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The Washington times., 1912-03-01
Detroit and St. Louis Made
Tour Of Country in
1887.
By SENATOR"

Though Clark Griffith has undertaken
the gigantic task of building up the
Nationals, we don't expect to see him
win any pennlnts within the next few
years. It's a tough job, this winning
gonfalons in. the major leagues. How
ever, there was once a time when
Washington fans saw a worlds series
game right here in town without haV-
ing seen their own team win a pen
nant. Yes, my child, IT was long, long
ago. To be exact, it was in 1887 when
this happened
Charlie Comiskey-the same white
haired old sport who now owns the
Chicago White SoX-had won the Amer
lean Association banner with his far
famed st. Louis Browns, and when It
came down to fighting for the cham
pionship of the world, il was ST. Louis
VS.. Detroit, winners of the National
League flag. Baseball was fourishing
very we'll in those days and it was
thought d capital stroke to have the
games played in a great many towns.
The clubs thought It would be a fine
financial proposition. 1t was, too, In
way, for the receipts were about
coo for fourteen games. Don't laugh,
my boy, baseball was a mere bowling
infant in 1887, not the great giant it
Is today
Detroit won ten OF the fourteen games,
scoring 72 runs against %, and hitting
the Browns twrers for batting aver
age OF .27O. The Browns hit for POI.
The Tigers boasted Of the famous Big
Four" Rowe, Dan Brouthers, Richard
son, and White. Sam Thompson, the
murderOus slugger now in quiet retire.
ment in Detroit; Ned Hanlon, recently
mentioned as possible buyer of the
Boston National League club, and Larry
Twitchell guarded the outfield and they
were some guards.
Two in St. Louis.
The first two games were played In
st. Louis, each club winning one. The
third was a titanic struggle at Detroit,
which the Tigers won by a score of
. to l in the thirteenth inning. The
Browns made sixteen hits, and yet man.
aged 10 make but one run, so excellent
was the fielding of the Tigers.
Lady Baldwin twirled for Detroit in
the fourth game, played in Pittsburgh,
land shut out Silver King and the
Browns, giving but five hits. The fifth
contest was a St. Louis victory, at
Brooklyn. New York saw the sixth
game, a victory Cor Detroit, Getzcin
shutting out st. Louis, . to o. PhiladeI-
phia got The seventh, Lady Baldwin
again winning, this time by a score of
8 to |.
Getzein came back in the eighth game,
played in Boston winning by a score
of to >. The Tigers gathered in an
other victory in the ninth miXup, played
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
COLLINS
AS GREATEST BALL
PLAYER IN AMERICA
Cleveland Bases Choice on
Value Of Good
Infielder.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. March 1.--Eddie
Collins is selected as the greatest base
ball player In America by a baseball
expert here. This selection being based
on the theory that a wonderful In
fielder is of more value to team than
a wonderful outfielder. He says:
1T must not be inferred that there
are not other valuable infielders who
combine both hitting and fielding ability.
Baker and Mc1nnis, of the Athletes,
Hoblitzel, of the Reds, Lord of the
White Sox. Chase of the Highlanders,
Konetchy of the Cardinals, Doyle of
the Giants, and several others have
high ranking, but the only infielders
who bat as high as 800, $3.50. $40 and
1865, year In and year out, and at the
same time rank as masters in fielding,
are Collins, Wagner and Lajoie.
Every Year A Wonder.
THE same is not true of outhelders.
Every year, or every other year, a won
der is discovered. Even the peerless
cobb has a rival in Joe Jackson, who
in 1911 played his first full season in
the major league. AS Cobb, in his first
full season, did not do so well as jack
son, there is ground for the belief that
the Southern STRIPPING may take Cobbs
niche in baseball.
There are a number of other star
outhelders who have worn exceedingly
well, combining both exceptional fielding
ability with exceptional batting ability.
The list includes Clarke of Pittsburg,
Magee of the Phllies. Snodgrass of New
York Bescher and Mitchell of Cincin-
natl, Donlin of Boston, Schultz of Chi
cago, Speaker of Boston, Cree of New
York, Milan of Washington, Murphy of
the Athletics Crawford Of Detroit, and
several others.
"Infelders Are Worth More"
This pretty we'll distributes the play
| ing ability of big league outfielders
which is concentrated in three major
| league infielders. This point is meant to
explain why star infelders are worth
more TO a club than star outhelders and
| why Collins is the best baseball player
in America. =,
seen the old-sChool players as well as
the modern ball tossers, unhesitatingly
says that collins is the greatest bal
player that ever guarded second base.
collins has big hunch on Cobb In
that he doesn't forget everything he
knows about baseball in a worlds series
Cobb was a failure in every worlds
championship in which he played.
''Eddies fancy fielding and batting
were greatly responsible for the Ath'
letics whipping the Cubs in 1910. Las
! fall Collins was a trihe erratic in his
! fielding He made some errors, every
one being on an easy chance"
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
IdleWild Klub to Have
Good Baseball Team

