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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
sELpACH AS a BATTER.

The batting performance of Selbach
at Cincinnati is the best Individual rec
ord OF one game so far this season. He
made six hits. A number of players
during the campaign have made four
hits in one game, and Van Haltren has
twice made five. Heidrick, Of st. Louis,
one of the finest batsmen that ever
broke into the game, has wonderful
record. Three times he has made four
hits in one game, one Of these quar-
tettes including two triples and a dou-
BILE That is a total OF 10 bases and Is
the best in that line of the season.
Hickman made four hits, including a
triple and home run, which repre-
sents nine bases. Eight times Heidrick
has made three hits in one game.
Strange has made three hits in one
game seven times to date. Keeler has
made four hits three times and three
hits three times. Four hits in one game
have also been made by Delehanty.
Wallace, who has done it once, had a
triple and q home run in the bunch.
Davis, Burkett, Doyle, Ritchey, Dono-
van and Crawford have had four hits
twice, the latter having eight total
bases, including homer and two-bag-
ger. Sheckard made three triples in
one game, which is most total bases
for number of hits Beckley hit for a
home run, a double and single in one
game. All this shows there has been
some picturesque hitting, notwith-
standing the foul strike rule.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
DIAMOND GLINrs.

Heidrick, the st. Louis outfieldeF.
has thus far stamped himself as the
premier base runner Of the country.
The foul strike rule is playing fizz
with the sluggers of the Philies.
Flick, one Of the heaviest batsmen in
the league, is scarcely hitting at all
and other slugggrs are suffering ac-
cordingly, while the pitchers are fat
tening their averages.
Never in the history Of professional
baseball has there been such rainy
season during the spring campaign as
the clubs in the different leagues en-
countered this year Especially have
the eight clubs Of the National League
suffered. and to very costly extent.
in the heavy loss of gate receipts.
Bergen" says Joe Kelley OF the
Cincinnati catcher. is in a class BY
himself. They talk about the snap
throwing OF Buck Ewing, and the rap
idity with which Mike Kelley could
get the ball away, but neithet Of these
men had their tricks down as well as
Bergen has. He can throw 70 any
base with no effort whatever, and the
base runner must be willy. indeed. who
can get away from him If he plays any
distance of the base"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

and cut the price Of admission 60 the
Boston National league grounds to rs
cents Besides that, in their desperate
efforts to retain prestige, they have re-
sorted to playing double-headers but
are still playing to empty benches,
while across the way Somers' Ameri-
can league team is packing the
grounds. At Philadelphia Colonel Rog-
ers has put on double bills In his fight
against the American league, and only
Hart holds out against the new organ.
ization.
The American league is claiming
victory over the National already
Johnson afirms that the National
league treasurer is depleted to an
alarming extent Whether that be true
or not, the National league has sud-
denly awakened to the fact that its
"public-be-damned" policy has Grip
pied it in Boston and Philadelphia, and
Is resorting to desperate measures.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

MrsrERNs TROUBLES.

The Western League intends push
ing the case against 0utfielder Brad
ley who deserted the Denver club to
go to Salt Lake City. The suit will be
instituted purely for the purpose Of
testing the new contracts of the
leagues drawn up by the lawyers un-
der the watchful eye Of Mr.. Tebeau,
with the especial object of meeting the
distractions urged against the Ma
tional League contract. When the
Philadelphia National League manage
ment tried to enforce the reserve
clause of its contracts, taking Lajoie
as the man to be the defendant, tie
courts decided that the contract did
not hold, for the reason that 1t took
something. without giving considera-
ton; therefore, it was document
that was one-sided.. The team man
agement had all advantages and re-
ceived something for nothing. It was
not in the agreement for mutual adj
vantage Tebeau had a contract
drawn up which gave the player
definite price for the option on his SER
vices for next year. This contract the
players have signed. There are two
neasons for the Western League to
test the contract the first that 1t
wishes to ascertain if the contract
is binding, and the second that the
National agreement will expire next
year. The expiration of the agree
ment is likely to throw baseball af-
fairs into chaos and cause a recon
structlon of the whole baseball map.
If the Western can get an agreement
that will hold its players over the cri-
sis it is likely to come out in pretty
good shape
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
COLLINS, FIND.

