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Arizona republican., 1907-08-05
HAVE GONE TO TEMPE
TO MEET SECRETARY
3. A. Fowler, Judge Sloan and Attor-
ney- General Clark Arrived Here
Yesterday Morning.

Il. A. Fowler. president of the Salt
River Valley Water Users association
returned home yesterday morning az
ter an absence of several weeks. during
which he spent considerable part of
the time, in conference with the exN
ecutive committee of the National Ir-
rigation congress, which was in session
there.
The work of the next Irrigation con-
gress, which meets in Sacramento in
september. was mapped out and well
arranged for. says Mr.. Fowler. and n
very profitable session is looked for. A
number ofaittle things that had prom
lsed to be trouble makers. were har-
monized and il is believed everything
has been done that can be done for a
meeting that will result in great good
10 all irrigation interests
On the same train yesterday morn
ing, came Judge r. Z. Sloan and Attor-
ney-Generai z S. Clark. Last even
ing the three gentlemen went to Tenn
pc where they will spend tho night.
and this morning early will join Sec
Rotary Garfield. F. II. Newell. Govern
or kibbey. L. c. Hill and others for the
trip to Granite Reef and Roosevelt. re-
turning to Phoenix on wednesday.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-05
THE WELLMAN EXPEDITION.
The Start for the Pole May be Made
Next Week.

Spitzenbergen. July 25.-The Well
man Polar expedition has been greatly
hampered by violent gale threaten
ing the balloon house. The damages
were repaired. The gas apparatus has
been found to work satisfactorily, and
it is hoped that unless further acct
dents occur to start for the Pole by the
middle of August. The Initiation OF the
balloon will begin tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-05
ILLNESS OF ACTOR MANSFIELD.

Lake Saranac, y. Y, Aug. 4.-The
continual illness of Richard Mansfield
since his return from Europe has
ar1used some apprehension as to its
fleet on his stage career. He has
been forbidden to see anyone and is
advised 10 take complete rest,
Arizona republican., 1907-08-05
GOVERNMENT DISAvoWS

ottawa. Aug. 4.-Secretary of State
says no government action has been
aiken to plant the British flag on Isle
Royll to gain possession of it for Eng
and.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
OF THE CAREER
OF JOE GERHARDT, ONE OF THE
GREATEST OF SECOND BASEMEN

ney. over the way to catch certain balls
pitched by johnny Greason aud zee Wee
Burch. the two pitchers of the Creightons,
and in the melee Gerhardt made friends
by his ability to stand up and 10 hts
part among foes. He was Immediately
taken into camp and became member OF
the second nine of the organized but
IN few weeks had supplanted Eddy Nc
kenna at second base where he became
at once fixture.
In lo.i he went out TO Cincinnati. where.
by his splendid work he became at once
as popular a player as Doug Allison was
in his best days. 1t was at Cincinnati
that Joe Gernardt dug up the famous
Buck Ewing from the commons of that
city and induced Harry Champion and
Lew barkis. owners of the team, TO give
him chance.
In 1876 and up TO 1850 Gerhardt played
second base for the New Works. the origi-
nal Giants. and IL was mere that his work
stood out pre-eminently at second base.
he and that other pair, Ross Barnes and
Fred Dunlap, wing with one another as
TO which was the best man in the post
ton. In one of his articles during me
sos Henry Chadwick said that in the
annals of the game. no one man had made
so many original plays as Joe Gerhardt
of the Giants
Joe Gerhardt find--Buck Ewing-had
made name for himself in Cincinnati.
and in d, short time Gerhardt induced JIM
Mutrie 10 capture him. which was done.
and Ewing became a Giant. He worked
his way to the front. became manager
captain. and then In tit of piQue, on &C
count of Gerhardts popularity, released
him. 1t was an ungenerous act. Gerhardt
was given great scnd-on the last day
he played on the Polo grounds, and II
was also Ewings undoing, as in a few
years he went to the tall timbers' for
good. as far as ball player is con-
cerned.
Gerhapdt covered more ground around
second base than any player that ever
| filled that position. going after all hated
| balls. whether to right or left of the
| sack. and often strange to say, en-
croached on the short stops territory. but
| as stated. being a base ball player
through love of the sport. and not after
| personal records, he never excited the
| envy or enmity of any player but Ewing
| He was great infielder. one of the
| most accurate throwers in the game, lns
| remarkable point in his history being that
| he never made an error on poor throw
| to first on fieldcd play. AS batsman
| he was above the general average and
| on account of his nerve and grit could al
wavs be depended on in pinch.
He was sent into the professional ranks
| through the medium of Mr. Michel F.
| Scanon, who, Ike Mr.. Brown, is of the
| opinion that none of the present second
base slab artists comes anywhere being
the equal of Gerhardt as player OF that
/ sack.
city of New York and often goes out to
see his successors play at the Polo
| grounds, and to revive, the memories of
| the olden days, and relate anecdotes of his
days in the game Most of his T. -nily are
| still residents OF this city, and one OF
his brothers. Daddy Gerhardt, played
also with the old Creightons.
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ARE BEING CRITICISED
AMERICAN STUDENTS AT OK
FORD TOO SUCCESSFUL.

