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The Washington times., 1912-01-17
Baseball News From Everywhere

''Slim" always had the number of most
of the National League battcrs any time
ne was halfway right. and If he rides
on the cart next season he will put
many game In the win column for
Roger Bresnahan's hoys.
Bob Unglaub is recovering rapidly
from the gunshot wound which he in
fiicted on himself when he was cleaning
his hunting rifle.
This time next month there will be
great scurrying among ball players to
Get to their cities to prepare for the
spring training trip.
First, Baseman Del Gainer is playing
basketball at Fairmont, w. Va, with
the permission of Manager Jennings.
Toronto will train at Macon. Ga. this
spring, and Will play exhibition games
on the way back. Joe Kelley will meet
the team at Washington on March II.
Outfielder Brinker, of the Vancouver
team, has sent in his signed contract to
Horace Fogel.
Whitley Alperman, former second
baSeman and general utility man OF
Brooklyn, and last year with Rochester,
has been sold to Atlanta.
A ponce judge has purchased the
Rock Island club of the Three Eye
League. That team will surely get
police protection next summer.
II Is said that two archaeologists s.
profs. Winkie, of Berlin. and Hogarth
OF London, have dug UP In northern
Syria tablets or slabs. that show thai
u game similar TO baseball existed in
1900 y. G.. and that the catcher wore
a perforated mask medc OF the dried
shell of the Calabash, or native pDurd
The race that played this game was
called the Hittitcs. This must have
Geen before Jim Mcclure and Cy Young
broke into the game.
The Washington times., 1912-01-17

Lee II. Bierce. of winona, Minn:, has
resigned the presidency OF the Minne-
sota-Wisconsin League.
Manager Chance, of the Cubs, figures
he has picked up several star pitchers
among the minor leaguers signed.
John ]. Carney. veteran player. man.
ager and scout, has been chosen base
ball coach at Phillips Exeter Academy.
The Southern League has lost its star
umpire in Bill Carpenter. who has
Spike shannon, one-time New York
Giant and last season member of the
Kansas City team, has retired from the
game.
The Keokuk club. of the Central Asso-
citation. has signed fifty-six players for
next season. This is certainly some
signing for a minor league club.
Another star has quit. Del Howard,
the former Chicago Louisville player.
has retired from the diamond, and pur-
chased farm in oregon.
President Dr. Carson will abandon his
large practice in the interests Of base
ball, and will hereafter give all of his
time to the Central League
Five of the eight teams in the Ameri-
can League have changed managers
since last Octooer, Connie Mack,
rIuehev Jennings, AMI Rhody Wallace
are the only pilots of 1911 who are still
on the job.
John NJ ward, president of the Bos-
ton Nationals, is against playing base =
bal, on Sunday. and the Pilgrims will
II the new Official Of the South End
club can arrange with the other league
magnates.
Harry (SlirD Sallee, star pitcher of
the Cardinals. has signed the pledge.
The Washington times., 1912-01-17

The relations betN cen kid Elherfeld
and the Washington ball club took n
new turn today when Clark Griffith
sent contract to the player When the
original batch of documents were for
warded, Elberfeld was excepted, but
after reconsderine the matter the man.
ager decided it would be advisable to
get the veteran in the folc without
! further delay, as tire constitution OF the
! National Commission calls for con-
tracts to be submitted rot later than
February 1.
Now the bail club is facing the situa-
tion Of either carrying him through the
season at pretty stiff salary or
granting him a release to some minor
league. Elberfeld is most anxious to
obtain his unconditional release, but
! Griffith is still holding out I'm the hope
that he can get some real money for
! the player, who is no longer wanted
here.
Griffith today received a letter from
j"Dixie" Walker. who is wintering In
| Alabama. The manager and pitcher
have agreed on salary, SO contract
was sent out this morning and is ex-
pected back within the next few days
with Walkers name attached.
Will Join Yankees.
Johnny Priest. OF this city, today re-
! ceived notice from Harry wolvertop,
the new manager of the New York
Americans, to report at the training
camp at Atlanta on March 1.
Priest was obtained by New York
last year from Danville. but as the
club has surfeit Of young inflelders.
It was thought wolverton would return
Priest to Rochester, in the International
League. Drafts and purchases so rid
died the championship Rochester team
that John CAMEL has been forced to
scout about for new material, and was
especially sweet on Priest.
Today's letter, however, assured the
former Washington amateur that he
The Washington times., 1912-01-17
Lehigh Declines to
Come on Thanksgiving

