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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18
VALUABLE POINTERS ABOUT THE AUTO

able and one part each of grease and
fake graphite.
The introduction of a little fake
graphite into the lubricating oil in the
proportion of about a teaspoonful to a
pint OF oil builds up even the most
microscopic irregularities on bearing
and wearing surfaces of pistons and
cylinders, resulting in better lubrica-
ton of the cylinders, better compress
sion and great economy in oil.
When a bolt is to be removed from
machine avoid using a hammer direct
ly on the bolt unless absolutely neces-
sary. Hard pounding will invariably
ruin the bolts for further use, neces-
stating a replacement at not only adj
ditional expense, but often resulting in
vexatious delays and no end of trouble.
The changing of speeds on a car
equipped with planetary gearing
should be done slowly and gently; 9th
erwise the strain on the gear is very
considerable, and stripping is not an
impossibility. fabrication of the
drums is quite permissible and is usu-
ally provided for, but If not some thin
oil can be used to advantage.
Methods of extinguishing gasoline
fires are quite commonly known. Wa
ter must never be used. In the first
place it does not put out the fire, and
In the second place it makes It worse
The latter is because gasoline floats
on water and so is spread out in q
more favorable form of vaporization.
Sand and earth. on the other hand, abb
sorb the gasoline and prevent its
vaporization. Wood pulp is one of the
best materials for absorbing gasoline
and has been recommended as filing
for All staSaGa tanks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18
STORIES OF
The DIAMOND
Babe Adams, Rising Young
Star of the Pirates, Tells
How He Became Pitcher.
PRACTICED WITH POTATOES
Made His Professional Debut by
TwirIing a 15-Inning Game
HIS Secret of Success.
No. ri.
Bv BABE ADAMS,

copyright, 1910, by American Press Asso-
ciatton-l
How did 1 come to break into pro-
fessional baseball? Well. started
playing with kids on the lots just the
same as many other ball players, and.
being heart and soul In the game, l
eventually drifted into the professional
ranks. Still, when / think it over very
carefully, perhaps my early career is
q little more unique than that Of
the majority of others. My early
boyhood was spent on an Indiana
farm. And I'll tell you that did my
bit too. In fact, we all had to do it,
and my dad saw that the work was
done properly.
Just about ten years ago, when I
was sixteen. my folks moved TO
Mount Moriah, Mo. l had the base
ball fever bad while on the farm, but
when reached Mount Moriah / got it
worse.
Not always having a ball on hand,
would pick up a potato or stone or
any old thing could lay my hands on
and try my best to curve it Constant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18
MERE WALLOP
IS NOT ENOUGH
Great Punch May Help But 1t
Will Not Alone Defeat Jack
johnson July 4.
ASSERTION WELL BACKED
Corbett, AtteI and Wolgast Examples
of Light Hitters Who Have
Reached the Top.

