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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
AMONG THE BALL PLAYERS
Joe stanIey's Experience.

When Joe Stanley. the local boy, was
first signed by tie Washington club.
and was one of the players TO take the
western trip. he was slated to bunk
with Huelsman, for ball players are al
ways paired when travelling, as this
saves expense.
Everything went ali right until the
Washington team took the boat at
Cleveland. on its way to Detroit. Then
the trouble began, for the majority of
the boys got sick that night, as it was
terribly rough time on the lake. and
when 1t gets rough on Lake Erie it has
old ocean beat a dozen ways to the
jack.
Joe Stanley, like the rest, was sick,
and Joe. also like the rest, wanted to
know how soon it would be before land
was reached.
He acquainted big Huelsman with
his burning desire, and the husky
Swede told Joe TO ask the captain.
Joe set out TO find the captain, but
he ran across the mate. and of this
worthy he inquired:
How far, brother. is 1t to the near
est land?'
By this time the boat was about in
the middle Of the lake, and the mate,
looking at the ball player, replied:
About three miles,
And which way?" cried Joe, as he
began to perk I'D a bit at the intelli-
gence.
why. straight down." laconically
replied the mate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
DON'T LIKE ATHLETICS.
lie Is Queer Man-PIants Whisky
in His Grave.

West Haven. Conn, Nov. 16.-Phineas
\. Wright has had his grave TeOpened
ID Putnam to place q case of whisky
,eside the coffin. which has been in the
rave more than year waiting for
Vrieht's occupancy. He is 70 years
Id. Several years ago Wright caused
granite block 10 be placed over the
rave with his bust carved on il. The
Tut of the whiskers did not please him
nd he caused the sculptor TO trim the
tone enough TO conform to his hirsute
Idornment The inscription below the
bame reads; Going, but know not
where" Wright gained considerable no
|oriety several years ago by going TO
curt IN an attempt OF stop football in
his community. He was bitterly OPP
posed o all kinds of athletic sports.
bat particularly so to football. He has
iways been eccentric, but this latest
move of the grave whisky may land
him in an asylum.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
Where Charley Hickman Boarded.

Baseball players have many varied
experiences in boarding houses. Get
some old player to talk on this sub
ject and one may be sure that he will
hear some mighty interesting reminis-
cences.
One day last spring Charley Hickman
and a crowd of the Washington boys
were swapping tales as to their expert
ences in boarding houses.
Several of the boys told about how
they had been treated in various cities
where they had played ball. when
Charley Hickman, shifting his wad of
gum to the other side Of his cheek,
took hitch in his trousers nd said:
You fellows talk about having been
UP against chinchy propositions II the
boarding house line. Why, l bet you
wouldn't know a real chinch thing in
the boarding house keeping line If you
were to meet IL coming down the
street"
Maybe you'd be wise 70 it, Happy"
cried Case Patten with grin.
And why shouldn't II" snorted
Hick. Why, boarded in a house one
time in New York where the woman
who ran the joint was so mean that
she wouldn't even buy a bell to ring
at mealtime."
well, how would you know when TO
come TO the table?" inquired young
Shipke.
why" said Hick, as he edged
away from the vicinity of Jack War
ner, the cook used to wiring dish
towel"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
FAST HORSES FOR SALE.
,assY List Slated for Fasig Upton
Auction.

NAuy York. Nov. 15.-One of the classiest
lists of trotters and PAGERS offered lot Tor sale
~ ~ at the Fasig Upton auction in this
- ~fhe last week in November Among
~ most prominent Of the campaigners TO
- sold are: Angus Pointer. 2:0ls4. the
latest pacer out last season, who went
80 Detroit 10 Lexington with but one
.otaat. Todd, 2:1H4 who is now about
IL I,,ost prominent sire in the country,
,.srite the defeat of his fastest son, Ken
lesP Todd. 2:0S24 at Lexington: Nancy
,1Snii 9.04 a famous race mare. who IS
-.li II, foaI to Todd: Highball. 2:06l4. one
70" W. y, greatest trotters living; Fanella,
y AN of Todd and Sadie Mac; Direct
n eTes R GgF Dfre S1e i DTee IN
ne X CIV Axworthy. GOlddust Maid
S SslT,,s Fugit. Ardelle, William o. and
,.hers are included.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
GEORGIA DANCE SONG.

