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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
HELP FOR CINCINNATI REDS
Manage1 christy Mathewson Given
Credit for Pulling Wise Stunt in
Signing Scout Sutton.

IF the Cincinnati Reds don't kick
holes in all previous Ohio river records
within the next few years 1t won't be
the fault of Larry Sutton, recently
signed by Manager Christy Mathew
son to scout for Garry Herrmann's
holdings.
Baseball men agree that Mathew
son made the wisest move since taking
hold of the Reds when he signed up
the foxy Sutton. Larry has a great
record for ivory-hunting behind him.
Connected for several years with the
Brooklyn club, Sutton dug up some Of
the most famous players in the coun-
try.
Among the Dodgers who got their
big league chances through recommen-
dation of Sutton are Jake Daubert,
jeff Pfeffer, Casey Stengel, lack
Wheat and Otto Miller. They all have
made good, and they don't form the
total of his scouting maneuvers by
several.
Minor leaguers know Sutton better,
perhaps, than any person now in the
scout business. And they know also
that when Larry comes into view
they've got to trot out the best they
have. No one yet has been caught
putting one over on the veteran grass
comber. He has the eye for young
ball players and he rarely picks fliv1
yer. All his selections, of course, are
not doing duty in the big leagues, but
most of them are, and that's better
record than a great many Of them can
boast.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
CALLS UMPIRING PLAY
Byron Always Ready to Joke
Fans on Ball Field.
One Of National Leagues Arbitera
Handles Game Smoothly, Keeps
Players HustIing and Very Sell
dom Makes Mistake.

William ]. Byron of Detroit, Mich,
Is a steam filter, is said to be an eff
cient one and is in good standing with
the union. He also is an umpire In the
National league. Since he Joined the
major circuit he has become student
Of the game, Of players and of poetry.
In the first two he has made much
progress, but as to the other it prob
ably would be best to keep silent.
Byron has developed into one of Ten
er's best umpires. Although bit Of.
f1cious on the field, he handles the
game smoothly, keeps the players hust-
ling and seldom makes a mistake. His
decisions on balls and strikes are not
questioned often. He has an ideal tenn
permanent for IN umpire and for that
reason is respected by players.
Unlike NEST indicator handlers, Bill
always is willing to chin with fan, is
pleased to listen to a joke hurled at
him from the stand and does not pay
any attention to insults. He makes his
work pleasure, because he believes II
does not amount to much more than
play. He thinks it is the same for the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

more than three thousand base hits.
The actual figures are 1O,197 and 1859
respectively. And he is going to add
to these before he quits.
One man, and only one, can pass the
10000 mark and almost certainly will
go by the 5000 base hit record this
season. Sam Crawford is the person.
The Detroit player needs less than
forty base hits to reach the mark
named, but must play in nearly all the
games Of the year to get 10000 times
at bat. No other player in either
league has any possible chance to do
either Of the two things mentioned.
Not more than five will last long
enough to equal either Of Wagner's
performances and possibly none will
do so.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

fiddle called
the
"Od reels like that always
don't shell out believe
stick,
had dancing
something
mouthe bag.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
BASEBALL Is GREAT

Baseball has more possibili-
ties to 1t, probably, than any
. other sport. Most important and
far reaching of all, is the pres
tige 1t enjoys as the national
game. This means that every
man and boy in the country, the
moment his sporting blood" is
aroused, naturally turns to base
. ball. The publicity it commands
!. attracts attention and it does
: not have to demonstrate-its
! case already Is made for it.
. Few Of us stop to consider,
too, that there are organized
! ball" teams in cities represent
! ing more than one-third the total
population Of the United States.
!. This is wonderful, when one
! stops to think Of it, says Mil
: waukee Sentinel. No other game
!. offers equal, or anywhere near
: as attractive facilities for it's en-
joyment and patronage.
; Baseball is great and because
Of it's possibilities, innate and
. supplied, it will, quite probably,
always be the national game"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

eadoT pitch because
dm1nutve After
couple of good
OF the steal
the second ball pitched he he reached 1t in safety
single would surely the
The with lead making evident
the catcher that he would which he
throw considerably wide the doubtful would
have got the nothing happened But
would the ball squated
squarely the rolled into
field
fielder the ball plate
get the The crowd believing
10
necessary forfeit
Of the difficulty getting the field On
ITSELF the only thing the umpire could circumstances
the a ball thrown
catcher other fielder intercept the
without
this instance innings
joy victory
capped unnoticed.
Syndicate Inc1
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

