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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

Jake Stahl. The big boy can cover the
bag superbly and seems to be getting
better all the time as a slugger. Con-
ME Mack still relies on Harry Davis. a
most artistic and capable player. but
one who is beginning to grow old.
McAleer. at Washington, is perplex-
ed Bob Unglaub is a pretty good
first baseman. but is also useful In
other places.
Comiskey's two great first basemen,
Isbeil and Donohue. are both gone
now. and he is trying out Gandn with
only problematical success. Cleveland
has a crack in George Stovali.
The champion Detroit Tigers are
worried, inasmuch as Tom Jones is
slowing up and getting little listless.
Jennings would be glad to hear from
a lively kid with first base ability.
ST Louis is not satisfied with Alb
stein. the former Pittsburger. o'Con-
nor is trying hard to make first base
man out OF Dode Criss. his star pinch
hitter and pitcher.
Great chances for young first base
men these days If there were only q
few such to be found!
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12
BASEBALL CHIRPS.
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Tommy Leach. Hans Wagner and Fred
Clarke have been playing together for
thirteen years
Outhelders Ellis and Cakes are at
tracing national attention by their
brilliant work for the ST. Louis Car
dinals.
Hugh Jennings is not sure that root
ing helps ball team in the long run.
The players become accustomed to the
roofing on the home grounds and miss
IL on the road.
Outflelder Bescher Of the CincInnat,s
is making strong bid for the auto
mobile or aeroplane or whatever Il is
somebody Is giving or might give for
the best base runner.
Among other things Hans Wagner
has as souvenirs is the first uniform
ne ever wore on ball field. The uni
form was the property Of John s
Robb. Jr., a leading lawyer of PITTS
birg. who recently presented il to
Wagner
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12
NOW'S THE THE
FOR EXPERIMENTING.
Every Baseball Manager Should Know
What Ills Youngsters Can Do.

II Hughie Jennings opinion the real
baseball race never starts to be run
until after each team has entertained
each one OF its seven rivals and also
gone visiting over the entire circuit:
hence this is the time TO experiment.
quoth he
Sure as sin this is the time of the
season to try out your youngsters, par
ticularly pitchers. Unknown material
is Of no use to any manager" says
popular Hughie.
u always start early to find out Just
whats what in my new flock So that's
the reason am using Pernon and
Browning so regularly. And, say,
they're two beauts. Pernoll has al
ready shown the fans the stuff he's got
and the stuff he's made Of.
Browning is little; but, oh, me, oh,
my! He's another Clark Griffith. In
the days when the Cincinnati. manager
was pitching he took the whole bakery
for having you guessing. He never
had much Of an arm. But what a
head! Grifr was all the time crossing
you. Whatever you were looking for
you didn't get. Wen. Browning is the
same kind Of a workman.
when Mr. Hitter is expecting the
fast one he gets the slow. and when he
thinks the curve is coming along up
bobs the straight one. The kid hasn't
a world Of speed. but he's got enough,
especially considering his wisdom I
never did go very far on young fingers.
but 1 think il fair to average one
year on your team. Now. 1 dug up
Summers. didn't I? And 7 came back
with Willett l don't know exactly
what my best bet is going to be this
season. But watch and see II don't
dig up a Juvenile who will not only
stick. but who will deliver the goods
with it."
He knows all about MulIin, Dono-
van, Wi'lett, Summers, Works and Xii
Ian. It's Pernoll Browning. Stroud
ard that kind that are worrying him.
SO as matters are going he win know
everything about them long before the
pinch comes.
All of which is further proof that
Happy Hugh is a wise baseball soul.
He wants his machine to be in such
shape that 1t win be invincible from
July 4 on. If something he doesn't
know anything about is to happen he
wants it to happen quickly, so that he
won't be up against It at the eleventh
hour.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12
PLAYERS QUEER STUNTS.
Almost Any One Can Tell Cleveland
Players by Their Peculiar Actions,

