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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1905-09-08
CHAPTER 5sSi.-No. 49,


AN ACT to Provide for State Aid to Public
Schools In this State, TO Prescribe Condi-
tions and to Mako Appropriations There
for.
30 1t Enacted by the Legislature OF the
State of Florida!
Section 1. That every public school in
this state maintaining an average daily
attendance OF eighty (sO) per centum OF the
total number OF pupils enrolled I'm such
school during the regular term as now pro-
ylded for by law shall receive aid from the
State In q sum sufficient In each case 20
maintain such school for two (2) months
In addition to the regular term of such
school; provided, that no school now or
hereafter receiving aid from the State I'M
der the provisions OF Chapters 5000 OF the
Laws OF Florida shall be- entitled TO the
benefits OF this act.
Sec. 2. In order TO receive aid as pro-
vided In Section one "a OF this act the
County Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton OF the county In which the school or
schools entitled 10 receive same may be
located, shall within ten (l0D days OF the
expiration OF the regular term OF such
school file with the State Board OF Educa-
tion certified copy Of the reports Of such
school showing tho average daily attend
ance, upon such form as may be prescribed
by the State Board OF Education. Upon
receipt OF such report the state Board of
Education, II satisfied that all conditions
have been fully compiled with. shall make
requlstlon upon the state Comptroller for
the amount due such school under the pro-
visions Of this act
Sec. 8. That fifty thousand $3.50, 600. O0)
dollars, or so much thereof as may be nee
essary, for each OF the school years begin
ming July i,i00b and July 1, 1905. be and
the same Is hereby appropriated, to carry
out the provisions OF this act and the
IL hereby authorized to draw
warrants upon the State Treasurer for such
amounts upon the order Of the State Board
)f Education.
Sec. 4. All laws and parts OF laws In
conflict with this act are hereby repeal
ID.
Approved May 1, 1906.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1905-09-08
CHAPTER 5s7s.-tNo. 50

AN ACT TO Amend Section ss Of Chapter
b106. Laws OF Florida. Being:--"An Act
Imposing License and Other Taxes Pro-
viding for the Payment Thereof. and Pre-.
.scribing Penalty for Doing Business with
out a License. or Other Failure to Com :
ply With the Provisions Thereof" APP
proved June o. 1908.
BE IL Enacted by the Legislature OF the
State OF Florida:
Section 1. That Section SO of Chapts~
sice Laws OF Florida. approved June ., 1908.
be amended 80 as TO read as follows;
Sec. IS. Keepers OF Billiard tables. Ball
pool tables. or other tables when billiards
or pool OF any kind Is played. when such
tables are kept for other than private use.
shall pay to the State In each county and
for each table. a license tax of fifty dollars:
and all keepers OF bowling alleys. skating
Kinks and shooting galleries when kept for
other than private use for each gallery.
each county and for each gallery. rink or
aney license tax OF fifteen dollars: Provid-
ed. that the license for billiard and pool
tables outside o. and disconnected with a
oarroom or It's proprietor. shall pay a tar
OF ten dollars; Provided. that ~ any holder
OF a license under this act shall permit any
person 10 play billiards or pool or any
other gamel for money or other thing OF
value upon tables licensed under this act
he shall be deeme dguilty OF a misdem eanor ,
ana upon conviction. be punished by Inn I
pifscnment for not exceeding six months
In tho county jail. or by fine not exceeding |
one hundred dollars
Sec ?. This act shall take effect tmme- |
lately after its passage and approval by the
Approved May II. 1895.
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lsfied thai all conditions have l..
complied with. the said state Bulr. 10
ucation shall make requisition upon ,... ,
Comptroller FOR tho amount due u...r
provisions OF Sections 5 and Of ti..
Provided, that II the amount appt..-.
for any year shall prove insuniclsm g..
all schools duly entitled thereto. t...
amount available under this act s...
prorated among all tho schools ina.
complied with the conditions here.
posed.
Sec. II, Ala shall undor no circums..
be granted to the same school 70 ST.
time during tho same scholastic yen.
shall any school be permitted 60 icgei. 4,
a second time because Of a change Of d..
number, location. or any other OH.
which may be made for the purpose %
curing additional aid for the same .,
or for any school instituted In the st,l.
the same school
Sec ~. That nifty thousand dollars
O00l or so much thereof AZ may ta %.
sary, for each OF tho school years beg
July !, 1905 and July !, 1906. be an
same Is hereby appropriated out of
moneys In tho Treasury not othervIs.
proprlated. to carry out the proyislu.
this act. and the Comptroller IL hcreb.
thorized to draw warrants upon the IS
Treasurer for such amounts upon the .
OF the State Board OF Education.
Sec. Is, This act shalt take effect
4, 1905.
Approved May 20, 1905.
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CHAPTER ssso.--tNo. 81
AN ACT 70 Amend Section % OF Chapter
tSf2 Of the Laws OF Florida. the same
Bing an Act for the Assessment and
CORRECTION OF Revenue. Approved June 1.
issA
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1905-09-08
CHAPTER 5Sss.--No. i2J
Approved May 20, 1905.

