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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-22

A reorganization of anti-Iabor ele-
ments in Australian politics has been
made under the name Of the country
party, by the Farmers and Settlers
association which is reported to be
dominated By big landlords and squat
tiers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-22

A wage increase of 1900 engineers
on the Lake Shore railroad, between
Chicago and Buffalo, aggregating
$150,000 annually, has been granted,
following a conference in Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
The Crawfsh.

Charles Phelps Cushing. in Golfers.
At the Aquarium In New York the craw
dads are bottled up with the mud pup
pies" and a scientific sign announces
that Cambarus is IAN omnivorous, large
" nocturnal, fresh-water crustacean.
About thirty specimens are found east
of the Rocky mountains. They burrOw in
river banks and are injurious to the levees
of the lower Mississippi river The larger
kinds are used for food" Half dozen
melancholy fresh water crustaceans are
exhibited as types. The bed of the tank
is white sand, which is as distasteful to
a crawdad as a Lord Fauntleroy collar
would be to the Huck Finn. One poor fell
low keeps trying to stir up some mud
with his claws. second is roosting In
small tree. Disguised. The others crawl
over the mud puppies, trying to start a
fight Poor crawdads! A small boy
homemade dip net and a smoke-blackened
pail was their true destiny. In the AQuar-
ium they have not so much as the COM
fort of handful OF mud.
Sheer at the crawdad IL your age COM
pels you; but when all the streams are
fished out, the crawdad will remain to
comfort youth and keep alive the tradi-
tions of the camp fire and the creel. His
epic is not Homeric, but it is a joyous
enough song for most small boys.
Sing a song of crawdads. then, pocket
full of dog meat! The boy has made his
dip net himself from broomstick. a
barrei-hoop. and piece of f1our-sack
The rest of his fishing equipment COM
prises two tin pals, a dimes worth of
dog meat or liver. two feet of string and
a few matches. About all the crawdad
natural history the small boy knows is
that his game is likely to he most plenti
full where mud and stones occur together
hut that mud alone is sufficient. Another
fact in What Every Youngster Knows is
that If crawdad loses "pincher' In
SCRAP" another soon grows out in its
place A lively fisherman sometimes can
catch fair mess of crawdads by lifting
ND the stones in the creek bed and grab
bling underneath before the game is well
aroused. In dressing crawdads all that is
necessary is to pull out the central scale
In the fringe at the end of his tail, and
out comes the alimentary canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
suNDA1 sTAR, WASHINGTON, O., JULY II
FIRST COLLEGE BALL
GAME. WAS A HUMMER
Players Were Elected and Am
herSt Beat Williams 70 to
80 in rs Innings.

intercollegiate base ball as il is played
now presents decided contrast to the
game or fifty years ago. 1t is now more
than half a century since the students
of Amherst College met after chapel one
morning and took action which led to the
first intercollegiate base ball game pass
ing motion TO the effect that Amherst
challenge Williams Ito a friendly game
OF ball. The contest which was played
between the two institutions the other
day marked the fifty-irst year of base
ball relations between the two colleges.
OF the Amherst men who played or
took part in that game at Pittsfeld July
l. 1853, only three are now living. The
umpire was Luther r. Smith, Amherst.
80. Marshall B. Cushman, now in the
patent office at Washington, was one of
the players. and the Rev. F. E. Tower of
Poughkeepsie. n. Y, is the third of the
trio who can tell the tale of the Amherst
victory.
sixty-five runs should be the limit of the
game. the interest among the spectators
became so intense and the rivalry be-
tween the teams grew so keen that it
yond the stated limit. After four hours
of playing Amherst was declared the vic
tor by score of IL to 81
Whether there was any 'Hughey" Jen-
nings paving the ground and chewing
the grass on the coaching lines during
those strenuous hours of play the ac-
counts OF the game do not state. Even
though raucous 'E-E-Yah" may not
have aroused the slumbering Berksnires
nevertheless the game in some respects
was not unlike base ball of today The
style of play known as the Inside
game" and brought to perfection by the
Giants and the Cubs, was an important
factor in the struggle.
THE pivot on which the whole game
turned says an old account, speaking
OF the Amherst team. was the drill
Every player bound himself to obey all
the commands of the captain, let the re-
suit be what 1t might owing to his over
sight or cunning. The game was a silent
one. and no unnecessary conversation was
carried on. Each man played as il the
reputation of the college depended upon
his scoring rum.
With such discipline, which rivaIed the
well known theories Of John j. McGraw
In the matter OF playing the game, 1t is
not surprising that Amherst got more
than twice as many runs as its oppo-
nents. While the funereaI silence which
prevailed might not be looked upon with
favor today. nevertheless, the team work
was all that the most exacting manager
might ask.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
ON AN INTERURBAN TROLLEY
Conductor Regarded by the Passen-
gers as One of the Family.

