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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-17

ting out Seeing the attendant staggrr
RaNengar makes II wild foot ball tackle
In direction OF top of stairs AS he
falls Sebastian appears. (Ravengar's
tackle has dragged cloth off Sebastian)
Sebastian falls. but leaps to his feet
wild fight follows for the cloth
Clasped IN each others arms. both fall
down the stairs
Scene 20. U.anding and Stairway
Show foreground Of Sebastian and Raw.
enEar al bottom Of stairs Ravcngar
unconscious Sebastian picks himself
up, grabs cloth from Ravengars hand
and disappears,
Full set: Rest of tho party come running
down stairs and approach Ravengar.
AS they reach him he disappears Use
bastian has thrown cloth also over
Ravengsr and, both Invisible carries
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
JOHNSON HAS CORRECT IDEA
Falsely Advertising Star Player In Ef.
fort to Pad Box Office Receipts
10 Displeasin0.

Ban Johnson has the right idea In
trying to break up the practice or
falsely advertising a star player In an
effort to pad the gate receipts, but he
Is picking on the wrong club as the
horrible example, writes Harry Keck
in Pittsburgh Post. The recent adver-
Using of a COvaleskie VS.. COvaleskie
pitching duel which was not staged, or
some other similar occurrence, Is more
like the thing Ban should get at. An
other abuse along the same lines Is the
carrying by q club Of high-prlced
beauty for weeks before sending him
into game. thereby leaving 1t up to
tho fans to presume that he will be
used almost any day. This has been
done time after time when 1t was clear
to everybody that the big idea was to
use that particular player as box
office attraction as long as possible
without working him. Yet no one ever
started a rumpus In these instances
Such practices are not fair to the fans.
| In fact, some Of them smack of DELHI
crate Misrepresentation and II Ban
| Johnson can curb them he will be
given the united thanks Of the base
ball public and not In his own league
! alone.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

riety; It was Of the extension sort, and
1t did not take long for the California
lad to extend 1t to its limit.
Lest we forget-it was Walter
johnson who broke the worlds rec.
ord for shutOuts by pitching 72 In
nings without q score against him. In
truth, It was In q sagebrush league.
for II ever there was such It 10 In
Idaho, where they make the native
bush serve even to the length Of grow
ing hair on bald heads. But It miti.
gates from the record not one whit.
for anyone familiar with baseball
kinks knows It would be just a. much
Q record II made In the big leagues.
It Is q rare combination that figures
In the success Of Walter johnson, and
It offers strong argument for clean
Illness Of mind and body In sports
johnson keeps In perfect physical con
dition, and his mind IL one Of those
open books that anV might read with
profit. Always fair, he never "crabs'
nor ''lays down." but gives his best al
all times. Popular? Well, the word
hardly Is big enough to At his case.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
PETER IS CLIMBING
Dodoer Twirier Trying to DupI.
cate Feat Of Alexander.
We 10 Out Beyond PhIIly star, Mamaux
and Al othsrs-Manaesr Robin.
con Believes Him TO es Great.
est Of Pitchers.

Big Ed Pfeffer Of the Dodgers IL
trying to duplicate the feat Of Grover
Cleveland Alexander. Last year Alex.
the Great pitched the Philadelphia club
into pennant. Pfeffer Is actively en-.
gagged In an endeavor to accomplish the
same thing for Brooklyn this year.
Big Ell Is lending the National league
hurlers now. He Is out beyond Alex
ander, Mamaux, Anderson and all the
rest.
Wilburt Robinson, manager Of the
Dodgers, believes that Pfeffer is as
great a pitcher as there Is in baseball.
He does not concede that Alexander or
even Walter johnson has anything on
the Brooklyn lcft.hander thu year.
Pfeffer has been good pitcher ever
since he broke into the National league.
Only Alexander, Mamaux and Toney
were ranked ahead Of him last year.
He won 10 games and lost II. and nj.
lowed an average of 200 runs per
game.
The DOdger star had better record
in 1914, his first season In Brooklyn.
That year he won % and lost IL and
only allowed .107 runs per game.
Pfeffer stands six feet three inches
high and weighs 21O pounds. He Is
twenty.seven years old and was born
In Champaign, III.
He began his career ut In Crosse In
the Mlnnesota.W Wisconsin League In
1900. Then he went TO Fort Wayne
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
CLEANLINESS OF LIFE
Walter Johnson's Only Vice 10
That Of Chewing Gum.
One % Explanations o. Die Fsilow's
Remarkable Climb From Gem state
Dushss 20 "Hlshsr.U ps"-os.
vslepsd In Idaho.

