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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
HISTORY IN THE MAKING.

The game was on
There were the men distributed over the
diamond The Giants. In gray, with black
and white stockings and black caps. The
Superbas, in white. And round the field
were hundreds and hundreds Of men and
women, all concentrating on the little group
Of baseball! players. There was the silence
OF a great event. Tensely the male por-
ton of the onlookers pulled away at long
black cigars.
/ palpitated. I knew we had come at n
crucial moment. Even the Sporting Ed
itor spoke with bated breath:
Second inning, first half, frst's over. "
Wasn't It clever OF him 10 know where
they were all In a minute like that?
And, then. oh. my dears. something did
happen.
There was Matty, looking like a sun
god, standing square In the full lmelight, as
It were. He wore a calm o-as-you-please
sort OF expression. but his eye was hawk
like He raised his arm casually and
easily, and whizz went the ball through
the air!
It was a spit ball. 7 believe. You know,
the kind he moistens twice with his
fingers and makes drop about where he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
woRsHIPPINe AT MATHIS SHRINE.

Girls. your Aunt Kate Joined the wor-
shippers at Mattys shrine in those few
seconds oh, the subtlety Of the pitcher
art
Three out. inning ended" remarked my
Counsellor. while I was still gazing at
Matty Of the Diamond
isn't Matty going TO throw any more?
I asked wistfully.
"Oh, yes. after he bats. They change on
Won see play awhile, then bat
7 watched Matty's progress off the green
to a long low house at one side of the bat
ting place. It looked to me like an extended
kennel Could it be possible
What is that low buldlng?" questioned
the Sporting Editor.
ooh. that's the bench where the players
sit?"
where they rest, you mean; but don't
see any bench"
IT'S inside" OF course II was, but
really I must say It was very cramped
and disorderly looking place for the poor
dears TO rest. It was all Uttered up with
sweaters and caps and other odds and ends
lust as men generally manage to get any
amount OF space, II left to themselves foi
a time.
The Sporting Editor grew informative
again at this point and he told me how the
game was going-that the Giants were wax
ing up and that the Superbas were play
ing languidly as II their minds were OF
other things He showed me Eobets
one Of those baseball magnates, who OWL
the teams. buy men outright and in fac
| seem TO run the whole organization OF th'
national game, which is about as compli
catad az a borough council. He also pointed
out McGraw, who wins pennants with th'
Giants.
They didn't look bit sporting either; so'
sort OF a. hard working father OF Fam
ily appearance, both of them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
AUNT KATE MOUNTS A CHAIR.

Oh, girls! / never was more wrought up
in my life Your little female relative for
got her years and scrambled to the top OF
her seat like a squirrel and perched there,
chanting a sort of pecan Of "O-ohs!" and
"A-ahsw
They did IT, the Giants. They got where
they wanted to. The crowd gave one
mighty sigh Of relief and burst into storm
of applause. l stormed on my little own.
The light had dawned. I'd caught the
fever | was a baseball enthusiast. Isn't
it funny how the greatest things come
along suddenly like that?
Then, when it was all over. I sat down
and wondered what mad happened and why
it meant so much to me.
really was Quite limp for while, and
when the Sporting Editor told me the game
was ended and the Giants had won moved
along quite alphabetically TO the gates.
noticed other people seemed to feel the
same way. Got quiet all In a moment.
Elderly men settled their spectacles on
their noses with precision and put their
umbrellas under their arms. Matrons who
had been beside themselves with enthusiasm
patted the flowers in their bonnets quite
calmly, pretty girls giggled over their wild
Indian behavior OF a few minutes before
and youths lit fresh cigarettes and chatted
wisely of oily white mushes" and spit
balls" drops" and pinch htters," etc.
Yes. I'm sure I've caught II, the national
fever, and I'm glad l have A home run
thrill is a wonderful thing. I know GER
tain small boy who shall begin playing at
the game in somebody's back yard or
vacant lot, If his Aunt Katie has anything
to say about 1t.
It certainly is a good thing to put aside
Office worries and home cares and school
trials. 10 go out for an hour or two in
the sunshine and soft breezes and concen-
trate on that little group of players on a
diamond shaped stage with a bat and ball
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

