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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

"Positively the best pitcher to
watch the bases that ever lived
was Mat kilroy," says Hughey
Jennings. ~ first met him IN 1898
II was just when the old fellow
was about all in, but he still had
the wonderful movement toward
first. II was the first time we
were ever up against him and we
started to take it easy at first. /
think | was the first man up. i
got to first and wasn't two feet
off the sack when that ball came
over like % cannon shot and l
was out. Was l roasted?'
"Wcll, what Hanlon and the
crowd handed me when / got back
to the bench isn't worth mention.
Try it YOURSELF, / said hotly. The
next man up got the same dose.
He's easy money! said Tony Null
lane, sitting at the end Of our
bench. q know his move. I've
pitched with him and against him.
Dc as | say and you can get away
with it. Crawl under the water
kegs and stay there sang out a
chorus; you don't know anything
What you know isn't so. Tony
persisted, however. He wanted
to tell us how TO win.
That was the beauty Of that
crowd. They called eoch other
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27
BEN CAFFYN---HE OF
The iron SKULL

Moincs. He pridcd himself on the
fact that they couldn't hurt him.
Gone day u ball copped Il bats
man on the head and he rubbed
and rubbed it. 1t stung him hard
Then Caffyn got up, was hit IN
the same place and walked to first
without even touching his head.
q" Tell you what I'll do he
yelled. 'I'll bump heads with any
man on the team for u dollar. -
"Getting hit by the ball helps
some batters," declared Davy Jones
"1nstcad Of soaring them it makes
them all the better. / don't know
why it is, but / can always hit
better after getting Il crack. /
get mad about ,. and want TO hit
the pitcher just to spite him,
guess.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27
MAT KILROY A WONDER
AT WATCHING BASES

names and argued all the time, but
il was always with the one end
in view to win. Tony became 50
persistent that he was heard way
over the pitchers box. Kilroy
heard il and grinncd. The third
man up got crack on the head
that laid him out. They carried
him off the grounds. When the
excitement died away some one had
to 90 first. 'Scnd anybody said
Hanlon disguised. Send Mullanc,
answered the bunch; 'he's so clev-
er. Send him.
"Mullane jumped at the chance
When he got TO first Kilroy left
the box and deliberately walked
over to him. 'You spaghetti-eating
dago' he said; Il heard what you
said on the bench about my not
being able to catch you. Now I'm
going to put yort' out, first crack,
so watch out. You're not going
to get away from this sack. Null
lane smiled confidently. Kilroy
went back to the box. Tony just
leaned a little way off the sack,
the ball shot into the first base
mans hands. 1t was all off. lie
was out. Kilroy used TO say that
he walked two or three men a
day just to get them out, because
he needed the practice. y Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

sible only by the most intense exer-
tion, would find 1t hard to maintain
that balance which enables man to
support his misfortunes and not be
led into extremes by his success.
Actors frankly break down under the
great white light that ever beats on
them, and stock operators walk daily
in< peril Of sanitariums. The suicide
route is ever. open to these, and Is all
too frequently traversed
But when Chick" Stahl passed out
by bis, own hand he made himself only
the fourth prominent baseball suicide
In recent years.
Marty Bergen, crazed by drink. MUIR
dered his wife, child and himself. Win
Mercer, famous pitcher of the Wash
ington and Detroit teams, did the bust
ness for himself in San Francisco four
years ago, when two teams were tour
Ing the west 1t Is also as good as GER
tain that poor Ed Delehanty was re-
sponsible for the act that made his
body a buffet fol. the Niagara river.
This is a small total in profession
which certainly numbers not fewer
than 10000 members. 1t should prove
that, despite the racking strain Of the
great national sport, there are com
pensations in 1t that help to keep a
man In the normal path.
Admitting that the wear and tear on
player is terrific, the rarity of sui
cides shows that for all the mental
overburdening there is ever physical
relief and upbuilding that preserves
the balance. The splendid exercise of
all tho muscles. the upbuilding of the
lungs. the cleansing value of the daily
shower bath and the careful attention
OF trained masseurs enable the body to
do its share IN helping out the brain.
Actors and financial men. to stick
to the original comparison. find no
such compensations They get little
exercise. The member OF the dramatic
profession works at night In a closed
room, whose atmosphere is generally
laden with impurities.
The broker may after his days work
Is aver take spin in his automobile
or carriage, but he does not get out In
the fields and do the actual exercising
himself.
Suicides infrequency in baseball
forms the best possible argument for
tho value of strenuous outdoor sport.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27
SIGNAL SYSTEM IN BALL .cs.2.
PLAYING DEEMED NECESSARY