Baseball players, like every one else,
have their peculiarities. Did you ever
notice how the Cleveland players stand
when they come to bat? Not a man
but has some trick that would make
him known to the fans even though
they could not see his features. Lajoie
draws a line between himself and the
plate. Then If he misses a couple OF
pitched balls he whangs the front OF
the plate vigorously with his bat and
points the big end of the club at the
pitcher
George StovaiI always straddles his
legs apart bitches up his belt, pulls
down the peak OF his cap and gives his
pants another hitch. The less success
he has in batting the more frequent
the pulling of pants and cap.
Bill Bradley usually moves to the
striking place slowly. When he ar
rives he carefully puts one foot well
front and one we'll back. Then he
stands with legs apart and holds his
bat straight across the plate. When he
swings at the ball his whole body
moves, but his feet remain still.
Justin Clarke always hustles to bat
He hits the plate. but not in the same
way Lajoie does. He taps il with lit
tie nervous jerks Of the bat If he
misses a ball or two he waves his bat
IN front OF the catcher in a little cir
Gle and hops around on one foot
big Bill" Hinchman walks 10 hat
with much dignity Bill holds his bat
on his shoulder and makes no pre-
iiminary movements. When a ball
comes along that he thinks he can hit
ne swings, and IL he misses he swings
at the next one. Bill has no char
acteristic attitudes. Bristol Lord pulls
his cap down as though trying to hide
his ears when he bats.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

they are not all excited over the pen
nant race. who would swear that Cobb
tried TO put different players out Of the
running by the use Of his steel spurs.
Cobb has a slide peculiarly his own
Unlike most others, Cobb doesn't slow
down before starting to slide, but hits
the turf at almost HIS full speed. One
Of his legs is thrown in the direction
Of the bag, the other usually high
In the air, while his body Is thrown In
the opposite direction from the base
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

It doesn't look to me like a square fight
anyhow. This thing Of not getting
down to training looks queer It may
be ali right for Johnson, for he can
come around all right in six weeks, but
JEFF won't round to in six years. To a
man up a tree it seems as if jeff need
ed some money and to get 1t he had to
make feint at getting down TO bust
ness. Whether he wins or loses, this
fight is worth 100000 to him, and that
will put him on Easy street again.
don't think 1t is possible don't be-
'1ieve JEFF thinks it is possibIe-for him
to win against Johnson. II the stories
about JEFF and Johnson In training
were not true don't you suppose they
would soon put a stop to them, for they
are certainly hurting the fight from a
financial standpoint? II must be true
or the newspapers wouldn't say So"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

Fftzsimmons and for the first time in
his life was put out by a punch. It
took Fitz just two rounds to put the
human freight car" on a siding, and
when he went to sleep in the ring for
the first time in his life he arose with
a steadfast determination not TO fight
again. He then went upon the stage
and made a hit as an interpreter Of
juvenile characters and is now travel
ing with hts own company in a sketch
called Mammals Cry Baby" out of
sixty-eight battles Dunkhorst received
the decision in sixty three OF them, had
one decision given against him. fought
three draws and got his first and only
knockout punch from Bob Fitzsim-
mons. In an interview he said:
Il saw both JEFF and johnson recent
ly, and unless I miss my guess Jen
hasn't chance against the black man.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12
PITCHER WALTER JOHN
SON IN CLASS BY HIM
SELF. SAYS JENNINGS.

Hughie Jennings believes that
Walter Johnson. the star young
twirler of the Washington
Americans. has more natural
ability than any other pitcher
in the game today. What
other pitcher can fool some Of
the best batsmen into striking
out with three fast balls that
cut the center OF the plate? 1
know Of none. Johnson does
this repeatedly, and it is con-
vincing proof to me that he has
more than any Of the other
twIrlers In the game today. It
has been his misfortune to be
with a team that did not score
many runs behind him or I am
satisfied he would lead the
pitchers. I have seen a lot of
pitchers in my time, but must
take off my hat to Johnson
when it comes TO having the
stuff. for he is in a class by
himself"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

man. In other words, when Cobb goes
into a base feet first about the only
thing the runner has to touch Is the
spikes on one OF his shoes. Thus the
Feat OF touching Cobb is a rather diff
cult as well as dangerous task. Then.
again, there are many basemen who
don't fancy touching Cobb any too
well, and quite often in trying to safe
ly position themselves they get in the
very spot that makes the play danger
Gus.
Cobb's fadeaway slide is the work OF
an artist. 1t takes an artist in the art
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

Of touching the runner to show I'D
Cobb's slide, just as Cobb's slide shows
up basemen who rather fear touching
him in order to avoid possible injury.
1t is always a treat to watch Cobb try
TO steal third with Bobby Wallace of
the st. Louis Browns playing the bag
or see him attempt to pilfer second
with Wallace as shortstop taking the
throw from the catcher.
There are any number Of American
league infelders who are very clever
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12
Milan PLAYING Great Ball.

