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lN0U!SITVE FANS.

Snoring Editor Star: The batter nus q
-, +hat hits the pitcher on the leg anu
chances off The second baSemaf Heius
the hall and throws the pattei o1' o' " "
Does the pitcher get an assist
Certainly.
srortinp Editor Star: The batter hits a
fair hall to right field. The neiuer ii.iu
the ball fast and throws the pa,aei w.
first. Is the batter scoieu ~ 49, aro,
Yes If he has gun and gets lhe uiop
90, tbe official scorer, otherwise never.
snorting Editor Star: Other than thiro
strike the batter strikes at the pan aiu
hits the ball with his hand WINE sii e the
the bat. The pau FoiiS La" IMP
proper ruling? ;,
=, :. fo,,l the same as any batted ball
which hits the batsman while he Is s'"i"-
| ing in his position
Snoring Editor Star: With runner on
erst thc batter hits ball which strikes
! the ,,,nnire. bounds to the shortstop' "ho
| throws to the second baseman anu nc w
| the first baseman in time 10 put ou' 20.
batter The umpire calls the man o. 70
| ond out and the man at hrst SAFE
would be tie correct ue'' ANDERSON.
Roth runners were safe and batsman
should be given a base hit. See rule d.
| section l, and rule So, section i.
sportjng Editor Star With two UNI
| hires I'm the game, the umpire In chlei De
hind the pitcher and the field UH1pire pach
| Of and between first and second bases I"
! runner from third base slides nome APP
| narentIv safe The umpire in chief clalms
he did net see the play. The field umpire
claims lie saw the play and Calls the run
per out Has the field umpire authofi's
to make decision at the nome piate l,oin
! where he is in case of this kind! H.
The rules give all plate decisions TO the
umpIre in chief, but also demand that he
shall take his position back of the catcher,
not back of the pitcher. Consequently the
rules do not provide for tangies o! thls
kind and the umpires must settle II De-
| tween themselves. ----.---
sport;ng Editor Star: % A Is pitching
and in the first of the seventh inning
his team leads. His opponents tie up the
game in their half on two hits and
| base on balls. \ is taken out with two
taking his place and retiring the side
finally winning out. Who gets credit for
the victory? What ruling? CD 4 pitches
nine innings and retires with the score
z TO 3 B goes in in the tenth and the
game is lost. Whose Is the defeat? HI
There are no rules governing pitchers
won and lost games. and systems
differ in different leagues. According to
| ma ior league methods would get credit
for winning in the hrst due:J and E
would be charged with the defeat in the
this Anticipated joke
Sporting Editor Star: j says accord
ing TO major league rules they play off
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nary team would beat them. The all
star agsregations are not, as a rule. as
GOOD as we'll balanced nine which dis
plays great teamwork.
The best all-National team would DE
composed ot Chance, H.: Evers. 2h. !:
Wagner, S.: Byrne. 3D.; Magee, CT !:
Wheat If; Holman. r.f.. Gibson and
Killing. c.; Brown, Mathewson and Moore
p.
The au-star American nine should be
composed OF Chase. b.; LaJoie, 20. !:
Bush. S.: Moriarjty. 3d.. Milan. IL; COBB,
eft: Speaker. RI: Sullivan and Street, c. /;
johnson. Coombs and Walsh, y.
. Two teams of this sort in a post-season
series could take In the big cities and
draw enormous crowds. and would fur
nish some interesting contests
But when II comes to picking teams,
Harry Lords proposition for a series OF
games between Boston's cast-offs and the
present Boston tea m would furnish as in
teresting games as any. Boston's cast
offs would form a. pretty nifty team with
Unslaub, on first: Mcconnell, second;
Knight, short; Lord. third: DoughertF,
left field Stone, center field; Wofter,
right field. Criger and Donahue. catchers:
Morgan, Arellanes, Young and Altrock,
pitchers: with Iaporte, Parent and Cess
Ter for subs
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time AS Long Larry says. 'All you have
to TO to keep the Reds from scoring is
too place a runner on third base with no
body out. Jack Ryder il the Cincinnati
Enquire.
President Ebbets received the following
letter from a Brooklyn fan a few days
ago: Dear Sir. Ebbets: l caught a foul
ball in the grandstand during game
this summer and did not return it,
understand that these balls cost the
teams 81 apiece. and as / want to keep it
as memento | inciose 81 to pay for II.
was so surprised at the display OF hon
esty that he had the letter and the one
dollar bill framed and hung in his Office
where all who dropped in for pass
might stop and read. Labor day. be-
tween the morning ard afternoon game.
some one carefully broke the glass in
the frame and removed the one-doliar
bill. The Giants are not suspected.
Southern California will have strong
winter league this year Of four clubs
San Diego. McCormicks, Doyles and the
Lelande Giants, under the direction of
Harry Lelande. William Palmer of San
Diego will be manager and Harry Davis
Of the Philadelphia Athletics will captain
the San Diego team. The Mccormick
team will be under the management Of
J. p. Mccormick, with Ralph Tozer OF
the Los Angeles club as captain. John
Doyle will be manager OF the Doyle nine.
with Kitty Brashear OF the Vernon team
as captain. The Lelande Giants are the
negro aggregation OF Chicago. San Diego
expects to have the strongest team in
the league as Davis will take several of
the best men in the Athletics to the coast.
Mr.. A. G. Spald!ng has won over John
D. Works in e. hot contest for the United
States senatorship in California, and the
veteran base ball man will wear the sen
atorial tosa at the next session OF Con-
gress. The game was an oid-fashtoned
sWatfest and the score ran high Works
made the most hits getting a popular
vote of 64,961 to Mr.. SpaIding's s.. i61.
but the latter punched his hits and placed
them to better advantage, finally winning
out in the twenty-third inning 0or his op-
ponenO by working the squeeze play on
Works. In other words Mr.. Spalding car
ried thirty counties. giving him seventy
five legislative votes, while Works took
but twenty-five for thirty-nine votes.
Works majority was due to the fact that
he won out i'm the city districts.
| What should be the odds in the worlds
series? Even money. and take your
choice In Coombs and Bender Connie
Mack has every bit as good pitchers as
Cole and Brown, and bOXmen have a lot
| 10 say about the winning or losing of
| worlds series. Chicago has certain adj
yantageS, notably behind the bat, and GER
tain weaknesses. notably in base running.
| The fact that the Chicagos are going
club should dampen the enthusiasts who
are playing the Cubs as sure thing. y
Then. again. the admission that Chicago's
pitching staff isn't as effective as 1t was
three years ago should make the fan eau
tious The further fact that the National
League has won the worlds championship
| three times running makes the American
Leagues chances exceedingly bright The
| worm is bound to turn. What goes III
must come down, etc.-Cincinnati Com.
| mercial-Tribune.
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COOMBS OR COLE
THE LIKELY HERO
Both Have Chance to Acquire
Fame in Coming Worlds
Series Games.

