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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
"SPIT BALL" WILL
NOT BE ABOLISHED

The proposed abolition of the spit ball
by certain members Of the rules COM
mittee. writes Pitcher Joss, is causing
much speculation among fans and play
ers as to whether or not such move
would be advisable. The general i'm
preston seems to prevail that II will
not be done. Even though the splitter
is abolished. the chances are 1t will not
be done away with until the pitchers
who use 1t have had at least year in
which to become proficient in the COM
mon or garden variety of foolers. There
is no question but what this form of
delivery has had, and always will have,
bad effect on the hitting end of the
game. Any time a pitcher has the spit
ball working, and by that is meant hav-
ing it break low and fast, he is prac-
tically unhitable.
The saliva slant" takes more of a
break than an ordinary curve ball, and
what is more. when handled by an ex-
pert, 1t can be made to break either in
or out. 1t is practically impossible for
and hence his inability to hit 1t success
fully. Fans seem to have taken dis
like to this form Of pitching. particularly
when the opposing finger has the home
DatterS on the run with 1t. When the
home twirler is making monkeys of the
opposition with the splitter" there Is very
little said against it,
Another reason given for its abolition
is that 1t causes the fielders to make err
rors which otherwise would not have oc-
CURED. This is especially true where an
infielder who is obliged to make a hur-
ried play craps the ball on the moistened
side. A wild peg is the usual result.
But after all is said and done, it is un-
likely that the splitter" will be abolished,
for 1t would hardly be fair to the men
who depend on this form of delivery for
their success. The pitcher who uses the
damp shoot is only taking advantage
of his peculiar skill in this line, investi-
cation having shown that there is some
thing besides merely wetting the ball
which makes 1t SO hard to hit 1t took
Ed Walsh. Comiskey's great pitcher. a
couple Of years to acquire the Splitter"
and 1t would surely be a hardship to de-
prive him Of the use of it after he has
worked 1t to point where it Is a near
science. If 1t is abolished plenty of time
should be given to the spit ballers'' to
acquire some other form of delivery with
which they can retain their effectiveness.
One season will surely not be too long.
That's right. Addie; but no such fool
ish legislation will be attempted Do away
with the idiotic foul strike rule and weil
have the batting-just enough-every fan
is crying for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
MY GRACE CAN JUMP
WHEN ODDS ARE BIG

