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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-01
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8ebGube Der Gupineton Gpal Il Snns
&c., go. 509-511 Maoilon Apenne.
Aaseieen, WittbeiIungen nnS Scttrt
Inngen irgencipclder Grt iuerosn b1f
10 lllr abeubs Saielbit eniaeaenas
asmmen. Seleuhoa Spnth 24N.
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aebt Gel B It mprb.
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noe i'm 4lter Don A sSabren uno 9to.
1856 Splman Ipenue pobnbatt, bat
oeftern Mpresn Sslbftmoro beeangen,
inbem iie ith ben 9dls buaihnttten
uno Die qulsupern esDffnet bat. 6rau
gHiIomon bIieb in Der 9isnitdg Haht
i'm Saufe hires gruoers Serb. Suller,
264 WeIt 5iinfte StraBe. 6e'tern
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nahm pas aaIirmeIIer hires Sruosr5
unb fiibrte i'm 6of bic perhon8ntBs
pole Sbdt aus. sic lpWro: nod lee
Fenb ouf9eFunoen uno tns ct. Gltia'
beth Sopfpital 9ebrudt, lpn 'te i'm
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Iebunqen erld9. Die 6rdn mar
frdntlih uno inFpl9e behen isbr ME
oeraeIflaaen. Der Coroner oa6 Elm
Den umItGnOsn entIprehenoes Sero'tt
ub.
Die WdiIeripsrts Sommindr'
haben in ibrer gsItrisen SiBung angez
prpnet, DAB an Der 9inb StraBe, DIT
lid BON Sernes goenue. Wanerrobs
rem geI:gt lpsrben Iollen.
- sSn Der 8laae oss WfaDtion Io
Saupsreins segen Sobn GuIb;ng orb
nets Rtatsr 0urbeipn geItern Den Der
tauf oes inpoloirten 8runoeigentbumS
on. Sas orsiItOdige Stitnep'idt
sSIatgebGuoe lit geitern fir $4,000 an
See 1Sisiimmons pOn Cincinnati Der
tauft pprpen.
- Die 9atonia 2oge Der pptbiaa
Sitter bat geitern ois folgenben Beam
ten qslpGblt: s. g. Rector, 6. g.; s
81. Stephens, .. g.; g. 8. 9rdblep
g.; g. 8. $. Roie, R. OF 80; 8eorst
9aitine, 90. Of o.; @m. 0upree, 5
g.; Charles Sempfline, :. 9.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-01
gerpahtia.

Die 9oIi3iitsn gurtbpl3 unb Wcs
Gusitsn Derbaftetsn ssitsrn Radmite
tag ben % Sabre alten gt.ser Wm.
Carr, 5austnsht bes 8arbierlaoens in
Gerbes 6otsI, unb ipsrrt.n benlelbsn
ais psrbd6tig elm. Die 9erbaftung er-
folgts I'M 3uidmmenbang nit benz am
Mpntag srfolgten 9erfhpiHben zines
pertboOQsn 9iamanienrins.s, Gisens
tbum bes Jliholas sbomas, BON Ro.
IS Sit 7. Strabs, tpsI6er BON bieiem
auf sinsm 8aihtiid bes garbierlaz
bens lisgen gslaFen iporben mar.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-01
eokal.Derid)l
5reuno uub 6eIo perihwnnoen.

Cornelius ReiD, Elm Mai6iniTt Der
y. uno 3. Gtieubabn bon Waibings
ton. Snb.. traf seitern 4beno nit eli
mem 5reunoe in Cincinnati elm uno
betrat fpdter Elm 6aus an Carlisle
ape.. nadDem er ieinsm sSreunbe.
ipelher Deripro6en botts, auf bemSei<
tenpege an tparteu, STA gum 4ufbes
pabreu iiberseben bate. Als er cine
8iertelftunbe ipater bas 0aus perlieb,
ipar Iein 5reunb nit Dem 8eloe pers
fhtpunben. Heio bradte ben 0orfaG
i'm poliaeibauptguartisr CUR Inaeise.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-01
SfraRenranb.

