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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23
BALL MASK INVENTED
RY A HARVARD PLAYER
First "Wire Face" Made In Early 7o's,
Greatly Resembled the Present
Day Protector.

Very few even of the old-time base
ball fans could tell who 1t was who
had the distinction of being the first
player to don a baseball mask DR..
Harry Thatcher, of Dexter, Me, at
that time a resident of Bangor, is the
man, and the mask was invented by
Boston man and a captain of the
Harvard baseball nine.
1t was way back in the 70s that
the baseball mask was first invented
The national game was rather crude
affair compared with what It is now
but the principles of the game we're
about the same and the players of
those early days realized the troubles
OF the man behind the bat AT that
time catchers' and first Easements 5
mitts were unheard of things, and
those players caught the ball bare.
handed
II was a few years prior to 1873
that Fred G. Thayer, of Boston, at
that time player on the Harvard
nine, realized the necessity of GOV.
ering for the face of the catcher in a
baseball game. He set about to see
what he could do in that way, and the
result was a baseball mask. It had
its beginning then.
When Mr.. Thayer had mask which
he thought would answer the purpose,
he introduced 1t in the games which
the Harvard nine was playing at that
time and of which he was captain and
third baseman. Harry Thatcher was
the man behind the bat" on Captain
Thayers team and 1t fell to him to
don the mask for the first time.
1t Is said that Mr.. Thatcher did not
take to the idea very we'll for the
players on the Harvard team guyed
him not a little for wearing It, as they
said that 1t was 'babyish" and coward.
" to wear protection to the face
SO the doctor was not seen very often
after that wearing Mr.. Thayers In
vention, but instead used rubber
mouthpiece TO protect himself from
foul tips and the inshoots of the slab
artist.
Shortly after Mr.. Thayer got out the
hlot bdmple VI MS lnNeUllOu, H.
Spalding saw the possibilities of the
Thayer invention and sought to get
control of it. Finally the matter came
TO a head in a lawsuit over who had
a right to the patent. Finally, Febru
airy 12 1878, MIR. Spaldlng was granted
patent.
f. H. Davis, of Bangor, has the
mask that was worn by Addison Ham
lin, of that city, when the catcher on
the Harvard nine during his college
course, and 1t differs in appearance
from the modern baseball mask very
little.
OF course, It is somewhat cruder In
appearance than the finished product
OF the present day, but 1t has the
same general features. The padding
is of cotton batting with long leather
strips wound around the wire to keer
1t In place. The wire shield to the
face is different from the masks OF
to-day in that 1t comes to sharT
point In front SO that if ball should
hit 1t 1t would glance off.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23

runner reached first In the fourth
McAleese led Off with a single after
one man was out Breen followed
with two bagger into right. Nc
Alecse was caught of third and run
down and McClintock was easily dis
posed Of.
The visiting aggregation was dan
gerous again in the fifth when Schet-
tier singled with two out. Starr drew
la pass and Blount singled to left.
Tate fielded the ball quickly, how
ever, holding the speedy pitcher on
third With the bases full, McAleese
was an easy out.
Starr was up first in the eighth and
drove hard liner over Daubert's s
head The first sacker made a leap
for it, knocking the leather down but
not I'm time 10 catch Starr at first.
Blount beat his bunt and the pair was
advanced a notch by McAleese's slow
bounder TO Dithrldge. with runners
on second and third and only one out
things looked rather blue for the Lime
Burners. win Thomas swatted out a
long fly to Tate and Starr tried 10
score on the play but the Smiler made
a perfect peg to the plate, getting the
captain at least yard
IN the second after Schettler had
famed both Dithridge aud Tate, Dau-
bert got single in right and stole
second He went to third on a passed
ball and Flood walked Flood then
stole second and IL was mp TO Smith
to bring In the runs. Louie Schettler
was master Of the situation, however
and the little backstop famed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23

City, has signed en- outfielder in the
person of his brother, Monte McFar-
land, who until the present time has
been managing the Clinton Qa) team.
Lou Woods. the star pitcher of the
Oklahoma City team last season,
saems to be down and out this year.
He was injured i'm an accident last
winter and could not deliver the goods
for the Nets this season.
Indianapolis refused to waive on
Third Baseman Tiemeyer, of st Paul.
and Kansas City refused to waive on
Tate Cromley of Indianapolis.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23
HOW THE CLUBS STAND
MURRAY TO WED

