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The Washington times., 1930-03-12
Spurious Brokers Clerk
Gets Messengers $4,000

NEW YORK, March IL QN.S.)
Police searched today for a dar.
ing confidence man, who duped
two Wall Street messengers into
handing him $4,000 worth of
securities when he posed as an
employe Of a brokerage firm to
which the securities were ad-
dressed.
The men met the messenger
hatless and in the customary
linen coat Of brokerage firm EN-.
ployes and without difficult had
the securities turned over to him.
The Washington times., 1930-03-12
Mrs. Hearst Is Guest
At IT. S. Roman Embassy

ROME, March IL (U.SO.-Mrs.
William Randolph Hearst was a
guest at tea at the American EN-
bassy today. Later she attended
q dinner and reception at the
Spanish embassy.
The Washington times., 1930-03-12
Al EXANDRIA ELKS ELECT

ALEXANDRIA, March H.
James r. Duncan was elected ex-
alted ruler of Alexandria Lodge Of
Elks last night with John Tul-
lock. esteemed leading knight, and
p. A. Kersey, esteemed loyal
knight, George H. Railing, secre-
tary for his eighth term, and Her
mann Freidlander, treasurer for
the past 81 years, were reelected
nv exclamation.
The Washington times., 1930-03-12

known commercial pilots in the
British Empire.
The officers of the guild in
clude Sir Selton Brancker, the
director of civil aviation, who
bears the title of master of the
guild.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-08-28

Mrs. j. P. Didier were dinner guests
at the Nick Didier home Sunday.
George Hansen, of Westport, was
a visitor at the Albert Rueckert
home Sunday evening.
Mrs. Leo Jung and Miss Bertha
Schlicht spent Sunday visiting Mrs.
lungs parents at Burtrum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Schwanke,
of Milwaukee, Wis, arrived Satur-
day for visit with relatives. Miss
Erna Schwanke came with them
having spent the past few weeks in
Milwaukee.
Burt Hasel, and children, of Chi
cago, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. p. Didier Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Maus and
children, returned from Carol,
Iowa, Sunday where they had spent
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huge Koepke left
for their home at Green Bay, Wis,
Monday morning after spending the
week visiting at the home of Her
man Roth.
Mr.. and Mrs. BalSter, of Wilmot,
Mimi, and son, Henry Gotner, of
Chicago, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. F. Didier Wednesday of last
week. Mrs. Balster is Mr.. Didier's
sister.
Miss Nellie Wakefield returned to
Minneapolis Monday having spent
the past week visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wakefield.
Henry Wiegers, and family, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ruec-
kert Sunday.
Alex Messer, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Ben Messer, was operated for ap-
pendicitis at hospital in Sank Cen
ire Wednesday. The little fellow is
recovering nicely.
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The School board met Saturday
evening to let out the bus routes.
It is understood that Herman Mel
son, Geo. Jergens, w. Elwood and
Paul Krugers will be the drivers
for the coming year.
Misses Louise and Gertrude
Kruger, of Minneapolis, visited the
week end at their parental home.
Mrs. Tom Perry, who has been
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Clark. returned to her home at
Ames, Iowa, last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Abrams,
baby boy, who has been real
sick, is still in the Brooten hospital.
He is improving little.
Warner Shredder called at the o.
A. Tye home Sunday.
Mrs. Will Riley and sister, Rose
Jones, called at the F. w. Wood
hall home Monday afternoon.
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West Union

