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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
ART OF BATTING.
Charlie Hickman Talks About When
 to Hit. &t+

Charlie Hickman Talks About When
 to Hit.
 Charles Hickman, the Cleveland hrst baseman, Is one of the hardest, freest hitters in base ball. Speaking of the art of batting, "Hick" said: Curve balls are about the same as fast, straight ones to hit if they come over the plate. I'd just as soon hit at curves as the straight ones, and number of fellows feel the same way. I think the hardest ball to hit is the one that comes low down on the out side corner of the plate, but the hlgh, fast inside ball brings its2 troubles Tor the batters. A batsman is sometimes fooled, not by the pitcher, but by hlm- self. This happens when the batter makes up his mind to hit at the next ball pitched. That takes place once In a while with the best of them.
 The batter gets the idea of hitting at the next one in his head and can't get it out of his head. The result is he lets go at the next ball. whether 1t suits him or not, and as likely as not strikes out or fails to hit safe. Which shows that he has no business figuring on hitting a ball until he sees what kind of a one is coming. They say that when the ball is three and two on a pitcher, the advantage is with the batter because the pitcher has to put the next one over, but for me I'd rather have the call two and two. Pitchers are getting to be very tricky. They are not putting them squarely over these days without trying to fool you by talk, ing the corners, and notice that many s nitcher will try to curve the ball over tho plate even with three balls against him.
 1.-TWO and two suits me better. believe the percentage or likelihood for making a hit is greater when there are. men on bases than when there are not, say with two on bases and hit needed. The pitcher is more careful and the other flelders more careful, but a situation of that sortE nerves up batsma1a There Is more at stake than when nobody is on base. and. feeling the responsibility the batter's cond- dence grows accordingly" <
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
At Bridgeport.

New London, July 23.-Long had Bridgeport where he wanted them all through the game and with excellent support had the visitors shut out until the ninth. Then in an attempt to hurry the game at the beginning of a thunder shower, he grew careless and four hits and a stolen base gave Bridgeport two runs. With two men out and two on bases Umpire Kennedy called time on account of the rain. When play was resumed Yale sent a fly to Finn, clos ing the game. The score:
 RH.E. New London I 4 o 0 o00O %-5 9 2 Bridgeport 70 o 0 0 0 o 0 2-2 8 6 Batteries-Long and Smith; Nichols and o'Rourke; umpire, Kennedy; at tendance, 500.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
Hartford.

Sacrifice hits, Miller, O'Connor. Nc Carthy, Tansey; stolen bases, Bour- den, McDonnell; double plays, Daly Mccarthy and Mclean, Daily and Me Carthy; Donovan and R. Connor; first base on balls. by Luby 4, by Miller 4; hit by pitched ball, by Luby l, struck out, by Luby i, by Miller 5; time, hour; attendance, 5S7 paid; umpire, Carolan.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23

At Shreveport Shreveport z, Atlan- ta ?. @f. Ua
 Hartford is still trying out new play. CTS. Two more were tried Monday by Tom Reilly and, as usual, they didn't make good
 Pat Carney has made only two mis- plays in S6 chances in the Boston Ma tionals' outf1eld and is team leader in fielding.
 Manager O'Rourke has six men on the suspended list. These are: Phil Corcoran, Red" Waller Beaumont. Cusick, Dougherty and Began.
 Patrons of game are entitled to protection from the noisy man who oc- casionally gets into the grand stand and mars the enjoyment of everybody within hearing.
 Pappalau is turned down Neither Tom Reilly or Roger Connor would buy the player from Worcester. Man ager Hurley of the outcasts tried to sell him but failed.
 There is one thing to be thankful for this year. The robbed-by-the-umpi cry has about died out The cranks refuse to take any more stock in it. New York Sun.
 Pop Foster, the utility player, who was formerly with Worcester, is now to be tried for slabbing duty by the Bridgeport team. Pop has been doing we'll as shortstop.
 William Madden is the name of a new outf1elder from Worcester that rom Reilly mas added to the Hartford team. Madden" looks whole lot like Victor Bourden who was with the Worcester team. " Besides being a f1rst-rater in all points of the game there is a ginqery way about Hugh Jennings that is con tagious and has much to do with win- ming out in close contest-Providence Journal.
 Fred Clay, who played in the Phila- delphia National outfield last year, has reported for work at Meriden. He is six-footer. He slammed out three hits, one of them triple in his first l game Monday. Terry Rogers. Norwich's second l baseman, who was overcome by the heat, about two weeks ago, has been removed to Backus hospital. He was apparently recovering, but suffered a relapse. t.. \ Willis, supposed to be one of the best pitchers in the country, has won only four of fifteen games for the Bos- ton Nationals, while John Malaykey vet, well known to the Eastern league followers, is the winning twirl- CT with eight wins in fourteen games.
 The New Haven Leader says that Phil Corcoran is still at New Haven, and is occupying his time driving a bargain with an independent team. It is said that he will land something good in a few days at terms made to suit himself.
 K T am more than pleased with the work of the team on this trip" says Ed Hanlon, "and I am sure the cranks in Brooklyn have nothing much to kick about. I have tried hard to bolster up
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
WESTERN LEAGUE.

