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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
Eats Matches and Dies.

Richland Center Harry Chapman,
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Chapman, died from the effects of
eating matches. The boy, left alone
for a few minutes while his mother
went into the yard, secured box Of
matches and, before she returned, he
managed to swallow heads enough to
make him i'll. A physician was call
ed but was unable to save the boy
This is the second death of the kind
In this vicinity in short time
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
Spend sL.6ea. 80 at ~"

Madison Statistics compiled by
members of the law faculty at the
university show that $1.598.810 liz
the annual expenditure of the stu
dents attending the University of
Wisconsin. The statistics founded on
a close investigation brought out the
fact that $590,417 Is spent for board,
$292,593 for room rent, $250,00O for
clothing and furnishings and $685.
500 for incidental expenses.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
I'M 1IIEIE ZL[[EXII[I!ILl(6IHl'Il
NEW SCHEME FOR COOPERATIVE COLONIES

After seventy years Of more or lesa
profound siumber the cooperative
colony idea has reawakened In this
country. Groups Of men and women
believers in the mission Of co-opera
ton to help solve the economic and
social problems Of our time, have
been established in the suburbs Of
New York, Boston. Reading, Penn,
and Los Angeles, and other groups
are being established elsewhere Onl
Of the colonies, at Westwood, Mass.
is six years old and thriving nightly
The others have been In existence
for two years or less, and might b
considered still in the experiments
stage The New York enterprise wa,
launched quite recently, and is oh
tanning a site in New Jersey within
committing distance Of the metrop
oils. All these groups are organized
on the same general principles and
by band OF enthusiasts who call
themselves the Fellowship Farms
Founders Association. The presk
v,oo~ 1++yof7old a 1Vaol1 r,,5dr @onnd
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
ITALIAN DIPLOMAT LAUDs OWN COUNTRY

Signor CASTOR Del Frate, diplomat
and noted member OF the Italian bar,
who recently spent few days in
America. being on a visit to his wifes
relatives at Madison, Wis, told Of the
progress Of the Italian war, Of Amer
lean influence In his country, and
spoke of Italian art and literature and
music Old Italy has beaten the
Turk, he said, and soon will come tho
settlement. Italian influence will in
crease. Italy and the United States
will grow closer together. The art
of Italy and increasing American sr-
probation OF art will bring it about
Signor Del Frate is legal adviser to
the United States embassy in Rome.
He has been legal adviser to the
French and Russian legations When
J. Pierpont Morgan bought the site
in Rome on which the American
academy is now erecting a beautiful
home and presented it to that organi-
cation. Signor Del Frate had charge
OF the matter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
Sharks GAUGE Farm Eira.

Be1oit.-Sparks from thrashing
machine at the farm of Eugene Be
ley, in Newark, set fire to the thresh-
ing machine outfit and the flames
swept the farm of all it's buildings
and stock, excepting. the house. The
loss will reach $4,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
AUsTRO-HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR RETIREs

baron Hengelmuller Won Henger-
70 ra' The Austrian ambassador to the
Sl''ea States. formally announced
se other day that he has been grant
y ieaYe to return to Austria. 1t is
~ ~ intention not to return, but set
permanently in his own country,
'0 being in the diplomatic service
= years 20 of which have been spent
|. Le United States. He has made
CO..! pans further than to occupy his
n IN the House of Lords.
to' ~"'oh Hengelmuller said he had In
Sn MS own government and the
to.s s''OsA state department OF his In
ANU Spa adding that both he and his
viii 's |. are leaving the United States
n. Ieellngs Of the deepest regret.
de- sa'Oa Hengelmuller has been the
Tssb.o' the diplomatic corps at
burs u'Igton' He was born in Press
nd nd, ~. Hungary, about S. years ago.
h fl, sa Is educated in Vienna especial
! ci str, ,ne diplomatic service. A man
turse - personality, the Baron has,
lean = SF als long residence in washingtc
ss1se su s,la with whom he has come
y Bis MY oo,t.iomatist, who is much more
Ii
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04

tired Perkins
rich rich rated in California The former cabin
steamship his
Finally
politics. Then
In the
ablest
tentvey
explaining
he retired from public life solely for that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
Succeeds Father as Judge.

