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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
SWAMP ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is
soon realized in most cases. It is a gen.
tie, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medium
and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this paper-Advertiseme
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
SCOTS MOTTO, SAFETY FIRST
Canny Individual Evidently Was Noe
a Man Accustomed to Taking
Unnecessary Chances.

The following story was floating
round the Devonshire club the other
day:
A hotel manager, coming along the
corridor, saw the 'boots" kneeling ON
the floor and cleaning pair of boots
outside a bedroom door.
Haven't told you that you are not
to clean the boots in the corridor, but
to take them downstairs?"
Eyes, sir"
"Then why are you doing it?"
Because the man in this room IS d
Scotsman. sir, and he's hanging ON
to the laces. "-Cassell's Weekly Nou-
don).
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
Rich Vein of Quicksilver.

Japan will soon be independent for
its supply of quicksilver. A rich vein,
said to extend seven miles on the sur
face and to vary in width from two
to six feet, has been discovered. The
ore assays Is per cent and the vein
increases in thickness the deeper it Is
followed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
His Occupation.

''Howdy, Tobe!" saluted an &C
quaintance, who had encountered lobe
Sagg of Fiddle Creek in the county
seat. what are you doing now?"
''Fox hunting, of a night, Mostly"
was the reply, "and putting in right
smart of the next day a-telling about
it."-Kansas City Star.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
CATARRH

Catarrh is a Local disease greatly in
fuenced by Constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment which gives Quick
Relief by local application, and the
Internal Medicine, Tonic, which acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces and assists in Kidding your System
of Catarrh.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
cuticura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot sudM
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub ia Cur
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. THIS fS
only one of the things Cuticura will do
if Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet urposes.-Advertisem
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23

1t has been observed that the home
lier a girl is the less use she has for
q chaperon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23

1t is not to be relied on, that you
can learn more by keeping still than
by asking questions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23

The emptier the head the less it
takes to fill it.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23

Old-Fashioned.
"They're old-fashioned."
every. They even train their chill
dren to recite pieces"
Evening star., 1923-12-21
BASKET BALL RULES
WILL BE GIVEN TEST

CLEVELAND, December 21.-The
future of the basket ball playing
code may depend on the cage pro-
gram to be staged here December
27. under the auspices of the Big
Ten Club of Cleveland. Three games
are on the program with University
of Pennsylvania and Ohio State par
ticipating in the principal event.
Members of the rules committee
and representatives from the Inter-
collegiate League, the Western Con-
ference, the Southern Conference, Ohio
Conference and other associations in
terested in the welfare of basket ball,
viii attend the carnival to gather
data which may play an important
part in changing the code.
Among those who will attend the
carnival. 1t was said, are Ralph Nor
gan of Pennsylvania. member of the
rules committee; William NJ Barber,
president of the Eastern Collegiate
League; Thomas Thorpe, dean of the
eastern basket ball officials, and
John Schommer of the Western Con-
ference.
That an accurate estimate may be
obtained, Thorpe will referee the
opening half of the. Ohio State-Penn
game with Schommer acting as UNI
the second half. Under that method,
it was pointed out, the teams will
play under interpretations of the
present rules as govern play, both
in the east and middle west
The findings of the officials will be
reported to the point rules commit
tee.
Evening star., 1923-12-21
FANS AWAIT PLANS
OF M'GRAW FOR 1924

NEW YORK, December o1.-Base
ball followers today expect to learn
the plans for 1924 of Manager John
j. McGraw of the New York Giants,
who, with Mrs. McGraw, was on the
incoming Leviathan from Europe.
Diamond dopesters were mystified
when McGraw didn't return in time
for the Chicago meeting. particu-
larly as he had indicated he desired
to make trades and purchases that
would enable him to strengthen the
weak spots his team revealed when
il lost the last world series.
Reports have persisted that before
sailing McGraw had concluded an ar
rangement to obtain Rogers Horns
by, the star second baseman of the
St. Louis Cardinals. for whom Charles
II. Ebbets. owner of the Brooklyn
Club. offered $4,000 at Chicago.
McGraw was expected to clear up
that situation today.
1t has been indicated that some of
the Giant players have asked for
increased salaries for next year
Among these Frank Frisch, second
baseman, has been listed. McGraw
has labeled him one of the greatest
players of all time and had said
he was one Of the three players
with whom he wouldn't part for next
season.
Evening star., 1923-12-21

