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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-11
LARGE CROWD
At KUPFR|AN
TRACK SUNDAY
NO SPEED TRIALS, HOWEVER, ON
ACCOUNT OF WORK BEING
DoNE-TRAck Is FAR ROM PER.
Feet AND MUCH WORK WILL
HAVE TO BE DONE.

The large crowd of spectators that
travelled to Kupfrian Park Sunday in
the hope of witnessing the auto speed
trials, were doomed to disappoint-
ment, when they found that the man
agement of the track would allow no
one to drive, fearing that the heavy
cars would cut up the track and make
the work already done on it count
for nothing.
Many drivers were out, and several
made the circuit on foot in order to
see what work had been done. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Strobe, who super
intended the building Of the track, is
expected to return to the city today,
when the real work of repairing will
begin and the finishing touches put on
for the next meet.
At present the track Is far from per-
feet, and while it will do for horse
racing, no real speed can be gotten
out of it with a machine.
One of the men who made a close in
spection Sunday, in talking of the mat
ter with representative of The jour
nal, said:
The first turn is in good shape, but
this turn has always been good. II
the track management really wish to
have good fast sport, they should put
all of their efforts on the far turn and
both stretches.
There is lots Of room for improve
ment here, especially on the last turn,
which is more difficult turn to nego.
tiate. and has nothing like the bank
or foundation that the first turn has.
"By placing good hard clay about
two feet high on the outside fence and
drawing a line from the top of this
point to the present surface Of the
track on the rail it will give bank
that will do away with all tendency TO
skid, and make the track much faster,
AT present there are many soft
spots, and the sand that has been
thrown along the outer three or four
feet OF this turn will not pask, and as
long as il Is allowed to remain as it
is, IT is dangerous, as a machine taking
this turn without sufficient bank Is
forced to the outside. and should the
right front wheel strike this soft sand
the tendency would be to throw the
front wheels toward the outer fence.
Some Of the grass on the home
stretch is ten or twelve inches high
and while nice grass plot is always
thing OF beauty and greatly admired
ny IlOIluSTl LOuilStS. there Is also dl
ordinance that requires that weeds
should be cut, and though the park IL
not in the city limits and Mr.. johnson
has no final say in the matter, it would
improve things materially If both
stretches were treated to nice
shave"
It would not cost much to make the
local track one of the fastest half mile
tracks in the country. and the drivers
who furnish the entertainment, and
the public as well, look to the local
management to put the track in better
condition.
That the sport has taken hold in
Pensacola there is no denying, and II
one can judge from the increased at
tendance every Sunday, the capacity
Of the grandstand and parking places
will be far from sufficient to accommo
date the crowd that will attend the
next meet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-11
MRS. COW[EY
OF MOBILE dead
WAS MOTHER OF MRS. {. P. RocH
OF THIS ClTY-FUNGRAL OC-
cURREOlN MOBILE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.

E. P Roch left on the eleven-thirty
train yesterday morning for Mobile,
where he was called on account OF
the death of his mother-ip-law, Mrs.
John Cowley, which sad event &C.
CURED Sunday night about II O'Clock.
She had been ill for several weeks.
Mrs. Roch was with her mother at
the time of her death, having gona
there several days ago.
The funeral occurred in Mobile yes
terday afternoon
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-11
WITH the PLAYS and PLAYERS
COLLEGE, Girls Tomorrow.

Of the College Singing Girls, who
are to be here tomorrow night as the
first lyceum attraction, the McKees.
port, Pa, Times of recent date says:
The breezy entrance of eight pretty
girls dressed in maroon college gowns
and caps, singing college medleys with
the true spirit, was enough to capti-
vate any audience. 'Sancta
Maria by Faure, which composition is
rich in harmony, was delightfully."- pro-
duced by the perfectly-blended voices
of the singers.
"Dats in der Deutsche School, by
Ella Harding. Helen Granger, Frances
Conn and Olive Matterson, dressed in
Dutch costume and assisted by Mr.. Ec-
cles as the school master. took the
house by storm, and continuous ap-
plause brought three returns of this
sketch
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-11
The NeWlvWeds.

