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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10
A Review of the
Theatrical Season

In the recipe for a successful play.
there must he four ingredients. all
marked pure eoods"-the drama it.
self. the actors. the producing man.
and the audience. Men who have
failed and men who have succeeded
nave attempted to define success. but
the definitions always differ. SO is it
with the drama. Playwrights. man.
ayers. actors and critics have given
their definition of a successful play,
hut the fact remains that there are
only a few native authors who really
Know what a successful play is.
The past season has demonstrated
that. Statistics show that there we're
jig" new productions during the year.
hut only seven of these have stood the
broadway test. Of course. we must
remember that some of these plays
we're launched during the latter part
OF the season and lave lot vet been
Tut tn the real test. It is pleasing to
fair to he numbered among the real
successes.
Before the rise of the curtain last
fall. the producing managers told MS
what good things they We're going to
offer. The curtain has fallen on the
last act. n what is the result? Have
we left the theater With the feeling
that Wa have seer a really good sea-
son, and are We looking forward to a
much better one next year: Let us
see.
out of the long list of plays pro-
dufed, the curtain has gone down on
seven successes-measured by the
I roadway standard. Eut by the same
criterion. We a count only two of
these-Bought and Paid For and Bun
~ Pl111S tho ~ rjnus--roa jr,,o,{;,
victories. The either five plays have
closed tor the season. while the two
mentioned ave proved so successful
that they are to be given an all-sum-
mer run in New York-surely a great
record for George Broadhurst and
Graham Moffat. their authors.
1t is the simplicity. the untheatrical-
ness and the almost human vein run
ming through both these plays that
have made them so successful. In
Bought and Paid For. Mr.. Broadhurst
has handled an old suhiect-marriage
for money-1n a new ay. He has
treated the theme simply and with an
utter abhorrence of the m~istaken-for-
dramatic sensational scenes The same
is true of Mr.. Moffat in Bunty Pulls
the Strings. His play is one of the
most unthcatrical ever seen i'm New
York. According TO Mr.. Moffat. sew
eral of the characters have been TAX
on from the Highlands of Scotland
and dropped upon the stage. And some
of the lines are words the author
heard during his concert our in Scot
land.
In the list of the remaining five sue
cesses We find Disraeli. The Garden Of
Allah. The Quaker Girl. The Return
of Peter Grimm and The Woman.
Disraeli. written by Louis n. Parker
and played by George Arliss, is a study
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

him 800 votes short of a second term.
Even SO. he kept moving. and wnen
the congressional primary was held IN
Ohio, with two candidates against
him. he won again. He has no fear
of defeat this time; also he has
learned much in politics since 1910.
and promises to come back smiling
and serene for the next congress.
THE Hollingsworth district was
theboyhood home of Charles D. Hilles.
secretary to the president. and Cadiz.
thchome town of Hollingsworth, is
famous as the richest town Of its
size on the map. With little more
than 1000 people. it has four national
banks. all noted for the amplitude of
hat Cadiz is the center of the great
wool district of the Buckeye state"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

as a sort of apprenticeship. and then.
Win sublime faith in ultimate sue
cess became a candidate for congress
from a famous Old district, now the
sixteenth. In other Years this distric,
nad sent John \. Bingham. a famous
hsnre Tor sixteen Years. and then Lor-
emo Danford. who served three terms
IN the days of Grant. and came back
twenty Nearslater for three more
terms. Years before the Danford re-
turn Hollinssworth sought the nom
NATION. Every four or six years he
would appear before the conventions.
only TO go home detected, but not
MholiN discouraged. Finally it came
10 him four years ago. and his rur
OF JOY was full. He was elected, and
then the slump of TWO Years ago loft
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10
WILL A TRACK.
Contract Let for Extension of the Mil.
WaukCc

Minneapolis. Mimi. June Swim
ston Brothers have been awarded the
contract fer the construction of seven
ty-one miles Of road for the Milwau-
kee line between Lewiston and Great
Falls. Mont. Work is to be rushed,
and with other work in the same ter
ritory under way. 5000 men will soon
be employed according to a western
estimate. The Winston contract is part
of hte 40 miles hat the Milwaukee
will build to connect the w Montana
towns. Twohy Bros. of Spokane, hav-
ing contracted for the Lewiston end
and the Winston Bros. at Great Falls.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

The sob squad that is so much in
terested in the moral welfare of the
deliberate murderer ought to go out
10 the cemetery n sit for a couple
OF hours before the tombstone Of his
victim.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

