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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-11

LAST OF MDWEEK GAMES
WILL BE PLAYED TODAY
Big Schools Will Depend Hereafter on
Scrimnage With Scrubs for Prac-
tice Before Big Games.

, better end than is generally found in the
minor colleges.
To judge. by the comparative scores
made by the University of Virginia
against Randolph-Macon and the William
and Mary teams the latter does not have
much of chance to win the champion
] ship of the eastern division of the Inter-
teams are in the league. Virginia scored
81 points against Randolph-Macon. while
against William and Mary total Of 81
were run up.
There Is one danger in foot ball this fall
and that is that a team may consider the
forward pass of great ground gaining
value and make sort OF q heller SHELTER
contest out of it. There has been a tend
ency in the games SO far toward a reck-
| less use of the play, and whether this will
be increased as the big games come on
or whether the more conservative style
determine the status of the play In the
future. If the forward pass tends toward
looseness Of play it Is likely that meas
ures will be taken to either curb 1t or
have it eliminated altogether.
Anderson, who formerly played with
one of the western universities, Is the
best plunging back in the Yale squad. In
work has featured. His one fault seems
to be his inability to pick his openings.
The fact that Catholic University will
put a team in the field this year should
be received with pleasure. There is no
doubt that in the future the Brookland
school will come to the front In attn
letics, and the fact that the faculty was
persuaded to allow the organization OF an
eleven this year is but one of the steps
which the school had been taking toward
success in the athletic world during the
past few years.
1t appeared for quite awhile this fall
that there would be no team at the uni
versity because the authorities had de-
clared against foot ball. for financial and
other reasons.
The team that Western High will send
against Central In the opening game OF
the High School series will not average
more than 1876 pounds. 1t is probable that
Central will be a great deal heavier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-11
NELSON MAKES DEBUT
IN GOTHAM TONIGHT
Is Slated to Fight Ten Rounds
With Willie Beecher, the
Young East Slider.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 11.-For the first
time In his career as boxer, Battling
Nelson, former lightweight champion Of
the world, will appear in a local ring to-
night. He is matched to box ten rounds
with Willie Beecher, the young East
Slider, who has two victories over Knock
out Brown to his credit. The bout will be
decided in the big arena of the Madison
A. c., I'd avenue and 127th street, and
popular prices will prevail. 1t is ex-
pected that nearly 5000 persons will pay
to see Nelson in action, as he still ap-
pears to be a drawing card II the advance
sale means anything.
Nelson lost the worlds title to Wolgast
q year ago last February and he was
knocked out by Owen Moran in San
Francisco last fall. He is not trying to
regain the championship. and isn't firing
the public with bombastic talk. He says
he merely wants to show New Workers
that he isn't wholly back number. and
is able to make some Of the aspiring
lightweights step lively to hold their own
with him. Nelson has plenty of money
lures, but he is anxious to earn more
with his f1stic skill. He is rough and
ready fellow, always in condition and
capable of making things interesting for
almost any man. Beecher Is several
years younger. but he can fight. He is
fairly clever, is a rusher and a slugger
and isn't coward. He thinks Nelson
IL made to order for him, while the Dane
thinks Beecher is more or less of a
novice.
Confident that he will defeat Beecher,
the former champion has agreed to box
clever Pal Moore at the Armory A. A. in
Boston next Tuesday night twelve rounds.
Moore. II he displays the superb science
that made a show Of Dick Hyland Mon
day night, will cut out a terrific pace for
Nelson. Moore is steadily improving.
and by scoring a victory over the Bat
tier he believes he will be in line for
matches with the topnotchers. Charley
White will referee the Nelson-Beecher
contest.
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LITTLE BETTING.
Chicago Very Quiet on the Worlds
Series-Few Bets Made,

CHICAGO, October 11-Although tho
first battle for the city title will be
fought two days hence and the worlds
championship series starts but a couple
of days later, few big wagers have
been recorded in the various sporting
cenIers of Chicago. Never before In
the history of post-season struggles
for base ball supremacy has the bet
ting been SO light This condition is
not thought to be due to q lack Of in
terest among the fans" however. but
rather because the men who take
chance" are undecided on which team
to bet in the two series, in both of
which the contending mines are con-
sideredf so evenly matched.
Few offers to bet on either series
have been heard on the floor of the
Chicago Board Of Trade. Those bets
which have been made on the outcome
of the Cub-White Sox conflict have
been made at evens. Several brokers
have accommodated country customers
and taken the short end of wagers on
the Athletics-Giants clash, with the
New York team favorite at 10 to 8 and
10 to s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-11
Likes American Game.

