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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
Too Gold to Race.

There is no sanc man who would care
10 run n horse with TIC mir rs il then
was, and II would hare been impossibIe
to secure Jockeys 70 ride Tho horses in
such extremely cold weather AS then
prevailed,
Two or three timc5 in generation
has the section of the land covering
.Iuarez in Mexico and IT paso in Texas
been visited by as cold weather as
marked The elements here last week,
and the old settlers arc wiling 10 risk
their reputation az weather prophets
that like visitation will not come
again in Il lifetime One thing is re-
markable. and in no other land could
such be possible, aud that is. the ceyere
weather did not cause even one horse
IN The many stables here 10 be taken
sick. DIR. G, Cam, The weIl-knowu
Louisville vcterinarisn and patrol Judge
on ihc two Louisville tracks, az well rs
l'stonIs, who has been here since the
meeting at the Juarez course opened for
this winter season, SAYS he has no sick
horses to attend at all here, aud ir he
was not specialist at horse dentistry
the practice Of his profession at the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26

of the most critical contest, one that
IN its component parts is cleau-living
and still young and coming. it is little
wonder that the able critics of the pas
time are overlooking everything else
that may cutter into the winning of a
pennant and making the team that lugs
this combination of baseball talent toe
weaknesses Mt other points. At no time
ia the entire history Of the natioua
game has such a combination Of base
ball talents becu punched in ono cohe
siyc lump ON the inner sward, and. in
fact. il is doubtful il selection Of
stars from the different teams in base
ball history wonld surpass IL in collec
fact. the opinion of the critics in ttis
respect was shown at the close Of the
past season when almost every compiler
Of an all-American baseball team re-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26

Fin FLAP. Ida stanhope, Frogtonh,
Eondholder and numbers of other stake
winners belong TO this famous tribe
How far Ida Laviuia will race is a
matter as get Of conjecture, but in her
two starts at Juarcz she has exhibited
brilliant speed aud looks like new
conner on the turf which will pay her
way as = kindergarten performer the
season through, Both she and her sta
bic companion, Aunt Mamie, will be
nominated by Owner Weir in the De.
butsnte. Clipsotta and other stakes TO
be run i'll Kentucky next spring and
summer.
Gilpy is surely ono OF the sensations
Of winter racing at tho Jockey club
Juarez track. Colonel o. f. Applega,e
sent the geidinG here in The fall Of his
form, the son Of imp. Wolls-
thorpe being apparently good, perhaps,
for one or two very cheap selling races,
for while he has always been known to
possess high flight OF speed when rae.
ing at that age in Kentucky his wind
was apparently So affected that nc
could hardly cover half mile credit.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26

that season against the Cubs Collins
battcd .529 and stole four bases. In
1911 Collins again led the second base
men in fielding for the third cousecu
tive time, batted 365, and stole IS
bases. hit ,2S6 III the world S series
against the Giants in the fall, and I'M
1912 finished with Il batting average
complishing the feat OF pilferinc six
bases in a single game. CepGns g
grand total for the four years bo has
been Il regular on the Athletic team is
4 batting average OF 345 for The
period compiled from 755 hits that has
included 50 doubles. IS triples and
home r,ins, and he has stolen 2d9
bases End led the second bascmep in
fieiding in three Of the -four seasons.
finishing second 10 Maurice Rath iu this
respect during the past season.
Baker daybooed as n regular at tho
same time as Collins, 1909, and in his
average of .305, led the league in triples
with 10, and stole 30 bases. In 1910
he hit Ss3, stole 2l bases. made is
triples. % doubles and 2 home runs.
and in the world S series against the
Cubs batted 400 In 1911 Baker led
the third basemcn of the American
league III fielding his position. batted
.334, stole 3S bases, led the league IN
home runs with 9 circuit swsts, made 10
doubles and II triples. and in the
world S series against the Giants be
came the baseball hero of the country
by deciding the series with Two home
run belts under conditions never before
cqualed in the world IS series, and
batted 80 for tho series. IN 1912
Baker again led the third bascmeu il
fielding, baticd .;i4T stolo 40 bases,
again led the league in home runs with
10. made 40 doubles. 81 triples and led
the cutire country in driving in runs.
which is ample evidence TO the timeIi.
ness of his terrific hitting. Baker S
total for his big league career is a
batting average Of .31S for the period,
compiled from 722 hits that have in
cluded 1872 doubles. 50 triples and %
home runs. and he has stolen lI9 bases
and led tho third basemen of the
league in fielding two Of the four
seasons. This is without counting his
seusatiopni work in both his world s
series
Jack Barry became regular The same
wear us both Collins aud Baker finished
1909 with batting average Of 2l5
and went through the world : series Of
that fall with the Cubs without MAX
ing the scmblancc of an error in twenty
chances. In 1911 Barry led the short
stops OF tho league in fielding, hit .265,
stole 50 bases, and in tho world 5
series against the Giants surpassed
all his previous batting efforts b. hit
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26

