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the serious illness Of a relative.

the serious Illness OF relative.
Mrs. Anderson, mother of Mrs u. l.
Racket has gone to Schenectady for
the summer after passing the winter
here.
Al recent church service George
Phillips OF Bennington who was guest
Of Lauriston Wilcox played three vio-
lin solos In highly acceptable man.
ner.
A quiet wedding occurred at the Con
gregational parsonage Saturday even
Ing, April 25th, when Miss Henrietta
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Mr.. John Rfha of Vining, To-, says:
81 have been selling DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills for about a year and
they give better satisfaction than any
pill ever sold" Sold by d. A. Ward.
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NORTH PoWNAL

A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs
John Arbour.
Noah Brooks has gone to Lowell,
Mass, to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amah Waite spent
Sunday in Pownal.
A saloon in the North Pownal ho-
tel was opened May i,
Miss Rose TImberlin has returned
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from Valley Falls, N. Y.

Mrs. Horace Andrews has recover
ed from her recent Illness.
Mrs. Il. !. Racket spent several
days In Schenectady this week.
John Abrahams has found employ
ment in Stuyvesant Falls, N. Y.
Horace Andrews left for NatIck, n.
r., Wednesday where he has employ
ment.
Thomas Armstrong was called TO
New Hampshire Friday evening by
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup

fla. been used for over sIxTy-FrvE YEARS BY MIL.
LIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WILL WILL
TkErHiNG, with PERFECT SUCCESS 1 sOoihss
the CHILD, sOrTENs the GUMS, Al.l.Afs all PAIN
CURES WIND collie, and 10 the best remedy Tor DIAN
RIlA. Sold by Druggists In every part OF 'he wofo
Ne sure and ask for Mrs Wiuslows soothing SYRUP
sudtake no other hind Twenty Ave cents bottle Guar
sp,scd under the FOOD aud Drugs Act June gMh vW sn
Number 1904 AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY
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LOVED IN OLD COUNTRY
Romance of 10 Years eliminates In
First Greek Weddinu,

First Greek Wedding.
Burlington, April 30.-The first
Greek wedding that ever took place In
this city was performed today by Rev.
Agathrodoros Papa Georopulos Of Mon
treal after the rites Of the Greek Or
thodox, or Eastern church. The con-
tracing parties were John Petros, a
fruit dealer, and Miss Filisia Spanda-
ko. The ceremony was performed
at 80 King street. The wedding Is
the elimination of romance that be-
gan in Greece 10 years ago. Petros
has been in this country eight years
but the bride native of Athens, has
been here only month.
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HooSlck FALLS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Irving Shaw have
Mrs. John B. Wyman is seriously
| i'll.
returned from New York from a weeks
trip.
Thomas Brolan has returned from
New York.
Mrs. John Hayes of Cohoes is Wis
iting In town.
Miss Jennie DIN has returned to
BoyntOnville.
Mrs. p. B. Pike OF Bennington is
visiting her parents here.
Miss Edith G. Neuschwander has re
turned from Schenectady.
James O'Brien of New York Is Wis.
iting Mr.. and Mrs. William Ross.
Mrs. William H. Hudson is visiting
Mrs. G. c. Waldo of Yonkers, N. Y.
Miss Lillian Van Surdam has been
visiting Miss Sarah Cowee at Ber-
lin.
Fred Jones Of Pittsheld. former
resident made short call here last
week.
H. Miller has opened wine and liz.
uOr store In the Riley building on De-
pot square.
The Rev. DR.. and Mrs. J. II. Clark
of COhoes have been the guests of
friends In town.
The will OF John Cooling, deceased.
has been offered for probate In the
surrogate's court.
Eugene Bristol has returned after
a visit with his uncle. Charles w. vii
cox Of Mechanicville.
Mrs. NJ. Clark Milliman has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur T. Smith In Troy.
Mrs. Nicholas Dalton OF Adams,
Mass, a former resident, Is the guest
OF friends In this village.
Mrs. Harry Parsons OF New York
has been the guest OF her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. r. Southwick.
Forrest White. son of Salem II.
White, Is reported to-have suffered a
relapse and is again quite Ill.
A love feast was held at the Meth
odist church Sunday morning and the
sacrament of the Lords supper was
administered.
Mrs. John J. Carroll has returned
to New York after a two months visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Garfield,
her parents.
Application was made Saturday for
the commitment to the Hudson River
state hospital of Simon Barthouski, a
Polander residing In the first ward
The unfortunate man imagines that
the Black Hand and bad Polanders are
after him.
Several places heretofore licensed
In Hoosick Falls under the Raines law
discontinued business May /. Owing
to the stringent regulations issued by
the bonding companies to their local
attorney. there will be no No. IL
censes issued except to the drug
gists.
Mr.. John Rfha OF Vining, TO-, says:
I'T have been selling DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills for about year and
Ithey give better satisfaction than any
pill ever sold" Sold by d. A. Ward.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is best
for women and children. It's mild ac-
ton and pleasant taste makes IL pref
cradle to violent purgatives, such as
pills, tablets, etc. Get the booklet and
sample Of Orino at Quinlan's Phar'
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08

