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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-05

perfectly. the infielders frequently dis
card the signals, having become so fa
mlliar with the plays and the style OF
making them that they know exactly
what to do without signaling. Evers
and Tinker of Chicago play entire
games without looking at each other ex.
cept when an unknown batter comes
up to hit.
But to get bnck TO that miIliontb of
a watt and the geometry of the game
The average "fan'' thinks that about
four out of every batter HIT fly balls
Managers growl all the time for the
batters to .'hit 'em on the ground.
the theory being that more hits go
safe on the ground than in the air. 1t
is true more runners reach hrst base
on ground hits than on hy balls, but
the percentage of safe bits largely Ia
vors aerial batting. This is because so
many groundors are fumbled and so
few dies muffed.
This involves another study Of an
giles, and an entirely new departure in
infeld defensive work. To discover
what proportion of balls are hit on the
ground, | took mass of score books
and classified 10000 batted balls, every
team in tho National and American
leagues being represented in the fig
ures Really | scored 1904 plays, be-
" ana / did not know which seventy
four to deduct. OF them 1902 were
ny balls, 5l7l were grounders. 344 were
bunts, and 957 line drives, as dlstln'
guished from flies. OF the 1904 balls
batted, 206I were scored as base hits,
OF the 5000 fly balls, 1A7 fell safe and
only lS were mutfed, which shows that
the folders catch almost everything
they get their hands upon. OF the
5IIJ ground balls, 424 were scored hits.
OF the 244 bunts. 155 went safe, and
of those l55 the feders got their
hands on lll OF the 957 line drives,
74I resulted in safe hits.
But 10 show the ground covering
ability Of the in6elders further calcu-
lation is necessary. In scoring, |
place small "T' above hits | be
licve too hard TO handle, and small
SD" over hits which are doubtful
either through bad bounding of the
ball or other cause. OF the 424 hits
through the infeld, 162 were marked
''Tn and 80 were marked "D.' so
the PLAYERS reached the ball 2ll times
and failed To field it; and of the 2lS
times the ball went through untouched
40 were plain hit and run plays In
which folders were going the wrong
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-05

| Schmidt sgnaIed one thing with his
hands he was flashing the opposite sig
nal with his eyes.
The second baseman and short stop
see the catcher's signal and verify it
by signaling to each other, deciding
which is TO cover second base. Also the
intention of the pitcher is signaled to
every member of the team,
One would think that the batter
would notice the shifting of position
and know what was TO be pitched He
is, however, too intent on watching the
pitcher to see anything else and, be
sides, the full motion of the defensive
team is not noticeable until the pitcher
starts 10 pitch, and then it is too late
for the batter to realize anything ex-
cept that the ball is coming. The
coachers see the movement and half
the time call ont to the batter " Fast -
or "Curve,' but he does not hear un-
til the ball is past him,
If YOU doubt this, try some day to
see what becomes Of the bat when a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-05

batter hits the ball and you will real
ize how hard it is TO watch anything
except the ball.
In addition, the second baseman and
short stop have code Of their own;
consisting of two signals, given with
the hands, feet, arms or eyes-some-
times by spoken words that are mean.
ingless to any one else-by which they
understand which one is TO take throws
at second base. The manager also has
his private set of signals by which he
directs the movements of the team,
Each man on the defensive infeld has
at least nine signals he must remem
Der. most OF which arc changed, in
meaning AT least. every day Each bat
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-05

the batter happened to be Steinfcldt.
whose name that day was being used
as the signal to steal. Chance was
yelling: Steinfeldt,' "Steiny,'
Steinfcldt," at the top Of his voice
and a veteran baseball man remarked;
"What is Chance yelling at Steiny
for! He's playing the game. He ought
to yell Mt that lobster on tirst,'
But the signals used in attack have
nothing 10 do with infeld defensive
work beyond showing how complicated
the system is and how much the play
ers must remember.
This infeld defensive involves much
beyond knowing the signals. Its prl-
mary object is 10 enahlc the plaYers
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-05

