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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02
VARIETY MADE THIS
OPENER A P|PP|N
Oonovan-Armstrong Scores Nine
Runs With One Hit, but Loses
After-Supper Fracas
BY JOSEPH T. LABRUM

|VARlEGATED baseball, which in :
Guides about everything covered and
few things not covered in the rules
book, ushercd in the twilight season on
the Donovan Armstrong field at Forty
eighth and Walnut streets last night.
The clan of players representing
Bridesburg took the cross country
jaunt for purpose from the suburb
held TO the purpose and retired TO the
outskirts with victory tucked away.
the fourth straight of the infant season
Tor the independ dents. Donovan Arm.
strong was on the receiving end. The
ngures prove that the six innings CON
tained considerable basrball-13 70 .,
lhe fnns-some 600 of them--who
were there were treated in addition to
the game to northwest wind that man.
overcoats OF the January variety ne
ceSSlty. number used 70 watching
Dali games in mid season slammed
around the stands to keep the chilly
The game itself wasn't ANYTHING 70
enthuse over. Peploski. who used to
toll for the Parkcsburg Iron Compauy,
displayed a mean curve and a beautiful
drop for five innings thai completely
upset the batting averages of the ad.
vertising boys. The young man from
the coal regions, who saw some action
with Cleveland before the opcniny of
the 1911 season as the guest of Harry
Coveleskie, started to hurl in the sec.
ond inning last night and continued
until the side was retired in the sixth.
He yielded a. double in the fifth, n
questionable one. that wns not played
as we'll as it should have been That
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02
DARKNESS. STOPS:
| MACKEY'S SPURT
'l'''hsr Gets Big Lead and
Wins, II to 6, but o'Brien's
Boys Show Fight
BY EDWIN J. POLLOCK

'ame near Delng n ball game
marry Mackey's private grounds.
0rty.ninth and Spruce streets, last
enlns. but night cast Its shadows
eak over the diamond and swo1hcre;I
ne nrs OF competition.
!. snJ p CLOCK the F!eisher Yarn Weav
~.hg .hg rat O'Brien's youthful proteges
k;S;,,s "nat was intended to be an ex =
Ssnn.ot Sem OF the national pastime, but
H. tSWo~m WoN~hm pats ruined the purposes OF
n. nvn t tieisher trotted on the field in
Ms;. u.,n inning the score stood II % In
si.a % iaTor; This could scarcely be
NM daen e. something happened. All the
viii ~ "seKeys seem inspired with the
M, A. 30 up and bust them into the
A., u'sIance. And they did lust
fon,,h NS.nihs serious occurred in the
Hor., ou, one run was nut over.
h"ISer, N. h, That didn't amount to much.
nn,Sn n!se guns went of in the next
Stion, cullen, a pitcher. broke all ira.
hvIs VI ms clan when he socked a
Ian MI. ~ center. Before three men had
ana sVa svat out Patrick had batted again
to ths c.n mGIe markers had been recorded
Tbsv' 'salt OF the West Philadelphians.
but bonsw were sun five runs in the rear.
| OF Mscts, springs eternal in the hearts
were hssE rooters and ball players. They
lehsncc ',h y, IN the game and they had n
we're booo No re7ain lost honors. There
luutily ~" sor present and they shouted
WSon' 'or lhe home club.
Aurrv,n. me NTH ended there was no
bench trtoi OF ieet toward the Fleisher
gIrt R.. R.ne weavers stayed In the field
leck.v 1hseman hsn Nolan came to the
Y pastim;mrn Smcn with the message that
dAt t"a get in there an bat. II
alyice v =, ,,om "a1S yet was the friendly
soma nov, WI, listen, if you guys think You're
Wn sticIp ssSp o.; on playin' until midnight
cslpla ~ rh ~ LEFTY McKenty aud a
This 81 vao yum will get killed"
Mackeys es.aea TO have its effect on tbe
the umn. shd after a conference with
As iSsf .ne anair was called of and
DAianS ~ vance lance for the West Philadei-
Vlme ~, =" nsht their way back into The
Tom Il. sohe. fleisher won, III g.
lnfler. snh a'ser picked Greeshaver as his
~ ~. InI d"a. the former ump knew what
onytkins thns' ths' Greeshaver didn't allow
hiinsss "nst looked liked a hit in thre.
~. II. H."a N the third he famed ths
-. Ana eured at the end OF this
N"S was succeeded by "OlA
". e'0r'ey' as he was dubbed BY By
w. M sseA whip creatsd M.
::; NM y :: !: =! - :s;
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time to tag third. but instead made Il
perfect peg TO Farrell at second and the
Inter In turn sizzled the ball to Passon
at first. completing double play.
Kenyon went to third on the twin kill
ing.
Tender Signs
WELL" sighed Tender with relief.
II saw two thirds Of a triple play any
way. and s. =. II. A. cant get licked
now
But Hilldale was not through. Briggs
reeled off two-bagger into left and
Kenyon trotted home. narrowing the
gap. but thereafter Chambers had the
game well In hand and he shut out the
Darby bunch in the eighth round.
In the =. y. II. A. half of the eighth
two Of the home boys struck out before
the inning was over. Passon. who let
the BALI go by three times and made
only half .hearted swings. complained to
Umpire Zane that he could hardly see
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02
SOUTHPAW WALLOP
DEFEATS H|LLDAlE
Lefty Winterstein's Knockout
Triple Gives s. p. n. A. Lead
and Unexpected Victory
LEW TENDLER IS THERE
by LOUIS II. JAFFE

