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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29
How Y FEELS TO BE A SPECTATOR

paved the way IT, and excellent behavior
the players and the grand umpirng The fight that
waged long stop rowdyisTn to keep game
clean aud gantleInany appears to have been
remember that my umpires used TO tell me about
Mason They all reported that he made kick IN
less he thought he was right and believe he would have
scorned a game a championship by any
or dishonorabe trick or act.
rarely ever think OF Arson that don't think Of
Ing him and Davy Force strong along together 1876
Dsyy up Ausons third vest button they
ball players. ia life has been
great pleasure to and although "A democrat.
rejoice his election the city clerkship Chicago
I take personal interest all o timers
and glory in their in life after getting of the
ball field.
Ii has been great pleasure to me 10 watch the career
my good friend German.
forgotten any tne old boys OF his day At the
SpaiiEg took his ball around the world he
and requested get for him a letter from the
secretary OF state commencing him TO all Of
representatives 1 suppose spalding thought
such letters could be asking the
assistant chief clerk skipped depart
Of communicated AR. Spaidngs request
him. ! greatly surprised and disappointed wnen
he told that Secretary Bayard would give either
Mr. spadiug myself such letter.
I thought OF the senator and said TO him.
senstor German get such SPading?" he
answered Yes" time in ending the senator's
front door and ring Of the bell the senator
himself opened door He said; Hello, Nick; what
brings YOU here?' Ia a words I told him what
wanted invited into the parlor and called his
secretary and told him write and chated base
ball In few ne signed the paper prepared
by the secretary and he started for the senate. while
lost no time getting back to the state department That
same afternoon mailed Spading his credentials, with
an abundance ribbons and the great seal OF the state
department spalding carried the
world and presume il yet. but not that
he ever did know wat a skrmish / had il. The
senator knew all about ms proposed mp ana knowing
spaldng well by reputation he glad TO do both him
and a service.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29

The comparative Few that go n for
horse racing a luxury or as an excuse
TO be outdoors ard as medium for tbe
shedding OF money gracefully and pie
turesque.y, have been crowded into the
conclusion that the existence Of their ia
VoTite sp0r- dsperds upon IS e-ting back
10 first principles-Up0u Its being deco1-
meTcializsd. Horse racing must be re
stored % me status or n " gentIeman's
game" or. in other words, a game. for the
itch.
Consequently il looks bad for Peter
Crumes. Peter Crumes typiics a crowd
that could TOT lie enumerated in less ;hsu
four figures. lie IS seldom cut OF the
hands OF the feedmgn and the persons who
handle freight OF the railroads with the
single purpose OF making dividends Hor
che stockholders.
Peter has succeeded in convincing ne
sel5er Of mas Ina 81 will be 81 right when
lie gets Il, ard ne IS now hung MP some
where between Cincinnati, O., ard At
lanta. Ga. He has eight horses in the
car and he full complement Of help hid
den away IN tie hay or doing the dolce
fsr niente or the blind baggage or on the
rueks below. Il may be explained in
passing that me blind baggage Is a choice
e0mparjmell on horse train. L must
be reserved IN advance.
The cor ductor has checked Up the train.
Every one ne sees IS accounted for by a
blue ticket. but IN hts hurry 10 get back
60 the caboose he has failed 10 diagnose
tie hay that Is so sklllfu'ly piled In the
forward end % this particular car. The
horse train q which Peters retInuc is a
part VIII shed {. burden q Atlanta. Peters
incentive for stopping of there is the a.
rnos- positive assurance that he will be
abe 20 pick Up RI essy purse Or tWO. ard
herewith break the fail INTO New Orleans
where re intends 70 spend he winter. lie
VII be 81 right LEsre. lie has been going
there fO- zen years. ard he always has
go out-Fome how. He has made the al
nual p-omiss TO himself tina; this is going
10 be ne banner season FOR him. The
fai;h in him is ths- which prompts ths
Desperate 10 lead a fO-iorn hope or sng
the Msrseiiia:se a. a German picnic. A.
New Orleans h will make his daily pSom
Ise TO tae vsnder CO fodder FOR man ard
beast ard rake % he shell roads 20 find
money 20 purchase the privilege OF chas-
ing the aeeting selling purse until the
blossoms on me peach ;rees behoove him
10 frame Up for transportation 10 me mex
stand, n lie eYe- realizes that ne oppor-
tuni.iss OF ;ne man who races horses so-
revenue have bsen cut in TWO H. -ecen,
years he neVe~ applies the realization 10
himself. /. always IS The other fetoW
who IS ~ sgalnst il.
F.verybody Who takes disinfefes;
survey Of the racing aelc cannot hetp
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29

