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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05

ION the files of the national commits
son." says Chairman Garry Hermann.
"are communications from Ireland. Ger
many and England as European repre-
sentatives of the game. Going Into
Africa we have had queries from Cape
Town. In the far east we have Japan,
the Philippines and Hongkong in China as
base ball centers. while Australia is rep
resented by teams in various sections.
There is also some base ball in India. |
hear, while the sport is thriving in the
Sandwich Islands, Mexico. Cuba and
Porto Rico. Canada is in the game also
so that the popularity of the sport may
be said TO have spread all over the
voElA''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Would Kill Base Running.

For years the sponsors Of the game
have been trying to improve base run
ming. Nothing will kill it like cutting
down the spikes The runner will start
slower and it will be harder for him to
get under way. and the minute an in
fielder knows the runner has no spikes
he will block that runner off the bag and
the runner will get the worst of 1t every
time That Is the reason that most play
ers in sliding to a base go feet first now.
IF ever q man comes head first into me
[ block him off. and he never has a
chance to get to the bag. but if he comes
In feet first l have got to watch out for
his spikes, and I give him the right of
way and try to tag him while he is slid
ing In. Nobody could make second base
II we could block him off until we got
ready to tag him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Opposes Abolition Of Spikes.

In an article opposing the proposed abo-
lition OF the spikes on players shoes in
favor of some less harmful device, Edi-
tor Tinker declares positively, Keep the
spikes" AS has come to be the case of
late, Joe holds the national commission
responsible for anything connected with
base ball which is unpopular. overlooking
the fact that club owners are the only
people who can abolish the spikes, and
that 1t is for them to say, not the ma
tional commission.
Every player In the game" says Joe
in his story. will protest should the
commission attempt to change the spikes.
Any change will simply slow up the
game, make fielding slower and base run
ming slower. The best players cannot
do all they want to now. Both tielders
and base runners cannot start as fast as
they want to now. If foot ball cleats
were used, it would slow this game up
and set us back ten years. We will pro-
test against anything of the kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
TINKER LETS FANS
IN ON INSIDE PLAY
Chicago Shortstop Tells How
Former Champions Made
Science of Game.

Nothing demonstrates more forcibIy
the high state of perfection to which
the modern major league base ball team
must be brought to be successful, nor
shows better why team work invariably
beats individual brilliance on the ball
field, than an article which Joe Tinker
the Cub shortfielder, wrote for the Butte
Evening News when he was sporting
editor for one day" recently.
In it he describes the inside working
of the Cubs system Of team play, and
some idea of the intricacy of plays
which have become SO familiar to the
fans that they accept them as matter
of course, can be gained from Editor
Joes statement that he alone has fif-
teen signals to remember and watch for.
The shortstop being the pivotal point
of the infield as the Cubs play the
game, Tinker naturally has a greater
number of signals to handle than any
other one player. unless it be some
catchers; but it will be apparent to any
fan from the portions of Tinkers story
reproduced below that every player, at
bat or in the field, is expected to do
more than hit the ball or catch it.
Has Fifteen Signals.
during a game" writes Tinker, that
the fans don't see and that most of
them would not understand if they did.
This is the inside working of cham
plonship club. The Cubs. with Frank
Chance as leader. have been given the
credit for bringing this inside game to
the greatest perfection. / believe ] have
as much to contend with in regard to
signs and signals as any man playing
today. I have fifteen signals, all of
which must have In my mind, any one
of which l may be called upon to use in
a seconds time.
lat the bat we have three signs which
are working with the three men preced-
ing us in the batting order and three
signs with the men following us at bat.
All these signs are different, as any
sign used by two different players
would soon be detected by the opposi-
ton. Besides these signs we have 4
sign from the manager when he wants
us to make delayed steal or to let the
runner steal second and the batter not
hit the ball.
Must Take Every Sign.
I'm the field have to take every sign
given by the catcher to the pitcher so
that Eyers and I may know what is to be
mitchell The catcher has four signs. One
finger in the glove is for fast ball. two
fingers in the glove for curve ball, the
thumb out and the hand closed slow
ball and the hand entirely closed pitch
out.
with these signs we have worked up
a method Of breaking up the hit and run
play, and Evers and ! are the only pair
who use it. With man on first, right
handed batter up and a right handed
pitcher working, and the catcher signal
ing for a fast ball we figure the batter
will hit the ball toward right field. So
when / see this combination | give Evers
the sign that he is to go after the ball
and / will cover second base But with
a right -handed batter and right handed
pitcher, il the catcher signals for curve.
we figure the batter will hit toward left
field. and / must give Evers the signal to
cover the bag while | GO after the ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Inside Work a Hard Study.

