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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
SPORTING DEPARTMENT
CONNIE FAYORS CHANGES
IN The BASEBALL RULES
LEADER OF ATHLETICS SUGGESTS
PRESENT FLAWS.
Scorers Interpret Rules to Letter and
Overlook Spirit.

AS a member of the rules committee
of the American league there is no
baseball figure in the game who watch
cs the rules closer than Connie Mack
Mack finds many flaws in scoring rules
and is an advocate of the suggestion
to get more uniformity in scoring.
VERY often the scorers overlook the
spirit of a rule and interpret it by the
letter" said Connie the other day.
They can hardly be blamed, for as at
present arranged the rules of baseball
are presented in an antiquated and un-
wieldly form. Many of them should be
rewritten and made TO conform with
the modern game. For instance. in
the last 10 years the game has under
gone a big change. Compared with 20
years ago the change is much greater.
Take the sacrifice hit. A scorer
gives a sacrifice hit on a palpable hunt
that advances a runner. If the player
chops or takes half swing at the ball
the scorer does not give a. sacrifice,
hut charges the batsman with a time
III bdlt even IL lllt lulllltI ~ dhNdilNNh'
This is a hardship on the player.
Very often when you want to advance
q player IT is bad policy to bunt, espe-
cially when the first baseman and third
baseman are playing in. on our team
we have three or four players who are
able To take a half swing at the ball
Ii takes a good man To do Ii.
"Hc drives the ball fast enough Ia
make the fielder stay in his position
yet it is slow enough to easily advance
the runner and give the batsman a
chance to beat it out. often ii will
roll between two helders for base hit
when this man takes his half swing
at the ball his intention to advance
the player is just as strong as the
player who comes to the plate with the
deliberate idea of bunting. | can't see
q particle of difference between the
aim of the two men, only ! think that
the man who is going to take the hall
swing is surer To advance his man than
the player who is going 60 lay the bal
down. why the man who takes tho
half swing shouldn't be credited with
a sacrifice hit is beyond me-"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
ONCE DESPlSfD MfRKLE
Is NOW A GREAT PLAYER
HIS FAMOUS SLIP LOST GIANTS
REMNANT IN 1908.
Work This Season Has Helped Nc
Graw's Team Wonderfully.

New York. Sept 27.-Frcd Mcrkle's
superb ball playing at this critical
stage Of the struggle for the National
league championship is one of the
props which are keeping the Giants
on top. Merke's fight for recognition
has been long drawn out, but the
plucky first baseman has persecercd
until he now looms up as a great bats
man, remarkable fielder, fleet base
runner and a tireless worker. IL is
doubtful If any other ball player could
have accomplished as much under the
trying circumstances which attended
Merkle's early baseball career rs a
New York player.
When he failed to touch second base
in that memorable and fatal game with
the Chicago Cubs in 1908. Mcrklc be-
came laughing stock and the butt Of
unjust criticism everywhere. He was
held up to ridicule for mistake that
many other players had made. though
not i'm games OF such great import
ance. The big fellow took II all in
good nature until-it became tirosome
Then he whipped few of the traduc-
crs out i'm his native town and there
after during the winter months he was
allowed to live I'm peace But all this
time Merkle enjoyed the confidence 90
John McGraw. who told him 10 pay no
heed TO tests and jibes, but To go
ahead and do his best on the bah field
you can make the baseball public
forget all about that touching second
base business by playing the game the
best YOU know how" said the Giants
manager. I'm stick to you through
thick and thin. Nobody can get your
job. SO show 'cm that you're not q
bonchcad after ALL"
Thus encouraged, Merkle bucklcd
down TO work i'm earnest, with the re-
suit that soon he began 10 command
respect Fans who once laughed n
him were quick to see that Merkle had
the right stuff, and when he showed
vast Improvement in batting and field
ing they generously applauded him
Today the episode of 1908 has been
forgotten, MerlIle Is star ball player
and if the Giants win the pennant
much OF their success can be attribut-
ed to the hard working first bascman
who never lost heart when under the
hottest fire.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
ALL FOOTBALL TEAMS BUSY.
Yale and Harvard To Get Into Action
Next Saturday.

