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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-21
What's Doing in the World of Sport
Inventor of Curve Ball Saws
Clam Shell Gave Him Idea

New York. Aug. ol.-William Ar
thur Cummings. reputed inventor of
the curve ball, is o living in a
small cottage in the town of Athol,
Mass. There have been other claim
ants of the honor. but Cummings has
the support of most of the recognized
authorities. Among them are George
spalding. Douglas Allison. n. E.
Young. A. c. Arson, Weston Fisler.
Thomas Pratt and James White, ali
OF whom made baseball history in the
0 Here is Cummings own story
of the discovery of the curve ball:
1T was in the '60s that 1 discov-
cred the curve ball. and. strange to
a clam shell that ave birth to such
an idea. AS / watched the shells sail
through their irregular course the
theory developed in my mind that 1
might apply it in baseball.
Was Laughed AT.
After watching the shells follow
their snaky course i decided that l
ball in a similar manner 1 was
laughed at by scientific men and base
ball experts. but l finally proved to
them tina the stunt could be done,
and for a long time l was known as
the boy wonder.
My first experience in a club of
any note was with ar organization
called the CAROLS. after Carroll Park
In BROOKLYN. In the following spring
l Joined the Star Juniors. which won
thirty-seven out of thirty mine games
played. No regular suits were worn
at that time. 1t was while 1 was with
the Stars that Joseph Leggett Of the
Excelsior club got me to join his team.
AT this time there were no big
leagues. The Excelsior was considered
one of the strongest clubs in New
York. participated in these games
during part of sc and pitched in a
few of them. l remember the first
game l pitched. Brainhard. who held
a national reputation as boxinan. fail
ed to show up. and l was substituted
1 only. weighed III pounds and my
opponents-the Eurekas of Newark.
N. j.. a stror~ nine-eXpected an easy
victory. but they went home with a
defeat of "a t IL. 1t was while l
was with the EXcelsiors that / Went Ia
Washington to play the annual game
with the Nationals. We o
The following year 1 went to Bos-
ton and played with such teams as
the Lowells. Tri-Mountains and Har-
ward college. 1t was in a game with
the latter that ! first used the curve
spectators of note. This game was
played in 1867. At this time with the
secret practice 1 found that had
perfect control of either the drop OF
raise, which came to me before the
out or in shoot. because the pitching
was done with a perpendicular swing
In the Harvard game Archie Bush
Was at h bat. 1 feared him for his
powerful hitting. Bush swung at the
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first curve ball pitched. but came
within a foot Of connecting. I tried
it again and found he was really at
my mercy, and l knew l had succeed
ed. The curves We're hard to pitch
at that time on account of the rules,
which required a pitcher to keep both
feet on the ground and not raise either
arm also had to De kept neal the side
and the delivery was made with a
perpendicular swing. BY following
these instructions it was a hard strain,
as the wrist and second finger had
to do all the work. 1 snapped the
ball way from me like a whip. and
this caused my wrist bone to get out
to wear a supporter or my wrist all
one season on account of this strain.
Joined the Stars.
Il joined the famous Star club of
Brooklyn in 1868 and was with it for
four years. The club did not lose a
series of games, and during all that
time won the championship OF Ameri-
defeated the crack Mutual team of
New York. "a to IL. n in 1871.
when the New Works won the cham
pionship, the Stars beat them IA to 3.
In 1872 l Joined the Mutual team of
New York and pitched every game
but one that season. In 1873 1 went
to Baltimore n was the only pit
cher until August. when we got
Brainard to help. In 1874 l went to
Philadelphia and pitched every game
except N and we finished fourth. In
1855 l was with the Hartford team
and we had Tommy Bond to help out
in the pitching for awhile, but he
soon left us.
I'VE stood econd in the race in
1875. and in 1876 second. These
games we're of tho importance of the
American and National games of to-
day. ] next went to Lynn and was
sent as a delegate to the baseball con-
vention in Pittshurg, where wc formed
the international association. fin
ished the season With Cincinnati. |
secured my release from Lynn in
July and finished the season with
Cincinnati. In 1878 l played in AL
bany. and it was at this time that
my health gave out and ] retired from
the diamond.
Il think tho baseball player of to-
day has quite an easy time compared
with the player of my time. When
1 was on the diamond the ball con-
tanned two ounces of rubber, was a
little larger. came with tremendous
force and was extremely lively. Nc
gloves were used. no masks or chest
protectors for the catcher, and The
man behind the bat was constantly
being injured. Just as much speed
was used as at tho present day, anc
the players hands. especially the
catchers, were covered with callouse:
and knocked joints. The catcher die
not stand close to the bat for the
first two strikes. but came up for tho
third or when the bases were full"
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THE RULES
of Cobb Causes Mixup in
Detroit Clubs Game.