he used his head 10 save his arms. He eH-
patiated on Laughing Larry" the batter.
and on the Beau Brumme OF the baseball
ield, "Rube' Marquard. yclept Sir Richard
de Mar. who drives yellow car, Is tussy
about his ties and believes every word OF
gush in the mash notes he receives. He
spoke too, OF the American Beauty and
the Ten Thousand Dollar Lemon and
Big Chief Meyers. and Merkle. the first
baseman. and heaps Of other things. I'LL
II became kind Of Chinese puzzle 10 me
by and by trying 10 sort out the basemen
from the bats and the beauties" from the
lemons" and l wasn't sorry when we got
10 the grounds.
My Oficial Escort merely showed small
but potent pass. whereas had TO have a
ticket purchased for me. and go in round
about way and wait patiently till the Sport
ing Editor came and found me and plotted
me TO our seats.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

you don't know and never did know and
never could understand. Yes. he certainly
was forgiving nature.
How long does II take to play a game p
I ventured as we neared the grounds.
"Thev say art is longer than life"
Nine innings" he replied.
Nine innings" / murmured. "Oh, really
Three outs" he elucidated.
Mercy. | saw my finish If the Guide and
Counsellor could not come down to my
level and talk lay language I found my
self whispering mechanically: well. II
there are nine innings to game and three
outs to an inning. how many inns are
there TO an outing?" just like Alice In
Wonderland" and I knew I'd better keep
firm hold on myself so l asked dis
creetly and inteligently, I think:
How long is an OUT"
Three strikes sometimes. sometimes
caught out, out running or at base. All
depends"
Ny dears, wasn't that cryptic? I nearly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
THE MODERN ENoLIshMAN.

Lady Duff Gordon, at a tea at the Plaza
in New York, praised American vivacity.
Your high spirits and your humor," che
said, are very refreshing to US Engiish.
An Englishman, you know is so very dun
and stolid and limited. Your modern Eng
lishman indeed. might be described an one
who plays golf all day and talks of nothing
except bridge. while he plays bridge all
night and talks Of nothing except gplfS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

But II Just came into my head, and being
a child OF nature | out with 1t.
To be honest, don't know whether |
meant Matty or the spit ball was charm
ing. 1t was Matty was looking at most
". had seen him only once before, you
know, and then he was very beautiful In
green clothes-tie. shirt, socks. all emerald
and they were most becoming Gray didn I
suit him quite so we'll, but he certainly
was dramatic and picturesque figure all
the same as he stood there in the sun
light. with his cap jerked over one eye his
great shoulders thrown back, every muscle
tsut, and his body perfectly poised. ready
for any necessary gyration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

retired vanquished, but long years at the
interviewing game have given me humble
spirit and taught me that tenacity is the
better part Of valor, so | persisted.
How long are strikes. out caughts and
outs and things either running or base
stvle?" 7 demanded all in one breath.
must confess smiled 10 myself here.
I felt I had him. No one could solve
problem like that all in minute. and /
fairly Jumped when he answered:
instantaneous. usually-snap! Just Ike
that-no time at all
Phew, Again I almost gave II up. but l
made one more gasping effort.
How long in actual hours and minutes
is a gamer?
ON hour and a half, about II depends
on how many innings they play
That was nv last. I mentally threw W
nv hands Maybe the light would dawn
when 7 saw them play. Anyway, ] felt the
time had come to talk OF things other than
the duration OF the game, so ] asked
different kinds OF question.
do you think women ever understand
baseball?'
"Oh, a few. My sister does"
These lucky women blessed with arith-
metical and scientific minds, TO whom inn
ings and outings and strikes and pitches
are all In the days enjoyment l enWed
them. But what | said was:
MATHIS pIscoURAGING WORDS.
you see, I've never really taken It up
seriously myself, because when ] inter
viewed Mathewson he told me It was quite
Impossible for women to understand the
| fine points Of the game as men do. and /
thought he ought TO know"
My Counsellor preserved discreet silence
I guess he was beginning to agree with
Mathewson. but he didn't like TO be dis
couraging, and as I was feeling quite
cheered up and chatty again I begged him
| to give me some information about the
players, who so modestly banded them
selves together as Giants and Superbas
Here he was most responsive, and told me
interesting tales OF the pitching prowess OF
| "Matty," how he studied the weak points
OF his opponents and gave cute, little twirls
. and cuts to the ball to fool them, and how
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

