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The Washington times., 1905-05-28
SUNDAY school.

The race IN Section 4 grows more In
teresting every day. There are seven
teams punched SO closely that com
plete change may take place before the
week is over
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Mt Pleasant Congregational Is badly
in need Of pitcher. They came near los
ing to st. Stephens last Wednesday on
this account.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

trying to avoid him scoring. He will be
In the outfield for some tine until his
wing gets In wor king order
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Welden, the new Carroll pitcher, has
the goods and will be a puzzle 10 the
teams in this league when he gets
going.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The Indifference and listlessness with
which some OF the boys have been play
ing of late will spoil the attendance.
When a fielder folds his arms and looks
at a ball thinking that 1t will come to
him it is time some one was getting busy
with the ak. Let the indifferent ones go.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The two veteran batters of the league
Harding and Vic" Bielas<i, passed
many of the youngsters last week and
are now toward the top in the batting
averapas
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Many home runs are scored on the Mt.
Pleasant grounds because Of the high
grass under the trees in left field.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The attendance of Secretary Metcalf.
of Commerce and Labor, at one of the
games had a very good effect upon the
players representing his department.
Up TO the time of his coming the team
had not been able TO connect for
game, but his appearance seemed to put
new life into the players. and they de-
feated their opponents. the Librarians,
with the greatest ease, Secretary Met
calf is the first Cabinet officer to attend
one of the games. It was expected that
Secretary Taft would start the league
going by throwing the first ball into
the box but some important business
prevented his doing sc.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The plan Of changing the Fairgrounds
from the south diamond of the White
Lot to the Van Eea@ Park grounds Is
still undecided. Tbe board Of trustees
of the George Washington University
will have to decide tn. matter, and they
will not hold another meeting until
Tuesday or Wednesday. Then II is ex-
pected they will agree to let the league
have the grounds.
President Alvoid is taking no chances
about losing a place to play, so he has
secured the south diamond for the
month of June.
Many advantages will come by the
move TO the Van Ness grounds There
will be a place TO change clothing, and
the house is also provided with a shower
bath, which will be at the disposal of
the PLAYERS The seat arrangements for
the spectators will also be a beneficial
feature OF the move.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28
Double Plays.

New York, 20; Washington. 19; Boston.
19; Chicago, IS; Athletics, Is; Detroit, Il;
Cleveland, II; st. Louis. 10,
Triple Play.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

What big Improvement is notice
able in that infield and maybe that
new Plate does not look well.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Farmer F'ulcher appears to be return
ing to batting form again. He Is GER
tainly using that Maryland pls.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

"Duckey' Mess. of Immaculate, is in
a bad way of late. In Thursdays game
he stole home on a passed ball, and after
he had crossed the plate safely. he was
hit on the arm by the catcher's assist
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

That Stanley kid had ten strike-outs
against Aioysius. Not so very bad at
that.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Corrigan. who caught for few min
utes in the Aloysius-C Columbia game. got
a mean one on his fin~ers. He hopes
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The Beckett brothers battery seems
to work from both ends. When one gets
tired Of pitching they switch positions.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

BaIlinger's home run hit Wednesday
was the longest seen on the grounds
this season.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

That Carroll bunch are plugging away
in good shape. Too bad they got such
a poor start.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Finneean's underhand ball is a Won
der 1t is Just as servicable to him as
the spit ball is TO some pitchers.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28
Willie KeeIer Leads
american Batsn1en
HueIsman IS Premier StiCker for the Ma
tionals, With StahI SeCond--Averages for
All Players in TensGames.

