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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
TIM KEEFE, WHO PITCHED 1000 PER CENT.

In some circles it is customary 10 look upon Timothy J. Keefca Is III
SD degree member in baseball A mere sensbly intelligent summing Is
that the 3d degree Mason is the Tim Keefe If the free accepted.
Put a ring around Keefe and let him g o first AS a n exponent of the
secret stuff, he was past grand master. Any Ia tina pitch
pionship ball for a little matter of 1000 Der is distinctly a pattern.
Tim Keefe W a giant of giants In the yea 1888, Jim Mutrie had
ornered the star market and a making the other fellow settle. He had
Tim Feefe and Mickey" WEIGH and Buck" Ewing and Roger Common and
Dan Richardson and John Ward, Jim ORourke. George fore and thu W
Mikes, Slattery and Tiernan, working or him, n so h Just naturally
couldn't lose. Not the least Of these was Tim Keefe, the pitching party.
When the end Oft the season rolled round, it ws found that at only had
but individually. Tim Keefe had topped everybody else in the pitching line
and made them look amateury besides.
This was the National league situation. In the American association
the St Louis Browns weret to IN fore That a a habit they had formed.
Fourth time for them to lead their league, and Sc they went intot the wind
up cheered and sustained by their glad record n brmful of confidence
that they would be able to fnish a mastery performance If the favorite
Jack the Giant killer specially.
Unahaid and. vaient Tim Keefet ook the westerners o n for the first
battle. This being in the mature of a feel-out Tim a OF letter per-
feet in thu part al he alter m to be. The consequence a that the
Giants O by the to- close for comfort core OF 2 to l. Mr.. Keefe ac-
copied the Congratulations of his friends. family (not always synonymous)
and acquaintance 1t a very we'll to win the break, but h should have
done better He would try to 10 s % next time, he started. And thankee,
kindly, gents.
So, the second gam of the cries having gone to ST. Louis. Jim Mutrie
said for Keefe to go in and see If he couldn't switch the percentage from
$3.50 to Sc 3S, and Timothy said Gladly" Which he did, properly
enough, the Giants coming nut with the long end of a 4 to 2 score. Then
there val another games rest Tor the championship and following this. he
got out N the 20 n more. and yielded VI the mysterious movement
which has called vi to our correspondent thu idea OF masonic secrecy. In
this fifth frame, the Giants again prevailed. to the tune Il 6 o
was ready or 'em again. The fourth and final game he pitched in that
memorable series CAV the wiz, TO Muries lei by the consonng figures of
Giants IL, Browns g. On that record Jimmy rested. He had turned the
trck for 1000 per cent. and won the worlds championship for his team in
addition to leading his own league o. the season Fame enough for n
man, ven q Keefe
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
BILLIE HAMILTON. AND HIS $50 RoBBERIES.

