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The Dolores star., 1917-03-23
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The Dolores star., 1917-03-23

WASHINGTON. March 20.-President
Wtlson y expected within the next
fcrtyNight hours to indicate definitely
that he believes . virtual state of war
exists between the United states and
Germany. News received from Ply
mouth that fifteen men. some OF them
Amsricans, had been drowned when
the American merchantmen vigilan-
"a was sunk without warning by Q
German submarine, added. II possible.
70 the already grave view Of the stu.
alton held here ~ q result Of the de.
struction Of ths-vigilanoIa. the Illinois
and the City Of Memphis. 4t
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new CABINETS POLICY
RUSSIAN DUaaA coMMITrEe 10
SUES PROGRAM.
Liberty orantsd People and General
Amnesty for Al Political and
Religious ofssnsss.
western Nswspapsr Union News servics.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London.-The provisional govern.
ment OF Russia has issued the follow
ing appeal to the people. according
to dispatch received from Reuters
Petrograd correspondent:
Citizens -The executive committee
OF the duma, with the aid and support
Of the garrison OF the capital and Its
inhabitants, has bucceeded In tri-
umphing over the obnoxious forces OF
the old regime In such manner that
we are able to proceed to q more
stable organization Of the executive
power, with men whose past political
activity assures them the country's
confidence. The new cabinet will
base it, policy on the following prin-
ciples:
First-An immediate general am
nesty for all political and religious Of
lenses. including terrorist acts and
military and agrarian offenses.
second-Liberty OF speech and Of
the press; freedom for alliances.
unions and strikes, with the extension
Of these liberties to military officials
within the limits admitted by mill
tary requirements.
Th1rd-Abolition OF all social. re-
liglous and national restrictions.
Fourth-To proceed forthwith. to
the preparation and convocation OF a
constitutional assembly. based on uni
vsrsal suffrage, which will establish
q governmental regime.
Fifth-The- substitution Of the DO.
lice by . national militia. with chiefs
to be elected and responsible to the
government.
Sixth Communal elections to be
based ON universal suffrage.
seventh-The troops which partici-
pated In the revolutionary movement
will not be disarmed, but will remain
In Petrograd.
Eighth While maintaining strict
military discipline. for troops on active
service, 1t II desirable to abrogate for
soldiers all restrictions in the enjoy
ment Of social rights accorded other
citizens.
The provisional government de.
sires to add that 1t has no intention
to profit by the circumstances Of the
war to delay the realization Of the
measures above mentioned.
Gar, Son and Grand Duke Out.
Petrograd. March II. Emperor
Nicholas abdicated at midnight Thurs
day night on behalf Of himself and thu
heirapparent. Grand Duke Alexis, In
favor Of Grand Duke Michael Alexan
drovitch. At 2:80 O'Clock Friday after.
noon Grand Duke Michael himself alb
dicated. thus bringing the Romanofi
dynasty to an end.
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Fire Cuts Casper From Outside World.

Fire Cuts Casper From Outside World.
Casper.-Losses aggregating $4,000
were sustained in the fire which de-
stroyed the Northwestern warehouses,
the Richards and Cunningham. and G.
H. Townsend stores in the business
district here. The fire was extin-
guished after five hours. Telegraph
and telephone wires were cut by tho
flames and for twenty.four hours 1t
was impossible to communicate with
the outside world. The origin of the
fire Is unknown.
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carranxa to Grant Amnesty.

Ell Paso. Tex.-Annesty win be Of
fered to all Mexican refugees by Gen.
Carranza after he is inaugurated
President Of Mexico on May 1. accord.
ing to information received here by
Carranza officials. The only excep-
lions to the blanket amnesty .procla-
nation win be Francisco villa. his
immediate followers and those who
were implicated in the murder OF
President Francisco l. Madero and
Vice President Jose Pine suarez.
Even these will be limited to the
leaders.
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Lack Of Food May HaIt war.

London.-1n an address at Glouces-
ter, Capt. Charles Bathurst, unionist
member of the House Of Commons.
gave warning that there was a posi-.
bility that the war would be lost and
an ignoble peace agreement on ac-
count Of lack Of money or food. The
scarcity Of potatoes. he said, was now
greater than at any time in forty
years and at the present rate of con-
sumption none would be available for
any one in about six weeks.
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cestIpan Tariff Commission Member.

