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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-04
By. J. ED aRuLo.

It required three years for Rube Mar
guard to recover from tho overwork
given. him while a member Of the In
dianapolis team. Being very success
full that year. he was worked In and
out of. turn, and when he reported to
McGraw in the fall he was through, SO
far as being able to pitch up to his
standard was concerned. This has been
the experience OF many a star pitcher
in the minor leagues, and Marty
the other high-priced pitchers who
have come into the majors OF late years.
OToole is being worked decidedly
hard Having sold him, the st. Paul
club is not sparing him, and there is
grave danger that by the time he re-
ports to Pittsburg he will be as was
Marquard-all in. 1t has been demon
strated that with few exceptions
pitchers can do only SO much work in
a season and retain their effectiveness.
The strain Of pitching a game of ball
is much greater than It appears to be.
Three or four days rest is required by
the average pitcher in which to recover
from hard-pitched game. There are
those who do not need that much, but
a. majority Of them require that rest In
order to do good work.
In 1905 Frank Oberlin pitched sixty-odd
games OF ball for Milwaukee. He was
a truly great pitcher that year, but when
he was sod to Boston he failed to deliver,
because he was worn out and his career
as a major league pitcher was mediocre
and short lived simply because he had
pitched too many games In one season.
The value Of speed on a ball team Is
demonstrated in nearly every game. There
are always numerous occasions when at
crucial stage OF contest some base
runner is thrown out by step. That one
step wins or loses many ball games, and
the team which has a lot OF slow men is
burdened with the most severe handicap
Speed is wonderful thing in base ball.
It is speed which makes Ty Cobb the
wonder he Is. When he Is at bat every
man on the other team is on edge Realiz-
ing that he is apt to beat any ball that is
not Clearly handled. the infielders are
result with Cobb running than with any
other player But when slow man Is at
bat the infielders feel secure and play
back, thus reducing the chances OF getting
the ball past them.
ington teams Of recent years has been
lack of speed. There has never been an
occasion when the locals have been able
to boast of more than one real fast man
and that is not enough to make q team
contender in the race.
John McGraw is evidently well satisfied
with his outfiefd. for, he has disposed OF
Mike Donlin for little or nothing to the
Boston club. Donlin. while perhaps no
longer the player he was. can stili hit. but
he was not given chance by McGraw,
principally hecGuse be ala not need him.
The going Of Donlin 10 Boston takes that
worthy out Of tho hmelight ana II was
only to be in that that he retur Nd TO the
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6EHRTINENI COMMIT
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game. Even though he play good ball for
the tailenders, Mike Is not apt to attract
tho attention that he would have had ST.
ting on Inc bench in New York. -
Buck Becker's successful debut may
Greats the impression that there are%6
lot OF amateur ball players hereabout
who stand chance to win on the local
team. Buck Becker can hardly be con-
sidered an amateur. He had several
years OF professional experience, and
this fact was in evidence In his work
the other day There was nothing OF
the green hand about the youngsters
work. He behaved like a veteran and
showed by every movement that he had
had experience. 1t makes lot Of diff
ference in young player whether he
Walter Johnson was a green hand
when he started to pitch here. II will
be remembered that his inability to
field his position was for a season OF
learned the game and the art Of pitch
ing as member OF the Nationals
Becker got his experience in the
It is q pretty safe prediction that
when the Nationals line up here next
spring many of the old faces will be
missing. The club has absolutely
up winner with seasoned material.
and from this time on 1t Is the young
sters who will get the chance. The
old system proved a failure. though
given thorough trial. and the new
order of things cannot be worse and
may be whole lot better.
If the books of the local club were to
be exposed. 1t would be found that in the
matter of salaries ii has been more lib
eral than several of its rivals who have
finished higher in the race.
It is charged by the Detroit players
that the Athletics manipulated the balls
in the games played at Shibe Park. 1t
is claimed that when the champions gain
lead a dead ball Is put into play.
and that when they are in need of runs
lively one is substituted. Ben Shibe.
the owner of the team, is the head of the
