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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
PITCHER SMITHS DEBUT
Called Out Of BIeaehsrs by Armour,
Placed in Box, and Beat WaddeiI
With Ease.

Charley Smith, the lanky Washing
ton twirler, broke into fast company
in very peculiar manner. Charley
pitched for semi professional teams in
and around Cleveland seven or eight
years ago and had made quite a
record. One day Bill Armour, who was
managing the Cleveland club at that
time, found himself so short OF pitch
ing talent that the situation was really
alarming. He wired frantically for
help, but his efforts were Of no avail.
He had been working a couple of his
pitchers almost to death, and on the
day in question did not feel like send
in geither of them into the box. II
would give almost anything for a man
who could go in and pitch a creditable
game for me today" Bill confided to a
friend. Would you give q youngster
chance?" dueried the friend. II
certainly would, II he showed me any.
thing that looked like the goods" ans
wered Bill We'll, know your man.
said the friend. You have somebody
take a stroll through the left field
bleachers and And Charley Smith. He's
got the nerve to face any team. and
am pretty sure he will jump at the
chance" SO Armour hurried a man TO
the bleachers in left field. Smith was
found without much trouble and de-
clared he was willing to go into the
box. The Athletics were playing the
Maps that day, and were cutting some
Ice in the race that year. But Smith
didn't care. He was conducted TO the
clubhouse and rigged out in q Cleve-
land uniform. Smith made monkeys
OF the Athletics that afternoon and
the Maps won from waddell with ease.
Armour, however, decided that Char
ley was not ripe for fast. company and.
after pitching him In q couple OF
games, in all or which he performed
nicely, he was sent to New Orleans.
washington got him from the Pelicans.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
GOING OUT WEST
IS "BAT" nelson

New York, Aug. 21.-Back to the
woods!
That's Battling Nelson's dope. He
said that notoriety bores him and that
he is about to take long lay-off, hit
ting Yellowstone park, Indian villages
and his ranch at O-Bar.
They won't have a word to say
about me for a couple of months" said
Bat. Let these other fellows get the
boosts and knocks for while. I'VE
been busy with my book and real es-
tate deals for the past three months
and think that IL 1 beat It away
from the noise and hustle and rumpus
OF the big towns for while they
might find few things to write
about. Some people say am free
lunch to the papers and getting more
notice than Bill Taft and Bwana
Tumbo together.
We'll, you fellows can have a rest
now. After that I'll come back and
the best lightweight in the world at
that time can have chance at the
title and a $1,000 side bet to boot"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
REMNANTS LOST
BY Wild PITCHES

II you were a baseball player and
played with a team that led in the
race most OF the time and then lost the
championship on a wild pitch in the
last or deciding game OF the season.
you'd feel pretty sore. wouldn't you ?
The recent death of John Clarkson re-
calls the fact that not only have at
least three league pennants been lost
on a single wild pitch, but that once
miscue of that kind by a pitcher
lost his club the worlds champion
ship.
1t was In 1886, when the Chicago
Nationals and the st. Louis Ameri-
cans battled in the worlds series that
this occurred. Clarkson pitched the
last and which proved the deciding
game for Chicago and st. Louis scored
the winning run on a wild pitch made
by John.
DR.. Bushong, the brainy catcher OF
the browns, now dead was at the bat
with Curt Welsh on third base. Clark
son let loose a wild pitch which got
by Mike Kell yand Welsh scampered
home with the run that won st. Louis
the worlds championship.
We all remember or, at least the old
timers do, how the Athletics won the
championship in 1888 on a wind pitch.
1t was In the last game OF the season.
The Athletics needed one more victory
to insure them the pennant. They
wound up the season at Louisville with
a series OF four games.
The Louisville players. spurred on
by offers Of big money from Chris Won
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21