LONDON, December 2s.-The Rhodes
scholars at Oxford, are coming in fol
some criticism just now. and not few
of the Cambridge partisans assert that
they should be excluded altogether from
taking part In the track and field and
other sports. Some go as far as to call
them professionals, and the common
term for these students by warm follow
ers of the light blue is games scholars
OF course, every Cantab Is not of this
opinion, and not long since a Cambridge
publication came out with an editorial
in praise of the Rhodes men at Oxford
and pointing out what benefit they
were to the dark blue. What has brought
along this attack of late in more virulent
form was the, fact that no less than seven
of the Rhodesians distinguished them
selves at their studies.
In the fall sports of the colleges they
have been prominent, too. In the recent
sports of Hartford College the strangers
hammer was won by d. T. Herring, an
American. with t.-row OF ia feet. He
had handicap of 10 feet on A. NJ.
Stevens, formerly of Yale, and whose
actual throw was $50 feet inches. which
is the best performance SO far this sea
son. In recent issue of Sporting Life
"OId Blue" takes liberal view of the
Rhodes scholar controversy as sollows
Everybody must have noticed there is
a spirit abroad which, II it does not act
ua1ly threaten the old-time relations be-
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SENSATIONS OF A PLAYER FROM
THE MINORS WHEN HE APPEARS
WITH A MAJOR LEAGUE CLUB

given uniform. Chicago was the OPP
posing team and Howell was McAleer's
selection to work against the White SoX
Howell was in poor form that day and
he was yanked out of the box in the
fifth inning with the bases filed and one
down. McAleer regarded the game as lost
and sent Bailey in merely to see him. i1
action. The Browns were five runs to
the bad.
1t certainly was trying place for a
youngster of nineteen to make his debut
into fast company. Frank Smith was the
first man to face Bailey. Smith is bad
man in a pinch. for he is liable to hit
the ball a mile. Bailey walked to the box
like veteran. warmed up in good style
and appeared to be perfectly at ease. The
crowd rather took 1t as "A joke and set
tied back prepared to see a slaughter.
The first ball pitched was a strike. as
was the second, the third was ball, but
by this time Bailey had the crowd with
him. and he was being urged to strike
Smith out. The next one was a fast in
shoot. Smith took healthy swing and
walked to the bench. while the fans yelled
with delight.
Eddie Hahn. the first batter. was up and
the Chicagoans looked for something to
happen Hahn decided to make Bailey
pitch. and offered al only one of the frst
five balls pitched. The crisis came with
three balls and two strikes on the batter.
Bailey never faltered, but stuck one right
over. Hahn passed it up and when the
umpire yelled strike three the crowd went
wild and gave the kid great reception.
With the bases filed and one down he
had retired the side without a run. Chi
cago got ouly one scratch hit during the
remainder of the game and failed to
score. The Browns pushed the Sox hard
and lost out by the close score of to !.
Bailey proved that his debut was not a
fiuke by keeping up the good work.
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WILL BE COMBINED.
The Motor Boat and Sportsman
Show in New York

