Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 9, 1912, Page 2

Bt '{‘ |} i‘. e s o g PAGE TWO.. JUVOVVVRVOEV AN -The Professions - [ R-X-X-K-X-¥-] anes nS’l?tfi\l.ls'l‘ Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Glasses Scxenuflull Prescribed o ‘Phone: Office 141, Resldence 22. Bryant Bldg. Lakeland, Fla. Dl W 8 IRVIN DENTIST Established in July, 1900 Rooms 14 and 15 Kentucky Bullding Phones: Office 180; Residence 84 Dr. Sarah E. Wheeler OSTEOPATH PHYSICIA Rooms S, 6 and 17, Bryant Building LAREL ¥ DR R R SULLIVAN, —PHYSICIAN— Special attentiou given to Surgery and Gynecology Kentucky Building 'Pone 132 LAKELAND, FLA. DR. W. R. GROOVER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Rooms 3 and 4 Kentucky Building - LAKBLAND, FLORIDA. 0. M. TRAMMELL, Attorney-at-Law. Offices, Bryant Building Lakeland, Fla. ———————————————————— ROGERS & BLANTON Lawyen, Bryant Block, 'Phone 319 Lakeland, Fla. TUCKER & TUCKER, —Lawyers— Raymondo Bldg. Lakeland, Florida R D HUFFAKER, ~Attorney-at-Law— Roor 7 Stuart Bldg. Bartow, Fla. JNO. 8, EDWARDS Attorney-at-Law. Office in Munn Building. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, J. B, Streater C. F. Kennedy STREATER & KENNEDY Bstimates Cheerfully Furnished. Let ug talk with you about ur building large or small ‘elephone 169, or 104 Blue. —GEORGE T. HOLDER— Master of Dancing. ¥ Private Lessons, o ORANGE HALL. 'PHONE 330-RED. @. D. & H. D. MENDENHALL Civil Engineers and Architects Rooms 212-215 Drane Bldg. LAKELAND, FLA. Phosphate land examination, veys, examination, reports, Blueprinting. Upholstering and Mattress Making OLD MATTRESSES made over. FURNITURE REPAIRED. CUSHIONS of all kinds made to order, CARPETS ad RUGS cleaned and lald; also matting, etc. MIRRORS resilvered a specialty. In regards to workmanship, see Mr. W. P. Pillins of Lakeland, who knew me for about 16 years at Or- ‘ando, Fla. Drop me a postal card or phone 64 Red, No. 411 S. Ohio avenue, * Arthar A. Douglas Why Not Smoke the BEST Sur- A. . 1. BLUNTS e For Sale at All Stands Rildan 2 o iioaiie i o oadic usiing i Wod o PHE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., APRIL 9, 1912, PR T LT ey e STOP! LOOK! AND LISTEN! J. CLIFFORD BROWN For Representative From Polk County | A NATIVE OF FLORIDA. A YOUNG VIGOROUS AND PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT WHO IS FROM THAT CLASS OF MEN WHO AT THE THROTTLE OF STEAM POWER REGULATE THE PULSE OF .COMMERCE AND GUIDE WITH SAFETY THE NECESSARY MIGRATION OF AMERICAN MILLIONS OVER THE RAILS. Favors the establishment of both State and County boards for the equalization of taxes—high valua- tion, low millage. 4 . ' Abolition Convict lease system. Convicts to be used in building and maintaining public highways or the revenue from convict prison farms be applied to road fund. Better educational facilities, extension school terms to rural districts. ; b, A labor commission created, to be elected by ballot, Y Before the Days of Gloves WHEN BALL PLAYERS HANDLED i “Can you imagine 2 modern base- ball team playing the game bare-| Lended?” asked while discussing diamond doings cf s gray-haired fan long ago. “There would be plenty ot business for the bone setters and s0 many errors in the field that the sport would develop into a burlesque Yet 1 can remember the days when ball players never wore gloves and when catchers had neither marks nor mitts, It required great courage to face a swift pitcher and lots of nerve to get in front of a hot grounder. Nowadays, howcver, ball playing isn't so painful with the softly padded fielders’ gloves, the steel wira masks, the heavy catchers’ mitts, chest protectors and shinguards to protect the players from harm.” Many of our citizens who L‘a\edl baseball more than 25 years ago will tell you that broken fingers, bone bruises, split palms ard torn finger nails were everyday accidents 'md that a player wha showed the \\hnel feather was tabooed. Before gloves and masks were invented catchers had endlcss troubles. The cldtimers who dared to stand close behind the batsmen had teeth knocked out and noses fractured by the hot foul tips that could not be avoided. Soon a nabit of putting a piece of solid rub- ber in the mouth made in such a manner that it cove:red the lips and previded protection for the teeth. It proved so eflicient that all the lead- ) ine catehers adoptc it. But even| ‘ i then it was dangerous to cateh close un until James Tyrz, the former| Hirvard play nvented the mask a cumbersome with q strips of flattened iron that covere 1v PITCHING AND LINERS WITH BARE HANDS. . the face, but also partially obscured the backstop's vision. The mask was the first contrivence calculated to prevest serious injury. Then came the catcher’s gloves, one for each hand. These gloves were of light Kkid, with no fingers and little o1 no padding. Catchers who hand- led swift deliveries, therefore, soon tound that the gloves did not come up to the requirements. So it was a backstops and