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The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
FANS
Motto: May the best win; But is the best
By Hugh S. Fullerton,
toopyrirht. 1918 oy W. @. ch.pman)

song of the Sox rooters when they
scent victory
One of the most dramatic displays
of loyalty ever saw was in 1907,
when the team, beaten and displaced
from the championship, came home to
close the season. They had gone
away in high hopes, and failed. 1t
was Sunday. and as the defeated
team marched down the field 1900
men and women stood silent and un-
covered for a moment. then broke
1t Is small wonder that a team back
ed always by such loyalty won even
during years when 1t seemed much
weaker than its opponents.
/ have heard opposing players de-
| clare they would rather face anything
In the game than the grinding root
| ing" of the Chicago south side fans.
The only duplicate l know is the
rasping. nerve-racking. long Yale yell.
Not all players are frank enough to
| admit that the roofing has any effect
Indeed 1t is a common pose to pre-
tend that they do not even hear. But
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they pretend they do not care; but
once In a while they tell their inner
feelings. They know that half the
men who quit the major leagues are
driven out by the voice of the fan. l
have seen men break and go all to
pieces. rave and swear and abuse
everyone after suffering a cruel grill
ing by a crowd
Walter Wilmot. one of Anson's IA
nous old Chicago players. came to
game on the old grounds fifteen years
after retiring. He looked across to-
ward the left field and said:
There's some of them out there
now I'd like to choke"
Yet the roar of the crowd does not
break them as quickly as does some
sharp thrust of sarcasm or biting wit
from an individual. Perhaps that
shaft is only the last straw. but when
player Is In nervous collapse he
usually RACES at some individual who
said something to him. Josh Reilly.
one of the merriest. happiest players
/ ever knew, blew up" one day and
had to be restrained from assaulting
three or four thousand men in the
bleachers.
Did you hear what he said?" de-
manded Reilly as the other players
tried to restrain him.
What did he say?" inquired some
one.
He said: Reilly. you're disgrace
to the Irish'," and then he ragged
again.
One of the quickest things ever
heard was a remark from Wash
ington fan which upset Frank Isbell.
the veteran. completely. Isbell's head
Is as bald as a concrete pavement,
and usually he kept his cap plastered
tightly on his head to shield himself
from the gibes of crowds. This time
he tried to steal second and made a
desperate, diving slide around and un-
der the baseman only to be called
out. He was so enraged that he ran
at the umpire. grasped his arm, ar
gued and raved and finally in sheer
anger. jerked off his cap. hurled II
onto the ground and jumped upon it.
His bald head glistened In the sun
light and the crowd roared. Then,
above the roar came voice:
Put on that cap. They pinched
Mary Garden here for less than that"
Possibly more trying than any con
certed roofing is the incessant nag
ging to which players on the Polo
grounds. New York, are subjected
The one great bit Of rejoicing among
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
FOLIAGE OF BIG IMPORTANCE
Trees and Plants Breathe Through
Their Leaves and Therefore Should
Be Given Care.

The foliage of a tree. plant or vine
is the important part of all growing
vegetation. Trees and plants can
only be vigorous and healthy when
the foliage is healthy and vigorous.
Trees and plants breathe through
their leaves. They are the source
of respiration. They take up carbo-
bonic gas which Is detrimental to
mankind and throw on oxygen which
is necessary to human life.
The leaves Of trees and plants are
like the governors on an engine. they
control and regulate the entire ma
chine. Fruits, flowers and vege-
tables can only reach perfection
through the aid Of healthy foliage
Therefore, farmers in particular
should see to 1t that the foliage on
growing crops is kept in proper con
dition. This. however. applies to the
home garden in city or village as
much as 1t does to the farmer.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
.co-0perative Laws

