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Mass-WiIIiam

ATHOL, Mass.-WfIIiam Arthur
Cummings, reputed inventor of t:e
Curve ball, is now living in imall
cottage in this town. There have been
other claimants of the honor, but Cum
mings has the support OF most Of the
recognized authorities. Among them
are George Wright, John c. Chapman,
A. G. Spalding, Douglas Allison, N. E.
Young, A. c. Arson, Weston Fisher,
Thomas Pratt and James White, all
of whom made baseball history in the
'70s. Here is Cummings own story
Of. the discovery of the curve ball:
'1t was in the COS that discovered
the curve ball, and, strange to say. it
was the idle throwing of half a clam
shell that gave birth to such an idea.
AS l watched the shells sail through
their irregular course, the theory de-
yeloped in my mind that might apply
II In baseball.
Clam Shell Gives Idea.
After watching the shells follow
their snaky course, decided that
would try to see IL could throw a ball
in similar manner. was laughed at
fy scientific men and baseball experts,
hut ] finally proved to them that the
stunt could be done, and for long
time / was known as the boy wonder.
MY first experience in club Of
any note was with an organization
called the CAROLS, after Carroll Park.
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NTERISLAID !.
Ball GAMES

Baseball circles are humming with
the prospect of another series with
teams from the outside islands, there
being a good chance that both Maui
and Kauai will send down representa-
tives in the near future. Ii +
In the event of the present negoti-
ations going through satisfactorily. a
three-cornered series will be arranged
between local teams and the inVad-
ers. Also, the Maui and Kauai teams
will be given chance to go after
each other on neutral territory. =
There will be no ball games in the
Senior League next Sunday, owing to
the fact that the Asahis are laying
off on account Of the Mikado,s fu-
neral, and the ]. A. Cs. are not down
for play. The second half of the se-
ries seems to be dragging consider.
ably, for many games have been post.
poned for one reasons or another. :
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.PUNAHOU STUDENTS
MAKE RECORDS AT YALE

The Punahou students VINO took the
examinations before the college en-
trance examination board at Yale have
made a most creditable showing &C.
cording to the records Of the board
which were received just before the
opening Of school,.
Dawitt Alexander, son OF A. z
Alexander, received a special letter OF
commentator from Yale University
for his excellent work His records
show 100 per cent. in elementary alge-
Ira, 100 per cent. in advanced algebra,
and SO per cent. in geometry, besides
other high grades In various subjects,
Dwight Baldwin, son Of E. d. Baldwin,
also earned high marks, among which
were SO per cent. in geometry.
An orchestra Is to be formed under
the direction Of Carl Moltner amcng
the pupils OF the violin department
and search Is being made for play
ers of various instruments which will
help to make a first class school
orchestra.
Miss Edith Collais, instructor in
voice at the college, improved her
visit to the coast this summer by TAX.
ing courses in voice culture, which
will be especially useful to her in her
work with advanced pupils.
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Secretary Fisher drew some inter
esting statements from Gov. FreaI
yesterday as to the gubernatorial
timber in the Islands. After quess
tioning the Governor as to what
classes Of men here might be search
ed to find suitable Governor, the
Secretary said:
@. Now. don't mispnderstand me
we all appreciate the fact that we
might take the most prominent plant
er on the islands and make him gov
ernor and be might make the best gov
ernor the islands have ever seen and
better than any governor from the
mainland. What 7 wanted to ind was
whether or not there were many men
qualified here who were in that class
that is, are there any men here who
are not identified with these large in
terests?
A. Well. yes. I think there are.
@. Well. you suggested lawyers
and bankers and merchants and real
estate men are there any other
classes Of business besides those you
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COUNTRY CLUB
NAMES OFFICERS

