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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
STIP BALL DISCOVERED
BY THIRD RATE PITCHER

Everybody has heard about the spit
ball, but ten chances to one you don't
know who invented It,
Walsh, Comiskey's star twirler?
oh, no; not at all. Walsh made Il
famous, that's true but the chap who
really gave the spit ball to the great
American sport has quietly slipped
into darkness of baseball obscurity.
His name was Elmer Stricklttt. and
he never ranked much above second
or third class, but just the same a
little niche has got to be saved in
basebalrs hall of fame for him.
1t was down In Marlin Springs, Tex,
in 1904, when the White Sox were
training there. Stricklett was on the
pitching staff. One day Callahan
called him aside and asked Haven't
you got Il good slow ball?"
1--WE got something better than
that" said Stricklett, and then he
gave the first public exhibition of the
spit ball He had stumbled onto it
accidentally and had worked il out
TO certain degree of perfection.
Walsh was standing not very far
AWAY and discovered how to throw the
spit ball. He went to work on it. and
earned his title of the spit ball king"
The spit ball is one that goes straight
till ii gets to the plate, when all of a
sudden ii darts down. or to one side,
and Some big ball players have said 1t
is practically impossible to hit it,
Walsh moistens his fingers and rubs
them over the covelike area made by
the scam of the bail. Then he lets
loose. The ball, if batted, is thoroughly
dry before it reaches the hands of the
fielder
Walsh supplies the moisture i'm a
natural way, coaxing IL along with a
little cud of gum. Some players are
not quite so refined, however and a
member of the New York Giants ac-
cuses Bugs Raymond Of consuming
80 cents worth of slippery elm every
time he pitches a game.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
American League.

Chicago-St. Louis; no game; rain.
Detroit. Mill, Sept 13.-Detroit de
featcd Cleveland by punching hits off
Demott in the fourth and seventh.
X. III. l..
Detroit -. O2OOSOO-5 10 2
Cleveland ... 100000 5 o
Batteries -Willett and schmidt: De-
mott and Land.
Philadelphia. Pa. Sept. 13.-coombs
helds his opponents to four hits and
only one of them reached third.
RH.E.
Philadelphia ...OO31O11Ox-6 . L
Washington .O00OOO0O0-0 4 3
Battcries-coombs and Lapp Refs
ling, Otey and Ainsmith.
Boston Mass, Sept. 13.-,A double
victory allowed Boston to replace the
visitors in second place I'm the league
standing.
Ri. e.
Boston 80. ....OOi3OOOOO--i . 1
Now York .OOOOOOOOO-O 3 L
Batteries-Collins and Kleinow:
Vaughn and Criger.
Second game r. H. T..
Boston -. 1OOO04O001- 10 2
New York ....O01OO1O3OO 10 1
Batteries-Kargcr Wood and Klei-
now; Fisher and Sweeney.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
TED SULLIVAN GETS DEER.
Will Present Novel Trophy to Comis
kev of White Sox


Ted Sullivan was In the press box
at Iislop park yesterday WITNESSING
the game between Duluth and Supe-
rior, says the Duluth News-Tribune
lie was on his way bacll to Rainy Riv-
or where n young fawn was presented
him by the clan9 Mcdonald and Rob
inson. Ted will give the deer to Char
lie Comiskcy cor his new park
81 think I've got something this time
that will break the hard luck hoodoo
that has pursued the White s'ox this
year" said the baseball veteran last
night. Some friends of mine captur-
ed deer on the north side OF the riv-
er and four days later the fawn was
born. They gave it to me and / shall
turn 1t over to ComisKey when it ar
rives in Chicago"
Ted says hc is a bit at a loss to ac-
count for the poor showing for the
Chicago White Sox this season al
though his conversation leads one TO
suspect he knows more Of the real
cause than he is telling. Comiskey has
a band of star ball players, he says,
and they should have been developed
Into strong ccntendcrs for the pennant
before the season was far advanced.
He intimates that with a Hughey Jen-
nings or a Connie Mack To lead them.
the pcnnant chase would have borne a
different aspect this season.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
BoWERMAN QUITS BASEBALL
Giants Old Catcher Has Left Indian
apoIis and Conc to Michigan Farm

