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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25
Why TyruS Cobb
Is Batting King

Tyrus Cobb is the baseball wonder
of the present day. We all know that
the Georgian has no rivals when it
comes to the long hits, the daring
work from sack to sack, the stolen
bases and the terror he brings to the
pitchers and fielders Still, but little
ison with many of the other players
of less renOwn. Despite his name and
fame, the Georgian keeps to himself
more than is usual with PLAYERS of the
day, and few people really understand
either Cobb or his playing style
1t is generally Extraordinarily from
the dash and apparent swagger of his
play that Cobb is a swell-headed,
and intolerable sort of pest, inflated,
bloviating boastful. He isn't He was a
fresh sort of a boy when he began the
game. but his freshness was not boast
full or mere swell headedness. The kid
knew he had the goods; he also had =
warm temper, and he wouldn't stand
for the bossing that young players
generally receive. Cobb the man is a
modest, quiet and likable chap, worth
knowing, worth admiring, ana peo-
pie who have met him either in De-
trOit or Georgia. are invariably at
| t0I ri
and for all, get the idea that Cobb is
rough, a swellhead and a skate out
of the mind-he is not that sort of a
boy, and he is well worth any mans
respect and friendly hand.
Cobb Studies.
Writing of Tyrus Cobb, a Georgian
who knows him, says Cobb is the
most popular young fellow in Augusta,
that he is not merely a hit-or miss
batter, whose success has terrorized
the pitchers, but a student of the
game "Cobbs ideas, as applied to the
Improvement of his own skill, are in
teresting," says his friend. He figures
that study of the pitchers will do bet
ter than all the practice hitting in the
world, and the improvement of his
percentage seems to bear him out.
Each man who goes against Cobb ~
made the object of special attention. If
Tyrus can hit him right at the start
and keep hitting him he does not wor-
ry. If the pitcher proves too much for
him Cobb will do some thinking, some
watching and some planning, and, so
far, has seldom lost
For two years Doc White of Com
miskey's team had Cobb for the goat.
Twice, it is on record, he made Cobb
IAN three times during a single game.
II looked as if White had Tyrus for a
mark forever, and it became a stand
ard Joke of baseball that there was
never yet a buffalo like that which
White held on Cobb.
Cobb kept up the war against his
master. He tried changing his stand at
hat and the way he held his stick.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25

scheme of Murphy's and anything that
Murphy, of Chicago, wants, Dreyfuss
is opposed to. 1t looks now as if Eb-
bets will lose out.
October are Of little or no benefit to
the clubs participating in them and
that baseball is a dead proposition af-
ter the last eek in September unless
two clubs are fighting neck and neck
for the pennant cat least six clubs
are sure to lose by the plan to extend
the schedule" says Barney, land pos
sibly all eight. The weather is bound
to be bad for baseball, and the fans
are ready to turn their attention to
football at that time 1t will be impos-
sible to give the western clubs any
more Sundays, for they will have to
spend enough time in the east to use
up the extra dates. 1t is no cinch that
the clubs will not lose money by the
frightening of the season and it is
practically certain none will be made.
"Then there is the probability Of
more conflicts with the American
league clubs, which should be lessened
instead of being increased. l have
looked over the trial schedule of 16S
games drawn up by Mr.. Ebbets and TO
my mind it does not fill the bill l
think there are many serious object
ions to it, and | shall point them out
ready with a regular 154-game sched-
ule and 1 hope the national league will
reconsider its plan of playing 16S con-
tests and adopt my schedule at its
spring meeting
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25

Heinie lansing, who was reported
signed with Tacoma, is looking for a
job as umpire in the California State
league. When Blankenship fixed up
a deal to get lansing and Hilderbrand
they were in the State league and
that was an outlaw organization. Since
that time, however, the State league
has been taken into the baseball trust
and lansing and Hilderbrand will have
to stay in that organization, where the
salary limit is $500 per month-the
same as is paid in the little Twilight
league Hilderbrand has landed a job
as umpire in the Coast league and now
lansing is after a berth as an indica-
tor man. Hilderbrand is said to be
all through as a player on account of
a bad leg and lansing seldom goes
through a season without having to
lay off number of times. Aberdeen
has practically an entire ball club for
sale, so Tacoma should not have
much trouble graphing on to some
good men-but maybe the Aberdeen
folks are so sore at Shredder that
they will refuse to take his money.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25
RuCtiOn in the
. Big Ball Camps

