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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19
SIZE OF THE BALL 'Al'l !,
. ] is |, NOT /: SPECIFIED So (:
FOOTBALL RULES CONTAIN
NOTHING 70 GOVERN pIMEN' T
,~ ( 5sioNs or THE PIaskIN. !,
MUST BE MADE OF LEATHER
Umpire Would Have Difficult Problem
to Solve II Some Team Would
Take Advantage Of overslght-in-
eIdent Of CarlIsIe-Harvard Game =
Few Years Ago. ~. 49,,

How large is a football? Is 1t the
size Of a quinine capsule or q goose
egg or dirigible balloon? The Of
1icial football rule book for 1909 Is
out. but, as usual, it fails to answer
this momentous question. r." .
The rule about the ball is positive
on some points. The ball must be-
leather and must inclose an inflated
rubber bladder, and 1t must have the
shape Of q probate speroid. which is
much the shape goose egg would be
If both ends were small. "L."
But careful study Of the 81 pages
Of the rule book fails to shed light
on the question, How large is a foot
ball or how large may a football BET"
The book has this to say about the
subject: 49,.
"The football used shall be Of
leather tnclosing an inflated rubber
bladder. The ball shall have the
shape Of q probate speroid." 49,
That is all. The ball is referred to
frequently, but there is nothing In the
rules to indicate its size. This Is one
Of the points OF the game left to the
unwritten law.
The rule makers are very specific
about the size Of the baseball used In
league games. It must weigh just 30
much and be just SO great in circum-
ference. But the collegians who
yearly tinker the football rules left
the matter of size and weight of the
ball to the manufacturers A few
years ago foxy Carlisle Indian ran
almost the length of the field at Cam
bridge for touchdown against the
Harvard team. The Indian had Sc
creted the ball under his sweater, and
in the dusk of the evening the Grim
son tacklers looked in vain for the
football. ~ ~.~,
Suppose team used q very small
ball in the attack? The defense would
object, but what could the umpire.
do? He would consult the rules care
fully provided BY the rules commit
tee. Would he get help7 He would
not. He would run into, that stun
about the speroid, but he would learn.
nothing about the size Of a football.
Possibly he could attack the shape of
the new, ball and get, H. verdict
against It. Just think how; the peo-
pie with the new ball could, run for,
touchdowns-onet touchdown at leastl
Also. consider how the new ball
would revolutionize the forward pass
With the goose-egg bali introduced
at the proper moment for the rules
say nothing about keeping the same
sized ball through the game--theS
back fielders could get OF some
throws that would make the long-dis-
lance baseball throwing record look
scared. Then we could see some for
ward passes that were never dreamed
of by the rule makers. Fri y
Doubtless they will continue to play
the game with the usual ball. but it
will be custom and not the statutes
of the game which will govern.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19

Seven Of last years Pennsylvania
team will be missing this fall.
Yale's call by Capt Coy has been
sent out, although the quarterbacks,
including Corey. French and Johnson.
started work at Greenport, L. l., some
time ago. There will be more than
seventy men in the full squad
T. A. Butkiewicz. former guard and
tackle at Princeton and Pennsylvania,
has been engaged to take charge Of
the Princeton squad, his attention be-
ing particularly directed to the line
men.
Princeton has lost by graduation
Tibbott, Eddie Dillon, Booth and
Dowd, but has wealth of good ma
terial to fill these and other places.
Havana will enjoy big boom in
football sport this fall The last game
scheduled this year is between Rol-
Inns college and University Of Havana
on December 25.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19

