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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

The outlook for the National Baseball
League. which body l head, and, in fact
for organized baseball all over the coun-
try, is such that the patrons of the game
will have more sport and better compell-
tion than ever before. From an arusuc
viewpoint the season which opens on
Tuesday of this week will certainly pe
one of the best since became president
of the National League. This Is because
the teams In tho league have never been
as we'll matched as they are this year
Chicago's wonderful team of world
champions, which title they won from
Detroit. has not been weakened, but the
otber teams have been strengthened so
that there will be more Of a race and less
of a procession. The four clubs which
finished in the first division last year Will
fight it out TO the end, and there is more
than a possibility that one or two of the
clubs in the second division last season
will be up with the leaders working to-
ward the pennant In most formidable
fashion.
The schedule, which changes each year,
this season favors the East because after
September the Chicago Club is on the
road, while the Philadelphia and New
York Clubs are playing practically all
their games at home. No one who is IA
uiliar with the game can underestimate
the great advantage that this gives the
East, especially If the clubs are fighting
ont the finish of the season, and on the
outcome of the month that precedes the
end depends the hnal rating of the pen
nant-chasing clubs
One of the noteworthy things about
the new season is the Incorporation 10
the constitution of the National League
OF the Fleischmann resolution. l have
fought for this measure for long
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
Rifle Shooting in 1908.

With the state rifle ranges being open-
ed now that the winter has passed and
weather arrived which makes possible
comfortable practice. those who are inter
ested In the marksmanship of this country
among its civilians and its national guard
organizations are looking forward more
than ever to the national matches at
Camp Perry. In Ohio Their the cham
pionships were decided last year and
there the men who composed the team
which won the international Palma tro-
ply match in Canada. shortly after
ward were really decided upon.
1t will be remembered what a wonderful
record, commented on by the entire world
the United States team made in Canada
In beating the English, Australian and
Canadian teams and trecapturing that
much sought for and coveted Palma
Trophy, embiematic of the worlds cham
pionship at range shooting. This year
the national matches will he Mt Camp
Perry. August 81, and will include such
famous competitions as the National
Team, National Individual and National
Pistol matches. The Ohio State matches
will. Immediately precede the national
competitions. The latter will be com
peted for by teams and individuals from
many states and territories not represent
ed last year, great as the attendance was
then, aud the government will send more
regular troops and officers than ever he
fore All the states have been equipped
with the new Springfield rife and will
have had a splendid opportunity to try
them out before the Camp Perry meet
ing,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

colored specimens as shown by the up-to-
date florist. New York is partial to
dahlias, and these blossoms are now and
ing their way tn market. One dahlia
farm In New Jersey contains two hum
dred aud fifty acres, all devoted to the
cultivation of these blossoms. The owner
of this farm complains that 1t is impos-
sible for him to supply the orders always
on hand. Sweet peas in all their delicate
pastel shades adorn show windows or
else are peddled on the streets by the
thousands, and thus another modest,
dainty and old-fashoned bloom has been
restored to fashionable favor within the
past few years.
In making a round of the flower shops
Of New York the proprletors will tell
those of an inquiring turn of mind that
each raises or cultlvates as many of the
plants and blossoms they sell as they
possibly can. They all have farms or gar
dens, where their hothouses are heated
at convenient distances from their main
salcsrooms, but none is able to produce
more than a very small percentage of the
total output Of his store. These dorlsts
have orders placed months ahead with
growers as far distant as Ohio, and If the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
President Harry PuIliam OH the Baseball Outlook.

