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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26

OF course all did was TO make the vii
lage teams hit the ball and let the field
ers do the rest.
on that day was elected TO pitch be-
cause all the real pitchers were tired,
and We felt confident of victory. Fer
ris, the school teacher, was chosen
To umpire. and he came on to the field
armed with a new Spaling guide, so as
10 be ready to read the rules if there
was any kick.
The first man up hit the first ball and
rolled an easy groundcr straight to
me. l picked it up ana. walking to-
wards first base. tossed the bali over
to Decker thirty feet ahead of the run
ner.
safe" yelled Ferris.
"How's that" yelled Decker right
The runner is safe. decreed tn, UNI
pire.
Why. he was out thirty feet" ex-
postulated Decker.
Ferris calmly produced the rules and
said: THE rules say that the ball must
be thrown 10 first base ahead OF the
runner. Your pitcher did not throw the
ball. He pitched it,
That settled the argument We
yielded.
Scorers. it seems to me. are about as
open 10 criticism as umpires. The way
hits and errors are scored around the
| country is something fearful to con-
template, as managers who rely on ay-
! erages to judge players soon learn.
Bishop" Spalding, the old sporting
writer, probably was the most accurate
and particular scorer that ever wrote
! baseball-but If he scored all the games
nobody would hit over 200 and no one
| would field 800.
We jumped from Cincinnati to ST.
Louis one night and the Dish" missed
| the train. SO he wired to me to cover
| the game for him that day. He wan
i dered into the hotel during the evening
| and remarked; Let us go and peruse
a potation-' And, over the potation he
said:
Did you send my story today?"
| Yes
Did you send the scorer"
Did you send my kind of story?"
Did you send the score according to
my form?
Yes
"Wen.' said the "Bish." did you
send my score exactly as you sent
yours?"
mo. Bish," I replied. There were
| TWO hltS IN tnat game TO-DAY InaJ I'M
| doubtedly were hits, but ! knew we'll
| that if you We're here you would score
| them errors. So / scored them errors
! in your score and hits in mine"
The Bishop sucked his julep medi-
! tatively minute and then said: How
| does it go TO score ntelligently-once?"
4
One of the funniest scoring incidents
I ever saw happened in Pittsburg. An
! son had been hitting in fearful luck.
! That day. going out 10 the grounds;
| Cap was in a jovial humOr. You've
been saying I'm hitting rotten" he re-
| marked. III just bet you s. I get a
hit today"
Il don't think you'H ever get another
! hit I responded.
/ Come on with the coin,' he ban
tered. Five dollars / get hit
I knew Sammy Lever was going TO
| pitch for the Pirates, and l knew Cap
| was a sucker against q fast curve ball,
| SO / took the bet.
He stung two that afternoon. One
| almost tore Wagner's hands of at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26

short and one came near taking Tommy
Leach's hand with it out into right
field. Both men just managed TO reach
the ball. and the hits We're clean and
palrable.
'I'n take that FIVE" remarked Cap,
going back to the hotel.
What" I demanded, you don't call
them hits?"
Didn't you score them hits?" he de-
manded. mo wonder I'm hitting rot
ten"
We argued all the way back 10 the
hotel and he abused me like a pirate.
1 intended to pay the bet and sent in
the score crediting him with the two
hits. but kept up the argument Final
ly he said;
Il won't stand for il. Wen leave II
to the press score IN the morning
"All right" I said.
And the next morning the Press
didn't give Arson a hit, but scored er-
rors against Wagner and Ritchey.
Arson always claimed that l saw
the Press reporter, and 1 haven't col
lected that IS yet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26
KEOUGH Rs ~h
BY Fred Lowenthal.

