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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-28
Live Baseball Stories Told
By the Veteran Ted Sullivan

There was an incident in my base
ball career where I succeeded in
checkmating this slight of-hand ma
nipulation of the balls. While man
ager Of the Washington league team
in IS We were playing a game in
Boston. The Washington club secur-
ed four runs in the first inning. About
up which made the balls rather sig
gy. Both cams knew full we'll there
were no more runs in those two balls.
and 1t was Boston's desire to get them
out Of the game and have them kept
out by the groundkeeper and new
balls substituted. and it was Washing
toms desire to have them stay there.
as the score was I to / in their favor.
and I modestly stated I played the
chessboard accordingly. l took all
the old balls u of my valise and put
Connie Mack. manager of the Ath-
~letics, of my purpose. and instructed
him that he should govern himself
accordingly. l went up in the stand
and saw the Eroundkeeper eagerly
watching for the long-expected foul
balls. At last n is fouled into the
stand among the spectators. The
groundkeeper is after it like a hawk.
About the time he has his hand on the
Udll j uUTI OlS VI OUT oMu Vtu udIlS
into the grounds toward the umpire.
Holy horrors. John Morrill,. manager
Of the Bostons. looks toward the stand.
I mov at once to another part of the
stand. The groundkeeper is splitting
up poison in his rage and asking ev-
cry one if they knew who threw the
ball. AS he had the original one
tucked in his pocket nobody knew.
So things went to the ninth inning.
with the Bostons at hat. The score
was still 1 to 1 in favor OF Washing
ton.
The first ball pitched was foulcd by
Mike Kelly. clear over the grandstand.
The groundkeeper makes n rush like
a Rugby football player after the ball.
almost knocking people down in his
anxiety to get and keep h ball. hut
again threw another ball from my
collection toward the umpire from be-
hind the crowd in the stand. The
groundkeeper ioyfully back in
to the stand expecting. Of course, to
see a new ball in play. but being in
formed by the audience that a man
threw a ball in the grounds while he
was chasing the. other. he became livid
with rage. Vesuvius never threw
more lava and fire than this ground
keeper. He wanted to fight any one
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-28

San Francisco. Dec. 2l.-J. Cal
Ewing, owner Of the San Francisco
Seals of the Coast league, is trying to
escape from a very hot frying pan in
which E. n. Walter, late president Of
the Oakland team of the same league.
placed him on resigning recently.
For years there has been consider
able gossip to the effect that Ewing
was the principal owner as we'll Of
the Oakland club. Ewing constantly
denied the runlor. and until quite re-
Gently Walter did also.
But friends fell out and in this way
rame confirmation of the rumor that
Ewing was the actual owner Of a big
block of Oakland stock. Walter pub
lished it to the world.
Feeling became strong in the two
Coast league towns and fans demand
ed that Ewing dispose of his entire
decided this was the best thing to do.
So he has sold his stock to Secretary
John B. Cook and President Frank w.
Leavitt of the Oakland association.
II am out of the Oakland baseball
club" says Ewing, land l sincerely
hope that this old syndicate baseball
talk will cease instantly. l tried for
q. long time to get rid of my stock. in
the Oakland association. but could not
get what considered a Just prcie.
Cook and Leavitt finally came to my
terms. so it is all overwith.
"My club Is the San Francisco club.
In fact. 1t always has been since the
fire. The very fact that I held stock
in tho Oakland club did not lessen my
interest in the seals. I always worked
to give San Francisco a winning
team. l took a chance with the club
after the fire. when all the others
passed il up. but ] lever had anything
to say about Oakland. defy any
body to prove otherwise
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-28
BILLINGS JOINS
WITH BREEDERS
Owner Of Many Famous Horccs
to Delvc Dee3er Into
This Snort. ::

