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Evening star., 1912-04-03

ten years Of experience should display the
best work of his career. and yet that is
exactly what Herman Schaefer is doing
Last year. when he was played at first
base. Scha efer played the best ball he ever
did since he came into major league COM
pany, and he promises to at least dupll-
cate this performance the coming season.
though he has been shifted to the out
field. 1t is seldom indeed that d Dal
player after being in harness ten years
or so still retains his speed and spirit as
does Schaefer, who mus still be counted
among the most valuable men on Grifnth 8
team He has played good ball TINS
spring. and yesterday again distinguished
himself not only by hitting we'll. but by
pulling off the delayed steal on Chief
Myers and pilfering another bag on VIII
son. not to speak of throw he drew to
second when the bag was not covered
Dixie" Walker. who appears to be in
good shape this spring. will pitch part of
the game against the Giants today, while
Bob Groom is picked to look after the
work when Walker retires. McGraw had
not made up his mind this morning as to
who he will pitch, but Crandall is likely
to work with Mathewson.
Dan Moeller's injured left shoulder is
giving Howard Shanks a chance to get
some much-needed work and incidentally
to make himself solid with local patrons
of the game. This youngster is sure to
class the other Young gardeners on the
team cOnsid erably already.
The Boston National League team
comes here tomorrow for a series Of two
games. in charge of johnny King. until
last year the famous catcher of the Cubs.
The Boston team Is said 10 be one of the
best hitting agSregationS in either major
league, and it is likely to make it very
interesting for some of the local pitchers.
Joe E'ngel is slated to pitch one of the
games against the Braves
Poor support and timely hitting gave
the Giants an advantage during the early
innings of yesterdays game, but in the
seventh the locals took a brace and by a
couple of clean hits and an error they
managed to tie the score. Buck Becker,
who took up the struggle after Johnson
had pitched the first five innings, got
himself into a lot of trouble in the
eighth. however, when he grew wild and
his support also wobbIed. and the Giants
rolled UP five runs in the last two in
nings, which proved enough to win hands
down. The score tells much of what
happened. The score:
Evening star., 1912-04-03
FRANK SHERMAN WINS
IN BILLIARD MATCH
Beats Weston in National
Tourney in a Game RepIete
With incidents.

PHILADELPHIA. April 3.-Frank Sher-
man Of Washington defeated Cowboy
Weston Of Chicago last night in the ma
tional championship pocket billiard tour
pament at Horticultural He'll by the score
Of $50 to 104. The match was repletc with
incidents. At the beginning Of the thir-
teenth frame, when the score was 9S to 6o
in favor Of Sherman. the latter measured
line with his cue for double-combina-
ton shot. The tip of the cue left chalk
mark on the green cloth and Weston pro-
tested the succeeding shot and the game.
His claim was disal.owed by the referee.
whose decision is flnal
Later a wrong ball was called by the
referee which Sherman had pocketed.
The latter recognized the error, and in a
sportsmanlike manner agreed to let the
ball be spotted. Weston declined to ac-
cept the advantage. and the point was
counted for Sherman. Toward the latter
end of the game Sherman made a ball on
a clever cut stroke and the cue ball rest
ed on the edge Of the pocket.
As he walked around the table to make
the next shot and was about to as
sumo a playing position the jar to the
table caused the cue ball to drop into the
pocket. It was several minutes before
the referee could place the ball IN its
original position.
Sherman won the match by playing
careful pocket billiards. His position
shots were apparently more carefully
studied than Weston's and he made sew
eral good runs, one Of sixteen balls.
Tho match was witnessed by an enthu-
siastic crowd. which included many OF
the Phillies, who were guests of F. j.
Lyons. manager of the BrunsTick-Balke
Company. Y.
Great interest centered in the matches
scheduled for today, as on these VIII
likely hinge the championship title. This
afternoon Wilson meets De LanGh. Ma
turo crosses cues with King, while to-
night De Orc and Weston will meet. The
scores follow:
sherman-14 I4o 2lI 13 Is Il 10
9 o 8 4. Total. $50. Scratches, ;.
Weston o - - Z IL II 7e o IL
, IS } l. Total. 10+. Scratches, }.
AFTERNOON GAMES
HalnA-s 141I 3 > s ~ IL 5 - 12 10
"A - g. Total. 80. Scratches. 9.
he Ian-h-4 4 : II II Ii l IL o +?
q O. Total IS. Scratches a.
! wilson's q 3 . q Il 10 q l.: : Is 10 6 IA
! 10 q ~ 2 IL . Total $50. Scratches. 5.
Kings II IA IA 10 II 4
3 ii = Total. l30. Scratches, 1.
Referee-AleKander II. Brooke.
Evening star., 1912-04-03
BY j. ED GRILLo.