Not the least interesting feature Of the
worlds series of the past has been the
flashing of some star into the armament
Of base ball. Babe Adams was The last
one to stroll across the sky in a meteor
like career that had promise Of great de-
velopmenis, but seemed to be stunted at
the start of the season.
Dopists always find considerable
amount Of pleasure. not to say interest,
in wondering who the next star will be
that VIII dazzle a multitude and sparkle
for a nation Admitting the fight to rest
between the Athletics and the Cubs, who
will be the hero? At the present time it
seems to be that either John Cconbs Of
the Mackmen or King Cole Of the Cubs
is the youngster being groomed for the
laudatory honors Of hero Of the series.
Both these boys have had spectacular
careers this season. Cole Of course is a
national sensation. Picked from Bay
CITY, Mich, IN class d organization,
where he had divided his time between
barberins and twirling. this lanEy genius
has risen to the place of leading the
twirlers Of the National League. He is
tall ranging we'll over Six feet, anu built
after the plan Of Falkenberg, but with
something of a more Substantial frame.
His success has been due in a great
measure to his own ability, but he has not
suffered in the least by the tutoring of
that wonderful bunch OF base ball players.
the Cubs.
Coombs has been with the Mackmen
for four years. but never s!owed with
ANYTHING more sturdy than feeble flicker
during this time. Hero of the twenty
four-inning game in Boston. the longest
game in major base ball. he never seemed
to have shown anything since that time.
This season. however, has brought hin,
into the limelight as one of the really
great pitchers.
His strength. his mighty curves. sweeps
and breaks, and his other asset-hltherto
unknown to him-grand control, has made
him one of the best in the business. his
work as the Mack iron man has orufted
his success from coast to coast, and he is
able to work every other Gay "ltnou'
feeling the strain.
These two youngsters stand the chance
of having the film OF fame filled WITH
their pictures Will it be Coombs. or Will
the barber of Bay City spring. into eter-
nal fame in a single bound?
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Sporting Editor Star: j says accord
ing TO major league rules they play off
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Catcher Easterly Of the Maps says that
he would rather go back to the minors
than keep on catching, so he has been
made over into an outfielder by Manager
Jim MCGUIRE.
Link Lowe. the former Detroiter. says
that young Cunningham, washington $
accession from New Bedford, is by all
odds the best infielder he has seen in the
minor leagues this season.
Mcconnell and Lord are showing their
worth to the White Sox by their good
hitting. The two former Boston players
are setting a fast pace with their BATS
and If Duffy could get some OF his Ve.e,
rams to follow in their wake, he would
have a winning combination.
The American League 1s outoraWlng Ine
National League SO far this season, 3.oSl,
GOO to 2,S1O,OOy. According to statistics
gathered by the Boston POST. the 6 ass ooG
fans on their own grounds. The atteno.
ance at Philadelphia has been $4,000; al
| Pittsburg, about 100000: at New YORK
123 OOO. and at Chicago 513,OO. The at
tendance at the Cincinnati park is esti-
mated at 340,C0O. Boston played before
| $50 GOO fans and the Giants before 473.OO
| At Chicago $4,000 paid to see the Cubs
| perform.
the Chicago White Sox, has gone into
| business at Hot Springs. Ark. where nc
purchased a bowling alley and athletic
resort. II have given up base ball IN SC
far as playing the game is concerned.
| saws Jiggs, "but IL And franchise II
the minors anywhere loose may take II
up, Donohue has already asked abou,
the probability Of a team being placed In
Little Rock next year. representing the
Southern Learue. and says that II the
