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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-22
FOR MONTANA SURVEYS.
Settlers Appropriate Public Domain
At Remarkable Rate.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-During the
consider alton of the sundry civil ap-
propri alton bill in the senate, Sen ator
Carter secured the adoption Of an
amendment to the 800, 900 provision
for surveying public lands in Valley.
Custer, Dawson and Fergus counties,
providing that this should include the
cost of Office work in the surveyor
generals Office in Montana.
The bill also carried a provision
that in Montana the secretary of the
interior shall allow for the survey and
resurvey of lands heavily timbered,
mountainous, or covered with dense
underground. rates not exceeding S25
per linear mile for standard aud
meander lines, 1928 for township and
S20 for section lines.
During the debate on the land sur.
veys Senator Dixon said that up to
six years ago Montana had less land
surveyed 10 proportion to it's area
than any of the other western states.
He remembered that the first winter he
was in Washington as the representa-.
tive from Montana there was only
about 20 per cent of Montana survey.
ed. Speaking OF the pressing need
for more surveys, Senator Dixon said
that 100000 settlers would come to
Montana this year. In ten weeks 49,.
900 homestead entries were made on
lands that had just been surveyed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-22
ROOSEVELT GETS OVATION.
Enormous Crowds Welcome Former
President at New York.

NEW YORK, June l9.-TheodOre
Roosevelt set foot on home shores to.
day for the first time in nearly Is
months and received rousing recep.
ton. He bore with his usual buoy.
ancy day Of heavy fatigues. public
duties and private receptions com.
mingling and at 4:4O O'Clock this after
noon, left the city he had surveyed the
came morning from aaoat, reviewed
in parade ashore and greeted by ex.
plicit word of mouth, to be welcomed
more intim ately by his lifelong neigh
bors at Oyster Bay, L. l., tonight.
Tomorrow he will rest.
As q private citizen he was the same
outspoken and vigorous man of words
and deeds the city Of his birth has
known him for 30 years as assembly.
man, police commissioner, assistant
secretary of the navy, colonel of the
Rough Riders, governor of the state,
vice president and president of the
nation and more latterly ambassador
to the jungle and monitor to those who
sit In the seats of the mighty.
He had an expansive smile for every
body. a CHEEKY word for the "boys,"
his old friends, the newspaper men, a
pet anecdote for the politicians, es-
pecial greetings of affection for his
old command, the Rough Riders, and
q quick eye for absolutely everything.
AS the time of Colonel Roosevelt's
arrival at the Battery drew near enor-
nous crowds swarmed toward Battery
park, OVERLOOKING the sidewalks and
almost tying up the traffic in the low
er part OF the city. The whole city
had taken on holiday appearance.
Flags foated everywhere, pictures OF
Roosevelt were hung In thousands OF
windows and along the line OF march
buildings were drsped with bunting.
1t was estimated that by the time
Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the Bat.
terry 100. 900 persons were msssed there.
Directly in front Of the stand from
which Mr.. Roosevelt spoke . space
had been reserved for the reception
committee and other guests of the day.
Back of this the people began piling
up row on row by thousands, patient.
ly awaiting the coming of the ex.presi-
dent. Broadway. and the other streets
leading into Battery park were filled
with moving streams Of humanity. all
hurrying in the struggle for places Of
vantage.
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Washington News erieflets.

WASHINGTON. June 1S.-The senate
has passed the bill already passed
by the house providing for the sur.
veying Of railroad land grants and
calling upon the railroads to pay
their share of the cost. A bill has
also been passed by the senate to su.
thorize the secretary of the interior to
rent water to actual settlers.
It will be we'll for the various Mon.
tana cities for which appropriations
have been made in the pending public
buildings bill not to be too optimistic.
The bill is being loaded to the
guards with "pork," ard it is ru.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-22
He Married The Wrong Woman.

SEATTLE, June l6.-By q decree of
divorce granted Tuesday afternoon
Judge Main dissolved the matrimon.
isl bonds between Aida I. Beach of
Seattle and her millionaire husband,
Elizur Beach, now of Seattle, but for
years one OF Montana's rich and pro.
minent men. Although the property
rights of the parties were settled out
OF court, It is said the woman received
$4,000 ss her shsre. Priorsto the di.
vorce settlement her aged husband
had given her s1o0. 900 ;worth of pro-
perty and S58, 1856 In cash.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-22
WHAT WILL TEDDY DO2
Politicians Unable To Decide Upon
job For Roosevelt.