and no one with nerve enough to wear
them in game could be found.
In a game between the University OF
Illinois second team and a town eleven
at Danville some years ago the center
rush. who was prize fighter of some
local reputation. wore canvas ring
shoes. What his puglets wasn't going
TO do to those college dudes wouldn't
be worth mentioning.
Ten minutes after the game started
the knight OF the lnitts was carried Off
the field. What remained Of his shoes
had TO be cut off, and when his feet
came in view they looked like calf liv-
ers. The poor fellow rolled around in
agony.
Great heavens" he grOaned. "dey
didn't 90 a ting 10 me feet. 1 don't
mind a corn or two, but bot me feets
are list two oVergrOWn cOrns."
Sheer weight seems TO be driving out
al skill in football nowadays. Because
of the fact that the linemen tackle, the
long end runs of ten years ago are
almost things OF the past AIy friend,
Arthur Han, who was a great half
back in his day. suggests d change
in the rules which would handicap
heavy teams when playing against
lighter ones. His idea is to classify
teams as we now classify prize fighters
mot that we intend 10 confuse the bru-
tat ring exhibition with our noble in
tellectual gridiron pastime), according
10 their weights. For instance. say
that a team averages $50 pounds, com
pei it TO make five yards in three
downs or forfeit the bah. on the other
hand. if il averages $50 pounds, re-
Quire it to make six or seven yards i'm
the same number of trials, and so on
up. According TO Hall. if his theory
I were in practice, coaches would not
be on the lookout for beef alone, and
contests would be more nearly equal
With regard to the Minnesota aggre-
cations of the last few years, a good
old fashioned soap and water mouth
/ scrub for the entire team might have
/ done some good. For the use Of eXple-
/ tives, profanity, GUESSING, and down
right vile language, the average Min
/ nesota team would make Muggsy Nc
/ Graw's outfit look like a bunch of del
! egates TO d holiness convention. The
/ favOrite expression of the Gopher crew
was immortaliZed in a recent novel, bur
they don't smile when they say it,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26

Eddie" Holt, the football coach, who
is assisting Phil King at Wisconsin,
tells the following story in connection
with king" Kelly. who was, perhaps,
one of the greatest halfbacks the game
ever knew. The story explains in a
great measure Kelly's wonderful play
ing for Princeton against Yale. says
Holt:
Kelly matriculated at Yale before he
entered Princeton. His first day in
New Haven he went to the gym IN
tending to try for the football team.
While dressing, one Of the coaches no
ticed that one-half of Kelly's right foot
was missing.
What do you think you're going
to do?' asked the coach Of the fresh
man.
Going to try for the team. re-
sponded Kelly.
You'd better not. put in the
coach, officiously. we don't want any
cripples trying for the team
Kelly was sensitive concerning his
injury and the next day left Yale and
entered the New Jersey school Al
( Princeton he was quickly recognized as
a find, and easily made the team his
first year. At the next annual Yale
Princeton game Kelly was the deciding
factor and brought victory to Old
| Nassau. The Yale men simply could
not stop him. Throughout the game.
as he was tearing of yards, the sons
OF Eli were forced 10 listen 10 this from
the. king:
Don't want cTipples on your team.
Ell? Stop this cripple Il you can
Talking about Princeton men reminds
me OF the famous trick play which
Johnny Poe-the second II that famous
football family-invented He figured
that since five yards was all that a
team needed TO make d first down, ii
it made two sure yards each trial moth
| ing that the other side could do would
! prevent a score. His scheme was this;
/ The team was 10 form a pyramid with
/ the quarter back as its pinnacle At a
[ given signal the ball was to be passed
| up 10 the quarter. who in his turn
/ should leap over the enemy's line for a
! sure gain of at least two yards. As al
| good things have some drawback. this
/ OF course, had one. The top man was
called upon TO wear carpet slippers,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26
A MODERN JOB.
CKansas City Journal

job Kelley. a patient in Bellevue hos
pital, New York. would seem To be eDti-
tied to his Christian name, except Il 70
he does not bear his ills patiently. Kee-
fold and sustained injuries which made
il advisable to take him 10 the hospital.
There the surgeons found that Job had
a slight fracture of the base Of the skull
Further examination proved that Job was
suffering from tuberculosis OF The lungs
complicated with bronchitis. Besides, his
occupation had given him painters collie.
As n result of age his arteries were hard
observation-disclosures: he had "Old man 3
s'-presbyopia-the opposite OF near
sightedness: also. he has hydrdchephalu--
water on the brain. His skin IL puTfed UP
BY air which has escaped under il. The
young physicians In Bellevue are taking
a dqcp Interest in this much afflicted maj
and they cypress che fear that ne VIII die.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26
Unpires I've Known.
BY Hugh S. Fullerton.