Cl"velan1. re'. IS. With Tho dc
cisinn of Henry S"i,mnu!ra'h. mill -
aire horsemYn of Wt"el'na. w. W.. ~
withdraw from tho ii2ht fisn" 5
sport. ono nf the meg, r":r".ivr l".,
breeders nf III" ,"unt:? il l"-; t" ~.
r2rina gene. ,-rhn'nii,~tf': =. =
ment is 10 h." rr@ratt:i. 'nii wy. -
breeding Industry lace. r,:a~ ,,sr It
ain smother.
t.. Is. -. Billings is TIC "nc"""-.r
into Tin" hresi.ils ranks. S;nr" II" -
tired Lou Dilln:i from ne track. E'i-
ings has dat'l,lrd - l!:il" in hrec'limy
horses, na,t lr n"~' nt"mda ia ci,la:=s
upon this branch ~ he sport. Ne
will NOT sn into 4, ;as hravii." as VA
vid NJ. i.o"k of Nov: York. who last.
gear purchased Cas,l.:nn stud. Jars"s
r. keen"'s fav"rita nlrssr9. aud m,a'ie
Bingen. zoo ~ his premier. but he
will have II small. select hand nc
brood mares which he will mate wifi
The Harvester. 2:01.
Adds Score I" List.
Billings decided to branch out in
this line at the sa,n recently held in
New York. At this yeudue he pur-.
chased Icon. ":l0. ~ remarkably fast
trcttcr, and - daughter of Peter the
Great. who is kncHn as tn" fnturity
sire. He also bought Earcnes= Jay
f5,. 2:29 IL. hy Jay Mrt'rcsn-, aud
Baroness ANworth$ 90. 2:29 ia. Ivy
Axwortay. With these aG iitions it,
gives h New York man scvcn l,ru,d
mares. all ut which arc now at I~'nstln-
ton Stud. near Lexington. ny.
Tho star nt th" Billings brood
mare band. of course. is Tho trutting
queen. Lou Dillon. 1:5s ,-a. Then
f1ara is 7 an Hi11i,-. 80 o.nc -
Lou pillon's first daughter. VIII, is
nov " Years old: Gretchen E.. fun
sister of Lon billings. being by john
\. Mckcrron. go IA. out of l.nu
Dillon. and Ecrta Mac. EOS. 10y NJ
Kinney.
Before long Billings proba bly, VII
increase his list nf natrnn.. hut it is
not likely he will cver have more th-n
fifteen at one time.
Within a year. G.. Il. q. BILLINGS.
David NJ. Look and W. r.. ~r,irkerman
have opened stock farms in Eenturk..
w. f. Dickerman also OWNS Hillen-
dale farm at Mamaronec. y. V. Re
has campaigned II his string of tr".-
'ers and PAGERS on the Grand Circuit
for years and generally has me rr
two colts that fisure in the futuritir..
he added interest these men have
taken in horse racing and particularly
the breeding end of the game, has
stimulated horse racing more than any
other thing that has happened in re-
cent years.
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able pitching sensation he was last
season until he had a team behind him
that was of some assistance to him..
! He was feared. of course. m was al
ways dangerous. and every one knew
! his wonderful ability and appreciated
1t. but why not give Baumgartner an
equal chance?
Surely, neither Wood nor johnson
ever started of any more promising
than did tho youth who has made
himself famous in one yea with los
| ing st. Louis Browns.
Baumgartner ia a versatile Young
ster. too. as he has played FIRST base.
and right up to the handle.
The find" played with the Hunting
ton. w. Va. club of the Mountain
States league in 1911, and it was with
these that he first attracted the atten>
ton of scouts from all over the big
leagues. His record deserved all the
interest manifested in. him. He won
- and lost 2. giving him a winning
percentage Of .127. His batting aver.
age was 1875. and fielding .s32.
With the Browns last season he
was in rs games. fielded at a 1855 gait.
and hit PAS. In 1911 he averaged
nine strikeouts to a game. and he IL
going to try to boost that record next
season. st. Louis FAM think that he
has II in him to do II.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-28
Will Form Boxing
Club Circuit in Canada