]. P. Didier and N. ]. Didier left
Sunday for st. lillian, Mimi, to at
tend the funeral of brother-in-law
Felix Lais, which was held Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Schestag, of
Buffalo, Mimi, were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Algert Ruechert Sunday.
William Maus and Leo Schlicht
drove to Minneapolis Sunday even
ing, returning Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Robischon,
Mrs. Kramer and Miss Anna Robis-
chon, of Sank Centre, visited at the
Harper Wakefield home Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew RAIDER
macher were Sank Centre callers
Monday.
Mrs. w. We're spent Thursday
visiting with relatives at st. Cloud.
Miss Minnie We're, of st. Cloud, re-
turned with her mother for a short
visit.
August Axel and family, of Swan
vile accompanied by Rev. Barlow,
visited at the home Of Mr.. Albert
Rueckert on Sunday, visiting rela-
tives.
Mrs. Herman Roth and daughter,
Elzera, motored to Echo, Mimi,
Thursday. They were accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Huge Keoke, Of
Green Bay, Wis, and returned Fri
day
Several people Of this community
visited the Todd County Fair the
past week and report seeing many
fine exhibits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Deters, Of
Brockway, Mimi, visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Ale Marthaler Wednesday
Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Bergsten visit
ed with Ben's parents at Garfield
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marthaler
and daughter, Of Freeport, and
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Ben Deters, and family, visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mil
Ter at Sank Centre Sunday.
Martin Marthaler was a Little
Falls caller Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Messer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Zormbier, of st. Cloud,
were callers Monday evening at the
Ben Messer home.
School opens in District 4 Tues
day Sept End. Leo Jung is principal
teaching the upper grades and Miss
Helen LenZmeier will taech the
lower grade room.
William Maus and Leo Schlicht
left Tuesday for Aitkin, Mimi,
where they will work for the Nc
Garry Bros on State crawling
contract.
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Steve Kortan were callers at Art
Cooper's at Osakis Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Harder and
girls called on Bosrs Friday eve
ming.
Lauretta and Richard Botz took
supper at James Grundman's Fri
day.
Edward Bosl spent Sunday after
noon at Iwinski's.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jirak and
family, Mrs. Charles Kortan, and
Frank, were callers at Theo Som
necken's home Friday afternoon.
Herbert Norgarden, of Hibbing,
moved to Sank Centre Wednesday,
and will occupy the farm southeast
of the city the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huston. of
st. Cloud, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome
Dusek and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Jirak, and family took dinner and
spent Sunday afternoon at Kor-
tan's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Iwinski
and baby, and Verna, were callers
at Alexandria Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jirak and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Kortan spent Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Huston, Of st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker re-
turned home Saturday evening af-
ter visiting a week with relatives
at Sancarc, Pierre and Washington
Springs, s. D.
Charles Kortan and son, Geo.
called on John Kortan, at Kandota
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jirak left
Tuesday morning for their home at
Fort Atkinson, Iowa, after spend
ing a week with relatives at Sank
Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Botz, and son,
Lawrence, spent Sunday evening
with Ben Kampsen at Elrosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Botz accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Botz
Of Sank Centre, visited with Mr..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-08-28
O-T-W CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

Directors of the two contending
clubs Parkers Prairie and Long
Prairie, champions respectively in
the Northern Section and South
ern Section of the O-T-W League,
met at Long Prairie Sunday night
and arranged the following sched-
ule for the play-off games, the win
ner of which will be the 1890 league
champion. All games will start at
2:30 P. M, and be played as fol-
lows:
Sunday, August 81, at Parkers
Prairie.
Sunday, September 7, at Long
Prairie.
Third game, if necessary, on neu-
trail grounds to be selected.
The admission charge for the
championship games will remain at
35c, and the games will be handled
by umpires from the Northwest
Umpire's Association.
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Westport

DR.. Bodies, the district Superin-
tendent of the M. E. Church,
preached here Sunday. This was
DR.. Bowles last visit here as dis
trict Superintendent as he will be
placed on charge at conference.
Mrs. Claude Close and Mrs. Close
Finseth, and family, called at the
Simpson home Saturday.
The M. E. Ladies Aid will meet
at the home of Mrs. Fred Cooper
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Erma Prosser and Miss
Vera Hermanson spent from Friday
until Monday visiting with Miss
Askalsor, at Glenwood.
Mrs. Frank Brown and family,
Mrs. E. H. Pfeninger, and Miss
Jessie Stuart enjoyed picnic sup
per at Willard Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Schaub
and family, of Sank Centre, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lutterman and daughter, JOS
ephine and Miss Inez Butler, of
Iowa Falls, spent Sunday at the
Fred Schaub home.
Dean Kinsella has an attack of
blood poison, which was caused by
a blister.
Mrs. Henry Sheets and daughter,
Sherry, and Mrs. Charles Angel, of
Willard, and Mrs. Paul Warcther, of
ST. Paul, visited at the Kenneth
Sheets here Saturday.
Mrs. John Donohue, of Racine,
Wis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Art John
son, of Sank Centre, spent Friday
evening at the v. L. Prosser home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Beal and
Mrs. Alice Beal, of Glenwood, visit
ed at c. c. Frederick home Sunday.
Corrol Frederick, of Sedan, spent
Sunday at the home of his parents
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clemens, of
Westport, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lee
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Welch, of Willard, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Hammond and baby, of
Milwaukee, Wis, were guests of
Harry Clemens mother, Mrs. Mar
garueite Clemens at Willard Sun
day.
The Westport fire department
was called out Saturday to extingu-
ish a fire at the Bert Frederick
home.
Albert Hoth, who is in the Gillette
Hospital in st. Paul, is recovering
from an operation on his foot. His
parents are expecting him home to
start to school.
Westport and Sank Centre base
ball teams played at Sank Centre
Sunday. Westport won by one score.
Miss Vera Hermanson went to
Little Falls Monday.
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State Highway 3-4

