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Show THE SPANISH FORK TRESS. SPANISH FORK. UTAH Kansas Grasshopping Coed" PRESCOTT'S REGIMENT ORDERLY BOOK OF COLONEL it SOUTIIWOItTH WOULD HAKE SON athlete! Teaches Him to Box and Play Baseball former t r. HENRI S ports ifed I : Co BDWARD ui Editor of pHlir. ruts ow Cvsry one. spctalty lb paper men. Ilk Hilly Boutiiworth, for must llkahl chap, Mutual tuily Is friend of ours started I lutroduc tot to Hilly during th world series of 1920. d1 Nay aald Billy. To bar to lutroduc m to llenry Edwards. Tbs Orel bl leagus clipping about m that went Into nty mrspbook was so article written by him and run In tb Cleveland Plain Dealer. That waa MU Dorothy Grasshopper Rollngor, star running high Jumper at lit University of Kansas, who woo lb high Jump event at lt annual track meet for women held recently. Mia Boltnger cleared lb bar at four feet to beat all oppoaiUon. Her form la aald to b on wblcb but few ruen ran duplicate. Alike Miles to Coach 00000000000000000000090004 Grid at Georgia Tech Startling Figures of Pirate Rookie Oliver Mike- - Mile, laat falla Tiger fullback, baa accepted tbe offer mad Mm by Georgia Tech to become back' Seld coach, b state. Mile Journeyed to tb bom of tb Tellow Jackets at tb request of th Tech AlbleUo association. No coo tract waa signed. Miles aald, but ar rangementa were otherwise completed and tb contract la being mailed. Tb agreement calls for Miles reporting for bla new position on September L LI would not dlvulg th length of bla contract, but It la understood he will b In charge of Tech backflelda for a two or thm-yea- r . period. Tb tutor being replaced by Miles Is Don Milter, on of tb famous four horsemen who carried Notro Dam to Intercollegiate gridiron heights. Miller Is coaching at Ohio State. This makes tb fourth member of th 1923 1rlnceton team who la going to enter upon a coaching career after graduation this year. Capt Chuck Howe, ' center, and Johnny Stinson, wlngman, are going to report to bead coach Bill Roper of Princeton on September 13. Joe Caldwell, Nassau lineman, Is going to help his brother, Charley, coach at Williams. rrobatly one of the best training trip yarns, and s trua one at that, was pulled when the Indianapolis club was doing Its spring conditioning down In Florida. Pools Bush, now manager of tba Pittsburgh lira tea. was boas of tba team at that Urn , rookie catcher Joined tbe club at Plant City and Bush asked of lbs newcomer, Well, bow did you bit last aeasool" Did fairly well with tba old willow," responded the rookie with a look of pride. The truth of tbe matter la that I clubbed the pellet for an average of A back In I9U when I wa Cleveland rookie. But he found onethlbg file to any about tn although I was as raw sa they mad them." Nouthworth lias a moat laodabl bobby during tb winter tlm, It I Billy gouibwortli, Jr. Ullly bat hope that Billy, JrH will aurpaa bl dad In athletic prowrsa and from tb tlm th baseball aeasoo end until It atari again, Billy, 8r puta In bl tlm In endeavoring to tearb Billy, Jr. to bit straight, throw straight nod about straight. Th manager of th 8b Loul Cardinals Intends that bla ton aba II b an nil around athlete. A a result, b boxes with him, coaches him In football, baseball and basket ball and also take blm bunting and engages him In Isrget practice with the rifl. When that boy of uln gets to Ohio 8tat (the Soutbwortha live In Columbus), 1 bop h make hi letter In two sports, st least And, b bas th makings if I do ssy so my sclb South worth also nas n superstition, which Is not to change neckties as long as bis team Is winning. Open Golf Champ C32." Well, 632 Is not to be sneezed at," said Doute. "That's little better than the report I got on you from your last . niunager," Well, then, be was wrong." the rookie affirmed. I certainly know that I bit .307 In the Piedmont league and .323 In tba Cotton States league last year, and If that doesn't make .632 1 bad better go back to scbooL" A V t Vv V 0000000000000000000000000a Old Ned Hanlon Boosts . Chicago Cubs and Ruth X DIAMDNDV A , Ned Hanlon, owner and manager of the Orioles when they were the sensaPICK-UP-S tion of tbe country. Is still Interested In baseball. Bobby Stevens, playing shortstop The Cubs look like for the Newark Beura, la only nineteen he said. When dub, they years old. a close one and they pounding the balL They Johnny nevlng, ot the Red Sox and then win three or four, tlornsby staff, always works when catching make: a big difference to tbe team, lie la a great hitter. It looks Ilka Big Ed Morris is pitching. e they traded him right Into another Grlfiltb Clark says Washington'! world's aeries." But of Ruth be waxes more eloquent opening day crowd of over 23.0UU was He has always been a great follower tbe biggest