HAVE been forced 10 look upon the National
league race from afar this season-yet
have seen baseball. Although out Of the
game, 1 have missed only a few Of the con-
tests here and have been a loyal roOter for
Washington
Perhaps ! have enjoyed this season more
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29

S-ahi is a wOrrier. ARD wOTrieTs do nO-
succeed as managers. lie worried him
self sick early in the summer when his
team Went wrong-aud he almost made
himself a second rate first baSeman by his
anxiety over the management When.
finally. he reduced himself 10 the " do
Tim best YOU can % idea be steadied up and
played good BAN.
A man Of Stahl g temperament cannot
be successful manager. What Wash
ingtou needs Is a cheerful loser and a
conservative winner.
Tim Hurst is back in the game. brirsiUg
with him a new stock OF stories of happen
iugs on The ban field One Of the best Of
Tins performances Of the season was at
ST. Louis on the afternoon that St. Louis
and Philadelphia played a desperate sin
teen inning tie.
Tim had been summoned hurTiedly 10
Cfilciate in the series at s., Louis, and
arrived without mask OF chest protector
lie get along all right until the ninth In
ming. The score was tied. St Louis vas
forging TO the front and Mack hastily sum
moned Rube Waddell TO the boX-to save
;he day for the Athletics. The afternoon
Was dark and Rube was fast. lie was
shooting the bali across sosfast' that -
looked like "a blur, and Shrek, Ruhe's
eccentric catcher, was nabb!ng the bali
with ore hand, catching Il behind his
back. at one side then he other.
Hurst was behind Shrek watching the
spectacular performances OF Mack's bat
terry ecceutrlque and every time tha,
Shrek grabbed the BAN with one hand
Tim WINGED Finally he touched the
catcher on the shoulder.
- Mr.. Shrek" he asked softly. az
Won absolutely certain 10 catch all Of
those?"
Why. yes replied Shrek. rather
dazed. III get en- all
row. You see / am back here withou; any
mask o. breast protector.
The gext DAY the ancient Joseph SugdeH
loaned Hurst his mask ard chest Ps0teetor
Tim didn't umpire exactly 10 salt Joe
that day. and every time he passed Hurst
as he came In from the coaching lines
Sugden would remark, Tim. don't fot-
get thar is my mask and chest protector
you're wearing"
The remark got rather mOnotonous -
Hurst ard after the seventh inning he
turned on Joe and Temarkeds Certain
persons won't be needing chest protectors
ard masks much longer"
And Joe said never a word the rest CT me
game.
That reminds me OF Tim back in 81.
soou after Fielder Jones. now the manager
of ihe Chics go White Stockings Joined
The Brooklyn team. Treadway MAS play
rs center neld for Brooklyn then aaJ
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CHANGES IN RACING SITUATION.

