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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
coNLoN IS CERTAIN TO STAR
College Player Has Shown More AbIl-
Ity Than slsIer or Frlsch, Gays
Slattery.

1.-THE greatest big league prospect
I have seen in years. A college player
who has shown me more ability than
did either George Sfsler or Frankie
Frisch In their college days."
That Is the glowing tribute paid
"Jocko" Conlon, Harvard shortstop.
by Jack Slattery, baseball coach at
that institution.
Conlon has just been signed by the
Braves and will get chance to make
good Slattery's prediction
II saw Frisch when he was at Ford
ham, and looked Sisler over when he
starred at Michigan, but am willing
to go on record as saying neither Of
these two stars looked any better than
Conlon In their college days.
II miss my guess II he isn't SEN
sation in the National league inside
of couple Of years." concluded the
Harvard coach.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
Tribute to Odoriferous but Modest
Vegetable Is Advocated by Maya
zine Writer.

1t has been quite popular to have
one week set apart for certain special
observations and practices. We have
had prune week, peanut week, orange
week. apple week and other similar
gala periods. We often have Won
dered why we have not been favored
will onion week, during which we
could as nation give ourselves over
to more thoughtful and sympathetic
study Of this modest member Of the
vegetable family than her quiet de-
meanor and shrinking personality have
won for her In the past. says Thrift.
The onion should be encouraged. Its
more general use would go far toward
eliminating the dangers that come
from the congestion of great crowds In
street cars. at railway stations. In the
subway and elevated trains and at
political meetings. People who eat
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
SUNNY CHIMES MUCH
HELP TO BALL STARS
Many Of Big League Players
Come From South or Coast.
Frank Chance and Ty Cobb Think the
More q Youth Plays the Better
He Prouresses-emall Town
Affords More Room.

In recent years many Of the major
league stars have come from either
the sunny south or the Pacific coast.
Incidentally a great many Of the
big stars In baseball call some small
town home, rather than the big cities.
How sof Does the south and the
Pacific coast offer more possibilities
for the development of ball playersf
Is there more chance for the small
town youngster than the big city kidf
During the recent meeting Of the
American league In Philadelphia the
question was put to Frank Chance.
who halls from California. and II
Cobb. who is the outstanding figure
In baseball from the south.
Both seemed to have the same view
point. 1t was this:
The more you play baseball the
better you progress. The climate In
the south and on the coast makes Il
possible for the youngsters Of those
two sections to play the national pas
time two or three months longer than
Is possible In other parts Of the coun-
try.
Both agreed that IN the small town
baseball was the chief amusement OF
most youngsters because there was
little else to do. Also there was more
room to play than the big city usually
affords.
There you have the opinion Of two
of the big stars Of the game on why
the south and the coast produce q
majority Of the stars. and why the
small town boy has q better chance
at baseball than his big city brother.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
|NINNl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

ridin' through the week than l care
to nowadays. I'll stick to the chair
"Prod up Pedro to git some hot
water ready. Keep a kittle b'ilin'.
No tellin' what time we'll git back"
said Sandy.
He pressed the dog on Its side, In
the shade. and went into the house.
Mormon followed him. Grit watched
them disappear, gave little whine
Of Impotence, accepted the situation
philosophically as he listened to
sounds from the corral that told him
Of horses being caught. and dropped
his head on the dirt, lying relaxed,
eyes closed, gaining strength against
the return trip.
Sam rode to the porch on his roam,
Sandy's pinto and a gray mare lead
Ing, and tiled them to the ground
with trailing reins as Sandy came
out bearing a pan of food, a package
and leather case.
He coaxed the collie to eat the food
from his hand while Sam brought the
whisky.
Load my guns, Mormon" he re-
quested.
Mormon did 1t without comment.
The two blued Colts were as much a
part Of Sandys working outfit as his
belt, or the bride of his horse. Sam
buckled on his own cartridge belt, hol-
ster and pistol, fixed his spurs. tied
the package of food to his saddle,
filed two canteens and did the same
with them. Sandy offered the pan Of
water to Grit, who drank in business
like fashion, assured of the success
Of his mission. He stood up squarely
on his legs, eased by the plastering.
They were only tired now.
AS Sandy and Sam mounted, the
latter leading the gray mare, Grit ran
ahead of them and came back to make
certain they were following. Then he
headed for the spot In the mesquite
whence he had emerged, marking the
opening of narrow trail. The horses
broke into lope, the two men. the
three mounts. and the dog, off on
their errand Of mercy.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
DERRlLL PRATT Is PLEASED
Veteran Second 6aseman Delighted At
Transfer From Boston Red
sox to Tigers.

