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who is keeping them on their toes all
through the game. He is to the team
on the field what Mack is to them on
the bench. Mack on the bench cannot
get into the play as 1t comes up. In
Davis he has a man who carries out
Mack ideas on the field. Mack on the
bench and Davis on the field form the
combination that has put the Athlet-
les where they are today.
There is only one first baseman who
excels him In fielding. Hal Chase is
the grea test fielding first baseman of
the age. Davis is the equal of Chance
and the superior OF all others. When
his batting ability and generalship are
added to his mechanical ability it is
easy to see why he is often called the
king of them ALL
For nine consecutive years Davis has
batted hard and conscientiously for
the cause Of Mack. Not one season in
the nine has he failed to show uncom-
mon ability. If the Athletics win the
championship this season It will be
mainly due 10 this reason-Nack on the
bench and Davis on the field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16

feet and legs" remarked Melvin Shep-
pard recently.
There is only one way to run in
record time. and that is for the fellow
who is attempting the feat to use hi
BRAIN" continued peerless Mel. "Some
acquire the necessary trait, but l have
always found that calculating out just
how and when to run came natural TO
me; that's the reason why 1 lowered
Lon Meyers figures for the $50 yard
run and beat the worlds mark estab-
lished by Lunghi for the 700 yard run
There's nothing to it! I've trained
more faithfully within the past few
weeks than ever before, but 1 could
never run as well as l did the other
day just on the strength l have gath
cred since starting conscientious work.
1t was just that have the natural gift
of knowing when to do the running
that counts in a race that gave me tho
two new records" said Sheppard.
Sheppard. running against a cold
damp, penetrating v'ind. created two
new worlds records recently that will
probably stand for years to come. Al
the eco yard mark he broke the tape
In / minute 81 2-5 seconds, just three
ffths of a second faster than Meyers
travelled the distance twenty-eight
years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16

One important thing for motorists to
observe is that the gasoline is strained
before putting it into the tank. a very
little grit or dirt is sufficient to close
up the carburetor. Some troubles, of
course, cannot be guarded against. but
dirty gasoline is something that should
never cause Inconvenience, although it
frequently does through carelessneSs.
A mixture Of gas is sometimes ex-
ploded in the muller by the heat Of
the exhaust and is miscalled back fir
ing. This is caused by too much gas
being fed to the engine, which cannot
be fred or exploded and is consequent
ly forced into the muffier with the ex-
haust gases. Blue smoke from the ex-
haust is sign Of too much fabrication,
but black smoke shows too much gas
oline is being consumed. Both cause
sooted plugs and dirty valves. If the
engine slows up the fault will most
likely be in the mixture OF gas supply
or to the battery running down If it
stops suddenly the trouble can be at
tributed to an ignition fault.
If it slows up and stops and then
after a minute or two starts up again
and runs a mile or so it is a sure sign
that the battery is down.
1t will sometimes be found that a
certain cylinder is missing fire. II the
plug has been examined and cleaned
and seems to spark well when the car
is on the level or downhill, but re-
fuses to do duty when a hill is reach
ed. it is an almost certain sign that the
plug in that particular cylinder is short
either from dirt or oil on the
inside or perhaps because it is crack
ed, The remedy is to change the plug,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16

after. Hoffman is at the mercy or the
average left handed pitcher.
Johnnie Lush. the star pitcher Of the
Cardinals. was hit by Andy Coakley on
the neck and all but killed. His neck
has never been straight since that
time, and for years his health was Sc
riously impaired.
Roger Bresnahan was hit and severe
~ hurt by Jack Taylor In 1904. For
a long time after this injury Bresna-
han wore a semi-mask that protected
the exposed side of his head against
the pitcher
Hundreds Of lesser lights have been
hit and injured to a degree less seri-
Gus than those mentioned 1t all goes
TO show that baseball is not without
its great dangers, especially to men at
the bat Most of the injuries on the
field have come about through COLI
sions between fielders, such as the one
that cost the life of Hub" Collins
Collins fatal collision was with Harry
Stovey at Boston many years ago.
Batted balls injure very few play
ers, though the way men hit them
about in practice would often make
one wonder that accidents are not
more frequent. The most notable &C
cident of this sort was when Schriver
of Pittsburg hit William Hart of the
same club on the chin with ball bat
ted in practice. The drive shattered
Harris Jaw. 1t was wired UP again.
Hart is now fifty years old and is rat
ed high among the pitchers Of the
Southern league
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16

