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The Topeka state journal., 1905-08-09
FAST AUTO RECORDS.
Cape Mays Beach Is Proving a
Splendid Track


New York, Aug. 9.-Cape Mays
beach has been demonstrated fast by
Walter Christie and now quite a
number of the makers of fast ears
are seeking the opportunity to go for
records there. Henry Ford has made
an inspection trip over the beach, and
will shortly bring on his fast racing
car, untried as yet, to go for the mile
record. Mr.. Christie is to make an
other trial on August 10, and on Sep
tember there will be held a great
race meet on the beach, when all the
big cars will be there. Mr.. Christie,
with a beach wet from the rain and
not at all fast, did OBS 2-5. This time
for the mile, compared to any of the
times made at Ormond previous to
last January, is very fast.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Bowden's heavy
freak machine did 0:32 As, an unoffi-
cial record, and Macdonald, the Eng
lish driver. did 0:34 1-5, the time of
Mr.. Christie may be considered very
fast. 1t is the record time for an
American car at any rate, and as the
big car was at no time let out to. it's
full speed, it seems quite probable
now that in another trial. with favor
able conditions, the world may see a
new speed record for the mile and
perhaps -miles-a-minute speed.
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Logan, have you got an answer yet

Logan, have you got an answer yet
from Wichita ordering me to go
there?" said Bill Howie this morning
as he rushed into the office of the sec
piled Logan placidly. tCrickets," !"
(only he didn't say that word), ''I
wish I'd get it, said Howie. AS he
went to the door he said: I'm ready
to go with the Jobbers. L have an
offer now from Oklahoma City and
one from Armstrong at Leavenworth
Joe Zoellers told me before he left that
could hook on with him any time
wanted to. Got letter in my pocket
from Jack Mcconnell to go up in the
Three-Eye. All this talk about my be-
ing out of condition is rot. My arm
er shut-out against Sedalia two Sun
days ago did the business. But there
was nothing else to do. Hughes COM
planned of bad arm on that day and
so 1 had to go back in again by order
of Felix Blackburn. Logan wanted to
release me outright the other day, but
Abbott wouldn't hear to it. But that
is what you get whenever you try to do
the right thing. Another job amt wor-
rying me at all. My biceps is feeling
good again and in a few days I'll just
be going with the best of 'em. I've
got nerve to pitch if I haven't got
anything else" After the door had
slammed and Bill was out of the of
his chercot and said contemplatively
There is only one man whom we have
let go from the White Sox this year
who wanted to stay. And that was
Blackburn" That was all Logan said.
Which would you prefer, to be
Stunned by professional ball players
or by most of the respectable people
of the city? D.
Dud Risley is playing third base for
Oklahoma City, Arlo Scoggins having
failed to fill Jimmie Frick's shoes. 1t
reminds one of the days gone by, when
Risley covered third base for Kid Mich
olS team in the Kansas City Western
League aggregation three years ago.
Eels, Stoner and Morgan, all Missouri
Valley leaguers last year. are still
hanging on with the Kansas City Blooz,
though all are to the bad in their work
The Kansas City Star has this jolt on
Stoner: OF course, if Stoner must be
played, why not put him in the out
field, where he can do less damage.
Douglass and Frantz can both catch,
and Stoner would add materially to the
beauty Of the landscape if further away
from the center of activity.
On Labor day Springfield will play
the White Sox in Topeka both morning
and afternoon. A circus is in town the
same day. 1--WE are not going to
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Form a New State League.

Hutchinson, Kan, Aug. 9.-At a
meeting in Hutchinson the directors of
the clubs composed of the Kansas
Baseball s1eague arranged a series of
post season games. The state league
season closes today.
Minneapolis and Lincoln drop out.
Ellsworth, Hutchinson, Hoisington and
Great Bend will compose the new four
city league. The teams will all be
strengthened. The manager of the
Hutchinson team for the balance of
the season will be Catcher Mehl.
The new schedule begins Thursday,
with Hoisington playing at Hutchinson
and Ellsworth at Great Bend.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 90, St. Louis ST.