New York, Sept. 27.-Almost every
college football team i'm the country VIII
have received its first public tryout by
the end of this week. and there will be
on hand the first real evidence of what
is being accomplished on the college
gridirons
Dartmouth and Cornell will play their
first games today. Dartmouth Will
take on the Norwich university team
for the first time, and Cornell will
meet Allegheny, an unfamiliar oppon-
ent.
Saturdays games will find Harvard,
Yale, Princeton. Pennsylvania and
Brown, all swinging into line.
Yales opponent Saturday will be
Holy Cross, team that will so 10
New Haven with a lineup little chang
ed from that of last year. when Yale
was held to II to 0 score. Harvard
again starts the season against Bates,
and will have to better % to score
Of last fall. Princeton begins with
stevens institute, whom she beat is
TO a year ago Pennsylvania has
Gettysburg as its first opponent. Their
score last year was 20 to O..
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
SPORTING EDITORS NOTES.

Zach Wheat, of the Superbas, Chief
Meyers, OF the Giants and Balenti Of
the Reds, compose a trio of real Indi-
ans in the National league.
Baseball stars from all parts of the
country will take part in the Comlskey
Field Day which is scheduled for Sept.
30 at the White Sox park in Chicago.
Walter Camp Jr. is working hard
for a place on the Yale varsity team
and may be able to land it.
Kenneth McClintock. the Yale fresh
mems star halfback of last season, will
not return TO college this fall.
Though Michigan and Minnesota will
not meet this season, both have a
game scheduled with Nebraska.
Harvard and Yale have no midweek
games this year, while Princeton,
Pennsylvania, Dartmouth and Brown
have two each.
Pennsylvania will have i'm Mcrcc'
and Marshall the fastest pair of foot
ball players on any college team the
coming season.
Otto Seller, whose drop kicking won
three games for the University of IL
llnois last year, has recovered from an
operation for appendicitis and will
again play with the Illinois squad.
Terry McGovern has been appointed
referee of the Gowanus Athletic Club of
Brooklyn.
Tommy Burns. the former heavy
weight champion. has signed con-
tract to play four games with the Van
couver lacrosse team.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
BERT LARSON RETURNS.
Will Pitch for Calumet Against ALL
Hubbell Team Sunday.

Bert Larson, the star pitcher of the
Green Bay team Of the Wisconsin-I-
linois league, has arrived home i'm
Calumet, having played in few games
for the Escanaba team at the close of
the transforming trip Of the Green
Bay nine. Larson has consented to
pitch for Calumet in the Sunday game
against the All-Hubbell team, I'm which
he will have as his opponent "Chubb"
Chaput Of the Berlin, Ont. team This
will be the first game pitched by Lar
son i'm Calumet for two seasons, ne
having returned home too late for
baseball last year, after making a fine
showing with Grand Rapids i'm the
Central league. Larson has improved
wonderfully since he pitched in Calu-
met and his many friends are much
interested in the opportunity TO see
him at work again.
Through an unintentional omission,
the name of Thomas Soddy of the
motive power department was not pub
lished with the list OF those who sold
tickets for the Charity game two
weeks ago. in the statement published
last evening. Mr.. Soddy disposed OF
100 tickets. netting s25.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
Laurium Department

soul. 1t completes the pcnitentlal pc
Rod of ten days that had begun with
the New Years day.
THE celebration of the Day of
Atonement begins in the synagog with
the evening service, called Kol Nidrc
from its opening formula. which refers
to vows concerning the individual and
his conscience. With its strongly
marked melodies and songs this serv-
ice assumed in the course of time "A
very impressive character Through
out the following day "A continuous
series Of services is held, which to-
ward the middle Of the afternoon is
heightened in improsslveness by a
most solemn commemorative service
for the dead This is followed by the
Neilah or closing service i'm which the
main ideas Of the day are especially
emphasized; repentance conditioning
forgiveness and Gods sealing the de-
cree of man for the ensuing year. The
service ends with a solemn invocation
LOT Gods name, the Shema and the sew
en-fold exclamation. The Lord. He is
Cod As a signal of the close Of the
sacred day, the trumpet (shofar) is
blown once and the devout worship
per turns homeward from Gods house
with the assurance that i'm reward for
his true and sincere repentance the
sins of the past'have been forgiven"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
; ALL THE HAMMER
> SPEED RECORDS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

