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Evening journal., 1908-07-22
HOW MANY HITS
WITHOUT A RUN?

THE EVENING JOURNAL present.
led a baseball problem yesterday.
which, while not new. furnishes per-
iodically much interesting comment.
The question was asked rs to the
maximum number of single hits it is
possible for one team to make in
inning game without scoring {
run.
Already one modest fan comes to the
front with the following solutions:
Il beg to state that 54 is the correct
number Of hits. If the first three bat
ters each make single with no one
out and the three following would do
the same, but would so hit that the
three on third base would be put out,
it would allow six hits in one inning,
or 54 hits in the game"
But he is in error. A total of 81 hits
cannot be made in the way he men
tions. The last paragraph Of Section
of Rule S5, Page 326. of Spalding's
Omcial Baseball Guide for 1903, says:
In no case shall a base hit be scored
when a base-runner is forced out by
the play"
The way you mention for playing
each inning would only result in three
hits each inning. or a total of 81.
Come on, guess again, it's an easy
one.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
/ SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN
DOVER TEAM HAS
SUFFERED A SLUMP
Special t. THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, July 22.-when the Dover
baseball club suffers a season of re-
verse at the hands of Cambridge. Sea
ford or some of the crack peninsula
clubs, the Doverites usually take On
Camden. the representative team of the
sister town, to fatten up batting aver
ages and make the hoodoo leave for
parts unknown.
Just as .uck would have II, however,
Camden occasionally takes a squirt and
yesterday It allowed Dover but one
run and took four for itself.
with Hafer, Cohee and Doane on
the firing line and Adkins and Wilson
catching, and a strengthened fielding
team II was thought that Dover will
pick up and make a fast run with its
sister peninsula towns. Clark and Cui
len have qualified for first base and
nearly every other infield position has
two guardians ready for immediate SER
vice. With this double teaming, II is
hoped to start in on Thursday on a
winning streak and clean up some fast
outside clubs as well. Manager Sim-
mons Is in receipt OF numerous letters
from Pennsylvania, Maryland and New
Jersey clubs that want to try conclu-
sions with the Delaware capital team
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
HARDY'S TRANSFER HAS
ELEMENT OF PATHOS

Concerning Hardy's transfer from
Baltimore to Harrisburg, the Baltl-
more News says:
Hardy's case is pathetic. Manager
Dunn believes that his usefulness to
the orioles is over, and has sent him
TO Harrisburg, of the Tri- State
League. II win be remembered that
Hardy started out as one of the star
pitchers of the Eastern League in 1907.
He was a most valuable man TO Bal
timore on the first trip OF the season
through the Highlands the orioles
found themselves with but two pitch
ers-Hardy and Burchell. The weather
was raw. damp and sometimes the
Temperature lowered about the freez-
ing point, while the Birds were LIN
Canada. Games had 10 be pitched.
and Manager Dunn had to use Hardy
and ''Burch" practically every other
day for several weeks--too much for
a pitcher in warm weather. but killing
in such weather as the team expert
fenced Neither Hardy nor Burchell
ldemurred, but pitched off their arms
for the good of the club. IL begins to
appear as though Hardy had offered
himself a sacrifice and IL should be
remembered by Baltimore rooters. II
his career as a pitcher has been per-
manently dimmed, it is because Of his
devotion to duty.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
PARKSIDE AND
SOUTH SIDE GAME

The Tri-State grounds on Saturday
afternoon will be the scene Of a clash
between the ParlSslde and South Side
clubs. These two teams are the fast
est turned out by the East Side, but
have never played each oth0r. The
followers Of the clubs have been clam
oring for the teams to get together as
these East Side teams have come in
the limellght as among the best teams
In town. The ParlSside team has the
largest following OF any club in the
city, and will have a large crowd Of
rooters on hand Saturday to whoop
things up. South Wilmington. on the
other hand, will turn out en- masse to
see her team try to put a crlmp in
the winning streak of Parksde. Park
side has a remarkable record, not hav-
ing been defeated this year, and only
once last year. The team has beaten
practically every club OF any import
ance with the exception of South Side
and DUPONT. II Parkside defeats South
Side It win then go up against kid"
Reeves povExrmakers.
lack" Bannar South Wilmington's
pride, will be In the box for South
side on Saturday. while Kelly viii do
the receiving. oats, Parkslde's big
left-hander, viii be on the firing line
for the Kirlxwood Park boys, while
Devinney, the gingery little catcher and
captain, win be behind the bat.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
n,AMoNn EIAsAEs-