A GLANCE at thu record of bases stolen in the big leagues in the las III
wears causes a cachnnation to hose who ememb the days m ooHss
of daring Billy hamilton There a an approprlator IL ever ure heu
me. Cobb, eh? Collins is it? Bescher, forsooth! Why compared WITT oa
never started.
NV friend Collins, of the revered Athletics, stakes himself tic 81
mentions in the S. b. column for the year 1910. and they print pieces In
HI abou him. And why not? say the gentlemen responsible for ne
printing of the pictures and the loud acclaim n the pomp n ircum-
stance. Why not? Show us som boy that has grabbed Off anything p
proyimating this handful in tn last decade, n give o a pretty'
Well. a fol that it can't be done. and 81 stolen bases are all very we'll
for Collins And in the older organization, which is to say the National
Ieague there is the bold Bob Bescher demanding recognition because he got
away with 10 petty larcenies in all the months o. the last playing season
And the commentators soemnly add that this is som achaeve, SIM
a s it marks Bescher as a repeater, this boy having performed at tn hea
Of the thieves in the year previous, and o himself no fewer Of
steals which that years record.
All, well, in the absence of nobler deeds, these indeed suffice fol
eulogy. But there a me
Iisten-W. r. Hamilton, of TIT Athletics OF ~ years g onnlee
$50 ropberies in the one SPELL and ever since that date has IN feat been
eoualed. That is to say m fast company, IF course hamilton, the more
study O give him, looms strong and stronger a s a mos admirable base
ball citizen. There wasn't anyone playing the game at the time of his
ablest activities who had anything on this amiahe philadelphia. lie was
considered a marvel a IS a fielder, a wonder a a batter. on the bases,
make a player proud like. When he To- all three, lei orneth or the
fans to defy FOL his little day.
Hamilton got away with the mark Of champion left fielder of the Ma
tional league in 1894, taking the. 961 figure, which is put forward IS m
figure to take. He led TIE league in base running In 1890 1891, 1888 n
1895. And just to show you how these $50 stolen bases stack up against
the figures of the last decade. let's look at the leaders in each league in these
10 ears and take a average In the National the toppers have teen from
1901 to date, Wagner, Wagner, Chance. Wagner, Maloney, Chance. Was-
ner, Wagner, Bescher, Eescher, and in tbs American, lsben. iiartsel, Bay,
By. Hoffman, Anderson, Cobb, Dougherty, Cobb. Collins. In 10 years in
the Nationals the leaders stole 55 bases " a n average o the season of
56b. In the American league, the total number was 5S, OF al average of
SIS. Added they would average more than 100 bases. Makes old Bits rec
ord look pretty sassy, yes?
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
ELMER STRICKLETT, MASTER OF THE MOIST.

Whether o not Bobby Matthews, of the bygones, wa in the possess
sion o the splitter during his pitching activities is a question rather diff
simply a determined tobacco chawer. and that day when he used a
baseball in lieu OF a mouchoir, the moistening CAV the ball the odd move
ment which, is in a certain favor. Anyway, no matter what the merits
II the Matthews claim, 1t is pretty we'll authenticated that to Elmer
Sricklett of a later day belongs the credit IF discovering the splitter for the
baseball moderns.
Maser Elmer a a prop to the Brooklyn edifce, a gentleman who kept
his w counsel dneve unnecessarily tipped his play. After going along
fr a considerable time without attracting much more of attention than
comes naturally to a fairye effective finger. Mr.. Stricklett ne day ut "
a puzzler that was as hard to hit as the double o Oh the roulette wheel
faint the ball wasn't anywhere in the neighborhood when he swung for it.
Stfckett played for a repeat and again there was a mysterious drop OF the
all just as it should la ut the plate. Once mor the motion. and the
ball fell flat this time to the right of the batter. whereas the previous ones
a. topped to n left he batter looked foolish, and tn catcher looked
scared. and Elmer sricklett ehaw.d dcgseaIy 0 n something or other in his
capacious mouth.
Then they noticed that the ball a as wet Is seaweed and twice a s
slippery They also noticed that before delivery. Elmer conveyed the pill to
fact that sricklet a moistening the ball for each attack, nd that a
how the splitter came into public notice.
Stricklett covered the entire sphere with the exception OF a little space
where q rested his fingers for tn hurl. H e put no spin o it, but sent the
the oment ceased-as 1T did about the time of approaching. the plate
the ball dropped swirer than any ball had eve dropped before. after leav-
ing a pitcher, for the reasont that there was no spin on 1t to bouy it up Be-
ing lacking in revolving notion. the drop val h sharpest thing, when 1t
did come, that ball players had I'VE experienced.
Strickett found that tn effort wa harder or hsp pitching arm than n
other form h had ever used. This didn't dissuade him from using he o
city, because 1t "a effective and that a what he wa after. But after a
ime Sticklett anne to see thu consequences. Others who followed him n
the sptbal speciality net with suddening surprises. There, or example.
as old Happy Jack Cheshire. II cultivated the Stricklet splitter vel
though each fling gave his arm a painful wrench. It "a found that the
pitcher had to d. a certain amount of following u p Of the ball., being unable
to the splitter off with half arm motion a could De done with a dry
ball Happy Jack kept at 1t till he had nearly torno off pennant for the
New York Americans and al arm or himself Then he quit and is still quit
control it, and has an o arm Anybody with these qualifications is hereby
licensed to practice.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09

