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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
THoRPE's RECORDS AT
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Pentathlon.

eS0tathlon.
Running Broad Jump-7.07
metres, or % feet 2 inches.
Javelin Throw-52 metres, or
40 feet z inches.
2O0-Metre Run-About 220
yards. in % seconds.
Discus Throw-35.37 metres,
or ZIG feet 8 inches.
1900 Metre Run-About L.
$40 yards, in 4 minutes. ~
seconds.
Decathion.
; Discus Throw-36.9S metres,
or 121 feet 3 inches.
400-Metre Run-About 440
yards. in 81 1-5 seconds.
11O-Metre Hurdles - About
; $50 feet 10 inches, in Is 3-5
seconds.
Running High Jump--G feet
Ia inches.
1900 Metro Run-About L.
$40 yards. in 4 minutes, 40
seconds.
Pole Vault-3.25 metres. or
10 feet 9 inches.
100 Metre Dash-About 32S
feet, In 11-1-5 seconds.
Running Broad Jump-22 feet
3A inches.
Shot Put-12.s0 metres. or AZ
; feet 3 inches.
Javelin. Throw-45.7 metres,
or 149 feet IL inches.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
SUFFERED
EVERYTHING
For Fourteen Years. Restoeed
To Health BY Lydia E. Pmb
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Elgfn, m.-"After fourteen yesrsA
suffering everything from female CON-

piainCS, l am.@ tl0
restored to health.
IL employed. de-
best doctors and
even went 70 de
hospital for treat
and was told
there helpfor
me. But while tax
ing Lydia F. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound I began
to improve md I
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
Forced to Work..

An Edwards county farmer was
short a harvest hand. He went to
kinsley. a mile away, in his auto.
Ho found a man there. dumped him
into his auto and took him out to the
farm.
Next morning. when. the drunkard
had come out of it, he asked how far
it was to town. Tho farmer told him
fifteen miles and promised to take
him in the following Saturday if he
would help harvest that week. The
man worked all week without know.
ing that he was only a mile from
town.-Kansas City Journal.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03
Not What She Feared.

NOT what She feared.
George has told me all the secrets
Of his past"
Mercy! What did you think of
them?'
Il was awfully disappointed"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-10-03

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
.eething. ~softens the gums, reduces i%niianma-
lion. allays pain, cures wind colo, 25c q bottle.
Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Ferguson Holds Out

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
 oNo further attempts will be made by the local management to bring Cecil Fer guson to terms. He will either pastme as d member of the Turtles during the ensuing season or draw a suspenson, which will prohibit his playing within the sacred boundaries of organized baseball. This much was decided upon yesterday when Manager Bernhard returned from the Kentucky trip and found the large heaver in an unrelenting mood.
 If Ferguson adheres to his original res olution he will not be seen ornating the hjllock for any club this season. He is a travelling salesman for a Boston manu- facttIrer and has a lucrative position, which he declares will net him more by the year than will participation in the great national jubilee. He has stated that he would return to this position if his terms were not met. He is now at liberty to return to the sample bag and the road, for the local officials have decreed that he will either play ball here or nowhere.
 The exact nature of the ex-Bostonian's demands isn't known. His salary de- mands are said to be exorbtant and en- tirely too lofty for club which is com of a pastiming organization with a salary limit of $S50o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
John J. McGrawl

John J. McGraw
 By the mere mention of his name mothers frighten into immediate sub mission their irritable children.
 He is hailed as the most superb um- pire batter who treads today the soil of think of him in the stilly hours of night and quake.
 Therefore when some days ago, this same John J. McGraw wrote and syndi- cated an article to the effect that the day of the umpire rider had had its setting sun, America, from circumfer- ence to circumference, admitted the great est surprise of it's existence. T wonder was the general comment, eff Muggsy' has reformed?"
 q wonder" quoth the poor umpires of the National league. If it is true that our earthly paradise has materiaized? ?'
 q wonder" said the fans, sufferers of a long disgust, If we will really be permitted to enjoy baseball?'
 s'No. ''Muggsy" has not reformed. No We poor and hopeless umpires, your par ,diea s4,II hari-,-- --.ith ar1 ''i, % No No~s. fans if you ever enjoy the games In which McGraw appears you will be able to enjoy and grow sick at one and the same time.
 For "Muggsy" is still "Muggsy''
 The great leader of the Giants was in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
WITH THE SCRIBES
Pratt a Certainty