VIII the Peaches become the Whining
ton Weary willy Wanderersr'
Hunter certainly made as goed as any
bedy could yesterday. He hit wei. ran
bases like deer and used fine head work.
He saved the game fer Wilmington by
his ene-hand catch in the ninth inning
and then whipping the ball ever to catiz
completed a double play
zollers was lightning again in the field.
Topham pitched BAH that leaves no
doubt Of his being enc Of the best in
the country
Official Scorer William Hayes was called
upon yesterday fer The first time this
season to decide whether a run Should
count. Ward was en- third with tive out
and came home when Weinberg threw
to second and caught Pyle cut as he was
stealing. Ward had crossed the plate
before PYLE was put cut 'Chief' Hayes
ruled that the run counted when Um-
pire Bannen, at the request Of AltsOna,
asked fer decisien.
Glassburner said Things" 20 Umpire
Bannon. and the latter put him out Of
the game and called tive "ceps" ts see
that Glassburner left.
Bannen's decisions generally were fair
but Athena put up tive days Of mighty
protest against them.
There was more rseting fer a small
crewd yesterday than ever before fer
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
CHAOS IN A LIBRARY.
saroey's Fearfully Bad Luck With
custodinns Of His Books.

sarcey's Fearfully Bad Luck With
custodinns Of His Books.
Francisque Sarcey had a splendid IL
brary, OF which he was very proud.
and there are many stories told in
Paris about the singular fates. comic
and tragic, that overlook the Librarians
who successfully looked after the late
critics books.
The first was a released convict, who
pleaded that to be much among good
books would reform him. Sarcey. pug
nacious in print. was the kindliest Of
men in practice. He yielded to the
plea. Unfortunately his protege car
ried the ethical cure too far, for one
day he decamped, taking with him the
best Of NJ. Sarcey's good books.
The second was a distinctly minor
dramatist, Debrit by name and debris
by nature. He had worn himself into
an incurable melancholy by persistent
addiction to the humOrist vaudeville
habit. Sarcey saw that abstinence
from further composition could only be
secured If the man had some light oc-
cupation With living wage. he es-
tabllshed hin in the vacancy left by
the convict. A few days later as the
critic. returning from the theater, drew
his carriage up before his doer he
heard a smash Of shtyered glass above
him. followed a minate later by what
he no lenger dared to call a dull thud
on the pavement below. The wee be-
gone librarian, wearied OF life. had
thrown himself out of the window.
with bis last breath he cursed SarCey
as his murderer.
Third in order was one Bernard, a
gladstone youth, whose blithe tempera.
ment promised relief frem the gloon
cast by his predecessor. La the height
OF his glee he pulled out all the books
so as TO reaFrange them in more log
ical order on the shelves. He stacked
them in eragey pyramids all over tbs
Aoor. But 1t happened 10 be the sPe
cial day Of the week whereon Sareey
was wont to have a few OF his the
atrical friends, male and female. e
lunch with hixn. After lunch dance
followed as a matter of course. Moth
ing could disnay the librarian. H.
whisked the pyramids to four wall
and joined In the dance. Next day h.
asked permission to 30 home and se'
his mother he never returned. Th'
pyramids had TO be serted out by Sar
ccy's mnnservant and put pellmen OF
the shelves again.
The last librarian was Nile. Blouska
an elderly Polish maiden, who proved
an Invaluable assistant until she per
ished miserabiy in the Gre at the char
ity ball in Paris.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
WELLS PROVE RELIEF TO
MANY DURING HOT SPELL

The wells and spring Throughout the
city are at this time being utilized by
the people living close to them for OBJ.
tanning daily supplies of pure, ceol water.
Men, women and children go to these
places to bring a sufficient supply heme
for the day. the springs most visited being
in Cool Spring Park and at Fourth and
Franklin streets.
Another is along the South Brandywine
Park driveway above Van Buren, street.
owners Of private property where there
are situated good wells allow neighbers
to supply themselves with water and thus
comfort to thousands is furnished during
the warm weather The water supply OF
the city has been practically unfit fer
drinking purposes during the past two
weeks. being discolered by mud and ether
material =.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
STATEMENT OF
DUPONT TEAM

