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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
UNScIENTIFIc BASEBALL.

Time viii not turn backward in its
fight. bat the mind can travel hack 10
the days before baseball was so well
known and before il had become SO scien-
tihc. There were ball games in those
Gays in town and country. and the coun-
try bah game was an event. There were
no clubs-the country boy of those days
was not EregarioUs He preferred flock
ing by himself and remaining independ-
ent on Sunday afternoons the neigh
borhood boys met on some well cropped
pasture and whether ten or forty. every
one was to take mis- part in the game.
Self-appointed leaders divided the boys
into two companies by alternately pick
ing one. until the supply was exhausted.
The bat. which was no round stick. such
as is now used but stout paddle with
a blade TWO inches thick and four inches
wide with a convenient handle dressed
onto il. was the chosen arbiter. one OF
e leaders spat on one side Of this bat,
which was honestly called the paddle"
and asked the leader of the opposition
forces. Wet or dry" The paddle was
then sent twirling into the air and when
II came down whichever side won went TO
the bat while the others scattered over
the field. The bah was not what would
be called a National League balI' nova
DAYS, but 1t served every purpose. Il was
usually made on the spot by some boy
Offering up his wooden socks as an obla-
ton. and these were Taveled and wound
round 2 bullet handful OF strips cut
from rubber overshoe. "A piece OF cork.
OF almost anything. o. nothing when any
this ban was an art. and whoever could
ecel in this art was looked upon as
Superior being The bail must he per
feet sphere. and the threads as regularly
laid as the wire or the helix OF a mag
netic srmature. When the winding was
complete the surface OF the bail was thor
Oughly seved with a large needle and
thread 10 prevent il from unwinding when
a thread was cut. The diamond was not
arbitrarily marked of as now Some
times thee We're four bases. and some
times SIX or seven. They were not eaui-
distant but were marked by any for1u-
itous rock or shrub. OF depression in the
ground where the steers were wont to
below and paw Up the earth one Of
these JelluTal cavities Tas almost sue 10
be selected as the den" now called the
home plate. There were no masks. or
mirs or protectors. There was no science
o. chioanery. now called head work
The strapping young OATS. embryonic (
preachers. presidents. and premiers. were
TOO honest for this. The pitcher was the /
ore who could throw bah over the /
den and few could do this. his CD
jet Was 10 throw hail that co2ld be hit |
ban, and If he struck az it-wh;ch he need /
not GO unless n chose-aud missed il. 4
the catcher standing wen back tried 70 i
eaten i after il had lest its momentum !
BY striking the earth once and bounding 1
in the air--'on first bounce" IL was called /
and Il he succeeded the paddle man was
dead" and another took his plaza II /
he struck IL AID il Vas caught IN the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
HORSE That IS
hFIER COIN
Claude, the Greatest Tourist
and Victor of 1903
TRAVELLED 5000 MILES
Product of Tennessee and
Owned by Mike Daily
TRAVELLED 5000 MILES

One OF the most remarkable race horses
now before the public is the bay colt
Claude. triple derby winner and also the
greatest tourist Of 1903
Since January Claude has been hauled
more han 5000 miles over the rails and
cross ties. has won seven races and alto
gether earned over $4,000 for his owner,
n. J. Daily, brother of The redoubtable
Father Bill" DAILY. Ha -tford. Conn.
is the home place Of the brothers Claude
is q Tennessee product. being the son OF
Lissak and Ida H, and first saw tie
light Of day at Belle Meade, the most
noted nursery Of thoroughbreds il Ten
nessee.
Claude was not a good looking colt as
q yearling, and as two-year-old he was
'inclined 10 be cheap in appearance.
Sam {. Wagner, OF Dayton, o., a pool
room proprietor and owner OF race horses,
got hold OF Claude as a two-year-old
and brought him 10 New York After a
selling race Father Bill" DAILY captured
him and turned the colt over 10 his
brother. Mike J. DAILY. He raced only
fairly wei and was shipped to California
in the fall
As soon as the old year was rung out
Claude began 10 do things" For about
six months there has been no let up
His record is something wonderful His
owner makes no claim Of inyincibility
for Claude bat he does say the horse
that can beat him has 10 race and race
every foot Of the ground.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
MILLIONS OF TROUT DYING.

