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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
Noteworthy Events in the
American League Race

ST. Louis and New York split
even In a doubIe-header Monday.
Hoeg outpitched Waddell in the
first, but chase's careless play and
HemphlIl's error made il gift 10
tn. Browns. Chesbro was the
choice for the HighIanders in the
second and although hit har der
than Powell the New York bin
giles were timely.
Coombs was batted out by the
Maps at Phitadetph a, SehiettzeF
succeeding him. Poor fielding
helped to make IL a cinch for
Cleveland and leibhardt did not
have to pitch hard to win.
White was at his best while the
White Sox toyed with Wood and
Steele and batted out a victory.
Deacon Mcclure got in himself as
an emergency batter. but could do
nothing.
This is remarkable as the first
game in some time In w1fcr1
Walsh has not taken part for Chi
caeo. II has been the usual Gus
tom for Smith TO start games and
Walsh to finish them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

close at his heels and kept up the
Kicking Kelley, who is now manager
OF the Boston Nationals. was leading
the protest.
In desperation. Burnham finally
pulled his watch and gave the players
one minute To resume play or forfeit
he game. Turning on HIS heels he
strobe away. Kelley was SO enraged
az the thought OF Burnham getting
AMY with his decision that he leaped
FORWARD -SlaPf'e-ti-tfU- WHICH from
the umpire's hands, and with kick
sent II spinning In the dust.
You're out OF the game for that"
yelled Rurnham And you are fined
S25 besides"
oh. I'll pay for your old watch"
roared Kelley. "'Tain't worth nothing
anyway"
| guess YOU will, replied Burnham,
and you can take II along with you"
Not until he reached the clubhouse
did Kelley calm down enough 70 dis.
cover that he had been kicking mis-
own watch. And II was present
from his admiring friends az thar. I'm
Ill he retired from the game, Bum.
ham was thereafter known MS
Watch" Durham
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

New Orleans Claims chsppeIl.

Pitcher Chappell who has papers
10 show that he was released from the
Memphis club OF the southern league,
and who has Signed with the Boston
Nationals Will have 10 have his case
decided before the National commits
sion before he can perform win the
Doves.
President Kavaneugh. OF the South
-ern- League. SAYS thay Chappell he.
longs 10 the NAN Orleans club as the
Memphis team failed ia ask waivers
on Chappell The New Orleans club
has put In n claim for him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
Hawaiian Baseball.

Baseball among the Japanese at
Honolulu is az fever heat and the en-
ttfustdsm or the little yellow rooters
boiled over recently when team froln
the Japanese college OF kelo at Toxic
played with one Of the Honolulu mines.
rhe umpire. who has done we'll so far
THIS season, WAS Forced TO quit ana me
fOOtcIs Want real one from ms
country.
The Honolulu japanese players hook
up with teams from the American war.
ships visiting the port and have held
their own With them The Japanese
population of the city are ardent low
ers of the game and large crowds
gather Whenever game is scheduled
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
"WILD BILL DEMONSTRATES
HE'S in OLD=TIME FORM

been mainstay in the American
league SO long that II Will seem
strange 10 see him no longer when
the Yankees turn mp here II is the
worse that Orth has gone. not 10 "a
Glass 4 minor team, but TO Lynch
burg Va. down among the minor
minors.
Perhaps he will be back in another
year. Ills pitching whip has not
been as good as Of old but the few
performances he has made IN Detroit
-rrTy year nave not shown that Orth
was down and out by any means.
Ii Is interesting in this connection
20 notice that there Is possibility
that Fheo Breitenstein. once the $40.
coo beauty. whom Won Der Ahe sold
10 Cincinnati years ago, for price
that Was considered immense. may
come back into big league ball lie
has been pitching wonderful bail in
The Southern league and seems to
have new lease OF pitching life.
TTTTr TTTTurTTTr CTTfr0U ~ rr6 Maps,
has also picked up IN the warm eli
mate and has percentage OF 500 in
the southern league. Maybe he will
spring zap again rs n phenom In the
minor leagues In a year or so aud be
back n the old big ring.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

