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Evening journal., 1921-08-04

Against Kumagae ne picked out
his soft spots and played to them.
When he faced williams. he sens
ed the former champions weakness
at the start williams prefers 20
have the ball well away from his
body. Richards shot Il straight at
him with the result that Willia.H
was forced to make his shots from
the cramped position.
Richards vanquished the Boston
star by his technical judgment and
brilliant stroke execution.
When he stepped out on the
courts az Providence. r. l.. to face
Tilden. the master. he had the poise
Of a champion.
He showed a well-rounded game.
coupled with a variety OF strokes
and magnificent service which threw
Tilden of his usual stride.
Invariably he advanced TO the net
at the psychological moment to pass
Tuden with a clever cross-hre.
He recovered apparently unre-
trievable balls He leaped high in
the air in mid-court for volley kills.
Richards has been a tennis sem
sation since he was IS. AT that time
he won five national titles within
six months.
This year he seems to have drop
ped some OF his boyishness.
He may not be able to beat Til
den. when the champion Is at his
best, but he will rank one-two-three
this fall
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
CorUboy Spoke MrouuS Mean Rope

Everybody knows lot about
Iris Speaker the ball player. but
they know little about Spoke. the
cowboy.
The tall Texan wields a mean ball
bat-also he throws a mean rope.
All Texans do-that is the real
fellows who grow up in the long
horn cattle districts.
Hubbard City. spoke's home town.
is a cattle town.
The natural dress down there con-
sists Of pair Of boots, chape
bandana handkerchief. a colored
shirt, a tall hat and a lariat.
Spoke owns a ranch near Hub
bard and he has II we'll stocked with
future pot roasts and porterhouse
steaks.
He used to work on a ranch be-
fore he got into basebll
Each fall and winter he goes back
TO his rope and his saddle.
Lots OF Fun.
I'm not the best roper in the
world" says Spoke, but it's a lot
OF fun.
at the Fort Worth rodeo last
fall roped and tied a couple OF
steers in "a seconds each.
That's considered fair time un-
lees you are in the business all the
time"
Recently Spoke competed in a rop-
ing contest at a Wild west show In
Cleveland.
He didn't win any prizes. But he
tried. His time was a little over a
minute for roping and tieing a calf.
The crowd gave him about 90 per
cent OF the cheering just the same.
for Spoke is the popular idol since
he won the pennant for Moses
Cleveland.
Southpaw Roper.
spokt does everything left-hand-
ed in baseball, and he is a south
paw roper.
He owns the gayest saddle. bride
and chaps that were ever made from
leather. His boyhood friends from
Hubbard City presented them to him
last fall after he led the Indians tc
a pennant.
And as one OF the ccwpunchers re-
marked; Spoke don't At in up here
in the city. He belongs down in the
steer country"
But Spoke won't go back TO cat.
tie roping when he's through will
baseball.
He's got the bug for contracting
work. Jim Dunn, contractor and
owner OF the Indians, plans to star
Spoke of in this business.
TN never be a bench manager
Iris says.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04

They have in them badness that
runs out Of their mouths in vile
words and out their fnger-ends
where they scrawl lewd pictures and
sentences on fences and walls.
They are guilty Of hold-ups and
innumerable crimes. Before the war
the English reviews contained arti-
cles on the startling increase Of ju-
venile delinquency. and now that
delinquency is still apparently on
the Increase they are charging it TO
the war. There are boys that are
bad, criminally bad.
But all good boys are bad some-
times. And It is these good boys
who are sometimes bad OF whom 1
am now writing particularly.
have sons. You may ask any
OF the neighbors about them, and
you will be told they were good
boys and are now good men. 1 have
not made failure of my boys. They
have good mother. And their
father has never been Indifferent to-
ward them.
My boys have always been good
boys. But even good boys. includ-
ing my own boys. and perhaps in
Guiding myself in boyhood. have
had periods Of being less good than
usual.
1t is not necessary to take too
seriously the naughty pranks OF
habitually good boys. Some OF
those things would better pass un-
noticed. Some OF them should be
corrected promptly. by means Of a
frank and loving conference. II
pays to be frank with a boy.
One thing parents need TO remem.
Der is that not all boisterousness ant
forgetfulness and rudeness is delib
erately bad. Nearly all the goos
men in the world had periods o
restlessness and rudeness and occa
sions for anxiety to parents. Tha
is one part Of the processes Of max
ing good men.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
BaHpIayer Worth

