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TH0*BDAY, JULY SI, 18S0 5P1P? ACON'S, strip --by-- • *'ZEKE" BACON A sports writer up and crack* that BMjrbe these Tom Thumb golf courses are just the thin^ to gwwth the near beer that one gets at the nineteenth hole these days. I| was a grand crowd that witnessed the Union Giants game Sunday and it was a mighty fine ball game, 2UA08--tnnoir ghauts BATTU TO DSADLOCK Gam* CUM b ThfrtuwHi With 8mw 5-5---Giants Play Bert Again on Aug. 31 On the hottest day of the yeafanj before one of the largest crowds to attend a MAACS game this season, the Union Giants and the MAACS turned in the best exhibition of baseball that has been seen in this vicinity in a long, long while. The game went thirteen rounds to a no-decision finish, both teams being near the exhaustion state when they reached the too, judging by the box schore. The end of the twelfth, after being deadcrowd was the largest of the season ] locked since the last of the ninth even though the heat was almost intolerable. Pialmer was absent from the MAACS' lineup and they are now saying that it was to prevent a mixup as the Giants second baseman was of the same name. See you next Sunday Kibby, as there an no Palmers playing with Johnsburg. The motor boat races at Fox Lake •, Sunday drew quite a number of fans : from this vicinity who thought them much cooler to watch than a baseball game. After the 5-5 tie the next • game should draw at least a portion of those absentees when the Giants ^.return August 31. > In the list of donors toward the MAAC baseball fund published last week, the name of the Buss-Page Motor Sales was omitted. The Ford sales donated the scoreboard that sets along the left field line. Too bad they couldn't have put a few more innings on the board, judging from Sunday's game. Whiting ought to take up hudling the way he went over the fence after Jones' hit in the first that bounded over the fence in right center. Melvin took a running hurdle of the fence that pleased the crowd and held Jones to a three-bagger. Had the run been allowed to score it might have changed tilings considerably. when the MAACS had staged a tworun rally to tie the score. It was decided to call the game at the end of the next inning and play it off some time in the latter part of August Schoewer started on the mound for the MAACS and had the situation well in hand until be was struck by a batted ball in the fourth. Three more hits, two of the scratch variety, followed in succession and four runs crossed the plate. Tonyan came in then and held the colored lads to one run in the remaining nine innings. Cox went the route for the visitors despite the intense heat, but needed reviving after it was ail over. Those fans who were disappointed that the dispute was not settled at one sitting should realize that the players are only human and that their endurance is limited and was taxed almost to the breaking point when the game was terminated. The Union Giants, who by the way presented the same lineup almost to the man as they had at Johnsburg last year despite rumors to the contrary, threatened in each of the first throe innings before breaking loose in the fourth. Jones tripled on a ball that bounced over the right field fence in the first with two down, but fell rounding second and Melvin Whiting made a splendid recovery of the ball after a neat hurdle of the fence, holding Jones to a three-bagger where he died when DeVault struck out. Gib- M'HENRY RIFLE OLUB Small Bore Trophy Match 20 Shots at 50 yds. and 20 shots at 100 yds. Bacon •,, , M.J88 189--377 Frye ,,.,387 187--374 Smith -- „„„184 189--378 Nickels -- 185 188--373 Kjapiwrich 179 191--370 Freund -- 186 183--369 Weber 180 171--351 Racking up their appointment to the State Rifle Team of Civilian Marksmen Bacon, Frye and Smith stepped out and placed one, two, three in the small bore match held last Sunday. The warm weather kept the attendance down but those that were there made a real match out of it. Bacon showed his supremecy by placing near the top on each range, though Bill Klapperich found his eye on the longer one and nicked off a neat 191 score for high range for the day. The following men have been certified to the adjutant general and will comprise the Illinois Civilian team for the 1930 National matches at camp Perry, Aug. 24 to Sept. 14. Bacon, Lester R. (McHenry Rifle Club) West McHenry. ..