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The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05

We experimental once with a pneu-
matte gun the rifiing in the barrel Of
which gave It heavy rotation In any
desired direction. II was merely an
exaggeration OF the curve. We shot
balls under 30 pounds of pressure. max
Ing them curve sometimes a hundred
feet. Putting the up curve motion on
the ball (Which always tends TO curve
In the direction of its rotation), we
aimed the gun at a target exactly on
straight line, and the ball, going
straight for perhaps a hundred feet,
suddenly seemed to slacken speed,
then II leaped upward and rose at
a terrific rate until 1t passed over the
cross bar OF the iag-pole in the cen
ter field. 20 feet above the ground.
Yet the ball was not disobeying the
laws OF physics, rather proving them.
In It's terrific speed 1t had encounter
ed an air billow which 1t could not
penetrate. and it had bounced off this
denser bunch OF air and rolled up
ward
One would think that II a baseball
is hit into the air is will follow a ball
istic curve in ratio to the angle of
ascension reduced by the amount OF
air pressure. Physics says it should.
1t will not, and no man can draw the
ballistic curve that any fly ball will
follow. The greatest range of any
projectile in theory, is gained by an
angle of As degrees. Military authori-
ties know that owing TO air resist
ance, the greatest distance is attain
ed at an angle just under 40 degrees.
Having both the theory and the prac-
tice, therefore, ball players TO make
home runs should hit the ball at an
angle OF 40 degrees minus. One of
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05
ALAMO MEMORIAL

out to admit the hight, so this star will
be almost as brilliant in the daytime
as at night.
The elevators in the monument, four
in all, will be located between the
massive columns as far up as these ex-
tend, which will be to height of 120
feet from the ground. and above that
in the shaft, in which one will be
placed in each corner and extending
to the base of the dome. These ele-
vators will have large carrying capaci-
ty. which will be necessary TO accom-
modate the immense crowds that will
visit the monument.
The rooms apportioned to the differ
ent counties of Texas, 275 and 300 (for
some will have to be provided for new
counties that will be created in the
years TO GOMEZ will be located within
the shaft of the monument above the
four floors, in which will be placed the
auditorium, museum, art gallery and
chambers for patriotic organizations.
These will be reached by the ele-
vators, one OF which will be designated
to serve them while the other will run
on express schedule between the first
landing. at a height of about 120 feet,
and the balconies at the top.
The dome of the monument will not
be open to visitors, but will be offer
ed to the federal government for an
observatory, such as is now maintain.
ed at a few places in the United
States, and which is much needed In
the south. At the very top of the great
structure will be located a powerful
searchlight, the strongest that it will
be possible to obtain.
This powerful light will be turned on
faraway towns if so desired, but gen.
orally IL will be turned toward the
clouds. and it's rays will be visible at
great distances far beyond points from
which the great tower itself may be
seen.
For the maintenance of this monu.
ment an admission of 80 cents will be
charged to the museum and art gal.
lery. and another admission price OF
so cents will be charged for trip in
one OF the four elevators to the bal
comics near the top of the structure.
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05
Do Men Weep Most Now7

A constant theater goer writes that
from the observation among London
audiences he has come TO the conclu-
sion that the day of weeping WON
en- has passed.
1T seems only few years ago. he
writes. that women wept on the slight
est provocation. A situation in which
the faintest touch of pathos was in.
troduced provided an excuse to brin.
out the handkerchiefS Now scenes
which would move the heart of the
most cynical do not bring a tear to
the eye of the modern woman.
MY experience is that men in the
audience more often give vent to
their emotions. If they do not weep
they sniff and use their handker.
chiefs"
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05
The Physics of Baseball
By Hugh S. Fullerton
(Copyright, 1918, by W. q. Chapmanl