time and am decidedly pleased that 1t
has been made n Inv. This gives the
president of the league the right and
power to enforce discipline and preserve
good order on the ball field and will be a
most effective weapon to quell rowdy
balplayers with. 1t has been tried for
FIVE years, aud at last has been incor-
porated In the constitution. Hereafter
there will be no such doubt as has ex-
listed In the past in regard to whether
such control would be given to the presi-
dent, for now 1t Is q law. aud instead
of being subject to adoption or rejee-
tion by a majority vote, it will require
six votes to nulllfy 1t as a law. This
means the betterment of discipline and
bali heid.
While the Fleischmann resolution is
an excellent thing aud | am very glad 1t
has become a law, 1t is worth speaking
at this time of how much less IL Is
needed today than 10, or even 3. years
ago. The men who are playing pro
fessonal baseball are improving each
year, and | question If you can find n
better class of men in a sport anywhere
In the world today. There may be, and
unquestionably are, some ungentlemanly
players, but they are in very small
minority. Each year witnesses a higher
standard Some credit for this improve
ment must be given to the infusion of
college ballplayers into the game Men
who have shown unquestioned ability
in playing for their college and are
consequently sought after by the big
league clubs are feeling more aud more
that there is nothing degrading or repre-
hensible about going into professional
baseball. that they will find and asso-
ciate with very good class of men
on and off the field, and that by using
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

in which to force their blossoms into
bloom for the Easter season, and to this
end they have been busily engaged since
early in the winter.
A fashionable florist was recently asked
If there is not a tremendous waste in the
flower business. That he is emlnently
honest, as well as surprisingly frank, was
demonstrated in his reply: There is no
waste 10 my business" he said, ''n fact,
the demand for my flowers never fails to
far exceed the supply. If l 1nd that /
am overstocked with any special variety
Of cut flowers / Immediately notify those
concerns that have boys and girls in
their employ, who pedde the blossoms
from trays on the streets, and they never
fall TO respond and absorb my total
stock"
From this It can be seen that Greater
New York. as this florist claims for 1t,
Is the greatest flower mart in the world,
for no matter how many thousand bios
SONS the florists stock their emporiums
with each day. thev are never assailed
by the fear that they will be left with a
portion of their SO perishable stock on
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
A Wonderful Western Athlete.

Many widely heralded athletes have come
out OF the West, but few have made
'goodH in the manner in which Forest
Smithson has done. One year ago hardly
heard of this side of the Mississippi
River, he today is one of the most widely
quoted and spoken of stars of the cinder
path In this country. And all through
comparatively recent performances, most
of which date Nrck only few months.
In this time he has established a new
record for tbeF FseYenty-ysrd hurdle event
and made an indoor record for America
for 90 yards over the jumps. In other
hurdllng events he has made new records
which would stand for many years, only
losing these through hard luck In topping
over some one of the hurdles. In doing
these things he has defeated the best
men In this particular field of sport, max
ing a most impressive debut in the East
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
Tennis Dates.

with the publication by the United
States Lawn Tennis Association of the
dates for this season followers OF the
game learn that so important events have
already been planned for, with more to
follow. tourney In Cuba last month,
the first of its kind to he included In this
list, started the ball, though the season
In the United states really does not begin
until in May, with the interscholastic
championship under the auspices OF
Princeton 1t ends In October with the
intercollegiate championship The ma
tlonal championships, at Newport begin
two days earlier than usual, being slated
to start August 49, Longwood's tourney
will be held July ~, one week earlier
than usual the changes In all these dates
for the most part being due to this being
leap year, with the extra day TO be fg-
ured in somehow.
1t seems morally certain that an Ameri-
can team will go to Australia to play
for the Davis trophy in October even IL
the English players, the Dohertys and
others, come to this country to play our
cracks If the Americans do go TO Aus
tralla they will be of the best possible
material, that a creditaUle showing may
he made and that we may he properly
represented with our very best talent, and
not by players of the second rank.
The National Regatta.
For the stay-at.homes. who must follow
the Olympic games through the news
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
olympic Games TryOnts.

