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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

as well on the rubber his year as ovc-
he did.
Il know of no reason why nv arm
should be better han that Of any other
pitcher" said Nichols. except that I
take better care of It than do some of
the boys who ave the reputation OF hav-
Ing so-called iron arms. While l have suf-
fered with a sore pitching arm at times,
1t has never been sufficiently out of cor
dition to lead me to believe that the end
of my pitching days was at hand.
Even to-day / have no idea how soon
I will be compelled TO give up pitching.
for my arm feels as good and strong as
1t did ten years ago. l have never taken
anything but the simplest exercise in the
spring. never having the aid of a masseur
to keep my arm from getting sore. When
there was any soreness / would resort to
the old-fashioned method of giving the
arm lots of work under favorable wealth
er conditions to bring II back to its form
again. OF course. pitching is a great
strain on the arm At the same time. IL
the muscles are kept In a good. healthy
condition. and one is in other ways phys
ically sound. there is no reason why the
general run of pitchers should not last
longer than they do. I have hopes that
I shall be able to continue in the bust
ness for some years to come. and I see
no reason now why I should not"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

Hurst. I'VE were playing the PhlIlies..
said Duty. and Tim called me out At
first after i had beaten out a bunt TO Lave
Cross OF course. / made the usual SONG
and dance. and the music wasn't set to
rsstime. either. Tim threatened to make
me contribute IS to the Nick Young con-
science fund and offered to remove my
block with a Fitzsimmons hook.
When he found that the bluff wouldn't
work. he switched from the vinegar num-
Der on the con menu to molasses, and
Tim finished at shooting the sugar-coated
con- .HuShey. my boy he said. I know
you're right and 1 was wrong. You were
safe. but 1 got twisted. Go and sit down
like a good fellow
Then I gave Tins wheels a push in the
wrong direction You know that fellow,
Steve o'Donnell. that Peter Maher put to
sleep in Philly last night. Tim said l.
Know him very wen. Hughey. What
about him? asked Tim. well. you have
a bigger streak of yellow than Steve has
There Is enough in you to decorate
oranseman's day. yoY red-headed Nick
said /.
You could see Tins little golf cap jack
up on his sorrei locks and you could have
lit a cigarette from the Queensberry flames
that iared in his eye. His Irish temper
crept in his throat and swelled the cords
Of his neck as big as a crowbar. When he
recovered his tongue he took refuge In
fiowery figures OF speech. and his little
a-ched legs heaved with emotion as he de-
scribed circles around me and famed my
nose with his fist / think Tim fined me
500. but the fne only vent in CONVERSE
ton"
One Of Hurst's quips was brought out
in a Baltimore game. II was a very close
contest. and in the ninth inning a Cleve-
land player slid home. he ball and run
ner reaching the plate together. The deci-
sion might be given either way. and Tins
opinion was:
"SafeI"
g. The Baltimore players outdid themselves
in rowdy protesting. but the official never
budged. High above the clamor rose the
voice Of Catcher Robinson:
Il had him froze. Tim, / had him
froze!' meaning that he had the player
blocked on the plate with his foot when
he put the ball on him. Robbie's energetic
claim. II had him froze" at length at
tracted Hurst's attention. and he raised
his hand for silence.
did you have MIN froze. Robbie?"
asked Tin. looking at the player search
insly.
II did. Tim. honestly" said the back
stop. earnestly.
We'll. then. all right" decided the UNI
pire. zone froze for the BaItimores," and
the players went back to the field laugh
ing.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
MUST LEAD LEAGUE TO WIN
HAND OF BEAUTIFUL GIRL.
Pat DosEherty, Boston's Great Hit
Ter, to Aid Cupid's Arrow
With Willow.

If Pat Dougherty doesn't lead the bat
tiers OF the American League this season.
his teammates viii be bitterly d~isappoint-
ed Bets Of tall hats and so suits Of
clothes have been freely made by the
world heaters on Doughersy's ability to
beat out Lajoie and the other star bats
men. Dougherty's ambition lies In the
same direction. and IL the tall. curly-hesd-
ed boy from Bolivar. n. Y. doesn't DO
the trick It will be no fault of his.
not q single player In the Col
lins bunch who Is In better shape Just now
thar Doueherty. For the past two months
he has abstained from both smoking
and chewing to better the condition of his
wind. No one in Boston last season vxs
heard to complain of Dousherty's hitting.
At times his fielding was not so finished
as that of men OF the Keller. Fred Clarke
and Barrett caliber. but from April - to
the finai game with Pittsburg. Dougherty
ba.ted consistently and hard
This spring Dougherty's fielding has
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
UMPIRE TIM HURST
THE SUBJECT OF STORIES.
Incidents Related to illustrate the
Wit OF n Fnmous of the
Baseball Indicator.

