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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
MOTHER TRAINS CUE
EXPERT FOR MATCHES

No American athlete With visions OF
place 70 be won on the United States
Olympic team ever trained moro faith
fully for competition than George Gray,
the Australian. billiard player now en-
gagged in a series Of important matches
in London. His training is done under
the efficient direction of his father, as.
sisted by his mother. who prepares the
special diet which is the chief item of
his preparation for an important match.
All OF his meals are taken at home.
aud no servant is permitted to cook the
dishes which he eats His father says
that some people have declared that
this regime IS eccentric and unneees-
sary, but he defends il on the ground
that the least upset Of the digestion Of
billiard player is certain 10 have a
bad effect on his playing.
Therefore, he deems il prudent form
Of insurance to provide against such a
contingency.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
American Weeds Out

Clauclng over tne t,s.a,<s
4 lgi nar,ran and National lsss. ".
pairing them With tne *, hsss
that the Nationals sua an,,s rir (
entv men in their llneugPl .
Sn ~ 1o6e while the AIIisss si,l|
about forty. This in,,s.sssJsd a.
ran lea suers have wsiD W. an
Ming stars OF the o.ue'h 'hsvs
The National leagus,ss ,seIsS'1
them-aud lost
thereby. ,hosa eolbic
,os he bsen shown In the ih'T,s -
IN i the past few ysaIs5i ya.s5 -.
league outfits, coinpVesp psSsssp ts,r
hnye been able TO ,sonsI lels''
Tore thein: the No uoir'. 's.lIprln
toie orr, ne nemnership o. ~ y 4
has slowed UP ana =, ne ys-'|
fore the onslaught %
i.atlon ,a no 70
~ sesiS 70 weed out "a. w -
icI the bench. ~'aTti,'yy yyaIIt %
Tho spotlight u they 70 4 e.
sa,yss ssr from slipping a so
bows OF the metti'Srrsd A.t.e
a .sniSat.on has fo,ssus ,.ssrs, rs
~ IN the past few y,sIsa,uais, I.
outclasssn s nrs declssi.Ss,,r
stars. do not RANK m ihs css
division teams ia "a
leagues.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
Batting Ability Counts.

It's their wonderful batting prowesh
more than their fielding skill that nave
kept I.ajoie and Wagner IN the mig yen.
wears after those who started out VIII
then, as kids were pushed Into the slde- :
show and the discard. The marvellous
batting skin OF cap" Ansou. of the ola
Chicago Colts, kept him In the game q,
least six years after his fielding had
slumped to the point where he was haro-
Jy good enough for the minors
Ty Cobb Is wonderful a1i.arou,Ia i.
plaver. but It's his hitting ABILITY tnat
has annexed for him contract that caiis
for one OF the highest salaries ever palo
A ball PLAYER; Joe Jackson OF the Maps
"a an ordinary fielder yet because ne Is
a demon with the hickory he Is Regarded
as one of the most valuable ball players
in captivity, a.
Frank Baker of the Athletics Is falr
snsielder and rather slow on the pains
hut he is one of the greatest oatsmsn
.he game ever has known. And so ne
draws a mighty husky salary-as Avn
IetIc salaries Go-because OF his hlttins
Charles Hickman. the old Piano
Legs" always was something OF shine
as a fielder. Yet he could connect WIN
the ball regularly and with terrific I'M
pact And that kept him In the game
for many years after his slight nelolne
usefulness had gone. Charlie. Rossman,
first ss cker OF the Maps and Tigers some
wears ago, was n mediocre fielder ana
n atrociously erratIc as thrower- But be-
cause he could hit he stuck around longer
than ne would have otherwise.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
'|Rll1
EARNED TR[IRN
Pitching Perfo,,u,,,
Long Ago Sta,tl. d.
of Modern D.,
BY Tribune Special s,,,.,

By Tribune Special spo,,
BROOKLYN, March Il 90
the veteran fans and tss !,
ers gigsie bit bchina ''a
when sporting scrlbes "a, !.
attach the title Of ..lron -
ainge: whosc name tIrur.s
thirty-hve games each -
In this day and age fanS'
lnuTel TO and goes ipto
the remarkable sndr..
shown by I'd Rm,,,- ,,
Walsh. Walter Johnsor
"Rube" Marqua ri ana Z Z ~:
have worked in about for,.e er
son and emerged with
winning percentage. "L
But In the Gays that ~.
was considered a mIsb,r ~
less bloke II he didn't ~. g
nfty games-and iiftp
days. meant nfly coruIsss ss's
these days 81 quite oftss H
pitcher whose name az.
games worked in onlv ss1.
gnmes and that in tls n,'e
be worked only an ,nnlcs
relief pitcher, 'As p
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15