An Italian grape grower accidentally
discovered that the presence of toma-
to plants in his vineyard made short
work of the phylloxera, with which his
vines were infested. This insect de-
Stroys both the root and the stem Of
the grapevine.
Texas produces in the neighborhoOd
of 100000 bales of cotton year. yet
the state turns out only enough GOTTEN
goods for her own use. This is NOT be-
cause there is shortage in mateTja;.
hut because her mills are so few AMI
far between.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

Wilson's The
McAdoos unured their flag.
had theirs
Boardman
Letter elected head Of the Army eaguehe William
the Edison Bradley house
all unfagged
waving
Mrs Charles Boughon Wood her big Rhode Island
William Phelps block
break"
wido OF O
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
SOME POSTsCRlPTS

The French model shoe is narrower
han any other of the allies army
boots, and the construction can best
described as peculiar. The pre-
'ominant sizes are Fights, mines and
ems.
"Pitty posies for muvver," explained
four-year-old Baltimore girl when
10 was caught picking $40 worth of
.'oN'ing flowers in a florists shop of
broadway hotel, where the family
= stopping.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Permanent CAMP is PICKED
Agreement Reached Between Owners
of Cleveland and New Orleans
for Training Grounds.

An agreement has been reached be-
tween James Dunn, owner Of the Cleve-
land Americans, and A. ]. Heinemann,
president of the New Orleans Southern
association club, whereby the Cleve-
baseball park as q permanent train
inc oa,nn .t9
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Pitcher for Red Sox.

Although the Boston Red Sox still
have powerful lot of pitchers in
Shore, Ruth, Leonard, Mays ane Fos-
ter, Manager Barry says that Tyson,
who was secured from the Buffalo club,
is find. In Barry's opinion, Tyson
has better and easier arm movement
than the noted Joe Wood, and simply
naads ma inr league aYnarinnoo
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04


and hawea Hon. Mrs Sweet hpan price
complete
Kipling I myself
Where find milnary hs she ask out to Hon Sell Lady
TOP upwards she Indicate
We stand back respectable distance holding Hon Bundle
She try hat with ROSTERS pointing upwards
You look sweled for the price, Hon Sell Lady
Took away" commit She with ROSTERS
downwards.
joyful appearance" suppose Lady,
Remove it," said Hon. Mrs.
At lastly with surrounding circles
resembling
Thusly start homewards
At lastly Junction setting depot awaiting
changecar OF suddenly Hon. Mrs hola,
What was?" This from me-
lost Handbag with immediate
quckness and remove it from pincounter where is"
set down all them bundle pile resembling Alp Then attach
myself to Hon. Trolley and ride back to where
Store and arrive pnpace Oh Yes Handbag
loosely amidst needles 4c
Handbag
gentleman clasp me by coat
you shop snatcherw he acknowledged glubly.
be
HE belong Hon. Mrs Boss who is here!"
pententiary!" he gub
with wrists
u tsu and knock him bargain Then commence with
with Boston attempting to catch
sufficiently
sections
noticed complete hour of time hid there
catch redheaded trolley should
terhouse Junction.
handbag
pleased" at disjoned
sakes!!!" This
BY slight watersip revive her back
heathensh
Hon Bag Where you snatch this article of luggage?"
"On from Hon. Pin-Couner,"
Il seen it before 1t belong ese!"
salt and skunk feeling entirely impossible
Hoping you the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Russia's Forest Wealth Vast.

