Nassau County Review 19080731

              VOL. XIII
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1908
NO. 40
FREEPORT NEWS
will
J     Mr.s F. J. Sprague   and family
  : spend   the remainder of the summer at
See adv of desirable 8 room and bath ' f ^''^  ^«'°"?^ I""   t*^-«   "o^^h   shore  of dwelling for sale at Rockville Centre. , ^°"^ Island.
The  annual  beach  party  of  Alpha Council,   Daughters  of    America,    to Point Lookout.will be held next Thurs- '. day, August 6.    Boats will leave Pear- sail's dock at 9 o'clock.
Sherman Jervis and Alice R. Coulter, j both  of  this  village,   were marled on July   27   by Rev. J. D. Shepard of the A. M. E. Church.
Post    Cards?      We    have   received eighteen new Freeport views in colors; step    in   and  see them; some  entirely different; Nassau County Review  Kta-; tionery Dept. B2 South Main St.
Do   you   want to help the   telephone central'.'     When   calling   a number  al-' ways ^-:v3 the word, then   the   figures; '< for instanee if you want a good job   of printing   ask   for   Freeport   8    rather than 8 Frecport.
The regular meeting of the Village Board of Trustees will be held next Friday evening. No meeting is sched¬ uled for this Friday evening, it being the fifth Friday of the month.
We acknowledge the following ad¬ ditional suscriptbions to the Zaun ac¬ count: Rev. and Mrs. Scholey $2, "F. I. W.," $1, William H. Jones, Rockville Centre, $5.
Why do you go to the city for your printing, Mr. Busine.ss Man? How do you like it when other people go there for their groceries, dry goods, anfl oth¬ er ar deles of eatables or wearables. Telephone us and let us take care of ^our next order if you have not already done so. Nassau Coi'nty Review, G2 S(mth Main St.
DoiTi forgrt the .Vuctioii Sale ar tlie Auction Room, ITS. Main St., Free]K)rt. tins Saturday night. C. S. Powell, the AnetioneiT, is going to n^sunu^ the real estate Inisiiicss and will sell (everything in the Auction House at a great sacrifice
The annual sewing meeting of the "Woman's Missionary Society of the .Presbyterian Church will be held in the Chapel next Wednesday, August f),
at2:;i(J' P. M.    Material for jiatchwork ' in order to (dose out (luick.    Hen would be acceptable. i opportunity   to  huy    Clothing,   Shins,
' Crockery, (Hassware. Silverware. Hou.se The South Shore Yacht Club is plan-: Furnishing Goods  at  yonr own  price.
ning to give an entertainment,   euehre I ^'"" ^^j':'" ^'"''^ "^^^'^'''^ '}•' ''i*^'"i"<l f^ ff<'
1    , ,   n, r-l   I   ir I out of l)usiness lie wants to do so (iniek.
and  dance   at   the new Club    ouse on , ^,^,1   ,.i,;^.^ ^^..jl  ,,^.  ^,, ,,^.,.,.^      ^,|l,,   -^
Friday   evening, Augu.st /.    ,lhe Club j ,^,i,.,.j.tis(.d to tak.M>lnn'at s   p.   ni.   this House   IS   rapidly nearing   completion | Saturday night, August 1. and is now open, to remain open,   with ' 	
Base-Ball
Rockville Centre o—Freeport Club 4
Saturday at Freeport Athletic Park the Freeport Club lost an interesting game to Rockville Centre by the score of 5 to 4. The feature of the game was the pitching of Longenecker, Rock¬ ville Centre, and Levinus, Freeport, the former striking out fourteen men and the latter eleven. They were ab¬ ly supported by both Berg and Levinus, who caught first-ciass games.
Rockville Centre started the ball rolling in the fourth. Pettit singled but forced out at second by Berg, Per¬ ry reached first on an error by Wal¬ lace, Bristol flied to Wallace, Ceroid singled scoring Berg. In the fifth in¬ ning, Longenecker singled, Young struck out, Murray sacrificed, Pettit singled, scoring Longenecker.
There was plenty of excitement in the sixth. Rockville Centre opened up by P-erry walking out-on 'four wide ones, Bristol sacrificed, Cierold struck out, Longenecker doubled, scoring Per¬ ry and Shea, Young singled scoring Longenecker; Murray singled but was caught off first - three runs.
