The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

with a quill pen Some one put Mr.. Buck
ley wise to this fact. and he makes good
money at his winter side line. Jake haa
grown so expert that he can shoot forty
cents worth of quilts out Of a wild Eooss
without hurting the bird. OF course the
goose Is wilder than ever after such an
great difficulty in getting q second shot
at the same goose. The geese are on to
Jake.
Smiling Al orth owns a small naphthA
under a canopy Of foliage. ORTIZ ioSts
down stream and shoots tobacco worms
when they approach the river at eventide
to drink. The tobacco growers Of VfrEfnia
pay Mr.. Orth a bounty on each worm
scalp he brings in. He makes a rood thfu6
OF 1t. orth declines 10 tell the exact
amount Of bounty per scalp. lest others
should be tempted to butt into his line.
CLARKE OWNS GAME PRESERVE.
Charles Cooper Fraser and Fred CJsrks
winter on the Iatters private fsh ana
game preserve in Southern Kansas. The
boss Pirate owns a whole township down
there, and he permits no one but himself
and Charles Cooper to play and angle in
that vicinity.
Isbell, Of the White sox. hunts prairie
aid Of powder and shot. The chickens
roost on telegraph wires, peck at the
messages passing by and choke to death
n the tough names William =. Bryan
eAS Law A4SASA obA0 6AVv0N
cleveland. In the early morning 1sbe1
goes out with a gunny sack and gathers
up the dead prairie chickens, which lateN
service at $50 per whole bird; 80 cents
per ha!f bird; stuft1ng optional.
,o etank +, Howerman goes hunting bare.
He never gets lost In q blizzard, because
his tracks look different from those mado
py, ttn-horn sportsmen. who wear shoes.
When Bowerman strikes his own trall he
KNOWS If In a minute md H0l10-a hf~-
sell home. We might spring q joke here
and say that Frank occasionally comes
across a bare track. but what's the nss1
hunting Is a serious business.
FEW JEWISH BALL PLAYERS.
zone thing hat puzzles me-" says Barr
n Mccormick. IS why Jews don't play
baseball. The only Jews In the game to-
of St. Louis. and Kane, the pitcher, whose
right name Is Cohen. Back In the Severn
ties there was a crack Jewish player, Lib
man Pike. and Ed Stein. Anson's pitcher,
other the Jew does not play blu. He ID
athletic enough, and the great number Of
Jewish boxers shows that hs e IN sdeps
y j. Ias names nla IL N s sRe foo, s l :isvsu. 7 : :
Jewish boys making good In track teams,
Jewish gentlemen Of means back the bali
Yet the athletic Hebrew does not risS
ball. Why Is it,"
OLAUGHLIN A GREAT UMPIRE
The foul-strike rule cuts down the
OF games all right. but what base
more Silk O'Loughlins," says Charlie
.omtskey. I've seen all the umpires
and go. but / never saw one before
could turn the tricks he does IN the
way or hustling players along. You don't
notice him unless you are close up. and
hence the crowd ann understand why,
Under O~Loughlin. the players move IN
and out so rapidly. It's something won
ierful. though, to those who are acquaint.
ID with ball payers. to realize how
.Loughlin can make a game go through
n ten to fifteen minutes less time thar
he average. He seems to hold the boys
inder some sort Of a spell. They don't
ag. they. don't stop to jaw back. they
ust run in and out to and from their POI
itions. and the game goes with q rush
a whirr. There are plenty Of UNI
Tres who make as good decisions AZ
)Loughlin-maybe a Bit better-but tbs
way he can rush Q game along 70 enough
o make him worth a lot Of money"