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Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10
Base Ball Gods of Days Now Gone

that he does not possess the aII-around
ABILITY. the battering strength OF the per-
sonal magnetism that made Buck Ewing
the Idol % the New York public 80 many
years ago. Bresnahan. a splendid ball
player. who can play any position and who
was once a good pitcher IL constructed on
the Ewing plan. but be never can compare
with the lafnented Buck az a backstop ex-
clusivaly
Sir Timothy Keefe. Smiling Mickey WEIGH
and Cannonbal1 Crane. There were three
sterling pitchers WHO helped 20 bring cham
piOnshiDs to Manhattan in the Eood old
days Keefe was the star. A powerfully
built. wen educated thoughtful fellow.
Keefe knew the art Of footing batsmen with
pulling curves from A 20 z. He was one
OF the first pitchers 20 perfect what Is
known as the slow ball. He had the same
sort OF an easy. swinging delivery for the
slow and the fast, and his control Of both
was 30 perfect that he moved the big hit
tiers OF the Detroit, Boston and Chicago
teams down like 20 many wooden men,
Keefs had terrific speed when he wanted
to turn II on. and on several occasions he
accidentally hit players on the heads with
almost fatal results. But he was always
modest. painstaking. gentlenanIy ana I'M
mensely popular with the great crowds
that thronged the old Polo grounds when
the psunants were being won
WeIch. smaller than Keefe. was nearly
as crafty. He had all kinds OF curves and
a world OF speed. Like Keefe, he possessed
a head filed with base ball knowledge, and
he never failed to make use Of il. either.
Crane, who broke into the game as a
catcher became pitcher BY accident Hs
was catching Dupee Shaw, a noted left
handler. for the Boston Unions IN 1854 when
shaw was suddenly injured and there was
no other pitcher to take his place. Crane
finally offered to 90 into the box and pro-
ceeded to strike cut eleven Of the 81 Louis
Unions In the last six innings. After that
Crane always pitched. New YORK gut him
from Toronto. but it took all 81 Ewing 8
skill TO teach the big Boston boy how 70
control his speed. There was no pitcher In
the league faster than Crane in those days.
but Ewing and big Bill Browne both
handled him as n they were sitting in rock
ing chairs before an open IRE. IL was
Crane pitching that helped the New Yori<s
70 win the worlds series from the
Brooklyns In 1850. when Il looked as II
the championship had been lost. How do
these three pitchers compare with the noted
Mathewson or any OF the New York Ameri-
cans twirier7 Some base ball experts de
clare that Mathewson. in a class by himself
is no better than the famous Amos Rusie.
IF that is so then he II not so much better
than the remarkable Keefe, who taught
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

This made thirty minutes for a half all
too short and led to a number OF tie games
last season. which might have reached a
more satisfactory ending with little mure
time The addition Of a new official. to
be called field umpire. will insure even
cleaner and more sportsmanlike games.
Any evasion OF the rules viii now be prac-
tically impossible. There was little or no
premium last season on a little bit Of hold
ing. a little bit OF offside play. a little bit
of roughing. which did so much TO bring
the sport into disrepute in previous years.
What little there was. however. can now be
enectually stopped, and any evasaons will
be a distinct menace to the eleven which
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

