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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29

Ned Hanlon, manager Of the famous
Baltimore Oreoles. one Of the greatest
teams ever organized, says that play.
ers Of the present day fail to reach
sublime heights in the baseball art
because they do not take chances,
being afraid Of injuries. Hanlon, who
10 now with the Baltimore Feds, re-
marked not long ago:
"Ty Cobb is the nearest approach
to the old school Of the type had
with me in Baltimore. He always
plays the game in fashion to put
even the slightest percentage In his
favor. Cobb makes q serious study Of
the game because he is ambitious to
be the undisputed leader Of his craft.
He is about the only one who will
take desperate chances In desperate
situations-he and Johnny Evers.
mean that these fellows would not
hesitate to hunt with two strikes and
no balls even with two out II there
was the proper setting to cross the
rival infeld.
1T was this ability to seize upon
each little advantage that made my
Orioles SO formidable, though I must
confess had an unusual lot Of brains
among those players. There never
was better collection Of expert hit.
tiers, fielders and base runners than
McGraw, Jennings. Keller. Kelley and
that bunch. They were perfect judges
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29

Of distance and speed. They figured
out almost to fraction Of an inch.
II seemed, just how far they could
beat a throw or how far It was like.
ly to beat them.
Jennings was the greatest Of short.
stops. He never would bulge from
his position to cover on hit.and.run
play until he saw whero the ball was
hit. He would take the throw over
second while on the dead run and II
there was q living chance he would
get his man. Now the fact that he
didn't move until the ball was hit
left him In position to 60 to either the
right or the left for a grounder II
one developed.
There is absolutely no reason why
no new Jennings has been developed.
Maranville and Bush are faster on
their feet than was Hugh. They
might easily copy his style Of play
II Is simply question Of learning
to make sure Of O throw while al
top speed. Now 40 matter. Of fact
there il less danger In going after
base runner this way than In setting
for him. It Is the instinct Of base
runner to avoid the person Of 9
guardian Of q sack. And the fact that
jennings was hurt less than any otheI
player OF this day would indicate that
It Is far easier to tag q man biz
way" s..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29
CIVIL SERVICE BUNK
How Many Examinations in Chicago
Are Framed Up for Favofites to
Shut Out Ordinary Citizens?

The People of Chicago demand q
thorough investigation Of the Civil
Service Commissions department Of
the city government.
They demand an investigation that
will 60 back for years and unearth
the treacherous and illegal treatment
accorded to honest citizens for the
beneht Of q chosen few.
They demand an investigation into
all Of the examinations that have
been held In order that the public
may be informed as to how many, II
any, Of them were on the square.
They demand an investigation Of
the numerous examinations held for
the benefit Of particular persons.
where questions were asked which
could only be answered by the persons
whose appointment in the civil serv.
ice was evidently arranged for in ad.
vance.
The people are paying 100000 q
year for the administration Of the
civil service law in the city govern.
ment. r.,.
They are paying 100000 q year for
q roosuns place for men to make
out psychological" examination pa.
pers. 80.
In Q recent examination for stenog.
raphers the easiest word handed out
for them to typewrite quickly was
"eleemosynary."
10 any one foolish enough to sup.
pose that this examination was on the
square and that these hard words
were not asked to keep out people
who were not Of the favored class?
New departments, entirely unnec.
essary. have been created in the civil
service for pet faddists and high
browed loafers.
The taxpayers who pay the freight
would not be permitted to pass an ex'
animation for dog catcher.
Poor men, devoid Of education, and
with starving families, who are look
ing for work with o pick and shovel
az day laborers. have to 30 through
Q civil service examination that would
shock the Sultan Of Turkey. A daily
newspaper printed the following
about the absurd questions asked Of
these poor laboring men by these
high.browed reformers who control
the aristocracy Of once holders In
Chicago:
Ten thousand men who want Job
In the streets. sewers and small parks
are being put through an examination
by the labor bureau Of the Civil serv
Ice Commission. Here are some ques
lions that apply:
How much more does q wheelbar
row OF dirt weigh In Jackson Parh
than on the moon?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29
PLAYERS HARM. GAME
Promoters Get Little But Expert.
ence for Their Pains.
President Gilmore Says Federal
League 10 Out to Win, From Both
Public and Organized eaIi--
Not Huge Success.

