The Star Press from Muncie, Indiana • Page 16

THE MUNCIE MORNING STAR, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1918 DILLON-SCOn GO MIGHT'S CARD ATHLETES ARE TAGGED EASILY New Heavyweight Star Demands Chance to Fight Willard for the Championship Select Your rvn Two Heavyweights Will Clash at Campbell Auditorium With Others, Base Runners Haven't, the Tricks of the Old Timers, Asserts Evers. EM THE WOiRIUD OF PORT Assortments are large and Taried, and prices as low as good CHAPMAN PICKS TY COBB A CLEAN SHOW PROMISED stylea are cor-rect, hats can be had. Xrloissant French Bats, $6.00. Ton Gal Novelty Hat, $4.00. Young Bros.

Hats, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 Other Good Makes as Low as $2.00. Easter Furnishings Choose from our great stock of Shirts, Underwear, TONIGHTS BOXIKO CARD. IIoso, Neokwear and other dress accessories Kg variety for yow choosing. Mdl Mullen of Muncl a Tony Pat-ton ot Indianapolis, lx roan Intbtr wets-ht. Don Curley of Indianapolis, lightweight claimant of Indiana, v.

Jack taly, lightweight champion of Ixmle-Tllle, eight round! at 138 pounds. Patsy MIcMahon of Indianapolis, welterweight contender, V. Jimmy Kelly, Chlrwgo, welterweight alalmant, ten rouaxl at 141 povnds. Jack Dillon of Indianapolis, heavyweight champion of th world, vs. "Hteamboat Bill" Sentti whit ohampton of Panama, ten rounds at cetohwetghta.

Referee "Cooney" CheckeJ, MUBola. Plao Campbell's auditorium, First bout at (:80 o'clock. Hattet and Haberdasher A great crow a of fight enthusiasts Id Muncl and from many places In Indiana 224 S. Walnut St. are pctd to attend tonight's card at the Campbell auditorium when Jack Dillon of Indianapolis mill meet "Steamboat But 8eott a whits man and not a colored man John Evers, recountineT his exprlneeai over th sen years er so as a seoond baseman In the National LeaeTUs, remark among otbsr thlhg that base runner In lat years hay net the cleverness of soma of those who ftavs paased, particularly when It somes avoiding th fielder waiting at th bag to tag tbem.

"It you Wanted a list of men feat and hard to stop stealing a ten years aV says th trojan, "I ou in give you twenty-fly name for It, but of late that department of th gam ha lost luster and brUllanoe, "It Is difficult to find even five In the last few years who are hard to put the ball on. While ther are plenty of very fast men In th league, tlll their at comparatively easy to touch. In faot, none ot tne nv i could mention compares with bill DaJUen, Jimmy fiheokafd, Fran It Chance, Fred Clarlt or many others of th past." However, If Evers guard th tagging elation for th Red Sox this season may find mors artful dodgers In th Ieagu than he Could In the Bay Chapman of th Cleveland Indians, who hss had some experience that qualifies him to spealc, namea quit list, with Cobb heading It. Chapman says Cc-r IB th hardest man In th business to touoh when sliding into a base, and give many reasons for this expert opinion. Cobb Hardest to Tag, Reason N.

1 Is because Ty Is so fast Reason No a 1 Ty Is th best slldor in the nam Reason No I la Tr thinks faster than any other player. Reason K'o. 4, last but by nf) means least, Is because you never knew Just how Ty I coming into th bag. Chapman say that time And htfaln, if you Keep tne ball where you receive It after taking the throw from the catcher, you'll prob-agly retire Ty more often than otherwise. Ilay Insists that when he takes a throw from th catcher in front of th ba and whirls around, expvctlng Ty to try to com In behind, the Peach will slide right to where th throw origlhatly came, and vie versa, Further remarks by Chappie) regarding Cofrb are that when Ty Is trying for a bag-the catcher naturally hurries hie throw, with th result that often It Isn't a gnod as It is In the case whan another man la sliding.

"I'd rather try to towh a man out who is trying; to steal than do anythLng; else," say th Cleveland shortstop. "Cobb, worries me most." Collins Ranks Kext to Cobb. Wo. Chapman's list of artful gliders Edward Trowbridge Collins of th Whit So, of the same school aa Cobb, but not nearly so great In any respect. Kdtpert CQiapman acknowledges that Columbia's best-known graduate worries him a good deal when he Comes sliding into the kevstone sack.

