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THE SUNDAY CITIZEN", ASITEVILLE, N. G, JUNE 17, 19l7.!
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SPORTS OF THE MAJORS,
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GOVKRJfMECT
PTSTOli.
AUTOMATIC
The slds arm has don much to as
sist la the development of the Unite
Mates, and atorlea of pioneer day In
tlte west will alwav. praise tne re
volver e a treat fIp towayde otvtl
liatlon. -
' It is a fsr err from the- .ancient
bora platol of our forefather' day
te the modern government model au-
' tomatle pletol.
j The Idea of a repeating 'ene-Tiand
' firearm la several generations old for
there are In existence today many de
signs of pepper box weapon c made
that a (roup of barrel rotate one af
' tar the other under the firing inechan.
' lam. Automatlo pistol themselves are
not especially new Idea but the tint
model were far from Uelnj reliable
or even eafe. The new military suto-
matte, however, ha proven lUelf very
r satisfactory. "
I The rovernment automatic pistol
- scoots a metal Jacketed bullet of .46
oallber, weighing Itt grain, with X
rausile velocity of . 800 feet per aeo
ond ' It magaslne hold . seven
cartridge and can be removed ' by
pressing- a button on the left side of
the frame back of the trigger. The
, barrel I ( Inches - long and the
Weapon weigh Just a fraction less
"than I 1-1 pounds.,
t When the automatlo platol was first
adopted officially by the United State
government, a great hue and cry went
up from those who. believed that the
automatic pistol was not aa good a
tha old atyle revolver. They said that
tha automatic wa dangerous that I'
was unreliable that It was lnacourete
mt many other uncomplimentary
i thlaga. Many shooters objected to It
m the ground that It wa not very
accurate, that the trigger pull wa
: 9af and that It didn't balance prop
art. '
j Just as with any Improvement there
are always those who object so It '
' with the automatlo pistol, but tints
' ha shown that most of these objec
tions are unfounded.- The automatlo
pistol may poMrbrjrnot be as accurate
as the old style revolver and the trig
ger pull 1 certainly not a good, but,
a a weapon for fighting, and that Is
what a military aide arm 1s for. it
: . i t f j i i 1 1 i t i 'ii i ' ii i f i
certainly outranks anything that pre
ceded It
Those who' are taking up practice
with the government automatlo pis
tol will find at first that they cannot
make good score with It This Is
due partly to the difference In Its bal
ance and the shape of the grip end
also to the sights and trigger pull.
To get the hang of the new weapon.
It Is advisable to do anapplng prac
tice with it dally. The weapon should
be held firmly but not so tight as to
cause trembling. After the student
Is alble to place hi shots on the tar
get with reasonable accuracy at slow
fire, he should Immediately take up
the practice of rapid fire shooting for
the hand -arm Is essentially a weapon
for quick work at close quarters.
The sight on the government
model are too fine and it 1 a pity that
such an otherwise excellent weapon
has such a narrow front sight How
ever, this may be remedied later on.
If you are having trouble In pr an
tics with the automatlo pistol, I will
be very glad to help you out
R. T. W.. Merrill. Wiso.
1. I there any firm In this country
making a double barrel shotgun In
which the two barrels are placed one
over the other Instead of aide by
side?
Ans. There Is no firm In this eoun
try manufacturing a shotgun with a
double barrel one above the other.
Several different foreign makers turn
them out however.
I. How Is the trigger pull on a
shot gun determined T I have seen
In articles that a gun had, say, a four
pound trigger pull. What does that
meant
lAns. The strength or effort applied
to pull the trigger of any art rearm Is
measured by the number of pounds
weight which can be hung on the trig
ger without releasing the hammer. A
shotgun having a four pound trigger
pull Is one to the hammer of which a
dead weight of four pounds can be
fastened without releasing the ham
mer, the barrel of the weapon being
held In a vertical position. The
weight ef trigger pull, on a shotgun
Indicate the amount of strength
necessary to pull the trigger but It
does not by any mean indicate wheth
er tha trigger pull is good on or
OLE OLSON, NERVIEST HAfriOSStBHL?
