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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
WIFE SURRENDERS FUGITIVE
Alleged Woman Slayer Betrayed While
Hiding in His Own Home, Hun
CRY and Ragged.

Plano, Ill.-Cringing in dark cor
ner of the attic of his home w. IL.
Norris was arrested on the charge of
numbering Stella Dumas, with whom
he was said to have been infatuated,
On Dec. II. Since the murder Morris
had been living in the woods and out
buildings in this vicinity without food
Or water. In pitiable condition he
gained his home unseen, ate raven
ously and was shaving his beard to
disguise himself when his wife and
rhildren entered. Upon his fearful
pleading his wife agreed not to give
him up, but took the first opportunity
to slip away for the sheriff.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Balm for Chinese.

Struggling authors in China find it
almost as pleasant to have a manu-
script rejected as to have it accepted.
According to the Journal des Debats
the editor Of one of the leading perl
odicals Of Picking, writes: 1--WE have
read thy manuscript with infinite de-
light BY the sacred ashes of our
ancestors we swear that never before
have we reyelcd in so enthralling a
masterpiece. If we printed It, his
majesty the emperor, our high and
mighty master. would ordain us to
take It as model and never hence
forth to print anything inferior to 1t.
As IL would be impossible to find its
equal within 10000 years, we are com
PEELED, though shaken with sorrow at
our action, to return thy divine manu-
script, and for doing 50 We ask thee
a thousand pardons.'
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
SCORE DIE IN FIRE
FORTY-FOUR FiREMEN BURIED
BY THE FALLING WALLS or
PHILADELPHIA FACTORY.
RESCUE 20 FROM THE RUINS
Fire Fighters on Roofs Go Down in
Collapse Which Comes Without a
Moments Warning-Many of Dead
Crushed Beyond Recognition.

Philadelphia.-Twe fremen are
thought to have lost their lives in a
fire which destroyed the ID. Friedlander
five story factory building. More than
a score Of others have been taken TO
hospitals, and it is estimated that at
least twelve are still in the ruins or
the structure. The total number OF
dead will probably reach twenty as the
result of the death toll of the fire.
OF those taken to the hospital half
q dozen have fractured skulls and other
injuries. Their chances of recovery ale
slight.
Half an hour after the blaze was dis
covered the interior of the building was
a furnace. Unable to fight the flames
from the roof of the doomed structure,
the firemen climbed to the roofs Of
three small dwelling adjoining the
building.
1t was here that the accident oc-
cured. Scattered about on the three
small structures at every vantage
point were nearly two score Of men,
while clinging to their icy ladder which
was leaning against the south wall OF
the leather factory were Patrick Car
roll, George Machinsky and John Car
roll, all of one engine company.
The men on the house saw their
danger first and yelled a warming to
their companions on the ladder, but so
sudden was the collapse that not one
was able to escape the rain Of bricks
and twisted beams and Orders.
With a roar the five story mass
crumbled like a block house, carrying
death or injury to every man who
moment before had stood ice covered
trying to save adjoining property.
The scene which followed the crash
was siCkening. Thousands of gallons
If water had already been thrown into
the burning building and there were at
least two feet of icy water in the eel
lar The first two bodies to be taken
out we're those Of Patrick Carroll and
George Machinsby. The were crushed
almost beyond recognition. A few mo.
ments later the body of Charles Erder.
man was pulled from beneath a heavy
girder, and John Carroll's body was
taken out shortly afterward. Erder-
mans face was buried in a mass of ice
and John Carroll was frozen stiff.
As the injured liremen We're lifted
from beneath the mass of bricks they
were administered to by priests who
had rushed to the fire from st. Peters
German Catholic church, two blocks
from the scene of the fire. In less than
half an hour from the time the blaze
was discovered, more than a score OF in
jured were on their way to the differ
ent hospitals.
While the injured were being re-
moved from one side Of the building
the groans of other firemen could be
heard at the other end of the burning
structure. William GlaZier and Harry
Bcrtolet, who were pinioned by heavy
Orders, were able to call to tue rescuers
and direct their work.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
DiAZ IN FEAR OF ASSASSlNS
Mexican Ruler Changes Sleeping
Apartment Nightly and Has Ser
wants Taste HIS Food.

