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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03
WINTER RETIREMENT

and finish first in all of them, he is
q force,
Second, a seasoned and powerful
pitching corps. Attention TO pitchers
of the American league is called else
where. Results in the season of 1908
speak well for the probability of good
work from the pitchers of the cham
plons i'll the year TO come.
Third, excellent team work, which is
a natural resultant factor from the as.
sociation of players with each other, n
quality in which Detroit should be
strong from the fact previously stated
that few changes, If any, are to be made
in the champions for the year to come.
Detroit has q well.balanced team, in.
side and out. Jones, Delahanty, Bush
and Moriarity are not the best infield-
ers in the American individually, but
collectively they have accomplished re-
suits for Detroit. Cobb, Crawford and
Mcintyre are three of the best out
ielders in the organization. Mcintyre
was nto always able TO play in 1909 be-
cause of illness, but "Davy" Jones
proved capable substitute.
If the team has a weakness il is be
hind the bat. and yet, as matched
against other American league clubs,
Schmidt and Stanage, who are none too
fast, have. been weighty factors in
the Detroit clubs success, if not so
much by expert catching, because Of
their ability to bat. Beckendorf. a
young player who had little opportunity
TO show what he could do in 1909, is
likely to prove a valuable substitute
whenever he is needed in the season to
come.
Studying the Athletics.
The Athletics come upon the scene
possessing some of the admirable quail
ties which have been accredited to the
Detrolts. First of all there is their
manager, Connie" Mack in many
respects the exact antithesis of Jen-
nings, for he is grave when the Detroit
manager is gay. sedate when Jennings
Is frollcsome and demure when Jen-
nings hides his bushes, he waves n
managerial wand and produces results
identical with those of his contempo-
rary. There is some quality in this
serious, clerical looking man which ena-
bles HIM to make some players great
when other managers have tried to do
so and failed Perhaps he puts them
on their honor and at the same time,
knowing a great deal about baseball
himself and realizing the possibilities
Of players better than they do, devel-
ops their art before they have appre-
clated the change which has come over
them.
Philadelphia, too, has corps of sea
soned pitchers who are likely to be
helpful. The experimental pitchers are
Just as much variable quantity for
the Athletics as they are for any other
team; But the veterans, men like Ben
der, Plank and krause-if he may be
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03

Years may come and go-no real fan"
would stop them-and baseball contests
Tor championships may be history making
events In the lives of human workers for
decades to come, yet II is doubtful II that
pennant shall ever be won In which mas
terly pitching shall not play it's part In
the outcome of a seasons work In an or
eanized league.
No nine can be greater than its batters
but nine can be greater than its pitch
ers. Yet great team in all but pitchers
may never meet the fullest antcipations
or Its own members.
So much for a little baseball pbilosophy
and now TO the subject OF pitchers In the
American league.
The pitching staff of the Detroit team
embraces three men, Mullin. Summers
and Willett, who won seventy and lost
| twenty-siN of the games which were
played by the champions in 1903. or the
l5i games which were scheduled for the
season these three players took a promi-
nent part In ninety-siX. That is exactly
| three-fourths of the whole. No better ar
gument can be advanced as to their ef-
fectiVeneSs and usefulness. 4 club which
! is fortunate enough 10 enroll three pitch
ers who can be depended upon TO parti-
clpate in such tremendous proportion
OF, the seasons games. and who are skill
ful enough 10 win more than 20 per cent
OF the contests In which they are play
eTs, rs slgnally we'll blessed for a cham
plonship season.
Mullin, with his wide, free swing and
excellent arm action, seems not to have
| exhausted his vitality to the extent that
the debit side OF the ledger will find fire.
| quent charges against him. His style is
good MS curves quick, sharp and telling.
| His speed is a known quantity.
Willett is hard. painstaking worker.
| lie may not be possessed OF tho grace OF
athletes OF more artistic pretcnsion, but
| he is gritty and forcefuI and even when
| the game Is going against him is as con-
| hdent In his ultimate success as when
| victory is riding with him on the seat
Summers is more OF the artist. His
work has fineness that Is plea sing and
attractive. His Judgment Is good and
| his stability. when he feels the impulse
| OF his art moving within him, Is dura BILE.
| That was notably In evidence last sea
son when he pitched eighteen successive
| innings In single contest against Wash
| ineton and was not scored upon. In
these days of skillful baseball that Is a
record which appeals TO the better senses
| of mon,
There is another pitching staff In the
| American league which is to be reck-
| oned with as a determining baseball fac
| tor. 1t is that OF the Philadelphia club.
Three OF the pitchers I'm 1909 won ffty-
| five games and lost twenty-six. Their
| defeats exactly equalled those OF the De-
| troit club Their Victories were fifteen
fewer They played In eigkty-o games
| as against ninety-six for the Detroit trio.
| Their percentage Of victories was sixty
eight, as compared to the seventy three
OF the Detroit principals. That shows a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03