chance for fear he might be penaHzed
for a misplay. There are some such
men playing the game, you know.
though one of that kind Is never
high-class performer.
1T wouldn't take long for those who
are watching the batting averages
closely to figure out the difference this
change would make in the hitting OF a
player. And, say. why should bat
ter be penalized by having hit taken
away from him when he manages to
hit the ball in such way that an in
fielder muses. 1t up? Rather, l think.
to do Justice on all sides. base hit
should be credited.
mo one who follows baseball close
Iy ever thinks Of Judging players
ability in the field by the official field
ing averages. We all know we'll that
good player goes after everything
within reach, never fearing possible
error through a tumble or bad throw
to first. He is there to tr-' to make
the play, to get everything he can get
his hands on, and if he shirks because
he is afraid of that error, then he
isn't going to get lots Of balls that he
might have handled Clearly and gone
through with for put-out The pres.
ent fielding averages are practically
worthless, for it Is almost always that
the best players have the lowest per-
centage, while those who don't or
can't cover much ground get away
with the fewest, errors and, therefore.
are at the top in the averages. Hence.
in picking young; ball players. SCOUTS
Judge by what they see them do. not
by what they read in the fielding av.
erages. ~ 4-. u
Il believe that such q change in the
scoring rules would make good ball
players OF some OF the poorer ones
and that It would make still better
performers OF the best of them. To
me It looks as though 1t would be q
step in the right direction. keeping
pace with the rapid advances now be
ing made in baseball. No one would
be hurt, while both batsmen and field
ers would be benefited
II would like to see the Baseball
| writers, Association of America take
this question up ct it's meeting THU
winter and present It to the joint rules
| committee Of the National and Ameri
can Ieagues for serious confederation
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19
IMPORTANT GRlDIR0N GAMES
InterseetlonaI Football contests 60
tween East and West During
Coming Season.

Intersectional games between the
big eastern and western colleges are
growing in popularity. In addition to
the annual contest between Penn and
Michigan. which will be played in
Philadelphia on November 13, and the
return match between Chicago and
Cornell at Ithaca on the same day,
the south will be represented by the
Sewanee team Of Tennessee, which
plays Princeton ON the Tigers home
gridiron on October IT,. while the ILL.,
nois eleven is scheduled to play syria
cl1se November 20. The New York
team will endeavor to wipe out the
stain Of the Ann Arbor defeat last
year when they play Yosts's big team
atAnn Arbor on Saturday. October 80.
Yale plays Princeton ut New Haven
on November IL, and the deciding
match Of the so-called eastern cham
pionship series will be between Hsr-
ward and Yale at Cambridge on No
Yember 40. The western season win
conclude the same day. Chicago play
ing Wisconsin ct Marshall Held. st
The final game Of the year viii be
the annual clash bstwssn the army
ana navy on the university oe Penn
sylvaniaS grounds on. Saturday, No
vembsr ~. Philadelphia Il surs 10 sss
this game f0r the NEXT nvs ysArs by
the terms of tho recent agreement.
The Thanksgiving day games win
bring to9sthsr many strong rivals
throughout IL country. the prinoipaI
game bsing bstween Psnnaylyanla
ana Cornsu 81 Fhiladsiphis s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19
AROUND,
~ BASES.

Cleveland's Kelley is said to b.
fast, whatever else he may be-. y tsS :ss'
shean of the Bostons Is adept at
putting the ball ON the runner. ...r.
! Lancaster has won the Tri-Statsi
pennant Bill Coughlin's Williamsport
team finished third. -..' ri . 25@
y Little Rock has released the vet.
eran first baseman. George Carey.
Mike Grady viii finish the: season on
first. 4 i %[.I Il > & ~ u Il S,<<4 .@...sS
4 McGraw IL trying Fred snodgrass,
his young catcher, in the outfield..
That's where he may play next year,
The veteran inflelder, Billy Gilbert.
says his ball playing days are over;
He is still connected with the ST.
Louis club as q scout. .. 5sss ss Ss
Many believe that Hugh Duffy WIN
manage the Chicago White sox next
season, regardless Of the denial az.
President Comiskey. \. .%.s
Jack knight Of the Highlanders has
become infected with the automobils.
fever. He 3is having q big car made,
and will run It himself ts .. 5:#,s3s
Third Baseman Yohe. Washington's
recruit from Galveston, Is a .stoutly-
built youngster with clipper style of
handling himself. s.."=s: ST. AK AK
Liyely. the Montgomery pitcher, O..
cured by the Athletic club, has pitched
eight shutout games this season. 4
Manager John J. McCloskey, who n.
the most popular man in Milwaukee
to-day, has been re-engaged as 1910.
manager by Owner Havenor.
The Kansas City club has secured,
Pitcher Billy Campbell from the en-
cinnati club. Campbell 81 once mofu
under his old boss. George Tebeau.
The consensus nf critical opinion Il.
that Manager Grimth OF Cincinnati
now hxs the nucleus Tor q team nexItt
year that should be higher IN in the
championship race. II
Ambrose Putnam has been SAINT u
70 get trsining this fall which vsil
vile to play nrst base. Putnam n
to bet training this fall which Win
make him available 10 play ART No.
for Louisville nsxt ysay.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19

Dan Mccain, who is field captain Of
the Milwaukee Brewers this year, Is
q pretty lively pastimer, although he
has been doing the game for many
years. Mccain dropped from tho
Giants to the Boston club and from
Boston to Milwaukee. His presence
on the first sack for the Brewers has
had much to do with the excellent
showing Of the Mccloskey team this
season. Mccain Is a smart ball play.
or and still! retains much Of his old
ability to rap the sphere on the nose.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19
GREAT NATIONAL GAME IN
NEED OF Benefit fund
Faded Stars Should Be Taken Care OF
After They Have Quit
Baseball.