St. Louis. Aug BY opening up
with good leads in each game the locals
took a double header from Brooklyn.
Brown and Egan both pitched good ball
and held the visitors at all stages. At
tendance, 2.300.
Score ky innings: RHE
ol. Louis .--....-...-..Z l Z D o SIS 10 6
Brooklyn -. ........G 0 O002O o. 6 1
Batteries-Brown and Leahy; Strick-
lett and Bergen. Earned runs-St. Louis
2; Brooklyn, 2. Two-base hit-Sheck-
ard. Bases on balls-Off Brown, /; off
Stricklett, 2. Struck out-By Brown, 4:
by Stricklett, g. Umpire-Bausewine
Second game-Score by innings: RHE
St Louis ..............0 90 Az %-7 9 /
Brooklyn ...-..0 0 o 2 0 0 0 e-2 5 0
Batteries-Egan and Grady; Mitchell
and Ritter.
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NEBRASKA PROHIBrnoNIsTs.
State Ticket Nominated and Platform
Adopted at Lincoln.

Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 9.-Nebraska Prohi-
bitionists held their state convention here
and nominated the following ticket:
Assistant justice of the supreme court,
f. B. Beall of Harlan county.
Regents of the university. Nathan VIII
son of Polk county and H T. Sutton OF
Nance county.
The platform IS brief. 1t declares con-
stitutional and statutory prohibition the
greatest issues in American politics. 1t
declares moral and mental qualifications
are the only questions to be considered in
deciding the right of suffrage and con-
cludes by declaring for the Initiative and
referendum.
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CLOSE CALL FOR oLDF1ELD.
In Collision at Detroit Track He Is
Seriously Injured

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 9.-Barney
Oldfielc had an almost miraculous
escape from death Tuesday afternoon
at the automobile races at Crosse
Po1nte track, when Dan Wurgis, of
Lansing, Mich, collided with his car
IN the three-quarters stretch during
the first mile of the five mile open
event. OIdfeld and his car went
through the fence into the infield, and
Oldheld received a badly lacerated
scalp and severely bruised right arm.
Wurgis' car also went off the track, on
the outside, but did not capsize and
neither car nor driver was injured
Oldheld lay unconscious in the in
field when a dozen Mortified spectators
reached his side. He was carried to
an ambulance which had been pro-
vided in fear of accidents and taken
to Harper hospital, where it was said
tonight that, barring entirely unfore-
seen developments, he would be out in
a few days.
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Main Thoroughfare.

To Lewis and Clark Exposition. Port
land, Oregon, June 1 to October Is, 1905.
via Union Pacific. This historical route.
traversing the heart of the great North
west with it's boundless resources gives
Iumbia river and trip to Portland and
the Northwest without change and a
chance to visit Yellowstone Park, June
/ to September 19, by side trip from
Pocatello to Ogden through Monida-
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the peak, to occur in September. rhe
race will be given under the manage
nent OF the motor tield for The Wani-
green $1,000 cup. The roa is Is
miles long, in bad condition, skirting
numerous precipices, and ascends
from 5,992 feet to 14,147. First and
second prizes will be awarded in each
OF the eleven classes Each car must
carry two experts. The race has at
tracted much attention in the United
States and Canada
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The summary: Earned runs-Guthrie
5, Sedalia 3. Two-base hits-Graves,
Dalrymple. Persch, Davis 9. ThreeSbase
hlt-Pettygrew. Home runs-Dalrymple,
Jones. Double plays-White to Lee to
Rohn, Lee to White to Rohn. stolen
bases-Graves. Henderson, Persch, Davis.
Sacrifice hits-Henderson, White, Nc
Dill. Struck out-By Alderman 6, by
Shaner 4. Bases on balls-Off Alderman
), off Shaner 4. Hit by pitched ball
Cheek. Wild pitches-Alderman Time
of game-2:00. Attendance-425 Umpire
-Lewinson.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 2, St. Louis 1


Washington, Aug. 9-Washington and
ST. Louis engaged in a pitchers battle
which was decided in the locals favor
by Hills single in the tenth inning. At
tendance. 2,500
Score by innings: r. H f
st. Louis .--.........--O 0 o o o y IL Z
Batteries-Patten and Kittredge; Glade
and Spencer.
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Sadie Mac makes $4,000 Purse.