Itaiued this Athletic unheld ialac II
Que exception. Haas Wagner n
placed AZ short in place Of burr d. I
conut of his great hitting, aud Bds
was The universal secoud choice.
THIS greatest ir6old aua5lsl.,
tLc history Of the game" did no. n
cotate into tho public eve BY Aas
grces through isolated deveiopIwr:
IT'S component parts ihst wcrs ,lit
ward collected auto Que msehirs 4,
carried with il The prestige Of lbei.a
bali publir through tbe lame a
dividual members had attained 4 M
quarters previous so the eosli,lV-, };
TaS thrust uuberalded upoTl tls I
sU5pecting baseball. public al ois {,
sweep during the making D. that ts.na
manager. Connie Mack.
Forced into building up neg =
chine when mis- former pennsg!Snti
combination blew up and tinisaeiDII
secood division 10 1905, CouBie i0efd
field in the spring OF 1901 vita Ss; Z
veterans in che lineup -Hafry h1
and Danny Murphy. aud fhcs ptI,H
even considered as ilrSl division i
sibii.5y by the able critics. Sd u
man in the inield--Dayis--had q
seen Dig league service. and isoze'
lius and Bsrry-had never even Fs,'
in u minor lengue. le: befcTs u
season was over these iuesru'.s'
boys who had come from The "egns'
unheralded were he stars Of tDe lIii'
in their positions and the pnrtr
source of strength ;nat went to =.
what is generals. conceded 70 y \
greutest bnseoali ,nschiBc Of I'll u
aud when McIBrs. ouother ~
periepced boy OF twenty. gas 5s3
IN 1911. these 'ibnsheTs. whoc l1t
telligent dopestcrs mad counted .
source OF weakness 10 blg ~
team were soon hailed ny tiese
critics as the greatest indeld 'ne
nad ever seen.
And th;s greatest of all iuHsles
all told but $3.50. the draft PIG,
"Eomcruu Baker, who aaa
drafted from ;be Reading team e
TFi.Siatc league. Collins came Y
Athletics direct from Coiu1,oa ea+ J
aud cost not red cent; BAT
secured from Holy Cross cclieS y
tine asking. and Mclnnis was p
from the lots of GloucesteF,. Aa.s.
ear fare. All Of which op'y svss' 81
show that You can { always ~
the price they pay. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
Prediction Made That Ida La
vinia Will Be Heard From
From Now On.
JUAREZ HORSE HEAVEN
Correspondent Says Mexican
Track Is an Ideal Place for
Wintering Racers.
JUAREZ HORSE HEAVEN

Writing from FL Paso, a cprrespou-
dent says Juarez is an IDEAL place Tor
winteriug horses. Tho letter follows:
The three days lct.up in the " nte,
racing at the Jockey club Juarcz course,
owing to the BLIZZARD whirh swept over
the entire countries Of America and
Mexico, and was unusually severe in
this section apparently had no after
effect on the sport here. If anything,
it resulted in interest in the game being
increased, as eveu the regulars after n
brief Ietup always come back with re.
newed enthusiasm, and the public as a
result grows hungry for any high-eIass
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
Altitude Cures Him.

The high altitude here worked amaz-
inply on Gilpy, even the winter he
raced here, and for several races That
year he WAS as much of star as he
has proved at the present meeting at
the Mexico track Then he went lame
an dali during the spring aud the sum
mer Of 1911 he was turned out in Texas.
He was still! ailing when last year s
meeting was on here and early last
January he was shipped to Kentucky,
where he ran out until last fall, when.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26

