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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10

"All the world loves a lover But
not when he's holding a busy public tele-
phone for tventy-minute talk with his
turtle doye.P-Louisville Courier-Journai.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10

Does he call spade a spade7'' s'TIeav-
ems, mol He calls 1t an Implement for
agrarian pursuits driven into the earth BY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10

why is Mr.. Jones SO popular with you
girls?" ''Oh, he's a dear! Why, he doean'l
do anything but tell lies, and none OF ur
can catch him at it"'-Cleveland Leader
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10

Prospective Patient-What are your
charges, doctor? Doctor-Half a crown a
visit: Prospective Patient-Ah, but we
don't want you to come on q visit; we
utes.-The Sketch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
TO COACH JAPANESE.
Arthur Shafer of New York Team
Goes to Orient.

Arthur Shafer, the little utility infielder
Of the Giants. has the distinction of be-
ing the first professional American coach
engaged to teach the fine points Of base
ball to a japanese club: Shafer is al
ready far on his way to the orient. He
will spend a couple of mouths with the
players Of Waseda College in Toxic. This
is the school that for the last two years
has induced the University of Wisconsin
nine to go all the way to the land Of flow
ers. And in the two campaigns the jap
anese have given the American rah-rah
boys all they could take care Of.
The popularity of base ball in Japan
is reflected in the generosity Of the terms
offered Shafer The Niponcse University
furnished the little Giant with return
transportation and big cash advance
before they asked him to leave San Fran
cisco. 1t is understood that his salary
for his two months Of service will COM
pare very favorably with prices paid by
American colleges for the same purpose
In q pinch the Japanese might decide
to give their base ball coach a chair i'm
English If he makes the proper sort of a
hit. Shafer Is a college man. He is
graduate Of Santa Clara College and three
years ago was the star shortstop of that
nine. 1t was here that McGraw first dis
covered the midget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

sibly be as bad, and that means increased
receipts. Perhaps when l sold my CLUB
received a good price. But what Is
money anyhow? l want my property
and regret the day negotiations were
opened for its SALE
Col. Robert is a wonderfully sympa-
thetic chap-right now. To hear him talk
of kale one would believe its value had
shrunk. He's stuck on his old title Of
President Bob and hints strongly that II
he does drop out Of base ball at this
time he will probably bust back into it
inside of a few years.
Had Many Offers for Club.
Hedges declares that in the last six
months he was in receipt Of just that
many offers to sell his club Three Of
them were from syndicates formed in
other towns-one in New York, another
in Chicago and third in Detroit. His
Honor gave the Hodgman-Ewtng bunch
the call. he says, because he knows them
and because he feels confident that they
will watch over his child.
Hedges sees good year for them. He
mas forty players to turn over. as well as
a few other chaps whom he has planted.
Same as always, he is confident that he
has stanch squad. That has always
been one Of Roberts failures as a base
ball man. He has never been able to
see a bad player on his team, with the
result that his Stones. Schweitzers,
Griggses. Crises. Grahams. Baileys,
Peltys and that kind have gone from
fairly bad to very bad. and whore they
could have been traded to advantage they
eventually could not be given away. That
Is one angle OF base ball the new crowd
wants to learn. Fire the manned ones
early It's quality, not quantity, that
brings the winner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
LANG DECLARED WINNER.
Australian Pugilist Victor Over Jack
Burns of California.

LONDON, December 27.-Bill Lang, the
Australian pugilist. and Jack Burns Of
California met in twentyround match
at Olympia yesterday afternoon. The
referee. Eugene Corey. stopped the con-
test in the twelfth round and declared
Lang the winner. Burns fought gamely
but was outclassed. Lang after the first
few rounds apparently doing what he
liked with him. There were 1900 spec
tators present.
In the first three rounds Lang did all
the leading, landing heavy blows and adj
ministering severe punishment. He tried
hard for a knockout and nearly succeeded
in the second round. when he sent Burns
sprawling. the gong alone saving him.
The American apparently reserved him
self in the fourth round. but was again
subjected to a severe grueling. which he
took very pluckily. In the next two
rounds there was much clinching and
Corey was Obliged to enter the ring and
separate them. Lang f1OOred the Ameri-
can, whereupOn the crowd cried foul,
but Corey did not notice the appeal. Lang
was still doing nearly all the work. The
seventh was fairly level round, both
giving and taking hard punches. Burns
had another narrow escape from being
knocked out in the eighth round, the
gong again saving him. There was some
good hitting in the ninth round, but SCI
ence was lacking. There was much
clinching, during which Burns managed
to administer several good right jabs un-
der the chin. Honors were again easy.
Lang had decidedly the better of the
tenth round. He played for knockout,
but still Burns withstood him. The gong
for the third time saved the American in
the eleventh round after Lang had sent
him to the boards. The Australian was
now a certain winner Burns came up
very groggy in the twelfth round. Lang
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
PRETTY SOFT FOR DERRICK.
Athletics Youngster Makes Bank
Roll First Year in Fast Company,

