Conqueror of English Channel
| LAL ï LIKE TREND
OF BALL GAMES
Calm Replaces Fire and
Dash of Old-Time Giants.
*h<T M‘” °* rtn,d* E,,erle' A fr ic a n girl, .wlmmer of the
Fngllah ctiamiel. a» .he appeared nt the aionument to Captain Webb In Folke­
stone. Webb waa the first man to swim the channel.
FnaU .hO‘7 . r' Ph,
Twirler Cannot Always
Pitch What He Wants to
CSQUIB5
Munagers that berate catchers for
calling for the wrong ball, or pitchers
for delivering the wrong bull to bats­
The present semi-annual fight against
men. forget a few tilings, observes H. baseball pool» seem» lo be much the
O. Salslnger in the Detroit News. A usual kind.
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pitcher cannot always pitch what he
wants to pitch.
Infielder Joe txipez has been farmed
He may try to curve a bull on the out to the Quincy team of the Three I
Inside and the bull will break on the league by Waco.
outside.
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He may try to pitch Just above the
I addy Martin, veteran southpaw
knees and the ball will get away from pitcher, hus been released by the
hlin and come to the hatter waist high. Binghamton club.
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A catcher may call for the right hall
and the pitcher will be unable to de­
Terre Haute has sold Watson
liver IL
Clarke, southpaw pitcher, to the
If the pitcher could always put the Brooklyn National league club.
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ball In the exact spot where he want­
ed to put It, baseball would perish In
Harrisburg has obtained Frank
a few months. Incidentally, managers Woodward from the New Haven club
forget that their players hit the de­ of the Eastern league on option.
liveries of other pitchers and there­
fore It Is quite plausible that oppos­
Hartford has purchased Pitcher
ing batsmen should occasionally hit Mitchell, a right hander, from the Ro­
the deliveries of their owu pitchers.
chester club of the International
Mnjor league managers, with one or league.
two exceptions, know less about pitch­
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ing than about any other angle of base­
The New York Giants announced the
ball. And the pity of It Is that they purchase of Itewltt I-ehourveau from
assume an attitude which makes It Im­ the Toledo club of the American assn
possible for them ever to learn.
elation.
Out-Granges Grange
New Haven bought Del Capes from
Toronto nnd Immediately placed him
at third base, sending Ted Ilauk to
Pittsfield.
e e e
Babe Plnelll, of the Cincinnati Reds,
hns made up his inlnd to become a
major league umpire when his playing
days are over.
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Outfielder Ixm Casey Is lost to the
Scranton team for the remainder of
the season as the result of a broken
bone In Ids right foot.
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C. W. ("Cy") Warmoth, left-handed
pitcher, was unconditionally released
by New Orleans. He formerly played
with Nashville nnd Atlanta.
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Harris, a right-handed pitcher, ha» I
been obtained by the Memphis South­
ern association cluh front Minneapolis
of the American association.
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STO CK
LIFE’S
LITTLE
JESTS
Baseball fan» with a memory long
SELECTING FEEDS
enough to extend back to the day
FOR LAYING HENS
when John McGraw »•«» "Muggsy* CLOVER AND SOY
and hl« New York Olanta took batting
BEANS FOR LAMBS
In choosing a feed for the ben flock
I practice on the Jaw« of their oppo­
nent», took occaalon recently to lament
Red cloier and soy bean bay were j four things should be considered:
the “ladylike" trend of the modern | compared In recent experiments con­ ; First, the digestibility; that Is, bow
I much of it may be used to suit the
game.
ducted at the Iowa agricultural exper­
When Roger Bresnahan, celebrated iment station. Ames, which show that purposes for which It Is Intended, or
In hl» playing day» aa one of the If noy bean hay can be produced at a how much of It will actually be of
TH E REAL REASON
flghtingent of the lighting Giant», sufficiently low cost It may be used value In supplying body needs and
asked the Pittsburgh police for pro­ satisfactorily in place of red clover building eggs. Second, the composi­
tion ; that Is, the amount of protein,
"Sweetest of them all,” “My dear.
tection during their recent »erleg in In the ration of fattening lambs.
carbohydrates, fats, ash and water Mt, my only own." "How I adore you!"
the home town of the Pirates, the old
The result obtained, however, var­ which are the real food materials used
lbere Is no other half so sweet,’’ "You
timer» lamented the reformation of ied considerably between the various
...
the last survivor of the old time war­ lots fed. On a basis where clover hay by the body. Of these, protein Is the are the only girl for roe,'' .
most valuable, and protein feeds are love you.”
