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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22
fourteen Star PLAYERS
WOULD BRING IN $23 900
Picking the Major League for Its Greatest Stars Shows a
Lineup Worth Fortune-Wagner and Cobb Lead
All Others in Cold Cash.

hindcrcd by managerial duties. shines
at second base when comparison Is
brought out. as an electric light shines
over tallow candle The Sl5,oVp
sent out for his release would go beg
ging for a taker.
At the last sack of the diamond Ron
by Wallace of the st. Louis Americans
looks the Sunday morning kid, though
AZ present playing shortiield. IhUd
base is the station mt which Wallace
became famous. While being tried out
as u pitcher by Cleveland the third
sacker Of the Blues was injured ana
put out of the game for an indefinite
period After several unsuccessful at
tennis to FIJI the hole at the third
corner. Wallace. though a pitcher, vol
untcered to take a chance as in in
fielder. He made good from the jump
and became. and now Is, one of the
greatest of ball players. McAlcer would
laugh himself into Mysteries were $l5,-
600 sent up to purchase his release.
WAGNER STANDS ALONE.
Shortstop comes next. and the un-
disputed title belongs to the Flying
Dutchman, Honus Wagner His work
this season. since joining Pittsburs,
has proved his sterling worth. Gong
TO the team when IL was away down
in the percentage column, Wagners
work has greatly assisted in placing
the smoky city team on the top rung
of the ladder What do you suppose
would be said to one who offered $25,-
900 for the great Hans?
For the left field the package should
go to Mike Donlin, the great out
fielder and slugger of the New York
Nationals DO YOU think for a minute
that Donlin's release could be pur-
chased for $4,000?
For center field Detroit puts the run
ner up in the person of Sam Crawford.
The great fielder and hitter would
never get away from the Tigers on an
offer of $4,000
Next comes the right garden, and
Detroit puts another one on the pan
in Tyrus Cobb the Georgia boy who
Is the real sensation of the baseball
world Would $4,000 buy his get
away papers? Twenty thousand, with
an added five thousand. would look TO
Jennings the same as Il blue shirt
waist would loom up at a pink tea.
THE GREATEST UTILITY MAN.
For utility player. Hoffman. the
great all round player wearing Chi
cago Cub uniform, is the whole piece
of broadcloth. and $4,000 would be
mere pocket change to offer for Hoff-
man, the grandest of all the utility
men.
Mustered together as one club does
1t seem possible to defeat such team
for any pennant?
FiguratiVely speaking, the money TO
buy the releases, as estimated above,
would be.
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just little more aggressive grand
team man for man. but somehow does
not look like a pennant winner This
team would be the easiest of the four
new in the first division for the Amer-
can league champions to beat if it
should land the National league pen-
nant this year and thus be the team
TO represent the National league in the
worlds championship series
PHILADELPHIA.
An evenly balanced team through
out, game and determined Few. If
any, bright, shining lights in its line,
but IL or IA players who would
strengthen any team in the league If
divided among the other seven. In
the game all the time and steadier than
any team in the league. A pitching
staff that looks as good as any in the
league, strong behind the bat. a splen-
did infield. fair fielding and strong
batting outfeld. Its weakness is on the
bases-not in the judgment of its
men, but in speed
Here are the figues of the wav the
country's leading writer's pick the finish
in the Two major leagues:
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is. "Who is the geatest baseball play
err"
G. o. Hidden in the New York World
declares that this does not mean the
greatest batter. although it must be
admitted that the man with the Wallop
comes first in the eyes OF the rams;
not the greatest fielder. nor the great
est base runner. II means. taking iii
all departments of the game who eN-
GELS above all others, day in and day
out. and whose work does more than
any other mans to win games?
Years ago the late Mike Kelly posi-
bly, the quickest thinker that ever
played the game, would nave been
awarded the title of the greatest
players who nourished in kelly's time
had their stanch adherents. What 10y
al followers of the Giants of the so 5
would admit that Kelly had anything
on Xuck Ewing on Johnny Ward?
Phiadelphans today, and among them
men who know the game well from
every angle, claim that the late
Charley Ferguson was the greatest all
around player of that period
But all previous disputes on this sub
ject were passed up in the nineties
when Napoleon Lajoie and Hans Wag-
ner entered the arena as National
League players. While the two We're
in the same league the discussions as
to their relative merits were mild. But
when, in 1901. I.ajoie cast his fortunes
with the American league and Wagner
stuck to the old organization the ad-
herents of the two great players waNed
warm in arguing over their claims To
the title the greatest player To get
a National league adherent TO admit
that the graceful Frenchman had
anything on Wagner was impossible
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NATIONAL.

