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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
NATURAL HISTORY,
Wherein Is Related a Tale of a
Farmer and a Possum.
PLAYS DEAD WHILE HANGIiiG.
Only Way to Kill Him Is to Beat Him
to JeIIy-One the Soldiers Let Go.
Prose and Poetry Tell Lot About
the Animal That Bluffs.
BY M. QUAD.

BY NJ. QUAD.
copyright. 1910. by Associated Literary
Press
possum he lived in a tree,
And jolly old fellow was he,
Took life as he found 1t
And walked all around it,
Which is the best way. don't you see?
VVYHAT is called the Virginia
~ possum is found in almost
w every middle and southern
state, but while the farmer
often catches sight of foxes. coonS and
woodchuCks he seldom gets squint
at a posSum. The animal hardly ever
moves out by day, and at night he is
very sly. He makes his nest in IA hol-
low tree, hollow log or among the roots
of tree and he hides it well. He is
poor runner and not much of fight
er, though if he once gets his teeth
into Il dog he will hang on until killed.
1t is owing to this grip Of his jaws
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-07-09
FROsTBURG, MD, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1910

at the man who had been sent to him
that he might sigl his death warrant,
then, lowering his eyes to sheet of
paper before him. began to question
him and take down his answers. For
his own life he dare not favor his ben
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
CLASS IN VELODROMEs CARD TOMORROW

bike followers are accustomed to this
style OF racing and It Is very popular
with the fans. Each heat practically
means a match race. Joe Passenger.
Jake Magin. Chris Schiller, Phil Wright
and Fred Mccarthy win again have a
chance to fight 1t out for first money.
Magin is out to trim Hassinger for his
defeat Of last Sunday In the quarter
mile open Then. again, Mccarthy is
out to win from Passenger. as he scored
a victory over the local boy last Sun
day. as the latter fou1ed him In the
last ten yards or the fhree-rnile open
race. which was corking good race.
There Is not the best or feeling be-
tween the two and both are out FOR
revenge.
The simon pures" VIII have chance
to show their skill in a one-miie open.
Jerome Steinert. Adam Byer1nau. Her
man Kjeidsen. Henry Van den Dries.
Frank Blatz. Frank Cavanaugh. Louis
Cone and Abbot win be among the
starters IN the race The frst racs
win be started at O'Clock sharp.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
WARD GOES AFTER THE
SCALP OF BAN JOHNSON
FOR LATTER'S REMARKS.

NEW YORK. July 19.
Ut became known here today that
n President Ban johnson, of the
American League, has been sued
for libel by John NJ. Ward. who was a
candidate for the presidency of the Ma
tional League last winter. The papers
were served on President Johnson at
the uptown hotel where is staying yes
terday. Ward seeks damages for cer-
tain remarks credited to johnson last
winter, when the American League
leader was backing Heydler, and was
quoted as declaring that he would not
serve on the National Commission with
Ward
The amount sued for is said to be
$4,000. Johnson says that he viii en-
gage lawyer to look after his inter-
ests lin due time, He declares that
he Is not greatly worried by the suit
Il guess I'm not responsible for an the
things you see credited to me In the
papers, was his comment.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
JACK JOHNsON'S BOAST COST HIM 500

oftener than his opponent. Dunn made
good showing.
Hugh Mcintosh, who has matched
Htll Lang against Stanley Kefehei at
the Fairmount Club the first week in
August. says that there will be q sur
prise when the big fellow goes in ac-
ton
Mat Wells will get crack at Jack
Goodman If he wins tonight from
Johnny Dolan at the Fairrnount Club.
Phil Cross and Marty Monroe clash
at the Long Acre Club Thursday night.
Phil Is up at the Union Settlement
camp at Pawling working for the bout
JEFF Dougherty wi11 have a tough
time of IT tomorrow night when he
faces the Dixie Kid at the sharley
Club. They box at 142 pounds ring
side.
Jim Griffin. the Frisco light pro-
moter. has decided to bar colored asht-
ers at his club when the ten-round no.
decision bouts get started The prol
moters have given up all hopes Of ever
staging long bouts again.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
Six=Cornered Motor-Paced Race
and Miss and Out" the
Features.
m HERE IS corking good card
arranged for the regular weekly