Who Is the busiest man IN baseball !?
without any doubt 1t is John n FAR
rell, secretary os the National Asso-
citation oe Professional Baseball
leagues. OF this branch of baseball
management much less is heard than
OF the duties of the national commits
sion, the governing board Of the sport.
But fans who are wont to look upon
the major leagues as the great part
of baseball are greatly in the wrong.
The number of men engaged in
minor league baseball OF course far
outclass the number in the big league.
and from a monetary standpoint the
minor organizations far exceed the
big boys, and 1t is John H. Farrell
who has to keep this entire minor
league organization in line, for the
secretary Of the national association is
the working power.
Mr.. Farrell is also chairman OF the
national board Of arbitration. Last
yeer he gathered evidence and wrote
decisions in 1897 DISPUTES. These de-
cisions carried many thousands Of dol
lars. Mr. Farrell has Jurisdiction over
more than $500 players Each week
there is bulletin issued from Far
rell's office. It contains the names Of
signed, terms accepted, reinstated
drafted and suspended and when 1t is
considered the minor leagues change
berths with frequency some idea of
the magnitude Of this work can be
gained. "A collection OF these bulletins
would soon form a god sized library.
They vary from small sheets in the
fall to sneets three feet wide and two
feet long in the spring months, con-
tanning column after column of names
Of players who have changed locations
or taken some step from Maine to
California
II Farrell had no more work than the
president of a major league he would
feel lonesome, for in addition to all
this detail work as to the release, pur-
chase and other movements of players
he is called upon to settle many diff
ferences over salary and contracts
between players and club owners. The
secretary's office is the grand clearing
house that cashes in players, Just as
bank clearing houses look after checks.
Without 1t. organized minor league
baseball would be Joke. Every con-
tract signed between player and own
er is forwarded to the secretary for
approval and record so that they can
be referred to Instantly.
In addition TO the duties OF his ma
tional position, John H. Farrell is also
president of one Of the best minor
leagues In the country, the New York
State. But 80 well has he systematixed
the work that few mixups occur in the
national association.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
FAMOUS CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
THAT CONTINUED 152 ROUNDS

"one of the most interesting and
exciting bare knuclxle fights I ever at
tended" said the old New York sport
ing man. talking OF old times to a
Sun reporter, was the 152-round mill
between Dominick Bradley and s. s.
Rankin, two six -footers from Phila-
delphia, where they kept public sport
ing resorts, Bradley on the corner OF
South and Penn and Rankin on the
corner Of Broad and Rose
The battle was for $1,000 a side mad
the heavyweight championship Of
America 1t attracted much attention
all over the United States and Can
ada. AS Bradley came from the south
of Ireland and Rankin was a Belfast
man there was q lot Of rivalry between
them, while Irishmen everywhere were
all worked up, the men receiving back
ing to the extent Of many thousands
Of dollars.
Rankin was rather a gentlemanly
fellow, weIl educated. clever penman,
familiar with mercantile affairs and
was naturally bright in many ways.
AS fighter he had very little expert
ence. but he could box some and was
also dead game. He was about 80
years old when he fought Bradley. 1
remember we New Yorkers gave Ran
kin benefit just before he went into
training for his big fght We wanJed
to get line on him, so we induced
him TO put on the gloves with Joe CO.
burn in trial bout
"Cobnrn's fancy footwork seemed to
puzzle Rankin. who. however. inn
pressed US as a sturdy. aggressive fell
low with lots OF steam and strength.
recall that the boys were dead sore
on Coburn because he danced and
jumped around Rankin and refused to
stand close to swap punch for punch.
Coburn, by the way. was the first
puglist l ever saw to introduce clever
footwork. and the fight fans in those
days did not understand that particular
style Of milling. They wanted a fell
low to toe the scratch and exchange
wailops without moving more than a
foot or two. Jack Dempsey improved
on Coburn's foo-work, and Jim Cor
bett will tell you that he learned more
about getting around the ring on his
pins by watching Dempsey In action
than in any other way.
Just think OF the crowd kissing Joe
10NNkA NtitAh AAtE1t anu uctueHutHB tuCtT
money back because Joe insisted on
sidestepping and doing monkey capers,'
as they termed 1t. Even III Rankin
had been willing 10 return the gate
money, he couldn't have done 1t, for
his trusted friend whom he placed at
the door to collect the coin skipped Off
with the receipts and left poor Rankin
TO pay the expenses for the hall and
boxers out Of his own pocket Rankin
finally had to borrow ten-case note
TO get back home
Bradley was a physical marvel and
had much more ring experience than
Rankin. They both agreed not to
weigh more than 1870 pounds when they
entered the ring. 30 that Bradley. be-
Ing good liver. had 10 resort To the
hardest kind OF work TO reduce him-
self from 225 pounds. He did not leave
Philadelphia until the day before the
fight and the articles OF agreement re-
quired him 10 weigh that morning at
q paper warehouse In Carter's alley.
After ntripping 10 the bnff he ball
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
easebaII critleism il Ioua.