had wound itself around my wrist
like rope.
1t was about that time that I
got my first injury in base ball.
| was hit on the knee or got it
bruised in sliding and the knee
got worse and worse. 1t swelled
up as big as your head The
doctor was called in a day or
two. and they found l had water
on the knee
In those days we played on the
Polo Grounds in New York when
the Giants were out OF town. So
Ed Barrow took ME TO a hospital
in New York and had my knee
tapped for the water. | was told
to stay in the hospital for a
week.
| couldn't stand it. though. 1
never got so lonesome in my
whole life I'll never forget the
day | borrowed a pair of crutches
and hobbled down to the ball
park.
Mr.. Barrow" l pleaded. 81
can't stand it up TO that hospital.
axe INC on lIle TRIP WIFI you,
please. III go on my crutches.
I've got to have these fellows to
talk to"
1t certainly was a tragedy to
me. | must have had tears in my
eyes.
'All right Barrow finally
agreed. Get up your things and
we'll take you"
| made the entire trip OF ten
days or more on crutches and
never missed game. At the end
OF that time | was we'll If had
stayed in that hospital / don't be-
Evening star., 1923-12-21

Hartford and Sam McMackin
was pitching. At the beginning
of the inning L walked over to
first base, picked up my glove and
then reached in my hip pocket
for a chew. | went to pull my
hand out, and in some way the
lining caught and | was locked.
couldn't get my hand out to
save my life.
| must have looked funny from
the bench. The players say did.
was struggling with one hand
in my pocket and waving my
other at McMackin trying to tell
him not TO pitch. | was help
less.
Sam evidently didn't under
stand He shot the ball over and
the batter hit ii down to Goat
Fitch. at shortstop. I waved and
waved, but that didn't stop Fitch.
He picked up the ball and
whipped it over to me like bull
let.
There was but one thing to do.
So, holding my bare hand in my
pocket | reached up with the free
gloved hand and caught the ball.
In the stands and on the bench
they thought l was crazy.
Finally Manager Barrow dis
covered there was something
wrong and called to the umpire
to stop the game. He came over
to me, and, seeing the difficulty,
led lie back TO the bench Even
Barrow couldn't get my hand
Tree. and he had to cut the pock-
ct out with knife so I could go
on with the game. The lining
Evening star., 1923-12-21
Chapter XI.
Lajoie Thrown In for Good
Measure.
BY HANS WAGNER.

N telling of my sale to Louis
vile | was thinking so much
about myself that | forgot to
mention another young ball play
er who made history when taken
out of our league into fast COM
pany.
Billy Nash of the Philadelphia
club had been over to Paterson
to look me over. That was when
George Stallings wouldn't even
pay Barrow my car fare as full
purchase price to have me with
the Phillies. That's how bad
George didn't want me.
Nash was very anxious to get
another player named Phil Gier,
then playing with Fall River in a
different league than Paterson.
He couldn't come to terms with
Fall River and was about to give
up.
There's another young player
with Fall River" he was told,
who might turn out to be a
pretty good ball player. Why not
take him:"
Whats his name" asked
Nash, though he wasn't interest
ed much.
"Lajoie-Napoleon Lajoie. they
call him. He can hit pretty good
and ought TO be good infielder
when he gets a little experience"
Il don't care much about him."
declared Nash. The man | want
is Gier."
1t finally wound up in Nash
agreeing to pay $500 to get Gier,
when the management promised
TO throw Lajoie in for good
measure.
When the season was over
Nash went up to Woonsocket to
locate the boy Lajoie and Sign
him 10 contract, even if it didn't
amount to much, as he thought.
The boy lives here" a police
man told Nash. He drives a cab,
and If you'll go over to that cab
stand you probably will find him"
LaJoie was up on the box look
ing for fare when Nash came
up. The matter was explained to
HIM, and he was ready in a min
ute to sign. So Nash made out
the paper right there and Laioie
signed the contract, using the top
OF his cab for a writing table. The
old paper still shows the marks.
That's how Lajoie, one OF the
greatest ball players that ever
lived. went to the Phillies. And
let me tell you that was some
team OF hitters! Delehanty was
on the club as we'll as Lajoie.
When those fellows lit into a
pitcher it was tough going. Dele
hanty made four home runs in
one game. | believe he could hit
a ball harder than anybody / ever
saw except Babe Ruth.
Chewing Tobacco That Bit.
| am trying not TO ramble, but
il seems as if | can't ever get
away from my days in Paterson.
AS | was looking up the old dope
on Lajoie l ran across a note
from fan asking me to mention
some odd plays and accidents
during my days.
reckon | am the only PLAYER
in the world who ever had to
play first base half inning with
my gloved hand only, because the
other was locked in my hip pock-
ct. All of US in those days car
ried loose chewing tobacco in our
hip pockets. Many ball players
do now. That is what got me in
trouble.
Our Paterson team was playinp
Evening star., 1923-12-21
1ton OUners Do,uncast Another Bout Likely