Herman Long, one of the most
noted shortstops the game ever pro-
duced. is dying of tuberculosis IN Den
yer. Col. More pit1able still. he Is
penniless and consequently friendless.
Charlie Jones, the celebrated outheid-
er Of few years ago. is down ana
out and living in obscurity In the en-
virons Of New York Adrian (Capt)
Arson is interested In semi-profes'
sional league in Chicago, but no later
than last winter was q bankrupt.
Numberless others who entertained
baseball lovers of the past, are living
on the bounty and charity of the pres
ent-day magnates. .,. All Of which fur-
nish examples of the crying need OF
q benefit fund for the professional
baseball player. - .-.:, l.. = It.
The late Harry c. Pulliam was a
firm advocate of ! benefc iary TOR
permanently capacitated players.
For several years prior to his tragic
death he had worked toward the end
Of having established home for de-
crepit stars of the diamond, Ban b.
johnson. president of the American
league, and August Hermann OF the
national commission were both IN
sympathy with the movement. Unfor-
tunateIy, nothing was done while MT.
Pulliam was one Of the commission.
But the commendable movement
should not be dropped because one OF
the pioneers OF the movement has
been called to his rest. Those who
best knew Pulliam realize that the
former president Of the National
league would much prefer to eulogy
or monument the continuation OF such
a noble enterprise.
There are in the big leagues some
four hundred players, In the big
leagues and class Aorganizatiors. per-
haps, upward of 1000. The pay In
these circuits is sufficiently ample to
permit the payment of small yearly
fee toward fund for the maintenance
Of faded stars. II. all the minor
leagues could be interested, and there
Is no reason why they should not, 1t
would prove so much the easier. The
number of active professional baseball
players throughout the country mounts
away up into the thousands. A
graded assessment would furnish q
fund more than ample.
= Any major league player could
spare at least $40 . year, II need be
even more. Grading this down to i've
dollars for class d performers. q fund
OF enormous proportions yearly could
be established The national commits
sion is not too busy to look after the
fund or to superintend the erection
of suitable home If necessary. At
least the money would not be wasted,
for none but the, needy would apply
for assistance. ~. >sy.y ,,..... .,... .
The diamond profession Is one Of
the very few that does not provide for
its followers who have been incapaci-
tated. The time. seems ripe for the
players to Join hands with the mag
mates and see that the evil is immsdi-
ately remedied. i - < =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19

: Pat FIaherty, up to a few months
aao q member Of tho Boston National
league twlrllng staff, has been doing
fine work since Joining tho Kansas
City American association team.
Flaherty has served In both the big
leagues and while pitching good ball,
has always been moro or less unfortu-
nate.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19
murray VIII Leave PhIIIIes.

That the Philadelphia National
league club owners realize that they
committed u grave mistake recently
when they refused to ratify the Don
lin-Magee-Murray deal is evidenced
by their strenuous efforts to arrange
another deal. II n known that 1, set
Element was made with Manager Muir.
ray recently by which he gives up his
three.year contract and steps out at
tie close Of the season. His sue.
cessor has been chosen. but his name
d kept q secret. Offers Of substantial
3dsals hAys been made Tor Magee 81
three National league clubs, and with.
in 3 week or two he win go.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19
osssier Traded to senators.

An important baseball trade was
rscsntiy pulled OF whereby Boston
gsGs Pitcher Charley Smith and s2.6o0
% cash for sD0c" Gssslsr, tho heavy.
hittiug Rsd sox outdsldsr. ''
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-09-19
Heydler Signs New Umpire.

