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The Washington herald., 1912-03-03

A movement has been started in wash
ington for the erection of a memorial TO
John GreenIeaf Whittier, the Quaker
poet Of New England. 1t Is being guided,
naturally, by New England men, yet 1t
is based on the fact that the appeal Of
Whittier was to no section or sect, but
to the broad heart of a common human
ity: that the messages of Whittier.
though some Of them were written more
for the stirring times preceding the civil
war than to-day, nevertheless carry a
lesson of patriotism, Of tolerant spiritu-
ality, and OF an inner beauty Of human
life which will last as long as the race.
II is to be presumed that a memorial 10
one of the most powerful Of antislavery
writer's would hardly meet with unani-
nous advocacy at the Capital OF the ma
ton, where sentiment is often heredi-
tary, and ancient issues are forgotten
slowly; but the basis of the movement
to honor Whittier rests not altogether on
the desire 10 memorialize this poet. II
is a part OF the broader desire OF the
cultivated men and WOMEN of the COM
munity to bring about a change In the
character Of national memorials; 10 honor
more the heroes of peace and less the
heroes of war.
InnrtIstic statuary.
survey OF the monuments Of WASH
ington discloses a condition which must
impress the investigator with profound
regret. Many OF the statues in the pub
lie parks and squares should have no
place there. from the point OF view either
OF the artist or of the historian. y the
celebrated Statuary Hall at the Capitol
is carnival OF freaks, the outdoor dis
plays, In many cases. are q collection Of
monstrcsities. They represent famous
men In attitudes which they never could
have assumed in life without making
themselves ridiculous to their neighbors,
or they materialize men whose names are
almost forgotten In the States where
their regulations were made. Some. like
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
MEMORIAL TO WHITTIER
PROPOSED FOR CAPITAL

the Logan statue in Iowa Circle. are
plastered with bas-reliefs which mean
nothing, and others. like the Pike
statue in Indiana avenue, are lit
tered with descriptive words or phrases
which the statue OF really famous man
never would need TO identify it's subject.
Almost all the efigies are Of military
heroes. Even Judge Pike, In addition to
being a ''jurist'' and a Statesman" Is a
soldier" The solitary exceptions appear
TO be the figure OF Lincoln enancipating
the slaves, In Lincoln Park, and the
statues Of Henry W. Longfellow, the
poet, and John wetherspoon. q signer of
the Declaration OF Independence.
Henry c. Gauss Originator.
There are men here who think 1t proper
minding the coming generation that the
list OF great ones Is not composed wholly
OF fighters. The gentle Whittier was
militant enough with his pen. but it is
Whittier the poet. Whittier the teacher.
and Whittier the apostle of moral beauty
whom his admirers would mernorialize.
The Whittier movement has been start
ed by Henry c. Gauss. who Is a native
OF Salem. Mass. one OF the picturesque
spots In what New Englanders are fond
Of referring TO as Whittier land" As
secretary Of an organization of the
Church of Our Father. Mr.. Gauss has
instituted the Whittier movement, and
as an active preliminary asked Repre-
sentative Irvine l. Lenroot, OF Wisconsin,
TO give a lecture on the poet. One would
hardly look to this virile Westeruer q
leader IN the progressive movement and
a devoted disciple OF Robert NJ La Fol-
lette, for an exposition of the charm OF
Whittier as poet the beauty of Whittier
as mani but the audience listened 10 an
e.oquent and sincere appreciation" Of
the Quaker poet.
The nucleus OF the Whittier movement
as yet Is small. but It includes men and
women from all the States. and Il prom
ises an interesting dsveiopment.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
BY CHARLES DICK.
Former senator from Ohio.

