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"SO I HF.i® LR" by EARL R. WALSH Jut to prove that she had been working hard, Marie Powers was displaying dirty hands and arras late Monday afternoon. Maybe so. But, it looked to us like she was trying to convince her customers thai there really is a soap shortage. VHre dont mind stopping the old giMraggy to ghre jaywalkers a break, bat when they react by slowly sauntering in front of us instead of getting a wiggle on 'em we'd like tb-giye 'em a good boot. Our resistance is gradually being broken down on the _ subject of one of those fall shopping trips. We have vowed never to be . taken on one of those marathon endurance con tests again. But, here we are faced With the same problem. JOHNSBURG BEATS ALGONQUIN 3 TO 2 TO TIGHTEN RAO* The Johnaborg baseball nine 6»me back into the league race last Sunday with a S to 2 win at Algonquin. Bud Miller, whose strong right arm has given him misery in the* past few weeks, came back to twin a steady game against the famed Tubby Sim* oaini. Ten Johasburg batters fell victim to the Sintonini strikeout pitch. Algonquin got at their scoring iriy. Labahn led off the home half ft wing a nd 8m- LabaRn. early of the first inning by dra walk. Knabush sacrificed and onini furnished a hit to score Knabosh, Yerke and H. Hopp bunched hits to score another run in the third. In the fourth inning the Johnsburg boys got at that important little matter of run production on theif own accord. George Jackson drew a pass and stole second. Bud Miller furnished a hit to score Jackson. It was in the eighth that Johnsburg put over the victory runs. Bob Frett, the same fellow who slammed out three hits against Howard,Jude son the previous Sunday, drove one " of Simomni's offerings deep into left field for a triple. Jackson scored Frett with a single and scooted down to second on the throw-in. Jackson mdved to third while Howie Freund was grounding ou,t and scored after We may consider the trip, bat will hold out stubbornly for one provision. WVM, „„„ must be allowed to carry ajBud Miller's fly ball was caught by folding chair. A man can follow his daily routine and maintain a fairly even disposition. But, let the same guy tag a woman two hours oh a shopping tour and he's a wreck. Hopp, That was the ball game BOX SCORE JOHNSBURG AB A1 Freund cf 4 B. Frett If S * G. Jackson e ......3 H. Freund ss ............4 One thing about those tours, you j** PgK i are bound to hit the hat sections. «* tv«nr. j i w o That's where we get a chuckle (even j ^ prean(j 2b j if we have to hide our amusement). R_ rf ^-3 We haven't seen many of those new fall numbers which are sold each season for hats, but have an idea TOTALS .nB«i»iimi»'--31 they will be higher--higher ALGONQUIN in more T_h_i.n Tu ways than one. Knabush c' We have that waste-basket-upside- n" down model that is "stunning." There ** It is another late model that strongly ny 2b resembles a milk can. Charvot 9b Fitchie rf . Ebel Epply If ... Hazeman ... Oh, it may be fun after all! t But, we still hold out for the 'camp chair. , AB ..........8 4 4 4 ..........4 4 ...4 JS 1 .......1 R I? GAMS AS "MI0K6" BEAT RICHMOND 6-2 SOU OF FOX VAWiBY MIRROR EDITOR WAS CITED BY STILWELL Gene Tunaey Those giggle ?irls Karls' Cafe TOTALS 2 had an awful time trying to s h„ inni s fm?1* ^ + a ^'HNSBURG OOt) 100 02*--8 'Dont come in too often, t*e other ;ALGONQUIN 10i 000 000--2 day. The subject of putting their Stolen Xbases-Jackson, H. Freund. names in the wer had come up and Three-base hits-B. Frett. Double they had pleaded "not too often.' |piays_H. Freund, J. Freund, L. * tv .. / ,.A., -v i Freund; J. Freund. S. Freund. ..J«f 1*1. on P°c rtly Struck out by-B. Miller, 3; Simonini, side) umpired at Richmond last Sun- 1Q Bageg ^ balIs Miller 2; day and the boys on the sidelines Simonini x Winning pitcher Umwere calling him Magerkurth In Smith and Cooper. case you don t know, Magerkurth is ajiant-sixe umpire in the National JOHNSBURG CROWDS WOODSTOCK FOR TOP city^re^taimmt^raerrtly^that* % SPOT IN STANDINGS gives us a laugh. Honestly, it was „ > • . , not any bigger than the slice of Results of games last Sunday cheese they used to serve on the shaped up a new picture in the Mcside. Henry County League. | Woodstock stayed on top by beat- As explained last week, the