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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14

said McGinnity to a newspaper reporter recently. 'I have seen the coolest pitchers in the business put into the air by poor umpiring. and there is not a time when the best twirler in the busi- ness can stand up under the handicap of getting the worst of it on balls and strikes. believe the presidents of the various leagues could solve this ques- tion of the competency of umpires by ap- pointing none but ex-catchers to the po- sitions of judges on balls and strikes. The reason for this is quite simple. Take the general run of umpires and they know nothing of the work behind the bat. They are afraid of every ball that is pitched and invariably duck their heads or close their eyes just be- fore the ball reaches the plate. In this way they miss many a strike that takes quick shoot over the plate. If catchers only were placed in the position of judg- ing balls and strikes this trouble would not occur. They are so accustomed to keeping their eyes open all the time that the approach of the ball would not cause them to finch, and so they would call every ball pitched properly. Charlie Zimmer, the former catcher of the Pitts burgs, and who last season was manager of the Phillies, is the best umpire in the business for pitchers to-day, for he stands behind the catcher. with his eyes open and sees every curve or sudden shoot the ball takes It is a pleasure to cided handicap to be compelled to pitch when a majority of the others are giving decisions on balls and strikes
 "Silk" O'Loughlin has an answer for the kicking ball player that comes pretty near being the proper one. "'I never missed ball or strike on any player in my life," says he. No differ ence how many mistakes he makes he won't admit them on the ball field. There are never any close decisions, '' says O'Loughlin; they're either safe or they're out.v So you see what a chance 8 player has against that game They'd better take the umpire philo- sophically as an evil that cannot be nit igated and get along as best they can, for nine-tenths of the plays over which trouble is made are not seen clearly by the other players, much less by the spec tators who make most of the noise. The umpire is often fooled, especially on this single umpire system, by plays that go on behind one of the fielders who stands between the umpire and the base runner, but they are in the minority, and the arbitrator does the best there is in him, which is more than can be said for all the players.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
Harvard Pitcher Barred.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 14.-Wai-
 ter Clarkson. captain and pitcher of the Harvard varsity nine, was last
 night barred from further participation
 in college games by a vote of the liar yard Athletic committee. Clarkson has
 signed a contract with the New York American team.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14

~SSA AA3 N1 0SAAAS GSAA ANS strikes has b e e n found by Joe Mo- Ginnity, the clever twirler of the New York N 8 t i o n a l
 l e a g u Q t e a m.
 There is nothing t h a t m a k e s 8 pitcher lose coni- dence in himself as quickly as does the miscalling of balls and strikes hU tho nm nira ?
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
Cabinet VIII Dismiss Dundonald

OTTAWA. June 14.-At meeting of the cabinet here it was decided that Lord Dundonald, commander in chief of the Canadian militia. must be dis missed on account of his utterances at banquet in Montreal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
VIII Erect New Courthouse.

TRENTON, N. J., June 14.-The su- preme court has dismissed the pro- ceedings instituted by Colonel $. D. Dickinson, secretary of state, to pre- vent the Hudson county freeholders from erecting new courthouse in Jer- seY City.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14

He was a prominent factor, while acting as coach at the university, in bringing ont the celebrated 1903 football team. Mr. Teetzel took up athletics ten years ago. when he weighed 118 pounds Now he weighs about TO and is as hard as nails. His first work was with the Eng lewood high school, of Chicago, on which he played left tackle, the team winning the championship of Cook county. Tn 1896 he went to the Orchard Lake (Mich.) military academy, and was on the team when it won the Michigan chamDionship for colleges outside or Ann Arbor. The following year he re- turned, to Chicago, and the next year he entered Michigan, playing left end. Following, he was switched to half pack for two years, and also did some track work. winning the university record for fk quarter and tying the 40-yard in- door dash His appointment IS consld- cred a compliment to an honest athlete
 Walter J. Travis, the American anna taur golf champion, won the world S championship honors by defeating E. D. Blackwell four up and three to play in the finals of the British championship tournament on the Sandwich links near London the other day.
 The United States speed record for a 300-mile course has been lowered by the homing pigeons of the Mishawaka (lnd) club in a race from Louisiana, Mo. The birds reached home in i've hours. The wind was favorable.
 George Leander. of Chicago, who fin- ished second in the last six-day bicycle race and won the contest in 1902, will race in France and other European coun- tries during the summer.
 Sir Modred, a noted stallion, died from old age at Rancho del Paso, in Cali- fornia, aged 27 years He was the sire of many winning racers.
 Michigan won the western collegiate conference meet with 32 points; Chicago got 28 and Wisconsin was third with 25.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
PHILADELPHIA, June 14.-Robe

