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The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
OPPOSES THE HIGH BALL.

Addie Joss. baseball pitcher par
excellence in the summer time and
sporting editor in the or season,
Is OF the opinion that the day OF
successful high ball pitching is a
thing Of the past.
There was time" says Joss.
when It was the accepted thsory
that one Of the requisites OF the
hTst-class pitchers was ability TO
keep the ball around the batter's
neck.
''rhat is true when the man at
bat is trying to pull or tho bit and
run play. Formerly. when the
twirlers kept their fast ball high,
# was pie for the batter TO either
step back or in. as the occasion
required. and push or pull the ball
in the direction he wished it TO
go. with the low bali It Is dlf-
ferent. as the batter cannot gauge
the ball any too well. and finds it
is a difficult matter 10 place it,
IT is particularly hard for the
batter 70 follow low ban on a
dark day. as was shown in the
second game OF the worlds series
between New York and the Athlet-
les on the Polo Ground. Chief
Bender. who was on the mound for
Connie Macks men. Is pitcher
who. when right. has a tremendous
amount Of speed. The Athletics
managed 10 score a few runs for
Bender early In the game. and
with this lead there was no chance
for the Giants to catch up.
Bender had the advantage OF
the gathering gloom, and this.
coupled with his ability 20 keep
his fast ball low. proved a stun
bling block for the aggressive
Giants. Members OF both teams
say the big fellow was unhittable
on account OF this, which goes 10
show how much harder it is to hit
the low ball than the high one"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
CoRRIDON SPITBALL INVENTOR

Philadelphia, Aug. 2S-The uues-
tion as to the identity OF the pitch
er who discovered the spitbalL
which has been so often discussed
since TIE appearance Of the damp
fling. seems to be settled at last.
Elmer Stricklett. tho former
Brooklyn twirler. heretofore has
beef generally conceded to be the
dlscoverer OF the moistened deliv-
cry. but while the Dodgers were
here recently Doc Scanloa. OF
LumIey's staR Of beavers. it viii
be recalled. asserted that Strick-
lett on more than one occasion
told him that Frank Corridor had
supplied him with the raw mate
rial for this style OF delivery.
Corridor said recently; II used
to do all sorts Of experimenting
with the BAH when I broke into
fast company. and one day I no
tlced that whenever I wet my fn-
gers to get a grip on an otherwise
slippery ball it would take peculiar
shoots. talked to stricklett about
Il. and together we worked on the
thing. until we hnally managed to
get the ball to obey nicely with
this moist place on its hide. Stricl0-
lett USED it more than I did and
found that it was q fooIer and
quite capable Of holdHs him his
Job in fast society. After I saw
the success he made Of my lnven-
ton I went in to improve Il, and
have been using it ever since.
'The discovery. Of course. was
purely accidental But It has revo-
lutionized the art Of pitching to a
great extent, and has kept more
than one man in fast company
who would never get out OF the
minors II he had 70 depend upon
the straight form Of delivery for
his success
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
CATCHER MAKES BALK.

You never know what's going TO
happen next ~ this baseball thing.
II one was to attempt to solve the
technical points he'd have 10 take
a degree IN calculus.
Just as an argument. take that
bElk by Catcher Grover Land. OF
the Toledo club. IN Louisville a
short time ago. Never knew a
catcher could make a balk. did
your Well. he. or rather they,
can, and this fact brinss 70 light
the point that Umpire Clarence
Owens. Of The American Assoela-
ton, knows hts little book.
with Heinie Peitz at the bat for
Louisville and two runners on.
Land and pitcher Mcsurdy, OF the
Toledo team. decided 70 walk
Peitz and get a play at each bag.
Three wide balls had been
pitched. and. Just before the fourth
was delivered Land stepped out
from behind the plate. over the
line defining the position OF the
catcher. and received an excep-
tonally wide throw. This made
four balls. and Peitz walked.
when. TO the surprise OF every
one. owens notioned Sullivan. on
third. 70 come home.
When the Toledo players pro-
tested, Owens flashed his little red
book and showed them Section
TX OF Rule "a. which declares a
baIk shall be called Il the catcher
steps out OF his position before
the ball is thrown.
The rule. which was passed six
years ago. has. so far as is known,
never been called into force be-
fore, but there IS absolutely no
question about the correctness Of
his decision.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
BOUT FOR AMERICUs.
Foreigner Wants Chance with
baltimore Mat Artist.

