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fielded the ball swiftly to first base The
baseman caught it, putting Hardy out,
and then quietly remarked:
THAT settles me. Look at this thumb"
"See here, old man." Hardy painted, ex-
amining it, "it's broken
"Well, never mind; let somebody take
my place. Here, someone-you, Mulligan.
Come and take the base. I'm out of 1t. =
Guess not" said Mulligan, the deputy;
IT amt played ball since
60 on with the game!'' cried a dozen
others excitedly. Some one, anyone take
the BASE
Here. Copperthwait. play first base;
We've only got to hold em down this
inning, and we'll beat 'em easy. There s
one out already
deputy. then at the judge, and quickly
pulled off his coat and stepped to the
base. His face showed clearly the prison
pallor, and this warm sunlight and fresh
air seemed wonderfully sweet to. his spirit.
Taken suddenly away from the. active,
vigorous life Of the ranch, for seven
months confined in a dreary prison, the
world had seemed gradually to recede
from his life. This sudden contrast of
green, open field, ringing with the hearty
voices of his fellow man, and the vision
of the free linitless prairie on all sides,
was tragic one to the man. He glanced
at the players about him, pausing in the
game and thinking only of it.
Go ahead he said quietly; 'I'n play
The Comanches failed to make a run
during the rest of the inning, and when
the Sioux came in they made two runs
almost at once, tieing the score, amid
great enthusiasm.
AS Copperthwait came to the bat it was
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Copyright by w. R. Hearst, 1904.


both the arms as long as possible There
part of the stroke which forces the body
anead This must be avoided, and a
good, full sweep of the arms acquired
The principle of the leg movement Is
the same as previously explained in con-
nectlon with elementary swimming. but
tnere IS the difference that, in the side
stroke the legs must be separatednfn the
way that one would separate them to take
step In walking-that is, one in front
or the other. In the former explanation
IL Is understood that the legs are to be
separated sideways of the body, or as
tney are when one stands with the feet
apart - =
As to the order In which the motions
OF the different limbs are made, it is nee
essary to regard the propelling part of the
respective strokes and to execute them in
the following order: Lower arm, upper
arm, leg, lower arm, etc. These should
follow each other continuously AS soon
as one ends the other should commence,
SO that the body is kept moving for
ward Continuously
Probably the most difficult part of the
side stroke is the breathing. The body
being on the side and carried very low
in the water, the face is nearly covered
In fact many swimmers have their heads
| almost under the water at one part of the
stroke. 1t will be found that there is
naturally slight lift of the body on the
end of the sweep of the upper arm stroke
The lift will bring the face partially clear
of the water, and the breath must then
be taken in through the mouth-never
through the nose. The object of this is
that any little splash of water drawn. in
with the breath will stop in the mouth and
will not choke the swimmer by being
drawn into the throat.
After one. has acquired proficiency in
the side stroke, the trudge may be at
tempted. The point which eharacterizes
this method is that both arms are brought
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HyHE human body IS not very well de-
signed for natatorial feats Since
we are not equipped with fins, it is
rather difficult to force the body forward
In the water with any speed, but with in
structlon and practice it is possible to In
crease the ability OF the average swimmer
two or three times.
regarding swimming as a sport. our
Engi1sh cousins are far in advance of u.s.
as Is SHOWN by comparison of English
ana american swimming records The
reason for this difference is that the Eng
iisn snow much more interest in the pas
Tune imam we do, and in addition
swimming pools are numerous and well
patronized in that country There are
inolcat1ons that the interest throughout
the United States is increasing. New
swimming tanks are being built every
year, and records at all distances are be-
ing cut down.
considered as an exercise swimming
has two points which in particular COM
mend It, The muscles of the chest and
back are greatly developed and the lung
capacity is increased AS distinguished
from many other sports, swimming has a
practical application, particularly for
! those who live near the water or take
an interest in boats or yachting 1t gives
not only an ability to save ones self in
eases Of emergency, but in many instances
70 save otnerS. Granting that the water
is not too rough. or so cold as to benumb
a good swimmer should be able to cover
five miles or to keep >afoat as many
hours. This would not Be a remarka BILE
performance when one considers that there
are men who have gone twenty miles or
more without rest or let up
The specific gravity of the body is such
that water will nearly support it without
effort On the part of the swimmer With
the lungs well inflated, the average person
can, with little practice, float motionless
in salt water. To do so in fresh water
requires considerable practice and devel-
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hangers on in front Of the steps were be-
quilting themselves tossing ball, and the
prosecuting attorney, a young graduate
frem the East who had come up from
Pueblo, called out:
Here you are, Johnnie, give us a
catch!'