One player who won't appeal to the
union" because he was "sold like a
slave" is Derrill Pratt. who enthuses
over the prospects Of himself and his
team now that he's a Detroit Tiger.
"The Tigers will win the pennant In
1923 sure" says the veteran second
baseman. "If the Tigers had had one
more capable pitcher" continued
Pratt, "they would have won the 1922
pennant. Pillette couldn't do It all by
himself. Rip Collins, as good pitch
er as there is in the country, will be
with him next year and Wen coast
In"
Pratt is delighted with the shift
from Boston, according to Detroit
scribes. He was not ceUtented In Bos.
ton.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
IN THE SPORTING WORLD

Billiards is among the most popular
games In Mexico.
Jim Jeffries is broke. Jim's friends
were loyal-when he had 1t.
Babe Ruth, says dispatch, is down
to 21O pounds. But what is parf
London is to enjoy a six-day bicycle
race April 2 to 8 next.
The Phillies of the National League
announce the signing of college star,
Harrison Milford. from Amherst.
Robert Harmon, veteran big league
pitcher, has been released uncondition.
ally by the Pittsburgh Nationals.
Next to winning the basketball
championship is the honor of being
the years dark horse.
"Fifteen per cent Of the people play
golf" says an expert. If you call 1t
golf.
Another Albert Spalding breaking
into baseball rs pitcher Is In the
camp Of the Cleveland Indians.
The Decatur club of the Three-I has
signed Joe Lewis to do backstop work
this season.
John Heidi. 1922 Iowa center, will
coach the Ohio university football
squad this year.
Pittsburgh university has purchased
eight acres Of ground towards provid-
Ing stadium Tor sports.
Prf Refnalss has reconsidered his
neL fgtt uYh ting his berth. as Buck
aeifs aofi.si zach fot 1923.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
PLEA MADE FOR AN "ONIoN WEEK"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

freely Of the onion ind that they are
less apt to be crushed In traffic jams
or trampled upon while trying to find
their way out of public gatherings.
The apples have adopted as their
motto for life the following pleasing
epigram: IAN apple day keeps the
doctor away" But at recent conven-
ton held by the onions the following
slogan was unanimously accepted:
AN onion a day keeps 'em all away"
The onion has many culinary adj
vansages. 1t can be fried. broiled,
stew ed or baked. Also 1t can be eaten
alive,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
Watch the Scoreboard.

When Rip Hagerman was
pitching for the Cubs he had
little jump when delivering the
ball that used to cause much
worry to the opposition. One
afternoon the Dodgers were
playing Chicago and they kept
calling the umpire's attention to
the move. claiming It was ille-
gal.
Especially insistent was Out
fielder Casey Stengel. later a
Giant star. As he stood near
the plate, waiting his turn to
bat, he would yell: "Watch his
foot :; watch his foot"
A fan In the stands shouted
back: watch the scoreboard In
stead. Casey"
The Cubs happened to be lead
ing, Q to 4 at the time. and the
remark caused . small sensa-
ton.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
JENNINGS PRAISES BANCROFT
Assistant to Manager Meoraw Says
shortstop 10 One Of Bralnlest
Players In Game.

Bancroft Of the New York Giants
Is one of the brainlest shortstops in
the history of the game" says Hughey
Jennings. now assistant to John Nc
Graw at New York.
In his day Jennings had no superior
as shortstop and knows whereof he
speaks.
Most of the modern shortstops
play a stationary position" continued
Jennings. "That Is a fatal mistake,
for often a step In either direction
prior to the pitch makes possible a
play ON the ball that would otherwise
go as a base hit.
mo club gets very far without a
great shortstop. While the New York
team has brilliant infleld. that COM
bination would be greatly slowed down
by an inferior player at shortstop."
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05

