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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Road Proposition Carries.

Moberly.-The proposition for the
eight road districts of Randolph coun-
ty. submitted to the voters, was car
RED by a good majority. Moberly
was decidedly in favor of the PROPOSE
tion for better highways and the city
vote saved the proposition. 1t was
defeated in the county precincts, 1t
is claimed, or account Of a misunder-
standing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Mistake Of The Mother

going to do and what we want to do.
It's quite true, We don'ti But !
don't think It's our fault. / believe
1t Is due to another Of the matters
mistakes. When we were kids. Of
course. we had all sorts Of mighty
ideas. Clifford meant to DO president
OF the United States. And I intended
to carve out my career with my sword
and be q major general at least. The
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

Some of the best pitchers ever connected with professional
baseball have received bumps from sources SO humble that
INV false esteem they may have held for themselves has van
isbed like the SHOWS of last season. Cy Young, the noblest old
Roman of them all, has been beaten by village teams. Inc pest
pitchers of the worlds champions, not long after they nd
trimmed the Cubs, were beaten by the unknown Cuban teams
thew faced during their late transforming trip. They ptcheu
good ball the kind of ball that would defeat any team IL II
a 70 a matter of whole seasons record, but luck, the one
thing above all others that makes baseball the thrilling and
perfect game 1t is, decreed otherwise. There are times you see,
when all the science and all the outguesslng In the "oriu VIII
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
900 Men Are Converted.

Poplar Bluff.-One hundred and
fifty men went to the front when
Evangelist Lincoln Mcconnell asked
for men who wanted to be Christians.
About that number professed the
same desire Sunday night, when $500
men gathered in the tent, where re-
vival services have been conducted
since May IL.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
MoberIy Ministers Resign.

Moberly.-Moberly ministers ten
dered their designations to their re-
spective congregations. Rev. ]. e.
Hampton, who came to Moberly from
st. Joseph two years ago as pastor
of the Baptist church, resigned to ae-
cept a call from the First Baptist
church at Gainesville, Ga. The resig-
nation of Rev. S. Boyd White, minis
ter at the Central Christian church,
has been presented to his congrega-
ton. Mr.. White will go to Lexington.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Is convicted Of Perjury.

Fulton.-The first conviction ever
gained in the Galloway county circuit
court on the charge of perjury was
reached in the case of James Wilker-
son of New Bloomfield, who was
charged with swearing falsely before
the grand jury. He was given a term
Of two years in the ~penitentiary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
don't you think it's not altogether my
fault?-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Damaging slowness.

What bout dem chickens, MIR.
Johnsing, dat CASPIAN dun stole-get
dem back?"
Some OBJ dem. Marcus Yo see I
o'deh de cou't papahs onto him, but
dey wei slow In gettin' OBJ dem out,
an Caspah's family bein' big, de
chickens wer dun Starved befor de
papahs. ! jes' dun get de fedders,'
Success Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Church corner Stone Laid.

Fulton.-Rev. ]. H. Harrison, editor
of the st. Louis Christian Evangelist,
delivered the address at the corner
stone laying ceremonies Of the new
Fulton Christian church. The stone
was laid with Masonic honors,l and
the grand lodge was represented by
r. H. Jesse of Mexico, deputy grand
master. Officers of Fulton lodge No.
4S assisted him, and Cavalry comman-
derry No. 20, knights Templars, acted
as an escort.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Woman Loses the Confidence Of Her
Own Children Through
Ridicuie.

The mater was talking to my aun.
che other day. ! ~happeped to over
hear what they we're saying--I
couldn't help 1t. The mater was
complaining because Clifford and 1
don't tell her things, don't confide IN
her shat we're doing and what we're
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
pioneer circuit alder Is Dead,

Springtield.-Rev. R. R. Witten, one
of the few remaining circuit riders of
pioneer days, died at his home here
at the age of 80. He rode circuits
over most of Iowa and Missouri and
vas considered the finest preacher in
the middle west in the early days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

WOndrOus knowledge That comes 70 men after
years of squatting in the grand-stand, has asked me the same
thing in a modified form.
How much figure does 'brainwork cut? l don't quite know
myself. do know that no pitcher, however powerful or agile,
can hope to become a great performer without being thoroughly
equipped from the shoulders up" The steel arm is desirable,
the good eye is even more desirable, but, without the little filling
of gray matter that is popularity supposed to inhabit the SKULL
a pitcher might just as well pack his suitcase and go back to
the quaint little village where he was first discovered. 1t isn't
the iron in the arm, because lots of longshoremen could snap a
pitchers arm in two with a single twist; it's the combination Of
brain and body, the perfect cooperation of mind and muscle, that
makes a man a successful major league twirler.
Most pitchers who break into fast company and stay there
by consistently demonstrating their ability, are men that went
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Church build In Zen Hours.

