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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
MAGILLS FREE ON BOND.
Dates for the Trials VIII Be Set Next
Friday.

Clinton, ILL.,. Aug. 5.-F'red Magill and
his wife, Mrs. Fay Graham Magill, un-
der indictment charging them with hav-
ing caused the death of Mrs. Pet Candy
Magill, the first wife of Magill. have
been released on bonds of $1,000 each.
Circuit Judge Cochran announced that
next Friday he viii set the date for
trial of the charges in the indictment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
NO ADVANCE IN OIL.
Secretary Pratt Says Standard Has NO
Such Intention.

New York, Aug. 5.-Charles M.
Pratt, secretary of the Standard OIL
company, said today that the company
has no intention of advancing the
price of oil. Mr.. Pratt said
1.-THE statement attributed to Mr..
Chamberlain of the National Petro-
leum association of Cleveland. that
such an advance is to be made. Is en-
tirely unwarranted and absolutely un-
founded. Mr.. Chamberlain, who rep
resents a competitor of this company,
is challenged to reveal the source OF
his transformation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05
Fighting Chaplain Is Dead,

Mount Vernon. Iowa, Aug. 5.-John
H. Lozier, known as the Fighting
Chaplain, died here today, aged rs
years He was popular as an orator
and was the author of several war
songs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05

judgment so rendered would be the taxi
ing of said party's property without the
process OF law, and the denial to such
party OF the equal protection of the
laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-05

chicago, Aug. 5.-Forecast for Kan
sas; Fair tonight and Tuesday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
No WEIGHT EVENT
At NEXT OLYMPIC
Looks as Though English Are
Trying to Beat America by
Barring Best Men.

American weight throwers will have
very little opportunity to roll up points in
the Olympic games in England next year.
for the events-the hammer and shot-at
which the Yankees excel, will not be
found on the program.
Instead of these now universal exer-
cises for the big men. there will be the
discus stone and spear and they will be
hurled in the Grecian style as the method
Is considered the most classic and in ira
ditional keeping with the Olympian fesd-
val
In the last Olympic games at Athens
England did not have an entry in the
weight events, and the fact was the
cause of quite a lot of comment after the
team reached home 1t was suggested
British because they were not adept at
those events. However. there was some
consolation for the Englishmen when IL
was figured that America Jared but poor
~ in the discus Greek style. the spear and
the stone.
A second i'm the stone was the only
score to the credit of the Yankees: the
Swedes had the spear hOnors all to them
selves, while the Finn won the discus a
Greek and Hungarian being second AMI
third. respectively.
The elimination of the shOt-put and
hammer throw means that Coe and
Flanagan will probably fare poorly. These
two great weight men might succeed in
qualifying in the stone throw though
they are not picked for first in this event
johnny Garrels is the best on the free
style discus throw. but the Greek STYLE
may cut down his distance. Garrels will
undoubtedly compete in the London Olym-
pic, however, and no Michigan man will
he surprised to see him excel even in the
more classic style of discus.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
RECOVER LOST
BATTING EYE
Many Men Who Are Hard Hit
terS One Day Fan Easily
the Next.

Baseball clubs recover and lose their
batting eyes with lightning rapidity, jim
my SIagle the Cub outfielder cited case
where team made a quick change from
weak willow wielders to sturdy stick
smashers.
when I was with the Phillies in 1900 -"
said Jimmy. we were supposed to have
the heaviest hitting bunch ever got to-
gether outside of the Detroits of 1887
In Cincinnati enc day Frank Hahn shut
us out without nit, and we moved on to
Pttsburg that night. a sore aggregation.
Lajoie, Delehanty, Flick, Wolverton and
the other burlies being especially bitter
over the way Noodles had treated Us.
and they were ours. for we knocked Lee
yer. and then ChesbrO out of the box.
finishing up on Wagner. Altogether we
made two dozen hits, WOlvertOn getting
three triples and two singles. Mcfarland
two singles and Flick and Laioie each
three singles and double And the date
was July Is, too
The Smoky City was the scene Of eX-
hibitIons the reverse in order to that re-
called by Slagle in 1886. when the Ale
gheneys were in the American associa-
ton. Matt kilroy one day went in TO
twirl for Baltimore against the Pirates.
and was handled so roughly that the
fences were in danger Of being smashed
by the hard rdps sent against them. Kill
roy wanted revenge. and impOrtuned
Barnie, who was mana ing the Balti-
mOres. to let him have another trial the
EeXt afternoon. For a long time Barnie
demurred. but finally consented. and Kill
ROY not only ChicdgOed the Allegheneys
but retired them without hit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
PLAYERS MUST HAVE GRIT
Hanlon Says Cincinnati Is No Place
for Men With Yellow
Streak,

