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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-12-12
Seal Campaign is on

The Christmas Seal campaign,
which is put on each year iu
order to provide funds with
which to fight the great white
plague, is on in full force in this
city. The campaign is being
managed by DR.. T. r. Spears
who is being ably assisted by
the teachers and school children
of the public and parochial
schools.
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M. E. Church

Subject OF Sermon Sunday morn
ing cine right Estimate of Ser
mon as Factor ia Public Wor-
ship and in the evening "The Alb
sence uf C..rist and the Presence of
Sin" For Thursday evening pray
err meeting the study will be of
Hebrew, Chapter IL.
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Has a New Auto

During the past week another
autmobile arrived in the city,
having been purchased by Dis
trict Attorney E. G. Alvord from
Minneapolis parties through HI.
Fl. Peavey. The machine is a
Buick and the Alvord family
will no doubt enjoy it during the
coming summer.
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Congregational Church

Morning services 1890; SER
mon, Christianity as, Mighty
Leaven. Evening services 7:3o;
address, Milestones, or Chang
ing Ideals. Sunday school, II;
adult class subjects, Jeremiah,
Chap, 81 to the end.d, u ...7r.,-.-
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For Sale: A Steele Range and
other Furniture. Call on Mrs. S.
e. Wa tiers at the James Taraldson
place on west Pine street.
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W. sell choice apples, Greening
n. Spy, Baldwin, Stark tor less
than you pay for Comm IN ones. D.
Leblanc Cash Grocery.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
CHANCE AS LEADER
WILL BOOST YANKEES

niZed. and the more mystery thrown
about It is not for It's good.
Everything should be open and above
board. The sport solicits publicity
There Is nothing under cover about H.
Frank Farrell. therefore, wants to cut
out all the advice CwelI meant, possibly,
but terribly insidious) from his too anx-
iOus friends and allow Manager Chance
to run his team as a one-man organiza-
ton.
Farrell has n business manager in Ar
thur Irwin. Well, let Irwin run his end.
but nothing else. Irwin's connection
with the club should be curtaiIed to his
own department Irwin is not popular
with the players, consequently he should
be kept as far away from them as pos
sible.
France Chance will be engaged as man
ager, and he wants to be such in all
that the important position implies. He
must have a free rein. the same that
McGraw has with the Giants. McGraw's s
word is the law. and Chances should be
the same. We are not whispering this
in Frank Farrelrs ear either: the advice
is given free and as broadcast as the
1,O00. 600 circulation OF the Evening Jour-
nal will spread II.
With Frank Chance as their real man.
ager. the Yankees will be a genuine sue
cess, and this is assured Just 30 long
as Chance Is the head OF the club and
the Polo Grounds their playing field.
Cut out all the swell-bellied politics and
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

ball game, but II must have. and insists
on being furnished with, all the conven-
fences. The Polo Grounds does all this,
and no new grounds at Kingsbridge can
promise this.
Everybody in Greater New York and
from all over the country knows where
the Polo Grounds are-they are the base
ball mecca and baseball people Just
drift up there in spite Of themselves.
No new field will suit them as we'll
Frank Chance was secured for the Cubs
by Frank Selee eleven years or so aRo.
He was originally a catcher, and was
behind the bat for several years He
was finally put on first base, and It was
In that position that he first begun to
shine. He developed leadership traits
very soon, but It was not until Charley
Murphy secured possession of the Cubs
that Chance had his first real opportu-
nity to shine. He has kept the Cubs in
front for year after year. II they did
not win they were always factors with
the Giants and Pirates. The games OF
fame between the Giants, Cubs, and Pi-
rates for decade are matters Of base
ball history.
With Chance as manager Of the Yam
KEGS and McGraw head Of the Giants,
Manhattan lovers Of baseball surely have
a great season of diamond battles await
ing them.
A spring series between the Giants and
Yankees is virtually assured as the re-
suit of Chance assuming charge Of the
Yanks.
1t Is a great deal,
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
.FAYORITE GILPY is
BEATEN AT JUAREZ
Big Sunday Crowd at Mexico Track.
Jockey Borel Suspended
for Five Days.