Manchester Qa.) Times: In the
third and fourth our swatters leaped
upon Mr.. Johnsing and rent him, after
which they subiet him. BY the time the
dead had been removed from the field
the enemy had yielded up four runs.
due largely to Mr.. Johnsing's mistak-
ing the M. e. o. roundhouse for the
plate. But he was not theonly one
whose brain was 80 per centaddled.
The nimble Mr.. Rogers. who played all
day like a sunstruck goat and the agile
Mr.. Brinck, who cavorted around In
the center field like an ossified octo-
genarian. gave Mr.. Johnsing the daz-
zling support OF a Ferris waist on q
fat lady At the end Of the fourth
Mr.. Johnsing removed himself from the
rootlights by request and twirled sad
thumbs on the bench.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21

der Abe. whose ST. Louis Browns had
chance 20 tie the Athletics. tried
all they knew how 10 earn the cash
promised them by Chris to take four
straight games from the PhIIadel-
phians. The Athletics had played
themselves out and were sadly crippled
after the hard campaign they had gone
through.
Louisville had won the frnt three
games and 1t looked bad for the Ath-
letics. Then came the final game, ana
Guy Hecker. Louisville's great pitcher
OF those days. was sent in TO adminis-
ter another beating to Billy shar-
sig's men. After q fiece struggle the
score was tie when the ninth inning
opened
Stovey, the Athletics star hitter
and greatest base runner in the coun-
try, made hit In the ninth and work
ed his way around 20 third base by the
time two Of his teammates had been
disposed Of. Then, with two down,
Hecker made a wild pitch and Harry
raced home with the run that won the
game and gave the Athletics the cham
pionship.
AS ANVo u Whu pAtSA Dy JdGh CnGBDTO
cost the New York Americans the pen
nant. On the last day OF the season
New York and Boston were scheduled
to play two games on the same after
noon. Boston had lead OF one game.
To win the nag New Yory had % cap
ture both games that day.
New York had the lead in the first
game until the closing inning, when
Chesbro made wild pitch which let
in a couple OF runs. Those runs won
Boston the game and the champion
ship.
Last year Theodore Breitenstein lost
the pennant in a similar way for New
Orleans. It required the last game OF
the season to decide the race. and New
Orleans lost, and on fatal wild pitch
which Breitenstein made.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21

lanced the scales at 1861 and was as
fit as a fiddle.
Bradley was handsome man with
a Jovial way that made many friends.
When l met him at Hornellsville in
the cars on the way to Buffalo he had
trained down so fine / hardly knew
him. His eyes were bright and clear
and he looked like race horse about
to run for kings ransom.
"On the morning of Aug /, 1857, we
were up bright and early in Buffalo
and started for the battle-ground at
Point Albino, Canada. We had all lived
in first cabin style up to that time; but
now began the rough part of the trip.
1t was comical invasion OF British
territory, can assure you Izzy Lag
arus engaged big tug and filed 1t up
quickly at 81 a head. Ton Davis, one
of Ranlxin's seconds, and Tom Math-
ews, popular Buffalo sporting man,
had the Globe the largest propeller on
the lake, crowded with excited fans.
In fact every kind of craft was in COM
mission for the scene OF action 1t
was queer-looking fleet, but the
shippers were all getting the coin that
fine summer morning.
TT was shortly before O'clock in
the afternoon when the fighters and
| their seconds appeared at the ringslde.
Bradley was dressed like a typical
Irish farmer. He wore breeches OF
| light drab stuff, ue-ribbed stockings
and low-cut shoes. Rankin wore dark
breeches with four ivory buttons at the
knees. white stockings and shoes like
Bradley's. The men were wildly
cheered as they took their corners.
The betting was to 4 on Bradley be-
fore the fight.
Rankin was the first to lunge in
with his right, but was quickly stopped
| by Bradley, who landed stinger on
the eye for first blood. Bradley made
the first knockdown in the opening
round.
For several rounds IL looked very
much like Bradley's fight. He made
good play with his left and forced
Rankin down to grass round after
round; but Rankin was a wonderfully
game man, with great endurance. He
seemed to get his second wind after
about the eighteenth round and began
to inflict severe punishment
"A majority of the crowd seemed to
be with Rankin and they never lost a
chance TO cheer him. Even the sE1er-
iff was with Rankin and went to hts
corner several times to encourage him.
After the twenty fifth round the big
fellows threw science to the winds and
proceeded to fight with neither tudg-
ment nor skill Bradley would chase
Rankin out Of his shadowy corner only
TO follow the latter back. Both rested
at times in clinches and were badly
punished.
Tom Davis. who was Rankin's
chief handler, followed his man all
around the ring. advising him what to
do. Think of such a thing happening
inside the ropes today You remember
! how quickly John Kelly disqualified
Corbett In his mill with Sharkey when
Con McVey jumped into the ring IN
the middle Of a round at the old Len
nox Athletic clubl
| '1t WIS gruelline battle. with RAN
kin nearly exhausted In every round
IN the fortieth round Bradley sur
lprised everybody by walking to hls
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
TWO MIDGET PITCHERS
CONSISTENT WINNERS.

