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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-25
BILL HARTS GRAND RECORD
AS A PLAYER AND UMPIRE

Twenty five years in organized base
ball. 4S years of age and still win
ming pitcher in Class A league-such
in brief is the record OF William =.
Hart, who in his quarter of century
on the diamond has worn the uniform
Of twenty different clubs in seven
leagues.
Every fan in the west knows him
and admires him. Here in st. Paul he
is very popular. He was the first UNI
pire Joe O'Brien ever had on his STAFF.
Father Time seems to have stayed his
ruthless hand from good old Bill Hart,
who in the few times that he has
tested his right arm. this spring has
found that it has lost none of its
strength and cunning. All indica-
tions point. to the veterans being as
effective as he ever has been through
out his long career upon the diamond.
Unlike the vast majority of ball
players, Bill has no aversion to tell
ing his age In fact. he Is proud of
the fact that he was born in Cincinnati
in 1866. In his youth he was taught
the printers trade, vocation which
he still plies during the Off season But
as boy all his spare time was spent
upon the lots of Cincinnati, where he
gained a considerable reputation as a
pitcher.
It was In 1884 that Bill made his
debut into professional baseball He
was then a sturdy youngster OF 49, At
that time the Union association was
A.. nwf9fn,ace a ra qsl1a II ,Seva Mira 4saga ri
which most Of the present day fans
have never heard 1T was organized to
fight the National league and like rs
predecessor, the Brotherhood. IL was
exceedingly short lived.
Cincinnati was one of the cities In
the circuit, and the club maintained q
secondary team, on which young Hart
was the leading pitcher. In the middle
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OF the season, however. the league
blew, and Bill boldly forsaking his
type case, signed up with the Urbana,
Ohio. independent team, with which he
finished the season.
Started With Chattanooga.
His professional career really began
in the Southern league. He started
with Chattanooga, and played there in
1885 and a part Of 1886, when ne was
sold to the Philadelphia team. The
Philadelphia management, however,
concluded that the young pitcher
needed more seasoning, and sent him
TO the Lincoln, Neb., team of the
Western league. His work attracted
Sc much attention that Cincinnati
drafted him at the close OF the sea-
son. but without giving him a trial
sent him to Buffalo in the Interna-
tjonaI league.
In 1889 and 1899 Hart was with Des
Moines. In the Western league, and In
1881 he helped Sioux City win the PEN
nant in the same league. The next year
he signed with the Chicago club Of the
newly formed American association.
When this organization exploded in the
middle OF the season Bill caught on
with the Brooklyn National league
team.
With Brooklyn he pitched the great
est ball of his whole career, but near
the close OF the season he snapped a
tendon In his pitching arm. Hart then
concluded that his baseball days were
over and returned to the printers cage
Ia Cincinnati, where he remained dur
ing 1898
The following spring. however the
injured member seemed ss strong al
ever, and when the season opened Ri,i
couidsresist the call of the diamond Eo
longer. His old club az Sioux city was
amly too glad to ofees him berth. He
pi<hed great bafi that year, his e.
s-eaaweness being responsible in no
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SHAKESPEARE IN
THE 5LEAcHERs

/ will go root.-Richard H.
Now you strike like the blind
man.-Much Ado About Nothing.
Out, say.-Macbeth.
l will be short.-Hamlet.
Thou canst not hit it! hit il! hit
it.-Love's Labor Lost.
He knows the game.-Henry VI.
o hateful rror.-Julius Caesar.
A hit. hit, a very palpable hit!
Hamlet
He will steal. sir-All's Well That
Ends Well
Whom right and wrong have
chosen as umpire.-Love's Labor
Lost.
Let the whole world slide.-Tam-
ing of the Shrew.
He has killed fy-Titus An
dronicus.
The play as / remember pleased
not the million.--Hamlet.
What an arm he has!-Cariol-
anus.
They cannot sit at ease on the
old bench.--Romeo and Juliet.
Upon such sacrifices the gods
themselves throw incense.-King
Lear.
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.LANGFORD LICKED
BRITISH CHAMPION

London, May 25.-Sam Langford, the
colored heavyweight of Boston, knock
ed out Ian Hague, the heavyweight
champion of England, in the fourth
round at the National Sporting club
here last night The fight, which was
for purse of $4,000 and the cham
pionship, was scheduled to go twenty
rounds.
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WAHPETON MAY CONE
Cubs Planned to Have Wahpeton Ag-
sregation Here This Afternoon
and Tomorrow Afternoon.

