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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
BIG PRIZES OFFERED.
British War Office Will Give SEQ, 900
for Best Aeroplane.

NEW YORK, January 13.-Full particu-
lars of the British war Office aeroplane
competition for prizes amounting to $55.
600 recently reached members Of the Aero
Club Of America. The prizes are open to
the world for machines made in any
country. The first is for $4,000. and the
second $4,000. The rest of the prize
money is to be competed for by British SUBJ
jects only The British war Office is to have
the option Of purchasing for 5000 anyt
machine awarded a prize. The owners of
ten machines which are submitted to all
the flying tests and are not awarded a
prize are TO receive $500 for each ma
chine so tested. Wilbur Wright and Glenn
II. Curtiss have both stated that they
will probably enter their biplanes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
Inquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor Star.
Kindly state in the pink sheet. to decide
a bet, how many games the Detroit team
won from eastern clubs on its last trip
Detroit won seven and lost seven on
last eastern trip. Won two and lost two
with Boston and Washington, lost two
out OF three to Philadelphia, won two out
Of three from New York.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish in Sundays pink sheet the
attendance figures for the past season on
the Boston Americans and Boston Ma
tionaPs home grounds in Boston. OF, III
YOU cannot do this, which club drew the
best during the whole season.
]. p. MCCARTHY.
II is impossible to get accurate attend
ance figures. because the ball clubs con-
slider this information of a private nature.
Published figures of attendance are but
seldom correct.
Sporting Editor Star:
Would you kindly decide the following
bet: "a A bets B that Gotch and Hacken-
city. within the past two years CD Where
is the LoZier car built? A READER.
~ No. Co Detroit.
Sporting Editor Star:
Men are on first second and third bases
Dagger, but tries to stretch it to home
run and is tagged out. Do the scores OF
the three runners count? Does the batter
get credit for a three-bagger?
The three runs count and the batter is
credited with a three-base hit.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please give the percentage Of victories
Of Cole OF the Cubs and Walsh of the
White Sox for the season of 1911.
j. ]. X.
Cole. TO in thirty-two games: Walsh,
900 in f1fty-siX games.
Sporting Editor Star:
a. What is the full name of Kraft.
who played with some team in the South
ern Michigan League? (2D Is Bill James,
now with Cleveland. the same player who
formerly played with Jackson in the
Southern Michigan League. and now lives
at Ann Arbor? CD Where is Frank
(Yipp) Owens home? ~ Did Ed Walsh
ever coach at Yale: if so, when? t5)
Where does Bronkie. third baseman of
Toledo. live? (6) Did Merkle of the Giants
ever play on high school team in To-
ledo? SON.
% Do not know. CD Cleveland drafted
him from Hannibal. Mo. That is as far
back as our records go. CD Ypsiianti,
Mich. ~ Yes, two years ago this winter.
co. Address him care Of the Toledo base
ball club. 90 Do not know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14

his left hand as an unskilled executioner
would do at an unruly bullet turning his
head" but his adversary did such and
such a thing like the great Jim Belcher
All through tine middle of the nineteenth
century Belcher's name was constantly
recurring. He was the grandson of
great champion. John Slack. The story
Of Belcher is one by itself in fighting an
nails He was champion when only nine
teen years old and kept his title for sew
eral years. Then he had serious series
of defeats lost an eye while playing in
ball game, and died at an early age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
Strike-Out Record.