Teachers pension funds in operation In
the United States furnish valuable sug-
gestions as to the feasibility of maintain
Ing and operating successfully a retire.
meut and pension system for govern
ment employees. over a year ago the
Bureau OF Labor collected figures relat-
ing 10 teachers pension systems N this
country and they were published as a
Senate document Statistics are given
for forty-six separate pension funds. in
cluding twenty-one States and the Dis
trict of Columbia. In the list are three
New England States, three Eastern
States, i've Southern. six Central, and
four beyond the Mississippi River. Six
States maintain systems for pensioning
all public school teachers: Massachusetts.
Rhode Island, Connecticut. New Jersey.
Maryland and Virginia, in three Of which
separate funds are kept up 20 pension
the teachers In the largest city in the
State. 10 wit. Boston, Providence and
Baitimora In several cities two separate
funds are maintained The list includes
thirty-three different cities, OF which
New York State has the largest number
mine. Ohio has four, Pennsylvania
three and Minnesota two. II is probable
that other systems have been established
since the publication of this report
These systems are Of comparatively re-
cent origin Only three cities-Boston,
Cincinnati and Phlladelphis-had them ia
operation as early as 1890, and by 1885
only FIVE more had been established
There were sixteen in operation before
1900. while twenty-five have been started
since 1905.
There Is the greatest variety in the
essential features OF these pension sys-
tens. There have been many changes
made In some OF them since they were in
augurated. and II IS very likely other
changes must be made before all of them
VIII be established on a firm financial
basis. A pension system must be ac-
tually sound II II Is to survive, and while
an expert may detect its weakness at
glance. the fatal defect may not be prac-
tically demonstrated until more years
have passed than have gone by in the
case of most Of these teachers pension
funds. One thing Is certain-the NOR
tality and life tables should be prac-
tically the same as those used by life
Insurance companies. and the death rate
will not vary appreciably. Leaving out
entirely the cost of administration, a
teachers pension system cannot with
safety charge less for an annuity than
life insurance company. This is a mat
ter Of vital Importance, for So per, cent
Of these teachers pension funds are
maintained jointly by the teachers and
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13

ball quicker and therefore follow it
longer
1t was a left-hander though, that
gave me most trouble this year
RUDE Benton, of Cincinnati. When
I first faced him this season, he
struck me out twice in succession
simply fooled me and stood me on
my head with a curve ball, that
looked awful bad as it came up,
but broke in and over the plate.
Since then, I've learned to move up
a step and wade into that ball.
Another tough fellow I've faced
. is young Jimmy Lavender, of the
Cubs. The boy who broke RUDE
Marquard's long winning streak.
There's wonderful fellow for 4,
newcomer He mikes them up
a great spitball, good curve and
fine fast one-as well as the most
experienced stars in the league.
And he "outguesses" the most of
the hard hitters almost as well as
Matty.
Marty O'Toole Lacks Control.
O'TooIe, of the Pirates. is a diff
ficult pitcher for any man to bat
against. If he could only control
that quick breaking splitter of his,
he'd be one of the best the game
ever saw But he hasn't learned
yet to get them over.
Other pitchers l have learned to
have great respect for are Earl
Moore, of Philadelphia, who has
remarkable speed and curves.
Alexander, of the same club with
similar goods; and Nap Rucker. of
Brooklyn, with great control and
curves with amazing sharp breaks.
If RuCker We're only working with
a hard hitting, winning club behind
him, more people would wake up
to what a good pitcher he really is.
Some of my friends have sug-
gested that in this article ! tell
something about my collection of
bats. ! am a bug" on bats. and
so my collection may be interest
ing.
Gets Bats Personally.
When | want a bat, l go person
ally 70 a certain factory where they
are made Then | pick out the
rough piece of ash, just as it has
come from the tree. My early life
and perhaps the knowledge in
hertted from my Indian forefathers
has made me an expert on wood.
Then l watch the latheman
turning the wood into shape; stop
him every once in a while and
theft" the club, and never let that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
PARRISH QUITS GEORGIA;
PLAYED END THREE YEARS

ATHENS, GA, Aug. 13.-The Uni
yersity Of Georgia's football prospects
for the coming season received a Sc
we're blow a few days ago when, in a
personal letter to a friend here, Butler
Parrish, star end for the past three sea-
sons, announced that he would not re-
turn to college
Parrish is rated one of the best wing
men Georgia ever had. and his loss
will be an almost irreparable one. COM
ing at this time, when end material is
so scarce at the university. No reason
is assigned for Parrish's failure to re-
turn as he had completed the work of
the Junior class and was in lfne for a
diploma at the close of the 1913 SEES
sion.
1t is also probable that Georgia will
lose the services of Harreu the fresh
man tackle who put up such a good
game last season. He too has an
nounced that he will probably not re-
turn.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
Natural Suing Main Requisite TO Good Batting
Unfaltering Eye and Confidence Also Needed