Juarez course would not briDg him in
sufficient 10 pay his hotel bill and ac.
tual living expenses. Never In my
life baVc seen horses in such . healthy
all round condition as there now pre-
walls among the stables at the Mexico
track. Saws Dr. ann. 1t sure is an
ideal spot 10 winter horses, and ] do
old IN 1912 went to kentucky from
this plant. hawthorn grew and dcvcl-
oped here in his first racing days, aud
attribute lot Of his later success TO
the good health he enjoyed in his early
days OF training al the Mexico course.
Mark my word. ther" viii he more Haw.
norues developed at .Juarez 1t is sure
. horse heaven on IA earthly sphere.
Ida l. Star.
Ida I.ayiui9, +. u. Weir 5 speedy
blacl. Ccsariou and Uixiana tlly. was
bred at Lcon3tus farm, in Kentucky,
and her present owner bought her at
public sale as ycarlug last fall for
$50 She should have won her first
start here, her rider, W. Roscnby, look
ing around near the finish, giving Il.
Steele. on her stable companion, Aunt
Mamie, a chance TO get up and beat her
out head. When she next started
Steele was on her. Aunt Mamie not be.
ing iu the field. and she won off by
herself Ida Layinia s dam, Dixiana,
is nv Sir Dixon, and Weir's clever FLY
is tho third 2-ycnr-old winner produced
by this n1ntron. she being also tho dam
Of The Western Belle aud Mabel Vir.
ginia. Her granddaul, Marina. by Fon.
so, is out of the noted FIanetariu1u, by
Planet, aud il is family Of noted rae
ing stars. Hugh Penny, Alan. a-dale,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
CHAPULTEpEC IS THOROUGHLY TIRED OF RACING

sport and are there with patronage TO
the limit
With the execution OF ono dsy the
'Juarcz track was in good enough con
dltioD TO race over. aud that Was on
Monday, January 6. vheu the snow
covered The ground here 10 the depth
Of from three 10 four inches. The 9th
or two davs the races were postponed
the Tuesday and Nejnesdsv following
tue weather was too cold foT any out
.1oor aoori
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-26
Wonderful Quartette Was
Backbone of Champions
McInnis Collins, Barry and Baker, "Big Four" of
the Philadelphia Athletics, Have Demonstrated
by Their All-Around Efficiency That They Cox
lectiveIy Excel the Famous Inheld Quartettes
of the Past.
Inquirer companyD
BY JIM NAsIUM.


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The Washington times., 1913-01-02
AS TO THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES.

An quality being shed during the dis
cusons of this years Presidential Inauguration The eersonian
fine talk about while nobody has other use for The fact
that the inauguration is national ceremonial that the country
to have show The people want see
the President Vice President have sincere sentimental
seeing them this especial OCCASION and seeing them take
their oaths (.
natural of the people, and be much
simpler than S The parade down Pennsylvania avenue gives
look at representatives of the military and naval of the Govern
Why not? Are spend keeping
them up Simple let people, who pay the bills
look them a occasion?
As great civic organizations political clubs
veterans Of the nations quasmay organizations and the like
that part the affair." how could they be shut out with
out direct and serious oense against the democratic spirit OF the
occasion? Plainly they couldn't.
Then there inaugural ball. sheer folly pretend that
any other function could substituted which would quite take its
place. 1t quite democratic function that could be devised
for the occasion democratic the great American dress suit
inw every looks like every other and they all look like
the walters and precisely good another great
ho has been proposed place of the ball That would mean
crush of such proportions that the Presidential family and immediate
Official group would be borne down under it. There would be
possible prune down the numbers admitted reception
of thousands of people
from every would utterly impossible
be done The huge reception that would have to be
held would burden the President and his
mediate pay would require fitting place. difficult to
fnd anything even than place for the inaugural ball.
would involve just much physical danger.
Anayzng simplicity proposals sensible way it
will be discovered that the Inauguration ceremony has shaped in
e experience of the country about the simplest thoroughly
American sincerely democratic affair that could be devised The
people get chance be of it. themselves and their
Executive parade would be real misfortune it, this late
day demagogic fooishness simplicity should
change of that would be almost certain
to make il less satisfying to the public
The Washington times., 1913-01-02
ANOTHER BASTILLE TAKEN.

In days bon6res lighted
hilltop and bells sounded baye church stee and bands Of
music byng every mark rejoicing such victory
that sgn6ed by the Inauguration the parcel law For that law
only brings the promise of advantage of
of trade and intercourse denotes emphatic forward
ne Eight for the restoration to the people of the machinery Of their
own government.
The Express business the beginning necessary and
excellent expeden But developed from reasonable
prise unreasonable monopoly organized its lobby 1t
owned its Senators and Congressman became the all
departments of invisible In the end it
its will against of the people
cne Of the postofe that machinery used in other civilized
of its defeat should
corporation managers who prone forget that they after
ALL the servants and not the masters of the people
The Washington times., 1913-01-02
Just a Few Things You May
Not Know About New Years