The small boy who had the ball grin
ned sheepishly and threw it at him.
Harder harder!" said the young law
yer cheerfully. That's no way to pitch
a ball. Throw it in this way" and the
boys hands We're scorched as he caught
the return.
Say, kin you pitch a curve?" he ask
ed. Lets see you do it,
'An right" said Hardy, rising good
natuTedly and taking off his coat. Here
you go. Hold on he added, you couldn't
catdh it if did. Here, Mr.. Hackett, go
out there and let me throw you a few
curves"
The others laughed at this, for Hackett,
the senior counsel for the defense, also
up from Pueblo for the trial was an
enormous middle-aged Hoosier six feel
Two in height and weighing $50 pounds. He
had mass of crisp black hair and wore
black bToadcloth frock coat and
trousers, low turned down collar and
ready made tie. He was slow moving and
ponderous though forceful and shrewd in
his profession; deliberate of speech and
anything but an athlete
Here I'll catch you,'' exclaimed the
Junior counsel. Blake, a somewhat Ianky,
powerfully built Westerner, rising and de-
posting his rough brown sack coat be-
side Hardys.
Gee! you've got muscle" he added.
rubbing his hands after the first pass.
Hurray!" yelled the small boy, that
was a corker. Git on to them curves.
Clarence! he cried in worshipful admira-
tion
Wouldn't mind little of that exercise
myself, said the judge. rising interested
ly and hesitating on the steps
Why not have little game while we
are waiting?" said Hardy, half Joking
~. Come on, sheriff.
Moved by common impulse. the little
group frightened up, threw away their
cigar ends and moved half apologetically
into the sandy square. AT the left of the
court house and adjoining it was a small
open field of well trodden, dusty grass.
where scratch ball game was played oc-
caslonally and where horses were teth-
cred during court. One of the small bows
was dispatched for a suitable bat and han
and catcher's glove, and by the time the
sides We're arranged he came racing hack
with them, highly excited, followed by sew
eral other small boys.
No one had the slightest idea of being
drawn into game when he left the steps;
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trudge" is undoubtedly superior for
snort races but as it is more difficult
to master than the other it is best to be-
gin fast work by learning the side stroke
The characteristics of this method are
that the body is kept on the side, and
that the upper arm is brought clear of
the water and swung forward through
the air for each stroke, while the under
arm performs its entire motion under the
water. There are many who swim in a
manner which closely resembles the side
stroke, and for such it is generally easy
to acquire good form. The most impor-
tant point in this style of swimming is to
keep the body on the side. it will be no.
ticed that when one swims the ordinary
breast stroke the upper part of the chest
Is forced directly against the water. The
result is that progress is greatly retard-
ed, but In the side stroke the top of the
shoulder is presented so that it to GER
tain degree cuts the water. Therefore the
tendency to roll onto the chest when the
body should be kept on the side and the
upper arm is thrown forward should be
avoided
The novice should first determine. on
which side he will swim In this respect
individuals differ. The question can be
determined by trying both sides. The
one which seems to afford the most nat
ural position should be selected as the
best for the individual, and all subsequent
work should be undertaken in accordance
with that decision.
