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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
Whittier Than a Shirt.

Inventors have a power of abstrac-
ton which serves them good turn on
some occasions and is liable to betray
them into strange statements on 9th
ers.
$50 you think you've perfected your
little machine at last, do your asked
the lawyer of his dreamy eyed client,
Eyes; it's all right now. There's not
a flaw In it." said the inventor. "But |
can assure you, sir that when it came
to making the final test I was fright
ened. l happened to see my face in
mirror when the thing was safely over,
and it was as white as your shirt. sir.
In fact" he added, bending an impair
tial gaze on the lawyers shirt front,
at was whiter-considera whittier.
should say"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
School of Traction Engineering

J! The School of Traction Engineer
ing, which is now one of the short
courses of the School of Agriculture
of the University OF Minnesota, will be
held this year at University Farm, st.
Paul, for ole month commencing
May 18th.
steam engineering, gasoline en-
gineering, and blacksmithing will be
taught in a practical way. Students
will be given practice in actually run
ming the engines and will be given
sufficient work at the forge so that
they may be able to do some of their
repair work. Students will room and
board in the school dormitories
A prospectus describing the work
and giving full information will be
sent to all who desire. Apply to
James M. Drew, Registrar, Univer-
sity Farm, st. Paul, Mimi.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10

and continues to describe the charac-
ter If he has guessed rightly and is
correct in his description, the first
player allows him to go on describing.
but If he is mistaken the first player
Shoes him out of the game AS soon
as child thinks he has guessed the
character he sits on the floor and tells
what he knows Of the character, and
so it goes on till all the children are
sitting on the floor except those who
have guessed wrong; and they are all
driven out of the game.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
The Game of Mosaic.

A writing game for any number.
Each writes word on a slip of paper,
and after the slips are mixed one of
the players draws and reads them in
the way they come. and each person
must write them down in the same
order Then each one must write q
little story or paragraph, using these
words in that order.
The game may be made more diff
cult by requiring the story to be with
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
Character Game.

All the players sit around in a circle
The player who first thinks of an in
teresting character in one of Grimm's
fairy tales, or in "Alice In Wonder
land" or any other book that is quite
familiar to all the players, sits on the
floor within the circle and begins to
describe the character. The other chill
dren listen carefully, and the first one
who thinks he has guessed the charac-
ter sits on the floor beside the other
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10

chant. His people followed, but wait
ed at the foot of the bluff. While they
were watching they saw him slowly
rise into the air, his voice sounding
fainter and fainter The spirit of the
four winds raised him to the great
star lodge" He was given a place
among the stars.
His STOPPING form. his staff and bum
die are now pointed out to Indian chill
dren as they watch the stars at night.
Indian Craftsman
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10

out I.
A. Yes; very much.
@. Do you play tennis? Answer with
out e.
A. do play it.
@. Do you like punch? Answer with
out u.
A. The drink do not like; the paper
do.
Q. Who told you about the wasp's
nest? Answer without O.
A. Then | should tell a story; you
told me. (And she pays forfeit.)
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10
The Old Man of the skx.

The 1roquois point out to their chill
dren cluster of stars which they call
the "old man." White people do not
always know why it is. They tell this
story of his reaching the sky, or the
'1great blue wigwam:"
An old chief was tired of life and of
his people. He took his bundle and
walking stick and went to the high
est bluff. There he sang his death
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-04-10

In specified length or written within
certain time, or it may be made
easier by allowing the players to in
troduce the words in any order they
please
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
MURPHY LEADS COAST
LEAGUE IN BATTING
Riqht Fielder of Oakland Team Has
Best Stick Record for Series Just
Closed-Aneels Perform
Well

