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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

"They average six 70 eight hits per
game IN the National League" " says
sandow Mertes 81 comiskeys club
while IN the American League the
average IS iusi about double IN other
words they hit the BAN fully twice as
hard and often in the American as IN
the National AS a result there should
BE- an average OF twice as many errors
made in the American hut as a mat
ter of fact there are daily more errors
made in the National notwithstand-
ing that. beside the difference in hit
ting the American has new grounds
to play on in nearly every city, max
ing it twice as difficult 70 ield as
on the Nationals old grounds. Every
thing considered. there has never been
any better bali playing than the Am
erican League teams are putting up
this year"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

Mrs. Patrick Campbell viii bring a
company Of English players for her
American visit ID the winter Two Of
the actors mentioned for her support
are prominent on the London stage.
and one Of them is known here BY fir-
tue 81 some good work with John Hare
on his second visit and Mrs Langtry.
when last among us-Fred Kerr He
IS to divide the principal masculine
roles ia Mrs. Campbelis repertoire
with George Titheridge. whose repu-
tati0n was made IN Australia
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

ternai d SIS ntis n AID con elue-t weak
ness al a corner that Was supposed
to BE one Of the staunchest upports
of tie American Leeeae
In addition all is not smooth sailing
with President Johnsons ambitious
and far-reaching expansion plans. The
proposed Invasion Of New York is
meeting With obstacles from within
the American League. aad the occupa-
tion Of ST. Lonis is also being handi-
capped by the detection o. lscal capital
and apparently hy the obslinaey and
excessive eupidity Of the Milwaukee
club people as to conditions.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17


Fifty thousand dollars a year Is
big salary for a nineteen year old boy,
yet that figure is given as conserve
tive estimate Of Otto Wonder'eys next
years earnings It sounds like a fairy
tale 10 hear that this same Otto Won
derley today considered one of me
greatest jockeys on this continent un-
I'll three years ago earned precarious
living by selling papers al the Grand
Trunk station IN London Ontario.
Not long ago. for a consideration Of
$4,000 Millionaire Hagin Of Califor-
MIA. secured young Wonderley's sigma
ture to a contract to ride for him next
season. This IS FOR second choice and
Is the highest price ever paid for 2
jockeys service under such conditions
Compared with what Wonlerley VIII
get In salary aud presents for winning
races this SUM Of $4,000 Is insignin-
can't Should he but partially fuinl
the expectations Of bis admirers be
win make a fortune for himself before
be attains bis majority The boy s
phenomenal ability as a jockey nrst
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17
CLEVER BEHIND THE nl1rERs.

Michael Kahoe. the clever catcher Of
the Chicago club Of the National
League. was born Sept. 3. 1873. at
yellow Springs Ohio. where he spent
tie greater part 81 his early life ia
1888 he went to Cincinnati Where he
learned 70 play ball His FIRST work
with team Of any note was with the
Manhattans. Of Cincinnati wao were
under the guidance OF Herman Blair
This was in 1888 In 1884 Kahoe
caught for the Paris fKy) team IN
the Blue Grass League In 1895 he
signed with the Montgomery team Of
the Southern League and during that
campaign he participated in ffty-six
championship games. and gave such
satisfactory account Of himself that
ne was re-engeged by Montgomery for
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17
BASE BALL TOPICS.
CURRENT NEWS AND NOTES OF
The GAME.
Perry werdeu Rarely II Ever Failed 70
MAKE Good 90 the Diamond Played
al Excellent Game ia An Perts Of
the Country Diamond Glints,
wERDrNs pAsE nALL oAREEn.

