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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

command fancy salary for his services.
Tomorrow he may find himSeir GRIPPE,
unable to place any value Whatever Oh
his ability. The history of base ball con-
tains any number OF cases 10 Supsldllia'e
SO strong statement.
Not over four years ago George stone
of the ST Louis Browns was the SEN
sation Of the American League. he was
q demon at the bat, fast on his 1eet,
consequently q speedy base runner ana
8 very fair fielder. 1t would be well
nigh impossible to state his real Value
In the base ball market 1t is sa1e TO
say, however, that the 81. LOUIS ctup
would have turned down $1O,0Oo cash LOT
his services
For two years Stone shone to advan-
.zes and was a big drawing card IN
fact he showed so well one year tnat
the following season ne heid out IL.
$1,000. and it is understood he receiVeu
that amount of salary. stone was Sc
verely criticised from many quareeis .oa
the stand he took because of having
hie wear. They said he was swelleo on
himself When one considers what mas
happened since it seems Stone mace
wise move in holding out until Tue d.
Louis mana cement met his terms.
When right. Stones speed was one ot
his hest assets for he combined GOod
sliding with his work on the paths Inc
fielders knew he was last, anu always
hurried the throw on him. On CLOSE
plaV NrSt he always stu iito eiiS ooS'
thus getting the best or the oeclsioh on
many a close play
Two years ago he suffered severe
injury to his ankle, several snaii poIes
being broken. He was out or the game
several months, and when he returned
he was far different player. The ankle
bothered him considerably; he was COM
relied to favor it. Instead of the daring
Stone he became the careful stone III
greatly affected his speed, and he no
longer took many chances on sliding. IN
almost a twinkling he dropped from star
dom to the mediocre class for the dimln-
isbing of his speed also shrunk his bat
ting average.
Three years ago Stone was star. one
of the attractions of the American
League He was worth every cent he
could get, and showed his good business
Judgment when he forced the St Louis
club 10 pay him his price. Because OF
the misfortunes of the game, Stone Is no
longer in position to make demands OF
the ST. Louis club; he must take what is
offered him, and be satisfied. Thus 1t be-
hooves a man to get all the money ne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
INQUIS!TVE FANS.

Sporting Editor Star:
A is on first base. B on second and G
on third. B runs to third and G starts
for home. B reaches third and is tagged
with the ball while on the base. c has
left the base and is on his way home. Is
B out? r.. j. T.
No B would be out II he and c were
disputing possession Of the base but in
this case c had given up his claim tenn
porarily.
Sporting Editor Star:
What team in the American League has
largest average, attendance at home. and
which draws the most on the road?
Last year the Red Sox averaged 1O,61S
per game At home. which was the largest.
Detroit drew the best on the road, aver
aging 3,O93 per game.
Sporting Editor Star:
What is the record for throwing -
pound hammer?
oO5 feet 1OA inches.
Sporting Editor Star:
Why did Washington and Detroit play
series in Detroit when st. Louis, Chicago
and Cleveland in east?
Series was postponed on account Of
Elks convention. as 1t was thought
games would draw larger crowds.
Sporting Editor Star:
How many games has old Cy Young
won and lost this year?
Won seven and lost eight.
Sporting Editor Star:
If there are three men on bases, none
out. the batter hits an inf1eld fly and the
second baseman muffs it, is the batter out
or not?
He sure is.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please state in Sundays sporting sheet
the distance from the home plate to the
bull sign In left feld. National Park. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
BALL PLAYERS LIFE
NOTASHOR1 ONE
Only Six of Sharsig's Cham
pion Athletics Have Died in
TWenty-Seven Years.

