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Evening star., 1914-01-25
BY BILLY EVANS.

Did YOU ever watch big league pab
game from the two-bit bleachers: NO !.
Well then. you have failed 10 ENJOY
the game from one of its many pc
culiar angles ! wouldn't prescribe the
,wo-bit seat as a regular diet ] en-
ioycd one afternoon from that point oi
view. hut on the whole ] would much
prefer a good seat in the grandstahu VI
a chair in one of the boxes. In the HIS.
place. you are too far away from the
scene of activities. 1t is too much OF
strain on the eye To really ENJOY the
contest one needs 4 strong palr OIL ie'u
glasses Despite the lonS-dlstance we"
the men in the bleachers can see edhs
and strikes better than the umpire, can
manage Just little better than the man
ager and play little better thah the
PLAYER. At least. during the neat oi
battle they honestly think so.
During my last trip east last suiiille4
nv assignment was such that hau o..
off day on a Monday. Having cohi,ie.eu
my schedule in Philadeiphla ,. anu o,-er
next assigned to Washington, "ent o.e ~.
10 that city on a Sunday TO speho az. .ue
day with the umpires who were 10 otiiel
ate there on Monday. For van. o
something better to do. rooe oun " ,S
hau park with Messrs. Connolly anu
F,pan who were in charge of the game
-bnt AFTERNOON. At the time l had no
Intention of taking III the sdhe-
Knowing how to Kill the afternoon ue
cided l would see the contest iroih d se'
in the two-bit bleachers
Areumeuts Galore for Bleachers.
The uarter seats in Washington are
located in left field. They have oeeh
antlv termed the jury box by the fans
because of their peculiar construcuoii'
making them greatly resemble the jury
hoxes in the courtroom. Believe me, theS
sre well named. not only because Oh
their construction but otherwise II lhe
dav spent among the occupants was
fair sample of what happens oaliS, tiitli
the gentlemen who occupy the Jul
hoy, decide many momentouS question
in the base ball world ana seiilehee
many a player to an awful late. -
,These bleachers face the sun ana IL
there is anything hotter than the warm
August sun in Washington 1t is the arsu-
n,ents that take place during tne sdnie-
E-IIr,ny remarks and heated debates arise
in ne grandstand but for the real articie
take to the bleachers any Old time.
During the summer time one VI my
duties is to lose few arguments as
nossible on the ball field. don t lose
many. but not being infallible l have
some wise player slip one over on me
every now and then Instead OF peihs
peeved I always try to give the p,aSsi
in question all the credit in the world, al
though sometimes 1t is rather nara 10
reach such a conclusion Durns uhe
progress of the game that AFTERNOON
purposely got into "a score OF arguments
with nv neighbors and ! must confess
failed to win a single decision was
car,sfautly pyerruled
Evening star., 1914-01-25
Safer Given Liberal Contract.

Vic Safer of the Chicago Cub team is
one athlete who is thought TO have OBJ
tanned a liberal contract for three years
from President Murphy, who made q.
special trip to Lansing. Mich. to get
his signature. The young first sacker
was approached by Manager Brown of
the St Louis Federals and received a
tempting offer, which he was about to
accept when the Cub magnate stepped
In at the eleventh hour with what is
thought to be an equal Undue .ment
Reports have II that Brown offered
Safer a contract for three years at
$4,000, and bonus Of 50 900 to sign
Whether he managed to separate Pres
fdent Murphy from that sum cannot he
ascertained. as in base bali this mag
nate and the player are like the
sphinx when it comes to telling the
amount inscribed on the parchment. IL
Is almost a certainty that Safer sue
ceeded in getting what Brown offered
him or close to il
Evening star., 1914-01-25

tell distinctly the incidents Of such
fights as when Tom Hyer defeated
Yankee Sullivan In 1s4S. Although
Bostonian by birth, he is Californian
by adoption, having come to the golden
Evening star., 1914-01-25
PANN|NG R|TCH|E
IS UNCALLED FOR
Champion Is Doing All He Can
Under UnIucky and Ad-
verse Conditions.
WOULD BE BLAMED IF
HE BOXED WHILE UNFIT
Willie Has Done More Since Gain.
ing the Title Than Any of His
Immediate Predecessors.
BY JAMES J. coRBETr.

Former Heavyweight Champion of the World.
Special Correspondence Of The Star
NEW YORK, January - 1914
Evening star., 1914-01-25

miss that familiar blue uniformed figure.
as will the fans who will now only see
him at rare intervals.
Old Billy has been connected with the
game all his life and can remember and
Evening star., 1914-01-25
The Rooters Wax Sarcastic.