Postum on de griddle.
New string fer de fiddle.
Don't YOU stop an talk ter me
Bout dis yer life riddle.
Here come Mister Rabbit
In his oil time habit.
Chillun, eff you see his tail.
Reach out an grab it.
Blacksnake crawl ter kiver,
Fish done lef de river
STAY ter home. an warm 20 hands.
or take de road an shiver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
IN OLD MISSOURI.

The pigskin game in old Missouri
This is how the manager of the Mon
roe City football team advertised the
game Saturday between Monroe City
and Paris:
In All It's Horrible Bloody Brutality.
See Men Killed and Manned for Life.
Paris VS.. Monroe, Rogers Park, Sat
urday, Oct 19.
Don't Miss This Titanic Struggle.
The Slaughter Begins at 3.15.
Admission 25 cents.
st. Joseph MOI News-Press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
MY LOVE STORY.
CRichmond Cva.) Times-Dispatch)

Richmond CVa-) Times Dispatch.)
A lady of sagacity and beautiful audacity
once had the pertinacity TO ask me-.
at her door:
IF I can find a minister, who Is not bold
or sinister-why should I stay a spin
ister-and you a bacheldoTe?"
1t was no time for puttering or stammer-
ing or suffering. and so I fastened.
uttering. as fast as I could speak:
Had I a home colonial, witiI furnishings
baronial. I might feel matrimonial
but NOT on six week"
She laughed and said quite cynical: well
you're the very pinnacle OF everv-
thing that's finical'-but I said nota-
ing more
And thus We found no minister. and
moved off TO Finisterre. and she il
still a spinister, and I'm a bachel.
dore.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
McCIoskey's Good Work.

DO you know that McCloskey put
me in the game? He sure did. 1t was
back in '93, down in Montgomery. He's
a fine fellow, and I'm positive he's set
for a good season.
In my opinion, McCloskey had his
Kids playing as good ball as any
team in the country the last sixty
days of the season. They certainly put
it to US good and hard in the last Sc
ries where in all the others they had
been very easy.
'McCloskey will have the best sec
ond baseman of them all working for
him next year Who do l mean? No
body but my old friend Gilbert. We
have never been much since McGraw
let 'GfIR out. He's a wonder on the
defense; always at his best in the
pinch and as game a man as ever
played the cushion. Gilbert may not
be much of a hitter, but he reaches
first as often as any of them, and that
helps some.
I saw great deal of Gilbert in New
York this fall and he's pleased over
his capture by McCloskey. He's out
to have a great season and is bound to
make good"
McGinnity doesn't know where he is
going to be in $685. He freely says he
would rather play ball here than any
other place. and is hopeful that Nc
Closkey will succeed in putting through
the deal with McGraw, which will land
him in Camp Cardinal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
PITCHERS owe
MUCH TO king
His Work as BackStop on Cubs
Responsible for Fine Show
ing of TWirlerS.

That Joe Killing, the Chicago Cubs
great catcher. is largely responsible for
the fine showing made by Frank
Chances pitching staff, besides provid-
ing the worlds champions with the
best backstop in the business, is the
expert opinion of Pitcher Joe McGin-
nifty of the Giants. In an interview
given out IN st. Louis, the iron man"
said:
Killing, to my way of thinking, is the
biggest portion of the Cubs. He's east
ly the greatest man that ever stood
behind the bat, and I've seen pretty
nearly every one of them.
Now. at best. Chicago hasn't got an
experienced or a really great pitching
staff. But il takes a great catcher to
make the fair and poor pitcher win.
Killing has made every pitcher Chance
has paired him with deliver the goods.
THE Cubs are not the best hitting
team in the world, and you can beat
them if you can score four or five runs.
But King keeps those pitchers pitch
ing shutout games, so what chance
have you got? He's a wonder, the best
receiver the game ever had
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
CARELESS MAUDIE.
(Town and Country

tlUNH anu -UuILIN VI
Alce-Last night at dusk Maud found
a burglar in her room.
Edith-Did she catch him.
Alice-No. That girl is always letting
men slip through her fingers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
,OHOMA GIRL is
/ BIGGEST WINNER
~-s
amouS Trotter Led All Com
petitorS During Past Sea-
son on Track. !
lGHBALL CLOSE SECOND
THIRD LARGEST WINNING
GELDING IN RECENT YEARS.
IGHBALL CLOSE SECOND

Sonoma Girl was the largest winning
otter of 1907, the tabulation of the
innings showing her total to he s26.
0. earned in thirteen races. of which
re won seven. Second to her on the
It is her great rival, Tighbar, whose
,ar's work tabulates as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
QUARTER IS BIG
FACTOR IN GAME
Modern Football Has Made
Him One of Most important
Players on the Team.

