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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-28
Rehashinn the under,uorld-

Tho attractions which have mau-
gurated the new season range from tho
serious legitimate to musical comedy
and pure farce. one play. however. Is
dlmcult TO classify 1t Is "The only
Law" mt the HCckett thcatcr. This
production sets forth the evil sordid-
ness of New York's GarIsh underworld.
where much OF misery and degeneracy
and little OF hope and Imagination cx-
iGt. Written by Wilson Miner and
George Bronson Howard, 1t Is a dra-
matte mistGkc-a drama miotuken In
purpose and exposition The parade OF
the story OF a man who lives on the
earnings of fallen women Is mlstalicn
theatrical enterprise.
The situation OF condition or phase
Of life. or whatever you may term 1t.
Is neither new. enlightenlng. Instruc-
tive nor inspiring. There nre 5000 Of
such meE In Now York alone. so the
writer has been informed by police au-
thoritlcs who arc in a position 10
know.
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HINTS FOR FANS WORTH KNOW.
ING

Did You over get good line OH the
work of the catcher?
Probably not, for as a general thing
no one but the pitcher can see what
the catcher calls for
When the backstop squats down be-
hind the batter and holds his mltt
edgcways or perhaps turns II 20 the
palm faces the pitcher he tips or TO
his battery mate what he thinks will
fool the batter
il he want straight fast ball nc
holds down his index finger.
II he thinks the batter VIII go after
a curve ball. or bite on 1t. as the play
crs call II, he holds two fingers.
II he wants the pitcher TO waste a
ball 80 MS 10 give him 4 chance 10 nip
a runner hc holds down his thumb
There are times when the catcher
gets an instructive hunch that his Sig
mails arc being tipped Of either by a
runner on second, who may be in
position 20 sec his signals. or by some
one i'm the bloachers. armed with n
glass. Then he switches 81. and one
finger may mean curve or a waste
ball and vice versa.
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moro simple expcdicnt than has boon
suggested.
50 fnr as noticed. however. no one
has suggested increasing tho size Of
the bat itsclt. II IS odd. too. because
at any game one hears frequent eGyico
from tlrc spectators urging this or that
hntsman 10 "gct "a broom" OF TRY
telegraph pole" There seems TO be a
monlmity OF opinion that If the bats
man WAS given bigger stick he
could do better execution. despite tho
fact that few bntsmcn today use as
large bats as the legal limit VIII per-
init
Most % the bats win be found. Low
ever To measure close TO two and three
quarter inches I'm diameter at tho
thickcat part. where tho batter plans
20 meet the ball The difference I'm
bats is chiefly In weight md shape 10
meet the individual idiosyncrasies ~
Che stars and near stars
II the limit wcrc raised 10 n Diane
ter of three Inches. making an Increase
OF quarter of an inch only. no radical
change IN the game woulC be produced
and there would be opportunity Tor
weak batsmcn TO experiment to their
possible advantage.
And " that ala not produce tho de-
sired change there remains the sug-
ecstion to Increase slightly the size of
the ban Itself This could not be made
much larger without a loud protest
from the flcldcrs and the possible ruin
alton Of tho defense, but slight ad-
dition To tho size Of both bat and bail
surely would show results in batting
without any other perceptlblc effect on
the game.
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American Loanuo Chances.

The -uturo of Joe Eantlllon is II nyS-
terry. He has declared that no expects
TO return TO the helm at Washington.
but II Is believed that a successor Will
bo secured. Cantillon viii probably
never be a success 81 the major
Leagues His driving t1otics may go
among tho minors. but they arc not
likely 60 get him much In tho big show.
where the players are accustomed }
bein7 dealt with more lenicntly and 10
being shown littlo consideration.
Billy Sullivan has not set the world
on fro In Chicago. Fielder Jones has
been greatly missed, although un-
doubtcdly Sullivan has done his best
Nnd has been handicapped By innumer-
able accidents to players. 1t Is likely
that he will be reduced to the ranks
next fall and a new leader selected Tor
the SoN Hugh Duffy. the spreSent
manager of the Providence Eastern
league team. may hold tho same po-
sltion for tho White SoN next year, as
hc is sought after by Charles Comis-
key. owner of the club Duffy himself
is not aVc-Je tc the change OF locations
If silence on the matter Is TO be tel.cn
as any criterion. as hc refuses TO Il
vulgo his destination I'm 1910. IL Ia
more than likely that Duty VIII soon
affix his signature To a contract
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EVERS' QUEER START.
Called From eloaehers to Take Place
Of Sick Player.

