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third base in either game played at Fnli-
adelphia between the Cubs ana fn ar
delphia9 . ID ~"
No
Sporting Editor Star: Did the CUPS
make four home runs III sihsie s'o
this season?
We. scbu,te and Sheckard made two
home rms apiece in a game against New
York.
Snortinp Editor Star: Who had the oeS'
,a apU, . aSerape for the philadelphia Ath-
letic team last season, regaroiess 1i .'e
number Of games played! W. IL "
Collins, 32S (unofficiaD.
Snoring Editor Star: Is not base
runner permitted to oyerrun hrst pase
and come back to the base Witnout Ha-
bility to be put out. provided ne does not
round the base? Can ne not contiuuo
along the right field line for short ms
tance and then walk back, turning either
wav he chooses, without risk of being
put out? o.
4 base runner can overrun first base
and turn either way he chooses In COM
ing back to the bag, without naDlnl "
he nut out, provided the umpire does not
believe he deliberately makes an attempt
TO start for second base,
Snoring Editor Star: Did. Harry Stein
feidt. now with the Cubs. ever play bail
with a Detroit clup? w. T. y.
Steinfeldt was tried out by Detroit be-
fore Cincinnati secured him. This was
In 1897.
snortine Editor Star: a. A base ball
team has won four games. lost three and
tied one. What Is its percentage! % Is
the tie game used in finding It or Is It
III 81. ca The tie game is not con-
sidered
Sporting Editor Star: OF what nation
atty are Johnson of the Washington
Americans and Mathewson of the New
York Giants? MlLLEh.
They are both Americans.
Sporting Editor Star: There were two
men out A was on third and on sec
ond. The pitcher threw the ball to third
and A, caught OF. started home He
stood on third base. The ball was thrown
back and forth. but finally was thrown
to the third baseman. who tagged 3
while the latter was standing on third.
Was not b out, as A was entitled to
third until he was put out or had scored
@ w. Fl. r.
B was not out unless A was challens-
ing him for possession of the bag; that
is. II A was trying to get back to third
at the time 3 was tagged. B was out.
but il A was trying for home or was not
actually claiming possession OF third. b
was not out.
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y Scott a Great Kicker.

/, Among the best kickers developed this
year there is none who sllrpasses Quarter
back Scott of the Pennsylvania team. &C
cording to Coach Yost Of Michigan The
Wolver ne leader at the Pennsylvania
Lafayette game pronounced Scott the
greatest kicker he ever saw. What i'm
pressed him most was not the distance
of SCOTS punts. but the speed and ease
with which &he got them away. In this
connection it Is worthy OF note that Scott
has not had kick blocked this year. He
places his kicks .,in. such a: remarkably
accurate manner that hardly. a third of
them. have been caught on the fly by OPP
posing backs. He is enough to drive a
back into frenzy said the Michigan
coach
Among other kickers developed this
year, Mckay of Brown, Minot of Harvard
and Ballou of Princeton have been do ng
the best work. All of these, however,
are distance kickers and lack the skill OF
Scott In placing the ball. SCOTS style
of kicking is undoubtedly the more valua-
BILE, because of the difficulty Of running
back his kicks and the chance 1t g.ves
his teammates 20 recover funables or the
fumbled ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13
Yale's Defeat a Surprise.

Outside Of Yale's defeat at the hands
Of Brown there were no big surprises in
last weeks foot ball. It might be noted
that. though both Harvard and Pennsyl-
vania, while they were expected to win,
did so in more decisive fashion than their
respective coaches had believed. possible
Cornell did not prove hard opponent for
the Crimson. In fact, Harvard found Cor
nell the easiest opponent she shas met
this year. and made the biggest score of
the season against her. Cornell men are
bitterly disappointed at the result of this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13
UMPIRE BILLY EVANS TELLS
OF PITCHERS IRREGULARITIES
Ali the Star Twirlers Have Their Favorite
Catcher Bender Unusually
Superstitious.

