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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-31
Former keokuk Pioneer Merchant
Who Was With Gen. Curtis
in the War OF the
Rebellion.
DIED AT LITTLE ROCK
Interesting Letter Lsft With George
r. Brown by Colonel Jones
Not to be Opened TIL the
Latter's Death.

The Gate City Is In receipt OF a
most interesting story from George r.
Brown, secretary of the board of trade
of Little Rock, Ark, concerning a
pioneer OF Keokuk, who will no doubt
be kindly remembered by many of the
older readers of The Gate City, and
which will form an interesting bio
graphical sketch in the annals of the
city. He will certainly be in the mem
DRY Of Iowa soldiery In the civil war,
especially OF General Curtis COM
mand. Following is an interesting let
ter written by the late Colonel Jones
which was not to be opened until his
death.
Letter Flied.
The following l., a copy of letter
and other data filed by the late Col
onel Dudley e. Jones, who died on
the 23rd inst. with George R. Brown,
secretary of the Board of Trade. on
June is, 1905, with the request that it
should not be opened until his death:
Dear. Sir: ! have written a letter
enclosed herewith and short sketch
of my life down to my arrival in Lit
tie Rock. Ny object in writing it is
to answer the question, said to be
asked of all new corners in Texas,
What mou't your name be before you
came here? This sketch win serve as
a tracer if anyone is sufficiently in
terested. leave it with you, as a
friend, to do with it as you think best
after my DEATH, I left off in the
sketch at my advent here because you
and many others Will know what my
life has been since came to Little
Rock. l may say that have not a
relative living that could impart the
information / have given in the sketch.
This is one excuse. If any is neces-
sary, perhaps apology would be bet
ter word. for leaving it with you.
have, from time to time, jotted down
many things in my long life which
may be of interest some day to my
descendants, but not to the public.
1t is good while to look back to the
election OF Polk and Dallas and be-
yond to the time when it took four
weeks to get the election returns from
the remote counties of Pennsylvania
and now reflect that we know before
we go to bed who is to be the next
president; to remember when Japan
was a hermit nation and now read Of
her sinking the Russian navy in thir-
ty-seven minutes. Yes. the world has
grown In the last fifty years and It is
q good thing to have lived in this age,
to note the changes if not to contrib.
ute to the advancement shall prob
ably hand this TO you in person, and
let the time be long or short, rely on
you to treat 1t confdentially and to
publish all or only such as would be
IN good taste. It VIII be only a matter
of short time until whatever / have
done will be forgotten.
Yours truly,
D. E. JONES.
Pioneer Life OF Colonel Jones.
Col T,,-1Ia, Y
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-31

Pioneer Life Of Colonel Jones.
Col. Dudley E. Jones was born In
Clifton Park, Saratoga county, n. Y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-31

Gate City Want Ads. bring 70
suits.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08

Chief Bender is not yet ready TOT
the happy hunting grounds. the red
skinned ally of the Mack tribe may
be a trife more drawn and older
grown than when he last faced the
Giants in the worlds series, but ne
was there in the pinches yesterday,
and he was there strong. Think OF
the ball players who have come ana
gone since the aborigines first pitched
against the Giants, In 1905. Joe
McGinnity. the Iron Man, who shut
the Athletics out in one of those
games. is gone and forgotten by New
York fans; Rube Waddell. who did
not get into the series, but was at the
zenith of his stardom at the time, has
fallen by the wayside, yet Bender
keeps on shining with his tawny,
ruddy-hued grin.
The Chippewa chief beat the Mis-
sion Indian yesterday when Meyers
failed to make a hit in four times up.
At the outset Bender did not look as
good as Marquard, but he Inn
proved. and clearly had more nerve.
Marquard was nervous.
Bender had remarkable control. and
his cool Judgment and stoical appear
ance of indifference worried the
Giants. His best move was in the
seventh inning. With runners on
third and first. and one down.
Fletcher was at bat for the Giants.
McInnis came running in 40 ind out
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08
MAPS BEAT PIRATES
IN ELEVEN innings
Gregg Takes Robinson's Meas.
ure in Second Battle
of Series. r.
WAGNER HAS TWO HITS.