There is something in Manager Han
Ions eye these days that bears a fam
lily resemblance of good, red blood.
The cause of the presence of this gore
in the managerial optic is the remarks
dropped by two members of the team
regarding their future. At various
times these boys have hoisted the yell
low flag. much to the disgust of Foxy
Ned who loves a scrappy. confident
player almost as well as he does his
Pittsburg real estate, though not to be
compared to his extraordinary affection
for his home and family.
the minors" said one of these chaps
the other day. II always made good
there, and l guess / can again. This
big league thing is not so strong with
me that I can't leave it"-and the
chances are that as soon as an oppor-
tunity offers to secure another man in
his place he'll be accommodated with
a return ticket to the bushers. The
other man under suspicion Of having
some chrome yellow in his makeup has
given ntterance to similar statements;
and he, too, is a marked nan.
IF these fellows really think they
are better off in the minor league than
on the big circuit" said Hanlon. when
the news of the weakening of these
men was brought to him, they'll be
accommodated as soon as I can get
some one to I'LL their places. There is
no room on the Cincinnati team for Il
man without confidence"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
M'GRAW WANTS FIGHTERS
Must Have Scrappers Whether They
Can Play Ball or
Not

"If you can't fight, you can't play on
my team" were the words of Manager
McGraw last week to young Pitcher
Debut of the Notre Dame college nine
Recently McGraw discovered that De-
but was pitching the best college tau
in the country. MeGraw chased after
the fellow Immediately. He liked his
build and speed, and asked: Are you
good fighter"
81 care nothing about the fighting
game" said the young college athlete.
81 want to play baseball, ana L think
I can make good in the big league"
You can't make good, If you don't
fight" replied Muggsy.
You had better come and Join cur
club. If you can't fight much row,
you will soon learn, for have several
fellows in the team who are excellent
mixers, and / guess they can teach
you"
But 1 don't want to fight" said the
student. 'I want to be a baseball
player"
you may find some club that will
give you trial. But you cannot play
on my team unless you are a fighter"
The discussion ended there, and
young Debut went back to the college
team to finish the season.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
WILL NOT FIGHT THOMAS
Mike Twin Sullivan Passes Up Tough
Californian for the
Present.

san Francisco, June 15.-The pro-
posed match betv cen Joe Thomas and
Mike (Twim Sullivan, which Manager
Jack Gleason hoped to promote out ar
the ball park on the> evening of June
10Th, has fallen through, and now all
Jack has is a telegram. The telegram
came from the Twin himself. and is
very brief and to the point 1t read:
viii not box for two or three months.
at least Having thought the match
virtually clinched, Gleason was. of
course. somewhat chagrined at the re-
ceipt Of this telegram. He had no hest
fancy in saying that he figured the
Twin had overlooked two words in his
wire. The two, which Jack suggested
should have been added. are 'fespecial-
~ Thomas"
This leaves the California welter-
weight without a match. He has been
peculiarly unfortunate in not securing
big match in his home town. This
proposed battle was figured to solve
the difficulty and now it has fallen
through.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
MUGGSY NJ GRAW
TO QUIT GAME
Thinks He Has Had Enough
and Will Retire at Close
OF Season.