HERE is corking good card
arranged for the regular weekly
meet at the veiodrome track to-
morrow night. Although only four
races are down on the card, there is
class TO every event. and not only that
but plenty of variety. The motor
paced race, which is to be a six-cor-
ner affair, Is the feature event, al
though the -miss-and-out" for the
money -chasers In the Glass A rank
esting as the motor race
For the motor race, which viii be
f1fteen-mile affair, three men will be in
the final heat and elimination heats.
Two In each are to be ridden to see
who win qualify for the final. Carl
vanoni. George Wiley, Peter Drobach,
Elmer Collins. Frank ]. Calvin and
Clarence Carman are the men selected
to ride in the race. They viii draw
to see who they shall ride against in
their heats and the winners of the
three heats will ride in the final. The
heats will be five-mile affairs, while
the final heat viii be just three times
as far as the qualifying heats. Frank
Calvin, who has been ip Europe riding
behind the motors, is in grand shape
and is confident that he will be able to
show the other men his heels in the
race.
The "niss-and-on affair for the pro-
fessionals win be a good race and 1t
win mean a sprint at the end Of each
lap, for the last man over the finish
ing line at the end of each lap will be
declared out of the race. The race
win narrow down 10 two men and ii
will practically develop into a match
race on the last lap. Root, In particu-
lar, is riding like fiend and should be
among the men in the money. The
little Bostonian showed his ability on
Sunday, when he repeatedly went out
after the men in the various combina-
tions who tried to steal away from the
bunch. Kramer is also out to win the
race. as is Goullet. who is now priming
himself to beat the champion out in a
sprint race. The race will be q con-
tinual sprint from the start and some
lively scrambling should develop.
The one-mile repechage for the Glass
B riders win be an open event. The
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
[From a star correspondent.l


H was punched bingles and spectacu-
lar fielding by the Beavers that
caused the downfall of the Tigers
ii the first game of the series here.
However, there was general rejoicing
When the returns came in from Toronto
and Rochester, showing that these two
most dangerous rivals of the Tigers had
also met with q setback, SO that the
Tigers' downfall was not so bad after
all.
81 John Camel and Joe Kelley are des-
tined to discover that the Baltimors
and the Jersey City clubs are travelling
at much faster gait than on the last
Eastern invasion OF the West. The aid
of these two teams Is going to prove
very beneficial to the Tigers In their
hight to win that pesky pennant.
The Maple Leafs, without Myron
Grimshaw. their star slugger, are not
half as dangerous as they We're when
the srnitesmith, who led the league III
hitting last year, was in their daily
lineup.
BY the way, II Is reported that Grim
shaw win be able to play again after
ALL and may be in the game again ere
a month passes. His hitting ability win
probably never be the same, however.
His case is similar to that of Jimmy
Murray, the old Buffalo outaelder who
always hit the bali hard until he was
kcIipped in the head by one of Tom
<fughess fast ones. He tried to play
boil after that, but his nerve had de-
serted him.
Tigers, Luck.
1t is too bad that the Royals had to
save all their good work to use against
Newark. In the Rochester Series. just
closed, Barrews men were charged
with nineteen errors. Yesterday they
played as though they never had ac-
CURED the easy art of making errors.
Curtiss wild throw on Agler's intended
sacrifice hit in the fourth. which al
lowed Louden, who had previously
walked and been sent to second on
Schlafy's single, to score the Tigers
! last run, was the only semblance of an
error In the whole game. Most OF the
scoring was done in the first inning. be-
fore kid" Mueller got warmed up to
the job Jube's single, followed by a
pair of two-baggers. credited to Yeager
and Jones, and a single by Mattress,
accounted for the three runs scored by
Montreal
Yeager's lucky; homer in the fifth gave
the "Furiners," as Parkin calls them,
their last run.
Burchells hitting Jimmy in the first
with an inshoot. Ganley's out and Kel-
ly's double, was the manner in which
Newark's run In the getaway inning
was secured. Newark's best chance to
pull the game out came in the eighth,
when, with Louden out of the way,
J Schlafiy singled and Hearne doubled
after Agler had forced Larry.
Barrows is something like Clarke
Griffith. He never all&ws any player
to drop out of fast company If he be-
lieves there is any ability left in said
athlete. Griff has been pretty sue
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
CHOYNSKI ADVISES JEFFRIES
TO FIGHT JOHNSON AGAIN
Mental Collapse Alone, Famous PHgilist Declares,
Was Responsible for Big Fellows Defeat--Ad-
ViSeS Jim to BET on Himself TO Beat NeQrO

