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THE OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINER, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1920.
I TEms;
Athletes in Training in Scores!
of Nations Preparing For
H , , World Meet. I
XEW YORK, June 30. "While all'
Hl the members of the American Olympic
Hl committee are working individually
and collectively to have the United
Sntos represented at Antwerp, Bel-,
glum, bv the very best teams procur-j
j able on this side of the Atlantic, many
Hl other countries throughout the world
Ht arc- endeavoring Just as earnestly lo
H secure worthy representatives to take.
part in the Olympic contests, I
1 King Alexander of Greece, the
buthplace of the Olympic games, hasi
personally accepted the presidency ot
thf Hellenic committee and is taking
upon himself much of the rcsponsl-,
bihty of turning out a Greek team
that v.-lll do honor to ancient athletes
of that country. King Alexander.
L who is an ardent sportsman, has ar-,
mu&ed a preliminary credit of 300,-i
1 000 drachmas which Is fully 50 per
cent more than .that allowed by thej
Greek government to pay the expenses
IH of the Hellenic participation In the,
Antwerp competitions. j
Belgium InU-Mcstod. i
Word conies from Belgium that the
athletes there, who for many years
hSc taken an extraordinary Interest
in bicycling, are training hard with a,
l ew to winning the cycling events or I
N'rventh Olympiad. Throughout,
k the cnUre eouniry. which is said to'
T nossess probably more bicycles pe ,
una 5 population than any other;
continental nation except Holland.
SellSs ire practicing in eliminate,. ;
rials, along the most perfect roads
which can be found almost any place,
anexample of-the -peed ai-j:
tained in some' of these trials Albert!
Deofmne. who Is ex peeled to be ,
strong contender in the L :
Tnivmnlc race, recently cov.-i.m1,
42"kilomc"tcro in a roadmce -n 1 wui,
15 minutes, 50 3-5 seconds. Other
"re onlV a minute or two bj: lund
him. Belgium is also to c inend
stronclv in gymnastics. lhiii-;wo
athletes who p'aV.ed "Sl
ination tests on April 11 are un Jer
kK? Intensive training each SvuA-xy
at three centers. Brussels. Liege and
Ghent. In "ew of the final elimina
tion on June 30.
Many good results have been ob
tained at the preliminary trials for
Swedish sportsmen intending to par
ticipate at the forthcoming
What is said to be a new wor ds rec
ord has been created by Tor Hennlng
swimming 200 meters broaststrouc in
2 minutes. 58 4-10 seconds.
nother good performance wa inc
swimming of 500 meters 'ln"t.,,
'7 5-10 seconds, by Alne Borg. w no
established a new Swedish record.
Athletes Chosen.
The Australian Federated Olympic
Council lately chose the amateur ath
letes to represent Australia at Ant
werp. The following arc to defend
Australia's tlllo to tho S00 meters
teams swimming champlonsnlp: K
Beaurepalre, J. Stcdman, V. Hay.
Klrkland and D. Herald. Miss Fanny
Durack was selected aa an lndivlduu.
swimming competitor. For the mara
thoa race T. Sinton was selected, .
W Hunt was chosen for sprints and
G. R Parker as a walker. Gerald
Patterson will represent Australia in
the tennis championship. Miss Bcau
repalre. a sister of the A ictorlan
champion, named above, will go to
the games at her own expense to com
pete In the swimming competitions.
Tho latest reports from Wellington.
New Zealand, are to the effect that
tho following athletes should repre-,
sent tho Dominion at Antwerp: Had
field, eculler; Davidson, runner: Wll-I
eon. hurdler; "VValdron, swimmer; also;
a Miss'Shand, swimmer: Atkinson,
swimmer and Lindsay, sprinter. It
was further decided to inquire into
tho athletic merits of Olllvler, the
New Zealand tennis champion, and
Captain Brunton, a fencer with a view
to their being added to the Domln
"in's Olympic contingent.
Word from Sydney.
