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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-08

Women take real pride in keep
ing everything nice and tidy in
the kitchen. Why not get Per-
lection Oil Stove and save her the
exertions of using hot stove dur
ing the warm days? The A. H.
Beall Hardware Co.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-08

Dickson wonder if shall ever
be rich enough to own steam Yacht Z
Wickson-Um. That isn't my
ambition.
Dickson What lisp
Wickson-I want to be rich
enough after | own one to run it for
q few weeks each season.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-08
preiudiced View.

Woman Friend Why do they call
that part Of the baseball audience the
bleachers?
Bitter Umpire (who has just decided
the game against the home team
BY the rule of contrariness- because
tney are not white. Baltimore Amer
lean.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-08
The Measles Of
| Speculation

One Of the financial writers
in discussing t b e erratit
course of the market saic
that ."the.rumor crop had moi
been so prolific since It was
reported that Mrs. Hetty
Green had the measles.
The superstition of men who
take chances is notorious and
one of the mos interesting
often disastrous features Of
the stock market Is it's re-
Spouse to rumors. IIetty
Green has the measles!" and
the market values Of securi-
ties go down! Morgan is
heard to sneeze three times
and the tickers announce
that the great Captain Of
Finance lis, threatened with
pneumonia. and paper for
tunes are wiped outl tits an
interesting game for the man
who buys and sells within
the same hour if he happens
to guess right, but what
about the men and women
whose future, and the future
OF dependents, depends on
their Accommodations and saw
ings? Are you safe in the
rumor market? Does Hetty
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ron BROADER COLLEGE WORK.

President Noble of Goucher col
lege said the other day that the pos
sibilities of college women in the
way of earning living are too linn
tied, teaching being the only work
for which the course fits them. He
thought that as many women are
temperamentally untitled TO teach,
the course should be broader. Ii
brary york, domestic science courses,
ths work Of . secretary vsrs slsc
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-08

What make Of ball, nit o, glove,
do the big baseball stars prefer?
Why, Spalding's, of course. A
big line to select from at our
store. Strosnider-Jehkins Drug
Company.
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Ne WAS FORGIVEN.

.silly boy she said, why did
you become offended? Though nv
words were severe. you might have
seen that was smiling"
.Weli.y he replied. magnanimous-
ly, 4your mouth is so small didn't
notice il"
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Let us figure with you on wal
paper on the wall. We can put
it on cheaper than you can. Work
guaranteed.
acknowledgements Drug Co.
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KISSING Etiquette.

Miss Elderleigh-I got real angry
today. While downstairs a man on
the other side of the street threw
kiss at me-
Miss. DeYoung Well, don't won
der, you got angry. gentleman
would have delivered it in person
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swell. j. w. PETERS,
Williamson, w. Va.

WANTED: Some one to con-
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The A. H. Beall Hardware Co.,
has a full line Of paints, var
nishes. stains, brushes, etc, at
the lowest prices.

Come and let us furnish you
with the necessary articles that
will be Of great assistance to you
in guarding against flies. The
A. HI. Beall Hardware Co.
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Your Opportunity is at hand
to purchase Stylish wearing APP
parel, for less money than ever
before in the heart of the season
at Levine's Department Store.
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We will furnish estimates on
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prices.
acknowledgements Drug Co.
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Your clothes will always look
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We will press them for you free
six months. Levine Department
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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-06-08

Now is the time to use Jap-a-lae,
the varnish of merit. A good
supply observation-disclosures
Drug Com pany.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
Chick" LatherS Is In Real
Earnest This Year; Listen!
sy PAUL HALE sRuske.