NEW YORK. December 2S.-The motor
Square Garden will begin for the four
tenth time Thursday, February 20, and
after run of fifteen days, not including
two Sundays. will close Saturday. March
T. The show period embraces Washing
toms birthday, which comes on the first
Saturday. 1t is with the idea of attract
ing attention to the show and having it
complete and in running order that 1t Is
always opened just before Washington's
birthday, which day always has a record
breaking attendance.
During the 1907 exhibition. for the first
time, the show was divided into two sec
tons, covering the two weeks allotted to it.
The motor boat show was held during the
first week and the sDortsman's show dur
ing the second week. For the coming
show of 1908 the two will again be
combined into one. so as to give the
motor boat part of the main exhibit. the
benefit of the large attendance attracted
to the sportsman's show. and hence new
amphitheater has been made. The va
hibits, more numerous than ever before.
will be arranged around the side walls of
the garden; a broad promenade will en-
circle these, and then comes a waterway
four feet deep and fifteen feet wida,
shaped like letter &C. This waterway
will be used for the water sports of the
show,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29

A pleasant diversion in billiards, and
one that any one can readily appreciate.
is fancy-shot making. both with the cue
and the fingers. Also. on the pool table
can the balls be made to do curious things
all the more amazing.
Lew Shaw of New York is one of the
leading fancy-shot makers of the world.
and has attained such proficiency that
he is recognized as the champion fancy
billiardist of the country
Mr.. Shaw was a visitor to st. Louis re-
Gently. giving exhibitions before the menu
bers Of the ST. Louis club where his
WORK with the cue gained him much
favorable criticism from the club experts,
says The Republic of that city.
Mr.. Shaw showed variety Of Shots
He is equally at home on the billiard or
pool table.
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of boats, and all will have a good chance
to win. 1t was the consensus of opinion
among those that saw the Palm Beach
races last winter that the, regatta commit
tee provided the closest finishes among
motor boats ever seen in any previous
tournament The regatta committee. the
chairman of which Is L. ID. Wells, on the
first day followed the rules of the Ameri-
can Power Boat Association, and after
once getting line on the boats hand-
capped them according to actual perform
ance- on the first day and this, by the
third day provided close finishes.
For instance. the big, powerful Dixie,
of steady swift performance. defeated
Swallow, a speedy Philadelphia boat, only
by one second. The work OF the regatta
committee was SO satisfactory that the
fifty or more handsome prizes were well
distributed all over the country. and
those who came from distant points had
something to show for their journey.
The Florida motor boat builders are
getting ready. and by letter from Jo-
semi T Greaves of Miami, Fla, 1t looks
as II the Florida designer of motor boats
viii be much in evidence at Palm Beach.
Mr.. Creayes says: Everything down here
is r,otoc boat and / think every man,
woman and child on the river is building
a speed craft.
Jacksonville has organized a motor boat
club and gave very successful races
Thanksgiving day. Postmaster Alba of
St Augustine is organizing the citizens
to bring off motor boat races, and
throughout Florida generally there is
great interest in motor boating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
MAY IMPORT A FEW.
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., Will Study
English Steeplechasers.

NEW YORK. December est is the
intention of Thomas Hitchcock, jr, to
study while abroad next year the steeple-
chase game in England closely, and if he
thinks, after careful inspection, that the
British cha5ers are better than ours he
may import few. Mr.. Hitchcock does
not believe now, however, that the chasers
thing on the American cross-country
horse. He believes that Good and Plenty
could have won the Grand National at
Liverpool in any of his good years, and
horse for horse he believes that the Amer
lean jumper will outfence, outclass and
outrun the English cross-country cam
paigner
If Mr.. Hitchcock has the good luck to
develop another Good and Plenty it is
more than probable THAI he may one day
make an effort to win Liverpool Grand
National to satisfy himself definitely as
to the relative qualities of the British and
American jumpers. If John NJ. p was
as good a horse as the weighs allotted
to him in two Liverpool Grand Nationals
would seem to indicate. there are already
in this country several horses capable
of winning the Liverpool Grand National.
Hylas. the winner of two Champions
and the conqueror OF John M. p in one
of them. is one. Colisny, the winner OF
last falls Champion, and Mr. Mccain,
beaten Coligny. are others. These three
horses can jump any course In Christen-
dom. they are absolutely tireiess, and they
handle weight admirably.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29

