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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03
REAPING BENEFIT
From the Experience of Rock Island
People.

From the Experience of Rock Island
People.
We are fortunate indeed to be able
to profit by the experience of our
neighbors. The public utterances of
Rock Island residents on the follow
ing subject will interest and benefit
thousands of our readers. Read this
statement No better proof can be
had.
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street, Rock Island, ILL.,, says: Il was
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any length of time or doing any
walking, felt all tired out and was
obliged to sit down and rest. Doan
Kidney Pills were so highly recon-
mended that I procured a box at the
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three boxes of this remedy, my con-
dition was better in every way.
consider Doan's Kidney Pills an ex-
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States.
Remember the name - Doan's-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03
TIRE OF ONE JOB
Ball Players as Rule Desire
to Change Their Berths
Occasionally.
BREsNAHAN is VERSATILE
Manager of the Cardinals Has Held
Down Every PositiOn-Ambi-
lions of Others.

The average ball player is a queer
individual Constant appearance in
the public gaze, continued work in the
profession, the every act OF which is
the subject of comment of thousands,
no doubt tend to bring out the pecul-
iarities which Turk in the disposition
of all men. One of the chief things
a ball player wants to do is to work
out of position. The outielder wants
to pitch, the pitcher to play some base,
the catcher to do anything except don
the big mitt.
Several players on the st. Louis
team are no exception to the rule.
Roger Bresnahan is one OF the most
versatile athletes in the profession
Originally a pitcher. Roger turned TO
catching. While with New York the
strenuous leader played in the outfield
with great success. Since assuming
the leadership of Camp Cardinal he
has played the outfield, as well as
second, short and third base. In Brook
Ign recently he went in and pitched
a fairly good game
In former years Johnny Lush was
played in the outfeld, owing to the
grand little southpaw's fondness for
hitting other pitchers. While with
the Philadelphia club John assumed
Roy Thomas place in center any time
the Quaker City aggregation was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03
Vanderbilt Cup Race,

Great preparations are being made
for the Vanderbilt cup race, which is
to be held on Long Island, New York,
on Oct. next, and the grand prize
event on Oct. 10. OF the racing drivers
who will compete for the $1,000 in cash
offered for this race, in addition to the
grand prize, the following drivers of
international and worldwide fame will
compete: Navarro, Wagner, George
Robertson, Ralph de Palma. Ray Har-
roun. Joe Dawson, Louis Chevrolet,
Robert Burman and Barney Old6eld.
All interSecting roads and crossings
will be guarded by iagmen. sworn in
as deputy sheriffs, who will keep traf-
fic from the highways during practice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03
SOME STORIES
FROM DIAMOND
Eddie Lennox Tells of the Diff
f1cu1ties Attached to the
Third Corner.
ONE MUST THINK FAST
Guardian OF the Final Station Has to
Decide Instantly What Is
Best to Do.
No. XXI.
By EDDIE LENNOx.

copyright. 1sfo. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
Do I consider playing third base
easy compared with the other infield
positions? Well, should say not. A
man playing last station must always
have his wits about him. 1t Is one
OF the hardest positions In the iDfield
to play. Great third basemen in the
major leagues can be counted on the
fingers OF one hand. In order to hold
down third sack in the big leagues to-
day one must not alone be able to
think and act quickly, but must have
steel-like nerve
| There are many players who have
been very successful during practice,
but could not stand fire during a reg
uiar game. There are numerous in
stances Of it In order to be a sue
cessful third sacker in the big circuit
today one must have great physical
courage The slightest streak of cow
ardice or yellow Will ruin his chances
OF drawing a salary from the club.
Holding down last station is difficult
for many reasons. The player who at
tempts il has to handle the hardest hit
balls that go through the infield and
has to make the longest throw on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03
FOREIGN GOLFERS COMING.
Australia viii Send Players to Win
Honors In This Country.