Joplin.-Finishing touches were add
ed to the Christian mission church,
built ia ten hours at Alba, northeast
Of Joplin, by SO Christian church pas
tors from all parts of Jasper county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
shon Force Reduced.

Springfield. = Effective Thursday,
June /, the Frisco reduced The force
of employees at both the North and
South Side shops. The new shops
are not affected. The total number
laid off is 275. There are LOO men
now at work at the new shops.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

once told me that he could tell to a Gel
tainty when certain pitchers were going t
deliver the ball to the batter. This er
abled him to get a running start and man,
times the poor catcher was blamed 70
allowing a stolen base, when in fact tn
pitcher was unconsciously at fault. job
McGraw, manage of the Giants, spend
several weeks each season in
teaching his young pitchers to
overcome that kind of a weakness.
The tremendous popularity of the
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 1
him to become a good ball player,
though he may never care to follow
the pastime professionally. Being a
professional player myself, / may be X
overload Of the game to which I owe IA
SO much, but I can think Of many 9th
err callings and many other pastimes
that a boy might better shun. Base
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

Jefferson City.-Governor HadIey
granted a parole to Candy Martin, a
Randolph county negro, convicted in
October, 1910. Of embezzling funds
from the local mine wrkers' union at
Moberly, OF which he was treasurer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

Gleason told me that Cross had fought against and overcome his
weakness, and had developed into a murderer of the high, fast
delivery. Keeping Gleasons advice In mind, | gave Cross moth
ing but low curves during the series, and had him helpless from
the start. Had it not been for Gleason's tip, Monies always
dangerous bat might have caused trouble in that series, for
there were some very close games before 1t was all over.
The greatest strength of a pitcher, aside from his control, is
what the players call his mixture" That means no more nor
less than what the word impies-his variety OF fast and slow
balls his serving of this or that curve. What we call the
"cbange. of pace" the delivering of a fast and then a slow ball
with the same preliminary motions, and the mixing of a high
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Reunion Dates picked.

Golden City.-At the meeting Of the
members Of the Golden City Reunion
association, August 2, 8 and 4, 1911,
were selected as the dates for the
tepth annual reunion. E. r. Watson
was elected president.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

Jus T a TT PCIEOO vi" u tHdI tIHe'
l had everything, as we say in professional circles, and they hit
everything / had. l didn't mind it much myself, but l felt sorry
for poor Bowerman. He had to keep on living there, and |
didn't.
The real test of a pitchers ability arrives when the oppos-
ing team gets men on bases. His responsibility is increased
while his freedom Of pitching motion is restricted. He must
watch the base runner constantly and at the same time must
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

fast ball and a slow curve are the success
full pitchers best assets.
Lovers Of baseball have often asked me
how | deal with a batsman whom | 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 | am facing a new batsman for the
first time, / 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 well up toward the
middle there isn't much use Of sending him
speed. Batters of this type are always ready
for speed and they can meet the fastest
ball a man ever threw. A low curve or
the inside will do for a starter, and IL
such a batter goes after 1t and fails to
- connect. you have his number"
The batter who stands back from the
,lato NTH a IouC hat and a grin uaa r
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
state Has S3.e7o,f03 in Bank

Jefferson City.-There was $500
1903 in the state treasury repositories.
according to State Treasurer Cow
gill's report for the month Of May.
Receipts for May were $314,122. Dis
bursemenfs were $955,471.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