Madison Gov. McGovern appoint
ed Assemblyman Roy E Reed, Ripon,
municipal Judge of that city to sue
coed his father, L. e. Reed. The
term expires the first Monday in
June, 1913.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
Was Insured for $50. 600.

GAINESVILLE The body of edward
L. Dryer, the New York broker who
killed himself here, will be placed in
vault at Edgerton until his rela-
tives can be communicated with. Mr..
Dyer had insurance aggregatine
S16O,00O
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
Strengthen Portage Levees.

Portage. Contractor j. A. Orion
of Briggsville and his crews of men
have started repairing the Caledonia
1evee northwest of this city. Davis
& Davis are at work on the govern
ment levee south of the city.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
Engineer Has Close Call.

Washburn Edward McManus, en-
gineer for the Hines Lumber COM
pany, miraculously escaped death
when he craWIed out of the window
Of the engine cab after the small To-
comotive had plunged bottom side up
with five cars into a small lake near
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
sluice Gates Again Closed.

Neenah.-For the second time this
year the s1uice gates in the headwa-
ter dams on the lower Fox river, have
been closed. The water in Lake Win
nebago and the river is just even
with the dams crests
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
Gets Sc. 600 for Injuries.

Milwaukee. Richard thinner
mann was given $4,000 verdict by
q jury in his suit against the Schiitz
Brewing company for injuries re-
ceived in a fall from scaffoId.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
SENATOR GEORGE C. PERKINS TO RETIRE

The announcement a few days ago
hv Senator George c. Perkins that
no will retire from public life brings
- &c close a remarkable career.
porn on little farm near Kenne-
hupkport, Me-, Mr.. Perkins ran away
from home when be was about Ii
wears old. He took to the sea, as
Maine boy naturally would. shipping
az cabin boy on a ship at New Or
leans and sailed the seas. In 1856
ne shipped before the mast on the
GOOD ship Galatea, and sailing round
the Horn, eventually landed in San
Francisco. Here the gold fever
seized him and he abandoned the
sea for thR mining camps. Fortune
frowned for many year, and he was
glad to find work of any kind to earn
his bread. He was teamster, 8
miner a gtorekeeper in rough mining
camps, anything indeed that came to
hand. At last he accumulated enough
money to own his own team and he
e. IL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04

The we'll censored as to battle
reports will Sgnor Del Fate believes put It's eno
only italy pu also
e Balkan states have been consld-
we without evying speca taxes OF
@G who naturally phil
s and artists fundamentally hnanc1ers s DONG We'll
~% We sold bonds, but they went at per cent
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04
Dairymen's Assoc alton 10 Meet.

DalrYrnen's ASSOC alton TO Meet.
Ashland THE Wisconsin Dairy
mems association will hold it's forty
first annual convention in this city
on Dec. IL. IL ard IS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04

Littleheld,
haired man. poetic talking
Harvard graduate printer and
the for fourteen years
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-10-04

og residence gained recognition amOns 81
a with contact conscaeneious p ay
NldlSt who is Of poddeT IN LIS Wa
~ necessarily brilliant colleagues
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04
GREAT EASE RUNNERS NOT PLEHTFU, SAYS BLLY HAMNTOF

BILLY . HAMILTON, considered by
 many the best base runner of all times. has developed into one of the ablest scouts in the country and did himself proud by the splendid work he performed for the Boston Nationals last season Billy is of the opinion that the base runners of today are by no means as plentiful as they were in the days when Boston and Baltimore were the closest rivals for the pennant in the nineties.
 "Why," said the veteran the other day in q flaming bee, Cobb is almost in a class by himself in the game now While he is not the speediest runner that ever wore a shoe. he is a very lively man and one of the hard est to get
 "One of the best base runners that ever graced the game was big Bill Lange of the Chicagos. When you come to consider that he weighed 250 pounds you can imagine what a won der he was. Naturally he had to be simply phenomenal in sliding to bases
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04