Donovan was chased from the mound
and pitched few balls 70 the catch
erS
4 shift in the Tiger team may come
soon at third base Captain CoughHn
has been somewhat lame OF late ana
IL Is possible that Schaefer may shiil
back 10 third ana Downs go In al sec
ond again soon The call for Third
Basenau Perry from Montgomery can
mean only one thing-that Codghlln
neFdS Tciei ~ ms critical tine IN
the American league race.
The last rev DAYS have been most
unhappy ones for Umpire Egau arDl-
traitor n washington for the nctrolt
series That young man has been al
ternately roasted by each side anu
has had the unique honor OF being as
corted FROM the grounds by the police
cnce The happening merely proves
that The double umpir system Is the
-.------...4e Tho Liz l-agnes HnM and
Ban Johnson will DO deaf indeed II n
does not have eight good men WORK
ing next season.
IL would DO no harm u he were 70
pick tp Il couple OF men even DOW 20
help out I'm The nnalC OF this year !
race Miro. LEAGUE seasons are emu
ING and men OF fairly good experience
should bee available by Sept. ]. 10 act
Us assistants during the strenuous
;at.s.l ,laant -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
Frisco Poet Chants of Britt's
Challenge to Bat Nelson

-Eu1-4ln-Ild- Lhe-hnI.l AaadS ...-.+--.,..--.-
Well maybe YOU can wake me then
o.. IT'S pleasant 10 be In GnV Pare.
And TO dance with the CAV yftSott,.
Ana the ahsinthcs the Dope that will
resurrect hope.
TIL YOU think you've nght Ia YOU
vet
Oh lis pleasant be whG4e- uA4--
amt no debris
And your ring record never was
known
Where the low brOws will foU .,r .,,.
old stall
Here IS rest for q bum ulua bone
san Francisco Chronicle
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
.LONGbOAT LOSES;
=BAMES- CONDITION

TORONTO. Aug 25.-Tom Long
boat, the Indian runner, is bitterly in
censed over the criticism he has re.
ceiyed because OF his defeat by Percy
Sellen In the fve-mile race here last
Wednesday. In the Olympic games in
London he received warm eulogy from
Canadian papers because of the Amer
lean protest against him He failed to
do what was expected in the Mara
thon. and last Wednesday finished in
distress, complaining OF his stomach
Several sporting experts here have not
hesitated TO state that Longboat is
failing 10 train and that ne Is existing
on his past record His manager. +.
c. Flanagan said today: Tom will
train from now on and surprise Them
all
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
Loyal Players form
q Cooperative Team

YOUNGSTOWN. O., Aug. %.
Players OF the Ohio and
Pennsylvania league team az
Youngstown tonight saved the
club and league. voting TO play
cooperative ball until after the
doubleheaders of Labor day,
Sept Z, sharing receipts In lieu
OF salaries. The clubs direc-
tors today refused 10 rescind
their decision TO quit backing
the losing team. despite pleas
by Charles Morton, president
OF the league. Morton had or
dered a vote on the cutting
short of the leagues season,
and East Liverpool and Nc
Keesport already have reported
TO stop Sept. I. while Erie. Shar-
on and Canton are believed to
have voted similarly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
Umpire Sues stalllnas.

ROCHESTER,, y. Y, Aug 25.-Thc
EASTERN league umpire. w j, Sullivan
Of Rochester, has filed an action
against George T Stallings. manager
OF the Newark IN. j. baseball club of
the Eastern league for $2h- 600 for
bodily Injuries alleged to have been
intilcled Upon hun by StallIngs after
the game az Newark the afternoon ot
April % IL Is alleged that Stillings
beat sullivan with pool cue, break
ing his right wrist and arm and in
-ll. iuu-e4.,.--.r--
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
GRIFFITH WANTS
DENVER BERTH

Clarke Griffith. former manager OF
the IIighlanders. is reported 10 be ne
gotiating with George Tebeau for the
purchase OF the Denver Western
league club. If he can secure control
he will take complete charge of the
team and manage il himself in 1909
The deals with the Newark and Birm-
ingham clubs have both fallen
through
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
Locke and Glover Drew.

