Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 5, 1911, Page 4

I Hal Chase, King of Initlal Sackers. Hal Chase, the manager of the New York Americans, is regarded as the best first baseman in the history of the diamond. Chase gets more out of the initlal bag than any other man Who ever played it. Before he made his debut in fast company the first station was conceded to be about the easiest position on a ball team. Now B T R 2 e 2 2 2 = 2 2 L VUV S S EARLY START OF HUGH DUFFY Worked In Cloth Factory at Riven point, R. I, When 14 Years Old— Received 82 Per Game. Manager Duffy of the White Sox ball team worked in a cloth factory rum- ning a wrangle machine when he was 14 years old, in Riverpoint, R. I. He Manager Duffy. as offered $2 a game to play twice a eek in the state baseball league when was 16. He resigned his position play ball and has been in the game B8 a professional ever since. He bas played professional ball more than twenty-five years. FAN INVENTS RAGTIME DROP P-w Yorker Teaches Marquard New | Gurve, Which Manager McGraw ! Belleves Wil Be Wonder. Manager John J. McGraw of the New York Natlonals belleves he has Qiscovered a new curve that will be of practical use. A fan named Way- burn has invented the “ragtime drop.” Wayburn went up to the Polo grounds the other day and instructed “Rube” Marquard in its use. Mike Donlin was on hand also and Marquard, using the “ragtime” struck out the former Giant four times. Marquard is the only pitcher who will be invested with the syncopated secret. First Aerlal Bet Recorded. The first aerial bet has been made. It happened while the airman Legag- neux was flylng the other day over the racecourse at Nice, when a five franc plece wrapped in a plece of pa- per dropped on the ground and on the paper was written a request by Le- gagneux to put the money for him on a horse named Rule Britannia. Unfor- tunately for the airman Rule Britain- nia didn’t win. Gainer Breaks Wrist. First Baseman “Del” Galner of the Detroit American league team sus- tained a broken wrist in the first in- ning in a recent game with Philadel- phia. Galner was at bat, facing Coombs. He was attempting to dodge a pltched ball when his right wrist was struck and broken. Mointosh Busy in London. Hugh D. McIntosh has given up the Olympian Annex buflding in London, but has secured a larger place in the center of the city and intends to pro- mote somo big contests up to and dur ing_coronation week. A Gentle Hint. Hostess—You appear to be in deep thought, Tommy. Tommy — Yes'm. Mamma told me if you asked me to have some cake I was to say some- thing, an’ I've been here so long now 1 forgot what it ‘was.—Philadelphia Preaa. 1t 1s looked upon as one of the hard- est. The first baseman nowadays has to be a fast flelder as well as the; second or third baseman. He has to| cover a great amount of ground around the first bag, be able to run up on| bunts and exhibit an amount of ginger | that was unknown to the initial ncker! a few years ago. | CHARLES TAFT IS WATER BOY. Belng Too Young Yo Get on School Team Does Not Discourage 8on of President. Charlle Taft, son of the president, has started to learn baseball by act- ing as water carrier of the nine of | the Taft school, of which his uncle, Horace Taft, is principal. Charlie has caught the enthusiasm for the game shown by his father and the fact that he is nephew and namesake of the owner of the Ohlcago National league team also contributed to his ambition to make a place for him- self in the national game. He is too young to play on the school team, but is ambitious to become a mana- | ger, a position which is often ob- itained through the water boy route. Hence his decision to preside at the iplll. . GOSSIP OF SPORTDOM Kansas City has been dubbed the (“pase on balls team.” The players are sald to make more fuss over draw- ‘Ing a pass than they do over getting i hit. Cunnie Mack is strong for the col- lege player. It is said the leador of ithe champs has a string on Martin of Tufts and on Woodle, the Princeton pitcher. Jack Dalton, the former Brooklyn gardener, is playing with Joe Mc-Gin. nity's Newark team, and has yellow gloves and a bamboo stick backed up for class. Memphis has surprised the South- ern leaguers and New Orleans, touted ps a winning team, hasn’t caused the 'snapshooters” any overwork in tak- ing pictures. ] Providence holds the honor of stop- ping the Toronto team. It began to look as if Joe Kelley’s bunch would rush through the Eastern