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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
MOST USEFUL PITCHER
interesting Comparisons Made Of
Famous TWirlers.
Speed Of Charley Nichols Was Etfee.
tive eeeauss Sent UP with easy
Motlon-eest Man to Take
Over Another's Game.

Jack Doyle has some interesting
comparisons to make Of famous pitch.
ers, and those fans who used to de.
light in Charley Nichols pitching.
when his great Jump ball was work.
ing, will be interested in what the
old New Yorker and Baltimore player
of "Nick's" time has to say about him.
Jack caught the fast pitching Of Amos
Rusie, batted against kid" Nichols
and has observed closely the work Of
Walter johnson.
"Johnson's fast ball is faster than
Rusie's." says Doyle. yet Amos had
o faster and wickeder curve. But in
holding Rusie and johnson up to view
as the speediest pitchers, there's one
bygone pitcher who IL overlooked.
mean Charley Nichols. Though not as
fast as Rusie or johnson. he was good
and fast. and his speed was all the
more effective because sent up with
an easy motion.
"Nichols was the best pitcher I ever
saw to take another pitchers game,
and for that reason there never was
another pitcher who was more val
liable to his team than he was to the
Bostons. BY taking over another
pitchers game mean going in when
that other pitcher was In bad. and he
could do that effectively even II he
had pitched the day before. There
haven't been any more useful pitchers
than Nick"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
TIGERS SPURN ALL DlSCARDS
President Navin Denies Offering Ha'
ven Of Refuge to Players Not
Wanted by Boston.

Detroit will not be made the dump.
ing ground for other American League
club discards this season, writes Il. A.
Bachelor In Detroit Free Press.
President Navin made that plain
when he announced that he wasn't go.
ing to claim several players upon
whom waivers have been asked else
where and stated further that he isn't
In the market for athletes who aren't
fast enough to hold Jobs with rival or.
ganizati0ns.
The Boston papers recently have
had stories to the effect that Ray Col.
Inns, the Red SOx sOuthpaw would land
Q place with the Tigers. When Mr..
Navin was asked II he really had Of.
fered q haven of refuge to the former
collegian, he declared that he wouldn't
take Ray as gift. He had already
made the. same statement regarding
Joe Wood. so the B0stOnians will have
to look elsewhere for place to stow
their spare FASTENERS. 1t seems.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
STOP PASSING BATTER
Rule Suggested to Make Base
ball More Interesting.
Free Pass Evil 10 "eooed" BY Every
Fan Who Really Loves Game
eattsr Always Anxious 70
0oost Batting Average.

Whenever batter receives q base
on balls, or IL hit BY a pitched ball.
the manager Of the team at bat may
have the alternative Of permitting the
batter to take first base, as has been
customary under the present rules, or
he may put base runner on first base
and permit the batter to continue at
bat The base runner substituted shall
be permitted to re.enter the game at
any other time a. q base runner, and
the batter shall not be forced out Of
the game 40 IL the custom under the
present rules when Q man runs for
him.
The rule above will accomplish
many things, mako the game more
speedy, make for more control on the
part Of the pitchers. make more and
better base running, make II necessary
to keep at least one lightninglike run.
ner on the squad and do away with
intentional passes.
Perhaps where II will make tbs big.
gest hit with the players IL that II
will make for bigger batting averages.
When o batter Is hit by O pitched
ball or passed by being given four
balls. he is not credited with a time al
bat, II IL true, but, on the other hand
It 10 q time he does not have chance
to make a hit, and every batter wants
a. many chances to boost his batting
averages as possible.
The free pass evil IL "booed" at By
every fan who really loves the game
To not permit q brilliant hitsmith like
Cobb to get q fair chance at making
q hit, when q hit means runs and per
haps the game. Is something the far
frowns upon.
He wants to see his hero stride ~
to the plate, pick out one to his likinl
and smash II out for q three.baggel
or o homer and send in runs ahead o.
him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22