Umpires are the backbone of base
ball. No matter how much a crowd
may yell at. roast, and jeer an umpire,
there never has been any serious be-
lief that the mpires We're willingly
dishonest.
True, the National league has sew
eral times laid itself open to serious
charges offnsructing umpires 10 favor
certain teams-and it is equally GER
tain that several pennant races have
been decided by umpires-but no one
ever has even charged thaJ these UNI
pires were dishonest. The National
league may have been-but that lacks
proof.
As a matter Of fact the public be-
Heves the umpires are honest-apd
Just as certain they are honest. They
may be hot headed. or preiudiced, but
] never yet knew an umpire in any or
ganized league who would willingly
throw a game o. ball one way OF the
other.
Still practically every game played is
decided by the umpire if il IS any
where near close. \ single decision,
often a miscalled ball or strike, will
turn the tide. 49,.
I remember one game in Boston
about the close of the season of 81.
Boston and Chicago We're playing,
and il didn't make any difference,
really, which team won. Tim Hurst
the only-was umpiring, and Ia the
ninth inning Boston was leading by
one run.
Billy Clingman was playing with Chi
cage, and, with d man on third and
two out. he caught Collins mapping
dumped a bunt out towards third, sent
Bill Everitt scampering across the
plate with the tying run, and beat the
ball three stems 10 first base. Hurst
was scOOting towards first, and,
although Clingman was safe by eight
feet Tim waved him out and went rae
ing of the field.
The entire Chicago team was in pur-
suit. maddeued with the undeserved
defeat The crowd sat stunned for a
minute and then began TO go out.
As [ came down the grand stand steps
I caught sight of Hurst hurrying out,
carrying his grip. and he waved me
a greeting. In answer ] simply held
my nose with a finger and thumb, 10
shut out the odor of his decision.
Tim looked up. and, sinking his fist.
said in a stage whisper "Ye geaspon,
We. l had but eleven minutes TO catch
the boat train"
Herbert Briggs. the Cleveland
youngster who broke into fast company
because he struck out Arson three
times in a game at Little Rock in the
spring of 1898. aud who, rejuvenated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-26

run-iu with Hurst in the first game
that he ever pitched in fast company.
Briggs stood high in AnsOn's estima-
ton and Arson wanted TO pitch him
in the opening series against ST. Louis
that season. Briggs was fast. he had
a speedy out curve, and a fast high
One-but he was wild and some of the
others didn't want him to pitch. He
was chockful Of self-cOnfidence and
freshness in those days. and all leagues
booked alike 10 him.
He wound up into a knot, whirled
and shot the first ball across the heart
of the plate, waist high, and SO fast
the catcher didn't even see il.
Before the ball fairly splashed into
Kittridges NIT. Briggs with his arm
still extended. yelled: "How's that?"
Hurst, who was umpiring looked the
yOungster over from head TO foot and
then remarked calmly: Under the cir
cumstances that's a ball. Had YOU not
asked me 1t would have been a strike. d"
Briggs never kicked to Hurst after
wards. @
On the old St. Louis grounds. under
Won der Ahe-the. immortal Chris
Hurst pulled OF one OF his star stunts.
Those grounds We're separated from the
grand stand by a race track and an
iron fence, with tall iron pickets Chris
had a friend, a wild eyed German, who
was crazy Oh baseball. and every day
as soon as the game started this fan
would Chamber out Of the grand stand
and get down into the racetrack, where
he would run up and down. climb up
the fence, stick his head between the
pickets, and yell al the players and the
umpire.
Hurst was umpiring one day. and
the crank was unusually obstreperous.
Jim Clements was catching for the
Browns. Finally Hurst remarked 10
Clements:
Jim, | have nice new ball here in
my pocket. If you'll tell me when he
is not looking | II take peg at him. ="
Just minute later. Clements,
glancing around, saw the crank. with
his head between the pickets, turn and
look into the grand stand, and he
tipped ii off to Hurst.
The umpire turned like a flash and
hurled a ball
HAD / hit him fair said Tim otter
ward, II would have killed him. As
II was ! drove one OF them iron spikes
into his neck.
One of the greatest umpires I ever
ran across was fellow named Ferris,
who was principal of school down in
a small Indiana town where We played
an exhibition game one time.
In those days, when the team ds1n
want 30 waste real pitcher against a
scrub team IN an exhibition. they would
put mo IN 10 pitch. one day ] would
be Hutchinson, another Griffith. and 50
Of, while the real pitchers played PEN
my ante ia l5ae. hotel and made Rle work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-17

