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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29

signaled Bush to sacrifice on the first
ball pitched. There was a groan from
a dozen baseball men who realized
that Jennings practically was refus-
ing to let Adams throw away his own
game. Bush hunted, Detroit scored,
but had Bush been permitted to wait,
Detroit probably would have won that
game in the first inning, driven Adams
off the slab, and, had they done that
Adams never would have pitched
again in, that series; as it was he
steadied, won the game, came back
stronger and again still stronger and
won the championship for Pittsburg.
In spite of that lesson Connie Mack
did exactly the same thing in the
World series in 1911, refused to let
Marquard throw away his game in the
first inning, and almost lost the game
by 1t.
One Of the mysteries of baseball for
many years has been the excessive
hitting power of every team Connie
Mack, commander Of the Athletics,
leads. believe the secret Of his sue
cess lies in this jockeying with pitch
ers, waiting persistently to get the
pitcher outguessed and puzzled and
then breaking up the game with long
drives. T believe that Mack has the
following system of upsetting oppos-
ing pitchers, no matter how effective
they may be: His team starts to do
one thing In the first inning. If it
starts to wait on the pitcher it waits
consistently, every batter doing ex-
actly the same thing. Perhaps for
three innings, every batter will wait
as long as possible before hitting.
Then, just as the opposing pitcher be-
gins to figure that the Athletics will
take a strike Or two and begins shoot
ing the first ball over, the Athletics
change and each man swings with full
force at the first ball. Sometimes they
do this for two innings, until the
pitcher changes; then they will let the
first ball go and every batter will hit
the second ball. They keep at it un-
til, in some inning, they get the clus-
ter of drives for which they have been
playing, pound out a bunch of runs
and win.
There is no way of proving the
theory, except by the scores, as Mack
is about as communicative as a deaf
and dumb diplomat, but in the scores
l analysed it was remarkable to see
how many of the Athletics did the
same thing, and hit the same bail In
certain innings. The idea of the sys-
tenn seems to be to force the pitcher
to do the guessing, rather than to try
to outguess him. And such a system.
persisted in and changed suddenly.
would explain the hitless, fruitless in.
nings during which some pitcher
seemed to have the Champions at his
mercy, and the sudden, slam-bang on
slaught brings victory.
There is science and skill in the
actual hitting OF a ball, but the real
value of hitting lies in advancing run
ners who already are on bases: The
sacrifice bunt, the bunt and run. the
hit and run and hitting as the runner
starts. as differentiated from the hit
and run. No club that simply at
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29
Valuable Beetle Now.

Not long ago a Washington scient-
LIST, an enthusiastic student of natural
history, captured a fine specimen OF
beetle. On reaching home he, in a
moment of haste, pinned the beetle
10 library table with his diamond
8carfp6a.
When he returned to the library
from his dinner, he found the captive
had got loose and was flying about
with the diamond pin glistening from
his back
Man and bug made rush for the
window at the same instant, says
Hafper's Weekly. The beetle got
there first and triumphantly sailed
away, barely eluding the scientists
hand Neither bug nor pin has since
been seen,
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29

drawn close with intent to throw to
the plate. The ball was hit to McInnis
on the second short bound, or rather
to his right, and as he was coming for.
ward and scooped the ball perfectly.
he had an easy play to the plate. In.
stead of throwing there he flashed the
ball like a shot to Barry at second
base, whirled, raced for first and
caught Barry's return throw on top of
the bag, completing the double play.
It was a wonderful play both in
thought and execution. but I do not
advise any other first baseman to at
tempt it.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29

to force him to use his full strength,
and to get him lin the hole" which
in baseball means to force him into a
position where, to avoid giving pass,
he must pitch the ball. over the plate.
If the count is two and no strikes, the
batter is morally certain the next ball
will be over the plate, whether it is
straight Or curve and he also
knows that, in his anxiety to make
certain of throwing the ball over the
plate, the pitcher will not dare put
as much on" the ball as he would do
II there were two strikes and one or
two balls called. Therefore he la
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29
Not So Polite as It Looked.

