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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14

land femme see how you shape up,
This is Emmett Perkins, our catch
,er, Mister"
Smith," said the stranger. 81.
Smith,"
"Oh, all right" said Dad. "Tex-
as is full of Smiths. It's handy
name"
Once inside the fence at the ball
park, the stranger removed his col
lar and tie, coat and vest, and
walked out to the slab.
ANY particular ball that these
other fellows don't like?" he asked
carelessly.
Joe Henry, that's our regular
pitcher, used to fool 'em lot on
a high, straight one under the
chin" said the catcher.
Obi" said the stranger. Like
this?"
He dropped into position, cud-
died the ball a few seconds, twist
ed his shoulders into a knot and
uncoiled with a peculiar whiplash
motion. The ball flew straight as
an arrow over the inside corner OF
the plate, four feet from the
ground.
"Jee-rusalem!" grunted Per-
kins, what did you have on that
one? 1t like to knocked me
down."
ooh. nothing but little speed
said Smith casually.
A little speed!" said Dad Pow
ell wonderingly. "Say, when you
are going to throw right fast one
/ let me know, will you?"
81 may cut one loose in the
game this afternoon-if I've got
to sneak one over" said Smith
TRY little curve, now"
! This time the ball sailed over
graceful arc, falling rapidly as il
neared the plate, and sheering Off
with the sweep of a wounded duck
Perkins was a good catcher, but
short of language when it came tc
depressing his feelings. He whist.
led long and low and glanced al
Dad Powell. That eminent man
was all out of conversation. He
wagged his head feebly.
Smith nonchalantly went al
through wide repertoire. He had
curve balls, jump balls, drop balls
land straight fast ones, and he cut
the plate three times out of four
After fifteen minutes, he yawned
and walked out of the box.
That's about enough" said he.
Now We'll fix up some signals"
Dad Powell trailed along be-
hind, listening with open mouth.
He knew that the fates had sent
him a treasure. and, though cur
iosity burned him like a live coal,
he forbore to ask any questions.
The stranger disappeared inside
the hotel, and Emmett Perkins
turned to face the manager of the
team.
Ito Be Continued.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
FOOTBALL LADS BACK
At WORK AFTER REST

REST" was the word marked on
the slate in the high school sta
dunn yesterday. The first team
took big lay-off to heal a few of
tie sore spots which came as a
result of the hard game Saturday.
Today, however, the boys are fast
at work and there will be no let
up until Friday night, in prepare
ton for the hard battle with the
Everett high school the next day.
Tacoma will go into the fray de-
termined to win despite the serious
setback received at the hands of
Spokane Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
Third Team To
Play Second

The third team at the high
school believes that it Is the best
eleven at the institution outside
of the first team. Accordingly ii
has issued a challenge to the sec
ond squad and a game between
the two may be held as a curtain
raiser to the Tacoma-Everett game
Saturday. The third team has
gone through the season so far
without a defeat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14

Hi be there"
When Dad closed his place of
business he dropped in at Ball
place to tell the news. Not an
ivory was moving. The sporting
men of the town were gathered
about the cigar counter, talking
lexcitedly. The jefferson City man
was nowhere to be seen. ~
What do you think, Dad"
cried Bud" Branscomb excited
i y, "a total stranger came in here
about three quarters of an hour
ago and cleaned up every splinter
of that Jefferson City money.
Marty McGinniss was over here
Swelling around with his two to
one, and this fellow says, Put up
or shut up! Fly or crawl Joe
here has got the money-three
hundred and twenty to one hun
dred and sixty dollars. And a
plumb stranger, tool"
Anybody know him?" asked
Dad, when he could make himself
heard.
Nobody knew him, but Life
Holiday had seen him at the
Transatlantic Hotel that after
noon.
What does 1t look like to your"
asked Joe Ball. "The way I've
got this fellow put up, he's just a
sport that loves to gamble. We
tried to steer him away from the
bet-told him about our pitcher
bein' sick, and all that, but he
said he never saw the ball game
yet that was a two to one shot,
and dug up his money. Then he
just kidded this Jefferson City
boy into betting every centavo he
had on him."
Hold ont" said Dad suddenly.
did this fellow have on a green
ltie?"
That's the boy!" chorused the
audience.
Dad rubbed his hands over his
chin a few times, and then looked
at his watch.
81 guess I'll just step upzs and
take look at the hotel regfster, y
said he. TE
/ But the register told him snbth-
ing. -. Smith" was the name
given by the red-faced man. And
though Dad found many Smiths
in the Baseball Guide" he Gould
arrive at no conclusion whateFer
Dad Powell and Emmett Per
kins, the catcher, were waiting sat
the hotel at eight-thirty. " The
stranger was finishing his RSak-
fast in the hotel dining X0ofn
addressing HIS attention to a large
tplatter of ham and eggs. On the
dot he strolled out to the sidewalk,
a toothpick in his mouth.
Well" said Dad shortly. have
you found that mani"
The stranger tapped himself on
the chest and grinned.
"Uh-huh!" said Dad. "I mis-
trusted IL was you when I heard
what happened at Balls last night.
Any man that'I1 bet his own money
Ion his game is good enough for
. me. Come on out to the ball parh
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
Wrestling Tryout
Brings Out Class

