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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
PLAYERS QUEER HABITS.
Star Ball Tossers Do Many Stunts on
Diamond UnconeciousIy.

Star Ball Tossers Do Many Stunts on
Diamond UnconsciousIy.
Ball players get into some queer hab-
its. Take Frank Chance, manager of
the Chicago Cubs. for example. Chance
is the victim of habit, caused by the
signal system. Every fan who has
seen Chance bat remembers the mo-
tons he always goes through before
taking actual position at bat. he
walks out from the bench and stands
in the batting box. So far he acts as
any player. But then comes his hab
1t. He puts the bat between his knees
and jerks his belt. Then he grabs the
bat and swings rapidly.
This jerking at his belt is a habit
which he simply can't get away from.
He does 1t mechanically. he says. Sew
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
NEW COLLEGE SPORT.
Boomerang Throwing Now Being Tried
Out at Missouri University.

Boomerang Throwing Now Being Tried
Out at Missouri University.
Not so very long ago aeroplaning
was the latest word in athletics, and
while the representatives Of the big
eastern colleges were busily engaged
in framing an intercollegiate aero so
ciety the athletes of the western insti-
tutions of learning were not idle. Now
boomerang throwing has become the
final word in college games, and the
University of Missouri is the sponsor
for this latest form of sport.
Two professors and one student have
been experimenting with boomerangs
at the University of Missouri. The
boomersngs belong to E. B. Millar.
Several attempts have been made at
throwing them by Millar, a senior in
the school of engineering. and by DR.
II. NJ. Reese and DR.. o. NJ. Stewart Of
the faculty. Although Millar lived in
Australia until he was twenty years
old, he never mastered the art Of using
the native weapon. BOomerangs are
scarce. even in Australia, being found
only in the interior. The natives in
the civilized parts of the continent do
not make them. They still form the
chief weapons Of the cannibalS and
partly civilized inhabitants, however.
While they are used in killing game,
their chief use is to frighten animals
| from hiding places.
There IS a delicate art in throwing
boomerangs. 1t requires more skill
| than strength. 1t is good sport, how
ever, and interesting as well as health
| full. The students at the Missouri uni
versity have become greatly Interested
in the new sport and propose forming
| q boomerang club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09

Ss2S~e|S@s - . =, y, SNSN<~%%%e1V|%
Cobb Wants to Use His Own
Judgment.
81 believe in managers who let
you do something for yourself
once in awhile" says Ty Cobb.
"a manager shouldn't kill all or
the initiative in his players or
load them down with ironbound
Instructions. At the bat they
should be permitted to use their
best Judgment.
"Too much attention is paid to
inside ball and signals and too
little to stealing bases. BasebalPs
too mechanical. If youngster
happened to be on first and saw
a good chance to steal second or
If he was on third and thought
he could sneak home, do you
think he'd try? Not in a thou
sand years. If he CHANGED to be
put out he'd be told a few things
when he hit the bench. You're
playing under me, aren't your
the manager would ask. Did I
give you any signal to steal7
The best thing you can do is to
remember that the big league is
no place for boneheads.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
CRAWFORD BATTING HARD.

Clever Detroit Outfelder Has Driven
In More Runs Than Any Other Man.
If an automobile had been offered by
a Detroit firm for the major league
player who drove in the most runs in
stead of the player having the high
est batting average at the end of the
season the man who would have the
best chance of getting the car would
be Sam Crawford. the heavy hitting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09

serviceable inde!d outs or flies to the
suburban districts. The runner up in
respect of timely and productive hit
ting was Tyrus Cobb of the same
team, who had driven in forty mark
ers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
Who Let This Out7

Bonesetter Reese broke a resolution
not to treat any more ball players,
and fixed up OveraIl's arm. HE fixed
me up and told me not to tell any
one about it," says Overall. Overall
didn't tell anybody, so nobody knows
a bout It.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09

the Reds without a trial. He is doing
good work for the Cardinals.
Elmer Flick, the American Lacquer
who played such grand ball for the
old Phillies and later starred with the
Clevelands, was recommended to the
Reds. 4 man was sent to look him
over. He reported that Flick could
not hit, and Elmer went to Philadel-
phia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
KID ELBERFELD.