At Omaha-First game, Omaha i, Peoria Q; second game, Omaha 3, Pe- oria z.
 At Des Moines-Des Moines 0, Mill waukee '.
 At Colorado Springs = Colorado Springs 15, St Joseph 0.
 At Denver Denver 15, Kansas City
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23

tried to get down to second was nailed by yard or two. The score:
 R.H.E. Norwich '. Q } 010s1 0 0 *--4 10 0 Holyoke ....o 0 0 o 0 0 l o--1 ? Batteries--McLean and Connolly; Durnbaugh and Schincel; umpire, Do- Ian.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Milwaukee-Firstg game, Milwau- kee 5, Columbus 8; second game, Mill waukee 2, Columbus ?.
 At Kansas City--Kansas City 8, To ledo '.
 At apolis-Mi Minneapolis 4, Louisville 8.
 At St Paul-st Paul 3, Indianapolis o
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
TABLE OF PERCENTAGES.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.

At Concord-Nashua 8, Concord 1.
 At Lawrence-Fall River 2, Law renee 0. ell 0.
 At New Bedford-New Bedford z, Haverhill 5.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
THE DIAMOND.
Secretary O'Rourke's View of
 the Vickers Case

Only One Punished--Games Inter-
 fered With By Rain Yesterday
 Manager Reilly Enters a Protest.
 Meriden, July 23.-While the action of the board of directors of the Con necticut baseball league was decisive an regard to the games in which Nlck- CTS, a farmed pitcher, played for Hol- woke being thrown out, it is likely that the vote will be modified at the next meeting and the Holyoke team made the only sufferer. AS it is now the New Haven team, which beat Vtckers three games, is an innocent victim, oW- ing to the directors drastic vote, and loses the games the teams won. How ever, this only temporary action ana will be remedied at once.
 James H. O'Rourke, in a letter to the Meriden Journal, explains the vote or the meeting and gives his opinion, thus setting at rest all rumors as to the vote. MT O'Rourke's letter is as follows:
 According to the motion, which pre- vailed by majority vote, all games in which Vickers took part are thrown out. This includes all games, both won and lost, where Viclers appeared in the game. The official scorer has Deen notified by me to correct the standing of all clubs on this basis.
 'I am heartily in favor of a modifi- cation of the above vote because l be- lieve it to be wholly inequitable in so far as 1t is punishment upon the New . Haven baseball club which so splen- didly won three games from Holyoke fxyifIa Viclzora 11ifahircy
 ''The more equitable proposition is $o have all the games played in by vickers forfeited to the 11on-offending club. The only club then punished would be the guilty one. to wit--Hol- yoke. It is my opinion this will be the ultimate decision of the board of directors. But by the record as 1t now stands all the Vickers games are thrown out"
 It is to be hoped that the meeting will be called soon and the correction made. as the defiant stand of O'Neill and his team is not conducive to good order in the league.
 This letter from Secretary O'Rourke effectuallyssets at rest all the rumors about the vote of the directors at the New Haven meeting. The stories printed by the baseball men of the New Haven Register, Holyoke Tran script and other unreliable writers are thus denied The games are thrown out and will stay thrown out The efforts of Canavan. O'Neill and the Register can hardly have them re- awarded.
 Springfield, July 23--Hartford and Springfield played a five-inning game in the rain yesterday afternoon. It was raining hard in the second inning and the captains of the two teams agreed that the. game should be called at the end of the fifth inning, the team ahead at that time winning the game Hartford was ahead in the fifth but the Springhelds batted in two runs and won the game. Then, when the gaem was called, Manager Reilly pro tested. claiming that it was not raining harder than during the previous in- >nings, and he demanded that the game go on. The game was called as agreed, however. The score:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
BROKE HER CAFE.
Shamrock HI. Has an Accident--Fr0M
 stopped Race.

