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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23
GREAT CATCHERS
ARE RECALLED
WONDERFUL FEATS PULLED
OFF ON BALL FIELD
Eddie Hahn Leaps Into BIeachers and
CIings to the Sphere-Jennings
and O'NeiI in Sensational
Stunts

One of the greatest catches ever made
was that of Eddie Hahn in game on
the White SoX park late last fall, when
Comiskeys crippled crowd was fighting
desperately to hold on to the lead in the
American league race.
The game was close, and long NIT
would have robbed the SoX of victory.
In the eighth inning one of the opposing
batsmen slammed a long line drive into
right center.
The drive seemed a certain triple, for
in the right field was long row of cir
Gus seats put up to accommodate the
Hahn was in pursuit of the ball. He
tore across the back at top speed with
the ball flying toward the fence, against
which the circus seats were backed.
At the last moment Hahn leaped
stuck up his hands, grabbed the ball and
landed high up in the. seats, clearing the
in his hands he crashed down onto the
third row of seats, rolled through and
put up his hand with the bail still stick
ing there, and the umpire awarded him
the catch.
Jennings Catch
But quite as good as that was a catch
made by Hughie Jennings, now manag-
ing the Detroit club, when he was play
The game was played on the West Side
in Chicago, and the crowd had swarmed
onto the field and was standing in rows
ten deep all around the field. Jennings
hit and the ball was falling into the
crowd at the back of third base,
Jennings, rushing across at top speed,
kept after the ball. In front of him was
an unbroken phalanx of humanity. Two
rows of men were sitting on the grass.
Behind them two rows were kneeling and
behind them was solid mass of stand
ing humanity.
Without even checking his speed. Jen-
nings tore toward that crowd The ball
was going to fall right into
n
a final desperate leap, and with reck-
less disregard of the consequences, threw
his body into the air, clearing three ranks
of men, and while in the air he grabbed
the ball and fell upon the standing rows.
He bowled over dozen men, and, turn
ing complete somersault, rolled clear of
aglow with victory and the ball clutched
In his hands.
Tip o'NeiII's Great Feat
that Tip O'Neill made at st. Louis in
the days of Comiskey's triumphs. Tip
was in center. The game was close and
a hit meant defeat for the Browns Cork
hill of Cincinnati was at bat, and he
drove a low, rakish liner to center.
1t seemed to be a thousand to one shot
runner who was on second started home,
o Neill came forward at top speed. 1t |
was apparent from the stand that the |
feat, was impossible, yet Tip never
When within ten feet of the ball he |
hurled himself forward, diving toward |
the ball. There was a cloud of dust |
o ONeill rolled over and over again and |
then arose, and while the crowd stood |
up ard shouted wildly he tossed the ball |
to the second baseman and completed
the double play.
O'Neili said after the game that thetI
ball struck his hands. went out. struck
his cheek. then the calf of his leg, and
while rolling over he grabbed it as it
was falling to earth and hung on to it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23
nm NInke Ynn EeeI Gnnd

The pleasant purgative effect ex- I
perienced by all who use Chamberlain's |
Stomach and Liver Tablets, and the |
healthy condition of the body and mind
which they create make one feel joy |
fiiI Price 25 cents
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23
SAN FRANCISCO
SUMMARY

Two base hits-Jim Smith. Sacrifice hits
Van Haltren, Hildebrand Randolph 2.
Base on balls-Off Randolph, 6; off Quick,
3. Struck out-By Randolph, 2; by Quick,
/. Hit by pitcher-Murphy. Double plays
-Eagan to Haley to Bigbee Balks-Ran-
dolph, .. Wild pitch-Randolph. Time
Las. Umpire-Perrine.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23
PoLYs RECEIVE JERSEYS

Members of the Polytechnic high school
track team We're yesterday presented
with handsome jerseys for their work
during the past season. The ierseys
were purchased by the Polytechnic board
of control and presented by Miss Julia
MURRAY
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23

"sweet Molly or warbled the tenor.
"What was her last name?" Won
dered the soprano.
"Coddle," growled the basso.-Wash-
ineton Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23
OAKS AND SEALS
FORGET TO BAT
RandoIph's Lack of Control Mainly
Responsible for Victory of the
Commuters-The Score
in Detail