Cincinnati. Ohio. Dec. 2s.-Manager
John b. Mckee of the National Sport
ing club, Winnipeg Manitoba, and the
National Sporting club, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. who is in town for the
holidays. is planning all kinds OF
things for the Canadians. He predicts
a successful year at the Canadian
clubs. Mckee had to give up his
ease on the Auditorium Skating rink
at Winnipeg so as to make way for
hockey teams, hut expects to start
things a-going again the first week in
February. He will get busy at saska,
toon about January 81. He has not
matched UP any boxers as yet. but
hopes to land a few good ones for
both clubs. Mckee has been in Can
ada since last June and quite a num-
her OF the best boxers appeared at his
club in Winnipeg. Among those who
fought for Mckee were Jack Dillon,
Knockout Brown Of Chicago; Battling
Nelson. Andy Bezenah. Hillard Lang,
Ray Bronson .Packey Mcfarland,
Freddie Welsh. Grover Hayes, Tommy
Kilbane. Harry Brewer Steve Ketchel
and a hos. Of others.
Mckee states that the bouts drew
pretty we'll despite the fact that pre-.
vious to his entering the game up
there a lot Of cheap promoters had
ruined the game by giving fake bouts.
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and all who threw the ball. While
he was emitting fire l stole gently
down to the bench. Washington Won
and John Morrill,. Who was ever fond
of a joke. laughed heartily when he
heard Of the trick. and the great KEEL
~ never got over telling it to his
friends.
! The amusing story or incident that
! am to relate took place in Mont
gomery. Alabama's capital city is
one of the hest baseball owns in tn"
league. In their kindness to me in
1899 they allowed me to play hall on
Sunday. a thing they never did before
for any one.
There was a Teuton in Montgomery
named Philip Newet ("Fhil Nit. He
had a dialect that surpassed Harry
Watson in richness Of flavor or Web
er and Fields. Ne was Il real Plat
Deutcl,er Of the woodenshoe order.
When he heard of Sunday games he
thought of his beer, HOP und weis,"
as he called it.
He made a hee line for me to rent
the privileges on the Sunday grounds
to sell his hop und weis. pretzels and
sandwiches. To let the readers know
what hop weis was. the same bot
tie could contain beer. wine and
whisky. all at once. but was supposed
to be always hop und weis."
When he approached me m tho
subject Of renting the privileges at
the grounds for his hop und weis l
told him distinctly that under no con-
dition would 7 allow any in oxiran,s to
he sold on tho grounds. as that was
tho only condition ! could play on
Sunday. A. this remark he almost
flew into a passion about my ignor-
ancc of hop und weis. Hc said:
Wat. dom; you know VAT hop und
weis is? own q whole brewery my
self. heat tho 'Krrts' of Alabama in
a test cas when I produced man
who had drunk my hop und weis for
four days and vet he did not know
dat he drunk at all. Dat settled il.
All 'kerts' nov is in my favor. and all
the rival hrcweries arc Jealous of Phil
'knew-it."
This hop I'M weis Of Mr.. Eewet, as
I said, was n sort Of straightforward
drink.
When he was behind the har the
hops hoped out and something else
hoped in.
The agreement was signed and he
understood that he could sell his hops.
weis and pretzels. but the first time
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-28

cure William Clyrner. who Is now to
manage the Buffalo club. when Joe
Cantillon ~interceded in behalf Of Har-
ry Clark. asking me to give him a
chance. as he felt sure he would make
good. Mr.. Cantillon consider a ver.'
advice and gave the position to Harry
Clark. There would be little saving
between Clark and Clymer as to SAL
AIRY. so it. ia up to the local mar to
make good. l trust he will. for l
would like to see a. man who is so
ing position. will say candidly.
though. that my choice was Clyner
MIR. Clark has consulted me about
the tcanl, II ! have given him full
charge. ] made onc suggestion about
a player. and that was Pitcher Noel.
the Oshkosh man. who ] think is a
good pitcher. I asked Clark to give
make good it is my fault. and not
Clark's. Mr.. Clark is after a good
infielder, and We may he able to make
some deal to get Dr. Gessler from
Kansas City. as ! understand that the
latter cannot stand the Kansas City
Another maj who might be secured is
Outfielder Deininger OF Buffalo. whom
Manager Clymer is willing to trade
for an infelder. as he needs one.
while VIC need outfielders. We need
an infelder. too. hut that will he at
tended to by Clark.
You can say for me. though. that
l do take pride in tho club and want
to have a winner. am not after
all the coin in sight, and will not OBJ
iect to paying a good price for good
ball players any time. While I am
in the business l intend ia do all I car
to have a good team and to improve
the baseball conditions in Milwaukee.
l may make n failure Of 1t. but it will
not be because l am not trying to
make a success Of it. You know Their
are many baseball men who lay
made failures Of the business. so I
guess there is a chance for me to
make a success of it. Just watch the
Brewers next spring."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-28
Woman Owner Talks About
Running a Baseball Club