*• Eppstein, A. S. (Capfc) CMea|j& Fuller, John M., Glenview. Finley, John Lisle. » Frye, Sidney (McHenry Rifle Cftab) Capron. Hawthorne, Ralph W., Elgin. Newman, Edw. J., Chicago. Ilson, Duwain, Sandwich. Patla, Stanley, Chicago. Richards, Wm. T., Chicago. Smith, Howard N., Oak Park. Smith, John W. (McHenry Riflle club) Ringwood. West, George L., Piano, son singled with one down in the second, but was nipped trying to pil- Brown, the third baseman for the[*ef second, Fay to Winkel. In tho Giants, had a hard time surviving the third Reeves opened with a single to heat during the regular nine innings | center, but was forced at second on and when the extra innings started; Cox's attempted sacrifice and then a he was almost finished. After a brief lapse in the tenth he struggled gallantly to finish the game. When those dark boys can't stand the heat it certainly must be hot, even though he had eaten a quart of ice cream before the game. ------ , Peters, son of the manager of the Union Giants, displayed real skill in holding down the shortstop position for the colored boys. He handled nine chances flawlessly and his catch of Frett's low liner was a marvel. The ball looked like a sure hit when it started, but Peters went over nearly behind third and made a backhand atab of the liner that was Ho more than two feet off the ground. Johnsburg trimmed the Waukegan Foresters at Johnsburg Sunday, the game being called in the seventh inning with the score 15 to 3 or thereabouts. The handful of customers had their fill of the heat and the onesided game by the time of the seventh was over so the management decided to end the "contest." Next Sunday the MAACS travel to Johnsburg to indulge in another of those things. The following Sunday Johnsburg returns the game, meeting McHenry on the MAACS' field. Remember the dates, August 3 and August 10. The playground ball game between a McHenry squad and the Rineheimer j ®cor|n(f Frett. ten from Elgin played at the school field last Friday night, drew the largest crowd of the season. The Elgin lads brought a Urge crowd of rooters and every one of them went home satisfied that they had witness* ed a real game. Though the final score was 6-6 in favor of the Elgin lads they got out only by the skin of their teeth as the MAACS had the bases loaded in the last of the seventh and lost the tying run only because a, runner fell between second and third. f®ns that left promptly missed the neat double play cleared up the situation. The disastrous fourth opened with Peters popping to Schoewer. Jones then bounced a single off Schoewer's glove, injuring the pitcher's hand. He continued however, only to have De- Vault single Xp left, putting Jones on third, and he took second on the throw-in. Byrd then singled off Bacon's leg, Jones scoring. A passed ball allowed DeVault to score and Byrd to take third, where he scored on Gibson's single to deep short. Gibson stole second, went to third on a fielder's choice, and scored when Fay committed another passed ball, bringing the count to 4-0. The MAACS immediately set out to evercome this lead. Bacon had bunted safely with two down in the third and stole second, but died there when Whiting fanned. In the fourth Winkel opened with a single to left. Bohr then doubled along the left field line, Winkel scoring and Bohr going to third when the throw in escaped the infield. S. Whiting then singled to right, scoring Bohr. In the seventh the MAACS picked up another tally only to have the Giants come back in the Eighth with a like number, their only counter off Tonyan in nine innings. For the MAACS, Johnson struck out but Frett singled to left. Fay sacrificed and then Tenyan drove a hit to right, In the eighth the Giants got the tally back when De- Vault doubled over Whiting's head for his third hit. He scared when Gibson also doubled to center, but Whiting's return got him trying to stretch it to a three-bagger, Whiting to Bacon to Johnson. This left the score standing at 5-3 and the stage all set for the grand revival by the MAACS in the last of the ninth. Seb Whiting grounded to Palmer to open the inning and those KtAYQKOVND PATTX& Laag»o Standing 1 •«.