PHILADELPHIA, June 14.-Robert Fitzsimmons and Jack O'Brien have been matched to fight six rounds in Philadelphia on July 6. The fight will take place in the afternoon at the Ma tional league baseball grounds. Fitz and O'Brien have been flirting with each other for some time, but hitherto could not come to terms. Bert Crow hurst, a fight promoter of this city, finally arranged matters. Fitz wanted the winner to take all the receipts, but O'Brien could not see it that way.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
ward Holds Tennis Champ1onsha,

NEW YORK, June fl. Holcombs Ward successfully defended his title as metropolitan lawn tennis champion on the courts of the West Side Tennis club by defeating the challenging play CT, Robert Le Roy of Columbia uni- versity, in three straight sets.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
At Springfield.

Springfield. June 14.-New London
 won pitchers battle in the ninth from Springfield yesterday. the score |being to 0. Both Paige and Hess spitched great ball and were given &good support. The score:
 sSpringfeld 70 Q o o o 0 Q O-O New London Q 0 900 o c 1L1 Sacrifice hits. Finn. Hess, Drew
 stolen bases. Flanagan. Curtis, Moves Stwo-base hits. Finn. Moves; first base
 on balls, off Paige 1. off Hess 2: left Ion bases, Springfield 5, New London |6: struck out, by Paige 4. by Hess 4, Init by pitcher, Keane; double play Moves to Drew; time. 40: attend lance, 512; umpire. Mccormick.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
At Holyoke.

Holyoke, June 14.-An error on an seasy chance by Dyer after two were but in the seventh ming gave the 8honae team start and they piled up live runs on errors by Dyer, Turner and Accorsini and hits by McAndrews,
 Fitzpatrtck, Batch and Slater. Wor- cester's only run was scored on 8 steal home by Dyer. Viekers pitched an sexceilent game. The score;
 Holyoke 10 1 0 0 0 O 5 o *--e Worcester 70 0. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0--1 Sacrifice hits, Fitzpatrick, Batch, schincel; two-base hits. Dowd, Schin- zcel. Dyer; stolen bases, Murphy Dyer, Rogers: double play, Dyer to Croliusi bases on balls. on vickers 5. off Plank I2; struck out by vfckers 2, by Plank 5 1; passed balls, ConneIly, schincel;
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
THOUGHT HE BROKE BA1

The Golden Eagles were defeated Sunday by the score of IA to 15. The captain of the Franklins umpired the game and got a quarter for cheating The excitement of the game was when the ball was pitched a player threw a firecracxer and the batter thought he broke the ball in a hundred pieces
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
Et Tn Brute and Autolignt.

BUFFALO, N. Y., June 14.-Et Tn Brute, at 1 to 8, and AutoIight, st 9 to 10, were the winning favorites ait Kenilworth track.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
xightning struck His Rihs.

LEAvENWORTH, Kan, June 1A.-a Lieutenant Nathaniel T. Bower. engis neer corps, of Leavenworth has been killed near the target range by lights hing, which struck his rifle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
New Haven Polo Team Won.

HARTFORD, Conn, June 14.-The opening match for the cups offered by the Taconic Polo club was played in this city between the Taconic and New Haven polo teams. It was won by the Aatter by goals to 315.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
Inanrrection Tn Aruentine.

BUENOS AYRES, June 14.-An in. surrection has broken oUs :n the pr0v- ince of San Luis, and the governor has been imprisoned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
PRACTICE EVERY NIGHT.

The Waterbury semi-profe ofessionals will play the South Manchesters Satur- day at South Manchester Beginning tonight the team will practice every evening for the remainder of the week
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
THE STANDING.
GAMEs TO-DAY.

Hartford at Bridgeport. Worcester at Springfield. New London at Hol- yoke, Meriden at New Haven.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
o,BRIEN AND F1Tzs1MMoNs.