of the New York Giants he was the
favorite receiver of the great Christy
Mathewson. With him working, Matty
always figured he was at his best, al
though Matty with most any old catcher
as his partner is pretty hard man to
beat. When Bowerman retired from the
ranks of the Giants. Matty Of course
was compelled to look for another catch
ing pal. Out of the many men picked up
by McGraw, Mathewson's choice fell on
the husky redsktn, Chief Myers. Matty
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has done practically all This pitching OF
the last few years to: Myers and has en-
yed unusual success. It's strange
coincidence that the two should now be
paired UP during the winter in vaudeville.
doing a base ball sketch called; Curves.
They will have a hard time to equal their
base ball percentage in applause wen.
Rube Needed Ossie.
There are many people WHO insist that
"Rube'' Waddell lost his greatest asset
when the great team Of Waddell ard
Schreck was separated. There was no
denying the fact that Schreck was Wad-
dell's favorite receiver. Any time you
get in conversation with RUDE he will
start telling you about what he and
Schreck used to do. Any catcher who
has caught "Rube' in recent years will
tell you that he is q hard man to handle
for a dozen different reasons. Yet ask
Schreck about "Rube,'' the man who
caught Waddell when he was in his
prime. when he was the terror o. all
batsmen. and he will tell you that Wad-
dell was the easiest proposition to catch
of any man he ever wo. ked behind
Once upon a time Schreck caught Wad-
dell for whole game with his gloved
hand. The entire catching staff was on
the hospital list. and although Schreck
had broken finger on his right hand.
he offered to catch the RUDE" and did.
without slip during a hard-fought
contest never tire of telling about
Schreck's great work on that occasion
American League. fans always smile
when the ST Louis battery Is announced
of the giants of the game, standing some
six feet in height and weighing in the
neighborhood of 200 pounds. while Steph-
ems is midget In comparison' being one
Of the shortest catchers playing ball, and
weighing some fifty pounds less than the
husky Powell. The battery is Of Powelfs
making, however as Jack likes to pitch
to little Jimmy. Opposing batsmen will
tell you that the giant and the midget
are pretty tough combination to beat.
Ford Works With Sweeney.
Russell Ford Of the New York team.
one of the sensations of the American
leagues 1909 race. is some pitcher"
with most any catcher, but with big
Sweeney doing the receiving, Ford is
just about the toughest proposition
imaginable. Ford has most peculiar
spit balm fact, he has several Of
them-and Mr. Sweeney seems to know
all about the curves and dips they take
on their trip to the plate. With
Sweeney catching. Ford is more than
"sone pitcher"
King Co-e won, the only game the
Cubs captured from the Athletics, and
they do say Cole expressed feeling
for Archer when Chance was in doubt
as to who should catch.
Ask Eddie Joss, the great pitcher of
the Cleveland Maps. who is the best
catcher. In the business, and he will re-
ply without the slightest hesitation. Mig
Clarke. Joss would rather pitch to
Clarke than any other man in the bust
ness and it's only natural that he
should. for practically all of Eddie's
many wonderful featS have been made
with Clarke wearing the wind pad
Oh. yes bali players are trif1e
superstitious, particularly pitchers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13
By Billy Evans.