on the third ball pitched cracked
out long two-bagger that gave
us three runs and the game.
Harry's whole season on the
bench had been paid for by that
one job. He had the confidence
McGraw knew it-that's what Gin
answer to the questions) McCor-
mick had been given regular money
for When the goods were needed.
he delivered them.
For my part, l made batting a
study. | haven't succeeded Just be-
cause I'm big, husky fellow that
can swing a heavy war club. What
success I have won has come
through hard, constant work.
When l first Joined the Giants
watched the other fellows at bat
ting practice. One, in particular,
impressed me. That was Al Bird
well. He was constantly getting
the pitchers to serve him balls in a
certain place where it. was hard for
him to lay a bat on them. l asked
him why.
Tin trying to overcome a weak
ness, Chief" he said after a while
I'll be able to hit those balls"
That struck me as mighty good
idea. l began to ask the pitchers
in practice to throw them to my
weak point. O'm not going to tell,
even now, what that was) l found
the system wonderful help. | i'm
proved-slowly, of course, but
steadily. And I'd advise other
players to try it, instead of calling
for a ball they can slam to the
edge of the lot.
l don't ask for the easy ones
even now in practice, although
I've been batting pretty well.
want the tough slants.
A plan for improving the eye,
which I've recently worked on, is
this: I try to tick" the ball--to
hit it on it's lower edge so that it
will foul back to the screen; or to
top" it-strike it on it's upper edge.
That takes pretty close watching
of the sphere; but l find l can do
it almost every time And it gives
my eye splendid training for fol-
lowing the ball so that I can hit it
on the nose when want to, in a
game.
l have been often asked which l
would rather bat against, a right
handler or a left-hander Give me
the southpaw any time. l think
most righthand hitters will agree
with me. Because of his delivery,
the right hand hitter can see the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13

bat out of my sight until it is
finished article. That may all
sound foolish; but I'd never carry
bat to the plate that I hadn't
seen developed out of a rough piece
of wood.
When | was a kid I used to see
the Old Indians of my tribe giving
their bows a peculiar treatment.
They would rub the bows down
with a big, heavy beef bone. This,
they told me, closed with the oil
from the bone and fragments of
the bone itself. the pores of the
wood. That strengthened it and
prevented it from cracking, at the
same time polishing the surface.
So when l got into the ball game
thought this; The bows brought
their living to those old fellows,
My bats bring my living to me. So
III give them the old beef-bone
treatment And | still do it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
TY COBB, THOUGH HURT,
PLAYS EXHIBITION GAME

SYRACUSE. n. Y. Aug. 13.-The
Detroit Americans stopped off here to-
day on their way to New York and
defeated the Syracuse State league
club 3 to /.
Ty cobb played in left field despite
the fac; that he has d bad leg, is suf-
feting from d hard cold and has a
minor. though painful, knife wound in
his shoulder received in Detroit when
he was attacked by thugs on the way
to the train.
Score by innings: r. RI. h.
Detroit 600 600 012- 10
Syracuse 900 GOO DOL 3
Works and Kocher; Onslow. Sitton
and Knots. Time, 1877. Umpires,
Quigley and Clcary.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
By John ("Chief'') Meyers.
The Giants Great Catcher, Who Is
BATTING at a. 1856 Gait.

