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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
Lange's Biggest Day.

Bill Lange had many great afternoons
when he reused the fans to frantic up
roar, but perhaps the most thrilling of
them all was one day when the Boston
and the Chicago teams went into extra
innings. In the thirteenth Boston crowded
the bases Two were out. the sacks We're
full. The next batter smashed the ball
with tremendous power. and 1t went
blazes-benu for the outer wall. LANCE
tore after it and charged down the full
length of the field. He neared the fence,
but never stopped. Into the green boards
he crashed, but the ball was in his hands
not two inches from the barrier.
With the score still tied Lange came
up, two out none on. One gigantic biff
and the ball went down through center
while Lange. running like a maddened
wolf. cleared the bases and slid home
Just as the catcher reached up for the
relay throw. There have been many in
dividual feats in base ball. but such a
combination OF deeds in one inning has
been but seldom known
Lange turned squarely round while in
the zenith of his career, married little
California girl who objected to his play
ing ball, quit the game, became
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
CAN Killing COME BACK?
Long Rest May Knock Great Catch.
er OFF His Stride.

While the American public is discussing
pro and con the ability of Jim Jeffres to
come back and display his former prowess
in the ring, some of the base ball fans
are wondering if John Killing. the famous
Chicago catcher, will be able to execute
the ''return-from- Elba stunt without
meeting the same fate that Napoleon did.
King was out of organized base ball
last year. He did play semi-occa sionally.
however. with Kansas City scm-pro
team. and took that team to Chicago for
series with the Chicago City League
clubs But playing once week is not
like playing nearly every day. King
did when helping the Cubs to win three
National League pennants.
Could he come back this year and catch
as brilliantly as he did i'm 1906. 1907 aud
1905? Or would he fall down, did
Amos Rusie. Joe Corbett and Emmett
Heidrick when each of this trio tried To
come back after being out of the game
for a season or so?
Some players have been able TO come to
life on the diamond. Earl Moore was set
down as dead one, but lie pitched splen-
did ball last season for the Phillies. and
such a good judge as Clark Griffith says
he was never better than in 1903 Elmer
Flick missed more than a season, but ac-
cordng to the reports that come from
Bedford. he will be back in the game
again this year. 1t is doubtful, however,
that he will be able to show as much
speed as in his best days. Mike Dom
lin had an enforced rest few years ago.
but came back strong as National
Lacquer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
ONLY ONE |NF|ELDER
LEADS THE BATSMEN
0utfieIders Carry Off Stick
H0n0rs in the Ameri-
can League.

CLEVELAND, Ohio January 2o-Nap
Lajoie is the only infielder who ever led
the American League in batting Nap
turned that trick four times 4a2 i'm 1901.
DIDO in 1906, .3S1 in 1904 and ::;oS in laD3
The first American League champion
batsmar was Sam DUNCAN Of Kansas
City, who batted .::37 in 1900 George
Stone led in 1906 with SIS and Ty Cobb
has been the one best bet ever since
Coming back to the superiority of out
fielders over the infielders as batters OF
the leading thirty htters during the ten
years history of the league only seven
outside of Lajoie have been in the list.
They are John McGraw. Charley Hick-
man. Harry Davis. Mig" Clarke. AL
Orth. Jim Delehanty and Eddie Collins
Hans Wagner is the only National
League shortstop who ever led that or
gan.zation in hitting. Wagner has been
the top notch swattist seven different
seasons The first time that he forged
to the front was in 1889 That year he
PLAYED in the outfied part OF the time
and at short the rest of the season
He led the next time in l.sr;. repeated
in 1904. finished second to Cy Seymour.
then of the Cincinnati Reds, in 1915. and
has been the leader every season since
then
National League records for the past
thrty-eight years show that the nfielders
nave Supplled the majority of leading hit
ters. Sixteen times have outer gardeners
topped the slnggers at the close of a sea-
son. Twenty-One times has the premier
been an infelder
Ten times the top notcher has been a
first baseman. four times he has turned
up In the person of a second sacker. and
once a third baSeman topped the list
Only one catcher has ever led the Ma
tional League in batting, and that was
the famous Mike Kelly. away back in
IL l., 1, n
1888 in 11S games. However. he was not
behind the bat in all those contests, play
ing in the outf1eld when he was not wear
ing the big mitt.
A single pitcher also has the honor OF
being league leader, if we except
Roaring Bill Kennedy, who topped the
| list when with the Pirates a few years
| ago. but was never accredited with real
honors because of the few games i'm
| which he took part. The other case is
! that of John P. Luby of Chicago, who
| was on top in 1890. with mark of .3i2
| in thirty games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
WOULDN'T GIVE $500
FOR IRIS SPEAKER