We very much douht if the action
of the national republican commit
tee is adding anything 70 the strength
of President Taft as d candidate be-
fore the people.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

So far in the decision of contested
delegations there has been little done
that was not already conceded to
Taft. but the public will take some
vigorous exceptions to the method of
doing It.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

The democrats of the house let 90
OF the cotton bill lowering the duty
on the staple product of the south
when the members began 70 hear
from home.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

Graduation has turned out a lars.
numhe of completed course scholars,
but the test will com" in the attempts
of these scholars TO make good in tha
actual contest.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

If the southern states were reduced
to the power they are entitled to in
the national republican convention,
the selection Of a candidate for pres
ident would be shorn Of much of its
unfairness.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

1t isn't so much a question Of pol.
icy in the dark horse proposition at
Chicago AS IL is the man big enough
TO become a dark horse.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

If Taft is nominated We venture
the prediction that he will not rec
on,mend another reciprocity treaty
with Canada in his letter of accept
anCe.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

We presume Congressman Hedge
son feels like an old maid expecting
q proposal-tickled 10 death. hut
afraid 70 smile for fear i, Will not
come trNe.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

Gee! We wish some body would
enjoin as from having to work on
Sunday getting out the Mondays ad.
copy.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-10

Senator Gronna denies the story
that he is behind the candidacy Of
c. A. johnson for governor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
AND
BARONS CLASH
IN TWO GAMES

BIRMINGHAM. ALA, May 1s.-As q
result of Yesterdays rain. which
brought to timely death what looked
like a joke ball game. the Crackers will
close their first long road trip with q
double header,
Manager Hemphll will offer an as
sortment of pitchers-Sitton. husky
right handler. and Atkins. a diminutive
southpaw Against them will be on
posed Foxen a Cracker fizzle of last
year. and Prough. one of the Barons
best in the 1911 season.
The score was ? to yesterday in
the second inning when the game was
called II was fright Of a game up
to that point. A wild toss by Alper-
man. usually the steadiest of infield-
ers. let in the two Baron runs The
Crackers runs were made also on gifts
and both teams seemed to be off form
1t was AID Mems. day in Birmingham
but the crowd was small owing to the
bad weather
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
New Generation Of Spitball Fingers Break Out
Walsh Proves Wet Fling Doesn't Shorten Career

spitball pitchers. carrying more
than any other club in the big
leagues They have Russell Ford,
one of the greatest of them all;
George Mcconnell. Ray Fisher and
Jack Quinn They are accounted
above the average. Ford's mastery
of the spitball is nothing short of
uncanny. and only Ed Walsh, the
daddy of them all. has anything on
the Yankees, when it comes to
making the queer delivery perform
Frank Smith, now of Cincinnati,
the old Chicago White Sox star,
and Harry McIntire. of the Chi
cago cubs, are masters of the de-
livery, but they are hardly the
pitchers they were a few years ago
Joe Lake Fsir spittbaIIer.
Joe Lake Of the St. Louis Browns
in the American league is a good
spitbaH probably better
than any in the National, and half
a dozen others in the younger or
gan1Z7tlGn could ne named VINO
outclass .heir fellow spitters Of the
other league. There seems to be no
reason for this except that the old
organization does not have the buck
in picking up the spitters that the
other has.
The old Argument that the spit
ball shortens pitchers career in
baseball is still advanced but the
lone service of Ed Walsh shows
that there may at least be eXcep-
lions to the rule, and it is d ques-
ton whether the spitbailers who
have come and quickly gone would
have lasted any longer if they stuck
to the Old styles.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
Bv Ed. W. Smith.

~ HICAGO. May 16-"Bring EN-
all on one a week for as long
as they last III whip the en-
tire lot. but l must hurry, because
! surely viii retire at midnight next
Labor day"
This was the confident statement
made Yesterday by Jack Johnson
While discussing his plans for the
immediate future.
There are a lot of white hopes
around. eh? Well, If they can com
msnd any backing in the way of
purses I'll take shot at all Of
them without exception - one
week apart for as many weeks As
there are fighters or as long as the
inducements last" he continued
That's how confident feel that
can clean up the entire lot
Johnson Feels That Way.
And there isn't a bit Of doubt
about the real feelings Of the big
fellow or his confident way of look
ing at the general situation.
"Why am | setting the date Of
my retirement on Labor day." he
repeated Simply because that is
good fighting day all over the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16

