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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28
Perry McGiIIivray.

interscholastic record for 40 yards at
10 As. Daniels worlds record for the
same distance is 10 3-5. McGillivray
made his record in the second inter-
scholastic meet held in the l. C. A. tank
recently. Perry not only is good at 40
yards, but has record at 100 yards Of
$50 2-5.t. Perry swims the Australian
crawl stroke and is quick as lightning
in getting started. Sullivan thinks the
little fellow will surely be a candidate
to represent the United States at the
next Olympic swimming contests. Lo-
cal swimming experts look for him to
lower several Of the records hung up
by the human pickereT Daniels be-
fore long. q ~
Fred Pfetfer, than whom a greater
second baseman never drew the breath
Of life, was asked one day to describe
the most ludicrous play he ever saw
on the diamond. ''Well," responded
Pfeffer, after moments deliberation,
Il think the funniest thing ever saw
occurred in Brooklyn one. afternoon
during Brotherhood year. I had rec
commended a young pitcher named
Barston to Chicago and for a short
time he went along In fine style. But
he wound up by turning trick that
recalled the story of the man who, not
knowing the game, threw the ball to
q personal friend on the other team
every time he got hold Of il Barston
was in the box this afternoon With
q man on third and one out, the in.
field was playing close, watching for
q chance to retire the runner at the
p1ate. Barston bent one over. and the
next instant had grabbed hot
bounder that came to him like flash.
For second he stood dazed, while
the man on third raced home. Then
the thought OF the man who recon-
.mended him ~b Anson must have
struck Barston, for while there was
time to get the runner going home, be
whirled and although I was within si1
1eet Of him, he slammed the ball at
me, almost knocking mo down. Imam.
aged to get hold Of the pill IN some
way, and easily threw the man out =
1rpt, but tie othsr man scored. :
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE
PHILADELPHIA NATIONALS
Israel w. Durham, Leader In state
Politics, Buys Controlling Inter
est In Club. - VA

When the Philadelphia National
league club changed owners the other
day the majority of the stock was
bought by man who for nearly q
score of years has been the leading
factor In Republican politics IN Penn
sylvania, a lover Of baseball and all
sports Israel w. Durham. Durham
succeeded William J. shettsline as the
president of the club, and having re-
tired from active participation In pol
itics, has decided to give his time
strictly to baseball. He will therefore
administer the affairs Of his club, not
merely being a fsurehead.
Durham is a Philadelphia by birth.
His father was a big flour merchant
and prominent member Of the Com
mercial exchange, and lived until the
ripe age Of Sc years, dying within the
past year. His son, the subject Of
this sketch, acquired his education In
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28
GIANTS WILL MISS DONLIN
Mike Decides to Play IL the vauds'
-%.':' Vile League This Season. ~

Apparently "all is4; over" between
Mike Donlin, the Giants heavy-hitting
outflelder and the New York club. Ac-
cording to latest reports, Mike has
signed q contract with the Keith-Proc-
tor people which will take the cele-
brated fence breaker into the middle
of July, BY which time the Giants
viii have learned to struggle along
without him.. i y IN. Il 3gsSs.=}s
Donlin. whose principal claim to dis.
tinction OF the ball field is the fact
that he isS the husband OF Mabel Hite,
says that he can make more money IN
than playing ball, and that
he is out after the coin. He demanded
! salary of $1,000 from the New York
club, but was informed that sc. 900 was
% high as the management intended
TO pay. After backing and filling for.
several weeks; during which time
neither player nor club showed any
disposition TO make concessions, Don.
lin decided to fail for the thespian
thing and pass up his chance to wrest
the National league batting honors
from his rival, Hans Wagner
Mike ~ said 10 ID hitting above 800
IN the vaudeville league, while his
wife, Of course. has an established
reputation as a. accomplished and
charming actress.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28