' ’ *
rior».
I was figured at $16 per ton, whole soy usually more expensive.
Carbohy­
How many hundreds of times he bad
McGraw established a new order of bean hay proved In one lot to tie
drates and fats rank second In food repeated those very words! Ab how
things when he hurled the ‘‘Muggsy’' worth $32.00 per ton. while In a aim
value.
Third,
the
palatabillty;
wheth­
part of hl» character, tucked away liar lot. It was worth only $13.75 a ton.
many thousands of times! And vet
the uniform that had been so familiar The two lots showed an average value er or not the bird likes the feed and he had been perfectly sincere each
on the coaching line» and went Into of $22.89 per ton of whole soy bean will eat readily. Fourth, the whole­ time. You see, he wa, a writer of
someness or cleanliness of the feed;
mufti to lead his team from the bench
hay as compared to $10 for ttie clover, moldy, musty or dirty feed should not sentimental song hits.
I.arry Foyle reached the end of his
hoy bean hay has proved In these ex
big league playing days and Art I pertinents to have a somewhat higher I>e fed. Hence good feed for the hen
LO V E LESSONS
Pletcher graduated Into the Job of feeding value than clover when fed Is easily digested, contains protein,
manager. “Oil" Smith, a scrappy along with shelled corn, cottonseed carbohydrates, fat. ash and some wa­
young catcher, who had heard of the meal, corn silnge Hnd block salt. Less ter and Is palatable.
The ration which Is to be used
old fighting Giants and tried to keep of the other feeds was required per
should depend largely upon the ma­
the reputation going, was turned
hundred pounds of gain In three out
loose and the other members of the of the fimr soy bean hay fed lots ns terial which you have at hand, but
you should see that the hen lias what
team were warned that umpire halt­ eompurnTOto the clover lot.
Good feed she needs for the manufacture of
ing ^»nd fist fighting were not essen
leafy soy bean buy with a high per
eggs. I'nless your bans have all the
tlal qualifications of s ballplayer.
cenlage or matured tieans. Is known milk they can drink do not leave oat
In Id» fighting day« McGraw. no
doubt was following ■ natural In­ to contain more protein than red the meat scraps In your dry mush and
clover hay. and, hence, when the former expect them to lay well. A good ra­
clination that carfie from the old Bal­
Is fed I Ass protein supplements need tion for many flocks is:
timore Oriole school to be a doormat
to lie added to the fattening lamb ra­
D ry Mash.
tion.
O ne p a r t c o rn m e a l b y w e ig h t , 1 p a r t
The results are reported In a new g ro u n d oata, I p a r t b ra n , 1 p a r t s h o rts ,
bulletin, “Soy Beau Hay for Fatten­ 1 p a r t m e a t s c ra p o r t a n k a g e . 1 p o u n d
ing Lambs,’’ No. 234, which may be fin e ta b le s a lt to 100 po und s m ash.
Scratch Feed.
secured by writing to the bulletin
T w o p a rts c ra c k e d c o rn by w e ig h t , 1
section, Ames, Iowa. The authors of
p a r t w h e a t, I p a r t o a ts , b a r le y , c a n e
the bulletlu are John M. Evvard, C. o r k a l ir c o rn o r a m ix t u r e o f th e s e
He—You’ve certainly taught me to
love you.