CLEVELAND, Oct s-Cleveland
again defeated the Pittsburgh Ma.
tionals yesterday. to l. in an
eleven inning pitchers contest. Gregg,
Cleveland's star southpaw. opposed
Robinson, Pittsburgh's best left
handler, and honors were about even.
Gregg's first base on balls helped
Pittsburgh to their only run. and
Robinson's base on balls allowed
Cleveland to score the deciding tally.
Dolan, Viox and Wagner singled In
succession in the first inning, but
Dolan and Wagner died trying 70
stretch their hits. In the fourth,
Dolan walked. took second on Viox's
grounder to Johnston and scored on
Wagner's single to centre. Miller
walked and both runners advanced
on wilson's infield out, but Mitchell
famed. Simon got three singles al,
ter that, but he was the only one OF
the visitors to reach first base. Jack
sons great running catch of Robin
sons fly doubled Simon off first in
the tenth.
Robinson kept Cieveland's hits
scattered, one to an inning. In the
sixth, Jackson reached first On Viox's
tumble and scored on Lajoie's single
which Carey allowed to get past him,
Jackson reached second again in the
ninth on his single and Johnston's
out, but was left there.
In the eleventh Leibold got the.
first base on balls. Chapman sacri-
feed him to second, and he scored a
moment later on Jackson's double.
Hans Wagner, who failed to get a
hit Monday, made two singles, while
Lajoie, his rival for seniority. got
but one. Wagner handled six fielding
chances perfectly. Today's game will
be played at Pittsburgh.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08

son of the forest, and he has shown no
signs of slipping back. The chief
doesn't have to worry about the
time, just yet, when he will have to
prepare to go to the happy hunting
grounds.
In the first place. the Giants first
run was more or less fluke. Barry
did not handle Merkles grounder as
eleanIy as he should have, and.
though the scorers were lentcEt, Il
was a decidedly punhy hit. Bender
got the next two men, but Merkle was
on second base when Doyle came up.
Eddie Murphy played far out. just as
he should have done with a slugger
like Doyle up. and Larry is right
field hitter. Larry slammed the ball
on the nose for a liner TO right field.
Eddie Murphy is not a finished out
fielder. by any means. Instead OF
coming in for the ball and shooting
it to the plate, IL seemed that Eddie
waited hours for the ball to reach
him, and then, though his throw was
accurate, he was SO far out that its
first bound occurred half way be-
tween first base and home. Fast work
by Bender prevented Doyle from
taking two bases on II.
Eddie Collins had a perfect average
with the stick. He opened the Ath-
letics' batting rally in the fourth BY
smuggling the first ball pitched for a
triple, far over Skaters head. MUIR
ray raced over full speed. and did,
well to hold Eddie on third base. Then
came a little real inside stuff, showing
Bakers brain as well as Drawn.
Frank swung and fouled one. The
Giant infield played in on the grass.
Baker then chopped one of those
tantalizing Founders to Doyle's left
Larry strove frantically TO get the
ball, but lost out in the shuttle, Col
Inns scoring and Baker reaching first
base.
Bakers home-run wallop was a
long fly. which lighted in the right
field grand stand. Collins, who had
walked. was on base in the fifth in
ming when Frank turned the trick
After that things around the Giants
camp took on a decidedly indigo hue
The Giants peppere7 away at Bender,
but the Chief kept the hits pretty
well scattered, and Mack used good
judgment in keeping the Chief in the
| box. in spite of the fact that he was
hit hard.
In the first round Oldring got into
the hall of infamy by being caught
off first base. 1t was not Oldring's
fault, but he should have been more
careful. Marquard is a southpaw
with one of those half-balk moves in
throwing TO first base. Oldring, after
being chased back a couple of times.
grew careless. and when Marquar1-
slammed the ball to Merkle the Rube.
was caught off the bag. Collins them
| singled. but his effort was wasted.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08
BENDER WILL NOT WIN ANOTHER
GAME" SAYS LARRY DOYLE OF GIANTS