Most every ball player is more or less
superst1tious. but the pitchers. believe.
are more susceptible to beliefs uncanny
than any of the other diamond athletes.
" course. the. various pitchers have
d1nerent hobbies that they cling to at all
times during their base ball career, but
pet superstition Of every twir1er is that
with certain catchers receiving him he is
TAR more effective than under other con-
ditions. There is perhaps more truth
than superstition in such belief. What
ever it is, it's a tradition that has al
ways existed among twirlers.
Take Chief Bender of the Athletics
Any manager would be content to have
Bender as a twirler with most any player
doing the backstopping. Connie Mack
would perhaps just as soon have either
Living stone or Lapp doing the receiving
when Bender is on the mound, but not
So with, the big chief.
The famous Indian HEAVIER is decidedly
partial to%Catcher Ira Thomas Of the
Athletics When the chief takes his place
on the rubber he always insists that
Thomas: do the catching, provided Ira
isn't on the hospital list. Bender firmly
believes that he is far more effective with
Thomas working than with any of the
other Athletics clever catchers. Conf
dence is half the battle in anything, and
naturally the presence of Thomas behind
the bat when Bender Is working inspires
plenty Of it. $ Bender has won lots of
games with other catchers doing, the re-
ceiv1ng, but he never seems quite so
steady as when Thomas is paired I'D
with him.
The Indian as a race is very supersti-
tious. and Bender is no exception to the
rule. While there are scores and scores
OF pitchers who have their favorite CATCH
ers, still they are content to let one of
the other receivers warm them up be-
tween innings, but not so with the chief
When Bender, starts a game he absolutely
refuses to throw a ball to any one other
than Thomas.
1t is often the case that when the side
Is retired. the catcher happens to be a
base runner. Naturally much time is
consumed by him in hurrying from the
base he occupied to the bench to get his
mask, glove and protector and then back
to the plate. It Is customary for most
managers. under such cond tons, to send
one of the other catchers up to the plate
to keep the pitcher warmed up. I have
seen Bender refuse at least q dozen times
during the past summer to warm up
with one of the Athletics other than
Thomas. He waits for. Ira and takes
chance on getting cold in preference to
putting the ink" on himself by tossing
the ball to some one else This is one.
hobby that the great Indian pitcher strict
~ observes 1t looks rather foolish, but
it would be difficult, indeed. to convince
Bender to the contrary
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game. Harvard thought when she gave
the Itachans q place on ner schedule that
this would be contest OK championship
proportions: to take the place OF tne
Pennsylvania game. which Harvard FOUND
quite as hard as her Yale confess:
It is generally admitted that the Cor.
nell eleven Is not up to the standard OF
most Cornell teams. Whether this Is due
to a lack Of material or to the coaching
system is q subject under discussion BY
Cornell men everywhere. It Is quite likely
that there Is an element Of truth In both
Of these suppositionS. The WrHerf mas
lack of judgment in the arrangement Of
Cornell's schedule. In addition to this
he has been Informed by former Cor
nell foot ball star that the coaching stan
it neglected to send any Of its coaches
to West Point when Harvard played the
Army lads, a week before the game with
Cornell. And when. on top of this. it is
considered that Cornell had no, game
on the, date in question. the failure of the
Ithacans to take advantage of this chance
to size up Harvard is quite inexplicable.
{ Cornell now has but one chance to re-
deem herself. This Is against Pennsyl-
vania Thanksgiving day, but her out
that Cornell has been journeying to
Franklin Field her team has beaten Penn
sylvania but once. This year Pennsyi-
vania has gotten together in remarkably
good shape after that first disaster In
the Ursinus game. In every game the
Quakers have played since then they
have shown great Improvement. and they
now have one Of the finest backfields
in the country. Against the Indians
Pennsylvania won only by thc sheer
speed OF her star backs. WIZ. Lafay-
cite, stronger team than ...e Indians,
was met. the Quakers had perfected fine
interference for the speedy backs. And
although i Lafayette was equipped With
good ends, the runner. was seldom
reached before he had gone from 5 to
10 yards
, This interference is something new at
Pennsylvania, for until the apresent. year
the Quakers never paid much attention to
protecting their. runners on end runs.
Both Mercer and Ramsdell are playing re-
markable foot ball, and are demonstrating
in every game the necessity of speedy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13
coombs Prefers Lapp as Catcher.

Then there Is John Coombs, who jumped
into fame by his three victories over the
Cubs in the big series. While It IS not
generally known. Coombs won tweilty-six
out Of the thirty victories he scored dur
ing the 1909 season with young Jack Lapp
do hg the receiving. In the regular games
Coombs has always expressed q prefer
ence for Lapp. Thomas caught such
phenomenal ball: in the first game of the
big series that Manager Mack hated to
break up his winning combination Mack
decided to tempt fate, and told Coombs
that Thomas would be his partner The
former collegian got away with his game.
but IT Will be remembered he was very
unsteady. nothing like the Coombs of the
regular season, as his nine bases on balls
will testify He won. however. and
Mack was satisfied. When he sent Coombs
back at the Cubs. Thomas. was again the
catcher. Again Coombs was victor, but
he was again unsteady, always in the
hole, great work In the pinches prevent
ing disaster.
When the Cubs finally beat the Ath-
letics in the fourth game, Mack had de-
cided that he had tempted fate long
enough. When John Coombs was an
nounced as the pitcher for the fifth game
1t was seen that Lapp was his battery
partner. Pitching to his favorite catcher
evidently had the desired effect, for
Coombs pitched one of the many, wonder
full games he showed during the regular
season. He had almost perfect control,
his fast ball had it's peculiar jump while
his curve had the old time snap to 1t
that made the sensation Of the 1909 CAM
paign.
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Morgan Must Have Paddy.

Then take Cy Morgan, the clever Spit
bail pitcher Of Connie Mack's aggrega-
ton. Morgan with his difficult spit"
ball delivery is just as much up against
it without Paddy Livingston doing the
receiving as is Jack Coon1bs minus
young Lapp, or Chief Bender without
Ira Thomas. Few catchers banker after
".spit'' bali pitching, so Lapp and
Thomas are not bit sore that Morgan
nrefers the efreryescent Paddy to handle
his elusive spitters.
When Frank Bowernan was MEMBER
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A TAILORING SNAP.