Heydler Signs New Umpire.
William Brannan, who has been
umpiring in the Observation-Disclosures
league, has been added to the Ma
Itional league corps Of arbiters by
President Heydler. Brannan Is . Siao&.
sts2Alpg ok foet three inoAaA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-05
New Orleans. Jan. S,-cotton futures clos
Y N.yv ti; tai;.,4aVs aPoI Ss EFF GS1.Td, s;l,
" NEW VENAskAINb SNV1 NUKIVN'
 ew Orleans, Jan. 4.-Spot cotton steady 4 ..Aa 4 Q
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, Jan. 4-The cotton mar ket reacted after an early advance and ruled quiet during the afternoon with the close seady mt unchanged to four points lower.
 Sales. were estimated at 200, 900 bales.
 The market opened steady at an advance of 4@S points and during the net higher. in response to higher cables larger English spot sales, reports of better business in Manchester, talk of an increased demand from Ntw England spinners. and early reports from the South of steady interior holdings
 There was good deal of realizing at the advance. however, and as there stemed to be very little broadening of demand, prices soon developed a react ionary tendency, which was probably promoted by bearish week end figures. and large estimates for tomorrow's re. celpts at leading points.
 The lowest level of the day waR reached In the late trading and the close was within a point or two of the bottom. '"~
 A couple of private ginning reports about 12, 450, 900 bales ginned to Jan,,or,, l; and while this reflected a consider. aDie falling of. as compared with the previous period. the figures seened fnio ly as large as expected.
 Business was fairly active m +ha carry advance, but the market was d,nII on the decline, and the steadiness of tb. SSouthern spot markets imparted a steady undertone at the close
 The census report is due af tbo
 ing on Saturday morning.
 heceipts at the ports todav eo,on bales, against 49,S95 last week ana Eo 3O5 last year. anu oV'-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-05
nECnETARY TESTERS WORLDS
 VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT.

New Orleans. La. Jan. 4,-Sccretary izzestar's statement of che worids visl- |bie supply of cotton made up rom |epeciaI cable and teleg-aphic advices &olnpares the figures of this week *vifh last week. last year and the year & &efore. It shows no increase Tor the
 reek just closed of 224.541 against an < &ncrease of So,43S last year and an Xncroase of 44,657 year before last;
 k The total visible Is 5.4S!: 375, against & 2I2,S34 last week, 4,S15, 400 last year &nd b,21S.s03 year before last Ot tnIs .kotal of American cotton is 4,5OS'3a5 'arainst 4,4Os.Ss4 last week. 3,769, ,6z4 issf year and 4,151, 1908 year before last, and of all other kinds, including < eeSinst s0I,000 last week. 1.O45. .s7s
 last year and 1.067,000 year before Hast. The total worlds visible supply Of |cotton as above shows an increase |c0mpared with last week of 224.541. m increase compared with last year with year before last of 319.072.
 Of the worlds visible supply Of cot, ton as above there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and conttnentaI
 Europe 2,s4S.OOG, against 2,5s5: 900
 last year and A531.000 year before
 faet: in Egypt 293.O00 against 253.000
 fast year and 24s.Oo0 year before last: efn India 269, 900, against 416,000 last
 wear and 454,O00 year before last; and
 h the United States 1.927.000, against
 l,S51. 1000 last year and l.sS4'OOo year
 before last.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-05

mencement of the season 772,sso, against 43s,eTs last year. 5s2,5a5 year 1905.
 These make .the total amount of the cotton crop brought into sight dur ing the four months ending close to last year. 7.a9o, ,9o2 year before last and 7.o75 e27 same time in 1905.
 Northern spinners took during De- cember 449,06t bales, against 1sS,le4 last year and ,472.e0o year before last. increasing their total for the four months to 1,42s.s7s. against 720.3e1 last year and l.Ie5.257 the year before. tngs for the season 7S.76e, against 41,- fore. I
 Foreign exports for the four months of the season have been 4,640,266 bales, showing an increase over last season or S50,S6S and an increase over the 455.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty mine leading southern interior markets on December s31.. 1908 were l. 94s,547, against 1,569.S29 the same date last year, and 1889. I'll the year before.
 Including port and interior town season and the number of bales of the current crop brought into sight during the four months. the supply has been S.975,560, against 7,05S,772, last year and s,2Ss.672 the year before.
 Up to December 31 last year 57 99-100 per cent of the cotton crop had been months in 1907. the percentage of the crop brought into sight was 59 '14-10o and for the same time in 1906 the per- centage marketed was 62 3S-100.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-05
POTS ON INCLINE
oNDAY,s MARKET SHOWED SPOTS
 AT 6 3-4 GENTS.
nnnd Ts Real For Good Cotton--Oniy k 1.10a Bales Brought Into the City Against 1000 For Same Week In 1907.