SaIed FROM 6IcacherB to axe Place
Of Sick Player.
John EYcrs OF the Chicago Cubs. the
peer of all tho second sackors in The
National league, got into professional
baseball In queer manner He was
living i'm Troy. n y. at the time and
attended a game out at tho park Dur
ing the contest Johnny. who was scat
ed In the blcachers, was called upon
by Manager Barron OF the Troy club
to take tho place OF the second busc-
man. who became nl. Johnny con-
scntcd and put up crackerjock game.
iie was then regularly engaged by
the Troy management, and that fail
Sclec OF the Boston club bought Evers
and Pitcher Hardy At Philadelphia
Link Lowe, the Bostons' second base
man, got hurt, and Sclcc wired Eyers
to como on Johnny jumped on q
train and arrived In New York Hay
ing mover ridden so far before he was
bcwlldcrcd TIc didn't even know
what a sleeper was and had sat up all
night
lie hung about tho station In his in
nocencc waiting for train 10 take
him to Philadelphia until n tcainmun
told him 10 go to Jersey City. Here
Eycrs took tho cars to the Quaker
city arriving thore In tho afternoon.
He was put into a double header.
though sleepy and tired as he was,
and johnny chalkcd up four errors I'm
the two games After TINT he played
twcnty-thrcc crrorlcss games and WAS
the talk OF the baseball world
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Rlockfoot Indians. which was dlscov-
cred and translated by young Amcri-
can cthnologlst, Walter McCllntock
The legend. a fragment OF folklore that
has been passed down through count
less generations. deals with the career
of a man who stands as tho Christ
figure In the Indian mythology. I'm
like tho similar legends OF all other
races. this Indian story contains the
element OF romantic human love. and
this quality makes IT, OF course. pc
culIarly adapted 10 stage purposes. Mr..
Hartley has. It Is said. kept as close
10 tradition and 10 Indian thought and
feeling as the requirements OF grand
opera would permit
Tho high artistic merit of Mr.. Nevln
and Mr Hartley work is abunduntly
proved by It's acceptance AZ the Ber-
lin Royn Op"ra whore every opera
submitted must UNDERGO the closest
cX1miGoaun uv ih- kalsrrs officials
aud Dusf p,at ..nil-a.ia,u with the
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Giants. Clarke Griffith will be retained
by tho Cincinnati Reds. and Roger
Bresnahan VIII again be the leader Of
tho St Louis Cardinals. Whether Billy
Murray Will I'LL out his three year con-
tract With Philadelphia is mootcd
question. Ho has had to labor under
some great handicapS in the Quaker
City, and 1t Is likely that If let alone
he will work out the success of the
club.
Boston and Brooklyn arc likely TO
have new leaders. Harry LumIey is
not a success. He lacks personal mag
nctlsm. While the players declare that
there is no dissension and that they
all liko their manager, he surely docs
not infusc a great lighting spirit into
them He has a wealth OF good ma
tcrlnl. and there Is no reason why his
men should not be higher In the race.
Lumlcy lacks inspiration. as well as
tho quality of lmpartinG enthusiasm TO
those under him. a characteristic that
has contributed much TO the success OF
men liko Clarke, McGraw and Chance.
1t will surely take moro than a now
manager to make a presentable team
out of tho Boston. ThN Doves have
been shot to pieces this year, and II
win take moro than one season before
the club Will have first division ag-
gregation. 1t is not likely that Harry
Smith, who succeeded Frank Bower
man. Will be the permanent leader
Clarl Griffith as manager of tho
Cincinnati Reds will dc II must be
confessed that many persons looke
for him to make ;1ilure Of his under
taking. and they were at a loss 10 ac-
count for Garry Herrmann's move in
giving the management OF his team 10
a man who had failed 10 deliver the
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goods In tho American league. How
ever Griffith has done very well, con-
sidering tho material at hand. lie VIII
undoubtedly be retained by Hermann.
The team Still has sorpo needs. but II
tho proper men are occurred next win
ter the Reds ma. prove even a greater
factor next season than they arc this
year
Speaking OF Griffith brings to mind
the prediction freely made last winter
that Roger Brcsnahan would not prove
a successful manager y was pointed
out by some that Roger owed his sue
cess 10 Johnny McGraw and that.
once away from tho careful tutoring
OF tho little Napoleon, he would not
mako good. Events have proved tho
folsity OF this prophecy. for Brcsno-
lan's St Louis team has made a good
showing TO date with a little
strengthening here and there Bresna
han VIII have = first division team next
season.
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National Leagues New Head.

