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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
Baseball Players
Finicky With Bats

| BASEBALL fans sit in tire grand
stand or in the boxes and notice
the long row of bats stretched OUT lp
front of the home and visiting benches,
They wonder why it is necessary 40
have fifty or more clubs for twenty
one players and what the men do with
all of them.
Those unfamiliar with the game in
quire why it is the players on the club
carnct got along with a half dozen or
dozen sticks the same as the players
do on the sefnipro and amateur lots.
One has only TO travel with a club 70
learn why from fifty to seventy tive
game is IN cess3Ou. Each team carries
that many bats. and an extra box IL
needed TO pack them In while the CLUB
is or the road,
There are several reasons why each
team carries a lot of bats First. ban
players are exceedingly touchy about
the clubs they use. They are almost as
hniclly as a woman with her hats
Some players have four to six bats and
these are for their use only. If any one
attempts to use any of them there IS
objection. on that account tire
players are careful that they aEss thetF
own clubs.
Second, the bats vary in weight ana
many players cannot use the club that
with swiftness and freedom.
Third some of the athletes are su-
perstftious and nearly throw a fit when
their bats are taken by other men.
most particularly those who are in
batting slump.
Many arguments have been started
on clubs because one player. who has
been in a batting slump. hopes TO get
out of 1t by using the club Of a player
who is whaling the ball at a terrific
clip.
Managers do not object to the num-
Der of bats each man has. The club
is willing to buy a player all the sticks
he can carry as long as he hits the
ball. Each season the men purchase
new bats
The old ones remain in the club ana
a player will often search among them
for a club which he remembers served
him in good stead while he was IN a
heavy and light bats. When they And
they are swinging late at a ball they
change to the light one,
When they suddenly discover they
are swinging too soon they change
again. They will do this several times
a year until they get their stride.
Bats often make a lot of difference in
a mans batting, at least the players
say so, but there are some men who
have said that If a player is a natural
hitter he should be able to hit with any
sort of a club.
That is not the case today, however.
If a player is not hitting and the bat
does not feel right in his hands ne
makes a change, hoping thereby to do
better.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
SHILLING BOYS HAVE q
GREAT TURF CAREER

REMARKABLE has been the career
of the Shilling family on the turf.
First. James, the eldest of the five
brothers. made good in the saddle. and
then came George, who met his death
when his mount fell with him during
the running of race at New Orleans,
at City Park track, March 5, 1906. The
most famous of the family, G. H. (CaD
Shilling, like James, now an owner and
trainer OF horses, followed and was in
the front rank of the best riders of his
time. He was set down in the east
several years ago for rough riding and
has since made many efforts to secure
reinstatement. but without success.
It is the general opinion that even
now, after his long letup, were he given
a chance to ride his work would be as
brilliant as of old. He keeps i'm excel
lent condition at all times by continu-
ally exercising the majority of the
horses which he trains. The next of
the brothers to ride was Rufus, and he
is now doing about the best work of
his career in the saddle at the Juarez
course. The last of the five brothers to
graduate as a winning rider is Hugh.
who won his first race at Juarez on
Dec. l. He appears to be first class
prospect, for his present riding weight
is but ninety-three pounds.
The homestead of the Shilling family
is at Paris, Tex. where all these five
race riders were born and raised until
they associated themselves with the
turf There has been a number of in
stances of brothers, even up to the
number of three, making good as jock
eys. but the five Shilling boys is the
first case on record where all the male
members of a family became success
full jockeys.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
llIllrrays Walking
Record Still Good
After 28 Years