The upper arm stroke is made by
swinging the arm forward above the wa
ter until fully extended, straight to the
front. The arm is then dropped into the
water and swept downward and back,
through almost full half circle When
near the surface and parallel with the
body, the elbow is bent and the arm lifted
quickly from the water. elbow first. 1t
is then ready for the swing forward for
the next stroke
The lower arm stroke is made by
thrusting the hand out from the shoulder
Gall the time under water). and when ex-
tended to the front is swept through the
water-not straight down and back, as
in the case of the upper arm-but a lit
tie to the front Of the body. This move
ment is complete when the arm lies al
most against the body. The arm is then
bent and the hand brought up close along
the body till in front of the shoulder, from
which paint the next stroke begins Care
should be taken to make the sweep of
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Gossip of
the Capital
A&NHHN1G>HDUGHHN

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VN7AsHINGToN. July president
Roosevelt was talking with a
visitor, whom he knew well. about the
nomination of the Republican ticket at
Chicago.
The funniest newspaper paragraph
that I have seen for some time" said
the president. was one which ouoted
our English friend, Bryce, as saving
that Roosevelt is the greatest presi-
dent since Washington and the para
grapher added, Why drag in Washing-
ton ?.I would have sent the clipping
to Mr.. Bryce just for his amusement.
but presume he never made the re-
mark at ALL"
This is story of a brute who lived
in Washington-still lives, strange to
say-who took a young lady out driy-
ing. The lady was only a soiourner
here, for her home is in a Western CITY.
1t was proven to her escort that she
was thoroughly imbued with the su-
periortty of the West over the East
general opinion to the contrary not
withstanding she had a good deal
to say about Washington and Wash
ington manners, much to the dispar-
agement of both.
Now 1 came out driving with YOU"
she said, but under some protest. out
home we are supposed to be of free
and easy manners, and you think we
know nothing of the real refinements
of civilization, but we wouldn't think
OF such thing as our young ladies
going out driving with young men, I'M
81
duction.'
The young man had stood good
deal, and he was a bit nettled.
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Twelve good men and true deliberated In
the hot back room under the tin roof of
the court house.
I guess my hands are little too soft to
play" said the judge good naturally,
feeling a qualm as to the Appropriateness
of his joining actively in the sport; "but
I'll be umpire if you went me-"
The two teams were quickly formed, the
"Comanches" against the Sioux" The
Sioux Won the toss and took the field, and
the Comanches were struck out in one,
two, three order. When the sides changed
Hardy, the prosecuting attorney, took the
box, and Blake, the JUNIOR counsel for the
defense, caught him. After much urging
the judge had consented to preside over
frst base, since Mr. Hackett had positively
refused to play, and had been made UNI
pire by general acclaim AS soon as his
honor found himself coatless and on the
field he threw himself into the battle with
the greatest enthusiasm
There was many an evidence of soft
ness In the condition of the players, and
noticeable tendency to let swift balls &C
by rather than grapple them with fingers
unused to the hard impact. Wild throws to
bases were not infrequent and In conse-
quence there was much base stealing and
hilarious sarcasm from the players on
both teams The official relations of these
men were, for the time, lost sight of; they
we've merely healthy, enthusiastic Ameri-
caIt, feeling the joy of tingling blood in
their veins, the zest Of friendly COMPETE
ton and of physical exercise.
The runs were frequent and the errors
numerous, and at the end of the third in
mig so many hands were sore and sc
many arms growing stiff that it was mu-
tually decided by the teams to call the
next inning the last. TIE score stood II
runs for the Comanches (the team made
up of Judge Hitler, Hardy, Blake, the
keeper of the Eagle hotel and one or two
other witnesses), and for the Sioux, the
battery of which was formed by the court
clerk and the sheriff whose heavy long
boots, extending far up inside his cordu-
roys. detracted somewhat from any grace
of movement he might have had as he
lent his entire soul and mind to the
clerks cratic curves, ably backed up by
the assistant prosecutor, the stenographeI
and several witnesses.
AT the beginning of the fourth and con-
Guiding inning the deputy sheriff had
come up with the prisoner, who was not
handcuffed, and they became interested
onlookers. Copperthwait' nerve had
been superb throughout the trial, and he
seemed to take an intense interest in the
game.
