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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
GREATEST SCOOP

Frank Brunell, who was a base
ball writer in 1889, told the other
day the story of his greatest scoop,
Every base ball writer IN the coun'
try, Brunell among them, was busy
in July and August of that year de
nying the rumor of a revolt of the
players. One day Cub Stricken said
to Brunell:
Don't get in wrong, Frank.
There might be something in this
story about the new Brotherhood
league, after all"
Frank took the tip and printed a
story saying the Players league was
a certainty and that fOur-fifths of
the National league players had
jumped TO the new organization.
Il had to make good after that, y
said Brunell, in telling the story,
for every paper to which ! wired
the yarn, as well as my own editor
in-chief, called me down hard.
Il appealed to Jay Faatz, Cleve-
lands captain. He was sworn TO
secrecy, but he managed to see to 1t
that ! got the key TO his room and
to his suit case. In the suit case
/ found the full list of players sign
ed by the Brotherhood. | was vim
Dictated, and that night the wires
stretching out to Cincinnati, Chi
cago, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Brooklyn,
New York, Boston and Philadelphia
carried the story"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
WIFE WENT HOME TO
MOTHER TOO OFTEN

OLYMPIA. Feb. 2.-When a 10
year old wife goes home to her
mother three times in two months
and then sues for divorce at the
end of 10 weeks she need not ex-
pect to get it, in King county
courts, at least.
Yesterday the supreme court af-
firmed the decision in the superior
court of King county, denying Car
RE Wilhelm a decree of divorce
from Frank J. Wilhelm.
The fact that she made up with
her husband three times gives the
quarrel the appearance of childish
spat. and not marital troubles seri-
Gus enough for a divorce" said the
court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

The ST. Paul club will hereafter
be known as the ST Paul Baseball
Club and Amusement Co.
Stub Spencer, who caught part of
last season with the Saints, speaks
in high terms of the work of lie
Roy, the Indian pitcher bought by
the Boston Americans.
Larry Mclean is a scrapper. The
other night in Cincinnati Larry was
raising havoc at q dance with some
of his friends. A big, bu"ly police
man attempted to throw Larry's
friends out of the place and the big
boy objected. The cop went after
him and Larry said: Come on,
you big stiff I'll scrap you 20
rounds The cop refused.
jersey City has the inside track
on Bud Sharpe, last years first
baseman of the Newark club.
Sharpe was drafted by the Pitts
burg Pirates.
President Powers of the Eastern
league has signed Cmp.res Finne-
ran Murray, Boyle and Byron for
next season.
Upon the receipt of contract
from the Cincinnati Reds. Hans LO.
bert, the German infield scooper of
the Reds, will most likely retire
from the game. His contract this
season will call for less money than
last season.
Because he was a tightwad. that
is. in the opinion of Grimm, Joe
Tinker was turned over to the
Cubs. When Grimm was handling
/ the Beavers he received offers from
! the Cleveland and Chicago team fOl
| his services. He refused to turr
| Tinker over to Cleveland because
he thought Sommers was a miser
Wrong opinion, Grimm.
Andy Coakley. the player whom
| the Cubs turned over to Louisville
and who failed to report, may pla,
with the Colonies this year He hat
a long talk with GraysOn, the Ownel
of the club.
! Owner Grayson of the Louisville
club of the American association is
after Keystone Stacker Griegs Of the
ST. Louis Browns. The Texas boy
put up a good game for the MOUND
City men.
Should Spider Baum join Mont
real the Royals would have trio o
Coast league pitchers in Wigs
Baum and Bobby O'Keefe.
They have some awful nuts NJ
in Montreal" remarked Spide
Baum Yesterday. Whalen, who hat
a brief stay with the Royals. wa!
telling Baum that the Montreal fan!
applaud for a simple catch.
| II
All reports of Catcher Carrgar
going to Detroit were blasted the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
BURBANK'S S u B S T l.
TUTE FOR MEAT
Is CACTUS
Or. Doud Says SpineIess Variety
Developed by Wizard Will
Solve the Problem.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2,-The
demand for cheap and satisfying
substitute for meat gives Luther
Burbank, the plant wizard, an OPP
portunity TO educate the public
taste for spineless cactus.
Burbank himself prefers his cac-
tus fruit TO peaches. 1t appears on
his table variously boiled as green's,
fried like egg plant, sliced in a
salad or sweet picked as dessert.
Some months ago he gave a ban
uuet at which nothing was served
but spineless cactus.
DIR. II. N. Dond. president OF the
Thornless Cactus Farming Co, is a
cactus food enthusiast. finding 1t
rich In the salts needed to keep the
human system In repair. They neu-
tralige. he says, the acids that tear
down and destroy the nerve cells.
neing absolutely starchless. the
food II also an ideal diet for the
nvef stout. -
DR.. Doud thinks the cactus will
aoisa the food problem OF the fu-
tur<
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

