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3 SATl'KOAY MOKMN(i, NOVKMHKK 11)18 2 J1 Wo SDH Anmual PENNY ANTE-A Pat Hand at the Right Time-By jean knot IN FIT SHAPE KE LATE DEBUT George Washington Never Had Anything on This Newspaper ON THE PAN K0 KIIITmt Vl. 3 r.i. Whenever we are by a motor truck, p7e on the recejlinK of the driver mid think uhvut lull Holienol-Icrn. know that nomo time lie Mill (et his. ANCIENT RIVAL AGAINS TOO SOON.

H'r couldn't tttf Wo crltbratr; ioir our mistake. Still ire must lit and admit It tea onn. glorioun fake. UV honied with glee Only to are The nrld tro.t still at tear; hen peace comet true We'll have to do The. cheering stunt once more.

tree IL.I,(.K CONSTA Beneath, a spreading chestnut The consttibulc, he. aits. A calm and peaceful gvy ia he, A atep-rcitck in his mitts. For every car that roams the Two tron men he- gits. lea Crowd of 15,000 Likely to Attend Tpn r.oor,r.B-GOor,i.K.

KHKK tilt ItK. andrrstand the MiJoon dnr lit NO 'PUCE 1LL TRV 1 HOWEST I ALOMtj WITH I CARDS, UjHAT? if anv i i Battles Schedule Mid-West I I I.Kss liKAItlltAX llenr iw niiliM'kenl tit lifM.n torlnv, which meain that Itewrtrsit: 1 have tine crop of corn. A nut there will lr one grand rufh at noon to.lnv a criMxl recipe for corn on the cur I to join the tank corp. SH'KKT KIKN. 1 on the ear.

Sneetie, hhould hrt ho There Is no truth In the report Ih.K Krd in fir-Hldmtf wjiter and then peeled Pulton has goni to work. Fred want a with a Kliarp If the corn is on the job that will permit him to atart hn to 1 left car you should a Wt -h i nd ed kn.fe. i at 11! o'clock, take an hour for lunch If it is on the riuht ear an ordinary razor' leave him fre tlm afternoon, with a ijriairon L.ia-Lirtmg ceremonies at Forbes Field Blue and Gold Is Confident of Victory, But Looks for Hard Tussle. On In Kalary of pf-r milium. will remove it.

In fact an ordinary razor may relieve you of the corn and also the hole darned ear. liut we can see how you got a corn on the ear unlet" your hus- I HOLV SMOHF AP FA THAT CHICAGO. Nov. S. -With indications point- 1 i i o.mu Hinaxnea you on the side or the neaa jith a tight shoe.

THE BCxCjESX rfUV FOR Ins- to slow, muddy pr-idirons, six Western i conference football teams and four srv'lc i elevens will co info action Tomorrow i RED AND BLACK FOLLOWERS EXPECT TEAM TO SURPRISE. IViXIVti OTK. At tiine Willurd Hhown aymptomt of keen intelligence lie refiiKeit to neicu-tiate nnv trantuctioii with tlx til promoter. Humanely, the allies do ided not to HTive the Tin an Immunity hath. They aimed that a bath ot any kind would ll inm.

II ST A (l FTI'. Wftrit the lioys come saiUng home THn trill nxe. and sti; "What haie you been doinp here While ice nere airayf POP I i.AH TIOPK It uhiuvs pay to tell the truth, but there are tunes hen it pays better to tell a lie provided vou don't get aueit at it. Various persons, including will attend lod.iy csime between tile Pitt-a-pati and tho Wa sh i (r-JerfM. Foot hall." aJ! iioer "Is what you make ftrugrples reirardM as the invportant in the Middle West t5tis wason.

Chieaso will meet Mi'hian Stafrr; ffId In the flrst -ame hetwwn thes old-time rivals in li years, and Illinois, wlitch mid- dnly jumped into the runnbp for the coti- ferenc honors by dea.ting: Iowa, If to 0. a week ag'o. will ciaah with Wisconsin at I Madison. MlnncAota. will oppose Iowa at I Iowa.

City. Purdue, fresh rtr its -ictor- over wiil jourtiey to Iansing to 1 W.S.S. I got A ST(pFy 7 1 1 Pat HAMD By HARRY KECK. I 'IIE war may not be over just yet, but the flu ban is. or will be A1 -N WITH THE RUMMERS champion.