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Rob- ert ,Fitzsimmons have agreed to box six rounds in Philadelphia on either July or '. Formal articles for the bout will be signed to-day. Ernest Crowhurst, acting for O'Brien, and Martin Rauscher, looking after the in terests of of Fitzsimmons met yester- day at the AIbemarIe hotel on Surf avenue, Coney Island, and agreed upon conditions. An agreement was signed by O'Brien and brought from Phila- delphia by Crowhurst. The bout will be held in the open air in the Philadel- phia ball park. The exact date will be decided when the articles are sign ed today The men will weigh in at 1855 pounds
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE. At New York New York......... l 0 O. Batteries and Kling; Mathew sen and Bowerman. Eistsburcs III o 0 O. 6 Boston ............ 3 0 0 0NO O. 4 Batteries-Phillippe and Phelps; Will helm and Moran. Cincinnati ......... 3 ? o 0 o 0 o O. { Philadelphia. 2 o 0 0 0 = 6
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
SPORTS AND AT HLETICS s

A solution of the umpire problem, at least that portion of it relating to the .,R d
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
At Hartford.

HarmOfQ. June l4.-COIumns ana Spages and books have been written sabout scientific methods of playing Baseball, but the good hearty lunge at zthe leather made by Dr Bunyan ill Afhe closing half of the twelfth round zyesterday, which started Shorty Shook zsnooking for the gum with the win ming run, beat anything in the inside zIine ever seen here and made the 500 Happy fans delirious. Runs were as scarce yesterday as stop watches samong policemen and each player who made one received double order for ztrading stamps. There were a great SHnany fine plays and the fans were kept lat a keen pitch from the start. Bridgeport's first run was obtained by. hukes, but 1t looked big when two Hartford men were out in the ninth. Hi Ladd was responsible for the loss of the game to Bridgeport as the game was as good as over when he let a ball get by him.
 The double umpire< system was in- augurated for the first time this seq son. Reardon. the new chief of staff, was bound to have an umpire here so he assigned two. Conway was first on the ground and was i'll uniform. Mulcahy, Waterbury recruit. report ed shortly before the game began and reported to Managers Kennedy and O' 'Rourke. Conway solved the diffi- culty by generously allowing Mulcahy ito umpire the bases while he looked after the balls and strikes The new sman had plenty of time to be on the spot when decisions were needed on the bases and there was no opportun- fty of finding fault with his decisions
 The crowd got after Conway several times for his strike decisions and once he certainly gave Shook the worst of it. Mulcahy Uas unfamiliar with the diamond and in the fifth inning Jim O'Rourke told him to move up near the second base, where he would not be in the way The score:
 Hartford % o 0 o 0 0 O1O0 1-2 Bridgeport 0 0 o o o 0O DO O-1
 Two-base hits. Bunyan. Foster: sac rifice hit, SRook: stolen bases, Clark. Yale 2: double plays. Reyes, Downey *and Yale; Henry and Cross; bases on balls. off Karns 3: struck out. by Karns 4. by Mccullough 6: wild pitch. Karns; left on basesS Hartford G., Bridgeport B; bases on errors. Hart ford I, Bridgeport 2; umpires, Conway and Mulcahy; time. 1:5O.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14

spOoner Business Houses Burned.
 SPOONER, Wis, June 14.-Fire has destroyed block and a half of busi- ness houses here. The loss is lestimat- ed at $B0, 900,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
THE DIAMOND.
WARNING
 WORCESTER
Must Pay Up or Lose Fran chise-Hartford Won a Twelve Inning Game Springfield Whitewashed

The Worcester management has un- til June 20 to pay the salaries of the players. If thev are not paid then the Connecticut Baseball league will probably recall the Worcester fran chise. This was decided upon at special meeting of the league directors held last night at the New Dom hotel. The league meetings will hereafter be i held at this hotel, as with the present circuit the majority of the directors ] find it inconvenient to go to New Ha- ven, where the meetings have been held.
 Vice President c. J. Danaher presid- ' ed at the meeting and Secretary James 4 H O'Rourke kept the records. Before the meeting MT O'Rourke expressed ! his qualification over the game of yes 4 terday, when his team was whipped I by the Hartfords. He said it was a # great game and Hi Ladd was all broke up over the part he took in it. The clubs represented at the meeting were: Meriden, w. T. Bristol; Hart ford, W. J. Tracy; Springfield, Daniel # O'Neill: Holyoke. P H. Prindiville; Worcester. J. J. O'Donnell; New Lon don, c. H. Humphreys; Bridgeport, James H. O'Rourke. The vice presi- sdent looked after New Havens inter ests.
 A telegram was read from NJ. J. Kittredge, one of the owners of the Worcester team. admitting that money was due the Worcester players and lsayinp that they had received some of the money due June 1. MT O'Don- nell, who is secretary of the Worces- ter club, said that $1,O00 would be due the players tomorrow The directors voted that the Worcester management have until June 20. at. 6 D. m, to pay the salaries up to and including June 15. It was also decided to meet in Hartford next Monday night.
 The meeting was short one and nothing but the Worcester matter was Nonsidered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
THE SPORTING NEWS.