common thing to see batting even strips of meat into the gloves tc protect the palms of the hands when under a hot fire from the box. One ot the first National League catchers to use a left-hand glove with fingers was Myers, of Indianapolis, more than 25 years ago. Somebody made a glove for him that caused a general laugh. long and the surface of the glove was so broad that Meyers found it difficult at first to hold a pitched ball. He was catching the great Henry Boyle in those days and Boyle had blind- ing speed. Meyers had broken all of his fingers, also both thumbs, in handling Boyle with the fingerless gloves, so that he readily tried the new one, and after much persever- ance he proved that it had merit. After that all the catchers adopted a finger glove for the left hand. The stuffing grass, cotton glcve was improved upon when the| manufacturer put solid leather Iips% on the ends of the fingers to proteci thenailss Even then catchers were not envied by the cther players, for the right hand usunally were led until physicians had to be! « |“r q in. More Money \Wwasted. “Fureka!” exclaimed Hirzm Hos- | kins, who, with a lighted candle in his | hand, was hunting for a leak In the | gas pipe. A moment later Mrs. Hos- kins sadly said: “That's just our luck. Now we'll have to pay out more money to get the roof fixed.” l'the loan of & until " IS.L A. CLONTS DEALER IN Real [state CITY AND COUNTRY PROPERTY— SOME FINE BARGAINS, uffice in Clonts’ Building, W. Fiske Johnson REAL ESTATE Loars Negotiated Buys and Sells Real Estate. Orang ¢ Grove Property a Specialty. The fingers were so, ROOM 7. RAYMONDO BUILDING oum From Seaweed. It is announced that a London chem- st has succeeded In getting from sea- week a kind of gum which has among other properties a greater capacity for electrical resistance than vulcanite. It is said also to be damp-proof, acid- proof and germ-vroof, as well as In- sensible to changes of temperature, and quite uninflammable. Tests of the substance have been made at the Westminster Electric Laboratories. All Active. Don't be a clom, my son: but if an | old friend comes to you and asks for Saturday night, just close your may look rude, cumstances it is bet but under some cir- ter to leave than to be left, Revolutionized Fire Fighting. Steam revolutionized fire fighting, 'Five Lenguages at Tailors' Meeting. ' gg it did many other interests. It took At the meeting of the International | the romance Journeymen Taiiors’ Union over eight hundred people empioyed in the trade turned out. English, Irish, Scotch, He- brew, French, Italian and Finnish were used by the speakers in their ade dresses.—Toronto Globe. . STy s SR e v et 3 st i W D T from it, nd put efficiency fnto it. The t steam got behind the aqueducts and forced streams through pipes and hose with great power. Firemen continued to “run with the macheen,” but it was a hose reel, 19th century invention. { The Icoolest place in townis-oursoda fountain. When you are tired and hot you can always find some- thing sparkhing, deli~ cious, refreshing and satis- fying here. The many varie- ties of our soft drinks ena- bles you to get just what you want— Something That Goes Right to the Spot There are many ways and many ingredients for making soda water and other summer drinks, but we use only the best methods and the besi goods. QUICK DELIVERY Red Cross Pharmacy PHONE 89 A B ta st L e e - M nunauunnnoooo - LODGE NOTEs Qfififlflflfifiaogg Lakeland Lodge No, 91 f meets in Masonic Ha)] ever and Fourth Monday nigi s dial invitation to visiting ..i C. G. Arendell, gecretary; J. Le W. M. 99 ¥ Sey e Lakeland Chapter, R. j A 29 meets the first Thursday 2y each month in Masonic jiy) W ing companions welcom:q C Arendell, Sec'y.; J. F. i, | Palm Chapter, 0. E. 3 second and fourth Thu sd of each month at 7: Flora Keen, W, M, Eaton, Secy. ay 1 3 pom Lucie F Lakeland Camp No. 75, iy 0 meets every second and fourty r' day night. Woodmen ¢ ircle and third Thursdays, p nedy, Council Commander, lie Scipper, Guardian of (jrc. L. 0O.F Meets every Friday ni.i; at at I, 0. 0. F. Hall ,corner Maig Tennessee. Visiting brothers dially invited. R. M. DaMp ER) Noble Grag E. M. SMAILES, Rec. S, K OF P, Regular meeting every Ty at 7:30 at Odd Fellows Hall vy ing members aiways welcoms, J. W, BUCHANAY, JR, Chancellor Commayg A, M, JACKSON, Secretary, G A R Meets first Saturday i, month at- J. M. Kentucky. J. R. Sparling's, & TALLEY, Adjy G LA toB ofLE Orange Blossom Div, No, 4 G. L. A. to B. of L. E. meets ey second and fourth Wednesday each month at 2:30 p. m. V Sisters always welcome, MRS. J. C. BROWN & Mrs. J. B. HOGAN, Pres, Grand Order of Eagles. Meets every Wednesday nizht 0dd Fellows hall. G. W. Ro president; W, B. Hicks, secretarm, It’s a Delight to Sit Dow to a Bjur piano. And it u to the listener as well as ! Years of piano building v and study are embodi i Bros. It is a piano that time and be sweet anc ! 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