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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
SPORT SPICE

a
smaller number of hits has the Tacoma the
big end twice yesterday garneng Spokanes al
though the Tigers got but four hits to the Indians
been little header running the Indians could have put at
least TALES the They thing
amos-that schmuz would put anywhere the plate
When the seventh he
bunts said
Danny you try happen drop
Hartmann tried again, but
other foul He his he going take
Danny he wide accepted
the transportation grudgngly.
Cooney put rather Coleman in the first
With Netze first and looked like good place
sacrifice So Coleman played n and Cooey chopped the
ball making eight feet the third
shortstop time
backward if he felt so inclined
emergency
Flood Kay but couldn't Vic Holm took Floods place.
but didn't get chance at the stick
fNordykes base daisy
have Davis the hadn't caught foolish base
running
Johnson has his boyhood friends $4,000 in cash.
yesterday he deposited 100000
Chicago bank and bought his mother benzne buggy
Hamilton much Of graft to hand
of his using
aluminium the supporting surfaces Of rubber silk that he
can install higher power engines
the weerweght
position instructor the S. A. A. c. He
fighting California McCarhy death killed the
there though There than 100 fighters
weight making before the fatal bout and
most Of them must hunt productive jobs.
Philadelphia masterpiece
the public library will stand for the Reno fight pictures Cuba where
they sometimes enjoy bull fights barred No account
for taste South Africa and Puyaup also have put them under
the ban
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

ing without a lead the scout will
make his headquarters in one city
and watch every team in every
game. If he finds one youngster
who shows possibilities. that young
ster's name and club address is filed
away for future reference, or If the
club back home is in pressing need
for a plyer, the youngster may find
himself sold to the big league and
ON his way to report at headquar-
ters on short notice.
Then again there are club owners
in the smaller leagues who act as
scouts in a sort Of unofficial capac-
ity for big league club owners.
Down in Texas John McGraw has
one club owner who is always on
the lookout for promising material
for the Giants. AS a result, McGraw
got Fletcher, an infielder, and
Drucke, a pitcher. from the Texas
league. and thes two youngsters
have been pronounced by experts to
be among the best young men in
the game. The friendly club owner
can help the boss of big league
team in many ways. and where he
is not available the scout comes in.
AS rule, the men who scout for
the big league clubs are former ball
players. like Bobby Gilks, old time
star, who is now working in the
south for the Cleveland club. Dick
Padden was for years scout for
the Browns; Herman Schaeffer is
doing similar duty for the Washing
ton club; Arlie Latham regularly
looks over promising youngsters for
the Giants, as does Wilbur Robin
son; Billy Murray, former Phillie
boss, is scouting for the Pirates,
and other teams have their official
scouts, men who are known for
their ability to judge a ball player
on short acquaintance.
recently talked to one of these
professional scouts. and he laid
down just one rule for a successful
ball player. 1t is ability to think.
I'VE want the youngsters with
the brain works fully developed"
this man said. las an ability to
think and act quickly is the first
requisite for the successful ball
player. The day of the mechanical
player passed some time ago. Give
us q youngster who can think, and
we always have time to teach off
the rough edges in his fielding and
batting. But thinking Is something
that comes natural and cannot be
taught"
And now the busy season for the
scouts is at hand, and they will be
on the Job until the last bell taps
for the closing game In the fall. 1t
Is rather fascinating to guess just
how many real stars will be uncov-
cred by these silent but important
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