After the failure of the Cubs to play
the series with wahpeton on the lat.
ter's grounds because of rain, Man.
ager Clarine arranged for games be.
tween the Cubs and Wahpeton to b;
played here this afternoon and tomor.
row.
The grounds for this afternoon are
rather moist and the game may not be
played but IL the conditions are favor
able tomorrow there will be contes:
beginning at 4 o'clock sharp.
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cratias Is Willing.

Gratias IL ready to wrestle Kid Cut
Ter. who wants to throw him twice in
an hour, and will meet the protege d
John L. any time in the latter part II
June or the first OF July
He is also willing to box Kelly here
during the race meet III he cannot sc
cure a wrestling match for that date
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viii Meet Again.

Philadelphia. May 25.-Jack O'Brien
and stanley Ketchei were matched
last night to fight six rounds before
the National Athletic club in this city
June o. The men agreed to weigh in
at I6O pounds at noon on the day
Of the tight. Each fighter deposited
q forfeit of s1 1000.
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many q promising young player in
my time"
In all his quarter century on this
diamond Bill Hart has been a credit
to the game. He has never touched
liquor or tobacco and never swears
"Dog-gone it, is the strongest exple-
tive that he allows himself. He has
saved his money and has a comfort
able home, a devoted wife and two
boys who are immensely proud of their
dad And when Bill Hart quits the
diamond for good he win carry with
him the respect and esteem OF every
one who knows him.
Lawn Mowers Sharpensd.
Lawn mowers Gnarpened md repair
ed. Called for and delivered. Phone
974L. No. Thirteenth street south.
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JAKE BECKLEY HAS
A GREAT RECORD

Jake Beckley, veteran first -baseman
OF the minor and major leagues, man
ager of the Kansas City club of the
American association, has been play
ing ball for over twenty Ave years.
and during all that time has made a
wonderful record, both in the minor
and major leagues, and it is with some
satisfaction that he now assumes the
role of manager. He succeeded Monte
Cross, the former shortstop of the
Philadelphia American league. club.
Cross was a remarkable fine short
stop. and would have been great help
to the association, but he seemed to
fall down as manager, and that led
to his release by the Kansas CITY club
Cross will have no trouble catching on
rs a player with some good club, but
he is probably out Of it as a manager
r. the bic minor league. Beckley was
born in Hannibal. Mo-, August 4, 1867,
ana is now nearly 4S years old.
'-'7e St@rted in 1886.
He started to play as a professional
in --a., win ne Leavenworth. (Kan.)
club, and in the spring Of 1887 was
sold to the Lincoln, (Neb.1 club After
finishing the season there, he played
through the winter of 1887 at Stock
ton. Cal, where he made quite record
for himself In 1888 he was obtained
by the ST. Louis whites, thre being
two teams in st. Louis at that time
the browns and the whites On June
% of that year he was sold to the
Pittsburgh club OF the National league,
with Harry Staley, a famous player
OF those days. Beckley remained with
thse Pittsburg club until 1896 when he
was sold to the New York giants. In
1897 he was sold by New York to the
Cincinnati reds, when he was sold to
the st. Louis National league club He
played there until 1907, when George
Tebeau bought his release and placed
him with the Kansas City club, where
he is stilll playing. Beckley was also
considered a. great batter. and during
his long career in the major league he
always batted near 800 or over.
Record 10 Remarkable.
1t Is a remarkable record when one
stops to consider that this man has
been playing big league ball twenty
three years, and has been playing ball
more than twenty five years During
the spring Tebeau, OF the Kansas City
club, obtained a young first baseman.
end tried to hold Becklev as utility
player, but 1t soon became evident that
Beckley was far superior to the young
ster, both in the field and In batting.
What Is more remarkable is the fact
that Beckley is practically leading the
entire /: merican association in batting,
with an average Of over $50 Captain
Anson. of the Chicago National league
nlYsk haS a1uaye haap eopssdarad q
grand old man of baseball. but still his
record as a player does not shine much
brighter than that or Jake Beckiey.
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FREE ENGRAVINGS

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Good Case.
Trial order, 24 large or So small size
ST Louis beer, or four quarts best
bonded whisky, for $3.50. c. B. ErdeL
Moorhead, MINI.
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BASE RAir.

