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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22
SAM CRANE SAYS THIS IS BEST TEAM WHAT Do YOU THINK?


There D. only one Hans Wagner,
aud FOR aii~nround work he is tho
player par excellence ~ hts team.
Tile big German ia a Whole team ~
himself. and no player ever lived
who by ISIS individual effort kept any
team lighting for the pennnnt W %
the last ditch as Wagner ala tbs IL
rates. year after year.
bush place next 10 Wagner and
then Turner. who has shade on
IifidWeii. ~ the Giants. ! pick the
ah1rtaiupH thus.
Wagner. Buah. Turner. Bridweii.
Tfnekr. Deaiin. Wagner ffioalonp.
Harry. Elbarfeld. Sweeney, Roach.
Hanaer Downey Hartseli. =. Smith.
Blackburn.
= place tho loft fieldera In this
order
Wheat. Beacher De Wore Bates.
Clarke. Eiiis HheCkard, Cree. SIC
tntyrc Harfsel feiifclt. Daugheriy.
krueger. Collins. Stone. Nllea
'eThe center nelaers az follows;
Speaker. MnRee. Leach. Crawford.
Hemphlil. Seymour. Oidfing. Mitch
ci Beaumont Hoffman. Bureh. Mi-
Ian. Parent. oakea. Beck Granny
"A consider Ty Cobb the best ball
player that ever wore spikes agree
lng fully win Charles CofniHkey.
Naturally be leads the list 81 right
fleiders whom rank as follows
Cobb. W0lter. Schultz. Murray.
Murphy Titus Hooper. Flick. WIZ
son. FArheFt. GNnntrf. Evans Hahn.
~ Smith SrhWritxer. Moran"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22
LYNCH NO LONGER BOSS
OVER DUCDALE'S TURKS
Mike Has Resigned Management of the Team and VIII
Be Supplanted by Fred Weed-Former Manager Is
Blamed for Seatsles Losing Srealx--But Is He
Responsible?

Mike lynch. the player manager
81 the Turks and idol Of the fans,
has resigned from the team. and Tor
the rest 81 the season Fred Weed.
the first hassmau secured from Spo-
kane. viii handle tho dcstinivs OF
the Maslems.
Afikc vas asked tn resign. Il u
said. because the team was losing
steadily. and nothing he could do
sNemed 20 help. and from the fact
that Weed. ghen he took over his
fob WAS warned not 90 make a
"road fellow of himself THE infer
ence Is plain that Mikes cheerful
habits we're held responsible fer the
poor work cf The team
Hut Just stop and think mo-
m@ug. Seattle fanA A long time
asa. when things were not 80 mod
ern. a pleasing custom obtained. that
OF providing a scapcNoat for the sins
Of an entire city or branch of any
tribe. Accordingly. every war the
high priests ls.d = goat "a tho wall
OF the town. and tigurativeiy an
headed an the sims 81 the populace
upon his back and turned him cut
Into the wilderness. Thus every
body WAS made pure, and only the
goat suffered
Il was 9 fine scheme for every body
---but tha Enat
Now. Mike Lynch has been man.
AYR - the Seattle team II was up
10 him 20 Eet gped PLAYERS when his
team needed them Did ~ get them 2
Not 40 anyone could notice IL And
why dlent he get thrmf Perhaps
there was a monetary consideration.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

I'm ali probability. 70 Lynch could
have had his own way aud Ntils
money a. back him. no would have
acquired good players. A. u was
he made the best % tho proposition
and grabbed thu only PLAYERS hs
could. men from wilson's creek aud
either HUSKY tracts
The Turks have he~n handicapped
Tor pitchers right along With Tpad
pitchers the rest % the team would
ginger up and play good ball. hui
Enod pitchers cost money. hence no
good pitchers were secured Mike
Nan not "a blame fog the penurious
policy ~ the club HE kept plug
FinE along making thn best ~ a
bad bargain and doinN wonders with
the material BE had az hand - Il
any wonder Thar he became HEoad
fellow nt tlmesf Most anyone
wouid try and do something % cheer
mp Hui Mikes good Fellowship
iidnt hurt the team ovcfmuch Not
over two or three ever Joined In on
the good fellow shin stunt and thrs
were % the best men on the team.
and were always IA the game any
way
An hail "a Mike Lynch for he De.
serves mighty lot ~ credit Hs
won a p~nmant last year but he
had money "a hack him.
Naw that PRED Weed a. running
the club, irf 81 all turn in and help
him along Weed ~ a mighty good
ball PLAYER and ought 90 make a
good manager II he has s liffie
better proposition handed him than
Lynch had. the Turks vii pick up
and begin Wlunink Let VA pray
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