Shamrock HI. Has am Accident~-Fom,
 stopped Race.
 ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N..J., Jus ly 28--Sir Thomas Lipton watched aiix- iously from the deck of the Erin while, for an hour his priceless cup challenger was temporarily lost to his view behind blank wall of binding Fog. When the beautiful yacht came limping out of the fog with her gaff broken Sir Thomas was so pleased to see her safe that the accident was of little impor4 tance to him. The steel gaff was bent and the rfvets pulled out about ten feet from the mast as the yacht jumped into a sharp tumble of sea-. It did not break entirely in two.
 The yacht has spare gaff at Erie baE sin, and it will be in place in time for. today's race The dense fog which. shut down on the racing yachts when they had sailed about five. miles of the last leg of the course put an end to thss racing.
 Shamrock III. was leading by min utes and 43 seconds at the turn of the. outer mark and was five minutes ahead when the fog shut down and ended the race .... U
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At PhiIadeIphia-- " ssIiadsins,s SsN GGTa SS~SS 8 g 8 8 g Gs G- 2
 Hits--New. York, 5; Philadelphia. ii, Rr- rors-New York, 2; Philadelphia, B.. Bat teries-McGinnity, Taylor and Bowerman; Sparks and Roth.
 At Boston ''-H Bss9day BBssPa5yn ',:::::::::: ::: 8 ] g [ !--g
 Hits--Brooklyn, 6; Boston, 9. Errors Brooklyn. 2; Boston. l. Batteries --
 At St. Louis
 st etnqinnati. ian't ....,,- 39SS g 2s
 Hits-aCincinnati, B; St. Louis. F. Err ies - Harper and Bergen; Brown and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
Clifton Forge Was Hest Colt,

ST. LOUIS, July 23.-Clifton Forge by winning the feature of the Deimar card, six furlongs sprint for two year-olds, proved himself to be the best colt at the track. The fourth saco, a handicap for two-year-olds, brought to- eether the best youngsters at Delmar. Clifton Forge, who was made strong favorite, trailed his field to the head of the stretch, where he came away and won easily by two lengths from Fore hand, the second choice:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
''I TABLE OF PERCENTAGES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Washington F
 Rnhiia9d1eiphis nas9,1e E{an $-i
 Hits = Philadelphia, 9; Washington, 2. Errors = Philadelphia. 0; Washington, 9 Batteries-Plank and Powers; Dunkle and Kittridge.
 At Cleveland st s,tta,LlsoSsulsr LoSulsr ......... 998Se9 9-9
 Hits--St. Louis, G. Cleveland, g. Errors --St. Louis, l; Cleveland, 1. Batteries Evans, Currte and Sugden; Moore and Ahfnft .s}
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
Racing at Hawthorne,

CHICAGO, July 23. 7 Warte Nicht and Ahola, the two extreme outsiders in the betting, ran one, two in the mile handicap, the feature at Hawthorne. Toah was third. The favorite, Schwal- be, heavily played divided rear honors with Lucien Appleby and Bragg.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
R.H-E
At Norwich.

Norwich, July g. Norwich defeated H6lyoke yesterday at Norwich, out pitching, outplaying and outbatting them. McLeans pitching and bat ting and Connelly's throwing were the features. Every Holyoke man who
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
CadiIIac Won TnterlaIse Racc.

TOLEDO, O., July 23.-The racing of the yachts at the Interlake Yachting association regatta, Putin Bay, fur nished another day of good sport. The race was five miles to windward and return, with a fourteen mile wind from the northwest and lumpy sea. Once more the principal interest centered in the race between the Cadillac and De- troit. After splendid exhibition of seamanship Cadillac won by two min utes and by winning two races cap tured whole load of trophies, includ- ing a silver tea service, silver coffee urn, championship flags and cash prizes
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
Rao.d In Mud at Fort Erie.

BUFFALO, July 23.-Rain and mu6. prevailed at Fort Erie again. The wins ners were all well backed. Amigari ana Silver Dream were the easiest winners, both leading their fields from the start. Lou Key, which ran in the colors of |. 0. Ferris, IT,, fell dead after finishing in the fifth race.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
sir palsr.lie was . Baa Lest.