Sandy Murray, second baseman OF
the Newark team is to be married
Wednesday at Columbus to Miss Lou
ise Evans. Murray met Miss Evans
at the Lancaster ball park, and the
acquaintance there formed soon rip
ened into love.
Players from every team in the
league but Marion this year have
connected safely with Cupid's bend
ers. Come, Lime Burners, get on
your swatting clothes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23

FOLLOWING are Mondays scores:
AT Chicago-Boston /, Chicago l.
IL innings. Game called in order to
allow the teams to catch trains for
the east Young, Armbruster; Alt
rock, Sullivan.
AT leyeland-Wa Washington 2, Cleve-
land 8. Falkenberg, Gehring, Warner;
Liebhardt, Clarke
AT Observation-Disclosures 3, Detroit 8.
Plank, Powers; Mullin, Payne.
AT st. Louis-New York 6, ST, Louis
4. Orth, Kitson, Moore, Thomas;
Glade, Stevens,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23

In the fourth Dithridge singled and
stole second Tate whipped the air
and Daubert walked. Flood started
a hard liner for right field that would
have scored Dithridge had not one
William Bannon, former umpire, been
in the way. Bill went up about
steen feet and hauled the ball in
with his gloved hand. Daubert got
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23
AMONG THE MINORS

Rhody Hendrix, the little Wichita
pitcher, has been loaned to the Jop-
lin team for the rest of the season.
Milan, the fast little left fielder OF
the Wichita team, was sold recently
to the Washington club, of the Ameri.
can league, for $1,000 Catcher Blank.
enship made the deal.
Manager Mcfarland. of Oklahoma
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.

FOLLOWING are Mondays scores.
AT New Chicago 2, New
York o. Reulbach, King; Wiltse,
Ames, Bowerman
At Brooklyn-Cinclnnatl 2, Brook
lyn /. Coakley, Smith, Mclean; Bell,
Ritter
AZ Philadelphia-St. Louis /, Phila-
delphia 2. karger, Marshall; Richie
Doom.
Second game; ST. Louis 1, Philadel-
phia o. McGlynn, Noonan; Brown,
Doom.
AZ Boston Plttsburg .. Boston A.
" innings. camnltz. Lalileld Gibson;
Dorner, Young, Needham.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23
EAST PUTS DAMPER
ON TIGERS RALLY
Akron Defeats Mansfield by
4 to I Score.
Two Passed Balls and One Hit by
Edfeldt Gives Tip Tops Three
Of the -Four Runs.

Mansfield, o.. July 23.--Two passed
balls and one hit by Edfeldt gave
Akron thre of its four runs yesterday.
Mansfield struck a batting rally in
the ninth. but with one run in, one
out and two men on bases sensation
al catch by East and an assist for a
double play retired Mansfield Score:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23

Runs -Tibbltts; Callahan, Nallln,
East. Brcckigridge. Earned run
Akron 1 Two-base hlts-Broderick
king Stolen bases Tibbitts, Broder-
ick. Double play-East to Schwartz;
Drake to Biery. Sacrifice hits
Drake, Nallin, Caffyn Bases on balls
OF Edreldt, 2; off Breckenridge, A .
Struck out-By Edfeldt 2; by Breck-
enridge, 4. Hit by pltcher-Speas,
Callahan. Time-1:32. Umpire
Latham.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23
puttina I. Mildly.

You resent that critics opinionsY"
mot at all, answered Mr.. Storming'
ton Barnes. What | resent is his
ogotistic presumption in considering
MS opinions TO sufficient Importance
to warrant their public expression"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23
.Bntted hon smith in ION.