FROM The New York Evening Sun.
If one is not accustomed 10 fnteru-han
cars, riding on them seems a most novel.
not 10 say. terrifying. experience The
conductor is so friendly so interested IN
his passengers that one feels one should
have brought letter TO him. the letter
TO insure ones welcome He is asked h,.
one woman if she has time 10 run into
Davis drug store: he makes quick
calculation. says, Yes. You'll JUS, do II
III YOU hurry; but you'd better leave Willie
with me: he'll hamper YOU" Willie Is
left with him and another woman asks
anxiously: Did mother move YESTERDAY
do You know? don't know whether 10
get on at her old house or her new one
She is told that her mothers mans were
changed and the moving has been postpon-
ed until tomorrow. These intimate home
touches make one feel a total stranger
but the feeling is supported as best il
may be- a fat old gentleman swings onto
the car and the conductor calls ont warn
ingiy from the other end: Say, this is the
2D car. you know" The fat person set
ties himself into a seat. calling back: Il
know. I know; I want the s:.sO this after
noon. The conductor takes his fare
a little grumblingly. showing plainly that
he feels the change in the fat old gentle
mans habits may be all right. but, not
having been consulted, he suspects the
wisdom OF what seems to him very much
like capriciousness
To a novice in interurban cars the
most noticeable thing about them seens
TO be the length of time one has To wa
for the things. After standing on a cor
ner for twenty minutes il begins to seem
so unlikely that one will ever leave tina.
corner. meal of dates having been
consumed. the next thing is TO lock about
and see how best to adjust ones self -
ones new surroundings. As this corner
threatens To be ones home for iors
time to come. il must be made as com
Portable possible. a bookcase upuid
fit I'm very nicely between the lamrpost
and the telegraph POLE and when night
comes one will just have TO hang sus-
pended from the third hook on the pole
The one above will do for one . bat m
time one might upholster the crrhstone
1t is nuisance of course. being Obliged
manage To make the best OF wherever our
lot falls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03

was scheduled at g O'Clock In the morn
ing before the chapel exercises. so the
students went to bed somewhat earlier
than those of the present generation. A
big crowd had stayed up late waiting te
hear the result of the game. but all were
in bed by 1910 o'clock. tired OF waiting.
and all was. quiet when the nepeeugers
arrived with the tidings OF victory.
The report quickly circulated through
the town. and excitement was aroused 10
the highest pitch. The students hurriedly
dressed. delegation was appointed to
see President Stearns and ask permission
for a general celebration, a precaution
which is not always taken in these days.
II happened that the president was out NJ
town, but his daughter, Miss Stearns, wa:
readily convinced OF the need of taking
some notice OF the victory. and gave the
consent. At once the bells of the college
were set ringing and bonfires were hight
ed. The rest OF the night was spent in
cheering the victorious players and cele-
brating the great occurrence Thus II sp-
pears that from its infancy base ball
aroused spontaneous enthusiasm in Amer
lean educational institutions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
PEARY FAREWELL TO MARVIN.
BE Careful of the Leads" His Last
Admonition,