costiuan Tariff commIssIon Member.
Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
selected the following men as mem.
bers Of the Tariff Commission: Prof.
Frank w. Taussig of Harvard Uni
versity; former Representative David
J. Lewis of Cumberland, Nd; former
Representative William Kent Of Kent
field, CAL; Daniel G. Roper Of Nc.
Call. 8. c.; e. P. Costigan Of Denver,
Colo; w. 8. Culbertson Of Emporia,
Kan.
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RussIa,s Flea Joins In Revolution.
London. The entire Russian Baltic
Meet and the fortresses at viborg and
Sveaborg have Joined the revolution
any movement In Russia. says dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Copenhagen which ID
based on reports received from Hapa-
randa, Sweden.
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MursuIa Loses 100 De Faeto Troops.
Ell Paso, Tex.-General Murguia
lost approximately 1900 men In
killed. wounded and missing at the
battle of Rosario. according to for
eigp refugee who arrived here from
Chihuahua City.
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Panama Canal Workers Strike.
Colon.-Another strike was begun
by negro employees in the canal zone.
One hundred Of the 800 negroes at
the Cristobal drydock quit work. de-
manding higher wages.
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Six New u. Q. Scout Cruisers.
Washington.-Bids were. opened at
the Navy Department for the con-
struction Of six 35-knot scout curisers
to cost 36.o0o.ooo each. exclusive Of
armor and armament.
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chlna,s sreak with Berlin Ratified.

Pekin.-Premier Tuan Cht-Jui. &C.
coinpanied by the entire cabinet. ap-
peared before the House and the SEN
ate and stated that the cabinet and
the President had decided that China
should sever diplomatic relations with
Germany. The House approved by q
vote OF 431 to 81.
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H6HT- HOUR STANDARD


Me9eern NevsD9per Uu1eo SeWebHv1pA
Washiaefen.-Ths AAamsoa e1ght.
hpar nilroAd law vas heA epastitu'
eianal and valid IN all respects Mon.
2ay ~ The Suprene Court
1hs decision makes eight hours ths
standard Of days work and wages
~ nen u operation Of trains and IL
ealises the wage increases which
wsat Into tentative effect on IT. pass-
ass.
me decision was five to four. Jus
sicss Day, Pftney and vandsvanter
announced their disssnt from the
bench and later yustics McReynolds
announced his.
Justice McKenna concurred in the
majority opinion. but ON slightly ar.
fefsnt grounds. Justice Day read his
own dissenting opinion and Justice
Pft1ey delivered the other dissenting
oDinioa. in which Justice Vnndevan-
Ter Joined.
Federal Judge Hooks ruling In the
Missouri, Oklahoma 4 Gulf railroad
test case. enjoinfns enforcement Of
the Adamson act and holding II "un-
constitutional. null and void" was
reversed
The court made the most radical
advance in its history when It ruled
that employees OF public service or.
ganisatlons have mot the right to
strike In concert.
''That right" declared Chief Jus.
tice White, III necessarily surren.
dered when the mon are engaged in
public service. They are comparable
TO soldiers in the ranks, who, in the
presence OF enemies OF their country.
may not desert"
The decision followed the adjust.
meht OF the strike situation, in which
the railroads agreed to an eight-hour
day with ten hours pay. and time and
one-eighth for overtime.
The decision upholding a. constitu-
ttonai III features Of the Addison act
antails:
Permanent ablishment Of 4 work
Day q eight hours n measure or
standard 0f calculating wages and
serviqs Of train operatives.
Tehpefssy but immediate increase
Of about IS per cent In wases. during
not less than seven nor more than
eleven months beginning Jan. lst last,
Of about 400. 900 trainmen, mostly Of
the brotherh6ods Of engineers, fire.
men, conductors and brakemen and
those principally IN freight service.
Comparatively few passenger train
men were given immediate benefit By
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American Aviator oiysn French Cross.
ris.-The American aviator, Serg.
Maj. Raoul Lufbery, has been decor
ated with the cross Of tie Legion Of
Honor.
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Quits oovernorship for Senate.
Sacramento, Calf. Hiram w. John
son, United States senator-elect, an
nounced his resignation from the gov
ernorship, effective March 15.
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Meatiess friday for ciubs,

London. --Neariy all the leading
London clubs have decided ON one
meatless day q week, and for the sake
Of convenience Friday haa been cho-
sen % the day.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-23

Ruth Law Plans Aero Corps.
New York. Miss Ruth Law, long
distance aviator, is to organize and
train the first woman's aero corps in
the United States.
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carranxa,a. Aunt bin.

