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Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07
Uncanny Power of Old Time Doctors

Do you remember the old-time doctor
that. walking along the street, amused
himself picking out the cases of tubercu-
losis. locomotor ataxia. Bright's diseases
and other fatal affections from among the
crowd OF pede1trians7
1t is only among the older members OF
the profession that the abb, .ty to diagnose
at sight is found. The younger ones carry
q pooketful OF hemoglobin paper. a steth-
osoope, q sphynamomanometer, a fever
Thermometer and a dozen other OF the me-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07

sion Of every other human bsInR.-and such
natures consider themselves paragons OF
virtue.
Those hidden to our Joys ars often con-
spieuOus BY their absence at our sorrows
Those who premise so readily fail as
readily 20 fulfill.
overpolitenSss Is the surest indication
one IL not TO the manner born.
Those who faisify freely must necessarily
have the best Of memories.
schemeFs use the unsophistieated 10 fur
ther their plans.-chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07

Those who discourage US the most In an
undertaking are the first 20 tell US II knew
you would succeed" when We have at
tained success.
He who tells you II care not for public
opinion" eontempIatss defying the proprie-
ties.
Apologies are the Offspring Of lnsaneeFitY.
There are natures whose whole humanity
eeRtsrs In their own family 70 the exclu-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07
sInm - an. c,rI.

An economical young man who was niue
bored by the requests of tickle young
ladies to return their photos. decided upon
desperate measures to put a stop to the
unnecessary expenditure OF time and
postage. ,
He announced his intention NOT starting
Venus collection to contain the pictures
OF the 100 most beautiful young women In
their pictures. 'rs
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07

existence Of a brain tumor back of some
of the pain-drawn foreheads of people who
pass him on the street
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07
Hello, Peanut!"

soil Of its fertility The Department OF Asri-
culture at Washington has recently issued
an Interesting pamphlet dealing exhaus-
lively with this tasty accompaniment Of
the ball game and the circus.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07
Puritan Fun.

The man who was trying to become an
expert canoeist was discoursing on his
canoe.
"what-dS~you think I've named itY" he
asked.
They knew not.
THE New England Conscience
"Why?"
Because it's almost always upset."-Bos-
ton Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07
Talrinr No Ch.n...

Mrs. Green-Why did you choose a bald
headed man for your second husband9
Mrs Wise-My first husband always IN
sisted that worried him bald. and I'm
taking good care that I shan't have that
thrown at me this time.-Boston Tran.
script
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07
Depew Takes Dangerous Liberty.

Senator Depew at recent dinner in
New York, said OF Richard Strauss
music:
ITO hear Strauss Elektra' or his Do
nestle symphony always makes me think
Of the old Scotch piper who said:
An, there's ane NIGHT sail ne'er for
get. There were nineteen pipers besides
myself all In a wee bit parlor, all pIayin'
different tunes. I Just thocht I was in
heaven"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07

Willie-whats the most ferocious animal
In the circus, papa7
Pa-The calliope, my son-woman's
Home Companion.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07

A Modern viaionARv.
Post-Thompson claims that he once saw
a vision,
Parker--Bionds or runettsfN-womAn's
Home Companion.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-07
The Easiest Way,

What shall do-my Jewel OF a chauf,
fuer has given me notice7"
Marry himg'-London Opinion.
The evening world., 1911-10-09

have often been asked how do ] know
what TO pitch to a batter that | have
never seen. before. | will admit that a
lot OF II Is guesswork. but guessing WIZ
not do it all. Luck Is a big fac or III
baseball. but It is not a thing u be
relied upon
eating down to cases, the Giants
star continued:
80 a batter who 'chokcs' his bat
which means 70 grasp near the centre,
I would pitch n curve ball or a fast
one on the outside corner away from
him. Ratters who hold their stick that
way are usually snap hlttcrs ana meet
the ball in front OF the plate. 1t Is
the ideal form OF batting. They
swing very quickly and speed Is pc Tor
them. Put a fast one In the groove TOR
them and they will kin It. II Is usually
safe 10 pitch a curve to that kind or u
batter because II he hits It tie chances
are that he will pop the ball up In tho
als or roll a %grounder to the infield.
" lie Keller is n good type OF that
k nd OF batter.
For "A heavy swinger," continued
Matty, like Schultz. for instance,
would feed him on fast balls on the out
4 side OF the plate. The minute ! see a
batter step into the box and grasp MS
bat on the small end SO as to take a
wide swing | pop one over the plate
with lust as much speed as ! can get
on Il. lie will usually swing too late or
make such n wild heave that he will
miss the ball. Give n batter like that a
slow ball or one on the inside corner
and he will kill It. Out In Chicago, on
the recent trip, Ruhe Marquarl lost his
speed one day and Frank Schultz hi
him for four successive hits. on his
next appearance Marquard was rlght
and Schultz struck out three times.
The evening world., 1911-10-09
DROPS
ON AMERICAN
LEAGUE SEASON
Highlanders Had Disappointing
Season, Only Finishing in
Sixth Place.