baltimore Mat Artist.
According 20 a letter from Buffalo,
Stanislaus Cyganiewicz, known IN the
wrestling world as Zbyszko. viii arrive IN
New York from London on September 10
for campaign in America under the
management of J. Il Herman, a BufsJo
promoter AS soon as Zbysko arrives in
this cougtry Herman viii be ready to
match the Polish giant with Frank
GCtch. the worlds heavyweight cham
pion, and Gus schoenlep, or Ameri-
Gus. who is now the undisputed
holder Of the light-heavyweight cham
ship. Il Is the intention Of Herman
10 take on Americas first. and then.
II Zhyszko succeeds in defeating Balti-
more's great NAT artist Herman believes
that he will be just ripe for 5 match
with Gotch for the worlds heavy title,
as Herman regards the Baltimore man as
one or the greatest wrestlers IN his class In
the world. From all accounts. ZbyszkO
is one OF the most sSllIful wrestlers ever
turned out on the other side. not barring
Yusslf, the original Terrible Turk.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
NEVER SAW A LEAGUE GAME,
WAS WORLDS GREATEST FAN
Scarcest Article in Baseball Few Years Ago
Are Quite Plentiful Now

Old John ziegeufelter, Of Troy, Ohio. is
dead.
Many OF you fans who pride yourself
on knowing baseball never heard Of old
John Ziegenfelter
Yet he was the greatest fan OF sll-the
greatest fan In the world.
And be died without ever seeing a big
league game.
Troy once had a famous semi-profes-
sional team called the Fast Blacks. When
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
SEYMOUR THE TwIRLER.
Jim McAIeer Tells of stunt Of the
widest Of 'Em All.

When "Cy" Seymour was pitching ne
vas about as Wild as a bob cat. No one,
"Cy' least Of all, had any idea where the
ball would go when Il was delivered. Re
calling Seymour. jim McAleer tells a
story, not without its pathetic side, in
which Ollie Pickering was tho goods
Seymour had & great assortment OF
curves. Sgt he couldn't control the bail.''
says McAleer. "Oilie Pickering. now with
Minneapolis. faced 'Cy' on the Polo
Grounds ten or twelve years ago, 70 his
sorrow. ollie, with his bat high I'm tha
air, made a lunge az one OF iCy'E' curves
and the ball instead OF coming up near
his neck, as he supposed II would. took a
sudden downward slant and sEocked or
one OF his toenaiIs."
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
TROTTER And PAGER
Country Fair Keeps EN- All
in Training.
GOOD WEEK FOR HOME HORSES

Local Products Prove Their Ability
20 Turf Followers Around Eastern
shore Of MaryIand-E. +. Hairs
bIanuelIn shows Flash of Her Old
time Form-OE other Tracks.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

It is battle royal between the Wilkes
family on the one hand and that OF
Electioneer on the other for supremacy.
The battle between the two families for
supremacy and popularity has been fisrce
for upward Of twenty-five years It In
creased in temperature when Election
eer's daughter. Sunol. broke. week after
week, all worlds. records seemingly az
easy as one breaks tender twigs. Nor
did she stop until she had torn the lau-
rels from Axteh CD. ZIP. the grandsire
Of Hamburg Belle, ard trotted tt a
worlds record Of 2:0Sh. Great as 4 ne
Electoneers are. the Wilkes have always
been the most popular family and It
would seem that in the public mind they
are so destined 10 remain.
Down In Orange County, New York.
under the imposing monument erected
by the grateful horse lovers " the
United States. rest The bones Of Ham
bletonian X, father of trotters," and on
It is an inscription ftly commemorating
his greatness as sire, written by Hap-
ilton O. Busby. one Of tho most gifted
turf writers this country has produced,
and brother OF L. White Busby. private
secretary 10 Speaker Capnon. George
Wilkes and Eiectioneer were Hamble-'
tonian's two greatest sons. and are per-
peClating his speed-giving apd race-glv-
ing qualities as no other sons Of his have
been able TO DO.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
FAN OFTEN UNJUST
Man at the Head Is Not Al
ways Responsible.
RECEIVES UEDEsERvzD ABUSE