~ ASSOCIateu FTess.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-Runs and
hits were scarce in today's game. Oak
land got its pair of hits and couple of runs
in the third inning.
Randolphs lack of control helped the
home team win the game. Score:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23
COLLEGE BASEBALL

BY Associated Press.
Andoyer, Mass.-Harvard 4, Phillips
Andover 3 (ten innings).
New Haven--Williams 5, Yale l.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Following are club standings in the
American association to May 20.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23

Lord Fauntelroy, servant to Tom Nc
Carey, is mourning the loss of $50 which
Fiesta week. friend" from Pitts
burg negotiated the deal and cleared over
$500. He has not as yet sent regrets. And
ether FRIEND from PhiIadeiphia. 7
oBrien. These Quaker town friends.
Oh my!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23

Fred Clarke of the Pittsburg Nationals
has created something of a stir by enter
ing formal protest to League President
Harry C. Pulliam against Roger Bresne-
hans war armor. 1t will be remembered
that when the Giants were in Los Ange-
les Bresnehan effected shin guards
Pittsburg claims that a recent game was
lost because of the guards. A squeeze
play which would have won the game
failed because Rogers armor interfered.
Hence the protest.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-23

The White SoX pennant raising at Chi
cago did not actually occur owing to the
strenuosity of baseball players them
selves Forty diamond stars and NUM-
cipal officials pulled at the halyards with
such willingness that the slender hagpole
broke.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

consumption for all purposes of 800 600 gal
Ions day in the city?"
What about using the system for flushing
the streets?" Mr. De Varona was asked
That is a matter for future consideration.
The hydrantS could not be used for that
purpose Others would have to be installed, and
We have not made any provision for doing So"
Whatever Mr.. De Varona may say, IL is
a fact that the public was led to believe that
the new system would be used for both fire and
street flushing purposes, and that river water
would be used. Now the first instalment has
been about completed. The appropriation of al
most S4OO0OOO has been spent. All summer
the streets in the district have been torn up
to permit of the laying of the mains. to the
great inconvenience of the public. Now it
for street flushing. River water will not be
never arise, and the Fire Department for whose
that it knows nothing about what is being done.
1t is said to be the intention next year to eX-
tend the system south from Chambers street to
the Battery. and east from the BOwery and
Third avenue 10 the river, at an estimated cost
of $2.000,OCO more Plans for this extension are
even being prepared. Yet il is admitted
that the system already installed will not ne
used for the purposes in the manner the
public was led to believe it would be used. The
Fire Department has had no opportunity, it is
asserted. TO get acquainted with the possibilities
of the part of the system already installed. and
refuses to give any opinion 70 whether it is
likely to realize expectations
Still the plans for a s., ,ODO.tDO extension re&t
year are being prepared just as If the expert
ment had proved a great success.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
Guardians of His HonOr'S
Peace Often Have Their
Hands Full.

The big police lieutenants who guard the doors
10 the offices Of the Mayor of New York City in
City Hall have probably many odd adventures
fall to the lot OF a score of ordinary persons.
Probably they hear odd stories than q fiction
writer could invent in lifetime. and some that
are far stranger than fiction. 1t is the principal
duty OF these police officers to see all those who
cal-or what is more the point. attempt 20 call
the Mayor. They see the "wouId-be" callers
listen to their stories and decide whether they
best be admitted TO the Mayor or sent away
1T is no sinceure seeing the Mayors callers"
said one of the leutenants to a Tribune reporter.
Il believe more cranks come TO City Hall than
anywhere else. But no matter who they may be
or what thsy may want we always try listen to
their stories politely and do what we can for them
Sometimes they are troublesome" he continued.
"and ii is necessary occasionally 10 make an arrest
but we don't like to do this. Sometimes a big
burly foreigner will here and II he Is not
shown to the Mayor Will attempt to break down
the door
we hear stories of every imaginary evil and
many that most people could not imagine in a life
time Apparently large part of the population
Of this city thinks that the Mayor is a general cure
for all evils and bring to him every sort of i'm,
possible wrong TO rectify. There is also the New
Yorker who has some complaint against the ad-
ministration' and whose friend, who is practical
joker, persuades him to go to the Mayor with IT,
Then there is tho man OF the small poltician typc
who has to go and get drunk before coming down
to see the Mayor He is generally the most trouble
some and sometimes has to be locked up over
night.
But the most harmless and most amusing class
while perhaps at the same time most pathetic"
concluded the lieutenant, is the homeless crank or
what we call the slightly off class Those poor
people come in here regularly sometimes week
after week. and generally, if listen TO their
stories sympathetcally. they will 90 away after
a while apparently satisfied"
The following few of the many bizarre
stories the lieutenant has heard from the lips of
callers:
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