The extremely large advance sale
being fact much in evidence places
the seal of success upon the engage
ment of the big music show, The
Newlyweds and Their Baby" at the
opera house on Thursday. Oct 18th.
The company, numbering 60 IL per-
sons. arrive on their special train.
The play is an emulation from George
McManus' famously funny cartoons
built into a play by Aaron Hoffman
and Paul West Music and lyrics by
Nat D. Aver and John Bratton. The
producers have spared no expense to
make this attraction from all stand.
points, performance. wardrobe and
scenic, the very best It's business is
said to be enormous everywhere
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-11
VISITS HIS
FORMER HOME
g. w. SIMS, FORMER MANAGER OF
THE EscAMeIA HOTEL. IS IN
THE CITY ON vIsIT-FAMILY
MAY SPEND WINTER HERE.

Among the visitors in the city is
G.. w. Sims, a former resident Of this
place, but now a prosperous and in
fluential citizen Of Memphis. Tenn.
Mr.. Sims was for some time man,
ager of the Escambia hotel In this
city, but about four years ago he
moved to Memphis, where he engaged
in business and has since resided.
While here Mr.. Sims made many
friends In Pensacola. who are GLAD 20
see him again. He Is stopping at the
San Carlos hotel and will be here for
several days. He expects the mem
bers of his family, who are now in In
diana, to JON him within few days,
and he will probably leave them here
to spend the winter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-11
BATTLING NELSON'S SPARRlNG
PARTNER AT THE ORPHEUM

Charlie Edenberg, who is known all
over the country as Battling Nelson's
favorite sparring partner, is appearing
this week at the Orpheum theatre in a
clever equilibristic act. His work is
on a par with any in his line, as was
proved last night by the applause
which he received. Charlie is matched
to fight Harlem Tommy Murphy in
New Orleans Oct. 26th. He will start
training this week. If any of the local
boys would like to box with him, he
would be glad to accommodate them.
Charlie is confident of beating Murphy,
after which he will challenge Wolgast.
According to Nelson's recent remarks,
Edenberg is the coming lightweight
champion. He has had SO fights,
drawing twice and winning the rest.
He also has record of eleven straight
knock-outs. Fight followers in this
city will possibly have a chance to see
this clever young man in action if a
suitable opponent can be found.
The Library Ball Tonight.
An event which promises to be one
Of the most enjoyable and interesting
affairs of the season will be the
library BALI to be given tonight at
the x. of c. hall at o'clock under
the auspices of the Pensacola Library
Association. The hall has been beau,
tifully decorated appropriate to an af-
fair Of the autumn time, and there will
be fine program, followed by dancing
and other features. The public is cor
daily invited to be present, and a
large crowd will doubtless respond to
call so worthy and so very much
worth while to the city in general
The following program will be given:
Vocal Solo - Goodnight Sweet
Dreams, Mrs. Edward Forcheimer.
Vocal Solo-Song of the Soul, from
the Climax, Miss Belle Berlin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-11
OF MRS,
CATER SUNDAY
HIGHLY ESTEEMED AND WIDELY
CONNECTED MATRON PASSED
AWAY At HER HOME LITTLE
BAYOU SUNDAY-BoDY SENT
OLD HOME IN ALABAMA.

Mrs. Downie Cater, wife Of Ed
Cater, passed away at her home at the
head of Little Bayou, about three
miles from this city, Sunday morning
about IL o'clock after a lingering ILL
ness with malarial fever.
Mrs. Cater was forty-three years of
age, and had been a resident of this
community for several years, and had
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-11
She Didn't Like SIano.

why have you broken your engage
ment to Billy Stillwell?"
''Oh, l couldn't stand for his slang
l tried to put him wise that father was
sore on the phoney talk, but he
couldn't seem to get help. so I pushed
the skids under. him Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-11
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

Oct. 13-"The Newlyweds.
Oct. 12-"The College Singing
Girls" "a lyceum attraction.
Oct 1S-"The Soul Kiss"
Oct. 13-"The Climax"
Oct 2G-"A Gentleman from Mis-
sissippi'
Oct. 25-"The Awakening Of Hell.
ena Richie"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
MORE CANDIDATES OUT.