ALWAYS WILLING TO GIVE STARS. ADVICE
?!
' He has the greatest nerve la
baseball. '
There la no star In baseball so
great but he can give them some
advice and In addition he 1 a
pretty good ballplayer .
He's Ivan . "Ole" Olson, short
stop of the erstwhile champions of
the National league.
Nerve like Ole' has Its good,
points along with Its bad. It prob
ably has kept him in baseball be-j
eanse no matter how the breaks)
re going against him he does nod,
lose confidence in himself.
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ALBERT L. CLOUGH
Editor Motor Service Dureau Pevieuf of Rmriawa
Copyright, 1117, ty Th International Byndieatt,
- Psycholonr In The Aooeiot7 Field.
fOEI motorist Is offered hundreds of devices and materials Intended
to Improve fuel efficiency, Increase engine power and to keep cylinders
V clean, to Improve the ridlrf qualities of ears and the like. Very
many of these devices possess merit, perhaps most of them do, bat
K Is hardly reasonable to supposs that an of them are so beneficial as they
are alleged to be. Among devices included la this class are carburetors,
gas-savers and other Intake attachments, decarbonizing compounds, fuel
'dopes," spark plugs and many others. A peculiarity of these devloes It
that the good they do Is not Immediately obvious and measurable by the
nalded senses of the operator In a positive and Indubitable manner. It
Is only by means of careful tests- sometimes Involving expensive and deli
cate laboratory apparatus or by long continued trials, perhaps requiring
months, that their value can be definitely demonstrated and measured.
Naturally highly attractive claims are made for all these articles, and the
published declarations of merit put the purchaser into what the psychologist
calls a state of "expectant attention," that Is. hs becomes prone to believe
that he Is realizing all the advantages promised whether, in fact, he is or
is not If a person be told that "he Is going to obtain more power, he looks
for more power and generally believes for a time at least that he It
obtaining it Nothing but a careful test will settle this question, however,
and a strict teat Is seldom made. If the buyer expects his engine te run
more smoothly, it usually seems to temporarily at least and perhaps
It really may. It is this obtrusion of the psychological element and the
lack of rigid testing that makes it so difficult te separate the merltorloui
device and materials of this class from the worthless ones If any there b
-and which leads motorists to adopt one device only to discard It tot
another similar one. If only rigidly observed facts eould take the place
of the imagination, tt would be better tor the motorist and for the accessory
business in the long run.
; DIM HEADLIGHTS.
S. H. W. wrtteet The headlights
ef my 118 Ford, equipped with 15
C. P. bulbs, give very little light
Where should I look for the trouble T
I have a switch on my master-vibrator
and also one on the coll-bor.
Upon which switch would It be bet
ter to put a lock for the prevention
of theft T
Answer t The bulb oaed In the
headlights of this model were 6 -volt
IE C. P. although sometimes (-volt
bulbs were employed. If your bulbs
are of a higher voltage than six, the
light will be dim even though the
magneto la properly strong. It Is
jjtflts possible that the magneto mag
net need ree arglng and If this Is
done, your present bulbs may burn
all right If not you might try
volt bulbs, which w think you can
obtain. Tou better put the lock
upon the r- 'ch, that you enstemari-
ly use which we presume la that on
the master-vibrator. Really, you do
not need both these ewttehea and
the one on the coil-box could be
Out ou? of circuit by permanent con
nections made around It
RUNABOUT AJfD TOCRTNO OAR
EXPENSE.
C McD. asks i Is It considerably
cheaper to operate a two passenger
than a five passenger car, both
bodies being assumed to be carried
upon Identical chasslsf
Answeri No, the difference In op
erative cost Is very slight In fact
It would take close figuring to prove
It If any difference "showed up"
between the costs ef running the
two It would probably be In regard
te tires, those of the touring car be
ing somewhat more heavily loaded.
