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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
BEST PINCH HITTER
Is MATTER OF DOUBT
Sammy Strang Loses Something
He Never Had.

Samuel Strang Nicklin, owner OF the
Chattanooga baseball club, has lost
something he never had. Nicklin, per-
haps, is not particularly known to
baseball fans throughout the country,
but Sammy Strang, former member Of
the Giants, is known from one end of
the country to the other. They are
one and the same.
Sammy for years has been credited
with a record as the premier pinch
hitter of baseball. 1t is alleged that
he made IA pinch hits IN as many con-
secutive games. This record was
questioned, and an investigation was
made. 1t resulted in determining that
Sammy did not perform any such feat.
That discovery really has not de-
tracted from Strang's fame as a pinch
hitter however The fact remains he
was a deerhound for speed and he
could either hit it out or bunt. That's
the kind Of a pinch-htter he was.
He undoubtedly made his full share
of pinch and timely hits, and whoever
started the record evidently confused
the two, figuring that a timely hit
when Strang was playing regularly in
the game was the same as a pinch
hit. That is not accurate. A pinch
hitter is one who bats the ball as a
substitute for another batter. When
a player is playing regularly he may
make hit in an emergency, but that
fact does not make him a pinch-hitter
as the term Is known in baseball.
The old yarn that has lived for more
than 10 years about Strang and the IA
pinch hits in succession is simply a
story Of baseball fiction like so many
other stories of individual perform
tLce in the game which viii not stand
investigation when the scores are
given a good raking over.
Strang went to bat as a pinch-hltter
10 times in less than one month and
possibly the story that he had made
IA pinch hits in succession grew out
Of that fact. IN those Is times at bat
he missed making a pinch hit about
as often as he made one.
The claim for the pinch-hitting
championship can now be put forth by
some one else Strang had been con-
sidered to be the leader for so long
that the title never had been allotted
to any other player. If there is one
who has the reputation of having
made ten pinch hits in succession he
seems as likely to be entitled 10 the
crown as anyone else.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
INTEREST,"
SPORT NOTES

Many golfers, no doubt, would be
much happier if mere se!f-respect
didn't require them to lie about their
scores.
Ed (Strangler) Lewis, heavyweight
wrestling champion of the world, is
6 feet l inch tall and weighs go
pounds.
With the Increase in the popularity
Of tennis throughout the country
there is some talk of a professional
tennis league.
The federal treasury expects to
have good year. The receipts from
the taxation of boxing exhibitions are
the largest in history.
The efforts being made In Spain to
supplant the toreador with the ball
player VIII simply move the bull
throwing to the stands.
The national body governing pro-
fessional boxing was formed in 1921
in New York. Fifteen states are rep
resented in the organization.
Pat Ryan. worlds champion ham
mer thrower, is practicing for the
Olympic team. Ryan can throw the
hammer for an average Of IT'S feet.
The executive committee Of the
United States Olympic games is COM
posed of prominent sportsmen, num-
bering, all counted, SO members.
1t IS said that about nine OF every
ten big league ball players are super
stitious in one way or another. and
almost all believe in some sign"
At the present tax of $40 on each
billiard table throughout the United
States, the government receives more
than 100000 year in revenue.
Nearly ali the larger government
schools in China have American
coaches for baseball. track and tennis
and English coaches for soccer foot
ball
Some tennis critics object 10 Miss
Wills wearing an eye shade while
playing. They point out that the hest
players in the past have not needed
headSear. bat have appeared in cen-
seryatye costumes,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
Cobb Made Mistake in
Trading Howard Ehmke

Howard Ehmke has done some great
pitching for the Red Sox this season.
Every time Tyrus Cobb looks at the
pitching records he has a strong
temptation to throw a fit. Tyrus
traded Ehmke to the Red Sox last
winter because he did not agree with
Howard in their personal relations.
Ty took Pratt and Rip Collins for
Ehmke and did not get the best of it
by any means. Pratt has been collect
Ing splinters on the bench and Collins
hasn't won many games for the Tigers.
while Ehmke has shown form which
nIgnt have won 16 or II games for the
Tigers with the kind of support How
ard would have got with Detroit.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
Baseball Is Officially
Recognized in Yucatan