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Aug. 25.-The
boxing season was reopened last
night at the Standard Athletic club
where three rafting bouts were put
on before n big crowd. The main
event was between Billy Glover. of
Bostop, and Kid Locke. VT Piiladel
phia II went fifteen rounds to a
draw
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

II have found Bucklen's Arnlca
salve TO be the proper thing to use
for sore feet, as we'll as for healing
burns, soros. cuts. AMI all manner OF
abrasIons. writes Mr.. W Stone. OF
East Poland, Maine II Is the proper
thing TOO for piles. Try &C. Sold under
guarantee at T. G. Kinsels. Central
Drug Co. and Gray & worcester's
drug stores
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
PERRY WILL
REPORT HERE

President Navin OF the Detroit base
ball club has received word from
Montgomery that Clayton Perry, the
third Daseman who is TO be given a
trial In the final month OF the season
will report in Detroit Saturday This
Will allow Of his playing In the home
games OF the Tigers during Septem-
her
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

Three base hit-Cobb. Sacrifice hit
johnson. Double piay--Coughlin ara
Rossman. Left on bases--Washingtpn or:
3. Detroit. Z, First base on paNs-oN
johnson. z, Of Donovan, =. Struck Qua
BY Johnson, 8. by Donovan, D. Tlm'
1 ~ H. nj n I,lln-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
presbvterian LEAGUE Now.

Representative fFe@- tha-Y young
peoples societies of the various Pres
byterian churches of the city will
meet next Monday evening III the
Fort-st. church house 10 organize an
athletic league.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
Matinee Races Tuesday.

Ftyp-rarrs- rtre--reAeA..led snrAthe
west Detroit Matinee club races OUT
Michigan ave. Tuesday afternoon.
There are two events for the PAGERS
at44l-trt4+ teFs-.Ataeit- -9ift--ef,ttf rttt-r7
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
FLYNN BELIEVES
He HAS CHANCE

LOS ANGELES Cal, Aug. 20
With a crash and bang, AL Kauf-
mar and jim Flynn are scheduled 20
CONS together tonigh; at the Maud
Junction pavilion of the Pacific Ath-
letic club In a l0-round no decision
contest.
The betting odds of 10 To 8 on Kauf-
man with not a penny OF Flynn mon
-ey in Sight tells the story OF tEs pub.
lies opinion OF the meeting or the
big fellows
With spartan-hke courage the fight
ing fireman maintains that the sport
ing public in general and Messrs.
Kaufman and Delaney In particular
are. due for a little surprise party
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
Coed Press Agent hads
DeeI Uahel Wealthy

A good press agent and mai.
{! ageI Is Of far more Importance
I than a good fighter in the land
/, OF the padded mitt Witness
/! the case OF Rudy Unholz
I He was herald.d as man
F.! eater, and did put up n pretty
! good fight or two with the sec
] ond-raters on The Coast He got
I; draw with Battling Nelson, Just
! how Is one of those things no
+. fellow can find out" as my
I friend Lord Dundreary remarks.
/. He came Eas, with the an
| nouncement that nothing shor:
/. OF Joe Cans would satiafy his
! appetite.
! Becoming hungry. however.
{, he modified his IDEAS, was sound
I ~ whipped by a couple OF sec
/! onG-raters. and rs now IN tho
! preliminary class, and yet with
I the aid OF his press agen., Rudy
J has cleaned UP something like
/: $4,000. which, with Dutch fru.
! gality. he now has. in his mo
!. lOric passage through ne prize
! ring. lasting less than year
] Pretty good for youngster
! whose capital is a hard face,
: a hard fist. y good press agent
I; and soft public.
D.s-s-s-e-s-s-s-s-s"s-
--------------
Job Printing Gone rignt Time. pin,
ting Co, Is John " st Phone IseS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
-MaxslEI-n- INTERCHANGEABLE.