Milwaukee, Dec. ga person can
learn a great deal of baseball in one
wear. ven though they know very lit
tie about the game" remarked Mrs.
Agnes Havenor. owner of the Milwau-
kee club, while discussing the pros
poets of getting a team together for
next eason II thought knew a lit
tie about the business. but after a
year's experience 7 find there Is plenty
to learn. 1t may not be a good busi-
ness for women to get into. but some-
times a person cannot help getting
into it. I a had much advice the
past year. since taking hold of the
club, following Mr.. Havenor's death.
j. l am learning something about the
game and the business connected
with it.
NO doubt I have made some mis-
takes. hut then even baseball men
make mistakes. so I guess 1 am not
people in baseball who have only the
money end in view: but that Is not
the cas with me-. although I am in
it to make money if such a thing is
possible. ] AVE been accused Of maxi
ing a gricvous error in letting Man
ager Hugh Duffy go. u no m ever
inquired as to my side of the question.
taking it for granted that I was wrong
in letting him get away. The fact is
that we could not agree on terms. 1
paid Mr.. Duffy $1,000 to manage the
club in 1912. and had offered him
$1,000. With ten per cent of all the
profits. including the sale of players.
for the year 1913. which. to my way
If thinking. would have amounted to
over $1,000 in cash. The more money
ne would hav made for the club the
more he would have had himself. I
was led to believe that he had ac-
cepted this proposition. but later
found out my mistake. and when Mr..
of the profits, l refused. If I made a
mistake in declining to meet the de-
mand I am the one who will lose by
1t.
II had practically arranged to Sc
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his hop und wcis made any one drunk
his agreement would vc void.
The first Sunday he opened up he
had all the extra Dutchmen in Mont
s"mcry AT tho hall grounds with white
aprons ON them. Although it was ur-
derstood that only hop und. wris
should h" sold and only in an isoia, ii
part of tho grounds. he had tl,r,..
waters of his hawking it from the
harks1op to the rnon b%leachers, and
turned my ball grounds into a sort
of beer garden.
\ big coon broke two teeth in try
ing to bite 4 pretzel. and that set
Phil laughing. Az the game was
drawing to Il close I saw several men
under the influence of liquor. and vet
they had hecn drinking Fhil's famous
beverage. spoke to Mr.. "Knew-it''
about the ron-intoxicant beverage,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-28
(By Joe S. Jackson.l

Washington. d. c.. Dec. 2S.-One
town that isn't sympathizing espe-
cially with Manager Griffith. in his
troubles over a training camp. is At:
lanta. where the Nationals trained in
1911. The Georgians. like most
southern folk. are rabid baseball fans.
and like to look over the large
leaguers. Usually their field has been
used as training quarters by some club.
while each spring 1t Is the eel Of q
number of exhibition games, played
by teams that go through Atlanta on
their way north from other camps.
Rut for 1913 the outlook is rather
dismal. all Of the northern clubs hav-
ing passed up the town. save for the
usual visits for a practice game or two.
1t had been hoped by the Georgia
folk that Washington could be induc-
cd to prefer Atlanta to Charlottesville.
Billy" Smith. manager Of the Crack
ers. made all sorts Of efforts to bring
this about. being the more DESTROYS
because of the arrangement that ex-
lists between the two clubs. whereby
Atlanta is to get some of the surplus
material Of the Nationals. Develop
ments at Charlottesville seem to give
the Georgia city a new chance. and,
as a result. Its baseball fans are pull
ing for a continuance Of the Virginia
deadlock. Griffith. however. says he
will not go SO far south as Georgia,
unless forced to. His experience OF
last spring has convinced him that tho
best place to train Is the spot nearest
home that can assure reasonably good
weather conditions.
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II had practically arranged to Sc
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-28

Basketball promoters who are plan
ming to bring to Washington a team
listing Joe Jeanette. the negro heavy
weight pugilist. as its star performer
seem to he borrowing trouble for
themselves. There are doubts that a
game Of this sort would be allowed.
and there is a certainty that. II play
ed. 1t would have unpleasant accom-
panying features. The Jack johnson
trouble is too fresh in mind to make
the attempt to play a leading ring
rival Of his own ace in a game with
white opponents in a city as far south
as Washington. This ie no knock to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-25

Medora Stop at Bismarck on the
way and enjoy q half holiday with
Warden Hellstrom at the peniten'
tiary. Another pleasant half DAY
can lie spent at the state capitol
building with Governor Burke, Com
missioner Gilbreath and other nota'
bles who always take the greatest
pains to entertain the visitors. A
visit to the Williston irrigation plant
will repay you and a ride in house
boat down the Missouri would be
worth while. The Bad Lands, the
various Indian reservations, the his
toric spot where the Lewis & Clarke
expedition spent the winter in North
Dakota should not be overlooked.
You don't have to go outside Of
North Dakota to enjoy vacation OF
couple of months. See North Da.
kota first.
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WOULD BE AN ANNOYING "pRE.
CEDEN1."

