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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
Like Hand Of Fate.

Once when he missed n train in the
south lie went out 10 see a game be-
tween Memphis and Savannah. The
score was 81 to . in favor OF Savannah
but he had been watching = fielder on
the Memphis team. After the game
he went ZIP To the manager and asked
what he would take for that chap. lie
says maybe he looked a little green; any
how the manager decided he's soak MIN
10 the limit. and said he'd take 800
Dreyfuss passed the money over al once.
The iIcldcr was Fred Clarke. the present
manager uf the Pirates. Drcyfus SAYS
a la sebal owner must act on The jump
and talk afterwsrd, The chief factor in
baseball success is the ability TO pick
good players.
The ST Louis Cardinals team Is owned
by two women, Helene Robson Brittor
and her mother, 1t was in Cleveland
that Helene. when a little girl. used 10
accompany her father and mother. own
ers OF the Cleveland Nationals. TO ihe
baseball games. and follow the plays un-
der their tutelaSe. In 1899 The Eoblsons
transferred their franchise, as well as
players, to ST, Louis. and now through
the death OF both brothers. tho daugh
ter owns three -fourths Of the club stock
Mrs. Britton and her two children. Ma
re and De Hass. arc lively fans. Mrs
Britton decided this year 10 vote her owl
stock so that now she will become ar
active baseball ma guate, She and he,
mother receive 100000 year from thc
t,.-
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equal number at home and away with
each of the other tcams.
Owners of clubs deal In players as
they would in any merchandise,
John y. Brush called ny the manager or
Glc Indianapolis team Dn tho long dis
tauce ono day and offered $1,000 for Mar
guard, then $4,000, $1,000. $4,000, $4,000 and
sI0. 600 Even then tho manager said not
enough Brush said 1'vc gone the limit
and hung up the receiver. 4 few min
utes later lie was again OH the line,
offering $ll 900 i'm cash for Marquard,
and he got him. For three years Mar
ouard did not make good. and New York
crs called him Brush's Sl1, 600 lemon.
But Brush was willing to wait. and he
was justified when Marduard won nine-
teen straight victories for the Giants this
season, and also the two games III the
worlds series which he pitched.
AS sensational was the purchase of
Hans Wagner by Dreyfus. He heard of
Wagner PLAYING with the anarchists IN
Paterson, y. j., and sent Clarke. his
manager, to look him over, Clarke wired
10 gobble him. but just then Philadelphia
got on the line with bigger offer, The
bidding jumped hundred dollars at n
time. till philadelphia quit and Dreyfus
got him for $500 AT that time no one
had ever paid so large a price for a
player Last year DreYfus paid S2@,50O
FOR Marty O'Toolc. the largest price yet
Maid
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Leaders Of Nationals.

The most noted teams in The National
lea euc arc tho Giants oil New York, the
Tirates Uf f'itt sbuyG: The Cubg OF Chicago;
thc Rods o. riurinrati. though Fhllsdol-
phiJ. ST. 1ouis. Brooklyn and RnSt"u are
represented. In tho American league enc
hears this wear "f the the Rcd SoN ~
Boston; Senator OF Washington; Ath-
lctiCS OF Philadelphia. White so. OF CHI :
cag1: Tigers Of Detroit and Naps OF
Cleveland The per cent OF games Won
during tho season determines the rat'us
nf tho clubs. II club IL among the -four
highest AT the end Of the season, II is
said 10 fiuish in tho firs, division. The
pennaut reces In the ma lor leagues Wcre
not exciting this year as In some oi
the minor lea asuos. Both the Giants ana
Red SoN wcrc 80 far ahead carly IN the
season that tho races were nc-si1ed. IN
tho pacific Coast l"ague. Oakland is stu
in the lead hut Los Angeles aud Vernon
arc crowding her CLOSELY. In the West
crn league, Denver is loading by nar-
row margin. bot the Giants were tN"
hundred points ahead great part or the
season. Along In huEuat |; did look 49,
thuugG tic Cubs might overcome that
leaJ Loyal cub supporters spent much
time figuring how many G0.Dc~ ih" Cubs
must win and The Giants lose. in order
10 gain tho lead. Ia tho o0d IN" Cubs
stumbled and flushed behind the r.
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Stars Are Well Paid.

