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The Washington times., 1913-05-18
.F|VE.CLUB FINISH l
EXPECTED BY MACK
Washington, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Cleveland, and Chicago
Will Be in Fight.

CHICAGO, May 1S.-Connie Mack the
veteran leader of the Athletics. is not
looking Tor any easy victory for his
team the present season. although the
former Champions are out in front and
going at rapid pace The saSacious
one consented TO short interview re-
SardinS the outlook of the race and ex-
pressed his opinion very caldidly re-
garding the battle.
Five clubs are going to be in the
1918 race. In my opinion" he said. 1T
is going to be a hard thing for any
team to win, for Washington, PhIla-
delphia, and Boston are going to be
lighting 1t out along with the Maps and
White Sox. My team is going we'll and
have no complaint to make.
with ordinary luck we will be there
all through the campaign. The WASH
ington team Is not to be distanced at
any stage. Griffith has a combination
in the race all the way and IL going 10
be dangerously near the top all the
time. The Red Sox are slow in rourd-
ing into form. but are going to be in
the race before the end of the season.
Best for Cleveland.
In the West the Maps are going
like a house afire 1t is the best
ball team that Cleveland has had In
nave HOl seen Iie
team yet this year. but from what I
know of 1t from last year / know 1t is
going to be a hard team to beat. We
are going to Cleveland from here and
are not looking for an easy time with
Birmingham and his men, There is no
weakness TO the team as / see IT,
The pitching is strong and the hit
ting Is all right and there certainly Is
nothing the matter with the fielding end
Of the team. The coming series will be
a good one. for we are in fine trim and
we. viii be fighting them to the very
finish In every game.
White Sox Strong.
THE white Sox are strong. Gala
han Is going to keep them in the race.
for his pitchers are SO strong. and
with any kind of hitting at all the team
will be in the fight Pitching is a big
part Of ball game always. and as
long as the Sox pitchers keep going
along as they are now they will keep
the leaders guessing all the time.
The American League race looks To
me as II it was going to be as tight a
proposition as We have ever had. The
Browns are coming along pretty fast,
and I believe the Tigers and the High.
landers will be much harder to beat in
few weeks than they are now.
with five clubs in the race. though
the summer is not going to be a duiet
one by any means. and the team that
wins the flag next fall will know very
well what it is to go through hard
season.
1t Is not often the Philadelphia man
ager consents to talk about the other
teams or about his own more than To
answer questions. He is well pleased
with the outlook that the Athletics have
for winning, but he does not say out
and out he expects to win the flag He
Is far too cautious to come out in a
nat statement. but the way he talks
about his players indicates his feelings.
The Washington times., 1913-05-18
Among the Amateurs
GAMES TOMORROW,

Capital City-Cornell VS.. Bankers.
Central-Sherwoodsv VS.. Y. NJ. H. A
Departmental-War VS.. c. and L.
East Washington S. S.-First Pres
byterian VS.. Reform.
Eastern-Avondales VS.. Western
Buds.
Federal-Stanton VS.. Pension Bu-
reau.
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.-Express VS..
Car.
Northwest-Fourth VS.. st. Paul.
Treasury-Hydro VS.. C. Of Cy.
Marquette-War Dept. VS.. Naval
Medical
The Washington times., 1913-05-18
Michigan Track Team
Iriumphs Over Syracuse

ANN ARBDR. Mich. May ls.-Nichi-
gan's track team triumphed over SYRIA
cuse by the decisive score of 50 To 10 in
the annual outdoor track and field meet
on Fefry Field Yesterday. The VOL
NerlneS scored - points in thirteen
schennied events and received an addl-
tlohdi . points when the Orange men
forfeited the mile relay race
captain Half featured the perform
ance By running the half mile iI LIS.
The Washington times., 1913-05-18

lowering the old mark set by c. H. Hall,
of Michigan, by one second. Though a
stiff wind blew over the course most
OF the afternoon, a lull during the half
mile made the new mark possible.
Bonds mark of As in the lOO-yard
dash was not allowed To stand because
the wind was at the runners back dur
ing the dash.
Jansen. Of Michigan, ran a great race
IN the 4p-yard dash. coming int, the
lead at the turn of the course and
finishing in 50 As seconds
The Washington times., 1913-05-18
Baseball Chatter.