spoken words, sometimes signals with
his hands. / may be mistaken and
some of his men wrong in charging the
Tiger leader with the fatal blunders of
the series. EIe may have given orders
and the pitchers may have failed to get
the ball where be wanted 1t to go, or
the Pittsburg players may have per
formed the seemingly impossible and
hit balls in the wrong direction. How
ever that may be, Leach upset the en-"
tire defensive infield work of the III.
gers. On three occasions, Moriority was
running in fast when Leach, who was at
bat, drove the ball past him, and once
Bush was moving to cover second when
the ball went down "the groove Four
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-05

to start before the ball is hit. as hall
the time required to reach a ball ht
teen feet TO one side is occupied in
starting. The faster the second base.
man can go TO the left, and the short
stop to the right, the closer they can
play to second base, reducing the gap
there without widening the Others. The
strength Of arm of the short stop is
another important factor in closing the
gaps. for the deeper he can play the
narrower the gap. With every foot
he moves backward no gains =, foot OF
territory. Also it must be remembered
lkhat every runner who reaches q base
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-05

M Of the thumb for a spit
4 Ted tist for a slow ball and
r,ut if he wants "pitch
= Z ball being thrown wide TO
a. batter from hitting II when
jos We side suspects OF knows
einu play is TO be attempted.
l.atbe signal is given by the
Eq the feet. Schmidt Of De
hands to signal when tho
n wlear, signals with his eyes
Mrs are on bases, also using
to deceive them. In the
les between Detroit and
1st year Tommy Leach OF
y 1pped off Schmidt s signals
fe by guessing that when
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-05

Of Wagner's g long hits in the series were
to left field and two of them at least
were made on balls that were ordered
TO be pitched outside whether thoy
were or not.
1t is rather unfair TO criticize InteId
work by exhibitions given in a series
in which every man is strained to the
limit and with immense crowds cheering g
and restricting the playing space, but
the Inside work of both Pittsburg and
Detroit in the series was ragged and
seemed TO be wrong on MANY occasions
On two occasions, Bush and Qelchapty
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-05
Commander Julius A. Pratt Post No.
l43, Dept, Ill, C. A. r.

Mr.. Isaac Cook, commander of above
post, Kewanee. III, writes: "For a
long time | was bothered with back
ache and pains across the kidneys.
About two months ago I started taking
Foley Kidney Pills and soon saw they
were doing just as claimed. l kept on
taking them and now I am free from
backache, and the painful bladder mis-
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Pills So well that l have told many
of my friends and comrades about them
and shall recommend them at every op-
portunity Schramm-J johnson. Drugs.
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Baseball
CHAPTER VIII.
(Continued.)

em of signaling used by ma
|H teams is so involved that IT
|I,nstant thought and a good
N follow the signals, even aft
II them. No team dares use
mails for any length Of time.
,rs become so skillful in de-
signals of opponents that
simes compel the other club
s:hem two or three times dur
how complicated the system
ago Cubs catchers each have
which are plainly visible 10
baseman and short stop. If
, gives the signal, the catcher
Y by a different code. The
.s his hands, feet, knees or
The commonest code
hr in various positions for n
MI. two fingers for q curve.
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"ties up'' one of the defense s players
On reaching first base, he forces the
baseman to remain on the bag, and
widens the right field gap by six feet
at least. Runners on first and second
tie up two men, and when this is the
case and there is but one out, and q
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-05

ier has six, three with the three pre-
ceding batters and three with the
three men following him. making four
teen signals a day, besides the ones
used by the manager. The second bats
man and short stop have from twenty
to iwenty-four signals to keep in mind,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
Brutal Attack on Wife.

New York, Dec enlarged with
attacking bis wife shortly after she be.
came the mother OF his tenth child,
Michael Mactutus, tailor, was held to.
day without bail in the Manhattan
Aveuue Police Court. The woman Is
dying 10 the Eastern District Hospital
and the new born infant, q girl, will
hardly survive the shock Of the fiendish
attack.
The seven OF the other niue children
OF the Mactutas family are alive. They
we're being cared for by neighbors. En-.
ragged at the birth OF the tenth, Macts-
tus seized his wife by the bsir and
dragged her through the entire fat kick
ing her at every turn.
Mactatus fought like wild animal
when the neighbors tried TO rescue the
woman. a dozen men finally hurled
him down the steps and stoned him as
be fed.
Mactatus resisted arrest and was un.
merciiully dubbed into submission.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
Bull Attacks a House.