WEhDEN'a Ease HALL 1AAtA-A-AAs
Perry Wsraen has an ia er sting hi--
tory. having played an over the coun-
try. Notwithstanding the fact that be
has played bah half his lifetime, Wer-
den is only So years old. He IS play
ing ia a game that requires violent
exercise and work that puts the look
Of ten additional years On q man Of
his age He was born ID st. Louis IN
1865. He counts HIS home still ia that
city. but he has not been there for
several years.
Werden began to play professional
BAN in 1854. when he appeared as a
twirler. We didn't know anything
about a slow ball in those days. he
said this morning as be talked remin-
iscently Of his debut at the age Of lS.
we just knew the run. jump and
throw and used 10 get our strike-outs
through that peculiar method Of dcliv-
cry. Those Of us who could throw
curves were regarded as wonders. We
used to get the outs and ins. but they
aid not curve So beautifully as they
do now"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

,arC Frank Kemble. Clement Kirby.
Hern Collins. william 7. Simpson.
Lawrence sheehan. Francis Conlan.
Morris Frank, Harry Gibson. David
Higgins. Thomas Lamhson and VIII
liam T. James
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

lfhe Clever Catcher lor tae Chicago
Nationalsl
the season Of 1896. and that year he
took part in eighty-ave championship
contests thd had bAtlne percentage
Of sos Ia 1900 he put In his first
full season as q member Of the Cin-
cinnati team Of the major league. taxi
ing part 10 forty-nine championship
games. and clearly demonstrating that
he was fast enough to hold bis own IN
such fast company Last spring the
Cincinnati officials released him 20 the
Chicago club. OF the same league. and
during the late campaign be particle
pated In sixty-nine championship con-
tests. four OF which he caught for the
Cincinnatis. before he was released.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

in New York. A fund was at once
made up. and the Inwood choir singer
IS about TO leave for Paris, where she
win pursue her musical studies. Mrs
Russell Sage Miss Helen Gould and
Mrs. JAMES r. Keene are among those
interested
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

TIE frst peff0Tmance has taken
place ct the Deutsche schausrl>lhaus
Hamburg. Of the FIRST German transla-
ton Of Shakes7eare's Henry VII
The translator IS Dr. Berger who un-
dertook the task against the advice of
literary critics. but succeeded admir-
ably The drama was elaborately
mounted and the performances very en-
thnalasticalr received
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

go to Sam: maybe he'll put a bet
down, Is the way Terry dismisses
dispenser Of turf information when
approached BY anyone with a good
thing on tap.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17
nRs. LESLIE cARrER.

Mrs Leslie carter WIN begin re-
hearsals ID few DAYS for "Du Barry.
the new play which David Belasco
has written for her and in which she
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17
HOLDS BIG STAKES.
A REMARKABLE CHARACTER nv
SPORTING WORLD.

Al smith Has Held so,ooo.ooo in
Stakes and BETS During His Career
He Is Trusted Among Bettors from
Coast 70 Coast
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

In lSSS Werden opened the season
with the New Orleans team ia the
Southern League This dishanded al
the end Of three months and Perry
jumped to the Senators in the Na-
tonal League. He left WASHINGTON
the next year for Toledo. Ohio Here
be played tive years, the first ln the
International League and the season
81 1890 in the American Association
In 1891 he played on the Baltimore
team In The American Association. His
old home. ST. Louis. then claimed his
services. beginning with 1892 and COM
tnuing until July, 1894 The Missouri
team was then a member q tie Amer
lean Association In July 1894 Min
ueapolis. In the Western League
bought him and he played there in
1895 and 1896 also. the last year be-
ing a pennant year for the Millers
Tn the spring OF 1897 Werden was sold
60 Louisville. but was bought back
BY the Minnesota club In 1898 1893
and 1900 were played on the Minnelpo-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

Werden's first season wrs played
with Henry Lucas st. Louis team,
which belonged to the Union League.
that stout competitor Of the National
which included clubs In Providence,
Philadelphia. Altoona. Chicago and
Pittsburg. The ST. Louis team won
the Union League pennant that year
50 Perry Werden learned the cham
pionship pace IN his first year OF
playing The ST. Louis team was In
the Nationa' League In 1855, with Wer-
den as one Of its star pitchers. IL
finished the season in fourth place
In 1856 Werden managed the Linz
coin. Neb.. team in the Western
League. playing as pitcher and catcher.
Denver won che 1856 pennant as IL
won the 1900 flag Lincoln finished
fourth. In 1887 Werden began to play
first base. q position he has ever
since retained. Topeka ia [ e Wes ern
Association claimed his allegiance that
year. and for the second time Werden
played on a pennant team The same
year saw Perry's first appearance in a
Des Moines uniform Des Moines was
then in the Northwestern League with
a season lasting one month after the
close OF the Western League schedule.
II was then making a hard fight for
pennant honors and asked Werden o.
help ln the good work. He did 50. the
Des AIoines club ending the season sec
ond 10 the race
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

Manager Frank Perley -Chicagc
Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-17

lis team. St. Paul and Des M0ines
have claimed hts splendid efforts this
year.-Des Moines News.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
Grounds for Suspicion.

