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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-09
MRS. BRITTON HAS
SOME MORE TO SAY

Pittsburg. Sept. 9.-It is stated from
st. Louis that Manager Clarke laughs
at the reports that he and President
Dreyfuss are not on good terms.
II would like to have a hundred
dollars for every time that story has
been placed in circulation during the
past dozen years." said Fred. II was
until train time when he wished me
good luck and goodbye. II ANYTHING
has happened since then I have not
heard of it."
Fred Clarke isn't the only club man.
ager whose name is being taken In
VAN during these days of recrimina-
ton and "what-might- have-beens."
Roger B~resnahan has been on the pan
for weeks. and he has been sold by
the rumor-mongers to at least a doxen
clubs. Roger has been working be-
hind the bat pretty steadily Of late.
and this, according to the dopesters.
was proof that he was getting into
condition to 'go back to the mines"
after he had been canned as pilot of
the Cardinals.
With a view Of ascertaining just
circulating. The Dispatch wired Mrs.
II. II. II. .Britton. owner Of the Car
dinais. asking her to state what, II
anything was to be done with the
Rajah. The reply follows:
Il never have contemplated any
trade involving Manager Roger Bres-
nahan. do not intend to trade him,
any In rumors to the contrary are
not founded upon fact. our relations
always have been pleasant. and I de-
sire now to state that SO far as I am
concerned (and / own this club and
am running Its business affairs) Mr..
Bresnahan will serve the full term of
his contract. which has four more
years to run.
II am satisfied with the way he has
handled things. and desire to nut a
stop to the unfounded rumors that he
Is to leave st.. Louis"
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Playing Great Ball.

. ITO say that the Red Sox are play
ing great ball is putting it mildly. The
kim OF ball they played against us
in the recent series was the biggest
surprise l got this season.
Every. one of Stahl's players has
that snap with him that's bound to
win games. l vas particularly I'M
pressed by the fighting spirit they
displayed in the second game of the
last series.
1.-The way our team started U l
figured We were almost sure to win.
getting two in the first and following
up with two more in quick order, but,
as l previously said. the Boston boys
showed what they are mad of by re-
taliating and making four runs right
back at us. And after a brief space
they added three more, making the
final score of the game 1 to 4.
Like u former great asset, the
Red SoX have acquired the knack of
hitting when the opportunity most
calls for 1t, and this, coupled with
their fine outfield. composed of Lewis,
Speaker and Hooper, a trio of throw
ers whose equal for throwing at least
cannot be found on n other club in
the country, and who will stand high
in the coming world series, accounts
for their success.
tOOr start.
Now. no one al deny that the
Athletics chances were really some
what lessened by our failing to get
ava to a good start.
BIT this, too. was hardly the fault
of the players. as from the outset,
even as far back as the spring train
ing trip. every one of my boys work
ed his hardest to get into condition,
and while, from reports. our training
camp was favored with a little better
weather than various other clubs of
the league, still there was something
wrong which I have failed to find out
ven yet.
1T is always natural that certain
members of the many clubs are a little
lacking in ambition. and. of course,
the Athletics are no exception, but
there are six men on the Athletics
with whom there is no fault to find
six of the regular players. I'm not re-
ferring to pitchers now, but the field
ers.
These boys I know have never once
since joining my team faltered in any
way. They have always given the
best that's in them and always work.
ed their hardest when things looked
the worst.
yet this year nearly every one of
them has been at some time really un-
able to play. But not one. has quit.
and despite the handicap which would
have compelled many other player
twice as sturdy 20 stop playing for a
week. instead my boys kept right at 1t.
and to tell the truth worked more on
their nerve than anything else.
II think Plank and Coombs have
done everything that was expected of
them. l know they have more than
pleased me. and I suppose the Phiia-
delphia public is also pretty well sat
isfcd with their wonderful showing.
ut seem a shame. too. when one
considers how hard these players
worked to see their chances to pitch
in a world series going my other way.
But, as ! hav often said before. it's
all in the game, and after all there IL
really no kick coming.
"Coombs. while just slightly behind
Plank's record. pitched some marvel
Gus ball. and while the season is but
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= + + x.* + Il 4 1

