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johnson Sent
Behind Bars

which he added dolefully was all
Johnson would drink. With re-
miniscent touch he then recalled there
was a time when Johnson was glad to
drink "suds out of a bucket" The
rest is contained in the charge of as
sault against the fighter
But Pinder and his witnesses fail
ed to appear to press the case in
trial and Judge Moulqueen of the court
of general sessions was wroth. He
was inclined to think the court was
being imposed upon. Despite John
sons plea that he had hurried hither
on IAN IS hour train, yo' nonah,' 'he
raised the champions bail from $500
to $4,000.
Johnson's smile vanished like
smoke. Unfortunately, he said, his
roll, fattened by lawyers, contained
only $25O0-would the court accept
that in cash? The court decidedly
would not, so the big prize fighter was
led away to a cell where he remained
until late in the afternoon, when a
friend put up as security property in
Brooklyn valued at $4,000.
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MAY BUILD NEW RAILROAD
SOUTH TO THE ISTHMUS

DENVER, Mar. 23.-Paul Morton,
president of the Equitable Life AsSur-
ance society and former secretary OF
the navy, spent today in Denver and
left tonight for Mexico, where he goes
it is said, to inspect new railroad
which may become link in the route
to the isthmus of Panama. Mr.. Nor
ton denied today, however. that he
had been elected president of the Pan
American road, although admitting he
was interested IN the project.
Mr.. Morton held a conference with
David H Moffat, who is a director of
the Equitable, and with his daughter
lunched at the home of Crawford Hill.
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AFTER WOUNDlNG FOUR MEN
MAN SUICIDES WHEN CAUGHT
Refused Ammunition for Gun He
Draws Revolver and Shoots at
Crowd Of Men

draws heVoIVer and SnootS at
Crowd of Men.
INDIANAPOLIS, Mar 23.-After he
had created a reign of terror in the
little town of Castleton just north OF
Indianapolis tonight by wounding four
men, one fatally, Perry Roberts killed
himself at midnight when brought to
bay by a sheriffs posse.
Roberts had been drinking in In
dianapolis. While on the train home
ward it is said he became involved
in a quarrel with the conductor. I'm
mediately after he left the train Rob-
erts obtained a shotgun and going
to a general store tried to buy am
munitlon. This was refused and he
open fire with a revolver on several
men who were sitting in the store
James Wheatley, a farmer, was ia
tally, and others were badly wounded
Roberts escaped and ran westward
from the town to a pasture, where he
concealed himself in a straw pile.
No attempt was made to capture the
fugitive until the sheriff and a posse
OF deputies arrived from Indianapolis
When they reached Roberts hiding
place at midnight, he opened fire, but
seeing he was about to be captured
shot himself. None of the sheriff
party was hurt.
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Geo. LIVE NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD H.
HanShue Makes
A Record Mile

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 24-An unoffi-
was made on the new motordome
plank track by Harris Hanshue, APP
person driver, at its opening yesterday
Ray Harroun, driving a 80 horsepow-
Marmon, made a mile in 52.4 seconds
The cars We're only partially equipped
for racing and the trials were the first
ever made on a circular board track.
Racing drivers here believe that a
speed of two miles a minute will be
established with safety on the track
at the inaugural meeting of the mot
ordome April 8 to II, and time equal
to the straightway records is locke
for in the match race between Barney
Oldfield and Ralph de Palma which
will be a feature of the meet In
the opinion of experts the safety of
the track is established beyond ques-
ton. There were 25 cars on the mot
OrdOme at once yesterday. The finish
of the mile in $50 seconds was made
by one car with fiat tire without
skidding. The motordome which is
the first board track ever built is a
perfect circle a mile in circumference
with bank one foot in three 1t is
constructed on the saucer principle
which has been successfully utilized
for bicycle and motor cycle racing
Oldfield, De Palma, Robertson, Bragg,
Harroun and other noted drivers are
entered for the inaugural meet next
month which, in addition to being the
first ever held on a board track, will
be the first which will bring the lead
ing drivers of the east in competition
with those who have been developed
on the Pacific coast.
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Roller Throws
RaOul De ROuen