Human thumb nail grows two-bil-
lionths Of n yard per second.
Bamboo tree grows 72-ten millionths
of a yard per second.
Snail moves 15-ten thousandths OF
"A yard per second.
Man can walk (record) one mile in
6 minutes 30 1-5 seconds
Man can run (record) one mile In 4
minutes Is 3-5 seconds.
Man can skate (record) one mile in
minutes II 80 seconds.
Torpedo boats travel 80 miles in an
hour.
Motor boats can travel (record) 81
miles in an hour.
Iceboats glide / mile a minute.
Aeroplane fly 100 miles an hour.
Steam railroad engines go 120 miles
an hour.
Automobiles go one mile in 25.4 Sec
onds.
Sound travels 305 yards a second.
Cyclone rushes SIS yards n second.
Shell from n gun flies 975 yards a
second
Electricity goes SO4.52S,16O yards a
second.
Light travels s2S,O2S.SOO yards a
| second.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
PITCHERS NEED CARE.
Fingers Can Be Spoiled BY Too Much
Mound Duty.

"The present baseball season has
provided some interesting pointers on
the best methods OF handling pitchers,
and at this writing McGraw seems TO
have the PALM" says the New York
Post. pitchers who made great rep
utations last year and the year before,
notably Babe Adams and King Cole,
have fallen by the wayside. while Mar
Guard. who had so many months of
preparation. has amply justified Nc
Graw's faith in him. Cole and Adams
we're worked to the limit of their ability
at the very start of their diamond
careers. and Alexander is having the
same experience this year Marquard,
through careful handling, was better
prepared TO stand the pace. and fans
are inclined to think that despite his
already remarkable record. his best
days are ahead of him, and that he
will be heard from next year and for
many moons thereafter.
"In the days OF Pop Arson II was
the custom 10 send n new twirler
straight TO work. and other managers
have followed the Arson recipe, but
the method used in Marquards case
would seem to be the better, That he
was hard hit the other day when he
apparently had made sure Of his game
can be laid less at his own door than
at the door Of an always uncertain,
and for that reason, fascinating game.
Even a tail-end team will hit the ball
at some time or other. There was
day some years ago when Yale univer-
sity kEocked Mathewson out OF the
box
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
HOCKEY PLAYERS WANTED.

With the season approaching for the
resumption of hockey, number OF
local players are preparing to join
teams in the larger cities of the coun-
try. Chicago. Cleveland and other
places where this popular winter game
flourishes. Last year a number of
copper country players appeared with
the Chicago and Cleveland teams and
with the prospect Of organizing n ma
tlonal league this season. upon the
same plan as the big baseball leagues.
IL is likely that the local players will
be in big demand.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
JEWISH PEOPLE
TO OBSERVE DAY
SERVICES ARRANGED IN HONOR
OF HoLIEST PERIOD IN THE
HEBREW RELIGIOUS
CALENDAR.

Services In observance Of The hottest
period in the Jewish religious calendar
will be held i'm the Losselyoung hall
Laurium, Sunday night and Monday by
Rabbi A. Tobin, of Hurley, Wis who
is coming here for that occasion. It
Is expected the services will be largely
attended.
when the first stars appear in The
heavens Sunday evening. oct. i, they
will usher in the day hottest to the
Jew i'm his entire religious calendar
From that hour until the evening Of
the following day, oct. >. the devout
Israelite will give himself entirely to
God, and 10 the purifying Of his soul
by repentance. 1t will be a day spent
by him i'm meditation and prayer with
no thought of the world, its profits or
pleasures. II is the great White Fast,
when, abstaining from all food. from
shutdown TO shutdown. the people Of Is
OF the past year.
"The holy day is mentioned in the
Bible i'm a number OF places: Lcviticus
xvi describes the elaborate pricstly
ceremonial of atonement: ibid xiii
26-32, il appears. i'm the list of festi-
walls where the affliction of the soul
(fasting) is ordained; ibid XIV, ., an
nounces that on the day OF atoncment
each fiftieth year, the trumpet sound
shall usher in the jubilee year: while
Numbers. xxx, Ill, describes the sac
rinces of this sacred day. From these
references and later accounts in the
Talmud one can get n picture of this
day of awe Us il was celebrated in Bib
lical times. The holy day on the tenth
day of Tishri was observed ,by alb
stention from food and drink and by
an elaborate ceremonial i'm which the
hi IN priest was the central figure He
besought forgiveness for his own sins
and those of his own household, then
for those of the wider household OF
priests, then for all the people. OF two
goats. he slaughtered one as sac
rifice for the Lord and set the other
aside for Azazel.' The blood of the sac
rihces he sprinkled upon the curtain OF
the holy of holes. to purify it from the
sins of the people.
From this BiblicaI ceremonial which
throughout seeks for forgiveness OF the
community as a whole the Day oil
Atonement has been somewhat chang
ed in Rabbinic Judaism and in the
modern service and emphasizes also
repentance and personal prayer for the
forgiveness of each individual SHINING
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
DELIGHTFUL TRAVELLING, BUT