Ell Paso. Tex.-Mfs. Dolores Estrada
de i0Hrza, 81. aunt Of President Car
rama OF Mexico. died here.
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western N.w.pap.r u.lon News Services.


oitAsn horces. N tneir iaIe.e ~.
ON inc "estefn lfOnt nave fe...en -
proximatev 4eo square m.ies ol
Erencn titory occupioa us
war ine ionowne are the more I'
por.Ane u sooes easnty 'o"ns snu W.
SAuiees' nns 0
viieie, fesnes' norsny' sniefs CT-
Donenes araeaaA H.efplsnI 10
Dransioy. IA naisonnette, sieiviiers'
oinucouft Acnietarsno' Acniet'
AefeeA' Aolasevine' oucquoy' Es-
sefts.
tneir britisn aiiies IN TINS ne" tnrust'
nave fetaken ana are IN possession
OF ABOUT 90 square miles OF terr1tofy
IoI"eIiy neao oy ene ieusons. tne
ioloSins are inc more Important
towns reported - occupied by the
french; Noyon. Crouy' Cariepont'
Morsam, Nousroninsfe' hoye and Lac
sieny.
paten 70 the London Daily MAIL. de-
scrioing the German retreat In France
says al least 500 villages nave been
burned 70 cinoen-
faris.-The French cabinet. headed
oy Premier briand. has resigned.
Lonoon.-Tne British troops In the
somme region <of France nave occu-
pied almost al OF the 81. Pierre-Vaast
wood ana s'oo0 yards OF German
trencnes north ana south OF the wood.
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/. Boulder. Colo,-Tungsten~ concen.
trates. so per cent. SIT per unit. Crude
ores. 60 per cent, SIS; 20 per cent.
$9.40 to $12; 10 per cent $50 to $40
per unit.
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GRAIN.

Wheat, oh. mill. 100 lbs. buying .$2.9z
Rye, Colo, bulk. 100 lbs, buying. 2.zS
Oats, Nebraska, 100 lbs, buying. 200
Colorado oats, bulk, buying. -. zoo
Corn chop. sack. selling 5000. Els.
Corn in sack. selling .......... 2.15
Bran. Colorado, per 100 lbs,
selling ................... Els
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Vegetables.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.


Metal Market Prices.
Lead. New York-$9.75 asked.
Bar Silver-74c.
Copper. casting brand-$31.62h.
Spelter, st. Louis-$10.30.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-23

Mexico Cfty-The American am.
bassador. Henry P. Fletcher. had a
long conference with General Carran-
n at the palace. Workingmen Of
Mexico City paraded In honor Of Cen
eral Carranxa's election to the presf.
dency OF the republic.
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HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
=. o. B., Denver, Carload Price.
100
14.oo@15.oo

Buying Prices.
Colorado upland. per toms 100
Nebraska upland. per ton. 14.00015.o0
Second bottom Colorado :
and Nebraska, per tom. 13.00014.0o
Timothy, per ton $1,000. 1s.00@20.o0
Alfalfa, per ton. ......... 12.000l6.O0
South Park, ,ch., per ton. 20.OO@21.0O
Gunnison Valley. per- ton 1900 q 1900
Straw, per ton .......... 1000 500
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chIeaso Live Stock Quotations,

Chicago. - Hogs g Bulk, $14.55@
14S5; light. $l4.00@1480; mixed,
$14.25@14.90: heavy, $14.30@14.90;
rough. $14so@1445; pigs. s1o.75@
1920.
attie-Native beef cattle, $1,000
Sizes: stockers and feeders, $4,000
975; cows and heifers, $5.80@1O.75;
calves, $9.75@135O.
Sheep -Wethers, 11.o0@12.50; ewes,
$S75@l2.25; lambs, $12.s5014.85.
Chicago Grain and Provision Prices.
Chicago. - Wheat - No. 3 hard.
$1.86A.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. s1.bsx @1os:
No. 3 yellow. $1.07h01.083l; No. 4
yellow. $1.0601.0s.
Oats = No. white. 56h@57k;
s.andard, 5s@61lc.
Bariey-$1I3@132.
Clover-S12.00018.00.
Timothy-$3.72@5.75.
Lard-$1s.05019.07.
Duluth, Minn.-Linseed- track.
43.88h02.Ss; to arrive, 32.ss; May,
$3.50; July. $2.91 bid
The Dolores star., 1917-03-23

Yuma, Ariz.Peter Hans Rimers, q
German. was taken into custody BY
government agents here and held By
the authorities pending an investiea-
ton Of his movements.
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Egas.

Eggs.
Eggs. graded No. l net. F. o. B.
Denver 80.
Eges. graded No. 2 net, F. o. B.
Denver
Eggs. case count, misc. cases,
less commission ............
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Missouri AbolIshes HANGING

jefferson City-Both houses Of the
Missouri Legislature passed law
abolishing capital punishment.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-23
Exera senate esssIon &nds.

Washtngton. - The special Senate
Session which began Marcn 5. ad-
soAinsd Friday sine die.
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Butter.

