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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
FIND JOKERS IN "BUSH" RULE
Manager Wolverton Finds LoophoIe &c
Garry Pitchers Oldham and Erck.
son, Former Tigers.

The clubs in the Coast league are al
ready having II merry time, finding
jokers in the "fOur-busher" rule, writes
a San Francisco critic. Harry Vol
verton, for example, has 1t doped out
that he can qualify several of his old
timers even under the rule. The rule
provides that there shall be II play
ers on each club, and that in addition
thereto the club shall be privileged &C.
carry four men who have not had one
full seasons experience In Glass IA
or major leagues. Now 1t seems there
is joker in this, too, When the
managers met with tn" directors In
San Francisco the Question was asked
as to whether half a season in Glass
IA and the other nalf In Il major
league would dsqualify man. Then
and there 1t was settled that the rule
meant one full paying year, either In
Glass IA or majors. So there you are.
And 1t makes Erickson and Oldham of
WOlvertOn's Seals both eligible, for
they were with Detroit last season I'M
til they came to the Seals, and haven't
a full year in either league to their
credit.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14

mistake discovered Then just
Louis into the baes Of the scribes
the St Louis OF the mistake
followed before continued With
bringing the to the final result Thus
Chance batted of the would have
the Browns to Why this the
final score?
Problem.
charge refused consider the protest Of the Browns
allowed The
that the basmnn out for such mistake
discovered
succeeding In the St. Louis
baed after Chance and eight ten balls
discovered
New York The rules batting out Of
that the umpire take
before has pitched
Rule 81 that with exceptions which
without
appeal with
with the play under dis
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
DIAMOND
.NOTTS

Rube Vanguard, according to re
ports Is travelling ut Il great clip this
spring.
Three reasons why Il ball player
likes to go South-Breakfast, lunch,
dinner.
Ty Cob6's weakness has at last beer
discovered. He has Il great admira
ton for Napoleon.
Nal Eason has been released us o
National league umpire, but Stallings
and Johnny Evers are still left.
A ball players bean Is enough &c
make fans grOan--sOmetimes it's emp
ty and sometimes it's solid bone.
There's always II something to be
thankful for. What If you were II
Mexican umpire in the Texas league?
Fielder Jones, manager of the ST.
Louis Americans, believes he has I'M
covered star in George Hale, IA re-
cruit catcher.
George Kelly's high-class pitching
for the Giants has made the veterans
of the McGraw squad sit up and take
u second look.
After announcing his retirement
from the game Pitcher George Davis
changed his mind and joined his team,
the Boston Braves,
Manager Norman Elberfeld of the
Chattanooga team has stirred n merry
storm by referring to Texas league
teams as "bushers."
Fred Clarkes old pirate machine has
lust about gone to the discard, but
Honus Wagner Is able to play the role
of Ivy on the ruins.
Branch hickey is quoted as saying
that Scrappy Moore, the st. Louis
Browns collogian third baseman, is a
second Kid Elberfeld."
Babe Myers, who will manage the
Richmond team in the Central league
announces that he will get surplus
players from the Toledo club.
Terrific hitting has made Baby
Doll" Jacobson, a recruit outfielder
with the st. Louis Americans, II man
much to be feared by pitchers.
Speaking of strikes, we never en-
Unused over any-except the third one
called on the opposing clubs pinch hit
ter when the bases We're filed.
Clark Griffith Is authority for the
statement that Walter Johnson never
uses the spitball, although the big fel
'ow has good delivery of that SORT
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
Babe Ruth.

stein, Esper, Clausen, McGill, White
Altrock. Klobedanz, Hannehill, Leifeld
Pfcister, Waddell. Wiltse and, o
course, that ngcless veteran. Eddie
Plank. Half of this number were onl,
ordinary pitchers.
Three or four Of them at most be
long In class with such great right
handlers us Eccfc, Radbourne, Clark
son, Carruihcrs, Cling, Ehret, Meekin
Young, Rusie, Nichols, McGinnity
overall, Donovan, Mullin, Walsh
Wood, Adams, Coombs, Bender, Math
ewson, Johnson and Alexander, Wad
dell belongs In this class and so doe'
Wiltse, one of the greatest of south
paws and pitcher who never wa'
given the general recognition he de
served.
In the eight years previous to las
top one of the big leagues In the rec
Ords of the pitchers. In zoos the lead
ers We're Reulbach and Walsh; In 1905
they were Camnitz and Mullin, and II
1910 they were Cole and Bender. Mar
guard was the most effective twlrlei
In the National league In 1911, bu
Covington led Johnson's organization
Hendrix and Wood We're IN front II
1872, MnthewsOn and johnson In 1913
In 1914 Leonard was first In the Amer
lean league and Doak In the National
Alexander and Wood We're the leaders
in 1915, Vanguard and Leonard, there
fore, We're the only southpaws to leat
their leagues In decade, but things
appear to be looking up for the clan.
Besides Ruth and Schupp, the bis
leagues now have such left-handers NJ
sold Man" Plank, Vanguard, Leonard
RlNey, Sallee, Benton, COveleski, Cul
Top, Nehf, Vaughn, Smith, Tyler, Mog
ridge, Koob, Harper, Russell and Sis
Ter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
WALSH WAS PECULIAR
Forced Out Of Baseball by Ex-
cessive Massaging.
Bio White Sox hurier Was Called
Upon to Work often and Never
shirked, but He Did Insist
on Having Arm Rubbed.

