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eos TWO NEW ONES TO |g FOOL THE SL STRICKLETT HAS “SPITSLOW BALL" — TOLEDO PITCHER MAS “THE INVINCIB LONG AND SHORT OF IT, By OSCAR THOMPSON, As the time nearer and nearer the buaches of fans in the favorite haunts «et larger and larger and the talk wild er and wilder, The @own town stores and Dug’s pool room) are chuck full of the hottest kind of aporte who do nothing bat jabber batting averages, errors, extra-base | hits and quote passages from the dook As weual crops of new curves are being pitchers have what the wagaish @hes ones say they hare there will be a host of no-hit games this yaer. According to a red-hot fan jost up Rimer Stricklett, one time with Dugdale, and the rea! tmventor of the spit-ball, haa a new wrinkle that no slugger can connect with. The new one is a further de | along the lines of the mpi but te « floater with a ap the apitball has been. Elmer calls it a “spttsiow-dall”, and while has not yet gained perfect con it he expects to break it in league batters this year Toledo tells a wild Piteher Joba Quinn, better as “Old Soldier Pincus,” 4 tvania reerult who will try fer a position with the Manager Armour’s bread-winners, Quinn what Ix called “the tavincible.~ ls expected to tear the batting averages of the American associa WHAT FAMOUS BALL PLAYERS THE) for baseball comes / sprang, and if certain | UGGER tion to pieces, for its name trplied | the batter is not able to seo Ht com ing The only thing that I» bad about “the tnvinciblo” ts that the eateh er, also, will have his troubles, Ac cording to the fan, the bowartiat who uses this “outofaight” offer ing will have to have such perfect control of the ball as to be able to | put it fust where it is signaled for, lor there will be several dead back | wtopa lying around loose. | Reuss Hall a piteher, it ts jsaid, who Is as good with one hand ea with the other. Harry Leitman, who at one time worked with Dug | dole, could use bis left as well as his right, but never risked his left) te a game, “The Reds are in danger of belay iabetiod the ‘Infants’ or the ‘mid: | gets’ this year.” “The Reds are certainly a team of giants this year.” | How these two effusions) agree? Both are from Cineimmato pa pera, and refer to the beery burg team for the coming season. The cause of the fitst eruption ts found tm the fact that Kane, Pell aad Hag jaime are mioiatere reductions of personified smallness tn the super lative degree; and the excuse for! ejaculation number two fs found) im the fact that Charlie Hall, Mile | Mitehell, Jack Kennedy, Kruger, Thomas, Ganeel and Coakley are) elongated to the six feet mark, | while one, Larry McLean, the only | human gtraffe, is about four Inches beyond the etatute of timitations | tm other words, the Reds can well) be said to have the long and the short of It. ——— DID IN WINTER VACATION News ttem--A new baby bas arrived at the home of Fred Odwell-- Cietmnat! outfielder, SPORT DOPE DON'T HEAR OF ANY BALL players pulling away frora the plate _ at the southern hotels. BETTER BE A LIVE SPRINT- ‘er than a knockedout-pug—Jack O'Briea. BRUSH SAYS HE OPFERED the Glast pinyers what be thought they were worth, Wonder what he Would got if they fixed Bis salary’ LOOKS AS IF CINCINNATI sad Garry Hermann have the bow! honors of the west hed. BATTLING NELSON IS BACK) fm America with « challenge for Gang the first crack out of the bor. That's one fight the sports want. WONDER IF MORAN'’S BROK- + @ nose will improve bis batting a la Eddie Habn? DISABLED VETS AND PHE hemenal youngsters are now In or the vets will be in the on the opening Gays Just same COMISKEY 13 OUT WITH A signed statement that the White Sox will win another pennant. To the average fan this looks doubtful JACK O'BRIEN IS TO TAKE ON a few easy money propositions at Philadelphia soon. CLARKE GRIFFITH WANTS college men who have made good hs football players for his team. |neer, is to go to Reds. about | the Cincinnat!