The average baseball PLAYER recoiv es
about $4,000 a year. The stars much
more. Early in the spring The clubs mi
CRATE southwark for the preseason train
ing. In Texas and Floridp and other
tablisEed, and tho grind begins. During
the SIX months OF actual playing. May 10
October tho player must keep Ia excel
lent training and work hard all the
time. 1t takes a strong constitution TO
stand the strain. \ travelling team car
ljes about twenty-four men. six or seven
pitchers and extra men for nil other po-
sitlons. Also there Is the wear ana tear
of those weeks when the team is Oh
the road. living at strange hotels. All
this during our hottest weather, when
travelling Is not 40 delightful. Often.
too. double-hcade-s. two games iu one
day 90 play off games postponed by bad
weather. Fall PLAYERS rs whoic are
proyident. and realize they cannot last
always in their present profession. Ty
Cobb is putting all his money into .
farm in Georgia. Frank Chance. man
ager If the Cubs. has ranch IN Gait
fornia Some players are real estate
mcn in the winter, or augment their sal
ary Dy going into vaudeville. During the
while the team Is PLAYING In the home
city. Al his expenses arc paid while
the team Is awar. The team on its
home grounds wears white uniform.
On the trips. gray or the color OF toe
club. National league teams play 15i
games. - ct home and ~ sway. Play
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Concrete Illustration.

To iDusJrate that last sentence: IL =
player al tirst can steal second he ha :
advanced himself over the second most
difficult OF those ninety feet stretches of
that three hundred and sixty he must
cover before reaching home. \ mali on
second has vastly more chance or reach
ing home tllHu \ rlan on 1irsi. II takes
almost the same number OF seconds for
a man 10 run ninety feet ~ for tho bail
To travel from pitcher 10 Cstchc" and
back 10 second base. Hy Colt and Eddie
Collins arc probably the most noted base
stoalers and their success lies not so
much in the actual speed In running. but
first. in cutting down n second by p
good start off first. The system nf sig
pals which his club uses, enable him TO
get this good start We viii dscuss this
system later In INSIDE Baseball" Sec
oud- he begins by gaug,0g the exact time
TO throw llimsslr ON tho ground 10 slide
10 second, Colt has = trick OF touching
the nag with his foot instead of and, so
TINT tho second basemFu In lowering his
hand To touch him with the ball may be
just little more liable 10 miss him. The
mar, always slides 10 second bcca use
the fraction of a second II takes the
second basennan TO lower his arm to touch
hun may be just the fraction that makes
him safe. II Is the fraction rf a second
in the place where fractions count They
often decide baseball championships now
-Jnys
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Romance Reality.

The story of Mrphy's million from the
| Cubs reads Ike a fairy tale 1Ie began
| as baseball writer in Cincinnati then
Brush made him press agent for the
| Giants The Chicago National bank fail
| Ing. John r Walsh. it's president and
owner Of the Cubs, found himself in
desperate straits for cash. Murphy re-
ceiyed tip on the situation. went To
| Charles i. Taft and asked bin for q
| loan ot 800 00n. Taft finally backed
| him. and the following year Murphy was
able to pay back the loan, Taft retain
Ing share of the stock. Wonderful sue
| ccsSes followed Murphy's ownership. The
first year the Cubs won the league pen
nant. the next the world championship.
The profits that year were more than
sl6a. 600. and since then have been
$100.000 year.
Barney Rreyfas. "thc little gentle
man, came over some twenty years ago
from Germany. poor and unable 10 sneak
English From hooklleeper In dIstll-
lery to millionaire baseball owner. all in
a few years. is his record. The dlstillery
backed him first in an amateur team.
then one in Louisville. and finally In
Pittsburg, where he gained control OF the
Pirates
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Mastery Paper of Mrs. R. B
Porter Read Before Club
Women.

