The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 17, 1908, Page 2

MATHEWSON WILLING TO FITCH EVERY OTHER DAY | } JEU sry | PLATES Christy Mathewson has notified ;team just as the eight ehibs tn the 45 feet from the plate and twirling} Manager McGraw of the New York National league turned into the/a nineinning game was a much > stretch. wearying task than t e {Ming 50 @iants that he fs willin go In The fans. of. Providence -w Mathew ; ome the box every other day from now | panie-stricken. So, too, Was Mana- (pitcher for years before until the close of the season, Octo r Bancroft his wonderful reeord ber 7, in order to bh the Gta Never mind, Bannie,” said the |P* him Athieties fn win the National league pennant. Mighty Rad, “I'l pitch ‘em ail.” | #erles of games In 1906 His offer is characteristic of this And so he did, and won the pennant) Ch itéhed in the f the great twitler, by many regarded as © vidence t once the greatest pitcher of this or any | Now comes this modern Rad me of ether day bourne—the great Mathewson, and | Cc r batters and There are, indeed, in baseball S47 speedy base runners cross the plate history, but one or two instances of Never mind, Muggsy; I am will-| ‘This season has been one of Math Mike loyalty and devotion on the tng to pitch every other day if you ewson's best since he came Into the part of a pitcher. . need me to win f big league. He has been in superb Many years ago, when Radbourne And Mathewson's offer ts as gre form all season, and hes scored and Whitney were the pitchers for today as Radbourne’s was 25 years tout after shutout for the t | Giants. VANCOUVER R CES (Ry Uni United Press.) a | Providence, the latter deserted the for the pitchers were then bw ago. VANCOUVER, The nite ount n Popper and © only 38 years ago, was the original “slow ine Dim at both whemn he pinyed socond oo wor pitcher.” marced the Suromary the ball field was a bubbling good and steward; builders asked tor! ~! . ‘ Nature and an immense fondness spectfications, _ Ro . mast for harmless jakes housem be rk ee oe Lind mit pe y 7 > Porhape 26 de thing Cuppy ever and one-eighth » Mon @i4 brought him into so much Cuppy never quatied Jack Adame second, Red} Prominence as did bis deiiherate an- fierce bombardment of oS j Bouncement in the newspapers that started a correspondence te Farents wom, he was to retire from baseball and probably never Apna i, A. Mushoday Build @ 22-story betel In Loguns- sheer aucda ons port, - Ind. Mis ou Sone wer, The absolute abwirdity of a 22- third < 18 story hotet im a comparatively w Six furlonge—Eimdale won, Mat known Indiana town, and of @ ball and he wanted a $1,009,000 manager, | BXatls nd, John FP. Mohr third player's ability to finance such o Time: 18 sigantic prise, dtd appeal! Within a° year every fan tn th to the average critic or reader, and had a of appys GRAVESEND the story was published and read where it w fm all seriousness far and near. $10 to ask if ¢ ew right, and Nig was kno Dae After the hotel story had en- basetel! park tn the land as (By United Press.) pree 6 w & week of general circulation, | ford Cuppy.” RAVESEND, N. ¥., Sept. 17 iedikinndieabinaniatiamads “ Results Wednesday $1,500 Five and a half furlongs—Rag and ¢ nan won, Footpad second, Pruden ‘Sw ied Titwe—1: 08 , Btreplocha» t (By United Press.) ome in 200% pis wo and a SYRACUSE, N. Y.. Sept. 17 halt a won, Water With ideal weather condit pace, three in five, purse | "pend se reeverance third & perfect track, a bie cr oy. Bouney woe | thes pipe tos gg po Nn heats in 09% want 224 8 niztoon th ¢ Mine pocacn taie grounds yesterday entry's Star, Oakland and | #«in won, Whiptop secand, Castle . ‘chia shunted wood third. Time—1: 47. yh ne citias ah Cossmanin® $100 | n e and « half furtongs—uffra clans trotting. three In five, purse ane aoe $2,000-—Margaret ©. won the seq gy thgr ond, third and fourth heats in | st ; : 2:05%, 2:05%, 2:09%. Locust Jack See 1 a - won the first heat im 2:07%- Daniel (By United Press.) - a Fie Octeo, MeKinney, Jack| SALEM, Ore, Sept. 17 y . Leyburn, and Emboy also|D. won the Greater Salem, pure Lady Wint started 15.000, for 2:98 pacers, in three md, Note ‘The Syracuse, 2:11 pace, three! straight heats yesterday Sum 10 3-6 fm five, purse $5,000—The Eel won mary three straight heats in 2:04%.| 4:09 5,000, ' 2 pace, $5,000, three In five 3:02%. 