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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
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CALLS KAY A RUBBER-NECK.
How Washington's Fielder Found
Trouble Doing His Duty.

Kay, the new outfielder of the Wash
ington club, is in the off season a rail
road brakeman on line that takes in
the mountainous districts Of Maryland
and Virginia 1t is the big outfelder's
duty to yell out the stations along
the route, and they say that, on ac-
count Of the great volume of Kay's
voice, he can be heard from one end
of the trip to the other. Kay was tell
ing story recently while the Ath-
letics were In Washington about an
experience on the cars last winter.
1t appears that there Is little min,
Ing town up IN West Virginia called
Sawyer, and IN this particular day
Kay had Just opened the door of the
second coach ard shouted Sawyer"
when he espied roughly-dressed
countryman kissing rather pretty
girl of the fellows own station in life.
No sooner, said Kay, had he yelled out
the name of the station than the coun-
tryman shook his fist at him and
ciled: II don't keer a durn II yer
did. yer consarned rubber neck; we'se
on our way ter git married, anyway;
but durn my cats If we likes yer but.
tin'-in ways" .
And to show his independence, ex
planned Kay. the countryman implant
cd another kiss on the blushing face
Of his bride'to-be.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
PLANS BEING FORMED
FOR BOWLING TOURNEY
More Than $35,oo0 VIII Be offered
In Prizes for Matches In Gin
cinnati Next Year.

Plans for the national bowling
tournament are already being formu-
lated by the committees of the Ameri-
can congress in the different cities.
The tournament will be held in Gin
cinnati in February.
The prize list will exceed $4,000,
which is more than $4,000 more than
the amount offered at st. Louis last
year. Most Of the money will be raised
by the entrance fees, which are $25
for hve-men teams, $40 for two-men
teams and IS for single entries. The
additional money for prizes and med
ais has already been pledged, so that
there is no doubt that the full amount
referred to will be divided among the
contesting bowlers.
During the tournament match
game among Miss Kern of st. Louis,
Mrs. Rosskopf and Mrs. Koo Of Gin
cinnati and several other women
bowlers will be arranged.
Although assured by the presidents
of the several central bowling associa-
tions that they would use their in
fiuence to have the championship
teams of their respective organiza-
tions take part in the Cincinnati tour
nament, President Hermann Of the
A. b. G. has taken up this matter with
the individual members of these teams
and expects to have no trouble what
ever in bringing them together in one
big match during the local tourna'
ment.
1T will be the first time in the
history OF bowling in this country that
what may be termed an international
match has been rolled" said Mr.. Herr.
mann. II have been practically as
sured that the Corinthians of New
York city, champions of the National
Bowling association; Thompson s
Colts. winners of the Canadian Bowl.
ing association, and Paulson's team of
Denver, leaders of the Western Bowl
ing association, will meet the Furni-
ture City team of Grand Rapids, Mich,
champions of the American Bowling
congress, here in February. This in
itself ought to be tremendous draw.
ing card. as 1t will bring together at
once the four strongest bowling teams
Of the United States and Canada
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
KELLER HAS SAVED FORTUNE.
Little Outflelder of New York Amer
leans Worth About $15o,00o.

Wee Willie Keeler of the New York
Americans recently completed tho
purchase of another fiat building in
Brooklyn, and at the same time an
nonnced that he is not looking for a
position in a managerial capacity.
Keeler doesn't have to. His salary
playing the outfield for the Yankees
is more than half the big league man.
ayers get, and, besides. Keeler has
plenty of money and does not have to
go looking for the cares and worries
of running a team in order to swell
his bank baalnce.
Those who know the little fellow
best and who are aware Of the sal
aries he has drawn for the past ten
years, state that at a conservative es
innate he is worth $15O,00O, every
cent of which he made in baseball or
by the legitimate profit on his realty
investments in Greater New York.
Keeler has saved as he has gone along
the line, and while his career on the
diamond is yet far from finished. he
could, II he desired, retire now and
live in luxury for the balance of his
life,
His last purchase involved an in.
vestment Of some $4,000, and q good
slice of that amount represented his
savings for the current year.
There are several we'll fixed men in
the ranks of the big league. notably
Frank Chance Of the champion Cubs,
Fred Clarke of the Pittsburgs, and
Muggsy McGraw of the Giants, but
nearly all the wealthy ball men made
their money in outside enterprises,
while Keeler takes things easy In the
winter and does his whole years work
chasing flies and making base hits
| tor Clark Griffith.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
STORY OF KID M'COY'S
JUNKET TO ENGLAND
The Versatile Prize Fighter Knew
How to Get the Coin from
British Promoters.