New York. Sept. 23.-The new loot
han rules. framed to make the game
physically safer. have brought out an
Increased number of candidates AT
all colleges where the PRELIMINARY
training Is under way. Reports iron"
various camps show that the early en-
thusiasm is greater than ever before
"A noticeable development is the
largo number of medium sized candl-
dates. The impression prevails tha'
the new rules will put premium oii
speed and a lot of men who wouiuh
have been considered I'm the old Gays
of Beef and Drawn" are now iiNe'S
candidates.
West Point is striking illustra''o'
of this. There are 10 men are"u'
under the tuteage of head Coach Ne'-
.ly. notwithstanding the fact that ."e
game received setback at WEST f"'"'
last year through the death from III
Jury of Tackle Byrne. Yale reports an
unprecedented interest and more men
are I'm Pennsylvania's ante-seaso''
training camp than ever before
The Increased enthusiasm is partic-
ularly I'm evidence I'm the smaller cor
leges. the chances of whose teams
against the first rank teams are DC.
lieved to have ben greatly enhanced
by the new rules.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
VETERAN DRIVER GERS IS
MARVEL OF THE RACE TRACK

Cleveland. o.. Sept 23.-Pop GeerS'
whose name these days appears IN big
ger type than any one else in the press
of the land says that horses are IKE
children and should be governed ac-
cordinply. AS the twig is bent 50 Is
tbo tree Inclined" is quite as apple
able 10 mans best friend as to the
Young man himself, Is the Geers' doc
trine. "Never treat q horse roughly II
won want him to do things he Is cap
milo of doing" asserts the wizard
Cavern him kindly, and the results Oh
his patient treatment Will oll'ilhes
be surprising.
"pop" Geers practices what he ad-
viscs. In his training he exercises ii'e
greatest patience imaginable ana mas
never been known To treat one oil ms
eouinc charges roughly. Few trainers
exercise the persorvc'aroo - ''i5 re-
card as does the driver who mas twice
Iordcd a q. of &. and an NJ. NJ.
stal,o tho same year. lie continues
This treatment OF kindness alter tle
trained animal is sent out 10 race lie
rc,.cr once dcviatcs from the course 81
kindness with which he starts III upo"
-bcp - horse is placed i'm his charge
"Pop" Geers has never been h',o" =
40 .,u,oor. Here is another eXceptloia'
trait in the veteran drivers charac'cr'
Exceptional. inasmuch as life III 'he
onon as the turfmans life happens 10
he. promotes the profanity eV'i ~
mans makeup ofttimes to a frisht'ui
docrcc hut the very worst thing tha'
Gecrs is said to have uttered '''' III
rrirpcs on ultraurbanity was when ne
called a fellow driver on one occasion
"a burned old cuss.'
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
CONNIE MACK Is UNIQUE
TYPE OF BALL MANAGER

,Cornelius McGillicuddy, manager ol
the philadelphia Athletics, whom he
will undoubtedly command i'm their
0ght against the Cubs, is an interest
ing study, for he is just the opposite
OF what ono would ordinarily imagine
u great baseball fighter ought to be
Mack" ganbs his person I'm minister
ial ralnment and cmbellishes his couh-
tcnnnce with n studious look. His Face
looks like week of prayer aud he al
ways looks as if he had lost his last
friend ON earth
His methods of living are peer 'iar
He goes to the ball yard via stree car
climbs the stairs into the grand 81 nj
buys a score card and walks Slowly
down To the bench.
Arriving at the bench, he removes
his coat, draws pencil from ms pock'
ct ana makes a few marks on the score
cord. when the contest starts he slt'
with his hands on his knees, bodA
leaned forward and wigwags diligently
with the score card. Occasionally M
shifts his feet. all Of which has grea
significance for the toiling athlete
After the game he waits until atte'
the crowd leaves the park, climbs ont
u street car and goes back to the note
ouietly, with dignity and without
smile.
"Mack" handles his ball players iik'
n woman teaches the children In pr
mary grades-nrmly, kindly ana VIII
everlasting patience. His players low
him. they work for him and are sa'is
fed. lie has showed bunch OF youths
supported by few old heads to tn
front in the pennant race. and they arr
ont there with a good. comiortani'
lead.
Cornelius McGillicuddy is no wizard
but ne Is n close student, and he deVei
oncd himself from an ordinary catche
IN AN astutc director of u maJo
league club.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
ALL-STARS TO
MEET MOHAWK
CRICKET MATCH TOMORROW AZ
TERNOON AT MOHAWK PROM
Uses TO ATTRACT REC
ORD CROWD.