toward first. That is. the first base
man would simply take the ball and
tag the base, retiring the batter, hut
allowing the runner on first to go down
to second unmolestcd Tenncy worked
out new play for this situation In
stead of playing for the batter" he
came in ON the ball, whipped It to sec.
ond, thus cutting off the man on
base, and then he rushed to first in
time to receive the return throw from
the second baseman, thus putting out
the batter. other first basemen i'm
itated the play ana it is now a regular
fnai urn of the csnn1n
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picked the Phillies to win the pennant
this year, even despite the lead Muir
rays men will have to overcome to do
it.
Here is a culling of comments on the
playing of the leading teams in the
National league at present;
CHICAGO.
The best team in the league when
it is playing up to it's form, but not
playing together as it did in 1906 and
1907. Pitchers not working as well as
last year. and several veteran mem
hers falling down when hits are need
ed-men who last year and the
year before were pinch hitters par ex-
cellence The dash and vim so char
acteristc of the team when it was
leading. somewhat conspicuous by its
absence. Rather a suggestion of lack
of gamness in some of Its members
NEW YORK.
fighting team every minute of the
time. Strong in every department of
play, and every member determined to
win the pennant this year Greatest
weakness in the pitching staff, although
not weak, by any means, in that de-
partment except in figuring 1t as a
pennaut winner. McGraw's aggressive
spirit thoroughly instilled into every
member, and "A team never beaten I'M
til the last man is out. An even bet
against Pttsburg and 1-to-2 shot
against the field.
PITTSBURG.
a one-mau band. with Wagner shin
ing out like a red light in field OF
white. Likely to win the pennant II
Wagner escapes injury, it's veteran
pitchers continue the form they have
shown of late and It's members become
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-22
NEW COACHING STAFF
FOR STATE SCHOoLS

Tho coaches for the states unlNersi1,
ties and colleges for this years footpan
viii seem some changes IN n'it,,
Maddox viii stick with the unlNela,'SSi
NJ matter of course. Walker WI
rmaln at the Agricultural college UNI
IN Thanksgiving, when he goes oaek 20
school, His place win be iilled pS
Teetzel. who is now in the east WatGh-
Ing the development Of new rules. ne
WIN stay there until the geal Ihallhsd
NAV undor the new conditions and VIII
come To- the a. G. well supplied with
he latest wrinkles IN the gridiron
Meanwhile, Teetzel's place Is to bg
taken at the y. y, u. az PROVO by FREQ
zane Badenoch viii remain ~ th'
u. Y. G, M LofHn'
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advanced. Denver will see tho lo,91
however, in q return game With thi
Denver university.
The atmosphere mt the High aapl
rs a little more misty, not bta.sl
the chances for this year are Dol rs
bright as they have been IN The pds',
but selection OF a coach has not ye1
been made Material there is in penny
for good team ana when work ray
begins there VIII be fast development
work undertaken. The now gym on
the High school campus adds oppoT'
tuuity for early season work that M.
not been possible before ut the ge''
side institution
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WARS VIM ATHLF7jCALLY.

baseball root
cr" has be-
come too con-
spicuous and
should only DO
allowed in a
mild form on
the parks OF
organized bail.
Tho rN1l Inv
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Picking The Winners in The Major League

PORTING writ
ers throughout
the National
league circuit,
men who dis
cuss the play
ing ability of
I e II ms Impair
TALLY, are now
almost unani-
nous IN de-
claring that the
Chicago Cubs
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)OKING ov @ r
the big league
timber for an
All-Star club.
the following
team looks as
If 1t could
make a run
away of any
pennant race.
il ever Corraled
into one CLUB;
Pit e II e rs
NJ a { I heWson.
New York. Ma
tionaI, DonO-
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WAGNER, D0NL|N & cobb
STAND in SPOT LIGHT CLAIR
Who the Greatest Baseball PlayerDo the Star. of Tod
Eclipse Those of Days Gone Bye. O.
Tdden Makes Anwer

YER since base
ball took a finn
Mold on the
American pub
lie and became
the national
game one ques-
ton has caused
endless argu-
ments among
the enthusiasts
and has never
been answered
to the satisfac-
ton of every
body.
That question
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DIsAGREEAnLE AT HOME.