While many followers of the squar-
ed circle game believe that the bout
between Packey Mcfarland and Ad
Wolgast, scheduled for September q.
is off. because Of the injury Wolgast
sustained a few days ago. Packey's
manager comes across with the state
ment hat HI has had word from the
Lightweight Champion that the bout
will be held as scheduled. as the in
jury, received while cranking his au-
and will not keep him u Of the
ring long enough to make cancella-
ton Of the match necessary.
Because of Joe Mandot's twenty
round victory over Joe Rivers in their
Labor day melee, fight critics all over
the country are now picking the
southern lightweight as the next "33"
pound king. Mandot has been clam
oring for a fight with Wolgast for
some time. but Adolph always said
one now, and a good one too.
That wal kind of soft for one Eddie
McGoorty over New Yorkway a few
nights ago. The Oshkosh middle
weight was handed a $1,000 note for
MS trouble OF putting Dave Snlltn 10
sleep with just about five punches.
The Australian did not do bad either.
for he drew down something like
$500 for his end. Pretty easy coin.
Frank Erne. the one time great
lightweight fighter. who lost the "33"
pound crown to ole Cans, and who is
now looking after the pugilistic as
pirations of Louis de Pantheon. the
Frenchman. says that the youngster
from Gay Paree is n conner. and will
surely make things hum in the light
weight division before departing for
his mother country.
Buck Grouse Of Pittsburg. who was
to have set sail for Australia the
other day. where he was promised
some mighty nifty purses by Hugh
Mcintosh. postponed his trip because
his wife presented him with a mice
little coming champion One look
at his baby boy and Buck exclaimed.
ITS all of with the trip"
Victor Fellores. the fighter from the
Philippines. started his fall campaign
with a victory. and states that he is
In hopes of winning a majority of
the bouts ne participates in this sea
son: Vic is thinking seriously OF
making Philadelphia his home in the
future, although he may ship back
with Uncle Sam after a short stay
here.
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NO ALL.STARS.

A few days ago a report started
from Boston t o the effect that Connie
Mack and Clarke Griffith were asked
by James McAleer. the president and
owner Of the Boston Red Sox. to mus
ter a team something similar to the
one organised in 1910 and 1911 and
known as the all-stars to play the
Boston team a series Of games in or
der to get them In extra fine shape
for the world series.
This is. however. impossible. as both
league ascns are brought to q close
this year almost simulta neously. and
hence 1t makes the playing of such a
series impossible.
MOT ven n game Of this sort can
be played" said Connie Mack. when
asked in regards to such a PROPOSE
ton. "as the big games will start al
most Immediately after the regular
season Of each league is over.
Why. l suppose the first game will
be played on October z. which is a
Monday. providing New York wins the
pennant In the National league. but. of
course. It will probably be delayed
should the Cubs happen to nose out
the Giants at the linish."
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BEGINNINGS
OF BASEBALL
X X i. X X X X X X X X

In 1912 and '43 a number Of gentle
men used to get together afternoons
to play baseball. the progeny of Eng
lish FOUNDERS and American genius. on
ia plot of ground in Twenty-seventh
street. New York. later occupied by
the old Harlem railroad depot.
3etreating before the relentless
%northward march of the building con-
tractor, they moved up to the north
slope Of Murray Hill. between the
railroad cut and Third avenue" These
informal meetings We're so popular
that in the spring of 1S45 Alexander
j.. Cartwright, an enthusiastic player.
proposed organization. so the tam.
Jus ODD knlckerDocker l came INFO
being AS 1t was evident that the tieiu
OH Murray hlll would not long be
available, a party crossed the Barclay
street ferry n explored the Jersey
&C untry for a playing ground. ilnaliy
settling on the %"Eiyslan Flelas."
scene OF many a spirited battle.
The knlckerbccKer rules adopted
Sept. %. lS4o. are probably the nrst
olnclal playing code the national game
ever had. Emitting clauses of clup
government, tine actual laws of play
were:
Yhe passes shall be from "home" to
second base, forty-tive PAGES; from
first to third base, forty-two PAGES.
equidistant.
The game to consist of twenty-one
counts. or aces (runs); but at the con-
clusion an equal number of hands
linnings for each side) must be play
ed.
The ball must be pitched. and not
thrown, for the bat.
A bail knocked out Of the field, or
outside the range of first or third base
is foul.
Three balls being struck at and
missed. and the last one caught. is a
hand out; II not causAt Is considered
fair, and the striker bound to run.
If q ball be struck or tipped. and
caught either flying or on the first
bound, is a hand out.
A player running the bases shall
be out If the ball is in the hands Of
an adversary on the base or II the
runner is touched with it before he
makes his base; 1t being understood,
to be thrown at him. Gin "~rounders'
a runner was out il hit with the ball
by O fielder, or IL the ball a. thrown
into the hole at home" while he was
off base.)
A player running who shall prevent
an adversary from catching or getting
the ball before making his base is a
hand out.
Three hands out. all out.
Players must take their strikes in
regular turn. (Here is the primeval
expression for the modern batting or
der.")
All dispute, and differences relative
to the game to be decided by the UNI
pire, from which there is no appeal.
NJ ~@4 [rN>~~l ~. hooD ra~ k~ ~A~A>
on a foul strike.
A runner cannot be put out in maxi
ing one base when a balk (undefined)
is made by the pitcher.
But one base allowed when a ball
bounds out Of the field when struck.
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~PosT.sEAsON GAMES.
Matter Now Up to Club Owners for
Settlement.

