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Evening star., 1908-01-12
McGRAw'S TRICKS.
How "Mugsy" Used to Help Win
Games in the Old Oriole DAYS.

Il will never forget a game I p.ayed
when was with the Baltimore club, how
twaSruns were made on a base on balls
and a single" said Manager McGraw OF
the Giants at National League headquar.
ters the other day. "Matty." Dan Brou-
theirs, the Office boy, and Fred Knowles.
pulled around their chairs to listen. II
led off," continued Mugsy, land Willie
Keeler followed me at the bat. I got a
base on balls. Keeler came UP and pulled
me over in right field for a base hit
"Bill Joyce was playing right field at
that time. He had me figured to slow up
at second base on the hit. but l put one
over on Joyce and kept on going Joyce
got the hit on the first bound, playing it
safe, and, just as / expected. he lobbed
it in. When r was sliding for third bas.
the third sacker was looking all around
for me, and / got up and kept on going.
Duke Farrell was catching and l slid
around 1T the =. Duke By the time the
on top of me. Bill was the runner up
all the way. The crowd liked the way we
pulled off the unexpected. OF course, we
had the dope right after K.eler made the
hit. They laid for us in every game
after that
Then Dan Brouthers got busy and told
how McGraw saved his team from de-
feat twice during game with the Chi
cago team and then won out in the tenth
inning.
Il don't know how you got away with
it, but it went through I'll right. The
score was tied up, when one of the Colts
came up and. hit one against the fence. 1t
looked like home run wallop sure.
"McGraw got his wits together and just
as the batter was turning third base he
gave him the shoulder. The runner went
over in a heap and by the time he got
up and started for home he was nailed at
the plate. Pop" Anson came over to
McGraw and waved his big fist at Mac
and threatened to mop him UP.
"Anson himself came up next and Nc
Graw gave him the bump before he
reached third base on q long hit. John
got the relay In time to tag Anson. The
umpire called Anson out and all hands
roared. Pop could not talk for some
time. In the eighth inning with the score
still tie and two on the bases, McGraw
came up and made hit which won the
game. 1t was a great thing to pull eff
and get away with"
Manager McGraw then told how much
base ball has improved. I'm the old days."
said McGraw, you could keep on going
and probably get three bases on a single
but nowadays one must be very careful
how many he takes, as he is likely to
get pinched by. a throw from the out
field"
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Tim J0rdan'S Colossal
Nerve Won Him a lob

Tim Jordan, the rd-hitting first base
man of the Brooklyn team, owes his base
ball prominence to confidence. Tim had
been signed by Brooklyn at $1,SOO and
was earning 1T upon the bench.
He wore out SO many trousers seats that
he became disguised, and finally one day
walked up to Ebbets and asked for a
chance to play. What do you want to
play for? We have a good man on the
bag" demanded Ebbets.
We'll. the team is in last place and no
prospect of getting out right away. I'll
bet you $500 that l can make good il YOU
will let me play"
You must be a pretty good man If you
are willing to bet that much money" Eb-
bets replied, looking over the young rel-
low.
We'll, am confident 1 can make good
and l will make it $1,000 If you say so.''
Jordan replied.
No; $500 is enough" said Ebbets.
walking away. Shortly afterward Jordan
was tried out, and the way he began
plastertng the ball around was a caution.
To show that he had made good Eb-
bets made his salary $1,000 for the season.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
UNPAID FORFEITS.
List Made Public by the jockey
CIuh

NEW YORK. January 1.-THE forfeit
list Of the Jockey Club has been made
public. 1t shows that at the end of 1907
there was a total OF ST. 900 unpaid. This
is the amount on approximately 81. 500 900
and is a remarkably good showing It
amounts to about three-quarters of / per
cent. which would be a wonderfully small
loss in any mercantile business.
OF this amount 1t is safe to assume
that 5000. and possibly 5000. will be
paid. which viii still further reduce the
showing. There are 154 owners on the
list. and OF the number twenty-on are on
the list furnished by the National Stee-
plechase and Hunt Association.
A great deal of the forfeit money is
due from western horst Omen,. who made
liberal nominations in the Spring and
did not race over the eastern tracks.
Many Of the others published are very
evident cases of oversight or neglect In
meeting the obligation, and there will
be several settlements before the opening
of the season in April.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
ELEVEN TO GO ABROAD.
Philadelphia Cricksters Will Send q
Crew to England.