Forth Worth has q catcher named
Wick. He gets all lit up after every
victory.
Galveston has two players named
Wolf and Voolfolk. Odd combination.
Herzog of the Giants is one Of the
few Jewish players in the game.
McAleer thinks he has a prize In
Arthur Griggs, q Texas infielder.
Griggs can hit and field almost any
position.
Grimth announces that he will carry
two men for every inneld position this
season and two extra outnelders.
Detroit has four hald-headed players
Crawford, oLeary, Killifer and
Schaefer. ..ssxz.; H.. z.,.'>
Pat ,Dougherty again has pushed
himself back 70 the left field for the
White sox. displacfng Cravath.
The Minneapolis and st. Paul own.
ers threaten to transfer their fran.
chises II the. Minnesota Legislature
prohibits Sunday baseball.
Fred Doe, the former New Bedford.
Worcester Providence magnate, n
keeping his. eye open for another New
[ England league franchise.
II all the deals for baseball grounds
ct the Arkansas Hot Springs Sc
through, no fewer than six major
lsaSue teams viii train there nexl
I season. [.sga="
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28
HERO WORSHIP RESPONSIBLE
FOR RECENT BASEBALL DEAL
Interesting Story Connected with Pur'
chase Of Newark Club Of
Eastern League.

There is an interesting story con.
nected with the deal whereby Joe
McGinnity and H. c. Smith of Chicago
purchased the Newark club of the
Eastern league, which reveals the
identity of Mr.. Smith and portrays the
rise of penniless man to q million
aire, who remained true to his first
love in the baseball world.
H. C. Smith, now known as lead
ing member of Chicago manufactur-
ing company, was station agent for
the Chicago & Alton railroad at All
burn, little town south Of Spring
field, ILL.,, working on a modest salary,
with nothing better in view. IL years
ago. He had been resident of that
part of the country since about 1870,
and it was in those days that he
learned to admire Joe McGinnity as
ball player. .@:&
That was the time when McGinnity
earned the sobriquet of Iron. Man"
He would work six days week, pitch
ing for country teams all over central
Illinois, and on Sunday would go to
Springfield and play with the Spring.
field team, many of the members OF
which have since become famous and
not a few of whom have since passed
away. President Kinsella of the
Springfield club was member of this
team and remembers the connection
between H. G. Smith and Joe Nc
Ginnity in the olden days.
Smith was one of Joe's stanchest
and most consistent admirers, and
from the time he first knew him until
the present day, his admiration has
not abated. In 1895 Smith left Auburn
and went to Chicago, where he became
engaged in a brokerage business. at
which he prospered. Later he became
connected with his present company,
gradually working his way to the top,
until he was a man Of wealth. : #s}f|
Learning that the New York Giants
were going to release McGinnity,
Smith at once arranged with Joe to
get hold of some team, for which
Smith was to furnish the money. The
result was the purchase Of the Newark
club, the dream of an ardent baseball
fan and admirer brought to realization,
and a home assured the famous Joe
McGinnity, all through the regard
which a station agent in a country
town felt for ball player whom he
considered the best he had ever
known. %g
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28

the public schools, leaving the high
school after one years study, to en-
gage in the trade Of bricklaying. Later
he engaged in the flour business with
his father and continued in that calling
until he entered politics, about %
years ago. His first political activity
was in the early SOS, but it was not
until 1885 that he accepted public Of
fee. He was then elected magis-
trate and was reelected in 1890
hence his title of Judge" It was at
that time that Durham became lead
ing factor in the Philadelphia political
world. $:%:
In December, 1894, Durham urged
the nomination of the Hon. Boies Pen.
rose for mayor. Of the city, but, In the
convention which followed his candi-
date was defeated at the last minute.
A split followed In the Republican or
ganization and Durham was recognized
as the head of the movement which
resulted during the year following in
the building up Of a new and most
powerful Organization, with him as its
chief From that time he was recog-
nized by every Republican worker in
Philadelphia as their leader. After
the election of Senator Penrose to the
United States senate In 1897, Durham
was elected to the state senate, and he
served for tho balance of Senator Pen.
roses term at Harrisburg. Upon the
election of Gov. William A. Stone, Dur.
ham was appointed state insurance
commissioner, to which position he
was reappointed by Gov. Pennypacker.
This high post he held until July T.
when he resigned in order that he
could go west for the benefit Of his
health. :@.%> 'ssye ..,=. - s.s .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28
TWENTY-FIVE SOUTHPAWS ON
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROSTER
Eleven Recruits Now Being Tried Out
by Various Teams-St.
Louis Has Four.
Zoe" hG@W,~