I at noon today, and the Pitt football team's period of idleness ci halts at 2:30 p. so that about evens up matters. -afh ith case at ciumbu r'olle- at Rvanston. Tncliajia t-h-e PVrt Be-n- lan-'in i eJven at B'oomimirton. iue vasn-ieir eleven, j.

jii iiisioric rival irom liuc will furnish half the ceremonies at Forbes Held this aft- The parr.e twpen Cmt Gran-: ar.d CaTnp BRONCHO'S SELECTIONS tiuuuiij emu. i i i1 ttoral T.ark will be year more than 23,000 fans -witnessed the 1-1 0 oo.u-t of t.v Mine west this ea.on. to attend. clash betveen the Panthers and the Kel and Black, but wartime Notre Dame smith ke.ni ani the cancan conditions are exiiccted to hold down the attendance somewhat serves at Teveland. The Unltei States F.ni- it! J'all loon scrool at v.ul fjrntsn The fnid irnn artrartion at I.

ncoin meeting the Vni- 1 War Cry. Tom pool. Candle I.leht. I alain, PeerleH One, Trial by Jury. 3 Tmiiipator.

I'radjtioner, W. 1'. Kne-helkajnp. a 4 Hilly Kelly. War Marvel, irrus.

Kuteriiiinittor, Stromholi. Prank lin. fi HolMer, I.H7y Pon. Sujidmuit II. 7 trtiine Cock, 'ooitrap, I horn Ploom.

llest bet VaUiitt. Ji' versuy of Nebraska. A hard frame is looked for. both by the fair-- and by Pitt Football Schedule Of Eastern Games will be Pitt's initial contest of the season, the entire October sehed- ule having been ditched by the flu. Wash-Jeff has been a little more fortunate, in.

that it has been able to work off two games, but they came on the first two week-ends in October and the Little Washingtoniaas have been idle ever since so far as games are concerned. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. From this state of affairs it isr easily deduced that neither team knows much Ouf-standinsr games amonjr the Eastern rolleffe football teams today include the Tiutpers-Pemifiv ivanta. State. Syraruise-Broun.

Pennsylvania-Lafayette. and Jefferson, Harvard-Tufts, and the Navy-Xaval Base, con tests. It wiil mark the initial ame of the season for the Harvard eleven, which, as now constituted, resembles combina tion of normal perids Other games scheduled Coturn-hia-l'nlon, Wesleyan-Hamikon, I.ehigh-M uh 'am! Merritt-' amo Uevena. Ford hain-New York and Peiham Ray- New port Naval Training Btations. Pimlico, Fir race Maidens, all claiming; Irish I.ady II-, I1J i KJnuor), $14 40.

10. won; H'-firgo 71ark, 1 iKummerl, so. tteroiti: 'ourt 7. M). third.

Tliue-1'13 3 i horo ich. Kccorid race 2-year-hN, le'lin'r- 1 mile Ground Swell. 101 iWallsi. T. V.

$4 70. won; Sailor, 106 t.I'hnKon;. $38 ill), Si.1.00, Luche litre, 107 (fchiittingert. fJ.10, Ihinl. Time 1:41.

Set aidipil MjimnTP. Third race. Junior Steeplechase; K'-lsay). pla $1.40 and thnvr $5.. second.

I'oirotna. iv. (Kunimxri, nhow 4.70. tin I. Time.

1 47 4-i. Thorn liloor.i Im, Kdd.e lluiry, King John, iMncher. silk hipoorwill. Ninety Simplex. BhII.lM.

I io-lina, (iai'ey Head and aloo ran. Field. tilirr entry. TODAY'S" ENTRIES. Pimlico.

Heather clear; track tml. First race. 2-year-olds; maidens: 6 furlongs --i Gone, 110; Torn Fool, 1T0; Uncle Joi n. 110; onna'tght. 107; Jiagnaron, 110, T'ollu.

107; IolefuI, 0: War dry, 110; Veto, lift; Kon.eo, 110; Candle Light. 1)0; Vigilante, 110. 110; Mothtr-in-Law, 107; Jfohokus 110: w. Ward. 110.

Second race Pimlico Remount Breedtn? purse: S-vcar-olds and uparl; 1 mjJe-- alals, J13; eerle One, l'O; Don Jose, I.ion. Trial by Jury, 11.1; Captain Rav. 113: rgle, UO. 110; iTiiru 102. Third rt.ee Oreen Sprtr.g ValT uteeple-chiso handlce.p; 4-year-olds ajtd upward; 2' miles Trum pa tor, Itobfirt Oliver.