OF course, the viewing of the game does
not even give one the slightest right to
criticise, and this is no criticism, merely
an impression, and I must say the i'm
preston was most favorable. I can quite
understand why the game is SO strongly
enthroned in the hearts Of the amateur
sp0rtsmen of this country and / see moth
ing in the game but what the spirit of
the old Rugby game clearly would APP
prove Of. There are quite a few differ
ences, but it appears to me the differ
ences are all on the side of the improve
ment of the game as a spectacle. How
much It is an improvement on the game
to players l have not yet seen enough to
form any opinion, although on one point
am sure, 1T is certainly more dangerous
than Rugby.
think the forward pass that admire
so much adds to that. 1t gives rise to
sharp, quick falls when running at the
fastest pace, but then what matter, every
fine sport has its dangers; has not polo,
fox hunting, steeplechasing, and those
who are timid will keep out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-11
Methods of John McGraW and
Connie Mack
Compared.
ONE DIRECTS FROM FIELD
While Other Seldom Leaves Bench
During Important
Games.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 11-There are
few who are willing to go on record with
an unqualified prediction as to the out
come Of the great series which starts al
the Polo Grounds Saturday.
From all available statistics the Giants
and Athletics are so closely matched that
a trick of fortune or, as the players put
it, 1.-THE lucky break" may sway the tide
of battle either way. Few of those
things which would influence opinion
were the teams to fight out a champion
ship during an entire season may be con-
sidered in a series of seven games. Where
four contests won decide the title the
team which gets the jump of course mas
the better chance.
Starting slowly this year the Athletics
steadily fought their way to the top or
the American League. There will be no
room for a slow start in the coming en-
gagements. Both teams must leap from
the mark at top speed or give away
handicap which they can i'll afford. 1t
should be a wonderful struggle. Here
are two clubs, both game to the core,
with splendid pitching material and per-
haps the ablest managers in the national
game. John McGraw and Connie Mack
have only to point to their records to
demonstrate their ability as leaders. Moth
ing. however, could be in greater con-
trast than their methods. Mc(TaW's bat
tie cry is, "Come!" and Mack's GO:
The New York manager charges at the
head of his forces. Mack sends his troops
into battle from the strategic position OF
the bench. The leader OF the Athletics
carefully plans his campaign before en-
gaging. He knows every supposed weak
ness of the enemy. SWayed neither by
success nor disaster, he carries through
his well-thought-out plans to their last
detail. This does not mean that he Will
not change his attack or defense If the
occasion requires it, but only that his
second plan of campaign will have been
worked out as carefully as his first and
held in reserve until needed.
McGraw is Restless.
McGraw could not sit through an i'm
portant contest on the bench il he tried.
His place is the coachers box, and his
men are trained to rely implicitly upon
his judgment. His are the brains that
direct the plan of attack. Fiery and i'm
petuous. he instils into his players his
own fighting spirit. McGraw uses few
words in coaching: A wave Of his arm
means Come on" his outspread hands
mean Stop" Simple signs, but unmis-
taxable and peremptory. There is no one
in base ball who can tell more instantly
when base runner has q good chance
to stretch hit or to score and when he
has not When one Of the Giants goes
to bat 1t is often noticeable that he
glances over to where his leader crouches
on the coaching lines. A word. look
or q gesture may tell him exactly what Is
expected OF him. McGraw trusts. almost
entirely to his snap Judgment. and his
ability to detect any favorable moment
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on them. Friday evening there was a
splendid meeting of the athletic associa-
ton of the college, and some 1900 stu'
dents were assembled to listen to stirring
appeals from their favorite professor on
the love of fair play and the encourage
ment of supreme loyalty to their college
in all forms of sport. inflicted a rev
thousand words of sportsman'S philOs-
ophy, which l am pleased to say the stu
dents received with kindly applause, and
after the meeting was over a warm feel
ing crept into my heart for Illinois.
Illinois Will Be Favorite.
Although 1 may visit hundred of col
leges in America. it will always be ILL
nois. Illinois for me, and shall attend
all it's matches that is possible and howl
to beat the band at its successes. I shall
also try to study the "Osky Wow Wow
and other calls. / wish had the little
man who led the calls on the foot ball
ground to coach me. His leading was
splendid, SO graceful, so invigorating,
notes l would have joined in the calls
myself.
l spent an evening with some thirty OF
the incest young fellows l ever met at
the fraternity house. We had music and
talked and nothing impressed me more
than the bold, pure spirit which imbued
them all and the eargerneSs with which
they listened to the views of a sportsman
who tries to advocate the spirit these
boys embodied. 1t was all so easy. 1t
was as if we had known each other all
our lives, and / imagined myself back at
Magdalen College, oxford, twenty years
ago. on a visit to a brother who was
sea at an early age l missed q college
education
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-11

