Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1918 — Page 3

FAREWELL TO EBBETTS FIELD AS UNCLE. SAM TAKES IT FOR COLD STORAGE PLANT

No more will the bleachers roar at the umpire or go wild over a home run at Ebbetts field, the big baseball diamond of the Brooklyn Nationals, as the government has commandeered It as a cold storage plant. According to Charles P. Ebbetts, owner of the dub, Uncle Sam will try to make good use of it fob the army and navy. Other famous ball fields, including the Polo grounds, home of the New York Giants, may also be taken over for similar purposes. It is heartbreaking to the fans, of course, but they realize that it is not a good-by, but an au revolt, to baseball.

COMPARATIVELY YOUNG MEN CALLED VETERANS

Arthur Fletcher of the Giants, Zach Wheat of Brooklyn arid Tom Clark of the Reds, are the oldest players in point of service on their clubs in the National ' league. The three men all joined their respective teams in 1909. Now that Hans Wagner has retired from the diamond, Max Carey is the veteran player on the Pirates. He joined the club in 1910. Dick Rudolph did not become a Brave until 1918, but he has been with the club longer than any other of the present members. Two other players who ate now the veterails of their teams joined their clubs*the same year. They are Jim Vaughn of the Cubs and Bill Doak of the Cardinals.

SHORE STARS IN NAVY EXAMS

Former Boston Red Sox Pitcher Picked to Take Special Course at Naval Academy. • ■■ l ■ ■ ■ * Ernest Shore, former pitcher for the Boston American league chib, passed his examination at the Harvard school tor ensigns with such high marks that

Ernest Shore.

he was one of five picked to take a special course at the Naval academy at Annapolis, It was learned. Shore who enlisted In the navy with other teammates many months ago, was later transferred to the ensign school at Harvard.

FOOTBALL BOOMED BY PITT

Interest of Alumni and Public Being Maintained by Efforts of Publicity Committee. University of Pittsburgh football authorities have adopted a novel but sensible plan for Interesting their ' alumni and the general public in their football situationThey have called attention to the testimony of President Wilson, Secretary Baker and Walter Camp, the latter in charge of training camp activities for the navy, that college sports mean so much in the development of soldiers, and more particularly the advantage they give to those' men seeking cominlssions.

Adams Has Gone Over.

Piatt Adams, who won the world’s standing high jump championship at the Olympic games in Stockholm and was second In the standing broad jump, has joined the host of noted athletes who have gone to France for the Y. M. Q A. He will instruct our troops In track and field events and also in baseball. , >

To Build Roque Courts.

Indianapolis will construct four roque courts In Garfield park.

LONG DRIVE WON HIM FIFTY

But Ray Schmandt's Check Covered Many Miles Before Reaching Him at Camp Pike. .' Ray Schmandt, the former Brooklyn second baseman, is at last to receive his check for SSO for hitting the “bull" sign in Philadelphia last April. Schmandt pasted the sign with a fine drive and earned the bonus, and his check was sgpn ready, but it has had a hard time catching up with him. The check was forwarded to Brooklyn and was to have been presented to Schmandt with much pomp and circumstance at Ebbetts field, but before it arrived he had been called by his draft board and had gone to St. Louis to see his family. The check was forwarded to St .Louis, but he had'left for Camp Pike, Ark., in the His family forwarded it to Camp Pike, where he is a member of the Tenth training battalion.

TRUISM ON BASEBALL GAME

Pitched Balia That Are Near Enough to Be Called Strikes Are Good Enough to Hit At. -

Major league batsmen who made a practice of- heckling the umpires for doubtful balls and strikes never found any sympathy with Fred Clarke. The ex-Plrate leader once expressed a truism which should be drilled into every boy who gets into the national pastime. Wilbur Cooper brought out Ciarke’s little line following an argument in one of the games played by the Pirates at Jacksonville. SeVeral of tuo Pittsburgh batters were complaining that the umpire “missed” some that were an inch or two from the corner of the plate. . " ' . “Well, boys,” remarked Cooper, “I feel the same as Cap Clarke on pitched balls. If they’re close enough to be called strikes, they’re good enough to hit*

COLLEGE PLAYERS IN FAVOR

Team at Fields Point R. U Made Up Almost Entirely of Men From Brown University.

The Bethlehem Steel company is not confining its enlistments of ball players to the professional ranks. The team that represents its plant at Flßlds Point, R. 1., is made up almost entirely of college men, most of them from Brown university. They may know little about building ships, but they can play a pretty good brand of baseball, which seems to be the main item.

POSTWAR SPORT BOOM SEEN BY PILKINGTON

Jim Pilkington, president of the Association of Amateur Oarsmen, sees a brilliant prospect for all athletic sports when peace is declared, says the Great Lakes Bulletin, official naval station publication. Pilkington, whose active association with the government body in rowing goes back to 1876—-within a decade of the end of the Civil war—believes that conditions following the grqat war will be much the same ab those which Were experienced here in the reconstruction period. “The Civil war, or rather the ending of it, gave sport its impetus in this country,** said Pilkington. “Because Uncle Sam is practically making -athletics compulsory in the land and naval, forces, hundreds and thousands of young men who never before engaged in sport have become active and enthusiastic athletes. It is easy to see what the result will be when the war ends.”

Matty to Go Over.

Christy Mathewson, manager of the Cincinnati Beds, Is to go abroad as a member of a chemical warfare service unit that will do line work in France.