1 T5 W. F. Knet Ilil.iler, 140; Fencer, Anti.s.-t)t 130; Smith field, Kingstown fier. i.r,: Melos. Trivdhloner.

13: Tudor King. 1.10; Hitter Sweet. l.Vi. (Robert Oliver and Stotkton entry). Fourth rar the Waldcn;" 1 mile Translate, UZ; Mormon, 1U; Mad Hatter.

12J. lu Frank. War Ifnnant. 124; Hilly Kelly. 1.T2; ThunderHtorm.

117; irrus. Maid. 122; War Marvel. 117 (War I'ennant, ltd Kelly. Milk Maid and War Marvel J.

K. Ro-w entry). Fifth race Southern handicap; 3-year-olds ard upward; 1 lit; miles Star Master. l.M Matinee Jdol. 10J; Corn Tasseil.

Ftrom-hoil. II; r.d Pox. 104; 103. Salveslra 106; Koh-I-Noor, lu7; Kxtennlnator, 1i Franklin. r.v- R-tral Ioiign, 114; hie.

lVKrrant. h). (SUumboll and Itegil l.o-iP( Hildr -th entry. S.xth race. -olds and upward: 1 1-16 mile Sunnyland.

Safranor, 110: lliw, Bravado. l.rlHter. l-azy IjOu. Maud Hacon. 110; Kilmer.

ll: Hondo, lit: Valsnar, Vocibulary. 102; Sandman IT. Harry Valley, 102: IHrocm I'cdiiler. K0: Flame. 102.

Sevrntk rice Glcnmore handicap; Z-year-rtlds and upward. 1'- miles Flittergold, l'-O, 'Tho Dean. One. 101; SanJu.n IT, Thorn Bloom. 110; Woodtrap, 11:.

lianif Cock. l'W; olroma. 101. right fieM As all are A. ('.

men. they will be in uniform, i lending a touch of the military to the jrpectacie. The bet ween-ha Ives ma- neuvers. with the student-soldiers dn.li- ing and with the military bands blar- ing away, will be new stuff and well I worth seeing. Retting lat night in the downtown centers was not very brisk, but it is likely to pick up before the game, when the mam body of W.

J. sup- porters arrn'es. Of course. Pitt i the favorite, as it deserve to be wi'h its more 1 team, and the bettois taking the Puitlier end will have to give odds or points. That the game is expected to be close can be judged from the fact that there are few who care to risk a 10 or 15-point concession on even money terms.

Tho teams probably wiil line up as a 1 AmatPlirS riffht Exposition Music Hall Will Be Scene ol Charity sltlon Music Hall will lie Scene ol Charity jyi Events Billy MIskc, Main Bout Principal, IQ16 1 ICLVS Z9 For Fund Today ol.iv; 2 niilc F.olle of the Sea, frimooTl. V. Ji. won, I 'ccilve, lXi iiT0. ft so, jirf-ond; Klsian, 137 (Huhe).

l-f third. T.me 3-5. Fourth race Annapolis han-: oleap, ail aces. 8 furlorie ns, i iet.t, U.i. won J- fjO (h'nr), is 10.

17.1';, second; muse, 110 (Th'iriri. third. Tin.e l.ll 4-j. iriPrnio of Havana. 1 Fifth ra 'hes.

me claiming. t'ho other's strength or weakness. Each will go into the biff battle an unknown quantity to the other, and, with tho fighting spirit they invariably show when pitted against each other, a bitterly-fought game ia bound to result. Both teams are in the best of shape. Two more fit Pitt and Wash-Jeff teams never took the Held than tbo.e that will trot out this afternoon.

Having had lots of time, they have been able to prime well for the meeting. TEST FOR HUTCHINSON. Onn feature of the pame this year Is fact that Wash-Jeff has a new coach in Hutchinson and little is known in Pittsburgh of his ability. He is an old Princeton star and has coached in other sections of the country, but so far this season his team has not been in action sufficiently to enable anybody to et a rood line on what It can do. Tho Wash-Jeff fans are loud in their praise of Hutchinson's ability and predict he will pive Warner a close fight or the honors.

The old. Tooting duel between the undergraduates of the rival institutions will be. retimed. W. J.

will occupy the left field concrete grandstand, and the Pitt men will be in the center and to Include 10 Fights. Rutgers Today follows: PITT The first athletic event for the beneSt of the United War Work Campaign fund, will take place tonight at the Americus Club when close to -0 of the best local amateur Aiken '(apt. Temnleton and 3'Ve-ir ur 1 j'l; Vt row j-4 rl.ykci, $:4 irt. J-l t.7 on; Lillian his- shaw Iunsford). J-." 70.