Stop, gentlemen. and take notice. All suitinp
and overcoatngs reduced to half price. Dyeine
and cleaning.
D. L. GORDON, GOO E ST. NV.
oc268Ot.7
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juries. There does not seem to be a
single hrst-class man In the Yale line
Niinot and Wilmington Of Harvard. Kill
patrick Is really the only veteran Yale
has In her line. yet he has been handi-
capped all season by injuries. so that II
g. doubtful il he is able to play the sort
az game he did against Harvard last
fall. IL tia backheid the preponderance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

GEORGETOWN University's track team
will be materially strengthened this sea-
son by the addition of former Central
High School iong-distances runner who
bids fair to develop into a star in col
legiate ranks.
The athlete referred to is Chauncey Ian
don, who last season proved himself the
fastest long-distance runner among the
schoolboys of this vicinity. Although
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-10
Not The Largest Residence.

The local copied in Mondays
Robesonian from the Charlotte
Observer about the handsome
residence which MIR. A. E. White
is going to build was not right in
some resp cts, ;nt Mr.. and Mrs.
White are at a loss to know where
the reporter got his information
They are exceedingly modest in
their statements about the resi-
dence that will be built, by no
means claiming that it will be
lone of the handsomest homes
in the entire State, as the Of
f .nding local has it, or that it
Will be ''the largest in North
C arolina. - This reporter takes it
u Jon himself to say that accord
ing to the plans. which he has
seen, it will be one of the hand
soonest homesin theState-wt ich
is not claimed by Mr.. and Mrs.
White; but certainly it will not
be the largest. by a long shot
Notwithstanding Mr.. and Mrs.
Whites protest, this reporter
will stand for the correctness of
; the local in TheObserver in every
detail save that the residence
( will be "the largest in North
Carolina" /" That is Of course q
mistake.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-10
Maxton News Notes and PEI
sonals.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Maxton, Feb. e-Miss Sallie
Mclean, of the Lumberton grad
ed school, spent Saturday and
Sunday with home folks.
Mrs. L. R. Kirkpatrick visited
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Croslyn,
in Bennettsville last week.
Miss Bessie Mclean went to
Raleigh yesterday TO attend the
funeral of Judge James E. Shep-
herd, which took place at that
place this afternoon at 4 o'clocl
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Mclean,
of Ramseur, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Carter, of Laurinburg, came
over to attend the funeral of
Miss jamie Carter today.
!; Mr.. w. L. McKinnon, Of
Wadesboro, spent Sunday in
town with relatives.
Mr.. H. C. McNair went to
Lumberton this morning on bus.
ness.
Mr.. Mckay McKinnon re-
turned from Chattanooga, Tenn,
last night.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-10
RAILROAD CHANGES.
Mr.. A. w. Mclean, of Lumber
ton. Acquires Three-Fourths
Interest in Virginia & Carolina
Southern-Extension From St.
Paul to Elizabethtown.

Mr.. A. w. Mclean, of Lum-
berton, has purchased the entire
interest of Messrs. John Blue &
Sons in the Virginia & Carolina
Southern Railroad Co., which
now owns and is operating a
road from Lumberton to Hope
Mills. Mr.. Mclean has hereto
fore owned a fourth interest only
in this property, Messrs. John
Blue & Sons owning one-half.
New officers have heen elected
as follows: A. W. Mclean, pres
ident and general counsel; J. F.
L. Armfeld, first vice-president
and general manager.
Mr.. Mclean confirms the re-
port that the Virginia & Carolina
Southern will build a line from
Saint Paul to Elizabeth
town. The contract has been
let to Morrison & Wade, big rail-
road contractors who have done
a great deal of work in this
State, and the road will be COM
pleted in twelve months. 1t is
not certain that the road will
pass through either Dublin or
Tar Heel, as the route between
Saint Paul and Elizabethtown
depends upon the question as to
whether the landowners along
the line and at these two points
will give right-of-way and lanc
for terminals. Grading will be-
gin at Saint Paul this week. The
distance from Saint Paul to Eliza
BEETHOVEN is about 80 miles.
| When Mr.. Mclean was asked
about the extension of the roat
below Eiizabethtown towards
Clarkton or Southport. he state,
that the question of extension
below Elizabethtown had no
been determined upon.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-10
FARMERS UNION MEETING.
Quarterly Meeting of County
Union Held Monday-A Uni
fern Cxtana Rate Secured
Which Will Save Farmers
Large Sum.

