The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-06

ed at every game and hundreds lined the
grounds. At the regular Dawson League
games the attendance averages 16O TO
1900.
The invasion Of baseball in the Klondike
is notable. The game. though played on
British soil. has reused the interest OF
thousands who are not from the states
and who have been educated to Ike the
! first year that an organized league has
carried out schedule.
All games in the Dawson League are
played at night, or after . o'clock in the
evening-a time that would be classed as
night in most parts Of America The mid
night sun OF the sub-Arcttc summer per
nlits the players to see the ball as well In
the evening as in the daytime.
In the month Of June games could be
played as successfully at midnight as at
midday. The season will close in few
weeks when the sun will have withdrawn
toward the South so fas as to make 1t
impossible to finish nine innings after Z
O'Clock in the evening.
Dawson is the fact that the games can be
played after business hours. Many of the
stores, as wel as shops and other places,
are closed after o'clock and outdoor
recreation seems to have more fascination
than shows and indoor attractions. The
aters, concerts and balls find the baseball
games demoralizing competitors.
The Dawson League teams are known
under tie names Of Civil Service. ANA
ranths. Idyle Hour ana Gandolfos The
Civil Service team Is composed mostly Of
Hours are put in the field BY the idyie
Hour Club. The Arnaranths are fostered
by young mems social club OF the same
name, and the Gapdolfos Gre backed by
Joseph R. Gandolfo. one Of tho most en-
terprfsing OF Dawson's business men.
keenest rivalry exists between the teams
and every, effort Is made by the four
JONES. sn AcRosaT uHf ofss rnea OF x eaME. ilsh
Oscar Jones, the Brooklyn pitcher, has
several black marks against him In the
National League archives; yet Oscar
Jones was never known to call an umpire
a stronger name than "chump," and the
applying of that distinction to the man
who handles the Indicator is not sufficient
game, for the reason that it usually Is a
umpire.
Iones's crime, for which he has been
sists Of turning somersaults, forward or
back, whenever an umpire gives a de-
cision that has a yellow hue to It, and
incidentally Is q handicap to the Brook
lyn team.
In the old days ArlIe Latham would tali
down as though dead when q rank de-
was frequently punished for showing his
displeasure In this way.
Jones had improved on Latham by his
gymnastics, cartwheels and handsprings
also entering into bis exhibition Of aero
batics. the worse the decision the greater
the number Of fip-fops and things that
he Performs; and then comes his march
to the bench.
1t hao not been many years since Jones
practiced his feats Of defying gravitation
with small circusses in the Southwest,
Leaping over elephants-when the Sher-
fffs allowed the shows to have the animals 1
for awhile-horses. barrels. etc, was one
Of his fayorite pastimes, and, attired in
pink or pale blue tights. he was one of
the stars on the Arizona-New Mexico cir
cult.
He was also bicycle rider Of much
speed and endurance. and holds several
championships in the far Southwest.
Just at present. however, he uses his