SAN FRANCIsCo.-"He's worth
his weight IN gold"
The San Francisco Seals. OF the
Pacific Coast League. demand a
price for young Jimmy O'Connen,
star first baseman, which In yellow
metal would more than outweigh
Jimmy.
Recently Bob Connery. scout for
the New York Yankees. Is under
stood to have offered $4,000 cold
cash for the 2t-year-old pastimer.
The offer was refused. and O'Con-
nelrs price set az SOC. 900. the high
est figure ever demanded for a
minor Lacquer. But the Seals man
agemcnt considers itself justified
when IL is considered that practical
ly every major club In the country
Is bidding for his services. O'Con-
nell weighs $50 pounds. which fg-
ured IN gold az S20.67 an ounce.
totals s70.329.6O
This As O'Conneii's second year In
professional baseball. Fred Mitchell.
ex-manager OF the Chicago Cubs
offered the Seals 10000 for him be-
fore the younEstcr had played one
complete game in organized base
ball.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
Majors Bid in Vain to Land
Coast League 'Babe Ruth ="

They are saying some nice things
about Jimmy o'Connell. 19-year-old
first baseman OF the San Francisco
Seals.
The kid is an embrionic Babe
Ruth and he looks ike another Bill
Lange.
And major league clubs are bid
ding for him.
This is O'Connell's second season
In professional company. Charley
Graham discovered him at Santa
Clara College in the spring OF 1919.
but didn't sign him until the closing
week OF that season.
Fred Mitchell saw O'Connell at the
plate I'm an exhibition series between
the Cubs and Seals in 1919. After
the first game he offered Graham
$4,000 for him. O'Connell had
never played a league game
O'Connell was an outfelder in
1920. Graham converted him into a
first sacker this season. He has the
pep both in the field and at bat.
O'Connell has hit $50 or better
since the season opened. He's i'm
proving with veery game.
Scout Bob connery Of New York's
Yankees just completed tour OF
the big western circuit. He saw
every club and player. Before leaving
San Francisco he remarked:
Yanlxs Bid.
IN take O'Connen and let the
other fellows buy the rest of the
major league prospects in your
league"
Connery tried to make a deal for
O'Connell, but Graham couldn't hear
him. And Bob talked in FIVE figures,
too.
Muggsy McGraw wants him. That
means the other clubs must bid
high before Graham will even con-
slider their offers
O'Connell is a big, powerful boy
He weighs about 100 pounds, runs
exceptionally fast for a big fellow
He takes a natural. follow-through
swing with his bat.
Distance Record.
O'Connell has two record drives "a
his credit this season Both were
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
FOUR RACES ON
THE MATINEE CARD

Four events are carded for the
ninth matinee racing at the Els
mere track on Saturday.
The card follows;
Event No. 1--Mile Heats. 2In3 3
Prince II. br. g., by Prince March
Emily b. b. m, by Austin Burns
CLew Seth)
Lillian Russell. s. m. by Idle J.
(John p. Zebley)
Event No. 2-Mile Heats. 2 In 3
Para Belle. b. m, by Paralizer
betty Bros)
Matt H.. b. g.. by Delaware Knight
on. +. Hayden)
Dillon Axworthy CMr MitchelD
Event No. 3-Mle Heats. 2 In
Cochatto Girl, s. m. by Chief Cochatto
(Charles r. Donovan)
]. p. T., b. g.. unknown
(John 2. Zehley)
Della B.. br. m, by Idle Jay
&C. S. Phipps)
Event No. 4-Miie Heats, 2 In 3
Baron Red. $. h., by Wheeler Wilkes
David Ford)
Director wilkes. s. g., by Belmont wilkes
CE. S. StanerD
Bonnie L.. s. m. (Mr. Pierce)
Dr. Dell. b. g., by Delcarnado
(John p. Zebley)
Lady Fern. b. m, by Main Fern
CDr. j. r. Kuhns)
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
Faber Should Win 35 Games This Year