= -
1904. was with the ~ !. ID
until last fall ana nov strr .
erals, Harry Davls, ,sr a
still on the Athletic csI1
piays no longer, i, Jlnihs soS; q
manager OF the Wmte. .ss ~
nth, now manager oi W. ~
Nick Alsrock, coaehsh, ga ~ "
drs drs wing Mpo ssaisrios from %
league. -. atfssyent p
tjonaI league. which css e. svsr;y
regularly--in 1918 near -. ,n l..'.
VINO we're in the game iuclo>
earlier than that dave. hsn \
lis; M are Enener. Bresnnns Bresns 80
Ames. Camnitz. Vita
Mccormick. Brown, L., ssn
DooIn, King and hrl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
Iron Men of Past. :

Gazing back along the -.
to the yesterday OF hassSsa
sosne achievements by the -
ers that ovcrshadow eysn ~
present-day perforfnanee-
johnson and the other pIir>,,
this period. ''''
Back in 1884 Charles 4.
wonderful Providence piieS.-
seventy-two games-pitche5 I,
once every other day. Al &
season with a winning osrss-.
A year later John ClarfD-
the great old-time piichen (,
enty games for Chicago. rsir'-
OF .7g0. -Four years later-js /:
son equaled Radbourne's ~
numter OF games pitched n (
by twirling seventy-two 70, I, /
of ,7S6.
But even moro wondurfo,
performances is that Of 4 n
Spalding's record for corsE><
In the pitchers box and In'
powers as a pitcher, pefhrT
be equaled, He led the ls,r
successive years. Here ID N
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
STATE TOURNEY.

Tho expected has happened and The procession
hns started the old rivals. Henry Shaw ana
IIurb NncKean. breaking ont In front, prob
ably never to DO headed until hoir tateful meet
rh,ch viii determine who will be state
is, ne Gov rho coming year MacKcan Is the
nnIy contestant with clean slate. Shaw losing
aBriatol'. TO Patrick. although barton hhoui"
have scored on MacKcan with Edinburgh.
hut slipped Up or a long aud tricky ending and
lei tho Willy scotchman escape with draw, The
4. thn aIanhlnr.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15

His record of .s99, made n
the highest ever turned In b
After orbing those record;
admit that there seems 10 b
tihcation for the continual or
old timers that ''baretan /;
what II uster he when We 4
feIlers."
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
Checkers
AT the commence


AT the commence
ment Of a game
Black men occupy
squares numbered 1
to 12. The White
men those number
ed FL to 81 Black
alway, mouaa Y,rat
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
tsl 4 good mo!o not IN popular favor.
GAME se-"DUNDEE.'
On the same trip to Denver I met G. ". Po-
,oon- OF Lincoln. Ncb, who scratched me up the

drawn, AorraU Va He1fner.
(ai The loser, off the books, all hight, doubt
less because OF iv fatal weakness
(b) Tho way all tho real players co.
GAME fo-''DENNY."
Plugging along. however. only drawing q tricky
endinr which should apparently have been vorsod
in,o pe1n's position. and winning rather
!iukey game put on even terms. and the toi-
lowing game gave me tho soTies by Two 10 one
and draw Pcpoon "a q hard determined player
who n bound TO develop Into classy player
A.ln air dr With rSSneCf OOm9Y
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15

(O Thia rather awkward looking move has i,s
merits
white wins.
(cj 3-S is shown to win for black by Colorauo
State Champion Peters.
(aJ Stowert went 3O-2S agains. Morehouse and
lost.
GAME eI-"sOUTER."
The following game - contributed with notes
by HARRY Peiors, state champion OF Colorado,
ana WAS played whilo I WIS III Denver on Fob
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
HARD H|TTERS WIN
BIG PAY ENVELOPES
Classy Fielders Numerous
but Sturdy Clouters Are
Difficult to Find.