That is what you call inside work.
That Is why Evers and 1 have been re-
gar6ed as team Of two playing into
each others hands on all occasions. 1t
requires close attention. hard study and
a clear head all the time. 1t keeps a fell
low on edge, and that is why you see so
many players peevish and worn down at
the end Of hard fight for first place. It's
because their nerves are giving way un-
der this strain.
II have another sign to the pitcher
when man is on second. This sign gives
the pitcher knowledge of the fact that
the base runner is leading off too far. and
as I sneak out from behind the runner
toward the base the pitcher whirls and
throws the ball. In these days they don't
stand for a player missing a signal. es-
pecially when a team Is playing for a
championship. Don't forget that if any
body does forget signal he is told about
1t by the manager and oftentimes by the
press, not to speak of the other players"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05

~ in breaking up the hit and run game.
If the batter Is left-handed the whole
thing is reversed, of course, and l give
Evers the opposite signal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29
rHE NORrOLK WEEKLY NEwsoIRNAL FRIDAY OCTOBER ~ %

last week and, although they were not
Injured they very easily could have
been. Riders should warn people
walking in front of them.
DR.. j. w. Manhood delivers lecture
on "The King Is Coming" at the First
Methodist Episcopal church at 7:45
this evening. The Georges will sing
The lecture by Or. Mahood on what
An Earthquake Did" was heard by n
large audience. DR.. Manhood was ia
San Francisco during the earthquake
and very nearly lost his life.
VIII Thompson and Fred Thompson
have both returned from the Pacific
coast, being called here by the serious
Illness of their father, Charles Thomp.
son, of 704 South Third street. Mr..
Thompson was taken to Sioux City
about week ago, but on account of
his Illness, the operation has not been
performed. Both sons. Fred and VIII,
went to Sioux City to be at the bed
side of their father.
Mrs. A. Osborne Is here from Meal.
lem, Tex, for week, attending to
business matters. The state is anx-
ious to again lease her fruit farm
northeast of the city, in connection
with the insane hospital. Mrs. Os.
borne expects to return to McAllem
next Tuesday. Her son, Dr. Frank
Osborne, formerly superintendent of
the state institute for feeble minded
at Beatrice, now owns drug store at
McAllem and practices his profession.
j. w. Tannehlll, postmaster of the
United States postotfice at Panama,
who Is in the city, is one of the men
who Is honored with medal for con-
tinuous service in the canal zone. The
medal had the picture of Colonel
Roosevelt and Is taken from metal of
the old French engines which were
used on the work of the canal many
years ago. Mr.. Tannehill expects to
return to Panama November l. The
Office Of which Mr.. Tannehill has
charge does about as much business
as Norfolk's postoffice, but on account
of the large amount of official business
done the receipts do not show as high.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29

tract they were to release II and give
absolute title at the end of four
years.
When the sugar factory was aband
Oned, four years ago, the sugar com.
pany agreed to give possession of the
buildings and land to the Norfolk In.
dustrial company, which is compos ed
of the men who originally donated to
the sugar factory fund.
The sugar company, however. with.
held giving clear title at once, making
1t a part of the contract that o
trust deed should be given until the
end of four years, so that the sta
tute of limitations might run against
any claims for damage which should
be brought against the sugar com
pany for abandoning the factory here
That time has now elapsed and the
Norfolk stockholders will within a
few days have a perfect title. Then
they will be in position to do whatso
ever they desire with the property
No steps have been' taken as yet to
ward using the factory buildings for
any industry.
Since the plant was abandoned five
years ago it has remained empty and
uncared for.
That it would offer an ideal oppor
tunity for some new industry, has
been the belief of many.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29
WEDNESDAY WRINKLES.