w 0AuO ! "
Settlement,
Pittsburg. Sept. 9.-The best bet
just now is that the post-season series
between Pittsburg and Washington
will be played as suggested. The
Washington club made the suggestion
and President Dreyfuss of the Pirates
has declared himself willing. A Pitts
burg newspaper received from ST.
Louis the following telegram. show
ing that Manager Clarke and the
Pirate players are willing to take a
chance:
Manager Fred Clarke said that he
is perfectly willing to accept the chal-
lenge Of the Washington American
league club to play a post-season Sc
ries. provided the same be conducted
by the national commission. The play
ers will not have any objections to
taking a chance on reaping some
financial reward. and the entire mat
ter is now up to clubowners for adjust
ment."
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American Assn.
Break Even,

x1EGdA ESSII.
Louisville, Sept. 9.-Louisvilles and
Columbus broke ever in a double
header, the locals winning the first
game which lasted eleven innings and
the visitors the second contest which
was called at the end of the sixth
inning on account Of darkness, Hull
switt's triple and Beaumiller's single
sent Louisville's winning run across
the plate in the first contest while
Columbus won with ease in the Sec
ond. Catches by Mclean and Miller
were the features. President Tom
Chivington of the association wit
messed the games. The scores:
FIRST Game r. H. E.
Louisville 8 2
SoIuIuouS ........ s 2
Batteries: Louisville, Northrop and
Schlei: Columbus. McQuillen, Cook
and Smith.
Second Game r. H. E.
Columbus 3 s O
Batteries: Louisville. Moskiman.
Maddox and Pearce; Columbus, kim
ball and Smith.
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Divide Battles.

Divide Battles.
Indianapolis. Sept. 9.-Indianapolis
and Toledo divided a double-headex,
which marked the close of the sea-
son here. the locals taking the first
game S to 3 and the visitors the Sec
ond 4 to l. Indianapolis outbatted
and outfielded Toledo, their victory
being gained by fast work and the
bases. Krause was too much for the
locals in the last game. striking out
six and passing n one to first. The
scores:
First Game r. H. E.
indianapolis ............ 5 IL l
Toledo 3 9 4
Batteries: Indianapolis. Merz and
McCarty: Toledo. l.. James. w. James
and Land.
Second Game r. H. E..
!1r~na9,anapois '.......
Aoleuo 4 IL U
Batteries: Indianapolis. HiXon and
McCarty; Toledo. Krause and Land.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-09

DOC" Okeefe will coach the
Grand Forks high school football
team this season.
The boys will be O. tonight, kick
ing the ball around and limbering up
their
Three old men will be back. LODI
nell. who last year played left half
will be in the game again: Ferguson.
right half in 1912. will be on the job.
and Dryden. right guard a year ago.
will complete the trio of former play
ers from whom much is expected this
fall.
Two of last years substitutes. Wells
and Duggan. will line up with the
regulars this fall. Wells, sub-quarter
last year, is picked as a coming star.
He has the stuff and says he is in
fine shape for a hard season. Duggan
assisted in the line last year. He.
too; is all to the good this fall, it is
said.
With Coach O'Keefe in the harness.
three old men and a couple of star
subs on the list. high school football
prospects are looking up. The talk
of a poor team this fall is not heard
as frequently as it was earlier in the
year. The dope now is all for a real
team.
Coach O'Keefe will get his boys
down to business as rapidly as posi-
BILE. Tonight's work will be merely
kicking the pigskin about and only a
few of the candidates for the team
are expected out. Tomorrow night.
however. the whole squad will be
called to work.
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American League
WalsI,'s on Day.