"And his worst habit is to chew
gum" y
The Idaho fans were wont to say
this Of Walter johnson, the wizard
pitcher Of the American league, after
he had gone from the Gem state
"bush" to the "hlgher.ups." Briefly.
It Is one Of the explanations Of the big
fellows remarkable climb and Is q
strong argument for the "form player"
In baseball.
OF course. hitting the pepsin is not
a bad habit, and. other than winning
games, 1t was, in JOhns0n's day Of
baseball infancy, his only regular Gus.
tom-perhaps still is-for we hear Of
the California youth doing things on
the diamond that none save man In
perfect condition could accomplish.
and It Is no secret that mingling with
the big boys changed johnson not q
bit. Egotism will never get him.
Walter johnson Is another achieve
ment Of the great West, where we do
more than exist-we live, writes a
Boise (ldahO) correspondent In the
Detroit Free Press. What II the "phe'
nom" was overlooked around Los An
geles-his own "dlggin's?"' He devel'
oped In Idaho. and that's some state
too. for developing, also for things
that have their growth. 1t was there
that Mr.. Success brought out his lad
der for Walter johnson to climb. II
was not Of the ten or twelvc.rung "
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
GLEASON HAS SHARP TONGUE
oose TO Relief Of White sox TwlrIer
When Manager Jennings Was
Getting His Goat.

"Eid" Gleason, formerly assistant
manager and general factOtum Of the
White Sox. Is noted for the sharpness
Of his repartee on the ball field. Man.
ager Jennings Of the Detroit Tigers
hind occasion to feel the sting Of Glea.
sons tongue just before the veteran
left the Chicago club. Hughic, 1t must
be remembered, has been involved In
two serious accidents, each Of which
nearly terminated his career. First he
dived into the swimming pool ut Cor.
nell when there was no water In 1t,
breaking bones innumerable and hav.
ing to stay In bed Tor weeks while the
doctors patched him up. Later he
drove his automobile of bridge near
Scranton and hurt himself SO badly
that he was in q hospital for q couple
Of months. Gleason, Of course, knew
all about these two accidents and
when the time came he reminded Jen-
nings Of them In way more pointed
than polite.
The Detroit manager was coaching
one afternoon and had taken occasion
to make number Of extremely per.
sOnal remarks to the Chicago pitcher
He plainly was ''getting the slabn,ans
goat," and Gleason was quick to come
to the rescue.
"Why, you freckle.faced ape" he
yelled to Hughle. "YOu have a fine
chance to be kidding anybody. You
tried twice to commit suicide and your
skull was 10 thick you couldn't &c
through with it!"-The American Boy
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
BIGGEST OF MINOR LEAGUES
American Association Offering IL
Patrons Hieh.class Of Baltic.
, ledo and st. Paul Help.

Time was when the old Eastern
league, known now as the InternatiOn'
al, boosted and backed up the boast
of having the fastest circuit In the
minors, writes Jack VeiOch In Indian
apOlis Times. Later on the Pacific
Coast league came to the front with
the claim that 1t was but a half step
out Of the class Of the majors, and
perhaps 1t was, for, 1t Is notable that
many of the stars Of the big leagues
today are graduates Of the far western
circuit. But now 1t Is the American
Associations turn to do bit of boast
ing. Despite the fact that the Federal
league hit the association almost as
hard as It hit the International league,
ChiyingtOn's combination Is today
playing better ball; the magnates are
willing to go to greater expense to
build up clubs and the talk of any
thing that resembles salary limit In
this mans circuit Is pure bunk. To-
day the association Is the biggest Of
all the minor leagues, and the class
of ball It Is offering Its patrons Ia In
reality only short step from the big
show. The regeneration Of the Toledo
club and new spirit and finances In
jected into the st. Paul Club have
helped the A., A. wonderfully. 1t Ia
reasonable to believe that the club
owners fed that they can afford tG
take greater financial risks, for they
do not expect another baseball war fol
period of ten years ut the least, and
In that time they should be able to
build up their bank rolls 10 a point
where they will not have to worry.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

