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Evening star., 1907-09-01
BATTING AND FIELDING
AVERAGES OF THE NATIONALS

The Nationals have played 115 games this
season, not counting yesterday, winning
thirty-f four and losing seventy EIGHT, and
they have played three tie games. one with
New York and two with Cleveland.
In the past week they played six games
not including yesterdays victory, meeting
Detroit and Boston, winning two and los
ing four. In the games played the players
have been at the bat 1914 times and made
forty-four hits, batting average of .227.
They made six sacrifice hits and pilfered
six bases. They made fortyone singles,
one double and three triples, total Of
fifty-one.
Clymer virtually is still the leader of the
team, with an average of .354. holding his
own during the week, although he has not
played in all the games. Milan, the new
recruit from Wichita, Kan, has shown up
well at the bat, having played In eleven
games and been at the bat thirty-seven
times, making fourteen hits, including
two and three bagger, giving him per-
centage of 1878.
Delehanty lost OO4 during the week, but
has welded the willow very effectively and
is still near the 300 mark. Ganley, Jones
and Altizer are also keeping up the good
work. T. Smith has fallen off considerably,
and is now below the 200 mark, but he
makes UP in his fielding and gets in sac
rifice hit when it is needed. He is GER
tainly a great fielder and covers great
deal of ground. and is swift and accurate
thrower to first base. O. OBrien at third
base has also done excellent work. and
covers a very large amount of ground, and
is excellent on bunts and a good thrower
also Milan in either center or right Is very
fast, and has good eye for judging fly
ball and is g sure catch and has good
whip, and is quick in returning the ball
after being caught to the infeld. He is
tarry long In throwing to first when he
starts for that bag. Clymers fielding has
improved wonderfully since he has been
switched over to the right garden, and has
accepted every chance offered without
wobble. Ganley is also doing better in left
field, and the team as now constituted can
be depended upon to do good work, as the
four games played at home have demon
strated, as the BOstons just got their game
Friday by the dint of good luck.
Falkenberg, Smith and Johnson are pitch
ing and batting that is now supporting
them, win majority of their games. Ober
lin who has not shown very much form
since joining the Nationals, by his work
Friday against his old team mates showed
that he is getting into condition and should
win few games. AltiZer and Ganley are
tied for the position of leading base pill
ferer of the team, each having stolen
twenty-seven bases, and they are neck
and neck in sacrifice hitting, Ganley hav-
ing made twenty-one and Altizeer twenty.
The catchers also doing fine work and
giving the several pitchers good support.
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Hagerstown Defeats Berkeley Springs
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Sthr.
HAGERSTOWN. Md, August 81
Hagerstown and Berkeley Springs en-
gagged in another fast game of ball this
afternoon, Hagcrstown winning by to /.
Fanvell and vie Miller both pitched good
ball but Fanwell proved the more effec-
tive in tight places. He had the visitors
shut out until the ninth. when, with two
down, Berkeley Springs Tailed as result
of two hits and an error. Score:
r. II. +.
Rerllev Springs o o o o o II 3
Hagerstown -. o o o N-4
Batteries-Berkeley Springs. Vie Miller and
Booher; Hagerstown, Fanwen and Peaster. Um-
pire-Mr. Case.
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Proposed Saturday Contests.

1t is Coffroth's present intention to hold
a boxing contest across the county line
every other Saturday. He figures that almost
as many people have leisure time on Satur-
days as holidays, and that the working
men would appreciate daylight fights. Mike
CTwin) Sullivan will, in all probability. be
matched with the winner of the Labor Day
scrap. Kyle Whitney may be put with
Ed Carter as the preliminary to the
Tmoma s-ketchell fight in order to show his
worth, and If he makes good would be right
in line to catch IN with one of the top
notch men above mentioned at later date.
An early attraction Missionwards will be
Bill Squres versus the winner of the kauf-
mann-Mike Schreck go, or probably Jack
Johnson If the latter can't entice Tommy
Burns into the roped arena with him. he
will take the Australian, he has in
formed Coffroth that any of the big fellows
will do.
Jimmy is also endeavoring to get Jimmy
Gardner and Willie Fitzgerald to come to
the coast to furnish little fistic entertain
ment. If these Saturday afternoon bouts
take with the public a large tent will be
ordered to cover the arena that there
will be no cessation in the holding of the
mitt-slinging affairs during inclement
weather. The .dlsson street arena is not
over a half hours ride from the center of
the city. Squires. who had for a time been
lost has been located in the tall timbers
that surround Eureka.
Battling Nelson has started his plan for
long training preparatory to a comeback by
hiking off into the Rockies with Billy No
Ian and a few friends in quest of big game
He intends to witness the GanS-Britt go
and then settle down to hard work. His
health was not impaired in the least by the
hard dr1Ibbing he received from Britt and
at present he weighs $50 pounds He did
not care, however, to accept the Nevada
proposition for finish fight with Britt next
month, as he considered that too short no
Evening star., 1907-09-01