Mexico City.-Employing every pre-
rautiOn against assassination known to
the dcposed Ottoman ruler, President
DiaZ of Mexico is living in fear for
his life.
1t has become known that trusted
servants taste all food before he Will
eat and that the aged president changes
his sleeping apartment nightly, fearing
n plot TO Kill him.
All streets leading to the preSiden-
tial palace have been closed to traffic
ana messengers arriving from the PROV
nccs to request progress of the uprIs-
ing are carefully searched before they
are admitted to the executive building.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
MosIem Custom Changed.

The pilgrimage to Mecca, which Is
soon to be undertaken throughout the
Moslem world. viii be marked this
year by another concession to modern
ity The Holy Carpet, the covering
which is annually taken from Cairo
to Mecca for the Kaaba, the most
sacred part OF the holy shrine, Will
travel by railway. Usually the car
avian to which the holy Offering Is en-
trusted has embarked at Suez for
Jeddah and thence overland 70 Mecca.
But the latter part OF the journey Is
through a hostile country, and the pill
grms have often been compelled to
resort to many devices to fulfill their
mission.
This year the ceremony Of the Holy
Carpet at Cairo was held a week ear.
lier than formerly, and the Offering
was given recently to the escort. The
caravan embarked from Port Said for
Halfa. Thence 1t will proceed by the
new Hedjaz railway to Medina and
from there over the old route to
Mecca. This change is said to have
ben one Of the results OF the pill
grimage last year of the khedive, who
recommended the use Of the railway
on account Of the dangers which he
had seen menaced the old route.
Besides, extraordinary precautions
are to be used against the spread OF
cholera and the plague, The pres
ence of these diseases in the east was
introduced by returning pilgrims. have
made even the most conservative Mos
lens advocates Of strict quarantine
measures. New York Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
CROSS-EYES AND MATRIMON1
Young Lady Gets Eyes Strengthened
and Receives Proposal In
Three Days.

when | return from Europe in Oc-
tober." said the oculist to his patient,
won't you let me straighten that
eve? 1t would necessitate wearing
bandage for only about two days
That eye" had been discussed be-
fore. The patient sat and thought
moment, the oculist believing that she
was trying to decide to have the op-
Grafton. What she was really think
ing of was the times when she had
been told that the cast in her eye
(the squint) was attractive, but, OF
course, she was not going to tell the
oculist that
But she did tell him that there was
a woman who had seen her when she
was a baby, and she had caught her
up and kissed her, all on account OF
that little cross-eye, and begged her
mother not to have 1t Strengthened.
For" she said, after | had married
l put on my bonnet one morning and
started downtown.
where are you going? my hus-
band asked, and l told him, Down
town to have my eye Strengthened,
and he said, Well, you can just take
off your bonnet and stay at home.
married you with that old cross-eye,
and | don't want it Strengthened
And then, my mother said, she
kissed me again"
The oculist saw the point, but he
had a foil for It.
Loretta" he said, was a girl who
came to me with badly crossed eyes,
asking if | could set them right.
knew that ! could as soon as | exam
ined them. When the bandages had
been removed she was smiling and
happy and | said, Now, Loretta, there
is only one request that | am going
to make: viii you send me an invita-
ton to the wedding She turned
very red, and then she said as frankly
as a child, Well doctor, we had been
good friends for a long time-but he
had never asked me to marry him,
though he seemed to be so fond Of me,
so one day ! decided that IT was my
looks. Then / came to you. And
what do you think? 1t wasn't thr'.
days before ne proposed"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
| WHERE INDIANS PROCESS
Making Considerable Success as Far.
mers on Reservation In
South Dakota.