Gee, how the lawns and the
dendlelions grow!
John Blackburn was over
from Fennimore to see his family
over Sunday.
-Drs. Reed and Carter are now
located in their commodious new
dental parlors over the First Ma
tional bank.
A man in Illinois is advertising
for the addresses Of people he owes,
and we wish that five or six hun
dred of our delinquent subscribers
would catch the disease.
One of Lancanter's young ladies
had very beautiful dream the
other night about her future home,
but we have not been informed
whether it was hot one.
"A paper in Western Nebraska
contains an advertisement in this
manner:
'Sauer Kraut."
Harness.
Furniture.
"Onion SETS"
Point laces."
''Dill pickles"
Riding plows."
Bulk Salmon. and Mackerel."
Hardware and Cramberries.
''See us before buying"
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stephens
were called to New Hampton, Iowa,
last week on account Of the death
Of Elmer IRE, prominent hard
ware merchant of that city, whose
wife is a niece of Mrs. Stephens,
Deceased died at Chicago where he
submitted to an operation. Mrs.
IRE WIS formerly Minnie Pemberthy
and W as born and reared at British
Hollow. M. IRE was an excellent
citizen, good husband and indulg-
ent parent to the wife and young
son that survives and many Wiscon-
sin friends will regret to learn of his
death. Mr.. and Mrs. Stephens at
tended the funeral
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-17

The First National Bank of Lam
caster
Buys and sells Foreign Exchange;
Pays interest on and IL months
deposits;
All kinds of checks cashed at par;
Makes collections;
Sends money anywhere at lowest
rates;
Has safety deposits for rent,
And solicits share of your
business. 56tf2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-17
Local JOttingS.
Calls is in Platteville.

John Calls is in Platteville.
Phil Goldstein has new lad"
today.
&C. J. Hyde was in Fennimore
Monday.
Rev. Schleicher was at Fenni-
more Monday.
II M. Young went to Dodgeville
Monday morning.
The orchestra goes to Beetown
Friday to play for dance there
Hon. J. A. Haggerty was here
from Ferryville on business first of
the week.
The band did not give concert
Tuesday night. They will start next
Tuesday for sure.
&C. w. Knapp was up from
Truman over Sunday. He reports
his mine to be a good one.
-Messrs. F. G. Muender and
James Scullon were in Crawford
county on business Monday.
Memorial day preparations are
on and it will not be long until July
18th will be here once more. Shall
we celebrate?
An ad. of a marble works es-
Establishment printed in a GAINESVILLE
paper calls attention to the work
manship of Frank w. Freeborn.
Asylum Trustees Grimm, Nc
Arthur and Brown held their re-
gular monthly meeting Monday.
Nothing but the usual routine of
business was transacted.
1t is rumored that Tom Orion
caught two carp in the cellar Of
Anton Schmitt's building near the
depot the other day and that a
small boy captured dozen frogs in
the basin Of the railroad turntable.
Some of the fellows who rooted
so hard for the second team Satur-
day were the ones who wanted to
bet the Saturday before on the
High School. There was some
satisfaction in winning just to
disappoint these rooters.
The new Highland ball team
shut out the Mueniers of Milwaukee
Sunday by score of to 0. Only
one hit was made off Bradley, the
Highland pitcher, in seven innings.
The game was called at the end of
the seventh on account of rain.
An electric light wire and the
Union telephone wire running to
the Herald office got into such close
proximity Saturday eve that clash
resulted and the disturbance was
enough to wake the dead. The tele-
phone bell got to ringing loudly
and continuously and we could not
stop 1T. Peop.e passing stopped to
inquire where the fire was. By dis
connecting the phone the music was
checked.
An up to-date and we'll known
farmer who lives within two miles
of larger town than this, said on
the street Saturday, that he finds
by trading at Lancaster stores he
can save $3.50. on every $1,000
worth of groceries and provisions
he buys. Lancaster merchants
are trained business men and are
willing to divide the profits with
their customers. This is another
reason why our city grows so rapid
ly and substantially.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-17
Dressmakers Notice.

