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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08
SPORTING EDITORS NOTES.

The University of Pennsylvania
baseball nine will perhaps take a trip
to Cuba after the regular college sea-
son.
The Philadelphia Nationals are try
Ing TO obtain Catcher Dan HOwley
who caught for the Portland, Ore,
team last season.
Shortstop Chapman, who went to
Cleveland from Toledo the latter part
Of last season, is expected to do big
things with the Maps next season.
Even If Jim Thorpe doesn't quito
measure up to major league standards
as baseball player, he will certainly
be big drawing card for the Giants.
Bill LANCE, the famous outfieldcr
with the Cubs in the pos, will help
coach the White Six during the team q
training season in California.
one of johnny ENcrs' aims this
year will he to make a base stcalcr ous
of Vic Safer. Vic is a fast man on
the paths, but fails To take full ad-
vantage of his speed
Pitcher "Rube" Boehleh, n Detroit
recruit from the Newark Ohio, team.
IL under quarantine in his home at
Lawrenceburg, Ind. with a severe at
tack Of smallpox.
Hugh Duffy, the former Chicago and
Milwaukee manager, has purchased
the Fall River franchise in the New
England league and will probably
transfer the team to Portland, Me.
Representative Wiltbank, author OF
the Pennsylvania Sunday baseball bill.
is 80 years old and declares that he
has never seen n professional baseball
game horse race or football game
IN his life.
George Stallings says that If he
doesn't make good as manager of the
Boston Braves he will retire from tho
game for good. George is making his
third come back" from the minor
leagues, as a big ieague manager
pitcher Walter Johnson will not
take the training trip with the Wash
ington team. but will report n couple
of DAYS before the regular season
opens. johnson never needs any pre-
llminary training, for he Is always III
the best of condition.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08
CHANCE HAS new
SCOUTING PLAN
Will Get Accurate Dope on Every
Budding Baseball Star

New York, Feb. S.--l'rank Chance
is perfecting the most complete
scouting" system ever attempted in
baseball. When all of the details have
Teen arranged IL will mean that not
a player of merit, whether he be per-
forming on the edge of the Everglades
of Florida or i'm the timber lands of
Oregon, will escape the notice of the
manager of the New York American
League Baseball club
Negotiations with agents whose per-
spicacity in detecting major league
ability even though hidden by the
roughness Of unprotected playing is
known have been opened in all minor
leagues. These agents will he in
structed to inform Chance just as soon
us youngster has been located who
possesses the qualifications which
would warrant trial in fast COM
pany.
when such notifications have been
received by Chance. he will personally
look over the player If possible. and
# impossible for him to attend to the
matter directly. one of the clubs reg
ular scouts will make the inspection.
If the player passes muster for the
second time he will DE procured if he
is procurable
In return for their services the
agents are to receive a certain sum
neither the player is retained or not,
and If the player makes good" an
additional bonus will be paid the tip
ster.'
Two or three regularly employed
scouts will be engaged by the club and
II will he the duty of three men TO fol-
low up the tips forwarded from all
parts of the country. They will devote
their entire time to this phase Of the
work
The principal feature Of the system
Is the "gumshoe' tactics TO be employ
ed. Agents and scouts alike are TO be
Kept under cover. Their names will
rot be divulGcd. All business is to he
conducted secretly The employment
If this secret system by Chance is 4
vindication of those old timers who
have always maintained that gum
ehoeng" Is more effective than the
open scouting which has become so
prevalent during recent years.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08
Lauriun Department
MAIL CARRIERS
TO TAKE CENSUS
Their Employment Is Recommend
ed by Director Durand

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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08
MAY REVIVE OLD QUESTION.
Will Conference Permit Athletes to
Play Summer Ball7