Ever since the over-zealous and much
goaded rules committee decided that
something must be done with the foot
ball rules the quarterback has grown in
Importance, until now he is more valu-
able than half a dozen husky guards
and a whole squad OF competent full
backs.
Baseball in the old days. so the vet
Grams say. was not so much a one-man
game as it is now. Changes in the art
of pitching have turned the man on the
top of the mound into quite a bit Of
the whole works. Just as the finger has
increased in Importance in baseball. so
the quarterback has assumed proportions
IN every football squad, no matter how
well regulated
To begin with. the quarterback must
handle the bali before it is put into play.
OF course the center man as snapper
back gets the first touch of the ball.
but his work IS almost purely mechani-
cal. The quarterback must snatch it,
get it Unexpectedly and deliver it to the
right person.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
Does His Own Thinking.

The quarterback must work it all out
for himself and in addition to that pull
off plays with rapid fire rapidity. In a
word he must bear all the bTunt of di-
recting his playing machine and in ad-
dition handle the ball quickly and with
extreme accuracy.
On the defense, the quarterback must
play behind his fellows. He must back
up the men who miss opposing players
breaking through the line. and often he
is the only person between the runner
and the goal lines. When the other side
punts he must catch the ball and run
it back. a job that bears no indications
of being either easy or agreeable.
A team with a good quarterback is we'll
fixed. Without a competent man in the
position the best playing machine on the
face Of the earth will not amount to
much for lack Of generalship and head
work. OF course. every football team
owns a captain, but the quarterback per-
forms all the functions usually allotted
to that individual in other games
heady quarter Is the constant de
sire of all coaches. for without him a
good team looks Ike a lot of NUTS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
Is Director General.

Then, too. the quarterback is the direc-
tor general of the team Whenever a
man on the other side is playing out it
IS up to him to discover the weak points
and direct the plays toward them. 1t
is up to him to devise the system of at
tack and bear the brunt of defense when
the opposing team punts.
In baseball. for example the system
Is so different that a little comparison
will show the vast amount of headwOTk
required on the part of a successful quar-
terback. In baseball, when a runner
reaches first base. competent coaches are
stationed at first and third to advise
him, to watch the pitcher and catcher
and the infielders. For his further guild
ance the club works by well known sig
nails, which enables each man to know
what the other fellow will attempt
How vast the difference in football.
There is nobody on the sidelines tipping
off the quarterback There is nobody to
pat him on the back and say:
Take a chance on that, old man"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-17
COLLEGE FOOTBALL AS PLAYED UN
tnG eOf<tSfrV FN9S
as TIE CAUSE or
AL KINGS OF FIUs<ES.

II a PLAYER GETS
CATO FEET AND STARTS
AFRO eoN OFF THE Fi6Lo
ISIS POSSIBLE THAT
A WILD FORWARD PASS
roMO DROP INTO AVS
t4ANDS OVER ts'S SAooI
xro AToOcH DOWN .ssT
eesuIT UNLESS SoAee
ttAppeNS TO &c D
ABOUND TO Sros q
ar I"
Cañon City record., 1907-11-28
ORDERS FLAGS AT
HALF MAST FOB FOUR WEEKS

Denver. Nov. GAS a result OF the
death Of Judge Caswell. Gov. Buchtel
yesterday issued a proclamation or
dering that the capitol building be
closed all day today and the flags at
the state house be carried at half
mast for four weeks, or until Decem-
Der 10.
The death OF the judge Is still the
subject OF conversation around the
capitol building. The funeral will oc-
cur from his late residence this after
noon at 3 O'Clock. Later in the even
Ing the body will be sent to Dover.
N. H.. for burial.
The proclamation OF the governor
recites at length the life OF Judge
Caswell andthen pays him a high tri-
butte as to his ability as an attorney
and jurist an das a man. 1t quotes at
length from editorials In different pa
pers praising him when he was
elected and also quotes from persons
who were connected with the Judge
during his life, and ends by saying:
THE death OF 20 distinguished n
Cañon City record., 1907-11-28