Stated for Smith in 10th.
Stolen Bases-Flood. Daubert, Dith-
ridge. Blount. Two-base hits--Breen.
Double play-Irate to Smith. Struck
out-By Blough, 6; by Schettler. 8.
Sacrifice hit -Mylett. Base on balls
OF Blough off Schettler; Passed
ball. Ostdiek Umpire-Llst. Time
300. Attendance-950.
Red Farrell made pretty one hand
ed catch of drive from Schettler's
bat in the third Farrell ran at full
speed along the fence and speared the
ball with one hand.
Doctor Blough looks plenty good
enough for o. and r. company.
Daubert continues to play the same
high class game at first. He is hit
ting the ball hard, too.
Youngstown again today.
Beatty or Billy Thomas will work
for the visitors today.
All Wlmot will pitch for the locals.
! The Lime Burners should get out of
the habit of hitting high flies.
Marion has made two runs In the
last thirty-eight innings
The locals are due to get in and
clout the ball today,
Tomorrow Akron will be here, COM
mencing a two game series.
Burk or Lucas will leave for the
locals.
Armstrong or Ehman will be in the
box for the visitors.
Since opening the home series. the
locals have won three and lost three.
Hughey Tate's throw home from
deep left in the eighth was pretty
piece of work. II seems as II the
Smller uses gun to send in the
leather.
Flood played nice ga, at third
yesterday accepting everything that
lcame his way and handling several
hunts in great style.
Tommy Mylett was all over the in
field yesterday grabbing at every
thing within reach.
Thelocals outplayed the Champs at
every stage of the game yesterday.
1t Is not a hard matter for the loc-
ais to steal on Mr. Ostdiek.
! Curley BlOunt was the only Champ
to pilfer and he did 1t at theA right
moment.
Little Eva Wilmot has something
on Youngstown Guess we will win
today.
During the firts part of the game,
llt was pouring down town. yet at
Webb park not drop of rain fell
threatening clouds seemed about to
break up the game several times, bnt
Jhpe Pluvius was with the Champa
ana stayed away so that they might
Twin.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23

back to first In time to prevent a dou-
BILE Smith again ended things by
striking at three benders.
Then came the fatal tenth. The
score:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23
peceivers.

Benny-Do figures ever lio?
Dict Women'a figures sometimes
10.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23
MAJOR LEAGUES .

ouskers Won Two Games on Monday
from the National Leagues Tall
Enders.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23

"DdIIVU IVI oTIIIVI ~ IV0'''
Stolen Bases-Flood, Daubert, Dith-
ridge, Blount. Two-base hits-Breen.
Double play--rate to Smith. Struck
out-By Blough, g. by Schettler. g..
Sacrifice hit Mylett. Base on balls
OF Blough off Schettler; Passed
ball, Ostdiek Umpire-List. Time
300. Attendance-350.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-23

During the frts part of the game.
II was pouring down town. yet at
Webb park not drop of rain fell.
threatening clouds seemed about to
break up the game several times, bnt
Jhpe Pluvius was with the Champs
and stayed away so that they might
win.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-16
NEW NORTHERN ROADS.
Territory Between Wisconsin City and
Minneapolis Will Be Interlaced
with Rail Lines

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 13.-[ Special.
That the territory between Superior
and northeastern Minnesota is soon TO
be interlaced with new railroads was
evinced today when two lines filed ar
ticles of incorporation with the secre-
tary of state. The Minneapolis, st. Paul
4 Sault Ste. Marie will build an extern
sion from Brooten station, Stearns coun-
ty, Mimi, between the counties of
Stearns, Morrison, Millelac, Aitkin, Pine
and Carlton and will go to Royalton,
Lawrence and Moose Lake across the
Wisconsin state line into Douglass coun-
ty, fifteen miles. 1t will connect in SUI
perior with the Wisconsin and Northern
Ninnessa company which has just in
corporafW.
The Wisconsin, Minnesota company
will build a branch line in the city of
Superior, connecting with the st. Louis
river Both the Minneapolis, st. Paul
and Sault Ste. Marie and the Wiscon-
sin and Northern Wisconsin company,
together with the Interstate Transfer
Railway company, filed notices with the
rate commission today asking for hear
ing to establish that these extensions are
needed for public convenience and neces-
Sity
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-16
National League.
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
MILWAUKEE,, AUGUST 10.
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS.