Nerve and backbone are essential in
the successful young ball player Ability
is often rendered worthless by timdity.
1t takes nerve to stand up under re-
verses and only players with nerve car
ever hope to make good n the major
leagues It's the fellow who keeps trying
and does not lose econfidence IN himself
who eventually makes good
The young fellow who strikes out or
makes an error and merely grits his
teeth and makes up his mind to get even
when the next chance comes always has
chance, but he who under such circum-
stances hangs his head and loses heart
hasn't a chance.
There is not the slightest doubt that it
is the lack of real nerve and self-confi-
dence which is responsible for so many
failures among young players who get a
trial in fast company. Simply because
they do not start off at the pace they set
in the minors they consider themselves
outc!assed and once under this impress
sion there is no chance for them to make
good.
Grit counts for more than a good arm
and eye.
Ten days ago Hughey Jennings. accord
ing to reports, had SO many young third
l
that the releasing of that player was her
aided as a certainty. Now. however it is
different. The youngsters have failed to
stand up under the pace, and. as the
other players are rounding into form,
their shortcomings are more apparent.
and Moriarty is again fairly certain of
his job. Morarty, by the way. is said
to be Il much better player this spring
than he was at any time last year. He
has changed his style of batting. and
instead of taking long swings is using a
short bat and just swapping a the ball, a
change which, from all accounts has
made a great difference in his hitting.
Other managers of the New York High
landers have suffered from interference.
but Harry Wolverton, according to an
official announcement by Owner Farrell,
is to be the teams boss and will rule
with an iron hand. Which probably
holds good so long as the teams show
ting is satisfactory, but let there be a. slump
and Woiverton Will probably have the
same experience as his predecessors.
This is what Owner Farrell says of
where Wolverton stands:
Yet. ii is true that Wolverton is a
real boss said President Farrell yester-
day. And I'm glad OF it, He is going
to follow his own ideas and doesn't want
suggestions. AS the season progresses
he can make any changes he thinks best
without hearing a word from me. In fact,
/ couldn't desire a better state of affairs.
l have great confidence in Wolverton' s
judgment. and l shall to it that he is
not interfered with. He and Irwin are
old friends. They have a perfect under
standing and there can be no friction.
| Irwin will keep on scouting, but he will
not be asked to travel with the team.
He has secured some of our best players
and is one of the clubs most valuable
assets. Wolverton wants to have his own
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nmEERIINENI @i1fGNT
IN sssHappenin&$S1 s &$S1SPortdon

way and he will not be hampered a
BIT
There are reasons for believing that
Griffith will make several changes in his
infield before the season opens. The pres
ent arrangement is hardly satisfactory.
and by the time the real clash comes
some shifts will have to be made.
Room must be made for Jack knight,
though as matters now appear 1t would
be folly to supplant Flynn with Knight
at first base, for the reason that that
position is not in need of Improvement,
1nhelder and can be used in any OF these
positions. For sake of argument grant
that he Is F1ynnS superior as a first base
man. yet it is plain that first base is
filled to better advantage with Flynn
holding it down than are some of the
other positions. and knight is sure to be
used to advantage in one of them.
McGraw's system of coaching differs
materially from that Of Hughey Jennings,
McGraw is not of the noisy variety but
he is keen observer. He is quick to see
defects in the opposition and without any
ostentation communicates his ideas to his
own players He apparently does nothing
for the purpose of rattling the opposing
pitchers, though he watches their move
mentS carefully.
That competent inf1elders have much to
do with making star catchers is general
ly conceded, and in Mcbride the Nationals
have player who makes throwing for
the catcher easy. His wonderful ability in
touching runners regardless of where the
ball is thrown saves the catchers in
Vulnerable bluaders during a seaeon and
incidentally gives them the confidence
to make throws without steadying them
selves, because they know that if the
ball is anywhere near the bag Mcbride
will get it. Catchers who are not sure
of their support around second base have
to waste lot of time in an effort to be
accurate. thus giving the base runner an
advantage.
For the first time in his career as a club
owner Barney Dreyfuss has made a pre-
diction for his team. He says it will win
the pennant and that it is the strongest
team Pittsburgh has had since 1903 Com
ing from a man who is quite conserva tive
on all matters pretainng to base ball.
knowing the games uncertainty, this
statement is significant. Dreyfuss must
have something to base his claim on. not
Withstanding the fact that Marty O'Toole
his stwentytwo-tilousand five hundred
lar pitcher is suffering from lame arm
and has failed to show anything. AS vet
OToOle has failed to show that he Is
worth anything like the amount paid for
him, but it is some time Yet before the
sea son opens and he may prove his WORT,
then.
Evening star., 1912-04-03
By II. C.. BYRD.