and represent Spokane in the p.
n. A. meet.
The 115 Founders who will decide
the title in that division Friday and
Saturday, with the lineup for the
first night, are as follows:
O'Rourke VS.. McCloud, Hughes VS..
Baine, Mccoy VS.. Harrison, Slight
am VS.. Lucenta. McClOud has a
bad hand, but it is thought that
careful bandaging will permit him
to enter the ring.
GRAHAM A GOOD ONE.
Graham, the 100 FOUNDER from
the Occur d'Alene club, is classy
man at the weight and is consider
ed good match for Kelly. Kelly
will probably fight Jessmore on the
opening night, which will hold the
Graham-Kelly affair off until Sa-
turday.
RambOuski, the third Occur
! d'Alene lad who was slated to APP
| pear in the tournament, injured his
nose the other day and will not
box.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
DIAMOND FLASHES

other day when the Red SoX
catcher signed a contract with John
|. Taylor, Boss of the Bean Eaters.
Ever notice Joe Tinkers speed
and wonder what caused it. If
you take close peep you may
notice that Joe's legs seem to
dangle as loose from his waist as
a jumping jack. He is loosely
coupled, but has wonderful bal
ance.
Frank Chance is very suscepti-
BILE to cold. Half the time in win
ter he has his throat muffled.
Baltimore boasts Of a pitcher who
is star baseball coach, singer, doc
tor and lecturer. Adkins is his
name.
AL Shaw, former receiver of the
! Chicago White Sox, has signed a
contract with Frank Isbell of the
Wichita club of the " estern league.
lssy intends to make strong fight
for the Western league bunting.
= 81
Mugsy McGraw of the New York
| York Giants is of the opinion that
SchOolmaster Sam Lever will last
another year and that he will have
! a good season.
The St Joe club of the Western
! league will travel the circuit under
the name of the Drummers.
Kid Gleason, the veteran player
of the National league, will be re-
tanned by the Phillies for another
year.
Owner Hedges of the st. Louis
Browns is high bidder for the
Newark club of the Eastern league
The Kansas City Blues, with Dan
ny Shay at the head, will take of
the surplus fat at Excelsior Springs
Mo.
c. II. Van Sycklen of Chicago has
s'gned to handle the indicator in the
American Association next year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
O'ROURKE, COEUR D'ALENE
BOXER, LOOKS LIKE Conner

That O'Rourke, the Occur
d'Alene 115 pound boxer, will be
championship contender at his
weight is the opinion of Physical
Director Cisco Bullivant and Box.
ingn Instructor Fred Creel of the
S, A. A. c., who journeyed to Occur
d'Alene yesterday to size up the
trio who We're slated to furnish the
hot stuff for a number of mills in
the two night tournament COM
.nencing Friday night.
O'Rourke is a lank, rangy young
ster, with wonderful reach. He
is handy with his fists at close
range as well as long distance mill
ing, and carries a good wallop in
each fist. The local men were
much impressed with his work yes.
terday and arrangements will prob.
ably be made TO give him few
lessons here. If he makes good in
the coming tournament he will
probably join the S. A. A. c. squad
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
SPORT PAGE

"The best show of the kind l ever
saw in my life," is the way George
NJ. Shredder, Tacoma baseball mag
nate, speaks of the Jeffries-Gotch
vaudeville aggregation.
1T isn't show where you pay
your coin to take a look at the
greatest figure in fistiana and then
depart. wishing that you had your
money back, but show full of life
and action, real wrestling, real
fighting and clever vaudeville.
Every time Gotch and Roller get
on the mat together there is some
thing doing Roller is determined to
throw the champion and Gotch re-
allies this and is forever on his
guard. The way Jeff sits and
watches those huskies roll around
the mat is enough to convince any
one that they are indulging in any
thing but tame exhibition.
Jeff and Berger don't go to sleep
by any means. hammering away at
each other for three full rounds I'M
til the bugs imagine that they are
seeing the real thing"
AUDITORIUM INADEQUATE.
From present indications. the Au-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
SCRIBES'BASEBALL
BANQUET TONIGHT

