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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
HARD TO JUDGE
BASEBALL PLAYERS
Managers Often Pass Up Men Who
Later Become Big Stars.

If baseball magnates but possessed
the ability to divine which players
would make good in the big leagues,
what fortunes would be saved by theml
And Il they could only tell which anna
teurs and semi-pros were destined to
be big leaguers, what a cinch 1t would
be.
Here was Eddie Collins fairly beg
ging Glass A teams for a chance 10
show. Tommy Leach and Bill Bradley
met with many rebuffs before they
finally landed Jobs on the diamonds
Fred Clarke considered Elmer Flick a
real Joke when Elmer was a member
of the Dayton club. In fact, the big
leagues are full Of players who had
their troubles in securing early recog-
milton, while many another has been
passed up by a big league magnate,
only to be bought later on at a fancy
price.
Take Fred Hardness, for instance.
President Somers made a trip to the
coast one year. He heard that Butte
had a good right handler Of the name
of Hardness. He sent some ore to
look him over. The tipster reported
adversely. and Somers failed to take
the pitcher at a low price. The very
next year he paid Portland $1,000 for
Harkness' release.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
THOMPSON PLANS TO
BREAK SHERIDAN'S
ALL AROUND RECORD

Fred Thomson, who won the all
sround championship at Chicago last
fall, says he is most anxious to com
pete again for the title and that he is
now In training at Princeton.
THE biggest reason for causing me
TO wish to enter the all around meet
mis- year Is not the lure Of the game,
but to feel that I have had a fair
chance at ~Sheridan'z record" gays
Thomson.
"It Ia q very easy thing to argue from
unqualified and u~nfounded success In
the future, but l feel fair in. thinking
that l will be able to score 300 points,
says Thomson.
In explaining why he fell short of the
worlds record. 1885 points. Thomson
says he met with an accident at Los
Angeles tina forced him to quit train
ing last year.
zone month before the meet a pole
broke with me. and in the spill l snap
ped a rib So the time that I should
have used in training 7 had to use in
rest. In consequence ! spent Ave days
Immediately before the championships
In regular training.
This will be my last attempt" says
Thomson, who is a theological stu
bent at Princeton. II dc not care par
believe l can make a score IN the all
arounds that will better the record by
q Few hundreds OF points"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04

bust, will not be as strong at the end
OF four or five innings, during which
the batters have played him to the
limit, as he viii be at the end Of tho
same period II he has pitched but one
or W balls to each batter. Waiting
out a pitcher in this fashion has caused
the winning of many battles In the last
innings.
0 course 1t must be remembered
thai his system cannot be faithfully
and vigorously adhered to day in and
day out. II the pitcher knows the bat
ter will pass up the first ball he is
sure to whip a beauty over the plate,
an advantage which will add greatly to
his confidence. E
However, when advisable a batter
should be able to mix up his tactics
and attempt to cross the pitcher.
Should he nave been passing up the
first ball and he knows that the pitcher
is aware of this fact It would be well
Tor MIN to reverse his policy and swing
at the hrst one. which under such cir
cumstances is usually a very httsble
Offering. BY thus mixing the hitting
the batter always keeps the hurler from
knowing as to what to expect from
him after the first ball"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04

elso employed that signal, although
several clubs We're wise TO It." d.
A good way to keep the hit and run
signs secret 10 to use them with nobody
on. A player like Cobb, who is always
in motion at bat. has the easiest time
in getting away with a hit and run
sign. Cobb makes about thirty differ
ent moves, any of which might be a
signal TO a man on base.
Here are a few others that nave been
used in the major leagues:
Bringing up the knees.
Spreading the hands on the bat.
Touching the cap with the fingers
Two fingers might be the signal, but
the player would touch his cap at 9TH
er times with one. three or four fingers
to protect HIS signal.
Lifting right or left foot.
Hitting the plate with the bat a num-
her OF times.
Jerk the shoulder.
Turn one foot.
Throw the head back.
A good hitter win generally look at
the man on first before the pitcher
winds up. This is probably the best OF
all the hit and run signals employed.
II is one that deies detection. Nearly
every club can show a few players who
employ it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
BIG YANKEE OLYMPIC TEAM.