Spit" ball pitchers are on the decline.
Three years ago Jack Chesbro so mastered
the splitter that he was practically unhit-
able. His saliva ball had every kind of a
| possible break on it, and for him the hard
hitters of the American League were easy
picking. His marvellous work in the box
for New York made Grihith's team a near
pennant winner. In the final game of the
1903 season. on the result Of which hinged
the American p%ennant, 1t was the irony
fate that Chesbro was to lose the game,
because he lost control of one OF his spit
tiers. The ball hit the grandstand and
allowed Boston to score the run that
cinched the possession Of the flag.
Chesbro's wonderful work caused all the
other pitchers in both big leagues and he
minors to sit up and take notice. Imme-
diately every pitcher began to dabble with
the spit" ball. such veterans as Cy
of others began to experiment with II.
Some of them became quite proficient in
its delivery, while Others passed it up as
A number of twirlers never tried to
master the splitter, but in order to de-
ceive batsmen they went through the pre-
liminary m~aneuvcrs. The discovery was o
great boon to many a pitcher, but II
worked a great harm to the batting de-
partment of the game.
Nothing has done more to lessen hitting
than the Introduction Of the spit ball.
Ii Is the bugaboo of every batsman, and
the greatest hitters in the profession con-
tend that il is mere luck to hit the splitter,
provided it breaks properly. When the ex-
pectorator fails to break it comes up to the
plate as big as a balloon.
That the use of the "spit" ball Injuries
the arm of the pitcher there is no ques-
ton. Chesbro, the pitching marvel Of 1905,
was practically useless during the season
of 1905. He seldom worked. his arm al
ways giving him trouble, and when he did
essay to pitch the derrick was generally
used on him about the fourth or fifth in
ming.
His failure to show form in 1906 caused
Chesbro to announce his retire ment, and
last season was well on It's way before
Manager Griffith induced him to again don
a Gotham uniform. Chesbro was fairly
successful last season, but showed only
flashes of his 1905 form.
Bill Dineen is one of the great pitchers
who experimented with the splitter to his
sorrow. Big Bill got the habit in 1905 and
used the splitter to quite an extent. At the
time he suffered no inconvenience, but in
1896 he slumped badly. Until the splitter
made its debut Dipeen always depended
and batters who have faced the big pitcher
will tell you it's a thing of beauty.
While using the splitter Dineen passed MP
his curve ball and when he tried to go
back to his cd assortment, he discovered
he had lost much of his cunning and also
much of his cannon-ball speed. He placed
all the blame on the splitter and passed it
up. At the close of last season Dineen
appeared to be working In old-time form
and insisted that he had finally recovered
from the injuries the spite ball had
worked on his arm.
The saliva ball was quite common in
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08
WINTER
BASEBALL
GOSSIP

Terry McGovern is after a job on the
Newark Eastern League baseball team.
The little fighter, who can play ball some,
says he has received an offer from the
Rochester club, but would rather play in
Newark.
II won the championship for a club last
season. he said to a friend in this city
recently. Made nine home runs in the
last two weeks"
wonder he didn't say he made them in
the last game" remarked Manager Burn
ham when he heard of it.
Another application for a tryout with the
Colts has been made by Pitcher Silcox,
who twirled for the Easton Atlantic
League team last season.
1t is not likely that the Newark team
will strike Virginia soil on its training trip
next spring. Manager Durham tried TO
book a series of games with the Richmond
team in the Virginia capital, beginning
Saturday, March 2s. Richmond already
has that late filled, but was willing to
play one o. two games the first part of
the following week. Negotiations were
then called off, as the trip would scarcely
be a profitable one without a Saturday
game.
The Colts will be ordered to report at
Wilmington, Del. on Monday. March 80.
If weather conditions are favorable they
will play a string of games in that town
with the Wilmington Tri-State League
team.
The Newark club yesterday received a
check from the New Bedford New Eng
LAND League club for Pitcher Henry La
Belle. who was sold recently.
Bud Sharpe, captain of the Newark
team, is down with the grip at his home
in Westchester, Pa.
Outfielder Clyde Engle is boiling out at
Hot Springs. He is generally in trim when
spring training time comes round.
Edward J. Kelly, one of Readings lead
ing professional ball players. has signed
with the Greenville, S. c., club, of The
Carolina State, League. for this year. Kelly
was catcher and first baseman Of the
Easton Atlantic League Club last season,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08

