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New Britain herald., 1926-05-15
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PHILADELPHIA CAJ

1.-Two uYt vixen winning run scored.
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 Two base his-collins @. sco,t. Mos 'iL French, Bishop Ct. Pate Sacrifices --Falk, Sro't. Double r,ay-IIausor to Perkins to Dykes 10 Perkins. Ieft ou bases Chicago B. Philadelphia S Base on halls-oH HeimanL l. Pate g. struck out-,lY Thnrs,ou g. connally. l. WaIbore : in 2, Heimarh In Ia, WalaarE in 1-5, Pate 1 in : Is. Hit by pit.hcr-by WalberE fShecly). Winning pitchrr-- Pate. Losing p!tcber-counaly Umuree l. Rowland. Evans and Hudebrlul. Time -2:lO.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-15

At Springfield
 R. II. F. New Haven .-..!s..-,.-.., s II 2 Springfield .....-...... 6 o Nichols and Berger; Cummings, Metevier and Neiderkorn. At Pittsheld-
 R. H. E. Pittsfeld s... .r.-.T7I...:.-... , '. 1 Waterbury '............ 5 Chase, Mills and Elliott; Bishop, Kahn, Johnson and Schauffel.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-15
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-15

At Pittsfeld-
New Britain herald., 1926-05-15
EASTERN LEAGUE

At Springfeld-
The Washington times., 1926-02-01
truth QUEERS
GOOD STORY

One OF the best stores OF the
season, according to Jess. Sweetser,
the Metropolitan amateur champion,
is the one about him recently
printed in several of the Metropoli.
tan papers. This tale, originating
in Chicago, purported to have been
related by boyhood friend of the
Siwanoy star, told how Jess. when
only a little lad, was inclined to be
hayward. Tt told how Sweetser
would go down to the banks of the
Father of Waters, the broad Mis-
sissippi, and paddle around in its
nurky waters rather than do the
things good little boys are supposed
TO do.
Ma Sweetser, the story goes on.
was afraid that Jess would get into
bad company and having heard OF
the uplifting influences of. the royal
and ancient game, chased him to
the links Jess would DC no
"IIuclIleherry+ Finn" if she could
help 1t. And so, having been chased
to the links so often, Jess finally
took a liking to the Scotch game
and became an amateur champion.
According to Jess. the trouble
with the story Is that at the age
and time he was purported to be
living i'm st. Louis he was actually
residing in Kentucky. And it was
entirely too long a walk from his
Kentucky home to the Mississippi.
1t would have been far easier and
more pleasant to walk to the banks
of the Ohio and besides the water
is cleaner.
This story becomes more amusing
TO him who knows the former anna
teur links king. Jess has been
often criticized for his aloofness
rather than a tendency to get into
bad company, unless it be Dick
Jones who. it is understood, sings
wicked Charleston.
The Washington times., 1926-02-01
SPORT PALACES
BEAUTIFY CITY

Los Angeles has far outclassed
San Francisco in the matter OF
sports entertainment palaces.
The million dollar Wrigley Field
is ball yard that tops anything
on the Coast and is said to out
shine a good many big-Ieague fields.
The huge Olympic Auditorium is
a masterpiece for boxing pavilion.
having seating capacity for APP
proximately 10000.
The Vernon Pavilion. owned and
operated by Jack Doyle, seats more
than 5000.
Each of these buildings is an
architectural credit TO it's city.
The Los Angeles Coliseum is a
football field that seats more than
So 900
The Washington times., 1926-02-01
FACES
PUDDUBNY

NEW YORK, Feb. Joe Stech-
ers' fearsome body scissors will be
staked against the great strength
of Ivan Puddubny. the Russian
bone.crusher. tonight in the first
heavyweight wrestling champion
ship bout New York has viewed IN
many moons.
Puddubny cleared the path to a
match with the champion by
throwing Wladek Zbyszko in less
than As minutes. He brings little
of science to mat; merely colossal
strength
1t is expected however, that
StecIner's speed may prove more
than a match for the Russian s
strength.
The Washington times., 1926-02-01
FOR
HOUBEN AH|T