Commander Peary in Hampton's Magazine.
The next morning. Friday, March IS
raped the whole party up at 5 o'clock
after a good sleep all round. AS soon
as we had eaten our usual breakfast OF
pemmican, biscuit and tea, Hensen. o.
tab and Keshingwah. with three sledges
let's trail.
rigan.' one sledge and seventeen dogs,
started south at $50 O'Clock.
No shadow Of apprehension for the
future hung over that parting. 1t was
a clear. crisp morning, the sunlight gilt
tered the ice and snow. the dogs
were alert and active after their long
sleep, the air blew cold and fresh from
the Polar void, and Marvin himself,
though reluctant to turn back, was filled
with exutation that, with the exception
of Bartlett and myself, he alone Of all
white men had entered that exclusive
region which stretches beyond Sc degrees
"a minutes north latitude.
l shall always be glad that Marvin
marched with me during those last few
days. AS we tramped along together we
had discussed the plans for his trip TO
Cape Jesup, and his line of soundings
back to the land his mind was alert
with hope for the future-the future
which he was destined never to know
Ny last words to him were:
BE careful Of the leads, my boy.'
BY a strange coincidence. soon after
Marvin left us on his fatal journey back
to land, the sun was obscured and dull,
lead-colored haze spread over all the
sky. The light was gray and shadow
less: it was impossible to see for any
distance. The shadowless light is not
unusual on the ice fields Of the polar
sea but this was the first occasion on
which we had encountered 1t since leav-
ing the land. more CHASTITY and corpse
like atmosphere could not have been i'm
agined-sky and ice seeming utterly at
tenuated and unreal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Balls Like Pumpkins.

Since victory or defeat depended upon the
captains strategy and cunning, the situa-
ton demanded cOnsidera BILE ingenuity on
the part OF the leaders Each side had
its own ball, differing i'm size and. weight
from that put in play by the other team
The Amherst ball was six inches in diam
eter. and weighed two and half
ounces. The ball can still be seen in the
trophy room in Pratt gymnasium at Am
herst and it's lumpy surface presents a
curious contrast to the modern base balls
which represent Amherst victories in sub
sequent years. The Williams ball was
seven inches in diameter and lighter,
weighing about two ounces. The Will
liams captain, with infinite cunning, had
the ball covered with light-colored leather
$50 as to make it be seen with diff
Guilty by the batters, as the account
says.
After Williams had accepted Amherst S
challenge thirteen men were selected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
A White Lobster.

From the London Globe.
Through the courtesy of r. Blake OF
Ventnor. Isle of Wight, We are enabled
to inform our readers that the white
lobster. an account of which appears in
the Globe OF the I'd instant, has not been
cooked and eaten, as was feared, but is
I'm safekeeping. sITTN
Mr.. Blake writes: LAS regards the white
lobster mentioned by Mr.. Aitkin, il was
quite right as to il being white, but IL
was red underneath-a most wonderful
thing. for We have not heard of another
ever being seen. ] might mention that
communicated with the manager OF the
Brighton Aquarium and he wired me To
send il on at once Since then i have
heard from him, saying IL arrived safely.
and, so far as l know, is being exhibited
there now. -.--
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BOWker'S, $40

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Grand Atlantic Hotel.

waited throughout and refurnished. Entirely new
management. Hot and cold sea water In all
baths. Elevator. nne porches. etc. Table = fea-
ture. Special. $3.50 up weekly: $50 up daily.
Coach at trains Booklet. COOPER LEEDS.
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Where Amherst Excelled.