Manager Collins has visitor in
young man named WinteSs, who is to
be tried out as pitcher. He was
pitcher for the club Y. NJ. G. A., '%f
York, Pa, and pitched against the
Baltimore League team and the
MARYLAND Athletic club team when
they played there this season. Win
ters also pitched for the Gettysburg
college club and is the second pitcher
of that team to join the league this
season. The other is Plank, who is
aiding the Athletics to recover lost
ground. Winters was highly recon-
mended to Mr., Somers. Mr.. Somers
is also after Ed High, the star pitch
er of the Virginia-North Carolina
League. The player is said to be
wonder. He belongs to the Newport
News club May 27 he held Ports
mouth down to one run and five hits,
and May 30 shut out Wilmington, al
lowing five hits and striking out
seven men. June he again pitched
and Wilmington made one run and
five hits off m.-Boston Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
WARD WINS.

Attorney John M. Ward, formerly
captain Of the New York Baseball
club, won out in bis endeavor to COM
pei trial of the suit between the Ma
tional Exhibition Company, which
controls the New York Baseball club
and Samuel Crane, the former WELL
known player, and now baseball re-
porter, for a breach of contract. Del
ancey Nicoll, who represented the
company, went to Ward and requested
that by agreement the suit be discon-
tinued Ward refused unless he
should receive costs. His client, Crane,
signed stipulation Of discontinuance,
and Ward went before the courts and
demanded that he be permitted to try
the case. in order to obtain costs.
The trial court decided that he had
the right to go on with the case, not
withstanding the action of his client.
That decision has been affirmed by the
Court of Appeals. The New York club
will now have to settle with Ward, or
take the risk of further expensive utt
cation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
NoURouLAH, the WRESTLER.

Nouroulah. the giant Turkish wres-
tier. who has easily defeated the pick
of American wrestlers, is the biggest of
all the rare human specimens which
have come to this country from the
land Of the Sultan. He stands about
feet inches and tips the scales at 2S0
pounds, or thereabouts. In his native
heath he is said to have held the Job Of
bouncer extraordinary for his ruler
and good one he must have made.
Since his advent to this country he has
not met anyone who could even give
him run for his money. Ernest Roe
ber and Tom Jenkins, who are count
ed the best wrestlers in this country,
ran afoul of the big Turk. He simply
fell on them and it was all over but
the shouting. All their cleverness went
for naught. 1t was beef against agility
and beef won hands down. Nouroulah
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
NEW FOOTDALL RULES.

The football rules committee met at
the Reform club, New York city, the
other night, but did not make any
radical changes in the playing rules.
One elucidation was in regard to the
kicking of the ball when 1t Is brought
after going out OF bounds The COM
mittee legislated that the ball must be
kicked a certain distance. This Is done
to prevent the side having the ball
kicking 1t few yards and then fall
ing on it for another down. The sub
iect Of time taken out for injuries was
utes will be allowed. The most inter
esting change made by the committee
has to do with kicking the ball from
back of goal line behind a formation.
The rule provides that when the ball
was kicked across the side lines out OF
bounds it should go to the other side.
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Dashiel that
in a play of this kind the ball might
go out Of bounds before 1t Travelled as
far as the line of the goal posts. In
such an event, according to the rules,
the other side would be entitled to the
ball and consequently to touchdown.
In order to obyiate this injustice the
committee now rules that a safety
against the side shall be sufficient
price to pay for ball going out OF
the bounds in kick before it reaches
the goal line.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

The uncertainty of horse racing was
never more vividly illustrated than in
the running of the Suburban handlcap
at Sheepshead bay tract recently.
The public had selected Perry Bel
mont's noted Ethelbert as a certain
winner. For weeks he had been a IA
vorite with nearly everybody in close
touch with turf affairs, and in the bet
ting he was so popularity supported
that he went to the post at the short
price of 8 to s. No matter how the
race was figured, It looked as If Ethel
bert had 1t at his mercy. Yet it turned
out that the famous horse, though he
undoubtedly ran up to his best form.
was outclassed and outfooted by an
other thoroughbred, that up to a day
or two before the race was considered
an impossible chance. Alcedo. the
4-year-old son Of Esher- -Elopement
running in the name and colors Of J.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
sHARKErs PARENTS.