WASHINGTON, June 16. - Having
put all the nations of Europe on the
right track, taken fall out of the
Egyptians and settled all questions OF
interna atioual Importance, what will
Col. Roosevelt do to and for America q
when he gets back to the land of the
free day after tomorrow? That is VIII at
Washington politicians want to know,
and come OF them would give a great
deal for inside inform alton tn at would
enable them to get choice seats in the
Roosevelt band wagon. That there
will be band wagon all are convinced
but what sort of vehicle 1t will be
and where bound stsggers omnis-
cience.
Here are few suggestions as to the
future OF Roosevelt:
Congressman and speaker of the
house OF representatives., succeeding
Uncle Joe Cannon.
Member Of the United States senate.
ASCiCl &C VIC GuTlcS.J pu2Ils
istic encounter.
Theodore l., emperor of the United
Empire OF North and South America.
Plain private citizen.
Editor OF daily newspaper.
President ct some university.
Governor OF New York.
Public lecturer on race suicide.
Tariff reformer.
These are only few suggestions.
Coners alton with dozen Washington
statesmen will develop many more.
Neither insurgents, near insurgents,
moderate conserv vatives, nor real re-.
actionaries in congress seem to be able
to conceive of Theodore Roosevelt as
being content with the position of pri.
vste citizen, even though he be allow.
ed all the private citizen g privilege of
speaking his mind on many occasions
and of writing it on more.
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mored on very good authority that
appropriations are being increased in
this way in order to give President
Taft q good excuse to veto it.
At meeting of the conference COM
mittee OF the house and senate today
all western surveys authorized in the
senate amendment to the sundry civil
bill were argaad 20. The bill author.
izing the establishment Of the Glacier
National park is still being consid.
cred, as the committee Is in q dead
lock, and the measure may fail of
passage.
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rates now average 81 a ton, the rate
charged from the same mines to Port
land, Ore, a much greater distance.
The commission has ordered the
roads-the Oregon Short Line and the
Union Pacitic-to establish q rate of
$3.50 ton for the traffic in question
not later than August Is and to main.
tain that rate for not less than two
years,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-22

600, according to estimates The Chi.
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul laid off
between 1000 and 1900 the first part
of June in the northern district alone.
For the present the latter road is not
extending the policy OF retrenchments
in the northwest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-22
Rates Are Unreasonable,

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Freight
rates on coal from Rock Springs,
Kemmerer and Diamondville, Wyo.,
to IL points in Idaho were found by
the interstate commerce commission
today to be unreasonably high. The
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
AIl-American Eleven As
Chosen BY Majority
Of the Experts

Scully, Yale. 8.
Guards-Benbrook, Michigan
~; Fisher, Harvard, IL.
Center-Cozens, Pennsylvania
16.
Quarter-Sprackling. Brown
IL.
Halfbacks-Wenden, Harvard
10; Pendleton, Princeton, Z.
Fullback-Mercer, Pennsylya-
mia, 9.
The selections considered were
made by DR.. A. II. Sharpe, Yale;
]. b. Pendleton, Bowdoin; Dave
Fultz, Brown; DR.. Carl Williams
Pennsylvania; w. n. Morice, Cor
nell; Clarence Weymouth, Yale;
Fred Crolius, Dartmouth; Lieuten-
ant Hackett, West Point; w. r
Oskeson, Lehigh, and w. Il. Crow
ell, Swarthmore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
A.A.U. Track and Field
Records for the Year

ison Square Garden. New York
City, October 81, 1910.
Shot Putting Record.
42-Pound Stone, with Follow
81 it. 11a in. M. J. Sheridan,
Celtic Park, N. Y, November 2S,
1909.
Throwing Weight Records.
"56-Pound Weight for Height
Travers16 1T. ga in. NJ. J. Nc
Grath, Chicago, ILL.,, August %,
1910.
56-Pound Weight for Height
16 1T. 6 3-16 in. Con. Walsh,
Travers' Island, N. Y, September
"a. 1910.
56-Pound Weight from Stand
80 It. 1 in. M. ]. McGrath,
Travers Island. N. Y, September
"a, 1910.
Walking Record.
zone Mile, Indoor-6:29 1-5
G. Fl. Goulding, Buffalo, N. Y,
February 20, 1910.
Relay Racing Record.
2,400 Yards Relay, Indoor
500 1-5 Irish-American A. c.
team q. Bromilow, w. C. Rob-
bins, A. r. Kiviat, H. Schaaf)
New York City, February 5, 1910
Two Mile Relay-7:53 3-5
Irish-American A. C. team Of
Riley, J. Bromilow, NJ. w. Shep.
ard, A. r. Kiviat), Celtic Park
n. Y, September 5, 1910.
Three-Legged Race.
80 Yards, Indoor--:10 1-5 w
]. Heating and w. Slade, New
York City, March 2, 1910.
Jayelin Record.
Throwing the Javelin-163 It. /
in. B. Broow. New Orleans, La.
October Is, 1910.
Medley Race.
MEDLEY Relay Race, Indoor
7:41 2-5 All-Toronto team &C.
l.. Watson, 220 yards; NJ. ]. Fo.
linsbee, 440 yards; G. NJ. Brock
$50 yards; J. L. TAFT, one mile)
Buffalo, N. Y, November ID, 1910
sAl1 records marked thus are
subject to further investigation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
Bat Will Take a
Brief Rest