Petitions to President Taft to re-
lnouish the dishonest Chicago nom
ination would be waste of time. lie
realizes that if he needed them there
would be a deluge Of other petitions
He would be petitioned to Gust Sec
rotary Wilson and Solicitor McCabe;
to sign tariff reform measures; to
correct the gross injustice done to
Pinchot, Claws Mr.. Crane and DR.
Wiley; to urge that Sen. Lorimer be
ousted and that cases of Judge Arch.
bald and Judge Hanford be consid'
cred without delay.
If you cannot afford to take a trip
this summer to New York or Wash
ington, Alaska or Colorado which re
ouire time or money, why not try
places Of interest nearer home? A
two weeks vacation at Lake Epsilon
or Lake Metigoshe will not cost you
much and you will return feeling
like a sixteen-year-old. Have you
ever visited Roosevelt's ranch al
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-25

~he safest and best place that can
be found for North Dakota man to
invest his North Dakota money Is IN
North Dakota. We North Dakotans
know conditions here. We know the
land, and what it will produce. We
are, therefore, in a position to know
North Dakota values. We do not
know values in distant lands. In
vestments that we might make in
other parts Of the country are full
of risk to us. Our own investments.
made at home, are safe and sure.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
have been sent out of North Dakota
and invested in distant localities,
which the investor knows little about
Demand creates values. Here are
the official 1910 census figures of a
few states showing percentages OF
growth during the preceding decen-
NAL period: Florida increased ~ 4
per cent Texas, q 8 per cent; Mon
tana, "a s per cent; Oregon, 62.7
per cent; California, 60.1 per cent:
North Dakota SO.S per cent. Evil
IDENTIFY North Dakota is growing more
rapidly than other communities into
which our investment money has
gone, and rapid growth means rapid
increase in value.
North Dakotans, because Of the
fact that they are prosperous due
to their North Dakota investments
are constantly importuned by sales
men for all kinds of socalled TN
vestment propositions" which range
from land located in various states
and countries down through the scale
to mining stocks, wild cat industrial
stocks, oil stocks and many other get
rich quick" propositions. Hundreds
of thousands of dollars are lost to
our people every year through these
channels, which, if invested here at
home would he saved to our state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-25

Without a single exception, the cit.
liens of Minot gave Of their time
and money unsparingly to make the
midsummer press convention sue
cess. Minot has ever been known
as "The Convention City, Of the
Northwest and she has earned her
name honestly. Practically every
citizen from President Halvorson
down constituted himself commit
tee of one to show our editorial
friends a good time. We must con
TESS that we didn't really know some
of our townspeople, living az we have
among them for the past ten years:
and it took just such an occasion Of
this sort for us to learn what really
good boosters they are. We have
always liked Minot. We think a
great deal more Of the old town than
ever.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-25

Our Minot women are not allowed
enough privilege. They can vote for
school directors and county super
intendent, and one Of them is on the
library BOARD. but that is as far as
they have arrived. Why not allow
them to vote for city commissioners
and the various county offiria]s. They
are as we'll qualified to select good
candidates as half the smoking sex!
Ir Copenhagen, Denmark, women
vote for municipal officers, why not
in Minot? Can anyone give a valid
reason for preventing women from
taking an active part in the govern
ment of our city?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-07-25
THOROUGH WORK PAYS

A business man whose work re.
guires him to travel through the
greater part of North Dakota, reports
the general crop prospects Of the
state as being excellent but he calls
attention to a condition existing in
a few sections which emphasizes the
supreme Importance of thorough
work in the preparation of land. In
these sections the crop last year was
short, and because of the scarcity
of feed, some farmers did not pillow
their land at all but instead sowed
grain this spring on unplowed stub
HE. He says that in every cas-.
where this was done, SO far as his
observation goes, the crop is again a
failure.
He makes the point that it is
scarcely possible to imagine a case
in which some blowing, at least
could not have been done. He be.
(ieves that the crop of this ,-ear
should have been restricted to the
area that could be plowed we'll. the
remainder Of the land, if necessary,
being summer fallowed or sown to
catch crops which could he handled
cheaply. The man who followed this
slip-shod plan has spent lot of land
to seed it. He must travel over it
again to harvest it, the yield in many
cases, will not be enough to pay ex-
penses, and he runs the risk of get.
ting no blowing done again this fall.
We have in this simply another H.
lustration Of the fact that thorough
work pays.