| i JAKE WEIMER [8 TRYING TO hold up Garry Herrmann. Will Bis defense be the uawrittes law or an exaggerated ego? LAST YEAR WAS THE GREAT. est season financially for base ball, but all the magnates are looking for) an eclipse of the record this year. TOMMY BURNS APPEARS TO; want the Harriman share in bis go | with Mike Schreck. WILLIE HOPPE I8 MAKINO A \big blaze at Amsterdam, Holland, with bis billiard playing. CITY OF CLEVELAND HAS over 50 public base ball grounds | AND BAN JOHNSON DIDN'T go t© Mexico with Comiskey after all. HAL CHASS [8 SAID TO BE IN &® repentant condition. SANDOW MERTES WILL, wear a Boston uniform tf he plarw thia season. He waa purchased | from St. Louts. FASHIONS IN JOCKEYS AT New Orleans doe for a change | Miller ts gotmg there for a few days and Garner must take a back seat NEW WORLD YACHT REC- ord made by the Arctic at Munke- gon, Mich, 26 miles im 33 minates WHSTERN LEAGUE NOW HAS eight clubs. Topeka was purchased \from the Western Association and @ team will be put in at St. Joseph. “BR SURE AND MEET ME AT LOOKS AS IF CLARENCE) New York—Dovey,” read 1 tole Beaumont were out of the game for| gram to President Shettsline, of He is wellt6do and owns a|\the Philadelphians. It ts said to ying farm in Wisconsin. A TIP THAT LOOKS FISHY 18 Giant muti ay your olf them cleaned to ' like new at the Pantatorium. Call up Main 1049. one ~—— OUR REBUILD REDU SALE CONTINUES On thie Bquare - sm Pole have almost caused « divorce auit before he could explain to his wife it was from the president of the Boston Insure your furniture and —-. against fire, Gregor McGregor, 201 ¥ pire Bullding. Main 774. ooo GREAT ING AND CTION TOMORROW TINKER’S APPENDIX MAY LOSE PENNANT em JOE TINKER, CHICAGO CUBS’ SHORTSTOP, WHO 18 RECOVERING FROM SURGEON'S KNIFE, One man cannot win or lose & pennant, as @ rule, but the igkeeie of @ star player like Joe Tinker, the Cubs’ shortstop, gives all rooters for the Chicago teem ). well-developed case of rattics Tinker te rallying from an operstion for appendteitia, but it ts Goubtful If he will be In condition to middle of the season, Maniiger Chance admits he is worried over Tin- rther Mag winner anyway, put up Ma best game before ¢ ker’s Utneas, but says he will have & SLUGGING GAME? 112 (Koerner), 5 to 8, more, 112, second; third. Time, 260 26. Second race, thirteensixteenths Rustier, 103, Do the fans really Wke @ free hit- ting game? Lots of batting and « big score, like 10 to 8 or 12 to 11? ‘The average base ball patron tn sists that he enjoys seeing the ball hammered all over the tot, but does het Or is he just echoing what he has heard someone say? Third race, threequartere of a mile—Conveat Bell, 105 (Beovilie), 4 to 1, won; Alta Spa, 107, second; Derdom, 107, third, Time, 1:14. Fourth race, one and onesix \teenth milee—Andrew Mack, 109 | (Koerner), even, won; Nigretto, 6, people meet are the ones that end with scores of 1 to 0, 2 to Lor 3 tos. The reason te plain: In games that are won by the narrowest pew sible margin the Interest in at the keenest possible piteh from beatae ning to ond. At any time, almost, A very popular expression t# the|a hit, a stolen base, an error, any jaccomd; The Borgian, 102, third saying “I want to seo & lot of hit-| little slip at all, may change the re-| Time, 1:60. }ting,” but te It wo? sult. The fate of the game virtu-| Fifth moe, one and one-eighth ‘served |miloe—Lone Wolf, 109 (Fisher), Ask almost any person who saw | ally depends on every the great eleveninning battle be-/ up to the plate tween Cleveland and Boston the| On the offensive side are the fall of 1892—the first battle for the! well trained batters, Crying their/ Time, 2:00 doable season champlonship—and! prettiest to find an opening Sixth race, fivecighths of a mile he will tell you it was the best com-| through which to drive the ball |—Gecurity, 104 (Koerner), 1 to 10, test he ever saw on any Giamond.