was supreme In baseball. Since he
went to the Red SOx couple Of sea.
sons ago Jack has played the second
bag. Recently he was put out Of the
game through an accident and Mike
McNally was substituted to fill the
keystone position. II the latter shows
up we'll he may replace the veteran at
the second bag.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
PLAYER TURNED WRONG WAY
Fred snodgrass Declared Out After
Making Safe Hlt-Amblsd lsIs.
urely Toward Second.

It's been q long time since player
was called out for turning wrong
after reaching hrst base. but that's
what happened to Fred Snodgrass In a
game In the recent B0ston-P hiladel-
phia series. Fred hit single and am.
bled down to first, then leisurely
walked OF toward second without re.
turning to touch the base. The ball.
returned from the Outfield, was put on
him and the umpire said he was out.
In spite Of Boston protests.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
GRIFFITH HITS At sPITBALL
Manager Of Washington Team says
Delivery 10 Not Natural and 10
Cause OF Grrors.

Clark Griffith Is against the spitball.
He Is hoping for and predicting the
day when 1t will be legislated out OF
baseball. Says he: IT I had my choice
Of the two evils, I'd pick the emery
ball. The spltball isn't any more Of
natural delivery than the emery ball
and It's more offensive. The spit on
the ball causes a lot Of errors when
fielders make wild throws grabbing the
ball at the slippery spot. It spolla
clean fielding and therefore has ten.
dency to hurt the game"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
IS FAST BECOMING VETERAN
Jack Barry Of Red sox Starts on Ninth
Year In Major League Harness
Star at Short.

jack Barry Of the Red Sox is fast
becoming II veteran Of the big leagues.
This Is Jacks ninth year In big league
harness. Jack went from Holy Cross
college to the Athletics and for half
dozen years was the brilliant short
field artist on Connie Mack's team. He
was one of the important cogs In that
great baseball machine which Mack
built up and which for several seasons
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
BASEBALL MOTIFS

Bullet Joe Bush suddenly has lost
his battling curve.
Ball players will grub rifles and 60
to war II General Funston puts the
jumps in front Of them.
Habit Is a bad thing. Now the poor
old Reds IRE making runaway race
Of It for last place.
st. Louis umpires would be safe
from Mound City mobs II they used
insect powder shooters.
Willie Mitchell, recently Of the In.
dams, has promised to show himself
q winner with the Tigers.
Fred Toncy's alleged crack about
the Reds being IN egg team may
hatch out q, brood Of trouble.
Drugs have leaped from 100 to 600
per cent In value, yet you see lot
Of players who are full Of hop.
Wilbert Robinson believes he has
ono Of the best utility Outfielders In
the major league In "Jimmy" John
stOn.
Derrill Pratt. second baseman Of
the st. Louis Browns, has swung into
his old stride, batting and fielding In
top form.
Baseball fans in Philadelphia are
thinking Of getting up ninth place
In the American league for @. Mack'N
| Athletics.
There are those people in Cleveland
who opine that II Lee FOhl were In
the boxing business he could make
a champion out of Carl Morris.
John J. McGraw. manager Of the
Giants. must often be surprised at the
Views Of John ]. NcGraw, journalist,
on the great American pastime.
Evidently It doesn't matter who does
the plotting or what class Of players
makes up the team, the Reds remain
the same old pennant winners In the
spring.
Outflelder Jimmy Murray, who
dropped from the American league to
Glass "A, then A and then b. Is now
playing In the Glass D Central Texas
league.
Big league magnates have added the
letter II" to the scOrebOards to sig
Nifty errors, and III" to indicate
hits. II "B" meant q boner, 1t would
be busy "B."
"You can't have It," said the ma
tional commission to the Brooklyn
club, referring to $75.293.S1 the
Dodgers wanted from the Newark
InternatlOnals.
There Is an eight-club baseball
league in England now. It Is mad'
up of teams from Canadian regiment
and Americans living In London. NJ
stops for tea.
There are many things worse thai
sitting on a Jury. Sitting through
ball game. for instance, when tn
visitors are getting all the breaks AM
the best Of the umpiring.
II the other Cincinnati pitcher
could win as regularly a. "Fred
Toney, HerzOgs aggregation would b
first division proposition.
Carroll. the Tufts college catche
taken on by Connie Mack, prObabl
will play no more ball this season
He Ia suffering from an internal trOu
BILE that will require surgical opera
ton.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