After compiling the averages of the
Pacific Coast league players for the
last series it is found that Right
Fielder Murphy of the Oakland team
led the regulars in batting with an
average of 4O6 Murphy appeared at
the plate thirty-two times and found
the opposing pitchers for thirteen safe
ties. Murphy not only led the regulars
in batting but he showed more times at
bat than any other man. d. Lewis OF
the same team and Bud Smith or the
Los Angeles team were second TO Muir
phy in the A. b. column. Each were
at bat thirty times.
The batting averages of the teams
show that San Francisco leads with
26S. San Francisco took four out or
the seven games played with Los An
geles, and yet their percentage column
shows a decrease of six points from the
previous week. Los Angeles fell PACK
twelve points, thereby allowing Frisco
a gain Of six points on the series,
Sacramento batted one point peloW
San Francisco and took four out OF
tbe six games from Portland, Sacra-
mento Jumped back into third place,
gained ten points during the series ana
now leads Portland by tWenty-three
points. os.-. ,.,o
Oakland outhit Vernon by .htty-one
points and took four out OF the seven
games. Oakland advanced nine points
while Vernon arose from $50 TO 5o4
Fo1Iowing are the detailed perform
ances of the series just passed:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
ANGLERS CRUISING
FOR ELUSIVE TUNA
LAUNCHES ARE PATR0LING
CATALINA
Game Leapers Reported at West End
of lsland-New YeloWtaiI
Record-Flying Fish
Abound

AVALON, June 2S.-Continual re-
ports circulated that tuna were on
hand has brought many of the old
time tuna men in search of week S
end sport. So great has been the en-
thusiasm that several launches left
San Pedro Saturday to participate in
the promised fun. None of the fish
has yet been landed, but additional re-
ports come to the effect that the fish
have been sighted al various points
around the island. The latest report
was from Captain Blanchard of the
steamer Cabrillo, who sighted school
of tuna three miles southeast of Ava
lon. One report stated that fish were
heading for the west end of the island.
A party of six launches are securing
this end of the island.
Night and day anglers have trolled
the leeward side of the island in search
of the fish Flying FISH are present in
great numbers. and anglers cannot re-
frain from forming logical conclusions
that the fish have come to stay.
Yellowtail fishing has been eXcep-
tionally good for those who have sought
this kind of fish. c. H. White of Los
Angeles beat the record made by 7.
Med. Potter by one pound.
This fish weighed thirty-three pounds
and was taken on So tackle.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE

CHICAGO, June 2S.-Detroit defeated
Chicago to l today in a hard fought
ten-inning game. Score;
Chicago /, hits Z, errors 2.
Detroit 2, hits T. errors 3.
Batteries-Burns. Walsh and Sulli-
van; Summers, Speer, Willett and
Stanage.
WASHINGTON, June 2s.-Boston
made it four out of five in the series by
defeating Washington today Score:
Washington 8. hits 10, errors 0.
Boston 6, hits u, errors l.
Batteries-Altrock, Groom, johnson
and Street; Wood. Steele, Arrellanes
and Spencer
ST. LOUIS, June 2S.-Steady pitching
by Petty and hard hitting by Hoffman.
Jones and Ferris defeated Cleveland to-
day. Score:
st. Louis 6, hits 10, errors 5.
Cleveland 0, hits 8, errors 1.
Batteries-Pelty and Criger; Sitton,
Falkenberg and Bemis.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2S.-New
York defeated Philadelphia today 20
l. Score:
Philadelphia 1, hits g. errors 0.
New York 2, hits 4. errors 0.
Batteries-Morgan and Thomas +;
Doyle, Manning and Sweeney.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
A.A.U. SANCTIONS
AMATEUR LEAGUE
BASEBALL MANAGERS FORM
EIGHT-CLUB SERIES
SOUTHERN AGGREGATloNS PLAN
SUNDAY CONTESTS
Committee Appointed by President of
Amateur Body Gathers with Lead
ers of Nines-Fast List of
Teams Enters
BY RED PERKINS