4 goodly portion of the bleachers
In Washington is made up of col
ored fans, and believe me they are
some fans. That afternoon Manager
Griffith of the Washington club tired
out several of his new players. New
York was the opposing club, and with
Raw Caldwell pitching in superb
form Chances team scored an easy
victory 6 to 0. Naturally such re-
suit was far from pleasing to the rams.
1t made the occupants of the bieachers
wax sarcastic. Very fortunately none
of the fans knew me. or they proDaoly
would have had lot OF run Joshlns
me. Just for the sake of argument
always took the opposite opinion to
the one held by the fans. and. as ! nave
said before, / was always worsted IN the
debate.
One OF the players to receive trlal
that afternoon was a promising young
CHAP by the name of Morley He IS a
shortstop, but was used at second IN TINS
game Morley. by the way. is an as
sumed name. His name IS Morley Jen-
nings When at college he played pro-
fessionally under the name of Morley 70
retain his amateur STANDING so TO speak.
Announcer Phillips. in stentorian voice.
made known the changes IN the hhe
up.. That is about the only way II "ould
be possible TO keep the crowd informed.
as the stands are at such distance tnat
most of the players look very much alike
SO that is Morley" said one OF the
fans. They say he is some ball player
Morley isn't his right name. re-
plied. accepting the chance offered to
hreak into the conversation. His name
is Jennings" This was bit OF news TO
q good many of the fans, and the 1nior-
nation was passed from one TO another
After Morley had struck OUT on ms nrst
anpearance also booted his first chance,
one of the fans sitting near me re-
marked:
Evening star., 1914-01-25

For the period February 1925, which in
cludes a Sunday and holiday. the Capital
CITY Chess and Checker Club has sched
uled one of the most ambitious attempts
Evening star., 1914-01-25

Billy Jordan retires on account of
rheumatism in his pins as he calls
them. to round out his years in peace
and quiet.
The native sons of Frisco town will
Evening star., 1914-01-25

The following is the score of one Of
ne two games recently won by Capa-
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Can Thank Federal League.

If Safer can get an equivalent stipend
he can thank the Federal Leaguers. for Il
is certain he would not have received it
had 1t not been for Browns being 50 hot
on his track. The west side first basenan
probably was given a fair salary for 4
player who has been in the game only
three years. No doubt he was promised
an increase this season. but il probably
would not have been anything Ike what
he has obtained.
President Murphy WAS asked If he
offered Safer the same terms that the
Federals did. lie did not give a direct
answer to the question, but evaded by
saying: Il did not bid against the Fed
,1s
Evening star., 1914-01-25
Was Playing Under Assumed Name

Was Playing Unoef Assuneo Naue'
Wonder why he doesn't play under his
right name?" l tried to explain how the
youngster happened to break In under
his first name. My explanation at the
time was accepted as satisfactory. 1t
was a tough day for Morley to make his
debut, as Caldwell was going at top
speed. Three times hesfaced the New
York pitcher and each time he struck out
As lie whitfield for the third time ths fan
who had asked me twhy Morley failed to
play under his proper name got a big
laugh when he addressed me thuSly
You may have that young fellow right
mister, but il / couldn't hit any better
than him, I would insist on playing un-
der an assumed name. He is a wise
young man..
In Howard Shanks Washington has one
of the greatest outfielders in the busi-
ness. On fly balls he is wonder and on
a ground ball he is as sure as an IN
fielder. At the bat alone has shanks
a weakness. He stands UP to the plate
nicely, but has trouble getting the ball
safe A good many recruits have tried
for Shanks' position. but none has sue
ceeded in winning it from him. In this
game against New Yorn n youngster by
the name of Spencer was used by Mana
ger Griffith. Spencer. it 50 happened, was
given the place of Shanks In the batting
order. Looking considerably alike from
a distance, many failed to notice that a
new man was in left field. The day
previous Shanks was the batting hero
of the game a couple of men were on
the bases when Spencer came to bat
Now Spencer is a left-handed batter,
while Shanks bats from the right side
of the plate.
What do you think of that?' said
one of my neighbors. .'Shanks is hit
ting Ieft-handed." Al once every one
was attention.
'He ought to have tried that stunt
long ago." replied another fan. 'He
amt never going to hustle Cobb batting
right-hanGed.' Spencers effort was q
pop fly that retired the side.
II don't see that hitting that way
shows much Improvement" remarked
one Of the jury. i then made my pres
ence known once more by stating tina,
Spencer, not Shanks, was batting.
Bleachers Lead in Critics.
II thought So" answered one OF the
critics. Il didn't think Shanks was crazy
enough to try batting left-handed. He
has been hitting in hard luck lately. but
he is bound to improve" This was from
one of the most critical. but seeing that hs
Evening star., 1914-01-25
May Get $4,000 a Year.