Owing to the big game with Lafayette
on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
Lehigh has declined to meet George
town at the Hilltop on the holiday next
November, Lehigh, with "a team ham
mered and battered to tatters, was over
whelmed last THANKSGIVING by the Blue
and Gray eleven, and the Pennsyl-
vanians do not want any more of II.
Many universities are seeking that
date with Georgetown, Holy Cross asd
Bucknell being the best known. Moth
ing VIII be done in the matter for
several weeks
The Washington times., 1912-01-17
Tonorrow's Sports

Dual swimming games Of Nautilus
Swimming Club, at Y. NJ. c. A., s
j. m.
Annual meeting OF the Society Of
Automobile Engineers, at New York.
Opening of Ice race meeting of the
Hull Club, ut Ottawa, Ontario.
Abe Attell VS.. "KnOekout" Brown,
ten rounds, at New York.
Frankie Gage VS.. Charley Dalton,
ten rounds, at Los Angeles, Cal.
Dixie Kid vs.. Harry Lewis, twenty
rounds, ut Liverpool. England.
Carl Morris VS.. Al Benedict, ten
rounds, at Toronto, Canac..
The Washington times., 1912-01-17
Fogel After Contracts,
While Mack's Men Sign

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-The diff
ference between the two Philadelphia
tears was manifested today when II
was announced that President Horace
FoGei, OF the Nationals, had gone west
70 try 10 secure we siepaIurSs ..
FoskeTt 10 me contracts. Ludcrus, his
first baseman, also is holdout. Every
player of the worlds champ ionship
Athletics already has voluntarily sent
his signed contract to NanaSsr Mack.
The Washington times., 1912-01-17
GEORGE SUTTON IS,
AFTERBOTH TITLES
NOW HELD BY HOPPE
Challenges Champion for
Match at 1871 Balk
Line Honors.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Feeling. like a
real come back champion, George
Sutton wants all tho billiard titles. He
Is to meet Willie Hoppe for the 1s2
balk line title February I, and low has
challenged Hoppe for the 1s.1 balk, line
championship. Hoppe is allowed sixty
Gays from receipt of the challenge,
and probably will demand that time for
practice before defending his title.
The Washington times., 1912-01-17
Joe Turner Victorious
In Bout With MaupuS

BY dint Of brilliant wrestling against
a man many pounds heavier. Joe Turner
defeated AL Maupaus, of Baltimore, two
falls in three last night before a pack
ed house at the Gayety. The final bout
lasted an hour before Turner obtained
toe hold which compelled his an
tagonist to quit or suffer a broken leg.
The first fall was Turner's in forty
seven minutes, but the second went 70
MaupauS.
The Washington times., 1912-01-17
"Pop" AnsOn Plans to
Return to Baseball

CHICAGO. Jan. 17.-OId Pop" Anson,
the baseball veteran. Is to return to
tne diamond. Cap" announced today
plans for resuminC his old station al
flrst base during the tour of the ma ior
league teams in the South. Anson will
combine baseball exhibitions witt
vaudeville stunts. He says his eye Is
SUI SUI good and he hopes to bat above
The Washington times., 1912-01-17

Harry (Slirm Sallee, star pitcher of
the Cardinals. has signed the pledge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
PLUM TREES NEED SPRAYING
When San Jose Scale Is to Be Treat
ed Lime-Sulphur Will Be Given
in the Spring.