Penn State will soon boast an 49,
hole golf course. 1t has a e-hole
course now.
Lots of other men fully as bright as
James J. Jeffries have lost their money
In oil wells.
Arnold Stone, southpaw recruit hurl-
er, has been added to the Pittsburgh
Nationals staff.
Than our champion heavyweight
fighter, our country would appear to
have no more pronounced pacifst.
George Slsler. champion batsman Of
the American League, names Ed Rom
mel of the Athletics as the greatest
pitcher In baseball.
The Marlin team of the new Texas
association Is to be known as the
"Bathers," because the town represent
ed Is famous for its medicinal baths.
G. B. Z. Vale Of Glen Cove, N. Y.
has been elected captain of the Colby
hockey team. Vale Is junior and
plays center.
Glen Criger, son of Lou, the old
American League catcher. probably
will be given a trial In the outfield by
the Red Sox.
-
Internal upheavals are said TO have
| increased the size of star. The same
| phenomenon has been witnessed on the
heads of baseball players who put
themselves In that class.
Davy Heron. former United States
amateur golf champion. will be mem.
Der of the American team which will
go to England to defend the Walker
cup
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
When They Die Hard.

A golfer playing match for a
club championship walked into
the club house SO hopping mad
that he could hardly see
straight.
"S'matterT" asked one Of his
friends. Get trimmed?"
Trimmed. nothing" ejacu-
lated the golfer. But get this:
I'm five up and going to the thir-
teenth, and I'm on the green at
that par five hole In three, lying
dead to the pin. My opponent
reaches the edge In six and In
sists on putting. He takes two
feeble jabs at the ball and Is
still wide. Then he picks up
the ball and walks away with
the remark: We'll, I'll give you
that hole!"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05

800 SS~, S~ "o"SS T's
Oawp."
The dog licked his hand, whined
again, tired to stand up. failed. sue
ceeded with the aid of friendly fin
gers in its ruff and eagerly Tapped a
few mouthfuls.
Again 1t seized the tassei and
pulled. looking up into Sandy's face
imploringly.
"Somethin' wrong" said the man.
ager of the Three Star. "Tryin' to
tell US about 1t. All right, oil Teller,
you drink some more watch. Let me
look at that paw" He gently took the
foot that clawed at his chaps and ex-
amined 1t. The paw was worn to the
quick, bleeding. "Come out of the
Bad lands" he said. looking toward
the range. Through Pyramid pass,
likely"
Sandy rolled the dog on his side and
found the other pads in the same con-
dition. Running his fingers beneath
the ruff. scratching gently In sign of
friendship, he discovered a leather
collar with a brass tag. rudely en-
grayed, the lettering worn but leg
ible.
GRIT. Prop. P. Casey"
"They sure named you right, son."
he said. "Well tend to P. Casey,
soons we've tended to you. You
need fixin' If you're goin' to take us
to him. You'll have to hoof 1t till we
cut fair trail. Sam, fetch me some ad-
hesive, will your An then saddle up ;
Pronto TO me, hawss TO- yoreself an
rope a spare mount"
Sam went into the house for the
medical tape, then to the corral. Sandy
bathed the raw pads softly, cut
patches Of the tape with his knife,
put them on the abraslons, held them
there for the warmth of his palm to
set them. Grit licked at his hands
whenever they were in reach, his
Frightening eyes full of understanding,
shifting to watch Sam striding to the
corral.
zone thing about sheepman Is
allus good" said Mormon. Ills dawg.
Reckon you aim on me tendin' the
ranch, Sandy?"
"Come II you want to-"
'Two's plenty, l reckon. I do more
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
Six ceachss.

The McGill university Of Montreal,
will have q corps Of six coaches for
Its rugby football players NEXT fall.
Five viii be graduate coaches to act
under instruction Of Head Coach
Shaughnessy. A training house will
be built for the squad during The
season.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
Where silence Counts.

When all Is summed up, a man
never speaks Of himself without loss
his accusations Of himself are always
believed; his praises never.--Mon-
taigne.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
Pick Shell Crew.