PHILADELPHIA, January 11.-After q
lapse of five years the cricketers of Phila-
delphia will send a team to England next
season. Although the team has not yet
been chosen, all those whose selection is
assured have been approached and have
sign.fied their willingness to go. Should
the trip not have been undertaken In
1903 it could not have taken place until
1911. for the Australians will be In Eng
land in 1909 and the South Africans are
down for a trip in 1910.
The schedule of games for the Phila-
delphians was drawn up at the last meet
ing of the county secretaries. held in
London. 1t enlbrac ces in all fifteen match
es, CT which thirteen will take place In
England and two in Ireland. The OPEN
ing match will be played on July G. and
he concluding contest on August q.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Clymer's Idea of It,

Last summer Case Patten was serious
ly thinking of matrimony which eventual
ly resulted in his becoming benedict.
One day Case was sitting in the sun
shine. out in front of the clubhouse, read
ing a local newspaper. when he called
the attention of Outfielder Clymer to an
article he found therein.
See here, Clymer." cried Case, what
do you think of this statement?''
What is it," inquired the big out
fielder as he yawned laZily. and showed
but little inclination to arise from his
comfortable seat.
why, this paper says" went on Case
that IL woman takes to automobiing
it will effectually stop her from gossiping
about her neighbors- What do you think
about it?" inquired Patten, as he lower
ed the paper in order to glance at ely
mer
Well drowsily replied the ex-Pitts-
burger. II don't believe a word of it, for
from my own personal observation" he
continued, Il know that automobiling
causes them to run down more people
than they ever did before"
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Hughey jennings Friend.

ger. and went on toward the clu1nouse,
Whlstling a popular song.
Hughey Jennings Friend.
Everybody knows what kidder Hughey
Jennings is. and wise base ball men claim
that 1t is by kidding his players that Jen-
nings is able to make them champions.
McGraw says it was just this kidding
on Jennings part that was responsible for
the Baltimore crowd taking the pennant
three times in row. And the other Bal
timore players always Gained that 1t was
Jennings who was responsible for all the
scrapping that used to occur over In Bal
timore when the Orioles were the warm
est bunch in the business.
This scrapping, the players say. was al
ways brought about by the deliberate
kidding of Jennings, who did 1t all for q
purpose, yet Hughey was so adrolt aDou
1t that such men as McGraW, Doyle ana
Brodie used to be invariably blamed for
starting the trouble, and these players
themselves used to think they were the
instigators of the trouble until they nae
time to give the matter calm consideration
and then had no difficulty in tracing IL ali
back to Jennings kidding.
Well, Hughey has not yet lost this gen.
tie art. but now he tempers his old Balti'
more sarcasm with humOr, and. SO makes
it pleasant for all hands.
That he is born kidder can be inferred
from HUE lHClQeIll tIdI IdppCHCu WHICH
the Detroits were playing the Philadelphia
club, last fall, and when every game
meant life or death to the Detroits. fg-
uratively speaking.
During the progress of that last siren
uous game with the Athletics and when
things were looking mighty blue for the
Michigan people, for the Athletics had a
big lead, Jennings keen eye noticed thai
several of his players were on the poin
of giving way under the tremendous
strain. Hughey saw it was UP to him tt
take measures in order to hearten up thu
boys. so as they were sitting on the bench
Jennings, pulling a letter out of the pocke
of his uniform coat, said:
This letter is from an old Baltimort
player. who is out In Chicago, and he
tells me that he went up the spout the
other day"
That's hard luck" cried several of the
sympathetic ball tossers.
'No, it's all right said Hughey. with
a merry twinkle in his eye. You see
that's in his business; he's timer
And the laugh that went up from the
players relieved the tension to such a
degree that the Tigers returned to the
game with so much spirit that they soon
had another added to their long list of
victories.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
In Wise King Solly's Days.

CnICHXO IrIDune.
They never had a base ball team
In wise King Solly's days.
Nor Of a pennant did they dream
In wise King Solly's days:
No double header did they see.
Nor chased an umpire up tree.
For life was peace and harmony
In wise King Solly's days.
They never smoked base ball cigars
In wise King Sollys days,
Nor did they jam and crowd the cars
In wise King Solly's days;
No wonder pitchers did they find,
No 'phenom" catchers then were signed:
To take him out!' they neer inclined
In wise King Solly's days.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
What Broke Waddell Up.