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Mar. 24.-Dr. B. F.
Roller last night won in straight falls
from Raoul de Rouen. The first fall
was given to Roller in five minutes and
so seconds, because de Rouen bit him
on the leg The second fall, in two
minutes, 20 seconds, was won on a
head scissors and body lock. In the
preliminary Max Ludwig, lightweight
champion, threw young Atlas of France
in II minutes % seconds
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Collegians Badly
In Need of Work

If Whitman college is to have
baseball team on the diamond this
year able to cope with the strong
schedule made for them this spring
by Manager Davenny, there will have
to be considerable work on the part
of coaches and players. This fact was
apparent yesterday When they met a
team made up of some play ers of the
Independent team in the first practice
game of the season. The final score
was 13 to in favor of the Whitman
candidates, but when it is considered
the town boys made no effort to play,
but merely gave the college lads prac-
tice, the score does not seem at all
large
Almost every candidate for the team
was out for practice yesterday after
noon and took part in the game. Some
showed good form while others did
not.
Physical Director Applegate of the
Y. M. G. A. is coaching the team this
spring. He mas a large amount OF
raw material to whip into shape and
will doubtless have his hands full un-
til the end of the season.
Clemmens, Borleske and Belt were
tried out in the box yesterday after
noon. Belts original position is in
the field, while Borleske usually COW
ers the third station, but owing to
lack of slab artists these two will
doubtless be used in the box this
year Clemmens is the only new can
didate in the pitching department He
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Some Pitching MarvelS, Who
"Have Nothing but Control

When any of the league teams sends
a strange pitcher to the box the first
query belched is: What's he got?"
This query is heard in every league
in the country.
A player will take his stand on the
coaching line and watch closely ev-
cry move of the green pitcher. An
other player will wander around be-
hind the backstop and try to "get
next" The latter, when he comes
back to the bench, even if he has
famed, VIII be smothered with the
same query: Whats he got?'
And the answer usually is: why,
he amt got nothing. l would have
got to him only ] was too anxious.
Wait until | get to the plate again.
All you fellows have to do is stand up
there and meet the ball. 1 think it's
a cinch"
And then comes the next man and
! he too fails to reach the base. When
this thing goes on inning after in
nlng the opposing team begins to do
some guessing. The newcomer has
nothing" Still he prevents the bat
tiers from doing any damage. The
kind of pitching, marvel how a pit
cher gets away with the games, al
though he "has nothing bIt-control,
and this is the most important thing
in a pitchers makeup.
Up to a few years ago we had
number of pitchers who didn't nave
enough speed to break a soda cracker
and barely curved the ball. Still they
were the most successful tWirlers OF
the country, and year after year were
at the top of the list
Study the Batters.
The answer is simple. These pit
chers made a close study of every man
in the game They learned their
weaknesses and gained this valuable
knowledge while pitching to the men,
They may have been tipped that so
and so could not hit high ball IN
close. But they wanted to know
and in proving that the high ball, III
close was effective, also may nave
discovered another weak spot Ana
this is why certain pitchers are SO
very effective against certain clubs.
They have the weak points of the
batters down to perfection.
About twelve years back Clark Grif-
fifth was one of the best ard most
successful pitchers in baseball. he mad
nothing at all Speed was an unknown
ouantity in his makeup. He simply
tossed UP the slow ones and had such
excellent control that he could put
the ball where the batter could not
land on it squarely enough to make IL
call out of reach of the fielders. or
course they hit him hard at times but
these occurrences were very rare.
Mercer and Griffith.
Then there was Win Mercer. Like
crie6tb he simply tossed the ball to
the batters, but few men that faced
him in those days could do much with
his slow delivery They simply could
not time the ball as it foated to them
looking as big as a football. They
either hit too soon or swung at the
ball too late. Once II was d strdish'
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covered two miles in $685., about three
seconds better than the previous
worlds record, made by Domogeot OF
Paris, at Daytona, in 1906.
Thirty minutes O.dfield drove
against the worlds kilometer record
of 1916 seconds, made by Hermick at
Brocklands, England Oldfeld shot
past the starting line like meteor
and finished the distance in 1904.
The third record, established by
o,dfield. was the one mile stock chass-
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White SOX
Defeated