| Arkansas capital is reinstated In that cir.
cult he will be an applicant for man.
agerial berth.
Connie Mack's pitching staff appears
to he in far better form at the present
time than that Of Frank Chance.
King Cole is an impressive worker. He
does not look much like barber pole as
he stands. calm and serene. upon the
mound, above which he towers to the
height of six feet two inches. He winds
I'M irto a handsome knot and propels
The hall with terrific force. His speed is
wonderful, but that kind of pitching does
not worry the Reds SO much as the slow
harder than Burns. but there did not
enough of the bingles come at the right
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do not. Who is right? TIE GAME
Neither is right. They play off tie
games the same as postponed games II
they can. but all tie games cannot al
ways be played Off.
Sporting Editor Star: With no one out
and A on first base. the batter bats
grounder to the first baseman. who
fields the ball and touches first base,
putting out the batter. Then the first
baseman throws to second and the run
ner stops before he reaches second and
goes to the bench. Was the runner
forced off first base, or was he entitled
to go back to first after the batter was
out? FRA4.k N.
The runner was forced off first base
when the ball was hit, but ceased to be
forced the instant the batsnaa was put
out, and w,s entitled to first r. he could
get back there.
Sporting Editor Star: % What were
the National League scores for april q
| and the Cub batteries for that date? (2)
| Also the Cub batteries for May 80, am?
besides Vaughn? Have they any SUBJ
| outfielders besides Hemphill? a. Does a
man get a stolen base on a passed ball
or wild pitch? 3. w.
! % Chicago. =; ST. Louis, 1. Cole and
Brown pitched. Pittsburg, 5: Cincinnati.
4 =. New 1OTh, I'I1lduelpIlId, bTOOA-
lyn, 10. Boston. 3. CO Brown pitched the
morning game 90 They have fifteen or
| twenty recruits, among whom proba bly,
are southpaw pitchers and suboutfielders,
| but cannot say for sure. (4) If a runner
| starts to steal before a battery error Oc-
| ours he gets credit for the steal, but ii
| he starts after he sees the error made he
does not get stolen base. Read section
9 of rule 81.
g. "a;
| l. Runners on second and third when
tatter hits long ay, with none out. They
leave their respective bases Immediately
| thinking the hit is safe, and both score
The ball Is caught. thrown in. and held
| on third base Does this retire both run
ners, or would the ball have to be held
on second in order to retire the runner
| who occupied that base?- ?. Three mer
| on bases and two out. Batter hits high
fly to the infield and the men on second
and third score. Runner who was on frst
| thought only one was ut and led off frsi
only a short distance. The batter touched
first and ran past the man VINO was oc.
| cupying first and kept on to second. The
| ball was dropped, but the inhe.der re-
covered it in time to head of the runner
The umpire claimed none # the runs
counted under rule 80. There was no rec
out at second. as the third man was legal
ly out for passing preceding runner
| under rule SO, section 16. The men on sec
ond and third scored before the bate,
PASSED the preceding runner. Under the
| circumstances don't the runs count: +. e
% II was a triple play without hold
ling the ball on second base. unless the
runner was on second and Ietouched third
on his way back before the ball was
folded to third. Section 13 of rule 81
says ANY base 90 This is a brand
new ore far as known. There is Eotn-
ing in the rules to indicate that runs
II cannot score when a third out is caused
by runner passing his predecessor
There also is nothing in the rules to i'm
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PICKING THE REAL
STARS IN BASE BALL
Followers of the Game Have
Many Arguments as to Re-
spective Merits OF
Best Men.

