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Evening star., 1921-06-12
new YORK NETM{N WIN |
Take Church Tennis Cup by De-
feating Philadelphia Team
Six Matches to Two.

PHILADELPHIA. June 11.-New
York won the George NJ Church ten
mis- cup by defeating philadelphia on
the grass courts of the Merton Cricket
Club at Haverford today. six matches
to two. Each defaulted a doubles
match and one was postponed because
of rain after the New York team had
taken the first set and the games
stood IL all in the second
New York eliminated Boston yester-
day. Summary:
Wallace F. Johnson. Philadelphia, defeated
dchiya kumasae. New York. 12-1O. 3--8.
o.. 81.
Vincent Richards, View York. defeated
Stanley VI. Pearson Philadelphia. 8-3, 1-a
Watson NJ. Washburn. New York, defeated
craig Biddle. Philadelphia, 6-3. 0-I
s. Howard voshell New York. defeated
Carlton shafer. Philadelphia. 6-4. So.
~, Dean Mathey, New York. defeated Carl
FISHER: Philadelphia. SO 8-3. e-1.
g. A. l. D.onne. New York. defeated Ted
EDWARDS. Philadelphia, Ga. 60
Evening star., 1921-06-12
RUSSELL SOME CLOUTER.

"Reb" Russell, former White Sox,
continues to be the Babe Ruth Of the
American Association. The Minne-
apolis club bagged four homers in the
past week and Reb made half of them.
bringing his string up to eleven.
Dol Gamer Of Milwaukee stole an
other base and is showing the way
with thirteen.
Butler of Kansas City continues to
top the batters with an average Of
AL. Hauser Of Milwaukee continues
as runner-up, with .408, while Kirke
of Louis sville boosted his mark to .404
Evening star., 1921-06-12

1oo-yard swim-won by j. s. Shear tunat-
tached) second. B. A. Bridget (unattached) !;
third. N. F. Coles Central High. Time.
1.O1 As.
o2O-yard swim-won by G. W. Bake tBel-
tiuiore Central Y. III. c. Al; second. J. n.
krueger Central High: third, J. NJ Cuts
washington Canoe Ciubl. Time. 3:07 1-5:
4i0-yard swim-Won by Dana fung kwai
Central High: second, F. A. Vessels lBalti-
more Central Y. N. C. AZ third, ]. Chester
Central High. Time. 8.45 4-5.
SSO-yard swim-Won by G. W. Bake (Balu-
more Central Y. NJ. @. A.; second. Dana funs
Kwni Central High; third, o. L. Turner
Western High. Time, 1885 As.
Diving-won by D. d. Fisher Central
High. 1Is.13 points: second. Albert LYMAN
Central High, 111.4S points: third. II. G..
King tunat,ached). 1864 points.
50-yard swim (women)-Won by Florence
SHADING washington A. $. c. second. F.
n. Damon washington A. 8. c. third, Mar
guerite Newman Washington A. s. c.. Time,
0.43
22O-yard swim (women,-won by Florence
SHADING Washington A. s. CO: second.
Edith Pearson washington A. 8. c.; third
Time. f. OS As.
Diving (women)-Won by E. b. Smith (un-
attached). 94.3 points; second. Florence skad-
ding Washington A. s. c., SOL points: third.
Geraldine Knowles (unattached). So points
Evening star., 1921-06-12

=. Rain overnight caused the track to
become very muddy. and Withdrawals
reduced the field TO three starters
The event carried an added value Of
$4,000. $1,000 of which goes to the
second horse and l-O0O to the third
Behave Yourself, which won tn"
Kentucky Derby d, Louisville. was of
nrst: and led by a length anl a hall
at the stand. At the. mile Uncle Veto
crept up. and at the mile and a quar-
ter went into the lead. Into the stretch
Brother Batch wheeled with whirling
speed and grabbed the lead. winning
safely with Behave Yourself. the
bradley hope. second, two lengths
ahead of Uncle Veto.
Brother Batch paid 5000 to win and
s3.40 to place. Behave Yourself was
$3.50 for place
Evening star., 1921-06-12
Leads Meet Brother Outsider Takes Ltona Derby
Women's Tennis Tourney
to Start on Wednesday