Millions of native trout are starving in
Trappers' lake.
Game commissioner Woodward says the
state Will either have TO feed these fish
to keep them from perishing or transfer
them 10 the river. The latter course will
probably be followed
GU can stand on the bank any even
ing at sunset, said the commissioned.
and see million hungry flsn jumping
out OF the water or flashing the surface.
TIE fish are very poor. The lake is over
stocked There are so many Of them
there that they cannot get food enough.
These fish 90 up stream several times a
year. and once getting into the lake.
which is two miles long, they have not
Sc se enough to get out
Plenty of these fish weigh from one
TO TWO pounds. The only way the state
can save them is TO feed them where
they are or put them in the White river
Trappers' lake is properly the headwaters
OF the river -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05

field or elsewhere in the air or ION the
the third time he was compelled TO run
There was no umpire and very little
wrangling. There was no effort 10 pounce
upon oaserunner and touch him with
the ball. Any one having it could ehrow
il at him, and if ii hit him he was dead
almost literally sometimes. If he
lodged the ball ne kept on running until
the den was reached Some of the
players became proficient in ducking.
lodging and sidestepping. and others
learned 20 throw the ball with the accu-
racy of a rife bullet No matter how
many players were on a side. each and
every one had to be put out, and if the
last one made three successive home runs
be"brought in his side" and the out
fie lders pitcer. and catcher had TO do all
their work over again The boy who
could bring in his side" was a hero.
No victorious general was ever prouder
or more lauded- Horatius at the bridge
was small potatoes in comparison. He
was the uncrowned king. There were no
foul hits. II bail touched the paddle
ever so lightly il was a tick, and three
ticks meant compulsory run The score
was kept by some one cutting notches
in a stick, and the runs during an after
noon ran UP into the hundreds. If the
ball was lost in the grass or rolled under
a Scotch thistle the cry of lost ball was
raised and the game stopped until it was
found.
Only the older country ball players can
remember those days and games. They
did not last long. When the change came
it came suddenly TechnicaIities and
rules began TO creep in. Tricks between
the pitcher ard the catcher designed 20
fool the batter began The argot or slang
Of the game intruded. The country boys
who went TO college found more than
their new homespun suits Of which they
were so proud on leaving home out of
date. The ball game was all changed.
They had to use round club instead Of
paddle 10 nit the ball They had TO
change their tactics all through the game.
Iney found the pitcher not intent on
throwing a ball that could be hit. but so
that il would be hit at and missed. The
bases were laid of with mathematical
accuracy. They could be put out so many
unknown ana surprising ways They
could not wander at will over the field, F!
but must occupy certain position. All
was changed. All has been changing /
since. The expert of even twenty years |
ago would be lost today. The game of |
BAN" has been growing more scientific. 4
and when il becomes wholly scientific, /
and when the elements Of sport and spec /
ulatiOn are eliminated, it will diminish in |
public favor-die, perhaps The change |
is not only rapid. but universal The |
boys who returned home |
on vacation expecting 10 show or ana /
teach their former companions the game |
Of ball up-to-date discovered that the in 1
novation had preceded them. and that I
those who had not left the old haunts :
knew all about the game, excepting the |
very newest wrinkles. And they knew /
something which the college boys had not /
earned.-Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05

part and a molding close against the cell
ing finishes of the upper part.
After all. this latest fancy in paper
hanging derives directly from the older
style OF dado. wall and frieze: and that in
its turn was the offspring Of the architec-
tural column or plaster, with its pedes-
tai, shaft and capital.
In high. narrow room / once saw the
usual arrangement altered 10 having the
patterned part of the wall below-it was
a gorgeous pattern Of oranges and twisted
branches: above this came deep. brown
ish yellow. covering the upper third Of
the wall and growing several shades
tighter Oh the ceiling. Here the pla,e
rail between the two was Of ebonIzed
wood and was even with the middle sash
Of the tall, green sash curtains and blinds
which exactly matched the yellow-brown
plain paper We're drawn halfway down.
Thine result was that the upper part II
the windows passed unnoticed and they
practically consisted only of the lower
part-IsabeI McDougaH in The Pilgrim.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
HIS PULL WON FOR HIM.