per cent. These are things the good
scout guards against.
He picks the man he is after from
the score card and he studies his
every movement, noticing how he
stands at bat. how he handles him.
self on the bases, how he works in
the field and whether he is brainy
ball player of merely mechanician.
Major leagues demand brainy ball
tossers nowadays. If all they de-
sired were men who could catch
and throw a ball, they wouldn't
need to go off the lots of their home
cities. Baseball requires quicker
thinking than many better recog-
nized lines of endeavor, and the
men who think are the men who are
drawing the big pay.
Maybe the scout doesn't get a
favorable impression Of the young
ster the first day. Zach Wheat, the
Brooklyn star. was passed up by
four or five major league scouts un-
til one of Brooklyn's flying squad
ron copied him on good day and
discovered the latent possibilities
of the youngster. Wheat only hit a
trifle over .240 in the Southern
league in 1908, but after going to
Brooklyn he walloped the pill for
grand total Of something better
than 800, and his hitting and field
ing up to date this year has been
che of the sensations of the older
organization.
This is merely cited to show that
baseball scouts, like other humans,
are prone to error. Four or five
good men had watched this young
ster and decided he wouldn't do.
Then another happened along, saw
something in the player which his
predecessors had overlooked, and
grabbed him. Now he Is star who
is touted as a second Ty Cobb.
Oftentimes the scout for a big
league club works blind. He may
, decide to take a look over the play.
crs in one of the Pacific coast
leagues, and he sets sail for the
coast. And believe me, some OF the
grandest ball tossers the big
leagues have known have been I'M
covered on the coast. II he is work
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
FAN FODDER
CLEVER YOUNG LIGHTWEIGHT WHO
MADE CHAMPION WOLGAST HUSTLE

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July o.
This is Jack Redmond, the st. Paul
lightweight scrapper, who gave
Champion Ad Wolgast such a hard
fight for 10 rounds at Milwaukee
June 10.
The fight went the limit and the
consensus of opinion of the press
and public was that Redmond had
considerable lead on the champion
at the finish.
Wolgast injured his left arm dur
ing the contest, but as Redmond
sprained a wrist, the st. Paul boy
thinks the injury was even up.
This was the third fight between
Redmond and Wolgast. The first
time they fought six round draw
and the second time the referee
gave a hairline decision to Wolgast
after six rounds of vicious milling.
Milwaukee fight fans who saw the
second tilt were unanimous in their
opinion that the worst Redmond
should have received was a draw.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
BY PAT.


Now is the time of the year when
the baseball scout comes into his
own, and, unlike the old time
prophet, is honored in his own coun-
try for the good he may be able to
do the home team by digging up
some youngster who will plug up a
hole in the lineup of the team and
develop into one of the real stars Of
the game. And the scouts are get
ting busy.
Major lague teams have struck
their stride now and the managers
are able to pick out, without much
trouble, the men who simply won't
do. Then the call goes out for the
scout to get busy and he packs his
grip, says goodby to the home folks
and departs for the bush leagues.
where the stars of tomorrow are de-
veloping.
To the outsider the baseball scout
is something of mystery. The av-
erage fan probably hears Of him
once or twice during the season,
but just how he goes about his work
the fan doesn't know and the good
scout, who knows his business, usu-
ally works under cover.
For sake of citing an example we
will say that the manager of the
home team is tipped by friend in
some small town of young ball
player who Is setting his league on
fire. The manager hasn't time to
run down the tip as he Is too busy
at homeb ossing his team. Here Is
where the scout comes in.
The manager wises the scout 20
what he has heard and the scout
goes to the city or town where the
reported phenom is playing. The
scout doesn't announce his arrival
from the housetops, and he avoids
newspaper men. because bush
league clubs have been known to
frame, when they knew a major
league scout was in the grandstand
watching one or two Of the players.
On tfcpther hand. the news that a
scout for a big team was to watch
him play that day has been known
to give youngster such bad case
Of rattles that his game fell off SO
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
TRIED TO POISON
JACK JOB NSON

(By United Press Leased Wire)
CHICAGO, July 9.-Sig Hart, one
of the Johnson seconds in the big
fight, today added variety to the
charges in connection with the
Jeffries-Johnson contest by declar-
ing an effort was made some time
before the fight to poison the col
ored champion.
Hart declared the attempt was
made while Johnson was in train
ing, and that only the fact that the
poison was swallowed by Frank
Sutton of Pittsburg, saved the black
man. The dose, Hart said, made
Sutton violently ill. He said no
one every learned who brought the
poison into camp.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