New York Sept. 13.-Wbrd comes
from indianapolis that Frank Bower
man. who has been catching for the
indianapolis team of the American AS
sociatlon this year, has gone to ms
farm at Romeo. Mich, and 1T is not
likely he will ever wear baseball un-
form again. 1t is said that II was
only Bowormans personal regard Tor
President Watkins of the indianapolis
Club that kept him in the game TINS
year. as il was watkins who gave MN
his really first good chance to play
after he left the University of Michigan
good many years ago.
Rowerman is considered to be pretty
well fixed with this worlds goods. lie
is rated among the baseball players
and others as a man who pays taxes on
about 100000 worth of property so II
Is not likely that the Giants old eaten
or and subsequent manager of the Bos-
ton Nationals will worry much apou'
what the future holds in store for MN
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13

he was allowed to sit up a short time
today. His New York physician, DR.
Charles c. Barrows, left here last
evening for his home and before leav-
ing gave out the following state
ment:
Mr.. Keone's condition is entirely
favorable. The return to normal OF
the affected lung is progressing rap
idly. There is no reason to expect al
extension OF the pneumonia. and his
general condition is excellent. His
temperature has been normal for two
days and he is now well on the way
to recovery"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
GOOD 0UTfIFlDFRS Are
SCARCE IN Big LEAGUES

Although it takes four men to make
IN innelf and only three for an out
field, there are more good inhelds
than outfields. 1t seems to be easier
to find infelders who as group
measure up to the standard than to
find three such outfielders ON one club.
True, the inhclds have more chances
20 show what they can do, but the
fine work in the outfield, such as
throwing and cutting off long hits,
doesn't appear even relatively as Of
ten as fancy infield work.
There are only three inhelds in the
big leagues which for ground COW
cring. throwing and speed i'm getting
after long hits rate up to Al grade,
These are the Detroit, Chicago Ma
tional and Pittsburg outnclds Clarke
Leach and Wilson are three sweet
gardeners. Holman. Schultz and
Sheckard are an outiicld hard 60 i'm
prove on while Cobb and Crawford
are pipins, with either Mcintyre or
Jones in left classy enough to fit i'm
nicely. Lewis. Hooper and Speaker
Of the Red Sox make n pretty nice
outfleld and one likely to get better.
One of the best infelds in the
country Is that of the Athletics
Davis, Collins. Barry and Baker It
can hit, run bases, asd on defensive
work is nearly all right.-St. Louis
Star.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
GAY BEAT DOUBLE n.

Cay defeated the Double-H team
Sunday at Gay i'm a regular swatfest
the final score reading IA to 9. Gay
made seven runs in the seventh inning
and the Doubc-H team made seven in
the eighth. The latter's rally came too
late however, and Gay won as stated
above. The DoubleH has been on the
toboggan slide recently and will wind
up the season down in the percentage
column of the copper country league.
Local.
A party of ten Finnish people lefI
Calumet last night over the Mineral
Range road tor Lead City, $. d., where
they will locate.
n. E. Malfroid left yesterday after
noon for Green Bay and Milwaukee.
He was accompanied by his Wife who
viii visit in Marinette, Wis.
Donald Lamont OF the c. & II. sup
ply Office, left yesterday for Mflwau-
See.
Frank l.. Goodrich assistant IL
brarian OF the University of Michigan,
and Miss Fannie Hall both OF Ann
Ar5or. nephew and sister respectively
of Dr. w. II. Hall, of this city, are TAX
ing a round trip boat excursion from
Port Huron to Duluth. They reached
IIoughton Sunday morning and spent
4 few hours in Calumet. Mr. Goodrich
and Miss Hall will be met at Portage
Lake tomorrow by DR.. Hall on the re-
turn Journey, and will spend the day
IN visiting points Of interest The
boat will tie up at the Portage Lake
docks all day Wednesday
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
HARVARD WANTS WILMINGTON

Cambridge Mass, Sept. 1S.-Paul
wilmington, considered one of the best =
known all-around athletes who ever
attended Harvard, has been selected to
succeed william r.. Garcelon as grad
uate manager of athletics of the col
lege as soon as the present incumbent
feels that sports at Harvard are In
proper shape to turn over to a success
sor.
wilmington, who is now In business
I'm Hawaii, has been asked to accept
the place, but has not yet replied.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
MAKES "a HOME RUNS

