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The Detroit times., 1909-02-18

The new field gun OF the French
army requires one less man TO operate
IL than It's prototype, as the recoil
opens the breech block and elects
the cartridge. the block closing auto.
matically when a new cartridge is In.
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The Detroit times., 1909-02-18

The choicest. best favored and pur.
est tea grown I'm the world Is used In
"Salada.' A teapot test will convince
you. Ask your grocer for a loo trial
packet.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

square for the boys and they find it as
difficult to get away from II as tramp
does from a police station where a good
meal is served.
More of this Ketchel-Langford stuff
comes to hand as follows: 'On ac-
count of the monotony of repetition
a writer always tries to invent a new
name for the fighter or ball player he
is writing about. Stanley Ketchel has
been so widely discussed by sporting
writer's all over the country that he
probably has more nicknames than
any other fighter in the game today.
Here are Just a few of the imposing
titles conferred upon the middleweight
champion by the knights of the pencil:
Michigan Whirlwind, Montana As
sassin," california Earthquake" ,"
Western Demon" Cowboy Bone
smasher," "Soul-crushing Wonder"
Terror of the Plains" "Slashing Ban
dit" "Murderous Mauler," God of
Sleep Terrible Windmill" Ivan the
Terrible" "Bluebeard," Internal Ma
chine" and Perpetual Motion" All of
which are very pretty and delicate, but
few of which apply to the showing the
champion made in his last fight with
Billy Papke.
III Ketchel cops that $4,000, win, lose
or draw, in Nevada it will certainly be
son got that sum when he met Cans at
Goldheld, and Bat is some getter when
it comes to corralling the wherewith
people all over the country are taxi
ing to the Ketchel-Langford match like
a burglar to an open safe. 1t is the
only real legitimate middleweight scrap
that savors of the cries and groans of
the battlefield. 1t is the one fight that
will clear up the doubt that hovers over
the middleweight division like Lon
don fog
IF Ketchel gets $4,000 from the Ely
syndicate then there will be only $4,000
left for the Boston negro. This sounds
like a very uneven proposition, but X
seems to be the right etiquette among
the fighters to make a black take all
the worst of it-especially when he Is
known TO be a dangerous opponent.
Johnson got only 5000 bucks for wres-
ing the heavyweight title from Tommy
Burns in Australia. A crust is better
than nothing at all, so Langford will
not be such a rummy to accept the
proposition. It may open the way for
him to better things, just like the Burns
fight did for JohnsOn-who did not take
advantage of the better things after
they were slipped to him"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
STATE LEAGUE

OAKLAND. July 18.-StOckton cap
tured both games from Oakland today,
The locals made a strong finish in the
afternoon, gathering three runs in the
ninth inning, Score, morning game:
Stockton s, hits 6, errors l.
Oakland l, hits >, errors a.
Batteries 49, Eagan and Frambes
Moskiman and Bliss.
Afternoon game:
Stockton Z, hits II, errors 2.
Oakland 6, hits IL, errors ..
Batteries - Cooper and Frambes;
Henderson and Burns.
FRESNO, July 1S.-Fresno defeated
Sacramento twice today winning the
morning game to 3, and the after
noon 3 to l. In the morning game the
winning run was made by McDonough
in the eighth. In the afternoon game
Jones was invincible except in the
sixth Score, morning game:
Sacramento 5, hits 9, errors l.
Fresno 6, hits l0 errors ?.
Batteries -- Hester and Hackett;
Smith and McDonough.
Afternoon game:
Sacramento l, hits 3, errors 4.
Fresno 3, hits 10, errors l.
Batteries Trippet and Hackett;
Jones and McDOnOugh.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
SAN BERNARDIN0 HILLS
SWARM WITH NIMR0DS
Eiqhty Hunters Apply for Licenses
to XIII Doves and
Deer

SAN BERNARDINO. July 19.-Eisnty
hunters applied at the county clerk
office Yesterday for licenses for the
privilege Of shooting deer and doves,
and today the mountains and hills are
swarming with Nimrods in the pursuit
of game. Although the clerks once
is supposed to be closed Saturday ar
ternoon, twenty-five licenses were is
sued after closing hours by the accom-
modating attaches of the department,
and even last night hunters who mad
planned on passing today shooting
game, remembering the necessary tag
at the last moment, sought out depu-
ties and pleaded for the licenses WITH
out which they could not hunt.
Doves are plentiful throughout the
foothills. and the grain fields along
their base. Little trouble is encoun-
tered by good hunters getting the limit
in an hour.
Three deer have been reported so far
this season, although the parties VINO
went far back into the mountains nave
not returned. Two Of the bucks were
shot near Glenn Helen, and the other
on Sugar Loaf mountain. 1t is anticl-
pated that the hunters who took to the
Big Bear valley country, and who have
not as yet been heard from, Will bring
down results of their trip.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
AFTERNOON GAME
MORNING GAME
BY A. E. DUNNING