Frank Whitney has just received tele-
gram from St Joseph offering him three
bouts there. The promoters tried to get
Joe Mandot for Whitney but the New
orleans hoy SAID mix owen Moran
will lie the Fighting Carpenters oppo-
nent in one of the contests
Mike Gibbons and sid Burns. a new
conner from England, will box ten rounds
in Madison Square Garden May q
Eddie McGoorty will meet the winner
of the Gibbons Burns bout about the first
Of June.
II is likely that Matty Baldwin will he
seen in the ring with Ad Nolgast before
very long When Baldwin heard the VOL
gast-Cross match had fallen through he
wired the Garden A. c., in New York,
stating that he would like to meet the
champion.
Cyclone Johnny Thompson mas just re-
turned from Australia and Is seeking
matches with Eddie McGoortS and Frank
Klaus
Digger stanley, the English bantam
champion. IS now talking come back
stuff He is seeking a match with John
ny Coulon.
Reports from New York say Matt Wells
and owen Moran have signed up To- ha
lie ten rounds in Madison Square Gar
den May co.
James !! Gorbett is Of the opinion that
packeN Mcfarland is the only light
weight in the world who would have
chance against Wolgast
Joe Mandot and Ray Temple nave
been matched TO box eight rounds be
fore the National A. in Memphis May
vet Morris SAYS ne viii rest up for
awhile and viii again enter the puglh"tie
ranks Carts excuse for his bad show
ing against Luther McCarty few nights
ago is that il was a frame-up b% Mo
Cartys followers and the city officials
where the boui was heidi
1t viii be 4 Mexican against an Amer.
lean when Kid Michel. Of ~ raso, and
lack Herrick OF Chicago, mingle IN The
old bull ring in Juarez on SUNDAY
Billy papke and Frank Klaus have been
matched for siX-round bout TO be
staged in Pittsbur.g before 'lone
BattIing Nelson i planning , ,eqr e
composed Of the Battler, frana Gotch and
Harry Lewis.
Packey Mcfarland is in receipt of an
offer from Los Angeles boxing promoters
to meet Frank Picato, who recently re-
turned from Australia where he met
many topnotchefs
Jake Abel and Terry Nelson are train
| ing in Chattanooga for their ten-round 20
al the Atlanta A. c. here May 25.
Tony Ga POM, who has fought most Of
the top notchers including sam Langford.
SAYS Jim Flynn hash { ghost Of chance
/ A gainst lack Johnson July T. Caponi be-
lieves Langford IS the logical man ~
| fight johnson.
Nike Gibbons SAYS he has Just found aut
/ mat he can make ~ pounds easily and
| that II Ray Bronson is anxious for a
/ match with him that he VIII make Ia
| for the ST Joseph boy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
'E'll Fight En- All, One a Week" Jack Johnson
Champion Makes Big Offer to the White Hopes

country and perhaps some promoter
would like to engage my services
for that day after get through
with Flynn
There's always a better chance
Of getting the right sort of purse
on holiday than ON the ordinary
day
by right sort If purse / mean
one that is well worth eoing for.
Now. I'm getting 100000 in Las We
gas for working with Flynn in adj
dition to my training expenses of
S1.1Oo AS Flynn looks for the time
being to be the very best of the
white fighters who aspire to take
the title away from me naturally
asked big price for fighting him.
John L. Graded Prices.
"You know how John l.. sullivan
used to grade the prices when he
Avas hghting. He onee'saLd $t0.0oo
for white men, negroes double price.
He did that because he didn't want
to battle Peter Jackson for the title
-brcause he knew pretty well what
might happen 10 him II he did And
if there had been a promoter who
would have paid the price at the
time sullivan wouldn't have made
the match anyway. But TN show
different spirit. I'll start any time
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
FODDER FOR FANS

failed as an umpire on the coast and has
dropped out entirely.
Heinie Heitmuller. who might have
been Cracker if he had so desired, has
Just been suspended from activities in
the coast league for rough doings.
Baseball experts figure that Russ Ford
will be about ten times more effective
now than he has been this season. He
has Sweeney back to catch him
Harry Wolverton still holds the conf
dence of New York fans, despite one OF
he poorest early showings that ever a
manager made.
Herbert Kutz. last year with Wilkes
barre and Utica, who was tried out by
the Athletics this spring, has been sent
To Allentown.
on seeing an announcement in Secre-
tary Farrells bulletin: ED Goes. from
Youngstown. some fresh guy remarked
He sure does.
Frank owens, once Turtle is desired
by the Philles Frank is with Minneap-
oils now but may go even to the luck
less Philadelphia Nationals.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16

