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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-28
THURSDAY, FEB. 2s. 1907.

Roosevelt may have to dig the
canal himself yet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
SteinfeIdt's Job.

Steinfeldt of the Chicago National
League club started in life as a bank
messenger, and Steiny is proud Of the
fact today. although he is now making
in point of salary, as much money as
good many presidents.
just before the Chicago Nationals
and the Detroit club clashed for the
worlds championship. a group Of the
chicago boys were seated in their no.
tel one night discussing the best in
Vestments that they could get for their
money; and StSinfeldt OR account of
his having been at one time employed
IL banking institution, was appealed
to for advice On the investment ques-
ton.
After the popular third baseman had
discussed in a learned manner the best
kinds of investments, so far as he
knew. Johnny Evers, who has to be
shown every time. though he is not
from Missouri, turned to Steinfeldt and
asked:
What position did you hold in that
bank you worked IN. Steiny?''
Wei, / went in as messenger"
slowly replied the clever third base
man. but when 1 quit the Job to NAV
baseball, | was a director in the insti
tuition"
A director" chorused the bunch
with widely staring eyes.
sure. answered SteinfeIdt as he
edged over toward the door, I used Ia
direct all the postal cards"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
Sammy strans's Explanation.

Sammy Strang. the only baseball
nIayar in the world who is an aeronaut,
is a bright young fellow, and when he
is not jnventing airships or other flying
CONTRIBUTIONS in the off seasons, he puts
i'm his time helping his father run
breezy newspaper down in sunny Ten
neSsee.
Sammy is the leading humorist of
the paper owned by his father, and his
work on this sheet in the winter time
no doubt sharDens the young fellows
wits. for he is known as one of the
cIeverest at repartee of the ball players
i'm the game.
A short time ago, or to be accurate,
during the last week Oe the recent
baseball season, Strang and Pitcher
McGinnity were going down Nassau
street in New York when the attention
of McGinnity was attracted by the nu-
Inerous pawnshops that seem to fill up
the side streets.
The Iron Man is always out for in
formation. so the more he saw of these
pawnshops the more he got To wonder
ing what the three balls meant Final
ly, turning toward his companion. he
inquired:
Sammy you are a pretty bright
fellow, can YOU tell me what those
three balls mean?"
Sure" replied Sammy: they mean
that it's a tWO-to-one shot that you
will never redeem your goods"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
Little Stories of Ball Players
What Harry Davis Was Holding.

When the Philadelphia American
League club was assembled at the
Bread street station waiting to take
the train for the south last March to
start on its training, the players wives,
who had been denied the privilege of
accompanying their husky ball-playing
husbands, were crowded around, bid
ding them a fearful farewell.
The gallant Harry Davis, the first
sacker of the Athletics, was standing
apart with his wife talking. while at
the same time Harry held his infant
sOG in mis- sturdy arms.
Just at that moment who should
come running into the station but Ed
die Plank, who had hut that moment
arrived in Philadelphia from mis- Get
tysburg home.
Perceiving Davis on the platform,
Eddie rushed up to him and, with
wild shout of JOY, cried out;
Hello, Harry. How are you, old
man?"
Why draWled Harry. as he pre-
pared TO shift the baby over to his left
arm. so that he could give Plank the
manly hand squeeze, lat the present
moment, Eddie, l happen to be holding
my own"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
How Ted Sullivan Coined the Word Fan -

similar character. it was started BY that
versatile characterized Sullivan. Sull-
vans story was TO the effect that a man
used to come into the Browns head
quarters. and, no matter who was around,
would commence hurting at him fusi-
lade of questions in regard to every
player. every rule and things in general
about the team. He would give his per
sOual opinion in regard to all matters per
tanning TO the game, and there WAS no
player but he had personal acquaintance
with He always exhibited his crooked
fingers. built on the plans of Dug Ali
son and Charley Snyder. as monuments
of his word on the Powhatang of New
York. He became a decided bore and one
day his TRADE was annoying that Ted
sent him awav on u foolish charge, and
after he had eft Sullivan said TO COM
iskey:
What name is applicable to such a
fiend as that2'
Charley Comskey replied; He is a
fanatic
Sullivan replied: That he is. but !
viii abbreviate that word and call him
fan F"
So whenever he came around again the
boys would also say, the fan is around
again.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
WANTS TO SQUARE HIMSELF
Burns Tells How He Double Crossed
Jack 0'Brien at Los
Angeles.

