Volume IV. Dryden, Ont. July 28th 1922 Number, 3 ui Sure Hits -- Prize Winners-- A. E. Berrey--Home run. M. Bailey--Best catch. Wm. Richardson--Best slide E. G. Rognon--Stolen bases. Hal Dingwall--Most strike outs. sk kk Now how about a game for the "Ma's" of Ball? : Baseball Tips-- ' The most spectacular slide seen in many a day was Art Clempson's slide for home--the Clempson nose dive. The control of Hal Dingwall while pitching was remarkable. Hal struck out three men and won a prize. The Human Sieve played short stop for the bachelors and believe me, he lived up to his cognomen. If a drive came anywhere within hailing dist- ance, he collected it safely every time. George Deckert played an excep- tionally good game and had the mar- ried men eating out of his hand while pitching. But poor support let in a slough of runs. Big Bill Dickson played the same old sensational game and hit the ball at will. Ab Berrey made a nice clean hit for a homer and copped a prize. Dunc Reid got a pretty hit also, and would 'sure have converted it into a homer +f C.P.R. on third had not stopped him and asked him for a corkscrew. Some of the most striking catches were made by Walter Hatch, After the ball being hit with terrific force, Walter headed out for the fence and made a sensational take-off into the air and got the drive bare-handed.--as pretty a catch as ever was seen in Dryden: | Dave Anderson and Marshall Bailey did the catching. Not very many balls got by either of them; and they both got in some nice clean hits. Boolah 'says the only alibi the single men have is that his side kick Ah Nix failed to show up. Ah Nix says the ball game happen- ed to fall on a heavy laundry day, making it impossible for him to help Boolah and his gang cop the bunting. S. 0. S.--Boolah has a new rubber RYDEN PHARMACY Your Drug Store is more than a Place of Merchandise For beneath its coating of com- mercialism is the realization that Professional Knowledge takes precedence of all other matters-- thereby rendering a real, vital Service to the community. Show your appreciation of this fact, and always TRY THE DRUG STORE FIRST! kk sk kk 3k SOLE AGENTS FOR ON Thursday last--not sharp at six o'clock as advertised, but about half an hour later, in keep- ing with the best Dryden tradi- tions--the widely boasted base- ball match "Gentlemen vs. Mar- ried Men was pulled off. (You notice we put the unmarried men first, as that's about the only honour the poor devils are likely to get.) The game grew out of a long- standing grudge held by the married and single men against each other. As Bill Kerney, jr. put it, "a guy that has been through the mill like some of us old chaps, and has had the trainin a fellow gets walkin' the floor nights keeping step to a bawlin kid, I tell ya he aint like some 0' them young gaffers thats never lost a nights sleep in their life. When it comes to stayin with it, I guess we got them looking through a hole in the {fence all right, all right." i Well, it was up to the bachelors to stop that noise, and they got busy and. called the bluff. A hand-picked line-up of the vete- rans of Dryden baseball was soon arranged, and the battle was on. The best feature of the affair was the $86.00 taken at the gate. This means that between the 25c. for adults, 1oc. for children (not counting 'the players and the cop who all got in free) and making due allowance for the bad boys and tight-wads who sneaked un- der the fence, there was a record attendance of six hundred fans present at the game. A further sum of $40.00 taken at the old timers' dance following the game, added to the gate money, made a total of $125.00 for the day, earned by the self-sacrifice of noble men who have since received nothing but abuse from their wives and sweethearts for making such fools of themselves. But as $125.00 isn't picked up every day by the baseball club, the boys are brim- ming over with gratitude for the result--and who cares for the opinion of wife or sweetheart in such a cause! It was a glorious evening an the/smiling sun seemed loath to settle into night. = When the curtain rose upon the splendid scene, the deep sonorous voice of Alfred the Great rolled across the diamond "P-L-A-Y B-A-L-L"! there stood arrayed before the feverish multitude such veteran benedicts as Big Bill Dickson, W. F. Kerney, Shadowland Bailey, Gold Dust Rognon, Abe Berrey, Herpicide Reid and the rest of the gang, ready to battle for the pres- tige of the heroes who at one time or angther have faced the Altar. Twenty - six players were present, but of course only eigh- teen could play at once as base- ball calls for nine a side. - This is the rule today, and it was the rule thirty years ago, although Walter Scott thought that at Parry Sound they played with ten, and it was very hard to keep him off the field. Each man de- serves a mention; let wus then truthfully and conscientiously tell how they appeared to the fans: seriousness was the umpire. In making personal application for the appointment Mr Pitt made ADLER-I-KA The System Cleanser. BATHING CAPS WATER WINGS General Disinfection-- Parke Davis' Kreso, Creolin, Chloride of Lime, Izal 'Powder, ete, SERVICE QUALITY. AARALAAAASRA PINS PPPS Nursing.