Plum trees need some spraying,
usually on about the same lines as
the work given to the apple orchard,
Spraying should be given annually,
usually two to four times each year.
and in all cases must be thorough to
be worth while. Careless spraying is
a waste of time and material. When
the San Jose scale is to be treated,
the lime-sulphur spray will be given
early in the spring. A heavy spray
ing of Bordeaux mixture or of plain
blue vitriol solution before the buds
open will aid in checking brown rot
and other diseases. Another spraying
of Bordeaux mixture, with arsenical
poison added, should be given soon
after the blossoms fail. 1t should be
specially noted in this connection that
Bordeaux mixture should be only half
strength for plum trees. Some varie-
ties, especially those Of the Japanese
group have the foliage seriously in
jured by strong Bordeaux. Perhaps
the best formula for this work is as
follows: Fresh unslaked lime, three
pounds; copper sulphate, two pounds;
water, fifty gallons.
The mixture is then made up in the
usual way. and applied with a nozzle
throwing fine, misty spray.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
NATION SAVED BY a. SPIDER
Scotland Profited by the lesson the
Insect Taught to Its
Monarch.

Scotland has many legends that the
sheepherders and highland peasants
never get tired repeating A long time
ago King Bruce ruled over Scotland
bssore that country became part OF
England, and he learned lesson from
a spider that enabled him to succeed
when otherwise he would have failed
King Bruce had lost many battles.
He was discouraged. He had made
his final effort against his enemies
and failed to vanquish them. Deep in
despair he went to lonely room in
his castle. Reclining on the couch
and thinking, he happened to notice
a spider drop from the ceiling on a
single silken cord. He watched the
spider fascinatingly. 1t now began its
ascent. 1t slipped. Time and time
again 1t tried to mount, but each time
it failed. The king watched intently.
forgetful of all else. An hour passed.
Finally the spider succeeded. 1t was
an inspiration for King Bruce. Why
should he get discouraged, having
tried only few times and failed? He
made one last grand rally against his
enemies and routed them, and from
this incident came the old saying, IF
at first you don't succeed try again"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
Result of Strawberry Mulch.

The strawberry is seldom killed
by freezing. 1t is the alternate
freezing and thawing. that causes the
soil to heave, that is dangerous to th4
strawberry.
But mulching serves many other
and important purposes-it helps to
retain moisture in the soil; it adds to
the richness of the soil. and it keeps
down the weeds while the crop OF
fruit is coming on. thus rendering it
unnecessary for any cultivation to go
forward during this important period
But to the lover of fine, clean fruit,
free from all grit and sand. the most
Important thing about this mulching
is that it gives the fruit a clean car.
pet to ripen upon. and thus the fruit
goes to the table clean and free from
everything Objectionable
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
Doubtful Economy.

Hans Schmidt, proprietor of west
ern Minnesota sawmill. used for fuel
the sawdust from the lumber. 1t cost
him nothing, but it kept four men
busy shoveling it Recently he was
persuaded to put in new equipment
which would reduce the amount of
fuel one half
After the machinery had been in
stalled the agent called, expecting to
be congratulated. But the German
eyed him gloomily.
Whats the matter, Mr. Schmidt!
Doesn't the new plant do all claim.
ed?" he asked
va: but l oberlooks something's
replied Hans.
What was THAR"
well, it dakes only two mems Il
handle de fuel. but it dakes de udde1
dwo mems to haul away vat We don't
use. and team, pestdss. Hemp
tons.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
Old Grape Vine.