Henry Clews at dinner in New
port, said of American travelling:
1t is delightful to travel in Amer
lea, but | think that American port
crs handle our luggage little too
roughly.
"Oncc. at a certain station, / was
amazed and pleased TO hear a Uniform
ed official shout To hurley porter:
Hi, what are you knockin' them
trunks about like that for?'
The porter had been lifting great
trunks above his head and hurting
them down onto the floor furiously;
but now he stood stock still in aston
ishment.
whats that boss% he said.
"'What do you mean by lnockin'
trunks about like thatg' repeated the
official. Look at the floor, man. Look
at the dents you're maxim in the con-
Nrcte Don't you know you'll lose
your job II you damage the company
property"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL.

William Efiinger and Theodore
Hamacher waived examination yestcr-
day afternoon in Justice Armits court
on the charge Of highway robbery. and
were bound over to the next term of
circuit court. Itt is alleged the defend
ants robbed William Bagy of $2S while
buggy riding on the Lake View road
later throwing him from the buggy and
driving away.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
is MCFARLAND HooDooED7
Paekey Thinks That an uncanny Fate
Follows His Machines.

Chicago, Sept. 26.-Packey McFar-
lands hoodoo-the same one that beat
him out OF the match with Ad. VOL
gast--has appeared again. Packey Is
wondering today II all the fates are
against him, for he stan s good
chance of losing the match with Matt
Wells, scheduled to be staged at Mad
ison Square Garden. New York, on
October 10.
The license of the Madison Square
club has been revoked by the boxing
commission In the Empire state.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
@%##### #%A%%asAA .ss

William Ekstrom left yesterday for
Marquette called there by the illness
of a relative.
A son was born this week to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Kneutzen Of Pewabic
street.
Miss IL Farnham left yesterday af-
ternoon for Evanston. ILL.,, to enter the
Northwestern University.
Miss Elsie Harper, daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. Martin Harper of Hec-
la street, left yesterday afternoon for
Kalamazoo to resume her studies.
Emil Kivela, left yesterday after
noon for Lansing, where he will enter
the M. A. c.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Kerr. left yesterday for
Milwaukee to attend a convention of
National Guard surgeons
DR.. and Mrs. A. L. Farnham left yes
terday for Pontiac, where they will
reside i'm the future.
The production of salt is about the
oldoet industry in the world
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
COBB FOR sHERMAN's JOB.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 27.-Champ
Clark OF Missouri for President; Ty-
rus II. Cobb Of Georgia for vice presi-
dent! The above is the ticket which
Judge w. c. Adamson, who repre-
sents the Fourth Georgia district in
Congress hopes the Democrats will
nominate next year.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27

Louisville Courier Journal: "If !
buy you n seat i'm the Stock Exchange
will you agree TO go to work."
ct amt crazy to work, dad Mako
il seat I'm the senate"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27

Judges Library: Suburb tell you
there is nothing like a trip to the
country!
Avenue-Yes; IL certainly makes ono
appreciate the city the better.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
National League.
American LEAGUE.

ST Louis Boston game postponed;
wet grounds
r. n. r.
Philadelphia .O32OO114x-11 is 2
Detroit -. ...0OSO0O002- 10 L
Batteries-Coombs and Lapp; Will
lett, Works and Stanage.
r.. II. f..
New York ..~.O0lO1OO2O- 3 &
Chicago . 110O2O001-5
Batteries-Ford and williams. Blair:
Benz, Sc It and Sullivan.
r. II. r.
Washington .00700001x-S 10
Cleveland -. 90 000200O0-2 . 6
Batteries Groom and Henry;
Miteaell Swindell and Easterley.
Adams.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27

Kansas City s; Columbus 4.
Kansas City 10; Columbus 3.
Milwaukee Z. 3: Louisville 6. 2.
st. Paul 3; Toledo 4.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27

The production of salt is about the
Oldest industry in the world.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-27
LAuRlUM BRIEFS.