The American League season for 1911
ended with the games played yesterday
In the West, and our IIighlanders fin
ished in sixth place, although the mar
yin between thcm and the club that
finished observation-disclosures snail.
The Chicayo s defeated the Clcvelands
yesterday. which CAV them n tie win
Boston for fourth place. The Tigers
two defeats by the Browns only served
TO enable the Athletics to win by an
even greater number OF games than
expected.
The Nationals were seventh and the
Browns eighth.
TIT season has been n Disappointing
one for the New York Americans. who
thought at the outset they would at
least finish well up In the first division.
The bad form displayed by the pitching
STAFF an many accidents to the players
were the reasons that they didn't fare
better.
When the Giants play the Athletics IN
Philadelphia next Monday the game vii!
be reproduced by the Compton electric
s%coreooard at the Polo Grounds. as Will
all the other games that may be decided
In Slowtown. The board gives the entire
game, every play being reproduced Just
as soon as II occurs on the field OF
action.
The evening world., 1911-10-09
PR|NCET0NLEADS
BIG ELEVENS /
TOTAL Of POINTS
But Tigers Scores Have Been
Made Against the Weakest
of Teams.

College football teams are getting
right down to business as the big
games OF tho season loom up ahead.
Each eleven has a wcli-organized school
Of teachers In charge OF tho work. and
the training table and rigid routine OF
diet. college work. team practice and
sleep Is In force.
The football student Ia already COM
pairing scores for the first few games.
and tho total places Princeton at the
head OF the big six In the Eastern col
leges, with ale second. Harvard third.
Pennsydvania fourth. Dartmouth NTH
and Cornell sixth. The first three have
50 far kept their goal line from being
crossed by foreign foot or turf kicked
ball. hut the last three nave each three
points against them from field goals.
The big scores that Princeton has rur
up have been made against teams tina,
are rated somewhat weaker tina those
that have faced Yale. whilo Harvard
has played only two games to three 70,
her rivals.
The total points OF the larger colleges
20 date is as follows: Princeton. 10
TO o; Yale. 60 to 0; Harvard. y to o
Pennsylvania. 81 to 3: yarmouth. 70 tt
Q: Cornell. &c to 3.
The evening world., 1911-10-09
FOR FIGURING UNFAMILIAR BATTERS.

Is the toughest proposition to outguess
that | have encountered in the big
league.
"A curve bail Is always harder for a
batter 10 hit on the nose than n straigh;
one, and II Is quite likely that most OF
the offerings In the coming series Will
be curves.
The short right field fence is a thing
that has 10 be carefully watched during
the coming games at the Polo Grounds.
II a heavy hitter gets a ball on the
inside where he ran pull It" he Il
liable TO shoot II In the stand and
break up a game. ~Left-handel batters
usually hit them In there. and the only
way to prevent II Is TO keep the ball on
the outside so that they cannot pull It,
After all" concluded Matty. you
must remember that the work l do in
this series will he purely defensive. and
that 1t Is up TO the team to win the
games. ! SHOULDN'T he given credit for
winning, II ! should be so lucky. for |
am only doing my share. The bat.ers
and base runners should be given credi,
for the victories. They are the ones
who make the runs and the runs are
what win the ball games. The Giant
are a great run getting team. and IN
ithat way they make the pitchers iooH
gooG."'
The evening world., 1911-10-09
MATTr EXPERT ON FINDING
FLAWS IN STRANGE TEAM.

AS a matter OF fact. M~athcwson does
most OF his figuring on battcrs when
the game has begun. Among ball play
ers he Is regarded as the most expert
man in the world in finding the flaws
in a team that Is strange to him, lie
was never beaten by a strange team
but once in his life. and in that game
there was little Interest, II was the
last one In Boston during the series
between the Red SoX and the Giants
two years ago. Against the Athletics
In 1908 he won three shut-out games.
He also defeated the H~ighlanders four
times In q row, The members OF the
New York American League team say
they are willing to bet that Matty
viii win his FIRST game against the Attn
lCtlcs. though they think he Will have
trouble In the next two.
MathewsOn's system OF Judging unfa-
mlliar battcrs IS very simple and yet
very logical.
1T Is really nothing more than judg-
ment of speed and direction" he ex
planned this morning. ANY expert
encel pitcher can usually tell IN what
direction = batter Will hit n ball from
the position he takes In the boX
The evening world., 1911-10-09
GIANTS PLAYING
ON GROUNDS Of
BROOKLYN TEAM
Last Week of the Schedule
Foolishly Arranged by Eb-
bets and Murphy.

