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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
JAPANESE LIKE THE
NATIONAL GAME

Any one who believes that our little
brown cousins, the Japanese, are not apt
in picking up anything they set their
minds and hands to, may draw a lesson
from the visit of the Wisconsin University
base ball team to the orient. Wisconsin
is not represented by a club that might
win. stellar honors in either of the big
leagues. but is a fairly representative col
lege nine. for all that one that can
more than beat them. And a college ball
club is not to be sneezed at these days
because they turn out bali players who
think. We have many drawing salaries
In the National and American league who
play good ball only from the neck down.
wisconsin had its hands full getting
an even break from the two big Japanese
University teams. The little chrysanthe-
mum gents are a bit shy on batting, but
their pitchers boast sharp curve, and
their f1elders are as active as so many
JACK rabbits. And they ran bases with
both speed and judgment
America is the home of base ball. It
was born and developed here Every
small boy gets smattering of it as a
part of his early education. Nine out of
ten naturalized citizens know the rules
and at some time or other during the
season SIT In bleachers or grandstand and
howl bone head" when a Merkle fails to
touch second or some player executes a
slow-thinking maneuver.
Yet base ball is less than ten years old
in Japan. Fred Merrifield, formerly
star Of the Chicago University nine, was
among the first to instili the rudiments
into the oriental brain. Prof. Iso Abe, a
graduate of an American college, fos-
tered the diamond idea, and the diminu-
tive japanese took to 1t as a duck does to
water.
Some five years ago Prof. Abe brought
the Waseda University base ball club to
America. Games We're arranged with Cali
fornla and Stanton universities in San
francisco as a forerunner to trip
throughout the country. The writer was
to have managed that trip. But the willy
visitors found that the western colleges
were too strong for them, and called the
journey off, not because they disliked to
be beaten, but they found the time was
not ripe for the invasion. They said,
We will wait until later and try again."
They had studied the rules, but did not
sat on the bench during one game with
Prof. Abe. A Waseda man was on first
with none out. The next batter hit pop
fly to short. The base runner waited for
the catch and started at full speed for
second, where he found the ball waiting
for him.
why did the runner go down on that
caught fly?" l inquired
THE rules say that the runner may not
leave the base until after the ball is
caught" answered the professor with a
quizzical expression.
But the Japanese have learned some
thing, as witnessed by the scores against
Wisconsin.
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LOANS MUST Be REDUCED
NATIONAL BANKS "REQUEST-
ED" TO KEEP WITHIN LAW.
Manv Failures Found to Be Due to
Discounts in Excess of
Legal Limit.

Every national bank that is loaning
money in excess of the amount permitted
by law is being asked to reduce the loans
to the required limit and to abstain from
any such excess in the future.
This effort to have all the national
banks observe the legal limitation Is be-
ing made in a conservative way. and 1t is
believed by officials here that none of
the banks will defy the official request"
The effort is made particularly in view
of the fact that in nearly every bank
that fails loans in excess of the limit
prescribed by law have been contribut-
ing cause, and the further fact that the
concentration of the loans of the bank to
a few interests has always been regarded
as an element of weakness.
The penalty, foI fixture of charter. for
violating the law by loaning beyond the
limit prescribed is regarded as one of the
most drastic provisions governing the ma
tional banking system.
I'D to a few years ago the amount which
national bank could loan to any cor
poration. person or firm was lO per cent
of the unmpaired capital, but this law
was amended in 1906 SO that loan might
be made to any corporation, person or
firm Of 10 per cent OF the unimpatred
capital and surplus, but the loan must not
in any event exceed 80 per cent of the
capital of the bank.
With this increased loaning power.
more than 5000 of the banks are now and
have been strictly complying with the
law.
But the remainder have been chronic
offenders despite repeated criticisms and
warnings. To all of these banks the
controller is sending letter in which he
reviews the law and asks letter by re-
turn mail agreeing to reduce the loans to
the legal limit and further agreeing in
the future to observe the law strictly.
He believes that every bank in the sys-
TEN will cheerfully comply with the re-
quest, and that very shortly every one Of
the 1000 national banks will be strictly
observing the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, October 23.-The further rise
in the minimum rate of discount on the
Bank of England from to 5 per cent
has given spectators a warning here as
well as in Germany and the United
States, that their operations must be re-
duced to more normal proportions. and
the fact that the hint was taken is evil
denced by the general wave Of liquida-
ton at the end of the week. This brought
values down sharply. Americans leading
the decline. Fears of a restricted carry
over facilities for the forthcoming set:
Element FASTENED a reduction in commit
ments. Investment business also was
checked by the higher rates, while home
politics, with the general election uncer-
tainty, helped in the depression prevail
ing. In the gilt-edged securities declines
were general on the week. with home
rails leading and consols showing a net
loss of half a point Grand Trunk has
been the weak feature on statements
made at the recent meeting of the COM
pany regarding the slow progress I'm the
Pacific extension of the road, while Mex
lean rails closed three to four points
lower. largely on the announcement that
the supply of oil fuel would be tenn
porarily reduced necessitating a CONVEX
sion Of locomotives back to coal fuel.
American securities kept fairly steady
until Thursday, when the bank rate an
HOuICeH1ent Drought some continental ana
local realfzations. but New York defiantly
hoisted values Friday. and not until last
evening did the market seem to grasp
the banks warning. when stocks tumbled
sharply. and with further weakness here
today rejecting yesterdays decline in
wall street prices closed two to six points
lower than last Saturday. The decline
In the banks reserve to nearly OOO0.-
600 and the further gold exports to Con-
stantinOple and South America raised the
question whether per cent rate is suf-
hcient to build up the reserve Discount
rates, however have been screwed up by
the action Of the bank taking money OFF
the market. and it is believed that the
authorities are prepared to bid above the
usual price for the forthcoming gold ar
rivals as well as American eagles so as
to prevent a higher rate
BERLIN. October 23.-Prices on the
bourse today were depressed on heavy
realiZations
PARIS. October 23.-After a heavy OPEN
Ing prices on the bourse today strength
ened and closed firm
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Race Tracks Lose Money!.