tTrbana, ILL.,, Feb. S.--Dircctor
George HUFF of Illinois. who believes
the present amateur rules for college
ball players make liars, not amateurs,
asked to express his opinion of the
Thorpe expose. responded smilingly Il
refuse to be surprised"
The University of Illinois Senate has
made certain recommendation to the
conference board, but these sugges-
lions seem to be langushing in com
mlttee. That the Thorpe revelation
may bring about a revival Of the dis
cussion Of summer baseball is the To-
cal belief.
Illinois recommendation to the con-
ference included one that baseball
players be permitted to play for money
on teams outside of organized ball in
summer vacations, but not as a voca-
tlon. Another recommendation was that
the conference establish committee
on eligibility which would decide on
all cases instead of having the dcci-
sion left to each university.
A committee of the Senate. headed
by Dean Kinley. head of tho graduate
school. himself q Yale graduate. for
INFLATED the recommendation after a
long study of conditions. Their opin-
ion of the present system was sue
cinctly expressed by a statement that
according to the conference rules
there was no such thing as an anna
teur baseball team in the conference.
BY June. mt least. the conference,
which las these recommendations In
hand must report and the board must
either adopt or reject. Professor G. A..
Goodenough the Illinois representative
ON the board. Is expected to make
much capital Of the Thorpe case,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08
Timely Observations Of Events Happening in the Sporting World
TOE-TWlST IMPORTANT
IN RUNNING FOR BASE6

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only one ball player in hundred
runs properly, and the average player
could cut half second off his time
from the plate to first base by Il
change in style of running, according
TO George Hoskins, trainer of the Gin
cinnati Reds, who trained track ath-
letes for years at Bucknell university
and for the Pittsburgh Athletic club.
Half second in favor of each run
ner going to first base would mean
hundreds Of more base hits in a sea-
son. A majority of close plays at first
base are decided by less than half a
second. and according to the view OF
the Cincinnati trainer, the mere turn
of the toes of the average runner is
enough to beat him out of the advan-
tage that would make beating out
hits comparatively easy.
Hoskins says that only two players
in the National league run nearly per-
fectly-Bob Bescher and ENll Kelley,
the Pittsburgh catcher. Even Vim
Campbell, the Boston outtielder, and
Hans Lobert. PHILIPS third baseman,
rated among the fastest men In the
majors could increase their speed.
There are two faults runners have
according To Hoslins. One is short
ching their stride by not getting the
forward foot down without a pullback.
The other is a failure to land the feet
out straight. toes in front, instead OF
"a side SDrpad
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08
DODO BALL MAY
Be TROUBLESOME
Bowling Officials May Not Be
Able to Detect Appearance

How will bowling officials be able to
tell whether a man is using IA "dodo"
bah or not, if the said ball is barred by
the American Bowling Congress at
Toledo next month?
Every one knows that the "dodo"
bah is a lopsided ball, heavier ON one
side than the other. But how are the
officials to tell the ball? If the ball
comes under the sixteen pound weight
limit and measures right in circumfer-
ence it will be u hard proposition to
tell whether the ball is loaded or not
\ tub of mercury may be kept on
Rand so that the ball can be dropped
into that This is the only way the
officials will be able TO tell whether a
ball is loaded or not. OBJ. -.---a-.--.
George Bangart, Chicago, who has
been shooting q "dodo" ball for a
number of years. recently stated an in
stance where a well known eastern
bowler had a way of beating the Off
cials on the weight of the ball.
After the ball was weighed in this
fellow would take lot of small wash
ers, drop them into the finger hole and
then plug them with cork. This
would give the ball added weight and
was never known to the officials.
What is to prevent any bowler from
performing this same stunt asked
Bangart
The majority of the people think
that all one has to do when using u
loaded ball is to lay it down on the
alleys and ii does the rest. This is not
the dope says Bangart. 1T takes a
lot OF practice to control the loaded
ball and many of the bowlers who have
taken up the ball have dropped it af-
len using 1t a short time, as they be-
came disguised at not being able to get
the wood.
IF the ball is done away with. as
low seems assured, the bowlers who
nave been using it will have a job on
lhclr hands getting used to the straight.
ball
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08
NEW BILL AT LYRIC.
"a Fighting Chance" Opens at Popular
Playhouse This Evening.

~ Fighting Chance" which the Bur
CESS Stock company opens tonight amt
viii continue tor the first of the COM
ing week, Is a beautiful New York So
cicty Irama in three acts \ good
vein Of comedy runs through the bill
and a brand new interior set has been
built for the first act by the scenic
crew. which promises to be one OF
the prcttiest sets of this kind yet de-
signed.
Mr.. Ncstcll will be seen as Jim
Melvin" a man from the west who is
visiting friends in New York, ana
while there is given the opportunity
Ia save his friends fortune from 81
schemcr of the stock exchange The
big act is the last act. which is the
interior of brokers' office, and in this
scene the workings or the stock cX-
change is seen. This rs one cr Mr.. Ne
stelrs fayortc parts. lie will be sup
ported ~ Miss Ia Nora in the leading
feminine role. MIR. Roye as the stock
smas. cr Mr.. Hotchkiss, In fine
light comedy, Miss De Nyne, in one OF
Ter comedy old ladies'. and Mr.. Du-
pont as the westerners friend
Thursday, THE Wolf will be play
ed in three acts, and will run the
full last half of the week with special
matinecs Saturday and Sunday, and
as another rush is expected for this
play il will be better TO try and get to
the Lyric for the second show, which
will commence at S.45 every evening,
as there will be no pictures before the
show. The first show WV commence
al 1880 sharp each evening
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08

