DAKOTA CITY HERALD
DAKOTA CITY, NEB.
JOHN H. REAM, - . Publisher,
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MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.
The question of divorce baa been
tender careful consideration for many
enturles. The Pharisees templed
Christ by asking his judgment on the
.Mosato law of divorcement, and re
ceived an answer direct and funda
mental. It has been a serious, a con
tlnuous. a vexatious question from
time Immemorial, says Newark News
All governments, clerical and civil,
have tried to settle It and have failed
Our own government and each of tbe
states and all the courts have for
many years been trying to establish
uniform dlvorco laws, and to discour
age divorces, as much ns possible,
Yet they are increasing Instead of
diminishing. A few denominations
will not tolerate divorces, but the civil
laws recognize them. Prom the point
of view of the latter the innocent
party to divorce proceedings is guilty
of no offense, ought not to be held in
dishonor and should be permitted to
marry again. It is the abuse of the
divorct laws by immoral, unconsclon
able, undesirable citizens that has
brought the most serious dishonor
upon tbe dissolution of the marrlnge
contract. The Reformed synod's attl
tude with reference to Innocent
parties In necessary divorce proeeed
Ings accords with general public senti
ment What should be done to the
guilty ones is yet under discussion.
The bill advocated by tbe Audubon
societies of the state of New York,
forbidding the sale within this state
of the plumage of any wild bird which
Is protected within New York, has
passed the legislature and Is awaiting
the governor's signature. We trust It
will receive his approval, says Roches
ter Herald. For many years the Audu
bon societies have labored unceasingly
to educate the people of this state to
the economic as Well as the senti
mental value of wild bird life. Their
progress has been very slow. The rural
communities of the state, even the
fruit-raising sections of western New
York, have been afflicted with almost
incredible Ignorance of the usefulness
of birds. Farmers' boys often rob
birds' nests of their eggs, and amuse
themselves by aiming their newly ac
quired firearms at birds of every kind.
It is seldom that a word of censure Is
heard from the male parent, whose
property the young mischief-maker Is
hastening to destroy.
A porous plaster worth 50 is some
thing of a novelty in the curative,
agency line. A druggist In Middle
town, N. Y., is the possessor of this
valuable article, and he Is about to
send It to the treasury department at
Washington to be redeemed. The
worthy druggist was troubled with a
lame back and bad his wife apply the
plaster. The lady did not notice a $50
bill which her husband had placed on
a dresser In their room, and the note
was sticking to the plaster when the
latter was put where It might do the
most good. There was much mystery
and a long hunt before the bill wait
located, but now plaster, bill and all
will be sent to the government offi
cials and "something Just as good"
will be substituted.
A Chicago doctor has arranged to
give the dogs a drink this summer.
He has bought a thousand two-quart
basins and the city council has al
lowed him to distribute them about
the city In front of stores s&d houses,
and the tenants will be xcected to
see that they are kept filled with wa
ter for the benefit of the rtog. The
doctor got the notion from the City of
Mexico, where storekeepers are re
quired to keep such basins a their
doors. I'he Idea Is a good one, and
should reduce tbe number of mad.
dog scares in Chicago this summer.
There will be less hydrophobia if the
cogs can get water whenever they
want It
Connecticut la traditionally the land
Of steady habits, and oerbaps a "whop
per" of a fish story coming from that
quarter will get more crederce than If
It originated In a more sinful source,
Anyway, a resident of Wlnsted states
that he found a fish in his well, and
when he hooked it he dlscovsred that
it was a trout so large that the well
curb had to be removed before the fish
could be hauled out. The saving grace
of this fish tale is that the narrator
does not attempt to give the weight of
tbe monster catch.
Scientists announce the production
of edible roses. And are American
beauties going to be cheaper than
pigs' feetf
In spite of their irantio efforts to
keep apart, Peru and Ecuadoi are al
lowed to go on making faces at one
another.
It la only a short distance from New
York to Philadelphia, but Aviator
Hamilton found it farther going back.