partially in the series of 1907, and the
real stars of those games were Catcher
King of the Cubs and First Baseman
Rossman or the Tigers. Miner Brown
and Orvie Overall were the Cubs main
stays in their victories over the Tigers
in 1905. In 1909 Babe Adams pitched
the Pirates to three straight victories
over Detroit, and last year Jack Coombs
performed a similar prodigy of valor for
the Athletics by winning three straight
from the Cubs Thomas, Collins and
Baker were other heroes of last years
battles.
Mathewson was the mainstay OF the
Polo Grounders in their post
games last fall. and these encounters
We're just as fiercely contested as IL they
had been for the worlds title Devore
Doyle, Merkle, Meyers and Deviin Were
the National Leaguers who played the
best ball against the Highlanders. IL Is
very probable that those men on both
teams who proved their worth last year
will also be the sensation of the coming
struggle There are couple of excep-
tons. Students Of the game believe that
Bender will play more and Coombs q
less important part i'm this seasons
series. and an entirely new factor in the
probable outcome is Richard Marquard.
Athletics Have Experience.
As far as general statistics go. the Ath-
letics are the older and more experienced
| team. They are less apt to be nervous
in the opening battle. The Giants how
ever. have few players who are apt to
lose their heads, and any mistakes that
they may make will probably be due to
lovereagerness. According to figures, the
White Elephants are the harder hitting
team, but a matter of fact there il
little dependence to be placed on this
paper showing. The batting averages in
the American League are practically all
higher than those in the National. This
may be due to inferior pitching or. what
is more probable. to the hvelier ball in
use by the younger major organization.
| Philadelphia also has a higher club
fielding average. but when the figures are
| analysed they show that both the New
York infield and outfield have accepted
more chances than the men from Quaker
town. When base running is considered
McGraw's men have the field practically
| to themselves. Collins Is the best base
! runner of the Athletics, and six OF the
Giants have run rings around the speedy
Philadelphia. Both teams won their
respective league pennants in time to give
their regulars a rest, and they should
toe the starting line IN splendid condi-
ton.
| One feature concerning the first game
has been overlooked by many people. All
season visiting clubs have complained BIT
terly that II was often impossible to see
either a pitched or a batted bali on
account of some popularity I'm the color
of the new stands at the Polo Grounds.
This has also bothered the Giants; but
l. they are somewhat used to IL now, while
it will be new and confusing to the White
Elephants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-11
Commences Day of Pleasure.

Rising early and piloted by my good
friend and host Mr.. Fluff, who should
say Is quite the best loved and most pop
ular figure in the outdoor life of the stu
dents, his bearing. personality and evil
IDENTIFY strenuous happiness of his work
calls for all that is est in his army, the
students, we visited all the various
buildings in the campus. I was particu-
larly struck by the agricultural section
and also by the engineering section. Any
lad who has such advantages and fails
to prosper afterward in life must have
misapplied his time and wasted his OPP
portunities. There seems nothing lacking;
practically every branch Of science. art
and trade cain be learned. It Is all there
waiting for the fortunate citizens of
America to help themselves and go in and
come out with all the necessary armor
to carry them strongly through the battle
Of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-11

graduates. but was
quite unprepared tC
find such an up-to-
date, e ! a b or a t {
shrine of education
and such a warm
welcome awaiting
me.
l never have seen
in our country any
s u G h comprehen-
sive and far-reach'
ing system as that
comprised in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-11
TEAM DROPS OUT.
Fall River Won't Be in New England
League Next Season.