out OF the heat Of the pcnnant
fights a new wonder man has ap-
peared.
He is Urban RED" Fabor. tho
White sox pitcher who throws the
speed BAN splitter.
The astounding record which he
has piled up thus far in the year
already has won him the name Of
being the greatest pitcher OF 1921.
Should he continue his pace dur
ing the remaining 70-odd games.
he will surpass the feats which put
the names OF Christy Mathewson.
Cy Young. Jack Chesbro. Eddie
Plank. Chief Bender. I'd Walsh.
Russ Ford. Jack Coombs. Mordecai
Brown. smoky Joo Wood and
other lights OF the yesterdays in tho
hall Of baseball fame.
His log Book.
For urban the Red up 10 July
% had won 20 games for tho re-
built Gleasonltos with but six
defeats. over half the games the
sox have won are down in the
records 20 the credit OF the big
sorrol-topped fellow.
Fabor can slump In his pitching
from now on and stiil make the
haloed circle OF 80 games won which
all pitchers strive for.
And should he win rs or possibly
20 games more-which is possible
ne will have surpassed all records OF
the past
While a team that has ono pitcher
who can win 80 or moro games
are likely 90 wind up In the cellar.
This fact makes Faber's record
all the more marvellous.
with team IKE tho White soS
Of 1920 how many games would
Faber have won7
He has beaten the strongest clubs
this year. including Cleveland and
the Yanks, with a near-ccllar ball
club back OF him.
But when Fabcr is in the box tho
sox players take on new life, tho
old dobber shoots up and they play
like champions.
faber la 10 inc SoN TINS year
what Walter johnson once was "a
Washington or what Grover Alex
ander was to the Phillies in his
haicyon days.
The utian-haired splitter is not O
kid any more. He is 33.
Tho White Sox bought him from
the Des Moincs club in 1919.
He had his best year with th'
( Sox in 1915 when he won "a gamel
and lost but 10. The Sox won th'
pennant and Faber was one OF th'
, big heroes OF the world series.
/ Then came four years In which
he did not bloom 30 brilliantly. III
r was slipping. Fans fgured he wa
. passing out OF the spotlight
Last year he staged a great come
s back. winning 20 games and los
ing 13.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04

viii the impetuous Vincent Rich
ards rank ahead Of the wonder
man Of tennis-wnliam T. Tnden-
before the tennis year ends?
Like a comet this youth has shot
through the list OF stars this sum-
mer who rated above him a year ago.
Richards was given the rank OF
No. ~ by the United States Lawn
Tennis Association in 1920.
He has beaten in turn Ichiya
Kumagae. third in the national
rank; r. Norris williams II, fourth,
and Tilden, first
The one set he dropped to Tiiden
is the first he has lost this year.
Never before has a youth accviu-
plished as much in a single season.
And Richards has come through
FIVE important tournaments practi-
cally unextended.
Climax.
His victory over Tilden. the
worlds champion, came as an as
founding climax. He played the
more mastery tennis.
While Tilden offers no .anDis. ne
was travel-tired and not at his best
II did not play any better when
1 defended my world title against
Norton. the English champion. a
few weeks ago at wimbledon" says
Tilden.
The youthful star used much
strategy in all OF his victories
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
NEWS ODDITIES.