From this it can be assumed he was
compelled to pay Safer $4,000 for three
years. The sum may not be precisely
that but there may be some additional
agreement whereby Safer is to be given
bonuses if he achieves certain feats in
his playing. such as reaching specified
mark in batting and base stealing. with
these extra conditions he may have been
rendered a contract equivalent to the one
with which Brown attempted TO lure him
away from organized bail.
Murphy's young star infielder is not
the only one who has increased his pay
as a result Of the efforts of the Federals
to grab him. Third Baseman Niehoff OF
the Cincinnati club is one who Is to get
more money as result. as the report
came from Garry Herrmann's town that
he outbid Joe Tinker for the services OF
the infielder, who was taken from the
Louisville team of the American Assc-
ciation Niehoff comes we'll recommend
ed and 1t is said he looks like the best
infielder who has come out of the as
sociation since the Cubs took Third Base
man Jimmy Doyle from the same team
four years ago.
Evening star., 1914-01-25

PROBLEM BY ]. Z. VERNON.
BLACK.
Evening star., 1914-01-25

With Eddie McGoorty out OF the run
ming and an avowed candidate for the
heavyweight title according to Austria
Ian advices). the middleweight champion
ship problem is just that much closer to
a solution.
Mike Gibbons proved in the recent bout
with Bob McAllister that he must be
rechoaed With as q worthy candidate for
The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22
Items From SnouDAake

J. D. Childers and son went to Winslow Sunday and returned Wednesday. They report having a good time.
 Clarence Owens left Thursday for his sheep ranch. He says he is having bad luck with his lambs. losing about half of them. All sympathize with MT. Owens, as he is one of our best citizens.
 Ralph Ramsey came home Tuesday from the Forest reserve. He will soon move with his fam fly to Prescott, Arizona. having been transferred to that place.
 At the election held last Sat urday. the result was 79 against and T for, so the cows can con- tinue to stand around in the shade of the trees on the side walks.
The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22
Young People Enjoy Hay Rides

The young people of Hclbrook have enjoyed two hay rides in the last week. Hiring a fast team and the longest wagon in Smiths livery stable, the young folks drove around the surround ing country, and crossed the city many times, singing all the songs they knew and some they didn't know they put in two very joy ous evenings. Those that in dulged in the good times were: Misses Rosy Scorse, Anna Evans, Allie Cross, Loa Cross, Winnie Saxon, Ida Cummings, Anna Greer, Helen Smith, Maida Daily and Messrs. Willy Smith, John Toohey, Frank Delaney, Ernest Cahoon, Fred. McWiIliams, AL bert Garrison, Chauncev Woods, L. Caldwell.
The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22
Normal Graduating Exercises

Judge and Mrs. Sidney Sapp
 returned Tuesday from Flagstaff.
 where they went to witness the
 graduating exercises of the Class of Nineteen Fourteen of the Northern Arizona Normal School. of which their charming daugh- ter, Miss Irene Milestone, was member, graduating with high honors. Miss Amanda Fullen- wider won the gold medal, with PIT points, Miss Milestone and Miss Nora Traitor, neice of Mrs. Loraina Thysing, of 'Holbrook, tieing for second, with 270 points each. The class address was by the Rev. Henry Martyr Camp bell, of Phoenix. The members of the class were: Etta Allison. Julius Aubineau, Elsie Anderson. Harold Blome, Zella Brinkerhof, Ruby Bayless, Maude Clifford, Colin Campbell, Lillian Choat, Clarence Durham, Inez Earle, Fullenwider, Robert Caring. Nina Halbert, Florence Isaacson, Flora Jensen, Edith Lamport, John s. Matthews, Gertrude Miller. Anna Murphy. Gladys St. Charles, Nora Traf- ton, Mary Taylor, Mabel Van Marter, Juanita Westervelt, Irene
The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22

