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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
By TOMMY CLARK.

While the prospects of the teams in
the major leagues will be subject of
interest to baseball enthusiasts even
IL as far removed from the games as
Is New York from San Francisco, the
possibilities of the season Of 1910 can
not be reviewed without the minor
league situations being sized up.
In the. smaller organizations man
ayers of the teams have harder task
than those in the big circuits. The
manager of club in the major leagues
can standspat on his team ifhe chooses
to. sbut=suah is not the case-within the
minors. Every year big tnroads are
made in nearly every club. and the
stars are gobbled up by the big
leaguers. When the time comes for
the manager of the minor league club
TO make up his team for the season he
has to do some great scouting before
he. can get together a winning combt-
nation. Every year intense interest is
displayed In the fights for the much
coveted gonfalon in the smaller cir
cults. In the some thirty odd minor
leagues In organized baseball there is
represented an invested capital of
S2Oy0O0O0o. and last season over ga
BOO, 1000 people attended the games.
In spite of the scattered discussion
during the winter to the effect that the
american association might put up a
Grebrands and toss it into organized
baseball, there is nothing which would
Indicate that the minors will not enjoy
more prosperity than ever before.
Au,arinan AeSonfa4ion
fnathe american association another
grand struggle is anticipated. From
Decentralization the second division
teams OF last season viii be heard
from this year. st. Paul, Toledo, Co
furbuS and Kansas City have all been
strengthened up so much that the first
division is beginning to get nervous
as to its welfare.
Manager Carr OF Indianapolis has
succeeded in gathering together an
imposing array of baseball talent and
by many is looked upon as the one
best bet for the flag this season His
material, judging from the records, is
classy, but 1t is on the field and not
on paper that strength counts.
The Minneapolis club appears to be
Just as strong a hitting club asSthat
of last season and far better field
ing. aggregation.
Columbus has landed many good
ones, and Manager Friel figures his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
King Baseball Back From E1ba

showed a remarkable knowledge of
the individual exploits of the various
players
Arson, hero of battles for years on
eAe diamond, was introduced 10 the
president, who shook him warmly by
the hand. He was introduced TO Au-
gust Hermann, the chairman Of the
national commission, one of the 'chief
justices of the supreme court o< base
ball." to John A. Heydler. presidsnt Of
the National league and also a member
Of the national commission, ard to
others who are famous by their con-
nect1on with the national game. Mr..
Heydler was invited to join the presi-
dents party and was frequently con-
suited by the president regarding vari-
Gus plays and decisions.
During a critical stage Of the game
the president turned quickly to Heyd-
Ter and said:
Look there! Chance is playing too
far of the sack"
Heydler looked, and, sure enough,
Frank Chance. the captain and first
baseman of the Chicagos. was, proba-
bly, through observation-disclosures several
feet too far away from the initial bag,
as was shown a moment later, peculiar
IL enough, when the New York player
at the. bat drove a single just inside
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
KETCHEL HAS
HARD JOB ON
Sam Langford Likely to Sur
prise the Champion of the
Middleweights.
BOUT SHOULD BE WARM
Both Men Have Punches in Either
Hand With Force of Mules
Kick Behind Them.