bud forces out and is at or just above
the level of the cut stock. If the
stock be large enough, insert two
scions. After they are placed so that
the sapwood of scion and stock are
in contact, mound up dirt firmly till
the top bud of the scion is just ex-
posed. If it is impossible to do the
grating before sap flow begins, delay
it till the vigorous flow is over and
then do it. There is decided inter-
ruption after the first flow. Some
even prefer the latter period for
grating. 1t will then be simple mat
ter to train the growth as before, and
you will have better vine than could
possibly be obtained in the way you
suggest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
HORTICULTURAL
Aaz ag2g NOTES

Gather all the brush from the or
chard and burn it.
Trees injured by freezing very often
need to be severely cut back.
The appearance of the orchard Is
helped by clearing it of dead branches.
Keep the orchard land in good filth.
The trees can be set as soon as the
leaves fall.
Gooseberries require a cool situa-
ton, with plenty of air and moisture,
and should be partially shaded.
AS soon as caterpillar nests are in
evidence. burn them without delay
before new colonies are formed.
Good fruit can be raised only with
care and attention given to spraying.
pruning and generally good care.
Gather up dead branches and burn
them. as they are apt to harbor bark
beetles. one of the worst orchard pests.
Blackberries should be given space
in the garden, for there are few. II
any. fruits that give quicker and bet
ter retErns.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
GRATING OLD GRAPE VINES
Cleft-Graft Little Above or at Level
OF Ground, or Even Below,
Is Best Method.

In reply to a query as to whether
an old grape vine, trained as shown
in the illustration, can be successfully
grated, F. E. Gladwin of the Geneva.
N. Y, experiment station, writes in
the Rural New Yorker as follows:
st should say from your diagram
that the vine in question is trained to
the horizontal arm spur system and
that you desire to graft the numerous
spurs along the arms. 1t is very
doubtful that you can be successful,
as there is too much opportunity for
the parts to dry out before a union
takes place. / should much prefer to
cleft-graft a little above or at the
level of the ground or even below.
This can be done as in top-working
apples, cutting the scions a little
thicker on the outside. 1t is best to
start the taper opposite a bud, pla-
cling the scion in the cleft so that the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16

Another suggested cause of glacial
periods is that they have been due to
the shifting of the milky way, such as
is known to have occurred. Assuming
that much of The earth's heat comes
from the stars, DR.. Rudolf Spitaler
finds that the change of position in re-
lation to the milky way might have
given different distribution Of tenn
perature from that existing at the
present time. The stars are not only
crowded in the region of the milky
way, but many of them are of the hot
fest TYNE
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16

them with determination. An effec-
tive method of combating them is to
use sweet and poisoned bran, says
the Prairie Farmer The method is
to add one part Of Paris green, by
weight, to thirty or forty parts OF
bran, stir this together, while yet dry,
and then mixing it with water that
has been sweetened by the addition of
strong or coarse molasses. The old
er and stronger the molasses, to give
it color, the better it will be.
The bran should be moistened with
this sweetened water until it is made
into a damp mass, just wet enough
pinch of this placed at the base of
each garden plant to protect it will
be effectual. The cut-worms will eat
it in preference to the plant.
To protect corn it is advisable to
drop a pinch in the corn row each
step or two across the field, so that
the worm will find this and eat it and
let the corn remain. 1t would be bet
ter to put the poison out before the
corn appears above ground and thus
kill the worms early, than to let them
remain untreated until after the corn
is once cut off.
1t is much better to put out the
poison bran In the evening while it is
damp, or on damp day, so that it
will not be dry when these pests
come forth at night to seek their
food. 1t will be found by them just
about as readily if it is slightly COW
cred with earth and for this reason,
if it should become necessary to pro-
tect domestic fowls from it, one could
cover it with loose earth at the time
of application.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
Selecting Trees for Planting.

The trees used in planting have
much to do with the future success of
the orchards, thousands Of inferior
trees being planted each year. The
tree standard upon which to purchase
is the age. The two-year-old tree is
usually the best for commercial
planting, although the one-year-olds
are quite generally used.
In ordering nursery stock state the
kinds of trees wanted, refuse substi-
tutes, and be willing to pay a good
price for the right kind of trees.
Take good care of trees upon their
arrival, to assure healthy growth
when they are planted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
DEAL WITH WORM PEST
Test Course Is to Pillow In Fall and
Renew War in Spring-Poisoned
Bran May Be Used.