AN ACT Providing state Aid Further Dali,
the one Mil State School Tax and Ir
scribng the Duty Of County School Boa. ,
Its Chairman and the County Treasurl
for Certain Common Schools OF this state
not Otherwise Receiving State Aid
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1905-09-08

s~s--.--y~eerfof T'ubIrc scro5is' ~ -fr-r-
IA 10 AID and Encourage the Establish
ment OF Public High schools and Rural
GRADED Schools; TO Provide the Condi-
lions and to Make Appropriations There
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1905-09-08

AN ACT to Provide for State Aid to Public
Schools In this State TO Prescribe Condi-
tions and to Mako Appropriations There
for.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19

Going east one highway back IN the
'gos. in the days Of the twelve club
leGgue-there were four teams on the
train, Washington. ST Louis. Chicago.
and Philadelphia. and. besides. two poker
games and a pinochle fight-theTe was one
% thp best flaming bees that ever started.
Jack Crooks, the old king" told enc.
My wife" sad jock. never saw but
one ball game IN her life. had played ball
eyer since we we're married. but never
could get her to go out 20 q game. But
orce, when I was playing with the Old
s.. Louis club. did persuade her to come.
Ii was a big day. We had q good team.
and were opening the season with new
stands and fine prospects and there was
big crowd out. My wife came with some
ntighbors who were baseball fans.
In the first inning ! came to bat, ard.
while the crowd was yelling. I turned
around and caught a glimpse of my vile.
/ thought how proud she must be Of
me. so braced myself and walloped ont
a hit. The crowd went wild and while
playing off first. took another look at
my wife. Then / got away with run
ming start, stole second. and landed safe
by desperate twisting slide. and. as
got up. I looked into the stands where
people were yelling and waving their hats
and dancing up and down-and ! caught
a glimpse OF my wife going OUT.
worried about II all afternoon, and
when / got home ] asked her why she
had left. and she said. wasn't going to
stay there and watch you making fool
of yourself sliding around In the dirt on
your stomach %
believe Il was that night that Frank
1sbell. now with the Chicago White Stock
lngs, sprung his masterpiece.
was pitching up on the old Sunday
grounds IN ss. Paul." said Issy, "when
lost the toughest game of my ltfe Those
grounds were about the size OF a dry goods
box, with great high fences around them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19

before, the victors the next morning early
sought the morning papers 70 read what
the Chicago scribes had 20 say. The
morning after the Nationals defeat the
Chicago Times had sarcasticaily sug-
gested TO the Nationals that II they
would spend a few weeks in Chicago. In
hale the fresh breezes from the lake, ard
drink the pure water. and then take few
lessons In baseball from the Excelsiors.
they might, perhaps. in time be able TO
win a Chicago ball game" Then came
the Sunday papers after the Nationals
victory over the champions" Some day
/ will give you the para graphs written on
the match from the Chicago Republican,
for they were particularly rich. The
Chicago Times of July IS, 1857, rather en-
joyed the annoyance Of the other editors.
who had predicted victory for the Excel
siors, and that paper got off several pal
pable hits in its editorial columns. Here
are few:
A." VIII not these men who have won
money from Chicago people betting on
the late ball match oblige the two morn
ing republican journals by returning the
money 10 those they won it from"
" Wanted. Immediately, al the ONCE Of
the Republican, baseball club that the
Excelsiors can beat, and that will agree
NOT. 10 carry off the money they Won"
" The cry of fraud raised by the two
morning papers over the late baseball
match is the basest bawl of ALL"
But this will do. Any one anxious
to read the story should look over the
files OF the Chicago papers Of the week
ending July %, 1867. I was there that
week and read all Of them.
What a wonderful change has taken
place in ths world of baseball since those
days Of thirty-eight years ago last july!
Let ME add in conclusion that the grand
tour Of the old National baseball club OF
Washington, d. c.. was the most eX-
ceptional trip ever taken by any club in
the country in one special respect, and
that is the Nationals paid ali their own
expenses and refused TO accept a dollar
of the large amount Of gate money taken
IN at Dexter park and elsewhere On their
trip.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19
GRIDIRON COMEDIES
BY FRED LOWENTHAL.