In the matter of fielding, it is record
ed that Amherst excelled. Whether the
hitting was equally good is not stated.
One of the rules of the game required
that the ball should always be caught
on the fly, and the account remarks
that while 1.-The throwing of the two
narties was about equal, the catching
of Amherst was superior to that OF It's
With long. grueling struggle before
them the players decided That IL Wouiu
be best to call the game early In the day;
Sixty-five runs being the limit. II seemed
necessary to get an early start. Conse-
ouently. the contest began at IL o CLOCK III
the morning. Amherst went 10 pax hrs.;
hut had difhculty In hitting the baii. anu
when the second inning was oSe, ,r rne
score was q to 1 in favor OF Williams. Inc
Purple and White players thereupon De
gan TO grow desperate. and started pound
ing the Williams pitcher. SO Una. eisns
runs were tailed in the third inning anu
the score was tied -.
their batting eye there was no hope Tor
the wearers of the royal purple. In the
fourth inning Amherst took a lead anu
piled I'D TALES by leaps and bounds LOT
the rest of the game. The "blacksmith
apparently kept the hits SO we'll scattered
that the Williams players were unable TO
tally more than one run to an inning.
while Amherst almost invariably sent
three or more runners scurrying across
the plate. After four hours of steady
playing during which the teams strug-
gled for twenty-six innings. with undated
interest on the part Of a large crowd OF
spectators. the players went off the field
and entered into a conference. After a
short discussion Williams came to the
conclusion that the lead Of fortyone
runs was too much to overcome before
sunset, and the game was decided fin
Iished. Amherst was accordingly declared
the winner.
The news of the victory reached Am
herst about II O'Clock that night by spe-
cial messengers. who went through the
streets shouting: Amherst wins 73 to
3D." In those days the first recitation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03

Hotel Arlington, Ne NEAR b 's.a AVE- !:
Capacity. $50. Open all year: improved and re-
furnished: elevator; private baths; running water
in rooms: open surroundings. Write for booklets
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ment. X. j. OSBORNE q sun.
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from each college to make up the team.
In picking the men. ability seemed to he
of secondary Importance. The honor of
playing was SO great that only the most
the struggle. The players were chosen
by ballot from the students at large.
and IL did not matter whether they could
play or not. The Pittsfield base ball club
offered its grounds for the game, and
July ! was the date appointed.
When the teams took the field they APP
peared Is IL -going on a fishing excursion.
The men put on their old clothes and
prepared to rough il. The account says
that the Williams team was dressed
alike. and wore belts marked Williams.
but that the appearance of the Amherst
team was decidedly undress. The only
attempt at Uniform was the blue rib
bon which each Amherst player had pin
ned on his breast.
FROM the very beginning of collegiate
base ball 1t seems that the question of
professionalism was an issue. In the
first game which was played the rumor
was circulated that the Amherst
thrower. as the pitcher was called
been hired for the occasion. Judging
from the size of the balls a player of
more than ordinary strength and stature
was doubtless needed. The professional
twirler. however, did not bother with
puzzling curves or spit balls. and APP
parently did not have a great deal OF
speed If he did. the catcher must have
been man of considerable courage,
for he wore neither mitt. mask. nor
chest protector. All of the base ball
paraphernalia which is now used was
TheSrest Of the team played with bare
hands also, but doubtless there was
little difficulty in handling ball SIX
inches or more in diameter Judgine
from the accounts, the infield did most
of the playing. The pitcher did not
try 10 strike out the batsmen, oui
rather depended upon erroriess supper,
to null him through and allowed the
batsman to hit at will. His policy wa
along the same lines as those or one
Christy Mathewson. although the pitch-
or in those days had not mastered the
art of making the batsman mt where
he wanted to have him SEND the pan
nor did he have any fadeaways up
his sleeve for emergencies. As mat
ter of fact, he was little more than
an automa:on to throw the oail oNel
the plata, and th, rest Of the players
did the real work.
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HOTEL SOTHERN.

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HOTEL SAVOY.

In the popular Chelsea district. one block from
renowned Hotel Chelsea. Only hotel directly on
the ocean front with hot and cold sea water baths
and running water in all rooms al moderate ra ties.
Elevator TO ground Special to early bookers, SIS.
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THE HOLMHURST.

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washstanis. with hot and cold running water in
bedrooms elevator to street level; capacity, 800:
open all the year: hotel electri: coach meets
trains: literature upon request.
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OCEAN CITY. n. J.
OCEAN CITY. N. j..

