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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-27
of the nearby buildings caught the
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All the news all the time-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-27

A hen house in the rear of 261O
Fifth avenue caught fire about II: Is
last night and the fire department was
summoned to extinguish the blaze
which was done in short order. The
hen house was destroyed, but none
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-27
WEEKS DEPOSIT is $22O.66
Children of Public Schools Getting
the Saving Habit.

Children of the Rock Island public
schools today made their third weeks
deposit of their savings in the state
bank The amount deposited today
was $22O66, apportioned among the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-27
RESUME WORKAT
BIG COAL MINES
Temporary Suspensions Due to
Necessary Repairs Is Ex-
PLANTATION of Operators.
THOUGH MARKET Is SLOW
Dearth of Orders Cause of Adoption
of Conservative Policy-5OO
Employed at Mathersville.

Operations were resumed yester-
day in mines at Sherrard and Math-
ersville owned by the Coal Valley
Mining company and the Gilchrist
company. The plants had been shut
down for some days and it is under
stood that lack of business, result
ant from the warm weather, was the
cause. Officials of the companies adj
NIT that business is not what IT
should be" but claim that the tenn
porary close-downs were due to ne
cessity for repairs.
At Coal Valley the Volunteer
company has continued operation of
its railroad mine and the three team
mines have not closed down even
temporarily as yet.
Several collieries in the Springfield
mining district have ceased opera
tions, the standstill being due to de-
crease in coal shipments. Other
mines are being operated alternate
weeks. Operators attribute the con-
dition to the foresight of Indiana coal
men during the progress of the Illi-
nois strike. At that time the COL
cured the majority of the Illinois
contracts, many of them binding for
IL months. Consequently the Illi-
nois operators find themselves I'M
able to secure orders from the firms
which were formerly their best
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-27
ROADS HEAVIEST BUYERS.

Railroads are extensive buyers of
coal from the mines in the vicinity
of Rock Island. as well as from those
in the Springfield district. The mines
at Sherrard and the two collieries at
Mathersville supply coal TO. the Rock
Island Southern, the Santa Fe and
the c., r. |. & P. Traffic is low now,
due to unusual weather conditions,
and the demand of the railroads for
coal supply is therefore also low.
At Mathersville as many as 400 or
500 miners are employed. the corps
including many new men and others
who have gone from Gilchrist, where
the Gilchrist company operated a
mine till recently. OF course, these
men were out of work during the
temporary shutdown of the mines
there, but it is pointed out that lack
of orders would have made it i'm
possible to operate the mines con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-27

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

need have ridiculed me like that. Any,
way, after a little hit, both Clifford
and I couldn't help feeling that it
wasn't good enough. We left of say
Ing anything to the mater or to the
pater about what we wanted to be.
Then we began to keep our own coun-
Sci about what we were actually do
ing.
And now we've got into a regular
habit of minding out own business
and only telling the mater things that
are really necessary. know it hurts
her. but I cant help it now. And
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

who in the usually lack of control on the
part OF the pitcher that dsconcerts
Players they uncertain as to what
will happen next. The catcher may call for "pch-ou"-
tnat u.s. pail thrown VIDE OF the batter that catcher
can have clear throw to second to
ABOUT TO steal The nhelders all this signal the
ana SECOND oaseman leave their positions
making the play the pitcher ptchout az xnocto
the batter may nit the ball through the and u
SET 'ne "hoe team once they lose confidence pitcher in
it is difficult not that hou n
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

sort OF rot, you know, that you do
talk when you're silly little thing
Well, the mater used to laugh at
US. I remember quite distinctly once
l said something about what l would
do when l was major general, and
she said:
What a ridiculous child you are!
You'll never make a soldier!"
And she told the pater about it and
he laughed, too. You don't know how
that upset me. I know that I was a
SHY little child and that I was talk
Ing awful rot. but I don't think thew
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09
The Tragic Difference.