The Indians on the Sisseton reserva-
ton in the northwestern portion OF
South Dakota are making rapid prog
ress in civilization. This is borne out
by the statements of Major S. A. Al
len, the reservation agent, who says
that while fully rs per cent of the
reservation Indians arc full bloods 65
per cent. of them have become agri-
culturists and have proved themselves
thrifty and fairly successful as farmers.
There are about 1000 redskins on
the reservation, which is 80 miles long
and 40 miles wide. Or this amount
of land the Indians have been allotted
about 100000 acres. while the remain
der is now In the hands Of the whites.
From this land the Indians this
years raised approximately 100000
bushels Of wheat. $4,000 bushels OF
oats, 10000 bushels Of corn and 1000
bushels Of flax. Their fair, held du-
ring three days of October, will COM
pare favorably with any white mans
country Hair in Sout.4 Dakota. In
cluded in the exhibits were ninety ex-
AIOito VI oiiidil 81 all, lOity VI COI II duu
large number Of vegetables. In ad-
dition fine showings were made Of
cattle, horses, hogs, sheep. chickens
and other products of the farm
There are thirteen churches on the
reservation, the Episcopal, Presbyter-
ian and Catholic denominations pre-
dominating. During the last two years
125 good farmhCuses have been built.
The Indians are in the MAR. virtu-
Gus, selfrespecting and show a re-
markable affinity for civilization, the
only drawbao'; to their advancement,
according to Major Allen, being their
fondness for liquor, which is some.
times supplied thine by bootleggers
despite the most strenuous efforts of
the govern nent to keep the liquor dis
pensers out of reach of the Indians
Aberdeen correspondence Omaha Bee
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
MAY ASSIGN PART OF ENTRIES
Plan Allowing Homesteaders to Trans.
fer Farm Units Approved
by BaIlInger.

Washington. Secretary Ballinger has
approved additional instructions to the
general land office and reclamation
service with reference to the assign
ment of homestead entries in recama-
ton projects where the entrymen have
completed five years residence and cul-
tivation, as required by the homestead
law.
Eutrymcn are permitted, under GER
tain conditions, where claim involves
two or more farm units, then to assign
and transfer 10 qualified persons one or
more of such units.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Hold $50 in Vote Fraud.

West Union, Ohio.-Additiona in
dictments to the number Of 112 were
returned here by the grand jury of
Adams county, which is investigating
traffic in votes at the November elec-
ton. This brings the number of in
dictments to J33 and 1t is predicted
that / 800 more men of the county
will be named in true bills before the
grand jury is discharged
OF those indicted seventy-tive have
pleaded guilty and have been fined so
and costs each, DISTINGUISHED for five
years and given suspended sentences
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
GettinQ Even.

You know that fellow Jim McGroar.
ty, the lad that's always comm up
an thumpin' We on tn chest an yellin'
How are we?"
Il know him"
III bet he's smashed 90 cigars fol
me-some O thin clear Havannys-
but I'll get even with him now"
How will ye do it?'
III tell We. Jim always hits me
over the vest pocket where | carry
me cigars. He'll hit me there jus.
once more. There's no cigars in me
vest pocket this mornin Instead OF
1t there's stick of dynamite. dyt
moind!"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Portugal Plans Powerful Fleet.

Lisbon-Ihe special naval commits
sion appointed under the provisional
government recommends the acquisi-
ton of three 19,OOO-tOn battleships with
speed of twcnty-one knots, each car
rying ten guns three 3,0OO-ton twenty
two knot cruisers; twelve thirty-knot
torpedo boat dcstroyers and six sub
marines
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
month's Earnings $3.50. 647,7o2.

WaShington-Acc to reports OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
the total operating revenues of steam
railroads in the United States for Sep
TENDER, 1910, were S256,G47, TO2, as com
pared with $2I6,335, 4S5 for the same
month in the preceding year. The eX-
penses for the same period were Sl6o,-
O67,26S. as against 50,SS6,o69 Tor
1909. This is a net loss to the rail-
roads of about $J,00O,O0O.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Helped Some.

Rural Guest Gin city, settling hotel
bilD-I think you ought to make some
reduction on that there bill. mister.
Hotel Clerk-Why?
Rural Guest-We didn't use the
bath-tub, or the telephone, and Saman.
thy made up the bed this mornin' be-
sides
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Steel Trust to Cut Up Earnings

New York-Thc United States Steel
corporation viii distribute a bonus to
the officers and employees Of the corpora
ton and subsidiary corporations in ac-
cordance with its annual practice. The
sum to be distributed for 1910 amounts
10 81, 100000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Offers Weddings for 8 Gents.

