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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-06
TIE PILES BLAMED
FOR MANS DEATH

HILO, August 5.-That the Hilo
Railroad Company should remove the
stack of ties piled on either side OF
The rails and situated between Hilo
and Waiakea is tine statement made
by the Coroner's jury that sat in con-
nection with the death of Lam Yet,
an aged Chinaman, who, according to
the verdict, was hit by motor truck
No. shortly after midnight Saturday
end instantly killed. This makes the
third fatal accident on the company's
tracks and the second in the vicinity
where the ties are piled.
From the evidence placed before
the jury ons Sunday morning, 1t APP
pears that. the Chinaman3 must have
been coming along the railroad track
in the direction of Hilo. !. It was rain.
ing and he was STOPPING down and
holding the Umbrella Id front Of him.
From the position In which the body
was found It seems as though he had
been walking along the edge of the
ties and was. struck by the body of
the car. IS
The force OF the blow, which landed
right underneath the chin, tore the
lead from the body. 80. r.
The story told by the conductor is
that he brough the motor train as
far as Mooheau Park. where the
single passenger on board was let
down and then they returned toward
the sheds at Waiakea again.
AS they were running along be-
tween the ties he noticed a bundle
lying alongside the track and he sig
nailed to the driver to stop until they
saw what it was. The car passed
right by the bundle before it was
finally pulled supa On arriving at the
place the conductor found the body
Of the man lying close to the rails.
The conductor states that the man
was lying close to the rail and that
the car had gone by without hitting
It. The man was then dead about
half an hour as far as they could
make out.
One of the most gruesome Incl
dents in connection with the whole
affair was that although the Coroner's
jury was called in the early hours Of
the morning and inspected the body
and the surroundings, passengers by
some of the earlier trains that passed
by could still see the body lying in
the hot sun, the face merely being
covered with bag. 1t was not until
after nine o'clock that the body was
removed.
The deceased was over sixty years
of age and as far as can be ascer-
tanned had no family. None can be
found, and the Chinaman who identi-
fed the body does not know of any
one.
The previous death in the vicinity
was when a Hawaiian man was killed
by train humping into a car of ties
that he and some others was unload
ing. Some of the heavy timbers fell
on him, crushing out his life. The
railroad company in this instance
raid $4,000 to the children.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-06
SMALL MANUFACTURERS ON HAWAII WILL DECORATE
ASkPLANTATl0NS BE TAXED, TOO Y.MC.A. Interior

and manufacture of poi and which call
for concrete floors and other acces-
series.
In section four the act states that
the manufacture of poi and paiai shall
not be included in this.
County Attorney Beers when asked
for his opinion on the matter stated
that he did not think the intention of
the act was to include the manufac-
ture OF sugar and that the county trea-
surer would not have the power to
collect the tax for the license.
The butter makers on the other
hand argue that il the act had not
intended that sugar manufacture
should come under this head the fact
would have been stated in section four
and that as the act stands at the pres
ent time it includes everything,
The agitation is only in its initial
stages at the present time but 1t was
stated this morning by one of the
butter makers that If the plantations
were not forced to pay their licenses
that he would not pay his and would
make test case in order to see which
way the courts would construe the
law.
The matter is arousing the great
est interest throughout the town as
the small manufacturers have an idea
that they are being imposed on. While
demanding that the plantations should
pay the tax they are not, however, de-
handing that the full provisions Of the
law such as screening the mills and
putting in concrete floors and other
things ordered by the health board in
their own cases should be enforced.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
Entered for Record August 5, 1912.
From 1890 a. m. to 4:3O o. m,

Entered for Record August 5, 1912.
From 1890 a. m. to 4:30 .. m.
Henry A Nye ct al to John Vivi-
CnaVeS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. u
Pedro A Castano to Percy NJ Pond
Jose Fernandes to Percy M PondC M
Manuel Salina to Percy M Pond. C NJ
Frank Salina to Percy M Pond. C NJ
Kipi Kaapuiki to Charles A Brown
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Chas K Motley and VT to James
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James w Bergstrom and VT to
Guardian Trust Co Ltd ...... NJ
Est of w G Lunalilo by trs to w
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of Est of w c Lunalilo ....... NJ
kapiolani Estate Ltd to Trs Of
Est of James Campbell "A nj
Juliette Taner to A K Strauch. -. D
C A F Davis to Enoch Johnson. Rel
Mrs Kalani N Johnson to Hoa
Inalna ........... u
Maria K Scott and hsb to Pho
neer Bldg & Loan Assn of H.. NJ
Mrs Hoa Inana to Pioneer Bldg
& Loan Assn of H ......... NJ
City Mill Co Ltd to Donald F
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Officials of the Inter-lslanG Steam
Navigation say that there is a strike
clause in their contract and that they
do not forfeit their contract by failing
to deliver the mail upon the date sti-
pulated but they are not paid upon
the date that clause in the contract
is broken. ....
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
FODDER FOR FANS