training DO you bring about this perfect
manhood?" asked the Latin professor OF
the football coach at the hotel that night.
One-slxtieth OF a grain between
halves" returned the coach
Holt tells a story on a giant who
played guard on an athletic club team
down IN Massachusetts,. The big fellow
was an exceptionally good man, and the
captain OF rival team figured cut, Il be
could 81 lay out " the star guard, that HIS
team could clinch the game. On the
afternoon of the game Mr.. Rival Captain
slipped hickory billy under his sweater.
and I'm the mtxup OF the nrst mass play
he dealt ths guard with all the strength
he could put into It terrible blow over
the temple,
Thatn settle you. guess" lie said.
and hastily concealed the weapon.
To his surprise the intended victim
Jumped to his feet, his eyes fairly blazing.
rllreport you TO the umpire!" he fairly
yelled. "if you don't quit pulling ny
ears"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19

Il was against Indiana st Indianapolis.
IN 1901. Jake Stahl was the stellar
attraction. Jake however. started
badly OF the Hoosiers punched their de-
Tense fo- him. At any rate. he was
p~e-,y nearly 2 valueless factor IN his
tearn's attack during the hrst half OF the
game.
The Hoosier bleaeters began 70 KID ard
seer tie Illinois giant. But their yell was
short lived. for IN the second half Stahl
startad in with smashing and running
game which fairly carried the Blooming
ten boys OF their feet. Flesh and blood
simply could not withstand Jake's IRE
s,stible plunges, ard in the open game he
simply outfooted his opponents. think
stahI. unalded. made three touchdownS-
After the game was over Stahl. al
though bruised some. seemed as fresh as
ever. and instead of riding in the bus
with his teammates insisted on Jogging
back 20 the hotel mile away.
, Wonderful condition that mans In. al
though thought he looked bad at the be-
ginning Of the game. BY what method %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19

The most interesting episode in my
journalistic baseball life for the last half
century occurred on the occasion of my
first visit 20 Chicagoon July .. 1861. when
I vas a special guest of the old National
club Of Washington, while on its great
tour through the western states tina;
year. Il would be too long a story form my
present purpose TO relate the many stir
ring Incidents Of this historical ,0ur. so I
shah ccDfne myself 20 telling the story OF
two oe the most exciting ineids nts of the
trip. which were the first ard only defeat
OF Tie National cubs team by the Forest
City niue Of Rockford, III, foll-wed W The
next day by the National rire's excep-
tional victory over The Chicago casm-
pious. The noted Excels!ors Gf hat city,
That VISIT, too. was my last. bat I trust
TO see the giant city OF the west once
more before my release " Genes, and
that, too this month.
The immediate occasion Of cur visit was
70 take part in a grand bail tourEame n a
Dexter park, arranged 20 add interest 20
the arrival Of the National club We
had first to meet the Forest cay nine.
1tiCA4 sl4t IlAGf-e-D~es atrN A-.a44y tAt A.
lantics q Chicago.
L should be borne In mind that :he Ex-
ceIsiors previously had defeated the Rock
fords that season in two games cut OF
three, thereby winning the championship
Of Illinois. Uniuckily he weather e. july
- proved 70 be unpleasant that morning.
aud rain fell at intervals during the con-
test. I should have taken pleasure H.
giving a fun report Of this game, but lack
of space forbids. ard ! therefore leave
the score TO give the figures, and that l
copy from the detailed account I wrote
Tor the Ball Players Chronicle Of New
York, which I then edited. Of Aug. 1.
1867, and here Is the score IT. question,
novelty in Itself:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19

