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The Washington times., 1912-02-04
WORK ON
YANKEE STADIUM
DURING THIS WEEK
Grading of Site Will Be
~ Completed in Few
Days.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Unless some
thing entirely unforeseen occurs to up
set Frank Farrell's plans, the first step
toward the actual erection of the Yam
KEGS new stadium will be taken this
week. The filling in and grading OF
the site will consume only few more
days. Within another month, II is ex-
pected there will be enough steel work
in place to give some sort of general
idea of what the grandstand will look
like.
In talking about his new plant, yes
terday, President Farrell set at rest all
fears that he, like Charley Murphy,
would erect combined ball park. Turk
lsh bath, lodging house, restaurant
garage, and golf links.
This stadium of mine he said, will
be for baseball only. I'm not going ia
have any hanging gardens, and I don't
believe the fans would patronize a bar
Der shop If ] opened one on the roof. II
/ started a bcanery under the grand
stand Harry Stevens would probably
get peeved and refuse to peddle peanuts
and sandwiches for me.
In all the years that | have beer
connected with baseball, l never heard
OF a fan who felt that his whole life
would be blasted II he couldn't have q
bit OF grand opera between innings moi
of one who would pine away and die II
there were no chariot races to cheel
him up during rally by the visiting
club
IT am very sorry not to be able tC
offer New York fans any such attrac
tions a these, but the best can do viii
| be to provide seating room for between
! $1,000 and 10000 people. with few acres
| of parking ground somewhere outside
! the stadium for the use of automobile
| parties.
| Hundreds of thousands of people will
! probably be disappointed to know tina
I am not contemplating laying out
| rogue court just east of the Liverpool
! In a steeplechase course in deep cente
! field, but We'll. be criticised whateve
! sort of plant We fix up, so l eXpec
Wen have to let 1t go at that"
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Tonorrow's Sports

National Park Seminary VS.. In
gram girls, at Ingram gymnasium.
Opening Of Lake Worth golf cham
piOnships, at Palm Beach, Fla
Opening of one week automobile
show at st. Louis, Mo.
Jack Ryan VS.. Steve Mckinley, ten
rounds, ut Peoria, Ill.
Phil Cross Ts. Cy Smith, ten
rounds, at New York.
Mark Comfy VS.. Eddie Smith, ten
rounds, at Syracuse, n. Y.
Young jolly vs.. Bush Lyon, ten
rounds, at Syracuse, n. \.
Fighting ZeHner vs.. Frank RadenZ,
ten rounds, at Geneva, \. Y.
Spike Kelly vs.. Jack Palmer, ten
rounds, at Toronto, Ontario
Jack Redmond vs.. Pal Moore, ten
rounds, al New Orleans.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
BIG LEAGUE CLUB
MUST HAVE HARD
HITTING F|ELDERS
Believes Cree and Wolter
Will Make Good
Pair.

81 tell you in order to make an i'm
preston a big league ball club must
have a couple Of men in the outfield
who can hit 800" said Harry Wolver-
ton, the Yankees manager, in the fan
room of Yankee headquarters. 81
think we will have two such men in
Birdie Cree and Harry Wolter. Cree Is
a whirIwind. / think he will be just
as good as he was last season. look
for him to be our cleanup man when
the batting order Is Strengthened out.
Harry Wolter, they tell me, is just
the right. fellow to play center field.
1t is certain that Wolter will be moved
over to that field II l can find the right
man to cover right field, which is
more difficult to play on the hill than
any other grounds in the league. VOL
ter has speed to cover the extra
ground, and he has q good arm.
These two men will crack the bal
at 300 rate all season. l have pros
poets of getting another man who vii
he able to hold his own in the hitting
line. It's great to have a hard hitting
outfield, and it's my ambition to ge
the Yankees one
Wolverton then switched to the pitch
ers.
Il hate to see pitchers cut loose al
soon as they arrive in the South. TIT
wise fellows don't do that. But some
times you will find hurier VINO feel
| like racehOrse In good condition. ~
| finds that his arm is great, and tn
! first thing he does is to try out and Gu
one loose. The result is he has Il har'
time in getting his arm right again
| When a player develops sore arm
| in the South it's far into the seasol
| before he has 1t right again. Wi
| have my weather eye on the pitchers
| and make It a rule to have them TAX
! 1t easy until the time Is ripe for tas
| work"
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
DIAMOND DOPE