For Freeport -Levy walked, but was forced out at second on Tooker's infield tap, Raynor walked, CL Levinus doubled, scoring Tooker and Raynor, Corby was hit, ('. Levinus tripled, scoring G. Levinus and Corby ; Thomji- soii and Dent(m struck out, leaving C. Levinus on third
BALDWIN
Had To Pull Gun.
Officer Elmer Raynor was compelled to pull   his revolver   to   stop  one   law
breaking automobilist Sunday.    Sever-       Ernest  Frederick is a guest at Hill- ai arrests had already been made when   crest.
the   car   went   through   at   twenty   to  — "	
twenty-one   miles an hour.     After the       Edward   Voltz   has   sold  his   barber time had been   taken   Raynor   stepped   business to G. VaJ-hio. to the middle of the road and signalled
EAST ROCKAWAY
the chaufeur to stop, and displayed his badge. The driver did not make any attemjit to stop and.OHicer Raynor, de¬ ciding that he would not let the party get. away drew his gun, aimed it at one of the tires, and again ordered a halt, which the second time was obeyed with alacrity. Before Justice Swezey the chauffeur gave his name as Henry Selink, and his employer as Moses Feltenstein of Manhattan. Bond was given for their appearance at a later hearing.
The tirst man arrested, Frank Lewis, o.f-Manhattan, speed 21 miles s-n hour, was fined $H); pleaded guilty.
Two men were tnvjught in before 'Justice Swezey for speeding on motor cycles. They were Michael Izzi and his friend Charles Winges. Justice Swezey fined each $5, but when he learned that they only had ^10 between them. Izzi i}H and Winges, .^2 he re¬ duced the former's fine to ^$;J leaving the ))air .$2 to last until they got homt!.
Edward M. Patti.son jr. of Manhattan was fined $1().
Mrs. Charles Thomas will entertain M. L. S. Saturday evening.
Mrs. James Coote is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charles Thomas.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs. E. E. Acker on Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Charlotte M. Southard has heen visiting Miss Waterbury at Saugerties.
Mr. ami Mrs. Martin S. Thotnas are visitijig Mrs. Thonui-s' {«<tfel-,tfr m New Jersey.
¦Mi.ss Oily visiting Mr. titz.
of   VVestvvood,   N. J.,   is and  .Mrs. 11. P. vonNos-
a keeper in charge, the season.
until   the   end   of
The Telephone Company is distribut¬ ing a new call book or rather three books, the largest one with the names of New York and Brooklyn subscribers, the second one for Long Island, and a small one for F'reeport calls, which includes Merrick, Bellomre, Wantagh, Seaford and Smithville South. Book No. 2 contains the names in alphabeti- ^,       ,   ,   , ,       , , . ,, cal   order   for the whole   territory   in-
the club house, thereby making a g<3od | ^.j^^^j^.^j   regardless of the village, walk from the trolley line. I
At the meeting" of the' South Shore Yacht Club last Thursday evening, the first held at the new club house, there was a large attendance, and about twenty new members were elected. Arrangements were made to construct a board walk from  Hotel   Norwood   to
The annual school meeting will be held next Tuesday evening, when trus¬ tees are to be elected in place of Wal¬ ter B. Cozzens and C. Milton Foreman, 'whose terms then expire. These two gentlemen are prominently menti(med as their own successors and William S. Hall and Elvin N. Edwards are be¬ ing talked of by their friends.
A budget of about $40,000 will al.so be presented to be voted upon. Messrs. Cozzens and Foreman have consented to accept the duties of this office for another term if the voters .so wish'.
Interesting motor boat races have been arranged by P. W. Behreiis from the Brant Point Hou.se next Saturday. August 8.
Two prizes will be awarded in speed boat contests and two in the free-for- alls. Those wishing to enter any of these contests must be at the Brant Point House tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 1, for handicap measurements. All motor boat enthusiasts are invited to participate in this sport. ;; Isaac DeNyse of the Hempstead Bay Yacht Club will be on hand to measure the entries.