The manenr in which Tom Sharkey
is looking after his old father and
mother is most commendable and his
example might be followed by others
who are in the fighting game. Tom had
purchased for them a $4,000 house in
this country and has surrounded them
with every luxury their hearts could
desire at his villa on Sheepshead bay.
He takes them to church in hand
some automobile every Sunday morn
ing. Mrs. Sharkey is the mother OF Is
children and is now So years of age.
She thinks Tom is a great boy, and
the old man is also proud Of his son.
who left old Ireland at the age of Is
to sail on the high seas. sharkey also
has a brother, Jack. who is somewhat
of a sport, but so far has shown no in
clination to follow Toms footsteps in
the roped arena.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
LOSES HER IDENTITY.

The possibilities Of stage makeup
were never more strikingly exhibited
than in the case OF Miss Eva Williams,
whose impersonation Of the tough
Bowery girl in that mirthful skit,
"Skinny's Finish" was one Of the en-
Joyable features OF the week at Won
derland. The character is Of the rough
soubrette order that calls for fippancy,
audacity and the staggering. ungrace-
ful walk Of the girl OF the slums, and
Miss Williams presents true and
realistic picture to her audience. Di-
vested of grease paint and Bowery
togs, the young actress is a wonderful
transformation. Handsome. graceful
and refined. she presents direct anti
thesis to the character she assumes on
the stage, being a fine type of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
MAKING A RECORD.

John F. zalusky, the mainstay Of tho
Louisville Club of the Western asso-
ciaticn behind the bat, was born at
Minneapolis, Mimi, on June %, 1879.
This is his first season as profession
al and his consistently good work has
attracted attention In major league cir
cles. The young collegian is making
a good record in all departments of the
game and If he does not meet with ILL
ness or injury, will make the seasons
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

Tom Jenkins defeat Of Sharkey in,
a wrestling match has not Disconnected
the ex-sailor. The sturdy boxer and
his friends are confident that Sharkey
will make a fine wrestler after few
trials with good men like jenkins. He
is an ideal specimen of physical man
hood, built more on the lines Of
wrestler than of boxer, and his rug
ged frame and broad shoulders make
him no easy mark for any man to
handle. He is not without cleverness
and has some tricks that his friends
never suspected him of possessing. Bob
Fitzsimmons may next take crack at
Jenkins. 1t may not he known that
Fitz is something Of wrestler, having
been under the guidance Of Ernest
Roeber for several years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
Jack Beauscholte will fight Kid HUI
bert at Evansville, Ind, this month.
This Hubert is far from being a slouch
and will make Jack hustle all the way.
THE LATE LouIs ALDRIcH.

Louis Aldrich was best known dur
ing the last years Of his life as the
vital personality behind the Actors
Fund Of America. He retired from the
presidency of the great theatrical char
ity a year ago, having held that Office
for four years. For eleven years pre-
vious to his selection as the head Of the
order he was its vice president and act
ing executive officer. So it may be said
the last fifteen years of his life were
given to the philanthropic organiza-
tion.
His chief ambition was to see the
establishment of an actors home in
New York city, and in the last year Of
his tenancy Of Office the project took
tangible form. He induced AL Hayman
of New York to subscribe $4,000 as
the basis Of a building fund. This
amount was swelled by popular con-
tributions to $4,000. 1t was expected
that the home will be in existence
within the next two years.
Mr.. Aldrich began his career as an
actor as an infant prodigy in a per-
formance of Richard ILL.," Unlike
most prodigies, he lasted, soon deyel-
oping into player of talent. In 1856,
when he was % years old, he went from
California, the scene of his early ex-
periences, to Boston and Joined the
stock company of the Boston theater
There he played Nathan to Miss Bate
mans Leah. In the years Immediately
ensuing he was a member of Mrs.
John Drew's Arch Street theater com
pany at Philadelphia, of the Woods
Museum company at New York, and
of Ford's stock company at Baltimore.
In more recent years he won success
in the role of the parson in "The DAN
ties" but his fortune and his greatest
reputation were made through Bart
ley Campbell's MY Partner" He is
said to have laid aside 5000, 900 by the
aid Of the play. Some Of that amount
was lost in 1890 in the production Of
an unsuccessful melodrama, THE KAT
fir Diamond" but "The Editor" the
Aext and last play he offered to the
public, earned the amount back,
though 1t was not sensational sue
cess. Mr.. Aldrich retired about eight
years ago.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