The Trinidad (Col) Evening Chronicle
above all other newspapers in the United
States in that it has a young woman
sporting editor, says the editor and pub
Usher.
There are now few daily newspapers
upon which women are not employed in
one capacity or another-as compositors
linotype operators, reporters. fashion
writer's and editors of departments. but
only one can boast of having attached
10 its staff young woman who has the
requisite knowledge and skill to cover
base ball and foot ball games. horse races
and athletic sports of various kinds.
Master of the Position.
The young woman-she is only twenty
four years old-who holds down the
sporting editors desk on the Chronicle
News so well that the applications of
male candidates for the Job are never
considered. is Miss Ina Eloise Young.
When she was asked to tell how 1t hap
pened she said:
81 have been doing newspaper work
for three years-general reporting, and
covering everything from a fire to
suicide.
1T was by accident that I became
sporting editor OF my paper two years
ago. At the opening OF the base ball sea-
son, which, in the west, Is the only real
sporting season of,the year, there was not
a man on the paper who could even keep
box score or knew practically anything
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29

Shaw had a combination Of hat" shots,
some of which were never shown before.
His snake" shot is a remarkable piece
of control. Three hats are lined the
length of the table.
The cue ball is placed behind the hat at
one end and is made to wind In and out
among the hats, finally counting a billiard
off the balls placed at the other end. Two
otl er hat shots are made with the cue.
In the. first, the balls are placed within
the hat. A masse carries the ball off the
object ball. around into the hat. where
the count is made.
His famous fourteen-ball pool shot has
been, copied and attempted all over the
world Fourteen balls are pocketed with
one stroke of the cue The placing OF
the balls must be perfect, as the shot
is made on any table
Six are placed in the center. three on
either side, the two extremes being in
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tween Oxford and Cambridge athletes
REQUIRES careful watching: 1t shows it.
self just now in the strenuous endeavors
of well-meaning but irresponsible Cam
bridge partisans and others to belittle the
Oxford Rhodes scholars in connection
with games. I have no patience with
those who dub them professionals, OF
games scholars-nor. have nine Cantabs
out of ten. That sort of so-ealled argu-
ment is right out of court. 1t was very
properly condemned by a leading Cam
bridge journal not long ago.
THE Rhodes scholars are proving of
enormous assistance to Oxford. however.
admit. And whether Cecil Rhodes
meant the most important result of his
bequest to be the yearly acquisition of
matured athletes at one university for
the discontinue of the other is. of course.
another story. The facts remain (a) that
the Rhodes scholars are bona fida mem
hers of Oxford University. (h) as such
they cannot be barred rom interya rsit :.
competition. and (cp all the controversy
in the world will not alter the positjon
one whit. Frankly speaking, the average
Cambridge athlete troubles very little
what sort of fosman ha has to meet II
is only very few who are now rush
ing into print and trying to make tbings
unpleasant, which action, 1 may add is
contrary to all the best, Cambridge ira
ditions" -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29

Anything that brings up a memory of
the old days of base ball touches j tender
cord in my makeup. and | follow the
sketches of the past in The Star with
the eagerness of a love-sick maiden chaS
ing one of your continued in our next
up-to-date love stories. recently remarked
Mr.. John Brown. a veteran of-the White
Lot In its palmiest days.
But ! notice that in all of -hcse stories
hardly any mention is ever made of that
Teuton-Joe Gerhardt--who made a rec
ord in professional life second to none
that ever graduated from the White Lot
and went ont into the word to play ball
for a living.
Like all of the graduates from that
notable organization, the Creighton Club,
Gerhardt was one of the most natura
ball players that ever donned a uniform
and he played base bali just because he
was In love with the sport. as h,s father.
old Gen. Joe Gerhardt. a familiar char
acter here just after the war, and amass-
ed quite d competency.
Joe Gerhardt came into the Creighton
Club through an accident. d street affray
between himself and one of the Creigh-
ton cohorts. 1t happened that Gerhardt
was returning from school. 'Marten' S
Dutch School on 18th street, and Num-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29