Change of climate and of scene
has not cured the late Mr.. Croker
of the habit of Ioquacfousness SO sud
denly contracted after the recent
metropolitan cataeIysn But there
may be method in the elected boss
taIkatiyeness, and il is suspected by
acute observers that the celebrated
Richard declines 10 be eliminated
from the 1901 political situation.
His readiness to suggest Presiden-
tial and Vice Presidential possibilities
and his kobnobbing with men Of
party influence indicate that he does
not intend to permit the Sage Of
Woolfert's Roost to stride into ma
tionaI leadership without an earnest
effort to trip him up
Mr. Croller's Hoosierland inter
views are apparently offhand, in
genuous and disinterested. His eIo-
quence gIIshes forth in q stream upon
the slightest occasion. And one can
not refrain from believing that. as
the partially retired sage. comments
for publication, he INDUCES in secret
satisfaction in anticipation of the in
terest that his statements Will excite
in the region inhabited By David B.
Hill
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
ALONG TIE SKIRMISH LINE.

What are you doing with that cane,
children" enquired the country cousin of
the little cliff-dwellers.
'"Taint cane,'' responded the eldest.
it's our Christmas tree. There amt
room for any other kind in the fiat"
Sometimes a person gets hold of red
peppers under the impression that they
are apples on the tree of knowledge; and
in such case there seems TO be nothing
to do but to live it down as quietly as
possible.
The lady had not lived in her new
apartments long enough to be quite &C
customed to calling the furniture by
name, and when her first masculine caller
arrived she was naturally little nervous
and anxious to make a good impression
She said:
'oh-er-so glad you dropped in. Mr..
De Ruyter. I'm real glad to see you.
Won't you walk in and take a seat on
the chinonier?'
One of the tantalizing things about
these waists that button in the back is
that the people who would like to be
asked TO button them up never get a
chance to do it. and the ones who are
asked think it is a bore.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20

1t was eminenJly fitting that the
House should respond 10 the demand
for Philippine tariff, and do its part
In providing necessary legislation
The recent decision cf the Supreme
Court which ruled that the DingIey
law was imperative in the archipeIa-
go. created confused situation re
pugnant 10 the protective sentiment
of the country and pregnant with the
possibility of complications
Messrs- Hepburn and DaIzeH did
their country and their party a ser
vice by dissipating the cloud of dust
raised by the antics OF 5he opposition
and putting before the people in its
true light the measure which has re-
ceived endorsement. While eloquent
in their antagonism. the Democrats
were unable 10 offer a fitting substi-
tUte for the tariff biII-exceptine.
perhaps, the ridiculous and danger
Gus no-tariff bill-and their fight was
conducted only ON the general as
sumption that anything of Repub-
lean origin was bad.
Mr. DaizeIrs Peroration was both
logical and patriotic His reason for
the speedy passage Of the measure
was that II conserved the interests
of American industry, American pros
perity, and the American home
1t would be as ridiculous at this
time to give the FiIipinos free trade
as it would be to cIothe the BuIga-
rian brigands with all the rights and
privileges of independent govern
ment.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
Monument E.nternrIses.