This would be more noticeable In
the case of a light than In the case
of a heavy oar, because ef the great
er proportion ef live load to total
load In the case of the former. W
doubt If the difference In fuel eon-
sumption, between the two body
types would be appreciable except
possibly under quite accurate testa,
rate column it devoted to tt tntmttt ef the automobile owner and
operator. Both pleasure and oommereUi tart vitt tt considered from every
aspect Tne main orticlet trfll cover a pKatet of the running and tart
of motor vehicle, what to do and what not to do. QvetHoni of general
interest to motorist oiC It tmtwrtd, space permuting. Address Albert L,
jcnmK cart thU opca,
not for a trigger may release at the
proper . weight and still have a very
nasty drag in It due to the notches not
being of the proper shape.
B. J., Oardnervllle, Nev.
1. Where can I get a detailed de
scription of the government rifle. In
cluding; dimensions, etc?
Ans. I suggest that you secure from
the eupt of Documents, Government
Printing Office, Washington, D. C,
book No. 1928, which is entitled "De
scription and Rules for the Manage'
ment of the United States Rifle, Cali
ber SO, Model 1903."
2. How do you figure the proper
slse of target for any ranger
Ans. Ordinarily the target slse Is In
direct proportion to the range, in oth
er words if you are using a four Inch
bullseye at 100 yards, you should us
a two inch bullseye at 10 yards.
8. What effect does the way the
rifling twists, that Is whether right or
left, have on the bullett Which is the
most accurate?
Ans. The direction of the twist of
the rifling In a rifle barrel has abso
lutely no effect whatever upon the ac
curacy but It does affect the drift
It has been found that a rifle bullet
drifts off to one elde of the line of
Are. This Is due to the rotation of the
bullet and the effect of this rotation
on the air.
K. B., Bridgewater, Mass.
1. If I Join the National Rifle as.
sooiatlon or the United fjltates Revol
ver association does It render me
liable for military service 7
Ans. It does not.
I. What are the dues per year?
Ans. In the first, $2.00 a year, in the
second 11.00 a year.
W. F. M.. Hockessln, Del.
What is the best way to black the
sights on a rifle or revolver?
Ans. There are a number of way
of blacking the Rights on a revolver
or rifle. A solution Is sold for this
purpose consisting essentially of gaso
line and japan black, it is not
good, however, as the emoke from
burning camphor or even a burning,
candle. Burning camphor gives a very
good black even better than that pro
duced by a burning candle but It Is
not as convenient to use. If you
haven't candle handy ordinary paper
matches which are soaked In paraffin
will do. Wooden matcaes are not ad
visable for the smoke from them
seems to have a tendency to cause'
rust If not thoroughly removed after
wards. The flame from an acetylene
burner produces a very Intense black
but of such a nature that it scale
off. iATjF. P. LANE.
The fact that nearly every one of Ills
Cubs had been given the gate by
another major league club at one
time or another has cut no figure with
Manager Fred Mitchell, The present
bona of the Cubs has gone right ahead
with the material at hand and has de
veloped a sweet pastlmlng outfit
The Cincinnati Reds are not such
easy picking for the (Qdants a they
were In years past The MoGrawltes
have to work for everything they get
when they tackle the Reds nowadays.
Philadelphia will within a year ban-
lsh. fire, horses.
JAPS ARE SPEEDY
111 MARATHONS
Further detailed report of the Far
Eastern Olympic games held recently
at Toklo, Japan, disclose an excellent
long distance road runnings feat by
a Japanese. The Marathon race ox zs
miles was won by Hashimoto, a sturdy
distance runner who was flrst to cross
the finish line la the fast time of two
hours, 31 minutes, 28 8-5 seconds.
It was In this and other distance
races and swimming . , contest that
the Japanese athletee piled up the
big lead which finally won the moot
for the Nipponese aa tn Chines and
Filipinos showed to better aavaniajg
In the sorlnn and field event. The
Japanese swimmers far excelled their
Oriental rivals, an tne nine iwim.
mlng races Japan scored forty-seven
nolnts while China and the Philip
pines had to be contented with three
each. Every race was won oy a Jap
anese, and in every, event the former
records were badly beaten.