London, Dec. H.-''Now that by per-
sistenee | have honestly won the heavy
weight championship of the world / wanS
to set myself straight with the sporting
public regarding the Jack o Brlen
fiascO.
Thus spoke Tommy Burns; the con-
dueror of Gunner MOir. You know in
the United States added Burns. the
secret service men will tell you that the
most dangerous crook is the intelligent
one His suaVe manner usually carries
everything before him. and he is usually
the most difficult felon to convict. Sports
on the Pacific coast regarded O'Brien as
a dangerous fellow. either in or out Of the
ring. and I freely confess [ did my part
to land him high and dry. The little
dOubIe cross was carefully planned by
Tom McCaTey. manager of the Pacific
club. and myself, and ii worked like
charm All we had to do was to dangle
the money before O'Brien's eyes and the
rest was easy.
while it was not actually necessary TO
resort to this artifice TO remove the
Philadelphia from the pugilistic map.
because ] can always beat him in an
up-and-up battle. yet we were anxious to
let the public see him in his true colors.
His subsequent confessions prove that the
sport is better without such self-con-
fessed takers. l am not ashamed to make
this statement. because | propose to de-
fend the worlds championship against
any challenger without regard to color,
and will always fight on the level
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
MCFARLAND TO
PASS UP DANE
His Manager Expect to Sign Up
Few Days for Match
in Philadelphia.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Harry Gilmore.
manager of Packey Mcfarland, does
not intend to wait much longer for Bat
Ting Nelson to come to terms for a
match with the stockyards favorite
Gilmore and the lightweight champion
ship aspiTant return from Milwaukee
today. after having spent a week in
the Cream City, and are eager to make
a match.
Gilmore says that he is ready to put
up a forfeit in place of the $500 which
Joe Cans drew down last week for
bout with Nelson and is now consider
ing an offer to go east. A Philadelphia
club is eager to match Packey and
Tommy Murphy and if the terms are
suitable Gilmore expects to close for
siX-rOund contest in the Quaker City
in few days.
Ever since Murphy capceed his en-
gagement to meet Mcfarland in In
dianapolis two months ago, Philadel-
phia promoters have been trying to
bring the pair together. And it is not
NcFarland's fault that deal has not
been closed. But Manager Gilmore will
not talk business with Johnny Oliver,
Murphy's manager, until the latter
posts a substantial forfeit in the hands
of a responsible person. This. the Phil
adelphia promoters say. Oliver will do,
and Gilmore is waiting for him to make
good.
Gilmore has not given up hope of
making a match with Nelson, but he
apparently realizes that the Dane is in
no hurry to meet the rugged little
Irishman. and is therefore looking
around for something to occupy Pack
ey's time until Nelson is ready to sign
up.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22

IN baseball literature there is no word
so current as that of fan 1t has crept
into the vernacular of the pen-pushers OF
baseball history with an abandon equal
to the use of the purest adjective coined
from words used in Worcester's or Web
Ster'S Unabridged dictionaries.
IL Is used by spectators reckleSSly,
whether they fiji sceats in the grand
stands or out among those cleverest OF
critics enthrOned on the sun bleachers,
and set if you asked any Information in
regard TO its use. whence its derivation or
where it originated. not one in a thousand
could import the slightest item that would
lead up to its start a baseball phrase
Yet 90 per cent OF those who use it
term fan" whether male or female
would tell you that to all intents and pur-
poses "A fan is Il person heavily charged
with baseball lore. like a thirtyeight-
horse power gasoline auto car, and is al
ways ready to blow Off a quantity of
this OyeICharge on all occasions. and at
the slightest provosation, on the public
generally.
The word was used in print by the St
Louis Republican away back in 1883 and
its use has spread from one end of Amer
lea 60 the other, and, like many others OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
MEXICAN Pete A WINNER
Finds a Man Who Has a Follower
Streak Than His Fa-
mons One

\ special from Trinidad, Colo, says:
Mexican Pete" Everett. the heavy
weight joke in pugilistic circles. met i
man who had a yellower streak than
he did and won in the fourth round Of
what was scheduled to be a twenty round
contest at the Central Park theater to-
night.
Switchman Fitzgerald Of Albuquerque
was his opponent and refused to leave
his corner after the fourth round, claim
ing a foul The big Mexican played with
Fitzgerald until the latter was out of
wind and then administered a few taps
that took all the fight out of the rail-
roader Fitzgerald started in fast and
yiciously but before the end of the sec
ond round it was clear that he was IA
no condition for a long fight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
Ruhe WaddeII,s Retort.