Burlington, n. j., Dec. 2.-After
breaking away from a farmland, who
was taking the animal to an abattoir, a
big bull made an attack upon the home
Of Mrs. Edward Rex during the alb
sence OF the family yesterday, and
nearly wrecked the house before it was
recaptured. Mrs. Rex returned to find
a crowd in front of her home. There's
a bull in there, Dustin your house to
smithereens !" yelled youngster. and
the noise verified it.
Mrs. Rex and neighbors, who entered
by the front door, were almost smoth-
cred by gas. They found the bull had
wedged itself between two doors leading
into the narrow kitchen. A boy vol
unteered to climb through window and
pry open the door, so that men from a
gas company could get in and turn of
the flow of gas. The bull was then
dragged out, taking part OF the wall
with it. The kitchen was sad sight.
The gas range had been knocked over,
and this had caused the gas to escape.
The whole rear OF the honse looked as
though bombshell had struck it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
unties in this section are:
Dream Terribly True.

Mahoney City. Pa, Dec. A vivid
dream two nights before in which her
husband met death, came shockingly
true to Mrs. Claude Blaine yesterday.
when Blaine, an electrician and en-
gineer at the city light plant, met death
by the explosion OF a ten-inch steam
line upon which he was making repairs
in the boiler house. The line blew up
at leaky joint where he was repack-
ing it, and his body scalded and he was
hurled through window into the en-
CINE room and dashed against the fly
wheel, then thrown forceibly against
the brick wall of the building. His
face was crushed in, one hand blown
off and his body roasted until the flesh
hung from it in shreds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
Death Of Judge Dill.

Orange, n. j., Dec. Judge James
Brooks Dill, often referred to as The
father Of trusts. " died at his home here
today. He was for many years the
most prominent corporation lawyer in
New Jersey and helped frame the arti-
cles of incorporation OF many Of the
big combinations organized under the
protection OF the state laws. His in
come is estimated at $500, 600 year.
10 1905 he was persuaded to accept
a place on the bench and became fully
as noted a jurist as he was corpora
ton lawyer. He was about 10 resume
pny'te law practice, having resigned
from the bench, when taken with an
attack OF heartdisease some weeks ago.
The corporations that Judge Dill per-
sonaIly organized while practicing in
this state, hal total capital exceed
ing $793, 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02

that this will be big session" for
insurgency. Norris is OF the opinion
that the insurgents this session
will concentrate their fight on the
method OF appointing the COMMITTEES OF
the House. His scheme if adopted
will make the committees absolutely
representative, and will make the
House a real representative body. 1t
is probable that the insurgents will get
together next week, soon after the ses-
sion opens, to caucus on plans Tor the
session.
Although his annual message has
been completed, President Taft today
decided upon a chance in its form and
was busy for several hours formulating
sort OF appendix TO the document. 1t
is the presidents idea that some OF the
information contained in the message,
as it was sent out in confidence last
night, could be made more forceful II
presented as an appendix. With this
idea in mind, he has cut half dozen
pages from the message aud rewritten
it into an additional statement. Now
that the message is off his hands. the
president expects to devote himself 10
conferences with representatives and
senators. A steady stream OF legislators
flowed into the executive offices today.
The fertilization Of the Panama
canal will have the support OF Senator
Money, Of Mississippi, the minority
leader in the Senate. Senator Money
regards the attempt to neutralize the
canal by treaty as a mistaken idea OF
economy. He believes that the water
way costing half billion dollars should
be defended and doubts the efficacy OF
an international agreement to guarantee
its neutrality.
Sentence to three years in the peni-
Tertiary on his plea Of guilty to a
charge of embezzling over So, 900, John
G. Sims, formerly agent for the Life
Insurance Company OF Virginia, broke
down and cried like child as he left
Criminal Court No. 2 today.
Secretary OF the Navy Meyer today
issued statement in explanationl OF
the estimates which he had supplied to
Congress as the necessary approprla-
ton for the conduct of the navy estab-
lishment in the coming year. The
amount estimated for construction OF
ships is about $40, 900, 900 less this year
than the sum appropriated last year
On the other hand, the pay OF officers
and men OF the navy and ma
rine corps together with import
ant improvements in public work
has increased the estimate 81
$4,000 but the total net reduction
in the estimate, as compared with the
appropria ion for the fiscal year 1911,
is about So 900, 900. The preliminaries
OF bitter fight has developed between
Secretary Meyer and his enemies upon
the congressional committees on naval
affairs. The row broke over the esti-
mates for the naval establishment
which baye just been completed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
seven Hundred Druses Slain.