Sham- ing Hebron. Kuecker held the rock-Algonquin box score was not I Woodstock team to six hits and a turned in. Too much V-J Day. You I surprisingly close (4 to 2) ball game know, this Simonini isn't too easy to j was the result. hit so we'd like to give credit to I Johns burg tucked away a neat 3 Sonny Miller and G. Wagner, who] to 2 win over Algonquin and rate a •were in the 2-hit class. Bud Bolger, i chance for the league leadership in "Moose" Wagner and Harry Stilling this round. Woodstock has played HP HIS matter we BT4 about to * tackle may be a trifle over our head, but we'll take a shot at it just the same. It concerns concentration, reflexes and instinct, which at least work together, although entirely different. But they are the main foundations of any winning effort. Reflex action, as yw probably kaow, is coordinated response of ejro, brain and muscle to same sitestlon. For example, la boxing the eye sees an opening as braia aid mnsele respond in a spHt sersad. There's no wasted delay. But as one gets older reflex action gets slower. The eye will see the opening but the muscle usually arrives a trifle too late. As a concrete illustration consider Mel Hein in football. Year after year Mel had a quick flash of what was happening' and he was usually on top of the play. He can still see what is taking place in a half-flash, but naturally after so mp y seasons of wear and tear his lr j may not quite get, there in time, i though it is still amazing how many times big Mel is on .hand at the right second. Instinct and reflexes are something that ean't be tanght. Ton have them or yon don't have them. Eddie Arcaro and Ted Atkinson will tell you that in any close spot It is instinct that directs the next move, for it must be done in less than a breath. The instinct and the reflexes of j JJurP^y. P such ball players as Ty Cobb, Babe j {*• ^ rP Ruth and other leaders worked per- ! fectly as a rule. They did the right Knnv rf ^ thing subconsciously without any direct conscious thought attached. They rarely did the wrong thinfc. Jack Dempsey will tell you in his two closing fights with Gene Tunney that he could see openings > Britz 2b-ss .. which he could have used effective- IR. Miller lb .. ly in his earlier years. 'But he iVan Every c was no longer the Dempsey of To- j Pickering cf ledo, especially against the clever- V. Miller If ness of a Tunney. • ' ' Klaus 3b ^..... | Stilling rf .... Mental Discipline Winn 2b ...... But concentration is another af- !^* p * Steady pitching by Hugh Murphy, Leonard- Clements Fowler of Osrcombined with a 4-run splurge that' pentersville, technical sergeant in the blasted Connie Miller from the I 420th field artillery group, has just mound, gave the Shamrocks a victory! been awarded by Gen. Joseph W. oVer Richmond on the tatter's dia-! ("Vinegar Joe") Stilwell, a comraond last Sunday. imendation" for prompt registration Murphy paced himself nicely for and artillery liaison which expedited the nine inning stretch and looked the destruction ot, enemy weapons strong at the finish. Behind this which could have threatened the sacsteady pitching performance the cesaful landing of our assault forces Shamrocks looked alive and hell-bent;on Okinawa." for victory. Just when the McHenry! Sergeant ^Fowler entered the army infield would begin to look like a j when he was 26 and has spent forty sieve, a double play or nice fielding months in the Asiatic theater of play would pop up to straighten out where he is yet engaged, so far the situation Zarnstorff opened the first inning > m°PPin£ UP' for Richmond with a hit, stole second ren and raced home on Van Every's safe hit to center. Two hits and an error that should have ended the inning gave Richmond their second run in the fourth inning. « as is known, in work connected with after the Jap sur- RESIDENCE m r » » ' M> > > Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Larsen moved on Monday from the home of her parents, the Ed. Nordins, on Center street to the Harold Dickow place in Mrs. Milton Hopper of RingwmfH the Country Club subdivision. The; underwent surgery at the Woodstock Dickows have moved to Chicago. hospital the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Angleso Ainong the Sick IMtllMMMIMMMMIMK and daughter, Kathleen, have moved from the Sloan house