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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
BAN JOHNSON OUGHT TO TAKE
 A SLANT AT THIS.

WHEN the Cardinals release Harry
 Sa1Iee and when all National league clubs refuse to give Sal a. job on the pitching peak the 1anky south paw Is not going to retire from base ball. No, Sal is going to apply for a position in the American league, he Is going to guarantee his employer to win at least half of his games and he be- Heves that after he is voted N- G. by the parent circuit he will be good for at least a dozen seasons in the other field. Sal offers this:
 American league swatters take a swing with the count two balls and no strikes or even three balls and no strikes.
 tfWhen you have a batter hitting for you with two balls and three balls you are going to save your arrn,' explains Sallee. T have pitched in the Nation al league, and have seen many Amer ican league games. I'd rather work two games in the other league than pitch one for the Cardinals"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE ENcoURAGES
 BASE RUNNING.

A SPECIAL effort is to be made by
 the American league unlpires this year to encourage base running. The most rigid kind of instructions have been issued to the staff by President Johnson anent baking. This rule, the umpires have been instructed, must be observed to the letter and rigid en- forcement of the rule is demanded.
 There is .so doubt that many pitch CTS ba1k in their rnotion when SZ1CoVv- ing to first base but the violation is so welt covered up that they are seldom called. It is this fact which makes base runners tirnid and incidentally prevents them from getting a start which will make a steal possible. Base running is one of the most pleasing features of the game, and Ban Johnson has been anE- ious for several years to increase it as much as possible
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19

no false alarm as catcher, and his friends declare that he made 8 mistake when he switched for an inf1eld posi- ton. Wee Willie Keeler was a left handed hurler, but lacked weight for pitching, but seemed to have the neces- sary avoirdupois to hit a ball as hard as the best. The noted E. Hanlon, man ager of the team, used to pitch before taking to the outfield.
 Then there was Joe Kelley, now scout for the Yankees When Joe was a full dedged OrioIe he played the outf1eId, but MT. Kelley won considerable fame as a hurler of curves and otherwise. Even Big Dan Brouthers began his baseball career as a pitcher, but that was away back Reitz, the second baseman, also Inhe1der Bonner, were good catchers and spent part of their minor league days behind the bat, and the famous Walter (Steve) Brodie was a clever backstopper at one time. So every player on that famous old team won his spurs either as a. pitcher of curves or as a receiver of them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
HE OLD ORIOLE OUTFIT ONE OF THE. GREATEST

ETNEEH old Baltimore team of 1s94-s, enc
 of the greatest ball teams ever got together. Soriginators of the new style of ball play, was g galaxy of. athletes who wera endowed with brains end s1awn and made them count in the game of baseball.
 With pitching staff composed Of such mediocre hurlers as Hemmiug. Esper and Hopper, with the old stars who were in the sere and yellow, such as Tony Mu11ane, Kid Gleason and Dumping McMahon, the team won three pennants. Later it added Arlie Pond and Jimmie McJames. All these hurlers made records in games owing to the bri1liancy of the team behind them
 A most peculiar fact about the fa- nous Baltimores Of 1894-5 was that they were all at one time or another battery men John McGraw began his career on the diamond as pitcher and was credited with being very tricky. but fierce kicker. Hugh Jennings was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19

was averaging three and four to a green at times made up my mind that un- less changed my putting style I would never amount to much as golfer. It took me months, but eventually de- veloped my present style of having my wrists dead, with my arms well away from my body.
 Chick Evans is a marvellous player, and he lacks only one thing-putting. It may be psychological with him, for players and his friends are continually reminding him of his putting. When he solves it, as others have done. he will be the wonderful player he de- serves to be. Lots of golfers wonder why use my brassie from the tee. The only reason is that like to get the ball away quickly. and the added lift does 1t. I get a slightly higher ball, but it does not seem to affect my distance materially. Golf is making tremendous strides, and it is remarka- 'ble how interested persons are in the game who do not play at all It was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
ATHLETIC HEART EXPLAINED