Everything you want ror rnat game
got. Pay me cash and can 90
what's right by you. Ben Hart
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-25

When IN EoorncAa go ana see A. =.
Rustad's new place. next to the south
bridge. Phone 369
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!. Harvard Won.

Princeton, N. j.. May 25.-For the
first time since 1898 Harvard won a
baseball game from Princeton yestar-
day by taking the second game from
the locals, 4 to /. Hicks did not give
Princeton hit. It was the first game
Princeton had lost to Harvard in
twelve years. The score:
r. II. z.
Harvard .................. 8
Princeton ......g............ 0
Batteries-Hicks and Currier for
Harvard and Cunningham, White and
Dawson for Princeton.
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National League.

st. Louis--Rain.
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Kansas City--Rain.
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small measure cor sioux City winning
a second peunant.
Fnfn. Ot nofm a-Mawn
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-22
the streets in the vicinity of where
the trouble occurred.
Riotino Renewed at Eveninu.

Every home and business place of
the Greeks was surrounded by officers
who found 1t well nigh impossible to
keep back the crowds AT o'clock
Chief Briggs asked the Omaha city au-
thorities to send all the available po-
lice officers to South Omaha, as more
serious trouble was anticipated At
ter considering the legal and other
phases of the case. it was decided not
to comply with the request for Omaha
policemen.
Between Q and a:S o'clock last night
the mobs again began depredations
and riot calls came in from several
places AT Thirty second and Q
streets the mob set fire to the house OF
a Greek Three men We're taken from
the place.
After being severely beaten two OF
them were put on passing street car
while the other was taken away by a
portion of the mob. who Intended to
put him on board an outgoing train
1t is not known what was done with
him. The fire department extinguished
the blaze.
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PHOTOS FOR HISTORY
Legislature May Go Before Camera for
Group Picture for Preservation in
State Archivcs-LittIe Business is
Transacted by Assembly.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 22.-In the house
today Jones, of Lee county, introduced
a bill to have painted an oil portrait
of Governor Carroll and Of each sue
ceeding governor and group photo
graphs of members OF the assembly,
all to be placed in the historical de-
partment. Owing to light attendance
little business was done.
The house passed the senate bills pro-
viding for the distribution Of codes: re-
vising as to automobile numbers: Civ
ing park commissioners the right to
pay for paving, and relating to affi-
davits in assessment matters; also the
house bills including "rooming houses
with hotels: changing the law as to
guide boards on highways and provid-
ing for elections of assessors in certain
districts.
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Is QUIET
AFTER NIGHT 5 RIOT
Mob Which Threatened to Lynch
Negroes Djsperses and Troops
Will Not he Called
ANOTHER ASSAULT BY NEGRO
Almost Kills Woman in Her Home at
Early Hour Sunday Morning = Sew.
craI Suspects Under Arrest and In
disnant Citizens Menace Two Jaiis
for Many Hours-Women Armins.

Ottumwa, Ia. Feb. 22.-Skillful ac-
ton on the part of police in allaying
the passions of mob besieging the
city Jail, to wreak vengeance on the
negroes arrested under suspicion of
having attacked Mrs. Charles NJ. john
ston, resulted In restoration Of order
during the hours Of the morning. When
it became known that the woman
would probably recover. the crowds in
the streets thinned out 1t is expected
that call for troops will not be nee
essary.
The only danger now is that mass
meeting Of citizens called for tonight to
take steps, to suppress crime in the city
may incite the mob to new demonstra-
tions. A mob OF fifty from OttunlWa
was sent to Abba last night to take
John Junkin, the Rosen murder sus-
pect, who had been removed there, but
had been secreted. But little evidence
has been obtained against the six sus-
poets in jail Posses are still scour-
ing the country for the fiend Mrs
Johnson's condition is favorable today
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marked attribute Of the modern lawyer.
While he realized that there were de-
fects and Weaknesses in the profession
of the law, he regarded it as the most
Important in its relation to political
government
Men Needed in Politics.
In conclusion, he said:
National exigency seems to eau
forth the men peculiarly fitted to meet
the requirements of the situation. Such
were Lincoln and Grant during the
great civil war. Such was Washington
in the revolution, the anniversary OF
whose birthday this university appro-
priately makes its commencement day
He was not hawyer or doctor or a
minister. He was leader of men. HIS
pure, disinterested patriotism, his free
dom from small jealousies, his marvel
Gus common sense his lndomitable
perseverance, and patience. and his
serenity and calm under the most try
ing circumstances, gave him the VIC
tory-a victory which could be trac ah
not to brilliant genius or professional
training. but to that which. of All
things. is the most to be pursued 1nd
desired-to his high character as a
man
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WOMEN ARE ARMING.
Unusual Sale Of Revolvers and Rifles
For Self Defense.

