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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23
KEEP YOUR EYE ON The
BALL." WAGNER'S ADVICE
GREAT SRoRTSToP AND BATTER
OF PfTTsBURG CHAMPIONS BE-
LIEVES INSTINCT PLAYS
IMPORTANT PART.
BY "hANsn WAGNER

copyright. 1910, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The secret of winning at baseball
Is to be found in the first order given
to the new ball player 1t is: Keep
your eye on the ball" l believe there
is such thing as the instinct for
playing the game, but the greatest
success comes from quick eyesight
7nd from never taking the eye off
the ball for moment, whether bat
ting, fielding or running bases.
l never have written anything about
baseball, and never have thought
much about why a team wins or why
a player is a winning player until
asked to tell how to win. It is hard
er for player to explain how he
wins than it is to win. l think, how
ever, after thinking it over, that the
eyesight has more to do with it than
anything else. It is the quick eye and
the steady one that makes a man
winner. This is especially true in
batting. The batter who faces a
clever pitcher is certain to be out
guessed by him the majority of times.
There is no way to overcome the
pitchers advantage except to have an
eye quick enough to see either from
the way the pitcher swings or from
the way the ball comes, what is
pitched, and then have an eye quick
enough to enable him to follow the
course Of the ball.
In batting a player should stand
firmly on both feet. 1t does not so
much matter what his position at bat
is, and he ought to take his most
natural position, but he must stand
on the balls of both feet to get the
force of his body, arms and shout
ders into the swing of the bat. Every
batter has different style, but the
good ones swing with steady drive,
backed up by the whole body. think
there is lot in the way man holds
his bat. 1t is impossible to tell a
young player how to hold his bat. He
must use his own motion and grip.
He can, however, learn to shift his
| feet in hitting.
The quickness Of the eye is espe-
cially valuable in playing the hit-and-
run game, and being able to follow
balls that are curved away or pitched
away from the plate to let the catcher
throw out runners. The batter who
can follow those balls and hit them,
even if he does not hit them hard,
helps his team.
In fielding, the quick eye saves
many hits and errors in judging bad
bounds. Perhaps one in five ground
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23
SPIT BALL "UNGENTLE-
MANLY.

Visiting as we'll as local spit
ball pitchers with the spit ball
as a speciality, will be subjected
to a fine or Imprisonment in
future, according to action ta-
ken by the city fathers of Wa
terloo, Tenn, at a special ses-
sion. "That the so-caIIed spit
ball is disgustingly unsanitary
and that it is not intended for
gentlemanEy ball players" was
the sentiment expressed by the
council, which made the punish
ment for vioIators fine OF S.
for each offenae, thn council
men xpia1laIIfis seiizs i Ve'FfgfftfHg-
teams cared to they could make
special arrangements before
each game TO pay fines on the
ground for each time he used
the splitter, without going to the
caIaboose or without delay of
the game.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23
BOY TORTURED BY ECZEMA

''When my boy was six years old, he
could neither sit still nor lie quietly in
bed, for the itching was dreadful. He
would irritate spots by scratching
with his nails and that only made
them worse. A doctor treated him
and we tried almost everything, but
the eczema seemed to spread. It
started in small place on the lower
extremities and spread for two years
until it very nearly covered the back
part Of his leg to the knee.
Finally 1 got Cuticura Soap, Cuti-
cura Ointment and Cuticura Pills and
gave them according to directions.
used them in the morning and that
evening, before ] put my boy to bed,
l used them again sad the improve
ment even IN tniUsSs s1ours was SUR
prising, the inflammation seemed to
be so much less. I used two boxes Of
Cuticura Ointment, the same of the
Pills and the Soap and my boy was
cured. My son is now in his sew
enteenth year and he has never had
q return Of the eczema.
81 took care of a friends child that
had eczema on its face and limbs and
I used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
They acted on the child just as they
did on my son and it has never re-
turned. l would recommend the Cutf-
cura Remedies to anyone. Mrs. A. ].
Cochran, 1923 Columbia Ave-, Phila-
delphia, Pa, Oct. 20, 1909."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23
Calls johnson speediest Pitcher.

"Donie" Bush more firmly than
ever believes that Walter Johnson has
the fastest ball of any man in the
game. DOME was struck out three
times when he faced Johnson the 9TH
err day at Detroit. Bush has always
maintained that Johnson could shoot
a ball across the pan faster than any
man who ever lived.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23
Ruhe WaddeII Suspended.

