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The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31
ATHLETIC CARNIVAL
TO HELP orphans
The Call Arranges Monster Af-
fair at Auditorium With
Vaudeville Interspersed
James w. Coffroth Undertakes
Management for Mount St.
JosepE's Asylum

The Call is arranging one of the
greatest athletic carnivals that the
state of California has ever known. II
is to be held in San Francisco early
next month and the full proceeds are to
go to The Calls fund for the orphans
of Mount st. Joseph's asylum. The
general mana cement has been under
taken by James W. Coffroth, the mas
ter hand in such affairs, who has
generously offered to give his time,
energy and well known ability to MAX
ing the enterprise success.
All the big men in local sportdom
have interested themselves in the big
event. A great many will take part,
great many will assist, but all will
join in making the program of the
evening the best of its kind. That it
will be the best ever held IN San Fran
cisco means that it will be the best
ever held in America, for here is the
home of TRUE sport
Vaudeville With Athletics
The date has been set for Thurs
day evening, November 10. The Audi
torium at Page and Fillmore streets
has been secured for the evening. Its
spacious floor, the biggest available
will offer the most advantageous set
ting for the variety of events in prep
aration.
{, Nor will the entertainment be en-
tfrely of local performers. There will
be acrobatic teams from the big the
aters and well arranged number OF
acts from the vaudeville houses.
The carnival of sport will be entirely
what its name indicates. There will
be athletic events of every sort. box
ing, running, wrestling, baseball, field
and track events, gymnasium exhibi-
tions and tumbling.
Battling Nelson to Box
The list of boxers who will appear
for the cause will include Battling Nell
son. famous as a ring artist. Nelson
has been deeply Interested in the well
fare of the little ones ever since their
home was destroyed. He has already
demonstrated his interest in substan-
tial manner and is anxious to do more
The boxing bouts will range through
the amateur and professional lists.
There will be exhibitions of skill that
will be worth seeing.
"A feature that will attract widespread
attention will be the championship
wrestling matches The champions will
be there from all parts of the coast for
tests of strength. To the winners will
be awarded handsome trophies.
The baseball feature of the carnival
has been placed in the hands of Presi-
dent Thomas F. Graham of the Pacific
States league. The best known players
of the league will be on hand. The
baseball events will be something out
of the ordinary. There will be a 100
yard dash between Witt, Maggart, Mad
i den and other star diamond runners.
The baseball men will also illustrate
some of the fine points OF the game
Knapp, Gregg and Henley will give a
pitching exhibition to show how cham
| pionships are won. Ping Bodie will be
there TO show a few. things in batting
and base stealing.
The amateur events will bring out
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31
.SUSPEC Is ON
THE KATE CARRY
A LARGE SUN
Search of Power Boat at Aca-
pulco Reveals That $4,000
Is on Board
Three of Grew Held in Jail,
While Captain and Engineer
Are Under Guard

n fEXICO CITY, Oct 30-The
MI names of three men who were
= arrested at Acapulco yester-
day, suspected of being implicated in
the dynamiting of the Los Angeles
Times building and who were aboard
the power schooner Kate, are Harry
Ham, 0. Carlson. and Dan Archer, ac-
cording to telegrams received here to-
day
The names are given as they are
registered on the boats papers. IN
addition, Swan Engdethe, the captain,
and Adolph Adolphson, the engineer,
said to be the owner, are still on
ON,
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Continued on Pas. :. Colums :
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finished. De Lesseps started at sos
and Grahame White less than minute
later.
None Wins Prize
None, however. wins the $4,000 prize
for the flight offered by Thomas F.
Ryan. as the rules prescribed that the
Contestants can start any time be-
tween 2:45 and $3.50 p. M. any day
of the international aviation meet,
but the rules were not enforced. Under
this Interpretation Moisant, although
he protested. must await the result of
any possible flights tomorrow. He is
at liberty to better his time of today
as are -Grahame-W White and De Lesseps.
When the bombs announcing the
flight exploded in nlidair De Lesseps,
In his so horsepower Bleriot, gracefully
rose. circled across the starting line
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A FIRE at the Clyde apartments
n in Eddy street between Taylor
= and Mason at 1870 o'clock last
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a FIRE at the Clyde apartments
~ in Eddy street between Taylor
= and Mason at 1870 o'clock last
night resulted in a gas explosion,
causing the serious injury of Is per-
sons, all of whom were removed to
the central emergency hospital. where
a force of physicians and nurses were
impressed to attend the injured men.
most of whom are members of the
FIRE department
The explosion occurred after the
FIRE was under way and at time when
the hremen were lighting furiously on
the second floor
Men Are Cut OF
The force Of the explosion came
from the basement of the structure
and completely wrecked the first floor
of the building In SO doing, the men
working with ak and hose were cut
off from escape and hadsto fight their
way to the windows and escape the
flames by jumping and scaling the
ladders.
A number who were working IN the
basement were seriously injured by
falling debris, and as soon as the
smoke and dust settled call was put
in for ambulances and patrol wagons
in which the injured were removed
from the scene
Jumps From Second Floor
Sergeant James A. Cosgrove of FIRE
patrol No. 2 was forced to jump from
the second floor into vacant lot to
the south of the building and was Sc
riously injured in his fall
First Assistant Fire Chief J. Nc
cluskey. while leading an attack on
the stairway. just above the hrst floor
and over the point of the explosion.
was badly burned and cut. rescuing
himself from his periious position by
throwing himself down the swaying
stairway.
Gas Causes Explosion
The origin of the explosion IL be-
Ifeved to have been escaping gas In the
basement of the building. 1t is thought
that with the spread Of flames the gas
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-31
TOURNAMENT OF SPORTS
TO SWELL THE CALL FUND
Prospects Growing
Brighter for The
Calf Orphan Fund