4 battle second only In importance
10 the JeRries-Johnson mill IS now in
order. Stanley Ketchel. the middle
weight champion, ana Sam Langford,
the hard hitting light heavyweight,
have practically agreed to meet In
San Francisco within the next month
or so. The bout between them prom
ises to be a grldge affair and is a
pugi1Istic plum for which the promot-
ers the country over have been bid
ding for many moons.
With the men in good condition the
battle should result In: one OF the best
contests ever pulled on in this coun-
try. Both men carry a knockout wal
Top In either hand and are game to
the core. Langford IL a larger edi-
| ton OF Joe WaIc0tt, the little negro
who made things warm for the big
heavyweights several years ago, and
for the last two years has bean the
bogy man to the. so. called champions
in the heavyfand middle weight divi-
sions. .
In anticipation OF his battle, with
Langford, Ketchel has Cancelled an his
future engagements and VIII, give. his
hand. which he injured IN his 60 with
Frank Klaus In Pittsburg recently, a
chance to heal properly. KetcheFs
battle with Klaus yeas big dtsap-
pointment to bis followers. He dis
played none of that form which made
him famous. In fact. he tough. 2 ..--
a second rater. After his poor show
ing Ketchei gave az an excuse that he
did not train properly. That's a time
worn statement and a-poor one. The
middleweight champion should have
been in good shape for the go.
Training On Wine. .
With Ketchel in first class condition
he could put Klaus away in six rounds
or come pretty near II, anyway. The
real trouble with Stanley IS that he
has been training on sparkling wine
since he was defeated by Johnson last
October and needs a good long siege
OF hard training.
In Langford he will meet a man al
most as good as johnson. In his last
bout with Jim Flynn, the Pueblo Ere
man, the negro showed what he could
do when he tried. He toyed with
Flynn for a few rounds. studying his
style, and then planted a few telling
blows on the latter's chin. Then. step
ping back and measuring his distance,
he sent over n crashing punch that
sent his man into dreamland.
With condition guaranteed on both
sides. 1t looks like one Of the spectac-
ular encounters OF ring history-a great
white middleweight champion pitted
against an equally great hitting black
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
EnaIand,s Motor aanN

"A perambulHting financial institution
which does regular banking bust
ness. &c is vehicle having a remov-
able back. which discloses a brass
rallied counter. where the journeying
manager accepts deposits of savings at
the various hamlets or stops on sig
nal at crossroads. During the stops
on the initial trip at various schools
hundreds Of children opened accounts.
the sum deposited in the individual
cases oftentirnes not exceeding PEN
ny.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

FIG. I.
IThese illustrations show how tires should
stand up round under load with car
standing still. They will fiatten slightly
when in motion.1
load. Ample imitation is urged as the
most Important thing for the motor
ist to consider in getting maximum
mileage from whatever make of tire
he uses. Extensive tests have proved
this fact Ample imitation checks the
movement within the tire and reduces
the element of friction and heating
produced to a great degree when tires
are partially fat.
These facts putsit sup-to the automo-
bile owner to get the best service out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
By FREDERICK R. Toor1Bs.

%ROM his annual hundred days Of
A exile from the haunts OF men
that merry old soul, old King
Baseball, has emerged to don't
nate his subservient land. Out from
the Elba of winter ice and sleet he
comes, his weighty oaken scepter up
raised to swat the horsehide pellet
into the middle Of next week.
Whirls about his head the frenzy of
the unleashed mob, and yet he falters
not On he comes to wiring his need
of taxes from the pockets of a willing
populace that cannot or would not
break the spell his wizardry has cast
about them.
Courtiers, ministers of his cabinet,
ambassadors from foreign climes, um-
pires, fans" and ticket scalpers surge
around him as he plunges on his
course. disdaining the ordinary plau-
dts that appease a meager soul and
craving rather the devotion that i'm
pels his victims to lunge headlong IN
der the wheels of his ponderous Jug
gernaut
Baseball Rex, decapitator of heart
torn Office boys who gladly-aye, wor-
shipfully-risked their jobs to see Ho-
nus Wagner strike out with three on
hes! Baseball Rex, at the same time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
USE 2o,ooo BALLS A YEAR.
Big League Clubs Get. Away
With That Many EsehaSeason.