William Clymer, who had been so
successful with the Columbus club for
a number of years, was permitted to
go in the middle of the season of 1909
and Friel took his place. The new
manager will start with the team this
year, while "Danny" Shay will be re-
tanned by Kansas City, and ''Dueky''
Holmes will have charge of the players
Of the Toledo club.
While some of the clubs in the OF
ganization will start with new material,
there will be few who will stick close.
ly to their old players, barring one
or two positions which need a little re-
enforcement.
Increased patronage made it possible
for the owners of the American associa,
ton clubs to improve their ground facil-
tiles last season in many cities, and to-
day the organization is better off for
accommodations than the National
league was twenty years ago,
1t has also become possible for the
American association owners to branch
out more literally in securing players,
and the standard of their clubs has i'm
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03

1t was their speed which assisted
him. Careful observation Of the work
of the Boston players in the games of
the year impressed one strongly with
higher regard for the frequent demands
of baseball managers for speed. The
Bostons are composed Of men who can
circle the bases with celebrity, and they
are not afraid to take chances, the
more so that they have carefully meas.
ured the general ability of n majority
of the American league catchers. The
star catchers of the organization can
be counted without overexertion.
Harry Lord, third baseman of the
team, player of steady improvement
has been appointed captain for the
year to come. Wagner will play short:
stop, Mcconnell second base and Stahl
first base The infeld is not a won.
derful infeld if it is TO be reckoned
upon for fielding, batting and throw
ing. On the other hand. it is an in
field which accomplishes the unexpected
often. Usually when il does so it is
at time in the game when it is espe.
cially advantageous.
Speaker the Man.
The man who made the Boston team
in 1909 was Speaker, the outfielder
There stands one of the greatest finds
Of recent baseball in his particular de
partment of the sport. His addition
alone was worth game after game to the
Bostons, for it almost invariably fol
lows that when a natural batter is gath
cred to a team. who is also an extraor
dinary fielder, that both on inside play
and defense he will repeatedly strike
a telling blow which shall assist hi.
fellow players.
Another factor which is greatly to the
advantage Of Boston is that two raw
and inexperienced catchers, who were
inclined to be slow and none too ac
curate either in handling the ball oil
In throwing to bases, have improved SC
thoroughly that they are much better
material for the year to come than they
were at the beginning of the season
of 1909.
In the pitchers box Boston must still
experiment. The work of the pitchers
judged by the past, is only fair. II
may be better this year, since the bet
ter men will be with the team for the
full season instead of only part of it
but Boston can stand improvement NJ
matter how good the beginning of tho
season may be.
Chicago obtains new manager this
year. Hugh Duffy, who was manager
for Providence last year in the Eastern
league and who had q managerial
chance In the National league, returns
again to n major league, while Snlli
van, who tried his hand as manager in
1909, resumes the task of catching
quite content with the little fling which
he had as team director. Ii doesn 7
seem as If there is much TO be said
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03
Mastery Pitching Figures in Winning Pennant