Ottumwa, Feb. 22.-rt will be a very
discriminating burglar, marauder, as
sailant or other law-breaker who IN
the future will be able to carry on his
misdemeanors with any degree of safe
ty-for the residents of OttumWa are
arming themselves and their homes. 1t
is estimated that upwards of two hum
dred revolvers have ,been sold here
Within the past two weeks, the murder
of the late Miss Clara Rosen, which
occurred two weeks ago, being direct
ly responsible for the unusual pre-
caution being taken.
An investigation made today among
the local dealers in firearms re-
yealed this unusual sale Of both guns
and ammunition. In the neighborhood
of 100 revolvers have been sold by
hardware dealers. The guns have In
most cases been purchased to be left
In the homes-"want to leave it handy
for the women folks" is the general
expression of the buyers. The re .
volvers are mostly of small callber,
altho it was discovered that number
of automatic pistols and pocket hol-
sters have been supplied to men for
pocket use Indeed, in one store. SO
great has the demand been for the
automatics, that numerous orders are
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RAINEY MAKES REPLY
Declares He Did Not Attack the Pana-
ma Canal, But Simply the Graft Con-
pected With the Enterprise = Says
Next Attack Will Be Just as unex.
peoted.

peoted.
Washington, Feb. 22.--Asserting that
his recent speech in the house relative
to the purchase by the United States
government of the Panama canal had
brought upon himself 'villif1cation,
Misrepresentation and abuse almost
without parellel in the history of that
body" Representative Rafney, of ILL.,
nois, today delivered in the house a
lengthy speech in reply to the charges
that the information upon which his
remarks were based was obtained from
"ex-convdcts and blackmailers, this
accusation having been made openly TN
the house by Representative Lowering,
of Massachusetts,.
Z Rainey declared that he did not at
tack the canal, but simply attacked the
graft connected with the enterprise. He
asserted that Lowering had not at
tempted to deny single fact that he
had stated, but after making his
charges, proceeded to eulogize William
Nelson Cromwell He further stated
that the evidence he produced in sup
port Of his charge of graft in connec-
ton with buying the canal nearly all
was obtained from Panama. Then, he
added, "The attack I made was entire
ly unexpected, and the next attack I
make upon these gentlemen will be
Just as entirely unexpected by them
when it comes"
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ASSAULT AND MOB RULE.
Entire City Stored by Negro's Attack
on Woman IN Her Home,