In all but two or three states of the
union cooperative organizations which
want to be truly cooperative must do
1t by circumventing the law. This is
because the corporation laws in most
states do not recognize cooperative
companies, and the lawmakers do not
realize the need Of special laws
adapted especially to such organiza.
tions. Special Incorporation lave for
cooperative companies, similar to
those of Wisconsin, would do much to
encourage this form of organization
among farmers.
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"rhex plnehed Mary Garden 70. Les. Than That"

war cry gave him his name. He quit
attending baseball games years ago.
but still continues his deep interest in
the sport. and in his apartments he
keeps a wonderful set of books show.
ing the averages and performances Of
players for many baseball genera
tions.
We'll, Well, Well" was another
character who was named because of
his cry. which followed just after a
big outburst of applause on the part
of the crowd. The moment the ap-
plause subsidized his well, well. well"
would boom over the field and never
failed to start the cheering again
The average crowd is cruel, because
1t is thoughtless. Few of the fans
who hurl abuse and criticism at the
players stop to think that the men
they are addressing have the capacity
to feel and to suffer Many a thought
less, barbed jest has wrecked the ca
reer of some ball player. 1t took the
players long time to discover the
fact that their popularity and their
safety from abuse lies in presenting a
good-natured appearance. no matter
what happens. and In answering ques-
tions when possible.
II you go through league after
league, team by team. you will find
that the most popular player. in nine
cases out of ten, is some outfielder.
He probably is not the best player.
but he has the most devoted follow
ing. because he keeps on friendly
terms with the men and boys who sit
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Watch Saver Life.

Baker, Ore.-A gold watch in his
left upper vest pocket probably saved
the life of Charles Pedicord when he
was attacked by stranger.
The man accosted Pedicord at night
on Washington street, near the heart
of the city, and demanded SO cents for
a meal. Pedicord refused and the man
drew knife and struck at Pedicord's a
heart. but hit the watch.
A second pass of the knife was
warded of by Pedicord raising, his
arm. His coat and vest were badly
cut. The man then ran down the
street and escaped. Pedicord was
not seriously injured.
The watch still keeps time.
The police were notified. but can
find NO clue to the assailant.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

the cheer masters fell hat-in Chi.
cago at least. The harder the leaders
of the rooters worked the more apa.
thetic the crowds became. 1t was an
interesting phenomenon and l set out
to discover the reason. The f1rst
bleacherite met solved the problem.
Dem guys amt on de square," he
said. "Usuns out In de bleachers
don't want to rob nobody"
There was the solution. No matter
how partisan 4 baseball fan may be-
come. or how wild In his desire to see
the home team win. deep down he
wants fair play. and. after a time. he
will insist upon H. The rooters' clubs
died.
There are few of the noted fans
now. chiefly because the papers sell
dom mention them. Perhaps they ex-
ist. In the old days almost every
club had one or two such followers.
Probably the best known was "Hi
Hi,' This was General Dixwell. OF
Boston. who for many years followed
the fortunes of the famous old Boston
club. He Ia wealthy, Intellectual and
a cultured gentleman who became
completely absorbed in baseball He
followed the team wherever 1t went
and became familiar figure all over
the country. He occupied front
seat in the stands. kept a careful
score and studied the game with a
seriousness that was appalling He
maintained deep silence during al
most all the game. but when really
great play was made he emitted two
sharp staccato barks: Hi! Hi" and
then dropped to silence again. His
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