1T IL Q shame" declares President
Gilmore of the Federal league, "that
the lawyers and the players are get.
ting all Of the money now made in
the national game. The promoters
have little but experience for their
pains. Peace and readjustment 10
bound to come in time and the sooner
the better for all concerned.
Mind you, the Federal league IL in
the field until 1t gains It's point. The
men behind It are determined to win,
from both the public and organised
baseball, the boon Of major league
recognition. I do not attempt to claim
that the Federal league has been q
financial success everywhere. The
hackers of the various clubs did not
expect to reap financial harvests at
the start. They were content from
the start to await the readjustment Of
the game, which they are bound to
force.
But getting back to the folly Of
this prolonged war. There are many
players in our league and In the Ma
tional and American leagues, too, who
are at best only a heavy burden to
their employers. Their services can.
not be dispensed with because they
have been able to take advantage Of
chaotic conditions to extract iron.
bound contracts at salaries far beyond
their real worth. The rank injustice
to the promoters lies in the fact that
thesemen are utterly Indifferent about
their moral obligations to those who
pay salaries.
During the present war baseball
has suffered far more through the in.
difference Of certain stars than
through the avarice Of these men
which prompted them to make and
break contracts at will. It has AZ.
fected the very roots Of the profes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29
SPORT and POLITICS
Notes About Men and Their Doings in
the Two Great Fields Of National
Pastime.

standing his long service on the bench
and In the legal battle lines.
Judge Charles A. Williams has
never disappointed the public. His
record 10 clear.
Charles r. Francis was appointed
city attorney and will succeed N. L.
Piotrowski. His appointment does not
need to be confirmed by the Council.
He Is a member Of the law Arm Of
Bither, Goff & Francis. William A.
Bither Of that firm was active In
Thompson's campaign.
Captain Percy B. Coffin is making
a good record in his new position as
president of the Civil Service Commits.
sion. He evidently Is opposed to main
tanning lodging house for incapables
at public expense.
~6A
Judge George Kersten has made
splendid record ON the bench.
~
Judge John f. owens has not lost
any friends judging from the big vote
cast for him In the Herald lawyers
poll.
Judge Thomas F. Scully has shown
since his election to the County
bench that he is the,right man in the
right place. He has met every ques-
ton raised concerning the election ma
chinery with ability and firmness.
The people are proud of him.
Judge Frank Baker has made a
good record on the Circuit bench.
william ]. O'Brien, former senator
and alderman, is making wonderful
success In his theatrical business.
Fortune Bros. Brewing Company's
Topaz, the High Grade Beer, is pop.
ular with everybody. Telephones Mon
roe 40 and 4l.-Advertisement.
possiNs' ELECTRIC SOAP does
not chap the hands being perfectly
pure. Many people afflicted with Salt
Rheum have been cured by It's use.
Preserves and whitens clothes. Have
your grocer order 1t and try 1t now
Adv. u
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29

What amount Of street sweepings
can be put into q curb box three feet
long, two feet wide and fifteen
inches deep?
what is the superficial area Of
Madison street from State street to
the river?
How long would II take gang
Of 200 men to shovel ten.inch snow.
fall of It? How much could the time
be increased?
III hod Of brick be dropped from
the top Of q building 200 feet high
with what velocity will It strike Q
street sweeper in the alley?"
But the Jobs that have been created
for intellectual giants are the ones
that take the cake.
You can search all Of the diction.
aries and encyclopedias in vain for
words and titles that can beat for ut.
ter obsoleteness some Of the produc.
lions Of the Chicago Civil Service
Commission. y..
The Oficial Bulletin Of the Chicago
Civil Service Commission for April 8.
1915. contained the following under
the head Of Examinations ordered"
Read It carefully and you will learn
the duties Of IN Industrial Psycholo.
gist". for which you will have to pay
out @2.100 every year out Of your hard
earned money:
Industrial Psychologist. Glass H,
Grade Nv, 91,740.2.100. April z.
Subjects Of Examination: Special
subject I. educational (penmanship /.
arithmetic u 2. experience 8. report
/. ~.
Duties: Makes thorough mental
examination and partial physical o..
animation Of individuals, using mod.
ern experimental material; makes in.
spection Of the subjects capacity -
to memory. imagination. retention.
association and their psychological at.
tributes: organizes intensive system
of experimental research to deter.
mine value Of these tests; make
analyses Of mental and physical units
and processes involved In manufac.
ture Of certain articles in the institu.
ton; aids in placing inmates In most
suitable industries; cooperates with
outside industries for placing Of o..
inmates. and checks up on work they
do after leaving the institution; 20.
sists superintendent In formation and
abolition Of industries."
| II this doesn't take the cake. our
ignorance 10 more profound than w
thought It was.
The. leading members Of every 70.
ciety and club In Chicago read The
Eagle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29
OSCAR WITT HAS GRIEVANCE
Claims Hs 10 Abused Because Rated
% Utility Player and 10 Forced
10 Into Game Every Day.