der. 1t is possible that they may be a
trifle less effective as pitchers than the
Detroit pair. but 1t seems TO be only a
trifle.
OF the pitchers In the teams which com
posed the second division last year, there
is more TO be said individually than col
lectively. They played their part in the
games in which they were assigned to
the best of their ability.
Take the case of the veteran Young. OF
the Cleveland club, as an example. Add
ing TO the other wonderful work which
ne has done In the box. he won nineteen
was not a record which was the equal
of others which he had made in his ca
reer, but II proved that with team which
was inferior be Is still superior pitcher,
ANY pitcher who can win moro than half
OF his games Is not average.
Joss, on the other hand, won but four
teen OF the twenty seven games in which
he played This would seem to be an in
dicauon more OF an off-year for Joss
than the result OF ill-success with a team
not up to the average, AS a matter of
fact, 1t probably was an ofr-year for loss
ana so, when the estimates OF work by
pitchers In 1910 are being made the name
OF Joss must nor be omitted as a prob
able winning factor for his organization.
In the New York club no pitcher ap-
pears TO stand forth with the brilliancy
OF the pitchers In the Detroit: Philadel-
phia and Chicago teams Quinn was the
most successful OF the year He won
nine games out of the small total OF four
teen Too little work to rank him with
the top-notchers.
Waddell and Powell two sterling pitch
ers In their time. were buried under The
slow laborIng machine OF the st. Louis
team Here is an instance where pitchers
are not TO be judged by the success of
their club. ST. Louis. early Handicapped
by injury after injury 10 important play
ers. was never TO be reckoned upon seri-
ously In baseball results The possibili-
ties In the team were far greater than
the realiZations, Where n baseball nine
is torn 10 pieces by accident there is no
fair basis on which to compute form.
In Washington on the other hand. Is
an Instance similar TO that in Chicago,
Washington has truly great pitcher in
johnson unless all signs are misleading
Yet johnson lost not only one game, but
two, and more because his good work
was nulll6ed by incompetent work on the
part OF the players who were supporting
him, Hence II is but fair 10 enter John
son among the proba BILE winning pitch
ers OF the season 10 come.
If age has set its iron heel too rigor-
ously upon any one OF the pitchers men
toned the season OF 1910 will make IL
manifest. for there is not one OF them
but was very near the zenith of his abn
ity in 1909.
One week from today the author John
B, Foster. will discuss the National
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to hold the position when the season
begins.
There could be improvement behind
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03
Fine Players, Fine Fields and
Fine Sport for Season
of 1910.
AMERICAN LEAGUE is
BRIGHT WITH HOPE
Strong Points in Clubs Are
Brought Out for Benefit
of Fans.
BY JOHN B, FOSTER.

gins, as Uncle Eph,
rain Easley was
wont TO remark, " to
be higher n de sky
dan de Hezbyterian
chu 'ch steeple, ''shr
chu 'ch S p e,
there are three sub
iects which a r c
bound 10 demand
the attention of
American mankind,
1t is futile to try
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03

One week from today the author. John
B. Foster. will discuss the National
leagues prospects. Remember that this
article can only be found in The Sunday
'rrIhrinA
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-10
Another Spasn

Our friend on the other si1e of the
county was a little bit premature in
announcing that NJ. $. McDonough
who is the prosecuting attorney elect
would resign as judge Of probate on
Dec. LIST. We have been informed that
Judge McDonough will probably not
resign before the first of the year. al
though he may conclude to do so ear
lier but he has not yet resigned. Our
friend should also remember that there
are other people in Iron county besides
those Of Crystal Falls Crystal Falls
may have been the only town in the
county at one time. but we are pleased
10 state that the time has gone byt that
there are others from now on. We
may not be able to boast of town
clocks. put mp at county expense. or
paved streets. but we are on the map,
Tom, and don't you forget 10 Iron
River -Stambaugh Reporter.
Tag. you're il. tagged you last.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-10
Grangers Organize

A branch of the State Grange was
organized here last Tuesday by Deputy
Organizer Seward of Stephenson. The
meeting TO organize was held in the
Diamond Drill hall Mt $3.50 y. IN. and
was attended by twenty-five farmers
and their wives.
Those In attendance were enthusias-
tic about organizing and Grange was
organized the charter membership be-
ing twenty-five.
The following officers were chosen
Master WIN. Poyseor.
Secretary VIM. Lyons.
Lecturer-C NJ Rogers.
Treasurer p. Oss.
The name given the local. branch is
the Crystal Grange and the next
meeting will be held at the seme place
on the afternoon of December 81 when
il expected that at least twenty add
tional members will be- taken in.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-10
May Make This Section Dry