C. I ulbertson, W. E. Hammond, and feeds.
K. K, Hentiess.
She—Oh, well, I’ve had lots of les-
Aside from the dry mash and
More than a fifth of the soy bean scratch feed, the hen should always •ons myself.
hay fed to the lambs was refused have access to green feed and min­
when the hay was fed whole. With erals, if expected to do her best
° C e r ta in S p e e d e r »
one group of lambs the hay was Sprouted oats, mangels, cabbage or
No p ed estria n 's In
ground and mixed with the grain heels make exceptionally good green
A h u rry to b s m ads a sa in t.
Bo w h y be In a h a rry
feed. In this ease the lambs were feeds. Oyster shells mixed with char­
W
hen you k n o w you re a lly a in ’t»
forced to eHt all of the hay, but be­ coal are very good to keep before the
cause they were forced to cat the bens at all times. This mixture should
N o th in g T r a g ic
stemmy portion containing so much be kept In a small hopper where litter
You asked me to examine th ia
fiber, Ihe feeding value of the liay was will not be scratched Into It. Always
lowered and the lambs made lea» see that your dry mash Is well mixed, soli ?”
“Yea."
profit titan did the others. In an­ and that It Is before the hens at all
"My poor woman, the soil Is worth­
other lot the hay was ground aud fed times In a self feeder or container
separately, but the selling price, gains, which Is high enough to prevent litter less. I fear you can never get any­
nnd margins did not warrant the ex­ getting into the container. The scratch thing for your farm."
’’Thanks for your Interest, but I
pense of grinding. The experiments feed for chickens that are confined
showed clearly that grinding did not should always be placed In litter so was only trying to raise some tulips
In a window box."
they will have to work to get It.
pay.
Manager John J. McGraw.
for no man and to fight for every
point. But his belligerence also may
have been a by-product of an equally
natural leaning toward showmanship
The Giants always drew well on
the road regardless of the class of
their club. The fans saved I heir money
to visit the hall park when the Giants
»ere there to rasa the scrappy man­
ager and sit In on a few fights that
were always threatened and manv
times materialized
In Ids maturing days, the fighting
nature of McGraw softened as might
he expected. Old men, ns baseball
rates men of McGraw’s years, do not
have the fire and the spirit of youth
and they are not quickly aroused
They learn from experience lo think
first before swinging
McGraw's reformation, however was
purely practical. No doubt he'still
has an occasional Inclination to chas
Use an umpire or have his players do
It for him but as a man In ttie busi­
ness of winning pennants he knows
that a star hall player on the bench
under suspension Is of no value to
the club.
Sport Hates
However, there still remains the
Atluntlc ocean to swim.
Forage Crops for Hogs
Most Economical Plan
C a t a s tr o p h e
Host (doubtfully)—I’ve had bad
news I Tltnson, the plumber, has
The use of forage crops In hog pro­
The best way to combat poultry dis­ passed away I
duction has been advocated and recog
eases Is to prevent them. Insanitary
Visitor—Er—but you weren't re­
nixed for a long time, by experimental conditions about the poultry house, lated, were you?
stations and the agricultural colleges poor living conditions damp floors,
Host—No, but I'd worked my way
and many farmers have found they cold drafts and other faults that easily up to third on his list I—London Opin­
could not afford to raise hogs If pas
may be corrected are predisposing ion.
tures were not used.
factors toward disease. One of the
Recent experiments In South Da­ first things to do after these things
GOOD LOOKS
kota Indicate that pigs self-fed on are looked after properly Is to Isolate
corn and tankage, on pastures of al­ any sick bird that may appear In the
falfa, rape, and bluegrass, will make flock.
“The poultry Industry Is rapidly
a greater dally gain than those fed
In a dry lot. This gain might be only growing," says Prof. R. S. Dearstyne
.25 of a pound, per day, but when real­ of the poultry department at North
izing that It is the aim of every feed­ Carolina State college. "This Increase
er to have his hogs reach a weight of Is noticed not only In the larger num­
200 to 225 pounds In the shortest pos­ ber of poultrymen hut ulso In the In­
sible lime, tile Importance of pasture tensity of production. With an In­
cannot be overlooked. The experi­ crease of birds on the farm comes an
ment conducted at the college Indi­ Increased disease hazard and the most
cated that over a period required for successful method of combating these
a 30-pouud pig to reach the market diseases is to prevent them from oc­
weight of 225 pounds, those which curring."