left on bases, HoIyoke 5. Worcester 8 time, 1:30; attendance, $50; umpire Kennedy.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14

Clayton L. Teetze1. who more than once has figured prominently in the ama-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-14
THE PUGILISTS.
,JEFFRIES.
 ASKS THE
Big Fight Has Been NPost- poned for One Week
 Fitz and O'Brien Matched

San Francisco, June 14.-Harry Fol lock, manager for Jack Munroe, who has just arrived here states that the miner will object to Eddie Graney as referee of the fight with Jeffries Fri day night. Pollock, who is also the manager of Young Corbett, is also said to support the objection of Munroe, and the matter has caused much dis cussion. Munroe delighted his mana ger as he gave fast workout with several aspiring boxers who tried their best to sneak in a hard blow. Mum roes sore nose was skinned aqain and gave him a rather gory appearance. Munroe's work was done without a rest. Soothing hot applications every two hours for the past two days have so far reduced the swelling of Cham pion Jeffries's knee that he was able to take light work to-day and by to- morrow he expects to be in good trim for harder exercise. No serious results are expect ed from the lay-off. Six weeks of training have transformed the beefy- looking champion into a well-chiseled looking athlete. His face plainly shows the result of this labor by the firm, hard set expression when in re- pose, and there was more danger from overriding than from neglecting his training. |.
 Later-The fight between Jeffries and Munroe will be postponed one week, till June 24 Yesterday after noon Jeffries attempted to work in the gymnasium, but his knee was too stiff. The doctor thinks it will be all right in few days, but with the fight on Friday there would be no time for Jeffries to recover, so he made a pro- posal for postponement and the other side agreed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-09-29
SOUND ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.

Say, young man, if you haven't
a steady paying job in town, make
your arrangements to GO OH a farm
next year. If you can't get Oh a
farm of your own, take employ
ment on someone elses farm and
learn how to do farm work and lay
the foundation for future life Of
independence in the best country
in the gorld. Farming offers
greater inducement to industrious
young men today than ever before,
and farming as a business is be-
coming more and more profitable
each year. There are SO many
things that can be produced in
this favored section that the world
needs that there is 10 limit to the
possibilities of intelligent farm
ing.-Albany Herald.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-09-29
OUR MILITARY COMPANY.

Our law-abiding citizens will be
glad to know that the local Mil.
tary Company is beng strengthen
ed in numbers and that all the
members are taking an active in
terest In the drills.
Recent improvements IN the ar
mory, in the building of lockers
for the men, and room for the
Quartermaster and the ammuni-
ton has added greatly to the con-
venience of the company. The
uniforms and equipment of. the
men are so arranged that they
can dress and be ready for duty
upon very short notice and within
very few minutes after being no.
titled. On account of recent Be
fore Day Clubs" and mob violence
there was five applications made tc
Adiutant General of the State last
week for military companies III
towns, which now have not pro-
lection. The law provides for on
ly sixty companies, and we learn
there are now only four vacancies
III the state.
The officers and men of these
companies receive no reward what
ever for their services, and are at
all times willing to sacrifice their
own interest for the welfare of the
state.
For n number of years Marietta
has had a good company and our
citizens should feel proud of the
efforts of the present officers to
maintain the record, and keep the
company up to high standard.
In primary election held for the
nomination of officers for the Marietta
military company, the following men,
bers of the company were nominated:
Captain, Fred Morris; First Lieutenant,
W. E. SchilliLg; Second Lieutenant,
Walter Mayfield.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-09-29