Ii is claimed that there is "A possibil-
ity Of the anti saloon league making "A
portion Of the upper peninsula dry ter
ritory through the agency of the old
Indian treaties that are creating such
stir mp in Minnesota According TO
these treaties the sale or possession OF
intoxicating liquors IN certain OF the
original Indian land is forbidden.
These old treaties are now being en-
forced in Minnesota and a portion of
the west end of the Mesaba range. in
Gliding Grand Rarids. has been made
dry territory through the work Of the
u. S. officials. Even lumberjacks have
been stopped and liquor taken away
from them and spilled into The gutter,
Saloons have been entered and the
liquor emptied into the gutter. The
work is thoroughly done and no one
feels like "monkeying' with the U.
8. 80 the restriction against the sale Of
LIQUOR is very well enforced.
Rev Rutledge. it is learned, is se-
curing information regarding these old
treaties in connection with this section
of the country. Il is alleged that the
territory included in the treaty EN-
braces much of the upper peninsula.
Should this prove 70 be the case. the
anti saloon people will undoubtedly
call upon the officials OF the general
government TO enforce the provisions
of the agreement made with the
Indians
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-10
Another Hunting Accident

Arthur Aeschliman was badly hurt
in hunting accident last Sunday at
ternoon. Arthur. who is boy about
IA years of age, went out rabbit hunt
ing with Russell Laplante, another
youth about his age.
They were standing on log when
the gun slipped out of Arthur's hand
and he caught it by the end of the
barrel just as the trigger struck some
thing causing the shell to explode.
= The charge passed through the hand
at the base of the second finger 1t
was thought at first that he would lose
two fingers but it looks now as II he
will lose only the second finger. The
first finger was badly gashed, the teu-
don being nearly severed.
He is in Or. Larsons hospital under
careful supervision and II is thought
no further complications will ensue.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-10
Old Age

Mrs. Kajsa Soderberg died in Flor
ence. Wis. last Saturday evening.
She was born in vexio. Sweden. on
Dec 9lst, 1914. her age being very
near 90 years. She WAS mother 20
eleven children. one of them. Mrs Hill
burg, in Florence many grandchildren
in America ana in Sweden. Funeral
was held from the Swedish Lutheran
church at Florence. ON Tuesday OF this
week. Rev. J. J. Hoikka conducting
the services.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-10
Riner Sisters and c. Edw. Clarke

The official board of the Methodist
church has secured the services of the
Riuer Sisters and g. Edward Clark. for
an evenings entertainment next Wed
nesdsy. Tee l4th.
All who had the pleasure OF hearing
the Polmatier Sisters when they were
here a year ago Will be glad of this op-
portunity OF listening TO an equally
good company The entertainment
will b. held Ia the church and will be.
gin Mt = .00 O'Clock. Admission will
be 80 cents No reserved seats Tick
cts are now on sale. and can be pur.
chased of any members Of the official
board of the Methodist church The
seating capacity of the church IL 250,
and when this Dumhar of tickets are
sold the sale will he closed. Secure
yours early.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-10

Fire was discovered in the brewery
OF Leisen & Henes at Menominee last
Tuesday afternoon and before the
flames could be extinguised three
fourths of the plant was destroyed, the
money loss footing mp to over $50. 600.
IL is supposed that the origin OF the
flames was some crossed electric light
wires. Such a headway had been
gained by the flames before they were
discovered tnat the tiremen's task was
a very difficult one to save any Of the
plant.
Immediately following the fire, ar.
rangemeEts were made with other
breweries to hell. ont the firm in sup.
plying its trade 50. along with the por-
! ton OF the plant saved and help FROM
outside. uses OF Leison q Henes beer
will not be inconveuienced.
Later The Ere started by man
who was heating pEriiine over q fire.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-10
News Snapshots
OF the Week
The New Bisbee Merger