" tHN
I shall never forget a trimming got
from a village team in Michigan. Just
after we had defeated the Athletics tor
the worlds championship in 1905, Frank
Bowerman and | went on a hunting trip,
AS soon as the natives of Franks home
town, Romeo, Mich, knew that ! was
his guest, they came and begged us to
do the battery work for the Romeo club
in a game they were to play with the
club representing the adjoining
town. We agreed, and am afraid that
our willingness cost a lot of honest
Romeo villagers everything except their
family plate. The thought of defeat
never entered their minds, any more
thar 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, a
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-
-. 80 Ha-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

vent the runner from getting too much of a lead, and when
he does start, the ball is pitched out of reach of the bat
ter SO that the catcher can have a clear throw to second.
While the pitcher is watching the base runner he knows
that the base runner is also watching him, in an effort to as
certain whether the ball is to be delivered to the plate or to the
base. Therefore, no preliminary movement on the part Of the
pitcher must betray his intentions.
neoroe Van Haltren. the famous base runner of his day
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

. PITCHING and winning
your games" l have often
been asked by devotees of
the American game, "how
much figure does brain work
cut?"
Many an honest young ia
matte 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 the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Woods College Deficit Made UE

Fulton.-The Rev. ]. B. Jones, pres
ioent of william Woods college, re-
ceived word that DR.. w. s. Woods Of
Iona Linda, Cal, had forwarded q
check for 2 1000 to the deficit
or 1910 and 1911.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

clude the pitchers. For instance, the Baltimore club, back in
the early nnetes, won three successive pennants with pitch
ers whose names can scarcely be remembered.
The h~ackneyed cry Of" What we need Is pitchears" could well
be changed to What we need Is hitters, base runners and field
ers" Without them there can be no pennants.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

not support the pitcher. On the
contrary, it is the fault of the
pitcher who will not give them
a chance. If the pitcher
has control everything works
smoothly.
If it were true that pitching
is 80 per cent. of the strength
of a ball club, 1t would be log
ical to assume that the team
having the best staff of pitch
ers would always win the pen
80 ut. 49,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

denver the Dali 10 the DaILer Win lIe
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
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

a baseball. Granting that a pitcher needs something more than
a clear head, it must be admitted that the successful pitcher is
always a student. There are a hundred and one little things
that every good twirler has in his repertoire, a hundred and
one little things that the average baseball lover doesn't know
anything about. | have always made it a pracuce, before going
into a crucial series, to get some kind of authentic information
about the strength or weakness of every batter slated to face
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

curve into the southeastern quarter Of the adjoining section.
While a batter may work hard and overcome a certain weak.
ness, that does not necessarily mean that he becomes a great
hitter. In centering his energies on overcoming his weakness
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

AdSS DeAAAb DhS a. Az AZ
expecting a fast ball
and gets a slow one,
a strike out or a
weak g~rounder to the
infield will be his
best effort.
Some batters, a
few of the chosen,
have no weakness
that the most studi-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

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
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

Gus pitcher can detect. Men like Hans Wagner and LaJoie don't
care much what the opposing pitcher has to offer.
| have often been told by my friends that a pitcher Is about
80 per cent. of the game, and have never failed to assure them
that nothing could be further from the truth. A winning
pitcher helps a baseball team a whole lot, of course, but there
are eight other boys on that team, and nobody knows it better
than the winning pitcher. The recent series between the Giants
and Yankees will prove my point.
In that series l got away with every game in which / par
tcipated, but won because received magnificent support
both in the field and at the bat, Had George Wiltse been right,
or had McGraw sent in Ames or Crandal, the story would
have been the same if the support had been OF the same splendid
cahber. The wonderful work of Devin, Devoe and Doyle
the wonderful work of the whole team, for the matter Of that-
made defeat practically impossible. With that great machine
working behind me and with the greatest manager of them all
backing me up, l simply couldn't lose. That's how much a
pitcher is 80 per cent. of the game.
AS a matter of fact, it would be impossible to establish the
mathematical relation of the pitcher to a ball club. Figures IN
baseball are often misleading. One pitcher may work brilliant
Iy for 10 innings and have a to 0 defeat marked up against ms
record, while on the following day another pitcher may luckily
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