ConStaptinople, Dec. 2.-Seyen
hundred Druses have been slain in a
battle with Turkish troops at Hauran,
Syria, south OF Damascus, according to
dispatches received here today. Des-
pite the heavy slaughter, the main body
Of the Druses, estimated to number
10000, is still holding out and another
fierce encounter is expected.
The present conflict is believed TO
be another OF the long chapter Of
outrages growing out OF religious
hatred that the Turks have perpetrated
on the Druses, who withdrew from
the Mohammedau faith centuries ago.
Almost invariably the Turks have
been the aggressors in these fights,
and although details OF the present
trouble are lacking, it is presumed that
the Turks are forcing the fighting.
The Druses are reported cntrenched in
a mountain fastness that will make
their dislodgment difficult matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
FAvoRs SUNDAY JUDGEMENTS.

Delegates gathered in Chicago for
the Methodist National Conference for
Social Service were told Wednesday by
one Of their number that Sunday base
ball and motion pictures, long under
the ban OF the Methodist Church, were
all right, should have the official sane
ton, instead OF the official ban, and
should be patronized eagerly Instead Of
Stunned.
DR.. Edward A. Peterson, OF Good
rich House. Cleveland, O., was the
advocate OF Sunday amuSements and
his paper on The Place of Recreation
in the Modern OF City," brought forth
considerable opposition. DR.. Peterson
said
Il believe laws against Sunday
games for the people are bad and should
be repealed. They are really dead
letters in most places and constructive
policy should be adopted for recreation
on workingman's day. 1t is good and
wise legislation which forbids work on
Sunday, for that is the only way we
tcan assure its being observed. But
where we forbid play we make Sunday
day OF idleness for most young peo-
pie. OF course, We must insist on OBJ
servance OF church services.
1t seems wo have entered into a con-
tract with his majesty the devil to find
idle hands. Our Sunday laws are a
survival OF Puritan days and have
ceased TO fit because all positive features
have been discarded. "
DR.. Peterson did not include PROBES.
sional baseball in his list OF approved
pastimes, because only a few play
while many sit idly" and because it
is one big gamble"
Motion picures, he added, have
opportunity for evil, | will admit, but
we are overlooking the great opportun-
i.y for good inherent in them. They
are the poor mans entertainment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Rowena Dixon, for many years
a resident OF Warrenton, died at her
home near there Wednesday. She was
member OF the Ashton family.
Captain Newton S. Haselwood, chief
clerk in the Office OF the auditor OF the
Norfolk and Western Railway, was
found dead in his home in Roanoke
yesterday.
Messrs. Davis & Davis, Washington
patent attorneys, report the grant this
week to citizens OF this state OF the fol-
lowing patents: f. billiard, Richmond,
addressing stamp; w. I. Grady,
Orange, fling apparatus.
Gen. J. Floyd, King OF Washington,
and Miss Lillian P. Filler, daughter Of
the late Col. A. I. Filler, OF Lovetts-
vile, Loundoun county, were quietly
married at Linden, Z" the brides home,
near Lorettsville, at noon yesterday.
Rev. DIR. f. L. Edwards, OF the Vir-
GINA Methodist conference, died We'd
nesday night at the home OF his daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. e. Freeman, at Stony
Creek. DR.. Edwards was So years
old.
Mrs. Catherine Wilcox Burke, wife
OF the late Newman Burke. died in
Washington yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Burke was in her eighty-ninth year.
Mrs. Burke was born in Fairfax county
where she lived until going to Wash
ington, seventeen years ago. Her
father, Capt. Wilcox, owned much
land in Fairfax at one time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
THE METHODIsTs.