The Idlewild Klub, of North Baltimore,
will have a strong team on the dia-
mond this season. Manager Pryor has
signed some new material and among
them is Curtis and X. Burns, formerly
of the Mar-Dels. d. Burns, another
Of the Mar -Dels players will try for
position for the outheld.
The schedule is being arranged by
the manager and is getting rapidly
filed. The Klub will play some very
teams.
As soon as the weather permits, praC-
tice will be called as all OF the men are
anxious to get down TO work
The schedule so far includes games
with the Moreland A. c., IrvingtOn Com
hinations, National Junior Republic, La
fayette A. C., and West Pleasure Club.
Games are pending with Chase A. c., OF
Chase, Md; McDonough School, OF Nc
Donough, Md; Savage Stars, Of Savage,
Md: Knights of Holy Grail, Epiphany
Sunday School, Mt. st. Joseph Prep.
School Team of IrVington, Relay a. c.,
of Relay, Md, and other teams of like
CalibeT.
The Klub would like to hear from
good teams OF unlimited ages, I'm the
city or State and Washington, ID. G.
Teams with grounds or holding permits
for the parks preferred, for Saturday
Sunday. or holiday games. Address
Manager G. Hartman Pryor. 25O6 North
Calvert street, or Assistant Manager
II. l.. Curtis, Sll North Charles street,
Baltimore, Nd.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
Karlum Arrives to
WreStle Shad Link

Charles Karlum, the heavyweight
wrestler of Chicago arrived in town
this morning, and is all ready to meet
Shad Link, the well-known Baltimore
athlete at the Lyceum tonight. KarIum
is the champion in his weight of the
West and comes here with a large
string of victories throughout that ter
ritory lie is in the best of fettle, and
expressed himself as being confident Of
winning.
Shad Link Is likewise in Good CoLdl-
ton, he having been under constant
training s'lcc his bout at the Arcade
lasts week. The match will begin lm-
mediately after the regular perform
Hnce, catch. h.as-catch can style of wrest-
ling to prevail The bout is to be a
finish one, best two falls to win. Pat
O'ConnOr will referee,
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
JOHN PAUL JONES
MAIN ATTRACTION
FOR INDOOR MEET
Georgetown Games Expected
to Draw, Large and En-
thusiaStic Crowd.

with John Paul Jones' n Washington
boy now at Cornell University. holder
of the worlds record of Ais 2-5 for the
mile, as the principal attraction, the
annual indoor games of Georgetown
University will attract great throng to
Convention Hall tomorrow night. Jones
has announced his intention of hanging
up a new mark for this section in his
favorite event, the mile, and he may
also shatter the record in the half-mile,
In which he will also start
There Is fast field in the mile, and
Jones, starting from scratch, Will have
to travel to pass such performers as
Bacon, of Baltimore City College; john
ny Gallagher, of Yale: Lewis, Tewan-
ina, the Carlisle flyer, and +. G. Lee, of
Johns Hopkins.
Wylie Cooke, Virginia's star, will have
his mettle we'll tested In the $50 when
he goes against John Paul Jones. Many
believe that, with his handicap allow
ance, Cooke has good chance OF win
ling this event.
In the 50-yard open there should be
some classy running with Bob Eller, tho
Blue and Gray star; Jim Thorpe, Car
isles great performer: Reggi Rawl-
ings. the fremont Athletic Club sprint
err; Tommy Todd, Virginias dapper lit
tie dash man; Jack Martin. Of George
town. and Il. w. Bacon. of the Fifth
Regiment, of Baltimore, entered
Bob Eller, Gilbert Horrax, of Johns
Hopkins, and Thorpe, the Carlisle tim
ber-topper, will toe the mark In the 80
yard open hurdles and there will be no
surprise expressed II the record Is bet
tered These same stars, with Platt, OF
Yale, will start in the invitation stick
event.
Thorpe Is the real star in the high
lump and he will also attempt to take
honors in the shot-Rut. In the latter
event, however, he will be opposed tr
| Bob Eller, and Bacon, of the Fl1tf
Regiment.
Yale has two classy pole vaulters IN
| Wagoner and Beyers to lean into th'
air for the Ellis, but John Bredemus
| the former Princeton star, and Robert
son and Weidemann, of the NaShihgtoi
| r,.ill a Nrnn
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
May Eleventh Date
For IntercollegiateS