There was no pronounced discourage
ment, however, among the fans"
who fiocked around tickers and news
paper score-boards, hoping to see at
long range what was going on in
Philadelphia.
In explanation of the to defeat
which the Athletics administered in
the first game yesterday there was
little said that did not resolve itself
into tribute to Connie Mack's men.
The most ardent local enthusiasts
were forced to make heroes of Baker,
and of Collins and Schang, and the
smashing attack which the whole
lineup of invaders made was ac-
cepted as emitting them to clean
victory.
The rival captains of the game set
forth their why's and hows in this
fashion Just before leaving for Phil
adelphia:
Dan" Murphy, captain of the Ath-
letics--"I think the reason we won
was because the Athletics batted hard
at the right time and showed great
team work, especially in the infield.
All this season the Athletics have
shown that once they start to bat
kept 1t up yesterday. Chief Bender
showed splendid control, and when
ever it was the right moment to
tighten up he was there If it hadn't
been for Barry's error our margin of
runs would have been larger. Mar
guard wasn't there, and that helped
us, of course. Collins played a star
game. scoring three runs out of our
six, making three hits out of three
times at bat and starting both the
batting rallies which won for us. Tes-
reau did wonderful work for the
Giants. 1t looked like hundred to
one that we would score when Nc
Graw put Tesreau in with none out
and two on bases, but Tesreau was
on the job, and we got nothing out
of him."
Larry" Doyle, captain of the
Giants, paid tribute to the Athletics,
but said it was hard game to lose.
Bakers home run started it," he
said. land it was hard luck that
'Rube' should have given him q good
ball just at that time. He might have
given him an outside ball with no
home run in 1t. / don't think they
will win any more games with Ben
der. We hit him freely, but the
breaks were against lis, especially in
the double plax."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08
Cooney Severely Injured in
Yale Scrimmage With Scrubs

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. Sect
h the ppinch!' was the cry at Yale
Field yesterday afternoon, when the
coaches put old Ellis football team
through an exhaustive drill on meth
DDS of getting the ball over the goal
lihe. Five touchdowns by the var
sity resulted from the thirty-five
minutes hard scrimmage against the
scrubs
An entirely new back field replaced
the men who showed so unsatisfac-
torily in the Maine game. Guernsey,
Cornell and Knowles made up the
back field, with Cornish at quarter
back. Cooney, the big guard, received
a severe injury to one knee yesterday
afternoon. He was taken to the in
firmary Guernsey also was injured
and taken from the game.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08

NEW YORK, Oct. s.-With players
and followers removed to Philadei-
phia for the second game of the
worlds series there was only ex-
PLANTATION and speculation left to New
York today. Continued threatening
weather, with forecast of probable
rain in Philadelphia, kept many local
'fans" from making a trip to that
city, but the railroads arranged for
a large exodus. To those who stayed
at home dark day was made the
blacker by the sinister shadow which
the brawny figure n John Franklin
Baker, the Philadelphia home-run
maker. cast over the hopes of seeing
New York win the championship.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08
PHILADELPHIA RIOTERS WILL ::
GET THEIR CHANCE TODAY,
Scene of Worlds Series Conflict Shifts to Quaker.
town--Giants, by Heady Plays Kept Athletics
Score Down in First Game
LOWERING SKIES CAUSE THE FANS WORRY