Manager Mique Finn's Mobile team
is going like a house aflre in the
Southern League. Charlie Schmidt, the
old Detroit catcher, is backstopping for
Mobile.
Uncle Cy'' Young. who is managing
the Cleveland Federal League team, will
try out his arm in a week or so. and If
the old whip can stand the gaff he
Brooklyn has been putting la over
the Giants In the way of attendance
this season. The Superbas played be-
fore 1900 fans recently and on the same
day only 1000 bugs watched the Giants
perform.
After ten years Of faithful service,
Doc Adkins. veteran Baltimore pitcher,
has been released. He announces that
he will open an office for the practice
of medicine at Durham. n. c.
pitcher Schulz, the Savannah recruit
with the Highlanders, looks TO have
the goods. but is playing in tough luck.
A youngster just breaking in leads a
hard life when he is tied up to a cellar
aggregation.
A fan bet IS against 500 that the Bos-
ton Braves would win four straight
from the Pirates. and cashed. II was
the first time in eleven years that Bos-
ton was able to turn such a trick
against Pittsburgh.
II begins to look rs II the National
League were going TO have Johnson
wonder, alice samee Mclean Leaguee.
george Johnson. Clncinnati's crack In
dian pitcher, is displaying beautiful
spring samples.
The Washington times., 1913-05-18
Holds Reds at Bay,

BOSTON, May 1S.-Pitcher James
had a great day in the box for the
Boston Braves. he having held Cincin-
natl safe for all but the sixth inning.
when two runs slipped across for the
Reds.
Score by innings: R.HE.
Boston. .... o 2 OIL 02x-6 s 2
Cincinnati. o o o o o 2 o o o.
Eatteries-James and Whaling; Har.
ter Brown and Clarke.
The Washington times., 1913-05-18

Several notable performances In dual
field and track games yesterday give
some line today on the probable win
ners at the annual intercollegiate field
and track games to be held in the Har-
ward Stadium on Saturday week.
Yale's win over Harvard in the dual
meet at New Haven yesterday proved
to be a genuine surprise. as the Ell
team hung up several records while the
The Washington times., 1913-05-18
GOODRECORDSA AT
COLLEGE MEETS
Yale and Harvard Penn and Cornell Princeton and Columbia
With Syracuse and Michigan Furnish Plenty of
Dope for the Experts.

win of Penn over Cornell at Franklin
Field. due to Lippincott's wonderful
performances, and the unexpected
strength of the Penn field men, will
cause the experts to figure longer on
the dope.
Out at Ann Arbor. where Syracuse
and Michigan hooked up. Bond and Sc
ward, with Craig, in the hurdles events.
showed true form and can be counted
upon to come East with plenty Of
ability.
The Washington times., 1913-05-18
Has Two Good Ones.

The Dubuque team. of .he Three-I
League, has two fine pitchers in Harry
Jasper and Guy Gregg. Billy Sullivan,
Of the White Sox, has been taxing a
slant at Jasper.
The Washington times., 1913-05-18
Interc|ub Matches Will
Be Played on Tuesday

The first OF the interclub tennis
league matches will be played on Tues
day. according to the schedule an
nounced today. The Argyle, Cleveland
Park. Holmead, and Ingleside Tennis
Clubs. having adopted a schedule OF
games, are ready to start this week.
The schedule follows:
May 20-Argyle at Cleveland Park.
May 20-Holmead at Ingleside.
May 2i-Ingleside at Argyle.
May 2iCleveland Park at Holmead.
June 1-Argyle at Holmead
June I-Ingleside at Cle"eland PaIk.
June 2l-Cleveland Park IT Argyle.
June 2l-Ingleside at Holmead.
July 12--Argyle at Ingleside.
July l2-Holmead at Cleveland Park.
July S-Holmead at Argyle
July 26-ClevelaId Park at 1ngleside.
The Washington times., 1913-05-18

Officfal referee and starter = Prof
Emery Wilson, Central High School
judges at the finish-R. E. PPairo, Ana
lostan Boat Club, and r. A. Coon. Balti-
more City College. Time of race-5:i2
Length, ! mile
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-04
LENNON ON COMMISSION.
President Names Wyoming Man for
Rio JaneIro Post.