afraid for him. either Then. after
he'd got used 20 handling himself IN
the professional ring we'd make the
match with Johnson That would
be in about a year
Young Harbour h giant. ami a
natural fighting machine lie stands
8 feet az inches high IN his bare
feet. and weighs 20s pounds M fight
Ing trim He has reach Of Is
inches and a barrel 81 a chest as
inches around inflated and al de-
fiated.
Ho IL a better physical specimen.
from the physical culturist's stand
point. than Johnson or Jcffrlcs
either. FOR hia weight Is distributed.
He isn't t0pheavy. like the colnrcd
man. Stripped. he looks lean as q
cougar, and his muscles lay fiat on
his huge frame. like ripping 'piRsea
He Is 1.-THE and shifty as a cat on
his feet. = superb boxer, aggressive
in tactics, ard just feeds on p,In-
ishment," as Cooper says. AID he
has a punch IN either hand as bort
and hard as a compressed esr Zip
hammer.
''tfe can hit as hard with a four
inch movement az h. can at foot. &"
said Cooper 'Ie has etqfmtua
quick strength In his wrlpa. and
forearms" q NJ
Cooper runs a flesh reducing plant
In w. fIth st.. much frcqucnted By
the faded people Of society. lie had
been putting various members OF
the Barbour family through xrapecs
u sprouts when young Barbour.
aged ~, then Weighing 2as pounds.
went TO Princeton and applied for "a
place on the football team.
The captain liked his looks. but
one trial convinced him the young
Titan wouldn't do. He was soft a.
putty, ana suffering from over
growth.
So his father took him from col
lege and gave him "A place In the or
flee of the thread works. and HIS
mother put him into Jack Cooper's
gymnasium. Cooper first took the
stomach off him" and then suggest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22
~ q. 3. WILSON.

NEW YORK. July az The man
ssha can Hck Jack johnson i taund
The hig tnNu in sw8rminE ~tth
ftrht fans back from Reno. ana ines
aN say Warren fsarbouT can do u.
Warren Barbour. aged - son u
a niiii0nairv Hlnp amateur tReavs
weight champion % tbc world
VIII ~ fight the black f'af'
opluinnn differ Some people -
,taty foshH--4ay no. Sporting H'en
naw that Colonel Wllilan Harbour,
th~ tnuiti millionaire thread m'Aun-
fartnrnr. IL 80 pfoHa ~ bis strong.
hard hitting boy. that thry ~nnian
bs surprised - hear him aay =
warren
600 shau and asnlte this Phiiissins
hip and ghighi"
Thla Young giant hrs a trainer
Jack Cooper II ~ Jack Nho made
him a wonder Jack wouldn't naF
right uut in company That warren
could Sex Jack Johnson. bat ~ toiA
me just huw he'd get BIN ready Tor
THE championship inilA
EAU the boy needs a experience,
aRfA Cooper ~ra give him hla ex-
perirncr and his training Tor tbs
match nt che Same time. I'd have
him take on the best prufcssiofaa
fighters IN the business IN KNOCKOUT
fights. two a munth. He could pick
the best. Tor be durant need the
purses. aud the other fighters could
make their ewu terms
"-rhs hardest men IN the business
should fight him. and wouldn't be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