Mlinstte 8rabp, bon 403 Oit 5.Str.,
eiug s.itsrn bic 4. Strabe entlans, als
an Der Sdprent. StraB. Elm unbe.
fainter tpeibsr Mann auf lie 5uiprune
uno ibr bic Sanotaide nit ST IN
9aar, elmer Photographic unb brei
ShIiT.ln entrisB. 8eoor Die ueb.rs
folIene iih bon ibrsr lleberrai6ung er.
bolt bate, mar Der Strabsnrduber in
Der DunteIbeit psrihpunoen.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-01
Sbren @erlebnnsen crlesen.

Die 3ipsi Sabre alte 5lOrsne. 8egan,
bon Po. 1893 Central 4pe., srlag ess
fern Ratmittas ben 8ranopunoen,
pelhe iis ii6 am "a. Sanunr BEL einem
llnfaa in Der sIterlihen Wobnuns 5us
3og. Die alsine ipielte unbeaufiihs
tiet in Der Slide unb fiel in einsn 9eia
isl nit to6snbkiBem MoHer. ,psl6er
fur3 porbsr ppn ibrer Wuiter auf ben
6ubbobsn ositslIt fpprben ipar.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-01

NOTICE In hereby given that the undersigned
~ has been duly appointed and qualified "a
Administrative of the estate OF Frederick II
Reuwcr, deceased, late OF Hamilton County,
Ohio.
Dated May sist, 1910.
LOUISE G. RFUwER.
HENRY BAER, Attorny, Hubert Block.
11f6
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Mrs. B. Yaeger,
bic berakmteae---
ll1a6rlagerin 0ieIes 3eitalers.

c6on In Der dIisfteu Belt GAS es eepiHs
1erfcrer, bic eurd bic e66pfuHs b5ber besabt
trnren, unb es Iiset fsin Sfuetfel orr, odB
aud beutsutaee non 9erfoneH eyif'iren bic
ourn eue nrbeiGunie srnft TN GianSe Fue.
gicIes gu ibun uHb ScraussnfGetn. spas fur
aueere erftnunlid III unS bIeibt. Gfir GoI@eS
bat bic ssaiur biefe Edme befonbers beefinftigt.
benH file bat ibr bic feIteRe Gabe psrriiebeu, brs
2ebfn ibrsr wlitmeHiteH tpie ein aufeefnIn9e'
mes gu1 eennu su iefeu. gereeBt ni&t. ouB
tie In ibrer eiasnen RelioeH3 nu Seeftn e.oenne
irobnt. s,ebmt bic Gnit GHo Gar 6iiitd btS
Seefir apenue. baHn eebt oiefeibe biHnuf BITS
abr bic itsHs @sFeeni Ron Sran q. 0asetr
errer6t. Gas Saus iit sur Iinien Sdrtn une
am 8aune III ber game:
Mrs. Il. Yaeger, iriiber syrnn gcft0lo
cssfin apennt, 2lnmsrh. Gtnctnuati .Ebis.
@riefli6e stniivorien st.00 uno ndrtber.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-01
wic 6(ale 5auen i6re Oetun0e
jar6e mieO,rulan0ea 60nneIl.

Gin tiailcs De.
fid,f unb aJmefsn.
belt bon Inrbe ttt
ein 5cibsn bon
Blutarmuib ber
biiHnem, fd,sraHem
RIui. @ieIe ssrauen.
bic font f65n isin
.piirbeT1, babsn cine
bIaiie Saut, tueIcse
ibre S65ubeit sers
birbt. Ba6ienoe
airoer ifibsn ebens
fans an Bluidr'
Hutb. lie einsige
aur fir @Intarmaib
If, bag glut NIT
berieniaen aabruHa
All berforaen. bic es
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-01
germiHt.

Der AZ Sabre alte gapeSisrer go.
tparb gertts. BON Rorpoob, tpuroe &c,
fern Der goli5si oIs Dsrmibt ssmeIoet.
or bate, als sr am 80. Wlui feline
@obnuns perlieb, siuen beeeutsnosn
9elebetroa in jeinem 9eiise.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-01
Sliitun 6eights
gnrf sn itarl aelaeeuen sprsns'
id)ub in Guiregung perisst.