"Jack Johnson can't hit hard enough
to hurt Jim Jeffries. How can the
negro expect to put JEFF away when
such hard hitters as Fitzsimmons and
Sharkey couldn't feaze himT" are ex-
pressions heard every day in discus
sions Of the coming battle. The fact
that johnson took fourteen rounds to
dispose of Tommy Burns and twelve
for KetcheIl are pointed to as recent
evidences OF the lack of steam In john
sons blows. 1t is q strong argument
in many respects, for johnson has not
shown as we'll at times as men OF less
class against the same men.
But when it is argued that Johnson
cannot hit hard enough to beat Jefries
the argument is weak. Take, for In
stance. Battling Nelson. who met de-
feat at the hands OF AID Wolgast. No
body ever accused Wolgast Of being
hard hitter. Still he chopped Nelson
to ribbons and gave him one of the
worst beatings any man ever suffered
in the ring. Young Corbett. Aureiia
Herrera, Joe Cans and George Mesmic
are some OF the murderous wallpapers
Nelson beat after standing their hard
est blows without wavering.
Jim Corbett never was hard hitter,
yet he easily defeated John L. Sulli-
van, one of the hardest hitters the
game has ever known Attell has new
er been regarded as a hard hitter, and
yet he held the featherweight cham
nionship for years. Frank Erne.
clever boxer with only a fair wallop.
gave Kid Lavigne his first beating. and
Lavigne was just as tough as Nelson.
Previous to his fight with Nelson the
best Wolgast could boast of were vic
tories over second raters, and even his
most ardent admirers did not claim q
punch for him. yet he put it all over
Battling Nelson.
Could Not Down Sharkey.
Jeffries must be recognized as a hare
hitter, yet he could not put Tom Shar-
key away in twenty to twenty-five
round bouts. and Sharkey was as easy
to hit as q barn door. Sullivan per-
haps never had a superior in hitting
power. yet he was beat by a weak
hitting youngSter from California
James ]. Corbett. 1t is true that
Johnson's record does not make him
look like a hard hitter. yet he was not
beaten for several years previous to
winning the heavyweight champion
ship.
Stanley Ketchel says Johnson has a
punch with the force of a mules kick
behind it. There must be something
in that, because Stanley felt the power
of Jacks big mauler.
The old stuff to the effect that JEFF
fries never dared to hit any man as
hard as he could is too ridiculous for
consideration by any one well posted
in the game. yet many give It serious
consideration Still. how could any one
be so silly as TO believe that Jeffries
held back on the steam in his punches
when FitZsimmons broke his nose and
made his face look like a jellyfsh or
In his two fights with Sharkey. in
which the referee was forced to give
hairline decisions?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18
DAVIS PRIZE CONTROVERSY.
Or. Dwight Explains the international
Lawn Tennis Troubles.

Or. Dwight Explains the international
Lawn Tennis Troubles.
In an interview recently regarding
the controversy over the preliminary
matches between England and Amer
lea for the Davis lawn tennis. cup DR..
James Dwight, president of the Unit
ed States Lawn Tennis association. ex-
planned the situation. which, he said.
had become somewhat complicated.
DR.. Dwight said: Australia asked
England and the United States to play
the preliminaries in Australia. Eng
land refused to do this. Thereupon
England asked us to play the prelim-
inaries in England. We cabled Eng
land that we should probably agree to
the proposal. We found later that
we could not do so. We did not think
it proper and sportsmanlike to take
the chance of winning in England and
then FORGETTING the challenge match to
Australia, which country holds the Da-
Wis trophy.
I'VE desired to be assured of follow
ing a winning of the preliminaries in
England, If such 1t turned out, by
sending team to Australia We have
not yet seen our way clear to send a
team to England with the assurance
Of an Australian journey. The length
of time taken by the two Journeys is
such that very few, If any. of the men
we desire can spare It. However, we
still hope to send a team to Australia. ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18

BABE ADAMS, P1TTSBURGS CRACK YOUNG
TwIRLER.
practice made me very accurate. 1t
used TO please my folks to see me
knock a stick or can off the fence with
a stone or a potato. This encoura ged
me to do better. After a short time in
Mount Moriah l landed on a local
team I'll never forget how tickled
felt when I took a peep at myself
before the mirror with my uniform on.
! got all swelled up.
Encouraged by Parents.
My success wItb the local team was
little short of phenomenal. Encour-
aged by my parents. L worked harder,
went to bed earlier, got up earlier, new
er tasted cigarettes or iquor-nor have
l yet-and finally landed a good job.
One Of my mothers early requests was
that should never smoke cigarettes
or drink intoxicating liquors. I've
obeyed her, and this Is one of the
main secrets of my success on the dia-
mond.
Later I Joined the Parsons (Kan.)
club in the Missouri Valley league.
won my first game pitched in organ
lied baseball. This was against Fort
Scott and went fifteen innings. The
score was to J., and so pleased was
the manager with my showing that he
doubled my pay. l was two years In
the Western league and one in the
American. I made my debut as a
major Lacquer with the St Louis Ma
donals In 1905, but was not given much
opportunity to prove my worth. 1
twirled good ball for the Louisville
club In 1908 before 1 Joined the Pr
rates.
The secret of success In baseball Is
not different from the secret of sue
cess in any business undertaking. i
think that luck and opportunity, back
ed by life Of moderation, are the Sc
cret of my success.
Pitching is an art only perfected by
constant practice. There must be ali
solute harmony between the pitcher
and the catcher. l use about ten diff
ferent forms of the curve ball, and
when speed is a factor it gives me a
wide scope in putting up a mixture of
balls that only the best hitters have a
right TO negotiate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18