Catcher "Bin' Clark has stIrtoL his
second season Is coach OF the Princeton
University baseball squad.
Doc Meyer, last spring with the Ma
uonals, has caught on with Toledo, but
local fans hardly look for him TO mako
good. Meyer hasn't the physical make
up to stand the veal and tear on a
pitcher. though his curves are good
and his style excellent.
Real first basemen are as scarce as
ice cream soda in jail Both Chicago
and Pittsburgh are willing to pay the
limit for player of the caliber of a
Chase, a Daubert, or a Konetchy.
II organized baseball tries to put any
thing over I'm the new Columbian League
the Sherman antitrust law will come
to bat, according to John T. Powers,
president of the new organization.
The New York Yankees and the
Newark International League team are
both booked to play the Richmond, Va,
team April l. Looks like - April Fool
stunt has been framed for sUr'e one.
President McAleer of the Boston Red
SoX believes hockey league would
interest the fans during the winter
months. Jim says bteween three and
four thousand fans turn out for the
hockey games in Boston.
-
The Boston Nationals will rearrange
their park so that it will be possible
for a home run to be hit inside the
inclosure. Fine-for the other sever
teams in the league.
Manager Jimmy Burks, of the In,
dianapolis team, says he has gathered
the choice article in Pitcher LoreT
HiXon. Loren formerly shot 'em over
for the Newark Ohio State league team
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Columbian League to
Meet February IL

CHICAGO, Feb. 4-The Columbian
Outlaw League, which has been
working in secret for several weeks
will make public its plans, February
II, when meeting will be held at st.
Louis. All of the hackers Of the
teams will be present and 1t Is de-
clared By the league promoters that
enough financial support will be shown
to demonstrate to organized baseball
that the league is not a dream. Chi
cago, ST. Louis. Kansas City, India
napolis, Detroit. Louisville, Cleveland,
and Milwaukee will be represented at
the meeting.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Guardians Make Drastic Changes 1912 LeaUes Soon
THOUGHT He USED
FAKE BASEBALL
Prairie du Chen Players Accused Pitcher of Using a
Crooked Ball-Asked to Look at Fingers on
-. Right Hand

and more than ever before. Finally the
game ended 25 to 0 in Dubuque's favor,
"AB we were picking up our bats to
leave for the depot tremendous shout
rent the air. 1t was the sight Of Hal
Hawkins In the distance, coming down
the road with his homemade bat under
hls arm. He came with the speed OF
Phil Sheridan to save the day, as Phi
did at Winchester. The school teacher
entered the grounds with foam-fecked
horse, and another shout went up az
Hal leaped from his horse. Covered
with dust. he calls ont, Say. boys, has
the game startedT Yes, Hal, and II il
over. They beat us 25 to o by their
pitcher throwing a crooked ball
Hal Wanted Chance,
Hal then says to me, Mr.. Sullivan
will you let me see IL my boys are tell.
ing the truth? want to bat your
pitt ner before he leaves Certainly.
was my reply. Mr. Ra6bourne. go ia
the box; boys, 90 to the field. Captain
Hawkins wants to sample Mr.. Rad
hourne'R pitching When the CROWD
cheercd and said, That is right. Hal
don't let them ere critters leave. JUS
show them that YOU can hit their pitch.
er Another spectator remarked, 'Ha
will Knock that ball out of Whooppt
county-and will straishtcn out hii
crooked ball
THE first ball RadboJTne pitched
went over the plata, and by Hal. like
the Empire express passes Schenectady
with n zip Hal hit at its shadow
when the catcher was about to throw
II back. Rad came at the yeoman will
another delivary-with one of those
slow, dropping. fadeaways. The schoo
teacher was waiting for it. thinking i
would never come to him. He mad
one lunge at it-nearly biting himsel
on the shins. Tie then turned to hi
players and remarked. The darn. pes
terlnE thing After Hal had tried t.
hit Radbourne's 'ins and outs drops
and slows, he turneI to his players an,
said. Yes, boys. he throws a crnoket
ball. with waves on it AS we wer
asked Badbourne to show them his hand
as they thought that his fingers nigh
have been crooked. too.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
FOOTBALL STATUTES
!. ARE SHAKEN UP BY
RULES COMMITTEE
Historic Customs Go by
Board to Make Game
Popular.
FORWARD PASS STAYS
FOR FURTHER TRIAL
Field Shortened, Downs Increas-
ed, and Touchdown More
.... Valuable in 1912.
Football Changes.