money She always asks that the Mayor make
mem return her property. The big policeman
listens EravclE 20 her story. assures hor that tue
Mayor wlN take tho matter Up and that an viii Joe
Wen. ana then she leaves Contentcd. But she al
ways gives different address
some time ago "a tall. well dressed man walked
down the city HalI corridor and Eravcly requested
man. said the guardian Of tho Mayors door acted
SO nationally and naturally that thought he
al right at first In fact admit took him TO Dee
some French Official Nevertheless. the stranger
was told that the Mayor very busy and was
asked 10 tell what he wanted with him After
much reluctance he drew oul q card on II was
engraved: Charles Stuart. Rightful King of Eng
iand Llneal Descendant Of King Charles H. The
House Of Stuart"
The rightful King Of England" then told all
about his plans for invading the dOminions OF KinE
Edward and restoring the House Of Stuart 10 it's
own again. He said that he had a great admrn-
ton for the military ability Of General Mcclellan
whose exploits in the Cvil War he had read about
and that he believed that the Mayor being a son
OF the general. must have inherited the latter's
military skill. He wanted to the Mayor to get
auditors We're ready TO strike at moments notice.
and promised that if he were successful i'm gaining
the throne Of England he would reward the Mayor
by making him commander IN chief of all the
British armies.
This ana much more he told the police lieuten-
ant, reealng him also with account OF the mis-
fortunes Of the House OF Stuart from the days of
Bonnie Prince Charlie the present time The
policeman listened sympatheticaly and finally as
OF his generous offer and would let him know
his decision, The went apparently salts
fed and rewarded the policeman by promising o
make him q colonel He never returned.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
STATION IN THE ROCK.

New York City is at the present time the
greatest centre for engineering works Of magni-
tude in the world, In proof Of this. it is sufh-
cient to state that the work in the way Of ter
minal railway stations. bridges, tunnels and
water supply under construction in or near
this city represents total outlay Of over 5000
OOOOO1 or about three times much as the es-
timated .ost of completing the Panama Canal
One of the largest of these public works IS the
elaborate system of tunnels and terminals which
is being built by the Hudson Companies to pro-
vide better transit facilities between Jersey
City and Manhattan Island-a work the cost
of which, when fully completed, VIII probably oe
over SJ0OOOOOO
From engineering standpoint, one or the
most attractive features of the Hudson Com
panies' system is the large underground station
which has been excavated below the present
terminal of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
in Jersey City. This station, which is loo feet
in width and with it's approaches nearly one
thousand feet in length. has been cut out of the
solid rock at a depth of eghty-fve feet below
the street level. and lies Immediately below the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company large train
shed The walls and roof are finished through
out with = heavy lining of concrete. The sta
ton provides for four and in some places five
parallel tracks. two for through trains and two
for local trains Access Is had either directly from
of the upper station from the station floor
itself oy means of six passenger elevators. Two
elevators lead directly 10 the street, and TOUR
elevators Of exceptional size, each being capable
Of holding over carload of passengers, lead
directly from the platforms of the tunnel sta
tion to the platforms Of the PENNSYLVANIA sta
tiOn overhead.
Joint traffic arrangements have been made
between the Hudson Companies and the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, according 10 which.
as soon as the Pennsylvania terminal sta
tion on aid street is completed, the present
terminal in Jersey City will be handed over for
operation to the Hudson Companies. All long
distance travel the Pennsylvania lines des-
tined for upper New York will he carried di-
rectly through that company's tunnel 10 SD
street. while the long distance travel on the
Pennsylvania destined for lower New York Will
transfer at Harrison for the Hudson Companies
lines. and will enter New York by the Cort-
landt street tunnel route. Eventually the Hud-
son Companies will be in position 20 carry
passengers To Newark and vicinity either by
ferry and by surface lines over the present
tracks of the Pennsylvania Ratlpad or direct
by tunnel beneath the Hudson River, said tun-
mel tracks emerging by incline near Har-
rson.-ScientiiC American.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
MANHATTAN PAYS
NINE TIMES OVER.
CHARGES FOR STREET
SPRINKLTNG TOO HIGH.
Brooklyn Gets the Same Work Done
for AbOut ORe-ninth
the Price.