The Giants begin their last week Of
the season with a game in Brooklyn
this afternoon. They play there again
n then come to the Polo
Grounds for three games In two days,
which will wind up the season.
While they are finishing out the
schedule so foollshly arranged by Mr..
Ebbets and Mr.. Murphy the Athletics
Will have a full weeks rest before 60
ing into the big series. The only reason
for lengthenins the National League
season until Oct. L. was to get In what
is known as the Columbus day games"
E5Ycts and Murphy insisted upon this,
and to save any bad feelings the other
members OF the committee agreed TO II.
Next season ID, schedule of both
leagues will enc simultaneously II such
men as Garry Herman. John T. Brush
and others have anything to say. The
games hat are now being played are
merely formalitles. AS a rule the race
is over BY this time. and after a team
has won the %pennant the players ooh
upon the remaining contests as Jokes.
In fact. the public looks upon them the
same way.
When McGraw put Charley Faust IN
20 pitch the last inning at the Polo
Grounds on Saturday 1t was the only
real fun the fans had during the chilly
afternoon. That was probably the fun
NEST show that has ever been staged
on a ball field and the Boston players
appeared to enjoy It just as much as
the Giants and the fans.
After the game the redoubtable Faust
said that his only regret was tina. he
didn't get a hit. He went to bat after
the side was out and the game was
over. but that made no difference to
him. The fans, ump,res and players
helped him around the bases. and hi
took his usual bow.
The Giants do not intend to look upon
these last games seriously They will
merely work enough to keep themselves
In condition for the big series that
starts on Saturday. In the mean time
Il Is likely that several OF the regular
players VIII witness some OF the games
between the Athletics and the team OF
All stars selected from the vlr!ouA
clubs OF the American League.
The evening world., 1911-10-09
SHOULD
CUT Bic FIGURE
IN OLYMPIC MEET
At Least That Is What Ernie
Hjertberg, Who's Training
Fol- eigners, Believes.

II the Swedish athletes who are 10
take part In the Olympic games AZ
Stockholm. Sweden. next July do not
win the majority OF events they star,
in. Their the most surprised man ut tho
big meet will be Ernest W. IIjertberg,
the well known trainer who Is getting
these athletes In condition. In a letter
10 his friend. Erie J. Hillstrom. HJert-
berg says that he never saw any men
improve so fast. take such excellent caro
OF themselves and also obey instructions
Ike the Swedish athletes. Hjertberg
urther states that the Foreigners hearts
and souls are in their work, as they
want to win as many events as possible.
Elmer Collins. holder of the motor
paced bicycle record for n mile. I'M
proved on his mark at the Nailsburg
Velodrome at Newark by going a mile
better than the former record.
John DAILY. the champion billiard play.
or, will defend his title In n match witt
Alfred De orc at Doylo's Academy
| which will last for three nights. TIL,
first game will begin tomorrow night
the second Wednesday night and IN,
hnal ono on Thursday night, The mel
are to play My points each night 70
a purse OF $1,000 and the Lambert cham
plonship medal. This viii be the thlr
time they nave met, DE orc winning #
1909 while DAILY beat DE orc last year
Harry cline VIII act as referee.
The evening world., 1911-10-09

This weight of responsibility has been
on Matty before. 1t does not make him
,remble, but he Is far from regarding 1t
az q joke. Certainly | do not like the
idea of having NO much dependence
placed upon me-" he said this morn
ing, as he was leaving his home In ST.
Nicholas place for his usual morning
workout. "Dut what am ! 10 dot There
II no alternative, I've got to win or
lose, and. naturally, the only thing for
me to do 10 to prepare myself as well
as my ability will permit, to win. When
I have lone all hat I can ! will feel
that / have done right by the public
ever II l should lose.
you see,' explained the great
pitcher, there are five other pitchers
on the club. m ! would be well salts,
fled to do my share. but when the pub
! lie insists upon me taking the entire
responsibility upon my shoulders II Is a
little more than | care to assume.
The evening world., 1911-10-09
GRAND CIRCUIT STARS
WILL RACE IN AUSTRIA,

LEXINGTON, ny, Oct. 1.-TWO OF the
seasons gest Grand Circuit performers
viii ne raced in Austria next year. John
+. Madden has sold soprano. 2.O3 Ia to
Leopold Houser OF Vienna. the present
owner Of Bob Douglas. an American
bred trotter. Ario Leyburn. from the
Geers stable. has been sold to l. Schler-
singer and will also go to Austria.
The evening world., 1911-10-09
BASKETBALL LEAGUE NOW.

