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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23
DIXIE WALKER IS EXPECTED
TO SHOW BETTER FORM IN 1911
Big Pitchers Health Handicap Last Season,
Fans Always Start Stories When
Things Go Wrong.

ing anything for the St Louis club. In
the first place, he drew minor league
salary. and what is more, he was eX-
tremely unpopular with the crowds in St.
Louis. condition which has made older
players than Griggs stop cold.
Large back headlines say that D. a.
Fletcher promoter and would be organizer
of third base ball league, did a great
thing for the players when he preached
the subject of third league, because it
increased salaries says John B. Foster.
1t did, did it? How about the eleven
players OF the Chicago National League
fessional base ball. who signed Mr..
unable to sign contracts with their club
or any other document since then, because
they must wait until their time is up with
Fletcher? Is it probable that the Chi
cago management will sit up nights de-
batting about increasing salaries for that
team?
The Chicago base ball club deserves
neither sympathy nor much good opinion
of base ball fans. Little by little the
story about the autocratic members of the
Cubs is coming to light. Instead Of fitting
themselves for keen contest for the
worlds championship with the Athletics
they Went into training to empty the cafe
cars which were running between Chicago
and the east
AS a base ball club no organization has
proved a weaker combination of public
idols than the Cubs of 1910. The mighty
are shattered and shattered "wiciously.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23
JOHN DAEY IS NEW
BILLIARD CHAMPION
Alfred De Orc Loses Three.
Cushion Title at DoyIe's by
Score of $50 to 120.

NEW YORK, December 23.-Alfred De
Orc lost his three-cushion billiard CHAM
pionship at Doyle's room last night to
John W. DAILY. The Cuban expert started
the third block of fifty points forty be
hind. and the handicap was too much
even for one of his we'll known ability to
finish with rush when the game is all
up hill The total for the three nights
play was $50 to 10
The session last night was very long
drawn out one. taking practically three
hours before the winning point was click
ed off. De Orc cut down Days lead by
ten. scoring sixty to the new champion 5
fifty. The final block was a big con-
trast TO the previous two. which were run
out in very fast time. The reason for the
lengthy period of play was the great
amount of safety work that was done by
both. De Orc tried to leave them safe
most of the time because it was his only
chance to climb up. and Daily was not
taking any chances to let De Orc make
one of his great rallies.
1t took ia innings for Daily to get his
fifty, which gives an idea of how many
stretches there were when there was
never a point scored. The highest run
was four Twice De Orc made this cluster
and DAILY once.
The winning of the Lambert trophy, en-
blematfc of the championship. came as a
birthday present for DAILY, for forty-two
years ago Wednesday he was born i'm
Utica. In 1853 he first came into prom
inence. when he won the professional pool
championship at the Chicago worlds fair.
In that tournament all the leading play
ers except Dc Orc competed. In 1907 he
finished second to Harry Cline at St.
Louis in the three-cushiOn championship
tourney, and later challenged and de-
feated him. Tom Hueston took the
title away from him, the former in turn
losing it to De Orc. Daily is playing so
strong a game at present that there are
many who expect him to hold the title for
long time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23

William Hepburn Russell. prominent az
a stakeholder in the newly purchased
Boston Doves. is well known i'm New
York political circles. Among the Gotham
fraternity he is dubbed Sunny Jim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23
TWO MORE PHILLIES SIGN.
Outfielder Paskert and Pitcher Chat.
mers Send in Contracts.

PHILADELPHIA, December 23-The
Phillies' list of signed contracts is grow
ing daily. Yesterday the signed con-
tracts of George Paskert, the outfielder
who was secured in the trade with Con-
cinnati and who is scheduled to take the
place of Johnny Bates in center field for
the Phillies. and Pitcher Chalmers. who
was purchased from the Scranton club
of the New York State League, were re-
ceived.
Paskert asked for and received a SUBJ
stantiai increase over the salary re-
ceived from Cincinnati, but as Paskert
was not high-salaried man with the
Reds the increase given him by the Phil
lies will bring his salary about up to
Chalmers is expected to prove of great
help to the Philles next season. He
made splendid record with the Scranton
club, winning eighteen games and losing
five. being the leading pitcher of the
league last season. In the last game he
pitched for the Philies last season he
shut New York out with two hits, and
should have had a no-hit game to his
credit. Monte Cross, who managed
Scranton last season, declares there is
no question about Chalmers making good
III Dig league company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23