Philadelphia fans have their turn
to see their heroes today In action
with the New York Giants. The fact
that the Athletics drew first blood
was the occasion for the burning of
red-fire and general exultation last
night. Speculations on the probable
pitchers in today's game seemed to
favor Mathewson for the Giants
against Plank for the Mackmen.
Some few figured that McGraw might
come back with Tesreau.
The Athletics hit for doubles and
triples, where the Giants hit for sin
giles; that in a nutshell is the open
secret of the Philadelphia victory
IN the opening game of the worlds
series of 1913 yesterday. Connie
Macks men did things TO Rube Mar
guard yesterday that the Boston
Reds dreamed of doing in two games
last year. They had no respect at
all for the big southpaw's offside
shoots. But for a few mistakes on
the base paths the Athletics score
should have been larger. Baker. the
hero of the game, sharing the lime
light with Eddie Collins. was twice
nipped on the paths after getting
beyond second base.
Stories that Marquard did not have
control are not true. RUDE had ex-
cellent control-his fault was that he
was entirely too deliberate In his
actions. He thought, perhaps to
worry the Mackmen by his deliberate
tactics, but his dope did not pan out
right. McGraw's men, in addition,
pulled two heady plays which helped
to keep the Mack tally in what might
be called the confines of respecta-
bility." One of them was a bluff
wild pitch" by Tesreau which fooled
McInnis SO that he was blocked off
second base. when Meyers caught the
ball and whipped 1t to Doyle. Baker
decided to cut for the dish and was
nabbed there with ease. 1t cut off a
decidedly promising rally in the
eighth inning. The Athletics had men
on second and third with none out
and one run over the plate. Tesreau
had just come in to relieve Marquard
and 1t changed the entire complexion
of things.
While Marouard suffered the ig-
nouniny of being driven off the rub
Der in five rounds, during which five
runs were scored off his delivery, it
would have been interesting to see
what Chief Bender could have done
with his own teammates facing him
instead of backing him. The chief
did not carry an awful lot of stun
Yesterday. But his nerve in the
pinches was superb. and his craft
and skill in giving the Giants bad
balls to hit at when their hit and run
signal was on the semaphore, was
really the secret of his success. 1 II
chief lacked his binding smoke of
years gone by, but he is still rugged
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08
MERKLE MAY Be
UNABLE TO PLAY
Turns His Ankle and Member
Was Badly Swollen
Today.
M'GRAW IS In QUANDARY

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. S.-There
was serious doubt in the Giants camp
last night as to- whether Fred Merlile,
the Giants first baseman, would be
able to take his place on the initial
bag in today's game. Merkle spralneo
his ankle in the mix-up at first base
in the sixth inning yesterday ana
aggravated the injury by playing OUT
the remainder OF the game. ne hao
considerable difficulty in getting to
the clubhouse after the game and
when he removed his shoe II was
found that the ankle was badly
swollen.
Coming over on the train to this
citv the ankle was packed in ice bags
and placed upon cushioned rest
When the team arrived at the Hotel
Majestic local physician was called
in to examine Merkle's ankle, winch
was badly swollen and discolored- he
recommended that the player rest Tor
several days before attempting 10 re-
enter the game. This suggestion put
another problem up to Manager Nc
Graw and it was not known at an
early hour this morning who the
manager of the Giants would select
to play first base in case Merkle is
not available.
The strained tendon in Snodgrass's
leg has apparently put him out of the
series, and McGraw may have to use
one of his substitute pitchers or in
field recruits. Wiltse, Crandan, Grant
or Wilson are the quartet from
which Merkle's substitute would be
selected, although none of those play
ers are the equal of the Giants regu-
lar first sacker and their presence AT
he
Work infield. Merkle twisted his foot
Going TO first base. Sehang had
missed a third strike but recovered
the ball and touched out Fred. The
Giant thought to get away with 1t by
sneaking to first base. He claimed
Schang touched him with the wrong
hall.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08
X-Ray Shows Avery, Penn
Star, Has Broken COllarbOn,

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. s.-Bad
news was brought to the Pennsylva-
MIA football squad yesterday. when 1t
was learned that Avery. star half
back, probably would be out of the
game for the rest of the season as a
result of the injury to his shoulder
received in the Lafayette game. The
X-ray photograph of the shoulder
showed Avery to have several liga-
ments torn, besides a broken collar
bone.
The feature of the practise on
Franklin Field yesterday afternoon
was the excellent form shown by
Captain Young in the scrimmage
against the freshmen and scrubs. 1t
was Young's first hard workout since
the Gettysburg game, and the way
he ploughed through the opposing
line brought JOY to the coaches.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08
GIANTS FIRST TO
REGISTER TALLY
DoyIe's Single Brought Merkle
Over Plate in Second
Inning.
MACKMEN GET INITIAL HIT