PITTSBURC, Pa, Jan. 25.-All
signs indications and prophesies point
to impending ructions in the baseball
camps, by reason of this being the
place day and date for the meeting
of the schedule committees of the ma
tional and American leagues. There
date makers, as also on the counte-
nances of the joint rules committee
members, who are also foregathering
in the Smoky City today.
The schedules to be drawn up to-
day will not be finally acted upon, but
are for presentation to the February
meetings of each league. The schedule
committe of each league draws up a
schedule of it's own and the two then
hold joint session for a revision to
avoid conflicting dates. 1t is this work
that will be done here today.
The National league voted for a 1853
game schedule last December, and
since then Charles H. Ebbets, member
OF the committee, has arranged a
schedule calling for the extra playing
period, Barney Dreyfus, another men,
Der IS ready to present the regular
schedule Of 154 games, and in his first
Tor return to the old schedule is
hacked by Cincinnati, Boston and
st Louis.
The row is purely a business one.
hODots, having a losing club, wants
rs many double headers as possible,
rs It means a few extra dollars. Drey-
'uSS. who expects to win the pennant
again, says the Pittsburg club does
not have to arrange bargain cards to
get the patronage. But there is one
oIher reason for Dreyfuss's opposi-
uoA' The longer schedule is a pet
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25
CHANGES MADE,
IN BALL RULES

PITTSBURG, Jan. pa statement
IF the rules committee of the Ma
tional baseball league was given out
just before midnight.
For the first time, two umpires are
officially recognized in the national
game and their duties are defined. The
Umpire behind the plate is the umpire
in chief. and the one on bases is des-
ignated as field umpire.
Aside from changes in phraseolOgy
to clarity the meaing of the rules,
there were few alterations. Wild
pitches and passed balls in future will
be classed as errors.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25

series. The reason is this: A typicapy
southern player like Cobb cannot play
good ball in cold weather. You will re-
that the spring of 1909 was
very cold, and that Cobb was hitting
way under grade until the warmth ar
rived The worlds series is always
played in bitter cold, and under such
circumstances Tyrus is fizzle.
1.-The real point about Cobb is this.
That instead of being simply a wand
hit-or-miss batsman he is thinker
and a student of the game. Moreover,
in his home city he is even more pop
ular as a citizen than as a ball play
er, and nobody could have more, nor
better friends.
II had the pleasure of attending the
big affair when Honey Boy Evans pre-
sented Cobb the famous silver cup.
Tyrus was scared to death, and al
ways Is before a crowd insisting on n
speech, but he came through all right
and received a rafting hand.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25

While in Portland, Rowland handed
out a nice crisp roast to Dugdale,
Brown and Shredder, whom he char
acterized as a bunch of near highway
men" Clarence claims to know that
the deal to toss out Aberdeen was all
cooked up by these three at that meet
ing they held in Seattle before the
league meeting and that the decision to
pull out of Portland was arrived at at
the same time they decided to dump
clubs Clarence also remarks that eth
err he or Walter Macfarland could have
gone to Everett or Bellingham and
raised the money necessary to put one
of those towns in the league. Maybe
so; but Clarence should remember that
it was Macfarland who resigned as
president of the Aberdeen club, at the
same time making the announcement
that was printed in every daily paper
on the coast that Aberdeen evidently
did not want any more baseball. If
Macfarand could not keep up the in
terest in Aberdeen, his home town, it is
hardly likely that he could have awak-
ened any enthusiasm in either Everett
or Bellingham.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25

One good thing Aberdeen got out OF
big league southpaw, found out where
the town is located. When Eddie was
dickering with Manager Rowland last
winter he had no idea where Aber-
deem was located, and when he sent
an acceptance of the terms offered he
sent the communication to Aberdeen.
S. D. Now he knows there is an Aber-
deem, Wash.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25

cent handicap match in Buffalo, N 7.
Mahmout has met defeat only once
during his career as a wrestler, and
that at the hands of the champion. AS
the winner has been promised
match with Gotch the chances are
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25