Chicago. Sept. e.-Walsh was off
form in the first two innings and
Cleveland scored five runs, which was
enough to beat the locals. The score
was 5 to .. Mitchell pitched for the
visitors and was IN danger four
times, but brilliant support pulled
him through. The work of Graney
and Weaver were the fielding fea-
lures. The scores:
r. H. L.
cleveland ....... D o j
Batteries: Chicago, Walsh and
Kuhn: Cleveland. Mitchell and Car
isch.
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National League
P1ttsburg Sweeps Clean.

st. Louis. Sept. 9.-Pittsburg pound
ed three local pitchers hard in the
first and sixth innings. while the home
team fielded in ragged fashion. the
visitors making a clean sweep of the
series by winning by a score of - to
5. In the first inning Pittsburg
scored eight run on a pass, eight hits.
three r a double Stea and a wild
pitch. They scored again in the sixth
on a pass. two errors and two hits. In
the first inning O'Toole walked five
men in succession and gave way to
Hendrix. who was relieved by Camnitz
in the fourth after three runs had
been scored.
Pittsburg ........s 100000 o-12
ST. Louis .........3 0030O011 IS
Batteries: O'Toole. Hendrix. Cam
ritz and Simon: Steele. Woodburn.
Griner and Wingo.
Three. of -Four.
Cincinnati. Sept. 9.-Cincinnati
made it three out of Jour from Chi
cage by winning the final game of the
series. Benton was wild but Gregory
who relieved him pitched excellent
ball. The game was called at 5
o'clock to allow both teams to catch
a train. Madden was hit hard and
Summers was not only hit hard but
WAS VIII. FNICHle eIileIeu tHe 6dILIe
too late to save it. Bescher's home
run in the seventh and Clark's dou-
BILE with the bases full in the third
were the features. Evers was put
out Of the game by Umpire Brennan
for disputing a decision. 1t was an
nounced here that Player Schultz
would not be taken on the eastern
trip with the Chicago team. he hav-
ing been disciplined by Manager
Chance in the form of "a suspension.
The score:
chicago > IL :
Cincinnati ................10 IL 6
Batteries: Cincinnati. Benton,
Gregory and Clark: Chicago. Madden,
Summers. Richie and Cotter.
Glasgow. Mont. Sept. Five uni
Identified men were killed and two in
jured today in the wreck of Il Great
Northern freight train near Macon.
Mont. All Of the men. who were
beating their way. We're riding in a
a of lumber. The car left the rails
and the heavy tinlbers shifted, crush
Ing the men.
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Wy 0CUSC NdTOuT
Philadelphia, Sept. 0-"Eycn had my team been in the pink
OF condition and Playing the class of ball which won for then, the
worlds championships of 1910 and 1911, and in 1910 1 think my
lei were u IS near to perfect condition as athletes can be. it is
doubtful, in my mind, whether my boys could have beaten out Bos.
toms great team this year" So said Connie Mack, who, as manager
q. the Athletics. has led them to victory in four pcnnant races and
in two series for the worlds championship, when asked as to his
views N this years pennant race. and particularly why his team
did not make the showing expected of 1t. He added, Eyes, W all
have to- take our hats Off to Jake StahL"
And it should also be born in mind, as indicating Connie has
views given Il IS the scason started. Connie differed from other au-
years race.
well" said Manager Mack, when asked pointblank as to what
view o II reason he might have as to the tumble his once great team
took during the 1912 season, II never have made any excuses when
beaten out for a pennant. As a matter of fact, It is all foolshness
in Il way. for when q team is beaten out for a pennant that's all
there is to it, The best team wins.
"Of course, there Is such u thing as q club getting the worst of
tho breaks sometimes. but that's all in the game. II q man gets
hurt and is forced out of the game that's not his fault Or the
clubs either. hut, as I have said before. it's all in tire game.
We all have to u chances. and IL we got there it's all right,
and IL we dont-wclL, it's not always our fault.
"Ahhoug'l I must nv that had a couple of my mcn taken a
little better ara OF themselves w G might have been a little closer
to the Boston team today than " arc. don't for a minute think
pCnnant.
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Two for Minneapolis.