A GENERATION ago interest IN
" and knowledge Of baseball was
~ confuod solely to boys aud
some mon That the game
Us now so truly national that the
whole American pcople-mcu, women,
old, young, rich, poor, busy, idle
almost forget all else in their interest
IN the world S championship, \ club
woman is not always baseball en-
thusiast. but when one chooses 10 be
she has the average male worshiper at
the shrine Of the diamond "backed OF
thc boards for comprehensive knowl
edge and ability to lucidly express 1t,
Proof of this statement is furnished
by tho following paper prepared and
read 10y Mrs. Il. 4. Porter before the
curront events section Of the Ladies
Literary club:
Baseball is ;ypicslly an American game.
II Is the ono sport OF America Foot
ball. rscinc. rowing track athletics, all
eral millions Of dollars every year. and
vet il is conceded 10 be the clesncst "f
All sports. England has It's cricket. Spain
jts bull fights, but tho national game OF
america IS baseball. All over the world
Americans are watching the papers for
the baseball news. When American men
rIect abroad one of the first questions
IL. What bout the Cuhg?" NC know
now much ,imc our husbands spend over
Tho sporting sheet on Sunday morning.
and II We have chanced 10 be down town
iii tho early afternoon. during the past
week We have seen the crowds Of men
who have been following the big lea que
games ny the bulletins which the papers
have given ont. Baseball has developed
wonderfully in the last twenty years. Then
;nanagers at first class hotels would not
permit ball players TO stay at their hotels;
Drinking used 10 be common among play
erS. but now man who drinks has prac-
4 l..ali LIn cha ar..n In the Lie Lea
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
Are You Subject
to Constipation?
Here Is Simple Way of Correcting It
Instantly Before It Becomes Chronic.

Very few people 90 through life with
out some time or other being troubled
with patton. Thousands iniure
themselves BY the use Of strong ca
thsrtics, salt waters. pills and similar
things. They have temporary value in
some eases, il is true, but the good ef-
feet is soon lost, and the more one takes
cf them the less effective they become.
a physc or pureative is seldom nee
cssary. and much better and more per-
inancnt results can be obtained by MS
ing Il scientific remedy like DIR. Cald-
wei! 8 Syrup Pcpsiu. 1t does not hide
behind the name of a fruit or n vcge-
table. but rs what IT IL represented 10
be, Il mild laxative medicine. It is so
mild that thousands of mothers give IL
10 iIDy infants. aud vet il is So cum-
pounded, aud contains such definite in
grcdients that it will have equally good
effect when used by person suffering
from the worst chronic constipation.
In fact. among the greatest eudorscrs
Of Syrup Pepsin are elderly people who
have suffered for years and found moth
iug TO benefit them until they took
Syrup Pepsin.
IL is n fact that millions Of families
have Syrup PepsiD constantly in the
house. homes like those Of Mr. w. Bert
Skinner. Berwyp. Ncb.. and Mrs. j. n.
Durpud. Grand Rapids, MINI. The spe-
cial value of this grand laxative tonic
is that il is suited 10 the needs Of every
member az the family, 1t is pleasant
tasting. mild and non gIiping. Unlike
harsh physics it works gradually and in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27

various positions for straight ball. two
fingers for a curve. swapping OF tho thumb
for n spit ball. closed fist for 81 slow ball,
and a palm cut If he wants a ''pi.ch
out" Every team uses It's utmost In
genuitP to invent new signals One man
aser sigpaled one thing with his hands
to mlslead. While he gave the true signal
with his eyes Frank Chance used TO
change places with some one on the
bench when lie wished a runner TO try
to steal. He orders hit and run plays
by looking over tho bats, Hugh Jcn-
nings s!gualed With his legs and grass
pulling stunts. The system of signaling
in major league teams requires good
memory to follow them even after know
ing them. If the team signals are work
ing properly, the whole team knows be-
fore the pitcher throws the kind OF ball
TO he thrown, and the kind OF ball thrown
determines tho kind OF hit AS the bali
leaves tho pitchers hand, there is n Shift
ing Of the whole team to cover that
grove whero the ball will probably fall
as 1t comes off the bat II Is by this
concerted team play that the big league
teams are able to lose only ono In fifteen
erounders, while the college team loses
ono In eight.
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Chance for Argument.