The test course in dealing with cut
worms is to plow early in the fall and
continue cultivation with spring
toothed harrow until freezing time
prevents it and then renewing the
war on them by extra early spring
cultivation.
There is no easy method of dealing
with these pests, but they may be
killed if one is willing to go after
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
lnhuman Fellow.

Upon what grounds. do you seek a
divorce?" asked the lawyer whom she
had just retained. ''Non-support,
cruelty Or"
Both" she cried. tearfully. "He
would not support my passionate
longing for a diamond necklace, and
fe that isn't cruelty I'd like to know!"
Catholic Standard and Times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
Same Thino.

Here, let me try to start it." said
the kindly neighbor. Maybe / can
do it"
did you ever crank an automobile
before?" asked the troubled owner
mo, but I've cranked a photograph
at our house almost every night. and
that's almost the same thing"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
Safer plan

IT let my house furnished, and
they've had measles there. OF course,
we've had the place disinfected, so /
suppose it's quite safe. What do you
think?"
Il fancy it would be all right, dear;
but / think perhaps it would be safer
to lend it to friend first. Punch.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
SUPPORTER FOR TREE LIMBS
Wire Continuance Fastens Sagging
Branch to One Above-IIfustra-
ton Shows the Plan.

A contrivance for supporting limbs
of trees that are either broken or
sagging with their own weight or a
heavy burden of fruit has been de-
signed by California man. Two iron
hooks have slots at both ends and a
hole at one end. One of the hooks
is thrown over sound upper limb,
near the crotch, and the other is adj
justed on the limb below that re-
quires support. A piece of strong
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16

"Mr. Wombat!"
Couple of suffragettes out here
throwing stones at your window"
bawled the policeman.
"How long have they been doing
that?"
ooh, several hours"
LET 'em alone. 1t amuses the girls
and / don't believe they'll hit the win
dow"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
Her Little Rino

Mary had little ring; twas given
by her beau; and everywhere that
Mary went that ring was sure to go.
She took the ring with her one day.
when she went out to tea, where she
might display it to the girls, who num-
bered twenty three.
And when the girls all saw that ring.
they made a great ado, exclaiming.
with one voi ce: HAS it at last got
round to you?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16

"How long have you been widow.
Mrs Weed?"
ut will be year the fourth of next
month"
Dear me! Is it as long as that?
How time flies!"
ooh, do you think so? Well. if you
ever have to wait year to look pleas
ant when men offer you attentions
you'll give up the idea that time is
much of q flyer"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
Tree Limb Supporter.

wire is then fastened to both hooks
by means of the slots and perfora-
tons and pulled up til the sagging
branch is in proper position. This
wire is then twisted fast and there is
no danger of its yielding or breaking.
as rope has been known to do.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
PROTECTING Tender Plants.

Tubes made of stiff paper and
placed around tender plants will pro-
tect them from cut worms which work
at night. The paper should extend
two inches below the surface of the
ground.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
Must Be . Model,

Your husband must be model
man, Mrs. Graylock."
What makes you think so?"
You've been living on this street
for two years now and none Of the
neighbors ever heard him coma bona
at.night in a :axicab."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
Rest Period for Trees.

All trees and shrubs, in fact all
perennial plants, must have period
of rest This is true even of the
evergreen, whose foliage, while re-
tanning it's color, is as nearly desti-
tute of vitality during the winter as
those trees which shake off their
leaves in the autumn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-16
Competition.

Royalty has its difficulties re-
marked the lord high keeper of the
buttonhook.
YES replied the uneasy monarch.
ct has gotten so that a court function
finds it hard to compete with the
scenery and costumes of big musical
show