Wow! Wow!! Great eye. Eddie!
Make him put 1t across! Bust
fence! You can do 1t! Wow! Wow!!
WowN! ROBBER. All right Tough
luck. Eddie. Two and two. Make
her be over. Home run. Eddie. old
scout. Break the gate Wow! Wow!!
Wo-."
The red-faced. apoplectic young
man In the front row made trumpet
OF his hands and yelled until the
veins In his neck turned purple. In
the middle of the final Wow" he col
lapsed. looked disgusted and turning
to me said:
What do they keep that hunk OF
cheese for? He can't hit. Never
could. Striking out in a pinch like
that"
The fan. bowling encouragement or
bawling abuse at the ball players is
the spirit OF the town. Just how
great an influence this spirit exerts
upon the playing strength Of the team
representing the town or city is i'm
possible OF calculation, but 1t is GER
tain that 1t is part OF the national
game. He and his fellows exert al
most as much influence upon the team
as does luck. and this spirit is SO In
extricably mixed with the element OF
luck that 1t is impossible to deter
mine cause and effect. There are
cities In which the loyalty of the fans
has waned and turned to gibes. and in
these cities no player does well
There are crowds that remain loyal
in victory and In defeat. These in.
spire the players to give their best
efforts to win. Ball players will tell
you that teams invariably play bet
ter with friendly crowds applauding.
The fan Invariably will respond that
he would be loyal provided the club
would win games enough to Justify
loyalty. The players accuse the fans.
the fans accuse the players. and both
are in a measure right The major
ity of patrons Will root" when the
home team is winning. Any team will
play better ball and win oftener IL
the patrons are loyal. The fan. voic-
ing the spirit of the town, Is a pow
er for victory or defeat.
Conditions in different cities com
prising the circuits of the major
leagues assert a powerful influence
over their teams. Players will tell
you they would rather play for the
Chicago White Sox or for the New
York Giants than for any other teams.
They will assert that twenty Cobbs
could not win a pennant for Cincii-
natl under conditions which the man
agement is now striving to change.
The fanatical loyalty Of the White
Sox rooter and the Giant patron. the
angry abuse of players by the an.
nually disappointed Cincinnati pub
lie. the sarcasm and raillery OF Wash
ington crowds. trained for years to
expect nothing but defeat. have an
immense effect upon the players and
teams. They make or mar players,
and weak men win for one type while
brilliant ones fail and lose for the
other
The baseball fan is an unique Amer
lean species and the most rabid of all
enthusiasts. Compared with him the
golf fan. the bridge fan. even the
bowling fan are mild. Baseball is
the most serious pleasure ever In
vented.
Probably the most blindly loyal
crowd In the world Is that which fol-
lows the fortunes of the Chicago
American league team. and to one
who is disinterested the Chicago sit
uation is acutely funny. The Whits
Sox park is located on the south side
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

The Baseball Fan 10 Unique Amer
lean Species.
behind him. In fact. almost every
outfielder has his own regular pat
rons. who attend games and seek
seats as near to him as possible. and
who defend him against all comers-
To them he is the best in the world.
Greater than Cobb" nor do they
forget him: the player who finally dis
places an idol has hard time. ]
have known them to follow player
around the field when he was shifted
from one to another position and to
battle for him with the retainers of
the other fielder who dared criticise
him.
Biased. prejudiced and distorted in
their views as most of them are, they
are very human and very lovable in
their blind devotion to the game. and
in their unreasoning hatred. And a
word of warning: Never try to ar
que with real. dyed-in-the-wool.
hirty-second-degree fan. In the first
place the chances are he is right. but
even If he is wrong there isn't a
chance to win the argument.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

One of the queer things in that city
is the batting of George Mullin. the
veteran pitcher. Mullin is a jolly.
quick-witted joker and years ago he
began talking back to the bleachers
He was warned that the, bleacherites
would put him out Of the business
but persisted Every afternoon he
would walk down in front OF the
bleachers and engage in verbal
skirmish with the crowd. trying to
hold his own at rough repartee with
hundreds He abused the crowd.
laughed at them. accused them OF
quitting" and enjoyed it. II he had
taken 1t seriously the result might
have been different. but after time
1t became part OF the game and now
the spectators in the 5leachers would
not be satisfied II Mullin forgot to
start skirmish. Last summer. 60
ing out on a car In Detroit. three
young fellows were talking.
"Oh, I've. got peach of get-back
at him today" said one. and. at the
urgent request of the others he drew
out card and read what he was 60
ing to say to Mullin II he came near
their seats.
1t is not the great crowds that at
tend the crucial games that exert the
strongest influence over players. True
there Is a natural nervousness among
all the players when tremendous
threng gathers to see them, as in
worlds series games; but the ones
that help the home team, or damage
it, are the crowd of from six to ten
thousand stirred up by the regulars
who. day after day and season after
season. incite those around them
| There are thousands of these regulars.
self-appointed claques or cheer mas
ters. and some of them feel as If they
are doing as much to help the team
to victory as If they were out there on
the mound pitching. The large crowds
usually are the fairest and most
sportsmanlike. for in these great gath
erings the rabid and partisan fan is
lost and his utterances are smothered.
These crowds police themselves and
the players feel safe and assured of
fair play, and. after the first nervous
ness passes, they play their best.
A baseball crowd is much like a
mob Without leader 1t Is Just noise
and turmoil, but with one recognized
leader 1t can do much. A few years
ago a number of Chicago men at
tempted to carrv out theory that the
crowd needed leaders and the result
was one Of the most dangerous ex-
periments ever attempted. The White
So1 rooters organized, band of men
far above average intelligence, who
laid daily plans for melting crowds
and stirring up enthusiasm. The
Board of Trade Rooters operated at
both Chicago parks, being organized
primarily to attack McGraw and the
Giants. They wrote and circulated
songs, invented ingenious methods of
harassing worthy foe. and to force
undeserved victory upon the home
teams. The idea spread rapidly
"Rooters' clubs" were organized in
many cities and towns to help the
home teams. For few weeks II
looked as II the new movement would
seriously endanger the national game
The crowds grew more and more vic.
lent. Then, suddenly and without
warning almost. the widest efforts OF
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