81 see where Ed Walsh is not on the
White Sox reserve list. Excessive
massage put him out of baseball two
years ahead Of the time he should
have been through"
Thus spoke well-informed man who
has followed the destinies of the South
side ball club for many years. Walsh
was a peculiar hurler. He was called
upon to work often. He never shirked,
but he did insist on having his arm
rubbed. Every day the trainer had
to apply the soothing lotion and the
muscle kneading. Walsh insisted on
It. He was rubbed before the game
and after the game, and sometimes in
between. Massage was his hobby, and
he took II I'm the liberal portions that n
man generally demands when the
things he wants cost nothing.
Fellow players reconstructed. but he
knew. Wasn't he the greatest pitcher
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14

OUR LEADING CLUBS
Moulders of Public Opinion and
Assembling Places for Cit-
Gems in This City.

Following are the locations Of the
leading self.sustaining clubs Of CHI
cago:
Apollo Club. 2O2 8. Michigan ave.
Bohemia Club-3659 Douglas boule-
ward.
Builders, 412.41s Chamber Of Con
merce building.
Calumet. Michigan ave and goth st
Caxton. Tenth floor. Fine Arts bids.
Chicago Athletic Association, u 8.
Michigan ave.
Chicago Architectural, Art InstL
tute.
Chicago Automobile, s2l Plymouth
court.
Chicago Club, Michigan ave. and
Van Buren, street
Chicago Cycling. 1916. 81 East Van
Buren, street
Chicago EEotor Club, 1850 South
Michigan avenue.
Chicago Yacht, foot Of Monroe st
City Club, 315 Plymouth court
Cliff Dwellers, ZIG 8. Michigan ave.
Colonial Club Of Chicago, lllS
Grand boulevard.
Columbia Yacht. foot Of Randolph
street.
Elks, Grand Pacific Hotel item.
porary), pending completion OF new
club house at ia West Washington
street.
Englewood. 1928 Harvard avenue.
Edgewater Country. 6e5s winthrop
avenue.
Farragut Yacht Club, foot Of $50 st
Germania Maennerchor, l06 Osrms.
MIA place.
Hamilton. 20 8. Dearborn ct.
Illinois Athletic. IL 8. Michigan
avenue.
Irish Fellowship Club, la Sale He
tel.
lroquois, 81 N. La Sale st
Illinois, 113 8. Ashland boulevard.
Jefferson, Dearborn ave. and Maple
street.
Kenwood. Lake ave. and nth st
Kenwood Country. Drexei bouls
ward and 4Sth street.
Midday. First National Bank bldg,
nth floor.
Oaks. Lake at. and Waller ave.
Press Club of Chicago. City Hall
Square Building.
Quadrangle. Lexington avenue and
6sth street.
Rotary, 80 South Dearborn ct.
Saddle and Cycle. Sheridan Roaa
and Foster avenue.
South Shore Country. lake shore
and 67th street.
Southern, 20 N. Dearborn street
Speedway Park Club. 40 8. Dear.
born street.
Standard, Michigan ave. and 2Ith
street.
Swedish Club Of Chicago. 1858 La
Sale avenue.
Twentieth Century. 224s Michiga,
avenue.
Union League, jackson boulevard
and Federal street.
University, Michigan avenue and
Monroe street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
BASCBALL
STORIES