TT pursueth the Hoganites. In fighting
ri erday the Vernon lost to the Seals by close scores the
- morning the Vernon diamond finding the Seals nosnS
by after the Sububane had made last ditch stand
and the second session bringing about of the hottest finishes OF
SERIES canty the good
rstcass baseball that the leaders and the lads from the
games Moher handled the bases
with the precision of selfmanpuated playing fast
fielding and hard hitting in both instances and delivering that
class of ball which has enabled them such commanding
lead in the pennant contention
Breckenridge Griffin twirers in the Vernon
gle 1t tuck all the way with both hitting freely
and the Seals playing erross ball But the lucky northern
fortunate enough hits in the last inning and these
combined with the of the locals for the final
talles which them the game,
In the afternoon Hogan Hit into the field deliver for the
weather right for the chunky souhpaw Browning the
SLIM wy and clever Seal pitcher advanced the chief work
position by Moer and then royal battle proceeded for two
innings Thereafter Hit found often and hard and the Seals
made enough hits to win two such games.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE

CHICAGO, July 18.-Smith held
Washington to one hit today and Chi
cago won, to 0. Score:
Chicago g. hits 5, errors 3
Washington 0, hits 1, errors 3.
Batteries-Smith and Sullivan, john
son and Street
DETROIT July 18.-Detroit had to
use three pitchers to win a 13-inning
game from New York today. Score
Detroit 4, hits 9, errors o.
New York 8, hits H. errors 2.
Batteries-Willett, Killian, Mullin and
Schmidt; Manning and Kleinow.
ST. LOUIS, July 1S.-St. Louis took
today's game from Philadelphia in the
eleventh inning. Krause lost control
and was charged with the defeat.
Score
st. Louis s. hits 10, errors o.
Philadelphia A. hits s, errors 2.
Batteries Powell, Waddell and
Stephens; Krause, Bender and Thomas.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
NEVADAN LANDS BASS

AVALON, July 1S.-While fishing off
Church rock yesterday George Wing
field of Goldheld, New, captured two
black sea bass upon the Catalina Light
Tackle clubs standard tackle. The
largest of the fish tipped the scales, at
16O pounds. Not only has the famous
mining expert proved himself an able
wielder of the nine-ounce rod, but he
has also made several good records
during the past week as goat hunter.
Thursday he was successful in killing
goat off the west end of the island
which had a span of horns measuring
thirty-t two inches. The head has been
mounted and will be shipped to Me-
vada.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE PITCHERS
CONSPIRE AGAINST WAGNER
TwrIers Give Hans Base on Balls,
Instead of Letting Him
Hit

PITTSBURG, July 1S.-All' Pittsburg
it worked up over what is alleged to
be a conspiracy on the part of Ma
tional league pitchers to prevent Hans
Wagner from hitting the ball. The
fans, Hans himself and the owners of
the Pittsburg club will not believe that
there is not combine, the chief weapon
of which is a base on balls issued to
Hans whenever there are men on
bases.
Cincinnati pitchers gave Wagner five
bases on balls in two days. New York
pitchers, as a rule, take a chance on
Wagner, but most of the others pass
him when a hit would mean runs So
the fans are bowling for a rule giving
each base runner an extra base when
ever a batter is purposely walked.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
FALSE RISE BALL NOW

CLEVELAND, July 1S.-A new curve
has come to light. 1t is called the
false rise ball" and it's owner is
Eddie Joss Of the Cleveland team. JOSS
delivers the ball with his arm at full
length. Just before the sphere reaches
the batter its downward progress Is
suddenly arrested and it shoots hori-
zontaly across the plate. The batter,
as a rule strikes under the ball and
cannot very easily distinguish it from
drop, as its course is somewhat SIM
liar to a down twist until it reaches the
plate.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
ANGELS BREAK
EVEN WITH OAKS
CHAMPIONS TAKE MORNING
GAME AT OAKLAND
DELMAs GETS HOME RUN IN
AFTERNOON PLAY
Hosp Is Hit Freely In Second Session
and Commuters Take Series by
Victory Despite ErrorIess
Play by DIllonltes
NY Associated Press.O