The feature of the last day pro
gram was tne winning oi mo jlw
oathlon by Nogucht a Japanese, with
the total score of 7 points. In the
first five event, gaevedra. the Fillp'
lno. who won the Decathlon at the
last meet of the Far Eastern games,
led all others, and he expected to car.
rv off the honor again, but In the
one mile run, Noguchl, the Japanese
won the first place, villanueva, a
Filipino, was second with the score
of (48 and gaavedra was third with
141 points. Noguchl obtained most
of his points in the running events
and broad Jump.
SOUTHPAWSTOP
LIST IN MAJORS
Southpaws are leading both leagues
In the box and wKh the willow.
Rather a curious thing, but the
leading pitchers are Ruth and Mog
ridge In the American, with Oovelee
kle. a rlsrht-hander sandwiched In.
and Hchupp In the National.
In the batting list speaker, Blsler,
Cobb, Mclnnls, J. Smith, Rousch and
Burns are way up on top. They all
hit from the fork side of the pan.
It Is not, however, as mysterious
as it looks.
Left handed batters, as a general
rule, are more . dangerous against
right-hand pitching. There are far
mora right-handed pitchers than
southpaws, and the left-handed bats
men have an advantage of hitting
against more right than left-hand
pitching. ' '
As the southpaw pitchers are mere
effective against left-handed batting.
they hold down the having averages
of their fork-hKhded opponents and
bolster up their pitching percentages
at the expense "of .the weaker right
handed batters.
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JACK M'AULIFFE THE ONLY CHAMP
TO RETIRE FROM RING WITH TITLE
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When Freddie Welsh was knocked
out by Benny Leonard he lost not only
his lightweight crown and its money
making possibilities but be also failed
to realise , his ambition to retire an
undefeated champion.
Wlllard has the same ambition, but
if h realise it tt will not reflect any
glory on him because of his refusal to
risk It
Practically every champion has bad
the ambition' to retire undefeated, out
m the history of the modern ring, only
one ha realized It
Jack iMcAuliff refused to oome back
Into the ring after announcing his re-
to meet his successor, but he refused
them all. Eleven years later he made
his final publlo appearance when he
boxed a three-round exhibition with
Dick Burge in London,
McAuIlffe wa then 48.
The .fainou oaee of Jeffrie is too
well known to bear repetition. Jeff
had to try Just once too often.
John I Sullivan' greatest ambition
was to retire uadofeatedr He planned
to retire after the Corbett bout That
was once too flften. '
Johnny Coulon might have retired
undefeated, but he hoee to take one
rhance too many by meeting Kid Wll-
f i f
THXT 6HOUUD MAXB
good fiaomzu.
CAamRTDOK, Vast, June II.
The Harvard football eleven
that played Tale last November
I "Uncle ttnm'a eievea" now.
Today the lineup of the team
now representing the United
etatee follow!
Harte (re) Plattaburg; Cansr
(rt) Norton-Harjes ambulance
unit France; Snow (rg) naval
re its: Hanie (e) Plattaburg:
Dadmun. captain, (lg) Amsrican
ambulance unit France: Wheeler
(It) naval reserve; coolldge (le)
Plattsburgi Robinson (b)
Plattaburg; Casey (Ihb) naval
reserve; Thaeher (rhb) Plasia
burg; Horween (Ub naval re
serve. TTTTTT TV'
VETERANS HELP DRIVE
CUB TEAM NEARER TOP
"The Old College Try
By Billy Sunday
Famous Evangelist)
(Copyright 11T. by The J. N. W. Syndicate, Ine.)
Fred Mitchell le depending a great
deal on the help of two veterans to
help htm boost the Cubs near the
top in the American league.
They are Jtatmle Sheekard, left
fielder for the old Cube In the dtya
when Frank Chance won three pen
nmnts in a row and the veteran
catcher, JImsnle Archer.
Sheekard doeent play ban any
more, but he makes a great right
hand man for Mitchell a coach and
scout
Archer will catch a few gamee this
year, not many, as Mitchell relies
mainly on Art Wilson and Rowdy El
liott But Archer 1 a great coach
for pitchers and can be used as an
emergency catcher when needed.
