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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-19
M@EG@
AGnl'S
BY TIP WRIGHT.

SIS this Pat Powers really as
wise as they say he ISL" l was
asked day or two ago.
is corn-fed shoat a delicacy at
an A. M. E. festival| | continued
r Yes, this Powers person is SO
fwise that at times he suspects him
fself. You couldn't sell him $40
Igold pieces at $40 each with a gov
|ernment assayer vouching for your
goods.
Powers is the big detonator in
New York's sport amusement
world. His long suit is to act as
press agent for Pat Powers when
not counting the receipts from six
day bike races. go-as-you-please
things and Variations. He's strong
for Variations just now.
| had to laugh over the way New
York went to Powers last Mara
thon-that one at the Polo grounds
when st. Yves copied Heralded as
the greatest of Marathons, it
really was an open and shut affair
from the start. AS usual, the pub
lie played the part of the lodge
room animal and coughed up the
dinero
The wiseness of Powers became
apparent afterward. of course. The
Animation Marathon found Shrubb,
st. Yves, Longboat, Maloney, Do
rando and Hayes competing. They
were the pick of the long distance
world. Their peers could not be
found. The winner would be the
undisputed champion of the world.
At least, so said the Powers press
agency.
But Immediately after the race
it was discovered, accidentally, of
course, that st. Yves time had been
beaten by another Frenchman;
that Appleby, the Englishman,
could probably beat him and that
Svenberg, the Swede, had run the
distance in faster time, by minutes,
than set. Yves when he loped
home on the Polo grounds track.
Then someone discovered. be-
cause Svenberg talked, that the en-
tries of this trio had been refused.
lust now the astute Powers is
working up sentiment for another
Marathon to include st. Yves,
Syenberg, and Appleby. In view of
the showing of ST. Yves, the public
will probably go to it just as eager
ly as it has the others. They like
it, and Powers will see they get it
regularly, but he will get the
money.
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| try to teach, but every man can't
master it. It's value is the fact that
only an ankle is offered the base
man to put the ball on, instead OF
the body.
Every man must go to first on
everything. as if his life hung upon
reaching the bag. If he loafs he de
serves a fine. They turn toward
second on anything hit to the out
field, whether they go to second or
not. If a player bluffs he forces a
hurried throw and sometimes the
ball is thrown poorly. Such things
count: = q,
sales and draft crippled us, but
| have replaced the men. Ralph
Glaze ought to fill Marquardt' S
shoes. have recruits from the
long grass country who look good
and they have absorbed my system
in manner that proves they have
brains. Give me men with brains
and I'll develop them
How about your catchers 2?
asked, thinking of the missing Pat
Livingston,
My catchers are all right. How
ley and Wakefield are there, and
we won't miss Livingston. He's a
good man, but not Invaluable. The
men | have know my game, and
handle the defense satisfactorily.
II don't know of anything else !
can tell YOU. | can't explain my
signals or what my stock of tricks
consists of. | spent the winter
working out plays and new
schemes with which to win another
pennam;' | couldn't expose them.
My advise to managers is, get a
braiuy team. FORMULATE a system
of play having for its base team
work. and YOU viii get results
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-19
ADD FIVE YEARS MORE TO LIFE
MINNESOTA EDlTOR-DOCTO
PLAN TO INCREASE LONGEV-
iTY OF AMERICANS THROUGH
INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Dr. Burnside Foster, editor of
the St Paul Medical Journal. is
urging plan which. he thinks,
would add five years to lives of
millions of men in the United
States, and In time increase the
longevity of the whole nation.
Dr. Foster is the chief examiner
in Minnesota for one of the largest
life insurance companies of the
east. He proposes that all insur-
ance companies adopt rule for
the re-eXamination of policy hold
ers every five years This frequent
medical examination, he asserts,
would indicate the beginning of
unsupported diseases in time to
effect cures or materially retard
the progress of disease.
DR.. Foster urges that as the life
insurance business was more di-
rectly concerned with the health Of
the people than any other business,
the companies form a combination
to carry out his suggestion.
The re-examinatin, according to
his plan, would be free to policy
holders, and the trivial cost, he
said, would be more than balanced
by the increased premiums that
would result. DR.. Foster said:
Modern medicine has, above all,
two chief aims--the prevention of
disease and the recognition of its
earliest signs in the individual.
Preventive medicine becomes more
nearly an exact science all the
time, and, while its possibilities
are far from being recognized, this
is not because of its own inexact.
ness or shortcomings, but because
the people have not yet awakened
to the fact that those diseases
which cause the greatest number
of deaths and the greatest amount
of suffering are actually prevent
able ii money enough be spent to
prevent them, The only way To
enlist all the people actively In the
crusade against preventable dis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-19
CATS CARRY A
HORSESHOE