with the slate and the chalk i VAS ~
sane way In New York once. but Ne@
York had something In he sport besidsS
money. IL had the power Of contlEu-
ance." II could wait until the crowd hs I
adapted Itself to the new order Of thinsr
Nov the crowd would not change hack 20
the old order if il could.
When the experts get around % -sESAz
the season that has just closed We wi1i bs
told that II vas one OF the most successful
IN the history OF racing il this eountry;
that several new millionaires have regis
tered coiors. and that the betting market
was large, clean, and healthy. There will
be nothing about the army of poor owners
that hung on its outside fringes, hoping
against hope. the army ia which Pster
Crumes carries a gun.
There - 10 chance for Peter c,r,,uaes "A
his kind III the icing business znv r.o-s
II IS hard 70 break II TO him so abr,lptfv
but here IL where tbs impulse TO be Esaient
fetches up against an iYrsSiStibls fac.
There was time when there was not -
many OF him. and the opportunities to cor
tribute to hts support we're not confronted
By so many discoursgins dificuFties-a
time when there was s chance for hi,s5
10 collide occasionally with A reesipteA
dill. but thsre Is not enough to 30 around
now, The money Is circulating IN Al
orbit far above his head. He will not -
go, however. The only man that has been
known 20 quit the racing business even
IN this period OF trouble lived down =
Lexington, and he did not quit until -
doctor asked him 81 there was any meg
sage he wished 10 leave. When the slo-
scEiption for the flowers come s-ouEd 50
will know that Peter has quit.
The elimins ton OF the peer eWnsY .
essential to the rebuilding OF racing. eut
unfortunately there IL no way % convirCa
the poor owner that he does not beiong
that the sport is not for fim. This 5 no
REJECTION on the poor owner. He nav Be-
and often is, as good a sportsman a. the
rich one. Moreover. he may have been
rich when he started and oRe his Brssene
condition to circumstances With when
he had nothing TO Go. II would be bsftsr
for the poor man himself II he were sli--
mated That Il would be better for me
sport is incontroveFtible TIE Seois n
acme interest ia the sport WhHe -aaf..-
aiming onat the turf is generally h5nes
Il is admitted by those who fSliow /, fhs1
honesty ia a matter OF sIpsd.ency Rhen
he pursuit OF the needed money is keer.
III II al depended upon ere disrrSbus. - o.
ne purse. there would Be .ess excl.ss g,lr
Peter CFuHlsS and hs klfH - eg -
that etsrnsl hope.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29
BASEBALL THIS YEAR AND NEXT.
By HUGH S. FULLERTON.

Harry SIemfeldt is 10 play With the
Chicago National leaguers next year, as
Re and SebriuR have been swapped by
Garry Hermann for Jake Weimer. |
wonder how on earth Garry ever got 20 BE-
political leader. n he buys gold bricks
IN politics like he does in baseball Cinciu-
lati will be a wonderfully governed lOWn.
1Veimer VII add 10 the streak of yellow in
the Cincinnati Club-aEd anyhow, Chicago
will have Stenfeldt.
That reminds me of what Tim Donohue
said 70 Con Doyle when Con got his re-
lease. Con" said Tim. sadly. " I'm
sorry you're going. You couldn't play
much ball. but you were awful good COM
pany"
So the Chicago sCribes ought 10 be glad
TO receive StelufeIdC lie can't play o
whole lot OF bali. but ne is one Of tt>
beat fellows and best story tellers IN the
business. and il Charlie Kuhn Viii pat in
billiard cushion OF the right field bleachers
30 the bail will bound hack when Stein
feldt makes one of those throws or his u
will be all right.
Just 10 start Chicago off right IN tell
Sta!nfeldts star story,
The gamest man that ever broke Into
The game" said Steiuy during a tanning
bee in hotel one night. '' was the second
baseman We had down ia Dallas ia "a.
Texas league We were playing against
Galveston. In the first inning the center
fielder OF that Galveston team got 20 first
and started 10 steal Our catcher threw
him out block. and. instead q Sid ng
lie Just took q flying leap az the second
bssemar and came down on his feet WIKI
his spikes.
THE game fellow limped around for
minute. then went on playing. THAI
q afternoon De made four putouts. eigu-
assists ard four hits. including double
ard home run. After the game be ana
I were walking over 10 the clubh use 10
gether when he said believe there
something IL my shoe He stopped down.
took of his shoe. and shook out TWO tees.
l. looks as II Washington needs a Wan-
szsr despite he great showing OF Jaks
afabl there this year. The record Of the
T-riversity Of Illinois boy is a wonderful
one He took Q team that was broken all
10 pieces and fought a bunch of minor
faa9uers into such shape that they led the
~sre for q time and then fought Il out
10 the hnish getting out II last place.
Stahl has been given credit for it-and
lie deserves lot OF credit-but the tact
ia thar the Washington club is the pet ~
he president Of the league. Johnson has
done everything lie could consistently do
20 make the Senators win, Il was bis talk
with Tom Hughes tha made the Big Chi
cago boy cut oat hts bad ha bits and settle
down 10 work-and IL was tile presldear
who braced Washington up after rs early
season stump.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29
By HUGH E. KEOUGH.