CATSkILL, \. =, oct. N,-The New
York state Basketball League was
organized here to-day with Perry W.
Decker OF Catsklll president, and Jay
Buck OF Glovcrsy,lle secretary. The
official referees are Mossrs. Tildcn Of
schenectady, Lennon OF Troy and Leon
OF Little Falls, The cities in the now
league are Troy. Catskill. Cohoes. Hud-
son. schenectady and G~lovesyille.
The evening world., 1911-10-09
WINDING UP THE SEASON.

one season ticket to all the street
parades hereby Ia offered to the fan
who can tell Giants n Athletics how
they can get 10000 persons inside their
ball parks every day.
Instead OF being good and participating
IN the worlds series At about 5000,
Bugs Raymond II pitching bum ball for
the Gunthers. a semi-pro team OF Chi
cago. Yesterday he was batted out Of
the box.
1919
Etghty-four paid admissions saw the
Browns slaughter the Tigers In the Jun
giles IN St. Louis. The first score was
IT 70 2 and the seeoad was ito ..
The evening world., 1911-10-09
MATTY ALWAYS KNOWS WHAT
TO DO.

Na,tv has no trainer. In fact. he has
no adviser. lie knows exactly what to
do, and without orders he Is doing II.
His rules OF training are very simple.>
but no makes them effective by follow
ing them to the letter.
Matty's first rule ~ plenty OF sleep.
He %retires about u o'clock at night and
remains In the hay for full nine hours.
HIS next rule Is a thorough workout
once a day. lie secures Wllbert Robin
son, or Grove Hartley as a catcher and
goes TO the Polo Grounds promptly at
II o'clock. There he gradually works out
his arm until he IL in n proiusc per-
splration. \ rub down follows and then
ne is ready for another long rest, lie
allows nothing to worry him.
Matty's rule about working out Is n
little different from tina, employed by the
ordinary pitcher. He tries every curve
in mis- repertoire until he has 1t under
perfect control lie then gives his speed
a thorough test.
Few ball players can practise thor
oughly unlcas spurred on by the eN'
element OF "A game. but Matty 10 a
calm, calculating fellow and the absenc,
OF excitement does not lessen his labol
In tho least,
Mntty's arm this morning Is as goot
as II ever has been during his clever
years in the big league. His control l.
perfect
The giving OF a single base on bali
In the coming series might lose Bll
Six a game. and he Is preparing himseI
so az TO give the Athletics no advan
taga that they do not earn.
"Have YOU looked over the Athlet!
batters?" asked him this morning,
"Nct yet" he replied. IL had intcnde
seeing I, en- at Philadelphia, but whe
/ found out that they would not hav
their regular lineup In the game ! dc
cidcd to postpone my visit. ! Will prot
The evening world., 1911-10-09
Million in Bets Besides Worlds Title
Depends on Good Right Arm of "Maffu:
SOME OF MAIIY'S RULES:
FOR TRAINING.

TAKE full nine hours OF sleep.
Never allow anything to worry you.
Take . workout Of forty.nve minutes every morning.
Try out every curve until certain they re under perfect control
and then test your speed.
Take . thorough rub down ana mnsoags after each workout 20
prevent muscles from getting ut1.
Don't imagine that everything depends upon the pitcher. The
batters and base runners win the games.
FOR FIGURING UNFAMILIAR BATTERS.
Never give q snap-hitter a fast ball vr the heart. of the plate.
When a batter "chokcs" his bat Pitch HIN a carvs or keep the fast
ones O. the corner away from him.
II q batter stands in the far corner Of the hox and catches his
bat IN tho aral end for q big swing, pitch him all tho speed at
your command.
Most Of the long rwingers strike at q fast bali aror it Il, to late.
At the Polo Grounds q lsft-harGed batter should ney be given
. ball On the inside corner, o r HI Is liable TO hit 1t yer tho Ghor.
right ned wall.
When o batter crowds the plate force hra away by pitching tho
bal clooo q his head.
The evening world., 1911-10-09
Giants Mainstay Realizes Zig Job Once More:
His Arm Is as Good as Ever. and He Says 1t
Won't BE His Fault If athletics Win Out.
BY But GER.