| On the defensive are the mnrvelous| WO"; Klevation, 104, second; Whis Yot the score was 0 to 0. pitchers and superb Nelders work: /*¥ King, 110, third. Time, 1:08 44. lam’t this the fact: That the! ing with al! their might to keep j# Tet-| the opposition from gettiag wen OD the home team is do-| the banes. ing it? Dig anybedy ever go home| No, the fans may talk of thelr iu a gleefal mood from « game/love for great batters, but the when the home pitcher had been | books tn the secretary's office wil! driven out of the boat | show that the games that attract Any umptre—and no person! big crowds “next Gay" are those tn knows the temper of a crowd bet-| which the scores are kept down to ter than the arbitrator——will tell the lowest possible figures EE oe 110 to 1, won; Hootigan, 106, sco ond; Ed Sheridan, 100, third Choteo, 106 (Brussels), 2 to i, wea; Ramona Ii, 105, second: Lackett, 107, third. Time, 1:11 14 Besond race, three-quarters of « wnile-—-King Ahab, 104, 9 to 2, won; Ranteda, 195, second; BB. HM, 107, third. Time, 1:16 1-2. Third race, sereneighths of a Pe eS ae ET IRI ANE mile-—Star of Runnymede, 105 FI ANY (Preston), 4 to 1, won; Ban Alviso, 106, second; Black Mate, 106, third. Time, 1:28 Fourth race, one mile—King of the Mist, 196 (Harrie), § to 1, won; Blindale, 94, second; Robert Miteh etl, 109, third. Time, 1:42 14. Fifth race, futurtty—Antara, 112 Klvta, 96, BUT BIG JEFF “Palmer will fight any white man; During the Interview, “Palmbe fre. in Amerion save Jim Jeffries," |quently Iterrayted the coayersa | (Harris), 2 to 6, won; sald Manager Lowe in the couree| 00 by saying: “I want to Might |necond: Wille Gregg, 11%, third of an interview ta New York. “Jet | O'Brien and joe you think O'Brien | Tima, 1:11 12. rh “ae will fight met Sixth race, one and onecighth ries te am unfair fighter.” This) when toid that the Philadelphian |milee—Capable, 108 (Grand), 3 to statement caused astonishmeat. Comedian, 196, second; Rugitah- 106, third. Time, | is & business man and only « Asked tu what supog teed ps purse could induce hia ht, man said: “He's so bloomin’ hage.|Lowe admitted the ttt that he CHS PUGS ARE CRAZY “The prise ring has lost tte charme for me.” saye James J. Corbett, who ie appearing In “The Burgiar and the Lady” A man is either « fool of @ lunatic to stand up and get b head punched when he can ma money at other things. “I will never go into again, nor «# bout In a play, I want the people to forget that I was « pugtitet and take me ae an actor.” Corbett has now been on the stage years, the last eight as an It tx ws bit enfair t put an ordi | hed a previous expertenge with Bary man egainet him, 1 shoul Trien. Palmer and bis tanager fancy. Palmer would be giving|are now Camping tn Philadelphia, away about fifty pounds. He would ere they Will awalt O'lirten's re look ridiculous fn wame ring n with the Calffornian. What we; , came hore for is a match with Jock | parture from Califorsia for OPirtesn. After Palmer bests him jis because of the illness will take on Tommy Barna.” asain dence RILLIANT RUN WIN FOR SCHAEFFER (Serippe Telegraph Service) CHICAGO, March = 12.—Jake) Schantter, of Chicago, woo the] Meat Prices That Please billiard championship at 18.1 balk) “4: the Qyty Hall Market, 509 | Third av, near Yesler, Pot Roast }6e to So; Rib Steaks, 100; Lard lage. de mother. eves wees frees oy line billiards from Gedrge Sutton here last night in the 36th inning. | Button led at the end of the Fist | Inning, when Schaeffer made @ bril Mant run of 109 potnta, giving hiro the lead, The run uneetiled Sut |ton, who played an If rattled. Oriental Billiard and Poo! Par ora, 1413 Third av., have eight new tables and the only 6210 pool table ia Beattic. A place for gentiemen. oo | at. liest wee fifteen actor. Jawee — The Viarch Drug Store Sale 2ua%%.. Bartell’s Increasing Vigor at A Few Specials for T omorrow—-Wednesday Face Powders Dressing Combs | Torrey’s Old-Style Ra e zors, guaranteed, Swan Down, 15¢ box- | Regular asc values for $1.