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New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

AT the sale in London the other day. of TWEEN
tv-four letters written by Beethoven, Herr
Kineky of the Cologne Museum. proved TO be
the fortunate bidder. He paid $4,000 for them.
They deal chiefly with family matters connected
With the composers worthless nephew, Karl,
whom he loved in spite OF the youths worth
lecsness A long memorandum extending to
fortv-six pages is the longest manuscript in
Rectboytn's handwriting that In known,
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

HOmolle, curator of the French Museums, ami
formerly head OF the French school at Athens,
and NJ. Maurice Hoeaux. the present director
of that institution. The work will contain up
ward of eleven fasccules varying from fifty to
two hundred pages each. and the number of
heIiogravure Illustrations will exceed thou
sand &. |. Is.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

The memorial which Englshmen have de-
signed for Tennyson is the restoration of tho
little SOmersby church near which he was
horn, and the placing therein of a reproduction
in bronze of Woolner's bust of the poet Three
quarters of the necessary has been raised
and there the subscription halts.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
LITERARY NOTES.

M Maeterfncks version Of Macbeth" as it
was produced at his country home, Saint Wan
drilie, is to be published Immediately, in Paris
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

The British Museum will shortly become the
possessor "l Nelson's memorandum the
which Mr.. Frank Sabn purchased three years
ago for $4,000. An outcry from those
who felt that it ought to belong to the British
nation, and Mr.. Sabin offered il to the Museum
at the price he had himself paid. The authori-
ties We're not able to find the money and
Engiishman, Mr.. h. NJ. Woolian bought the
memorandum at the price mentioned. agreeing
to leave it to the Museum. His death brings
the precious bit of paper TO its final home.
Mr.. Henry James does not always succeed in
London. Passages like this il said the other
day, would become a cheap scribber not
Henry James: The great purpe-robed mon
arch on the wall of Ravenna is at least a very
potent and positive Christ, and the only objet-
ton | have 10 make to him is that, though in
his character he must have full apportion-
ment of the divine foreknowledge he betrays NJ
apprehension of Dr. Charming and NJ Keenan,
A series of Histories of Science is projected in
London. each volume to be written by recos
nized authority. Twenty volumes have far
been arranged for. 1t is stated that the ami
mating idea of the plan is to get away from
formality and aridity of treatment and to pre-
sent facts in simple and attractive way. The
volumes are TO be Illustrated and will be mex
pensive.
The volume entitled Kari Marx: His Lie
and Work. on which MI John Spargo has been
engaged for the last twelve years. will ~.
brought by Mr. b. w. Hucbsch in the
spring. 1t is to have d number Of illustrations
Andrew Johnson's democracy~-or his pCliti-
cal cleverness-appears in anecdote
rated i'll the current 'Harper' by Mrs Ii. &.
Turner the daughter of old frienis Of the Ten
neSSee Governors:
About year before the Civil War Judge Peppcr
who had been a blacksmith before he became a
lawyer sent Johnson set of fire irons whcl -h.
had made himself, and thu Governor presently sent
the judge coat which he had for him Wh-n
he told my mother of the incident she said
Did you really make the coat Governor
II put Gorc stitches in it he said "PepIfr
shouldn't get ahead of me with the people. When
was Il tailor i was ii good one.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

The Mcdici family seems to have been ..p-
pcang with irresistible force to the modern
writer of picture sQuc biography. 1t only
the other day that we reviewed Colonel Young u
book that canny group of rulers, and
promised another volume based the
striking Letters of the MedlCi. The author
is Mrs Janet Ross. the daughter of Sir Alex
ander Duff Gordon and of that Licie AustiI
Duff Gordon who figures So often In the yen,t-
nisconCt.S of the last century.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

a series OF papers from different hands viii
discuss III the February "Century' the various
activities of the late Richard Watson Glider.
Among the authors of shorter tributes are
President Taft and Ambassador Bryce.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

Mr.. a. f. W. Mason's new novel. The Muir
der at the Villa Rose" has for heroine young
and lovely maiden. She is accused of putin :;
her Chaperon out of the way. and the chief
interest of the story turns upon the brilliant
proceedings in the case Of the French detective
NJ. Hanaud.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