In the Central league. In 1011 he was
bought by the st. Louis Americans, but
turned back to Fort Wayne.
In September, 1911, after a season at
Fort Wayne, during which he won 10
and lost five games, Pfeifer was bought
by Denver. He worked In five games
for the Colorado city In the spring OF
1912, and was sent back to Fort
Wayne. which club traded him to
Grand Rapids.
In 1913 Pfeffer won % and lost eight
games for Grand Rapids. That full
he was drafted by brooklyn.
His success with the Dodgers was In
Simultaneous. He was the pitching SEN
satiOn Of 1914. He bids fair to have
the best season OF his career this year
His object Is to duplicate the feat OF
Alexander, and pitch his club into Q
pennant.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
1 BS{2E S%GBe

Speaking Of breaks, the pitcher that
gets them seldom cracks.
Rain may give the players n day Off,
but anything gives some teams ar
Off day.
The way Jim Thorpe Is going indl.
Gates he Is ambitious to get back UNI
der the big tent.
With George Tyler In midseasOn
shape. the pitching stan Of the Braves
Is much stronger.
Now that numbering ball players IL
oil the craze, some Of them should
wear big cipher.
Fans In Boston have given up hope
Of having another worlds series ticket
scandal next October.
-
Those New York Giants, knocked
on all sides for their poor showing Of
late, are playing under traps"
-
A 22-inning baseball game was
played at Rock Island, Ill.,, the other
day. Even the fans had enough.
-
"Davey" Robertson, right fielder Of
the Giants, Is leading the National
league batting by comfortable mar
gin.
Pitcher Jimmy Middleton Of Louis.
vile has been watched by Scout
O'Hare of the Cubs, and may be
signed.
There are still several released
pitchers In these United States who
haven't yet been signed by the De-
troit Tigers.
Starting the baseball season on May
I would have saved lot Of postpone
ments In April, but 1t wouldn't have
helped much In June.
Anyway, the Giants are good for a
800 average. They can lose all of
their games on the home lot and win
'em all away from home.
Nap Lajole still looks good around
the middle cushion, even though he
Is pastiming between the sensational
Witt and the rapid first.sacker, Nc
Innis.
Miller Higgins Is making first
baseman out of Roger HOrnsby and
says the youngster Is as clever as an
all.around man as Sisler of the
Browns.
Slim Love. the six-fOot seven-inch
southpaw Of the Yankees, Is an un-
lucky bird. He has just recovered
from malaria only to be stricken with
matrimOny.
Rudy Hulswitt quit his job as man.
ager Of the Columbus (O) team be-
cause of its long losing streak. Con
ME Mack has no sympathy for such
chicken.hearted persons.
Fifteen major league club owners
called their scouts In the Office and
numerically panned them for over
looking that wonderful National
league rookie. one Hal Chase.
The Vernon club has put price Of
$4,000 on the contract of Swede Ris
berg, with the prOvisO that the clui
which buys him must let him hnisl
the present season with Vernon.
II About time to start building anOth
r bridge across the East river fO
the accommodation of the crowds
anxious to see the worlds series be
tween the Robins and Yanks.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12
WHITFIELD PLAYS STAR GAME
outflsldsr Covers Much More Ground
Than Last ssasen-Has Been
Dlo Help 20 Moran.

