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The Detroit times., 1911-09-22
Vernon. Team of Castoffs, Setting Great
Pace For Pacific Coast League Championship
Happy Hogan. David wsrfsId and the
seiaseo Of Western Baseball, Lead
ing His Men to Victory by Just "oIv-
ing Them q Square Deal"

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. a.
With only a month or so TO 60, II
looks like Vernon, a team organized
three years ago from cast-offs OF everp
club, will cop the Pacific Coast league
bunting this year.
Individual players have not been
wonders and only one man, Jake Gipe,
has been considered good enough to
go TO the majors hext year. II Vernon
wins II will be through the wonderful
generalship OF the Vernon manager,
Wallace l.. Bray. or as he Is known
in baseball. Happy Hogan"
The leader OF the Hooligans Is a
human dynamo when on the baseball
field. The present position OF the
Vernon club in the pennant race Is
due mainly to his dynamic personality.
But he Is not all energy incarnate,
he's student OF baseball.
He Is familiar with every phase OF
the national pastime from the duties
OF the bat boy TO the most intricate
inside" baseball tricks. And as a
Judge OF baseball players In the rough.
he is a marvel. He's the Belasco OF
the diamond In the Coast league cii
cles.
II believe in holding onto a playe,
until you're absolutely certain he lacks
the proper poise, gameness and play-
ing ability, says Hogan. Many Of
our big league managers have released
players because they didn't show ne
required class. These men have gone
directly to other teams and set the
major leagues on fire with their bril-
liant playing and batting"
Baseball players say Hap is the fair
est manager In the league and that ~
treats his rSen better than any other
Coast league impresario.
II believe you can get better work
out of the boys II you give them a
square deal II one OF my men boots
a hard one or strikes out at critical
time I'm the contest, don't roast him
OF call him. know that he feels
worse than do about II. Every time
he hobbies one or whiffs the air his
fielding and batting averages take a
slump and, believe me, ball players
aren't anxious to lower their aver
ages. But for lack OF Judgment, | do
correct them and find that II pays.
Next time he won't make that mistake.
II player pulls down screamer
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22

twirlers that McGraw relies to win
the pennant.
The concensus of opinion today Is
that when the Giants and Cubs clash
next week the Giants will be in po-
sitlon where they need not extend
themselves to clinch the flag.
The betting today is to that Nc
Graw's men will cop. while some en-
thusiasts are also wagering slight
odds, figuring on Matty and Marquard
working on alternate days., that the
Giants will defeat the Athletics in the
worlds series.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22

tain walks over to him after the
inning and congratulates him.
When Hogan took charge OF the
Vernon club, he realized that his first
move was to educate the crowd. He
is one of the keenest students OF meta
physics in baseball. He has mastered
the intricacies OF working an audience
into a frenzy OF faithful support. He
is an actor. the Dave Warfield OF the
national pastir-e.
Hap is strong for taking chances.
THAT is my system" he said. 81
want my men to take more chances
on the bases than any other team.
Baseball Is a game OF chances, and
you've got to take them to win.
want my men to keep their eyes open,
their wits alive and to make the most
of every opportunity. There are times
In game when an emergency arises
in which nobody can solve the prob
lem OF what to do except the player
himself"
One or Hogan's greatest assets is
his friendship with the fans. He keeps
the crowd on. his, side and, at critical
moments. his players have the advnn-
tage of a great boost. The crowd il
always with Hap.
This Is largely because Hap talks
back to the crowd After the game,
when the bleacherites rush down into
the field, Hap always answers their
comments and questions instead OF go
ing back to the clubhouse, ignoring
them as most captains do.
Recently he brought out young
Gipe, the Redondo busher, and put
him into a big Sunday game for the
first time. The boy gitted his teeth
and pitched excellent ball.
The moment the last batter retired.
the field was full of Redondo people,
who all wanted to hug the pride OF
the village. 30
What do you think Of this kid Gipe
nows" they asked of Hap as he went
hurrying by toward the clubhouse.
IT wouldn't take $4,000 for him."
shouted Hap. And the boy pitcher
glowed with pride and the Redondo
people howled It'll delight
Just personal magnetism, shrewd-
ness and ability to manage ball
team will win for Hogan II Vernon
cops the bunting.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22