When Pitcher Rube Waddell asked
President Hedges for money, Hedges
indefinitely suspended 1.-The RUDE" OF
until he could prove he is in fit condi-
ton to pitch Waddell hotly replied
he was doing as well as any one else
on the team. 1t is believed Waddell
will soon be playing on minor league
team.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23
Lightning Rods on the White House,

Lightning Rods on the White House.
The White House is going to have
lightning rods. They will be put on
some time this summer. The distin-
guished occupants of the mansion past
and present have never been pro-
tected against Jupiters bolts. The rods
will be put on every part of the build
ing, except the low Offices where the
president transacts his official bust
ness. Col Spencer S. Colby, United
States superintendent of public
grounds and buildings, persuaded Mr..
Taft that the White House ought to
be equipped with the rods and execu-
tive approval was given. The cost
will be between $500 and $600.-Phila.
delphfa North American.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23

II Y FATHER, who is close to so,
used to play baseball when he
was youngster," said a St. Louis fan
10 several of his friends as they sat
talking about the game of the day, $50
when he came to the city to visit US
recently took him out to see the
Cardinals play the Pirates.
II bowed myself for couple of box
seats right down in front and we sat
down to enjoy the game. Dad was
quiet at first and showed little inter
est as | pointed out Hans Wagner,
Fred Clarke, Tommy Leach, Roger
Bresnahan and some of the other celeb
rites. Finally Bresnahan came near
our box to warm up one of the pitch
ers. As he took his position and
caught the first ball thrown dad gave
grapt of disgust
What's that thing he's got on his
left hand? asked the old gentleman, a
look Of contempt on his face.
Why that's the catcher's mit.' /
told him.
tCatcher's nit, eh. Well, we didn't
war any such things as that when we
played ball in my day. remarked IA
Their. Look at my two little fingers
now. got those broken and had my
others out of joint many a time when
was catcher The governors fin
gers sure did look as if they'd been
through the mill"
And this reminds US that it was in
1888 that Arthur Irwin, playing short
stop for Providence, broke the third
and fourth fingers of his left hand and
reVolutionized the fielding game.
Then club was a team, not two or
three teams. They entered the strug-
gle with ten, or, at the most, eleven
men-a full team and one or two sub
stitutes, If there were two pitchers
the one not in the box served as an
outfelder.
A man took a day off only for Sc
fious cause. So Irwin, star inielder,
had to devise some way of beating his
injuries. He consulted a glover. They
LOOK buckskin driving glove, many
sizes too large, padded it, made a fas-
tening at the back and sewed the
Third and fourth fingers together to
make room for bandages. The crowd,
irwin knew, would forgive him be-
cause Of his mangled condition.
From the first time he took a
grounder with that glove he noticed
mat he could 'meet" the ball solidly.
he did not have TO cease off, and he
could get away his throw quicker
tnan any other man on the inf1eld.
John Montgomery Ward of the New
1ork team observed this. With monu.
mental moral courage he got a glove
IKE lrWins and used 1t in a game. No
enc hooted him for his cowardice
Within two weeks after Irwin and
ward first took their gloves around
tue circuit a sporting goods firm had
ufoer from professionals for o hun
dred like them.
IN one respect the Improvement
came IN the very nick of time. In
1884, after long years of experiment
ana argument the pitchers had got
ae'r liberty. They could now throw
me ball overland and free-armed
having box to get a running star
aao shorter line to the plate than a.
present they developed unprecedented
speed. 1t needed more catchers thar
p'eonefs for first-class team, so hare
vas THIS delivery on hands. The
esIehers took up the newfangled glove
!, u enthusiasm. Manufacturers made
em larger and larger: but still the
fingered glove did not quite serve thu
purpose.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23
keens String on johnson.

Pitcher Johnson, property of the ST,
Louis Nationals, sent to Memphis for
a tryout, has been sold to Dallas Of
the Texas league. Manager Bresna-
han sanctioned the deal with recall
string attached
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23
THERE'S a Reason.

paul, If 1 were to die, should you
marry Widow Muller?"
Good heavens, no."
"Why not? Every one says how
like me she is
Eyes, that's just the reason"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23

lulu and one to Japan and China. Bill
has money of his own and is not de-
pendent on baseball for his livelihood,
but plays the game because he is a
natural athlete and can not stay away
from it. He says that the Japs and
Hawaiians are very fast on their feet
and excellent felders, but that they
can not hit a lick. It was no trick at
all for him to strike out 16 or 20 of
them in a game.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23
Mhx Bother About LIZ

do you think man who will neg
lect his business to go to baseball
games is of sound mind?"
ooh, come, let's be optimistic.
can't believe everybody's crazy"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23

OF course it was an old bachelor
who said that women ought to hold
their tongues occasionally in order to
give their thoughts chance to catch
I'D.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23

oin Burns, late Of the Chicago Sox,
a -, with the Cincinnati Reds, Is a
ssooe trotter. He lives in Central
eAss and he has played ball in Cali
sVtlla and made three trips to Homo
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23

Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Syrup.
HSmmation aiays pain, cures wind collie Csc bottle.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23

Some men are like eggs-too full
of themselves for anything else.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23