George Whitfield has played sterling
ball for the Pills all season. He GOV.
ers much more ground than he did last
season because Moran does not shift
him around. He has player FIRST this
year, but that was solely because Lu-
derus was injured. Constant duty In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

left has given Whitfield the hand of the
shop and he IL much better guardian
Of the pasture az q result. Whitted's
brilliant maneuvers have been big
help to Moran. He has won several
games by his clever inside play. He
has stolen home, worked the squeeze
play at a critical juncture and belted
out home run just when 1t was need
ed. He won three games right In .
row for Alexander by his brilliant per
eOrnances.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

The Lyon Brand tires are in great
demand. The Auto Tire Sales Com.
pany at 1886 Michigan avenue. Of
which T. 8. Shattuc is the manager,
never hear anything but words Of
praise for the Lyon Brand. of which
they sell an immense number, both at
wholesale, to the trade and retail to
private individuals.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12


having
the Both should
should
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

Harry W. Cooper OF 2131 Michigan
avenue. whose standard tires are IA
vorites with everybody. reports a fine
autumn business.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

About time to start building anOth'
,r bridge across the East river for
the accommodation OF the crowds
anxious to see the worlds series be-
tween the Robins and Yanlis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

The Vernon club has put a price Of
$4,000 on the contract of Swede Ris-
berg, with the prOvlsO that the club
which buys him must let him finish
the present season with Vernon.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

Fifteen major league club owners
called their scouts In the Office and
numerically panned them for over
looking that wonderful National
league rookie, one Hal Chase.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

II the other Cincinnati pitchers
could win as regularly AZ Sired"
Toney, HerzOg's aggregation would be
a first division proposition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

Carroll. the Tufts college catcher
taken on by Connie Mack, probably
will play no more ball this season.
He Ia suffering from an internal trOU.
BILE that will require surgical opera
: ton.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

Rudy Hulswitt quit his job as man
ager Of the Columbus CO., team be-
cause Of its long losing streak. Con-
ME Mack has no sympathy for such
chicken-hearted persons.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

Charles s. Thornton. the we'll known
lawyer. has honored every ONCE he
ever hlled from president OF the
board OF education to corporation
counsel.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

Edward J. Birk. the well known
brewer. makes friends everywhere hs
goes and would make . great race for
public once II he would allow his
name to be used.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

Outflelder Jimmy Murray, who
dropped from the American league to
Class IA, then A and then b, is now
playing In the Glass d Central Texas
league.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-12

There are many things worse than
sitting on a Jury. Sitting through q
ball game. for instance, when the
visitors are getting all the breaks and
the best of the umpiring.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-29
Chamber Of Commerce Fos-
tering Move for Mid
land Interurban.
WILL HELP TULSA
Will Give Folks of That
Section Opportunity to
Visit Here in Day.

For the purpose of securing in
creased transportation facilities into
the Usage oil section, which also will
provide the people Of that section an
opportunity to make Tulsa the trad
ing center of that district in whicn
the government is paying out more
than S2,000.000 in royalties, efforts
are being made by the Tulsa Chamber
of Commerce and Retail Merchants
association to interest the officials of
the Midland Valley road in the in
stallation Of a motor-car service be
tween Tulsa and PGwhuska.
At the headquarters of the two
organizations yesterday afternoon
II was announced that the PROPOSE
ton had been taken up with the Off
cials OF the Midland Valley road. and
that the success of the Tulsa -Muslto-
gee motor service would prove an in
centiVe for the line extending to the
heart of the Usage country.
It has Been proposed that a motor
car be run from Tulsa to PaWhuska,
leaving this city at o'clock each
morning. service which would fill a
wish of the oil men who have busi-
ness to transact in Usage field.
This car would reach Pawhuska at
9:20 o'clock and would leturn to
Tulsa, reaching here about - o'clock.