Baseball has become an officially
recognized institution in the province
of Yucatan, in Mexico. Recently go
baseball outfits were purchased in the
States for distribution to clubs being
organized, and the government print
Ing office In Yucatan has translated
the rules of the game into Spanish.
More than that, at government ex-
pense a man has been sent to the
United States to study the organiza-
ton of leagues and qualify himself for
the duties of supervisor of government
baseball I'm Yucatan.@
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Believing that an era OF better eitis'
is at hand If citizens and traffic aa
thorities will give study to the CUES
ton, Charles Clifton, president Of ll'
National Automobile Chamber Of CON
merce, makes six recommendatols 10y
city planning. He has sent hls view
to traffic authorities IN several laEs'
cities asking for comment and cfl
cism.
Mr.. Clifton suggests as a means Y
improving traffic congestion and ~
ards In cities:
ID More Fairgrounds.
(2) Stricter regulations and A''
scientific study of safety pros Is
90 New boulevards.
(4) Detours for through ag'
(5) Parking spaces In bas -'
office buildings
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
Stainless Highway S.

At Kansas City the County 8.
has ordered the removal Of 'a
and signs from tine counr GIVE
due notice being given as required
the law. It is too much T. s.
tire example set in that se.'-'' W
be followed throughout the
One is made to wonder.
what the country would r5s
the highways were cleara5 % =
boards. They haven't been
since man began to traverse
towns to spring up aions
The chill tonic reminders Of
day have led up logically e
mating ver!colored posters
day. What our roads won
without them only the
Imagination might cones-s
Journal,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
Baseball
Notes

The yellow peril manlfests itself
now as yearning to kill the umpire
when the home team is losing.
The Atlanta club purchased Freddie
Heck from the Charlotte Sally league
club and plans to use him in the out
field.
Eddie Bets, pitcher with the Toron-
to International league team, has
been sold to Worcester of the Eastern
league.
Johnny Mohardt. former Notre
Dame star, didn't last long with At
lanta and wasn't worth the transpor-
tation.
The Mobile club looked over the dis
cards from the defunct Cotton States
league and decided to take on Bill
Statham.
The Detroit club is reported as hav-
ing purchased Sep Good, a southpaw
pitcher, from the Bay City club of the
Mint league.
The foul strike rule was adopted by
the National league in 1901. Two
years later it was taken up by the
American league.
Cleo Carlisle, brother of Outfelder
Roy Carlisle of the Charlotte team,
has signed contract to play with
Charlotte next season.
Bill Bailey, veteran southpaw, has
been exchanged TO Omaha by the
Houston club for Tex Mcdonald, no
less veteran infielder.
Eddie Meeks, outfelder transferred
early in the season by the Louisville
club to Petersburg. has been released
by that club to Wilson.
The veteran Roy Mitchell of the
Dallas team is again laid up with
rheumatism and probably won't do
much work from now on.
Harry Strohm, second baseman Of
the Topeka team of the Southwestern
league, was sold to the Milwaukee
American association club.
Reports are that the st. Louis
Cardinals have purchased Outfelder
Russell Scarritt from the Johnson City
club Of the Appalachian league
Harry Emory, outfelder formerly
with the Birmingham and Nashville
clubs, has been signed by the Little
Rock Southern association club.
Richard Rel lie. playing center field
for the Red Sex, retired four Cleve-
land players in "A row in the second
game of a recent double-header.
To make room for Rube Robinson
the New Orleans club released Pitcher
Eddie Matteson, fAe Nashville club
claiming him at tbs waiver price.
Pitcher Molly Craft seems 10 have
found himself In the Virginia league
and is pitching winning bah for Nor
folk. Another former southern league
pitcher who IS getting BY is Lefty
Sigman sent by Mobile 10 Portsmouth.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
Stop Watches Came Into
Use Hundred Years Ago

Ever since stop watches came into
use almost 100 years ago It has been
the practice to record time made in
harness racing In minutes, seconds and
quarter seconds.
Some 10000 harness horses have
made records in the 2:30 list, and
some hundreds of thousand races have
been timed under this method.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
Indianapolis Has Been
in -Four Major Leagues

indianapolis has had quite a ca
reer in organized baseball, the city
having been in four different leagues
at ore time or another.
1t is now In the American asso-
citation and has been for q years.
1t was In the Federal league three
seasons, in the National league one
and In the American league one.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Boston's conservation
newly created city deparr@
Quoting a series OF pH'
to disseminate informaula
servation Of human life
sources.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
Ruth Is Often Passed