the United States will send a big team
to the Olympic games at Stockholm.
and from now o. the American OlyIn-
pic committee will have its hands full
arranging the details Of the trip. To
judge from what has already been said
on the subject, the biggest team that
ever left America will be mustered,
and enough men viii be taken 10 cover
every event on the program with first
picked cracks Will represent the stars
and stripes, so that II W events of q
kind should clash or come the same
day there will be separate men for
each.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
Supremacy of Pitchers

notwithstanding all the talk about
the supremacy OF the pitcher. major
league managers do not all believe that
they are invincibIe in thai department
judging from the raft Of recruit twirl-
erT Who will be tried.
McGraw confesses that "a pitcher OF
two to help Matty will just put the
Giants right for a pennant," while
Chance fervently longs for another
King Cole.
The Phillies have ten pitchers on
their reserve list and will be salts
fed with four stars, while Boston,
Brooklyn. Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
other teams are also eagerly on the
outlook for good box material.
This hysteria on the part of big
league managers to get pitchers can.
not be understood by those who have
heard all winter about the superiority
OF the pitcher over the hitter and that
the pitcher must be legislated against
to promote batting and thereby save
the xa,Aa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
Harry Vail, WisConSin's Rowing Coach

Harry Vail. recently appointed by the
regents to coach the University of
Wisconsin crews In place of z. r.
sweetland. resigned on account OF III
health. has been coaching the rowing
clubs for twenty years. From 1900 to
1907 he coached the class crews at
Harvard.
Coach Vail began his career in 1890
with the West Philadelphia Boat club.
In 1892 he was engaged by the Ariel
Rowing club of Baltimore, which he
has coached for the past nineteen
years. During that time he turned out
thirty winning crews. among these
were -four that won national cham
pionshtps.
An eight cared crew of the Ariel club
OF Baltimore. coached by Mr.. Vail. de-
feated the University of P~ennsylvania
crew at the American Henley In 1906
and rowed the Philadelphia course in
record time the same year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
DrisCoN the C!eyerest Boxer. Says Harvey

Charley Harvey. Owen Moran's man
ager, says that Jem Driscoll should have
the distinction of being the cleverest
boxer thai ever stepped Into a ring. He
bases his view largely on the fact that
when Driscoll met Abe Attell, n Of
the most scientific mon in the fstic
arena. the latter was made to look fool
ish, 30 futile were his efforts against
those Of Driscoll in the light of scien-
titc boxing.
Driscoll, according to report, never
was in good condition when In this
country. He contracted pneumonia,
and for a time It was thought that he
had tuberculosis. Had he been in good
health the plan was to pull of q bout
between Driscoll and Abe Attsil as 4
preliminary to tho Jeffries-Johnson
Aght At Reno. Had this been done Il
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04

He cost Chicago in the neighborhood
of 81. 200. His steady work from the
time he put OF a Cub uniform has been
the marvel of the old organization.
Russell Ford, the great spitball pitch
er of the New York Americans; Clyde
Milan, center fielder Of the Wash
lngton, and Frank Schultz, the Cubs
right gardener, are examples of the
finds IN baseball which have cost little
or no money.
On the other hand, look at the few
Of the high priced players and ssee
what they have done. The New York
club paid $1,000 to the indianapolis
club for Pitcher RUDE Marquard.
This is his third season in the big
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04

( given a trial by the foxy Connie Mack.
Today he Is considered to be one of
the greatest inielders in the game. He
did not cost the Philadelphia club one
copper cent.
Then there is Ty Cobb. The worlds
champion batter cost the Detroit club
$500. The Georgia cracker. outside Of
Eddie Collins and Walter Johnson, was
the greatest bargain in modern base
ball. There Is probably no inducement
that could get him way from the
Tiger management
Artie Holman, the crack outfelder Of
the Chicago Cubs, is one of the most
consistent hitters and the surest out
fielder In the National league circuit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04

ing In q small league IN Tdano. some
one told Joe Cantillon, who was man
ager of the Senators at that time, and
B~lankenship, the catcher, was sent to
Idaho to get the boy to sign a contract.
Johnson was pleased atlhe- chance to
play in the big circuit and willingly
attached his John Hancock to a con-
tract. He did not cost the Washington
club one red cent. Johnson IS still a
young fellow and has a constitution
that should keep him among the top
notchers for years to come. This
spring Walter held out for an increase
in salary. At first the club refused to.
give Il. sUt-a6ter a little -aiehefing
Johnson signed a three year contract
calling for S21. 900.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
RAU MAY SURPRISE sPRINTERs.