1t is not often that ball players, and
especially good ones. find themselves free
from all contracts, but such happened to
iris Speaker, the Boston phenOn, I'm the
early part of the 1908 eason. Had any
club been wise to this fact 1t could have
grabbed a man who is now CObb's closest
rival, and who is not for sale at any
price
Boston picked up Speaker from the
Cleburne club OF the Texas League, but
he did not look good to Jim Mcclure,
who offered him to Mike Finn, the Little
Rock manager. Boston wanted $500 for
Speaker, but Finn could not see this at
all. and said he would borrow the man
for a year. So Speaker was sent down
to Little Rock.
about having him sign contract, think
ing at the time that Boston had him
tied up. The Boston club thought all the
time that Little Rock had signed him up
that Speaker played for nearly a month
with Little Rock and under contract to
no one.
Finn finally woke up to this fact and
showed contract at Speaker which the
voungster signed without any trouble.
He was absolutely a free agent at the
time and could have signed where he
pleased, but he did not know it. Had he
known THIS and been as we'll known then
as he is now he probably would have had
every major league club In the country
hot on his trail.
iris proved to be the sensation of the
Southern League that season, and every
major league club in the country was
after him, but Little Rock had to turn
him back to Boston without a cent in
return. This one deal was the worst
blow that Mike Finn ever received In his
long career in base ball and he never
got over it. Because he would not risk
$500 he lost a player whom he could
EASILY have sold for 5000. Finn never
told the story on himself, but it made
the Little Rock club owners SO sore that
they let it leak out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
gan to have visions of a big argument,

gan to have visions of a big argument,
ending with the probable expulsion Of
Atizer from the game. Hurst had no
such intentions. however, and in almost a
whisper he replied:
NO. / guess not; neither did that
young lady touch you last winter while
EN- route to the coast
The argument was over as quickly as
it started. Altizer went to the bench
without further objection and the crowd
wondered why.
Usually a. player has to say something
that Jars on an umpire's ears before the
derrick is summoned, but Billy Sullivan
of the White Sox and Shortstop Wagner
of Boston suffered removal from the
game last year without having even
whispered an uRkind word to the presid-
ing judge of play.
Rarely does Billy Sullivan make much
comment on an umpire's work, and if he
does it's always in a gentlemanly manner.
One day last year Sullivan didn't quite
agree with Jack Egan on the calling of
balls and strikes.
Instead of making verbal objection Sui
Ivan walked over. picked up the broom
and busted off the plate. Egan watched
the operation very carefully and then in
formed Sully that he had neglected to
get a few spots Off the inside corner
whereupon Sullivan gave that portion of
the plate his attention. When Sullivan
prepared To assume HIS QuCleS Dack Oh
the plate Egan informed him that he
could take the broom with him to the
clubhouse. and clean out that room, since
lie appeared so proficient in the sweep
iEg line. 1t was polite way of putting
Sullivan out OF the game.
why. I haven't said a, word TO cause
my election" said Sullivan, i'm surprise.
NO, that's the trouble replied Egan.
Its the way YOU expressed your opin-
ion Of me without saying anything
Sullivan went, but the crowd proceeded
to yell for Egan's blood.
During game at Boston Umpire Per:
rine declared a man safe at first and
Shortstop Wagner was dead certain the
Jump was wrong. He FASTENED from
his position at deep short to inform the
umpire of his belief. Before he got with
in talking distance of the arbitrator
Perrine told him to keep on going in the
direction of the clubhouse. Wagner stop
ped in amazement. for it dawned on him
ne had been banished.
why. ] haven't spoken a word, Per-
rine,' said the Boston shortstop
That's just why tin-canned you" re-
Piled Perrine. 81 knew if l allowed you
to express an opinion of me l would be
forced to suspend you for week. As it
is, one day will be about all for You"
Wagner argued no longer and went to
the clubhouse, realizing that perhaps it
was good thing he had been stopped
short.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