The West Side Whist club meets
with DR.. and Mrs. C. S. Parker tomor.
row night
There viii be regular meeting of
Beulah chapter, No. 40, o. e. s., Thurs.
day evening in Masonic hall.
The Presbyterian Aid society will
meet with Mrs. Ballantyne tomorrow
afternoon for work at 2 o'clock.
ri. X. Ward will accompany his moth.
er to Omaha tomorrow for hospital
treatment. Mrs. Ward is quite i'll.
Norton Howe is taking the place of
Edward Fix at the Elmer Reed barber
shop during the three weeks vacation
of Fix.
single top buggy was stolen YES.
terday from the new residence of ]. C.
Chamberlain on Thirteenth street and
Norfolk avenue.
Evangelistic services start at the
Christian church tonight at 1880. Mr..
and Mrs. Clutter, evangelists. will con.
duct the services.
j. ). Mathewson, Darius Mathewson
and c. p. Mathewson of Walthill re.
turned from a weeks camping near
Newport Although the ducks were
not so plentiful, there was enough
game to afford fine weeks outing.
While practicing football yesterday
afternoon, Donald Mapes, son of Burt
Mapes, was thrown to the ground and
sustained a broken collar bone. He
was able to walk home, where a physi.
clan attended him. The injury, al.
though painful, is not dangerous.
Mrs. Ferdinand Kell, living on South
Second street, ruptured a blood vessel
In her right leg and came very near
bleeding to death. When the physi.
clan arrived she had tainted and was
bleeding terribly. The flow of blood
was checked and she is recovering.
Cottonwood Republican: Mrs. G. r
w. Marquardt and niece, Miss Ella
Johnson, left Tuesday evening for Nor.
iolk' Neb., where they will make their
future home. Mr.. Marquardt followed
the next day. We are extremely sor.
ry to see these estimable people leave
this neighborhood. They made MANY
friends during their sojourn here
whose good wishes go with them to
their new home.
corn night was celebrated by MANY
or the Norfolk youngsters last night
A chair was found hanging to a tele.
graph pole this morning and many
windows were covered with soap.
Corn was In evidence on many OF the
front Verandas. and many sleepers
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29
Real Estate Transfers.

Transfers of real estate for the past
week. compiled by Madison County Alb.
stract and Guarantee company, Office
with Mapes and HaZen. Norfolk, Neb. !.
l.. b. Frye to A. f. Stubs. warran.
ty deed, $1,000, Lot 6, block 4, Tilden.
Henry f. Sunderman to Albert Il.
Remainder, warranty deed, $4,000, lots
and 7, and west 33 feet of lots 6 and
8. block 10, F. w. Barnes addition to
Madison.
Il. o. Mount to N. f. Bender, war.
ranty deed, $500, lot 10 and south half
lot IL. block 8, Durland's First add.
ton. Norfolk.
Charles Evans to Peter Sullivan.
warranty deed, $3.50, lot l, West Mead.
ow Grove.
Carl A. Ballewag to Ellen Byerly.
warranty deed, 1850, sub lot 10 of lot
IL. and lot 10, block l, Pasewalk's ad.
dillon. Norfolk.
10. V. Hall to D. A. Klein. warranty
deed, SITS. lots and 2, block 6.
Kug's Second Subdivision. Norfolk.
Carl Wilde to E. N. Vail. warranty
deed. $3.50, west 81 feet of lot 8, block
8. Koenigstein's First addition. Nor
fotk.
.AI-A
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29
Dakotan Nearly browns,

Sioux Falls, S. d., Oct. 27.-The ap-
pearance on the scene at exactly the
right juncture of some neighbors of
T. A. Bascom, homesteader residing
in the western part of Lyman county,
saved Bascom from losing his life by
drowning. While he had his team in
the edge of the water in a mammoth
dam near his home. the animals be-
came frightened, and, instead of max
ing their way for dry land, they
plunged toward the center of the dam
where the water was deepest. The re-
suit was that both horses were
drowned. Bascom had remained with
the animals in the hope of being able
to control and save them, and would
also have been drowned had not the
neighbors appeared at the dam in
time to go to his assistance. After
great efforts they were able to get
him to dry land.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29

Ellen Byerly to Rudolph Thiel. war
ranty deed, $4,000. part of neh swA
and nwh seA 26-24.l.
Sarah Il. Martin to Grace Il. Loonan
warranty deed, 81, block Z, Mandamus
addition, Madison.
Grace Il. Loonan to Hannah r.
Lyon, warranty deed $1,000, block Z
Mandamus addition. Madison.
Herman Hogrefe to V. a. Dufphey
warranty deed. $3.50, part of sell
sen 1898.
Harriet l.. Chamberlain to Velzo,
Byerly, warranty deed. $500, lots 4
3, 6, z, and west 20 feet of lot 3, block
4, c. S. Hayes addition. Norfolk.
J. Lewis Packard to Harriet /.
Chamberlain, warranty deed, $500
lots 2, 3, 4, 5, G and Z, block 4, C. S
Hayes addition, Norfolk.
Andrew j. Durland to ]. Lewis Pack
ard, quit claim deed, 81, lots 9, 3, 4
3, 6 and Z, block A, G. S. Hayes add
ton, Norfolk.
James l.. Grant, ct al, to John Pc
ters, quit claim deed, 81, part swH
swA 32-22.1.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29
Madison County sehoo, No,es.