Speaking of the recent base ball season
on the Pacific coast. Harry Wolverton.
manager of the Oakland team. said at
last weeks conclave in New York: We
had great race for the pennant. Every
club in the Pacific Coast League drew
more people than ever before. The Oak
land club alone made a profit of 1900.
We played :2j games and only once dur
ing the season was a game postponed on
account of rain. Bad weather never
bothers the clubs OH the coast. In fact.
we never worry about it, and a day off
is decided novelty. Since the Pacific
Coast League became identified with Or
ganiZed base ball there's been nothing
but prosperity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23
MANAGERS METHODS DIFFER
All Have Different Systems by
Which to Work Batters

Base balls wise men have never agreed
on how the pitcher can work to greatest
advantage against a batter who hits to a
certain field. Most batters are pronounced
right or left field hitters, which the pitch
ers know. With this knowledge the prob
lem is to pitch the kind Of ball that will
keep the batter from hitting safely. There
is where the wise ones disagree
Manager Jim McGuires theory is that
a batter who hits to left field, or vice
versa, should be given the kind Of ball he
finds hardest to connect with. Ieft-ield
hittehs naturally hit a ball over the in
side corner. Right-field hitters hit a ball
over the outside corner best. This has
been proven. The Nap pitchers are in
structed to keep the ball over the inside
for right-field hitters and over the outside
corner for left-tield hitters.
Connie Mack has his battery men play
exactly the other way
"Mack tells us to give the batter what
he likes and he has the Outfield play for
a long drive said Paddy Livingston,
Athletic catcher. This doesn't hold good.
of course, when there is runner on
third base and long fly needed to bring
him in."
Manager McGuire's instructions are to
make the batter do what is hardest for
him" said Fred Falkenberg, Nap pitcher.
I'VE shift the outfield and infield as the
Athletics and other teams that play the
opposite game do, only in different di-
rection.'
These theories apply only to batters of
pronounced traits. Falkenberg says there
are only four American League players
who do not hit to certain field. Larry.
Cobb. Speaker and Collins are the four.
when l am working against Speaker.
oh snll trx, 70, fool nv
pitching a curve when / think they are
waiting for fast ball. and n fast ball
when l believe a curve is expected" said
Falkenbers. They are free hitters and
cannot be worked as the majority of
players
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23

The American League adjourned with
out electing a rules committee i'm viola
lion OF the constitution. Whether this
was due TO forgetfulness or not cannot be
learned. but President Johnson can ap-
point the committee after taking mail
vote At the joint meeting of the rule<
committee representing the big leagues
the proposition to increase the batting by
reducing the number of called balls from
four to three or by changing the num-
Der of strikes from three to four will be
the most important question to decide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23
Wolgast Victim of Luck.


marked the Battler today. He is the
worst fighter / ever met in my life. He
does not own a punch, but / tell you what
he has, and that is durability. He can
take an awful lot of punishment: he's
as tough as they make them.
Il did not have Wofgast rated high
enough l. knew he couldn't hit. but
didn't know that he would stand for the
amount of punishment he took on that
I'D day of February. 1910.
Didn't Care to Fight.
This fellow right here did not want
to fight Wolgast last February. / was
not in condition. and / knew l could not
get into condition. When they continued
to demand a fight I put the figures SO
high that never thought they would
come through and that would be the best
way out Of it. But they handed me
everything I asked for. and what could
do? l had to fight to satisfy the pub
lie. although l did not have chance, to
get in shape. -.-.-
IL tell you honestly that fought the
was rotten that day. The way l was
going, just on the verge of going out
every round, Wolgast could have al
most showed me down and out for the
count. but he couldn't hit hard enough.
and no champion can ever get away with
anything when he hasn't punch of suf-
ficient strength to do that. He ought to
have knocked me out easy.
moran Can't Hit"
Moran also lacks the punch, and he
won't get away with much. / was just
setting myself to send in a wallop when
he came through with the blow that
caught me flush and sent me down.
But Wolgast is the fellow I'm after.
can lick him easy. and all l want is
chance to meet him. He can set his
own terms. I want that championship.
and I'll get it back the day he steps into
the ling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23

