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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-01-20
NEWS FROM THE SCUl Ki.S.
Interesting Items From the Country
East ot Klamath Falls.

]. ID. Hooper VAS In the Falls sun
day.
jim Sears killed three head o
hogs last week. They weighed iron
Is to zoo pounds.
Frank Young got his hands badly
cut while building a fence for Chas
Horton.
w. w. Masten butchered nine
hogs and one beer last week,
Jim Sears has closed his railroad
camp on account OF bad weather
Roy vernon went To the rails
Monday,
The Ankeny ranch has III head oi
pigs In pasture ON the straw stacks.
h. Anderson was In town last Week.
o. Short was at the Fails Monday
FRANK Young and Tom brown are
Erubbine sagebrush on the VIII Wor'
den place.
J. ID. Hooper took load OF meat
to T.. A. Crantz Saturday.
Morgan Smith Is hauling hay for
Frank Mccormick
Bob Short was In town Sunday.
Tom Sears attended the dance at
the Falls Friday night.
Tom Nancy was In the Falls Mon
day on business.
The mud was so deep Friday that
Jack Horton hitched six horses tn
an empty wagon to pull II out of n
slough.
Tom Short is win,ering his horses
on the J. ID. Hooper ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Dixon returned
sunday fror' Poe Valley where they
had been To visit MIR. and Mrs. Jim
Short.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burrell Short return
ed last week from an extended trip
through the Middle West
Mr.. Newton. OF Imperial Valley.
California, came up TO Klamath Falls
with W. W. Masten, on his return
trip.
". W. Mast.n brought a pointer
and deer hound with him on his re-
turn from Imperial Valley, California.
Charlie Masten. who has been with
his parents during the holidays, re-
turned to Berkeley College last week
Frank Adams found the saddle
horse of Austin Hooper's that had
xtrayed away.
4. W. smith made business trim
to the Falls Saturday.
Jack Horton Was AL the Falls last
frttlny
Roy smith went 10 town Monday.
J. q. Wight WAS In the Falls Sun.
dsy On business
Nelson Smith visited nj the Mel.
hsse place SUNDAY.
Charlie Wright and Claude Clop.
ton are bringing a bunch OF cattle
from the marsh TO be fed at the An.
keny ranch.
W. n. Davis has purchased the
h.y on Abel Ady's Midland ranch
and viii bring up so head OF stag,
horses to winter there.
Chas. Horton will begin shippius
his beef cattle to California market
on the 2lst
Miss Mabe, Hsrpold. OF Bouauza
leaves shortly for a visit in the East
las. McAllister went 10 the Fall
Saturday
Miss Winnie Wampl.r IL yisi,in,
Miss Daisy Smith.
a.. n, ,.,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-01-20

WOOD SAVING q speciality. All
orders will receive prompt attention
J. L. Fielder. j3Otf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25

tering sun and the happy Tiottcntot that
years old at the time and weighed only
sixty-five pounds. Last season he tipped
the beam at eishty-four pounds.
1T was not long after Wooten reached
Newmarket that he forced himself into
prominent position among the racetrack
riders. His slight phys. que enabled him
TO dodge that nightmare of all jockeys
fatty tissue-and he was able 10 Keep
down to light weight without priNation.
He soon showed he was a born jockey.
The essential qualities of rider coupled
with great enthusiasm. have made him a
master of the craft of riding race horses.
Frank is all that Tod Sloan was when
the latter at the zenith of his career
and ndisputabl. the greatest racetrack
rider i'm the world. Somebody recently
asked him how much money 1t would take
to make him give up riding. and ne re-
piled: Not all the money in England.
.'Wootcn lost the chance 10 lead the
winning jockey list and of establishing q
new riding record for boys of his age and
He was brought before the stewards al
the jockey club on the charge OF rough
and unfair riding. The charge was sus-
ia ined by the officials. who placed Frank
on the ground for a month Al the time
OF his suspension he was riding in greai
form and landing winners daily. Mahei
gained lead during this term of enforced
idlenesS which Wooten unable tC
overcome. and Danny carried off the
honors by small margin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
WILLIS SAYS HE'LL QUIT.
Pirates Best Pitcher Threatens to
Drop Ball for Good

