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Evening star., 1928-05-13

| q single, a base on balls and an error
| gave Fayette two more runs. Then,
| with runners on first and third and
| none out, Coach Edwards called the
| perspiring captain in and sent Bob out
| to take his place in the box.
| The first batter that Bob faced was
| easy. and struck out. Then came the
head of the batting list Bob put every
| thing he had into the next few pitches
and the batter scratched q grounder to
second. The shortStop took it, touched
/ the bag and shot 1t to first for double
play. retiring Fayette.
/ With the score to 0 against it.
Ferriston settled down grimly to over
come the lead 1t got q run in its
half OF the third and another In the
fourth. Bob was pitching excellent
ball Neither side counted In the nth,
but in the first half OF the sixth hit
off Bob and two sacrifices gave Fayette
its fifth run. Coach Edwards shook
his head sadly.
Wen never beat these boys unless
we start hitting better" he said TO
Capt, Sand, who sat beside him on the
bench. What We need in there Is the
punch that Red Hopkins would give us. !"
why don't you put him in. coach?"
said Ed.
aI'm afraid TO-" he confessed. After
twice failing on slide, couldn't trust
him If he had TO slide again"
But as the game went on Coach Ed
wards fretted more and more. Bob was
pitching as well as anybody could ask,
and not another Fayette runner crossed
the plate, But Ferriston was unable to
score, either and as 1t came to bat
In the last half of the ninth IL was
still trailing 5 to O.
The stands we're praying for hit as
the first Ferriston player went TO bat,
and they were not denied II wasn't
much of hit. to be sure. but 1t put a
runner on first Then when the next
man UP cracked sharp single to left
field the Ferriston supporters went Wild.
THE pitchers up In the afr" they
screamed. Here's where We slaughter
him'
Coach Edwards was ON his feet pacing
up and down. 1t looked Ike Ferristons
big chance.
MAKE him pitch to you, Pete" he
said TO the next batter. Il think we've
got his number at last"
The Fayette pitcher did seem to be
weakening. and although he tried deS-
perately TO strike out the FerrLston
batter. he could not ind the plate and
the bases were full with none out.
The next man In the FerriSton bat
ting order was q notoriouSly weak hit
ter, Coach Edwards made an instant
decision.
Red" he said sharply. turning To
him. go In there and bat, And see
that you get n nit"
The stands cheered Justify as the UNI
pire announced that Hopkins was bat
ting for Taylor. Reds mouth was a
grim line as he stepped up to the box,
rubbed dirt ON his hands and gripped
the bat desperately.
The first pitch came over fast and
shoulder high~-1Mst the sort of bali he
loved, There was reSoundIng crack
and then roar almost lifted the roof
from the stands as the ball went sailing
low and far over second
Evening star., 1928-05-13
BY FREDDIE LINpsTRoM.

Although the various positions Of the
inficld require different performances.
there are certain traits that all good
infieldors must have In common A
good throwing arm, ability TO move
around very swiftly, pair OF hanus
that work with the eye and Judgment
and common sense" as well as Spe-
cial base ball sense. must be included
will outline q few points about the
different irifield positions first 'of all.
and then pass on to the third base, the
position ] know best. A first oaseman
needs reach, quick wit and ability 10
handle all sorts OF throws, for the first
baseman gets In on nearly every play
of the game. When he takes q throw
from an infielder he should straddle
his legs apart so that he can shit
quickly TO receive the ball.
II you are playing second. field all
good balls In front. Practice taxing
throws at second from the shortstop
and third baseman ON the run
II playing short, start toward the
batter on q grounder but be in good
position to make the throw to first
when you do receive the, ball. Keep
your feet apart in fielding the fast one.
The third baseman should get In
front of all balls. He must learn to
Judge the hitters and be especially
alert for the bunt II the play doesn't
call for bunt. or II the batter Is one
who swings at em, play deep. Practice
throwing TO bases n lot Remember
that the third baseman haa a long pes
across TO first and usually very little
time 10 spare in making 1t,
The third baseman takes all slow
bounding balls between himself and the
shortstop. Get together with the latter
player and talk good deal so tnat
each knows the others voice perfectly
When taking throw at the bag. make
the runner slide between your legs,
make a good catch Of the throw and
stick II on him.
Handle a line drive directly In front
Of YOU and never duck your head be-
cause the fielder loses sight OF the ball
il YOU do so. II pop fly Is hit directly
back Of the infielder, never BACK
straight for 1t. Rather turn your back
an the Infield and then circle around
10 grab the bali so that you will catch
il wiien going forward. Catch all fly
balls with your hands cupped In front
about belt high, and never with your
hands overhead.
T'ie infielder will always obtain the
best results by taking bunt on the
right side or bare hand. He should
practice throwing the instant he feels
the ball Learn to anticipate the plays,
and never get caught asleep on a
hunt
There are many great fielders In the
big leagues today. And all Of you have
heard of the great combinations of the
old Chicago Cub machtne~~Iinker TO
Evans 10 Chance~-and the Athletics.
Baker at third, Barry at short. Eddie
Collins at second and McInnis at first,
Some OF the best In the business today
Gin my estimation) are. Pie Iraynor,
Travis Jackson, Glenn Wright, Bill
Kamm. Hugh Critz. 5parky Adams,
Evening star., 1928-05-13
" XTRA! Extral Extra paper
- Extra"
What did 1t mean? What
was this extra Why all
-