for such money turned over to them
rate Of interest varying from to 3
per cent. The department would
guarantee the deposltor 2 per cent, or
1 per cent semi-annually. Thus evil
that we are not in competition with
them and that our business would in
nowise affect their deposits, their
rates being usually from 3 to per
cent The amount Of money in the
United States Is estimated to be 3d.
123,O56,673. of which $1,01O.7O0. 900 is
in the banks and $3.50, 1856, ,053 in the
Treasury; the balance, Sits, sol 500,
being in the hands of individuals and
other sources. This last amount
seems large at first glance, but when
we think of the wages that people are
earning today, and that If each person
in the country had in his possession
SO in cash. $sOO,0OO.OO0 would be ac-
counted for, or about half the amount.
1t will be the policy of the depart
ment also to simplify in every way
the registry and money order systems,
so that less time may be consumed in
registering letters and obtaining mon
ey orders.
1 find that there is a great demand
from the public for postal notes, and
it is the purpose of the department to
recommend such paper in denomina-
tions of 10 cents, 20 cents, Is cents,
80 cents, 40 cents, so cents, 60 cents.
70 cents, so cents, 80 cents, $1.00. and
up to $3.50. 1t Is the intention to
have the notes payable to the party
designated. A small fee will be char
ged, but time will be saved. as no ad-
vices are to be sent. From 1 cent to
9 cents the notes will be made payable
to bearer. and no fee viii be charged.
Cañon City record., 1907-11-28

the romantic features usually asso-
cIated with such adventures. The re-
venue officers at Springfield were CIV
en- tip" and two deputy United Sta
tes marshals went to Howell county.
Mountaineers familiar with the coun-
try piloted the officers through the
hills after dark. The men rode within
two miles of the still and then tied
their horses and approached on foot.
About midnight the officers climbed
to the top OF hill and saw a flicker
ing light under a shelving ledge In
the ravine below. The men separated
and then "closed in" on the still. The
two men in charge, James Dobbs and
Ezekiel Collins. were taken by sur
prise and offered no resistance to ar
rest
They had prepared 200 gallons OF
mash and were ready to begin the
work of distilling white mule" The
officers threw the mash in the creek
and destroyed the apparatus.
Mr.. Cass. the deputy internal rev.
enue collector at Springfield has three
stills for sale. They were confiscated
in 1908.
"Old Muly." an eighty gallon copper
still. seized in Ozark county. was
brought to Missouri by moonshiners
from Kentucky. 1t was operated in
several different localities before II
was confiscated by revenue officers.
Another still. found In Barry county,
came originally from the mountains
OF Tennessee.-kansas City Star.
Cañon City record., 1907-11-28

.LD ONLY sI TNE PAyACE DR STORE HITCREiL EaskEl

a distinct loss not only to his personal
friends but to the entire state. Funeral
services will be held at the family res
idence. sol Fourteenth avenue. DEN
yer. on Saturday. November %. at 3
p. m. 1t IL therefore ordered that all
state on1ces shall be closed on Satur-
day. November %. during the entire
dav from 10 g. m. and that the hags
OF the state house shall be carried 1t
half mast for four weeks. that 10 until
Thursday. December 10. 1907.
Given under my hand and the exec
utive seal this 22nd day OF November,
1907.
"HENRY A. BUCHTW.,
Governor"
Cañon City record., 1907-11-28

Tests of stamp vending machines
will be begun this month, and II the
machines are satisfactory they will
be adopted. as they should prove con-
venient to the public in facilitating
the sale of stamps.
At the end of the calendar year
complete information will be obtained
relative to the cost of transporting
the various classes of mail matter,
and the amount of mail matter which
is franked. and the quantity handled
for each Of the various departments,
Congress having appropriated $780,
900 for the Weighing of the mails for
that purpose. Thus, for the first time
in the history Of the post office depart
ment, 1t will be possible to figure in
telligently the actual cost to the gov
ernment of handling the malls, and
believe the data so obtained will tend
to show (when we take into consider
alton the cost Of transporting mail
matter for the different departments
Of the government) that a very large
portion Of the deficit would be wiped
out II such free matter were properly
charged on the books.
Gentlemen, In a brief way have
today called to your attention some
of the chief recommendations which
the department will present to con-
gress. wish to congratulate the
convention upon its meeting and to
assure you Of the pleasure 1t has given
me In having this opportunity to meet
the postmasters, and l now wish the
members Of the New England Post
masters Association success In their
organization, as I feel and know that
such organizations have been estab-
lished for the best interests Of the
postal service.
Cañon City record., 1907-11-28
CANNON EMPHASIZES UNWISDOM
OF HASTY LEGISLATION