If o were asked to make out a limited lsto Of pitchers or notanh
attainment it's likely you'd include "Matty"-an such LISTS start naturally
the nam Of the gay young blade from FactoryVile-Brown' husle'
Walsh, Johnson, Bender and, lot to get into too deep difficulties y men
pitching tide. But the chances against your naming James j. Cahahah arr
about as the chances o Brooklyn winning the pennant
Nevertheless, James j. Callahan holds a record nat not ne OF ne
fancy stars of this DR. other days has yer Appropriated, o fr rs the nm
tied ken of your historian goes. To be sure. Mr. Callahan is reany e.
caed Is the able manager of the Chicago White OF a decade We AM
ss tbe smiling xecutiye Of the Logan Square club, of Chicago, too.
His efforts with tn purity hose brigade re within memory, ut lot such
as to demand his mention in a series such as this. o TO go packa
bit further in the history of the game to arrive at hi reasons n jim al
lahan should have honorable comment
And that harks u to the Bay State. Mr.. Caiahon Is a native OF fltcn-
burg, Mass. which nobody a deny. Far from n such intention MI.
aIaha las repeatedly admitted the fact. in terms alnos OF boast In
Ftchburg he "a a plumber, n they do sy h plumbed better m more
satisfactorily than any other plumber of contemporary activity. with 10
Il upset tradition it still must b e set down that desphs the excellence
of his pen and old fashioned speciality, Plumber Callahan did lot grow rlh
at the m Perhaps thisw "a due etc the fact that MS neartW was r""er III
the work. and play Of baseball and his efforts In tn line Of the valves n
nor perfunctory than otherwise. Anyway, Callahan in course OF
i'm abandoned plumbing % its ftea and became Pitcher Callahan OF
the Fitchburg finest
raj with this aggregation that he made tn record which "a STOOD ever
nd probably will stand Sc long as the game lives If you can recall
n pitcher who in a single season wn 2S games, lost l and tee q com
oyera and get the money. That's what Callahan did. n "a only a
broth OF a boy of II when he did it. That alone should entnle the genue-
mar to all the bay leaves you an crowd in a bay window, ut it is y 10
means all he did.
In M game when the Pepperen boys were against their most hated
rivals in that section Of Massachusetts,, young Callahan "a sent In to
make a horrible example of the enemy. He did. II e started In by su1ln
mt the entire side in one two three order. Primed with N coura
which resulted from this brave achievement, James D. yer right
after TIL foe again, after the Pepperels had had their ticks, and again
thero we're some few strikeouts recorded in favor of the young man with
tn ancienta md honorable name. We'll, sis, to cut down the terrible de-
taus a much as possible and not SO put toe a point on Things. MS
callahan when he retired from the game that day had struck VI n
than 22 men, and that's going o some strike.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
FOR EVERY FAMILY
MEDICINE CHEST

To the head of every family the
health of it's different members is
most important, and the value OF an
agreeable laxative that is certain In
it's effect is appreciated. One OF the
most popular remedies in the family
medicine chest is a combination of
simple laxative herbs with pepsin that
Is known to druggists and physicians
as DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin. This
preparation is mild and gentle In Its
2 IN on the bowels, yet positive In
its effect. A dose of Syrup Pepsin at
night means relief next morning,
while its tonic properties tone up and
strengthen the muscles of stomach,
OVER and bowels SO that these organs
are able in a short time TO again per-
form their natural functions without
help.
Druggists everywhere sell DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin in soc and $1.Oo
bottles. If you have never tried this
simple, inexpensive, yet effective
remedy, write t. DR.. w. B. Caldwell,
2O1 Washington St., Monticello, ILL.,,
and ask for a sample bottle. DR.. Cald-
we'll will be glad to send it without
any expense to you whatever.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
FLEET-FOOTED COBB IN
SAME PICTURE TWICE

by side, they made a line too long for
an ordinary camera So a panorama
camera was used. Cobb was fourth
from the left end Of the line. The cam
era exposes only a small portion of the
film at a time. the lens travelling In an
arc from n end Of the line to the 9TH
er.
When Cobb noticed the rate at which
IL was going the idea popped into his
head that he could beat. II. So the in
slant the lens passed him he dashed out
around to tina rear of the machine and
sprinted for the other end Of the limo,
like he goes when stealing home. He
arrived in time to take up a position at
the photo appears smiling Inc COM
posed as he appears In the fourth place
from the right.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
CLARK eRIEElIH. The PRopIeAL IN PITCHERS.