Frank McTague, a Newark scribe, who
for a short time acted as one of the East
ern League umpires. is the new secretary
of the Newark club. Joe McGinnity an
nounced the appointment yesterday. Nc
Tague succeeds Tommy Martin, who re-
signed to return to Buffalo with George
StaIlings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23

Art Griggs, who was traded to Cleve-
land by St. Louis for Mig Clarke. is out
with the usual statement that he is
tickled with the change and that he will
show his true form in Nap uniform. 1t
was understood at the league meeting
that II is not the intention to play Griggs
regularly. Being a right-handed hitter,
it is figured that he will prove valuable
on occasions when left-handers are being
used against the Maps, that team has
become a left-handed hitting club since
the numerous changes were made.
GriggS certainly had no incentive for do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23

Totals. 6S1 131 ZIG Totals. 762 792 S43
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23

The magnates have taken no notice Of
the suggestion. made by Garry Hermann
some weeks ago. that official scorers be
appointed for the two big leagues by the
national commission. The club owners
seem inclined to favor appointing their
own scorers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23
John Heydler Spending
Holidays in This CITY

John A. Heydler. secretary of
the National League, is in the
city for the holidays. Heydler
gave it as his opinion that the
recent meeting Of the National
League was the most satisfac-
tory held by that organization in
many years.
Everything ran off smoothly
and much was accomplished,
said he. There have been many
misleading reports about what
was done at the meeting. bat it
was most harmonious in every
respect"
When asked if President Lynch
would make any changes in the
umpire staff, Heydler said that
he had no knowledge of what
would be done with the umpires,
as such matters were looked
after personally by President
Lynch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23
BATTLING NELSON IS
AFTER AID WOLGAST
Says He's the Poorest Fighter
He Ever Met During His
Long Career.

Battling Nelson today gave out another
statement for the benefit of AID WoGast
of Cadillac. Mich In brief, the part that
should be of interest to the rniddleweight
champion Of ten months follows:
Il will fight Wolgast just as soon as he
is ready, any time and any place. for any
amount of money. He can dictate his
own purse; I'll have little to ask. All
want to do is to fight him. ] would soon
er meet him than any other lightweight
in the business. and If he is really sin
cere about fighting he can get his chance
right here. He can have a big bunch of
money and do his best to lick me-
The lad who is sincere, is Nelson. The
Dane is still young man and believes he
has the vigor and strength of youth. He
would like to fight at Least three more
years, and he feels the loss of the crown.
That cuts deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-23

Although Willie Keeler didn't play
many games as member of the Giants
last season. Joe Kelley. the Toronto man
ager, seems to think that the little fellow
will come back in the Eastern League.
Kelley. by the way. has secured so many
high-salaried players for 1911 that some
persons are wondering how the Toronto
club viii make ends meet,
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

absolute black of the folds of the gown. The
portrait Of the Russian dancer, Mile. Pavlova,
by Lavery, is brilliant realization of airy
motion and grace. There is nervous, rapid.
springing movement in every line. The color
tones axe in generous reds.
The view of the Seine Paris in winter
with the quai covered with freshly fallen snow
by Andre Chapuy, is the most impressive piece
of open air work in the exhibition. The dull,
sullen yellow of the river, the dark gray fac
tory with tall chmneys on the opposite bank
the iron framework of the crinoline protector
encircling weakly, struggling tree, footprints
on the sidewalk, and the sombre, threatening
sky telling factors masterfuy rendered, in
this solid, truthful picture of suburban wintry
Paris Two delightful landscapes painted in
Switzerland Pontarlier by William S. Hor-
ton disclose rare delcacy of observation such
as can only be obtained by true lover of nat
ure. Among other excellent works by Ameri-
cans are life studies by Eleanor Norcross, of
Chicago; the Place of Saint-Supce, painted
with vigor and originality by Edyth CockcrOft
Of New Jersey; still life by Alfred Maurer of
New York; panel representing dancing girls
of ancient Egypt in primitive poses, delcately
drawn and clevery coored by Anne Estele
composed portrait of herself; portraits by Ger
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23
FREDERICK SANDYS.
n Note ON a Rare Type IN Modem
Illustration.