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Still MAIN
tanning that he was not counted
out in his fight with Owen Moran
at San Francisco and that Referee
Selig was not warranted in stop
ping the fight, Bat Nelson reached
his home in Hegewisch today.
Nelson did not give out his
plans for the future, but 1t is I'M
derstood he will visit his parents
for awhile. Then he will take a
brief rest in the mountains and
will demand match with some of
the second rates fighters in his
class.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
Hurdle Racing Records.

40 Yards Low-:05. T. N.
Richards, Lafayette, Ind. Febru-
airy 10, 1910.
40 Yards High-:05 2-5 T. N.
Richards, Lafayette, Ind, Febru-
airy 10, 1910.
so Yards Low-:07 3-5 J. J.
Eller. New York City, February
&c. 1910.
70 Yards Low-:OS 2-5. J. ].
Filler New York City, February 5.
1910.
20 Yards High Hurdles, Five
Hurdles-:09 IS. ]. L. Hartranft,
Madison Square Garden, October
81, 1910.
10 Yards Low-:09 2-5. Robert
Bacon, New York City, September
II, 1910.
Equaled same day by Bob Eller
New York City, September II
1910; ]. J. Eller. New York City
September II, 1910.
s440 Yards, 90 Low Hurdles
100. G. J. Bacon, Brooklyn, N. Y,
July 3, 1910.
Is Mile Low-:43 3-5 G. 7,
Bacon, Celtic Park, N. Y, June 20,
1910.
Jumping Records.
Running Hop, Step and Jump
40 IT,, 7as In. ID. r. Ahearne
Celtic Park, N. Y, May 80, 1910
standing Hop, Step and Jump
Indoor-32 IT. in. Platt Adams
Newark, N. j., November 20, 1909
yaulting Records.
Pole Vault for Helght-12 It.
10H in. Leland s. Scott, Stan
ford, Cal. May 27, 1910.
Pole Vault for Distance, Indoor
.--2s It. 2 In. Plat Adams, Mad
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
LYNCH NEEDS
A CATCHER

Mike Lynch is looking for a
good catcher. He really needs
two for Jimmy Byrnes is certainly
not up to standard but Jimmp
seems to be able to hold his job
all right. Comisky of Chicago has
promised to try to help out with a
catcher but no one has been men
toned yet.
Stevens VIII be traded or sold
by Tacoma. Warren and Bassey
will start the season. Bassey is
a good fielder and base runner but
has poor form at bat. Warren
has been pounding the ball hard
this winter down in California.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12

LONDON, Dec. 12.-Take 1t
from one who has seen him fight,
when the time comes-if it ever
.does-for Bombardier Billy Wells,
"England's best" to meet Jack
Johnson for the championship of
the world, that large~and capable
icolored pusson will have to go
some to hold the title.
Wells licked the whole bloomin'
British army, one by one, in In
dia, before he bought himself out
of uniform and came to England
few months ago, to be a pro.
He went to Wonderland, in
Whitechapel, and begged for a
chance in a preliminary. The
audience laughed at the tall, thin
boy with curly hair and the face
of a scholar, whose name they
| had never heard. He was match
ed with Corporal Brown, q burly,
heavy, ough-and-tumble fighter,
with more ring experience than
boxing science.
Brown went to sleep in the first
round.
Eugene CORR, the referee of the
National sporting CLUB, heard of
Wells, who boxed several times
for him in private. Then CORR
said:
I'VE have found at last in Eng
land heavyweight worthy of the
name. Wells is Engiand's best
Since then Wells has fought
three times in the elimination
series" promoted by Hugh McIn-
tosh and Jimmy Britt, to find "the
best white man." His opponents
were Sergt. Sunshine, Private
Voyles, champion of the army
and last, Seaman Parsons, cham
pion of the navy and conqueror
of Voyles.
1 saw those three battles, and
Wells won them all. He has
never been beaten.
He knocked out Sunshine in the
sixth round.
He knocked out Voyles In the
ninth round.
Is Very Young.
Upon both occasions he was
suffering from nervousness and
| stage-fright. 1t was the general
opinion that Parsons, the strong
est man that could be brought
against him, would give Wells a
tougher contest than did either
Sunshine or Voyles, and probably
defeat him. But the bombardieI
did not suffer from stage-fright
the third time.
And Parsons lasted 2 minutes
! IA seconds.
Wells has won all his fights by
knockouts.
He is 22 years old.
He Is 6 feet inches tall.
He weighs 100 pounds, but can
carry 220 without being fat.
He is as light on his feet as a
dancer.
His reach is 70 inches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
CONLEY MATCHED TO
FIGHT COULON
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IA
Johnny Coulon and frankie Con-
ley, rival claimants to the title of
bantamweight champion of the
world, were matched today to
fight 20 rounds for the Champion
ship here January s. Both boys
demanded the lions share of the
purse and tried to dictate terms,
and it was only after much hag-
Cling that they finally were in
duced to affix their names to the
agreement. The lads agreed to
make the bantamweight limit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12