Before cold weather sets in one-half of the
public golf course constructed by the Dis
trict Commissioners in Rock Creek Park,
near the Brightwood Driving Park and the
local golfers. AS was stated in The Star last
night, the first nine holes have been COM
pleted. and only a few details have to be
arranged before the links will be inaugu-
Evening star., 1907-09-01

erected near the end of the course, to be
used by the players for the purpose of stor-
ing their clothes and sticks.
Inc l4th street cars run within two blocks
or the beginning of the course, and the
commissioners are of the opinion that this
pubic Playground will prove to be one of
the most popular places for recreation and
sport in the District
Evening star., 1907-09-01
Dual Meeting Suggested.
Fairfax Shut Out.
.iaI Disnatch TO The Star

CLIFTON. Va. August 31-The Clifton
ball team shut out Fairfax on the Fairfax
grounds by 10 to this afternoon in easy
fashion. Splcer, for the visitors was in
vincible allowing but one hit. Weaver, for
Fairfax, pitched a good game but was
poorly supported. The excellent battery
work of Spicer and Sheppard and the bat
ting of Wilson and f. Ford for Clifton
We're the features.
Evening star., 1907-09-01

Home run%-FoX i2l. Williams. Study. Berthong,
Parker Hlnene. Fly catches-Hincne -. Den
nison "a. Sylvester. Narr 2), Schmidt. Fox ~,
Parker 90 Berthong (3l. Smith t2), Study ~,
Hodges Umpire-Col. Jere McAucy of Jefferson.
Scorers-Nessrs Munson and Allen. Time Of game
. hours and u minutes.
Evening star., 1907-09-01

The course is an ideal one, according to
Commissioner West who is an enthusiastic
golfer The course begins where Decatur
street would run into the park if extended
and about 100 yards south of the Bright
wood reservoir There are all kinds of nat
ural hazards and velvet like greens" on
the grounds. There will be a small house
Evening star., 1907-09-01

The following tables show how the Ma
tionals rank in batting and fielding, sacri-
fee. hitting, stolen bases, long hits and
total bases, with the other seven clubs of
the American League:
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Totals. ...... 115 3,S47 3s1 944
'Hickman has been called on to bat in thirteen
games Mil nine. Heydon five, Warner four, Gra-
ham three, Hughes two, Gehring four, Blankenship
six, Clymer five and Kay, G. Smith Delehanty,
Block. Milan, Jones and Falkenberg once each as
substitutes for other batsmen.
fHave been released, except Anderson and Hey
don. who left the team and suspended in
definitely.
tReturned to Des Moines.
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Fielding.


The following tables show the work OF the
Nationals during each month of the season
In batting and fielding and in long hits and
total bases:
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who participated in them and the number
of times are hero
Sacrifice Hits and Stolen Bases.

'These players have been released and are play
ing in the minor leagues. except Anderson and
HeydOn, who took French leave.
Evening star., 1907-09-01

The Nationals have made 122 sacrifice
hits, gain of eight during the week, and
they have pilfered 167 bases, a gain of six
Those players of the home team who are
entitled to the credit of accomplishing the
work are as follows:
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Theory of Umpire Batting.

Now, the generally accepted theory
about this umpirc-baiting thing by those
who have the time and patience to formu-
late theories about things so obviously
nouseusical and so palpably irritating to
folks who give up their good coin to see
ball sames-the theory is that The pur-
pose Of "a bunch of ball players in yam
Werlng at the umpire is not to .ret him to
reverse his decision as TO the play about
which the kick is being made. but to
so Intimidate him that when the next
close decision or decisions spring up the
umpire Will give the break IN favor of
the outfit putting up the loudest and
most mcnaciug holler.
Fine theory that, and a generous one
too, isn't II. when carefully analyZed-
leaving aside the question as to whether
il works out or not? Sportsma mike too.
en- Hulidoze the man, get him d-skeeart
and AFRAID of your bulk and Drawn and
your laShlng tongues. and then he'll hand
you something little later on, when he
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Totals ......115 3,O16 1924 282
Double Plays.