Judging by the showing of its nine so
far this year, Georgetown should maize
a better showing on the diamond than
IL has done in a long while. The
Blue and Cray bali team looks better
right now than any that has represented
the school since the one that was cap
tained by Howard Smith
IL is in its aIl-round play that the
Georgetown team looks superior to the
others it has recently put out. There
is a certainty about its work that has
no, been seen in the play OF any nine
on the hilltop in a number of years
While the outfeld is composed OF three
men whose regular positions are on the
infield il is very questionable X there
have been three men who could play as
good an all-round game of ball as do the
ones now holding down the places. since
tie time when Courtney, Simon and
SchIafly were playing IN 1908 All three
OF the rren are good hitters against col
lese pitchers. are fast on the bases and
cover ground well in the positions they
are playing While il was more or less
OF an experiment to place three men
in the outfeld who had never played
there il will be a success If the work
done by the men SO far is a criterion of
what they are capable OF accomplishing
in the future.
The infeld is also fast and has the
advantage of having two httters above
the average. Both Hollander and Daf1ey
ere more handy with the bat than the
college ball player is ordinarily, and
both can field their positions we'll
Especially is Hollander good at handlt n e
hard-hit ground balls. There is nc
better college infielder in the country
than Davis. and although he Is at bes,
a light sticker, he is unquestionably OF
much value to any ball club. OConnol
is a better fielder than the majority
Of college first basemen, but does not
hit very we'll.
In its catching staff It is probable
that no college team in the east is as
we'll equipped as Georgetown There
arc three men doing the backstopping
for the Hiiltoppers. who are capable
of doing good work. Fury, Lynch o,
Muilaney may be sent behind the bal
at any time with q reasonable amount
Evening star., 1912-04-03

Williams, who caught for Columbia yes
terday. is an old Cornell catcher. He did
the backstopping for the Ithaca nine two
years ago when 1t played here.
Evening star., 1912-04-03
TOUGH WRESTLING MATCH.
Kilonis and Montana to Meet, With
No Holds Barred.

Walter Johnson, the famous twirler of
the Nationals. will be the official time
keeper of the Kilonis Montana wrestling
match at the Lyceum tomorrow night.
Germany Schaefer. the we'll known out
fielder, will also be on hand holding the
watch.
This contest promises to be one of the
best and hardest fought matches ever
witnessed in this city, as no hold is bar
red, making the strangle hold legal.
Should either man secure this wrestling
grip his opponent will be forced to give
up the bout. 1t is very seldom that a
bout Is arranged without this hold being
barred, and that Montana refused to meet
Kilonis again unless the Greek title holder
agreed to his proposition speaks well of
the character Of the bout. Pat O'Connor
will be the third man on the mat
Evening star., 1912-04-03
SCRAP HANGS FIRE.
Promoter Curley Fails to Keep Ap-
pointment With Johnson.

CHICAGO, April 3.-Jack johnson,
heavyweight champion pugilist OF the
world, has grown skeptical regarding his
proposed meeting with Jim Flynn, the
Pueblo fireman.
Failure of Jack Curley, the promoter
Of the championship bout. to keep an
appointment with johnson last night led
the latter to think that neither Curiey
nor Flynn was anxious for an argument.
According to Johnson, towns where the
fight could be held in Nevada and New
Mexico were to be discussed and a place
decided on.
Evening star., 1912-04-03
SWIMMING CONTESTS.
Princeton and Chicago Athlete.
Meet Tonight in Windy City.