ETJNHAT was n knockout--and l knew
L il would take southpaw to do
the trick" shrilled Lew Tender. 'ocn
soutlpaw lightweight star. enthusi-
asticnlly. and hopping up and down
near the s.. =. II. A. bench during
the sixth round Of the twilight bal
game last evening Mt iial'er Park
Thirteenth and johnson streets.
It was real knockout. too. because
Rightfelder Lefty" Wintcrstcin' s
terrific triple to center scored two Of his
Hebrew pals, nut the South Philadel
phia nine in front and knocked Gi!lcs-
pic, the Negro hurlcr. out of the box
The final count was against Hllldale.
q TO 4, and the contest terminated.
being called at the end of the eighth
inning because Of darkness. with ar
8. =. II. A. victory. to the surprise
of the crowd of 10000 spectators.
This was the first defeat in six diff
fcrent and distinct starts by the crack
Negro aggregation from Darby. Few oi
the largest crowd to see n semi pro
fcssional game in Philadelphia figured
that $. +. II. A. would win from
Hildalc.
Southpaws predominatcd. There was
Southpaw Tender. who. despite the fact
that he is left handed. throws with his
correct arm. ,tO uncOrk the first bal
over the pate: Southpaw "Rube
Chambers was the winning hurler. and
that three base punch Of Lefty Win.
tcrstcin's was socked from the wrong
side Of the rubber.
Passon Doubles
1. l. "a.
two base sock by "Chicky" l'asson
of his team mates. tying the score
and Lefty's knockout blow chased
home the two s. =. II. A. men witt
the winning tallics.
Rector relieved Gillespie in the box
after the latter was yankcd. and or
the second ball pitched. which was wild
Wintcrstein scoOted over the pan will
the fifth marker of the inning. An.
other double by Gillian and n walk II
Landberg figured in this vicious sixth
inning attack. but flies by Bernstein
and Barol and Chambers infield ou
ended the rally.
Hilldnle went to bat in the seventh
inning with the score to 3 ngains,
them. Kenyon. first man up. wake,
and then followed scorching single b.,
second base in making a turn for third
but he managed to crawl back to tn.
keystone sack safely.
Here was another thrilling moment
during the brilliant battle. Rector
with two of his men on base. stroilct
to the plate with dangerous lookin,
bludgeOn. Gee. for triple play
I'd like to see one Just once" mutteret
Tender and then Rector drove a hare
bounder down to Barol. who wasted NJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02

"CAM" MAKES MO HIr =
Camille OFlage. better known ~ ''S0me-
ds bods,s tStenoe, and star pei eItormer, On ~
has made her debut In the All Star Ce1Dto
Section Of the Sunday PUBLIC LED0nn. ~
what this famous comic 'Sornebod 6te0Nw =
does on Sundays. MAKE Il q Habit."--A1D.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02
X. o. Joe o'pennsI, DSasoj, {

Columbus. o.. May 2.-Eddse o. DGV
COLUMBUS bantamweight.. won THO de6oDo>
over X. o. Joe O'Donneii. phtiRdeip6t6, (, z IN
a twelve.round bout here. O'Dowd had th6
better OF every round. 7'' ~ Il VA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02
7olu Does IT Strike You?
\ waite Hovt's Tempe,
HUMAN Speed Limit
FAMOUS Dogs Death
BIZ
THE OBSERVER