The first amateur A. A. u. baseball
league ever formed in Southern Cali
fornia was organized last night at the
Los Angeles Athletic club to be known
as the Independent league, and holds
the sanction of the registration COM
mittee. which meets next Wednesday
night at the Y. M. G. A. The teams
which organized themselves into a
Sunday organization will play out a
series of sixteen weeks. The clubs en-
tering were the Palms. Long Beach,
Eastern Quitting, Teddy Bears, Cole
grove Racyeles and the Montezuma
teams. There is room for two more
clubs and any manager desiring to join
can make application through the
amateur baseball editor of The Herald.
The officers selected were: w. S.
Derena, presidents II. Thompson of
Colegrove, vice president; Frank Alb
bolt. Montezuma. secretary, and s. ].
Abrams of Long Beach, treasurer. 1t
was decided to settle the entry fee
after receiving the sanction of the A.
A. u.
Considerable debate was manifested
over the participation of interscholastic
and intercollegiate players on the
clubs during the summer months. AS
none of the other members Of the com
mittee appointed by Chairman c. B.
Raitt put in their appearance the
writer as a member of the committee
proceeded, and with the assistance of
the team managers present formed the
league, acting under the rules OF the
Southern California branch of the
A. A u.
Without doubt the committee con-
sisting of President w. S. Derenia, c.
A. Miller, Frank Abbott and w. T.
Hoke will explain to the commission
to the satisfaction of all that the
league officials mean to abide by the
rulings of the Southern California
commission, who are expected to sane
tion the league, as far as the amateur
standing is concerned.
After the A. A. II. meeting, which
will be held at the Los Angeles Y. M
c. A. the first Wednesday in July,
meeting of the league directors will be
held at a place selected later and a
schedule and by laws committee ap-
pointed.
The manager of the Alhambra team
was present and also the Orange high
school, urging Saturday games, but as
the majority of the teams wished to
play Sunday ball 1t was decided to
encourage the Sunday movement. The
teams which have joined the new or
ganiZation are among the fastest am
ateur clubs playing in the miscellan-
eous ranks in the south and from the
spirit manifested at last nights gath
ering no better amateur league can be
found in the south.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
KETCHEL KNOCKS OUT
THREE HtAVYWEIGHTS

\ SAN FRANCISCO, June 49, !
= Stanley Ketchel proved himself !
= worthy of his title of assassin yes :,
\ terday afternoon when he knocked :;
= out three heavyweights who as !
! PRED to be his sparring partners.
! A big crowd was present. Lew :
/ Taylor, an amateur heavyweight i
!. who recently beat Ollie Cornett, !
!. was the first victim. In the sec :;
!. ond round Ketchel caught Taylor ::
\ with short left punch and Lew !
!. dropped. Charles Golf, a soldier !
\ pugilist, who appeared with sew !
!. eral of his comrades to box with !
!. Ketchel, lasted until the second !
Il round and then gave way to !
i Charlie Miller. Miller was help !
j. less in the third round, but con- :.
l. tinued in the ring some time long I
!. er, although knocked down five !
! times. =
:. Betting on the Papke-Ketchell !
X fight tonight was 10 to on Ketch- :
!. ell, with even money that Ketchel !
! wins in eighteen rounds or less. :
! There is very little Papke money :.
i in sight
! < + 49, :. i :. ! 4 !. = 4 i = I
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
ATHLETICS

5" ENRY BERRY and his band of
III Champions set their feathers into
II the dust of the Angel city again
yesterday afternoon, and 1t was with a
sigh of relief that the aggregation
which carries the pennant of 1898
around with them reported to their
chief for the last time at the Hoffman,
and then sought their abodes. The til
tie holders returned not exactly in tri-
umph, but with the record of having
given the northern fans a series of ex-
hibitions of the finest baseball they
have seen in many "A season, including
a terrific understanding session. 1t
is true they left the series behind them,
losing the weeks play by a games
score of 4 to 8. but their procession
homeward was by no means detected
return of the vanquished Rather they
showed the Seals that Mohler and his
men must set a heart-breaking pace to
land the pennant this season, and had
they not run up against series OF
hard l'ch incidents such as are bound
to han en- to every team in season $
play they probably would have scalped
the leaders.
Berry's hat. be it become known, re-
turned with the little Angel president,
and. though he nearly landed in the
dungeon keep of the San Francisco
goal, and narrowly aVerted several Sc
rious encounters through his suaVe
manner, he comes back without !
scratch. triumphantly wearing his or
ange and purple headgear into town.
This afternoon at the Vernon field
the Champs and their old-time rivals
the Hoganites, clash for weeks Sc
ries. including two double-headers, one
Sunday and another Monday. Hogan
claims, of course, that he still will work
the hoodoo overtime and make the
Angels try hard for everything they
get this week.
San Francisco and Sacramento clash
at the capital city diamond for the
second time this season the Seals have
been seen in action in the riverside
town. SAN Francisco will open at Ag-
ricultural park with the Senators,
bringing with them a formidable look
ing series earned from the Angels, the
contenders at present However
Charlie Graham believes his hard hit
ters will give the Mohlerites a sur
prise party in the shape of several
defeats.
Oakland and Portland will hook up
this afternoon on the Oakland dta-
mond, after which the remainder OF
the weeks series will be played at San
Francisco, with the exception of the
Sunday morning game. The pace set
by the Beavers shoulu De sufficient
to prove a stumbling block to the
oaks. despite that they went north
with the series borne away from the
Vernonites.
Uncle Frank Dillon, captain of the
Angels. comes back with sorely
mussed up countenance. Now 1t was
by no fault of his that the tall first
baseman whom the coasters all speak
of as uncle" in respect to his gray
hairs, comes back to his children in
such disabled condition. 1t was all
obtained in the heat of conflict and
nobody was to blame for the accident.
To be absolutely truthful about 1t,
Uncle Frank was spiked in the mouth
and chin, though, perhaps, owing to
the course taken by the shoe which
gave the marks, it might be more ac-
curate to place the chin first. Last
Saturday a San Francisco runner, who,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
MAY ALTER PROGRAM

