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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-24
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our people for library facIlitie This
enort has been greatly Handicapped
from lack Of funds
Except those who subscribed forI
stock in the organization, no financial
support has ever been solicited or re.
ceiyed from the public, but the use
and benefits Of the library are free to
all. And though inadequately equipp.
ed the library has, together with the
growing and stimulating effects Of our
efficient public schools. created q de-
sire on the part Of our young people
for good reading desire that the
directors feel It an imperative duty al
foster and crafty.
In order to do so, in part they have
recently established "children's Dc
partment" together with STORY Hour
Courses for Children" on the plan IN
operation in the Plttsburg Carnegie
Library, and have secured the ser
vices Of Miss villa H. Butcher, teach
er Of Greek and Latin in the Fairmont
Normal School, to have charge Of and
conduct the STORY Hour" to begin
the first week in January with stories
from the Illad and Odyssey to be told
to the children.
The object of the Story Hour" Is,
of course, to stimulate the reading Of
these and other classic stories by the
children instead Of the cheap trash so
accessible and harmful 10 them. But
Ito stimulate this appetite for good
reading without being able to supply
the children with the books in which
the stories are so beautifully and at
tractlyely told would be without ex'
cuse.
And so, being without funds to buy
these books and others Of like charac'
ter, the directors appointed the un'
dersIgned committee to solicit funls
to purchase books for the Children's
Department Of the library.
We estimate that there are about
one thousand books of approved char
acter for various ages OF young read
ers that We should have, and that these
would cost approximately $4,000.
We, therefore, present this outline
plan, and confidently ask the people
Of FaIrmont to contribute to this spe'
cial fund, to be used exclusively for
the purchase Of Juvenile Books Of ap
proved character for our boys and
girls.
This letter il meant as personal
solicitation Of each one to whom 1t is
sent or who may read 1t, to make a
liberal contribution to the fund. M
Christmas gift will gladden. so many
young hearts Of our city as a gift to
this fund, as II will help to place in thu
reach Of every child in the city free
for all time to come the best thousand
Juvenile Books in the world.
There is no meter this side Of Heav
en- that can measure the Joy and hap
piness that such supply Of high-class
Juvenile books would afford our chill
dren.
} u. A. CLAYTON.
IA, a B, ~ BUTCHER,
n = sH ~ Committee.
Send your contribution to Y. A
!, rI,,,,o,, ,r.oosuro,. NJ. hand tn any al
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-24

e Ii saidsthat Count Bohi Kept his
hands Sd his pockets while ehe was
adtesslhg the chamber Of Deputies
other day. They must have felt
Sacrons after having kept his hands
ii the Goulds pockets for so long.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-24

Solid siva., ebony and French stag
toilet, manicure, smoking and station
cry sets, lowest prices Up city, at A.
.C. Kinkcad's, Watson Hotel builu:
Ing. u
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-24
aIe FIRE CRACKERS
AND BOOZE TABooEo.

The shooting Of large FIRE
crackers, canes alld ali other
things q a like nature which
come under the ordinance gov
efning these matters are strict
ly forbidden by the mayor on
Christmas. Any one violating
tie ordinance will be severely
dealt with.
The Chief of Police says that
[ isllto be no boozlng tomorrow.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-24

TAis q IDEAL Christmas weather.
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
OUTLOOK FOR 1906 BRIGHTEST SINCE Sc
Noticeable Difference Between American and Ma
tional Leagues in Styles Of Play-RemarkabIe In
crease in Number of Minor Organizations, But
Most of Them Are Prosperous.

League clubs again appear TO be well
graduated. and l am firmly of the beiief
that the National League race viii be
harder fought than IL was last year l
think that al the National League clubs
have been strengthened OF course, it
is impossible 10 say how much they
may have been strengthened until they
are actually engaged in the regularly
scheduled games UnquestiOnabIy ef-
forts have been made on the part Of
Chicago. Pittsburg. and Cincinnati in
the National League to obtain players
who would III the positions which ap-
peared TO be weak last year
The idea on the part of all the man
ayers has been TO put together mines
which would beat the Giants IN the
race. and as We have won the pennant
twice in succession. other managers
doubtless h2ye their ideas as 10 how
they are going 10 make it harder for
U.s. The worlds champions viii play
This year as they did last, 50 far as the
men on the team are concerned, and
have no doubt whatever that they will
play ball Just as well in 1906 as they
did in 1865. We want 10 capture the
penpant Of the National League for the
third time, thus equaling the record
which was made by Pittsburg and we
also desire 10 win the worlds cham
pionship for the second time. and that
is what we Will set out to do from the
hrst game Of the year"
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
American League
President Looks
For Fine Race