FTHERM iG such Q thing as athletic
 heart-'' It is real and not inagi- nary, as most persons believe. Itscomes from oVerexertion in an athletic event injury to that vital organ. But an ath- letic heart is a rarity, and athletics is essential to life. It is as necessary as food and drink, but should not be over played and should always be conducted under proper supervision. George Mey1an, professor of physical educa- ton and medical director at Columbia university. is authority for the above statements.
 Professor MeyIan has made a life study of physical exercise. He has ex- amined the hearts of more than 14,o00 athletes and has statistics to prove that of those thousands found sound and permitted to go in for athletics not one was injured and every one vastly bene- dted thereby.
 Includes Every Sport.
 By athletics Professor Meylan does not mean track and field sports only :: his meaning of the term includes every sport in which there is physical exer- else, such as rowing, swimming, tennis, baseball, basketball. golf. gymnastics and football.
 q have seen many athletic hearts 2 said the professor, but never have I known of one to develop after an ath- 1SES 11d0 Eu1lOeESOAS d pAyStCd1 SAedII11- nation. They always belonged to per- sons who had overtaxed themselves when they were too young to know the strain their hearts would stand without giving way.
 'I know of young man who is suf- fering from an athletic heart he got while he was a student at a prepara- tory school in this city. He was the best scholastic swimmer in this city. He won titles in high school meets without injuring himself, but during one summer vacation his eagerness to l sweep the board at an aquatic meet left him an injury from which he will never fully recover
 Competed In Seven Events.
 He competed in seven events. This was too many and resulted in an ath- 1etic heart. He entered Columbia later, but because of his disability his exer- else was confined to short -swims and walks and no competftion.'' Professor Mey1an then pointed out that if that summer resort meet had been held under proper supervision or the lad had had a proper coach to di- rect his competitive career he would not have injured himself and might have developed into a champion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
NEW CURVE WILL TAKE PLACE
 OF EMERY BALL.

NOW that the emery ball has been given knockout jolt in a number of leagues members of the Cleveland team are wondering what sort of a freak delivery will replace it.
 ,"It won't be many days before some pitcher puts something new on the market" said Bill Steen, the Cleveland Indians cIeverest exponent of the spit ball. q know if the splitter were ruled out would spend most of my time in venting some sort of a twist to re- place it.
 various authorities have credited Cy FaIkenberg, Ray Keatfng and Rus sell Ford with inventing the emery ball. They're all wrong. Foxy old Jack Sudhoff showed me the emery ball back as far as 1907. He had a strip of emery paper glued on the heel of his glove and rubbed the ball on 1t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
MAILMAN CLAIMS CREDIT
 FOR LAJoIE's GREAT SUCCESS

i ture slugger. A half dozen balls were
 enough to show where the trouble lay.
 Throw away that underdone Fall River stick you're Juggling around the country and get mans size bat,'' ad- vised Ha1lman. He went over to the
 bat bag and picked out the biggest club in the bunc... It belonged to Ed
 DeIahanty. Lajoie grabbed the stick and smashed the next ball over the
 fence. That was the beginning of his slugging record.
 Billy Hallman was an actor before he was a baseball player, having left the stage to go with Brooklyn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19

BILLY HALLNfAN. twelve years a star catcher of the National league is now starring as a member of a west ern burlesque company. Hallman was with the Philadelphia and Brooklyn clubs.
 It was in 1895 when Lajofe came to Philadelphia from Fall River. He be- gan to show up well at first base from the very beginning, but seemed to be unable to hit the ball Billy Nash. the manager, tried to dope it out. but couldn't Then he put HaIman and one of the pitchers to work on the fu-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19

point and declare the tape Is merely for the guidance of the judges. This is the rule:
 The finish line shall be a line on the ground drawn across the track from finish post to finish post, and the men shall be placed in the order in which they completely cross the line For the. purpose of aiding the judges. but not as finish line, a thread shall be stretched across the track at hnish.'
 It is apparent therefore that Macken- zie did not have to break the tape but
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19

offer visible proof that Mackenzie was not the first to cross the finish line completely before Campbell. In this picture Mackenzie is seen sliding for ward in last desperate effort, while Campbell is just breasting the tape, which is pictured cutting into his 5er- sey.
 It would seem from this picture that Campbell completely crossed the line before Mackenzie was able to draw his l legs over the finish mark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
Once You Play
 Golf It Becomes
 Almost a Habit
w YHY 6 golf llke oliveag