Gin su fart beneFener Sprenss
ihuB in benz S;ejnbruh oes aontrcts
tors George Gbsyton, nahe Der gBbeeltr
unb Bornsr Sty1Be. Clifton Seig1ts.
risf gsItern Rotmittog eegen 5 ubr
unter ben genobrern Der Hahbarihaft
eroBe aufresun7 hsrpor uno rt6tete
einen S6uoen ron mebreren bunbsrt
Dollars an. Gin idtperer St.in traf
ben 9iebel bes Uobnhduies bes0eorg
Stir, pdbreno ein anberer Elm Soh
in bas 9od oss 0ouies bes 5errn
8sproe Gprih rib. SIN Der nabsgel:s
eenen Wobnunq oss Serrn 9Iooerpers
rim idB Die 5otter oss 2sbteren am
alapier, ots pl5Blia ein Steinbdasl
burh bic offene GhUre gsIauit lam. ,Sn
Der 4pptbste os. J. &. Sstpalb puroe
cine qnsabl SIoiaen ourH Die Grs
iAiitterung bon osn 0anobrettern bin
aboeIdleupsrt, DIhreno in Der 9ros
cerp bss Charlie Gid Elm 5enitsr SER
i6mettert puros. Polisiit WturpnD
ppm 8. Giftri.t itellts Iofort cine I'm
terIudung OF unb tonitatirte, oaB bsi
benz llniau gli.monb perlest lpurDe.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-01

benBtbiGt gnier Sobns apebiSin tbut bies, neil
bic SHereoienBieu bieieibe Qabrnne fiRb. ans
fpeIbsn ons RIlit unb bic 3enen eniiieben -
rein nHS sntrasIid- d-besbalb perfhdtft Mater
5obn's wleoisin 5Ieifd unb graft
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9ie VtDpprt Efiite flr ens Gin
sianaticr @slfsbIatt" befinSet iih IN
go. 33l 9Ort stras., seseniibsr s.m
Guartbaufe, ,r,ielbft 0euisfeitcn, An'
seiaen r. (. II. Bis 10 llbr As Rinntsx
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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1910-06-01
= 4 m ii t o n.

6amiIton Anssisen. GofaI.T,tisea
nab 0enisfeiten iinb absuseben Gfs
Der 4. unb Charles Strafs. TIMER
Mgcrt fur 6amiltou ippbnt go. 301
Npro Tront Ctr. Seispton fSua.,
go. 37S 9. Selspbpu uuiercs 6prre.
lppnaeHten: Spns 8o. GIG 8
= Gs bat ii9 berausgeIteat, baB
bas pfarrbaus Der ct. oSobannisz
Stride BON Sft 6amilton burh einen
ssSSrrtbam ouf Der 2ot bon 5. g.Dou@
glaB anitatt auf Der angstauftsn8aus
iteae Der &irhengemetnoe errihtet
ipurbe. Die 0ougloB 8auiteae liegs
Stpiihen Der air9e uno Der Got Der
@emeinbe. 5err 8ouglab pirb pabrs
HeiHlia bic 8e!istitsl taaiaeH.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-12
BETTER THAN SPANKING

Spanking does not cure children Of bed
wetting There is constitutional cause for
this trouble Mrs. NJ. Summers, Box w.
Notre Dame, Ind. will send free to any mother
her successful home treatment, with full
instructions. Send no money, but write her
today II your children trouble you In this
way. Don't blame the child, the chances are
it can't help it. This treatment also cures
adults and aged people troubled with urine
ditHculties by day or night
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-12
For that Terrible Itching.

Eczema, letter ana salt rheum
keep their victims in perpetual tor
ment. The application of Chamber
lain's Salve swill instantly allay this
itching, and many cases have been
cured by its use. For sale by all
good druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-12
PEOPLES PULPIT.
FEDERATION VALUE
The Church Militant's Surrender
to the Church Triumphant.