Australia Viii Send Players to Win
Honors In This Country.
International golf Of a nature hfth-
the visit of the Oxford-Cambridge team
in 1908 be excepted, is practically a
certainty for next season. This time
the invading forces will represent Aus
traiia, and they win be headed by DR..
F. G. Brathwaite, the American vice
consul, who will act as manager
The plan thus far mapped out is for
a team to arrive in this country early
next summer and to tour America
from coast to coast The Australian
team as made up at present consists
Of eight golfers and two lawn tenniS
players, but 1t is possible that this
number may be increased.
Prominent among the visitors viii be
Michael Scott, the amateur champion
of Australia and open champion of
New South Wales and Victoria. Next
on the list is Clyde Pearce, who has
been both open and amateur title hold
er of Australia. Then there is Eel
stead, a left handed golfer, who re-
Gently broke the record for the course
at the Royal Melbourne club. Last
year FelsteGd won the open champion
ship tournament OF Australia, beating
all the professionals.
Another equally well known golfer
booked for the trip is Duncan. five
times champion of New Zealand and
runner up in the Australian amateur
tournament in 1905
Bruce Pearce, youthful phenomenon
of many titles, also enjoys an interna-
tional reputation. This eighteen-year-
old lad, who will be a member Of the
team, is champion of Tasmania and
South Australia. and altogether he
holds no fewer than thirteen minor
championship titles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03

stars had organized team. and they
thought it would be a fine thing to
have Bender referee a post season
game with the Oklahoma university
eleven.
Chief tried his best, but he didn't
know the rules. His own people kick
ed as hard as the collegians, and both
teams felt that they were lucky to get
through with tie score
''I've always had a great deal Of
sympathy for umpires since that foot
ball game, but I would rather umpire
baseball games forever than take a
chance Of mixing up with twenty-five
excited football players again." said
Bender.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03

Laughing cheerfulness throws sun
light on all the paths of life.-Richter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03

With protests against brutal
football coming from all parts of the
country, prompting the advocacy of
radical changes in the game, there
are nevertheless a great many fol-
lowers of the sport who are salts
fed that the beliefs and opinions
which are hurting the game have in
reality very little foundation. This
silent host of believers-in and fol-
lowers of the true athletic American
lad, are content with the game as it
now stands and will have to be shown
that it as brutal and harmful as its
enemies claim it to be. Considerable
effort has been made through the
public press by those who oppose the
game, to set the public mind against
it and to have it tabooed in our
schools and colleges. The number
who have come to the defense of the
game have been few, but that does
not signify for a moment that the
defenders are few in number.
would Doom Others, Too.
When one takes into consideration
the things which have succeeded in
turning so many people against the
game, he is somewhat surprised at
the result. He finds that if the
things which seem to have doomed
football are the things to be con-
sidered, then practically every other
one of our manly American games
and sports is doomed for similar rea-
sons. While the enemy of football
may be right when he says football
has taken heavy toll this year" he
is wrong if he is mentally comparing
it with the other sports which he con-
siders legitimate and desirable. For
statistics show that football is far
from being at the head of the list of
fatalities and accidents from the
games and sports INDUCED in by the
wonderful American youth, the lad
who makes the rest of the world sit
up and take notice. Hunting, against
which few protests are ever lodged,
takes many times the number of vic
tins each year that football does, in
fact, nearly any one of the northern
states alone, in which hunting is
common, sees more deaths each year
from accidents of this nature, than
the rest of the country does from
football. And the newspapers say
'he was mistaken for a deer and
shot" but they do not add Professor
So and So says that hunting is dan
gerous to American manhood and
ought to be stopped, or the rules
changed at least so as to prevent one
hunter from shooting another"
Baseball "Brutal," Too.
Baseball, aye, our own national
game, of which we are everyone a
follower, claims more victims each
year than does brutal football but
again the newspaper unconsciously
hurts the latter game in the manner
in which it comments upon the base
ball fatality. The story appears un-
der New York date line and usually
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03

would have been about as welcome to
A. Cooper of Aswego, n. Y, as a mer.
CHESS lung-racking cough that defied
all remedies for years. 1T was most
troublesome at night" he writes, moth.
ing helped me until / used DR.. Kings
New Discovery which cured me com
pletely. 1 never cough at night now"
Millions know it's matchless merit for
stubborn colds, obstinate coughs. sore
lungs, lagrippe, asthma. hemorrhage
Group, whooping cough, or hayfever 1t
relieves quickly and never fails to sat
isfy. A trial convinces. Fifty cents
and s100. Trial bottle free It's posi-
lively guaranteed by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03
HoWs This7

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not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
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We, the undersigned, have known F.
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WALDING, KINMAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern.
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mucous surfaces of the system. Testi
monials sent free. Price, IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03
How "sonder" Came Into Yachting.