lBy United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Dec. Ian ALL
American eleven, based on a study
of teams chosen as the best in the
country by all the leading foot
ball experts. is published in the
Forthcoming issue of Leslie's Mag
azine. The team picked repre-
sents the consensus of opinion of
the experts.
Fitzpatrick, Yale's star end, and
Cozens, Pennsylvania center.
were selected for an all-star team
by the greatest number of experts,
each receiving 16 votes.
The All-American line up with
the number of votes each received
follows:
Ends-Kilpatrick Yale. 16
votes; L. Smith, Harvard, IL.
Tackles-McKay Harvard, IA;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
Root-Moran
Team Wins

(By United Press Leased wire
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Eddie
Root oe the Root-Moran team
spirited to the front and was half
wheel ahead of Jackie Clarke,
OF the Clarke-Rutt team at the
finish of the six days race Sat-
urday night. he distance was
2,545 miles and 3 laps. The
money goes as follows:
Root-Moran, $1,000; Clarke
Rutt, 1000; Fogler-Hil, $500;
O'Sullivan-Goulet, 5000; Mitten-
Thomas, $500; West-Demara,
$3.50; Cameron-Halstead, 5000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
PERKINS LIKES
NEW RULES

Coach Perkins thinks the new
football rules are an improvement
over the old style of play but he
wants the restrictions removed
from the forward pass and the on
side kick.
Perkins thinks the forward
pass should be unlimited. Let the
pass be made from anywhere be-
hind the scrimmage line and as
far as the player can make it. 1t
Is limited to 20 yards now.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12

London With the shall
hardly contest without jumps this There is strong
revive
change OF riding in public in unambous and
that them and take riding
1T These bad IL
feared that the deserved,
of National
if vein of would
that flat bit in the midst of
hurdles The diminuon number
of gentlemen riders mainly the encouragement
by the military authorities They book soldiers
practical horsmen and the of these
being they
officer derives from taking active part chasing Among
authorities indeed
chase riders who they
those who Mr. Dermott McCamont
horse a sympa-
hetc colonel himself devotee chasing would
always permitted
TRANS LATION.
Racing under Jockey club
of eosscountry and nbeopp ing in sight Gentlemen riders
the military
mont McCamont is recruit rides when
permit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
HUDSON HAS $3.50
UP AS FORFEIT

Chick Hudson, who is here
training for his fight with Pete
MeVeigh, has posted $3.50 of a
forfeit that he will weigh in at
not over 1913 pounds Thursday
night. If he does not McVeigh
gets the coin. If he does they
fight and the cash remains up as
a side bet on the battle. 4p.
Hudson is said to be down TO
1876 pounds now. rs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
READY FOR
AVIATION MEET
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Dec. r.
Workmen today began the erec-
ton of hangers on the Dominguez
aviation field where the Los An
geles/ municipal aviation meet will
begin, according to present plans,
December "a. Contractors will
Begin to clear the ground before
the end of the week, and the con-
struction of the immense stands
that are planned will be started.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
GYM CLASSES GIVE
GOOD ENTERTAINMENT

son defeated Douglass, Harry Re-
Vile threw Luther Moore, Frank
Denny defeated VIII Olson, James
Crawford defeated John Hamilton
and WWin Olson defeated Phil
Denny.
The pyramid, horse, parallel
bar and other gymnastic work was
exceptinally good.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
GO EAST TO Big
LEAGUE Meeting
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Charles
Comiskey and Ban Johnson left
Chicago today for New York to-
gether, to attend the meeting of
the American league directors,
which will be held this week.
Comiskey said he intended COM
pleting deals for several players
who will be seen in the White Sox
line UP next season. 1t Is gener-
ally believed that Comiskey has
his eyes ON Pitcher Wood, Catcher
Carrigan and Jake Stahl of the
Boston Americans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
HAVE HARD SCHEDULE