Chicago
Strike-Out Record.
Then there is another feature rela-
tive to strike outs in the big show. The
ball players up here don't swing at every
thing you serve them: they wait you out,
make you get EN- over. Another reason
is l am not working for strikc-outs as I
did last year. Every day in my last year
on the coast the papers were filled with
stuff about my chances to break the
strke-out record. These notices spurred
me on and as "a result / hung up new
mark. Since coming to the big league
one thing that has been impressed on me
most is the fact that there are eight other
athletes assisting me, who are just as
anxious to win as / am
] was mighty glad that Gregg had sat
down with me that evening, for our con-
yersation gave me a much better idea OF
the big southpaw'S possibilities. There IS
no denying that he is one of the great
est pitchers of all times. If his arm Is
strong next year he should be q tower OF
strength to the Cleveland club. His work
ought to show a considerable improve
ment, for his 1911 experience should
have removed any rough spots.
Gregg has two of base balls greatest
requisites. brains and nerve. | never saw
young pitcher grasp the finer points OF
the game or the weakness Of batters more
quickly than the western wonder. Ameri-
can League players and umpires VIII tell
you that his nerve is unlimited. In one
game with the Athletics, in which UNI
PRED at the plate. ] saw Gregg on hve
occasions. with the count three and two
use his curve ball in preference to srooV-
ing the fast one. On three of the occa-
sions a base on balls would have been
costly, but each time the surprised bat
ter watched the curve glide over, and re-
tired to the shade of the bench. Believe
me. Mr.. Vean Gregg is some pitcher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
TO BE ENERGY MAN"
Engagement Of Gleason by Chicago
Marks a New Custom.

CHICAGO. January 1S.-When the
good-natured face of kid" Gelason is
seen on the coaching line for the Chica-
60 American League team this season it
will be the inauguration of new custom
in base ball.
The smiling player who was once
among the best Of the major league
stars, has been engaged as ENERGY
man" for the Sox. It Is not expected that
he will do very much playing. but it is pos
sible that he will be able to get i'm the
game on pinch and bat the ball now
and then II occasion should ariY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
WILL ALSO FENCE.
First Time This Country Has Sent
Fencing Team to Olympics.

NEW YORK, January 13.-America
will be represented at the Olympic
games in Sweden next year by fencing
team. This will be the first time in the
history of the foilmen that the United
States has sent team to compete
against fenccrs from other countries in
a meet of this character. The Amateur
Fencers' League of America is back of
the move. and the chief spirit is DR.
Graeme NJ Hammond, president of the
national association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14

recalling the name
Of Jim Belcher in
their SMILES as to
how men fought.
Belcher flourished
about the beginning
of the last century.
For instance, we
read that SO and so,
who stripped like
a blood horse in
fine condition, used
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14

ton of the Anleri-
can League In 1911.
never looked over
q big league box
score until two
years ago. Sounds
rather strange. yet
that was the story
told me by the
great southpaw
himself. 1t is en-
tirely different
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
By the Marquis of Queensberry.

Copyright, 1911. by the Marquis OF Queensberry >
In previous article I mentioned how
many old-time journalists We're fond of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
BY BILLY EVANS.

vean Gregg, star southpaw Of the
Cleveland Maps. and the pitching sensa-
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Refuses to Change Style.

- lost 4 little OF my big league ambi-
items the year the Cleveland club turned
me back to Portland. 4 good year with
that club made me al tie more anxious
TO get trial, and here | am i'm the big
show at last. although a few years ago
such a thing was furthest from my an
ticipations. | made up my mind when |
came up here that l was going to make
good. That was the very first decision
reached. The next thing 7 decided was
that nobody was going to change my
StFic OF delivery 1t had been IA success
IN the Pacific Coast League and I was
cotlfdent IL would enable me TO get by in
tho big show. think lot of promising
tviriers aTc 81 led by having some one
change their raj style of pitching.'
In tho meant another member of the
Maps had join group and remar kcd
10 Gregg that dn't doEe much strike
ont pitching, ;ut at which he shoue
nn the coast am not mistaken. be-
Heve Gregg .Scd nearly nine strike
outs a game. T.. The forty-four full con-
tests he worked. That was marvellous
record, and no one believed he would dlI-
plicatc IL in the majors. although there
was much comment on the few men the
big southpaw famed
I'm the first place. replied GreSy in
answer to the players query, II don !
think am quite as good as I was in 1910
l overworked myself at Portland and am
paving for il this year My arm don't
feel strong il did on the coast my
speed isn't so great. and my hook doesn't
snap as much The Nap player rema rk-
ed he would like TO have seen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14