ENJOY
the crisp fresh air of the
mountains and the invigorating
exercise you can get by a
Horseback Ride
Best IT area can be had at
J. H. CREASMAN
OPEN DAT AND NIGHT.
8-(0 Blltmoco Ave. Phone 60.
Somebody Busted the Ball on
morning in Batrrag Pvaotaoe at the
roio wound, rt snot as it eut ot
a French Seveatv-flve for the Root
er Roost put In Far Left It eouldat
any more be Stopped than a Tank
by Trench.
A Livery Lad was betes? Tried
oat for the Job In Tha Garden, a
Ran -rah Rustler Tim off tne Casnpo.
With the Crack of the Bat, he Wheel
ed and Hade for the fence like
Howard Drew tearing off The Hund
red, wnen he got there he Aviated
four feet Off the Turf and Grabbed
Nothing but the Atmosphere above
nia Cap. The Fill Balled into tne
Beats. He Never had a chance.
The Sapient Birds of the Omenta
gave the Kid the Oaoklo. They
would Never have) Started. But
MKta-aw, Wiser than Any of Them,
aid:
ata the Eye, Young Fellow
The Old College Tryl"
And ever since then, wben an Am
bltious Athelete goes after a Hard
Hard One, the Giants call It The "Old
College Try.
"They Mia Meet of Them, don't
they, MaeT" somebody asked him.
"Te," answered the Cagey Chief
tain 'tut It would Jolt You to see
how Many they QrabP j
Tuck that Under your New gtiwe?
Lid, Fellow. Just because a Stunt
Looks Hard, don't Pas it Up. OtvO
it the Old CoUege Try. Many a
Ball that's blUed Sure Home Run it
Collared by the Our who Stan
Quick, Hustles, and Keep Ootnri
The Same Way with many a Good
Job. Maybe tt leeke Over Ten
Dome, but If you Go Far Enough
and Fast Enough, there' a Swan
Chance you can get your Glove on
It The Try Won't do yen Any Harm!
anyhow, and it wiU Improve) your)
Wind for the Next Effort.
"Can" the "Can't" Stuff. Dont say
"I Can't Lay off the Boo", Give;
It the Old College Try, Don't say
Oan't Quit playing tha Ponies"!
Give that the Old Collets Try. Yank
Can do Most Anything if yon Give it
a Whirl. "
You're not a College Chap? Nettles;
am I. though. I'm For Them, strong;
But we All Belong to the U- H. Kl
The University of Hard Knock t-i
and we ought to Be Able to Raise si
Rah-rah of Our Own. there's Ma
Many of Us. '
How about tt Scouts? Lefs rnt
a Little Pep Into our Program td
be Square and Sotirr, Clean and
Careful, Ambitious ar.a American!?
Let 'or go! Rah! Rah I Rah!
AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHERS
BETTER THAN NATIONAL'S
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The Asnerieasi lean t getting bet
ter pitching than John Tenor's clreult
II patting averages tell anytning about
the records of big stars.
For the first time In half a desen
yeare National league battera are out-
hlttlng the chief ewatamen on John
son's ring and the only explanation la
that National league pitching ha
weakened.
There Is no reason to believe that
George Burns, Fischer, Rouseh and
Griffith aro better hitters than
Speaker, Staler and Cobb, but the
record show they are hitting from
thirty to sixty point higher than the
American league stars.
Speaker la batting at a .ICO rate.
Staler around .119 and Cobb but .S16.
It may be that Speaker will not hit
more than .Mf this year. His nine-1
year average I .141, but It la hard t4
suppose that Cobb will be held below
.no. ;
There le no reason- to suppose that
George Burn will- oonolatently hit
around .ISO, for Burn has bettered
the . 800 mark but once. In 1914, whan
he hit .101.
Rousch, of Cincinnati, and Fischer,
of Pittsburgh, are both hitting better
than .8(0 and neither of them has)
been considered more than a medloora
ball player.
Thaonly explanation te the dif
ference in the pitching In the two
leagues, with the odds In favor of
those of the American league.
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