We are reminded that poet Of crni-
nence is less read to-day than is James Thomson.
of The Seasons" Nevertheless the Oxford
University Press is bringing out careful ed =
ton of his poems. and those who have neglect ed
the author may test for themselves the juSti e
of DR.. Samuel Johnson's conclusion that Thorn
sons drawback was "a cloud of words that the
sense can hardly peep through A contributes
to The London Globe reteIis the story Of
Johnson reading large portion of Thomson e
verse to u friend and on the assertion of his
nearer that il was very fine pTOcaimng tr-
umphantly. Well sir, | have omitted eve; v
other line The commentator adds:
pie the &chooroom reading o0k and rather high
sh' II III tn" !tG'y III, man himself was. course.
most human and entertaining person. lie made
ana kept many friends. He iudolen hey
hey, and S said 10 have oVen found eating
from the tree with his hands his pockets. lie
would cat the p3CeS Cf valuable books with the
candle snuffrfS. He ctmpoSod al night and wou!t
have l+'n y nuia:.nC' in q modern fiat hy
of his habit of pacing his floor and hum,ning n: :
hnCs as h" matched them. IL compensated him
sell 10y gong to bed at cock crow. and in
street lodgings he is said have seldom risen
early enough ih, s.tt u ham
Silsten Oh IA" opposite side of the street.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
SEA POWER.
4 Book on the Chief Defence Of the
British Empire.

NELSON AND OTHER NAVAL STuDIES BY
I.n,es II 'Thursfield NJ A. With Illustrations.
Sxo. pp NNNix, asa. r. T. Dutton & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11

Willett of Detroit, Babe" Adams OF
Pittsburg. Beals Becker of New York.
Clyde Milan of Washington and Tex
Jones, recently sold by st. Joseph to the
White Sox, also got their start in pro-
fessional base ball in Oklahoma. although
not residents of the state.
The addition of professional players has
given especially good records to some
OF the professional teams of the state.
Modford. Blackwell and Minco are all
claiming the emi-professional champion
ship of Oklahoma by reason Of games
played late in the season, and ii is diff
cult to tell which has the best claim to
the honor.
Efforts are now being made TO arrange
a game between some OF the younger pro-
fessional players of the state and some
of the old-timers. who were stars in their
day, and claim that few years absence
from the game has not put them out OF
the running, and the proposition is at
tracing a great deal OF interest.
Among the men from whom the old
timers lineup would be selected are ex-
Gov. T. G. Ferguson, who was rated as
a high-class catcher I'm his younger days:
eX-Gov. Frank Frantz, formerly crack
semi-pro third baseman; Oryille Frantz.
who was private secretary TO his brother
when the latter was in office, and was
known as Home Run Frantz while at
Harvard: j. p. ConnOrs. president Of the
state board of agriculture, a former
member of the st. Louis Browns: O..
Brown, a Guthrie cotton broker, also a
former st. Louis player; Frank Carroll
a member of the original Chicago White
SoX, now prosperous farmer near Law
ton; Leo Meyer assistant secretary of
state and former Texas Lacquer: Rep
resentative Bird Mcguire of Pawnee and
l.. d. MARI, Tulsa banker, who played
with st. Joe in the Western League.
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Nietzsche as q Tonic.

