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New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

upon him in the previous games Through
the cloutng of the "Trappe Torpedo 80
why not hand the supreme honors OF the
baseball world for 1911 to Trappe, Md,
even though she doesn't class with US In
the high life stuff?
Following Bakers first cleanup wal
lop in the recent series there was much
discussion among the New York adherents
as to what kind of ball IL is that Baker
slams out OF the confines of the park; but
after his third rampage with his old war
club and the fruitless efforts Of New
York's star pitchers to fathom the mys-
terry. the only question of moment that
remained was whether Baker could reach
il with his big bat. Mathewson and Mar
GUARD. at a time when they possessed
superb control tried everything known to
the art of pitching, and Baker walloped
them all. The defeat of the Giants can be
told i'm three words: TOO MUCH BAKER.
In addition TO the productive swats that
counted In the series, just to show that
these weren't accidental punches. Baker
also slammed a long drive on the Polo
Grounds that Murray caught against the
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
IT WAS BAKER ALONE.

II was Baker. alone and unaided, VINO
,.e,,r,ed tho tide of defeat that had set in
against the Athletics and changed What
,rould have been a commanding lead o'
Victories in the series for the oattilns
forces of McGraw into an inSurmouhtaple
,t-tac,e for the latter 30 Chamber over. lI
was Baker. alone and unaided' VINO
wrecked the two New York hopes for uI'-
,oste success I'm the series, MatheWsoh
and NIarauard. and placed them aHlonS
,,o i,npedirnenta in the rear Of the line
~ hattie. who sent the two Giant sharp
.Iootere. who were creating havoc WIN
philadelphia hopes, out of action sl''-
tered beyond repair
As matter of fact the champohsl"p
~ the baseball world FOR the eeason OF I''l
lid not go 60 Philadelphia; II was capture"
,. .rrannc. Md. a community of about one
t,undred souls and fifty outfits OF c"il
,,biskers. which. I'm a baseball way put
ont the lights along the "GiddJ NH.o
Nav' and caused the metropolis of me
western Her1isuhere TO shrivel mp ana
sink into the subway. Trappe, Nd mas
mn brilliantly illuminated Ria!to nor SUD-
way crush. and produces no scandals IN
high society: She has nothing much beyond
"a blacksmith shop and a general store and
An assorted collection Of chin whiskers, but
she produced John Franklin Baker; and
the chances are that this fact alone IS
enough 10 cause Trappe, Md. to be printed
inside a red circle on all United States
mans that are yauked off New York print
ing presses in the next decade.
..Time heals all wounds but Jonn
Franklin Baker has whacked a gasn
through New York that will never entirely
heal up Five years hence it may require
somewhat Of a mental strain TO recall the
names Of tie pitchers who pitched in this
series. and the pitching was remarAao'e'
the scores themselves may be forgotten
and the disappointment OF the losers VIII
he smothered beneath the glory Of future
victories: but John FRANKLIN Baker mas
punched his name on the great throhbins
world of baseball in an indelible hand that
time cannot efface.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
His Swing Before the Ball Breaks

wall of the right field stands. hit line
drive into the right field stand at the Polo
Grounds in the first game that went just
a few feet foul, and during batting prac-
tice walloped three over the right HELD
fence at Shibe Park Philadelphia. As an
illustration of the kind Of whack that Is
reouired 10 20 over this long right field wall
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

/ troupe With Baker eliminated from the
series the Giants would have won three
straight victories for getaway and prob
ably grabbed the supreme honors Of the
baseball world by four straight wins. as
Mathewson would have been In better form
10 face his labors in the fourth game OF
] the series but for the extra strain placed
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
? Nun Baker Seldom or Never Starts
Does Not Meet the Sphere
with a Vicious Round
house Lunge as Many
Others Do.
BY Jim NaSiun.