, Latin names for .'seven." eight.
nine" and "ten.''
For when the new year began on
March ] they were, respectively, tne
seventh. eighth. ninth. and tenth monthi
Of the year.
The new year used to mean the start
of everything in nature and human life
Hence 1t was time for festivals, most
ly sacred. AS IN our own thanksgiving
Day, the sacred element at length took
a second place and 1t was day OF
rather riotuous holiday making. which
was the start of our present New Year
Eve revels.
In the East originated the custom OF
going to visit ones trends on the
years. first day. to wish them prosperity
and happiness for the coming twelve
months. And In time, like many an
! other Oriental customs II found Its way
to America In the shape Of New Year
calls.
Cakes with cabalistic designs on them
and with q sacred significance were
given with much ceremony to New
Year callers in the Orient. And the
same idea at length reached America In
Year cakes" Also In the other refresh.
ments served to New Year callers.
BY the way, Of course. you know that
there Is now a difference of thirteen
days between the Julian and the Gre
gorian calendars. The difference l,
growing greater right along. Thai
means we would have celebrated New
Yea: Day on December 10 II We hat
stuck to the old style of figuring oul
time. The difference was only clever
days when George Washington wa.
4 born. According to his reckoning. b,
the way. he was born February II. no
February .
The Washington times., 1913-01-02
Tse % dJG7gg gsd5p5Ov

what I want to know Is how the Postal
Department is going to take care Of
the new parcels post 1t can't take
care of the mail, as 1t Ia. II any pub
lice service corporation was to handle
things the way tine u. 8. mail does,
we'll
Mr.. Jarr hushed his heresy just In
time. Suppose he were reported to the
authorities and denied the use Of the
mails?
. you are always kicking about every
thing? remarked Mrs. Jarr, shortly.
I'm going to let you have your own
money after this and buy your own
gifts. II I get you necktie you sneer
at it. And you have ridiculed me so
much about smoking sets and cigars
that just for that. ! didn't get you
either this Christmas, although / saw
lovely ones! You're getting to be a
regular old crankT
What's the calendar Uncle Henry
sends me this year? A horse liniment
one or a human patent medicine one
again" asked Mr.. Jarr.
IT'S neither. It's one with views Of
Mud Creek near Hay Corners. Uncle
medicinal purposes. and Is getting out
an advertising calendar. He has stuck
a letter in this one asking you IL you
can't get the President to send for a
case Of Mud Creeks Healing Waters,
$3.50 a case. I. o. b. What's I. o. b.?
And he also wants to know IL they
won't write him letters indorsing It for
all sufferers from gout, dyspepsia, rheu-
matism and all the ills flesh is heir TOP
.'I'll slip around to the White House
tonight" mumbled Mr.. Jarr. III bet
the President Is wondering why
haven't dropped in to see him lately.
Philander Knox must be out of town.
He hasnn't called me upon the tele-
phone recently and asked what's the
GER"
The Washington times., 1913-01-02
The "Humanisms
Of the 365 Days
By Soph fe irene Loeb

so-called personal vice is fine. yet the
daily attitude toward the human race
at large 70 the EVERLASTING resolu-
Some Of the humanisms that have
been tried and not found wanting may
be epitomised as follows:
Never expect too much from a friend
and you win never want for one.
fhere's many gold nugget in the
rock that does not show itself at once
Good cheer Is the everyday preserip-
ton that keeps the heart alive.
In making an impression do not make
It too deep-for 1t may cut through.
BE busy bee rather than a busy
body. -
( A happy thought expressed during q
meal Is worth three pills in aid OF
digestion.
In seeking success learn wisdom from
the man who has found It rather than
from him who awaits It
TOY keep the fire Of business alive
add the daily fuel OF frolic.
Reciprocity is the golden rule done ur
In a pin.
Revenge Is a rotting process. It fer
tilizes onfy the son Of destruction.
Bluff Is usually only bubble and viii
burst II but touched
Deceit never got anybody anything
but free pass to loneliness
Imagination Is a beautiful attribute
Let 1t soar at times, but keep the leve
glass at hand.
Do the thing you think Is best and
, abide by 1t like a soldier.
The gray cloud of discomfort makes 2
The Washington times., 1913-01-02
THE WOMEN WHO WALKED.