smartly-dressed. intelligent American
girl
Though only 25 years of age. Miss
Williams has had long and diversi-
fed theatrical career. She was born in
an environment OF talent. having first
seen the light of day at Portland. Me.
the event occurring three doors from
where poet Longfellow was born. At
a very early age Miss Williams showed
unusual gifts Of mimicry, and she was
In great demand as a child vocalist and
recitatlonist at local entertainments.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

Her growing fame soon attracted at
tention in professional circles, and one
day notice appeared in the papers
requesting the little girl that had per-
formed at certain entertainment to
appear at the Office of the Portland
opera house. Little Miss Williams
promptly answered the advertisement.
She could barely tiptoe to the box Of
fee. and tiny hand, waving to at
tract attention, caused the man behind
the window to inquire who she was.
Me" was the answer.
'Me9" Who's me?'
I'm the little girl you put the piece
in the paper bout" replied the child
promptly, and from that date she be-
gan her professional life. Miss Will
Jams as then only years of age, and
her first engagement was as the child
in Leah, the Forsaken," with Mar
garet Mather as the star. ]. M. Hill
was the manager, Alexander Salvini,
who was then playing his first en-
gagement in America, was the lead
ing man, and Mines Leyick was also
in the cast. Miss Williams has had con-
tinued success since she made her
promising beginning, having been as
sociated with many prominent stars,
and the firm Of Williams & Tucker
now ranks high in the vaudeville lists.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

II. Mccormick, the well known trainer,
but really the property of Louis v.
Bell, was the winner Of the big event.
And 1t was not by any sort of fuke,
either for the colt carrying 112
pounds, with Spencer up, covered the
mile and a quarter in 2:O5 3-5. the
fastest time on record for the Suburb
an, and incidentally only three-flfths
Of a second slower than the best time
on record for the course, made by Sal
vator, with 122 pounds, on June rs,
1890.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
wADDrLL A RrMAHKABLr HORSE.

WADDELL A REMARKABLE HORSE.
Robert Waddell is really a remark
able race horse. He has run more
races this year than almost any other
race horse in the country. The Am
erican Derby was his twenty-second
start since March 20, when he came
out in a sleet storm at Bennings for
his first race of the year. Just to
make his record look we'll balanced,
Robert has won exactly one-half OF his
races. He has won at all sorts OF dis
tances, from five furlongs up to
mile and a half, and on all sorts OF
tracks, from the frost bitten ground at
Bennings to the June caked soil of
Washington Park, he has won in the
mud and on the dry; with 80 pounds
up, and 119 pounds up; against stake
horses and against selling platers;
with good jockeys and with bad; cas-,
lily and driving; has won when in
front all the way and when saved for
the finish. 1t is hard to tell what Rob-
ert can and what he can't do, now
that he has answered the best test
of a would-be champion 3-year-old.
But Waddell has also been defeated
and there comes the rub. Good
horses are sometimes oftener
than they win, but in Robert Wad-
delis case there we're certain defeats
which made the public think the colt
was only ordinary 1t is in this re-
spect alone that Robert Waddell's vic-
tory in the Derby does not strike
popular chord.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

