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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-17
iraTius batted for Hickman.

Atlanta ..... ........ ..... .... 100 220 110-7 Shreveport . . ... 100 200 010-4
 Summary: Two-base hits, Massng, Winters and Cocker Three-base hits, Castro, Fisher Sacrifice hits, Benson, Smith Paskert, Fox. Stolen bases, Pas kert Bases on balls Ford 4. Gaskl ,, Hickman f. Struck out, Ford T. Gaskil 1. Innings pitched. Gaskill 5, Hickman f. Hits apportioned Gaskill 6, Hickman 4. Runs apportioned, Gaskill 5. Hickman 9 Passed balls. Smith g. Ma ssng 1. Wild pitches, Ford 2. Double plays. Ben son to Lewee to Clark; Castro to Jordan to Fox ?. Empires, Rudderham and Hackett Time 2:10
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GASKILL GUTTER
 IN SUNDAY BOUT
DECISION APPEARED UNFAIR TO TWiRLER-FORD DID WELL, STRIKING OUT EVERY BATTER IN SECOND AND THIRD.

Shreveport, June 16-Gaslill retired from inning following several apparently un fair decisions on balls and strikes, and was succeeded by Hickman. Ford pitched good game, striking out six men In the second and third inning
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TOOK TEN INNINGS
 TO DECIDE GAME
MEMPHIS DEFEATS MONTGOM- FRY IN INTERESTING SUNDAY STRUGGLE-MALA FITTED AGAINST CRISTALL.

Memphis, June 16.-Both the visitors and the home team played good ball for ten innings, when the latter scored the winning run on q base on balls to Car ter, sacrifice hit by Neighbors and scratch hits by Owens and Cristall
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and sent the coppers to the visitors bench The presence of the police alarmed Harry. but the stands treated his team as they do all visitors-rooted for the Barons and knocked the home club. Nice situationl Anyway, 1t ought to have the effect of bringing the sand back into Naughr't boots.
 Harry Matthews, ex-Baron and alleged gold brick, (neither now, however,. was the one to suggest that Manager Vaughn be treated with the same protection as 10 blue coated bodyguards was thrust upon the poor Pelicans at the slag.-New Orleans Tmes-Democrat.
 Manager DObbs was called to Chatta- uooga this morning by the death of his sister. In his absence and pending the arrival of Secretary Davis. Captain Morse was il charge of the team. Manager Dobbs expects to rejoin the team at New Orleaas-Nashville American.
 'Dobbs is to be censured for trying to worm out of this game. The date is an open one, the agreement was made nearly a month ago and the rules are pain in regard to the matter. His men have nothing to do with the arrangement of games and should learn to keep their mouths shut.-Memphis Commercial Ap- peal.
 Like Dobbs He's the man who made the Barons play a game in the snow.
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OTHER GAMES.

Norwood defeated the Newsboys' club in a very exciting game Saturday. The score was 3 to ?. The game went nine teen innings. Batteries: Mcfarland, Wat son and Frew; Sullivan, Parker and Dole son.
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DO YOU KNOW

The highest class of electric work. from the installation of wires to the manufacturing of fixtures, is done by the
 United Electric Go.
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the time when he's deserving, without a bit of credit, but criticise him once and 9 petticoat storm brews immediately. Wouldn't 1t be better for players to re- main single, or if not, bridle the tongues of their better or worse halves?
 Who wants to be a sporting editor, any way? Criticize player and his friends are sore. Failure to call attention to misplays brings on a howl of protest from the fans. So what are you going to do ! It isn't pleasant job but it's good Tor three squares day, so what's the dif- e?-Shreveport Times.
 Bender has more Souble than any other man in the league.
 Manager Clark Griffith of the New Americans says that rank umpiring Is the cause of the poor showing of the Highlanders That's one thing about Griff--he always places the blame where it belongs.-Ex.
 Sounds like an echo from New Or leans.
 Listers work the past two days has oc- casioned no end of surprise among local fans When here with Birmingham he did not appear to be burning up the league, but his work at first with the Dobbers has been one of the most prom inent features of their play.-Nashville American.
 The above sounds good to Pete's friends here.
 'I never heard of any offer of Sl500 for Raymond" said Matthews. this morning to a reporter for the Evening Post, and l took the trouble to wire McCloskey after the canard appeared, to ask him what all this mush was about. This IS the answer I got from Mac I never heard of Raymond
 That story was the worst ever about the offer for Bugs. I got no offer for him from the Chicago Americans and the directors got none, and it looked like cheap game of Davis to get little mo- toriety.
 And the talk about the fans buying
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SUMMARY. Two-base hit-Molesworth. Stolen bases-Beecher. Molesworth, De- mont Sacrifice hlts-Demont, A1cock. Struck out-tiuese l, Clarke 9. Bases on balls-Guese l. Clark 1. Time, 1:32. Umpire-Zimmer
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TABLES TURNED AND BARONS LAND TWO SUNDAY GAMES Turner Yielded But One Hit and Received Perfect
 Support CLARK HAD EVERYTHING 7
 TANNING NINE MEN Breitensten and Guese Severely Pun ished by Hard Hitting Barons. And Received Very Bad
 Support.
THE STANDING.
GAMES YESTERDAY.