reaN was not lhueh OIL pllc!le''.
ne was signed oN Mc'Ffa" "lleH
~ was Win shreveport IN lie
IeAas 'eague' iargely on nus size
men ne was turned over 70 TO-
ronto' IN me international ieasue'
he vas apparently uhaole 10 eet
any stun on ms fast oali' ana ne
naa no curve When MeGfa" hrst
TOOK hoid OF MIN out he com
Ineneeq picking up 'he Spitoali oe-
livery ana MeGra" encouraged
MN IN thst' as ne sa" niue nope
Tor MIN win me otner SAINTS. O.
Jay Iesrcau mas deVeloped spleh-
qua spil'er.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
By Damon Runyon.

a MOTHER generation Of spitball
~ pitchers has suddenly arisen
in the big leagues to take
the place of any who have gone, or
may be, going The fresh crop
looks as formidable as the ord, and
new regulations are lnlely TO be
made on the strength Of the damp
sling in 1912.
Some managers are not particu-
LARRY partial TO the spitballers. but
they are willing to have a good one
around if they can get him. The
talk of legislation against the de-
livery has practically died out, and
it has long since come to be recog-
nized as an institution in The game.
They are developing spitbalers
now, Just as they develop curve
ball pitchers
Manager MEG saW, of 'he Giants,
is one Of the successful club cad
ers who is supposed to be rather
opposed to the Net delivery. and
Yet he went to further lengths
with a spitball tosser than he ever
did with any other man again, sim
ply because he recognized his
greatness as pitcher, and his.
value in winning games for the
New York club. This was Bugs
Raymond the erratie Chicagoan,
who McGraw declares has the
greatest natural pitching grace of
any HEAVIER he has ever seen. Ray
mond relied almost entirely on the
splitter
Raymond Great Wet Finger.
With his ability, Raymond should
have achieved the fame and for
tune of any pitcher ever in the
eame-and his ability consisted Of
a superb mastery of the splitter
McGraW now has another spit
ban pitcher and star in Charley
Tesreau, the Giant WHO is ranked
with Mathewson and Marquard.
U.3tt he mastered the spitball Tes
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
YALE'S SECOND CREW
WILL ROW AT PHlLLY

NEW HAVEN. CONN. May 16- the
second crew. and not the varsity eight.
viii be sent by Yale to the American
regatta at Philadelphia on May -. .ac-
cording to an announcement made to-
day Harvard PENNSYLVANIA, Prince
ton and Columbia viii compete in this
event
Yale's crew will be made up as fol-
lows Bow, Allen 30. .. Bryce; No 8.
Pease, No Ross, no. >, Peck No, g.,
Freeman 10. Ives; stroke Beck;
4nNsMain. Barger.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16

The Pelicans have a lot Of hooks baited
with the latest improved southpsv bait
vet. due perhaps 10 the high water Franz
almost landed 'Pfeister from the cubs hut
Milwaukee lust beat That Dutchman 10
There is no danger Of any legislation
can league has 81 many good ones The
list includes Walsh. Chicago. Cv Morgan
Athletics Russell Ford New York. Joe
Bill Steen. Mans
rbe WIS have lot ar ~. caaho,,zt,
Snutb '''S VI 'i'e SAME j." '''e
-.
Three clean-nn bittere in tho ma io,.
!eagues now are recen graduates from
Iackson Win nc R0ston Bra Worf69
cru e. WIZ Iis PP r..r ana fratt WIN me
o. i-o"i9
IN a gaine, ma lasleG aln9sI lnree
hours recenilN kansas CITY and Mllwau-
Joe Mccarthy. indIanapolls utllliN man.
mas been passed down to Nhkesbarre.
by Toledo to Portland. Oregon.
The Savannah club is batting 30S The
leading hitter is a gent named Glenn
Colby.
Harvey Bussey. who trained with the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
Jack Johnson
BY Tad