Fans are discussing now the All
American team. Hans Wagner. the FIy
Ing Dutchman. is generally conceded the
greatest shortstor, but here unanimity
ends and argument for ones favorltc play
eis is endless. Chief Meyers. the Indian
catcher for the Giants. is one OF the best
| in that position. There are sn many
stars In this season that ! will not weary
YOU with further DameS-cxccpt as wo
speak of those In the %ofld series JUST
closed.
Baseball has developed a language AL
most unintclIgable to layman-a clean
base hlt is a bungle. A bean ball Is
one directed at the head Che beam Of
a player. who stands too close to the
plate in order TO drive him back, crab
Is Il grouchy fellow draft is player
drafted by q league OF higher class from
IL lower class league. between fixed dates
each autumn. payment Of price pre-
scribcd for players Of that class. Billie
Orr. who played on the salt Lake team,
has been drafted by the Philadelphia
driven bali hit on straight lines to or
past inficld before il touches the ground.
Giving a man a pass means ne takes
base on 4alls sow N,s roIaTd paw Is reNas ,e,s
IIcaruer \ short. weak fl!-. which drops
safe over the iniield. but too far In for
outficId 10 get; Wastcr is pitcher who
bitches high or wide to make batter
nervous before he gives good ball-a
trick OF Christy Mathewson- Spit ball IS
executed by putting heavy friction on
under side OF bali by gripping the thumb
into the seams while the friction on the
upper part ls lesscpcd by the use Of sa
| liya-hence the name spit ball II GER
tainly doesn't sound easy Then there Is
the famous fade-away, which Nathcwson
has perfected.
Even with the most skilled players,
the best team work. the enthusiastic sup
port OF the rooters, luck does not always
break for the team. and often they can
mot overcome the handicap. Hence the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
Proof of Expertness.

In the college games one srounder in
eight passed tho infleldors. in the Central
league. one in ten, in American aSsocia-
ton. one in twelve, and In American and
National leagues. one In fifteen, The tig-
urcs were amazing, as they followed so
closely the classification OF the leagues,
They proved there is reason for the
class" and that reason Is team work.
II Isn't the speed OF the player. but the
understanding Of the science OF the game
that enables linn to fill the groves.
johnny Evcrs OF Chicago is ono OF the
best brecch nliers. 'Hit 'em where they
amt" Srowlcd one player TO another,
who had Just been thrown out by Evers.
II do. but he's always there rctorted
the other This science OF defensive work
is the most fascinating part of modern
baseball Inside baseball Is merely the
art of getting the hits that The couldn't
have got, anyhow" Its primary object
is to enable the player TO start before
tho ball Is hit as a player I'm motion
can travel twelve feet, while one who Is
MAT footed" when tho ball il hit "a get
ting under way. And TO get this start
ono must guess correctly what kind OF
"a ball will be hit.
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Proof of Efficiency.

VIC hear much OF efficiency today-efh-
cIency as applied 20 brick laying. bridge
building, leading and unloading cars. etc,
but tho perfection" -"f efficiency Is found
in baseball OF TO-DAY, With the whole
public. competent to pass Judgment,
McRendY Sykes. Ia n article in Every
bpdys. SAYS From the sta ndpont OF cf-
fCiency in the maximum adoption of
means 10 ends. in getting the utmost re-
sultinS product from every time contri-
buttons OF energy. eliminating to Tho ut
most toe waste cf lost motion. the most
perfect thing In America today is the pro-
fcssicnsl game Of baseball as PLAYED in
In. major cagues.:
found no better definition Of baseball
than thai given by Sykes, SO win con
iiuuc 10 quote: The modern game IS at
present Fundamentally n game nj signals.
o. plays based on signals and met hy
equally prompt and swiftly concerted
measures Of defense. In this unceasing
contest. wherein tho player never knows
what new problem may confront him the
next Instant, ;h. science ~ the game has
worked out II system q! swift and accu-
rate cfflclepcy that makes every step.
ct cry shift OF position. do its instant cf-
fectiVc work The "a me OF ba scball Is in
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MR.. w. BERT SKINNER

very brief time the stomach and
bowel muscles are trained to do their
work naturally again, when all medi.
cines can be dispensed with.
You can obtain bottle Mt any drug
store for 30 cents or 81. The latter size
is usually bought by families who al
ready know its value.
If no member Of your family has
ever used Syrup Pepsin and you would
like 10 make n personal trial OF it be-
fore buying il in the regular way Of a
druggist, send your address, postal
will do-to DIR. W. h. Caldwell, Ais
Washington St, Monticello, H., and n
free sample bottle will be mailed YOU.
Results are always guaranteed or money
will he refunded. advertisement
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Measure of Players.