0, arid boxers w'll appear. The bouts will not be STxTF I'a Nov. -Tonic .3 the annual bi? day in I'cr. State's Sterck i in the form of practice or exhibition bouts. It ia Pennsylvania day, a founder's, 114 Kiimnifr), thir.l.

Time By HABKV KrX'K. ITTSBURGirS big- boxing sbow for the- iienelit of the United War Work Campaign v. ill lie hcM on Monday evening-, November 18, in Exposition Music I fall. Tins announcement K. 5arbisch but wiil be a case of the best men winning.

K'igar I Among: the best known boxers who have Nessrll fconsented to appear, are Arnold Thornberg, Hprrinsto" Hiltv I V. Allhouse U. Stein Miahl or Ft. Mervls R. R.

Allhouse R. Horner tiouglr or fOisierday R. McLaren tCa pt. F. B.

the A. A. champion: Kay Koaeers, another district champion; Johnny McCall of the Wilioy A. of Lawrencevtlle; Art Rooney of the Galveston Club and a host of others. Lallv Bell Trimbur Tonne Maxwell.

Swarth- and n. a result a Scrat' hel Ixiuiso Happv N'a'ly 1s on the slate for the Blue and White KirstieN Fleeing Sheik, Thistledon eleven here. t'oafJi IlezdekV fitthttnx 1 Frenchy. ilo! Ii1'! Klrig. but green ta.rn te caiievl upon ir face sixth race Severn celling; heay eif-ran outfit on New) olds and upward, 1'4 African Heaver held.

h'T ou; out, won; Woodtrap, State lines rot fiid a hope of victory, 111 (Sanjo. cut, out. eecond Tiie main idea to keni down the 114 out, th.rd. Time 2.07 4 0. score.

Ilutgers followers are here with eVi etched ex. Jack Mount, the. New Brunswick squad and arf Seventh race, 3-year-oUis and upward. (Xficials: Referett R. Moffatt.

Princeton. mti. Umpire J. was made last nig-ht by Matchmaker James H. Rontley of the Keystone Athletic Club, which is promoting the a flair, with the of James W.

CofTroth, national supervisor of boxing- for the campaigfii. Crig-inallv it was intended to run the through a week. Germsntonn Head HnesniHn C. J. Metxty Academy.

offering big odds ttet Ko.ter Sn ford's men claiming. Jituidlfap. purse 1 ml lil Mtmight place T) and show 70-. won; Airman, 110 Apprenti-e allowance. 'or several nights at least, with a bier attraction each night, but after will win by to points.

alumni and istud-orit-j do not anything of the i Hiirt. but it is the general op.n'on that the State team will be doing well if it manages to hold the visitors to thive or four touchdowns, as K'j'p'rs hajs one of the very ijesi teams 1n ttie country this fall. a conference with Coffroth in Xew York it was decided best to confine the show to one niprht and cram it full to the brim with action. BiHv Miske. LETTERS FOR BOXERS.

the St. Paul lipr'nt-heavy-recently foueht Harry weieht. who Hutchinson's Eleven In Great Shape for Game With Warnerites sire to donare their services for the war work fund show in Kxposition Hall, and have not yet done so. are requested to communicate with the writer by Monday night at the very latest. Greb at Forbes Field, will appear in the Augie Sets Records As He Retains Tite TIICAGO.

Nov. 8 Two records for world's hree-cushion championship matches went Into the discard here when Champion Aiifrust Kieck-hefer retained hia title bv defeating Ch'irles McCourt of Cleveland. i.V) to S3, at the Klks' club. The doughty little southpaw completed his mrLntr in 132 inninns. cuttmg the record of 145 innings, held by Alfred De Oro, by 13 inninKS.

He also broke the. mark of 1C4 inninKS. made by Cannefax in an exhibition game airawlf-'t Ottt Iteiselt. The other world's mark was the defeat of Md'ourt, to S3, tiih teing the worst defeat ineurrd by any player n'e the chara-p wa. in 19i)7.