self, but a man who can think and
work fast and throw strongly and &C
curately is necessary.
Quick thinking will give you more
time to do the mechanical work of the
position and enable you TO make plays
which would otherwise be impossible.
a good arm Is essential for a third
baseman He must not only be able
to whip the ball across from behind
third, but make quick snap on slow
grounders as well.
A third basenan must be a close
student OF the game. He must know
the batters and their peculiarities or he
Is likely to make a mistake in fielding
for them. He should know what his
own pitcher Is going to send up to the
batsman.and handle himself according
~. With men on the bases he must
know the capabilities Of the runners
and the. batsmen and the plays which
are possible under the conditions.
In case something happens TO make
a play impossible he must make up
his mind about what to do on the in
slant anG do it. AID understanding
with the pitcher, catcher and short
stop Is Of the utmost Importance to
third baseman. Nothing is more ag-
gravating than for the pitcher. catcher
and third sacker to go after bunt
and the ball to roll safe owing to
mixup.
Understanding Rekuired.
The same IS tcue OF ties, and one of
the most foolish plays on diamond is
TO have the bail drop safe among a
bunch of fielders when had any taken
the chance by himself it would have
been an easy out. a good understand
ing with the first and second basemen
is also of Importance, and AN OF this
comes under the head Of team play,
the keynote to a successful nine.
Profit by your errors and the expe-
rience you gain through them. Study
the reasons for them and never make
the same break twice. Watch others
play the game and pick up points from
them. You can get pointers from even
a novice by watching him. play, and
the opportunity to watch first class
man work is of immense advantage.
Things will frequently come to you
when watching another play which
you fail to notice when playing your
self Practice is what makes a per-
feet player, and you should get all Of
this you can In the heat of game is
a poor time TO correct your mistakes.
In practice you can try a play over If
you miss out the first time. In a game
experimenting is likely to prove cost
ly Work hard in your practice.
ListIess work in practice will do but
little good. and you are likely to do
your work in the game in the same
manner.
All great teams have been noted for
the snap and ginger shown by them In
their practice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
Tony Smith PLAYING Good Gan1e.

Shortstop Tony Smith, who has
crowded Tiny Mcmillan off the Brook
Ign team, has certainly come back in
great shape. He didn't look especially
good when he was with Washington
two years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
STORIES OF
THE DIAMOND
Ed Eberfield Tells About the
Troubles That Beset the
Third Stacker.
PROFIT BY YOUR ERRORS
Should Learn to Cooperate With
Pitcher, Catcher and ShortstoP
to Do Work Well.
No. XIV.
BY KID ELBERFELD.

ICopyrfght. 1910, by American Press Asso-
cietiOn.l
Snappy play and good Judgment are
The prime qualities in playing the third
station. No man on the team has
cause to think and act quicker than
the fellow on third. 1t is case OF
the batsman trying to fool you, and
your success depends upon your ability
to guess what the batter is going to do
and your speed in thwarting his plans.
A big man is not necessary at the
last station. If the position demanded
it I would not be playing there my
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
Mccrew's sattinq Scheme.

When left handlers are feedins
strikes to the. Giants McGraw benches
Devore and plays Snodgrass, who kills
their offerings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09

Walter Johnson of the Washington
Americans was the first major league
twirler to strike out 100 batsmen this
season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
Ed Walsh Has Four Different

Ed Walsh Has Four Different
Spitters.
Many a spitban pitcher is
content when he has just one
style Of delivering the, moist
slant. but not so with Ed Walsh
of the Chicago White Sox, who
is considered the best spitball
pitcher of them all. Walsh now
has four distinct methods of
pitching the yapor ball. Three
of them are thrown overland,
while one is on the order Of
raise ball. being delivered under
hand. The last carries a jump
with it, while the other three
produce a fadeaway, a drop and
a curve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
a Tin Ernnn MnGra,u.

You can't look for first class work
from a second class ball player" is
one of the wise sayings Of Johnny
McGraW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09

Detroit outielder. At the end of the
the warrior from Wahoo, Neb., had
been responsible for fifty of the runs
scored by his team driving in this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09

Catcher Gibson Wears Small Glove.
George Gibson Of the Philadelphia
Nationals wears the smallest glove of
any catcher in the major league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09

ton strait this summer. He claims
to be a champion swimmer Of this
country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-09
To Swim Boston Strait.