This Is the time every manager of
Ia professional baseball team II the
country begins to worry about the
system of signals he intends to use
during the coming season. Upon the
success or failure of the team. A well
planned and we'll carried out signal
means victory in the close games
where inside play muct be relied upon
to produce that one run the pitchers
are fighting so hard to prevent. A
bungling system means the loss of
such games to an almost absolute
certainty.
One fact alone'will show how i'm
portant signals are in the game as
means the loss played today. Success
in the game today depends largely en-
tirely dependent upon the use of
! signals. Should batter pull off
Ia play out of the routine with a
man on base, unless he had previous
| ly given a signal for the play, It
would fail TO certainty. Should a
team on the defensive try to pull off
an outside play without a signal the
same thing would happen. Take the
simpuest illustration of trying to
catch a runner mapping off a base.
Failure to understand signals or the
crossed signals mean to throw an
uncovered position and an error that
cannot fail to prove costly. Another
thing in this connection is the pos
sibility of another team guessing the
signals in use. Should such q thing
happen team Is doomed to almost
certain defeat, and hence the trouble
which has occurred over the tipping
loft of signals and use of "buzzers" in
one or two parks.
There are two separate systems OF
signals in use in every game. The
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27
Suicide. Il Rare Among
Ball Players of Present
"chiek" Stahl Fourth Prominent Dia
mond Star to Die by His
81 Own Hand.

"Chick" Stahl's pltiable death at
West Baden, Ind, recently created no
less surprise than regret.
Suicide is rare among ball tossers.
Considering the number of men who
are now engaged in the national game
the proportion Of such deaths is much
less than In any other calling whose
votaries ore subjected to an intense
daily, strain. ~
Actors and brokers furnish far more
additions to the suicide list
1t might be expected that athletes
who compete day after day under the
most trying conditions. with hot sun
beating on their heads. with hostile
crowds batting them, with success pos
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27
Giants Will Not Have
Donlin This Season
star Player Quits New York Team
and Accepts Position at
Chicago.

Mike Donlin has quit the New
York giants and signed contract az
assistant manager of the Whitney
Opera house of Chicago.
The news came as a great surprise
to those of Mikes friends who heard
OF it, because 1t was generally sup
posed that the winters differences be.
tween Donlin and the management OF
the New York National League team
had been amicably patched up and
that the famous center fielder and
hard hitter again would be seen with
the old forces Of the former cham
pions of the world
"McGraw and | parted company in
Louisville and l will not return to
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27
THROWING A BALL
ONE HUNDRED MILES

Did you ever hear of pitcher
tossing II base hall 100 miles?
That seems like long throw but
there are pitchers vino heave the
ball tlrat far every season and
some of them throw 1T still far.
ther. A base ball dope feeder has
il mapped out as follows
Students or the game say a
pitcher throws $50 balls during a
nine-inn,ng game. Now, il a
pitcher should work only 40 games
during the season., he would throw
the ball at the batter about 5000
times. The distance from the pitch
er's box TO tho homc plate is GO
feet. IL man throws a ball 60
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27


feet, 5000 times, the spheroids
propelled by the good wing Of
the twirler travels through 100000
feet of space. This is almost 70
miles.
In warming up a pitcher
throws almost as many balls as
during game. Figuring that he
only throws one-half as many, he
would send the sphere another 80
miles, making about 100 miles in
all.
And If pitcher should work in
over so games during the season he
would be throwing the ball a
greater distance than from Clcye-
land to Columbus.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27
PRES. MORTON colG1NG

President Charles Morton will tahc
a trip around the circuit when the
season opens, and will be ON hand
when the new ball parks are dedi-
Gated. He will attend the first game
at Marion May /, and win also be ~
willis Park. Youngstown whom tho
finest base ball park In the circuit
will be opened Son May ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27
Chance for Everybody.