SAN FRANCISCO. July 1S.-Los An
geles defeated Oakland in the morning
game by a score of to 6, but lost in
the afternoon, 2lto l. Tonneson, in the
morning game, held the visitors down
to four hits up to the sixth inning, with
no runs, but in the seventh he became
unsteady and allowed three hits, which
netted four runs. In the following IN
ming three more hits were secured,
which scored as many runs.
One home run by Delmas was scored
by Los Angeles in the morning game.
Although Los Angeles played an err
rorless game in the afternoon, they
We're defeated by narrow margin.
Hosp was not at his best, and allowed
Oakland seven scattered hits. Scores;
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
PLAN RACING AT RENO

BUTTE, Mont, July 1S.-General
Manager William Murray Of the Ne
vada Jockey club, who is here on busi-
ness, says the prospects for the race
meeting at Reno, which will begin Au-
gust 81 and continue eleven days or
more, are bright. The purses will
range from 5000 to $500, with a total
daily offering of from $1250 to $14OO.
AS the Reno meeting will be fol-
lowed by twenty-one days racing at
Ogden, under Murray's management,
most horsemen racing at Butte VIII
ship to Reno and then to Ogden.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
WORK ON JUAREz TRACK

Ell PASO, Tex, July 1S.-With the
information that there will be 100 days
racing a year, work on the Juarez
track is under way and being rushed.
Manager C. W. Kellogg of the Eel
Paso street Railway company stated
today he had received instructions to
begin constructing a double track rail-
way from Juarez to the grounds Of the
International Racing association.
The probable abrogation of the con-
cession granted the California Racing
association at Tia Juana will add
largely to the entries and the success
of the Mexican club, Of which Col
Matt j. Winn is president.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
SENATORS WIN RAGGED
GAME FROM P0RTLANDS
for Twelve Singles and Double
in Closing Game of Series

SACRAMENTO, July 1S.--As If to
make up for the big hit slump of the
week, Sacramento stickers batted three
Portland pitchers for twelve singles
and a double today, winning easily. 1t
was the most ragged game of the
series. BY crowding four errors into
the first inning, Sacramento fielders
gave Portland an EARLY lead. The
score was tied up in the fifth, when
Garrett went In and lost the game by
allowing three in the sixth. Portland
made a strong bid for the game In the
ninth, but Johnson failed to get the
necessary single. Score:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

No word had been received from the
eastern club up to press hour last
night.
The scoring of shots on the Interna-
ticnal target is quite different from
the Standard American target, the
same score being about eight points
lower on the former target The fol-
lowing scores were made in practice on
the fiftyyard pistol Standard Ameri-
can target:
J. E. Holcomb es % IS s5 o1 81 91 "a Sc IS
A b. Douglas. ST SS 90 IS IS Sc
Fifty-yard revolver Standard American tar
get:
oscar Lillemo .....s1 IS 81 50 81 Sc
A. B. Douglas 80 9l
The regular monthly medal shoot was
postponed until next Sunday.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
OAKLAND
e BY INNINGS
URINARY

Home run-Delmas. Three-base hit-J Smith
Two-base hits-J Smith. Hogan, Goodwin, D.
Lewis, Murphy. Sacrifice htts-Godwin. Came
ron. Bases on balls-Of Tonneson. 4; of To-
ger, l. Struck out-By Tonneson, p by Tozer
9. Hit by pitched ball-Carroll, 2 Double
pays-Murphy TO Cameron; Demas to Dillon;
Ragan Cameron, Time of game-l;5O Um-
ire-McCarthy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
Notes of the Games

Happy Hogan and Jimmy Toman re-
newed the ancient argument in the af-
ternoon game. while Hap was on the
first base coaching line and Toman
was umpiring bases. 1t failed to pro-
ceed to a serious conclusion, however,
for Hap was too intent on winning the
game to talk over matters of mutual
differences.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
ZINGARIS CONTINUE
IN WINNING STREAK
MARYLEB0NES DEFEATED BY
LARGE SCORE
Jameson, Bowling for the Winners,
Is in Splendid Form and
Holds the Losers
Down

The Zingaris continued their vic
torious career yesterday at the vine
yard grounds by defeating the Maryle-
bones by the score of 109 to 43.
Wilkes, Packman and Jameson
scored freely for the winners. Jamie
son again bowled in fine form, and not
one of the Marylebones succeeded in
getting double figures.
The score:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
TO PLAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

CINCINNATI, July 1S!-Now that
night baseball has been tried success
fully in this city, an attempt will be
made to stage an outdoor football
match under electric lighting facilities.
The present plan of the promoters is
to have the Pilgrims England's great
soccer football team, play here on
October IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
"Pino" Bodie Arrives