The eight American league clubs
will have % southpaw pitchers on
their rosters this spring. OF this num-
Der II have seen more or less service
in the American league, while the 9TH
er ten are recruits, one, Wolters Of
Boston, having had brief experience
in the National league.
St. Louis is a little better fixed as
to southpaws numerically than most
of it's rivals, having four left-handers
in Waddell, Bailey, Graham and
Swift. Waddell was one of the few
American league southpaws who won
more games than he lost last season,
his record being 10 victories and IA
defeats. Bailey won three out Of
eight, while Graham won six out Of
Is. Swift, who pitched for Wilkes
barre, won "a and lost 16.
New York also has four southpaws,
doc" Newton, Wilson of Hartford,
Schmidt of Baltimore and Vaughan
of the Arkansas State league. New
ton did not do much in the American
league in 1908, but Schmidt won five
of his six games in the Eastern
league. Wilson won Fl and lost IL
for Hartford, while Vaughan won nine
and lost only one down south. He
failed to distinguish himself, however,
with the Yankees last season, being
very wild.
Connie Mack has Eddie Plank, the
old reliable; Krause, the California
high-school boy, and Salve, from the
South Atlantic league, as his left
handlers. Plank failed to break even
last year, winning IA and losing 16,
but Krause, after being farmed out
by Mack to the Tri-State league, won
II and lost but four. Salve won IA
and lost Is in the Sally league.
Chicago has three offside fingers
in Altrock, White and Sutor, the last
named being from the San Francisco
club of the Pacific Coast league. Sutor
won rs and lost 20 games, White won
10 and lost 10, while Altrock won but
three out Of the ten games he pitched.
Boston will worry along with Bur-
chell and VOTERS. Burchell, who is q
Baltimore recruit of the preceding fall,
won ten and lost eight games for the
Red Sox last year. VOTERS, formerly
Red and Cardinal. was a minor
league phenom last season, winning
Is and losing only two games for the
San Jose team of the California State
league. ~. a.2oFt.,t. u.
Washington's trio Of southpaws are
Burns, who won six and lost II games
for the Nationals in 1908; Gray, who
won 26 and lost II games for Los An
geles, the championship club of the
Pacific Coast league, and Jesse Tame
hill, who hopes to regain his effective
ness this year. ~ zig a.at.a.;; =. - r. ~
One veteran and one, young south
paw will be on the Tiger pitching
staff, Killian being the veteran and
speer, from the Wichita club of the
Western association, being the re-
cruit. ~ g2s,f.'.&s&#
While two Of the clubs have four
southpaws apiece, three have three
apiece. and two are equipped with two
apiece: Cleveland has but one left
handed pitcher and he is q semi.pro.,
Andreada, from Los Angeles. I:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28
FEW PLAYERS LONG
WITH SAME TEAM
MAJORITY SHIFTED ABOUT AND
NOT MANY WHO HAVE NOT
PLAYED ELSEWHERE.
RECORD OF FRANK CHANCE

Captain and Manager Of Two Times
Worlds Champions Has Served
with Chicago Club Ten Years
Plank and Mathewson Each on Re-
spective Teams Seven Years.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28
U. Of " Has Another AFlnd.r

In Stanton, the star half back Of the
University of Virginia football team
last season, Pop Lannigan, trainer
of the university track team, believes
he has discovered another Rector.
Stanton holds the record for the quar-
ter on the Pacific coast and has done
80 wen In recent tryouts at the mil
versity that Lannigan believes he can
be developed into q promising candi-
date for intercollegiate honors for that
distance. He will represent Virginia
in the quarter ct the intercollegiate
games at Cambridge this year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28
R0RM&
G05NWA4