Rockville Centre Young, ss Murray, 2b Pettit, If Berg, c Perry, 3b Bristol, lb Ceroid, rf Shea, cf Longenecker, p
Totals Freeport Club Levy, ss Tooker, rf. 2b Raynor, 3b G. Levinus, c Corby, If C. Levinus, ]) Thompson, cf Denton lb Wallace 2b Betzig rf C^ook *
Howard   E.   Pearsall of the Review p.o. a.  e.   ataff is spending the week at Ferndale, Sullivan County.
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1 0
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0 0 0
11
Pool jmrlor ior sale; Grand Ave. ;inust sell; reasonable. Dan DaSilva, Free- port, N. Y.
Mrs. F. M. Summerville and son Rudyard returned from Paris, France, Thur.sday, on the "Teutonic."
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith and Miss Mabel Smith spent part of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Thoi^iasat Montgomery, N. J.
OCEANSIDE
r.  h. p.o.  a.  e.
The neighborly feeling between the fire departments of the villages of this section is well exjiressed by the follow¬ ing item from the Sentinel, Hemp¬ stead paper: i
, "Reports reached neighboring vil-: Under the auspices of Columbia En lages Saturday during the fire that our ' gine Co. a picnic and dance will he held business section was doomed. Chiefs on the grounds on Saturday, August s. Munck of Rockville Centre and Wallace	
The Baiseley Free Circuating Lib¬ rary is now completed and open. Dur¬ ing the summer the library will be open Monday antI XW'dnesday from 3 to 5 p. m., and Saturday evenings from 7 to \) o'clock.
Notwithstanding the bad weather for the secoiui anual motor boat parade and review of the Nassau Yacht Club, on Saturday afternoon, twenty-three decorated motor boats appeared at the start of the parade, carrying over 250 guests.
Owing to a sh.arp shower at 'A j). m., the parade was delayed over an hour, and it was seven bells before the Com¬ mittee boat swung into the stream sa¬ luting with her gun. Following her down the creek to the hay and then with a wide sweep to the east the fleet .svvijng g2"icefaUy to Wix'ck IjxHui.whete the Committee boat dropped her anchor as the "Lillie E." Commodore Strong's fiag-ship, rounded under iie'r stern, sa¬ luting the colors as she pas.sed abeam. And so, amid guns and shrill whistles, each gaily dressed yacht rounded the (lub boat, saluting and being saluted in return.
On board the club boat. Commodore Mayl.-ind, id' the Hempstead Bay Yacht Club, assisted by Messrs. Doxsey and Meyer 9t' the .Nassau Yacht Club, acted as revi(;wing officers.
The ffeet, precedetl by the Hag ship, then sailed west to Lawrence Beach, and then again swinjfing in a circle, .started home, reaching the club house at t) o'clo'k.
BELLMORE
The annual scho(d meeting will be held in the school house next Tue.sday evening at 7 :30.
of Freeport reachod here about 7.30 in automobiles, where they offered the services of their departments. Every¬ thing was in readiness at Rockville Centre and PYeeport waiting for a call if needed. Such neighborly spirit is greatly appreciated."
Wm. Davison has leased his houst.- (jn Atlantic Ave. to Mr. Nelson Veit of Manhattan.
WANTAGH
The
Smith's
against Tatem's
I have mov( liiiilding. will stocl; of sho .•ittciitioii    to
to till' old post office • 1 v.ill carry u birge ,    slii)i)ers,    etc;   special
¦liairiiK,'.     S.    Htrzfeld.
Totals 4    5 27    8    2
Rockville Centre     0 0 0 113 0 0 0--.'j
Freeport Club 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0    4
*Batted   for   Thompson   in the ninth
inning.
Three base hits. Young, C. Levinus;
  1 two   base   hits, Longenecker, G. Levi-
^       w   A   u- u     I .       c,u   T^,'-'     The motor boat race between   E.   A.   nus; base on balls, off Longenecker   3,
Rev W^ A. Richard, pastor (.f the M. I Dorlon's launch Hazel C;'William „ff Levinus 3; struck out. by Longe- E. Church, will have his yacatmn the, Warner's Atlantic, and the Vada, was necker 14. by Levinus 11; hit batter, first four Sundays in August. Services | decided Saturday. The distance was will be held as usual during his absence. 30 miles, from Woodcleft to Point The following preachers will fill the Lookout. The course was sailed six pulpit: August 2nd, Rev. W. L. Davi- times. The Hazel C. had to allow the sonofJamiaca; August 9th, Rev. W. ; Vada a time allowance of 26 minutes W. W. -Wilson, D. D., of Brooklyn, a j and the Atlantic 8 minutes, yet she former pastor; 16th, Rev.  Howard  M. | ^on easily, with the Vada sceond.