The Oahu Country Club held its
regular annual meeting last night,
nearly 100 members and guests sitting
down to the dinner that preceded the
business session.
New officers were elected for the
ensuing year, and the reports of the
retiring officers listened to with great
interest. In brief, they showed the
Country Club to be in most prosper
GUS condition, with new and COM
nodiQus club house, and an extension
to Che golf links now under way. The
property itself has greatly increased
in value, and there is every prospect
of 9 record era in club prosperity and
social and sporting activity. The re-
port of the retiring president, James
d. McInerny, dealing with general
club conditions, and of F. w Klebahn,
retiring chairman Of the grounds
committee which has had active
charge OF the golf, were of special in
terest.
Huh. Walker was elected president
at last nights meeting, the other Off
GERS to serve for the ensuing year be-
ing: First vice president, George Pot
tr; second vice president, c. H. Cooke;
ter, second vice president, c. H. Cooke;
P. w. Gray: auditor, VIM Simpson:
directors, B. L. Marx, FL Waldron,
John Waterhouse, w. H. Rabbit
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mentioned which you think might pro-
duce such, q man?
Al. Well, you don't want, to leave
out the. doctors -. some of them are
men Of good deal of prominence in
general affairs.
@. / know-bnt it is not usual that
a physician has an opportunity in the
practice of his profession to demon
strate his ability to handle business
affairs.
A. There are exceptions.
Q. There are exceptions, but they
are rare.
A. You don't have to appoint a gov
ernor very often
@. But you want to be sure of him
when you do appoint him.
A. Certainly. q.
@. Well, think that isis there
any other class that occurs to you be-
side those you mentioned - ranch
men, cattlemen?
A / think | mentioned ranchmen.
@. No, at least. do not recollect
that you did.
". WI. DlSuOp, uO yOu hHOW VI any
men who are not affiliated with the
interests who would be available?
Mr.. Bishop: If you want somebody
with not even one share in the sugar
industry it might be hard to find one.
& Governor: would pick out the
man who is lest suited to the place,
all things considered.
Mr.. Fisher: One of the objections
made with regard to you is the fact
that you have these Affiliations, and /
want to see whether it would be pos
s'ble to get man against whom this
cannot be said. In other words, to
see whether the mere fact of the affil-
iations is the thing which disqualifies
the Governor. Mr.. Bishop, you said
you thought the time in which to ac-
quire title was too, long, that il dis
couraged demonstrating long,
time do you think the homesteader
would regard as fair period to re-
side on his land before he got a pat
ept? ~ .
Mr.. Bishop: Not over five years.
@. Suppose we reduced it to five
years; that was the usual time on the
mainland until the last Congress re-
duced 1t to three years Do you think
If the homesteader got his title after
five years it would help homestead
ing?
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Associations Stand.

bSSOCldItOt1S oIdnos
''In regard to these cash prizes
over which there is all this talk, IL
should be remembered that the mer.
chants and others OF the city sub.
scribe the money for the annual re.
gatta for the benefit of all Honolulu.
The Hawaiian entries in the padding
and sailing races don't want cups or
trophies. They want the cash, and
there is no reason why they shouldn't
get 1t as heretofore. These canoe
races are the principal attraction to
many visitors here, and it would be
shame to cut them out, as we
would probably have to do il all the
purses were eliminated. Regatta
Day would then lose its typically Ha-
twaiian features, and would become
like any other rowing meet in the
States, with nothing distinctive to
mark it. II would become a class af-
fair, instead of day of keen, clean
sport for all classes"
Lightfoot seems to be expressing
the general sentiment of rowing men
as body, on this controversy with
the A. A. o., and the boat clubs will
stand out solid against interference.
AS to the Alameda crews refusing to
row IL A. A. u. sanction is withheld.
they regard this supposition as rather
of joke, and are not inclined to dis
cuss 1t seriously. As q matter of
fact, the boat clubs are the backbone
Of the local A. A. u, for such organ
izations as the Trail and Mountain
club, and the outrigger Club can hard
ly be considered as bona fide ath-
letic associations, in the spirit of the
A. A. u organization. Without the
boat clubs, the H. A. A. would be in
q bad way for athletes. and would be
likely to go on the rocks.
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HOW They STAND