The pinch hNter's life is far from
being a continual bed Of roses. TO
the casual observer it appears pretty
soft for man to sit on the bench
every afternoon for seven or eight
innings, with nothing to do but watch
the game and then be called on to
step to the plate in pinch to hit for
some weak sticker. Nothing OF the
kind. The man that is kept on the
pay roll to do stunts of this sort has
his work cut out for him, and even
though the rest of the regulars tell him
what snap he has, not one OF them
would willingly exchange places with
him. The pinch hitter holds his job be-
cause he can swat the ball. Every
time he Is sent in to hit for some
one he is aware that it's up to him to
deliver safe drive. He has been Sit
ting on the bench possibly the greater
part of the afternoon without getting
a chance to see what sort of stun the
pitcher is serving, and he knows that
the moment he steps to the plate the
finger will deliver everything In his
repertoire. Then everyone in the
stands is looking to him to .clout and
banking on him to make good. The
fans seldom take into consideration
that, no matter how good hitter
player may be, he only makes one
base hit about every three trips to
the plate. He never knows what mo-
ment his manager will take out some
weak batter that he can be substi-
tuted. About the only chance the
pinch hitter has to feel jubilant is
when he has been called on to perform
and drives out the base hit that re-
turns his club victor. To have the
cheers of the fans ringing in his ears
at time like that is mighty fine, but
does it atone for the times after he
has failed to deliver the much needed
hit and on his way to the clubhouse he
hears some particularly rabid fan
yell: "Get out, you big NUT! You
couldn't fall out of boat and hit the
water!"
Fffteen-year-old Perry McGillivray
of the Crane high school at Chicago, is
probably the greatest swimmer of his
age, size and weight in the world.
Considering the fact that Perry is just
little over five feet tall, weighing 1913
pounds, and has been swimming for
only two years, his performances over
the shorter distances have been moth
ing short Of marvellous. Under the
careful coaching of Swimming Director
Frank Sullivan Of the Illinois Athletic
club at Chicago, McGillivray holds the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28
! king WIN QUIT Game for ! Year.

Z King VIII QUN 0aHs0 TOT 4 4YeATs8 Il
Johnny Killing. the Cubs star catch
or, has wired Manager Chance that he
cannot ind any one to take care Of
his Kansas City business and would
therefore " unable 70 play ball this
year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-28
VETERAN CATCHERS
WORK AS COACHES
FORMER DIAMOND STARS vALU.
ABLE IN WHIPPING YOUNG
STEERS INTO SHAPE.
TRAINING OF COLT PITCHERS

Those Who Show Promise In Need OF
Careful Watching, SO That They Do
Not Injure Themselves-oId Hands
At Conditioning Game Round Into
Form Slowly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
REFUGEE IS RIDDLED
SHERIFFs FATALLY WOUND NEGRO
 IN LOFT.
Confessed That He shot Two White Men Within Week--Was Struck Five Times Before He
 Surrendered.

Centreville. March 2s.-(snecial.)- Deputy Sheriffs c. L.. Oakley and J . F. Lawley shot and perhaps fatally wounded 6 strange negro who gave l hls name as John Lucas about 2 o'clock this afternoon on the J. T. Avery plantation, -abopt one mile north of Centreviile.
 It seems that this negro went to the negro quarter on the plantation this morning armed with a big pistol. He continued to loaf about the negro houses until one of the negroes telephoned dep uty sheriff Oakley about the presence of the suspicious looking negro. Dep uty Oakley immediately left for the Avery plantation to investigate the matter taking with him Deputy Law ley.
 On arriving at the negro house the strange negro was found to have crawled into the loft of the house. The deputies commanded him to come down and surrender. but the negro refused to do so. so the officers fired into the loft, still the negro refused to obey and quite a number of shots were fired into the loft. The negro was shot at least five times, one shot striking him on the head and the other shots struck him about the legs. The doctors pronounce the wounds probably fatal.
 The negro stated that ho was the same person who shot Justice of the Peace E.. IL Mckinley at DuncanviiIe a few days since and who also shot a policeman in Tuscaloosa last week. He had a big pistol on his person when captured. He was brought to town in a wagon followed by big crowd. He is now in the county jail where he Is receiving medical attention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
THE GRAND. Lew Dockstaaer Friday Matinee

