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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04
SISTERSVILLE
LOSES TO Y. & 0.
MAlrIHs FEH1Y rAHs MrEREsr.
IHo oAllE.
Feature OF Game was the work OF Cos
nsy, Hssiop ana Yingsrhut, OF
Local Team

The Y. & o. team OF Martins Ferry
tourneyed to Sistersvilie yesterday.
where they defeated the strong team Of
that city by the score OF TO T. The
local boys hit the ball hard and often.
piling up a total OF thirteen hits. CUTLER
being taken out by Sistersville and
King. a former Smoke. substituted. The
game was featured by the pitching OF
young Thomas and the work OF Heslop.
Gosney and Fineerhut. The Y. * o.
team will go to Warrington this morn
ing TO play. and Mooney and Heath will
do the pitching. The box OF yesterdays
game follows:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04
DIFFERENCES
Between Nurses and Officials Of
wheeling Hospital Cause What
May Be Termed a Strike"

Differences arising between the
nurses OF the North Wheeling hos
piial and the officials OF that institu-
ton sunday resulted in what may be
termed strike" OF the nurses. In
no manner were the patients neglect
ed, however. but the girls demanded
concessions be made them by the Of
hcials. Neither the nurses nor the
officials OF the institution would
make statement last evening. but 10
was said that tho difficulties would
be adjusted today. This f. the first
time that an occurrence OF this kind
has ever occurred in this city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04
Twenty Dollars
Reward

WI ~ pald for information fhaf
uil iead o. 80 curfiriian q 49,
1rTeon 80 pFr-uus enraFed m ~
,aif "f hguoT m ohfn ru-ufr IN
' Hnisiinr 81 - statute nran.f
~un,lat zellinz
AbI1tt-,- lOCk Boa W 90
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04
SEALED PROPOSALS
PROPOSALS..

Sealed proposals will be -e~.fyed ~.
fhe Office ~ the Board 81 Control -, 80
city ~ wheeling. West virginia. ON or
h'f're o'clock n. m. eastern standard
time. September ON. 1911. for the com
pletlon ~ Gro Top NIL Road In mo
'1ty ~ Wheeling. West virginia Plans
specifications and blank forms Of pro-
p"enle for tie ssid work are on file In
ihc 'ftv Engineers Office in the CITY
Huildins. wheeling. West virginia 4
'ertih'd cheek in the sum - three thou
SAID dollars must accompany each and
every proposal o. secure the execution
~ TIE proper contract
The city ~ wheeling reserves the
rIFit O. reject any or 81 proposals
o. % HHuWS. clerk
mug y d ..r.t /.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04

80 't''tN ~ Nr OF ilc Nrtt qualltF OF blue
or gray limestone and each stone 60 80 through
q thTee-ineh ring any and every way. Work
20 be completed by November IL. 1911 II
bond Is not given within ten DAYS Of The
awarding Of any contract, the Board will re-
iet same.
all bids
Tor further information. call At either the
othce OF the Board or al the Office Of A. s
Hell. Room :. City Bl1k Building
\. {. BELL.
$50, !, 4. 9, :. II County Engineer.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04
COLLEGES.
DIED.

WHITE. ON Saturday. sert 2nd. 1911.
80 20 O'clock o. r 90 family res .I-
erre. SO 30 Market 81. JAMES W
WHITE. Sol his s.th year
FIrfrA services on Tuesday afternoon.
90 o'clock friends nf family re-
ffertfuiIy invited % atrud Inter
mont % Grrsru .I.d cemetery.
Wed. Thurs. sept. sth and IN
FISK On Saturday afternoon o. shady
eide u. Mra AHAuELI.A FrsH. wife
- - g.. FIfr AGED g. yeara
Fanfrli rertlrse wIu 20 held ~ the
reaffsurs Mrrfay sfsnfrr a. 90
r-iort rrff-reHt ~ frFha.ar -sr1s-
frrr Frsrfs Hf go family insiteI a.
nff.nH
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04

Struck out-By Mentally. Z: by Har-
nicki. :. Bases on balls-Smith- 90.
Madden. Steack. Hit by pItcher-Shar-
Key. Double plays-Pollock TO Sharkey:
Madden TO Sharkey. stolen bases-I.in-
derman Gawrencevilleb. Somers -,
Slevin. Sacrifice hits-Slevin.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04
KNIGHT WINS
Driver IN weseott Captures co,.,,.
bus Race.