CHICAGO, April 3.-Princeton Cniver-
sity and Chicago Athletic Association
swimmers will meet tonight in the first
contests Of the fasteners invasion of the
west. In addition to the swimming races
there will be a water polo match The
Princeton men are champions at water
polo and an interesting match is expected
because of several veterans being entered
for the c. A. A.
Evening star., 1912-04-03

Catholic University is liable to meet
a tartar tomorrow when it plays Holy
Cross. The Worcester nine has seldom
been represented by poor ball clubs. and
II Is not likely that this year will be
an exception.
Evening star., 1912-04-03

Washington ~ o o 0 2 o O-3
New York. ........... l . y 2-S
Left on bases-Washington. :: New York. IL.
First base on balls--Of Johnson. ,: Oft Becker
8: on Marquard . Innings pitched-By John
son, ): by Becker 4: by Marquard. 8; by Ames.
4. Times at bat by opponents Against JohnsSn
against Ames, Is. Hts-Of Johnson, 6; OF
Becker. 4: off Marquard 5; of Ames. /. Struck
out-By Johnson. 6: by Becker =: by MarQuar,i.
3: by Amcs. d. Thrcc-base hit-Milan. Two-base
hits-Flynn. Fletcher, Meyers. Sacrifice fly
Fletcher. Double play--McBride to Cunningham
to Flynn. Umpire-Mr. Handiboc. Time OF
game hours and 10 minutes.
Evening star., 1912-04-03
BROWNIES LET OFT

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. April 3.-Manager Wal
lace Of the st. Louis American League
team announced last night that he had
released 1nfielders Stanley and Cross and
Outfielder Jim Magee. Magee was sent to
Lowell, Mass, and the other two were
released outright.
Evening star., 1912-04-03
GEORGETOWN NINE SHOULD
MAKE AN EXCELLENT RECORD
Hilltoppers Look Better Than in Years in
Almost Every Department Of the
Game - Other Gossip.

of assurance that either will hold up
his end of the game.
The pitching staff is good. White,
Fienle, OConnor and Hefernan make
up a quartet of college twirlers which
ranks with the best All have proved
of them have already shown themselves
to be in shape to pitch winning ball
this spring.
If luck breaks even. or better, for the
Hilltoppers they should end the present
season with good a record. as far as
games won and lost are concerned, as
any team that has ever been developed at
Georgetown.
Bailey, who pitched for Columbia yes
terday, had everything on the ball that
he wanted to win a college ball game.
With the heavy wind at his back lie was
able to shoot the ball across the plate
with tremendous speed and with fast
breaking curve whenever he tried tt
throw 1t. He became little careless in
the eighth. though, and as result the
Hilitoppers had showed three runs across
the plate. almost before ne realized il.
Bailey had enough stuff ON the ball to
win any college ball game. but it didn't
appear at times that he used it as well
as he might.
When the game between Georgetown
and Columbia started it looked as though
F'ienle. who was selected to do the mound
work for the local university. was going
to be lucky to get away with the Win
ming end of the score. For the first two
innings every man who went to the bat
for Columbia seemed to have no trouble
hitting the ball and landing on it hard.
but after that he settled down and held
the game safe. After the third inning
Fienle really gave an excellent exhibit
tion of pitching, as he seemed to have
perfect control of the ball and appeared
to have his curve working well. That
Fienle was able to keep control OF the
ball is especially noticeable when the high
wind that was blowing across the dia-
mond is considered.
Catholic University is liable to meet
a tartar tomorrow when it plays Holy
Cross. The Worcester nine has seldom
been represented by poor ball clubs. and
| II Is not likely that this year will be
an exception.
Williams, who caught for Columbia yes
terday, is an old Cornell catcher. He did
the backstopping for the Ithaca nine two
years ago when 1t played here.
Evening star., 1912-04-03