Mrs. Haveock Ellis. i'm the Forum.
Nietxsche is a tonic like quinine. There
is no sedative quality i'm him. He braces
and fortihes. AS q protest against mere
philanthropy and sentimental. theoretic
love Of ones neighbor, his philosophy has
it's value in an age somewhat given over
to forced sacrifices for others as a liberia
ton of ones own soul. Ito many a ma
it is not right to give thy hand. but only
thy paw. and / want thy paws to have
claws" is quite wholesome advice to those
who. again to use his own words, are NOT
on their guard against the assaults of
their love. The lonesome one stretches
out his hand too readily to him whom
he encounters
His clear call to men and women. then.
Is very indivIduaiistic one. In fact. Il
is supreme individualism that Nietzsche
breaches with uniinching sincerity. sin
cerity which spares no person and no
point OF view, ancient or modern. His
demand for a total readjustment or
moral values is for the individual to ap
ply to his own life His cry to men and
women to make themselves as shining
lights or precious jewels by building up
and beautifying their own characters Is
healthy demand. If a one-sided one.
In these days of universal panaceas Tor
right living it Is a sane voice which cries.
"Begin reform on yourself-it Is the only
means Of converting your neighbour
His gospel may seem hard and almost
unduly intellectual TO a mere ethical
sentimentalist who finds 1t easier to eN-
pound gospel than to attempt to live
It, In these days Of mystic groupings ana
socialistic materialisms 1t is good to listen
to the dictates of an egotist who cries:
BE hard learn to suffer with hardness,
ignore mere sacrifices and evolve you're
self. BY SO doing you will help your
neighbor better than by offering to carry
his pack on your shoulders.
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railroad train. He lives in Detroit with
his devoted wife in little cottage bought
with his earnings on the ballfield. and
manages to get about very well on his
artificial legs.
CAMEL is in Boston in the shoe business
and has developed leaning to religion.
Lady Baldwin, who never had the phys
zeal ruggedness required of a pitcher. but
had wonderful curves and command, IS
on his farm in Hastings, Mich.
Getzein, who had one of the best drop
balls ever delivered by pitcher and the
strength and combativeness necessary to
fight every game to a finish, Is at his
home in Chicago. After he retired from
major league work Getzein played with
semi-professional teams in the Windy
city. He was frugal fellow and saved
his base ball earnings The cranks OF
Detroit presented Northumberland if-
ty-dollar gold watch to Getz at the close
of 1887. In that year Getz beat the Chi
Cages two games in one day, to l and
to .. When he first went to Detroit he
brought his catcher with him, a chap
named Camel Getzein and Camel
formed the original ''sauerkraut' battery.
Fred Dunlap. one of the best of all sec
ond baSemen, has been dead several years.
After his retirement from the ballheld
Dunlap. svho was thrifty and invested his
money in Pittsburg property. lived on his
rents in that city.
Sam Thompson settled in Detroit, and
as running cigar store there.
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Cup for College Shooters.

NEW YORK, December 1O.-Capt. J. A.
Baker of the Columbia University rifle
team has presented a cup to the National
Rifle Association to be competed for by
universities or colleges which do not
maintain a military department. Most of
the western colleges, ESPECIALLY the state
universities. require military drill as a
part of their regular course, and this
gives their rifle teams great advantage
over those of colleges and universities
where there is no military department.
Cornell is the only eastern university of
prominence which requires military dIll,
and the Ithacans will be the only big
eastern team that cannot compete for
the new trophy.
The establishment of the new prize,
however. will not shut out the non-mili-
tary colleges from the competition for
the intercollegiate championship. AS
usual, there will be two competitions in
1911. an indoor championship and an out
door championship.
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FOR WOMAN SWIMMERS.
Events to Be Added to Olympic Pro-
gram for Their Benefit.

NEW YORK, December 10.-Evidently
there will be no mistake about the
aquatic program at the Stockholm Olym-
pic games. for the events have already
been selected. a real novelty this time
will be the inclusion OF 10d-meter swim
for women, and it is possible before the
date Of the games that there may be a
couple of additional games for the fair
sex. 1t is understood that the British
Olympic Association will ask that a 500
meter and 400 meter, both team races,
also be added. The program as it
now stands is 100, 400, 1,3G0 meters, SOU
meters team race, 200 and 400 meter,
breast stroke, 100 meters back stroke,
water polo, high diving and fancy diving.
There will be a woman's diving contest,
the height to be from to 10 meters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11
MACK COULD NOT
SELL CHIEF BENDER
Athletics Boss Wanted to
Trade for McIntyre-Navin
Turned Offer Down.