DISAGRELAIIIlE NJ HOME -,
Lots of men and women who w
home. It's not disposition, It's the ,s
If you ind In Yourself thar you y.
cross around the house, little MnF
worry You, lust buy bottle of BALLARD
Horbine and put your liver In ,sS nssp
better for II, Price 10 cents per 9oln
For sale by r. c. Nj, !. DRUG peHn'
"" aud ~ South Main street
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after the game at the Polo ground.
July 20, in which the Flying Dltcbs.00
made five hits in five times at hi ''' ~.
ever known In the history Of tho \,
tlonal game. '"e u
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
SUGAR COMBINE
FACES BIG SUIT
Government Claims 1t Was Defranden
of $3,oOo,OoO in Duty by
Fraudulent Scales.


New York, Dec. 3O.-Suits against
the American Sugar Refining company
to recover millions of dollars of which
it is charged the government has besn
defrauded in the last ten years are to
be begun by the United States depart
mcnt of justice as soon as the com
pntation of the total amount of the
government claim is completed by the
treasury officials now enga .ged in the
work.
From estimates now made by those
close in touch with the secret work of
the customs officials it is declared the
total to be claimed will amount TO
more than $3.0o0,00O. This sum repre-
sents the dillerGpce between the duty
paid by the sugar trust since the pas
sage of the Dingley tariff act ard the
amount that should nave been paid,
according to the governments claims.
but which is alleged to have been
evaded by the use of fraudulent scales
on the docks of the retiDerIas
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
NEWS OF THE STATE
Happenings Which Are Of General
Interest to All the People
of Iowa.
MATTERS REPORTED BY WIRE
Telegraph News of Events Which
Have Occurred in the Hawk
eye State Daring the
Past Few Days.

Davenport Ia, Dec. '27.-Three
prominent citizens of Moline, ILL.,, lie
In st. Luke's, hospital here as result
of a terrible automobile smash-up on
the government bridge. Ralph 10y.
recently of Geneva, N. Y, has frac-
tured skull and will probably die. c.
H.. Vandervoort, owner, and Eugene
Gruenwald, superintendent of the Mo-
line Auto company, and Joe Kelley,
cab driver, We're injured, but will re-
cover. -
The automobile party was returning
to Moline from Davenport at ESQ
o'clock in the morning, and, thinking
the bridge clear, put on full speed.
Half way across the bridge they ran
into the cab driven by Kelley and
wrecked 1t completely. All the men
in the auto and cab my unconscious
nm Che bridge under the wreck for
some time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
WOMAN DIES 49,
LACK OF FOOD
Brooklyn Family Eats Last Crust OF
Bread as Christmas Bells Are
Ringing, Out.

Brooklyn, n. y, Dec. 3o.-.A pitiful
case of desttntion WAS found by Cap
tain Evans of the Herbert street sta
tioa in a bare little room ~ 7 g 10
floor of 30l Manhattan aGG 'ir.
Phoebe Prince was fo,ln, q, ~ .
starvation on Il mattress Oh tAt hoar
with her four faniisl!el lite children
Rose, four years Old; Samuel, ;hlee;
Kate. two, and Angeline. seven
months.
Mrs. Prince was able to say that
her strength had given out on Monday
On Christmas day the children de
vonred the last crust of bread. They
lad no coal and were scantily clad.
None of the little ones WAS old enough
to summon aid Captain Evans sent
for an ambulance and also for an
agent of the Children's society. The
woman was taken TO the Eastern dis
trict hospital, where she died in n
few hours.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
CHRISTMAS DINNER TRAGEDY
Man Shoots His Wife Dead as the
Family Is About to Go to
the Feast.