In tho selection OF John Hcydlcr TO
succeed the late Harry g. Pulllam rs
the head of the National league the
club owners OF the senior major league
have overcome what seemed an irrcp-
arabic loss. with all his weaknc cs,
Harry Pulliam was n man whom the
game could i'll arford to lose Square.
honest fearless himself. Harry Pulam
had stood for years for c;can baseball
Tis ono object seemed TO be to IpllCt
the sport He did much 10 place tic
game on its present high footing. but
all through his lobors he had Lowell
headed adviser In John Hcydlcr. who
now succeeds him. In fact. much OF
Pulliam's success was due 10 Heydlcr.
who I'm a very short space of tlmo has
convinced tho club owners OF tho
league that he Is ono OF the most
capable baseball men in the countr. "a
good executive ane fearless and hon
est official.
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ARTHUR NEVIN.

country as a composer OF SONGS ana
instrumental music. and Mr. Hartley
has won reputation as dramatic critic
and magazine writer, but the real am
billion of both men has been In the ci-
rcctIon of grand opera writing, and Tor
years they have been preparing them
selves in this country and abroad. Tor
tho work In which they VIII be pres
entity launched under the auspices oil
the German emperor
''Pola." the grand opern that IS deS-
tined TO bo recorded in musical history
as tho FIRST real American work OF Its
kind to be performed In Europe, mas
for its foundation a legend OF the
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the turf have not lost faith In the fu-
turo Of rocing In England They have
nominated literally for the Derby and
oaks and viii try TO annex these
stakes. notwithstanding the poor show
Ing their horses made this year.
Tho racing game In Now York has
como up TO and FAR above the eXpccta-
ions Of Keene. Belmont and Whitney.
and. though the English craze has
robbed us Of some mighty good Horses.
the sport dld not suffer to any great
extent Selling platcrs continue 10 run
races In ,ord time. md this ndGs In
tcrest tc the sport. but the general
public loves TO go 10 tho tracks when
the real class Is there We trust that
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-28
New Dramatic Season Opens Early
Wide Range of the Productions
Vicious Story OF SOdden Underworld

From our New York Dramatic Corro-
spoAdcntl
T@ BE carly opening OF the new
dramatic season OF 1909-10
evidences the striking growth
"A OF the popularity OF the the
ater. Time was whom September was
considered too carly for my material
number of openings Managers had
been taught striking lessons that the
public would not patronlzo even the
most attractive plays until cool wealth
r hac como In for dSflnltc duration.
But the development OF tho "theatcr
craze" in this country. largely due TO
the ability OF sn Increasing number OF
people TO dmord 10 buy high priced
tickets, has put managers where they
can safely open elaborate attractions in
August In hot weather In tho big cities.
I'm short. the theatrical business OF the
country Is becoming less and less de-
pcnden- on the element of tcmpera-
turc
one or the well known metropolitan
critics refers to this now tendency as
follows:
1T grows moro and moro evident
that the actors summer respite IS be-
ing gradually restricted The last
dramatic season died hard There
were enterprises worthy OF midwlntcr
even In June, and now. with a month
of summer still left. the wheels arc be-
ginning to rcvolve again. Thus is
furnished new proof OF the big cities
insatiablo demand for entertainment
through the nedium OF It's stages. \
canvass OF the thcaters Is also a part
OF the program OF aycry visitor 10
city Ike New York and the stream is
unendinS Wo seem to be approaching
time when playgoing viii become an
all year round pestlme and the actors
profession an all year rosnd vocation"
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BY TOMMY CLARK,

Y JUDGING from the many rumors
that arc ailoat. there should be
n great many changes In the
~ management of several major
league baseball teams next season.
Every club which has proved n disap-
pointment because II has failed TO be
rs high up In tho race as was expected
is apt TO find Itself in new hands next
season. but 1t Is not going To be an
easy mattor 10 improve on tho men
now at tho helms OF these teams If
changes are madc tho men to step into
these positions will be experiments.
and, of course. somo of them may make
good. but there VIII bo moro failures
than successes among them
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McAIeer and His St. Louis Browns.