Ry Tribune Special Sport Service
NEW YORK. March l4.-Here is
poem. II is 30 labeled because II IL
weren'. a large number OF readers might
not know just whst we were attempt
,nx. This poem is written with apollo
r,ss 70 william Cullen Bryant. who swat
ted over 400 In the Poetic leaBue. toi
large number OF years.
A POEM.
So swat. tina; when thy summons comes
10 sign .n, 90
A contract for the next six months 10
play ..,.b
In that major league realm. waere eacn
one shall take
His chamber I'm basebRlls hail or tsn'e'
Thou go not like guy afraid 70 ask
For boost In pay; but sustainen ah"
soothed ,,.,,
By a iusty swat record. approach Thy
1Jke one who is doing him huge favor.
And demand about four thousand more
per year.
n post-mortem ceremonies are con,
ductsd over this poem they VIII reveal
the fact that II is intended as BIT OF
advice TO ambitious bushers. II means
iast the baseball bloke who Is hanoy
1ith the mace even though bit un-
wieidy on hoof and slightly inclined TO
fooale line drives, is the man VINO can
dema ud-and set-the bulky pay en-
velope.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
Back for Seasoning.

The rockies OF tho Cleveland Maps start
ing To fall by the waysidc. Already threo pitch
ers have received the Ak. Ed Novlik, Dave
Gregg. brother of Vean Gregg. also OF The Naps
and DIllinger the ones sent back for more
seasoning.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15

(a) The recognized lower
M While ut frat glance IL looks an though thts
"a the best rnnyo, Il is not 8-9 looks 10 ne
stronger hut We still bolcve with careful play
~ cnn be won by the whites
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
NATIONAL HOLDS ITS
PLAYERS TOO LONG
Outstripped by American,
Which Is Constantly In
jecting Young Blood.

BY Tribune Special Sport Service.
NEW YORK, March i4-Because they
persist In hanging on 70 their veterans
long after their real usefulness Is gone
that's one o. the reasons why The Ma
tional league, once the elassiest organ
ization IN baseball, has had 10 yield first
place 10 the American league.
There bias been no denying the fact
thet Tor the past four wears the Arneri-
can league teams have had II "on" their
National rivals. The American leaguers
nave oesl triumphant in the last four
world series combats, and in the ma
lorlty OF the pos, season games between
me Americans and Nationals the teams
OF tGe younger osGsnization have been
triumphant. In 1913 the American
leagners We're winners in every series in
wnieh they engaged with tho Nationals
giance through the baseball records
SHOWS the reason. The American league
keeps star player as long as ne per-
lorms In American league stye-hut not
one day longer. They cut him adrift
Wnen ne starts TO skid and supplant him
win new blood-bring TO the fore some
youngsters who soon shine as brightly
as did the stars OF OLD.
Win the National league IL Is differ
ent. Sentiment seems TO cause them 20
.eep IN the regular lineup rlany old stars
long after they have slowed lp-Ionc AFT
er added years have robbed them of their
!orfner prowess and made them inferior
70 the youngsters who are camping Oh
the benches waiting To break IN
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
Black.

chsekera ana chess headquarters. =. II. C. n.
State and First South strccts. Address con-
nrnicztiona 10 D. A. Flurnly. No. 4 Concord
place. salt Lake City.
March rs. isiI
PROBLEM NO. 30.
by NJ r. Fomcroy.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
rep for hi. proposed match With Jordan. n.s'

fall.
The January pumber OF Jordan's American
Checker Player lie Just at hand With lots OF
good plays and interesting news
The Canadian tourney again Won b. AnEuc
Crawford at Alton with ]. L. Moore OF Parry
Sound runner-up.
J. F. Roberts writes that his now column win
Htnrt Ut
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
4
CAME 0-.nIrNpEE

GAME ss-'DUNDEE"
When In Denver recently played this inte--
e<tipe game with DR.. Gorshuoh. 4 now mcnoer.
don't know much. but willing 20 learn" He
them pretty well across the board now,
and whom he gctr tho dope and decides his lines
OF play he will make II lively for any OF them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
New Faces Numerous.

Looking over the 1901 records OF the
tmerisan ;srs league, and comparing the ros-
SHOWS that only five men of the l0o-o1d
tlen In that league are sfiD IN America n
@ ieasug harness Those r,en are I.ajois
an. anu ~, -a,ulner OF the Maps. Crawford OF
Athletics VI VIZ
stovail. who Joined the Maps back In
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-15
FIVE FAMOUS WORLD TOURISTS

@ e. es4s e 4s $ &C. % 8 "
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Left to right:
nails: Iris Speaker,
they returned from
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Black. u.
WbIo-s1 20
Morgan County republican., 1914-03-05