the world. but sorrowful experience
has taught most of US that it's safer
to get that sort OF editorial disclaimer
Of responsibility into print before
looking up the copy. and perhaps
the world-enlightener who "knows''
that he wrote unfortunate" because
that is what he intended to write,
didn't rashly chance the discovery of
his own guilt before he convicted the
composing room of It,
Be that as 1t may. the meaning of
the sentence was cruelty changed, and
a friend was grieved or offended. Not
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

of the city; the Cubs on the west.
and the city is divided into two great
armed camps. In 1896 when these
two teams. winners of the champion
ships in their own leagues. met to
contest for the worlds championship.
1t was the loyalty Of the south side
crowd beyond doubt that won for the
team. That fall the Chicago Tribune's
composing room was about equally
divided between the followers of the
two teams and 30 bitter was the feel
ing that the foreman was compelled
to separate them and send them to
different sides Of the building to main
tain peace. 1t was civil war all over
Chicago.
1t is magnificent crowd. wonderful
in its spirit and In Its intense loyalty.
There are few things that shake an
opponent like the incessant: Get a
hit" Get a hit" which Is the war
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

in the office of a journalistic neishbor
fact that probably explains why we
can read with smiling composure an
elaborate editorial apology which ap
pears in the Hartford Courant.
Its able political commentator tried
the other day to say that sunfortun.
ately for Connecticut" Ebenezer j.
Hill is no longer member of con.
gress. Printer and proofreader com
bined to deprive the adverb of its
negative particle! At least the able
political commentator 70 declares, and
we wouldn't question his veracity for
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

the National league players last year
when they saw the wonderful Brush
stadium was that the crowd could not
make itself heard on the field as 1t
did in the old stands. The Polo
grounds crowd is odd. Somehow
fans who occupy box seats either are
not as rabid as those in the cheaper
seats or they are on their good be.
havior. and fringe of box seats is
an effective shield for players
Strangely enough the crowds on the
New York American league park, al
though quite as noisy. are much fair.
er. than the crowds at the Polo
grounds.
One would think that visiting play
ers would like to play on grounds
where the home team is unpopular
through defeat or other causes, but
they do not. They rather resent the
home crowd abusing the home men
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

SO long ago a more astonishing error
than this one crept into a book review
of ours-a very solemn and scientific
book. 1t consisted of the substitution
of the word caribou" for the word
carbon" in a paragraph dealing with
the chemical composition of the stars.
In that case the writer's fierce self
explanation is at least highly plausi-
BILE. as it seems hardly possible that
he wrote caribou" when he intended
to write carbon" but even he was
cautious enough to make no deep IN
Quiry into the matter.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Growing Rape.

Rape grows best in soils rich in hu-
mus and vegetable matter; 1t is espe-
cially luxuriant on well-worked muck
or old pasture land. For early crops.
seed as soon as the ground can be
worked: for fall pasturing, SOW about
July Is. The seed is sown either
broadcast or In drills 30 inches apart,
at the rate of two pounds per acre.
Cultivate three or four times. Drilling
is considered the best.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Helps Grain Feed.

A field of winter rye upon which the
hogs may be turned in the spring and
on which they may feed while the
other forage crops are being sown and
started will help out wonderfully In
the mount of grain food required to
keep them In a good, thrifty condition
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
SOMETHING TO CAUSE LAUGH
typographical Errors. Not infrequent,
Seldom Give Rise to Feeling Of
Mailciousness.

typographical errors come only too
frequently from even the best regu-
lated newspaper presses. They are
always humiliating. often a cause Of
anger. and occasionally dangerous. but
now and then they are distinctly
amusing. This latter quality they are
most apt to have when they are made
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Location of Feed Lot.