Nashville, Tenn.-Squire ]. L. Weak.
~, not to be outdone by Youngstown
Mo, magistrate, announced that he
would go the westerner $1.9O better
and marry couples during the holidays
for cents, stamps accepted. The Mis-,
souri, man made bargain price Of
S1oS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Guard Millions in Gold

New York-A squad of seven en-
listed men and sergeant, all expert
marksmcn of the regular army, are on
luty in the United States assay office
IN Wall street guarding 100000 In
gold. Their presence there Is due to
the fact that the old building is in u
sad state of diapdation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Svlinns Ia lev River. MAY Die

New York William Quinn bet $40
bat he could swim the East river with
he thermometer l. degrees below
freezing. I!c lost his wager and may
set lose his life. The Icy water sapped
his strength IN Just one minute and he
vas pulled to shore unconscious.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Tramp Steamer Sunk in Collision.

Antwerp.-The Red Star Line steam
or Finland in collision sank the tramp
steamer Baltique with all of her crew
except six men. The rescued men were
taken aboard the Finland which was
not seriously damaged.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Paris Is Tea Mad.

Paris has gone tea mad. English
customs cross the channel with amaz
ing alacrity, and now all that is saic
or done, all that happens in Paris,
between and a. M, Is said, is done
or happens around a tea pot.-Figaro
Paris.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
No Cause for Hurry.

Neighbor- Hi! Come quick; your
Mary's fell in t pond
Farmer texcitedly) What has?
Neighbor-Mary, your wife!
Farmer trelieved) Mary! Lor' you
did give me turn; thought you said
mare, The Taller.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Hundreds y G OF Plague,

st. Petersburg. The rayages Of the
bubonc plague in Mongolia are I'm
checked From oct % to Dee. /, 4Sl
Chinese and ten Russians have died
within the precincts of the eastern Chi
nese railroad.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
The Uses of Adversity.

Still another advantage of being IN
moderate circumstances. such as an
editors for instance, is that you can
always assist the processes OF
thought by overwhelmingly cutting
the fringe off your cuffs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Sentenced as Spies.

Leipsic, Germany.--Capt. Bernard
Frederick Trench and Lieut.. Vivian II.
Brandon of the British navy have been
found guilty of espionage upon the
German forthcations at Borkum ahc
sentenced each to four years imprisoh-
mont.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Report Great Rebel Victory.

chihuahua, MeX,-Reports of the
recond overwhelming victory for the
reyolutionists state the governments
losses under Gen. Nayarro's command
in Saturdays battle were 9GO The
rebels were safely entrenched in Bad
Pass.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Love a Sacrifice.

Love is a many sided sacrifice.
means thoughtfulness for others;
means putting their good before sci
qualification Love is impulse, nc
doubt, but true love is impulse wisely
directed-H. r. HaweiS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Vote Sellers isfranchised.

Manchester Ohio.-Fifty republicans
ana democrats of Adams county pleaded
guilty to indictments charging the sale
If their votes at the November election
Ind were DISTINGUISHED for from five TO
seven years and fined $50.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Maniac Amuck in Hospital.

Cincinnati Serious injury to two
nurses and two patients Of ward of
the city hospital resulted from the life
and death fight with an insane man
weighing ID pounds and armed with
knife
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Makes Good Paper.

Tests made in Great Britain have
shown that excellent paper can be
made of blue gum wood. Australia
possesses an enormous supply of this
wood, and steps are being taken to
utilize It.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Myetery Cleared Up.

Il have come to the conclusion that
we all really like 10 be bossed," OBJ
served the Wise Guy
Il suppose that is why men have
wives and wives have cooks" added
the Simple Mug.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Many Species Of Shark.

Seventeen species of shark, some o.
them 25 feet in length, inhabit the
far western seas, while the baskin'
shark of the Indian ocean frequenu
attains a length of SO feet.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
B to Res ore Army Canteen.

Washington.-In the interest, as he
said. of true temperance in the army"
Representative Bartholh Of Missouri
has introduced bin providing for the
restoration of the army canteen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Holly Wreath Opens Gas jet.