The tryout for 125-pound
wrestlers at the high school yes
terday afternoon was featured by
a number of snappy matches
William Larson, end on the foot
ball eleven, won all his matches
handily but may be barred from
that class on account of over
weight. Deegan, another football
player, and. r. Caty furnished the
main struggle, however, wrestling
for 15 minutes without any de-
cided advantage to either.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
from Yesterday.

CONTINUED from Yesterday
The stranger pooketed his silver
change and strolled down the
street.
Twenty minutes later he came
back.
'T'1 take you up on that propo-
sition," he said.
What proposition7" said Dad.
zone hundred dollars for q
good pitcher" said the stranger,
II know where can get a good
one for you"
cit Quit" snorted Dad. "Tex-
as amt as full of rubes as some
people think"
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Moran : Driscoll
Bout Will Not
Be Allowed
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
LONDON, Nov. flight fol-
lowers are earnestly discussing to-
day police court ruling declaring
the proposed glove contest be-
tween Owen Moran and Jem Dres-
coll for the lightweight champion
ship of England to be prize fight
and therefore illegal. Both fight
ers have been bound over to keep
the peace. 1t is declared that the
decision unless reversed, virtually
kills the boxing game in England.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
Murphy Leaves
for the Coast

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-Har-
lem Tommy Murphy left here to-
day for San Francisco to train for
his bout with Paeky Mcfarland on
Thanksgiving day.
It is understood that the only
obstacle In the way of a match
In San Francisco is the selection
of the referee, both Murphy and
Mcfarland being anxious to have
Jack Welsh, who has already been
selected for the Wolgast- WEIGH
battle on the same date.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
MORRIS AGAIN
IS A HOPE

(By United Press Leused Wire. +,
NEW YORK, Nov. IA. = Carl
Morris, the Oklahoma giant and
original white hope" is once
more on the list of eligibles to-
day, as result of his victory over
Jack Geyer of Denver. Morris
easily outpointei his opponent
and had the Denverite groggy in
nearly every round. Owing to
Geyer's gameness the battle was
a hard and fast one. In the
ninth the affair was so hopelessly
one-sided that the referee stopped
Il.
Morris entered the ring weigh
ing 235 pounds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
GREAT QUARTERBACK
VISITS TACOMA

Henry B. O'Brien, one of the
greatest athletes who ever went
to the University of Minnesota,
and one of the greatest quarter
backs that university ever had,
was in Tacoma yesterday visiting
with friends. O'Brien at one
time held five interscholastfc rec
ords In Minnesota. O'Brien is a
physician, he spent the year OF
1908 living in Tacoma and acting
as inferno at the Northern Pa
cific hospital. He is now located
at Pasco, Wash.
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frankie Burns
Is Defeated
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(By United Press Leased Wire
NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. IA
FRANKIE Burns of Oakland Is
today several rungs behind in his
climb up the pugilistic ladder as
result of defeat by Grover
Hayes, a Philadelphia lightweight
Hayes floored Burns in the first
round of their ten-round bout
here, and had a margin on him all
the way, landing many damaging
blows and appearing much strong
or at the end of the tenth. He
won a newspaper decision.
Burns is not yet 20 years of
age and is generally regarded as
? conner, notwithstanding his set
back here.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
The Big League
Copyright 1oii, By Small Maynard Company Incorporated
. By CHARLES n. VAN LOAN.