1t isn't often that recruit picked up
by major league team at the flag end Of
campaign is able to pocket $1,000 with
out playing more than couple Of games,
and then only as a substitute called into
play to relieve a regular in the last few
innings. But such proves to be the case
of lnfielder Derrick. a young man picked
up by Connie Mack of the champion
Athletics last summer. Derrick never
started in a game in the American
League, and took no part in the worlds
championship games with the Cubs, but
he received his share Of the prize money
and also his salary. Furthermore, when
the Athletics went to Cuba recently Der
rick took the place of Eddie Collins and
played regularly at second base. for
which he received a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
bonus and expenses. AS a result Of this
good fortune Derrick has 5000 in the
bank and is still wondering whether he
can make good in fast company. He will
have g. chance to find this out when the
worlds champions go to their training
camp in the spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
MORE WAR TALK.
American Association and Eastern
League to Quit Organized Base Ball.

NEW YORK. December 27.-There is no
base ball war in the air. according to
we'll posted base ball men in this city
today, whose attention has been attracted
by reports from the middle west that the
American Association and Eastern
League are planning to quit the present
base ball organization and blossom forth
as major leagues 1t is known that these
leagues want a higher classification than
that at present accorded them. but it is
believed here that their demands can be
satisfied by the creation of special class
for them and that the most they will do
is to make a peaceful fight to get what
they consider their rights.
Conditions not ripe now for any
base ball revolt" said one veteran base
ball man. There will be no war, either
in 1912 or 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
LAMY MAKES SKATING RECORD
Champion Clips 2 rs Seconds Off
LEROY Sees Mark.

SARANAC LAKE. n. Y. December
27.-Edward Lamy yesterday broke the
worlds skating record for the 22O-yard
dash, clipping % seconds from the
mark Of 10 40 seconds hung up by Leroy
See in 1900. Lamy went the distance in
II % seconds. The time was made at
the Pontiac Rink. The track is seven laps
to the mile. Lamy was paced by his
younger brother. Ernest. The track was
good and there was no wind. John Hard
ing. vice president of 1.-THE International
Skating Union. was one Of the timers.
Lamy appeared to run rather than
skate the entire distance. AS he swung
into the stretch the clap of his skates on
the ice came too fast to be counted and
his legs worked SO rapidly that they
looked like a blur. Later he gave bar
rel jumping exhibition. clearing eleven
barrels laid side by side in a single row.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
PAPKE LOST ON A FOUL.
Battling With Smith of Australia
When Referee DISQUALIFIED Him.

SYDNEY, n. s. W., December IT,
Dave Smith. the Australian middleweight
champion. and Billy Papke. one OF the
American pugilists who have been tour
ing through this part of the world and
giving exhibitions, met in a twenty-round
contest here yesterday with the result
that in the tenth round the American
was disqualified for fouling, and the fight
was awarded to the Australian. Smith
took the lead at the start and the fight
ing was lively. though the American
seemed to have lost much of the vim
with which he was credited. Later he
recovered some of his spirit and at
tempted to mix things with Smith, but
the latter held him off, not. however,
without considerable difficulty.
1t was necessary for the referee to
warn the American several times. and in
the tenth round he decided that Papke
was fighting foul and disqualified him.
Papke declares that he was not thorough
ly fit, the climate here having affected
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
WALKERS COSTLY STUMBLE.
He Falls and Donaldson Beats Him
in 1OO-Yard Dash.

JOHANNESBURG, Union of South
Africa. December ga 1OO-yard dash
between the South African sprinters,
Jack Donaldson and r. E. Walker, was
spoiled yesterday when Walker at sixty
yards. stumbled and fell.
DOnaldsOn'S time was 9ss seconds, only
quarter Of a. second slower than his
worlds professional record. The race
was for the professional championship
and the holder had a slight lead when
Walker lost out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
HEDGES MAY STAY
St. Louis Magnate Now Re-
grets He Quit Base Ball.
INSISTS HE'LL COME BACK
Declares He Made Money With
Browns and Will Break Into Ma
tional Sport Again.
INSISTS HE'LL COME BACK