on Broad street to the Dobyns place on Green street, which they recently purchased.' The "commendation". signed by General Stilwell of the tenth army states: "For the superior manner in which the hazardous assignment of emplacing equipment on the Kamiyama is-; lands of the Kiese Shima group onV With one down in the sikth, the March 31, 1945, was performed, and Shamrocks went to work on Connie for the promptness and effectiveness Miller and put over four runs. Sonny of supporting fires which assisted Miller beat out a hit along the third materially in silencing enemy batterbase line. "Moose" Wagner hit to ies and restricting enemy troop moveright. Bolger drew a pass. Murphy ments. hit through short. Harry Stilling r^'The difficult task of unloading hit 'to left. Larry Stilling grounded this heavy equipment with limited out. Bobby Knox hit for G. Wagner facilities arid emplacing the weapons and cracked a safe blow to left. H. , on difficult terrain was planned and Stilling was nailed at the plate on accomplished in a most expeditious a perfect peg #by V. Miller. ; . £nd gratifying manner. The prompt After pitching classy ball in the registration of piecfes by observers in early innings, Connie Miller lost his artillery liaison airplanes and the stuff and had to be relieved by "Ike" rapid construction of an air strip, Brits with two down and the bases expedited the destruction of enemy loaded in the seventh. Britz hit weapons which could have threatened Murphy with a pitched ball to force < the successful landing of assault forin a run then got along quite nicely "ces on Okinawa." until the hintn vnaen Bolger laid The sergeant is the son of Leonard down a bunt to squeeze Miller in Fowler, editor of The Fox Valley iwith the final run of the ball game., Mirror. He attended the grade Johns burg comes to McHenry next school at , Carpentersville before his Sunday. BOX SCORE SHAMROCKS Conway ss McCracken cf Miller lb J. Wagner 2b Bolger c TOTALS . RICHMONDfair. It doesn't call for the splitsecond, the powder-flare speed the TOTALS AB H 5 l 2 .....5 6 1 .5 2 3 A 1 2 ............2 1 1 ~...4 1 1 4 0 1 J 0 o1 0 0 0 . 1 „„i6 6 12 * AB R H f .4 1 1 4 o © .4 0 0 ............4 0 2 ......4 0 2 1 ,...4 0 0 -...2 0 "0 .....2 0 0 .^.2 0 0 o 0 ............34* T ~1 graduation from the munity high school. Dundee Com- DAIRY PAYMENT DEADLINE * Bert Bridges, chairman of the McHenry County Agricultural Conservation association announced that August 31, 1945, is the deadline set for filing applications for the April-May- June Dairy Feed Payment. Therefore, farmers who have not yet filed for those three months are urged to do so before, that date. Applications are to be filed at the AA office in Woodstock. - centration demands the discipline of SHAMROCKS 000 004 101--6 the mind or brain that in turn con- 1 RICHMOND 100 100 000--2 trols muscular movement. It is one | Two-base hits -- Miller. Double 1 of the rarest of all the competi- | plays--Conway to Wagner to Miller, j tive species, since it goes with men- (2); C. Miller to Britz to R. Miller, tal punishment. It is something that j Struck out by--C. Miller, 9; Murphy ' must be forced and watched. It;4. Bases on balls off--Murphy, 1;! can never be taken for granted as Miller, 3. Winning pitcher--Murphy* it may slip from your hold like a Wky Sitter wHfc ItrtiM. h»li| ATHLETE'S FOOT rf y f*m 4. •. X. M Mia et BOLGER'S DRUG STORE each had one hit. Wbnder if most people know about the Bowlers Victory Legion and the part it has been playing. This year's B. V. L. receipts will go for playing cards, sports and recreation equipment, ball for overseas and half for rehabilitation hospitals here in the States. The B. V. L.'s 1944-46 fund was $247,242.25; the Wings of Mercy's $196,185.15. This adds up to $443.- 427.40 quite a score for bowling when you consider -- millions have been raised in war efforts of other sports, but through shows for spectators. Virtually., every dollar given by the bowlers was pumped from * their hearts. a. HAY FEVER LAMENT With'all the windy hills o%«paee, With earth a vernal garden place, . With fields and forests close at hand, With cracks and crannies that God . planned, With air so willing-to disperse What's loose upon the universe, With dust bowls wider than the state, Why must I suffer such a fate? Oh, why in hell must all that grows Deposit pollen in my nose? Boss to junior salesman starting a new swing across West Texas: "And remember--a woman can make a fool out of you in fifteen minutes." "Well --say something-- are thinking about?" 