Professor Dearstyne states that au­
hail use of forage crops made a sav­
ing of 25 days, as compared with tumn weather usually marks out­
breaks of seasonal diseases such as
those on dry lot.
She—She takes a good look at every
It Is also claimed that pigs on good pox, roup, poultry typhoid, contagious handsome man she meets and they
pasture make more economical gains. bronchUis and pneumonia. The yearly stare back. What makes them do ItT
He—Her good looks.
These facts seem to be borne out in mortality among domesticated birds
from these diseases Is very large and
the experiment In comparing the
Is usunlly caused by the owner allow­
amount of corn and tankage required ing such diseases to become well es­
A liv e a n d A c tiv e
per 100 pounds of live weight. It Is tablished before taking steps to com­
" T h s fo o ls a r e n 't a l l dead yst."
stated that a distinct saving ffuauclal
W e h e a rd a m a n b e w a ilin g
bat them.
N o. w e a g re e d , a n d , sad to aay,
ly. as well us with labor, caa be made
A
lo t a ren ’t ev en a ilin g .
by the use of good pasture.
Fight Poultry Diseases
by Timely Prevention
Save Early Cockerels
C rooked D ough
Marshall Field, young multl-nilllloti
Now Is (he time to find the fathers
It looks as If tries at the English Water for Stock Should
Kit—He cleaned up a big fortune la
aire sportsman, may ride his famous
for your next year's chicks, say Penn­
horse, Labrador. In the Grand Nation channel will become an International
Be Nearby and Fresh sylvania Stale college poultry special­ crooked dough.
habit.
Kat—He was a counterfeiter?
al steeple« base of England next year
Every
hot day Is soother day for ists. These potential parents should
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Kit—No, a pretzel manufacturer.
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be selected from fairly early batches.
Gertrude Eiterle may not have a hoy the farmer to own some well-watered Do not disgrace the poultry yard by
A. J Helnemann, president of the friend, but she can get one easily stock, but that stock should be his
saving wenk, late-hatched males.
B u tin e » » W o m a n
own Imgs and cattle, horses and chick
New Orleans Pelicans, always hns „ enough.
Pick
out
twice
as
many
“early
birds"
ens,
and
the
water
should
come
from
bunch of cats around the hall park, be
"What’s
the matter with Madge?”
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a good well and lie handy and fresh as you think you will need, so that
llevlng that they bring good luck to
< th, she wants overtime because
“Jlger”
Flowers,
champion.
Is
a
duly
“How’» this for a chunk of ice?” his team.
all the time. Hogs and chickens are a heavy culling can be made late In the boss kissed her after the whistle
accredited deacon of his church and
»ska Carl Linder. Harvard varsity
most often neglected, hut both can be the fall.
blew."—American Legion Weekly.
takes Ills religion real seriously.
tackle, who hoists It to his broad
watered with self waterers providing
I>trolt hns Rlgned Knhert Rouchet
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shoulders with all the finesse of Red a pitcher, who lias been playing semi
the water Is clean and fresh. Too
L e a s t R e s is ta n c e
Grange himself. This la what Carl pro ball In Cairo, III. Scout
King George Is another one of the often good water Is missing, even
Eddie
hen
I was tw enty I made up
calla training for football. He la Goosetree picked the youngster
fellows who don’t have to put on H though the animals are housed In
up sub when they take a vacation.
my mind to get rich."
working for a Boaton Ice company for the Tigers.
high priced barns, pastured on high-
But you never became rich."
In preparation for the arduous grid
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priced land, and fed high-priced feed.
No, I decided It was easier to
In
poultry
production,
the
breed
Is
season this fall.
Shouldn’t Miss Ederle's victory over Water Is absolutely necessary In nor­
A total of 27 no-hlt games have been
rhange my mind."—Boston Tran-
not so Important as the breeding.
registered In the American aaaocla the English channel take her out of mal growth and action of the body In
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ecrlpt
tlon In 28 years. Hall of St. Paul was athletics and put her In politics?
tbs digestion and absorption of food.