One Of Americas most healthful and healthy
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Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-20
INDOOR LAWN TENNIS CANES
First Round of National Match Played
in New York.
FEW CoLLEGIANs FARE WELL
Carl II. Gardner Defeats s. w. Merri-
hew-TwO Matches Are Also
Decided in the Second
Round.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-The first round of
t~hirty-two matches in the National indoor
Lawn Tennis championship singles, on the
board courts of the Seventh regiment, was
decided here today. There were no re-
versals of form.
In the first round the best matches were
those in which Carl r. Gardner, the Cali
~fornlan. defeated S. w. Merrihew, 6-3, 81.
Another Californian, H. D.. Henry was de-
feated by G. II. Touchard, formerly Of the
Pacific coast, 60 and 6-1.
Few of the eollegiRns Jared well. d. E.
Roberts defeated the Harvard player. P. T.
Large, Jr., So, Ga; ]. II. L. Todd, jr., OF
Fanwood, N. j., defeated j. M. Holcombe,
jr., of Yale, rs, As, Ga and A. S. Cralgln
defeated e. M. Various, Yale, 4-6, 6-1, ga.
but f. H. Pheiffer of Columbia defeated
Harry Parker. GA, Go.
The only match which approached a sur
prise was the defeat Of r. L.. James, Bel
mont Cricket club, Philadelphia, by M. S.
Clark, 6-S, rs. The singles will be resumed
Monday.
Two matches were also decided in the
second round, in which w. C. Grant, former
champion, defeated w. C. DsMille, rs, Ga,
by brilliant victory.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-20
Long Sche dule for
Western League

CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Late yesterday, after
a four days discussion, the Western league
adopted a schedule of 1S games, opening
April % and closing October 3, The open
ing games will be:
Lincoln at Denver, Des Moines at st.
Joseph, Sioux City at Topeka, Omaha al
Wichita.
The holiday games will be:
Decoration D~ay-Omaha at Des Moines,
Lincoln at Sioux City, Topeka at st. Joseph,
Wichita at Denver.
Fourth of July-Des Moines at Sioux City,
Omaha at Lincoln "a. m.), Lincoln at
Omaha (p. M; Wichita at Topeka. Denver
at st. Joseph.
Labor Day-Sioux City at Des Moines,
Lincoln at Omaha, st. Joseph at Denver,
Topeka at Wichita.
Frank Duncan, part owner of the Sioux
City club, was elected vice president to
succeed C. b. Garlic of Pueblo, who sold
his franchise to st. Joseph.
Frank Isbell of Wichita was chosen direc-
tor to succeed r.. r. Burke of Denver. who
sold his interests in the Denver club 20
]. c. McGi of Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-20
NO CHAMP GAME IN IOWA
state University and Grinnen May
Not Play Deciding Game.

WI - IL
IOWA CITY, Ia, Feb. 19.-(Special. >
Championship honors of the state of Iowa
in basket ball will probably not be de-
cided this season because Iowa and Grin
nell may not meet in the third and decid-
ing game of the series. These two fives
have defeated the other teams in the state
and each has won from the other on the
home floor.
The hitch in negotiations is over a date
for the final game or rubber of the
series. 1t will be impossible to play the
contest until after March 8, and 1t is
feared that this date is too late, as many
of the basket ball men will be enlisted in
the track and base ball squads as soon
as possible after March 1.
Locally the students are fairly clamor-
ing for the game. when will the decid-
ing game be played?" is the common
question among the undergraduates. The
players are anxious to play and Coach
John G, Griffith is on record as favoring
a game. The local enthusiasm is undoubt-
eddy partially caused by the fact that the
game is to be played here If at all and
the students believe that the r~eorganized
Iowa five will be able to defeat the scar
let and black after the fast showing
against the Missouri Tigers here Wednes-
day when Coach Lowman's men were
easily defeated 20 to 6.
Further encouragement has been given
the local enthusiasts by the Missouri
players. They stated that they believed
Iowa could defeat Kansas in basket ball
and that the Hawkeyes would have almost
no trouble in vanquishing Ames and
Drake on the local floor.
Coach "Sphinx' Delaney this week pub,
lished his training rules and ordered the
track men TO strictly obey the i%njunctions
until the conference meet is over on June
4. He rushed the work on his straight
away track and on Monday will begin tc
send the sprinters down the boards out
side the gym.
Only a few of the base ball men have
reported regularly and the cage has not
been even dropped in order to give the
men batting practice. There has been a
decided tendency among the new men e
throw their arms away" in the first in.
door workouts.