'Those fifteen minutes." - one less game so anything can happen. % Hugh Murphy held Richmond well in hand to win 6 to 2 and spoil any hopes that the losers had of finishing on top. ' McHENRY COUNTY Won Woodstock 3 Johnsburg ..............-- 8 Richmond 2 McHenry .................... ,1 Algonquin * 1 Hebron ...» - 0 Games Last Sunday-- Woodstock, 4; Hebron 2. Johnsburg, 3; Algonquin, 2. McHenry, 6; Richmond, 2. Games Next Sunday Hebron at Algonquin. Jopnsburg at McHenry. Richmond at- Woodstock. LEAGUE Lost Pet. 1.000 .760 .500 .333 £83 .000 CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME -In a New York street a~ small Bratislava Hodge-Podge European Frontier City Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, grew rapidly in the two decades between world wars. It 'was the one port city on Czechoslovakia's abbreviated Danube river frontier, and the Czechs, by building new quays and warehouses, had succeeded to a large degree in making it a rival of the near-by Austrian capital as a distributing point for the Balkans. Claiming third position among Czech cities with a population approaching 160.000, prewar Bratislava was a living demonstration of the language hodge-podge that can I develop in a central European fron- I" tier city, says the National Geogreased eel To begin with, any extended concentration means punishment. ' "One of the reasons I quit tournament golf," Bobby Jones told me, "was that I got tired of taking the beating I had to take through 72 holes of play, where I knew I couldn't afford to take my mind off the job." Jones was one of the best of all concentrators. I "I find I can hit the ball as well i as ever," Gene Sarazen says, "but II can't keep concentrating as I used to. I can't keep thinking through every shot to be played. My mind begins to wander." ' Tunney was one of the best concentrators in all sport. Gene worked as hard on directing his mind as he evev worked on his legs or arms. A few hours before facing Dempsey in Chicago, Tunney read some book--I've forgotten the name. But he could tell you everything he had read in that book. That means the top of mind control--with a million dollars at stake--and Jack Dempsey's punch just on ahead. WALWORTH PLANS FAIR SINCE ODT BAN IS LIFTED "Victory Vogues of 1945" a super revue that offers a large group of entertainers, comedians and a chorus line of singing beauties, will feature the night show entertainment at the Walworth County Fair, August 31, September 1, 2 and 3. The night revue is a streamlined musical show complete with everything one might expect in such an elaborate presentation, including its own orchestra and specialty song and dance performers. There will be many other features too. There will be a veterans' booth, where servicemen may obtain advice, and a baseball game to decide the championship team on Sunday, Sept. 2. The bans placed on country fairs by the ODT were abandoned with the end of the war and this has had its effect in Walworth County, which is noted for its annual fairs. OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY Congratulatory cards were senti and best wishes extertded last Sat- - . . . urday to Linus Newman, who ob-' Few would believe the number of i ^pved his eighty-first birthday an hours Tunney forced himself to jniversary. Mr. Newman is truly practice this combination. "And it j 0ne of our residents who is 81 years wasn't any fun," he added. "It was : "young." t(«ck loaded with glassawre collided! graphic society. To its Slavs--less with a large truck laden with bricks, j than half the population--the port and practically all the glassware was J was Bratislava. To its Magyars smashed. Considerable sympathy was (Hungarians)--more than one-sixth felt for the driver as he gazed rue fully at the shattered fragments. A benevolent looking old gentleman eyed him compassionately., "My poor man," he said, "I sup- U§Pe you have to make good ffefs loss out of your own pocket? . "Yes." was the melancholy reply. "Well, well," said the philanthropic old gentleman. "Hold out your hat--• here's a dollar for