May II has been finally settled upon
Is the date for the intercollegiate and
intcrsCho:astic track and field meet to
be held at the Maryland Agricultural
College this spring. The meet last year
was such a success that the college
authorities and the alumni have decided
to give it again this spring, and 1t will
probably become an established institU-
tion at the college.
All the colleges of Maryland, Western
Maryland, and Washington, including
st. Johns. Mt. St. Joseph's. Mt. st.
Mary's, and Rock Hill. will he invited
to participate in the intercollegiate
meet, which will be divided into three
classes, as follows:
First-Open to all public schools and
preparatory schools in Maryland and
the District of Columbia.
SecCrd-The same az first, but limited
to studClts not further thun the fresh
man class or the ninth grade.
Third - Open only to public high
schools of Maryland, outside of Balti-
more city.
Medals will be given for the first, sec
ond, and third men in all events, and
banners to the winning schools.
Entry blanks will be sent out to all
schools within few days.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
White SOX Players
Will Eat Wild Game

CHICAGO, March 1.-The White Sox
spccial. stocked with the heaviest COM
missary ever sent out on a Rock Island
train, is speeding southwark today with
eighteen ball players, President Comis-
key, his family, and large party Of
friends and scrbes on board. Comiskey
stocked the dining car with an assort-
ment Of wild game that he brought
down from his hunting trip a few days
ago The old Roman announced that no
training rules would be observed until
the boys arrive at Waco.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
Mikail Donlin Predicts
National League Will
Be Won by Pirates

Sir MikaiI DOnIin, cX.BOStCn
Brave and now Pittsburgh Pi-
rate, welcomes his release 10
Fred CIarke's critters and pre-
diets that the flag will surely 60
20 Forbes Field. MikaiI made a
similar announcement about
the Boston club a few weeks
ago. It's funny how these base
hall players win pCnnants just
Oiihand every spring.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
DIAMOND DOPE

Coach Wilbert Robinson declares that
Louis Drucke, of the Giants, will be one
of the star pitchers of the season.
.
II the National Commission gives per-
mission the Blue Grass League will
place teams in Louisville and Coving-
ton, Ky.
League. claims to have played to l12,OOO
persons in the io-Pennsylvania
League last season.
Browns, has engaged Lou Criger. the
former big league catcher, to coach the
young pitchers.
teams will dress at the grounds, which
viii save the clubs several thousand
dollars in taXicab bills.
Jitcher Blaine Durbin, formerly with
the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds,
has signed with the Oakland Pacific
Coast League team.
With Topsy Hartscl acting as pilot,
Toledo fans believe the Mud Hens will
be there. or near, in the American As
sociation race.
With ''Gabby" Street and Ed Sweeney
working behind the plate. the New
York Yankees are well fixed in the
bacKStOpplng department.
The Pittsburgh club paid Sjl,O 900 for
minor league players last fan, and will
have to pay 5000 additional If the play
ers are retained.
President Charlie Ebbets. of the
Brooklyn club, considers Forbes Field,
at Pittsburgh, the model baseball yard,
and will cmbody many of its features IN
his new plant.
''Uncle Cy" Young is training at Hot
Springs, Ark, for his twenty third year
in big league baseball Cy says his
wing Is still strong, and he will show the
youngsters how the teasers are twisted.
Harry MCIntire, the spitball twirler,
was the first Cub to report in sChicago.
Harry was decorated with his sparklCrS,
and made the girls with diamond heels
look like a lantern in a railroad shanty.
"TeX" Jones, rookie FIRST bascmau
with the White SoX, eioped the uthcl
day with Miss Helen Stanley OF Wichi-
ia, Kan, To Kansas City, Mo, where
they were married. Mrs. Jones will
accompany her husband on the train
ing trip,
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
Young Jake to Play.