From the Memphis News-Scimitar
 Manager Bobby Wallace of the St. Louis Browns, has settled one burning question, and that was; What shall 1 do with two such star second basefnen as Derrill Pratt and Frank LaPorte?'
 When Pratt was secured by the Browns from Montgomery, he was touted as the wonder of the age. But as soon as the Browns got to spring practice, LaoPrte, seeing his pob going glimmering, began to hit like a. fiend and played a wonder full game of ball That left Wallace in a quandary, and for weeks the Brown hoss lost many nights of sleep trying to plan d way out of the situation. He wanted to use Pratt, as he Is considered the cream of all the 1912 crop of minor leaguers, but he could not bench DaPorte the way he was hitting.
 Finally. in desperation. he placed Pratt on second, sent BaPorte to rfiht field and Pete Compton to the bench.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
BY SLUGGING BARON PITCHERS
 GIANTS WIN AN EASY VICTORY

along. Burns hit single to center Doyle connected with a fast shoot and singled to right, allowing Burns to advance 10 third Doyle stole second base. Then Snodgrass hit grounder and by mis- understanding was unable to reach hrst' while Burns scored and Doyle went to third. Murray hit single to left fleld and scored Doyle while Snodgrass went to third Shafer was given base on balls and later annexed second. Fletcher failed to connect and was struck out. Then Meyers rapped a stinging grounder to short which Ellam let get through hlm and the two runners scored Meyers then stole second base, but was left on base when Maxwell went out Marean to Ems.
 Much merriment was caused in the hihth ini,ing by the base running of McGraw, who took Doyle's place at second In the eighth. He was given a base on balls by Hardgrove, who was then pitching and stole second on delayed steal. He then purloined third but could get no further, as the other batters were easy outs. The other details are recorded In the brx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Lands Land

From the New Orleans States.
 Another backstop will in all probability be added 10 the Pelican club within the next day or two. Negotiations have been opened with the Cleveland club for the services of Grover Land, former Nap backstop, by Manager Frank. Land was turned back to the minors last season by the Cleveland club, playing with the St. Paul American association club, from which he reverted back to the Maps. It is probable the deal will be closed, as 1t is reported that the transfer has been ar ranged for with the exception of Land reporting to the Pelicans immediately.
 The addition of Land to the local club will give Manager Frank five catchers- Jim Lafitte, Nagle. Texter and Haight Three of these men will be disposed of before the season opens, as only two men will be carried through the Southern league season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
MGRAW, DESPITE HIS ADVICE,
 STILL HOLDS IMMORTAL TITLE
 OF WORLDS GREATEST BEEFER
BY HUGH W. ROBERTS

Birmingham yesterday afternoon and wit messed and participated in a game be- tween the Giants and the Barons
 Tt was only a practice game" you will say, surely he did not beef"
 Yes, it was only a practice game, and Birmingham people, though realizing they would witness nothing calculated to make the blood run cold under the strain of excitement, hocked out to witness the exhibition
 But "Muggsy" beefed.
 It was in the fourth inning that he ap- peared in his customary role. He starred as the villain sometimes stars in a mel odrama, which means that he did his fashion.
 In the fourth Umpire Matthews called little and unpopular stunt, in masterly Doyle out as that player attempted to steal third Umpire Matthews thought that the ball reached Carroll before Doyle reached the bag and thought that Carroll touched Doyle with the ball be- fore Carroll touched the bag with his foot
 That's all
 No henious offense was committed.
 No crippled widow had been dumped into creek.
 No blind mans corn had been pulled up.
 No baby's taffy had been filched.
 Doyle was simply called out.
 But McGraw, who reads every morning of crimes shocking and horrible without batting an eye, or even twisting his Sara toga stogy among his massive moars, considered that decision of Matthews as atrocious as if it had resulted in sending guiltless child to the gullotine, or Harry Thaw to Matteawan.
 He raved.
 A thin foam gathered on his lips.
 He was terrible to behold
 The people in the grandstand noted the presence of policemen with joy and sense of rare comfort. Some of the less heartful thought It might be advisable to turn in the riot alarm.
 And then "Muggsy," after the first spasm, sat down.
 But he did not sit down on the bench which, as result of the expenditure of good money. Rick Woodward had pre- pared.
 Instead, he straddled bat bag which gave him a certain vantage ground from which to hurl sarcasm and even vitrol against the umpire.
 It was a peculiar spectacle. There sat McGraw saying many strange and cute things. The umpire, at the plate, watched the sides changing without batting eye. But he heard, of course. Evidently he thought that McGraw's fit was natural and shouldn't be checked. Perhaps he felt as the judge when, pardonlng a de- fendant on the ground that he killed be- cause he couldn't control himself. At any rate. McGraw growled for too long, It was nauseating even as high as the press box.
 It is said that McGraw's delight in mak- ing the umpire miserable has grown each day since Marquard grooyed that ball Tor Baker
 