On account OF large cuts In Sailry
the catchers may hold benefit mask
ball.
In the place of the players and the
umps--NIany are bawled but few get
away with 1t.
A picture some artist should paint
--Lcrt-handcd pitchers feeding the
little squirrels.
Fan SAYS he loves to see n fight
which H. the reason he prefers base
ball to boxing.
Some twirlers can't put much on the
ball, but gee, you oughta see what they
can load on n fork.
Two reasons why u ball player
likes to come back home-The first
and fifteenth Of the month.
Nick AltrOck says he amt much
of n batter. but he can hunt farther
than anyone in the league.
Manager MathewsOn of the Reds Is
elated over the excellent showing of
his mainstays, Wingo and Clarke.
Outfielder Dicky Bayless, turned
adrift by Salt Lake, has been signed
by the Lincoln Western League club.
-
If the vacant lots are utilized for gar
dens, where will the future baseball
stars of the country get their train
ing?
Branch Rickey's rise In the baseball
world Is n good example of what can
be accomplished in the national pas
time.
The troubles of Frank Chance
have Just really begun. Word from
the Angel city is that Pitcher Ill JAS
per has reported.
The new Providence club has nota-
BILE list of stockholders. Among them
are HTONtT IDttNhihih Va AshouS A''e'"
and Senator Gerry.
Although Wilbur RObinson's Dodgers
possess the National league pennant,
the portly manager does not expect
to repeat this summer.
President Ed Barrow of the lnterna-
ttonal league Is said to have himself
recommended Otto Knabe for the man
agement of the Providence team I'M
der its new ownership.
It is alleged that once when he was
In the midst Of batting slump Mcln-
mis- went to the boss and asked that
his salary be reduced. Fellow who print
ed that yarn must be trying to get
S,atfy In bad with the gang.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
SCHEDULE WILL HELP YANKS
Donovan's Team viii Not Be Away
From Polo Ground After septem-
Der 12-Should BE at Top.

The 1917 schedule of the American
league, differing In arrangement from
any schedule of previous years, fur
nishes many interesting features for
Bill DonOvan's Yankees. Accepting the
theory that team with n large num-
her of home games In the closing month
has an advantage over other clubs 1t
can be said that the Yankees have moth
ing to complain about. They will not
be away from the Polo grounds after
September IL, writes william J. SlO-
cum In New York Evening Sun.
If DOnOvan's team can stick with the
leaders until mid June or early July,
as 1t did year ago, there is no reason
why the Yankees should not be In the
fight right down to the end of the sea-
son. 1t will not be so easy, however,
for the club to get good start, as the
early weeks of the campaign furnish
an assignment for the Yanks that Is as
difficult as the closing weeks are easy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14

of his time? He was. DidR't he dust
the hostllitles Off the plate with great
regularity and more effect than the
others? He did.
So he had his arm rubbed morning,
noon and night, SO 10 speak.
Rubbing" says King Brady Of the
Cubs, us only artificial exercise. A
muscle becomes sore from overwOrk or
from sprain. The trainer rubs the
sore spot to stimulate the circulation
of blood, which. of course, removes
the soreness. The same effect could
be obtained by proper exercise, but
one resorts to massage to correct the
one local fault. Exercise would put Il
strain on other muscles which already
are In shape.
''If player, such as pitcher, has
had his arm treated to excess he has
submitted to just that much more ar
tlficinl exercise, which In the long run
saps his strength.
''In handling sprinters and ball play
ers have come to the conclusion that
there Is In each man just so much en-
ergy to be expended. When that ener-
gy Is exhausted you are done. The
spirit Snay be willing and the. member
may feel all right, but the zip is gone.
Long rest In some classes may restore
the expended vitality, but such cases
are rare"
Artie Holman was II fine example. He
tried comeback" with the Cubs last
summer, but looked bad. Yet he was
In prime physical condition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14

brilliant idea of having Griffith pitch
the first ball across the plate, while
I stood in the catcher's position to re-
ceive it,
IL fell for the idea. l went out I'm
my street clothes, with catcher's
mitt on. Griffith strOlled to the box
in uniform. l expected him to lob one
over. To my establishment and con-
sternation, he cut loose with fast
curve!
II hadn't caught ball in dozen
years. If he had kept It bit lower,
never would have caught this one.
! just did reach 1t, and chung to II
for dear life, If I'd missed 1t, with
$4,000 fans looking on, would have
been kidded out of Boston.
ut seems the whole thing was
plont. Ny players got Griffith to warm
M for five minutes under the grand
tand, just to throw that one ball and
AXE u tucker of me-"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14

"No, / don't" admitted Arthur,
"but I'll bet you're the fellow who
recommended me to McGraw."
"Thats right" responded the strang-
or, and he went on to relate cOniiden-
TALLY how through his influence the
Little Napoleon had signed Fletcher.
"Well," sighed the player as the
stranger departed, "there goes No. l..
Before l leave Dallas / will be in
formed by 100 individuals that each
one was responsible for McGraw sign
ing me. 1t happens every time come
here"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
HIGGINS FEELS QUITE SAFE
Manager Of st. Louis Cardinals Conf.
dent He Has strong Corps Of
Catchers-Snyder Leads.