Householders in Manhattan who have their
paverents sprinkled in the summer months in
order to have the dust laid pay almost nine
times as much as hoUsehOlders in Brooklyn are
compelled TO pay for the same service. Accord
ing to report furnished 10 Mayor McCleIlan's
special Street Commission by the City Club
pavements sprinkled in Manhattan for S1s2
mile of street n month. while in Brooklyn il
only costs $40 al mile of street a month. In both
boroughs the service is performed by private
contractors, who pay the city for the water
used and assess those householders who elect
to use their service.
For over three weeks the Water Department.
has forbidden the of water from the city
mains for flushing purposes by the Street Clean
ing Department because, it is said, there Is a
Commissioner Bensel says that the employees OF
mis- department reduced TO the necessity OF
stealing enough water from the hydrants with
which 10 wash out the city garbage carts But
this alleged shortage that has tied up the work
Of a great city department has not interfered in
the least with the operations of HiIdebrandt &
Blres. who sprinkle pavements in Manhattan
for those hOuseholGers who are willing to pay
the rates. which are far in excess of those
charged for the same service IN Brooklyn The
company has It's contract with the city and can
insist upon getting the water il needs. But
there Is nothing in that contract by which the
the exorbitant charges made by this private
COmF9uv
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
AN ARCHAIC SYSTEM.

This extraordinary condition of affairs IS the
outcome of archaic system by which the
civic authorities sought to afford the public re-
lief from the street dust nuisance without being
compelled TO spend any of the revenues raised
Dy taxes. Instead a revenue was created by the
sale of water TO private contractors. But as 10
usually the case when a city service is thus
farmed out. the contractors in Manhattan. at
any rate, got a loophole in the arrangement
whereby they able to make a handsome
profit out of the househoIders
Back in 1898 the Legislature empowered the
commissioner OF Public Works 70 enter into a
ten years agreement with a private company.
known as the Street SprinkIing Association to
sprinkle the city streets upon the payment OF
SSu,OoO year for the water used for that pur-
pose. The question OF what this company should
charge was generously left TO somebody's dis
cretiOn. for il is not mentioned in the act. When
this contract out. I'm 1903. the Board OF
Aldermen passed an ordinance giving the Bor-
ough President power to have the streets Ct
Manhattan sprinkled by private contractors.
provided 1t was done without cost 10 the city
and did not interfere with the supposed rights
Of the Street Sprinkling Association. These
rights, OF course, terminated IN that year. Owing
10 strong opposition this ordinance was vetoed
by the Mayor.
For "a year or more after this the streets OF
the borough We're sprinkled by the old con-
tractors. who then became known as HildebrandE
& ByeTs. without any legal authority. Finally,
in 1905 an ordinance was passed by the Board
OF Aldermen and approved by the Mayor 10 the
effect that all persons engaged in street sprfnk-
LLIS SllttIi bt required 20 make contract WlJH
the Department Of Water supply. Gas and Elec-
trlcity Tor the purchase of the necessary water;
that such contract shall have the approval OF
the Borough President but in no case shall the
water thus supplied be more than enough 10 lay
the dust upon paved streets.
This loosely drawn ordinance which does not
even mention the subject of what sprinklings
contractors shall charge, is the legal authority
under which this city service is now performed
in the Borough Of Manhattan by the firm of
HHdebrandt * ByerS In the same year the City
Club promoted q bill at Albany providing that
the entire question of street flushing and sprink-
ling should be handed over To the Street Clean
ing Department essential part of its dGties.
but this bill was defeated, it IS maintained.
through the opposition of the Water Depart
melt on the same old ground that there was q.
danger of the water supply not being sufficient
for the CityS needs and that the unlimited uSa
of water FOR street cleaning purposes would con-
stitute grave danger. Last year an attempt
was made 10 get bill. introduced by Assem-
blyman La F'etTa, through the Legislature sad
ding the city with another ten-year contract
with the present contractors. but this bill was
defea ted.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
TO ABOLISH DELAY.