Mr.. and Mrs.. James Grundman
and daughter, Magdalene, took
Sunday dinner at the Mat Jenni-
son home.
Gladys and Verna Iwinski spent
Friday afternoon at Schurman's
and Botz's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Martin,
of Moorehead, Herbert Dinkel, of
Long Prairie, took dinner at the
c. F. Botz home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. -Grundman,
Dola, and Alfred Bosl called at
Walkers Sunday morning.
Mrs. Bosl and Edward called at
Freeport Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Ray Walker spent Tuesday
at Iwinski's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Watcher. of
Melrose and Rev. Father Watcher,
of Columbus, Ohio, called at Botz's
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker and
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Huber spent
Sunday evening at Reese's.
Mr.. Bosl and Bernard, called at
Andrew Harden's, at Melrose, Tues
day afternoon.
Ray Walker called at Iwinski's
Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dinkel and
daughter, Doris, of Long Prairie,
spent Tuesday evening at the c. F.
Botz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Huber took
supper at Ray Walkers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Schurman and
family, spent Sunday evening at
Iwinski's.
Gladys and Vera Iwinski spent
Friday afternoon with Ruth Marie
Botz.
Frank Kortan called at hidden
DORIS Saturday.
Roland Stewart called on Bosls
Saturday morning.
Tom Dwyer was a caller at Kor-
tan's Sunday afternoon.
Emil and Oscar Norgarden, of
Hibbing, arrived at Sank Centre,
Tuesday morning. They are spend
ing few days with the c. F. Botz
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Dusek spent
Tuesday and Wednesday at kor-
tan's.
Raymond Botz spent few days
last week with relatives at Long
Prairie.
Ben Bosshardt was doing carpen-
ter work at the Kortan home Wed
nesday.
Lauretta Botz and Evelyn Twin
ski spent Sunday with Rosina JAG
obs.
Joe Middendorf was a business
caller at Kortan's Thursday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Schurman
spent Sunday at Ed Schurman's.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jirak and
Marless May, of Fort Atkinson,
Iowa, and Mrs. Charles Kortan
spent Thursday and had supper
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Dusek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Bosl helped
Leo Walz thresh Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Grundman
and daughter, spent Friday evening
at Botz's.
Mrs. Bob Elliott and Mrs. Long
called at Iwinski's Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Botz and
family took dinner at Frank Din
kers at Long Prairie Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Wall and girls
took dinner and spent Sunday at
Bosl's.
Mrs. Bosl called at the Botz home
Friday morning.
Herman Iwinski and Dickie, call
ed at Ray Walkers Tuesday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Botz spent
Monday evening at Schurman's.
Charles Kortan, Frank, Charles,
Jr, Geo, Richard, and Melvin Jirak
and Jerome Dusek were business
callers at Ben Proelrs Sunday at
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huston, Of
st. Cloud. William Jirak. Bill and
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Country News Letters
Items from Live Correspondents of
the Rural Districts

and family, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rad
ermacher and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Lardy, Geo. Lucy and Lizzie
Miller, and Bert Martin.
Clifford Hendrickson visited his
brother at Eagle Bend Sunday.
Threshing is nearly over in this
vicinity and grain in general was
very good, oats went 70 bushels for
the best and wheat 80 blu. Barley
wasn't quite as good being hurt by
hot weather. The corn crop is COM
ing good. There will be lots of ripe
corn here.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-08-28
Grove Lake
(Too Late for Last Week.