Every worlds series I'm the history OF
,pterlcacuc clashes I'm the great national
frolic has produced a hero some one play
or whose individual work has been the po-
,ent factor i'm deciding the issue I'm the
short series Of games that are annually
contested along the brown October trail be-
tween the two contending teams for the
worlds baseball supremacy: there was
oBin" Dineen, of the 1903 series between
pittsburgh and Boston: "Christy" Mathew
son. Of the 1905 series between the Giants
and Athletics; George Robe. Of the 1906
series between the Chicago White Sox and
che Chicago Nationals: Johnny King and
Miner" Brown. Of the 1907 and 1905 series
between Detroit and Chicago; Babe
Adams. Of the 1909 series between Detroit
ana Pittsburgh. and Eddie Collins. whose
Individual offensive and defensive brillancy
in the series of 1910 resulted in the wreck
inc OF the famed Chance baseball ma
chine Of Chicago and putting the worlds
baseball supremacy into the hands of the
Athletics Of Phlladelphia-but il is safe TO
cav that no one man in the history OF the
game so cornered a championship scramble
rs j. Franklin Baker. OF Trappe, Md cor
rered the worlds series Of 1911.
In the series Just closed between the New
York Giants and the Athletics, of Phila-
delphia. this Maryland farmer boy has
simply been The whole circus, from the
eilded band wagon right through the saw
aust arena TO the two-headed lady IN the
SIDE show and the red lemonade stand on
The open lot without All other stellar at
,rsctions faded into insignihcance i'm the
.,ce Of young Mr.. Bakers demonstratve
-srforrance. and acts that had been billed
,, beadliners We're grabbed by the i'm
.,.ror,,tu stuff nut on by this Maryland
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
Prefers Short, Rigid Snap
Backed Up by IRON
like Rigidity of
Forearms.

going to Bakers farm at Trappe on the
recommendation of a Risley man. who op-
Grated saw mill at Trappe. and procuring
him to play third base on the Risley team
for the munihcent sun OF s. "A week. Baker
rever played more than one season with
any team he signed with until he joined
the Athletics. his promotion being rapio'
and the faster the company he joined no
better he played Il was also berzog VINO
recommended Baker to Cambridge Ma.
with which club he played in 1907 ana
,oos beine team mate o. IIerzog's ana
,,c late Isl" Nichols. Of Baltimore. IN
,aoS ba ioipod the Reading tenn IN tAe
.rr,- c,ato League. whence he was draftcd
by Connie Mack IN the fall or lsos' p'Ne'
,s ono Of the quartet Of youngsters Sc
cured bv Mack IN the Same season anu
which ra has developed into what all
criti,s 5eriarc 10 be tho most efect'Ve
,r0eld that ever graced the diamond
,fcrp,is Collins. Barry and Baker
Raker had no sooner Joined the Ath,etios
than he began TO show his wonderlul ione
range ability With the cleanup cudsel.
During hls drst training trip Soutn WIN
the Athletics Baker won the opening gains
of the training schedule against the ne"
orleans team with a home run over the
right field fence. and followed this up ny
winning two straight games against mo
Mobile Ala. team by hitting the ball over
,be foncc. He has now contracted tne
fence" habit. ami II is usually soou
night" when Baker comes up IN plnch'
.Tohu Franklin Baker is ole Inch snort "i
belng > six footer" and weighs l'5 pounos'
He is built along "rangy" lines WIN TO
snuernuous flesh on his frame, and care
rul study OF his wonderful forearms IN ao-
tion shows the power from which he de-
rives that awful kick To produce those
long cleanup wsllops. Baker does not
meet Tho ball with vicious ''roundhouse
/ lunee. but Il Is o short. rigid snap backed
/ I'm by the ironlille rigidity Of wonderful
/ pair of forearms. tho muscles OF which
! tanse into unelving resistance at the mo-
, ulent the bat meets the ball, that gives tho
! "kirlx" 10 tho blow and distance To ths
bit that follows This is likewise the cause
| Of Baker. a long distance hitter. also oeins
| q sure hitter with always high average
never dropping below the select .5p class.
He doesn't start his swing before fne pan
| breaks. as is usually the case with long
! Distance hjtters who resort 10 the long
unge. but his work is the result OF care
! fu study OF each ball pitched 10 him oS
the opposing pitcher, in combination with
oilicl, perception and perfect harmony oe-
! tween a wonderful set of iron muscles ana
1 an active brain.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
DISTINCTLY A HOME LOVER