The first law of physics Is that all
that goes up must come down; al
ways excepting the cost OF living. The
first law of baseball Is not to let II
come down.
The difference between the physics
OF the classroom and OF the diamond Is
that the student learns the laws gov
ierning inertia, velocity. dynamics, the
curyilinear trajectory of projectiles'
resisting power of air, attractive pow
or OF masses: and the ball-player, by
experiment, deals only with the freak
variants OF these laws. Many times
the student who makes his college
team is apt to think that the prof. was
stringing him when he laid down
the laws OF motion, mass and We
1ocity. For a baseball under skilled
manipulation aud control seems, like
trust, TO come as near violating all the
laws as possible. The ball always is
lstriving to do exactly what the laws
,of Physics say it should do. with half
Ia dozen other forces striving to com
lpel it TO do something else, and with
the bad boys in uniform trying TO in
vent new methods of making it violate
the law.
If the supreme court should find the
law OF gravitation unconstitutional.
or il the ball player could breathe in
an absolute vacuum, baseball would be
a simple proposition. The ball would
keep on going in a straight line until
some one stopped it. Line hits would
continue 10 travel in a straight line
until some fielder, standing on the
needle point OF infinity, jumped and
lpulled ii down with one hand
There is a professor Of physics in
a great eastern university who wrote
me inquirng as to the physics of the
ispit ball, and who later lectured TO his
CLASSES upon the subject. asked sew
Ieral great pitchers to demonstrate for
lthe benefit of the professor how they
held the ball, swung their arms, re-
leased it with their fingers and how
much power they applied and to what
point on the surface of the sphere.
Among them was Clark Griffith, a mas
ter in theory, who u sed 10 be past-mas-
ter in practice. | asked him to take
the professor to the grounds and show
him things. The result was note
from Griffith, in which he said:
Don't send any more bugs to see
me"
The point is that the players do not
care what scientific phenomena they
develop so long as the opposing bats
men take their healthies g. e., swings)
at the ball and miss. The college pro-
fessor does not care much whether
Walsh strikes Collins out three times
with runners on bases so long as he
can demonstrate that the laws gov
erning rotation, air pressure, fric-
tion, retard and accelerated motion,
etc. etc, are proved by the actions of
the ball. SO physics and baseball as
studies have kept aloof from each
other.
Yet every move in a ball game af-
fords problem. There are basic con-
ditions which, in themselves, are
worthy OF study Consider atmospheric
pressure. Did you know that a man
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05

who can throw a baseball $50 feet on
the Polo grounds, New York, on a
dead calm day, can throw the same
ball almost 400 feet on the Denver
ball park2
In studying the physics of baseball
let US commence with the chief imple-
ments of the game-the bat and ball.
The ball is composed OF a small core,
with heavy layer OF highly treated
Para rubber. then wound with two
kinds of wooden yarn. over which is a
glue substance, upon which is a horse
hide cover The ball is semi-pneumat.
Ic. both the rubber and the glue upon
which the cover is pasted tending to
hold air. The difference even OF a
sixteenth OF an inch in the thickness
OF the rubber makes the ball so fast
that Il scarcely can be handled. The
makers experimental for years to get
the ball tuned to the proper pitch OF
Elasticity, and appear ana.iy to have
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05
MEMORY IMPROVED.
Since Leaving Of Coffee.

Many persons suffer from poor
memory who never suspect coffee has
anything to do with IT,
The drug-caffeine- coffee, acts
injuriously on the nerves and heart,
causing imperfect circulation, too
much blood in the brain at one time,
too little in another part. This often
causes dullness which makes good
memory nearly impossible.
II am nearly seventy years old and
did not know that coffee was the
cause of the stomach and heart trou-
BILE / suffered from for many years,
until about four years ago." writes a
Kansas woman.
"A kind neighbor induced me to
quit coffee and try Postum. l had
been suffering severely and was
greatly reduced in flesh. After using
Postum a little while l found myself
improving. My heart beats became
regular and now l seldom ever no
tice any symptoms of my old stom-
ach trouble at all. MY nerves are
steady and my memory decidedly
better than while I was using coffee.
'T like the taste of Postum fully as
well as coffee"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for booklet. The
Road to Wellville."
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular (must be boiied).
Instant Postum doesn't require
boiling but is prepared instantly by
stirring a level teaspoonful in an or
dinary cup of hot water, which makes
Il right for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put In
q heaping spoonful and temper Il with
a large supply OF cream.
Experiment until You know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have II served that way I'm the future
There's a Reason" for Postum.
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05