These boats will hold the third race this Saturday aftemon over the same course, with the Hazel C. No. 2, Frank Combs, participating. There will also be an interesting race betweetn A. B. Wallace's Major Keck and Chas. Schneiker's Julia.
SEAFORD
Floyd Covei I of Jamaica is   viisitiiig Harold VanNostrand.
Geoige   Gehling is speading   several days with James McHugli.
Longenecker 1;   wild   pitch,   Levinus; time of game, 1:45; umpire. Cook.
This  Saturday   Freeport  Club  will play the strong Vigilant A. C.  of  Col-
Miss Pearl Covert has returned from a visit with her aunt in Floral Park.
Thomas Roberts is again confined to his bed suffering from the wound he received in his shoulder several months
Richard. Springdale, Ct.; 23rd, Rev. George Adams, Ph. D. Dr. Richard will spend his vacation in various parts of Connecticut.
lege   Point,   at  Athletic   Park ;  game  ago by the premSture explosion of  his
called at 4 p. m.; battery for Freeport,   gun.
C. Levinus and G. Levinus. "
The annual fair of the Freeport Fire Department closed Saturday even¬ ing with a record of four rainy nights and one fairly clear one—that is, "with¬ out rain before eleven o'clock. Friday and Saturday nights the attendance was large and all seemed to have a good time.
One of the principal attractions was the supper served by the ladies' com¬ mittee, each evening.
Although the returns are not all in it is estimated the profits will be about
$ioog.^
Diamond Dust
This Saturday it is  College   Point- be sure to see the game.
Rev.   Thos.   .S. Braithwaite,   pastor
  of    the   (Congregational   Church,   will
preach the last sermon before his vaca- Work is progressing on Dardenville's  tion this Sunday morning.    There will
new house on Hickory Avenue.
  I     Something  happened—Tooker    was
There was  considerable  excitement' "o^ hit—wonder how it was, about  the  railroad station Monday af- i     „ ,       , ..      ^1^
ternoon when the 5  o'clock  eastbound     . B«>^P  P'^i'^.^  ^  ".'^f  ^^'"t  ^"J  ^^e local  train  jumped  the  tracks in the  ^"'^'t«"'   ^^^'"^  *^''''««" P"* «"^« «"^ freight yards on account of the  switch being    thrown  too  quick.    The  local
Mr. and Mrs. Whitner are now in their home on Washington Ave.
Mrs. Marie Albin, who suffered a paralytic stroke one day last week, is improving.
six assists.
The hnmaue owuer of horses or other auimals  will apprtn-iate  tjje   romiuder
S'veii them iu the ad. of Smith & Bedoll I this issue. % It
Next   Moriday   is  the day for fixing quarterly pension papers.    There will be a Notary Public in the Review office' all day to attend to this work. It. '
You can get magazines at the Nas¬ sau County Review Stationery Store, 62 South Main St. If we do not hava- what you want we will order it if ¦ we •re assured you will t«k& it when it comes. Adv.
In addition to the contributions an¬ nounced in our last issUe for the Mrs. Zaun fund the following have been re¬ ceived; Rev. and Mr. Scholey |2; F. 1. W, $1, Wm. N. Jones, $1, Mra, Deagon $2.50. Chas P. Smith, John Anderson $6, Mra. Mary W. Moore. Mrs. J. H. Avery, $1 each; R. G. An¬ derson. J. J Randall, G. H. Randall. FMd Krauae. A. C. Ackerman, Chas. Lw^, J. Huyler Ellison, |2 each.
pulled into the yards to allow the wrecking traijn to pass on its way to Sag Harbor, ahd backed down into the ; switch, but the switch bar was thrown at the wrong time and the rear truck of the last car ran off to another track, derailing the car. The wrecker did not stop, however, to place the car in position, but continued east. The lo¬ cal also followed out after the wreck¬ er, leaving the derailed car on the freight yards.