1t is said the newest United States
Naval academy eight-oared shell COM
bination has been picked. Dick Glen
don is aiding his son In coaching the
crew and several of the former rowing
stars are assisting In the workouts.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05

Harvard athletic gossip has II that
the Crimson has found a worthy sue
cessor to George Owen In the person
of Joe McGlone. McGlone 10 a crack
player In baseball. football and basket
ball.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
"MoLLY-MlNESl"
Daddy Daddyl"

Daddy DaddyP
1t might have been the tender
agony Of the cry to which Patrick
Casey's dulling brain responded.
sending the message of his will
along the nerves to transmit a
final summons. His body twitched.
he choked. swallowed. opened gray
eyes. filmy with death. brighten
ing with intelligence as he saw
his daughter bending over him. the
face of Sandy above her shoulder.
The gray eyes interrogated San
dy's long and earnestly until the
light began to fade out Of them
and the wrinkled lids shattered
down.
Another swallow Of the raw spir-
Its and they opened fiutteringly
again. The lips moved soundlessly.
Then. while one hand CROPPED wav-
eringly upward to rest upon his
daughters head. Sandy. bending
low. caught three syllables. repeat
ed over and over. desperately. mere
ghosts of words, taxing cruelty the
last breath of the wheeling lungs
beneath the battered ribs. the final
squirt of the spirit.
'Molly-minesI"
'T'll look out for that, pardner,
said Sandy.
This Is the beginning of first
class outdoor story of the West.
Molly 10 the old prospector's young
daughter. companion and partner.
The mines-believed to be worth
less. eandy-one of the three own
ers of the Three Star ranch. How
Sandy keeps his word given to the
old prospector. dying under his
wrecked wagon. 10 the story.
The authorLJ. Allan Dunn. who
knows his people and his ranch
land. and has written many a good
yarn.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
Referees Have Union.

The United States Referees union,
the body embracing soccer football Of
ficials is made up of 400 members
throughout this country and is gradu-
ally spreading.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05

Miss Glenna Collett Of Providence.
national woman's golf champion, will
compete for the British championship
In May. She won the American title
last year for the first time. II b prob
able that she will be accompanied on
her invasion of Europe by other high
class women golfers.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
To STAGE Road Races.

To Stage Road Races.
The American Distance Runners as
ISOLATION Of New York city will con-
duct a series Of weekly road races.
1t will be method Of developing
Olympic talent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
A Young Coach.

John 81. Moloney. recently named
football coach at Georgetown univer-
sity, Is twenty-six years Of age. He
played quarterback on the Georgetown
eleven Of 1919.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05

Conventional swearing is Ike STAN
mering Nobody knows the cause Of 1t.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
Six SQUASH Courts.

Six Squash Courts.
The addition Of six squash courts 10
the athletic equipment Of the new
Franklin field. Philadelphia. costing
$4,000, brings the cost Of the recon-
structed athletic field up to $500, 900
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05
Runs Two Ihousana haee..

Runs TWO Thousand Hacoo.
Tom Keane. track coach of SYRIA
cuse, ran more than 1000 sprint races
In the course of his 20 years Of COM
petition on the track.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05

Robert J. Kiphuth, coach Of the
champion Yale swimming team. has
been leader In his particular sport
for many years. Coach Kiphuth has
developed winning swimm ers at Yale
for the last six years, and turned out
another champion team this season.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05

"lf you did that-took my
paddy's place." she said, "why
we'd be pardners. same as him
an me was"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-05

ITO BE coNTlNpEp.l
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-11
Half of Foundation Laid
for Courthouse Build
ing Proper.
JAIL IS UNDER ROOF
First Floor Will Be Laid Before
Thanksgiving, Declares VIM.
E. O'Brien, Supt.