Base ball may be only in It's infancy"
as President Eybbetts declared recently,
but it is a very healthy child that can
spend $4,000 for spring training. And
yet it is estimated that the major leagues
will spend that amount to condition the
players III the south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
NO SUCCESSOR YET
TO BIG BILL LANCE
This Wonderful Player Has
Not Had a Duplicate in His
Lines of, Ability.
By Bill Phelan.

Players come and players go, but it
is the unanimous judgment of the critics,
fans and managers that no duplicate or
replica of William A. LANCE has yet
flashed across the base ball sky. This
wonderful Californian was a type all by
himself and the big circuits today con-
tain nobody quite like him.
While Billy Lange was a wondrous
ball player, he was, no doubt. not the
greatest in the world-there have been
others to equal him at any one point
OF play or in collective value to team.
Still the longer one thinks about Willie
LANCE and the more he is compared with
others, the stronger grows the convic-
ton that here was the one man who,
marvellous performer that ever flashed
the spikes.
L.ange was Of gigantic size. one of the
a uniform. Yet he was as fast as a
featherweight and led the National
League i'm stealing bases in at least two
seasons. What other man of such ire
mendous bulk ever ran bases like a
whirlwind?
Lange was splendid batsman. a free
natural hitter. able to place the drives
ana 10 take extra bases On them, as 1y
Cobb does now. He was a great throw
CT. true and accurate. and superb out
fielder: even as Cobb is today The
best description of Lange, perhaps,
would be this: Tyrus Cobb enlarged,
fully as great in speed, batting skill and
baserunning, and much heavier man.
Besides all these things, LANCE could
pitch, catch play any position on the
infield, and do all these things well-and
Cobb can't. Why, then. was Lange not
a better ball player than Cobb? Those
who remember him best are of that
opinion, and when you say that it pretty
nearly puts a man on the topmOst PIN
nacle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

\ year ago Dave Altizer of the White
SoN made a trip to the coast. Dave had
in his possession wallet that contained
he struck up an acquaintance with a
young lady, who left the train at Salt
Lake City. \ few hours after her de-
parture Altizer discovered that his wallet
was missing, and he never recovered it.
Whether the young lady made the touch
or whether some other unkind person
relieved Dave of the mazooma is still
"a deep, dark mystery: nevertheless the
story got to Tim Hurst and served as
u means TO stop Altizcr from kicking
ono day last summer.
Tim declared Altizcr out on very
close play at second and. naturally, Dave
took strenuous exceptions to the de-
Cision. In a voice that could be hea I'd
all over the grounds, he fairly yelled:
Ike didn't touch me- The crowd be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

This is so good that we had to steal it
from Philadelphia paper. 1t is said the
reason Charlie Ebbetts is so keen for the
16S-game schedule is because he wants
to sport his newly patented snow melter
on the National League owners Right
on top of that the same paper says that
that RUDE Waddell has paid that FLYER
back to Frank Gotch which he borrowed
from the grappler just three years ago.
There is no truth in that holdout yarn
for more money by Jake Stahl. 1t was
discovered that Jake had a thrce-year
contract. and that he has one more sea-
son to go before he can kick over the
traces. Now the Red SoN have all of
their infield signed up for next season.
1t will be Stahl Andy, Mcconnell Wag-
ner and Lord. Not a bad inner works
at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

Hans Wagner would no doubt make
great first baseman. but it is the unani-
nous opinion of almost all base ball men
that the big German never saw the day
when he could play that position any
where nearly well as he does short.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
DIAMOND CHIPS.