ABOARD PULLMAN "CHETWOOD"
ENRUoTE. Feb. 27.-If there is a
position open for rising young man,
on the inneld OF the Detroit baseball
club. said rising young man will be
Chick Lathers. This Is the deter
mination OF the University OF Michi-
gan Chicken himself, at any rate.
Without In the least wishing any
bad luck 10 Messrs. Gainor and Ness
Chick" won't feel bad II Moriarty is
shifted over to first base and the
spring battle conferred at third. In
such a case. "Chick" viii Welcome
all the Wufflis and Westervills and
Corcorans alive, to contest In which
the Attest shall survive.
Chick" is approaching his work
this year In a far different spirit from
last season. As he himself expresses
II, II came down south with the Tig.
ers last years because all my friends
kept urging me. Down In my own
heart didn't care about professional
ball nor did believe that had real
ly the class needed to hold job In
the fastest baseball company.
MY one year OF experience did me
world of good. / know can play
bigleague baseball. Third base Is my
position and I'm going to be- playing
Il some day. whether / make the riff
fie this spring or not.
I'm going to train with a definite
purpose this year First OF all, I'm
going TO perfect my slide. I'm going
10 come north ready to hook my foot
into the base from either side and I'm
going TO practice up my speed in
sprinting.
Another thing I mean to do Is to
learn. II | can, to turn around and bat
right-handed as Bush does. I've al
ways batted left-handed and l never
tried the other way until few times
in morning practice last year. think
that can learn It, II I do. / think
Hughie will have the same confidence
In me when / go up against the south
paws, that I have In myself"
Chick suffered last year from an
unfortunate situation which pushed
him into the game many times and oft,
as a pinch-hitter. Usually when this
came to pass, the Tigers were facing
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27

Keen interest Is being expressed In
the game tonight between Spaldings
and the Y. NJ. C. A. basket ball teams
at the "Y" gymnasium. Both sides
are confident and a hard battle 10 ex'
pected.
Should Spaldings succeed in admin.
istering another defeat to the "
team, the latter will be eliminated
from the championship race, thus
strengthening the ID. A. C.'s claim pro-
viding Jake Mazer's men can repeat
the defeat administered to the Spald-
-ings aggregation some time ago.
Tonights contest Is expected to be
exceptionally fast and the "Y" team
will open the PROCEEDINGS with q
changed lineup. No change In the
Spalding team Is expected.
The University OF Detroit quintet
meets the Ann Arbor "Y" at the uni
versity gym tonight. The locals de-
feated the University town FIVE, Fri
day night on their home floor by 10
points, but the Ann Arbor outfit will
come here greatly strengthened. ex-
pecting to carry of the big end OF tie
score.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
Shoyf Lengths

> re <ls>..ko1s AsatEs 49, !. 49, -
las IL TO yesterday
4 The New York Americsns 20 10 Hot
Springs. Va. tonight. for spring train
ing. 1sts~-
The MCMILLAN high school girls has
ketbau team still claim state honors.
chirty-Yx straight games have been
Se~ea H.s.M.,C. As will send track
1eame to Detroit to participate In the
Indoor track meet TO be held Under the
Auspices OF the local ~" March IL. at
the armory.
torpedo. won the four events in which
Orleans Mardi Gras races
y Johnny Coulin cinehed the bantam
weight championship at New Orleans
festerday when he defeated frankie
conley In a 20-round bout. Conley
Eas outclassed and only took the lead
ID two rounds.
..fsry Psatiso.s Tie N. A. c. pitcher,
y said to tbe wanted by the Central
HAGUE. II 10 declared he will enter
the professional class about July !.
TAe Detroit soccer football team won
from the Wolverines by a score of to
Yesterday at the Artillery grounds
q DeIyss. -RSoertson at. the opening
tf - secone half scored the only goal
~ ~
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
Dbl DIak. Grows Gray
is 4 Tiger Substitute

ABOARD PULLMAN "CHET-
WOOD" ENROUTE, Feb. H.
THE veteran colt of the Amer
lean league" Is unquestionably
the title deserved by Del Drake,
the Tigerette outfielder.
Del Is now taking his fourth
consecutive trip south with the
Detroit club. II IL q solemn
fact that he Is growing gray In
the service Of the team, whose
uniform he has yet to sport on
the surface OF Bennett Park In
a real ball game.
Drake quite naturally has
come TO regard his position
philosophically. The annual
spring trip il q pleasant one;
his major league connection en-
sures him a good salary In the
minor leagues where he has al
ways been sent. This year he
is inclined TO the belief that
MyIntyre's departure gives him
a better chance than ever to
break In. He Is one Of those
rare outfielders who hit right
handed but throw left-handed.
II is a question between Drake
and Smaller for the job OF fourth
outfielder. and Del has the edge
In the fact that he bats from
a position calculated to prove
disastrous TO the lefthanded
pitchers who have been quite
troublesome at times.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
BRAKES FRIEND
TRAINING MORRIS
Tigerette 0utAslder Gets Letter From
Oklahoma, Touting Big Hope
As All There"

