The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-08-12

Dack because they hadn't seen full
game, but we afterwards learned that
this was just little bit of stage play
put on for the purpose of fooling US.
1.-THE umpire declared it no game
and we finally compromised by accept
ing $3.50 instead of our $3.50 guarantee,
and our 500 extra money, and all be-
cause I could find nothing in the book
of rules to prevent club owner from
pasturing balleating broncho in his
own outfield."
1t was full year before 1 had a
chance to get even partially even
Then, one day, we played the Nava
sofas in TeXarkana. Our half of the
ball park was in Texas and the other
half in Arkansas. One of Sheriff Null
lens players got rough with one OF
my men and was arrested. Mullen
tried to get his player acquitted or
the grounds that tie assault was com
mitted in Texas and that there was nc
law on the statute books of that state
making the assault misdemeanor
Il got surveyor to take measure
ments and he found that the assault
really occurred in Arkansas and Mul
lin had to pay a $40 fine"
Five times in the history of baseball
has first baseman gone through a
game without having put out. IL
the contest between Pittsburg and Chi
cago recently, Holman of the Cubs
did not have put out. His only
chance was throw from Tinker and
he dropped that. 1t was the first time
in the history of the game that that
record has been hung up. Here are
the other four marks:
July 81, 1861-In New York City
First Baseman Mutuals in game with
Alpine.
August 6, 1S91-McCauley, first base
man of the Washington American as
ISOLATION team, in game with Column
bus, o., club.
May %, 1906-Jiggs Donahue of the
Chicago White Sox, in a game with
the New York Highlanders.
August -, 1906-Emerson, first
baseman of the Monsoon. Mass, team
in a game with the Stamford, Conn,
club.
Bill Dinneen, who at one time was a
star pitcher for the Boston club, more
recently with st. Louis, and now one
of Ban Johnson's umpires, is making
good at that Job. Dinneen is right
on top of all the plays, and there
never will be any overruling of deci-
sions while he is at work with Tom
Connolly. They both work together
very well. Dinneen has been going
along so well that the American
league has boosted his salary.
In view of the fact that the new
home of the White Cox in Chicago is
very large, and it will be possible to
hit home run to any field inside the
fences, it is believed that they will
Le at disadvantage, for it has been
some time since Chicago had a home.
run hitter of the caliber of Harry
Davis, Sam Crawford Stanage, Engle
Jake Stahl and others. Hughey Duffy
however, says that he intends to rem.
edy that fault next season, having In.
structed the scoutS to sign up nothing
but home-run hitters of the "Homs
Run Haggerty" and "Swat Milligan"
stripe.
Catcher Bill Bergen of the Brooklya
club sprung new one at Cincinnati
When Bill walked into the catcher's
box he carried with him three i'm
mense catching gloves. Two were
placed on the ground near the plate
and the third adorned his left hand
This glove was worn until a Cincin
natl player reached first and then dis
carded in favor of one of the other
gloves. If a pitched ball happened tc
bounce out of this glove, Bill dropped
it and used glove No. 5. Bill explained
that gloves Nos. and made it easier
for him to start his throws when Red
legs tried to steal. He was breaking
in glove No. l.