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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

getting much of lead. and when
bail pitched out of reach of the bat
catcher have clear throw to second
While pitcher watching the base he knows
also watching him. in effort to
certain whether be delivered to the plate the
base Therefore, preliminary the Of the
pitcher betray his intentions.
George Van Hatren. famous base Of his day
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09


l shall never forget a trimming l got
from a village team in Michigan. Just
after we had defeated the Athletics for
the worlds championship in 1905, Frank
Bowerman and | went on a hunting trip.
AS soon as the natives of Franks home
town, Romeo, Mich, knew that l was
his guest, they came and begged us to
do the battery work for the Romeo club
in a game they were to play with the
club representing the adjoining
town. We agreed, and l am afraid that
our willingness cost a lot of honest
Romeo villagers everything except their
family plate The thought of defeat
never entered their minds any more
than it entered ours, but the little rival
towns club came over to Romeo and
gave Messrs Bowerman and Mathewson,
fresh from their big league triumphs,
touch of high life that they never forgot.
They beat us to 0, and l guess they
are celebrating it to this day l don't
know just how they managed it, be-
cauSe was in Derfpct trim at that tirna
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09


expecting. a fast ball
and gets a slow one,
a strike out or a
weak grounder to the
1ndeld will be his
best effort.
Some batters, q
few OF the chosen,
have no weakness
that the most studi-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

Granting pitcher needs something than
admitted that the successful pitcher is
hundred and little things
that wirler his repertoire hundred and
little things that the baseball lover doesn't know
anything made it practice before going
SERIES kind of authentic information
batter slated IT, face
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

told that had fought against and his
Weakness developed murderer Of the high fast
delivery Keeping Gleasons advice in mind Cross moth
series had him helpless
Had it been for Geasons tip, Monies always
might trouble in that SERIES for
close games before it all
The greatest strength of pitcher aside from his control is
what players call his mixture" That
the impe-h variety of fast and slow
balls serving of this that What call the
change pace the delivering then slow ball
with preliminary motions and the mixing of high
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

cude the pitchers the Baltimore club back In
early ninees three successive pennants Win pn
ers whose scarcely be remembered .
hackneyed cry need is pitchears could Wen
changed What is hitters base runners ana he
ers' Without them there be no pennants
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

me, and once | know positively that batter doesn
like speed, | feed him oceans of it. If find tina
his weakness is a low curve, he gets that for
steady diet
When met the Athletics in the season of 1905
after having won the National league championship
! realized that a good part of the pitching burden
would be my shoulders, and l began making in
iUires about the weak and strong points of the
American league champions.
Monte Cross. who played Connie Mack's in
field in 1895 known by to be a dangerous
hitter, though his average was not high. He was
the kind of a hitter who always bobbng VI
with hit at a time when a hit meant
trouble, and just before the series start
ed l did a little quiet detective work Ax
through friends of mine who knew the 49,
game and knew Monte. l had been -
told that Monies weakness was high,
fast ball but when l talked to Kid
GLEASON Of he Philadalnhia Nationally
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

for a high ball he may lose his strength
on low balls because he has been contin-
ually fed high ones by opposing pitchers.
In that case l would try him on low
BAH and if it was found that he could
still hit that the only thing left would be
a curve ball or change of pace. 1t Is
often the case that pitcher cannot de-
ceive a batter's eyesight but he
can deceive him mentally. For in <
stance, most any batter can hit 81:
slow ball if he knows it is coming. #
The same is true in regard to a E
fast ball but IL he In EEE
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

once told me that he could tell to Gel
tainty when certain pitchers were going I
deliver the ball to the batter. This er
abled him to get a running start and man
times the poor catcher was blamed 70
allowing a stolen base, when in fact tn
pitcher was unconsciously at fault. job
McGraw, manager of the Giants, spend
several weeks each season in
teaching his young pitchers to
overcome that kind of a weakness.
The tremendous popularity of the
national game-its popularity is grow
ing every year-means that in the
years to come there will be hundredg
of baseball stars where there are doz-
ems now Every healthy boy has it In I
him to become a good ball player.
though he may never care to follow
the pastime professionally. Being a
professional player myself, I may be y
overload Of the game to which owe -
so much, but can think Of many 9TH
er callings and many other pastimes
that a boy might better shun. Base
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

deliver the bail TO the batter With the
least possible swing of the arm. In
other words, he cant wind up" Some
pitchers find it difficult to get as
much speed, curve or accuracy with
the short arm motion as they do with
their usual swing. This affects some
pitchers mentally, as the curtailment
of physical effort prevents them from
concentrating their mind on the man
at the bat At the same time the base
runners, and frequently the coach
ers, are constantly trying to annoy
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

ball always played out in the SUNSHINE where the
the and there something about the game
or at always found teaches one
lose gentleman should aud that very
thing learn
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