1t is not often that a ball player afte
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-14

my name is Charles Mortimer" h
said, as he suddenly remembered tn
conventional.
And mine is Miss Jean Russell
! Eet me ask you, Mr.. Mortimer, abou
how many potatoes you think you
family will require for the winter"
"Why-why-that is"
But the girl laughed in his fac'
and he had to laugh with her. 1t wa'
all unconventional.
"But II you are not Mr.. Flint's
daughter" he said as he took the hoe
from her and began digging at hill
"how comes it that you are out here
doing mans work ...,. = -
HE is laid up with lame back" p
i, "Oh!" p. '..-5 .'a"" 60
and rye taken the digging by the
bushel."
you don't say!"
And I could have dug a whole
bushel while talking with you" az
she reached for the hoe.
And I beg pardon. l will go this
moment. No, I won't, either. You
said you had taken this digging by
the pushel. How many bushels will
there be-" 1872. ia
about sixty, and it is fifteen cents
a bushel with the potatoes delivered
down cellar" u. , g..
"Um! I see! I'll go to the house
after a basket. You dig and III
carry. Well be partners and do the
Job in half the time. I'll give my
share to a poor widow know Of" ~
Miss Jean advanced seventeen OBJ
jections in the next seventeen sec
onds, but they were not needed. Mr.
Mortimer hung his coat on the fence
removed his cuffs and was back IN
five minutes with bushel basket
When he had filled and carried It to
the house, Mrs. Flint showed him the
outside entrance and asked:
"Ain't you the new lawyer over at
Troopsville?"
"Yes'm"
"What are you doing in this?"
Gone into partnership. Miss Jean
digs and I carry
But I don't think you ever saw her
before?"
mo. never did"
"Just came along and butted right
in, eh?"
"Something like that
"Well. when I want to sue anybody
I'll come to you. Your cheek orter
win every time"
Miss jeans aunt came over and
took a look at the young man and
talked with him bit. and the Flints
talked with him. and the decision was
that he might stay on until the pota
toes were in the bins. .t
While there vas no lack of re
spect and Difference in his attitude
toward the quartet, they doubted if
he could be chased away if they told
him to 20. When the potatoes had
been dug and carried awav Mr.. Nor.
timer had ten-minute talk with the
aunt and then hunted up the potato.
digger to ask:
miss Russell. may I ce'' AS Wis.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-14
Eyes, but a gal can't dig

She was running away, but she wa
| back in half an hour in her oldes
dress, and the sunbonnet her aun
wore when doing garden work, look
ing very becomingly over her chest
nut curls.
Now, then where's the hoe?" sh'
asked as she moistened the palms O
her hands.
what you a-meaning?" asked hus
band and wife in chorus"
I'm ready for the work."
But a gal"
eff I don't do it satisfactorily yor
needn't pay a cent. Where is the
hoe?" %. ,n1.'*. .-, <.r"'. r..
Five minutes later she was hauling
the tubers out OF the earth just as {
hired man would, and after watching
her dig for few minutes, Uncle Dan
lei crept back to the house to say tt
his wife:
did you ever hear O. the like o
that! Got money in the bank and q
great education, and don't belong
with such plain people as we are and
yet she is going to dig out 'taters!"
Jean amt one Of the stuck-ups,
IcpllSu tLO WIG. IL BIG 1OoI GAL AC1
money she wouldn't be ashamed tc
90 out to work as hired gal. Won
der what the people driving by will
think to see her digging away?'
What was thought did not come
to their ears, except in one instance
Miss Jean had been at work for two
hours when young man came driv
ing along with a horse and buggy
She had Strengthened up for mo-
ment's rest. and she saw that he had
an absent-minded look on his face
His gaze turned toward her and he
gave pull on the reins and stared
She began digging again. turning her
back toward him, and after a couple
of minutes she realized that he had
hitched his horse, climbed the fence
and was advancing upon her. He
stopped almost at her elbow, but 1t
was thirty seconds before she looked
up and queried:
"Well, sir?"
81 wanted to ask-ask--"
"Yes?"
THAT is, wanted to say that
those were-were nice potatoes"
Every NICE replied the girl, as
she opened another hill.
II believe Mr. Flint lives here?"
eyes, SIR.
''BNt didn't know he had-had
a., ..a ..., ".
,"Dauehter." she helped him out
but added nothing more.
1.-The young man cleared his throat
and dug his tees into the soil and
pulled up the vines of a potato hill
and after keeping him in suspense
until he was mentally calling him.
self an idiot. she Strengthened up and
took fair look at him. He wasn't
bad to look unon. She put him down
as a young lawyer or doctor. He
had evidently acted on a sudden i'm.
pulse, and the embarrassment was
all on his side. There was timidity
instead Of b cldness in his look.