Kate Carew is now in Europe for The
Tribune. She will interview there persons
whose renown in the fields of stateCraft,
literature art. society. etc, is worldwide.
and beginning next Sunday, will give to
The Tribune's readers her characteristic
bright. crisp. humorous portraits of these
,ersonages in word as well in sketch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

fI~ o you mean to tell me that you've
never seen baseball game?'
- exclaimed my editor in tone in
which reproach and pain were mingled-re-
nroach that one of my years should have
lived in vain or at least Indifferent TO this
diversion so dear to the heart Of the Amer
team man. and pain that such things could
he in this enlightened age
Gross my heart and hope TO die" l
cbirped fippantly. Never seen baseball
game. baseball field. fan or a rooter.
What's more, I've never wanted to-
NV dears. for a moment my heart went
nit-a-pat I saw myself dismissed for in
competency rising from lack of journalistic
enterprise and enthusiasm. And the worst
of II was. up to that moment I'd always
rather prided myself on my isolated and
DISTINGUISHED ignorance of the national
game.
Well. all he said was
What a wasted life
Then he clutched his head in both hands.
his elbows resting tensely on his desk-you
know the sort Of I'm a ruined man atti-
tude don't you? The deserted father and
the bankrupt husband always assume the
same pose on the stage.
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pleases so that It foils the batsman's best
Intentions He did 1t this time. Even
knew IL was something OF a stunt and the
crowd yelled with Joy
"Charming," I cried enthusiastically
Now, wasn't that a silly adjective to user
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
A TERRIBLE REVELATION.


BY the time we got to Brooklyn Bridge
my Official Escort knew the 'orrid truth
about me and the depths of my ignorance.
But do you think he WEIGHED?
Not he
He led me UP the steps and into the
train that was going to jerk and rumble
and whistle its way to Washington Park,
and he never once showed all the con-
tempt he must have had for me. Indeed,
we discoursed pleasantly Of the Landscapes
and waterscapes visible from the bridge,
while the wheels ratified out a chorus
which sounded to me like Home runs,
rooters, rooters. home runs as they sped
along.
But l felt we must HE us back to the
subject of the game. so I threw myself
upon the Sporting Ones mercy. ! told him
Of my wasted years, and how had gloried
in my shame. / begged him to help me, TO
let me gather from his great store Of
learning some glimmerings of an idea as
to what l was going TO do and see in the
far end of Brooklyn.
Oh, but he was kind. my dears. He be
came my counsellor and guide from that
moment.
It's really always better to he square
with people. and besides it is so hard 10
keep on pretending a knowledge Of what
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
THE BEST OF FRIENDS.

DO they hate each other-the two
teams?" asked. doing the Helen
Babies" act again. but I've got such a
thirst for information
Dear me. no." laughed the Sporting Edi-
tor. Best Of friends. Basebalrs more
goodnatured than-than'-
Prize hghting or politics" interpolated.
Yes: it is much more amcable. Most OF
these players have been team mates at one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
The Way THAT Cute May Pitched Made Fan of Kate Carew
1t Isn't All Clear in Her Mind Even Now, All That
Business About Pinch Htters, Three-Baggers
and Spit Balls, but She Certainly Knows
What the Baseball Thrill Is.