Billy Keller is leading the American
League in. batting, with an average OF
SOS He Is followed by Mcfarland, Sell
bach. Bemis. Cooley and Crawford
Frank Huelsman is the premier batter
for the Nationals He is hitting at a
.24s clip. Skipper StahI is the next best
slugger. but his average is only .2l4
Stahl Slugger.
Jake stahl figured among the top
notehers in extra bases. with seven
doubles, two triples and q home run, for
a total of twenty-four extra bases
He is tied with Flick, of Cleveland, for
second honors. Harry Davis stands
head and shoulders over the long swat
ters, with forty extra bases TO his
credit. Stah1 also heads the Nationals in
base-running, having pilfered eleven
sacks. Mil is the next best local base
swiper. with six TO his credit.
Harry Bennis. Of Cleveland. is leading
the catchers in fielding with Kittredge
fourth Stahl IS fourth among the first
basemen, with Grimshaw leading.
Larry joie leads the second basemen,
with Nil eighth and Mullen ninth
Hunter Hill ranks next TO last among
the third sackers. Gleason topping the
list
George Davis is the best shortstop,
with Cassidy fourth. {. Stahls Selbach.
Bay, Cooley and Fuitz have perfect
records as outfieIders, Jones, of Wash
.ngten, Is eighth, Huelsman next but one
TO last and Knoll last.
Nationals Move Up.
In club fielding the Nationals have
moved up and are now fifth. ahead Of
Detroit, New York and the Athletics.
In double plays they are tied with Bos-
ton for second honors, with nineteen.
They have made the only triple play OF
The season.
Rube waddeII. still leads the twirlers.
with SIX straight victories and no de-
feats. jacobsen Is the winning Wash
ington slabman. He has four victories
and three defeats. Case Patten is next,
with four games won and four lost.
Townsend and Wolfe follow with two
xcins and three loses and Hughes is
last with four defeats and two victories,
The averages include games UP TO last
Thursday.
Batting
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

For tailenders to give team in the
perfect percentage class SO close a call
as did Commerce and Labor and Justice
rave the Warriors, it looks as If the
Warriors will have a hard struggle
when they strike higher up IN the win
ming class.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

pitcher that Is out of a Job might find
Il Government position during the ball
season if he would apply to some of the
departments that are shy in siabmen.
Bryans home run stiH stands by it
self. The nearest approach that has
been made TO il was a three-base hit
made by Raab the last game the In
teriors played. Raab was able TO score
on the hit He did not stop running, for
as he got 10 third the ball that was be-
Ing thrown from the field went wild
and he was able TO score.
Some OF the best players in the lea que
have been out OF the game OF late. in
Guiding Downs and Clark. of the Lii
brary; Weber and Hines, of the Agri-
culture; Burlingame, of the Navy, and
'Reddy' Wahler, OF the Postoffiee.
The Beckett brothers battery seems
to work from both ends. When one gets
tired of pitching they switch positions.
MARQUETTE.
Hon Eddie Roach has his lease from
the st. Martin team. but his manager
Is holding of awhile.
The MiIlionaires' Club presented Man
ager Daily, OF Immaculate, with a bou-
quet last week as he was about to fan
out. The carnations(?1 were plucked from
a nearby field, and when presented to
the eminent manager they were en-
balmed In a tomato can which, being
stripped of its label. gave the appear
ance of a silver loving cup.
The Immaculates have signed Pitcher
Croson, of Business, and Manager Daily
feels confident of victory with this man.
Brenner declines 10 play with Trinity
il he is going 10 be left on the bench
ii. every game and is desirous of attain
ing his release.
Out again,
Hit again,
Dun-i-gan.
Barber, the man with the lnegaphone
called out, Nationals. /; [appiausel;
Chicago, g."
willing Worker" Sullivan does the
hardest playing on the Trinity team
The Immaculates will have a strong
team on the field in the Decoration Day
game with the Champs, and 1T looks as
If ST. Paul will be up against 1t.
Les Freeman has accomplished the
record of striking three men out In one
inning in two different games
Bonaveris has left the Greenbacks and
is now with the Ordway Rifles.
"Duckey' Mess. of Immaculate. is in
a bad way of late. In Thursdays game
he stole home on a passed ball, and after
he had crossed the plate safely. he was
hit on the arm by the catcher's assist
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

All of the Section A teams dislike the
" hite Lot grounds. The sun dazzies the
folders and causes many errors,
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Some OF the best players in the leag
have been out of the game OF late. in
Guiding Downs and Clark. of the LIZ
brary; Weber and Hines, of the Agri-
culture: Buriingame, of the Navy, and
'Reddy" Wahier, of the Postoff1ee.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28
CAPITAL CITY.

