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The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
BY BILL" LAUDER.

is at this time of year that the col
lege student who must work his way
through a university course seeks en-
ployment, and naturally each man
searches for the most lucrative job he
can obtain. Some become walters at
summer hotels, doubling after the tables
have been cleared as cotillon leaders when
the dancing talent in trousers is rather
scarce. Others turn to lecturing, tutoring,
surveying, ranching, farming, banking and
any pursuit which is handy and remuner-
ative.
All these toilers return to college in the
fall with a clean slate and the right to
represent the university in athletic COM
petition except the student who follows
one branch of endeavor, and one that is
particularly attractive to those with the
capability to indulge in it because Of the
good pay attached I refer to summer
baseball. If student plays baseball in
the summer for money be cannot return
to college and represent his university in
any branch Of athletics because he has be-
come a professional.
Many men are being graduated from
the universities into the big leagues each
year, most of them by the summer base
ball route. The game and its summer
possibilities are SO attractive that many
men risk the stigma of professionalism to
play it, actuated by two motives-they
like the game and they need the money.
Naturally man is going to retain his
amateur standing and still get away with
summer baseball if he can, so he resorts
TO various subterfuges to fool the college
professors who will sit upon his case in
the fall. Money has arrived in the clothes
of college students playing summer ball
in mysterious ways. Some have changed
their names, while others have found
travelling expenses to be enormously high
and board disgustingly cheap.
This article is not treatise for or
against summer baseball. 1t is intended
TO show by the relation of incidents how
this summer rule is lodged and how, in
stead of accomplishing It's purpose, it
tends to increase the premium on deceit
and lower the standard Of honesty. In.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

Mr.. Wilton S. Randolph, OF Roanoke,
Va, was one of the horde Of visitors who
20 to New York in the summer because
business Is dull down where they live,
and they have a hankering to see just
what the great metropolis Is like. More
over, Mr.. Randolph had never been in
New York before, although to mingle with
the throngs on the Great White Way
of renown in song and story, although not
50 much when you get right toNit-had
long been one of his most cherished de-
sires.
Yet, strange to relate, when, at the end
of his first week in town, Mr.. Randolph
walked up to the desk Of the famous
hostlery in which he was stopping and
asked, with some misgivings, that they
cash q check on his local bank for $3.50,
the cashier complied with the best grace
in the world. To be sure, the cashier
hadn't slipped the money to him the mo-
ment he presented his check.
About ten minutes elapsed before Mr..
Randolph's check was actually cashed, for,
- the cashier half apolosetically assured
him, the Office payroll had to be o. K.d
instanter, and would Mr.. Randolph mind
waiting . few minutes? Mr.. Randolph
didn't mind in the least and 90 the whole
incident passed OF pleasantly.
Now, MI. Randolph had struck up an
acquaintance with several other Southern
ers, who were sojourning in the hotel un.
der much the same circumstances a. him
self. He narvellsd at the suilsless way
IN KhicA she Ersat hetsl bad trusted hin,
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an absolute stranger. So he con6ded his
experience to his friends, who marvelled
likewise. And from the innocence of a
great metropolitan hotel which cashes
checks for strangers the Talk naturally
drifted to q speculation as to what meas
ures, If any, this same great ingenious
hotel takes to protect the visitors within
its portals who are strange alike to the
town and its predatory methods.
The explanation of both these sources
Of wonderment, as well as the solution Of
a great many apparently mystifying
phases Of the hotels activities, was to be
found In q quiet man of ordinary appear
ance who drifted about the hotel cor
ridors, giving every indication of being
the least concerned person in the place.
This man, probably the last in the hotel
to whom Mr.. Randolph wosld have
vouchsafed q moments interested atten-
tion, was the hotel detective. Upon his
shoulders rests the entire responsibility
for the safety Of the hotel and the per
sons stopping init.
Take the matter Of Mr.. Randolph and
his check. He had not noticed that the
cashier, while asking him to wait mo-
ment, had pressed q little button under
the counter A second later . bell hop
was searching for the hotel detective.
Five minutes had not elapsed before the
quiet ordinary looking man sauntered up
to the cashier. and in the most casual
fashion asked some careless questions.
The cashier answered with the same lack
of interest, the quiet man sauntered away,
and in another moment the cashier was
Mr.. Randolph his money.
What had actually happened was this.
The hotel detective had subjected Mr..
Randolph to minute, instantaneous
scrutiny while talking to the cashier. One
Of the many things that makes him valu-
sbla ta the hotA y hls sxperisnce With
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Joe Jackson, Cleveland Slugger, Gets His
Spring Practice in Fathers Butcher Shop