Great monuments, like all other
great things, require q considerable
period between conception and ma
turity- Projects of magnitude move
slowly II is this that stays the i'm
patience OF the people who admired
William Mckinley living and mourn
him dead The consolation is that
Washington VIII eventually. contem-
plate with pride the substantial mon
Ument which is TO be erected in the
Capital
The understanding reached by the
national and local associations has
resulted in progress that would have
been impossible under reversed condi-
tons. There is every indication that
both the Washington ana the Canton
enterprises VIII thrive. But the Wash
ington association having agreed to
abandon the popular subscription
field 20 the Canton organization. with
the understanding that Congress was
10 furnish The money for the Capital
memorial it is only right that an APP
preparation bin should be speedily
passed
Other bills for monuments are
pending. Owing TO the greatness OF
the names they are to commemorate,
they cannot be put aside without re-
fiecting upon the gratitude and pa
triotism of the country
1t would not be extravaganza if the
monuments 10 Lincoln. Grant. and
Mckinley should rear themselves sim
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
\ south American View.

(BUcnoS Ayres HeTald)
We are not among those who think that
the United States proposes TO act the part
Of Don Quixote among nations and will
seek the glory Of others without regard
10 self interests In the course OF time
its borders may be extended still further
south, but the limits Of all poss ibIe good
or sensible ambition would be the Isthmus
OF Panama America viii watch European
complications IN the American continent
and VIII protect its interests. but so far
rs American countries live in peace or
under such conditions as will not threaten
complications with Europe, the United
States viii not interfere. except to try
and consolidate the American FAMILY ~
nations
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
Chinese immigration.
Tacoma Ledger.)

There are thousands of people On the
Atlantic Slope who know less of the Chin
csc than they do Of the Hottentot They
cannot understand the impulse to exclude
him, because they do not know what free
dom of ingress implies They do not stop
to think, as IS the solemn and depressing
truth, that were the Chinese permitted to
come they would overrun this Coast. OF
they do not have a care for the welfare
Of this Coast. Perhaps their theory is
that the Chinese would stop this side of
the Rocky Mountains. But ne would not
He would IN a brief time possess the land
from sea to sea, and white labor would be
reduced 10 beggary
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
Political Apathy in the South.
CNew Orleans Picayune.)

II 1t we're necessary for the Democrats
OF the South TO stir themselves in order
TO save themselves from being beaten,
not only would full votes be cast at the
elections, but, in addition, good men
would always be PET in office and honest
politics assured Doubtful States are
more apt to have good Government than
are those where one party dominates.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
CHARITY BEGINNING ~ HONG
CClieago ChronicIe9

IN.si'.l-l NIIi0uICIc-I
At all events, club women can spend
their time to much better advantage than
condoling with royalty PERHAPS their
own husbands at home need a little kind
iy sympathy, Of if all is well there they
could spend at least a part of their time
studying into the causes of the frequent
and increasing number of divorces in a
ReCahhc where each marries according
to MS and her choice and where love
alone is supposed to dictate
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
Grand Opera stars.


The trouble with grand opera is that the
stars are so well paid they feel they can
afford to sratify their whims. Their most
frequent whim is not to sing when they
are billed to sing. The fact that the pub
lie rOaTs and their manager raves makes
not the slightest difference. They are a
pampere1 lot and need what, unfortunate
y they cant get-an occasional good
spanking
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE

Col d R LaTned, L 5. A. who IS
spending the winter at the bennington
27e3 Fourteenth Street. will spend Christ
mas with his family and friends in New
England he VIII return before the New
Year "
Miss Eveleen Meyer, of New Orleans. IS
visiting is Mr. and Mrs AdoIph Meyer. Of
Ar- and Mrs George c steuart are at
922 Fourteenth Street for the z-f,ta.
"nere they VIII be pleased TO see their
friends
" W Tracy, Of this city. has purchased
thITty-fve acres Of land near Fails
Church, Va. from Mr.. 4. c. Rorebeck or
Ihat place Mr. Tracy VIII build resi-
Cshee on his property in the spring
Nessrs- John F KiHeen. stuart Bali. and
Timothy Shugrue. of GEORGETOWN arc At
Oceo guam, Va. for a few days hunting
Mrs Franklin Gray Tucker Of New
Jersey Avenue is entertaining a bo,,sa
party Of young people who viii remai,
over the holidays. The guests are Mfseag
Kate and Clarie Miller. of Towson+ovD
Nd; Miss Jessie Fry. Of Atlantic civ
-.lesSEs- JohE Hountsman and William
FofteT- college friends of Mr. Charles z.
Tucker. who arrived with him from Con
neeticut last night. and Mr. joseph l.
Myers of Boston Mrs. Tucker viii give
several informal entertainments for then,
Throughout the next ten days.
Mr., John Roe Smith has returned from
his sick leave home He spent the mast
two weeks with his parents near Fred
erick, Nd. and the week previous with
his sister, Mrs Alice Williams Of Hagers-
town.
Mrs. Emma Grossman is entertaining
her sister, Hiss Hattie Williams. Of Bath
Beach. DE.
Mr.. and Mrs. De woodie are established
in their new home, I014 Twenty-second
Street.
Nj. Frank SomerviIIe. Of P street is
recovering from MS recent severe Illness.
and hopes 10 resume his duties in the
Census Department at the beginning Of
the year
Mr. John Bright Martin. Of the Treas
ury, VIII spend his holidays at his old
home in Kentucky
3Ir. Manson Hall ana his son, N. Hall
jr-, will I. ave shortly to engage in bust
ness in the western part OF Colorado.
Mrs Hall viii remain at the family home
on Capitol Hill until April, when she VIII
move her household goods to her new
home in the far West
Mrs. E Williams entertained the
Il. L. E. Euehre party at supper last
night Afterwards eleven games Of pro
gressive euchTe were played and prizes
awarded TO Mrs. kieindenst and Mr. J. B.
Bartle, of Baltimore.
AIr. and Mrs Maurice Childs will spend
Christmas day at ChamberIin's at Old
Point.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
One Or the Other.

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.)
IF the report that Louis Botba has been
shot again is true it is inevitable that
there has been wonderfully big lot of
battles or that Louis is n g.ty l-r@ on
the lead market
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20

The advertisement columns show
that owing 10 the kind-hearted peo-
pie who lose their pocketbooks, the
piclpockets and sneak thievea viii
have a happy Christmas.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20

The London Saturday Review is
trying to make its objections to the
canal treaty heard across the water
1t should invest in an American
meraDhoOe
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20

ultaneously. It would be splendid
tribute to an illustrious trio and
would make some amends for the
hardness of the past.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
Anre-HnIidnr Sfr-us

WaShingtonians are in the ecstasy
of ante-ChriStInas fcrvor. If their ac-
tivity Is any criterion. there will be
an abundance Of good cheer. In the
faces of the shopping district crowds
there Is much sunshine and little
cloud The animation is entirely dis
tinet from the political whirl e & cap
itai; 1t Is possessed of its own char
aeteristics, and the notire power is
found in the heart
Mr. and Mrs Santa Claus have
neither time nor inclination for the
red tape tangle of parliamentary law
or the complicated hurly-burIy Of pol
tics The only thing that spreads
an additional wrinkle across their
benevolent foreheads i the EmItation
OF the dollar. The patron saint of the
little folk has n single re4rat-lhat
the riches of Croesus are not al his
command
Those who have g.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20

IF public school teachers have ner-
vous prostration nowadays, what did
they do in the period when every
child in school was playing sIatepen-
ell solos in-faIsetto crescendo2
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20

Bret Harte seems TO be trying TO
prove that an eNPatTiated American
can do California stories all the same,
with canned atmosphere.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
Unsuitable susnicinn


tClIIcago ReeoTd-Herald.)
Paris has ten-year-oId girl who is
writing plays We suspect that she must
have written some of the plays thew have
been producing here in Chicago recently
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20

1t is reported that Senator AIdrich
VIII not hang up his stocking for
Christmas. There Is nothing more
that he needs. that he can think of.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20

The Pan-American conference con
tinues TO be a deliberative body for
the exchange of differences OF
opinion
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20

It was foxy Of Mr. Stutler to see
about that street cleaning appropria-
ton. What if we should have an
other blizzard and Santa Claus could
not get through the drifts?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20
NoBody's Business but Ours.
(Chattanooga Times.)

N'.1'''0IiIIll5aI IIIlI.,-J
Our meddling at Panama is strictly
matter of business. Anyhow. whatever
we Zlay be about down there. We cannot
see that it is any concern Of the European
PaWprs
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-20

No great nation solves its problems
by escaping through the back door.