Clyde Milan, Washington's star out
fielder. is unquestionably playing the
best ball Of his career this Aeason. Not
only is he hitting well and getting on
the bases one way or another more
than any other player in the league,
but his fielding is nothing short Of
sensational.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12
BY TOMMY CLARK.

| - RACK first basemen are in
/ 81 demand by the two big
\ leagues this season. In fact.
~ there are several major
league club owners who would give all
kinds of money 10 land star first
basemen. Among them are New York.
Pittsbu-g and Boston in the National
and Chicago. St. Louis and Washing
ton in the American.
There was a time when an old catcher
with his throwing arm gone could play
first base and get away with the job.
but not so now. 1t takes a real ball
player who has everything that every
other member OF the club has, and then
some, 70 make good in the big leagues
as first sacker. The old style first
baseman. slow on his feet unable to
throw to third on anything like a line
and a miserable fielder OF hunts and
fast grounders. couldn't hold a lob In
baseball today.
In the National league New York has
only a fair one in Merkle. who has sue
eeeded Fred Tenny. He may develop
into a crack with more experience. but
at present he gives very little evidence
Of showing that he classes with the
masters Of the job, Manager McGraw
made many efforts TO land Konetchy
Of ST Louis, but failed, for Manager
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12
TY COBB'S GREAT SLIDE EXPLAINED
Spiking the Fault of the Fielder In
Awkward Attempt to Touch Him

YER seen Ty Cobb. the great
@ batter and right fielder OF the
Detroit Americans, slide for a
base? No? Well. next time
you get the opportunity go see him.
This fellow has the prettiest slide of
any bah tosser in the game. Cobb
perhaps spiked more players last sea-
son than any other three men in his
league Because Of his well known
ability. because Of the high position
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

occupied by the Detroit club In the
race. because Of the fact that in sew
eral cases the men spiked by Cobb
We're members OF teams regarded as
Detroit's most dangerous rivals, it was
openly stated that Cobb had intention
ally spiked these men in order to
weaken the Tigers strongest oppo-
.ents. But this is net so.
While it may often look from the
stand as if Cobb IS deliberate In his at
tempts to injure. yet there are few
players, If really asked for an honest
opinion during the on season, when
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

at touching base runner. but no one
has anything on Bobby Wallace. He
is an adept at handling a thrown ball
with one hand, and unless the catcher
happens to make throw that is right
on the runner there isn't a chance for
Wallace to be spiked. Cobb goes into
Wallace with terrific speed. The lat
ter takes the throw in hts gloved hand,
hooks the ball under Cobb's foot and
starts him off in como direction other
than the bag. Cobb has often missed
the bag at least a foot after being
touched out by Wallace.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12
BRAN5EEZU

Bresnahan said McGraw might as well
try 10 buy the rock OF Cibralter as to
try 10 get hold Of his star first
sacker.
Brooklyn has a good one in Daubert,
who succeeded Tim Jordan Daub, old
boss. is not a chicken. having first
based for many years. but he is de-
livering the goods.
The Boston Nationals have a fairly
good one in Sharpe. The erudite and
foxy leader Frank Chance Of Chicago
isn't shy on first basemen. though. He
is ali there himself, of course.
Cincinnati is ali right Hoblitzel is
the real walloping kid and can play
the base besides. Philadelphia is
fairly well OF with BransfieId.
The champion Pirates seem to have
discovered q good one in Flynn. The
st. Louis Nationals are all TO the
good, for Eddie Konetchy is a star
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12
MeAIssr VIII Lssvs jumps Alons

MeNIeer VIII LeaVe Jumps Alone
Manager Jimmy McAleer OF Wash
ington has reformed
Il have warned my men," he says, ito
cease taking exception 20 decisions, no
matter how rank. And I am going to
do the same myself There is nothing
in fighting an umpire but defeat"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12
DUNKHORST ON BIG MILL.
"Hun1an Freight Car" Says jeff viii
Lose Fight With Johnson.

Unless Ed Dunkhorst, once affection
ately referred to by the lovers of fisti-
ana as THE human freight car" is
very much mistaken Jim Jeffries hasn't
the ghost of a show TO lick Jack John
son in their battle in Frisco on Inde-
pendence day. Dunkhorst. who now
weighs 40 pounds, doesn't look much
like the lighting man Of ten years ago
who at s90 pounds stood JEFF of for
six rounds and was the hero Of more
than sixty battles in the squared are
na 1t is just about ten years since
Dunkhorst, after training JEFF for his
battle with Corbett. met lanky Bob
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

SAM LANGFoRD SAYS HIS
HEAD rs MADE OF IRON.