~ xTRA! Extral Extra paperl
What did It mean9 What
was this extra? Why all
the excitement?
For four davs three large camotinageu
troopshipS had been plowing tnelr way
across the Atlantic toward FRANCE, 70
add their quota to the allied forces
which were in sore straits IN Europe a.
war which involved pracucahy "ie
entire civilized world. .
Our own ship, the George Washlng-
ton. was in the center of the line, wnne
to starboard was the De Kalb tornerly
the German raider Prince Eitel Freezer
ick. but renamed for German VINO mao
helped the United States gain tner
independence and to port was tlc
America-three ex-German ships now
flving the Stars and Stripes and carry
ing on board over 10000 good Ameri-
cans and steaming through Sunmarne.-
infected sea on 1.-THE Road to france
There was no protecting cruiser aloLe
to drive off any possible ralder' AneIe
were no destroyerS to guard us against
submarine attacks We had TO depend
on our speed, our sharp lookouts and
our guns until the protecting screen OF
destroyers would meet us in four days
at a place where submarines were nKely
to be particularly active. At night,
with all lights out. and also oy DAY,
the three ships steamed along, Zig-zag-
ging at dawn and at dusk when the
visibility was particularly poor and our
lookouts might fail to see that little
watery feather which periscope makes
wher a submarine is maneuvering 10
attack. Each officer and man always
had his life preserver and his filed
canteen with him for If torpedo hit
the ship there would be no time to go
for them when Abandon ship" be-
came more than what the soldiers called
the "drown'n' drill"
The last "drown'n' drill" for the day
had been held and all were taking 1t
easy and waiting for the bugle call to
which all but those on watch readily
responded-the call to supper. This
evening there was heard a new call at
which all pricked up their ears. It was
not preceded by the shrill pipe OF the
bo's'n's whistle. nor by bugle call OF
silence" 1t brought TO mind the streets
of a city.
"Extral Extra! Extra paperl Ex-
tra!"
Did this extra" have any special
war news. any great news of victories
by our allies? What did the call
signify?
The ships little daily paper. The
Hatchet, had already been printed and
distributed to the $500 men on board.
It had contained news Of the fighting
in France. as well as the base ball scores
at home and other items OF interest. 1t
Evening star., 1928-05-13

Red Hopkins one of the four members OF
the Conaiterors' Club is reduced TO the
scrubs from his regular place as center field;
er on the FerristOn High school Dase Dali
ments in the first two games. Red is the
best hitter on the team. Bob Miller. presi-
ers but Bill Jenkins and Porky Jones are
not playing. Bill IL the male lead in the
sophomore class play. Ruth Saunders is the
heroine and Red In the villain. In one scene
in the play Bill shoots Red. crying "Iake
They have to practice this scene over and
over before they perfect 1t. but when the the
play is given il IL n huge success. On the
following day Terrist0n il playing its. big
game with Fsyette, with Red still out Of the
lineup and In disgrace. Bill. Ruth and
Porky are in the stand lust behind home
plate just before the game opens Bill dis
covers that he Is still carrying the gun with
which he shot Red in the play the night
before. The gama starts, with I'd sands
pitching. and Fayette gets two runs In the
first inning.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
Something to Do.