Still. there's quite a scattering
of en-" commented the stranger
cheerfully. 1.-THE fellow I'm talk
ing about won't want any money
unless he wins that game. That's
fair enough, amt it?"
you got to show mel" said Dad
stubbornly.
'I can do that. too," said the
stranger. Bring your catcher
around to the hotel at nine tomor-
row morning. I'll have this fellow
there"
"I'll go you" said Dad. I'm In
bad as It stands, and Il won't do
no harm to look at this wonder
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
@BascBall Yarns
~ BY Billy Evans

Umpire Bill Brennan the third
He made decision of the sort that makes breaks
Snodgrass in the first hit pitched balls
believed he stepped
the second line him by umpire
the matter.
With the tie third hit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
Olympic Games, Once Festival to Honor Greek Deity
i Now Binds Nations By Trials of Skill and Strength

The Olympic games at Stock
holm next summer will be the
sixth since Baron Pierre de Cou-
bertin organized the International
Athletic committee, in 1895, to
revive them.
The first modern Olympic games
were held In the ancient stadium
at Athens in 1896, in 1900 a great
Olympiad was held in Paris; in
1904, at st. Louis; special games
were held at Athens in 1906 and
the last Olympiad was at London
in 1908.
Most famous of the national
festivals of ancient Greece, the
Olympian games were held in the
sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia,
every four years.
At first they were a days sport,
but were enlarged until they last
ed several days. Their origin is
attributed to Hercules. After a
time they waned, but were re-
vived by King Iphitus of Ellis and
Lycurgus of Sparta, to celebrate
the Truce of God" The only au-
thentic date is that Coroebus won
the foot race, 776 B. G.
Early, in Olympic years,
ENJOYS toured Greece, invit-
ing all to honor the Olympian
Zeus. To-day Secretary Sui
Ivan of the A. A. u. is ask
ing young men through this
newspaper, to volunteer for
the 1912 American Olympic
team.
Competition was open only to
Greeks, free from impiety, blood
mess or breach of the laws"
Contestants trained ten months,
the last 80 days before the Off
Gals.
When the games reached their
height, in the fourth and fifth Gen.
turtles, the best blood of Greece
competed. At this time the events
were the foot races-long and
short-the latter about $50 feet,
the former a little less than two
and half miles; wrestling and
boxing; horse racing, consisting Of
chariot racing as we'll as contests
between horses ridden by their
owners; the pentathlon, or all
around event, including running,
jumping, throwing the discus and
javelin and wrestling. The prize
was crown of wild olive leaves.
When the games were re-
vived in 1896, fittingly, at
Athens, the idea spread like
wildfire. The pick of the
worlds athletes gather In
competition and it has been
said that nothing tends to
bind the nations in a bond of
friendship more than these
contests of skill and Drawn
and brains.
The Olympian program now
consists of athletic sports, gym
nastics, fencing, shooting, eques-
trian sports, bicycling, aquatic
sports, firemen's drill, boxing,
wrestling, archery, tennis and
even ballooning has found a place
on the program.
The blue ribbon of the Olympic
games, the marathon, was not in
cluded In the games OF the
ancients. The original marathoner
was Phfdippides, a Greek soldier,
who ran from the plain of Mara
thon to Athens, bearing tidings of
success to Greek and Spartan
arms against Persia-and then he
died. At least so historians and
Browning tell us.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
Regatta New Years

The annual winter regatta of
the Tacoma Yacht club will be
held on New Years day, the same
as last season. A number wished
to hold the affair this Thanksgiv-
ling but the majority ruled for
the former date.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14

hand Tacoma high should have q
championship squad this year.
|Of last years veterans to return
are johnson, Crane and Staatz.
Lakin. another member who il
out of school at present, may re-
turn soon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14

of a run. But Brennan interfered. He recalled
Snodgrass McGraw protested but Brennan was
firm. 1t pleased me when Coombs finally walked
Snodgrass. Had :.e not reached first Brennan
might have been blamed for losing the game.
1t was hard decision to give, for it is diff
cult to determine whether player is hit intention
ally. 1t looked if Snodgrass stepped into the
ball. was glad it was a National league umpire
who stopped Snodgrass, as it prevented the cry of
favoritsm."
Fred Merkle has memory. 1t concerns his
failure to touch second three years ago. beating the
Giants out of the pennant
In the third game Merkle had a run-in with
Umpire Connolly. He out trying to steal sec
ond and didn't refrain from telling Connolly what
he thought of the decision. Many thought Merkle
would be elected.
work eMrkle has lived down the mistake of 1908,
his memory. According to Connolly, Merkle began
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
Veterans on Basketball Team.