fans. roofing for the downtrodden SUE
perbas
Well, my dears, | am afraid never did
get really into the spirit of the game TIL
Just toward the end. and then l woke up.
The Giants were playing in fine style l
could tell that. Sometimes man would
give me a fearful start He would fall
fiat. from choice. you know, and he'd slide
along, it seemed tor miles. in an effort to
beat the ball Then he'd get up covered
with dirt and glory He'd stolen base!
At last | got a real baseball thrill IL
was grand 1t was like this:
Whz-z-z went ball hurting through the
air. C-r-rack went the bat awaiting IL.
and away flew the white bullet square into
the grandstand, where spectators and at
tendants grabbed for it as il It had been
the Kohinoor diamond
"A home run. a home rum shouted every
one.
"A home run, a home rum piped also.
Run, your howled the crowd to the
sprinters.
On dashed the players, to and fro swayed
the onlookers Ooh, ooh, ooh, hooray!
squealed your Aunt Kate. 8
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time or another, so they've reason TO cult
vate solidarity"
And what about the umpires?' con-
tinued. DO they ever come in on the soil
darity scheme?"
NO" said the Sporting Editor They
don't Theirs is a sort of hangmans loo'
They are powerful. but never popular
cot course, I am beginning to see lots
of good points in the game" l said polite
w But It distresses me that they are so
untdy about everything. The men look so
dInpv and dirty, and they fling their caps
and mittens about just like naughty little
bows The balls are the only things they
really look after. How many do they use
about a DOZEN"
NO. no." said the Sporting Editor
sbada impatiently "One ball-that Is, one
at a time"
'One for each slde?'
mo: one for both sides"
But I've seen dozen balls at least.
Which is the ball? The one they keep their
eyes on. isn't it,
ANY one-it doesn't make any ciner-
ence."
NV dears. ask you, could you hope to
understand that man?
Personally, l consider the housekeeping
OF baseball wretched and extravagant.
ADMIRATION is IMPARTIAL.
lust then there was great outburst CT
cheering. / supposed that Matty had done
something Enthusiastically brilliant, but
not at ALL Somebody on the other side
had done something at Matty's expense
soaked him." as my counsellor put It.
II did seem mighty mean to cheer a man
one moment and cheer the chap who
soaked him the next
II thought the fans liked Matty' l
yentured, provoked at such disloyalty.
New York fans do. These are Brooklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
A STRICKEN EDITOR.

After a while he sighed a sigh that was
first cousin TO a sob
Really ! don't know when I've been so
touched. 1t was dreadfully pathetic.
wanted to console him for his shattered
faith in me. but didn't dare, for had a
horrid fear that if he didn't change the pose
soon I'd surely pipe my eye and that
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and youth, skill and vigor for stage prog
critics. IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
She Went to "Cover" Her First Game of Baseball
in Fear, Trembling and Utter Ignorance, but
the National Fever Infected Her and
She Will Never Recover from 1t.

with me? I'm afraid every time he spoke
of run ! called 1t stretch in the next
breath. and I know / had vague visions Of
the Giants racing home, under a blue rib
bon. like two-legged horses.
Oh, girls. l did wish it was going to be
a horse race with all the nice little jockeys
gallopng along on their beautiful beasts
and crowds of stunning looking women and
excited men shouting and applauding. A
sigh for the good old racing days that are
gone. Not that your auntie ever knew
much about racing. either, but at least its
picturesqueness appealed to her aesthetic
soul. and she had a feeling that baseball
was going to be ugly and commonplace.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-08-30
Edward Slade Found
Not Guilty Of Murder

| Cordele, Aug. %. "A verdict
acquitting Edward Slade, the 49,
year-old son of E. Price Slade, a
prominent Crisp county planter,
! of the murder of N. Oscar john
son. his neighbor, on the 18th of
June, was returned today at noon
by the jury which had been out
in the case since yesterday after
noon at 5 O'Clock, following the
charge of Judge w, F. George,
defining only murder in the first
degree and murder with recon-
mendation to the mercy Of the
court.
/ The case had been on trial since
early Monday morning and owing
to the prominent connections of
both the Slade and Johnson fam
lilies, had held the intense inter-
est of a constant throng of atten-
dants. More than forty witnesses
were involved in the hearing of
evidence, most of which was cir
cumstantial and dealt with pre-
vious threats alleged to have been
been on both sides prior to and
since a fight between young
I SHADES father and Johnson early
in May, when Slade is alleged to
have called on Johnson at his field
for the purpose of discussing tri-
vial differences.
There were no eye witnesses to
the tragedy and Notwithstanding
young Slade's confession that he
killed Johnson. he was exonera-
ted By the coroner's jury and
later rearrested and held with
out bail following the committal
trial. His plea was justifiable
homicide, while the contention
of the state in the case was that
Slade lay by the roadside in wait
ing for Johnson to return back
from Raines, where he had gone
for medicine for a sick child, by
way of SHADES farm.
Evidence was offered to show
that both the SHADES and Johnson
were constantly carrying pistols
for each other.
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shall have Written or printed on
their ballots. the words, "For
amendment to Constitution autho-
rizing temporary loans," and all
persons opposed to the adoption
of said amendment shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words. against amendment
to Constitution authorizing tenn
porarY loans.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
That an laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this Act be, and the
same a. e, hereby repealed.
Now, therefore, |, Joseph M.
Brown, Governor of said State, do
issue this my proclamation hereby
declaring that the foregoing. pro-
posed amendment to the Consti-
tuition is submitted for ratifsa lion
or rejection to the voters of the
State qualified tovote for members
of the General Assembly at the
general electionto be held on We'd
nesday, October 2, 1912.
Joseph IL. Brown, Governor.
By the Governor:
Philip Cosk, SesstarY of State.
59-1aw-9w.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-08-30
Mileage Problem
Up Next Week