Juarez, Mexico. December 15.-Weather
and track conditions were ideal for good
sport this afternoon and big Sunday
crowd was in attendance. The all ages
handicap at a mile, the feature Of a
good card, resulted in a victory for ]. w.
Fullers Injury. Gross put up a good
ride on the Texas horse Gilpy. favorite
in the third, but he proved a great dis
appointment. He started out to make a
runaway of the race and opened up a
big gap. Ho stopped badly in the last
eighth, and got no part Of the purse.
Vested Rights was the only pronounced
favorite to score Jockey Borel was
given FIVE days on the ground by the
starter. Summary:
FIRST RACE-FiTe and ODs-hAIf hurlouss. Vest
ed Rights Ios lGr1sl. u TO S. won; kiTs, los
MolesWorthJ. to l. seoond; Stout Heart, lOs
(Bmlingamsi. ls to 5. third. Time. lN. Rosires
SECOND RACE-sII huiOuzs. Sir Barry, lcs
tRobbinsl. TO l. Won; LOreiAy. lo6 tGross), : to
. lecJnd; Edmond Adams. IOs tkirschbzuml. II to
10. third. Time Il3 Jim l.. Quid NuDcs. MsndA-
dcro. ard NJ. Cambon also ran.
THIRD RACE-SiI f1rIougs Ella BryEou. no
Dreyer). IS To 5. won FurlOng. lB tMOlss~orthl.
Is TO l. scuond; COnsOe. 10 uOftJsl. 10 l. third
Time. lISl-S. GiIpg. winiergreen, and Irish Gen
FOURTH RACE-Mue. Injury. lcs Cross. 5 to
J. won; LackTu-e. 100 lB0Tcll. to 2 sec1nd: Cro7s
Over. % CIcCahcl : to > third. Time, - IS C.
" Miller and Any Port also ran.
FIFTH RACE-SiT furlyngs Pip Vision loG
tIlobbtnsl. II tD S. BUS. lO tCazdolll, 70 Z,
seoond: FIXING. 100 iPaEn. Is TO s. third Tine,
lIIlS Duke Of BndgeEatrr. Helen SOFT, and
COpperS also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Mue and One-eighth. Nisprlaon.
lG5 tGrossI. 80 J. won. Mmnolrttc. los tHiln. 10
TO l. sscund; Lehign. lol lBuTng7mei. 10 /. third
Time. IS. MOleS%y. FHrCr. Virginia Lindsey. Flor
ence Krpp. Bcn Uncas. {. W henuo. and Silver
aisn ran
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

neither to the teams There has been
altogether too much advice given, and.
most unfortunately, taken The whis-
pered conversations. where one mans
ear is close to another's mouth, and one
will say: Did he say that?' does not
go in baseball any longer. That has
been the politicians way altogether too
long.
And. believe me, Manager Chance will
insist on that-or else he will not be the
manager.
The, Yankees have been run in a hap
hezard way altogether too long. 1t is
common gossip that there has been too
many favorites played, and that breath
of scandal must be eliminated, and
Frank Chance is the man to do II, or
miss my guess. Chance will be mana
ger In name as well as deed, or / am
much mistaken.
I do not think he would accept the
position unless he was guaranteed free
hand. II he does, he will be fool.
The Yankees are popular here and so
is their owner, Frank Farrell, but they
cannot continue their popularity or ex-
pect patronage unless the club is run
on lines that meet with public approval.
Baseball lie a sport that is on the level
and it needs nothing hidden. The hon.
esty Of 1t is unquestioned-it is recog-
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

stick to straight. legitimate baseball and
the New York American League BASE
ball Club will be heard of artistieaJIv
and financially as a great, big factor in
the national game.
There have been Just three nanar.-,
in the National League who hay. bee1
on top in the last eleven years-McGraw-
Chance, and Clarke. They are all ''crabs''
in their way, but they fetch result,
And allow me to whisper, they win ali
be around the top next year. They are
all born leaders OF men and have the
happy faculty OF bringing out all tbere
Is in their players.
Chance may not bring a pennant IN
Frank Farrell this coming year. but he
will make the Yankees heard of. and
that is half the battle in the struggle
for patronage.
The Yankees have ohopes of having
grounds Of their own In the near future
but they should stick. or Frank Farrell
rather should, to the Polo Grounds. Thew
are the only logical grounds in Manhat-
tan.
The New York baseball public is pe-
cuIiar. It must be catered to ana
nursed. In the first place II will not
stand for any transfer that calls for two
fares. They are willing and anxious.
IN fact, to pay full price to soc q base
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
BY SAM CRANE.