Garcon. bring on sotue more frnppe
Abas. ie booze. abas BE- steam.
I want 10 drown that ulna hclc.
Don't wake mo M just let nae lItau3
Garcon bring on another jolt
Again / see that shifty shine
Who COPIED me with his awful ieft
Again I feel that I rot niuc
Carcop. mix up another round.
/ seem TO feel that lille punch
Mcfarland shot at ConrOth's dump
And caught me right upon the lunch
Carcon. keep on just mixing them
I never want TO wake again:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
sy MILTON r. PALMER.

, That Philadelphia series docks bet
ter To Us now that Bill Donovan has
shown that he is back in the same
shape he was at this time last year
when his singing did 80 much 10 COP
the pennant. BY holding Washington
TO two hits Monday the Sniief proved
that he has As much in the tNirling
line as he ever had
That ambitions bunCh of NlL0ntLS
were standing on the4- heads al The
way through and only one gof ~ tar
as second sack Two hits and coup
le OF passes. one or which was debat'
able. We're The sole crGmbs OF comfort
they could get.
Donovan has always been especially
good against philadelphia. Gong =,
his present gait, he csn he depended
ON 10 cop one game IN the series az
fettF- -t--'-t-ff.; fftsflttt i',s-t--at-ltl
thai his suspension threw him cat O.:
turn. Donovan might have t~it'ed H.
two games in The quaker city
Summers, Willett and Winter arc
ell IN t.p.top form just now qid The
fans may not be blamed II they hop
Tor better than an. even split VI The
final eastern series although, against
q strong nome CLUB lika. the Athletics.
IN even split is pretty good
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
$4,000 DERBY s
ON At REhDVILLE
TUESDA Y
SWEET MARIE AND SoNoMA GIRL
GET BIGGEST HANDiCAPS IN
ING.

BOSTON, Aug. 25.-The great har.
ness event OF the year. the American
trotting derby, with purse OF 100000
as an incentive, will BE- held today on
the Readyille track, in connection
with the second day OF the grand cir
cult, with conditions which make the
event unique In the history OF horse
racing In this country.
Forty-four harness horses, most o..
them well known. are entered Cor the
event and will compete not on equal
terms, but on a system OF handicaps.
The slowest horses start from the
fhree-quarters of mile post, or a
quarter OF a mile behind the wire and
the fastest horses 500 feet i'm the rear,
all the horses leaving their marks s.
the sound OF the big bell from prac-
tically standstil, instead Of scoring
side by side for the wire.
As the field is believed To he too
large to send away al the same time
the race will be decided with two
preliminary heats with eight horses
TO qualify for the final which viii be-
held late In the afternoon. The heav-
lest handicapped horses in the race
are Sweet Marie and Sonoma ;iirl.
T ne ronuftiurs of -rfffc-rtrt -t+fe-ie
novel to both drivers and horses that
past performances are not expected
10 count in estimating the result. The
fastest horses Will have large field
through which they must push their
way. while the distances are ail new
and the starting unusual.
From 9:l5 mark-CG.G00 fccD
Binjolla. jay Kay
III mark 6,GoO feetl.
Baron Alcryon Ralph Wick Composer
2:l3 mark~-tG. 700 fcet1
u Inn. The Laird. Benonin,
Miss Dct.adium
2.12 park--tG. $50 fecD:
BETTY Brook. Prince g.. Sussette Baron.
Wilkerson. Kiustress Peter Baltu
2.ll mark--t6.S0g fe"Dt
Invader TeaZcl Gra'ten BOY IT,
San Francisco. The Huntsman
Z.TU Mark--I G-ENV TeCTTT
NandPttg Alirn WinteF- EofVHT1T0
Daniel e. Bellinni pemarest
Gold burr Uihlelu. GenteeI A.
90 marl,---fG 900 feTtb
Del Coronado. locust Jack. Dewitt
Fred
s:0S mark 1880 fecD
WilkcsAcart.
200 marx 1000 fccD
Marg9rtt -
2.0s mark -tS O00 fenD:
Sweet Mnric Spnnlna Girl
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