firm which manufactures the balls used
In the American League. The Detroit
players lay especial stress on this fact
though in so doing they may be drawing
largely on their imagination. 1t Is true.
however. that the champions do their best
hitting on their own grounds. but in this
particular they do not differ much from
other teams, who all seem to play their
best ball when at home.
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moving as smoothly as the reports would
seem to indicate. Ninth has always been
League, and there Is every reason for
the assertion that 1t Will occupy the
same position in the circuit when the
amateur season opens next spring.
A meeting of the Independence League
will be held this evening, at which a
schedule Of postponed games will be ar
ranged. 1t is not intended that any
games other than those which affect the
standing of the Kendall and Manhattan
teams, the only two that have a chance
for the pennant, will be played.
It rather seems that Silver Spring has
a strong argument in it's fight for recog-
the Suburban League. The whole mat
ter hinges on the fact that the league
had absolutely no right in the first place
to change the schedule and the standing
Of the different clubs. While there is
none who will censure the league officials
for trying to hold the circuit together as
best they could, they had not the con-
stftutional right to say that the clubs In
the circuit should be given games tc
make up the standing which had been
SON.
1t seems. though, that Silver Spring
only desires to play out the original
chance for the pennant, and which chance
it is justly due. If under the original
schedule Silver Spring is in the running
for the championship then the league nor
any other body has the right to declare
Petworth the pennant winners.
There does not seem to be much cause
for the argument regarding the fact that
the commission does not recognize a
league unless 1t IL composed Of four or
more teams There seems to be not hing
in the rules governing amateur base ball
which covers the point in its entirety.
there being no evidence Of when Is a
league a league. or just what constitutes
league.
Last spring when the commission de-
cided when team Is to be considered in
a league 1t missed the point regarding
just what constitutes q league Under
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the present rules about the only way tc
interpret the matter is to consider that
an organization may be entitled to the
qualifications and rights Of league as
long as two teams are still fighting Tor
the championship.
Under the above ruling 1t seems that
the Suburban League pennant is still I'M
decided. and that the Silver Spring team
is still in the running under the old sched-
ule. two games of which remain to be
played between Petworth and Silver
Spring before the championship Of the
circuit is decided. If Silver Spring wins
the flag it will have to win both the re-
naming games on the original schedule,
nine will have to capture but one of the
two.
Just what is to be done or Just what
Will be done by the board of arbitration
when next it meets is a question, put on
the face Of the matter 1t rather seems
that it should grant to Silver Spring the
right to its chance for the pennant under
the old schedule and not declare Its
rights forfeited and award the pennant to
Petworth, as was done before.
When it comes time to separate the
various circuits into two classes, 1t would
rather seem that the best method to go
about it would be to have a committee.
which would have a complete knowledge
OF the strength of the various clubs and
arrange them in two divisions, SO that the
members of each would be Of about equal
strength. For instance. it might be sug--
gested that the Departmental, Capital
City. District and Bankers Leagues be
placed in the class A division, while the
remainder of the leagues be given a class
3 rating There is no doubt that these
leagues outclass the others in the play
ing strength of the teams which are
pennant winners. For instance, the
American Security and Trust Company
of the Bankers League was placed in the
class section last season and there was
very little comparison between 1t and
the team it played against. 1t walked
away with the championship in the sec
ton. The Sunday School League will be
weaker this year than last, and 1t also
could be placed in section B. The
Suburban League was also in class A
last year, but it never had a chance to
win the championship of that section.
With the mentioned teams in class A 1t
would insure close battles In each con-
test while with the mentioned clubs In
class B 1t is hardly likely that 1t would
be a runaway race for any Of the teams
in that division.
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RIDICULOUS FEATURE.
Drives on Serve in Tennis Are Not
Good Policy.