The Tragic Difference.
William was lying ON his bed, taco
downward, sobbing desolately. His
mother took him in her arms tho
whole eight years of him. In = few
minutes she learned all. It was 4
girl, and she had sent him q note.
It read:
Deere Willyum:
II luv yu the best But Henefy giys
me the most kandy-Isabel. Sue
cess Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

"onorous knowledge mat comes TO men after
Of squattng in the grandstand the
thing in modified form.
How much figure does branwork cut? don't quite know
myself do know that pitcher agile
hope become being thoroughly
equipped from the shoulders The desirable
the good eye even more desirable but without the little filling
OF gray matter that popularity nhabit skull
pitcher might just as we'll pack his suitcase
the quaint little village where he first discovered
the iron In the because
pcners arm IN two with single twist it's the combination
brain and body the cooperation that
makes a a successful league wfrler
Most pitchers who break company and stay there
by consistently demonstrating their ability went
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09
Mistake of the Mother

going to do and what we want to do,
It's quite true. We don't! But
don't think it's our fault. l believe
it is due to another of the matters
mistakes. When we were kids, of
course, we had all sorts of mighty
ideas. Clifford meant to be president
of the United States. And intended
to carve out my career with my sword
and be major general at least. The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

Some the pitchers connected with professional
baseball have received bumps from humble that
false held for themselves has
like Cy Young the nobest old
Roman of them ALL beaten by village teams The best
of the worlds champions long after they had
trimmed the beaten by the unknown Cuban teams
faced during late trip They pitched
good ball. of ball that would defeat team If 1t
came seasons record, but luck the
thing others that makes baseball the thrilling and
perfect game otherwise There times you
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09
Own Children Through
RidicuIe.

The mater was talking to my aun*
:he other day. 1 happened to over
hear what they were saying-I
couldn't help it. The mater was
complaining because Clifford and I
don't tell her things, don't confide in
her what we're doing and what we're
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09
don't you think it's not altogether my
fault?-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Damaging sIowness.

What bout dem chickens, Mr..
Johnsing, dat CASPIAN dun stole-get
dem back?"
Some oh dem, Marcus Yo' see l
o'deh de cou't papahs onto him, but
dey wer slow in gettin' oh dem out,
an Caspah's family be:n' big, de
chickens wer dun Starved befor' Do
papahs. jes' dun ct d. 3sdders."-
Success Magazine. +
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09
A Tame Substitute.

A Tame Substitute.
1T begins to look as. If those adven-
turous young men who went to Mexi-
CO in hopes Of seeing some real fight
ing will be denied that pleasure
YES. There is nothing left for
them to do now but to come hack
home and Jump on the umpire"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09
II Drop OF Blood

Or little water from the human system when
thoroughly tested by the chief chemist 1t Or.
Pieree's lnvalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. r., tells The
story Of impoverished blood-nervous exhaustion
or some kidney trouble. Such examinations are
made without cost and il only small part Of the
work OF the staff Of physicians and surgeons under
the direction of DR.. r. v. Pierce fivinf the best
medical advice possible without cost to those
who wish to write and make full statement Of
symptoms. An imitation of natures method Of
restorinf waste Of tissue and impoverishment Of
the blood and nervous force 10 used when you
take IN alternative and llyceio extract Of roots.
without the use Of alcohol, such %
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

George Van Haltren, the famous bas
once told me that he could tell to ce
tainty when certain pitchers were going t
deliver the ball to the batter. This Ell
abled him to get running start and man
times the poor catcher was blamed fo
allowing 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 weakness.
The tremendous popularity of tho
national game-its popularity is grow
ing every year-means that in the
years to come there will be hundreds
of baseball stars where there are doz-
ems now. Every healthy boy has it in 4
him to become a good ball player,
though he may never care to follow
the pastime professionally. Being
professional player myself, 1 may be
overload OF the game to which I owe
so much, but can think of many 9th.
er callings and many other pastimes
that hOv Yniuhf haitian oh,,r D>.~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

clude the pitchers For instance Baltimore back
the early ninetes three pitch
ers whose names scarcely be remembered.
The hackneyed What could we'll
be changed What and field
ers Without them there can be pennants.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