From the discussion which took place
in the executive session OF the joint
commission on Methodist federation in
Baltimore yesterday afternoon in First
Methodist Episcopal Church it seems
that the organic union OF the three
great branches OF Methodism is as far
apart as eyer.
The papers read in the public session
IN the morning would lead layman to
believe that union was not only de-
sirable, but even easy 10 accomplish.
Putting the theories into practice is
apparently the difficulty that confronts
the commission.
1t was evidently realized that the
churches are still wide apart in their
views, and that the discussion might be-
come acrimonious, for the secret session
was halted long enough TO clear the
church OF all outsiders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
ZINC EnglIsh parliamentary campaIgn

The English parliamentary campaign.
London, Dec. 2.-The parliamentary
campaign now drawing to close has
reached a most unusual degree of
yituperation and SANDER. Politicians
agree that England has not experienced
so bitter a campaign in the present
generation.
Accusations OF treason, theft and
lying are made in nearly every politi-
cal speech, and it is expected that the
conclusion OF the campaign will be
marked by scores OF SANDER suits.
In seventy constituencies in England
tomorrow members OF the new parlia-
ment will be elected, and in all politi-
cal circles today it is conceded that the
result OF tomorrow's voting will be a
splendid indication of the final out
come OF the battle between the conser-
natives and the liberals-the lords
and the commons.
With the important issues that are
at stake, there is an unexplained
apathy prevalent among the voters and
paid canyassers are today raking the
country TO reach the indifferent voters
and secure their pledges.
More than 200 OF the nominations
for constituencies have been made and
the final issues joined. Leader A. j.
Balfour, OF the unionists. and Joseph
Chamberlain have been nominated
without opposition and are.thus assured
OF their seats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
Insane on Train.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 2.--Soon after
leaving New York on the Old Point
Comfort express last night, lady
passenger, accompanied by small
child, began to show signs of all un'
balanced mind. After leaving Delmar
she became violent. She was taken
from the train here and removed to
Sarah Leigh Hospital for treatment,
The woman is unable togive her name,
bit from information gathered from
her In lucid moments, she was ac-
companied to the train by man
named Hildred Edmonds. connected
with the Rudder Publishing Company,
OF New York City.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
FRIDAY EVENING, DEC.

w. G. CoMsrooK, BARLEY r. Rich
ards, Charles Jamison and Aquila
Triplett, millionaire cattle men OF
Nebraska, who are to serve one year
in jail for fencing government lands,
have spent a north in making a
choice OF county iailS in the states
and have finally decided to become
inmates OF the Adams cor.ty Jail.
The convicts will have a japanese
chef, who will do their cooking They
have ordered expensive furniture and
carpets sent to the Jail. In addition
they purchased well-selected library.
They have subscribed for num-
Der OF newspapers and magazines.
The windows OF their cells have been
hung with expensive lace curtains.
The floors are carpeted, ard in gen
eral way the cells have the appearance
of well-appointed clubrooms. In 1876
several men who had defrauded the
United States by running illicit dis
tilleries were sent to jail in St. Louis.
They were allowed TO occupy the
corridors and to have almost as good
time as the Northumberland above.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-02
TO DISCUSS DEBT CASE.

1t understood in Washington that
Governor Glasscock, of West Virginia,
has asked an interview with President
Taft for tomorrow to discuss the Vir-
GINA debt case and that sucIi a con-
ference has been agreed upon.
No one there seems to know what
feature OF the case the West Virginia
governor desires to discuss with the
president, but it is sulmised that in a
general way the conference may have q
bearing on the new appointment that is
to be made to the bench at an early
date to fill a vacancy now existing. The
case was recently assigned for bearing
in January.