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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

that bounded badly just before 1t reached
the shortstOp. and Germany was safe. On
the next ball Coombs uncorked a wild
| pitch that hit the netting in front of the
grandstand on a fly. Ordinarily the run
ner advances only base on such a play
but in this case the ball picked out a
weak spot in the screen ana went right
on through. allowing Schaefer to make the
circuit. The tie was played of the next
day and Detroit COPIED. 1 to 0.
In the game with New York the High
landers were leading to 1. Men were
on first. second and third and one out. A
fly was lifted to Hemphill and the man
on third started to score on the catch.
The throw appeared perfect and the run
ner looked to be an easy out. but 1t bound
ed badly just before it reached Catcher
kleinow and went to the New York
bench. While six or seven Gotham
athletes were trying to find it. all three
runners scored. These three runs decid-
ed the game.
The ball was found shortly after the
last runner crossed the plate.
A youngster with the best intentions
in the world really put Detroit out Of the
games with Boston. It is customary for
the umpires in the American League to
have a boy look after a grip in which the
balls are kept. The regular boy failed to
show up one day and a new one was sup
piled by the management. The new boy
d
that 1t caused him to lose his job be-
fore the game was over.
In the fifth inning of the game with the
Red Sox and the score a tie. Willett turn
ed loose a wild pitch. Men were on Sec
ond and third at the time and-both rum
ners made a dash for the plate. The
ball rolled to the grandstand, with
Schmidt in hot pursuit. while Willett
covered the plate. In his excitement the
boy stopped the ball and tossed it to
Schmidt. Before Willett could get back
on the rubber both men had scored.
It's needless. also painful, to mention
what happened to the kid.
It's the uncertainty that makes base
ball the most popular of all sports. No
matter how big the lead ball game is
never over until the last man has been
retired in the final inning. It's usually
when the score is close that the unex-
pected happens and puts an entirely new
light on the game.
It's pretty tough to lose a pennant and
the right to share in the worlds series by
a game or two. When such lis the case
it offers opportunities galore for reflection.
Many player will put in his spare time
during the winter playing over some
game that was lost through trivial mis-
take or a bad break in luck.
It's tough, but everything goes in base
ball.
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HERE AND THERE
AMONG BALL PLAYERS

(By Pinochle.)
Uncle Jack Warner, may it be known.
is somewhat of a poet. One day he rush.
ed up to Mike Kahoe and said:
Mike. what do You think I've got a
letter from an editor who says he will
accept my poetry on sight"
Mike turned around with little twinkle
and remarked
lis he blind man, Jack?''
Clyde Milan before he joined the ranks
of the American League had heard a
good many stories about Frank Farrell's
wealth. When he blew into Washington
camp, he asked Ganley If Farrell was
very rich, and If he owned a yacht
Ganley replied that he did not own a
yacht, but that he did own a revenue
cutter that was regular clipper.
In amazement, Milan replied
"A revenue cutter?
Yes, the scissors he cuts his coupons
with"
Connie Mack. the elongated manager of
the Philadelphia Athletics, when in Phil
adelphia lives within a stones throw of
the Baldwin locomotive works. Connie.
who usually sleeps rather late during the
winter time, awoke about 7:3O one morn
vain he batted the pillow and counted
sheep. He seemed to miss something IA
miiar 1t struck him that the air was
painfully quiet.
But when he arose and picked up his
morning paper, the mystery stood reveal
ed:
Here it is" he cried. and then read
the item aloud: Eight hundred boiler
makers went on a strike yesterday after
noon"
When Walter johnson first struck this
burg those of his fellow players who had
never been west were looking for informa-
ton and Walter was right on the job
with answers
Jack Warner was among the most In
sistent, and the young phenom became
rather tired answering questions. At
last he could stand it no longer, and when
Jack sided up to him one day and said:
walter, they tell me that the scenery
out your way is on a gigantic scale"
That's right replied Walter. i've
seen whisky signs twenty-four feet high" "
Joe Cantillo nand Dutch Schaefer Of
the Detroit Tigers are great friends.
Whenever it is possible Joe visits Schae-
fer at his home. A couple of years ago
Dutch built a new home and the first
thing he did was to haye Joe call and
see lit 1t was a beautiful place. with
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BASE BALL IS VERY UNCERTAIN.