"Jeffries's defeat is told in two words
mental collapse. True. he was in ex-
eellent condition physically. but his
mind and his heart we're affected, and
when he entered the ring his brain re-
fused TO act. For weeks and weeks be-
fore the fight Jeffries received hundreds
Of letters daily from admirers. irnplor-
ing him to whip Johnson" continued
Choynski They told him that he was
the hope Of the white race That
preyed upon his mind. He did not con-
fide his troubles to his camp associates
and the weight on his mind simply un-
nerved him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
NEGRO BALL TEAMS,
INCLUDING CUBAN MINES,
BARRED FROM CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. July 1s-Negro baseball
teams. including the Cuban bah teams
VIII hereafter be barred from partici-
patton in games or with teams of the
Chicago Baseball League. This un-
expected action was taken yesterday
at the regular meeting OF the organi-
cation and is peculiar in that the
chicago Giants. colored team. sviil
remain In the league. The only reason
assigned for the move is that Cuban
teams have been overrunning local
territory for the last two years. ana
the bars are put UP principally against
them. The ruling will work a hard
ship on the Stars, OF Cuba. who have
been figuring upon playing the Chicago
League circuit after the Cuban stars
finish their present series.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
DRAW BIG GALLERIES TODAY,

BROOKLINE, Mass, July Boom
bined play OF the twentieth annual
lawn tennis tournament singles and
the Eastern doubles championships
drew large gallery to the Longwood
Cricket Club courts today Elimination
Of the players in the second round of
singles continued this morninR. The
first round Of doubles was begun to-
day.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
Black Fighter, in Disputing Title,
Told of His Wealth and AS
SCISSORS Get Him.
r AcK JOHNSON. champion heavy
weight prize fighter. win have to

r ACK JOHNSON. champion heavy
weight prize fighter. win have to
turn some 500 of his wealth over
to Cook county as a result of boasts
Following a recent controversy with
George Little. his former manager.
Johnson, at that time, asserted, In
disputing Little. that he had $4,000 In
the bank, a valuable automobile and
diamonds worth $500 The statement
was printed and a copy retained By
the County Board of Assessors.
Now he will be assessed on this
amount of personal property His
profits Of the fight July are not subj
ject to the tax under the Illinois law,
having been acquired since April l.
Tommy Houck, OF PHILADELPHIA.
proved too clever and fast for Jimmy
Dunn. OF this city, in their ten-round
but at the Olympic A. c. last night.
It was a fast bout from beginning to
end, with Honck the aggressor The
Quaker City boxer landed cleaner and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
IR0NSIDES AND FOREST
HILL MEET SUNDAY.

At the West side Oval Sunday morn
ing the Ironsides, leaders of the City
League. and Forest fIill. leaders Of the
County League. viii clash for the sec
ond time this season. At the opening
game of this season these two teams
battled for eleven innings. the IRON
sides winning by the score of to 3.
The Forest TIill team is playing great
game at present and will make the
champions go the limit. Finnerafa.
Machette and Daley viii do the bat
terry work for Forest Hill, while Billy
Fulton and Bruggy VIII be in the points
- the Ironsidss.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
TIMELY TwIN1Es OF THE DIAMOND STARS.

Joe Lake not only pitched winning
ball against the Yankees yesterday, but
scored what proved to be the winning
run. He doubled in the fifth. scoring
Nee, and dented the plate shortly after
when Hartzcl singled. The former
Yank famed nine
Rube Oldring had triple, doubleNand
single and Eddie Collins a two-sacker
and one timer for the Athletics.
Russell Blackburn is warming the
bench. In the ninth he ran for Tame
bill. who had replaced him yesterday.
Collins pitched the Red Sox to VIC
tory over Jennings's champs yester-
day. Big Ed Mullin lasted five innings.
Charley Wagner and Clyde Engle, the
former Tigers, got their, hits, as usual,
Iris Speaker clouted out a circuit
drive.
Ruhes and Bugs looked alike to the
Cincinnati men yesterday. Drucke and
Marquard both got theirs" and SO did
Raymond.
Captain Larry Doyle got four hits
out of five trips to the plate in the first
game. Still the Giants lost 13 to 8.
Fast pace. captainl
Willie Keeler again made good as a
pinch hitter in the first game. when he
batted for Marquard and singled
Second Baseman Graham. of the
jackson team OF the Cotton States
League, has been purchased by the st.
Louis Americans for $1,200. He will re-
port at the end of his league season.
President Thomas ]. Lynch witnessed
the Cub and Dodger games at the
Windy City yesterday He is looking
over the jumps to- see II they are as bad
as some scribes and managers claim.
President Byron Bancroft Johnson, Of
the American League, was the guest or
Frank Farrell at the Hilltop, Eugene
MoCann. the former Eastern Lacquer,
was another notable present,
Mike Mitchell got three hits out OF
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19