have cioso IN mind Collins and Ia
luie. 10 inho the premiership away
from Liable will cause fans O. throw
different kinds ~ fits. bat ! place
both Rivers aud collins ahead ~ pus-
alhiy the best mechanical player that
ever wore shoe plates. Eut good az
hs H., and Notwithstanding his bat
tine ability, iatoir l4a never played
on q championship team. and iherc-
fore ! am forced O. conclude that he
" not up 10 tho class mentally ~
either fVrfs ar collins. I think
i1xcfa ~ the best iutultive player m
the game lie u. therefore. a nat
ural player. and they invariably
make the best
= place the second baseinsn this
way
"Eecra. Collins. faioie, DOYLE. Sill
lrr ERAu, ilummeiL Gardner. Hug
gins. Mci '0nnrii. knabe 8hran. Doll
ehanty. zeider. Grigga, Schaeffer.
'if IL not eaay % pick the best
third baHetuan There are four. IN
Deyiin. lord. Grant aad Baker. Who
aufriAHa the rest isut the other ~
arc not far behind A perfect pair
~ hands and the ability % have
them Ia the risht place AT The right
thine airs prime requisites FOR the
ppsifin0 " bitch ~ probably the most
difficult q play % anY
n rank tho third baHemen like
this:
"Deviln. Lord. Grant Baker. Brad
les. nYruc. f.rnnnE. Steinfeidt. Aus
tln isubefi MaWrey Wallace Her.
snF M0Eiarity furteli. corroY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

estimation approached Maihrwa0n.
THE pitching starr Connie Mack
now has a. the strongest IN either
league. Ia BENDER. caonbs. Dyacft
ana Morgan he has formidable
quartet ~ right handlers. and IN
Plank ana kfauae two left handlers
that can not be cxeclled. Young ane
Ioaa are two % the real stars VI the
American league.
n place the pitchers ma follows;
"MHhrwa0n. nrndar. Plank,
Coomba. Muiieni overall, Walsh.
Mpren, Adams Donovan. nutkrf.
Moore
'1iai chase Is prince Of first base
men. There IL no comparison be-
tween him and the next beHt
Chance. perhaps, comes nearest
Prince Hal. although consider
konetchy as giving Chance the race
" his life. koneichs IL a right hand
ed throWrf aud on that account
alone he cannot hope 90 attain the
standard set BY Chase. 80 right
handler ever win.
4 rank the first baaemon ~ fol.
lows Chaae. kanrlchy. Chance.
Flynn. Davis, itobilisei Bmnsfieid,
jones. Merkie. turlauh. Daohfft
aioyall Sharpe. stab. dandll and
Ahntein
"N0N VIZ come 60 q difficult prom.
uaition. There are ~ many first
class guardians 90 the keystone sack
that ID il pus1ie a. select she best.
There D. NOT weah player Ia the 8
must slyH the palm o. tFafH and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22
HERE'S THE MAN WHO CAN LICK JACK JOHNSON?

was a rnehrr Barbour a midastepper.
~ Naa slap bang for a few rounds
Then came fhs finish Burke swung
with his righi 20 tn. jaw Barbour
knocked the f@at over hts head and
pat straight Jeff into nuFkr'H rlbs
That foiied him Burke came back
Tor more. Barbour knocked him
down siih a right aud left on the
Jaw.
bHFk1 WAS = beaten man but ne
struggled 20 his feet The kuockoa
bios vas terrific left that landed
almost an TOP ~ Bairkea head. The
champion went down like - lsg. and
hsa seconds and doctors we're 70
minutes bringing him around
charlie White. the referee aud
4aek tFwinj Sullivan both watched
y" match, snd both accused Cooper
~ having entered a ringer.
millionaire boxer usghlnN.~ said
Eipual"
y took long argument 70 con-
vince them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