How "SonGer" Came Into Yachting.
Many who are not yachtsmen have
wondered at the word sender" which
has appeared in the public prints dur
ing the last five years in various news
items in connection with yacht racing.
When the German emperor signifed
his willingness to give prize to, slim
ulate international yacht racing, about
five years ago, his yachting advisers
suggested that the trophy should be
offered for small yachts of not over
th1rty-two feet racing length, and as
this would constitute a new class a
name or title seemed necessary for it.
The word sender was adopted as bear
ing the same relation to the English
word special.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03

construction engineer? He is the
fellow who learned staying qualities
in his hard practice on the gridiron
and who was taught that there is no
such word as fail.
Let US be a little more charitably
disposed towards this game and
measure it's worth by the good that
it does in building up physique, cour-
age and character, rather than by
the injuries which accompany this.
Remember that nothing which is
worth while comes free of cost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03


scheduled for Sunday games. He
broke up several battles while in the
role of foe
Steve Evans can play first base with
very fair success and came into the
majors on his recommendations as an
initial sacker
Wallace Once Pitcher.
Bob Wallace was a pitcher prior to
breaking into the Unfolding game, and
he was sent to third base before he be
came a shortstop. Bailey was an out
fielder down in Texas before Eddie
Karger put dent in his chin. which
affected his batting prowess.
Bailey then assumed pitching and
has been trying ever since. Dan Hoff
man was originally a pitcher, but was
so wild and manned so many ball
players that the president of the league
persuaded the manager to shift Daniel
to the Outfeld- The reverse was the
case with Joe Lake, who was with
Newburg, n. Y, and led his league in
batting.
Overall Of the Chicago Cubs would
be catcher. and. as a matter of fact
when right he is a grand catcher And
SO it goes all down the line If you
can catch you would rather pitch. and
If you can field you aspire to catch.
But there's one thing none OF them
overlcoks-hitting. A man might as
we'll try to tip over a house as crowd
his way. out of turn. up to that plate
Turing batting practice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03
BENDER FEELS FOR UMP.

His Experience Officiating at Football
Game Raised His Sympathy.
No one has. ever been known to &C.
cuse Chief. Bender, the Philadelphia
Athletics crafty and expert Indian
pitcher, of being foolish. His work on
the diamond and in other branches of
athletics has always indicated that he
knew what he was about AS a trap
shooter the redskin is tough man to
beat.
But it remained for the chief to run
amuck athleticaIly when he grew care
less a few years ago while among
friends In the Usage Nation. A lot Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03
FIND BASEBALL IN BIBLE.
Hughey Jennings Finds Nebu-
chadnezzar Playing Game.

Historians of baseball say that
the game is seventy years old.
Hughey Jennings of the Detroit
Tigers has dug up statistics to
prove that it is $500 years old.
at is not generally known"
says Jennings. that Nebuchad-
nezzar was the first pitcher men
toned in history. The Bible
mentions in the last chapter of
the second book of Kings, And
it came to pass in the ninth year
of his reign, in the tenth month
and In the tenth day of the
month. that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
the king of Babylon, carae, he
and all his hosts. against Jerusa
lem and pitched against them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-03