--Miss Pinkerton is ready to take cases who require attendance at their homes. Charges are reasonable, and every attention will be given to patients. VICTORIA PINKERTON, Dryden and Card of thanks a The R.O.T.P. was taken to Oxdrift this morning in a Chicken Coupe. the point that he had acted as official umpire of western leagues for a score of years--more or less. Maybe he did. They may indeed have played with the ball in those days, but they certainly didn't play Ball. He got away with it though, because the crowd thought his rank decisions were meant for humour, and the funny part of it is that he thought he was acting in all good faith, and he hasn't stopped talking about it yet. We have a suspicion that he would like to get Milt Hambly's job away from him. Catcher Bailey at one stage hit him a swat on the head with the ball, and M. S. Campbell declares he is the only man who ever took a crack at the Mayor and got away with it. Bully for you, Bailey. First in all his dignity and Dunc Reid is always popular; but Dunc Reid as a base runner is pretty near perfect. Even when he was put out an a raw decision he still wore a smile, although since the game he has been feeling pretty stiff. George Deckert, pitching for the singles, just couldn't stay in the box, and seemed to think that second base was the place to pitch from. He only desisted from this attitude when the umpire threatened to call everything he threw balls. As most of George's throws were balls, this would have been unfair to George M. S. Campbell appeared in riding = breeches, which was eminently fitting--the get-up, not the breeches. He was more like a trotting horse than any of the other players, and should be in- duced to go to Fort William in the Times - Journal ten-mile race. If he had ever hit that ball they would have had to field it at Ox- drift. But he wisely didn't try, and took his bases on pitcher's errors. : The Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals should never have allowed W. Richardson on the field, but after being well rubbed with Dad Watkin's lini- ment he made quite a showing. He was fanned out several times, but of course took it good-natured as he always does, being generally recognised . as the Town's champion allround sport, having in his time had many narrow escapes. As we said before Marcus Bailey deliberately threw a hard ball at the Umpire, and every mob him ; but Marsh gets excited on occasions and the umpire for- give him on his assurance that he though he was throwing to first base. Herb Wilde was never seen to better advantage -- not even in France. Herb, of course, is a quiet easy-going chap, and there are those who believe that had it not been for Herb the singles might have scored a duck's egg. The crowd was very much disappointed in Big Bill Dickson. He never got mad once, and he played magnificent ball. His catching was perfect, his strikes were well-delivered at the proper moment, and his voice was never raised above a whisper during the entire game! Art Clempson was easily the best pitcher on the married side. Cool, calm and deliberate, he fanned out those he fanned, and bawled out those he balled. To show his contempt for the funnel gang he rolled home from third, making good time and adding to the 39 runs made by the married men. E. G. Rognon hasn't played ball for fifty years. He has been out across the lake since the game but he was heard to state before he went that he played a better game last Thursday than he did when he was five years old. Abe Berrey is the soul of good nature. Nothing disturbs him. He wouldn't run from an earth- quake nor to a fire, and with cool, calm decision he caught every fly made, whether it was his turn or not--and he has been looking for bouquets ever since. Dave Anderson, catcher for the single men, should have received better support. (Between our - selves, Dave is going to quit the singles if ever he gets a chance.) Dave only missed the balls he didn't catch, and was 27 p.c. good all the time. We take off our hats to Bill Kerney. Bill is a good player. Bill knows baseball. At a tender age he would sooner play baseball than steal apples; and the results show it. His playing saved the game several times, and nobody knows this better than Bill hiro- self. : cause it is noisy. He never quarrels with the [Sich to the game. Bob should be small kid in town 