Oscar Witt IL there with Q grievance.
He claims that he Is being abused. be.
cause he's ofiicially rated 80 Q util'
ity player. and Is being forced to
get into the game regularly. day after
day.
I'll lose my reputation" he said
one afternoon. III Moriarity don't play
Q game occasionally. Folks will be-
gin to think I'm a regular ball play
or. instead Of substitute"
Witt shines at third. 10 Q good short
stop and can play second acceptably
But his aspirations are for the out
field. He explained this in q recent
conversation.
II can't play these gardens.
guess" he said. They call me Hon
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29

y
sion because Il has ruptured discip.
line. Genuine club spirit now seems
TO be the exception rather than the
rule.
THE principles Of the Baseball Play.
ers' fraternity are doubtless logical
and sound. But here again the unde.
sirable element Of the profession
the men who are content to accept
money for loaang-has gone altogeth'
or too far. The association has been
used In some cases 40 q fulcrum to pry
loose salary increases. These unfortu'
nate conditions may not be alleviated
while the rival forces Of baseball are
at each others threats. That 10 why
I declare further continuation Of the
fight IL q shameful waste Of time and
money"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29
YANKEES HAVE STAR PLAYER
Birdie Cree. Husky Little outnsldsr
o. New York Americana, 70
... ., Playing Grand Game.

Birdie Cree Of the New York Ameri.
can league team 10 playing grand ball.
both on the defense and oifense. and
right now Ii more feared than any
other batman on the Yanks' roster.
Pitchers all over the circuit cay that
they would rather have any other man
on the team than Cree up In the
pinch. .,...
D Cree is natural ball player. He
started a. an infelder. but the outheld
is where he belongs. The first sea-
son he was with the Yanks he gave
the fans heart failure every time he
went after fly ball. He would run
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29

all around 1t before making the catch.
But today he Is an excellent Judge OF
line drive or a high lift. and once
he gets his hands on the pellet It is
there to stay.
At the bat he oftentimes swings
wildly at the ball. but he breaks up
many good games by hitting wild
pitches around his ear out Of the lot.
He can hit to any field, being nat
ural place hitter. He can run 100
yards close in to ten seconds. and has
wing that IL about the strongest and
most accurate ever possessed by big
league gardener.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29
Intsrferes With Hard Hit.

An odd play came up In a Cleveland
Indianapolis game In the Association.
Kirk hit line drive that Schardt
lodged. In ducking the ball he threw
his hand up and thus knocked off his
cap. and the ball, in its flight. caught
the cap, and took 1t along on the Jour
ney toward the outfield. Now, the
question arises, did Schardt interfere
with the progress of the ball by throw
ing his cap at 1t, and should Kirks
therefore have q thres.base bit - .
re silt?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29

West Point has q crack pitcher In
Neyland.
Artie Holman seems to have lost his
batting eye. .....,.
Fred Clarke Of the Pirates released
southpaw Kelly to the Atlanta club.
BY tho way, this Cuban Luque,
pitcher for the Boston Braves. luQues
good. :
Bill Donovan of the Yanks sent Re-
cruit Catcher Pickering to the Rich.
mond International club.
The fans Of Philadelphia are not
taking kindly to Larry Lajoie. even
though the veteran is playing fine ball.
Harry Harper, the Washington
pitcher, has contract that stipulates
that he will not have to play ball on
Sunday.
Eddie Collins has played on ten golf
courses since February 18. The driver
Ia Eddie's favorite club. He also 10
some driver In baseball.
Things to avoid saying in the pres
ence Of Jack Fourier: Jacques. you
can't play first base" you can't hit"
and you can't steal bases"
Manager Rowland OF the White Sox
Is wearing a happy smile, because he
believes that he has succeeded In get
ting his men into winning spirit.
In the Brooklyn.Buffalo Fed game
on April II the Brookfeds stole ten
bases on Walter Blair, KauR stealing
second, third and home In one inning
In these days when anything can
happen, how about suggesting that
the world series take place between
the American and Federal league win
ners.
Fielder Jones says that McGraw
was desperate and that his attempt tC
play Benny Kauff In direct violation Of
the rules of the game was only fol
advertising purposes.
Walter Johnson has strong riva
for the honor of being the best pitcher
In the country. The aforesaid rival II
Grover Cleveland Alexander. the
mighty finger of the Phillies.
-
Business Manager Bancroft OF the
Reds, who escorted the All.Americar
teams to Honolulu last fall, believes
that the big city in the Pacific ocear
is a good place for a ball team to &c
every winter
Sheldon Lejeune is back In the min
ors again. This time the Pirates gave
him the blue envelope and shipped
him to Sioux City of the Western
league Last year, while with thi'
club. Lejeune hit over the 400 marx
a.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29
Fjrst TRIBE PLAY.