Fiftu-one dollars mas added TO
The Calls fund for the orphans of
Mount ST. Joseph's asylum pester-
day. but the athletic games held
yesterday afternoon for the benefit
of the fund are pct to be heard from.
and look at phdt is conlingf Read
the account of the big athletic tour
nau1ent that The Call. NTH the
help of James w. Cofroth. has ar
ranged to be held in the auditorium
November 10.
Yesterdays subscriptions mere:
Previously acknowledged s9,2S2.72
REV. NJ. ID. CONNOLLY. 5000
READER 0F THE CALL. LOO
lVl AL -PUs-Coss~ =
The s71 sent Saturday night by
the employees of Geneva avenue car
house. operating department of the
United Railroads, and acknowledged
in yesterdays report, was subscribed
by the following:
From the employees of the Geneva avenue
carhouse, United Railroads operating De-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19

After few bumpings I learned that
Gibson knew lot more about what TO
pitch 10 batters than ] did. l think
l began to improve as soon as / found
out these two things. The next was
that I had to have confidence in the team
TO make il have confidence in me. In
baseball words, Il wised up
Now a pitcher can have all the speed
and curves and control in the world and
still not be a good pitcher until he gets
wise. This Pittsburg crowd plays the
game TO win. and 1t is because they
work together. hit together. and because
each man relies on the others that they
win At first I thought Gibson made
some mistakes in telling me what TO
pitch. In fact. l was wrong most of the
time. He taught me what to do-with
curve ball, and when the control was
good enough to pitch where he wanted
the ball pitched, things went right. Some
times I laugh at myself, remembering
the mistakes l used to make (some OF
them ! still make. I found out that
striking out batters is not the way to
win, and that a pitcher must depend
rather on making them hit bad balls, or
balls where the batter does not expect
them to be, than In pitching himself out
early in a game, trying to strike out hit
tiers. The pitcher must remember that
the chances are the batter is as smart
and as experienced as he is, and keep
thinking an the time; trying to guess
what the batter Is thinking and then
pitching something else. 1t is a big help
to a pitcher to look around in a tight
situation and see where Clarke. or
Leach, or Wagner is playing fellow
can learn lot and get a lot of help
by taking his cue from them and
pitching the ball wheye they seem to
want 1t pitched. It gives a man conf
dence, too, TO know he can make that
batter hit the ball. and that back of him
are a crowd of men who will come to the
rescue and save him when he needs it.
l think Gibson did more to make me
winner than anyone else. He is a great
catcher. and he rather inspires pitcher,
and makes him do better. In the worlds
series against Detroit I made a lot of
bad breaks in the first game Gibson
steadied me up and coached me all the
way. He had a theory the Detroit team
would not hit low curves, and after we
began to study them and see how they
hit we fed them low curves, fast and
slow, just inside and just outside of the
plate, but always low, and we beat them
with THAI kind of pitching
think the secret of winning is conf
dence-not only in the other players and
IN the manager, but in ones seif-and
confidence in the others makes a fellow
confident of his own ability to deliver
Copyright, 1910 by joseph B. Bogles)
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19
FRED CLARKR'S LATESTSTUNT
Designs New Sun Cap for Baseball
Players.
Josh Devore, Of New York Giants,
Finds New Lid Great Help
In the Field.