The feeding lot OF the pigs should
be connected with the sow's pen by
small opening through which they
may pass back and forth at will.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Stand of Celery.

To get good stand of celery plants
scatter the seeds on the surface and
cover with boards until sprouted. Their
sift little earth over them.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Selecting a Grindstone.

When you buy grindstone get a
good big one. Then rig 1t up with a
treadle and turn to suit yourself. A
large stone balances better and runs
truer.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13
Sharp Tools Are Best.

Keen tools save time, labor and d,
most efficient wort
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-13

receiving his first information that
such beast was near. They jump
how
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-23

Observation-Disclosures w. Gidley,
w assistant curator of the National
museum, has completed his work of
exploring the cave at Corrigansville,
Md. for the bones of prehistoric ami
mails. The cave was opened when the
big limestone cut was made for rail-
way extension from Cumberland to
Connellsville.
Thirty-two distinct forms of prehis-
toric animals were found, and when
the bones are cleaned up and looked
into closer the number may run up
to more than 40. There are in all
about II skulls, and ten forms are
represented by good skulls.
In the find one of the most impor-
tant yet made is the following: The
mastodon, which lived in about the
midpleistocene period, estimated at
10000 years or more ago. An extinct
species of the horse, similar in some
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-23
Prehistoric Bones Are Fo und in MARYLAND Cave

respects to the horse of the present
day. but of which there was living
at that time at least ii distinct spe-
cles. The tapir, now to be found no
farther north than Central and South
America.
An extinct peccary, a hoglike ami
NAL of more than twice the size now
found in Central America. Bears, two
small ones, about the size Of the COM
mon black bear but of extinct species.
and one large one about the size of
grizzly bear.
The wolverine, an extinct species of
an animal not now known except in
northern Canada An extinct species
of a large dog like animal about the
size of a gray wolf, also one or two
smaller species of the same animal,
now extinct Several species of the
rodent family, including woodchuck.
porcupine and small field mice fam
lilies. Two now extinct species of
the rabbit family, one about the size
of the jack rabbit, the other belong
ing to the group of little coney rab-
bits, now known only on the high
peaks of the Rocky mountains and
the high plateaus of Asia. Three diff
ferent forms of bats now living in this
vicinity, and one form of which is now
living in New Mexico.
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-23

GARTER GLASS of Lynchburg. Va,
~ has his seat in the lower house
tied down SO hard and fast that the
folks down in his district consider it
almost sacrilege even to talk about
running against him. There was once
time, however, when the votes didn't
come so easy, and in those days
Glass made it a practice to get out in
buggy and cover his entire district,
shaking every voter by the hand and
kissing all their babies.
On one of these tours Glass, driving
along a lonely stretch of Virginia
road, came to a huge field of scraggly
corn being hoed by boy of perhaps
fifteen years. Glass drew his horse up,
leaped out Of the buggy, walked over
and leaned against the fence. After
moment the boy, stopping hoeing,
The Winslow mail., 1913-08-23
ONE HOT WEATHER TROUBLE
When Diarrhea First Makes Its Ap
pearance 1t May Be Checked by
Use of Charcoal.
lBv II. B. sPECK.l

Diarrhea is one of the most COM
mon hot weather troubles in poultry
of all ages, and when it makes it's
first appearance, charcoal freely fed
may check or control the disorder. Di-
arrhea may be due to food or drink
ing water being foul with droppings
or other filth; to feeding impure.
musty and moldy food; to overhead
ing; to feeding in dusty, musty or
moldy litter; to unclean quarters and
dampness; to overfeeding on meat
food or feeding spoiled meat; to eat
ing poisoned substances or to indiges-
tion from any cause. The first thing
to do when diarrhea makes it's ap-
pearance is to find the cause and re-
move it. Drinking from filthy pools
in unclean runs after a sudden show
er, or drinking barnyard seepage is
a common cause of diarrhea in hot
weather.