Give the aged Clarke Griffith enough Of pitchers and he'll w up the
league rac in a month. Whatever Of uccess Mr.. Griffith may have at
innate foxibiIty and lightning like perception. A particular Instance Of the
latter quality is Mr. Grifnths appreciation of the Importance If keeping a
pitcher fresh.
1t is interesting to reflect upon what Master Griffith would have done
fession when n pitcher was considered apenty. The mere idea con
jures up frightful possibilities of the frantic which woul have
obeSed u friend Clarke. If there is on thing he must have. 1t is a full
hand OF Fingers. Nothing else matters much. One mn for each or the
other positions is a efficiency Fr example, n one conversant with
conditions would ecu Clarke Of being wasteful N the matter of catch
ers when he as with Cincinnati before he went to Washington. One
Larry Mclean is all that is required by the Cincinnati team. But pitch
ers The reason that Mr. Griffith is 70 wrapped up in the slabs is because
members the way back history of Chicago will recall this fact If you want
to know what kind Of a pitcher he a he a a heady pitcher. You
couldn't truthfuly describe him a a phenom or speed Or fol curves or fol
crossfre specially or fol any n Of the other odd requirements which go
run But Griffith pitched with his brain and he prevailed. He had come
frorn Bloomington, where Charley Radbourne came from and old bloom
ers Of today couple Clarke in the getting with Charley, and we'll they may.
Radbourne taught "Griff' a good many Of the things Radbourne 81
when the graduation day came. After a while, Griffith was called to New
York and given the guidance Of the Yankees Of. the hilltop. Somehow or
other there SCENE to develop a lack of o -ordinauonl or a s o might say,
there "a Gehenna to pay from the start Of things; and after a bit Clarke
said he'd get out and Frank Farrell said. oh, well, maybe it a better
that way.
But while he wa fussing around with the New York Americans, Grit
fifth was still finding time to teach the boys a few things regarding general
ship or IN thing, he whipped his pitchers away from the sound at the
first indication of defective eyesight o a weakening II the salary wing.
He didn't AIT ito let them loset h game, he just gave them the beckon and
they fung down the ball and sulked slowly to the bench. Then "Grff' put
in another "a and If he didn't pan out. still another. and the result was
that he o many a game that looked hopeless. and after a while other
managers followed, INT everybody said, wasn't 1t a great bit If leadership?
But a fol the pitchers themselves. Sore? Ugh!
That's the way "Griff' an the Cncy team. He liked to get "Buggs"
Burns. Gaspar, Beebe, Rowan and Fromme IN the m game, and just to
keep the afternoo pm becoming salty, he took a whirl It the pitching end
himself after he had tried out all tn hired hands. II Master Griffith had
his way, he'd use a pitcher a inning-f he wa a good pitcher; otherwise.
half n inning.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
How His Brother Identified Him.

How His Brother Identified Him.
Uncle harris, an old negro, who has
been a servant" in the family of Colonel
Slemmens of Monticello, Ark. for the
last forty years, recently made a trip
to Memphis. Upon his return he was
telling the colonel's daughter Of his
trip and the discovery of a brother
whom he had not seen for thirty
years.
Miss Slemmens asked him how he
knew his brother after so long a time,
and Uncle Harris replied:
II was walking along the street
when a spare built looking man came
up to me and says: Say, amt you
my brother?' and l said, Sure l is.
Who is your"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
Might Not Get the Children.