L drOlIesS OF SODD causes MtNuD in
Detroit Clubs Game.
New York. Aug. City Cobb made
a slip recently that still has the fans
talking. When it came time for Cobb
to bat in the first inning of the open
ing game of the double header the
Georgian had not shown up. He was
hurriedly getting into his spangles.
Jennings hesitated for a minute or
two and then sent Onslow to bat in
Tvs place. After n ball had been
pitched Ty was see hustling across
the field.
Onslow was Immediately withdrawn
and Ty was in the act of grabbing a
bat when the umpire waved at him to
back up. He couldn't get in the game.
drawn Jennings had to substitute still
another batter. This time he sent
Witt to swing for the Georgian. That
young gentleman stayed in the game
until 1t was over.
1t. was finally explained to Cobb and
Jennings that as Cobb's name had
been sent to the umpire as centerteld
he was officially in the game at the
start. Therefore. when Onslow went
to bat for him the Georgian was off,
cially out of the game and could not
return. When Onslow was taken
he was also out and the third
man had to go through with it.
Luckily for Tyrus. the game was
won through the heavy hitting of
George Mullin and Sam Crawford, and
he vas not needed. Otherwise there
would have been a noise on the Tiger
bench like the scream of a wounded
wolf.
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BAND
SERVICES O
BOOSTERS DAY

, .
A sample Of tho spirit that can
he shown by Grand Forkcrs when
the honor and reputation of the
city is at stake, is brought out by
the action of the Grand Forks
Military band. After a short con-
sultatiOn last evening between
Secretary Frank Kent, Director
Harry Mastcn and others conncct-
ed with the band, the boys decid-
cd to donate their services for
Boosters day. Every man who
can possibly do so will join with
the hand and cnlivcn the occasion
by stirring the fans with their
hest music.
The promoters of Boosters
day are trying 10 raise a $4,000
deficit in tho ball funds. The pur-
chase Of the new park. the ex-
pcnsc OF maintaining the team
and had luck OH weather has
caused the deficit. If Grand
Forks wants to bc on the base
hall map next year. every man
and woman interested should get
nut and attend the big Boosters
day celebration. 1t will help
boost the town, the team, bust.
ness here, and give US q "white
eye" for 1913 season.
I
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have quit last season and Outfelder
Tommy Leach was promised the job.
This season. however. Clarke positive
ly announces. will mark his farewell.
incidentally. President Dreyfuss
changed his mind as to a manager
for mex! season and promised Was-
n"T the pn3!tion. This caused Leach
to go NJ in the air and roast every
;>oGy "nna"ctnd with the Pirate man
Hgcmnnt. Leach's disappointment
ircl",ht lieut. ii good deal of i'll feel
ing anG prcyfnss thought it would
80 for tho club: best interests to get
I'd Of him. so 'ha deal was arranged
whereby he aud Pitcher Leifield were
traded for Golly Hoffman and King
Cole of the Cuhs.
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Take Whole ScrioA

ST. Louis. Aug. 21.-Wiltse was Of
foctive with men on bases Will" flar-
mon was hit when hits mean runs.
New York winning the final game by
, 10 ] Yesterday afternoon and max
ing a clean sweep of the series.
Myers started the third inning hy
taking first base when Harmon hit
him. Fletcher was ont to Mageo.
Wiltse singled. Myers toppinc at
second. Snoderass then tripled 10 left
center. scoring Myers and Wilrsr.
poyle's single brought Snodgrass
home With the third run. Reckon ing
led and Murray ended the inning by
hitting into a double play In thu fifth
inning h leaders scored another run
on Flotcher's walk. Wiltse's sacrifice
and Doyle's single.
Herzng singled ind went 20 second
on Oake's tumble in the seventh.
Myers was out INC Fletcher reached
first on Husgin's error. HerzoS scor-
ing on Wiltse's third hit Of the
game. Smiths double followed by
konechtky's single after two were
" in the eighth inning gave the To-
calls their score. r. II. r.
ST. Lou;. ............ 10 3
Harmon, Burke and Winso; Wiltsa.
and Myers, Wilson.
Pittsburgh. Aug. 2l.-In the double.
header yesterday between Pittsburgh
and Brooklyn. Tmpires Brennan and
Owens We're both injured in the first
part of the first game and Two play
ers We're called upon TO act for the
rest of the first game and all of the
second. AS far as is known it Is the
first time both umpires have been
hurt in a major league m The
two teams split the double header.
Pittsburgh winning the first 5 TO > and
Brooklyn the last 9 to l. Umpire
Brennan during the first inning of the
game slipped near second base. in
jurine his knee zap. Umpire Owens
was behind the bat was hit by a
foul TIP off lack Miller's bat in the
second inning of tine same game. His
breast bone being broken. II was
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SUPERIOR TAKES
DOUBLE KEADER
Creeps up Within One Game
of Peg-Poor Support
Loses the First.