*** Kttox Sinclair 6 Stillings Tires ...m.._.....5 Cities Service 5 Karls Cafe Recent Results Karls 5, Stillings 4. Knox 17, Karls 2. Coming Eveata July 81--Stillings vs. Cittes Service. August 5--Karls vs. Cities Service. August 7--Stillings vs. Knox. The Karls Cafe ten pulled the big surprise of the week when they rose up and struck jdown the league leading Stilling's Tire men in a nip and tuck struggle, 5 to 4. And then to top things off they allowed the Mayor's Sinclair outfit to walk rough shod over them in a 17 to 2 rout. Maybe an investigation would be in order to see if the team has been bought off. (Seconded by the City Clerk.) The weeks events tightened up the race considerably with but onehalf game separating the first three outfits, and now that the Karls squad has proven themselves dangerous, a rousing fight to the finish is assured. Games are played at the school diamond every Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Ask Bill Vandenboom if it isnt worth your time to attend . ...... ^ a 3". * I, -\ • ; A return game has been scheduled for tomorrow evening and will be played at one of .the Elgin parks. Rumors were spread by some parties, evidently not very friendly to the MAACS, to the effect that they «were not playing the regular Union Giants that exhibited at Johnsburg trapped between last year. All those- that saw the j Tonyan then hit a team play both last year and this will be aware that these rumors are not true, but for the benefit of the doubters I will compare the lineups. This lineup is the one used last season by the Peter's men and may be compared with the box score appearing on this same page. Palmer 2b, Jones 3b, Byrd lb, DeVoe rf, Gibson If, Peters ss, Brown 3b, Sullivan c, Cox. p. The only difference is in the catching, with Reeves replacing the aged Sullivan. The right fielder's name differs slightly, due, in all probability, to the etfor in. ctwyiog in the scorer's record. B«t*y ROM It Is difficult to get positive evidence of the first flag made by Betsy Ross and some historians regard it as purely traditionary. The flag she made is not preserved in any museum. It Is true that she was a flagmaker In Philadelphia at the time the flag was of. flcially adopted and that she was commissioned at various times to make flags for the government > Sap«r Africultariat ; -jhi farmers study crop production, hut a man who specializes in the *• branch of agriculture that deals with , theory and practice of crop production ' Is «011ed as agrooomist % I Bujr International BnJ(t More than 2,000,000 persons pass •ver the bridge between Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedrao Kogra% year. best part of the ball game. Johnson singled to left cejiter and went "to third when Frett did likewise, Frett taking second on the throw in. Fay then drove a single between Peters and Brown, sending in the runs that tied the score, but he was out when the throw in was cut off and he was first and second, hot one to third that Brown mussed up. Knox ran for him and stole second, but Bacon fanned to end the inning. In the tenth Jones opened with 3 hit to third, but died on second, De- Vault sacrificed, Byrd struck out and Gibson rolled to short. For the MAACS in the tenth, Bohr doubled to left center with two out, but Seb Whiting could do nothing but ground out to Palmer, who made a nice stop close to the bag. The eleventh found the Giants again threatening, Brown opening the round with a single to left and being sacrificed to second by Reeves. Cox then hit to third and Brown was trapped between second and >fhird and Johnson tagged him for the putout; Palmer then forced Cox at second, Fay got his second hit of the game in the MAAC'S half of the 11th, but there were two out and nothing came of it. In the twelfth Winkel's hit with two out and his theft of second- was the only excitement and neither team threatened in