$0 and $2.00 kinds CB ceee vere sovess oeee weee cee SERIE: De Satin Skin Face Pow- | Regular 40c values for | Radiumite Razor for der, ase boxes .16¢ preeceere oneeunee RR ERS SE Tetlow’s Gossamer | Soc Combs, all styles, A Radiumite Razor Powder, 25¢ boxes fot «5. +++++-35@ | Strop free with each ceee ocse weesd@@ | The Princess, sold | Radiumite Razor, Woodbury’s Face most places at 8s5¢ Powder, age boxes . to $1.00, here for ., | Hot-Water Bottles Pinaw Flamenca oentain Face Powder, 75¢ Medicines The Yukon , ‘ boxes ...+ «4+ Antikamnia Test ae tee ‘on, ee fi sep ean dozen «..+ «4-1 The Geyser, regular Cameline Liquid Face | Antiseptic Tablete-+ | | $1.00, for .... T5¢ Powder, soc bottles Berry’s—ase bottles | The Cascade, regular ayaa: 29¢ for sess seeeg- AMO $1.50, for «++. ¢ x inte 1 Ba White's Phosphate of | Ovodyear's, regular $2, bdom: Its Sodium (efferves- a +++ $1.50 Linen Webbing, regu- | cet), Soc bogies eA Porous Plasters lar $1.80 belts, for . seen ee weeeeee Price! athe seee cove oe BLI15 — gone Dr. Detmel’s Linen Shaving Supplied pag I caer Mesh for ...$1.25 | y ; ry ++ Oe Silk Webbing ™ S Ever “igaen* Safesy Ra- | Price's Double reahiler $0.40, for zors and 7|, ex¥a! Strength Strength wet gs 96 blades for .in-M@| ening Plasters .12¢ Best XX X Silk Web- | Torrey’s Safety Ra Paine’s Electric Plas bing Abdominal Belt, zors, 12 double-edg- | ters, 25c kind .. 13¢ regular $4.00, for ed blades, regular | Johnson's 1s Plas o00e oven 00 ie $5.00, for ...93.85 ee ee De BARTELL DRUG COMPAN Y Two Stores Bartell’s Owl Drug Store 506 Second Ave., Near Yesler Way Two Stores Bartell’s Red Cross pr" Drug Store 610 Second Ave., Bet. Cherry and James JAY HUGHES. 15 AFTER JOB Jay Hughes, the old time star who used to be quite talked about on he wore a Seattle uniform ral re ago, ls sighing to get back into the game for a farewell season, in apite of the fact that the fann came to the conclusion that be was all in before he left here. Hughes is trying to catch on with Danny Long of San Francisco, and arm, may be given a trial. Before his finger begen to trouble him, Jay was one of the best in the t nos, but hin last season show that hie sabartist work was al over, VARSITY MEETS HIGH SCHOOL Tomorrow afternoon the baseball ninos of the Beattie high school and the University of Washington will meet on the diamond for the first practioe game of the your for either of « milotipring Ban, 116 (Reb | team Ug), 10 t© 1, won; Pelham, 12%) Gantain Tents of the university second; Mimo, 120, third. Tim@,/nes not deck apos his line-up, you that the games that please the|}:24 #6 and as the » is wtuply & prac tlee contest the purpose of Itmbering the boys up, a number of substitutes will undoubtedly be uned The high school will be weaken ed by the lows of first baseman | Mullen, who ts out of the game with & broken finger NOTED RUNNERS TO COMPETE TONIGHT (Scripps Telegraph Services.) Thi ub'e exhib u o- some remarkable events that make the oocaston rank night preeente with the best, The great Indian runner, Longboat, will compete with George Mounag, the American dis- tance champion, There will be repetition of the great match at 600 yards, at which Marry Millman, of) the New York Athietic club; C, K Parsons and J. B. Taylor will com- pete. [a “DEAN” CIGAR, The new quality, be Pn nest A a Phone A 2668 for Cleaning and Pressing. Vienna Dye Works 1 Fourth ave Bteam baths 360 Oriental Bathe — List of Steel Ranges At Bargain Prices, We have the following Ranges on band, taken as part payment in exchange for the well-known CHARTER OAK, and which we will sell at the following prices 968.00 Mt $68.00 Universal $69.00 All Steel 0.00 U, & Range $56.00 Superior . $60.00 Mtandard We carry a heavy stoc and partly used furnt pets and house furnishin, all kinds. Give us a call and we witli give you @ bargain. WOODHOUSE & PLATT FURNITURE CO. agente for the CHARTER RANGES and complete house furnishers. 