PAGE TWELVE = Hammocks Hammocks At Old Prices ior) FUE m-- We are selling hammocks that cost more now than the prices we are letting" them go at. HOT WEATHER is coming sure and when it does come it will be hot. So get ready today. First come get best choice. get us when you want : Fishing Tackle We have the baits that satch the Big Fish Don't for- { TREADGOLD Sporting Goods Co., The Big Red Front. 88 Princess St. Sc. Poet Cigar 5c. "Look for Silk Thread on Tip of Each Cigar. : S. OBERNDORFFER, Maker, Kingston. a ™ ONUMENT S | on in Mr, Crh Epi, 10 ¥ THE DALY BRITISH H WHIG, FR FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1917. » HAVANA RED SOK T0 PLAY oITY LEAGU E 5 BRINGING THEM HERE FOR CIVIL HOLIDAY. [ "Pop" Watkins Will Have His Boys on the'Scene for a Big Battle on Monday--Two Other Games Scheduled for the Week-end. Everything is all set for the big baseball week-end that has beep arranged by the officials of the City League when three games will 'be staged at the cricket field on Sat- urday and on Monday, which has been proclaimed a civic holiday. On Saturday C.L.C. and Athletics | will get in line for what should be la banner gage in the regular eity {league schedule. Athletics are oui | for a win and hope to take the hon- | ors from the shell makers. Monday will also be a. gala day, | as two games are on the programme for the local fans, In the morning |at ten o'clock C/L.C. and Victorias will play. In the afternoon our old friend, "Pop" Watkins, will lead his Hav- ana Red Sox into battle at three o'clock" against Athletics. The colored boys from the south will be welcome once more on a Kingston diamond, where they have a large following of friends. The jokes of the linemen and their songs are just as much an attraction as their ball playing, in which they are adepts. The local boys are going to make a good run for the honors, and the Red Sox will have to hop if they want to come out on top. THORPE'S TERRIFIC DRIVE IN PHILADELPHIA Bangs Ball Over Left Field Fence--But it Was Only Practice. Jim Thorpe, the best all around Indian athlete ever developed and who is now playing with the Cincin- mati Reds, accomplished a feat Wod- nesday at the Phils' grounds that no other ball player has ever succeed sl in doing during the 30 years) Le park has been in use. During the batting practice, Eller pitching against him, leaned on a straight, drove it over the left field fence, the ball disappearing into Lehigh avenue mear the exit gate, which is about in the middle of the bleachers, It was a tremendous blow and the early bird fans who witnessed the prodigious feat gave the Indian a most vigorous recognition of Lis wonderful drive. The only unfor- tunate part of the affair for Thorpe was that his smash was made during practice. Had Thorpe produced his clout during the progress of the game Te would have creatéd a sen- sat om, Edward Delahanty, who was one of the greatest sluggers whe ever with Thorpe | played ball, once drove the ball into the hanging left field seats which-at- the time decorated the Phils' ball park. Del's feat occurred during the game and was the record smash for fength until Thorpe , lost Ellers' groove ball, . MUST TAKE A CHANOE. No Redress Through Commission for Gambling Ball Players. Baseball players who indulge in gambling and expect redress thibugh the National Baseball Commission are Jeomed to disappointment, ac~ cording ts a decision handed down by the commission at Cincinnati. "Investigation established," says the commission, "that this obligation was incurred by the player as the and that at the suggestion of the claimant gave him his note for the amount, J "Following the precedent in all other cases in which financial obli- gations are contracted by players dismisses the claim and serves no- tice that redress of that nature will not be, recognized as enforceable." Several complaints have been made. to the commission In the past few rs, and it Is expected . that this finding Fa settle the matter for good and all In twenty-three no-hit games pitched in the American '{ League im 'this and other years, 12 have heen registered in April, May, September and October, when cold weather prevails, against only ten in the summer months, June, July and August. FOLLOW JEFF'S EXAMPLE AND BUY YOUR BONDS Now. THAT'S A Swe. ToeA ll 00 An Bu a Bon a OW As €10 AnD MEW "A Go & Liserry a fast one and} result of gambling in a card game, | baseball | IT WON'T BE BARROW Internation] Tehgue Leader Will Kot. Succeed Tener. x There is no foundation té the re- ports that have been current for ™® couple of monthe or more to the ef- fect that