Tim Hurst has had a stormy career
on the baseball diamond. His home is In
Ashland. Pa. n sixteen years. on and
on. Of his thirty-eisht have been spent in
the sport. mainly as an umpire. 1t was in
1883 that he broke into the game as an
umpire for the Pennsylvania League. and
the next season he went to the southern
League.
In 1891 he joined the national body.
where he remained until 1855. when he be-
am manager of the st. Louis team. Aft
er two years lay OF he was again reap
pointed for a season Tim Hurst is in
disputably the bright particularly star OF
the baseball profession.
Hurst Is a short. thick-set young man.
with a deadly cold pair of blue eyes set
close together. a pug nose and a most ag-
g~ressive chin. Tim learned to lake care
of himself when he delved for the dusky
diamonds In the Pennsylvania mines.
many years ago. and Is a match for the
rowdies of the bail field.
His nimble tongue and biting sarcasm
are too much for them. n when they re-
sort to billingsgate Inc threats Hurst
meets them more than half way. Hurst
Is OF Irish extraction. and his witticisns
are Favored with a sweet touch OF the
old brogue. just ~perceptible.
Newspapers have printed columus of his
original sayings. and he has been quoted
more than any person connected with the
national amt. His effectiveness as an
umpire is directly due to his utter fear
~lessness. Tim would not be averse to
trying 1t on" with the biggest player in
the business and they all know it He
never permits a mutinous player to get
In the first word. believing in making the
attack.
Thus when a known bully like Captain
Arson of the Chicago team came tum-
bling in with frenzied shrieking to protest
a decision which could not be changed un-
der the rules. Tim met him half way
with a dangerous CLEAN in the cold blue
eyes and fairly Kissed:
swell. you big. fat-headed swede, are
YOU coming here to make trouble for mey
Gwan back to you cage or I'll sic the
dogs on you. You're a nne counterfeit
to be making bluffs up here. Why. you've
been playing nrs. base on suspicion Tor
ten years"
-But-bu;-this-" froths Arson.
"Get next to yourselfI" advised Hurst.
You're on the bum. and are making q
grand-stand bluff to earn your salary.
Why don't you put Decker in there to
play first? He'd stop some of those low
throws. Now. play ball or you'll 90 on the
bench"
Duny told . characteristic story Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

the New York Invaders" They have
many reasons TO wish TO land the bunting
In the American League. but perhaps the
foremost is to gain in favor with the base
bell public in Gay Gotham.
AS a drawing card, "Muggsy'' McGraw's
Giants LAY an edge on Griflth's men,
but IL the latter can do better In the
American League handicap than the New
York Giants do IN the National League
race it will mean the switching of popu-
larity.
For the fan is a tickle parsonage. He
must have The best brand of baseball
that his money can purchase. He Rays
no favorite. His standard is merit. and
he generally backs UP his principles by
his patronage.
Frank Farrell and the rest of the men
in command Of the New York American
League team realize this fact and have
put together the best talent they could
procure.
This season they have landed two pitch
ers. Brave Jack Powell, and Long
Tom" Hughes. whom they expect will
have strength enough in their sturdy
right arms to swing the pennant pendu-
lum toward New York.
Undoubtedly the Invaders" have a
pitching STAFF that SHOULD rank second to
n In the country. Powell. Hughes,
Griffin and Chesbro. Certainly this sounds
like the big four doesn't il? or course
Boston has its mighty ICY" Young and
the hon-hearted Dineen. but this pair can
hardly be said to o~utclass the big four"
in New York.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