/ get the price
More than this want to say
that I'll be ready for a battle with
any Of these hopes three weeks
from this day
There are good reasons for my
retirement. one. and the chief one,
is that am going in business at Al
West Forty first street and will
have fine place there. Yes, I'm
getting to the age now when | am
sick Of the game Of training But.
mind YOU I'm not saving that l
can not train. Far from that. be-
cause ] feel as easy about the work
as ever | did.
Doesn't Have to Fight.
AS for the money end of the
game ! have enough to keep forty
wolves from the door fer the re-
mainder Of my life So l don't have
10 dght Neither do ] have to go
into business. but I want to become
respectable citizen and like Chi
cago better than any place I've
ever been in.
Eighteen wears in the fight
game. That's long enough Yes,
YOU can bet your life that I'm sim
cere about this retiring business.
No more for John Arthur after next
September
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
"POP" EYLER, ONCE IN
SOUTHERN, DROPS A PEG

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. May Manager
Riggs, Of the Huntsville team, has made
some alterations IN his pitching staff and
expects to have Charles Tompkins, now
AT the Washington and Lee university.
back here in few days Tompkns was
the heaviest hitting pitcher in the league
last year Pitcher Charles Reese has been
suspended for the present because he has
not rounded into form. Pitcher James
Allen has been released to the Hastings.
Nebr team Of the Mink league. Pop"
t,yler, former Southern league pitcher
who got off badly in his first tryout here
saturday. mas been placed with the Green
wood Miss. team in the Cotton States
league The regular pitching staff OF the
Mountaineers is now composed Of Finch,
Luhrson, Wylie and Rusa
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
SECOND PLACE WON BY
TECH ON TECHNICALITY

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. May 16.-The
Tech track team may be awarded sec
ond place in the, recent Birmingham
Athletic Club track and field meet be-
cause of the disqualification Of r. {.
Stevens of Mobile. who won the pole
vault stevens it is charged is as
sistant secretary of the Mobile Young
Mems Christian Association and on that
ground was ineligible to compete His
disqualification would put Smith Of
Tech first. and Goree, Of Tech second
and give the Atlantans 30 points in the
meet only one point less than the Biz
mingham Athletic club made in win
ming first place.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
CAPONI AND GORMAN
FIGHT A FAST DRAW

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, May 16.
Tony Caponi, of Chicago, and Joe Cor
to draw before the Southern Athletic
club. The battle was very fast for mid
dleWeights.
Capon proved the superior in the in
lighting, but German employed a left iab
To the face and head that was very eff
fectve. Neither man was abe to send his
opponent to the floor though each stag
gered his man al intervals
In the second main bout. Terry Nelson.
of Chicago. won clear decision over Jack
Dougherty, of this city. Dougherty was
groggY a the finish
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
PAPKE AND HICKS BATTLE
IN GOTHAM RING TONIGHT

NEW YORK. May lex Middleweght
for1 ~ ZONE back oneht WEN b an iI
box ten rounds with Freddie Hicks. Of
Detroit. Mich. al the National Sporting
club Some doubt was expressed as to
whether the state boxing commission
would allow the contest to 60 on because
Of the investigation whch7is being made
into the conduct Of the club
The inquiry into. the action Of Patsy
HALEY. referee IN giving a decision AT the
National club in the bout between Jim
Stewart and Gunboat Smith is still under
gators was scheduled for this afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
TOM DWYER FAlNTS AT
END OF THIRD ROUND

NEW YORK May 6.-Tom DIVER, the
English heavyweight who recently in
vaded this country, believes that he is
friends are predicting that he will fight
no more in this country At the end of
the third round Of his bout with George
Ashe. of Philadelphia. at the Sharkey
Athletic club last night DIVER tainted in
his corner and could fight no more IN
his first contest in this country two
months ago Dwyer broke his arm,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
FORMER CRACKER HOWARD
PURCHASED BY RICHMOND

kid" Howard Che former Cracker
utility man sold recently to Washington,
has been turned over to the Richmond
club of The Virginia league by Manager
Griffith
After looking Howard over in WASH
ingfon the ora Fox decided that what
with fast club and therefore sent him
to Richmond
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
NAT BUTLER HAS RACED
20 YEARS ON STRETCH

Nat Butler bike rider well known in
Atlanta and the South has Just cele-
brated his twentieth anniversary Of his
start in the cycling game. No other rider
in the world has ever lasted so long or
ridden in so many races. II is probable
that Butler has been in three and four
thousand contests
BHtler has probably not won as many
races as Frank Kramer who for eleven
years has been The champion Of Amer
lea or Thorwald Ellegaard who has
COPIED the six world championships, but
he is not far behind