Jimmy Callahan. leader Of the Pi.
rates. says that Joe Schultz. once With
the Brooklyn, will fll the gap at sec.
ond base. Cal 10 trying to build up .
team Of youngsters.
The struggle for the second.base po.
sition on the Reds 10 all over. Bill
Rodgers will play the position.
The Pittsburgh National league club
has asked waivers on Iniielder James
Smith, Catcher Fred Blackwell and
Pitcher Douglas.
Beall. Killifer and Grifith have
about been decided ON 40 the Red out.
field this season.
Players of the Yankees believe that
before June Frank Gilhooley will be
q more.talked.about tosser In Gotham
than Benny Kauff.
Outfielder Shorten of the Red Sox
Is said to be one Of the best young
players ever signed by the Hub cham
pions.
Connie Mack has forbidden golfing be.
cause he believed It spoiled the batting
eye Of some Of his Athletics last sea.
son.
Clark Griffith has unearthed prom.
Using young catcher named Charity.
who played with Minneapolis last year.
Charity may I'LL the shoes Of Catcher
Ainsmith of the Washingtons, 90 the
latter IL troubled with his eyes.
collie" O'Mara OF the Brooklyn Ma.
tionals has rounded into great shape.
II will take some tall hustling on the
part Of any recruit to Dust the peppery
little shortstop from his regular Job.
Jimmy" Callahan reports the Pi'
rates are in great shape. "Honus''
Wagner will be his able lieutenant
and from all accounts the athletes will
surely be ON their toes this year.
George Maisel, brother of Fritz Of
the Yankees. has won the Job of utility
outflelder with the Detroit Tigers.
Lefty Leifield, former Cub hurler, Il
member OF the st. Paul A. A. team.
Clark Griffith has a youngster who
he thinks will be the talk OF the cir
cult. He 10 Charley Jameson.
Hap Meyers, former Brooklyn out
fielder, Ia now q member Of the Sar
Francisco Seals.
Manager Herzog Of the Reds has re
leased Pitchers D0wd and Cap0ral
Waivers have been obtained on botl
men. Dowd goes back to Montrea
and Caporal returns to Elmira, In tn
New York State league.
Terry Turner OF the Indians starte'
out with the Columbus team 10 year
ago, and he 10 still an artist In hi
line.
II Elmer Jacobs makes the team, p
rate fans will see Heine Zimmerman
double. Jacobs carries physique an
lacial expression which greatly II
| ,omhla the acCeNtrlC Zim
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22

seasons. 10 out this year to add his
seventh blue ribbon for stalwart hit.
ting. McInnis' toppy hitting season
after season has not received the at.
tention 1t should. While Stuffy Is un.
surpassable as fielding first sacker.
II must not be forgotten that he ranks
with the best hitters In America.
The only major league players now
in the game who can beat six seasons
Of 300 per cent batting are Hans Wag'
ner. Napoleon Lajoie. Ty Cobb, Eddie
Collins. Sam Crawford, Joe jackson
and iris Speaker. As Stuffy won't be
twenty.six years old until next Sep
TENDER. he has good chance OF out.
stripping some Of the fellows now
ahead Of him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
NOISY COACHING IS POPULAR
Jimmy Callahan, New Manager Of Pl.
rates olsasrees With Former
President TAFT.

Professor Taft's idea Of voiceless
coaching. as expressed by the former
president at the recent National
league banquet, seems unpopular. Jim.
my Callahan, new manager OF the
Pittsburgh Pirates. Is one manager
who has announced his stand against
quiet coaching.
NOISY coaching may not suit men
Of sensitive nature, but believe the
fans generally in the United States
like It," said Callahan in reply to
Mr.. Taft. Half of the sport In the
game would be taken away by stop.
ping the noise in connection with the
sport and ] don't believe the men who
make baseball rules will ever legis.
late out loud coaching.
"Nerve 10 vital essential for ball
player, and II he has 1t the coaching
doesn't bother him. II he hasn't. then
he Ia one OF the few who will object
TO the loud coaching"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
BEST BALL PLAYER OF YEAR
George sIsisr Of q. Louis Browns Can
Play Any Position on Diamond
70 Hard Hitter.