me purpose Of the new high pressure system
Is 10 do away with all this delay at the begin
ming OF fire. By means of a special telephone
sssteIa' similar to that used by the police TO
sehu IN calls, alarms be sent TO the two
pumping stations when the fire threatens to
.ecome serious. The machinery is so arranged
rnaL Ina, Immediately the huge pumps will begin
.nsoIhlhg SO that the water VIII be forced
-thsougn the new system of mains under a
.TsaVy pressure The effect viii he that one
,iIutF t aJteT the alarm is sent in, line of
,E iose coupled 10 any hvdrant will be able to
INTO the air and deliver every minute $50 gall
i.a 10 = water al any point up to that height
SIls expectation is realized, the delay now oc-
,,1,l, ,o,ieo IN waiting for fire engines 10 arrive
VIII be done away with
q. -ahother advantage Of the new system will be
- very large number OF hydrants that are
LING Installed. At big fires It is now often the
S.. $50 mat many Of the engines which might
ooaPply .orce 10 lines of hose are put out of
.',iItsslon aItslo by the fact that there are not
~ aougn adjacent hydrants for them all TO work
r0r an engine to WORK at a hydrant any
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
PRICE OF BANANAS.

An Italian who had evidently lust come to this
country demanded to the Mayor. When he
finally told his story it protest against the
prices charged for bananas in this country. He
said he kept banana stand and could not make
any money because other dealers sold their fruit
too cheaply. lie wanted the Mayor to order an
increase in price He also wanted the Mayor to
lie very much in earnest and was greatly
disappointed to hear that the Mayor could not
regulate the price of bananas.
Another regular visitor TO City Hall is an old
LtrHIal, woman, @ She dresses IN the style OF a
from suburb Of Brooklyn 10 the Mayor. Hers
80 I,r ana 49, :, h. mo "dS ptti W'liSd
to deliver the millions"
She begins by insisting to see him. but generally
winds up by telling her story to policeman, then
cries like a child and goes away seemingly
Then there is a woman from BROOKLYN VINO
Mayor To keep them from depressing her
the suarns s of The SaV6rs do6r @ 5o get by
sUnally. very occasionally, gets as far as his
"A well dressed and alert looking man walked in
and requested TO see the Mayor on business. lie
a Wall street broker, and was allowed to the
sons residence and force the latter to live with
forcing his son to give him large sum of m9ney'
II was only after much trouble that he finally
one of the more recent crank visitors is
from persons who crossed over in the Mayfower"
She hates the Irish in general and the Irislr Cath
ocs in particular. She believes that the 1atter are
exercising too great influence over the govern
ment of the country and are practically running
that of New York.
She does not ask to the Mayor but de-
mauds to him. She is usually told thai he is
out at luncheon or driving or something of the
kind, and then she begins TRADE of denuncia ton
of the Irish and Irish Catholics in very select
language.
She often curses them and swears at them SO
that we have to put her out said OF the lieu
tenants. But she VIII come back just the same in
a few days. and the whose performance has TO he
gone through with again.
one poor foreigner Russian. about nineteen
years old, who could barely speak enough English
10 make himself understood wanted to tell the
Mayor about his sweetheart having come over In
an immigrant ship. and being detained by the au-
thorities and finally sent back to Russia His story
ferred to- the proper authorities. The policeman
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

co1slderable distance from fire means a seri
TuS 1t loss of pressure that makes its services
illIe better than useless. The Fire Department
mas found out from actual experience that for
every hfty feet Of hose that is strung for the
water 10 pass through there is loss of eleven
pouhuS OF pressure, If the hose does not
leak or burst For instance a fire engine can
pt Worked TO supply much three hundred
PuuIldS pressure at n hydrant, but if that hy-
Uitht Is hNe hundred feet from the scene of the
hfe mere IS q loss. between the engine and the
NoZZie III the hands of the fremen at the other
ehu oi the Inc Of hose, of one hundred and ten
POUNDS pressure. This is why there is limit
10 the distance at which engine may render
uNtIuI seSNice at a big fire Even if the new
number of hydrarts and an increased supply OF
water. it will be Of enormous use in fighting
nreS IN dangerous localities. Chief Engineer De
Aafona or the Department of Water Supply,
Gas and Electricity. who planned the new hign
pressure system, asserts that il will afford
total OF sixty available hydrants to every city
plock IN the area served, taking into account
Lne nNMrlMLS llat in e..iStonCo