The annual tourney Of the
Womeh's Tennis League Of the
District will start on the courts
Of the Columbia Read Club at
10th and Fuller streets Wednes-
day. There will be singles and
doubles. The committee In
charge II composed Of Mary
will WakefoFd, chairman, Del
phine Heyl, Marion King, Louise
Kelley and Maude Sewall. with
whom entries should be made.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
IS LOADED WITH LUCK"
Dempsey Receives by Mail Daily
From so to 800 Tokens of
Various DESCRIPTIONS.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. June 11.-If
Jack Dempsey carries all of the tokens
of good luck sent him into the ring when
he faces Georges Carpenter at Jersey
City July 2 he will weigh about one ton.
The heavyweight champion receives
from so to 300 letters daily. each con-
tanning some sort of a trinket. which.
the senders declare. surely will bring
him good luck if worn inside his belt.
Good luck pennies of ancient date,
rabbits feet, various medals and minia-
ture dolls are some of the things which
loaded down postman dumps into the
champions front door every morning.
Paddy ]. O'Brien, a Chicago admirer
of the champion. read that Carpenter
received a rabbits foot found in Mis-
souri, graveyard in the moonlight by a
blind negro. O'Brien decided the foot
would bring bad luck because something
must have been wrong with the rabbit.
So he sent Dempsey a sprig Of sham
rocks. suggesting that he conceal them
in his corner for good luck.
Dempsey also received silk belt
made of small American flags, with the
request that it be worn in the arena.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
U. S. RAcKETERs SCORE.
Figure in Doubles Victories in
British Tournament.

BENKENHAM, June 11.-Frane;s T.
Hunter of the United States and Zenzo
Shimidzu of Japan defeated B. !. C.
Norton of South Africa and H. Roper
Barrett Of England in the final of the
mems doubles of the tennis tourney
here. 6-4, 3-6. 6-1.
Mrs. r. Lambert Chambers the Eng
llsh PLAYER. and Miss f. Ryan Of
California defeated Mrs. Beamish and
MRS. Peacock, both of England, in the
hnal Of the ladies' doubles. 6-3, Ga
In the final of the mixed doubles
Mrs. Chambers and Mr. Treble beat
Mrs. Clayton and H. Roper Barrett,
Co. 81
Evening star., 1921-06-12
Swimming Record Is Made
By Miss Charlotte Boyle

NEW YORK, June ia
world syvimminX record for
women at $50 yards. Lab As,
was set today by Miss Charlotte
Boyle In q handicap rnce mt
Brighton Bench in a twenty
fye-yard tank. The former rec
ord vvas 1.:S:s :s-j, made by Miss
Hilda james Mt Liverpool, Eng
land.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
IS HOME RUNS IN WEEK.
80 of These Are Driven Out in
American League.

forty-fve home runs in the major
leagues in a week. according to figures
released today, and which include
games of last Wednesday. The Amer
lean League is credited with thirty-two
Of these.
The Yankees have bagged thirty -four
circuit drives. The Athletics have thir-
ty-two round-trip blows to their credit
The New York Giants top all the clubs
in the National League and are tied
with the Athletics at thirty-two.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
Oldfeld to Pace Drivers.

UNIONTOWN, Pa. June 11-Bar-
ney Oldfield, veteran race driver. will
pace the pack on the first lap of the
225-mile Universal Trophy race on the
Uniontown speedway June IS, although
he will not be an active competitor in
the contest.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
U. S. POLOISTS DEFEATED.
Lose to Parthians, 1875. Ten-Goal
Handicap Beating Them.