one of the most interesting sporting
events of the entire season in the cop
per country I'm scheduled 10 take place
tomorrow. when the all-star cricket
srs. selected from the teams of the
Copper Country league, face the Mo-
hawk team, winners OF the champion
shin on the Mohawk pitch. The out
come is very much In doubt and indi-
cations point to the fact that the eXi-
bition will be a very interesting one.
The game will commence at o'clock,
and no attempt will be made To play
a two inning game, this having prov
ed unpopular with the spectators last
wear.
The lineup OF the all-stars team Is
as follows: r. Badge, Painesdale; -.
Eddy, Painesdale; j. George, Tama-
rack; IL. Rosskilly, Kearsarge; Il. vii
l.ams. Painesdale; w. Carbis, captain,
Tamarack; j. Thomas, Baltic; W.
Venning, Calumet & Hecla; j. Harris
Mesnard; j. Tresidder, Kearsarge; A.
Skews. Quincy; $. Dunstan, Paines-
dale, spare
The Mohawk teams lineup for the
great game follows: James Pascoe'
captain; James Ellis, Thomas Dun
stan. Samuel Davis, Will Symons, JOS
eph Richard, Joseph Williams, JACK
Rutter. George Baragwanath, a. H.
MaIoney and r. Williams; reserve
Charles Richards.
If the history repeats itself, the con-
test should result in victory for thC
all-star team. Since the introduction
of cricket into the copper country, the
stars of all the other teams nave al
ways been able to defeat the team
winning the championship, However
this year Mohawk has one of the
strongest teams which has ever woi
that honor, and there is no doubt tina
a good game will result.
President Alex Stephenson OF th'
CopperI Country league, assisted b!
Vice President James Rapson of An
meek. will umpire the game.
The Mohawk team this year scored
1889 runs in the fifteen games played
Tamarack came second with l'lo
runs i'm fifteen games.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23

at end rush. 1t is not certain whether
Savage win be played at fullback or
al end rush. He started the season
last year at the end and finished be-
hind the line, playing both positions
at different times In the Harvard
game. lie will be Yale's mainstay in
the dropkcking game this season and
Walter Camp. Jr, will be looked 10 for
Yale's best distance work
Holiday Philbin, brother of steve
Philbin, Yale's fast halfback of last
season, looks like one of the back field
stars this year. lie is very fast ano
powerful. He captained the Freshman
eleven last fall and was on the fresh
man crew at New London. Anothe
back whom the new rules should maxi
famous is Meade Robinson. He is
Splinter and great things were eX
lDcctcd from him i'm the Harvard gam
last year, when he was laid up by al
injury.
Child, who played tackle part of tn
Harvard game last year, and Parkel
the best lincman of the freshman las
fall. are especially formidable in tn
tackle positions. Fuller, the hes
guard yet found. was with the fresh
men two years ago, but was ineligiDl
last season. Howe is running tn
eleven at quarterback, and as Captai
: Daley will not play regularly this sea
r son, because of injuries received la'
fall, it is expected that Howe will az
} as field captain much of the time.
Loree, who is being tried at cente
e weighs $50 pounds and Is by no mear
$ an ideal candidate for the position III
e. der the new rules Morris. his unde
study. is a plugger, but has shown !
2 signs of brilliancy. Fritz Hyde, WI
, was injured in midseason last yea
% is expected to prove a strong comp'
n t,tor for the place.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
PITCHER COOMBS
Is NOW A HERO
STORY OF HOW ATHLETICS Sc
CURED LEADING PITCHER OF
THE. MAJOR LEACuES-A
COLLEGE MAN.

