Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-15
jim INQUIRE BATS OUT A HALF
CENTURY.

JIM m'OOInE oAIo W A&V16E
CENTURY.
Detroit. Mich, Nov. 14.-Jim Nc
CURE, one of the best known figures
in baseball and at present a scout for
the Detroit club, reached the half
century mark today, having been
born Nov. IA. 1863. The Deacon"
as he is Familiarity known, is a native
of Cleveland. At the age Of 20 he
began his professional career with,
with the Terre Haute club. He be,
gan the next season with the Cleve-
land National lague team, but was
released and finished the season with
the Toledo American association club
and was one of the players transfer.
red at the end of that season to the
Detroit club.
In 1886 the Big -Four" deal went
through and MCGUIRE was transferred
to Philadelphia with Wood and Ca.
sey. The following season Mcclure
played with the Phillies and made a
great record, but in the early part OF
1888 he was again transferred to the
Detroit club, and later on to his first
love, the C%levelands. The Toronto
club snapped him up in 1889, and in
1890 he was with the Rochesters
From 1891 to 1897 he was with Wash,
ington and during the next five years
he played with Brooklyn. In 1902 he
jumped to the Detroit American
league club and the next season nc
was transferred to the New York Am
orleans. After Is years of yeoma1
service upon the diamond, McGuirs
became manager Of the Boston Amer
leans in 1906. Later he filled a sim
liar berth with the Cleveland club
He was a we'll known figure on the
diamond long before some of the
present-day stars were born. Not
withstanding this fact, the Deacon
is by no mean an applicant for mem
bership in the down and out club.
GATHERING OF CHILD WELFARE
EXPERTS.
Washington, Nov. 14.-The fOur-day
session of the fourth annual meet
ing of the American Society for the
Study and Prevention of Infant Nor
tally, which opened here today, ha:
attracted a large number of chilt
welfare experts, physicians, statist:
Clans, and representatives OF various
boards and organizations in sons
way concerned with the welfare 0
infants. DR.. l.. Emmett Holt of New
York, the president Of the organiza
ton, called the gathering to orde]
and will preside at all meetings.
Eugenics and prenatal care art
two of the most important subjects
which will be discussed during tn
meeting. Other topics which will b.
taken up and discussed fully by thu
scores of delegates includ problem
of infant hygiene and infant feeding
standards of training for infant we
fare nursing, continuation schools.
home-making, the relation Of vita
statistics to plans for social better
ment, and the relation of the plan TO
the conservation Of infant life to tn
general ideals Of conservation.
Among those who have been. place
on the program for discussion Of tn
subject Of prenatal care, which willy
be taken up at tomorrOW's session
is Mrs. Max West of the Unite
States ;Children's bureau. who is tn
author Of the recently published go'
eminent document o prenatal carr
DR.. j. w. Schereschewsky Of the pull
lie service, has been assigned to lea
the discussion on the relation of hes
and infant mortality. A symposium
on the use o fvital statistics in pr
serving infant life will be opened 3
d wv. C. Woodward, health Office
Of the District of Columbia. TIL
will include brief statements by var
GUS health officers and others on tn
necessity Of lettering the system {
keeping birth statistics in this coul
try. DR.. Cressy L. Wilbur OF tn
census bureau is expected to be on
Of the speakers on that subject.
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