When George Edward Waddell was
a "sure-enough" actor and had the
leading part in that highly classical pro-
duction known as the "Stain OF Guilt"
he studied hard and faithfully the hero's
part which was assigned to him. and
the only objection that was found with
the nifty George Edward was that he
would lose himself so completely in his
character that the villain and his under
lings had to be on the defensive all the
time, for If the big Rube was feeling
pretty good on that particular evening
he was likely to knock some of the
scenery down with the forms of the vii
lain and his friends.
Indeed. 1t was on account of Mr.. Wad-
delPs strong man business that several
of the villains, who had tried to work
their crueltes off in the stain of Guilt
were forced to hand in their designations
and it soon became a matter of some
perplexity for the management to en-
gage any villain hardy enough to go on
with George Edward Waddell. the hero.
The scene men We're kept busy patching
up the canvas where holes had been
made through 1t by some unfortunate
actor whom the mighty actor-ball player
had hurled against the gaudy structure.
But although George Edward was warned
time and again to be a little more lamb
Evening star., 1908-01-12
International Balloon Race.

CHICAGO. January 1.-THE Aero
1aut.que Club of Chicago announces that
It will hold an international balloon con-
est here on July 4. Two valuable cups
will be given for the longest distance COW
cred. and for the greatest time in the air,
and the race will be open to the world.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Charley Hickman's Merry Quip.

Just after the genial Charley Hick-
man Joined the Chicago club a crowd
Of the Windy City players were
grouped together in their hotel one
rainy night, when the talk turned on
the subject of Charley Hickman's pop
ularity.
For it is a well-credited fact that no
base ball player. before or since, has
enjoyed the popularity that Hickman
has through sunshine and rain: for, no
matter how badly things break for the
big fellow, nobody ever knocks him.
And SO as the Chicago players sat in
their hotel that night and discussed
this extraordinary thing Pitcher Nick
Altrock turned to Hick, and, slapping
him on the shoulder, merrily cried,
We'll, old socks. it pays to go along
in a quiet way. and not to hurt any
ing peoples feelings"
"Oh. 1 don't know" chuckled Char
ley: 81 happen to have a friend who
makes a mighty good living by hurt
ing peoples feelings"
'Who is it, Hick?" cried Ed Walsh, as
a puzzled look came over his hand
some features.
"Why, it's Doc White" merrily cried
Hickman; hes a dentist"
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Best Team Of Youngsters.

The big league season or last year W O.
responsible for the development OF num-
ber of star players, men who VIII be
heard from In the future II they fulfill the
predictions that are made for them after
they have taken a year in fast company.
A host of minor leaguers were taken
south for training by tha managers OF
both big leagues last spring and a large
number Of them lasted all season. True.
some were merely retained because their
managers could not secure any one better,
and not because they really were making
good. But. in many cases. the youngsters
did make good and will be retained for
another season.
Walter johnson. the young Washington
pitcher. was considered the find of the
year and with the experience he gained
with the tailenders in 1907 he should b
one of the best twirlers in the league this
campaign. He won five games out of
fourteAa. but think of the team he had
behind him.
Gehring Of Washington also did fairly
we'll but cannot be considered regular
vet. Pruitt of Boston showed flashes Of
brilliancy. but will never set the world
on fire with his slab work.
Five young catchers were tried out In
the league. Blankenship of washington
who has announced his retirement from
the American League. looked like the best
of the lot but was handicapped by fre-
auent injuries. Archer of Detroit was
fair and so was Stephens of st. Louis.
Neither is a topnotcher. however.
Cleveland was fortunate in picking nee
tarines in the minor league lemon groves,
three pitchers and two outfielders. The
three young fiingers-Liebhardt, Thielman
and Berger-did 50 we'll that they will be
considered mainstays in the box when the
season of 1905 is well under way. Thiel-
man. of course. is hardly youngster
having been tried out previously in the
National League. Liebhardt and Berger,
however. are Just earning their big league
spurs. Thieiman won II out OF 10, while
Liebhardt captured IS out of 80 despite a
physical injury. Berger did not get start
ed until late in the season and split even
with three victories and three defeats
That he had the goods to deliver was
shown by his one-hit game against the
Yankees late in the year. Since then
Griffith has made several endeavors 70
secure him for New York. but without
avail.
Hinchman and Birmingham did not rank
among the star hitters of the league; but
as inch hitters they stood well. while as
tisiders and throwers they had few SUI
periors, considering the chances that each
took.
A youngster who looked as If he might
be a real live wire is Blair OF the III
State League. who Joined the YANKEES
shortly before the season ended. he mas
a magnificent throwing arm, put ne ola
not have a real drying out.
Lister was the only first baseman tried
out. Cleveland got him when Stovali was
hurt. and 1t is doubtful II he is in the
league next season. Downs OF Detroit
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Why Fred Clarke Kept It.