 Whether or not this is true. we are inclined to fear that McGraw must have spent the early years of his life fin. in- dulging in the pleasant pastime of driving pins through flies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Grand Circuit Stakes

Columbus, O.. March sO.-Ten stakes will be raced for during the grand circuit meeting here the last two weeks of Sep tember next. Entries to all will close on April g. National association rules will govern. Except in the champion pacing and trotting events the money will be divided six ways. The list fol- lows.
 First week-Hoster. Columbus, 2:14 class trotting, $10.000; Hotel Hartman, 2:13 class pacing, S5O00 Champion pacing 200 class. $2oo0. Board of Trade. POT class pacing. SSOOO Capital city, 2;10 class trotting, 5000.
 Second Week-The Buckeye. PIP class, trotting. $50o0; Arch City, 2:11 class, pac- ing. 5000; the Columbus. 2O9 class trot- ting. 5000; champion trotting, 200 class, 5000; the King, 2:06 class, pacing, sS0OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
GIANTS SING AT STATION
 FOR BENEFIT OF LOCAL FANS

The Giants were quarreling during the ball game yesterday, but at the station. while waiting for train to bear them to Asheville. N. C.. they made merry with good story and song.
 Around John J. McGraw. the man ager of the Giants. there gathered a large number of the curious, many of whom were youngsters with knee trousers and tenor voices.
 These youngsters. some of them with papers under their arms. asked Me Graw what he thought Of the Athletics. McGraw. as indicated, was in goon humor. "Theyre the best bunch of rummies I ever saw" he replied.
 Just then Marquard sauntered up and he received his share of attention. He was asked concerning the hitting of John Franklin Baker. The 11,000 eX- lemon smiled and turned crimson. He has only a little of that humqr which makes the world go round.
 why don't you answer?" asked Christy Mathewson. Tell the young sters what hefty punch Baker has, But Marquard only continued to smile
 Then broke In McGraw. Shortly af- ter the conclusion of the worlds SC. ries." he said. T was walking one nigh on the outskirts of Philadelphia. Fror the dark I heard platntive song oh, why did I groove that one fol Baker?' was the burden of the tune 1 looked more closely and an abjec' figure sitting with face in hands wa' Marquard"
 After the laughter which followed Marquard said: "Matty grooved one too, you remember"
 No, mine was a curve ball" replied the big fellow, and he laughed. "rhey got off a good one on me during thai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

series" said Matty After Marquard's ball had been knocked over the fence some newspaper man, writing under my signature, had me saying that # Marquard had had mope experience Ba- lSer would not have hit that home run. Then on the following day Baker hit one of my balls over the fence and bave had an experience of 10 years. They had much fun at my expense. But I did not write that first story, you may bet
 Just then the Giant quartet struck up that immortal tune. "Oh. why did groove that one fol eBak kerr"
 off the field the Giants are all right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
BEAT
 CHAMPION TEAM

Philadelphia, March So-The Phradel- phia National league team defeated the worlds champions on the National grounds here today in the first of the spring series of nine games. The score was 1S to 9. The game was loosely played The Nationals got many of their runs through the wildness of Houek, new pitcher of the American league team. AL eXander was effective until the fourth ln- ming, when the champions began to bat him hard, Score: RH.E. Americans ............ GOO 324 oO0-9 10 I Nationals .............. COS GOO 14s-1s 9 3
 Batteries: Houck, Krause and Egan and Lapp; Alexander, Moore Hunt, Schultz and Doon and Killifer. Empires, Risler and Connolly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
BROWNSVILLE DEFEATS
 THE HOWARD TEAM