Rusie an that he ever knew about work in
the box
Roger C0nnor was another idol. When
good old Roger left the New York team
in 1sol the fans regarded Il as q calamity
Always quiet. manly sportsmanlike. this
big fellow not only could play first base
IN fine style but he could also hit the bail.
He made no punky little hits. either. but
Tremendously long drives. that took the
wind out OF the helders as they chased the
ball all over the lot while Roger sped
around the bases Connor was never
known to make a kick against an umpire
or Indulge in rfot0us behavior in any form.
Dan McGann OF the New York Nationals
II not In the same class with Roger. so the
veterans insist. and II looks as II they were
not far out OF the way. either. Chase Of
the New York Americans Is probably
better and more sensational fielder. but
that IL all.
Danny Richardson. the little second
baseman. was one OF the leagues stars
in this position. Fred Prefer. Dunlap.
Robinson and other great second base
men IN those days had nothing on Danny.
who was a better ball player than either
Jimmy williams or. any OF the candidates
for this position on McGraw's team. Ar
thur whitney. who played third base for
Ewings champions. was an excellent
fielder but not much Of a batter. both
Devlin and La Porte OF last years New
York team being regarded as far better
than Whitney in all departments OF The
game.
Then we came TO John NJ Ward An
artist and a brilliant star, Ward played
short. field and classed with such experts
as GIasscoclx. williamson. Jack Rowe and
other noted players in that position He
was light on his feet making superb stops
and rapid throws. at the same time cover
ing a large amount OF territory. But II was
at the bat and on the bases that he was at
his best. Ward was the best base runner
in the country IN those days. He took
desperate chances and often stole home
from third base while the ball was passing
between the pitsher and the catcher. He
was a good. free hitter but he did a great
great deal Of bunting and place hitting.
which indicated that he was one Of the very
few brainy batsman who were then in har-
ness. Just tell one OF these veteran fans
that Bill Dahlen OF the Nationals or Kid
Eiberfield OF the Americans r. better
ball player than Johnny Ward was I'm the
old days and then prepare for hours OF
argument
James H O'Rourke. George Gore and
Mike Herman. These were the outfielders
and all Of them could play bali, you can
to play IN the outfield. was heavy bats
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

portions Of the middle west favorable to
an open gate not only to the students and
alumni but 10 the general public. The ad-
vocahes OF this scheme ara unable to show
how teams could be supported without an
endowment fund or how the undesirable
element that always troops in through q
free gate could be excluded.
The few changes made by the inter-
collegiate foot ball rules committee were
not OF a kind 70 affect the general plan
OF the game as played last year in any
of its salient features. but they will serve
to clear up many disputed points and
strengthen several weak points. The change
in the penalty for failure In the use of the
forward pass from loss of the ball to the
loss OF fifteen yards will encourage the de-
velopment OF these daring and brilliant
plays, particularly when a team is fighting
In its own territory. None of the re-
strtctiOns was removed. but the change in
penalty was enough to Increase the value
OF the forward pass ten fold. The length
ening OF the playing time from thirty to
thirty-nve minutes in each half was also
a good move The game as played under
the new code Is less exhausting. and so
free from unnecessary roughness and foul
play that little or no time is taken out
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

ysars aro New YORK.
had a bail team that was con-
sidered the greatest In the Land.
The chsmpionailip q the National
leasus wa won In ISs and lsp
Together With the worlds series each fan
nrst from the St Louis Browns ana AFTER
ward from the Brookiyns. In the time
mat has elapsed the men that brought
tness green diamond honors 30 the metrop-
ois have been practically forgotten. but
those VINO recall their valiant deeds VIII
teh you that no greater combination OF
oase pan talent ever played the game
Those were days when ball pIayers were
real heroes. when their individual traits
and characteristics were known 10 ev.rv
urcilin who peeked through the hole. a,
the fences Of the old Polo grounds at one
Hundred and Tenth street and Fifth ave-
nue. It was only necessary for one OF these
popular idols to emerge In street clothes
rom the side gate To cause az much OF a
riot as Is seen nowadays when a McGraw.
Mathewson. Chase or a Keeler parade
the streets after a struggle in one OF the
Harlem arenas
Veterans viii tell you that Buck Ewing
was the greatest catcher thar ever lived.
For that matter Ewing was really one OF
the most magnificent all around players
that the game has ever produced. He
could play anywhere. Behind the bat was
his real position and there he was IN his
element. A wonderful handler OF gpeed ana
curves. he was also a phenomenal thrower
20 bases and cool headed coacher for the
pitcher. Ewing never moved in his tracks
when he made his nEhtning-liks shots 10
the different bags to catch offering base
runners He had a sort OF snap throw
which sent the ball away like a rife bullet
yet Ewing never appeared 20 display the
slightest sxertion.
Ewing. always a leader. never asked his
men to do something that he could not
accomplish himself He played every POI
sition on the infield Mt various times. and
even went 80 far as to pitch several games
when the other boxmen were not IN shape.
There wac no craftier. speedier base runner
IN the National league in those days. unless
II was Nike Kelly OF John Montgomery
Ward Ewing was on like a fash when he
started to steal and was a remarkable
slider. He could hunt for sacrifice. %
a term used at that time. and could also hit
the ball over the outfieiders' heads for
home runs and three-baggers when such
heavy drives were meet "a. II you try 20
tell those veterans that Kleinow or Bresna-
han of the local teams OF the present time
Is a better catcher than Ewing was I'm his
palmy days you'll find that your hands are
full OF trouble. handed TO you IN punches.
Kleinow is one OF the best catchers in the
American league. but the oId-timers insist
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