GAME AT HAZELWOOD. Th Icrone (Tub wi play Trafford City's team at 3:30 this afternoon on Burgwin Field, Hazel wood. J.eMi rs await Kill Hecknian. P.ed and Young Goldie at this office. Baseball Game Recalled Which Went Wrong Way r.

lit IT il' i WA5SJlliNUTU.N, -Nov. tv astnii'rion iout-ball team fit for its clash with Pitt tomorrow afternoon main bout. He has donated his perv-ees, and prefers as his opponent Jess Willard. the world's heavyweight champion. Willard is being communicated with by CofTroth on this proposition, but r.o Iiish hopes are entertained of his accepting.

titleholder does not come through iliake will meet the best man obtainable, who may he Jack Dempsev. It Is doubtful if Harry flreb will be able to be on hand to perform. He is on the hih seas at present, as a member of a gun crew on a convoy. Johnny Ray Is with him. and the date of their return to these shores is not known.

The Keystone Club has lined up a lot of other star talent and it is its intention to arrange a program of about 10 feature bouts, ranging from three or four rounds each up to 10. Sheriff W. S. Hnddock will be chairman of the committee in charge of the Fhow, and A- M. Mould, of the Central Y.

M. A. of Pittsburgh, wil! be treasurer. The show has the hearty approval of A. K.

Oliver, chairman of the local 'ei'3 40x4 ir 1 SATURDAY AT THE TRAPS By KI. F. I'ost Klitor. HEAIATL'RE reports sometimes jiroduee considerable commotion, in the baseball world as well as in military cirt-les. If you don't believe it ask Charles L.

Phillippe, former pitching as it has ever been for this annual premier Western Pennsylvania gridiron till. Whether it will be able to cope, with the Pitt Panther as a football opponent of equality and worth is another question; but Hutchinson's green "boys," so far as physical preparation and fitness are concerned, could ask nothing more. 'Every man who goes- into the clash with the Warner machine at Forbes Field start ing ft o'clock tomorrow afternoon will be 'ready and in shape to offer his best services. If the Ked and Black No shoots have been scheduled, but anyone deslnnr? to eet a lirtie practice may report at the Herron Ili'l Hun dub any tlie (iuritiK Che afternoon and tfaaal ma much as you like. of the boys will mot likely be on iiand to enjoy the afternoon with vo i.

1ms it wiU because it meets a star of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Deacon has not forgotten an instance Mhieh rirought him numerous congratulations and a flattering press notice lint hailed him as a hero, notwithstanding the fact that, he had lost his gome. Last night a group of Avell-known baseball fum were talking over oltl time.s with "'Phil" at Hotel Anderson. Incidentally some foe. war work fund campaign.

A number of committees to help make the affair success will be named today and day. TO COMBINE SHOWS. Rival Field Generals Today body switched the conversation to the recent erroneous report which led the entire nation to believe ''s' According io Matchmaker Houtley last night. Supervisor Cpff'roth advised combining the thrte proposed allows in this district into one big ono. and if this had signed the armistice 1 light there is where the Deacon broke in with his -eriiiniscence.

"Such 'ies are unfortunate." re- one comes tip io expeotatons, have tne benefits planned bv Homestead and Me- I T-- T.nt hut I Hutwiiinson ohsl his hard work, for tho squad ytstenlay. He had a scrint-mare with tho Washington High eleven, trying out his new ofTense agraunst the preparatory" school huskies. Tho coacn pave his forward pass attack the most rhorougrh eoing ovtr it has rec'i ed this vtar and scmieJ to satisfi-vl. Tonight he paid he had nothiviT more to offer and felt coirfldent his team would ive a sood account tf itself. The practice late this afternoon wao a very light one.

It consisted of a final signal drill and a workout in kicking, interference formation a final trial at sorr.c new stuff that Hutchinson iiaa ievisd particularly for Fitt. The team will leave here tomorrow on the recular Pennsylvania tram departing at 10 o'clock. It w.11 hve a special coach to itself and will po direct rl v. wnr-t litt Hotel upon arrival in i be done had no. oeen definitely do- marked oidtime ball player i eirte,) nlrtt a a on ced 1 out many ot mem nave own mauc i the b-yt of men.

Pittsburgh fans doubt Consult us about your business problems This bank is not too big to come into cose personal touch with customers. In fact, our officers quarters are so arranged that this is easily possible. Do not hesitate to take up your business and financial problems with us. We are here to help you if we can. While it is not yet time for any expansion of credit for enterprises not strictly "essential to the national welfare in this emergency," planning for the future is certainly in order and we are prepared to help our customers do that.

FARMERS jthat J'romoters Al Fryel of Horn-stead and John .1. 'i annex of McKeespori one of those batting rallies which could riot be checked. In 'Ies? time than it takes to tell it. they had knocked nine runs across the plate and we were beaten. When reached the street, 1 newsies were te Kng papers that told "all about Hi" great Pirate People who had been unable to get in- 1 side the ball park read the report, and when they saw me they complimented me on my rice work in the box.