2:03%. Fred D., George| Charley D. won, Tidal Wave sec | iDA IDA RACES Gano, Maj Brino and ‘Halraves| ond, Maladi third. Ti 08. also started Free-for-all, trotting, two in (By t United Press.) oe cee eae, by 0. BUTTE Mont “ee Re CHEAP COLONIST RATES. odore second. Dr. Jones| wulty at Anaconda Wednesday Westbound during September and Time—2: 41% | Trocha won, Jim October via Oregon R. R. & Naviee year-olds, $660~Iatalme om. Suman third tion Co. Chicago to Seattle, $88.00; | won, Dr. : i, Princess| Bive furlongs —Kelowna wor from St. Louis, $25.50; Kansas City,| Direct third. Tim 20% | Jim Drtacolt nd, Wool Soap Omaha, etc., $20.00. Other rates Mile, running, handicap, $1,000— | third. Time . and information furnished, and de Melar won, Redwood «ec Five and one-half turtongs—-Wil posits taken, at Union Ticket Oftt purt <= King horpe €¢8 First Ave. E. E. Ellis, Gen. Agt.| 5! waves Gre, ee me-balf fi " Dr. C. PF. Lathrop rRER! FREE ng Aun Geattie’s Populag r which “ mel, Light teopath teaches vourewit 115% — i and ied. Time —1 wa || “Y, " C A BOWLING marked th pening M. C. A. bowling alleys, | e been closed almost two! Last night the alle were crowd ed, and the new balin which are in @ ¥ery whort time. The alle “1 to form a M. bowling team, to compete with othe five-man teams of this cit — SCHEDULE IS Regal $2 Hat | Ma Martman, of the Waal he 1 nn 4 for tt games thi . eason as follows: Sept. 26. in ° ington; Oct. 10, Tacoma in Seatt Oct. 17, Weat Side high school, in < Portland; Oct. 24, in Bellingham Oct, 31 Tacoma in Tacoma € 14, Spokane in Seattle; Nov. J Hill's Military Academy in Port and and w 16, Thanksgiving the Lincoln High More pe ry Mavange for In free Floalthy On th Squa e eatery Op. T tein On the Square Pole Op. Totem Pole 615-617 First | Av. Arnold Vibrator Co. 340 Arcade Annex COACH LEWIS EXPECTS °o THE STAR—THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1908. 17, TO EVOLVE FINE TEAM Washington High Squad een ono of Waxhington’s great ends. Is Already at Hard Chas, Thompson, the all-Califor Pp . nia center who played on the first ractice, team at Anderson's Military aead — emy for two years, ia out and la The delayed sults of the Wash. holding down the ball-passing post tion eee arr ere Eee ere: Another promising man hasbeen Ived @nd the boya are out hard at round in J, BR. Smith, who played prac They are improving dally guard on the Weatern high se hool of and going at It to wip Detroit for two years The outlook is very encouraging, Coach Lewls tw trytag the men out certain, that @ wt ent positions to discover but by no means for what place each man i best fit. winning team will be developed, but ted, He has bad Conners, Hager if a team should evolve ike the one and Smalley at quarter calling sig of two yours ago, Coach Lewis will uale, Grove Hurke has been back deserve the utmost praise, as he of the Tine and f rking In the old has practically new material with form of Lefty, his brother, who haa! which to work BROTHER PAUL IS ALSO SOME SWATTER Seattle cinched the game in the fifth by clouting Baker for four hits, which, combined with an er ror on the part of Baker and a passed ball, gave the Dugiets thre runs, Each side scored one in the etghth Homitle AD Fh a” anil, of . 7 : » ‘ ‘ a ‘ ® +? ; oe ® ” ‘ . + ae . 4 se an — ns 8 em me PAUL COBB. | RR HPO AS | ‘es 6 23 Pant Cobb, star ov c | ne fe 8 Pant Cobb. © outth of the eh a a Joplin, Mo, team of the Western teas ‘ee Ansociat ix a brother of Tyrus ae ee Raymond Cobb, the Detroit whirl eee ee » has been purchased b + se Cobb has been purchased by Po Sa YS ae the St. Louls American league club - and wi port te St. Loute at the vn Ml Hie adit od race, Sept Jack O'Connor the Iirow hoard of the ingw of young Cobb and journeyed own to Joplin to look him over Jack ¥ im the mining town for four jays, and when he re torwe he bad bought Cobb. The price ts aald to have been $3,000 Paul is hitting fn the 200 clase Pet and bis remarkable populace of Missourt im wonder ment. He is « fast feider and is or om the b Vancouver clever on the bases. eer grounds by the umps yesterday and aaseaned the $10 that President Lucas grabs from a fined ball pi t h home rune, here ke WINS Takes Game From Spokane Bunch by 5 to 2. Opportune hitting gave Seattle youterday’s game with Tacoma, the | firet victory seored by the