Here Is an optical illusion that viii
create q greal deal of fun when made
and operated, especially at party.
Cut out circle inches in diameter
from rather stiff. tough paper, perfectly
white, and punch two holes in the
edges, as indicated, about inch apart,
Get some cord and cut two pieces each
. feet long Run the ends Of one cord
through the two holes on one side ana
the ends of the other cord through the
other two holes, then knot the ends rs
indicated. Now upon one side OF the
disc draw small pig pen. filling as
much of the space as possible. On the
other side draw picture OF q pig tany
other farm animal viii do as welll put
ting II as near the center as possible.
Then the disc Is wound up by twist
ing the cords. with your thumbs
through the ends Of the loops. The pig
will appear In the pen when the cord
is pulled, untwisting 1t. In somewhat
the same way you can cause bird 10
appear to be perched upon limb,
cat to seem to stand upon fence or
practically any other amusing subject
In fact. you might prepare number
of these to hand out to your guests al
your next party and at given signal
have each one create his own design
Then you can offer prize for the most
amusing one.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
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Mothers Day at Sea Ten Years Ago

nor received until the scheduled time
when one of our receiving sets would
be tuned to receive the long wave"
signals from our powerful station at
Arlington. At other times all receiving
sets we're tuned to receive submarine
warnings" from various stations on both
sides OF the Atlantic. This message
was in code, as were all messages, but
when decoded 1t read:
Washington, D. c., Sunday, May IL,
1918
Sunday, May IL, having been select
cd for observance throughout the Nation
as Mothers day, know that every man
In the Navy whose mother Is still living
will feel it a peculiar privilege to write
letter to her on that day and ] am
sure that all will join in tribute to the
sacrifice of the mothers on that day,
| who have SO Signally proved their pa
! triotism and devotion In this trying
| time. Daniels, Secretary of the Navy"
| The Importance of the message and
| the feeling that it would inspire in the
hearts of the boys In khaki and In blue,
was quickly realized by the captain OF
| the George Washington and by the
editors of The Hatchet so 1t was quickly
| decided to get out an extra" in honor
Of Mothers day.
The Hatchet, that wonderful ships
paper. printed daily and distributed 70
each and every man on board the
George Washington, was model ships
paper for vessels carrying troops, for
| it gave the news and gave the officers
and men a medium through which
every man on board could be reached
as we'll as serving in measure to dis
| tract the troops from the perils which
| might be met
The extra" was duly issued and was
the only extra" newspaper printed on
the high seas during the war.
BY 6:31. just 81 minutes after the
message had been received from
Sparks" it had been decoded, set in
| type, impressions made and proof-read
/ two pages of the paper had been made
over. and the first copies of the extra
we're on their way about the decks to
the soldiers and sailors. The men
swarmed fore and aft to secure copies
to mail back home with their letters To
their mothers.
| How many mothers received letters
on the Red Triangle and Y" paper rs
a result of that little newspaper pub
l!shed on the huge transport which later
carried the President TO and from
| France, one can never know. Neither
/ can he know how many of the writer's,
| when Mothers day came around tne
next year. had made the supreme sac
riflce and were resting In Gods acre
| somewhere In France while at home th2
| little white-haired mother would be
grieving. but would cherish the thought
| that "her boy" had done his best for
| their countrys flag and honor. She
would read again that Mothers day let
ter and the extra" which came from
| her boy as he was on his way across
| the ocean on the ship named for the
Father of His Country.
| Copyright, 1928. Edwin r. Pollock
Evening star., 1928-05-13
The Sense of Smell.

A MARvELOUSLY delicate machinery
"A Is set In motion when one smells
the fragrance Of rose. Simple as that
sensation seems, IL involves the activity
Of most remarkable agencies and forces
Il has been shown that the minute cells
at the ends Of the olfactory nerves In
the nose bear the most delicate little
hairs, and 1t Is believed that these
hairs are the active agents In produc-
ing the sense Of smell.
Yet when one comes TO inquire into
the manner Of operation OF these cells
and hairs, he finds that II Is more won-
derful than the delicacy OF the mechan-
ism itself
1t has been suggested that at least
one special cell and the nerve fiber
connecting 1t with the brain may be
affected by each different -produc-
ing substance. But. as one scientist
has observed, IL would be a somewhat
serious stretch Of Imagination to sup
pose that for each new scent OF q
substance yet to emerge from the retort
Of the chemist there is In waiting q
special terminal In the nose.
1t is more reasonable 10 suppose that
all the hairs OF the olfactory cells are
affected by every sense-p producing sub
stance. and that the different qualities
OF scent result from difference In the
frequency and form OF the vibrations
transmitted through those cells to the
brain,
According 10 this view, there is some
thing In musk, something In the rose,
something In the violet and the lilac.
something In every substance. which
produces smell either agreeable or
0tfensive-~that Is. able so TO affect the
hairs and cells OF the olfactory machin~
cry of the nose as TO set their connect
Ing nerves In vibration: and the rate Of
This vibration varies for every different
substance
Evening star., 1928-05-13
FIRST PACE OF THE HATCET ISSUED ON THE S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON ON MOTHERS DAY, MAY II, 1913