now. for no pitcher more carefully
pcruses the box scores than Vean Gregg
He is a star now, a student of the game,
and is always on the lookout for any dope
on the hard hitters. In the old days,
when an unknown twirler in the far
northwest, the major leagues had no in
terest for him.
This fellow Gregg. who had such big
year in his debut as a major Lacquer, is a
funny chap Nothing worries him, he has
supreme confidence in his ability, and has
the nerve which only great pitchers
possess. Success has not changed Gregg
in the least. he is Just the same easy
going chap he was when he Joined the
Maps. I had always admired Greggs
work as a pitcher. but knew little OF him
personally until one evening last summer.
! was jumping from Chicago to Cleveland
and was seated in one of the berths read
ing a book when Gregg came into the car
and dropped down into the scat beside
me.
Gregg and Walsh had been the opposing
pitchers that Sunday afternoon In a thrill
ing extra-inning battle before an enor-
nous crowd at Comiskey Park. Gregg
triumphed after eleven innings of play.
He had given a wonderful exhibition OF
pitching. and deserved to win. but per-
haps will never again come so close to
losing. Chicago really should have won
tho game in the tenth but Ole Olson the
Maps brainy shortstop. pulled the 1II6
trick of hiding the ball. that saved the
day. Olson pulled the stunt when Chca-
20 seemed certain 10 score three or four
runs and cinch the game. Men were on
second and third and no one out. with the
strong part of the batting order coming
TIP. Chouinard. q youngster. was subSti-
tuted TO run for the man on second and
on the recruit Olson pulled the trick. The
next batter followed with a single that
would have tied UP the score had not Oh
son done little clever thinking. Another
hit followed. but only one run was scored
although the bases were filled when the
side was retired. When his case looked
hopeless, Gregg frightened up. prevented
further scoring and emerged a 3 to =
victor over the mighty Walsh.
II was pretty lucky to get away with
that one said Gregg. as he settled back
in his seat.
IL can't say that I think so. You
pitched grand game of ball today" was
my reply
II did tolerably well, but there is no
telling how many runs they would have
made had 1T not been for Olson That
Fellow Is brainy ball player. He was
always pulling something on the coast,
and will be making the fans around here
sit up and take notice just as soon as he
gets familiar with the surroundings"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
Credit to Ole Olson.

1regS was not at all chesty over his
victory: he gave more credit for the win
to Olson than himself. That is perhaps
one reason for his success. The ball play
ers like to work with Gregg on the rubber.
He is always generous enough to ac-
knowledge the good plays in his behalf,
but never does he criticise. no matter how
many bad errors are made behind him.
instead of roasting the PLAYER who has
lust slipped up Gregg offers words of en-
couragement, and works all the harder to
get out of the hole. I have often heard
rams express the opinion that the Maps
seem to play better ball behind Gregg
than any of the other pitchers I know
they perform better under such condi-
tons. because they have confidence in the
big southpaw and are with him. WASH
lngton shines when johnson is on the rub
Der. as does Chicago with Walsh perform
ing. Confidence in the twir!er goes a long
way with his teammates.
How do you like the big league:" 1
asked Gregg.
1T is all right, answered Gregg. but
! was pretty well satisfied out i'm Port
land. That is some country ont there
and II is home to me. This big league
stun Is just like visit with relatives to
me. am anxiously waiting for the time
10 pack up and go home. I suppose this
viii surprise YOU. but i never went
through big league box score until two
Years ago. / was doing well enough out
in my country. the big show had no fas-
ciration for me. and II didn't care to get
very We'll acquainted with it. I didn't re-
sard myself as a big league pitcher, so I
aldn think IT was any use to wise myself
M 10 big league ways.
y am n plasterer by trade do n lot of
contracting work, and can make SO "A
day when business is good I ALWAYS
liked to play ball and regarded il simply
az side issue. Things are just reversed
now; base ball is my regular business.
with the plastering stuff on the side |
got along in pretty good style with Port
land, and the papers began to say that I
looked like big league material. ! got the
same opinion myself. and decided il was
time for me to get wise. Big league box
scores Immediately became the most in
fcresting things in the paper to me- |
read every line OF news I could see about
the big stars. Any time reference was
made 20 the weakness of a certain PLAYER.
J made mental note OF that information,
intending 10 put il To the test at the very
FIRST opportunity. I'll gamble no bail
PLAYER In the country studies the dope
more closely than do now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
VEAN GREGG ADDS BRAINS
TO HIS MECHANICAL ABILITY
Billy Evans Discovers That the Maps
Phenomenal Southpaw Is Great
Student of the Game In
and Out of Season.