PHILADELPHIA, November 25.-That
the o!d-time base ball players life was a
merry one is generally believed, but it
was not short one as is proven by the
history of the men who helped the Ath-
letics to win the American Association
championship in 1883. Death has cut into
during the twenty-seven years that have
passed since BILLY Sharsig and his PEN
nant winners returned from the west
after one of the most sensational races
In the history Of the national game.
Those who have passed away are
O'Brien, Rowan. Matthews, Moynahan,
Birchall and Crowley.
Strangely enough both Bobby Mat
thews and Byrne. who formed the famous
battery in 1883, until Jumping Jack"
Jones came along and took some of the
laurels from Bobby" died in a hospital
after having been given assistance by
charitable friends.
O'Brfen's case was by far the sadder
of the two. His right name was Byrne.
and almost through an accident his plight
became known. in time to prolong his life
and to give him much-needed medical at
tention. To the present day generation
of fans. O'Brien was but a fleeing men,
VI " Uul " Tie Olu-llIuor lie was as Ia
nous as a Thomas. a Doom or a King,
and his great work behind the bat is still
recalled with pleasure.
After leaving the diamond O'Brien
dropped out Of the public eye and he en-
gagged in the business of teamster for
the DR.. Jayne estate.
Later he became the steward for the
Amity Gun Club, which has a clubhouse
on the old Deering farm in the Neck,
where the famous murders occurred
distress and his condition became known
to James McNally. a prominent member
of the Elks, of which organization the
famous old player also belonged. Mr..
McNally had OBrien taken to the Mount
Sinai Hospital April % last. He was suf-
including dropsy. Bright's disease and
cirrhosis Of the liver The physicians
soon saw that the old player did not have
even a fighting chance for life, but the
final months of his life were made as
comfortable as possible through the kind
ness of the Elks. At times, though,
O'Brien suffered terrible agony.
O'Brien never lost his love for the ma
tional game: During the past summer
and early fall no fan in the city was more
keenly interested in the work of Connie
Mack's Athletics than he was. The news
papers We're supplied him and he eagerly
read every word that was printed about
the White elephants. Frequently he ex-
city hall and talk over old times with
his former teammate. Lon Knight.
During his last illness. O'Brien was
reconciled to his wife. from whom he had
been separated for years.
When one pauses to consider the pa
thetic end of the former star, almos.
alone and forgotten by the masses who
lionized him less than thirty years ago,
what a lesson his death should be to the
men whose Homecoming from Chicago
only few weeks ago was awaited by
thousands Of fans, who stormed Broad
street station just to get a peep at one
Of the new champions.
Base ball goes on, but the men who
made the game are forgotten in the de-
sire to do homage to the new kings of
the diamond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
LEGALlZE BOXING.
New Workers Trying to Get Bill
Through Legislature.

NEW YORK, November 26.-When the
next legislature convenes at Albany a
bill will be introduced legalizing public
boxing exhibitions of a limited number
of rounds before incorporated athletic
clubs Several we'll known boxing en-
thusiasts are behind this measure and
have received assurance that it will meet
with some approval. 1t is understood
that the bill will include a provision for
a state boxing commission to be COM
posed of three members, to be appointed
by the governor, and whose duties will
include the issuing of licenses to clubs OF
recognized stability. The trainers of the
bill believe that clubs should pay high
fees for licenses, say. $1,000 per club an
nually with a percentage of net receipts
to be collected as a state tax, the entire
money thus realized to be turned over to
the states charitable institutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
NATURAL BATTERS ARE AMONG
THE RARITIES IN BASE BALL
Less Than Dozen Such Develop in Any
One Seasons Campaign Va
ried Methods of Stars

Jess Burkett led the New England
League in batting the past season with
1888, and that 1.-The Crab" did SO after
being an active player for twenty-five
years illustrates what naturarhitter car
do even when he is going back instead OF
coming.
"Once a batter, always a batter" Is an
old saying in base ball, and it is trite and
truthful, but one has to be natural NIT
ter to be able to live up to the saying.
Burkett was the leading batsman OF the
National League for three years when he
was a member of the Cleveland. ana 81
Louis clubs, and that he has not forgot
ten the knack Of meeting the ball on the
nose is because he is natural hitter.
None but that kind ever won the batting
honors of any season.
Fred Snodgrass of the Giants caused a
big sensation for time during the past
season by leading all competitors In either
the National or American League, for the
auto, but Snodgrass, not being a natural
hitter, could not stand the pace and his
fall was as sudden as his rise had been
surprising. Snodgrass had good eye for
awhile and was timing the ball fine, but
he did not have free swing nor quick
wrist snap, and as for beating out buntS
he was lost as compared with Ty Cobb.
Snodgrass had a lucky streak, that was
all, and it is doubtful II he ever reaches
the high percentage again that he had at
the time he was leading the country with
the stick for two months or SO during the
championship season Of 1910.
The real natural hitters are not so very
years back, if any, have there been over
a dozen batters of the calfber of Lajoie
and Wagner. players who have led their
leagues in hitting year after year. Arson
is one of the old-timerS who was always
a batter and a perfectly natural one, in
asmuch as he was equally good and sure
at either high or low ball.
Arson Used Heavy Stick.
There is a great difference too in the
way the best batters stand at the plate
and in the manner they swing at the ball.
Arson seldom took long swipe, the
weight Of his bat being enough to pre-
vent that anyhow. for Caps bludgeons
were pretty near as heavy as telegraph
poles and as long and big as the rules
would permit. Arson relied on meeting
the ball rather than swinging at it, but
the horsehide would shoot off his club
like a shot mostly on line and usually
for as long drives as many of the long.
free-sWing boys. But Anson's forte was
not running, and most Of the home runs
he made had to be wallops over the
fences
Arson stood close up to the plate, too,
and would not be driven away. He had
SO much confidence in his batting ability
that all pitchers looked alike to him, and
he did pot strike out often. So good was
his eyes and SO difficult it was for a
pitcher to fool him that when he did fan
it was considered a rare pitching feat
and plentiful applause greeted the fortu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
Skating Season On.