j. Scott Leary, considered to be one
of the best short-distance swimmers
on the coast, has written to Les Henry,
secretary of the Southern California
Swimming association, that he would
like to swim the different events he
has entered in at the Pacific coast
championship swimming events which
will be held at the Venice plunge on
July Clio on separate evenings. Nc
Wood, a northern swimmer, also says
that competing in the so, 14O and the
220-yard dashes Is too much of strain
on a swimmers system and for that
reason he, too, also desires a change
in the program. Henry says probably
before the race he may change these
events to suit the northern contestants.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
WOLGAST LEAVES MICHIGAN HOME
ON WAY WESTWARD TO MEET NELSON

since the affair was the veriest acct
dent. shall be nameless, sprinted not
foot toward first, endeaVoring to peat
out a hit. He neared the bag IKE
whirlwind or miniature kanstls5
cyclone. and as he turned to traVei
back to the station some part OF the
soil interfered, he slipped, up came a
foot and across Uncle FRANKS stern
but handsome visage there scraped a
steel cleat. The blood spurted out, the
women tainted, but Dillon stuck out
the game and then sought the solace
of a court plaster.
Eddie Robinson, the jiu jitsu buster,
feels somewhat hurt that few ms
guided fans considered he had gone out
of his way to commit foul Wheh ne
won from Yokoyama, the Jap cham
pion, in the rough and tumble game
last Saturday night at Maud. Robin
son comes through with little straight
talk, which may result in making the
Jap modify his stirring line of argu-
ment about demolishing Eddie.
This iiu jitsu business, as you know,
is the jap method OF self-detense They
know nothing about fisticutfs in the
island kingdom. but rely on jiu jitsu
to overcome an opponent in street
clothing or in whatever circumstances
this kind of tusseling anything goes.
The Jap however. comes over here
with a set Of rules of his own. To
these I adhered, the agreement being
that | was to wrestle catch as-catch-
can, and he was to produce his Jiu
jitsu stuff Repeatedly the Jap fouled
me by kicking me low in the flrst
round, and 1 warned him. In the third
7 suffered a half dozen of these blows
+aH consider
that | had a perfect right to punch
the one time I did after he fouled me
repeatedly. AS to the straight arm
heeling with my open fist anyone
who knows the rules of catch-as-
catch-can is aware this is permissible.
Just to show this Jap what I can
do, | will take him over the border to
Mexico-I don't suppose they would
allow it here-and in my street clothes
permit him to do anything he wants
to, provided / am at liberty to use
any tactics l desire. l guess he would
be whipped rat when he got through.
Or l would take him into a room here,
lock the door, and the one that comes
out can have the $4,000, which l am
ready to put up any time he wants
to talk business"
The sale of the thoroughbreds of the
Antrim STOCK farm, near BdkerSHelu,
which started last week and is still
in progress, is another mark of the
downfall of the industry of the breed
ing of blooded horses. About sixty
throughbreds in all are being bid off
to settle the estate of the late Charles
Kerr, who founded the farm in the
early eighties. Kismet the sire of
Dominius Aroi, Bob Ragon, Ocean
Shore, and a number of other consis-
tent performers; All Greene and Crom-
WELL the winner of the Opening handi-
cap at Oakland a few years since,
were the principal stations at the farm.
Dominus Aroi is now racing at New
York, and recently won a good stake
race. Gil Summers is at Victoria with
string of other Kismet colts. The
greater part of the stock now being
sold, however will never go on the
track, but is destined for livery and
saddle use.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
NATIONAL LEAGUE