Fred Clarke. manager, captain, and left
fielder of the Pittsburg worlds cham
pions. may win fame in the realm of SCI
ence when his days Of usefulness In the
world OF sport are ended. The Kansas
farmer Is OF sn inventive tuyn Of mind,
and when he is not playing on the dia-
mond. deyotes his spare time TO think
ing out plans TO help his fellowmen and
to add something 10 the family treasury,
which is already well filed.
His first thing in the invention line
Melted the baseball world patent canvas
covering for the infield. which is guar
anteed to make it possible TO play every
day on which rain is not actually falling
at game time. The cover has already
been put In use at Pittsburg, Cleveland,
New York. Cincinnati, and several other
cities.
Now Fred has something new. It is a
cap specially designed for 'sun-fieldeTs.'
those unfortunate mortals who are. COM
PEELED TO field fly balls with Old Sol
pouring his binding light right into their
eyes.
For years sun-felders have worn ordi-
nary smoked glasses. II was impossible
to see a ball leave the bat with these
over the eyes. hence the glasses were
worn far down on the nose until the
sphere rose in the afr. and then the
player pushed the glasses up over his
eyes. One day Clarke, in making this
move, jabbed a finger into one of his
eyes, and that set him thinking.
The result is a cap with 2 long alumni
mum peak. 10 which pair OF smoked
glasses are fastened with a hinge. There
is also a strong spring arrangement. and
when not in use the glasses lie up against
the peak of the cap in horizontal posi-
ton. All that is necessary 10 make
them fall over the eyes is a touch
of the finger. and this is far easier than
pushing an ordinary pair of glasses from
the point of the nose upward
The glasses have been tried and pro-
nounced a success. When the New York
Giants played in Pittsburg recently the
sun-field greatly affected the work Of
Josh Devore. who. up TO that time, had
been going like a house aire. His bat
ting slumped as his fielding fell off. and
finally Manager McGraw purchased for
him q pair of Clsrle's patent sun glasses.
The little fellows work picked up IN all
departments at once.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19
SCRAPPY BOUT At BALTIMORE.
Two Washington Aspirants Go to
Monumental City,

Baltimore enthusiasts over the manly
art" are congratulating Manager .Barret.
Of the Armory Athletic Club. on his abiI-
ity in arranging a couple Of fast bouts
for the meeting OF the club tomorrow
night
Kid Eagan, we'll known about this city
in sporting circles. affixed his signature
last week 20 a contract to meet Benny
Riley. of the Monumental City. for a six
round session. and the match is sure 20
attract considerable interest. Riley has
not been in the game for several months.
but report from this city. credited to
Eagan, that the latter would have an
easy time II he ever met Riley, caused
the latter TO again don the mitts. Neither
is any slouch at the boxing game, and a
fast little whirl is looked for.
Danny Lewis. another Washington lad,
meets Kid Lenny, and although both are
rather inexperienced in the game. so far
as the number OF bouts go. the outlook
for a scrappy mix-up is good. Lewis
has got away with several of the local
pugilistic aspirants. and over in Balti-
more Lenny is making some OF the older
ones sit up and take notice
All the matches will be pulled off on
the six-round Philadelphia style, with de-
cisions left TO the newspaper bunch pres
ent. The Fourth Regiment Armory will
be the scene of the bouts.
P. F. O'ConnOr will act as referee. Fol-
lowing are the different bouts. Washing
ton VS.. Baltimore. Kid Egan, OF Wash
ing VS.. Benny Riley. of Baltimore; Danny
Lewis. of Washington VS. Kid Lenny. IF
Baltimore: Young Blair. OF Washington
VS.. Frank Hunter. OF Baltimore; Battling
Monroe. OF Westinghouse Young Kline.
OF Baltimore: Norman Akers. OF Wash
ington vs.. Black Bill, of Baltimore.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19
NELSON TO COACH
FOOTBALL AT HILLTOP