For the first week In September the
Grand Trunk railway system reports
gross earnings of $l,042,0s4, against
s977.095 for the corresponding week
last year. The increase in gross earn
ings for the current fiscal year TO
Sept. has been s1,755,322.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22

OUUs 10 81 SO 1874
But their task OF waving the bunt-
Ing on the Polo grounds is much
easier for the Giants than II was be-
fore yesterdays contests.
Yesterday the Giants had to win
almost twothirds of their contests 10
land the flag, provided the Cubs made
clean sweep OF their remaining
games. Today the Giants need nut
win three-fifths, or ~ games, even n
the Cubs fail to taste defeat, to pre-
vent the contenders from overhauiing
them. Should this occur, the stand
ing OF the two teams at the end OF
fha aoaa0n unuld he.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22

consider il mightier than the sword.
II know" he said, that In some in.
stances when our soldiers are com.
planned OF. they have been insulted
by sneering remarks about Yankees,
Northern barbarians,' Incoln's hire.
lings, etc. People who use such
language must seek redress through
some one else, for will not tolerate
insult to our country or our cause.
When people forget their obligations
to a government that made them re.
spected among the nations OF the
earth, and speak CONTEMPORARY OF
the flag which Is the silent emblem
of that country, | will not go out OF
my way to protect them or their prop.
erty. Soldiers are men and citizens
as well as soldiers and should
promptly resent any insult to their
country. Insult to soldier does not
justify pillage, but IL takes from the
officer the disposition he would
otherwise feel to follow up the inquiry
and punish the wrongdoers."
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22

Iodays Standings Are.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22
New Gun Metal Boots

in the finest new 14button styles with
extra short vamp, high arch. neat heel
and plain toes; q - En
splendid value at. $50. 0osOO
See our seven great disp
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22
o, Yes, o'Day Likes o'TooIe

Umpire O'Day, after watching
O'Toole, hold the Cardinals to three
hits recently, Is reported TO have said:
Il have umpired great many games
In which teams have used so-called
spit-baIl artists. but this 0'foole has
them all beaten by block"
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22
Caldwell a star.

Ray Caldwell, in the opinion Of
Manager McAleer, of the Washing
tons, will be the Highlanders' star
pitcher next season. McAleer SAYS
that Caldwell has improyde with won
derfnl rapidity and looks like world
beater. Incidentally. McAleer de-
clares that Chase has the best pitch
ing corps in the American league.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22

Though saxony has been a center OF
civilization for long ages, one-fourth Of
the area Of the kingdom Is still COW
cred with forests.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22

BusIness-Iike Printing. No fuss end
no feathers The plain, neat kind that
Ilooks right Times Printing Co., 10
John st Phi. Main 149S, or city $3.50.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22
TODAY IN HISTORY.

Sept. 81, 1862, Gen. w. T. Sherman
wrote letter to the editor OF the
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22
GAN rs AIR EADY
!! HAVE BIC RAG
n ALL { D
dope.
Cubs Cannot Cop Prize Bunting This
Year Is Way It Figures
Betting 4 To on
New York.
Bear Stories About Matty and Mar.
guard Are Stamped Into Earth
By Fingers Work.

NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-The road
to the pennant is lined with roses for
the Giants today.
Despite tneir one defeat yesterday
the first in ~ games-McGraws men
still hold their seven-game lead over
the Cubs. due to Chances men also
dropping another to the Phillies.
TaAaNl.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22
Ed. Comes Back.

Whenever Pitcher Ed. Reulbach, OF
the Cubs. looks to be ready for the
scrap-heap. he takes on little am.
bition and becomes tower of strength
for the Peerless Leader.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-22

Memphis BuIIetln,
showing that VIII
liam Tecumseh
had a keen realiz-
alton of the Prov
ess Of the pen,
even IL he did not
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-07

The eclectics have discovered that
the law making an appropriation for
a new building for the medical depart
ment Of the University Of Nebraska is
unconstitutional because II favors one
school of medicine to the exclusion of
others and will seek to test It in the
courts. The eclectics are a trifie late
in making this discovery, as the state
has been spending public money for
the maintenance of the medical de-
partment for many years, and the out
lay for maintenance differs in no way
from the outlay to erect a building.
1t is fair inference that the eclectics
have made their present eleventh-hour
discovery only because spurred on to
II by influences who would not be hos
tile except for the fact that the build
ing is to be erected in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-07
Our Outspoken President.