Half century ago. when the leaders Of vic-
torian art and letters were in their prime or s1n
In their young manhood the English rnaxaziaa,
were in luck They could print woodcuts ftom
designs by some Of the most brilliant Of modem
artists The collector who has his shelves IL
volumes OF "Once A Week." for example, that
appeared In tie COS, has treasure by Itself
Unfortunately. that periodical. like others Of tAe
period is not easily come at in the auction room
to-day and for most students the blaek-and-
white work then done has to be taken On faith
Some of the best Of 1t, produced by the late
Frederick Sandys, has recently been made mon
readily accessible Mrs Sandys has had pub
lished in a little portfolio reproductions of the
twenty-five woodcuts designed by her husband
As the two examples given on this page cIeazy
show she has rendered a welcome service TO u,
amateur.
Sandys, who was born in 1892 grew up vhea
Swinburne George Meredith and Christina Ras-
setti were writing their earlier poems Himself
a man OF poetic Imagination he illustrated Their
compositions with the profoundest sympathy
and brought to his task. moreover remarkable
mastery OF line and equally remarkable feeling
for decorative effect. His illustrations really
the fruits of creative energy. The figures tha:
he placed so picturesquely and so shrewdly with
in such narrow limits have kind Of spirituzI
vitality. They possess character and meaning
and always, too. they revive the atmosphere Of
the poem which they aim to interpret Bu, for
the connoisseur Of craftsmanship the
tial appeal OF Sandys lies Just in his linear dis
tinction, In his perfect distribution OF valus
necessarily somewhat obscured by our photO-
graphic reproductions) and in the noble orig
nality OF his style. 1t is obvious that he was in
fuenced by Durer, but what he derived from
contact with the grand simplicity Of the old Ger
man master he put at the service of method
entirely his own He was never merely imita-
tive. He had too powerful a mind and toe
genuine gift for beauty TO follow submissivey
in the footsteps OF another. This thin portfolio
forms only partial memorial to his genius fo-
Sandys was painter as well as illustrator
but IL we had no other evidence to go BY it
would still be sufficient to rank him among the
famous artists OF his day re
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23
DANAE IN THE ERAZEN CHAMBER.
From the woodcut by Frederick Sandys)

of the clumsy Louis Philippe period are re-
tanned, but on the whole, the decorative art Of
Munich might be proftably studied in France.
England and the United States.
The most interesting Of the retrospective
hibitions in the autumn salon is the collection
of paintings by Frederic Bazille. painter of
brilliant talent who was killed at the battle of
Beaune-la- -Rolande in 1871 when only twenty
nine years of age. Bazille was a friend OF
Claude Monet Renoir Manet, Sisley Pissarro
and Fantin-L -Latour. His work indicates that he
might have become formidable rival of those
masters. CIR
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

aldine Mfllet-Reed, open air work by George
Oberteufrer fitting views in London streets by
Anna H. Hudson Of New York; Breton studies
by Louis Hurd, jr of Newark; Fig Trees by
Anna Goldthwaite Of Alabama, and statuettes
OF animals, by Cecil Howard
novel and pleasing feature Of the salon Is
the exhibition of the art Of furnishing apart
ments presented by the Decorative Artists OF
Munich. Bavaria has always been In close,
sympathetic touch with French art The court
of the Wittelsbach's assimilated the taste OF
Versailles and Louis IL pursued the same
idea with his buildings and palaces OF Nym-
luxembourg. and Alfred de Musset selected
Munich as the most suitable artistic centre for
producing his "Fantasio.' The decorative
household art of the Munich artists Is highly
instructive. Munich Is sort Of melting pot
Of contemporary decorative art. One finds here
adroitly developed, some of the best features
of the arts of France, England. Greece and
Scandinavia. Once in a while certain faults
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23
4 RELIC OF RON1N LONDON
From The Chronicle.