Tommy Burns has reached England
Many ring followers are of the opin-
ion that Burns will make little money
on the trip.
Xix McCoy's and Jack OBriens
junketing trips to England were the
jokes Of their time. Mccoy knocked
out three would-be champions in one
night. O'Brien became English cham
pion, partly through real fighting and
party through framing tactics.
Mccoy showed the Englishmen the
Importance of getting the coin, too.
Until he arrived on the island English
boxers were come-ons for the club
managers. Mccoy boxed at Wonder.
land. He was to be given the usual
trimming, but the versatile kid" used
up-to-date financial methods.
Mccoy put out his three opponents
and returned to his dressing room. He
had a premonition that there was
something doing in the box Office, and
that by the time he arrived to count
up his end would have shrunken tc
peanut dimensions.
Jumping quickly into trousers. hat
and overcoat, without stopping to take
off his tights and get the usual rub.
down. the kid" slipped back to the
box Office, where he found one man
counting up. Mccoy had little grip
in one hand. Sweeping what he re-
garded as his share into the grip he
skipped lightly out through the side
door of the Wonderland into the re-
ception room, where the matches are
made. through another side door into
the street and waiting automobile
and ten seconds later he was streak
ing it for the train.
"E was beastly sharp" complained
the Englishmen. "E didn't leave
enough to pay the preliminary bouts"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
FOOTBALL EARNED ROUND
SUM FOR YALE IN 1901
Athletic Receipts and Expenses 70
Year Made Public by Finan.
claI Union.

Athletics at Yale university for tn,
year ending September 1, 1906. accord
Ing to report given out the othe,
day by the finance committee OF tn,
Yale financial union, netted an In
crease OF $4,000 in the four major
branches as compared with the re
ceipts for the previous year.
While tie financial year ends II
September. the annual report of the
financial union is not completed until
about one year later which accounts
for the faut that the report for 1906
football showed gain OF $4,000.
The finance committee. consisting
Of Henry B. Sargent. Theodore s
Woolsey and Walter Camp. In its re
view Of the year. points out consid
cradle sewing In expenses as coin
pared With the previous year, due Il
various reforms
From the short balance sheets
these figures are taken: Baseball, rA
ccipts $22.406, expenses. s1S,691; boz
club, receipts s7026 expenses 15,492,
football receipts $73,429: expense.
SS5,552 athletic association (for gen
eral sports. etc.). receipts s2,362; ex
penses $l2,G53; appropriation to Yale
gymnasium $1,000. Yale field, re
ceipts s93. expenses $1.120.
The balance carried forward Is SIS,
O00 The reserve fund, which event
ually will be devoted to new Yale
boat house and improvements at the
Geld. Is now $l23.419.
I From the separate accounts some
of the figures are as follows: Foot
ball. Columbia game, $5.53S; Harvard
game SSO,954; Princeton game s2s, s,161
The training table cost $S,762, trav
cling $2217, street car fares $59s; car.
riages $40. sporting goods $3,413
hotels and meals $6,464, doctors and
medicine STAB, trophies and prizef
$1,000. rubbers, alcohol. etc, $1,OOS,
press clippings 5000. administration
salaries, etc., $7755.
For the crew tho subscriptions were
$S.l6S, the observation train 81, sos
The expenses were twice the amount
Of receipts, in addition to $4,000 paid
off ON the Gales Ferry quarters mort
gage.
From the baseball accounts 1t is
seen that the Princeton game brought
in $6,213. and the Harvard game
$9.042. The track athletics at Har
ward netted S1,Q83.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
oLcoTr A BAD BET.
tlor the Young Man Lost Two Wagers
on the Actor.