Philadelphia, Chicago and San Fran
cisco are the cities where the pick of
the athletic talent of this country will
show what they can do on track and
field In the Olympic games tryouts.
Thereby the committee. in whose hands
rests the selection of the men who shah
represent the United States in the sta
dium at Shepherds Bush. London. may
form an iden of what ability the candl-
dates may possess their fitness, condi-
tion. etc. Even If man wins his event at
these tryouts 1t does not necessarily
follow that he will be chosen for the
American team. as the final selection is
In the hands of the committee. Practi-
cally all the events on the Olympic pro-
gram will have place on these prelimi-
nary contests. Philadelphia was Sc
lected In preference to New York through
the Use of Franklin Field being rendered
to the athletes, there being no good field
near New York. The country is divided
up into sections and each section has its
so-called elimination trials at the three
cities designated above. Entries for the
Western meet close May 1, the Chicago
meet May 1s, and Philadelphia, or East
ern meeting. on May %
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

daily consignment Is not sufficiently large
to meet the demand, the dealer Is com
PEELED to visit the flower exchanges that
exist In the large cities, where the daily
cut of those fiower-growers who do not
care to compete in the retail market dis
pose of their stock at wholesale prices.
These exchanges are quite as busy In the
early hours OF the morning as are those
markets where provisions alone are sold.
The exchange Is boon to the fashionable
florist and the humble grower who cannot
afford to set up a city establishment
alike. for there they meet ON a common
benefited.
The scarcity of American Beauty roses
this spring has been subject for cont
ment for sometime past. Last winter the
daughter of a multimillonatre of Phila-
delphia made her debut at a ball which is
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
American TrOtterS in
Vienna.

In the past few weeks the trotting sea
son in Vienna has gotten into full
swing. The participation In the racing
this year of number of American
horses is certain to interest the average
patriotic Yankee Stable room is at n
premium In the Austrian capital, despite
the fact that the Vienna Trotting Associa-
tion had added in the winter 80 new
stalls. Some of the horses with an
American ancestry that are being raced
IN the Austrian capital with great sue
cess are: Slliko, 211s4 the little son
of Moko; Icon. 2:10, of the Pennock
string: Alton. 2O9A. and Virginia Jay,
nl owned by Louis Winans. They are all
in fine shape and headed with good pros
pects toward the international races, Lot
Ia Crabtrees famous trotter raced last
year in this country by McHenry, is not
favorably regarded by Austrian experts,
despite the little mares splendid record
here. Other American horses which will
be heard from this year abroad are Hemp
Hurd. st. V9lient Vincent. 2:11%. raced
last year by Ed Geers for the Memphis
horseman, Frank G.. Jones; Metallis, 2:ll,
owned by w. Kohner; Glenwood NJ.
2:O7A and the trotters In Austria last
year-Brownie Wilton, Lord Reyelstoke,
Boreazelle, Alton and Virginia Jay-men-
toned above.
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the latter with the greatest ease. Then
one week later the Victoria Seven, OF
Montreal one of the best amateur teams
in the English dominion, did the same
thing to the New York Athletic Cluo,
though the latter victory was by much
narrower margin than the game one week
previous As a windup came a splendid
aame between two Canadian teams-the
Montreal Shamrocks and the Wanderers
played In New York. These games are
an excellent institution, and being inter
national in character, do much to cement
friendly relations between tae two ccun-
tries in the domain of sport, ana, who
knows, perhaps to extend this influence
to even greater spheres?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

hand to wither. die and go to waste
Just what part flowers play In the af-
fairs of the wealthy New Yorker can
best be exempliied when florists tell you
that they alone have the first pick of the
total output of every hothouse within
radius Of several hundred miles. Prices
prevailing in New York establish the
standard adhered to by all neighboring
cities and in consequence growers In
variably hold their flowers at the whole
sale prices existing. Not so many years
ago, as Lenten days drew 10 a close.
nearly every home lin large and small
cities were frightened ny the presence of
an Easter lily. The more iowly were con
tent with perhaps one, while those or
the more wealthy displayed them In pro
fusion Yiolets, too. came in for their
share of the prevailing popularity. and
few, If any, of the well-dressed women
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