Many a good thing goes to the other
fellow just by chance. Many base ball
manager retains good athlete just be-
cause somebody won't take the athlete off
his hands.
Detroit might have had Big Chief Ben
der once. but at that time doctor said
he had Bright's disease and wasn't going
to live. Frank Navin knew this and
passed up the Indian. Bender this year
pit ched the best game of the worlds Sc
res. is the town hero in Philadelphia and
Detroit couldn't land him with a ten-foot
pole.
A few years back Bender pitched great
ball for Mack Then he grew sick and
hung around Detroit for several weeks.
One wise specialist said he had Bright's
disease and that he never would be worth
anything again.
About the time the specialist rendered
his erroneous decision the Athletics came
to Tigerville. c. Mack sought Magnate
Frank Navin.
Say, Frank Connie opened up. Il
need an outfielder. You have both Davy
Jones and Mcintyre. Now 1 might be
able to do little business with you
Not much you WILL. replied Navin.
club isn't going to benefit the Tigers the
big boss continued, ii being one of his pet
ideas that any time c. Mack let's go 1t is
wise to sidestep before the lemon crop is
fully ripened.
Tell you what I'll do" said Mack
"I'll trade Bender for Mcintyre or Jones.
"You will not said Navin, who had
heard the verdict of the eminent special
list
Thereupon all negotiations were off.
Bender remained with the Mackmen and
Mcintyre stuck with the Tigers. Now
Bender is one of the pitching stars of the
American League. while Mcintyre played
Likewise, c. Mack has received much
credit in certain quarters for his farsight
in seeing that the Indian would come
back. when. as matter of fact, he tried
to shake the redskin, but nobody would
have him.
Bender. before his sickness. used to
pitch mighty good ball until about the
middle of August: then he hattened out
and showed little or nothing. Since he
was i'll and recovered he seems to possess
greater strength. and this year ended
the season even better than he started.
His case is but one of dozens of similar
instances in base ball. There seems to be
absolutely no way OF judging pan
player, of picking the live ones from the
dead ones. Somehow or other the pro-
fessional athlete is swayed by some cir
cumstance and the man picked as dub
often develops into something wonderful
through no apparent cause.
Jack Coombs was another of this kind.
He secuted during one season because his
arm was bad and Mack was willing to
listen to trades. but who wanted pitcher
with broken arm? Yet Coombs came
back. and is today rated an Iron man"
Verify, the national pastme Is filled with
many queer angles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11
Walker to Run Donaldson.

NEW YORK, December 1O.--Word has
come from South Africa that r. E.
Walker. the ex-amateur. has been match
ed to run Donaldson the night of
Boxing day. December %. at Johannes
burg. The distance over which they
will test their speed is not given exactly,
hut from what has been said it will be
100 wards The race Is to be run by
electric light. which is queer arrange
ment enough, but il has been successfully
done heretofore in the TranSvaal and
probably the promoters know what they
are about. No matter what the result
will be, Walker says he will run Postle
and Holloway at the popular sprinting
distances afte-ward.
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stick with the Cubs after all. and that he
will go south in the spring-if Chance
really wants him to. and IL there 10 q
piece Of coin attached.
Barney Dreyfuss is Of the opinion that
the Pirates would have repeated their tri-
umph i'm the National League il two OF
his players had stayed on the water
wagon. Does he mean that less than
that number rode the cart through the
last season?
All John /. Taylor will have to do in
New York to attract a crowd OF brother
magnates will be to make q noise like he
wants to trade. Do the other "maes'
like to trade with the hustlng John Irv-
ing Taylor? Does duck like water?
Billy Clymer denies the story that he
will manage the Montreal team OF the
Eastern League next season. Clymer
says he will stay with Wilkesbarre. al
though he has received offers to manage
clubs in higher class leagues.
The story, that John Wagner would be
traded to Cincinnati for Hobitzel was
knocked so hard from all sides that il
didn't last over two days. The most Inn
portant denial came from the big Dutch
man himself. who said he would quilt
playing ball as soon as the Pirates Were
through with him. and perhaps before.
Honus has been a thrifty athlete.
ITeSlucut SOIulShcy III tue oON IL DeiHe
congratulated on landing Ping Bodie. the
fast outfielder from the Pacific coast
Brooklyn had a draft i'm for Bodie. but
lost out. The athlete formerly delivered
ice in a California town. Commy is hop
ing he will not prove frost on that ac-
count.
Bill Dahlen OF the DodgeSs intends to
take at least a dozen pitchers 10 Hot
Springs early next spring. The Brook
lyn club has two or three stars on its
staff. but it is badly i'm need OF others,
and Bill will not be satisfied until he can
count on six men dependables.
Some of the players think that one or
two Of the umpires who participated in
the worlds series should receive tin cans
instead of diamond buttons. Then. again.
the official scorers think they should re
ceive medals from Carnegie Some of
those scribes who score the series i'm their
own quaint way have nothing on SOU
brettes and chorus girls when IL comes to
jealousy.
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apparent injury. The infielders all have
good arms and every catcher / have seen
in action can get the ball down to Sec
ond in the most approved major league
style.
What brought home strongly to me the
great strength of the Cuban throwing
arms was little incident that took place
at the ball park the other day. Now, in
the states when pitcher is informed
that he is to pitch on a certain day he
Immediately begins to rest up AS to be
in the best possible shape for the fray.
He does little or nothing on the morning
of the day he is to pitch, and in the after
noon takes but little exercise. until it's
time for him to warm up. Then he takes
ten minutes of good. fast workout just
prior to starting the game. Not SO with
the Cubans.
The other day about half hour before
game time l noticed a we'll built Cuban
throwing fly balls to the Outfielders. Mind
you. he wasn't batting them. as is the
custom in the states. but was throwing
them with his trusty right arm, and on
nearly every throw he was chasing the
various outfielders to the fence. He kept
this up for fifteen minutes or so without
an apparent effort. and then started to
warm up to one OF the catchers. l in
q,Hred the name Of the athlete and
learned that he was Padrose, one of the
best pitchers on the island, and. much to
my surprise, was informed that he was
to pitch that day.
And what an exhibition Of pitching he
gave! The Tigers were lucky to get tie
in ten innings. both of their runs result
ing from wild pitch, after the side
should have been retired. Can YOU imag-
inc an American pitcher throwing fly balls
to the outfieIders for fifteen minutes be-
fore the game. and then go at top speed
for ten innings with the thermometer
registering around ninety in the shade?
On the bases the Cubans are whirl-
winds. There are mighty few players on
the island who can truthfully be called
slow, while players who possess the speed
of the best base runners in the National
and American leagues are quite common.
What makes their running all the more
remarkable is the fact that they can get
up soeed in few strides on diamond
heavy with sand. This feature handi-
caps the Americans considerably, but
does not bother the Cubans in the least.
The Cubans' weakest point appears to
be at the bat. Americans in Cuba seem
to be similarly affected. however: con-
seuuently the games are rarely onesided.
On the bases. In the field and when IT
comes to throwing the Cubans compare
fayorably with the Americans or any
other class OF players. The pitching is
! also far above the average. Only In the
batting end of the game are the Cubans
open to criticism.
II must be taken into consideration that
my opinion is based entirely on the work
NJ the Cubans against major league pitch
ing The fans at home are well aware of
the ability Of such men as Bender, Will
lett. Plank, Mulln, Coombs Summers
and the rest. so 1t is not to be wondered
that the Cubans are not breaking any
fences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11