ABOARD PULLMAN "CHETwOOD'
ENROUTE. Feb. 27.--shortly before
he left his home In. Findiay, to Join
the Tigers. Del Drake received let
ter from Con Riley. the Findlay man.
who 10 training Carroll Morris, the
Oklahoma white hope"
Riley will be recalled In boxing cir
cles as the old.time heavyweight who
trained Jim Corbett and other lead
ing lights of the ring. his most recent
successes being with the Ohio feath-
er. Bis Mackey, who came at one time
very close TO a worlds championship.
Morris Is very likely man."
writes Riley. He 10 six feet. four
inches and weighs 240. have taken
charge Of him and am his boss. as
his manager has left everything to
me. When think he is right, am
TO match him, with whomever I thinK
best. -
Morris Is a powerful man and can
hit an ordinary man on the back and
put him out. have three or four big
huskies. including Harry Weust, the
Cincinnati boyLheFe,- boxing Morris
every day. They are all over six feet
two. weigh 210 now but I am only
a little fellow beside them.
II will train Morris here for his next
match and then Mr., Ufer, his man
ager. is going to build swell training
quarters at Tulsa and also an arena
that will hold $4,000 people. We ex-
pect to match Morris and make him
beat all the heavies until we come
to Johnson and then the people will
see that he is the goods. and the very
man to bring back the championship
to the white race"
Drake gives Riley credit for being
the best physical conditioner In the
country and has good reasons to Think
we'll OF him. as Riley took Del when a
weakling and. by systematic training.
moulded him into one Of the most sym
metrical athletes In baseball. Close
friendship precludes anything but
sincerity on Riley's part, In his esti-
mate OF Morris, as advanced to his
fellow Findlayan.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
THE TIMES SPORT PAGE
Tigers Pitcher-Coach Should
Be a Great Help At Monroe

drink in every word that falls from
his lips.
II told my wife. when left for De
troit. that | didn't believe i would
know how TO act, now that was go
ing to have few weeks with real
ball club again. said Joe.
Sugden's arm has come BACK 10
great extent. during a long period at
first base for his club, and last year
he caught a number Of games. throw
ing with less pain than In any former
season of recent date.
But hope none OF you boys ever
have TO go through the tough time !
did In big-league baseball" he told
Joe Casey last night. Il wouldn'
wish IL TO my worst enemy. IL | mad
one. Why. boy. I've seen the day
down there at st. Louis when my arm
would pain me the minute | saw
else pegging 'em down to
second with a snap.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
BROWN KNOCKS
CHAMP. W0LGAsT

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-"Knockout"
Brown the leading New York light
weight. who is to have a second meet
ing with Champion Wolgast here FRI
day night, said today that One
Round Hogan Is better man than
Wolgast.
Hogan is harder hitter than VOL
CAST" Brown declared, knows more
about the game and is much cleaner
fighter. l put II all over Wolgast but
Hogan held me even all the way"
wolgast Is training In Philadelphia.
New York fans refuse to believe that
wolgast let himself out in his Phila-
delphia fight with Brown. and are re-
fusing TO make the local boy the fav-
orite. sdt .h1nud rs sISy
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27

player, but has always ranked high
as a heady catcher. II is significant
that his selection was first suggested
By Bobby Lowe. against whom Joe
caught many games OF ball. The vet
eran's final years In fast company
were with the st. Louis Browns. and
Detroiters will have no trouble re-
calling how. even when his arm was
in such shape that every movement
brought anguish. he used TO turn the
Detroit baserunners back 10 hrst sole
Iy by his abilityeto outguess them.
Veteran 10 Happy Man.
The veteran Is the most happy man
in the entire party and is hooking for
ward to a most enjoyable spring. His
service with Detroit is an unexpected
pleasure to him. after four seasons In
the minors. He is renewing old
friendships and talking over the play
ers he knew. while the youngsters
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
<sOne Less Time af Bat"
Said Hugki0, and Tainted

ABOARD PULLMAN "CHETwooD" EN- ROUTE, Feb 27-How
National league frame
him deliberately failing get out OF
the OF a Sugden.
Orioles the Hughe
ortw balls into
Hughe" Sugden used have the pitchers crazy
he a with the full One he
last half Of the ninth with
twoo out the tied and the bases full
wass soret
frankly him the habit The
he bounced
revived Hughe and led him to the bench
ughie started
cenerfeld yelling One less time at bat One less
at He
hugging the plate Just tightly OF Old
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27

the. mound with the University OF Cali
fop!a. He went to Cincinnati and
fzzlcd. Yet as soon as he became ac-
climated he became sensation at
Chicago. Then there was Gus Thomp-
son. once with the Seattle club. He
went to Pittsburg and st. Louis,
tcutcd as phenom. He blew up in
both places.
Wouldn't some Of the big league
bosses be Iong-headed to give the
much-touted recruits plenty OF time
to sift the air. they're working,in and
get a bit used TO the climate, before
tying a hard knot where the can Is
fastened on.
Mebbe 10.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
BY vEAN GREGG.
Noted Curve Pitcher.