Everybody thought Hugh Jennings had
a narrow escape in that automobile acct
dent last winter, but Hugh says that was
nothing compared with the time at Cor
nell when he jumped head first into an
empty swimming tank.
Trousdale and Beebe, of the Buffalo
club, had a rough and tumble fight on the
play and was whipped for his remarks
This feeling is a fine case of esprit de
corpse, the Bisons being dead ones at
present.
Washington fans are going to present
CLYDE Milan with a gold crown at the end
of the season-though what the dickens
he'll do with 1t nobody. knows.
Ray Chapman, the new Nap, will never
last-he comes too highly touted.
II will he a joke if Fred Lake is made
manager of the Detroit team when lem
nings goes. Fred can't even put ON any
Providence
Charley Ebbets is out scouting again
He viii doubtless get into the Southern
soon for his annual .rip.
Oklahoma City is bidding for a franchise
in the Texas league for use next season,
The cubs offered the PhillieS SIT, 900
for RiXey and 1t was refused Sort of a
brother-in-law deal at best.
Jack Manning. former Southern Lacquer,
now manager Of the York team. has got
himself In Dutch with the fans by let
ting out players they like and there is talk
Of boycotting the team
The kewanee team put on a great
brother act the other day. II has two
brothers named prohan one pitched an
ll-inning, 90 game In the eleventh the
other prohan was sent is as pinch hit
ter. delivered homer and won the game
Talk about winning streaks in 1875 Bos-
ton had team that didn't lose a game on
home grounds all season and only twelve
on the road.
Howard Camnhz, the famous Pittsburg
pitcher was once a member Of the Mem
phis Chickasaws, a famous amateur or
ganzation Of pre- league days
A drop kick by jimmy Sheckard helped
Dode 'askert into a home run the other
day. The ball was not hard hit but James
toed ii triile and il went in the bleach
ers
Frank Navin is planning to spend $50. 600
or 1000 on players to bolster up his
team for next season.
Umpire Brick owens wears steel shoes
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
Whitley Apefman Has Had l.! Plenty Of o.! Experience
Crackers New Manager May Prove Good Leader

of repeater at fielding. In 1904
and 1905 he had 25S assists each
year, while in four different years
(19O5, 1907, 1908 and 191D he al
lowed only 33 errors.
In all. up to this season, Whitley
has played in 1869 games of ball
w ILL Whitley Alperman make a
successful manager? That is
the question that everybody from
club directors to bat boys is now
asking himself and everybody else.
If somebody would tell us what
qualities are necessary to success
full management we could easily
answer the question.
What are the qualities Of base
ball leadership, anyhow?
One would naturally think the
way to find out would be to study
the successful managers. But that
doesn't get you anywhere.
Take the two managers whose
teams battled last year for the
worlds championship Mack and
McGraw. Could two managers pos
sibly be more radically different?
They are absolutely opposites Or
contrast "Husk" Chance with Hugh
Jennings and you get the same eff
feet Or coming nearer home, look
at the pennant- winning managers
now in the Southern: Frank, Bern
hard. Molesworth and Bill Smith.
Could any four men be more DIFF
ferent and yet be the same color
and speak the same language.
Contrast Bill Smith and Charley
Frank. for example. They are
about as much alike as a rhinoceros
and catfish.
This being true. how in the
world is 1t possible to tell whether
man has qualities OF leadership
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
To HURL
|NF|NAL BATTLE