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Ta, ,,. va: n.y % sense sos :. p sss almost r. hi.
@ ths sms sa t%S Ills temper VAS T far beyond
rs. rs:. sis M reed "A @ ss's f
.s ss .m
ns The .
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p Il S' mid breach playing
= s'ss ss. . season. ',"
TOMMY K,1pANE returned to til, United s.. w,,hou, lin.
:;%s IL :: ;::s 1:,: i:
:, ".sst sss eSa%p,a' % '''.'' ~"
@s 5 Of Huma Speed, A., ~
THE worlds records broken the PENNSYLVANIA Drake
With drive the best
IS ss a: sSs 'ss ''''''
rss Ct :. s,.1 % 4 n Ss wise ,
ss :...S ss,;.
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ss :s g. for IT., the m mil .y stood for s"
the four .s sfss" %s
continue to hurdle s' s
tarner. -... -
TACK MoAkiEy cn.. famou. track COACH predict. Prince.
. %''s:: s H. II; 1. & '.;: : q: VI: III: + Is ;ss: @
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Baldy amous Racer.l Is Dead
ALDY dead You don't Of him. probably b
- the West he n hero
Baldy q
40 "'
bis Baly wears ago he
king Of all those who the
Driven Allen Badly lead noted
/ Nome to Candle and back. of mi ~
During number Of by
for In the Alps
VOL blood won for several Crodc
Darling faun,us ,u,,o
ers speech to his thoughts Here soma of the '
|Sser ~ do.e in the Of dnv
go To dream of a rhte land far
4. ., and sometimes I start phen think I heor
Ihe peal OF bells and n mighty
Ihdt marked the cnd il;ugp
AS Te crossed the liRc in scccps
baldy born a
= died the HOSPITALS in Amcric, " ~ ''"''
ne observer never met Kenneth St. Louis outaeld.r
hat Kenneth will be holdout " " "S ~ Wager
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the pellet and insisted that III
be called. W. .&
How,ver, Zane REFUSED ~ q
contest until the inning was nhi1.
II was beautiful game u X1
with plenty Of thrills and lots n y
thusiasm being shown BY the W.
seinblage. 40 that this contest e.
baseball in South philadelphia -
scar. x s..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-02

the NTH he got it. Four solid hits, four
Walks and three stolen bases were mixed
to turn out FIVE runs.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-12

Late one January the .steamship
Urn falgar, when within ten miles OF
Wolf rock, of, the southeast coast Of
England, met with q remarkable ac-
cident. ,T 2sas III sts
A report like that OF cannon was
heard, and 4 large fiery body with
n tail 80 or 40 feet long struck the
water 20 feet from the vessel. IT
was accompanied by a loud kissing,
and a column Of, water rose where II
struck the sea. Immediately after
wnrd the ship seemed to be on /, fire,
the engine room glowing with g violet
light. filled with nnultitudes Of sparks.
The. mate engaged at the wheel snf.
feretl. a violent shock through the steel
rod in his hand. The crew fed to the
deck. 1t was found that all the com
passes had been dcmagneti2ed. and
the ship had much difficulty in making
her way to Falmouth, It was prob
ably a strong lightning flash which
struck the water, and the subsequent
electric phenomena were produced by
the, dispersal of the charge supplied
| to tie surface of the sea. 5: sst,5
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! 1un,iualew 'olnthert."

! The Sweat of gas tanks is the
ointment OF bungalows. A creosote
,oil which .eondenses on the inside
wallis OF gas tanks and trickles down
II found to make an excellent shingle
stain oil. It peneuates rapidly and
dries quickly, and is an excellent sol
vent for stains and preservative for
the wood. 1 s..r:.* =, = .E<tt&s, 81
10 the gas companies It is known as
holder oil, once almost nuisance.
The color ranges from amber and ruby
to ebony. BY keeping it reasonably
light and Clear gas companies are able
10. sell It TO .obbers and wholesalers
for from 5 TO 10 cents i gallon. The
latter: sell 1T to paint and building ma
.terial dealers for from 80 to. SO cents
gallon. Goodness knows, says the
New, York World. for how much they
sell It to the public. ~ 81 y, r.
When painters learn to buy this oil
from the. local gas company they
will find the cost of materials for
painting a single house only n small
fraction Of that for clapboard houses,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-12
swiss Santa Rings Bell.