Two for Minneapolis.
Minneapolis. Sept. 9.-Minneapolis
won both games Of a double-heade
from Milwaukee. the first going Ten
innings. n the second only five. UNI
pire Chill was forced to retire at the
end of the first owing to the heat and
Unglaub and Cutting umpired the
second. The scores:
First Game r. II. r.
Minneapolis ............. s Is l
NlIl~duNcc 10 u
Batteries: Minneapolis. Olmstead,
Conrstock. Waddell and Owens, Smith,
Allen: Milwaukee. Slapnicka. Hovlik,
Cutting. Nicholson and Block.
Second Game r. H. T..
Minneapolis ............. S s 1
Milwaukee O 9 0
Batteries: Minneapolis. LeLlivelt
and owens; Milwaukee, Watson and
Hughes.
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Cobb Docs 1t.
Detroit. Sept. 9.-Ty Cobb scored
the run in the seventh inning which
CAV Detroit a 2 to l victory over
St. Louis. Cobb tripled and then came
home on a passed ball. 1t was a pit
cheers battle all the way. Veach. De-
troit's new outfielder. continued. his
hard hitting and made a sensational
throw to the plate in the first in
ming. cutting down Hogan. The score:
r. H. Z.
st. Louis 1 6 1
Batteries: Detroit, Willett and
kocher: st. Louis, Weilman and
Alexander.
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Short Ribs Of Sport
(By ''Hank.")

Doc O'Keefe will coach the
Grand Forks high school football
team this season.
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ATHLETIC LEADER SAYS THAT'S OFF
TO ]. STAHLL"-- PRAISE FOR RED SOX
COULD HAVE BEATEN 1910 TEAM, AYERS CON
MAKING MANY EXCUSES.
X X X X X X i X X X X X A* K 4 X 4 X 4 4 Il 4 + 4 4
Why Athletics Failed in the Race
For Third Consecutive Pennant
(By Connie Mack.

(By Connie Mack.)
First-The Boston Red Sox is a better team.
S~econd-Certain players failed to keep in
proper condition.
Third-The failure of Cy Morgan.
Fourth-The young pitchers failed to fill the
gap.
Fifth-The injury to Captain Danny Murphy
in Chicago on June 2.
Sixth-The two weeks absence of Jack Barry
at short.
Scventf-Claudc Derrick's failure to make
good during Barry's absence because he was
out of condition.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-09

The boys will be tonight, kick
ing the ball around and limbering up
their
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-06-14

The Danville Advocate in retract-
ing some of its sensational charges
concerning Congressman Helm
SAYS it does not want to state any
thing untrue or unfair, which of
course means that it has stated
what is not true and what is unfair,
nevertheless Mr. Sullivan is having
these untrue and unfair statements
printed in the papers of the district
at his expense. The Advocate has
thrown fit or two concerning some
alleged agreement or the part OF
Mr.. Helm not to enter the present
race for Congress, stating that IT
would produce such a pledge signed
by MIR. Helm. in the presence of wit
nesses. which we said was not true
and called on the Advocate to pro-
duce. which it could not do.
In a nut shell Mr.. Sulhvan's fran
tic efforts to remove Mr.. Helm from
the race is convincing evidence that
he canot win with the Congressman
in it. The gentleman from Madison
wanted to make the race two years
ago, but after going over the dis
trict found that the Tall Sycamore
doomed up in every precinct so
strong and so formidable that the
barrier could not be broken down.
Did he then cry out that Helm had
promised not to run again? Verify
he did not. but if Mr.. Helm made
such a promise then was the time to
have enforced it. And the same is
true of the present race, as well
as of all other races which Mr.. Helm
has made. 1t seems that the oppo-
sition to Lincoln county's son will
have to trump up another or at
any rate a more reasonable charge,
for this is puerile.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-06-14
Crab Orchard.

With strawberries plenty and
garden sass galore everyone is hap
by around here. Roasting ears and
new potatoes will be ripe in a few
days.
a Jolly automobile party from the
Buckeye state drove down to Crab
Orchard this week. There we're
sixteen in all. They report the
roads in excellent condition and the
scenery unsurpassed. They stop
ped at the Springs Hotel while here.
Mr. Sam Bailey and a party of
friends from Mercer county motor
ed out to the Springs Hotel this
week. They report a fine trip over
splendid roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glass. of Nicholas
vile, mJtored over yesterday to en-
lov a short stay at the Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Thomas and
son Scott. of North Carolina. have
been at the Springs for the past
three week. They were here last
year for a long stay.
Mrs. NJ. c. Wells. Of Richmond.
arrived at the Springs to spend the
summer. She says this is the best
place in the world.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Shryoth .Of
Marietta, Ohio, together with Mr..
and Mrs. ID. Robinovertz and son.
Abe, came down to spend a couple
of weeks at the Springs.
The new concrete work around the
Springs Hotel, also the new SWIM
ming pool will be a big improvement.
Electric lights and the ice plant too
are about ready.