For the latest news you should read
The Evening Statesman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25

decisively Illustration shows one of
the favorite holds used by the Turk
in recent contests He calls it the
Turkish Strangle"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25
Fines For Violation

The amount of fines for violation Of
rules is set forth and the umpire al
so is given power to clear the bench
of substitute players expressing dis
approval of decisions The substitutes
may be fined $40 after being warned
and further may be sent to the club
house to be called into the game
by the captain as he needs them. This
was found to be advisable because
much trouble was experienced by the
national league last season from sub
stitutes on the bench.
A batter throwing a bat before run
ming so that it hits umpire or catcher
also will be fined for the first Of
Tense SIS.
A coacher's box extending Is feet
from the bases is provided.
Foul strikes are designated 'fllegaly
batted balls"
Cannot Change in Box
No change can be made in the bat
ters box by a batter after a pitcher is
ready to deliver a ball.
A ball passing an infielder and hit
ting an umpire on foul ground permits
a. runner all the bases he can get,
but if an umpire is hit by a BAH no
runner can score unless forced by
other runners.
The batting order must be delivered
to the umpire at the plate just be-
fore the game by the two captains.
This order must be retained through
out the game unless a man Is taken
out.
captain shall notify the umpire, VIII
shall announce it to the spectators
Throwing a mask or glove at batted
ball by a fielder, entities the batter
who becomes base runner to three
bases. These changes and additions
become the law Of baseball in the Ma
tionaI league at once without further
sanction.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25

but never did he get the ghost of a his
back of the plate and met the ball af
ter the break. That settled it. After
that the buffalo was gone-Cobb had
White, and White had Cobb no more.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-25
Cold Stops Him.

Cold Stops Him.
Naturally, every one wants to know
each year why Cobb proves more o.
less of failure in the annual worlds
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-16
The Secret Of MIR. Somerset
By LOLA VIOLA HAYS


great light broke upon him. lie danced
wild fandango in his Joy. and shak
ing his trophy TO the heavens. whis.
street He shook with secret Joy
when he discovered that Mr. Somerset
was closeted with Hamilton all after
noon. He whistled merrily again
when Marion telephoned him that
papa had been called out OF town for
a few days He knew that he had
never come out OF Hamilton's Office
and that his meals were being served
TO hin, there.
"Ah YOU old flintheart." he cried.
within himself. Il have you now"
II was the morning OF the third day
that Mr.. Somerset arrived home from
his trip" looking spruce. well
groomed and handsome. In the even
ing he was called from the presence
OF his daughter. who was listening
with rapt attention to the pleasing I'm.
cidents Of his trip" to an Interview
In the parlor with. as he discovered
after he entered the room, Robert
Armstrong. He looked at the young
man frlgidly
i have bit Of your property that
you lost In the little shower OF few
days ago. said Robert. dropping a
small packet upon the table and turn
ing considerably TO look at the pic.
lures on the wall The silence was
of the variety whose thickness is
dense enough TO cut. A laugh was
heard out in the hall Robert turned
quickly; Mr.. Somerset met his eyes
appealingly
she shall never know" said Rob
ert. assurlngly. The door opened and
Marion ran into the room.
Robert looked across at her reas-
surlngly, but she turned from him to
her father In startled amazement. His
face was bent and his hands behind
him.
Robert stepped toward Marion hold
Ing his arms in the manner made re-
liable through long years OF advan-
tageous use by lovers the world over
and Mr.. Somerset, swallowing hard
upon the chunk OF resistance that
pushed Itself into his throat. patted
her gently upon the shoulder and
pushed her toward him.
He looked for an instant upon the
two. already oblivlous OF him, and
left the room softly, clasping In his
hands a toupee of auburn hair. which
had adorned the top of his head until
Saturdays rain had soaked It loose
and given 1t to the hands OF the en-
emy.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-16