can see no reason why the
fight for the championship in the
American League this year viii
not be the best in its history.
Take the clubs as a whole and 1
think that they are better equal
lied in playing strength, if any
thing, than they were in 1905. 1t
seems 10 me almost impossible
before the race begins TO pick one
club TO win the championship
without considering the claims
of some other. That is my idea
of what a good baseball cham
pionship struggle should be, and
trust that at the end of the
season even the losers, as well
as the winners. will be satisfied
with the quality of baseball which
has been placed before the public.
BAN JOHNSON,
President OF American League.
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
Strength of Major Leagues
In Season NOw at Hand

Predicting winners in a race for q
baseball championship is mighty on
sartin" pastime. but it has its charm.
The speculative feature OF sport is
one of its most gratifying attributes
Any analysis of club strength prior
10 a season is based on the presumption
that the clubs will be able to play to
their best capacity throughout the year
Necessarily it does not provide for con-
tingencies, since an accident to one or
more important players may upset the
best calculations of owners and mana
gers. No better instance Of that fact
may be cited than the I'll fortune which
befell the Cleveland club in 1906. when
il was deprived of the services Of
Lajoie. its manager and captain. at the
very moment when ii needed them
most.
Looking over the personnel of the
players of the American League for
l9Os It is but fair to say that the race
The Washington times., 1906-04-01

for the penEant in that organization
this year bids fair to prove as uncer-
tain as it did last season.
Naturally, first thought is given to
the club which won the championship
In 1905. the Athletics of Philadelphia
The most notable change has been the
release of Lave Cross. the veteran
captain and third baseman. to WASH
ington. Knowing the shrewdness and
baseball acumen OF Connie Mack. man
ager of the team, il cannot be granted
that he would have permitted such an
alteration to be made in the playing
strength of his team. without a personal
belief that he will be able to give
Philadelphia just as good baseball in
1906 as he gave il i'm 1906. His pitching
staff is of the highest merit, and his
own faculty in bringing team work of
grade better than the average from
his players will assist him nightly in
his efforts this year again to capture
the pennant. In addition 10 that the
Athletics viii play with determination
The Washington times., 1906-04-01

the Cleveland team, which had then got
lysSthef one OF TIE strongest corps OF
pitchers in professional baseball
Nevertheless the rule was changed by
a majority vote and the distance from
The plate was increased 10 the present
Hgure- FOR Two or three seasons the
pitchers Iefe little slow in overcoming
the new handicap. but By and bv the cid
men became better ACCUSTOMED TO H.
while the newer generation OF pifchers
grew up with il. and discovered that
they could regulate their curves quite as
well AZ the new distance as they did az
the old
Pitchers Again Triumphant.
In the first years of the new distance
the batting increased to some extent. in
the two or three seasons which followed.
il remained at normal figures. but re-
Gently IT is the contention of some base
ball experts that the pitchers have again
triumphed so perceptibly over the bat
ters that the latter are falling behind
in their work. and that a change is again
needed to encourage freer hitting.
While the number of batters who are
abDle 10 bat at 800 is not up 10 what IL
Pas been sorae years in the past. II IS
possible that il is not altogether due
70 superior work on the part Of the
fielding.
Both professionals and amateurs. as a
rule, handle hard chances at the pres
ent time with more skill than they did
IL the past In part. this is due 10 the
gloves which are worn by both out
fielcers and infielders and il Is also
due TO the fact that ball players, as a
rule, are quicker on their feet than
they were ten years ago. Not that
there were not speedy bail players ten
years ago, but where there were but
TWO or three on team IL is nOW the
case that all players Of a team are fast
and agile.
Spit Ball Losing Its Terror.
While the spit BALI may have been
a terror 10 some batters in the last two
years. something Of its efficiency is or
set by the fact that there are not three
pitchers in the United States who dare
use II and depend upon controlling II
accurately. a pitcher may employ Il
throughout a game with success. only
10 lose the contest II he1last inning
By a wild pitch. This has been demon
strated so often on the field that II is
accepted as a baseball truism-
AbOlishing The foul strike rule has
been suggested as means of again
placing the pitchers on the defensive,
but il is not certain that this would ac-
complish the end sought Perhaps the
better way 10 secure more batting is 10
Iay more attention TO teaching the
younger generation of players 10 bat in
the right way, and not TO trust blindly
10 luck 10 develop experts with the
big stick" There are several ex-
amples in both leagues Of players who
are self-taught batters. and VINO have
improved at least 20 per cent because Of
their persistence in practice
No one has yet suggested that the
ZANE should be played with eight play
Crs instead Of nine. in order that the
chances to make runs may be increased.
although such a proposition should not
be unexpected from some over-cnthu-
slaStic fan
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
National League
Presidents Opinion
OF Coming Season