COLLEGE BASKETBALL.
Princeton Player Leads Others N
Points Scored.

New York. Feb. S.-Salmon OF
Princeton leads the intercollegiate
basketball league In points scoreu'
with nifty eight to his credit In hvo
games played.
G.. Halstead. The Cornell captain is
the real leader however. haVinB
thrown all baskets from the moor IN
four games. the largest Individual TO-
tai He has also made twenty-siN
from the foul mark. which makes his
total forty eight points.
Margcson of Dartmouth with ten
scll goals In three games, ls also IN
line for high scoring honors.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08
THORPE COST JUST $4,000.
indian Proves Expensive Bit Of HUI
manity

New York, Feb. SIT leaked out to-
ual that the signing of James Thorpe
ny Manager McGraw of the Giants last
week involved an outlay of $4,000. Ac-
cordng to story told by baseball men
VINO were in touch with the negotia-
IONS Tor the noted Indians services as
oalIplayer, Thorpe's contract calls
Tor salary of $4,000 for one year.
When he attached his signature TO
'le document. Thorpe, il Is said, re-
ce'Ncd an extra bonus of $500, while
u'oun Warner. who brought the rod
SKIN here AMI cXcrted his influence to
"e'p McGraw, is reported to have
pocketcd $4,000 on the side.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08
TOURNAMENTS PLANNED.

Meetings probably will be held at
The V NJ, c. G. next week to discuss
plans for pinochlc and bowling tour
naments which II Is proposed To in
augurate In the near future. The pin
ochle tournament will he open for the
club members only. while 1t is pro-
posed To- open the bowling tournament
Tor all Of the teams of the county.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08

amounted TO $l,23S3 500, a net decrease
as compared with the appropriation
made for the previous year.
Mail Carriers for Census Work.
The most striking recommendations
i'm Director Durand's report are tho
plan to use United States mail car
ricrs in the future TO perform as large
a part Of the census field work as pos
sible. and the plan To provide for the
supervision of this field work by
trained census employees instead of or
i'm addition to supervisors or other di-
rccting officers chosen locally. 1t is
proposed, # congress approves, TO APP
ply these methods to the special CEN
sus of agriculture which. by authority
Of a recent act, is to he taken in 1915.
In regard to the plans of using mail
carriers Director Durand Says in his
report:
Qualified for Enumerators.
Mail carriers, whether in cities or
in rural districts, appear to be con-
spicuously well qualified TO act as cen
sus enumerators They are selected
atoms and as the result of tests which
guarantee a fair degree of education
and ability. Their peculiar experience
however. adds immensely To their fit
ness for the work They are person
ally acquainted with almost every
family and individual i'm the districts
which they serve. Such acquaintance
IL, no
carrier much time, but would enable
him to secure more complete and ac-
ourate information. Again, the mail
.arriers have a permanent response
bility TO the government as their en-
ployer and if utilized for census work
would feel under obligation 10 do 1t Co
the best of their ability. lest otherwise
their permanent positions might be
endangered. II is inconccivable. for
example, that mail carriers acting as
enumerators would permit themselves
to become parties To a scheme of efab-
crate padding of the census, such as
was attempted in a number of the cit
les and towns Of the country at the
last census. or that they should neg
lect their work to any such degree as
did some of the enumerators in 1910.
Another peculiar advantage of the
employment of mail carriers as census
cnumcrators is the fact that their dut-
les required them day by day 10 60
over the same territory. A large part
~ the REQUIRED census work could Ice
done by the carriers as incidental to
their mail deliveries, although OF
course "A considerable amount Of addi-
tional time would be required. Under
the method heretofore employed, AN
oUumcrator who finds family absent
on his first visit is under stron-
temptation not 10 return To that fam
ilS TO complete his work. To do 50.
particularly in the rural districts. may
mean special trip of considerable
distance. The mail carrier who is
unable to obtain the required SEIZED
ules on ono visit would lose no time ia
visiting the same family on a later
trip.
IF mail carriers were called upon
for such service, they should. OF
course, be properly compensated for
the additional work thrust upon them,
1t is believed that just compensation
70 the carriers would amount to a de-
cidcdly smaller sum than must neces-
sarily bo paid 20 cuumerators employ
ed exclusively for census work. Tho
saving OF cost, however, is less i'm
portant than greater accuracy in tn,
statistics"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-08