"Kow long do you think It will be
before baseball produces another
player like Ty Cobb?" someone asked
OF Q crowd Of old.timers in the press
box during Q recent tanning bee.
Looks to me as II II had already
produced one," remarked George
Davis, scout ana former manager Of
the Giants. He was looking at Sisler.
the versatile young athlete Of the
Browns. There's about the best ball.
player we've seen In years."
This brought on quite q discussion.
and after going all the way down the
line Of new stars II was the unani.
nous verdict that Sisler 10 by far the
greatest ballplayer discovered In recent
years. And this IL not due entirely to
his versatility. Though he can play
any position on the diamond except
behind the bat he IL star In any
place they put him.
Sisler Is q great pitcher. . dandy
FIRST baseman. a corking good outfeld
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
SLOW CURVE FOOLS BATTERS
When Nap Fuckers Arm Went Back
on Him Hs Began TO Develop
Most Effective Delivery.

Ball players in the National league
admit that Napoleon Rucker Of the
Brooklyns 10 in class by himself when
II comes to delivering q slow curve.
Fuckers arm went back on him three
years ago and he lost his speed. But
he retained the gray matter in his
head and began to develop {. new de-
livery. In time he mastered control
Of the slow ball which. batsmen say.
10 harder to hit than speeder. Ruck-
er soon was able to put the leather
over the middle or corners Ut the plate
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
DuRD, WuRM AND soTTLe.

Manager VIII Conroy Of the
Elmira New York State league
team gave the fans big laugh
when he announced that he had
signed up q Burd, o Wurm and
o Bottle.
Burd Is a giant catcher. who
played good ball with the Rich.
mond and Jersey City lnterna.
tionals last year. after a sea-
son in the Carolina league.
Wurm Ia a pitcher who starred
for the White Autos OF Cleve.
land. and Bottle ia a clever
semi.prOfessional.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
PLAYERS FROM NEW ENGLAND


The New England league goes out
Of existence with record to be proud
OF In the way of developing talent for
the majors. The following are few
OF the men who started with the New
England league: John X. Tener.
president of the National league;
Christy Mathewson, Larry Lajoie.
Rabbit" Maranville. Hugh Duffy,
Charley Farrell. Harry Davis, "Stuffy"
McInnis, Martin Bergen, Jack Doyle,
Harry Lord, Ainsmith. Larry Gardner
and Henriksen.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
Proud Of HE Pitchers.

Manager HerzOg is particularly
proud of his pitching material. princi.
pally youngsters, including Dale. for.
merly of Montreal; Fred Tony.
Schneider, McKenery. Mitchell, Dowd,
Ear, Mosley. formerly OF the Indian.
apolis and Newark Feds; Schultz and
Stanley Douglas.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
WILL INSURE TEXAS PLAYERS
VIII Work Under Workmen's Com.
pensation Law, According to
Recent Announcement.

During the baseball season, play.
ers In the Texas league will be in
sured against injury or disability. as
they will work under the workmen's
compensation law, according to an an
nouncement made by the Texas state
industrial accident board.
The magnates will contract with In.
surance companies operating under
the supervision of the state board.
During disability suffered while at
work on the baseball field player
will receive go per cent of his salary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
Wants TO Become a Scribe.

Dan Costello of the Pittsburghs has
hankering to branch out In the
newspaper business. He isn't through
with baseball yet. but after awhile he
may try his hand at being a scriv.
ener. You fellows have 1t 80 easy"
he said to a writer the other day.
Alas. isn't Dan the innocent boy?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22

Ping wouldn't return to the big show
even II he got the opportunity.
Out on the coast the demon fence
buster and macar0ni consumer 10
quoted a. saying: mo more big
league stun for mine. They kidded
me out Of the majors and I'm through
with them. I'm content to play In the
minors. because here the fans are
kindly In their treatment toward me.
So are the players. The sticks are
good enough for me-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
B0DlE DIsLIKEs BIG LEAGUE
Consumer Was klddsd Out 81
Majors BY Paraeraphers.