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, December 27.-Robert
l.. Hedges is anything but tickled over
his possible dropping off the base ball
map. In talking about the Browns he
still refers to them as my team" and he
is there with as much next-year talk as
If he was not going to step down and
out. Hedges has not yet sold out. Fur
thermore, he claims that there is a
chance that the sale will never be made.
That combination must come I'm dol
happiest man in Missouri if it failed to
come across" declared Hedges in his of.
flee last night. Il am sorry that L ever
put a price on my holdings. But the club
has not yet changed hands, and mayhar
1t never will
Base Ball Best Game of All.
L have made fortune out OF base
ball in st. Louis. It is the best game
Of them all. and even II l get out Of it ]
will probably be back in it inside of a
few years. In the first place, what other
business offers as good monetary returns
as base ball? L have had more losers
than winners since ! have been located
in st. Louis. Still, I have made money
every year. -NOC ONCE have TIE StOCh-
holders failed to secure dividend.''
Hedges includes 1910 in his list. AT
the worlds series the big men in base
ball-that is, a certain band of them
had the Browns money loser this year,
a good. big. fat loser. Store talk was
that the Browns dropped 100000. Loser
No. was reported to be the Philadel-
phia Nationals-amount, So, 900.
Local Business Very Bad.
Business at Sportsman's Park was bad
throughout the last seven-eighths Of tine
season. Hedges admits that. However,
he names a couple of big crowds that he
entertained, and says the Browns drew
finely on the road. There is no chance
of us experiencing as much bad luck next
year as we experienced this year." de-
clared Col. Robert. Notice the we in
sert? It's in the midst Of every statement
he issues. First Of ALL we lost our first
of pad weather. Following that Splen-
did opening at home with the White Sox
the snow fell and bunch of our best
dates were wiped out.
Then il was our turn to hit the road.
After opening in Chicago and Detroit,
and busting about even in our first Skin
mishes with the White SOx and Tigers.
came at-home series with those two
teams. Next we hit the road and we
stuck on it while twenty-nine battles
were being fought. Twenty-Five of them
were dropped. and by the time Decora-
ton day rolled around, and we were due
back in st. Louis. we had a cast-iron
hold on last place and our constituents
were Clum lot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Jimmy Austin will have to fight it out
with Otis johnson, q youngster, for the
third base position on the Highlanders
next spring. Austin has been consid-
cred good enough for any company until
this youngster came along. and now 1t
may be that Hal Chase will have a good
third baseman to trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Connie Mack thinks Clarence Russell.
his newest southpaw. will be the best
left-hander of them all next season. The
bow seems to have everything, and Mack
is highly enthused about him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
Better Break Next Season.

Next year our club will probably play
about fifty of its first sixty games at
Sportsman's Park. That should mean a
good start. The weather too. cannot pos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Charles Halter. who removed to Har-
pers Ferry. W. Va, from Washington
for his health several months ago, died
Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

seeing his advantage, went straight for
his opponent, landing rights and lefts.
After q minutes fighting Corey decided
that Burns chances were hopeless and
awarded the match to Lang on points
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Art Fromme, who has been released
from the hospital at Cincinnati. has gone
to his home i'm Quincy. Ill. The operation
for var1cose veins was entirely successful
and he believes that he will be In perfect
condition for a good year in 1911. He Will
remain at home only a few days, and
leaves next Sunday for Los Angeles.
where he will spend the winter with his
sister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Mike Doolan is regarded as the best
throwing shOrtstop in the National
League. He can get the ball away from
him from every conceiva BILE position and
he seldom makes a wild throw of ii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
Coming Here From Philippines.

MANILA. December 27.-Manager Pools
OF the Mindora Development Company
will proceed to Washington in connection
with the congressional investigation of
the sale Of the friar lands By the Philip
pine government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Three years ago Eddie Collins playing
salary was 500 month. Now it's $1,000
year.
Wagner declines to play with any club
but Pfttsburg. He also balks at signing
an anti-booze contract.
Jimmie Collins will be retained next
season as manager of the Providence
club in the Eastern League.
President John l. Taylor of the Boston
Americans will have three official scorers
next season instead of the customary one
Says Jack Pfiester, old boy: "A three
ball role? Somebody must be going
crazy. Heaven knows it's hard enough
to find the plate now
With Lobert gone, Dick Egan will prob
ably captain the Cincinnati Reds next
season. He ought, to be a capable and
aggressive field leader.
Baltimore has secured Pitcher Vic Will
lis, who was with the Pirates when they
played Detroit in the worlds series of
1909.
A tail-end franchise in the National
League sells for $180.OOO A tail-end
American League club sells for 5000. 900.
Yet some folks call the American a
minor league
Ragon, the pitcher with the Cubs and
the Reds once upon a time. will get an
other tryout in the National League next
spring with the Brooklyn club.
The Phillies are expected to rank high
as a base stealing combination next sea-
son. Lobert and Paskert are large acqui-
sitions to that department of the game.
McQuillan. Cole, Brown and Mathew
son are the only National League pitch
ers who averaged less than three runs
PEI game. Cole averaged "a runs per
game.
Clark Griffith was a notable absentee
from. the base ball meetings. The .sharps
say that the ''Old Fox must be going to
stand at, otherwise he would be at the
Market place.
Ralph Glaze. the former Dartmouth
pitcher. who was with the Indianapolis
team last season. has been sold to the
MOntrea. club. Glaze was once a men,
Pitcher Knapp. the right-hand finger
bough. by the Maps from Portland. is
said to be 4 coming big league star. His
chief asset is .'knuckle ball." which
Eddie Summers taught him.
Mike Doolan is regarded as the best
throwing shortstop in the National
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Mrs. Mary Bowman. widow of Daniel
o. Bowman. Is dead at her home. several
miles from Woodstock. Va, after q long
Illness. at the age of seventy-five.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Malachi ki;tredge. manager and part
owner of the Saginaw team or the South
Michigan Base Ball League. has stated
that he would not coach Harvard's base
ball team next spring. He was offered
the place several days ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Ching scoffers i'm New York are already
Offering to bet real money that IL things
don't break just right for the Highland
ers next summer Hal Chase will quit
and hike for the coast on an early train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