In tbe history of tbe park. of the Bambino. Tbe Babe originated Elam R. Van Gilder, In Baltimore. Detroit pitcher, bas been sold to the Babe la a marvelous player and I Montreal club of tbe International love to watch him." Hanlon continued. league. You never see him do anything wrong. He la the greatest hitter In Judge EmirFuchs says that despite the game, one of the best fielders, and Rabbit Maranville's age, be wouldnt bad his legs been stronger he would Swap him for any other shortstop In have been one of the best base runthe league. ners baseball has known." right-hande- Babe Ruth of Japan Pitcher Floyd Johnston who was let out to Springfield of the Eastern league by tbe New York Giants has been recalled. the Texas leagues existence Beaumont has never won a pennant Fort Worth has come In first on six occasions. The leased to the tional Yankees have reArndt Jorgens, recruit catcher, Jersey City club of tbe Internaleague on option. New York George Sisler, Boston first baseman, set a worlds record by driving out 257 base hits In 1920, when he was a star for the SL Louis American league club. Here we have the Babe Ruth of Ty Cobb wus the batting champion Japan Kaichl Masu, ceuterfielder of of the American league In 12 seasons, the JJeiji baseball team of Japan llonus Wagner In the National eight Masu was picked for tbe all star Cubs seasons, and Hornsby so far in seven of Japan. years. He Has Quicker Tongue Than Any Living Umpire Billy Carpenter, dean of the International league arbiters, Is said to possess a quicker tongue than any living Fred I.indstrom of the Giants competed In a worlds series at the age of nineteen. He supplanted Helnle Groh at third in the 1924 classic with Washington. Vance, Brooklyn pitcher, umpire, and comparable to Tim Hurst, Dazzy whom American leaguers held In awe has struck out 15 batters In a major for many years. This Is said to be league game on five different occaone of tils most famous comebacks : sions. He once fanned 17 in a game. Lilly bad made a decision with which one of the teams obviously did The major league record for pitchnot agree. He happened to have a warm personal friend on the objecting ing effectiveness over a full season is outfit. The next time his friend came held by Ferdie Schupp, who allowed an earned run average of only .90 up to the plate be sniffed disdainfully and turning to Carpenter said, Sorne-th- n per game during 1916. lound here smells awful. Frank Schulte, home run king of the Billy went through the grimaces of So it Chicago Cubs in the old days of the detecting an unpleasant odor. does, be agreed, then quickly added, teams championship reign, is in a but I never noticed ft until you came hospital at Aurora, I1L, suffering from a nervous breakdown. up to bat. 4 At'' 7 Miss Joyce Wetbered with cup when she beat Glenna Collett of United States for womens open golf championship of Great Britain. IJporfingSouibs California bas more than 4,000 dle horses. sad- Billiards is now being taught to boys and girls of eleven and twelve years In Japan. The University of Baltimore's first lacrosse team will be coached by Emil Budnitz, former Navy star. shaft Tossing tbe caber, a six-foof heavy wood, is one of the few ancient sports held In Scotland. The tabernacle used by BUI Sunday In West Frankfort, 111., In 1927, Is to be converted Into a boxing arena. Penn State is tbe holder of three Individual championships In the Intercollegiate Boxing association for 1929. We would be Interested In knowing whether Doctor Einstein has any theory to cover a putt on a rolling green. 22-fo- size and population, Small Wales has furnished to other countries players unequaled in the game of soccer. tn University of Idaho football players will meet University of Hawaii in a game at Honolulu during the Christ- mas holiday period. Candidates for the University of Washington varsity and freshman eights go through a daily drill with saw and a giant fir tree. a cross-cu- t Tne United States Golf association has adopted a ball that will cut down distance on drives, hut well bet it can be sliced as far as the present ball. Thq Canadian Pacific railway has decided to employ Indian caddies on Its new golf course at Banff, Alberta. The lads will be specially traiued in a caddie camp. Joe Dundee, welterweight champion of the world, wont fight because the purses are too slim, but he plays baseJoe and some brother ball gratis. pugs have formed a Baltimore ball club. ' .2 S r tno erSwtr Patriots Faced Ban on Liquor and Swearing On of the most Important finds ol Revolutionary war record embracing the regimental orders of Col. William Prescott and other eonumindtng offi eers of th Continental army, with headquarters at Cambridge, during the stirring days that Immediately fol lowed the battle of Bunker lllll has been unearthed by Goodspeeds. This rare document compiled by regimental orderlies outlines with mllilary ae curacy and tenseness the active siege of Boston from June 13 lo September 2. 