The white hand on the coverlet
had beckoned to him and he had gone
close up to the bed. standing very
straight. his heart beating fast and
hard.
john" the word had been almost
q whisper. very tense and anxious.
very distinct John. you're q little
boy. and father is going away"
Toto Wishing House?
The gray lips had smiled then, ever
30 little, and sadly. mo. John"
Take me with you. father! Take
me with you!"
had had to gulp hard.
Listen. John. for what I am say
ing Is very important. You don't
know what mean now, but some
time you will" The whisper had
grown strained and frayed, but 1t was
still distinct. II can't go to the Never
Never Land. But you may sometime.
II you II you do, and II you
find Wishing House. remember that
the men who lived in it be-
fore you and mo were gen.
tlemen. Whatever else they were.
they were always that. BE
like them, John. will you?"
Yes. father"
The old gentleman with the eye
glasses had come forward then, hasti-
ly.
Goodnight, father"
He had wanted to kiss him, but
strange cool hush had settled on tho
room and his father seemed all at
once to have fallen asleep. And he
had gone out, SO carefully, on tiptoe,
wondering. and suddenly afraid.
Morgan County republican., 1914-03-05
CHAPTER III.
The Turn Of the Page.

The Turn OF the Page.
John Valiant stirred and laughed,
little self-consciously. for there had
been drops on his face.
Presently he took check book from
his pocket and began to figure on the
stub. looking up with wry smile. ITO
come down to brass tacks." he NUT
tered. when I've settled everything
(thank heaven. I don't owe my tailorD
there will be little matter of twenty
eight hundred odd dollars, a passe mo.
tor and my clothes between me and
the bread-line!"
Everything else he had disposed OF
everything but the four-footed COM
rade there at his feet. "But I'd not
sell you, old chap" he said, softly;
mot a single lick of your friendly
pink tongue; not for beastly hun
dred thousand"
He withdrew his caresslng hand and
looked again at the check, stub. Twen.
ty-eight hundred! He laughed bleakly.
Why, he had spent more than that a
month ago on ball at Sherry's! This
morning he had been rich; tonight he
was poor!
What could he do? He could not
remember time when he had not had
Morgan County republican., 1914-03-05

fidential secretary Of the man he had
come to face stood in the gloomly
doorway.
II want to see Mr.. Sedgwick."
You can't see him, Mr.. Valiant"
But will" Sharp passion leaped
into the young voice. He must speak
to me-"
The man in the doorway shook his
head. He won't speak to anybody
any MORE" he said. "Mr. Sedgwick
shot himself two hours ago."
Morgan County republican., 1914-03-05
CHAPTER l.
The Crash.

nc SVA0Us
Failed" calculated John Valiant
blankly, and the hat he held dropped
TO the claret. colored rug like huge
white splotch Of sudden fright The
Corporation-failed!"
The young man was the glass OF
fashion, from the silken ribbon on the
spotless Panama to his pearl-gray gait.
ers, and well favored-a 1.-the stalwart
figure. with wide-set hazel eyes and
strong brown hair waving back from
candid forehead.
Never had his innocuous and but
ter-fiy existence known surprise
more startling. He had swung into
the room with all the nonchalant hab-
its, the ingrained certitude OF the man
born with achievement ready-made In
his hands. And a single curt state
ment--like the ruthless blades of q
pair OF shears-had shipped across
the one splendid scarlet thread in the
1t. lie had knotted his lavender scarf
that morning vice.president OF the
Valiant Corporation-one OF the great
est and most successful OF modern
day organizations; he sat now in the
fading afternoon trying to realize that
the huge fabric without warning, had
toppled to It's fall
How solid and changeless 1t had
always seemed-that great business
fabric woven by the father he could
30 dimly remember! His own invested
fortune had been derived from the
great corporation the elder Valiant
had founded and controlled until his
death. With almost unprecedented
earnings, 1t had stood as a very Glib
raltar OF finance, type and sign OF
brilliant organization. Now, on the
heels or trusts dissolution which
would be nine-days' wonder, the vast
structure had crumbled up like card
board. The rains had descended and
the floods had come, and 1t had fallen!
The man at the desk had wheeled
In his revolving chair and was looking
at the trim athletic back blotting the
daylight, with smile that was little
short OF covert sneer. He was one
~ sA' 'cS"A i"ohu6Vho Va tho Soi poi
tiOn whose ruin was to be that days
sensation, a colorless man who had &C.
quired middle age with his first long
trousers and had been dedicated to the
commercial treadmill before he had
bought safety.razor. He despised all
loiterers along the primrose paths. and
John Valiant was but decorative fig
urehead.
Valiant started as the other spoke at
his elbow. He had come to the win
dow and was looking down at the
pavement. How quickly some news
spreads"
For the first time the young man
noted that the street below was filling
with a desultory crowd. lie distin-
guished knot OF Italian laborers talk.
Ing with excited gesticulations - a
Morgan County republican., 1914-03-05
He Had Suddenly Remembered That
II Was His Twenty-ffth Birthday.