Coin can't Buy Good Tesm-Money
Can Do Variety OF Things in
other Lines of sport, but Rarely
Transforms second Division cIub
Into the First Division.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

ter its most loyal rooter. was heart
broken
50 he got up a game played with cards.
which ne called "basebal.r He played it
alone. at night until the late hours. He
would never tell any one how It was
played. The secret died with him.
on his little suhdy table under the flick
ering light Of a kerosene lamp, John
ziegenfelter played out alone the thrilling
big games Of the big league. IS he dealt
the cards and drew. they meant for him
base hits, triplets. putouts. long hies.
hunts. thrilling catches. sacrifices. double
plays. errors.
Bvery card had meaning In ziegen-
felter's mystic game
He kept great books OF records, in no
particular different from those used in the
big league games. He even kept the at
tendance and weather. and had games
called on account Of rain.
Then old John organized a national
league. He elected president secretary,
treasurer. board OF directors. He kept
the records No bookkeeper was more
careful in his accounts than old John,
working out with cramped fingers the re-
celpts and expenses of his teams.
/ At the end OF the season. he had an
interleague contest. with a prize OF thou
sands Of dollars TO the winner.
One sad day old John got caught up
20 date. He had played on his cards
all the games up to that Cay But he
was not dismayed- He played on into
the future. Years and years ahead ne
forged. At the end his mystical players
were in the year 1928
He kept great books OF records in his
library. filled with the box score. minutes
Of meetings OF his league, trades. ap-
pointnents, umpires.
In the records. as hiss friends looked
them over after HIS death, they found
promising minor leagners OF to-day who
had fought their way up to the major
leagues. Also many names unfamiliar to
the fans OK to-day-the men who viii be
playing in 1872.
Methewson. Lajoie, and Wagner In his
records, old John Ziegenfelter has drop
ping out of the game in about 1916 Cobb
and young Collins. OF Boston, and other
young players lasted till the end Of the
record
One day they found thu old man as
though asleep, his face across his cards.
The Great Umpire had called time John
Ziegenfelter had died OF heart failure.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

Her feat, therefore. is the more re-
markable. for It was in a contest, and in
which her driver could not take advan-
tsge of either the footing or the al
mOspherical conditions. She beat and
fairly beat, on Wednesday last. at Cleve-
land, by far the hest geIdipg the seasons
racing has produced; perhaps the great
est race gelding that has ever been pro-
duced. Up to the date he met Hamburg
Belle he had proved himself invincible.
The real test OF the merits Of the two
greatest trotters OF the year came IN the
first heat Qf their match race, in which
the mare beat the gelding by only a short
nose. The slipping OF a boot, in which
the gelding got his hind leg entangled
in the second heat. put him out OF the
contest What might have happened hut
for the accident is now pure speculation
II the gelding RECEIVERS from his lsmeness
In time. there will be other contests be-
tween himself and the mare, and then we
shall see whether she is really his master
or not.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

Stanley Ketchell who has not left
Frisco after all, says that he will come
East in day or two and viii be ready
to fight Langford az the Falrmont on
September II: also that he will insist
upon catch weights Ketchen declares
that he needs but two weeks training
to put himself on edge for I.angf0rd
and predicts with confidence that he will
win decisively.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

their accommodation I'm what VIII soon
become one OF the most beautiful pleas
ure parks in the United States. The old
mile speedway became. before its doom
was sealed by the Federal government, a
sadly neglected affair After local horse
men had expended several thousands OF
good dollars in constructing the course.
they permitted II 20 grow into decay and
disuse Half OF the course was finally
converted 10 better uses. as citizens did
not seem 10 appreciate the great boon
the authorities had conferred upon them
Fortunately, at present, there is money
enough in the treasury OF the Riders
and Drivers Club to put the course in
good condition for driving over at speed,
A great many active members OF the
club. however. are out Of town, and II Is
not possible that much active interest
in the new Speedway will be shown until
some time next month. when President
De Graw VIII call meeting. ard the en-
tire subject Of what shall be done viii
be thoroughly gone over.
This much is known at this writing.
On the day the new Speedway viii be
opened TO the public there will be a
parade through the principal streets OF
the city, following which there win be
matinee racing on the new course. and.
quite possibly. a banquet IN the evening,
IN which horsemen Of other cities will
be invited guests. Letters have reached
the writer. in which the question has
been asked as 10 the hours horsemen
can drive over the new course at speed.
The Speedway viii be open % all at all
hours of the day, except on such days
as IL Is in use for matinees. &c. Auto
mobiles will not be permitted 20 pass
over H. because the roadbed Is not Of the
proper density for machines. OF course,
there viii be rules and regulations gov
ernlpg the course. and as good order viii
be maintained as I'm other parts Of the
government reservation.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