a crowd of sporting men were gathered
in a downtown cafe a day or two ago.
wnen the converse ton turned on physiog-
nomy. declares the New York World.
4 can tell rwo times out OF three. -
said one disputant, by merely looking
al man whether or not he's made his
own way in life. The chap that has
trotted along through the influence of
others has it written in his face
Hold on" interrupted Pat" Powers
There goes man 1 know Tell ne
from looking at him what his past has
been.
Hes worked his way TO the front by
sheer work, declared the other. after
one glance
You're wrong" laughed Powers He
owes everything TO pull"
Really queried the disgruntled phys
iognomist.
Yes" answered Powers. - he owes
his success 10 pull And long, strong
pull at that He is Courtney. the Cornell
coach
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
WEEkES' DESPAIR.

Harold s. Weekes. Columbias football
hero. had bitter experience in his last
game. II was Thanksgiving day. Co
lumbia played Syracuse. Weekes, laid
by with a bad ankle. couldn't play. He
witnessed part of the game from a point
near the line Of four-in-hands-
See that tall fellow playing at right
guard for Columbian" he heard a youth
On one OF the drags say to a pretty girl.
That's ,Veekes. the captain.
Is it@ cooeo the sweet maiden. What
a handsome. splendid feuow he is. had
no idea from his picturN that he could
play SO beautifully.
Yes ehimed in another girl, he plays
better than ever saw him play in all his
four years and
Here" growIed Weekes 10 a substi-
tute. help me of with my sweater Ankle
or no ankle. ] m going into that game.
tn be easier work than STANDING here"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
TAFT FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

Mr. Taft. at present civil governor Of
the Philippines is man Of remarkable
capacity. He commands public confidence
as few men have ever been able 20 do;
he is a genius in producing results he
Is a man q magnetic personality and
winning speech. and with his knowledge
and experience could sustain The party's
cause on the stump with exceptional
grace and facility. That he would b. ac-
ceptable to Mr.. Roosevelt is well known
and as .nings stand now he is the most
likely candidate in sight While there has
been no general discussion OF the subject.
the party generally would. We believe be
pleased 20 honor Ar. Taft and i would
b. difficult 10 put a stronger ticket IN the
field than Roosevelt and TsfI--Baltimcre
American
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
WITH THE BRASSIE.

A pot OF money was lost on Walter J
Travis in the recent open championship.
Many enthusiasts wagered he would m
tsh among the hrst three. while others
vent so far as 10 pick him FOR the ulti-
mate winner.
Neither Mrs. Charles 7. Stout. the ma
tionaI woman champion, nor Mrs. & A
Nanice. the metropolitan champion title
holder. are certain OF going west for me
conling championship The event would
loss much Of its interest without these
experts among the starters.
That the Scots are loath to adopt the
new innovations in the way Of clubs was
shown during the recent opel champion
shin. Nearly al Of the players pntted
x,th the old-styie iron weapons
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
PueILisTs AND PET DOGS.

.eDid YOU ever notice said Joe Max
yell that pugiIists are as partial to dogs
as Old mas are TO cats? You probably
,sxer thought Of It. because when you
g tighter in the ring. on the STAGE or
an a car the dos. OF course. isn't along
hut lust let me give You the list as Tar as
car remembre it at this moment jim
Corbett's collie. Laddie, 81 course mas
been written up before now sen mas
mig ST. Bernard he Owns In partnership
with Billy Delaney; Fitz is followed eN-
srvwhere. when he IS at home by ms
vhite bun terrier. Phil; Sharkey. too has
. bun trrier OF the same hue, named JACK
aSeGoyern has q setter he thinks lot OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
HE VALUED HIS BRASSIE.