Tho Burgess Stock company gave a
matinee at the Lyric this afternoon,
presenting Ranch Ill" The same
hill will be presented tonight ana mat
inee and evening tomorrow,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-21
MRS. BISHOP SPURNS
FINAL DIVORCE DECREE
FROM RICH HUSBAND
Her Sixth Lawyer Gets Delay,
Fighting Move to Vacate
lnterlocutory Decree.

A fresh controversy between Mrs.
Abigail Hancock Bishop, who obtained
an interlocutory decree OF divorce from
her millionaire husband. James Cunning.
ham Bishop. broke out In supreme Court
Justice Giegerichs Court to-day and
threatens 20 bring the case back into
tho courts for a new hearing.
Mrs. Bishop. according N statements
made In court this morning. does not
want tho final decree OF divorce 70
which she vas entitled week ago.
Her reasons for not wanting IL were not
disclosed At the hearing. but intimations
wer" made by attorneys Interested In
the case that Mrs Bishop wants to pre-.
ven, her husband from rcmarryins
Withol, a final decree MIR bishop Will
be unable TO remarry.
Henry ". Tat. attorney for Bishop.
asked the Court to compel Mrs. BiSho p
either TO take out the final decree or
have the intcrlocutory decree vacated.
Mrs bishop. In her divorce troubles.
has been represented at different times
by six different attorneys. Hayes 4
IIrschh cid. now appearing In her he
half, were retained by cable a week
ago by Mrs. Bishop. who IL In Europe.
Justice Giegerich granted AN adjourn
nient until Nov. 10.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-21
SANE, SAY ALIENISTS
OF PRIEST WHO SLEW GIRL
Scnmidt's Counsel, Awaiting Papers
From Germany, Will Oppose
an Early Trial.

The aiienists employed by District
Attorney Whitman to examine the men-
tai condition OF Hans Schmidt, the
murderer of Anna AumueIler-Drs.
Carlos r. Macdonald. william Mabon.
George H. Kirby and A. X. Diefen-
dorf-reported to Mr.. whitman to-day
their opinion that the priest was sane
at the time OF the commission Of the
murder and Is now sane. The alieni sts
said they based their report on seven
mental and physical examinations OF
Schmidt, tho Interrogation OF people
who had known him AZ to his acts and
conduct prior to the murder and the
examination OF the prisoners own
statement made to Assistant District
Attorney Deacon Murphy.
Mr.. Whitman said. after receiving
the report Of the specialists. that no
would 20 before Judge Foster In Part
v. Of General Sessions within the next
two days and move for the setting OF
an early date for the trial. Alphonss
q. Koelble. attorney for Schmidt. will
oppose an early trial on tho ground
that the defendant Ii awaiting papers
from Germany bearing upon his san
ity At the time he was tried there for
fraud.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-21
INSURANCE MANAGER
CALLED love PIRATE"
Lawyer, in Suit for Payment, At
lacks Man Who Gave
Him Orders.

"Herrick G. Allen did an ONCE boys
work and drew . Presidents salary"
Tho said Allen spent most of
his time maintaining his assumed repu.
tation q the love pirate and perfumed
darling Of the Insurance district'"
These pointed bits OF English and the
statement that Walter e. Hoag. former
manager for the United States o. tho
General Accident. Fire and Life Assur-
ance Corporation. OF Perth. Scousnd.
died Of a broken heart because Of Al
lens fault. made luminous an answer
flied In the Supreme Court to-day by
Raymond u. Fuller. a lawyer who Il
suing the insurance company for S.2,o
and interest. said to be due for legal
services
Tho original suit was f,,ed some tine
ago and Allen answered II BY chargirs :
that Fuller lad been no. hing but a law
clerk getting from SIS TO ta5 a week an
obeying his C>ilen'O orders
Mr.. Fuller replied to-day. calling Nr
| Allen a self-titled love pirate. and say
ing that Allen knew nothing ~ his busi-
ncss-that all he ever knew he was
taught by Walter f. Hoag. Allen Is
legal manager In this country for the
Scotch insurance firm and manager OF
IT, legal and claim dcpa rtments.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-21
PRIEST CHARGES LIBEL.
REV. Father Garry Causes Arrest Of
Editor Of Tpath Seeker,