Sporting Editor EVENING JOURNAL.
In reference to the duPont-X-Wil-
mington game scheduled for next Sat
urday at Front and Union, note that
Manager Fahey claims that the ar
ticles of agreement permit the use Of
any player he sees fit to secure.
This Is an error, as it was distinctly
understood that all participants in
this series must be residents of Della
ware. The DUPONT team is open to
meet any set of players in the State,
but does not propose to stack up
against lot of men picked up from
the different leagues such as Manager
Fahey has gotten together in the past.
Last year in one of the dupont
Wilmington games, there were
players brought from Pennsylvania.
New Jersey and Maryland in a0~ef1Jrt
to prevent an amateur team like du-
Pont from getting the credit of de-
feating a team with the reputation
like Wilmington at that time had.
There also have been inquiries in
regard to the price of admission, but
wish to state that the same price
which dupont has been charging at
Front and Union will prevail, and
there will positively be no advance.
Also that all season tickets issued by
the dupont team will be recognized in
this series.
In reference to the umpiring, Mr..
Shultz will have full charge in these
games, and his past reputation for
square dealing is an assurance that
each team will get fair play; at any
rate, there will be no case of robbery
such as the DUPONT team went up
against last year, when they were
compelled to play fifteen innings after
fairly winning the game in nine.
Thanking you for publishing this in
your valuable paper I am,
Yours very truly.
L. T. Reeves,
Manager DUPONT Baseball Club.
Wilmington, Del, July 21. 1908.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
GLIMPSES FROM
THE SUB-CELLAR
Gossip From the Various
Teams in the Tri-State
Circuit

Two southpaws and two right hand
ers on the team now should make a
first-class pitching stan.-Harrisburg
Patriot
If anyone saws that the Reading
team is not travelling at a fast clip
just now refer them to Ashenbach. OF
Johnstown. or our own George Heckert
Harrisburg Patriot
Harry Barton is laid up with badly
split finger and Stroh is being aided
by Francis Hartman. a former Union
League catcher at Reading. Harris
burg Patriot
Marvin Bridges has been turned over
to the Trenton club and has thus
hitched up again with Joe Myers It's
a good pair for Trenton TO get started
on the winning road n.-HarIisburg
Patriot.
Colonel Perrine has stated that the
Tigers will remain In the league and
that the team will be strengthened nc
matter whether he continues to hold
the club or manages to sell it-Har-
risburg Patriot.
Charley Hilbert, the former Lancas-
ter pitcher, has signed with the York
All-Star baseball club.-Lancas.eI
News.
The club has not helped Joe Myers
out to the extent of a single run in the
two games he has Ditched for the
Tigers.-Trenton Times.
Are we not glad TO see Umpire Nal
lin? Yes, indeed. we are-NOT.-Tren-
ton Times.
Hoey is forgiven. That is as II
should be. He is one swell ball PLAYER
and the best and worst of us have Our
off days.-Trenton Times
Jim Clancy, who was on his vacation
when Umpire Nallin first appeared
here, had his first look at this mem
Der of Presidents Carpenters "besi
staff in America" Yesterday Had jim
not been braced by his oommuning with
nature the shock might have becr
fatal AS it was, he suffered severe
headache.-Trenton Times.
They say that umpires generally
have good opinions of themselves
There would not be even a minority
report II they didn't--except IN Tho
case of our respected friend. Tom Con.
nors, who can stick his muddy shoes IL
our parlor furniture whenever he wants
to.-Trenton Times.
Two shut-outs in succession for Har
risburg looks like a conspiracy again
-Williamsport Gazette.
Win the kindergarten class come 4
the front?
How old are you. Johnny Murphy:
Five years.
Do you know anything about base
ball. Johnny?
Yes. sir.
With base runners On second anl
third and two trikes and no balls oi
the batter-tell me. Johnny, would yol
throw the next ball right across tn
middle of the plate. If you were
pitcher in the Tri-State League?
No, sir
(There. Joseph. you see even littl
Johnny Murphy knew better than 4
do what you did yesterday )-Tcen;oi
/ Times.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
WONDERFUL MlRAGES.
False Peak Of Tenerife and illusions
In the Dardanelles.