PITTSBURG, January 2J.-Nictor Willis,
star pitcher of the Pittsburg team. has
decided that he has had enough base
ball and will not play again. 1t seems
TO those reading between the lines that
there is some difference of opinion as to
salary. Willis writes that he can make
more money at his home in Newark. Del,
and there will be nothing more doing
for him on the diamond. Barney Drey-
fuss admits Willis hasn't signed but says
he doesn't think Willis is sincere in his
intention to quit
Saturday a letter was received here
from Willis by a close friend of the club
In the letter Willis says: Il am doing very
we'll at Newark and find | can make
more money than | can get playing
ball. so | do not intend to leave New
ark again. | can make more money here
in winter than [ get playing ball in the
summer. and also make more here IN the
summer than in the game.
This extract from the Willis letter was
printed yesterday. and was the first in
club and Willis. Barney Dreyfuss said
Il can't prevent Willis or any other play
er from retiring if he wants to. Willis
had decided to quit in the fall of 1907 but
he didn't. We club owners all have to
stand for this sort of talk in the winter
time Frankly, I don't think Willis means
it, though he has not yet signed a con-
tract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
INTERCITY WRESTLING.
Baltimore Athletic Club and Carroll
Institute to Meet on Mat.

a wrestling tournament between five
man teams representing Carroll Institute
of Washington and the Baltimore Athletic
Monumental city Saturday night, Febru-
AIRY /. The classes are arranged al lo3
1:j, l IL, 11S and heavyweight. The oriei-
nal challenge came from Manager White
hurst of the Il. a. c.. and was immedi-
i.ately accepted by Prof. Joyce of the local
club
The scheduling of this dual meet is the
outcome of the boom given the amateur
graphing game by Prof. Joyce, who has
not only held a successful tournament at
Georgetown already this year, but has ar
ranged for another at Carroll Institute
during February. He has a great bunch
of mat artists at his downtown gym, and
he says he is going to take over five
dandies to try out conclusions with the
BaltImoreanS.
of those in mind at present the best
seem to be Allison, Connolly. Foley and
Linaers. The first of these has held the
| champion of the Georgetown Prep School
| to two draws. and his work in both bouts
! showed him to be about the real thing
| for the 11J-pound class. Foley tips the
scales at us and Connolly at 135. Both
/ of these are excellent men. and IL chosen
| to represent their club can be depended
/ upon to put UP good article of wres-
| Ting. Linders is the heavyweight who
! has done so well as center of the basket
| ball team. Being big, strapping fellow.
with lots of experience, he should make
| it tough for whoever is put against him
| on the mat.
II will he remembered that the Carroll
[ boys used tn have some great bouts witt,
Baltimore wrestlers in which they were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
AMATEUR SKATERS
IN HARD CONTESTS

CLEVELAND, Ohio. January s'.-The
best amateur ice skaters in the country
will contest here tomorrow and Wednes-
day to determine International indoor anna
teur championships
In all probability Edmund Lamy. the
champion amateur skater of the world,
will appear in competition. Manager
Shannon has received entries from the
following famous amateur skaters: Lot
Roe and Fred Robson of Toronto. re-
garded as the two best amateurs in Cana
da: O. Busch of Montreal, a one armed
skater, who is said TO lac Il speed marvel.
Ollie Sutpheu of Long Branch. \. j., one
of the fastest boys i'm the east: A. An
derson OF Chicago, G. Fischer of Mil
waukee and G. Ahlroth of Duluth
According To Manager Shannon the en-
try list will be about twenty anu VIII m
s.Nude some stars just famous in the
amateur world as. tire Canadian skaters.
The contest will take place upon ar
tificial ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
THE SPITBALL Is
NOT A WINNER

DO you think the spitbalI is going to
cut much of a figure next season, Man
ager Connie Mack was asked.
Did it cut much of a figure last sea-
SON." was the query he fired back.
Eliminate Walsh and what pitcher was
a success with the splitter? Howell of ST.
Louis finished twenty-second among. the
pitchers Smith of The White SoX was
and Chesbro fortieth. Does that indicate
that the spitball cannot be touched?
The spitball made Walsh. But for that
delivery the Chicago twirler would not
be worth much. ] think, therefore. that
it, would be a shame to force him TO quit
that delivery And. although there has
been much talk of a rule being adopted
when the joint playing rules committee of
the two leagues meets in February, l
hardly think it likely it will be done
''Comiskey, as d member of the com
mittee, will fight against rule which will
ruin his best pitcher, Wdisif l don't
blame him. And yet | would like to see
the splitter done away with. | wish we
could in some way make the rule abolish
ing the delivery effective in 1910 Or
would be glad to have a rule. if it could
be done, by which Walsh would DO the
only pitcher allowed to use 1t.
That spitbatl has hurt the game.
think it would improve base ball % pei
cent were it abolished There is very
little batting against Il spitball pitcher
consequently there is little work for the
outfielders. Tie ball is wet and goes to
the infielders slow and hard to pick up
and still harder to throw accurately to
bases. Then the spitball twirler is like
ly to issue more bases on balls because lie
cannot control it
Summing it up. | believe the records
show conciusvelg that the spitball works
Just as much against team as it does
iii its favor when the winning of games
is considered. And yet if you ask a bat
ter which he prefers. spitball pitcher OF
such good twiricrs who depend on THEN
curve and head as Young, Donahue OIL
JOSS. they will pick the three men men
toned. Why it is. when they can win
more games against the spitball artists
is not easily understood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
BASE BALL TEAM IN CHINA.
Playing of All-American Team I'm
presses Spectators in Shanghai.