The upper picture is that of
F. F. Brewster's schooner
yacht Elmina, winner Of the
most thrilling and perilous race
in the history of the New
York Y. c., from Newport, R.
/, 10 Portland, Ne. The low
er is Cornelius Vanderbilt and
his yacht Aurora, which fin
ished second.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

The new speedway Is now ready for
the harrow and float. Col Cosby has
made good. and local horsemen must do
tho rost II should not be taken arniss
II it is suggested 10 those who are inter
ested in the maintenance of speedway
IN the District Of Columbia that any
future lack OF interest in the course viii
mean loss OF thousands OF dollars to
the horse interests Of Washington: for
since the Federal authorities discover that
local horsemens are becoming Indifferent
to the great boon conferred upon them
no fuGther effort need be expected for
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

Oh. you Hamburg Belle! The banner
Of the house founded by George Wilkes
still fiutters in the breeze. and the Belle
Is the fastest trotter that traces TO the
great son OF Hambletonian X in the pa
ternal line, Dan Patch Is the fastest
PAGER that traces to him paternally. No
other trOtter IN a race ever trotted a
mile as fast as 2:Olh and a second mile
as fast as 2;0l%. All OF which shows
that Hamburg Belle must possess re-
markable speed-sustaining powers to be
able 10 carry such an extreme fight OF
speed over the distance of a mile. The
difference between the daughter OF AK
worthy. 2l51k and Lou Dillon is. first.
she loves to race. is level-headed, and is
physically stronger Dillon has. or had
in her prime. a trifle more of speed. Her
mile in 1:5S1z was behind a wind shield.
Hamburg Belle trotted her two wonder
ful miles in the open without the aid OF
artificial appliances to break the wind.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-21
TAFT REACHED
COLORADO LINE
EARLY TO-DAY
Will Deliver Address at Den.
yer Tonight Following Dou-
BILE Reception Today
HAD CONFERENCE WITH
SECRETARY BALl|NGER TO-DAY
Probably Conferred With Him on
Forestry Questions Which May Be
the Theme of His Address st the
Auditorium Tonight.

Denver, Sept. 21.-President Taft
crossed the state line into Colorado
at an early hour this morning on his
way from Omaha and was met at
Limon by the reception committee
from Denver He reached this city
at p. nj. The president will be the
center of at least two formal social
gatherings while in Denver. in addi-
ton to being the principal speaker
at the auditorium tonight. In an hour
between these events the president
will hold a conference with Secretary
OF the Interior Ballinger, presumably
on forestry which may become the
main topic of the presidents address
tonight. Secretary Ballinger arrived
here yesterday in response to a sum.
mons from his chief.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-21
EBERHARO IS
NOW GOVERNOR
Lieutenant Governor Took the
Oath of Office This
Afternoon

st. Paul. Sept. 21.-Lieutenant Gov
ernor Eberhard was this afternoon
sworn in as governor of Minnesota
by Chief Justice Start. He is Re-
publican, the only candidate on the
Democratic ticket who was elected
being Governor Johnson. He was noti-
fled of Governor Johnson's death at all
early hour this morning and at once
arranged to assume the responsible
ties which were thrust upon him. The
ceremony of the Inauguration were
both simple and private, in keeping
with the sad circumstances which
made them necessary. Only a few
officials were present when the oath
of office was administered. AS the
new governor repeated the oath, his
voice broke and his eyes filled with
tears.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-21
death CLAIMED GOVERNOR JOHNSON At 325 THIS
MORNING AFTER BRIEF BUT HEROIC BATTLE FOR [FE