New York, Dec. 16-Frank Farrell,
owner OF the Yankees, will make ten
strike in securing the services OF Frank
Chance to manage his team
The friends of the Yankees and the
American League in Greater New York
are a legion and they virtually demanded
that Chance come here to take charge
of the old Hilltop aggregation.
We want him here and he will be well
coined with open arms.
The New York American club here has
been put under more or less of a handi-
cap by the rather unfavorable location Of
their grounds heretofore and the trans
portation facilities. That old lift in the
good old summer time was a horrible
feature, but now that the Yankees are
to play. on the Polo grounds and with
Frank Chance as manager, there is a
glorious opening for Frank Farrell.
1t makes no difference what Farrell
pays to Chance. II he gives him $4,000
a year as a salSry, all we'll and good,
and 1t will be- taken in at the gate,
and much more besides, in the FIRST
month of the playing season. That is a
whole lot OF money when one says It
quickly, but a managers salary-if paid
To man like Frank Chance-matters no
more than rent. IL business comes in to
make such a salary possible.
The Yankees in years past have not
been run to the clubs advantage, and
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
BALTIMORE TEAM
PROVES TOO MUCH
FOR SOCCER CLUB
Sons of St. George Eleven Wins
Third Contest of Series by
4 to 2 Score.
CoWAN THE REAL STAR

The Washington Association football
team again met defeat at the hands OF
the Sons of st. George eleven. Of BaItI-
more, yesterday, the Monumental City
lads walking away, with the third game
of the series on the RosedaIe Fairgrounds
by to 2 score.
One OF the>largest crowds OF the season
turned out to witness the contest, and
tho result was in doubt until the last few
minutes OF play. The locals got the Jump
on the visitors and scored two goals be-
fore the game was ten minutes old. but
the speed Of the visitors played the locals
out. and the score was tied at the close
OF the first half
In The second half the Baltimore aggre-
CATION started after the Washington boys
In earnest, and by some fast foOtwork
managed TO score a goal. giving them the
lead. The locals fought hard. but to no
avail, as the visitors were too speedy
The playing Of Cowan, Capt. McGinty
Longstreet, and Foster was the feature
of the contest, the last two-named going
into the game for the first time In six
years. Capt McGinty played a great de-
fensive game and was all over the field
Many kicks were heard regarding the
poor work OF the referee. Mr.. Hallbert.
of Baltimore, handled the game. and II Is
claimed by the locals that had it not been
for him the Washington team would
have surely won. The game was started
by the superintendent of the RosedaIe
Mr.. Garnhusan, who kicked
on. The association will meet tomorrow
night at the Rosedale Fairgrounds, Sew
enteenth and Gale Streets Northeast. and
a fun attendance is requested. Lineup
and summary:
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
TWO MORE STORIES
ON RUBE WADDELL

A Milwaukee man recently pulled q
corker on George Edward waddell. the
famous southpaw character OF the Amer
lean Association team of that city
It was the day after the season had
closed when this man met the big pitcher
on the street
Very serious and grave Rube answered
well, now that the season is over, 1
guess l can take a drink"
John Camel tells a companion wad-
cell story to this one. The present man
ager Of the Rochester International
League team was then manager Of the
Cincinnati National League Club, which
team was training at Marlin, Tex. where
the Philadelphia American League team,
With whom Waddell then played. was
also preparing for the season.
Camel, who never touches liquor in
any form, had gone into the barroom of
the hotel with a friend. and ordered a
glass OF ginger ale Just then Rube Wad-
dell entered whit a companion and or
dered n beer.
Not one of the drinks had been touched
when Connie Mark, manager OF the Phil
adelphia Americans, and also a teeto-
taller. stepped into the barroom to use
the telephone.
CONNIE QUICKLY Spicu the huoe' Dut not
Gs quickly as Rube had through the mirS
Tor back OF the bar caught a flash Of
the manager to whom he had pledged
himself not to touch liquor all year.
With a quick motion, Waddell ex-
changed his beer for Cancels ginger ale,
and holding up the glass so that Connie
could see II, he said:
I'm just having little ginger ale.
Connie. VIII you join me?'
And in order to protect the Rube,"
said Camel, in telling the story. 81 had
TO drink the Rube's beer, the first and
only alcoholic Indulgence in my life"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
Statistics Are Misleading.