For the first time in the history of
track and field sports Germany has
produced a first class Splinter. and this
nan who is little more thar a begin
ner, is likely to prove a stumbling
block to the visitors at the Swedish
Olympic games next year. The name
of the fier Is r. Rau. and in competi-
ton he sports the purple and gold Of
the Berliner Sports club OF the German
capital. Quite recently IN the indoor
Olympic games at Berlin Rau gave a
fine display Of sprinting prowess and
something which means that the visi-
tors from America. England and other
countries will have to loo to their
laurels at Stockholm next year. The
German covered fifty meters IN ST
seconds
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04

show, and he has yet to prove he III
worth the price the club paid for him,
Russell Blackburne, the Chicago Amero
teams shortstop, for whom the White
Sox management paid IS, 800, was exc
pected to set the diamond afire with
his exploits. So far Blackburne haD
been a big failure. Recently he ine
jured his knee, and the probabilitteG
are that his days as a major Lacquer
are numbered. Last fall Connie Mack
shocked the baseball world by
n%ounctng he had paid $4,000 for
Lefty" Russell, the star young pitcher
of the Baltimore Eastern league team.
OF course Mr.. McGillicuddy, or Mr..
Mack for short. never did and never
will pay any such price for a ball play
er. Russell cost the club about $4,000
and several Of Mack's castoffs, all of
which his press agent figured amount
ed to $4,000 Russell has yet to show
whether he is of major league canber
or not. Mack thinks well of the young
ster, and he may develop into a star.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
r
EASILY INJURED

on what side he Is coming. 1t seems
as though he can throw his body while
he Is diving for the plate You make a
pass for him on one side. and he simply
Jerks by on the other.
Il really do not think that Ty ever
tried TO spike a baseman Intentionally.
He m in SO fast and throws his
body so quickly that he cannot figure
on the position Of the baseman at all
after he hits the ground"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
Suspend English Polo Rule

An innovation in the game Of POLO
as played In England is contemplated.
In view OF the coming Anglo-Amer-
lean match the Nottingham Polo club,
one OF the leaders, of the sport, has
suspended the offside rule for the corn
Ing season and has invited other clubs
Il follow suit as an experiment in or
der to decide whether the American
game should be permanently adopted.
Many British players consider the
American game sup erior to their own.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04

BY TOMMY CLARK.
~ TATIsTICs show that few
baseball players who have
been sold for big money have
lived up to expectations, while
TIE cases are numerous where young
sters purchased at a mere trife have
come to the front and now cannot be
purchased at any figure.
For instance. take Walter Johnson of
the Washington team. This young
mar is one of the greatest pitchers
that ever handled a ball. He is one of
the few players who broke into base
ban aa2as tgatnsng
and made good from the start.
A few years ago Johnson was play
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04

Coach YAH teaches a stroke SUBJ
HtanIaHy the same as that used By
Coach James Wray Of Harvard, anil
men taught by Vail on class crew,
rowed with Wray's men without AMI
noticeable difference in the character
OF their rowing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
Walsh Made Bad Debut

&c Walsh was knocked out OF IN,
oox IN the first game he ever pitched
TOT sam Kennedy at Meriden, Conn. II
was also his first professional game.
oy the way. Sans club made ive runs
the nrst inning. n that should has%
given the big boy confidence, but Il
old not. Just to the contrary. the op-
posing team Jumped in and scored .ix
runs on Walsh and drove h:-u 70 Ii,
bench.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
Gems For Whom Clubs Paid Small Sums

Griffith, who was then manager of the
New York Americans, to give him a
chance. Griff passed up the young
ster. Then Collins applied and was
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04

would have been a scrap worth goinr
TO Nevada to see, and probably now
would be considered far more OF a real
light than the main event.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
PLAYERS RECEIVE BIG SALARIES
NOW.