Individual aeroplanes will put the
commuter beyond the reach of bad
lamps la suburban trains. That will
fee another tremendous advance.
You can buy Panama hats all the
way from $5 to $50, but It Is tbe pre
vailing custom to stop before reaching
the latter figure.
When you return from Europe don't
try to bluff the customs officials. It's
cheaper in the end to 'feus up.
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Rhythm Charms Disease of Af
flicted Little Children.
Wonderful Results Obtained by Use
of Melody In Treatment of In
fantile Paralysis, Heretofore
Considered Incurable.
Iondon. The wonderful results
wblrh can be obtained from the scien
tific use of music and rhythm In in
fantile paralysis were the subject of
an impromptu demonstration at the
Tiny Tim guild, an Institution In City
rond, London, for the treatment of
paralyzed children who are consid
ered incurable at the general hospi
tals. The first patient was a boy of fi,
whoso right arm had been totally
paralyzed following an attack of acute
Infnntlle paralysis. A drum and his
zeal for beating It In time so as to
become a professional drummer when
he grows up have been his salvation.
What massage and electrical treat
ment alone could not do, constant
working at his drumming has accom
plished, and now the paralyzed arm is
almost as useful as the other.
The Becond case was a child of 3,
who six months sgo was totally para
lyzed in both legs. Her treatment con
sisted of "marching"' to an inspiriting
tune played on the plnno, while seated
on the edge of a low wooden chair.
"The secret of the treatment," Miss
Hawthorne, the founder of the guild,
explained, "is to make them build up
the strength of the paralyzed muscles
and nerves -by encouraging them to
use their limbs in the way each Indi
vidual likes best. The music keeps
their interest up and prevents their
becoming bored and tired."
The most interesting case was a
girl of 10, who three years ago was
refused admission at one of the great
London hospitals as being hopelessly
Incurable. On being brought to the
guild, so her mother explained, the
right leg and arm were almost use
less, while paralysis of certain of the
throat and tongue muscles rendered
the child's speech almost incoherent
Dull and mentally deficient In many
ways, her Interest in musical sounds
gave the clew to the treatment Sing
ing exercises were devised In which,
to pronounce the vowels correctly, the
semi-paralyzed muslcles had to be
used, while a wooden clapper and a
bell to be sounded by the paralyzed
foot and arm respectively completed
the apparatus.
The other day, after almost three
years at the guild, this patient, now a
normal looking little girl, sang a
number of songs in a rich, full voice.
pronouncing the words faultlessly,
and then, as a grand finale, she skip
ped the rope to show the marvelous
control the musical treatment has
gained over the Injured limb muscles.
BRINGS
GUR
Put Spectacles on Raven
Ophthalmic Surgeon Tests Eyes of 400
Animals and Birds and Could
Remedy Defects.
London. Lindsay Johnson, the well-
known ophthalmic surgeon of Caven
dish square, has now employed the
ophthalmoscope upon 400 animals of
lifferent kinds lions, tigers, reptiles,
cats and birds. Assisted by A. W.
Head, the artist, he has completed
over 1,000 drawings of animals' eyes,
in addition to a large number of pho
tographs. Mr. Johnson examined the eyes of
every animal In tbe coo, except tho
giraffe, and could now furnish spec
tacles for all which have defective
sight
A raven, which was operated upon
for cataract, has actually been pro
vided with spectacles, which are fitted
to the eyes by means of a kind of
hood. The improvement In its sight
was obvious. Food mixed with sand
was placed before It, and the bird at
once began to pick out the edible mat
ter. The examination of so many ani
mals was not accomplished without
many Interesting and dangerous expe
riences. A puma, which had been
taught by its owner to box, was one
of the patients. A pair of boxing
gloves was put on Us paws to prevent
it from using its claws, and when Mr.
Johnson stooped down the puma bit
out vigorously with its "right"
unce only aa Mr. Johnson use
chloroform. This was in the case of a
tiger cat, which was valued at $300.
and unfortunately the animal died un
der the anaesthetic. He found that in
seals and walruses the lens of the eye
la moved forward to enable them to
see under water.