Well, it's case Of early season
luck and the drafted thing Jumped
There's nothing in that to be nerv
GUS about, however, for the Indians
this wear have shown more rea
class than has been seen on the
home diamond for long time
Aberdeen's victory yesterday by d
As score came the nearest TO be
ing earned of the two. Their field
ing was better and the Indians had
bunch of bad luck to carry In
that respect that won't be likely to
show up again this season, Con
nors getting the heavy end of il
at that The Cats touched up
b Killilay for seven hits and Gregg
went on in the eighth and put a
clamp on the batting. Pernoll was
B. up for Aberdeen and in classy form
but the Indians stacked up nine
hits on him That hitting faculty
Brown has assembled is going to
do the business later when field
ing luck" becomes scarce.
The game yesterday had plenty
of interesting incident and a mon
ster crowd was there to get the
benefit of them.
Jensen or Vic Holm will pitch
today Bob Brown isn't worried a
bit and there's no need of cold
feet anywhere. The team can hit
from all appearances, and the field
Ing proposition will be solved
shortly. Nobody is kicking much
on the old Indian line of pitchers,
and it will very likely develop that
the team will be stronger else
where than in the box. Nothing
very discouraging about that.
There's no use of wasting any wor-
ry, either, on Osdiek. He's the
catcher the Indians have been look
Ing for quite awhile.
The Indians bad everything
WIT lilS me odIul udN uulll tit
eighth inning, with two scores to
the good and ashutout in sight.
The bad luck box was dumped on
them then and the Cats clawed off
four runs in the hugger mugger,
Siever had been touched up lively
before that, but with the game in
sight the big Lacquer came right
down to alright work and the In
dians were helpless. The Indians
got seven hits off him. while the
Cats raped Rasty for eight.
Seattle beat Portland yesterday
by score of s to Z with Little
Rock Allen pitching for the win
ncrs. Vancouver got to score
on Tacoma, Paddock pitching
against Butler.
The season has opened to the
biggest crowds in the history of
the game in the northwest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-19
GOOD BALL IN
CITY LEAGUE

Don't overlook the City league in
this seasons display of baseball
goods. The teams put on a line of
diamond work yesterday that goes
for the goods. Notice these scores:
Hillyard 2, Hazelwood /; Brown
lees 2, Narney 0; Dodds 10,
Zouaves 3. Brown hung the cipher
on the Varneys. while Schriver had
the liillyard boys at his mercy.
The Dodds fell on Brogaw in the
fourth and seventh for their big
lead. Moylll pitcher for the min
ners. There were numerous SEN
sations in the City league bin of
fare.
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MISSING DAUGHTER FOUND

Mrs. May Richards, for whom
the police had been hunting since
Saturday afternoon because of her
mothers serious illness at Deer
Lodge, Mont, was located here last
night by Officer Hood. The police
were requested by telegram to
make the search and to inform
Mrs. Richards of it's contents. She
had no postoffice address, having
been in town but a short time, and
she was located with much diff
Guilty.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-19