BALTIMORE, November 3.-The sue
cess of Ny Grace in the Greater Baltimore
steeplechase at the Pimlico track yester-
day was not only a great surprise, mas
much as he was ~ to l in the betting.
but it confirmed the opinion entertained
by the students Of form that this horse
running in his previous race justified
the suspension which was handed out to
Jay OBrIen. the young amateur rider
who had the mount when the horse was
beaten.
My Grace beat fine lot of steeplechase
horses and did so in clever style. He
ran in the middle of the bunch of horses
during the early stage of the race, but in
the second round of the course raced to
the front and won by length. His run
ming and jumping were in marked con-
trast to what he displayed last week. On
that occasion Homelander beat him home
by twenty lengths and Mr.. o Brien lost
the place by careless riding. 1t was the
Indifferent horsemanship which the young
amateur displayed which caused the stew
ards to suspend his license. My Grace
was at low odds in the betting when he
was beaten.
The summaries:
First race, one mile Margaret. 1o7 tDelaby,,
place second Judge Ermentrout Io7 itioldstcin,,
to to show. third. Time. l - 20 Chair.
yari, WyckUn. BOZ. Peep In. sally tohen, I'D
Shuster, Glcns Falls, Sally Toney and Bolando
finished named.
Second race six furlongs-De Mund, rs fNicon.
2 to 5. won: Bosom. 1O7 tMcCabel, no place bet
ting. second: Lady Ornama. H. walsh, no show
betting third. Time. 1.13 A.. No other starters.
Third race. selling; one mile-Ale1. Grant. los
(GoldsteinJ. 10 to 1. won Bergoo. los ,Haynes).
5 to ! place, second: King Sol III ,NieoD. 10
show betting. third. Time, La 10. Beggarnan,
Glaucus. New Garter. Miss Marjorie, Oscar L..
and Cool finished named.
Fourth race, steeplechase: selling: about two
miles-My Grace. 1873 ,williams,, 70 to 1. won
Grandpa, 143 lSampsOnD, to place, second
Paprika 14O lHenderson). to 5 to show. third
Time, 4.35. Bessie Kiser and Essex finished as
named. Bilberry bolted. Lizzie Fiat was pulled
up and Pompus fell.
Fifth race. Ave and half furlongs; selling
Summer Night 100 Crowley, A to 1. won;
Quantico. 112 tGoldstein,, To place. second
Hawk Wing. 100 Powell to t" show. third
Time, los 2-5. Hanonia, High Hat, Rose Beau
mont. Eschau, Maxim Gun, Balbeck aud King
Hanover finished named.
Sixth race. mile and forty yards-J.ady Isabel
9S tGoldstein), s to l. won; George q. Hall, 1O6
Crowley, 3 to place. second; Minot. iol
tKrausel, 3 TO to show. third. Time, 1.43
Druid. Alauda, Bobbie kean, Campaigncr. The
Clown. Scion Shngle and Black Oak finished as
named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
FOOT BALL CRAZY At
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Foot ball crazy: that is the true con-
dition Of the undergraduates and alumni
of George Washington University. They
were all at Annapolis last Wednesday
standing in the drenching rain; they were
at American League Park Saturday in
increased numbers and they will tumble
over each other getting out to the scene
Of the big battle with Washington and
Lee Saturday, November Z.
Never in the history of athletics at
George Washington University has such
support been given a team as the sturdy
next Saturday. Already the "Rooters'
Club now a permanent organization at
the university. has extensive plans under
way for big doings before, during and
after the game, the details Of which will
be announced later in the week. Not only
Will the Hatchetites enter the Washing
ton and Lee game with abundant moral
support, but their prOwess will be backed
to the extent Of every penny the student
body can rake and scrape together. 1t
is understood that a pool Of considerable
size will be formed during the week. but
that the manner in which 1t is to be
placed will not be determined until the
final reports as to the condition Of the
team are received from American League
Park next Thursday night
.
game may be more effectively carried out
and every student given the opportunity
of attending, President Needham will be
earnestly requested to suspend all classes
at the university after 100 o'clock pm.
AS comparatively few classes are in ses-
sion on Saturday afternoons it is highly
probable that the 'prexy' will grant the
request.
The Hatchetites regard Saturdays game
as a stepping stone to the championship
Of the south. v. p. /. defeated Washing
ton and Lee last Saturday by the score of
IS to 4. and in order for the George Wash
ington lads to land the coveted champion
ship they will have to defeat Washington
and Lee and v. P. l., as the latter is con-
coded by all able football critics to be
much stronger aggregation than either
Virginia or Georgetown.
Coach Nielsen started the squad at work
yesterday in preparation for Saturdays
game. All the regulars were in the line
up except Halfback Ellis, who was or
dered by the coach to lay off for a couple
Of days on account of threatening stale
ness in his condition. and Capt. Sommers,
whose legs are badly battered up as the
result of the last two games. Metsker
was in at left end instead of Maxcey, while
Sheridan took Eickhoff's place at right
guard, the latter being shifted to center.
With this lineup the Hatchetite line from
end to end will average a little over $50
pounds, every man being tall and rangy
and as active as a cat. The work ter
minated In a Commute scrimmage against
the scrubs, during which several new and
what will undoubtedly prove spectacular
plays were successfully tried out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
BUSINESS GRAPPLES
CENTRAL TOMORROW