BOSTON, June 2S.-Philadelphia won
the first game of a scheduled double
header today, to 3. the second one
being postponed on account of a heavy
shower which started after the finish
of the first game. Score:
Philadelphia 5. hits 10, errors 8.
Boston 3, hits s, errors 3.
Batteries-Corridon McQuillen and
Doom; Tuckey and Graham. Umpires
-Rigler and TRULY.
CINCINNATI. June 2S.-Timely hit
ting won todays game for Pittsburg.
Score:
Cincinnati 2, hits s, errors 1.
Pittsburg 3, hits 10, errors l.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Subec and Nc
Lean; Camnitz and Gibson. Umpires-
Emslie and O'Day.
NEW YORK, June 2S-New York
Brooklyn game postponed; rain.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
SIXTEEN RACETRACKS
ARE CLOSED IN JAPAN
Especial to The Herald

= SAN FRANCISCO, June 2S.- :.
y The anti-gambling crusade which !.
:. has swept over Japan and caused i
+ the closing of sixteen race tracks j.
+ has left hundreds of high-elass i
Il horses stranded. !.
= These facts are given by J. ]. i.
= NJ. Carst, a business man Of Yoko- =
- hama, now in this city. !.
= He said: After the war, rae 4
!. ing became very popular in Japan \
4. and in other oriental countries. In 4
= Japan the game was played on ).
!. grand scale. At some Of the short X
!. meetings a million dollars would h
= pass through the hands of the :.
i. bookmakers. Then came the cru =
i. SADIE, followed by the decree for 4
i. bidding gambling on race tracks. !.
4. The horse owners were hard hit, J.
!. but plans have been made to have =
i. meetings at Vladivostok, where =
= betting is still permitted" =
y 4 4 4 + y y + + = Il J. !. j. J. ! ! i !.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
UMPIRE FINES PRESIDENT

Seldom does a baseball fan pick up
a newspaper and hear that a president
of an amateur baseball league has
been fined by an umpire appointed by
him. Such is a fact and it happened
right here in Los Angeles last Sun
day at Gardena In the game between
the Gardena and the Market Nationals
by Umpire Lawrence Fernandez.
George Reeves, president of the South
ern State league and manager of the
Market Nationals, was the unlucky
player to feel the pangs of the Jumps
decision, when Reeves was taxed 81
for Grabbing on the field No doubt
there will be vacancy in the umpire
department of the Southern league at
its next regular meeting If the fine is
enforced.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
PIrcHER JOE coReErr OF San ERANclsco

went into business in the northern
city, keeping away from baseball for
months at a time.
Corbett worked privately, however,
and gradually brought his arm around
into fair shape. Then he was signed
by the Seals and has had fair luck
during the present season, though he
has been pounded hard a couple of
times when he weakened after facing
some of the heaviest batters in the
league. Joe is one of the favorites of
the bleachers, for he is the same jolly
good fellow his brother was and still Is.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
Plan SHOOTING TOURNEY

The Ventura Gun club has sent out
Invitations to various sporting clubs
in shooting circles to participate in a
tournament which will be held at Ven
ture July and 5.
The Los Angeles Gun club held a
contest last Sunday on the Sherman
grounds and seven shooters took part
The record of the individual members
are as follows: Edward Vaughn, total
SO; Marcus Lee, total 95 Fred Mills
total 90; p. II. Smith, total 70; Mr
Pugh, formerly of Chicago club, total
IS; S. r. Smith, total So; Edward
Mitchell, total 70. Marcus Lane, the
old veteran. was in form and was high
man in Sundays tournament.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29
"JIees" MAY LEAD SENATORS

CHICAGO, June 2S.-Baseball follow
ers are discussing a report that Presi-
dent Comiskey of the Chicago Ameri-
can league team has found a successor
to Fielder Jones in Joe CantillOn, man
ager of the Washington Americans,
who will replace Billy Sullivan as man
ager at the close of the season.
1t is said that "Jiggs" Donohue, the
former Chicago first baseman, will
manage the Washington team if Can
tillon leaves
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-29

ZOE CORBETT, brother of the for
mer worlds heavyweight cham
- pion, James ]. Corbett, who is at
present on the payroll of the pitchers
of san Francisco team of the coast
league, is one of the best known play
ers in the west. He is known not be-
cause his brother was an international
figure, but because of his individual
performances. The year-by-year fol-
lowers of the majors know that until
his arm went bad, Corbett made a
star record In the east, and when his
pitching member went back on him he