DETROIT, Mich, March 1.-Jake
scEaefer, jr., seventeen, son CT the
great wizard of the cue, and a real
chip Of the old block" will appear 70"
the first time IN his short career here
tonight when he meets ST Huston, d
Ann .Arbor.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
Gardner Signs Up

Larry Gardner, crack third baseman
of The Boston Red SOX, has signed his
contract, and President Jimmy McAleer,
who Gotes on this hoy to be a star
around that corner this season, is bub-
bling with JOY.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
APRIL NINETEEN IS
DATE FOR OPENING
HIGH SCHOOL GAME
Eastern and Western Will
Be Seen In Initial
Contest.
R.R.Y.M.C.A. GROUNDS
CHOSEN BY BOARD
Business and Eastern Close
Scholastic Season On May
Twenty-first.

Eastern and Western High Schools
open the interscholastic championship
baseball schedule on April 10 at the
Railroad Y. NJ, c. A. grounds. This an
nouncement was made today by Chair-
man Smith, of the board of faculty
advisers. together with the re-
maipder of the dates on which games
between the five local high schools will
be played. The last game of the series
is between Business and Eastern, and
viii be played on May 21.
After much consideration of the few
available places to play the scholastic
series Is the athletic advisers, the Rail-
road Y. NJ. c. A. grounds. at Second
and Florida, were selected. All of the
games will be played at those grounds
unless at the last minute headquarters
nearer the center of the city can be
obtained.
The complete schedule:
Eastern VS.. Western, April 10.
Tech VS.. Central, April 28.
Business VS.. Western, April 26.
Eastern VS.. Tech, April 80.
Business VS.. Tech, May B.
Western VS.. Central. May I.
Eastern VS.. Tech, May TO-
Business VS.. Central, May IA.
Technical VS.. Western, May II.
Business VS.. Eastern, May 81
Twenty-three baseball candidates re-
ported to the first call of Capt. Fred
Austin, of Technical High Schools
base ball team. Eleven of these dia-
mond aspirants are out for the center
mound while seven would receive the
Lrillet behind the home plate. Five
ti2iield candidates reported.
One of the fastest base ball games
Is be played on a local diamond this
sEfing should be the contest between
catholic University and Amherst. This
same is scheduled for the Brookland
asnmond OH April s.
7E has been rumored that the AL
teAa club of the 'Tri-State League
81 is to get hod of Jack Hurley and
s3pfton" Lovelcss The former play
ed last year with the Aloysius club,
While Loveless performed with the
Sherwood nine.
Gus Malbert, of the Richmond, Va,
amateur commission was in Washing
ton yesterday TO confer with Presi-
dent Young and Secretary ShurtlCfi
regarding playing rules for the coming
season. Last years rules of the Rich
mond commission were altered to cor
respond With the rules that will be in
effect here this summer.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01
Browns Defeated Tigers in
Morning Battle in Ma
tional Center.
DETROIT.

St. Louis.......2 % 3 a x-l1
Detroit ..........2 0 G 0 ! 0 l. 1
Three-hase hlt-Foutz. Home run
Richardson Wclch. Latham. Bases on
balls-Dctroit, !; ST. Louis, 3. Strike
Uuts-St Louis. >; Detroit, =. ,Umpircs
-Gaftney and Kelly.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

Youngstown, now in the Central
League, claims to have played to ll200U
persons in the Pennsylvania
League last season.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

Coach Wilbert Robinson declares that
Louis Drucke, of the Giants, will be one
OF the star pitchers of the season.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

Manager Wallace, of the St. Louis
Browns, has engaged Lou CTiger. the
former big league catcher, to coach the
young pitchers.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

With Topsy. Hartscl acting as pilot
Toledo fans believe the Mud Hens will
be there or near, in the American AS
ISOLATION race.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

This season all American League
teams will dress at the grounds, which
Will save the clubs several thousand
dollars in taXiCab bills.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

President Charlie Ebbets. Of the
Brooklyn club, considers Forbes Field,
at Pittsburgh, the model baseball yard,
and will cmbOdy many of its features IN
his new plant
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

With "Gabby" Street and Ed Sweeney
working behind the plate. the New
York Yankees are well fixed in the
backstopping department.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

JitCher Blaine Durbin, formerly with
the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds
has signed with the Oakland Pacific
Coast League team.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

f has been rumored that the AL
pa club of the 'Trl-State League
q. It's to get hold of Jack Hurley and
s3eaton'' Lovelcss. The former play
"a last year with the Aloysius club,
while Loveless performed with the
Sherwood nine.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

II the National Commission gives per-
mission the Blue Grass League will
place teams in Louisville and Coving-
ton, Ky.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

The pittsburgh club paid $1,000 for
minor league players last fan and will
have to pay 5000 additional If the play
ers are retained.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

One of the fastest base ball games
q be played on a local diamond this
sEfng should be the contest between
Catholic University and Amherst This
same is scheduled for the Brookland
dshmond OH April s.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