The Nationals have made forty-six double
plays, gain of two being made during the
week. while their opponents have made sew
enty-four, a gain of two, and those players
Evening star., 1907-09-01
Records of Each of the Pitchers,

Not now with the team: been released. lef
team, suspended.
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the time of her injury, on the 18th OF
December last.
While on or near the Milwaukee
tracks she was struck by passing
train, resulting in injuries from which
she did not recover. Several bones were
broken and she was bruised about the
head. Being alone in her house she was
taken to the hospital for treatment, and
had not been able to walk since.
The deceased was born i'll England
eighty-four years ago; and came to
this country many years ago, settling
III Pennsylvania, where she was married.
1t was here her husband died, and she
came TO Mankato in 1858. Deceased was
a devoted member of the Presbyterian
church and had an unusually sweet dis
position. She was loved by all who
knew her. Two brothers survive her,
one in England, and Robert Grice of
Nicolet county. Mrs. VI. NJ Cram of
Nicollet county. and Mrs. II. Purrier of
North Mankato are nieces, and c. N,
r. f., Joseph and Hugh Grice are
nephews. The latter lives in California.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Presby
terrain church. The remains will lay
in state at the church from one until
two o'clock. Rev. Davis will preach
the funeral sermon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-10
COUNTY BOARD is BUSY
Lays the Plans for a Bridge Across
the MINES sofa River.
From Tuesdays Daily.

|
At the special session of the county
board, that opened yesterday after
noon, bids for building the two piers
for steel bridge over the Maple
river in section "a, Rapidan, were OPP
ened, as follows: c. l.. Erickson, $500;
i John Mccall, $l4J0 cord; Alex
Bashaw, $500 The stone is on the
ground, having been furnished by the
town of Rapidan. The contract was
awarded to Mr. Erickson.
| The hearing on the petition of David
Williams for changing road in sec
ton ID, Lincoln. Strengthening it from
the center to the east side, was had.
The committee reported favorably. with
an allowance of $40 for land to David
Williams, and no damages allowed. The
report was adopted and the petition
! granted.
Elk Commissioner Borchcrt appeared
| for the village of Mapleton and asked
for an appropriation of 800. A mo-
ton was carried, appropriating $3.50,
to be expended under Mr.. Borchert,s
Alirection.
A petition was received from G. f..
| Sellers and thirty one others. asking
| help to build a bridge across the Cobb
| river about ninety rods north of the
| center of section 10, Beauford, and
was placed on file.
A petition from James Mountain,
| asking for a tile ditch in Lyra, section
20, was received, and the petitioners
bond was approved.
At this forenoon's session. the board
voted to authorize contract with the
Mankato and Decoria Telephone Co.,
previously the Rapidan and DecOra
Telephone Co.. for three year term
at the rate of $3.50 per month.
A. NJ. Schneebsiger and E. NJ. Tabert,
| representing the township of Pleasant
Mound, asked for an appropriation of
$500 to assist in the construction of
bridges and repair of roads. The
board voted to appropriate $3.50.
1t was voted to increase the insur-
ance carried on the Jail and barn by
$500, and to place the insurance with
w. III. Gary's agency.
A largely signed petition asking for
a preliminary survey by the Blue
Earth and Nicollet county surveyors,
assisted by the city engineer, for a
second bridge across the Minnesota
river at Mankato was presented and
considered. Commissioner Young NOV
ed that the petition be granted and
that County Surveyor Brooks be direct:
ed to do the surveying in conjunction
with the others named as soon as it
can be arranged. This was carried.
The board voted to pay So a week
each toward the support of two old
people.
The board visited 'NIinneopa yester-
day afternoon, looking over the need
for road improvement. Tomorrow it
will have a hearing on ditch petition
No. 20, from Lake Crystal
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DEATH OF THOMAS COTE
He Was a Weii-konwn Citizen Of
Minnesota Lake.