The joints in the old men playing with
the Columbia Athletic Club, under the
Influence OF the hot weather we had last
week, seem to be iiventng up cons1d-
erably If we Judge from the manner i'll
which the bah is being waiIoped.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

to get the adhesive plaster of IN week
or ten DAYS.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The infield OF the Commerce and Labor
team is surely bringing it to the fore.
They have q start IN the winning busi-
ness now and it is thought that they
well soon move up.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Bonaveris has left the Greenbacks and
is now with the Ordway Rifles.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The Moriarft,- Tho pitched for ST.
Stephens Institute is the same one who
usually works in the outfield. Manager
Handler was trying him out on his lat
est discovery the four-fnger split ball
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

trying to avoid him scoring He will be
| in the outfeld for some tine until his
wing gets In working order.
SUNDAY school.
The race In Section a grows more in
| teresting every day. There are seven
teams punched SO closely that a COM
plete change may take place before the
week is over.
The two veteran batters of the league
! Harding and VIC Bielaski, passed
many of the youngsters last week and
are now toward the top in the batting
! averages.
Mt. Pleasant Congregational is badly
| in need Of q pitcher. They eaTae rear los
| ing to St. Stephens last Wednesday on
this account.
Many home runs are scored on the Mt
Pleasant grounds because Of the high
grass under the trees in left field
| BaIlinger's home run hit Wednesday
was the longest seen on the grounds
| this season.
| All Of the Section A teams dislike the
| White Lot grounds. The sun dazzies the
felders and causes many errors.
+, The Northeast fans are very anxious
| TO see some more games between Sec
| ton A teams. The game Thursday be-
| tween the Guntons and the Fourth
| Presbyterians was attended by 4,e9o or
| 5000 people
| The spit ball. the dread OF professional
| batters. has not yet entered the Sunday
| School League. If II does, then farewell
/ TO the batting averages of 100 and .500
At the present time there are about
| thirty or forty batters slugging the ball
for 800 or more.
CAPITAL CITY.
The league will transfer several of its
games TO the east diamond on the White
| Lot. Last year it had the wez. diamond.
| Young Archie Smith, who holds down
! the receiving end for Aloysius. had 10
miss ii game this week He was stabbed
| in the left eye by a negro and 1t was
! feared at one time that he might lose
| his sight. He is recovering nicely.
| The joints in the old men playing with
| the Columbia athletic Club, under the
| influence of the hot weather we had last
! week, seem to be iivening up consid-
| erabIy If We Judge from the manner i'll
which the bali is being walloped
Farmer Fulcher appears to be return
t ing to batting form again. He Is GER
| tainly using that Maryland ma pls
Corrigan. who caught for few min
utes in the Aloysius-Columbia game. got
a mean one on his fn~ers. He hopes
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The Immaculates have signed Pitcher
Croson, Of Business, and Manager Daily
feels confident of victory with this man.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Les Freeman has accomplished the
record of striking three men out In one
inning In two different games.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Too bad DowIing had TO give up the
charge of st. Patrich's team. His eyes
were going back on him. ard he had
TO leave town for a while.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Brenner declines TO play with Trinity
il he is going 10 be left on the bench
ii. every game and is desirous of attain
ing his release
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The Immaculates will have a strong
team on the field In the Decoration Day
game with the Champs, and 1T looks as
If st. Paul will be up against it.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Have you noticed how well the una-
pire's decision took with the crowd in
that Colunlbf2-St. Josepf,s game?
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Kitch has joined the stolen home class.
He. Hughes, and Raab are the ones tnat
have been able to purloin run
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

St Joseph5s had bark luck in their
game with Aloysius. for they had the
North Capitol Street crowd beaten when
2 batting fusfllade started in the seve nth
that drove Manager Hurney 70 the
bench.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28
MARQUETTE.