a letter written on that day, as we'll as
on others.
The-five chaplains on board had each
held services in different parts OF the
ship. had spoken of the day and OF the
ideals our mothers had taught US ana
had reminded us that each mother felt
that the result OF the war depended on
her boy" alone, and also that each one
should be sure to write to his mother
before he went to sleep that night.
But what important news did the
extra" carry?
1t Is easily told. There were those in
authority at home who we're thinking
of our mothers as well as Of us, and
through the air had come the buzz
buzz -buzz-buzz buzz OF the radio with
a special message to remind all at sea OF
Mothers day" 1t could not be sent
Evening star., 1928-05-13

had an editorial on Mothers Day, May
IL, l9i8." for that was the day when
all on board were reminded that while
they could not wear little white flower
as symbol of the day set aside as
Mothers day, as could those at home,
they should have In their hearts the
thoughts of home and mother and all
the memories Of happy childhood that
thoughts of mother" always bring.
Each man was told that he should
remember that his mother would be
looking at a little flag with red border
and a red star on its white center, and
perhaps IL might be that there was
more than one red star which might be
changed to a gold star before another
Mothers day came. He was also told
that each mother would be looking for
Evening star., 1928-05-13
SERMoNETTES

Our ~yes 1,sn''f witss. our surprise
,nrr es~i. when wr Fceen'iy read N
THr RATCHET N ihe fnmens',y oi
,h, pruv,sppn,ng st1reS, Ne'hius may be
y,r, Thai NIGH, csch u" .nenIys eyes,
Of or lafse Nnd varied cargo. but vs sali
10, soon torgct tb" depths ol the hatehes
mn ,hKh M rndhss afn@u' Of equip
,n,r, W,s iowcpsl We may also be sure
,,,a, = vtyi,abIe 'oal r'nH IS beng 'nv,s'
,.,iy horne ainns 1rfnss tive wares ee are
rutcung md rsp~-rn~n c7erY'Shtre'
fore, at, and arn,d-hIps; i,rcfoons, deck
above ,iet. as .hgh as the eto"s nest
An the day. the oasciesA surg'ne 'hrnne
poays N ard uIt the passage ~Aya- we
tCont,np,d On page y
Evening star., 1928-05-13


and wait until send this wire"
A S Patricia listened to the crisp
voice of Miss Stanhope enunciating
the words, Your daughter seriously iil.
Please come at once" she remembered
the last time that she had sat in. this
same room, listening TO the clicking OF
pencil against the polished surface OF
the desk, accompanied by the ticking
of the clock in the stiffness, and won
dered what the present interview held
in store for her.
At length Miss Stanhope turned and
sat looking intently at Patricia, two
vertical lines marking worried little
path between her eyes. Years crowded
with countless irritating moments had
taught the older woman TO cope with
each situation as 1t arose, calmly and
with complete self-possession, yet the
present instant seemed unusually
fraugilt with complications.
II understand. Patricia, that you and
Louise returned some personal property
Of Marjorie Eeaman's, which had been
missing for some time. Further in
Q1iries have also assured me that varj-
Gus other articles have also been re-
| turned to their proper OWNERS this eve
| ming / wish you would please tell me
| what YOU know Of the whole affair SO
/ that any Misunderstanding which have
arisen may be satisfactorily cleared
away"
Conflicting emotions crowded each
other through Patricia's mind as she
sought for an answer. "Ail / can tell
you. Miss 5tanhope, Is that I discovered
where the missing things were and de-
cided 10 take them all back. Louise
insisted upon helping me, although 1t
was not necessary and ] didn't want
| her TO-"
She returned the searching gaze Of
her inquisit0r unfiinchingly,
/ But surely you can tell me how you
came TO discover the things. II you do
not. you will find yourself In q most
compromising position"
But Patricia remained adamant In
her loyalty.
mo, Miss Stanhope. am sorry but
/ cannot tell you anything more than
4 / already have"
| She drew herself up, squaring her
/ shoulders Tes0lutely. feeling all the TIME
| that the whole situation WAS unreal,
| that II was not Patricia Hollingshead
| wkl0 was shouldering the burden oi
| Sophie HIeeck's guilt, but some strange
| person out of story. The entire affair
| seemed flctioned.
Miss Etanhope sighed. VERY well.
you may return 10 your room. fear
you are acting under an impression oi
/ mistaken righteousness which NAV
cause you unhappinegs 1T the hands OIL
your sciaOolEnates"
Il wonder" Patricia thought 10 her.
self as she went out, closing the door
| softly behind her.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
CHIEF ENGINEER
HAS SOME JOB
IS coALMAN. ELECTRICIAN,
PLUMBER AND lcEMAN