A few weeks ago The Bee sounded
the praises OF President Taft for his
Outspoken reply to a delegation rep
resenting farmers organizations pro-
testing against Canadian reciprocity.
On that occasion the president de-
clared, without equivocatlon, that he
had taken up the reciprocity negotia-
lions with Canada fully convinced that
It was the right thing to do, and that
he would not be swerved from what
he conceived to be his plain duty by
any threat of political reprisal or by
any consideration of consequences to
his own political fortunes.
In his letter to the secretary Of war
directing the reprlmand of the colonel
in command at Fort Myer for barring
a private soldier from taking examina-
ton for promotion to a commission
because he is a Jew, the president
again strikes a clear note that shows
his sterling quality. The president
fatty contradicts the statement of the
commanding colonel that the ap-
plicants Jewish persuasion" makes
him an undesirable officer or social
and personal associate, and properly
denounces it as based on "unfounded
and narrow race prejudice"
Unfortunately, the social snobbery
Of many of our army officers is notori-
Gus. but when this mistaken notion
of superiority Is used to justify dis
elimination against deserving and
otherwise unobjectionable applicants
for promotion because of religious
prejudice, it is absolutely inexcusable.
If Jews are good enough to fight in
the ranks they should be good enough
to wear shoulder straps when their
service and conduct entitle them to
them. II the military junta were per-
mitted to draw the promotion line at
Jews there would be nothing to pre-
vent them from blacklisting Roman
lists or Christian Scientists or any
other religious sect or race in their
disfavor.
1t Is reassuring to have a man In
the White House like Mr.. Taft, who,
realizing that he is president of the
whole United States, will tolerate no
artificial distinctions of creed or race
not recognized by law, and as com.
mander-in-chief Of the army and navy
insists on the application of the same
broad principles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-07
Standards Of Grain Inspection.

Every now and then some evidence
OF the need of a reorganized standard
of grain inspection comes to light
Philadelphia is at present feeling this
need. Its corn certificates have been
rejected in Liverpool. A member of
the grain committee of the Philadel-
phis Commercial exchange. just re-
turned from Liverpool, seeks to mini
mize the Importance OF the fact, yet
admits that "our standard is too low. :"
His explanation, however, is that lust
little corn has gone wrong in
transit" Whereupon the Philadel-
phia Inquirer asks, But why doesn't
corn 70 wrong from other ports?" It
makes this experience the text for a
plea for federal system OF inspection.
Exactly such a plan is contemplated
In the bill reintroduced in the senate
by Senator McCumber of North Da-
kota. hts measure proposes the ap-
polntment of federal inspectors of
grain at the various eastern ports and
the continental centers of commerce
in grain. all to be subject to the gen.
eral authority of the secretary of ag-
riculture through a special depart
ment of the Bureau Of Plant Industry
to be organized for the purpose. II
this would establish fixed standards
to which all markets should come it
seems to us it would be a good plan.
or course, We cannot expect by even
this method to eliminate the element
OF human nature, but both men and
methods probably could be better con-
trollsd under some such federal in
section plan than under the various
schemes now in vogue. where each
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-07
Visiting the Panama.