In private life Baker is distinctly a home
man seldom being seen In public without
his wife and little girl. and knows no eH-
! cessas barring baseball. He apparently
lives for lust two things-his family ard
his work on the baseball field. He has al
wavs been overpowerngly anxious to sue
ceed I'm his chosen profession, and one OF
the things that have made for the success
no has achieved is his intense enthusiasm
I'm his work. He makes just as careful
study of his life's work as does any banker
or captain of industry. and given mod
.rato amount of ability in other channels
the same qualities that have won him sue
cess on the baseball field would have
brought him an equal measure of success
if applied 10 other lines of endeavor
Baker is a type of bali player that honors
the great game Of which he IL one or tho
highest exponents. He neither drinks nor
uses tobacco i'm any form. never resorts 10
foul plav or dirty" tactics to gain an ad-
vantage, is a modest and unassumins man
AT all times. who always endeavors 10 give
his employers the best that is In him. 10
see this retiring young farmer boy VINO
has suddenly jumped into the spotlight OK
the baseball world now. is 10 wonder *
q fte- all he doesn't really consider u
dreadful misfortune to be TANNED thus into
the public eye.
Baker could hardly wait TIL the baseball
season closed to get back TO the old farm
at Trappe Nd where he lives with MS
parents and his young wife and llttie
daughter, and one Of the quickest home
runs" made by Home Run" Baker was tho
run home TO the old homestead after the
last game of the season was played
The spectacle Of this young farmer boy
who five years ago was tickled to death 70
think that he could earn s. week at
playing baseball suddenly walloping him-
self into worldwide fame In three days
work Will hickory club, and now be-
s.eged by vaudeville booking agencies WIN
offers ranging up into thousands OF dollars
q week for a few minutes of work each day.
and going back to the old farm In an auto
mobile with his pockets bullying with hithy
lucre only emphasizes the fact that IN TINS
modern age one Of the most useful imple'
ments for battering down the bars TO tns
Hall of Fame is the baseball bat.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
LUCKY BIFFERS.

What's Blffers grinning about?
You know how he hates 20 travel7 Well.
last wear be promised his wife he would
take her for a trip to Mexico
And the insurrection broke. out
"EXactly. Then he promised 10 take her
this fall on the Mediterranean trip.
And the war has broken out.
Sure. Say, come on over ana get
cigar ont OF him.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

Tho husband who has not yet learned To
wear smile over an aching heart sun nas
rice in his pockets
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

SUNDAYS NEW-YORk TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 a year.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

Hello hello. Central! Give me my hus.
band. What number? oh, the fourth. TX
YOU must know, you impertinent th'ngI -
Judge -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

piorably bad influence which many
of the exhibitions have OH the morals
Of children rs revealed in connection
with the business of the courts in
New York city. Thirts-two men who
conducted places of this kind and
admitted children to them contrary
to law have been convicted and sent
to prison. Nashville Cha istian Advo-
cate.
johnny" said the Sunday school
teacher to a small pupil, what is a
centurion? Hes d Teller what rides
hundred miles on bike" prompt
~ answered Johnny. The Sunday
School Times.
"Algernon is very interesting" said
the stockbrokers daughter What
does he talk about '' inquired her
father. why. he's ever so Well post
ed in Shakespearian quotations
Young woman" said the financier.
sternly. don't you let him make
sport of your ignorance. There amt
no such stock on the market. It'd
Bits.
Johnny King ran his new $4,000
automobile into street car at Kan
sas City recently and II Is said the
repair bill amounted 10 $1,000. King
says when he saw the street car had
him blocked off tho base he tried to
do the fadeaway. but MS spikes
caught.
President Barrow. Of the Eastern
League. wants Empires Johnstone and
Finneran for his circuit next sea
SON. il is said tombstone IL one ~
the oldest arbiters IN the business
and among fair-minded critics con-
sidered one of the most petent,
but politics takes no account of com
petence and it may be that his old
days In the National League are
numbered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

Y seems as II authentic Instances
Of extraordinary long life are increas-
ing Aged people OF one hundred,
ore hUnared and three. one hundred
and four, or m0re years Ore fire.
cac0ly spoken of IN the newspapers,
Statistics recently eAthsred IN Bull
va show three aunarea ana eighty
two persons over on" tuudred years
ola, ten Of them oftclatiy declared to
We ONE hundred and 3wrnts Eve years
Il ago. They are about equally divid-
90 between men and women. An in
terostiug fact IS that many OF these
accc people still have great enjoy
uent IN living
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

The Kew York Evening Post al
eoca:es having com mencameut Gay for
schools and colleges Just before tire
Christmas hoiidays when trade Is -
its iiyeIiest. when opportunities are
more nun 5rous that would Ae the
proper time 10 set the Young men and
women with diplomas hunting for
work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

scientIst says tnat the solid e8rth
to seven trues heavier than would
he a globe - granite Of the same
sire, and that If it should lit Jupiter.
which IL thirteen hundred times as
big II woQ3d 30 through II like
bullet through & pumpkin,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30
After Many Days.

