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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25
BAKERS MIGHTY BAT SENDS
YANKEE TEAMS OUT OF CUBA
Franks Hitting in Pinches Disgusts the
Fans and Kills the Golden
Goose.

HAVANA, November %. - The mighty
smuggling of Frank Baker, hero of the 1911
world series between the New York
Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics.
has soured all Cuba on American base
ball teams, and as soon as the present
trip of the White Elephants is concluded
Cuban teams will play among themselves
and never again tamper with the really
good teams of the American major
leagues.
1t has been Bakers delight to come
to bat in pinches ever since landing in
this city and send careening to the fence
one of thos> wonderful slashing drives of
his. ending the hopes of the home team
to take the victory. Baker has killed the
golden goose of the Cuban diamonds. Sun
days victory by the Athletics over the
Almendares. the result of Bender's air
tight pitching and Bakers murderous
smuggling. has completely broken the spirit
Of the Cubans.
Cy Rigler, the National League umpire,
who has been gatkering team of Nation
al League players for a trip to this city.
has been notified that the deal Is off. The
fans here are enraged at the treatment
handed their best pitchers by the batsmen
Of the Athletics, and the way their slug
gers are made to look ridiculous by the
great twirling Of Bender, Plank and
Coombs.
81 have called off that trip OF Rigler's
team said the promoter to day. 'be-
cause it would surely result in heavy
losses The Havana fans expected at
least an even break with the Athletics.
Instead, they have seen their pets de-
feated with ridiculous ease. Now they
refuse to look at any more games"
1.-The last time We came to Havana, "
said Eddie Collins. captain of the barn
storming Athletics. I'VE made no pre-
tense at playing good ball. 1t was a
joy ride for us. We had just copied the
worlds championship and the strain was
off. This year though. We have attended
to our knitting. We haven't tried to let
the home boys win whenever possible.
We have gone right along playing the
kind of ball we played all during the
past season. I'm sorry We have spoiled
the game for Riglers bunch. but we're
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25
MIDDIES ARE CONFIDENT.
Team Appears in Fine Fettle for An
nual Game With Army.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, November %. - En-
couraged by substantial scores run up
against the North Carolina Aggies and
New York University, the Naval Academy
foot ball squad will start today with
great spirit and determination to receive
the last touches in preparation for the
game against the Military Academy at
Franklin Field next Saturday.
AS New York University's season closed
with Saturdays game, Coach Herman
Olcott. who formerly helped with the
coaching at the academy will remain
with the Navy team during the coming
week. Jack Gates, another Yale man,
and also a former coach at Annapolis.
will also be on hand. The team will
leave Thursday. for Philadelphia, this
being day earlier than usual.
The Navy's wealth of backfield men
will enable it to substitute frequently
without materially weakening the team.
and this has been one of the definite aims
The first arrangement of the backfield
against the Army is almost sure to be
quarterback, Rodes: left halfback. Leon
ard; right halfback. McReavy: fullback.
Harrison. At the first signs of tagging
the backs will be substituted from the
following list Of excellent men: Nichols,
Fail ng. Alexander, Cook, Collins, Bates,
Mitchell and Miles.
While the Naval Academy squad has
no great backs this year. it has a wealth
of reasonably good men, all Of whom
have received much attention from the
coaches and who have had experience in
at least a part of nearly every game
played by the Midshipmen this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25

FOR OTHER SPORTS SEE PAGE II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25
c. j. GETS new PLAYS
FOR ST. MARY'S GAME
BrookIanders Working Hard to
Capture Annual ThankSuiv-
ing Day Contest.

The Catholic University foot ball elev-
en- is about primed for it's annual Thanks
giving day game with Mount st. Mary's.
The students feel a bit of uneasiness
as to the outcome Of the game, as there
is little chance of Moran and Capt Blew
EFT starting. To say that these two men
will be greatly missed from the lineup
is putting it mildly. and the chances for
victory are greatly lessened. Capt. Blew
EFT has Played in only two games this
year because Of an injury received in the
Villanova contest. and he has been great
ly missed. Blewett was really the holt
that kept the team together in the Villa
nova game. Moran has a badly twisted
ankle, and should he be started it would
be only a question Of a short time before
he would have to be taken out
Even with these two stars out Of the
lineup the coaches and players feel con-
fident of victory, and it is to be assured
the game will be fought out until the
very end. as Coach Mike Thompson and
his men are equally confident
Coach McDevitt has given the men new
plays and feels sure they will work to IN
advantage. The varsity tried them out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25
nERTINENT COMMIT
KssHappenin$$S1