lieve | ever would have got we'll.
Now that jumps me right back
to the Louisville club. Fred
Clarke was teaching me a lot
about base ball, but, gee, | had a
lot to learn. He knew | could
hit, but he couldn't find any place
to put me when / wasn't batting.
He tried me in the outfield.
Out there I had a good chance
to show off my arm, but some
times ] showed it off too much.
Many times l started a peg to
the plate, but overplayed my
hand and heaved the ball in the
grandstand.
Fred encouraged me all he
could, but | know he was wor-
ried to know what to do with
me. In those days, you know,
when a fellow was signed he was
supposed to play. They didn't take
on young fellows and let them sit
on the bench until they had alb
sorbed some knowledge of the
game.
Had Nowhere to Go.
AS a matter of fact, l think
managers in this day and time
often make a mistake in keeping
a young fellow on the bench too
long. Often they keep a player
for six months and then trade
him without knowing what he
really can do. There have been
many great players who never
would have been heard of If they
had been judged merely by the
way they carried themselves and
by their actions on the bench. In
the old days we either played ball
and made good or we were fired
out.
l didn't know it at the time,
but Clarke spoke to Barrow, my
old manager, about me, saying he
had not yet found the right spot
for me; that I was too green and
awkward in the positions I had
played.
why don't you try him at
short?" Barrow suggested. Il
played him there and he did pref
ty we'll"
Might be good~idea," agreed
Clarke. I've tried everything
else Can't do any harm in try
ing. Yes, l believe I'll expert
ment."
In a few days l was placed at
shortstop, and that began my real
major league career as an infieid-
er. l realized that l would have
to learn a lot and make good, and
l set about to learn it. | was not
a natural-born shortstop. l had
to train myself to be a good
mechanic, and l did It by watch
ing others and then practicing
their tricks. There is whole lot
to playing shortstop besides
merely stopping the ball and
throwing to first. No team ever
won pennant without an ex-
perienced, skilled mechanic at
short. Make no mistake about
that. I'll go into more details
later.
Tomorrow: An Answer to Some
Inquiries from Youngsters.
Evening star., 1923-12-21
BUSINESS HIGH five
: GETS LOTS OF WORK

Business Highs basket ball team
was booked to appear in the only
school game today, as Western and
Eastern were forced to cancel their
games with Georgetown University
freshmen and Dewitt. Props, respec-
lively.
The Stenographers were to en-
counter the Anacostia Eagles at the
Central Coliseum
A poor defense caused Business to
lose its match against st. Johns yes
terday. The Stenographers played
well in the first half, but they weak
ened later, and St. Johns won, 27
to IT.
Joseph and Morris perform ed
creditably for st. Johns, while Moser
was the outstanding player for Busi-
ness.
Evening star., 1923-12-21
Landis Is Investigating.

CHICAGO, December 21-Commis-
sioner K. NJ. lands today said re-
ports that Adolfo Luque. Cincinnati
National League pitcher. is playing
winter base ball in Cuba are being
investigated.
The commissioner said that this
year the players We're allowed to play
until November 10, and that If Luque
played after that date it would be a
violation of his contract. The COM
missioner declined to state from what
source he had received the report
that Luque is playing. but said it
did not come from the Cincinnati
club. Neither did he state what form
the investigation of the report is
taking.
The commissioner said he could not
say offhand whether playing or
managing a club would result in a
major league player being declared
Ineligible. Such a. question, he said,
is one which would have to be decided
when the question arose In its regu-
lar way.
Evening star., 1923-12-21
EASTERN LEAGUE VOTES
FOR 154-GAME SCHEDULE &