1eakege OF the electrical current me"
be due to worn or frayed insulation,
and the bare wire may possibly come
in contact with some metal part and
so form the short circuit to the ground.
This may or may not prove constant
short circuit, as it sometimes happens
that the vibration of the car will cause
the bare wire to shift about, and the
'short" will occur only now and then.
as the wire brushes against the metal
at intervals. Trouble Of this kind Is
generally due 10 poor and old time
connections and will but seldom occur
with modern terminals. Perhaps the
easiest and best way of correcting this
trouble is to wrap little tape around
both the ends of the damaged cable
and its binding post, which Will keep
the loose ends together and at the
same time make. certain of q good con
tact at the post.
Failures of the spark plugs due to
defects in material and manufacture
are not so common nowadays as in the
past. but modern plugs are by no
means immune from trouble. IT IS
well to test the plugs In the event that
trouble is suspected. To do this it
should be first ascertained which of
the cylinders is misfring by holding
down all the vibratOrs but the one TO
be tested. This is incoDvenient with
out assistance, but the vibrators may
be cut out of action by simply insert
ing a bit of stout paper between the
platinum contacts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18
TIME MAKES BIG CHANGES
IN BASEBALL.

When the Philadelphia Athletics
captured the 1902 American league
championship the clubs infleld
was Davis, Murphy, Monte Cross
and Lave Cross. Davis is the only
. one left. Boston won the next
two years with Lachance, Ferris,
i, Parent and Collins. Lachance is
gone; Parent is Il Chicago White
Sox; Hobe Ferris and Collins are
minor leaguerS. In 1905 the Ath-
letics won again with the same
infeld as in 1902. The White Sox
were the 1906 winners, with Don
ahue, Isbell, Davis, Tannehill and
Robe. These have all passed out
but Tannehill, who is but a sub
; stitute on the Sox aggregation.
The 1908 Tiger indeld was COM
posed of Rossman. Schaefer,
O'Leary and Coughlin. All have
gone. Tom Jones has Rossman's
place, Jim Delehanty has replaced
Schaefer, Coughlin has given way
TO Moriarity,' and Owen Bush GUST
ed O'Leary out of the shortstop
position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18
Motorboat Racing.

. The plan OF segregating amateurs
and professionals I'm motorboat racing,
which is now we'll under way. is meet
ing with enthusiastic support from
many sources. Along the St Lawrence
river. where during the summer there
Is probably more competition among
speed craft of al sorts and classes
than in any other section in America
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18
National Rouinn R.uatta.

As the time draws nearer and nearer
for the national regatta which will be
held on the Potomac river at Washing
ton. Aug. II and 10. IL becomes more
and more apparent that this will be
the greatest rowing affair ever held in
North America There Is possibility
that forty states will be represented
and InanR Goraian cnunfrias.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18
eotch May Become Baseball Masna.e

Gotch May Become Baseball Magnate.
Frank Gotch. the worlds champion
wrestler, is anxious to become a base
ball magnate. Gotch has his eye on
the Des Moines Western league base
ball franchise and has made Owner
John F. Higgins q tempting offer.
There is no wrestler more enthusias-
tic over baseball than Gotch. and II he
had not sustained an injury to his nose
while playing years ago he might be in
the game today. AS it is. he plays &C.
casionaIly and attends games every
chance he gets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18
Use Smoked Glasses

A pair of smoked or tinted goggles
should be carried. to be used when
driving against a low sun. In the
early morning and sometimes In the
evening. when one is driving In the
direct rays Of the sun. it is quite i'm
possible to see. The smoked or tinted
klaSsas ayexcana this dihcnltz.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18
INTERCOLLEGIATE SWIMMING.