Chauncey Olcott is somewhat con-
,eienco stricken-a rather unusual
ling for an actor-and the cause Of
i,s remorso came about In this way:
One afternoon while he was re-
Lears:rg his COMPANY in New York
young man whom he had noticed
n rcnyersatlon with two other men
front Of the thoater left his com.
.puious. and crossing the street,
aid.
- beg your pardon. but are you
nanYcev Olcott?'
one restonded the comedian, I'm
bs b,other."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
WarfieId Refuse, a Million.

David Warheld, It is said, has de
clined a proposition of $1,000. 900 fol
a contract covering ten years in or
der to make his latest try for the ap
proval of theater-goers under the
management of David Belasco. who
first introduced him TO the public In
serious roles. This great sum was tc
be guaranteed by real estate values
and the actor was to risk no capita
In the venture, II was said that Nix
on g. Zimmerman, the Philadelphia
firm of theatrical managers. ap
preached him on the subject during
the run of The Music Master last
February.
Mr.. Warheld said such an offer was
made by Felix Ishman, OF Philadel
phia, but could not say for whom he
was acting
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
PEOPLE AND PLAYS.

Mile. Yvette Guilbert made her
iebut on the legitimate stage at the
farieties. Paris. recently, in new
omedy by Louis Artus. entitled
L'Amour en- Banque."
Charles Richman will resume the
Gle Of Kcarney iii ~ he Rose of the
Rancho when The tour of that play
leSias, M Richmap originated the
hsrscter ,rhep the plAy was first pro.
luced
Mrs. Leslie Carter has added La
Tosea'' to her repertory for this sea
son.
Mss Carlotta Nillsoa will appear In
he course of the season In several
one act plays written by herself.
On his arrival In London recently
on his way to Egypt CharleB Klein
was asked II his latest play. The
5tep.Sister," would be seen there. His
reply was; mot unless she is brought
over In a casket.' fit
Donald Robertson has put in re-
hearsal for early production at Chi.
cago his own dramatizaton OF Alex
ander Dumas THE Man In the Iron
Mask Mr. Robertson was successful
In this play when he presented it 10
years ago. t'N
The tragedy which Signor D'Ar.
nunzio has Just finished is called "1'he
Ship" Its theme is the influence OF
the Adrlatic ubon the Italian mind. In
other words, this Is symbolical
drama. The author has also In press
a novel called "Yes or No." and two
modern plays In prose. "Amaranthe"
and "The Pitiless Lady" (
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
John Is stIII the Fashion.

John Drew can always be counted
on to give at least one new touch to
masculine styles with each recurring
season, and this year he shows two
Of the --latest things They are
both confined to HIS evening coat and
consist of the introduction of an out
side pocket for g handkerchief and
an unusually liberal display Of but
tons on the coat In front That the
pocket is for handkerchief there can
be no doubt. for In the manner in
which Drew uses It fully half of his
handkerchief protrudes from the
pocket loosely doubled up. The but
tons consist Of two rows OF four OIL
each side of the coat above the waist
and they are about half way between
the edge of the coat and the seam up
der the arm, srt Ds
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
THREE-I LEAGUE RESERVE
LIST FOR NEXT SEASON
President Holland Issues Bulletin Of
Players Retained by Each Of
the Clubs.