The title of the best road driver
in America now belongs to Ray Nc
Namara, driver of the Premier No. 1
which won the Glidden tour, with
the remarkable low score of nine
points checked against the car. To
the driver is due, in great meas
ure, the wonderful showing this car
made on the trip,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

Mayor Gaynor of New York city
is the latest convert to the good
roads movement which the auto
mobile users are boosting. The
mayor said, in starting the New
York to Atlanta run, that no roads
mean barbarism, and where you
find the finest roads you find the
finest civilization"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

Men who have been making the
Glidden tours since Charles J. Gid
den first started them say the roads
encountered this year in the trip
through the south, southwest and
western states wer the worst they
have been over. The roads in Ken
lucky. Tennessee, Alabama, Missis-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
BENZINE BUZZINGS

A general revision of the racing
rules of the A. A. A. is being urged
by drivers and manufacturers. The
action of the referee at the meet at
Indianapolis recently, when he
barred out several cars, precipitat-
ed the trouble.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
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JOHNSON BUYS A $4,000 =
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
FOUL TIPS
BY FRED SCHAEFER.

A stolen base ls no robbery.
Too many wild pitches make
tame contest.
Always touch second-but b
sure to get there first.
Tho last man isn't out until tho
game Is over. -..
When you can rattle the pitcher
II ls a sign he needs replenishing.
It takes a long head to cover
short.
Under the new automobile law In
South Carolina $500 cars have been
licensed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

An Illinois trolley line has
equipped it's cars with a rope to be
used in pulling automobiles out of
mudholes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

The Cortland Automobile club of
Cortland, N. ", has started cam
paign for safe and sane driving.
Other auto clubs over the country
should adopt this campaign and
carry 1t through.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

The Glidden tour pathfinding car
will probably not lay out the route
for next years tour until about a
month before the date of the start
The roads encountered this year
made even the veteran drivers kick.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

The REQ Motor Car Co. has de-
cided to build popular priced
power wagon, and extensive i'm
provements are now being made on
the plant in Detroit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

factors in our national game this
year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
OF NORTHWEST LEAGUE

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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-21
LANDLORD SHOOTS BOARDER.
Alleged that Victim Resented In.
suit to His Wife.

Boston, Mass, July 18.-Because he
demonstrated with his landlord for
having, as he claimed, slapped Mrs
Lawson's face, James H. Lawson, a
boarder, was shot and killed in a
Washington street boarding house to-
night. James F. Garrell, the pro-
prietor of the house, was arrested
and charged with murder.
Lawson, who was 2S years old, and
hailed from Nashville, Tenn, had
been stopping at the house with his
wife for several weeks. Yesterday
there was quarrel between Farrell
and Mrs. Lawson, in which Farrell
is said to have struck the woman.
Tonight when Lawson spoke to
Farrell about the matter, Farrell it is
alleged. drew revolver and fired
two shots at Lawson, both OF which
took effect, killing his instantly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-21
MUST PRODUCE BOOKS.
Steps Taken for Fuller Inquiry Into
Alleged Cotton Pool.

New York, July 1S.-Steps were
taken to-day by the special federal
grand jury for fuller investigation
of the alleged recent cotton pool. I'm
der orders from Judge Hand, in the
United States circuit court, three
firms Of brokers will be required to
produce their books and tell of their
transactions with spectators.
Judge Hand made his ruling when
the grand jury returned present
ment against Walter L. Johnson, of
the brokerage firm of Shearson, Ham
mill & Co.,, who had declined to pro-
duce books or testify regarding the
accounts of customers unless directed
By the court to do so. Counsel for
Johnson argued that as indictments
have already been returned against
James A. Patten and others, in con-
nection with the alleged pool, the
grand jury had no power to issue
such subpoenas. He also claimed that
the transactions between the broker
and customers were privileged. The
court held otherwise.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-21
Photographed by Lightning.