Matthew M. Mcintyre, he of the
marvellous throwing arm and tough
luck, has reported to Manager Jen-
nings, but will hardly be able to play
for a week or two yet, though "Matty''
asserts that he is ready to go in at
any moment. His hand was broken
during a Saturday game with the
White Sox at Bennett Park just be-
fore the team left for the east. Matty
did not know, though, it was broken
till he reached Philadelphia and had
an X-ray examination made. Hughie
sent him to his home to mend the
broken bones.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23
THE KELLEY INSTITUTE.

you OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT IT. It's
CATION; railroad canals, court House, bank school,
brick business houses People needed TO build its
great resources, rich enough TO make you rich Write
for booklet e. quick Chaplin Townats Co., Chaplin. Tax
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23

After repeated efforts of several
clubs to buy Arthur Phelan, third
baseman of the Kewanee Central as
ISOLATION team, Kewanee has sold him
to the Cincinnati National league club
for $1,000. He is the first man to go
I'D this season, and the price is the
highest ever paid for a Central asso-
citation player.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23

The Highlanders are well fortified
against accidents to regular players
this year. First base can be covered
by Chase, Sweeney, Criger, Mitchell,
Knight and Wolter; second base by
Gardner, Laporte, Cree, Roach, knight,
Foster and Chase; third base by Aus
tin, Chase, Laporte, Roach and
knight; shortstop by Laporte, Cree,
Austin, Knight, Chase, Foster and
Roach. In Sweeney, Criger and Mitch
ell the Hillmen have three of the star
catchers in the American league,
while no other team can boast of a
more evenly-balanced and effective
pitching staff than Ford, Vaughn,
Quinn, WARRIOR and Hughes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23

tits a queer thing" says President
Navin of the Detroit club, that out of
the 100000 people of the United
States and the 100000 of Canada,
that there are less than 200 first-c1ass
ball players. Probably there are actu-
ally more capable of playing in the
big leagues, but discovering them is
what keeps a lot of scouts and pocket
books busy"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-07-23
uNnEFEATED CHAMPION OF THE
NORTHWEST.
r. A. ireland, Rifle Shot, of coIfax,
WASH, Tells a Story.

Mr.. Ireland is the holder of four
world records and has yet to lose
his first natch-says he: 'Kidney
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-23

and stockily built Orme exclaimed
aloud for the light that filtered
through a window from the street
showed two faces Enthusiastically ORR
entail.
If this was an ordinary robbery, the
daring of the robbers was almost in
credible. They ran the risk that the
porter would return-if they had not
already made away with him Only
the most desperate purpose could ex-
plain their action.
What do you want?" demanded
Orme.
Your pocket book" replied one of
the men-"queek!" He smiled an
elusive smile as he spoke.
What If refuse?" said Orme.
Then we take. Be queek."
A call for help would hardly bring
anyone; but Orme gave a loud cry,
more to discomfort his enemies than
with any hope of rescue.
At the same instant he rushed to-
ward the door, and struck out at the
nearer Japanese.
The blow did not land. His wrist
was caught in a grip like an iron
clamp, and he found himself perform
ing queer gyrations. The Japanese
had turned his back toward Orme and
swung the imprisoned arm over his
shoulder. A quick lurch forward. and
Orme sailed through the air, coming
down heavily on his side His arm
was still held and in a few seconds
he was on his back, his assailants
astride him and smiling down into his
face.
Orme struggled to free himself, and
promptly felt a breaking strain on his
imprisoned arm. The knee of the
Japanese was under the back of
Orme's elbow. A moderate use Of the
leverage thus obtained would snap the
arm like a pipe stem This Orme
realized, as he ceased struggling. The
strain on his arm relaxed slightly, but
the grip was maintained.
"Jiu-jitsu," explained the Japanese
in tone that sounded gently apollo
getic.
The other robber now stopped and
ran his hands over Orme's coat. Find
ing the pocket book. he took It from
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-23

lized him. Embodied, he had played
in game at which the others saw. 1t
seemed unfair-as if he had some
right to know the meaning of all these
mysterious incidents. Why had Po-
ritol wanted the bill so badly? Why
had the desire to possess it driven the
two Japanese to such extreme meas
ures?
Orme crossed the court and entered
the lobby. The clerk looked at him
curiously.
"Mr. Orme," he said, there is
young lady in the reception room,
waiting to see you"
"Me?" Orme looked his surprise.
Eyes, sir. She gave no name"
HAS she been waiting long?"
Nearly an hour"
Without further questioning, Orme
turned to the door of the little green
and-gold room. At the threshold he
paused in bewilderment. Arising to
meet him. smiling frankly, was the
girl of the car.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-23
SYNOPSIS.
1909 ~ DoDn r1aAD 9 COMPANY

