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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-19
WORLD SERIES BAD FOR
PLAYERS ON FIRST BASE
"Fans'' Are Asking Whether
McInnes or Merkle Will Survive
the Title Jousts.

Lachance, Dan Mccain, "Jiggs' Dono-
hue, Rossman. Tom Jones, Abstein,
Chance, Davis, Stahl-take firm hold on
the forgotten years of base ball, and it
will be found that each worlds SERIES
with the exception of one or two, since
1903 has been played at the sacrifice of
first baseman to one of the pennant-win-
ming clubs.
Pause for a moment to consider the
games of memory-the series between
the Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh
Pirates. Lachance, bury, good-natured
Lachance, was on the initial sack for the
representative club of the younger organi-
Zation. and-a year or so later Lachance
passed out of the majors never to return
His name now is a meaningless one to
the younger generation of base balls fol-
lowers But Lachance in his day was
one of the best first basemen in the
country.
In 1905 Dan Mccain, poor Dan Nc
Gam. worked at first base for the New
York Giants. His batting and fielding.
combined with the pitching of the New
York twirlers. did much to. rout the Ath-
letics of Philadelphia. McGann per-
formed in his old position during the fol-
lowing season, then came-suicide. Nc
Gam, too, has been forgotten. Even in
New York, where his name was once
linked with the names of McGraw and
Mathewson, McGann is little more than
a memory.
"Jiggs" Donohue starring at first base
for the Chicago White Sox, champions of
the American League. Donohues work
on the infield during the great series
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Gathered in Every Branch Of Professional and Amateur Sport

1911 "Stuffy" McInnis. youngster.
was performing in Davis stead on the
Philadelphia infield.
The fall series between the Athietics
and Giants found Davis on the sack
but injuries To McInnis necesSlfated
this change. The following winter
Davis went to the Cleveland Amerl-
cans as Manager. In 1912 Jake Stahi
tho man who had returned from private
life to lif- the Boston Red SoN to
championship was arrayed against
Merkle. Stahl-as every one knows
Is now out of the league.
McInnis and Merkle viii be the
rivals this fall MeTkle has survived
two championship series. McGraw
considers him one of the Smartest ball
players in the National League. but
viii Merkle be able to stand against
what seems the hand of fate2 Or-wili
little McInnis. star OF the Athletics
fail.
Or-Will this be one Of the exception
al years?
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WITH the Cubs will live in the minds of
Chicago's public.
True enough, Ed Walsh pitched the
White Sox to a world series, but all of
Walsh's cunning would have been vast
ed had Donohue been injured. "Ji2gs"
was really the handspring in the great
defensive machine put together and engi-
neered by Fielder Jones.
Then came 13O7-Donohue went away
from Chicago; he found himself in
Washington. He was unable to hold
his own with the Nationals and he
quietly dropped out of the American
League.
years he was found in an institution for
the weak-minded. Last winter 'Jiggs'
Donohue died. For a day Chicago re-
called his deeds.
The Detroit and Chicago teams fought
it out in the fall of 1908; Claude Ross
man, numbering but sensitive Claude
Rossman, was at first for Detroit. Ire
Thomas was behind the bat for the
Tigers in part of the series, but the next
spring found Thomas with the Athletics.
Thomas tipped off Rossman's throwing
weakness; American League players
started running wild on the bases when
Rossman had the ball and Detroit was
forced to trade its player. and its star
of two worlds series to ST. Louis for
Tom Jones.
Jones worked through the 1909 fall
series for Detroit against Pittsburgh
Abstein was on the first sack for the
Pirates. The following year Jones was
sent to the minors, Abstein went to the
st. Louis Cardinals and now he is play
ing with the Memphis team in the
Southern League.
The year of 1910 found the Athletics
and Cubs battling for the high honors
of base ball. Chance and Davis We're
the rival first basemen. Davis fell. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-19
I'M O'ROURKE HAS PLAYED
IS CONSECUTIVE YEARS
Illness Closes Career of Veteran Who Has
Played Every Year Since
1876.