Frank Bakers worlds series home
runs was near that angle, the other
scarcely 30 degrees, it went farther
AS a matter of fact, even, If a ball
player could hit ball at any desired
angle, he could not be certain where
it would go. IL would depend too much
upon the rotary motion OF the ball.
Last summer | saw a hard line hit
driven straight at Charlie Herzog of
the Giants. He put up his hands to
catch the ball, then suddenly threw
his head aside just i'm time to avoid
being hit in the face. the ball missing
his hands by two feet The ball had
shot" suddenly from it's true path.
In a game between Washington and
Chicago late last fall Walter Johnson
hit a ball at an angle of close TO 40
degrees. and with terrific force. L
should estimate that it was nearly 90
feet high, at its greatest elevation.
Had IL followed the true ballistsc
curve, it would have passed over the
center field fence. The ball sudden
ly stopped. started TO drop straight
downward then caught in another
current OF air. and Bodie, who was
running after the ball, overlook it com
ing toward him, as If the batter had
hit 10 from center field Under condi-
tious such as these a study of aero
rautics would help players more than
physics would.
The outielder who gets the Jump"
Oh the ball at the crack of the bat
figures its trajectory at a glance.
sprints desperately outward and turns
exactly upon the SPOT whore the ball
will alight then catches it. has all
the calculations ever devised beaten.
Physics assumes that balls. thrown
with equal force. following the same
angle Of projection over the same
range. will be alike never doubted
it until practiced at second base with
Malachi Kittridge and the lamented
Tim Donohue throwing the ball down
to me- DCnohue threw faster, and
seemed harder, yet the ball came into
the hands as lightly as If tossed Kilt
ridges thrown ball came more slowly,
but It Jared and bruised the hands.
This popularity of throwers is un-
derstood we'll by players, and one of
the first inquiries concerning a new
player is whether he throws a light
or heavy ball, which refers to the
striking force of the ball, and not it's
weight. A ball revolving naturally.
and thrown over the finger tips, as a
fast ball Is thrown, has a tendency to
lift. is light One that loses its ro-
tary motion, and oscillates rather than
rotates. is dead" and heavy. Every
player throws a different kind of ball.
the variations depending upon the size
OF the hands, the length OF the fingers
and the manner of holding the ball.
The man who knew enough about
physics, and also about baseball, could
fill book on the physics OF pitching.
II is simple while seeming complex.
IL was not SO very long ago that
Tying, the Harvard pitcher. developed
curve ball that started a protract-
ed argument which finally resulted In
group Of learned professors gath
ering to decide whether a ball actual
ly could be made TO curve In the air.
The professors who doubted the pos
sibility OF a ball curving based their
doubts upon the alleged insufficiency
OF air resistance. They admitted the
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05
onlv Thlnks He Thinks.

"I heard something the other day
that greatly surprised me and have
been worried about 1t ever since"
What was it?"
Il don't know whether l ought to
mention it to you or not, but l was
told that your daughters husband
was a free thinker. She's such a
lovely girl. hope 1t isn't true"
"Of course It isn't. Or IL 1t is II
won't make any difference. Laura
takes after me, and my husband was
free thinker, too, when married
him. Now he never thinks."-Chica.
go Record Herald.
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05
a Successor.

How did they happen to meet?"
He ran over that poodle. OF which
she was so fond"
'Did he replace it?"
Looks that way. He and she are
now engaged"
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05

Sympathetic Visitor-Can't you do
something to make life smooth for
these poor men?
Practical Oficer-Sure, lady. Don't
we iron them?
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05

1t is said s1,OOO,OOO is invested in
song birds in Los Angeles.
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05

rate OF rotation and the weight of air.
The entire science Of pitching con.
sists In the deft application OF fric-
tion upon some point OF the ball which
makes il rotate In certain direction,
or. which counteracts its natural ro-
tation and cause It to "wabble" or
float with little revolving motion. The
slow balls, fadeaways. knuckle balls,
all have as their object the preven-
tion of rotary motion. or to give false
rotary motion of reverse English" I"
The ball that presents the most air
surface to the resistance OF the at
mosphere slows up quickest and yields
more rapidly to gravitation. The one
that spins oftenest (not necessarily
fastest) curves most.
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05
Monotonous.

"WhatShe gonna do with that
knife?"
I'm gonna play I'm cuttin you up"
Jaw, you always want to play doc
tor"
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething softens the gums, reduces lnnamma-
ton, ,allays pain, cures wind colo 2Sc q bottls-Aan
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05

Don't buy water for bluing. Liquid blue
is almost all water. Buy Red Cross Ball
Blue, the blue that's all blue. Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05

Hunger never kicks because the Ia
blecloth is soiled.
The Yale expositor., 1913-06-05
No Fault There.