BERLIN, Feb German news
papers today lavished praise upon
American sports followers for the
spirit displayed in cheering the
debut on an American track of
Hubert Houben. the German sprints
champion, despite the fact that
Houben finished fifth.
The newspapers hailed the ova-
tion given to Houben as indicating
that the anti-German feeling
aroused by the war had practically
ceased to exist. Houben's visit TO
the United States was described as
being Of equal Importance with the
missions. Of business men and fin
anciers.
Houben ran in the forty-yard
dash at the Knights OF Columbus
games in Boston Saturday. His bad
showing was attributed to q cold.
The Washington times., 1926-02-01
SQUASH RACQUET FINALS
ON AT RACQUET CLUB

The finals in the senior class of
the squash racquet tournament now
on at the Racquet Club will bring
together ID. Mckay Key, District
champion, and l.. A. Block, while
in the junior events. II. *. Weeks
and G. r. Lloyd will meet.
The club championship tourna-
ment will start next week. Twelve
have entered already.
The Washington times., 1926-02-01
Neal Brady Kicking

Neal Brady, veteran right handler
with the Cincinnati Reds last
season, is kicking against going to
the Rochester club of the Interna
tional League. He claims that
under the terms by which he joined
the Reds in 1926 he was entitled to
The Washington times., 1926-02-01

The Boston Red Sox recently put
through deal with Toledo for the
services of catcher, AS a result,
the latter could look forward to
bigger and better money. more no
toriety, better travelling conditions
and, in general, superior mode~ OF
existence. But he is quoted as say.
ing that he viii have none of 1t.
The singular young man is Alex
CASTOR, once with the Giants, and
he expresses his singular views in
this wise:
II am happy with Toledo and
won't be happy with the Red
Sox. Let me stay with Toledo"
or course there is a reason, as
the advertising literature puts it,.
Usually such a request has a lady
somewhere In the background or
profitable business that requires
much of the players attention. In
this case, there Is neither.
CASTOR does not wish to go to
the Red Sox because he feels he
would be competing" with Val Pi-
cinich, first string catcher Of the
outfit. He and Val have been pals
since their early days on the semi
pro diamonds OF northern New Jer.
sey.
This friendship was continued
even after, the pair was separated
by the exigencies of their respect
i've careers Ricinich was the first
to move onward and upward. He
caught on with Connie Mack and
did quite lot of catching in Phila-
deIpl1ia during the years in which
Cornelius was in the midst of re-
building his bali club by trying to
make the vest out of an arm hole.
Connie finally wearied of his
The Washington times., 1926-02-01
Kamm Gets a "one-er"

Willie Kamm, third baseman of
the Chicago White Sox, Joined the
hole IN one club at the Lincoln
Club course in San Francisco last
week. The pellet rolled into the
second hole, distance Of 1S4 yards.
in one blow
The Washington times., 1926-02-01

society. however. and sent Picin-
ich to Atlanta, from which club
he was purchased by the Wash.
ingtOn Senators. He remained Ia
the Capital until 1922 when he
was traded to the Red SOx in the
Muddy RueI deal
CASTOR, meantime, had wan
dered into the American Associa.
ton, was purchased by the Giants,
loafed daily in the bull-pen for sew.
eraI seasons and was returned 10
Toledo. It was said at the time
lhat CASTOR lacked ambition.
Now, he claims that he cannot
find ii In his heart, or something.
10 compete" with dear. old Val
If he wants to be consistent. nc
might augment his statement by
saying that he didn't want to bat
az ainst his brother, Milton, a pitch.
Ell with the Browns.
1t all sounds very silly to the
writer. There are two catching
jobs with the Boston Red Sox and
Castor might as wei have one
The Washington times., 1926-02-01
Travelling Man Rubs
SeIby, Mont, On
Sore Spot

That Philadelphia travelling
man who went to Selby, Mont.
last. October and said, What
this town needs is another big
fight, will be in shape to be
moved to a train for home
within ten days, so the hospital
surgeon thinks.
The Washington times., 1926-02-01
VALUE OF FOES SIGNS
GREATLY EXAGGERATED,
THINKS TY COBB
By TY COBB.

of basebalmind players never
signals" always "gn'was height the
Philadelphia 1912 1919
the Athletics because they had developed the art Of steal
high degree No other club
them for their keenness in detecting the cacer
instructions to pitcher.
In the Of the public there to be an impression that
unpo1tsmanike 1t
by the
opposing signals he given due credit It Of
game course detecting signals while the field
d ~,.Ia
The Washington times., 1926-02-01
IA free agency from Garry
Hermann.
Garry
Chill Will Retire