league without a halt. Any time the Giants are unable to trim the Quakers, send them over to Brooklyn. They become a savage band of Dodgers whenever they get a flash of a red-headed man. Manager Bill Schwartz, of Nash- ville, is sald to be much like Napo- leon Lajole, in his movement that hundreds of fans have remarked upon the amazing likeness. A new satcher’s mask has been in- vented which prevents the catcher from getting his eyes crossed watch- ing men on first and third at the same time. The openings for the eyes are made into one by removing the up- right bar. There are three twirlers holding berths with American League cluba this year by the name of Mitchell, Roy is with the St. Louls Browns, C lle is working for the Detroit T rs and Bill is one of the Naps’ b prospects. 'me criticism i8 heard of Chase’s r agerial moves. Sure, they're all 1 . when they lose. With the season: s aear the close and Chase having: ! . all these summer months in, . ich to show, it is a fitting time to pi 8 judgment. vike Kahoe, Washington scout, is ck from looking over the Southern \gue teams, and says there isn't a omising player in Dixieland. Kahoe oked the second time at McBride, irmingham outflelder, but found Con- @ Mack has a string on him, matter or rinance. “Time s money, they say,” remark- ed the chronic loafer. “Well, maybe it is,” rejoined the vil- lage grocer, “but if it's all the same to you I wish you would spend a little more money here and a little less time.”—Cincinnati Enquirer. |that on it was a one-sided ; short Courtney. !| that Bagley could have a good fast SPORTS OF THE DAY | \BEST FIRST BASEMAN ON THE DIAMOND 2000000000000 04¢ ® Sunday Baseball Results. '~ ¢ POV 0990000000 National League. At Chicago 6; New York 5. At Cincinnati 26; Boston 3. At St. Louis 7; Brooklyn 2. Pittsburg-Philadelphia no scheduled. game American Lesgue. No games. e American Association At Milwaukee 3; St. Paul 1, At Kansag City 5; Minneapolis 2. At Columbus 7; Toledo 1. At Louisville 4; Indianapolis 3. Saturday’s Results, NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago 8; New York 4. Cincinnati 15; Boston 4. St. Louis 9; Brooklyn 7. Pittsburg 4; Philadelphia 3. AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York 3: St. Louis 2. Boston 6; Chicago 4. Washington 2; Detroit 7. Philadelphia 4; Cleveland 3. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Kansas City 5; St. Paul 7. Columbus 6; Indianapolis 1. Toledo 3; Louisville 4. Milwaukee-Minneapolis—Rain. Bemidji Bumped By Bagley. A bunch of half-growns, repre- senting Bemidji, as the first team, played here last Sunday afternoon and were trimmed to the tune of 13 to 2. The game was started out nicely both sides being white-wash- ed the first two innings, but from game. “Preggie” Hanson was on the mound for the locals and although pitching the day previous, was in good con- dition. The feature of the game was the fielding and batting of Short- It is safe to say team of all home boys, but owing to the non-support and small attend- ance at the grounds, it is evident that the majority of the people of Bagley are not in‘lavor of a team, consequently the team has disbanded. Missoyri Wins at Minneapolis. The University of Missouri, a dark horse, won the eleventh annual field | and thack meet of the intercollegiate conference in Minneapolis Saturday, scoring 9 2-3 points more than Chicago. The other principal winners were: University of Cali- fornia, 20; University of Wisconsin, 19 3-4; [University of Illinois, 19 5-12; Notre Dame, 14; Minne- sota, 11 3-4; Coe college, 8; Purdue, 5; Northwestern 2; Morningside, 2. SUME GOOD BASEBALL FACTTS Work of National and American Leagues 8ince Forming Into Pres- ent Clrcuits—Plttsburg Best. Bince the National league has been composed of its present circuit, whioh ‘was formed in 1900, its teams bave played 6,463 games, these not inalnd- ing tles or protested games thrown out. The American league's present ciroult began with the season of 1908, and its clubs have played 4,995 games. Hvery baseball follower has & pret- $7 clear idea of what the clubs of the g leagues do against one another year by year, but his mind does not fun back to the work of the different teams in the combined years. He knows that Plttsburg, New York and Chicago have made most of the run- ning in the National league from 1800 on—19800 was the year in which the Nationnl league was cut from 132 to 8 cities—but he has practically no con- ception of how many