Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-03

found that his gasoline supply had given
out. Miles from home. and in not too COM
Portable a state Of mind. he cast about for
some means Of replenishing his fuel sup
ply. As luck would have It, he discovered
one OF those places where whisky Of the
real kind is made, and succeeded In obtain
ing a few quarts. He had some difficulty
in starting his car, but after a little crank
ing he again resumed his journey. Every
thing went we'll for a time. but soon the
car began to show a decided tendency to
skid. Notwithstanding his frantic efforts
10 keep the car in the center Of the road,
he soon landed in a ditch. He tried several
times to start the car, but It gave only a
few coughs. and then went back to sleep
again. Finally, thoroughly disguised with
its behavior, Mr.. Rogers left the car and
spent the night I'm a neighboring hotel
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One Of the refnements in motor car con-
struction which has made this by one OF
the leading automobile manufacturers Is
the introduction Of device for lubricating
the springs Small oil cups are used for
lubricating the spring shackles and other
bearings. In addition to this they advise
that the leaves be creased occasionally by
inserting a knife OF other thin tool between
the sections and coating the wearing sur
faces with heavy lubricant
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The national commlssion-the supreme
court OF base ball-has decided upon the
design for the emblem to be given the
Chicago National league team champions
Of Chicago) and the presentation is ex-
pected to be made by Christmas. The de-
sign for the emblem was drawn by Charles
W. Murphy, president Of the Chicago club.
and was Immediately accepted by the ma
tional commission, of which Hon. August
Herman of Cincinnati is chairman. The
emblems are to be made Of one solid piece
of gold, diamond-studded, and typifes base
ball and Chicago. 1t is circular in form
and through the center is the letter "Y,"
which represents the Chicago river, which
forms that letter OF the alphabet before
flowing into Lake Michigan. In the fork
OF the "Y will be imbedded a diamond,
which shows conclusively that the trophy
was presented for an achievement upon the
green diamond In the interior OF the "Y''
are three bats embossed. Around the letter
is the regulation National league base ball,
with embossed seams. Around the ball Is
space in which will appear raised letters
as follows: Chicago Champions, 1906"
Chairman Herman and the other members
pleased with Mr.. Murphys design. as is
also James A. Hart, ex-president of the
Chicago team. who was at the helm when
the Cubs downed the White Sox so de-
cidedly at the close of the recent cham
pionship season in the major leagues.
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Captain Adrian c. Arson, city clerk Of
Chicago. the Grand Old Man" of base
ball. who recently made eleven political
speeches in the Ohio campaign. seems to
have taken a decided liking for Charles
w. Murphy, the new president of the Chi
cago Nationals champions of Chlcago) as
/ is shown by the following congratulatory
letter:
CHICAGO, Nov. %. Charles w Murphy,
Esq, president Chicago National League
club. Dear Sir: 1 desire to extend to you
my sincere congratulations on the assump-
ton of your new office as president Of the
Chicago National League club. l wish you
every measure of success and can see
nothing ahead for you but bright prospects.
Much of my life and energy was devoted
to the organization of which you are now
the chief executive officer, and / am truly
gratihed to know that you are to guide tine
Gear old West Side team. Since your ad ent
here / have learned to have very high re-
gard for you and believe that you are emil
nently qualified to, fill the responsible posi-
ton to which you have been chosen l think
you are extremely fortunate in having
team of young, ambitious players, most of
diamond ahead Of them. The West Side
park is extremely dear to me, as 1t recalls
many of the most pleasant days of my
athletic endeavor for the honor and glory
| 1t is a source Of superlative qualification
to me to know that the club has continued
my well-known policy to give the public
only clean, aggressive base ball, devoid of
rowdyism. / have been a visitor to the
park several times during the past season
as your guest and was much impressed
/ with the fact that the patrons represented
the best of Chicago citizenship. In Mr..
Frank l.. Chance, you doubtless have one
of the best managers in the country.
! l believe he is of more value to the team
than any man now playing ball, and he
/ has shown rare executive ability and quail
| ties as a leader. Trusting that you will
! win the National League flag soon and the
| Your friend,
| A. G. ANSON.
Trainer John Joseph Mack, who took
| charge OF Yale's athletes about two months
ago, has shown his right to take up the
work of Mike" Murphy. than whom the
sons of old Eli had thought there was
none so good in the country. He was Sc
lected from a score of candidates, partly
because Yale men thought it time to get
a young man and initiate him into the
! Yale system, rather than to get an older
man whose Views and ideas might conflict
with Yale customs. Johnnie" Mack, as
he is best known, has been absorbing the
Yale ways of taking care OF athletes with
out introducing any particular ideas OF his
| own. He has shown such excellent judg-
ment in his care of the candidates for the
foot ball team so far this season that the
New Haven authorities on athletics believe
he is a wonder in his line of business.
There have been fewer injured men in
the foot ball squad this season than in
many years and while this may be at
tributed in some respects to luck, ex-
perience has shown that the ability of an
athletic trainer 10 observe when It is time
| to give a man a rest or to care for minor
injuries, which may prove a serious detri-
ment in time, is an important factor in
bringing a team OF athletes out into good
\ form for the climax OF the season. Macks
Judgment as indicated by his handling of
the foot ball squad. II is believed has won
him place at Yale as long as he desires
to stay.
Mack was born at Chelsea, Mass, thirty
nine years ago. He became a runner and
developed into a professional athlete, rum
ming all distances. from the dashes to the
half mile. IT never cut down any record
figures as a runner" said Mack. II was
inst a good average sprinter and I per-