418 PIKE STREBT. 217 Pike Street LargeCream Cakes 40c Cream Puffs 5c DOWNING, HOPKING & RYER ne BROKERS. Grain, Provisions, Stocks, Bonds, RUPTURE 's Curable Without Knife or Paia Will you believe my claim that | oure Rupture to stay cured without the vee of the surgeon's knife or letting of blood, without detaining you from work or business? Just enough to visit my office and investigate my methode and treatments? 1 will refer you to many of Se attle’s most prominent men who have been cured by me, and they will recommend my treatments. | HAVE BEEN A RUPTURE SPECIALIST FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND WILL GUARAN TEE TO CURE EVERY CASE ACCEPTED. NO CURE, NO PAY call, wr ye annot conveniently explain fully your ase. Itation and exam Dr. Clarke Co Corner Seattle, Wash. 9 a.m, to 8 p.m 123 Second Ave uth, Washington, Office Hours Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ah} / | | | | | } / oe AL TAL ZA The as ‘China Sale Continues’ JOMORROW | jefore Such Crowd-Bringing Bargaing In the “* Busiest Basement ” $1.75 Per Doren Fancy Edje | $1.00 Decorated | Thin White Austrian China} China Fre | Bread and Butter Piatee—| In the | In the Housefurnishing | Sale to fale tomorrow at only,| each MN podesancear Be $1.50 Decorated Austrian China Balad Bowls—In the Housefurnishing Gale to morrow at only, each, 8D@ | | Thousands of Pleces Beauti-| ful Austrian China, 750, | | Be and 990 values—To | values—Tomor | morrow ia the Housefur Housefurntshing pishing Bale at . 49¢ / 260 Thin China Decorated | 25¢ Decorated Austrian Che Hair Receivers—Tomorrow | na Creamers—Tomorrow | at each ihe; each a : a is Mi WES, "THOUSANDS OF PACKAGES GUARANTEED TO GROW GARDEN SEEDS) TOMORROW IN THE HOUSEFURNISHING SALE | 3 PKas. oc $2.50 German Linen Table) $1.50 Dozen German Clothe--Gize 164x609 in, Napkine—Zoinch site, handsome hematitched| hemmed and ready for styles, attractive patterns. pretty designs. Special Special Tomorrow at only morrow at * $1.98 oo wee THE STORE THT ONES OUEST = GARVEY~ 113 —WIS—Ill7_ SECC SS VASES VA B83 _34d89 THIS WEEK This week we will offer as an extra inducement for yor to visit our store, some very special bargains in Dressem We have just received a large shipment of these and we bought them at a price that enables us to sell@ as to 33)4 per cent. cheaper than other furniture he Remember, we extend a very liberal credit. BZSsgerece. $15.00 Hardwood Dresser, very finely finished. . : $16.00 Oak Dressers, with 3 drawers ...... esos i $18.00 Solid Oak Dresser ....0..secccseeveee id $25.00 Solid Quarter Sawed Oak Dresser, French plate glass mirror ... $27.00 Mahogany Finish, latest shape, |oeZ lesepeerazar. MUTTOR o.oc oncess codes, whaperenesncassennes . $30.00 Solid Quarter Sawed Oak 5-Drawer Dresser, shaped French plate glass mirror .......+.++ ¥ EXTRA SPECIAL—$s.00 Genuine Goose Feather lows, a pair ......0+5 ++. erensas errrrer es ITY. ae WE DELIVER TO ANY PART OF THE C Northwest Furniture 2321 FIRST AVENUE. Phone Main 6172. Between Bell and When You | hy Uncover the K bottled ich favors of our delicio dlseover the ginger ale, sareaparilia, strawberry and iron brew, will find that you have 4 a beverage to delight the and make « rich treat fF friends when they call om yo” & PUGET SOUND LING COMPANY, Phones 927. Great Sale of PACIFIC T A reorganization of the Cline Piano Com- pany, two of its members retiring from the business, necessitates the immediate sale of goo pianos and over, almost regardless of cost The sale begins at once, and for the next few days a great many pianos will be sold for less than the factory cost $25.00 cash and $10.00 per month will let you in on this sale, If you intend to purchase within the next two years, now | is the time. | Cline Piano House | 1205 Second Avenue : PANTS TO ORDER OR $4.00 at the UNION TAILORS 514.518 Third Av® Coliseum Rink Bulldin®