Atlanta, Aug. IS. Some time
next week the Georgia Railroad
Commission will decide the mile
age pull" question, which has
been pending before the body for
several weeks.
The commission held up on the
matter while the issue was in the
legislature, but with Governor
Browns veto it once more be-
came a problem for that body to
handle.
Chairman Murphy Gambler has
abandoned a trip to Washington
to attend a rate conference in
order to take up this mileage
issue. Contrary to printed sto-
ries in a certain Atlanta paper,
the travelling men are not revil-
ing Gov. Brown for his veto.
They deplore the fact, but COM
paratively few irnpugn his mo-
tives, as the Atlanta paper at
tempts to show. The travellers
will keep the fight up, the. say.
It is the general belief here that
the railroad commission will rule
against the petition ito require
roads to pull mileage on trains.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-08-30
More Light On
New Sunday Law
Newspapers a n d Certain
Classes Of Important Mali
Will be Distributed to Lo-
cal Boxes.

Washington, D. e., Aug. 70. =
Plans were perfected by Postmas-
ter-General Hitchcock to d a y
whereby the administration OF
the new law prohibiting the de-
livery of mail on Sundays will
have no serious effect upon the
handling of important mail mat
latter. Holders of lock boxes at
first and second-class postotfices
will have access to them as US
ual, although no mail deliveries
will be made by carries on the
street or at postoffice windows.
Mail for hotel guests and news
papers will be delivered to them
through their lock boxes by a
simple arrangement by having
that mail sorted on the railway
mail cars before it reaches its
destination. Such mail will be
regarded as transit matter" and
will be distributed Immediately
upon it's arrival at the Offices OF
destination, thus practically in
surfing speedier delivery to the
addresses than heretofore has
been the case.
This distribution will require
a minimum Of Sunday work
and the distribution of other mail
received on Sunday will be made
after midnight of Sunday so that
it may be delivered by the car
riers on their frst-tour on Mon
day.
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Atlanta Predicts
Record-Breaking Season

Atlanta, Aug. 20. Dog days
have already come to an end in
this section so far as business ac-
tivity is concerned. The hurry
and hustle Of opening fall trade
presage a record break g season.
The fact that the country's i'm
portant crops, almost without ex-
ception, promise heavy yields and
bid fair to command prices that
will give the producers three
quarters Of a billion dollars above
their ordinary receipts, means
general prosperity for all enter
prises.
The doctrine preached with
ardor throughout Dixie Of pat
ronizing home industries and
keeping money at home, is ALSO
beginning to bear rich fruits, not
not only in increased prosperity
of wholesale and retail merchants
but in the upbuilding of southern
institutions. In the fire insur-
ance business alone, the record
for the past few months has
shown a wonderful development
and added strength, all based
on the fact that southern people
are beginning to realize that it is
to their personal interests to pay
their premiAms into a southern
comLany instead eff sending the
premiums north and thus drain
ing their community of just that
much cash.
What is true in the fire insur-
ance business reflects the general
situation throughout the south as
reported to Atlanta. Southern
people are patronizing southern
enterprises and the whole section
prespers.
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Pope About to Create New
American Cardinal.

Paris. Aug. %. The pope is
about toI create a new American
cardinal, lwho is to reside in Rome.
according to a special dispatch
received here.
The( American cardinal will
occupy q position similar to that
of the prelates of France and
Spain in Rome. It is stated the
pope will later create a cardinal
in Central America, probably
Mexico.