Big League Clubs Get, Away
: With That FAany Eaes1aSeason.
Twenty thousand balls are
used annually by the major
league clubs during the training
trips and championship cam
paigns. John. Arnold Heydler.
secretatyltreasurer. of the Ma J,
t1onal league, reports that last
year the teams in his torganiza-
ton called on the manufacturers
to furnish them. with 800 rdszen
spheres The Cincinnati Reds
used the most balls, and then
came the sPittsburg Pirates, the
Chicago Cubs, the New York
Giants, the Phillies, the Boston
Doves, the Brooklyn Superbas
: and .the-St Louis Cardinals.
The watchdog OF the National
league treasury viii not tell
what price the clubsAp pay for the
Official balls, but one closely as
sociated with one of the manu-
facturers insinuates that persons
who guess that a major league
: club spends about 81, coda year
for spheres. are not far out of
the way. Each ball, therefore,
costs probably 80 cents. The
price OF. the spheres varies from
year tosyear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

to q lower speed.
When asked recently what in his
judgment would safeguard the upkeep
expense attending the running of an
automobile prominent manufacturer
offered the following make sures'
against "guesses" OF the nlotorist:
That you have plenty Of oil I'm your
lubrirator.s that It. is feeding properly
and that the oil lis the best A little
oil I'm the rig bit place at the right time
will foresta1l- a s6ig repair bill
That dllEyour bearings are properly
adjusted. One loose bearing has a
tendency to loosen r Others. causing
knocks; loss sofs power aud fcFYstalliza
ton OF nnetAi: More harm canFbe done
to. a motor by4rdnning II. on loose bear
i1gs for ia Few days than would result
rom a years ordinary use. Do not
negiSotatAls. b
That 5Sdr cylinders, 7pistons and
valves are mot coated with carbon.
Kerosene OIL win net remove TT, once
it Is baked on, without the assistance
Of a scraper Make one and use it
Thats,your steering CONNECTIONS are
cleaned and soiled .phis will prevent
the excessive wear and playtsso com.
mon in steering gears.
That your front wheels are properly
adjusted. 1t will save tiresEand cones.
That your rear axle and drive spinion
bearing. are Away swelis oiled and that
your universal, joints are never al.
lowsd to become dry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

OAH LEAGUE
presidents day" at the baseball
park President Taft, hearing that
Christy Mathewson OF New York and
Mordecai Brown Of Chicago were to
be pitted against each other In a sem
sational battle IN the race for league
honors, neglected many pressing en-
gagements in the Windy City and pro-
ceeded direct to the diamond.
He brushed aside the suggestion that
he 0eeupy the box reserved for his
party and stated ennphaticaIly: "Let
me eft with the fans. want to really
enjoy the game"
He walked through the crowd, greet
e. on every side by cries Of welcome,
and was escorted TO the field, where
the players Of both teams were quick
ly assembled and introduced to him
one by one in person There was
handshake for every man who was to
take part In the game and for the men
on the bench rs well and now and
then as a well known player, such as
Mathewsop, Brown, Tenney, Evers,
DeVlin or Tinker, was introduced to
the head OF the nation a word of con-
graduation as well. When Chance and
McGraw, the famous managers Of
their equally famous clubs, met the
president, he congratulated them brief
ly on their skill in their calling and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
WeIass. Draw. Color Line

Z Ad wolgast, the new lightweight
champion, is reported TO have said:
mo colored scrappers for me. If any
black man gets near the top in the
lightweight class he never viii win the
championship by whipping me. for
I'll never enter the ring with a negro.
draw the color line. Joe Cans is
down and OUT for good, but If he does
want a chance he win not getIt from
me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
oartmsII to clean Up england.

Nat Cartmell, sthe former University
OF Pennsylvania sprinter. who turned
professional in England, wants Mike
Murphy, coach Of the Red and Blue
team, to go to England with him this
season, when he viii contest against
some of the prominent athletes over
there
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
TIPS FOR THE DRIVERS.

A little bran fed in through
the filling nozzle will often stop
a radiator leak long enough to
get you home.
Test batteries after q run,
never just before starting. Cells
recover when left ana show a
fictitious voltage.
If a funnel becomes absolute
ly necessary on the road, dis
connect your horn and take out
the reed, after which it will
serve the purpose very well.
A loud talking" electrical
telephone is being installed In
many limousine cars. BY means
of the system the speaking
voice is magnified so that pas
senger and driver may talk
without difficulty In even a noisy
thoroughfare
When theshole in the gear is
so small as to make the feeding
of grease through a gun ex-
tremeIy difficult screw into the
hole temporarily an ordinary
compression grease cup Of large
size. by which means a full
charge may be inserted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
English Foee5aIlsrs to Play Yankees.