A blind man. Harry Fawcctt. in
troduced the parcels post system in
England In 1850.
In 1913 there were AZ members Of
the British house Of commons who
were under 90.
Before his downfall. tho car OF
Russia owned 10000 saloons and
40 distilleries.
Japan used to have laws deciding
how It's inhabitants could dress. eat
and travel.
The mathematical plus sign for
addition Is an abbreviation Of p
the first letter OF plus.
Licorice root Is regarded by Turk
as a pest and worse than useless.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
Baseball Chiefs Praise
Lands > Barring of Son

''The acquitted players only de-
Tense was a confession Of guilt.
Their plea was that their act was
not a violation Of law" he said.
GRAND RAPID. Mich.-Judge
Lands signed the death kner OF
crooked baseball when he barred the
acquitted White sox," Z. W. Dick
erson. president Of the Central As
sociation.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.z'I knew that
Judge Lands would render a fair.
impartial and just decision in the
case OF the accused White sox,"
John ID. Martin. president OF the
Southern Association. said here
today.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04

Action OF Judge lands. supreme
baseball commissioner. in barring
the acquitted BLACK Sox" players
today met with the unanimous ap-
proval Of officials of the game.
Opinions OF league heads. gath
cred by the United Press show the
popularity Of the ruling.
CHICAGO@'T am very much
pleased that Judge lands will not
permit the acquitted White sox
players 20 return TO baseball. +"
Thomas J. Hacket president OF the
American Association. said today.
NEW YORK-"Judge lands did
the right thing when he barred the
acquitted White sox from baseball" j"
John Conway Toole. president Of the
International League said.
SAN FRANCIsCO-Wnliam IT.
McCarty, president Of the Pacific
Coast League. expressed his ap-
proval today on the ban placed on
the "Black sox."
"In spite Of their technical ac-
quittal In court and in spite OF the
whitewash thrown on them in the
eyes Of the baseball world they al
ways will be the Black Sox,'" nc
said.
ROCK ISLAND. Ills.-Action OF
Judge Lands in barring the ac-
quilted "Black Sox' from baseball
was praised today by NJ. II. Sexton,
president Of the National Associa-
tfon. tt1F
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
CAMBRIDGE WINS
In TENTH INNING

CAMBRIDGE. Nd. Aug. Gam
bridge won a hotiy contested game
4-s. from Easton yesterday. In the
tenth inning after the bases were
filled. Culver was relieved by Moore
who walked a batter forcing in Cans
horn with the winning run. Bennett
pitched good ball
Evening journal., 1921-08-04

made in Oakland, being homers over
the right field fence.
The Oakland park is 10 years old.
Only three other players have hit
the ball over the right field fence.
None OF the drives travelled as far
over it as either Of O'Connells.
O'Connell halls from Sacramento,
capital Of California That is where
Harry Hooper. Walter Mails, Joe
Gedeon and several other stars got
their start. He's destined to add an
other chapter to Californias brill
liant baseball history.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
FANrE IN ACTION ToNIcur

Fame A c win tackle Eleventh
Ward at Eighth avenue and Duncan
street tonight. Several Of the Fame
players hail from out In the Eiev-
enth Ward and a keen rivalry exists
between the two clubs The game
will start at 6 O'Clock.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
BAD BOYS
BY DIR VIM. e BARTON.

A r E rs have
been in trouble
ever since Adam
and Eve raised
Cain That is a
very old pun. but
It Is pertinent.
I am frequently
called into counsel
concerning ba d
boys.
There are bad
boys. How bad
they are, / should
not 1ftra 70 foI1
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
TRANSFER THIS GAME.