Gregg on the coast, II he could have been
any better than he was that afternoon in
Chicago
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-04
Wanted a Bite.

Oh, yes; it was rainIng-had been
all day. But they didn't mind that so
much; you see, they were fishermen.
ALI the same, they were trudging
home, with weary steps and very
weary-looking faces.
Their baskets were empty, and to
be candid. they were in a very bad
temper.
AS they entered the little village
large dog ran at one of the party.
The dog had a ferocious look. and
was barking furiously. But the fisher
man did not take much alarm at the
animal. He just kicked it away care
lessly.
Aren't you afraid he'll go for
your" inquired another of the party,
somewhat anxiously.
The one who had kicked at the dog
looked at his companion in a sorrow
full manner.
Il only wish he would" he replied.
"Pd chance almost anything to be able
to go home and say I'd had bite!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-04
ORE PRODUCTIONS.
Shipments VIII be Close to Fifty Mil
lion Tons.

Duluth.-Iron ore is still being for
warded from the Lake Superior mines
at record-breaking rate. The indi-
| cations point to combined lake and
rail outgo of close to fifty million gross
tons. The nearest approach to pro-
duction so tremendous was the 49,
100000 tons sent out in 1910. With
full two months remaining of the
season of interlake navigation, Sep
TENDER is closing with the total ship
ments by water rising above the &c.
00,000-ton mark.
Last year at the corresponding date
the feet had moved 24,600,O00 tons,
and in 1910, heretofore the banner sea-
son, 100000 tons, with 100000
or more tons to be moved by lake in
October and November, and with the
all-rail shipments for the year to be
added to the outgo by water, the fig
ures for 1912 will not fall much under
fifty millions. The movement from
the mines in 1911 aggregated 32,S00,-
900 tons
The Mesaba range has sent out
100000 tons more than it forwarded
all of last year and with 100000
tons to it's credit, lacks only 100000
tons of equaling it's high record Of
29,200,000 tons for all of 1910 On
the other hand, only 100000 tons
have been forwarded by way of the
lakes from the old ranges to date this
season, which is below the outgo reg
istered in some former years. The
comparatively poor showing of the old
er districts is in part due to the policy
of the United States Steel corporation.
The leases to the Great Northern prop
critics still retained by the big indus
trial concern will be relinquished at
the close of the season of 1914. Thus,
in order that the corporation may real
ize the greatest returns from it's heavy
investment in developing the lands,
as big a tonnage as feasible to pro-
duce is being taken out. With the
leases surrendered the steel corpora
ton will be more active on the old
ranges. 1t is operating it's shafts at
Iron Mountain only five days week
and nowhere in the Marquette, Me-
nominee, Gogebic or Vermilion dis
tricts is it producing at normal capa-
city. Some of the mines are closed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-04
AGED WOMAN IN COURT.
Mrs. c. Weidman of Wisconsin Ac-
cused of Killing Husband.

Winona-A special jury has just
been selected to hear the case of
Mrs. Charles Weidman, the aged wild
ow, charged with the murder of her
70-year-old husband in the cellar at
their home at Independence, Wis, last
April. The trial is being held before
Judge Higbee of La Crosse in the cir
cult court at Whitehall, county seat
of Trempealeau county.
Attorney o. p. Gilman, representing
the state, outlined the case for the
prosecution. He said the state would
show that Weidman was decoyed into
the cellar by the widow, there beaten
to death and dragged to the bottom
of the stairway. After the execution
of the deed, he said the state would
show that the woman had hid her
bloody garments in the stove, changed
her clothes and spread the alarm The
motive. he said, was TO secure the ST.
900 life insurance carried by the aged
man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-04
ACCUSED OF ROBBERY
Representative of Montenegro Held in
E.s Duluth. | 4.