What is your complete manner
Just plain Joe jackson"
There must be more Of it."
DO you want me to stretch 1t to a
doubleT
Keep right on going. It's a passed
ball" ,
Joseph Walker Jackson, but don't
print the Walker part, will your"
walker out stealing"
mice work, old pal. Gee, you felded
that one clean. all right! Say, I've got
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You're getting wild, pal Get 'en
over"
Her nameT
1T doesn't matter. She's Mrs. Joe
Jackson now"
That brings the narrowing tale up to
1909"
'Tn 1909 I was reinstated and went
South with the Athletics. When we got
back home I was slated to play in the
opening game but ran away again"
You didn't like Philadelphia
Far be it from me to disturb the
slumber of the natives, but 1 do not
The second dose affected me more than
the first Connie forwarded me to Savan-
nah in the South Atlantic league. 1 hit
.354 that season. In 1910 wore New
Orleans gown and when the hunt ended
l had 1854 opposite my name. This is my
second year with Cleveland and I like
the town better every time see il. My
are a fine lot of fellows and I
am especially fond of Larry Lajoie.
think he's a wonderful ballplayer."
Doesn't your inability to hit the ball
worry your"
"Oh, have days when can't hit It.
We all do. run into slumps but make
UP for it when get started I'm either
hitting EN- every time I get up or else
I'm missing EN- block. That's the way
it is with me-"
What is the longest hit you ever
made"
About 4S3 feet I hit that one in
Cleveland last season. The hit that gave
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some of the cases the names of the STU
dents will be omitted, either because they
are still in college or because, having got
away with it, they do not care to have
their athletic purity reflected upon now
that they are prosperous business men.
A young man entered Columbia Uni
versity back in 1908. He came OUT for
his freshman baseball team and soon
moved up on the varsity squad, for he
was lightning fast and hit the ball with
all the ease and surety that come with
what big leaguers call free swinging"
Few seasoned batters have accomplished
this enviable form. Only q handful of
professionals in the major leagues to-day
take n free swing, which is TO say a full
swing with the arms and back. Sher-
wood Msgee, Hans" Wagner, "Heinie"
Zimmerman and one or two others Of the
great hitters do, but the free swingers Of
the big leagues to-day could be counted
on the fingers of two hands. 1t was an
art that l had spent years in trying to de-
velop in myself and never accomplished
it, always being forced to depend upon
chop swing while was playing ball.
Here, buried in the freshman baseball
squad, was free swinger, a man who
never stepped back from the plate. That
is the great fault with most college bat
ters-their desire to put one foot in the
water pail. He made the varsity team
in his first year, and for three years he
was the star Of rather weak aggrega-
ton. At the end of his third season he
came to me and said -
"Bil, would like to earn little money
this summer. Do you suppose could get
a chance playing ball somewhere"
I didn't suppose for minute. I knew
he could.
"You may not be able to play for Co
lumbia next year If you do," told him.
81 know it." he replied, but need the
money, and can earn more playing ball
than in any other way. I've got to take
a chance"
So / found this youngster job with a
summer team which Billy Lush, the old
ball player and friend of mine, was run
ming up in Plettsburg, n. Y. Later he
moved down into Connecticut, and it was
there that one of the eagle eyed scouts of
Connie" Mack, the manager Of the Ath-
letics. saM him Rlay. This scout Yired,
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! 1t so happened that this free swinging
youngster was the captain of his varsity
team the last year he was in college He
was looking forward to the honor of
brushing the squad up to turn out a good
team when he was one day summoned to
the office of the member of the faculty
who decided the question when is COL
lege ball player not q college ball player.
The professor was severely studying a
newspaper open at the sporting page
when the young man entered.
rs this by any chance a picture of
you" asked the judge Of amateurs, Civ
ing the young man the newspaper and
the picture was the caption, Eddie
Sullivan, Connie Mack's Great Find,
Sliding Into First Underneath 'Jiggs'
Donohue. the Veteran First Baseman of
the White Sox."
at says the players name is Eddie
Sullivan" observed the young man On
trial. 1T does look like me-"
Are you and Eddie" Sullivan BY any
chance one and the same person % inquired
the professor.
Il don't care to answer" replied the
young man.
Then until you can answer me-" came
the verdict, you are ineligible to repre-
sent Columbia on the diamond"
Columbia University lost a great ball
player and a great captain that year and
a great number of games. The effacing
Of the star from the lineup practically
destroyed the team, and it was easy prey
for every little bush league college that
played it. Oddly enough, a man played
On the nine all season who had devoted
his whole summer to lucrative baseball
md had not been caught He was less
prominent in his activities After the
season was over he boasted Of the achieve
nent with considerable pride. The young
ster who was disqualified is Eddie" COL
ins, at present the second baseman on the
worlds champion Athletics and generally
regarded as the best second baseman now
playing ball. By his great playing in the
worlds series of 1910 he was largely re-
'ponsible for turning the tide Of battle
against the Cubs. That is how he broks
INTO professional baseball and lost his am.
lteur standing through a newspaper pho.
:osraph.
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II couldn't help soaking that one. Tn
q member Of the Greenvills Chamber Of
Commerce"
go back and bat over againw
II thought I was going to clean VI
that time"
"How old are your q.
"410."
WHAT
Gee, muffed that one! I was think
ing of my batting average. I'm contin-
ually getting it MIXED up with my age,
weight and the size of my hat and shoes,
When you're up in that rare6ed atmo-
sphere you can't keep It of your mind.
had twenty-five candles in my last birth
day cake"
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Ous appetite. He says right out loud
that Tyrus is glutton-
Like his most dangerous competitor,
"Joe" goes after everything on the bat
ting menu. He is extremely partial to a
tender single, juicy double or dripping
three bagger, but a steaming home run
is his favorite dish. As a matter of fact,
ne dimes on three baggers and home runs
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Mack that youthful wonder was wasting
his talents with a small club, and Mack,
the sceptic, sent an old catcher to look
over the young collegian. The catcher's
report was highly favorable, and the Phil
adeIphia manager forwarded contract, to
which the young man affixed his signature.
Along about the first Of September he re-
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nothing against Walker, but like plain
Joe better. Joseph Walker Jackson has
kind of one legged sound. I never pull
it unless they've got me in = hole"
Where did they hang it on you?"
"Greenville, South Carolina. Popula-
ton almost 10000. Clean, healthy, sani-
tary city. Fine streets, splendid schools
and churches. First class police and fire
protection. Rents reasonable. Capital
lists looking for manufacturing sites would
do well to-
"Foul.'
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pennant and was devoting his energies to
building 4 new club.
Mack took advantage of this Western
trip 10 flood the box scores with new
talent, and. among those to appear, was
a young man who the official score cards
said was Eddie" Sullivan, past unknown.
Sullivan made a sensation on this trip and
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ported in Philadelphia to Mack, and
Connie" suggested that he watch the two
or three remaining games at home from the
grand stand. Then the Athletics started
on their last trip West. 1t was in the
season of 1905, one of those few years
since Connie" Mack has been in baseball
when he did not have a chance for the
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was under FIRE of the photographers most
of the way. Leaving Sullivan with a
promising big league career ahead of him
and a contract in his pocket at the end of
the season calling for a salary which
looked enormous TO him then, we will
jump back to Columbia and the fate of
the college star.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
from Greenyille