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept lj'-Coas'
league fans are today predicting tna'
Ping" Bodie. lcft-flelder OF inc ga"
Francisco club, will burn up inc va
iional league with his stick work when
he reports to the, majcrs next year
ping" has eaualled the Coast league
record for home runs by lftins ME
twenty dfth four sacker over the iei'-
field fence
Bodle says he is Just going goou'
and he Is confident that during the Jew
remaining weeks of the season he wiz
clout q few more homcrs and est'oiiS'
a new record.
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Tommy Burns, puglist. injured his
knee Mt Vancouver the other day In a
lacrosse game. He may be out of the
lighting business for some time. Tom
my received 81 900 for playing lacrosse
but if he can't fight the $1,000 prize
was pretty expensive.
Bob Spade is having trouble winning
for Newark. He's lost his last tive
games. Rubc waddcll got off to a
hurrah start, but lately he hasn't
shown a whole lot. Anyhow, Newark
was as good as on top when the two
Brownies reported TO McGinnity. Now
Rochester has quite a wide lead.
Rubc Benton, the Reds new south
paw, locked good to Critic Charley
Dryden in the game he pitched against
the GUS Labor day morning. Dryden
states that the Rubc has line of stun
that should make him winner. He
adds that che halls from a small town
I'm Sampson county, Georgia, that is too
small TO have a name"
Orvie overall pitched the first game
for the Cubs yesterday since Aug ~
He showed up very poorly the Reds
knocking him out i'm one round. Big
JEFF was found for six runs and as
many hits. Mcintyre wound up for
him. and. thanks TO some stiff shaping
by Evers and Sheckard, the Cubs won
out, despite their bad start.
Easterly, according to Cleveland crit
les. Is playing tip-top ball in the Maps
right garden. Mcguire made a wise
move when he placed Ted there. First
of all. he's a Juvenile, this being but his
second year In the big arena. He al
ways hit when playing on the coast.
Last season Ted bifred POI for Cleve-
land. and TO date this season he's doing
.sos. He's worth the switch to the out
field and Mcclure very wisely intends
giving him a thorough chance to make
good.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13

Can be depended upon Is an ex-
preston we all like to hear, and when
IL is used in connection with Cham
berlain's Collie. Cholera and Dinr-
rhoea Remedy II means that 1t never
fails to cure diarrhoea, dysentery or
bowel complaints. IL is pleasant Ia
take and equally valuable for children
and adults. Sold by Eagle Drug Store
Calumet, Mich. and Laurium Pharm.,
Laurium,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13

Detroit. Mich, Sept. 13.-Now that
physicians pronounce Ty Cobbs right
eye about which his friends were
considerably worried last week all
right, his admirers look for him to
win the American league batting hon
ors with case and TO capture the au-
tomoble offered as a special prize for
the major leagues best batsman.
Cobb had considerable trouble with
the eye all through the season. and IL
is almost phenomenal that he should
be able 20 maintain his lead in the
batting average. The rest will I'M
doubtedly do the optic good and help
him through the remainder of the
season.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
Bad Breath

"For months I had great trouble with my
stomach and used all kinds of medicines
My tongue has been actually as green as
grass, my breath having bad odor. Two
weeksago friend recommended Cascarets
and after using them / can willingly and
cheerfully say that they have entirely
cured me. I therefore let you know that I
shall recommend them to any one suffer-
ing from such troubles. "-Chas. III. Hal
perm, ia +. 9TH ST., New York. N. Y.
Pleasant. Paiatsble. Potent Taste Good,
do Good. Never Sicken. Weaken or Csripe.
loo. 25c, SOC. Never sold IN bulk. The gen
uine tablet stamped { { {. Guaranteed TO
cure or your money back. so
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
American Association.