Western meets Eastern today, and the
two teams will line up as was announced
in yesterdays Star. Owing to the fact
that Central High of this city plays Cen
trail High of Philadelphia Saturday. the
game scheduled for Friday with Business
will be pulled off tomorrow, as the y
street boys want to be in the best play
ing condition possible when they meet
their opponents from the Quaker city.
The Stenographers will be greatly
strengthened by the return to the game of
Welcher. Rawlings and Howard. who
have been unable to play for some time
on account of injuries. Although Cen
trail is doped the winner in this game.
Business cannot be counted out of the
running, and with the aforementioned
stars i'm the game will make a strong bid
for victory. Coach Taylor of Central an
nounced this morning that he will use
about the same lineup that was used
against Tech. with the exception Of VIII
son. who will be replaced at right half by
Pistol. Lancaster and o. Rollins. who are
out of the game with injuries, will both
be absent in tomorrow's game. Following
is the probable lineup of both teams:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
MICHIGAN Confident
After Defeating Vanderbilt So
DecisiveIy Wolverines Think
They Will WaIIop Penn.

ANN ARBOR, November 3.-While four
of his stars were on their way to the polls
Coach Yost was obliged to work yester-
day with weakened lineup. The men
who went home to vote and who will be
absent for Tuesdays practice also are
Capt Schulz, Allerdice, Benbrook and
Crumpacker. Despite the fact that the
team was greatly weakened by the alb
sence Of the four men. that 1t was the
first night after Michigan's hardest game
and that Coach Yost was not well. the
men remaining in Ann Arbor election day
were worked to their limit and the cleo
tricity had been turned on for an hour
before they left Ferry Field. Casey was
not out. owing to a late class.
Since Sunday the student settlement has
undergone marvellous change. Up to the
time of the game last Saturday 5000 stu
dents were gamely but desperately sup
porting what they firmly believed to be
the weakest team Michigan had had since
the advent of Yost. Then, in less than a
week, the smiling one, behind closed
gates, turned his bunch of inexperienced
material into an old-time Yost machine,
and the result was that Michigan's larg-
est score was registered In the year that
Vanderbilt was supposed to have her fios-
siest eleven and Michigan one Of her
poorest. The Michigan rooters could hard
ly realize 1t.
Last night there was a universal senti-
ment that Pennsylvania is to go down to
defeat on Ferry Field November IA in the
third game between the two teams. The
students figure that. although Penn prob
ably has the best team tat 1t has had
in years, it is no better than the Wolver-
inc squad, which was able to win over
the Vanderbilt team by score nearly
as large as Penn won over the Carnegie
Institute, with all of her stars In the
game.
What makes the students SO sanguine
is the fact that they realize that now
Yost has all of his material at hand. the
Michiganders can muster one of the heav-
lest elevens in the country in this year
of Hight teams. The line is one of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
and will be in the lineup on Saturday
against Lafayette.
Rest for Middies.

ANNAPOLIS. November 3.-Only a
smattering of the regulars of the Naval
Academy team were on the field yester-
day afternoon for the short practice which
is possible after Mondays drill. Though
none of the players came out of Satur-
days game with the Indians in such
shape as to actually prevent his presence
on the field yesterday afternoon. the au-
thorties were willing that most of the
players should rest up so as to be in
prime condition for the long afternoon
which will be devoted to real work today.
The few regulars on the field and the
substitutes had short practice in the
growing darkness. There is no loss of
confidence here on account of the defeat
of the Navy boys on Saturday and the
fine showing of the Army lads against
Princeton; indeed, 1t is felt that the
little setback at this time is not at all
a bad thing. and that the three weeks to
come will be used to gradually bring the
team up to the highest point Of it's play
ing ability.
Villanova. Pennsylvania State and Viz
ginia Polytechnic, which will be met on
successive Saturdays in November, are
all strong enough to keep. the midship-
men keyed up to a high standard, yet are
not likely to cause the midshipmen to
put forth their extreme efforts like Car
Isle and Harvard. The practice from
now on will be specially devoted to prep
aration for the Army game. and the in
tervening contests are regarded as mere
incidents. Secret practice will probably
begin this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
SAVANNAH ENTRIES CLOSED
Nineteen Cars Will Battle for Gold
Trophy Worth $4,000