Washington.-Presid Wilson has
made the following nominations:
Ministers-Albert G. Schmedemann
of Wisconsin to Norway. Benton Nc
MILAN of Tennessee to Peru.
Consul at Milan. Italy, Nathaniel b.
Stewart of Georgia.
Secretary of embassy, Rio de Jane
iro. Brazil, ]. Butler Wright of Wyo-
ming.
Secretary of legation. Brussels.
Frederick Morris bearing of Missouri.
Member Of the Isthmian canal COM
mission, Richard Lee Metcalf, Lincoln.
Neb.
United States attorney for New
Mexico, Summers Burkhardt Of New
Mexico.
To be commissioners of the District
of Columbia-Oliver p. Newman, for
merry of Des Moines, Iowa; F. l.. Sid
dons OF the District of Columbia.
Members of the commission on in
dustrial relations-Frank p. Walsh Of
Kansas City, Mo-; John r. Commons
of wisconsin; Mrs. J. Borden Harri-
man of New York; Frederick A. De-
lano of Chicago: Harris Wainstock of
California; S. Thurstone Ballard of
Kentucky; John b. Lennon of Illinois.
formerly of Denver; James O'Connel
of Washington. ID. C. and Austin b.
Garretson of Iowa.
Commissioner of immigration at
San Juan, Porto Rico-Lawson e.
Evans of Mississippi.
Register of the land office at Harri'
SOIL, Ark-Brice b. Hudgins.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-04
THE new BANKING BILL
ADMINISTRATION ENJOY
MEASURE INTRODUCED.
Senator Owen Offers Bill in the Sen
ate, and Representative Glass
In the House.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. The administration
currency, bill was introduced in the
Senate by Senator Owen and in the
House by Representative Glass. The
House Immediately referred the meas
ure to the banking and currency COM
mittee.
Several changes have been made in
the bill as the result of the numerous
conferences in which President Will
son, Democrats of the House and SEN
ate committees, Treasury department
officials and committees Of bankers
took part following the publication of
the proposed measure several days
ago, but despite appeals that the fed
eral reserve board to control the pro-
posed new currency system be in
creased, and that bankers be given
representation. no change in this pro-
vision was made. The board will con-
sist of seven men to be appointed by
the President.
In the Senate, Senator Cummins
contemplated proposing an amend
ment which would make the board an
elective body.
Reinserted in the bill was the origi-
nal proposition for retiring the pres
emit bank notes, within twenty years
and the substitution of additional fed
eral reserve notes for them. This
eliminates the proposed limit of $780,
100000 in reserve notes contained in
the bill as originally made public. In
replacing the bank notes the govern
ment two per cent bonds, upon which
they are now issued, would be re-
funded by three per cent bonds with
out the circulation privilege.
Chairman Glass made preparations
for the speedy consideration of the
bill by the House committee. He OBJ
tanned the passage of two resolutions
to facilitate the work. One provided
for the printing and distribution of
$4,000 copies of the new bill. The
other, which was adopted after a par
tisan discussion, provided $4,000 for
the payment of experts to be employed
by the committee.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-04
BROKE HORSE OF BAD HABIT
Bag of Sand, Something Like "Puneh-
Ing Bag" Did the Business
Quite Simply.