SACKER.
diamond in less time than other infeld
ers take to do it, He is closer to the
batter than any other man except the
pitcher, ana this makes the work dou-
bly, fast and difficult.
Gets 1Iost of Bunts.
The tbu-1 ~..>..s a., ,.--tsu upon to
handle 60 per cent of the bunts. and
that in itself is Il nerve racking duty
Knowing that the runner is swiftly
speeding toward first. the man who is
holding down third base has 10 make
a dash for the slow hit ball as it
spins around in a tantalizing manner
and, in order 10 get his man, must
throw almost without looking. If
there be d runner leaving first sack
on such a play the third baseman must
decide in a fash whether it is safer
to get the man at second or at first.
Should he make mistake in any way
or hesitate in the slightest degree both
will be safe. The. man. who can face
such a situation as this without
tremor is not lacking in GOODNESS and
deliberation.
A third sacker's nerve is tried when
he is unable TO decide whether the
batter is going TO bunt or hit the ball
put. Quite often a hitter will make
one or two feints at bunting for the
sole purpose of drawing the third sta
toner away from his. sack and then
suddenly drive the ball at him with all
the force at his command. To meet
such an emergency the third baseman
must be absolutely devoid of fear and
have no thought of. personal injury.
Here are a few things which a good
third sacker must possess in order to
be successful ia the big circuits. He
must have two good hands and a very
active brain He must be able to grasp
the batted banswith either hand, and
consequently a man with two good
hands and long fingers has a big
advantage over the man who does not
possess them
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-11
TWO WOMEN ARRAIGNED
AS HIGHWAY ROBBERS.
Helen Meyers and Mrs. SmitI,
Face Serious Charges.

Helen Meyers, of 90 Main street, East
Orange. and Mrs. Pearl Smith. who
until yesterday lived at liz Warren
street, both 20 and oomely, answered
charges OF highway robbery in the Sec
ond Precinct Police Court today. II
was discovered tina Mrs. Smith was
a delinquent of the probation Office and
her case was referred there for dis
posal. Her companion was fined So.
as was John Dolan. of 391 Summer
avenue. accused of being the accom-
plice OF b young women.
The intended victim of the girls wal
Carl S%teinberger. of S15 North Eleventh
street. who described himself az q
business man." He said he net the
Meyers girl M Mrs. Smith in a cafe
last night n at their invitation took
a walk with them. They walked with
S~teinberger to Washington Park. where
they attempted 10 rob him. he asserts.
Patrolmen McGovern and Van Hohten
arrested all hands and Dolan. who
was acting suspiciously nearby. A
complaint of drunkenness was lodged
against Steirberger, but it was dis
missed today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-11
INDICTED
IN REGISTRATION
FRAUD DENY GUILT
Two Allowed to Go Free on
Giving 1000 Bail
Each.

Five OF the men concerned in the al
legged Illegal registration in Newark,
and who were indicted by the grand
jury last week n arrested on Satur-
day and Sunday, were before Judge
Jay Ten Eyck, in the Cosrt of Quarter
Sessions today, to plead to the charges
All of the five pleaded not guilty.
Two, were released on bail: James
Feeney, who registered from 100 Front
street, in the sixth district. of the First
ward, was released in bail of 81, 900,
furnished by John J. Flynn, Democratic
leader of the district, who is himself
out on bail on ten charges of perjury
in connection with registration affairs.
Joseph Commas, who lives at the same
address, was released on 1000 bail,
furnished by himself.
Henry Fitzsimmons, charged with
illegally registering in the Third,
Fourth and Fifth districts of the Sec
ond ward. was unable to furnish 81, 900
bail and went to Jail. The same thing
happened to Anthony McKenna, who
registered in both the Third district
of the Fourth ward and in the Fourth
of the Second ward. The third
man to go to Jail in default of bail
James Wilson, who registered
Illegally in both the Third and Fourth
of the Second ward. No
dates were set for the trial OF any of
the men.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-11
AS JUMPER
SAVES MANS BONES.
Leaps Out of Harms Way When
Trolley Bumps Wagon.