Birmingham 3-4, New Orleans 0-1. Atlanta !, Shreveport f. Memphis 3, Montgomery 2.
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copy him, but he'll do for an example for you"
 Harry had as much trouble in discard ing the swing as he did in acquiring the slap. He would go through game with out swinging at the ball until his last turn at the bat and then be guilty of It, but he never came back to the bench without being told that he had fallen into his old habit.
 Put the question to Niles, How did you succeed in shortening your swing?' and he'll tell you frankly that he does not know. Pluck, patience and persever- ance have been rewarded, and Harry Niles, whose only asset this spring was speed, has developed into a 400 batsmah.
 His manager and teammates rejoice in his success, and each time that he goes to the bat their eyes are on him. As he grabs the bat warning don't swing. is shouted to him, and if he falls back into that bad habit it will not be from the failure of his fellow players to keep him batting at his new style.
 Speculation about Niles batting has not stopped. In 1906 experts predicted that he would be a .sem of the game if he ever got to hitting. Now they are won- dering how high a mark he will reach. There are no predictions that he will be the years batting king, but many of his admirers are confident that he will be in the first ten on President Johnson's list. He may slump, but there does not appear to be any danger of his dropping out of the 800 class.
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Fone out when game ended.

Montgomery . ............00 .002 GOO coo % Memphis :. .................... 900 o20 eco 1-3
 Summary: Two bast hits, Richards. Stolen bases, Ball @. Bases on ball, Cristau 1. Struck out Malarky :, Cristall 1. Hit by pitched ball, Critall CHoutz). Wild pitch, Crtsall. Sacrifice hits, Nye, Neighbors, Double play, Hausen to Per ry Time :50. Umpire, Rinn
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Commenting on his winning the Ma tiona leagues batting honors in 1901, Burkett once stated that he was proud of the achievement, but did not, in his opinion, merit the praise that was ac- corded to him. T have a hunch over any man in this or any other league" Jesse avowed, according to the St. Louis Re public. that should assure me the lead ership in batting every year, All my ri- vals except Keeler, have to line out the ball to get credit for base hit, whereas l can bunt 300 on the season." This as- sertion was made in good faith and 1t was strictly true.
 Jesse Burkett was not a braggart, but he had tNe utmost confidence in his bat ting ability and before his eye dimmed and his speed deteriorated he was with out a peer in laying down a ball in the infield and beating out the throw.
 Jesse could place the ball so well that 1t made little difference to him whether Collins or a dub was playing third base. At times he would on going to bat an- nounce that he would bunt, and although the pitcher, catcher and third baseman would lay for him he would keep his word liable to hit the ball at a terrific pace through the infield as to bunt It, and his opponents were kept guessing as to what
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SIT MMAR1: Two-base hits. Turner, Walters, Moles- worth. Meek, Demont. Sacrifice hit, Aleock. Struck out, Breitenstein 6, Turner 6. Bases on balls, Breitenstein 1. Time 1 :45. Irmnire Zimmer.
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Prices Advanced.
 Earle Place Tomorrow

The coolest theatre in town, the Alamo.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Toledo 3, Kansas City 1. Louisville 5. Minneapolis B. Louisville 13, Minnea polls 3.
 Columbus 5, Milwaukee 4.
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GAMES TODAY.