Lancaster, July 16.-A remarkable
feature in the case of Frank Miller
the young farmer who was killed by
lightning in this county day before
yesterday, as published in The State
is fact that a perfect picture OF
the sycamore tree under which he
was stricken, was photographed on
his body, even outlines of the
branches and leaves distinctly appear
ing. The fact is vouched for by a
reliable citizen of this community
who helped to prepare his body for
burial yesterday.
Another strange fact is that these
men escaped unharnled who were sit
ting on the lever of the cider press
when the lever was struck by the bolt
that descended the sycamore tree.
Miller, it will be recalled, was under
the press at the time, straining cider.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-21
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Frank Miller Killed While Making
Cider Under Sycamore Tree.

Lancaster, July 15.-Frank Miller
a well-known young farmer, Of the
CASTOR school house section of the
county, was killed by lightning yes
terday afternoon. about 4 o'clock, al
the home of Mrs. Martha J. Adams
in the neighborhood, where he was
engaged at the time in making cider
His brother-in-law, Grover Scins, was
also shocked and painfully hurt. The
electric bolt descended sycamore
tree and struck the lever to the cider
mill, under which was Mr.. Miller
straining cider. The only mark made
on him was small abrasion on TOP
of the head.
Mr.. Miller was son of Sebron Mil
ler and was about 25 years old. He
is survived by widow and two small
children.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-21
The State Not Hard Taskmaster.

The Southern Christian Advocate,
in it's last issue, calls the State hard
taskmaster and says that the judges
are worked to death. We'quote this:
"The State is everlasting this most
important branch of the public SER
vice. We need more circuits
and more judges. 1t is a penny wise
and pound foolish policy that for saw
ing a few thousand year would run
the risk of steadily undermining pub
lie confidence in the promptness and
justice of our courts and of her law,
and would slowly sap by overwork
the vital energies and efficiency of the
strongest and most efficient and most
important of our public officials
Several years ago the writer of this
article, when two judges seemed to be
unable for duty about half their time,
suggested that all candidates for a
judgeship be required to undergo "a
physical examination. That would
give us sound men to start with.
There is not Judge in the State
who is engaged on the bench thirty
full weeks in the year. They have
all of twenty for rest and reviewing
cases not decided on the bench.
If by mistake a man with some
chronic disease is disqualified for the
work, he ought to resign and get out
of .he way. There are fifty good
lawyers in the State perfectly willing
to take the places of the ten judges
now on the bench and run the risk
of being worked to death.
The bench is not a hospital for dis
eased lawyers, nor sanitarium for
judges who break down through the
violation of the laws of health
Spartanburg Journal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-21
CENSUS CAUSES ALARM.
Republicans Would Prevent Expect
ed Southern Increase in Congress.

Washington, July 1S.-Because
the population figures of a few
Southern towns, taken under the
new census, have shown big in
creases over the figures OF 1900,
leading men in the Republican party
have begun a movement to keep the
representation from the Southern
States in the SD congress from be-
ing increased.
Two places in Virginia, Lynchburg
and Christiansburg, have shown big
increases and the same is true OF
two Georgia towns, Fitzgerald and
Hawkinsville. In Texas nearly all OF
of the fifteen or twenty counties,
which have had their population
figures made public, show big gains.
The same is true of Oaklahoma and
Tennessee.
1t is said that these, being widely
scattered, indicate that the general
growth all over the South has been
large; in fact, much greater than any
one expected, and that if the same
ratio is kept up representation from
that section must of necessity be in
creased. To forestall such an in
crease in membership it is proposed
to begin the downward movement
now.
Efforts made here to-day to as
certain whether or not President
Taft was interested in the movement
failed to disclose anything tending
to show that he was cognizant of it,
but it is understood that Congress-
man Bennett, of New York. and
others, who are leading in the pro-
posed cut, made him acquainted with
their plans before he went to Bever-
ly. That the movement is on in
earnest is not denied.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-21
PLACED ON TRIAL.
Former Sheriff and His Son Face
on Charge of Murder.