Base ball is most uncertain proposition
at any stage of the game. No game of bal
is settled until the last man is out, and q
close study Of an all-season champion
ship race will disclose some apparently
inexplicable facts. For illustration, take
the American League championship of the
past season. Boston beat the st. Louis
Browns out of the pennant by winning
fifteen games out of twenty-five from
McAleer's men. Boston made no such
record against any other club in that
league. In fact. the Red Sox had to hus-
tie to break even with the local team, the
figures for the year being I'LL.
Then again the New York Highlanders
who finished last in the race, won more
games from Boston than they did from
any other club in the league. Boston Won
the series. 1910, but just stop and think
what might have happened If st. Louis
could have done as we'll against Boston
as New York! 1t would have made the
St Louis totals for the year Sb-t9, anu
tied the Browns with Chicago for third
place.
There is no way in the world of ing
uring out why a team that could win flf-
teen in twenty-five from ST. Louis, a pen
nant contender from the start to the nm
lSl, could 90 no DejieT lHdH VIII l"OiSS
in TWENTY-FIVE from New York. the tail
end team of the league.
New York was soft picking for the
Browns The figures show that McAleer 5
men won seventeen in twenty-five from
the Elberfeld misfits In other words,
New York won twice as many games from
Boston as she did from st. Louis.
Browns and Maps in Same Boat.
St Louis is not the only club that suf-
fered from a hoodoo. While Boston was
putting the Browns out of business the
locals made it their special business TO
eliminate Cleveland from the champion
ship. Washington won fourteen in TWEEN
ty-two from Cleveland. No other club in
the circuit played that kind of ball against
the Maps
Washington took four straight from
Cleveland on the last eastern trip of the
Maps and followed up this performance
by taking three out of four from the
Maps on their own grounds at time
when the Cleveland club was playing the
best ball in it's history
Cleveland broke even with st. Louis, the
total for the season being I'LL. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
BY UMPIRE BILLY EVANS.