hut be convinced that as a means 10 the
requirement or wealth racing never again
VIII be what il was, put the army OF those
who bring little and expect 10 take away
much is still Oh a war footing. il is i'm
bued with The spirit Of Peter CPumAs.
The breeders Of thor0ughbreds in Ken
tGoky and California have taken UP aud
sent to market as many yearlings this
year as they did last year or the year be
fore. and they have as many more coming
along. They have not thought OF limiting
the output. II they cannot sell them
they farm them out with such persons ss
Peter Crumes 10 struggle with them,
Every KeDtucllian who breeds thorough
BREEDS declares every time he secures an
audience that the market is being over
stocked, but Il always is the other breed
er who is doing il. II would be an easy
matter 10 limit thoroughbred produce II
every breeder thought al lightly OF his
own as he does OF his neighbours.
IL does not occur TO these simple minded
followers Of the horse they feed or bet
upon that an irreyocabie change has taken
place and that il will not change back
again. The spasm that hit the middle
west and laid waste 10 Illinois and Mis-
souri which were wont to contribute a
million or so TO the work OF =" the i'm
provsmart OF the breed OF horses and
the encouragement or Peter CrumeS and
such. was not local but general IL lift
New York as hard IS IL hit Chicago and
ST. Louis.
The ugly word gambling was made
TO apply 10 the sport in the east as well
as IN the west. The spirit OF the gam
bling law is general. although it's form
and enforcement is a. matter Of state regu-
lation. The Law which encourages racing
in New York forbids betting. Early this
season the Jockay club. which regulates
racing affairs about New York, severed
all seynhlanca OF connection with tha
bookmaking END OF the game, refusing
10 accept any tribute from those who
we're engaged in the making or ODDS. The
proprietors OF the courses which are cnn-
Quoted under the jurisdiction OF the
Jockey club may be deriving revenue in
a roundabout way from the old source.
but If they are they are not exciting any
comment. The patrons OF the sport 90
not notice the difference. There is no
law against the racing OF horses I'm Ilh-
nols or Missouri. but there are laws
against gambling, and hookmaking, IL
seems. comes under that head The pro
prietorx of racetracks in Illinois and Mis-
souri, admit that they cannot ksep their
establishments ppsr without protecting
and receiving a stated privilege price
from the hookmskeTs.
Il has been acknowledged that there IS
but one way ~ make racing posaio-s in
he vest. and thai WAY entails TIA oH5e,a
recognition and protection Of The man
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29