President Edward G. Bar- row of the Internationdl League is to succeed John Kinley Tener as chief executive of ' the National League. Several weeks ago Tener announced that he would not again Be a candidate for the presidency of the leagué. Since that time several names have been associated with the office, among them that of Barrow. Roy Reeves, secretary to Presi- dent Tener ,said that there is noth- ing whatever in the story, so farms Barrow is concerned. Cnn Cobb Drawn in Draft. Ty Cobh was notified this week that his number had been drawn in the military war draft, and there- fore the king of batsmen may soon be shouldering a gun instead of « bat. The Detroit fans and Mamager Jennings are not feeling greatly per- tiurbed at present, as Cobb's number is a high one, and there aré excel- lent chances of him not being taken in the first draft. Besides Cobb, Heilman, - Boland, Yelle, - Ehmke, Cunningham and 'Daley have been notified, Notice of the withdrawal of the Cornwaidl club from participation in the N.L.U. schedule for the remaind- er of the season has been forwarded to the secretary of. the N. L.U, It is understood that Pitcher Dan Tipple, who was with the Leafs, has caught on with Baltimore. Beals Becker, of Kansas City, has Strengthened his hold on first place among the-American Association bat- ters this week, He is hitting .349. After winning nineteen consecutive | games and tieing the major league record, "Snipe" Conley, pitcher for the Dallas club, was beaten on Sat- urday. Word has been received of the wounding of Pte. Charlie Borthwick, one of the best known of Stratford's soccer players. He panticipated in the all-Ontgrio series several years ago. Salt Lake City is likely soon to boast of a municipal golf course. Chicago and Cleveland yachts will race for the Sir Thomas Lipton trophiy off the port of Chicago Aug- ust 23rd, 24th and 25th, New York High school boys are practising shooting with sub-tanget gun 'machines, each school being equipped with the machines, " Brooklyn Celtio soccer team has for the fifth season in succession won We Live But Once Let UsPartake of Exsth's Goud Things by Smoking. : Milo Cigar Made in ra by 'GEO. A. McGOWAN Co. MONTHLY INCOME rest way of providing for Your old age or your beneficiary na Monthly Income Polley of THE MUTUAL LIFE OF CANADA. S. Roughton, 60 Brock St., the New York State Football League mmm \ trying hard to enter the aviation squad, Kelly is anxious to test his ability in a continuous task of run- There are gbout 3,500 playgrounds | ing a mile, walking a mile, swim- in American Sitles, ming a mile, al rowing a mile all | within an hour. Recently in Eng- John B. Kelly, To best senior sin-|{dand W. Brickett, of London, ran, gle souller In Philadelphia, who is a | walkéd, hurdled, swam, cycled and member of the Vesper Boat Club is| rowed a mile each in 55 minutes. bunting. They did not suffer a de-| feat in league games this season. Whoever wrote this, said a good thing: "The Sweetness of Low Prices never equals the Bitterness of Poor Quality." Think it over ! THE SECRET OF OUR SUCCESS! Since our location § in Kingston we have endeavored to satisfy our Patrons with Good values. An ever increasing army of sensible, discriminating men are woming to our Store, not because we advertise better values, but because % We Give Better Values Hundreds of satisfied new customers are with us heart and soul. It's because we are do- ing all within our power to give them the squarest kind of a square deal. Men's' Alpaca Coats for the hot weather; sizes 36 to 48. Get One. Get a pair of those good Black Silk fin- ish Hose we are for... .. .- ... "= 20¢ Men's Silk Sport Shirts, also a nice ee of stripe sport shirts and plain white, at 'those same Low Prices. Men's and Boys' Bathing Suits; sizes 26 to 44, You will be able to swim in one of them." See that Special Straw Hat we are sell- ing for $1 200 this week. EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS Any Straw Sailor in the store. All our regular $2.50 values. iL season's la- test style. They will. . $1. 49 be sold for .. .. . Pants .. .. .. .. Automobile Dusters and combination overalls suitable when repairing your 'auto, Men's White Duck Trousers and White-~ Flannel, at those same Low Prices; also Boys' and Men's khaki trousers. See our classy range of Boys' Suits, Men's and Boys' Belts, Boys' Sport Shirts, Boys' Waists, 18 different kinds of Working Shirts, 15 different kinds of Underwear in both sin- gle and can Seubination suits, Men's Suits, over 500 pairs of Men's odd trousers to choose T, he Lion Clothin Be House, 347 and 349 King St.