Just after play had commenced Hardy
Knocked hot grounder to Short" who
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The third thing to remember is that
the leg stroke is not understood by most
OF the people who swim. Beginners are
often told to draw the legs UP and then
kick them back, the idea being that pro-
pulsion is attained by kicking at the wa
ter This principle is wrong, and those
who swim that way have difficulty in
making progress. The proper way is to
draw the legs up; then extend them, but
| at the same time separating them till they
from an angle of about forty-five de-
grees to each other Then, with the legs
straight and toes pointed swing them
together forcibly, as if they were the
blades of pair of scissors. 1t is this
last part, or the swinging together of the
| legs, which gives the propelling force
The principle of the motion is that the
water between the legs forms wedge on
which the legs act in closing, and the
resultant force moves the body forward
1t would be well for the beginner to
practice this leg stroke while holding
by the hands to some convenient pole or
! other stationary object at the surface of
the water. At first work on the three
parts of the leg motion, with a slight
pause between each, until with practice
the whole stroke may be made contin-
uous.
OF the racing strokes for fast swim
ming, there are only two which are in
general use. These are the over-arm side
stroke and the trudgeon, or double
over-arm. 1t is inadvisable for one to
try to. learn either of the strokes
| unless one has gained considerable pro-
ficiency in the ordinary method of
swimming, or, as it is called, the breast
stroke For racing the general senti-
| ment in this country is that the trudgeon
is the best. but there are many advocates
of the side stroke. The majority of the
latter men are those who do long dis
lance work. SO it may be said that the
side stroke is better suited for events
which pass the quarter-mile mark. The
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forward above the surface of the water.
IN this way one AVOIDS the resistance
which is encountered in forcing the under.
arm forward in the side stroke. 1t Is evil
dent that the body cannot be kept, on
one side. There must be a decided roll.
which will bring the shoulders a1laf..lat elv
near the surface. That shoulder which is
naturally carried uppermost in the side
stroke must be brought up further than
the other to allow of breathing on that
side and to allow the propellng part OF
the leg stroke to be made with the body
in nearly the same position as in the side
stroke. The alternate rolling of the
body is accomplished by allowing tnel
sweep of each arm to raise each shoulder
so that the arm can be lifted out and
swung forward, straight 20 the front, as
is done with the upper arm in the side
stroke.
The order or succession of the move
ments OF the limbs is the same as pre-
Yiously described.
The fact that the trudge keeps the face
under water most of the time will neces-
state considerable ability in catching the
breath, for the mouth can only be above
the surface for fraction of a second
each time. To make it possible to inhale
in this short period, the breath must be
exhaled while the face is still under wa
ter. When this is done there Is enough
time to fill the lungs IF The air is drawn
in quickly.
There are certain rules which apply
to both the trudge and side stroke, which,
If kept in mind, will aid in developing
speed. First, time the movement of the
limbs so that one stroke follows the other
in regular and even succession. This keeps
the body moving steadily forward and
prevents the loss of power which will re-
suit from Sag iii the stroke. Second,
remember that the head is only to be
carried just high enough to bring the
mouth clear of the water at the time when
the breath should be taken. Third, reach
well forward with the arms and make the
propelling sweep as long as possible.
If one can master either or both Of the
strokes described in this article, it will
be found that the pleasure of swimming
will be almost doubled However, when
you go in for swim do not stay in the
water too long if you wish to derive the
greatest benefit from the sport. 1t is al
ways best to come out before sense of
exhaustion is experienced or before feel
ing chilled.
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evident that the psychological moment of
the sport had arrived. Everything had
been completely forgotten save the game,
and so intense was the interest that the
approach of the court house janitor was
entirely unnoticed. He had come slowly
down from the steps, and after few
moments of bewildered surprise stood
leaning against tree near the catcher,
watching the prisoner as he slowly moved
his bat backward and forward over the
plate.
"One ball!' yelled Mr.. Hackett, mop
ping his neck with his handkerchief.
Two ballsv'
Strike one!
"Three balls!'
The ball flew straight from the bat high
above the right fielder's head, and Cop
perthwait was safe on second before the
ball was fielded in.
The janitor began to grow very uneasy
and edged slowly down the field toward
the first baseman. The crowd yelled as
Copperthwait, stin painting, edged off to-
ward third. Hardy turned suddenly and
tried to catch him mapping, but in his ex-
citement he threw little wild, the base
man missed it, and Copperthwait reached
third amid much uproar. The Sioux were
all gathered now in frantic crowd be-
tween third and home, yelling like their
piotoIypeS, ana the COmancneS We're also
noisy.