Perhaps tho most sorrowiul man In
baseball this year is jim McAleer'
manager OF the ST Louis Americans.
Perhaps he deserves ccnsurc, and per
haps no does not There arc many
side lights TO baseball that never come
before TIE scenes. FOR james. as kind
honest and llkablc n man as one
wants to know the season OF 1909 Is
as bitter as gall.
At the start of tho season campaign
everybody had tho fixed conviction that
the Browns would have TO bo beaten
by my club that wanted the American
loaguc pennant, Notwithstanding the
team had collapsed at the close OF
the season and forgetting the fact that
McAleer had never said he would win
the flag.
A long CAM saign of winter baScball
I'm the St Louis newspapers had eluci-
dated the championship possibilities OF
the team in such glowing fashion that
readers Of the data came 10 think they
could not be amlss ard TO uncon-
sclously assume that 1t all cmonatcd
from McAlecr
Worse McAlccr. while he had Hcver
promised the St Louis public the pen
nant, had promised himself that He
would make hard run for 1t. 1t was
to be his last year he haG told himself
and his intimate friends II he won he
would settle Gown to his Youngstown
business ana rest for the remainder of
his days.
But alas for the home hopes OF
genial Jamcsi He disappointed him
self and the public too From the start
he had the same team rs last season
and used tho same tactics that had
kept him in the II mt so long the PFC
vi year But this availcd not His
club could not find its feet II Griftcd
II the bottom md is not much out =
that hated region now. There's no
chance 10 get to tho top this year. and
McAleer's hope OF retiring with the
tito s gone.
Worse stll. he is the man blamed
for the failure OF the club to make
good. Odium OF all 5orts has been
tossed at him. II Is as If people be-
lievcd he had signed n contract TO de-
liver over the pennant TO them and had
failed to fulhn his obligations. Bad
management, not bad playing. has been
the allegation.
Looked at coldly. McAleer was per
fcctly justified in believing his club
had chance He IS almost blamcless
in clnging to the old team. Some OF
his old men have been slow in coming
to form. and that spelled ruin. who
with club that had made good one
season would abandon it for an un-
tried makcshitt the next?
james is persona non grata, not be-
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"The Gay Hussars,"

"Thc Florist Shop" and ''The Gay
Hussars" are importations from Eu-
rope which hevc pleased the box Office
patrons. "The Cay Hussars." vlrilc
musical comedy by lsmcrlch Kalm9n,
* claimed by It's proponents to be n
second MERRY Widow" While the
production Will probably never equal
the sensational popularity of the
Franz I.ebar piece, its excellent music
will gain for 1t a secure position during
the season hoth in New York and on
tour.
The strength of the company ccnters
largely in Miss Muriol Terry. a rolly
poly new German singer who will
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-28
"Thc Florist Shop,v

"Thc Florist Shop" Is n farce from
tho German. adapted TO tho American
stage by Oliver Hcrford.
Tho title carries little suggestion OF
the plot II is the story OF two pretty
young wives OF their honeymoon. An
gellca marrles Clarence Perkins. o poet
and playwright. after rccdipg his PAS
tells or Passion" imagining he will maH Ho
n model husband because sho thinks he
has had Il purple past Ircna's hus-
band Dick Baxter. on tho other hand.
Is supposed nevor to have kissed IN
other girl. and she thcrcupon regards
him as safe. But Dick is a graduate
of Yale. has kept a bachelor apart
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mont in New York and knows the say
life along Broadway. while Clarence
knows nothing OF the roof garden dis
trlct- Tho young husbands arc con-
tinually In hot water trying TO live up
10 tho ideals OF their young wives.
Finally Clarence steals away with
Dick 10 meet some OF tho lntte-'s all
night friends Just for the sake OF ex-
perlence. and they rendezvous at
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never capture the stakes In n race for
beauty. but whose vivacity. good voice
and attracuvcness OF manner VIII
carry her leagues farther than good
looks. She impcrsonates a frolicsomo
volunteer cadet. and her song in the
first act, THE Gay Hussars." besides
being the plays most attractive num-
Der, VIII find a place In the coming
yca~s popular light music, She also
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Fifth avenue florists shop kept by Nine.
Claudlnc, an old flame OF Dicks.
1t Is a merry place, this florists shop
frequented by actresses and the oris
tocracy. and the young wives arc hot
on the trail OF the runaway husbands,
The last act is In Dicks bachelor
apartments. where the men have been
invited TO meet two unknown girls the
Invitation being sent by their own
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,ause he was wrong. out because he
failed.
McAleor, according To all signs. Will
retire from st Louis In disgrace As
matter OF fact. he deserves tho rc-
gard md sincere sympathy OF every
fan lIc tried hard, worried himself
to tho point OF Illness md he'd the
success of the team strictly at heart.
No manager can do morc-cxccpt
SmCcccd
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Our Horses Abroad.