President w. H. Lucas of the
Northwestern league is expected in
town today, and together with
George NJ Shredder of Tacoma, Bob
Brown of Vancouver, Joe Cohn OF
Spokane, Mayor Pratt, prominent
fans and the sport scribes, will
meet tonight at Davenports at the
annual baseball banquet of the
sport writer's.
Owner Shredder arrived in town
yesterday afternoon, while Presi
dent Lucas dropped in this morn
ing. A discussion of the vital ques.
ton of Northwestern ball, the mum.
Der of clubs in the league, will prob
ably receive an airing at tonight's
session.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
ACF dono tina
Mo in SF Francisco when him in W. grounds"
OH, YOU MEAN THING!

. TORONTO, Ont, Feb. l. Z
- 81 have begun to do light work Z
= for my fight with Jeffries on Z
. July 4. From now on I will do Z
. light training stunts. and will =
. stay with the show for six or Z
. eight weeks. l will leave for =
. my training quarters in about =
= 10 weeks from now" said Jack =
= Johnson today. "My young =
= brother, Charley, is studying =
. to be an undertaken and he =
= graduates July l. / will give .
= him his first customer. I will =
. start job and Brother Charley .
. will finish it. Have you got =
. me? The Johnson family will =
. attend to Jeffries in clean cut =
8 style and make good job .
. of it, .
q 4 4 q 4 q 4 q 4 q q q Q q q q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
EMPLOYED BOYS
AQUATIC MEET

The Employed Boys will hold an
all around championship aquatic
meet at the Y. M. c. A. Friday
night, the first of the kind ever held
by this junior class at the associa-
ton. Boys Director Irwin expects
at least 25 or 80 entries.
The swimmers will compete in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
E D l + F. D BY
James II. CasseN
PERSONAL STORIES OF MEN
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT

me what l would do if Gleason and
Richard fell out and each on his
own hook offered me the same
proposition that they both did in the
first place. Wanted to know who
I'd swing with. Now wouldn't
be fine boob to declare for either
of them and get the other fellow
sore?"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
HE DIDN'T MEAN 1T

. While suffering from the ef-
. fects of a severe brainstorm,
; New Yorker composed the fol
, lowing, which may be sung TO
; the tune of Bon, Bon Buddy:
. I'm James J. Jeffrles, the
. champion man
, The champion man-that's
. me.
. I'm James ]. Jeffries, the
B champion man,
, That's just what I'll
; ALWAYS be.
; When finish making that
B niger hop
B The public will hear
D Chocolate Drop;
, For I'm James j. Jeffries the
B champion man,
} The champion man-thats
} Amt it awful, Alicia!
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
OPENS CLUB DOORS
FOR JEFF'S TROUPE

q The s. A. A. c. has invited =
. the members of the Jeffries- Z
= Gotch troupe to make the =
= club their headquarters during =
= the short stay in Spokane. =
= Physical Director Cisco Built =
= want stated last night that =
. visitors cards will be gladly =
. issued to the famous athletes, =
q and the freedom of the build .
= ing given them during their =
q stay. =
= 1t will not be Gotch's first =
q appearance at the club, as he =
= worked out there with Bull =
. want some time ago. =
q . . . . . q q q . = = = . q .
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

Don't know whether it's true, but
members of the Jeff company de.
clare that they never heard Frank
Gotch use profane language until
the big Indian he wrestled at Pen
dleton the other night bit him. The
Indian was no match for Gotch and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
l5S-POUNDER

Jack Moreland, a 15S-pound anna
teur from Wallace, Idaho, is the lat
est entry for the S. A. A. c. two
night boxing tournament, which
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

an umbrella race, rescue race,
the back dive and so yard race. The
rescue race is considered one of the
most important features of associa-
ton training in that it trains the
boys for emergencies. In this race
each contestant is supposed to res
cue another from drowning, the one
reaching shore first with the res
cued winning the event.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

sank his teeth into the champions
leg. Gotch became angry and
threatened dire things to the aha1-
igine as he flung him over on N.Y.
back.
Same Berger is shipping home
money to Frisco by the CARLOAD.
His brother is caring for the haber-
dashery shop and Sam is out with
Jeff getting the coin to stock it
with.
Gotch and Farmer Burns have a
great time defending the state of
Iowa, from which they both hail.
Jeff likes to kid them about the
hog and corn land.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

