP REDS
IN BATTING BEE, 60

Cincinnati. Sept. 19-Boston and
Cincinatti pitchers We're batted freely
in today's game, the former team win
ming to g. The batting of Boeckel
and Barbara featured. Score:
BOSTON
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CINCINNATI

Two base hltS-BOhne, BfeSSIeT'
Ba rbare, Boecke1. Three base hits
Boecllcl. Rarhare Sacrifice. Double
plays-Ford to Holke; Rohne to Dau-
bert. Left on bases--oston 4; Cincin-
natl :. Base on balls-off Rixey ,:
off Scott l; off McQuillan 4. Hits
off Rixey - in 6: none out in
seventh: off Coumbe 3 in 3: off Scott
q in .. none out in third; off McQuil-
Ian 6 in 7. Struck out-hy Rixey .:
Coumbe McQuillan .. Winning
pitcher-McQuillan. Losing pitcher
-Rixey. Umpires-Rolmes and
Quigley. Time of game-2:0o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-20

q. +. Mead, the Hampshire county
of England cricket player, who is :,
left handed hatsman. made new
scoring record for English teams in a
recent test match against the Austria
lians. Mead complied score of 49,
runs, not out. DR.. w. q. Grace held
the best previous record of 170 made
in 1885. w. l.. Murdoch holds the rec
ord for Australia run scoring with
eli. registered in 1854.
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Names New Material

Orono, Me, Sept. 19-Thc foot
ball game with Fort Mckinley,
scheduled for Saturday having been
cancelled, Coach Brice sent his ten
tative University Of Maine first
string selections against the next
best as teams a and r in four 10
minute periods this afternoon.
Team A scored one touchdown on a
long forward pass. Small TO Jordan.
winning. to O.. The veterans show
ed up we'll
The new. material was not impress
sive. except Blair, an unheralded
freshman, who, playing on team b.
made much trouble for the fist
string Martin played we'll behind
the first line. The summary:
Team A-Young. lie; MuNaney 1t;
Lunge, lg; Lord, c; Dow, rg; Dwell
ley, 1t; Mcketchnie, re. Merritt, Oh;
Martin, lhb Small, RIB; r. Cohen,
H.
Team E Elliot. re; r. Cohen, TT:
Strout, re; Monroe. c; Downey. lg;
Pike. 1t; Dunning, lc; Cobb, %; Tay-
lor. RIB; Finley. lib; Repscha. fb.
Scorc--Team a, :. Touchdowns-
Small. Goal from touchdown =
Small. Substitutes Coady for
Young. Il. Jordan for Mulvaney,
Goldberg for LunGc. Zeisman for
Lord, Stone for Dow, Gruhn for
DwelIey. McNally for McKetchnio,
Mason for Merritt. Thomas for
Small, L. Jordan for r. Cohen, Gen
tile for DunninG. TIirStead for Pike
Spear for Elliott, SkilIngs for Spear
Bouchard for Taylor. Referee
Gould EoWdoin. Timc-l0m period.
Anc;erts Club Cruise
More than 100 members Of Ito
Ten Of Us" call Ancicntsl with
Capt George H. Hudson of the com
pany and Mat Maynard. the holder
OF a Congressional Medal of Honor
Won in the Civil war, as special
guests, held their annual summer
outing or board the good ship Cit,
. Of Gloucester, yesterday. Mai, J.
" II. Myrick donred the Uniform
of n Swish admiral, having Secretary
Gregory as his special aide and made
everybody welcome
AS Capt Hudson came over tho
side at Central wharf. he was re-
cciyed with naval honors, side boys
lining the gangway. and the flag OF
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company was broken out at the
foremost head. TIE voyage included
4 run to Gloucester, where the chief
Of police turned over the keys OF
the city's pound to Admiral Myrick
and made everybody welcome. On
the trip an al frcsco luncheon was
served from the start to the finish
While the ROYAL Neopolitan orches-
ira furnished music.
Leaving Gloucester, run was
made out into the hay and off Ma
hant the ea-scrpcnt none the worse
Of his age, it was evident. gave an
: exhibition of salt water high and
I lofty tumbling and was given re-
| turn salute by the howitzer unit OF
the Ancients. The club, in q meet
ing held between docks, voted the
trip one of the best summer outings
ever held by the organization.--Bos
ton Sunday Herald.
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HOGAN with Cincis'

Cleveland. Sept 19-Kenneth Ho-
gan. a Cleveland amateur outfielder.
/ has ben signed by the Cincinnati
. baseball club, it was learned Sunday
Hogan will report to the Reds at the
end of the National Baseball Fedora
ton Class a series.
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New York Nationals
BUY Eddie Bogart

New Orleans, Sept. ls.-Third Base
man Eddie Bogart has been sold by
the New Orleans Southern Association
club to the New York Nationals, ac-
cording to officials of the local club.
Bogart was purchased three weeks
ago from the Nashville club.
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Gloucester, Mass, Sept. 19-New
plans for an elimination race to pick
defender for the international
trophy for fishing vessels Of the
north Atlantic were formulated at
a meeting Of the American cup com
mittee at the chamber of commerce
rooms Saturday evening. This race
will be held off Gloucester, Oct. IL
and will be open to all vessels in
the fishing industry, which are quail
flied under the deed of gift.
The committee voted to raise
fund by popular subscription, and
money will be solicited not only in
Gloucester, but along the coast
Chairman Charles d. Brown, Fred
L. Davis and Benjamin A. Smith
were appointed to interview the di-
rectors of the chamber of commerce
to interest them in the proposition
A committee of so will be asked to
assist in procuring the necessary
finances to conduct the elimination
races and equip a defender to go to
Halifax.
Syracuse university has announced
its annual invitation track meet for
October % a..
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Good Cheer to Chr;sty

Pittsburg. Sept 19--John McGraw,
manager of the New York Giants,
was in telephone communication
with Christy Mathewson. under
treatment at Saranac Lake, y. y.
Saturday after the victory of his
team over Pittsburg.. He called the
home of the old star pitcher pri-
marily, he said. to talk TO Mrs. Nc
Graw. who has been visiting the
Mathewson family for the past week,
and incidentally informed Christy of
Pittsburg's defeat. Several other
members of the New York team, he
added went to the transmitter and
sent their greetings to their old fell
low player.
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Articles have been signed by Ted
(kid) Lewis and Johnny Basham to
meet once more for the middlcweight
boxing championship Of Europe at AL
bert Hail. London, on October Il.