three tries yesterday All the Red
sluggers were there" Egan made
three; Bescher, Paskett and Mclean two
Frank Corridor lost a twelve -innine
game to his old teammates YESTERDAY
Ewing opposed him. Bates. with four
safe clouts. and Knabe. with three. led
in the hitting.
Chance wo,, +ha o.,na g.. ~. r,,,a
vas+e,.l,a,, w., t'e a1o,,taa as.'t',s
ouor tho ,nea1a \, an a,s,,t,, 1aos;.ss oss's
two rms e''''n' So A's
oiiie oseidii anu Doc ocahioh-
washer was SICK yesterday.
iie ,r aoe liiies ooupies ana TWO singles
III Tue oouoie-neauer;
fiyii1i showed up Wen at irst IN poth
games. ne mace pair OF timely sim
giles IN the late game Bud Sharpe
punched OUT MT IN each game.
Maiacm kittridge, the new scout Of
Detroit, mas sent Pitcher wilson to the
7T~.ErM p - l.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
NO FIGHT PICTURES m GEORGIA.

ATLANTA, Ga. July 19.--The Georgia
Senate yesterday passed bill pro-
hibiting the exhibition anywhere with
in the State of moving pictures of
prize fights between members OF dif-
ferent races. Violation is made mis-
demeanor, punishable by fine or inn
prisonment A similar bill has been
introduced in the House and is expect
ed to pass.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
RUMSoN WINS.

LONG BRANCH, July 19.-The Rum
son polo team won the first leg for the
Monmouth county challenge cup from
the Deal polo team at Rumson by ~ 10
"A goals Nelson played a ratfIing
game for the winners, while Kinney ala
some smart riding for Deal
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
CHICAGO Julv 10
@A~<aNfsCs d uiy L.
y LANs for another battle between
James ]. Jeffries and Jack John

son were outlined In a letter by
joe Choynski, who for close to three
months aided Jeffries in his prepara-
tion for the battle at Reno.
I'm 50 firmly convinced that JET
ir1es can whip johnson the best day
ne ever lived that I'm advising him TO
pct $4,000 of his own money and then
challenge johnson, the winner to ger
the entire gate receipts and the side
bet" declared choynski last night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
SHORT TALKS ON CURRENT SPORTS

paper the answer to this question: How
and where can get professional sheets
of music. One of your readers. M. 8.
Write to any sheet-music publishing
house In New York and you win learn
all you desire about this matter-Ed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
cRIcKETT. GOLF.
TENNIS AND ALL
FIELD SPORTS.
LUCK and CURVES BROKE
RIGHT FOR ROYAL BURCHELL
Jimmy JOneS'S Hitting Responsible for Three Runs
in the First Inning Tigers Didn't Overcome
That Lead While Canadians Add Another.

cessful, as is shown by the work Of
such men as Burns and Suggs But
you have to hand 1t to McGinnity. He
got genuine 14-carat diamond when
he picked up Wyatt, or Niger" Lee, as
he is affectionately called by his coll
leagues.
The Tiger first-saoker was held on
third and Meyer was sent in TO bat
for Mueller, but Burchelrs breaks baf-
fed Benny and he biffed the breezes.
Larry Schlady signalzed his return
to the game by hitting for two safeties.
Ganiey played right, while Brodie and
Meyer We're on the bench ready to act
as pinch-hitters.
Jimmy Hunter, the former Brooklyn
pitcher. who has been playing in the
outfield for Montreal may pitch In one
of the games against the Tigers.
The Montreal Club purchased Pitcher
Dubec from Buffalo yesterday Dubec
went to Buffalo from Cincinnati.
muscular rheumatism. He'll have to
get over it pretty quickly IL he plays
under Camel.
Natty Mattress has been shifted from
short to second since Holly Joined the
Royals. The shorter throw saves Nat
tress many errors, and the change has
benefited the infield immensely.
b
Johnny Kelly, with four hits in five
times Up. one of them a double, con-
tinues to scintillate as a slugger, and
Joe Yeager's good stop spoiled the fifth
for Jack in the ninth.
One of the reasons why Newark is on
top Is because of the perfect harmony
which exists among the players.
One for all and all for one," Is the
Tiger motto that is faithfully lived
up to.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

Charley White says jeff wasn't the
man who fought Fitzsimmons- Charley
says johnson will be the champion for
at least five years.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

Ernie Wolf. the local pitcher. who
was at Danville. va. with the vir-
ginia State League team bearing that
name, declares that Pitcher Mayberry,
obtained by Cleveland, is a wonder.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

ing looking fine. He's got the laugh
on all those who now think JeHries was
all in when he fought Johnson, but
who didn't think Sc before the fight.
o
To the Sporting Editor OF the Evening Star:
AS | am a reader of your paper and
always find you correct in your an-
swers, will you kindly publish in your
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