was back about 1902. Honus
knows that Herman Long, once
the greatest of all shortstops,
) then playing with the Boston
team. gave him the glove. 1t is
; a fact that Long always used
glove with big hole in the CEN
ter Of it. BE would buy a new
glove and at once cut It to
pieces. leaving. aR open spot in
the center about twice the size
of baseball.
Long handed over one Of his
old gloves TO Wagner. 1t suited
him, and he has used 1t ever
since. The glove now is a worn
out relic, but Hans hangs to 1t
like grim death He figures 1t
would be the worst luck In the
world for him to lose it
Fans have time and again
watched Wagner take that glove
of his big left hand and throw
It down toward third base. And
they could always see the hole
in it, for it is too big not to be
noticed. Time and again it has
been asked why Wagner doesn't
buy a new glove.
You ask Hans that question
and he will only say that he has
no money to pay for one. But
back of that there is the one
fact that remains always prom
inent-Wagner is just as super
stitious or sentimental as any
other ball player. and he has al
ways felt that the Herman Long
glove has brought him luck.
That's why he hangs on TO it.
It is worn to a fragile. There Is
nothing to it but the bare edges.
The center is all worn away,
and Wagner grabs those hard
line drives really with the bare
hand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16
GASOLINE A STUDY FOR AUTOlST

Steam issuing from the filling nozzle
or water coming out Of the overflow
pipe while driving is a symptom OF
overheating. as a continuing firing aft
er the ignition is switched off or
slight cloud Of smoke from the engine.
A common cause of loss Of power in
gasoline motors is poor compression.
This may be due either to the piston
rings failing TO bear smoothly and
evenly against the cylinder wall or to
one Of the valves. usually the exhaust.
not closing tightly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16
STORIES OF
The DIAMOND
Ty Cobb of Detroit, Tells Why
He Is So Successful in
the Field.
sLUMPS DO NOT BOTHER
When He Falls Off in Hitting He
Never Worries, but Continues
to Practice Hard.
No. XIV.

by L L NOoA
ECopyright 1910, by American Press Asso-
cidtion.l
To what do l owe my success as q
ball player? There are two answers
70 this question. The first is that am
heart and soul in the game and, sec
Dnd, because 1 am always trying to
Improve on my playing. I am always
practicing, and, you know, practice
makes perfect. Take, for instance,
when 1 have a batting slump. l don't
worry about n. I just get out in the
mornings at the ball park and prac-
tice hitting against all kinds Of twirl-
ing. 1 like TO stand up TO the plate
and whale away at every old kind of
pitching Some of the boys are easy
to hit, while others are not. 1t all
helps me to recover my batting eye.
Southpaw pitchers gave me consid-
cradle trouble at one time, but that
was before I entered the big league.
They never even bother me nowadays.
Just watch me at the plate and you'll
earn the reason in d minute. Against
a right handed rwfrfer l crowd the
rubber and step into I curve before it
breaks. Aga MIST Il southpaw l drop
back as far as possible and wait for
the curve to break. Getting down to
figures. 1 should say that I stand four
feet closer to Il right handed pitcher
than do to a left handler.
My greatest delight is TO tickle the
pill with runners on the bases. You
may not believe me- but nevertheless
it's true, find it easier TO hit the ball
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16

just below The horizontal center. with
the forearm in a horizontal position.
describing a right angle. The left
hand Is Just below the right in the
same sectional space made by the
spokes OF the wheel.
The worst possible ways 20 grasp
the wheel are above the horizontal cen
ter and at Numerically opposite
points. The arm muscles under such
conditions are at great disadvantage.
and body bracing is almost impossible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16
DAVIS IS ATHLETICS STANDBY
Maek's First Stacker Ono Of Best
Players and Field Generals.