HARTFORD, Conn, December 21.-
At lengthy meeting OF tho Eastern
League II was voted to offer a 1924
schedule of 154 games, from April 80
to september 81, and a committee was
created of owners from Bridgeport
Waterbury and Albany.
The league directors sent a tele-
gram of sympathy TO George Weiss
New Haven owner, convalescing in a
hospital from injuries received in the
New York Central wreck in which
Wild Bill Donovan was killed
The league owners later Joined in
sending Weiss a Christmas present of
watch, to replace one destroyed in
the wreck.
The 1928 pennant was awarded to
Hartford, with congratulations.
Evening star., 1923-12-21

Association in the past and may do
SO again. The st. Louis Nationals
have a handshake with three teams
in as many leagues in which they
are interested
Cleveland and Milwaukee get along
well. The Pittsburgh team will not
forget Kansas City. perhaps, because
it has been doing business with
the American Association champions.
The fact that the Yankees train at
New Orleans may result in a player
deal or two. Atlanta would like to
work with some club, but none seems
open right now. OF course, there are
ma jor league clubs which will have
very little to send away. Some OF
them have barely enough to start the
season with.
Majors Are Gratifed.
The big fellows after the Chicago
meeting privately expressed satisfac-
tion over the arrangement with the
class "A leagues and We're gratified
that they could put their players in
these organizations, because, as they
said. so many players objected to the
south in midsummer because they
were not accustomed to the heat.
Which is rather thin way, after all.
of announcing that the big leagues
all wanted to get next to class Al
and did.
(Conyricht 1923
Evening star., 1923-12-21

From what some of the big league
owners say, it is likely that the
Southern Association made a good
guess when il figured ii would lose
q. large portion of the Sent-out play
ers in 1924. The big leaguers will do
most of their business with the
American Association and the Coast
League.
Likely Working Arrangements.
The Chicago Nationals will work
directly with Los Angeles and Seattle,
which was, of course, a foregone con-
Clusion. Brooklyn is likely to re-
turn to its old friendly relations with
the Oakland. Calf, club. Indian
apolis and Toledo will draw heavily
from the Giants if the latter send
much surplus material away. The
Athletics viii not forget Milwaukee
If they hook up with minor team.
The Athletics and Milwaukee are
very close.
Pittsburgh will be one team which
may send players to Birmingham.
Ala, as the Pirates always have been
on good terms with that club. If
the deal goes through for purchase
of the Indianapolis club by Cincin
natl, the latter. of course, will use
indianapolis as a player farm. De-
troit has worked with the Southern
Evening star., 1923-12-21
FIRPO-SPALLA BOUT
NOW SEEMS CERTAIN

BUENOS AIRES, December 21.-Luis
Firpo, it is understood, will sign ar
ticles today for fight with Erminio
Spalla, the Italian heavyweight. the
end Of February. A local promoter
has the fight in hand
Firpo will receive about 10000
pesos and Spalla 100000 lire.
The same promoter has Spalla un-
der contract, SO the fight is virtually
assured.
NEW ORLEANS, December 21.-
Luis Angel Firpo and Martin Burke
will fight in New Orleans some time
next March, it is understood in pugi-
listic circles.
Evening star., 1923-12-21
MAY SUSPEND LUQUE
FOR WINTER PLAYING

HAVANA, December 21-Whether
Adolfo Luque. premier pitcher in
major league base ball. will be rem
dered Ineligible to play in the United
States by reason of the fact that he
is playing in the Cuban National
League this winter. Is a question that
is being asked by followers of the
game here. Twenty other professional
base ball players, some Americans
and others Cubans. are playing on the
island this winter. Whether any of
them have special permission to play
winter baseball is not known.
Evening star., 1923-12-21
LIE DOUX COMING TO U. S.

PARIS, December o1.-Charles LIE
Doux, the French bantamweight, told
a representative of L'Auto that after
meeting Edouard Mascart, the new
European featherweight champion. he
planned to sail for the United States.
probably about April, where ne knew
several fights awaited him.
Evening star., 1923-12-21
CUNTS GAIN LIMELICHT
EARLY In THE CAMPAIGN

basket bali gained although
old Andrew
-
showed the rivals their respective class OF
three the Epiphany Mdget claim the dtinc
order Last night the Epiphany took both ends OF double
Federal II, Meridian
Evening star., 1923-12-21
THIS ROOKIE is TRAINING
BOTH MIND AND MUSCLE

NEW YORK, December 21-Everett
Barnes, former Colgate athletic star,
who has been purchased by the Pitts
burgh Pirates from the Peoria, ILL.,.
club of the Three I League, has a
novel system of winter conditioning.
Barnes believes in mental as well
as physical training for his ap-
preaching National League trial. He
Is teaching English in a Brooklyn
high school and gets his physical
hand ball.
Evening star., 1923-12-21
PROMOTER CAN BE FOUND
is VIEW OF THEIR PILOTS
Richards Apparent Discrimination to Stage Returu
Battle Between Heavyweight Champion and
. Contender Leads to Speculation
BY FAIR PLAY.