NEW YORK, August 4-Mostly all
forms Of amateur sport possess some
feature or other that appears to the
spectators as being oddly ridiculous.
the one in tennis being the persistency
with which players endeavor to exc
cute hard drive with the first serv-
ice ball and fail. Not 1 per cent of
the players engaged in active compe-
tition at the present day can get a
hard, swift ball across the net on the
first attempt. and yet they keep on
trying walloping, smashing and clout-
ing at the net cord without results. 1t
10 worth the while to take q chance
at getting a hard one over on the first,
some of the cracks say. but there is no
attention paid to the amount OF vital
fty lost In this continuous walloping at
the top cord for nothing.
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BRITONS NAME PLAYERS
FOR DAVIS CUP MATCH
Dixon, Lowe and Beamish to Meet
Americans to Determine Which
Country Shall Play Australians.

LONDON. August AT council meet
ing Of tho Lawn Tennis Association held
recently at Birmingham 1t was definitely
decided to send q British team to Amer
lea to play the preliminary tie Of the
Davis cup. It IL understood that the
association is accepting no guarantee
from the United States National Asso-
citation. the visiting association sharing in
the gate receipts on the terms fixed by
the conditions governing the cup.
This arrangement disposes Of the criti-
cism that England has selected America
in preference to Australia as the venue
Of the contest because it suits its pocket
better. The council considers that 1t is
far more expedient to play an Anglo
American contest on either English or
American courts.
The English team to visit America will
consist Of Messrs. Dixon. A H. Lowe and
Beamish. Mr.. Richie was asked to CO.
but has, 1t Is understood, declined the
invitation. The probability is that Dixon
and Lowe will play in the singles and
Dixon and Beamish In the doubles.
Match to Be Decided on Courts of
West Side Club.
NEW YORK, August 4.-The interna-
tional committee of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association yes
terday announced that the International
match between Great Britain and the
United States. to determine which coun-
try shall play Australia for the Davis
cup. will be. played on the courts of the
West Side Tennis Club of New York city.
The committee has suggested the dates
OF september to 10 to England. and 1t
IL believed those dates will be satsfac-
tory. The country which wins this match
Will send a team to Australia to play the
challenge match for the Davis cup. which
Is considered the highest trophy in tennis.
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BREAKING THOROUGHBREDS
Racing Yearlings Being Trained by
Cliff Harmon.

LEXINGTON, KY, August 4.-Cliff
Harmon is breaking twenty-six thor
oughbred yearlings at e. r. Bradley's
Idle Hour farm. When tho yearlings
are ready for a trial q committee of
responsible men will be asked to come
and time them. and then they will be
sent to the sales ring. Mr.. Bradley
does not intend to reserve any Of them
to race in his own colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-04

1.-THE secret OF Lajoie's successful hit
ting lies in the fact that he adopts the
follow on style used by golfers" said a
former ball player yesterday. He doesn't
swing his bat from his side. but meets
the ball squarely when 1t reaches point
in front of his chest and then puts his
strength into a sort OF punch which car.
ries the bat we'll beyond his left side. All
first-class batsmen do this, for it enables
them to keep their eyes on the ball and
to put strength into their bats when they
hit the leather"
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Ed Reuibach, who has been the most
consistent pitcher the Cubs have had
this year, injured his hand Monday and
may not be able to go on the mound in
two weeks This means he will not be
available for the all-important series be-
tween Chicago and New York next week.
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RACING SENSATION.
r. 7. c., Ex-Plow Horse, Winning
Big Stakes.

NEW York, August At looks as II
the sensation Of the grand circuit this
year is going to prove to be q former
plow horse. When r. T. c.. driven by
Tommy Murphy Of Glen Cove, L. l.. took
the ten-thousand-doll stake pace at
Kalamazoo Mich, 1t was brought forci-
bly, to the minds Of the followers Of the
big line racing that two years ago he had
been hauling a pillow down in Wilmington
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-22
Real Yankee Pumpkin Pie.