Crowds were on the street car when
when the tall woman struggled up
The aisle and grasped a strap. Twelve
men were seated on each side, but
not one arose and offered her his
seat. At last a small boy touched
her On the arm.
You can have my seat, lady"
called the youngster.
Thank you," said the tall woman,
seating herself in the vacant space;
that was very polite of you"
No. replied the boy, lit WASH
politeness; there's chewing. gum all
over the darned seat"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29
Good Seat.

Madge-Did you have good seat
mt the opera?
Marjorie-Lovely! We were near
enough to one of the boxes to hear
every word the society people said
Judge.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29

At the School.
Il never saw such heads as you
girls have! Who's got your. rats?"
''Old Miss Prim-the cat"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29
Chained Man.

"Are you the same man who ate
nay mince pie last week?"
mo, mum I'll never be tn same
man again"-New York Mail
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29

New. York is now planning popular
opera. It will probably be ragtime IN
three reels.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29

NRrs. wfnsIow's Soothing Syrup for Children
Hoeshfng, softens the gums, reduces inf1amma-
cham allays pain cures wind collie, Csc bottle.A&
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c9 .as.s are young romancers gone
e enad ...

For wire cuts use Hanford's Balsam.
ADV.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29

That $4,000 prize for. fight across
the Atlantic might safely have been
made $5O,000,000.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29

Love comes and grows through
serving, not through being served
Henry Clay Trumbun.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29

For thrush use Hanford's Balsam
ADV.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-29

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Gated. Most managers oppose steal
ing third, except in rare cases, on the
grounds that the risk does not justi
fly the gain, as a hit or bad error
will score runner from second as
easily as it will from third.
In regard to the stealing Of third
With runner on second and no one
out, the sacrifice bunt, even with the
new ball, seems the play If the score
is close-that Is, close enough for one
run to tie, or put the attacking team
in the lead. With one out the steal is
justified, especially when the 1elders
around second do not hold up runners
or when the pitcher VIGOROUSLY is
weak in watching bases In that sit
uation | would advise attempts to
steal at every opportunity provided
the team is ahead or only one run be-
hind. If more than two runs behind.
stay at second and wait for hits; the
chances of scoring on short passed
balls, wild pitches, or fumbles that
would not permit scoring from second
are too small to be counted on. The.
only justification for stealing third
with two out, in my mind, is that the
runner intends to bump or interfere
with the third baseman and strive to
force him or scare him into letting the
ball go past far enough to permit
scoring. This evidently was McGraw's
idea in at least two cases during the
last worlds series-either that or his
base runners blundered most aston
ishingly.
Stealing home Is iustifable only un-
The Washington times., 1913-10-11
Twenty Gems
Of American HumOI
Fanous Selections From tie Works OF Om Coun
t,y,s Foremost Laashnsakers.
ctions From tie Works of Our Coun
4JUDGE LONGSTREET. Georgia Theatres.
trys Foremost Laas1osakers.

4-JUDGE LONGSTREET. Georgia Theatres.
~
seemed thick of
do
and at
I'll
NeTn a fair fight! Won't Ned?'
Oh yes; a fair my old
said elephant Now
ct him come"
lin a and with much
hckoes which nervend gimps
to be in
dpdrawn
to ground
cd not see thumbs
of keenes
was So completely moment
perpetratd
were mott
he
asn l courthouse in
again CAM
He looked excessively
to
sacred o and the nquty Of his crime:
relieving
who forever
the
ha 1 seein how COULD fought"
which stood in
fly the battle-ground.
it.
had rehearsal
all
went the the prints
the
stays ha i-"Geor Scenes
The Washington times., 1913-10-11
MR.. CLAYTON AND THE SENATE.