Some uali- gs that were losf N
the Pecos River feed of 1905. near
Albuquerque. Kew Mexico, have Just
been recovered, ana the man vas
fount n, such COED csnaitlep that It
was sent righf on to it's destination,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30
Heartsease

II
my people, that We should be able to
offer SO willingly after this sort for
all things come OF thee, and of thine
own have We give nthee Il Chron.
90: IA.
Lord Jesus, We thank thee for thin @
unfailing provision for our every need,
Thou hast never sent us away from
thee to the shallow sources of the
worlds unsatistyiHg girt3. but from
thy Fathers treasare-house thou mast
arawn In liberal pestowsl upon us the
fusiiliing OF our need. L oFstse us, We
heseech thee. Tor the seiliaansss 81
our ungrateful hearts, Tor we have
been sparing in our gsf@s liz others,
heeules of our duty to feed the nun
cry OF soul and body, the thirsty, the
foriorn, and lonely May We learn
how to spend ourselves. how to give
ourselves with the gilt. and may We
remember not our poverty, bot thine
own inexhaustible riches Astounding
unto US and to all this needy world
Philip f. Howard.
Mondav.--Thou shalt not delay TO
offer Of thy harvest, and OF the out
aow OF thy presaes.---Exod. % -.
Give, as tho morning tina, fiows out of
heaven:
Give, as tho waves when their channel
Is riven;
Give. rs the free afr and sunshine
are given
Lavishly. utterly. carelessly give.
Rose Terry Cooke.
~. 4
do II with liberality.-Rom. - 8.
When you give, give with joy. and
smiling.~-Jouhert.
The man who does not give cheer
fully. may give all he has ard yet
not CIV" enough.
Give cheerfully. Give = cup Of cold
waier. mite, "A kiss, a word, n smile.
rohly 80 disciple. Tha: way of
g,vlns swtIls the gift. an1 Sod vii!
use it grandiy. II. T. Pierscn.
Wednesday.---Ye Pharisees cleanse
the outside OF the cup and of the
platter. but your inward part is fun
OF ex,ortion and wickedness. Ye fool
,sh ones. give for aims those things
which arc within: and behold all
things are clean unto vou.-Luke IL.
3a-4l.
What more do l ask Of you than 10
try
To give yourself anew 10 Me-
What you give Me else | care not:
l do not ask your gifts, but you.
Just as It would not be enough for
you If you had all but Me.
So it Will not please Me. whate'er you
give.
II you give not yourself
~ a arltu
The world has grown wise enough
to see that. nothing except a life "a n
really help another life.--Lucy Lar
com.
Thursday-He that hath a boun-
tiful eye shall ba blessed; for he Civ
eth Of his bread to the poor.-Prov
%: ..
When we give our money. We may
make It little or much. according as
we follow II with prayer, with desire,
with hope. with unutterable lonSA1gs
for souls, or drop 1t like dead stone
into the contribution box. By all
means let us say to the gospel Go
boldly among the heathen'; but II Wa
wish victory. let us follow It our
selves.
The heart ought to give charity
when the hand oannot.--inesnel
Friday.--There Is that scattereth,
and increaseth vet more; and there is
that withholdeth more than is meet,
but 1t tendeth only to want.-Prov.
IL: "a.
1t seems as II We kept part Of
that happiness which we gave away.
Saturday--Of all that thou shalt
pfra me I with surely, give the tenth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30
A Little Nonsense

"A Yankee clinched his argument
with an Engiishman as to the relative
size OF the Thames and Mississippi
by saying. "why. look here. mister.
there Amt enough water in the whole
OF the Thames TO make gargle for
this mouth Of the Mississippi
II understand they have . curfsw
law out there now" he said. No.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30
Shcared Of Wool and Laden with
Grain.

The sheep-rsiseys Of northern India
drive their sheep from village 10 vii
lage with the wcol still growing. Al
each village the owner shears aF
much wool as he can sch there, and
loads the sheared sheep with the
grain re receives in exchsnve. When
the whole fioch has been shesfeG lc
furns II hcmeward, each sheep carry
inG bag containing fran sixteen to
twsnty. younds OF grain
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

TIC tiack' .SeaSE when f3TiIFsi1
sailors wear Un4er their broad coli
.ars is 3 sign ~ mourning ser Lord
Nelson the hGro ot trafalgar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

Percy French was STAYING I'm Eng
land at a huuse whore the iandlady
protested 10 give bed and board for
,twtny-fve shilling Il week. II as
sure you.' said French, I'm relating his
experienee Il was there a week be-
fore 4 discovered which WAS the bed
and which was the board. The Con-
tineHt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

