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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19
WHAT WOULD HE Dor

How would you decide this play IL
you were an umpire and II occurred
during the game? The score is tied
in the last half Of the ninth. two men
are two strikes and three balls on the
batter. The pitcher winds up and,
while he is doing so the runner on
third starts for home. The pitcher
sees the runner going. and immeditely
stops his wind up, throws the ball to
the plate. but the batter knocks out a
safe hit. Is the batter out? Does the
run score? Was 1t balk, and, IL so,
what is the answer? A pass to last
years games will be given for the cor
rect answer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19
Strategy Has Displaced Brawn
In the Great National Pastime

That brain has succeeded Drawn
among, bali players is proved by the
fact that those who have risen to the
top are men OF active mentality You
will notice that the men whose names
you see most In the papers are strate-
gists. Quick thinking is what brought
Ty Cobb, AL Bridweli, Kid Elberfeld,
Dutch Schaefer, Hal Chase, Johnny
Evers and score of others to the
front There are many players who
have shown themselves wonders phys
ically. but who could not keep up the
pace by thinking quickly on the base
lines. and had to make way for the
more fortunate youngsters. There Is
ample room for the inventor in base
ball, and every season we see these
agile Drained athletes producing some
thing In baseball that is new.
Strategy in baseball Is beautiful
thing--when 1t works. But when that
"Jinks" Of all sport called Hard Luck
bobs up and puts reverse English on
the play 1t inserts klnk In enthusi-
asn1 that is hard 20 straighten out
for the rest of the game While 1t
may seem an incongruous statement,
many ball games have been lost by
brilliant plays.
Two Local stratesists.
Kid Elberfeld and Hal Chase or the
Highlanders are two on the best known
exponents Of strategy In the busi-
ness, but to illustrate how the best
laid plans gang aft agIeef lets recall
q certain game with Cleveland.
Elberfeld had reached first safely
and there were none out. A couple or
runs were badly needed, Instead Of
making the sacrifice play that the oth-
ed team war expecting. EiberfeId gave
the signal for the hit and run. 'The
unexpected is always the foremost
move In baseball The idea OF hit
and run is to make the second base
man run 10 cover the bag and for the
batter tohit the ball xhrough the hole
that he left.
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HOW FLATER LIED

Ed Ashenbach, the Altoona manager
tells this story on Howard Erie, the
pirate scout: Erie was an old fell
low, with gray hair on his skin dia-
mond"-meaning his head. He play
ed first base on the A. j. G. team in
the New York State league. Earle
was a good man, but he couldn't hit
the splitter and every time he saw the
ball coming up to him, backed into
the water cooler .t.
"Flater, now with Newark, was
pitching. He put his hand up to his
face and bluffed a spit ball. Earle
pulled away, but instead of the souse
ball Flater shot a straight one over
the pan. 1t was a strike. and Earle
was out. Turning to the pitcher with
most intense Indignation, Earle said:
"John, you lied TO me-"
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bit of brilliant strategy, when a little
pebble no bigger than a peanut broke
up his strategy. but lost the game.
There was runner on first, with one
out. A short fly was hIt so that IL
would fall about Ave feet back of the
second base line Dutch could have
caught 1t with his left hand, but his
active brain suddenly figured out a
great scheme Instad OF catching the
bali on the ny, he would let II strike
the ground first and made a pick up
of It. This would force the runner off
first, and then the bali could be thrown
10 second and first thereby putting
two men out instead of one.
You can understand how fast the
baseball mind has to think when
Schaefer figured all this ont while the
ball was dropping a distance or per-
haps. twenty-five feet. Instead OF
catching, the ball Schaefer suddenly
stopped and put his hands to the
ground for a pickup Just at that
moment something happened. The ball
in striking the ground hit little peb-
bic and bounded away. Both runners
were safe and the opponents eventu-
ally won the game.
There Is a general belief that Ty
Cobb, the brilliant outfielder for De
troit, can make a ball spin either to
the right or to the left as he desires
when bunting. but personally do not
believe IL, BE that as II may, Lee
Tannehill OF the white sox believes It.
During a game at Chicago there
were two runners on bases, with none
out, and Cobb bunted directly toward
third, the ball spinning around like q
| top. Tannehill saw that he might have
difficulty in getting the fleet footed
Georgian at first, so he resorted TO the
old form of strategy that tells a third
baseman to give the ball chance and
1t will roll foul. Tannehill didn't no.
tice which way the ball was spinning
and while the crowd clamored for hin
to grab IL he placldly stood there ant
watched II spin. The ball came within
an inch of the white foul mark, ant
then suddenly spun to the right ant
rolled on the green in fair territory
1t was a clean hit and filled the bases
A long single then won the game.
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The other variation of the play is
for the batter to line the ball into
right field. IL possible, so that the rum
ner can reach third. Chase got the
signal all right. and with an aim as
true as rife lined the ball for what
looked like a perfect single over fist.
The outfieIder OF Cleveland. however,
expecting bunt. had come In close
so as to back up the play at first.
Got chase's Line Drive.
II so happened, TO his own surprise,
that he arrived just Ia time to catch
Chase's line drive, and Elberfeld, who
was SPEEDING toward second, was as,
founded to find himself doubled UP be-
fore he could get back 10 first. Many
fans blame the Kid for leaving the
bag, but he had really made beauti-
full play. But, unfortunately, the
strategic move had worked with re-
verse English.
The other day at the Polo grounds
Murray was on first, and he gave
O'Hara the signal for a hit and run.
O'Hara Is naturally a right field hit
ter, a nd he figured that 1t would be
comparatively easy to hit the ball
through the hole that Knabe, second
baseman for Philadelphia. would leave
when he ran TO cover second Murray
got away on the jump and O'Hara
smashed the ball. But, as luck would
have It. he had hit grounder direct
ly over second that would have been a
perfect single if no strategy had been
attempted. 1t so happened that the
~. - Typ.m
rectiy in the path Of the bail i
all he had to do was TO grab ii, touch
second and then throw to first for il
double play. That's one time that old
fashioned hammer and tongs baseball
would have won when, as Murray ex-
pressed it, strategy got q kick In the
shins'
Sohaefer Had TO Think.
Over in Detroit not long ago Dutch
schaefer was just about to perform d
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19