NEW york July "a Pear
sons Tor August. sam Crane. vet-
eran baseball player and wfhor,
compares tho uien Ia the lonEueH'
aud picks tho players he considers
best Ia each position. IN part he
says
The baseball hero of today II the
has been OF tomorrow.
Il have formed my Judgment and
made careful comparisons ~ tho re-
speetive abilities ~ players Ia the
National ana American leagues,
based on my experience of 80 years.
during witch | have Hrrn star play
era flash with startling bfllllancy
for long or short period oniy Ia
aplnstcr and die 0ut and bs for-
gotten.
N there Il one department whore
tho National 81 superior 10 the
American league Il IL Ia iin catchcrn.
/ can not see where the younger
league has a catcher up 60 the class
consider king. Gibson and iirrena-
han 10 have established StanaRe. ~
Detroit. comes nearer the mark than
Any other
= rank the eatehers ~ follows.
akiina, Gibson. Bresnahsn. DOOM,
stanaae, Street Thomas. Ssvesnoy,
Bergen, Carrtaan. Meyers. Clark.
Graham. Stephens. pAyHs, Mclean.
Comparing the pitchers I want 10
say that rhfiaty Mathew san Is not
only tha best pitcher now, hut the
host baseball player ever produces.
/ have seen them ALI but none IN ms
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

"a be take up boxing One lesson
vas enough.
He was a natural fighter" said
Cooper. IL was Just nature for him
70 box. He waa "A good boxer az the
lend ~ The first lesson"
He became what Cooper calls a
'cagey" boxer--a man 80 shifty az
70 be hard 20 touch and FUN 81
tricks ~ his own. Soon he wanted
% so after the amateur heavyweight
championship AZ Boston
Several professional pnrlilats were
called in e. help him with his train.
ing one after another of these
gentry quit the job cold. after being
made punching bags ~ hy the So
ciety giant. They said they would
rather fight regular matches for a
purse.
Jeffrlea boxed with him. and then
begged Barbour 20 Join the training
camp IN California. In All these
bouts the gallery Of Coopera gym
was filled with society folks cheer
ing BARBOUR.
Cooper took Barbour and a big
party to Boston. where Barbour had
10 20 up against the amateur cham
pion, Joe Burke OF Boston, a wild
fighting irlshman with a knockout
In either hand"
Il was a hard fought battle. Burke
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

TACOMA. July o. - Seattle
dropped the last game ~ the series
here yesterday to the Tigers b. the
score ~ 3 90 T.
n wha a nasty day for ball. with
the wind and dust playing havoc
with the fieidefs and battera' eyes.
also the umpiro'H.
Anula pitched for Tacoma against
Butler FOR the Turks. and the bat
lie wan one u the incest pitching
duelH seen here for some time. Both
men had good control. and had Il
not been Tor Seattie'a errors. the
game would have gone many extra
innings
Tacoma got the first score IN the
fourth inning through Atkins error.
and took one more tally Ia the sixth
through clean hitting. with Hiankun-
nhlp furnishing the willow work
Seattle scored oHn Ia tho seventh
through Weeds double. McFadaen'e
error and Akin's hunt
Both teams play In Seattle today
At Dugdaie'a park Ladies' day To-
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22
JOHNSON is CONSIDERED
A BAD EGG IN AUSTRALIA

a bond every tisue he enters that
country that he viii leave Il q err.
tain time after hia business Ia the
ring II completed The parl1asnen-
tlary inquiry IN the federal house
Yesterday diseiascd tJle fact that
Johnson was treated a. an undw-
sirable immigrant both times be
entered Australia. ard b. or his
friends had % post = forfeit that he
would leave the country within a
certain tins.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22
MAJESTIC THfAIlf m

Watch the classified colanas
The Star.
Somewhere there are tvp ~
ticEets advertised Theg N )
given % the persons whose m
are mea ioned In the a N
names were picked froz ~ IT,
tory. they nsy be yozf n
There Is a.ways a good shos 4 =
s.E.r tie. Read TIE star flaz14
ads and Get the Hsblt-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

MELBOURNE. Australia. Juiy g.
Jack Johnson. candidate for alder
man In Chicago. and known also ar
heavyweight champion OF the world.
r. not looked up 60 In Australia. and
never MAS. IN spite q the fact that
he won his big title tn the Antlp-
1deS In fact. the black champion
e. 80 little liked that Tire Australian
government compels him % put up
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

He's Warren Barbour. Young
Millionaire. and the Fight
Experts Say His Sledgeham-
mer Fists Can Put the Black
Man Out--Bestcr Built Than
Either Jack or Jeffries--hiis
Trainer Tells How lie Would
Get Him Ready in a Year
Now Amateur Heavyweight
Champ.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22
RAIN STOPS GAME
OVER AT SPOKANE