MONTGOMERY, ALA, July "a
Acting Manager Alperman announced
today that Brady will pitch for the
Atlanta club in the last game of this
series with Montgomery this afternoon.
Donahue will catch and otherwise the
lineup will be unchanged.
The Atlanta players slept little last
night, because of the terrific hot wealth
err. Today it is warm and clear. The
Crackers leave here at o'clock to-
night for Birmingham, where it is quite
probable Kid Howard will Join the
club. Alperman contemplates putting
Howard on third and shifting McElveen
to the outfeld
Lowry and Gribbens will be the
Montgomery battery for today's battle.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24

unless you give him a chance to
display what he has? The direc-
tors of the local baseball associa-
ton have figured the thing out just
this way and have decided to give
Alperman a trial. He is the logical
man for the job among the possible
candidates of the Cracker team as
1t stands today. And 1t is surely
better to try out any prospects on
the team before chasing around all
over civilization looking for an
other manager.
F Alperman is to make a go of
the new job he wifi have to
handle the Atlanta club with firm
hand-and, If need be, with big
stick, The drinking OF the club
must be stopped If 1t becomes nee
essary to fire a few men to achieve
this purpose
A drinking team has small
chance in any league. In the
Southern. with it's rather severe
climatic conditions, a drinking team
burns out in a few weeks.
1t Is up to Alperman to fire any
drunkards on the team and to re-
place them with men Of better hab-
It's. Until this is done there will
never be any baseball played.
The directors Of the local club
have handled a delicate situation
as well as 1t could possibly be
handled. They have demonstrated
that they mean business and that
they will back any manager up to
the limit. With the authority they
have given Alperman he can go
ahead and clean up the Atlanta
team. If he does IT the Crackers
may yet make a fairly good show
ing in the pennant race. The ma
terial is there. All 1t needs is prop
err handling.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
BY Rev. John E. White.
pastor of Second Baptist church,


pastor Of Second Baptist Church)
TAVING played ball great
deal myself and having fol-
lowed closely the stars of
the national game, think 1 am
qualified to pick an all-star team
that would make a great showing
against any nine men.
In picking my team have placed
them in the order l should want
them to bat were 1 managing the
team. My reason for putting
Speaker in left field is: He can
play that position in great style
consider him one Of the greatest
outf1elders, in the field or at bat,
in either of the major leagues. 1
should put iris at the head of the
batting order because he is sure to
reach first.
Cobb in center field and jackson
in left field would make the garden
complete. Should Speaker reach
first, he Is sure to be advanced by
Tyrus Raymond, who, In my opin-
ion, can take advantage of an error
quicker than any man playing
baseball.
With Jackson, the Maps star
slugger, batting next, 1t is very
likely some runs would be scored
in the first inning.
In my mind, there would be no
question of first base, as Hal
Chase is in class by himself when
1t comes to holding down the ini-
tial sack. I should also make Chase
captain Of the team, as he has the
confidence of all the players.
Has Great Infield.
Collins, second base; Baker, third
base, and Wagner, shortstop, with
Peerless Hal on the first cushion,
would make one of the fastest field
ing inf1elds ever seen on any dia-
mond. They would all be able
to hit above the 300 mark.
For catchers 1 should pick Archer
and King. I consider Archer the
best throwing catcher the game
ever produced, while King Is ia
nous for coaching the pitchers and
holding them down in the pinches.
My choice for pitchers would be
Johnson and Marquard. l consider
Johnson the best right handler be-
cause he can hold the batters help
less and almost make them knock
the ball where he wants it. I did
not pick Marquard because of his
recent record. I picked him be-
cause a man who has the ability to
stick in the big show and go
through with the knocking he did
and then make good must have real
ability.
Connie Mack, the smartest man
ager in the game, would be put in
charge of the team, as he knows
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
YANKEE OLYMPIC MEN
WINNERS AT RHEIMS

RHEIMS, FRANCE, July 24.-sever-
al members of the American Olympic
team took part in the games here in
competition with the best French ath-
letes and carried off the honors. Lee
Goehring, Mohawk A. c.. won the
standing high jump, clearing the bar
at feet inches. David S. Caldwell,
Massachusetts Agricultural college,
won the 500 meters run in 1 minute
81 is seconds.
James Thorpe, Carlisle Indian school.
captured the ITO meters hurdles race
in 10 AS seconds. The 200 meters fiat
went to Alvah T. Meyer, Irish meri-
can A. c., in 90 2-5 seconds, while E.
R. Erickson. Mott Haven A. c., took
the running high jump with IL feet.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
PICTURES SHOW FIGHT
WAS WORST ON RECORD