Buffalo, N: Y, Aug. 9.-Sadie Mac,
the Peter the Great mare. took the
$4,000 Empire state purse for 2:10
trotters, the feature of the Grand cir
cult card at Kenilworth park, easily
in three straight heats. Sadie Mac was
a $50 to $40 favorite in the pooling.
Four races were witnessed by the
largest crowd which has gathered in
the Grand circuit here since the old
days of the Hamilton Driving park.
of money in the 2:24 trot. She sold
opening favorite at $50 in pools of
$115, but a break in the first heat
found Hardwood I'm front, and the
Gamewood gelding proceeded to make
it three straight.
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New Pitcher for Chicago.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Aug. "A repre-
sentative of the Chicago Nationals
will meet President NJ II. Saxon of
the local baseball association at De-
catur. where Rock Island is playing
tomorrow, to negotiate a deal for the
purchase of Arthur I.undin, pitcher.
I.undin has, made the best record ui
the local pitchers this season, winning
Ii out of 1S games.
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cincinnati ?. Philadelphia 1.

Cincinnati, Aug. 9.-With two men out
in the eighth inning Walker hit for
single and HugginS drew base on
balls. Barry then hit to right center
fors three bases, sending in two runs.
The Philadelphians could do nothing in
the ninth. Attendance, 1000.
Score by innings: R.H.E e.
cincinnati ...-.s s.....U U U U z - 4
Philadelphia -. .....0 o OIL 0 0 0 o. 0
Batteries-Walker and Street; PIttin-
ger and Abbott
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7 VNILo %
Topeka A
Topeka eisne.a :. .:.:.::.S .....:.S 80 . -

The SUMMARY; Earned runs =
Springfield 1. Three base hits-Sea-
baugh, Quigley. Bases on baIIs-Of
Groom }. Struck out-By Groom s,
by Blackburn s. Left on bases
Springfield 4, Topeka 5. Hit by pitcher
-Lazotte. Double plays-Hunt to
Seabaugh, OImstead to Byrne to Beg
ley Stolen bases-Cole, Lazotte, Henry.
Tme-1;40. Umpire-Cameron. At
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WESTERN ASSOCIATION STANDING

Where They Play Thursday.
Sedalia at Guthrie.
Leavenworth at Oklahoma.
Topeka at Springfield.
Wichita at Joplin.
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Roston 8. Detroit O.

Boston, Aug. 9.-Boston continued it's
winning streak by shutting out Detroit
Dineen was master of the situation at
all times.
Score by innings: Ri E
Detroit -. .........0 0 o 0 0 90
Batteries-Dinden and Criger; Disch
and Warner.
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Racing at I.atonia.

Cincinnati, O., Aug. 9.-Three fav-
orites won at Latonia. In the second
event, Nevermore, Eleanor Howard.
Fleuron. Eduardo and Erla Lee got
away to a false break and ran half a
mile before they were stopped. Track
heavy.
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Pittsburg 5. Boston 4.