NEW YORK. November 3.-The entries
for the 4OO-mile international grand prize
race of the Automobile Club of America,
which is to be run on Thanksgiving day
at Savannah. closed yesterday with the
enlistment of nineteen cars. representing
four nationalities. The race, which is to
be for gold trophy of the value of s5,-
600. and additional cash prizes, agere-
eating $4,000. to drivers, will bring to-
gether the flower and pick of the ia
nous drivers of Europe and America
Fifteen laps of a 26 73-mile circuit, guard
ed by five regiments of militia are to be
covered.
The day before the big race nineteen
small cars of low power are to compete
in a light car or voiturette race over 100
miles of the circuit The entries in this
class, which also closed yesterday, con-
sist of one French. two Italian and six
teen American cars
The entries for the grand prize race are
as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03

heaviest the Michigan team has ever had.
With the lightweight Ranney on right
end the seven men weigh on an average
Of 1877 pounds. On each side of the 224-
pound pivot position the line Is within
four pounds of the 200 mark. or consid-
erably past 1t. Instead Of the back field
being So light, as was first thought, the
four men playing back of the primary line
of defense weigh on the average 1881
pounds
Another factor that rooters have over
looked up to the time Of the Vanderbilt
game is the lack Of experience of the Yost
men in the positions in which they are
now playing. Schulz had been out but a
week and Crumpacker and Dawson had
been in the game just two. Embs had
been in only a few days longer, and has
been playing at position he had not
played in before. This was also true of
DAWSON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
National Commission Meets.

CHICAGO. November 3.-The ma
tional base ball commission will
meet heV November 10, according
to statement made last night by
President B. B. johnson of the
American League. At that time
the National Association of Profess
sional Base Ball Clubs. otherwise
known as the minor league bunch,
will be in session here. The COM
mission will confer with the minors
on several matters, and among
other things will have something to
say about the handling of the tick
cts by the West Side ball club dur
ing the last worlds series. Unless
George Stallings has already signed
contract to manage the New
York Highlanders next season
there is a possibility that cap"
Arson may get the job. The cap
tain would not be averse to taking
up the managerial reins, it is said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
FOOT BALL NOTES.

Carlisle has late season this fall
closing at Denver December 5, after
games with Minnesota, ST. Louis Univer-
sity and Nebraska.
Cornell got some encouragement from
the Penn State game. The Ithacans
scored two touchdowns, which was one
more than the Quakers scored against
the same team.
Yer Wiebe is a power in Harvard S
backfieid, and with White. should be a
tough proposition for any line to stop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
Attell and Weeks Matched.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, November g.
Articles for a fifteen round fight before
the Jeffries Athletic Club on Thanksgiv-
ing day have ben signed by Abe Attell
and Freddie Weeks The men must
weigh 1873 pounds at o'clock on the day
of the contest Attell gets the big end
Of the purse, win or lose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03

In addition to these. there Is said to
be likelihood of a Mercedes being en-
tered by Foxhall Keene, the well-known
amateur sportsman and also third Rem
ault, which George Robertson, the win
ner of this years Vanderbilt cup race.
would drive. An American B. l.. M and
French Panhard are also mentioned
as possible starters, but the likelihood
Of their participating is considered as
SLIGHT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
Engineers After Trouble.

Tomorrow afternoon at Kendall Green
the Engineer Corps will stack up against
the Mutes in a foot ball game. Up to
date the Engineers have a clear record
and they expect to keep up the good
work by defeating Gallaudet College.
The scores of the Engineers to date are
as follows: Engineer Corps, %, Potomac
A. c.. 0: Engineer Corps. 5. Battery D of
Fort Myer. 4; Engineer Corps, 20. Ma
rine Corps. 0; Engineer Corps, l., Sea-
man Gunners. o.
The soldiers are open for all engage
ments with any team in the District, the
games to be played on the Arsenal
grounds for the sport or at American
League Park on a percentage basis. The
Uncle Sans boys are anxious to meet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
Through Dark Blue
Have Players Eastern and Western Come Together Today
Central and Business Clash Tomorrow Good Racing
Pmlico and Jamaica Tr:Cty Basket
Ball Schedule Boxing Briefs