COLUMBUS. o.. Sept o.. Harry
hniRht. in a Wescott car. won "a.
-'' milo automobile race on tn tr.'g
NJ me Columbus Driving associate
today The meet was featured h.
.etfrnl accidents Drivers tyIu...,
fr.izsrhf"r and Lee FraIner 49,.
hurt. neither seriously.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04

Earned runs Beliaire. Two no..
iiis- l.l-k. Wise. Haldy .rl,re. -.
ms "auEaman. Bases on ban. 80
9Itify. 2. "ff stewart. O. Sfru-k o.,.
Ht Sift"f hy stewart ro,,tt.
i.Ayt Ii-H" ounsssistedI. wise 20 re-
fonre fit hy pitcher N~,.r.l-,.
r.re Coates III
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04
Henry Harris Presents James Forbes Creates Comedy
THE TRAVELLING SALESMAN
NOTICE-Contractors
NOTICE 10 CONTR 111

Bids viii be received bv -, po.,s ..
Commissioner Of the County Of Ohio until
70 a. m. September 18th. 1911. for putting on
naeadan on the following roads,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04

Two base hits-Gosney. Frngerhut,
CUTLER. Struck out-By Thomas. 8; by
Cutler. ?: by King. Stolen bases
lleslop. II. Dorm. Kellar. Hudson 90.
Gmpire-Hart
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04

score by INNINGS.
Y. q O. ...-..... 3oooaT O.
Sistersville ...... 0iiOe o.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-04
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19
NERVE TO SPIKE M'GRAW
Dick HarIey's Treatment of Giant
Manager One of Big Events In
Baseball History.

Dick Harley, old Cincinnati, Ch1ca-
go and Detroit outfielder, living in
Philadelphia, was the only player who
ever had the nerve to spike Muggsy
McGraw when McGraw played third
base for Baltimore, and his treatment
of the future Giant manager is one of
the big events In baseball history as
ball players remember 1t.
Players wore long, sharp spikes
nine years ago. Basemen were cut and
runners trtpped in every game. Of the
rough players McGraw was the rough
est, and all feared to try to get even
with him.
In game between Baltimore and
Detroit, McGraw got after Ducky
Holmes, the Detroit outfielder. How
do you expect to play ball? Your
whole family died of consumption and
you're full of It," said McGraw.
Harley roomed with Holmes, and
when he went to his hotel room at,
ter the game he found Ducky crying.
you leave McGraw to me-" said
Harley. Next day Harley slid into
third base and cut a big cash in Nc,
Graw's leg. After that Harley was
the most respected base runner in the
league. Basemen always gave him at
least half the bag when he slid, and
most of them gave him all the room
he wanted
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19

acute Indigestion, nervous procrastina-
ton, delirium tremens and a spawn on
his off fetlock.
All this was caused by a rush OF
homemade medicine to his brain
Aunt Martha is a great believer In
the simple life, so when Uncle Peter
acquired a simple cold she got a sim
pie move on and poured enough simple
medicines into him to float a simple
tug.
Every friend she had in the world
suggested different remedy, and she
tried them all on Uncle Peter.
The cold got frightened and left on
the second day, but woman has to
be loyal to her friends, SO Aunt Mar
tina kept on spraying Uncle Peters
system with dandelion tea and tried
peppermint until every microbe heard
about him and dropped in to pay him
a long visit.
The first thing Aunt Martha wanted
to do was to rub Uncle Peters chest
with goose grease.
Goose grease is such noisy com.
panion,' Uncle Peter demonstrated.
Goose grease may be loud, but it
is never vulgar" said Aunt Martha,
and she went after it.
In about ten minutes she came back
with the painful news that the only
thing In the neighborhood which
looked like a goose was a quill tooth
pick, and that was ungreasable.
But, my DEAR" Aunt Martha whis-
pered, 81 have something just as good.
l found this box of axle grease in the
barn
Uncle Peter shuddered and said
nothing.
my idea is to rub it on your chest
and call it goose grease, because the
moral effect will be the same" Aunt
Martha told him.
Then that loving wife rubbed SO
much axle grease into Uncle Peter
that for hours afterwards he thought
he had pair of shafts on him, and
every time he saw a horse he felt like
making fifty revolutions minute.
Then Aunt Martha said to him,
NOW, Peter, we could cure that cold
in five minutes if we can get wooden
stocking to tie around your throat"
After a little she found out that the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19