President Holland has received the
reserve list from each club in the
Three l league for the playersretained
for the season of 1908. The list by
clubs Ii as follows
Cedar Rapids--M. e. Simon, o.
Crandall. j. p. Malicott, William Fox,
Roy Radabaugh. William Renzenbrink,
c. M. Spencer, J. Marion, Patrick
O.Connor, M. Pfyl. o. o. Howard, c.
Crandxll, 2. g. Clevenger, Ben Davis,
q. T, Oakes. r. T. Brown and Roy
Balausser.
sClinton--H. Stauffer, John Baker,
David Crockett. Robert Corkhill. Ely
Kaphan, Harry Ohland. Otto. vogel,
! Charles Smith. Leeh Lemon. William
Flset. Charles Ward, j.. Slattery, j.
Leonard and n. Doxie. Reserved by
Huspenzion-HaYry Harc.l, Jacob
Eul,, M. Lindley, F. Neiman, M. Ramey,
w. Carney, w. P. scully, T.. p. Bend
ing, w. Bressy and L. StilI'nan.
Dubuque in ths name Of
the Three league-Frank Genins, q.
G.. Beisser, Howard Derringer, Henry
Bossi. j. A. Shields, Charles McGill.
Tim O'Brlen, n. w. Swain. Stuart
Gurney, A. c. Webber, Paui Com
panion, Walter Madden, Monte r.
Bales. Ralph w. Lord, John Bannah.
Reserved by Suspension--J. w. White.
Peoria-John, Thiery, Paul David
son, ]. Bewar. T. Raymond, Roland
Wolf, Chris Eastman, Paul Moo re, AL
bort Nelson, P. Wilder, Henry Kuep.
per. J. H. Shea and Ralph Works.
Rock Island-John Tight, Dan
O'Leary, John Hines, Clarence w.
Wanner. Joseph Berger. Arthur Lun-
din, Frank Murphy, Roy bowers. AL
Swain. Louis P. Cook, Joe Scott,
Christy Wilson, Harry II. Howard,
Dow vandine, and, by suspension,
George q. Hardin
Springfieid--William Ludwig, James
Novacek. Fred Donovan, Forrest
Moore. e. F. Salisbury. A. p. Owens,
Richard Smith, George E. Hughes, ].
M. Herbert. H. G. Scharnweber, ]. L.
Ruby, Albert Shaw, Ross Thornton,
Carl. vandagrift. Reserved by Pur-
chase-Joseph Burg, from Marshall
town. Ia: Harry Steiger and AL De-
neau. from Battle Creek, Mich; l..
Doake. from Shelbyville, and Lee Nc,
Gee. from Waterloo, la. Reserved by
Suspension-Louis Lippert. Hugh,
Warner and Anvil Wolf,
Decatur - Charles Bomar, David
Schreiber, Edward Persons, William
Lelivelt. George Bittrolff. Harry Berry,
william Powell. Thomas Tennant.
Fred Moore, William Prout, Otto Wag-
ner Frank Long. ]. ID, Jeffriea, Fritz
Huffman. Reserved by Purchase
John Barkwell, from Charleston. ILL.,;
Harry Swain. from Leavenworth,
Kan; Grover Loudermilk. from Mat
toon; c. r. Keys. from Quincy, ILL.,.
Ollie Gfrosrer. from Jacksonville, Ill.
Reserved by SuspensiCn-Edwin Op-
f6rgelt. Curtis Uncapiier, s. Morris
and Joseph Smith.
Bloomington-A. e. Wilson, II. r.
Hyfert, Z. 8. Thorson. Elmer Koestner,
Lewis Jensen. AL Kuhn, A. M. Ebright,
L. z. Donovan, Roy Snyder, Earl Gra-
ham. Fred Beck. Will Humes. John
Newsam. BY SuspensionTFred Mel
choir.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
AN ACCOMMODATING INDIAN.
Was Even Willing to Marry to &c
Position az an Escort.


During the engagement Of r. II
sothern in London last spring the act
or received number OF letters re
questing him to inaugurate the serv
Ice of professional escorts" which
had been in vogue during the engage
ment at the Lyric theater in New
York. M
The duty of these escorts was tc
take lonely ladies' home after the per
formance, The news of this innova
tion had preceded Mr.. Sothern's ar
rival in London. and among the nu
merous applications in the escort
corps the following perhaps was the
most amusing, II was sent by an In
dian belonging to a wealthy Bomba,
family. He wrote
II am member OF tip-top Indiar
family, well known In London, Pari:
and New York, and am one of the
next heirs. have good talent foi
original literary work of an imagina
tive, idealistic nature. An interest
ing chronological chart bears ont m,
views. | am. however, willing I,
change my career for more adyetur
GUS one, for my present occupation
does not satisfy my artistic craving
hence apply to you, | will not onl'
undertake 10 act as an escort, bu
take charge Of your whole organizs
tion as well, and altogether relieve
You Of all anxiety on that score ant
make 1t a great success. am en-
gagged to young lady, and, II mar
ried man is supposed to be bette
fitted for escort duties, | am read,
to complete that position in a yer.
short time" No.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25