M and club. arc macstroms Of baseball argument and while special trains
w by the hundreds arc being started on their long journey to New York,
there is a quct-manncred. bond-hahed athlete on the upper end OF the island
calmly preparing himself for the event which for a week will make him the
most talked of man IN the world.
This our fellow, Chrsy Mathewson by name, realizes the weight II n
million dollars In wagers that rests heavily on his goo right arm He realizes
that al this hulab,oo VIII no finally aimed at him. He knows that no will
M soto N which i've million thoughts are centred.
Try AND imagine yourself in that pot. Then try an feel the responsibility
that rests upon you. Would 1t make gu stagger?
The evening world., 1911-10-09
Ruls Puting on UntII Thursday
Sale Of Seats for Single
Games OF Season Series
Hasn't Made a Hin With the
Fans.
~s'st IN 10y, w y ~ 9:.s ws. Eissa'H'n' IN

rThe Mes Yoh World.
IF you want to get In on the ground
floor for the post-season series at tho
= Polo Grounds you'll ave TO buy
ssAts FOR all three games scheduled.
n Il n possible for you to see but n
esms or maybe two, your mailed APP
., . monev oraer will not be given con-
alteration pn,, after ihosa Of ths fans
no v.n, seats for tho entire loca,
smica Then seats will nave to bs pur-
ha,sd At open sale. This IL one OF tho
y,,iss isid down by tho National Com
,nission. and while II IN fine for the
tvo clubs concerned ana calculated TO
,ausass the gross recelpts. II hasn't
mt with general favor among the fans
WIN don't relish taking the lcayins,.
There are thousands Of fans who want
"a see the Giants and Athletics In ac-
ton WHO will consider themselves lucky
u they can tear themselves away from
business for one day. They couldn't
afford three games. v II they had
the time. Then there are others, like
travelling men, who can't possibly stay
IN town for the series and who might
want to see tho nrst or maybe tho Sec
dAd Of the games. To these people the
sair for various rea IONS tho most i'm.
portant OF which IA that thew win h.vs
Co be content with the least des,rs nj.
sssts.
-
r. II IL the purpose Of Tom Jones. man.
a9er Of wolsast. 10 stir up interest in
the appearance Of woiEast in a bout
hsre with X. o. Brown or some other Of
the star iightwe!ghta he u pursuing the
rUht course. Jones has been In town
nearly . week now. lie came all the
way from the West, certainly not on a
pleasure trip, but has done nothing but
demand fabulous purses for his cham
MON In conferences with rival managers
csb,e.t, ar. ,,,..om. n. ,,,,. n,
thev r.t the name, of tho.o ,n,er.x,.a IN
~ nansrs ana that .eem. IN n. Nh.
m.,r a. in m. .nor,,n, u,r,a ,h...
Az. pos.,h,y whar Ion- ,,.nr. y,
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49, M. ug,,w.,,h, ,h.mn,on ~ ,.u
-,a IN .To,r- h,rr,.n,v 90 - 80,
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v1th Georpe McDona,d IN ~. mar
apamen, a, Matt w.r. h.. c,rIs,
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s.po'.s nv eoupi'hs "o'sAs's nam
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Huhoreas went TO Johhson's roadhous
yesterday to see the Battler IN tralnin
The evening world., 1911-10-09
TINKER ALWAYS OUToUESSES
MATTY.

zoe Tinker Ia another of those long
sw.ngers," said Matty. But for some
reason h has nearly always been able
to outgu-s SIS me. Just when | think he
is going to swing at the first bah he
let's II go, and when ! figure that he
!s going 10 take the strike he cuts
loose a swinE and hits me safely, lie
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-04
ScoTcHMEN LEAVING HOME
Canada Too strong to
Resist.

Scotland is being drained Of her hfe's
blood. In the highlands and the low
lands the old people are being left In
Loneliness, and by their hearthsides they
are thinking wistfully of the BARNS who
once played around them. There Is ST.
lenee now in many Scottish homes. The
footsteps OF tho young folw no longer
CHATTER up from the village street or
crush the scent out Of the purple heather
on the hillsides. The BARNS have grown
up Into tall men and women, and they
have listened to the voice which is call
ing away the sturdiest sons and the
tallest lasses OF Scotland. They have
followed the call and have gone to build
homes in the far west. while the old
folk sit with clasped hands, hugging re-
membrance, which is but a cold and
ghostly thing.
During the past few years this tide of
emigration from Scotland has swelled
and broadened into a great. rushing. Inn
petuous torrent. The sons OF Scotland
are leaving their native soil not single
spios, but in battalions. The new census