Wltfrfhe base bah fever At its height
IN this city, an sorts Of arguments are
cropping up among the enthuaiasts. Those
who follow the National League naturally
argue in favor Of the players In that or
ranixation and claim that the Cubs VIII
wipe up the diamond with the Athletics
Tho American LeaGuers are just as con-
fdeut that this will be their year to
shout There is no getting away from II
that this Is the best team Connie Mack
has ever handled, and II the Athletics
don't win the worlds championship this
year the American League cause Will re-
ceive a hard blow. But tho arguments
are not confined entirely to the merits
of the teams which will meet for the the
of worlds champions. Zach position Is
taken up and the arguments wax warm
as to who is the best first baseman, sec
cnd basemsn, catcher, etc.
When il comes 20 first baseman it Is
hard to see how there can be any argu-
r,e7lt Chase is in a class by himself, but
there are many National Leasusrs VINO
srs11e tina. Chance is a more valuable
man
Second base is the position that pro-
ouces more arguments than any other on
fhe diamond There are several great
p,ayers in this position. Johnny ENers
Eddie Collins and mig Nap La]oie al
have following. The F-encnman on ac-
count OF his hitting and graceful fielding
should he gwen the preference over the
irst two.
Collins Stood Out.
Dev,in, Baker Norierty, Grant ana
Ryrne are the men usually picked i'll the
argument on the third base position. Sew
oral years ago VIXEN Jimmy Collins was
n his prime there would have oeen no
argument The rightful successor to Col
lines Iaureis seems To he Byrne of Puts
burg. His speed and general aL-around
work should win hin all arguments.
At shortstop Wagner has long been in
a class by himsslf 'HonUs' may be- go
ing back, but the others are so far be-
hind him that he should be the choice
until he IS forced TO drop out.
Catchers: The National League seems
to have /, on the American in this posi-
ton. King has always been regarded as
the kingpin. but he has a teammate.
Archer. who IS not far behind. On the
work this year il seems as though Glib
son OF Pittsburg has it on both Of them!
Sullivan, Street and Criger are about the
best IN the American League, hut they
don't class with the Nationals stars.
In the outGeid there may be room for
argument in AIT and right. but ''Ty'
Cobb is surely the greatest center fielder
Speaker OF Boston is also star OF the
first magnitude, and with him in right
end Msgee OK the Philliss in left any
manager would have an ideal outfeld.
Who is the best pitcher in either lea que ?
That is great question, and al a quick
conclusion moss people would pick Walter
Johnson CT Washington. But there is a
man on the Athletic team, who is pitch
ing about as we'll as any pitcher in the
country this year. His name Is Jack
Coornbs. And Chief Bender is rot far
behind. The National League stars are
Miner Brown. Mathewson and Moore. The
work in the worlds series viii settle the
argument between Brown and the Ath-
letics best
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DIAMOND SPARKS.