Spokane July zz-Isarge gohs
- rain prexentesf any hass bali on
lhe local diamond yesterday Both
teams are right on their toes. for
the fight H. getting hot and the tie
must b. broken
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22
SEATTLE LOSES ONCE
AGAIN TO The TIGERS
WILD PITCHES

Pat Butler. the YOUNG r'@--'--
cured from Tacoma. p.tetses ~
game ~ ball against hss ar,s,. -
comrades He held Ire T's., aH's
five hite. and would har. ~. 2
game haf be received deeess ~
port Bufler viii prove 4 p.
addition 20 the Seattle cias -
Fred Weed Is playlp0
than al ihe rest n the elm y,
gether lie u a Nondsr ~
equally a home on first -
with the willow.
Nov that the Indiana =.
Beavers are fighting Tooth 49,
70 break the ne for - ~ -
ne percentage column. ifIsX%
Ior t'ie weather % step n - - -
the Iun Both clubs are relng VI, II.
now vancouver has recgrerss - ~.
the slump. ~
Seattle and Tacoma. ber,,.s..
DAY, play three RaDes ~ l Is.
sf"u"aA Today VIII BE- laaIer n
Young MeFadden. H. a..
The Tigers secured from H. r.. 49,.
Cubs 20 fiii IN Whlie 1srsss.
out o. the game, fSx -.
1hehAiia AcFadaen wa n
- the Tigers for $3.50. 81 =.
hung fire 80 long TAI Co.
siipi'a ~ with the cash and 80 =
man 10 the meanslme gasssss~ Z
released. ~ Tacoma Is 49, - :
stop h''ss
Mike Lynrh's cx.cg,so,.s,..
not playing baIL They 40 - =
are not fielding the way fhez 49,
are shy ~ hitting ability. az -
~ All are playing ''h0nehe.f- - 80
paiL The Turks DO not behsrs "a
a team csptained ~ MIks Nv.
reputed 70 b one II tie 49,. /, -. -
baseball fnsn n The xs-ts-'
They are defnocallzed, and rsrss
it is Mixes fauit. o. Their ~ -
are ma KING = worry bsteh Il An,
The past series gave 4 fine srs~'+
q this. Stupid base runn'ss \
most every game nippea eksr--se
score. An ill-advsnsd A1tesnss !.
squeeze play IN thu rls.s
ning with good haifArr rs.s,,
up. practically spoiled ks1i..s
chances " fieing tie xs,
yesterday. Lynch diant n. 4.
squeeze signal bat Adams sfss-sz
% pail IL of. Adams b. - -
should have been put euf Z i
grounds and arrested fw ns<vzs.
he used IN talking 10 tie aaa4'lps.
u was tbs yiieat ever heard IN q
coma fans. and il4d rot ksAnf III
denly been called in 70 bzl &es |
might have been troghi1
Adams Is not the oair s>z-<s |
player who has offended d ikis Y.
spect Il IT. a common tri<k q a
Turks 20 unlifnher q line IL Dn.tzr.
.fy III talking % tta blAzchsrx n
Tacoma management ought ~
stand for IL, ard II IL . csrst al
not sxeusing the Tpssx ~ IL
bum bail playing Tac1uA Ikdxe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

h0aNWMfF hfHiru ha&fs ~ f&isc nfiNid.
tfsffnsar fai~inap. Hisnkrrahlp us1his
hans hlts- "a erH unfa kffs4fk u8sf 80 ~
Aurla ~ Butl~r. Baass "a halls
Auniss ftgtisfs villa pifra - nnis
Tlrne 81 rsms--ti1t Efnpife-staH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

Dance at Dreamland tonight
ss.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22
Butler Pitches Good Ball
for Turks But His Sup
port Loses Game Both
Teams in Seattle Today
Ladies' Day.

