The Washington herald., 1910-03-25
AT THE HOTELS.

Al LIE f1OlELS,
There is no doubt at all IN my mind
that Gov. Harmon viii succeed himself
as the chief executive Of the buckeye
State" said John A Norton. of Tifin.
Ohio. al the Raleigh last night. Mr..
Norton is a former Democratic Congress-
man from Ohio. representing the Thir-
teenth district
Gov. Harmon has most dlfficult tina
Of 1t with the state legislature. which has
accorded him at times the most aborn-
Unable treatment. At one time. when the
governor had to make an official com
municatson embodying his recommenda-
tons concerning certain public questions.
the legislature did not even take the time
to read It. Il was simply put on the
table; that's all. It seems that the Ohio
State legislature has a good many men,
bers who don't know even the rudimenfs
Of courtesy, not mentioning good politics.
IL they have an idea that they can undo
Coy Harmon by treating him dlseourte-
onsly. they are greatly mistaken This
VIII make him all the stronger and more
popular in the public estimation.
When the next Democratic national
convention meets" added DR.. Norton. st
viii be found that Mr.. Harmon's name
viii receive not only the most ponuIar
appiause' but Will also have the strongest
popular support as candidate for the
PRESIDENCY on the party ticket.
In all truth. It cannot be said that the
present Republican administration is =
popular one. This is my unbiased I'm
preston
Iheoaore H. Price, a prominent business
man OF New York. is ST the sborehau,.
Mr.. Price said last night that the MAYOR
Of New York is growing in popularity
every day, because q his great exAcut,vA
ability and the fact that he has bronqh.
about within the short time Of his ineun-
bency Of the Office more thoroughvosns
reforms than any other mayor has a..
complished in his whole term. Mr.. Price
said that Mayor Gaynor would go befora
the next Democratic national convention
one OF the strongest candidates for the
Presidential nomination.
Baseball being IN the atmosphere. John
Hagan, Of Chicago. who is at the
Raleigh, and who Is a converted fan,
said last night. discussing the ever-inter-
esting sport: Baseball has a firm hold
on it's followers. because of its variety.
While innumerable matches have 90.
CURED in this country since it became
the national pastime, IL is safe 70 say
that no two of these contests have been
played exactly alike. There have been
thousands OF unexpected situations.
many OF them calling for instantaneous
decision and quick action by the players.
The ball player who can meet the crisis
in a fash IS said to have a good head
Two evenly matched teams from rival
towns in the Middle West were fighting
a hard battle one day last fan a year
ago when an odd play occurred. In the
last half Of the ninth inning two men
were out and man was on third. The
excitement began 10 tell on the pitcher
and he threw q wild ball. which struck
wide OF the plate and bounded into the
netting in front Of the grand stand,
where it stuck about twenty feet from
the ground The runner on third made
dash for home TO score the winning
run.
The fans on his side stood up for a
mighty yell and then sat down in sudden
disgust The opposing catcher raced
after the ball the instant It passed him,
tore of his mask as he ran. and. 1inging
II at the netting, dislodgsd the ball,
caught II as It fen. and threw the runner
out at the plate. His team won the game
in the next inning. and the madly enthusi-
astic fans sent him home bareheaded.
his cap full of money.
Wv. a. Cummings. the inventor Of the
curve in baseball pitching, is still living,
l believe He discovered the possibilities
Of the curve on Jarvis Field while play
ing against Harvard some forty years
ago. The movement which was set on
foot at the beginning Of this season to
eliminate the spikes from baseball shoes
because so many players are hurt with
them had its counterpart in a successful
movement for the elimination of the
hitting Of a player with a bali some
thirty years ago. When the game was
young, hitting the base runner with the
ball was sanctioned, just as il had been
in old-fashioned town ball Many was
the time that a player running bases
would take the chance CT being hit. and,
in fact would often try 10 draw the
throw, realizing that the chances were
many to one that he could dodge the
ball. But there were men in the game
who would walt until the runner got at
close range and then throw dangerously
hard. After several serious injuries had
occurred, there came the successful
movement that put an end to the rule"
mo section OF the country is mors
blessed with natural conditions conducive
to good health than the mountain region
OF North Carolina" said Robert S. Still
well, of Charlotte. n. c, at the National
last night. Thousands OF men and wo-
men come every year to take advantage
OF the pure air. the good water. the mild
climate. and the scenery. which has made
these mountains both a summer and win
ter resort for the sick and we'll
With these facts in mind" continued
Mr., Stillwell. 'it is astonishing 10 dis
cover that the natives of these mountains
are saliow, sickly, stunted It Is de-
clared that In the drive from Tayiorsvilie
TO Nilkesboro. twenty-five miles. one
may see more pale. gh0st-like children
than anywhere else in the world, where
there is no greater population, and this
road runs through the health resort sec
ton.
one Of these sad mountain families
removes to a mill town not far away.
The father and mother and most Of the
children go TO work in a cotton mill.
After year of living under circum-
stances which cannot be compared with
their former estate for natural henftff,,i