1 THE GRAND, Lew Dockstaaer Friday Matinee aad | Y Night. j
 The novelty in the amusement pro- gram of the sseason wiii be the ap- pearance of the Inimitabie Lew Dock stader and his seventy minstreIs at the Grand March 26. 1909. It speaks vol umes for MT. Dockstader's popularity to know tha. thi. has proved the most successful season in his career. Mir. Dockstader has been coming to this city for. years. and with each visit mas brought an entertainment that served to, Increase his clientele. Re Is the one man in minstrelsy who ex- ercfses his wits all the time to devise new features in black face entertain- ment. and from all accounts will o1fer program that Is a distinct departure from old time methods. .-y.
 This will become evident at the rise of the first curtain, which will show a handsome setting.- representing the club and grounds of the 'Possum Hunt Club. The old-fashioned semi circle has been abolished and the min strels, in hunting costume, will be shown seated at small tables on the lawn. In this new idea in first parts the songs. jokes, etc, are brought about in much the same manner that impromptn entertainments are arrang- ed at any well-appointed social club. There is little story running through the minstrel show this season and 1t concerns search for the North Pole by Professor Hightower. a noted aeroplanist, who goes as the represen- tative of the club. and locates the pole in record time. Mr. Dookstader will. Of course. be thes explorer. and the embarrassments he encounters in his search open the way for much fun Of the hilarious kind. Incidentally, Lew" will take the time to express some opinions on matters of local and national interest. as well as singing few songs and giving an imperso- aation of President Taft that is said to be one of his best travestiesS of fa- nous men.
 Neil OBrien, who has been Mir Dock stader's chief support. for years. has a new sketch called The House of Rest" in which he Is placed in charge of sev- eral people suffering from mental dis orders. O'Bfien will also relate his experiences while digging tho Panama Canal. A new comedian in the Dock stader ranks who has made a big hit Is Al Jolson. whom MT. Dockstader discovered in the far West last year, and whose work has been highly prais- ed in the eastern district this season. Eddie Mazier, ". H: Hallett, Rees V. Prosser, W. H. Thompson, William Cawley, Wilson Miller. Tommy Hqde, Herbert Wiltison, George M. Vail and Master Keegan are others who are very much in evidence throughout the performance. fN
 MT. Dockstader has mounted the show in an elaborate manner, the set age environment of musical comedy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
STILLS DESTROYED
REVENUE AGENTS MAKE FIVE
 RAIDS NEAR ANNISTON.
Thousand Gallons of Beer Emptied at One PIace-Warrants Out for
 Three Violators of Law.

Anniston. March 2S.-Revenue Agent Knox Booth and Deputy Marshal H. Gibson have made, within the past few days, five raids. all in Tallapoosa and Randolph Counties. Three, stills and a large amount of apparatus were destroyed and warrants were issued for the arrest of three men on a charge of violating the United States revenue laws.
 At a place three miles northwest of Goidvilie. 250-gallon still with 4o0- gallon fermenters and 1000 gallons of beer were destroyed. This plant was owned by Ali Worthy.
 Six miles west of Goldville, another 200-gallon plant, owned by Tom Nor- man. was captured. A third still, the alleged property of Grover and Jim Berry. was found. This was a 15O- gallon plant.
 A still was also found eight miles west of wedowee. in Randolph Coun- ty. but there was not sufficient evil dence regarding the ownership. Seven miles southeast of Delta, a still. said to be --the property of George FulleR was captured. Here 400 gallons of Beer were taken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-24
. TUSCALOOSA NEWS.
Horne Backs Rig Through Plate Glass
 Window.

Horae Backs Rig Through Plate Glass Window.
 Tuscaloosa. March 2s.-(Special.)--A horse belonging to MT. McGee. who re- sides several miles from this city, backed a rig to which he was attached. through the plate glass window to G. B. Wright's dime store yesterday, breaking the glass up in little chips, The loss will be about $75.
 About eight or ten young boys were brought up before the Mayor yester- day charged with violating the Sunday law in gaming. They all pleaded guilty and were fined $1 and costa
 Ramsey Reed, the young son of Mir. and Mrs. Joe Reed happened to quite painful accident last night about 8 o'clock. While driving down Sixth Street his horse became frightened and started to run, turning the cart over and throwing the young man to the ground with much force. He received a severe wrench about the hip and was badly bruised, but fortunately no bones were broken.
 Mrs. J. J. MayfieId arrived in the city today from Montgomery to spend a few days with her aunt. Mrs. c. w. Van Hoose.
 Mrs. SF. Alston and Mrs. J. F. Aston left yesterday for New York. where the latter will devote her time to the cultivating of her voice under the popular teacher. Frank Croxton. Mrs. Alston has a beautiful contralto voice and her many friends feel sure of her success
 Mrs. W. A. Brownell, of Syracuse, N. F., and Mrs. J. L. Veyea. of New York city. are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. G. c. Brownell on Queen City Avenue.