Schreckengost has few superiors. and as
an all-round ~backstop is firet-class.
Mcguire of the Invaders" was always a
great receiver and fair hitter. Possessing
a good arm. pin head and straw feet. he
can still be rated with the cracks. al
though he has been in the business nearly
two decades. McGuire's ~steadiness is the
quality on which he relies and which helps
him draw his salary.
Unless one should rate Buelow as a good
man. Detroit Is without a fifst-class re-
ceiver. And Buelow can hardly be called
a star. McManus was good in the Eastern
League. but has not done enough work in
the American to be entitled to any great
amour of credit
BROWNS GREAT RECEIVERS.
II the Browns were as strong In all de-
partments as they are In the receiving de-
partment. St Louis would have the PEN
nant won already.
Century Joe sugden. king Jack"
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steadily improved. His work on ground
balls was his principal weakness Last sum
mer. Collins appreciated this when he
pitched his training camp at Macon. and
he gave explicit orders to the men bat
ting to h outfeld to keep Dousherty
busy with ground balls. Collins's orders
are always obeyed. and grounder after
grounder went Swimming out to left 1eid.
Improvement in Doukherty's handling Of
them was noticed In a few days, and that
he WIFI not only lead in the American
League hitters. but also stand at the top
In fielding. hts teammates feel certain. :
now that the regular play has begun. To
see Dougherty hit Is a treat. and since he
first heaan to play ball his ability to swat
the ball has given him his advancement.
II ives only q few years ago that
Dougherty wrote to one Of the managers
in California. asking for a chance to play.
In his letter Dousherty wrote that he
could bat at a $50 rate. The earnestness
of the letter mad the manager decide to
give him a tryout. much against his con-
science. for a few ball players can bat $50
Dougherty was sent transportation and
he did what he said he would.
There Is something behind Dougherty's
determination to lead the American
League in batting this season He has
tried to keep 1t a secret. but. like a womanx
a ball player has hard work to keep any
thing to himself.
!, Last week Dougherty won the hand
and heart Of orr Of upper New York
States fairest daughters and in this fact
lies the milk of the cocoanut. AL last
season Dougherty tried hard to beat cut
Lajoie for batting .hoacfs- The success of
his suit depended On his beating out La
joie. He failed and was told to wait an
other year. This he refused to do. this
same as -he refused to continue in minor
league circles. He was obstinate; so was
the girl. AS in all such cases. a compro-
mise was made. On his solemn promise
to lead all the league batsmen In 1904 the
marriage date was set.
You know what will happen IL / don't
said Doughesty. and his teammates glad
~ volunteered TO use their influence with
the opposing pitchers to throw up swift
straight balls. the kind that Dcugherty
lust eats" as one Of the players ex-
pressed it.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
MANAGER NICHOLS SAYS WORK
Is REMEDY FOR SORE ARM.

There Is no doubt that charlie Mich
OILS. manager and pitcher of fhe 81. Ior,s
National League team. possesses the
most wonderful pitching arm in profess
sionai baseball to-day. Nichols started in
MS career in fast company fifteen years
ago yet there is not a twirler In the big
League to-day for whom batsmen have
greater respect than they have for Mich
ois- In the games he has pitched so far
this spring he has shown all his old-time
strength and cunning. and there is no
reason TO believe that he will not perform
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
DAvY FIFTY

appointed IL their team fails to land one.
twoF And there is a good chance that this
will happen.
Tina galaxy Of stars under Griffith may
shine no brighter than they did last year,
when the best they could do was to land
fourth position In the race.
But with their additional pitcher and
the acquisition OF Anderson to play the
outheid. the men from the City OF Sights
should give Boston. Cleveland and PhIIa-
delphia a hard run for first honors.
IL they do they will certainly shake the
foundation of McGraw's popularity. unless
that team wins the National League PEN
nant. and the nance for them doing so
are no better than are the chances OF the
Invaders for landing the bunting in John
sons organization.
Should both New York teams and the
pennants Of their leagues. IL would mean
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Third baseman. a recruit from Pitt.burR
ana fast player at bat, in the field and
on the bases.
Is of u~ndoubted quality. CAMEL has
shown Improvement on FIT. Williams at
second is an excellent elder and first
class hitter.
At short "Gsmecock' Elberield is as
good as any Of the great short sto5s in
the American League. And he has more
nerve than any Of them. Not much larger
than a wildcat. he resembles that beauti-
ful creature in a fighting way.
Conroy at third has shown himself tn
be a masterful ball player. and one that
viii help the New York Americans TO
realize their ambitions. Conroy is fas;
on his feet, a great fielder and a first
class sticker.
New York was weakened by the loss
Of King O'Connor, who is now with the
Browns
Tit king was easily a better man
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
JENNISGs's RATING OF WALLACE.
Say. shortstop Is ~ Good as Any of
Great Stars.