William J. Glover. Jr., a Baltimore
swimmer, may try to swim the Bos-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

10 raE EpIToS o. THg SCN Woman
oopl ,ns EASY graceful manner Of birds Wen.
{ never WbAt bird, OF me aig ever looked ~
besltiful % moved IN surh an Rsth stcaiiy
graceful manner doss gomAn In her Cuban
heels. dainty little s-irt dTADed about her butter
r, body her barrett hornets nest coliure. her
hsad a'urcd In pO~tic fancy mat would maze
General SAmbo Blwtss paint the lily
Fnvy and ieAiousy dangerous feelings n
GET -AtaE a. sou, and Anu SyiraEist should
rensunhrr mat mere Il hardly enough left III
nan Tor q hummin gbird feed upon and Z,
soIid NJ hotter 10 trN 70 build up MS lnsig
nIacAnt 80 Than 10 subject II 10 unneosssar,
rtdlculs
Three tmss In ~ many days SAys anti
SGh-agist Z have Been sWitehed across me face
by me poln ted tail Of called hen pheasant In
q sOmans nat way didn't he keep away from
'nls VomAn and her nat tie says & Was the "a me
woman and the sane hat hazard the opinion
tnat she didn want him following her This al
GOES 20 prove that has sunk lover man
~oman innaGinss and = us~ devOunE MS tine 90
sIamtnlnE ~omaA's headgesr u viii have IA
come In a. and migE Just - vol roune nov man
must not no alloWed out alone unles, be q pro.
Vtdrd with nurse
II may ne tha' man IA going 10 turn into frog
ard 10 mEhi 10 veil fov woman 70 consider
vns,hsT ne would make good ornament to wear
10 her Tat au's'ly resting on . water ny pad I'm .
miniature laas JAARs ~ pEwpiL yr.
Nav IORA. April Is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
TEE PRICE or sseAR.

wAsHnsoroN. April 1.-THE Wholesale
price Of granulated sugar 10 about . third
% cent q pound higher than Il was q
few weeks ago. and II 10 q fair guess
that Thousands Of fellow citizens have
jumped 20 q conclusion that the price
Advancs 10 caused either by q wicked ssrIn
OF a wicked trust. Many of these quick
jumpers may no surprised by q state
meOt that neither % these Institutions
10 in any way responsible for the higher
price 81 sugar and nv a further state
ment that the advance finds l,s cause
in the present high pricea % cereals and
vegetables in Europe.
Tho price Of sugar 10 not fixed by .
trust. u is regulated by the European
supply Of sugar made from beetS. The
output OF the European commodity nas
been lssssning for several years. and the
plausible explanation - given that the
decreased production - due to the fact
that the increasing prices % cereals and
vegetables have made their cultivation
moro profitable than the cultivation Of
sugar beets Meanwhile the output -
cane sugar has increased suhiciently 10
hold fair price level under such condi-
tons Of demand a. have existed for the
Last year or two. The increasing general
brought an increased demand to which
the price Of sugar has naturally responded.
The figures Of production a. given for
recent wears. including the estimate for the
present season. stand thus in tons
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
IREI ND TO-DII.
sIs~ ~sse Itas Bearnted Frsm later IA,
IBrItlSh IArxisiatlan.

To- tHT EDIToR 90 THE suN So We
hear = great deal about the had treat ment
Of ireland nv the predominant partner
Great Britain. hut whIle this may have been
true IN IN" ~srIy part Of the last century
and great deal of suffering may have
resulted theT-fTOm. IN considering u We
must remember that n was not the I'm gii-h
p"opl" Who voted for IN" union, but Irish
men rhem."ly"s and even suppOsing the
uHion was mi-tsAr, ~ recent wears COndi-
tons have been very different Since NO
ous land al ~ = another has been passed
for ne beu-rt 81 the lri.h people nd money
has been frs-iv vot ted pv The HOUSE of Com
mons for the development Of the various
land ssh-m-- that have been enacted Re
sides this about lisa Oaoo. $50 erling has been
lent ~ a ridiculou>lV lov rate Of interest TO
Tho farmers and peasants OF ireland 10 pur-
chase their land from The Landlords. thereby
making hem. for all practical purpose
peasant proprietor
H. anOt her matt ~ also England has h~en
mo-t generous 10 Ireland That IL in the
old age pension Tor according to the state
m~nI made nv Mr. Hobhotse TecentIv in
The House % Commons the figures ~ to
De- ember ~ last prove beyond yea or nav
thai ne old men and " omen Of Ireland ha We
benefited Out Of all pTOpoFt ion cOmpa red
with he resi- ~ tho British Isles a. Illus
tra'ed by he figures ss' form a. follows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