The Commissioners appointed by County Judge Jackson to determine whether or not a highway should be laid
Rev. M. Rose will preach in the   M. E. Church Sunday evening.    Last Sun-
Harry Schmidt and family have re¬ turned from a short vacat^ion in the Berkshires, in Massachusetts.
A large number of the members and friends   of   the   Presbyterian    Sunday School enjoyed the   jdciiic   in Grove Wednesday.
The   suit  of Edward ."Xscoli Wantagh Ba.se-Ball Club held a   Elbert Fi.sh came up in Judge
('ourt Monday moi'tiiiig; the {ijaiiitiff was not ready and the case was dis¬ missed. Ascoli ran into a dog owned hy Mr. Fish while on his mot(.r cycle and was thrown off', for which he asked damages.
A team of horses and wagon owned by John W. Howe, and u.sed in carting stone for macadamizing Jerusalem Ave., were struck by the 8:2o west¬ bound express Tuesday morning. The driver jumped .-md escaped with a few scatches, and the horses were not seri¬ ously injured, but the wagon was re¬ duced t(j kindling wood.
The first issue of the Messenger, the new local paper, ajipeared last week. It is a snappy, newsy sheet, with James A. Stiles as publisher, John T. Burke business manager, A. Palermo, county representative, and Lyman W. Taft city reporter. The paper is print¬ ed at the Nassau County Review print¬ ing office; this is the second newspaper that they are printing besides their own.
The Second District Democratic Association of the Town of Hempstead held its annual putiiig to High Hill Beach Wednesady. Ail aa.sembled at Brown's hotel, and paraded t(j the dock, headed l)y the Brooklyn Letter Carrier's Band, where boats wenj waiting for them.    About 12') attended.    After  a
dance at Firemen's Hall Tuesday even¬ ing.
"Starrett's Trained H(jrses and Ponies" gave a performance here Tues¬ day evening which was well attended.
The sec(jnd annual beach party of the C'hristian Endeavor Society of Wantagh Memorial Church to High ' Hill Beach, will be held next Thursday, Aug. 6. Boats will leave Wantagh dock at !» o'clock.
The annual school meeting will be held next Tuesday evening. As the present Board of Education was elected at a jirevious meeting when the Union Free School District was formed, there will be no election of officers at this meeting.
be no service in the evening. All are cordially invited to the morning ser¬ vice by the pastor.
Howe's Great London Seow
Tli(^  Chtwus Are Surpri.singly Fniiuy- Kverv .\ct a Feature.
G. Levinus  caught his usual  steady    , .      , .   . ^, ,  -^    /..;,» „
„„w.„  o«,i   i,««-.i,r,i  ;., 4^..,« -„..o ;« tu^  day morning he occupied the pu pit of   jester. gahie   and   knocked  m two runs m the   ^^^g^jj^^s^j^   g   ^j^^^^j^    t    i' cliap you ever wiw  (m the street.    Yet
sixth inning. •    '               •                        he has but   to  walk  from  the  dres.sing
top to  the  big   show   and  you   laugh.
Freeport team worked   hard   to  win The annual school meeting of   Union   There  is  something about "that  stride
out   in  the ninth but Longenecker put Free School District No. 6 will be held  that is funny, and when  he allows  the
on steam and shut them out. in the school house next Tuesday even-   t<».v l)aU(H>n to get away from him  sud
,  .  ,             ,       ,   , ing,   Aug.   4.    A budget of $2000 will
Longenecker certainly was the whole ^e  presented to be voted up«n.
show, striking out fourteen men, mak-  ^    ____„
Any one   of   Howe's   Oirms   clowns would \h' the last   iH-rson   in   the   world
you   wonld pick  out as  a professional   hearty meal at Willmarth's the athletic He   is   the  solM;rest ai)i)eariug  events were run off with the following
resul^
erving  after  it, fall off fhe   seats
ing two runs and knocking in two.
C. Levinus pitched good enough to win most any game and his batting re¬ sulted in two of Freeport's runs.
Raynor and Levy work together bet- out connecting Forest Avenue. Free- i ter than any short stop and third base- port, with Pleasant Avenue. Roosevelt, man that have played here in some have decided that the highway is a time, nece^ity
Next Monday Rev. and Mrs. S. E. Taft will start for a month's vacation at Bakersville. Mr. Taft's former charge. During August there will be Sunday School, but no preaching ser¬ vice.