From The Chronicle.
In digging the foundations of the count!
hall the London County Council on the South
bank of the Thames, at Westminster, has dis
covered u relic of Roman days, long oak barge
pressed flat by the weight OF Thames mud
above it.
When this barge sailed the Thames the river
was a pellucid stream with clean sandy bot
tom. The barge was cunningly contrived, witha
stout keel perhaps fifty feet long, side ribs set
in twelve inches apart and an inside bean
measurement of sixteen feet to eighteen feei
1t was clinker built, with two-inch fankinE
boards and neatly rounded dowel pins holding
everything together Not a piece of metal Wen
TO its making 1t was all fine oak
To-day about half the boat has been n
covered. Its black ribs are bare to the sEE
sodden with water and soft to the touch T@
covered portion is still under three feet of corr
pressed Thames mud. above which again are t
concrete foundations of the old Crosse & Baca'
well warehouse.
So rotten are the black timbers. waterloggz
for centuries, that preservation is almost out O.
the question
In the days when the boat sank, the strel-
of the Thames probably took q course one huA-
Gred yards to the southwark OF its present hna
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

haps. the most thrilling example Of religious
realism produced since Jean Berauds famous
red Christ at the column.
It is strange but agreeable to note that the
Van Dongen has sown his
wild oats of line and color and now stands
FORTH subdued. refined and almost academic
His portrait of little girl with dark crimson
roses in her hat and in her lap is delicious
bit of portraiture, characterized by rare dis
tinction. A success of curiosity is obtained by
portrait in gold and platinum of Nine. Delarue-
Madrus, by ManZana- Pissarro The graceful
and sprightly model is painted wearing dead
gold robe. behind which emerge four huge plati-
mum peacocks. Above Is an orange tree, bent
down with golden oranges. The face, throat
and arms are in true flesh tones illuminated
with golden reflections. portrait of Mile Po-
laire by Dreyfus-G Gonzalez, discloses admirable
technique, and is vibrating, chromatic scale
Of blacks, varying from the glittering 1adiancy
of the vanished shoe to the sombre, deadened.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23
THE SEER'S TOMB.
From The London Globe.
masters.


In the course of some excavations which have
been made among the ruins of a convent church
al Salon, in Provence the workmen have come
upon an ancient tomb which is believed! to be
that of NostradamuS, famous French physi-
clan and astroloSer Michel de Notre Dame 10
give him his proper name, was born at ST.
Remi, Provence, in 1903, and after qualifying
as a doctor of medicine established himself at
Salon, near AK, in Provence. During the ter
rbe outbreaks of plague in that region he ac-
quired considerable renown for his devotion and
skill in treating those stricken with the dis
ease Afterward he achieved reputation as a
seer, and in 300 published a book of rhymed
prophecies under the title of The Centuries
and the apparent fulflment of some of them
greatly increased his influence
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-17

"Ah. that's lucky!" rejoined the
judge. And you have this photo
graph?'
mo, but
You said you found itg" put in
Coquenil.
'I.did, that is, | found a piece of it,
a corner that wasn't burned"
Burned p. cried the others.
Yes said lGibelin, that's what
Kittredge went upstairs for. to burn
the photograph and a lot Of letters-her
letters, probably. The fireplace was full
of fresh ashes. Rose says it was clean
before he went up, so l picked out the
best fragments-here they are He
drew a small package from his pocket,
and opening it carefully showed a num-
Der of charred or half-burned pieces Of
paper on which words in a woman's
handwriting could be plainly read.
More fragmentsi" muttered Coquenil,
examining them. Its in English. All,
is this part of the photograph" He
picked out a piece of cardboard.
Yes. You see the photographers
name is on It."
Watts, Regent street, London" de-
ciphered the detective. THAT is some
thing And, turning to the Judge:
Wouldn't 1t be o good idea to send a
man to London with this? You can
make out part OF a lace skirt and the
tip of a slipper. 1t might be enough"
That's true" agreed Hauteville.
whoever goes" continued Coquenil,
had better carry him the five-pound
notes found on Martinez and see ii he
can trace them through the Bank Of