his ability to help the team win a ma
jOrity of it's games. AS yet no under
standing has been reached between Cobb
and the Detroit club. but it is safe
prediction that Cobb will get what he
asks for.
: There are several pitchers in the major
leagues who have drawn as much money
as Cobb during the past few seasons. and.
like him. they, too, are attractions. but "a
pitcher appears In hardly more than forty
games. while Cobb plays in nearly all the
games his team is scheduled to play.
This, too. will have to be taken into con-
sideration when Cobb and his club talk
shop.
Since the official averages of the Ameri-
lean League have been made public IT is
beginning to dawn on majority of the
consideration when the best first base
man in the league is talked Of
Gandil shows up mighty well in both
hitting and fielding. and when the fact
Is taken into consideration that 1t was
really his first year as regular on a
major league team his showing is most
excellent. Gandil. in fact. looks to have
been the find of last season. an honor
which for time seemed to belong to Ed
die Foster. But Gandil played even bet
ter ball than his teammate.
The 1912 season started off with Jake
Stahl. Stuffy McInnis. Del Gamer, Ed
Hohnhorst. Hal Chase Flynn. StOvall
and Zeider as the American League first
sackers The end of the campaisn found
a few changes. while the end of the 1913
season may find still others. McInnts and
Chase are still there making good. Holm
horst gave way to Art Gr.ggs, the latter
being replaced by Doc Johnston. F ynn
was chased to the minors, Gandil coming
back in the league to show he was q star
in both batting and fielding. Del Gamer
had trouble with his wrist, and was out
of the game much of the year. and may
never be as good as he was in the early
part of 1911. Zeider has been shifted over
to third base. and Borton now has the
call at first. Jack Stahl is now the doubt
full member of the first brigade, as his
ankles gave him more or less trouble this
year, and may cause him to run the team
from the bench next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25
BY J. ED GRILLO.

The outcome OF the Fogel case, which
is to be investigated by the National
League at a special meeting TO be held
in New York tomorrow. will be watched
with interest by followers of base ball
the country over. Fogel is charged with
having asserted that the last pennant
race in the National League was manip
ulated in that the umpires were instruct
ed to favor the New York Giants. There
does not appear to be any doubt that
Fogel made such charges, he hav
ing sent his opinions to Chi
cago paper, which printed them over the
Philadelphia magnate's signature. There
is. of course. some question as to what
punishment the league will mete out to
Fogel, though from all accounts ma
iority of tine club owners are In FAVOR OF
ousting Fogel from the game. BY resort
ing to the civil courts Fogel may be able
TO delay this action for some time, but IL
the charges are proved it Is hard to see
how the league will be able TO white
wash the instance.
Fogel has during the past few days
been forced TO admit that he has been
nothing but "a igurehead in connection
with the Philadelphia club He has mere
~ represented the real owners of the
club. though this fact should in no way
excuse Fogel for the charges he is said
to have made. The FOgel case is some
what of crisis in the National League.
To ignore the matter would bring down
an avalanche OF criticism the heads
Of the old league club owners and weak
en- its hold on public favor.
1t now seems assured that President
Tom Lynch will succeed himself when the
league holds it's annual meeting next
month. His stand in the FOgel case
seems to have settled all questions as to
that.
The question is being asked whether
Ty Cobb is worth the salary he demands
$1,000 per season. II there is a player
who is entitled TO that sort of a figure 1T
IL undoubtedly Cobb. Not only has he
proven himself the greatest ball player
that the game has ever developed and by
his personal efforts wins many games for
his team but he is also "A drawing card.
His presence the team does much to
make the Tigers an attraction, even when
the teams standing in the pennant race
is not what IL might be- Cobb during a
season of 1J4 games will draw additional
people into the bal parks to more than
make up for the amount the club is asked
to pay him, and there is no doubt as to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25

TONIGHTS SCHEDULE.
DUCKPINS.