Hon Eddie Roach has his lease from
the st. Martin team. but his manager
Is holding of awhile
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The War team has had two close calls
the last time it has played and looks as
if they are falling back a little in their
efforts,
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Many new faces show up in almost
every game The teams keep changing
their lineup. but the game does not
seem TO be getting much better.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The coaching of Shorty Hughes IS
feature OF every game in which ne plays
Il other captains would copy his eX-
ample in this respect there would be bet
ter bali played.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Farabaugh. the St. Patrick's catcher.
leaves town shortly for his home in
Pennsylvania. The Irishmen will lose
a good one when he goes.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

pitcher that is out of Job might find
a Government position during the ball
season if he would apply to some of the
departments that are shy in siabmen.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The Northeast fans are very anxious
TO see some more games between Sec
ton A teams. The game Thursday be-
tween the Guntons and the Fourth
Presbyterians was attended by 1000 or
5000 people
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

''Willing Worker Sullivan does the
hardest playing on the Trinity team.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Barber the man with the lnegaphone
called out, Nationals, /; [applauseI;
Chicago. s.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

Umpire Barr was hit in the face by
a baIl batted by F2ianey in the game
between Commerce and Labor and the
Library. He called Kinney out at first,
despite his hit"
The Washington times., 1905-05-28
Triple Play.
Pitching Records.

Washington. l.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

The spit ball. the dread OF professional
batters. has not yet entered the Sunday
School League. If II does, then farewell
to the batting averages of 400 and 500
At the present time there are about
thirty or forty batters slugging the ball
for 800 or more
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-24
The Meanest Grafter.

HILLSDurB D1Spatch
 The meanest form of grafter is the man who will plan to rob the people who by their thrift and industry are endeavoring to reach the point where their savings may some day bring them a slight return or provide them with a home While it Is as great a crime under the law to rob the rich and should be punished by an equally severe sentence, there are considera- tions when the poor man is concerned that tend to excite public indignation. Such Is the principle involved in the to the attention of the people of Cali forhia. By the confession of a mem- Der of the late legislature num- Der of senators entered into an agree ment by which the building and loan associations were to be deprived of all protection if they did not pay Iib- orally for the enactment of necessary Legislation. Forgetting that they were endangering the savings of the people who can save only a little every year, they went so far as to prey upon in- stitutions of this character. How ever, 1t is a principle of the grafter that he will stop at nothing When he feels that it will be possible for him to add to his income by demanding money for a service for which he has already been paid he will allow no consideration to come between him and thesmoney. He has reached that point where his moral nature sinks at the call of bank notes and he becomes common thief of the lowest order For this there should be some special form of punishment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-24
But It no Not schorlarly.

For scholarship requires predeter- mined motive and a certain skill, and carefully followed plan. Why are you desirous of preserving from loss the useful items and the entertaining epi- sodes that make up the current history of humanity fin your time? Why save from forgetfulness a chronicle of lifee passing show?
 If you are by way of taking part in debates, or making speeches at political meetings, it Is needful for you to re- enforce memory by seasonable iliustra- tions, the papers are full of them: Per sonaI character was never so widely ex- plotted as now. Our great men stand where a lime light of publicity Is for ever flashed upon their smallest actions; The world moves on at a pace so raplo that electricity is its only parallel.
 The scholarly and the convenient way is to know what you want and to pur- sue it according to routine. Cnoer separate captions, arranged either top ically or alphabetically paste WhateVer of value you sift from the uaily news that is your wheat. For you, the resi- due is chan. Or 1t is your gold, and the remainder. for your purposes, is dross. Discriminate, decide what im- presses you. and why. and put aslde your material for future use.
 Index your scrap book, and then' without a moments unnecessary delay, you can turn to what you are searching for.
 Where does a certain popular pastor procure so many fitting stories allu- slons, and anecdotes? The question was asked by a pefson who seemed to fancy that the clergyman evolved them from his inner consciousness. I could have replied that he had the useful habit of the orderly scrap-book. from which on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-24