the thirteenth except that Bohr dropped Tonyan's rifle peg with two out, but Bacon got Reeves' fly in short center for the final putout so no harm was done. The management was very well satisfied with the large turnout of fans that sat through the scorching afternoon to watch the thriller and only regrets that they have not a grand stand to afford greater protection from the hot sun. However, most of the fans realize that this is the first year for tho MAACS in the baseball game and they have already jwMti for Indigent Boiled sweets are supplied to tho women in poor law institutions in Eng. land to balance tho tobacco given to the men. The "ration" Is four ounefs Vw.- Fiwbi tho S p a a i e b "lire word "filibuster" is'in English adaptation of the Spanish filibustero. meaning a freebooter or buccaneer. The term was applied to a buccaneer, especially one of those infesting the West Indian and Spanish-American coasts In the Seventeenth century. spent a considerable amount on equipment so that another year will be necessary in order that sufficient funds may be available to add more conveniences to the ball park. As things stand now the MAACS have one of the finest fields in the county and the addition of stands would make it one of the finest parks of its kind in northern Illinois in cities many times the size of McHenry. The Union Giants, though becoming slightly disgruntled at times, due more or less to the effects of the sun, were very well pleased with the treatment they received and lent excellent co-opeation to make the game a success. They will return here on August 31, in an effort to settle the 5-5 tie one way or another and expressed a desire to find the same crowd in attendance next time, with a possibility of man^ mof&iajfts attracted. • MAACS-- Bacon, ss -..6 M. Whiting, rf ........4 Knox, rf --2 Winkel, 2b 5 Bohr, lb .......6 S. Whiting, cf ~...6 Johnson, 8b Frett, If .~.....6 Fay, c Schoewer, p .-....--...l Tonyan, p ........... 4 50 5 14 39 Chicago Union Giants-- Palmer, 2b ...---......6 0 1 Peters, ss. --6 Jones, cf .... DeVault, if Byrd, lb' Gibson, If .... Grace, If .... Brown, 8b .. Reeves, c «... Cox, p ...6 .6 6 - ...•5 „.l 6 ---4.5 50 5 13 39 20 1 Giants ........000 400 010 000 0-5-13-1 MAACS ,000 200 102 000 0-5-14-2 Two base hits--DeVault, ' Gibson, Bohr (2). Three base hits--Jones. Double plays--Bacon to Winkel to Bohr. Palmer to Byrd. Struck out by Cox 8; Scbeever 8; Tonyan 4. Bases on balls--Cox 1. Hit by pitcher--Brown (by Tonyan) Passed balls--Fay 2. Hits off Schoewer, 7, in 4 innings; off Tonyan 6, faa 9. , Umpire--Bolger. CLUB A "one club" event was the feature of the day at the McHenry Country club golf course on Sunday, July 27. Members chose one golf club and left the others at the clubhouse. There were some good scores made and one or two members even cat their handicaps. George Cronin came through with a low gross of 85, wheh is a good score for many with all their clubs and many cant beat it. t Winners in the event woio$ - Low gross--George CroniM, 8ft, |6 golf merchandise. Low net--I. Hart, 78, |5 golf merchandise. 2nd--E. Harms, 76, 6 golf balls.. 3rd--D. Granger, 80, 5 golf balls. 4th--William Bonslett, 81, 4 golf balls. 5th--George Remke, 82, 3 golf balls. 6th--L. Erbach, 84, 2 golf balls. 7th--L. Erickson, 84, 1 golf ball. 8th--Henry Schaffer, 85, 1 golf ball. v 9th--R. C. Klehm, 86, 1 golf ban. 10th--J. Sayler, 88, 1 goTf ball. On next Sunday the second 18-hole matched play for the Stenger cup will be played. . , * ; Keeping Wwww FrWlr'"' ' ' The bureau of plant industry says that in so far as they retard fermentation aspirin tablets in the water will revive cut flowers which have begun to fade. Salt or sugar acts in the» same way. But the treatment recommended is the daily changing of water and cutting of the stem*, as this is the best method known for keeping flowers fresh. A 4ow temperature Is also helpful. v ---- ?T'../j • WuUa|toa mm Staasft The 10 cent postage stamp of ^the aeries of 1847 was the first that bore the portrait of George Washington. HUMAN J. SCHAEFER Local and Long distance Haulinf^- and Moving Live Stock Hauled Right to the Yard Phone 175 McHenry, 111. jj| "ADS TOLD THE STORY" The M|30.00 for your old stove" offer by Skelgas dealers, advertised during May in The Plaindealer and hundreds of other newspapers, resulted in a 300 percent oversold condition, according to Chester MacCracken, advertising manager of Skelly Oil Company, who gives advertising credit for its part in the record sales. 