Totals ....H S24 II y
sBatted for Mueller In the eighth.
Zimmerman. Louden; Jube, Jones.
Yeager 2.
Error-Curtis.
Newark .........1 010o o o %
Montreal ........... 8 0 o I o o "a
Home run-Yeager Two-base hits
Yeager, Kelly, Jones. Hearne, Demmitt
Left ON bases-Montreal 9, Newark &
Stolen bases-D Demmitt Mattress Sacrifice
hits-Nattress. Ganley. Bases on halls
Off Burchell 3. Struck out-By Burchell
8, by Mueller 4, by Egan g. Hit by pitcher
Zimmerman. Curtis. Time of gnrne-1h.
som. Umpires-KeIley and HaIligan.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

The best thing for the local fight pro-
moters to do is to let matters rest until
the autumn and then theren probably
be no more trouble.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19
A LBERT MARR. manager of the
IA crack Caldwell baseball team

A LBERT MARR, manager of the
IA crack Caldwell baseball team,
has expressed his approval of
the idea of a league as suggested in
this column Saturday, but he thinks 1t
Is matter for next year. Montclair,
Verona and the Mutua1s. of Belleville.
are willing to enter this year ! Wat
sessing and Bloomfield people have still
to let the others know their stand. 1t
is presumed, though, that they are
willing, and an answer is expected dur
ing the week.
Perhaps Mr.. Marr's idea of work
Ing through the winter on such
league is the proper idea, for at that
time all the experience gained in
the formation of other semi pro leagues
hereabouts will have been brought into
play and weil-nigh perfect league
will be the boast of Newark's suburbs.
To the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star
Having read the roast of Mr.. John
r. Rein, which | presume is his right
cognomen, wish to state that I have
known Mr.. Henry Glassen Casey
more than twenty years, and never
found better sport than he. And as
far as Mr. Casey is concerned In the
matter of not paying to see a ball
game, Rein surely knows that he IS
telling an untruth. If this same Mr..
J. r. Rein can prove what he says l,
for one, will forfeit to him $40, which
l will deposit at the STAR Office. On
the other hand, this same crabber,
who knows me, would not give a
nickel to sec the Stars and Stripes win
a battle from foreign country.
Kindly publish. JOHN STEcHER
Here's your chance. Now send along
your address John r. Ryan Ed.
II is to laugh, Connie Mack paying
$4,000 for Lefty Russell Connie
Mack wouldn't be IN HIS right mind if
he paid that much Goode, Walsh,
Egan, Tiekers and Nichols represent
about 50. 600 of that price.
This bears out decisions madesn this
column;
Tom Cofbett oftlcial betting commits
sioner for the Jeffries- Johnson fight,
answered yesterday number OF queries
in regard to betting on the battle. He
said:
s'The better wins who wagered John
sen won in fifteen rounds The bettor
loses who bet that Jeffries would last
fifteen rounds. He stayed only fourteen
and fraction. and It would have been
necessary for the bell to ring at the
end of the fifteenth to win that bet.
Other novel bets were also made. One
fellow wagered 500 that the fight would
go fifteen rounds. He won. Another
bet that johnson would be even money
at the ringside, and he also cashed. as
the negro ruled evens with Jeffries
along about the twelfth and fourteenth
rounds"
There are plans on foot Tor the or
ganization OF hlgh-clnss Junior soccer
football league In this Vicinity this win-
ter, A thorough supervision OF soccer
would add dignity TO this most excel
lent winter sport
----(
Paddy MeGuisan was In this morn
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

The Tiger first-sacker was held on
third and Meyer was sent in TO bat
for Mueller. but Burchell's breaks baf-
fed Benny and he biffed the breezes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

To the Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
Please decide bet. A bets Philadel-
phia was only seven games ahead OF
New York July IA. B bets that Phila-
delpfia was fourteen games ahead.
Please decide. Readers of the STAR,
A AND B.
Seven games.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

Ganley played right, while Brodie and
Meyer were on the bench ready to act
as pinch-hitters.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

Flynn showed up well at first in both
games. He made pair of timely sin
giles in the late game. Bud Sharpe
punched out a hit in each game.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

There are plans on foot Tor the or
ganization OF hlgh-clnss Junior soccer
football league IN this vicinity this win
ter. A thorough supervision OF soccer
would add dignity to this most excel
lent winter sport
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

Larry Schlafiy signalized his return
to the game by hitting for two safeties.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-19

Jimmy Hunter. the former Brooklyn
pitcher. who has been playing in the
outfield for Montreal, may pitch In one
of the games against the Tigers.