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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05
The Big League
BY CHARLES E. VAN LOAN.
Copyright, 1911 by Small, Company

Imind?"
Mind" said Haley. "She'd be
ltickled t. death! Nice kid, too,
land crazy about baseball. She's
| out here almost every day. Thurs
day night, Ell? You're ONT"
Biff turned and plunged through
the crowd. Men shouted at him !;
some tried to shake his hand. Biff
did not return the jovial saluta-
tions. His mind was busy on an
other problem.
"Gee!" he said to himself. This
time three years ago. m THROWN a
pick in a coal mine for two a day!
Biff, old boy, you're there!"
At nine O'CLOCK the next MORN
ing, Biff walked into the tailor's
shop, treading lightly.
Here comes that pest again, .
said the proprietor to tho cutter.
Hes just battin' us to death this
season. II he don't lay off pretty
soon, I'm going to take down the
sign!"
Ct want some of them-them
moonlight Clothes" said Biff. zone
Of them open-faced coats that
hangs down behind"
I'VE don't make any evening
clothes for sixteen-seventy-five, ="
said the proprietor.
81 amt asked you to" said Biff.
l"Bring out the tape and measure
me quick, because 1 got to have
these by Thursday night"
Next Friday afternoon, Moose"
Michigan, who was leisurely pre-
lparing for the fray, paused with
one silk stockinged foot in his
hand. Several of the other play
ers in various stages of undress,
were Longing about the room.
Say, people!" said he, who dc
you think I saw at the Casino last
night-all dolled up like head
waiter an sittin' in a box?"
Chris Mathewson thought il
might have been Kid Mccoy; Old
Man Perry thought it might have
been Big Bill; other wild guesses
missed the mark.
j you wouldn't git it in a thous
land years." said Moose. 81 neal
lhad a fit when l seen him. 1t was
IBiff, old sport, nobody else!"
mol" came the chorus. Mus
have been somebody that looked
/ like him. Biff-in-a-box? Gil
, Iout!"
"Git out nothin'l" said Moose
/ t"Don't l know that mush of his
lob, it was him, all right, and h
looked like a cab driver in dis
: lguise! Gee, he was the hit Of tn,
lpiece to mel"
4 The players we're still discussing
Y this strange happening when BIZ
!. arrived, tkiriing a light bambo,
lstiok aid smoking a long cigar
r He turned tho color OF a rip,
3 strawberry when the incident wa
D laid before him.
: Well What RI ", be saia
! right to wear them moonlaghte!
l They STUCK me seventy bo.aest
This last with the pfide of mai
lwho had never before paid NOR
> than twenty dollars for q buH.
t Continued Tomorrew.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05

The Athletics are much strong
er on attack than defense. They
ran rough shod oJse the Cubs last
fall, but were unable to curb the
Cubs from getting runs. If Chance
had been able to send in pair of
brilliant slabmen he would have
made at least an even fight of 1t.
Coombs was no great mystery
to Chicago and Bender was hit
hard in spots. But the Cubs had
no defense to block the Athletics
driving attack.
McGraw has a fast outfield. His
infield is steady and only a shade
below the famed quartet under
Mack. In Myers he has sure
throwing catcher.
Giants Have More Speed.
The Giants attack is faster
than the Athletics, but not quite
as powerful. McGraw has more
speed than Mack can show, but
not the same punch. The Giants
should be able to average 2 to 4
runs a game off Bender, Coombs
or Plank.
No one supposes, of course, that
the Giants will be able to run
amuck along the paths as they
have done all year against Ma
tional league catchers. But they
will get their share of stolen
bases. The Cubs last fall were
touted to run wild on Thomas and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05