"My method of examination," sali
Mr. Johnson, "was to get Into a dark
ened cage in which was the animal
end remain for several hours at
stretch at a distance of only an Inch
or two from the eye of tbe animal
with a strong light cast upon tbe eye
Didn't Mail
,'n Midst of Thrilling Speech In Court
Attorney Remembers Duty and
Turns Pale.
Trenton. N. J. In a trial of the
13110,00(1 damage suit or the Goodwin
Manufacturing company agalmit tbe
iCcllfon phonograph works there was
niL'dtn interruption. caus?d hy lor
r.T Attorney (ieneral Robert 1 Mc
''a:tir stopping In bU argument lor
tully a mnute.
Tbere was a fixed look on bis (ace
m;l r.n epprehennlve gleam in bis
yes Ills arm, used In gesture, r
rvlned extended
Thinking that he was suffering Iroin
i sudden attack of lllni-kt, those In
be court room stirred uiieuslly, and
everai court attendants made their
uy io the lam to give hi in
Scwy, as II n dream. Mr lc
':mui iacbirt io un Inside pocket
utf d:t lonh cu e Litem, st which
,w gat d i -v. a . T-.a he gave the
GREEK MINISTER
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Washington. Lambros A. Coromllas. Greek minister to the United
States, who was recently married to Miss Anna Ewlng Coekrell, has been
a member of the diplomatic colony In Washington for three years. He Is
B3 years old, more than six feet tall and an expert fencer. He holds the
degree of doctor of philosophy from fuebingen university and studied In
Paris at the School of Political Science. Mrs. Coromllas Is the daughter
of Francis M. Coekrell, former senator from Missouri and now a member of
the Interstate Commerce commission.
WOMAlfASFARMER
Makes Money on Land Neighbors
Had Said Was Worthless.
Graduate of Massachusetts Agricul
tural College Shows That Scien
tific Farming Is Much Better
Than Stenography.
Worcester, Mass. Fersls Rartholo
mew, a graduate of the Massachusetts
State Agricultural college at Amherst,
Is a scientific woman farmer. She
manages Evergreen farm in West
boro, about fifteen miles from this
city. Last year she cleared $650 on
five acres of land which neighboring
farmers said was not worth turning
over.
She Is 23 years old, was graduated
from the agricultural college at 'Am
herst in 1908, and picked out an aban
doned farm in Westboro as the place
to put her education into practise.
She selected for its cheapness a farm
that everybody said was too far gone
to bother with, and this year expects
to make $200 an acre. She was not
an agriculturist by inheritance, in
fact, she knew not the slightest thing
about farm life and never took an in
terest in agriculture until her health
began to fall and she abandoned her
original idea of becoming a stenog
rapher to look for outdoor employ
ment Her home was In Melrose. Neither
I examined six lions like that and
found that they were not difficult ani
mals to deal with. They became part
ly hypnotized, and there was a ten
dency for them to fall Into hypnotic
sleep. Kangaroos when examined al
ways went to sleep "
That crocodiles can cry Mr. John
son has proved by squeezing onion
Juice into their eyes. They shed co-
pleus tears, but not outwardly from
the eyes. The tears ran down into
the throat and the mouth. "Thus,"
said Mr. Johnson, "the crocodile does
not cry to express emotion, but to
lubricate his food."
SPIDER BEAUTY SPOT LATEST
Entirely New Departure In Women's
Fashions Is Copy of Insect on
Outside of Veil.
Paris. The spider beauty spot Is
the- latest novelty offered to women.
Women have worn veils that have
obscured their eyes by black patches
or given their faces a speckled appear
ance. Leaves, Insects, birds and
aeroplanes have figured as part of the
mesh.
Now, however, an entirely new de
parture Is shown in the spider beauty
spot, for the spider is a copy of the
Insect Itself in black plush and is
posed outshlo the veil. It Is almost
an Inch and a half in diameter. The
veil itself Is worked in the pattern
of a spider's mesh. The spider beau
ty spot owes its origin to Paris.
High Prices for Antiques.