STANDING Of The Clubs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

Seattle and Tacoma. ber,nrs.. :.
day play three games on Il" ~
grounds Today viii h. 900. "a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-07-22

Fred Weed r. playing mo-.
than all She rest Of the elm ", =
getber lie II woe1sr ~ ,
equally a home on first 80 !
with the willow. ~ Y
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
JOSEPH A. PRATT IN
SALT LAKE ON VISIT
Sees Many Changes in
Fifty Years

Joseph n. Pratt. pioneer who was
in Salt Lake from 1850 to 1860, and
who tourneyed at the latter date from
the Salt Lake valley into California.
has returned to salt for the first time
In half a century. He was the son of
Arson Pratt. the brother of Orson
and Farley P. Pratt. names to con-
Jure with in the intermountain west
He is visiting with his nephew, A. P
kesler, assistant postmaster ISL
north Second West
The distinguished visitor, who Is ~
years old. and whose home is at
Fresno. Cal. was a guest at the
federal building this morning where
he went over old times with the post
master, Mr.. Thomas. The governor
thought that he knew something about
the infancy of the state but when Mr
Pratt became reminiscent the employe
of Uncle Sam had to acknowledge that
he was behind the times.
why. / never saw anything like
it," said NIr Pratt. as he gazed at
the Salt Lake wall street" across the
way from the postoffice. There was
simply nothing here when l saw the
country last And just to think of this
great big city. Look at those build
ingS over there" and he pointed to
the Boston and the Newhouse struc-
turcs There is nothing in Los
Angeles which can compare with
them. When / was last here there
were few little buildings on Main
street, up about where the Walker
Bros. bank now Is. And now look at
1t. | cannot believe my eyes"
Mr.. Pratt told many interesting tales
about the country when he last saw it.
The absence of fifty years has wrought
a wondrous change. An anticipated
visit of but a few days has been
heightened into an indeterminatc time
from a few hours inspection OF the
country which he last saw when but
a boy. Mr. Pratt Is 4 brother of Mrs
Jane E. Kesler of the Sixteenth ward.
and of Mrs. Caroline Van Cott OF
Farmers ward. and is connected by
blood and marriage with many Of the
notable families OF Utah
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
ENTERPRISE OF UATH
AWAKENS OTHER STATES
Especial to The News.)

Washington. Jan. 20.-At the meet
Ing of the governors here Yesterday
Gov William Spry OF Utah and other
Utah delegates to the conservation
convention sprung a surprise on tho
delegates from other states by dis
trlbuting the preliminary report of
the Utah conservation commission
appointed by Governor Spry follow.
ing the meeting of governors held ar
the capital last year. This Is the f,rst
report OF the kind to make its an
pearance at the meeting and the dele
gates OF other states were somewhat
surprised to sec that one OF the
youngest states In the Union had
bested Its elders In the matter of
enterprise along these lines.
For preliminary report. the book
is most complete. being divided into
four parts. embracing a catalogue OF
the resources Of the state In land
water. minerals and forests. Much
favorable comment was heard follow
ing the distribution of the book and
IL doubtless Will be the pattern for
similar compilations by other states
Governor Spry stated that the book
was only preparatory TO more ex-
baustive display OF the resources oe
the state TO be compiled from datn
gathered by the members OF the Utah
commission
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-20
ENGLISH SPARROW
PIRATE OF THE AIR

Washington, Jan 20---The English
sparrow Is the pirate of the air, just
as the rat Is the free booter of the
earth and ought to be eXterminated.
So rules the department of agriculture,
in bulletin just published, which also
tells how to get rid of him He studi-
ously hunts and cats insects which are
beneficial to plant life. while he passes
over more or less those which are
harmful The only good thing he does
is to eat the seed Of weeds and pre-
vent their spread. Aside from that
there is nothing to be said in his favor.
More than that. he is murderous. He
hunts the nesting places and destroys
eggs and young blue birds, house
wrens, tree swallows and barn swal-
lows The robin, the cat bird and the
mocking bird he attacks and drives out
OF parks and shade trees.
After having learned all this about
the sparrow the department of agrl-
culture shows way to destroy HIM
He will roost In boxes that may be
put up to make his capture easy. He
may be lured TO spread grain and shot
and killed In other ways or may be
poisoned. Wheat soaked In strychnine
Is said to be preferable. This method
has been adopted in California, where
1t was necessary to protect ripening
fruit