1t is a timely suggestion Colonel
Goethals makes for Americans pos
sessing the time and money to visit
the Panama canal during the process
of construction. and before the water
is turned in in April, 1914. 1t will
AFFORD them the opportunity of seeing,
as near as possible, where the mil
lions appropriated by congress for this
work have gone, whereas IL they wait
until after the canal is filled with
water and boats are plying 1t, they
may not be able to appreciate this as
readily.
Every American should feel first
pride in this great international and
interoceanic canal. 1t is a world work,
one of the most stupendous enterprises
ever undertaken by any nation, and
one which this nation discussed and
agitated for half a century before es-
saying it. 1t is of such historic i'm
port as to appeal to every American,
down to the merest child just begin
ming his elementary schooling. We
should all desire to be correctly in
formed as to the canals construction
and II it is possible to obtain this in
formation first-hand, by actually visit
ing the scene and learning from OBJ
servation and instruction by those in
charge of the work, so much the bet
ter. 1t will have distinct advantage
over all secondhand knowledge, par
ticularly since so much of this will be
filtered through sources disposed, for
one reason and another, to color the
detail facts.
Just now in the midst of a rather
general discussion Of the wisdom and
virtue of travel, here seems to us an
objective that might easily justify
wanderlust on the part Of anyone. 1t
would be great thing for our people
If multitudes of them would make It
their business to visit the canal be-
fore its completion. They, seeing,
could disseminate information in a
very helpful and useful manner.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-07
Patriotism nnd PubItcIty.

SOUTH OMAHA, June 6.--To the Editor
Of The Bee / was very much pleased with
your editorial In yesterdays issue headed
The New Spirit OF Patriotism" Your as
sertion wherein you state that "Nu man
need fail TO become a patriot is perfectly
correct. civic patriotism is needed now
adays and any man who performs his
civic duty is great a patriot as any
OF the martyrs and patriots who fought at
Bunker Hill. Valley Forge, Yorktown, New
orleans and elsewhere Today our civic
patriots are equal to the warriors who de-
Tended Fort McHenry on that historic
and Memorable occasion when Francis
Scott Key was inspired to write our ma
ional song,
The star-spansled Banner, o long may it
wave
Ger the land of the free and the home of
the brave.
The question here presents itself How
long can we remain free IL we continue TO
permit boodlers and grafters to represent
mlsrepresent- us?
Or are we brave and patriotic enough
to prevent the servile tools of big business
from stealing into office? BY exposing
these political traitors we can save this
glorious republic OF ours.
The whole history OF free institutions
proves that publicity with the facts
stripped TO the skin Is the best cure for
evils resulting from a corrupt alliance be-
tween big business and little politics.
JERRY HOWARD.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-07

What Daniel Frohman knows about the
theatrical business and the people of the
stage would fill a fve-foot shelf with
books. He is a master hand at the BUSH
ness.
Arthur Middleton. a Washington boy, by
reason OF being the only one of thirteen
candidates to pass the examination for APP
pointment to the navy, becomes at % the
youngest member OF the pay corps.
A member of the House of Commons, Sir
Henry King. has been unseated by the
judiciary for lavishly treating his constit-
TENTS Yet II Sir Henry treated his con-
stituents otherwise they would unseat him
themselves.
For the first time in fifty-one years Fritz
Metje Of jackson, No, went outside the
city limits on May Is. He visited his daugh-
ter, who lives only few miles from Jack
son. He Is not a recluse. but says he is
happy at home and has no occasion to
leave Il.
After II years one OF the boxes OF choc-
olates sent by Queen Victoria TO the
wounded soldiers in South Africa has been
received by Alfred Cussell, a grenadier
guardsman, living at High Wycombe,
Bucks, England. The wrapper on the box
was almost entirely covered with post
marks.
Dressed only in her nightgown, Mrs.
John Baumgartner wife OF a prosperous
farmer In Indiana township. Pennsylvania,
rode on the bareback OF a fleet-fOoted horse
ten miles at 4 O'Clock in the morning 10
summon a physician for her dying hus-
band. But the wild ride was all in vain,
for when she returned Mr.. Baumgartner
was dead.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-07
Peace Pact With Germany.