The base ball season just closed will
linger long in the memory of every fol
lower of the sport
Probably never again in the history o
the game will the fans have a chance t.
enthuse over such races as featured the
campaign of 1908 in the two, major
leagues.
In the National League an extra game
was necessary to decide the coveted pen
nant honors, while in the American the
winner was in doubt until the final game
of the season. Such were the conditions
in both organizations, and while all honor
belongs to the victor, Yet the result In
each league causes more or less discon-
tent
Chicago won the grand old rag in the
National with a game to spare, while
Pittsburg and New York were tied for
second honors In the American, Detroit
nosed out Cleveland by the scant margin
Of half game. while the Maps finished
a game to the good of Chicago. That
surely stepping some for the entire dis
lance.
A game or two at the close of the sea-
son meant a great deal. and how many
q CiuD yedrned Tor some game mat SIP
PED away because of a bad break in luck
Now that's it's all over, it's easy to re-
cali a number of games that were lost
through some freak play.
Of course, 1t will be an easy matter for
the fans and players to dope out how this
or that bum decision of the umpire cost
them game. The umpire has been
blamed for such things since the sport
originated. and it's a cinch he will con-
tlnue to receive his share of criticism, es-
peclally If the races are close.
Dig feature in the winning of pen
nant is luck. Unless Dame Fortune smiles
with frequency on a team, it has but
little hope of finishing at the head of the
procession. In the race just closed in
both leagues, the element of luck figured
in the result of many of the games
Had not Merkle of the Giants run to
the clubhouse instead of second base In
a game with the Cubs, while the winning
run was going over the plate. New
York would have played off the world S
series with Detroit instead of Chicago
Johnny Evers. the brainy second sacker
of the Cubs, was watching the play and
claimed force-out at second, which was
allowed. 1t was indeed tough for the
Giants that Merkle failed to touch second
but was great piece of luck for the
Cubs. This game w"uld have settled the
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Maps beat Chicago is, and beat De-
troit. 13-9 but fell down miserably in
front of the locals, the series standing
rs in orr favor.
stumbling blocks for Cleveland all year
ST Louis broke even with Cleveland
Boston and Detroit beat ST. Louis out OF
the pennant. Like Boston, Detroit won
the st. Louis series by a decisive margin
the total for the year being 1910 in favor
of the Tigers. ST. Louis won the series
from the White Sox. lilo. One post
poned game between the White Sox and
Browns was never played.
Tigers Win From Weak Teams.
Detroit won the pennant by beating the
teams in the league. They thrashed The
locals to the tune of 1915; New York, 90
and downed Philadelphia, 14-8.
The Tigers also whipped Chicago. 1873
and beat st. Louis, 1910. Cleveland beat
the Tigers on the year 1879. Boston made
the next best showing against the cham
pions. tying them on the year, HILL. The
Boston Red Sox played their best ball
against Detroit. st. Louis and Cleveland
This team would have walked off with the
pennant if they had played the same
kind of base ball against the weak east
ern teams that they did against the strong
western teams.
While Boston proved hard picking for
ST. Louis, Cleveland and Detroit, the
Red Sox were easy money for the Chi
cage team. Fielder Jones and his men
could never understand what Boston had
on St. Louis, Detroit and Cleveland.
I'VE clean 'em up every time we hook
en- said the resourceful leader of the
White Sox the last time he was in
Washingtons The figures for the years
work between these two clubs shows that
Chicago won sixteen and lost but six
games.
White Sox Consistent.
AS matter Of fact. the Chicago White
Sox played the most consistent base ball
OF any team in either league. A close
study of their record for the year showed
that they played strictly according to
Hoyle from start to finish. In other
words. they invariably won every game
they figured to win, and some more be-
sides The Sox beat New York. 1856
Boston. 1876; Washington, 15-6; Philadel-
phia, 1879; ST Louis, lilo; lost to De-
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the Gfnts were robbed of the pen
nant on the technically pulled by Frank
Chance The chances are that this sort
of futile bellyakin will continue right
along until the ball season begins next
year. and for a long time afterward. It's
a pretty tiresome sort of theme. at best
and probably nothing that has happened
in the realms of sport in this country has
evoked such useless expenditure of ink
But It's dead and buried and the head
stone placed over 1t, and there isn't
cents worth of nutriment in any further
discussion OF 1t.
Chance Grabbed Chance.
The point that stands out monolithi-
cally, however, in this connection is this:
Chance had the bean on him to grab the
opportunity to claim that game on a
technicality And it so happened that
he got away with it, and his rooters out
in Chicago gave him the fine young back
Pat and said, Bully boy. frankie, here's
onr old gold watch and chain and you're
oil right and can't you drop in for dinner
some time:
VARY we'll. supposing Muggsy McGraw,
instead OF Chance. had been up against
III Same kind of a proposition. and had
ciaimed and won game of pennant-de-
cidine ball on the same kind of technl-
cality? ;,., - ooona
+ba+ the fans over this way wouldn
haye given McGraw some kind of bully
hoy nraise that came the way of Chance!
WonIdn't the New York fans have said.
..c.ee that's a smart mug, that McGraw.
fsn,t he, for thinking of that gag and
putting it over?
Giants Would Do the Same.
You don't imagine. now. do you, that
tbe lofty-n1inded New York fans would
have said. nix, we decline to take adj
vantage Of any such proposition is that,
and we'll let 'em have that game be-
cause we can't stoop," etc, etc?
Because if you've got any such imagin-
ing as that rafting around in your sys-
tenn YOU ought to be taking something
for it. honest.
In the meantime, by the way. they've
nulled a new verb over here. To 'mer-
kIe' is the new one If you're in a hurry
~ heat it somewhere you don't put it that
way: YOU say ''Well, me to merkle out
Of this" Clippy. isn't it?
Likewise. the goodbye catchphrase now
is. "Don't forget to touch second" in
stead of Don't do anything till you hear
from me-" and all similar. All of which
is O. X. If they'd only stop getting het
I'D and sad-mad over here about that
gone, mis-Chanced game!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

Speaking Of Mr. Kahoe Joe Cantillon
asked him when he signed up with the
Nationals If he knew anything about his
far-off ancestors.
Mike looked little weary and remark
ed, Cant help but know when I've been
paying off their notes for twenty years"
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NEW YORK FANS
KEEP UP GOSSIP.