from FridaVS DallV
After an illness of only four DAYS
Mr.. Thomas Cote of this village passed
peacefully away early Wednesday morn.
ing. His death was caused by the dis
ease known as uraemia, says The Min
nesota Lake Tribune
Mr.. Cote was born at st. Elizabeth
Parish. Provence of Quebec, on ,,Ianu-
AIRY lG, 1885. He moved to Vermont
was married to Miss Harriet Gaunya on
October Z, 1853. From this marriage
five children were born, two of which
died in infancy, while the other three
Mrs. +. w. Rath of Easton, and Fred
of Mankato, and Louis of Grasston
Mimi, are well known to our readers. In
November, 1866, Mr.. and Mrs. Cote
moved from Vermont to Wisconsin, but
only remained there one year when they
moved to Minnesota, and have been resi-
dents of this state ever since. Mr.
Cote is survived by wife and one
brother in this village, and one own
sister and two half sisters who are
residents of Canada.
Mr.. Cote was well and favorably
known around this vicinity and all are
shocked to know of his sudden demise
The funeral services will be held from
the Catholic church i'll this village OH
Saturday morning at nine o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-10
BAD FIRE AT TRUMAN
The Entire Town Was Threatened
BY the Flames.

From Saturdays Daily.
Truman came very near being wiped
out by fire Thursday forenoon-or at
all events the row of wood business
buildings on the south side of the Main
street.
About ten o'clock fire was discovered
to burst through the roof of w. A.
Hinton's big general store building.
The fire company and large force of
volunteers were soon at work. 1t
seemed for a long time that the build
ing could not be saved and that many
other buildings would also be destroy
ed. Persistent and wei directed efforts,
coupled with Il good water system, fin
ally prevailed and the raging flames
were subdued.
The building, however, was badly
damaged, the roof and much of the
upper portion being totally or partially
burned away.
The damage to the building is about
$1,000. The stock on hand would in
yolve not far from $4,000, which is
practically a total loss, by reason not
only of the fire but the damage from
water and smoke. Therefore, the loss
will be about $4,000 The State Bank
of Truman has insurance OH the build
ing and stock which Treasurer True
thinks is nearly enough to cover the
loss. The many friends of Mr.. Hinton
will hope So
The fire is supposed to have started
from Il defective chimney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-10
SUIT AGAINST COUNTY
Ohm stead County Seeks To Recover
SS7 Expended on Effie kirkham.

| from MONDAY s DallV.
Sheriff Donahue this afternoon served
the summons and complaint upon Chair
man Madigan of the county board in an
action started by OImstead county
against. Blue Earth county to recover
$57 and interest from April 3, 1905, this
sum being the amount of expense in
CURED i'll the services of physician who
attended Mrs. Eflie Kirkham. a former
resident of Blue Earth county. This bill
was some time ago turned down by the
| Blue Earth county board.
1t appears that the Kirkham family
lived for three years upon rented farm
in Butternut Valley, and that then the
family moved to Lake Crystal, where
Mr.. kirkham died three years ago. The
| family received no aid until this time.
Mrs. Kirkham went to live with her sis
ter i'll Olmstead county, something less
than year ago, and it appears that she
came down with consumption and about
Dec. Z, 1904, was taken quite sick and
died there February II. DR.. c. +. Faw.
cett treated her, and his bill was $57.
Olmstead county claims that the WON
an had a legal residence in this county,
and that, although some care was given
her in Omstead county rather than al
low~her to suffer, the officials hold that
they should be reimbursed.
The county board is inclined to fight
the bill for former County Attorney Will
son looked the matter up and advised the
board that it was not responsible for the
bill. This county does not inquire in
to the residence of poor people that it
cares for, and has never been able to
collect anything for what it has ex-
pended for the residents of other coun-
ties.
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Apr. %. May $40 1907
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
Earth.-ss In probate Court.
In the matter of tho estate of Eddie REESE
deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of Frank
RieSe, of the county of Blue Earth
representing among other things that Eddie
Riese, late of the county of Blue Earth in
the state of Minnesota, on the 18th day of Oc-
tober. A. D.. 19O5 at the county of Blue Earth
died intestate, and being an inhabiiant of thus
county at the time of his death, leaving goods,
chattels and estate within this county and
that the said petitioner is a brother and creditor
of said deceased. and praying that adrniuistra-
ton of said estate be to himself granted.
1t is Ordered, that said petition be heard be.
fora said court on Monuey, the 10th day OF
May. A. D.. 1907. at 10 O'Clock a m, at tne
probate office, 10 the court house. in Mankafo,
In said county. And all persons Interested IN
said matter are hereby required to appear at
said time and place and show cause, II any
there be. why said petition should not he
granted.
Ordered further that notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased and to all persons
interested by publishing this order once In
each week for three successive weeks prior to
said day Of hearing in the Mankato Free Press,
a weekly newspaper printed and published at
Mankato. in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day OF April.
a. ID, 1907.
By the Court.
Probate Court seal WIN F. HUGHES.
Judge Of Probate.
C. ]. Laurisch, Attorney.
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DIED UNe XPECTEDLY.
Thos. J. Griffith, Arriving Last Even
ing, Expired This Morning.
From Saturdays Daily.