Athletic authorities at Georgetown have
not officially announced that football viii
be played at the Hilltop next fall, yet
the undergraduates, to a man, under
stand that no objections will be offered
by those IN power. and it is known that
a tentative schedule has been drafted,
and, what is still more important. a
coach has been signed.
Fred Nelson. who gave George Wash
ingtOn the best football team in the his
tory of the institution two years ago, is
the man who viii pilot the destinies of
the Hilltoppers next September. and If
anybody can round out an eleven able to
defeat Virginia, Nelson is that man.
Manager Daley is at present enjoying
his vacation and the majority of George
town players are out of the city. but II
is understood that the football men will
report before college opens, and that
Coach Nelson, at present living in the
West, will be in Washington about the
first week IN September.
Nelson will likely be assisted ny Bun
NY Larktn, the old Georgetown star and
former Cornell coach. There is a lot OF
fine material at the West Side institution.
ana IL has been learned that the incom-
Ing class Will present a lot Of big, husky
chaps of varsity caliber.
The new rules, according TO all the ex-
perts' VIII do away with lot Of danger
and place the gridiron game as safe and
sane as could possibly be done.
Georgetown's schedule, which is prac-
tieally complete, is one of the best ever
arranged, and a number OF new teams
will be played. including the University
of Pittsburg in the Smoky City: Virginia
Military Institute. and New York Uni
versity. The old rivals. Virginia, Wash
ington and Lee, and the University of
North Carolina, are also to be met. and
there is a possibility that George Wash
lngton viii be taken on, as it is known
that q number Of conferences leading 10
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19
At The Ball Grounds By WALT MASON

wandered the ball grounds Tm eod the gate and took
upon opposite the plate had the home boys dopd
looking we'll and all the fans had creased their
readiness yell The umpire d freak with iaundee his he
had his sideways and he looked extremely wise sized him
know, when playing baseball Tom
decisions Tom he robbed the local
away that's winters dream; and left the
then him. pushed him against the
and all his aides
evidence they picked umpire from the and rapd him from the
fence And think the world has moved these facts will surely show,
basebairs same dear Tom,
A0asA1la4ee
Copyrght by GsOEcM
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19
NOT"FORM'' BUT PRACTICE =
MAKE BATTERS--JENNINGS
Leader of Detroit Says It's Not the Way You
Stand, But the Way You Land, that Counts.

creature at the bat, but as long as he
hits it's all right.
OF course. IL player is Ia slump OF
is really a weak hitter. believe in try
ing new STYLES and systems Maybe he
takes his step forward a moment too
quick. or maybe too late. Then he may
be holding his bat at the wrong angle
just when 1t meets the bali. Maybe If he
tries a few changes he will hit on the
proper combination and begin TO meet the
ball squarely. II doesn't necessarily
mean that he gets the ball safe. as long
as ne begins TO push ii out with force.
The hits are almost bound TO come later.
once he accomHishes that
Then another thing that people talk
good deal about is the preliminary
position of the batter at the plate Take
George Stone. He has a crouch. II
probably doesn't benefit him a BIT. But
then II may not hurt. But Just notice
stone lose the crouch when he swings at
the ball. He's nice batter. He leans
forward and meets the ball squarely and
is really Strengthened up when ne swings
at the ball, so that preliminary stoop
uOesl count TOT tnlng-
''You have probably noticed and won
dered why many batters who take a
great swing at the ball don't get as many
hits as batters who appear 10 make less
effort. ! prefer the player who hits the
ball on a line.
Line-hitters the Best.
The fellow who swings hard usually
gets his extra hits because he lifts the
ball over the outfelders' heads The fell
low with the short swing, though. sends
the ball out on a line. 1t travels faster
and farther usually than the ball hit fol-
lowing vicious swing. Then the out
feeders can play better for the slugger.
They can back up, and oftentlmes gather
in those long flies. But the other batter
who sends the ball on a line makes It
go with such force that it rolls far after
ii hits the ground.
Wallace hits a ball almost as hard
as the next fellow OF course he doesn't
always get them safe, but Bobby GER
tainly pickles them. Then this Griggs
is nice hitter. too. And don't believe
he isn't a good fielder. He acts like
Laioie. He caught my fancy from the
way he played my batters.
you can't make q batter; it's as much
a natural talent as a good voice. But
you can help batters by constant coach
ing. Jesse Burkett was pitcher once.
When he found he could not make good
he began to practice batting. He never
Jagged. never overlooked a suggestion,
and gradually corrected his faults. He
ended by becoming the most scientific, If
not the greatest. hitter of his day"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19
rrnm the s.. Leals Post-pispstch.