An enterprising Londoner adver.
tises that he is prepared to teach Jour.
nalism, literature and public speaking
'in five lessons"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27
TIme The Great Prsaehar.

No preacher is listened to but Time.
which gives us the same thought that
elder people have tried in vain to nut
into our heads before, swift.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don't strike your lady friend
over the head with your cane
every time the home boys make q
good play. Those lovely creations
she carries on her head cost mon
ey. t, 4
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don't let your best girl throw
bcquets at the players. She ma,
put out the eyes of tile gentleman
sitting behind her.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don't watch the game from the
branches OF nearby tree or roof
CT an adjoining house. Tie man.
agcment needs the money and your
friends may say mean things about
Won.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don't sit like sphinx all through
the game. Your ticket entities you
to all the roofing you desire 10
indulge in.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don't forget to be on hand at tho
opening game next Wednesday. There
will be doings at Webb park, the likes
OF which Marion never dreamed of.
Root hard for the home boys and
they viii do their best to defeat New
Castle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don's forget that Manager Drumm
and his Lime Burners have had q
hard time with the weather man. II
Marion does not get away with the
opener remember that with q few
weeks Of nice warm weathe: the
boys will put up entirely different
game of ball tr ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don't forget that the Marion Base.
ball company is spending thousans of
dollers to give the city first class
team OF which the citizens may we'll
feel proud. 1t is up to the people To
determine whether or not the team
remains in Marion. - ben
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don't let poor game lead you
to the belief that all Of the games
will be poor ones.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don't forget that local men Of
average means have put up thous-
ands Of dollars to give Marion the
best team that it has ever had.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Dent critic:se ball player TOO
harshly for mispiay. If he never
made one he would be in the big
league.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don's fail to put your shouldeE "
the wheel and boost, Go to the opec-
ing game and tell every man, woman
and child you meet about the team.
1t may mean the doubling the at
tendance at the next series of games.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don't forget that Marion is 70 win
the pennant. a good strong round Of
applause even when the visiting
team is in the lead often turns. what
seems a defeat into a grand victory.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don't ever think Of returning {
ball that goes into the bleachers
The manager Of the team NIGH
fall dead if a ball was returned.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

Don't permit your girl to glggl
when the rooters talk about tn
squeeze play. You better tell he
before hand that it is also a basebal
term.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27
DCNT'S

A few Dont's that. 1T will bc
well for the fans TO look over and
to remember during the coming
season.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-27

pon's forget that May is low only
a few days away. Get In good voicc
and so to the game. N. taA-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

The two early morning trains from
Augusta, No. 81. which goes east at
6.s7. and No. A which goes west at o'fo'
we're delayed by slight freight wreck
raar the pulp mill on the east side o,
the river yesterday morning. and Old
moi leave Augusta until $50 The
trcuble was due to an extra freight
t,ai, which was going west at about
O'Clock and had the forward trucks o.
one car thrown off the irons al IN, tne
place above stated. so that the Inc
ms blocked One of the trucks OF
the car was broken near Granite siding
hi, If dragged along until the train
reached a point near the pulp mil
when the trucks went off the IRONS A
wrecl<ing train was sent down from
Wateryille and a new set OF trucks
was placed under the crippled car So
that # was able to nroceed. and IN
freight came down 10 the city at about
$50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

The l.. S. Civil Service Commission
viii hold a special first grade customs
examination for the position of derufJ
collector and inspector in the Batn
customs district on February 16. from
which it is expected that an appoint
mcnt will Immediately follow by reason
of a vacancy in the service. at a salary
of not less than $500 per diem. Appli-
Giants must be citizens Of the United
states not less than 90 years Of age, ana
physically qualified for appointment &C
cording to the regulations. Specimen
examinat ton questions are furnished
with each application. which can be
obtained from Mr.. E. VI. Coughiin'
Local Secretary. Custom House. Bath
or E. +. Stebbns. Secretary First ClNii
Service District, Boston, Mass. Ma
application will be accepted for TINS
examination which is not received by
the latter on or before February 18th
1907.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