at the National Championships OF James
town by becoming national champion in
the high hurdles. After that he entered
Yale, but stayed there only a short time,
resigning and coming to New York to be-
come a member of the celebrated Irish
American Athletic Club of that city.
His leaving Yale was due to the rule Of
the Amateur Athletic Union that a man
must not be member Of college team
and an athletic club at the same time.
Since his debut in and near New York he
has been establishing truly remarka-
BILE record for himself. although several
years ago he was already famous on the
Pacific Coast as q sprlnter, and after
that as a hurdler. He left racing ON the
hat to go in for hurdling His future is
most roseate, Judging by his present form.
and he probably will be one Of the olym-
pic team athletes.
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and well groomed men failed to display at
oorsage or in buttonhoie cluster OF this
modest and fragrant harbinger of spring.
These two blossoms were looked upon by
all as best typifying Easter in floral
way. Fashions In flowers are just as
changeable In latter days, however, as are
those dominating my lady's toilet; and In
consequence, were you to ask your florist
what flowers are regarded as typical
Easter blossoms today, he would tell you
ties all having an equal number of vo-
taries. Where the Easter lily and violet
once reigned supreme can now he found
myriads of potted azaleas, their heavily
laden branches a veritable riot OF color.
Hydrangeas. too, are equally popular,
and come in for large share Of atten-
tion by those who seek to brighten IN.
terlors for the Easter season. Dwarfed
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their natural skill, for ballplayers are
unquestionably born, and not made, they
can earn far better salaries in a much
easier manner than by crowding into
some of the professions where they would
make mere living wage.
Various fans" with their own teams
interest nearest to their hearts, have been
busy trying to figure out the pennant
chances for this new season ever since
the clubs went South for their prelim-
mary work. 1t is impossible to pick the
winner. even knowing the inside condi-
tions and the possibilities of the clubs
which have added tn their playing strength.
For my own part, as said above. l hrm-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

TIES Easter draws near florists through
% out the length and breadth of this
y q fair land Of ours are preparing to
reap their annual harvest of American
dollars. The plentitude Of this harvest
can best be realized when it is conceded
that more than a million dollars are spent
for flowers In Greater New York alone
each Easter. These figures are hard to
grasp, but it is only necessary to visit
the beautifully appointed shops Of the
Fifth avenue and Broadway florists TO
ascertain what fortunes are represented
In the exquisite blossoms there to be
found. Florists are congratulating them
selves this year because of the lateness
Of the date on which Easter Sunday oe-
ours, which in fact, is within a week Of
the extreme limit of the very latest date
Easter Sunday can occnr between the
years 1900 and 1000. This date ls April
as. and the Easter Sundays Of the years
1885 and 1913 did and viii then occur
Ihts gives the flower culturists more time
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

lllacs are becoming more and more the
vogue, yet they may truthfuly be re-
garded as an old-fashioned flower But
as in the case of the lilac, 1t is the old
fashioned flowers that predominant this
year, and blossoms which those of this
generation were wont to see growing in
the gardens of their grandmothers years
ago, are today occupying the chosen
places In the show windows of the more
fashionable florists Lilies-of-the-yalley
are displayed In quantities, but this
dainty and fragrant blossom has ever,
and will always be, popular. Another
oldfsshioned flower restored to favor is
the holIyhock but these have been
brought to such a high state of perfection
that those OF us who were accustomed to
see them occupying modest places in the
kitchen gardens would hardly recognize
in them the mammoth fringed and richly
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
Canada's Hockey Inva-
SiOnS.

Each year after the Amateur Hockey
League of New York. which includes In
its membership the best teams in this
country, and might accordingly with JUS
tice be called the American Amateur
League, has ended its season, there are
played games with thu best teams from
Canada, the real home ofthe sport. where
the game has been developed TO very
high point, and whence, incidentally, most
of the players on the New York teams
come. This year has been no exception
to the rule, Toronto University coming
across the border first of all and defeat
ing the famous Crescent Athletic Club
team, so often champions of the Amateur
League. Toronto University is the title
holder of the intercollegiate League in
Canada. The visitors completely out
classed the New York experts, defeating
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
rA~q~R2 R2+>,c
Is Harvard tOROW Abroad?