Not in many years has second base
man covered ground as Davy Shean did
this season. In 14S gangs he had 40s put
outs and 493 assists-9O1ea accepted chances.
The latest Oriole to sign his contract is
DR.. Merle Adkins 1t was received re-
Gently by Manager Dunn Addie writes
that he expects to be in Baltimore for 4
Trinity College to coach the base ball
team. Addie had charge of the nine last
year and developed a yanner.
Manager Joe McGinnity of the Indians
is sweet on Bob Hall. Joe is I'm need of a
third baseman and he has had his eye on
the Baltimore hoy for some time. 1t Is
believed by many that Bob will come
back next season.
Wichita team to Pueblo. The Kansas
fans do not seem to support their team IS
much as Comiskey's ex-warrior would de-
sire.
indianapolis, 1t is said. offered Jimmy
Callahan $1,000 to manage the HOOsier
club. Jimmy refused, his Chicago inter-
ests being even larger.
The Boston Nationals made little
money this season, 1t Is said. Blessings
are in order for a few Sunday games at
Cincinnati and Chicago, then.
Manager Fred Moore OF the, Topeka
Club of the Western League says he has
purchased Pitcher Bill Burns of Cincin-
natl
Jimmie Collins will be retained next
season as manager OF the Providence club
in the Eastern League.
Mexico seems to be a delightful place
for the National League magnates to
hold their annual meeting. Why not take
advantage of the suggestion?
J. Russell Blackburne. shortstop on the
American team, was married to
Miss Berne at Riverdale, N. j., Decem-
Der 1.
John Eyers now announces that he will
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withholds an Opinion.

From the Houston Post
Now, professor. you have heard my
daughter sing. tell me what I ought to do
with herr"
'.Sir. II told you what you ought to do
with her the law would hold me a. an
accessory
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Cleveland fans believe they will have an
entire outfleld Of 800 hitters next year.
They count on improvement In the bat
ting OF Graney who was about % points
shy OF the figure last season. Easterly is
expected to play the outfield and hit we'll
and the other member of the trio will be
the remarkable Mr.. Jackson, who Is ex-
pected to break up the league with his all
- \ oyk,
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Freddie Schmidt, the erratic old Ger
man pitcher, is said to be slated for the
management of the Aurora Qll) team.
He will make a marvellous manager.