Word comes from Sydney. New
South Wales, that James Paddon has
decided to claim the world's sculling
championship by forfeit, on the I
grounds that the holder, Alfred Fel
ton. refused his challenge for a race
before accepting the challenge of
Barry of England.
Racing; In Berlin.
Government sanction has been giv
en to a proposal of the Union club,
which controls horscraclng on the
Berlin courses, to exclude from Ger-i
man tracks all riders and horses ofrj
entente countries so long as German,
stables arc forbidden to compete in
I foreign race meetings, The Union
club now proposes that all other
sporting organizations follow its lead
b banning entente athletes from Ger
man field meets until Germans are
permitted to take part in meetings in
the entente countries.
Racing at Ruhleben, Germany, the
spot which gained notoriety during
the war aa an internment camp for
Brltl6h civilians, was resumed this
year after an Interval of r.b: years.
Supcrntitlous people were Impressed
by the fact that the Ruhleben cup
was won by a horse named "Monarch
ist." oo
R" Japanese to Enter
A. A. U. Contests
WAV vnHTf. .Ttinft 59. THvn mrm-l
Ibers of the Japanese Olympic games
team wll compete in the national A. A.
U. pentathlon championship contest
here next Sunday. The manager of i
the Japanese team, which Is en route j
to Belgium, hafl entered H. Masuda
and C. Noguchi for tho Amorlcan tltu-j
lar contest, -which also will be the final i
tryout for United States athletes who
desire to represent thl3 country in tho
pentathlon at Antwerp.
Mor than twenty of the leading all
around athletes from various sections
of the country will compete.
Among the more prominent Ameri
can entrants are: L. Perrine and R.
N. Irving, University of Idaho.
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JIMMY DUNN
H Tli ere Is no denying the. fact that
H Cleveland Is pennant crazy. Jimmy
HD Dunn, Indian magnate says:
K "We're erecting more pavilion seats
j in loft field, but if we can win the pc.n-
nant we'll bo swamped, particularly if
folnclnnati wins the other league ser
H lcs. We'll put 3500 more fans In the
H new pavilion, but that doeon'tbegin to
B be enough. I wish wo had room for
pLO.000 more right now."
I
i Boys Who Possess Winning
! Punch Foremost in De
votees Minds
BY JACK VEIOCK
International News Sporting Editor
NEW YORK. June 29. Tho punch
is the thing!
Sport fans love the fellow with the
"wallop" 'because he la invariably the
brightest star of his particular con
stellation. In baseball, boxing, tennis, on tho
cinder track or in the field, "the same
rulo applies. The "wallop" wins:
The value of i tic punch has always
been recognized. But since tho
world war ended and sport came back
to its own il has been demonstrated
more forcibly than ever before.
Let the sport slain of today paas
before you in mental review. As your
mind flits from one branch of sport
to acother the names of Ruth, Hagcn,
Jole Ray, Dempsey and Alexander
will bo sure to bob up because they
are the boys who possess a winning
punch.
All Boast of Punch.
These great stars of sportdom and
many others who rank In their distinc
tive claos ar tho fellows who have
brought sport back to a peace-time
basis with a tremendous bang.
There is many a star In sports to
day and not a one but who boasts of
the punch prolific. Standing at the
head of the column is George Ruth,
the cynosure of all eyes In th realm
of baseball. ,
Great hitlers have come and gone.
Old-time baseball fans have argued
the merits of Ruth pro and con with
the fan3 of this generation, but all io
no avail. P.uth simply picks up his!
wp.r club and shatters tho very fabric I
or which argument is made. There'
is only one Ruth. There has never!
been another.
ItnttiiMin,- I.. I ln.lli.Kl
By the same token. Jr.ck Dempsey.
I regardless of any misfortune that han
cro3sed his path, is the world's great
est exponent of Hie winning punch In
pugilism. He Is the most cyclonic
champion of all present-day tltle-
holders in nngdom, and while there
have been gieal heavyweight cham
j pions In other years there has never
been a fighter Just like the Salt lako
( slajher Benny leonard, king of the
lightweights, stands supreme among
the little fellows of flstlana. and he
j too ha tho punch that wins and the
I dash, courage and ability to use It.