Three Championship Events to Be De-
eided In New York June IS.
Captain q. NJ. Richards of Yale.
president of the intercollegiate Swim
ming association, has brought to a sat
isfactory conclusion negotiations for
the holding of set of intercollegiate
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-31
BOY DROWNED AT GIBBON

TANANA. Oct. E. - Fred Clark. aged ,. son of Mir and Mrs E. B. Clark was drowned in the Yukon, Wednesday afternoon, near the Clark home above town.
 No one saw the accident, but it is thought that the child slipped off the shore and was carried under by the icy current. Though the father and neighbors searched every eddy with poles and rakes. no trace of the body has been found.
 The child had told his mother that he was going after some water
 Mrs Clark warned him not to go, but in a moment, while the father was in the back yard, the boy ran down to the river He was missed in few minutes and the mother. reno mbering what the boy had said, instituted search. Though every thing possible was done by the frantic parents, their efforts proved futile
 The report that MT Clark sent his boy after the water proves to be untrue.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-31
MAINE ELECTION
 SIGNIFICANT
WAS NOT DECIDED PRINCIPALLY ON STATE AND LOCAL
 ISSUES
Special CorrespondenceD

WASHINGTON. Oct. !. - Suffci- ent time has now passed to get the truth from Maine Authentic re ports show that the Democratic vic tories there were not won princi- pally upon state and local issues as the Republican leaders have tried to represent. The most prominent issues were;
 Failure of the Republican party to fulfill it's campaign pledge to re wise the tariT downward, high cost of living Cannonism, Haleism. ques- tions pertaining to prohibition.
 The HemoCratic congressional can didates promised to investigate and expose the following:
 The cost of living as affected by the tarif1 and the trusts.
 EXtrayaganCe in government ex- penditures
 The part played by Attorney-Gen- eral WiCkersham in the sale of friar lands in the Philippines
 The amount of money Cortelyou and other Cabinet members squeezed out of plutoCrats for campaign pur- poses when Roosevelt ran in 1904 and how much Hitchcock raised for Tatt four years later
 The efforts of the trusts and syn dicates to grab timber and mineral lands and water power sites and Ballinger's relation thereto
 The reasons why President Taft joins the Guggenheims in denying 10 Alaska territorial government.
 The influence behind the rubber schedule. cotton schedule and wool schedule of the Payne-Aldrich tar if bill
 The part played by national off cers in promoting the plundering ot the civilized Indians of Oklahoma by lawyers. claim agents and poll, ticians.
 CLYDE II TANFNNFR
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-31
Generous Restitution.

In one of the Northwestern States they like nothing better than to tell how, a few years ago, there came to that section Boston newspaper man whose mission it was to write up' lynching in that quarter, al. though it appeared that there had not been an illegal execution in the state for long time The na- tives took the questions of the East ern scribe in good part, and even ''jollied" him into believing that for downright lawlessness the commun. ity wherein he was for the moment so1ourning was about the most con- spicuous portion of the United States
 Don't you ever make a mistake in these lynchings?" guilelessly ask ed the Bostonian That is, don't you ever lynch the wrong man."
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-31
SENATOR DOLLlVER'S JOKE AT
 LAWYERS EXPENSE.

The late Senator Deliver. of Iowa, used to tell of the trial of man for murder who was undoubtedly guilty, but was acquitted, greatly to the sur prise of the presiding judge The jury had been out two days consid- erirg the case, without reaching a conclusion Then the judge called the jury into court and asked what the difficulty was The foreman said:
 Judge. there is only one thing that is troubling us. Was the pris- oner's counsel appointed by the court or retained by the prisoner himself"
 The prisoner is a man of means" said the judge, and has retained his own counsel"
 Ten minutes later the jury sent out word that an agreement had been reached. They filed into the court. The foreman arose and an nOLnced the verdict:
 Acquitted, on the ground of in sanity"
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-31
RUST.HICkMAN NUPTIALS