Winning pennants for Boston. Kid
Nichols received 81. 800 a year. A good
minor Lacquer expects that salary now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04

Eddie Collins, the great second base
mar of the Philadelphia Americans. IS
another great bargain. For W
months or more Eddie begged Clark
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-09
SAYS RAGTIME WILL
DRIVE US ALL CRAZY
DIR. Drummer Declares He Hears Moth.
ing but Trashy Music In
This Country.

Los Angeles Cal. October S.-That
ragtime music Will eventually drive
the American public crazy because Of
its effect upon the nerve centres and
brain cells OF the human system, and
that 1t is mainly responsible for many
Business failures and cases of hope
less insanity. is the belief of DIR.
Ludwig Drummer. late Instructor in
the Imperial academy of Medical Re-
arch at Berlin, who arrived here
yesterday.
Your ragtine air Jars the nerve
centres and causes an Irritation of
the brain cells" says the doctor.
While the roll and thump of ragtime
is exhilaratins to the senses and acts
as stimulant 1t has tho after effects
of an injurious drug that will
eventually stagnate the brain cells and
wreck the nervous system.
II have been in this country several
months and everywhere 1 have visit
cd. New York Chicago. New Orleans
and San Francisco. the little minds
are crazy with ragtime.
IF something be not done the clas-
sizes of the long ago will he thing
of the past entirely, and they will be
singing national hymns in ragtime."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-09
MONTANA HAS WILD MAN
WHO RUNS ON APPROACH
Strange Hermit Dresses I'm skins OF
Animals and Ronms Woods in
His Bare Feet.

Rozeman. Mont. October s-Flect as n
deer. dressed in the skins OF animals and
roaming the woods barefooted, Wild man
has been discovered In the Middle Creek
Canyon. about twenty-five miles from this
city. The man has been seen several times.
but all efforts to communicate with him
to lenrn his history failed.
g. ]. George forest ranger. upon
him fishing about two weeks ago and gave
chase. This led TO the finding OF cabin
supposed TO be Inhabited by the wild mnn.
George enlisted the assistance OF George
Flanders Jr-. and two other boys. and tho
four visited the cabin next day. Just rs
they came In sight OF II they saw the Same
man disappear into tho woods at the rear
The vicinity contains unexplored caves. and
the strange hermit probably uses these as
his hiding places
The party took occasion to examine the
cabin and found II regular habtation
furnished in crude way. A hot fire was
burning In tho camp stove and FISH were
frying upon II, giving evidence that the
man had Just left.
On board nailed up over tho bod the
name Henry Selson' was carved.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-09

chief CLERK az tho Corn Exchange Ma
tional Bank, who is in charge OF the
pay roll. to-day
"Wo haven't a teller who doesn't get
more than $1,000 year, and some OF
them receive $4,000. $500 and $4,000.
There are assistant tellers who are
breaking in who may get $1,000. but
the men with the real responsibilities
are better paid than that. The mes
senger boys get $40 a month. If they
are beginners. Include all of these
young men and boys. and the average
pay for clerks in this hank is more
than $1,000 annually. Some of cur
clerks get $500"
Even though the Chicago banks
pay better salaries than do the New
Yo>-> banks. there is still great room
Tor Improvement and l should say
that they were underpaid," said James
NJ Hurst, assistant cashier of the Ma
tional Bank of the Republic When
l sfy that. would take into consid-
Grafton what is required of them 1
would n9t want to put boy OF mine
in tho bankins business
The farther West you go. the better
pay bank employees receive" said Hem
wy 5. Henschen. cashier OF the State
Eonk of Chicago. 81 know from talks
with Pacific coast brokers that the
men in their institutions receive great
or salaries than do the employees OF the
chicago banks. and Chicago pays bet
ter than does New York.
The New York wages mentioned are
below the Chicago standard for ex-
perienced men. or course, there are
bany clerks who are beginners, who
VIII not receive $1,000 a year, while
there are other clerks who can make
sl,600 annually. Tellers hero receive
from $4,000 to $4,000 If they are ex-
perienced"
According to Mr.. Gary, of the Corn
Exchange National Bank, most of the
men In Chicago who have applied for
banking positions in recent years are
not. college graduates, but the sons
OF plumbers, bricklayers. carpenters
and other artisans.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-09
TRIAL OPENS THIS WE5K
'cnirenen In Case of Alleged Dynn-
Initers VIII Report To-Day.