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Hughie Jennings. who has piloted the
Detroit Tigers 20 three American League
remnants, and who appears to be on the
road to the fourth. believes a player
knows best how TO stand at the plate and
swing at ball. For that reason Hughie
doesn't taAper much with the style of
his batters.
That doesn't mean that Jennings pays
no attention at all to his players as
regards their batting-far from any thing
Ike that. He constantly offers sugges-
tons and tips 10 his players, but as
long as his men are meeting the ball
squarely he doesn't attempt to alter their
position or swing.
whats the difference hoR batter
stands at the plate or swings, as long
as he hits the bell?' asks Hughie.
When the Tiger team returned TO De-
tro.t after the Southern training trip
Jennings had three different pictures
taken of each player at the bat. One
was his position at the start of the swing,
another about half way, and the third
just as the bat connects with the pall.
He gave each player set OF his three
pictures, Hughie believes that the
photos can give the player a better Idea
of his style than an explanation from
himself The pictures. along with some
suggestions, Hughie believes, enable the
players to see the defects. If any. in
their work
Tigers Batting Form Good.
Jennings stated while here that there
were only few of his players whose
form was really bad. Cobb. Crawford.
Delehanty. Moriarity, Mcintyre. and
Stanage all bat in a manner pleasing to
Jennings. Bush. he said. had about as
correct a position at the bat as could be
desired
Il don't believe it's good TO tamper
with a players batting position or swing.
II he is meeting the ball squarely stated
Jennings 10 the Post-Dispateh while he
was in St. Louis asst week. The players
usually develop themselves as batters.
They know how they can hit best. OF
course. some players need correcting.
This fellow Casey and O'Leary, both
weak batters, could improve their forms.
Form really counts for little. accord
Ing 20 my way OF thinking Take Claude
Rossman. for instance. When he Joined
US several years ago. he had the most
awkward. ungainly pose at the bat ]
ever saw But on our training trip
he began hitting the ball hard and often
and didn't interfere. He still bats the
same way. he may not be an imposing
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19
VIII Reproduce Nationals, Game.

To-days Nationalist Louis game will
be reproduced on the Rodier electric
scoreboard at the Columbia Theater.
starting al $50 o'clock The electric
board which is used TO depict the game
Is the one which has been attracting the
attention of thousands of Washington
fans since the team left home. and the
same one which entertained a capacity
house at the Columbia last Sunday.
In addition to the Washington game.
the Detrolt-Boston and the Chicago Phil
adelphia results will be announced as
those games progress. The box office at
the Columbia Theater will be open at 8
o'clock this morning for the sale OF re-
served seats. special invitation has
been extended the ladies by the theater
mana cement
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19
washington Giants to Play.

and the Belmont Tigers comprehension
als) will cross bats to-day at Union
League Park, Fifteenth and II streets
northeast. and a red-hot contest is ex-
pected. Probable lineup of the Tigers:
Byrd. left field; Tyler. center field: Hawk
ms. right field: West third base: Givens
shortstop; Cook, second base; Ross, first
base; Holm, II. Johnson, or Wright
catcher; Brown. Bowman, or Tom
Johnson, pitcher. Monday the Tigers
cross bats with the lie DrOits; Tuesday.
Fort Myer (whitel; Wednesday, Olympic
A. c. (white) TO-day's game will be
called at 2:30 sharp. Week day games
called at 5:l5 sharp
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-19
NEW RULES DON'T SUIT YALE.
Blues Want OId-time Battering in
Football.

Yale is knocking the new football rules,
and there is a reason. The Eli team al
ways composed OF giants, hnds itself
governed By rules which PVT a safety
valve on power and a premium on speed
and skill. Walter Camp at the football
conferences tried as skillfully as any man
could. to wedge in a clause which would
permit some Of the old line battering 10
aid the Blue 10 exert her power when she
found herself balanced by foe in speed
and agility According 10 those who
should know what the rules will produce,
the new code will give the smaller teams
a chance to cope with the larger teams.
and II they ere faster they may bring
sorTow TO the high-geared teams which
place all their trust in the crushing power
OF their line buck and continued assault
on the smaller fellow.