"Too many major league castoffs in the
Eastern and too few young bloods,'' is the
opinion of eX-Manager Billy Smith Of
Buffalo, who takes charge of Chatta-
nooga next season. Southern League
clubs play just as heady ball." he says.
Billy Smith has signed Viola, the Cuban
outfielder, for his Chattanooga team.
Viola is a wonderfully speedy athlete,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Jimmie Collins will be retained next
season as manager of the Providence
club in the Eastern League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

sonville. in the South Atlantic Bill thinks
that he is ready for class A company.
Charlie Carr is reported to have re-
ceived a handsome offer from John I.
Taylor. Not as a manager, but just to
come back into the game as q high pri-
.vate and cover first for the Red Shins Of
Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Pitcher Knapp. the right-hand finger
bough. by the Maps from Portland. is
said TO be q coming big league star. His
chief asset is a "knuckle ball." which
Eddie Summers taught him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

President John l. Taylor of the Boston
Americans will have three official scorers
next season instead of the customary one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Following the usual custom. the fans
are putting Harry Steinfeldt out Of the
game just now. but the prediction OF his
teammates is that he will be holding down
the third corner same ever next year.
and probably better than ever. Stein
don't you forget it, says Johnny Evers.
1T is my opinion that he is going to d.
the same thing next year. Third base is
the infield's toughest job. and Manager
Chance would have a hard time locating
a man to slIpplant Harry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Has William Hepburn Russell more
money than base ball brains?' I'm 60
ing to have a New England team he
tongues. Everybody on the Boston Ma
tonal League club must be a native-born
New Highlander"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Wagner declines to play with any club
but Pittsburg. He also balks at signing
an anti-booze contract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

Compare the infield Of 1907 with the
one Of today and the two do not belong
Cross at third. There is no doubt that
Lave had been . good ball player in his
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-15

Repulse Surprise Attack by Two
Madriz Gunboats on Town on
Pearl Lagoon.

Bluefelds.-The combined defense
of force of American planters and
merchants and the Estrada soldiers
successfully baked an attack against
Pearl Lagoon Saturday when the
Madriz gunboat San Jactnto. backed
up by the gunboat Venus, directed a
heavy fire into the center of the town.
Concealed guns set upon the coast
since the last Madriz invasion were
aimed against the San Jacinto Cap
tain Soils of the gunboat and a score
Of the crew were killed outright, while
forty or fifty more of the men were
wounded. The attacking gunboat was
practically disabled
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-07-15

Baroness De la Roche Loses Head at
Approach of Other Aeronauts-
Is Fatally Hurt.

Bethany Plain, Rheims.-Baroness
De la Roche, the first French woman
aeroplanist, was injured probably
fatally here Friday by falling from a
height Of more than $50 feet.
Baroness De la Roche had flown
around the field once at height of
80 meters (250 feet), when suddenly
in front of the appIauding tribunes
she appeared to become frightened
and confused at the approach OF two
other aeroplanes. She began to de-
scend. but while still so meters from
the ground lost control of the ma
chine The aeroplane turned over and
fell like log.
The baroness legs and arms were
broken. Her mangled body was re
moved from the wreckage and taken
to the hospital. where she is said to
be dying 1t was found that her skull
was fractured.
While momentarfly conscious the
baroness said that the rush Of air
from a motor passing over her head
had frightened her. whereupon she cut
the ignition and lost control of her
machine.