Three members of last season 8
basketball team at the high
school are in school this year and
with much promising material at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14

BY his ebIrke
it
abusing him
molly said He
Merkle,
Meke followed him to first saying anything but complimentary
things. Finally Connolly retorted:
Well when played ball.
ond And then Merkles balloon
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14

Don't be misled. Ask for Red
Cross Ball Blue. Makes beauti-
full white clothes. At all good
grocers. s%s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14

The Olympian program now
consists of athletic sports, gym
nastics, fencing, shooting, eques-
trian sports, bicycling, aquatic
sports, firemen's drill, boxing,
wrestling, archery, tennis and
even ballooning has found place
on the program.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14
Personal Attention Our Success

We operate the largest CAREFUL
ly conducted Dental Practice
in the Pacific Northwest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-11-14

OFFICE HOURS: $50 a. m. to
9 p. m. daily. Sunday 8 to IL.
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TIDES TOMORROW.

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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-16
Plays That Made
Football History

Coach Hennie Owen of Oklahoma
played on Kansas in 1899 when the
famous "Hurry-up" YOst coached
there. Kansas was strong that year
and so was Nebraska. for it was in
the days of the famous Benedict 1t
was only the toe of Benedict that
scored for Nebraska against the Jay
hawkers that year.
1T was the greatest exhibition of
drop-kicking that | ever saw" said
Coach Owen. -Four times did Ben
edict send the ball whirling up and
over the field squarely between the
posts. Never was he closer that the
2o-yard line and once he made the
kick at difficult angle from the
::5-yard line. We We're tickled when
We saw that he was going to try from
the center of the field and away to
one side. But the kick was true and
four more points We're added to the
Cornhuskers' score.
In those days drOp-kick counted
four points. Benedict tried four
times and made four goals. But each
time he made a drOp-kick we made
a touchdown and so beat them. Up
to the time of Eckersall. Benedict
held the record for field goals.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-16
The Band That Beat Kansas

gave several free concerts which
were well attended. 1t received hon
orable mention and came back with
colOrs flying.
through Washington, two members
registered at the most conservative
hotel in the city. At dinner time.
they sauntered into the dining room
in their uniforms, as these were the
only clothes they had with them. All
the other guests were in full dress.
They sat down at one of the tables
in the center of the room and calico
a waiter. The waiter shook his head
and called the head-waiter. who
gently but firmly ordered them out
o: the room. After much persua-
sion. they We're served in the buffers
pantry and considered themselves
lucky to eat there.
The men i'm the University Cadet
Band are experienced in musical
work. Many of them belong to NIL
steal unions and all of them player
il, some kind of organization before
coming to the University.
Many play two or more irstru
ments. and the ability to do Sc is
known as doubling" This is an
asset in band work that increases a
players salary.
This year the enrolment is nifty
six. The Saturday before Thanks
giving the Jayhawk Band will de-
s,end on Columbia and duel OF
harmony. as well as of brain and
trawn. will be fought on Rollins
Field.
Will the Missouri band make
good? No one who heard last year S
duel" in Kansas City can have any
nisgivings as to the result.
G.. J. MEG.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-16
Viewpoints

Editor the Missourian: Here are
few that might be added to your
collection of queer names:
Millers. Carpenters. Turner's. Dri-
yers, Carriers. TaylOrS and Weavers
could readily carry on the industries
Of the town.
The only two Christians in school
would have a Church apiece and
Bishop to go with it. The numerous
Popes and Priests could help out II
necessary. The remainder of the stu
dents could occupy themselves other
ways. Some could go and lie on the
Banks of Moss at the Brink of the
Lake and See the Stout Mann sail
Ike Dewey at the Helm of the Kraft
Cn the Water. Others could go to the
two Parks and listen to the BirdsOng
OF sit by the Blossoms in the Grove
and Read. Some could find fresh
Ayres elsewhere and enjoy the mu-
sic of Guitars. Or to walk down the
Lane through the Dale with Darling
for few Sparks in the Shade of
Hawthorne would be Keene.
The Gentry of the community
ouid be made up of the Kings
knights. Squires. and Majors but
there would be plenty of Pages. and
rOrters to carry on the work.
Thus would everything be pro
vided for but if everything was mo-
! list Wright some of the Wise coulc
undoubtedly devise some new Rinklt
which would satisfy even the Wilder
Savage Bushman.
GENTLE READER
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-16
Teachers Who Inspired