M1LWAUKEE-EGGS is frmer.
The produce boards official market for
strictly fresh laid, cases returned, 16c;
high grade, candled. strictly fresh, 1Sc;
seconds 12@13c; checks, 1O011c.
BUTTER-Firm; Elgin price on extra
creamery is 2412c. Local price, extra cream
cry, 2414c; prints, 25c; tirsts, -221a@23c; sec
onds, 21@22c; process, 2002072c; dairy,
fancy, 22c; lines, 1s@19c; roll, 1sQ19c;
enthusiastically; American full cream.
new make, twins, 13@I31ac: Young Amer
leans, 131aQ14c; daisies, 1312@i4c; Ionghorns
131a@14c; limburger, 12AQ13c; fancy brick
12N@12Ac; low grades. 9Q11c: import
ed Swiss, &c; new, block, 16c; round Swiss.
new, 17c; Sapsago, zoe.
FOND DU LAC, Wis, Aug. 12-Cheese-
Market active; 176 boxes twins sold at
131bc: 40 boxes double daisies, 131ac, 642
boxes single daisies, 1916.
ELGIN. H., Aug. 13.-[Special. Mem
bers of the Elgtn board of trade declared
the butter market firm yesterday at 241ac
or PC higher than last week. The output
for the week was 91S,60O lbs.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 13.-Butter-Steady;
creameries, 2o@2314c; diaries 20@22c. Eggs
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 13.-Cheese-Steady;
1870.
ARCADE, n Y. Aug. 9.--Cheese-Sales
were $50 boxes colored flats at 121sc and
225 boxes large colored at 114c.
NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-Butter-Steady,
unchanged; receipts. 2OS71; Cheese
Steady, unchanged; receipts, 1873. Eggs
Firm; receipts, 1864; state, Pennsylvania
and nearby fancy. selected, white, 2712Sc;
western irsts, 1S1a@1915c.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-16
CRAMPS SEIZE OLD MAN.
John Pauly of Iron River Stricken While
Picking Berries and Found Elk
hausted in Woods.

WASHBURN, Wis, Aug 12.-[ Spe-
cial. while picking berries yesterday,
John Pauley, man over 10 years old
and a resident of the town of Iron River
i'll Bayfield, county, was seized with Sc
we're cramps in the legs and was unable
to walk. AS the day rolled by and he
did not seem to get much better he de-
cided that he had better try and crawl
out to the road about a mile distant
When he got as far as a swamp near the
road he became exhausted and could go
no farther. Late in the night farmer
while driving along the road heard moan
ing sounds coming from the direction of
the swamp and he decided that he would
investigate the cause He found Mr..
Pauley lying in the swamp in very
bad condition and he carried him out 10
his wagon and drove to town.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-16
PAPER DEAL IMMENSE,
New Merger to Include Manila and Sui
phite Plans According to Latest
Reports,

APPLETON, Wis, Aug. IFS e.
cial. AS information relative to the
paper mill merger gradually leaks out the
immensely of the proposition increases.
The deal which John G. Hanrahan of
New York is successfully engineering
will not only include the print and
ground wood mills, but will alsc take in
the plants which manufacture manila
paper and sulphite. This much was
given out yesterday by George A. Whit
ing of the Whiting Paper company, Me-
nasha. Mr.. Whiting said that it was
now an open secret among the manufac-
turers that an effort was being made to
take in more than simply the print mills,
but that all of the plants whose product
was manufactured from the component
parts of wood would be merged into one
great company.
The idea that John d. Rockefeller is
behind the merger is scoffed at by paper
mill men. 1t is New York capital that
is behind the deal, but said to be that of
men interested in the business
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-16
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE. Aug 13.-Close-Wheat-
Lower; No. l northern, on track, LOO; No.
No 3 on track, SIC. Oats-Firm; standard
SIC; No. 3 white, on track, 50151Kc. Bar
ley-Firm; standard, 74c; sample on track,
60@74c. Rye-Easy!, No. on track, lie. :
Flour quotations In CARROTS are: Hard
spring wheat patents, in wood, 490G5. 10;
straights, in wood, 4.600475; export pat
ents, in sacks, 4.30@4. 40; first clears in
sacks, 3OO63.5 80: rye, in wood, 4.OO14 Is !;
country, 35O@3.G0, sacks; Kansas, in wood,
45004.60
MEIlstuffs are quoted in CARROTS at 2000
anG 2400 for Milwaukee flour middilngs in
100-lb sacks; red dog, 1925; rye feed, 300;
delivered at conntry points, a5c extra
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 13.-Close-Wheat-
September, s47sc December, $3.50 Corn
September 537sc; December, 513sc Oats
September, 43A@437sc; December, 1890.
Pork-September, 1910. Lard-September
9.ooa9. o2A; October, 9.1oa9; 121a Ribs
September 70; october, $50
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. 13.-FIour-
Steady. Millers are doing very little bust
What demand there is shows no practical
change in the -four situation. Shipments:
Flour. 1892 bbls. First patents, 4.90@50:
second patents, 3.8o@4: 90; first clears, 3.459
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 13-Ciose-
Wheat. S35sc: December, 881sc; May, 94ssc;
cash No: 2 hard, 7s@s2c: No. . red $40
No. white, .4S65Oc. oats-No. white
5o1g@51c; No. 2 mixed, 49Q5oe,
CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 13.-CattIe- Receipts,
43577 40; cows, 1.4095.50; Texas, 3.75ls
500; western, 4.406p5.9 80; stockers and feed
ers. 2.659490. Hogs-Receipts, 1900; mar.
mixed. 5ooa6. so; heavy, 5.5506.30; rough,
5.5505.S5 high. 5.7596.4 40; bulk OF sales,
6.o05p6. %. Sheep-Rcceipts about 1900:
market weak; sheep, 3.T5Q5.so; lambs, $50
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-16
LOSS REACHES S5OO,OOO.
Damage to La Crosse by Sundays Tor
nado Greater Than Was First
Estimated