A few years ago, when the mighty
WaddeU had kicked over the traces and
had gone 10 tending bar over in Cam
den. v j., Tom Brown. the umpire,
dropped into the paiate-ticklinS estab-
lisbI0ont i'm order to have a little heart
to-heart talk with the big pitcher.
While Tom as engaged in conversa-
tion with Connie aTack's recalcitrant
slab man. a young fellow happened to
come in who called for a drink. and
when he had finished he passed quar-
Ter to Waddell who was buslly en-
gagged with Umpire Brown
The customer after waiting a reason
able time for his change and seeing no
immediate chance of getting IL butted
into the conversation with the follow
ing:
Look here, my friend, haven you
forgotten something's?
sure" replied the big RUDE with
scowl. who hated to be interrupted III
his conversation. Il have forgotten
more than you ever knew
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
Bull DahIen's Story,

Inc honorable William DahleR. popu-
larly known as Bull Dahlen, on ac-
count Of the terribly strong mind DOS
sessed by that gentleman. aside from
MS having been a crackerjack short
stop for good many years. has also
been noted for his powers of observa-
ton.
Perhaps there is no ball player of
the present time who has seen as many
different phases of life as has New
4ork's crack shortstop. WhentBfH is
i'm a laxative humOr. which is not fire.
quent except when he is playing ball,
no one could wish for a more interest
ing companion.
One of Dahlen's most eniVening dis
courses is about the boarding houses he
has patroniZed during the years that
he has been in baseball. His narratives,
as told in the clustering manner he
has of speaking, have served to while
away many a dreary hour for his com
rades, particularly when they have been
on the road.
On the first trip that the New York
National team took to st. Louis last
summer, a lot of the players were
drearily Willing away the hours in the
smoking car when Dahlen came in.
Browne and Dan Mccain were talk
ing about a certain ball player, VINO
was always moving his family from
one house to another i'm his effort to
get suited. a feat which it seemed I'M
possible to accomplish.
Talking about people moving
cried Dahlen. after he had listened
awhiIesto the two ball players, why, L
once roomed with a woman out in the
west who. was moving all the time;
WHY. she moved so often" continued
DahIen, that every time a delivery
wagon backed up to the door the
chickens used to roll over on their backs
and cock their legs up in the air wait
ing to be tied"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
Jack Warmers "Repartee. =

Case Patten, Charley Hickman, Tom
Hughes and Jack Warner were all sit
ting together on the players bench one
morning last spring talking, when Tom
Hughes, who had just received a let
ter from his ball playing brother. fell
TO descanting on the large size of the
Hughes family. That is as far as num-
bers went.
Both Case Patten and Hick bemOaned
The fact that their respective families
were small. and after listening to these
two comrades express the wish that
they could count as many in the fam
lily as Hughes. Tom turned TO Jack
Warner and asked:
How many brothers have you,
JACKIE"
I've got three cried Warner, IS he
laZily stretched his hands above his
head and yaWned YEARLY.
And are they all living?' asked
Charley Hickman.
Nope" replied Jack. as he yawned
worse than before. there's two living
and one in Philadelphia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
q LumIey's Secret Society.

Harry Lumley, the heavy hitting out
fielder of the Brooklyn club, has very
little to say when off the ball field.
though he is noisy enough when a
game is in progress. But Harry likes
his little joke as well as the next one,
as was proven one day last summer
when Patsy Donovan, the Brooklyn
manager, was sitting on the players
bench talking to the heavy hitter
Patsy, who is a member Of a secret
organization, was figuring on bringing
Lumley into the same order. but Harry
held off, which caused Donovan to turn
to him and inquire:
DO you belong to any secret organ
ization, Harry"
Not now replied Lumley, but |
used to be connected with one"
What one was it, asked Pat.
Why. / used to work for gas COM
pany," draWled Harry, as he STROBE off
toward the clubhouse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
ORBY IS BETTER
HORSE THAN EVER
Richard Croker ReOrganizeS
His StabIe-ExpeCtS Great
Success Coming Year.