With all the college crews on the open
water after the usual two or three
months of work in the gymnasium tanks
there Is better opportunity to get
some line on how the leading crews of
the East will shape up when the test
comes at Poughkeepsie and New London.
1t is now being planned TO repeat Har-
wards experiment of Il few years ago
and send another Harvard crew abroad
to row Cambridge on the thames. The
last trip. though resulting in defeat,
largely through faulty judgment and not
necessarily inferiorlty, was in other re-
spects such a success that Harvard is
anxious to try again. If the matter does
come TO point where the trip Is decided
on and action looking toward such a re-
suit has already been taken, the crew
will leave for England a few days after
the race with Yale on June 25
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

ly believe that four and possibly FIVE
teams will 1ght 1t out, with Chicago pos
sibly in a shade the best position through
the record made by the players In the
past, who have almost all been retained.
New York will put up a good fight
am sure of that. With McGraw back In
the game the New York players will be
keyed up to the right pitch and will
make a splendid showing. Other teams
besides these two may well be expected
to be very much in the running. and one
of the best struggles ever pulled off will
certainly result.
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papers, there will be a great deal OF
sport they may see In person this
spring, summer and fall. Among these
events is the national rowing races,
which viii be held at Springfield, Mass,
August IA and 10. New York made a
valiant effort to secure the event, but
the city where In past times some of
the best and most exciting races ever
rowed were celebrated will be the scene
of this years National Regatta. Yale and
Harvard rowed there and some of the
strongest amateur club crews in the past
fought out their differences there, max
ing, with tho annual Yale Harvard foot
ball games which were held In the city
of Springfield, n place on which every
year the attention of the entire sporting
country was focused because the scene
of these memorable competitions.
woman's Influence In Sport.
Recently on this page I chronicled the
retirement of that veteran billiard play
er Jake Schaefer, following his match
with the youthful cue expert. Willie
Hoppe. Now II seems that this is not to
be, for Schaefers wife has stepped In and
decided for her husband that he will not
leave the arena of professional billiards
for the present. not until he has defeated
Hoppe and some others who clamor for
the title held by the veteran for a quar-
ter of century and more. So even the
domain of sport, hitherto deemed sacred
to men. is to be ruled by the fairer sex,
in this instance, TO Its benefit, since 1t
keeps playing SO notable a figure as that
of venerable Jake" Schaefer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19

New York is less typical of the rest OF
this country than almost any other city,
SO cosmopolitan is its population. Tray
elers who judge America by the metropo-
lis are very apt TO be led astray In
their deductions aud observations.
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The National Regatta.

For the stay-at.homes. who must follow
the Olympic games through the news
The Washington bee., 1908-02-22
- Ulevrr invention.

A housekeeper with small children
found the closet room in her house
, very limited, and invented the follow
ing device: A piece of smooth wire,
small enough to go through the hole
in the top of a safety pin, was fas-
tened to the first hook in the closet.
Then she slipped on to this a number
of large safety pins. The wire was
passed through or over each hook,
with a number of pins between, and
fastened to the last hook being drawn
as taut as possible.
In hanging garments up. slip one or
two pins through the band, as may
! be required. In this way a great
many dresses may be hung side by
side in a small space, and an article
can be hung up OF taken down with
out disturbing the others
This kind of clothesline will prove
of great value in summer hotel, cot
tage, or hall bedroom. It can be
made to hold ones entire wardrobe.
except the incest things, and each
garment can be seen without wasting
time in searching for it,
The Washington bee., 1908-02-22
cream OF Cucumber.

Peel two or three cucumbers. cut
them in quarters. remove the seeds
and slice cOarsely. ParbOil in salted
water and drain. Put in a saucepan
with two tablespoonfuls of butter and
one large sliced onion: let all cook
together for half an hour. Season well
with sugar, salt, pepper and celery
salt Melt i'm another saucepan two
tablespOonfuls of butter: stir in one
tablespoonful of -four; cook it without
browning. 25d the cooked cucumber.
one quart OF the white stock, boil up.
skim, add one pint of boiling milk.
Cook slowly for % minutes. then
rub through fine sieve. Stir one
gill of cream with TWO yoIks of eggs
well together. pour into the puree. re
turn to heat but do not allow to boil.
pour into the soup tureen and serve
with croutOns