All dressmakers who wish to join
in our annual picnic, whose homes
are in or nearithe city, will please
forward names to Miss Lena
Tenant, Lancaster, very soon, that
we may know how many will be
with us. And they can be notified
as to the time, place and all other
details. BY ORDER OF Com.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-17
Atty. FL. w. Brown is in st.

Atty. H. w. Brown is in ST.
Paul on business.
1t always rains a plenty in
complaining time.
W. B. Dyer and son were al
Fennimore Monday.
Next thing comes payment OF
the dog tax or a dead dog.
| Jacob Woolstenholme made one
of his periodical visits to Sitter
Monday.
Atty. Geo. B. Clementson had
professional business to attend to
at Dodgeville yesterday.
Mrs. Geo. Alcorn of Missouri
/. Valley, Ia, arrived here Monday
for a visit with relatives.
ID. G. johnson is decorating
and otherwise greatly improving
the appearance of the Wright house
Office.
Misses Emma Klnzel and
Catharine Trentzsch accompanied
Mrs. Mulrooney no me to Blooming
ton Sunday.
Rolls, baked beans, doughnuts,
potato chips and cake on sale at the
rummage sale one door west of
Ats store May 10 and 90.
-Galena proposes to celebrate
the coming Fourth of July in an
elaborate manner. What is Lam
caster going to do about celebrat-
ing?
Hon. D.sB. Brunson OF Fenni-
more is the owner of the Westing
residence in the second ward, Sc
curing the same in deal with
Atty. H. w. Brown.
The Ladies of the Maccabees
planned and carried out to perfec-
ton a very pleasant surprise on
Mrs. j. D. Hatch, one of their
members, last Wednesday eve. 1t is
unnecessary to add that an en-
joyable time was had.
-There'll be work at the Grant
lodge, f. & A. M. Saturday eve,
providing that DR.. Doolittle fills a
very important engagement there
that evening. Members will guess
the rest. Better make it a point to
assist in the ceremonies.
1T is reported that there are quite
a number of cases of smallpox in and
near Calmanie. The disease also
prevails to some extent in other
parts Of the country, but it seems to
be of very mild type, as we have
not thus far heard of any deaths
from that cause.
Thus far the month of May has
been disagreeable one in this Sec
ton at least, with but few pleasant
days far between. The weather has
been gloomy, cloudy and lots of
moisture has fallen. Farmers are
complaining. Those who have
planted their corn fear that it will
rot in the ground and those that
have not on account of the rain fear
late planting.
In several of the counties In the
northeastern part of this state, the
merchants have agreed among
themselves that they will not buy
butter and eggs and other farm
produce from farmers who patronize
the mail order houses of Mont
gomery Ward & Co., and Sears,
Roebuck & Co. and others or of
travelling agents of Chicago houses
who go through the country taking
orders.
Walter Nichols, son of Henry
Nichols of Lancaster, is travelling
with Ringing Bros. circus this
season, and is in the commissary
department of the big show, his
duty being to cut the bread and
pie and look after the silverware.
A letter was received from him re-
cently that was written at Johns
town, Penn, the day the circus was
in that city-the place that was
fiood-swept few years ago. Walter
receives $40 per month and board
and enjoys the life very much, so
he states.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-05-17
Bad Water Kills Cattle.

Lacrosse, Wis, May 12.-Through
the contamination Of the back water
of Black river, half of the pastures OF
Lacrosse county are deadly with
anthrax germs. Eleven head of cattle
are dead at the stock farm Of q. q.
Holsith, near Midway. State Veterin-
arian E. D. Roberts has been notified.
Great loss is feared by stock raisers.