Birmingham in Memphis. Atlanta in New Orleans. Montgomery in Little Rock. Nashville in Shreveport.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-27
II ship SUBSIDY Really Vecessar,.,

Speaker Cannon is quoted as saving Of
iaa Littauer ship-subsidy bill that the
assistance TO mail lines provided for in
ne measure should not be called sub
.ldy, but merely the spending of tba
money We get from sea service to pro-
MOI" sea service" This is a comforting
assurance. but it does not comprise The
Whole truth about the subsidy bill for
the compensation for mail service fixed
hy that biil would go i'm several instances
10 lines not at all in need of financial
assistance. and so would not tend TO pro
mote sea service, but merely 10 make if
more profitable; and the naval reserve
feature OF the LittaUer bill has nothing to
do with the postal service: so that if tho
measur" is 10 be regarded as an ocean
d. li and not subsidy bill. as many of
It's advocates would like to have il re-
garded, that feature might well be elimi-
mated.
According TO the annual report Of the
Postmaster General the total cost of
foreign mail transportation last year was
S5,lar5i9, and the postage collected on
articles exchanged with foreign coun-
tries other than Canada and Mexico.
amounted 10 S6000,O10 The difference be
tween these two sums represents the
pTott on our foreign mail service. The
ocean mail contracts. under the existing
postal subsidy law. cost the government
I.556.000- SO that Speaker Cannon. in the
remark quoted above, meant that if We
spent the pront on our existing foreign
mail service In securing. additional postal
service We would not be subsidizing ship
ping. That would be perfectly true if the
compensation paid for ocean mail service
were adequate for the service rendered
and nothing more. We see no objection
10 adequate and even liberal compensa-
ton for ocean mail service wherever such
service is demanded. II this were all that
the advocates OF the Littauer bill wanted
there would be no difficulty whatever In
getting 1t through Congress.
That the rate of compensation pro-
yided for in the existing ocean mail sub
sidy law is inadequate is the contention
Of some of the steamship lines. We are
informed that one OF the trans-Paci6c
lines carrying the American flag has
found that the payment for ocean mail
service under the present law is INSULT
cient To meet the actual cost Of the serv-
ice, and that its contract with the gov
eminent Is a source of considerable loss
The Postmaster General says, in his an
nual report, that the compensation allowed
to steamers of certain classes and equip
ment Is wholly inadequate" to secure
the service desired This is especially
true he asserts. in regard TO Austria
iasia and 10 several of the countries of
south America with which we have cor
dial relations, and which, for manifest
reasons. should have direct mail connec-
tions with us" The reason is that the
rate Of compensation is proportionate 20
the size and speed Of the vessel. steamers
making twenty knots an hour being en-
titled to compensation at the rate of 81 a
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Let whiskers Be Uneonfined.

At a mass meeting recently Of the so
ciety bellies of that far-famed center Of
culture and social gayety Harrisburg,
Nebr., movement was started for the
encouragement Of the growth Of whiskers
upon the faces of the stern sex. Not a
voice was lifted in protest against the
movement. With unanimous acclaim, the
ladies' there assembled adopted a resolu-
ton TO discourage attentions from men
who do not wear boards.
Coming from the State of William Jen-
nings Bryan, whose broad expanse of
physiognomy is a veritable Sahara, without
one solitary oasis anywhere in sight or in
prospect, this movement Of the ladies is
of peculiar significance. The Peerless be
came such vogue a few years ago that
in spite of the rank growth of Populism
ccincident with his rise to fame and
power the bTeezes that scamper con-
stantly over the boundless plains Of the
West suddenly were deprived of the chief
object of their sportive play. Counte-
Eances that had cultivated rich hirsute
crops as a sign both of the patriotism
and prowess Of their owners were shorn
almost in day, and all the West became
whiskeTiess. Once more the receding chin
the prognathous jaw, and lips that to be
bearabic under certain circumstances need
to be concealed behind a hedge Of beard
We're brought into view The ladies have
put up with this long enough-too long.
in fact-and they are now exercising their
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mile, those making sixteen knots s. a
mile. and so on. AS most Of the steamers
engaged in the Oriental and South Ameri-
can trade are outside the first class. they
receive but half the compensation given
TO the fast lines plying between New
York and European ports. It is asserted
that it costs less. ton for ton and mile
for mile, TO carry the mails from New
York to Liverpool than II does to orien-
tai and South American ports, and that
Il the compensation 10 sixteen-knot
steamers engaged in the Oriental and
South American trade were put on a par
with that OF the transatlantic liners, so
that it would be commensurate with the
cost, there would be no need Of any other
subsidy TO promote ocean mail service 70
the Orient and South America.
If this be true, then the way is open
to Congress TO promote mail communica-
ton with the Orient and South America
without passing any ship-subsidy bill
whatever. All that is needed is a simple
amendment TO the existing law authoriz-
ing the Postmaster General under GER
tain circumstances. to make frst-class
contracts with second class carriers, or 10
pay slower vessels plying to South Amer
lean and Oriental ports a higher rate OF
compensation. We pass the suggestion
I'D TO Congress for what it is worth. II
seems deserving of careful consideration
as possible method of compromising the
present DIFFERENCES between the advocates
and opponents OF the Littauer bill
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-27