BIountsville. March 30.-(Spe- cial.1 won from Howard here this afternoon by the score of to l. The game was fast and interesting.
 The features of the game was the fielding of Taylor for the To- calls and the hitting of the Blountsville team. Reid, who led the batting list for the To- calls, got three two-base hits out of four times up. Coach Baumgardtner also did some ex- cellent work at short and some heavy batting The Howard team was outplayed in every respect.
 Marlborough pitched d good steady game for the locals, yielding up only five hits, while Moncrief. for the visitors, yield ed nine hits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
COLLEGE GAMES

At Lexington, Va: Washington and Lee 6, Lafayette Q.
 At Lexington, Val; Virginia Military Institute 5. Hampden Sidney IT.
 At Charlottesville Va: Virginia 8, Am herst f.
 At Norfolk, Va. Boston Nationals 4. Norfolk Virginia league) O.
 At Petersburg, Va: New York Amer jeans (second team !, Petersburg tVirgin- ia league) 0.
 At Athens. Ga: University of Georgia 5, Clemson l.
 At Chapel Hill. N. C.: Winston-salem {. University of North Carolina :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Tie in Mobile

Mobile. March s0.-The Detroit Amer jeans and Mobile team of the Southern league played tie game today. the scora being six each Batteries Detroit. Wil- lis and Stanage, Covington and Kocheri Mobile, Berger. Powers and Dunn. Ty Cobb played second for Detroit and led in three double plays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Sullivan Bests Gilbert

Charleston. s. C., March 30.-Tommie Sullivan of Lawrence. Mass, won the decision over Dick Gilbert of Denver. ft a 10 round go here tonight. The men fought at catch weights Gilbert's 1es pounds being probably little in excess of Sullivan's weight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

Totals ............ 3S l3 IA zf lo T +Batted for Boyd in the second.
 s*Batted for Hardgrove in the ninth.
 Score by innings; b1rfnlnBndm .t.s......-....t.s WI toV VV't U New York ......, 041 300 e50--1S Two Base Hits-Johnston, Ellam, Snod- grass.
 Sacrifice Hits-Herzog, Doyle
 Stolen Bases-Johnston, McGraw 2, Doyle, Murray ?, MerlIle, Shafer ?, Meyer. Double Plays-Carroll to Ems to Dilger, Marcan to Ems, Mathewson to Merkle to Meyer to Herzog.
 Bases on Balls-Boyd ?, Foxen 4, Hard grove l, Mathewson l.
 Struck Out-By Foxen 3, Mathewson A. Maxwell l.
 Hit by Pitchers-By Boyd (Meyers and Snodgrass)
 Innings Pitched-By Boyd 3, with runs and hits; Foxen, 5, with hits and $ runs; Hardgrove, 1, with hits and 0 runs; Mathewson, innings, with hits and runs; Maxwell. 1 innings, with 1 hit and o runs. Time of Game-2o0 Umpire-Mathews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
CARDS BEAT BROWNS
 IN INTER-CITY SERIES

St. Louis. March 3o-The Nationals won the first game of the spring series of the local major league teams by de- feating the Americans today to 1. With the score tied when the Nationals went te bat in the sixth inning, two errors on tha part of their opponents, a base on balls, a. single and a double netted three runs. Score: R.H.E. Nationals .4..................,...... Americana ................ { 6
 Batteries: Dell, Salto and Bresnahaai Lake, Frill. Hamilton and Kritchell. Unl- pires, Johnstone and Egan.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
Let Them Wall.

The Falrmont Times has been
heartily condemned" by some OF
the residents of its city because it is
giving publicity to a scourge of ty'
phoid fever now existing there and
is vigorously recommending prevent
i've measures. Says the Times:
There are some people who, for
various imaginary reasons, believe
that nothing should be said of Ger,
tain civic conditions when such ut
terings might place the city in bad
light to the outside world. Tho
Times is a member OF this fraternity
only to a certain extent. If condi'
lions exist that are a menace to the
public welfare, the Times is going
to print them and will pay scant at.
tention to the advice OF the gum
shoe artists who oppose such ex.
ploitations."
The Times is doing exactly the
right thing and tie Telegram hopes
it will continue its good work re-
gardless of obstructionists there
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
opposed to Primaries.