He Had Suddenly Remembered That
II Was His Twenty-ffth Birthday.
all that he wanted. He had never Dor.
rowed from a friend or been dunned
by an importunate tradesman. And
he had never tried to earn a dollar In
his life; as to current methods of max.
ing q living. he was as ignorant as q
Pueblo Indian.
He rose grimly and dragged his
chair facing the window. The night
was balmy and he looked down across
the darker sea of reefs. barred like q
gigantic checker-board by the shining
lines Of streets. to where the flashing
electric signs Of the theater district
laid their wide swath Of colored "a,
dance. The manifold calls Of the
street and the buzz of trolleys made q
dun tonai background, subdued and
faraway.
Cro BE CoNTINUED.)
Morgan County republican., 1914-03-05

smudged plasterer. tools In hand
clerks, some hatless and with thin
alpaca coats--all peering at the voice.
less front Of the great building, and
all. he imagined. with a thriving fear
IN their faces. AS he watched, q won.
an. coarsely dressed. ran across the
street. her handkerchief pressed to her
eyes.
THE notice has gone up on the
door," said the manager. II sent word
to the police Crowds are ugly some.
times"
Valiant drew sudden sharp breath.
The corporation down In the mire,
with crowds at its doors ready to
clamor for money entrusted to II. the
aggregate savings of widow and or
,phan. the piteous boarded sums earned
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-06
AID CLUB COMMITTEE WORKING HARD
TO solve PROBLEM OF GOOD ROADS

course. would keep the subsoil under
the roadbed well soaked for some time
which would finally result in the sink
ing Of the roadbed. Upon reaching
the end of the roadbed recently COM
pIeted near Waikane, We struck the
old dirt road and. travelling some dis
lance. through a delectable mass of
mud into which, in some places, the
auto plowed through up to the hubs,
We finally left the machine and went
on foot for half a mile or more, to
where a federal" auto buSs had been
deserted by its driver and passengers.
and left a mournful witness to the
deplorable condition of the public high.
way at that particular place, as we'll
as the evident conclusion of the driver
to wait till the clouds roll by" We
were told that two other machines
were stalled in the-mud beyond this
point, but We concluded that We had
seen enough for one day.
Our supervisors are all fully aware
Of the intolerable condition of this
section OF road, and about two weeks
ago they asked for bids for the con-
struction of three and half miles of
road. which would cover this section
that we walked over, but so far the
supervisors have taken no action.
Now, members OF the Honolulu Ad
Club. this particular piece of road is
practically impossible. and If we de-
sire to have tourists come to our Par
adise of the Pacific and bring their
automobiles with them we have got
to have good belt road around this
island. This will be one of the hest
assets We could possibly have and we
ask every member of this club to use
his best effort to persuade the super
visors to use every means in their
power to have this three and a half
miles of road built at once. For this
piece Of road will do US more dam
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-06
LIGHT PUNISHMENT
RECOMMENDED IN
PAULINE HAYES CASE

Pauline Hayes, Hawaiian. was con-
Ticted on one of four counts under the
White Slave Act. by the jury in fed
eral court yesterday afternoon. while
her two male companions were aCquit-
ted of all four counts At The same
time r. r. Re!dford recommended TO
the court that her punishment be
made as light as possible. inasmuch
as the jury's verdicL was a comp1 o.
mise. based on the promise of the
majority Of the jury to make such re-
commentator.
Judge Clemens said ne would con-
slider the request. He released the
woman on her personal recognizance
until 10 o'clock next Monday morn
ing, when sentence will be ptonounc-
ed. Attorey Frank Andrade, counsel
Tor all three defendants, took excep-
ten to the verdict and gave notice CT
a motion for a new trial
This was the second trial of the
trio. the first resulting in a disagree
ment by the jury. Pauline HAYES. Clio
Ianni A. Long, who is now her hus-
band and William Knock were &C
cused of Transporting Rose Nahalea.
a 12-year-old Hawaiian girl from a
school at Kakaako to the woman s
home for immoral purposes. No actual
act was alleged or proven.
The jury consisted of r. r. Reid
ford. foreman; Ben Clark, NJ E. Men
ezes, Andreas Faye, Thomas p Cum
Minis, John T. Scullys Harry A. Wilder,
Che BHi Farm, c.: H. Anterior. Eli
gene V. Todd, E. A. McInerny and
James ]. Crockett.