In the process Of development society
produces a certain percentage Of helpless
and derelict material. for the care Of
which il Is responsible. Part OF this
product may be due TO faults and short
c5mings of the social organization, and
part 10 the incapacity, idleness. criminal
ity, or misfortune Of the individual suf-
ferers Whatever its origin, the com
munity in which it exists is bound from
motives Of self-preservation. as we'll as Of
humanity, 10 adopt such measures in re-
gard TO it as will tend gradually 20
remedy the conditions which have caused
ii, and meanwhile 10 care for such cases
as are plainly suffering and incapable
To a certain extent this can be and is
accomplished by laws providing public in
stitutions and guardianship, but after
they have done ali they can. there re-
mains large residuum who must be
looked after by private philanthropy and
effort
Up 20 a recent period this part of So
ciety's duty was very inadequateIy per
formed in spasmodic and haphazard
way, according 10 the impulse of indi-
viduals, until it was doing more harm
than good. Then the remedial forces were
organized on a scientific basis. and have
already brought about marked improve
Ecut Their primary work is construc-
tive and preventive. and at the same time
they relieve all cases of pressing want
which investigation shows to be deserv-
ing. When the population of Washington
was third less than now. $4,000 was
spent some years in indiscriminate relief
and then beggary on the streets. and from
door to door was common. Now. little
more than half that amount is spent. and
begging has practically disappeared. So
FAR, less than half the amount needed
10y the Associated Charities organization
10 carry it through the year has been
raised, and the demand is pressing.
Some of the best, busiest. and most con-
s-icuous citizens give freely of their time
ard labor 10 carry on the work. and
every individual ought TO feel that n is
d duty TO help. The responsibility is on
The community as a whole. and no one
ought to shirk it.
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DOES THE DAYS WORK.
President Roosevelt Keeps to View
of the Average Man.

OF the Average Man.
William Allen Whites Book. Roosevelt"
Roosevelt is not leading a double life.
as his enemies secretly believe He will
rot be found out, because there is nothing
TO find out. He is merely primitive. He has
the gayety and optimism that belong 70
youth. and youth is not a mere physical
adolescence; Il is that state Of soul which
men keep so long as they have not
smudged their ideals and trihed with
their eonseIences.
One may be boy at eighty or a man at
fifteen. But whoever has youth has faith.
and given wisdom with faith, strength
and courage are but the other side OF the
shield. Perhaps that is the meaning OF
the prophecy, And a little child shsH
lead them"
Indeed. Mr.. Roosevelt's whole career as
President has revealed no new or strange
thing about the man. The oldest thing
about him is that he has not been colored
by the false atmosphere Of politics. but
has kept the average views Of the aver
age citizen and has done as President rot
great. heroic work, but the days work as
the average man would like 10 do It il he
could have the courage 20 meet the op-
portunlties that President Roosevelt has
met.
Civic righteousness. whether in the
White House or at the ward caucus. after
all. is only the practical. efficient use Of
common sense uncommon courage, and
common honesty. Add 20 these virtues
great kindness, a desire to please, and
wish 60 serve others rather than 20 ad-
vance himself. and you have the clay Of
which Theodore Roosevelt is made.
Not only are his feet Of clay. but his
whole being is Of native mud. but 10 is Of
The kind which under pressure and heat
easily turns TO marble and becomes inn
mortal. Washington, Lincoln. and Grant
were made Of similar stuff.
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TAFTS PUBLIC SERVICES.
Only One Instance When He Failed
to DO His Duty.