Brunswick, Ca, July 1S.-Former
Sheriff w. B. Lyens, of Wayne coun-
ty, this State, and his son, Archie
Lyens, former deputy sheriff, were
placed on trial in superior court here
to-day on a charge of venue for the
second time facing the charge of muir
der, caused by the killing Of NJ. Flem-
ing Smith in a drug store at Jesup
Ca, in December, 1908. One hun
dred and fifty witnesses have been
summoned. Only four jurors were
seated after an all day examination OF
talesman. A panel of 200 talesmen
was exhausted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-21
Baptist Church Struck by Lightning

Swansea, July 1e.-During a
heavy storm yesterday evening be-
tween and s o'clock lightning
struck the Baptist church and did
considerable damage to the building
Every window in the building was
more or less shattered.
The congregation has under con-
sideration the building of a new
brick church, and this damage will
almost compel them to build.
Several persons in the town were
considerably shocked by the light
ming.
The continuous rains have done
much damage to growing crops.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-07-21
WILD NEGRO KILLS THREE.
Slayer Dies from Poison on Way to
Prison.

Tampa, Fla, July 15.-Will Elli-
son, a negro. crazed with cocaine,
shot and killed his mother-in-law,
Celia Bryant; the Rev. Jesse w.
Avery, of the First African Methodist
church, Henry Clark, negro organist
at the church and seriously wound
ed his wife, Eva Ellison, and his sister,
in-law. Mary Bryant, tonight at 10
o'clock. While trying to escape he
encountered mounted Policeman Hay
man, shooting him in the breast, ia
tally injuring him.
Following the shooting riot
alarm was sent in and the entire po-
lice force was sent to the scene of
the shooting, where the widest ex-
citement reigned among the negroes.
The tragedy occurred in section
of the city densely populated with
negroes. known as the Scrub"
Ellison's first outbreak was at the
Methodist church, where services
were in progress. He entered the
church armed with shot gun. He
shouted that he was preparing to
send all sinners to their reward and
fired at the Rev. Avery, load of shot
entering his breast. Clark was sit
ting at the organ at the time and
the second shot tore hole in his
back, several shots penetrating his
heart and causing instant death.
After firing another shot Ellison
hurried from the church and went
to the home of his wife's mother, Ce-
liza Bryant, where he shot his mother
in-law's head off with load of buck
shot. When his wife and sister-in
law hurried to the front of the house
he fired on them, the sister-in-law
being fatally injured.
Ellison had evidently planned his
crime and made ready for his es-
cape, as he had a horse tethered near
his mother-in-law's home. He mount
ed the horse and started away at
gallop. He encountered Officer Hay
man, and, without warning, opened
fire on him. The first shot took ef-
feet in the officers left breast, just
above the heart, knocking him from
his horse. Hyman returned the fire
and the negro darted down dark
alley. The place where he was sup
posed to be in hiding was surround
ed, and after careful search the
negro was found just inside white
residents yard, in sitting posture.
His gun was between his knees and
he was seen to be in an unconscious
state.
He was placed in the patrol wagon
and hurried to police station to es-
cape the wrath of the rapidly gather
ing mob. When the officers lifted
him from the patrol wagon at the
station, it was found that he was
dead. Examination did not discover
any wounds, but bottle Of whiskey,
into which had been emptied a large
portion of strychnine, was found.
Examination by physicians disclos-
ed that Ellison had swallowed large
portion of the contents of the bottle,
which caused instant death.
Following the shooting in the
church, the widest confusion reign
ed. Several of the congregation
tainted and in the stampede which
followed several were injured. No
motive is assigned for the negro's
crimes.