A combined Oxford and Cambridge
Rugby football team viii visit the
United States next fan to play a Sc
ries Of games In Canada and the west.
A match may also be secured IN the
east n, a strong enough college team
is developed. Matches have been ar
ranged with McGiIl university. the
University Of Toronto and the Univer-
stiles Of Nevada, Chics 60 and CaIifor-
mia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

FIG. II.
cThe pictures show tires insufflciently In
hsted. Theyscannot give maximum ssrv-
ice when Ia this condition.1
OF his tire equipment The tire manu-
facturers are responsible for the cast
ings and tubes, but obviously the tire
user must furnish the air.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

team will be in the hunt this season.
Manager McCloskey Of Milwaukee,
whose team finished second last year.
has a formidable aggregation To 2hsn-
die this year and says he viii make
them all hustle to abeat it out. To-
ledo fans are placing their hopes
on "Ducky" Holmes, the new man.
ager Of thesteam. Many, changes have
beensmade in the=St PAM team since
aast1xaars2andso on paper=the club ap-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
SOME PRACTICAL HINTS FOR THE MOTORISTS

looks when sufficiently and INSULT
GENTLY inflated. Tires should always
be kept Inflated so hard that they
stand up full and round under the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

That the large ornamental hub CAPS
with which automobiles are equipped
have purpose aside from serving as
ornamentation is not known by all
drivers. While the caps add to the
general, appearance of the car, they
have also to do with fabrication of the
wheels, and their utility as reservoir
for grease probably is more the reason
for their use than is the fact of the
attractiveness to the eye.
When putting a car in commission
and occasionally, say every month or
two, the interval depending on the
amount of use the car is given, the
hub caps should be thoroughly. cleaned,
ont, allie the grease and verdigris re.
moved after which the caps should be
repacked- 1t also is well to clean out
the hubs, and bearings, washing them
thoroughly with gasoline so that. dirt
and grit Will be dislodged. When this
has been done the moving parts should
again he fabricated and hub caps pu,
back+in place. and the car can be driv-
en- without fear of trouble from Inn
properly fabricated axles.
Away OF locating the knock is pro-
vided on engines which have separate
cut-out switch to each ignition plug.
The plants to run the engine with one
cylinder cut out at a time and to no.
,tfce particularly what happens when
the cutsOut cylinder is switched in.
again.
If one particular big end Or gudseon
pin is loose it win always be found
that when the plug is switched OH
again.the cylinder which has. the loose
bearing win take up its work with
knock. II the other three are all right
they viii pass from mo firing to firing
without any audible knock, but the
bad cylinder, viii make more or less
noise according to the looseness: of the.
bearing within! or under 81, : the case;
may be. The engine should be- run
fairly fast, with the ignition' a@iittfe aad-
vanced.
Slipping in leather faced cone
clutch may be due to want Of adjust
ment and consequently remedied by
Tightening up the clutch spring. Very
often slipping is due to the presence
of grease, oil, ETC., on the leather, in
which case the latter should be we'll
washed with gasoline and slightly
roughened with a rasp and adjusted
una little by the snring. OF courHe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

And what is all this fuss and feathers
about, an this stir and rumble In the
high places and the low? Why does
Morgan always plan to spend part of
his summer In America? Why does
Roosevelt start homeward from the
Egyptian sands? Why does John D.
Rockefeller still take an interest in
life? Why does Jim Jefries forget
that he is. going to whip a member of
the Black Hand society next Julyf
Baseball; that's all.
The Presidents Enthusiasm.
LET me sit with the fans"
Thus spoke the president of the
United States last fall when he was
present at a bah game at Chicago
between the New York and Windy
City National league teams. It WAS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