each of these three has won in the entire 11 years. The figures show that the American Jeague clubs have been more evenly mmatched in strength than those of the Natlonal. There have been individual years in which there was little to choose from In this respect, but taking the life of each league as a whole and there s much less difference between the greatest and smallest percentage of the first and last club in the Ameri- can than in the National. The highest percentage for the eight combined years in the American league is .578 And the lowest .483, a difference of 145 points; in the National league the &reatest percentage is .622 and the smallest .414, a difference of 208 points. The Pittsburg have the highest per- centage in the Natlonal league—.033 for the total winnings of 11 years. The order of the others is as follows: Chi- cago, .604: New York, .569; Cineinnati, -480; Philadelphia, .471; Brooklyn, 441; S8t. Louls, .414; Boston, .390. Only three of the eight clubs have ‘won more than half of their total games—New York, Chicago and Pitts- burg. The number of contests won by each club is as follows: Pitsburg, 996; Chicago, 98¢; New York, 918; Philadelphia, 787; Ofnoinnati, 781; ¢ dding. L C. Liddell was ouce best man t a wedding which one of the A presents was, to say the leust, uncon- ventional. This {8 his story in**'Notes From the Life of an Ordinary Gentle- man:" “Considerable excitement was ralsed among the spectators when it was rumored that a. tall oak box placed against the wall contained a skeleton, and all sorts of rumors were rife as to the significance of such a curious wedding gift. The real ex- planation was simple. An eccentric old gentleman had once found the bride, who was fond of drawing, mak- ing a ‘study from a skull and had vowed that he would give her a whole skeleton when she was married. The result was that after protracted nego- tiation he secured the framework of an Austrian grenadier, which, I be- leve, it was found most difficult to import. This was not the sole trouble connected with the gift, as when the young couple set up house the serv- ants shied at this strange inmate of the establishment, and he had to be presented to a hospital.” Yarmouth's Herring Feast. The bloater is not generally consid- ered to be the acme of style where a dinner. is concerned, and as an article of diet it is generally believed to be almost exclusively used by the lower classes of soclety, yet Yarmouth, “the home of the herring.” has its annual herring dinner, when the whole menu from hors d’oeuvres to cheese consists of herrings and sprats—the latter her- rings in their infantile stage—served up in various waya. It must be said that some of these ways are so in- genlous and wonderful that it is very difficult to recognize the familiar sil- very fish to which Yarmouth owes so much of is prosperity, yet there is no doubt that the ubiquitous herring in every dish served up at its famous meal s present in -some shape or form. Thus for once the herring is honored in accordance with its true value, for the dinner is presided over by the mayor of the borough and is attend- ed by all the leading men of the town. —London Tit-Bits. The Anclent Oracles. Herodotus mentions between seven- ty and elghty oracles of one sort apd another. There 18 no reason for think- ing that the people who patronized the oracles’ had other than the liveliest faith in them. The two great oracles - were those. at Delphi and Dodona, though there were several others that stood well with the people. The pre- dictions were, of course, nothing but predictions, since it is now generally understood that .the promoters of those famous {institutions were only ordinary human beings like those who patronized them. The deliverances of the oracles belong to one of two classes—first, those founded on secret information and. second, those in which the oracle had absolutely no ideas on the subject and took refuge in sheer vagueness, It was the faith of the people rather than the infalli- bility of the oracles that kept them up so long. Albrecht Durer’s Tankard:, One of the quaintest of drinking ves- sels 18 to be seen at the Bratwurstglock- lein, a Nuremberg inn which has re- mained unaltered since it was built in 1400. ‘Sausages, sauerkraut and beer are the only commodities obtainable, and the Hmit of accommodation is reached when ten customers are pres- ent. Yet several fortunes have been made out of the house, for it was the favorite haunt of Albrecht Durer, and the pewter he drank from {s still treas- ured. This is a double vessel, one tankard fitting neatly into the other, and was reserved for Durer and his wife. According to tradition, when the artist was in a good bumor he used to fill the inside tankard for his wife, and they would clink lovingly together. ‘When domestic storms were brewing he kept the tankards together and let his wife go thirsty.