A young lady Of ten was discussing
her future with her mother.
Yes, mommie," she said. II shall
get married and l shall have four chill
dren."
THAT will be nice!" commented the
mother.
MOI" continued the young lady
after a minute or two of deep thought,
Maybe ! won't have four children.
] might marry a bachelor!"-Saturday
Evening Post.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09

Admiral van was once taken
through the Vanderbilt stables in New
York The stable manager showed
him walls and floors of pale translucent
thing, marble drinking troughs, man
gers Of Circassian walnut, solid silver
fittings and so forth. d you find any
thing lacking, admiral?' said the man
ager. proudly, al the end. Nothing"
the admiral replied, nothing except a
leather upholstered sofa for each
holse."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
"Ty" Too Fast for Camera
Gets in One Picture in Two
Different Places.
NEGATIVE NOT BLURRED

Detroit, Mich. Special: Getting into
the same photograph of the Tigers
team in two different places without
blurring or spoilipgfth the picture 10 the
remarkable feat Tyr Cobb's lightning
thinking and speed have enabled him to
accomplish.
The Tigers were lined UP in the ball
yard for a group photo. Standing side
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09

health was very pad
and I had a continual
backache which was
simply awful. Icould
not stand on my feet
long enough to cook
a meals victuals
without my back
nearly killing me,
and I would have
such dragging sensa-
tions I could hardly
bear it, / had sore
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09

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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
Assuming That,

Brown-What reason have you for
hating Blank?
Smith-Well, you see. he's a rela-
tive Of mine, and
Brownies, yes, l know, but what
other reason?-Harper's Bazaar.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
ERUPTION COVERED BODY

"Three years ago this winter / had
a breaking out that covered my whole
body. 1t itched so it seemed as If I
should go crazy. 1t first came out in
little pimples on my back and spread
till it covered my whole body and
limbs down to my knees. also my arms
down to my elbows. Where I
scratched 1t made sores. and the ter
rible itching and burning kept me
from sleeping. I tried several RENE
dies all to no purpose. Then I con-
cluded to try the Cuticura Remedies. I
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, also the Resolvent, for
about four months, and they CON-
pletely cured me Of eczema I have
had no return of the disease since. I
never had a good nights rest after the
skin eruption first broke out till l CON-
menced using the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. I had only used them a
few days before / could see they were
beginning to heal, and the terrible
itching was gone.
"Those that lived in the house at
the time know how I suffered. and
how the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me. I never take a bath with
out using the Cuticura Soap, and I
do not believe there are better rem.
edies for any skin disease than the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment" (Signed)
Miss Sarah Calkins, Waukegan, ILL.,,
Mar. 16, 1911. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment r sold by drug.
gists and dealers everywhere, a SAM
| pie of each, with 32-page book. will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti.
o,,ro - liant T pncfOn
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
SAVING Stems,

Gibson-But the house Is owe a
mile from the station, you admit.
Agent-Yes, but the rooms are so
small you will only have to walk the
baby eight feet from his little crib
Harper's Bazaar.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
The Main Point.
,ron, rnar's Weakly

1T see," said Wiggles. that Bobby
Fancier and his wife have go a d.
vorce."
.Really ?" said Jiggles. What a sad
case. who gets the custody Of the
poodlc?"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09

AS soop as a discovers that
she is unable to reform her husband
she begins on her neighbors.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09

ness in each side, could not stand tight
clothing, and was irregular. I was COM
pletely run down. On advice I took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and am enjoying good health. 1t
IL now more than two years and I have
not had an ache Or pain since. ! do all
my own work, washing and everything,
and never have backache any more. /
think your medicine is grand and I praise
It to all my,'neighbors. If you think my
testimony will help others you may pub
lish il. Mrs. OLLIE WooDALL, Nor
toms Gap, Kentucky. :.
If you have the slightest doubt
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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09
BACKACHE
NOT A DISEASE
But a Symptom, a Danger Sig
nal Which Every Woman
Should Heed.

Backache is a symptom Of organic
weakness or arrangement. If you have
backache don't neglect it. To get per-
manent relief you must reach the root
of the trouble. Read about Mrs. Wood
all's experience.
Morton's Gap, Kentucky. -"T suffered
two years with female disorders, my
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09

An analysis shows that IL per cent
of the street dust In New York city
Ia pulverized rubber.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-05-09

A pure, mild and potent laxative, Garfield
Tea! All druggists.