DUCKPINS.
Commercial League-General Baking Company
vs. Washington Tobacco. Palace alleys.
National Capital League-Clmbers VS.. Poto-
macs. Arcade alleys.
District League-Toledos Goodfellows.
Brelsfords alleys.
alleys.
Southern Railway League-Managers vs..
Freight Casino alleys.
Departmental Duckpin League-Agriculture VS..
Census. Capitol Hill alleys.
NJ. C. A. League-Superiors VS.. OntariOs
Y. NJ. G. A. alleys.
Westminster League-All teams, Palace alleys.
Southern League-Blues vs.. Grays, Palace
TENPINS
Colonial League-Pioneers VS.. Pilgrims Palace
alleys.
washington Railway League-Eastern VS.
Lighting Company, Association alleys
District League-G. =. o. VS.. Chamber of
Commerce, Rathskeller alleys.
departmental Observation-Disclosures VS.. Bu-
reaus, Palace alleys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25
MICHIGAN IN CONFERENCE.
Return of the Wolverines to the
big Nine" Il Predicted.

CHICAGO. November 25.-The return Of
the University Of Michigan to the big
Nine conference and its participation in
conference athletics no later than next
spring was predicted by men In close
touch with the situation here after a
secret meeting Of conference representa-
tives.
A committee was named to take up the
matter with the University OF Michigan
senate. If that body approves a meeting
will be arranged with the other faculty
The only feature Of Michigan athletics
not in accord with conference customs Is
the training table, and Michigan il said
to be willing to forego this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25
Birthday Greetings
CONGRATULATIONS TO FRED CAyILL.

Cavi
old today
Serpentine
Cavl swan the channel in
feat has never been his the
resided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25
1913 OVERLAND Cars.

Saturday against the second team and
they worked well.
Today and tomorrow the men are to be
sent through light scrimmages. and
Wednesday they will indulge in signal
drill for about an hour.
Manager Charles p. Maloney expects
the usual large crowd to be on hand. and
is making preparations to accommo-
date 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25

not down here to be beaten. We haven't
seen any pitching yet that we can't
soive. and say, the way Bender, Coombs
and Plank are foOling those sluggers, it's
really a shame
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-25
Long Tom Hughes q Father.

Tom Hughes is a father. A ten-pound
baby girl arrived at the home of the Ma
tionals' pitcher early Friday morning and
Tom Is receiving congratulations Of his
friends.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-22
EGOTIsM
OF BULL MOOSE
TWO Speeches by William Jennings
Bryan In the State of
Idaho.

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. William j.
Bryan made two speeches in Idaho
today, his train stopping at Idaho
Falls and Pocatello. At Idaho Falls
he talked for more than an hour dis
cussing ct length the attitude of both
Taft and Roosevelt on issues of the
day. He said Taft was honest and
sincere but was not in touch with
the common people due to interests
by which he was surrounded. He
flayed Roosevelt as an eleyenth-hour
progressive. He said he gave Roose-
welt credit for honesty and sincerity.
but said his great fault was his tow
ering egotism.
Bryan illustrated his points with
apt anecdotes and kept his big crowd
in good humor, He closed with a plea
for election of Wilson and Marshall
and the democratic state ticket
Pocatello turned out a big crowd to
greet the Nebraskan. He discussed
the tariff and the trusts in his speech
there.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-22
BAD CONVICT ON
ANOTHER RAMPAGE
John McEIllott Renews HostiIlties
With Old Enemy and Gets
Broken Nose.

FORT MADISON. Ia, Sept. 21.--
Angered because he had been brought
to trial in the district court here on
the charge of assault with intent to
kill, John w. McElliott, a convict in
the state prison, renewed hostilities
with his old enemy, Patrick O'Brien,
also a prisoner, by throwing heavy
syrup pitcher at his head in the pris-
on dining room Friday night. O'Brien
lodged the pitcher and escaped I'M
hurt, but when guards attempted to
seize McElliott to hasten him to the
solitary confinement he fought SO
desperately that he is reported to be
lying now in the prison hospital with
his nose broken and three ribs frac'
tured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-22
THE PLAIN TRUTH.
What More Can keokuk People Ask

When well-known residents and
highly respected people of Keokuk
make such statements as the follow
ing, it must carry conviction to every
reader:
B. vanderhayden, St. Charles Hotel,
Keokuk, Iowa, says: There was dull
ache across my back and the secre-
tions from my kidneys passed irregu-
larly. / finally made up my mind to
try Doan's Kidney Pills and procur-
ed supply at Wilkinson & Cos. Drug
store. My decision was good one,
for Doan's Kidney Pills soon corrected
nv trouble. consider this prepare
ton beneficial for all troubles caused
by disordered kidneys" Statement
given August IA, 19o6.)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-22
WALL PAPEP WAS
FOOD FOR FLAMES
Appleton Store on Upper Main Street
Quilted by Fire Saturday Night
During Hot Little
Blaze.
ALARM CAME SLOWLY
Family Living on Second Floor Of Tall
and Narrow Building Had Mar
row Escape From
Suffocaton.