When Jim O'Rourke failed to step to
the bat before the Eastern Association
closed it's season last week he closed
continuous record extending over
thirty-six years. The veteran has
played at least one game every season
since he Joined the National League
in 1876, and thereby esta blished a rec
ord for continuous playing. OfRourke
was anxious to keep up his record this
season, but, acting on the advice of
his physician, he decided to quit base
ball and athletics. owing to a severe
illness last winter He is now fifty
eight years old.
Another record which he held for
three years is of playing on the same
nine with his son. Jimmy, jr. They
were together on the Bridgeport team,
which the father owned. Jimmy, jr..
has been with the Columbus club of
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Of the veteran, the student of base
ball statistics faces an array of facts
that establish the old-timer as re-
markable player. He was in big league
base ball eighteen years and batted bet
ter than .3C0 for thirteen years, missing
the honor list only five times. Wagner
has achieved fourteen records - a bat
ting average Of more than .3t , 'aor euch
year; Dan Brouthers bettered the go
mark fifteen times; Beckley, Jim Ryan.
Keller and Van Haltren thirteen times
each, and Lajoe viii total his thirteenth
mark Of better than 300 this season.
O'Rourke never equaled the 100
mark for the year. His best record
was 1856. This was in 1890. Brother
hood year. O'Rourke did not join the
Brotherhood.
O'Rourke has been member OF five
National League clubs. starting with
league. and playing with Providence.
Buffalo. New York and Washington.
leaving the league in 1898. Twice he
has played with winners Of the Ma
tional League championship, the Prov
idence and New York. He was right
fielder and first baseman for the
Providence nine in 1879, when IL cap
tured first place. and was with New
York in 1883 and 1889, when IT won the
pennant. In 1879 he was third best
batsman of the league. and in 1884
he led the leagued, with an average
of $50.
His brother John, who died recently
played with him the Bostons for
two seasons. In 1879 John was third
best batsman of the league, with the
Bostons accommodating an average af
BAL He broke his leg by stepping in
hole in the Boston right field and
retired from the game the next year
O'Rourke has batted for better than
800 since his entry in the Connecticut
League although he never led the
organization with the stick. Other
batters who have approached his rec
ord of thirteen years of better than
800 are Billy Hamilton, with twelve
seasons: Roger Conner, twelve:
Charley Bennett, eleven; Patsy Dono-
van. ten: Joe Kelley. eleven; Pete
Browning, ten. and Buck Ewing. nine.
The veteran Adrian Arson holds the
record that will stand in all base ball
in this respect. IL is believed.
by batting for more than 500 Tor
twenty consecutive years.
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with II Il good deal more ttidil .>'ii 60
Had Much Golf
Since arriving in Boston have had
good deal of golf. | have had a round
over Brookline against Alex tNipperl
Campbell. professional at Brookline, and
Harry Nardon with Ted Ray as my
partner, and although we were j down
with to play, we effected halved match
after a hard struggle. In company with
Mr.. Emery versus Mr. c. T. Croker ana
Louis Teller of La Donlie, France we
won by = and l. Teller and myself also
played Alex Campbell and Mr.. {. I.
Croker, with the result that our combi-
nation worked out really well. for we
won by UP and 4 to play. and from
the back tees holed out our best ball in
GS strokes, which, / understand. Is the
lowest score Brookine has ever been
done in. Our best ball score was as
follows:
Reid and Teller
out ........5 3 4 5 :, > 4-3S
In .........3 f ) 4-3J-6S
Individual scores were: Reid, IS out,
81 home: total. -; Teller, 80 out. 40
home. total, as: Alex Campbell, IS out. 40
in, total. IS; Mr.. c. 7. Croker, 81 out,
Al in. total. 50
Harry Vardon. Ted Ray and myself
played quiet practice round again dur
ing the week a three-bal match. Harry
htiS pay llS Supeib Soil, Ills tee oiolS
We're better than they have been for
weeks. and his seconds up to the hole re-
minded us of Harry Vardon ten years
ago when he stood on a pedestal among
golfefS). For he went around in Il,
which with just any ordinary luck might
have been strokes better His detailed
score was:
Out ...........5 , :; Csc
My score was ~. as follows:
Out ..........6 ) > 4 50
In ..........3 4 4 . 5 5-34-7733
Ted Ray was "A, and is not really driv-
ing as Well as he usually does, but this
is only practice after all, and | have not
the least doubt that when the time comes
Ted will most likely leave us somewhere
in the rear.
In regard to the Broollne course. I
consider it all they claim for it. and
there is not the slightest doubt but that
best golf. Any player making a bad or
Indifferent stroke will find plenty of
trouble. The tee shots on every hole are
difficult. Every tee shot on the course,
with the exception of No. | and the last
one, demand correct placing. The greens
are excellent, while the general condi-
lions are ideal making Brookline great
test for the players and a most enjoy
able course to play on. The holes which
require very careful study are the third,
eleventh, twelfth. thirteenth, fourteenth,
fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth. The
third, ninth and fourteenth are very dan
Gerous holes, especially TO any player
who unfortunately pulls a few yards off
the middle.
The green's are well guarded-in fact.
they are just what one would expect for
a championship test-and only the best
men can score here. and even they will
have to be very careful what they do.
otherwise their numbers will go with the
rest. No player can afford to take liber
ties at Brookline. He must just play for
position nearly the whole way round and
be satisfied it's great test of his ability.
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the American Association since his
father sold the Bridgeport franchise.
including a ball field on the lot on
which the veteran Jim ORourke
pitched hay when he was a boy.
Four years ago. at the close of the
Connecticut League season, Jim caught
one of the regularly scheduled games for
the New York National League nine
and the followers of base ball marveled
at the agility of the athlete who had
passed the half-century mark
Today the veteran is president, secre-
tary, treasurer and chief of umpires of
the Eastern Association. formerly the
Connecticut League. He organized the
league In 1897. and has always been its
secretary. He managed the Bridgeport
nine until three years ago. when he re-
tired from regular playing. although he
insisted that he intended TO continue to
play game or two year, Just to keep
his name on the league records"
CHANGING at the National League ca
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view the next stroke.
But nothing of the kind occurred. !
was agreeably surprised to find a
quiet, orderly, appreciative crowd
which encouraged either side when a
good shot was played. This has been
my general experience during my
matches on the various courses. l also
have played at Shawnee where the
crowd was first rate. clearly showing
that the American public is educated
up to and realizes the very great i'm
portance of a golf game.
Another very important factor in the
game which has been of no little trouble
to US aliens" shall l say. is the diff
Guilty in regulating the strokes up to the
hole off a maShie or iron. | find it some
what difficult to know just how far short
to pitch. my ball from the green here
Your grass il all right. but underneath
the grass the soil is baked hard on nearly
every course, which makes ones shots
most difficult
We are so accustomed to playing we'll
up to the hole and holding the ball that
we find some difficulty in knowing how
much to give the stroke without over
doing ii. The stop does not take effect
nearly SO well off q baked or hard sur
face, therefore we are just a little handi-
capped in this respect. However. no doubt
we shall overcome this with practice and
patience. and then may gain more con-
fidence, which is everything. | might say
that the turf at Brooklne is better than
any other course | have ever played on
and more like our own at home. At
Brookline we can play we'll up to the
hole. There is not that same hard baked
surface that | have experienced on other
courses, and we can approach the hole
with more confidence; and. providing the
stroke is well played. there is no fear
of it skipping yards over the hole.
If tine player pitches we'll up with cut
to stop, the ball will stop, and if played
to pitch and ruE the run will come off,
providing the stroke is used properly. The
nature of the soil here seems richer and
in fact is an ideal championship one for
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An Economist.