| B. Mickelson, the stone cutter
 and monument manufacturer of
 Snowflake, passed through, Hol-
 brook Tuesday en route home
 from Winslow, where he had
 spent three days putting in place
 monument erected fo the
 memory of the late J. H. Breed,
 one of the pioneers of Navajo
 county.
 The La Roux roundup started
 on Wednesday from the troughs
 at Bucks ranch and will proceed
 from there to the Ed Hennessey ranch by way of St. Joseph; from there they go to Geo. Hennes- sey's ranch. then down the wash, arriving at Holbrook about the 10th of June for the shipment of steers.
 F. w. Nelson, w. H. Gibbons, Jake Hamblin, Isaac Isaacson, MT. Hinebuckel, Theo. Lopez, of St. Johns, and Gustav Becker, of Springervllle, constituted party of Good Roads Boosters from Apache county that spent part of yesterday and last night in Hol- brook, and made an inspection of the Milky Wash and Beaver Dam Instructions on the St. Johns road.
 w. M. Peterson, superinten- dent of the Whiteriver Indian agency, passed through Hol- brook Wednesday on his way to New Mexico, to witness the graduating exercises of the State Military school, where his sons graduates. MT. Peterson was accompanied as for as here by an Indian boy, who went to Phoenix to have an operation performed on one of his eyes.
 Hon. Eugene w. Chain was in Holbrook Saturday, May 16, and spoke from the station plat form to a large crowd of people. NIT. Oldllu IS uOL OuIy d SIdCcs but a national figure. He was the presidential nomlnee on the ticket Tn 1908 and again in 1912. For forty years he has worked ardently for the of the liquor traffic in the United States, and possi- bly, no man living has made so many speeches on the subject as he has. Mir. Chain is also a strong and well known writer. Lincoln, The Man of Sorrows. "The Master Method of the Great Reform," are among the books that he has written. Du- ring the last several years, MT. Chain has made his home in Ari- zona. He will make the race in the present campaign for the U. | 5. Senate on the Independent | ticket. and has planned a per sonal tour of this county, prob ably in June.
The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22
GOOD ROADS BOOST
 FRS HOLD MEETING

A couple of car loads of Good
 Roads Boosters arrived from St.
 Johns yesterday afternoon for
 the purpose of conferring with
 our citizens in regard to road
 work from this point to the
 Apache county line, and meet
 ing was held at the court house
 last evening, which, however.
 was very poorly attended by Hol-
 brookites, presumably on ac-
 count of the short notice. F.
 w. Nelson was the first speaker.
 He explained that the proposi-
 tion was for Navajo county to
 fix the road to the Apache coun- ty line. and that Apache county would do her part. He also stated that the fixing of this road in good shape was of mutual benefit to Holbrook and St. Johns. as it would bring the bulk of the trancontinental tra- vel this way, from Springeryille. Gustav Becker, of Springerville, also spoke in favor ot the pro- position, stating that he was in favor of the route, and that he always recommended it, notwith- standing statements to the con- trary. The idea of the gentle men was that the citizens of Holbrook and St. Jonns should work together to put this road in good shape first, and after that other. roads could be built. Other gentlemen from Apache county spoke on the subject. w. B. Woods, of Holbrook, said he was sorry that a larger and more re- presentatlve crowd was not pre- sent, but stated that he thought the meeting would be beneficial, as it would result in a more de- finite understanding between the two counties as to road work. J. B. Crosbg also spoke and stated that as far as the county, super visors was concerned, they had no funds to work with, etc, but they were not in any way oppos- ed to fxtng the roads in that end of the county. B. First stated that the Apache county proposi- tion was of mutual benefit and It was up to Holbrook or the coun- ty meet the issue. He also said he would stand his proportion of the cost if necessary rather than see the route changed. Other gentlemen from St. Johns also spoke on the subject, and the meeting closed with the idea that the proposition will be given con by the Holbrook peo- pie.
The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22
Commencement Exercises

The Winslow High school held It's first commencement exercises in the Crystal theatre last Thurs day evening. Misses Cora Cres-
 well, Eleanore Henderson and Esther Ross composed the class of 1914. and essays were read by them which were pronounced excellent. Special music was rem dered by the Shipley orchestra and vocal selections were rend- cred by two mixed quartettes and trio. The commencement address was delivered by Hon, Reese M. Ling. of Phoenix, and it proved to be a masterful eff fort. abounding in patriotic sen timent and kindly advice, not only to the members of the class, but to the audience as well. Benjamin Downs, in behalf of the pioneers, gave each member of the class present. and re- lated history of the Winslow schools from their beginning to the present time. Taken alto gether, the occasion was one long to be remembered in the history of Winslow.
The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22
WINSLOW TEAM WINS
 LAST SUNDAYS GAME