The national base ball commission
has announced that 1t will not assume
5prtsdicti0n In cases where minor
lcaguers have jumped their contracts.
Such cases must be heard and acted
upon by the national board OF the
minor leagues. but the action of the
vuinor league board must be confirmed
BY the commission before the players
can be reinstated.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25

The Carlisle redskins will again be
coached this fall by Pierce. who turn.
ed out an excellent eleven last sea-
son. Pierce was star player during
the years he was student In the In.
dian school.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25

" cantiiicn lsS Hopeful,
Joe captillon ls confident that he
MN he. able 10 give Washington .
tsst division tsa4n nezt' season.
The sun., 1908-05-10

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mother we're talking IN low tones and ran
up atairs and into her room. She threw
herself on her bed and let the tears come.
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greeting 70 the sun.
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The sun., 1908-05-10
GreedN little Salmon.

Little creatures may be very greedy and
vet not be able to eat much because Of their
size. as was illustrated, for instance, in the
case OF a hatch Of about 10000 little Chinook
salmon that we're hatched out at the
Aquarium
These young fishes, each about two inches
long, would eat so much that their little
stomachs fairly stuck out, and yet 10 feed
the whole 10000 took daily only one pound
Of liver and a quart Of herring roe, both
chopped fine.
The sun., 1908-05-10
Ch,neok saImOu IN P.cOnIc River

Out Of a lot Of about 1880 Chinook
Galrnon hatched out At the Aquarium in
March 10000 lively little fishes, now about
twoinohesl long, have been turned over 10 the
New York State Forest, Fish and Game
Commission, which has placed them in the
waters Of the Peoonio River, Long Island
The Chinook Ia a Pacific salmon. and these
are probably the hrst Of their kind 10 bS
planted In Atlantic waterS
The Delta independent., 1908-05-01
Other Crops Promising

Let US have a big beet crop, big
yields of grain and alfalfa, our usual
fine potatoes, melons and vegetables.
These with the good bearing orcha, ds
of apples, some peaches, plums and
pears, and our valleys won't be so
worse by a long shot.
The fact is, these scares about the
fruit crop come annually. Last year
the frost got in its work harmfully,
for the first time in number of sea-
sons. Unfortunately the freezes of
Saturday and Sunday nights injured
many trees in this section. Ncoks
higher up but more protected, suffered
less. But these matters nearly always
turn out better than at first feared.
Another zig to be considered is that
the setting of fruit in these valleys is
always greatly beyond what the trees
could bear and ii frost does not thin it
the orchardist must do so. A frost
that would leave one half of the fruit
to grow and ripen. could not be said to
have done an injury by causing the
other half to drop. Again, a lighter
crop always receives better care and
brings higher prices The trouble with
these frosts is that they catch more
exposed orchards extending over strips
of country which they render literally
barren, while other orchards in more
protected situations are left to yield
well.
But there is to be nothing like
general failure in Delta county. Even
if number of her resources were cut
down. which they are not, she could,
with her various other crops, still show
a product exceeding in net profit to her
farmers, more than an average with
the best agricultural sections of Colo
RADIO or any other state,
The Delta independent., 1908-05-01
respecting For Oil.

Montrose vicinity is prospecting for
oil and already has well down con-
siderable depth. In this prospect well
II is reported there are oil seeps and
generally good Indications so good, in
fact, that experts tell them they should
be willing to spend from $50, 900 to
500, 900 in oil development, if it should
be necessary to sink different holes to
depth before procuring a producing
well. Delta county is undoubtedly oil
territory and some of it possesses all
the good indications of the best known
fields. That both oil and natural gas
could be obtained here there is every
reason to believe. We should like to
see some prospecting for oil done IN
this very enticing field. 1t may be that
in few years from now an orchard
may be smudged from nearby oil wells.
Why don't some of our promoters take
up this matter and make an effort to
interest capital in sinking few pros
pect wells. 1t is worth the effort. The
field is inviting In every respect, and If
oil was not obtained, the work might
prove much regarding the value of
deeper coal measures, valuable water
channels, etc. But it's dollars to dimes
that commercial oil and gas can both
be obtained from several Delta county
belts, II the proper effort Is made.