A baseball expert says that in
his seventy-eighth game of the
season, played In Cleveland,
Babe Ruth received his one-hun-
dredth base on balls. If Ruth
Is walked as frequently as that
in the second half Of the season.
the Babe will receive 200 walks
this year. That will establish a
new record for bases on balls,
but 1t Is hardly a record that the
Babe cares much about. Ruth's
high run Of passes was in 1920,
when he walked 14s times. That
record was approached only
once In modem baseball. Jimmy
Sheckard, former Cub lead-off
man, walking lat times in 1911.
But with Sheckard walking was
a science. He tried to outguess
the pitcher, and when he walked
it was the result of a battle Of
wits.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
WISCONSIN news
important Events Of the Week
Around the Badger State.

Mason-Information has been ne
eetved from the postal authorities
ahat A postoffice will he opened at
Delta. on the South Shore railroad
east Of Mason, as soon as the selec-
zion Of a postmaster is made. The
Delta district is being rapidly deYel-
oped as a rich farming section and
many new settlers are opening UP
Farms in that neighborhood and be
coming permanent residents. A gen
aral store has just recently been
opened there and other public i'm
provements are anticipated in the
Mear future
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
sio Money fer City Mas

Charles f. Ataburner
Of Norfolk, Va, and tie
hold that position II the
has resigned to aeceIt tls
agership Of stockton, taL-
Of 10000 a year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08
College First Sackers

College First Sackers
Several great first basemen
have come from the colleges.
Sisler was not the only one.
Fred Tenney was the first and
the pioneer of the modern. meth
DDS in playing first. Cleveland
has picked up Knode, former
University of Michigan player.
Iris Speaker says he is to be
a star. Speaker should know
something about 1t.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

NIanitowoc-Henry Mulholland, 81,
oldest city official and a former school
aeacher Of Manitowoc, was killed by
an automobile. In attempting to avoid
an accident, the driver of the car made
8 short turn, drove over the curbtng
OF The sidewalk and struck Mulhol-
Rand. The old man was knocked TO
ahe pavement and suffered fractured
skull. dying almost instantly Mr..
1ulholland was city sealer, He was
Known throughout the state.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Manitowoc- After walking to the
hospital in Manitowoc 70 submit to an
operation for appendicitis. Rudolph
Arndt. SO, World VIZ veteran failed to
survive. He had reEardeG his ailment
az d slight 'Sdispnsajou
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Manager Pat Moran's hustling Red
legs are playing as good a game as
any other team in the National league.
Sam BOhne, the sterling second base
man, has done much to aid his club.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Merrill-Two hundred are employed
on the Wisconsin river dam being con
ttrucled for the Tomahawk Kraft Pa
per Co, n miles north Of Merrill A
crew has begun work at Tomahawk.
where a sulpbate plant and wood room
Building are being built in connection
With the company's paper mill, re-
Gently purchased from the Tomahawk
Pulp and Paper Co., which will be
used now for the manufacture OF
Kraft paper.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Oshkosh Miss Rose G. Swart,
aeacbcr at the Oshkosh Normal school
srom. the time that institution opened
sts doors in 1877 until a year ago, has
9en for her childhood home at Homer
Sale Pa. to spend her remaining
gears. She served under four presi-
dents and a number of years ago was
IGNORED with a university degree for
services rendered the state in educa-
ton.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

superior-With a rifle bullet lodged
81 the base of his skull, Anthony
OspazcsH 10, of Manitou Falls, is put
ung up a grim fight for life at st.
Nary's hospital in Superior. The boy
was accidentally shot on his fathers
farm when the gun exploded in his
aands Tie was hunting gophers with
a .32 caliber gun When the barrel
Became plugged he attempted to push
She bullet out with a ramrod. The
gun was discharged.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