''Jncle Cy" Young is training at Hot
Springs, Ark, for his twcnty-third year
in big league baseball. Cy says his
wing Is still strong, and he will show the
youngsters how the teasers are twisted.
The Washington times., 1912-03-01

Harry McIntire,, the spitbalI twirIer
was the first Cub to report in sChicaEo
and made the girls with diamond heels
look like lantern in a railroad shanty.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-04

a wood fire costs more than coal. But
for the farmer separated by rough and
billy roads from the railroad station,
and with wood lot at his back door,
with leisure time in the winter to pre-
pare years supply ahead, the wood
pile can save him one of the heaviest
charges of city life in cold climate.
Let him not think because Miss
Reuben has returned from college
with metropolitan ideas, that the old
wood stove necessarily spells social
disgrace. Her mother will tell her
that the swell curtains she hae
brought back from New York will re
tain their freshness much longer un.
der wood fire than if the dust of a
coal furnace is scattering its CRIME all
through the home.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-04
THE END OF THE COAL STRIKE.

The anthracite coal strike is over,
and considerable slice of the %
cents advance which the public is ask
ed to pay viii go to the operating com
panies. This will not tend to hush
The voice of political Unrest.
While politicians and economists
are arguing over this last straw added
10 the burdens Of the people whose
homes are heated from these mines,
something may we'll be said in con
graduation Of the millions of people
who get along very comfortably with
out anthracite coal Particularly OF
those VINO after the manner of the
fathers still keep warm by the hon
est and glowing old wood fire.
Save in those southern sections OF
the country where only light fire
is needed, the country yillager and
back roads farmer living in acold eli
mate, who has never put in coal
heater is looked at much as the man
who takes d bath but once a month.
Actually, however, he has very
pleasant mode OF heating The nutty
perfume OF his oak and maple logs
II the fire dies ont ON a mild day, il
can be Eindled again in five minutes
fills the home with It's pleasant aroma
The roar OF the cracking logs makes
you feel warm if the thermometer is
but ffty-fve
Meanwhile his neighbor across the
way VINO let his coal fire out, is films
/ his eyes with smoke and his face
with CRIME in the effort to kindle
those slow Burning black diamonds
They glare and glitter from the NAV
Of his black beast the furnace, OnH
afJer much splitting of kindling AM
much crocking OF mis- billed shir
against the sooty furnace, can HI
coax them INTO combustion.
American forests have been so ruth
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-04
MARrINsBuRG. TUESDAY, JUNE d

a shack, or plant fruit trees there. By
and by he or his sons would claim -
property. If fence tumbled down,
it was rebuilt further into the public
land.
Whenever new street is being
laid out, it is a good thing to remem-
Der that it will probably cost no more
to lay out wide street The owner
is fun of public spirit when the sur
Yeyors come TO locate a highway
through his land He talks generous
ly of the obligation to cooperate with
town Improvement A few feet more
or less are mere trifle.
After he gets the street, the propo-
sition is quite different. Then his
house becomes his castle, he deplores
the tendency to infringe on private
rights.
His sacred soil also possesses many
qualities that enhance it's value. Its
location is so unparalleled, its ma
tural beauty so evident, that its val
ne per front foot becomes very large.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-04
OFF FOR COUNCIL.

Rev. Harold Jcnllin, Of Trinity Epis,
copal Church, and Mr. {. A. Miller,
delegate, left for BueGeld, to attend
the annual Council of tho Episcopal
Diocese of West Virginia.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-04

Mrs. ]. S. Smith, of Cincinnati has
been visiting her brothers in Wash
ington and returned to Martinsburg tc
visit Mrs. e. r.. Brilliant, Of South
Maple avenue, and Mr. T. NJ. Turner
OF East Burke street.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-04
SPECIAL TRAM TO WAYNEsBoRc
~. JUNE 9Th.

the Cumberland Valley X. Il. has
arranged with he W. NJ r. r. for
special train to Waynesboro on Wed
nesday, June 9Th, leaving Hagerstown
on arrival of c. V. Il k. morning train
No. 6 and returning leave Waynes-
boro . p. m.
The coaches will run through Fare
round trip $11o Tickets sold only for
the S:13 train Wednesday a. m. and
good only on day Of Issue.
CAT w. A. GARD, Agt,
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-06-04
ANNOUNCE
FOR ASSESSOR.

To the Republican voters OF Berkeley
County.
hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Office of Assessor OF
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