New York, June 15.-John j. Nc
Graw, manager of the New York Ma
tiOnal League club, will give UP base
ball at the end of this season. This
. means that he will neither play ball
nor manage a ball club after the last
game of 1907 is ended. The manager
of the Giants, one of the greatest gem
erals that the national game has ever
seen, is not giving out this news broad
cast, yet he makes no denial of its
truth, and he admits that there are
some features of professional baseball
life that he does not like. statements
similar to this are made periodically by
many ball players and managers of
note at times when they are dickering
for bigger salaries. Some make it a
point to hold out for a short time each
spring with more or less success as to
The Salary Proposition.
Mr.. McGraw, however, has no ak of
this kind to grind, since his salary is
mutually agreeable to him and Presi-
dent John T. Brush OF the New York
club. and Manager McGraw has come
to his determination with the season of
1907 well under way The fact is. Nc
Graw and Brush have a high admira-
ton for each other and a money affair
is not likely to separate them. John T.
McGraw does not have to play baseball
any longer. He has been in the game
fourteen years; has made good money
during most of this time and now he
has commercial and property interests
which make him independent of salary
Tired of travelling.
He asserts that what he most hates
IN the baseball life is travelling. To a
close friend he said recently: Il de-
test, more than I can express in words
this moving from place to place
throughout the playing season. 1 have
been travelling from one part of this
country to another so much, TO saw
nothing of my trips to foreign coun-
tries, that the very sight of a railroad
train appalls me. l want to stay at
home, right here in New York. In
spite of my sporting proclivities nv
tastes are domestic and l want To
quench forever the feeling that I am a
slave to the Pullman sleeper and the
tender mercies of the hotel in the next
city,
The Matter Settled.
When asked if his decision. to give
up baseball was irrevocable, he said:
Practically it is. Of course. 1 might
be invited to sign contract for short
PNAiOu VI Say TWO seasons or
something like that-for such an adj
Vantageous sum that / would be false
TO my own interests and to the inter-
ests of my family if I threw down the
proposition. Now, understand me. I
am not fishing for such a contract.
do not want it. I still love the national
game as such, but / am tired of the
travelling game and, as soon as I can.
i am going to stop moving around ex-
cept to go where I shall go from per-
SOnal choice
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
PURSES FOR STfPPERS
Grand Circuit Will Pay Nearly Half
Million This
Year.

New York, June 15.-During the trot-
ting and pacing season of 1907 il is IS
timated that more than $4,000. 600 will
be distributed in purses and stakes
among harness horsemen by the va
rious racing organizations and fair as
sociations of the country. Already
more than 400 associations have select
ed dates for race meetings and an
nounced their purses.
The grand circuit alone will hang'up
more than 100000. while the Great
Western circuit. embracing twelve eli
ties IN Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mich
iSan and Minnesota, will give purses
aggregating 100000, and several minor
circuits, which do not take in fair or
CARNATIONS will distribute sums rang
ing from $4,000 70 $4,000 This will be
a great year for harness horses
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
BASKETBALL IN INDIA.
Natives Soon Become Adept at the
American Game.

The American game of basketball has
been introduced into India. and at Bang
alore II has done a notable service i'm
breaking down the barriers that are raised
by class. caste and creed. series of
games have been played on the friendli-
est terms between English civilians, Hin
dus. Indian Christians and English SOL
diers. On the athletic field of this asso-
citation tennis, bennington and basketball II
are most popular. There are 5000 Brit
1sh soldiers stationed here. In the bas-
ketball game the India boys get the ad-
vantage as they are more quick and MINI
bic than the British soldier and plav
the passing game" we'll.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
WHERE is WANDERING JACK O'BRIEN?

say the man he confessed to told Jack
If was the proper caper. and that if he
HE him away to some foreign cline for
a month or so all would be forgotten
and he would be a bigger man than
ever.
folding bed in some rum town or other.
thinking il over. We know not where
Jawn has gone, but he is the original
demonstration kid for the papers. We
haven't heard u peep out of him for
weeks, and it looks as though the hui
man peanut will continue to wend its
weary way along the path of silence.
Ar open confession may be good for
the soul, but, gee whizz, how they jump
on q guy when he wants to be good
fellow and tell you just how he strung
YOU along.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
BULL FIGHTERS BIG PAY
SPANS Greatest Matador Earns Half
Million Dollars An
nually.

New York, June 15.-The premier of
Spain receives a salary of $4,000 year
SPANS crack bull fighter the famous
matador Machaquito. makes twenty-five
times that money. Machaquito is perhaps
the only matador alive who is by birth
a gentleman. He is also the most gallant
and one of the bravesJ men in Europe
He was married the other day. To sig
nalize the occasion he gave $1,000 to the
poor of Cartagena and founded two asy-
lums for the aged poor.
The wedding presents, many of which
bore cards from SPANS oldest and mob
lest families. filled three large rooms.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
GET A HERALD SPORTING ANNUAL

Every person who follows
u sporting Annual he wishes informed what
h was demonstrated the
wandame and at the bicycle
oros were broken at Wandamere
ace The officials Of the
fore knew the records
books by calling spending
of
You tell a any branch snort as
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
BY TAD.