Manager Miller Higgins of the St.
Louis Cardinals feels pretty safe re-
garding his catching department.
Frank Snyder seems set for a big come
back, while Jack Roche, recalled from
Portland, seems to have been cured
of the lame arm that troubled him for
several years. These two will give
Higgins a chance to use Mike Gonzales
regularly on first base, with the recruit
williams In reserve. Higgins plans
to carry an entire second string inaeld
this year.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
YARN OF GEORGE STALLINGS
Baseball Career Of Manager Of Boston
Braves Nearly Ended by Clark
Griffith o; Washington.

One Of the fanninG bees incidental
to the recent big-leagrc meetings In
New York developed story about
how Manager Griffith nearly ended
George Stallings' baseball career In
Boston. According to the New York
Globe, the pilot Of the Braves tells
1t this way:
THAT fellow Clark Griffith came
within an ace of costing me my job
in Boston. 1t was on the day that we
dedicated the new Braves field. two
years ago. Griffith was asked to come
over and attend the opening ceremo.
MES.
"There were $4,000 or more people
In the park. Someone conceived the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
CLIMB OF SOUTHPAWS
Work Of Left. Handlers Marks De.
velopment Of Baseball.
Babe Ruth Of Boston and Ferdie
sehupp Of New York Were Most
Effective Pitchers In Their Re.
speetive Leagues.

Babe Ruth Of the Red Sox and Fer
die Schupp of the Giants were the
most effective pitchers In their re-
spective leagues during the past sea-
son, and both of them are left-handers.
This Is one of the things that marks
the development of baseball.
In the early days Of the game a
sOuthpaw was rare article. The
National league was organized in
1876 and during It's first ten years of
existence there were, so far as we
know, just about seven good left-hand-
ers I'm fnst company. These were Rich
mond. Baldwin. Shaw, Morris, Casey,
Ramsey and Cushman.
Today there are ten times that many
port-siders on the reserve lists of the
two big leagues. No pitching staff Is
considered complete without mt least
couple of good ones. Yet, In 40
years of organized baseball 1t Is prob.
able that not over fifty southpaws real
ly have made good.
II Is easy to look back and recall
most Of the better ones since those
early days. 1t Is short list: Breiten.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
REDUCE NUMBER OF PLAYERS


President Walter Morris of the Texas
league seems to have caught the drift
of the argument put up by President
Al Tearney of the Three-I. Reports
from Fort Worth are that Morris mt
the next meeting Of the minor leagues
will propose rule cutting down the
number of players that each club may
reserve to mere nucleus Of a ball
team. Morris also wants to restore the
rule that contracts must be sent out by
February I.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14


this Stanley Covcek lmun
Foil word.
1--WE didn't a
anybody If he
Of
Speaking Of the Covesk family there is another brother John who
last
{ evert o n him.
better
hat he n
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14
MANY SAW FLETCHER FIRST
Giant shortstop Has No Trouble In
Locating Friends Who Tipped
Him on to McGraw.

One day last spring when the Giants
were in the Southland they arrived In
Dallas for an exhibition game. They
had been ut their hotel scarcely five
minutes when II stranger approached
Arthur Fletcher.
GLOW are you, Fletch, old MANI" he
exclaimed, as he graspcd the shortstop
by the hand. "Do you remember meT
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-04-14

BILLY EVANS SOLVES BASEBALL PROBLEMS
written Especially Famous American
League umpre.)
Frank Chance figured unusual play that the Amer
in ST. Louis

In the game In question, ST.
Louis held d fairly good lead
until the seventh or eighth in
ming. when Chance decided to
employ some pinch hitting. 1t
was this which caused the con-
fusion and the protest that fol-
lowed.
Chance decided to go in
and hit for the pitcher, who
was the first man up In the
inning. He started a rally, and
before the Browns could real
lie It, the New Workers, who
had not appeared to have a
chance, were evened up. Chance,
after batting for the pitcher.
took up the coaching ut third
base. With three or four runs
across the plate and a couple
of men on the bases. one of
the New York players yelled
from the bench, you're up
again, manager" Chance has
tened from the coaching lines
to the bench. got his bat and
sent n single through short,
scoring two runs and later
crossing the plate himself.
Now, when Chance took
his second turn at the bat,
Derrick, who was playing short
and hitting eighth, should have
been the batter. He was asleep
at the switch and never did bat
In this inning, In which New
York made seven runs and
went into the lead, Not until
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11