Now look here, my man." said the
phianthropist to the tramp. there is no
use of an able-bodied fellow like you
passing his days in idleness. Come to my
office and I'll give you work.
Thank you. SIR said Weary. but I'm
afraid ! can't come. I'm tryin' to keep
my income down under four thousand SOS
1 can save the income tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-19
BY WILFRID E. REID

OF Banstead Downs Golf Club, Belmont. Surrey,
England.
Copyright. 1913 by the Phia. Inquirer Coz
try several very striking things have
impressed me For instance, the crowds
following the players are very good
and orderly and give the players every
chance At Whitemarsh Valley / was
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greatly surprised TO
find such a sport
ing crowd. This
was my first sig ht
of an American
crowd. ! was al
ways under the
impression I h e y
We're noisy and
70 u z II. how'll e
through the mega :
phones durin e the
time the player
was making his
stroke, and that
everybody W o u | d
rush to secure q
better position than
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Charleston and Columbus We're the only
clubs in the South Atlantic League not to
profit by sales of players. Savannah dis
posed of Pitchers Robertson and Adams
to the Cincinnati Nationals and Philadel-
phia Americans. respectively, McCleskey
and Luhrsen of Albany go to the Boston
Nationals and Pittsburgh Nationals;
Pitcher Grover of Jacksonville becomes
the property of the Detroit Tigers. while
Macon sent no less than four players to
class A company.
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BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Paducah. in an effort to win its pen
nant, traded Pitcher kuykendall TO Cairo
in the last week OF the season for Pitcher
Baker, yet raised a howl because Harris
burg transferred Pitcher Wright and
Third BaSeman Franks to GAINESVILLE,
Paducah's rival i'm the race
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-19