The racing season In England is now
half over. and the American owners
who have been racing their horses on
the tracks II tho lnnd Of King Eddie
have but llttlc 10 enthuse over II IS
seldon that n thoroughbred from this
country pulls down big st0kc and
many of them that were shipped with
the intention NJ tearing things wide
open on the British turf have turned
out TO be the rankest kind OF failures
among them being the great Colin. II
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Nelaon,s l!e.g g mn

INCIsVW TsVW ' lWLN.
Battling Nelson. while alwuy5 VIII
ing 60 talk about hls 7cissors punch
has never spoken nrout his sancpapcr
punch II Us ono OF his most effective
blows. oue nc used II cGaihst Hylnnd
md Clifford. his two recent opponents
it IS worl10i by letting tho beard grow
until his fair young fnco looks Ike tho
back of a porcupinc &c rubs his
brlstlcs into tho eyes Of his opponen,
i'm tho clmchcs. and. as his beard Is
1ntcrial for wiro WORKS tho ;and
paper blows do somo good
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"The Rinamastor."

THE Ringmaster.' comedy by Miss
olive Portcr-her first contribution to
the stagc-was produced at Maxine
Elliotts tbcatcr Its story rcvolves
around a Wall street financial trans
action.
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Outlook In Nntionnl nannn

Fred Clarke is surc of his position
In PlttsburG as long "a ho wants H.
Frank Chance Will again manage the
Chicago team. John ]. McGrow Is
sure TO remain In command of the
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CRY FOR BIGGER BATS.
9aoebaIl Critic Proposed New Expo
diont to Increase Hitting

Those wiscacrcs OF tho baseball
world who have been burning up gray
matter for several seasons trying 10
devise way to help the batsman in
his losing struggle against the deadly
increasing perfection OF the defensive
end of tho game have overlooked a
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Hcydlcr Is wc'l qualified TO take MP
,he work whore Pthiam lolt pu. ana
The old league uncor his administration
VII be (reo from politics and for the
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would have been far moro profitable
for them TO have remained at home
Despite The III luck our racers have
met with this season. the rich men OF
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dances vel. md she has 4 cIcNer 4VII
la Miss Florence Reid
Notable Achievement by Randolph
Hartley and Arthur Ncvin.
During the coming winter an event
is to take place in Germany that VIII
mark tho most pronounced step for
ward that has ever been made In the
history of American music grand
opera upon an American subject ana
written by an American composer and
an American librcttist is to be pro-
duccd at the Royal Opera House In
Berlin. which Is the katsers court op-
era house and at the present timo tho
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work of the foremost composers AND
ljbrettists OF Europe. IL Is reported
from Berlin that Count Won Hulsen
the intendont of the Royal Oper;
House. Is preparing TO make the pro
duction of "Poia" ono OF the most mag
nificent in point of stage settling ant
effects that have been seen I'm years
thus ushering In the first American
grand opera with all tho pomp and
spIendor that the occasion demands.
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next season the true American sports
men viii taitc DE- chance NJ homo
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DOC SCANL0N, ONE OF The BROOKLYN NATIONALS WIN
MING TWRLERS

first time in it1 history win have n
president who viii be po1ulur with all
the club owners
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from Our New York Dramatic Corr
spondcntl
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rfoII
Eo DIlSc ,Sn1orco % 9ca Instrumental and Mr. ]