CHRISTI EATHEW6OG, GREATEST PITCHER
In BASEBALL TODAY.
the first base line out into right field
Chance would probably have stopped
the ball had he been in what the presi-
dent considered his proper position.
Surely when the chief executive of
the United States shows such interest
in and knowledge of the pastime there
is no reason to be amazed at the al
most hysterical fondness shown for
baseball by most of the American ma
ton. We viii allow horse racing to
continue to be known as the sport of
kings" and we win reserve for base
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

FRED CLARKE MANAGER OF THE PITTS
BURG PIRATES, WORLDS CHAMPIONS.
a monarch, food, a drink, a form Of
insanity and mental pabuium that
nourishes the soul as we'll! Wife to
million men he is, and more than sis
ter to the multitude he ever will be.
All Of which is to intimate that the
baseball season has again penetrated
our national middle and that from now
on no more applicants for sporting IA
vor need. apply.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

II the leather is badly worn there is
only one renedy-that Is, a new clutch
leather. The latter gets badly burned
by injudicious driving, such as slipping
the clutch continually on the high
speed on hin instead of changing on
to q lower speed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09

Ccostinued on Page
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-09
Country's Greatest Ball P

pitted themselves against mighty To-
in the arena.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-08-11
THE SPIDERS THREAD.
Its Use by Astronomers In Their Study
of the Stars,

Its Use by Astronomers In Their Study
of tho Stars.
The threads Of the garden spider are
fixed by astronomers in their tele-
scopes for the purpose Of giving fine
lines to the field of view by which the
relative positions of stars may be ac-
curately measured.
For century astronomers desired
to make use of such lines Of the great
est possible fineness and procured at
first silver wire drawn out to the ex-
treme limit of tenuity attainable with
that metal. They also tried hairs oHe
five-hundredth Of an inch thick and
threads of the silkworm's cocoon,
which are split into two component
threads, each only one two-thousandth
Of an INCH thick. But in 1920 an Eng
lish instrument maker named Trough.
ton introduced the spiders line. This
can be readily obtained a fourth Of
the thickness Of the silkworm's thread
and has also advantages In its strength
and freedom from twist.
In order to obtain the thread the
spider is carefully fixed on a minia-
ture rack, and the thread, which at
the moment of issue from the body is
viscid liquid, is made to adhere to
a winder. by turning which the desired
length Of firm but elastic thread can
be procured. London Graphic.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-08-11
Each of the Giant Shade Trees Cost
Pint of Rum.

Each of the Giant Shade Trees Cost 9
Pint Of Rum.
One of the most striking attractions
Of the old town of Kittery Point has
long been her towering elms. They
rise magnificently above trees of all
other varieties, and In summer with
their foliage encompass her quaint
streets in delicious green coolness.
transform the fine old place into a yer
liable seashore falryland and last, but
not least, enrapture the summer visitor
For nearly two miles along the high.
way, which for the most part follows
the shore of the harbor, these splendid
specimens rear themselves at fairly
regular intervals, though the ak has In
times past brought some of the mon
archs crashing to the earth.
The story of the circumstances at,
tending the planting Of the giants, as
1t has been handed down from father
to son, runs as follows; Major Th0m
as Cults, one Of the old town fathers.
who conducted fishing business, for
elgn commerce, store and tavern
in the famous Pepperell mansion Quilt
1862, conceived the very commendable
Idea of beautifying his native town by
setting out trees.
Accordingly in 1901 he gave one
Samuel Blake the contract. Samuel's
remuneration was nothing more or less
than pint of rum, doubtless brought
from the West Indies by one Of the
majors pinkies, for each tree planted.
There were originally ninety of them.
and they extended from the Seavey
lot, near where the First Christian
church now stands, to the top of the
Point or the shore of Spruce creek."-
Kennebec Journal.