Noah Spears, a Bay Shore farmer
has discovered way to break horse
of kicking. according to Milford let
ter to the Wilmington (Del.) News.
Spears tells the following story: 81
filed stout gunny sack with sand and
suspended 1t from the ceiling In the
rear of the stall by rope in such
position behind the horse that its
heels could have good play upon it
This large pendulum, needing only
strong power to start It, would swing
with clocklike precision as soon as
the horse began to play it's acrobatic
stunts upon 1t. At the first kick the
bag swung away. only to return with
more force, giving the animal much
more than 1t had sent. This unexpect
ed return on the part of the bag caused
the horse to kick harder, but each time
the bag returned harder and paid the
animal with interest. Finally the
horse, realizing that further kicking
would be fruitless. stopped kicking.
The bag was allowed to hang in the
same position for an entire week, but
no more use for 1t was seem"
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and to pitch 1t over the plate between
the batters knees and shoulders when
necessary. Control is the pitcher
who can throw the ball near where
he wants 1t to go needs few curves
and not much speed.
Crab-A grabbed player. a Crouch"
The verb to crab means to show a
quarrelsome or complaining spirit.
Many of the worst crabs" In base
ball are the pleasantest and most &C.
NAL when off the field. their grabbed
ness evidently being the result of the
nervous strain of playing.
Crash-Verb used in baseball, not to
signify a single sound, but a series
of hard hits. A team starts crash
ing" when three or four batters in
succession make hits.
Crowd tVerb)-To stand close to
the home plate when batting. the pur-
pose being to hamper the pitcher and
sometimes to force him to hit the
batter. The team that crowds" per-
sistently is a hard team to beat, as
in many cases batters will be hit. and
many times pitchers, over anxious
through fear of hitting them, will pitch
outside the plate and give them bases
on balls.
Curve-In professional baseball the
only curve spoken of as such is the
fast breaking ball. pitched overland.
that darts down and out from right
handed batter. All other curves are
qualified as sidearm. out, barrel hook,
slow, drop. No one speaks of an in
curve among major leaguers. See
Putting Something on 1t, and The
Jump.
Dirt (Hit the) Slide-Usually heard
in connection with an order to a play
er. Managers always reprove play
ers who stop standing up, and or
der them to hit the Dirt partly be-
cause standing up is risky way of 60
ing into a base. and partly because
SO many players are injured by not
sliding.
Double-A two base hit. or two
Dagger"
Double Playa play in which two
runners are retired or put out, before
the ball ceases to move, or in one
continuous play. The commonest
double play is from the short stop to
the second baseman to the first base
man.
Double Steal-A steal of bases by
two runners simultaneously. The steal
when made with runners on first and
second is seldom called double
steal, as the runner on second steals
third and the other runner merely
trails" The double steal, as meant
l. te, 4
ners on first and third The runner
starts from first and. as the catcher
throws to catch him, the runner on
third trier to score before the ball
can be returned to the catcher The
play is used chiefly when two are out
and the chance Of scoring in any other
way is small
Double Steal (Delayed)-with run
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hurry the play to throw out the run
ner. It is used chiefly to advance run
ners who already are on bases
Blunt and run-The term used to
designate a play much used in the
more finished teams. The batters and
base runners exchange signals as the
pitcher starts to deliver the ball to the
batter. the runner or runners start
for the next base at full speed. The
batter bunts as they go, and If he push
es the ball fair the play obviates the
chance to force the other runners.
The play is extremely dangerous to
bad hunters, as double play is al
most certain II they bunt fly into
the air.
Coacher-A player or manager who,
from the coacher's boxes back of
first and third bases, endeavors to
guide and advise batters and base
runners, warning them Of the move
ments of the enemy and flashing the
managers signals to players. as or
ders for certain plays. In the early
days of the game the duties of coach
ers were to play clown, make noise
and strive to excite or anger oppos-
ing players. The coacher in the mod
ern game usually is quiet, studying the
movements of the opposing pitcher
and catcher and assisting base run
ners.
Control-Ability to throw a base
ball where it is directed to be thrown,
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-04
RINGWoRM COVERED ARMS

2073 Ogden ST., Denver, Colo
about four years ago was bothered
dreadfully with ringworm around my
mouth. I did not pay much attention
to 1t at first, although 1t looked bad.
1t spread rapidly and itched and
burned dreadfully. The first thing l
knew my arms from the elbows down
were covered with ringworm, and my
face seemed worse. got some medt
cine which relieved the itching and
sort Of dried up the ringworm. but II
kept coming back. / decided to let
the medicine go. and scratched them
until they were sore. At that time
there must have been four on my face.
One extended from the corner of my
mouth under my chin. That was the
largest one. but the smaller ones look
ed as bad for they were kept fiery red
from my scratching. Each of these
red blotches was raised about one six
teenth of an inch. and the centers
were covered with pieces Of dried skin
giving them a very rough appearance.
"One day accidentally got hold Of
q small piece of Cuticura Soap. and
In a few days noticed how much
good 1t was doing me. kept on US
Ing the Soap. and spoke Of 1t to .
friend OF mine. She told me of the
Cuticura Ointment, and by using both.
the ringworm disappeared in a short
time" (Signed) Miss Helen Magee.
June IL, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston"
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-04
Joe Tinker.