SINCE the organization OF the Anna
teur Athletic union, in 1888, there
has not been an important standard
event in which the time or distance
has not been bettered, although some
OF the marks remained for years, I'M
tit they seemed to be impregnable.
with the introduction OF charts in the
newt athletic almanac the gradual inn
provement Of competitors Is attrac-
lively presented so thar, the deliver
after the high spots in the records can
tell at glance who were topnoechers
In their respective specialtfes.
In the 100 yards run Fred Westing
of the old Manhattan Athletic club was
che farst to earn record brackets, his
10 seconds standing for two years,
when John Owens, Jr., put the mark
at 8 As seconds. Bernie Wcfers
equaIed the time in 1885, 1896 and 1897.
J. H. Maybury reaching It that year
also. J. H. Rush was the next one to
do it, in 1898. after which there was q
gap OF four years, until 1902. when w.
A. Shick did the trick. followed in 1903,
1904 and 1905 by Clyde Blair w. D.
Eaton and G. L. Parsons respectively.
The guide, of course. makes no mem
Gion of Arthur Dufrey, the great George
town sprinfer, who did 3-5 seconds
and was IN the record books for q long
time.
Quincy was probably the greatest 100
yards dash man OF all times and con-
sistently beat the best IN this coun-
try and In England. He was caught
red handed. branded a professional and
his name and records expunged from
the books Of the A. A. o.. Duffey is now
writing sports for q Boston newspaper.
After sixteen years of futile attempts
it remained for westerner. D. J. kelly
OF Portland, Ore, to startle the athletic
world when he did S-5 seconds at
Spokane, Wash, June %, 1906. this
time only being equaled once, by
Howard Drew. the fast colored wonder,
representing the University of South
ern California, at Berkeley, CAL. March
2s, 1914 ss
The longest interval In which a rec
ord was not beaten, or even equaled.
was for mile walk, that of Frank
r. Murray of the old Williamsburg
A. c.. whose record OF minutes 20 3-5
seconds, made in 1883, was not sur
passed until George Gouiding did s
minutes 28 seconds in 1911. which bids
fair to hold for years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10

Not only does she know and swim all
the different strokes perfectly, but she
is an adept at giving diving and life
saving exhibitions as well. Katherine
has won so many cups and medals for
exhibition work and has had so many
columns written about her that she is
rather blase at the age of six.
Commodore Brown has planned an
active season for himself this sum
mer. AL states that he intends to
make all the so called long distance
swimming champions lower their colors
to him this year. He would like a
meeting with Elionsl<y, who recently
issued a challenge to him, It's now up
to EIionsl<y to name the course he
wants to swim. Any old course is
suitable to Brown
While on the subject of swimming it
might be we'll to suggest that a race
from New York to Sandy Hook with
Meehan, Brown and Elionsky would be
one of the biggest events ever held
and would attract an enormous amount
of interest in aquatic circles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
TINKER COUNTS ON
HAVING STAR INFIELD
OF THE YEAR 1916

MANAGER JOE TINKER Of the
Cubs says he will have the best
infleld in the National league this sea-
son This probably will be disputed
by other leaders in the organization.
The infielders Tinker has gathered
are proficient in both batting and field
ing Mike Doolan is the only weak
batter and yet he is dangerous enough
in a pinch to make him valuable with
tho clubs Where he is at his best,
though. is between second and thlrd.
He is almost in a class by himself
when it comes to covering ground,
picking up battcd balls and getting
them owes to first like a fash. Base
ball players declare there is not an
ot!4e.:- man in the game, not barring
Evers, Wagner, Meanwhile, Collins or
Bancroft, who gets the ball away from
him in any position faster than Doc
Ian. His arm is not wonderfully strong.
bot he SETS himself so cleverly for a
bounder and sends 1t to first with the
same motion in which ko handles it
that it is nearly impossible to beat out
a boLnder to. him. no matter where 1t
Is batted.
one does not have to go into detail
to explain how Safer ranks as a fielder
at first. It is also unnecessary to say
much about his batting. While not as
great as it might have been in the last
two years, it is predicted he will gain
2 higher average this year than ever
before because 1t is thought he will be
OF. a pennant winning club. AS slug
ger of long hits he ranks as one of the
best. He is a much improved ball
player because he has learned to take
the initiative on the bases, knows what
to do when up in a pinch and has
learned to study a play when the OPP
position is the offense.
Zimmerman has always been de-
structive hitter, although in the last
two summers it was difficult for him
to give his best efforts. Much of his
trouble was with the manager, but
some of it was domestic. The latter
has been removed.
Yerkes must be . second baseman
of class, because Tinker was eager
to secure him. Tinker played with
the greatest of all keystone saclecrs-
Evers-for years and knows ore when
he sees him. He is eIated over the &C
QUESTION of the former Boston Red Sox
player and predicts the Cub fans will
be delighted with his playing because
he is steady, knows the game, Is fast
on double plays and can hit. lie is not
a whirlwind on the bases, although
fairly speedy in going to first He is
big fellow. shaping up much like ZiTa-
norman. Yerkes' presence on the Cub
team will give Tinker q giant infieId.
for all four men are big.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10