The outheldtrs used TO get the ball when
It bounded back from the fence, ard
.hrew runners out al first base. ard il
took four or more hits TO make rCn.
+" We were playing Minneapolis. and
in the ninth inning had them beat by two
runs. so the game looked safe. TWO men
Sere out and men on first ard second, but
I was not worried. for ] thought II would
lake at least three more hits to tie the
score and five 10 beat us. Moran was al
)at ard he hit a liner straight out to CEN
.er. All the outf1elders gathered round
waiting for II 10 bound back so they could
brow Moran out at first and end the game.
But that ball stuck on d. wire rail ten feet
ID the fence ard before we could get
ladder from the clubhouse the game was
lost"
THAT" said Cap'u BIZ Joyce. re
minds me of a game we lost on the old
Cincinnati grounds when ! was with the
Giants. was playing third in those days
--but that day Boyle was sick and went
10 first, where he had been playing. Along
In the eighth inning we had the game
Won, but after two men We're out two
men cracked out hits and the next man
Up rolled an easy one about flfteen feet
down toward me. | was on top Of IL In
second. but made wild throw under the
pitcher at FIRST base and the ball rolled to
the bleachers. Hughie Nicol--" Little
Nick had trained pup. and when that
pup saw the ball IL grabbed II and started
around the field with our whole team in
pursuit. and before we caught the pup
three runs had scored and we were
beaten"
THE iuckiest game ever saw won, .
spoke up Jimmy Ryan, wes an exhibit
ton game we played With Arson several
years ago. There is an institution for tho
insane near Baltimore, and as We had an
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19
By HUGH S. FULLERTON.

omen date IN between Philadelphia and
Baltimore Arson agreed to stop over there
and plav an exhibition game with the
team which was composed Of attendants
and the better elass Of inmates-thoss
that were insane only on one subject.
1t was a charity game, as we got only
our expenses and the receipts went TO
the entertainment fund.
Well. We felt creepy playing against
those people, and they had an insans
pitcher who had US stopped. Bill Thorn
ton Was pitching for US, and. although
he tried his bsst. the score was TO IN
their favor when the ninth came. Al
though il didn't MAKE any difference, We
didn't want The story 20 get around that
we had been whipped by team Of crazy
men. SO We worked as hard as r il were
a championship contest.
" That team had third bsseman that
had Collins or Nash beaten. He got
everything that came near him. In the
ninth inning, with men on second and
third. came TO t1le bat ard two were cut.
We needed 8 hit TO vin. The pitcher
put up fast one inside the plate. aud.
just as he started TO pitch. great big
Plymouth Rock rooster few UP en- 70 the
fence ard erowsd,
=" T walopsd the bell straight at the
third baseman. ard the game seemed
over. 50 threw down my bat IN disgust
ard started to Jos to fi.si. l heard the
crowd Yelling, and. looking over to third,
san BE bali soiag out 20 left and the
third baseman tearing across the field as
hard as he could run.
Two runs scored and We won The
game, We found out afterwards that the
third bsstman had a halluciration. He
believed he was grain Of corn. and when
that rooster flew I'D On to The fence he
thought sure he was goins TO be eaten
IN 50 ran awav"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19

That Is true" vouched KittridRa. ev-
identity hoping Ryan would back him up
IN the story he intended to tell. ct remenn-
Der one OF the strangest games that ever
was pulled OFF. We were playing an ex-
hibition game in Kansas. at Chisholm.
believe, and IL was one Of those real
Kansas gales that was blowing. Talk
about tough luck! Why, IN the early
part Of that game the wind was blowing
straight from the east-and we were bat
ting in that direction. The pitcher didn't
dare hop when he threw the ball for fear
of being blown after the ball and being hit
with the bat. remember Langs hit ons
OF those fast ones on the nose and started
# for center field. It looked like a home
run. The center fielder started out-but
the wind caught the ball and the center
fielder turned and chased IL back towards
the infield. Then the second basemsn
started for it-then the p8teher-then the
catcher and finally il was caught by one
of the getekeepers back OF the grand
stand
. Neither side could score-all the pitch
er had 70 do was to toss the ball and the
wind shot Il across The plate so fast you
couldn't see II, and the catchers were
all bruised up.
'' We went out in the ninth inning, and
they came In. just then the wind whirled
around and began to blow harder than
ever. but from the west. Hutchinson
who was pitching for Us, saw he would
have TO put on all his speed to pitch against
that wind. The first batter could not make
q hit. The umpire called him out BE-
cause he walked ten feet down into the
diamond TO meet tho ball, which was near
~ stalled by the wind. The next batter
pushed up foul-but the wind caught
the ball ana blew IT over the center field
fence and we were beaten 1 10 o.
Let'ssgo 70 bed" said Arson. This
has degenerated into a lying match"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19

Totals. q TeIqls TT -
INNINGS SCORE
Forest City ..-..-.-2 ! 50 J ia -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19
SCORE.