LIIGIH. ~ pIOLOVt HIIlIbOHI
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
throws to the base will nra.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

me, and once l know positively that a batter doesn't
like speed, | feed him oceans of it. II | find that
his weakness is a low curve, he gets that for a
steady diet.
When we met the Athletics in the season Of 1905,
after having won the National league championship,
/ realized that a good part of the pitching burden
would be on my shoulders, and l began making in
quiries about the weak and strong points of the
American league champions.
Monte Cross, who played on Connie Mack's in
field in 1905, was known by me to be a dangerous
hitter, though his average was not high. He was
the kind of a hitter who was always bobbing up
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

ball is always played out in the sunshine. where the air is pure
and the grass is green, and there is something about the game.
or at least l have always found 1t so, which teaches one how
to win or lose as a gentleman should, and that is a very fine
thing to learn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

with a hit at a time when a hit meant
trouble, and just before the series start
ed, | did a little quiet detective work
through friends of mine who knew the
game and knew Monte. | had been
told that Monies weakness was a high,
fast ball, but when l talked to kid"
Gleason of the PHILADELPHIA Nationals,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

WIN a To 70 8 game. tt It q HIdlItT I eco ld NJ nv
season of 1909, Leon Ames of the Giants, in finishing a II
inning game and participating in two extra inning ties,
pitched 80 consecutive innings without allowing a run and
yet did not win one of the games.
From this it can be seen that the winning power of a
team must depend largely upon its run-getting ability. To
z reach an estimate of value we will say
MMM that offensive play is half the game. l
%%Saaagsmm~ think that conservative. That would
leave but so per cent and the pitcher
could not be all Of that. / would say
!, that about 80 per cent. of the strength of a ball
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g. club lies in the pitchers box. No matter how eff
fective a pitcher may be in the box he cannot win
s@A unless the team bats in runs behind him. 1t is
%A true, however, that the work Of a pitcher can have
e. a very strong influence upon the work of the
u rest of the team. Disgruntled fans frequently
EKM make the assertion that infelders and %outfelders
= will not support certain pitchers. That idea is err
roneous. Ball players always want to win, no
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

a GER
soing to
his en-
d many
ed for
lct the
John
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-23

A meeting has been called to be
held at Pierre on Feb. 25th for the
purpose of organizing a state
branch of the National Pro-
gressiye League. The call has
stirred up some strife among the
progressive factions of the state.
Mr.. Richards. the father of leagues,
has considered himself the logical
head of such an organization, but
this movement seems to have been
started by the anti Richards fac.
ton and without consulting him.
1t is apparently a move to make a
Jonah Of Mr.. Richards, and he is
resenting it. So far as the adop-
tion of the principles OF the Ma
tional League is concerned there
seems to be no occasion for any
organized effort in this state as
nearly all of them have already
been adopted. The ulterior motive
seems to be to organize force to
oppose the denomination of Pres.
Taft.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-23

On its face the vote on Canadian
reciprocity in the house showed
some queer results. It was an ad-
ministration measure, proposed by
republican president, and it
passed the house by a vote of 221
to 80. Yet of the 221 favorable
votes 143 were cast by democrats
and only 78 by republicans. 81
republicans and 5 democrats voted
against the bill.
Of the so-called insurgent re-
pubiicans, although they have
made loud protests against the
high tariff rates, large majority
of them voted against the recipro-
city treaty. The peculiar condi-
tion is easily explained by little
reflection. The democratic strength
of the country is largely in the
south where their home products
do not come into serious competi-
tion with the products of Canada,
On the other hand the states Dor.
dering on Canada, where the com.
petition from free trade would be
mostly felt, are represented in
congress by republicans and in
opposing the treaty they were
simply protecting the interests oi
their constituents.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-23
A Profitable Investment

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Neglected colds often develop SER
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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-23
From the Springfield Times

From the Springfield Times
Hon. Geo. W. Snow writes us
from Seattle, Washington, stating
that he expects to arrive in Spring
field about March first to remain
a month or two and look after his
business interests. We shall all
be pleased to see Mr.. Snow to be
sure.
Little Hilda Crossley, the fourth
victim of the recent fire at the
Dawes residence in this city,
which resulted fatally for three
other little girls, died at the hospi-
tai in Sioux City today at 12: 100
O'Clock, at which place she had
been taken for treatment. The
body of little Hilda will be shipped
to Springfield for interment, we
understand.