0Ecat SNaE
THAT gossip Of Clark Grifiith's about
Fred Parent being able TO play rings
around Hans Wagner as a shortstop is all
bosh." remarked Hugh Jennings while
discussing the merits of the two players.
"As an all-around hall player Wagner
has Parent beat to death. for he Is a
much harder hitter and can cover every
bit as much ground No one would ever
have thought OF comparing these two men
II Wagner had not struck a bad streak in
the worlds championship series. where
Parent outplayed him. But one series
cannot blot out the work of several years
In my opinion. Dahler. now with the
New York Giants. is one OF the great
shortstops of the age. and Bobby Wallace
Of ST. Louis IL another that can compare
with any"
According 70 Jennings. Sheckard Of
Brooklyn is the greatest outfielder in the
world. There Ii not an outielder living
who can touch Jim S~heckard." says
Hughey. "As an outfielder. hitter. base
runner and everything else he overtops
them ALL Dave Fuitz is a great outfelder.
but Dave is not the all-around man that
Shecxnrd Is. Keller Is another. Many
people do not believe hat Keller can
place a drive to any place he picks out,
tut I've seen him do It too often not to
know that it is true. And this on some
of the greatest twirlers in the business
I've seen him tap a short one to left and
then next time. when the left fielder came
IN, put on a little more speed and snap
the bail over his head"
Thu Cornell coach says he 10 not certain
yet whether he viii be able to return to
Cornell as coach next season. Y tnAt ne
start things of In the fall practice. "frl
20 back. though" added Jennings, az"
there Is any possible chance"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
Catching Department Has Grown
in Importance Since Adoption
of New Rules-Browns Have
Excellent Backstops.

The Importance of a first-class catching
department under the new rules is daily
manifesting itself.
That nc team can win a pennant with
out one or two high class receivers has
come to he accepted as an axiom by
modern baseball tacticians.
The records Of ten years prove this.
Instances can be multiplied where teams
landed first that were not specially gifted
in the box. had only fair hitters or were
handicapped by weak spots in The infield
or outield. But in no case can be shown
a championship team that did not possess
at least one first-class receiver.
The reason is obvious. The modern sys-
tenn makes the catcher the general. He
may not be the captain, but he directs
the play. He not only takes care OF the
pitcher, he dominates the infield. and
eve extends his sphere of influence to
the outfelders.
GAMB ALWAYS IN SIGHT.
The catcher is the only member Of the
nine who .ha the whole game in front OF
him. Excepting to go in pursuit oe a foul
fy he never has to turn his head to see
wha Is going on.
Being closest to the batsman. he can
study the latters intentions. AND then
communicate to his WI men the
hitter is most likely to attempt.
Further than this. the catcher can keep
an eye on the base runners and tip on
his pitcher when to throw to catch a man
mapping.
The baseman sees his signal and is
there at his post. waiting to complete his
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
3 SPGCNL 2 SPORT 2 SECTION.


the eight teams in the American League
TO lead the Johnson organization. But
only one can accomplish that feat. n
that one will not be Washington. Any
baseball critic could tell this by a glance
at the percentage tables.
One team. however. that longs for the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

.ne greatest attendance In the history of
me game when they battled for the title
of worlds champions"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

thar any OF the present catchers under
Manager Griffith's wing.
There is no comparison between the st.
Louis man and Straw foot" Mcclure, or
Beville. O'Connor has either of them
beaten. but that docs not mean that
Mcclure and Beville are not good back
stops. They are.
No: TO be as good a catcher as O'Connor
IS no disgrace. for there is only one o'Con-
nor left. and that is Jack, who is now
catching for the Browns
The outfeld Of the Invaders Is almost
as strong as its pitching department.
Skilled at every angle of the game are
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

BILLY" Keller and Dave Fultz, and from
what he has shown so far. Anderson is
due 10 prove a better fielder thar he was
a first baseman.
The New York management has spared
no efforts nor money to give the metrop-
oils a great ball nine.
They have annexed star after star. until
It has been openly charged that there was
a conspiracy On foot in the American
League to make New York the pennant
winners.
But wouldn't Griffith ct al. be a bit dis
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-07
Writing To Mother.