may be addressed to George c. Ten
ncy, Eaule Creek Mich.
The ointment says: Tor some oc-
cult reason tee International Opium
Conference 10 TO he'd at The Hague
mas been put oil month after month
IN spite Of the fact that nearly a.
score Of nations have apnolnted dole
gates who are holding themselves In
readiness TO attend. The original
Gate vas set IN July, tut various post
poaements have delayed IL. until nov
il Is marked for December i. All
81 Christtndon is interested in this
international assem- biage. which ought
finally to bind the nations in a COM
mon treaty 10 suppress the importa-
ton Of opium into China--indee
ought t. forbid al international trade
IN opium or other vice promoting
drugs throughout the world. IL the
conference liz postponed again. the
Christian citizenship Of both America
and England should rise In protest"
In the new ca binet OF the Canadian
government there are seven Angli-
cans, six Melhodists. four Roman
; Catholics, and one Baptist.
Rev Joseph Lambert. the congrega-
ttonai minister of Providence n
r who performed The MARRIAGE ceremony
f,t. Fo1oneI Ast1,r ana Ati.s. tlrca .,,,,'
not stand the criticism Ito which he
has been subjected because of mis-
action. and has resigned hts na,s41r
ate. He win so INTO business Me
RESIGNATION taking effect IN peoep, !.
Der
- The Northern Bapti.ts ara making
speclal efforts to campiare hv christ
mas dav u enarfer-mtiIian dollar f,l,d
1nr aged ana atsshlad Earttst min
- isters
Governor Osborn. az wictie,an -, =
,5,. ~ ~. ft!s4., ''i 49, 1du
"a, -. ~ 49, fu"Iio Sciipoi
. r-.,.o-s ~ -, 'V 1]'io
lar .till nf.,.yF,,, - Inv, -, , ,,e 7e
THO 5taatat,, At,a,,.,, r,u*.to. ,..-,
<v ynrlt f.ft,+ 10 ,,,7+,tf.i,> '1.-A -
cure atA .r,4,,,,5,,,s,,1t ~ trGn nnn ="
: -,or agaf-rsf fi.a ahar-'g,,,,@,r,. .1, -
urolerfv when II hes,tt,,ss t',, H.,
tension Of Inc h-fsfr,oes dts+,tn,
Go}, ntoun church. Ahnnt one.hair ~
The amount has been secured
Nearly twenty vears ago Mr. w A
MotIp an elder in ~ TYrsr preshv-
}eflan church Atlanta. Ga. left q
'"seCN IF Eve thousand dollars TO be
laaaod at shret per cent. to weak
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

Not long ago three Americans vsr~
ordained - Buddhist pE1asts q eos
TrancscA Cal ;.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

WOald This Have Fooled Girl
ksclcrk In stoya in Augusta. Me.
Arstpily wstered . handsome palm
~ a1Most = ysar. After a whifs the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

On q hunting expedition the late
Grand Duke Of Sake We.mar met a
forester whose face looked familiar
10 him. lie racked his memory
which was as unlike IL gluepot a.
possible. and finally said Are you
not q brother OF Chief Inspector
Schmidt Il am Chief Inspector
Schmidt" replied the keeper. "Ah,
that accounts for the resemblance"
returned tlS~ duke, absent mind eddy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

The John J. Kennedy estate In
New York brings To the various
boards of the Presbyterian Church
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

An absent minded professor o,
languages dropped into ii restaurant
for a luncheon Fried eggs, said the
professor. over - said the waiter.
meaning 10 ask whether he wanted
them cooked on both sides. "Oya
echoed the professor. Certainly. That
is what | ordered. ora galiinoe.' This
the waiter Interpreted as meaning
extra we'll done" ana that is tho
way they came TO the table.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

The little maid ee zed thoushtfnlly AZ
Dor father. papa: she said do you
grow what I'm going to give YOU for
vour birthday when II comes" No.
dear" he answered. But tell ne"
- nice new china shaving mug. witt
cold flowers On II all around" said
The little maid. But my dear" ex-
plsined her narent, "papa has a nice
orc. 'ust Vie that alvESdy" "No.
he ha sn't." his little daughter answer
ed, thouehtfpllv. 'cos--'cos-f'Ne Just
dropped it'''--Newark Star,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

Hubert Latham, the Antoinette fly
er. was talking at tea 10 "a pretty
California girl Mr. l4atha M said
the girl. as she took her nineteenth
walnut and lettuce sandwich. tell me-
does living require any particular ap
nlicauon :" Well. NJ. none In particu-
lar" Mr. Latham answered "Arnica
or horse Iinilnent-~ore's good as an
other. San Francisco Chronicle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

An anonymous donor contributes
slf,es6 TO tho fund for the erection
of new building for Reid Chris
tian College. a Methodist institution
III lucknow India.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

The Northern Baptists are making
special efforts to complete by Christ
mas day aGartor-m!lliau dollar fund
Tor aged ana disabled Baptist min
tetars
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-30

The College Presidents Association
Of the Methodist Episcopal church
WIZ mold It's next meeting at Allie
rheny College, Meadvilie, Pa. jan
nary end ?. 1912.