George r. Mcdonald. president and
publisher OF The Truth Seeker" a
weekly paper OF anti-reiiEious tenden-
cies. was held In 500 bail to await tho
action OF the Grand Jury by Magistrate
Corrigan Ia the Tombs Police Court to-
day. on n charge Of libel. The publisher
was arraisned on complaint made
against him ny tho Row. Father Curry
Of 81. James Church. James and Mad
ison streets.
II am bringing this action" said
Father Curry. not for personal rea-
sons alone but because I consider II q
direct and malicious attack on the en-.
tire Roman Catholic priesthood. While
Il 10 IN article filled with personal
venom AGAINST me. its feeling OF hatred
for the teachers OF tho Catholic faith
Ia obvious"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-21

have ever done before. Ana the
statement that they nsGlsot thsaS
homes and ohildrsn for pleasure
10 . base libel. 4 few buvssFAiss
In the rsrsfisA atmosphsrs q tie
u1tra-sooisty set may ~ guilty Of
such neglect. Dut the mothers whom
have seen appear 70 ne 70 Ss
su6srinS from ovsr.mothsyllnsos.
They shelter their children too
much. And would not Say that
Amsrtcan ohilarsn are the most
rsvsrsnt IN the wo9ld."
You couldn't" I admitted. Nov one
thing more. You were here during the
world series. How does our sporting
spirit compare with London's?"
Football IL an obsession In EnEia nd. u
he replied frankly. Those Of US who
are Interested In politics feel that Il &C.
cupies public attention to tho exclusion
Of more important things. II seems e
mo that both England and America show
a lack Of proportion In their attitude TO-
ward sports"
And then he compromised after hi
own genial fashion. you work 90 hare
you have to play hard" he smiled. "AnS
while ! don't say that all things 20 Will
you Just as well a. they might. I do "a!
that they go better than ever before"
So let's all send Sir Gilbert a telepathi
Thank you and au revoir" when h,
sails tonight on the Mauretania
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-21

That was why 7 asked him 70 com
pare New York and London in some o.
their human aspects. We were seated
comfortably. now. either side or MS
heaped-up writing table. He's appa.
rently almost as busy person abroad
az at home. and there he combines the
Jobs of member OF Parliament. novel;
list and financier.
you are English. Of course" be-
Ean. but we like to feel that you partly
belong to u.s."
Half OF me Is yours" he smiled.
Half OF my sympathies are always
with America ami Americans
Then please tell me-" ! said. how
our business life and our business men
compare with what you find In London
10 It true that the pace in New York Is
swlfter: that we accomplish more than
any other city?"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-21

TO DO better. and believe that, In
the long run, he wastes less time
than tho American. It seems TO me
that an enormous amount OF time
10 wasted hers, despite your hustle.
and that your business men could
accomplish just ~ much, and with
infinitely les. strain on them.
selves, II they worked In . differ
snt way.
There Is this fashion you have OF
bursting In on anybody without an APP
pointment. How can a man who Is con-
stantly interrupted accomplish anything?
Now. In London lead double life
oh. no. not In that sense" Sir Glib 'rt
broke of with a twinkle. as began.
in Photographic phrase. to smile and
look interested"
Really It's a triple life" he resumed.
FOR besides my writing and my duties
as a member of Parliament l am vice.
president of two trust compaBes and
Interested In several financial matters.
Now ! could not attend to all this ex-
cept for the fact that there are certain
hours OF the day when no one sees me.
am my own during that time, and
accomplish my work without over
strain"
Nor does Sir Gilbert look as II he
were, or were likely to become, a victim
OF the pace that kills" There Is moth
ing OF British stolldlty about him. He
Is electrically alive. but he In no,
tagged. he Is not nervous. he Is no,
worried. His close-cropped hair and