Well. now that the winter leagues have
settled down to a long session OF fire.
side tanning. the croakers over this way
are keeping up the large young wall that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
Rubin, Powerful Hitter.

AS a hitter Rubin was one of the heav-
lest. His greatest difficulty was in gaug-
ing his distance. Had he only been a
quicker thinker. and had some kind Of
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27

Mr. Chiozzs-Money discovers that out
Of about 100000 persons who died in
the year 19O6-07 in Great Britain 50, 12l
left property worth 1899, 1874, 900, while
the rest either died bankrupt or left
nothing to attract the notice OF Som
erset House. The list is, he points out,
almost entirely 4 list Of losers" in
life's material race.
But OF the winners he finds that al
most twO-thirds died leaving on the
average only 1900 $1,000 out OF the
gigantic total of nearly f3OO.00O,0OO
Another 10000 OF them left estates not
exceeding the value Of Fl, 600 apiece, SO
that practically all the property left
IN an average year is left by only 2l,-
600 persons out OF 700, OOO."-LOndOn
Post.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27

show You where you ought to work IL
the disciples to ask whom they should
select for the vacant position in the
apostolate, but it was just as important
for each one Of those disciples TO make
the prayer like that Paul offered on the
Damascus road. Lord, what wilt thou
have me to do?" If you set down on
your knees and earnestly pray TO God
for position in his army on the battle
line. there is no doubt he viii detail
you for active work. Pray earnestly
that God will open TO you unlimited
fields of gospel usefulness. And they
prayed and said, Thou. Lord. which
knOwest the hearts Of all men. show
whether of these two thou hast chO-
sen" We are gospel soldiers. and We
must go to our Divine Commander for
marching orders. When you once
swear your allegiance TO him you are
never to make move In life. no mat
ter what II may be, unless you first
kneel down and implOre the blessing
and guidance OF God. In your daily
communication with God are you will
ing to do as did Matthew Henry's IA
Their? The boy was very sick. The
father said, IF the Lord will be pleased
to grant me this request l will not say,
as do the beggars at my door. I will
never ask anything OF God again but.
ON the contrary. he shall hear me often
er than ever. and / Will love God bet
ter as long as live" Are you will
ing from now on to walk in such close
communion with God that you will
never cease to ask him what be wants
you to do and that pour chief pleasure
I. life will be to ind out his viii and
- accept and obey # cheerfully?
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
Geld Weather Breakfast Food,

Speaking Of breakfast foods. do you
know OF anything more nOurishing and
about four fingers OF maple strip? The
only possible improvement would be q
second helping.-Nebraska State Jour
nal.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27
The Marriage Contract.

But, though marriage is one Of the
vital pivots upon which usefulness as
well as happiness turns, yet how blind
ly and ignorantIy most people enter
sacred wedlockl Too often it seems to
be the blind leading the blind. And
am not abiding simply to the young
when they get married, but to the mic
die aGad and to the old who get mar-
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27

Tia Ol4er grow the more am
RaaAed ~ see hsW blindlY and in what
q ee8'f ears snasA Enar nAxsnta anO~s
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-03-27

But If we are to lead the right Chris
tan life we must ask God what we
shall do for others as well as what
others shall do for US. ''Oh, / cannot
do anything to help a person OF to lead
troubled soul to him" Is that 90,
my brother? Are you not doing your
self an injustice2 The reason most OF
us have never done anything for Christ
is because most Of have never tried.
We have not the desire; therefore we
have done nothing for him. We do not
strive; therefore we do not achieve.
What have you ever tried to do for
God? Whom have you ever tried TO
lead to the Master? What aching heart
have you tried to heal? Have you ever
gone to God in prayer and asked him
to guide you on a gospel mission and
CA TOH L A
.aThe Kind You Have kIWays Bought
New-York tribune., 1908-07-23
ALFRED G. VANDERBILT HOME.
Leaves Steamer at Quarantine and goard,
Yacht of S. Parker Bremen