you; and I dare sav some of these other kind people will give you a helping hand, too." --The driver held out his hat and over a hundred persons hastened to of the Spaniard Garcilaso de la follow suit and drop dollar bills in it. Vega" in 1543. * , . At last when the contributors ceased, j he emptied the contents of his hat' into his pocket Then looking at1 the retreating figure of the nhilan- j thropist who started the collection, i whispered to the fellow next to' him: "He's what you can call a real smart fellow; he's my boss." • _ . „ - lfeataess Habits -^-nA fussv little woman had driven A well-planned closet where chil- Jftke Stoffel nearly frantic helping! dren can take care of their toys as her figure out her ration points and well as clothes will help to teach find what she wanted during the j them habits of neatness. busiest time of the day. At last he managed to satisfy her. "Do you ' know, Mr. Stoffel," ^sighed the shopper in relief, "When I came into this store I had a dreadful headache, I've qai'e lost it now." "It isnt lost," growled Jake, "I of the total--the city was Pozsony, and had been their national capital from the 16th to 18th centuries. To its German one-third, thzs gateway city to Vienna was known as Pressburg. Street names, shop signs, public notices and newspapers appeared in all three languages. VKaessed Float The earliest eyewitness account of a Mississippi river flood was that • Good Officer -v--- Five things are requisite to a public official--ability, clean hands, despatch, patience and impartiality.-- Penn.; the hardest sort of work." Walter Hagen could kid with you and laugh with you one minute, and a second later concentrate entirely on the shot to be played. Few are that lucky. Think of Next Play Few football players know Jhe value of concentration as~r knew it. While the opposing team had the ball, he continually faced the possibilities of a pass, a hidden ball, a line thrust, a spinner or an end run. A good defensive back or a defensive lineman must have complete control of his thinking apparatus through every playing second. Hamberg of Navy belonged in this class. Blanchard and Davis of Army have this ability. Most Notre Dame teams have been keen, alert, able concentrators on the next play. "I want your bodies physically relaxed -- your minds always alert," Knute Rockne told and taught them. Jack Johnson's concentration was almost entirely on defense--Jack Dempsey's on attack. Ty Cobb used to map out certain plays weeks in advance, and then be ready to use them when the right time arrived. He rarely overlooked the right time. Without concentration you might not be .able to use such natural gifts as reflexes or instinct. AAA OFFICE HOURS Upon the request of the Illinois AAA committee to close county offices one-half day a week, Bert Bridges, chairman of the McHenry County AAA. announced that the McHenry County AAA office will close on Saturday afternoons. . ^ Heat Resistant ' Radium melts at 980 centigrade.. degree* Apple Peels A As you peel apples for pies, drop them into a pan of cold water containing a few drops of lemon juice; thi« prevents epples from turning brown. A Copper Copper is added to some steels in small amounts to improve the resistance to atmospheric coraoaion. and in larger amounts to -strength. PHONE 2 WEST M'HENRY Let's Remember With the hour of peace celebration now more than a week in the distant past, McHenry folks, like the whole nation, are beginning to take our new privileges for granted. Motorists can drive up to the gas station and say, "Fill 'er up"; housewives can ask their grocer for most of their needs without bothersome blue points. This is Democratic America, and as such, the lifting of restrictions as soon as possible is rightly expected. However, in our new happiness let US'remember that daily prayer for the sailor still fighting in the Pacific; for the soldier doing weary guard duty in Europe; for that young hospitalized serviceman who failed to escape the enemy's wea,pon; and especially for the boy who carried no flag on V-J Day--because his flag was many miles from home, marking his final resting plaice. / E. H. Nickels Hardware ttMTCi MfmmAmg A leather handbag that is limp and "tired" looking may need only a new lease on life. 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