III Ino GaFodnclcas
The peak of Tenerife is known among
deep sea sailors as the false peak" I"
Owing to some peculiarly the at
mosphere it is always seen by mirage
In exactly the opposite direction from
which it lies. and only the fact that all
captains know that the mirage appears
long before the true peak is visible
through the most powerful glass pre-
vents many a ship from sailing many
miles cut OF her course. 1t is hard for
a greenhorn to believe that the majes-
tic purple mountain towering astern or
on the port beam apparently only a
short distance of is In reality miles
away In exactly the opposite direction
and the seemingly solid earth at which
he Is gazing is only a reflection on the
clear mirror of the air. Many weird
tales are told of .shipwrecked men who
have steered for the false peak in the
expectation Of finding land and have
perished Of hunger and thirst while
pursuing the phantom mountain.
Sometimes the passengers and crew
OF vessel on the lockout for the false
peak see a much rarer and more beau
tiful mirage. that of a ship In the sky.
1t usually appears about 10 o'clock in
the morning, about ten degrees above
the horizon and under full sail, every
delicate spar and tapering mast clearly
visible against the blue ether and even
the play Of light and shadow in the
bellying canvas plainly discernible to
the naked eye. 1t generally remains in
sight half an hour or more before
gracefully fading away. The oldaS
mariner can never remember having
seen the mirage of a steamer in that
latitude. but always that Of a fuH rig
ged ship. and this peculiar fact has
given birth to many romantic legends
about the ship in the sky, all connect
ing 1t in some way with the false peak.
The vicinity OF the Dardanelles is
the real home Of mirages. and it is sci.
dom that any vessel sails along the
Syrian coast without seeing one OF
more. oddly enough. the mirages OF
the Dardanelles are always the rehec-
tons of objects that can be seen with
the naked eye and are invariably dis
torted in grotesque and fantastic carl
catures OF the things reflected. It is
certainly startling to see steamer
bearing down with her masts where
her water line and should be and the
water line where the tops Of the masts
and funnel ought to show. while her
decks are in the right place. thus add.
ing to her uncanny appearance. bui
this is frequent sight near the Oar.
danelles. There is one peculiar feature
Of the mirages which hover near the
false peak-the real objects OF which
they are reflections are so far away
that very often they are never sighted
until long after the reelection has van,
ished, and sometimes not at all.-NeW
York Press.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
PLANS DISCUSSED
FOR COUNTY FAIR

The directors of the New Castle
County Fair Association held their FRS
regular meeting yesterday afternoon II
was decided to hold one racing event
each afternoon during the time OF the
fair for the benefit Of the horsemer
of the county. provided the plans meet
with favor. These races will haVs
nothing to do with the purse races
already scheduled.
Much routine business was gone oveI
pertaining 20 plans for the fair and
the best means of collecting outstand-
ing subscriptions of stock were dis
cussed. 1t was reported that solicitors
had been working among mercantile
establishments with a view Of obtain
ing. contracts and that already large
number of members of the Mercantile
Association had, decided TO have eA-
hibits at the fair.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
MCFARLAND 70
JOIN HARRISBURG

Hermas w. Mcfarland. proprietor Of the
Wilmington Bowling Academy and fermer
euthelder Of the Wilmington team. re-
ceived a telegram last night for him 10
join the Harrisburg team as s0on as pos.
sible. He may not be able to Join the
team te-day. but win play to-morrew
He formerly played under Heckert. and
is very popular in Harrisburg
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
Mr.. HARE TO START
TALBOT FAIR RACES

Walter N Hare. OF this city. starting
Judge at the weekly matinee races of
the Delaware Horse Show Association.
has been secured to act in this capacity
at the races of the Talbot County Fair.
Easton. Md. August IS to p, inclusive
Mr.. Hare. who is a licensed starter
under the National Trotting Associa-
tion. is starting the horses at the an
nual purse races of the Delaware
Horse Show Association. now in pro-
gress here.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
He Wants 40 pIav shufae

Eleventh Ward Democratic League
last night, Jesse A. Mccoy defeated
Edward j. Ryan two out OF three
games. Ryan won the first game. 2l to
20. and Mccoy won the remaining two
the first score being 21 TO is, and the
second p TO II. Mccoy is anxious tc
play any man In the ward.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
BEAT ALTOONA
AFTER IS TRIES
Locals Take Long End in
First With Noun
taineerS

In an eleven-inning game yesterday
afternoon Wilmington defeated Altoona
to g. Topham officiated in the
pitchers box for Wilmington and the
visitors managed to secure eight hits
from him. while Wilmington harvested
the same number from Moore, the visit
ing pitcher. The home team had slight
~ the better Of the argument at all
stages of the game and won by super
ior playing. though both teams put up
a good article Of baseball Hunter.
the new man. played a good game at
first base.
The ecore.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
To Have Ice Cream Social

An ice cream social for the benefit
of Goodman Church, Epworth League
will be held at the home of the Rev.
and Mrs Van p. Northrup No. 1915
West Eighth street. tomorrow evening
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
wildwood, 81. Wilmington,

WILDWOOD. N. J., July 22.-wnd-
wood won a fast game yesterday from
the Wilmington Professionals by a
score OF s to /. Score;
Wildwood ........3 0 O1OO ks
Wilmington .....o 5000 001O O-l
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
No Important Business Done.