In the quaint little town Of st. Gal
len. Switzerland, which has retained
many Of It's curious medieval customs,
Santa Claus makes his visits ringing
gigantic cowbell, says Popular Science
Magazine. - :, :: -. !. ~ ~. +.
In st. Gallen, every Christmas. eve
twelve men array themselves In white
trousers and shirts, embroidered wool
suspenders, and bright red ties. Each
one fastens an enormous acowbeal on
to a wide leather belt, and covers his
head with an enormous mask Of cand-
board. the upper part Of which ts
decorated by stencllai designs.
One OF the twelve Is called SAM
chlaus." 1t is his duty to give the good
children presents. The other eleven
remain at little distance on the ont
skirts of the jolly crowd that follows
them ON their rounds. giving candy 70
the grownups and entertaining every
body with their. clSwning. ..tsit,
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u 4 ~ X Nh =
Mrs. i. p. Evans, who has been
at st, Anthony's hospital where she
had her tonsils removed returned to
her home last week. :.
is E.. J.. Swenson went to Bemldjl
last Saturday to attend the annual
meeting of the Farmers Fire lnsur-
ance company, Of which he is d.
rectOrA. /. B "a - 3ti,t.sifsy $500 &,
Emil, and T. r. Eickstad attended
to business matters a. Bemidji last
Saturday. &. MI sfs
Theodore and Lenora Paulson
we're Berhidji callers last Saturday.
5 Mrs. p. Narum called on friends
in Nymore last Monday. a.s y q /
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Willett and chill
dren were callers at the Anton kol-
kin, home last Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Narum and
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Z ~ -',-~. y - 81 x 80 ~
Cave.Dweilino Snakes.

Until recent times no reptiles were
known to have adapted themselves to
existence in the darkness of caverns
Now, however, it is known that in the
Malay peninsula a snake, species
$Gf coluber. inhabits certain caverns,
feeding upon the bats. s. ..1ztt .5s;.a
These caye-dwelling snakes attain
a: length of between eight and nine
feet. Their coIoring Stimulates that of
the walls Of the caverns. The rock
is yeliowish limestone, trayersed
with blackish veins. and these mark, !,
ings and colors are curiously repro
duced in the snakes, Inanyssof which
lurk on the ledge In the semi-darkness
near the entrances. watching for the
udts. r. ,..ttt4.@ = ~" +, s-t5i.-tis.; j e. !.
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The ,Navvy's Mistake.

. A clergyman was q geologist md al
ways carried his specimens about In a
red handkerchief such as navyies use
20 carry their dinners in. One day as
he was going home with 1t full Of
specimens he saw a navy ut the top
of well using violent language be-
cause the windlass refused to work.
: %"My friend" said the parson, do
you know Satan2" 4" 2..t- -. =. . 49,,
/, no" replied the man, but I'll nsk
my mate. Bill" he cried, do you know
Satan?" y. - ,a. + ,s.~&.t. =
mol" came the answer from the
bottom OF the well. 'Why?" +, -
? well, here's bloke UP here wot's
got lis dinner London 1Yt-Bits. : i,
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-r------r-- --,.-- -,,- 3 80. - - Y.
But Is It Worth It?

This is a remedy OF an English
woman for taking off superhuous
ounces from the face that has be-
come too fat through overeating ana
lack of exercise. ,-gs@ /. q. ts.,4tI.>% "
70 begin with. of course, she rec rec.
ommends mild dieting and plenty OF
walking and lots Of water to drink
every day. This to cut down super
fluous fat all over the body r. E =. !
Que good exercise is this: Open
the mouth and work the jaw vlgor-
ously, first to the right, then to the
left, then backward, then forward.
Do this persistently, " ..s.-E +
:. Then draw the cheeks in between
the teeth and puff hem out hard ana
full. Then, with the teeth shut tight,
stroke the cheeks with the palms OF
the hands gently. upward from the
chin tip to forehead. Don't do any
of the stroking exercises too rapidly
or vigorously, but. do them for a long
time. persistently. slowly. You; Will
get the best results in this way.
Subscribe for The Da'l@ P,aneer.
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II president. Elect Should Die.