William M. Johnston, who hus made
the tennis world sit back In breathless
admiration by his wonderful playing,
also has the punch. Ho Is tho cham
pion of the United States because ho
is the most finished master of all
i around playing on ho tenni3 court of
j which this country has ever boasted.
His volleying, his service, his back
hand strokes and .his superb. defensive
playing leave motiving to be asked for.
Powerful Drhcr.
Walter Hagen. American national
open golf champion, takes his place
in the front line with Ruth. Dempsev
and Johnston. He is the Ruth, or Ih'e
Demprey if you like, of the links, A
powerful driver, a master In the' mak
ing of approaches and a consistently
good putter. Hagen backs up his nat
ural ability with an Iron nerve and a
cool head. And Hagcn's name Is to
golf what Ruth'3 moniker Is to base
ball. Everett Bradley, the national col
legiate pantalhon champion; Gordon
Nightingale, the Xew Hampshire stale
distance man who ran lho heart out
of E A. Montaguo In the memorable
three-mile grind in the recont Penn
relays; Joie Ray. the greatest of the
middle-distance runners on either side
of the globe; Rogers Horn3by, star of
the St. Louis Cardlnuls, and tho prob
i'ble National league batting champion
of lOL'O; Qrovor Cleveland Alexander,
probably the greatest pitcher of the
1920 season and a number of others
take rank in this select class.
llorso Delivers Punch.
Man o' War, Sam Riddle's great
racehorse, winner of tho Preakness,
the Withers and tho Belmont slake, is
being hailed as the greatest equine
bluoblood of all time. And who shali
say there was ever a greater four-egged
speedster?
With so many great stars shining
In eportdom 1920 is sure to go down
In sport annals as tho greatest vear
in history. What the future hold's In
store for sports can only be guessed,
but It is a ceilainty that the sport fan
of this day and ago can thank his
stars for having lived to see perform
ances In practically every line of ath
letic endeavor that, for the most part,
have never before been equalled.
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William T. Tilden in
Favor as Finalist
WIMBLEDON. Juno 29. William
T. Tilden of Philadelphia, who today
defeated his compatriot, Charles 3.
Garland of Pittsburg. Jc highly favored
as finalist for tho British singles cham
pionship. He has yet to meet the
Japanese oxpert, Zenso Shlmldzu. ir,
the finals tomorrow, and the winner
of that match will fight it out with
Gerald L. Patterson of Australia In the
challenge round for the tltlo.
Shlmldzu won today from Theodore
Mavrogordato of the English Davis
cup team, who yesterday successfully
j disposed of R. Norrls Williams II of
Boston.
John's Just 20 And Never Been Kissed
John Rsqulrol 20 years old; just praduntcd; serious; good looking
but iinkls.c(l.
1 AMERICAN LEAGUE
I Standing of Teams
j W. D. Pet.
IClnclnnatl 34 26 .5C7
St. Iouls 31 30 .531
Brooklyn- 31 30 .OOS
Chicago 33 32 .POS
Pittsburgh 29 2Q ' .500
Boston 2S 2S .600
New York 30 33 .17 6
Philadelphia 25 37 .103
Yesterday's Results
Erooklyn 1, at Poston S.
New York 7. at Philadelphia 1.
St. Louis 1, at Cincinnati 5
Pittsburgh 4-3. at Chicago 3-1 I
!RiXEY KNOCKED
! OUT OFTHE BOX
t
I George Smith Badly Battered
By Giants and Philadelphia
Defeated, 7 to 6.
PHILADELPHIA. June 20. Rlxey
was knocked out of the box and
George Smith badly battered by New
York today, the visitors defeating
Philadelphia today, 7 to 0. Score:
R. H. E.
New York 7 15 1
Philadelphia . 1 9 2
Batteries Douglas and Snyder;
Rlxey, G. Smith and Wlieato.
CHAMPIONS WIN.
CINCINNATI. Juno 29. Cincinnati
won from St. Louis today, 5 to 1.