AGRS ~ mR6G VT thOtSs
Sam Langford, colored heavy
weight of Boston. happened to
witness three white boys put
out by having their heads
strike the floor in q New York
boxing club recently. One
seemed 10 be in pretty bad
shape for an hour or so, but
came around later. In talking
OF the affair shortly after Lang
ford said: 1T certainly am
sprisin' 10 me how all these
heah white boys hurt them
selves by fallin' on their haids.
! can't account for 1t no how.
Bless my soul. but their haids
mus. be brittle. Now, Il had
my way bout il and had 20 fail,
though none OF these heah boys
seem to be pushin' me down
very hard, I would jes' say,
Lemme fall on my haid.' If
was knocked so stiff / could see
a flock Of comets and was suah
was goin' TO fall on my haid 1
would feel pufiickly safe. And
the more these boys slam me on
the haid the better I like II.
Seems puhickly ridicilis for
these boys to be hurting their
haids all the time"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

Boston Doves Waliep Right Handlers.
Southpaw pitchers were very efTec-
tive against Boston last year. This
year Manager Lake has manned the
main positions with right hand hitters.
Managers do not dare use left hand
twirlers against the Doves.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

both on the bag and at whanging the
leather on the heavy pedal.
The New York Americans are all
right, for Hal Chase is right in the
zenith Of his playing powers.
Boston's Red Sox are well of with
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-12

, RACK first basemen are in
demand by the two big
, leagues this season. In fact.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-14
GLOBE TROTTER
TELLS OF TRIPS
". E. Smith Says He Was
Never Broke Until He
Got Back to States.

That man can travel around the
world on a comparatively small sum
of money has been demonstrated time
and again. VIM. Z. Smith, who is i'm Ell
Paso today, says he has had the ex-
perience with the result that notwith-
standing the fact that he worked his
way from New York City to Yokaham ma.
Japan, thence to the Philippines and Sc
cured his transportation back to the
United States. he was never broke" I'M
til after arriving in the United States
and had expended his remaining few
dollars i'm search of work.
To the uninitiated it is no small task
he says. There are those unlocked for
things which do not go to make up the
itinerary of American travellers, such as
the lack of knowledge of the foreign
tongue. Then, too, there is the natural
suspicion OF the foreigner when an
American applies for work, for the gen
eral impression throughout the old
world is that all Americans are wealthy
That this should be so is easily ex-
planned from the fact that an American
invariably pays three times what every
thing is worth in foreign ports. He is
not given to the habit of the English
brethren, of haggling over price. He
asks the price and if he wants ii he
buys and usually pays 800 percent more
than the thing is worth.
says he visited Gibraltar and Algiers,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-14
BOYS INJURED
BY EXPLOSION
Dynamite or Old Bomb Con-
cealed in Brush They
Sat A fire

While hunting for lizards Saturday,
three 11yearold boys were injured by
Being struck by some projectiles.
though nine of them is believed to be
seriously injured
Hugh Adkins, of 511 Estrella street;
Eugene and Roy Pollard and Jack Oil
yer went hunting lizards, and coming
to a bush they set il afire. AS soon as
the bush had become we'll lighted
there was a sudden explosion and all
the boys were thrown 10 the ground
The Adkins boy was struck in the
stomach and the right arm, Roy Pol
lard was hit in the legs and John Oil
yer had his left cheek pierced appar-
emily. by q sharp stone, the projectile
coming out through the mouth while
Eugene Pollard escaped uninjured.
The accident occurred just east OF
the Southwestern shops, near the Fort
Bliss car line, and the noise of the ex-
plosion was heard for some distance,
the mothers of the boys being aroused
by the noise and hurrying TO the
scene.
It is not known what caused the ex-
plosion but it is belitved it was small
stick of dynamite which had been left in
the bushes or an old bomb hidden by
some Mexican revolutionists.
The Adkins boy is still confined to
his home but the other boys are able
to be out.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
VAUDEVILLE OPENING.