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 24.-The
White Sox No. were defeated by the
fast Phoenix team of ST. Mary's COL
lege in Oakland yesterday, score 6
to 0. Leonard, the college tWirler, al
lowed only five hits. Score:
r. H. e
Chicago $500. ..............0 3
st MaryS 49,. ..............6 Z l
Scnmirler, LANCE and Ryan; Leon
ard and Simpson.
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KetChel iii
Poor Fettle

PJTTSBURG, March 24.-Stanley
Ketchel middleweight champion OF
the world, did we'll to get a draw in
in his six round bout last night with
Frank Klaus, a local boy, before the
largest crowd ever gathered under the
auspices of the Pittsburg National
Sporting club.
In the first three rounds, Klaus led
renea tedlY without return bY ketcheI.
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AID Promises Bat
Another Battle

ST. LOUIS, Mar. 24.-In answer to
a telegram from Bat Nelson, Ad VOL
CAST today promised to meet Nelson
for another fight, which probably be
held in San Francisco, September 9.
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Thomson Gets Decision

OAKLAND, Cal, Mar. 24.-Cyclone
Johnny Thompson Won a decision last
night over Charlie Norvall of Butte.
Mont, in their ten round fight here.
Thompson brought Norvall to his
knees twice in the third round and
again in the fourth but he could not
land the knockout punch. Tho mp
son had a shade the better of the
ST three rounds
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DAYTONA, F "a, Mar. 24.-Barney
Odfeld has proved his right to the
title of speed king by smashing three
worlds records, including two, experts
figured would stand for many years.
on the hard surface of the Daytona
beach, driving his 200 horsepower
Benz with which a week ago he broke
the worlds mile record at a speed OF
1918 miles an hour, Oldfeld today
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To Play Billiards.

CHICAGO, Mar. 23.-It was announ-
ced today that the match for the 1872
balk line billiard championship be-
tween Harry P. Cline of Philadelphia,
the title holder, and Albert Cutler of
Boston. will be played at ST. Louis
April 2. They will play 500 points.
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Results at EmeryviIIe.