Mrs. Einar Wendlund spent last
Wednesday at the Rhiney Zimke
home.
Mrs. o. Nelson was a guest at
the Alfred Sunden home Thursday.
Mrs. Sundin, of Anoka, was visiting
the week at her sons home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hokanson and
daughter, Arlien, of st. Peter. spent
the past week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Nelson. Mr.. Hok-
anson is a brother of Mrs. Nelson.
The Ladies' Aid met at Mrs.
Geo. Kings last week. A small
crowd attended as many of the
members were having threshers.
This Thursday the aid will meet
at the J. B. Hart home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Alexander,
son Billy, and daughter, Vivian, of
Valley City, came Saturday evening
to the Charles Alexander home and
are staying until Monday when
they went to the Cities to visit
their other two daughters.
Oscar Sundin, of Anoka came
Thursday evening to visit till Sun
day. Mrs. Sundin, his mother re-
turned home with him.
Mrs. Pierson and son Ralph re-
turned home from Garry, Indiana,
Saturday. Ralph has been gone
since the school let out. We are all
glad to see them back home again.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Martin and
Mrs. Martins mother. Mrs. Mosher,
of Ames, Iowa, visited at the E.
Clark home Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Wendlund spent Tues
day at the Geo. Sunderland home.
Mrs. Harold Johnson, of Har-
mony, Mimi, came last Wednesday
to visit a couple of weeks at her
mothers (Mrs. Santer's) home.
Mrs. Einar Wendlund, Mrs. Ole
Fosdahl and Mrs. Elmer Seivert
and Mrs. Anna Wendlund spent
Thursday afternoon at the Odin
Hanson home.
Mrs. Emil Nuehring enjoyed a
visit from her sister, Elsie Busha,
of Nashua, Iowa, last week.
Mr.. and rs. N. r. Olson, of
Glenwood, spent last Tuesday eve
ming at the Herman Nelson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Harmon
and family were Willard callers
Sunday at the Arthur Hartman
home. Jesse Harmon, who is in
the hospital in Sank Centre, was
operated on for appendicitis Sat-
urday afternoon but at this writing
is getting along fine.
Mrs. o. Nelson and daughter,
Josie and friends, who have been
enjoying vacation in Grove Lake
at the Pierson cottage, left for Chi
cago Monday.
Mrs. L. Swick, of Plainfield, Ia,
visited at the Nels Johnson home
last week.
Donald Plaky and Lloyd Rust re-
turned home from N. D., Sunday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Anderson
motored to Lake Monson Sunday
and spent the day with relatives.
| Sanford Eckert and daughter,
Dorothy, of Glenwood, were Grove
Lake callers Sunday.
Eden Nuehring had his adnoids
removed at the Brooten hospital
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Grindy and
family who have been spending the
summer at one of the Hess cot
tages returned to their home in
Sank Centre Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Einar Wendlund,
Mr.. and Mrs. Odin Hanson, Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Seivert and Mrs.
Ole Fosdahl motored to Lake
Monson for a picnic Sunday.
James Fowlds, Ruth and Donald
were guests at the Santer home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kaldahl
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Jergens spent Sunday at the For
ney home.
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LYMAN Prairie

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Stalker, Mr..
and Mrs. Dalke and family, Mrs.
John Kinsella and Alfred Heider-
man, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Domke and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lardy, and
daughter, visited Mrs. Lardy's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kohl, OF
Melrose, Sunday.
Martha Karsten and Irene
Schlief are spending their vacation
with home folks. The girls have
been working in st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ewenke are
the proud parents of a nine pound
boy who arrived Saturday morning.
Elva Kraft visited the Smith
girls last week.
Mrs. Beck (nee Alga Judes,) OF
Livingston, Mont, visited her sister
Mrs. Frank Domke and family last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Thornbloom
called at the Frank Domke home
Sunday evening.
Lizzie Miller called at the Art
Swenke home Thursday afternoon.
Ray Morris and Doris Finch were
Starbuck visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erickson, and fam
lily, Of Iowa are the guests of the
Gus Erickson family this week.
Howard Domke and Edith
Truax, of Devils Lake, N. D., arriv-
ed Saturday for a few days visit
at the Frank Domke home.
Mrs. Elmer Smith was caller at
the Art Swenke home Saturday.
Martha Karsten called at the
Geo. Whitney home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Beidleman, and
daughters, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Milo Cowlthorp, near
Sank Centre.
Mrs. Karsten, and daughters,
called at the Elmer Smith home
Thursday.
Hazel Domke spent Sunday night
with Lena Landers.
Mrs. Bunston, Mrs. Swirtz and
Mrs. Roquette spent Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Elmer Smith.
Mrs. I. A. Cowlthorp, and daugh-
ter, called at the Frank Domke
home Monday afternoon.
Several Of the neighbors gathered
at the Frank Morris home Saturday
evening to celebrate the birthdays
of Earl Morris and Florence Petit.
Dancing was enjoyed during the
evening, after which lunch was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Cowlthorp en-
tertained the members Of their
threshing ring Saturday evening:
Those present were Joe Traeger,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Barker and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dirschell
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and Mrs. Alex Wolter, at Melrose
Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-20
OWNER OF BRUINS
THINKS FLAG GONE
WrigIey Declares Siege of
Hard Luck Has Proved
Too Much for Team.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ HICAGO, September 20.-Tht
4 Tribune today quoted William
Wrigley, jr., millionaire, owner
of the Chicago Cubs. as having
virtually given up hope for second
successive National League champion
ship.
The interview said, in effect, that
Wrigley saw the stream Of gold he has
poured into Cub Golfers to secure play
ers and bolster up the teams pennant
drive nullified by long-drawn-out run
of i'll luck.
Misfortune, which Swallowed the Cubs
from the start of the 1880 season, hac
finally, Wrigley was quoted as saying
worn the National League title holders
down to a point where they had tC
surrender"
The blows of an adverse fate started
with the death of Pitcher Carlson arc
followed up with the loss of Hornsby''
services, Bells failure to come through
Stephensons absence, the spiking Of
Grimm, and finally Roots injury.
IT guess the injury to Root took from
them just about all the spirit remain
ing" Wrigley said. "It was the thing
that made me give up hope"
Given Root in turn and in his usual
form, would have been confident right
up to the finish. Root is like Hornsby
He can step in there and balance the
team after it has gone into a slump
But Root won't pitch any more this
year. am sure of that"
Wrigley declined to discuss rlmors
that Manager Mccarthy was not to be
the Cubs pilot after the end of the
current season, saying that he was "a
great admirer of Mccarthy" and that
he believed injuries considered, the
team did the best 1t could"
Base ball, Wrigley said, is not like
other business. Its the one business
in which you can't buy what you want,
said the magnate, who once offered a
certified check for $4,000 and was re-
fused in his first effort to obtain Rogers
Hornsby.
Though injuries have struck down
Hornsby and other costly players. Wrig-
ley is not discouraged and has another
scheme he may try out. He said he
might attempt putting together two
great teams so one can play If the
other has the same luck with the injury
fink as his Cubs have had this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-20
No. s-The Game Grows Up.