II is not necessary to analyZe senator
BUTTONS minority report concerning
rivers and harbOrs. though IL will make
mighty interesting reading for any one.
In order to reach the general Conclu-
sion that he is about tn breach a very
serious and important question. He is
perhaps more intimately acquainted
with the subject in all its details and
ramificationS than anv other human
being in or out Of Congress. He has
studied u for wears with "A laboriOus
application that cannot be adequately
described. and he has applied tn the d.
gestion of the accumulated information
an Intelligence Of the highest order
Mr.. BUXTON has already Indicated the
nature and extent Of his proposed OBJ
jections and criticisms He viii have
no trouble in showing that the history
81 riyer and harbor expenditures -
largely n chronicle Of liCentiots futllity
II is a chronicle Of untold millions ire
coverably thrown away. of work begun
and continued long enough 70 achieve
or ut least 20 launch some political eX-
pedient and then forgotten for a new
and more promising baGatelle: Of colos-
sal works undertaken to protect private
property and r1t To improve navigation;
Of a thousand disjointsd enterprises,
some good. some bad bur too often con-
Quoted without system OF cohesion, aud
frequently To Disastrous ends
MIR BTRTON will address the Senate
in due time. and we venture To predict
that he will throw light upon at least a
part of the SS0o. OOO.OOO which another
Senator not long ago asserted he could
save the Government every wear.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

To rHG rntToH ~ THI SUN Tho street
railroad company II laying new rats On tie Mad
aon avenue limo ard u IL nsorSsary n tear 70
toe pavement ago lnd the TRACKS n 90 me wOt-
Wnsn we pavement 10 aid q r-lAtgre ~ tAr and
D. bbes IL poured ire To- % -. that water
or dampness cannot ieas JhTolga tire crsvIees
between the eobbieston~s. This mtHture make .
watsruGht ths pavement around 'hs TRACES.
The pebbles used IN this w0r- are dumped
loosely Ia % side street. about half doysn feet
from ne corner. where ssnai, boys eau az their
pockets wt,h insm horses attained % delivery
wagons can kick and scatter tnsm 10 all diFec'ions
In q snOrt time sbe neign born nod tue stree
where Vne pebbles are dumped has pebbles scat
tered all about % and u becomes . real nuisance.
The osheT evening Uaiss WALKING through ons
% the side streets uherr . load Of the Dsbbes
had born dumped vas stepping on pebbles from
Madison avenue over N Pars Ayruge. And found
some a. "a cas-; a. IrAiaG Loa avenue. 0eses-
triantsiiksly IN turn sprsiaa ankle ~ any dine
stepping on the pebblea especially woman wear
tag q hign beeled boot. u isn't very pleasant
si,her 70 Be licking pebbles along the wax ~
ever step Tbe windOus In the nciEn bOrhOod
are also apt 70 suffer damage non the small Doy
armed vim a beaa Scooter For shlcB tee pebbles
N.age nAndy ammuni,ion
Wha' the railroad peop.e ought 10 do 10 n have
he peshtes dumped tato . recepiacie where they
uOfid noi become scattered and where She small
boz could DOT rcara mem. Certainty u would
not eost any more ~ have thsse rsosptsc.es han
L, pay for the large amount % peob,es mat are
wasted. r.
NEw YosE. 1prfI 70
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
DARK Days for Thomas TGraar,