only wooden stocking in our village
was owned by the night Waterman.
The night Waterman said he liked
Uncle Peter we'll enough, but he'd be
switched if he was going to walk
around all night with one bare foot
even to let the Mayor use his stocking
for a necktie.
Selfish Waterman.
The next morning Uncle Peters cold
was much worse, but the axle grease
had cured his appetite.
About nine o'clock his friend Dave
Terrence caem in, and after Uncle Pc
ter had barked for him a couple of
times Dave decided that the trouble
was information of the lungs and he
suggested that Uncle Peter should tie
a rubber band around his chest and
rub his shoulder blades with gasoline.
Uncle Peter told his friend that he
had no desire to become human au-
tomobile, so Dave got mad, kicked
the piano on the shins and went home.
An hour later Deacon Ed. Sprong,
in and in ten minutes he had Uncle
Peter making signs to an undertaken.
Deacon Sprong decided that Uncle
Peter had the galloping asthma with
compressed tonsilitis, and touch Of
chillblanous Group on the side, aggra-
waited by asparagus on the the chest.
Deacon Sprong told Peter to drink
pint of catnip tea, take eight grains
of quinine, rub the back of his neck
with benzine, soak his ankles in kerr
osene, take two grains of phenacetine,
and drink hot whisky toddy every
half-hour before meals.
During the rest of the day every
friend and relative Uncle Peter had in
the world rushed in, suggested cou-
pie of prescriptions, and then rushed
out again.
Aunt Martha tried them all on I'm
Gle Peter.
that day Uncle Peter was turned into
a human medicine chest.
And to make raatters worse, he took
some dogberry cordial and it chased
the catnip tea all over his interior
from Alpha to Omaha.
Then Aunt Martha gave him some
hoarhound candy to bite the dogberry,
so it would leave the catnip alone, but
blood will tell, and the hoarhound
joined with the dogberry and chased
the catnip up Uncle Peters family
tree.
But it cured the cold. Now all I'm
Gle Peter had to do was 10 cure the
medicine.
Copyright, by G. w. Dillingham; Coz
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19
career onward, ever onward.

career onward, ever onward
We were now about two miles from
home, and suddenly we came across
big red Bubble which stood in front
of road-house, sneezing inwardly
and sobbing with all it's corrugated
heart.
Parsifal saw the machine before we
did.
We knew there must be an automo
bile somewhere near, because he
stopped still and quietly passed away
| jumped out and tried to lead him
by the Coroner's Delight, but he
planted his four feet in the middle of
the road and refused to be coaxed.
l took that horse by the ear and
whispered therein just what l thought
about him, and he wouldn't talk back.
1 told him my wifes honor was at
stake, and he looked my wife over and
his lips curled with an expression
which seemed to say, Impossible"
1t was all off with us
rushed to the telephone and called
up the liyeryman, but before I could
the occasion he whispered over the
wire: 81 know your voice, Mr.. Henry.
I suppose Parsifal is waiting for you
outside!"
MY, myl" 1 could hear the livery
man saying "Parsifals hesitation
must be the result of ~ epidemic Of
automobiles which is now raging over
our country roads. The automobile
has a strange effect on Parsifal. 1t
seems to cover him with pause and
gives him Inflammation of the speed"
l thought of poor Peaches sitting
out there in that blushing buggy star
ing at dreaming horse, while in front
internally and shook its tonneau at
her and once more l jolted that liV-
eryman with a few verbal twisters.
Don't get excited" he whispered
back over the phone. "Parsifal is
new idea in horses. Whenever he
meets an automobile he goes to sleep
and tries to forget it. Isn't that better
than running away and dragging you
to hospital? There must be some
thing about an automobile that affects
ParsifaPs heart l think it is the gaso-
line The odor from the gasoline
seems to penetrate his mind to the re-
gion of his memory and he forgets to
move. Parsifal is a fine horse, with
most Iovable disposition, but when the
air becomes charged with gasoline he
forgets his duty and falls asleep at
the switch
Parsifal may be a new idea In
horses, but the next time l go buggy
riding it will be in street car.
When we reached home that after
noon 1 found a note from Bunch
which cheered me up wonderfully.
The note read as follows:
City, Sunday Morning.
Dear John.-Sorry we had the run-in,
but it was all my fault. Am sending
you two rosebuds this evening as
peace offering. Yours,
1.-TWO rosebuds!" l snickered.
That boy Bunch is honey-cooler all
right. But I'm sorry he didn't make
it two cigars"
"Oh, John!" Peaches said to me
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19