"Muggsy" McGraw and Husk
Chance are again the prominent fig.
ures in the struggle for the National
League pennant The Giants are In
the lead, but the fight is not over.
and Chance declares that he is hope
ful OF coming out In front. The big
lead that the Giants had earlier in
the season has been lost. and in re-
cent weeks the Cubs have been gain
ing. To be sure. the distance to De
gained is considerable, but u Chance
did not have the fighting spirit ne
would never have created the SPLEEN
did baseball machine that has bean
battling for Chicago for so long. NC
Graw Is also confident. and. though
he knows that he has q lead. still
ne realizes that Chicago Is danger
Gus contender. and. With the fighting
Californian at It's head. the team Is
liable to come with cyclonic burst
of speed in the stretch and nose out
his pennant winners.
Percentages September s.:
= =
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Northwestern Leaaue.
1000 lAILEI WALK
AS HIS VACATION SPORT

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. John
J. Kierna, one of the district super.
ittendents of the New York City de-
partment Of streets, will spend his
twenty-day vacation, beginning next
saturday, in walking from Chicago to
this city.
Kiernan leaves for Chicago Sep
tember Z by train. He will there re-
ceiye q letter from Mayor Harrison
of Chicago to Street Commissioner
Edwards Of New York, and will at
once begin his 1O00-mile walk.
He Is q veteran athlete and holds
several militia records for long hikes.
He hopes to break the amateur pc
destrian record between Chicago ana
this city.
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PULLMAN PORTERS
BY GEORGE FITCH

! berths or blackening shoes, the porter
sits by the car heater and stokes it.
/ If the thermometer drops below III,
he is ashamed, and weeps bitterly
over his neglect. ?, .. II.
People criticize the Pullman porter
because of his naughty ways and his
gloomy disposition, but we should not
forget his wrongs. What with trying
to unmake berths while the people are
still in them and getting chased with
a club because he has grabbed sleep
ing passenger by the nose in trying to
waken him. and what with spending a
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-13

General Mena, the leader of the Nj
caraguan rebels, is unable to quell
the mob spirit of his followers. The
position of foreigners in many of the
towns is decidedly precarious.
Fraulein Bulford, daughter of
Jockey Bulford, has applied for a
license as a jockey in Budapest.
II present plans carry, the first ship
will pass through the Panama canal
in September of 1913.
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Miss Blanche Bates, the actress
and George Creel, writer, are to be
married at Miss Bates home in Os.
shining, N. Y, in December.
- Eleanor Sears walking record has
been beaten by Mildred Belknap, also
of Boston, who walked 90 miles in Sc
hours.
Many lives were lost in a typhoon
which swept Fuchow, China.
Two cases of leprosy are reported
from Michigan. One man is Quaran-
tined but the other has escaped.
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THE A. A. q. SIDE.

Il. hope this matter can be adjust
ed without friction said President
Tuttle, Of the H. A. A., this morning,
-but II the Myrtle and Healani clubs
persist in taking part In regatta
where cash prizes are offered, the H.
A. will have to suspend them. They
will be served with a notice to this
effect.
1T should be plainly understood in
this connection that 1t Is not ques-
ton Of A. A. u. sanction for the regat-
Ia. for It is not the governing BODY of
rowing In the United States. If. how
ever, registered amateur athletes take
part in q regatta where cash prizes
are offered. they jopardize their anna
teur standing, and become ineligible
to compete IN any track or swimming
meets held under the auspices of the
A. A. u We have nothing to do with
the Hawaiian Rowing Association, but
the Healani and Myrtle clubs are affii-
lated with the H. A. A.. and It is with
them that we have 70 deah This mat
ter Of cash prizes came up last year,
and received assurance that this
year there would be no purses on the
card. Evidently the association off
GERS changed their minds
Regatta Day as conducted. by the
Hawaiian Rowing Association has al
ways been q big success" said J. B.
Lightfoot, secretary of the associa-
tior, this morning. I'VE are going to
hold the meeting under our own rules
as we have always done. and we do
x,rf mead of want the assistance rf
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and the ,Amazonian metropolis is Of
inestimable benefit to the whole ma
ton. It win only lie equaled in utfTitv
when traffic. providing means of direct
TRANSFORMATION between the coast and
the Orient The railway. also meas
ure of President Lekuai's administers
ton, will reduce the time Of transit OF
correspondence-and equally Of pas
sengers-from weeks to days, as the
telegraph has reduced that OF mes
sages from hours-and often days-to
minutes.-West Coast Leader, Lima.
Peru.
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o What would Johnson have
9 thought four years ago IL some
g one had told him that he would
o be getting $3.50 minute for box
o ing no-decision bouts? That's
g what johnson would have got
. ten in cash for fighting ten
@ rounds with Jeanette. He would
O have gotten the full amount II
O the fight had gone only q min
O ute-and then he would have
9 got his so per cent. OF the NOV
9 ing picture money and his priyi-
o lege of taking so per cent. of the
Q gate money.
g r. s.t
9 o o .. o o o o o o o o 90 o
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A real LINE ON
PLAY Of THE
Chinese
Detroit Sport Writer Sizes Up
Honolulu Players and Pays a
High Tribute to Ayau's Abil-
ity and Class