London. At the sale of the antique
furniture and works of art belonging
to the late Sir William Q. Orchard
foil R. A., four Sheraton satinwood
elhow chairs sold for $205. One of the
cbulrs is depicted In Sir William's
(anions picture, "Hard Hit." An em
pire Jardiniere of mahogany, with oval
panels, fetched $100.
Wife's Letters
lollowlng brief explanation, which con
! vulscd the court room:
"My wife gave me these letters to
post, and 1 forgot them until this min
ute." RUEBER MADE FROM CACTUS
One Species of Plant Found to Yield
n Excellent Quality of Valuable
Product.
Philadelphia. Dr. M. Macfarlane. di
rector of the botanical garden of tbe
University or Pennsylvania, said a
representative of a New York cactus
grower bad visited him recently and
bad obtained a specimen or cactus
I rem which be declared rubber could
be madn This species of cactus has
neve.' oeen suspected of containing
rubber, but tbe New York grower has
discovered that rubber can be extract
ed from it in paying quantities. The
truth of the claim, "odor Macfarlane
AND HIS RlUDkL
she nor her parents had a penny to
start her In the farming lino. She
came to Worcester, where she rented
Evergreen farm in Westboro from L
C. Midely, a grower of roses. She bor
rowed money to pay the first month's
rent, and with her father and mother
and two friends began her career as a
soil tiller.
Tho first year Mis3 Bartholomew
devoted five of the twenty acres of
land to small garden truck. To get the
best results she mixed her own fer
tilizers and was criticised for it by
the old time truck raisers in the
neighborhood. She specialized in
vegetables, selected her Worcester
market and made her own contracts.
She made daily trips to Worcester In
the season, starting from the farm at
3:30 o'clock in the morning, reaching
here at 6 o'clock and was back at work
on her farm at 9 o'clock.
She paid no attention to the hay
land the first year, devoting her en
tire energy to tho five acres of land
which she developed along scientific
lines and kept a set of books concern
ing every detail of the work, even
charging her father and mother for
everything taken from the farm for
the table.
Her most profitable crop the first
year was tomatoes, but she raised a
considerable crop of peas and ' corn.
Her help consists of schoolboys, who
go to the farm before and after school
in the season of pulling weeds and
planting. She pays them 10 cents an
hour. The boys average 15 years old.
She says they do more work than men,
and cost much less.
HAND-PAINTED SHOE FASHION
Floral Designs Are Also to Be Sees
on Gloves Which Are Embel
lished for Customers.
London. There, will be Interesting
wor ior inose gins wno can use a
paint brush if the revival of hand
painted articles for feminine wear be
comes general.
Women will be able to make birth
day gifts to their friends of gloves or
shoes on which they have painted the
recipient's favorite flower. Would-be
lovers can subtly hint at the state of
their feelings by sending to the ob
ject of their affections a pair of forget-me-not
gloves or, if very sorely
stricken, gloves ornamented with a
design in Ivy.
At present only white satin shoes
are painted, but fine kid could be
easily ornamented in this way, It Is
said. Pretty designs are in apple blos
soms, forget-me-nots, or heather.
A new shoe, for brides in white is
being sold by another West End firm.
This has tbe top edged with narrow
Valenciennes lace, and on the toe a
small knot of myrtle blossom.
Evening gloves, of white or light
shades, are again to be hand-pointed
In floral designs.
"It is four or five years since these
gloves were In fashion," a representa
tive of a West End establishment
said. "We can supply gloves in any
desired design.
"To obtain a successful result the
glove must be put on a 'model' while
the work Is being done. It will be
then fully stretched, and the floral
spray will be as It would appear when
worn."
The Cause of All.
"I wonder how Blnks came to have
the gout?"
"I think his attack can be traced In
directly to the tariff."
"Good heavens, man! How could
the tariff give him gout?"
"Well, you know, It Is blamed for
the rest of the high living."
explained, has been fully substantiated
through extenclve experiments. The
cactus thrives in California, but there
re several large species In eastern
greenhouses and botanical gardens.