BY TAD.
Where is on. wandering Jawn to-
night? few months ago the newspa
pers were full of talk about Jack
O'Brien, the Philadelphia price" fight
er. Jawn was out west, trimming all
sorts of millers. He was the coming
champion. but like George AIDES Won
der something COPIED him on the avn
ing turned off the sunshine.
Life was a long. long path of roses
for Jawn then. They were telling about
what he'd do TO JeffTies ct al, and what
A great man he was. We wondered
what would happen when Jawn passed
away. Then came the big bOwoff.
Jawn confessed 10 a Frisco newspaper
that most of his fights were fixed. They
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
BALL PLAYERS
KNOCK WADDELL
SAYS Rube'S Wonderful Work
in Box Is Due More to Good
Luck Than Ability.

Is Rube Waddell a great pitcher? ASK
any of the older ball players who have
been against him year in and year out.
To man they'll tell YOU he isn't.
They'll tell you Plank is great; Joss is
great; Mullin is great; Doc White 5
great. All of the leading pitchers will De
classed as great, but when it comes to
the Rube they'll pass him up as a dub
The ball player is man who seldom
knocks. He usually has praise for every
one in the profession. And when they say
the RUDE isn't great they honestly mean
il.
But" YOU argue, ''he wins He's
usually effective.
"Oh, yes" they'll respond. hes eff
fective. He wins his games but he isn't
a clever pitcher"
I honestly don't believe Rube WaddeII
knows one batter from the other" said
one of the Tiger clan who has for years
watched the erratic one, and who for OBJ
ViOus reasons did not want his name
used.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
CHORUS
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS RECORD.

Dunkirk, June 15.-Little Valley High
school lost TO the Dunkirk High by a
score Eof to 0. Pitcher Jack Frahm es-
tablished a record for Chautauqua county
scholastic baseball, letting the visitors
down without run. a hit OF a gift ONLY
one Little Valley man reached first sack
A tumble of an easy grounder was the
cause of that None reached second. The
game was played in fifty minutes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
$4,000 Arm; 3o-cent Head.

winnie Mercer or Clark Griffin could
so into the box and win their games with
practically nothing because they knew the
batters. They studied every mans weak ..
ness. The Rube is directly the opposite
He hasn't the head, but he's got the phys
ical strngth.
'All he knows about baseball is to steam
them through with everything he can mt
on them and trust to luck Nobody ever
heard of his actually outguessing a bat
ter.
headpiece. Yes, he's effective, but he
isn't great
But you've got to hand it to George
Edward. He is without doubt the. greaI-
est drawing card in baseball today The
mere announcement that he is going to
pitch brings out the crowds He will
report that a bunco man took 800 AWAY
from him on an offer to turn the Ma
Jestlc building around.
1t is spread all over the country and
II makes mighty good advertising He'll
go TO every fire he can and helm thu
tifemen, knowing that it means several
more columns of advertising. Yes they
call him crazy, but there are well laid
principles to his insanity. He is a bug
with a purpose.
"Rube" Doesn't Spend.
Despite all these reports no one eyer
heard of Waddell being bled for very
much. II you go into saloon where the
Rube is refreshing himself, you'll find
ne lsn spending any too much money
when there is some one to buy. Rube has
the same idea that Crazy Schmidt enter
tanned.
'Dey say DOT genius iss chust a crazv
man. tie famous old pitcher would re-
mark. We'll. | am a genius. sure. IL
we're not genius l would be piling prick
for two tOllars a day Derfore, / am
happy to be crazy, l tank YOU
guess what you wanted to say was
that to a man the-older players will tell
YOU Waddell is not a heady pitcher.
hardly think the old fellows. who have
stood up before RUDE for years and been
made to look foolish by the way they
have vainly tried to hit him. would saw
he wasn't great. 1t would only show them
up as bum hitters.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16

Since the United States assumed con-
troll of Porto Rico there have been
built 291 miles Of macadamized high
ways, making, with the 172 miles which
the Spanish constructed, 1853 miles of as
fine roads there are in the world
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16

King Edward almost invariably uses
English cars while travelling in for
eign territory, much to the delight of
his countrymen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
SAVED THE UMPIRE.
DIV William +. Kirk.)