'X)f course, we knew we had a program which would appeal to thousands of persons, but the problem was to tell them the story, for if they did not know of the plan, of course they would not buy," states Mr. MacCracken. "Only advertising could tell the story, and we outlined a program of advertising in nearly all types of publications, but placed greatest stress on the home town newspapers of the dealers to do the heaviest part of the work. "Advertising is always best when it tells something that people want to read about, and we found that the tens of housands of dollars which we spent in May in dally and weekly newspaper advertising really gave town and farm people a message which they had been waiting for. They wanted gas, but they had stoves 'of other types, and did not want to 'discard them. Our dealers offered to take in these stoves on a very liberal trade-in basis, and the response almost overwhelmed us. "For months we had prepared for the May business, but stove factories could not keep up, and now we are forced to extend tho offer, and add tan SHOWS EVERT NIGHT THURSDAY -- FRIDAY July 31 -- Aug. 1 "CHILDREN OF PLEASURE" with Vitaphone Variety SATURDAY "A ROYAL ROMANCE" A Comedy SensatiOl with News and Comedy SUNDAY -- MONDAY Sunday Matinee 2:30 All Pictures Are Vitaphone Talking Productions Prices 20c-40c new tested and approved stoves to meet the tremendous demand. Of course, we have not been oversold on Skelgas ftael, for the 22 Skelly gas processing plants can constantly supply hundreds of thousands of families. Peter H. Freund, who is the Skelgas dealer for McHenry and vicinity, is showing in his display room one of the beautiful new stoves enameled in attractive colors. World'* Many LtafnafH Dr. rfrank H. Vfzetelly. mai itor of the Standard diction^t gatO the number of spoken langiiagM Sad dialects in the world as 3,424. Theoo •re distributed as follows: America, 1,624; Asia, 937; Europe, 587; Africa* 276. Officers of the French *<•«« recently computed the actual nui of lnnsTiBPPR njnrt nlaoed tho fl at 2,796. Public Auction! THOS. RAFTER, AUCTIONEER The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at tto - - - Eli Chase Re- sidence'- -.wm' flingwood, 111. m' *•> ^ x , Aug. 2 1 o'clock p. m. Farm Equipment and Hoi Mr. Chase was 102 years old at the time of his death and there are many real ANTIQUES among the list which will appeal to antique collectors, TERMS-CASH WM. GIDDINGS, Clerk 0. A. TABOR, Executor :: After the round of Golf-- i: o ' J * jj a Coolmg at Fountain l( . * Riverside Drive The place where golfers love to congregate during rest periods• Here you can get what you want in the line of summer drinks or Q Q Q ,, . , i. fin; m'(jgii'iII ' • I.. IM<IISI --. <: Our plate lunches please i • < • * • JOHN KARLS, Prop. •m, *• 4 I M - K , Another Big SPECIAL MEAT-SALE at the Crystal Lake's Leading Market Because my sale of last week exceeded my expectation, I wish to inform the people of Crystal Lake and vicinity, that my supply of quality meats for this week's sale will be ample to take care of everyone's requirements at prices lower for quality meats than ever before known in McHenry County. Specials tor Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1-2 Extra Special Extra Pork Loins 19ic Whtto mr half Extra Special Extra LB leg Spring Lamb 22ic The laaib with the piak. boa* Spring Shoulder Lamb Chops, lb. 2|c Fine Lamb Stew, lb. 9c Fine 5^5 bacon 2^.; lb. • ££« Beef,» I6£c The luicsr, tender kiad Prime Roast of Beef Standing 22e lb. Rolled Zbl2C lb. '8 Sprat SUced Bacon»»«l6ic Wrapped te eellophain for this sale Finest creamery butter, lb. 39c HOME DRESSED SPaiNC CHICKENS A largo selection at lowest market 9rioe s-\ FANCY IRyiTS AND VEGETABLES daily Kotaehala ALBERT PEPPING, Jr., Prop. i--Iadlvid«all]r