"Ping" Bodie, that prime little bat
ter who has slugged the Seals into sew
eral victories this season, came up
first and landed on Hit special Tor
a single base liner through center. But,
alas for good intentions! Bodie was
fondly dreaming about his good work
while stationed off first awaiting d
chance to sprint TO second He got
the chance, started, and then Happy
tossed to Brashear and Bodie died be
tween the bags. MelChoir singled
through center and J. Williams sizzled
one to Truck Eagan, who fumbled, and
the runner was safe. Berry forced
Williams, and Melchoir sprinted home,
but was sent back for Berry's interter-
ence with Brashear, He daWdled back
TO third, much disgusted but mo-
ment later was sent along home on
McArdle's hard single to left.
Though Happy almost tore his hair
on the coaching line. there was moth
ing doing until the ninth. Then Ho-
gan sent in Coy, his favortte pinch
hitter. In his place, and, taking po-
sition on the coaching box, he reused
the bleachers into a hearty support OF
a final rally. The Vernonites died
hard and gamely. Coy lived up to eX-
pectations by ramming the ball into
deep left for a single, and Williams,
when he saw the flercely hit sphere
coming, laid down on it to prevent a
double Hit flew to center and Sto-
vail came TO the bat with the best of
intentions, but forced Coy at second
Bernie Bernard now appeared, and re-
sponded nobly to calls for hit He
swung truly for a single through cen
ter, and then Kitty Brashear brought
the gathering into an uproar with a
furious double to left, scoring Stovall
and sending Bernard to third. Amid a
bedlam of calls for tie score, Truck
Fagan came up and then suddenly it
all died away TO nothing when Mohler
and Tenant retired him on drive
to the Seals captain. The complete
results:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

ENRY BERRY is not losing con-
III fidence as his team loses games.
IL The little setback the Angels re-
ceived when they won two out of seven
games against the Oaklanders in the
series brought to a close yesterday,
disturbed the chubby, magnate not
particle. J. Cal Ewing and Danny
Long sat in the private box of the
president of the Angel City Baseball
association and heard the genial
southerner expound the pertecuons OF
his Seraphic band, and eXpatlate on
the individual qualifications or each
and every member to acquire the tltle
of the greatest player on the Paclflc
coast.
Now, just see that" as a Seal spread
out his gloved hand after ball that
not even a lightning bug could nave
collided with. Nov, my boys would
have had it sure" and so it went on,
for there is nothing so dear to Berry
heart as his ball team. Just touch
him up on this point and the smile
and good nature vanish, to be replaced
bv the finest kind of d goat" effect.
Berry is proud of his team and so
confident that they will ere long hit
the straight and narrow path of sue
cess that he is talking already Of what
he is going TO do with the penhdhI'
and also Is asking that san IduClsCO
play a post-season series with the An
gels. He astonished the mild man
nered league leaders by his careless
ness in talking about the big bet he is
willing to make that his team wins the
pennant race. There is a long stern
chase ahead, and perhaps Berry is
wise prophet after all. Anyway there
is no getting away from the historical
fact that the Angels are the greatest
finishers in the Coast league.
An eastern writer says that Joe
Thomas. who recently lost decision
to Tommy Sullivan of Lawrence in this
city. has retired, so he says. This Is
about the steenth retirement made by
Joe. After he failed to stop Al Nell
in ten rounds he said he was all done
Then came his battles with Stanley
Ketchel and his retirement after each;
his battle with Sailor Burke, which was
another setback. This, too, made Joe
feel like retiring, and he did until an
other engagement presented itself. Joe
will be back in the ring again just as
soon as he can see inducements that
are enticng enough. There is some
thing fascinating about the roped
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
REVOLVER CLUB IN
MATCH BY WIRE
Los Angeles Holds Contest with Team
of Philadelphia Associatlon-A.
B. Douglas Is High Man
of Locals

The Los Angeles Revolver club held
match yesterday with the Philadel-
phia Rife association. The conditions
were four men to a side. sixty shots
per man on the International revolver
and pistol target. Either revolvers
or pistols could be used. Following
are the scores of the local club:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
OAKLAND
SUMMARY

One out when winning run scored. Two-base
hits-Delmas, Ragan. Sacrifice hits-D. Lewis
(2), Ragan. Bases on balls-On Hosp, I; off
Christian, 2 Struck out-By Hosp 3; by
Christian, 3. Double plays-Ragan to McKune
to Cameron; d. Lewis to Ragan. Time of
game-2:05. Umpire-McCarthy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
SACRAMENTO
~ ssssss' 90 40
ted for Garrett in ninth.
SCORE BY INNING
SUMMARY