Biff began to pass most of his
levenings on Broadway, dropping
into the Casino at nine-forty-five
each evening to witness the second
act of the show. The door man,
the press agent, the clerk in the
box office, every usher in the
house, and most of the performers
came to know Biff as regular. y
There was some speculation in
the chorus as to the ownership OF
the big ball-player. So far as
could be learned, he had never sent
iany flowers or notes to the dress
ing rooms.
For me-" said the pert little
brunette, whose position was third
from the right end of the line, I'D
just as lief have a gorilla from the
Zoo follerin' me around. Where
do you s'pose he got that face?'
Never you mind his face" said
the comedian, who was an ardent
fan, lamenting the afternoon matt
nees because they kept him from
the Polo Grounds. Faces don't
get you anything in baseball, an
this Teller is crowding the Dutch
man hard for high battin' average.
Y ought to seen him piccolo one
this afternoon-took the shortstop
right off his feet!"
But for this same comedian,
Biff might have continued to wor-
ship his particular deity from afar,
a silent, tongue-tied devotee.
The team had been away on its
first Western tour. and returned
covered with glory. Biff distin-
guished himself in the opening
game of the home series, and he
was striding off the field after the
game, followed at a short distance
by an admiring throng. a slim
wrinkled man in natty flannels
slapped him on the back and tel
into step.
"Biff, you're a wonder!" he
said. You're almost too good te
be true!"
Biff grunted and shot quicl
glance at the goat" who had thu
horned himself into easy familiar
lily. Something about the deepl!
LINED face seemed familiar.
"You don't make me, eh?"' shi,
1.-THE man. "Well, you ought to
I'm Patsy Haley, comedian wit
1.-The Casino show. / see you Their
levery night the teams in town
You must have some friend witt
the show"
Biff actually blushed.
i Mix" he said. Quit yer kid
Ikin'i"
"why, the gals are all fightin
lover YOU" persisted the ftnn
imam. TELL you what I'll dc
i'm give a little party some nigh
: this week--say Thursday, afte
; 1.-THE show-and I'll bring my wifi
land ask one of the other gale Z
come along. Any one in particu
| liar you'd like to mett7"
BY this time Biff had reache
1.-THE opening In the fence which le
to the clubhouse. He turned abou
and cleared his throat nervousiy.
i, THAT little Montclair GIRL" h
Isaid. "You think she-w ouldu'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05
Vernon Tigers Haze Knot
In Their Talk I oday

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5.-Great
goDs of gloom, despair and de-
lection hung like canopy over
Los Angeles when the 8 o'clock
whistle sounded this morning.
Ten minutes after the sun rose
and with it, Hap Hogan, leader Of
the Vernon Tigers, Jumped from
his bed and cheered an entire city
by shouting loudly, Everybody
wants to buck up We will out
game them, and get that flag yet,
and don't you forget 1t. Thanks
be, my hearties. that we have sew
en- other chances at them. The
Beavers won yesterdays game o
to Z because they had better luck.
Are we discouraged Nay, nay,
MortimerI Just watch us this
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05

Labb but were shot down at al
most every attempt. But the
Cubs had no such base-running
stars as McGraw carries under his
banner this fall. Six of his Giants
have stolen so or more bases,
with one or two others well up.
There is no way to compare the
two teams from the series of
1905. From the Giant lineup
who fought in that meeting Bres-
nahan, Bowerman, McGann, Gill
bert, Dahlen, Devlin, Donlin,
Mertes, McGinity and Browne are
missing. Mathewson only re-
mains.
From the Athletic roster, Ben
der, Plank, Lord and Murphy re-
main. Schreck has passed. Coax
ley Is done. Davis, Monte and
Lave Cross with Seybold and
Hartsel are no longer in the line
up.
Two new teams have been built
up since that meeting and the
most interesting factor of the
series will be to witness the COM
parative work of Mathewson from
1905 against 1911.
There will be no walk over for
either club, but 1t doesn't seem
possible now that any lineup
upon the map can beat Mathew
son and Vanguard four times in
seven days.
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National League
6By United Press Leased Wire. /,

(By United Press Leased Wire.l
NEW YORK, Oct 5.-To big
Christy Mathewson, veteran twirl-
er of the New York Giants,
belongs the honor of twirling the
game which wins the pennant for
the 1911 National league season
for his team. Mathewson turned
the trick yesterday when he
BANKED the Brooklyns, winning
by to 0 score. One run each
was scored in the fifth and ninth.
This is the first pennant the
Giants have won since 1905. The
score:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05
Comedian Puts
Johnson On
The Floor

Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
LONDON, Oct. 5.--George
Robey, comedian, is rest
ing on his laureis here today
after having sent Champion
Jack johnson sprawling to
the mat In a bout in the Pal
ladium. Robey swung twice
to Johnson's jaw before the
champion could counter.
After johnson had picked
himself up, he knocked Ro-
hey into the arms of the
timekeeper with "a volley of
rights and lefts, and then
picked his adversary up and
carried him of the stage.
Robey had challenged john
son to bout.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05
BY GRANTLAND RICE

OMPARED man for man up and down the batting
order, there is question that Mack's Athletics
have something to spare on McGraw's Giants. The
Philadelphia machine is one of the best rounded
that the game has ever seen, brilliant and de-
pendable.
But in brief seyen-game series or possibly
less, the Giants undoubtedly have the edge. In a
series of this type per cent of the battle centers
around the pitchers. In Mathewson and Marquard,
McGraw has a brace of slabmen who should carry
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05
in SPORTDOM
w ---.n AND WHY u.zz...un lvk

busy figuring how
the at the
meeting last night Seattle
continuous baseball dropping Port
other club but by making Tacoma and
Seattle during the time when the
Giants
than last under this
schedules and
mat somewhere between half
a and two-hirds
from Tacoma when the full
his resignation, the
humer made Dugdae acting
AS league all
they mi justa as m the salary
promises the masnates
n a president.
new will April 20 and run "A weeks Ia
coma Won't ever the pening
which la all the directors went
lunch here unconrmed umor that
settled it.
1t looks from aar George get
away from Seattle with his clothes and stickp
BU with
Spectacular BILL the league
the it is learned today Fisher never
besides with Mike Lynch at
season, drew his uncondio nal release:
Seattle today, singing, like Eva Tanguay 4 don't
C don't care"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05
To Attempt
Long Swim

(By United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 81
The first attempt ever made to
swim from the Golden Gate to the
Farallone islands will be made in
the near future, according to an
announcement made today by
Walter Pomeroy, the Olympic
swimmer, and holder of several
records across the Golden Gate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05
Meet to Arrange
World Series

(Dy United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The ma
tional baseball commission is
meeting here today to make ar
rangements for the worlds cham
pionship series between the New
York Nationals and the Philadel-
phia Athletics of the American
league. 1t is unofficially announc-
ed that the series will probably
open on october IS or IA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05

all three pitched steadily the
and " n ma McGraws
in better than the White sox
and the Cubs
Mathewon Vanguard working
hitting Phladelphans will find that the
mi of talles is a lost art
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05
MAN FOR MAN, ATHLETICS HAVE EDGE ON GIANTS
BUT GIANT PITCHERS WILL BE MIGHTY HARD TO BEAT
NEW .YoRK,s ATTACK FASTER POWERFUL
THAN PHILADELPHIA's. SHORT SERIES RESULTS


EDITORS NoeThis final article Grantahd Rice the
pionship
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-10-05
AVE, MERCHANT MEETS
WITH DISAPPOINTMENT
Old Establishment Known
By Every One In Tacoma
Must Convert Entire
StockInto Cash Quick
By Condo

For years the Kaufman Tailored Ready Clothing
Co., at 1923 Pacific av has catered to the best dress
ers in Tacoma. Having always bought only from
the leading manufacturers of clothing and gents
furnishings. AS seasons came each year, large
orders of goods were bought and sold, and now the
large orders Of goods bought for fall and winter
far beyond the financial means of this firm Yet
the proprietors of this firm felt confident.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
W. II. Cartwright.

Candidate for mayor, Is one of the
old settlers of Emmett. He has been
identified with the history of tle
own almost since JUS incef tion.
During the past two years he has
been member of the city council
and has made a good record, and
now asks for the votes of his con-
stituents for the office of mayor
His friends point to his interest
in city affairs by citing his invest
ments In the Bank of Emmett build
ing which he was instrumental in
having built and the new Butte
block, now in process OF construc-
ton, which largely through h in
was financed and
made a certainty. He asks the sup
port of his friends on these grounds
aud promises a careful, wise, pro-
gressive, without extravaganza, of
the city's business affairs.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
HIGH SCHOOL.