OF course, the principal fight in
the National League will be TO
pull the New Yorks from first
place, where they have success
fully held their own after playing
ball for two seasons In the most
admirable manner. The National.
as a whole, is a better organize
ton this year than il was last.
When the playing season is fin
ished / am sure that this predic-
ton Will have proved its accu-
racy. / do not admit that the
lower clubs in the National
League last year were so weak as
has been asserted by some, but
the general playing strength of
the organization was perhaps
more punched by sections than
it was by individual teams. We
had the most prosperous season
in 1895 that we ever had. and 1
am confident that we will do even
better in 1906.
HARRY PULLIAN,
President of the National League.
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
Reasons Why Batting
Falls Off Each Year

Since baseball came TO have rules and
methods which were sharply defined in
black and white. there has always been
war between the batters and pitchers.
and il has been waged with varying sue
cess at times, in the end eventually re-
sulting in the pitchers having a little
the better of the argument
When the National League met in
Chicago in the early nineties the pitch
ing distance was changed after one OF
the hardest fights on the part of the rule
makers in years Cleveland. which had
just begun TO have visions OF a cham
pionship organization. opposed the
change. as it was pretty generally IN
derstooo that II might make trouble for
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
Decided Difference
In Styles of Play

While the general public NAV look
upon all baseball games as bein., much
alike, there is a difference in method be-
tween leagues which Is discernible TO tn.
close student Of the pastime-the epicurn
OF baseball as IL were This was in
evidence in the days of the old American
Assccia ion. which was az one time the
NationfI Leagues most potent rival in
baseball II has not disappeared at the
present time.
Inc National League plays what. for
better expression, may be termed a close
game Much energy is bent upon secur-
Ing single runs. There is. perhaps, more
attention 10 the sacrifice game in the
National than there is in the American.
II is seldom that a National League
manager permits batter TO do other
wise than advance the base runner when
there is man on first and no one out
While the American League does not
think OF eliminating the sacrifice hit ali
solutely from its playing methods. the
managers in its circuit, as a rule, are
given to taking chances. For instance. il
there are two men on bases with no one
out II has been the policy OF some
American League managers 10 permit
the next batter 10 hit the ball out trust
ing that long hit shall prove more ad-
vantageous IN the long run than play
.ng for a single run with a possibility
OF making two or more Throughout
the American League game in general
there is a disposition 10 take chances.
which is not so marked IN the National
League, that plays for sure results, IL
il is possible 10 bring them about
Squeeze Play Difficult
One club in the American League.
the New Yorks, started the squeeze
play. so called. last year. and others
attempted 10 initiate IL. 1t is nothing
more than a bunt toward first or along
the third base line when there is a
runner on third Cooperation is neces-
sary between the batter and runner 10
make il successful. as the latter must
be in motion for the plate when the
batter taps the ball The New York
Americans were successful with IL
sometimes and failed 20 bring it Oft on
others. The National League cubs
used il but seldom or never, and the
New York National League Club
stopped il the few times which IL was
tried against the Giants by cleverness
in reading the runners intentions II
is not a safe play with which to win
game. although il might be used
with some caution when team is in
the lead and playing TO add runs 70
its score
Fewer bases are stolen in the Amer
lean League. as a rule, than IN the
National This is attributed TO the fact
that the pichers are given more free
dom in the American than they are IN
the National What is constituted a
baIk in National League games IS al
lowed in the American without penalty
Baseball lovers deplore this. as il is
generally agreed that base running is
one part of the sport which should be
most carefully cultivated by those
who have its affairs in charge.
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
Millions Kept Circulating
By Patrons and Players