President ESsick OF the Grand Rapids
Central League team. accompanied by
President Stahlhofer of the Evansville
club. expects to pick up several promising
Young players in the Michigan State
League in the week they will spend in the
circuit after the close of the Central
League season.
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the new sports will not be allowed to
Danish the old.
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ENGL ISH GOLFER SAYS GOOD
WORDFOR AMERICAN CROWDS
Wilfrid Reid Finds Them More Orderly and
Appreciative Than He Had
Been Led to Believe.
Had Much Golf.

golf in every way. We are all dehShte'
with ii a good deal more than L can say
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ton, since the resignation of Danny Shay,
has been handled by Jack Flannery, who
is chief of police when not playing ball.
The odd spectacle was recently present
ed of F'lannery being ordered from the
game by an umpire and being escorted
from the field by a plain ordinary cop,
but F1annery. the manager, did not ques-
tion the authority of the policeman who
removed Flannery, also the chief.
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Three clubs. the Browns, the White Sox
and the Giants. are said to have made Of
fers to Phil Wills, a youngster pitching
for an independent team at Centralia. Ill.
He has pitched eighteen games this sea-
son. losing but two. Two of the games
were no-ht, no-run affairs Wills is
Decatur. ILL.,. high school boy. He is
short. but strongly built, and is said to
have a lot of speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-19

With Great Falls running neck and necl
with Salt Lake for the Union Association
pennant. Helena has thrown a brick int,
the machinery by protesting against tn
Great Falls club playing Inf1elder Wentz
on the ground that he belongs to Helen;
and stands suspended for failure to re
port.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-19
PRESIDENT TAFT
RECEIVES JOLT
He Fails Of Recogn tion When Greet.
ing Phipps, the Pittsburg
Steel Magnate.

n New York, Jan. When Presi-
dent Taft entered the banquet haEI
where the dinner TO former president
Andrew White, Of Cornell was to be
held tonight the first person he
saw was Henry Phipps, the Pitts
burg steel man. The president
stretched his hand out and smiling
" said, %llow do you do, Mr.
.PhipDs?" phipps looked blankly at
the President moment and then
said, Pardon me, | don't seem to
recall your face" A wave Of laugh
ter brought d smile to the Presi-
dents STAGE, which had at the mo-
'ment shown little flush of en-
harrassment Mr.. Phipps. think
If you will take q good look at me
tyou will recall" Before the
president could complete the sem
0tence Mr.. Phipps. in embarrassment.
said, why President Taft, ! beg
YOUR pardon, really did not recog-
nize you
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-19
RUSH CASE OF DR.. HYDE
TO PREVENT MISTRIAL

Kansas City, Mo-. Jan is The
first FIVE yeniremen examined today
as prospective jurors In the ease Of
Or. B. G Hyde. charged with murder.
were dismissed on statutory grounds.
Only ten of the necessary forty-seyen
yeniremen have been selected in two
days. Those interested in the prose-
cution are trying to hurry the case
ong as this term of court ends
April and it is claimed the jury
will be dismissed automatically on
that date. causing the case TO end in
another mistrial
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-19
PARTY OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL
OFFICIALS STOP IN CAIRO
OVERNIGHT ENR0UTE NORTH

A special train of four palaces on
wheels" rolled into Cairo last night
at $3.50 carrying party of Illinois
Central 'moguls' enroute from New
Orleans to chicago.
In the party was President C. II.
Markham, Vice-President w. l..
Parks, Chief Engineer A. s. Baldwin.
Superintendent of Motive Power NJ.
X. Barnum. General Superintendent
of Southern Lines ] f. Porterfeld,
General Manager T ]. Foley and a
host Of private Secretaries and re-
tinue Of servants.
The train was parked in the yards
below The Halliday for the night,
the train to depart north some time
today
The party was on a tour Of inspec-
tion Of the lines, so 1t was said
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-19
CAIRO TO HAVE
GREEN TRADING
STAMP BUREAU
Stamps Given Every Cash Purchaser
of Goods to the Amount of
Fifty Cents or More.
TWENTY-FIVE ARE IN THE PLAN
Valuable Premiums Exchanged for
the Stamps When $lo0
Worth % Secured.