21-IfT
and Gibbons maybe there other do This il
Eddie theory of
who
on the pronos.d
aay between Dempsey and Gibbons
prised if
Yet Dempeys the primarily
matches kearns
that to be brief in order
public him
Gale ment in his cty
Evening star., 1923-12-21

In the meantime the way is being
paved for the appearance In these
parts OF Ermino Spalla, the Italian
champion of something or other In
Europe. Spalla, unless the writer's
critical powers are nil, cannot beat
any American fighter of class, and
should he go against Tunney, Glib
bons. Greb or, indeed, any good sec
ond-rate light-heavy this fact will be
made plain. Nick Kline's talk of pit
ting him against Dempsey, Firpo or
Wills sounds like the bunk.
IL hartley Madden does not watch
out Harry Wills may get mad and
take up his def Just as he did that
of Harry Renault-Renault, az will
be recalled, diving out OF the picture
was bellicose. Madden can't beat
Wills, and the fight probably would
result in match making scandal At
all events no mixed fight OF the sort
will be permitted in New York, wher-
ever else it might be possible TO
hold it.
Pete Latzo's broken jaw has mend
ed. and this game and proficient
fighter shortly will be seen In this
NlClHlly III SoAle kOou Doutb
AID stone. who will attempt to hur-
die Bill Shade and Dan O'Doud in
hope of chance to tackle Gene Tun-
ney for the cruiser title, has won to
date twenty-six straight victories.
sixteen of them by knockouts
Bobby barrett Of Philadelphia is on
the upward path again. The other
night in Philadelphia he was giving
Charley White a fine pasting when
he launched out a blow that missed.
And SO hard was the wallop that
Bobby threw his spine out Of place.
No wonder Jimmy Dougherty's pet is
so popular in Philly when he puts as
much stuff as that into his hay
makers.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1923-12-21
NEW DRAFT PLAN TO CUT
SUPPLY OF GOOD TALENT
Other Small Circuits Also Realize Coast League and
American Association Will Get Cream of
Majors Farmed-Out Players.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK. December 2Decion OF the American Association
Pacific League Chicago the
for the modified draft did bring
O
the smaller enjoyed 1923 the
OF the big leagues farmedout players.
Immediately conclusion that the big leaguers
in Southern the
the build base ball and back the smaller
that the
To another all OF them have their personal interests with
pb he
Evening star., 1923-12-21
WOULD TRIM NAVY FIVE.

NEW YORK, December 21.-Colu-
bias basket ball Ave. which shattered
Army's winning streak last Saturday
at West Point, hopes to conquer the
other branch Of. the service tomorrow
night, when the Naval Academy's
quint invades Morningside Heights,
Evening star., 1923-12-21
BOSTON RELEASES MENosKY,

BOSTON, December 21.-Outfelder
Mike Menosky, the veteran in point
Of service on the Red Sox, and for
mer Washington player. has been
turned over to the Vernon club Of
the Pacific Coast League. Menosky
had q poor season this year.
Evening star., 1923-12-21
STONE TO FIGHT SHADE.

NEW YORK, December 21-Light-
heavyweights will feature the boxing
card at Madison Square Garden to-
night, with Ad Stone of Philadelphia
matched against Billy Shade of Cali
fornia in the main contest of twelve
rounds.
Evening star., 1923-12-21
TO TRAIN BROWNS,

ST. LOUIS, December 21-Tommy
Bramell, trainer of Abe Attell and
sparring partner and manager of
Terry McGovern, has been signed by
the st. Louis Americans al trainer.
He succeeds William Bierhalter, who
has gone to the Boston Red Sox.
Evening star., 1923-12-21
HOPKINS ELECTS MAGILL.

BALTIMORE, December 91.-Thomas
p Magill Of Baltimore has been elect
ed captain of the 1924 Johns Hopkins
foot ball team. Magill is a member
of the junior class and played at tao
kle on this years eleven.