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 49,
Charlie Carr Is manager of the In
dianapolis team, champions of the
American association. He is the
highest salaried man in the minors
receiving $1,000 a year. Owner
Watkins believes him the greatest
leader in the game
Having winner last year. Carr
is expected to repeat and he faces
the problems that confront every
other minor league manager. His
stars are gone to the majors and
must be replaced. Like the majors,
he can draft and buy players.
| came here to find out how the
greatest minor league manager
wins pennants. and let the readers
of The Press know the inside.
Well" said Carr, when | stated
my object, you don't want much,
do you?"
81 don't want your secrets. but
aren't the people who support
baseball entitled to know more
than they see from the stand or
bleachcrs?"
= Il never thought of that. mag
inc If they knew the work
and worry Of getting a winner,
criticism would be less harsh"
Isn't the public practically a
partner of every team"
Il suppose so. But partners can
take an excuse. A real fan can't"
Fine That's my argument.
Why not tell them the difficulties
and let them see how you accom-
plish the result. They make base
ball possible with their quarters
and halves. Tell them how you
do it?'
well, we train here, starting
slowly and going easily. There
no training like the game. Gymna-
stun work, hand ball and bowling
are no good. Running developes
the wind, but the game is the con
ditioner.
AT first the men chase flies and
handle slow hit balls. They wear
heavy clothing to keep warmed up.
When they can Judge flies and
handle grounders | speed them up.
The increase is slow and sure rath-
er than fast and uncertain.
when muscles lose their sore
ness add base running and bat
ting Pitchers lob the ball and the
men face them In turn. Only
straight balls 60 at first. The
pitchers work in turn to avoid
strain; this gives the batters OPP
portunity at different deliveries.
Batting keeps the fielders busy.
| vary the work. let them slug
aud bunt alternately, When bunt-
ing they try to beat the ban to
first. A couple of weeks, then the
inside work-signals. base running,
hit and run, sliding, deliberately
planned tricks. to catch the I'M
wary--the. tinesse of baseball
Batters are coached to improve
the style; pitchers drilled to hold
runners close; catchers to get
sleepers: infielders to work with
the battery; the fallaway slide and
the delayed steal are practiced
Sometimes We work two or three
hours on a play that may decide
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-19
75-Mile Automobile Ride Daily Stunt
OFF. Bassett; Original Base Ball Bug

Frank Bassett Is the champion
baseball nut.
He lives in Hopkinsville, Ky, n
little matter of as miles from
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The New Store
Corner Stevens and
Riverside.

is the most modern,
best equipped and best
arranged clothing store
in western America.
We would like you to
come and see it, wheth-
er you look or buy you
will be equally wei
come. The entire stock
is a new one. No old
goods were moved from
our former premises,
yand everything that a
1man or youth can wear
| will be found here, and
ssalways at less prices
zlthan elsewhere. Our de
apartments are COM
-plete.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Detroit 3, Cleveland .; st
Louis &, Chicago ..
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DRANK BEER TOO LATE

Charged with violating the Sun
day closing ordinance by allowing
drinking in his saloon after IL
o'clock Saturday night, Herman
Olson, proprietor of the Elm sa-
loon, 246 Main avenue, was arrest
ed by Acting Sergeant of Police
Nelson. The saloon was closed.
but Olson and two others were
drinking a bottle of beer in the Of
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flee. Olson says his guests were
bartenders.
CIVIC REFORM MEETING

A meeting of the Civic Reform
league has been called for tomor-
row night at s o'clock at Judge
Hinkle's courtroom to consider
matters pertaining to the city cleo
ton,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-19
COAST LEAGUE.

Portland 4, Sacramento |; San
Francisco 1. Los Angeles /; Yer
non 7-6. Oakland 3-5.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-19

Nashville, Tenn, but little thing
like that doesn't prevent him burn
ing up the roads every day in his
big French murder wagon to pull
off job OF refereeing ball game
In Nashville.
You've got to pass the gangoes
TO Francois.
Bassett is q medica, student, has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-13

ter stick to Society. The competition
IT. the Harvey houses is mighty keen"
A. F. ].
Mrs. Charles H. Gaunt and Mrs
Thomas Myers entertained about
sixty guests at bridge this afternoon
at the Elks' club in compliment to
Mrs. George Myers of Kansas City
and Mrs. George Swift of Cincin-
natl. Ohio, who are visiting Mrs.
Myers. Mrs. Myers will be here the
rest of the week and Mrs. Swift will
remain for a month or more Mrs.
Gaunt and Mrs. Myers expect to give
another entertainment later.
X X
For all the world like the stage set
ting for Gertrude Hoffman's Spring
Song dance, with poisoning apple
boughs borrowed from a Kansas
avenue shops spring opening) was
the pretty little hall at Hudson s
where the Easter Monday Assembly
was given and which lends itself
so much more readily to decoration
than the large ball room at Stein
berg's which is temporarily out of
use by order of the fire marshal But
the resemblance ended with the
decorations, for although Mr. Ray
Hall and his orchestra played a
superb programme and the best
waltzes they have given this season,
they were not the pipes of Pan, and
it is hard to imagine nymphs and
dryads in sheath gowns, French heels
and false hair. Nevertheless, from
the Daily Hints from Paris stand
point the modern naiads were easy to
look at Mrs. Henry Auerbach wore
an enchanting Empire gown OF pale
mink satin, the draped bolero of
Persian panne velvet In mauve and
pink, a corsage bouquet of violets and
orchids, gold slippers and diamond
ornaments. Mrs. David w. Mulvane
in a gown of pale gold satin and
white lace with gold ornaments in
her hair and a bouquet of violets was
greatly admired. Mrs. W. L. Trump
was in a white embroidered crepe
and a perfect love of hat of Irish
lace and willow plumes. Mrs. Harry
Bruce Walker of Kansas City, in an
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Just see the Silks En- a