Say ye not, A Federation, to all them to
whom this people shall say, A Federation
neiiher fear ye their fear. nor be afraid
(Isaiah vii. ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-12
JUDGING BY APPEARANCES

OF course everybody does that, and
Laundry Work can't be judged any
other way. Everything subjected to-
our artistic treatment comes out rs.
clean as a polished surface, as clear
as crystal and as bright as sum-
mer's day. Articles washed proper
ly last twice as long and look tweu-
ty times better than goods badly
laundried. We make cheap fabric
masquerade for something better.
SALEM LAUNDRY CO.,
Phone 10. 136-160 South Liberty St.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-12

The Church Tr,unrhant.
The Church IA glory and Ia power
vill contain no hypocrites and no
mnrelY nominal ChrIstlans only the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24
BRITISH DEFEATED At CHESS
American Colleges Win Three Years
in Succession.
Three Games Are Drawn and same
Number Unfinished When
Play Ceased.

Princeton. n. J. April 23-The six Amer
lean couegians. representing Princeton,
Yale Cornell and Pennsylvania in the
tenth annual intercollegiate cable chess
match. defeated the six representing OK
ford and Cambridge ID TO -. Il was
the third year in succession the American
team had won, and the score was the
same by which the British were beaten
IN 1902
Yale carried Of the honors OF the
match. as both its players. J. r. Chand-
Ter al board and G.. Burgess at board
O.. won their games against J. n Bee, OF
Cambridge. and H. y. Bcwley. Of oxford,
respectively Louis Tolius. Of Cornell,
was the first 10 win his game, his op-
ponent. G. II. Stevens, OF Cambridge be-
ing no match for him.
Drawn games were placed 20 the credit
Of y. r. Whitaker. Of Pennsylvania; L.
w stephens. Of Princeton, and II. L.
Bauder. OF Pennsylvania Three games
were unfinished when play ceased, but
they had reached stages where they could
be sdjudicated.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24
Certain Academic PuriStS
Declare 1t DegradeS
Sport, but Wen Take a
Chance on It.

Slang in baseball is dead duck-per-
haps
All Of the tOmtom thunderers of the
press" are against IT, First. Collier 5
QrrationaD Weakly after undertaking
football. patent medicine. and life insur-
ance. spotted new field for the exploit
tation Of the garbage book. Editor Hap
good, whose vocabulary springs as
sprighly as the whlrI Of a whiplash.
took a fall out of the geek who oozes
slang into his stories OF baseball contests.
Then Sporting Life did the Brutus stunt.
swiped the Collier wall, and added a bit
OF its own dope along the same line. The
reasoning was 10 the effect that the joy
Gus hyperbole OF the press stand would
die Of forced extremes. Now along comes
the Saturday Evening Post, several
months to the bad on the backsde OF
the band wagon, and demands. aye. de-
mands. that slang be slidooed on account
OF its degradation Of the sport"
This trio Of academic purists will have
great weight with the baseball writer's OF
| the country-about as much weight. In
fact, as a pinch Of salt on the tail OF an
elephant
The Flooding. mechanical bushwriter
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24