them. 10 protect nlmSelI
the pitcher must try and de-
tect some action on the part
of the base runner which will
indicate when he is going to
attempt to steal the next
base. In this he is mate
rally assisted by the catch
er. Once the pitcher or the
catcher discovers when the
runner is going to start the
remedy is simple. Frequent
throws to the base will nre.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

not support the pitcher. On the
contrary, it is the fault of the
pitcher who will not give them
chance. If the pitcher
has control everything works
smoothly.
If it were true that pitching
is 90 per cent. Of the strength
of a ball club, it would be log
ical to assume that the team
having the best staff Of pitch
ers would always win the pen
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

nant. That IS not true.
The baseball reader
who pays attention to
records will notice
that the teams which
win the pennants al
ways have several
players who lead in
their respective de-
partments. And this
does not necessarily in
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

Gus pitcher detect Wagner Iajoe
care much what the opposing pitcher has to offer.
have often been told by friends that pitcher is about
~ cent of the failed them
that nothing could be further from the truth "A winning
pitcher helps baseball whole lot of but there
eight other boys that nobody it better
than the winning pitcher The series between the Giants
and Yankees will prove my point.
In that series with in which l par
tcpated but because received magnificent support
both in the field and at the bat Had George Wtse been right
had McGraw in Ames Cranda, the story would
have been the the had of the splendid
calibe The wonderful of Devin DevOe and Doyle
the wonderful work the whole for the matter Of that
made defeat practically impossible With that great machine
working behind with the of them all
backing | simply couldn't lose. That's how mucn a
pitcher is 80 per cent. of the game
fact it would impossible to establish the
of pitcher ball Figures IN
baseball often misleading One pitcher work brilliant
innings defeat marked against his
while the following day another pitcher luckily
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

fast ball and a slow curve are the success
full pitchers best assets.
Lovers Of baseball have often asked me
how l deal with a batsman whom l have
never faced and about whose batting ability
know nothing. Every seasoned pitcher
has been called on often enough to meet
batters he never saw before, and in such
pinches he must rely largely on luck
When l am facing a new batsman for the
first time, pay particular attention to two
things-the position he assumes at the plate
and the way he holds his bat. If, for in
stance, he holds his bat we'll up toward the
middle there isn't much use of sending him
speed Batters of this type are always ready
for speed and they can meet the fastest
hall q man ever threw. low curve on
the inside will do for a starter, and if
such a batter goes after it and fails 20
sas~-s connect you have his number"
The batter who stands back from the
bate with a long bat and a grip near
me end is the one who can send low
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into the southeastern quarter the adjoining section
While batter may hard and overcome certain weak
ness that does necessarily that he becomes great
he, In cenerins his energies overcoming his weakness
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-09

win 10 to game 1t is matter OF record that IN the
season 1909 Ames of the Giants in finishing II
inning and participating in extra inning ties
pitched 80 consecutive innings without allowing run and
yet did not win one of the games
From this it be that the winning power of
depend largely upon it's rungetting ability To
-. reach estimate of value will say
~ that offensive play is half the game. l
~"@sfaaE2a1sgas think that conservative. That would
leave but so per cent, and the pitcher
could not be all of that. l would
that about 80 per cent. of the strength of ball
club lies in the pitchers box. No matter how eff
81 fective pitcher may be in the box he cannot win
"a unless the bats in behind him. 1t is
80 however, that the work of pitcher have
90 a very strong influence upon the work Of the
~ rest of the team Disgruntled fans frequently
800 the assertion that infeders and outfelders
will not support certain pitchers. That idea is err
roneOus. Ball PLAYERS always want to win.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17
CAPITAL NOTES

chairman
stories of cruelty and that have been published
W. Smell and Smell themselves Lord
itself Not much
till morsels disposed Of
society
properly.
9 to be
be he
OF
a
with the
based
Wednesday o'clock.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17
LimantOur, Enroute to
Mexico, Has Peace Plan

WASHINGTON. March IL
Changes in the Diaz cabinet and adj
ministrative reforms in the govern
ment are about TO be made In Mexico
as a means OF placating the revolu'
tionists. Information TO this effect
was obtained in Official quarters last
night. IL is expected here that i'm
portant developments will follow the
return OF Minister Limantour 10 Mex
leo City. Senior Limantour is now
speeding through the southwest and
ought TO reach Mexico City early next
week. During his visit to New York
he gathered much information as 10
the attitude OF American fnanciers
who have interests in Mexico, which
will be OF value TO President Diaz in
handling the present situation.
IL is likely a new system OF taxa
ton will be instituted which Will com
pei the large and wealthy land own
ers TO part with some OF their hold
ings so that the members OF the
middle class may acquire land. In
recent years large tracts of land have
been collected in the hands OF indi-
viduals who have declined TO sell y.
This condition OF affairs. IL is said,
has prevented the development OF
agriculture and has been a source OF
discomfort among the people.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17
Diaz Must Grant New
Vote, Says Rebel Leader