The Japan Advertiser of Yokohama OF
December % contains an account Of the
appearance of the American base ball
team in Shanghai. IT says:
The first game began at 1890 am
yesterday. and although Shanghai had the
assistance of three members OF the visit
ing team as well as of a number of blue
jackets left behind by the American men
o'-war which left Shanghai for river ports
Friday last. the game remained somewia
one-sided throughout and resulted in d
victory for the visitors by 10 runs to =
For the mornings game the teams
lined up as follows: Shangllai--I.a Moud
shortstop: Hetmuller. first base: Engel-
fritz. second base: Logan third base;
Bliss. catcher: White left field: La Barge
right field Danzig. pitcher. and Hendrix
sen center field. Hide
brand. first base: DevereuX pitcher: Dele
hanty, second base: McArd'e. shortstop;
Williams. catcher; Curtis third base
Granay, left field: F'laherty, right field
and Burns. center field.
The game should he an object lesson
to the Shanghai team. After the some
what loose play during last summer by
orr base bailers 1t was refreshing to wit
ness the excellent fielding and throwing OF
the All-Americans. who played with re-
naarkable surety, never missing their OPP
portunites.
Shanghai was first TO bat. IA Mond
facing the pitching of Devereux. Consid-
cradle enthusiasm was aroused among the
spectators when La Mond hit one on the
nose for a two-bagger but he did not sue
coed in reaching home, being caught be-
tween home and third
THE visitors in this instance did not
make good. and couple of men were run
out through some good fielding by En-
gelfritZ on second base, but Delehanty
finished the inning by getting run
through clever base stealing. Through
the succeeding innings the professionals
piled up d considerable total. while two
locals were unable to score anything. The
first home run was scored in the fifth in
ming. The same result was obtained in
the afternoons match. which was a great
deal more interesting than the one played
In the forenoon. The teams were more
evenly matched in the afternoon. the
crack pitcher Burns being included I'm the
local team. while Drake. an excellent
Shanghai tosser. was with the .Ail-Amer-
leans.
-Four hundred spectators witnessed the
morning game while fully a hundred
more were in evidence during the after
noon match. There was. however
throughout both games marked lack OF
the spirit prevailing among the fans al
base ball ma tches home in America. There
was no roofing, which adds TO the real
pleasure of a base ball game at home
The whole crowd was as quiet II at
tending a dramatic play. but this tran
duility which is completely at variance
with the traditions of base ball. is proha,
bly, to be attributed 10 the fact that tho
great ma jorty of the spectators did not
understand the game. As a matter of fact
base ball is not common sport in Shang-
hal. like. for instance. in Japan. where
every Japanese boy over ten knows the
game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
RACQUET CHAMPIONS
EASILY DEFEATED

BOSTON. January 25.-As the result of
play in the final round of the amateur
racquet doubles tournament at the Tennis
and Racquet Club, NJ. Hereford and
Percy D. Haughton of this city are the
champion pair of the United States for
1909.
They attained this honor by winning
four straight games from George r.
Fearing. jr.. and Hugh d. Scott who had
held the title during 19o5-1906 and 1908.
With the exception of the first game
Hereford and Hauglton had no difficulty
in winning. the scores being 1911, l5-J,
1915 and 1913.
. The champions were outplayed in every
department of the game. Their serving
was not well placed and their volley ing
was not timely.
Haughtou and Hereford proved to be
we'll mated and played the courts with
machine-line precision, taking the ball
from the back wall and whizZing it TO
the far corner and killing" the little
sphere frequently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
BASE BALL NOTES.