OAKLAND, Cal, Mar .24-Thehor-
ses ran over heavy track at Emery
vile yesterday but form players were
fairly successful in selecting winners
Who, a 10 to L chance, however, was
a surprise in the first race.
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NEW YORK, March 24.-Golfers
here are deeply interested in the COM
ing visit of John Haskings, the cham
pion one armed golfer Of England, who
is due to arrive in this city the first
Saturday in April. Haskins is COM
ing for the sole purpose of trying TO
arrange match for the worlds cham
ponship. He claims that he has beat
rope He has covered the difficult
Haylake Uondon) course in rs. Has
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is mark, made in 1875 in a Knox. The
previous record was set by Lewis
Strang in a Fiat, $3.50.
Although David Bruce Brown, Wal
ter Christie, George Robertson, Kir-
scher and many other we'll known dri-
vers with fast cars participated in
todays races, Oldfield swept all before
him with a speed and daring that
proved the odd timer is better than
ever.
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The very offer that may mean
great advantage to you may be here
day and gone tomorrow, snapped
Up by a more watchfuA classified
reader.
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ball and then it was a measly curve.
Griffith and Mercer simply outguessed
the batter nine times out of ten.
AL Orth was another of the old
guard. He earned his title or the
"curveless wonder" because he never
appeared to have anything on the ball.
He just tossed them over, occasional
ly using the effective drop"
At the present time we have some
pitchers who do not appear to have
anything, but who manage to win q
majority of their games. Griffith, in
Cincinnati, has Fromme and Casper.
Both of them all slow ball pitchers.
Ask a man what Casper has and he
will look foolish and say: HE hasn't
got anything, but somehow you can't
get solid crack at the ball" From
me uses a slow curve most of the time
but he has a little speed. and when
his control is right he gets away with
a whole lot of games.
If the batter liked a high ball this
class of pitcher would feed him one
as low as his knees The next one
would have just bit of speed to it.
tlthough when the pitcher was set and
SldTltu 10 tHTOWs II ioOktu DIS II he
were going to burn it, over. This
is the change of pace using the same
motion in pitching the fast one as is
used in sending over a "fOater." 1t
is sure to keep the batter thinking
so fast that he is invariably Outgues-
sed by the pitcher.
Lever a Wonder.
Sam Lever has been pitching ball
nearly fifteen years, but you can al
ways find him near the top among the
winning pitchers. And the ball play
ers will always tell you that he has
nothing" He has control, however,
and knows how to serve the ball where
the other fellow can't hit. Lever
won eight and lost one game last sea-
son. and he helped out in ten other
games. Fred Clark, the Pittsburgs'
leader, used the old war horse only
against the batters who could not hit
his slow ball. In 1908 Lever won
twenty-five games.
So you see it isn't always the pit
cher with the dazzling speed and curv-
es that is successful.
Control, or ability to put the ball
over the plate, not too high or too
low, and still where the batter can't
get to it squarely, is the secret of sue
cess Mathewson is the pitching mar
vel of the age. He has speed, wonder
full curves, perfect control and a
change of pace that is battling. Sey-
mour had speed that was terrific and
a fine stock of curves, but he lacked
control. And it is the same with Leon
Ames. The latter can curve a ball
better than any man in the big lea
CUES today, but is an uncertain pit
cher because he lacks that one essent-
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If he can win thirty-five games this
season MOrdecai Brown, the Chicago
Nationals hree-fingered pitching
wonder, will be the highest salaried
twirler in the business. Charles Muir
ply, president of the Chicago club,
says his compensation will exceed that
York Nationals. The probabilities are
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considering his handicap, and is very
clever in getting the ball away from
the bunkers. Charles Hyde, the
Wichita (kan) player who competed
in the western championship at
HomeWoOd last year and who played
Judge Shields of Omaha, another one
armed golf payer during the trans
Mississippi championship at Des
Moines, says he is willing to play the
Britisher, and it is quite likely Judge
Shields will be wiling to tackle the
visitor
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The last three periods were slow and
unintereSting.
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colonel was welterweght, but Sir
s.rchy was mp to 1t. Then he was
older than Bonnybelle, likewise IN
narder condition. She had been eased
a bit-all0wed to run at grass, whiles
and fed sugar AID apples--Betty's
heart misgace her as she recalled
how often she had thus pampered neg
pet Now she stopped the least bit 70
pet the mares flank and say clearly.
"Bonny van for us this time. and
no one shall ever ride you again"
Bonnybel answered only with a
slightly heightened stride. She had
found her feet and was going free
over the soft road. Sir Archy had
gained--they could hear the colonei
shouting, but the rushing air tore and
tattered the words past distinguish
ing
Don't let him catch us, Bonny!"
Betty entreated.
And then truly Bonnybell made as
though she understood they had
reached long moonlit level of road
she lay down TO IL as though on the
course, and literally deyoured space.
The colonel saw It with leaping
heart. His pride nthe mare, in the
girl who taken her in spite OF him,
began to melt his wrath After all IL
was Betty who would have 10 live
with her husband long. long life
he hoped II would be. After oil, fur
ther she had chosen a man-and Joe
Desha had governor or so among
his forobears. Moreover, Duyal Hark-
way. in spite of his name showed lit
lie OF the bred. The colonel rose IN
his stirrupa, leaned far over Sir Ar
chy's wdthefs, and sent home the
spurs, shouting the while:
stop You rascals vii ruin the fin
EST mare IN Kentucky. Stop. say.
Unless yon do-l'll quit and go home.
Sir Archy had answered the spur
with burst of speed that brought
him well with hail OF Bonnybell.
Joe heard the calling, and turned
to Betty-her arm around him, her
hand reaching for the rein.
"Of course, wen tsop,' she said
4 always mind grandad when he's
reasonable. Maybe We can 80 TO the
dance after al"
They did goa trifle late, TO ne
sure. blp. in time 10 announce theiI
engagement Bonnybell truly never
ran another race, but the colonel liy-
ed to see her first foai win the derby
from Ladgiove's son.
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eTary Pressb
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A LOVE CHASE
iBy Martha Mccullough Williams