Alfred G. Vanderbilt arrived here vsst.-1.,, ,-,-,
southampton on the White Star liner Oceanic srrt
uio not remain aboard until the steamer cams IN
70 her pier When the Oceanic was Reported \,
oaluy HOOK the steam yaohs Velthra, owned bv q
ralAer bremer' OF Boston. went down the North
r'-'ei d' TOD speed and came alongside the Big
Hner as she stopped of Quarantine Mr. vsnd.r-
Dit stood by the rail and greeted several psrsn5,
on the yacht. and. after his baggage was examined
Oy special customs Inspector. he went aboard
G M1fHin Wharton, who was member OF ths
vanderbilt party on the trip from Southampton ac-
eoInpaned Mr. Vanderbilt on the yacht which
steamed up the Bay TO the East River. The yacht
did not land Mr.. Vanderbilt IN this city and II Is
thought he was taken direct to Nevrport Several
members Of the Vanderbilt party who remained
aboard the Oceanic denied the report that ths
young man had been fnveigIed into paying exceed
ingly high prices for English horses. much beyond
their actual value
New-York tribune., 1908-07-23
ACCEPTING A GOOD THING.

Tho customary process of conversion TO the
acceptance and support of good laws Oh 'noso
,rbo ar first opposed them through mlsapple
bens;on or prejudice is just now consplcuousS
,,oroen+itle in New Jersey in the case OF the
,narit system in the Civil Service. "heh lhe
civil Service law was before the Legislature
last spring it was opposed by some Oh uie
Ground that the people did not want It, anu
ofror IT'S enactment, to go into full effect next
.oat1,,or some noIiticaI leaders and party or
,,s ,artic7larly those which plumed them
oI,-oS unon their regularity continued TO
ori+icize If ON that same ground. There have
hean innumerable filings at the system as some
thing which would cost more than IL was
worth as a new-fangled tad which was ue
sired bv nobody but theorists ana lueailSts'
md as something which it was not worth
while 10 take seriously. But now that one Oh
tho chief counties has voluntarily placed ltsell
under the law and other great municipalities
are making haste to do so, the tone OF the
critics is changing and some who were lore
most in opposing the system are ho" oeo0iiiiA3
IFS strongest advocates.
In the columns of 1.-The Jersey City Journal
for axample there were recently unfrlendly
rafarences to the law and doubts OF It's value
Rut now that stanch organ Of party regularity
puts itself in the forefront OF the supporters
and advocates Of the system. 1t declares that
nublic sentiment has asserted itself so strongly
in favor of il that the municipal authorities
of JyrScy City and of Hudson County shoulu
place those municipalities under the provisions
of the law at the earliest possible date, ana
that If they refuse or neglect TO take that step
the people will undoubtedly do SO at the next
election by an overwhelming majority. 1t
argues at length, moreover, and in detail, in
favor of the principles and the practice OF the
law. concluding with the statement that the
very features of It which may be unwelcome
10 the political managers make it all the more
desirable for the public welfare.
That Is the voice not only OF political dis
cretion but also OF good citizenship and of
wisdom There has been no doubt in the minds
of well Informed persons who have observed
The manifold evils of the spols system and
tho benefits of return TO the merit system
nc MANNED. and consistently practised for forty
-oars b- the founders Of this Republic that the
ia-eIv enacted law would prove a blessing to
Vow, Jersey as similar laws have been to other
s,,+ae and 10 the nation. Neither has rheI e
ieo,, any doubt that the intelligent and thought
tul masses of tie people of New Jersey Were
strongly IN favor of the enactment and appli-
co+ion of that law II Is none the less agree
able and encouraging TO see unmstakable indi-
cations of the passing away of even the
| minority of doubt and opposition, and pros
meet that when the time comes, few weeks
| hence for putting the system Into actual and