The forest wealth Of northern Rus
STA constitutes one Of the greatest I'M
developed assets Of the empire. In the
government of Archangel, Vologda,
Olonets, Vyatka and TObolsk there are
some 100000 dessiatines S243, OOO,-
600 acres) of almost untouched forests
of commercial timber, exploitation OF
which has become now an economic
necessity dictated by the need Of i'm
proving the balance Of trade in Rus
sia's favor and Of raising the value OF
the ruble.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

the Junior Society Colonial
The this large of society already responding the
Fish, J Mrs Oliver Hartman Mr. Beaumont Spencer Mr. Robert
o
families,
o
of the chief K. Hoffman.
Mr. andMr
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
DIAMOND
NOTES

l. n LIN
Did you ever see an umpire in an
outfield argument?
Scott Perry, Cub hurler, thinks he
will win 20 games this year.
Left-handed pitchers ought to make
good aviators for Uncle Sam.
Dick Egan of the Braves has an
nounced that he Is through with base
ball.
Bunny Fabrique, an International
Lacquer, is making big hit with the
Dodgers.
The Milwaukee Brewers have ap-
pointed linn ,9eck captain for the
coming season.
The Reds have picked up clever
catcher in Frank Allen, the former
Federal Lacquer. no
The st. Louis Cardinals remind one
of U-boats. They can stay submerged
! just as long, or longer.
George Sisler, the Browns all
around champion, has started already
to perform the whirlwind stuff.
Manager Jennings emphatically de-
MES the report that Sam Crawford has
retired or that he is to be traded.
on the last word on the baseball field.
Most of the poor fish are married.
Francisco Cabaralo, the Italian
pitcher with the Cincinnati Nationals
year ago, hopes to land again with
the club.
George Smith, the ex-Columbia
pitcher, has shown up splendidly and
promises to become q valuable man
to any club.
Manager Jack Barry of the Red Sox
has practically decided to play "Chick"
Shorten in center field instead of Clar-
ence Walker.
Ambrose Putnam, a former hurl-
er on the New York American staff,
is now running an independent team
at Cincinnati.
The Boston Red Sox have learned
why Dutch Leonard is always boosting
prunes. He has invested most Of his
earnings in that fruit.
Pittsburgh has three young players
of promise in Burleigh Grimes and
Roy Evans, pitchers, and Chuck
Warner, third baseman.
George Dauss, the Detroit pitcher,
Is taking on weight instead of reduc-
ing his pOundage as do most of the
ball tossers in the spring.
Manager Fielder Jones Of the st.
Louis Browns is out with the declara-
ton that he never will use George Sis
Ter in the pitchers box again.
National league fans will show no
mercy on Charley Herzog this sum-
mer. He will never be permitted to
forget his battle with Ty Cobb.
John King, former star backstop of
the Cubs, is now so busy tending to
his poolroom in Kansas City that he
seldom turns out to see game.
Johnny Leber, the infielder released
by the Cleveland club to Richmond of
the Central league, has notified the
management he will not report.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
GREAT RECORD BY CRAWFORD
Detroit outfieIder Pushes Honus Wag.
ner Closely for Number of Times
Charged at Bat.

John "Honus" Wagner, the veteran
infielder Of the Pittsburgh Nationals,
who is going into his twenty-irst ma
jOr-league season, can boast that he
is the only man in the game who has
had more than ten thousand times at
bat charged to him, and who has made
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Proud of Father.

eyes," said the young wife, proudly,
father always gives something ex-
pensive when he makes presents" $50
1 discovered when he gave you away"
rejoined the young husband. And with
large, open-faced sigh he continued
to audit the monthly bills Of his better
half.-Stray Stories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Afraid of Steering Wheel.

Catcher Frank Snyder Of the St,
Louis Cardinals has sold his automo1
bile. He says the strain of driving 1t
had much to do with putting his arm
to the bad last year, and that he does
not expect to handle the steering wheel
of q car this season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

his pigeon-wing was fine! He cut it
with boyish abandon as he skipped
the curb from asphalt to pavement
the other twilight, and as it isn't the
usual thing to be expected from a
somewhat oldish and portly gentleman,
he felt called upon to chuckle an ex-
PLANTATION to his companion, whose
dignity matched his gray hairs. Also,
being man, he naturally blamed the
woman-a shriveled leaf of something
that may once have had its blooming
in the poets garden of girls-who was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04


supplies cutting
rolling bandages
headquarters of the chapter
Washington has
is the headqu
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

'o 1ASAiN"n A'Su NAoSS' "AiiNA lNiA"
a story.
The house was until recently the
Washington residence of Herbert
Wadsworth; today it is the headquar-
tiers of the District of Columbia chap
ter of the American Red Cross, and in
it's transformation it has the distinc-
ton of being the first private residence
in the United States to have been
turned over by it's owner to a city for
use in Red Cross work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Mananer for Sioux CITY.