The following articles. given by NJ
.,rsta friends to the Childrcn's Home
during january, are hereby gratefully
acknov lodged: A friend. apples; MIS-.
F.. G. harrington. blackboard. globe
books. games; Eastern star, foon' MI :.
Byron Boyd, clothing: Mrs l.. L. Dol
liver, books. papers toilet articles GER
calls. clothing: Mrs. Fred Hayden
Jars fruit, pickles. Armitage Cluh'
food: Mrs. Davis. boots. rubh"rs; MIS-
Mary Libby. clothing; Will Young y
worth of fish: Pcrcival Bros. groceries
to amount of 81; Casavant * ClouiIef
groceries to amount of s.; Mr. Cher
nowsky. l suit of clothes; Mrs. FranN
Tobey, l coat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

From the record which an Augusta
gentleman kept during the month of
January, from readings obtained from
the Means thermometer, at A. NJ,
each day. it is learned that the num-
Der of days during the month on which
he instrument indicated zero or lower
was 10, as follows: On the 10th, 10
| below: 18th, below; 18th, 81 below;
| 18th, , below; 18th. below; 22d. 10
| below; sd u below: oath. 81 below;
25th. il below; 27th, s below; 2Sth.
zero: 29th. 10; 31st, 80. The highest
temperature during the month at a.
NJ. WAS on Sunday. Jan. 20, when the
| thermometer registered 40 degrees
above zero, and the lowest was Al be-
low zero. on Thursday. Jan. "a. 1t
will also be observed that the three
coolest days of the month came on
Thursday the records for those days
reading 81, Al and 80 degrees below
zero. The month was marked by the
greatest depression Of temperature
" hich had been known in the city for
years. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02
Personal MENTION.

Major Holman F. Day of Auburn
was in the city on business yesterday
Miss Katherine Doyle Of Rumford
Falls, formerly of this city, is the
guest Of Miss Mollie Shehan on Court
street.
Mrs. Jennie Damren has returned
from Boston and Plymouth, where she
has been the guest of her sister, Mrs
Alice Conroy.
Mrs. A. D. Russell who had beer
the guest of Nj. and Mrs. c. II. Miller
Of Frye streat, Lewiston, mas returncc
70 her home in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

Mr.. J. 4. Bowling of Portland has
moved his machinery out Of ms
machine shop, preparatory to movIn.;
into the new shop. which will soon he
built at the rear Of his garage. This
shop will Dc i5x6O feet: it will be very
light and equipped with all modern
tools for automobile work. The Con-
gress Square Hotel is to be extended as
far back as his garage and the work Is
already going on. When the new ma
chine shop is built he will have the
finest Automobile Garage and repair
shop in Now England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

Those who want Trask's baked beans
and brown bread should order them
early today. and it is well to remem-
Der that you can get nice domestic
bread doughnuts, cookies, pies, taftS'
etc, at Geo. d. Haskclrs East side
store telephone $50. Mr.. Haskell also
offers as d special today three quarts
Of Wcllman's cranbarrieS for p cents:
| two three pound cans of Bridal Ben
| tomatoes for % cents; two cans OF
| Bridal Bell green Lima beans for %
| cents: succotash for 10 cents per can.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02
AUGUSTA CHURCHES.
Sunday Services Which All Are Cor
daily Invited to Attend.