ANE'ORD VAUDEVILLE OPENING.
Here is the program manager Rich
will offer at the opening OF the vaude-
vile season at the Crawford, The House
OF Comfort and Safety
1-"Overture."
2-"The Malcomnics"
COMEDY jugglers)
3-"The La Mont Bros"
Novelty singing and dancing)
Frank Houghsen & Co.
Cyclists supreme)
5-"Master Leonard ~Lohr."
Un illustrated songs.)
6-"Grace Huntington & Co."
("Why He Reformed.")
CAST:
The Wife --.... Miss Huntington
The Husband. - a. LIE Roy Patterson
Inc FRIEND Mr. Brown
Scene-A barroem. p. IN.
l. THE Crawford Scope"
eliminated pictGres.)
Starting Thursday matinee and for
the balance of the week in addition to
the above great program.
The lie Roy Sisters"
(Sister Trann.)
and
Keith and Cummings"
(Singers. takers and musicians.)
The policy Of the house is two shows
nfghtly-7:45 and 9:15. with matinees
Tuesday, Thursday. saturday and Sun
day. The night prices are: The entire
balcony. 10 cents; lower floor, 20 and
80 cents; boxes, so cents Matinee
prices: Children. 10 cents; adults. Is
cents; any part of the house; boxes, rs
cents The motto will be: "A continuous
show from 1870 TO 1920; come and go
when you please.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-14

J. A. Happier secretary Of the bouR-
dairy commission received a telegram
from Washington stating that the pros
poets for the Mills dam were better than
ever.
Sheriff Harry Walker arrived In the
city yesterday with Harry Brown, leay-
ing the Santa Fe at the smelter and
coming in coach to the city
Two Of the Pullmans on the Raymond
and Whitcomb excursion. which arrived
this morning, will continue to Chicago.
Marshal Phillips and deputy sheriff
Harkey, having in custody Lee Hunt
came in from Socorro yesterday and
left on the T. P. train last night for In
dian territory
Members of the Peoples party met
last night at the courthouse to choose
their committees. ]. B. Badger was
elected chairman and ]. E Morgan sec
rotary. J. B. Badger was selected as
chairman of the city committee, C E.
(Giveadam) Jones, A Solke. John Sor-
enson, J. z. Morgan, w j. Whitley and
a. Barnum Of the executive commit
tee The Omaha platform Of the Peo-
pies party was adopted In full
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-14
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Sheldon: B. Westlake. Los Angeles,
Cal; P. H. Arthur. Mexico; r. P
Church, Osarco. Mexico; c. d. O'Brien.
Jr.. ST. Paul. Mimi; H l. Mcdonald.
Mexico. d. F.; T. III. Jacobs, Mexico, d.
F.; d. A. Richardson. Douglas. Ariz +:
Tonecl Richards. Quincy. H.; f. Har-
buck. Shreveport. La; NJ o. Peck. New
York; W. t. Gilmore and wife. Tomb
stone. Ariz.: II. ]. Scully, Chicago; z. A
Sponn. Dallas. Tex; Violet 1. Decker
New Orleans; Mrs. Maggie Boyd, New
Mexico: G. a. Laney. Chicago; E J. Mer-
kle, Kansas City. Mo-: G. W. Lake. Kan
sas City. Mo-; Lester VI. Jones. Kansas
City. Mo: +. W. Forester, Kansas CITY.
Mo-; NJ F. Dresler. Minneapolis, MINI. ::
T. H Cannon. Los Angeles. Cal; H. H
Wells, San Francisco, Cal; G.. F. Wood
ward. St. Louis. Mo: F. ]. Holmes Los
Angeles; Charles F. Willard. New York
city; W. Kerans, San Francisco, Cal:
L. A Wray, st. Louis, Mo-; John 3.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-14

Spain; Marsenles. France: Naples
Genoa and Rome, Italy; Athens, Greece /;
Alexandria, Port Said, Ishmalia, Cairo
and the pyramids, Egypt; Alden. Arabia !:
Colombo and Randy. Ceylon; Singapore
Straits Settlements; Slgon, Indo China
the Philippines; HOngkong, Canton,
Annoy, Swallow, Hangkow, Shanghai
and many smaller places in China; Kobe
Nagasaki and Yokohama, Japan, and
Honolulu. in the Hawaiian group.
l. is quite a feat TO travel around the
world, to the mind OF the one who has
never accomplished IL, Smith says, but
to one who has. = is far greater for
he has mingled with the pleasures and
tho hardships or peoples whom the
average American has never seen.