lage and notified Deputy Sheriff Hen.
derson. The officer hurried to the
farm and hastily obtaining n descrip-
tion went in the direction supposed
to have been taken by the robbers
Three Of them were rounded up. Hen.
derson left them in charge OF other
farmers while he took up the chase
for the others. He tralled them to a
swamp and succeeded I'm capturing
them. The officer, in company with
Turnkey Elliott of the Lapeer Jail, re-
turned to where the three were left,
only to find that they had escaped.
Tho Italians were first seen at the
Kingsbury farm early in the evening.
when they stopped and asked for a
drink OF water Obtaining this they
began dickering for the purchase OF
chicken. Being told that there were
no chickens for sale they purchased
number Of eggs and a quantity OF
bread. They rendered a ten-dollar bill
in payment for purchase of one
dollar. Being told that there was not
sufficient change in the house tho
Italians produced n fve-dollar bill and
were given four dollars in return.
They insisted on buying chicken,
claiming that they had a brother who
was i'll and needed chicken. They
finally obtained a chicken and went
away About thirty minutes later
they returned and asked for matches.
AS Mr.. Kingsbury turned from the
doorway to grant their request four
OF the visitors followed him into the
house while the other stood outside.
What do you want In here?" asked
Kingsbury.
IT'S none OF your business" was
the reply
At that Klngsbury and his wife
were seized
The money. amounting to a large
sum, was taken away by those who
escaped. Thirty-flve dollars which
was sewed in Mrs. Kingsbury's skirts
was missed by the robbers
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-16
HOW TO SUBDUE BAD PUPILS
Unruly Girl In Public School Was
Eneetually Cured by Policy Of
Total Indifference.

Since real punlshments were forbid
den In the city's public schools, the
teachers have been hard put to II for
means OF subduing the unruly. De-
spite the special classes for the par
ticularly bad children, there is likely
to be at least one pupil whom the
young woman teacher In the lower
grades looks upon as a terror, and
when she finds way to suppress that
one. she feels like a discoverer.
Just before the term ended this year
a cure was found for the worst girl
in one of the uptown schools. She
had been shifted from classroom to
classroom. Each teacher. worn out at
last. had refused to keep her any long
er. The principal. who, like most
principals, wishes to avoid trouble with
parents, was almost at the point OF
deciding that there was no use In try
ing further reform work. Then
youthful teacher consented to watch
over the terror whom all the others
had found too tough a problem.
Instead Of submitting the culprit to
NHt UtAA9 hAENAlAAhN dllOMNu Aut
rules, such as standing her In corners,
the teacher adopted a policy OF total
Indifference. The child was ignored.
No question was asked her. She sat
alone As far as possible. her pranks
received no attention whatever.
Within few days the treatment be-
gan to tell. The girl first showed her
weariness OF misbehavior by going TO
sleep Then she grew tired OF that
and began to look into her books once
in awhile. At last the teacher tried
appealing to her with little work, and
found that the response was imme.
date. When the term ended the bad
one was no worse than the rest. and
the teacher expects her to be worth
while as pupil next session.
These disturbers must have an au-
dience for their deviltrios." explained
the reformer. when asked about her
method. IF there's no one to heed
their misbehavior. badness ceases to
bo any fun"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-16

tn tree toad clacks is level best
until u Just can't cit expressed
tn yearnn's that its buzzom holds.
An, plum wore out, II stops an folds
It's hans. OF feet, an just lays back
An SEE u nln't got ono more Clack-
An still no rain.
tn dog goes pantin' round tn place.
with Just tn blamcdest hopeless face
You ever seen! Why. IN tn dark
lie amt got spunk enough TO bark
Or growl, or fuss-like. an make out
Ihey's burgulurs an ouch about
An still no rain.
tn honeybees 10 hot an mad.
They buzz like they was tnlkin' badi
You bet I nln't tn ono to tease
An poster airy o. them bees
] SEQ 'em sweatin' all about
With their hot tongues a-hanRtn' Quit
An still no rain.
seems-like they Amt no chance at all
10 git good downpour TIL fall.
tn air Is just so hot an stll
You SEQ folks comm past tn hiH
a mile away-you see their dust
An know they're growlln' ft to bust
An still no rain.
No use a-tryih', neither. We
Thought surely this dry spell 'ud be
Broke up. We tried tn good old rule--
A picnic FOR IN Sunday schooli
Nobody took his umberell
But things kept right on. dry as-uell,
An still no rain.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-16
SHIPS HOGS BY DIVINE WILL
kaneas Farmer Has Some Peculiar
Ideas Regarding Filling a Stock
Car With Hogs.