"Not a stated In yesterday's star), from Pan ama, will clash. In a ten-round bout. All the boxers on the card are Haw In th Hty and are In good shape, so It Is re ported. Manager Harter for Ml I on stated H3sf rBWi'yeifcsf last flight that the show would be absolutely on the "square" and that Munel fight fans would be treated to real hl DR. SURBER CAN CURE YOU FRIENDS WIN LOVING CUP AND CITY TITLE bltlon and not the kind which sat been pulled off In Muncle In the past two year "Th boxing gams In Munal has been eufabte.

Do not wait II you are suffering, from 'Nerrous Weakness, Stomach, Lung. Heart, Kidney, Liver Diseases or Catarrh. "a hurt a lot of stated Managsr llartnt, "but we don't expect put en that bin Ht a show. Dillon Is popular In Wan' a Jack Dempsey, the new heavy-weight star, who hag made a treat record within the past year, is demanding a chance to flstht Jess Willard tor th championship, despite the agreement already made for a match between Willard and Fred Pul ton. DerapfyB manager has told Colbnel J.

Ci Miller, promoter of the championship fight, he would meet Willard for nothing. But the colonel hns put him off till Labor Day, in Bepternber, saying he will try to have another championship battle then. Every train brings people from the country ana neighboring towns to be treated by Dr. Surber. Ladles, you need not Salter from female weakness, headache, backache or nervousness.

Call about your case. If you can be cured Dr. Sdrber will tell you so. He cla, having lived here once, and Bays that he would not disappoint his admirers for all the monny he has ever made In the prlss ring." fteott Is confident he will beat Dillon, so h'S friends say. He will weigh In at IS t.oettds.

while Dillon will weigh in at 15 Beat Yorktown Boys by-Score of 27 to 26 in Hot-Game, pounds. Htott Is after a fight with Demp- makes no misleading statements or raise promises. Consultation free. Call and see Dr. Surber and sey.

Vatwy MoMahon and Jimmy Kelly are two "don't let money mitten keep you from being cured. fast neys and tiieir ten-rouna mnwrn snuuiu be Rummer. Don Gurley and auk Maley of Chloa are fat, loo. Nona of these bays fcave ever appeared here In the ring He will allow you to pay aa circumstances permit OJSlce hours, m. to I p.

m. Phone 10(7. Russell Medical Institute i mum sa cob-o, however," says nay. ChaCMnem'ft third selection nf harif men to Shotgun Owners Organize to Police the Country Patriotism and Defense of the Home Is the Keynote of National Association Which Aspires to Furnish Guard for Every City and Hamlet. Br R.

B. HIRST 9y she point th Friends Church basketball squad, on th 'V gym floor last night, son from th Yorktown aggregation th championship of the Delaware County Sun-day School League, and Incidentally a silver loving cup. Th score was 17 to tt. The game was th last ef a eerie of three, Toratown won th first and dropped tha last two. The two teams had won the right to battle for th championship by eacli leading the league In one of the two-part schedule of the year, night's game was a ''heart breaker" for the losers, hey were far In trr rear as th end approached but mad a final, fruitful spurt despite tha defensive put up by th leader.

Th score follows: tag Is more or less of a surprise Michael Joseph MoNally, the kid plnoh runner of the Boston Hcvl tog. Chapmen can not figure out why MoNally Is a hard mn to touch out when he hits the dirt, whether tt I because alike Is fast and smart or Just nattt- and atis are awaiting tneir appearance. fiddle Mullen will add a lnoal touch Jo th card. He Is MMnole produot and will meet Irony Daltrtn Of Indianapolis. Dallon In a clever and hnrd-hlttin boxer and Mullen will be put to a lest.

A part of th rec eipt of th fights will turned over to the Muncle soldier ath-letlo agulpmeht fun. JOE DUNN TO SALT LAKE 'tsprttwrfleld, Kanh II. A Jo Dwn, maineer of trie Bprlngtleld team Ik th Central Leasrue, slarte for Salt Ik City to become eatdWr that tara In th West Coast Iagii. received an offer to rniwsge the Lincoln tNetO from owner Due Holmes, which had to rwuy oiumsy going into tne nag. 'All ao know," says Ray, "Is that Mike Is a touch bird to touch." Chapman and Roth nrotiahly av th fourth and fifth hardeet men In the American FRENCH SINKINGS LOWER Washington, March 81.