The Detroit News, which publishes
q readable aid always reliable sport
ing green" prints q careful analysis
OF the play Of the All-Chinese ball
team that Is OF great interest 70 fans
in Honolulu. The News sport writer
looked at the playing OF the Chinese
| from 4 serious and analvtical anrIe.
and canned al that stuff about the
yellow peril and laundrymen that
other papers have been printing BY
the yard.
Local ball enthusiasts have been
wondering just what brand the Chi
nese are playing. after six months'
practically continuous work together.
and the Detroit News answers the
Question very fully. Also. Il pays
high tribute to AyRn. the speedy
Ishprtstop. ranking him. with some Of
the best infielders In the big leagues.
Here Is what the News has 20 1ay:
Before the Chinese bring the worlds
series to Hongkong or Honolulu they
must develop some pitchers and learn
how to bat The CeIestials who de-
feated the s. & s. yesterday had ev.
lerything else. They fielded brilliant-
| ly, showed lot Of speed on the
sacks, but as batters they were Just
about nix.
Only Ayau. the. little shortstop. has
free swing The rest fight-handed
| batters with one exception pull the
ball into left field By hitting rather
stiff-armed and swinging their bodies
away az they. meet the Pill Their
eyes are good, and they hit the ball
- ksa& -
pitcher with q good curve they would
be helpless.
All seven hits were made on last
halls either IN the grove or on the
| inside Not one was lift towards
right field. A good change Of pace
would have them swinging their
| heads of.
Il kDau. the pitcher, got away on hI1
control and steadiness. He did not
have great deal 81 speed. and biz
IdeIivery h curious. inosnnch - nI1
Windup Is practically Cor SHOW rur-
poses only HAHN. wound 40 !.
stops short and then ne1tes the ball.
With men on bases his motion y
still more peculiar. as on he .trIctogt
| technical Interpretation o. the rules
be makes q balK every time be throws
| to the plate. He pitches without -
much as looking at the batter.
loutfieIders Are Good.
| Kan Yen, the catcher, could show
lup lot Of American college back
stops. He does not throw well, get
ting the bah away rather slowly. but
fast men can steal nine-tenthB Of the
college catchers IN this country deaf,
dumb and blind.
In the field, however. the Chinese
show brilliantly. The two 0utfielders
who had chances are perfect judges
Eof Fly balls. Both L. Akana and Sing
Hung made difficult catches, starting
a little slowly, but being under the
ball when 1t got there. Their throw
| ing arms ara good, and IN spite Of the
rank, high grass at Mack Park they
covered an unusually large amount Of
ground.
One Real Player.
There is one real ball player on
| the Chinese university team. Ayau,
the shortstop, bears all the earmarks
of q regular, sure ,nOugh, star. The
little fellow is fast as lightning. He
| is reputed to be able to 60 100 yards
in 10 seconds, and certainly looks
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lifetime watching sleeping and i'll
natured mankind in it's stocking feet
and without it's collar on, he cannot
help souring little. So we. should
be kind to the porter at least a quar-
ter's worth each trip and should not
forget, when retiring, to attach a
string to a great toe. and hang it out
side the berth curtain in order that he
may not be compelled to feel around
for our hear in the dark while waking
us. 3AH|
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ROWING ASSOCIATION AND A. A. j.
REFUSE TOGIVE WAY in DISPUTE
Chances of Serious Clash Monday When Hawaiian Athletic
Association Considers the Question of Giving A. A. u.
Sanction to Regatta Day Races-Boating Men Say They
Will Run Their Own Meet Without Assistance or Inter-
ference