GridirOn shortened ten yards, to
100 yards.
Onside kick abolished.
Twenty-yard zone eliminated.
Touchdown to count six points.
Four downs allowed to gain ten
yards.
Position of field Judge abolished.
Forward pass legal to q point ten
yards beyond goal line.
KICKOFF to be from point sixty
yards from defense's goal.
After tOuchback ball in play on
twenty-yard line.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04

Ted Sullivan, the Chicago baseball
player. tells an amusing incident In his
career. In 1879 he organized his first
baseball club, the Dubudues, which won
the championship of the first North
western League. ComIskey was only a
substitute on the team, and Charles
Radbourne was just beginning to show
his ability as a pitcher. Sullivan had
arranged an exhibition game at Pvsirie
du Chen, Wis, bat had stipulated that
the game should begin at . o'clock TO
catch a train. When the team arrived
on the ground the manager tried TO
have the game postponed until 4 O'clock,
as the heavy hitter Of the home team
was a school teacher, who could not
appear before that hour, but Sullivan
had to decline. The farmers opined
that the reason Sullivan declined was
that he was afraid that She school
teacher would bat his pitcher out OF
the box, and II was only a professional
trick. The rest of the story is best
told in Sullivan's own words
Hit Ball Hard.
We'll, the game started, and we con-
tinued to hit the ball around. and the
prairie boys began to kick 1t around, 80
they finally got US out and we made
about ten runs. We took the field, and
that king Of pitchers, Radbourne, took
his position with smile. After the
first two Du Chen boys struck out we
noticed that a crowd got behind the
backstop and began peepIng through the
cracks. Groups OF the spectators got or
both sides of the catcher, wanting to
find out what was mystifying about the
bali Finally one Of their players rushed
up to the umpire and stated that our
pitcher was throwing a crooked ball
We nearly fell in the field laughing
They, however, demanded to see the bal
to see IL II was crooked. They put In
another ball of their own and put q
close watch on Radbourne. RadbournC
began to curve the ball In all directions
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Orioles Have Attractive
Spring Baseball Dates

Jack Dunn has completed a very am
bilious schedule of exhibition games for
his Baltimore orioles. Most OF these
spring contests are with big league
teams, as the following leaf. taken from
Dunn's date book, will show:
March %. Athletics; March 80. Wash
ington: March 81, Philadelphia Nation
ais: April 3, Princeton; April 4, 3, New
York Giants; April 6. Z, Boston Nation
ais: April s, Cornell; April 9, Athletic
Yanigans; April 13, Mt, st. Joseph,s
College: April H.. Athletics; Aprll H.
City College: April Il, Harvard.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
MAPS GET MANY
RECRUITS FROM
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Nine Have. Made Good
With Cleveland
Team.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 4.--Count-
Ing Steen, Buddy Ryan, and Roger
Peckenpaugh the Maps have recruited
fourteen players from the Pacific Coast
League in the last few years, nine of
whom. including the last three recruits,
are still lingering upon the Cleveland
roster ."
Ted Easterly, Deacon Wright, and
Tom BATTERY were the first youngsters
to be brought, East by Cleveland. That
was back in the spring Of 1909. Ted
Easterly had been catchipg for Los
Angeles, while Raftery was graduate
WELL but was not quite up to the big
league requirements Easterly, how
ever, has kept himself on the salary list
by means of his batting, as his catching
nor his outfield work was never really
high class.
Stole On Him.
AS for Wright, the red-haired one
looked like a real find until he. found
himself unable to pitch with men on
bases without wind-up OF such long
duration that the opposing players stole
bases with impunity. Cleveland let him
go to Toledo, where he also failed, his
arm going back on him.
Then came Elmer koestner, Speck
Hardness, Boice and Jack Graney. Of
this quartet Graney is the only one to
remain with Cleveland. Boice did not
have much aside from stoture. koest-
ner had the Gods, but was so COM
pletely without ambition that Cleveland
allowed him to go to Portland. where
he pitched winning ball and displayed
q willingness to work. BCice dropped
out of sight. after being tried by Port.
land. Hardness lasted all of one sea
son, but was crrat:c, and StOvall sent
him back to Portland last summer. He
found his proper class there and did A
lot OF good pitching.
Gregg Made Record.
Last spring brought Vean Gregg
Genc Knapp. Ole Olson, and Gus
Fisher into the Nap ranks, oil four be-
ing from Portland. Gregg proceeded T.
! take down the best record that evel
| went to "a pitcher In his first year "
I fast company, while Knapp also die
we'll Gtspite his lack Of control. Olsor
mere than made good, while Fisher d.
| fairly wcll-eXcsedi1giy well in mid
| season, when the bulk Of the work be
hind the bat devolved upon him.
As for Graney, the sole survivor ,
the Coast recruits Of 1919, he IS i'm
proved right along as all cutfieldc
and nay, aRatr. Re the regular SUI
however, he must beat out Buddy Ryan
WHO will Join Manager Dhvis' squa'
| at Mobile on March g. According to tn
reports which have come across IN
| Rockies, Steer Is almost certain to be
| come a regular, while PeckenbauRl
has chance TO at lesst land job a
: utility inficlder.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Expect Gavvy Cravath
To Complete outfleld
of Red" Dooin's Team