For pumpkin pie. cut the pumpkin
into strips, removing the central pith
and the seeds. Pare and put through
the meat chopper, using the coarse
cutter, then measure. Put into a
large sauce or stew pan, add one
quarter as much boiling water as
there is of pumpkin. cover, boil Wig
orously for ten minutes, then draw
to one side where the pumpkin will
simmer very slowly.
At the end of four hours add one
half pint of molasses for each six
quarts of the pumpkin and simmer
for two hours longer, stirring fire.
quently to keep from burning. Press
through sieve and y measure. For
each deep pie allow two and one half
cupfuls of pumpkin, two cupfuls of
milk, one-third of a cupful of sugar
one teaspoonful of salt, two eggs one
quarter of a teaspoonful of mace ore
one quarter of teaspoonful of cloves
and one-half of a tablespoonful of Gin
namon. While the pumpkin is still
hot add the spices, the milk which
has been scalded separately and the
sugar. Stir and set aside until cool
then add the beaten eggs. Line in q
deep pie plate with paste, pour in the
mixture and bake in moderate over
| for about forty minutes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-22
Sale Of Land.

Notice is hereby given. that under
authority of an order of sale grant
ed by the Hon. A. G. Hanson, judge
of the county court Of the county of
Cass, in the state of North Dakota,
dated the goth day of December, A.
D. 1911. the undersigned, the exc
cutor of the last viii and testament
of Gullik G. Haugen, late OF the
township of Noble in the county OF
Cass and state of North Dakota, de-
ceased, will sell at private sale ia
the highest bidder, for cash, subject
to the mortgages Of record against
the said land and subject to con-
firmation by the judge Of said county
court, the following described land,
to-wit: The east half (e1s) OF south
west quarter (swA) and the fraction
al southeast quarter (seA) Of Sec
ton IA, in township 14s and range
40. also lots / and 2. being parts OF
the northeast quarter (neA) OF sec
ton 25. in township 14s, range 49.
situated in Cass county, North Da-
kota.
The sale will be made on or after
the 18th day of January. A. d. 1912.
All bids must be in writing, and
may be left at my house in Noble
township. Cass county, North Da-
kota, or filed with the Judge Of said
county court, or delivered to the un-
dersigned personally.
r, III. BOLTE,
Executor Of the last will and testa-
ment of GulIik q. Haugen, deceased.
Dated December 20. Al. ID. 1911.
(Dec. 20. 20; Jan. Sd
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cial conditions. That Is not the case.
as rule with the shortening of the
hours of labor When shorter work
day has been established 1t is seldom
that there is a return to the longer
work day, and therefore the lessening
of the hours of labor almost invariably
results in the permanent Improvement
of the condition of the workers.
1T has been the policy OF the gov
eminent for great many years, I'M
dealing with its employees, to keep pace
with the highest standard In private
institutions, and justly so; the govern
ment should be a model employer. That
this has been the policy of this and
other governments is made APPARENT
by review Of legislation affecting the
length of a days work.
england was the cradle Of the fac,
tory system 1t was there that the
spinning jenny, the spinning frame,
the power loom, and the steam engine
were brought into existence. 1t was
there that machinery was first brought
into general use, and the division OF
labor became possible. Hence 1t was
naturally there that the physical and
social evils growing out of the excess
sive long hours Of toll in the polluting
atmosphere first forced the necessity
for short hour legislation upon the
public attention.
'Tn 1902 q law was passed in Eng
land preventing the employment of APP
prentices (Which most factory children
were) on Sundays and limiting their
working time to seventy-two hours a
week. In 1919, after years of fierce
agitation, this law was applied to all
factory children under 16 years of age.
The beneficial effects of this measure
upon the health and general OF the
operatives were so manifest that the
demand foR this kind of legislation
widened and deepened with each ex-
pertinent In 1925 the hours of labor
were reduced from IL to liz hours
per day In 1881 they were again re-
duced to IL hours, and night work was
prohibited for all women and young
persons under q years of age In
1888 this law was extended to include
wooden, worsted, silk and fax, as well
as cotton mills, and reduced the work.
ing time of children to eight hours a
day.
"The reports Of the parliamentary
committees and other evidence show
ing the marked Improvement In the
laborers' condition led to the adoption
of law in 1874 reducing the employ
ment Of children under IA years of age
to half time. In 1847 the hour law
was enacted, and in 1874 the hours OF
labor were still further reduced to nine
and a half.
"The increase OF wages, the advance
of intelligence. the decrease of ignor-
ance, poverty and crime, the use of inn
proved methods Of production and the
consequent cheapening of products
since the opportunity legisla-
ton came into full operation, comprise
most marvellous phenomenon. The
economic and social success of short
hour legislation was so obvious that
some of the leading statesmen of Eng
land who opposed it afterwards pub
licly apologized in the house of COM
mons for their opposition and support
all subsequent measures for extending
its application to other industries"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-22
WHAT The RETAIL
MARKETS OFFER
PRICES CHANGE SLIGHTLY IN
FEW INSTANCES BUT IN MOST
LINES REMAIN ABOUT THE
sAME-No FLUCTUATIONS IN
RETAIL MARKETS OF FARGO.