Photos by American Press Association.
Picture in upper left corner of group
shows Miss Brown teaching her
chums how to use the breast stroke.
One in center, ready to dive. One on
right, ready TO spring. In lower left
corner Miss Brown swimming. Low
or right, ready TO land in the water.
"a QUATIC experts who have
A been watching the. sensa-
4 = tional performances of
Katherine Brown, the six-year-old
daughter OF, Commodore Al Brown,
are. of the opinion that in a few
years she will be considered the
greatest swimmer. the world has ever
produced. Papa Brown has this OBJ
jeet IN view and is teaching her ev-
which goes to make a won
derful aquatic star.
Katherine who is a well built, blue
eyed little girl, likes to indulge in AL
juvenile games and pranks. the same.
as ether little girls, and leases her IA
Their and naother whenever an oppor
tu1ity ofeera, but when she is in the
water, then she is in her real element
and enjoys herself most.
While still an infant, two and one
half years old, when other children
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
ANNAPOLIS CREW GOES TO
PHILADELPHIA,

by the invitation just extended to
4 and accepted by the Naval acad-
erny of Annapolis to send crew to
Philadelphia to compete for the Child's
cup on May 1S, an interesting triangu-
lar competition becomes quadrfIatcral.
UP to the present day Columbia, Pom
sylvauIa and Princeton have contested
for this trophy. The removal of the
fixture from Carnegie lake TO the
Schuylkill this year tempted the mid
dies. The race will probably be over a
mile and a half course.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10

THE American league is riding Hal
Chase with whip and spur ban
Johnson doesn't tell Fielder Jones in
so many words that he must not sign
Hal Chase to play first base for the
Browns, but he throws out the broad
hint that seven other clubs would feel.
very badly about it If the leader of the
new Browns did this thing.
Hal has queered himself. He tried
a long time to put the baseball curse
on himself He deserted to the out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10

TT is not very often that lighter is
doomed iato championship match
on the strength of his beating one man.
Frank Moran may be the best man to
tackle Jess willard, but there Is no
way of proving it, since he refuses to
dispose Of all the contenders in the
usual way. Moran owes all his present
prestige to tho fact that he twice de-
feated Jim Corey. We're It not for that
he still would be one OF the common
herd.
when Moran came over from Eng
land few months ago he was broke
and was forced TO rely upon one OF his
neWsboy friends in New York to pay
hfs Epassage over. Moran was broke
b.scause he had been failure during
the six years he had been trying to
sudnl<n living with his dsts., Now. at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
laps Fond of Sport and Are Proficient

nese generation. which was chiefly edu3
Gated IN the United States and Ing
land and is now mostly engaged in
successful commerce at home, means
to establish there the same healthful
sport and games which they found III
occidental countries. HoEae racing has
taken on new interest and success fui
automobile and motorcycle race mee.a
are being held at frequent intervals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10

the age of twenty nine. after his youth
full energy has begun to leave. his
friends are trying to make the public
believe that the clumsy Pittsburgher is
the man to take Willards measure
within the ten round limit.
And all that Moran can point to is
that he defeated Jim Coffey. Before
that he had no particular standing. He
was made to look ridiculous by the an
cient Jack johnson. and he had lost to
every other real fighter he had met.
His defeats of Al Palzer and Bombar-
der Wells meant nothing, Cor Palzer
had run his short career before Moran
stopped him, and Wells is more or less
OF a joke even IN England, where they
look upon Young Ahearn as his equal.
The Moran boosters seem to forget
that Corey is not = great fighter. lie
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10
It's All Right, but Don't Do 1t

laws, laughed at the national commits
sion, defied all baseball, sulSed in. MS
tent as a player, ran away trone 2 "a
team for weeks while manager iGlld
then Topped to the Feds. For the SAL
around temperamental Championship
Hal is running a bang-up first ALSO
he is first in the race for the gate
leading out of the big arena.
And Ban Johnson is holding opeu
the portal so that Hal will not miss thf
exit to nowhere
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
GLOW Dry 1 Am"