"GaVvy" GraTath, formerly one OF
the Nationals, Is expected to
round out the OutfieId of the
Philadelphia Nationals next
season. II he can keep up his
American Association batting
average of 1858, he will be doing
better than either Paskert or
Sherwood Magee did last sea-
son. Magee hit for .2ss and
Paskert for .S78. CraVath was
terrific swinger when In the
American League and hammer.
ed the ball a mile whenever he
landed upon it. 1t Is said that
he has since learned hOW to
chop out singles with great
regularity.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Game Loses Good
Man In Schmidt

The departure of Charlie Schmidt
from the big league marks the passing
of one of the most faithful men in the
game. Several years ago Schmidt
caught for a week or more with two
broken fingers when the other receivers
were disabled. We could not say that
Schmidt was a great catcher, but he
was a great man to have on ball
club. President Navin has always ap-
preciated his work. He was known as
the "FiRhting Dutchman," and he could
ight. He will be with the Providence
club the coming season.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Think Eddie Plank May
Fall BY Wayside When
Campaign Wakes Warm

Eddie Plank, the Athletics vet.
eran sOUthpaw tWirler, Is ex-
pected by many American
League fans to crack this COM
Ing year and rapidly fade
away before the sluggers of the
circuit. Plank has been with
Connie Mack ten years, taking
his turn with great regularity,
never refusing to work when
able to get anything ON the ball.
Last year he lost much OF his
effectiveness and all signs point
to his disappearance In 1912.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
A RARE TREAT
VIEWING SUPERB
COLLECTION OF
KUPPENHE|MER
Hand-TaiIored Clothes at
Grosner'S Factory
Sale.

Only short time since it was the
writer's privilege to be shown through
this up-to-date clothes shop. and with
many thanks to the proprietor, Mr..
Isidor Grosner, 1t was again a pleasure
to view the hundreds of fine Overcoats
and Suits comprising the second ship
ment from the coast to coast renowned
house Of Kuppenheimer, Such a mag
niicent assortment of hand-tsilored
clothes. priced at about half their wortIA
IL certainly sure to make many nRv
friends for this store, which seems al
ways to do the right thing az the right
time.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Longboat Wins Race.

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. tom
Longboat. the Canadian Indian, de-
feated Hans Holman, the American. by
half a yard in the fifteen-mlle race over
the Powdserhall course here. The Fin
nish champion, KOhlemainen. Was 22O
yards In the rear. LongbOat's time was
/ hour, 70 minutes and I 2-5 seconds.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Yale Nine Will Begin
Its Southern Tour Here

Yales varsity nine will begin its
Southern tour in this city, meeting
Georgetown at the Hilltop on April 5.
On the following day the Ellis will play
Virginia at Norfolk On April Yale
will meet Johns Hopkins al Baltimore
and OH the following day at the same
Dloce will hattie Cornell. The home
season OF the New YORK Giants VIII
,hen be opened by the New IIaven play
crs on Arril 10
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
BOBBY WALLACE
HAS SIGNED TO
MANAGE BROWNS
Will Take Eleven Young
sters to West Baden
Springs.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 4.-Bobby Wal
lace has signed TO manage the Browns
for another year He will take eleven
youngsters to West Baden, Ind. on
February % for a ten days stay before
starting the regular training in this
city. Roger Bresnahan will follow suit,
taking some youngsters TO West Baden
on February 20 and then returning to
his park here for the regular training.
The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Gregg an Outlaw?