George Burgess Of Chicago, repre-
senting the Spery Hutcheson Co., OF
| New York. is in the city on bust
ness matter that concerns the inter.
ests of his firm, one of the largest
concerns engaged in the scheme OF
green trading stamps"
Mr.. Burgess mission is to interest
local merchants in the plan of giving
green trading stamps" to all cash
purchasers.
The scheme is one that will give
an impetus to the trade and increase
the cash business of the subscribecs
to the plan.
II is simple and consists of tho
giving Of green trading stamps" to
avery cash purchaser, these stamps
to be exchanged Tor premiums rang
ing in value from $500 to $4,000.
A corps OF ladies will make a
hopse-tn house canvass of the city
fol owing the opening of the prem
lum parlor IN the big department
store Of w. r. wal ana Co, Oh Tues
day, Jan. 2s.
These ladies will leave at each
home a book containing blank spaces
on which can be pasted $4,000 in
stamps.
On the first presentation of this
book, accompanied by a purchase
from any of the 25 local merchants
who are parties to the plan, of not
less than fifty cents, five stamps OF
the denomination Of ten cents each,
and $1.00 coupon will be given the
customer.
For any and all purchases in the
future patrons viii be given the
amount of the purchase in stamps.
When the book is filled, the owner
thereof, can exchange for any of the
premiums, the stamps bearing a per-
centage face ya'ue towards the pur-
chasing price of the premium. None
of the premiums will be sold for
cash, stamps being taken only in
trade for the premium.
The plan of giving away stamps
by these twenty-five merchants will
begin on February /
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-19
Dr.. Duncan and 10 to is Others
Down With the Mumps Uu
in County.
CALL MADE FOR ASSISTANCE
Three New Cases Of Meningitis and
One Death at Gale--Need
Of More Help.

Mcclure. T., Jan Is. l0sa0 r.
fM DR.. c. +. Duncan called YOUR
correspondent In early this mo.nins
and requested him to telegraph 10
Cairo for help as ha Is sick in bed
and past further going.
There are 10 10 Is cases OF mumps
at Mcclure. Of which several are IN
bad shape.
A report from n reliable source
came in at l2:i5 this afternoon giy-
ing three new cases OF spinal meniu-
gifts at Gale accompanied by an
urgent call for help.
There is one thing those afflicted
with any disease disregard and that
is taking any precautions against
the Infection Of others as they min
Gle with those who are well and 10
spread the disease. They regard III
as a joke to have others catch the
same disease, and there is no wonder
why so much sickness exists here
under these circumstances.
For several days Dr. Duncan has
been feeling bad, but nevertheless
managed to attend TO his patients
but this morning he was unable 10
| arfsa from HIS ben -Ti..-
The work entaited upon him Ii
caring for the sick has been too
much for his constitution, and as
sistance should have been sent him
before this.
0ny those In close touch with Dr.
Duncan can have any idea OF the
tremendous amount Of work entailed
ipon him in this siege Of meningitis
Ind the efforts he has made to stem
the Tide of battle
JOHN J. PORTER.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-19

Marquette, Mich. Jan 1s-Geo,
A Newett, editor of the Ishpeming
Iron Ore. who has been sued BY
Colonel Roosevelt for LIBEL because
he pub ished story In the late
presidential campaign charging
Roosevelt with drunkenness and
cursing, will set up in his defense
that his statements were true and
will introduce evidence to corrobo-
rate them.
These plans were. made known to-
day in the brief filed by Editor
Newell s attorney, William F. Beid-
ing. The brief first rec .tes that
Newett published the statements in
good faith, believing them to be true
and that as the plaintiff was then a
candidate for the presidency of the
United States It was the duty of tho
defendant to give the readers of his
publication all the Information with
in his power as to the character OF
the candidate who sought their sun
rage. The brief then concludes
Defendant will further insist in
his defense that at and before the
time of publishing the words COM
plained Of the plaintiff had been and
was guilty of the facts and acts
charged and that the statement com
planned OF was and is true in sub
stance and fact