LA CROSSE, Wis, Aug. 13.--La
Crosse has begun the work of repairing
the damage done by the tornado of Sun
day morning. The first work attempted
was that of clearing streets, that traffic
might be resumed. By today a few
streets had been opened, while many
were still impossible, trunks and branch
es of trees forming a mass of ruins.
Loss by the tornado is estimated at
100000, though damage to shade trees
and drives cannot be estimated financial
ly
In the country the damage is estimat-
ed at 100000 or more.
Crops which remained standing after
three previous storms in the last two
months were leveled by the wind. Loss
on crops is total. Tobacco was spoiled
for all commercial purposes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-16
LARGE TIMBER SPLIT.
Log Six Feet in Diameter and Fourteen
Feet Long Cut at Chippewa
Falls

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. Aug. H.
Especial. l-One of the largest logs
ever cut in the woods of northern Wis
consin was yesterday split by dynamite
into four sections and sawed into lumber
at the mill here. The log was about six
feet in diameter and fourteen feet long
and was cut two years ago near the
north fork of the Chippewa river. For
about FIVE years the mammoth log was
encountered in various parts of the Chip
pewa river by drivers and they often
experienced considerable trouble by its
presence. Then Kenneth Mcleod decid-
ed to get the log to this city, and through
his efforts it was landed in the mill pond
here Because of the interest created
on account of its immense size the COM
pany kept the log in the boom during
these years and thousands of people have
taken the opportunity of viewing it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-16
PUBLISHES DIsHONOR LIST.
Adit. Gen. Boardman Gives Names of
Members So Dismissed

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 13.-Adjt.-
Gen. Boardman has caused to be pub
lished in general orders to the Wiscon-
sin National guard the names of all
guardsmen who have been dishonorably
discharged during the last six months
These are twenty-three in number, as
follows:
First infantry-JameS Bradshaw, Co a;
Christian Helwig, Co. A; Adam E. Sosong,
Co. d: Louis ]. Ertz, Co. D.: Fritz Stoess-
ner, Co d; Fred Lantz Co. D; Jacob
Weed, Co. E; Edward e. Fuller, Co. E;
James c. Wood, Co. f; Albert Roesseiet.
Co f; Edward Fitz. Co. X; Joseph Kowal-
ski, Co. *; Frank Svoka, Co. X.
Second infantry-George w. Klein, Co. Il;
Louis Reinsel. Co d; Joseph Pfeffer, Co. G;
Robert Holyoke, Co. NJ; Claude A. Mozart
ney, Co. NJ
Third infantry-Jesse NJ Rathburn, Co. l..
Tenth separate battalion infantry-Guy
Atom. Co. b; Able Abramson, Co. e;
Charles Keenan,, Co. D; Alex Reyolmski,
Co. D.
The following enlisted men having
been dishonorably discharged have been
reinstated by special orders on applica-
ton approved by the officers who made
the recommendation for their discharge:
John Malta, Co. III, First infantry; Pc
ter Spahr, Co. H, First infantry; Charles
Lausman, Co. G, Second infantry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-08-16
A Surprise.

Gen. Wheeler's body was brought h
Washington draped in the Confederat
flag as we'll as the Stars and Stripes, %
der both of which he had served 50 Il
ficiently. While the body lay in stab
an old Confederate soldier who hal
fought under Gen. Wheeler in Gen. Ear
ly's division, having heard of the Con
federate flag and wishing to see his den
old leader in the light of long ago, mad
strenuous effort and at last stood besd
the coffin. But ON reaching Washingto
the Stars and Bars had been remove
by order of the President, and the vet
eran looked in vain for his old flag. The
he looked at the body clad in the blu
uniform. and, solemnly shaking his head
muttered:
"Wall, by gee, gen'ul, when you cit o.
t'other side and Jubal Early catches you
in them togs. Pm bettin' you'll git tn
puttiest cussin' that ever cum your way