Just as the w. C. T. U. special roll
ed in last Wednesday evening a ter
rifle dust storm blew up. One lady
interpreted It as sign Of royal well
come. Even the very earth rose up
to greet US" she said. We are sorry
that none OF them seemed to catch
the real significance of that dust
storm. 1t was Just a way a thirsty
land had OF advertising what darned
dry country this Is since prohibition
went into effect.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
WEEPING, HE STEALS $50.
visitors Touching" ElOquence Hits
Girl at irish Bazaar.

visitors Touching" ElOQuence Hits
Girl at irish Bazaar.
John Mcbride Is youthful sales
man whose heart goes out to Ireland
so there was nothing odd about the
fact he called a taxicab to his home
No. 1872 West Ninety-third street, yes-
terday and made for the Irish bazaar
in Madison Square Garden.
He had been there only few min
utes when his eyes fell upon pretty
Julia Dillon of No. 70 Preston
street. Brooklyn, who presldes over
flower booth. Mcbride told her Of his
love for ireland until his emotions so
overpowered him that he wept.
After he had gone the young wom-
an discovered $50 was missing from
her bag, Detective Mccoy found Nc
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
PAIR II YEARS OLD is HAPPY.
Herbert Sandberg and His Youthful
Bride Win Victory in Court.

CHICAGO, oct. 2S.-"And they
lived happily ever afterward"
OF course there may be sequel.
but for the time being the old fairy
tale ending holds in the case of Mrs.
Myra Sandberg versus Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Sandberg-wrlt of habeas
corpus to bring the body of her hus-
band into court"
Myra is II years old. Last week
she went into Judge ThompsOn's
court and demanded her husband
Herbie is almost II. They loved,
eloDed, married and returned to be
forgiven by their parents. Nothing
doing. Herbie was seized and put to
bed by his mother, For time pa
rental authority had the upper hand
and then Mrs. Myra took her case in
to court. Before the court could do
anything, however, Herbie likewise re.
belled.
"You can't keep me away from
her." said Herbie to his mother and
two sisters, and they couldn't. He
flew to his bride, Herbie did. And
when the case came up today In
court they were holding hands and ce-
mented. The parents didn't have to
produce Herbie's body in court as the
writ of habeas corpus demanded
I've been living with my WIFE"
said Herbie to the court, "and I'm
going to continue to live with her"
Mrs. Sandberg walked out with her
family indignant The court dismiss
ed the case and Herble and Myra left.
Herbie to look for a job, Myra to help
him find it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
JOHN D. JR. TRAVELS
HOME ON TRAIN AND
SAVES AUTO TIRES

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-John d.
Rockefeller, Jr., and family have re-
turned to Tarrytown from Seal Har-
Dor and started committing again.
Although he has several automobiles,
goes out to his estates on a train and
Rockefeller refuses to use them and
uses carriage instead.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
Tint Hidden CDcech.

The Tribune is chortling in triumph
over the fact that only a small crowd
gathered to hear Mrs. Hidden speak
for wilson the other night. We beg
to submit for their earnest consider
alton the significant fact that It was
advertised as a Hidden meeting and
many were too tired at night to take
Up the search for It.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23

cratic Voters Bureau. were In an au-
tomobile when they got into what they
thought was traffic jam. Trying to
break through they found they were
in the midst of republican parade
with Henry Lamm. candidate for gov
ernOr, leading.
Mayor Kiel and other republican
leaders cheered the new arrivals. DR..
Brand shouted that he had been told
the republican party was dying and he
had been called on the case. Stone
said he thought it was funeral pro.
cession.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
Ask the Mayor.

The other evening the lights grew
so dim for a period of some minutes
that we were forced to cease from
our labors. Right in the midst of our
vacation the telephone rang and a
voice asked us ii we understood that
the new DINNER ordinance applies to
the Pacific Power & Light Co,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
ENGLISH COWS, SCARED
BY ZEPPELINS, GIVE
ONLY SPOILED MILK

BERLIN. Oct. 23.-The BerlIner
Tageblatt declares that a London po-
lice court has absolved dairyman
who had been accused Of adding wa
ter to the milk sold by him. The
dalryman declared, according to the
newspaper. that his cows were so
frightened by tho Zeppelin attacks
that the milk was spoiled.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
Toe Entered His Pull at the Dairy
show.