Kansas City. Mo.-In a few days A.
D. Coleman, of Abilene. Kan, will
have another peculiar shipment OF
hogs at the Kansas City stock yards
In a letter to his commission men here
Mr.. Coleman says that Divine viii"
has ordered him 10 mako a consign-
ment OF hogs to market In two S0-foot
double-decked cars. He does not spec.
ify how many there will be in each
car, but says that as soon as the hogs
have been unloaded In Kansas City
the cars will suddenly disappear A
few weeks ago Mr.. Coleman consigned
six hogs to this market I'm two 4O-foot
stock cars, three hogs to each car.
The shipment, he said, was made in
accordance with Divine will, and he
expected. on arriving in Kansas City
to find the cars filled to ordinary ca.
pacity, or sixty-ive to seventy hogs
IN each car. His first test OF his "reye.
lation." though rather expensive. has
not discouraged him In the least.
Mr.. Coleman owns 320-acre arm,
well stocked and cared for by ten.
ant. He works for nelghbor at so
cents a day. and though repeatedly
offered more for his services. refuses
to accept II.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-16
Packing a Trunk.

One OF the simplest and most enjoy
able recreations OF the summer dayA
is packing trunk. This effort should
always be deferred until the night be.
fore you are going away on your va
cation.
Then several OF your friends will
drop In to spend one last evening with
you and show you how much they are
going to miss you.
BY the time they have Departed
which is after you have mcndaciously
assured them that you are enjoying
their visit and they simply must not
be In such hurry-you may begin to
pack the trunk.
First you must bring II down from
the attic In doing this you remove
some epldermis from your shin and
some plaster from the wall. You then
discover hat you have entirely for.
gotten to have the hinge mended since
last summer.
You place the trunk in the center
OF the room and get out all tho
clothing you expect to put into Il.
Your wonder how you are going to put
the vast quantity Of material into the
trunk is only to be compared to ones
occasional wonder at how much ice
cream child can devour.
However. you finally Jam the stun
In, and then find that the key Is lost.
So you nail the lid down and buckle
the strap.
You have then packed all the gar
ments you expected to wear on the
trip. leaving yourself only the stained.
wrinkled. torn things you have on.
In the morn !g you discover that
you have left ou. the tray.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-16
ITALIAN GANG BINDS AND
ROBS AGED FARM COUPLE
GAIN ACCESS TO THE HOUSE UN
DER PRETExT OF BUY.
ING FOOD.

Lapeer. Notwithstanding to kill
them II they raised an outcry, five
well-dressed Italians, believed to have
come from Detroit. entered the farm
house of Jemuel Kingsbury, an aged
farmer. four miles south of Metamora
the other night and. after securely ty.
Ing kingsbury and his wife. who are
more than sixty years old. ransacked
the house. secured silverware and
other goods and left the premises.
The aged couple were found sew
eral hours later by Ira Vanderlip. a
neighbor farmer. Mrs. Kingsbury Is
suffering from fright and is in a seri.
GUS condition. After releasing the cap
tives Mr.. Vanderlip went to the vii.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-16
Had to Conform to Law.

A curious circumstance marked the
election Of parish councillors at Book.
ing. Essex, England. In order to count
more accurately the number Of votes
for each candidate, the chairman Of
the parish meeting asked the voters
to stand up, and in this way the
numbers were counted. Before the
meeting concluded, however. soiaeons
discovered that the election was not
in legal order. as tho act provides
that the mode of voting on such oc.
casions shall be by show OF ha. DIS.
Consequently the candidates were
again nominated and elected in the
prescribed way. the results of the
voting being exactly the Same.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-16
Painful Criticism.

You should be ashamed to wear
such tight Shoes" says the unsympa.
thetic husband. What fools women
are! The very idea OF your twisting
and squeezing your feet into shoes
two sizes too small, just because"
Here his wife sobbed as II with
pain.
do your shoes hurt you that bad r.
he asked.
'N-no. II is y-your harsh words"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-16
An AnaIYsIs Of Frlendshln.

Il don't know anybody worth know.
Ing. do IT, shifted the first deadly
enemy. We'll. don't want to boast.
but the Honorable Jabez McWhooper
is a most particular friend of mine.
HUH" scoffed the second deadly
enemy, THE Honorable Jabez Nc
Whooper can't be so blamed particu-
lar II he is one of your most parucu-
lar friends"