Ptret Triple ray
The first triple play of the year In
the third league was made In the Ter
rier.Tip Top game, which the latter
won, 3 to 2. With Evans on second
and Meyers on first. Tobin grabbed q
line drive from Hollis bat and threw
to Bridwell, who relayed to Johnson.
getting Evans. A peg to Bort0n
nipped Meyers off first. Tobin's catch
wss q one-handed affair that he bare.
ly held OH to.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29

DIM. But you observed, didn't you.
that Tyrus signed his contract, In
1913. just few days after he had
q chance to read what the papers said
about my work In the Outfield."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-05-29
WHITE SOX HOME GAMES.
Judge Merritt W. Pinckney deserves
reelection on his record.

~
Judge Joseph SABBATH has long been
regarded by The Eagle as one of the
very best magistrates on the munici.
pal bench. We have often taken oc.
casion TO call attention to the many
good public qualities of our friend
and now that he Is candidate for
election TO the Circuit bench. we hope
that he will be elected. He Is emf
nently qualified for the place, as he
is able, Just and humane. Nominated
as a Democrat he Is entitled to the
votes of all members of that party.
Judged by his past record, he is en-
titled 10 the votes of members Of all
parties.
Judge Charles A. Williams has
pleased his friends by his nns record
on the Municipal bench.
Thomas Taylor. Jr, would make a
good Circuit Judge.
~
Thomas G. Windes, who Is every
inch a Judge, as he has shown in his
many years service on the Circuit
Bench, will undoubtedly be reelected
by large majority, He certainly de-
serves TO be.
Francis D. Connery will. make good
comptroller OF the Sanitary District.
Mckenzie Cleland, the able former
Judge, Is a man who Is never afraid
TO stand up for what he believes to
be right.
Judge Elbridge Hanecy Is one OF the
sprightliest men at the bar. notwith.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-09
Mimi Men Held. I
for Min e Disaster
tay as.ocIatesdI ,,s,I.i Press. =, .,

VANCOUVER, B. G., Sept. s.-An.
nouncements made today that the AT.
torney3 General of British Columbia
had laid indictments for manslaughter
against Thomas Graham and J. Il.
Tomkin, two mining men prominent
in Canada. They are charged with
carelessness In connection with the
disaster which caused the loss of Is
lives in the Reserve mine near Nan.
aimo on February :13 last. Graham Is
chief inspector Of mines for the Pro,
yincial government and Tomkin Is
manager of the Western Fuefs Com
panys which has large scollieries9 al
Nanaimo and large selling depots In
San Francisco and other coast cities.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-09
George Appeals to
English Workmen

BRISTOL, Eng, Sept. 9.-Amid up.
roarious applaus and some. confusion
caused by. an insistent delegate de.
manding the right to question him,
David Lloyd George, British minister
OF munitions. addressed a packed hall
of,unionists here this afternoon, strik,
in the keynote Of his speech with the
declaration that, the war had resolved
itself into a conflict between the me.
,chanics in the contendlng nations.
with you," said. the minister, victory
is assured. Without you our cause is
lost" y. ZAP
"I.come here as the greatest employ
eriof labor in this country. You pass.
ed sresoi oiutions pledging yourself to as.
sist the government in successful
prosecution OF the war, and j am here
in behalf of the government to take
you atiyour word" .S5.
AS between British, and German
workmen. the minister said he beliey.
ed the British,were the better.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-09
TO ASK COURT FOR
CHARTER HEARING
Immediate Disposal Of Case
Will Be Urged by
Petition.