The proceedings u the Democratic
county conventions IN Indiana are not
satisfactory 20 the Hon. THOMAS
TAGGART Of indianapolis and French
Lack Springs. nor do they bring good
cheer 10 'he Hon ALBERT J BEvER-
IDGE Both gentlemen hope 20 be
eleCted 90 the United States senate bv
the Legislature tha' will meet in Janu-
ary Both scan the returns from Demo-
cratic conventions tO learn whether
they are instrIcting delegates 20 the
State convention 10 support Governor
MARsHAI.I.s proposal that the Demo-
Gratis of Indiana follow the example Of
the Republican party and name their
candidate for Senator To both Mr.
IL distast~ful No; being a popular
idol. Mr. TAGGAKT would prefer ~ deal
with a Democratic Legislature IN the
old way; regarding himself A. popular
IDOL. Mr. BEvERIDOE would prefer 10 be-
the only official candidate in the field
especially a. he would be able 20 drag
the Democratic unknown from hls OBJ
security and discover TO the voters Of
the State the familiar lineaments Of
THOMAS TAO0ART.
There il no comfort for either gentle
man in the resolutions the Democratic
county conventions are adopting. The
Hon THOMAS X. MARsBAI.Ls advice ~
being generally taken. A. he IL not
a candidate himself. declaring that he
will not allow tho use Of his name in the
state Convention. and a. ne proves his
sincerity BY repeating on every public
occasion hrs pledge 20 serve out TO
the last day his term 81 four years az
Governor. TOM MARsHsLLs counsel il
having great weigh, With the rank and
file Of his party Gentlemen ~N.d the
Democratic Governor at For, Wavne
he other night ~ hen the 'OHv eniiOn
meets name he Democratic candidate
for nned states Senator or strike out
Of your platform mo declaration that
Won favor the election Of United States
senators by popular vo'" A. he In
diana Democrats have for twenty years
declared IN their STATE conventions for
that met bod 81 electing United States
senators. the Hon THOMAS TAGGAET
can find no answer to the man who With
~ much tart hnes=e and energy IL NOV
ing - displace him from tho leader
ship Of the Democratic party. Mr..
TAGoART sin represents Indiana on the
Democratic national COMMITTEES. and 80
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17
Trials OF 4 Juror.
CevrectIeas sf the 0t1scaal Record o. Q
D,sxruntsed Citizea.

To IHE EDITOR oF rHE SrN SU 10
perhaps natural for Commissioner NJ Jurors
Alison 10 take exception 10 my letter ~
the Jury system. though no asperaions wsrs
cast IN u upon the conduct Of his ofncs
On the contrary. I b~lieVe ! share With
many thousands Of New Workers the Arm
cOnvi,tion that "N-iudge Allison has bees
personally responsible for more NEEDED
reforms IN the jury system than any 1T hs
predecessors
THIS conviction makes me regret all Tho
more that he should havs been tempted
10 critiCIss porto NJ my letter without
giving my statements due thought W.
secretary gives him a report which h" IN
hest accepts a. correct. and 10
immediately proceeds to show me M
aud pull nv letter to pieces hut his Serrs.
tary overiook- the fact that the notices
nov sent to citizens To appear before tho
Commissioner and qualify - Jurors are
no, at all like they we're fifteen years ago.
when I Na~ examined and qualihed W
Sach opportunities TO explain what month
~ would he convenient to serve ~sr'
printed on NV notice to qualify a. Juror
m Isa5. and I believe n 10 only r-vcntlV
that such notices have heen ussd 10
ViOuaiy canno, he reasonably Judged ~
non compliance with a reGulati ION that vac
introduced years after had qualified as
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

TTorl ne ONION Vsairr ~'r"rr-F
Lord Creue made a very interesting htu- $685.
Yesterday 81 Inc snnuAi meeting o. ~ NianH-
Union. . ~oCir'y witch vorks foT me 'f7-'''
meat Of Anglo lrrer~aR cori,ahy ant ~ ~
relation between TnEiishHren and rus7 - ''n'-
nattcns gere-aily Ite said thaf me grt.r rs'--
% inte-aa uonai rlispndersts nding Na' o.
noto-ious surness Of deueAnor snf 10 .".'
- thai delightful drawing ~ ~ W. 80
'H",E In vhich she isblc dante Of 'or-sn -
IN tho sisrg season uAs deplrtef non 49,
ogIy hy two TnEiishn,en. situng ~ opn's'.' -
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~ 'aa' no .aid was true cnougn 49, '
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80 ~ hois oTtd round a. ~ -ho..r - H''
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conc a. lat ~ mA, hr siio" - '' ~
can hardN MIXTURE lord CtsWs rr'."
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