his curve or fast ball. Dygert's Splitter
is one of the most effective in the business
Very few l~eft-handers use the spit
ball. In fact Oscar Graham. of the Wash
ington tenn, was the only so%uthpaw to
AYE 1t in his repertOry. The main reason
for this, no doubt, is that left-handers
have enough trouble getting control of the
old-time curves without mixing in the
SaliVa ball. Eddie Plank, Jesse Tannehill
and a number of other southpaws tried
out the splitter" but soon discovered that
1t would be necessary to have the plate
widened If they ever expected to get one
over.
Big league managers nave learned that
spit bail artists, as a rule. are In and
cutters. When they are good they are very
good, but when they are bad they are
very bao. No longer are star slab artists
advised TO take up the splitter. The man.
ayers realize they are far steadier with
out it and are much more liable to wealth
er the tight places, II something other
than the splitter is the twirler's chief stock
in trade. The same feeling has spread to
the minor leagues and no longer does the
bush manager get on his ~happiest smile,
when a pitcher applying for a job makes
known the fact that he has a great "spit"
ball.
sidestep the spitters.
A year or so ago when one of the big
league managers went on a scouting trip
in quest Of pitchers he looked with favor
on the splitter. Now it's different. The
same mauager much prefers to learn that
The pitcher he Is after depends on good
curves, speed and a change of pace for
success. OF course a good splitter viii re-
ceive attention but the tWirler minus the
wet ball is looked upon with the greatest
favor. Few, il any of the young pitchers
who broke into the American League last
season used the spit" ball. The miuor
league pitchers realize the situation and
the number of bush pitchers who nave
pissed up the splitter is surprising.
There are Il great many more spit bali
pitchers ia the American League than the
National. For this no doubt the batters
of the older league are truly hanHfuL
Glen Liebhardt is Cleveland's leading
spit ball artist; Harry Howell shines for
ST. Louis with the wet ball; George Mul-
len is Detroit's champion moist Singer;
Ed Walsh and Frank Smith vie for the
damp ball honOrs at Chicago; George VIA
ter is Boston's lending expectorator; Dy-
gert is Connie MaclSs star twirler with
the spray ball; Charley Smith heads the
Washington corps of experts as the leah
ing exponent Of the splitter, while jack
Chcsbro still holds tie honors In New
York,
Every batsman in the business wonld
say amen. If every spit ball pitcher would
suddenly lose his cunning. It's the spit
ball artists who have put a crimp 10 his
800 batting average. No doubt a LARGE
number of fans would repeat the amen,
FOR the spit bah pitcher has caused bnn
many n late supper with his dilatory tao
tics in preparing to pitch. Some insist the
spit bell Is destined to pass out of base
ball while others claim 1t has ONE to stay
Time alone will tell.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08
YANKEES TO
PLAY COLTS
ON APRIL Il
Secretary NahOn Completes
Schedule for New YOrk's
Spring Training Trip.