Il have had several, in fact most
Ct them were favorites," said Horace
F. Major. assistant professor of
landscape gardening.
Il recall with special pleasure A.
Ross Hill, l.. II. Bailey and Hiram
Corson. | believe that Hiram Cor
sen of Cornell, was as well liked and
as great a favOrite as any of my
teachers. He had many peculiarities.
For instance, he always wore a cap
with ear muffs, winter and summer,
and two suits of clothes most of the
time.
His method of teaching was
unique. He rarely lectured. pre-
ferring to give readings with COM
n.ents. His knowledge of the Bible
was marvellous. He gave readings
before most of the crowned heads of
Europe and had many rings and or
Eaments which they had given him.
He usually wore six or eight of these
rings at a time. His readings from
Poe were especially brilliant. POe's
. Bells became living thing under
the magic of his reading.
He was very quick at repartee.
One day two students. thinking they
would have some fun at his expense.
addressed him thus:
" Good Morning. Father Isaac
d" Good Morning. Father Abra-
ham
Quick as a flash came the reply:
I am neither Father Abraham nor
Kish, looking for my fathers two
asses. and | have found them
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-16

In the band room there is dead si-
lence for a moment. Every mans in
strument is in position and the eyes
CT all are turned on the leader. Then
the baton falls and the air is pierced
by blare of harmony.
This occurs three times a week, on
Monday. Wednesday and Friday, in
the old band room in the basement
OF Academic Hall. The University
Cadet Band. as it is officially known.
is nearly twenty-three years old. hav-
ing been organized in 1883. The
first band was composed of twelve
pieces and was directed by Freder-
ick Pannell. They worked under diff
culties, but love of music and the
enthusiasm of their leader worked
wonders and the number of musi-
cans rose in few months to six-
teen.
In 1889, the records state that the
curatOrs recommended Mr.. PannelI
for pay and from that time to his
death in 1903 he served faithfully
for the band and for the University.
Burr Ozment was appointed in 1906
and under him the band increased to
fifty-three pieces. All this time the
University had been growing and
the number of musicians always re-
n:ained at the ratio of about one to
sixteen. Some were boys from the
country and small towns who had
bad experience in their local bands;
others from the cities had played in
theatre Orchestras.
When the jamestown exposition
was held. the University of Missou-
ri sent her cadets and band to show
the rest of the country what we
could do in military work and music.
The band acquitted itself well and
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-11-16
RIGHTS ,ioTaKLEsS BIPLANE

Revond doubt the most wonder
FIJI flight ever made in heavier
tEan-air machine was that of Oryille
Wright in his. motorless biplane IN
North. Carolina..last ST. week. He started
his powcrless. glider into "o-mile
gale and remained OF the earth for
ten minutes at a height OF two hun
t.ed feet. The energy OF air i'll mo-
ton has long been. theoretically rec
ognized. but'.1lo%'. It has become
concrete fact Harnessing the air
and making it perform work former
y done by human agencies is indeed
a wonderful; achievement,
The possibilities disclosed by this
fight are manifold. 1t has Indicated
that under certain conditions suit
ably constructed machine can main
tain itself in air without power. But
/. is not soaring alone. which makes
this achievement remarkable in avia-
tion. Ii is the fact that although
power machines have nearly always
been driven back against their own
power in strong wind. this motor
less glider: utilized the wind
strength to rise. and then made pro.
gress against It.
Whatever new stabilizing devices
devices the Wrights may have used
the fact remains that Orvillt
Wright made 'oni' of the finest and
r,osr noteworthy flights aviation ev'
or saw. With the combination OF
motor strength and this new soaring
plane il is impossible TO conjecture
the flying limit In time and weight
sf the future air craft. Time oni!
can determine its use to commerce
but the soaring. plane can easily d.
used in military maneuvers as it i
now.