Butter.
Creameries. ex. LIST grade, h.. 80
Creameries. I'd grade. lb....... IS
Process 80
Packing stock (net)'. %
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Fruit.

Apples. Colo, fancy. box. 81 .00@3 LOO
Pears, Colo. winter. box. 2.50@3.0O
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Hogs.
Sheep.
q y TATIo n .

ooou uoBs ..............s l4.4UVI4.JS
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Dressed Poultry.

Live Poultry.
The following prices on live poultry
are nef r n n nanvor.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-23

Paris--The French cabinet, headed
by Premier BRAND, has resigned.
The Dolores star., 1917-03-23

London--Beach Thomas. In . dis
patch to the London Daily Mail, de-
scribing the German retreat in France
says at least 800 villages have been
burned to cifiders.
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Nat,onaa Ieneue.
GAMES YESTERDAY.

National League.
Boston s. z; ST. Louis II. /.
Philadelphia A, IL; Chicago. /. 4.
Brooklyn s, o: Cincinnati 2s-S.
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GIANTS MUST
WIN One MORE
CONTEST TO
CIlvCH FLAG
White Sox Completed Vic
tory Friday New York
Idle Yesterday.

New York. Sept, 24.-Chicaso
.clinched the American league PEN
nant Friday but the New York Ma
tionals still have IA more game to
win before the 1917 National league
nag IL theirs beyond dispute. Yes
terday both the leading teams were
idle, the White Eox being in the east
and the Giants not having a game
scheduled.
II was ntting that Clarence Row
land should win his first major league
championship from the club which
has been Chicago's strongest oppon-
home grounds that The vas Is1s on chamr
pions finally fell before the White
Sox. The game was hard fought and
1t took the new champions ten innings
to overcome Boston by q. 2 to / score.
From now on the Chicago players can
got into condition for the great series
against New York. the frst time that
teams representing the two largest
cities In the country have met in the
baseball classic.
Whdte sox DO wen.
Beginning the week by detecting st.
Louis in ten innings. the White Scx
met Philadelphia in three games. win.
ming two. The one defeat was due to
9 wild throw by Leihold In the ninth
inning. Then came the first game OF
the final series with Boston and the
Red Sox lost 1t and the White Sox
lands men took things easy and the
Red Sox won a to l. Previous to Fri
day, Boston had lost three straight to
Detroit SEG
Cleveland Set Pace.
Cleveland set the pace in the Amer
lean league last week by winning all
of its seven games. Detroit triumph
l al In 1pA-NA,k 40 rs -. or NY--ls--l--
early in the week. took nth place
from New York and finished the week
in that position, the Yankees losing
SIX out Of seven.
Giants Had Hard Time.
In the National league New York
began its final i~ntersectional games
against Chicago o N Monday and in
three games was victorious twice. The
Giants had Q strenuous battle with
Ptttshurg. The first game went ten
Innings to a . to 8 tie. Friday the
Giants were victorious and in the frst
game Saturday Z Cooper compelled
them to go IL innings before they
won. Ponder. q recruit pitcher. de-
layed the clinching Of the National
league championship in the second
game which the Pirates won l to 0.
Philadelphia Playing Strong.
Philadelphia's play improved and
it won four last week while losing
one. Two o Victories over Chica-
go yesterday enabled Philadelphia to
staye Off a little longer the inevitable
victory Of New York. Against, Gin
cinnati, Moran's men broke even in
two games and against Chicago they
won five straight. st. Louis did not
lose q game the past week. winning
three and playing a scoreless II in
ming tie against Boston on Saturday.
Cincinnati came back to the first d.
vision last Sunday and held that place
by virtue Of four victories and one
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1870
yesterday, winning both games Of g
doubie-header, 4 toll andS1ltoa4 and
as d result prevented the New York.
club from clinching the pennant.
In the initial game Alexander was
in 1ne FORM and had little trouble
holding the locals safe. In the sec-
ond game, the visitors batted three
OF Chicago pitchers hard
The batting Of Luderus was the
feature of the day.
First game r. II. -.
SPhiiadelphia !. ....... 8
Chicago &. -. s.. HIS. ....,.. 8
Alexander and Killifer; Douglas and
P~rendergast. Dilhoefer and Elliott
Second game r. H. b,
Philadelphia .......s..,11 10 !
Chicago 4 10 5
Fittery and Adams; Carter. AL
bridge. Prendergasts Weaver and Ill
lit, Dilhoefer.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston ana st. Louis Divide.