ROEHAMPTON. June 1.-THE Amer
lean polo players, Louis Stoddard.
Thomas Hitchcock jr.; ]. Watson
webb and Devereux Milburn. were de-
feated by the Parthians. consisting
of the Marquis of Villabragiama of
Spain. a. T. Pena Of Argentina. Capt.
Frederick Guest and Maj. P. Mayor.
today by IL goals to 6. The Parthians,
however. received a ten-goal handi-
cap
Evening star., 1921-06-12
GOLF TITLE TO WHITE.
Downs Peacock. Up, in 36-Hole
Metropolitan Tourney.

GARDEN CITY. n. Y. June IL
Gardiner W. White of the Nassau
Country Club, Glen Cove. y. Y. won
the metropolitan amateur golf cham
pionship today, defeating Grant Pea
cock of the Cherry Valley Club. by
1 up, SO holes.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
HUNTER BEST AT TRAPS.
Breaks 46 of so Targets at EN-.
mons Trophy Shoot.

The Emmons trophy at stake yester-
day in the weekly trap shoot of the
Washington Gun Club was won by
Joseph H. Hunter, who shattered 46
of so targets thrown. w. d. Monroe
C. c. Fawcett and ]. c. Wynkoop each
broke A, tying for second place
Scores:
Joseph H. Hunter 46: NJ D. Hogan. 10: J.
Marcy. 40: A. r. Stine, 81: Charles Wilson.
.: W. c. Britt. 30: Miles Taylor. 10: w. u.
Monroe, ii: G. A. Emmons, IS: L. p. L.vesey.
IS: C. c. Fawcett. II: ]. G. Wynkoop. a:
John Conner. 80: ". c. HouSh. 81: W. l..
Bolden, IS: Or. Britton. IS: A. V. Parsons. 49,
Evening star., 1921-06-12
France Selects Players.

PARIS. June 11.-Mlle Suzanne
Lenglen. Andre Colbert and William
H. Laurentz were officially designated
today to represent France in the Brit
ish grass court tennis championship
tournament which opens in Wimble-
don June 20
Evening star., 1921-06-12
THREE WINS ARE SCORED
BY SCHOLASTIC MERMEN

NENTRh HIGH SCHOOLS naatorial % points
spashed its yesterday in the swimming
held by the Washington Club. Blue and White
tour times and scored third place Central NJ
while Washington Canoe Club
garneed Baltimore Athletic Washington Uni
Western one
Evening star., 1921-06-12
TAKES LEAD At TENNIS
Columbia Country Club Team Goes
Ahead Of Piney Branch, in
Woman's Circuit.

Columbia Country players. by scor-
ing thirteen wins in fifteen match es
during the past week, took the lead
in the Women's Tennis League of the
District. going ahead of Piney Branch.
which had been setting the pace for
some time. The standing:
Evening star., 1921-06-12
Cubs Get a New Catcher.

DALLAS. Texas. June 11.-Elwood
wirts. catcher for the Dallas Club Of
the Texas League, has been sold to
the Chicag o Cubs and will report this
month,
Evening star., 1921-06-12
Tennis Title to Kynaston.

HARTFORD. Conn. June 1l.-Percy
L. Kynaston of the West Side Tennis
Club. Forest Hills, \. Y. today won
the New England title, defeating H.
H. Hyde of this city. 6-4. 6-3. 6-3.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
WINS BY A GOOD LENGTH I
OVER BEHAVE YOURSELF

ATONIA Ky, June 1l-Brother bv r
and ridden by Marner. the
this afternoon beating r. Bradley Kentucky
ehave Yourself by
The the mi eanda half AZ l.
Evening star., 1921-06-12

The International Leaxue race will
look like a kitten chasing it's tail in
a circle il Baltimore persists in add
ing victories.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
JACK IS TOLD GEORGES
SHOULD BE EASY TO HIT
BY FAIRPLAY,