The gymnastic drill was present
ed to an overflow house last Friday
night. The entire program was of Z
high order. and all who saw it are
praislng II highly.
The tennis club of the Literary
Athletic associat on met and or
\ ganized for the seasons activities.
The following officers were elected;
Catherine Davis. president; Everett
Kuipe. secretary.
An order for books amounting
20 5000 has been placed for the IL
brary. IL is hoped that they VIII be
here ready for use May l. Book
cases have been placed In the Of
flee for temporary use.
A public program viii be given In
the Auditorium Friday evening.
March 81. A general program has
been arranged, consisting of musical
numbers. both vocal and in
strumental. recitations, essays and
debate The question for debate
is, Resolved, That means of travel
by water are safer than those by
land" The patrons OF the school
are cordially invited to attend
The county educational meeting
for teachers and patrons of schools
will be held In Wardwell Auditor
ium, Saturday, April / There will be
both forenoon and afternoon sess ons
All friends of the school are invited
TO attend The program of the days
exercises follows:
Round table discussions: Inter-
school Contests. Miss Wayman; Vo-
cal Music in Public Schools. Miss
The Public School LII
brary, Miss Harmon; The Art of
w. w. Delzell
Papers and Addresses; What |
the Patrons desire and Expect from
the Teacher, Mrs Marion Wilson;
The New School Code, Miss Carle-
ton; Inductiye Me hods In the Com
mon Branches, Geo. ID. Knipe; Care
Il Children at the Home, Condu-
i've to Good school Work, Mrs. d,
,. Bowers; The School for the
Farmer. X. b. Wilson.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Lewis & Langroise were runninl
"bicyole livery"
j. w. Cook opened a livery and
feed barn at Pearl.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. II. b.
Baker, a son; to Ed Budden, a
daughter.
The Pearl meat market was sup
plying Emmett with meat by rum
ming delivery wagon several times
q week.
The annual meeting of the Last
Chance Ditch Co. elected as direct
ors: r. yonHarten, Finley Mon. oe,
j. X. Williams, j. w. Cook and
Joe Degan, Sr. VonHarten was elect
ed president, Mon oe, secretary, aud
treasurer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
NEWSOF TWOCOUNTIES.
The Weeks Contribution from In
de1 Reporters and Other
Sources.
HANNA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Simmoni
and Mrs. Holland spent Sunday Will
Mrs Flora Simmons.
Mr.. Modem returned the first OF
the week. TO complete his work on
the Reynolds house.
Those who attendend church at
the wayman sshoolhouse last sun
day. heard very helpful sermon
by Rev Blom.
Mrs Harris and daughter Miss
Dee delightfully."- entertained the
Guthrie family at o'clock dinner
Thursday evening OF last week.
w J. King Is painting his house
this week
st. Clair Guthrie and son 81. Ciaii
Jr., who have been visiting J. l.
Guthrie. left Saturday for Harrison,
Idaho. where Mr. Guthrie has land
interests The ladies OF the party
will remain for more extended
visit with relatives.
Miss Dee Harris entertained the
members OF the Junior G. Il. at din
ner last Sunday
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30

ed. All bring baskets and sup
per will be served
Last Saturday was the last night
Of the literary society at the Van
derdasson school until next winter.
A fine big boy was born to Mrs.
and Mr.. win Barnard last Sunday
night.
The State organizer OF the Royal
Highlanders Is in Letha for the pur-
pose of organizing lodge here.
Three surveyors are at Letha
surveying the bridge site and the
road
Mr. Huycke and father-in-law and
family are here They are going to
level the five acres of Mr.. Huyckes
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
Died.

Mrs. Riley Fuller died early this
morning at her home southeast OF
town OF ureamic poisoning, aged 81
years. The news of her death came
as shock to the many friends OF
the family. She had been a suffer
er from Bright's disease for some
lime, but her condition was not con-
S 'dered serious, and she had Lot beer
confined to her bed. Tuesday after
noon, when her Oldest son came
home from school, he found his
mother lying unconscious across the
threshold of the kitchen door. A
doctor was quickly summoned, but
she never gained consciousness and
passed away shorty after midnight
this morning. She leaves husband
and several children to mourn her
sudden death. The funeral will be
held Friday morning at 10 O'Clock
from the NJ. Il. church.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30