Announcement was made today that
/ a petition would be made to the su-
preme Court Of Westisvirginia next
Tuesday at Charleston to give the
Fairmont city charter case an imme,
diate hearing, owing to- the fact that
the case Is a matter of great public
importance In this section and much
depends on the result Of the case be:
fore the Supreme esoi,r : s
1 1T isth6ughtF that tiie Supreme Court
will grant THE request and that the
charter caseswill within the next week
or two be given Ia hearing on titssmer.
its before the highest tribunal in the
state A. 80 tsSi'.l lf!-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-09
Board Recommends
Use Of Guard Rails

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Sept. a.
An order has been entered by the Pub
lie Service Commission and copies are
being sent to the various railroad com.
panies operating in West Virginia rec.
ommending that guard.rails be placed
on all tracks running through tunnels,
where such rails are needed to safe.
guard the lives OF partons and EN-.
ployes.
This order followed the adoption OF
the report to the commission OF E.. E.
Winters. railway inspector, on the re.
cent wreck In Pinnacle Tunnel. Coal
River Branch OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio, in which four lives were lost.
Another order entered by the com.
mission directs that on its own motion
the commission will take up for dis.
cussion on September s20,- the question
whether. the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company should be required
to transport what Is commonly called
the Wheeling sleeper, which operates
over the Baltimore and Ohio lines be.
tween Wheeling and Huntington and
from Huntington to Charleston over
the Chesapeake and Ohio.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-09
B. & o. Calling for
More Trainmen

KEYsER, w. Va, Sept. s.-Antici.
pating rush business in the shipment
of grain, fruit and merchandise, both
the Baltimore e Ohio and the. West.
ern, Maryland railroads are In the field
for more trainmen; yardmen and
switchmen. When the period of re.
trenchment set tin several months ago
great numbers Of cars were ,sidetrack.
ed in the yards here and these are
now going again into service. The
Baltimore & Ohio is also calling for
additional telegraph operators for the
new block system Installed on the
Cumberland division. '-''s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-09
TRIPLE VOTES OFFERED IN SHOWER
of G0LD5F0R BABIES CONTEST

Today starts Triple Votes on The
West vfrginian's Great Campaign
THE SHOWER OF GOLD FOR
RABIEsH Today marks the begin:
ming OF the last lap OF the great race.
On another page appears the last
lnewspaper coupon. 1t is good for 500
votes, No more free coupons will ap.
pear, and from now on until the end
votes will be issued on subscriptions
only. tss
Every candidate should see all OF
iheir friends who have been saving the
coupons and get their subscriptions
during Triple Votes. Go to them as
YOU collect up the 500 vote coupon.
Explain to them that you appreciate
their efforts In your ehaif for saving
these coupons. but that now that the
coupons are discontinued, you would
appreciate their subscriptions still
more. Show them n they pay, their sub.
scription during this period. that your
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baby will receive Triple Votes. which
means that their subscription NOW
means the same as three the last night
OF the contest. Try to get two years.
Everyone takes some newspaper, SO
why not The West Virginian. They
will get their moneys worth and you
get the votes. You are not .'begging," |"
but selling. and selling just as i'm.
portant a product as any that is pro:
dueed in West Virginia or elsewhere.
Bear in mind the prize you win will
depend entirely on what business you
do. If.you do enough you will win one
OF the prizes. The more you do the
bigger the prize. II you do not win
a prize you get 10 per cent Of what
money you turn In on subscriptions, SO
you see You cannot lose. You are
bound to win bank account for your
baby. II Is up to you whether this &C.
count Is large or small!
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Uni SBre ethrenI
Meet at.Hunllt iilngton

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Sept. a.
Over 100 pastors and delegates of the
West Virginia United Brethren church
Conference. met yesterday when the
fifty.eighth annual session convened
at the! First United Brethren Church
in this city. Bishop WIN. Weekly, OF
Parkersburg, is presiding.
Only routine work was taken up
when go pastors filed their annual re-
ports. Bishop Weekly will announce
the new district superintendents to-
day at the afternoon !, session.. The
conference will close on Sunday, when
Bishop Weekly, will announce the
church appointments for the coming
year. 10