WHY is golf like olives2
 M It's merely a matter of
 getting started. for once
 the game gets you the taste Is lasting. F'trthernore. who ever heard of a person liking olives be- ginning with the first cast Of the har- poon into the bettle7I Tt can't be did.'' Nc truthful person after eating his nrst ofiva dared say hs enjoyed it any naere than one can beeome enthusias- tic ever golf before he has made good drive, watched the ball bore It's way fnto space and experienced the thrill of a well hit tee shot Thereafter the olive Aend has nothing on the golf con- vert. They're all square. with many holes tc play.
 There Arc Few Exceptions.
 while it Is generally admitted that when once che ancient game gets hold 1t Keeps you last, that there Is nothing more angrossing and that 1t ensIaves imagine 1t escapes entirely without losges.
 Once In a great while you will come across few who, for various reasons, have laid their clubs aside long enough to permit deep coats of rust to form on the irons and for shafts to become badly warped. and it is always inter esting to get the backalt ltder,s reason
 Having played steadily winter end summer for several yearss d player sud- denly announced that he was through with golf. Whats the matter 2? he Waa asked.
 I've come to the conclusion there's nothing in this game for fellow un- loss he can win was the rejoinder. Now, with this particular individual 1t went against the grain to become the underdog. As a tennis player he had done well. won prizes on the cinder path and captured bicycle races, be- sides bowling with a team which com pSted in one of the big leagues
 On the golf course, however, this sturdy athlete. try as he would. could get SO far and nd farther. He couldn't stand seeing his associates, some of whom took up the game at a later date than he, meet with better success. In tho clubs week end events it also ran- kled to have to accept larger handi- cap than some chap he had been ac- custemed to etrimminss in other games.
 Must Win to Attract.
 His action rebounds to the games credit By his own words, I've come tc the conclusion that there's nothing in this game for fellow unless he can win" he admitted golf had beaten him. Unlike the thousands and thousands who have laughed at similar failures to master that wiIl-o' the wiso thing known as ~form" and incidentally their inability to win prizes this king uz
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
Photo Q by American Press Assoc.ation.

HUNDREDS who saw Princeton de-
 feat Chicago in the tive mile relay race at the University of Pennsylvania relay carnival held at Franklin field re- gently thought the judges erred in de- cIaring Mackenzie of Princeton the winner over Campbell Of Chicago.
 There seemed to be general opin- ion that as Mackenzie did not break the tape, but fell over the line, he should not have been declared the winner for that reason. but the athletic rules of the L C. A A. A A. are specific on the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
EDDIE PLANk.

Americans crack pitcher, who had two seasons with the Athletics. '1t is Ed dies right shoulder, not his left one. that goes on the blink regularly Why just smack Eddie hard on the shoulder and out it goes But it pulls right back into place and never pains him over a minute" so says the well grOorned Brown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
SCHULZ OF BUFFALO FEDS
 SHOULD BE HEARD FROM

Al Schulz, dispenser of southpaw slants, it is admitted. would be a handy acquisition to the Yankees just now Pitching for Buffalo against the Brook feds recently, he held the opposing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
PITCHER SCHULZ.

team to three scattered hits, scattered over as many innings. and otherwise cornported himself in big league man ner. Had Schulz been able to control his left handlers as well as he did the batting propensfties of the opposition the Brookfeds, could never have been anywhere near the Blues.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
A NEW RULE IN BASEBALL.

HINDER the rules of baseball a play
 CT who signs a side agreement by which he gets more money than his contract calls for on the face of it can. by turning up his manager or club owner, become a free agent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
PITCHER PLANK HAS
 WEAK SHOULDERS

DANNY MOELLER, washingtonts
 right fielder, throws his arm out on an average of about once a month Eddie Plank does the same thing, a.c- cording to Carol Brown. the New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19

never more popular with golfers and will continue to grow. Our courses are] getting better ever year.; and think
 youngsters are taking up the game
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19