Fisher, though hit hard, was strong
with men on bases. Score:
R. H. B.
St. Louis 1 11 1
Cincinnati 5 10 0
Batteries Jacobs and Dilhoefer;
Froher, Sherdoll and Allan.
SPLIT DOUBLE-HEADER.
CHICAGO, June 20. Chicago and
Plitsburg divided a double-header to
day, the viflllors winning the flrat
game, 4 to 3, In eleven Innings, and
tho locale taking the second, 4 to 3.
First game R. H. E.
Pittsburg 4 S 0
Chicago 3 11 1
Batteries Cooper and Haefner;
Martin and O'Farrell.
Second game R. H. E..
Pittsburg 3 6 0
Chicago 14 IS 1
Batteries Mcador. Watson. Blake
and Hoofner: Hendrlx and Daly.
BOSTON HITS 'EM HARD.
BOSTON, June 23. Boston hit hard
today, defeating Brooklyn, 8 to 1, and
giving Boston five out of six In the
series. Scot yielded 12 hits, but
Brooklyn had 12 men left on vases.
R. H. E.
Brooklyn 1 12 1
Boston S 1G 1
Batterlos Cadoro. Mohart and
Krucger; Scott and Gowdy.
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NEW YORK New Yorkers regard
the date of the signing of Dabo Ruth
to a YaJikee contract as important a3
the signing of any other date in the
country's history.
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OKLAHOMA CITY Charles H.
P.uth. of this city, claims to be an un-cle-in-law
of Babe. Charles H. says
Ruth's nickname of "Babe" was given
him on account of his stature.
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Pacific Coast League
,i
Standing .of Teams.
W. L. Pet.
Salt Lake 48 33 .593
Vernon 50 35 .5SS
Los Angeles . . . : . . . .4G 36 .561
San Francisco ... ., 42 39 .519
Portland " . . 38 3S .500
Oakland f . 36 49 .4 24
Sacramento .. 34 47 .120
Seattle 31 4S .332
Yesterday's Results
Salt Lake 9. at San Francisco 2.
Vernon - Seattle No game; teams
traveling.
Oakland C, Portland 3.
Los Angeles 3, Sacramento 0.
Tho Series
Salt Lake 1, at San Francisco 0.
Oakland 1. at Portland 0.
Sacramento 0, at Los Angeles 1.
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' Salt Lakers Win
Opening Contest
SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 30. The
Bee3 walloped the Seal3 In the opening
game of the scries here yesterday by
a 9 to 2 score. By winning tho Bees
jare again in' the top rung a few points
ahead of tho Vernon Tigers. Rumler
Maggort and Sheely were the bright
stars In the Bee victory.
Bromcley twirled high grade ball
for the winners while DeVltlcs was
slammed to all corners of the lot by
tho Salt La,kers. The score:
' ; R. H. E.
Salt Lake 9 15 0
San Francisco 2 S 1
Batteries: Bromley and Bylcr; De
Vltles and Agnew. I
nfi
Pertica Hurls Three
Hit Game for Angels
LOS ANGELES, June 3 0. Sacra
mento dropped the firts game of the
series to the locals here today the
count being 3 to 0 Bill Pertica on the
slab for tho wlnqcrs allowed the Sena-1
tors but three hits. The score: I
' R. H. E.
Sacramento 0 3 1
Los Angeles .' 3 5 0
Batterlos: Malls and Cady; Pertica
and Lapan.
, 10
Beavers Defeated in
One Sided Ball Tilt
PORTLAND, June 30. Oakland
sapped out a f to 3 victory over the
locals In the Initial game of the series
here yesterday. Five errors were
chalker against the locals. The score:
R H E
Oakland 6 11 1
Portland 3 10 5
Batteries: R. Artlett and Mltzc;
Ross and Tobln.