NEW YORK. November 26.-In a couple
OF weeks, or perhaps less, the skater will
be In his glory, and already those who
are keen on the sport have been sharp
ening up their blades with the expectation
OF an active racing season II matters
turn out as they did last year the flashing
OF the steel blades will be rare, and
there will be no need Of any great prep
aration. but maybe the A. A. U. will
again take control and make the right
kind Of an effort to popularize the king
or winter pastimes. No outdoor sport is
more In need of helping hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
Amateur Fencers' Leapue.

NEW YORK. November 26.-The annual
schedule Of the Amateur Fencers' League
OF America has been sent out by the sec.
rotary. w. Scott O'Connor, and this time
1t is longer than ever. covering a period
of six months from December till May
The list contains the entire fixtures for
seven divisions. and these, with New
York, are New England. Long Island
eastern Pennsylvania, Michigan, Mary
land and Illinois. The final bouts in the
national championship will be held in the
gymnasium Of the New York A. C. April
II and p next, and in each division the
three highest men with each weapon will
be eligible for these bouts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

nate twirler, while if on the road Babe
was ieered and guyed numerically.
Wagner's style at bat is entirely differ
ent from Anson's. Honus does not hug
the plate. On the contrary, he stands as
far away from the rubber as the limit of
the batter's box will allow, and he takes
a ferociously vicious swipe at the ball,
and when the big. husky Dutchman leans
up against the bulb fairly and squarely 1t
is liable to go mile, more or less. Wag-
ner Is not particular. either, as to what he
hits at. High or low, in or out, he will
take the old swing, and consequently he
But how pitchers do dread the times Ho-
nus comes to bat! He is one of the freest
hitters that ever swung bat
Lajoie Is Graceful.
Lajoie is one of the most graceful bat
tiers and FEEDERS who ever played base
ball. Every move he makes is picture.
and he is such a natural player that his
every act is performed with q minimum
Of effort. He makes no false moves, and
consequently the most difficult of plays
appear to be ridiculously easy to him.
Where another player would be brea d1ng
his back to reach puzzling grounder or
fly. Lajofe handles the ball with consum-
mate ease and grace. Wagner with his
awkward movements. may obtain equal
results as Lajoie, but his ungainliness
pared with the perfect smoothness with
which Lajoie performs his work.
At bat, too. the difference between the
two players is very marked. Lajoie does
not make the crazy swings that feature
Wagner's attempts at bat. Larry will
frequently lunge at the ball with long
swinging swipe, but that is only when he
feels sure that he has just the ball he
wants for long drive. But most Of the
time Lajoie snaps at the ball with a
~ Ct hot %l,o
leather just as hard and as far as with a
long swing.
I.ajoie is not always looking for a ball
in the groove either. A ball that cuts
the plate does not always appeal to him.
Many of the longest and most timely
drives he has made have been on balls
that were away wide of the plate.
know of one instance when some
Yankee pitcher was trying to pass La
man reached out and soaked it over the
rightfield fence for a home run that won
the game. This happened in Cleveland
several years ago.
right-handed batters. Ty Cobb, Billy
Keller and Jesse Burkett, players who
have led their leagues in batting. are a
trio of left-handed batsmen, and they,
too, are natural hitters. These players
were all very fast men in getting down
to first. and their high records were
gained partly by beating out bunts.
They are not the smuggling hitters Of
the Dan Brouthe1s. Roger Conner, Sam
Thompson and Sam Crawford style. who
were also port-side batsmen, but the sci
,ence of hitting the ball where they
amt" as SO APPLY expressed by Willie
Keller. was exemplifed by the first three.
John McGraw was a natural hitter Of
the type of Keller and Burkett. No third
baseman before or since McGraw's day
has equaled the latters batting record
for a series of years.
The real, natural batters of any one
season can be counted on ones finger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
New Orleans Auto Meet.