Pittsburg, Aug. 9.-Pittsburg won an
uninteresting game in the tenth inning
on two hits. 1t looked like Boston's
game up to the eighth. Attendance,
1000.
Score by innings: RI Il
Pittsburg -. ......01O01O 1-5I2 8
Boston 49,. ........1 10O000OA Z 2
Batteries-Leaver, Lynch and Gibson:
Wilhelm and Needham.
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who replaced him Attendance. 7,5Oc-
score. bv innings. RHE
Chicago .'....111O0Oo0 e-S 10 0
New York ............1 900 o 0 o. Il 0
Batteries-Weimer and Killing; Taylor,
MatheWson and BreSnahan.
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week ago on account of circus"
said Secretary Logan. "Guess Wen
have some competition but we go on
anyway"
Some crazy man in Oklahoma City
wants to bet $1,000 that the Nets will
finish stronger than the Wichita Job
bers. 1t looks now as if Oklahoma
City would have to hustle to stay out
of the rut, while, there is not a base
ball critic over the circuit who would
class the Jobbers a second division
team.
Wichita is to add Red Clark to its
pitching staff. He was in the Missouri
Valley league formerly and in the West
ern league last year.
Dye, the White Sox's new addition
to its pitching staff, farmer boy from
up near Manhattan, six foot tall and
weighing 200 pounds, will stay in To-
peka until Sheard returns with his
hopefuls, when he is promised a try
out. He was to have gone in against
Springfield on Monday, but Abbott
changed his mind just before the
game. Oh, vain deluding hope!
At the present time Jimmie Cravens
is delivering the goods in large sized
packages for Sedalia. He has lost only
one game since he was fired by the
White Sox and Joined the Shoplifters.
FROM the Sedal1a Sentinel: Springfield
is coming fast, and if the Hfghlanders
do not get out of the last notch before
long it will be surprising. Joplin look
ed like a possible cellar champion a
week ago, but the team has been
Strengthened up, and the only team left
to have the distinction of being the rot
tenest in the league is Topeka, the club
that has harbored at one time or an
other this season close to enough men to
form four or five ball teams. and If
properly managed, one team that would
bar mona.
SedaIia Democrat: Curtis was the
diamond yesterday, sober, but not in
uniform. He refused to stand for Man
ager Leists fine of $40, hence was sus-
pended for the remainder of the season
His release is for sale, Manager Leist
says. No pitcher in the Western Iasso-
citation is the superior of Curtis if he
would only remain on the water wagon.
Oklahoma City, o. T., Aug. MAMA
ger Barnes, of the Oklahoma City team
of the Western association, announced
Yesterday that Red" Craig, a pitcher
from Springfield Ill, Frank Ginnin, sec
ond baseman of the Southern league,
and Lon Mathis, a pitcher of the North
Texas league. would join the team here
when it returns today. This will put
the team on winning basis again.
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Played
Ball.
American Association.

Kansas City 4, Columbus 2.
Indianapolis 2, ST. Paul 0.
Louisville II. Minneapolis 0.
Toledo 1-6, Milwaukee OILS.
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Parsons Pitcher to- Sd. Louis.

Parsons, Kan.,i Aug. 9.-Adams, Par
sons leading pitcher, has an offer for a
tryout with the ST. Louis Cardinals at
the close of the season. Adams pitched
star game against Pittsburg Tuesday
with IA strikeouts to his credit.
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Missouri Valley League

Pittsburg 8, Parsons Z.
South McAlester SO, Vinita 0-10.
Muskogee 5, Tulsa T.
Fort Scott 81, Webb City 0-3.
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Cleveland S. Philadelphia 4.

Philadelphia, Aug. 9.-After losing
ten straight games Cleveland braced up
and defeated the American league lead
ers by a narrow margin. Attendance,
4,400.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
Cleveland ...... .....1 Q 000S 0-5 10 2
Philadelphia -. IL 0 0O1 1 o GA 10
Batteries-Bernard and Buelow;
Plank and Powers.
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New York 4. Chicago 3.

Chicago. Aug. 9.-New York defeated
Chicago in an errorless game by bat
ting Weimer hard in the first and third
innings. The locals found Taylor easy
in the three innings he pitched, but
could do nothing against MatheWsou,
The Topeka state journal., 1905-08-09
AT OTTAWA.