Tbe purpose of the New York man
U to gather these larger cactuses and
take them to the western state for cul
tivation. At the same time South
America Is being scoured for other
t pecimens.
Straw Flower Is Imported.
New York. New York florists have
added to their stock a new variety, the
straw flower, which after two years'
experiment, has been transplanted
from Europe. It Is a variety of the
immortelle family, and Is of Illusive
beauty, by reaxon of the silver gray
sheen which covers Its exterior. The
petals are of a cerise shade and the
center of the flower a deep yellow.
Does tne man who runs bis lawn
mower at five a. in. happen to reside
In your particular neighborhood? If
so, your neighborhood Is nut as par
ticular as It ought to be.
ONE-ARMED FIELDER
" V ' ' ' I
EDDIE
' One of the Michigan leagues has a
:eain that Is managed by a blind man,
Srho, without seeing, can tell what is
(olng on in a game. While this seems
remarkable, the playing of Eddie Ash,
who was the star outfielder of the Wa
bash college team this year seems
more so, for Ash has only one arm.
Ash made only one bobble all year.
His homo is in Indianapolis, and it
was his second year in the right gar
4en for the scarlet. He played two
years for the Manual Training team
In Indianapolis. Lots of fielders are
cheered for their reunning one-hand
catches, but their work cannot be re
garded as so sensational after all when
It is known that Ash regularly accepts
the most difficult chances with his
one band. He is a fairly good batter
and has been known to knock home
runs with the one arm which seems to
have the strength of two.
There have been other one-armed
players, and some of the older fans
may recall "One-Armed Daly," who
played professional ball a score of
years ago. It was reported some time
ago that Clark Griffith had signed a
one-armed pitcher whom his scouts
found In Texas.
Which is the more superstitious, a
sailor or a ball player? Anyone who
has studied both types will quickly
answer, the ball player.
It Is probably true that no other
class of men anywhere uproaches the
Bailor and the player in this parties
lar psychological subject. They are
superstitious In everything they do,
and many things they don't do.
Whoever heard of a sailor who
would willingly set sail from port on
Friday? Whoever heard of a ball play
er who didn't go through some rites
and ceremonies before going to bat, or
before returning to the bench, or be-
rore taking his usual place on the
field? It's all superstition, a relic of
prehistoric days.
Many people wonder when they see
Sheckard of the Cubs, go to bat what
that small white ball on the top of
his cap Is. No other player on the
team has that particular distinction.
It is nothing more or less than a piece
of gum. When "Jimmy" Sheckard
wears that piece of gum he believes
that he will be able to hit better. Or
at least he did believe so. When he
played In the world series against the
Sox three years ago and failed to
make even one hit, he removed that
gum the following year. He started
right out on a batting streak.
So sometimes he wears that gum
and sometimes he doesn't all depend-
lng on the way the special deity of
that gum rules. Then there Is "Kid"
Gleason, for years and years second
baseman of the Phillies. He wouldn't
any more think of returning to the
bench without walking in front of the
plate than he would fly. He makes a
wide circuit in going through the cere
monies, but he does It In such a mat
ter of fact way that ninety-nine out of
hundred fans never notice him.
Why does he do this? Superstition,
nothing else. In ordinary walks of
life Gleason is a rational, sane be
ing. But in baseball be must take
that walk. He has done It for so many
years that it has come to be an in
stinct with him. If you should ask
him why, it's almost certain that he
would say: "Always do It" Whether
it helps bis batting is a subject of de
bate, but he never falls to take those
few extra steps.
Rail players are a fastidious lot
when It comes to the paraphernalia
they use In a game. Certain kinds of
shoes must be made, most of them
having their shoes made to a special
last that Just suits them; then there
are their gloves, and the makers of
these have a special department to
turn out the various styles demanded,
almost every player In the big leagues
having a glove named for him, which
Is ordered and made accordingly.