more than they used to do. They are be. ginning to realize that it is not essen italy a game for older men. Golf is 2 wonderful game"
The Washington herald., 1915-09-02
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| OIL or sboIt September g. is granted First Lieut..
Harry Pfcil. First Field Artillery. B.
Leave Of absence for month"; with permission
to travel China and Japan, is granted First
Lieut.. Alexander W. Chiffon. Thirteenth Infantry.
First Le't. Alien Kimberly. Coast ARTILLERY
CorTs. m Ttiered from the le5th Company and
placed on The unassigned list. and will proceed to
san Ffanci.co. Cal. and sail for Manila, T. i.
Cpon arrival Lieut.. Kimberly will report for duty.
FirsI Lieut.. Joe Il. Brabson, Second Field Artil-
pctolrr u. - assigned to the Third Field Artil-
lery with station at Fort Myer. Va, to take effect
October .
upon his arrival in the United States, is granted
Col. George II. Sands. Fourth Cavalry.
Col. John p. Baxter Quartermaster Corrs upon
lis own appiIcdtOn, is retired from active service
to take effect January TO- after than forty
two years service. Col. Baxter will proceed to hs
home on september 10.
Leave Of absence from September II to and in
Guiding January TO- is granted Col. John +. Baxter,
QGaTtcTmastcr Corps.
Leave Cf absence for seventeen DAYS to take
effect upon lis arrival in the United States h,
granted Cart. John G. GoodfeoE Coast Artillery
CoTTr
First Lieut.. RCdcndo H. Sutton aviation Officer
Signal COrIs will ITu-eed to the Army and Navy
General H"SIi-al. Hot STrirgs. Ark. and rerort
for treatment
Leave Of Absence for month and twenty-nine
DAYS. 10 take effect about September l. is granted
Second lie-If Neil g. Finch. Sixth Field ARTILLERY
cut Finch will sail for his station about
November s. instead Of October 5
The Washington herald., 1915-09-02
NAVAL ORDERS.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

JaS'n sailed for GOnaiVes August 20: Prone
the'S sailed for CurhnVa August -. Dcy Moine-
sailed for Iandia Island August ST. Raleigh ar
n'ed at T"IulohsmTo AuGusr 70: Missouri Ohio
ard Wisconsin saii.d for 'TistDhal August 4
Mas arrived at Mare Island August 81; Barney
failel for Ar,ITclIS August = PLduclh arrive,
at ''u"'nau"m" August p: SterPtt. Perkins and
Monaghan arrived at GlTdinrTS RAY August II
Marietta saIl'd for Port au Prince August j
Duli hin sailed fr CaUc God canal Augus, u
Neptune. C',luI-. and Parker arrived at Hamp-
tn Road August g.; Dixie arrived Lynnhsyen
Roads August IL san Francesca and Baltimore ar.
INcd "n ~uTthen Drill Grounds August g.: Cul-
ga. Arkansas. and Texas arrived at Lynnhaven
t.a's August II: TENNIS arrived at Fort lu
Prince August -.
ORDERS To OFFICERS.
Rear Admiral Alfred REYNOLDS placed on retired
list "i officers If the navy September :. 1916 in
"nt"Hmit' with Provisions of Section li4 Of the
lt"VI.s Statutes.
Li"'It Commander II. \. Baldridge Bureau
u NIViSIti'n Navy Department. september 10
Lieut.. Gunior srad"I g. W. MagTuder tn Duwnes.
Pawn. D. V. Chadwick detached Navy Depart-
nent Washington. u. e.. TO Naval Station, Cayite
!. !. via November ;. 1915. transport.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-02
Elihu Root.

That toward the twilight OF his wears Mr.. Root
IS in the ful noon OF his intellectual force is news
to no But this speech and his whole coursc
ful member testify to an ability most unusual
among OF ripe age, the power Of being con-
temporary in feeling with the younger genera
tion, OF taking the form and pressure OF present
time, OF rCmaklnG their stock OF IDEAS OF casting
aside the political habits OF thought, the prcpos-
sessions OF 4 lifetime. Age may or may not bring
wisdom. II usually brings an invincible con>cr,a-
n>rn. an un>hakable attachment to old ways dis
trust OF inno, a,ion>. The new notions OF the new
generation do not reach il. "It ha served INV
tu:c' Is a sufficient defense oi what the Younger
men hnd an abuse. an cNil.-Ncw York Times
The Washington herald., 1915-09-02