—London Graphic. Black Chocolate loing. When a black chocolate icing is wanted and there happens to be no chocolate in the pantry, cocoa can be substituted for it-in the following man- ner: Mix together six even tablespoon- fuls of cocoa with five of sugar, one of butter and three of hot water. Cook the mixture until smooth and in the right condition for spreading. Test it by putting a little in a saucer and set- ting the saucer on an outside window ledge or where it will cool quickly. This icing is rich and dark and not very sweet. The Tailor’s Chance. “Weel, Tam, are ye gaun hame wi’ your work?” was the invariable greet- ing of a doctor to a taflor of his ac- quaintance when he met him carrying a bundle. Once the tailor saw the doc- tor walking in a funeral procession. “Weel, doctor, are ye gaun hame wi' your work?' he asked.—From *Remi- niscences,” by Sir Archibald Gelkie. Not at His Best. “1 was surprised,” said the Rev. Mr. Goodstern sternly, “to see you play- ing golf last Sabbath. I should think you'd do better”— “Oh.” replied Hardcase, 1 usually do much better!’ I was In wretched form last Sunday.”—Catholic Standard and Times. Lying In Wait. “I've been sent down town to buy a taboret. What's that?’ “Don’t you know? It’s one of those things that stand around about shin high in the dark.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer, < Property has its duties as well as its rights.—Drnmmond.. A Put Up Job. Hamilton Webster (called Ham for Brooklyn, 717; St. Louls, 651; Boston, 638. The American league percentages in their order are as follows: Athletics, .578; Chicago, .541; Detroit, .541, ICleveland, .584; New York, .511; Bos- ton, .610; St. Louls, .433; Washington, .885. The Washi s have the low- est percentage of victories in either league, but there is less difference be- |' tween the lowest and highest in this lleague for the reason that the success- ful teams have not won as often/as ational - e short) had just been elected sheriff of & certain county. He had received strict orders to keep no prisomer in solitary confinement. One evening he found himself in possession of but two prisoners, one of whom escaped during the night. The next morning he open- ed the cell of the one remaining, a-man arrested for horse stealing, and pro- ceeded to kick him out, remarking: “Git out of here, you ple face! You stayed in to get me in trouble over that derned solitary confinement regu- Iation, didn’t you?”"—Success Magasine. LAYS LOSS OF HAIR T0 MOTHERIN-LAW Pennsylvania Farmer Says Unwel- come Guest in Home Has Bewitched Him. WANTS LAW ON “EVIL EYE”| Unhappy Husband’s Weird Tale Fails to Win Warrant for Ar- rest He Seeks. Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 5.—De- claring that his motker-in-law was bewitching him and making his hair fall out, Philip Starcass, a farmer of Harvey's Lake, has applied to Alderman Donohue of this city for a warrant for her arrest. Starcass says that some weeks ago he brought his family from New York State and settled on a farm near Harvey’s Lake. Then this mother-in-law arrived, She has been living at his home, trying to induce his wife to return to New York State, he says. After His Last Hair. “My wife,” he said, declared that she would stick by me as long as there was a hair on my head. Since then my mother-in-law - has been bewitching me and my hair been coming out in bunches. “Every time she combs her own hair she takes the combings and chops them up fine; then she pow- wows over them and burns them up and orders my hair to fall out. Wants Evil Eye Kept Off. “It has been coming out by the handful, and I'm afraid I'll lose my hair as well 'as my wife. T want the law on my mother-in-law to make her keep her evil eye off me.” “I'm sorry,” said Alderman Don- ohue, “but there is no law in Penn- sylvania that makes a good hair restorer.” Snails. Bnafls py :neans of an acld which they exude -ontrive to bore holes ir solid@ limestcue, You'll be de- lighted with the re- sults of Calumet Baking Powder. No disappoints — no flat, heavy, soggy biscuits, cake, or pastry. Just the lightest, daintiest, most uniformly raised and most deli- cious food you ever ate. Recelvad highestreward World's Pure Feod Exposition, Chicags, 1907, Simple, but Costly. Holams — The dinner 1 ate with Brouson at his country place cost more than $200. Kalem—It must have been a very extensive meal. Holams —No; it was extremely simple. We had only potatoes and chickens, but he had raised them himself.