NEW YORK, July 23.--As the spe- cial race between McChesney and Wa, terboy had been extensively advertisedl before 1t was declared off, there was q large crowd in attendance at Brighton Beach. The weather was very unpleas- ant and the track heavy. The Mon- tauk stakes, for two-year-olds, the fea- ture of the card, was won by Long Shot. The favodte, The Southerner. was second Sir Ellerslie in the last race was quoted at 1000 to in the betting. He finished bad last
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
At New Haven.

New Haven. July 23.--With the score to in favor of -Meriden and two men on bases in the first half of the fifth inning Umpire Merriek called the game yesterday afternoon on account of rain, although the rainfall was slight. The score:
 RIFE Meriden ...... .......1 o 0 3-4 5 0 New Haven .O O U--l $ Batteries-Hodgea and Manning; Han ifan and Jope.-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
pstrosts s1o, 900 stalze undec,aed.

DETROIT, Mich, July 23.--Sunset found the Merchants and Manufac- turers' $1O,Oo0 stake for 2:24 class trot- ters, the feature of the Blue Ribbon meeting of the Detroit Driving club at the Crosse Point track, still unfinished, with two heats each to the credit of Wainscott, the decided favorite, and John Taylor. John Taylor's victory over Wainscott in the fourth heat after an accident in the third heat in which Taylor collided with two other horses, then kicked loose from the sulky and ran for three-quarters of a mile, was the surprise of the day and one of the most sensational heats in the history of the stake.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23

Glens Falls To-Night.
 While waiting for someone to take him on in the ring, Jack Munroe, the pugilist, is going to try his skill on the mat. The big miner has arranged a match with NJ. J. Dwyer of Waterbury and the pair will come together at catch-as-catch-can style tonight al Glens Falls, N. r., for $2oO side and a purse. The conditions are best two in three falls.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
SOUTHERN LEAG1rn.

At mphis--Mo Montgomery 9, Mem- phis 2. Nf. a..
 At Little Rock--Little Rock 3, Nash vile 1.
 At New Orleans-New Orleans 6, Bir- mingham 5.
 At Shreveport Shreveport z, Atlan- ta 2. e..[- H.2
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23

From some of the training camps comes the wall that Jeffries has trou- ble to take off weight. Why he wants to take off weight the wall does not say. In fact. most of the yawps about Jeffries's lack of condition may be taken with the proverbial grain of salt in fact, several grains.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-04
WHEN LEO XIII. WAS YOUNG.
Incident That showed the Late POpe's
Human Nnture-CIiIHbed Tree
for range

Seventy-two years ago, when Gregory
XIV. was pope, a young priest was
amusing himself by chatting with a lit
tie girl ten years old. They stood on
the balcony of a villa in Rome, says the
Golden Penny, and near them, over
hanging the wall which separated the
villa from the adjoining one, were large
clusters of ripe oranges. what a pity"
said the little girl, that those oranges
belong to our neighbor, for | would be
very glad to cat one" AS she spoke the
young priest ran down from the bal
cony. quickly climbed the wall and
picked half a dozen of the largest
oranges, which he fastened to place in
the little girls lap. AT first she was so
dismayed at his temerity that she could
not touch them, but, with a laugh, he
assured her that be had not committed
any crime and that she might safely
eat them. A few years ago the duchess
of Bresci, an old lady with snow-white
hair, went TO the vatican to pay her
respects to his holiness, and Leo XIII.
received her with extreme kindness.
do you remember, your holiness sud-
denly asked the duchess, that day,
long ago, when you picked the oranges
for me?" Hush, hush! Don't say a
word about that" whispered LED Kill,
with a humorous smile, as he gently
placed a finger OF her lips.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-04
disappointment of Tourists.

Hero worshipers must cultivate an
easy credulity when they go on pill
grimsge. If they do not they are al
most sure to suffer disenchantment
when they reach the longed-for shrine.
The Florence of Dante is being given
over to the builder of villcs, cheap and
nasty; Stratford-on-Avon regards
Shakespeare as a C commercial asset.
The famous birthplace would not be
recognized by the poet If he were to
set eyes on it to-day, and as for the
treasures of the museum, they are for
the most part a collection Of %antiuuated
rubbish. j. Cunning Walters, wei
known as an authority IN Tennyson,
has dared to question the worth of these
venerated relics, and Sydney Lee, the
Shakespearean scholar, who is also one
of the trustees, has consented to mako
an inquiry into the authenticity of each
individual article. Halliwell Phillips
said that the only remaining part of the
original Shakespeare house was the
cellar. What will remain of the nu-
scum when It's contents have been made
the subject of a searching inquiry?-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-04
DOGS BLOW THE BELLOWS.
New York Blacksmith Has Trained
Three Ncvvfoundlands to
Help Mt the Forge.