NEW ORLEANS. La, November ga
race meet for automobiles will be held at
New Orleans when the third annual
Mardi Gras speed carnival is given. This
meet will be run in conjunction with a
dealers show at the fair grounds course
February %, % and q. The show will
open one day in advance. The dates for
the Mardl Gras meet were selected some
time ago, but the list Of eventsofor the
racing part of the program has not been
made public. Within the next two weeks
this list will be announced, however, and
the work of securing entries will begin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
Princeton's Swimmers BUSY.

PRINCETON, n. j.. November %
Edwin Wallace, manager of Princeton's
aquatic forces. has announced the fol-
lowing fixtures for the Tigers In the
series Of dual meets that will decide the
intercollegiate swimming and water polo
championships of 191O-11: January IA.
Cornell at Princeton; February Ii, CO.
lumbia at New York; February Is, Penn
sylvania at Princeton; February %. Yale
at New Haven. The date with c. c. "
Y. has not been decided upon, owing to
a strange misunderstanding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
Indianapolis Motor Races.

NEW YORK, November 26.-It is ex-
pected that a flood Of foreign entries will
be received for the 5OO-mile race to be
held at the Indianapolis motor speedway
May q, 1911. The unusual interest dis
played by the European manufacturers in
the contest that will carry $4,000 has
led the management of the Hoosier course
to appoint a representative in Berlin. He
Is r. 8. MacElwee. an American engineer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

If this is the same distance in all hal,
parks. READER
The distance is about $50 feet. The
distance varies on all parks.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish a brief history of CIV
Young and The age of Walter Johnson
and oblige very much,
JAMES DEMMON.
Icy Young's first professional engage
ment was with Cleveland in 1890 He has
been consistent winner for. Cleveland.
st. Louis, and Boston
2-Walter johnson is twenty-five years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

Speaking Of the Northwestern League,
President Conn of the Spokane Club had
many words OF praise for Shortstop
Cooney, the Cub youngster, whose real
name is Cohn also. Mr.. Cohn said
'Cooney" would not hit more than LOCO,
but that he would prove a valuable man
Tor the Cubs in other ways
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

year ago and is now managing Willie
Lewis.
philadelphia Jack" O'Brien, one of
the richest pugilists in the world today,
owns and manages boxing club in Phil
adeiphia, and is still fighting.
Religiously inclined people say that it
is the evil In a man that makes him
fght: others say it is only for money.
but. believe me. it's the game itself
which has such a fascination for those
who get in it that they cannot quit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
RED SOX TO LET
OUT A STRONG TRIO

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, Mass, November g.
Pitcher Wood, Catcher Carrigan
and Clyde Engel are among Red
Sox likely to go by trade or sale
MS a result of slicing of salaries
by John 1. Taylor.
Pitcher McT1ghe, a New Eng
land. League crack, has been
awarded to the Boston Nationals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

Chief Bender Is crack shot and has
been putting in most of his time since the
worlds series at the traps of the diff
ferent gun clubs in Philadelphia.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-03-18
CHARGES.

One of the most cherished priv
ieges incident 10 American citizen
shin is that Of kicking against Ia
alton no matter in what form II
comes. and why there isn't more gen
eral and vigorous protest against
the exhorbitant e&actions OF express
companies is mystery to US. 10 De
required to pay 35 cts. on a SIX
pound package from Richmond 10
Farmville is simple and unadulterat-
ed outrage. And yet we are advised
that the Va. Corporation Commits
sion saddled this burden on the VIZ
ginia people. was the Ooinn
sion created for purpose of torture'
Or to place restrictions upon the
freedom of trade? That package
should be handled for ten cents
True the quarterly dividends OF the
express companies would not be sc
colossal. but there would be hand
some profits In the business, and
no charters would be surrendered
As the Corporation Commission had
the power to make it has equal po-
wer TO unmake, and the sooner 1t IL
done the better. And II the relief
is not TO come from the authorities
Of the State then let the Genera
Government give us the parcels posi-
sv, TEN. We have borne the unJus'
and unnecessary burden all too long
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-03-18
EXIT LrGisn.sAO"s-.