Ottumwd. Feb. 22.-Lynching by
deputy sheriffs who declare no mercy
Of courts SHALL e, .e:d to their quarry,
is believer to be the impending fate
of the negro who early Sunday en:e--l
the home of Hrs. c. M. JohnstoE and
failing Of his l'rrpose, with q isee #
cur.l:n rnle injured the woman so bat :
iy She may die.
A crowd of 1000 people last night at
! a late hour surrounded the city hall
where five negroes are imprisoned as
suspects, and await only the intelli-
gence that prisoner tallying with the
description given by Mrs. Johnson of
her assailant has been apprehended, to
lynch him to the nearest tree or tele-
phone pole.
A sixth negro has been taken to the
county Jail. AS he was on the way
there q demonstration was made, the
mob shouting its fury, but lacking a
leader to spur it to the vengeful task
it wished to do.
Race Riot Spirit Prevails.
The recently organized vigilance
committee is aiding the police in their
search for the assailant. Company G
of the Fifty-fourth regiment of the
National Guard is held in the barracks
awaiting call to action. Despite the
fact that race riot spirit prevails, the
police say they have the situation well
in hand
Mrs. Charles NJ. Johnston, the inval-
i'd wife of travelling man, was in bed
with her year old child at 3 o'clock
Sunday morning, when she awoke to
find a negro bending over her.
Despite her weakness as the result
OF recent operation, Mrs. Johnston
fought desperately. She tore herself
loose from the big hands and
screamed. The negro tore a cuntain
pole, an inch in diameter, from the
window where 1t was used as prop.
and beat the woman unconscious.
Cries Of Child Rouse Neighbors.
The child he left uninjured and its
cries finally aroused the neighbors.
They found Mrs. Johnston lying on the
floor unconscious
The news spread rapidly and the
quiet streets soon sounded to the feet
Of men running. The police called out
the vigilantes and half an hour later
armed posses of men were on the trail
of the fleeing negro.
The trail was followed by blood
hounds to a deep ravine near Rutledge
mining camp three miles from Ottum-
wa, but there lost
The commercial travellers of the city
raised purse of $1,000 as a reward for
the arrest and conviction of the assail-
ant.
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THREE INJURED BY POWDER.
Peculiar Accident to Men and Bo,
Noar MonIezun1a.

Montezuma, Feb. 22.-An attempt TO
split up a. log with powder resulted
in Jesse Jones getting his jaw broken
in two places, Frank Gife receiving
a broken leg, and twelve-year-oi old
boy named Roy Smith having a small
splinter driven into his skin.
The men were cutting wood near this
city and coming across big log con-
cluded it would be easier to handle If
split up. Some powder was soon Sc
cured and placed in hole bored into
the log. AS fuse was lacking, the
men concluded they could lay a. small
powder train to do the work. This
was done, but they forgot to. reckon
with the time required to reach place
of safety. A match was applied and
before one of them could move the ex-
plosion occurred.
A flying chunk hit Jones on the jaw
and he went down with a fracture In
two places and his right ear badly
lacerated. Another chunk hit. Grlfe on
the thigh and the member was broken.
The boy was the most fortunate, escap-
ing with only an ugly flesh wound on
the chest. All the injured men will re-
cover.
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sperry's Battleships and Escorts
Greatest Fleet Ever Assem- !.
bled, Anchors in Hampton
FIRES PRESIDENTIAL SALUTE
tTwenty-Four Monster ship. Fire
Twenty One Guns simultaneously as
Roosevelt Reviews Fleet - President
ExtoIs Behavior Of Officers and
Crews During Great Cruise.

Norfolk, Feb. 22.-The Maynower,
with the president aboard, arrived at
1915. The weather is very thick, and
becoming thicker all the time. At
1O:45 the fleet is passing thru the
capes. At 1888 the flagship Connecti-
cut reached the Mayfower, and the
twenty four incoming warships fired
a simultaneous salute Of twenty-one
guns in honor of the president.
Exactly at noon Fort Monroe sighted
the approaching fleet, now within two
miles of the fort. A cannon salute to
the Connecticut. the flagship, was be-
gun.
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BAD WRECK in IOWA
Ono Killed and Several Seriously In
jured When Coach on Muscatine
North and South Road Breaks In

.Wapello, Feb. 22--Frank Nader, As
years old, travelling man residing at
1918 Brown street. Davenport. was in-
stantly killed and five persons were
seriously injured late Saturday after
noon. when day coach on the Mus
catine Northern g. Southern railroad
left trestle over Turkey creek, four
miles north of here. and plunged into
the raging torrent, after breaking in
two.
The seriously injured are:
Mrs. Bertha Johnson. Wapelio, inter
nally injured; may die.
H. O. Pease.l Wapello. internally in
jured; may die.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Coffield, Wa
pello, bruised about the head and body.
c. A. Lamanska, a young man of 90
injured about the head and Internal
ly; may die.
William Dickinson, Grand View
right hand lacerated and bruised about
body.
There were twelve occupants OF the
coach, seven Of whom escaped injuries
None Of the train crew was injured
but Roadmaster Ferrell, of Muscatine
who was standing on the rear platform
/ of the wrecked coach had a narrow
escape from death. He leaped in time
to save himself.
Spreading rails are responsible for
the wreck. The car left the rails
fifty feet before reaching the trestle
land plunged into the creek, which was
swollen, due to the thaw.