Los Angeles Cal, October S.-With
the opening Tomorrow of the prelimi-
nary examination OF 1875 vcn!remen by
Judge Walter Bordwell. of the Superior
Court. the trial of the alleged dyna-
mite conspirators. John ]. and j. b..
Mcnamara, virtually will have begun.
although the case Itself will not be
called until Wednesday,
Judge Bordwcll ordered that the
Veniremen report to him Tomorrow
that he may clear out those who have
legal excuses. leaving FOR the eXumi-
nation of attorneys Wednesday only
those who could be rejected for cause.
the names of the veniremen will not DO
made public until tomorrow by Judge
Bordwelrs orders
Chief Of Police Sebastian has as
signed ten plain clothes men to duty
in the courtroom. and Sheriff Hammer
has arranged not only for an adequate
iorce OF deputies to attend the trial,
but has ordered that thirty or forty
others constantly be ready to respond
to call
On Wednesday it Officially will be
stated whether the defense prefers
that the brothers be tried separately
or together The defense already has
announced informally that 1t prefers
separate trials, the announcement hay
ing been followed by the statement OF
District Attorney John ID. F'rederi $
that II the defense made that move he
would try John j. Mcnamara first.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-09
York church. is greatly missed by

York church. is greatly missed by
John D. Rockefeller.
How is Father Lcnnon?" was among
the first questions Dir. Rockefeller
asked when he returned on wednes-
day Il was 80 sorry when he went
away from Pocant!co Hills" said Mr..
Rockefeller. Father Lennon Is not q
strong man, and I know his game OF
Solf with me every day did him lot
of good. I hope his new charge isn't
too large for him. A gne man Is
Father Lennon"
Father Lennon was Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's daily companion at golf for sew
cral years. 1t was said at Pocantico
Hills that no man was closer to Mr..
Rockefeller than Father Lennon. 1t
was the rector who arranged the meet
Ing between Mr.. Rockefeller and Car
dinal Loguc when the cardinal was tho
guest OF James Butler at East View.
Father Lennon was good golf player,
and he enjoyed the game H'"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-09
TAFT AT MOUNT RAINIER
He In Guest of Tnooma Folk on Noun
tain Climbing Tour.


Tacoma. Wash. October S.-presi-
dent Taft to-day made trip by auto
mobile to the glacier fields of Mount
Rainier. The President was the guest
of Tacoma folk on his mountain climb
ing tour. and he took care to refer
TO the majestic mountain as tho
'mountain." for Tocoma residents in
sist that tho proper name Is Mount Ia
coma.
William, ennings Bryan. on a recent
trip here. evaded pronouncing on the
dispute as to the mountain by saying:
''At Seattle they showed me their
Mount Rainier now YOU show me your
Mount Tacoma. / want to say that
your mountain Is Just as beautiful as
their mountain"
The President Travelled more than
100 miles by automobile. starting out
from Tacoma at II "a. NJ. and not re-
turning until long after riightfall.
When he started the sun was shin
Ing brightly and the snow-covered
mountain stood out IN crystal clear
ness. Before the party reached the
base OF Rainier, however. heavy clouds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-09
CHICAGO HANKS PAY MORE.
Salaries Retter Than In. Enst, BunIxcrs
shy, DiscuAsinY Nise,. Snr.rI

salaries Rctter Than In. Enst, Dmntxcrs
Say. Discussing Wise's Speech.
Chicago. H., October S.-ChicaEo
bankers are manifesting much interes t
In the speech made in New York by
United States District Attorney Henry
~ Wise, In which he charged that the
pank employees OF New York arc much
underpaid
AS to the question whether or not
pank employees are underpaid. there is
diversity of opinion in Chicago bank
ing circles, but all agree that the sal
"i1es paid here arc better than those
IN New York City. I.oca' bankers sov
that the average Chicago bank clerk
can get more than $1,000 year If he
is experienced. and that. including the
messengers and the new clerks, the
average pay for clerks exceeds 1000
II year '-'''0
fhe salaries paid bank clerks com
pure taVorably with the wages re-
so,aeu oy clerks In any line of busi-
ness and often the bank clerks nre
"elter on said Lewis C. Gary,