London, Dec. 2t.-Richard Croker,
acting on the advice of his physician.
will start next week for a trip to the
east. He is obliged to abandon his
American visit, because The doctor
warned him against the severity of the
American winter. \ slight local af-
lection necessitates a warm climate for
him for the next few weeks, so he will
spend the winter in Egypt and the Holy
Land. There is nothing seriously wrong
and Mr.. Croker declares that he feels
perfectly fit. He will meet his son and
party of Americans in Cairo.
There is much comment in racing cir
cles upon Orbys form in the last race.
and the running Of the other horses
from the Glencian stable caused some
disappointment. 1t has been known
that Mr.. Croker desired to have the
best horses and that they should be at
their best at all costs. Recently. foy
reasons that he believed more than ad-
equate, he parted with the manager of
his stables DR.. McCabe, and also dis
missed Jockey Bullock. He also reor-
ganiZed his racing establishment. lie
no longer allows any Of his hands to
board in, and he has taken steps to
have nobody about the stables whom he
cannot implicitly trust.
Allen, his trainer who trained Orby,
has been made manager, and Il prOmis
ing apprentice has been appointed in
Bullock's place.
Since his Derby win OTby has grown
to seventy hands. He has recovered
from his weakness, and Mr.. Croker be-
lieves him filter than ever before. He
has several horses that are entered for
all the big races next season. and is en-
Enthusiastically confident that he viii win
everything worth winning in England.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
MAY HAVE Another COLIN
James R. Keene Has a Promising
Colt to Spring Next
Season

New York, Dec H-The hangers On
around Sheepshead bay are dalking about
a wonderful yeariing that is in James n.
Keene's barn. and already these wise reo-
-ple are saying Jimmy Rowe will spc;1g
q second Colin next spring. Nobody
seems TO know anything definite about
the colt, not even knowing his name or
his breeding but a few people saw the
horse gallOp Il few days ago. When he
was well warmed mp Rowe sent him "A
quarter. and a whole lot of checkers
caught the time at twenty-five seconds
This is Il remarkable performance for a
yearing. aud as he comes from James
r. Keenc's Vbaru the people who are re-
spCnsible for the tale are justified in be-
hevinC him a wonderful youngster.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
MANY YALE MEN GET ""
In All Fifty-six Athletes Secure Gov
eted Initial for This
Year.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 2L-lncluding
the managers of the four sports for
which the college initial is given at Yale.
football baseball, crew and track, therH
are now fifty-siX men in the university
who are entitled to wear the much Gov
eted ~ Of these none has wol MS
letter in three sports, although l. j.
Biglow has won both a football and crew
letter, Tad and Howard Jones have each
won their letters in football and baseball.
and A c. Gilbert has received a letter
for winning the annual gymnastic con-
test in addition to the track letter 10
which he is entitled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
M'GRAW TO PLAY AGAIN.
Rowdy Manager of Giants to Play
Second.

New York, Dec. 2i.-McGraw. manager
of the New York National League team.
is going to get back into the game. The
scraDBy little leader will not rely solely
on Doyle at second. He is going to get
to work in the spring and Will be
perched on second when the bell rings
al the Polo grounds. McGraw believes he
can make good. as his leg is perfectly
sound again. Besides. he realizes that
Bridwel needs some training in inside
ba Sc ball
DevIin. Bridwell, McGraw and Tennev
will make a mighty tricky and fast in
field Bridweil is one of the fastest
Youngsters in the business. but in Boston
worth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
BECOMES POLICEMAN.
elvin Sheppard, Famous Runner,
Joins Force.