Duglets in ton gar Nine lives did the pesky losing streak have, but on |the tenth try Acting Capt. Rowan and his husky crow landed a hay maker on the losing streak. The fans are wondering if it Is a knock out blow, or merely a knockdown Score: Seattle 5, Tacoma 2 ‘or a time it looked as though young Joss Raker would follow in of mont of the pitch and make our the footsteps ere who face Seattle merry band look iike 30 cent worth of dog ment that the dog h passed up, Emil Frisk dispelte the gloom tm our camp by clouting the sphere over the right field fence tn the second inning. Taco ma had sco one fn their half on bite by Kelleckey, Shea and Baker stunts, such as «up, and five including two the baseball seats hite tn four thn s in five times up SPORTOGRAMS Lynch put off the Mike was $5, which combined with er makes $15 hat Michael will have to part with SEATTLE the| } j does \ Grand Free Excursion and Big Free Barbecue, Clam and Oyster Bake SUNDAY, Sept. 20 ON PALATIAL STEAMER YOSEMITE To C. D. Hillman’s U. S. Navy Yard Addition at Bremerton BIG BAND OF MUSIC ON BOARD This is the Only Free Excursion This om It costs us $3,000 to run this excursion. Big free boat, Yosemite, leaves Pier 6, foot of University street, at 10 a, m. and 2 p. m., returning 6 p. m, and only carries 1,800 people; so come and get your free passes at once at C. D. Hillman’s offices on second floor in Times block. Two large or- chards of big red apples on the place to be given away free. 75 Extra Salesmen Wanted to SHOW THE LAND SUNDAY GOOD WAGES PAID Call Early for Maps at Our Offices wees EESSERES GEE7TF 451 _ 7 SAGESEE _ESEREEES SSPSEtzt. SZLEs ~ 3. _ BEEs s — |the stars of the E.R. Thomas {during Founders’ wok, the fim stable, sold at auctiog, in Long week in October. Nelson Branch, N. J., a few days ago. Her-| about the matter pine ae mis, winner of the 1904 Suburban,| morning wired Edwards would not accept the offer. The Dane does not Ijke short fights, for whom Thomas paid $60,000, Abe Attell, through hie new mms BIG OFFER FOR GANS TO FIGHT yu brought $900 under the hammer ited Press.) Golden Garter, who cost Thomas SAN Ser ANCISOO, Sept. 17. — $10,000, fetched $1,000. The stable, ager, Billy Delaney, has also Renny Selig, manager for Joe Gans, estimated to be worth $126,000 to fight a 15 has received a wire from New York, | prought $18,075. son, with a side offering the negro ¢xchampton — the match is made. Nelsom! ¢ 2,000 to box Packey McFarland, Walter Johnson, Washington's at this offer. He says that Leach Cross or Tommy Murphy. Se lig has wired the offer to Gans who is on his way to Baltimore. It in not likely that Gana will accept, be cause he wants to take @ rest before entering the ring again, if he ever great kid pitene games against t jew York Amer tean league team four days, and shut out the Highlanders in every game. That's a performance whose Uke even Mathewson and Brown ag show in their dope books. BATTLER TURNS THEM DOWN (By United Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.—Rat- ting Nelson isn't anxious to fight twirled three moter can afford to take this fight ATTEL CHANGES HIS MANAGER (By United Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.—Abe Attell today promised to fight hard In the future and pot to stall as he has been accused of doing fn his i last few fights, Billy Delaney fw in-| just at present. He has received stalled today as the manager of several offers from magnates dur the American featherweight cham ing the past few days and it is pion stated that he is going to stick to 1 have been poorly managed tn | the stage for a time. the past,” sald Attell today, “and T'm making a big hit fn the Con-| ® just at in the future I am going to knock Present, id THIRD AVENUE Lynch was on firet when Kellackey out my man. TI realize that I have ‘i ud I am not anxious to Russell, Drew & Mit to Bennett, who theew Sowards fought too cautiously In the past. De get back Into the ring until some- second for a foree. The ball hit laney Is going east with Kaufman, | thing good turns up.” | Lynch fm the back and both moan and if he arranges a match for me 1} Nelson received a wire from) ™ wore perching on the bage wh |g Nastordar’e Games, shall join him at once.” |Harry D. Edwards of the National | 5. anattorel Umpire Gale called Lynch out for) Ai New York-New York & S| Delaney