William c. Whitney paid fortune
to an ex-bootblack for piece of horse
flesh. Tony" Aste, whose bootblack-
ing parlors dot Manhattan from Har-
lem to the Battery, whose capital six
years ago was So note, who shined
shoes along the streets of New York
at five cents a Shine" is the new
prosperous horseman who sold this
horse to the ex-secretary Of the navy.
Nasturitium, a 2-year-old chestnut
colt by Watercress out of Margerique,
is the youngster and $5O, 900 is the sum
Mr. Whitney wrote on the check that
now rests in the ex-bootblack's inside
pocket The colt is eligible for the
great English derby which Mr. Whit
ney won this year with the crack Eng
lish racer, Volodyoyiski. He is also
eligible for the Futurity.
The colts career has been in a meas
ure much like that of its owner-start-
ling. A few weeks back Jimmy Me-
Laughlin, Aste's trainer, sent Nastur-
tium to the post for the first time. He
won and since then has added the first
part of the double event to his laurels.
Horsemen generally speak Of him as
the best Of the seasons 2-year-olds.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
A VETERAN PITCHER.

Jimmy Callahan, one Of the crack
pitchers of the Chicago American
league team. leaders in the race for the
pennant in that organization, was for
several years one Of the pitching corps
of the Chicago National league team.
Besides being clever twirler Gala
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

han is good infelder and has been
invaluable to the Chicagos as a utility
man. He has recently come into the
game again, after being laid up for
some time by broken arm Jimmy
is one Of the most popular ball players
in the profession, and is well known
to base ball fans throughout the coun-
try. This is his first year with the
American leaguers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

public recognition in their day.
Little Jennie has had tempting Of
fer to 90 to Australia through the good
Offices of Miss Josephine Gassman,
who has taken great fancy to the
child. but Mrs Metzler believes that
on the Orpheum circuit, for which she
is now engaged. her talent will develop
more rapidly than If she were to go to
foreign country although the salary
offered is tempting.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

lnnis Metzler Urban, child OF
is the daughter Of Fred Urban,
at one time was prominent
er Jennie's mother died when she
an infant, and from that time I'M
fnow she has been educated and
Ared for by her grandmother, Mrs.
Theodore MetEler, who lives in San
Francisco. The child is precocious, but
Fqe inhorits the cleverness on the stage
o.. her parents, both Of whom merited
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

Blanche Walsh's new piece, Joan of
the Sword Hand" is we'll under way,
and viii be staged next year on mag
nificent scale.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23

record for consecutive games. His bat
ting has been of great value to his
team and Manager Wilmoot and his
players, many of whom have had ex-
perience in the National league, pre-
dict that Zalusky will advance in his
profession and become one OF the
games greatest catchers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
NOUROTu,AH

(Photo by Chickering, Boston)
is known in some localities as tne "hl-
man steam roller" and in other parts
he sails under the cognomen Of the
human avalanche"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE rrELDs

soden, Conant, and Billings have
surrendered to the American League
after a vain struggle for patronage,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-05-20
Words o. Praise for Women.

Ia speaking OF the pocah0ntas or
womans auxiliary, the colonel paid a
high compliment 90 the work of wo.
men IN fraternalism and especially IN
the Red Men branch, IN closing be
sad.
What the world wants today ia
not pyofounder philosophy. not a
more circumacrlbed or more liberal
theology, not a science that viii more
accurately measure the sun or weigh
the stars, not a loftier walk with the
muse. nor a more exquisite touch Of
the brush or chiecl. bat what tho
world has siriven for from the hcFin.
ming and demands today IA q better
man. With the better man will come
the groater world and In that broader
and better allegiance which the gen
igs OF the age involves us, every good
man Will be- a part ~ lts glory, Just
az every blade OF grass. lmpearled
by the dewa Of heaven. lifts "a jew
cled crest 10 greet the dawn. and re-
necls the apleudor oi The morning sun.
Give a better man and you glve a
greater world Give greater world
and you Htiil give greater Institutions.
The world has been bettor because
our order was born. and countless
thousands have been ennohlcd by ~
purifying touch and countless thou.
ands yet unborn viii rise up and call
II blessed.