DENVER, July 24.-Stung is the word
used by many who viewed the Johnson
flynn night pictures which ere being the
worst ever reproduced in moving pictures
They are even worse than the Jeffries-
Johnson films.
The fight, according to the pictures, was
the biggest bunk yet served to the public
At no time in the so called fight did John
son extend himself. He simply played
with the Pueblo man, and, as far as hold
ing Is concerned, that was part of his
method of stalling to try to help out the
pictures.
The pictures do not show many Incl
dents that really happened in the fight
and seem to have been doctored up a bit
to make it appear as though Flynn did
have a chance but even after being
trimmed there is nothing to show that
could give Flynn the best of the bout
The negro held Flynn off with a left while
he nodded to friends seated at the ring
side, and some of the farcical cartoons
made before thc fight would give out the
the bunk picturoG.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24

while on the job. He has corns.
When Dahlen was chased from a recent
game he tried the trick of sending Pat
plre would mistake Pat for Bill He did
not.
Whtse and Ames are about ready for
me tne sklds; They are more hindrance than
The Pirates are about ready to admit
that If the Giants are stopped this year
somebody else will have to do it.
Mathewson is out with a printed denial
that he was coaching at third on the his
toric occasion when Msrllle forgot to touch
second He says that considering he
pitched the game 1t is improbable that he
also coached it.
New York writer's say that the present
ST Louis Browns club is the worst in the
world.
George Mcconnell is the best pinch hit
ter OF the Yankee team, He won a game
Tor the Yanks once this season with hit
The rumor still lives and thrves that
Nashville viii drop out of Southern league
bail at the end OF. this season
Frank Navin says he is willing to take
:
trip provided they show even fairly de-
cent form. II he can get two who make
good he will be satisfied
Clark Griffith SAYS that between the
QUICK thinkers and the quick steppers he
chooses the steppers. You can't think
your way around the paths Of scoring ter
ritory' wisely argues the Old Fox.
Marbles Bill Pheon
We have seen some awful Objects.
When nightmare rode our dreams
We have seen some daylight horrors
That would cause delirious screams
When fellow gets the tremens
He'll behold some dreadful sights
But that Red and Giant ball game
Was the climax as to rights
When the umpire declared Beals Becker
out al second in a recent Giant Red came
he was so peeved that he refused TO move
on the bag The teams changed sides. but
stu he chung 4 Red batter came up
Sull he fingered. Finally Doyle walked up
and said Breeze, old pal, | play here
Then Becker moved
Wise sayings of baseball: The links
always lands hardest on the losing teams
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
By Percy H. Whiting.

IF experience is worth a hang in
developing player into
manager. Charles A. Alper-
man will be a success. The man
who took over the leadership of the
Crackers yesterday is playing his
tenth year in baseball this season.
Possibly, to celebrate the access
sion OF this new baseball monarch
to the local diamond throne, 1t
might be worth while giving a
sketch OF his career.
"MHETEY" ALDERMAN was
born on November 10, 1880,
at Etna, Pa Judged by his name.
his birthplace and the color of his
hair. it would he reasonably safe to
assume that he is of German par
entage.
This young Pennsylvania
Dutchmen" grew up in this little
Dutch" town and as his most par
ticular aptitude was for baseball
he went into that But there was
no rush about 1t, but rather prop
er German elaboration. And
Whitley was % years old before he
played real ball with a real profess
sional team.
Whitey's first baseball engage
ment was with the Davenport team
in 1903 Here is his complete base
ball record:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
McGINNITY STILL IRON
MAN; WINS TWO GAMES

ROCHESTER, N. Y. July 24-"Iron
Newark International league team, of
which he is part owner and manager,
pitched and won both games of a
double header with Rochester yester-
day and pulled the three time cham
pions out of first place, position they
had held since May 20 After nosing
Rochester out by a run in the first
game. to 8, Newark won the second
game with seven tallies while McGin-
nifty did not permit a local player to
make the circuit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
JOHNSON 70 PLAY Ball

CHICAGO, July 24-Jack johnson
heavyweight champion of the world is
about to become a baseball player
Johnson last night made application
for the first base position Of the
American Giants, "Rube Fosters ne
gro semi professional team" and will
be given chance for the place.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
1895 4ss 900 .252 80