Ottawa revenged herself on Burlin-
game by taking away in victory the
game 16 to 1. The grand stand had
little to do but watch the Ottawa scores
come across the plate. A game is billed
here for Thursday and Friday.
= AT MINNEAPOLIS.
Great Bend won the second game of
the series in a slugging match.
MfH6espoii5 sG0es sS innings: min s:.oOOsosoooEs 4 Z
Great Bend ........-.4 0 0 o 0 4-11 IL 8
Batteries Minneapolis, Softer and
Roger; Great Bend, Homes and Moore.
AT ELLSWORTH.
Ellsworth defeated Hutchinson after
fourteen innings of fast playing.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Hutchinson ....OO0O011O10O0 8
Ellsworth 0O000O1O0O001-41 10 2
Batteries-Blackburn and Mehl; Hayes
and Haas.
AT GREAT BEND.
BY winning the game from Minne-
apolis, Great Bend heads the Kansas
State league by small margin of two
points. Lincoln won from Hoisington at
the latter place in a twelve inning con-
test by score of II to 10.
AT YATES CENTER.
In very exciting game Madison took
the game from Yates Center, the second
of the series, by a score of to 4. Bat
teries-Madison, F'leehardy and Garrit;
Yates Center, Reeves and Jewett. U1n-
pire-Estep.
AT IIAVENSVILLE.
Havensville defeated CircIeville at
baseball by the score of to 6. The
feature was the hitting of Richardson.
Batteries = Havensville, Coword and
Davis; Circleville, Nuseman and Con-
nor.
AT DELPHOS.
Delphos won a hard earned victory
over the central Kansas team here by
a score. of to /.
Score by innings: r. H. r
Central - ...........0 0O0000o-1 2
Enthusiastically and Garrison; Hass-
Ter and Bradley. Struck out-By Leedy
IL, by Hassler Z.
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Anto Race un Pike,s PeaI.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. o.
pixies peak or bust entry blanks
were issued today for the automobile
race from Cascade to the summit Of
The Topeka state journal., 1905-08-09
SedaIia 8. Guthrie 6.

Guthrie, Ok, Aug. 9-Sedalia took
the first game of the series by a score
of to 6. The Senators made the larger
number of hits, but made several costly
errors which lost the game.
The Topeka state journal., 1905-08-09

?. Bases on balls-Off Smith 1, off VIII
let's 4. Two-base hits-Nagel, Willets.
Struck out-By Smith 2. Double play
Smith to Olson to Shimonek. Hit by
pitcher-Bankhead Umpire-Reagan
Attendance-1,50 500. Time-1:20.
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OIkIahoma Civ 5. Leaven1yorth p.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Aug. 9.-Okla-
homa City defeated LeaveAworth in one
of the best games of the season. Hurl-
burt's fielding and batting and the field
ing of Ogee were the features.
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Western League.

Denver 6. Omaha 5.
Pueblo 13, st. Joseph 2.
Sioux City IA, Des Moines 5.
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ON KANSAS DIAMONDS.
AT SCRANTON,

Scranton defeated Overlook by a
score of to 2. Scranton outplayed the
visitors.
Score by innings:
Scranton .... ..............00 10000 *-S
Overlook .............O D D U ~
Batteries-Scranton,H Herrin and Nor
ris; Overlook, Smith and Vail.
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The summary: Two-base hits-Wil-
son, Hurlburt, Schumeyer. Three-b base
hits-Hurlburt, Parker. Double plays
McLear to Ogee to Parker, Wilson to
Parker, Woods to Ogee to Parker. Pass
ed balls-Seigle. Stolen bases-McLear.
Time-1:20. Umpire-Ghio. Attendance
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Joplin ?. Wichita O.

Joplin, Mo, Aug. 9.-Fifteen hundred
fans saw the Joplin Miners shut out
Wichita by a score of to 0. Smiths
superb pitching was the feature.
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A GENTLE REMINDER.
Remonstrance Addressed to Pop
Anson, Baseball Veteran.