81 Although
EaMH = & game, have missed only few of the
hEzAaC8 here and have been loyal rOOter for
IQgH9oI wa sIas .-.,
than other for many years and seen the
game in new lghtas outsider. spectator and it is
grand game from that viewpoint from that Of
player umpire magnate The boys here did
well. believe it the banner of baseball in
Washington have been in most of the other
major ieagu- cities
about the only National Lacquer Iest in Wash
ngon and although must remain loyal 10 the old or
ganization nave admiration for of the men
who ia the league. and for Washington all
the time. haven't missed game this season if could
help it, The team has had loyal support. If
improve and Winas sincerely hope it wlWashington
viii be it year It is the first time in
long aey credit the game. and in
first consideration for genuine sport
- ~
see by the papers that Soden and CouaAt viii retire
from the game. They will soden's whole
work No living ever could have commanded a
greater extent the confidence greater deg of
person who knew associated with him.
I often think of his first appearance In a National
league meeting He young clean slaven.
pleasant face. and student OF human nature would
have sized MIN honest man. He succeeded Mr..
Appolonto, and the grand old Hubert fond OF
Appoono and was greatly distressed when he heard that
there had been change in the presidency OF Boston
club.
When Mr. soden first at the table in The
meeting (neary thirty years ago. sat by Huberts
side and watched him for little time while
soden and and through through. Finally
ne leaned and whispered in my ear all right"
From that day until the day that the greatest
that has been officially the National
closed his earthly they fast friends and
! in a position know that Mr. Hubert had the
highest possible regard for Mr. opinions
There taing about the game this year that has
been Of pleasure me. and in a way pe-onaI
qualification feel that it OF the old league
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Young Jones was sitting or the bench.
chicago was playing Brooklyn down on
the old Eastern park grounds ard the
late and much lamented Tim Donohue was
catching
Early in the game Treadway made
vicious kick on one OF HUrsr's decisions
and Hurst merely bided his time aud
bowed his legs q biz more. When Tim
bows his legs il is the danger signal. The
game was close. and in tie eighth inning
rceadway came TO bat with a man or sec
ond and Brooklyn needing a run desper-
ately
hurst a. once began talking 10 Donohue
-fOT Treadways benefit.
Tim" he said they tel me that
young fellow Jones is q wonder.
Yes. remarked Tim.
They tell ne he fields vel and that the
arrangement is thinking Of making q
change"
Treadway's ears were pricked up
/ hear that Wan strike. " The bali
had passed while Treadway was listening.
I hear hat a certain outflelder is likely
10 lose a job Two strikes. Again
Treadway had let the ball go
They tell me that a certain outhelder
that kicks at umpires is likely 70 go-and
that Jones will get his Three sJrikes-
you're oU.-iob." concluded Tim as
Treadway walked sadly toward the bench.
have been asked 10 select All American
league and All National league teams.
Everybody else has had Il Try al it--or viii
haye-but J Willingly make the choices.
Here they are
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
CrigeT. Boston. catcher.
sullivan. Chicago. catcher.
Plank Philadelphis. pitcher.
Howell, s.. Louis, pitcher.
Muuin Detroit. pitcher.
ChesbrO New York, pitcher.
Altt0ck Chicago, pitcher.
DAVIS, Philadelphia. first base.
I.ajoie. Cleveland. second base.
Davis. Chicago. shortstop.
Coiirs. Boston third base.
Stone. 81. Louis. left field
Jones, Chicago. center field. 4
Flick, Cleveland. right field. +!
NATIONAL LEAGUE. l
King Chicago. catcher.
Doom. Philadeiphie, catcher
MatthsWson. New York. pitcher.
Reuibach, Chicago. pitcher.
Philippe. PittSbUrC. pitcher.
Duggleby, Philadelphia. pitcher.
TayiCr. 81. LOUIS, pitcher.
Chance. Chicago. first base.
Gleason. Philadelphia. second base.
Doolin. Philadelphia, shortstop.
Brain PiitsbarE, bird base,
Schultz, Ehigagos left field.
DOnlin New Terk center field. u
wagner, 1.ttsburs. right field. n
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That reminds me OF Tim back in 81,
soCH after Fielder Jones, row the manager
81 he Chicsg go White Stockings joined
The Brooklyn team Treadway MAS play
lRs center held for Brooklyn thsn anJ
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Il has been acknowledged that there IS
bot ons way - make racing posale.s in
he vest. and fhst WAY entails Tia of5e,al
recognition and protection Of the man
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Everybody Who takes a disinfefes,ed
survey Of the racing aeld cannot hsp
The Chanute times., 1905-05-19
nrf he is dead, violently CRIED you have killed hm!'"

timid-pale-bi black rings were un-
der her eyes"
Your master she faltered.
Have you found him yet?'
"No, replied, and l have
searched everywhere
"I am afraid she said. that he is
dead Her voice broke and died away
in a sob.
"'What makes you think so" l
asked, stubborn enough still to contest
the thought with anyone that you
could be dead.
eyes, dead she repeated, and
womans vanity has been the cause!
81 thought, if so, she would not be
the first woman to do a man 10 MS
death by the same. / restrained my
self. however, and gave her no hint
of my thoughts"
I could have smiled any other time,
he took so much virtue to himself at
that restraint, but anxiety consumed
me and l motioned him to continue.
"'You must know she said, that
nv cousin. Sir Raoul Dwight. laid me
a wager-it was to be pair OF Jew
eled gloves against my carol ring
that I could not get Mister Waters to
loan me that locket he wore upon his
breast. could not let the wager
mass: and that was the reason why
[ came to the Tabard instead OF send
ing someone-to see him and to coax
1t from him.
81 will tell you that her voice Jagged
in the telling of this
mo side remarks, il you please,
Gil" l interrupted sharply.
1.-THE night of the ball. the lady
continued. 4 wore the locket; it hung
among the lace rufies which encircled
nv neck. At once Cousin Raoul saw
i'll knew he saw 1t, although he
said nothing, and flirted my triumph
in his face. Tired of the minuet,
someone proposed a country dance.
| like them not-they are rough. We
we're in the midst Of one, where the
gentlemen hold their swords up and
the ladies pass beneath them. In
moment. understand not yet how 1t
happened, we all got punched togeth-
er. In the mix-up my dress was torn
and the locket-Mister Waters locket
fell to the floor. Raoul Dwights
foot in an instant covered the bauble
before the gentleman with whom
was dancing had time to stoop for 1t
Cousin Raoul was handing It to me
Che had been the quicker to pick II
up) with a low bow Of mock humility
bewailing his awkwardness and max