~ ASE BALL was shedding its
- rough-neck habits for bet
ter manners when Connie
- Mack stepped into the
managerial arena to manifest at
once his genius for organizing
championship clubs.
A product of the SandlotS and
the rock 'em and sock EN-" days
himself, Mack was the first big
league manager to comb the coll
lege ball teams for talent.
The game was becoming more
fashionable sport. Mack did not
consider a college diploma han
dicap to prospective recruits, nor
share the deriSive attitude of old
timers toward the boys who did
noble deeds for the alma mater.
Mack's development of players with
little or no professional experience soon
earned him the name of the Tall
Tutor" and 1.-The Professor" Connie
looked more like sedate college teach
er of ancient history than the type
generally associated with the manage
ment of big league ball clubs. OF kind
~ and sympathetic nature, his reputa-
ton attracted ambitious youngsters.
advice, If not an actual trial.
I was in Mack's Office years later at
Shibe Park one morning when a loose,
gangling youth, cap in hand, made a
somewhat embarrassed entrance. A
plea to see Mr.. Mack had got him
by the gate tender. Connie looked up,
indicating no trace of annoyance at
the interruption. The youth blushed,
told how he had been pitching for
team up in the Pennsylvania coal towns
and confessed he'd like to get job"
Mack asked him a few questions, then
sent him down to the club house for
a uniform and later inspection in
practice.
He may not have a thing, but he's
ambitious enough to come down here
to see me-" said Mack. Perhaps we
can start him of right. It's part of
the game to give these boys a chance.
And, who knows, he might be a real
prospect"
This was typical of the encourage
ment, patience and kindness by which
Mack helped in the development of
hundreds of major league players.
TWO of the stars of Mack's first
l. championship team in 1902 we're
plucked from college ranks-Eddie
Plank of Gettysburg, the great south
paw pitcher, and Dave Fultz of Brown,
who played center field. In later years
such stars as Jack Coombs, Eddie Col
Inns, Jack Barry Chick Galloway,
Mickey Cochrane and George Earn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-20
AS Scouts Rush
To Eve Cardinals

NEW YORK, September 20
CC.P.A)-Scouts for the Philadel-
phia Athletics have been summoned
to the front on the double quick to
look over the ST. Louis Cardinals as
they drive down the stretch on their
way to meet the AS in the world
series, starting october /.
The strategians for the Athletics
seem to have wasted lot of time
watching the other pennant con-
tenders in the National League, while
neglecting the Cards. The New
York, Brooklyn and Chicago teams
all had been secuted when st. Louis
suddenly burst on the horizon and
caught all the scouts burrowing
around somewhere else.
Naturally all the Athletics force of
eagle eyes will be on the Job dur
ing the current series between the
Cards and the Phillies at Phila-
delphia.