DICK RUDOLPH BEEN PITCHING 14 YEARS

Passing of Time Doesn’t Seem to Feaze Boston Star. Started Twirling for Fordham College In 1908 and Rose Rapidly— Manager McGraw Once Sent Him Back to Minora. Dick Rudolph, star heaver of the Boston Br&ves, has been pitching for 14 years, but the passing of time doesn’t seem to feaze him. He started pitching for Fordham college back in 1905, and two years later he was on his way to stardom as a member of the Toronto club of the old Eastern league, after having had a bit of additional seasoning with a semiprofessional club at Jutland, Vt., and with New Haven in the Connecticut league. His first full season with Toronto was a busy one, for he took part in 31 games, winning 18 and losing eight. After that he developed rapidly, and on three occasions won more than 20 games a season for the Maple Leafs. In 1911 Rudolph was given a trial by the Giants, but John McGraw did

Dick Rudolph.

not believe he was ready for the big show and sent him back to the Toronto club. That decision was one of the mistakes McGraw has made in judging players, and he has regretted it ever since, for in 1913 Rudolph was traded to the Boston club, and what he has done in the way of standing National league batters on their heads is too well known to repeat here. Rudolph was a holdout this season until late in May, when he finally came to terms with the Braves and signed his contract. In his first start of the season he beat the Reds, letting Matty’s team down with one hit, and he proved conclusively that he has lost none of his cunning in the box. Early in the spring he tried to purchase his release from the Braves for SIO,OOO, but could not put the deal over. Manager Stallings knows well yvhat he is worth.

INMAN IS CALLED TO COLORS

English Pocket Billiard Champion Has Been Ordered Up by British Canteen Board. Melbourne Inman, the,. English pocket billiard champion, is the latest of several players to be called to the

Melbourne Inman.

colors. He has been ordered up by the English canteen board, and will have charge of all billiard tables at the canteens and recreation rooms in home camps.

LEW TENDLER TO JOIN NAVY,

Ono of Leading Contestants for Lightweight Championship Will Enlist at League Island. Lew Tendler, one of the leading contenders for Benny Leonard's lightweight title, will soon enlist in the Naval Reserve at League island, according to an announcement made by his manager- He will act as boxing Instructor, also.

Golf Clubs In Country.

There are, it is estimated, 8,000 gott dubs in this country.

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Gallant

“Pardon me, Mr. Gusherly. My foot Is asleep," said Miss Sweetlelgh. “And what a light sleeper It must be,” returned the gallant swain, looking down at the dainty little, sllpperlucased slumberer.

Accounting for It.

“How that woman does chop her words.” “No wonder, with such a hatchet facte” We borrow most of our happiness from those to whom we give it.

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Homes of the Old Man.

“If women keep on taking up the essential work once performed by men,” remarked a quiet observer “what a grand loafing spell father and some of his sons are going to have after the war. The dressmakers and school teachers' husbands used to have a monopoly on that sort of thing, but now we will have the steam riveters, conductorettes, truck drivers and chauffeurs’ busbands. It begins to look as if the old man is coming into his own at last.”

Nothing Else.

“How are you going to spend your time this summer?”. “In wondering where I am get anything else to spend." While the little dog Is barking the big dog absconds with the bone.

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Right Back at Him.

She was noted for her quickness at repartee, also a habit of worrying over trifles or some unintentional slight The young busband arrived home and found her In tears. An older, experienced husband Would have taken a walk until she recovered, but this one tried to argue, and finally losing patience, he said: “Weil, my dear, I can’t provide you with brains.” ? “Immediately came the reply which cleared the atmosphere: “I don’t expect you to with your limited supply"

Dorothy's Bad Manners.

My little niece, Margaret, had been promised a party. Tlje time came for distributing the invitations and I went with Margaret. When we came to Dorothy’s house I said: “Hl stay out here while you take Dorothy’s Invitation in to her.” When she came out I said: “Did you give Dorothy her invitation.” “Yes,” said Margaret, “and I told her, ‘you’re welcome,’ and she didn’t even say thank you.’ ” —Chicago Tribune.

The Missing.

The Missus—“ You look so strong and well —it’s hard to believe you’re a wounded soldier.” The Mendicant—•No, lady, I’m wors’n that —I am one of the ‘missing.’ ’’—Sydney Bulletin.

Stock Trouble.

“I saw a big, policeman take a tumble on a piece of banana peel.” “I see. A fall In copper security.”

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Trimmer—in Corsets.

- Steam power was very low oh the drifter, so the captain went below and picked out one of the grimy seamen. “What’s wrong? It isn’t the coal? What was your rating when you joined the navy? A trimmer F “Yes, sir,” came the reply. “They asked me my trade and when I said I was a trimmer they shoved me in the stokehold before I had time to explain. I’m not a coal trimmer; my specialty is—corsets,”. . -

Heal Baby Rashes

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Best We Can Do.

“Oh, for the wings of a birdF “Try rubber heels, dear. They are said to be the next best”

Said It First

“Did you tell the landlord you were going to moveF “No. He’s the uoe who broke the news.**

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Lesson One.

“What’s the first thing you ought t® do when you learn to sail a boatF “Learn to swim." I

Successful Cataract Operations.

Medical Graphic—Dr. H. E. Parry of Galesburg, 111., reports thirty-one successful cataract operations done by the new Major Smith Operation. These patients have been blind from one to eight years and they can see to read now. The patients range in age from fifty-four to eighty-seven years. This Is considered to be above the average for successful cataract operations Adv.

Atavism.

“Woman, lovely woman. Is sweet enough to eat” “Well, you know, originally she was a spare rib.”

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