Carelessly compiled statistics and sta
tistics which are thrown together with
out strict regard for accuracy, for the
purpose of producing effect, usually re-
act to the detriment of the cause for
which they are gathered. says the New
York Telegram.
1t was Western newspaper which be-
gan the collection Of statistics purport-
ing to show the list Of killed and injured
by playing football. In the very first year
of compilation some deaths and injuries
which resulted from the collapse of a
stand at a football game were charged to
the sport
Naturally that was resented by the
football enthusiasts, and when they
voiced a protest the newspaper airily in
formed them that 1t considered it's theory
on the ground that II the game had not
been played the spectators would not
have been present.
That kind Of reasoning did not appeal
to the football men. and they very frank
ly declared themselves against such
bigotry.
This year. from the same source, the
list Of dead due to football included the
name of Charles Hires, jr.,. OF Haver-
ford College. The young man not only
is not dead but is attending his class
regularly y at Haverford. That proved
pretty conclusively that no effort is made
to verify statistics Of football injuries
and deaths. and It is safe to say thai
50 per cent of the injuries are Eathered
from the daily newspaper reports IN
which it is stated that So-and-so were
lame and unable to take part in prac-
tice. To the fanatical statistician that is
equivalent to injury, and is so recorded,
In reality it amounts to about as much
as IL Tom Jones stubbed his toe and
limped to the office IN the morning.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

$4,000 when he signed his-con-'
tract for next season, and whether
or not he expected to separate
Owner Navin, of the Detroit
Tigers, from this amount. He
said in reply:
'I have never told anybody what I
wanted in the matter OF salary. Mr.
Navin and myself had a short talk about
the matter last fall Since then I have
had no communication with the club,
either written or oral 1 am leaving
the whole business up to Mr.. Navin, and
feel confident that when he sends me
contract 10 sign the Detroit club will
do the square thing. l have worked
hard for them. and am not boasting
when I say that l believe am a valu-
able asset AS far as being 'hold-out,'
that is absolutely untrue. How can
be classed as a 'hoId-out' when I have
not been rendered a contract?'
Cobb was amused when told that his
manager. Hughey Jennings, had ap-
parently made a hit on the stage. Il
wish I could see him onee-I'H bet he
is pretty good, at that" he said.
The Georgia Peach, with his wife and
family, IS spending lne winter III MS
hsme town way down in Georgia Ty
looks the picture of health, and has the
appearance of taking on considerable
weight, but he says that he is only a
few pounds heavier than when the sea-
son closed last fall. He has done con-
siderable hunting. and wears healthy
coat of tan.
The great ball player asked innumer-
able questions about the prospects of
the Nationals next season, the new men
expected to make good, and all the gos-
sip. He paid Griff a nice compliment,
and predicted that the Washington club
would again be up among the leaders.
Cobb will return to his home as soon
as he has talked with President-elect
Wilson.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
SPORTS AT HARVARD.

Cambridge, Mass. Dec. 15-About one
third OF the college students at Harvard
took part in sports, according TO reports
furnished to the managers OF the various
teams this year.
The reported for all the different
branches Of sport were as follows:
Football squads-varsIty, 81; second, 45:
freshmen, IS; innerclass, 60.
Rowing-varsity, g; freshmen. q;
dormitory. 81; singles, 3
Baseball-varsity and freshmen, 90
Track-varsity and freshmen. 4.
Cross-country-varsi 30; freshmen. -.
Second football-vaTsity. IS; freshmen,
:S
Lacrosse-scrub, q.
Tennis-tournament, 149.
Hockey-varslty. 40.
Swimming-varsity and freshmen, %.
Gymnasium class-1C0.
Fencing-2. Total. 81.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
McGraw,s Opinion of Himself.

John McGraw doesn't think much of
himself as an actor. While stopping at
certain hotel recently he saw fit to
exercise his vocal powers early one
morning with the result that the mana
ger Of the hostelry took him severely to
task.
Look here, McGraw." snorted the
boniface, Il don't mind the fellow who
grunted like a pig, and can put up
with the boob who crowed like a rooster;
yes, 1 can even stand for the mistaken
individual who barked like a dog, but
I'll be darned II I'll stand for a guy who
woke up all my guests by roaring like
bull"
Concerning himself, McGraw says: "As
a singer, your Uncle John is a fair
manager of a ball club. AS a dancer,
I'm a good third base coacher That's
all"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

You couldn't miss the ball, and they
were sure sacrifice producers. Then
some genius discovered that you could
dOuble-Cross the close-drawn infeld by
hitting hard, and there was general con-
fusion until the fiat bat was ruled out
Lots Of the old plays have been for
gotten. Most Of them were real win
ners, too. If there was a man on third
in the old days, and the batter drew a
base on balls, I'd send him on to second
without pausing-made him gather speed
on the way to first. turn first without
stop, and gallon straight for the middle
sack. II You have a runner on third
who is fast and has a head there is 60
ing TO be some excitement when you
play cards that way. The trick was a
regular wlnner-if it had been q failure
I'd never have tried It as often as ! did.
As matter of fact, the modern player
has nothing on the old-timer in the mat
ter Of inside bail or trickery."
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
Kolehmainens Are Vegetarians.