Two seasons ago, when 1t was reported
all over the country that Fred Clarke, the
clever captain of the Pittsburg club, was
going to leave the outfit on account of
some trouble he had with the manage
ment, Barney Dreyfuss, the Napoleon of
base ball.. thought he would see Clarke
about the matter in person. Accordingly,
one day the wise Mr.. Drey uss packed his
grip and caught the first train out of the
Smoky city bound for the fields of Kan
sas where Clarke has a large farm.
over which he is inordinately chesty
When the owner Of the Pittsburg club
met his manager-captain, and had talk
with him. he found that Fred had no in
tention of leaving Pittsburg. as indeed. he
had no reason for doing. because Clarke
has always been treated royalty by Drey-
fuss and his associates. III
The next morning, when Fred was show
ing Mr.. Dreyfuss about his farm, they
came up to the pump, which stood out
side the door: AS Hleyfuss was taking a
took in everything. AftA- he had finished
drinking he turned to Clark and said:
soap there by the pump. Is that for the
farm hands?"
eyes" replied Fred in an absent-minded
way. "for their hands and faces Also"
What Delayed Bill Hassamer.
When Earl Wagner ran the Washington
club he perhaps had as many wild and
untamed base ball players working for
him as all the rest Of the major league
clubs put together.
And with easy-going managers like
Jim O'Rourke and Gus Schmelz the devil
may-care 'sp1ke-shOe lads certainly did
carry on at a great rate.
One of the nlerriest fellows who ever
played on the local club was the celebrat
ed Bill Hassamer, who was called wild
Bill on account Of his lamb-like procliy-
tiles.
Bill was one Of those bofsterous indi-
viduals whom no fatigue could keep quiet;
he was Just as full of life at night as he
was when he woke up In the morning.
In fact, Bill was cut-up.
He was as full of excuses as a ready
wi,ted fellow could well be, but these
excuses for delinquencies did not always
go.
Sometimes Hassamer ran In little fun
along with his excuses. One day when
he should have been at work at the park
an hour or 80 before he finally did show
up he was met at the entrance by Gus
delay
whats the cause of this tardiness,
Hassamer?" cried SchmelZ, whose very
whiskers shook with rage.
'Car held up by terrible accident" la
con;cally replied Bill, as he tried to shove
by Gus
What kind o. an accident?" shouted
ScEmelz who was still more wrothy be-
cause Hassamer appeared to have a good
excuse for once.
why. a loaded coal wagon ran over the
Evening star., 1908-01-12
BY REVERE RODGERS.

foot Of 7th street." airly replied "Wild
BILL as he brushed past the dazed mana
ger. and went on toward the clubhouse,
whistling a popular song.
Evening star., 1908-01-12
What Chance Considered It.

Last spring, when the Chicago team was
just getting into shape, an epidemic of
smallpox broke out in the Windy city. and
it began to make SO great headway that
the board of health was thinking Of en-
forcing the law of compulsory vaccina-
ton.
Now, this was very serious thing, all
things considered for a base ball player
to undergo, as he took chances of being
incapacitated for many weeks, by reason
of a sore arm and the complications that
are liable to set III from having ones
limb punctured.
All the Chicago players talked the mat
ter over, with due seriousness, and all
were determined to resist the mandate
of the board of health, long as it
was possible to do so.
One morning the ball players were sit
ting out in front of the clubhouse dis
cusing the vaccination proposition, when
Husk Chance, the doughty manager-c cap
tain of that crack outfit. strolled up.
When Catcher Johnny King saw Chance,
he sang out:
Hello there, Husk; what is the latest
news about this vaccination business, and
what do you think of it, anyway
Il think said Chance without the
ghost of a smile, that it's mighty
scabby proceeding"
Evening star., 1908-01-12
Jack Warmers Ready Wit.