In a Seventh street mission
there is a sign on the wall
which reads:
How long is it since last you
wr ote to you mother? God is
love-"
Here is something far more
practical than the average mis-.
sion attempts.
How long is it since last you
wrote to your mother?'
This is the day of resolu-
tions.
Suppose instead of making
many that you will never keep.
you make a resolution that you
can keep, and get great pleas
ure out of the keepingis
Suppose you resolve to SIT
down and write a letter to your
mother and sit down and write
n
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-07
THAT Printer of udeII'S."
BY Harold Bell Wright; pub
lished by the Book Supply Co

BY Harold Bell Wright; pub
lished by the Book Supply Co
OF Chicago, ILL.,; price Sl.5O.
THAT Printer of Udell's" is
the title of a new book by Har-
old Bell Wright, that presents
a new treatment of an old sub
ject. There are some startling
situations and some that are
decidedly dramatic. The author
handles the question of the duty
Of churches and of christians
generally in manner to strike
conviction to the heart of the
reader. 1t is a Caustic criticism
of the church and an exposition
of practical christianity. A de-
lightful love story runs through
the entire book and some of the
characters ate decidedly re.
freshing. The book is one that
will he read with d good deal of
interest from start to final
chapter and is laid down with
the hope that those who read it
will take the lessons to them
selves and profit by it, be they
Oh ristian or non-christian, Jew
or Gentle, Greek or Pagan,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-07
China Wedding.

Saturday evening Editor and
Mrs. j. W. Cox thought they
were just as happy as twenty
years ago, in fact to utterly too
too happy to enjoy it in such
large slices all alone, so invit-
ed about seventy-five of their
friends to their cosy home on
North Main Street to help en-
Joy their happiness and to make
merry as merry as the other
large number of friends did
twenty years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cox enjoy life
to the full and are fond of
having their intimates with
them, and on that festive
occasion they came with a good
will, came to have a good
time and were not disappoint-
ed. Many of them brought
offerings of good will, pieces of
china and just to think, The
word china, always puts a
housewife in a good humor,
specially so if the ware makes
the word good.
During the evening a delici-
Gus three course luncheon was
served by the hostess.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-07
A Fatal Theater Fire.

The most fatal theater fire in
the history of the country
occurred at the Iroquois theater,
Chicago,at the matinee on Wed.
nesday of last week. An aud
fence of 1900, mostly women and
children, were witnessing the
performance of ''Mr. Bluebeard"
when an electric spark set fire
to a curtain and in a few min.
utes the fire caused a panic.
People tried to get out at the
fire escapes only to find them
missing and were packed at the
doors until the dead bodies
could hardly be taken out. The
entire country is aroused and
public buildings must be better
arranged for public safety.
561 of the dead have been
identified and 6 are identified.
About 300 are missing.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-07
Codes of Things.

There are coolies and coolies
of things that we can't see. For
instance: Why the Supreme
Court of Missouri should be
id for com plying strictly with
the constitut ion and one Joey
Folk praised for violating the
same. 1t now transpires that
the Hon. Joey has such a vac
uum on the brain he insists on
trying cases in Court Division
No. 8 which belong in Division
No. g.
Holy smoke, has he, like
Little Brooches, lost all idea of
right and wrongf
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-07

The Stoutsville Banner has
beg un its fifteenth year of good
work for Stoutsville. 1t has
been under the management of
F. j. Upton for the past six
years. and,he has worked IN sea.
son and out OF season for the
best interests of Stoutsville.
The business men of his town
all patronize the Banner but if
theyiwould use a little more
printers ink judiciously they
would reap a greater record
than would the newspaper
which they patronized.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-07
Hickory Walnut.

Did you ever hear of or see a
Hickory-Walnut? Miss Laura
See, of north Of this city was
prese nted with quite a nice lot
of them, by a friend near
Stoutsville. Mo. where they
are said to grow. The she'll in
form and color resembles that
of an over grown pignut and
the kernel the flavor of The
roast ed kernel of an hickory
nut. If you have an active i'm.
agi nation, then draw on it, and
you have the flavor of hickory
walnut.