The entire first floor of Kenosha
county's new courthouse will be laid
before Thanksgiving Day, according to
the statement made this morning by
William E. O'Brien, superintendent of
construction, as he revealed the rapid
progress which has been made in the
past month in the erection of the
structure.
The clearing away of all buildings
on the site, which was completed this
morning, revealed to the passers-by
the fact that the courthouse building
proper is we'll under way. Superin-
tendent O'Brien stated that the east
half of the foundation for the build
ing has now been built complete and
that one-half of the first floor has been
poured for that section.
Start on Other Half.
Work will be started Tuesday morn
ing on the other half of the founda-
tions. A big steam shovel will start
to excavate Tuesday morning with the
probability that its work will be com
pleted in six days. Then large num-
Der Of carpenters will be put to work
building the forms preparatory to
pouring the concrete for the remaining
section of the foundations. With the
tower all erected and all the material
on hand, the foundation walls will be
completed unless the weather inter
feres within five weeks.
On Tuesday morning a crew of stone
masons will be set to work laying
stone on the east half of the building
and that work will be pushed as rap
idly as possible. The site for the
courthouse was not handed over to the
contractors until September 18th and
since that time remarkable progress
has been made in the work.
Jail All Under Roof.
The Jail building is now completely
under roof. This building in itself is
a large structure, bigger than the or
binary school building. The plumbing
and electric wiring has all been
''roughed in" and work may now be
done on the interior on days when out
side work on the courthouse building
proper is impossible.
The heating plant has been installed
and the subway between the two
buildings has been excavated and con-
crete poured for it.
A crew of more than sixty men. is
employed constantly on the work. The
fact that the Hutter Construction COM
pany, who are in charge of the erec-
tion of the building, are also in charge
of the building Of the st. James school,
makes it possible to keep different
classes of TUorknoan h11ev Of +bair
trades on the two buildings.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-11
DELIVER BONDS
FOR COURTHOUSE
Purchasers of Courthouse
and Jail Bonds Are
Well Pleased.
SAVING OF BIG SUM

Another chapter in the history OF
the financing of the new courthouse
and Jail buildings now being erected
by Kenosha county was written on Mon
day afternoon when County Treasurer
Thomas S. Scott and County Clerk
Charles Holderness delivered the
100000 worth of bonds issued for
this purpose to the purchasers, the Il
M. Grant and Company bonding house
of Chicago. The entire issue was tax
en- to Chicago but only 100000 worth
of the bonds were actually delivered
to the purchasers, the remainder be-
ing placed in trust at the Continental
and Commercial Bank there to be de-
livered at the rate of $4,000 month
until the entire issue is consumed.
This method of delivery will save
the county more than $4,000 inasmuch
as the bonding company will pay the
accrued interest to the time of the
actual delivery of the bonds, amount
ing to 5 per cent while if the entire
sum had been paid over, the county
would have received but 2 per cent on
the deposits.
Entire Premium is Paid.
The entire amount of the premium
was paid by the company, the draft re-
ceived by the county being for $1o7,075
for the bonds and $97.72 for accrued
interest for the past five days.
The bonding company paid high trib-
ute to the lithographing work on the
Kenosha county bonds, telling the
county officials that Kenosha had well
lived up to the reputation which it has
established of delivering we'll litho-
graphed documents.
The 100000 secured for the sale OF
the first group of bonds and the $4,000
monthly to be secured hereafter will
be ample to insure funds for the con-
tinuance of the work on the courthouse
uninteruptedly.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-11
COUNTY SOLONS
TO MEET SOON
Road Appropriations and
Dance Hall Regulations
to Feature Meetings.
WEIGHT LAW PUZZLES

Madison, Wis.-Members of county
boards in the II Wisconsin counties
are preparing to meet November II
when they open their annual sessions
for consideration of county problems.
Highway matters and dance hall reg
ulation are expected to occupy the
principal places on the business cal
endar of the meetings.
The new Wisconsin auto weight
tax law has made changes in The
Wisconsin highway statutes affecting
counties. Distribution of maintenance
funds, and of state aid has been
changed in a manner that will prob
ably result in consideration of county
boards.
1t also is reported by the highway
commission that most county bond is
sues for road Improvement have run
out, with the result that there will be
a marked curtailment of construction
during the next season. A number of
counties are expected to consider
further bonding issues for road
purposes.
Dance Hall Regulation.
Dance hall regulation promises to
be a subject of lively concern in most
of the counties. Women's clubs and
civic organizations are backing county
participation in the provisions of the
Ridgway law, enacted by the 1928 leg
islature, which gives the boards
authority to license all public places
of amusement, and provide supervision.
Road houses are expected to be the
first to received attention from those
supporting county regulation. Should
provisions of the statute be applied
to these places, it would devolve upon
the county to license the places, ap-
point supervisors who would inspect
the premises, and otherwise regulate
the resorts. The law provides that
children under 16 years Of age could
not attend without a chaperon. Vio-
lations e of the prohibition law by
those attending the dance hall would
be ground for revoking the license.
A number of local problems of county
concern are to be dealt with by the
county boards during their meetings