GAINESVILLE, o., June 1s.-The zanes-
vile team in the central league pos
sesses two freaks in physical stature
strange by contrast, Big. smiling Ed
Walker of the pitching staff stands s
feet inches high and weighs 247
pounds, while the classy second sacker
and heavy hitter, Davy Lloyd, Is the
smallest man in the circuit Both men
are paying good minor league ball
Roy Montgomery is the new mana
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Al Hot Game.

Hatton Free Press: II the report Is
true OF the baseball game which took
place at Golden Lake last Sunday, 1t
certainly was q record breaker. not
only for this section OF the country.
but the writer Is Of the belief that Y
will hold the worlds record Report
has Ii that the game was called at
2:3O In the afternoon and finished at
O'Clock in the evening, and that the
score made was "a to "a. The game
was between two farmer teams, and
the report has 1t that there was some
thing doing every minute Of the game,
and there surely must have been, else
they could not have piled up the enor-
NOUS large number OF scores given
above. The spectators of this game,
If there were any, certainly must have
received the worth Of their money out
OF game that lasted Ave and half
hours
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Mocluakx's Fast Team.

McClusky, N. ID, June 19.-Wash-
burn was again defeated here by the
fast local team by score Of to 3
McClusky il supporting the fastest
baseball team In this section of the
rc-ntry and are in a position to meet
aII conaers for games. The batteries
III above game were Bell and Smith
for the locals; Yicke and Batty for
the visitors. McClucky defeated Dem
hoff cit Denhoff Saturday by an over
whelming score OF 1s to q. The bat
teries were Poseley and Smith; Tom
and TebealI.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19
Big GAME WITH
COLORED GOPHERS
FAST NEGRO TEAM TO BE HERE
TOMORROW TO PLAY WITH THE
ATHLETICS - LOCALS WILL
HAVE ANOTHER TWtRLER IN
THE 5ox.

The AthleticE .iaye strengthened up
for the game Sunday afternoon with
the Colored Gophers Of st. Paul For
man, crack college twirler, will be
in the box. He has made a great rec
ord this spring and summer and is
expected to be valuable acquisition
tomorrow.
The negro team has q great record,
winning in 1907 90 games and losing
A. Last year they won 116 and lost
21, winning the last 10 they played,
They are at Cogswell today and will
reach Fargo over the Milwaukee at
l1:SO tomorrow, In time for the game
at $3.50.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19
Scranton shuts out Lemmon.