1773, inclusive. It la said to be the earliest orderly book of the Continental forces and Its minimum value Is estimated tn excess of $1,006. It was discovered In an old house In Pepperell and Its authenticity Is beyond question, sccordlns to experts who hnve made a careful examination of the treasure. The manuscript contains 04 pages written In a dear, legible style and ls remarkable as an eloquent source and Immediate picture of the colonial arniv as It was when Washington first as Bunted command. d The Atlanta Crackers have purchased First Baseman Mike Martl-nec- k from Newark of the International league. In the 22 years of im. 07htc( Cursing Banned. Order were Issued to the army In embryo that profane cursing and swearing would not be tolerated, and drunkenness was banned. Court-ma- r tlats are recorded for various defec lions. Including cowardice and desertion and bounty Jumping. Washing ton's first orders to Ids newly assumed command are dutifully recorded also In these and other disciplinary or tiers, officers were pointedly told .hat their conduct should set a good ex ample for the soldiery. There were ten companies In tbe regiment and a monthly record was kept of all rns ualtles and hospitalization cases, also discharges" and enlistments Each dally entry Is headed. Caro bridge, headquarters" then follows the date with the password and roun .terslgn, the name of the officer of the day, and then the orders follow Each entry ts signed by either the udjittunt or the orderly. The Journal opens with general or ders regarding the posting of pickets on June 13. the day on which congress Invested Washington with the commission of commander In clileL Prep arations for the epiehnl battle of Bun ker Hill are hinted at nnd then comes a significant hlunk on June 1C. the day the regiment moved to give battle to General Gages redcoats Gives Password. The date. June 16. appears, hut no orders are Inscribed and the day next recorded Is June 20. three days after the engageme'nt which welded the Con tlnental army as nothing else had been able. One June 29 the Journal records the password ns Washington." while This the countersign is Virginia. was five days after word had been re ceived hy General Ward at Cambridge of Washingtons appointment. July 2, Washington arrived at Cam bridge to take command of the armies and one of the first manifestations of his presence is revealed In the order ly's entry of July 7. containing general orders Issued by him extending nearly four pages nnd expressing the com mander's chagrin at certain impious ant happenings Washington Annoyed Washington approved on this day according to the entry, the verdict of l which sen a general tenced an officer to be cashiered for cowardice. Expressing his chagrin as a result of this situation he proceeds to define measures for the elimination Of treacherous sentries and tmuntv lumpers. Washington's Indignation at the low supply of ammunition and the seem Ingly wasteful pastime of firing guns for no reason brought another order from the commander in chief on Au court-martia- gust 4, which reads: If is with indignation A shame, the General observes that notwithstanding M S CM Natfi mtwS m M b Mw ai fwb 13 deserted. Thor rr no uniform amt officers were distinguished by means of various colored ribbons called for In general orders of July 14. 23, 24. whll oo August 7, the troops vrrr advised lo procure Indian txmla or durabt than as mor "leasings stocking, and that th troops wor lo In hope of be uni form, especially prevailing with the Continental congress to glv each mao a hunting th repeated order which hath hecn given lo I'revenl th lirvlng of ye gunnes In k about the Camp, that ll Is dally k hourly I'rnctlaed." recorded Several skirmishes ar for l usually followed hy retulssness or cowardice, which are In the ramp noted In tb JournaL regulatleni for officer noted under the dal of July 1, the latter are In court-martia- trorted to: Particularly to see to It that the troop have straw to lie on If to be had k to make it known if they re destitute." the Clonthlns fur July 0. nlshed by the Massachusetts Comntee of supply for those men of their Gov ernmeut which I .out tlielr float tis In ye late Artloo at Bunkers hill to he Des trlhiited to the moat needy end Neces satous men of Each ItlgtnL Shows 47 Dead. Ju'y 8. Colonel Prescotts regimental return shows 47 dead, one disclinrgeiL ... FAME AS WELL AS SHAME IS ARNOLDS Crave Soldier and Patriot Before Infamous Act of Treachery. Betted!! Arnold's treachery occu pies so lull. 