The Times-Dispatch, which mas
kent close watch on the doings Oh
the recent legislature, says: wei
dome and that's high commenda-
tion With the money to be distrl-
buted. perhaps the best use OF II a
been made. We regret that it was
thought best to create a State DOCK
keeper at $4,000 a year. and an as
sistant. charged with the duty oil
teaching our officials how to keep
their books. but if they need teach
ing then let it be done. even at so
great cost.
There was i'm our opinion, no rea-
son for increasing the salary OF the
Adi't. General, nor Of any OF the
salaries. IT'S true that prices OF the
necessities OF life are soaring, but II
should have been remembered ina
the salried officials Of the state are
not the only people effected by such
conditions. Tax payers feel the
pinch too. and no legislator suggest
cd any measure Of relief for the
many. while they so tenderly cared
for the wants of the few.
Prince Edward is proud of her EW-
ing. who though he followed where
Stuart led had the courage to OPP
nose a sinecure in office, though the
duties of the official had to do WIN
Confederate records. The slal
Of the counties in their faces was
undemocratic and %uncalled Tor
When the time comes that it Will be
necessary for Virginia to import az
onts TO do its work. then, and no.
'tiu then should the counties en-
gage In like humiliating work /
tho citizens of the nation are TO D'
exempt from payment Oh JAKE
on incomes. then no form OF TAX
,tion is inst. Public schools an
public roads were as wen pIof'uO
for as the revenues Of the Common
wealth justified. The constitute.
did not come from the hands oil II
trainers a perfect instrument ana j
dicious amendments are in ordel
But the curtain has fallen, and tn
actors are at their homes, and
the ranks again. Our hope IS thd
# the winter in Richmond has don
+ nothing tc dull their appetites to
+ tlrnip tops" and corn dodgers nc
sharter any high ideals OF patri'
s. tic citizenship. We the people
d are on should be, sovereigns in tn.
+ land Of the free. and they are wit
and of us again.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-03-18
she OYSTER AND LEGISLATION

lust as soon as the legislators
.a.far i'm Richmond they begin 10
feed on oysters and soon they begin
Ia legisiat, on oysters. The oid'
old story has been repeated dur
ing this session. With what prac-
tical results we are not prepared TO
say. Reading recently the inausu-
.ral address of the Hon. Henry A..
Wise. when he was about 10 take
the oath Of office as Governor we
were interested i'm what he then had
to say on the subject Of the delight
ful bivalve. "The smallest tax upon
ne oyster fisheries in her limits
would yield "a very considerable an
qua income revenue. The soil upon
xhich tine oysters grow extends over
, s ace OF more than 1000 square
miles. About 5000 tons Of lie
.<nsed vessels belonging to our clti-
zens and at least five times that
aumber of tons belonging to citi-
-6ns of the States. making in all
$4,000 tons per annum are engaged
in the oyster trade of Virginia. Ihat
amount OF tonnage accounts tor
moro than 25 to 80 millions Of
sushels Of oysters taken and carried
away from the public soil OF VIZ
Esnia every year. The oysters are
worth from twenty cents per bushel
4. the place where taken, TO iity
cents per bushel in the market al
wholesale. A tax of two cents per
sushel on twenty-five millions oil
.ushel would yield a gross revenue
OF 100000 per annum, to be col
sected under inspection laws, by no
more than four small steam cutters
at an annual cost of not more thaI
100000 for them, and a cost OF ices
far licenses O exceeding $4,000
ser year. leaving a net evenu iol
the jus publicum of $4,000 pc
snnum." And so it has been tina
whenever the statesmen talk of oys
sers the revenues are big but whel
the count is in the amount is small
And yet we all rejoice that the worI
sf tie politicians notwithstandin
the oyster lives and is as lusciou
IA OF yOre.