II the successful candidate for Presf-
dent or vice-presidcnt should die be-
fore the second Monday in January
after an election, the electors would
be empowered. under the law, to vote
according to their Judgment. This con.
tingency has never arisen. No Prest-
deht-elect has ever died. II a Presi-
dent-eiect should die between the
second Monday in January and In
auguration day the electoral college
would not be reconvened. but the
house Of representatives would have
to bear the responsibility. ~ {
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FROM

The Bemidji and FROM Telephone
company held their annual meeting
1t the u. p. Evans home last Mon N
day. IA
Mr.. and Mrs. John McC affre drove
to Bemidji last Saturday to attend
to business matters. i95s ,s4.
Nels Willett, who is treasurer sof
the Farmers Fire insurance COM
pany, went to Bemidji Monday to
attend the annual meeting Of that
company. d. 3. 81 .ss ., 559.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Willett enter
tanned at i o'clock dinner last Sun.
day in honor of Miss Eice .!Ticher 3oi
Good Thunder, MINI, The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hensel
Ewald Hcnsel, and Miss Tichcr. III (.
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Watch Your Step: Pedestrians Must
Not M axe Auton1ob ilists Nervous
By o. L. DU PRE-, liz Science and Invention.

crossing streets at night shall white light IN front
and 4 red light in the rear. 2@ &@ : q s
Before turning right left they shall three short blasts
on horn at three inches in diameter.
When automobile driver is made nervous BY Pc
he same and the pedestrian shall hide behind
Z tree until the automobile has passed % W Y
shall carry their pockets sharp instruments
which may automobile tires '#4sg&@ s&I~#szea 9s
lodging automobiles pedestrians shall not more than seven
miles an hour y.=*% 1& n A =#EF sa%G .s#sttS
Pedestrians must register the beginning Of each and
license fec Of privilege Of living There shall be rebate i
.utomoble runs before the end Of the year:
Pedestrians held responsible for all damages done to automo-
bies or their occupants collision with such pedestrians
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GRIN West AFRICA.
Country Of "Hsat and Horror" to
I. IS White Man.
Btitish West ceast csleniss Hold I'm
ussriss Wealth and Secrets Which =
~ III Defy Modern Science. w.,

w. Alan Lethbridge, In his book.
\ West Africa" gives \ clear and in
terssting account Of the West Coast
colonies as they are today, Of their
cheat and horror" Of their immense
wealth, and of their strange medical
problems. Wounds IN the white man
viii not heal there and no white child
may be horn. Nor. has the secret OF
tropical fever been mastered, though
{ Sierra Leone il no longer "the white
mans grave" - ~, ~ E., -
He has some grim stories to tell
one, which is new, Of the haunted
castle at Elmina. where no one sleeps
without "A qualrn. It appears that a
party of three men and one woman
were playing bridge very keenly in
tile tropical night: "Of sudden the
lady put her hands TO her eyes as
though dazzled. Asked IL anything
were the ma tier she denied anything
wrong and continued playing. Then
'egail she clapped her hands to her
eyes, gHve an exclamation, and tainted
dead away" What she had seen she
conld not or would not say, hut the
tradition is that headless woman
walks the castle. -, r. r. ..,. -
i Nor does Mr. Lethbrldge reject the
power Of native magic. He vouches
for one strange story: That at a point
In the. Niger delta in hut near a
Atore were 4 number Of native workers,
under medical supervision. Their
headman said 1t was mo good place"
"O1e morning kroo hoy was re-
parted dead; q post-mortem revealed
no apparent cause Of death. Next
morning two men had departed this
life and again post-mortems revealed
nothing. On the third morning -four
1nen were dead and there was some
thing Ike q panic" =~@@ ...'.-=.,
.sAll the men were at once removed
and a fresh batch brought UP To be
placed in ''the same sinister house"
They, too. died in the same mysterl-
Gus way, and it was decided to burn
down the hut. "Then something fell
to the ground md was seized by the
headman who rushed up to the doctor
shouting. Here be plenty bad thing.
sab! Fit to kill all men, sab = He held
at arms +, length two human finger
bones which had, been tied together
with a BIT Of native Irvine in the, shape
nf 1 rough cross" F.. - ~. =. y
When this ju.ju was disposed Of the
deaths ceased. The Niger delta Is not
a.plaee forilonely white men to take
walks IN the cleaning. an instance Is
mentioned Of one $"yOungster" who did
so and 1.-TWO days later his mutilated
corpse was found waterlozged in the
sinister mangrove swamp" Nor IS It q
place to be buried in 1--WE are told that
in1dlegang graves the water Is reached
and the mourners have to- stand 'ipon
the coffin to hold it down. r. .s Il