—Puck. SEE US you. and be convinced. Rear of Music Store i We can give you the latest in style. The best of work. A fit to please And best of all, Satisfaction. Give usa trial New Tailor Shop 318 Minn. Ave l Theodore Roosevclt says: developed realty.” at Berwridji. 8T. PAUL MR. RENTER Have you ever stopped to think that every few years you practically PAY for the house you live in and yet do NOT OWN IT? Figure it up for yourself. “No investment on earth is so safe, s0 sure, so certain to enrich its owners as un- We will be glad to tell you about the City of Bemidji and qaote you prices with EASY TERMS of PAYMENT if desiied on some of the best residence and business pro- perty 'in that rapidly growing City. A letter addressed to us will bring you full particlars or if you prefer to see property, call on H. A. Simons, The Soo Railroad is now runnug its freight and pas- senger trains into Bemidji; investigate the opportunites offered for business on a small or large scale. Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Co. 404 New York Life Buliding MINNESOTA Of Fergus signed the papers been examined. The Northwestern Building Association Falls Has Loaned $25,000 In Bemidii the past year and is prepared to loan $25,000 this season to build, buy or pay for homes. If you want to build or complete the house you now have or buy write to the Association or call at the First National Bank of Bemidji for information. The money is paid to you as soon as you have and the title has Now-Cash-Wani-Rate Where cash accompanies copy we will publish all “Want Ads” for Lzlf cent a' word per insertion. Where cash does mot accompany copy the regular rate of one ceuta word will be charged. EVERY HOME MAS A WANT AD For Rent--For Sale--Exchange -<Help Wanted--Work Wanted ==Etc.--Etc. HELP WANTED Steady giry for general work to ac- company family on trip and look after the children. 910 Beltrami avenue. WANTED—Cook and kitchen girl. Erickson Hotel. 310 America Ave. WANTED—Girl for general house- work. Inquire A. B. Palmer. WANTED—A Markham. scrub girl. Hotel FOR SALE FARM FOR SALE—Farm contains eighty acres with good frame house and barn and several acres under cultivation. Small lake and brook on land. Land described as follows; NE 1-4 of SE 1-4 and SE 1-4 of NE 1-4, Section 14, Town 149, Range 35. Write Wm. Burce, Kelliher, Minn., for price, etec. FOR SALE—Case stands and racks number 6, double news stand with rack for 8 full sized cases. Good as new. Sell regularly for $3:75. We have 6 of these at $1.50 each. Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co. Bemidji, Minn. FOR SALE—]Job type and body type. Fonts of 6 point to 72 point, Prices furnished with proof sheets upon request. Ad- dress Pioneer Publishing Co., Be- midji, Mion. FOR SALE—Three second hand typewriters, One Smith Premier at $40.00. One Smith Premier at $2500 and one Remington at $25.00 Apply at this office. FOR SALE—]Job cases, triple cases, quadrupple cases and lead and slug cases, 40c¢ each. Pioneer Publishing Co. Bemidji. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. ~ FOR SALE—Fine phonograph and a number of records for sale at very low price. 1024 Beltrami Ave. FOR SALE—Large frame building at South Bemidji cheap, inquire at M. & I. depot. FOR SALE—Singer sewing machine in good conditon. Inguire at 417 Minn. Ave. FOR SALE—High grade furniture cheap. 210 6th street. Furniture for sale. 917 Minn. Ave. Telephone 168. FOR RENT FOR RENT—House at 1111 Lake Blod. and house at tenth and Bel- trami Ave. Cafe. inquire at Stechman FOR RENT—Seven room house in first class condition. 513 Irvine avenue. Inquire at 417 Irvine avenue. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISERS—The great State of North Dakota offers unlimited opportunities for business toclassi- fied advertisers. - The recognized advertising medium is the Fargo Daily and Sunday Courier-News, the only seven day paper in the state and the paper which carries the largest amount of classified advertising. 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