Individual PLAYERS arc classcd in the
main, by their batting snd fielding av-
the highest batting averages, This js
found by dividing the number OF hits
credited 10 a man by the number OF times
ne has been al bat, Fielding averages
arc computed on the basis OF errors to
chances. Box scores record tho number
81 times cach PLAYER IS at bat, hits, put
outs, assists and errors. and tho score
OF the teams by earnings
Each league has president, who set
ties all disputes. Ban Johnson. president
Of the American league handled tine Ty
Coob affair this summer. When Ty as
sauitcd spectator. whom he said in
suited him, and was suspended without
A hearing. His mates struck until he
should he reinstated but tho affair wns
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five off y Brien Ia the frat .iho|
able 20 overcome and the "a
. 10 . i'm New York's tlro5 \
the following dag. Tuesday otil
wood was hattcd for six runs b
inning. Han Finishing. Tesresu h
the Giants and brought Joy IA Il
Tiers heart by winning the Ear4
This tied the score, Three 4
tie. The national cormIsdn
coin To determine where the 4
should be played and Boston u
Boston BedIcnt pitched the i'm
ningS and Wood finished.
Mathewson pitched the eudI
ming game and Outpitched and I.
these two vigorous y0ungslers.
was z tie in the tenth inning
ror by Mcrkle gave the ga7s
worlds cha mpionship 10 tho 81
cidentally Merkle's tcamTate
apiece by that one error. ~
team receives co per cent ar3 z
40 per cent OF the gate rsctT
world series games after the on
the tenth for the baseball colnr
taken out This year The az
have been the largest In The Y
baseball and cecE eligible pan
Red SoX will receive $500, aud
$4,000. The total gate receipts
600. All through tbls
seemed To break for tA.
until that fatal tenth inning, !
seemed to explode. People 2
not so much OF the victory z
SoN today, but OF Maihesy
cmerges from the long series M
Ing won a single game. but q.
laurels, Twice In this lasl g
tho championship In his han1<
see It nuttered away by the ca
men behind him. AT the g
game he walked off. head y
mates gathered around Nm
arms on his shoulders. but he
off, grabbed his sweater su
blindly on. the tears slreSnlnz
chee,es. McGraw stopped ava
"Matty, I believe YOU are
pitcher In the world. lngs
the greatest worlds chaBp"'
ever played.
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AMIGA bly, settled by Johnson. PLAYERS
arc talking OF organizing Protective
PlUi crs' Dssocla ton
They feel they have a number OF Sricv-
anccs, such as suspension before a hcarine 2
Of the case and farming. y ina lor league
buys al player. whom IL cannot use al that
time aud farm him out 10 a bush league
at low salary TO keep a string on him
Players prefer TO bo released outright
Then they may nave chance 10 get into
some other big league.
salt Lake City Is member OF the
Union league. which comprises Helene.
Ogden, Missoala. Butte. Grcut Falls, 1he
league Is in class u This Ncur tho pom
nant race was close. bat MisSoula cap
.ured it---Salt Lake coming In second.
Eight teams comprise IL league. so that
thc league franchises arc limited and ~
much as 100000 has been paid for ono
The major league teams are round on'%
in our largest cities. whcrc tho immense
crowds mako il possible to support the
teams. for stars in baseball come hisb.
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Youth to Rescue.

Now Bedtent. tho uncouth yearling. Is
ptted against Mathewson ono NJ the
nrainiest and best men who ever threw a
pail across a plate. But Bedicnt only al
lowed four hits. Two triples in quick sue
cesslon and an error by New York gave
Boston the game. The score now stands
one tie, ono for New York. three for Ros-
ton. Monday. back I'm New York Mar
Jake Stahl the Red SoX manager siartcd
the game with Bucl; O'Brien O'Erlen
pltched Just one inning. IT was grammar
schooi baseball. and To complete the spec
tacIe nc committed a halk which allowed
TWO men 10 score. a balk is sny motion
MADE n$ pitcher TO deliver tho bah To hat
without delivering IT. DBrien has been
and he seems TO have been oyercon,c h,,
stage fright, Collinr II player from Tire
IniyGrslty Of Vermont. pitched the 70.
WE. ulu 'i,h,r OF IN" game for Boston and did
'"' ailo" single run. but that lead of
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