CITY N J., 1Fans who have watched Georges
work. brought encouraging to Jack
while good he presents
openings punches when close
hat is true.
Evening star., 1921-06-12

bNEf. australia. June 1.-THE
Australian Davic cup team has salad
for Vancouver aboard the steamer Nj
agara
Evening star., 1921-06-12

finest battle on that any one ever saw.
Corbett tore the two animals apart
and kicked Ned out into the snow.
Next morning Ned was found dead
with his nose on Corbett'S doorstep.
And Corbett was beaten a week later
by Fitz."
Evening star., 1921-06-12

Duncan OF Cincinnati also recently
lifted the ball over the fence at the
Reds park.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02
BLOOMINGTON

Mrs. Marie Faust, who lately was
employed in several homes in this
vicinity, recently went to California,
where she will visit
The Misses Dorothy Boutin of Min
neapOlis and Myra Lindner of Cass-
vile visited Belva Hosklns last week
A nine-pound boy Gas born last
week to Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Schup-
pener of Sitter. Miss Schuppener
was formerly Miss Title HUDSON.
Mrs. Laura Nagle ~ North Yakima,
Wash, is a guest at the L. S. Sawyer
home.
Look before you leap" is advice
handed down to us by our fathers,
but every now and then somebody
forgets the ancestral admOnition. The
other day Elmer Pritchett leaped over
fence and landed upon, regular
life-size skunk, carefully ncealed in
the grass. Said skunk at once pro-
ceeded to make his presence known,
greatly to Elmer's discomfort. He
had to do considerable maneuvering
and planning to get rid of the clothes
and the odor.
Lincoln Abraham was taken quite
i'll at his home in Madison last week
and his brothers went from Mt Hope
to see him. He is better at present.
Chas. Myers, Neal Ballantine and
others who are in the naval reserve
corps and received a fee Of $12 per
year for being subject to call for duty
have received notice that the organ
ization will be disbanded. The gov
eminent feels the strain of paying
the $12 each to about 100000 men.
j. E. Connell says the river is a
little too chilly for October bathing.
While down fishing last week he took
q header and had a good bath before
he was ready for it.
DR.. Kennedy and Mrs. Dollie Stot-
Ter drove to Dubuque Sunday to con-
suit physicians regarding Mrs. Stot-
ler's health She returned to Du-
buque for an operation to day.
Dorothy, 2-year-cld daughter of EIr.
and Mrs. Logs Dimmick, while going
about with a little tin horn in her
mouth, fell and the end of the horn
cut a cash in the roof of her mouth.
She was taken to DR.. Baldwin and sew
eral stitches taken in the wound
Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02
ROSCORFT,

The city fathers have decreed that
property owners shall pay for street
Oiling This question has been UP for
discussion at several sessions and
final disposition was reached at a
special meeting Friday evening.
That well known veteran, Amos
DeVoe, will celebrate his 83rd birth
day next Saturday. He is busily en-
gagged in cutting winters supply of
wood and can't spare much time for
birthday celebrations-but confident
tally we heard onr old friend state
that he would enjoy a birthday cake.
Government markers have been re-
ceived at this station to be placed on
the graves of the following Civil war
veterans: n E. Birchard, c. P. Brain
erd, j. N. Wright, d. B. Richardson,
o. A. Rice, j. B. Kinder, Frank Young,
N. J. Francisco and John Foust. The
latter goes to the burial ground at
Boydtown. The first named eight will
be installed in the Boscobel cemetery.
This addition viii make a total of $50
of these markers in that silent city of
the dead on yonder hillside, disting-
uishing the resting place of as many
of the nations noble defenders who
fought from 81 to '65,-Dial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02
FENNIMORE