Monday was the firstMonday in
the month and in addition to the
regular meetings heldon that date
a twe-weeks criminal term of
Superior Court began and an i'm
portant meeting Of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative
Union was held. It was not pos
sible to get an account of this
meeting, which was q regular
quarterly meeting of the County
Union, in Mondays paper. Pres
ident w. S. Cobb, Of Lumber
Bridge, called the meeting to or
der at II o'clock a. m. in the opera
house and it was found that47 cf
the 48 unions of the county were
represented, delegates to the
number of $50 being present.
Several important resolutions
were adopted, the most impor-
tant one being the adoption of a
uniform guano rate for members
of the union. Committees from
the various local unions secured
some time ago from the principal
guano dealers a minimum price,
which is only a little above the
wholesale market price, and ev-
cry member of the union will be
given the advantage of this price.
The union farmer who buys OF :
ly one ton of guano will by this
arrangement be able to obtain the
same price as the farmer who
buys in large lots. President Cobb
stated that he expects this uni
form guano rate to save tn e
farmers Of the county 500, 600
on their crops this year.
A resolution was adopted thank
ing the town Of Lumberton and
Industrial & Commercial Club
for their cooperation in making
the Farmers Educational Rally
held in Lumt ertcn on the 10th
ult. such a success. No definite
action has been taken but it is
thought that an annual rally will
be decided upon.
A handsome subscription was
taken for the widow of Mr.. j. w.
McNeill, who was a member OF
the union. An account of his
death last Friday night at his
home near Red Springs was civ
en- in Mondays Robesonian.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-10
when You Need

Foleys's OrinoLaxative. When you have
that dull heavy. feverish feeling accom-
anied by constip ,tion. When you have
h adache. Indigestion, ,billiousness, pain
in ste mach and bowels, then you need
Foles's rino Laxitive. 1t moves the
bowels freely and gently and thorough
ly clears the intestinal tract. 1t does
not grippe or nauseate and cures consti-
patton. Sold by all druggists.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-10
A DRAINAGE DISTRICT.
Petition for the Establishment of
a District Near Lumberton-
Includes About $4,000 Acres.

The last Legislature provided
for the establishment of drain
age districts for any section
when majority, Or three-fifths, of
the owners of the lands which t
is proposed to drain sign peti-
ton asking that the district be
established. There is much land
in Robson that is badly in need
of drainage and it is with pleas
ure it is noted that a petition is
being circulated for the estal :
lishment of such district. The
lands which it is proposed to
drain are bounded and described
in the petition as follows:
Beginning where theRiver road
crosses the Jacob swamp about
81 miles south of Lumberton, at
the old Moore place, and runs a
line due south 2 miles; thence
parallel with the various courses
of Jacob and Back swamps to a
point opposite w. P. Moore's old
home; thence due north 4 miles;
thence up the remainder of Back
swamp Il miles away from the
said swamp but parallel there
with to a point l mile above the
head of the said swamp, which
swamp arises in a pond of Mrs.
J. F. Payne, near Alma; thence
to the hill of the River swamp
at Alma; thence down the vari-
Gus courses of the Lumber River
swamp to the right-of-way of
the Seaboard Air Line Ry., about
2 miles west of Lumberton (the
above description being intended
to include any Of Lumber River
swamp; thence down the faic
railway to where the Harrells-
vile road crosses the railway at
the National Cotton Mills; thence
a direct line to the beginning.
This is said to include abou
$4,000 acres Of land. 1t is Sc
forth in the petition that these
lands are subject to overflo0 Y
from Lumber river and Jacob
and Back swamps and is there
fore 100 wet for cultivation an,
that the public health, utilit.
and welfare will be promoted b.
draining the same. It is furthe
stated that the starting point fo
draining the above describe'
lands will be where Jacob swami
empties into Lumber river; ;thenc
1 to run up Jacob swamp to wher'
it intersects with Back swamp
thence to run up Back swamp t.
its head, II or 18 miles; and tt
make such other lateral drainag
branches as may be necessar
for proper drainage.
The petition is being circulate
by Mr.. D. B. McNeill. of Lun
herton, and it is understood tina
enough signers have been obtair
} ed to secure the establishment
Of the. district. 1t will be the dr
ty OF the clerk Of the superio
court to appoint a surveyo
and have the lands surveye
when the petition is presented I
t him properly signed.