NUMBER
walter johnson, Of the Washington
team, has come pretty near getting 1t on
several occasions. You can quote me as
saying that he has the finest herd of An
goras in the American league. Lajoie and
contributed a couple last spring. He
struck each of US out three times in the
one game. Toward the finish We had to
establish a block system to keep from
running each other down on the way to
and from the bench. No other pitcher
ever treated me as shamefully as that
Then you're not very strong for John
SOM"
II like him, all right" said Jackson,
but my batting average goes into con-
vulsions every time his name Is men,
toned"
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field for this jackson person That's only
a bunt for him. Sit on the fence and try
and nab them as they go over, or, better
yet. take up a position outside the fence.
As you are probably aware, he spends his
summers increasing the "fy" mortality
on the right side of the Cleveland garden,
journeying to the plate two or three times
day to appease his batting hunger.
In passing it might be well to state that
Joseph has swatting appetite that will
compare favorably with any the great na-
tional game has produced. Last season
he slowed away more hits than any other
player in his league with the exception of
'Ty" Cobb, who has an appetite which
simply refuses to be satisfied. Joe"
doesn't waste any time running down
choice words to describe his rivals raven
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two men down, three on base and me with
two strikes and three balls. The big
scene, eh? I hit the next one and
furnished transportation for the four of
u.s. That made the score six to two: St
Louis pulled over a couple of tallies in the
twelfth and that gave Us the decision by
two runs"
Are you going to catch Cobb this sea-
sonT"
I'm going to try my best but what are
you going to do with a player that rips
of seven hits out of nine times at bat
twice in the same week? Guess we'll have
to pull the Sherman antitrust law on
Tyrus."
ITS the battle of the blue and gray
all over again." was suggested
Only this time it's the South against
the South. Cobb lives about 140 miles
from Greenville"
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Family live In Greenviller
"All over the place"
"How many in the line-upr
"Let me see," said Jackson, with a be-
wildered expression on his face.
He set all his fingers and thumbs on
end and knocked them over repeatedly in
an effort to tell of the members of his
family. Time and again he got as far as
the sixth or seventh finger only to f,ul
out and start over agaiu.
'You can't get It." he was told.
I've got it." be shouted, raising his
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
BY ]. A. FITZGERALD.