In a fast game OF ball Wednesday,
the Scranton ball team shut out Lem
mon by a score of to 0. Adams
held Lennon to four hits. while
Scranton secured eleven hits off Port,
punching FIVE in the seventh, when
they made all their scores.
Two games will be played between
Scranton and Lennon June 10 and
20.
Ccranton also beat Pennville, S. d.,
on Tuesday by a score of IL to 1. Lis,
pitched the game for Scranton.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19
Trap shoet at coaswsII.

CogsweH Enterprises: What may
safely be termed the most successful
shoot ever held under the auspices of
the Cogswell Gun club closed late
yesterday afternoon with the last half
OF the special Ithaca gun event which
was won by Ageran. Mr.. Ageran car
ried away the high average money,
with Wilson second, Smith third, Say
lor fourth, and White fifth.
A strong south wind the first day
made the targets hard to hit and kept
down the scores. The second day was
perfect In the forenoon with q slight
northwest breeze after dinner, and the
scores much better. The following
scores were taken from the official
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Won His Own Game,

Pittsburg. June 19.-Camnitz won
his own game from New York by
crossing the plate In the eleventh i'm
ming with two men out, making the
score 3 to 2. With one out in the
eleventh, Camnitz got his second hit
Of the game and of the season, and
scored when Leach singled to left
field and the bali bounded over Her
zog's shoulder This game was the
most exciting seen at Exposition park
this season. The locals had three men
caught at the plate Both Camnitz
and Wfltse pitched excellent ball and
each was strong with men on bases.
Score: r. III. e.
Pittsburg ................. 3 g.
New York OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4
Batteries--Ca Camnitz and Gibson;
Wiltse and Meyers.
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wAHPEToN's GOOD WORK.

Team Defeats Many of the Crack
Minnesota Asgreeations.
The Wahpeton team played it's first
Minnesota game in Barnesville and
won 4 to 0. The next day the team
met the Ada bunch and they were
easy. Forsythe pitched and the score
was II to 0. Crookston came next on
Sunday and wahepton won to 5. Ada
was licked IL to 0. Red Lake Falls Z
to o. Bemidji to 4.
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Fseartbreakine Game.

ST. Paul. June 49, Louisville de-
feated SIT. Paul in q twelve inning
game. BY a1score OF i to o. Hall did
not allow nit until the tenth inning
and struck out fourteen men In the
first nine innings, equalling the
American association record He
struck out sixteen men during the
game. In the twelfth inning Olson
singled. stole second and scored on
Sulaivan's double. HaIla pitched fIne
ball IN pincfes. Peitz was put or the
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19
Baseball.

A baseball tournament will be pulled
off in Munich July and 8. Four hun
dred dollars has already been sub
scribed. six teams-Langdon, Clyde,
Hampden, Edmore, Beckett and
Sarles or EgeIand have signifed their
willingness to be present and compete
for the handsome prizes put up by
Munich citizens.
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Araesinuer In Bank.

Pitcher Argesinger OF the Fargo col
lege team decided not to go to the
Central league this summer with Gro
gan and turned down some independ-
ent offers. He will have a position this
summer with the First National bank
of this city and may play occasionally
with the athletics. He assumes his
new duties next week.
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Some state Scores.

some SSaS@ scores
Drayton 4, Midlands Q.
Sheldon 6, Chaffee 5.
Hampden 2, Fairdale 4.
Hampden 8, Fairdale 6.
Hanpden 8, Fairdale 5.
Hope A, Northwood 2.
Hope 5, Northwood Q.
Hope /, Mayville 3.
Hope 8, Mayville 4.
Melville IL, Sharon 4.
Clyde 8, Langdon 2.
Clyde 7, Hamden 4,
Edmore IA, Sarles 0.
Finley is, Sherbrooke IL.
Hope S, Finley /.
Langdon 3. Clyde 8.
Langdon 2, Clyde Q.
Bisbee s, Poplar Grove 2.
Bisbee 3. Rolla o.
Grafton 4, Mimic 2.
Pisek 4, Vessleyville 4.
Enderlin i, Valley City Q.
Cooperstown 5, Binford 2.
Jessie 8, Hannaford s.
Dazey 8, McHenry s.
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chaIIennas kaIIY.