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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-07
BOOSTERS DAY
IN ELLENSBURG

Boosters Day in Ellensburg will
be the event of the year and not a
soul in Kittitas valley can afford to
miss it. Ellery's band, the finest
Royal Italian band, the worlds IA
nous musical organization, will give
three hours free musical concert
in the afternoon, and Senator Wes-
ley L. Jones will deliver an address
along with number of other prom
inent gentlemen, on the all impor-
tant question of the high line canal.
Come one and all, short and tall,
bring Sally and the baby, grandma
and erandpa-and your dog, too, if
YOU want to do so, but above all be
sure to come yourself, it is very i'm
portant that you do so. You will
never regret it. It's Booster Day,
you know.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-07
The Balance Sheet

Now having stated the credable things done by the
democratic house let us look at the few mistakes made:
First.-It was a mistake to make Mr. Underwood chair
man of the committee way and means. He is not a
thorough going tariff eformer and his environment against
progressive democracy The party had right to expect
that positive and aggressive opponent of the whole protect
i've policy would be placed the head of the ways and
committee. The mistake has already cost the party
dearly has led to surrender OF the democratic doctrine
free the surrender the of the honor
of introducing the bill reducing the tariff and steel
humiliation that the other members OF the committee ought
to feel
The second mistake of the session has already been
oned-he putting of tariff wool The tariff wool is
the keystone the potectons arch and those who do
know it have vet to learn the A Of the tariff question.
Every speaker the tariff will be confronted by the tariff on
wool he attempts attack the PRINCIPLE of protection,
and he Crcse congress- if he defends congress- he
do the expense of party principle he mistake
be corrected the regular by new measure
making wool the basis of the reduction but this not
likely long Mr. Underwoods influence paramount in
the committee.
The third mistake in allowing the session to doun
without the submission of the amendment for the election
United States by direct The democrats nat
urav desire win partisan victory connection with the
amendment but when the senate objected ute as natural
" desiring partisan victory also the house should have
sought an by eliminating the partisan issue The
people want the direct election of and much less
concerned than the politicians about the partisan that
now divides the houses the subject he house will
err fatally allows the regular session pass without sub
hitting this important constitutional amendment
The fourth mistake passing anti trust bill
The decision of the supreme in the Standard Oil and
tobacco cases impaired the present anti trust law that ad
dtiona legislation mperatvcly This subject
ought have been taken up It uneasness
among the rank and file OF the party to see so many demo-
crstc leaders Washington apparently Indifferent to the APP
pang dcpcdatons of the trusts The regular session will
doubtless take up this subject and the party will be greatly
disappointed the house fails purpose radical
ure for the relief Of the public.
The fifth mistake made by the house in permitting
secret caucus control legislation Representatives of the
people must the open Caucuses should be public
least the decisions arrived should be of record
and there is why the proceedings should be
ported There signs of change in this respect and
to be hoped that the democrats will remove this
of criticism by abolishing the secret caucus.
Here is the balance sheet and it makes excellent
showing for session May the next session be bet
ter.-W. ]. Bryan in The Commoner
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-09-07

cinct No. 2, having its voting place
at the Nanum School House in
School district No. 10, and COM
prising all that part of the district
lying east of Precinct No. /, and
north and east of the Yakima river;
Election Precinct No. 3, having its
voting place at the house of c. A.
Snyder in west Kittitas valley, and
comprising all that part of the
district lying east of Election pre-
cinct No. /. and south and west of
the Yakima river, and extending
east to the township line between
townships IS and II north; and
Election Precinct No. 4, having its
voting place at the Cove school
house. in school district No. 80, ana
comprising all that part of the dis
trict east of Election Precinct NO.
. and lying south and west OF the
Yakima river.
2 A voter at this election must
have the qualifications of an eiector
at any general election held in the
state. and in addition must hold
title to land or evidence Of title
thereto. Women vote at this cleo
ton as we'll as men. Any woman
having an interest in land in the
district in her own right. or being
q married woman with an interest
in the community real estate in the
district with her husband. is
holder of title and evidence of title
TO land within the meaning of the
law.
In view of the tremendous impor-
lance of this election these facts
should not be forgotten, and every
voter should arrange his affairs so
as to go to the proper polls on the
14th day of September and cast his
vote in favor of the organization OF
the district.