Through mutual arrangement
between the managers, the Grace
Brandywine game In the Church
League tonight will be played at
Twenty-ninth and Market streets in
stead Of Rockford Tower.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
RIFLE BALL IN HEART

LoNDoN-charles Baker, war
veteran. has a rife bullet in his
heart. Charles says he doesn't no.
uce the bullet unless he gets into
an argument then it makes him
dizzy,
Evening journal., 1921-08-04

x-one out when winning run was
scored.
Cambridge ----- 600 oo3 900 -
Easton ...--. 000 O02 col 0--5
Sacrifice hits-Briscoe. Two-basa
hits-Ganshorn, Robinson, Myers.
Culver. Hit by pitcher-Wheeie
scott Lentz GoslSer Base on balls
-On Bennett. 3; on Culver. 4; on
Moore, /. Struck out-By Bennett.
IL; by Culver, 6; by Kress, L
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
ERIpAY

East End vs.. sllverbrook A. A.,
6aynard Field, 6.t5 .. m.
Wilmington All Stars vs.. Five
Points, Elmhurst, o. m.
Star Independents vs.. New Cas-
tie A. A.. New Castle.
Eleventh Ward vs.. Wiiminoton
Giants. Second and DUPONT, els
p. m.
Fame A. c. W. Old Men Giants,
Eden Park. els .. m.
INTER R-cHURcH LEAGUE
Ezlon vs.. Bethel, Kirkwood Park,
9 p. m.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
Weeks Baseball
Twilight Games
THURSDAY

Fame A. c. vs.. Eleventh Ward,
Eighth avenue and Duncan. 6 o. m.
Merwlck vs.. East End. Twenty
second and Ciaymont, SIS o. m.
brownson vs.. Lorraine, Second
and DUPONT. 6.15 .. m.
Butchers Association vs.. Mar.
shallton. Marshailton, 6.i5 o. m.
Evening Journal vs.. stanton,
stanton, SIS .. m.
Crescent Travellers W.. Liberty.
Seventeenth and Spruce, 6.i5 .. m.
Old Men Giants vs.. Cracker
Jacks, Sixteenth and ciaymont, 6
.. m.
Hanley stars Va. Coleman, Third
and Conrad.
CHURCH LEAGUE. 9 .. m.
Westminster W. cookman, Rock
ford Tower, No. I.
Grace vs.. Brandy,~lne, Twenty
ninth and Market.
ST. Paui's vs.. Mt. Salem, Bay
nard Field, No. I.
Second Baptist vs.. Old swedes.
Baynard Field, No. 2.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04

xJett ..--.--. 0 o g o &
Totals ..-. 4 6 80 . /
x-Batted for Bennet in ninth.
Evening journal., 1921-08-04
EAsrON

Totals 80. 8 KS is
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-30
Unselfshness

Sefshness human nature is deporabe and the
person fullest enjoyment fhfe constantly guard
ing against this natural enemy.
very spoken of selfish person but
judging it is readily seen that MIS-
homer an characterization of generous act
purpose of saving, not done primarily to accu-
doesn't do anybody particular
good is purpose protection and service for
protection against Sickness old for the of giving
education home enjoying many or the
matter of sefdeveopment
ire these things selfish? Absolutely not!
Depotors interested saving through
told II experiencing Joy am hndlng
developing powers am discovering myself
Open friendly bank and let
you lift up the ladder of success
The Peoples National Bank of Barre
496-The Only National Bank in Barre-4%
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-30

Portable boarding place within reason
able distance mot more than a mile)
with warm room in private; third
desires "a boarding place where there
are few modern conveniences, includ-
ing a warm room; fourth complains
that "a rural school teacher is obliged
to put up with any boarding place she
can get, no matter if it is a mile or
two from school" And so on through
all the replies of the twenty-six teach
ers, fifteen of whom considered better
boarding places as the prime necessity.
The results of the QUESTIONABLE are
valuable. The conditions found in La
noble county are probably typical of
the entire rural section of Vermont,
The teachers all over the state find it
difficult to secure satisfactory board
ing places Groom and table board and
they are oftentimes compelled to walk
long distances in order to reach their
places of employment. To lessen that
distance as much as possible they are
frequently compelled to accept accom-
modations that are very unsatistac-
tory, if not worse. They find their
surroundings uncongenial, their home
accommodations inadequate, their
rooms poorly lighted and heated, their
meals not always of variety enough
to suit the appetite and other condi-
tons of such a nature as to make them
disconnected and anxious to get into a
village or city. That, then, is one
strong reason why teachers win not
stay in rural schools.
The solution of the problem lies, we
believe, largely in the town itself rath-
er than in the state system of pub
lie schools. The people must treat the
teachers more as they would like to
have their own daughters treated. The
people of each community must pay
personal attention to the work OF pro-
viding suitable quarters for the young
women; they must even open their
own homes at some sacrifice and incon.
venience if the towns are to retain
their teachers There must be found
in almost any community where there
is school a home, which is capable
of providing fairly satisfactory accom-
modations for the teacher. If so, that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-30