The veteran Ed Holly, who played
with Mobile awhile last season, has
been signed to manage the Sioux City
team Of the Western league.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
AA5Alr1URAluga.
'.'10G0l $ $g{ {|;5E;!z - a 5
TOGO SAILS FOR BARGAINS

Dear entirely
Boston
Hon. Mrs Violet Sweet lovely lady with
ment show
q m o
setting with Boston newsprint reading it
"oh!" This from her.
What s?
Great sales sailing all
I depart Off and buy
Can you afford this extravagance?" to
I'm buying bargains
She depart edwards backwards
fashionable length
Togo
This would be healthy m
generously this acknowledge All
am much obliged
suitcase cloak handbag umbrella polite elbow She poudy
in cars while obtain rearward seat behind her.
Nexty make de-
termned
full ladies oh!" with
raptures and emerge inside.
Mrs Sweet this h 20 such ban Then she make
while acting like 4
clothing
hat her head
Dewberry you'll snb Hon
you report
g.
upturned bundle.
stop off" hoa this How darest be rude
HonM and and at
Togo Mrs Violet Sweet when called on you shall be
slaughter
Agansh requesh
cungron fctionboOk
of Floorwalk
elevator We
making
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

the houses In the residence parts, ana
from all the windows in the business
district. 1t has been interesting to
watch the wave Of patriotism grow
and sweep over the city-to see who
Succumbed.-and who did not.
1t was rather curious to note that
as the fever spread, the cabinet re-
manned singularly alOof and immune.
Until quite recently the Lanes were
the only members of the circle Of adj
ministration's official advisers who had
put out their flag. Then the Lam
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Flags Very Much in Evidence at the Capital

W AsNGToN this last three weeks would stir the patriotism of
phegmatc tmehas
SO befagged right Old Glory half
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Virtues Baggage.

Riches are the baggage of virtue ;
they cannot be spared or left behind,
but they hinder the march.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Lively Old Tune Recalled His Days Of Youth

He dubious friends chaf him
excited bring
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Washington Mansion Devoted to Red Cross Work

r yeowgray
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

1t happened IN the last half of the nlnth, with two
men out aha the score tie, is what created most
of the tFctDle.
Both teams scored run in the first inning but
in the following innings the pitchers were the mas
tiers of the situation and not run threatened the
plate until the last half of the NINTH The visitors
were retired in order IN the first half Of the
ninth, and after two Of the home team had gone
Strikes the rooters leaned back In their seats
and began to prepare themselves for siege of
extra innings, as it did not seem as though either
team would be able to score against tho fine pitch
ing of tie two box meB.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
Juniors Of Washington Society Doing Their Bit

ASEINGTONIn the
without relief
abroad the oing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04

ers and sisters have, per force, occu-
pied the foreground in this incessant
demand upon time and means, but
through the winter younger brothers
and sisters, particularly the little
women, many Of whom will remain
In the social background for several
years, have not lost an opportunity to
aid in bringing into various funds
dollars for the help of unfortunate
children Of the war.
Chief among thoSo childron,c ar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BILLY EVANS. SOLVES BASEBALL PROBLEMS
Written Especially This Paper by the Famous American
League Umpire

rather unusual yet simple play came up in
game last summer in one of the Thrger minor league
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-02
A faulty AUTOMOBILE
BRAKE GIVES TROUBLE
Little Sand on One Brake and Oil the Other and Car is Lost
Control of in Emergency

MANY followers Of automobile con-
.sructjon were somewhat disappoint-
"a In the New York Show this year
ssrsase no real improvement in orak-
ing euuipment sas shown in the great
majority of cars. While it is true
that year after year other better
reents have been Incorporated, brakes
y,xve received little attention
me discussion centers mainly ar
.,,,pa the service brake and II is the be
lief Of a good many engineers that the
t.ractice Of putting service brakes on
fhe rear wheels is Fundamentally
Uong. The trouble is that it is inn
possible 70 eaualize braking effects
The pressure On he foot PEDAL IS
Equally distributed between the rear
Nheeis by complicated mechanisms
and fine adjustments Of hnkage' but
she user Of the car has no control
s.esr fhe condition Of the braking sur
face~ The brakes are IN an exposed
s,oritlon near the ground and pick up
and mud. oil etc A little sand on
f.pe and A bit OF greasy mud OF oil on
-Ns other spoils all the careful work
done in, equalizing the forces exert
ID As soon as one wheel develops
u,ore drag on the road than the other'
ahe car is almost sure To skid.
T'he unequal bralsing effects are
ampletely eliminated BY putting thf
murse service brake on the transmits
sssn str differentlal gears distribut-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-02