Rondeau of Worcester, sought after
diligently by big league mana gers last
season on account of his great showing
in the early part of the summer with
Worcester, is to be farmed out by the
Red Sox management.
Comskey has started in to weed out
his White Sox team. Three players, in
korner and Third Baseman Niehoff, go
back to the Des Moines team.
Wasn't il 1903 that certain Hans
Wagner color white, occupation ball
tosser. lost the worlds series for Pitts
burg, vet this dinosaurs was not drawn
and auartered by the Pittsburg club?
(Respectfully dedicated to William Alb
stein.)
Base ball may be only in It's infancy"
as President Eybbetts declared recently,
but it is a very healthy child that can
spend $4,000 for spring training. And
yet it is estimated that the major leagues
will spend that amount to condition the
players i'll the south.
When Iughey Jennings was in New
York just before the worlds series in the
benefit game for Sam Crane he was wor-
ried about his catching staff. and seems
to be in the same predicament now. In
Tigerfand il Is said that Beckendorf, who
IS a New York boy. will get a regular job
if he shows something in the hitting line
Schmidts work in the championship
games has soured the Tiger manager on
him and it is said that Stanage does not
take the game seriously enough to please
Jennings.
Turner OF the Maps has just about
come to the conclusion that his arm lacks
the necessary strength to shoot the ball
across the diamond. and has limited that
he would be willing to hold down the
first sack. His chances to play that bag
for Cleveland do not look bright, with
Stovau first baseman and captain. and
besides Terry lacks several inches of the
additionally necessary height of first base
men.
Rube Waddell had a long talk with
President Hedges and Jack OConnor the
other day, and when the big bonus was
offered him If he stayed on the wagon
next season the RUDE became very en-
thusiastic and vowed never again for
him. The Rube met one of his old-timer
bartender friends on the way out and
told him that it was soda and water for
him from now on, and that was no joke
The bartender suggested that the RUDE
drink sarsaparilla, and the RUDE said he
would just as soon as he learned to pro-
nounce II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

wealthy real estate dealer, and is now a
big man in San Francisco. He ought to
be, for there are few like him. and his
equal. all in all. may never wear the big
league uniform again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
Lange's Doings.

LANCE was one of the last of the Indl-
vidual idols-the players who had an
immense personal following, thronG of
admirers who went to the games to see
Bill LANCE not to see his team. Now
adays most of the fans go to see the
collective work of some great base ball
ma chine-then they went to look at RuSle
pitch, or Ewing eaten. or l-ahst run
bases.
Big Bill had an ever-present and con-
tagious smile and was an incessant
practical ioker-one of the little squad
who made Ansons life burden during
his final base ball career. He was
humorist and a josher, and also the
greatest masher that ever trod State
street or Broadway. Whenever Lanse
arrived in any city on the circuit pile
of tinted and scented notes was waiting
on the desk at the hotel-and Bill never
sighted any of them.
AS is often the case with big fellows
who are comedians and apparently care
for nothing but foolishness, Bill LANCE
had the best and kindliest heart that any
one could desire. A little sample of his
ways: Long after Lanse left the dia-
mond the father of a Chicago friend
died in San Francisco. LANCE figured
that the Chicagoan could not get to
San Francisco i'm time for the funeral.
He went out bought a superb floral
Offering attached his friends card to
the flowers and sent them to the obse
uues, taking no credit himself. but Civ
ing the impression that the offering had
i'm very truth been made by the son
1000 miles away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

Comiskey has started in TO weed out
his White Sox team. Three players, in
Guiding First Baseman Dwyer. Catcher
korner and Third Baseman Niehoff, go
back to the Des Moines team.
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-24
She Gave Him an Answer.

A business man said to his wife |, dinner. Here Is riddle for you. mv dear Why is d husband like dough-
 The answer 10 this riddle was Be cause a weman needs him." The busi ness man expected his wife 10 give the riddle up or else to guess that answer But his wife said calmly:
 Why Is husband like dough. eh Well, 1 suppose it's because he's sa hard to get of ones hands"
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-24
 HOTEL sPoof.
Harry lauder's geke on an Enctish
 Newspaper.