Winnipeg, Aug. 21.-superior
crawled up to within one game Of the
Winnipeg team by grabbing both
games Of a doubleheader yesterday
afternoon by the scores of 5 to 4. and
8 to 8. The locals threw away the
first contest by giving Hirsch the
worst kind of support. The big south
paw held the Redlegs to five hits. but
v errors in the fourth round allow
ed four runs which lost the game.
Cummings was touched up hard. In
the second game Lamphan outpitched
Glass. The batting of Clothier in
both encounters featured. The score:
First Game.
Superior -. .. 900 400 1oo-5 5 o
Winnipeg =. . 102 O1O O0O-4 10 S
Cummings and Benrud; Hirsch
and Hasty.
Second Game.
Superior e. . 800 1o1 IS i
Winnipeg -. . 900 Oo1 % 8 /
Lampman and Benrud; Glass and
Jones. Hasty.
Called in 7th by agreement.
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S HAS r

New York. Aug. 21.-The distinc-
ton OF being the smallest and also the
fastest motor pilot falls to Eddie Ha-
sha. the Texas speed king. and holder
of the worlds mile record.
Weighing about 11S pounds. the 1it-
tie dare devil, whose record-snashinc
trips have made him the sensation of
every track whore he has appeared. is
a. pigmy when matched in size with
some of the other stars of the motor
game. but he has been riding with the
best of them since his break into the
sport. and today he stands in the front
rank.
Hasha has been taking chances all
his life. His first professional life was
spent as h feature act of a water
show. with Il high-diving speciality. He
played the southwestern fairs for
three years and was billed as Speedy
11asha: While working at the state fair
at Dallas. Tex. he rode his first motor
cycle ace to fill in, and showed to
such good advantage that the factory,
which was making fast motors at the
time. picked him up Inc put him into
n blggest contests of the wear.
From the time that he started riding
'!e tWo-Wheeled J~ugsernauts he
showed remarkable skill. His small
frame accommodated itself to the ma
chine. With remarkable agility. until
he eemed to become a part of it. and
ne swung around the dirt tracks till
ne was the sensation of the
When the board tracks came INTO
prominence he adapted himself to this
branch of the sport with the same
speed that he exhibited in the old
game. until today he is locke upon
as n of the best men that ever han
the grip-control.
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then decided by the mangers of 10Th
teams to use players as umpires.
Catcher Phelps Of Brooklyn and
Hyatt. utility man of the Pittsburgh
team We're called upon To act and
umplIed the rest of tho afternoon.
Umpire Owens was unconscious
when taken To the hospital, physicians
Will have to use II N-raE To ascertain
the extent of his injuries. Umpire
brennan * not SO seriously hurt.
First game r. II. f.
PITTSBURGH ........... q o
Brooklyn -. ........... > S o
Robinson. Hendrix and Gibson:
Stack. Curtis and Miller.
Second sarne- r. II. F..
rro.biYa ''.':. '..
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San Francisco. Aug. 2~l.-Frank
of tho OLYMPIC a. C.. and
johnson OF the Cogswcll high
school of this city have announced
that they are going after the SWIM
ming honors of the country. While
TINS announcement would ordinarily
not any excitement, the fact
that the BOYS are n legged attracts
attention. The two boys have been
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WAGNER TO MANAGE
Smuggling shortstop to Succeed Fred
Clarke Next Year.

Pittsburgh. Pa, Aug. 21.-Hans
Wagner is going to manage the Pr
rates next season. Fred Clarke. who
has managed the team for years, and
had the men finish outside the
first division has announced that he
is going to retire after this season.
He says he has saved all the money
he needs for the rest OF his life and
will be glad to get away from the
strain and worry of a pennant race.
Wagner has been in the major leagues
fifteen years. and is eve playing so
we'll this yea that Manager McGraw
recently remarked that he is the
.brainiest and cleverest player in the
history Of tho game. Clarke wal to
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competing in this etiT for some time
and ar" considered I" h" two of tn.
best in the Encentlv tn.
pam met in a 80 ward match rae.
n teSlurH was returned tn" winner
in the remarkably fast time "f : min
utes and rs Is seconds. The loo
yards was covered in minute and
> - seConds. J Scott L"lrv. tho,
greatest swimmer on the coa&, n few
Years ago. Was starter of tho event
was enthusiastic ;t the WONDER
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American League
Standing of the Club.
Chicago Take Two.