ST RARNABAS chapel. Bangor street !:
Sunday school ut 2.45 =. NJ; evening
prayer 1T 3.3j.
FIRST CHRISTIAN church on North
Crll avenue: Meeting at l0.ou y. NJ. F.; Jun
Gay school at l. NJ.
GOSPEL TEMPERANCE meeting at
the rooms cf the W. c. T. L. at 2.4J
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
UNITARIAN CHURCH,: Services 1880.
Sermon by Rev II. l.. Buzzeil. Sabbath
school at close of service.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: Sunday ser
vices at II a. NJ. subject: Spirit; also
Wednesday rVrE:nE at I.lJ at WoOdman 5
Hall, .OI Water street.
81. MARKS CHURCH: Holy Com
munion. a. NJ; Sunday school. go 4.
NJ: III -ning prayer and sermon, 1873 A.
NJ; evening prayer and sermon, l.3)
T.. NJ.
ST MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH.
State street:-F'irst mass at $50 A. NJ. !;
high mass at 1870 A. NJ; vespers and
benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at
7.3O +. NJ.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIEN-
TiS'r: SuniaN service at lois y. NJ; sub
ject: spirit" Wednesday evening rect
ing at 30 at the Christian. Science read
ing room. s. SetHall St.
THE PROGRESSIVE; SPIRITTALISTS
Society Will mold meetings in q. a. 4.
Hall. Water street. at 80 and 80 u. NJ.
Mrs. Annie l.. Jones OF Lowell, Mass,
their speaker ard test mediur
JEIVERSALIST CHURCH: c. A.
Hayden. d. D.; morning services ut 1919
sermon hy the pastor. Sunday school at
noon. Miss AIaudc Andrews, Superin
tendent. Young peoples meeting at
63J p. NJ.
SOUTH PARISH CONGREG ATIONAI.
Churcli-D. II. Evans. minister: morning
worship at 1910: bible school AT l.: y. p.
s. c. Il. ut $50: evening worship. with
chores choir. at 80. Prayer and preach
ing service Friday at 80.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL church,
Green street. Henry T.. Dunnac> minis
ter: 1e.;,h sermon; 80. sermon; l. NJ,
I.ib!e school; CSC. prayer meeting. IN
the evening the service VIII be evangel-
istic with gospel solo and chorus singing
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH on Win
!hrop street. +. L. Hope pastor: Morning
sermon on Tho Great Trial; Sunday
school at noon; Y. p. S. G. f. ut Go,
evening service ut 40 with sermon on
The 1rcomplcteness Of Present NnOwl-
edge"
Gospel. MISSION: Sunday school ut
1919 A. III. gospel services at 3 and I'D
L. NJ Rev. Ihebe NJ Wadswortn OF the
Friends church will preach at the after
room service. The evening meeting will
be led by other helpers. Meetings dur
lug the week every evening except
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

one Of the attractions at the
Cushnoc hose house just at present is
a family of five little puppies which
are owned by Dick Williams. the
driver of the hook and ladder team.
Tho mother of the pups is MIR. Will
liams' Boston BULL "Beaut," while the
father is Chief Euckl"y's Boston bull
terrier. The little fellows are now five
weeks OLD, and it would be difficult to
find a smarter or pretticr lot of pups
in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

At tho Office of the referee in bank
ruptcy for Kennebcc county Friday
forenoon a first meeting of creditors
was held in the case of Fred A. Meader
Of Gardiner, bankrupt. No assets We're
found. no trustee was appointed and no
further meetings will be held until or
dercd by the court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

y letter. which has been rcceivd by
an Augusta gentleman from his broth
er in Los Angeles, states that o. Z.
Wellnan, formerly of Augusta, but
who has been engaged in the grocery
business in q town not far from Los
Angeles. has sold out his business and
would soon return to Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

Regal chocolates Il cents pound,
California tuna, splendid for salads,
regular price % cents can. today -
cents Three rich figs. - cents pound:
good canned pears. cans - cents;
80 Decent packages Kennedy fancy
crackers, % cents. Celery, lettuce. to-
matos. cakes, native pack, etc. at f.
LOcke'S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02
A BALTIMORE WOMAN
Tells How She Was Cured of Grip by
Father Johns Medicine.

have been for years. Father john
Medicine is the best tonic and BODY
builder in the world. | have recon-
mcndcd it to all whom L know and L
cannot say too much for it. (Signcd)
Mrs. +. Hogan" Remember not a
patent medicine and free from weak
ening stimuants or dangerous drugs
a good Medicine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

Mrs. T. Hogan of 326 Lombard St.
Baltimore. Md. says: "One year ago
| was taken sick with the grip and my
health was completely shattered. /
tried different medicines and different
doctors but could not get relief. until l
took Father Johns Medicine. | have
steadily and rapidly regained my
health. and am today healthier than
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

]. G. Johnson the confectionery man
at the corner of Water and Bridge
streets. offers as a special attraction
today fruit cream bar III three flavors,
lemon, nut and chocolate, IS cents per
pound.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-02

Stock clearance prices on photo
graphs at IL. r. Mansur's studio. \
large stock of odd sized mounts, many
stamped with former proprietor.
name to be disposed of as low as 81
Jcr dozen while they last. Sec samples
at $50 Water street.