Where a man pitches makes all the
difference In the world as to how
tnuc6 ora curve he Gin put on the
bslEtf'Why, I'm Butte. Mont, Christy
Mnfthewson would nave trouble try
1nE TO throw a curve. The air Is SO
1hin that TO save your life you can't
"a much. except to-shoot EN- over and
or1let- buck. But drop down on the
onEteyn side OF the mountains and a
dub could throw a curve after practic-
U1 up rat lutte. The air is heavier
end offers enough resistance to the
(o1I ~ help n pitcher out.
On the Pacific coast Il Is a lot
&e16r to maze 'sm curve than where
De ~ Is mid fhsve thought OF the
ming before, but never Heard Il dis
<1need except between few ball play
11u TUonr know how baseball
ccput could hEure on pitcher n he
G1II u1w him twirl In a place like
- A-<o}}ovp -Disht be batted all
CTR the Held there and be wonder
hey s>f him down. on a coast bal;
mate What Gregg says. and there's
>nfY e material 20 back his theory.
40 ~ ease OF ''orvie" Overall, for
~ pysEsll was wonder ON
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
Thin Air Jinx of Pitching Wonders
Altitude
Why Many Coast FSirIers Fail to Make Good tn Ess.

.John Jones, crack curve pitcher OF
The Podunk, Cal, baseball team last
Year. WHOSE slab work was revela-
Mon TO the fans. has failed to make
rood. With. the. Green Sox. Since join
NIX the Sox he has shown none of the
twfrling form ne exhibited last season
On the Pacific coast.--Sporting Item.
What's the answer to this? Dozens
o. crack coast pitchers have gone to
me- major leagues only to fall down
fhen put ito the test The above item
INT far-fetched. You see dozens OF
hem each year,
/. Why7 fih
Listen to vean Gregg. premier slab
Gter Of the Pacific coast league last
{esr. vean says fits the air and his
i6ea Of why crack twirlers at sea
level prove dubs at higher attitudes is
Unique In baseball.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
ThiIfy.,sI.l Ocean Trips
h This League 5(hedu|.

ABOARD PULLMAN "CHET-,
WOOD" ENROUTE, Feb. 81
The Northwestern league, In
which Joe Sugden managed the
Vancouver team last year, had a
schedule. the like OF which has
probably never been equalled In
one respect.
The Vancouver club made no
less than q ocean trips be-
tween Vancouver and Portland,
during the season.
The jump is always made by
boat and the team had some
rough trips, but the schedule
demanded II and the results OF
the Sunday games secured
thereby warranted them.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
BArIHELsON ON wARPATH.
Says Stories He 10 On Last Legs 10
Purely Q Fake.

Gays Storfes ne " On Iast ~cbs -
Purely . Fake.
CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-Bat Nelson,
the Durable Dane. mayor of Hege-
wisch. VII, Is on the warpath again.
This time the ex-champion's wrath ID
directed against Young Otto, who ID
said to have circulated stories In
Memphis that Nelson was on his last
legs. ~ 81
Tel EN- for eme.r roarsd Nelson.
I'm very much alive and I'm looking
for this Otto person. He never spared
with me- never saw him In my life;
but when / do he'll find Uncle Bat
isn't ready for the cooling board Just
yet" Nelson leaves in a few days
for Hot Springs. Ark.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
Famous Star In Discard.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Another
famous baseball star has gone into
the discard. He is Lou Criger, the
veteran catcher. who will be a free
agent on March 1, by reason OF no
contract having been offered him oy
the New York Highlanders. Manager
Chase will take Duke" Farrell south
to coach the pitchers, heretofore one
OF Criger's chief duties. Crigcr IL
said to have saved $4,000.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27