II looks as though there would be
"doin's" Monday afternoon, when the
Hawaiian Athletic Association holds
its annual meeting. At that time the
matter of sanction for the Regatta
rowing meeting will come up for dis.
cussion, and both the local represen.
tatiyes OF the A. A. u. and the Ha,
waiian Rowing Association have
taken firm stands from which Il will
be hard TO dislodge them. There rs
a good chance OF split between the
two Organization, with the rowing
events going merrily along in spite
Of A. A. U. displeasure.
President futile Of the H. A. A.
Is uncompromising in his attitude.
He says there must be no cash prizes
whatever on the list, and that any
athlete who completes in any event,
will lose his A. A. U. standing unless
the purses are abolished. Officials
OF the rowing association say that
the prize list will remain Just as II
is at present and that it will run its
own meeting without Interference or
assistance from the H. A. A.
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A. That is, clear title in five years?
@. Yes.
A. Well, / don't know.
Q. understand your laws entitle
man to acquire title in three years,
if he lives there continuously. Well,
if that is true, apparently the home
steader can get title two years sooner
than you think.
A. Restricted title. don't approve
of that at all The way l work it out
is this: don't think any artificial
barriers ought to be created to keep
a man from doing as he pleases with
his land. 1t would not be sufficiently
attractive.
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Johnny" said the teacher, write
a sentence using the words horse
sense. : Johnny wrote: One night
pa forgot to lock the stable and he
hasn't seen hisshorse sense Kansas
City Star.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-13

Orange fritters are as delicious an
accompanied to broiIed or fried ham
as apple sauce to sparerib.
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Miss birmingham Mamma do you
think papa knows Harold is going to
call for me in his aeroplanes Mamma
IL think so, dear. He's been hanging
around the skylight with club all
afternoon. Chicago News. - &.
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"Yes, we bachelor girls often give a
yachting party and never think OF
asking a man along ~ Well we'll
Don't you ever get lonesome? "Oh.
we'll, If we do we hug the shore. =
New Orleans Picayune. >.
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A pullman porter is sad Senegam-
bian who makes beds in sleeping car
for a living, He makes "a beds each
night and gets done Just in time to be-
gin unmaking them in the morning.
When business is brisk porter some
times has to go without food for three
days, because he cannot take the end
OF pillow slip from between his teeth
long enough to snatch bite.
beside making up beds, the porter
has to blacken shoes. ALI night long
he blackens shoes, putting black
blackening on the tan ones and tan
blackening on the black ones with
great care. He blackens all the shoes
he can find and then puts them away
| in pile. Then he goes away himself
and stands out in the cold gray dawn
| ing on the station platform for hours
at a time, while his guests ring the
hell that has been disconnected. How
ever. he always gives the shoes back
when he gets around to it. Sometimes
greedy guest takes second helping
of shoes and the last man gets left,
but this is not the porter's fault, and
those who blame him wrong him
cruelty. -
Porters are always dark men but
they are not as dark at their deeds.
A porter likes nothing better than to
steal the whisk broom out of the wash
room and then rent his own broom to
the passengers for quarter apiece.
Porters are also absent minded.
While thinking about their wrongs,
they forget. to waken the sleeping pas
senger until the train is slowing down
for his town, thus compelling him to
dress lightly in his trousers and leap
fer life with bushel of clothes in his
arms. But porters are very faithful.
All night long when he Is not making
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Nearly every marriage annuls a
friendship.
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