10y W imam MIN
Joe McGinnity saved Umpire Emslie
from mob violence after the game of
May q at the New York Polo grounds)
The baseball game was over, Chicago il
\ had won,
The countless thousands started home be
meath the setting sun.
Just then a hundred roOters left the
bleachers far away
And shouted through their clench-ed
teeth. Lets mob old Hank O'Dayi"
A fearless pitcher left the bench to rescue
his affinity
Being the well-known Iron Man, whose
name is Joe McGinnity.
And as he faced the angry mob Just at
the close of day,
These few well-chosen sayings ne was
heard 10 softly say:
CHORUS.
Don't swing at that there umpiTe-I love
him like a brother:
] love him like John loved the gal he took
20 see his mother.
-usfd to hate the umpires-once | wal
Hoped old Tim Hurst
But the man who mObs O'DaY TODAY must
mob the Iron Man firstr'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
HONEY MELODY
Ex-MITT ARTIST
Weil-knoWn Boston WeIter
Says He Has Quit Ring for
> JeWelry Business.

Boston, June 15.-Henceforth IL Will
be William ]. Melody, business man,
and not Honey Melody. professional
boxer. Melody last night announced
his retirement from the prize ring. He
Will embark in the jewelry business, to
which he has had leaning for some
time. This is final, and he will never
be seen again in the squared circle as a
combatant.
He says that there is very little
money in the fighting game nowadays
and that he achieved the highest hon
ors and made a fair amount of money.
1t is said unofficially that Melody has
made over $4,000 in his ring contests,
and OF this has saved about $4,000. He
has been dutiful son to his mother
and has arranged matters so that she
VIII be comfortable for the rest OF her
life.
Melody embarked in the clothing
business on small scale some time
ago, but did not like that business very
congenial and retired after a year of
the experiment. But he thinks he will
like the jewelry business and will de-
vote all his attention to il. It the
clothing business his mind was on mat
tiers pusilstic, and so he did not make
a success of the business
Is Good Business Man.
Melody is good business man and
very ambitious and has studied under
tutors for several years. He is about
% years old and has been in boxing
over six years, first as an amateur at
the B. A. A. tournaments. His first pro-
fessional fight of any consequence was
with Martin Candle of Fall River in
April, 1902. Since then he has fought
several of the leading lights and earned
the wClterweight championship in beat
ing Joe Wolcott at Chelsea, Nov. %.
1906. That title he virtually lost when
he was beaten by Mike Twin Sullivan
at Los Angeles a few weeks ago.
Melody has been a clean living young
man and altogether different to the run
of prizefghteTs. He is in a class way
above most of the others in every way
and only went into it for the money
there was in it. He is cornice maker
by trade and lives in CharleStown with
his mother.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-19
ARIZONA LEGISLATURE
DEF|ES GOVERNMENT
Passes Over Governors
Veto a Bill Not Favored
in Washington

PHOENIX, Ariz.. March 1S.-Both
houses of the Legislature, by unani-
nous vote, passed the Cameron trail
bill today over the veto of Governor
Kibbey and in defiance of the wishes OF
the Secretary of the Interior. The ac-
tion is unprecedented in Arizona
Ralph Cameron for many years con-
trolled as a toll road the Bright Angel
trail, the chief tourist path leading
into the Grand Canyon on the south
side and the only one from the end OF
the Grand Canyon Railroad, owned by
the Santa Fe. The toll road fran
chises will expire soon and Cameron
applied in the Legislature for an ex-
tension. The Santa Fe opposed this
hoping that the trail might be opened
to tourists without charge.
The Secretary of the Interior ad-
vised the Governor that, as the trail
was in a forest reserve, the Govern
ment's policy was to grant no fran
chises, whereupon the Governor vetoed
the bill. Subsequently resolution was
introduced and overwhelmingly defeat
ed. resenting interference by the ad.
ministration.