recent years, to trail the origin Of
the spit ball to it's more or less nefari-
GUS lair Joe Sugden, for a time this
spring the wearer
| TRAILING OF Detroit atnietic
SPLITTER TO drapery, contrib
ITS LAIR ute his bit.
Sugden doesn't
advance any theory for the real ORR
gin OF the sphere or the twirler who
happened on 1t. All he has to say Is
that, I'm 1898, when he was catching
for the st. Louis Nationals In the old
12-club league, Wee Willie Sudhon
used to use a splitter and use II with
intelligence and control.
Sudhoff, according to Sugden, got
the idea from Frank Bowerman. who
gave 1t to him while both were in the
employ of the Baltimore club. The
only other pitcher whom Sudhof
knew to be in on the secret was Billy
Hart, the veteran, who is still pitch
ing for a good ball club down In the
Southern league.
Willie used to use his splitter only
once In a while,' says Sugden, land
always relied on his speed and his
curves to fool the batters as a steady
diet But, when there was pinch
and the batsman was In a hole, Willie
would just as likely as not get the
sign from me for his splitter. The
sign We had was funny, too, In this
day and age. / used to put one finger
in my mouth when I wanted 1t.
'T'll never forget the time Willie
worked his splitter on Bobby Lowe,
Bob was at bat In a place where a
hit meant the game, and he had been
touching Willie up pretty well all day.
I signed for the splitter twice and Lowe
missed each Of the balls foot After
the second one he dropped his club
In dismay and asked me what in the
world Sudhoff was using that day.
Bob will bear me out In the story too.
for had occasion to remind him Of
Ii many years after and he helped
me convince lot Of incredulous peo-
pie who insisted that CHESHIRE had In
vented the splitter. while a member
of the Pittsburg club.
Poor Sudhoff! He dropped out OF
sight all at once, though, In all the
years I'd known him, | don't think
he had ever had so much as a lame
arm. Personally. I've always thought
the collapse was due TO a railroad
wreck we were in one night. After
that, Willie would never sleep in q
Pullman, but used 10 spend the night
wide awake ! think Il was loss OF
sleep that put the midget on the hop
per at the last-nothing else"
The opening OF the legitimate train
ing season is something, anyhow.
Can II be that, while we were lay.
ing the first base problem out here
In Detroit, Sam Crawford at Hot
Springs was settling IL himself?
A recent paragraph In this column
that referred to 81 Weingarten as the
former manager OF Kid Walker has
caused much commotion. Each claims
that he is the insulted party.
Just TO dispel any notion regarding
an apparent ambiguity, we will frank
ly admit that this layout was milled
OF, prior to the departure Of the ball
club for the south.
Wonder what structures are going
TO be passed on us by that British
boxer who Ia leaving for home after
ten fights, every one OF which he
lost?
ootch VIII Take Tryout.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27

II Manager Fred Tenney, OF Bos-
ton. plays FIRST base this season, he
will be the oldest player In active ser
vice In the two major leagues. He
started his major league career with
Boston in 1S94-just II years ago
Sporting Life.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
CUBS BEGIN TRAINING.
Chance Interrupts Players Hearty
sleep For Morning Workout

SIeep III "VF'b
WEST BADEN, Ind. Feb. 81
Promptly at 1880 this morning, the
spring training season began for the
Chicago Cubs. The team arrived here
last night and bright and early today
the Peerless Leader broke rudely In
on the beauty sleeps OF 10 major
league ball players and hustled them
into the open for preliminary work
out. This afternoon the Cubs will
don their uniforms and heaye the
horsehide about for the first time In
1911.
Jack Pfeister and Harry Steinfeldt
are due today. and Artie Holman VIII
join the club at Louisville, Friday.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
plans Pool Match.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Arrange-
ments were completed today for the
pool championship match between
Champion De Orc and Thomas Hues-
ton, at Doyle's on March z, and 8.
Hueston has recovered from his
nervous breakdown of q month ago
and counts on lifting the title.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
Can't Write But Doesn't Care.

Joe Jackson. the hard hitting Amer
three RS aren't necessary to success
in the national game And as Joe
walloped the pill a 1897 clip last fall.
there's no come back to his argu.
ment.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
ExtensIve Improvements.

Many improvements will be mace
at Shibe park next season. The plant
is entirely too small and Anticipated,
and three chairs In the upper pavilion
need a new coat OF paint. The shibes
expect the improvements planned to
cost 1924
The Detroit times., 1911-02-27
CIanul

Earnie Lanigan has quit writing to
become secretary OF the Eastern
League. That leaves Sid Mercer the
only baseball reporter In New York.
Chicago Examiner.