II was e9rly In 1906 that some re-
marlablc pitching attracted attention
to a younsstef MP 10 Maine, ANA hair
a dozen Jrsnnsers tric,l 10 sisa him,
some thoiight 'tlicy had him but there
was heariburnipg one day in June
that year when connie Mack told a
Group of reporters:
Wed have "a new man tomorrow.
His name IS John Coombs, of Colby
college Maine"
one of the reporters nearly tainted.
lie was an Official OF the Phillies and
thought Hugh Duffy then manager
mad Coombs as good as signed. 1t
later developed that Mack had signed
,he youngster almost n year before.
The average collegian fails TO de
liver IN the big leagues, but Coombs
was different. Big and strong, with
great speed, hut not the best of con-
troll. "A good heaG and ability to bat
he wrote his name high in Dascbal
chronicles by pitching a 24-innin2
victory over Boston. Sept. ! 1906.
Coombs won that game, but tho
strain weakned him, and the mex
season his pitching arm broke down
The Athletics trainer worked hard OF
the arm and in . few weeks Coomb
had more speed than over, but no con
troll. Ills batting caused Mack 10 pla
him in the outold part Of 1908, and h
was kept on the payroll during 1870!
although his pitching was unimpTes
sive.
Last spring Coombs hard work tol'
one afternoon he pitched q few i'm
; nngs without issuing pass. and folk
: who had asked why Mack kept hir
knew the answer. From that da
Coombs has been a sensation and hi
performance of tanning II Brown
I proves his class. Among the feat
credited to Coombs is a 1G-inning run
IL less game against the White Sox, wit
Ed. walsh opposing him.
y Coapbs is an out-of-doora man. Il
I was a farmer's boy and sports hay
been his hobby. He played on Il
T. Colby college eleven, and took part
IS other sports lie snent the falls I'm Il
/ Maine wo9dsN lie u q good golf plo!
: en- Whenevcr he can get away for
10 couple OF lays he spends his time fist
10 ing on the Jersey coast.
r. COMBS is a bachelor. When in Il
: south n couple Of years ago, wealth
widow became attached TO him. 81
r owned thous ands of acres and bai
account. But Jack was shy. He w
trying TO get control of the ball at th
n time and probably figured that to ma
" ter a widow and horsohidc simult
ncosly would he too much of task.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
IMPROVING ON sHoRTsToPs.

Manager Mcguire is developing
Knaupp. the new shortstop into side
arm thrower. and feels that II ne Is
eueeessful the young fellow Will be a
-, moro valuable knapp always
shoots the ball overhanded. When nc
Gets n ball low, he has to rise up to
throw. and in that way loses time In
some cases just enough to let the run
ner beat the peg to first.
knapp has not played very long
and has never before been under Q
manager who tried to change his style
Of play.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
UNION MAY GO THROUGH
Much Discussed Ball Players Union
Nav Yet Be Realized. d,

New York, Sept. 23.-Some good llcKs
have been put in on the preliminary
movements anent the forming of un-
ion by ball players. Several coniereh-
ces were held with National, American
and Eastern league players present
II favor this union, thing and ais"
the home for old players said Sey-
mour. former Giant but now member
of the baltimore Eastern league team.
II won't pay dues, though, If there "
any way out of that. The club own
ers should pay the dues of their play
ers."
."rhat is what | think" said Bugs
RAYMOND. who was with Seymour
Here we are trying to form ui'io"
ana some o. these tight wad players
don't want to be among the SIN lio"'
each club to join. because they'll nave
to nav dues. Some o. these pan pay
ers don't care any more for dolia'
,hon q railroad engineer does for botn
his eyes. I'm for anything thal ""'
let me name my own salary.
Sentiment seems strong for retlreu
player to head the union. walter BRO
die. the former Baltimore outheider' Is
a candidate. Others mentioned are
Floyd NJ. Kroh, pitcher Sailee " %
Louis. John Anderson, ollie PicKer'ns,
Captain Arson. Heiny zimmerman a"'
Pitcher Waddell of the Newark 'et''
one thing is sure: The leaoeFS,'ii
will not go to a bonehead and the IN
oumbent will be practically allowed 10
name his own salary. He VIII a'so nav
a liberal allowance for expenses
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
BASE BALL RESULTS


ond game, which was called in the
seventh ON account Of darkness.
II. n. "a
Boston .OOO1O2OOOOo-s g
Cmcm ....OO21OOOOOO1-4 10 l
Battorics-Brown. Rariden and era
ham Frcmme, Gaspai and Mclean.
second game- r. IA. H.
Boston .OI41O01-7 II .
cincinnati ..3OO1O01--5 6 3
Bltteries-Ferguson aud RaIiden;
/ Rowan. Gaspal and Clark.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-23
Western League.

Loui VILE 6; Indianapolis 2.
Mirpeapolis-St Paul; no game;
rain
Toledo o. Columbus 2.
Kansas city 4; Milwaukee 3; (ten
innings)