Few persons are awar ethat the Ko-
lehmainen brothers-Bill, the greatest
professional Marathon runner of the age
and Hannes. the simon pure, who star
tied the world with his performances
at the Olympic games-are vegetarians
Neither has eaten any kind OF meat in
more than four years.
Bill got the vegetable-eating habit
from associating with Gusta Ljoungston,
the Swedish professional runner, who
was IN America in 1908. And Just as soon
as the Swede induced the elder Koleh-
mainen to become a vegetarian, Bill got
to work on Hannes. and now the pair
are ardent devotees TO the so-called fad.
When Martin Sheridan was told that
the great Finnish runners We're vege-
tarians, the all-around athlete said: Be
gorra, wonder how fast they could run
If they had a square meal under their
belt" Martin likes a lot of good beef
stead, and doesn't object to some ale.
That's pretty good training. according TO
Martin.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
Chance and the Yankees.

When a player and manager OF the
caI!ber Of Frank Chance is permitted to
Eo from one major league to another II
is evident that baseball relations have
changed vastly from the conditions or
ten years ago. And why not? When
war existed, as foolish as it was, war
measures could be anticipated, and II
sometimes club owners resorted to
methods which were not for the best
interests of the sport, although gaining
a personal advantage, they could expect
that their acts would be criticised.
When peace is declared it is well to
forget some of the things which hap
pened when there was hostility between
leagues, and when a condition arises in
baseball like that which resulted in the
lease of Chance by the Chicago Ma
tionaI League club, it is the height "f
good Judgment and wisdom to permit him
TO go where he can make advantageous
terms.
The Chicago club did not want him.
Whether that is a mistake or not on the
part Of the Chicago owner must remain
TO be seen. Sometimes what appear to
have been mistakes in baseball have
proved to be for the hest.
II the release of Chance by the Chicago
club is TO be to the advantage Of the New
York American League club most assur-
edly the fans Of Gotham are not likely
TO make objection. If Evers proves to
be a successful manager for the Chicago
club the fans OF Chicago will not long
bemoan that Chance is not with them
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16
Old.timers Best Bunters.

Says Connie Mack: There was much
better bunting done by the players Of
twenty years ago than by the modern
stars, but q great deal of it was due to
the fact that the catcher used to stay
back until two strikes had been called,
unless there were men on the bases. With
Tom Brown. for example, practiced drop
ping the ball in front of the plate, or
only q couple Of feet inside the diamond
That sort Of bunt of course, could
not be fielded by either the pitcher or
third baseman. while the catcher had no
chance at all. Now, with the catcher
always close up, that kind of a bunt
would be sure death. All the catcher
has to do with that sort OF a ball In to
step forward, pick II up and, chuck II
TO first. Thus one way of getting base
hits and OF maddening the hostile fielders
is gone forever. Was 1t a cinch? Guess
it was. I've seen Anson lay down one
Of those six-inch bunts and light out, so
YOU can imagine what q cinch. II was for
a man who could bunt at all Even with
the catcher up, some Of the old boys had
q way OF sending slow rollers along the
third-base line that few of the modern
performers can equal. When one of
line the third baseman knew that he had
no show. He would simply come, up with
the ball and escort 1t as 1t rolled, hoping
10 see 1t turn foul for an instant-which
It seldom did. Remember the bunting
bats they had for one season7 Soft
wood and hattened at the business end.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-16

Ty Cobb in the Capital;
Says He's Not "Holdout"
Georgia Peach Here to See PreSident-eIect Wilson
and Talks Baseball Other Sporting
News and Comment.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

~YRUS RAYMOND COBB the greatest aI-around baseball
player the world is fair city for brief stay. The
Georgia Peach arrived uneraded yesterday morning from his
home Augusta, and registered the Willard.
I'm here Presidenect Wilson, announced Cobb "The
Citizens Association of Augusta wants him there and
envoy know, Mr.. Wilson Detroit summer
for this chosen by the good people home
o him and extend the invitation"
Cobb writer about the story recently put
circulation the effect would yearly salary