"Blagg is no golden-mouthed speak
err"
Well his dentist did his best to
make him one"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-23
SCHOOL LAND INSPECTION
SCHOOL LAND APPfAlSAh 'oAi
MITTEE TO INSPECT LAND II -
COUNTIES.
,Bu G. 5. NcWS Scrricc.)

Midalnd. Tex, Aug. 2}.-Thc members
Of the School Land Appraisal tommlS-
sion left this city Wednesday. beginning
their long trip over the school lands q
West Texas The party is made up OF Il.
w. Priest chairman. Hon. J. I. Rob
inson. land commissioner, l.. T.. CoWling
secretary Of the commission. and Il. &.
Norris, stenographcr. They Will VISIT
= total of thirtv-cight counties and will
travel bv automobile. The work OF the
Commission will cover 4 careful view
of the school landyS many Of which
have been sold at a price that works
hordships on the homcStcadcr. The val
ues Of some of the property will be read
iusted as 4 result of this trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-23
CORN EXPOSITION
CORN EXPOSITION
WILL GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION
TO THE PROBLEM OF MARKET
ING CROPS.

Dallas. Tex. Aug. - The market
for his produce than ne now receives,
Mill tx given considerable attention AT
The National Corn Exposition to bt held
i'm this city February 1921, 1914.
Marketing il the most talked of phase
of farming economies. today, and many
agencies are al work for it's solution.
Some cooperative associations are al
ready successfully solving the problem
and the recent announcement that the
Wells Fargo Express Company had ac
ccptrd a marketing plan advocated bl
Peter Radford. seems to throw more light
upon the subject.
While the Exposition is called j Nat
ional Corn SHOW il nevertheless deals
With every phase of farming. ana every
crop and species of farm ANIMAL viii
hr studied There have been five of these
EXpoSitionS thc first was held i'm Chicag
in 1905 The second and third 1T Omaha
Nebraska i'm 1909 and 1910 the fourth
1T ColumhuS Ohio. in 1911. and the fifth
at Columbia. s. e.. III 1913.
The coming uf the Sixth EXpoSit on ut
Dallas Texas. IL in keeping with the or
iginal idea OF the organizers who desire
to carry the gospel of better farming to
various parts Of the country. The direc-
tors Of the Texas state. Fair ASSocia
zion have generously placed their build
ingS at the disposal Of the Corn Expo
>tiOn.
Commercial and industrial organiza-
tionS ii ev ~ sect Of the state are
cooperating with the Corn Exposition.
and it is predicted that the coming g.
position will De the greatest III the his
tory of the event. 1t is expected that Sev-
cral hundred thousand farmers will Wis
il the exposition grounds. and indica-
tionS point 10 large attendance from
foreign Countries
\ well organized force is at work ar
ranging exhibits and making plans for
the housing of farm products.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-23
MARKET REVIEW.

Houston. TEX. Aug. D Most recent
StimatcS on the 19l3-l4 cotton crop place
the combined Texas and Oklahoma out
put at 7.000.00O bales Good rains over
SUNDAY III Eastern belt viii prove help
ful. I'm the sections where the cotton is
matured and picking is in progress nat
urallv rains are not wanted. However
he drouth i'll many sections has ou
done the rayagcS Of the boil wecyil.
Authorities say the present crop has
been the most scientifically treated crop
eyer grown. Throughout the South mod
ren intensive mcthodS have been applied
and cultivation has extended later i'll
The seas n than ever before. Being co'.
tinuouS.y free from grass aud weeds. tn
plant probably has come nearer getting
he entire benefit Of the fertilizer used
than any crop ever raised. These things
can reasonably he expected TO have a
telling effect OH the yield.
The annual shortage Of cotton pickerS
Is on and the railroads are suffering as
result in the loss of Secti n han :
who are dropping the shovel and going
into the fields. However the railroads
are retaliating in an innocent manner
in 4 shortage Of cars This shortage is
retarding the movement to market and
but fifty Cent If the cars needed is
lay3iIablp
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-23
GERMAN VETERANS
60 PRTSSIAN WAR MEET IN
CINCINNATI.
(Spccidl ID Thc Hcrdld.)