Jack Warner, Billy Gilbert, for several
years with the New York Nationals and
Bill Dahlen, the Giants shortstop are all
wintering in New York city. and. as they
live in close walking distance Of one an
other, 1t is their custom to meet at least
three times a week.
Their last gathering occurred the night
after George Dixon, the one-time cham
pion featherweight fighter, died. and, nat
urally, the talk of the base ball trio
turned on Dixon and his skill as boxer
HE was the best lightweight the world
has ever produced" said Billy Gilbert, as
he thumped the table in order to empha-
size his statement.
II don't know SO much about that"
slowly replied Warner, as If he was deeply
considering the matter; "for I knew a
champion lightweight man in Baltimore
who was sure an artist"
who was it?" snorted Gilbert, who is
a great hand for an argument.
1T was my grocer" sweetly replied
Jack, and Bill Dahlen guffawed so loud
ly that the people passing along the
street had to stop and listen.
How Jim Delehanty Sized It Up.
Just before Jim Delehanty. the Wash
ington second baseman. left for FLORIDA he
was visited by Eddie Joss. the Cleve-
land pitcher, who Is also doing work of a
sporting character on an Ohio paper.
Eddie got to talking about Washington
as being a fine city to play ball in. and
he remarked on the orderly conduct Of the
crowds down here.
Its quite a strong union city, too, isn't
it. Jim?" asked Joss. as he prepared to
ignite cigarette.
'.Is it?" cried Jim, in that bo.stcrous
way he has of speaking. why. man.
everything done in Washington is union, :
ha
travel out of the town, Eddie, unless
you go by way of the Union depot :"
added Joe. as he dug down in his pocket
for one of his own cigarettes.
Evening star., 1908-01-12

Yes. the average ball player OF the
present day is gentleman. Get into con-
versation with him and you will be sur
prised to learn how he can talk with
you on any subject. The professional
player is a misunderstood and much
abused Individual, but It's a sure bet that
he can stand it as long as fat salaries
are the rule.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-06-12
NO PERPETUAL FRANCHISES.


'lr. flh'ho' oI IN" forestry Depart
W'h' mas been making h-hi-and
mus lar successful "nr-a AGAINST the
granting 81 perpetual franchises to
water power companies which are
seeking To HlIIi@o the streams IN the
forest reserves. lie Is right, per
p''HaI FRANCHISE Is an uuSp"akahle
menace No one can s"" far enough
INTO the future to dcin" the terms and
conditions OF perpetual franchise.
40 one can esilmat" III" value of such
"a lranchis" a thousand years hence,
or even hundred years hence. No
franchise should be granted for more
than 20 or % years and then the gov.
crnm"nl should reserve the right TO
regulate prices charged io- power and
should also reserve the right to take
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-06-12
PENNSYLVANlA'S OBJECT
LESSON.

The Democratic state convention
recently held in Pennsylvania is her
aided as a victory for the "conscrya.
tive" element OF the party, and yet
II will only prove anew the old say
ing that whom the gods would de-
stroy they first make mad" Nothing
but an insane contempt for every
Democratic principle could have led
to the brazen disregard of the will Of
the rank and file Of party uumistak.
ably expressed at tho polls manifested
at Harrisburg.
The convention was an excellent Il.
lustratlon of the difference between
conventions and the primary method
of election, and just such conventions
led to the adoption OF the primary
system. At the primary, where the
voters had n chance to express them.
selves, more than twothirds of the
district delegates were instructed. and
yet in the state convention the dele.
gates elected at the same primaries
Joined in with political boss to de.
feat instructions.
Take Philadelphia, for instance.
Forty.one delegates, who were elected
at the primaries where district dele
gates to Denver were instructed.
voted in the state convention against
instructions, and the Al votes from
Philadelphia were enough to change
the result In the state convention.
There were number OF delegates
from other countries who voted con.
trary TO the wishes of voters as those
wishes were expressed at the pri
maries. Democrats may differ on
economic questions and on platform
utterances. but Democrats cannot DIFF
fer as to the duty OF representatives
to represent their constituents. A
delegate has no more right to turn
to his private advantage the authority
conferred upon him by voters than
trustee has to convert to his own
use money deposited with him.
The action OF the state convention
was, In effect. an embezzlement OF
power and can be defended only by
those who are ignorant of. or indiffer
ent to, the Democratic principle tina,
conventions derive their Just powers
from. the consent Of the voters. The