Columbus 6; indianapolis
Louisville s: Toledo z; ten innings.
milwaukee, slMinneapolis: no game:
wet grounds.
Kansas City 3; st. Paul 2.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13

A mosquito proof steamship has
been built for service between English
and West African ports, all doors,
windows. vcntilators and other open
ings being provided with copper guazo
coverings.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13

The building of an observatory on
the rim of the great crater of Kilauea
has been advocated for several years.
The prospects are now brighter than
they ever were, and seems likely that
the observatory viii be built as part
of the College Of Hawaii
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13

Not a minute should be lost when
a child shows symptoms of Group
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given "s
soon as the child becomes hoarse'
or even after the croupy cough ap.
pears. will prevent the attack sou
by Eagle Drug store. Calumet l'au-
rum Pharm., Laurium,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
BASE BALL RESULTS
ssszSe

struck out thirteen players and scored
shut-out.
II. III. e
i}rooklyn 80. ..OOOOOOOOO-o 0 o
Philadelphia ..02O1OOOOO-3 3 o
Batteries-Bell, Burke and Bergen;
Moore and Doom.
Pittsburg Pa, Sept 13.-Not a local
player reached third base.
II. III. Il.
Pittsburg e.. .OOO0OOOOO-O 6 :
Cincinnati 01OO11O10-4
Batterles-White, Maddox and Glib
son; Bcebc and r. Clarke.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13

The principle of the spring tape
measure has been utilized by a Mass
achusetts inventor of n colled wire
attachment for electric lights TO pcr
NIT them to be carried about room.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13

Picture Of Tyrus Cobb's right eye,
which caused his friends considerable
worry last week. Specialists now
say that Cobb's eye is all right, he
having resumed his place in the right
garden for the Detroit team yester-
day.. Below, Ty cobb's batting face,
showing his right eye squinted almost
shut.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13

Lexington, KY, Sept. 13.-James r.
Kcene, who is i'll i'm this city with
pneumonia, has so far recovered that
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13

Seventy per cent of the gold In tne
possession of civilized man is III '"e
form of coin.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
American League.
ToDAYS GAMES.
American League.

st. Louis at Chicago.
Cleveland at Detroit.
Washington at Philadelphia.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
Western League.

Wichita 2: Des Moines 5.
Omaha 3: Topeka 5.
ST Joseph .; Lincoln o.
Denver 3; Sioux City Z.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13

Norway has one pharmacy to every
10000 inhabitants.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
Three . League.

All the Three / league games were
postponed today on account of rain.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
YESTERDAYS GA ME
National League.

Brooklyn. N. Y. Sept. 1s.-Moorc
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SPORTING EDITORS NOTES.

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-05-11

Nra W. Il. BURGER, 100 Cherry St,
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Another Woman Cured
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For thirty years this famous remedy
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fyou want special advice write
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-05-11

HOMEMADE BREAD.
II MAKES fellow hungry Just TO think about
the bread
OF honest old time baking. on which in youth
he ted
The leaf that showed the traces of the pans
intense caress.
But baiged above those wrinkles - spread
ing out 10 bless
The onss who cared upon IL with joyous
appetite.
That reveied in the prospect Of the slices
thict and light
To-day the chemists make IL and the Sour
10 anaiyred,
The bread 10 scientific. and 10 properly de-
vised.
The bakers wagon brings tit 10 conscience
fess and hard:
The cookins-schools eoncccs 10 BY the rules
upon . card;
E.setsess and precision guide the baking. IL
10 Is said,
But. oh. they never esua, the oid-fashioned
loaf Of bread,
Sometimes there comes . fancy from the mists
That hold yeastiy perfume Of the dough set
And then We heard the psttins on the noury
mixine-bosrd.
And see the old-sime oven with its load Of
goodness stored;
And when the door 10 opened. what . sstisfy-
ing gust
OF pungent rich aroma noated from the
browning erusti
The breakfast foods replace it-there are foods
you needn't chew.
And foods that give the stomach not single
thing to do,
And foods with wondrous titles that have
leaped &c sudden fame
The oid-time bread was splendid. with the
same old-fAshioned name.
II held the balm Of summer and the glory OF
the wheat.
And brcsthed an invitation that would make
you come and eat
The good old times are going. and the good
old bread is gone,
The thiek-cut slices Of home made with
the wealth of jam thereoni
The piece OF bread and butter tina, was such
boyhood boon.
And filed the void that eiamored in the hun
sry afternoon
And, oh. Luculisn fsncyi you were as for any
fate
when home made bread was floating in the
gravy on your platei
Its erumb was always nAky and its erus, was
never burned.
Your mother used TO make IL tbut your sister
never learned.
The constant march Of progress huris our
cherished things afsr-
The homemade bread no longer fanfs the
apple-butter jar;
No more the tang Of spices tells that some
thing good l. spread
Atop tempting portion Of the good old fash
Toned bread.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-05-11

Indian Hair
Always Youthful i'm Appearance.