10 no E18s ButSs
From the Charleston News and Courier.
II is said in the inadequate personal
mention made Of him in the Enclyco-
pedla Americana. touching his work in
cur Oriental dependencies. besides prov
Ing himself an efficient administrator.
Gov. Taft achieved results OF vast i'm
pOrtance in the work Of Cancellation II
was under his wise administration that
an excellent postal and civil-service Eys-
TEN in the Philippines was established.
the judiciary system OF that country built
up, public schools for the education Of our
Eastern wards organized, and the cholera,
the buboniC plague. and the TindeTDeEt
dealt with in the most effective manner
u was not his fault that 1t became neces-
saTy for our American soldiers 10 kill
good many Of the FilipuOs at Mount
DajO, and ne was not responsible, We be-
lieve. for the promotion Of Leonard Wood
10 the rank Of major general in the
United States army. As long as he stayed
ia the Philippines the benevolent assimila-
ton of the natives proceeded with rs
slight mortality as Cra'1 have been hoped
for in all the circumstances. one of the
greatest services ever performed BIZ Mr..
TAFT was that OF a matchmaker, in which
role he achieved notable distinction. The
most serious complaint that can be made
against him was that when he had
Grosyeu0r out az sea he did not drop
him overheard. but brought him back 10
this country 20 be a constant reminder
of the most conspicuous neglect of patri-
otto duty with which Mr.. Taft can be
fairly charged.
Tn spite OF his failure 10 do his duty in
the GrOsveuOT case. MT. Taft IS q most
charming and cultivated gentleman
Everybody likes him, because nearly
everybody who meets him believes IN him.
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FncI.


Iltui TUCK
Bystander-WhO's that man who's wav-
ing his arms around and yelling for re-
form and saying that the trusts must be
curbed?
Native--That the candidate for deputy
coroner.
Bystander-And who's that man that
says that everything is all right and that
nobody should complain.
Native-Oh. that's our United States
Senator
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Prom the Boston Transcript.
Gen. Ayers public career. therefore.
has Of late years proved. 70 a considerable
degree. "a series of insists, for which he
was not wholly responsible. He may have
TO one doubted that he was doing his
best in the political environment in which
he had found himself, and the conditions
that had grown up I'm the war office. Tho
American people habitually run to ex-
tremes of praise or blame Their uu-
bridled enthusiasm over Dewey. and their
censure Of Alger in the period following
the Spanish war are types of this. Neither
man deserved half of what he received
Most men of ordinary equipment would
have been Dewey in Deweys place at
Manila Bay. or an Alger in the war Office
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Reason for Praying.
SUCCESS FROM THE START.
Abundant Proof of Prosperity shown
by The Washington Herald.

FtHlh il- LaliHlart American.
The Washington Herald which made its
first appearance last October. has been "a
success from the start, and has now be-
come very popular newspaper at the
nations Capital The Herald has first
class news service and an editorial page
of unusual merit. It's comments upon
events of the day are forcefuI and 10 the
point. its criticisms honest and fearless.
It's paragraphs bright and entertaining.
4 number of special features add 10 the
attracuveness OF each issue, and the
whole paper gives evidence Of the hand
OF a master at the helm.
The Herald also gives abundant proof
Of prosperity. and has made a hit with
Washington advertisers II has evidently
come TO stay and to be a prominent factor
in a great newspaper field. Mr.. Scott &.
Bone, its editor Is TO be congratulated
on the unqualified success OF his venture.
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Maca rOut.

From the New York World.
Senator Dubois has new cook. People
keeping house in Washington always
have new cooks. This particular Dubois
cook came claiming that she could do
anything. and Mrs. Dubois intimated on
the first day that they would have some
macaroni for dinner
What's that?" asked the cook.
Mrs. Dubois took her to the pantry and
showed her the maCarOni. DO YOU mean
10 say YOU don't know what this Is?"
Mrs. Dubois asked.
"Oh, yes. deed I do. missus. the cook
replied. "Only in the las place ] worked
they lighted the gas with them things"
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Boiled Champagne.

From the Louisville Courier-JournaL
The San Francisco fire has resulted in
the discovery of new drink, which
might be called boiled champagne. The
fire cracked 100000 bottles of sherry. This
flood Of seething gold flowed into a cellar
where rcposed 1G.0O0 quarts OF cham
payne When the smoke cleared away
the cellar was pumped dry and the cham
pagne thus boiled in bottles was found
so San Franciscans assert-to be a wine
that would tempt an anchorite and make
Sienus a youthful Bacchus.