little while later, when we went over
to Uncle Peters villa to take dinner
with them and spend the evening. Il
do wish l could tell you about the sur
prise, but Uncle Peter made me prom
Use not to say single word"
Well If you feel tempted to give
the old gentleman the double cross and
tell me, why I'll lock myself up in the
doghouse till he gives you the start
ing pistol" / chimed in. Who is
that dragging the works out of the
clock in the sitting-room?"
at isn't any such thing!" Peaches
exclaimed Indignantly. Its Uncle
Peter, and he has a dreadful cold, but
Aunt Martha has it nearly cured now,
she says"
He caught the cold about three days
previously, but after taking the pre-
scription of every loving friend within
radius of four miles, the cold had al
most disappeared In place OF the
cold, however, Uncle Peter now had
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19

and chatting about some people they
had just run over.
Parsifal saw them coming and
stopped still in the middle of the road.
Then he hung his head as low as he
could, and 1 believe if that horse had
been supplied with hands he would
have put them over his ears.
The people in the Bubble began to
shout at us, and l began to shout at
the horse, ana my wife began to shout
at me, while Parsifal stood there and
scratched his left ankle with his right
heel
Then She big machine made sud
den jump to the right and liked by us
at the rate OF about a 500 fine, while
the lady passengers on the hurricane
deck stood up and began to hand out
medals to each other because they
didn't run US down
Ten minutes later Parsifal came to
and looked over his shoulder at US
with a smile as serene as the morn,
anE and cnce more resumed his mad
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19
Scotty Ingerton.

his judgment, he is keenly interested
in the showing Scotty Ingerton has
been making since he traded him to
the Hub team for -nf1elder Dave
Shean. Ingerton has been pounding
the ball to all corners of the lot and
Chance has been anxious to see for
himself just how good this youngster
was.
1t will be remembered that niger
ton was traded to the Doves just be-
fore the Cubs went to West Baden.
Chance had no chance to get an ac-
curate line on the youngster, but the
p L. says if he had seen him in &C.
ton this spring it is cinch he never
would have traded him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19

One Sunday, determined to forget
all my troubles and take Peaches out
buggy riding.
When 1 suggested the buggy ride
to Peaches she was delighted, and I
|moseyed for the Ruraldene livery sta.
BILE to get stakeG % horse.
The livery man at Ruraldene is
named Henlopen Diffenbingle, and he
looks the part.
l judged from the excited manner
in which he grabbed my deposit money
that morning that he had a note fall
ing due next day.
Then Henlopen shut his eyes
counted six, turned around twice, null
.tipIied the day of the week by 10, sub
Ntracted II, and the answer was a
lcream-colored horse with four pink
feet and a frightened face, which
Hooked at me sadly, sighed deeply and
then backed up into the shafts of a
buggy with red wheels and white sui
'phur springs.
The livery man said that the name
of the horse was PaTsifal, because it
seemed to go better in German.
I drove Parsifal up to our modest
home. and all the way there we ran
neck and neck with a coal cart.
When I reached the gate I whistled
for Peaches, because was afraid to
get out and leave Parsifal alone. He
might go to sleep and fall down.
My wife came out, looked at the
rig, and then went back in the house
and babe everybody an affecting fare
well
We started off and we were rush
ing along the road passing a fence
and cvertaking telegraph pole every
once in a while, when suddenly we
heard behind US very insistent choof-
choof-choof-choof!
IT'S one of those Careless Wag-
ons." 1 whispered to Peaches, and
then we both looked at Parsifal to see
If there was a mental struggle going
on in his forehead, but he was rushing
onward with his head down, watching
his feet to make sure they didn't step
on each other.
Choof-choof-chOof! came the Tor
pGUO Destroyer OSHluu US, anu
wrapped the reins around my wrist
in case Parsifal should get uneasy and
want to print horseshoes all over that
automobile.
: The next minute the machine
passed us, going at the rate of IA con
stables an hour, and as it did so Par
.sifal stopped still and seemed to be
biting his lips with suppressed emo
tion.
I coaxed him to proceed in English
in Spanish and Italian, and then in q
pale blue language of my own, but he
Just stood there and bit his lips.
Then l took the reins, cracked the
whip, shouted couple of banzais from
the Japanese national anthem, and
away we rushed like the wind-wher
it isn't blowing hard.
The hours flew by and we must
have gone at least half a mile, when
another Kerosene Wagon came bounc
ing towards us from the opposite di
rection.
In it was q happy party of ladies
and gentlemen, who were laughing
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19
AROUND
~ BASIS,