For the benefit of mum ber of local
ubs ribers who are holde re- Of stock in
the Superior & Pittsburg and the Cal
umet & Arizona mines we publish the
following statement OF the directors OF
the two companies for their merger
plan which was agreed upon at meet
ing at Chicago last Tuesday.
THE boards of directors Of the Cal
umet d Arizona Mining company and
the Superior q Pittsburg Copper com
pany have had under considerati on for
several months the advisiLility Of re-
commanding to the stockholders Of the
respective companies basis OF merger
a the two companies for mutual ad-
vantage.
"Acting under the authority of the
boards, committee engaged the SER
vices OF DR.. l. u. Ricketts, of Canaan
ca, Mexico. and James s Douglass, Of
Douglass, Ariz., to assist them AR
irving at the relative status of the prop
critics After receiving this report,
showing q thorough examination OF the
underground workings of both COM
panies. the equipments of each and all
other assets TO furnish basis OF the
relative present and future values Of
the property and assets of the two
companies. the boards are unanimous
in recommending to the stockholders
of the two companies the merger OF the
properties and assets of the companies
under the following plan:
-"First. The capital stock of the
Calumet a. Arizona Mining company
to be increased to six hundred and fifty
thousand shares 1850. OO0). par value
ten dollars ($l0) each, giving an au-
thorized capital or six million, iive
hundred thousand dollars SO, 500, O00).
Second: The share of the increas.
ed capital stock of the Calumet a. Ari-
zona Mining company to be exchanged
for three and one-half (3iS shares OF
the present one million, i've hundred
thousand shares (1.50O0. 0O0) of the
STOCK of the Superior 81 Pittsburg Cop
per company. now outstanding. pro.
vided majority Of the stock Of the
Superior a. Pittsburg Copper company
Is deposited for exchange on or before
April ist. 1911.
Third. In case majority Of the
stock of the Superior a. Pittsburg Cop
per company is so deposited for OK
change ON or before April lat, 1911. the
merger shall be- completed. but prior
thereto dividend shall be declared to
the Superior a. pittsburg stockholders
equal in the aggregate TO the aggregate
amount Of the dividends paid to the
stockholders of the Calumet Il Arizona
Mining company between August.
1910. and April lst. 1911, asst ne esti
mate OF the relative values was fixed
as OF date about August 10. 1910. and
such distribution is made merely for
the purpose of equalizing the relative
status rs of date Of the merger Apri
lat, 1911"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-10
LOAN PROPOSITION
WAS TURNED DOWN
CITY COUNCIL DECIDES NOT TO
BORROwMoNEY ON WARRANTS
TO HAVE A SKATING RINK
Engineer Stephany Was instructed 10
Go Ahead With Flooding Of the
Park.
70 HAVE A SKATING RINK

The city council at its meeting last
Monday night turned down the loan
proposition whicn has been up Tor
some time. by vote OF to .
The proposition was to borrow
money enough to settle with Mcdonnell
for the street paving from the bank on
orders issued In anticipation OF the
taxes that have been levied Tor that
purpose The bank was willing TO
make the loan provided that the secur-
tiles issued would be- such as would be
passed upon favorably by the bank ex-
aminers and the comptroller OF the
currency, the local bank being "A Ma
tional bank and under close scrutiny
at all times. The directors informed
the council that they would advance
the money asked on orders drawn on
the special assessment fund. This is
the fund for which special tax is
levied on the property along Superior
avenue. IL amounts to about $4,000
but the tax is to be paid in install
ments strung along tor five years.
The idea OF the council was 10 take
up those ord ers with money out of the
general fund on February /, next. 1t
is not legal for the council to issue or
ders against the general fund for street
purposes. therefore the only orders that
could be offered the bank which would
stand inspection would be the special
tax orders.
When the matter came up for final
consideration some OF the council fear
cd that, should any taxpayer take ex
ception to the transaction. the orders
could he taken up only as the money
was paid into that fund from the taxes
collected and that would mean that