''A-'' iiN7NiINiGs scoyRE. - y
T T25ssf city .... - 3 8 : 3 ia
BASE HITS.
Na.!onal-7wrlght ); stodleyA 3: Eek 3:
FleicheT. 2 smith = BertnronA = Norton.
Forest CiJy-Barkof, !; spaldine .: Addy. =;
KING. 2; sIeavns. |; Wheeler 2. Buchanan. :
FIELDING SCORE.
Fair hy, catches. NatIen al.WAIisht 4; Berth
i2s Fores sS' Ct3iit,yAdd5 Ea iiis'i L!sS,
Foul bound 'ca;ohes-Ber;heong 3; King. :;
Catches on s5r.ke--N,C-;op7a .; Rms
Addy. .: Spaldne total u,
Assisted-By Williams, 4 Wr,gh; .; Ngft-u.
3: King. g: Addy. 2: ste2rns. /.
Run out between bases-by Fox and Perth
Dorble play-by Spaldln.. Addv .1-.d s,earnS.
rmpire-Mr. DeadTlck q Bi1GIlingtya club.
Scorers -MeEsrs- Munger ard Burns.
Time u game hours 30 minutes.
Prior 10 this game the Nationals had
won every match they had played. ;heir
record up to the time Of their arrival Ia
Chicago being as follows
July L. Nationals vs.. Columbus, at Colum-
bus " Williams. Jane. Williams. 900.
July - Nationals IS; rlneiRnad at Cncn-
July iG Nationals vs. buckeyes. a. Cincin-
matt. W. Williams. J. Wright. sS-12.
July "a Nationals. vs. LeulsNille. al LOUIS
VILE W Williams J. Booth S22i.
July 10 Nationals vs.. indianapolis. ~ In
dianapolls W. Williams. J Smith. lNG-2l.
July % Nationals vs. LINTON. ar s. Louis.
". Williams. GreeRlsaf. ii3 -.
July %. Nationals VS.. Empires. q -. LOUIS.
W. Williams. Quinn and I.eViugs. - 90 .
The total score OF the runs made In the
six games played before reaching Chi
cage was 5S5 70 1926. disparity which
plainly showed the superiority OF the Ma
tionals.
The result Of the Inaugural game Of the
tourney al Dexter park was a surprise
TO both OF the eontesting teams as well
as to the spectators OF the contest. The
effective pitching Of young spalding had
much 10 DO with IL: then. again. the Rock
ford team was In the position OF having
all TO win and little to lose" The
rough field, the worst they had played on.
Z too. handicapped the Nationals more than
IL did the Rocifords. The victory OF the
Forest CO. gio- -sss the talk OF the city
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19
By HENRY CHADWICK,
"The Father of Baseball"

that night, and Excelsior stock took quite
q rise in the market IN consequence. The
Nationals visited the RockforGs tia night
and Mr.. A. p. German Of the Nationals
tried his best to get the captain Of the
Forest City team to give them a return
game, but in vain. The Rockfords knew
when they were well of and respectfully
declined.
The next day the4weather turhed out fair
and thu largest assemblage Of spectators
ever setn at d ball match in Chicago was
present at Dexter park on July 20 to see
the local champions d" whip the Nation
ais" for that was what they one and all
expected 10 do under the circumstances.
But the locals-spectators and players
forgot all about one important thing. and
that was the glorious uncertainty OF
baseball" but they painfully realized the
fact that day.
The Nationals on this special occasion
were reused up TO a determination 10 re-
deem that defea. with an equally signal
victory. and this time they did them
selves proud without doubt. At the
outset Of the game they virtually won the
match; the first inning ended with the
score at to o in their favor; and when the
uneven contest ended the ExeeisioTs had
with difficulty scored but four runs while
the Nationals finished within one run Of
a half century score. the totals being 40 TO
in their favor The Nationals made
twenty-seyen base hits of McNally's
pitching TO six made off that Of Williams.
Frank Norton caught for Williams in the
game. BerthrOng playing at center field.
Locking over my report Of the match
IN the Chronicle, had this 10 say about it:
Deepite the intense desire OF the Excel
s.ors 10 win the game. not the slightest
feeling was shown during the contest
other than that incident 20 an exciting
game between two gepuenanly mines con-
testing for supremacy IN match"
After spending d far more pleasant night
OF il a their hotel than they did the night