Submarines or mines sank only three French merchantmen during the week ending March 16, one over 1,100 tons anJ two smaller craft. The weekly report re- celved here tonight record one Vessel of over tons which was sunk Merfftary fcalloiml Association ef Sholgun wnrff. League to tag when they are trvlhg to steal. TORKTCyvVN, I FRIFJNTlS. not as Invasion has h-n defined In the past.

a t. o. r. t. Oulik Ray tjelng th farter of th two.

also Is mors brittle than Roth, who goe Into th ba with the same vigor as hs show when trvermir 1 4 1 The German answer to president Wilson's speech waa: "tt will be anewered by tha sword, and that a hard blow would com sooner than expctd." To Uie people of th tfnlted Stales this can have but on meaning, and that Is that our country will Ihvadea by th enwrny, Hughaa 4 Koonta 3 Stout 1 Kautaman 1 Ron It 0 0 1 0 1 I 9 0 C. fog 3. ulrk ffer Pltllnger Bardeau Quirk isKinR a ctu at in, bail. Cobb may be th hardest man In th American League to touch ou when he Is trying- to steal, but he annually gets touched out oftener than anybody else. Last year the Peach was beaten to his pilfering destination on thirty-four neeaslohs.

And a he but in the oerman way. This Invasion does not mean that a hoatu fleet will attack our shores, nor that an army will invade the country, a they Invaded FYance and BelRium, but It dot-s mean that th Hermans and pm-Oermans In our own country, masking under th gulf of loyal Americans, will make a concerted attack Upon our industries, food supply, crop, railroads, waterways and shlpplnir. It means that nnles there Is onranlxatlon of all our resources and that vory on rewlls th srious situation and pledge himself to th Parkinson 6 LENROOT TO HAVE LEAD OF 2,500 OVER THOMPSON Milwaukee, VTi March Cl.Irvlnt trftnroot, to-pullex will hav approximately majority over amen Tbompaon, rouu eandldaU, In th 6ontt for lha Kpublican norolnatioo fnr t7nltd PtfttP fnator, accordinir to lataat rtturna which are not quit ompletev, It la Irslleved tha miMin praclncta will add to Iienrom' advantus. Pupportftm of Thompson, It wii aatd tonight, will tint oncda th vtntory to until th tofal V0( received. Latest figure giv Lanreot 69,647 and Thompson lipporta ara current that either Davies, tha rm or ratio nomlnes, or Vn root mav be afkfd to withdraw from the ra.ee In favor Af tha othr so that only nns so-called "loyalty" candidate would oppose any possible combination of Thompson Republicans and Socialist In the special el potion on April I.

It Is known, howsver that Davlea will not withdraw and Inroot hat stated that no one has been authorised to make a statement that hs vontemptatea ao dolnsr. Total 11 4 1 lo Total II I I stole flfty-flv base hi base running aver age was MISSING BABY FOUND IN BchftlK. th tiest tswirln backet 0 in the protection of his. country affalnst tne enBmy we will be subjected to the aanm treatment during the previous week but wm not Included In last week's announcement. The despatch esys that 875 merchant ships of all nationalities above 100 tons entered and 920 sailed during- tha week.

Thla does not Include flshin boats and local craft. BAD MEXICAN ON WARPATH Kl Paso, Tx.t alkrcrl IT After dyna- ax a MeYton Northwester CREEK A MILE FROM HOME Ksndallvllls, Iad March 11. The i th Belgians. Tha ennrnv hsa disregarded all rules rf American if not In the country, flagged Cobb only one In 1H17, in eight attempt Ty apparently beat Ray in the psychology game. A war correepnndent of tho Tiger say that went over his score-book once and found that 40 per cent of the errors made bv Detroit's opponents were on plays In Which attempts were mad to get th Peach.

human warfar and have proven themselves to be th moet treacherous race In the world. They will stop at nothing to gain their end, and, as th past four years hav shown us, mystery surrounding; tho sudden dis appearance of Francis, fH-y ear-old EkUUs Collin was a hw runner In ney sxoop to unnenra-or norrore, mv, atufts, burn manufacturing; plants, rav- 1917, getting away with fifty three steal son of Mr. and Mrs. Thurlow Shaffer, of this city, who wandered away from ag'a our llelda, fleairoy our shipping raciii- cut of seventy-seven tries. Bevereid turned CotrUekey's high priced athlete hack nv home lat Saturday, has been Solved tles.