Sew York. Dec. 2l-Melvin Sheppard
e F-sdt haif-miler, has passed his ply
Il examination for policeman with the
.ceIlent average of 81 per cent. Il will
Ii be long before he joins Martin Sheri-
n. Matt McGrath. John Flanagan. Billy
rank and other metropolitan athletic
ars in the work of keeping the peace
Greater New York,
Athletes are Specializing on what branch
the service Sheppard will be assigned
IT is the general opinion that he
ouId be a good man to patrol one OF
ose long beats in the Bronx. where all
the excitement of q cops life is chas-
: intrepid automobiles. The automo-
. cons use bicycles and motorcycles TO
erhaiIi buzz wagons that are exceeding
2 sDeed limit, but Sheppard would need
equipment other than that with which
.ture has endowed him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
YALE'S MASCOT DEAD.
Basketball BuIIdrog Tries to Eat Lit
tile Boy.

New Haven. Conn, Dec. 21.-Nale lost
her basketball mascot yesterday, when
SIugger, the fierce bulldog, owned by
Captain Kinney of last years baseball
nine. was killed for nearly devouring
Johnny Colgan, a 10-year-old son OF q
druggist.
Kinney left the dog with the janitor
of one of the Yale dOrmitOries. but Slug
ger got loose and went into the Colgan
yard The boy started to play with him
and he sank his teeth into Johnny Col
gan's legs, which were badly torn before
Mrs Colgan threw a kettle Of scaidiug
water on the mascot TO make him let
loose. A policeman later put a bullet
through the dog. Yale is in mourning
and little Johnny Colgan is in a serious
condition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
KELLY LEAVES ANN ARBOR.
Yost Loses Famous Holder of 100
Yard Record.

Ann ArbOT Mich. Dec. 2l.-Dan Kelly.
the holder OF the worlds record of SIS
seconds for the l00-yard run. has left the
University of Michigan. which he en-
tered last fall to study Law, to accept a
business position in Detroit. Kelly was
working his way through college bu.
was forced to leave the university. How
ever. he says he will return next fall
Besides the t00-yard- record which he
holds he has done the 20 yards in q 4-5
seconds. and has covered % feet II inches
in the broad jump.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-22
RADTKE GOES TO RUSSIA.

New York. Dec. 17.-Herman Radtke, the
Illinois Jockey who at one time was con-
sidered one of the best boys i'm the coun-
try. has decided TO try his luck in Rus
STA He already has signed a contract
for 1903 and will start for the other side
Immediately. Radtke lately has become
too heavy to obtain mounts in this coun-
try and besides his habits have not been
above suspicion lately.
Chariton courier., 1907-09-13

DR.. W. E. Webb of Macon has
purchased the beautiful country
home of AL Gilstrap, near that
city. Consideration, $4,000.
While Walter Virgins of Ma
con was out about Barryville
last week he killed. a pelican
that measured Z feet and s Sinches
from tip to tip of its wings.
Rev. G. A. Lehnoff, well
known over about Salisbury, and
for several years a minister of
the M. E. church, South, has
been made presiding elder of
Macon district. He will reside at
Macon.
Rev, Geo. W. Eichelberger,
D. D., an evangelist, began a
tent meeting at College, Mound
Thursday night. He was a for
mer student of old McGee col.
lege at College Mound, and has
recently been engaged in evan
gelistic work at. Philadelphia,
Pa, and Washington, D. c.
Eld. Jake Perkins of Macon
has accepted a call to the pas.
torate of the Christian church at
Fresno, CAL, beginning about
the 1st of November. Besides
his own family his sister, Mrs.
Harry Perrin, and daughter
Miss lima Perrins, will accom-
pany Mr.. Perkins to the Col
den state.
The Macon Times-Democrat
takes the folio wing optimistic
view of crop conditions in MA
con county: Never before in the
history of Macon county did the
crops look better than they do
now. There was a splendid crop
of wheat, oats and hay and.there
will be the biggest CROP of corn
ever harvested in this scounty,
Taking it all around this is the
biggest crop year Macon county
ever had in her history.
Chariton courier., 1907-09-13
MACON.

The September term of the
Macon circuit court conveneE
next Monday.
The total value of the surplus
products of Macon for last year
amounted to S3,061, 1876.
H. E. Logan and family of
Macon have gone to Denver,
Colo. to make that city their
home.
Amos Hall sold his 50.acre
farm, near Macon, Monday to
L. D. Lamb for $4,000 or 5000
an acre.
There are 10 young ladies in
the piano contest that has been
inaugurated by the Macon
Times. Democrat.