'»:tKRttT» ttv\S ITS FIRST
REAL BASEBALL GAME
McGRATH, July 26.—For the first
inu* in.the history of McGrath a real
game of baseball was played today,
U came as a surprise upon the find
■ng of thp .following note tacked up
m< door? of the main stores Satur
day:
“Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
“Now is the time for all good
townsmen to come to the aid of his
mr.ty..Th$re be those among ye-who
have made boast of dire destruction
to»the favorite stories of bygone
days. There be those who say, nay,
even believe, that baseball be dead
among yeL Down upon all such scum
and rot! The crinisc n banner of the
elder folk must remain afloat and a
to. shame such novices as Ty Cobli
defiance -shall be made that shall put
md Babe Ruth.”
"From devious sources and by sly
ness and stealth we have ferreted out
th* secrets of our opposition. Here
with we name the Vipers:
Ye pitcher—“Gas House” Charlie
Ulch. i.
Ve-catcher—“One Round”.Harry Du
Iac.
Ye first—“Mice Ears”. Jack, Morris.
Ye. second—“Monk Face” Willie
Shangie,
Ye', short—“Sparrow Brain" Chancey
Williams
Ye? third—“One Lung? Nick Poind.
Ye' left—“Hoi .Rocks” Nick .Yander
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Ye center—“Short Blast” F. Mor
timer.
Ye right—“Horse Face” Cope Konig.
“So? be it! At ye hour of three we
shall soundly thrash them on ye bat
tleground, commonly known as the
Air Field.
“To arms, to arms, ye townsfolk,
and let not thy conscience spare thy
bat! Surely they shall be made to
suffer!”
With a team of the younger boys
of the town, the' captafn, “Hot Rocks"
Mortimer, appeared on the field to
face a crowd of men from the -town
and the steamer Taua* eager to corrv
pletely crush “The Vipers”- and retain
their sense of superiority. Under the
captaincy of Hallson,- the man took,
the field for the 'first aiming.
“Big Boys'j Lineup. .
Catcher—Ed Stevenson.
Pitchers—Pete Snow, O. Hallson.
First Base—Captain Green.
Second Base—-Frank Guskey. .
Third Base—Bert \DementiefiL >.
i Shortstop—Oddie- Hallson.
Left Field—:Pihkie Saknoff.
Center Field-*-Helmer Heidelberg;.
Right Field—Stanley Niohols.
Pinch Hitter—Ikey Hayes.
Mudh to the aimjynnce of the “big
boys,” during the-first six -innings-the.
opposition proved a match for 4hem.
The height of the- play was reached
: during the fifth inning, when, with
■ Stevens<m on secondhand Snow .. on
i third, Hallson hit* a high fly which
was caught by5 Mortimer, s Mortimer
i threw to second, catching Stevenson
I off his base. Willie, on second, threw
j to third, catehing ■ Snow off of. third,
1 thus making three outs- on the one
play. In the seventh inning, with
two out and the “Big Boys” at.ibat.j
the Vipers blew up and allowed seven
runs to come in before being able to
retire their-opponents. In the final
Inning the score- was 20 to 11 in favor
of the elder folk of -McGrath.
Captain- Greeny completing.a. two-j
base hit, slipped an one of the base,
sacks and hurt his ankle. He was ss*.
sisted off the. field dndhfteran. exe
animation it was decided that a seri
ous sprain had been inflicted.
McGrath’s first game was a ureal*
- success, and ..“The,.Vipers”, are look
ing forward to a return match next
Sunday, breathing ..threat* of venge -
anco. .
Named commavder-in-'
CHIEF OE U. &. FLEET
WASHINGTON, July 28—Admiral
Frank HI' Schofield today wa* named
commander-in-chief of ..the) United
States fleet, succeeding Admiral J.
V. Chase. Admiral Chase was ordered
to 4uty with the .General Board ot the
Navy Departments
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AL GUINAN, WELL GROWN
OLDTIMER, PASSES O?
Alfred F. Guinan, a former wel
known Alaskan, and at one time .1
resident of this section for a coupli
of years, during which he acted a;
superintendent of the Guinan-Ame:
dredg<> on Gaues creek, passed away
at Yakima, Wash., a .few days,.ago
according to word recently receive)
here.
• ' Mr. Guinan, -who -was , 62 years o
age at the time of hia death,, was op
erator of the. former SnowoGulch gol<
mine, near. Nome, for almost _ tei
years. His first fortune, made in th<
’90s, he is .said to. have dissipated
His second, fortune, basis of ilia pres
ent holdings in rich irrigation lands
was eked out of iha . Snow Gulcl
mine when .that .property was be
lieved. to have been, warked out. .