WAS noteworthy thing how
every one seemed to take II fo
/ granted that the Congress of th'
Confederation had the right to ac
as a veritable sovereign In the gov.
ernment of national domain, not
withstandirg the Articles vouchsafeC
1t no grant of power in the matter
though explicitly granted. had faller
into contempt.
Whatever the States might do in
the administration of their own affairs
and the government of their own peo-
pie. national domain meant a ma
tional government.
Its very existence put another face
upon affairs 1t could not be redi-
vided. The States had put IT. n prac-
tically impossible barrier. between
them and separation.
Maryland had builded better than
she knew.
Already the western settlers were
showing themselves. by not a little
heady wilfulness. to be OF the same
stock that had made the original COL
onies first strong and then independ-
ent.
In its April session. 1881 the Iegis-
Iature of North Carolina had followed
the example of New York and Vir-
ernment her lands beyond the noun
tains
1t committed the blunder. however,
of making the grant contingent upon
its acceptance by Congress. which
might have been Aken for granted,
and of making no specific provision in
the meantime for the government OF
the very fiourishing and very mettle-
some little group of pioneer settle-
nents which John Sewer and James
Robertson had helped to plant upon
the upland streams which ran beyond
the mountains into the Tennessee
These promptly concluded that. IL
they were not governed by North
Carolina and had not yet been taken
under the care and government Of the
they were their own
masters. and proceeded to erect for
an independent State,
which they called Franklin" after
he genial wit and philosopher at Phil
ldelphia.
When North Carolina thereupon re-
'cinded her act OF cession. in order to |
win them back to her dominion. they
'efused to be reannexed
1t was sign of the times. a taste /
The Washington herald., 1915-09-02

OF that western quality which the na-
tons affairs were often to smack of
/ The whole country caught the flavor
or that quality when Mr.. Jay proposed
10 reilnquish the navigation of the
mississippi for generation to SPAIN
In return for certain commercial ad-
Vantages greatly desired at the Allan
tic seaports
Spain had already shown an ugly
temper with regard to the use of the
river. whose outlet she controlled She
had seized merchandise passing down
toward its mouth. She had instiga ted
indian raids against the new-made
SETTLEMENTS on the Cumberland, which
crowded too near its course
MIR. Jay had been one of the COM
missionsrs through whom the United
States had got their western bound
airy at the Mississippi and their grant
OF the right to use the great stream
at the making of the treaties of peace.
and he knew how difficult a thing IL
had been to force Spain backward to
that boundary.
But he had not seen that risinI
tide of emigration now pouring into
the West: had not imagined the en-
pire making there, the homes already
established. the toll and success al
ready achieved. He thought that there
would probably be no occasion to use
the Mississippi for twenty-five or
thirty years yet to come
He proposed. therefore. in l7s5, when
Congress had made him its Secretary
of Foreign Affairs and had hidden him
negotiate n treaty of commerce with
Don Diego Cardoqu. the newly ar
rived representative of Spain. to sur
render the navigation of the lower
which he thought was not
needed. for term of twenty-five
years in exchange for commercial ad-
vantages which would rebound TO the
profit of the merchants of the shipping
colonies. together with certain conces-
sions with regard to land claims in
the West which were likely to please
the people OF the South.
The instant cry of hot protest that
came out of the West apprised east
ern politicians of the new world |
a-making there. the new frontiers of |
the nation.
The proposed treaty was not adopt
I'd.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-02
Our Own Dangerous Submarines.

, That serious defects existed in the submarine
! - the coffin of twenty-onc men of the United
States navy, which has just been raised from
the bottom OF Honolulu Harbor. is disclosed in
the report, made public yesterday OF a naval
board, which made investigation at the time
OF the disaster last March, Though the exami-
sihy establish that these inherent defects in bat
trrIc> and engines were not responsible for the
sinking OF the craft to a depth Of 800 feet or the
death OF its crew. it will be difficult to satisfy a
shocked and amazed public that such was NOT the
case. There will he disposition to blame higher
naval officials ior permitting the f.. to 90 to
sea, even though the defects were regarded as
only what might be expected in undcr>ca craft
not OF the Latest and highest type OF perfection,
and were not considered by tho officers and crew
a. extraordinarily dangerous, The further infor-
uaiion j. Gr,cr IN this "lucal report that the
three other submarine, OF the /: type, said ON
>"'"r authority I" b" >tIl1 in SERVICE are all SINH
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