The talk about Jeff having devel-
oped a crouch on -newspapermen is
not altogether untrue. Some of the
boys in their anxiety to get read
able stories have pressed him hard
with questions which jeff doesn't
see the use of. Can you blame
me for getting sore," said Jeff the
other night, when they come at Inc
like fellow did today? He asked
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

Jeffs show is nothing less than
a travelling mint. Sam Berger and
H. H. Frazee own this coin-producer
and allow Jeff a per cent, which in
Denver alone last week netted Jim
exactly $500 for his end.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02
SP0 Of SPICE
THE DIFFERENCE IN THE ODDS.
Y G A S S

THE DIFFERENCE IN THE ODDS.
When Jefes championship Bob
Fzmmons in II Island 1899 the
Californian got good to II for their COIN and there
plenty more when they aboard to the limit.
The odds Jeffes,ohnson
In all probability Jeff will be installed favore
although
panking
tain that title after July 4, 1910
4 a cry.
Monroe
would be with little Johnson money
If look in the book you'll find only 20 fights the Jeffres
dating July
Francisco policeman, rounds he
ended his ring by knocking out Jack Monroe in exactly the
knockout and ended thought he had ended it, with duplication
his maiden
Turning Johnsons fights only
them defeats 1899 his first fight
Klondike, old trial horse in five rounds.
When consider Johnson
ee that he started fighting three later has engaged II
prac-
But they won't be.
CHAMPIONSHIP
wrestling the title Conshman
Jeff had INDUCED in little affair with Bob Armstrong
and aching for chance TO wipe out bad created
the minds of Bob tired of his theatrical
of battle California
mentioned Fz he said The bigger
the ader they fall Where them beedn articles
ment?"
Jeffries training
always hard handle while training He had his
ideas Many of them but Jeff stuck to them Just the
insisted taking off much weight Fizsimmons
looking specimen before the week the
fight All the time he was boxing with Tommy Ryan the fox
figured crouch straight left would
Ftzsimmons The crouch effs precious
of reach of Fits terrific waop Ryan remembered Peter Mahel
Hall and who had been Dashed sleep with
upending the superior maxiary
Fz dashed against that crouch and the straight left and
straight left poke which knocked him
he He hit the giant
y hit them did floor hmdid
him; with Jeff
the champion into the finishing punch
the eleventh round and dropped for the long count The to
man cashed in.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

BELLINGHAM. - Gustav Ote-
ware, general merchant at Ma
rietta, was killed by the explosion
of a gasoline tank in his stOre.t
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

commences Friday evening. More
land holds an amateur card from
San Francisco club, and from re-
ports is there" with his mittS.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-02

Daily and Sunday Press, deliv-
cred. 10 cents a week.
, 1910-03-30

the wife Of another NAL holder, who has
Just driveu mp, A son Of one of the small
holders, who receives a regular salary from
the depot. is also standing in front of the
railway carriage. A pile OF picking hampers
and other appliances, are dIstinguishable.
Vatue of Egg Depots.
This r2iIway-carrIage depot has been now
extended, and the small depot, started be-
cause local farmers found snch difficulty in
getting a spring market for then eggs, part
ly employs four persons and yet has increas-
cd imm 4nsely the prices for eggs. Thlnk8
also to the distribution of siltings Of eggs
from good laying strains, the weight ID the
number of eggs has increased; and the
market rec eiyes and gives large r ce for
eggs OF the brown shade that it prefers.
The local organ;sers Of this depot were the
daughters Of Lord Amherst.
The effect Of egg dep1ts on production is
astonishing. At Fran ingham the p ,ulsry
depot sold last year the enormols number
of 100000 eggs. The poultry keeper re-
ceived just Is per cent, or sd. in the shilling
more for his eggs than he was previously
paid by the local "higgler." It is esjimated
:1at the poultry Ike pers Of the district re-
ceiyed in one year about GI,20O more than
W aid have done % the old prices
Daily Mail, FEB. I2th.
, 1910-03-30