EFT away back as far as
you can, because Joe
Jackson, the leading land,
scape artist of the Cleve,
land baseball club, is go
ing to bat out a few. No
use sticking around centre
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
Cole Motor Car Go.
Opens Branch Here

G. p. Henderson. general sales manager
Of the Cole Motor Car company of In
dianapolis. Will arrive In Omaha Tuesday
to establish a direct Omaha branch of
the Cole Motor Car company. Mr.. Hen
derson brings with him to Omaha car
load Of Cole motor cars and he will es-
tablish temporary Cole headquarters at
lioe-4 Farnam street. z z. Butler will
work with him In his preliminary efforts
relative to establishing the branch.
A recently completed big addition 10
the Cole plant with an increased output
makes II possible for the company to
extend better service to Cole dealers and
owners In all parts Of the country and
to more fully supply the Cole demand Of
Omaha and vicinity.
The Cole company now markets seven
models OF cars and II has been rumored
recently that for the season Of 1913 the
company intends to launch "a medium
priced Cole. From what can be learned
this car win embrace all the qualities OF
Cole construction. but will be smaller In
certain details. such as cylinder dimen-
sions and, wheel base. II il said that the
new car will be called the Cole Junior
and that the price ID to be around 1850.
In referring TO the Omaha situation re-
Gently. Mr.. Henderson, refused to discuss
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

received last Wednesday morning by the
Arthur storz Supply company. and be-
fore evening every one had been sold.
The Carter Car company made. the fol-
lowing carload deliveries in the state last
week: Lincoln. six; Brainard. two: Oak
land. two; Butte. four.
A shipment Of rugged thread Federal
tires was received by the Arthur stoss
supply company last week.
The Electric Garage company sold q
three-ton truck. to the Alamito Sanitary
Dairy company last week. which win ar
i've hete Monday. after which time Il
can be seen before the sun shines In the
morning out thirteen miles on the West
Dodge road. returning at $50 o'clock. the
mileage registsring twenty-nins miles.
then going to Irvinston. returning about
fi:0 O'Clock. making the depets between
u apd.1 o'clock. giving the driver between
. and o'clock for q little rest. At g
o'clock the truck makes another trip out
the Dodge road. returning about $40
o'clock this making total mileage Ct a
days run between sixty and sixty-fiye,
miles. thus not only making better time
than tearns, but -preventins the souring Of
the milk In warm weather by being de-
iayed 20 long on the road.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

the opening Of the new branch. other
than to say that In his opinion Omaha
was the most Ideally located center in
the west from which to operate q sales
campaign such as he has In mind. Il
have had my eye on Omaha for the past
few years." said Mr. Henderson. but u
Is only on the completion OF plans for
eur new factory that have felt just.
fed In opening this new territory
believe that onahas reception of tire
Cole win be whole hearted a. my impress
sions OF Omaha 10 favorabie."' Mr. Hen.
derson will spend several days in Omaha
ccnsumating' his plans, The establishment
Of this branch Is consistent with his
plans for working on an even more ex-
tensive distribution for the coming isls
season. II is said Mr., Henderson win
WORK out q sub-ageney for Omaha 10
connection with the local distributor 70
be appointed.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