Cleveland. O.. Aug. - thousands
of old German soldiers veterans Of the
FrancoPrussian war, gathered here from
all sections Of the couatIy today - ut-
tend the opening sessions 81 the nation
n convention If The German l,Icqcr-
bund of North America.
More than 200 accredited delegates
were III their chairs when The frs nu>-
mess session convened for the purpose
Of rcorganizing The national insurance
fund
Special trains brought large daircp-
tion> from Wheeling. W. Va. ana chi
cago and many Ohio cities were we'll
represented. St Louis sent delegations
from three old soldiers clubs.
Among other cities represented are
st. Paul. Minneapolis. Trrre IIautc.
Fort WAYNE. Sioux City. Ia. Aurora. H..
East St Louis ILL.,, Joliet. H.. Kansas
City. Little Rock, Denver, Charleston,
= O., pittSburg and Covin9ton, Ky.
The convention will adjourn Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-23
DISARMAMENT SOON
TWENTIETH UNIVERSAL PEACE
DISARMAMENT OF THE NATIONS
Special to The WcFdId)

The Hague, Aug. -. Disarmament
by all nations in the near future and
thc SubmiSsi N of all international qucs-
ions to arbitration was the theme Of
ali speeches today ii the closing plcn-
ary sessions of the Twentieth Uniyer-
Sal Pace Congress which has been IN
convention at the Riddcrzal since Mon
day.
T0day,s speakers were enthusiastic
over the progress made by the peace
tongr, - during the last two years.
Following adjournment al the dele
gates Wcnt by special train TO Alkmaar
as guests ut Il luncheon. Later they took
boat, for Amsterdam where they were
formally received hv the municipal au-
thoritieS and rendered farewell ban
quct
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-23
DEVELOPMENTS
MOVE RAPIDLY
HTERTA MAY RECONSIDER REJEC
TION. PERHAPS MAY SEND PER
SONAI. REPRESENTATINE TO
CONFER WITH PRESIDENT.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS- MAY BE
DELAYED LIND REPORTS MORE
CORDIAL TREATMENT TERTA'
ARMY DISSATISFIED
(BB Associated Press. ,

Washington. ID. c., Aug. %. .-Devel-
opmentS in the Mexican situation moved
50 rapidly today that it was undetcr-
mined whether President Wilson would
read his message to congress Tuesday.
Direct adviceS from Mexico City say that
lIucrta might wish to reconsider his re-
lection If the American proposals.
1t is also reported that Iluerta con
templates sending an envoy to the Unit
ed States similar 70 the mission Of John
Lind. to talk moflicially with President
Wilson.
4 message received Yesterday from
John Lind stated that Iluerta was seek
ing further negotiations. This created
the impression that IIucrta was prpl
ably Weakening before the unyicld.ng
attitude of prcsident Wilson in refusing
recognition.
The apparently impending crisis in
McXico'> finances and the report that
IIucrta'S army. for weeks without pay.
i : growing dissatisfied almost 10 the point
of mutinv are believed to be potent fac
tors III The pending developments. which
have caused President Wilson To hesitate
in regard to the message
Relations between Hucrta and Lind con
tinue cordial. and the envoy reports IIu-
erta even more friendly than before.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-23
THAT THAW
MAY BE RESCUED
CANADIAN AUTHORITIES HEAR
OF CONSPIRACY TO RESCUE lar
RY X. THAW FROM THE HANDS
OF HIS JAILORS
CANADIAN PREMIER OFFERS AID
TO SHERIFF At SUERBROOk-
LAWYERS ANXIOUS As TO THEIR
FEES
(BV ASSOcidted PreSS.1

ShcIbroOk,' Aug % -RumorS of a
possible attempt to rescue Harry X.
ThaW from the prison here 50 alarmed
the provincial authorities, that Sir Lo-
mcr Couin. premier If the province, telc-
9raphcd Sheriff Aymcr asking whcth
er ordinary staff prison guards was Il
sufficient protection agains raid.
ThaWs staff Of eight lawyers today
found themselves confronted with a lack
Of knowledge az to which was i'll charge
of the case and from whom they were
20 receive their fees
The sheriff replied that he thought -
guard sufficient
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-23
HYGIENISTS IN BUFFALO
(Spcciul to 1Hc Herdid.l !

Buffalo. H. NJ. Aug % Prominent
educators, health workers and scien-
lists from all over the United States
ther.ng here today 10 attend the great
Fourth International Congress OH School
Iiygi,nc which will bc formally open
ed Monday and will continue for one
week. Dr. Charles w Elliot president
emeritus NJ Harvard, will preside al all
sessions aS president Of the congress. An
informal program for tomorrow consists
of addresses to bc made by the speak
crS in scores Of local churches.