3) going to Bob Sweeney likes baseball be- umpire but The Daddies of Baseball 'do a Come=back heard from one of these days if he ever takes a notion. (Gene McMonagle shows up better in the bleachers. Had Gene been rooting for the singles they'd have won sure; but since he was only playing for them they knew they were taking chances and had to lose out. : Pete Ahearn played calmly and well, as also did Doc. Hatch Both these players were entitled to more credit than they got, be- cause it is not generally known that one or other of them took a hard course of training before the match Darky Gordon started out well but in the third innings he got hit with the ball. Darky admits it sapped his vitality but he did not care to sit down. In fact he said he guessed he'd walk back to Eagle River. He finally compro- mised by borrowing a cushion and riding home on his knees. Nothing remains now but to de- scribe these two stalwart old bachelors, Hal Dingwall and D. W. Scott. Hal is in a class by him- self. Sois Walter. Hal Dingwall tells stories better than he plays baseball, and Walter drives a Studebaker car. Hal pushes the Ford car, he doesn't drive. The genial base umpire, C. A. Burgess is still trying to remember the story Hal told him while at first base. . As we said before, Walter thinks that there are ten in a base- ball team, and umpire Burgess had to censure him sometimes for getting in the way of the runners. It is alleged that Hal never hit the ball once, he is so sympathe- tic. / . For five long innings these husky athletes of days gone by fought to a bitter finish; and as the sun set o'er the far-off hills up around Quibell and darkness crept across the landscape, the married Daddies of baseball were truimph- antly hailed as conquerors by their admiring women-folks. The score was announced at 31--9 against the humbled bache- lors. The features of the game were the terrific slugging of Dickson and Berrey, and the persistent base-running by E. G. Rognon. * If we have omitted a single player, please forgive us. Every one deserves credit, and we have tried to give it without malice or injustice. The game will never be forgotten. The directors of the senior ball club are to be highly congratulated on the success they performed in writing the poster and the interest he showed right to the finish. Keep this story for your chil- 'dren and grand - children's sake; because when your boy asks you "Did you ever play baseball daddy?" You can say "I did. 1 took part in the great war,'--or words to that effect. Special-- Douglas Hill, who has taken a spe- cial course in Hebrew, gave a very in- teresting and informative talk on old testament history last Sunday morn- ing at the ten o'clock meeting in the basement of Union Church. He has promised to continue these studies at the same hour for the next few Sun- days. Laying out Lots-- Mr M. E. Crouch, Ontario Land Sur- veyor, is located at Sioux Lookout for the summer months in charge of the local improvement work being done in that town on streets, sidewalks and drainage. This work covers the grad- ing, ditching and graveling of over three miles of street, the drainage of the ea,sterly, low-lying part of the town, and the building of sidewalks throughout the greater part of the town. At the conclusion of this work, Mr Crouch will survey Summer Re- sort Lots and Mining Claims on Peli- can, Abrams and Minnitakie Lakes. if there is sufficient work to warrant it, Mr Crouch will move to Dryden at the end of August to do any sur- vey and engineering work that may be necessary. attained, and much praise is due to Frank Porter for the work he The Show Window R. J. Pronger visited Quibell and Vermillion Bay Monday. Mr A. R. Ascough and daughter attended the picnic Thursday. Another star appeared at the Bailey house Wednesday. Special music. Peter Heenan, M.P., and Mrs Heen- an are the guests of Mr and Mrs M. S. Campbell. Mrs Haire and Mrs Abbot, who have been visiting Mrs G. Larson left on Tuesday for Starbuck. Consie Kerney and Helena Wright returned home last Sunday from a weeks visit in Kenora. Mrs Geo. Morris and her daughter Ruth are visiting Mrs Morris' aunt Mrs Stuart in town this week. Mr Ed Weaver visited Fort William on a combination business-pleasure trip last Friday. Mr Gore of Cairnbrogie, who has been in Southern Saskatchewan for the past few months, returned on Saturday. : Stanley Ettles while bringing a cow to town last week from Mr A. Hutchi- son's farm was thrown against a tree and had his collar bone broken. On Saturday the Rev. J. M. Beaton went down to Ignace with the foot- ball team. He remained over the week-end to discuss church work with Mr Robb the Missionary Student there Anderson and Harris finished a barn for Mr D. F. McKenzie last week at Eagle River in record