NIoU hear the crowd calling:
Y Come on, now, old boy-line
'er out!"
You see the man on base dancing
off.
You know the club needs run
to win.
You watch the pitcher winding
up, glimpse the ball flashing to-
ward you, draw back your bat
swing
Crack"
You feel the sharp, collision, hear
the yell There it goes. a hit!
hlt!' Then you're off to the limit
OF your legs and lungs, getting 8
you turn first the prettiest snap
shot view a base player can, want
TO see-your teammate scurrying
across the plate; the enemy's out
helder just overtaking the little
white speck away out on the green
grass. And you realize that you're
good for second base. maybe third,
tell you there's nothing so dear
to a ball players heart as a hit:
especially a long hit; best of all,
hit with men on bases.
have been fortunate enough
this year to be hitting considerably
better than the average batsman.
l have had the satisfactory expert
ence of driving in runs a good
many times. My work has stood
somewhat above the magical 800
which all players crave.
So l think perhaps I may be
qualified to write little bit about
batting for the benefit of the fans
who love hit-telling some imper-
sonal things first.
What does a man need to be a
good hitter?" is a question l have
often been asked
Must Have Natural Swing.
First. he should have what is
called a free, natural swing. That
does not mean a twist of his whole
upper body, nor a heave of his
shoulders. 1t means enough strength
and pliability in his arms alone to
be able to maneuver a bat high or
low, level or on an angle, and to
swing it hard enough to drive the
ball, having met it, powerfully and
swiftly.
Second, he needs a good, unfal-
tering eye TO follow the ball from
the instant it leaves the pitchers
hand until it is close upon him
and an eye that telegraphs it's mes
sage instantly to his arm muscles.
Third, he needs confidence. He
needs to know this one thing: That
in "pinch"-where a hit means a
run-the opposing pitcher and out
fielders are more worried than he
is. Some players never learn that
lesson. They feel that they're lin
the hole" not the other club. But
the good batter learns it and never
forgets it--makes his opponents
know it, too.
Here's a recent illustrations On
our last visit to Cincinnati the
game was almost over. We were
two runs back; needed three to win.
McGraw sent in Harry Mccormick
to bat for the pitcher, with three
men on bases and two out.
Now, there's fellow who had
been sitting on the bench all sea-
son doing nothing. The fans-even
some of the pIayers-began to ask:
What is HE for? Do they really
pay that man regular money!"
Shows Nerve in Pinch.
But up ne went to the plate, say
ing as he started: Il guess that
bunch out there are worried some"
Tie had oil hic ner,y-e With hin, aud
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13

nights ten-round. no-decision bout.
1t was a tame fight, with little doing
at any stage Of the game.
BY losing last nights fight, White
forfeited his match for next Monday
night at the same club with Joe Thorn
as, another local fighter
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
COLUMBUS PLANS FIELD DAY.

COLUMBUS, GA. Aug, 13.-August
% has been set apart for Field day
for the Columbus baseball team. In
addition to the regular scheduled game
Of ball between Columbus and Macon
on that day. a program is being ar
ranged for other exercises Excursion
trains VIII be run into Columbus.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
THORPE NOT TO PLAY.

BOSTON. Aug 13-James Thorpe, the
oklahoma Indian, who won the all
around athletic championship of the world
1T the Olympic games, denied that he had
. gned to pitch for the Pirates He says
b, will return to Carlisle Indian school
This fall.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
JACK WHITE GETS HIS
FROM FRANKIE RUSSELL

NEW ORLEANS, LA, Aug. 10
frankie Russell, a local sCrapper, today
has a newspaper decision over Jack
White, of Chicago. as a result of last
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13

Yesterdays Results.

NEW Orleans 10, ALanIa T.
Chattanooga 3, Mobile l first game.)
Mobile >, Chattanooga l Second game.
Birmingham 4, Memphis l first game.
Memphis 2, Birmingham (second
game)
Montgomery ?, Nashville 1.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
GIANTS PLAY AT GOSHEN.

BUFFALO,, n. Y Aug. 13.-The
Giants will stop at Goshen, Ind. this
afternoon for an exhibition game
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
Standing Q. ths Civ!


Chicago 10. Boston T.
st. Louis 8. New York 6.
Cincinnati :, Philadelphia ].
Pittsburg ,, Brooklyn ;.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
THE BASEBALL CARD.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Games To-Day.
Atlanta in New Orleans.
Memphis in Birmingham.
Chattanooga IN Mobile.
Nashville in Montgomery.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Games Today.
Chicago in Boston.
Pittsburg in Brooklyn.
Cincinnati in Philadelphia,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
Standing of the Club

Yesterdays ResuitS.
Cleveland 8, Chicago |.
Only one game scheduled.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
Standing O. :ne Clubs

Yesterdays Results.
Savannah ., Jacksonville l.
Columbia 4. Macon 0.
Columbus 8, Albany l.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
Here's How Crackers
Are Hitting the Ball
Right Up to Date

to date
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games To-Day
Chicago in Washington.
Detroit in New York.