IHts-On Guyn, 2; runs, Il innings, 2-5i
off Carson. 4; runs, 4; innings, 2-3; off
Garrett, A. runs, 81 innings, 2-3; of En-
man, 4; runs 8; innings, s. Three-base
hit-Ort Two-base hit-Doyle. Sacrihce
hit-Speas Bases on balls-On Ehman, 2;
off Brown, Il off Guyn, 81 off Carson, /;
off Garrett 2. Struck out-By Ehman, 2;
by Brown, 4; by Carson, 2: by Garrett !.
Hit by pitched ball-Jansing. by Garrett;
Johnson, by Brown. Double play--Olson to
Johnson. wild pltch-Carson Time OF
game-1 hour 80 minutes. Umpire--Mc-
Greevy.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
Vernon Game Close

Improvement in the car service
brought an unusually good crowd out
at Vernon in the morning play The
gathering saw a red hot leatherfest.
and until the ninth 1t looked as if
Breckenridge would break the win
ming streak of the visitors with a 8 to
2 victory But the heavy hitters of
the northerners found him for fatal
hits in the last time at bat, winning
the game by banging in two scores
Seven doubles were features of the
contest, and Pitcher Griffin made the
only triple of the game. Both teams
made eleven hits, which shows that
there was plenty of work for the field
ers, and all kinds of base running.
Hogan changed his batting array in
the second game, hoping thereby to
scare away the hoodoo. But after the
goat had been twice chased from the
outfield through the gate the fetish
failed to work, and the usual san
Francisco victory resulted.
The hits made by the northerners
came in focks after the second in
ming, but each time fast play by the
locals held their opponents away from
the home plate. San Francisco opened
the run-g getting in the third inning.
McArdle singled to center went to sec
ond on Browning's sacrifice. and took
third on Zeider's out. Captain KID
Mohler came to the plate and promptly
hammered out a neat single to left,
scoring the northern shortstop.
Though Hit was hit freely in the next
two innings, nothing occurred in the
way of a tally, but in the sixth COM
bination of three hits and bad error
brought in the run which finally proved
the winner.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

Three base hits-Grfdn, Haley Mundorf,
Coy. Two-nase hitF-J Williams, Brashear.
MsArdle Melchoir. Sacrifice hits-J. Williams
Griffin, Haley. Bodie, Brashear, McArdle
Stolen base-Stoval Base on balls-Oh Brack-
enridge ?. Struck out-By Breckenridge g.
Double plays-EagRn TO Haley, Wild pitches
breckenridge. HIT by pitched ball-Kinkel
Time Of game-1:i5 Umpires-Toman and
Van Haltren.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

automobile, through want advertising, as n
used to be-and still iA-tO secure horSs
and carriage. '
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

McArdle and Tennant were both in
jured in the afternoon game, the FOR
mer being hurt on the hand when
Vernon base runner ran into him at
second Tenant was badly spiked in
a collision with Bernard, who was try
ing hard TO beat out a drive, Bernie
stepped on the bag just as Tenant
placed his foot thereon, and they went
down in a heap. Bernard took a SOM
ersault and was only shaken up, but
Tenant had to delay the game for a
few moments before he could limp back
into the play.
The hitting honors were divided be
tween Rollie Zeider and Tenant, with
the score slightly in favor of the latter.
Both made three hits, Zeider appearing
five times and McArdle four times at
the plate. one of the shOrtstOp's hits
was a double
Berry hit into a neat double in the
fourth, Hit pulling down his hard
drive and catching Melchoir at third
by fast fielding On a throw to Mott.
The northern catcher put through a
rather raw appearing piece Of work in
the sixth He forced Williams at sec
ond on a drive to Eagan, and while
Brashear was trying to corral a low
throw in an attempt at a double Berry
got in his way, thus permitting Mel
choir to get home Toman didn't fail
to see it, however and he very justly
sent Melchoir back to the third
Brashear made a sensational stop Of
Mothers liner past first jumping off
the bag, stretching out his left hand
and placing it in the way of the BAH,
which nestled into the glove with
slap. 1t was a we'll judged ana pretty
bit of play.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19
SUMMARY

Two-base hits-Bodie, McArdle Brashear.
Sacrifice hits-Browning, Hit. Struck out
BY Hit l. Double plays-Mohler to Zetder,
Uitt to Mott Brashear unassisted. stolen
baseF-Hogan, Moh.tr. Hit by pitched ball
Bodie Umpires-Toman and Van Haltren.
Time OF gamC-l:40.