There's an umpire in the Cotton states
League who is a minister.
Pitcher Young Cy Young is working in
Boston freight yard this winter
There are now five Georges on the De-
trOit team-Mullin. Sugs, Winter, Cockill
and Moriarty.
Bill Phillips. who was good pitcher
with the Reds several years ago. will
manage the Wheeling team this year
Ed Walsh looked over the Yale pitch
ers and was pleased with the looks of
the two six footers. Van Week and Rose
Griffith figures that he has pitched the
ball 1I,53S. 1872 times. If that is 50 CIV
Young must have pitched it 1898 1913
times.
Auge Moran, who has umpired i'm the
National and Eastern leagues has trans
ferreu his allegiance to the Southern
League Tor this season.
Frank Gwen of the White Sox, who
took part in games against CaIlahan's IIo
gan Squares last fall, is the latest player
to apply for reinstatement.
Hyatt, the Pittsburg recruit picked an
from the Northwestern League made
twenty.ola doubles, ten triples and fiji
teen hoHt' runs last season.
Pop Foster. who at one time was :.
member Of the New York Nationals, has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
YOUNG CORBETT PUTS FERNS AWAY IN ELEVENTH ROUND
EXCHAAPION FIGHTS AS HE USED TO IN OLDEN DAYS.

signed - manage the Reading Tri-State
League team the coming season.
The Is. of names of Ban Johnson :
umpircS fer this year smacks strongly
of the imerald Isle-SheTidan Connolly
Hurst. Perrine. Evans, kerwan. 4:sau
and Oh ouShlin.
Charley Murray has sent out the sea
son passes for his grounds for Ig's. and
tiies nass.S generously provide moi only
fol the ,'rcpieut, but for MIR. Recipient
ana parry
Tie POSITION OF :, rervisor Of umpir.
WAS tried once III the. National League
and II 'Tas little r.ore than honorary
President Pulliam ~ too much interested
in the .ork of his empires TO lct any
body cut himself look after this depart
ment Because he doesn't think it would
he a good plan to make such \ ace foI
Arson doesn't mean that he wouldn
favor some plan to provide for the IA
nous veteran
New York was just touched by rumoi
that the Toronto and Montreal clubs &
the Easter n eague woi,id be sold to es'-
tentS of prominent New England cities
AMI that Hartford would secure one
tie franchises Eastern League folks
mt see it that way. Hartford Ia
siiuwn no great disposition tn Sapp,-i
professional base ball in a league smaller
than the Eastern.
Ira Thor as. once. a catcher for tn
Highla ntiers. then transferred to Detroit
and now TO Philadelphia for the Athletics
says there is no truth in the assert III
that he contemplated jumping the ma i",
leagues and taking up his lot as manage
and owner for some minor league cluo
How could l.. said he. unless | h2a
the permission OF the Philadelphia oluD?
Saiaries for the players of the ST. I)Il'
American League club were written =;
the same figure for 1909 that was paid e
them in 1858. rs MAJ of fact. most
Of the base ball mines o. 1905 were high
salar:nd asgregationS.
Hugh Jennings says tie addition of Mo-
riarty, formerly Highlander. 10 the De.
troit team will make il possible for hi''
to win the championship for the thirl
successive time. MI of these base .'al
managers have good opinion of Tbs
New York players the moment that the,
are able to get them in a trade.
Frank Leroy Chance has signed uD 4
phenom pitcher for his Cublets. The
Windy City pilot has the signature OF
Badly Thomas to twirl for his cham
pions Thomas was a wonder In the Car
ifornia Winter League, and his commend
able work led Chance into offering him a
contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
TO TRY FOR TROPHY.
Georgetown Out for South Atlantic
Championship

Coach Joyce of the Blue and Gray goal
tossers yesterday announced that his
team would enter the series TO be held in
the nea- future for the beautiful trophy
presented by DieGes d Clust embIcmati tie
of the South Atlantic championship IS
the tournament is open to all quints reg
istered i'll the A. \. t. GeorgetoW,, IS
eligible 10 compete, and no doubt it
will make tie other teams hustle to cap
ture the prize.
The Hill-toppers are now preparing
for Wednesday nights game against the
loca, 7. NJ G. A, which will decide tie
D.s.riCt championship All the men will
play in the same positions as they did
against Annapolis.
1t has not been definitely decided just
which of the props or reserves will b !.
matched against the associations sec
ond team in the preliminary. The preps
are sci cdued to meet Business High OF,
We6nes dey evening, and unless this date
can be 81 fitted, it will be up to the var
sity seconds to try conclusions against
Beckett; colts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
SKI JUMP OF 1873 FEET.
Oscar Gunderson of Wisconsin Now
Has Worlds Record.