y
To start with, mention Fancy Jacquards.
in Messalines and Chiffon Taffetas-an array
OF stripes, checks and fancy designs in self
colored soft tone combinations, 75c and S5c
values this sale sec yard.
Stripe Chiffon Taffctas. with self-colored line
stripe-colors are nile, tan, canard jasper, etc.
$50 silk for SIC yard.
Satin and Corded Stripe Silk Suiting. in Alice
blue browns and two shades of green, Use
quality for soc yard.
S5c Fancy HerringbOne Silks. in solid colors
of faded rose, wine, red and green with self
color figures and dots-also cedar and royal
blue with contrasting and monotone stripes
this sale SIC yard.
SOC Black and White Plaids-Several styles
of plaiding-will make very stunning waist
suit for 59c yard
24-in FouIards. the grounds are navy and
summer gowns for home, street or travelling
this sale-59c yard.
l. 4 piece Corded CrystaI20 inches wide, Yale
blue shade, regular 75c quality, for soc yard
good for petticoats and Innings well
tire suit. They red and black green and
black blue and green, and blue and black-all
regular 75c goods for soc yard
elf-COlOred Stripe LOuisene-2o inches wide
in golden brown, taupe, wistaria and cedar,
S5c and sec values, for SOC yard
Pieces. 75c Dice Check, in seif-colors of
Copenhagen blue and cedar This figure is quite
deauty of designs peculiarly its own-this sale
soc yard.
2O-in. Plain MessaIines-These Use silks are
shown in light blue pink and corn color and
ception dress silks at the very ordinary price
of sec yard
4 piece Gain. Pongee, with black stripe
while this belongs to the pongee family, it is
decidedly different in that it would make up
handsomely, striking and dressy and only soc
yard.
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Silks a 48c Yard

CSC Louisine Checks and PIaids in light
grounds, with 3 and STONED contrasting color
checks, for 4Sc yard ..
soc Shepherd Checks in blue and white for
iSc yard
soc shepherd Checks, in brown and whites
for 4Sc yard
soc shepherd Checks. in black and white,
for 4Sc yard.
Csc Pin Checks in reseda green, Danish blue
and brown grounds with white plaid, for 4Sc I'd
75c Scotch PIaids and some very soft-toned
color plaids and some Novelty Plaids, all for
4Sc yard
Stripe Silks, in half a dozen good colors, in
Pekin stripes, 4Sc yard.
Other Stripes, in narrow medium and wide
styles. in quiet color tones. 4Sc yard. --~
Fancy Stripe Silks. with stripes and designs
combined-the designs are dots. clover leaf
also chevron stripes, at 4Sc yard.
Plain Chiffon Taffetas, in sky and marine
blues, and smoke gray, for 4Sc yard.
75c Black Scarf Silks in popiin or Lousene
weave with hemsttcfled, satin stripe fancy
border, for 4Sc yard
1 piece 45-inch Banzai Silk, T5c quality. in
light gray, for 4Sc yard.
1 piece 75c Patchwork Kimona Silk for 4sc
yard. eats
1 piece s10ei Foulard. "a inches wide. in red
ground. with elaborate floral and Persian stripe
OF white and black, for 4Sc yard.
15c Fancy Crepe de Chine, white grounds
with pink hello or cell blue floral designs, ex-
cellent for party dresses-this sale-4Sc yard.
59c Scarf silks, white grounds. with satin
stripes and Powered patterns, for 4Sc yard.
"Cheney Bros Kimona Silks. 80 inches wide
in elaborate Grecian Persian and floral designs
with predominating colors of red, navy Dem.
mark blue, and hello 4Sc yard
Plain Domestic Pongees-24 inches wide and
washable-in yellow, russet and Havana
browns, cream and white, for 4Sc yard
24-in. Figured Pongees, or Runjabs, the
grounds of wisteria, toupe, green with white
polka dots-59c quality for 4Sc yard.
27-inch Rajall PongeeS-Woven OF silk and
Iinen-will wash nicely. This same silk "a
inches wide sold last for soc, while for
this sale you can buy the 27-ip. goods, in can
ard, wistaria. faded and other good shades
and also white or black for only 48c yard.
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jermain Cole OF
New York city are the parents of a
son, born April 10th, whom they have
named Edward Clay. Mrs Cole was
formerly Miss Patience Bevier of To-
peka.
Mr.. H A. Auerbach went to Chicago
today on business trip.
Mr.. w. H Canniff of Davenport,
Iowa, guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f.
Gault, went to Denver today.
Mr.. John w. Huntsberger. '0S, Wash
burn, has gone to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, where he will practice law.
Mrs Magdalena Aumann of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. J. H. Smith, 917 Clay
street.
Mrs. J. H Smith, 917 Clay street, and
her daughter Louise have returned
from Grand Forks. North Dakota,
where they have been visiting Mr..
Smith who is national bank exami-
ner in that territory.
Mrs. F. E. Brooks left this morning
for a two weeks visit at Waterville,
Frankfort and Wetmore.
Miss Marie Coons of Manhattan is
spending a few days with Miss Mary
Whittier.
The Richardson Art Embroidery club
will meet with Mrs. H. NJ. Bell, 1914
Polk street, tomorrow afternoon.
Everybody reads the State Journal %
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Everybody reads the State Journal.
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Miss Margaret Garvey had an after
noon bridge today for Miss Nadine
Lyle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-13