one can say that thousands Of dollars
are expended annually for baseball
games and convey il a vague way what
baseball expenditure means
Presuming that 25.0o0.0O0 spectators
Witnessed baseball games in 1875. which
is the estimate OF one hopeful citizen.
il is fair 10 say that az least half OF
the q. 900 600 paid admission 10 the games
Suppose that eth of this l2,S00pJ PAID
> cents TO witness his favorite sport.
That would make a gross total or
s., rs COO al the gate IN one season. i mar
begins 10 sound more like ngu -
Now add &C that the car fare which
was expended by each spectator. where
the games were being played IN Ia 29
cities and the amount which was hand .
ed out 20 the peanut boy and the lemon
ade peddler. and an idea begins to form
that baseball receipts accumulate quite
total even il il is the cheapest anS
most popular form OF outdoor sport
Nor is what the spectator pays 10 wit
ress the games all that is expended dur
ing the year Great factories work DAY
and night to make baseballs. and men
have acquired fortunes in placing their
wares before the public. Hundreds OF
tailors are employed in making baseball
uniforms, and scores of turner's gain "A
livelihood turning out baseball bats
while the forests of the middle West
have been ransacked TO obtain the best
timber 10 provide the players With
sticks TO suit them.
Enormous Aggregate Sum.
Fut a million Of dollars more on tor
Of the amount paid to see games and
the mark has jumped over 81. 0oo,e00.
Even that doesn't tell the story. Clubs
expend large sums in travel. The rail-
roads and the hotels are benefited. Spec
tators frequently journey long distances
10 witness matches between famous
mines At the worlds series last fall
there were three spectators who had
come all the way from California TO
see the Giants play for the champion
ship 1t would make S3O0O 600 look small
70 cover all the expenditure on account
of the travel in behalf Of baseball dur
ing the summer months.
The fact Is that baseball costs the
people of the United States more than
$. COO coo. and the bill is growing heavier
every year: but so small is the per cap
ita expenditure and so great the enjoy
mcnt which is derived from the game
that il is contributed with less complaint
and more open indication Of real salts
faction than any indirect tax which
IS levied upon the community at large
IN behalf OF a good time
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
John McGraw Predicts
Even Greater Advance

-It is. my opinion that in both the
National and the American Leagues the
struggle to win the championship in 1906
will be more exciting and more interest
ing than it was in 1905 The American
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
Trolleys Help Attendance.

Trolley lines may seem to have little to
do with baseball. but in reality they
have been one of the most potent fac
tors in building it up. Leagues. which
would be out of the question but for the
excellent transportation facilities from
remote distances to cities of a lesser
grade, now thrive through the Union.
The trolley leagues, in fact, are becom-
ing one of the strongest allies of which
the national game car boast
Long overland journeys by wagon have
been eliminated aid in the Middle West
especially, and in the Eastern States,
clubs now have no difficulty in filling
their engagements by quick transit over
electric roads.
Some of the more optimistic baseball
men insist that 25.000,O0o spectators saw
ball games last year, The figures may
Ne exaggerated. since there is no possible
means of ascertaining their accuracy,
but It is a fact that in the larger cities
all records were broken for attendance,
the $500 mark being repeatedly eX-
Ceeded for single games, and Ii is fair &c
assume that the same rule applied in all
sections of the country.
The Washington times., 1906-04-01

nGve seen filled TO greater satisfaction.
81. Louis has so many young players,
with a new manager to look after them.
n at its future is quite as problematical
as that of the 81. Louis American
League club.
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
Remarkable Progress
Of Baseball Business