In few instances the prices in the
retail markets have changed this week
but for the most part most all veget-
ables and fruits remain about the
same. Irish potatoes have gone up to
80 cents a bushel and the price of
-four has advanced to 1906 hundred
pounds.
Onions are selling at so cents peck.
Sweet potatoes bring 25 cents for four
pounds. Cabbage sells at cents a
pound and lettuce brings cents a
bunch for leaf lettuce and is cents for
head.
Apples are selling from so to 75
cents a peck. Oranges range from 20
to 80 cents a dozen. Figs are bringing
rs and 80 cents a pound. Lemons
sell at 80 cents a dozen.
Grapes bring SS cents a basket and
20 cents a pound for malagas. Bananas
are 80 cents a dozen. Chestnuts are
20 cents a pound. Celery is bringing
10 to IL cents bunch. Grapefruit
sells at Is and Is cents.
Eggs are bringing 80 cents for stor-
age and 40 cents for fresh. Creamery
butter is retailing at 40 cents and
country butter commands IS cents.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-22
Railroad News
PECULIAR CHAIN
OF CIRCUMSTANCES

Aberdeen, 8. D., Dec. 22.-In order
to cause the accident at Odessa, Mimi,
which resulted in the deaths of ten
persons and injuries to twenty more,
In the opinion of j. T. Gillick, super
intendent of the Hastings & Dakota
division of the Milwaukee road, four
different men erred in Judgment.
These men are the dispatcher at
Aberdeen, the operator at Appleton,
Mimi, the operator at the junction
switch, and the flagman on the Co
lumbar. Said Mr.. Gillick:
THE accident at Odessa seems to be
due to a peculiar chain Of circum-
stances. In the first place, the oper-
ator at Appleton must have indicated
something to the operator at juno
ton switch and to the train dispatcher
that the first section of number Is
was coming at his station. Both the
operator at junction switch and the
dispatcher assumed the train was
coming at Appleton, and as that train
had to meet a west bound train at
Appleton, that would go to Correll. the
next station, for the second section,
it would insure a clear block between
junction switch and Correl for the
second section. and they both felt JUS
titled under the circumstances in let
ting the second section enter the
block.
"Of course this was positively con-
trary to the rules governing the han
ding of trains under the block rules,
and just what prompted the action on
their part Is hard for me to under
stand, as in all my experience 1 never
heard Of similar instructions being
given.
while this was taking place, the
first section of number is was stand
ing at Odessa waiting for the signal
which the train found against it, to
be released, so that that train could
proceed. The signal that stopped the
first section of number Is at Odessa
is one Of cur ordinary block signals.
1t has been installed and in actual
service about five years. and has never
failed to work properly. In this case
the signal must have been pulled back
to its clear position by the operator
when he left the Office, butt he failed
to catch 1t in the groove that is in
the device to hold it.
while the train was standing at
Odessa, which is on slight curve,
the view of the train was obscured by
cars standing on the inside of the
curve on the sidetrack. The fiagman
on first IS, who was an experienced
flagman, walked back far enough to
disappear on the curve, and the con-
ductor on the train assumed that the
fiagman was going the proper distance
and hold the second section. The flag
man failed to go out the required dis
lance or to leave any warning sig
mails when he returned to his train.
unknown to the conductor or others,
and as result the approaching train
was not properly tagged.
1.-The part that was taken by the
various employees concerned In the ac-