1t is said that in Persia there
are no distilleries, breweries or
saloons. There they have only
homemade wine and it is not an
easy thing to get drunk, though
some do it and are punished by
having their ears nailed to the
sidewalk. People who come along
kick them and spit upon them un-
til they are so5ered up, when they
are no doubt quite ready t. swear
that they will never get drunk
again or to sign a pledge, provided
there are any temperance societies
in Persia soliciting membership.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-09-29

According to statistics, COM
piled by q leading life insurance
company, it pays to abstain from
strong drink. The table of sta
tistics covers 1875, 900 lives and ex.
tends over a period of sixty-one
years, the working period of life,
from the age of 20 to the age of 40.
1t is shown that while 1925 of
the total abstainers die in the
period, there are 1891 deaths OF
the moderate drinkers. Between
the ages of 20 and 30 there is II
per cent more deaths among the
moderate drinkers than among the
abstainers; between the ages of 30
and 40, 68 per cent; between the
ages of 40 and so, AZ per cent
between the ages Of 60 and 20, Is
pei cent.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-09-29
PETITION FOR CHARTER.
GEORGIA-Cobb County,

GEORGlA-Cobb County.
To the Superior Court of said County
The petition of L B. Carnes, John P,
Cheney, @. @. Grist, r Fl. Northeutt.
A. II. Gilbert, J A. Benson, J . E. Massey.
Willie P. Foster, G. T. A. Pise and G. H.
Field, all of said State and County. re-.
specttully shows:
l. That they desire, for themselves, their asso-
~aates, successors and assigns, to become incor-
porated under the name and style of THE
CARNES FURNITURE COMPANY.
2 The term for which petitioners ask to be in
corporated is twenty years, with the privilege of
renewal at the end of that time
g. The capital stock of the corporation is to be
Ten Thousand Dollars, divided into shares of
one Hundred Dollars each. Petitioners, however.
ask the privilege OF increasing said capital stock
from time TO time not exceeding in the aggregate
Fifteen Thousand Dollars.
4: The whole OF said capital stock of Ten ThouH-
and Dollars has already actually been paid in.
0. The object OF the proposed corporation is
pecnnlary profit and gain to its stockholders
fentleners propose TO carry on retail furniture
and crcckery business and any and all articles
pecAssaTy and usually kept in general house
furnishing storei buying and selling for cash or
on credlt, eli such articles as usually handled
in general house-furnishing store
3. The stockholders shall incur no person al
inability, except the payment of the amount of
STOCK subscribed for by them.
7, The principal Office and place Of business of
the proposed corporation viii be in the city Of
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1904-09-29
LOCAL SCHOOL TAXATION.

1t is reported that in some sec
tlons of the state the proposed
constitutional amendment on the
subject of local school taxation
is being either mlsrepresented or
misunderstood.
The amendment, if adopted, will
not subject any county, militia
district, school district or munich
pality to a local school tax levy,
until the qualified voters of such
political subdivision shall have
elected to De so taxed by two
thirds majority vote to that effect.
In other words. the effect of the
adoption of the amendment will
simply be to establish the right of
local option in the matter of local
school taxation in like manner as
such subdivision now exercises it
in the matter of the fence law and
the liquor license option.
There ore a great many such sub
divisions throughout the state ask
ing the right of local home rule in
this interest and there appear to
be no reasonable grounds for re-
fusing them the right to tax them
selves for better schools if two
thirds of tfeir electors will agree
that it shall be done.
1t is a fact that none can dispute
that it will be many long years
before the state funds alone can
support adequately the character
of public schools that many of our
towns and rural districts need and
demand. The adoption of the
amendment to limit the state tax
levy to not more than five mills on
the dollar-and that proposition
looks like a ten to one shot to win
will yet more indefinitely post
pone the states ability to enlarge
it's educational appropriations.
Hence the manifest Justice and
necessity of every progressive citi-
zen of the state making it his
personal business to support and
assure the adoption of this local
option privilege embodied in the
proposed local school tax amend
ment.
No man can be aggrieved by its
operations except one who belongs
to less than third of the body
polite, and it is not Democracy
in any sense to allow such a mi
nority to dictate the defeat of the
wiser and more patriotic majority.
That amendment, at least, should
be carried without appreciable dis
sent.-Macon Telegraph.