George Sugss :aay Eet - 'CIanlE
this week., That T., he news that
comes from. the cast He has been
Having almost 4 monopoly ~ the
morning twirlins for long time and
got into the limcllght once r2ceuth
when he weat in az New York after
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

II is back TO the miners now for
Al Ortiz That stocky pitcher has
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

That 9O-point lead. which the Tig-
-ers- haze now looks pretty safe afte-
the way st. Louis performed in New
York Monday Only through the OK
tremely erratic playing Of the High
landers did they manage TO nab one
game. Taken after the poor showing
made by the Browns in Philadelphia
and Washington, IL certainly does look
as II that team had blown up and left
Cleveland as the contender for the
1908 pennant,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
THE BIG LEAGUE RACES ATAGLANCE


Detroit. 4. washington, o.
Cleveland, y; Athletics. 2.
Chicago, g.. Boston. 4.
New York. 70: 81. Louis, 60
Tsdsy's Games.
Detroit OF Warrington.
Cleveland at philadelphia.
Chicago at Boston.
81 Louis at New York.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

FUTURITY FOR FOALS OF 1905.
PACING. $1,000. IN g.
Master Nick enron. br G.. by John
A Observation-Disclosures. by Ten
I nessee wilkes (McDonald) ..... !
Katana X X. tGoungb ..............
r { 'fuvrr Afrtci1, Snow -.
- Time IL - al
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
Sporting Notes

The Grand Circuit meeting at Dover,
y. IL. has been called on
Vera Matthews rode three horses to a
Calumet
-eor'rtt,- sullivan ++t.a-s<Ilsain- aIi-nni-
pired semi pro ball games IN Chicago
this week.
The sox have exercised options on
Players Welday. Fiene. Miller. Lanse
and Olmste;td.
The WisconsiD-IlIinois league has got
10 the point OF reducing its circuit
OF dlsbandng
Packey Mcfarland IL figuring
Manlong or Fred Welsh
Daniel Webster Is the name o. a new
to go after Adj Wolgast.
Umpire smink WINS fined SO MT Chester,
w Va. on charge OF profane
swearing in ball game
Grand Rapids eisy er--sr~ -tsihe-be-
-4laif@l4-t 4r-all la rles- Are-nnt- mil
bobby Lowe may purchase the team
Catcher SnodGrass of the Giants may
lose his thumb a. a result OF an IN
jury gotten In going after foul ly
Lnkcr won the fourth game In the
chess championship match from Tar
rasch making three for the Ameri-
can.
sir Thomas Upton has contributed 90
the fund for welcoming home the vic
tortous Olympic athletes at New
York
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
sTANDING.
roday's Game,

New YORK Is. Piftsburg, II
Phillies, ? Cincinnati. 1.
-. Louis, ? Boston, q
Chicago, 4 Brooklyn, 4
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York atPittsbufg.
Phillies at Cincipnati
Boston at ST Loutx
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
How They Finished
On ths Grand Circuit

\ AMERICAN HORSE BREEDER. FU-
TURIrY, FOAI4S OF 1906. TROT-
TING PURSE $500. IN 3.
Czarevna. ch. E.. by Peter the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

Detrolts grand showing In the last
month has demonstrated anew the
falsity OF the old theory that cham
pion team must have left-hand pitch
ers 10 help out the right handlers Jen-
nings started with two port side hurl
ers bot early canned Siever. and got
along with only Killian, The bride
groom has been lame for several
weeks now but the right handlers
have been attending 70 all the other
teams without much trouble.
And unless this new boy, Speer.
turns out 10 be a really truly wonder
like Summers. We will be peg~ing
along again next year with the same
pitching assortment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25