Maek's First Stacker Ono Of Best
Players and Field Generals.
There is just one individual Of Mack
persuasion, not even excepting the in
comparable Eddie Collins, whom the
Philadelphia American league team
cannot spare without irreparable loss
That man is Harry Davis, Mack's
captain, who today is one of the best
all around first basemen in the fast
set Hal Chase Of New York is sprier
and younger in years than Davis, but
for actual good to a team Davis is the
king of all fast basesmiths in the big
show.
The oldest man on the team, Davis
is today one of It's leading pacemakers
in batting and run getting, while, in
addition, he is the whip of the club.
Davis worth to the Athletics cannot
be found in the batting and fielding
statistics issued each year by Presi-
dent Johnson. His value does not end
in driving brother Mackman home
with a base hit, although he performs
this office as much as anybody else on
the team.
1t was Davis who aided. Mack in tu-
toring the young players into stars and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16

with the sacks occupied. The pitcher
Is worried, the fnfelders are guessing,
and when you do hit the ball the fly
ing base runners rattle and discon-
cert the men who are trying to handle
the ball.
Lays for the First One.
When men axe on bases l generally
lay for the first ball the twirler hands
over. It's dollars TO doughnuts that if
he can lay that first one straight over
the pan he'll do it, and l soak quite a
few of them. The majority of batterS
viii pass up the first ball, no matter if
it cuts the plate in half. But you'll
never get Tyrus overlooking any of
that kind. Nine times out of ten so
to the plate prepared to hit the first
ball if the pitcher lays 1t over.
I never take a long swing at the
sphere any more. 1 like to do it, but
you can't get anything in the major
leagues swinging the willow. If you
do the spitball pitchers would make
Il Ounce OF you in short order, to say
nothing of the slabbists who have mas
tered a good change of pace. They'll
shoot one over that looks like a pea,
then feed you a slow one that comes
floating up as big as a balloon. But
you are set for the fast one and nearly
break you back reaching for the slow
ball.
In the old days the great batters
were Pete Browning, Ed Delehanty,
Dan Brouthers and Pop Arson, who
swung on to ball with the force of a
hammer. Were any of them in the big
leagues today the modern twirlers
would make 'em look like jokes.
You cannot grab Il wagon tongu"
down at the handle. reach back ana
swing halfway around for a curve
pitcher. He'd make you look foolish.
and you wouldn't have enough batting
average at the end OF the month to get
your name in the percentage column.
The star batters of today grab their
batting sticks a foot or more from the
handle and, instead of swinging, aim
TO meet the ball flush. Nothing suits
me better than to take a good crack
az the leather, but I can't afford to
ct out of my stride, so 1 stick to the
sure system Of just meeting the ball
with a halfway grip on my warclub
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16
AIR PRESSURE ON TIRES SHOULD
CORRESPOND TO WEIGHT OF THE CAR

Tire manufacturers are universally
agreed, after spending much time and
money experimenting and testing, that
certain air pressure should be main
tanned in all tires according to the
weight they are to carry. The neces-
sary minimum pressure is stated by
manufacturers to be as follows:
Pounds
pressure.
Three and one-half inch tire ....-....... 90
Four inch tire Observation-Disclosures. Is
Four and one-half inch tire .............. 80
Five inch tire Observation-Disclosures. 80
Five and one-half inch tire .............. 80
Inasmuch as tires are manufactured
and sold under a guarantee for a GER
tain mileage. the guarantee is based
on the understanding that they will be
kept up to this pressure at all times,
and a number of makers attach a label
or brand to the tire stating the re
quired pressure for that particular size
of tire. If. therefore, cars are run with
tires inflated to lower pressure re-
placements cannot be justly expected
from manufacturers
When tires are returned for adjust
ment because of blowouts chauffeurs
doubtless believe in the majority of in
stances that sufficient pressure has
been maintained to justify the claim.
This, of course, is a matter of approx
imatfon or opinion unless a pressure
gauge is used.
In the experience OF supply depart
ments claims are frequently made
based on the statement that the right
pressure was maintained. being sub
Jected only to test of hand pressure
and looks. A test made by pressure
gauge indicates in nearly every case
that the actual pressure is little more
than so per cent of that required.
In one instance Of 925 by. ia tire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16

The little clips which are mounted
on the outer ends of the long leaves in
semielliptical springs should be kept
drawn up tight and firmly secured ut
all times. Their Office is 10 prevent the
leaves from getting out OF alignment
and 10 act as shock absorbers by
bringing the outer leaves into action
on the rebound as well as by increas-
ing the friction between the leaves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16
Prooer wav 70 Hold Wheel.