Tl^ order confirming the decision was "signed by County Judge Jackson Saturday, on motion of Elvin N. Ed¬ wards, attorney for the applicant, Wil¬ liam H. Post. 	
The C/ommission allowed Mrs.  Julia -
Wiggins  $200,   Piatt  Wiggins   $200,      J.   W.   FiUsimons    and  w>«e    will Theodore  Wiggins  $200.   William H. , spend  the nfonth of August at Bethle- Post $100.    The Commission also took ; hem, New Hampshire, about ten lots of Robert A. Cor^egaA, but allowed him no damages.
The annual fair of the Church of St.
Michael  and  All Angels  will be held
Tuesday,   August    11,   afternoon   and
While the home team lost, it was no  evening.    Useful  and  fancy  articles,
disgrace  as   they  put  up  a gilt-edge   ice  cream  and  cake  will be for sale.
game  of  ball,   in fact they have been   Another attraetiorvwill be  a  "Garden
doing so in the last six or seven games i PatcK "
played
Siiil  thruugh   the  air,
the  siK'etators almost
with laughter.    No^- yon bt   some one
el.s«'   try   thut   .same   little   clown   trick
and it's not funny at all.
The elown todfiy occnpies an even more exaltt'd ixisition with tht; circus than he did thirty or forty jj^ars ago. Years ago they didn't have the co¬ lossal acts sueh lis travel with a show of the (•alil>er of Howe's aggregation. Theu it was aoj easy matt^-r to make, or rather arrange, your program so that one act followed another without a wait. Nowadays with the big acts it tixlioH time to get the rigging rejidy, and the clown mu.st^ during tbest tem- jxirary lulls, amui«- the sjx^ctator.s .so tliat tiit^y will forget all alxjut  t4ie wait
j and wat<:li aud laugh.
1    The clowua of Howe's Cireat  Loiidcm
100-yard dash won by Samuel Sea¬ man, Smithville South A. C.; second, Parker Vooris; time 10 4-')   seconds.
Three-legged race - won by Vooris Brothers; second, G. J. Baldwin and E. Sorrenson.
Sack race —won by Geo. J. BaldMMn; second, E. K. Sorren.son.
Fat men's race—won by Harry Schmidt; Wm. M. and John J. Bedell tied for last.
The ball game between the married men and the single men resulted in a walk-over for the single mne; scijre 10 to 0.     The line up was:
Married G. A. Smith, 3b, p; N. Meyer, c. 2b; J. Vooris, p, lb; W. E. Bowne. cf; H. Schmidt, rf; Lea Brown, lb, p; Keenan, 2b. c; Aldrich, as; Kil- lian. If.
Single—P. Vooris, p; J. Baldwin, c: E. K. Sorrenson. 2b: J. J. Bedell, lb; Geo.   Palermo.   If;   F. LuU.    rf;  W.
holding
that hii property was benefitted by the opening of the highway.
Rev. Milo Rose, pastor of the M. E. Church at Mount Hope, N. J., who have been visiting at the M. E.   Parsonage,
  will return home Monday.    Mr.   Rose
Au^st Munaey an4 Argosy now  for ; will  return  to his charge, while Miss sale at the Naaaau County Review Sta-1 Morris   will  spend a short   time at
Daisy Morris of Greenfield,Ohio. and   Show   were all Ki)e<;ially   engaged  for   Smith. 3b;   Doty,   ss; W. Lutz, cf; P.
tionery Store,  62 South Main Street.
Waahingtou.
thiH branch of the performauee, and its tbe lxia*(t of the mauaKemeiit that their eff(irtrt iu this diroctiou liave met with a HOCcesK beyond their exi^ecta- tiomi.
The big hIkjw will  b*-   here Friday, An^.   7, aftonoon and   evening:    Dec
their ad. iu this iame.
It.
Emeigh, cf.
Umpire—Harry Drinkwater.
Scorer—A1 Dean.    '"'
With tlie bases full in Che last inning the married men had a chance to es¬ cape a shuc-out, but Bowne could not produce the neceaaary bit