The humorous sport paragraphera
never did appeal to Ping Bodies sense
Of humor. eos 80 ~
They grated on Pings nerves %
long that they finally succeeded IN
driving him from the big leagues.
Ping 10 on the coast now and doing
we'll. and according to reports from
that western extreme Of the continent,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22

at will. He studied the weak points
Of the opposing hitters until he knew
just what would fool them. Last year
Fuckers pitching was confined entire
ly to slow balls. He did not deliver
fast one all season and his arm. as
result, gradually became stronger.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
yNQ!H:ES,
MofHeN
DIAMOND

Dick Breen. who was purchased by
Binghamton Of the New York State
league recently. has announced that
he will be an outlaw" with Al Law.
sons Atlantic league.
Manager Elberfeld Of the Chatta-
nooga Lookouts said his team positive.
ly was made up and that he was stand.
ing pat. Then he signed Pitcher Gene
Knapp. ex.Fed. and shortstop Frank
Smykal.
The Atlanta club Of the Southern
league has made deal by which II sc.
cures Shortstop Tommy Mcmillan
from the Richmond International
league club.
Outfelder Bill Daniels. formerly
with Oakland. will not report to To.
peka. he says. He has decided to play
independent ball In California.
The transfer by the st. Louis
Browns of Hugh Miller, ex.Fed. to Spo.
kane did not take and 1t Is now an.
nounced that Hugh will Join Memphis
In the Southern league.
Dick Cooley and Mig Perrine have
give up their plans for organizing the
Continental league. to include towns
In eastern Kansas and southwestern
Missouri.
Jimmy Callahan of the Pirates was
after Giant outfielder. McGraw was
willing to give him Jim Thorpe, but
Jimmy wanted George Kelly.
Tommy Leach has an eighteen.year.
old son who Is said to be much bet.
ter ball player than his dad was at
that age. Maybe SO; but he'll be some
Leach II he sticks as long as the old
man did.
Connie Mack says he has sold his last
ball player, which comes pretty near
being literally true, barring Stuffy Nc
Innis and one or two outfielders.
Old Dode Criss, now with Houston
of the Texas league. looks to be the
goods.
There is still another Evers In the
game. Connie Mack Is giving trial
to q youngster hailing from Philadel.
phia who bears the famous name.
Connie Mack has dropped one of his
pitching prospects, a yOungster named
Hart, who has been sent to the
Charleston club of the South Atlantic
league.
Lee Foil is chaperOning q band OF
bachelors. Only six members Of the
Indians are married. They are Steve
O'Neill, catcher; Hagerman and Cola
more, pitchers. and Gandil, Turner and
Howard, int elders.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22

Paddy o'connor Ratlrss.
Paddy O'Connor has about decided
to give up baseball to be one OF the
proprictors Of Q ''lifesaving" station.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22
T5zszEe


1913 batting cnered the hers
Ryan and Jack e also being side hters going be different
but
Chapman
either side could either right
Smith
Indians will afflicted
diet southpaws will the Tigers and White sox
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22


hit eight the
with Cincinnati sending the plate
July
8, n
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22

II Elmer Jacobs makes the team, Pr
rate fans will see Heine Zimmerman's
double. Jacobs carries physique and
tacial expression which greatly re-
semble the eccentric ZiW.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22

Terry Turner of the Indians started
out with the Columbus team IL years
ago, and he 10 still an artist In his
line.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22

Lee Foil is chaper0ning band Of
bachelors. Only six members OF the
Indians are married. They are Steve
O'Neill, catcher; Hagerman and Cola.
more. pitchers, and Gandil, Turner and
Howard, int elders.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-04-22

The Michelob Clup which meets
at Ohio and Clark streets In Sauer.
mans splendid rooms IL growing In
membership and power every day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21
.Kolb and Dill Make Another Biz
/, Hit with a Fiye-Act
4 Comedy.

Kolb and Dill, the German comedians
OF stage fame, have recorded another
stupendous success in their nlm YER
sion OF "Bluff," I'VE act comedy per-
sonally supervised and presented by
Samuel S. Hutchinson. president of the
American Film Company. Inc.
Given a story with d strong punch.
the comedians. and the entire cast.
including May Cloy and Thomas Chat
terton, have given an excellent account
OF themselves at every point.
The inimitablc comedy which has
made these two famous Is reflected on
the screen, and their charac'crlaunns
are especially appalling contrastcd
with the quick thinking and acting
Of the modern business "biuIers."
Throughout the five reels the love
story is nrettily carried eliminating
in success and happiness as a reward
for the goodness and generosity pre-
yalent in the heart Of The story char
acters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21
WASP STING
Kills Girl in Fifteen Minutes,
Effect Resembling Bite of
RattIeSnake.