The Holbrook team was de cisiyely beaten in the game witt Winslow last Sunday. 1t mus be conceded that the WinsloN people have a strong team, but z great many of their runs were attributable to errors on the part of the Bolbrook players. which brought roars of laughter from the grand stand. and probably caused the spectators to feel that their money was not wasted. Evidently the boys were afflicted with some ailmeht akin to stage fright, for felders who have heretofore shown good form. missed grounders and barely touched flies which would have fallen within a few feet of the outfielders had they remained in their tracks. As a result, in the first inning Winslow made four runs without getting a hit. In the second inning the Winslow team cinched the game by mak- ing ten scores on two hits.
 Excluding the first two innings the game was fairly interesting. After the second inning the Winslow team made four runs, and were shut out in three in- nings, though they were prob ably not extending themselves as much as they might have.
 In the ninth inning the Hol- brook boys rallied and made six runs, but errors in the first two innings had lost the game. h. numerable errors resulting in many scores took the ginger out of the team, and consequently there was no real playing. even
 
 after the nervousness of the first few innings wore away.
 The day was ideal, the field was'in good condition. and fair sized crowd attended. A good many Holbrook people were in town. Most of them silently dIs- appeared immediately after the. game.
 Although all the Winslow boys played good bail, the work of their short-stop, Fay. was the feature of the game. Gardner pitched good ball for Holbrook and Shumway played fast game on third base. Each of the other players made costly errors, which contributed to the final score of IS to 10.
 It Is to be hoped that the local team will profit by it's experience and discard the belief that ball games can be won without prac- tice or team work, and with a bunch of players who have never been in game together. A few such changes would probably make the return game a much closer affair.
The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22
Apron and Bakery Sale

The Holbrook Woman's Club holds an apron and hakery sale as the club house Saturday after noon, May 23rd. Come and get dressed up in a brand new apron; if you don't need aprons there will be other useful articles that you may want, and you car buy some something good to eat for your Sunday dinner.
The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22
A CHILD'S NARROW
 ESCAPE FROM DEATH

What would certainly have
 proved a fatal accident occurred
 at Snowflake, May Is. 1914, .
 few minutes before one o'clock
 when the thirteen months old
 girls. Marylynn. daughter of
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph l.. Tender
 son, fell into a tub of water that
 had been drawn from a we'll pre-
 paratory to wash-day.
 It is presumed that the little girl had been playing around the
 tub and was trying to reach for
 little green twigs and parts of
 blossoms which has fallen into the water from an over speading apple tree when she lost he ba- lance and fell into the water. It is not known just how long the little girl had been in the water when found, but it was approxi- mateIy eight minutes.
 Edna May, the five year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. A. G. McCloskey. who live in the same lot with the Hendersons, proved herself young and very thoughtful heroine, for she was the one who first told her parents, who were eating dinner at the the time of the accident, but not until she, had pulled the drown ing child out of the water and laid her beside the tub. Little Edna May afterwards told her parents that when she found the little girl, her feet were sticking up in the air and leaning against the side of the tub. When she first came into the house and gave the alarm she said: Nam ma, Marylynn has drowded", and then clild-like. she began to cry. after having relieved her self of telling of the accident.
 It is wonderful to think how much presence of mind little Enda May exercised in this case, for even great many older per sons would have become excited and would not have thought just what was the first thing to do, and It is very likely the drown ing child could not have been resusitated had she not been pulled out of the water just at that time. Probably one or two minutes longer and she would have been lost beyond recall, and it is nothing short of a miracle to realize that the child is living and on the way to comDlete re- covery.
 Everything consistent with the emergency of the case was done for the apparently Iifeless child, and after half an hour of un- ceasing hard work, the little girl began to show signs of life, and1 by the end of an hour and a half, she was able to recognize her parents and had recovered some what from her awful experience.
 Mr. and Mrs. Henderson de- sire to extend their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all the good nelghbors of Snowflake who were so very kind and sym pathetic in lending a helping hand and heart during this acci- lent.
The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22
Superior Court Meets JuIu Ia

The time for holding the next term of the Superior court has been fixed for Monday, July 13 by Judge Sapp. The juries will then be impaneled.
The Holbrook news., 1914-05-22

James L. Byrnes has been ap- pointed postmaster at Flagstaff.