There will be a wide variety of opinions about
the letter in which President Wilson has asked Con-
gressman Clayton to withdraw from the Alabama
Senatorial contest. Mr. Clayton gets the pretty
compliment of Presidential assurance that he is in
dispensable in the House, which is than the
leader of the House, Mr. Underwood gets as reward
for putting through the tariff bill.
Doubtless however Mr.. Underwood is we'll sat
isfed to miss the compliment AMI get the Senator
ship. 1t is not hard believe even hat Mr.. Clay
ton would have borne up manfully if conditions had
been reversed and Mr. Underwood had received TIE
compliments and Clayton had been made the AL
minstration candidate for Senator.
Mr. Hob5on, meanwhile, is the man who broke
first into this Alabama Senatorial fight He is a
fighter and real progressive Since he became a
candidate for Senator, Alabama has supported Mr..
Underwood for President and has handed Mr.. Clay
ton Senatorial appointment. The Underwood and
Clayton candidates. have been reported as conflict
ing with each other, and threatening result in the
success of Hobson. Thereupon the national Admin
istraton takes Clayton out Of the race and makes
reasonably apparent that its support is with Under
wood
1t is hard blow to Hobson, and not unlikely will
enc his chances for the Senate at this time 1t savors
moreover of the character of Administration inter-
ference in State politics. back in the old days wsn
Washington was always using its influence to sup
press such insurgent and progressive Republicans
La Toilette Bristow, Cummins, and the others of thar
group Those gentlemen had to fight their way in not
only against the machines at home, but the machine
at Washington Mr.. Hobson seems destined to ex-
actly the same fate. He is the kind of fighter who
thrives on opposition and he is experiencing exactly
the kind of opposition that helped the Republican
progressves win their way to victory. 1t is hard to
see how President Wilson gain anything by array
ing himself i'll hostility against man who in fair play
is entitled to better chance than he is getting and
who is one of the best and most widelyrecognize Cd
progressives in the Democratic party If Alabama re-
acts to this kind of interference in her home affairs
in the way that the middle Western States have
dcne in the past Hobson will gain, rather than lose,
as result of the Presidents effort to boost Under
wood into the Senate
The Washington times., 1913-10-11

vantages at these points, but carry it far ahead OF
the city in the final test of experience.
AS would have been expected, the distinctly fac
tory cities have the highest death rates. and the in
duStrial States follow the same rule. Comparison
with European conditions shows close parallel; the
industrial cities and countries have the highest death
rates, the country districts the lowest.
A good deal is heard nowadays about bettering
the condition of the country mother the country chill
dren, the countrys sanitation, and so on. 1t is a
good and proper effort; but the big fact stands out
from these figures that the Cities with their very df-
feren problems, still have the more need of better
ment. Housing food supplies sanitation of con-
gested districts, the need of adequate wages to sus-
tain proper scale of living-these all aspects
of the pressing problem of the cities They are, IT
is worth while to mention, the telling reasons why
the most intelligent, human, wide-visioned govern
ment government in the hands of men with realza-
ton of these problems and their meaning, is the
prime necessity of all American cities
The Washington times., 1913-10-11
THE THREE BATTLEsHIP PROGRAM.

Economizing on the navy is one of the things
more easily promised by minority party than per-
formed by majority party. The Democratic oppon-
ents of battleship construction were loud and conf
dent in Congresses prior to 1912 But the Baltimore
convention vigorously declared for an adequate"
navy, which means anything one may choose to as
sumo it means and the President is getting ready to
insist that it shall mean adequate. He wants back
second place among naval powers, it is alleged
three-shp program for the next naval bill is to be
brought out and pushed.
There are two difficulties about economzing on
the navy. One is that the Government maintains NO
institution that is quite popular with the country
the navy. Right or wrong, that is the fact
The other difficulty arises out of the fact that
when Congress economies to the extent Of bat
tleshp and then throws enough money into raoles
make the appropriations aggregate bigger fure
than before, nobody is much impressed with the
economy anyhow.
The Washington times., 1913-10-11
THE LATEST MARINE MURDER.