shoboygan-Inability of physicians
Il stop bleeding from a slight wound
suffered while swimming at Elkhart
ake Aug 10 near Sheboygan, caused
ghe death of william Jensen 80 as
glstant city comptroller. Jensen, a
lieutenant in the Thirty-second divi-
sion as wounded on the wrists in
France and It was then found he was
a blecder, nearly losing his life.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Watertown-NOtre Dame uniSsrsity
Of Indiana has come to Dodge county
to purchase p head of pure bred Hol-
stein cattle as a basis for & new and
better university farm herd The
shipment is largely Homestead strain
purchased through the Dodge County
Holstein association. OF which Francis
Darcy is secretary. Similar pur-
chases were made by the university
in Dodge county last winter, and
shipped to South Bend. Cattle were
selected from farms near Juneau,
Clyman, Hustisford and Waterfront.
INSTRUMENTATION Mailman, 101,
born Feb 8, 1922, at Coblenz. Ger
many. died at the Anna NJ Reiss
Home for the Aged at Sheboygan. He
was an uncle of Mrs. Reiss for whom
the home is named. Mr.. Mailman was
a Forty-niner in California, worked in
the early development Of the Michi-
gan copper country and spent 30 years
as a coal dealer in Chicago. He lost
much property in the great Chicago
fire of 1873, but rebuilt his business
prosperously. He spent the last IL
years in Sheboygan.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Manitowoc-Of the one hundred
steven teachers engaged for the COM
ing year in the Manltowoc schools,
afty-two are residents of Manitowoc.
and this number win be increased
when the half million dollar high
school Is completed next winter. A
majority of last years teachers will
return
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Beloit-"Di1nt know it was loaded,
was the excuse of Boyd Clark. II, ar
sested after Percy Clark, 19, had been
wounded by a pistol in the hands of
ahe former at Beloit. The wounded
youth is in critical condition. Boyd
Clark. unrelated to his victim, MAIN
tsyns that the gun was discharged ac-
eidcntally while he was showing 1t to
friends on the street.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Blrchwood-Er Cobbler. a veteran
Of the Civil war and Sawye' county
resident. Is dead following a stroke
OF apoplexy. Mr. Cobbler was rs
years old and had resided in Sawyer
county a number of years He had
participated in many of the important
battles of the Civil war
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Ripon Chosen from total of
thirty applicants. Byron ], Rock, for
merly Of Plymouth. IS the new Ripon
public school superintendent, filling
the vacancy caused by the recent
resignation Of Lowell Goodrich who
will be superintendent Of schools at
Fond du Lac the coming year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Some tennis critics object 10 Miss
Wills wearing an eye shade while
playing. They point our that the hest
players in the past have not needed
headgear. bat have appeared in con.
seryauye costumes,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Madison. I. Sammis of the Wis
consin college of agriculture has been
appointed Wisconsin state chairman
OF the National Dairy exposition. syria.
Cuse, New York. Oct 5 to 10.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Green Bay-While watching closely
for pickpockets, who have been un-
usually active at the Northeastern
Wisconsin fair at Green Bay. Joe
Hooker, special policeman. was him
self victimized by q dip, who cut his
pocket and took SOS.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Madison-There will be no increase
in tbs price Of milk in September. the
Madison MIX Producers association
has announced The price remains at
$3.50 per hundred pounds.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Iron While returning from
a trip to Pike lake near Iron River a
few days ago, Ed Fox ran down a
wolf with his car, killing the animal
Just after dark the wolf stepped out
into the road ahead of the car. At
tracted by the lights, it made no at
tempt to get out of the way and Mr..
Fox stepped on the gas and drove
over the animal. The pelt was taken
to the county seat at Washburn
where Mr. Fox collected the bounty
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Nearly ali the larger government
schools in China have American
coaches for baseball, track and tennis
and English coaches for soccer foot
ball
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

La Crosse-In six months there
will only be 50 women in La Crosse,
a city of $4,000, with long hair, bar
bers estimate At the present rate at
which the long tresses are being sac
riaced to the shears they say that this
is a very conservative estimate. One
barber says that in the last month he
has cut enough hair to make Ave mat
tresses and an over-stuffed davenport,
Both young and old are succumbing
to the charm of short locks.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Barab00 Mrs. Al Rinsllng, lara
Doe, widow of the circus king, has
sold the Morris hotel properties al
Mirror lake. near BaraboO. to John J.
DaeIer. Chicago. The hotel one Of the
huest summer hotel properties in WIS.
constr. is located near the nells Of
The wisconsin rive at The village OF
Delton
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