River will not be represented in the New
England Base Ball League next season,
the stockholders having voted to call for
bids on the franchise. The team has
been q losing venture for four years.
Manchester. N. H., will probably take
over the club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-11
LIKES YANKEE GAME
Queensberry Sees American
Foot Ball for First Time.
AT ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Is Favorably Impressed, But Says It
Is No Place for the
Timid.
By the Marquis of Queensberry

Copyright. 1911, by the Marquis Of Qneensberry)
CHICAGO, October 11.-My visit to the
University of Illinois will ever be a red
letter day to me. went expecting to see
an ordinarily fine university. and hoped
for a pleasant greeting from the under
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BILLIARDS.
DAILY Leads De Gro in First Night.
Play at Three Cushions.

NEW YORK. October 1.-THE billiard
season in this city opened last night with
a match at three-cushion earroms at
Doyle's 42d street academy. John Daily,
the champion, defended his title against
Alfred De Orc, the former champion The
match Is at 40 points and will last three
nights. so points being played at each
session.
With two such brilliant opponents of
this style of game crossing cues the at
tendance was very large, and those pres
emit saw some remarkable billiards. DAILY
was at his best. and with the night S
play half over he drew away from De
Orc IN remarkable style.
The two men were tied with % each and
then DAILY made 4, 3. 2 and in success
sion. After that he went for everything in
sight and made his 80 when De Orc had
% on his string.
Days high run was and he made this
four times. De Oro's best run was ). ii
took eighty-six innings to complete the
score. Harry Cline ofi1ciated as referee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-11

campus of Illinois University. Certainly
at home we have fine colleges and also
schools of engineering and agriculture,
ETC., but nowhere are they congregated
all together as one university. Likewise
the system of women as well as men pc
ing undergraduates is something entirely
new to a Britisher. / am AFRAID came
away with a. great deal of the pride OF
our own educational methods taken out
Of me. and felt that the young, vigorous
institutions of u. s. A. can teach US
much: and though We have great an.
tiouity, amounting to almost a sacred
halo, attached to such institutions as TX
ford and Cambridge. yet all this Is equal
who have built up quite as sacred place.
with equal serenity. and. from all could
see. Just as high ideals as the highest In
our colleges.
Likes Modern Architecture.
Though the buildings are mostly mod
ern, they are SO digniied. 50 beautifully
by their youth. and the same calm. peace
full, studious air pervades the twin cities
of Urbana and Champaign as does any
Of our cathedral educational cities.
The undergraduates struck me as me;
gentlemaniy young men. OF splendid
ply sique and filled with collegiate spirit
and love Of their alma mater (lllinois
University, that equals any such spirit in
the WOrl0. UIu uQL sec HUGH VI Tic Sh
undergraduates, bar admiring their pleas
ant, ladylike appearance. as my time
was so limited and there was so much to
see. It would require another quite long
visit before I could give an opinion on
this intermingling Of the sexes. which
must absolutely have a great effect on
future social conditions and must be for
the good of all concerned.
Collegians Look Part Of Men.
My dominant feeling all the time I was
at Illinois was II I could only be boy
again and become q member OF this splen-
did college and make fresh friends
among these delightful young men, with
all the visor and glamour of youth still
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
BURNING GROUND
CAUSE FOREST FIRES