Saturday by way of Eastedge, from
Westly, Mont, and visited with his
father, A. J. Severson, until Friday
when he returned by way Of Kathryn
E. A. Mickelsen was a Fingal bust
ness visitor Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week.
Messrs. Albert Salthammer, Knut
Knutson and Albert Olesberg left fol
Minneapolis Monday.
James Hanson has been sick for the
past two weeks with pneumonia. Last
heard he was improving as rapidly as
can be expected.
Mrs. Halsten Olsberg and child ar
rived from Valley City Friday and are
visiting at the o. F. Johnson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hanson return
ed Friday. They have been spending
the holidays with the home folks on
the Sand Prairie.
J. H. Johanneson and j. C. Thoreson
went to Valley City Tuesday to serve
as witnesses on the Snyder case.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigvart Bergseth and
child returned home Saturday after
spending about week visiting friends
and relatives at Pelican Rapids, Mimi
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
well, of this place, leaving last Friday
for Harvey to visit with his son, Ches.

well, of this place, leaving last Friday
for Harvey to visit with his son, Ches.
ter.
Tony Linn, who for several weeks
has been troubled with blood-poison-
ing following a slight scratch, left last
night for Mudbaden, Mimi, to try the
efficacy of the baths there,
'Senator-elect Remington, of Lari-
more, visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Lindgren over Sunday, be-
ing en- route to Bismarck to take part
in the organization of the fifteenth BIZ
ennial session of the state legislature.
Word was received here of the death
OF H. C. Hotchkiss at San Diego, CAL,
where he and Mrs. Hotchkiss have
made their home for a number of
years. Mr.. Hotchkiss became a resi-
dent of jamestown in 1880, and for
many years was the leading contractor
and builder of that city. He superin.
tended the erection of the original
buildings of the state asylum and
many of the principal buildings of
jamestown were erected by him. He
visited for time in Sanborn last fall,
and was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Mexican, whose brother-in-law he was.
Mr.. Hotchkiss, though 81 years of age,
recently underwent an operation for
kidney disease, but he failed to sur.
v1ve the operation.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11

in Canada, where he and his brotheI,
Harold, both have farms. The wheat
averaged 20 bushels to the acre l2&t
fall.
Miss Olga Haarsager, of the Peter,
son & DAZZLE store, is home for 4
months vacation, after which she win
again efficiently serve the patrons Of
the dry goods department in this we'll
known store.
The Misses Lillian and Elsie Bode-
win went to their home at Denhod fnr
the holiday vacation. Miss Lillian re-
turns this week to resume teachin0
school at Daily,and Miss Elsie win
| come back in March to teach again IN
District No. "a.
VIM. Kretchman left Monday far
Breckenridge, Mimi, where his wife
will undergo an operation at st. Fran
ces hospital. The Cooperative Store
Co. expected Mr.. Kretchman to man
age the store for while, but he found
it impossible to do so.
That large crowd at the depot Mon
day afternoon was not on account ct
wreck or fire or even a weddTRg.
The villagers were there in body to
bid Godspeed to the young folks who
were going away to school. Miss
Sena Eggen went to Valley City to re-
sumo her studies at the Normal school,
and Miss Dena Nahum accompanied
her, to begin course at the same
school. Miss Evelyn Davidson return
ed by way Of Hawley to Northfields
Mimi, where she will pursue her sta
dies as a junior in St. Olaf college.
Theodore Aamoth, for two years .
clerk at the Peterson & Dahl store, left
for Fargo, and may 90 to Minneapolis
Or farther, looking for a suitable bt,sa-
ness college to attend. Olaf Refte1
went to Fargo to take a short conso
at TIE Agricultural college. We De
not like to lose the young folks from
our midst, but they are to be congrata-
lated for the ambition and the opp0E
tunity to secure more of an education
Miss Minnie Arves went to Kathryn
Monday for visit with relatives.
About a dozen young folks OF the
village were entertained at the O. f.
| Olson home last Saturday evening"
where they played games until nearly
midnight. A good time is reported
Mrs. Peder Strinden and children
went to Litchville last Saturday for q
short visit with relatives. Mr.. Strfn-
den went over Monday and came back
with them. They were accompanies
by Misses Mabel and Lila Hanson, whs
are here for short visit