SandoW Mertes, old-time Giant, has
been acting as substitute umpire on
the Pacific coast during the illness
of regular official
Hutchinson, in the Kansas State
league, has a player named Lafam-
bois, but he does not seem to be set
ting the league af1ame.
Bill James, the new Cleveland pitch
er, is the tallest American league
twirler. He stands six feet four and
one-half inches in height.
Why do baseball managers continue
to protest games" and why do play
ers squabble and cause delay in trying
to get umpires to reverse their de-
cisions? Have you ever attended a
game at which an umpire reversed a
decision?
Manager Mack once said that Old
ring would be the best center fielder
in the country if RUDE would only
think so himself From the way he Is
playing this season, Oldring's opinion
of himself must have increased by a
few hundred per cent.
Silk O'Loughlin and Bill Dineen. saw
the pitching this year is the worst
they have ever seen. Bill said in one
game he off1ciated there were twenty
bases on balls issued by the pitchers.
Silk says the pitchers have the batter
three and two in nearly every case.
Ty Cobb has been pledged to go
with Jimmy McAleer on his AIl-Star
team which will tour Japan next sea-
SON. Cobb promised to play for Nc
Aleer, no matter whether the team
went to Japan, Cuba or any other old
place, for the Tiger star thinks a lot
of the Washington leader.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19

Johnny Kings light began to dim
In the worlds series last fall. Cub fans
were confident that the catcher would
repeat his tactics of 1907 and 1908
when he broke the Tigers attack, says
the Detroit Journal Chance and his
players backed their chances of win
ming the series by King breaking up
the Athletics hit-and-run play; but as
a matter of fact, the Mackmen out
guessed King at every point and made
a sucker out of him. His work was
so poor that Chance used Archer be-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19
FIND PLAYERS BY ACCIDENT
Some of the Greatest Players Diamo"0
Has Ever Known Were discovers
by Sheer Luck.

Some of the greatest ball players
the game has ever known have Oeen
discovered by accident. or lnio
sheer luck. And this statement 10 ~
truest thing you know. five pay
have been picked at random, but tney
stand among the best the ga1ne n@
ever known, just to show the tru'h %
the above assertion.
The men are the late Ed Delehahty'
Amos Rusie, who many believe was
the greatest pitcher ever In the game
Hans Wagner-by the way, his prope'
name is John Paul Wagner; O"hi0
Bush and Ty Cobb.
Rusie began his ball career with Cne
old Grand Avenue team In lndlanap
oils, when Indianapolis was menOel
Of the old 12-club National League
This was back in the eighties husle
was a pitcher, a powerful, husky
young giant, who had world OF speeu
and a dazzling array Of curves. no
Grand Avenues had one large picnic
with the other teams In the ola III
dianapolis City league when Rnsio
pitched.
Jack Glasscock was playing snort
stop on the Indianapolis Natlohai
league team at that time, and Jerry
Denny was holding down third base.
Glasscock was captain Of the team
He heard of Rusie's pitching, ana one
Sunday took Denny and hiked out TO
the City League park, where husle
| PLAYED. GIasscock watched the young
ster work, and both he and Denny
were so impressed that Rusie was ta'
ken downtown after the game.
The next day Rusie appeared at
League park in an Indianapolis uni
form. The story Of his career in the
big league is now baseball history
known to all fans Rusie was a won
der, but his habits put him out of the
game when he should have been IN
his prime. He is now living at Vim
| cennes, Ind, working in lumber yard
and dredging for mussel pearls in the
Wabash river
Ed Delehanty, the greatest OF the
Delehanty ball-playing family, began
on the lots around Cleveland, his home
city. In 1885 some one told the man.
ager of the old Wheeling team that
Delehanty was a great ball player
Some days later Delehanty received
letter offering him a trial with the
Wheeling club.
The youngster didn't have any
money and no transportation was In
closed, but he started for Wheeling
and made his way there by riding
freight trains and walking, He was
an infielder, playing second base, and
he made good from the jump. In 1887
Philadelphia decided to give him
trial, and along in the fall Of that
year Delehanty made his major league
debut, succeeding Bastian, one of the
greatest players of his time, at second
base.
AS a big league second basemen the
man who was destined to become q
terror to the best pitchers the game
has ever known was not a brilliant
success. Neither did he shine with the
bat in his first year, as his average for
Sc games was only .227. In 1888 he
| played In 81 games and soaked the pill
for a grand average of .292. He alter
mated between second base and left
field, and in 1890 he went to left field
and remained there until his tragic
death.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-07-19
INGERToN IS BOSTON STAR
Manager Chance of Champion Cubs
is Sorry He Let Go of Clever
Youngster.

After seeing Ingerton and Miller,
his former recruits, in action Man
ager Chance thinks that the big
league teams should be allowed to
carry at least thirty players on their
pay rolls up to June at the very lat
est. While Chance is not belittling