1t was a hot little blaze the firemen
fought for half hour Or more last
night at No. 1119 Main street, when
the Appleton wall paper and painting
establishment was destroyed.
No lilo Main street, two story
brick building belonging to the Steb-
niger estate, is one of the interesting
sights of upper Main street on account
of the extreme narrowness of the
building for its height. The lower
floor was occupied by the Appleton
store, carrying good sized stock of
wall papers and paints. John Dick
and family lived on the second floor.
Mr.. Appleton left the store at $50
o'clock and saw no evidence of fire
DIT that time. Shortly before 1900
o'clock, the blaze was noticed by
passersby and an alarm was turned
in from the Ewers cigar store on the
opposite side of the street. Mr..
Ewers told Chief Anderson last night
that 1t took him fifteen minutes to
get telephone service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-22
SENATOR LODGE
OPENS CAMPAIGN
Refuses to Make Attacks on oppon-
ents Of Taft, But Gives Good
Talk.

UNITED Press. Leased Wire Service.]
COLUMBUS, O.. Sept. 21.-In open
ing the republican campaign in Ohio
tonight, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
made vigorous attack upon the legis
lative program adopted by the demo-
cratic house during the last year. He
denounced the naval elan of the
democratic legislators, their attitude
toward civil service employees ana
their economy program which he said
was economical only in instances
when votes at the polls were not af-
fected and was "lavishly extrayagant"
when an appropriation from the Unit
ed States treasury might bring re-
turns in votes.
No attack was made upon the can
didates who are opposing President
Taft. The senator said at the outset
that his speech would likely be dry
and lacking in spice on account of his
refraining from personalities, but that
he preferred to retain his respect
for himself and the Ohio citizens he
was addressing" by advancing plain
arguments.
The address contained strong words
of praise for President Taft and his
administration OF the executive office.
Others who spoke were DR.. John Yves
ley Hill of New York; R. B. Brown,
republican candidate for governor OF
Ohio; former Congressman James F.
/ Watson of Indiana and T. L. Lewis
former president Of the United Work
i ers of America
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-22
Golnu Home to Vote.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
& WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-Impre-
cenious voters among government
employees will be sent home to vote
for Governor Wilson with funds sub
scribed by local democrats it was an
nounced today. The local Wilson
Marshall club is taking subscriptions
to fund to pay railroad fares OF
democrats who will vote right at
home. Thousands of Government en-
ployes will go home to vote.
Republican managers are also pre-.
pairing TO amass travel fund TO
send voters home. but the democrats
showed their hand first.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-22
kE0KUK DISPATCH:
EARLY DAY PAPER.
The First Democratic Paper Printed
in the City, Of Bright Appear
ance and Ably
Edited.
ENDS DAYS IN KANSAS
Changed Hands Many Times Before
Its Removal TO the sunfiower
State In the Year
1860.