There are several excellent ways OF
holding an automobile wheel as well
as many very awkward ways. but the
way che wheel is grasped by racing
drives is probably the best 10 pattern
after. 1t will be conceded. despite
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16
TAKES BRAINS TO RUN.

Sheppard Says Fellow Can't Break
Record With Feet and Legs.
When d fellow learns how to run
when he breaks records-you can be
sure that he does not do nu with bis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16

All the news a! the time The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-16

with the sacks occupied. The pitcher
Is worried, the infielders are guessing,
and when you do hit the ball the fly
Ing base runners rattle and discon-
cert the men who are trying to handle
the bail
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-16

Ihave choked the life out OF yol
until your eyes bulged in death
as / choked that one up on tn,
Great Slave! Do you understand
M'seur? 1t was Meleese who came
and pleaded with me to save you
life-before you had left Chicago
before she had heard more of yoI
than your name, before"
God bless herr" exclaimed
Rowland.
Before what, Jean?"
Before she had learned tt
love you, Mseur."
God bles herr" exclaimed How.
land.
You believe this, M'seur?"
''As ] believe in a God"
Then l will tell you what she
did, M'seur," he continued in a
low voice. "The plan of the
brothers was to make you a pris-
oner near Prince Albert and bring
you north. l knew what was to
happen then. 1t was to be a
beautiful vengeance, M'seur-a
slow torturing death on the spot
where the crime was committed
sixteen years ago. But Meleese
knew nothing of this. She was
made to believe that up here
where the mother and father
died, you would-be given over tc
the proper law-to the mounted
police who come this way now
and then. She is only girl
girl, M'seur, easily made to be-
lieve strange things in such mat
ters as these. else she would have
wondered why you were not given
to the officers in Prince Albert.
1t was the eldest brother who
thought of her as a lure to bring
you out of the town into their
hands, and not until the last mo-
ment, when they were ready to
leave for the South, did she over
heard words that aroused her sus-
picions that they were about to
kill you. 1t was then, Mseur,
that she came to me-"
And you, Jean
"On the day that Mariane prom
ised to become my wife, Mseur,
i promised in Our Blessed Lady's
name to repay my debt to Me
leese, and the manner of payment
came in this fashion. Jackpine,
too, was her slave, and so we
worked together. Two hours aft
er Meleese and her brothers had
left for the South + was follow
ing them, shaven of beard and so
changed that l was not recognized
in the fight on the Great North
Trail. Meleese thought that her
brothers would make you a prison
err that night without harming
you. Her brothers told her how
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to bring you to their camp. Sh
knew nothing of the ambush un-
til they leaped on you from cover.
Not until after the fight, when in
their rage at your escape the
brothers told her that they had
intended to kill you, did she real
ize fully what she had done. That
is all. M'seur. You know what
happened after that. She dared
not tell you at Wekusko who your
enemies were, for those enemies
were of her own flesh and blood.
and dearer to her than life, She
was between two great loves,
NJ seur-the love for her brothers
and
Again Jean hesitated.
And her love for me-" finished
Rowland.
Yes. her love for you. M'seur.
The two men rose from the Ia
BILE, and for a moment stood with
clasped hands in the smoky light
of lamp and dawn. In that mo-
ment neither heard tap at the
door leading to the room beyond.
nor saw the door move gently in
ward, and Meleese, hesitating,
framed in the opening
1t was Rowland who spoke
first.
q thank God that all these
things have happened, Jean" he
said earnestly. 81 am glad that
for a time you took me for that
other John Rowland, and that
hfS hrntborc
schemed to kill me at Prince Al
bert and Wekusko, for if these
things had not occurred as they
have | would never have seen
Meleese. And now. Jean"
His ears caught sound of move
ment. and he turned in time to
see Meleese slipping quietly out.
"Meleese!" he called softly.
"Meleesen'
In an instant he had darted aft
er her, leaving Jean beside the
table. Beyond the door there was
only the breaking gloom of the
gray morning, but it was enough
for him to see family the figure
of the girl he loved, half turned,
half waiting for him. With a cry
of joy he sprang forward and
gathered her close in his arms.
"Meleese-my Meleese--" he