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FANS THROW BRICKS
YAKIMA. Wash. Despite tho fact
that this Is one of tho greatest applo
countries In the world, fans preforro.l
bricks to throw at an umpire they dls-,
liked. 1
BY LORRY' A. JACOBS. I
N. E. A. Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK, Juno 30. You might
Just aa well dethrone the Man With
out a Country) for Into the Hall of
Fame has walked;
The Man Without a Kiss,
He's John Henry Eaqulrol, newly
graduate Bachelor of Arts at New
York university, student, .football
player, and amateur (though not ama
teurish) actor.
Believe It or not, John says:
"I don't Intend to kiss a girl until
she has given me her consent to wed.
I've known a lot of girls and when I
was but a child 1 played kissing games
but since that time 1 haven't kissed a
girl and don't Intend to until I am
ready to propose lo her. And X shall
demand the same attitude from her."
"Do you think you'll find a girl who
hasn't been kissed?" I a3kctl.
"Sure." said he. "The old bunk you
read In the magazines and newspapers!
about glrla kissing a new man every
time they turn around Is silly."
But the fact that John is kissless
doesn't prevent him from having aj
"best girl." Not at all.
"I have- a little pal," says he. "Wo'
take long walks together, go to the
theater, and have other pleasures In
common. But we wouldn't spoil our
friendship by kissing."
"Never?" I asked.
"Well." said ho. "That depends.
But what I said before stands!"
OAKLAND AVIATOR
STARTS FOR SEATTLE
OAKLAND. Calif.. June 29. Cliff
Durant, Oakland sportsman and avi
ator, started on an airplane business
trip to Tacoma and Seattle at 4 a. m.
today. He was accompanied by Lieu
tenant C. V. Pickup, formerly of the
army flying service. Durant expected
to reach his detlnatlon tonight.
1 NATIONAL LEAGUE
Standing of Teams
W. L. Pet.
Cleveland 3 21 .672
New York 42 2S .600
Chicago , -..37 26 .5S7
Washington 31 27 .53 i
Boston 29 30 .192
St. Louis 30 34 .169
Detroit 21 42 .333
Philadelphia ., 17 17 .2CC
Yesterday's Results
Boston 3, at New York C.
Chicago S, at Detroit 7.
t Cfpveland 9-5, at St. Louis 6-1. .
YANKEES WIN
I1TJE1TH
j Final Rally Defeats Bostonians
j and New York Cops
Winning Run.
NEW YORK, June 29. The Yan
kees, by a ninth Inning rally, defeated
I Boston today, 0 to 5. Hits by Pratt,
I Hannah. Glelch, Pccklnpaugh and
Ward produced two runs, tlelng the
score, and Pccklnpaugh scored the
winning run on Plpp's grounder to
Vilt. Score:
R. II. E.
Boston t 5 6 0
New York C 12 0
Batteries Jones, Pennock and Wal
ters; Shoro, Thormahlen and Hannah.
DETROIT LOSES ONCE MORE
DETROIT. Juno 29. Chicago de
feated Detroit today, 8 to 7. Williams
and Ehmkc, who started, each lasted
seven Innings, during which they wore
hit frequently and hard, Veach's homo
run in the fifth netted the Tigers
throe runs. Score:
R. H. E.
Chicago S 12 0
Detroit 7 11 3
Batteries Williams. Kerr and
Schalk; Ehmke, Ayres, Okrie and
Stanage.
CLEVELAND WINS TWO.
ST. LOUIS. June 29. Cleveland
took two games from St. Louis today,
hitting tho .local pitchers hard and
getting material assistance In the sec
ond contest from St. Iouls errors. The
scores wore 9 to 6 and 5 to 4.
Elmer Smith put the visitors out In
front In the fifth Inning of the first
game when he hit a home run Into the
bleachers with tho bases full. Austin
was put out of the second game by
Umplro Hlldebrand for protesting a
decision. Scores:
First game R. H. E.
Cleveland 9 13 2
St. Louis 6 11 1
Batteries Caldwell. Covelesklo and
O'Neill; Shocker, Burwell, Sothoron
and Severeld.
Second game - R. H. E.
Cleveland 5 7 4
St. Louis 4 7 5
Batteries Norton and O'Neill;
Wellman. Shocker and Billings.