hands and allows the ball to bSund OF
his feet or legs. kicking or "booting"
it. Why does he waste his efforts
booting baseballs" inquired Boze Bull
ger of new infielder. when Yale is
mourning the lack of a punter?"
Break (The)-The turning point of
a game of ball. the critical play which
starts a stampede of the defeated team
and fusillade Of hits by the attacking
club. Also the breaks" are used to
expess the luck of the game. THE
breaks were all against us" means
that in every instance In which luck
entered into the play. it favored the
opposing team.
Bunt-A ball. struck with the bat
with the intention of dropping or roll
ing II onto fair ground and only a
short distance. forcing the inflelders to
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-04

bors say look younger now than did
fifteen years ago. Mrs. SARAH r.
WHATLEY, Athens, Texas, R. F. D.
No. 8. Box 90.
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Moving Home to Dig for $4,000.

Moving Home to Dig for 1000.
Pueblo, Colo.-Believing that there
is close to $4,000 worth of ore hidden
S12 Mechanics street, is moving two
story residence from its foundation in
order that she may make search for
the treasure. Mrs. Hornberg declares
that she was told by spiritualist that
there is considerable wealth beneath
the building, hidden there by highgrad
Greek.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-04
The Baseball Primer
By Hugh S. Fullerton
Copyright, 1914 By ". @. ohapm.nl

baseball needs a Webster and a
standing-revision board to keep the
dictionary Of the game up to date.
Ina sport is building its own language
30 steadily that, unless some step soon
u taken to check the inventive young
men who coin the words that attach
themselves to the pastime, inter-
prefers will have to be maintained in
every grand stand to translate for the
benefit of those who merely love the
game and do not care to master 1t
thoroughly.
Joe Campbell. the Chaucer of base
ball literature. was sitting in his office
one evening, lamenting to me that his
paper (The Washington POST would
not permit him to write as he pleased.
but insisted that he confine his writ
tngs to straight English. l reached
over and took the sheet he just had
finished. And Annie Rusie" 1t ran.
made Svengali pass in front of
Charlie Reilly's lamps and he carved
three hicks In the weather" What
could be palmer or more expressive
of the fact that Rusie had hypnotized
Reilly into striking out? Or what
could be more graphic than Lennie
Washburn's description of / ball that
was hit hard and instead of bound
ing. Rugged the dirt" as the players
say, and tore It's way through the
grass.
The following does not pretent to be
a complete dictionary of the base
ball language. 1t merely is the prim-
er. containing some of the componest
words and phases, with an explana-
ton of their meaning:
Air Cup in)-Excited. unnerved. A
term used to describe the condition of
a pitcher who loses his courage or
presence of mind at critical stages of
q contest
Bean (N)-The head of a player
V) to bean-to pitch or throw and
hit the batter in the head (see
Lima).
Bean Ball fast ball pitched at
or near the head of a player who is
standing too close to the plate with
intent to drive him back. Often used
to drive timid batters away from the
plate. after which the pitcher usu-
ally throws fast curve.
Big One (The)-The third strike.
After two strikes are called the big
l one" is left. The percentage of safe
Pits made by batters after two strikes
are called is extremely high and the
term probably results from that fact.
Bingle-A clean base hit. the ball
being driven clean over or past the
fielder without presenting a chance for
any possible play.
Bite-A term applied to batters who
are weak in that they cannot resist
the temptation to strike at curve
ball. especially at = slow curve. The
message He will bite" passed through
a league among the players generally
means the end of the usefulness of
that player.
Bleachers-Uncovered field seats on
baseball parks. Term originated In
the south where the colored spectators
were forced to sit in the sun, and
were "bleached."
Boner-A stupid play; blunder in
the science of the game. Term adapt
ed from the idea that player max
ing stupid play has head composed
entirely of osseous tissue.
Bone-head-A player noted for MAX
Ing stupid plays: one adapter spoke
OF a players head as his "armored
turret''
Boot-An error In the making of
which the player fumbles with his
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-04

will. when he has the advantage of
the batter in the matter of balls and
strikes. waste a ball, either trying to
tempt the batter into striking wildly.
or striving to allow the catcher TO
make a play to catch base runner.
Water Bucket (Spiking)-Drawing
away from the plate as the ball is
pitched. Many batters draw back the
foot an entire step. out of timidity or
through nervous habit. and those who
step far back are said to spike the
water bucket
Whip-The throwing an. Also
called Wing and Soup-b bone.
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