Sunday, o. Brendemuhl, living on
the Geo. Borah farm, while driving
10 town, unfortunately struck a COW
Delng driven to market by Will Stem
ner. The animal had to be killed.
The proposition to purchase the
Iormey half block in this city for
municipal purposes, and for which a
special election was held yesterday,
was defeated by vote of 247 to 1873.
Another of Fennimore's soldiers
who died for their country overseas,
has been laid to rest in his old home
surroundings. The body of Geo. j.
Kruel arrived home Friday and was
taken to the home of his parents, IIr.
and Mrs. Louis Bach. Funeral SER
vices were held at the Lutheran
church Sunday afternoon.
Big crowd in town Sunday for the
funeral and auto traffic on Lincoln
Ave. was heavy What might have
been serious accident occurred
when ARGUS Calkins collided with a
Ford car driven by Louis Freymiller.
The latter was turning the corner at
the Williams drug store and Calkins
was bearing straight north. The
brakes on the Calkins car did not res
pond quickly and the sedan struck
the Ford squarely in the middle, ruin
ing both tires and bending the fender
The 3-year-old son of Freymiller was
thrown out, but luckily escaped SER
1ous injury outside of a few facial
bruises. No blame to either party
Times.
Friday while Clement eraser was
approaching main street from one of
the side streets he collided with Mr.
EngrOff of Lancaster. eraser claimed
that the sunlight in his eyes was so
strong that he could not see the car
that was coming up tie right-of-way.
Thursday morning Chas. Sulzer, the
furniture man, and Carl Hinn's coupe,
collided on one of the main intersec-
lions to main street md did consider
able damage to the Sulzer car, bend
ing the frame and otherwise injuring
the car-***
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02
ME- HOPE

There was social hop at Henry
Schmidt's Saturday eve. All had a
fine time
Ole Parks bought % fine Rhode Is
land Red pullets from Otis Sprague at
Millville.
They finished shredding for Henry
Schmidt Wednesday and shredded for
Elliott Hazen and Gene Lowell Friday
Casey Jeide was a Bloomington cal
Ter Thursday eve.
Miss Vera Rice is through helping
Mrs. L. e. Wilkinson and has return
ed to her home at Woodman.
Little Johnnie Ooostdik was quite
i'll Sunday but is better at this writing
There was another ball game sun
day between the Rrunson Ridge bows
and a bunch from Pra. du Chen. The
score was z to II in favor of the boys
from Prairie The home boys didn't
mind the beating so much but they
thought it mighty queer for some of
the home bunch to root for the oppos-
lite side
Hank Schmidt thought he heard
chicken thieves Saturday night.
Dick Attewell, Gypsy Dick re-
turned to these parts after spending
the summer in the northern part of
the state. He is camped in John
Oostdik's pasture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02
CASSVHLE

Mrs F. E. Blackbourn's sister, Mrs.
Ellsworth Ball of Albion, Nebr., who
visited a few weeks here and at other
points in the county, left Monday for
home.
Harry Biggin will build a house on
his lot on the road to the Dewey farm
He is at work now on the kitchen, 49,
x2O, and will finish tne main part next
spring.
There was fine dinner served on
Sunday at the Jesse Williams farm
home, complimentary to Ben Potter,
whose 73rd birthday anniversary oc-
casioned the meeting of four of his
daughters and thirteen grandchildren.
There were others who joined with
the relatives in cheerful converse con-
corning the days gone by, the present
and the future.-Index.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02
FAYETTEVILLE

Harold George came horne Satur-
day for stay of ten days with his
family. He had been in San Francis
co for five months. After arriving he
received word that his father had
died in Washington.
The road between Platteville and
Cuba City is infested with skunks.
One party coming from there few
evenings ago encountered them in
four different places. The average
driver doesn't stop to interview them.
Belle Burke, clerk at the normal.
slipped and fell on the tile floor and
broke her left hip Monday afternoon.
She was taken to the hospital.
Frank Wilson, member of the Nor
NAL football team. broke his left
wrist while tackling a man in prac-
tice Monday evening.-Witness.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02
WILLOW VALLEY NOTES.