Hyde Park, Mass, Dec. %. = DR..
Walter R. Amesbury, of Milford, shot
and instantly killed his wife Anna, IL
teacher Of music in Roanoke college,
Danyille, Va, as the family was about
to sit down to its Christmas dinner
at the home OF Mrs. Jennie Rees, Mrs.
Amesbury's mother, at 300 Metropoli-
tan avenue. here. After his arrest DR..
Amesbury declared that the shooting
was accidental. He would not make
any further statement.
According to the police DR.. Ames-
bury and Mrs. Amesbury became en-
gagged in a quarrel regarding family
matters. They were conversing in the
kitchen, when suddenly the other men,
bers of the family. who were in the
dining room, heard two shots fired.
Rushing into the kitchen the Ames-
bury boys, the Oldest of whom is abou
twenty years of age. grappled with
their father and threw him to the
floor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
Hearst is in mix-up with the Lon

Hearst is in a mix-up with the Lon
don Times an account OF MS asser-
ton that Great Britain is responsible
for Japan's attempts to pick quar-
rel with this country. The Times
calls Hearst "a dangerous dema-
gogue," and Hearst says many hard
things in his reply. Here is a
sample paragraph:
"The attitude Of England toward
this country has always been clear
ly understood by our people, despite
her professions Of friendship. Words,
as President Roosevelt expresses it.
are good when backed by deeds, and
not otherwise. The deeds Of Eng
land have always been detrimental
to this country, and the intelligen,
citizens of this nation know that
England would be as ready to en-
courage Orientals to make war on
this country today as she was to in
cite the Indians to murder the wives
and children Of the colonists in the
days of our struggle for indepen
dence."
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
Governor of Nevada Concludes tc
Call the Legislature in
Extra Session.
ULT1MATuM THAT FETcHEs HIN
President Gives Him Five Days to
Concede His Demand.
Correspondence by Wire That Result.
ed in the Call Presidents
Part Thereof Is Decid-
eddy Sharp.
Reno, New, Dec. S0-A special ses-
sion of the Nevada legislature was
called today by Governor Sparks.

Washington. Dec. 80. - The decision
of Governor Sparks, of Nevada. to call
a special session of the legislature fol-
lows correspondence between the presi-
dent and the governor, in which the
governor. in telegram dated Carson,
New. Dec 26, tells the. president why
he asked for troops, which in brief, is
as follows: First. condition border
ing on domestic violence has existed
in the Goldiield mining district for Il
year, and that the mine owners and
miners have been divided into two hos
tile camps with strikes almost con-
tinuous: that the miners numbered g.
COO and fully 1.500 of them were armed
and that the mine owners had armed
watchmen guarding their property,
state or things that attracted the Grim
inal element to the camp.
Solons Sympathize with Strikers.
Second, that in this situation the civ
II authorities were powerless; that the
armed unofficial bodies were strong
enough to sweep away the civil au-
thorty Mt will; that such n condition
of affairs he considered called for The
presence OF troops until such time as
the law should be re-established on a
firm basis, and that he recommended
ed at the last session of the legisla-
ttre measure for the establishment
of state constabulary, which measure
was rejected by that body, and the
body so rejecting is still in office:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
Mine Sharks Are Sentenced.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 27.-Promoters.
mining engineers and other persons
convicted of using the mails with in
tent to defraud in connection with the
sale of stock in the Lost Spanish Bull
lion Mines company We're sentenced
by Judge r. Il. Lewis in the United
States district court here as follows:
George S. Dubers, Lee Dubers and c..
L., Blackwell, thirty days in Jail and
$1,000 fine each; William II. Wilson.
Nv r. Cameron, A. e. Keabler and
Arthur Lawrence, fifteen days impris-
onment and $500 fine each: Arthur
Levan and n. w. Sebben. S10O fine
and costs amounting to 5000; r. C..
Hunt and Danton Pinkus. $40 fine and
$3.50 costs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
Ex-1ND1AN1AN IN TROUBLE
Newspaper Man Who Is Accused of
Being Short in His Postotiice
Cash Account,

Ocean Park. Cal, Dec. 26..- Post
master Charles T. Lovelace, of this
place, who is accused of the embezzle.
ment from the government of between
$1,000 and $1,000, has surrendered him
self into the custody of the United
States court, and has been released
on $4,000 bond. His postoftioe accounts
are said to have been found short.
Marion, Ind, Dec. 90. = Charles Z.
Lcvelace was formerly editor of the
Wabash Star, which he sold to w. H.
Sharp, later establishing the Hunting
ton Morning journal. which plant he
moved to Ocean Park, Cal, four years
ago. He is Il son-in-law of James Slack
q well-known retired stock dealer who
is now with him at Ocean Park. Love
lace WAS prominent in Democratic poll
tics in northern Indiana. and was edi.
tor of the Huntington Democrat priog
to the establishment of the Wabash
Star
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
Brownson No Longer Chief
"LrNE~ AND STAFF" DEFINED
What the Terms Mean as to Duties
Metcalr Not Talking.