the Georgetown Props. Georgetown Col
lege or the George Washington Univer-
sity in a regularly scheduled game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
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The selection of the
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20

the second ballot Fritsche received At
votes as against 80 for Schaefer. Thus
Wise and Fritsche were declared the
districts choice for delegates and DR..
Richardson of Slayton and Editor
Schaefer of Adrian the choice for al
ternates.
Fritsche was backed on the first bal
lot by the delegates from Brown, Wa
tonwan, Martin, Cottonwood and
Pipestone. Faribault and Jackson
joined him on the second trial Of
strength and made his election a fore
gone conclusion long before the bal.
lots were counted.
Or. Lowe of Pipestone presided over
the caucus and D. D. Murphy of Blue
Earth was secretary.
DR.. Fritsche's name was presented
by County Attorney Aug. Erickson O.
Springfield and it was conceded on al
sides that his was the best nominating
speech made at the caucus.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20
FATAL ACCIDENT TO LOUIS BOGEN
Belated News of Death of Former
New Ulmite Reached Here
Yesterday.

A copy of the Spokane Post was re-
ceived here yesterday containing the
following item:
''Louis Bogen, a German well-known
in Spokane, died Saturday evening,
May 9th, at the railroad hospital in
r salia, Washington, of injuries re-
ce red from heavy rock falling upon
him while at work in a tunnel on the
Milwaukee road. The deceased was
forty-eight years old and native OF
New Ulm, MINI. The interment took
place in the cemetery at Rosalia."
Louis Bogen was the son of the pio-
neer editor of the New Ulm Post. His
sisters, Mrs. Hellriegel and Miss
Bogen, still reside here, while his
brother, Albert, conducts a German
paper at Taylor, Texas. He Was
born in Saltwater in 1860 and came
with his parents to New Ulm when a
mere child. AS he grew to manhood
he first acquired knowledge of the
printers trade and subsequently be-
came a machinist. After that he left
New Ulm and for the past fifteen years
or more his home has been in various
parts of the country, mostly in the
west. Once only during that time die
he revisit New Ulm. He never mar
ried and the only relatives he leaves
are the brother and sisters mentioned
above.
Although of a rowing and peculiar
disposition, he always kept the latter
informed as to his whereabouts, and
it is strange therefore that the first in.
timation they should receive of his
death should be through newspaper
clipping.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-20
VICIOUS DRAKE ATTACKS CHILD
Big Barnyard Fowl Causes Serious
Trouble Un a Farm Near
Sleepy Eye.

According to a news special from
Sleepy Eye large and angry drake
came very near taking the life of the
three year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Fischer of Stark.
The accident occurred the first of
last week and but for the prompt at
tention of the parents might have
proved fatal.
During the afternoon Mrs. Fischer,
accompanied by her little boy, had
gone to the barn to collect eggs.
After completing her task she started
on her way to the house, but, happen
ing to think that the cattle in the barn
yard had not been given their feed OF
corn stalks, she started back to the
barn, setting the child down near the
house and placing the eggs by his
side. While she was feeding the stock
large drake spied the child and made
a vicious attack upon him injuring
him severely. Several wounds were
| inflicted on the child and the sight Of
both eyes was almost destroyed.
Mrs. Fischer on returning to the
house the second time saw the huge
drake covered with blood and imme
diately suspected an accident to thu
child. Hurrylng to where she hat
placed him, she found him in an I'm
| conscious condition. Physicians Wer,
summoned and they were compelled tt
work over the child for some time be
fore restoring him to consciousness
The injuries, while not being fatal
are very painful and will disfgure tn
child considerably. The doctors hop
to save the child's eyesight, but it
dou btful if their efforts will prov
successful,