EDDIE GRANT of the Cincinnati
 Reds, looking at the game and its rules with the keen insight of legal mind, is always finding some interest ing problem to spring. He has dis covered an answer to this question:
 "Is it possible for batter to score run when he hits the ball over the fence in the last half of the ninth in ming. with a runner on third and the score a tie?" The ready answer would be "No," for the game is over as soon as the runner from third crosses the plate. and no other run can be scored.
 Therefore the batter gets no better than a triple at best and cannot score a run. But Eddie has found a way for him to score. Suppose the runner from third wants to see the batter get credit for a home run. He can approach the plate, but refuse to touch it. Mean while the batter can circle the bases and the two runners can stand side by side. close to the plate. but not touch ing it.
 AS the ball has been knocked over the fence it will be necessary to put an | other ball in play, which the umpire l can do Then the runner from thirc | might be touched out which would al 1 low the batter to touch the plate anC score the winning run. besides gettins 1 credit for a homer This play is nc | likely to come up, but the solving Q l the problem indicates that MT. Grah
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04

"A TIER all. the hands are the things. A Without them the ideal fighting face of the perfect fighting build IS as naught. And with them the head, the mower and all the other requisites can have but secondary consideration.
 Battling Nelson, who has stopped more battery charges than any fighter of decade had to go into temporary retirement not long ago because his rnaulers gave out He banged Sammy Trott so often on the head at Spring field O.. recently that the bones of his crippled punishers could not stand the strain after ten rounds, and he had to stall out the rest of the fight. Just imagine the Dane having to quit on account of his hands, Talk about the irony of fatel Most of us pictured the Battler sprawled out over five feet and a half of canvas, knocked dead" by a punch. That seemed the plausible ex- if of Nelson from the game. We fig ured he couldn't stand the wallopings forever. even though he "ain't hardly human"
 Until he injured his hitters Frank Frne was champion of them all in the lightweight division. He was the pos seNsor of a terrific punch. and many o the borfes in both hands were splin- tered at one time or another, causing him rnuch agony. While he was gen
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04
tSWE ENEYt

Injuries have taken some of his ability away, but he has done some grand work behind the bat for the Phillies. He is full of pep, throws well, IS fine field general and is of great assist ance to his pitchers. He is not as last on his feet as he was two years ago, a broken leg having slowed him up somewhat.
 Chicago has a grand pair in Archer and Cotter and a reliable man in "Oid Tom" Needham. The former is the best catcher in the game today. His position behind the bat is different from the other backstops. He assumes a squatty position while receiving. lie can throw from any position and throw accurately too. As a coach of young pitchers and for steadying down the veterans he has no superior in the game. He is always on the alert and possesses a great baseball brain. He is easily the class of the backstops.
 The catchers in the National league should rank in the order named: Arch CT of Chicago, first; Meyers of New York. second; DOOin of Philadelphia, third; Bresnahan of St. Louis, fourth; Mclean of Cincinnati, fifth; Clarke of Cincinnati. sixth; Miller of Brooklyn, seventh: Kling of Boston, eighth; IT. win of Brooklyn, ninth; Cotter of Chi cago. tenth; Gibson of Pittsburgh, elev- enth; Wilson of New York, twelfth. American League.
 Iii the American league Boston has 1 the best catching department The | good work of Carrigan, Cady and Nun amaker did much to help the Red SoX capture this years flag. The former l is one of the brainiest backstops in the game He is a great help to pitcher. | Carrigan's arm is not as good as it was a year ago, but he manages to get the
 ball down to second in fairly good time Cady has developed into star
 this season In another year he should l class with the best. He is hard work
 CT and a splendid thrower. Nunamak-
 CT is a plugger and is a better receiv-
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04

There is no question at all that, weight considered, he was the best man who ever tore around the bases
 "On the other hand Mike Kelly was not speedy man, but made great reputation by his ability to get away quickly and by his wonderful ability in sliding.
 T fail to recollect any catcher who stopped base runners with any less ex- ertiOn than did Martin Bergen, who was with the BOstons when ! was with the team. He had a wonderful arm and no man was able to get enough ground off him to steal bases as mat ter of practice So quickly was Mar tin able to get the ball away and SC fast did 1t travel after it left his hand that he had no difficulty at all in mak- ing matters merry for the fastest base runner, and it was his remarkable work behind the bat that enabled Boston tc make so good a showing while he was with the club. It was sad. indeed, thai | this great player came to such an un- l timely end, as was the case when h' l took his life by his own hand"
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04