Chicago. Aug. 21.-Philadelphia was
er yesterday 6 to l and l3 to 3. Lah-
ender held the visitors safe in the first
game, while Chicago punched hits on
Alexander.
Three Philadelphia pitchers We're in
the second contest. More starting and
lasting four innings, R~uelsbach start
ed for Chicago and retired in the third
When he injured his side. smith re
lleVed him and the visitors did not get
a nit until the seventh. He Stacked up
here and the Philadelphians got three
runs in he seventh and eighth.
First Came II. H f
Philadelphia ............ 1 6 .
chicago ......... u i 0
Cicottc and Schalk and Easterly;
Coombs and Lapp.
Second Game r. II. f.
Philadelphia > : o
Chicago > o o
Bender. Houck and kgan. Lapp;
White, Peters. Walsh and I<uhn
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National League
Standin. of the Club.


~ = thN' y NtINi'hitS.
Milwaukee. Aug .21.-HoVlik pitch
cd ,h.. AN ,n ,i, , ,ho
assoeia1inn se,snn xas,ar-
d., vh., h.. sh1,, ON, ,,a ioca,
MN ~" Smu' que ,Ie ip'ai
.Hi''iI : y -!iii'. ~ r., H.'"'.- lte.u-
faIlow wos in ,,o1d. ,f,i fo,,m ~
thrr, u,s rn, -, sa,n h .naa "a ,,it
.+,Ir,d ,h,.. 1 ninn an, ,5' 49,, Si9's civ ,l ln9
ono man ~cat,tn~ ,o second basn In
-hu ..forI me sja nnirL. ~. M
soad t,,r5 ana he v,n h,. ..cn~a -
:. ~ Il. \ great th,ow rom deem
ENTER ia ~ Ili,n hr. I..ibaId wins
dnv, n,,rLa f,..ture. ~. ran,o
I7irst t:lmo- Il y,
Niiv.4t.a
Louisville "a d
~lInyiib and rloel %or,hrtn ana;
:, hI.i ~
SECOND Gan7o-
Nnvaiikna ~
Loijsv,u. 6
~ ,,,s,l nv, l!.~har. ,t.u
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The kind Of baseball staged yester-
day. and. in fact. all three games this
week. ought to mean big crowds for
the rest Of the at-home games. Re-
member. his is the last week of the
season so far as games in this city are
concerned.
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Where They Play Today.
Duluth at Grand Forks.
Superior at Winnipeg.

sss* . y = {.
Jarnigan's good pitching. backed
up by the best of support. ave Grand
Forks the second game of the Duluth
series yesterday. 1t was a ten-inninS
aair, and the score of 2 to / gives ii
good idea of what the contest was
k The game was n of the most
sensational seen on the local diamond
this year. and from the third inning
on tho am was in doubt until I'M
pire Marsh declared Altman. safe. Civ
Ing Grand Forks the winning run.
Jarnisan was effective in his pitch
Ing from beginning to end. He es-
tablished II new league record in al
lowing only two safe hits in the ten
tho fourth inning. He struck out nine
men and passed only one during the
entire game.
Stark. who did the twirling for the
Dul"thians, did not come out Of tho
FRAY with such a brilliant record. He
allowed five singles, passed three men
and struck out three. His support
was good, except in h third inning.
when rrors by McGraw and Sours
cost n run.
Close decisions featured the game
throughout. Duluth got her score on
a close decision at the plate. Umpire
Marsh calling I-eber safe. when the
A'i1JoiIH vi Nv SIoWu lHOuSIl liz
was out. He gave Altman the win
ming run in the last of the tenth un-
der almost similar circumstances, and,
of course, the Duluth crowd thought
1t was not right.
Altman was the first man up for
Grand Forks in the tenth. He singled
between first and second and stole on
a slight battery misplay. He went
to third on DeHaven's perfect bunt
along the first base line. and came
home Il moment later on Edmund's
%grounder, which bounded away from
Stark to O'F2rien.
Duluth scored its only run in the
singled to right. He stole second,
and on Mc(iraw's grounder to Jarni-
gan came horne. Marsh was working
at first. and did not see Leber's run
homo. the latter cutting about ten
feet inside of the third base. Nc
Giaw Was retired at first. Jarnigan
to Foster.
Grand Forks tied the score in the
third inning. Jarnigan got a ground
or and took second on McGraW's muff
of Altman's fly. and came home when
Sours failed to handle DeHaven's
grounder.
Sensational Plays.
Sensational plays marked the game
from one end to the other.
Edmunds participated in two dou-
Sdble plays. He landed McGraw in the
fifth frame on a dinky bunt fly, and
caught Leber off first in a beautiful!
line peg. Just the inning before that
he grabbed Sours as the latter was
trying to steal second. his fling t. Bell
being right in the grove, the throw
to second being the third strike OH
Menice. SO tina Jerry made a double
out of it.
McGraw played a great game in
left for Duluth. He took eight
ohancps out of nine. and several of
them were hard. In the eighth De-
Haven got to second on a hit and Ed
munds' sacrifice, with VanDine driv-
ing one to McGraw. deep in left.and
Foster went out to Bennett. after
much the same fashion. Both hits
W." hard. but the star fielding worl-
saved Stark from defeat at that
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Grand Forks.o 5000 o 1-2
Duluth ......0 0 0 o 0 o.
summary-stolen bases. Altman,
Bell. Leber: double plays. Edmunds to
Foster. Edmunds t Bell; sacrifice
hits. DeHaven. Edmunds. Jarnigan:
bases IN ball. off Jarnigan 1. Stark 3:
earned runs, Grand Forks 1, Duluth /:
struck out. by Jarnigan 9. by Stark 3:
left on bases. Grand Forks s, Duluth
2. Umpire. Marsh. Time Of game,
1850.
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LOCALS MAKE It
TWO FROM S0X
Trim Duluth in Sensational
Ten-inning Game by
81 Score.
JARNIGAN ON THE JOB
Lets Wreckers Down With
Two Hits-Some Close
Decisions.