Out It is the bat over which the
player passes most of his time. Time
was when a big leaguer passed all his
winter seasoning bats for use in the
next campaign, selecting the finest
piece of wood he could secure, dry
ing It all winter above the kitchen
stove, and taking it down dally to
polish It Each man wants his bat
turned Just so, the handle a certain
diameter, with so much wood in the
heavy, end; It must balance just to
suit him when he swings It; but most
Important of all Is the driving power
Some bais that are beautiful to be
hold and which suit the player exact
ly as to site and balance prove the
most miserable kind of deceptions and
snares because when they come to Slit
MAKES S1NGLEERRCR.BE COOL AHU Mi riff
ASH.
the ball there is no "drive" in them.
They seem punk and do not have the
spring in them that makes the ball
travel when hit square on the nose.
Pete Erownlng was one of those old-
time players who loved his bat first
and the world afterward. He passed
more time working over his big
bludgeons than at any other vocation
in life. And ho felt amply repaid,
when, the next season, he found he
had one or two that exactly suited
him.
Billy Hamilton was another who
loved his bats. Ills kitchen in his New
England home was always full of them
during the winter months and he han
dled them like pets. He taugh Fred
Tenney the same reverence for the
war club and Fred started out in the
same way. Put Tenney has changed
now, and most of the modern players
are different too, though they still de
mand bats that exactly suit them in
balance and build as well as driving
power, but they let the factories do
the petting and polishing, choosing
only to go over the bunch submitted
for trial and picking out the ones that
suit best
PLAY ON PLAYERS' NAMES.
J. J. Llndy of Greenville, Wis., con
tributes the following interesting play
upon players' names:
Sallee and John(s) fell in Love last
Summer and were caught Huggin(s)
not many Weeks afterward while they
were out Rowan on the Lake. They
then decided to get married at once
and not Waite until the Cole Win
ters) so they had Parson(s) Phillippl
perform the ceremony. John(s) wore
his Overall as he said it was too Hise
(German for "hot") to dress Upp. Sal
lee wore her Lavender Frock and had
Moore Wiggs on than Ever(s) before.
They invited the Neighbors and had
the Guest (s) arrive Earley bo it was
no Wunder that they felt so Lively
as they drank a Case of High Flails
and each one had a Baskette of Grubb.
Frorame then until Knight they Clumm
around the Peartree and under the
Oakes. Cobb was the master of the
ceremonies and being Speaker on that
occasion called upon Lajole for a
toast. He spoke In French, so they
Chase(d) him to the Woods. Then
Eiberfeld Rose to say a few words but
soon gave them a Payne. He said
that he could not Jolly them and In
Justice to himself he sat Down(s) and
before Long was seen going Upp the
Street to Towne. Not far behind him
was Schlel who said he could not
j Stack up against such Sharpe People
nor was he Able(s) to Deal with them
like Cobb. The Brouthers of the
Groome gave the (Mc)Bride a Jewell
Stone which was as Claire as Cristall.
All reported a Goode time and then
the Young couple took the Carr for
Milan and a trip through the East
Cincinnati Discards Hippodrome.
The hippodrome, which was oper
ated in Cincinnati, has been closed.
General Manager Harris of Pittsburg
says the season Is now more ad
vanced than it had been intended to
go. However, it is learned from good
authority that other members of the
Cincinnati Basebnll club stepped in
and told President August Hermann
that he should cut out the practise.
The field was badly disfigured by the
process and such men as Julius
Fleischmann, who believe In baseball
parks for baseball alone, It Is said,
demanded that this breaking up of the
field must stop.
Weaver's Claim Disallowed.
The National commission refuted to
allow the claim of George Weaver
against the Cleveland club, tho evi
dence showing that he had received
more pay than he was really entitled
to. In the case of Herbert Brady, who
asked for a certain amount of salary
due him from the Springfield. Mass,
club, the player was more fortunate.
His claim was substantiated, after a
thorough Investigation, by tbe Nation
al commission.
California Magnate Drops Dead.
MacDonald lKuglasn, acting presi
dent of the California S.ate league,
during Present Frank Herman's ab
sence at Keno, dropped dead st hi
home In Stocktcn.