The attempted assassination of Golf
Expert Rawiins recalls an anecdote of
Eugene B. Howell. who last year was
playing a close game at Ardsley. when
his cap was suddenly blown from his
head. On picking il up he found a bullet
hole clear through il. A moment later
q very scared looking boy emerged from
an adjacent grove carrying a little target
rife. He had been shooting at a mark,
had missed and had narrowly escaped
causing a tragedy. Howell accepted the
lads frightened excuses and went on with
the game.
Why did you let him off so easily?"
asked another player.
Because it suddenly occurred to me
that the bullet might have broken this
favorite brassie scS mine if il hadn't hit
my cap" replied Howell and ! was so
grateful at that escape l hadn't the
heart TO scold him
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
CLARKE AND HIS FIGHTS.

Fred Clarke. the manager and Captain
of the Piteburg team, champions OF the
National League. has had more fights
than any ball player in the game Friday
he INDUCED in fisticuffs with Bowerman,
catcher OF the New Yorks- Some OF his
fights have been with Cupid Childs.
the noted second baseman of the old
CleveIands: Fred Tenny. OF the Bostons;
Jesse Tannehill then pitcher for Pitts
burg. and Jesse Burkett. Of St Louis
These fights are fresh in the memory Of
fans" Besides these ne had numerous
other minor difficulties Clarke j. pugna-
cious in his makeup. and this fact leads
hun into trouble
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05

Mysterious ,clly' Smith has kennel
OF fourteen dogs down ar College Point;
Mccoy has fox terrier that is his con-
slant shadow. And so on down the list.
Gus Rhulin is the only dogless pugilist I
know
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05

Nortouville Kan. has an infant prodi-
gy over whom the couzty papers are hold
Ing high carnival She Il hf1eea years
old, and has gone TO school nine years
During that tine she has never missed
& school session. been late. o. stood IL
der s. in her studies
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26

never doubted that she had told the
truth.
Good heavens!'' ne exclaimed,
turning deathly pale. you must not
do it, And to throw yourself away on
that vulgar brute, of all people in the
world"
"You are a good actor" said Stella,
pretend that my movements concern
you"
81 swear l mean it, answered
Nigel, passionately. 20, my darling,
tell me that you care for me a little
You are all I have to live for"
For one brief moment SteIa
wavered and the look of misery in
his honest blue eyes nearly convinced
her that his love was real; then she
told herself angrily that he was only
acting to win his bet.
Il suppose it would crafty you to
hear me confess that | love YOU" she
observed, refectivly; ''but alas my
friend, | cannot oblige you. One
must speak the truth over these
serious matters; and do you know, |
don't feel as if l have behaved badly
to you because I have not much faith
in mems protestations of affection.
Anyhow, you have begun to bore me.
Now. had you not better go?"
Nigel looked at her despairingly,
and, seeing the scorn and contempt
in her face, he realized that to plead
again was useless, so he left her.
He thought she did not really care
for him, but the pity of it was that
she o4u and always would. And SO
another fagot was added to the ever
increasing bundle Of LIES tragedies.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
DYING WORDS.
The Last Utterances of Some Good
and Some Famous Men.