AS the days pass, it becomes more
apparent that all that Dem
ocratic shouting for primary
election legislation in this state was
mere pretense. When the Republi-
cans of the legislature tried to per-
suade their Democratic colleagues
at the last extra session of that BODY
that primary election legislation
should be enacted, the cat jumped
out of the Democratic bag with such
a glaring line of opposition to such
legislation that the feline could not
be caught and there has been a
blazing trail through the state ever
since.
With the Republican party taking
the initiative both in law-making
attempts and in the government OF
Its own party, there is no wide
spread effort on the part of the
Democratic party to employ the pri-
mary election method in its affairs.
It appears that the Democratic state
machine fears such a method and
there is plain evidence that 1t is
tacitly endeavorlng to head off what
little trend its party has in that d.
Eection. Using the Republican
Statewide primary as pretext, the
Charleston Gazette. the mouthpiece
of Senator William E. Chiffon, at
tempts to discourage all primary
movements in its party as follows:
Many far-seeing politicians fail to
bee how statewide primary can
give to candidate without money
q fair chance for nomination
and will make it so that no man
without money dare try for an Of
nee.
What will be the practical work
lngs Of this primary can now be de-
termined, and we fail in our under
standing Of West virginia politics
If this will not be the last statewide
primary that either party will try in
this state. 1t may prove satisfac-
tory method of nominating a state
ticket, but many think otherwise
Let US wait and see what will be the
result.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
Chilton's confession.

Several weeks ago, when Senator
William E. Chiffon felt impciled TO
go into certain parts of the state to
make political speeches, he declared
that he entered into certain COM
binations to be elected United States
senator. OF this confession the
West Union Record, one of chilton's
party newspapers, has the following
to say:
According to Senator Chilton's
confession at Union he was willing
last winter in the senatorial contest
to make any kind of a deal, to enter
into an alliance or combination with
any man or eny interest in order to
succeed Senator Scott in the United
States Senate. He was willing to
surrender every principle or convic-
ton on politics he ever held, and to
sacrifice the welfare of the Demo-
cratic party in this state, if by doing
so he could be elected to the long
term in the United States Senate.
He cared absolutely nothing for any
interests but his own. We have, the
admission right from his own mouth
that the interests of the party in
which he claims membership were
not consulted in his ambitions to
secure a seat in the Senate but that
the only motive influencing him
was an inordinate passion or desire
for his own political aggrandizc-
ment.
After the recent confessions he has
made we can readily believe the
very worst charges that have ever
been made concerning the methods
employed in his election to the Sem
ate. A man who would do what
William E. Chiffon has acknowE
edged doing would resort to most
anything whatever to accomplish his
purpose or to achieve the object OF
his ambition.
oh, how shameful and inexcusa-
BILE It is for a man of culture and
strong mentality, a man blessed
with all the comforts and conven-
fences of life, to sacrifice principles,
honor, good will of his countrymen,
for a little transient power or au-
thority! When we see such men
thus prostitute their manhood and
their talents we almost lose faith in
mankind. 1t is bad enough for an
uncouth, unlettered man to sacrifice
his principles on the altar of greed,
but how awful, how deplorable, it is
for man of learning and refine
ment to do so!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13
watson and McGraw.

"A close Marshall county friend OF
Col. John t. MGGraw is quoted by
the Wheeling Register as saying
that Col. McGraw has decided to be
a candidate for the United States
senatorship from this state the next
time.
The same article says that Clar-
ence w Watson is a candidate to
succeed himself as such. The lat
ter is no Information, while the first
is and quite interesting, too. II
true, the way is open for lively
party scrap. Col. McGraw, of course,
will put up a valiant fight the
same as he did the twenty years
prior to the time Senator Watson
got the place and McGraw got it in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-13

the neck
Col. McGraw was an ayoWed can.
didate two years ago for the senator
ship, while only the inner circle q
the present Democratic state ma
chine knew Of the candidacy of Mr.
Watson. Thus It was that the belief
was current that the campaign was
being fought in the interest OF Col
McGraw and naturally his friends
and supporters thought after the
Legislature went Democratic thai
Col. 4cGraw would get a senator.
ship The rank and file of the party
thought McGraw men had beer
elected to the legislature. Perhaps
they were such at the time Of theil
election, but 1.-THE unexpected hap.
pened and Col McGraw was not one
two three.
As the candidacy Of Senator Wat.
son is known throughout the state
this year the fight may be different
Col. McGraw will know that he hai
an open competitor and he may also
profit from his last experience. or
the other hand Watson has the ad.
vantage .Sf being senator now
which fact gives him some power
over his party and will doubtless
help him in his Champaign.
Col. McGraw's entrance into the
contest lends interest to the Demo.
cratic fight and Republicans will
look on with a degree of pleasure
over the big scrap.