Chicago.-A Christmas holly wreath,
swinging from n chandelier, opened a
sas Jet and caused the asphyxiation Of
Mrs Eda May Simpson OF Toronto
Can, ut a local hotel.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Just as Guilty.

If you're one of those aggravating
persons that makes everybody else
swear" says the Philosopher of Folly.
you are guilty of profanity, though
you never uttered cuss word In your
life"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Rattlesh . 10 Cost ! 6 aao. 600.

Washington The contract for build.
hig the 27,0oo ton hattleship Texas was
awarded to the Newport News Ship
building Co., ut S5,s30GHo.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Small Boy Hangs Himself.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Ralph Shannon, 1C
gears old, died here as the result Of
an attempt to hang himself because
his neither would not allow him to &c
to a moving picture show
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Asks Repeal of Cleo Tax.

Washington.-At the request of Mil
waukee local, International Coopers
Union of North America, Congressman
Cary introduced resolution asking
that congress repeal the 1O-cent tax on
oleOmargarine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

Dogs 3 te Fatal After Two Years.
Port Huron, Mlch.-Miss Nellie Me
'onchie. aged Is, Who was bitten by a
los two years ago. is dead OF hydro
Ihoba.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
New Car Ferry Launched.

Chicago.-Thc new Pcre Marquette
rar ferry No. II, to take the place of
the one which sank near Ludington,
Mich, in September, has been launched
at South Chicago.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Theatre SAFE Cracked.

Portland. Ore.-The safe Of the new
Heilig theater was blown and 81, 10C
stolen. The manager of the theater
slept in an adjoining room and was
not disturbed. Windows within sly
feet of the safe>were not cracked
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Bad Blaze at Toledo.

Toledo. Ohio.-Fire which followed
an explosion of unknown origin total.
DESTROYED the building occupied by tn
Toledo Biscuit company. Loss Is place.
nj $225,O0O
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Cool

Pater-Slr, after the investigation !
have made into your character, | can
not give you my daughter Ethel
Suitor-All right, then how about
one of the others?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Outclassnd.

Apollo was weeping bitterly
NO use" he sobbed, Il can never
look as handsome as the young mel
in the ready.made clothing ads"
Angrily he tore Up the pages
Puck.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Cow Breaks Butter Re cord.

Syracuse. y. Y.-Pontiac Clothilde de
Sol II. a Iiolstein-t'riesian COW, owned
~ Stevens Brothers of Liverpool, has
broken the worlds seven-day butter rec
ord, producing 3I2S pounds.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Illinois Primary Law Upheld

Springfield, Iil.--'Ihe Illinois supreme
court has rendered decision declaring
the legislative primary election law
constitutional
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Very Flat.

"The ancients thought the world
was fiat
We'll, they had no automobiles, no
musical comedy, no bridge whist. 1t
must have been In those days"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Seattle's Mayor Recalled.

Seattle, Wash.--A petition has been
fled for the recall of Mayor Hiram &.
Gil. charged with permitting gambling
and other vice.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
New Trial for Huston,

Observation-Disclosures \. Huston, for
ncr treasurer of the United States, re-
emily convicted of conspiracy to use
the mails to detraud, has been granted
a new trial.
Arizona republican., 1910-12-05
RECORDS MADE BY
 NATIONAL PITCHERS
Matthewson Won Most Games But Others Had Higher Percentages.

New York, Dec. 4-Christy Mathew son Of New York won more games than any other pitcher in the National league last season. according to the of ficial records made public tonight. Three other twirlers. however-Phillip- pi of PittsbUrg. Cole of Chicago and Crandall of New YOrk-had higher per centages of victories.
 MathewsOn won three-fOurths of his games, his victories numbering 27. Of the pitchers who had higher percentages of victories, Phillippi is credited with 14. However, he took part in only five complete games. Cole has 20; Gran dall r. Cole held his opponents to lower average of runs per game than any of his rivals. Moore of Phila- delphia eXcelled in strike outs. while Harmon of St. Louis enjoys the distinc- tion of issuing more passes and making more wild pitches than any other pitcher