is Ct1ALklAN, ELbS@l 4 NiSifNINp ,
PLUMBER AND IcEMAN
lus. a. the brains Of a ship ata located
IN ,he officers quarters. 90 the heart Of a
ship Is foand in ,he engine room. There
is the vast and complicated machinery
which reaches through arteries and wins
to the most distant parts n the vessel.
and makes Il a thing oi iiFe.
This ship Is driven by two quadnapie
expansion engines. The four cylinders Of
each engine are o, each side. The top nj
one Of those cylinders might form plat.
form for fifty mar. The guide rods that
leap and dive in rhythmic motion are az
large as the barrels Of SIX inch howi'terA.
Any dwcller in an apartment house
knavs the trouble thai one boiler and
one furnace can Great. On his sh,p
there are numerous boilers and many iuf.
naces They are oi sitc end capacity
which on shore might well appal the en-
tire ianitnrs' union, hut here boilers iail
70 get out Of order and furuaec fires 10
not gro~ cold
Il often l. aaid that the sea Is bad i1r
The appetite. bait this Is untrue in tie
case Of the furnaces They alUays
appear 60 bs hungry, and strons,
haely naselei men sweat IN the m1,'y
glow as they feed the fires with dtfl,
ness ha, 20 an amateur Is urtahny IN"
food ~onsists Of sof, enai lone Up r.a',y
IN huhkefs and hf.ashi 10 4hN furnaces
by means n immature railroads
All this - but small pan Of The bus.
,acss heloN dctks. Just as they have he
es,ai 'nen they hIve ihe we ,nrn There
r,frgcatinr plant AMI an iec mstng
Fnachiae. There Is also AZ ~vaporatH
nsed faf tuning sea into ifcsh water
Then there are the pumps Ow ,ics a
a ppnr is intimately oonnocbd ~ith tk'
odd saksn bucket hu, these are no, that
lContlnuoi on page a
Evening star., 1928-05-13
Camel Worth More Than Wife.

That a camel Is worth more than a
wife was the declaration of native
of Egypt who recently offered both to
am English clergyman He first offered
the wife for the equivalent OF $25.
why do you want To sell her?" he was
asked. "She Is old and fights" was the
laeonic reply Then she would fight
me-" said the Clergyman, No, not an
English gentleman" was the answer,
The offer being refused the native then
offered the camel for $i0o, Asked TO
explain the difference In prices, he re-
plied curtly, Camel better than wife. "
Evening star., 1928-05-13
INSTALLMENT v.

Ferriston learned in its half Of the
first inning that the Fayette pitcher was
no easy mark, and the side went down
in one-two-three order.
Neither team scored in the second in
ming, although Fayette touched Sand
for two more hits. Coach Edwards, re-
garding his star finger closely, called
Bob over to him
I'm afraid Ed is going to have bad
day." he said You take Red and go
over and warm up"
In their half of the third Fayette con-
tinued its attack on Sand. A double,
Evening star., 1928-05-13
CHINOOK.
THE OLD TRAppEes'LAN6vAsg
BY FL col1AlicNo
VI II n

E0WMUX~-P Pronounce aS spelled.
This w0fd means Dog, and 1t can mean
any kind " dog. according 10 tins
qualifying words used with IL. In
Chinook 1t iE an insult 10 tell man
that he is d KAItEWA CULTAS KOW-
MUx, which means mo good, like a
had dog"
KAFeWAILIE~-tTh first is pro-
nollneed as in hat ana the second rs
In father With the accent on the first
syllable the Wofd becomes EAP-
EWhLL-Y. This word stands for the
ldea 0f stealing, for robbers, thieves,
etc. YAIgKA KAPEWAIIIE MAN
means He ie q thief" kOhAWAY
MIA CAkIM CIfAC0 KAFbWALLIE
IL AN my canoes have been stolen"
Calcutta IL the British Empires sec
0ad largest city.