II your skin is marred by pimples and
liver marks, take Garfield Tea. 1t will
regulate the liver, cleanse the system aud
purify the blood.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

It sometimes happens that a woman
marries a man because she is sorry
for him. But is not that a poor way
to show her sympathy?
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

baseball pitcher needs something than
clear head admitted that the successful pitcher
always There hundred little things
that good twirler in his repertoire hundred
little things that baseball lover doesn't know
anything always made practice before going
into crucial kind authentic information
strength every
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

Lots of people who have brains
don't know how to use them.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

Chew and smoke untaxed tobacco. cheap and
undoped. Meriwether Edwards, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

vent the from getting too much Of lead and when
he does start the ball is pitched out of reach of the
ter so that the catcher have clear throw
While the pitcher is watching the base
that the base also watching him.
certain whether the ball delivered plate
base. Therefore, preliminary the part
pitcher must betray his intentions.
George Van Hatren, the famous base day.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

ball always played out in the sunshine the air
and the there something the
or at least have always found which
win or lose gentleman should very fine
thing to learn.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

N PITCHING and winning
your games" I have often
been asked by devotees OF
the American game, "how
much figure does brain work
cut?"
Many an honest young ia
natic has asked me that
question during the ten years
and more that I have been
pitching major league base
ball, peering at my head
meanwhile as though he ex-
pected some such reply as mo
headwork whatever" MANY
an older and wiser baseball
follower, fortified by tho
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 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 I 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 I am facing new batsman for tho
first time, I pay particular attention to two
things-the position he assumes at the plate
and the way he holds his bat. II, for in
stance, he holds his bat we'll up toward the
middle there isn't muc Oh use of sending him
speed. Batters of this type are always ready
for speed and they can meet the fastest
ball man ever threw. A low curve on
the inside will do for starter. and II
\ such batter goes after it and fails to
connect. you have his number"
The batter who stands back from the
plate with a long bat and a grip near
the end is the one who can send low
eastern quarter of the adjoining section
nay work hard and overcome a certain weak.
necessarily mean that he becomes a great
q his energies on overcoming his weaknose
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

A~1 wv - M AZ
expecting a fast ball
and gets a slow one,
a strike out or a
weak grounder to the
inf1eld will be his
best effort,
Some batters, a
few OF the chosen,
nave no weakness
that the most studi-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

shall never forget trimming I got
from a village team in Michigan. Just
after we had defeated the Athletics for
the worlds championship in 1905, Frank
Bowerman and l went on 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 game they were to play with the
club representing the adjoining
town We agreed, and I am afraid that
our willingness cost 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, q
touch of high life that they never forgot.
They beat us S to 0, and l guess they
are celebrating it to this day. don't
know just how they managed It, be-
cause was in perfect trim at that time.
had everything, as we say in profession
everything had. didn't mind it much
for poor Bowerman. He had to keep {
l~Sk
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not support the pitcher. On the
contrary, it is the fault of the
pitcher who will not give them
q chance. II the pitcher
has control everything works
smoothly.
II 1t were true that pitching
Is 80 per cent. of the strength
OF a ball club, it would be log
lcal to assume that the team
having the best staff of pitch.
ers would always win the pen-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

me, and once know positively that batter doesn't
like speed l feed him Of It, If l find that
his weakness Is low curve, he gets that for
steady diet
When met the Athletics in the season Of 1905.
after having the National league championship,
l realized that good part of the pitching burden
would be on my shoulders, and began making in
quries about the weak and strong points of the
American league champions.
Monte Cross, who played Connie Mack's in
field in 1905 was known by to be dangerous
hitter, though his average was not high He was
the kind of hitter who was always bobbing up
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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
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09
Garfield Tea overcomes constipation.