Names OF pupils to whom certln.
Gates OF perfect attendance we're liz.
sued for the month Just ended
District No. Z, Charles jacobson,
teacher: George Schwartz. Phillip
Schwartz. Eddie Swartz, Carl Demmel.
District No. 20; Irene Lauver, Fran.
els Lauver. Leo Lauver, Albert Rem
ner.
District No. &C. Mary Brink, teach.
or: Elsie Dover. Lila Dover. Ivy DO.
yer. Earl Dover, Clifford Dover, Harlo
Dover. Gladys Dover, Harold Nahr.
stedt, Royal Nahrstedt, Mayme Gar.
rett. Leroy Lowell.
District No 70, Josephine Risk,
teacher: Marie Johnson.
District No. 65, Nina Antlsdel, teach.
err: Rebecca Breen. Mabel Knull,
Irena Stork, Emma Stork, Sophia Mo.
ravec. George Dittberner, Joe Mora.
vec, Walter Dittberner.
District No. 4. IIilda Cassel. teacher:
Beulah PIERCE. Maude EgGers, Berne.
da Eggers, Isabel Hawkins. Myron
Hawkins. Arthur Hawkins, Perry
Danes. Ferris Westervelt, Mayme Yves.
tervelt, Willie Westervelt. Matilda
Dahnke. Marie Ray, Clifford Ray.
District No. Sc, Edith Lyon, teacher:
Freddie Boyson. Willie Boyson. Wal
ter FEELING, Minnie FEELING, Eddie Fell
Ing. Ambroz Stork.
District No. 81, Clarence Mcfarland
teacher: Winnifred Reeves, Beatrice
Johnson.
District No. 76, Sadie Thomas, teach.
or: John Larson, Carrie Larson. Der
nice Bolton Adolph Geihler. Max Geih
Ter, Annetta Melby, Ida Melby, Harold
MeIby.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29
Clear Title to SUGAR Factory.

Clear title to the sugar factory pro.
perty, including buildings and 24O
acres of land, will shortly be held
by the Norfolk Industrial company.
The four years time during which
a trust deed was held by the Industrial
company, ended in August, and now
that NJ. c. Hazen. attorney In the case
for the local company, has returned
from the west. immediate action will
be taken to have the American Beet
Sugar company release the trust
deed, giving clear title to the pro-
perty to the Norfolk company.
The trust deed was recorded at the
time 1t was given, four years ago.
That document is now held by the
sugar company. but under their con.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29
JEFFRiES WILL SURELY FIGHT
Former Champions Word as Good as
Cash Forfeit.

Kansas City Star: The return of
James J. Jeffries with the light OF
battle In his eyes comes az pleasing
nows to the followers OF biffdom and
the athletic promoters. While JEFF
fries Was actively engaged In slugging
his fellowmen his word was always
AZ good as a cash forfeit, but since
his retirement many of his former
admirers have reached the stage
where they believe that he has been
dimming the pugilistic horizon with
threats simply for advertising pur-
poses. When Jeffries was here some
three months ago he told the writer
that he would surely meet johnson
before next spring, providing that he
could induce the negro to fight.
1T will be Johnson, not Jeffries who
Will dodge the ISSUE" said the retired
champion. 81 will be on hand to
Eight on winner take-all-basis and
then you will see that the negro has
only been bluffing-slmp1y looking for
a healthy losing end of large purse. -"
Although Jeffries has not engaged
In fight for more than five years
and his last engagement wasn't a
real fight, Jack Munroe being his
opponent-he believes that he can get
into conditional least be good
enough to whip the negro. Jeffries
Is only 80 years old. but he has been
rar from an. exemplary young man.
He has never owned a motor car, but
ne has burned the primrose path on
FOOT. This Is not meant to infer that
the retired champion Is a drunkard
by any means. He has only followed
the lead set by former champions and
has had fairly good time since he
first began to make money with box.
Ing gloves.
For the last year, however, the big
fellow has cut out the grape" and
late hours, and there is no doubt but
what he has been really trying to find
out whether he can RETURN" He has
always said that he would never fight
the negro unless he was positively
satisfied that he could stand a long
seige of training. He has been doing
light work for the last six months
ana IL is evident now that he believes
that he is due for more honors in
the squared circle.
AS to Jack Johnson, he has never
been considered model young man.
He Is only eighteen months younger
than Jeffries and for the last three
years he has been devoting nearly
all or his time to burning country
ROADS and gasoline. He is also rather
fond of gin and there is no reason
to believe that his constitution Is AZ
rugged today as it was some years
ago.
Although Jeffries and Johnson prob.
ably will meet in New York next
week and discuss the plans of bat
tie. 1t is hardly likely that they will
come together for at least four
months. There will be many things
to be settled. That $4,000 side bet
which Jeffries says he will insist upon,
undoubtedly will be Scratched" and
then the referee question will take I'D
some time. After all forfeits are I'D
both men will want some time ito
clean up" on the stage and two
months for training. But they will
hight, all right, all right
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29
YALE's GREATEST PLAYER.
Ted Coy to be Conspicuous Figure
| In Football This Year.