OF the old team. Ewing, Brown. Slattery
and Crane are dead Keefe is living at
Cambridge. Mass. where he owns some
real estate. WEIGH has large family In
HoIyoke. Mass. where he conducts thirst
parlor. Titcomb and George. who never
did much regular work in the box. dropped
into obscurity long time ago. ConnOr Is
a prosperous citizen OF Waterbury. Conn.
Richardson owns a dry goods store in
Elmira. Whitney is in business near Bos-
ton. Ward Is practicing law in this city
and is doing well. O'Rourke is still playing
ball as catcher OF the Bridgeport team. OF
which he is also the owner. Gore is a
New York Central railroad detective and
Tiernan owns a saloon in Harlem
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

attempt to walk at all, my right
knee was nearly twice its natural
size and was drawn up considerably
shorter than the other one. A friend
advised me to take 8. s. s. which
commenced. I had tried so many
things that I must say that I had
very little faith that it would do me
any good but was willing to try
anything that promised relief. Be-
fore I had been using IL long I was
greatly relieved. and continuing the
medicine I soon found that / was
entirely cured. The lamensss and
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

man. He could sting the ball for keeps
ana his hits were timely. He was only a
fair fielder and an ordinary base runner.
Gore. on the other hand. was a ine player
In all respects. When Arson let him out o.
the Chicago team New York snapped him
up quickly. Gore then was considered the
fastest man between home and first base
m the business. He could hunt or hit them
out and he usually led or IN the batting
order. He covered lots Of ground In center
field and was a magnificent long distance
pitcher. became the regular right fielder
Of the old champions soon as Ewing
found out how the Silent Man could bat
Herman quickly developed into one Of the
greatest batsnan in the league. which he
led in this respect one season. He was
a whirlwind on the bases and had big
following because Of his good conduct
both on and on the field.
In drawing comparisons veteran critics
say that O'Rourke was a better hitter than
either Conroy or Shannon Of the present
metropolitan teams. but that Conroy is
far better fielder and base runner. Gore.
in the estimation OF competent judges was
a nightier player than Donlin and Hoh-
man, while Herman and Keller about In
the same class. could be rated above Sey-
mour in every way Those who recall the
deeds OF the New York champions OF 1859
may find time to make a few mental COM
parisons by means Of the appended table:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

and all irritating matter removed from the circu-
lation, and nothing does this so quickly surely
as S. S. s. 1t contains not only purifying and
tonic properties, but solvent qualities well, all
these being necessary in the cure of Rheumatism.
S. S. S. goes down to the very bottom of the
trouble and attacks the disease at its head, and
after it has filtered out of the blood all acrid and
impure matter it adds freshness and vigor to the
circulation. Then instead of being a weak,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

another for muscle, another for bone, another
for fat, and so on. After these different prop
critics have been extracted there still remains
a portion that is useless, or waste matter,
which is intended to be carried off by nature (;
but the sluggish, inactive condition of the
different members interferes with the workings
of nature, and this refuse is left in the system
to sour and form uric and other acids, which
absorbed into the blood. The acrid, irri-
tating matter In the circulation settles in the
joints, muscles, nerves and bones, and it IS
this that produces the pain, Inflammation,
swelling and other disagreeable symptoms of
Rheumatism.
Unless the blood is cleansed of the uric
acid poison Rheumatism becomes chronic and
a serious and dangerous disease. The pains
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

tries to employ them. in jeopardizing, per-
haps. the game. The committee was as
conservative this year il was radical
last. and it is believed the best interests
OF the game have been conserved
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

acid and healthy
NJ o
remedy made herbs the
absolutely
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10