4 KNOWLEDGE of pitchers is what
 makes Griffith a successful man ager He used to pitch and was rec ognized as the foxiest in the game This knowledge is coming of use to him now.
 Connie Mack was one of the craftiest catchers who ever crouched behind plate. Comics knowledge of pitchers is remarkable. It is this wisdom that played the biggest part in making Mack a great manager.
 Griffith won game for the Nationals recently because he knew just when Musser had enough. Detroit scored a run in the first and another in the second. Griffith pulled Musser at the end of the second and substituted Long Tom" Hughes. Detroit got an- other run off Tom, but that was one less than it needed to tie.
 Another time Joe Engel a boy of nineteen years of age and getting his first big league experience, started the game for Griffith. For six innings young Engel look great. In the seventh Mullin started with single, and Bush followed with a home run drive. The | boy became rattled. Jones combed a single off his delivery, and he could not get the ball over the plate. walking Cobb Griffith called Engel to the bench and sent in big Cashion. De troit did not get another run. Theil | failure to score in the seventh witt two on bases and no one out was due more to poor base running on their par
 than good pitching on the part O
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04

CT than number of first string catch CTS on many other clubs.
 In John Henry and Eddie Ainsmith, Washington has two of the greatest wind and pad artists in the business. Both have wonderful arms, and t IS always a good bet that the runner who tries to steal will be thrown out.
 Detroit's catching department is weak. Stanage is good worker, but is awfully slow on his feet. He can peg to the bases well and is a good coach but is weak on foul flies. OnsloW is just a good second rater.
 Sweeney is the only crack the New York team can boast of. and he is not as good as he was last season. St. Louis is poorly equipped with back stopping material Stephens is the best the Browns have, and he is not star. He is plugger and works hard, but is terribly slow. Cleveland's catch ing staff is weak also. The Maps young pitchers would show to better advantage if they were better handled.
 Chicago has two good young catch CTS in Kuhn and Schalk. The White Sox paid s15,000 for the latter to the Milwaukee club of the American asso- citation. Since joining Callahan's team he has put up brilliant game behind the bat He is a wonderful pegger Next season he should make name for himself Kuhn is a hard worker and handles the pitchers in good style.
 Philadelphia has two good receivers in Thomas and Lapp. Last season the pair did great work behind the bat, but this year they fell off somewhat i'll their playing. The way the catchers should rank in the junior baseball or ganization is: Henry, Washington, first: Ainsmith, Washington, second; | Carrigan. Boston, third; Cady, Boston | fourth; Thomas, Philadelphia, fifth; Lapp, Philadelphia, sixth; Sweeney | New York. seventh; Nunamaker Bos- ton, eighth; Stanage, Detroit, ninth; Schalk, Chicago, tenth; Kuhn. Chica- go, eleventh; Stephens. St Louis twelfth.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04
CAN'T
 FOOL BAKER

ERANK BAKER, the Athletics crack IL third sacker, like all great natura! hitters, is not to be fooled to any eX~ tent by any certain brand of delivery. A pitcher may figure that he has dis covered a brand of balls that will fool the champions great slugger, and he may be encouraged in this by seeing Baker make several futile efforts to land on the ball, but this assures noth- ing.
 The very kind of ball that Baker may appear weak on in one inning he is apt to drive out of the field the very next time up. The best a pitcher can do against Baker is to try his best and trust to luck, and when the pinch is tight it would seem good policy to walk him. and take chances on some other batter, for there are few as dangerous as Baker
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04
Every One Should Take Exercise

TINIE busy man who sits at desk all A day needs exercise, and most or them are beginning to realize it. A decade ago there were few men well known in business circles who did anything more strenuous than watch a horse win race or sit in the stern of a winning yacht now and then. Now you see them out on the river rowing a shell or wandering about the golf links or yielding a tennis racket.
 It is good to know how to make money. and lots of it. but what's the use of piles of coin if you cannot enjoy it? Get out in the open and exercise Get some boxing gloves and put them on with your son every morning for ten minutes if you have no time fo1 the links. the river or the court. You will take more interest in life and have more ambition to work the harder when in your office. The big paunched | bloated bondholder who makes the wine trade good is a menace to the land.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04
Is There Such a Thing as a
 Baseball Jlnx?