Grand Forks, N, D., June 1s.-To
The Forum: see through your
sporting column that w. M Kelly is
looking for match would like TO
have him name his terms and weight,
for think I am the man he wants.
Kid Blanchard.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19
VETERAN o'LEARY HAS
WALKED 100000 MILES

Dan O'Leary, the famous pedestrian,
looked over his record recently and
found that from 1874 to Jan. 1, 1909,
he had walked 100,5S7 miles in this
country, England, Ireland and France.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19

ger OF the club, and while Of average
build, looks small by contrast with
the team pitcher.
Walker was formerly in the big
league with Cleveland. He went along
nicely until club bunted on him one
day. He has been with GAINESVILLE
since. This year he leads the central
league in batting. with .4S0 for the
ten games in which he has taken part.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19
Jones Was Wild.

. Minneapolis, June 19.-Jones' Wild
ness, and timely hits by Minneapolis
cost Indianapolis the second game Of
the series. Young was effective
throughout, and at no time was in
danger Of losing shut out. Score:
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Washingtor
Naps Ara Piavinn Rnll.

New York, June 1s.--CleveIard hit
Brockett heavily and easily defeated
New York by score of 10 to 4. There
was much disputing by the local play
ers over the umpire's decisions and
Elberfeld finally was ordered off the
grounds by O'Loughlin. Engle, New
York's left fielder. accepted nine
chances, which is the seasons record
thus far. Score: H. H. E.
New York ............4 8, 2
Cleveland II /
Batteries-Brockett and Kleinow;
Joss and EasterIy.
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THREE Big LEAGUES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Tail Enders Win.

Washington, June 19.-FIughes was
a big puzzle to ST. Louis, while Criss
was hit hard with men on bases, Wash
lnston winning to 0. The locals
fielding was brilliant and fast. Score:
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American Association.
Freak Game.

Kansas City, June 19.--In freak
ish game here, Kansas City beat To-
ledo to / and passed that team in
the race for top. Both runs were
scored by the locals without the aid
OF q hit. The visitors made eleven
hits, but only one tally. Score:
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Tiqers WaIIopped.

Philadelphia, June 19.-Detroit was
beaten by Philadelphia to / through
the effective pitching of Krause The
home team scored two runs in the
sixth inning on pass, Collins sacri-
flee, Murphy's triple and Davis single
and they drove Killian off the rubber
in the seventh inning. Score:
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seventh inning for disputing deci-
sion. Lefty Davis OF the st. Paul
team broke a finger in handling fly
ball and had to retire. Score:
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RAH q i at.

Everything ycu want ror rHlat game
I rot. Pay me cash and can 90
nhaf's right by YOU Ben Hart.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19

IL is expected that about fourteen
townships surrounding Oklahoma city
will soon be put in close commuaica-
tion with that city as the result of a
good roads movement started to build
boulevards for distance of three miles
in each direction.
The purpose OF making the carbure-
ter with a jacket is to allow the use
OF the hot water IL desired. All car
bureters so made may also be had
without the jacket. The majority OF
drivers prefer to do without this ex-
ternal heat supply in summer or In
warmer climates.
In buying a site for It's new club
house outside the city limits, the Mil
waukee Automobile club is planning to
purchase enough land for future golr
links and an athletic field, with a con-
crete saucer track OF mile or half
mile. The club house win cost s12.-
900.
A novel machine is In use on a race
course in France for picking up nails
or other bits Of metal. Suspended
from the axle are several electro mag
nets which quickly draw up the par
ticies OF iron, thus protecting racing
cars from tire punctures and resultant
accidents to drivers.
Many buyers for big firms through
out the country who go abroad each
year are finding the automobile most
xefA aAH
touring Europe lii search OF wares.
Some take their cars with them, but
a majority as YET find II cheaper to
hire them on the other side.
Seeral other large clubs are con-
sidering the establishment OF club
house garages similar to that Of the
Chicago Automobile club, which has
proven most convenient for the tenn
porary storage or cars by members
while In the business district.
American built automobiles or re-
markably quiet running qualities were
very early conspicuous by compari-
son with foreign machines. Inter-
esting instances are related of Eu-
ropeans taking apart American made
motor cars while. In Europe. to ascer-
tain the cause of their relative noise-
1essness.
IA new ruling concerning the Gid
den tour contests has Just been made
which will be highly pleasing to the
manufacturers who enter cars and TO
| the people Of the country travelled
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swings Great Work.