Washington, Nov 23. - Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon OF the national
house OF representatives. has arrived
here and will remain for the coming
session OF congress. The speaker will
confer with members OF congress as
they arrive In regard to the new house
Speaker Cannon said he would call
at the White House within a day or
two to pay his respects TO the presi-
dent. He took occasion to deny a re-
port that the president had summoned
him to Washington at this time to
discuss financial legislation. but
speaking to a reporter OF the Associ-
ated Press. Mr.. Cannon carefully out
lined his views on the financial situ-
alton.
MANY people have in mind that i'm
mediate legislation should be enacted
touching the currency question" said
Mr.. Cannon.
And there are almost as many
schemes presented as there are in
dividuals to present them. There are.
however. very few II any. who could
put in black and white legislation
amending our currency laws that
would be satisfactory to the man who
wrote the amendment or the great
mass OF the people. Congress will
meet on the second day OF December
and the question OF what legislation
Is practicable no doubt will be pre-
sented to both houses. don't care to
suggest my opinion in detail as to
what legislation should be enaced. I
prefer to await the recommendations
OF the president, the. secretary OF the
treasury, and the action Of the ap-
priation committee and OF the house
and senate.
THE masses In the United States
were never 30 rich as they are today.
The cotton, the corn, the wheat. the
meats produced this year and now
awaiting marketing are Of the value
OF at least ten billions, and the people
who produced these products are sub
stantially out OF debt. There Is a de-
mand for all that we have to spare
OF the products In the markets OF the
world at extraordinary high prices.
These products cannot start to market
because Of the currency panic or fam
Inc. They will begin TO go to the
market the moment the banks resume
payment OF their obligations. New
York, the great clearing house OF the
United States. was the first to suspend
payment OF currency. 1t must be the
first to resume payment Of currency,
and the moment New York resumes
that will unlock the thousands and
millions OF currency, thereby restor-
ing credits.
"In addition to this II will restore
confidence and credit. and ~ 90 per
cent Of the business Of the United sta
tes Is done on credit. such restoration
of confidence and credit will 1t once
be equal to twice the whole volume Of
cur currency.
Cañon City record., 1907-11-28

II am led to believe that through
the deposits Of public moneys in the
banks under the laws. the Importation
of gold from Europe. the rapid in
crease OF national currency by the
banks. supplemented by the hearty Co
operation of the secretary Of treasury
and the president. in the near future
the banks will be able to resume pay
ment"
Cañon City record., 1907-11-28

AtehisOn, T0peks & santa fe Raii~A
No. 676-Prom Pueblo aud all potnts
east, arrive daily. .-.......... 80 ia.isp
Nc. s3s-For Pueblo and all pointa
east, depart daily ..----.-..-.. ,:Dop
No. esl--From Florence and Rock-
vale, daily except Sunday, arrive t:N
No. eo9-For Floroacs and Rockvals.
daily except Sunday, depar. 1879 p
DtreCt connection 10 now made u Pueblo n
Denver, Chicago and all potnts east, and
La JuntA with CAlifornia Limited for J..
Angeles and Dan Fraacisco
Inquiries solicited and promptly and oh~~
folly aasWorod
Descriptive iiterstars foidsss free BY app,'
~ ia p VARRRT~ A0en.
The daily sentinel., 1907-09-25
VI. T.. FREDERICKs COMES
HOME WITH A BRIDE

Yesterday afternoon Mr.. NJ. f.
Frcdericks, the well known citizen
and proprietor of the PostofIice book
store, arrived in the city from the
east with n bride, and ever since the
gentleman has been receiving con-
grntuIations and best wishes.
On September a. at the young la
dy's home in Philadelphia, Mr.. Fred
ericks and Miss Mamie Agnes Daw-
son were united in marriage. After
a bridal tour they came to this city.
Mr.. Frederlcks left here for the east
some weeks ago and it was rumored
at the time that he had gone to
claim n fair daughter OF the Key
stone state as his bride and this ru-
NOR proved reliable.
The young lady is very attractive,
possessing a charming personality.
Mr.. Fredericks has for years been
one of the best known business men
of the city Those who will wish him
and his pretty bride much happiness
are legion in number.