On Tuesday evening at s o'clock Miss Clara Louise Hickman and Jesse Warrington Rust were mar ried by Rev. J. II. Condit. at the home of the groom's mother, Mrs. Cora F. Madole, on Second avenue, near Cowles. Only few of the inti- mate friends were present. Mrs. Ma dole stood up with the bride and Frank Reynolds supported the groom
 Following the ceremony we'd ding supper, with covers for twelve, was served at the residence. The bride is we'll known and much re- spected in the camp, having resided here for several years. Mir. Rust is at present mining on above Little Eldorado and it is there that Mir
 and Mrs. Rust will make their home
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-31
History of the Athletics
 Worlds Champions

chance the Athletics had with New York for the worlds series The play CTS were engaging in the idiotic straw-hat smashing prank around the platform of the station. when Andy Coakley, the fashion plate of the team at that time. happened along Rube was resolved to get his lid, and Andy was equally resolved that he would not. and in the mixup that ,nsued. Coakley tossed his grip at WaddelI, who tripped over it. fall ing on his left shoulder The Ath- letiCs might not have won the cham pionship under any circumstances, but that little bit of skylarking lost them whatever chance they had
 In 190G the Athletics finished fourth. Lave Cross was let out at the beginning of the season. and Manager Mack had to do consider able experimenting around third base. trying Oldring. Brouthers and Jack Knight there Al the begin ming ot 19o7 il did not look as though the Athletics were going to cut much Of a figure again. but taking advantage cf the differences that existed between the Boston management and Jimmy Collins he made a deal by which the latter was secured in exchanged for Jack Knight. Collins seemed 10 add the one thing needful in the infeld and from that time on the Athletics were in the very thiCkest of the fray only losing by points in the most sensational finish ever known.
 For the first time in their his tory the Athletics finished below the 800 mark in 1908, closing in sixth place. the lowest position they ever occupied in the race
 Seeing that he was hopeless ly out of it Manager Mack began to experiment in mid-season for new material but always playing the same combination against con. tending clubs. The wisdom of this was made manifest in 1909. when the Athletics were again destined to figure in heart-breaking finish They looked to be the winners until the last series with Detroit, when Ty Cobb accidentally spiked Barry There was nothing perfunctory about this spiking Cobb's cleats went right into the bone. and Barry was out of it for the rest of the season. With Barry out of the lineup. the inteld became broken up. and in the concluding series with Cleveland and Chicago the touch and go which distinguis he'd the work of the Ath- ietics up to Barry's accident was lacking. and they had to be con tent with second place, "A points behind Detroit-.645- 621.
 At the beginning of the present season Manager Mack declared that his team was the best that he had ever managed. and expressed the opinion that if he could not win with it he would never expect to capture another pennant
 The team has demonstrated that it is worth all, if not more, than the usually conservative manager said of ii. l. has not only won the pennant, but also a higher percent age than was ever before made by an American League club.
 Benjamin F. Shibe is president of the Athletics; Thomas S Shibe. president; Connie Mack, treas urer-manager; John D. Shibe. as. sistant treasurer and business man. agar, and these with Frank l.. Hough, and Sam Jones constitute the board of directors
The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-31
Would Choose His Company.

In the West, some twenty year. ago there lived good man who gave up part of his time to teach ing the Indians the Christian faith. On one of his trips he stopped at the ranch of a well-to-do and very re- ligious Swede, and requested nights lodging
 The Swede thought a great deal of the missionary and dislked to of fend him; but he also disllked ex, tremely having a pack of dirty. greasy Indians hanging about his place, so, after much hemming and having, he stated his objections.
 But these Indians are Christians. my good brother, and If you cant abide with them for a single night here on earth. how do you expect to dwell in heaven with them through all cternity?" inquired the indignant missionary
 The Swede was perplexed, but, after thoughtfully scratching his head a moment. he said, The Bible says that in my Fathers house there are many mansions, an tank l haf separate house"
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