MaTinette-An explosion IN the Of.
fee Of Or. c. o. Fnlinger, at Mari,
nette, caused a defamation that was
heard for blocks, blew sout the front
windows, hurled articles about the
room, and ripped boards off the doc.
tors workbench, but left the three
persons in the room unframed The
gas meter had failed to work, and In
searching for the cause the workman
called from the gas plant had lighted
match.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-09-08

Tomahawll-Th barn on the Nc
Whitney farm, near Tomahawk. was
destroyed by Gre, together with the
seasons crop Of hay and oats.
, 1923-05-15
Prizes ARE POSTED FOR
NATURE SUBJECT ESSAYS
BY CASPER BOY SCOUTS

Some very substantial prizes arc
being offered the Casper Boy Scouts
for essays on subjects Of ointercst per-
tanning to scouting. by W. o.. Wilson.
president of the Casper council. 40
cording to an announcement made at
tho dinner IN honor of Region Ed
ecutive Piper last night. The nature
OF the prizes will be announced from
headquarters at n later date. Fol-
lowing are the contests:
A prize for the best article on birds
of Wyoming. tho kinds. oharacteris-
tics, uses and abuses int preserva-
ton.
A prize for the best article on the
trees of Wyoming. the kinds. charno-
toristics, their uses and preservation.
A prize for the best article on tho soil
formations IN Wyoming and the ways
of making tho same productive.
a prize for the best article on the
plant life OF Wyoming. useful and not
useful and the preservation OF the
former and the destruction of the
latter.
, 1923-05-15
ONTDE
People Notice 1t. Drive Them
Off with DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

Apimply face will not embarrass you
much longer if you get a package of
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin
should begin to clear after you have
taken the tablets a few nights.
Cleanse the blood, bowels and liver
with DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
successful substitute for calomel; there's
no sickness or pain after taking them.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and just as effec-
lively, but their action is gentle and
safe instead of severe and irritating.
No one who takes, Olive Tablets Is
ever cursed with a dark brown taste, "
a bad breath, fdull, ~listless. mo good"
feeling, constipation, torpid liver, bad
disposition Or pimply face.
Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil; you
will know them by their olive color.
DR.. Edwards spent years among pa
tents afflicted with liver and bowel
complaints and Olive Tablets are the
immensely effective result. Take one or
two nightly for a week. See how much
better you feel and look. 15c and SOC.
, 1923-05-15
Claims to
End Rheumatism

ALLENRHU relieves al once, One
bottle fun pint-wfn ahow you the
way to complete recovery or your
druggist win gladly return your
money,
Immediately after you start TO take
It the good work begins, II searches
out tho uric aoid deposits, dissoives
tho secretiona and drives rheumatic
poison out OF the body through the
kidneys and bowels.
It's marvellous how quickly II acts,
Blessed relief often eemea In two
days and wen in caaaa whore the
suffering r. most painful all traces
disappear In n weak,
Mr., James ", Allen Of Congress
avenue, Rochester, N, r, tho dIscov-
erer OF ALf4ENRHu, who for many
years suffered the torments OF acute
rheumatism, desires. all suffers to
know that he does not want a cent Of
nnyone's money unless Alienrhu
shown Immediate results and no has
instructed druggists 10 guarantee one
full pint bottle in every instance
All druggists can supply you.-Adyor-
uEsmBnt.
, 1923-05-15

a subordinate slips up in the small
est detail. a great wreck may take
place. Wrecks are caused only by
carelessness.
Emory johnson has seized upon
this great subject and tinged It with
all its romance in filming his colossal
drama of the rails. 'Westbound
Limited" which will be shown at the
Wyoming theater. starting Thursday.
He has depleted railroad life as It
really exists. from the humble switch
tender to tho imposing president him
self. Against the commercial back
ground of railroad tracks. engines,
trnins, smoke. water-tanks and the
perpetual dangers of the life is re-
Iveaied one of tho most beautiful, ro-
RANGES that has ever graced the
pages of literature