Ell PASO, March 17-Before any
proposals for a termination of the
Mexican instruction will be entered
into by the insurrectos. President Diaz
must agree to declare null his cleo
ton OF 1910 and TO submit to a new
election under the terms for a free
ballot allowed by the constitution OF
1857 He must agree to grant all the
political reforms demanded. The in,
surrectos must not be required 70
surrender their arms until peace is
assured
This is the reply OF Senior Gonzales
Cara, insurrecto secretary of state
to the statement from New York that
Senior Limantour. Mexican minister
OF finance, had formulated tentative
plans for ending the instruction. In
effect. IL is the reply OF Francisco l.
Madero, the revolutionary leader who
Is fighting in the field.
Madero with 1000 troops Is hurry
ing northward and VIII be joined en-
route by Gen. Orozco and 500 troops
Whether this means a new movement
against Juarez. cannon be ascertained
but the belief Is growing that Maderc
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17
RHEUMATIC PAINS
IN BACK AND HIPS
May Cause Groundless Fear Of
Kidney Trouble.

Not every pain in the back indicates
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Pink Pills and see il the symptoms do
not disappear
The value oi DR. Williams Pink Pills
in the treatment OF rheumatism lies in
their direct response To the needs OF the
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by the gradual disappearance OF the
symptoms and the return OF color and
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Mrs. Andrew Gregory, vi II. +. ID.
No. ?, Concord, Michigan, who was
cured by this treatment, says:
~ suffered from rheumatism for a
year and think il was brought on by a
run down condition caused by over
work The muscles in my arms and
legs were swfuly sore and lame, and
was 80 crippled that couldn't move
about much. For a time i couldn't
feed or help myself and suffered from
pains in my back over the kidneys and
in my hips. My stomach was too weak
10 retain food, was filed with gas and
panied me great deal. At times my
heart was weak and gave me much
pain. My complexion Was yellow and
/ was weak and discouraged. i was
sick in bed for three months.
THE doctors said they could not
help Inc and finally l stopped taking
their medicine A friend who was call
ing on me one day asked me why
didn't try DR. Williams Pink Pills. /
sent to the drug store and bought box,
l soon began to have color, and people
were asking me what was taking. /
took the pills until cured and have since
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DR. Williams Pink Pills have also
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17

The Mexican insurrectlon means
much 10 the women OF that republic
AS much as II does TO their hus-
bands. fathers and brothers. IL the
insurrectos win II means the retire
meDt of the present ruling class down
there.
Sonora biaZ, the stately young vile
OF the eighty one year-old Mexican die
tator, who is regarded by the poems
OF Mexico as a queen. will have u
leave the presidential palace In Mex
fec City. As she is very ambitious
woman. politically and socially. she
breads the approach OF the revolution.
!. lists as much as does her husband.
AS the wife OF member OF the Mex
lean cabinet, Sonora Angela Creel will
also lose her official status should DiaZ
be deposed. Sonora Creel is we'll
known In the United States, especially
Washington, where her husband was
the Mexican ambassador some years
ago She is the daugher OF Gen. Louis
Terrazas, the multimillionaire Mexi-
can land owner
The present ambassadors wife,
Sonora De La Barra, is very popular
in Washington, where her splendid
jewels and wonderful gowns have ere
ated quite sensation
Mrs. Henry Lane Wilson, because
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17

promote schemes lacking wide popu.
lar approval or support. The passage
OF four or six months time between
the filing OF the petition and the sub
mission for adoption would provide
ample time for blood TO cool and mo-
mentary vagaries or passing whims 20
disappear
The recall is very generally mis-.
understood. The prevailing short term
rule for most public officials Is, In
its essence, the recall In operation.
For instance, We elect a governor FOR
a term OF two years Almost invari-
ably by common consent We give the
incumbent a second term. What We
do In effect Is really TO elect gov
ernor for four years with an oppor-
tunity to recall him II he proves un-
satisfactory at the end OF two years
The same rule holds rs to almost
everv Office in the gift OF the people.
THE value OF the recall lies chiefly
in the threat il carries for unscrupu'
lous or dishonest men who find their
way into public Office. Its effect is
chiefly admonitory. The fact that
the power to recall exists will in al
most every case make its employ
ment unnecessary To prevent abuse.
unusual safeguards must be devised
Since a plurality and not majority
elects believe more than a major
ity vote should be required to recall
an Official" SANFORD.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17
LafOlIette WhackS Taft
For Ordering Out Troops