Umpire Ollie Chill who is manaR-
ing one of the Florida Winter
League teams, says he is going TO
retire from baseball
The Washington times., 1926-02-01

was all done on the field and was
legitimate. They took no advan-
tage because the other club had
exactly the same chance of diseov.
ering the Philadelphia signals. The
difference was that other clubs
never mastered the art so perfectly
The only opposing player who has
real chance of discovering the
pitching signals is runner on
second base. From that point he
can look into the catcher's hands
just as well as the second baseman
and the shotstop. If he is quick
OF eve he can detect the difference
in the signs for a curve ball and
a fast one. By comparing notes
soon get into the system. But
the art is in doing it without the
opposing club getting wise to it,
The Athletics worked many ways
of using this information after they
got it. Danny Murphy was extra
ordinary clever at ii. In fact, he
could even solve the signals SYSTEM
from his position in the coacher's
box. Naturally the base runnec
could not tip off the batter very
well. But he could inform the
coach so that no one would know
from whom the batter got the tip.
In these battles of wits we
often have changed the signs
so as TO confuse the Athletics
only to have them catch the new
ones in an inning or two. In
those days-that cycle of signal tip
ping-neariy every club had a
player who was an expert at
3 catching the signs. The clubs
laid great stress on it, There
is certainly some advantage in
knowing what the pitcher is go
! ing to throw or when the hit
and run play is to be attempted,
but really think the import
ance Of it is exaggerated.
The players use TO tell of Al
Bridwell, toward the end of the
season, being given the signs and
failing to profit by 1t. Bridwell,
who had been a Giant. was then
on the Boston club The pennant
was already decided, and Birds old
teammates wantec TO see him hit
300
On the last day BreSna1an not
only let him know what was com
ing but asked Bird what he would
like to hit. Then he would signal
fer it. With this great advantage
Bridwell went to bat five times
and didn't get hit He always
said after that he would rather
not know what was coming.
am certain of one thing-an
open battle of wits with the pitch
er is lots more fun. / succeeded in
winning the batting championship
without knowing any signs.
ITO Be Continued Wednesday,
Copyright. 1926. BY the cbristy Walsh
Syndicate.
The Washington times., 1926-02-01
SHUNS BIG LEAGUE JOB AS
RIVAL OF PAL
81 DAVIS J. WALSH

Service Editor
the big leagues and
he'll hair with lead pipe.
he'll hold
and bless home has been thus since Time lost that
schoolgirl complexion.
10. an iconocl last 4
The Washington times., 1926-02-01

There is another form OF sign
stealing which is reprehensible and
should be so regarded. That is
where mechanical devices worked
from outside sources. such as the
use of field glasses, mirrors and so
on. by persons stationed in the
bleachers or outside the center field
fence.
Both of these methods have been
used in the big league. People who
tell you otherwise are simply not
aware of what went on during
these days, it should be remember
ed. however, that signal tipping on
the field is not against the rules
while the use of outside devices is
against all the laws of baseball and
the playing rules. 1t is obviously
unfair.
The most fragrant case of outside
signal tipping that was discovered
during my early days in the
league was at the old American
League park in New FORK on Wash
ington Heights That affair created
quite a, observation-disclosures scandal
among baIlplayers at the time.
The public, it seems never knew
much about it.
In center field there was an
extra fence inside the regular
boundaries of the park. This
was covered with large advertis-
ing signs. On one OF them was
s painted a large derby hat. This
hat sign was used to detect the
catcher's signs. A hole had been
cut i'm the crown of the black
derby hat. A man stood behind
this and leyeled a pair of field
glasses on the catcher's hands.
As soon as he got the signal he
would tip the batter off by rails
ing or lowering board across
the hole in the hat.
Battery signals are not as elabz
crate as some seem to think and
are comparatively easy to under
stand If anyone can see the catcher
place his hand in his mitt. Nearly
all signs are given that way. They
have TO be simple so as to be OBJ
served quickly. For example, a
catcher viii put one finger in the
palm of his mitt for a curve ball,
two fingers for fast ball. and.
maybe. three for a slow one He
may draw his finger through The
dust for a pitch-Out.
These signals are varied by the
use of the doubled-up fist or some
thing like that. Anyway, they are
not difficult to read and under
stand after man has watched
them for a while from a point of
vantage.
This man hid behind the derby
hat. Most ball players know the
identity of that man now, but /
won't mention il for fear that /
might be mistaken. Anyway, he
was not a player on the New York
team.
Bill Donovan. one of the smartest
pitchers that ever lived, was first
to discover that something was
wrong. He noticed that the Van
re battcrs would walk up and hit
81 what he offired with perfect
confidence. He discussed this on
the bench and Iassed it along to
the other clubs,
The next time we came to New
York. Donovan was determined to
satisfy his curiosity. We had
watched eveF5 thing closely with
out discovering the trick. So,
while he was not pitching, Dom
Ovan slipped out as if to go to
the clubhouse. BY sneaking along
between: the two fences ne dis
covered the signal-tipping devices.
The man had got wind of his
coming and had escaped, but
there was the device.
The cleverness of the Athletics
In stealing signals and disconcert-
ing their opponents was a result OF
combined study and thought. It
BEAUTIFUL HAIR |
full Of life, lustre and
vigor follows use os
The Washington times., 1926-02-01