For the third ume since the university
crews Of Harvard and Cornell took up mu-
tual rowing contests. the eight-Oared shells
OF the Crimson and the Md and White will
meet again this spring on May %. Only
this time the race viii be held over a two
mile course on Lake Cayuga at Ithaca In
past years the races. both Of which have
been won by Cornell. have been rOwed
over the one and seven-eishths OF a mils
course on the Charles river basin az Cam
bridEe- The Harvard second crew, how
ever. has r0wed an ithaca severn times. In
addition 70 the possible race with Columbia
ami the annual contest with Yale and Cur
nell. Harvard is reaching out fos other
races An frIVitstion has been sent % the
Arsonauts OF Toronto % come down and
row ON the Charles river In Nay. and a re-
ply IS expected from the ArEunauts shortly
The stewards OF ths American Rowing as
sociation. whose hfth annual regatta 10 20
be held az Philadelphia ON May Is. intend
not only 20 gixe every Impetus they can 10
coIless rowing. but uksWise 70 interschol-
asric rowing. which they think has been
neglected by various rowing bodies OF this
country This year the race Tor scitsolboy
efshts VIII b. second IA importance only 70
the junior college race itself. There are
two massachusetts crews from Philadelphiz
which always participate. thess beng the
Central High and Central Manual eighta
Then word has been receiVsd from the
Gsorsetown PrsDarAt0Ey seheol tA@t e VIII
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10
Experimenting with the Zebra
oco,tinued from Page FiveJ

V~UIit1IIusu AIOIII "HO 2 10oI
add to Captain Nys' disgust his heaters
thought the corral an excellent instrument
for trapping antelopes. and they drove in
nearly LOCO Of these. ranging in size from
the giant kudu down to the tiny water
buck.
Here was a grave derelIction. of duty,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10
RHEUMATISM
CAN NOT BE RUBBED AWAY

Whenever attack OF Rheumatism with its thrGDbg muscles Ttch
and a1ay desirable
usually
il he drawno
nor acid IN the a
nOush the different making blood,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10
RHEUMATISM CURED BY 5. s. s.

Mrs Ida NJ. Palmer Of I96 Fulton St., Brooklyn,
N z, writes follows II wish you 70 know what
great benefit have received from the of s. 8. 8.
I have been afflicted with Rheumatism for twenty
years, scmstimss grew until IL misery 70
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10


e s il of
hands, fee, arms r becom
n a the
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10


The offering Of a purse OF s0.00 by
reputable club Of Kansas City shows that
wrestling Is again to be given a chance
to show itself as the greatest Of indoor
sports and that the game Is on the incline
and mounting into favor once more
Omaha has had a taste of the sport IN the
match between Farmer Burns and Charles
Hackenschmidt. and the lovers OF the game
which requires speed. strength. cleverness
snd courage are elamoring for more OF the
same kind of sport For years this sport
has been saddied with iniquity and de-
splsed because OF the crosses and double
crosses which were worked on the confiding
public in the olden days when It was
carried 50 far that not a corporaIs guard
could be called out IN Boston and St Louis.
some OF the leading sporting cities of this
country. There Is a great chance for those
who make their living by wrestling to
again force the game to the front by al
ways INDUCING in fair play. There may
be some who win not do this and who for
a little personal gain would dump a match.
but they should be farther sighted and see
that II they would make big winnings az
the sport which is being revived they must
tote fair with the public. which IL not
always looking 20 be humbugsed. For the
big men In the game TO look ahead and
avoid the deceit and fakes which have
characterised the game in the pas; there
is great hope that this sport win increase
with rapid strides. for it would be taken
up in localities where boxing Is barred.
wrestling Is always under suspicion ana
next 20 foot racing Is the easiest with
which to fool the public II the wnestlers
now coming to Omaha think they can pull
on any chicanery they may get LEFT. but
n they deliver the goods they viii have
nod following
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

all left straighten move or bend my leg
az well as any and I have never known what
Rheumatism since. am 50 years old and feel
deeply grateful to s. 8. g."
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY ATLANTA. GA.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

0HTBEN years ago New YORK
had a bah team that was con-
sidered the greatest IN the Land.
The chsmpionatip q the National
leagus was won In IsSs and 80.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

Golfers are on the anxious seat waiting
for the chirp of the birds OF spring to call
them from their Information 10 the hume
rous links which surround Omaha. This city
supports more good golf courses than any
city OF its size In the country. and two OF
these. the Country club and the Omaha
Field alub are hard to beat The Field club
links have been changed around several
times and each spring brought out some
new contemplated change. but this year
they are 1xed and In splendid condition.
The addition OF the new forty acres has
given the Field club a beautiful course and
the directors hope II viii not have to be
changed. Hayward @. Leavitt- chief pro-
nloter OF the Transmississippi Golf associa-
ton. has been elected n director of the
Western association. and this has given
hope to Omaha golfers that that classic
might be played in Omaha IN the near
future.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
The Laws Delay.