Gordon Hickman OF the Mobile
(Southern association) team is prob
ably the smallest pitcher in the game.
Hickman weighs just 115 pounds. but
there are fery pitchers in the Southern
association who are his equal He is
the mainstay OF the Mobile team. and
not club in the league but would be
glad to have him on its staff.
Hickman looks like a school boy
when he gets on the mound. His legs
are like pipe stems, and he has a tiny
arm, but II is like a whip of steel. He
outlasts many a larger opponent in
extra inning games.
His one weakness is his inability TO
work often. About once a week is his
limit. His nearest rival as q tiny
pitcher ia Frank Browning OF San
Francisco Browning weighs 122
pounds. He is taller and apparently
much larger than Hickman He also
is a fine pitcher and recently won his
twelfth straight game.
Both idgets would have been In the
major leagues long ago had they
weighed forty pounds more.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21

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Jones Traded to Tlnara.

st. Louis, Aug. 2l.-First Baseman
Tom Jones Of the st. Louis team mas
been traded TO the Detroit tigers for
Claud Rossman, the hard-hitting first
sacker. President Hedges of the
browns announced the trade today.
The trade was even up, neither team
putting UP any bonus. Hedges things
Rossman's willow will be great ad-
dftion to the browns game winning
machinery.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21

Saratoga, n. ", Aug H.. The fourth
event at the Saratoga race track, q
handicap at IL miles. resulted in q
close and exciting finist between Mo-
quette and Gliding Belle Moquette
GOT the decision by q short lead. The
favorite at TO 10, while. Gliding Belle
was quoted at TO 1. The Ally made
the pace 10 the last sixteenth post
when MoQuetke came with rush un-
der Pages strong ride and Just got up
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
ATHLETICS Will
PLAY MOORHEAD
FAILURE OF SCHEDULED TEAM
TO COME HERE TOMORROW Me-
cEssITATED A CHANGE OF
PLANs-ATALETlcs AND MOOR
HEAD WILL CLASH.

The athletics and Moorhead will play
another game here tomorrow after
noon. Two weeks ago the athletics
had an easy victory over the team
from across the creek.
A game had been arranged between
the athletics and Barnesville, but the
latter aggregation refused to come,
necessitating the eleventh hour change.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
VAN HORN RETURNS.
Secretary TO Senator Mccumber Back
From Washington.

w. l.. Van Horn. secretary 90 Sen. p.
J. McCumber. arrived home from
washington yesterday, after putting I'm
strenuous session with the tariff
schedules. Mr.. Van Horn is looking
well and appears to have enjoyed capt.
tai life.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21

ATTORNEYS.

BARNETT 4 RICHARDSON, ATTORNEYS
at Law. once, and Q Morton Building.
Broadway, Fargo.
RoBERTH, AUGUSTUS. HENDERSON
Block, broadway. Fargo. Probate prac.
tiee q speciality.
TURNER, n. r., ATTORNEY Ar Law.
0naees In Edwards building. broadway.
Practices iD all courts.
MILLER, HENRY g., ATTORNEY AND
Counselor at Law. Over Fargo National
Bank Block, Fargo
EMEhBON H. SMITH, ATTORNEY,
Commercial Bank building, Fargo. PEac-
tices in all courts Particular care giveR
10 probattng estates.
kUblNsUN, =. A., ATTORNEY Al LAW,
e12 Front street, Fargo. Practices In all
courts. Tax cases a speciality.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
THREE Big LEAGUES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Hot Fight at Detroit.