The cleverness of the Athletics
In stealing signals and discomfort
ing their opponents was a result OF
combined study and thought. It
The Washington times., 1926-02-01

Morning till midnight. Slow or fast.
No matter how you feed it, P. A. never
bites your tongue or parchesy your throat.
Those important items were taken care
of in the original plans by the Prince
Albert process. That's why they cali
P. A. the friendly tobacco.
Right in your neighborhoOd is store
where they hand out jimmy-pipe joy in
the familiar red tin. Take yourself there
now and tell the man you want a tidy red
tin of P A. Learn from experience why
millions calf 'tP. Al the most important
letters in the smoke.alphabet.
The Washington times., 1926-02-01

AND the bigger they are, the harder
they fall, as Shakespeare or somebody
said. You can prove this beyond ques-
ton with jimmy-pipe and a tidy red
tin of Prince Albert. Any time. Any
where. AS matter of fact, tacl1ling pipe
grouches is P. AS regular business.
Cool and sweet and fragrant, P. AS
wonderful smoke comes curling up the
pipe-stem, filing your system with new
brand of pipe-pleasure. You smoke :.
and smile! For the first time in your life,
you've found the one tobacco that scales
to your blueprint of bliss.
The Washington times., 1926-02-01

II arm happy with Toledo and
l won't be happy with the Red
SOx. Let me stay with Toledo"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-04-01
Are They playing Fair"

Most of the large daily newspapers open their columns
the public for discussion of questions of general in
terest Space for such purpose is necessarily limited
and questions the right of the editor to abrdge
lengthy letters questions his right to reject any which
he deems unworthy. However, nasmuch as such de-
partments public forums, matter of fairness 1t
would seem both sides OF debatable issue should be
given equal opportunity to be heard.
1t has come the attention of The American Issue
that certain newspapers, notably those of New York
City, discriminating in favor OF the friends OF nulll-
hcation in publishing letters dealing with the question OF
dry law enforcement Correspondents have forwarded
letters to The American Issue which have been re-
jected by New York City newspapers, papers which
print the absurd and sometimes abusive statements
from enemies OF prohibition. Elsewhere in this paper
will be found letter from H. II. Culver, which was
rejected by the New York Times. Attention IS called
this evidence that these rejected letters which
The American Issue has in mind not rejected be-
cause they abusive inaccurate in statement OF
facts Can it be that the editors permitting their
prejudice against prohibition enforcement to them
to refuse advocates of law enforcement hearing? Ii
they they may assured that such action does
appeal to the of fair play OF the American
reading public.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-04-01
The Vets Will Be There, Will You?