To his athletic prowess John S. Nc
Connell, son of Sergeant John j. Nc
Connell. of Chief of Police Corbett's
staff. who lives at 3S2 Walnut street,
owes his life. With his uncle, Eugene
Mclaughlin, of 9 Bowery street. he
was returning from the market this
morning in a produce wagon when the
vehicle was struck by a fast-moving
trolley car. Mcconnell jumped from
the open wagon as he saw a collision
was imminent. He landed on the side
walk. a jump of over fifteen feet.
The wagon with it's two occupants
was going slowly down Green street
when a Kinney street car going south
in McWhorter street bumped into
them. As Mcconnell jumped McLaugh-
lin was yanked out of the wagon. He
was bruised about the body. and was
taken to the home of Sergeant McCon-
nell. 3S2 Walnut street, in a carriage.
A physician was summoned, who
stated that the injuries are not Sc
rious.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-11
WILL
APPEAR IN JERSEY CITY.

Music-lovers in this city are inter-
ested in the Schumann-Heink recital
to be given in Jersey. City December l,
in the High School Auditorium, New
ark and Palisade avenues. under the
auspices of the College WoTnan's Club
of Jersey City.
Alreacy a number of Newark resi-
dents have purchased several hundred
tickets.
Miss Edith S. Merritt, of 694 Clifton
avenue, will receive subscriptions and
seats will be assigned in order of ap.
plication. Checks may be sent to the
College Woman's Club of Jersey City.
The Union Hill Liedertafel, a male
chorus of seventy singers. under the
leadership of F. Albecke, will assist in
the rendition of the program.
As Madam Schumann-Heink will not
sing in Newark this season, this will
be sn opportunity for those who are
her admirers to hear her.
The proceeds Of the concert will be
devoted to the scholarship fund of the
College Woman's Club of Jersey City.
During the year 1909-1910 the College
Club has awarded W. scholarships of
800 each to two graduates of the Jer-
sey City High School. both now attend
ing colleges.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-11
I'm A LAWYER BY
PROFESSION BUT
NOT BY PRACTISE
Member of New York Bar Tells
Jersey Court He Was
~H0rnswOggled.

Conspiracy involving h possession Of
an $4,000 house at $50 Westwood avenue.
Long Branch, was set UP in a bill be-
fore Vice-Chancellor Stevens in Chan
Gerry Chambers today, where testimony
was taken in proceedings brought by
James Parkes, of New York city,
against Mrs. Sarah Miller, Mrs. Bessie
Craft and Antoine Barbiere, all of Long
Branch, and Mrs. Rose S. Mcmahon. OF
Los Angeles.
Mr.. Parkes. as he said on the witness
stand. is "a lawyer by profession and
not by practise and Mrs. Craft, as set
forth in the papers, was his trusted
housekeeper." AS a reward for her
care of him and her generally faithful
services to him Che is three-score years
old, they decided to take the house in
Long Branch as joint tenants, with the
understanding that the survivor was to
take title absolute in fee simple.
The contract for the purchase of the
properly was made May IA. 1907, Enos
n Louise S. Apologize being the
owners at the time.
Title in a Roundabout Course.
According to Parkes, Mrs. Craft re-
ceived $4,000 to pay on the house. 1t
was mortgaged to the extent of $4,000,
and she took it to the Applegates with
the understanding that he title was to
be conveyed Immediately to Mr.. Parkes,
but, instead, the conveyance was made
through Mrs. Miller, a well-to-do sister
OF Mrs. Craft, so Mr.. Parkes alleges,
and the property was then conveyed
by Mrs. Miller to Mrs. Mcmahon, an
other lister. h holding it for Mrs.
Craft.
Mrs. Craft is now living in the dis
puted house and has been trying to
sell it, so it S claimed, and Barbiere,
the other defendant, said to be in the
quartet of alleged conspirators, and is
supporting him.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Campbell, me-
groes, occasionally employed in the
house, testified after the lawyer-com-
plainant had his say. Mrs. Campbell
was sure that Mrs. Craft said to her
on one Sunday in 1907:
AWell, Mary, I've got it,"
By this. the witness explained, her
mistress meant the house, and, added
that Mrs. Craft afterward said tina sit
was all settled"
Attorney-General Edmund B. Wilson
IS representing Mr.. Parkes, and Parker
& Van Gelder. of Long Branch, the de-
fendant