The rich. Alaskan .went to Seatth
in 1909, lived therp a year, and thei
removed to Yakima , and had . re
mained there since, save for a fev
trips back to .Alaska.,
Guinan .is survived by, hjs widow
Mrs. Alice Guinan; W. C.Guinaiuo
Yakima,,Mrs.., Mangaret .Guinan .. 0:
Spokane, Mss. Richard Coffee of Lo;
Angeles, Mrs. Harry Lawton of Oak
.land, A. J. Guinan of Seattle, and. E
C. Guinan of. Alaska.
ADVISES FILIPINOS TO BE' -
HAND THEIR INDEPENDENCI
MANILA, July 28-—Senator Harr)
B. Hawkes, of Missouri, addressed i
joint session of the Philippine senati
and house today and. reiterated hii
view that the present destructive un
certainty to both. American and. Phil
ippine interests can only be bettere<
by independence. .He-urged the leg
slators .to continue their independents
campaign, mentioning particularly
the. sending of another independents
mission .to the United. States.
Locating Her Stateroom. .
_ Tounist—Cautain, I forgot when
.where my .stateroom is. Can. yqi
show me?
Captain—Do you remember th<
number, madam?
Touris.t-r-No; but I remember then
was a lighthouse ..just otuside tht
window*.
Identifying Father.
• Insurance Agent—Madam, is youi
husband at home?
Lady—Yes, be, is . in the; bam. with
the cattle.”
Insurance Ag^V—Shall I have ary,
trouble finding him?
Lady—No. He’s the. only one with
whiskers.”
Tillie the Stenog.—Aren’t there
bright spots at all in the life of a
bookkeeper?
Grumpy Bookkeeper—Yes—on the
seat of his. trousers.
g.. * "in* . —■n
Dr. von Zesch
Dentist
Hcadqaartera:
“ FLAT, ALASKA
Will be in Flat Early
September Until De
cember 1.
ITINERARY:
Flat,
Ophir,
Takttna, .
McGrath,
Lower Koskokwim,
Bethel.
IDITAROD, July 27.—The drought
of the past three months still re
mains unbroken. It haa- been threats
ening ran for .thfe-past.'.vaeku Miners
of this seetioru.are still' hdld up for
| want of water. On Willowsereefc only
one splash iof five minutes’ duration
is able to be made each 24/ hours. .
■> ThashUi: .
* • The Smiths were quarreling.
L" “You women," said Smith, con*
temptuously, “are only happy before
•'a glass."
T “Yes,” replied.his wife,«“and.yqu
'•men are only happy .after, one.”^
1 London Tit-Bits.
Add Typographich Erjrariana.
1 ' A North Carolina . paper / records
l that a sailor, ‘‘was. killed bjb ,coming
• into contact with a live /wife.” Pos
sibly a linotyper’s error, yet such
things „ have .* happened.tVFlorence
< (Ala.) Herald.
Signs...
i A ring around jthe moon means; rain,
As many of us know;
. One around the finger of. a .girW
Ah„ that means reign •alsoj.
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P. Wi CARLSON,
Ophir, Alaska.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the Probate Court at Ophir,, I«
noko Precinct, Fourth Division,
Territory of Alaska, before Chris
tian Bolgen, United States Com
missioner, and ex-officio Probata
Judge.
In the matter of the Estate of John <
E. Edwards, deceased;1
Notice*is hereby griren ihhfe the un
dersigned has been duly appointed I
administrator if the estate*; o£ John E. .
Edwards, deceased:
, All persona* having claims against *.
said estate are required to present :
the. same, fully verified, with proper
vouchers attached, to the under
signed, at* my residence - at* Ophiry .
Alaska, within six months from the •
date of this notice.*?
19^ated at Ophir, Alaska,a, June* 1, ,
H.'NICHOLSON,
Administrator.
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A Radio
Announcement
We are pleased to announce » that ,
we have secured the agency for,
this district of the New- General
Motors 1,000-hour r Battery * Radio *
Set, which has-become *so ^popular
the past few months in all parts of
Alaska where electricity is not
available. The Set, complete,^ with
tubes, will sell at, McGrath ifor
$160.00
"We should receive orders by July 20th, in i
order to ship on the 1st boat.
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Company
McGrath, Alaska,