Duluth.-Charged by the police with
taking four thousand dollars from
four estates left in his care, V. d.
Nikolitch, royal Montenegrin general
representative for the United States
and Canada, was arrested here.
The consul upon being taken to Jail
declared that international law pro-
tects him from arrest by civil author
ity and threatens, it is said by the po-
lice, to invoke international law in
his defense. .-.-
The charge against Nikolitsch is
equivalent to grand larceny in the
first degree. Nikolitsch waived exam
iination and was bound over to the
grand jury. In default of 81 800 bail
he went to the county jail. Bonding
companies caused his arrest. Chief of
Police Troyer of Duluth swore to the
complaint.
The prisoner claims that he has al
ready written to Montenegro for 80 900
francs, equivalent to about $4,000, and
that he will soon square up everything.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-04
SEEKS RECONCILIATION.
Hagen Would Return to Wife and
Children.

st. Louis, Sept. 27.-Ole Hagen, a
lumber clerk who disappeared from
Wells, Mimi, IL years ago, after in
surfing his life for $1,000, has re-
tanned j. E. Styles, postmaster at
Wells, in the capacity of matchmaker.
Hagen wants to go back to Wells
and rejoin his wife and three children,
the youngest of whom was born after
his disappearance. Hagen and Post
master Styles had talk Tuesday in
Louisiana, Mo-, where the Minnesota
postmaster positively identified him
as the missing lumber clerk
Postmaster Styles and Hagen are
old friends, having been fellow mem
bers Of the Odd Fellows lodge at
Wells. Styles wanted Hagen to re-
turn. He told Hagen that Mrs. Hagen
could be induced in time to consent
to reconciliation. E q .ra.rsr.
Hagen announced his hope that the
postmaster was right. He has left the
West, presumably for Kansas City,
where he will await letters from the
postmaster.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-04
HARD TO SEE.
Even When the Facts About Coffee
are Plain.

1t is curious how people will refuse
to believe what one can clearly see.
Tell the average man or woman that
the slow but cumulative poisonous
effect of caffeine-the alkaloid IN tea
and coffee-tends to weaken the heart,
upset the nervous system and cause
Indigestion. and they may laugh at
you IL they don't know the facts.
Prove it by science or by practical
demonstration in the recovery OF cof-
fee drinkers from the above condi-
tions, and large per cent OF the hui
man family will shrug their shoulders,
take some drugs and-keep on drink
ing coffee or tea.
Coffee never agreed with me nor
with several members Of our house
hoEs." writes lady. at enervates.
depresses and creates feeling OF
languor and heaviness. 1t was only
BY leaving off coffee and using Postum
that we discovered the cause and way
out Of these ills.
"The only reason, am sure, why
Postum is not used altogether to the
exclusion of ordinary coffee is, many
persons do not know and do not seem
willing TO learn the facts and how to
prepare this nutritious beverage.
There's osly one way-according to
directisns-boil it fully Is minutes.
Then It is delicious" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
the little book. 1.-THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's reason.
Ever read the above lefferf A new
zue appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF hunsao
a1tsfest. Adv
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-04
Peculiar Accident Fatal.

Owatonna-William Blazena, one
of Steele county's most prominent
farmers, was the victim of fatal ac-
cident here. BlaZena and his son, a
young man, had been hunting and up
on returning began to operate corn
shredder. The gun belonging to the
boy was set at rest against the shred
der and fell into the gearing and was
discharged. The bullet entered the
elder Blazena's head, killing him in
stantly. The SON is almost frantic
with grief as a result.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-04
10 Draft compensatIon RlIl.

ST. Paul-Senator A. ]. Rockne,
chairman of the state senate commit
tee which is to report workingman's
compensation act to the senate next
winter, said that a meeting of the
committee will be called for some day
early in October, at the capitol. The
other members are Senators Albert
Schaller, Hastings; George H. Sulli-
van, Saltwater; ]. P. Boyle, Eveleth,
and Manley L. Fosseen, Minneapolis.
The committee has collected copies Of
the statutes of otter states on the sub
ject.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-04
Engineer Saves Three Children.

Brainerd. Mimi. Three young
children were saved from death by
the presence of mind of Engineer
Tom Russell. While running Is
miles an hour, near the railroad shops
here, Russell saw the three tots at
tempt to cross the tracks. Brighten
ed at the sound of the engines whistle
the children, who were holding hands,
stumbled and fell directly in front of
the oncoming train. Russell reversed
his engine and stopped his train only
a cxr's length from the children.