Catcher Easterly of the Maps says that
he would rather go back to the minors
than keep on catching, so he has peen
made over into an outffelder by Manager
Jim Mcclure.
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All-Star Teams.

II seems that a team composed OF
Chase. Lajoie, Wagner. Byrne, Magee.
Cobb, Speaker, Gibson and Coombs or
Johnson would be almost irvincible. and
still there would be days that an ordin-
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Link Lowe the former Detroiter. says
that young Cunningham, Washington $
accession from New Bedford, Is by al
odds the best infielder he has seen In the
minor leagues this season.
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Sporting Editor Star:
"a Did Reuieach lose SCI the ,s ball n,d game ne
ne,ehanty ever play with the Washing
ton club while It was in the American
League? tNNNo"->'
% Yes. (2) Yes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-06-03
FAIR BOXES TO
SELL TUESDAY
MANAGER McGAW WILL CONDUCT
SALE AT WooLDRIDGE's
AT 10 O'CLOCK

Manager McGaw viii place the fair
boxes on sale Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock at woldridge's drug store,
in the rear Of the building. The Price
charge will be slightly in excess Of
that OF last year. but box holders will
be entitled to use the boxes during the
matinee race meetings, the four days
racing in July. and at all meetings
held at the fair grounds this year. A
deposit Of $500 viii be required at
the time Of sale. one-half the remain
der to be paid at the meet in July,
and the other half In September. the
regular fair dateA Manager McGaw
intends to remove the first box and
make a more convenient entry to the
boxes. Other improvements viii also
be made.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-06-03
NOTHING DOING
FOR COLUMBIA
EXPRESS COMPANY DOES NOT
SEE WAY CLEAR FOR BETTER
SERVICE

J. A. Sloan, chairman of the Traf-
&c committee Of the Board Of Trade
is in receipt Of communication from
the Southern Express company. which
assassinates the hope that better ex-
press service could be obtained for
Columbia.
The complaint made was regarding
New York Express. which arrives here
several hours late, due to the fact that
the express company does not meet
Train No. 1, which arrives mere at
3:45 a. m. This necessitates the
holding of freight until Train No Z,
and the delivery is made about IL
O'Clock. Merchants are busy at that
time of day, and cannot mark stock of
goods until late In the evening or the
following morning. making a practicai
delay of "a hours. In declining To put
on the service requested, the COM
pany states that they do not feel JUS
titled in inaugurating the additional
expense of meeting Train No. l.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-06-03
whitaker CASE
NOW ON TRIAL
FAMOUS SUIT REACHES CIRCUIT
couRT-oTHER COURT
NEWS

The case of Clifford Whitaker We
the city, an appeal from the lower
court, is on trial Thursday in the CIR
cult Court This case grew ous Of
the arrest Of Mr.. whitaker on the
night that Booker Washington spoke
here. and it's history Ia well known
to all Maury countians.
The following Ii the jury: o. A
Kinzer. w. x. Toxsll. w. J. Fitzgerald,
wess Wise. W. D. Harrison. J. IA.
Chafan, J. H. Duke, R. B. Warren A.
w. Crews, w. J. Sellars. W. n. NOR
row, Bud Andrews Arguments VIII
be concluded Thursday afternoon.
State for use Ben Davis vs. A. w.
Davis, principal. and Ed Lamar ana
B. T. sitz, sureties, is the style OF
suit filed Thursday In Circuit Court.
This suit In for liability on q guar
dams bond and damage is asked IN
the asked in the sum Of $500.
In the case Of J. H. Robertson Vs.
VIM. Martin, for assault, compro-
mise was reached.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-06-03
DR.. BOAZ OFF
ON LONG TRIP
WILL BE AWAY FOR TWO WEEKS
IN INTEREST OF TENNESSEE
ORPHANS HOME

Rev. w. T. Boaz, pastor of the First
Christian church and superintendent
of the Tennessee Orphans Home. left
Thursday morning for a two weeks
trip in the interest of the orphanage.
Hhe will visit Fayetteville, Sparta, Nc
Minnville, Murfreesboro and other
places while gone. Before leaving
DR.. Boaz admitted four children to the
orphanage whose mother died this
week at Theta, the youngest of the
children being six weeks old.
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MUST VOTE IN THE
BL ANKET PRIMARY
OR LOSE PENSION
THAT WARNING GIVEN TO n. M.
CARTER, CONFEDERATE VET
ERAN, OF FLAT CREEK
HE ASKS THE BOARD WHAT TO DO
Capt. Hickman Assures Him that No
Man VIII Ever Be Dropped From
The Pension Rolls for Political Rsa-
sons II Present Members Remain
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June S.-The
following letter has been received by
the person to whom 1t is addressed In
this city:
Flat Greek, Tenn, May &c., 1910
Hon. John p Hickman, Secretary
Board Of Confederate Pensions. Dear
Sir: have been on the pension roll
for number OF years and In my de-
Ginning days / feel more keenIy the
need of aid received, yet / have been
warned that would be dropped from
the roll If | did not support the ad-
ministration ticket in the June pri-
mary. Will you kindly advise me by
return mail what / should do In the
premises. Most respectfully,
AZ. M. CARTER"
Mr.. Hickman replied that he was In
by the Pension Board to say
THAT no man has ever been put on
the roll for political reasons ami no
man will ever be dropped for political
reasons as long as the present men,
bers OF the Pension Board remain in
Office"