of the game. I do know base ball, for
learned it about the time when boys of
my age learn to play ball. My brother
taught me the game because he always
needed somebody to fill a base or some
position, and l could do it.
How She Started.
when l grew up he taught me how
TO keep score and | evolved a method OF
my own of following the players from
home plate around to that station again
if they could do it.
Il began covering games to fill in until
a man could be secured for the position
and have been doing it ever since. the
managing editor considering my work
sufficiently good to guarantee keeping ME
Since then I've done foot ball games
as / learned to understand that game
while | was a high school student and
subsequently during my college work at
the University of Colorado. I believe I've
covered all sorts of sporting events with
the exception of prize fights. which have
never been required to do.
Fond Of the Races.
Understanding base ball and liking II
best l naturally do my best work with
those games. love to do horse races.
however, but as there have been no races
here for more than year ] have grown
a trife rusty in that kind of work
Il ride horseback, but all western girls
do that. In covering events that happen
in the mining camps around here a horse
Is the quickest method of Transports
tion.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
.J,R,KEENE'S YEARLINGS
WILL BE THE MOST OBSERVED
OF THE TWo-YEAR-oLDs.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-There are
tenty-eight yearlngs in the stable of
James r. keene at Sheepshead Bay who,
within few months, will be the most OBJ
served of all the two-year-olds then pre-
pairing for the spring racing season The
great success of the keene horses last
year makes this big lot of youngsters
more than usually interesting, and besides
their general excellence in appearance
already promises great things for them.
One or two of them. indeed, may be great
race horses.
OF the twenty-eight ten are colts. four
teen are FLIES and four are geldings. and
it may be said that they are equal in
looks to the grand lot he had at this
time last season. out of which came the
looking one in the lot. all showing size
and quality, and the majority of them
have been satisfactorily tried.
The first colt SHOWN is brown. stand
ing fully 15,3. by Disguise II. out of Fairy
Slipper. This is full brother to Sandal,
who had lot of speed. He has splen-
didly cut head and arched neck. we'll
muscled shoulders. heavy set middle piece
and tremendous quarters that will surely
carry him through. On his general
makeup he should without doubt turn out
a colt of some class. He is entered in
the fremont
Number two is a slashing big chestnut
colt by Kingston out of Edtha. dam of
Pope Joan. This is full brother to
Hurst Park and shows a grandly turned
neck, good round shoulders and depth
through the girtn. with a fine oval quar-
ter. He has all the look of the race
horse. He is entered in the Great Amer
lean, Expectation and Hudson.
A very likely looking chestnut colt of
good size is the/ one by Voter out of
Harpsichord. He has a good strong
neck and shoulders, with short back, and
his quarters denote plenty of speed. En-
tered In the Hudson.
A half brother to Superman is a grandly
built chestnut by Disguise Ii out of Anom-
ally. This colt is put on the best of
racing lines, with neck and shoulders
and middle piece as good as ever were
put on a colt. Entered in the Great
American and hudson.
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line for the corner pockets. One ball
is placed at each of the four corner
pockets. and two near the side pockets.
The cue ball is placed near the end In
a direct line with the center of the six
ball combination, SO that a perfect split
may be secured
The impetus for the "pocketing OF
the balls is got from the middle ball OF
the three When the cue ball is released
the four edge balls go direct to the cor
ners making the placed balls on a com
bination aud following them in. thus
pocketing eight balls. The middle bal
lines for the side pockets, kissing of
the balls placed at the side. The kiss
carries the first in with it, while the
second is rallied to the corner pocket
Other shots are the twenty-ball exhi
bition and the bottle, where twenty ball:
are shot into bottle within space
of ten seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
LITTLE STORIES OF THE BASE BAIL PLAYERS

smoothly, in hustled the burly Charley
Hickman, who. catching the tone of the
conversation. broke into the conference
by asking Coughlin If he had ever been
in a mining accident himself
Il had q couple of tons of coal to fall
on me once quietly answered Sir Will
liam as he shifted his chewing gum to
the other side of his face.
And did 1t hurt you much?" inquired
both White and Hickman.
NO" said Bill. '.as his face came as
near to grinning as it ever does, 1T didn t
hurt me at all: it was soft coal" he add
ed as he stretched his hands above his
head. and yakned lazily, while the two
Chicago players looked at one another
with sheepish faces.