CHIPPEWA FALLS. Wis. January
pa new worlds record of 13s feet for
ski jumping. it is said. was made yester-
day at the Northwestern Ski tournament
by Oscar Gunderson of Chippewa Falls.
The previous world ski record was I'D
feet made by Nels Gjestvang. at MEDIUM,
Norway in 1902 The best previous
American ski jump was made last year
at the annual meet of the National SKI
Association At that meet John Eversen
of Duluth jumped 131 feet.
Other records were made yesterday ac-
cording TO the announcement of the man
agement of the meet. Oscar Gunderson
and Ole Mangseth of Coleraine, Mimi.
jumped leo feet in tue twin jump. The
previous record was ~ feet. The boys
record of 81 feet was exceeded by lngva!d
HendrickSon of Eau Claire. who jumped
ia feet. Most every contestant at the
meet exceeded 40 feet. while eight men
jumped 10 feet or more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
RIVAL FOR DANNY MAHER.
Midget Wooten, Who Was Held
Back by SUSPENSION.

Danny Maher 'was lucky in more than
one way to earn the title of premier
jockey of England last year. according to
a turfman who recently returned from
England In the estimation of the Ameri-
can horseman. Frank Wooten the midget
apprentice rider who finished second,
would have beaten out our Danny and
earned thes laurel crown if the stewards
had not suspended him from riding dur
ing a critical stage of the contest
Little Wooten is a riding prodigy
said the holSeman. Fame and fortune
have come to him at a tender age AS
for his earnings one way and another
special fees and presents added to the
regular charge for mounts--they probably
reached $4,000 last year. A French turf
man offered him retaining fee of $4,000
for his services next year. but the lad S
father declined it. saving that he pre-
ferred to have his son ride free lance. in
England
"Wootep was born in Australia bnt
Fshortly after his father moved To South
Africa, ami it was in the land Of the bis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-25
WILL SIX MARIIN STA
English Critic Discusses Champion
Two-Year-Old OF 1908.

Sir Martin, the acknowledged cham
pion among the two-year-olds of the
American turf last year and the winner
of eight races and s7S.es2 is the subject
of comment by "Rapier'' the we'll known
English critic. in the current issue of the
Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
Rapier' says in part:
Il have not vet seen Sir Martin. the son
of Ogden and Lady Sterling who has
arrived al Joseph Cannons to be trained
and. of course. it will be long time yet
before any one can possibly know any
thing about him. 1t is greatly to be
hoped that he turns out well. for Mr.
WinanS is a most valuable recruit to
fiat ra cling
Sir Martin has not shown himself by
any means invincible. lie seems to have
won eight of them. After first sue
cess he was beaten by platter in re-
celpt of only five pounds, and he then
beat this Indifferent animal by only half
a length at even weights. He won A.
couple more races but apparently had
luck in the Great American stakes for
as IL seems very often happens in con-
tests across. the Atlantic-the- favorite
Selectnan. was badly interfered with and
knocked about. Sir Martin was next
beaten by his stable companion. Fayette.
giving him a stone. after which Fayette
beat him on equal terms: and then Sir
Martin won the Great Trial stakes. in
which. however. Fayette was bumped.
bored. hammered and finally carried out
by a colt called Helmet belonging to Mr.
keene. 1t is quite evident that American
Jockeys either cannot keep their horses
straight or else willfully go for their
opponents Mr.. Keene is reported 10 have
said that Sir Martin was a great colt and
the best of the season. but this was he
fore he failed In the rich futurty stakes.
in which Maskette beat him three lengths
in receipt of nine pounds. Whether this
was nine pounds and sex allowance or
nine pounds all told is NOT clear OF
what this form amounts. Sir Martin
be fourteen pounds in front Of Bayardo.
II is likewise possible that he is fourteen
pounds behind Mr.. Fairies colt. The
chances are that there is less than a
stone between them but which way
about? An estimate must be the vaguest
speculate more especially as the great
question arises. which Is the better slayer
of the two? 1t is this which will have
such an enormous bearing i'm the future.
1.-THE reason I fancy there must be just-
fication for belief in Sir Martins ex-
cep tional merit is that Mr.. Keene. who
can discriminate between good and useful
horses, those with and without class. is
said to have been SO very favorably i'm
pressed by the son of Ogden. Otherwise.
winning his eight races-and being beaten
in his fve-would have given us no real
notion of what the Amercan-bred colt
could do