Ted" Coy of Yale, no matter what
happens, is bound to be one of the
most important figure on the green
gridiron this. year. He is captain of
his team and in his last year as an
Eli. He will have served the allotted
time In football when he finishes in
the final game with Harvard, which
will be played at Cambridge in No
vember. From the moment that he
became a varsity player Coy stood
conspicuous in football in the east.
He is one OF those sturdy young
Americans to whom football Is as
natural and as easy as baseball is to
others. Equipped handsomely with the
proper physique to play the game, and
endowed with a keen perception as
to Its requisites, he fits into football
as perfectly as the secret drawer fits
into the conventional old desk OF the
hidden will novel.
Coy Is splendid young man as
athlete, student, and companion. Born
In Connecticut. not far from Yale un.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-10-29
miles from Rosedale,

nun iNOStudlts
II cost him $50 to make the trip to
Pierre TO register for n chance In the
drawing, and he has been kicking him.
self ever since for spending that mon.
ey. He never had any hope of draw
ing claim, for he says he never had
been lucky In such things.
Registered on the Thirteenth.
Fngel dehed superstition and regis.
tered on the thirteenth of the month.
That was on Wednesday.
Last night he left Butte for Gregory
to find out whether his having filed on
a Trip county claim will make It i'm.
possible for him to take advantage of
his new good fortune.
He expects to go up on the Standing
Rock and Cheyenne River reservation
country within two weeks TO look over
the land.
Yesterday was the busiest day the
local telegraph office ever had. In the
afternoon Engel received half bush.
ell basketful of messages from all PARTS
wired, and the Milwaukee railroad sent
him 300-word message, offering to
locate him free of charge.
Engel is a German by birth. He
was born in Germany in 1880 and
came to America twenty years ago
with his parents, who located at North
! Bend, Neb. The father died and two
years ago the mother and sons came
! to Boyd county A year ago the moth
er died. The brothers own their farm
near here.
| Engel has neither sweetheart nor
wife. When asked if he had a girl"
he said, mo. haven't" with a blush.
He said he was not engaged, even.
He Is very unassuming young fell
low.
He has no thought of selling his
chance for first selection of farm.
Aberdeen, S. d., Oct. 27.-When the
name of William j. Engel of Butte,
Neb., was announced by Judge Witten
as the drawer of the first number in
the Cheyenne and Standing Rock land
lottery, cheers went up from the
threats of the thousands who had wait
ed out Of curiosity for operation of
doing out farms at so much per to
those who shall be successful in being
included In the first 10000 names
drawn.
The beginning of the drawing by the
little Misses Josephine Burke of Pierre
and Alice Jackson of this city was
preceded by short addresses by Judge
Witten, Congressman Burke of South
Dakota and States Attorney Van
Slyke of Brown county.
The two little girls were accompa-
MED to the door of the screened plat.
form by their fathers and Judge Wit
ten, and as the door was opened they
stepped into the enclosure where were
piled S1,356 envelopes containing each
a name of a man or woman who had
made affidavit of eligibility to register
for land and enter it if successful in
drawing a number. Both of the little
girls were dressed in white and made
pretty picture by the side Of the
white haired Judge who manages the
drawings in the interest of the govern
ment. After the drawing began the
work proceeded rapidly and method
ically, and whenever a big brown en-
velope was opened and revealed the
name of person who was present. the
news was soon communicated, and the
large enclosure was filled with deafen-
ing cheers.