The murderous inadequacy of the crews and
equipment of passenger-carrying ships is again
shown by the reports of another horror of the high
seas.
The Volturno British vessel with 757 passen-
gers and crew, took fire. She had six lieboats ac-
cording to reports. Four of them, packed probably
beyond their capacity, were lowered and smashed
against the vessels side, the prevailing high gale
being responsible.
Reports vary as to the number of lives lost it is
stated all the way from 80 to 523
When the fire started it is stated, it spread so
fast that many of the steerage passengers were
caught in their berths and burned to death.
These meager statements indicate first that there
were not enough lifeboats; second, that there was
adequate provision of trained men in the to
attend to the various duties imposed in such hour
of disaster; third, that organization and discipline
must have been defective
1t is well-nigh impossible to believe that people
could be burned death in their berths for want of
sufficient force and organization to rouse and get
them out. Yet that is the statement.
The loss of the lifeboats may be explained by the
high gale But that explanation is unsatisfactory, for
when the Carmania came to the rescue she was able
to lower her boats send them to the side of the burn
ing ship and carry away most of the passengers who
had not been burned to death or drowned in the
wrecking of the overcrowded Volturno lifeboats.
So there is pretty complete demonstration, first,
that leboats were too few, and second, that there
was too small force of capable and disciplined
men on the Volturno.
1t is but few weeks since the steamship State
of California lost with loss of life that seemed
attributable to almost exactly the same causes.
1t is year and half since the Titanic tragedy
made the world realize the need of greater safe
guards for safety at sea.
Since that time efforts at passage of adequate
legislation have been for the greater part
full.
1t is crime of inhumanity against humanity that
at this late date vessels with many hundreds Of pas
sengers should yet be allowed to sail the with
out ample boats, crews, and organization to meet
these emergencies
The Washington times., 1913-10-11
CITY. COUNTRY, AND VITAL FORCES

Census statistics are inevitably horrifc, but a
good many deductions from them are intensely in
teresting Here is tabulaton of vitality figures
which shows that We have two sharply divided COM
munities in this country, almost unrelated to each
other; governed by set of rules and the
other by entirely different set.
In one community men live fast, reach maturity
of powers early, and begin to decay young In the
other they live slowly, mature later, and do many
more years of their best work. but at slower pace.
The country sees the slower development and
longer period of prime efficiency; the cities show
just the reverse: From various angles the figures
prove this. The most obvious demonstration is in
the expectancy of life. In Greater New York, of
men between twenty-five and forty-f years old
thirty-eight die annually. Of men between thirty
FIVE and ffty-four years, sixty-three die annually.
Compare this with Maine, a rural State, and
it is found that Maine loses annually thirty per thou
sand of its men between twenty-four and forty-four,
and thry-seven per thousand of those between thr-
ty-6ve and ffty-four.
This is not isolated comparison; the figures
indicate that there is just about this contrast between
vital conditions in city and country all over the na-
tion The city man from twenty-five to forty-four
holds up reasonably we'll with his country brother
but everywhere it is observed that in the period from
thiry-fve to ify-four the city man drops out at
much greater rate than the country man. The strain
of the cty's keener pace tells earlier
Take entirely different phase and the same
general lesson is developed. If the city man has
poorer chance than the country man, the city baby
stands yet poorer show compared to the country
baby At this point the comparison so striking that
il seems to justify introduction of little abuation
for purposes of graphic illumination:
Industrial cities Deaths per 1000
The Washington times., 1913-10-11
HAVE YOU A RIGHT
TO KEEP A GROUCHf
T TT
BY Sophie Irene Loeb.