IioHl iIdiiy'
The circumstances surrounding the
death of Thomas Joseph Griffith this
morning, are unusually sad. He arrived
in the city at eight O'Clock last evening
from Portland, Oregon, for a visit with
his brother, /. n. Griffith, the deputy
postmaster. He had not been feeling
well for some time and had had hem
orrhaoes, and his brother invited him to
come to Mankato for a visit, thinking
that the rest would benefit him. The
trip was a tedious one, including trav-
cling three nights, and was too much
for the young man. Early this morn
ing severe hemorrhage occurred, and
his death took place at six O'Clock, at
his brothers home, 1902 South Front
street.
The deceased was born in Mankato
May 10, 1873, and was a son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. James Griffith, well known
and highly respected residents. He was
raised in Mankato, and for a time was
drug clerk for Nelson Weed. Later he
went to Minneapolis, where he lived for
a number of years, and eighteen months
ago went to Portland, Oregon, to reside,
and had remained there ever since. He
was single man. He was well liked
by all who knew him, and his sudden
and unexpected death is great blow
to his friends and relatives. Besides
his brother, he is survived by two sis
tiers, Mrs. John Owen of Starkweather,
y. d., and Mrs. q. I'll. Roberts of Sioux
Falls, S. d., now in Denver, Col.
Announcement of the funeral will be
made later.
The funeral will be held from the
Welsh church at one o'clock Wednes-
day. Interment will be at Glenwood.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-10
CASES At ST. PETER.
An Int re sting Term Of Court Conxen-
ed There Today.

st. Peter, May Judge !. NJ Olsen
convened the May term of the Nicolet
county district court today. Among the
cases to be investigated by the grand
jury are four against st. Peter saloon
keepers charged with selling liquor to
minors, and another against Fred II.
Phillips and C. F. Brooks, lie Sueur
county farmers, accused of highway
robbery.
There are twenty.six cases on the
civil calendar. Perhaps the most i'm
portant is suit brought by Gustaf
Widell of Mankato against w. G..
Hoerr and the National Citizens bank
of that city. The plaintiff claims that
he arranged for loan of $4,000 from
Mr.. Hoerr, and agreed to give a mort
gage on a farm in Lake Prairie town
ship as security. When he was given
the money, he says, he issued five
$1,000 notes for the face of the loan
and gave a sixth note of $1,000 as a
premium. This, he declares, constituted
a usurious rate of int .rest. and he
asks that the defendants be compelled
to cancel their notes and surrender the
mortgage that was given.
Another interesting suit is brought
by C. A. Hagberg and Hoidale & Som
sen of New Ulm against twenty NicoI-
let county farmers. Several years ago,
when the waters of Swan lake were
very low, an effort was made to re.
claim its dry bed, and the farmers Iiv-
ing about the lake contracted with the
New Ulm men to make survey of the
meandered portion. The work was new
er finished, but the plaintiffs are suing
for $500 for their services
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-10
JOSEPH COsIE is DEAD.
One Of the Pioneers of Sterling Passes
Away Suddenly.

Mapleton was shocked yesterday at
four-oclock when word came over the
| phone that Joseph Dobie of Sterling
had died very suddenly of heart fail
ure. Mr.. Dobie was one of the early
settlers of Sterling since 1856,
and has lived on the farm on which he
settled for fifty-one years. He raised
a family of eight daughters and four
sons. He passed through all the hord
ships and prications incident to the
settling up of a new country but did
bravely. He made himself one of the
finest homes in the county. He was
eighty-two years old. He leaves an
aged wife. He was permanent mem
Der of the Masonic lodge of AIapleton.
1t had been planned to hold an old
settlers reunion in Sterling very soon
and Mr.. Dobie had taken an active
part in arranging for this gathering.
Mr.. Dobie's death was sudden and I'M
expected, as he had been i'll fair health.
He was found dead, sitting in his chair.