NEW YORK. October 23-It has recent
ly developed that the Westminster Racing
Association will be compelled to make up
a deficit of more than $4,000 on the spring
and fall meetings held at Belmont Park
this year. 1t appears, according to semi
official statements. that the fall meeting
was run at loss of $1,000 a day, in spite
of the fairly liberal attendance. Several
rich stakes. requiring added money. helped
to put the association in the hole, it is
said. Furthermore, the maintenance Of
such an immense race course. with the
care Of the surrounding property and
buildings, entailed a very heavy outlay.
while the excessive railroad fare probably
caused a falling off in the turnstile count,
which enabled the Coney Island and
Brooklyn Jockey clubs to break even on
the fall sessions at Sheepshead Bay and
GraveSend, respectively. The spring
meeting at Belmont Park resulted in a
loss of $4,000 or more. it is said. so that.
all told. the Westminster Racing Associa-
tor Jared worse than any of the other
metropolitan tracks.
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three innings Of the second game he
more than hauled down the money. But
some of the men who had been bitten on
the previous day were watching him
closely, and they tumbed to how he was
working 1t. They clinched their suspicious
by sending for one Of the telegraph OPP
orators employed at the main downtown
Office of one of the telegraph companies.
The telegrapher thus impressed into
service only had to study the layers
moves for a minute before he grinned all
over his countenance.
'Well, this is the sc fest ever he whis-
pered to the stung ones after his minute
of watching the layer. ''Say. II I'd known
that you were such an easy bunch OF
marks I'd have quit my key and come
down to the pier and pulled this one my
other fellow and made him cut with me-
Just wait a minute. will you! ana then
the operator from the downtown ONCE
climbed up to the platform to where the
letins was sitting behind the electric
board The operator from the downtown
office had a little talk with the base pau
operator, and presently. when the bags
were covered by Detroit players, the base
ball operator shut off the wire from the
track for minute and himself ciickeo
out the announcement that Schmidt, the
Detroit catcher. had struck out
The electric board didn't 1ndlcate TINS
fact for a few seconds. AS soon as 1t
was clicked off by the operator. how
ever. the layer down in the rocking
chair crowd began to lay bets that
Schmidt would strike out. He got lot
of bets on this proposition. Then the
operator pushed open his key and got
the rest of the announcement-whfc
he'd got the gist Of. In essence. before
shutting the Pittsburg wire on-that
Schmidt had really made a two-bagger
and driven in two runs. Then the real
result of Schmidt's time at bat was IN
Dictated on the electric board. and the
man calling out said. Mistake; Schmidt
doubles and drives in two men,.
The layer smelt rat at once, and
when he saw that the gang had their
eyes glued upon him. and observed, ad-
ditfonally, that the base ball operator
and the downtown operator were peer
ing at him from behind the board. he
was on Immediately. He paid the pets
he'd taken on the phony key-cllcking as
to Schmidt striking out. and then ne
began to nudge toward the exit. A lot
of the stung ones tried to surround him.
but he wormed away from them. made
the door, sped across the boardwalk
and down the incline to one of the side
streets, where he hoped into a taxi
cab and got away. A bunch of the Dill
ten ones were denouncing him as he
telling him that If he didn't come across
with the money he'd won from them
they'd knock his bean off: but they
didn't do any punching, ana ne got
! away with a whole bean
But he wasn't a clever cook. at that.
one of the Rambling house nn'e men fs d t%0ss
runs betting with him an occasional
cop-out, just to ease 'em along, no
body'd have suspected anything. and
he'd have snagged all the coin In At
lantic City during the games
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Sea Gulls and Wright.
n the Springfield Republican.