The Board of Police Commissioners
held their regular weekly meeting yes
terday morning instead Of in the after
noon. Only routine business was trans
acted and the reports OF the house
officers read.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
sehedule Ior TodaN

Harrisburg at Lancaster.
Williamsport at Reading.
Altoona at Trenton.
Johnstown at Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
STANDING OF THE BALL TEAMS
TRI-STATE LEAGUE.
Yesterdnv,a oamsa.

Lancaster. 8; Williamsport, L
Trenton, 4; Johnstown, 1.
Reading. 4; Harrisburg, 3.
Wilmington. 4; Altoona, 3.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
Hurt in Stone ouarrey.

Asterino Ficcio, aged 26 years, Of No.
$40 Scott street, was painfully injured
by a heavy stone falling on his hand
in Faheys quarry yesterday. He wos
attended by DIR. p. A. M. Revitti.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
National League.
Yesterdays Games.

Philadelphia, 3; Cincinnati, 2.
Pittsburg. 2; Brooklyn. o.
New York, 4; St Louis, 2.
St Louis, 8; New York, 1.
Boston, 8: Chicago, 0.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
Schedule For Toda,s-

Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Chicago at New York.
st. Louis at Boston.
Detroit at Washington.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
American League.
Yesterday.a Ganal

Athletics. 4; Cleveland. ..
Detroit, 4; Washington, 1.
Chicago. 6; New York. 3.
New York. 6; Chicago. 3.
Boston, 2; st. Louis. /.
Boston, 3; ST. Louis, 2.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
Schedule For To- dav

Philadelphia at Cincinnati.i
New York at st. Louis.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
Boston at Chicago.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22

Vhe out Wnen WIhn'nk Iun Was
scored.
Farrell out for interference.
Wilmington .. Il ] 0 0 o 0 Q 0 IL
Altoona 49,. ....1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0-3
Two-base hits-Ward. Hartley. Three
base hit--Ward. Sacrifice hits--Glea-
son, Farrell. Swartz, zollers. Stolen
base-Zollers. Bases on balls-of Top
ham, /: off Moore, 3; OFF Lee, /. Struck
out-By Topham, 3; by Moore, /; by
Lee, 3. Passed ball--Weinburg. Double
play-Hunter to Catiz. Hit by pitcher
Gleason. Left on bascs-Wilmington.
z: Altoona. 4. Time-l so. Umpire
Bannon.
Evening journal., 1908-07-22

Saving
For You

Following our fixed policy of
marketing each seasons purchases
during the season for which we did
the buying we continue selling
Evening journal., 1908-07-22

wilmington a. =. VS.. Media.
On Saturday the Wilmington A. A
win play the South Media A. c. here
Evening journal., 1908-07-22
ALTOONA.
out for interference.

one out when winning run was
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-21
Gut For the Championship

looks like big things will be doing
in basket ball here, tn season The
local High School claims it will this year,
turn out the best team in history, bett-
er even than the fast team of last year.
Heretofore we have been afforded
some good games, on the l,.,I fl cid. the
best teams IN the state inc udlns Den
yer and Colorado Unvers ties, Colorado
School of Mines, East u. ,ver II I'll
School, State Prep. and Greeley High
School, have played here. One of tn S
years first games viii be played with
the Mines. The High School boys and
the Miners have n met for two wears
past, the last game being played on the
Mines field, the locals playing fast
and aggressive game, loos n only by a
small margin the score being 5l-4J
| During the season previous the Denver
Unnl, erslty team played here and wa.
ignimoniously defeated BY the score ol
AZ to rs. With these facts in view an
the claims of the school of the bes
team yet, some very exciting contes t:
are expected. There are this year tiv,
men trying for place on the High
School team who h I'VE won their letters
in basket ball in previous years. The,
are Richards, cCielland, Miller, VII
kins. and King; with three men wh'
have subbed Dahlberg, Mclean ant
Coppard. We hope that our townspeo
pie will lend their support to the boy!
and that real championship team vii
ce turned out. We have confidence il
the fellows to turn the trick" all,
were .or them strong