The history of the newspapers Of
a city Is great feature in the his
tory of that city. There is not ex-
tant reliable or detailed record of
the newspapers of Keokuk. Either
the necessary facts could never be
found or nobody has ever assumed
the task of finding them and arrang
ing them into an interesting and in
structive story. There are many iso-
lated chapters founded on Keokuk
journalism, but these chapters have
never been joined together by links,
and if they had, the intervening
space between them would be SO far
apart that they would answer very
unsatisfactory purpose as anything
like a complete history on the sub
ject.
1t has been written that prior to
1S4S the democratic party in Lee
county had no organ in Keokuk, al
though they had the Lee County Dem
ocrat printed at Fort Madison. The
wings had the Keokuk Register,
which under the editorial manage
ment OF ]. w. Ogden had gained a
large circulation in southern Iowa
and something must be done.
On May 90, 1S4S, the first number
of the Keokuk Dispatch was issued
and OF this paper it is intended to
| form brief story of its career, as
sisted by copy of that paper which
| is kindly, placed in the hands of a
Gate city representative by Mrs
James w. Tickle of 1405 Johnson
street, who very reluctantly allowed
lit to be taken even for a short time
from the home, it being held with
i great appreciation by herself ant
/ husband as relic of old Keokul
days. This number is dated Novem
Der is, 1854, in its palmiest days ant
presents prosperous appearance.
The Dispatch was at the beginning
q under the proprietorship of John B
4 Russell and Reuben L. Doyle, ant
being ably edited the two parties
4 were well matched as to newspape
representations. April 10, 1S49, Rus
4 sell sold his interest to Doyle, but re
mained for a time as associate edi
! tor He died of cholera while SO EN-
I ,ployed. On July 8, 1850, s. w. Hal
4 sey became part owner and the firm
became Doyle & Halsey. In 1S5
George Green bought Halsey's inter
est and April is T. B. Cunning,
brilliant writer, afterwards governo
Iof Nebraska took editorial charge Il
July 1852, T. B. Cunning and G. W
, Armstrong became the proprietorf
: In November 1852, w. A. Hornls
: bought Armstrong; interest and i
turn sold to T. B. Cunning who be
, came sole proprietor May "a, 1853.
Early in 1853 H. w. Beers is foun
owning the paper, who sold 1t to /
Reddington November Is of the sam
{ wear. aud the old number of the Dis
r patch borrowed from Mrs. Tickle ha
! the announcement of this chang
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-22
Trouble For indianapolis.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Sept. 21.-Ru-
mors here tonight were that trouble
is brewing in the American Associa,
ton, with Owner Sol Meyers of In
dianapolis club as the central figure.
Meyers is said to have violated rule
of the league in negotiating with Man
ager Mike Kelly of the st. Paul club
to secure Kelly as manager of the In
dianapolis team, while Kelly was still
bound by contract to Owner Lennon
The report originated with a secret
conference here attended by Cantil
lon, President Chiyington, George
Lennon and George Tabeau
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-22
Clouds Of Smoke.

When the firemen arrived, the en-
tire interior of the lower floor was
blazing and the smoke was pouring
out through the cracks in great clouds
The heat broke the plate glass front
and everything in the shop was ruin
ed before the blaze was quenched by
means of two lines of hose and the
chemical engine.
The Dick apartments on the second
floor were thoroughly smoked, but the
blaze was confined to the lower floor
and the damage suffered by the APP
pleton concern is covered by insur-
ance.
Had the blaze occurred later in
the evening and been given better
start before noticed, the building
would have been destroyed and pos
sibly the family living on the second
floor would have persisted in the
flames.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-22
c., 3. 6 @. RAILWAY co.

Trains leave from the Union uepot.
Berths and tickets. Fifth and John.
son streets.
Southbound.
xNo. 8, st. Louis, west and
south leaves .......,..... 12:4bam
xNo. IL. ST. Louis. Kansas
City, west and south, leaves S:50am
xNo. arrives. .......... 1:15pm
Leaves 1:20pm
SNo. 10, Quincy, Hannibal and
Kansas City, arrives. $500. S:25pm
mo. 10 leaves ............ S:35pm
Northbound.
xNo. z. st. Paul and points
west. leaves .............. 2:3bam
xNo. IS, Chicago. st. Paul and
points west, leaves. ...... 7:35pm
@No. 8. Burlington, Chicago
and east, leaves. ........ 1:55pm
xNo. l. Burlington and Chi
/ cago, leaves .............. 7:35am
mo. 81, Donnellson, c., B. &
K. G. and North road, leaves S:30pm
mo. 90, from Donnellson. c..
B. & X. G. and North road
arrives .................... IL: 30am
*No. !, K. & W., west, leaves 9:05nm
No. 5, Centerville, leaves Sun
day only ................. 7:35pm
NNo. 3, Centerville, leaves -. 9:10pm
mo. 4, from Centerville and :.
points intermediate, arrives 1:15pm
mo. 2, from Centerville and
4 points west, arrives. ....... 9:10pm
No. 6, from Centerville. ar
riyes. SUNDAYS only. ...... II :55am
Daily. *Daily except Sunday.