One of the strangest facts observ-
ed in the forest fires in the North and
West Is the burning of the ground.
Falling leaves. bark and twigs and
dying plant life gradually accumu-
late in the forests. The rains and
dense shade keeps the mass damp.
Moses, In time, grow upon the sur
face of the decaying vegetation. The
half rotten accumulation settles down
and hardens. Trees spring up and
take their roots in the peaty sub
stance.
Then comes a season Of drought,
and the dampness evaporates. A
huntsman, Nwoodman or farmer builds
fire or possibly railroad engines
drop sparks and a slow cancer Of
fire eats deep among the roots and
shoulders for months Should q
strong wind spring up, the trees al
ready undermined by the fire, topple
over and the roots throw off sparks
Flames burst out and with rapidity
spread throughout the forest
A forest fire which occurred in
Northern Minnesota a few weeks ago
broke out in many places at once,
because many of these subtereanean
fires were in existence and only
waiting for a wind which appeared
on October 7. In this fire about 16,-
900 square miles OF timber burned.
The villages of Beaudette, with a
population of 1900 and Spooner
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
FARMERS ORGANIZE
INSURANCE COMPANY
INCORPORATION ARTICLES
WE'RE FILED YESTERDAY
Manuel Friedley of Helix to Head New
Company-Main Office Win be in
Pendleton-Move Endorsed by State
Union of Farmers.

Articles of incorporation of the
Farmers Union Insurance Co., with
main office at Pendleton, Oregon,
terday.
This move is the direct out-growth
of the work or the Farmers Edu-
cational and cooperative Union of
America, at The Dalles, Nov. %,
when a committee consisting of Man.
uel Friedley of Helix, ]. F. Denny,
Twin Falls. Idaho, and NJ. Remington
of the Dalles, were appointed a COM
mittee to investigate fire insurance
conditions in the state of Oregon and
to report on the feasibility of estab-
fishing a fire insurance company in
Oregon.
After preparing their report the
work was taken up by the present in
corporators and an incorporation per-
fected
The company will have a s250,000
capitalization with shares par value
of S25 each. The main office will be
located in Pendleton. The company
has the endorsement of the state far
mer's union and the proposition will
be Immediately circulated through
the state for the endorsement of ali
locals.
The original promoters are Manuel
Friedley of Helix, president; John
W. McAllister of La Grande, 1st vice
president; Dave Nelson of Pendleton
2d vice ppresident; c. C. Conner of
Helix, secretary; DIR. l. U. Temple OF
Pendleton, treasurer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
Off For WaIla Walla.

The crack team of the Pendleton
high school will line up against the
five of Walla Walla high school this
evening in the Garden city and the
game promises to be one Of the hard
est fought basketball contests in the
Inland Empire this season. The local
boys will line up with Boylen and
Chapman at forwards, Houser at CEN
ter, and the Jordan brothers at
guards. number of substitutes and
Prof. and Mrs. A. C. Hampton accom-
panied the team on the trip.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06

criminals. They were Immediately
Jailed and when searched, wicked
looking Colts automatic revolver was
found on one. Chief Gurdane~ and
Sheriff Taylor gave them sweating
this morning and are convinced that
they are bad men. They were taken
before the police Judge on charge OF
vagrancy and were given five days be-
hind the bars. While they are linger-
ing in durance vile, their past record
will be looked up. They give their
names as Frank Clark ana Will King.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
with $50. were wiped out of exist

with $50. were wiped out of exist
ence in an hour. Hundreds of
"homesteaders," who were carving
their homes out OF the forest saved
their lives only by lowering themselves
into deep wells or plunging into
streams and pools. Thirty lives were
lost and 5000 persons were left home
less.
When the agents OF the Red Cross
society arrived they found winter was
at hand and the quickest relief lay in
the swift construction of temporary
shelters for the unfortunate victims.
/. was a hard race but the Red Cross
officers, with the aid of the people,
were victorious and have housed the
homeless for the winter The peo-
pie OF Minnesota sent $4,000 to the
Red Cross officials to assist in the re-
lief work.
With characteristic American
pluck the hardy homesteaders are
determined to remain and to turn the
present fire devastated territory into
prosperous farms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-01-06
Discuss Road Laws.

The new county court met with the
board of managers at a luncheon at
noon today to discuss means for the
improvement of the county roads. DR..
C. ]. Smith gave a verbal synopsis of
the Tuttle Road law which has Sc
cured such excellent results in Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan. The county
court will consider this law at some
early date and it is possible its gen.
eral policy will be followed here.