'll space lu Itevoliilloiiai) history that little attention Is given to tils bravery. Yet Arnold was brave before he became a traitor. After the hurtle of lxlngton he raised a, company of volunteers and marched to Cambridge where he pro (Hised an expedition against Fort Tl cotidcroga. Though commissioned a colonel to hend this project, he gave up command to unite with another force. ' Returning to Cambridge, he was given command of barely l.ivst men to help capture the great strong bold of Quebec. Arnold fought vnii antly and was wounded In the leg Ijtfer be was made a brigadier gen erat. At the hend of 800 men, Arnold went to the relief of Fort Schuyler (or Stan-wlxon the upper Mohawk and played a prominent role In the defeat of Bur Here he was again wounded gn.vne. In the same leg and was Invalided for several months. His service brought him command of Philadelphia, where he married the daughter of a Tory who later became chief Justice ol altlrL On the orderly' ntry the General finds It Indeapensnhly necessary without waiting any longer for dispatches from the General Uontl.iental Congress Immediately lo form the army Into three Grand Dlvlalnns and Dividing Each of those Grand Divisions Into Brigades . . ." This Is the first atuniform system of tempt to set tip luilllury establishment recorded lo tba history of this outlnn. On July 13 officers and men are reprimanded for fraternizing with th enemy and again en Attgi.sl 22. for certain Indiscretions In the river. This order reud: These Imlescretlons have occurred near the Bridge In Cunthrldge. Also the General does md menu to Disco-rogu- e (lie Practice of Bathing wltlU the weather Is warme enough to Continue It . . " On July 13 came an expression of warning mingled with confidence: If after what has happened the Enemy In Revenge of tlielr Lata losses should dare to force out lines, the army may be assured that Nothing hut tlielr own Reml.sness can give the least hope of Success to so rash an Lnlerprise." The filial entry concerns a and was made on 2. signed Montague, the day Benedict Arnold visited headquarters en route to Quebec with 1.000 men. rends: Battle Monument Has an Empty Niche for Arnold's Statue. Saiataga Convicted of shady Pennsylvania. transactions, he was reprimanded by General Washington and this was the spm k which kindled a desire to betray his country That, being a familiar part of American history, we need not rehash. In the old chapel at West Point is a blank plate on which Arnold's name would have been Inscribed had he not become a traitor The Saratoga hat tie monument, erected at Schuyler ville. N Y., In IS7S. has four niches Three of them contain statues of Ar nold's comrades before he been me a trnilor. They are those of Gates Schuyler and Morgan. The fourth-inten- ded for Arnold remains emptv What a lesson In patriotism ' Ii might have been better to hur.v there Hie leg of Arnold, which was twice wounded In his service for the cause of liberty Pathfinder Magazine. July 22, "... ... court-marti- Sop-temp- Boston Hera Id. Pulaskis Burial Place Matter of Controversy There are two stories purporting to describe the deu'h. October 11, 1779. of Count I'uluskl. Polish officer who aided the Colonies In thelf fight against the British. Both agree that he fell during an engagement at Suvnnnah, Ga., but his wherealMiutt following his Injury and the subsequent disposal of his body remain a lUw Mm subject for controversy. One of these accounts holds that Pulaski was taken aboard th, United States hrig Wasp, his right thigh being badly wounded by n canlstei shot. While on the ship, which wax unable to proceed tint of the Savannah river, he died despite the attendance of the most skillful surgeons Id the French fleet. The officer In charge, Colonel Bentalou found It necessary to consign his corpse to a watery grave. The other story contends that Pulaski was carried from the battlefield to Greenwich where he passed away and was hurled in a private cemetery. IBs ashes, the story continues were exhumed 75 years later and placed In a special receptacle beside thp corner stone of the monument which has been erected In Savannah In ids honor. Detroit News, Jefferson Signature The only known original and authentic signature in Georgia archives of Thomas .IcfTerson Is in the possession of Miss Ruth Blair, state historian. Leonard B. Herrick, of Grand Rapids Mich., whose father, a surgeon In Shermans army, took them when the Unfon troops occupied Atlanta during the Civil war. returned the archives. Jefferson a Sage Counsel Let us re leet that having banished from our land that religions lender mice under which mankind so long bled and sulTeied. we have vet reined little if we, countenance a political intolerance as despotic, as wicked and capable of as hitter and bloody per I secutions Thomas Jefferson. |