Detroit. Aug. 21.-Detroit could do
nothing with Gray until the sixth in
ming. but he became unsteady then
and In the sixth and eighth Bush hit
in runs, scoring himself also in the
eighth, in which inning Gray walked
four men and hit another. A double
play with the bases filled pulled him
out In the seventh inning. Willett
was steady throughout and was well
supported, The batting of Schaefer
and Bush featured the contest. Be-
cause of the trade of Rossman for
Tom Jones Of st. Louis, completed to-
day, Crawford went to first base.
Cobb was put off the field for disput-
ing a decision at the plate In the
eighth inning and Detroit finished the
game with an entirely substitute out
field. Score:
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Brooklyn, Aug. 21.--only one game
Of the double-header was played here.
the second being stopped by rain with
one out in the third inning. neither
side having scored. The first game
went eleven innings. st. Louis winning
by to /, all the runs being scored In
the final round. Score:
=, rr n
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SOME HUMOROUS THINGS In
]. CONNECTION WITH PUGILISM

Hide. man, hide. I amt fightin' FOR
no $500. Why. dat Smith he's dc
toughest thing ever looked at. Fiji
teen rounds wifi him is like hghtin' q
runaway railroad engine. You give
me $1,000 and I'll fight him any time. =
The match was made then and there
Scratch" Brennan, an Irish light
weight. who did not take the best OF
care of himself, but possessed ter
rife punch In either hand, had Just
ended a long, lanky coon with q
smash to the body A short cob like
second. of an anthracite hue, called
through the ropes. Get up, George
Washington, dat Irishman am all in .
But George Washington did not move
Il just wish could get some soft
fight like dat" sighed his second
The crowd applauded this remark and
Jack McGuigan, who refereed the
bout, said: ''Will you meet him"
His hair will be kinky like mine II
| ever lands on his. I'll get ready
now" Retiring to a dressing room
he donned the toga of the lately beaten
George Washington and met the same
fate in few seconds
oh" shouted q third second
Muffin ever comes easy to me like
that"
AS quick as flash the referee had
invited this second to have a muss
with Brennan, and he agreed, and, like
the other two, he went to sleep
The last second, a fat, good-natured
coon yelled: IT'S awful; If was in
dat fight l win in a wink" The ref
cree thought that Brennan might as
well make a cleanup. so he invited the
last one to don the gloves.
The apparently well-fed coon look
ed at George Washington, who now
had ventured up to the ring-side. He
slowly gazed at the other two beaten
seconds, and, grinning from ear to ear
said: Il am a barber, amt no but
cher, and just guess I'll stick to my
profession"
A blow to the body seldom renders
a fighter helpless, but it does give hin
a sensation, If it alights on the proper
spot, thrice the agony Of seasickness.
A clever boxer had cut a fighter of
the bulldog type to ribbons one night.
but the slugger was game and kept
fiinging his blows into the air while
the shifty boxer wheeled sideways,
pulled away and blocked and evaded
the heavy hit sr's blows
In the fifth round the police had
come to the ringside to interfere If
the slugger was worsted much more.
Suddenly the slugger drove wicked
left-hand swing into the clever boxers
tF1cr A ~ hA ala arge
strength and speed departed. and as
he saw the slugger preparing to deal
him another such blow he turned to
the referee and said: stop It; It's
getting brutal"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
Athleties in oreat Form.

Cleveland, Aug. 21.-Philadelphia
shut out Cleveland, 5 to 0, Coombs be-
ing mystery. 5itton started the
game for Cleveland but was relieved
by Bodies after passing two men.
Bodies was ver.r effective after the
first inning. Score:
R.H f.
Cleve'ald ............. a /
Philadelphia .....,.. @....... 5 0
Batteries -Sitton, Bodies and East
erly; Coombs and Livingston.
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.FRAYNE'S DECISION
OVER DICK HYLAND

San Francisco. Aug. 21.--Johnny
Frayne was given the decision last
night over Dick Hylan& az the end OF
their twenty round go. HyIand had
been a slight favorite The bout was
fast and fairly scientific.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-21
CUTLERY.

Anything You want In that line. /
keep only the very beat. Ben Hart.
Renember. the Bestl
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