Cincinnati, June 19.-Ewing's good
pitching was the prime feature in the
victory of Cincinnati over Philadel-
phia Sensational catches by Dein-
niger and Shean in the first and sec
ond innings held down the score OF
the locals. Score:
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NOTES or INTEREST
TO AUTO OWNERS.

II is expected that about fourteen
townships surrounding Oklahoma City
will soon be put in close commuaica-
tion with that city as the result of a
good roads movement STARTED to build
boulevards for distance of three miles
in each direction.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-19

AhfOu6H, Ine decision has been made
to have the names OF the cars, as well
as their numbers, on the signs they
carry. Hitherto the signs on the cars
had only the words "A. A. A. Tour"
and the year and the entry number
OF the car This has been aggravat-
Ing to the spectators as well as dis
appointing to the entrants.
Professor J. #. Draughon OF Nash
vile, Tenn. has utilized the Gabriel
horn. which is fitted to his automo-
bile, for use while out fox hunting, He
has discarded his horse entirely In this
sport, and TO his White steamer has
fixed trailer to carry the dogs out
I TO the hunting ground. Owing to the
distance OF the hunting ground from
Nashille, IL is necessary to travel from
twenty five to thirty miles, and where
II is necessary for the horse and dog
to walk that far, the automobile trans
ports them in a very short time. In
his pack the professor has thirty sew
en- dogs comprising some of the very
best In the state, all OF them being
registered. The professor sticks to his
auto and knowing the fox and the
4 AC "lA AuAAt Al6 can listen 10 the
dogs running for hours without losing
one minute of the chase. His car is
equipped with the Gabriel horn, and
4 when, he wishes to cali his dogs off to
go home or go after another fox, the
Gabriel horn signals quickly and it
brings the dogs back to the car.
Flushed with victories won at the
Yale, Bridgeport and Giants Despair
hill climbs, Bobby Burman and Louis
Cheyrelet, Of the Buick team, returned
from the east last week and are now
on the Cobe trophy course near Chi
cago, practicing hard for the big road
events which start June II and is,
/ George Dewitt and Lewis Strang.
the other members of the Buick team.
are also on the ground at the Buick
f, headquarters at Crown Point. Indi-
ana.
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Some Bad Boots.

Milwaukee. June 19.-With the
bases filed and two out In the tenth
Robinson booted Moriarity's easy
liner, permitting Nee to score. Krug-.
er Followed with two Dagger, scoring
Friel and Clarke. giving the visitors
the game by score OF to T.. Both
Geyer and Manslxe pitched superb
ball. Geyer being invincible In every
inning but the seventh. when MH-
waukee scored its only run. Krugerss
hitting was O feature. Score:
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George Dewitt and Lewis Strang,
the other members of the Buick team,
are also on the ground at the Buick
headquarters at Crown Point, Indi-
ana.
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Additional Sports on Page 5. Part /
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Batteries-Krause and Thomas; Kill
lian, Willets, Suggs and Stanage.
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ohaefer Had II Think.

Over In Detroit not long ago Dutch
schaefer was just about to perform ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-19
MEMORIAL LIGHT.
A Candle Nine Feet High and Weigh
'spunOd ST. SuE

New York. April 19.-The largest can
die ever manufactured is destined to
burn four years and seven months in
memory of Joseph Petrosino, the New
York detective who was assassinated
While on secret mission to Italy. 1t
was finished the dav Petrosino's body
reached America and was sent to the
Pro-Cathedral in Mott street, where the
funeral took place a few days later and
where 1T was designed that the great
candle should burn continuously in
memory of the slain officer
But threats to dynamite the church
II the candle was kept there were re-
celVed and it was hurriedly returned to
the firm which made it. 1t now awaits
the disposal of the widow who is max
ing arrangements to have it sent to her
husbands birthplace in Italy and there
enshrined.
The candle is nine feet high and three
feet six inches in circumference. 1t
weighs 118 pounds and is almost COM
pletely covered with Ia carat golf leaf.
Its composition is Austrian beeswax to
which slow burning substance has
been added. 1t cost $3.50 and is the
present of the manufacturers. in whose
home Petrosino lived when a boy They
have computed that it will burn within
ten hours OF four years and seven
months.