MADISON, Wis. March 17.-LaFol
lette's weekly today says:
Why war?
Why il the president massing troops
on the Mexican border? What rea
son has he for making warlike
demonstration which Is sounding az
alarm In every quarter OF the world
What canon OF international Law
can be invoked TO justify rushing a
formidable army equipped for battle
to the very boundary line of a coun
try at peace with our government?
What precedent of Intervention can
he OFFER as an excuse Tor meddling IN
the internal affairs OF Mexico at this
time?
Can he forecast the complications
with foreign powers which may re-
suit?
Congress should require the presi.
dent TO give a strict accounting OF
this extraordinary use OF the army
and navy
The whole affair seems incredible
II is unprecedented. In time OF
profound peace the president hurts
the army and the navy TO the borders
of a friendly nation. quarter OF
the standing army is put in the field
with equipment, ammunition and sup
plies as for active war. The start
was made under the thin pretense
that IL was a military maneuver.
This is quickly laid aside and cor
respondents travelling with the presi-
dent on his southern jaunt announce
that the purpose Is Ito stamp out the
Mexican insurrection" and If neces-
sary TO this end, TO "intervene'-that
is to say, TO invade this, our neigh
boring republic.
II this means anything IL means
war. To all intents and purposes, II
il the beginning OF hostilities against
the Mexican republic.
Did President Taft's affable hobnob-
bling with President Diaz last autumn
open a new chapter in American his
tory? What is the reason for this
unauthorized declaration OF war
against the struggling Mexican people
and this unwarranted and unaccount-
able use of the military establish
ment of our republic against peace
full neighbor?
ID IL because henTy w. ldlt. pfoln-
er OF the president, is a director In
8. Pierson & Son, an English corpor-
ation-the largest single financial in
terest In Mexico?
Is II because J. p. Morgan & Co..
or Kuhn. Loeb & Co.. or, Speyer a.
Co. are the fiscal agents of the bonds
issued by the Diaz government, and
heavy holders OF securities and con-
cessions obtained from the dictator
Diaz?
Is IL because Atty.-Gen. Wicker
sham was until lately a director in
the Observation-Disclosures Co., the cor
poration holding contracts for the
transportation OF raw sugar from Ha-
wall, via the Tehsuntepec railway,
one OF the properties OF the Pierson
company?
Is IL 20 be found in former law as
sociations between Henry w. Taft
and Atty.-Gen. Wickersham, which
did business under the name OF
Strong, Cadwallader q Co., a firm
now represented heavily in Mexican
interests?
Is there any connection between
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17

the warlike demonstration against
Mexico and recent conferences IN New
York. participated In by such men
as the American minister to Mexico
Henry Lane Wilson. Jose Limantour,
the fiscal agent OF Diaz and Morgan
Is IL possible that the army and navy
OF the United States are being used
as a sideshow OF a gigantic Wall-st.
gamble?
Have we come TO this point. that
patriotism. valor and life and death
are openly made the pawns OF Wall
81. politicians, TO be moved about as
suits the greater profits OF Wall-st.' S
master pirates?
Again we say the whole AFFAIR IL
monstrous and beyond belief
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17

abuse OF the initiative A petition
bearing not less than ten per cent and
possibly as high as fifteen per cent OF
the qualified voters should be requir
ed TO secure the submission OF law
popularity initiated. Also a period Of
four to six months should intervene
between the filing OF the petition and
its submission 10 popular vote. Such
a percentage OF petitioners would pre-
vent small but active bodies of propa-
gandists employing the initiative TO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17

officials. Through the referendum
popular rights are protected against
unwise laws or legislation TO promote
selfish interests. Finally the recall
elevates and makes responsive the
public service and provides insurance
against and a remedy for dishonesty
in positions OF public trust.
TO prevent hasty in-advised legis.
lation prompted by passing within or
popular passion, certain safeguards
should be employed 20 prevent the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17
OUTLOOK BRIGHT FOR REFORMS


wide movement which seeks TO re-
store all power OF government as
nearly as may be into the hands OF
the people themselves. In the world
at large this vast movement tnds
varying expression.
by the process OF direct nomina-
tons the people. untammeled. choose
their own candidates. Through the
Australian ballot the purity OF cleo
tions is secured. BY employment OF
the initiative popular will cannot be
defeated by unfaithful or mercenary
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17
serat. Hicks spraIns Ankle.

Sergt Alvin Hicks. attached to the
mayors Office. stepped IN small
stone while on fis way &c :he cry
hall. Friday morning. anu sprained
his right ankle. The serGeaL was
allie L. h)bl e &c car OH cane. al
ter cleaning up his mornings work,
and will be laid up for two or three
DAYS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17

is moving towards the border where
he will be in a more convenient posi-
iton TO negotiate should President
Diaz see At TO press peace terms on
him
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-17

or at least is about 10 do so-what
might have grown into serious men
ace to the peace OF the country.