A correspondent OF the News Leader
calls attention to the following extract
from the Constitution of California:
Article VI, section "a mo Judge of
Superior Court or of the Supreme Court
SHALL after the list of July, 1890, be al
lowed to draw or receive any monthly
salary. unless he shall take and sub
scribe an affidavit before an officer au-
cause in his court remains undecided
that has been submitted for decision for
tho period OF ninety days"
The correspondent says that 1T is a
notorious fact. easily verified, that at
least three of the judges Of our corpora
ton courts have cases now pending
which have been argued and submitted
for their decision at least two years ago.
The News Leader says that this COM
munioation does not como from Rich
mond or vicinity, and adds that our
Judges keep well up with their dockets
we DO not dispute the fact, but there
is complaint. nevertheless. of the laws
delay among some Of The lawyers OF
Richmond. The judges themselves know
whether or not the complaint Is justi-
tiabla. II our Judges have more work
than they oan do there should be moro
courts. The business OF our courts
should be dispatched with rs great
promptnass as is consistent with the
orderly administration Of Justice. DELAYS
often defeat the very ends Of Justice and
cause great hardships to ltigants The
famous case Of "Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce"
finds many n parallel In court records.
But the judges arc not altogether to
blame. by any means, for tardy Justice.
1t Is often the case that lawyers on one
side or. tho other not only assent 10
continuance, but fight for it. Before
condenring the judges the lawyers
should be sure that their own skirts are
clear. II the lawyers would Cooperate
heartily with the judges In speeding tho
docket, there would be far greater dis
patch in court proceedings and far less
complaint of tho laws delay.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
Railroad Employees.

rd,tor OF The Dispatch:
have read with much interest your
recant editorials relative to the awful
"a ilwav Disasters which have occurred
on our railroads within the past few
months. In all of these editorials I have
seen YOU dwell at some length on lndi-
yIdunl responsibility. There Is no doubt
that allSof us lnvo n certain amount OF
responsibility In this life, but what might
be a. responsibility for one person mighs
not be for another. It depends altogether
IN the ability, for what is possible Tor
one person to accomplish Is impossible Tor
another. I have made some inquiry INTO
the real conditions, as they exist on
our railroads. and l am told by railway
employees that there are q good many,
mon (some Of them mere boys) who nave
not tho ability to discharge the important
and responsible duties that rest on them.
have special reference to the telegraphie
service on our railroads. as this seems to
be one OF the most Important things con-
nected with the safe movement OF trains.
investigation so far shows that the tel
egraph operator Is responsible for the
terr,ble wreck Mt Terra Gotta, on tho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. in which
f,fty people lost their lives. investigation
of both Of the wrecks on the Southern
Railway proved them to he the fault OF
the operators. There need be no fur
Their evidence to show that there is a
very great responsibility on the telegraph
operators, and that they should he men
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-16
The Work of the X-Rav.

The invaluable X-ray has again saved n
human life in remarkable manner after
medical skill. unaided by the Roentgen
discovery, had been utterly bafiled. A
two and one-half inch nail which for nine
mouths had been Embedded in the bron-
chial tube of Isidor Berkowitz, OF 40 For
syth Street. was removed by surgeons of
the Beth Israel Hospital as soon as they
had located It with tho rays.
During the nine months doctors pro-
nounced the throat clear yet the child
had intermittent commissions and grasped
madly at his neck and chest The case
was puzzle until DR.. Francis Huber de-
cided to employ the rays. He saw the
nall clearly, and on November 2lst per-
formed n delicate operation. Nothing was
made public about the case until yester-
day. when the surgeon announced that
the boy had recovered completely and
would be out to-day.-New York Amer
ican