Remonstrance Addressed to Pop
Anson, Baseball Veteran.
Notice posted in office of city clerk, Chi
'sAny attache of the city clerks depart
rnent who forsakes his work to witness
aned, A. 6. ANsoN.. City Clerk
Have you lost the ball? Or got
dotty that a clerk who works
Can't be patriot?
Have moths got in your memory
That you can not recall
The good old summer time of yore
You
Played
Ball?
OF course, the years have heightened out
Into generous span
Since you were 1t in B. B. things
And got there as a fan.
And people all along the line,
The big ones and the small.
Quit work and went to see the game
You
Played
Ball.
In East and West, in North and South.
From Johnnie to sazabe,
There wasn't one who didn't bet
On long and lanky Babe"
The bleaehers rent the air with yells,
The grand stand whooped the call
That something would be doing, sure,
When
You
Played
Ball.
But what are years? They come and go
With honor or with shame.
To mark mankind with smiles or tears,
But baseball stays the same;
And though you may forget, old man,
And do your best to stall
Those patriot clerks, they can't forget
That
You
Played
Ball.
Say, Pop, you'd better muff yourself
And let those clerks alone,
They're only paying homage to
The power behind the throne.
Compared with what you used to. be,
As city clerk you're small
And you'll be less if you forget
That
You
Played
Ball
Give every clerk a chance to go
And see the game that StirS
The peoples blood and keeps the love
OF many worshiDpers.
Say, wouldn't you get I'D and knock
The boss who had the gall
To hold his clerks down to their desks
When
You
Played
xUo cI,irofo,, Ctor
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change our dates as Leavenworth did
a week ago on account of a circus -
said Secretary Logan. -tGuess we'll
have some competition but we go on
anyway"
The Topeka state journal., 1905-08-09

of all poisons
a nd relieving
old age Of its
discomforts BY
supplying a ro-
b u 5 t healthy
constitution. It
is the greatest
The Topeka state journal., 1905-08-09

Wichita is to add Red Clark to its
pitching staff. He was in the Missouri
Valley league formerly and in the West
ern league last year.
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# all tonics for increasing the appetite,
Ioning up the stomach, promoting the di-
POSITION and building up the entire system.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga.
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s-s.ss 90 IL
TEAVENWORTH

score Dy innings:
LeaVenworth :. ....2 0 0 0 o.:
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Which would you prefer, to be
Stunned by professional ball players
or by most of the respectable people
of the city?
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At the present time Jimmie Cravens
is delivering the goods in large sized
packages for Sedalia. He has lost only
one game since he was fired by the
White Sox and Joined the Shoplifters.
The National tribune., 1905-11-23

LOGAN'S APPROACH.
Chief Engineer Hickenlooper's Sketch.
Ing off places where large masses could
be formed for assault, in deepening
and widening the trenches and ap-
proaches for the same purpose, and in
making gabions, fascines and other
siege materials. The works were man
ned by the remainder, who were alert,
aggressive and pugnaciOus. They
watched their enemy with tiger-like
vigilance from the moment the early
Summer sun gave them light enough to
see in the morning until the late-coming
twilight brought q few hours rest. A
head or a hand above the cover Of the
works was an instant target for their
well-aimed shots, and the rebel sharp
shooters were generally overpOwered
and suppressed. In this game the Union
sharpshOOters had generally the advan-
tage Of lower ground, which enabled
them to fire without exposing them
selves, while the COnfederates had to
rise above the works in order to fire
downward. The Confederate artillery
was similarly kept silent, because the
opening Of the shutters In an embrasure
or q show Of men around a barbet gun
instantly brought a shower OF musket
bullets and storm Of canister and
shells from our artillery. The Confed-
crates could only fire in the morning
cannon which they had loaded under
means of defense as the lines drew
closer were the hand-grenades and
lighted shells which they tossed over
their works.
This intense labor and incessant
watchfulness was very trying to both
sides. The weather became excessively
hot, and the humidity Of that low coun-
try made 1t very prostrating. The
Union soldiers were well-fed, though
their rations Of pork and bareback were
not suited to that hot, enervating CHM
ate. and they had no opportunity to for
age for vegetables to vary their food,
and make 1t more adaptable to condi-
tons
The Confederates were. Of course,
much worse off, as their food supply
was running down very rapidly. Every
night there would be cessation Of hos
tilities, and the men on both sides
would mingle freely between the lines,
banter each other about the situation,
and exchange bareback and pork and
coffee for tobacco. These informal
truces were taken advantage Of in many
ways. Confederate spies would mingle
with the Union troops and pass can