At the expense of solled hat Herbert
0rme saves from arrest girl in black
curing car who has caused a traffic jam
On State street. lie buys a new hat and
s given a five dollar bill with; "Remem-
,er the person you pay this to-" written on
t. A second time he helps the girl in the
Bessie Wallingham they have mutual
friends, but gets no further hint of her
IDENTIFY. He discovers another inscrip-
ton on the marked bill. which in futile
attempt to decipher it, he copies and
places the copy in n drawer in his apart
nent. Senior Poritol, South American,
calls and claims the marked bill. Orme
refuses, and fight ensues in which Pori-
.ol is overcome. He calls in Senior AL
catrante, minister from his country, to
Vouch for him. Orme still refuses to give
up the bill. He learns that a Jap has
sailed for him. Orme goes for walk
and sees two Japs attack Alcatrante.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-23

terror court. On the farther side OF
the court were the doors of the hotel
lobby. AS a rule, carriages drove
through the tunnel into the court, but
Orme had not waited for this for
mality
He started through the tunnel.
There was no one in sight. He noted
the elaborate terra-cotta decorations
of the walls, and marveled at the bad
taste which had lost sight Of this OPP
portunity for artistic simplicity. But
through the opening before him he
could see the fountain playing In the
center of the court. The central fig
ure of the group, a naiad, beckoned
with hand from which the water fell
in shower. The effect was not so
unpleasing. If one wished to be
rocco, why not be altogether SO? Like
the South Americans? Was their
elaborate ornamentation plastered on
to an inner steel construction? Orme
wondered
Midway of the tunnel, and at the
right as one entered, was door lead
ing into the porter's office. This door
was shut but as Orme approached it,
1t noiselessly opened out. He ex-
pected to see porter appear, and
when no person stepped over the sill,
he inferred that the door had been
blown open by an interior draft
Just as he was turning out to go
around the door-whlcn shut off all
view of him from the inner court-a
figure shot through the opening
Before Orme could dodge, he was
seized firmly by the shoulders and
jerked into the room, with force
that sent him staggering. He tripped
over chair and went to the floor, but
quickly scrambled to his feet and
wheeled about.
Two men stood between him and
the door, which had been closed ST.
lently and swiftly. They were short
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-23
CHAPTER ~.
The Girl of the Car.

oh she said, with little gasp of
recognition, ARE you Mr.. Orme?" Her
cheeks flushed softly.
He bowed; his heart was beating
furiously, and for the moment he
dared not try to speak.
Then we do meet again." she ex-
claimed,-"and as usual / need your
help. Isn't it queer?"
ANY service that I" Orme began
haltingly of course, anything that
can do"
The girl laughed, a merry ripple of
sound; then caught herself and
changed her manner to grave earnest
ness. 1T is very important" she said.
Il am looking for a five-dollar bill
that was paid to you today"
Orme started. What? You, too?"
Il, too? Has-has anybody else-Y
Her gravity was more intense.
why, yes" said orme- "a little
man from South America"
"Oh-Mr. Poritol?" Her brows we're
knit in an adorable frown.
"Yes-and two Japanese"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-23

Us inside pocket and went swiftly to
the table. He produced from his own
pocket little electric hand lamp, by
the light of which he took rapid count
of Orme's money.
His eyes glittered; wide scar on
his forehead stood out Whitley. Sud-
denly he gave a little cry and held up
single bill He jabbered excitedly
to his companion for moment, then
spoke quietly to Orme.
This all we want" he said. 1--WE
are not thief, see-I put other five
dollar bill in it's place and leave pocket
book here"
He thrust the selected bill into his
pocket, put the fresh bill in the
pocket book, and laid the pocket book
on the table.
"See here" said Orme, still prone.
what's the meaning of all this?"
Don't say" The Japanese smiled.
He went over to the door. Come"
he said. The man astride Orme re-
leased his hold and sprang to his feet.
Like flash, both the Japanese dlsap-
peared.
Orme jumped up. Selling his
pocket book and his hat, he darted
after his assailants. At the street en-
france to the tunnel, he looked quick
ly in both directions. but his men
were not in sight.
Pursuit was futile. Slowly he turned
back He thought of notifying the
police, but, after all, he was none the
worse off-except for his promise to
Poritol and Alcatrante, now involun-
tarily broken. He must explain to
them as best he could. The marked
bill had been of no consequence to
him except as a focus of adventure.
And he had had about as much adven-
ture as he could expect for one eve
ming.
But the secret of the bill still tanta-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-23

To remove paint take two pounds
of salsoda, one-half pound Of lime, one
gallon hot water. Stir all together
and apply while still warm to the old
paint. The mixture win soon loosen
the paint so you can easily scrape it
on.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-23

Maku was in the room while we were
talking. Now can see why Maku
disappeared after dinner and did not
return"
But how did Poritol lose the billf-
asked Orme.
Cro BE coNTINUED)
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