time, and raised another Wednesday of this week for Mr Arthur Spencer. The girls are following the ex- ample of the boys. Last week Tom Foote and Vern Black returned from the C. S. E. T. Camp at Pelican Lake. On Wednesday Miss Lummis and Miss Evangeline Golden left town to attend the C.G.I.T. Camp at the same place. Thursday evening Mrs S. Withrow inadvertently slipped into the stair- way to the Oxdrift School and falling into the cellar, sustained a sprained ankle and a severe shaking-up. Dr. Smith in looking after the patient. Anglican Church sunday school, of which Miss Waldron is president, pic- niced at the beach. Rev. Dixon and a number of the ladies of the congre- gation were present and as the weath- er was fine a most enjoyable day re- sulted. The attendance at the Lawn Social given by the Ladies' Aid of the Union Church on the Church grounds was fairly well attended and the financial results not altogether disappointing An iteresting programme was given i which was highly appreciated by those { ;n attendance. A Saturday's game at Ignace between the Dryden and Ignace foot ball teams was one of the best, if not the best game of the season. Where the Dry- den boys had shown weakness pre- viously, they evidenced great strength Saturday but were up against a stone wall in the person of J. Wilson of Osaquan the superb goal-keeper for Ignace. Time and again he kept seemingly sure shots from scoring and rendered futile the best efforts of the Dryden boys, who, had it not been for his exceptional skill, would have probably scored five to one. Dryden and Ignace will play here the 12th of August and should Dryden win, it will mean a play off with Kenora for the cup. Losing to Ignace puts the team out of the running. CHANGE OF BUSINESS Mr Sam Black has disposed of his Massey-Harris agency to Mr Bert Bicknell of Bedworth. In retiring from the management of this agency, Mr Black wishes to thank all his patrons and to bespeak a continuation of their patronage for his successor who, he is assured, will give such service, as will keep up the excellent reputation of the Dryden Massey- Harris agency. he has purchased the general store of Mr James Burgess, taking over the { business on the first of August. The family will remain in Dryden where the two boys are in attendance at the Continuation School. Sam's many friends wish him the fullest success in his venture. Miss Gertie McFadyen got home Sunday from Mount Forest, and re- sumed her duties with the C.P.R. next s. Miss Eva Pitt arrived Monday te spend her holidays in Dryden. "Migs Pitt was accompanied by Miss Edith Money. a friend. ; Miss Bessie Rattray, daughter 0; Col. Rattray, who has been the. guest of Miss Edith Pitt, returned. to :her home in Winnipeg Monday. Timothy Crowley, J.P., is spending Timothy Crowley, J.P., with. 'his family, is spending a summer outing at Indian Lake. | ag Dryden baseball team scored over Keewatin on the latter's ram pasture this week, but had their usual luck at Kenora. : George Kerr, of Quibell, was taken to Winnipeg general hospital, this week, suffering from what is feared to be cancer of the stomaeh. Mr Beveridge returned on Tuesday from Montreal, where he made ay- rangements for new machinery for the paper mill extension. Mr S. Bartlett was observed in front of the Durance garage the other day taking another half-gallon of gasoline aboard. He probably did not intend going further than Wabigoon. Mr Louis Lalibarte, the popular and enterprizing merchant of Vermillion Bay, has purchased a new touring car from Hal Dingwall of the Ford sales- rooms, Dryden. t Mayor Pitt entertained Mr Heenan and a few friends Wednesday, after- noon, showing them the beauties of Lake Wabigoon, ending with a visit to Mr Andy Hutchison in his summer home across the Arm. Miss Eva Pitt, who is taking a nur- ging course at a Winnipeg hospital, came home Monday on a three weeks vacation to be spent with her parents. She brought along her friend, Mics Money, to share the holiday. Brenda Clark, the little daughter of Myr H. Clark, Cairnbrogie, suffercd a painful injury Tuesday. She "was Dingwall was called and nurse Clara Tuesday, the Girls Auxilliary of the, used to the Mr Black goes to Wabigoon where} kicked in the face by a colt, requiring three stitches in the cheek to close up the wounds. A young lady just returned from a trip east seems to think that, to one splendid specimens: of young manhood round Dryden, the down easters are rather a poor-look- ing bunch. Once glance ai herself justifies the remark that a similar comparison might easily be made. in vegard to the attractive (if sometimes unfair) sex. Hospital By-law Carried-- - A The hospital bylaw passed by 2 ma- jority of 57--the vote standing at 62 to Bb. 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