Mrs. L. H. Mum was the hostess OF
the Duplicate Whist club today.
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Judge and Mrs. L. S. Ferry will en-
tertain their neighborhood bridge
club tonight.
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Y. M. E.. A.
GRIDIRON
BATTLE.
Blues and Reds Contest For
Notwithstanding
Supremacy.
Both Captains Confident =
Game Closes Saturday,
April 18th.

Truely a battle royal is being waged
lions. They are the blues and the
reds. The football field is mapped
out in regulation style, on cork carpet
in the Y. NJ. C. A. lobby. At each end
stands a goal for which each side is
graphing with the other to cross
This novel contest for new mem
bers is the fruit of the fertile
imaginative brain of A. B. Cowden,
membership secretary of the Y NJ.
c. a. Nearly every member of the
association is out boosting on one side
or the other for 800 members, to be
gotten before the close of the game
The time set for the game is rather
longer than in ordinary ones but the
referees whistle will be heard sharply
at O'Clock Friday or Saturday
evenings. April 18th and 18th.
Every dollar, turned in by either
side means a one yard gain for the
blues or the reds, whichever be the
boosters respective team.
The progression of the game so far
has been marked by much brilliant
playing by both the blues and the
made many good gains for the blues.
CLASSY playing has already scored two
touch downs and has placed them
within the ten yard line of the reds
for a third. The reds secured one
touch down early in the game and the
score now stands 10 to ) for the
reds.
The Y. Nj. c. A. must have 400 new
members. and there are plenty of
rooters going into the game to win for
their respective teams, but with the
goal of common good for the associa-
ton in view. Whichever side wins
the result Will be the same-it will
be result of bigger and better things
for the Y. Nj. c. A. and for Topeka.
The association is offering some
special rates to new members during
the game, which materially aids each
side, on an equal basis. To further
aid the rooters in securing new MEM
bers, the association has had both
blue and red boosters cards printed
The cards include a special coupon
offer for all classes of new members
namely; A senior membership NAV
now be had for $40 cash-S11 with
a cash payment of 81 down and S3.5O
in two payments. 80 and go days after
the first. A high school membership
may be had for $3.50 cash or $500 in
80 and so day payments; or for $3.50
in monthly payments. Employed bows
memberships are the same as the
high school and the junior and prem
Dos may join for $500 and $500
respectively.
The association states that this will
positively be the last special rate for
memberships during this year. Anv
man or boy who is not member
already should certainly take ad-
vantage of this reduced rate.
On Friday, the 18th. the blues will
spend special effort to make it A
banner day for ground gaining and
hope to score at least three moro
touch downs on the reds. Thursday.
the 18th, will be the banner dav for
khe reds. and although their line
Gems weak now, the closing of their
half on this day may show some
decided gains
At any rate the two teams mean TO
secure the 500 members and no one
need be surprised if dozen or more
good, live, earnest rooters of both
teams are after you before the close
of the game.