SPOKANE. Was, Oct. 21-Miss
Cora Nelson, aged 81, school teacher
and graduate of the Lewis and
Clark high school in the class of
1915, / dead of wasp sting at
her home seven miles west Of Med
ical Lake.
The sting. back of her ear, had an
effect similar to that OF a rattlesnake
bite, the alkali acting as poison, ac-
cording 10 DR.. ]. Allen, Of Medical
Lake. who arrived at the Nelson
home twenty minutes after the girl
was stung and FIVE minutes after her
death.
Miss Nelson was particularly sus-
ceptible to the effect of wasp stings,
as three years ago. she was rendered
unconscious by one and was carried
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21
How Catarr-1 Is Contracted.

Mothers are sometimes so thought
less as to neglect the colds which
their children contract. The inaam-
nation Of the mucus membrane, ut
first acute. becomes chronic and the
child has chronic catarrh. a disease
that is seldom cured and that may
prove a llfe's burGen. Many persons
who have this loathsome disease will
remember having had frequent colds
at the time 1t was contracted. A lit
tie forethought, bottle of Chamber
laIn's Cough Remedy judiciously
used, and all this trouble might have
been avoided. obtainable everywhere.
Advertisement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

Gene belmont, the Memphis feath-
er-weight, has been making friends in
Cleveland and Pittsburg, where he
has won several fast fights from
some of the cleverest boys in the
class. belmont has worked hard to
pile up a good record and he means
to improve it with victory over
Johnny Dundee when he meets him
soon
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

PARKERsBURG: oil Is 10 be ship
ped down the Ohio river to the Gulf Of
Mexico by the Gulf Refining Company.
which has just closed contract with
the Parkersburg Dock Company for
fitting UP three large boats for carry
ing oil. The boats are now al Pitts
burg and will be brought here by the
steamer Joe Fowler. Steel bulkheads
will be placed In the boats at a cost
Of 10000 The boats are OF steel, 200
feet long. thirty-six feet wide and
ten and one-hai feet in depth.
WHEELING: President Wilson will
spend few minutes In Wheeling. Fri
day afternoon, October q, while en-
route from Newark, O.. to Pittsburg. 1t
is announced here He will speak in
Grafton and Petersburg October 26.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

ate aid. carrying her into the house
where she lapsed into unconscious
ness.
She was in robust health, accord
ing to DR.. Allen The sting showed
no swelling and but slight discolor-
alton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

from field to her home.
The only actual witness TO the
was Miss Agness Roberts, a
school teacher. who was just driving
in at the farm gate. Mrs. ]. S. Nell
son, the girls mother was inside the
house. Both rendered her immedi-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

SUTTON: Clarence James, 10. Of
South Sutton, was fatally shot when
shotgun he was carrying fell upon
log while he and others were out
county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

CHARLESTON: Al tho annual
meeting ut tine Kanawhn Coal Oper-
ators' .-.-suciation held here. the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve
for ono year ]. w. Dawson, Char
lesion and Ward. president; William
". Johnson. Siuitharl. vice president;
John l.. Dickinson. Charleston. treas
urcr; ID. c. Kennedy. Charleston,
commissioner Of secretary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

WHEELING: This city has landed
another new industry. It is a plant
the Rny-O Chemical Company will
put up at once for the manufacture OF
tooth paste and kindred toilet arti-
cles. Local business men are inter-
ested.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

WHEELING; j. J. Fahey. building
inspector, has issued q permit for the
construction of u thrcc-story concrete
and brick anney to the Haacl-Atlas
Company's plant to cost $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

sTSTERSvGLLE Purlcy w. Week
ley, druggist Of this city, has taken
bankruptcy. listing his liabilities at
$4,iG5 and his assets at $4.283.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

MOUSESYILLE: A circuit coudt
jury here returned verdict OF 800
for $. VI. Cunningham in his Sian
der suit for $4,000 damages against
w. g. Maxwell. The case was APP
pealed. Both are prominent and
wealthy Marshall county farmers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-21

HUNTINGTON: II all the flies that
John Ward custodian of the city in
Generator. caught during the last
summer were hitched together they
could easily pull the incincrator oven.
There We're 10000. As reward
for his competence as a fly destroyer
Ward will be recognized as . hero by
the Huntington Womcn's Club. which
will present him with purse.