ing all forces equally between the
rear wheels At the same time the
transmission brake is more powerful
because Of the gearing. The gear ra-
ito. Of the average car is about 4 to 1.
50 the brake drum revoINes four times
faster than the rear wheels end gives
four times the leverage for the break
ing effort Thus only ne-quarter as
much force must be exerted to ac-
cpmplish the same result This ease
of operation appeals to the average
driver.
The larger allowable variation Of
pressure. due to the high speed Of the
( drum. II also a valuable feature as it
practically eliminates the chance lock-
ing If wheels with consequent skid
ding dangers and excessive tire wear.
/ Lastly, the transmission brake is not
located in such an exposed position as
are rear wheel brakes and is therefore
less liable to pick up dirt and grease.
Two American manufacturers. one
Of whom is the Franklin Automobile
Company Syracuse. n. Y, use the
Transmission service brake. with
marked success
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-02
wallOwa Boys won.

Wallowa VS.. Pendleton high school
boys basket ball game last night was
fast and furious. The two teams
were about even in team work. Our
boys seemed to be the best basket
shooters while the Wallowa boys were
best at passing. In the last half the
game seemed to be going all to Wal
Iowa until the last few minutes Of the
half when our boys began to show
some real team work and annexed s
points during the remainder of the
half. The final game ended Wallowa
81 'Pendleton 20
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-02
Itises Thumb in Accident.

Sam oliver of 612 Maple street, lost
the first joint of his right thumb yes
terday afternoon about 4 O'Clock in
an accident that occurred on West
Webb street He was assisting oscar
Pace start his motorcycle. One Of
the pedals was off and in some man.
ner divers thumb was caught by the
drive chain just as the engine started.
The end Of the thumb was torn COM
pletely off. The young man was ia
ken to st. Anthony's hospital where
the wound was dressed and the injur'
ed member bandaged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-02

The Commercial Club of The Dalles
has written to the Pendleton CONNER
cial Association asking its assistance
in opposing the attempt of soma
members of the Legislature to cut out
all appropriations for agricultural
extension work and agricultural ex'
pertinent stations. 1t is pointed out
that this is an agricultural state ana
that it would be false economy TO
hamper the work along those lines
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-02
pre,inltntlon Relow NormaI.

The total precipitation in Pendle-
ton for the month of January was .S5
of an inch according to the records
This is only about half the normal
precipitation for the month The
snowfall was 1-2 inches The
warmest day was the 25th when the
mercury rose to IS and the coldest
night was on the LIST when the Their
mometer. registered five above. There
were ten DAYS on which there was
precipitation, ten clear days, ten
rarity cloudy and Is cloudy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-02

cations of the country to send delega-
ttons to march in the inaugural pa
iade, TFese went directly to the gov
ernor of every state. She believes so
much has been done to recognize wo-
men officially in the last four years
they should take part in the important
tunotion Of installing a president
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-02

there has been little time for anything
else, Louis w. Hill, president Of tho
Great Northern. has extended himself
to show them a good time. he says
The carnival sights are well worth
seeing. he writes. The delegation IS
breaking up today and some mem
bers will go on to New york 1t is
reported that Hill has wired Great
Northern headquarters in New York
to look after the Pendletonians there
on their arrival.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-02
Rclnrns rrom Chlcago.

c, f. Roosevelt has returned to
Pendleton from Chicago where he
went several weeks ago on business
connected with the glide go-cart
which he invented. While there a
number of statesmen were put on the
road and Mr.. Roosevelt states that
they reported the glide car easy TO
sell to dealers,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-02-02
Deer Down out of Mts.

Sam Walker, who is in today from
his ranch seven miles up on Mckay
creek, reports that a number of deer
have come down out of the noun
tains and are browsing along the
creek. one is staying on his place,
he states. and three on the ranch just
above him. A COW elk is staying OIL
the George Jones place on Mckay
creek, he says.