Anyway, there is nothing monoto.
lUus about the weather.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

Gleason told that Cross had fought
weakness, had developed high
delivery Keeping Gleasons advice in mind
but low during the SERIES had him helpless
Had it not been Geasons tip Monies always
dangerous bat might have caused
there close before it all
The greatest strength of pitcher control
the players call his no more nor
less than what the word impe-h variety Of
balls his serving this curve What we call the
change of pace the delivering
with the preliminary motions of high
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

through long course of sprouts
before they got anywhere. They,
like hundreds Of successful men in
other walks Of life, were forced to
look, listen. and learn before they
had anything like an
- even chance to win
their spurs.
Many things have
- been said and written
about pitchers out
guessing batters, and batters out
guessing pitchers, and to tell the
truth there has always been a
question in my mind about the
outguessing proposition. I have
seen SO many instances where
guesses went wrong-so many hun
dreds Of instances-that l am
about the last human being in the
world to pose as an oracle on the
subject of pitching psychology.
Nevertheless, there certainly is a
lot ~ ycvobn1Cov about ,,i%ob{no
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09
Dr.. Reree'S Golden Medical Discovery

winch makes the stomach Eon9 digestive juicee r.
seoif. ns ose n s pe1fee
and restorative tonic makes body siye Il
and cool in judEnent. Get what you fprl e -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09
DAISY fly KILLER

A UCTION-S@o acres Of selec, wheat land At
railway, on tho 9th of June. Win soil without r.
center OF Canadian great spring wheat belt close TO
town, elevators, schools and churches For
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09
There is no fool like the peacemaker
who interferes between husband and
wife.

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softels the gums, reduces indamma'
Non, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 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 I would try him on a low
ball and If it was found that he could
still hit that the only thing left would be
curve ball or change of pace. 1t Is
often the case that pitcher cannot de-
ceive batter's eyesight but he
can deceive him mentally For in
stance, most any batter can hit a 81
slow ball If he knows it is coming. IL
The same is true in regard to a E
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deliver the ball to the batter with the
least possible swing of the arm. In
other words, he can't 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
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

Dlsssd at
tPssts and kills II
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ornamental, CONVEX.
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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09
Head on Crooked.

Little Paul had always been taught
by his mother that God had made him
and that he ought to be thankful that
he had been made SO perfect; eyes,
ears, feet, hands and all complete.
His mother had bought new cook
stove and Paulie was examining it.
He lifted the reservoir lid and looked
in. There was his picture, as natural
as life, in the water, but he was sore
ly troubled, while looking at it. When
asked, by his mother, what the trouble
was, he said:
"Doa might O. made me persect, but
he put my head on trooked."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

ous cner can detect Men like Hans Wagner Laoe don't
care mucn what the opposing pitcher has offer.
nave often been told by friends pitcher
w per cent OF the and failed
tnat nothing could be further from the truth. winning
pitcher helps baseball team whole lot of but there
are eight other boys that better
tnan the winning pitcher The between the Giants
and Yankees will prove my point.
In that series got away every game in which
tclpated, but because received magnificent
both IN the field and the bat Had George Wse been right
or had McGraw sent in Ames would
have been the If the had Of the splendid
caber The wonderful work Of Devlin, Devoe and Doyle
the wonderful work Of the whole for the matter of that
made defeat practically impossible With that great machine
working behind and with the Of them all
backing up, simply couldn't lose That's how much
pitcher is 80 cent. Of the
AS matter of fact it would be impossible establish the
mathematical relation of the pitcher Figures
baseball often misleading One pitcher work brilliant
y for 13 innings and have defeat marked against his
record while the following pitcher luckily
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The way of tho transgressor il
GARD but smooth.
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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
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q
trouble, and just before the series start
ed, l did little quiet detective work
through friends of mine who knew the
game and knew Monte. l had been
told that Monies weakness was high,
fast ball, but when l talked to kid"
Gleason of the Philadelphia Nationals,