That long tramp of the suragetes from New York Albany
almost worthy epic celebration of another That full
valiant started the march, and only copoa
guard ended Any hundred chosen random from
scofed adventure could
something prolonged walking days.
perhaps always has that hrewdy the courage
Compared walking running thoughess pasme
riding cds play The ride Of Paul Revere Dick
Turpn John Gpn and Sheridan well enough in way
although credit given and but little horse
Albany of different complexion
and stride capital another with nothing say
said thousand before only
indifferent curiosity why had been done what profit
from doing Cause without doubt great one but great
as il decked with merit dauntess vao
ramped for stouty and that
voice chant the those hexamee
that should give immortality "as lasting as brass"
The Washington times., 1913-01-02

the advice Of q friend or a loved one.
1t must bear the stamp Of being made
In the need Of a correction of an exist
ing circumstance that should not be.
To be able to ABIDE by ones de-
cision is noteworthy and splendid. To
give up something or to take on some7
thing and make a CONTRACT with
ones self to that effect puts backbone
into the individual, II adhered to. and
makes for what he aims to be.
Yet the great strength In that back
bone Is maintained and kept secure IL a
certain line Of action (made SO by
DAILY HABIT. by daily inclination)
becomes rooted and Is observed In the
process Of the everyday.
While the giving up of the drink habit
or smoke habit or any other distinctly
The Washington times., 1913-01-02
, NEW YEAR DAY used to fall IN
March, not in January. And there
was a good deal of sense in this.

n NEW YEAR DAY used to fall IN
nj March, not in January. And there
was a good deal of sense in this.
For even as the worlds first
year was supposed to have begun In the
sprouting OF leaf and grass, so eacn
New Year Day was set for the season
when nature began to wake after her
winter sleep
julius Caesar. not content with cut
ting up the earth to suit himself, de-
cided to cut up the year in the same
way. So in IS b. C. he invented what
was known as the Julian Calendar, ana
which served the world as time meas
ure for the next 1,600 years and more,
TIL the Gregorian calendar took Its
rlace In 1882. Caesar put his trade mark
on the job by changing the title of one
OF the months from "Quintilis" TO
July" in honor of his own first name.
Up to then New Year Day fell on
March l. AS the people of early times
lived in a rather tropical climate March
| was really the opening of spring. and
1t was a good deal more like the real
start of a fresh year than was the mid
winter date of January l, established by
Julius Caesar.
Some OF our months names date back
to that old style Of time counting before
Caesar got busy muddling 1t up. For In
stance. September, October. November,
and December start with Sept. Oct,
Nov and Dec, the FIRST syllabies Of the
The Washington times., 1913-01-02
What's on tie Program, IN
Washington Today

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Naval,
No. 4. E. A; Hiram. No. 10: Lafayette,
No. 1s; William r. Singleton. No. 50.
Royal Arch Chapter-Capitol. No. IL.
Masonic Board of Relief--Monthly
meeting. Eastern Star-Estker Chap
ter, No. 5.
The following K o. T. NJ tents will
meet tonight: Georgetown. No. 8,
Metropolitan, No. Il.
The following i. q. o. F. lodges win
meet tonight: Columbia, No. 10; Ex-
celsior, No. IL, and Salem, No. 2, in
staIlation of officers.
The following Red Mems tribes win
meet tonight: Logan, No. s; Sioux,
Meeting @ of william Fl. Collins Council,
National Union, tonight
Amusements.
National-"A Good Little Devil" s
R,.iasco-"The Merry Widow" Sis D. m.
Columbia-"The Grain Of Dust" els
ch@ase:sNPolite @ vaudeville. s:15 and
rSSini!sIRSandev,lle. Siis ?; afternoon and ev.
Academy-"satan sanderson." 2:15 and
S:l5 p. m.
Cosmos-yaudeville.
Ca Casino-vaudeville.
Lyceum-"Girls from Reno" s:15 and
Gsyety-"Gay Masqueraders." .:1y
and S:1S D. n.
The Washington times., 1913-01-02
THE YEARS MUNIFICENCE.

Il The $300O0O000 estimated the aggregate of the
notable gifts 1912 in United States furnishes record
unprecedented characteristic of public spirit
anywhere world If in part conscience fund.-"
much tie better for that witnesses such awakening
total has been given for the most part colleges churches
museums hospitals and institutions work raising
material goes toward increasing Americas unparalleled
opportunities gives nemabe promise of happier times
when wealth will be mucn general than today
So0oo0oO00 stands for the distribution of wealth lavish
scale only part of the years munfcence which must include
thc ncacuabe sums given by modest millions local
suon which all playing their part in this wonderful period OF
social progress. --.-