The Tacoma High school bas-
ket-ball team has arranged a hard
schedule for this season. The
team will meet Lincoln, Queen
Anne, Everett and Bellingham,
all of whom have fast teams.
The boys are now trying out
for the Tacoma team and a good
list of applicants is on hand.
.Brautigan, Cromwell and Hamil-
ton of the football team are all
after places ON the basketball
lineup.
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TRANSLATION.
Wells, English Fighter, Good,
Declares Times Correspondent

He spars as daintily as a ban
tam, but hits the way a mulel
kicks.
His next opponent will be Bill
Lang, champion of Australia. If
Lang is disposed of. he will
challenge Jack Johnson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12

The High school gymnasium
classes gave a fine entertainment
Saturday night in which wrest-
ling, tumbling and other gym
work was exemplifed.
In the wrestling Harry Beidler
defeated o. Johnson, onald Max
well threw II. Slyter, Earl Evans
threw Lynn Salisbury, Christian
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
TALESOF GREAT'UNS

used that bat. I hit the ball
hard, but couldn't get it safe. I
tried off and on for three weeks,
but never got a hit.
Where's the bat now, Brad
asked Larry.
"Out in our ash heap. I fed 1t
to the furnace last winter"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12
RUGBY GAME TIE

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SEATTLE, Dec. 12.-Seattle
saw Rugby football Saturday
when the James Bay club of Vic
toria and the Argos of Vancouver
played a to 8 contest here. The
grounds were not just what they
have been but the specta-
tors were more than pleased with
the game.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12

Pertinent Sport Paragraphs

Dan Hanna, gentleman farmer and millionaire,
whose matrimonial adventures may have caused the
impression that he running Nat Goodwin a race, is
devoted the trotters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12

ST never was supersticious of
anything on the diamond until
1907" says Bill Bradley, greatest
of third basemen in his day. 1--WE
were playing in Detroit one day,
when Kid Gleason came over to
the bench carrying the handsom-
est bat / had ever seen.
How would you like to have
that stick?' he asked.
Great / answered, standing
up and swinging the bat as il /
was making a home run. What
will you take for it?'
It's yours If you will take it,
said Gleason.
Take 1t, why not?' ! asked.
Brad, that bats cursed said
Gleason.
A. curse on a bat?'
Yes. sir. / can't make a hit
with 1t. Nobody can. It's got q
curse
81 laughed. and when 1t was my
turn at bat 1 used the stick.
sent the ball way out by the club
house, but Jimmy Barrett got It.
The next time / drove a liner TO
Dick Harley. The third time
hit straight to Gleason.
ut was the same every time 1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-12

Jack who Rusie when Amos his
best, wants again.
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ct see," said Clarke Griffith -
at least Clarke is credited with
saying it-"that the scientists
have traced the game back to an
cient Egypt"
THAT right?" queried big Larry
Mclean. 81 thought it started in
1912 in New York"
"Nope," said Griff. at merely
came to life. The inscriptions on
the pyramids and on tablet
found in the tomb of Sesostris
prove baseball was played 1900
years ago, and that the champion
ship of the Egyptian league for
1878 B. c. was settled by a five
game series between Memphis and
Cairo"
"Ah, come on Clarke, what dye
think l am. Memphis is in the
Southern league and Cairo's in
the Kitty. They amt even in the
same circuit and never was"
And Clarke Griffith fell into the
handiest chair with a moan that
caused a scurrying among the
bell hops for restoratives.
Greatest of his day was Tim
Keefe, the pitching star of the
Gints when they deserved the
name-the same being in the days
of Ewing, Keefe, Herman, WEIGH
and the rest of that great aggrega-
tion. Speed, control, change of
pace, fast breaking curves, nerve
Tim had them all-and a slow
ball that caused more backaches
than hod carrying.
According to Pop Arson, Tim
Kee6e had in his repertoire a bail
that acted like the spithall. But
1t wasn't spitbaH. When Keefe
was coaching the Harvard pitch
ers he showed them this slow
ball. which he held in the palm
of his hand, gripping 1t with his
thumb. How he controlled the
ball is a mystery, FOR while he
tried to show it to the sons of
John Harvard, not a man could
make it behave.