whispered.
After that there came no sound
from the dawn-lit room beyond,
but Jean Croisset, still standing
by the table, murmured softly to
himself: Our Blessed Lady be
praised, for it is all as Jean Crois-
set would have it-and now l can
go to my Mariane!"
(THE ENID
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for the man We sought, for it is
singular that you bear him out
like a brother in looks, as / re-
member the boy. 1t is true that
Francois made great error
when he sent word to his brothers
suggesting that If either Greg
son or Thorne was put out of the
way you would probably be sent
into the North. | swear by the
Virgin that Meleese knew nothing
this, M'seur. She knew nothing
of the schemes by which her
brothers drove Gregson and
Thorne back into the South. They
did not wish to kill them, and yet
! it was necessary to do something
that you might replace one of
them, M'seur. They did not make
move alone but that something
happened. Gregson lost a finger.
Thorne was badly hurt-as you
know. Bullets came through their
window at night. With Jackpine
in their employ it was easy to
work on them, and it was not long
before they sent down asking for
another man to replace them
For the first time a surge of
anger swept through Rowland.
'The cowards!" exclaimed. "a
pretty pair, Croisset-to crawl
out from under a trap to let an
other in at the top"
perhaps not so bad as that, "
said Jean. "They were given to
understand that they-and they
alone-were not wanted in the
country. 1t may be that they did
not think harm would come to you
and SO kept quiet about what had
happened. 1t may be, too, that
they did not like to have it known
that they were running away from
danger. Is not that human,
M'seur? Anyway, you were de-
tailed to come, and not until then
did Meleese know of all that had
occurred"
The Frenchman stopped for a
moment. The glare had faded
from Howland's eyes. The tense
lines in his face relaxed.
'I-I-believe understand
everything now, JEAN" he said.
you traced the wrong Rowland,
that's all. 1 love Meleese, Jean.
l would kill John Rowland for
her. ! want to meet her brothers
and shake their hands. l don't
blame them. They're men. But,
somehow, it hurts to think of her
of Meleese-as-as almost a
murderer.
Mon Dieu, M'seur, has she not
saved your life? Listen to this!
It-was then-when she knew
what had happened-that Meleese
came to me-whom she had made
the happiest man in the world be-
cause it was she who brought my
Mariane over from Churchill on
a visit especially that might see
her and fall in love with her,
M'seur-which l did. Meleese
came to me-to Jean Croisset-
and instead of planning your muir
der, M'seur. she schemed to save
your life-with me-who would
have cut you into bits no larger
than my finger and fed you tc
J the cariron ravens. who would
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TORONTO, Nov. 16.-Court-
ship in an aeroplane culminted
today in the announcements of the
engagement of Count de Lesseps
OF France and Miss Grace McKen-
zie, daughter of the president of
the Canadian Northern railroad,
whose home is in Toronto.
Count de Lesseps first met his
bride-to-be while exhibiting in
hfs aeroplane at Toronto last
July. The friendship continued
after he left here and Minis Nc
Kenzie was passenger with him
Several times at the Boston avia-
ton meet
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both facts, are being cared for by
Schenk's brother.
A special grand jury to consid-
er the evidence against Mrs.
Schenk, will meet next Friday.
Detectives employed by
Schenk's suspicious relatives I'M
earthed the evidence which led to
Mrs. Schenk's arrest. 1t is charg-
ed that systematic doses of ar
senic, administered in food or
drink, gradually brought Schenk
to deaths door. Samples of lithia
water in the Schenk home were
analysed and shown to contain
considerable quantities of arsenic.
One detective, disguised as a
nurse, is said to have been offered
S l 600 to put arsenic in Schenk' 8
medicine, even after he was taken
to the hospital. Another, acting
as chauffeur, is said to have been
offered 81 900 to take Schenk out
in his auto and run him in a
ditch. The same chauffeur will
testify to several trips taken by
Mrs. Schenk to Bellaire, it is said
Another arrest, that of "tht
man in the case" is predicted b.
the prosecutor. This man, ant
the desire to prematurely acquire
Schenk' s millions, are the motives
alleged for the crime.
Mrs. Schenk denies all the
charges. When told, on his hos
pital cot, of his .wife's arrest
Schenk broke into sobs. "Oh
Laura, Laura" he cried, turned
his face to the wall and abso;
luteIy refused to talk.