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Veteran Becomes an Umpire.
Sam Larocque Is now umpiring In
the Northern assoclatltn. Old Sam
only gave up active play thU spring
after nearly 30 years lu big aiid HtO
leagues.
AT GAT, UHJES I1J3TSEL
VETERAN 0'J'.":rl".LD:n O? TH8
PHILADELPHIA ATMLSTIC'S
SAYS TKZZZ. CUALITIES
ECiETIAL IN WIT!
NING.
Ey "TOFSY" HARTSEL.
(Ccpjriglit. by Joseph H. Bowi-.',
The b:gge;-t thli-g in winning games,
as I see it, is patience and coolness at
tbe bat. It always has been my theory
that the team which has players who
can gft ou the bases wins whether it
is the beat team or m,t. I believe a
team of good waiters, who are patient
and who do not hit or strike at bad
balls will beat the heaviest bitting
teams steadily, if you will look bark
Lover the ptr.nnnt-winuitig teams cf the
last 20 years you will find that they
were the wnltini; teams, and that they
won their penmtnts by getting bases
on balls rather than by hitting. They
got the runners on bases, tied up the
other teams' lnfiolders, und then hit
and the chances of their hits going
6afe were doubled.
There is another thing almost all
the pennant-winning teums have had
a coed waiter to lead off the batting
list and get on the bases, and then
the third and fourth batters were the
heavy hitters. These are only my
ideas, but I think sometimes there is
not half enough waiting in the modern
game, and there is a lot of bad hit
ting or hitting with bad Judgment,
especially in the tight places. This is
because the team that is threatening
to score gets overanxious and the bat
ters are too eager to hit, and so give
the pitcher an advantage when it
ought to be the other way around.
I think the best advice I can give
young players about how to win, or
how I think they should win, is that
Instead of trying to win a game them
selves they let tho other side lose It
There are many games lost because a
team gets too eager to force the game
and falls down on the attack Just
when the other side is exploding and
threatening to throw away the game.
A player who is cool and patient, and
who can stop himself from swinging
at bad balls, will let a wild pitcher
pitch wild and wear himself out
There is not much excuse for hitting
at bad balls except when the hit and
run signal la passed, and then, of
course, the batter la forced to hit, no
matter what is pitched. That is one
vita', point in batting. A batter al
ways should swing at the ball as hard)
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as he can when a hit and run play it
tried, even IX ho know he cannot hit It
If he does not swing he allows tb
catcher to run In three or four feet
to meet the ball and gives him a much
better chance to throw out the runner.
A batter should study the pitcher all
the time and watch for 6igns of wild
ness or overajixiety. If be sees
pitcher losing his temper or getting
excited he can change tactics on him
all the time and outguess him at least
half the time.
He ougnt aiso to watch the posi
tions of the fielders, to see where they
are shifting and how. I have seen,
many games won because the bat
ters guessed from the way the field
ers were moving what ball was to be
pitched, and were prepared to hit
that kind of ball.
Fielding Is more a matter of speed,
practise and experience. A man ei
ther must have great speed or a lot of
experience to play the outfield well.
If he has the speed he can cover up a
lot of mistakes while he is gaining
knowledge of where and how batters
hit.
Kintelia Would Reorganize League.
President Klnsella of tho Sprlnsflel'l
Three I ltagno team is now putting
over an Ulea fur a more co.npact and
better league, lie believes thnt Dan
ville, Dtcitur, Springfield pn! Quincy
on the south, with Blooniliu.ton, Peo
ria. Rc(k If land and Aurrra on the
ntrth would make an UL al cir.-ult and
he Is pu'.iing bard for it in It'll.
Burns Gold to Wheeling.
Jce BurnB has been sold by Cincin
nati to Mnnpger Bill Phillips of th
Wheeling team. Buns needs regular
work lii.d will be gUui or the chsnea
to play every Cay Burns loavts the
National le. s !e with a halting Hill
bare runnii.c .vcrcee of 1.0'Ju lie
I went to but o.iee. gwl a single mid
stc'.e a lane.
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