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BUCKEYES LEAD
AKRON 'Dick HobllUel's ball team
has made a name as befog the home
run club of tho International League.
Shields, Shannon and Thorpe lead the
parade. I
EXPLAINS LOCAL !
BALL SITUATION;
R. H. Wells Gives Version of
j How Men Quit Ogden
Team
Editor Standard-Examiner.
A short time ago an article appeared
in your paper stating that five players
on the Ogden baseball club had been
handed "pink slips" and the writer has
had this mentioned to him several
times so it would appear that It is In
order to give tho correct version as
would have been authorized by the
manugemont of the Ogden baseball
club.
The article seems to "Just have been
written" and it was not supposed at
the tlpio that it might be considered
offensiv6 but sometimes others take
thia view and, inasmuch as it is not
the intention of the management of
the club to offend anyone, the writer
Ir? giving out this article for public
Information.
Tho' facts are that George Wessler,
sensing the antagonism of the Ogden
fans and having a chance to play with
the Brlgham team, decided to make
the change.
Jack Owens decided to step aside
in favor of someone else as It was not
always convenient for him to lay off
for the Saturday games and also dif
ficult for him to attend .the semi
weekly practise, he figuring that a
player should be In ;-.itendnnce at all
times to bo of the best service to the
team.
Crossman was carried on the club
a a utility player and his place was
filled by one who was conslden-d as a
! belter ball player. The list of each
jclub Is limited so that when a now
player Is put on, another must be
dropped.
I Renell. having had considerable ex
perience as a professional player, vol-
'unteered to help the team out in a
' non-league game. Hp was unable to
play regularly as his line of work ties
him down so that hi? would be unable
to make the trips required.
Butterfield Is still on the team and
I playing the game with his usual ag
gressive spirit. He ha had plenty
of experience In the game and this is
valuable In playing and In the advice
given to the less experienced players.
Giving out "pink slips" would in
dicate the existence of a pay-roll and
such does not exist In the ease of the
Ogden club.
The boys are exerting every effort
lo revive the baseball spirit here and
Cause Untold Suffering That Could Be
Avoided.
Diseases of the skin come from be
neath the surface, hence they can be
reached only by remedies that pene
trate down to their very source.
If you are afflicted with eczema, tet
ter, erysipelas, ringworm, pimples,
acne, scalp eruptions, bolls, irritations
of the skin, or other similar disorders,
you need not expect any real relief
from local applications, and the sooner
you discard their use. the sooner you
will be on the road to recovery, pro
vided vou will rely upon the use of,S.