for hitting him. He says that it was
done with malice aforethought. because
he had been hitting the pitcher hard dur
ing the game.
why Lush's Neck Ii Crooked.
Johnnie Lush. the star pitcher of the
Cardinals, was hit by Andy Coakley on
the neck and sail but killed. His neck
has never beenssraight since that time,
and for years his health was so impaired
by the awful shock that he felt that he
was degenerating into a consumptlve.
Bresnahan Of the Cardinals was hit
and severely hurt by Jack Taylor, in 1904
For long time after this injury Bresna-
han assumed a semimask that protected
the exposed side OF his head against the
mistakes or designs Of the pitcher.
Hundreds of lesser lights have been hit
and injured to a degree less serious than
those above mentioned. II all goes tC
show that baseball is not without its
great dangers. especially TO men at the
bat Most Of the injuries on the field
have come about through collisions be-
tween fielders, such as that in which Huh
z NllillS NltA Ntltn lie thltllfu Will 1AaAl y
Stovey at Boston, many years ago. But
field accidents have been infreQuent and
unimportant compared to those which
have taken place between pitched balls
and batters at the plate
Batted balls injure very few players
though the way men hit them about IN
practice would often make one wonder
that accidents are not more frequent
The most notable accident Of this sort
that ever occurred was when Schriver oil
Pittsburg hit Pitcher William Hart OF
the same club on the chin with a bal
batted in practice The drive shattered
Harris jaws. and his face fell down upoT
his breast as like a beard" as one
player who saw the accident described fl
1t was wired UP again and the man giver
a semblance of human appearance. Har
is now so years old, and is rated the bes
pitcher in the Southern League.
Withal the paucity OF accidents il
baseball is a tribute to the great skill o
tho players. with death whisting b,
them every minute. they are at bat. only
one player in one million is ever seriously
injured while playing the game
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24
THE NEW BASEBALL
RULES IN BRIEF.

There being q Cood deal Or
confusion and MISUNDERSTANDING
as to what are cyacrIv Tho ,-c-
posed rules for 1910 tbov arc
given briefly as follows.
The coach.s box has bee, al
tered 90 prevent the coach from
getting nearer than ff+ae- r.o+
or first base The dead line runs
through first and second bases
The umpire must watch small
points which hitherto have been
subjects for complaint from can
tains. such as the discOloring Of
new balls
The can+ai, must ,,o+;.,. .,..
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24
SLANG WILL
LIVE DESPITE ATTACKS

who follows the average game Of base
bail and records each play with king S
English Of a University Of Cambridge
purity would last about as long as an
lcicle in the fiery furnace. Following
professional baseball as a writer of II is
one Of the most deadly tasks ever allot-
ted 20 mortal man after he has worn of
the first blush Of cub reporter enthusiasm
over the prospect OF seeing a game every
day. Any veteran writer Of diamond do
ings will blow a league game at any
stage. II possible. 10 see a gang Of ragged
kids playing one-hole-cat on a vacant lot
or fer drink.
II the slave Of the press box by writing
joyously IS fighting off a desire TO jump
the whole business and go to stealing
doormats as an occupation with excite
ment, let him heaye I'm a few slugs Of
superheated~ adjectives and split infini-
tives until the COWS come marching home.
He may be working out his salvation.
There is another phase OF H. There are
lot of baseball writer's who should be
blowing. so far as versatility Of EXPIRES
sion goes. and these chaps are invariably
prominent among those who denounce
baseball slang and talk about cheaper
Ing the great sport"
Professional baseball on the inside is
about as much Of real sport as working
IN a railroad cut on a sunny day In July
for Sl2j and passage back on the hand
car. II the slang-slingers can introduce
any features of word gayety into such a
Sordid subject. more power to EN-, As
long as It Is the least bit comprehensive
20 the eclat and the elect slang win hold
its own With the choice stuff Of the bla-
tant and prurient advocates Of rhetorical
lpurgation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24