Feather
picking
among
bens
is
as­
Boxing Fast Overtaking
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(he last to enter the hall of fame on
In the absence of water, waste cannot sociated with over-crowding and lack
W o u ld F it
Bull Fighting in Spain August 2«, 1020.
Listen. Suxanne- you may keep » be properly eliminated and the action of sufficient range, sunshine and sir.
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loung Man—I’m looking for a Job
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queen waiting, but a paying American of all the vital organs Is hindered, ,
Boxing, after a few years' stern
Grocer-Well. I like your looks hot
Frank Hogan, property of the Itos at a pro match Is going to be different I body temperature Is Increased and | To have the laying nests full of
chase, has overtaken bull fighting In
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I
,
r n t afford more help.
ton
Braves.
Is
leading
the
Eastern
the
utility
of
the
animal
Is
seriously
broody hens Is a fine way to rednee
the favor of Catalonians.
Young M an-But I won’t be much
A boxer who let up after a month's hnndh'apiNHl.
the labor of carrying a full egg basket
The recent fights for the Kuriqiean league In batting with a mark of .406,
help, sir.—Progressive Grocer.
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heavyweight championship In which and doing a great Job behind the bat training put on 18 |s>unds In 24 hours
for the Lynn team.
And yet the) say Rome wasn’t built
Getting
rid
of
the
hens
now
that
are
Panllno I'cxudun. Tiger of the Pyren
Grain for Lambs Helps
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In a day.
N ot N eed ed
through laying will save labor and
nees, defeated Erralnlo Spalla. of Italy,
Lambs do much better If allowed ac­
s e e
Frank
“Red"
Psrtaln
of
the
Browns
feed, and the others will d„ better
Blinks—You have had a car fop
drew a gate of 380,000 pesetas, more
cess
to
grain
as
well
as
their
mother's
After a golfer has taken 17 strokes
because of being less crowded
some lime, hut I notlve you have no
than double the highest amount ever vllle club In the la.wer ltlo Grande
Valley Baseball league of Texas re out of sight In a sand pit, cxvnsclence milk. So long as the sheep are housed
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garage on the place.
taken In at a bull fight In the same
this
Is
sn
easy
proposition,
as
a
creep
cently
broke
all
baseball
records
by
is
what
moves
him
to
score
It
us
12
arena.
links—What do J want with a ga­
can be very easily fill'd up for the ' Bone meal, preferably from 2 Vo 4
gelling five home runs In one game
Instead of 8.
Allhough ringside seats for the bout
lambs. H ben they are on grass a trough per cent of the mash, is one of the rage? Daughter keep, ,he car out
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s e e
coat m i pesetas, four times the amount
placed In the field In a cre«'p with a "hlg three minerals for chickens the all day and son all night.—Cincinnati
Peter Jnblonowskl pitched a nohlt
In denying that Glenn Warner will covered top to keep rain from striking Ohio experiment station hns found
Enquirer.
usually charged for hull fights, the at iwrun game for Waterbury against
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tendance reached more than 3t.otsi Bridgeport Eastern league team. The return to Pittsburgh as football coach, It e«n be used very advantageously.
Well drained land-sandy. II po«,,.
The arena, which ordinarily nccom score was 3 to 0. Jablonowskl walked university officials polnred out that If salt is kept around this trough the
T o o W e ll
■uodates 26 000, had never been filled three men and only four halls were Jock Sutherland Is working under a ewes will form the habit of coming j hie—but In any case, a sloping loca­
‘
you
n
speaking acquaintance
contract that does not expire until to It and the lambs can est at least tion. Should be selected for the pout-
to rapacity for a bull tight.
hit In (he outfield.
192».
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Damp, wet with the woman next door?"
once a day.
"A speaking acqualntanqe? I know
ground breeds 1 tsetse.
ier so well that we don’t speak at all."
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