The first three years OF Alperman's
career he played with Davenport,
in the Three I league Then he
was a third baseman His work
looked so good that Brooklyn
grabbed him and he was with the
Superbas for four years. The first
year he PLAYED shortstop and sec
ond base. The rest Of the time at
second. In 1909 it appeared that
Alperman was getting a shade an
Client for the awful pace Of the big
leagues and the Brooklyn club
turned him over to Rochester,
where he played for two years. at
third base and at second
Alperman's grand fielding aver
age for his career up to this year
is: Put outs, 2.097; assists, 2.S22;
errors. 374 percentage. 1928. In
1903 and 1905 Alperman led the
third basemen of the Three
league. Whitley proved something
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
TAYLOR PITCHES NO-HIT
GAME FOR SPARTANBURG

CHARLOTTE, N. c., July 24.-Pitch-
er Taylor. of the Spartanburg club of
the Carolina association. pitched the
first no-hit nine inning game of the
season against the Winston Salem
team. Taylor belongs to the Pittsburg
club, being farmed this season to the
Carolina league team.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24

1t might be we'll to mention that
DR.. White was some ball player
himself during his younger days.
While he did not star in the big
shows, he was considered the only
curve ball" pitcher in the noun
tains of North Carolina.
The peculiar interest attached to
these mountain ball games was the
gun play that generally followed
the contest. The doctor can nearly
attribute his success as a pas
tor to his ball playing. 1t was at
Edenton, his home town. The Eden
ton team was playing its deadly
rival, the Hartford team. The
game was almost finished and
neither side had been able to score
any runs.
DR. White, who was then in
charge of a small church, was, with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
AL. ORTIZ WILL UMPIRE
IN NATIONAL LEAGUE

NEW YORK, July 24.-The National
League, through President Lynch, has
purchased the release of Umpire Al
Ortiz from the Virginia League Orths
work as an umpire in the Virginia
League has been highly praised by
major league scouts. The new umpire
probably will report to President
Lynch this week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
OTTO JORDAN WILL JOIN
L00K0UTS NEXT MONDAY

Otto Jordan has completely recovered
from an attack of typhoid and today is
planning to join the Chattanooga Look
outs next Monday. The former Atlanta
manager believes he will hit his stride at
once, and looks for his team to start
climbing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
GEORGE MANNING FIRST
IN SWIMMING CONTEST

George Manning proved to be the fast,
est swimmer in the 25-yard dash held az
Piedmont Park under the supervision q
Ben Fl. Schlomberg, captain of the United
States volunteer life-saving corps. Man
ming swan the 20 yards in 30 SECONDS
Fred White came second in 80 seconds
and Fred Dopey finished a second later
than White.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
DR.. John E. White Picks an Al1-Star Ball Team
Minister'S Aggregation Would Be Hard to Beat
BY Tad

his wife, a spectator in the grand
stand. When one Of the Hartford
players met with an accident
small mob of citizens and PLAYERS
rushed to the grandstand and
pleaded with the new preacher that
he come to the rescue of his homs
town. With great reluctance and
the solemn oath never to play ball
in public again he chucked off his
Prince Albert and walked to the
bat.
Won Game With Triple.
There were two men on bases
when he came to bat, and the
crowd was wild The preacher
player was there with the goods
and sent the ball to the fence in
right field for a three Dagger, driv-
ing in the only two runs of the
game. The next Sunday the preach
er's church was filled to overflow
ing.
DR.. White was at Wake Forest
college in 1889 and captained
the ball team the latter year. He
was secretary of missions in North
Carolina for five years, coming from
that office to the Second Baptist
church in Atlanta, where he has
been located for twelve years.
(Send your selections for your All.
Star team to the Sporting Editor The
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24

CHICAGO, July "a Danny Goodman
9t Chicago, and Prince" Henry. of Al
lentown. Pa. have been matched To box
SIX rounds at a suburban club August l.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
REEsE OUT FoR SEASON

hEEoE % FOFN OEFoOT ~,
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. July 24.-Pitchei
Charles Reese, who was a member Of ne
pitching staff of the Huntsville team n
the Southeastern league, has recovery
from an illness that seized him about sM
weeks ago, but he will not be able 10
pitch any more this season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
Won Game With rripIs.

(Send your selections for your All.
Star team to the Sporting Editor The
GeorgIan.)