The Giants were first to score a
run, but the Athletics had the honor
Of making the first hit. 1t was In the
first round that Oldring singled, only
to be caught off first base. In the
second round, Merlkle hit a hopper to
Barry, who fumbled for moment
and then threw late to McInnis.
Merkle beat the throw. Marquard
sacrificed. Shafer flied to centre, but
Doyle singled to right and Merkle
scored. Fletcher then lined to Eddie
Murphy on a hit and run play.
In the very next inning. Eddie Col
Inns came in and led off with a, triple.
The Athletics went after Rube's first
ball. Baker after missing for foul,
chopped one out of Doyle's reach for
single that scored Collins. McInnis
sacrificed. Then Strunk hit to Mar
guard and Baker was caught going
to third base.
Barry doubled down the third base
line and Schang cleaned up with a
line triple to centre field. Shafer ran
in and the ball went over his head,
Strunk and Barry scoring. Bender
drove a red hot smash at Vanguard,
but was retired at first base.
In the next round the Athletics
made 1t five runs to one. Collins
walked with two out and Baker
lifted the ball into the right field
stand for a home run. McInnis
smashed out several line fouls and
then drove one straight at Fletcher
for the third out. Marquard was
plainly ratified.
McGraw figuring that it would be
foolish to waste Tesreau with the
score 81 against him, sent in Gran
dali to pitch. Doc got away with his
curve ball for few innings, but they
slammed him hard again in the eighth
round and he had to retire.
Tesreau made the best showing of
the Giant pitchers, coming in in the
eighth inning. Though two were on
base and none down he escaped with
out a score.
The Giants biggest inning against
Bender was the fifth. Merkle again
started 1t with a single. Mccormick,
batting for Marquard, singled over
second base. Shafer was an easy
out, Collins to McInnis. Doyle hit to
Barry who did not handle the ball
Clearly and Merkle scored. Then on
a hit and run play Fletcher got one
through Collins position, catching
Eddie off his balance as he ran to
cover second base. Mccormick scored
on the play. Then Burns forced
Fletcher on a great stop by Baker,
but Doyle scored.
The Athletics took their last run in
the eighth inning, when Collins bunt-
ed safely, and scored on Bakers
single and NcInnis's double.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08
Pennock and Trumbull Out
of Harvard Line in Practise

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Oct. S.-Har-
wards first scrimmage since the I'M
satisfactory Bates game was hard
and fast yesterday, but because of
substitutions that continue on the
rush line the varsity was able to
make only one touchdown against the
scrub, although a goal from the field
was scored. Weston was at guard
yesterday and Soucy at centre, 1t be-
ing announced that Pennock and
Trumbull probably will not play in
a game until Holy Cross comes to
Cambridge, on October Is.
The second team fought hard, while
Haughton, who sat in the stadium,
was more vigorous in ordering his
men than he has been at any time
this season. The varsity's touch
down came when Hardwick ran back
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08
'GRUELL|NG DRILLS
FOR BIG ELEvENS
Real Old-Fashioned Scrimmag.
ing Features Mid-Week
Football Practise.
"STEW" BAKER ON THE JOB

Hard, gruelling practise in which
real old-fashioned scrimmaging was
featured was the order at all the big
colleges yesterday. "stew'' Baker
scored a touchdown against the
scrub eleven at Princeton and Cap
tain HOBBY Baker was again in the
lineup. Head Coach Haughton got
after his squad at Harvard and made
things hum in long, hard drill.
In half-hour scrimmages at Yale, the
varsity team rung up five touchdowns
against the scrubs. An X-ray Pic
ture described the fact that Avery, a
yPenn star, has a broken collar bone
as a result of the Lafayette game.
Cornell and Carlisle specialized in
TRICK plays in their practise, and the
Army and Navy teams were given
strenuous workouts.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-08
S. Baker Scores Touchdown
Against Princeton Scrubs

PRINCETON, Oct. S.-Princeton's
varsity football team came back to
scrimmaging yesterday and in spite
of a drizzling rain the players did
battle with the subs for three-quar-
ters of an hour. In that time they
scored only one touchdown and a
field goal.
Captain "Hobey" Baker was in the
regular lineup for all of the prelimi-
nary signal drill stew" Baker
scored the touchdown on a quarter
back run Immediately after he had
gained twenty yards on a we'll
1kecuted forward pass to Heyniger.
Shear placed Hammond at left end,
and Click, Merritt and STREET. made up
the backf1eld trio. They worked well
together.