p Ellen KELLER, regarded as one
II of the most wonderful women
of her day. claims, in her new
book, that a crouch is permis-
sible provided It's owner grins some
times. She SAYS:
BE happy. Talk happiness. There is
sadness enough in the world without
yours. Rebel against the hardness and
injustice of things as much as you like.
1t is always we'll to keep your fighting
edge keen to smite wrongs wherever
you meet them.
But never doubt the permanence and
excellence of what is yet to be. Joy
is the holy fire that keeps our purpose
warm and our intelligence aglow. Work
without joy shall be as nothing. Re
solve to keep happy and your joy and
you shall form an invincible host
against difficulties
Helen Keller is one of the few women
who can speak understandingly on the
subject Of happiness and misery For
she must have known both on her way
out of the dark" as she has well
named her book. 1t Is a fine thing to
be an optimist and TO advocate the
everlasting smile that won't come or
in accordance with such. Yet il is not
entirely human nature. to say the least
When everything seems to go wrong
and nothing will adjust itself as you
had intended, and when things grip you
generally. you are inclined to feel very
hostile toward the fellow who insists
on your srske. In fact. you are tempted
to close sour fist and land one in
his direction.
For only YOU can feel your own pains
hos hn
And though some people may throw on
the ache more easily than others, their
example doesn't help YOC to any great
degree.
But II you realize you have some right
to your crouch. then. as Helen Keller
states. you are not ALWAYS con-
fronted with the old platitude, Laugh
and the world laughs with you" Pro-
vided. Of course, that YOU do not cor
ner the market on crouch stock.
That Is 10 say. each of US is entitled
TO a reasonable amount of sensible
grCuCh. if we EXHIBIT the grins as we'll
For every Crouch may be divided into
three parts: that which really exists:
that which YOU take on yourself: and
that which you look forward to. When
you insist upon a MONOPOLY of the
three there is no room for the grin.
Consequently you are labeled per
petual Crouch and you are stunned by
man and beast.
Yet If in the interim YOU manage to
see the HUMOR of things, indulge in
HEARTY LAUGH occasionally and
encourage talk about other things, why,
somehow or other when a Crouch come.
along, II does not have much chance
to staT AS an antidote for Grouches
CULTIVATE = sense OF humor. 1t Is
the one SAVING element in the whole
scheme.
ALL CROUCH AND NO GRIN
MAKES THE BLUE DEVILS YOUR
CLOSEST KIN.
The Washington times., 1913-10-11
The Man With a Pull.
BY EUGENE GEARY.

BY EUGENE GEARY.
y E boasts not a high education,
III Nor sr.ss useless collegiate de-
His promotion to honor and
station
Was gained without either of these
fe savants' and classical scholars.
OF science and learnings chock fuu
Stand aside from his shower of dollars
For here comes the man with a
pull"
He owns the whole district ne lives in
This prominent person of weight.
His party he always believes in
Provided il pays all the freight
His knowledge. is not so extensive
His clothes are the best Of all wool
And his living is high and expensive.
Because he's the man with a pull. -
He's not very strong on orations
OF such he has not time 10 think
Save WREN he suggests tween poto-
step up to the bar, b'ys an. dhrink.
I'll need all YER help next election
To carry this disthrict in full,
Then I'll fix every wan to Perfection
And they cheer for the man with a
pull"
Are you out of a job?-to procure il.
No matter in daylight or dark.
4 bit of a note will secure il
With this Gentleman's name and his
mark.
At night he plays poker and faro
And shoots what IS known as the
''bull.''
He 10 surely Nsw York's local "hayro'--
3hs peDulAs nan with Q pull"
The Washington times., 1913-10-11
THANKS, MR.. M'GRAW.

Mr. McGraw, of the late Giants, now better char
acterized pygmes in anguish and bitterness Of
soul says the fans at liberty to roast him to their
hearts content. Further, he doesn't want sympathy.
Mr.. McGraw needn't worry on either count.
Having for years been the worst-mannered bulldozer
and buyragger in baseball, the sponsor Of its worst
developments of rowdyism, he will unquestonably
get as much roasting and little sympathy as may
fairly be coming TO him.
Still, it is kind to have his assurance that the
coasters may 90 ahead roasting.
The Washington times., 1913-10-11
Who Am /?

r asst year I did not want to en-
i barrass nv best girl to make
IL her propose to me, so asked
her to be my wife. and she said:
II would rather be excused and I
like an idiot excused her. But 1 got
even with the girl. / married her moth
er. Then my father married the girl.
Now don't know who I am.
When I married the girls mother. the
girl became my daughter and when nv
father married my daughter he is my
son. When my father married my
daughter she was my mother. II my
father is my son, aand my daughter is
my mother. who in the thunder am I?
Ny mothers mother (which is nv wffe)
must be nv grandmother. and I being
my grandmother's husband, am my
own grandfather.-Nationa Monthly.