The New York Americans spring train
ing schedule, which has practically been
completed by Secretary Abe Nahon, in
cludes a game with the Newark Eastern
League team, to be played in this city on
April u. This will probably be the
Yankees last game on their return trip
from the South prior to the opening of the
American League championship season.
TIL place chosen for the bulk of the
training work is Atlanta, where the team
viii stay from March 2 until April A. Dur
ing this month Grifith's men will play the
Atlantas about three games each week,
besides going through all the evoIutions
of spring practise. This period will also
give Clark Griffith a good chance to work
out his new material and to decide the
composition of his team for the b Z
league games. 1t will further enable hun
TO weed out his pitching staff. and to try
out the five youngsters, Lake. Plank.
zeller, Manning and Castleton.
On March % the Yankees will play the
Athens CGa) team. April 4 they will meet
Atlanta. Richmond is on the tentative
schedule for a game on the 9Th at Rich
mord. April I is being held open for
Lynchburg. This game is played annually
at Al Orth's home town in Virginia, In
order to give his townsmen a chance to
wear out their throats roofing for him be-
fore he comes North.
Baltimore will be the stopping place OF
the Yankees on April 5 and ., and Nahon
says he is pretty sure of getting these
dates with the Orioles. Just where the
Yankees will go after that is not certain.
Nahon wired yesterday to Manager
Gaensler at Princeton asking him Whether
the Tiger college boys were willing to play
a game on April 10. II this date is ae-
cepted, the Yankees will probably go to
Trenton on the day following for a game
with the Trenton Tri-Staters. April IL has
already been reserved for a game with
Newark.
This will bring the Yankees within
speaking distance of New York, where
they will open the big league season, prob
ably on April 16. The only imperfect part
of the schedule in Nahon's mind is the
week of March 80. Unless he secures
games during that week with Atlanta, he
may decide to send the Yankees to Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, for two games there.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08
HOCKEY MOUNTAIN RULED OFF.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. S.-Jockey
Mountain, known to Eastern racegoers as
the star Of the spring meetings, was Or
dered to leave the Fair Grounds racetrack
yesterday. The stewards ruled him Off
after investigating his rides in the last
few weeks on well-backed mounts. Noun
tain rode several stake winners at the be-
ginning of the metropolitan season of 1907
He won the Metropolitan Handicap on
Glorider. a 20 to / shot, and was considered
one of the most promising Jockeys on the
big circuits. Toward the close of the sea-
son Mountain fell into disrepute on ac-
count Of several suspicious races, and his
contract to ride for August elmon was
Cancelled.
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HANLAM LAID TO REST.
Thousands Flock to See Remains of
Late Champion oarsman.

TORONTO. Ont, Jan. s.-Edward Han
Ian. former champion oarsman of the world,
was buried yesterday afternoon. the city
according him a public funeral. In the
morning the remains lay in state in st.
Andrews Church. On the brow Of the
dead champion was a laurel wreath, placed
there by his two sons. and banked about
the platform were many floral tributes,
among them being a magnificent wreath
from the city.
From HE'S until 1870 thousands thronged
the church for a last glance at the dead
athlete.
The route of the procession to the ne
cropolis was lined by thousands of citi-
zens, ana many hundreds followed the
hearse in carriages.
There was an immense crowd at the
cemetery. where the last simple services
were performed. Among the pallbearers
were Joseph Wright, the veteran stroke
of the Argonauts; Jake Gaudaur, former
champion: James Rice. trainer of The Co
lumbla College crew; David Ward, Han
lan's first hacker, and Captain Wilson of
the Argonauts.
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BASEBALL MAGNATE DEAD.

PITTSBURG Jan. Sd. Palmer O'NeII.
former owner of the Pittsburg Baseball
Club, died at his home here yesterday,
aged "a years. O'Neil owned the Pittsburg
team during the year of the Brotherhood
war in 1890.
tn Brotherhood was strong In Pitsburg,
and would undoubtedly have crowded the
National League team out had not O'Neil
stuck to 1t against overwhelming odds.
He lest 100000 on the season, had slxty
players under contract, won twenty-tluse
games in the entire season, and lost onE
hundred and fourteen, a record which
has never been equalled. Pittsburg was.
Of course, last in the race. but because OF
the game fight he had made against fright
fll odds MIR. O'Neil was presented with u
hand-painted silk flag as a sort Of conso-
lation prize by the other club owners.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08
0SPTTBALL" PITCHERS BECOMING SCARCE