Germany has not yet signed a peace
treaty with the United States, but its
request for a copy of the document
proposed by US originally to Great
Britain, and later favored by France
and Japan. justifies a good deal of
speculative hope as to the ultimately
far-reaching effect of this move made
by President Taft. Suppose. for in
stance, that the treaty is entered into
between the United States and each of
these three nations. That, of course,
binds them all to arbitrate with us,
but 1t does not impose the same obli-
cation on the other nations as to each
other, So, therefore, 1t is in no sense
a measure of immediate disarmament,
for at any time France and Germany,
Germany and England, Japan and
either of the others might come to
arms without violating the agreement.
But the very strong probability would
be, in the event of the successful con-
summation of this treaty, a gradual
spreading of the seed Of peace until It
should develop into a vigorous tree
embracing within its branches all four
powers upon the same basis. That
would be tremendous step In the d.
rection OF disarmament, but even that
would not be disarmament.
The action of Germany, then, is OF
powerful significance. first. because OF
Germany's pro-militarism and the
character OF her development from
now on, and second, because OF the
defamation against disarmament by
Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg when
the peace pact was proposed by Presi-
dent Taft to Great Britain. Nor are
we to assume from Germany's willing
ness to consider this negotiation that
It is a revocation OF the chancellor
statement, or to doubt that what the
chancellor said entirely represented
the sentiment of Emperor William
Yet. In spite OF all this, it is highly
encouraging to the cause of general
arbitration that this request and ex-
pressed intention has come from Ger
many. 1t adds so much to America
prestige as a peace power.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-07
Can't Lose Mr.. BRYAN Now.

That was such a good story they
used to tell about Joe Jefferson prov
ing his identity at Philadelphia bank
window by the naive reference to his
dog, Schneider, that it seemed too bad
the venerable actor felt called on to
deny its authenticity. There has al
ways been something rather novel in
finding famous men caught where they
were not known and had to prove
themselves.
However much Mr.. Bryan may have
suffered from such Inconvenience in
the past, he may face the future with
serene assurance that never again
will such thing happen. You can't
lose Bryan" has long been but a DO
litical Jest, but 1t is now a literal fact
Mr.. Bryan carries with him his own
means of Identification. He let 1t be
known in an address Sunday at the
dedication of the new Young Mems
Christian association building at Lin
coin, saying:
aui pIouu hueHu Oh tnS IdCt IndI am
the oldest continuous member OF the Lin
coin association. l was not aware that I
possessed this honor until two years ago,
when the board of directors presented me
with this medal. with name and dates en-
graved, which 1 carry continuously with
me. II ever 1 become unconscious and my
identity is not known, this medal will be
found in my pocketbook.
Remembering how widely travelled,
and still more widely advertised Mr..
Bryan is, 1t becomes a task to imagine
any people or place that would not
know him at first glance. Unwittingly
or not, Mr.. Bryan cracked a mighty
good joke, and only to be wasted on
this solemn Lincoln audience. With
the possible exception Of Theodore
Roosevelt's and Emperor williams,
no face is more familiar to the civil
ICED world today than that of William
Jennings Bryan, the modest man from
Fairview. But who could have
thought that even his modesty permit
ted him to speculate on a possibility
OF having to be identified among
strangers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-07

Kansas will not press the hearing
on its suit over the 2-cent fare law
until a decision is reached in the case
involving the validity of the Nebraska
2-cent fare law. The difference, how
ever, is that in Nebraska the 2-cent
law is in operation and the railroads
trying to have 1t annulled, while in
Kansas the law is already suspended
and the state must get action to put
1t in force. No wonder the railroads
in Kansas are willing to have the
statu quo there indefinitely main
tanned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-07
A Republiean Victory.

The special election in the Ninth
Iowa district to fll the seat in con-
gress vacated by Judge Walter 1.
Smith has resulted in favor of Judge
Green, the republican candidate. His
democratic opponent, Senator Cleve-
land, had made the race last year, cut
ting down Judge Smiths previous ma
jority OF nearly 5000 to 1,S47, and
felt confident that running against a
new man with no congressional expert
ence, and without the national reputa-
ton of Judge Smith, he would win
out. But, although he had the active
assistance of the democratic national
organization and the advantage of a
division of opinion among republicans
on reciprocity, Senator Cleveland, the
democratic nominee, is beaten by
nearly 1900, which. taking into con-
sideration the much smaller total
vote, is no better showing than he
made year ago.
The election Of Judge Green, there
fore, is a republican victory. Judge
Green had declared against reciprocity
and the democrats undertook to use
this declaration as arraying the repub-
lican candidate against the republican
president. The result proves, how
ever, that the republicans do not re-
gard reciprocity as the sole test of
party allegiance, and that they prefer
to have in congress a republican to
uphold the president, although in dis
agreement with him on reciprocity,
rather than a democrat to oppose re-
publican policies and antagonize the
president on everything except reci-
procity.