II the increased capitalization of the
Etey Organ Co of Brattleboro from
million to $l,S0O,O0O means expan.
bn of business through increased ca
|city to manufacture it will be an i'm
|rtant item toward that greater Yer
bnt, which we have been hearing so
|lch about but which has not eventu-
I'D in actual fact. The Estey Co. is
y of the oldest and most substantial
the larger industries of the state
III il continues to be essentially a
|rmont concern with Vermonters in
latrol and having the welfare of Yer
! int at heart. 1t, therefore, has the
|pd will of the people of the state to
unusual degree.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-30

|ACHERS BOARDING PLACES
b order to find out the sentiment
bng the public school teachers of his
riet why teachers are not satisfied
|Femain longer in rural schools, Supt.
I'D, Howe of Morrisville sent out
stionnaires TO twenty-six teachers
bne-room rural schools, asking them
name three factors that would in
! them to remain teaching in a rural
Dol from three TO Ave years. II is
ifcant that fifteen of the twenty
teachers, or 81 per cent, responded
the first consideration that would
Ee them to remain longer in a rural
bol would be better boarding places,
Ie the other eleven teachers gave
same factor as either their second
bird choice of reasons. Boarding
e" as used in the responses to the
|tionnaire means table board and
b combined; and one would Judge
the comment by the teachers that
emphasis was placed on the room
mmodstions. One speaker wants
eongenial boarding place near the
olhouse": another seeks "a com
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-30

Attorney General Daugherty an
Inces that there will be no redress
law for those whose names get on
forthcoming Stacker list by mis-
be. 1t is to be presumed, however
II the government will make all
ends possible by printing corree'
hs in case names are enormously in
bed in such list. That is the least
ich the aggrieved parties might ex'
L for the wrong of being included
slackers in the time of the coun.
+ need.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-30

A good many men will think twice
efore they pay $50 for chance to see
be CarpentierD Dempsey prize fight
Then they can get more facts than
hey would be able to see, simply by
living two cents the following day.
he price of the newspapers will be
hchanged no matter what the fight
tomoters may try to squeeze out of
be public.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-30

Hartford, Conn, has no real Jeffer-
pn Davis as yet although it may be
b open rebellion against the state
bw mandate prohibiting daylight saw
hg. The next move of the small towns
i Connecticut will probably be to
bove the capital away from Hartford
hid set it up in some small town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-30

1t might cost Montpelier little
more to build business street of
granite block pavement laid in cement,
but Montpelier would find at the end
BIZ generation that it still had road,
Ind in rather good shape too.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-30

The Germans are making some
hat tardy statement of their inten-
pms to bring to trial the 900 persons
Germany who are named by the al
IS as having committed acts Of afro
ty during the war. 1t is to be noted
at the announcement of the intention
start the trials was put out at the
pathological moment when Germany
rs dickering with the allies for a
ark down on the PREPARATIONS terms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-30

If Germany doesn't make satisfac-
|ory proposals by May |, France in
lends to make the Teutons Ruhr the
Law. 1.-THE Barre Times fell down on
bis opportunityl.-St, Adams Messen-
Ter.
Really, neighbor, that was too an
|ient Ruhrback to perpetrate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-30

the rural schools deserve the best
treatment possible. 1t is the duty of
the people TO see that they get that
treatment or expect that their rural
schools will decline.