Those who had remained to the finish probably were not in such a happy frame of mind. Neither was 1." iy. less recollect a game which was played in Kxposition park, something like 16 years ago, in which the home team was haded as the winner, although it was badly defeated. I remember it well, because 1 was the pitcher who took the beating. "We were playing the Chicago Cubs and it was the opening day of the home season.

At the end of the eighth inning the score stoixl at 4 to 2 in favor of the Pirates. I had been going along at an easy pace and felt absolutely of winning. My teammates were equally confident and when they marched out inio itie field for the ninth, those on the bench began to unlace their shoes in would be on the committee of the Fitts-borgh show and would have a prominent part in arranging and stating it. as will also James i Red I Mason, who was one of the first men to suggest holding the big show here. The Keys-tone A.

C. is not taking any chances on having its show fall flat. If its present plans are followed, the house will be virtually sold out before the doors are opened, and as Kxposition hal! can aei-ommmia't a large gathering a r.ear. return for the war fund is terrain. The club lias from both Xew Vork and Washington offi Pittsburgh.

A large following of local the team on this fans will ro with ti hut the biUK oi contingent will leave here at 12:2 tomorrow, this train getting them to Pittsburgh in plenty of time to get to Forbes Field before the kickorT. The T. units with a brass band will le'ave on this train, will leave the train at the Fwurth. avenue station and will According to word received from Boston, it has been suggested that the name of Braves Field be changed to Grant Field. This suggestion comes from ball players from the Hub.

who are with the American expeditionary forces in France. They believe it would be fitting that this be done in memory of Kddie Grant, the Boston boy who met death while leading his unit into. in the Argonne forest. cials and instructions to give tne peo- for a hurried change Tor a hurries-1 change pie the best show possible. A .1 the I preparation into h.ivera who an near wiil dnnnre their i stre clothes.

They hadn't the slight- march oirect to Forbes rieiu ana loft rtlrt hleaehers. reserved services, as will also all other men' wottld have to remain for ted with the show. t'e ninth. The night of Monday. November IS.

is destined to go down in local boxing TOO MITCH CONFIDENCE history as the red letter evening of iuul'11 WiX VyJj ruuy I Vy as a Red and Black rooting section. They wiil have a band with them and will be joined in Pittsburgh by many alumni and former student rooters and promise one of the finest exhibitions of Cheering that Washington and Jefferson has ever offered. i 1 je them a'll Now ever-. bdv get readv to kk in! All boxers and other person- who de- i JS 4 DEPOSIT NATIONAL BANK PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA MIKE TIERNAN DIES. 'EV VORK.

Nov -Silent Mike Tier- il yej.r oil. idol of tlie fi.ti cf the early '30. died nx the l.os- t'ltt here Thurdnv Ills identi'y was es- iitillfhiil today tj Sufff from I And now comes Amos Strunk of the, Boston Americans, with a note to Au- gust Herrmann, chairman of the Na- tional Commission. It is said that i Amos has just written a letter to the Cincinnati magnate, in which he rec- ommeniia that the commission donate, to the Ked Cross the money with which it originally had been intended to pir- i chase world's championship medals. It has been cnstomaiy to award such medals to the winning players, but they i are withheld this year, to remind the athletes of their threatened strike which delaved one of lue it-i anjs played in ostoa.

tw-. "The spirit of confidence evidently found a spot in the heart of one of the sport writers. Feeling sure that the game was as good as won. a'nd desiring to get a "scoop" on his rival war correspondents, the ambitious young man rushed to the telephone and sent word to his office that Pittsburgh had won. 4 to 2.

By the time he got buck the press box he discovered that something had happened, but it was too late to prevent the appearance of an extra edition. "'The tjbs proceeded to land upon rxiy pitcjug in Ui nintii inning, wita War Work Golf Slated Today An lS-hole cnedal play contest under full handicap will played at the Thornbuig nmtry Club this afternoon. Th proceed will go to th united war woric campaign and the Rockefeller trophy will tie e.wrlad the winner. ii AS he entered hc.su. cto-.

her 14 under the name of Jcx-epa Ilgan. Tieinan ntj a fautous outtieIU.ei and 1 home ruu hitter on the New Vork GiauIs in 1 3 0. HORNER, PITT. LALLY, W. J..

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