The late Colonel Wilbur r. sanders OF
Montana, who was once United States
senator from that commonwealth. mixed
. good deal in politics. and one time when
he ran for the governorship was defeated
by widely known democrat .sAt
On election night the democrats Of Hell
ena held Qualification meeting and SAN
ders went over TO see what was going
on. He stood In the edge Of the crowd,
but was soon recognised and called upoh
for speech.
Friends and fellow citizens," he be-
gan, when I was nominated Cor the
high Office OF governor by the repub-
leans my opponents and democratic
friends told me they could beat me with
yellow dog,
There were loud cheers.
And" shouted Sanders, they did,
Saturday Evening Post. t st
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19

cine 10 ! pkY ToR7. sniisspsie and ssnitsrJ-
0 relief that pEoD0H1zEs and REFkEsHES
% relief thss CURES BgRNs. INSECT BITES.
u soothes. cQols and delghts-mafes you feel
Ike doing Highland Fling, you ted % young
again. People who wslk or stand considerably
whose fest persplrs, pain or burn should DE-
MAkEi Ihey are eourtinx permanent bodily
sAHATTTE-your DRUGGIST win supply you
with q Csc or Soc package. II not, kEND CSC
for laTge. PACKAGE Dostpaid. direct 20 The
SERMiCIpE Co.. 1esh Street. Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-19
Gossip
Along the
Automobile Row

Lee Huff Of the Nehrasks Buick Auto
company says the Buick racing car en-.
tered In the Indianapolis speedway race.
has no connection with the Buics-Eactory
In any way, but Is owned By an indl-
vidual. When the Buick factory MADE the
announcement that Il had permanently
Withdrawn from racing II meant Just
what II said. and since that time has
taken no PAT In any racing sveaG
During the last week the W. I. Hun.
man Auto company has delivered . large
number Of cars and made q number Of
new agencies. An important distributing
house at Hastings. with Fred Nair a
manager, has been established Cars viii
be carried In stock there fer delivery TO
agents In the northwestern part OF the
state. Several carload shipments were
made direct from the factory to Mitchell,
s. D.: Madison, 8 D.; Sioux Falls, Q. D..
and Sioux City. Ia A carload shipment
was also made to the Sides Motor Car
company at Lincoln.
J. r Hess Of Council Bluffs purchased
touring car last week from Manager
REIN Of the Cadillac last week.
Manager Mcintyre of the Mcintyre
Auto company sold an Oakland "40' last
week to Smith Brothers. South Omaha
live stock commission merchants.
The Powell Supply company made ar
rangements with the Nye-schneider-
Fowler company for. the sale Of batteries
to the company's large string OF eleya-
tors. This Is considered one OF the iarg-
est contracts landed by 9 local supply
house this season.
Z Several carloads Of Hupmobiles are ex-
pected to arrive the first of this week.
Manager Huffman has booked orders al
ready for these cars. and has prospects
for several more machines.
W. H. Linebarger bought q Cadillac
touring car last week from the local
branch.
H c. Forster. manager OF the Omaha
Crockery company. Is now riding to and
from his office In brand new Oakland
f'i0't car. which he purchased last weak
from the Mcintyre Auto company.
Dick, Stewart Of the Mitchell Auto COM
pany Ia one of the busiest dealers along
the row. The great demand for the
Mitchell Little, Six keeps him On the
jump getting cars through from the fac
tory. ae,
II. N. Scott Of tie sostt Auts sonpAny.
Norfolk. called ct the Powell eupViy
company last week and placed Q large
order.
Many twenty-horsei power Hupmobiles
were delivered last week to retail buyers.
Mr.. Huffman expects another shipment
Of these cars about the middle Of the
week.
BENJAMIN 7. Aud Of Griswold. Ia. was
a, visitor at the Mcintyre Auto company
last week. Although he came to Omaha
va railway he returned overland in a
new Oakland ''soss~which Manager Nc
lntyre convinced him It was necessary
"a hava - 81 a A. +s5t ? -
j. g. Martin Of South Omaha now
makes his visits in a new Cadillac car.
which he purchased from the local branch
q. short time ago.
During the last week the Powell Supply
company made several shipments to The
walter Land company. Meyburn. saskat-
chewan. Canada Clarke Powell said he
wouldn't be bit surprised to receive an
order from across the water in the next