TOm Tue SpIlHSuelu htpuDiNdu.
The brains of these two sea gulls were
undoubtedly in a state Of very intense
celebration when the following incident
during Wilbur Wright's aeropIane flight
at New York, occurred:
Sea gulls, the prototype of Wrights
machine, seemed to be as much Interested
in his fight as the people on shore. Two
of the birds started with him a. Govern
or's Island and accompanied him up the
river. They were the only living things
that could keep up with him. One of
them was still with him when he re-
turned. At times it flew along under his
craft, like a coach dog under a cart.
There must have been lively discussion
among the gulls in New York bay when
they heard the report of the bird that
followed Wright up and down the stream.
No official statement has been given out
but 1t may be fancied that before ad-
journing the gulls passed unanimously
resolution that Wilbur Wright should be
made an honorary member of the Sea
Gull Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
Hard Winter Ahead.
from the Oklahoma Oklahoman.

From the Oklahoma Oklah0man.
Squire Brown is predicting hard winter
that will arrive early and remain long.
Says the squire:
Have We noticed how the blackbirds are
already gatherin' in big f1ocks and pa
laverin in the stubble? They are gittin'
ready to vamose. It's an indication that
cold weather Is comm early. Keep an eye
on the dogs and see em buryin' more
bones than usual. Then take a squint at
the corn Every ear has grown long
whiskers. and that's sure sign. Perhaps
you've also noticed that the sun1owers
bloomed early. That means an early frost
The apple trees have yielded a poor crop,
and that means they're STORM up all their
sap and energy agin' hard spell of WIN
ter. Now's the time for the wise gazabo
to lay In supply of fuel an Chuck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
England Retrogrades in Tennis.

NEW YORK, October 23.-Recent dis
patches from London, which give gen.
eral summary of the 1909 tennis situation
in England. declare that the showing of
leading English racquet wielders this
year was anything but encouraging in
comparison to the work accomplished by
other Englishmen in recent years. Eng
lishmen deplore the fact that they are
falling behind In the race for supremacy
whereas Germany, America and the COL
onies are producing the most successful
men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
MANY CLUBS LOOKING
FOR new MANAGERS

It was thought the curtain had bean
drawn on base ball and the diamond
stars consigned to long winters
siesta, while the spotlight was focused
on the foot ball warriors. We had an
other think For base ball refuses to
sleep, mainly because Of Connie Mack's
trim to the coast with his Athletics and
the search in at least three cities for
major league managers. So let's give
the national pastime another whlri
while the subject is still alive.
First Of all. two National League
cities, Brooklyn and Boston, and one
American League burg, st. Louis, must
have new pilots for their base ball
teams. Detroit, Cleveland and New
York, in Ban Johnson's league, and
Philadelphia and st. Louis. in John
Heydler's organization. also provide
food for flaming bees" although moth
ing definite will be announced Tor some
time.
In the three cities which will need
new managers positively, however, there
is an excellent chance for some young
fellow with brains. ability and stamina.
1t is also pretty certain that in several
of the other burgs where the 1909
chieftans did not make good the
right man could talk his way into d
pretty nice job at fat salary if he
had the goods
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NEW YORK COFFEE.

NEW YORK, October 23.-The market
Tor coffee futures opened dull at un-
changed prices to decline of > points.
There was no change in the French mar
ket and the news generally was without
any fresh features. but the local market
ruled barely steady on little scattered
selling In the absence of support and
closed dull net unchanged to 10 points
lower. Sales were reported of 100 bags.
including November at $50. May at 61O
and September at 6.2o.
Spot quiet; Rio No. Z. 81 nominal; San
tos No. 4. SA. Mild quiet; Cordova,
9a11L.
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Malay Race Not Dying Out.
From the Java Times.


There is very common idea that the
Malay Is race that is dying ou., killed
in its own country by the enterprise of
Chinese. Tamils. Javanese (who, how
ever. are kinsmen of the Malays) and
Europeans. To those who come out east
expecting to find few miserable remains
Of a once powerful race. whose probable
fate is that of the Australian aborigines.
1t comes as revelation to find a sturdy.
independent and courteous race, whose
language runs from Suez to Australia.
and who. SO far from dying out, are
yearly becoming more numerous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
Nebraska Unable to Defeat Iowa.