to give you some specimens ef good class motto.
 well, fancy few clever girls can conjure up motto of their own, but will make suggestion. A motto must be brief, covering a sentiment worth remembering. a sort of Infinite riches in a little room affair.
 It may be in Latin or French, If the class prefer, but on the whole, Eng fish is good enough medium for most purposes But if the French be as fla mfliar as English, or the Latin, phrase that hardly needs translation, there is no valid objection to the tor- eign tongue. "semper hdens. or "Noblesse oblige" may be understood by every girl who has gone throush the grammar school.
 sEach for all.' or ''ali for each is good class motto.
 ssThe greatest of these is charity, comes from the Bible which Is a treas ury of short and noble sentences. ..
 Tn honor preferring one another. Is a good motto.
 Bear and forbear." is good and pithy legend.
 q serve, is a sentiment that school girl may well adopt, and a class carry forward, through It's whole career, TOT in this world we have to serve one an other. and only as we forget self and live in the habit of daily Kindness, vii our lives reach the height they ought The greatest life ever lived on earth was a life of service from beginning to ending, and we should initiate that fair and white example.
 Girls, don't want to preach to you, but I see beyond the school room. These are your lovely days. Every day spells for you some incentive to duty, bestows on you some opportuni- ty worth having and using. Prize the living present" It is the foundation of your future. Some of you wonder what you are going to be by and by. As your class prophet, let me tell you, that it depends altogether on what you are at this moment Theretore' again, be doers, not dreamers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-24
No Elaborate OutAt Eecessary-The UnsystematIc scraP-BoOk Will Amuse the COnvaIescent-Popula Pastor Who PrOAted by SchoI-. {.
 a@~'e
 Iarly ap-BOOk-InterestIng Pictorial History of Our
 PeriOd-A Good Cartoon
 aValuabIe Possession .,
BY MARGARET E. SANGSTER. ,Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B, RoWles

(Copyrlght, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
 Not scrap books into which we cast away the worthless bits, and the fiot- sam and tetsam of desk and library; baskets that are filled and emptled with incredible swirtness in a day or week in a reading household, but scrap books which preserve for future refer ence the best in the newspapers and magazines, are the theme of this bit of discussion.
 Various devices of this kind are sold at the stationers: Envelopes that are labeled for different clippings. books that are arranged with appropriate headings, and properly interleaved, but, for practical purposes, an ordinary blank-book and |. pair of scissors. with a good supply of paste, plus brains, are all-suficient.
 The most fascinating scrap-books l have ever seen are those of friend, who for years has never laid aside a newspaper without cutting out the poems, the anecdotes, the reports of discoveries and inventions. the quips and jests, and the serious articles that have interested her. Without much method, this lady has daily pasted her store of selections. culled from many sources, on the pages of school-compo- sition books or occasionally In diary Nlln US OdlGS or months anu udyS anu weeks. When she has secured for her self the core of a paper, she throws 1t away, or leaves 1t for the cook to kin dle the kitchen fire. Her net result is charming miscellany just the chance collection into which, like the immor- tai Jack Horner. you put in your thumb, and you pull out plum.
 For an idle afternoon, or the leisure of convalescence, or a rainy evening ,a. 4-,v- aesFf this unsystematic Ha.'. ...-.-.. s book Is a real resourcsR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-24
WHY NOT START A SCRAP.BOOKa
occasion he brought forth things new and old. ...t -t
Pictorial scran-nooI.u.


 The twentieth century has witnessed immense strides in pictorial art. Beau tiful reproductions of great paintings are given in exquisite color and tone. Photography has reached amazing and singular delicacy, and the plainest cot tage' In the land may be adorned with pictures at the cost of an outlay that the, slenderest purse can afford.
 Whoever wishes may keep, for friends and children, in scrap-books that will 1t into the shelves of the home library, a complete pictorial history of our thrilling and absorbing period. All the magnificent commanders of the day, the men who have conducted the titanic struggle on sea and land in the Far East, the great diplomats, the astute statesmen, the captains, kings and queens; the republics modest men who take the helm, stepping from civil life at the country's call and quietly re- turnning to the ranks when their tasks are, done: all the foremost men and the foremost women, too, of our country will be in & porerait gallery cut trom the weekly, monthly or daily press.
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