NOSopA
st. Louis. Sept. 24.-Boston closed
It's last series Of the season here by
dividing a double-header with st.
Louis yesterday. st. Louis won the
first game, II to 8, and Boston took
the second, Z to /. In the first game
after Boston had scored four runs of
Goodwin In the third inning, forcing
his retirement st, Louis went after
Barnes, tied the score in the fourth
and added n or more runs in each
inning thereafter. In the second game
Boston made enough rum in the third
inning to win, and drove Watson and
Horstman from the boz. Scores:
First game r. n. e..
poSeoI . - !
st. Louis .................1l 10 !
Barnes, Scott and T~ragresser;
Goodwin. Horstman, Ames and Sny-
DER
Second game r. H. q.
OOsIou u y
ST. LOUIS ..l 3 j
Hughes and Meyers; Watson. Horst
zales.
philadelphia Gets Five Straight.
Chicago. Sept. 24.-Philadelphia
made It five straight from Chicago
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sHoRTsroP 10 JOIN ARMY.

st. Louis, Sept. 24.-Eddie Muili-
gan. shortstop with the Kansas City
club Of the American association, Is
ready to join the new national army
Mulligan was favorably PASSED BY
physicians at his home In st. Louis
county. He said he would cheerfuily
respond when the call came.
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'Sox and Giants this is the only depart
ment in which either club has a de-
cided advantage.
Ray Schalk is the class OF both
leagues. He is far superior to any
catcher in the business today.
McCarty and Rariden are good
enthusiastically Is a super-catcher.
He is not hitting so hard this season
as either Of the Giant receivers, but
he has a faculty for getting on and is
fast on the paths. something unusual
for q catcher.
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EDWARD v. CICoTTB.
(ChicagO White Sox.)

Thirteen years ago an understood,
twenty-year-old kid pitched his first
game of professional ball for Calumet,
Mich. He had unlimited nerve, q
bushleague wind-up and q freak de-
livery. He copied this first start, al
lowing six hits and tanning eleven
batters. :
This youngster was Eddie cicotte
and the freak delivery was the after
ward famous knuckle-ball.
Today, thirteen years later, this
same right handler is the most dis
cussed twirler in the game. He is still
using q freak delivery but the scribes
and bugs call It the shine" ball and
Chicago White Sox hurting staff and
the hope Of the South side fans on the
brink of what promises to be the most
hectic world series ever staged.
In 1904, when a kid, Ed. was adj
v1sed to quit the game n try driving
a wagon or something. They said he
was too small to be a successful
pitcher Che weighed less than $50
pounds).
Eight years ago the Boston Red Sox
|let him go and baseball men said he
was through, with a dead soup-bone
and the end Of his big league career
IN sight. NOW, In 1917, we And him
coping over, twenty-five games at
thirty-three years Of age and the lead
ing gunner Of his league!
"Shine ball" Eddie was born In De-
troit, Mich, June 10, 1884, OF French
extraction. He began playing ball Ia.
the grammar schools, starting as an
l~tnfielder. His minor league experience
was gained with Calumet OF the
Northern Copper league; Augusta,
South Atlantic league; Indianapolis,
American association, and Des Moines
land Lincoln of the Western league.
The Boston Americans snagged him in
1903 and he pitched for, the bean eat
ing crew until 1912, when Chicago
bought him,
Eddie had an earned run average Of
6.S8 with Augusta in 1905 and allowed
only ISL earned runs per game with
Chicago in 1913. 80
In build he ts stocky, being i've feet
nine inches tall and weighing about
10 pounds; he is q pleasant man
nered. good looking chap and packs a
wise old noodle under his cap. His
craft and ingenuity have kept him in
1.-the Big Top when according to all
Idope and precedent he ought to be in
1.-THE baseball boneyard.
Without doubt Cicotte is the biggest
single factor In coping this years nag
for Chicago and is one OF the most
remarkable pitchers OF all time.
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On the field he Is wizard at hand
ling his pitchers. His pegs to the bases
are shot with bullet speed and ac-
on Schalk. He fields his position
with lightning speed.
McCarty and Rariden are excellent
catchers. There are few better in
either league. Schalk is one of the
few. He is better than either-so
much better, in fact, that in the catch
ing department the White Sox stand
out far and away above he Giants.
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There is nothing more essential to a
great ball club than a great catcher.
Look back over the really greats Of
the past and 1t will be seen that there
was never a really great club without
a great catcher.
The Cubs had Killing, and later
Archer, the Pirates of 1903 had Glib
son, and remember what these two
clubs did to the Tigers with mediocre
Schmidt. The Athletics had Ira
Thomas and schang, the Giants Ny
ers, when Myers was right. The Red
Sox had Carrigan and SO it goes,
4 In a close comparison Of the White