LINCOLN, Neb., October 23.-Nebraska
and Iowa played 35-minute halves today
to a tie score, to 6, Iowa scoring with
two drop kicks and Nebraska by a touch
down and goal. The chief thing to which
the failure of Nebraska to win is ascribed
was the lack of a satisfactory quarterback.
Three were used during the game. The
game was all in favor of Iowa. except
about ten minutes. during which Ne
the ball the length Of the field for a
touchdown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

so, you're going to introduce base .all
among the prisoners? I don't approve
What will become Of discipline?"
IF a man gets too obstreperous," re-
piled the warden. confidently, well make
him umpire. Ledger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

Sir Thomas Upton. with a new chal-
lenge for the Americas cup in his waist
coat pocket. will arrive in New York to-
day on the Cedric. He will remain in
New York city about fortnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24

Few men like to acquire a position
which has been held by number of
others. all Of whom failed. That's the
situation in Boston and Brooklyn OF the
National League and to some extent m
st. Louis of the American. Why is it
that Boston and Brooklyn are consider
ed tail-end teams even before the sea-
son begins? Answer that to the salts
faction of President Ebbetts of Brook
lyn and President Dewey of Boston and
you will get season pass TOT poth
marks. Both the Superbas and Doves
have good material from year to year.
and some pretty capable managers have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
Very Unusual.

From the Kansas City Journal
Il wish had an idea for a poem"
What do you want to put an idea into
a poem cr?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business October d at
the New York Stock Exchange.
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.

highest lowest closing prices
stweekH and
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iously for the developments which we
are expecting will follow that meeting
of the Phillies owners in December.
Billy Murray's fate may or may not
hang in the balance. 1t is certain that
some overtures have been made to other
managers, but Murray calmly sticks by
his guns and refuses to allow the un-
pleasant rumors to ruffle him in the
least.
Its not the money end Of the job
with me-" Murray is said to have told
friend. "Of course, we are all after
the coin, and l want that as much as
anybody. But my reputation as base
ball manager Is at stake, and l don't
intend to give up until l have won a
pennant unless I am forced to-"
The peculiar part about the muddle In
the Phillies' camp is that Murray still
insists that he cannot be forced to quit.
New Workers insist that Bob Davis,
Murray's hacker, has sold his holdings
in the club. II he has. that may put
different aspect on the situation. But
in any event we must wait until Decem-
Der.
Out Detroit way Hughey Jennings Is
said to be greatly dissatisfied with the
salary he Is receiving, and may not sign
may be doings by the Philles owners
right off the reel. But will Navin or
several other American League magnates
allow the 'Eh-yah" crowd attractor to
get away from the league? Possibly, l. ut
not probably.
Jennings might be an Improvement on
Murray. That remains to be seen. But
1t is hard to figure out where they can
discover another available man who will
do big things for the Phillies right quick.
Rather than get an uncertainty. it would
seem better to give Murray another
chance and let him serve out his term as
chieftain. Then, If he doesn't make good,
bounce him quick.
The st. Louis Nationals did not come
up to expectations under the leadership
of Roger Bresnahan, and, while Robinson
will have to keep his aggressive leader.
he is going to insist upon different
workings in 1910. Clarke Griffith is said
to have pleased the Cincinnati folk. and
will stay there. OF course. the chicago,
Pittsburg and New York Nationals and
the Athletics and Boston Americans will
be under the same leaders. Jim Nc
CURE may continue to pilot Cleveland,
but that is a very uncertain matter at
this time. Just jot all this down in
your notebook and await developments
which will come in December.
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tried to get the teams into the first
division, but have failed.
President Ebbetts is said to be dicker-
ing for Johnny King to take the helm
in Brooklyn. Can he land him? Charley
Murphy of Chicago has said Killing would
never play ball again unless it was with
Chicago. But suppose $4,000 was hand
ed the chubby person. Methinks he
might change the drift of his talk. And
the national commission might be in
duced to forgive the former Cub star
backstop If Ebbetts went to 1T with
the purchase papers. However. If he
fails to land King the Brooklyn owner
is reported to think well of Wee Will
lie" Keller. the star right gardener OF
the New York Americans.
Just what Boston will do is prob
lematica1. President Dovey has no star
players to trade for good material And
he has no superf1uous cash, which is a
necessary adjunct when searching tor
big league managers. There has not
even been a rumor as yet about who
will pilot the Doves.
President Comiskey OF the Chicago
Americans has recently selected Hugh
Duffy, the man who once managed the
Phillies and has since been at the helm
Of the Providence Eastern League team.
In ST. Louis. where Jimmy McAleer de-
serted the sinking ship to try and build
up the Washington team, there mas
been little talk about managers as yet.
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