Always Youthful In Appearance.
II is said that nobody ever saw a gray
haired Indian. No matter how old Al In
dian may be, his hair is always black and
iustrous. This is because the indiana
outdoor life and sctive habits keen the
roots OF his hair well supplied with nat
urei nourishment, necessary to the life
and iustrous beauty Of the hair. Gray hair
10 simply an indication of lack Of nourish-
ment ct the roots. The moment fhis
nourishmeat d supplied where it l. needed
II y quickly absorbed by the hair md n
tins way prevsnts, indefinitely, the hair
turning gray. One Of the most potent
femediee tor gay hair ID known = HAYS
HAIR HEALTH. Almost al druerists
carry i in stock or can procure il. II i
very ensceive IN restoring gray hair to its
natural color, beiDg sxcepfionally rich ia
vitalising hair nouFishment. Not 4 dve.
z hair food. Phtlo Hay Spscialtiee Co.
Newark, N. j., U. 9. A.
= g MOORE. Eilsverth.
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Mfniral.
mfniral.
Truth TriumphS.
Ellsworth Citizens Testify for
the Public Benefit.

A truthful statement OF an Ellsworth
citizen, given in his own words, should
convince the most skeptical about the
merits OF Doan's Kidney Pills. II you
suf'er from backache, nervousness, sleep
lessness, urinary disorders or any form of
kidney ills, the cure il at hand. Read
this:
Mrs. Charles z Higgins, 1os Water st.,
Ellsworth, Me-, says: my back sched SO
severely that could mot assume any com
Portable position. At times the aching
would change to sharp twinges, especially
acute whsn made any sudden movement,
and for awhile after getting from chair
l was Obliged 70 20 about In . stopped
position. Learning OF Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured supply 1t Moore's drug
store, and the second night after begin
ming their use, l vas sbls to sleep soundly,
somsthing that had been unable to do
for several months. The use OF two more
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills made COM
plete and permanent cure, and have had
no return Of my trouble since. / do not
believe there il . kidney remedy on the
market to-day OF such great worth as
Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Miburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name oan's-and take
no other.
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IsLEsFoRD.

Amos Main has returned home, after
visiting relatives in Rockport.
Mrs. Agnes Phippin attended the Re-
bekah lodge at Bar Harbor Mays.
The local union OF the Christian En-
deavor is to meet ct Somesviile next
Saturday.
Miss Margaret Koch, field secretary Of
the Christian Endeavor society, spoke in
the church Sunday morning.
The Thimble club will have a supper at
the church Wednesday evening, weather
permitting. The club will hold its regu-
lar meeting the following Wednesday
afternoon, with Mrs. Walter Stanley.
Benjamin Campbell and wife have re-
turned from Franklin, accompanied by
their daughter Mrs. Raymond Dwelley,
whom they have been visiting. Mrs.
Dwelley expects to spend the summer with
her parents.
Mr.. Tingley, who is attending the
theological school in Bangor, was here q
few days last week, the guest OF e.
Lemont Squirting and wife. Mr.. Tinsley
has recently purchased = sloop OF Mr..
squirting, and came here to take her away.
The many friends Of Mr.. rngley were
glad to ZEE him, and arc anxiously hoping
way may be opened to engage him a.
regular pastor. The only dincalty 1t
present IL suitable rent, but it 10 hoped
soon to have = parsonage built here.
MayQ
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MAGAZINE and BOOK Notes.

1.-THE Ramrodde1s" 10 the name OF
new novel BY Holman Day, published By
Harpsrs. A letter from Mr.. Day explaining
the title says: sIn the early days Of the
Maine prohibition movement, the term
'ramrodders' was applied to the ex-
tremists in the agitation. Iemploy it to
denote the bigots and zealots who BY
ultra fanaticism injury whatever cause
they may espouse. such are 'ramrodders'
whatever side they may be on"
THE Ramrodders" is q political novel
that tells an exciting story. 1t is q
romance OF Maine, with a political battle
Of keenest interest. There Is no taking
sides over the issue prohibition - in
the story. The tale is told naturally,
truthfuliy, humorously. And bound up
in it are the fortunes OF two young people
whose love AFFAIR is every bit as important
to them As any political contest ever
waged