(FrOm the Richland Dem0cfaL)
We met friend not long since who
is an expert musician. On asking him
concerning his orchestra he answered,
"All shot to pieces One of them is on
parole, one was sent to Waupun, and
another got term in the house OF
correction" My orchestra got MT by
the big stick and I'm the only one TO
be in d position to give musical SER
vice to the public"
One night last week two boxes OF
shotgun shells were used IN VAIN 10
dislodge a coon from a giant oak tree.
After exhausting their anmunltlon
the hunters cut the tree down ana 10
their surprise found that the coon was
inside the body of the tree. NO DOUBT
Mr.. Rae had a good laugh whlie the
hunters were bombarding his bomb
proof quarters.
Something queer about the results
of recent hunting trips Well just be
doggoned if every person whom We
have interviewed and everyone we
have heard interviewed had the same
answer. namely. II brought home
five" Darn funny, amt it? Some OF
them made it stronger. Il could nave
killed fifty but I'm no violator.
Wouldn't that jar the Washington
monument?
One old resident of this region mas
solved the problem of sure success IN
fishing. He sits on the bank with a
good supply of plug tobacco, cuts on
bait-sized chunks and throws them IN
to the water. The fish get SICK on
that narcotic, come to the top ana ne
with a club whacks them over the
bean. The writer has not tired the
scheme but the readers may because
(for a wonder) the idea is not patent
ed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02
WITHIN | HOUR
OF THE COURT
HOUSE SQUARE
Community Happenings
From Exchanges and
Outside Reporters.
GARDEN PRAIRIE

Some unknown automobilist ran
into and upset Emil Grattan and then
motored on. This happened one day
last week
We judge from reports that a large
number of rabbits were killed last
Sunday. One hunter shot % rabbits
and two squirrels. At this rate the
rabbits will soon he extinct.
Lincoln Eversoll has once more
pitched his tepee near the Flatrock
bridge and is living in true pioneer
style. Perhaps no one enjoys hutning.
trapping and fishing as much as Link
living close to nature, and getting
away from the tumult of city. Most
people don't know what a fine life it
'iS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02

Josephine Brick of Mineral Point
and Chas. Downey, Calamine, were
married recently.
From Montfort Mail: Waco Knes-
vich had his left leg amputated just
below the knee by DR.. Morton. Mr.
Knesvich shot away part of his foot
and leg hunting"
Harry Roethe, son of Sen Roethe
and wife, has been appointed first as
sistant to d. ]. Price, chief of the bur
eau of chemistry in the u S. depart
ment of agriculture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02
PLATTEVHLE

Mr.. Krog has been making q great
Improvement on his farm by install
ling electric lights in the house and
barns, also large arc yard light.
This is much appreciated by his ten
ants, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Wisco.
Fred'k Gerhard Ramps, aged "a,
died Tuesday evening at his home in
E. Mineral st. Funeral Friday from
the Lutheran church of Peace. Bur-
ial at Hillside.
DR.. Frank Billigns of Chicago and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Billings and Mr.
and Mrs. Ferguson of Madison were
visitors with the ]. H. Billings and
Wilson Cunningham families Sunday.
Mrs. James Arthur fell from her
back door step injuring her leg and
shoulder one day recently-Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02
RALLY DAY Avn NJ. =. CHURCH.

The Rally day program was very
fine indeed. The songs and recitations
by the children were greatly enjoyed.
The Junior choir also contributed
much to the success. of the hour.
The church was beautifully decor
ated and crowded to the limit with
people.
The pastor IN his remarks, paid trib-
ute to the manifest abundance of tai
ent among the children and the young
people; and urged upon the church
its devotion to the fullest development
of the religious educational program
of the church.
The committee in charge are to be
highly commended for their ability and
service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-11-02
MONTFORT

Walter Steil suffered badly
wrenched arm while shredding last
Wednesday. DR.. Ketterer attended
and found a number of small bones OF
the wrist fractured.
Emma Martinez of Cobb is suffering
from a case of blood poisoning.
Engineer Hathaway and family
moved to Lancaster wednesday. The
many friends are sorry to see them
leave Montfort. Frank Maso, the new
roa draaster. and family of Fennimore,
will move into the house vacated by
the Hathaway family.