The Last Utterances of Some Good
and Some Famous Men.
The following are selected from a
much larger collection of dying
words:
'It is well. ''-Washington.
Il must sleep now."-Byron.
rs this your fidelity ?"-Nero.
Then l am SAFE "-Cromwell.
! Let the light er."-GOethe.
Gods will be e."-Bishop Ken.
Lord, take my spirit. Edward vi.
Lord, receive my spirit. Gran
mer.
Don't give up the ship."-Law-
renee.
'It is the last of earth."-J. @.
Adams.
st am about to die Samuel John
son.
Independence forever. John
Adams.
"Give Dayrolles a chair Chester
field.
81 shall be happy. Archbishop
Sharp.
Don't let poor Nellie starve. >
Charles II.
q thank God have done my duty
Nelson.
81 feel as if I were myself again. >
Walter Scott.
An emperor should die standing. "
! -Vespasian.
1.-THE best of all is, God is with us"
John Wesley,
1T matters little how the head
lieth. Raleigh.
CA dying man can do nothing easy"
Franklin.
MANY things are becoming clearer
! to me. Schiller.
, q feel the daisies growing over
me. John Keats.
Taking a leap in the dark. o
mystery. Thomas Paine.
Don't let that awkward squad fire
over my grave. Burns.
"Here, veteran, if you think it
right, strike. Cicero.
81 thought that dying had been diff
cult Louis XIV.
Let me die to the sounds of de-
Iicious music. -Mirabeau.
|It is small, very SMALL abiding to
| her neck.-Anne Boleyn.
LET me hear those notes so long
my solace and delight, Mozart.
J 1--WE are as near heaven by sea as
by Iand.'-Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
Il do not sleep. wish to meet
death awake Maria Theresa.
81 resign my soul to God; my
daughter to my country. Jefferson.
81 would not change my joy for the
empire of the world. Philip Sidney.
Farewell, Livia, and ever remem-
Der our long union. "-Augustus
Caesar.
q have sent for you to see how
Christian can ie"-Addison to War
wick
Into Thy hands, o Lord, com
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
NEW ROUTE TO TIDEWATER.

The report that the Baltimore and
Ohio road is about to utilize the long
abandoned South Penn route in the
construction of a new direct line from
Pittsburg to tidewater offers the hope
that the congestion Of freight is at
last to be attacked with the purpose OF
securing more than temporary relief.
Fngineers stat. that by this means
the rail distance between Pittsburg
and Baltimore can be reduced to 300
miles. the shortest route to the sea.
1t will bring Pittsburg so miles near
er to tidewater, and in connection
with other cutOffs projected west OF
this CITY will reduce the distance be-
tween Chicago and Baltimore by 80
miles. incidentally the completion or
the proposed line will open vast coal
area. containing it is said, two billion
tons Of soft coal. 1t is suggested that
the plan has been forced by the rival
ry of the Wabash, which it is said to
| be designed to thwart AS a matter OF
fact there will be plenty Of traffic for
both systems. Both are required to
take care of the growing surplus OF
Pittbsurg freight. If as a result OF the
energy of the Wabash, Pittsburg is
to secure two new outlets instead of
one, so much the better. Something
of the kind will have to be done soon
er or later to meet the enormously in
creasing traffic originating in this dis
trict, and the conditions are already
ripe-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
a RAIN AND SHINE SONG.

)e Rain. he say: Dat WORT I'll drown,
En- wipe it out dis minute!"
Ven here de Sunshine streamln
down,
Wild a rainbow tangIe in it!
Come down, o, Sunshine
Warm de weather coli!
En- open wide de winders-
De winders er yo' soul!
)e Storm. he say: I'll blow away
Dat worP whar sweet bells ringln, "
SUIT yOnder come de peaceful day,
Wild all de glad birds singln! !!
Come down, o, Sunshine
Whar de thunder roll!
En- open wide de winders-
De winders er yO' soul!
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
A Diplomatic Explanation.
''But tell you" said the

''But I tell you" said the big,
brawny dealer, focal is very. scarce.
"Nonsense!" the little man an
swered. There is coal enough. You
fellows only tell us that to make us
pay your price"
"I'll punch your head if you call me
a liar" me dealer started threaten
ingly toward him.
mo, no." said the little man, back
ing away. "You don't understand me.
only meant that out of consideration
for our comfort you are giving us hot
air."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-26
STORY for an
Hole Dour
It'll LOVE WOKE.

... By Evelyn Sinclair.
Swift years of liking and sweet long
laughter,
That visit not we'll of the years there
after,
Till love woke smitten at heart by a
kiss,
With lips that trembled and trailing
wings.
Swim h1IrOn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-29
Ual|..n:|ed
Fifty Pounds After
Many Years Of
Chronic Dyspepsia
andNervousneSa.
l Thank DIR. Miles Nerv.
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