What the Terms Mean as to Duties
Metcalf Not Talking.
AS this whole controversy threatens
to occupy the attention Of the public
for soEle time to come, and perhaps
TO figure 10 some extent in the proceed
inss ST congress, ii may be proper to
state the difference between the line
and the staff. about which the public
mind is more or less confused. IN
brief. it may be said that line Of
ficcr is one whose sole duty is to fight
the slip. While the staff officer is one
who either provides the means for the
line officer to do so or acts under his
direction in carrying out his general
orders.
Thus. the engineer, when of the
staff, looks closely after the machine
cry and starts and stops it when called
upon to do so by the line officer; he
has nothing to say rs to where the
ship shall 90 or at what speed Or when
it shall move. Likewise the surgeons
aboard ship look after the health of
the crew in time of peace and treat
their wounds in time of war. but they
have nothing to do with the move
mcnts of the ship to which they are
attached. and the same rule applies to
the paymaster and to the constructor
who builds the ship navigated by the
line officer.
1t has developed that year ago,
when the Relief was put into commits
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
Work for 10000 Men,

Cleveland, Dec. 2s.-Cleveland man
ufactlrers have under consideration
plans that will mean the resumption of
work for 10000 former employees dur.
ing January. Many factories will re-
sumo operations. practically full, Jan.
G. The American Shipbuilding COM
pany expects to take on 5000 men,
which is nearly full capacity. Hundreds
who We're laid off by the steel mills
will be taken back Jan. G. Smaller fac
tories which have shut down tempo
rarily will re-employ hundreds more
during the coming month. Indications
point to n general resumption of bust
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01

The presidential bee is still buzz
zing in Ex-Secretary Shaw's bonnet.
In recent letter published in the
Des Moines Capital he takes the
position that personal characteristics
and not location should govern in
the selection of the next republican
candidate for the presidency.
Wouldn't it be a picnic for the
democrats if Shaw should be the
republican nominee this year?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-01
PRESIDENTS REPLY Is SHARP
Gives the Governor Five Days to Call
Special Session.

Especial Session.
The presidents reply was sharp, not
to say peppey. After acknowledging
the receipt Of the governors telegram
the president says: ut [Sparks' tele-
grant in effect declares that you have
failed to call the legislature together
because, in your judgment. the legisla-
trre would not call upon the govern
ment of the United States for the use
of troops, although in your opinion it
ought to do so. The constitution of
the United States imposes, not upon
you, but upon tile legislature if it can
he convened, the duty of calling upon
the government Of the United States to
protect the state Of Nevada against do
nestle violence.
You now request me to use the
armed forces of the United States III
violation OF the constitution because
in Your Judgment the legislature would
fail to perform its duty under the
constitution. The state government
certainly does not appear to have made
any serious effort to do its duty by
the effective enforcement of its police
functions. repeat again what have
already said to YOU several times
that under the circumstances now ex-
listing in the state of Nevada, as made
known to me, an application from the
legislature of the state is an essential
condition to the indefinite continuance
of the troops at Goldfield.
circumstances may change, and IL
they do ! will take whatever action the
needs of the situation require so far as
my constitutional powers permit. But
the first need is that the state auhori-
ties should do their duty and the first
step towards this is the assembling Of
tue Legislature. You have
fixed the period of three weeks as the
time necessary to convene and organ
iZe special session. If within five
days from the receipt of this telegram
you shall have issued the necessary
notice to convene the legislature of Ne
vada | shall continue the station Of
the troops Mt Goldfield during such pc
riod of three weeks. If within the term
of five days such notice has not been
issued. the troops will be Immediately
returned to their former stations"