Tho Tigers Ought 10 De- fairly famil.
lar with Walter JoAnsons curves
soon. Monday game. was the THRIFT
successive one in which they have
batted against him. He is The one
twlrler that Washington can depend
on against Dctroi, ana Canullon took
chance on overworking him N the
effort TO split even on the fourgame
series.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
JBmufrn -yfff-br- ttrr---~r~- ~ -tb~-He,

and Secretary Knowles. or the Giants
have united In starting big billiard
iali and cafe In the metropolis.
1Hmuirn witt beth .rru~ vf-tb~- 8est
late. ~ Ill4AIll.l running hnISes
4 track ~ TO be laid out there for the
surplus nags from New York.
George y. CrbIi IL the man who has
got Garry Hermann To get ~
night baseball company In tlnCtn-
nnti Searchlights Will furnish a.
Elimination
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-25
DOVE. the Ncw YORK .ccond basemnn.
Johnn, McGrnw. Chri-ty Mnthrw..

was the chief figure la the doubt
victory 90. the Giants at Pittshnrg
Monday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-05
Wanted to be "Literary.p

Washington Democrat: We pre-
sumo this is story we have often told
before, but it is such a good one that
we risk it again. Maybe it only seems
good, since there is such difference
of opinion about what is good story,
but Judge for yourself. A girl in this
town once went away visiting. The
town she visited was great college
town and the people liked to talk about
books and things. So when she came
back home she made up her mind to
become bookish She said she wanted
to equip herself, so she could talk in
diligently on book topics the same as
they did in the town she visited. And
she said she went right to the library
and got a book to begin her course
Of reading and this is what she got:
She got Barriers Burned Away" by e.
p. Roe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-05
Couldn't Fool Uncle Reuben.

Mr. Allen, an Arkansas planter.
who enjoys the distinction of being
the only white Republican in his sec
ton of the state, has in his employ an
aged negro known as Uncle Reuben,
who eft fur de Union endurin de
wah"
For some time the old man had been
endeavoring to secure pension from
the government for this service. A
few days ago, as Mr.. Allen was riding
by field where he was blowing,
Uncle Reuben hailed him with the
words:
"Marse, 1'se done got my pension.
an | wants to swar to it befoh you"
Glad to hear that, Uncle Reuben,
but you must do your swearing before
magistrate. Squire McCabe is the
man for you TO see"
Now, Marse, quit tryin' to fool old
Rube MY little gal who goes to
school an kin read writin' done read
me frum dose papahs dat l mus swar
to dem befoh notorious Republican,
an OATS what you is, kase ever one
knows dat Squire McCabe am Dim
ocrat."
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-05
"Under Southern Skies"

Lottie Blair Parker, the dramatisr
whose writings appeal more strongly
to the American theatregoer than per-
haps those of any other playwright, is
an advocate of the theory that what
is worth doing at all, is worth doing
we'll" She is particular to a degree
that every detail in her plays shall be
given generous attention. No cheap
management has ever been able to
secure play from her. If her manu-
script contains character with only
line to speak she will not allow that
line to be cut or blended, but insists
that an actor be employed for the
smallest part. She insists that her
plays have complete scenic produc-
ton and that everything necessary to
be carried on the road in order that
play will be presented for it's full
value, no matter how inadequate the
surroundings in local theatre may
be- In matters of first productions
els for scenery, plates for costumes
and names for the cast, all be submit
ed to her. Unless the manager is pre-
pared to undertake the production on
this basis, it is useless to apply to
her for play. Her plays have made
more money for their producers than
the writings of all other women
dramatists combined. Her two great
est successes are Under Southern
Skies" and Way Down East" 1t is
due to the completeness of the produc-
tions as we'll as the merits of the
plays that her plays live and prosper.
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