wrwK our trains, ptani comni uiw.r brldgew and Snythlng else they oan think; f. hey would even go further, as they have one In the lnvaied territory of Rulop, and time, ieane unnamaKwr vtoa three attempt to pilfer. as he has been discovered by John Mike QdoNaJiy pvrcenuur on the lanes commit the lowest'ot crimes, Tn to vl opt was .419. Hs got away with thre steals In seven opportunities. Ray Chapman had about the same amount passenger train, killing two and Injuring-ten, at Santa Hon.

Chihuahua, last night, Eplfanlo Holguln, a Villa leader, announced his Intention of burning th train, destroying all brldgea between Juares and Madera anO. oausln tha suspension of trafflo over thl railroad, messages received tonight from passengers ststsd. A Msalean rancher named ltodrlgue an his wife were killed. Ten Meslcan passenger were Injured. Two Americans on th train, Carl Itallsr, a mining snglneer, and Conductor 0.

J- Archer escaped. ing th chaatity of our homes. Ocrmans ar taught from cnllnhood to cultivate hate, aa shown by former Ambassador Gerard, In bl book, "My Four Years of suoceK a a has runner aa Oldie Col TEUTONS PEEVED AT DUTCH London, March M. Dispatches from Th Ham report that lot! new anoy sajr that Oemany considers her relations with Holland altered hy the attitude of the Dutch government toward the entente and th United States and puMlshes a report that the aoa-ndonniMit Iby the rxitch government of th remaining reBtrlotIv clauses In Its shlpplne; loan term would be reiarde by Germany a oausa tat war. lins.

He stole otie less base) and was 1 It Must Be a 1 I an automobile can be manufactured (or an automobile can be manufactured for in Walcalk, farmer, near Henderson Lake at the mouth of a creek, a mile distant from the Bhaffer home. Ons supposition is that the baby fell Into the creek, which flows by the Shaffer home, the nwlft current carrying the lifeless form to the edge of the lake, where it has presumably been for several days. thrown out once oftener, giving him a credit of Alnamlth stopped th Cleveland shortstop four times, and so did Pevereld. Our Duty to It Prepared. There ate hundreds of thousands nf Ger man a In this oountry who mingle with us waiters nalteu him on tnree occasions, nay Schalk had little auccess keeping the Indian from stealing, stopping him only one out of seven chances.

Roth's aucenMtu! steals were nrty-on In sverv day. Mary of thm nav reanssn ine advnntnge of living In a free country where thsy ar not held down under an Iron hand and have become cltlsens of the United States. A large majority tt these men have proven themselvea goftd citizen and many ar now fighting with our force against th number, hts unsuccessful larcenies seventeen. flvlng him a base running average of .750. 1 had th time of his life when Alnemlth waa catching for Washington.

toi ten cushions ana was stopped only ore. four years without making a change in the mechanical construction of that car what's the reason Why must be good uerman oppression, wit uier are many hwt. who hav not forsworn their allegiance to th land that gav them birth and nothing Is, and fel that they are bound to uphold tne TemeriMnd even a in fhcriuvv ui ui.ii own Uvea. Then ar the onus ws must loolc EASTERN FAIRS WILL it for nd keep passive. ft is tfi duty ut every American cltlsen to exhaust every reamiro In dofoniling his home enri eoiintrv.

and. while we cannot all HOLD RUNNING RAGES join the army, very man can show his pa triotism in on way or snotner. we must nmvKl eumcieni protection eaelnat tnnhi InAts anil Invasion bv th enemy aliens who are still at liberty, and th plan of th National Association of Rhot- Two Jockey Contests a Day gun uwnera win more to bjiv liiim iuw-tlon than eny so far sirlmiltted. In the rnltd Btate It Is estimated there tr rhotguna Th shotgun Is recognised as th most powerful weapon In case of mobs or riot and he been adopted In and a Mile and Sixteenth Derby on Last. moat municipalities aa riot guns Bven touaj enthuMsatid shooters hai a feeling thai That's all.