On an uptown street, on the east
side of the city, says the New York
Mail and Express, hundreds of people
daily pause ct a blacksmith's shop to
watch three large Newfoundland dogs,
which are employed by the brawny
smithy to work the bellows of the
FORCES of his shop. In one corner of
the shop is o large wooden wheel,
about eight feet in diameter, and wide
enough for a dog to stand in. When
the wheel is at rest the dog stands
in much the same position as the horse
in a child's rocker, with its head al
ways turned toward the forge, await
ing orders. When told to go ahead"
the beast on duty at once starts on a
brisk trot, which makes the wheel
turn around rapidly, and by means OF
a crank and lever the power is con-
veyed to the bellows.
The dogs work willingly and with
such intelligence that people are never
weary of watching the efforts Of the
animals to keep the smiths fires
bright. Each dog works in the wheel
for one hour and then rests for two.
They cost their owner about two dol
lars a week for each to feed, and he
estimates that they save him S12 a
week, as otherwise it would require at
least the services of two men or a
small engine to do their work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-04
BACTERIA
Much Time ard Money Wasted in
Futile Efforts to Escape
the Germs.

Radium destroys germs, but radium
costs 1000 times as much as gold. If
a barber puts a fresh towel under the
head of each customer he raises the
price of a shave, says Golfers Weekly.
If he were compelled to steTilize his
Instruments, to the degree undertaken
by one medical barber shop in Paris
his fee would approach the dollar mark.
Every man who smokes puts a generous
allowance of germs between his teeth.
|Uncooked food, like salads, has the bac-
terra of the water with which it is pre-
pared. Not only are we unable wholly
to avoid the deadly germ, but many I'M
doubted methods of outwitting him cost
too much in time, money or ~abstention.
Some there be who avoid cars, and 9TH
ers the public carriage, from dread of
exchanging germs wi "upc t0.
There are even those T'0. e.; he =
alter, prefer a box becausr :, rccni.C5 i
species Of bacteria superior TO what is
offered in the stalls. At the opposite
extreme are Thousands who gayly drink
from any vessel, and many who by the
use of public towels and soap exchange
honest soil for insidious beasts. The
number Of deaths caused by careless
Eess probably surpasses the number en-
%couraged by worry, but both are great.
The best chance belongs to the man who
calmly takes what precautions are easy
and within his means, and omits the rest
without wasting thought. Secure in the
Ennulp1uo that 'sIoath 1I1rlrs in oVErU
flower and hurts us most in apprehen-
sion, he is observant without timidiuy,
and careful without anxiety.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-04
LAZY MANS PARADISE.
In the West Indies the Arc
the Workers While the
Men Loaf.

On market day in the West Indies
thousands Of peasant women and girls
ran be seen walking along the roads to
!he town from their pa~lm-thatched huts
In the mountains and woods. They car
ry on their heads immense loads of ba-
panas, oranges, yanSs, plantains, brown
iugar or tobacco, stepping along at the
rate of four miles IN hour with the gait
Of q princess, says the Kansas City
Star.
Constant carrying of heavy loads
rives them a splendid carriage. They
will walk 40 miles to market to sell 30
cents worth of produce. Often they
could sell the same stuff for a better
price at their homes, but they enjoy
The merry company on the road and
the fun and gossip of the market place
too much to give up their weekly jaunt.
Most people think such a tramp hard
work, but they regard it as a picnic.
Tramping along over rough mountain
tracks, fording swift rivers, Juggling
fractions mules in the way hat they
should GO, these women never let their
lOduS ldll. IHtg COu4u uuuSS d jas "4tA-
out dropping them.
Meanwhile the men folk-who have
not even taken the trouble to SOW or
harvest the crops, much less carry
Them to market-are sleeping in the
palm-thatched hut or lying down in
the yam patch outside and smoking the
strong native tobacco.
ION my estate" said a coffee planter
to an American friend, 81 employ about
600 people in the busy seasons, besides
200 or 300 children. The women out
number the men by more than two to
one, and do far better work, though they
are only paid is cents a day, as COM
pared with the mems "a cents. The diff
ference in wages is most unfair, but it
is regulated by an ir%on-bound CUSTOM"