there under lock and key until you
learn sense-and manners. Under
stand you shall not set foot outside
this house until you agree to marry
Duval."
"Shan't II" Betty flashed back at
him, wrenching herself free.
She was tall and slim, but 1.-THE
as an ash sapling. Once free the col
onel was no match for her. But he
felt he had the advantage-she was In
her pink satin party dress, her feet
in silk stockings and tiny, high-heel-
ed pink satin slippers, She had made
her revelations while they were wait
ing for the carriage, which was to
take them Duval included, to the
Eastons' Christmas eve dance.
Betty had not put on cloak nor hood
her hair fell in rumbllng curis over
her bare shoulders. Outside II was
splitting snow, and there was thin
white skin on the ground. But that
did not I'M the least daunt her-dart-
ing into the hall she snatched down a
long horseman's cloak, then ran on
through the front door, down the
snowy steps and on toward the sta
bles. At first her sole impulse had
been flight. As she ran a purpose
shaped itself. a man one to be sure,
but suiting her present mood. 1t was
TO mount Bonback, fling challenge
to the old man-and beat him in a
| fair race. In spite OF carrying weight
she knew Joe would be down at the
crossroads waiting for a message
from her. He should ride with her
1 together they would distance the an
CRY colonel. even though his mount
were Sir Archy. next to BonnybeIl
his pride. She kne@ he would dare
do it. the IIarkway blood did moi
( know how 10 be afraid But Duyal
and grandmamma might interiors; at
any rate, they should have the chance
While this was beating II out II
Bettys brain by help OF Bettys hear
she was Ia the stall, had scrambled
to Bonmybelrs back. never thinking o
saddle. hardly even stopping 10 pu
bride In place OF halter She hat
heard her grandfather shouting an
{ grily after her At first he had wait
ed on the steps--now he was stumplns
down the walk to the stables JUS
as she was clear OF the outer lool
/ she saw him. lantern In hand, a fin'
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almost a pathetic figure, ruddy, white
haired, erect, with yet little tremu-
lousness OF movement.
In spite Of 1t she flung at him her
challenge-the last words over her
shoulder as she sent Bonnybell
stretching away.
I'VE will wait for you at the cross
roads," were the last words, followed
by a reckless laugh.
Youth is cruel often for want OF
thought, as age Is cruel in its hard
insistence. The colonel loved Betty
beyond everything but his own way.
Betty loved her grandfather better
than anything but Joe. Nature takes
her course In spite oi wisdom Of any
thing.
Joe, in cold blood, would never have
eloped with anybodys granddaughter
least OF all the colonels. But how
shall a man under 30, red blooded,
manly, madly in love, say nay to a
creature to snow and fire, who filings
herself upon his breast crying breath
lessly. I'VE have to ride for il, ho-
mey! It's now or neyer!"
Ride tney did. Joe III front, Betty
wrapped in the horseman's cloak,
clinging behind him. While they walt
ed, Joe had put his saddle upon the
mare, thoroughbred, coming 1 years
old, in whom the colonel fell he had
a worIdbeater. And ESPECIALLY a
conqueror for Ladyloye, The Desha
filly, who mad beat Bonnybell by an
eyela:h only in the local derby the
season before. The mares were hall
sisters, by a famous foreign sire, out
of danes tracing to Lexington Sir
AIchy, the pursuer, was as well bred,
but IN. different lines. He had a
years advantage in age, and had been
pampered and petted as rarely ever
horse was. notwithstanding he had
been kept In training.
And he had rider In his day the
colonel had been IN class by him
! self. He knew sill all the art and
mystery--he had still the courage, the
sympathy, the soul that wins on conr
age. Deadly angry though he was
he had thrill OF Joy In this rebel
lious slip of hi sown blood
"The breeds not running out. thank
/ God--no matter how this turns out,
/ he said to himself as he poundec
down the road, the skim Of snow mutt
ling family the sound OF hoofbeats.
In spite Of the muf'ing Joe heard
them and smiled. Even anger cam
make the colonel lose bis head" he
said He's not going too fast al
first Sweetheart, we must do onl
best. Whatever happens--we-ll fac.
II together--eyetl II u ls a couple q
4 bullets. ,-.s-.,
Yte Together FOR llft o. death.
4 Betty murmnreI, her face lighti,
pressed against his shoulder
i Then she sat slear o fhim. The!
were off she would not hamper him
Il was enough that he carried he
weight In the race for love and life
She did not know il the colonel wer'
armed-he was angry enough for any
taing--of that she was certain. Blu
i ne had in sort. accepted ner elial
lenge. n they wen the race he wa
too square q sport nue 70 forgiv
them.
Il seemed a hopeless chance. III