So promising is the prospect of the egg
industry in rural Britain thul it has been
determined to develop it by a form of pro
pagauda entirely new to England.
II March or early April an egg train win
start from PnGdiugton on a proselytisIng
journey through West England and Wales.
The Great Western Railway Company is
working with the cooperative societies in
this mission. The ideu came from the brain
Of the secretary Of the National Poultry Or
8anisatiou Society, and IS 10 bo carried out
by aid OF the Government money and the
generosity Of tue Great Western Company.
The tram will be on the mo lei Of Amsri-
can trains, which are not infreQuently sent
out wi h II staff of lecturers and Il supply Of
nppiances. The trains stop wherever a com
puny OF country residents can be collected,
tho lecturer sometimes taking the roof Of the
carriage rs his pulpit, while others demon
Btrate with appliances among the crowd.
The Great Western egg special will be
essentially n missionary train of this sort.
Railway Carriage ASA Depot.
The west of England and especially Wales
have been selected for several reasons. The
prices Of z 9 sink steadily with every fifty
miles journey west OF London, and the Welsh
are described as the most backward poultry
producers IN Europe. 1t is hoped, however,
that missionary trains of this model will later
be despatched along other railway lines.
The following exact description of a small
poultry depot in being will | e of interest to
our readers. just outside the station at
Stoke Ferry, a characteristic country spot in
Norfolk, is planted an old railway carriage.
The visitor will notice that the end WIN
dows are darkened, which indicates that be-
hind them is the Gambling or testing room.
In the picture before me a small holder Of
the locality is standing at the carriage door,
ready to receive a consignment of eggs from
, 1910-03-30

which he or his children have captuled from
um2 to time as they have come wandering
through space into his dominions, and have
been thereupon compelled to do his bidding.
nat this latter view is correct is strengthened
by the fact tina. a large number of comets hav.
ing similar differences in their courses. pass
me sun without heiDg thus captured they
are influenced 10y him SO far that their pas
sage past hun forms a curve, but it is q more
open curve than any eIIipse, with the sun in
. locus, could present. On this point Pro-
lessor Iodd, ia his New Astronomy, writes
mus "WhetheI or not an orb is closed
or open curve depends entirely on velocity.
II "hen the comet is at distance unity.
or 93,OOO,O 600 miles from the sun,
rs speed exceeds 2G miles a second,
IL VIII never come back if less it will return
periodically, after Wanderings more or less
remote. Very often the velocity of a comet
IS SO near this critical value, rs miles .
second, that it is difficult to say certninIy
whether It viii ever return or not. Many
comets, however, do make periodical visits
winch arc accurately ioretold The form
and position OF their orbits show in numer-
on, Ins ances that these comets were captur-
ca by planetary attraction, which las reduced
thelr, original velocity below rs miles q
1''3 "'1 nus CduSFtl lltll 10 remain as
members # the solar system indefinitely. and
obcdlent to the suns control"
There are many other questions connected
with comets, such as Why is u tail formed
WHOM a comet nears the sun and drawn
IN again when it departs? Why DO the tails
always point from lhe sun :? Why are some
straight and some curved? Why have some
comets but one tail, while others have
several tails? What connection is there
between comets oud periodical swarms Of
meteors ? and SO on; but the answers to such
questions are too difficult and in part too
speculative, for this article, which only aiIas
al stating the simpler facts.
IN past ages comets have been regarded
as mysterious tokens Of some approaching
calamity, but in these days no sensible per-
son has such a thought; we know chat
comets have been studied, Just as the sun,
moon and stars have been studied, and that
they have NJ mystery about them, except in
the sense that Nature in all parts OF her
realm presents us with problems more or less
difficult, many OF which still await solution.
, 1910-03-30
81. N-KOIN S'NATll

81. (liOIA STATION.
London, March 29Jh-The Colonial Office
has received a telegram from the Govern
or Of Fiji reporting that q disastrous hurri-
cane has occurred throughout the group.
The capi. al, Suya, 4utfered the worst.
The "Daily Mail thinks that Canada has
triumpled through her readiness to meet
he United States with the ]latter's own fiscal
and industrial weapons. The "Alornins Post
SAYS Canada, having been betrayed by her
imperial partners, has capituIated to the
United States fiscal Intimidation.
rhe Prince of honaco has decreed the
election of IA Parliament upon universal stuff
rage, and also liberty of the press.
The Car has issued a manifesto ordering
the Donna to legislate for Finland regard
less of the Finnish Diet not consenting.
This is an unconstitutional coup d etat.
The worst disaster since the fire at the