boy studied hard while working in
the drug store. The little public Ii
brary was in the same block. He read
many books from the library being
chiefly interested in history. Mean
while he studied pharmacy too, and
eventually he became a registered
pharmacist.
Real Journalist With Real Job
After nine years in the drug store,
John johnson became journalist. In
the cities a journalist is sometimes
described as a newspaper man out
Of a job. In st. Peter John johnson
was a real Journalist with real job
paying for half interest in the Her.
aid for which friends who believed in
him had put up the money. Johnson
had paid off the undertaken. He had
bought in the two room family home
stead, which was about to be sold for
taxes, and he had added other rooms
and improvements.
So this was the story discovered by
the st. Paul reported. 1t was so mag
nificently true that American Mime
sofa arose gloriously to the occasion.
President Roosevelt carried the al
ways Republican state of Minnesota
by a majority of 161. AGA hundred
thousand above the normal majority.
But, hold! John Albert Johnson,
Democrat, was elected governor by
majority of $500. Not a very large
majority that, and yet he turned S4,-
400 votes to get it.
The country editor closed down his
desk at st. Peter, probably saying to
Henry Essier. "I'll be back in two
years. Try to keep the subscribers
In line and don't let the ads. get
away from you. Keep the jobwork
going"
Then he went to work at his new
job in st. Paul, his office being in
Minnesota's fine new state capitol
building. Did Johnson as governor of
great state pose as a sickly senti-
mental friend of "the common pee
pul?'Not a bit Of it--not he. Johnson
made no pretense of being ultra demo-
cratic. He wore good clothes, the pre-
vailing style and cut just as digni-
fed figure at gubernatorial recep-
ton as he had cut in the editorial
sanctum at st. Peter He had sense
enough to adapt himself to his en-
vironment.
He Made Good
Johnson also had the moral and
mental backbone to make him Johnny
on-the-spot with his new job. He had
had no experience as an editor when
! he took hold of the ST. Peter Herald
But he made good. He made good
also as governor of Minnesota. Do
you want proof? Then read the cleo
ton returns of 1906. Normally the
Republican candidate should have won
by about 10000 majority. AS a matter
of fact. Johnson won by $4,000 ma
jority Somebody asked how he did
it."
81 only tried to make good" replied
Johnson.
No boomerang was thrown in the
second campaign. If Johnson had not
made good in his two years term as
governor he would have been sent
back to the St. Peter Herald office.
The washerwoman circular promul-
gated by the unidentified asylum in
mate made him governor, but as gov
ernor he made good himself. Those
years of struggle, Of self effacement,
of mother love and brotherly devotion
Continued on Page 81
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-21
.EUROPE'S future
IS vERM|L|0N
Lord Beresford Makes Start.
ling Statement Before New
York Club

New York, Sept. 21.-"The future
in Europe looks red to me-" was the
startling declaration with which Ad-
miral Lord Charles Beresford pre-
faced demand for great navIes at a
luncheon given In his honor this af-
ternoon at the Lawyers club by the
Pilgrims of the United States. There
is trouble brooding." he continued,
speaking with great force and deci-
sion. Every effort must be made to
conserve peace, and to my mind the
strongest possible means to this end
is the maintenance. of a big navy. AT
all costs and irrespective OF any criti-
cfsm which it may arouse, England
must maintain her supremacy on the
seas. This does not mean that any
nation is to take hostile attitude.
and must not be interpreted that way.
1--WE do not want to fight war that
would cost 100000, 900 pounds sterling
and countless valuable lives. We are
going to maintain the strongest sort
of a navy, not because we want to
fight, but because we want to be so
strong none will dare attack us. If
Great Britain Is once bereft of her
great navy. her sea supremacy, she
will lose her status, her trade and
her nationality. The best way to pre-
serve peace, say. it to construct
Dreadnoughts. What is the price of
la Dreadnought compared to peace?
''Just now the immediate outlook
for peace in my own country is dark
May not say the sky in the FORE
ground is red. 1t means that the SUI
premacy of the British nation is hang
ing in the balance but l believe she
will rise supreme and above all OBJ
stacles."
Admiral Beresford again pointed
out that there was nothing hostile to
the United States in England's attl-
tude as he had outlined it. He said
that he gave this assurance as rep
resentative OF that armed body on
which the stability of his nation rests.
He gave assurance that mo country
feels more friendly toward your great
nation than does England"
He referred briefly to his recent
tour of Canada, where it is reported
he worked out a scheme of defence
for the dominion in case his 'red
sky" breaks into storm of war. He
said he had been generally impressed
with Canadian friendliness for the
United States. This feeling. seemed
to prevade all classes from the rich
est to the poorest" he declared, land
1t is but a reflection of the spirit
which prevails in England. We be-
lieve that the United States is going
to help us to secure peace. Think of
the tribute paid your country on the
recent round the world trip of your
fleet, an armed body which made the
circuit without meeting anything but
signs of friendship throughout the en-
tire voyage. This goes to prove our
contention that efficient strength
means protection of the strongest
kind"
The fighting admiral. as a parting
suggestion, proposed that the flye
English speaking nations should unite
to bring about universal peace. He
believed such a union was inevitable.