During the recent Pendleton
Roundup when the people of the
Hermiston country proposed a hay
house and exhibit, It was found the
ordinances Of that city would not per-
mt II. Seeing the worth OF such a
display mr.. Best. as mavor personally
secured the enoctment of special leg
ls'at'on permitting the Hermiston
people to so successfully carry out
their proIect-Hermiston Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
IT'S a Woman's R'ght to Change Her
Mind.

We can't see that It makes any
difference whether the Episcopal or
any other church leaves In or takes
out the word "obey' in the marriage
ceremony. It's been our observation
and experience that, even though a
wife does swear at the altar that she
Will obey her husband. she doesn't
regard the vow later with any more
seriousness than m office holder does
a prediction pledge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
Modern Indian warfare.

Armed hostilites having broken
ont on the Umatilla reservation last
week, the Bulldogger hastens to de-
clare at once policy of strict neu-
tralitv. But, we would add lest our
attitude be mistaken. II we we're a
farmer we would not be too proud
IN fight for piece OF reservation
land,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23

Bride in a nearby saloon. He had al
ready spent 81 working up more SYM
pathy for ireland.
In mems night court he pleaded
guilty and was remanded in $500 bail
for trial.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
HnM Ahnrt Rnad Hoesq

At the Herm'ston Hog Show there
was every kind Of hog known to man.
excert land hog and someone has
suggested to us that Hermlston can
overcome that deficiencv another wear
by putting few reservation farmers
On exhibit
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
Cbe @eaklp @ullOogger
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2S, 1915.

that, should she uncover it, the atten-
ton of her audience would be divert
ed from the article she was exploit
ing. Still later, after following the
intent gaze of Tom O'Brien, Claud
Penland and Ned Neill we decided
that If she would claim a full and
complete attention for the razor, she
should also wear her skirts a little
longer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
PRICELESS POETRY.

The finance committee OF the
council last week recommended
against the purchase of small auto
truck TO carry 500 feet Of hose and
the fire chief The following lament
was penned by one Of the firemen and
submitted to the Bulldogger.:
Tho Fire Department.
The counc'l says 'They need no
truck"
They are boss. so Let 'er buck.
But LET me tell YOU nv kind folk.
Money talks, but the city's broke,
We have park 1000 bones,
That would protect the peoples
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
homes,


If only it had been put to work
Instead Of being useless Pork.
But what would the poor firemen do
If they should have a fire or two.
One in the east, one in the west.
OF course, they'd do their very best.
But with the apparatus that they got
AT one they could only save the lot.
So neighbor it's up to you and me
To arrange our garden hose handily
And when the bell rings, run your
best
AS you may be put to a crucial test.
At fighting fire for your own hoard.
The city can't afford a Ford.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
Heads TN Poys.

A young lady whose annearance
was very chic (abbrev'atIon for
ch'ckenN was sitting In the windows
~ the Raer hardware store Saturday.
sha wore mask and she wos adver-
t's'n" a safety razor. At flrst we
couldn't understand whv she wore tho
rnasS hm IN a little whla we sur-
missed that she was so fair Of face
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
STONE IN WRONG PEW.
Caught I'm G. o. p. Parade, He
Thought 1t Was a Funeral.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. Ex-senator Will
liam Joel Stone accidentally got into
a republican parade today, and it was
10 minutes before ne could extricate
himself. Stone and Dr. E. T. Brand,
secretary of the Foreign Born Demo-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
REALTY TRANSFERS
Warranty Deeds.

Jane Mack, ct yir to T. E. Hurd, ct
TX, $4,000, acreage in Township l
south, Range 81.
W. II. Spence. ct ux. to Benjamin
Osborn, $4,000. w l-2 NE IA, section
II, Township North, Range 36.
Carl Newquist, ct ux, to Emil A.
Belize, $4,000. NE IA Section 2,
township l North. Range 80.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-23
mont AsI, us.

Tend'eton sent over couple OF
hundred neop'e to the walla walla
harvest Festival. We will now ioln
IN singing, what viii The Harvest
FcP"