began his career by of-|Club of Philadelphia, offering a|* thet pedestalad running out of the line of base, and Jadoiphia—Phitade +-0:| fering Battling Nelson a side bet| purse of $10,000 if he would fight |. ing Sone ee NS et ‘ aeanme © of $5,000 to fight Attell 16 rounds, |Packey McFarland a siwround go Mike let oat a roar and was ban “ oe . ost Ss gl ‘ tahed Hhewine Anaoased Lynch contends that there in no line te American League | SPORTING SIDELIGHTS $500 ‘Reward second and t ann can there w Leet Pet fore run into centerfield and back stand ; : Sy For any case of sleshotiam that if he wants to. bs a 4 | Old Cy Young has a new curve. J. B. BRISBOIS ie : Phitadety ‘ He is an overhand pitcher, and the fitone Motel Who will cop those big league |} Hy > 488 | new one is « a sidearm varia HAY. and M pe penna To the first > os $|tlon. He can get move speed on the Offies, Ind DEVIL. x correctly we will giv ntitiing him to walk on the N Yesterday's Games, t 4m ern Pacific tracks between Seattle jae m4 he See and Putte. This pase will also en-| title the holder to walk back Coast League. pa. Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns and oe ae q ‘ matched, but it ta o TY ‘ h ted that Tommy was doped or irunk when he signed the articles The men will battle in Sydney, Aus trata, and Tommy says he will quit the game after this mill, Judging from this latter statement, Tom is going to live up to the contmet a : even if he wasn't in his right mind No man ever accomplished when he signed it much in finances without the ald of a bank The Pacific coast will have a Mar Zo ebtelan fevers trom 8 athon race if plans now formulating bank it must know you, The in Oakland, Cal, are not nipped in best way to become acquaint the bad, The distance will be 26 js to do business with it miles, the race to be run Thanks |) Start with a amalldeposit if giving day from Fruttvale to Ha you can't make @ large one. | wards, two towns near Oakland wer shaded roads and canyons. Mra. Dr. Geo. W. Miracle, ent || We Pay 4% Interest dren a din: anes, 410 Hinekley blo on Savings COMMISSION Brokers Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Cotton, Provisions, Mining Stooke Bank Stocks, Local Securi Private Leased Wire to Ail Leading Exchang S. C. Osborn & Co. Main 2723. 627 tat, Ind, 568, StateBank of Seattle First Av. and Yesler Way, on Pioneer Square. Corner next Sundag. Ot sidearm ball than most pitchers = Don't wait, and the new fooler ts said to be AMUSEMENTS. cui oe working well, Cy really doesn’t anaes it seem to need any new ones, buthe| Moore Theatre doesn't want folks to think he tan't Tenight, £:15 Sharp. right there with all the uptodate stuff, Same as the young fellows. ooh Say ~~ = ‘ A bunch of sporting Australians oe, Nights 102 ; ak a6 bee cae with als oe be “4 Vaudeville Week of Sethe 5,000 purse for a fight between > yun cot an Tommy ns and Jack Johnaon vara ' ~ wrotion Phetea the fight to take place in Sydney ce ee newue Theatre atter part of November STAR ted sn Weed ah teeta oe Olph Presley, Pianist) ou.» renaine vawaevie Marna story hardly seems possible that Three Performances Datiy-itt, 1 Y a Burns would accept anything RRQ VRIRET RENIN os F and 200; bax seats Oe _? 85 * a B cent. win or lo Sept. 18 Come See the Unicycle Bite n fact, the whole yarn seems too Prices $1.00, Ie, 500. we TEES. | a The latest stuff for laying dust! Moore Theatre on auto race tracks ts glutin, a pening ar Seuson sugary sort of by-product of paper fae pulp. It ts thinner ¢ 1 The Greatest of Musical ty | BQUALED VA veyae. possessing none offensive | gives. Hinported Festerentey qualities of off and laying the dust COMING THRO! THE RYE perfectly | The Bullet Mrcot Woman” ats This M r ' ’ f the Dav ; - | o Oiher Big, Voudevitie, Aete@ 0¢ 8 got $6,000 for taking his ~ . ——= final mauling. Poor old Jc Will The Grand he hand this final slice of “bacon” JOUN CONT, X Oe he | to the ravenous bookles? | i WHITE At MADISO All ‘This Wook, Mat. Saturday CITY Pp. | ale The way the anti-betting laws THE ISL6 OF SPTOR, ot fritw in thie broad land {# conctu-| Nignte ite to $1; Saturday sms Fe AO of he sively shown In the prices paid for to i FR coal The Grand western Leagi® John Cort, Mi oto Parke racbege BASEBALL GKo. D alg ese ecanan ynorrow at 2 Me wun, TUR CA® AND THM FED vasuna sKaveee, Seats ‘Thie Aorving