two All three Red runners got on flying
when our pitcher shot the ball over. For
tunately for Cincinnati BeScher reached
for a wide one and fouled 1t off. Other
wise we'd have pulled off double play
sure. Then somebody put Grif next to
the fact that the count was only two-two
Bescher hit the next ball nineteen miles
and put the game on ice for the Reds
Here are some Of Joe's stories:
4 Good Ono on Andrews.
While covering short for his team in a
game ar Waco. Jay Andrews. OF Okla
homa City, proceeded TO set funny at the
expense Of the home players. Every time
a Waco indelder booted the ball. jaw
would become very sarcastic in his re-
marks. His alleged humor failed to make
a hit with the home guards. and the
crowd was crazy 90 start something at
Jays expense Finally one of the Waco
sluEgers drove a grass cutter toward A
drews that had whls5ers on it. Jay did
the Arlie Latham stunt and sidestepped
beautifully Then the crowd piled on the
field and made rush for Jay. Jay saw
the mob coming and yelled:
This a game Of science. not of BRAY
cry
The explanation was so amusing tina.
the Texas rooters forgaye Andrews and
went back 20 their seats in the grauI
stand.
! The one story that made the biggest hit
| with Tinkers audiences last winter coy
cred an incident during the celebrated
! eighteen inning game between Chicago
and the Cardinals in 1904
Jack Taylor and Eddie ReuIbach were
pitching and it was terrific battle" said
Tinker AT the end of the fifteenth
inning one Of the German barkeepers I'M
derneath the bleschers came out and
yelled to Chance:
/ " For goodness sake. call der game; the
/ beer has run out. and what's the use Of
playing with the beer all gone"
/ Here's d peach on s.. Jacob Beckley
when he was manager and captain of the
/ Kansas City American Association team
! 1t was Carlisle's turn 20 bat and the bags
I were loaded. Carlisle. as he picked up his
war eco and left the Kansas City bench.
asked Beckley what he should DO.
GO to it, old boy; go to it good.
THAT let's me out. no matter what he
does" said Beckley. turning TO Spike
Shannon, who was sitting next to him on
| the bench.
Howard Earl. the old Chicago player,
was managing a team in the New York
State League and had just lost fifteen
straight games. Frank Schultz, now with
the Cubs, was playing against EarTs
team and started the game with a vicious
single over short. As he meandered down
to first base where Earl was playing,
Howard said:
I've been playing professional baseball
twenty years and never felt like quitting
before. but 1 have a feeling now that is
mighty suspiciously like It."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24
G. P. O. BOwLERS BANQUET.
Dinner Marks Closing Of Leagues
sixth Successful season.

The Government Printing ONCE Union
Bowling League celebrated the closing OF
its sixth successful season with "a ban
quet at Freunds last night. Fifty jolly
bowlers surrounded the banQ1et table.
Before the first course was served they
listened TO a tenor solo by. Maurice Fitz-
gerald bass solo by Albert Lang. piano
solo by Ed Nuth. and Fred Seynerth
closed the musical programme with a
tenor solo. Philips Addison was accom-
PIANIST
Elmer johnson acted as POSTMASTER
and Harry Wooddeld responded TO "Our
Union Bowling League" James Conroy
followed with Lack OF splits" and Louis
Stark responded 20 Numerous splits 90
Al Taylor. chairman Of the prize COM
mittee. awarded the prizes. and each re-
cIpient responded in a pleasing manner.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24
LAJOIE TELLS A GOOD ONE.
ClcvcIand's Great Player Pulls OF
Baseball story.


Here is a rich story Napoleon Iajoie
tells Of the original solid ivory head:
Down at WoonsOcIIet one day, before
my name had been in the papers more
than half a dozen times says Lajoie, "a
big, broad-shouldered. athletic-appearing
man came out to the ball park and asked
TO be allowed 20 play.
"He was so big and powerful we decid-
ed to give him a chance He knew moth
ing at all about the game, but he did
quite well in practice. He got in front
of everything batted In mis- direction and
once his hand clasped the ball il was a
case Of Maggie, lock the door.
when Ne came 10 bat the opposing
pitcher shot the ball straight across the
plate.
One strike" yelled the umpire
Why is ii one strike" asked the man.
q" Because said so. Look out There
come another
THE big man let it go by.
Two strikes" the umpire howIed.
Here, explain this thing to me- the
fellow said. why do you say two strikes
when I haven't struck az the ball at ALP
Before the umpire could reply up came
another. a straight one. waist high Mr.
Amateur let 90 with all his might. and
away went the ball-faster and faster,
higher and higher, as il sailed away Just
as the ball was passing over the fence /
looked toward the plate. and there that
IHumbskul was standing stock still, a
look of abiect alarm on his face.
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for we needed the tally. Run. Don't
/ YOU see the ball has gone over the fence?
Run" he howled back. Not on your
life. I've done nothing to run for. ]
didn't mean 70 lose the ball. but I've got
the money to pay for it. How much is
the DAMAGE