Newspaper.
 I'll tell you q story about Arthur Roberts and me. said Harry Lander. ihe Scotrh comedian. The pair of us were in Manchester when We saw en the sporting page of the Guardian 2 paragraph that said:
 In consequence of the number of unsupported challenges recently for warded to this paper we give notice that in future ealy genuine challenges can be accepted for insertion in our columns. As proof of good faith each challenge must be paid for at the uniform rate of I shilling
 Arthur, said 1. here's . chance for . joke
 -'How~ said he.
 Il read the notice tc h,m. and then and there We concocted challenge of which shall never cease to be Iroud- hotel sPecf challenge. Of course there Is no such game CT sport as spccf. SIsoof is word very few peo- pie have ever heard of To spool Is 10 get off tmpromptu nonsense on the stage. Well. cur challenge ran:
 Hotel Spoof.-Harry Lauder. hear. ing so much talk about A. Roberts be ing the champion spool player of Eng. land will play Roberts Il game of ho- tel spool for f5oo side. catch-as-eatch- can. over eight flights of hurdles. bath. room barred Address. money and man. H. Lauder. Comedy Theater. Manchester
 That was the challenge. and We had no idea what il meant after We had drawn 1T up. Nevertheless we carried it boldly to the Guardian office. The clerk read Il in a dazed way.
 One insertion. please said Rob ertS. planking down a shilling
 Excuse me. said the clerk, but what is sReefg
 Roberts glared at him.
 !" None of your nonsense with me. young man. he growled What k spooff You'll be asking what chess or whist Is next
 And the following morning. directly under the editorial notice that sonly genuine challenges could be accepted for insertion. appeared our little para graph about hotel spool"
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-24
Work That Tells.
Plenty of It Has Been Done
 Right Here in Putnam.

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 John Mc0asry, q Prospect stssss, Put. nan, COnn., ssys: nI nevsr hsd any ss- rious kid ney tsou bIs bat about fcss yssss aeo my lack became uest snd ieDs ssd Ues als0 e b1sct to hsadeGbaD. Whsosves ! stooped spd sfssiGhtened soddsnly, . shasp paip dsFted thsoaeh tbs sosii oi she beck, decided to tvy Doss's Kid. psy Piiis and procsFsd box st Dsessss's Drug seors- ID isss thea . usek estsr beginnfne thsir uss, wae feliosee q wy sssssfss." sseassnsse stvsa March !, 1eos)
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Putnam patriot., 1910-06-24

Doanb Rhsumasie Filis for Rhsome' tisn . Neuralgia- Entiseiy vegesaole nnf,. leyl
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-24
Wanted All of Then,

Rivers had b..ia detained bF bnsi neSs, meeting ai the club and the ho1f was late wiIssB h.. reached home. Sa it's you. is it." exclaimed Mrs. siver~ who was wide awake. "f ou Ke Gai some piausiEle excuse. foo. oi eotirse You were detained downtown tis safile necessary indispensable. lmtssfiani. nnavoidabie. .al,atle. urgent. e-s senrial and absolutely compulsory and inexora bic business. Of sll the fiinlsy transparent. diaphanoiiS
 For heavens sake. Lena. inferrtiT,t ed Rivers. whipping out his nefehs,ok wait il minute and let me ts dtswii those synonyms. don't knew where you got them. but can use every oee of them Now ga abead again. dear out please talk a iittie slower. cA Tribune
Putnam patriot., 1910-06-24

but the queen. wishing to hasten on her Journey. requested H+eniber Of the deputatEri To get her glass oi wine This was promptly brought. bu while drinking il drop feli on her traveiiug dress Her majesty at once opened her hand bag and sought for a handkerchief 10 remove ihe stain whereupon the worthy mayor. misun. dersta Dding her action. murMured humbiy. "Ah. DO. your majesty. l as sure you it 6 ali paid for.