Go it, Copperthwaite," shouted his
team mates; eget home and you'll win the
game! Steady. now! Look out, look out.
Don't let them catch you'll
Now, Hardy pleaded the Judge, "for
heavens sake, play BALL Don't let him
make this run''
STEADY, Hardy said the catcher;
watch my signs.''
The janitor had crept up close to first
base.
Say, judge" he whispered to his honor,
who was now dancing like an Indian and
watching every move Of the pitcher and
Copperthwaite with deyouring anxiety
SAY judge, the jury has come in and is
ready with the verdict"
"Oh, to n with the jury!" snapped
out the judge. go on with the game!''
Hardy slammed in the ban straight over
the plate, the baseman hunted it for a
sacrifice hit, and Copperthwaite, who had
crept nearly half way, rushed in and slid
triumphantly to the plate on his stomach.
'Safe!" yelled the umpire, and pande-
monium broke loose.
Il guess safes the word, all right y
muttered the janitor to the deputy, who
had instantly started for the prisoner. ..I
had wink from the foreman of the jury
as he came in
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opment of the lung capacity Because of
the greater sustaining power of salt wa
ter those who are unable to swim will
hnd5f aSlittle easier to learn the art in
the sea. After some degree of ability has
been acquired the difference in fresh wa
ter will not be noticed except in the at
tempt at motionless floating.
Those who are entirely unable to swim
will find that 1t is practically impossible to
teach swimming by any sort of a written
article. The knowledge can only come
by actual work and practice in the water.
Children, as rule, under favorable condi-
tons work out the ability to keep af1oat
by their almost undirected efforts, but
the best way to learn is to have the help
of a friend who understands the art, or
the assistance Of competent instructor
where possible.
The intention is to present in this ar
ticle description of what are known as
tracing strokes. These can be easily
learned by people who have had enough
experience in the water to be classed as
those who are lat home" in that element.
However, there are certain points relat-
Ing to elementary swimming which it is
well to touch upon, for, if kept in mind,
they will aid in overcoming the most Sc
rious difficulties. There are three things
which will help the beginner If dependent
upon the instruction of friend. The
IlIStl Is tHdt an Inflated DSlC OF OC16r de-
vice for keeping the body af1oat will make
it easier to learn the stroke. The at
tention is not distracted from the proper
performance Of the necessary motions by
the danger of sinking. With the help of
the belt each stroke may be taken slowly
and executed according to Instruction
In this way. much useless floundering and
waste Of strength is avoided. AS soon as
the idea of the way of using the limbs
is acquired the belt should be discarded
and the attention directed to keeping the
body afloat by means of the stroke.
The next important thing is to avoid
the natural tendency to keep as much
out of water as possible. Most beginners
try to keep the head, neck and every part
Of the shoulders above the surface This
cannot be done easily, even by a good
swimmer. Every portion of the body
which is kept above the water is dead
weight upon the effort to keep afloat. and
soon produces exhaustion. Swim as low
in the water as possible so long as the
breathing is not interfered with. If the
water is not rough let the body drop till
the chin is just immersed
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soldiers banquet. 1t was about a
quartermaster who entered on the
books of his company at the close of a
certain battle the following:
John Smith, killed July T." etc.
But a day or two later it turned out
that John Smith had not been killed
after all. He had only been wounded.
The quartermaster upon receipt of this
news, wrote under the first entry:
KILLED by mistake
Finally there came bulletin an
nouncing the death of Smith in the
hospital This fact the quartermaster
recorded as follows:
KILLED by order"
.The rich they ride in chaises,'' and
the new law has been SO constructed
that none of the assistant secretaries
of departments has found it necessary
to give up his official carriage since
July 1. -Elipha1et Dyer.
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Clever Submarine Ruse

Some experiments of a novel kind
are to be tried with submarines at
Portsmouth this week. The object is
to ascertain the best means for sub
marine to approach an enemy in day
light without being observed. A cam
vas covering has been made to fit over
the submarines coming tower, On