Mrs Eail Mccullough OF New
Plymouth is reported as being very
sick.
Mir Jordan has nearly completed
his water litter. which liz fine Inn
proyement on the pump and wheel
Lee Carpenter of New Plymouth
started 20 work for Ernest Assmus-
sen last Monday.
NJ Lss Luvena Patton OF Fhlks was
a visitor OF Miss Lydia Carpenter
last Sunday.
Ray Nichols has just returned
from Idaho City. where he has been
visiting friends and relatives. lie
has hired Ernest Rasmussen OF Falk
TO move his housekeeping goods and
furniture TO Sweet. where Ray and
his wife intend TO spend the summer
Howard Slate OF Falks was
Fruitland visitor sunday,
Joe Ricketts, OF Latha made
business trip to New Plymouth last
week
A large congregation attended the
Sunday school at Mountain View
sehoolhouse Sunday.
II is said that the new steel
bridge at FaIks will be finished
Monday.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
Alfalfa Good for Man or Beast.

II has remained for Mark C. Rich
an alfalfa enthusiast of Hot Springs,
IS. d.. to discover that alfalfa is as
good for fattening human beings as
IL is for adding weight to horses, ca
tie, hogs and sGeep. He gave his
experience at a banquet of the local
commercial club on his return from
Pierre, where he attended the dry
farming congress To test his theory
he made tea of carefully selected
leaves and drank the brew as he
would coffee or tea. He says the ad
dition of the alfalfa extract to his
rations caused gain of ten and one
half pounds in two weeks. He then
tried it on the baby, who because of
her size has been nicknamed Mid
get" and she showed a decided gain
He also points out that this will eff
fectually solve the high cost of liv-
ing, unless hay 81 ould go up 10 an
enormous figure through increased
demands.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
LETHA

Mrs. Dean. from near Emmett
is visiting her sister Mrs VIII Bar.
nard few days this week
Miss Clara Riggs of Emmett speu
Saturday and sunday with her
friend Miss Mae Barnard.
Warren simmons. wife and daugh
ter. visited with his mother, Mrs.
Flora simmons. last Sunday.
Rev C. II. Blom will preach In
the Anderson schoolhouse next sun
day morning,
The Grange orzanized last Fri
day evening Another meeting win
be held April 5th. Everyone inyit-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
City Council Meeting.

This was a special meeting to con
slider the opening of Johns avenue.
Il, X. Hayes contends that in widen
ing that street no portion of his
land can be condemned by the city
because 1t is not included in the
city limits, and he submitted a prop
osition TO the council that the city
attorney and his attorney present
TO the court arguments along that
line without going to the expense
of a regular trial. This was agreed
to.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
The Butte Block.

The foundations for the new
Butte block on Main street are all IL
and the floor of the basement is be-
ing put in, The sewer pipes are
laid nearly to Commercial street.
This is a big Job. The pipes are be-
ing laid from 10 to IS feet under
ground for a distence of 400 feet
and is costing 81 per foot.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
Commercial Club Incorporates.

The Emmett Commercial Club
filed articles of incorporation last
week. The incorporates are: r.
N. Cummings, c. b. Mains, r. b.
Shaw, II. T. Davis, E. NJ. Reilly, V.
t. Craig, E, c. Rundstrom. c. L.
Carnage and Ed Skinner There is
no capital stock and consequently
there will be no dividends.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
CLERGYMAN BUYS MONKEYS.
Seeks Serum to Prevent or Cure In
fantile Paralysis


fantile Paralysis.
The Rev. Maitland Alexander. pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
OF Pfttsburg, who is worth $4,000, 900.
and his wife as much more. is expert
menting on monkeys in the hope of
finding serum or cure for infantile
paralysis, the disease from which less
than 10 per cent of its victims recover.
DR.. Alexander has for many years
been connected with the Allegheny
General hospital. and it is there that
the experiments are now being car
ried on.
He now has sixty monkeys in cage
in the pathological department. and
they are being utilized daily for an ex-
change of blood with sufferers from
the dread disease.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-03-30
Notice 10 sheepmen.

We, the undersigned rauehers OF
the vinicity of Marsh, warn all sheer
and goat owners to observe the two
mile limit law, and act according
ly: H. A. Cattle d. II. f, holland,
o. j Garfield. Geo. f. Church, G. w
oakes, Ben Brown. J. c. Newell. w.
j. Skillings and VIM. NJ. Newell.