S. S.
Very often the itching and Irritation
arc so severe, that you feel disposed
to try almost anything for rollef. and
WHAT THEY SAY ' I
1 .'HH
CLARK GRIFFITH 'H
Golf may be a great game for cer- il
tain professional men, but it doesn't
fit in with a big league baseball' man- xl
nger's duties, according to Clark Grlf- "H
flth of the Nats. jH
He jH
"I'm off that golf until next fall. H
Running a ball club, especially, a lo.v IH
Ing team with a car full of cripples IH
and a box full of dumb, armless pit- H
chers, and golf don't go togethc.r. It IH
may be all right for a man to play H
golf who has a steady business with
only clerks to handle, but it's no game H
for a manager of a ball club like mine. H
It takes steady nerves to play golf. H
It takes a calm mind, not one filled H
with worries that go with the kind of H
Job I've, got right now. I'm off until H
the baseball season Is over. Then H
maybe I'l get out my clubs again." H
LIPPE
Sport in Europe 1: in a bad plisht H
so far as boxing goe?. says Al LUppe, H
who has Just returned from a tojB. He H
advises Americans to stay at nome- H
He says: H
"They have Just enacted a law in jH
France compelling all providers oi H
amusement to pay a government tax ll
of 25 per cent of their gro?s receipts. ill
Thl? menus a loss to any boxing pro- ll
mottr The reason for the influx of
European boxer in America 1b due 'H
to the conditions abroad Carpontier JH
and Wilde never visited this country H
before the war. Both have come il
since. Wilde has gone home with a jl
rich prize chest. Carpentler is still
reaping the , golden shekels. Abroad
there aren't any to be gleaned for they
have other things that must be attend- M
ed to JH
STRONG INFANT
DES .MOINES Despite the fact
that twilight baseball is In Its infancy M
here, it is established on' a solid bnsl H
now. Games arc being patronized 'afll
are to be commended for their efforts IH
and It is hdpd that their work will be H
appreciated by the fans. h iH
It Ir the intention of the manage- 'H
mcnt to accord all who have or have 'H
had any connection with the team, jB
the fullest mensure of absolutely fair H
treatment and It is with the Intention H
of carrying out this that this letter is
We want all of th players whether jH
now on the team or n6t to be actual- JH
ly "with the Ogden team" at all timi Vl
for we arc out to boost the game. 1
Thanking you In advance for tho
space given this in your valuable pa- r
Yours respectfully,
R. H. WELLS.
' Tljp5 I'd like to fly aa airplane .1
If the blame thinS wouldn't
fPt And send me to the doctor )(H
Ml&c GCSacMn With a perforated cruat. 1
1 - d .
Unhappy is the umpire
Who never hears some kicks.
Or calls a close play at the plate
Who doesn't expect brick.
Should he go through a battle
Without tho beefing horde;
"RObber Rotten Bonehcad,"
He'd feel he was Ignored.
His work is very simple,
He calls the balls and strikes,
And watches all the bases
To see If they arc spiked.
They say his soul Is leather
That his voice Is gruff and low
And that his ears hear cuss words
You and I will never know.
Every once In awhile they crown an
umpire and he wears it, gravely.
If you think that umpiring a ball
game is plcklns, just get out there In
the center of the diamond where tho
3hclls are dropping all round.
If you call a strike on a batter he
kicks, and if you don't the pitcher
docs.
If you call a runner out, who was
safe by at least a good mile, the man
ager invites you to a murder, and If
you don't call it. the bleacher mob
suggests a lynching instead.
If you order a player off the field l
for getting sassy, you hear every mis- -1
take you ever mado in life from the ' !H
time you were born up to that humi
Hating moment, rcphotographed and
retouched, flung in your gritting teeth.
If you let players hand you ntuff,
you'll be plowing corn next season in
stead of blowing your horn.
Requisites of a good umpire: a bass- ll
drum voice, a close friend of the pc- , e il
lice, fast on his fett, knowlcgde t - VH
all the exit gates;, a perfect dodger - . lH
and no conscience. M
"Unless an umpire is Insulted, crab- 'H
bed, kicked at and thrown at during
the course of a normal ball game, he 'H
gets so lonesome and downhearted :H
that he goes to bed without supper. 'H
If you want lo get an umpire's anl- H
mal ignore him.
An umpire doesn't wear shin guard,
a mattress and a bird cage Just to keep
the balls from hitting him.
There is more education in being
an umpire than .there, in in serving
a term In jail, doing a hitch in tho
army, or posing at the white house.
Here lies an honest umpire
His Ufa was short and quick,.
They held a short post-mortem
'Twas this: Hit with a brick." r .
; FLAMING, ITCHING I
SKIN DISEASES
I that is vi,y you rely upon local treat
ments of salves, olnL tents, washes and
such remedies.
But these remedies cannot possiblj
have any real curative effect upon thfc
trouble, because your disease comes
from far below tho surface.
S. S. S. is one of the most satisfac-
1 tory remedies for disease of tne skin
because it goes direct to the seat of
the trouble, and by cleansing the
blood of nil impurities and disease
germs, it keeps the skin free from in
fectlon, and ""stores it to its normal,
healthy condition.
For free' expert medical advice re
garding your own case, write fully to
Chief Medical AdA iscr, 605 bwift Labo-
I ratory, Atlanta, Gt.
SAY POP Now Pop'll Have to Take It All Back. By C M. Payne I