Grand Forks =, Duluth l. (ten
innings.)
Winnipeg 4. 3. Superior s.. s.
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johnson Establishes Record.


Washington. Aug. 21.-Washington
Won both games of the douhle-header
with Cleveland yesterday. ! Ia ,. and
3 to o. Walter johnson established a
new American league record by WIN
ming the first game. making fifteen
straight victories. Cashion pitched a
no-hit, one-run game in the second.
though it Was called at the end of the
sixth inning to allow the visitors to
catch an early train for Boston.
First Game r.. II. E.
washington 1 "
NitNtld.lu : ~ =
Schcsg. Johnson and Ainsmith:
Gregg, Stcen and Mitchell. and O'Eeill
and Carisch.
Second Came r. II. T..
Washington . 3 .
SleNtltHN ......... " "
Game called in sixth by agreement.
Cashion and Henry; Gregg and
O'Neil.
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Boston rowing followers MAY wit
when eN-national scullinE chamnton
Frank E. Greer and William Haines
Will meet in an elimination contest for
the professional sculling champion
ship Of the United States. An effort is
being mad to have Jim Wray. coach
of the Harvard university crews. to
compete. also Eddie Durham of Tor
onto. who claims tn, title of American
champion and wants to row against
Ernest Barry. who recently heat Rich.
ard Arnst in England for the worlds
title. In addition the present Ameri-
can amateur champion Evard r. But
Ter may defend his title against Jack
O'Neil of the ST. Mary's club Of Hail.
fax. who won the championship at De-
troit three years ago but has not row.
ed since that time.
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Boston Wins .Aeain.

Boston. Aug. 21.-Wood won his
twenty-siXth game of the season and
Boston made it three straight from
Detroit. by a score of e to ,. Stanasc
was forced to retire in the third when
he was spiked by Ball on Il double
steal, in which the latter scored. An
error and a passed ball assisted De-
troit to its two runs.
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Split Double Header.

New York, Aug. 21.-New York
ST. Louis yesterday. losing the first
game. I to 8, and winning the second.
? to l. Ford's support failed in the
eighth inning of the first game. when
three errors and two hits enabled ST.
Louis to score three runs Mcconnell
bested Mitchell in a pitchers battle
in the second game. Sterrett's triple
in the second defeated the visitors. 1t
scored Hartwell and Sterrett.
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American Assn.
Even Break for Reds.

Clnclnnati, Aug. o1.-Cincinnati
ana Boston broke even in a double
head"r. ]" locals winning the
first game 4 to o. While Boston won
I'll" second 4 To l. The first game was
a pitchers battle for eight innings.
when Dickson Weakened for -four hits
sending over a like number of ~tallios.
Boston drove Benton from the box in
the third inning of the second game,
fromme allowed but four hits in the
balance of the ans Donneliy was vf-