Monday's market opened with local
 pts quoted at 3-4 cents,,Ja fair-sized
 mp from the figures prevailing for
 last month. On the othex hand, Q
 cline was marked in the fiuctuation
 some of the futures. and the rise in lots can bode but one thing: that good
 fton Is at a premium.
 rhe grade of the cotton which is be-
 E received nowadays is notably poor "a defcient The mills and their buy
 8 want the good cotton, and as re-
 lt. offer better and better prices for
 hence the improvement in figures.
 AS to the demand. there Is practically
 Improvement over the lack which
 marked the cotton world for some enks The demand is such that 1t is
 &ify compensated by the receipts. and
 ese are small. During the last week, z9s bales were brought into Montgom- |T as against 1000 bales for the cor- kAponding time of last year. A total of <so bales were sold to shippers.
 Wrom a study of figures. 1t looks as 6 the affairs of the cotton world have about adjusted themselves: that is. all klae smaller planters. who were forced Ho sell, despite the low price, because of actual need of money, are out of the running. The more substantial of the rrowers are holding, there Is little more crop to come in, and things are settled for waiting game between the grow CTS and the mill men.
 Perhaps it Is not a waiting game. as z6fne say. Perhaps the mill people are ohiy in the market at low figures be. chuse they don't need the staple at Present. But at any rate. the course 8f d few weeks will tell of the condi- Hons. Those who own cotton now are 4ble to hold on to 1t indefinitely, to see Erhether the low price comes from an & &0ort fo hold down prices, or from . &ack Of necessity for the staple.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-05
THE STOCK MARKET

New York. Jan. IA very heavy speculation today miecarried by. the
 loss of the Consolidated Gas suit to
 itlnE the charge allowed to be made for Illuminating gas in New York City
 to eighty cents per cents 1 GOO feet.
 How How ssses excessive had been the spsGuls.
 decision it weld require ar review of
 the course of the stock for many
 months past to decide. Whenever the
 been the regular thing as Monday ap-
 preached to run up the price of Con
 solidated Gas on the assunDtion tra,
 down. ts Secsion in a0SaS favor to of hfh ts
 company. The abrupt announcement
 that the company had lost irs suit
 threw the. holders of the srock into
 drop of 26 IA points by intervals as
 much as i've points was the conse-
 quence oS violent a movement even
 ns.,s, Tn single stock could no, be ss, s,
 unaffected by sympathy. The approach
 to frenzy, however. in some of the
 selling that accompanied the slump
 to a state of uncertainty over the
 general position into which the stock
 market was coming. The movement
 erish and unsettled. M % marked Sa se" Sy spes- ues
 modic advances. in selected stocks ac-
 companied by heavy realizing under cover of the sustaining influence of these advances. The methods follow ed to incise some of these advances and the inspiration for the alicgn tions on which they were based had ridence and gave an impression of un- stable forces working for the advance. Tne collection of n great mass of well informed and influential opinion in so widespread a skepticism of warrant Tor mucn of the later stages of the rise in stock prices that speculative speciment could not but be impressed provided the decisive factor in deterfn-
 ming the shifting tide of that senri- ment. The immediate force of the open for a renewal of the suit and was partly neutralized by the ciinch, ing or the Standard Oil success in con- heavy arrears of the overcharges col
 lected by the gas company pending the tinal decision of the suit offered a sufficiently serious inroad upon re-
 from .this decision grew out of the extent to which the assumption has been built on since the election that corporation activities were to be free
 from restraint in any degree which would impair their profitable employ ment. To the more volatile minded
 speculative class. the action of the Su>
 rude jolt. Of despair significance
 was the news. less attended to on the floor of the stock exchange of
 the 1essening activity in various in-
 dustrial lines and In railroad trafic. The number of surplus idle freight | cars in the country after rising for several weeks is back now to a fg- ure not touched since early Septern- Der. Railroad traffic managers admit continuance If this tendency up to the current reeIrns of trafiic. There was seasonabls easing of the money
 markets following the yearly settle count rates hardened. The enormous changes in the various items of the weekly statement of the Imperial Bank | the strain of the annual settlements at that point. Bonds were irregular. Total sales par value, S6,S70.O0O. Cnf- ted States bonds were unchanged on call. CT,OsTNC gTnCE TTsr