/ the Eastern League last season. Pitcher
Mccarthy, of the Newark team, who has
been drafted by Cincinnati, used 1T at
times with good effect, but the most sue
ceSsful twirler, who relied principally on
that ball, was Joe Lake, of Jersey City,
for whom Clark Griffith, of the New York
Americans, paid a fancy price at the close
of last season.
Cy Uses 1t Occasionally.
Cy Young. the grand old fellow of them
all, has an excellent splitter In his roper
tory. When asked one day why he didn't
aged to get along these many years in
baseball with nothing but the old curves
and speed, When | have to depend on the
spit ball to win, I'll begin to think about
retiring. Only on rare occasions do l ever
fall back on It,"
In Cy's last statement there is food for
a little story. Nothing gives him more
pleasure than to send some of the great
ford back to the bench on strikes. It's
on such men that he will use the splitter
with two strikes on them.
l recall one game on the Cleveland
grounds in 1906, when Young caused Larry
to fan with a couple of men on the bases.
smile that lit up the veterans coun-
tenance as he walked to the bench showed
he was satisfied with life. He had com
PEELED Larry to swing at a splitter for the
third strike.
Walsh the Star of the Year.
Ed Walsh, of the Chicago White Sox
was to the season of 1906 what CheSoro
was to 1905. Walsh was working VITA ohlY
fair success, when Fielder Jones prevailed
on him to take up the spit" ball. Walsh
worked and worked and worked with 1t.
and in 1906 he startled the baseball world
with his sensational work.
His pitching was a large factor IN the
winning of the pennant md the world
championship by the White Sox. His work
in one of the games with the Cubs. IN
which he struck out twelve of the hare hit
ting National League champions, proved
hin to be a pitching marvel.
Walsh held up well under the strain and
did good work last season, although he
was bntteG quite freely during the closing
stages OF the campaign. Several times
during the season he was compelled to
rest for a week because of a sore arm
ter and overwork.
Dygert Does Not Injure Himself.
Perhaps the most interesting as well as
one of the cleverest spit ball pitchers in
the business is Jimmy Dygert, of the
Philadelphia Athletics. In size Dygert is
one Of the smallest pitchers in the BUSH
ness, yet he is one of the speediest in the
American League.
Dygert Is probably the only pitcher using
the "spit" ball today who in no way in
jures his arm. Every pitcher using the
splitter depends or a snap motion to
make the break of the splitter all the
sharper. Not so with Dygert. He delivers
1t with a free and easy delivery, using
exactly the same motion as when throwing
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08
CAN'T STOP
THAT BAY
VIEW TEAM
Suburban League Cham
piOnS Win, While West
Ends Meet Defeat.
TEAM STANDING.

The expected happened last night in the
Suburban league. Eight of the ten teams
were in action, causing a general shift in
the standing. The Bay View bowlers, who
had been pressed for first place, gained a
breathing spell by winning two out of
three games from Belleville on the formers
alleys. The champions rolled below stand
ard form. but the suburbanites were I'M
able to take advantage of 1t.
At the same time another important
series was being rolled or the Roseville
alleys. There the West End bowlers,
who had advanced within a game of the
Wheelmen, were thrown back. The visit
ors lost the first two games and escaped
defeat in the final by the margin of five
pins. The Parks were in good form and
scored a clean sweep over the Northerns
on the latter's drives, thereby tieins the
West Ends for second place. In the fourth
series the National Turner's landed the
odd on the alleys of the South Orange
Field Club. The scores:
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TIGERS RESUME
SW M M INC
PRACTISE
Princeton Preparing for
intercollegiate Contests
in Aguatics.

PRINCETON. Jan. S.-The schedule of
the Princeton University swimming team
has been completed by w. C. Springer. the
manager. There will be six meets, four of
which are to take place at Princeton.
This does not include the interclass meet,
which will be held either before or shortly
after the mid-year examinations. AT this
prizes will be given for the different
events.
The university team, which had been
practising regularly before the Christmas
vacation. resumed practise yesterday In
preparation for the first meet to be held,
on February q, with Columbia, at New
York.
There are only four men of last years
team out this year, but several promising
men have reported, and a strong team will
likely be developed.
There is, however. a lack of men for
water polo, s.. b. Handy. captain of the
New York Athletic Club swimming team,
will coach the university team oDe after
moor each week, including the present.
Captain c. p. Ralli, 1908, will enter the
relay and water polo; j. w. Chambers,
1909, will enter the short swims, as he did
last year; w. L.. Dawbarn, 1909, 50-yard
and relay; p. Rodgers, 1910, relay and 220
yards; II. NJ. Barker, 1910, plunges; S.
Park, 1910. so yards, relay and fancy div
ing; E. Denniston, 1910, relay, water polo
and 80 yards; f. C. Bamman, 1910. relay
and water polo; A. McClenahan, 1911, So
yard and water polo; r. Medina, 1909,
water polo and p%lunging; H. Kimble, 1909,
plunging and 100 yards; r. r.. Goppoldt,
1908, water polo.
The schedule follows:
February 21-Columbia at New York.
February N-City College of New York
at Princeton.
March 3-~Pennsylvania at Philadelphia
March 20-Yale at Princeton.
March 2S-Harvard at Princeton.
April intercollegiate individual cham
pionships at Princeton.