The vets will be at the polls primary day, Tues
day. April 81 Will you be there? They will be there
help break down the law that protects your home.
y on will need to be there to meet their challenge.
The foes of civic decency from end of this
try To the other, have launched desperate drive to
kindle again the dead fires in every brewery and fill
their with beer that has kick in it. That
the old saloon again worse
Illinois will be the central battle ground The eyes
OF the whole nation now fixed upon this state.
Dry candidates nominated for the Legislature and
for Congress will determine steadfastness i'll hold
ing the prohibition law unweakened. Dependable men
nominated for judges and sherfs will show
alterabe purpose in behalf of law enforcement.
Vote only for the candidates for Congress and the
Legislature endorsed by the Anti-Saoon League.
As to judges and sherifs, don't fail to make the most
careful inquiry,
The vets will be at the polls Tuesday April 49,
VIII the patriotic men and women of Illinois be there
TO meet them?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-04-01
The Ruin of the Young

The alleged ruin of the young because of the alleged
niquities OF the prohibition law, which being
played up vigorously by the wet advocates, both in
and out OF Congress- recently treated to whole
dose OF fact by Mrs. G. NJ Mathes, head of the
women's department OF the Ant-Saloon League of
Illinois.
In address at the New England Congregational
Church in Chicago recently she said;
The talk about the increase of drunkenness among
girls under prohibition will go very far with those
of who knew conditions in Chicago before the
Eighteenth Amendment went into effect.
when | connected with the Chicago Church
Federation sent out Investigators who reported the
presence night of l400 young girls in saloons
Madison and State streets alone In every of 100
dance halls found girls drunk. Let Investigators try
to find equal number in any kind OF a place today
they can
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-04-01
Straws

The manner in which many OF the so-caed large
metropolitan newspapers of the country lending
their columns and their influence to wet propaganda,
via the straw vote, is a sad commentary the wis
dom and dignity OF modern journalism
One very concrete known to the writer illus
trates the alsity of the entire scheme. In in
Chicago, where of these newspaper ballot boxes
placed, employee of the stated that he had
filled in 100 ballots and had placed them in the box
This, doubt is only OF many instances OF this
practice in this fake known the straw ballot.
There are no laws controlling straw votes but pos
sbly it might be we'll to legislae these frauds of
existence in many instances they detrimental to
the good.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-04-01
College Students Debate Prohibition

One OF the interesting and hopeful signs OF the times
is the interest college students taking in the enforce
ment OF the prohibition law. Debating teams in numer
Gus institutions finding this exceedingly live
theme and awakening wide interest by their dis
cussions. One college has sent her debating teams to
The following colleges, among others, in the state
have been participating in this very important work:
Napervile, Wheaton, Lombard, Augustana, Eureka,
Illinois Wesleyan, Loyala and Bradley Institute.
Numbers OF these splendid young men have conferred
with office and have been glad to assist them
with up-to-date literature and other information
part of our educational program.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-04-01
In the Excitement of War

Arthur Brisbane, the notorious editorial writer for
the Hearst newspapers, recently said: Prohibition
came in the excitement of war without any popular
vote Mr. Brisbane neglected to say that the mill
tary authorities and public sentiment demanded war
prohibition from Congress that young might
be protected from the beverage liquor traffic while being
modified and drilled for service the
The popular vote of public sentiment that
looms and the saloon traffic units to be good sol
diers in time of The same iron logic holds that
the traffic which units be good soldiers in time
of units them be good citizens in times of peace.
These facts created public sentiment which led forty
six of forty-eigh Legislatures ratify the Eight
zenith Amendment, making it the law of the whole
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-04-01

nation. when only the favorable action OF thrty-sx
states required to this result.
Another important fact is overlooked by Mr. Bris-
bane-viz that thrtythree states including than
half of the counrys population and than 90 per
cent of It's territory had outawed the beverage liquor
traffic before national prohibition placed in the
Constitution.
Lastly, all the members of Congress who passed the
resolution submitting the constitutional amendment for
prohibition elected five months before entered
the war. Mr. Brisbane please take noticel
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-04-01

Why should the time and money of the country be
spent by nufers in Congress in trying to destroy
the Eighteenth Amendment? If they do not like it. why
not try to get rid of it in a constitutional manner?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-04-01
Modern Case of Evolution

The American brewing plant Pekin, Ill, is being
transformed into better than it knew. One
part of the plant has been leased to seed company,
another to a motor company and the remainder may be
used for a vinegar mandatory.
In like manner brewing and dstillery establishments
all the country being transformed from agents
OF destruction to agents of construction
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-04-01

When the thoughtful citizenship of America found by
long and bitter experience that they could not mend
the beverage liquor traffic they determined to end it.
They are still of the same mind.