LEWISTON, Idaho, Feb, A.-Nean
Gregg. Cleveland's star southpaw, says
he will sign with an outlaw team unless
Davis gives him 5000 for the
coming season
The Washington times., 1912-02-04

Catcher "BiH' Clark has stLrtod his
second season ds coach OF the Princeton
University baseball squad.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-24
ACUTE INDIGESTION.
Attended With Severe Symptoms and
Reaches Speedy Crisis.

A frequent cause of death nowadays,
or at least frequently assigned as a
cause. is acute Indigestion. Two pro-
nounced cases have occurred within n
few days. Alfred Tennyson Dickens
and Rear-Admiral Evans, and every
reader will recall other instances. The
designation is somewhat vague, and
yet II conveys a distinct idea of a con-
dition. Indigestion, a phase of dyspep-
STA which has been called the Ameri-
can disease. is very common, and it's
disagreeable symptoms are but too well
known. Chronic Indigestion. or dys-
pepsia is very prevalent and i'm medi-
10 chronic i'm the sense that while n
chronic disease runs a long time, the
acute form is attended with severe
symptoms and is likely to come speed
lily to a crisis. Acute indigestion,
therefore is a condition in which the
digestive organs, because they are Ell
Their naturally weak or are worn out
over worked or temporarily abused.
fail to perform their functions, and
the whole system is thrown "out OF
gear" This may be due primarily and
directly to over-eating or to eating i'm
proper food. to gorging the stomach
with :nadequately masticated food, to
retarding it's normal action with too
much liquid or to other local Influences
In cases of acute Indigestion or dys-
pepsia there generally is intense pain,
often followed by sickness and vomit-
ing by the surplus of offensive matter
by which the stomach seeks to cor
rect the effects Of abuse and regain a
normal condition But ii does not al
ways succeed, other measures of relief
also fail. the machinery breaks down
and death ensues. The main differ
enco between chronic dyspepsia and
acute Indigestion is that one is slow
death and the other quick. The moral
as to dietitic, habits. eating and
drinking, is too obvious to need point
ing out.-Indlanapolis News.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-24
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-24
BUYS HIeH-sRED SWINE.

Thornton 4. Green, president Of the
Upper Peninsula Development bureau.
has purchased a number OF registered
Duroc Jersey sows for Hemlock Hin
farm near Ontonagon. These hogs are
carefully selected from the best herds
OF Wisconsin and Illinois. They are "a
reddish brown swine and when fun
grown often exceed 1000 pounds. In
the past Hancock Hin farm has pro-
duced many prize winning Berkshire
hogs, but Mr. Green has now decided to
raise only Durocs. Mr.. Green has sent
several pens Of bun Plymouth Rock
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-24
WANTS THE GAME
LAWS CHANGED
WARDEN OATES FAVoRS The
KILLING OF ONLY ONE DEER
A SEASON BY EACH
HUNTER.

state Game and Fish Warden viii
liam r. oates, who Is spending few
days In Marquette is highly gratided
at tie action OF upper peninsula
sportsmen IN deciding recently al their
Marquette meeting. 10 work for dras-
lie changes IN the existing game laws
of the state Mr. oates has been
strong advocate for revision OF the
laws ever since he has become warden
His pet hobby is 10 forbid the kill
ing OF does. and 10 permit the killing
OF but one buck.
III the law is amended as I desire
A. 10 be. and as 7 believe a great many
of the true sporismen want Il 20 be. II
viii De a case hereafter during the deer
hunting season Of stop, Look. Listen.
II a hunter is required by law 20 de-
termine before shooting that the ami
nal Is a buck. you can depenj on itI
the annual mortality record viii be
very materially reduced. If not entirely
eliminated.
Pennsylvania has zuch law"
said Mr. oates, "and the result is an
absolute elimination Of all mortality
in the woods. Hunters who know they
will be prose cuted II they killed a doe
will not be so apt 10 shoot al the
slightest moving object they may en-
counter In the woods. I am firmly |
Of the belief that such a law should be /
passed IN Michigan, and also that one
buck should be sufficient plumber for
any sportsman In season.
Warden oates yesterday afternoon
spent some time in conference with his
local deputies, and plans for an even
more vigorous patrol Of the north
country woods was decided upon, says
the Marquette Chronicle. Mr. oates
IS especially well pleased with the
good results accomplished during the
past few months by his deputies and
he announces that the good work will
go on. The better element Of sports
men. the warden says, are strong for
game law UNFOLDING. and they are
lending the deputy wardens and the
department a lot Of assistance by re-
porting violations.