Ten years ago there were just as
many major league clubs as there are
at present, barring two. That was the
day of the twelve-cIub league. with
leans in the more important cities OF
the United States.
But there. were not as many minor
league clubs by 50 per cent as there are
at present, and il is in the minor or
CARNATIONS and in the creation of new
minor. organizations that baseball has
had it's greatest and healthiest growth
The National League. first Of any
really effective organization TO control
the affairs of the national pastime
builded more wisely than it knew when
it laid the foundation OF what is now
conceded 10 be the best organized sport
in the world. for even cricket. a much
older game in England, and football,
which draws even larger crowds than
the greatest which see our baseball
games. cannot compare in scope and
ironclad effectiveness with the observ-
ance OF baseball law throughout the
United States.
Where here and there independent
clubs eked out an existence. more one
TO local pride and the purse of rich
hackers than to the revenue derived
from the population in 1895 and years
prior to that. there are now leagues
OF manifest strength supported by great
enthusiasm on the part OF their patrons
and which develop many ball players
OF the highest caIibe-.
An incentive has been given TO young
players to perfect themselves in the
sport, owing to the perfectly proper
methods OF graduating them from the
lesser organizations to the greater. That
has Increased the army of what may be
termed professional bah players from
scores TO hundreds and from hundreds
IN fbO,,eandc
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-11-24
EN-
LA lSLA.

El iuez de Paz de Rio Piedras Ie impu-
so & Ia indiVidus Francisco Miranda, 80
dias de cSrcel y $3.50 centavo de multa,
por escdudalos y proferir frases obscenas.
-Ha sido trasladado de galera de
sumario al presidio 81 preso Agustfn Mar
tin Berries disposition del jefe de dicha
institution para extinguir la pena que le
impuso Ia Corte de Justicia de San
Juan.
-Silvestre Betancourt, ha extinguido
4 meses en- la cSrcel de MayagGez, habien.
do sido trasladado Ia !carcel municipal
sufrir otra de arresto menor; Mateo
Vega presto fanza ante el iuez de paz de
dichaa ciudad para psrmaneCer en- liner
tad. ..-
La Corte de Justicia de AguadiIla le
impuso amos meses & Antonio BaTreto
FOR el delito de escaIamientO en- primer
grado.
Ell fiscal de la Corte de Distrito de
Arecibo ha ordsnado el traBlado de la
edrcel de Aguadilla la de Arecibo del
presO Ramon Lopez, para actoB de justi-
cia.
Domingo Valentfn, acusado de esca-
lamiento en- primer gradO ha sido pueGbo
en- ibertad en- la carcel de Arecibo, por
haber salido absuelto libremente de las
acusaciones que sc les hacian.
Ell juez de Humacao hs sentenciado
& Andres Cuadrado, meses de prisi6n
por el delito de acometimiento y sgre-
sion.
-Ha salido absueIto de la causa que
SO le Begufa en- ell Tribunsl de Justicia de
Ponce ell individuo Jose Mercado Ma
nueI Roman fu6 tambi6n puesto en- liber-
tad pOr hab6rsele exclude de Ia acusa.
ci6n.
Ell Juan Marcelino Rivera, que al
ter6 la paz en- Ponce, fue condenado q 80
dias de arresto por el Befior juez munich
pal.
Ell LeOpoldo MatOs que sedojo Ia
novia en- Ponce el dia 20 fu6 reducido
prisi6n por orden del juez municipal, ha-
biendo pregtado fanza el propio dia para
quedar en- libertad.
Ell juez munici pal de Utuado le i'm
puso 80 dias de arresto Juan Castro por
alterar la paz y Regime Sanchez, meses
= 500 de mnlta por acometimiento
aggression; los dos procesados Sc encuentran
pagandO sus condemns en- la c6rcel de San
Juan en- Arecibo. 49, -~.e
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-11-24
RsfuglO do htHos desanparaa08.

La sefora tesorera de la Junta AuxiIiar
de Damas, nos suplica Ia publication de
la carta que sigue, para conocimiento de
las socias que contribuyen las Colectas
que realiza dicha junta:
San Juan Puerto Rico Noviembre 20
de 1906.-Sra dofia Heribetta G. de
Guzman Benitez. -Tesorera de Ia Junta
Auxiliar de Damas. San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
Distinguida sefiora: -Tengo 81 honor de-
PARTICIPATE que Ia Junta de Directories del
"Rtfugio de nifOs desamparados" acOrd6
por unanimidad dar q usted nm voto de
grscias por su efcaz cooperation con la
sefiora presidenta de Ia Junta de Damas,
en- la preparation, equipo y embarque de
los nifos Joss isabelle Otero Maria
Jimenez Lopez, enviadOs 4 Poebus, Va
para fines eddcativoa De listed atenta.
mente. MANUEL FERNANDEZ JUN.
COS, presidente.