IFS there such thing as jinx? St.
 Louis fans believe that Frank La porte was one. Stovall sold him to Washington for $5,000. Washington proceeded to lose four out of five, while the Browns won three out of four. In sending Laporte to second base imme- diately upon purchasing the bulky in fielder, Clark Griffith upset all baseball traditions. Managers, as rule, are loath to break up a winning combina- ton. The Nationals had lost but three games on the western trip with Nor gan playing second. Griff took Morgan out and replaced him with Laporte, much better batter, of course, and Washington dropped the next three games Just the opposite course was pursued by Jake Stahl. Jake bought Neal Ball from Cleveland, intending to use him at second base in place of Steve Yerkes, who was going none too well, But Boston was winning despite Yerkes. and Stahl refused to change his lineup. Consequently Ball. bet fer ball player than Yerkes, has had to be a bench warmer.
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04
Christopher MatthsWsOn Sill
 a Great Pitcher

GHRISTOPH MATHEWSON, V known to baseball fame as Matty has substantiated once more the state ment so often made that he is the greatest pitcher of all time. The Giants won just nine games on re- cent western trip and Matty won four. In times of stress. in times when most is required, McGraw and the fans have learned by long experience that Big Six is a pitcher on whom to bank
 He has his off days, to be sure, but sea-
 son in and season out for twelve long
 years Matty has pitched the same steady. consistent and wonderful base ball. even though he has been less spectacular than several others who could be mentioned. It begins to look
 as if he would surpass the remarkable i record of old Cy Young and outlast him. too. in point of service. for truly i has it been said He is king of them al"
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04
SOME OF THE LEADING CATCHERS IN THE
 AMERICAN AND NATIONAL LEAGUES

second season in the majors, and he gives every evidence of developing into a great catcher As yet he is not a good field general and lacks ginger. IT, win is a hard player with lots of snap, throws well and watches bases like a hawk and is a good field general. but is somewhat weak on foul balls.
 Pittsburgh has three reliable catch CTS in Gibson, Simon and Kelly. Two years ago the former was considered the best man in the position in the Ma tional league, but has slowed up con- siderably since then. Simon is coming along rapidly and will bear watching and so will Kelly. The Pirates paid
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04

BASEBALL scouts are complaining
 about the scarcity of good ball players in the minor leagues. The men who make a living by securing the little leagues for available talent for the big show declare that seldom have they encountered fewer men who look really promising. who show the earmarks of coming stars.
 Many of those encountered who do look like corners are not to be touch ed. because they are big league farm hands" They are playing with minor teams until such time as their major owners shall have need of them.
 The players in the smaller leagues who possess real ability are, for the most part held at prohibitive prices
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04

Of course as the opening day of the an nual drafting season draws near most of the minor club owners sell them stars or at least they part with them for the time being under some ar rangement with major league team which will permit of their return the next spring.
 Howard Earl says that since Barney Drevfuss of Pittsburgh paid S22,50O for Marty O,TooIe every minor league owner in the country is trying to hraalz into the Iimelight by dispOsing of 2 star youngster at record price. Some of the demands made along this line are really ridiculous. One owner, for instance. asked $5,OOO and two players for a pitcher who had won twelve games and lost thirteen in a
Arizona republican., 1912-10-04

hardest working backstop in the older league. He can throw as well as he ever did, but does not seem to be able to get the ball down to the bases as quick as he did years ago. Managerial duties have affected his catching to a great extent. Bliss, his understudy. is q hard worker, too, but lacks vim. Wingo the Cardinals third string man, is a youngster who gives promise. He possesses a fine throwing arm and a good head.
 Brooklyn has two very promising re- ceivers in Tex Irwin and Otto Miller Bresnahan says the latter is the great est thrower in the country. This is his