Are yon not looking for Just this goodaaw for your money Today, more than erer before, thrift buyers are demanding a car Of Inch genuine value. Abo, our service behind every Inter-Btato is based on performance. Take today for demonstration. were our soldiers In the first-lino trenches supplied with modern pump guns loaded with good old Amstifan buckshot, there would be a great many Boohe len In tha world and IK At a meeting of the Eastern Indiana Pair Circuit held Wednesday, It was decided to give two running races each day during1 the lea ammunition waatcd. Ptatenl Rrerr City an Town.

fair. In connection with the harness races, Th object of th National Association of Shotgun i t.nwi la to oraaulza as many of and on the last day of tha fair to give a mile and one-elgteenth derby rare. Th these shotgun owner a possible Into a a- managers are considering making the derby a 1300 dash race. An offloial starter will I tlonai nom melons aswciaium, wun iuchi companies In each and svry city and town in the ccwJitry. By doing this piorlil a home ruard for eaxh locality, composed i-I employed for the runners, who will govern the raes by rule similar to those governing the big running event.

The harness their own eltliens, who have tlielr own Interests and homes to protect, in short, we aj races will be for not lees than MOO a race, furmshtn a stats guard for each state with Ths clmiit opens at Anderson July 23, followed by Mltldletown. July Jtl; Muncle, out ewpens to them, as our m4inlra are alrmdy armed and will furnish thnr own Hanley Auto Co. Ther will no ipns foe movement of August Newcastle, August IS; Conhers-vLlle, August HI: 8hlbyvllle, August ET i Portland, September and Converse, 6ep-tmber 10. Th meeting was attended by J. Oraves, of Portland; Frank Broadns.

Ja.p Kenned troops, for eaott ioew town ana county win When You're in Doubt Ask Me hav their own company, wnicn win tin nf their an Incnllty. Then local eom Muncle, Ind. 418 B. Jackson St. ana dame MCKttmey, ot tr, Wlsehart, of Mlddletowrt: Paul Jtimlson, Tt panles, which are being organised, will elect ihelr wn oftloer from tholr mwnUiers in touch with the local au H.

Brown and Ell Frnrer, of Newcastle W. W. Draper, of Converse; C. H. Anthony, J.

Claypool, C. Mt Ualllher and Amoe thorities, and, in case of trouble, will Mobilise th member on short notice for first aid In the protection of Uielr lives, bomts Whlteiey, or uncle, roe nest circuit meeting will be held In Mlincvl June s. nnensea ef this organisation fee of so cants Is chargsit Should there a surplu Over and a.lov th neceseery erpense this monoy will il; used for th puroliu of mageilnes sort other If you don't know, ask me. Three minutes' te9t will tell you what is needed; may add weeks of useful life to your Willard Battery. Ask, while you're here, about the Still Better Willard with Threaded Rubber Insulation.

Does your battery need charging? Does your battery need water? Do connections need tight ening? Are you sure that your battery is being kept right up to maximum efficiency? IhingS tnat Will UlHmi in. iu cantonments and In th trenchea ratiiotlsm and home defens Is th key-not of in association, and we will have s-ond ftir th country when we CAMPBELL'S AUDITORIUM BOXING nt frodaet ef BxswrtesW TOMGIIT 8 80 P. M. DOORS OPEJT O'CLOCK. JACK DILLON vs.

BILL SCOTT I Mall Roadster M8 Grand, 5-ssnar Ninety" roadatar (MO If tasty" B-eaaeeasel1 s4ls wttfc Electric I aa Electric tartcc at abavc r. O. B. mat, Mick. 10 noUNDS covel this broad land with local organisations of shotgun owners Who hav th course to us ttktlr shotgun, It need bo, against the sneinles ot our country.

Ther I no planslule reason why every shotgun owner should not be a member of thla association, for tht only qualifications are that you own a shotgun and are a loyal American cltln. Th national office of th socts.ilon are located at No, 11 Bast Bleventh trct, N. York and tho national secretary, it. H. Hunt, wll plasd a amrwr any questions or give sny further Information upon rsoitest.

Kaoh member I furnished with official pin or button to indicate his tnsm-iKTshlp In this great movement for home Hanley Automobile Go. 418-424 E. Jackson St. Phone 289 Mis Class preliminaries. Don't fll to the famous Hooaler i IlearCAt In action.

Indiana's greatrst ring star. SEATS NOW ON BALK Joe Vang1, 118 N. Mulberry Littleflold and Stout, 111 W. Main. PIERCE BROTHERS 110 W.

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