iCUBS WINNERS WITH CHANCE IN THE GAME
DROPPED IN AT RIGHT TIME
"NEVEB SAY DIE." TO CLE SAM.
l. uimoi imioiff
FRANK L.
Last season when tba Chicago
Cuba fell down some of the wise onea
aid It was because Johnny Kllng, the
tar catcher, was sulking In his tent
and not doing the backstop work for
the team. When the season was over
'and Pittsburg won the pennant of the
National league by a comfortable ma
jority Joe Tinker, shortstop for the
former champions, expressed the opin
ion that It was the absence of Frank
Chance, the peerless leader, from so
many games in the early part of the
season that put the Cuba down and
out
There seems to be a whole lot to I
nlin.1. & 1 1 . . tvi. ... '
Tinker's argument Already this sea
son it has been demonstrated that the
Cuba are at least 25 per cent, better
when the "Big Bear" Is on first baBe
and taking his turn at the bat Along
In May when the eastern teams were
playing In Chicago Chance was threat
ened with pneumonia. A physician
told him he certainly would bo forced
to go to bed if he did not stay in the
bouse. "Husk" couldn't see It that
way at all and although he could not
play he was out on the grounds man
aging from the bench. But the Cubs
didn't play baseball. Boston and
Brooklyn beat them. That was too
much for the P. L. He was so 111 he
HOW
By George Edward ("Rnbe") Waddell
Waddtll I Parhapa tha Moat Famout Pitcher
of Recent Yeare, and Deepite Hie
Becentiicltlee, a Oreat
Left-Hander -
(Copyright, 1910, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Curve them when they think they're
coming straight, straighten them out
when they are expecting a curve, lob
them when they are set for fast ones;
and come on with the speed" In a
pinch.
I think my speed and curve have
done more to win for me than any
thing else, but at the same time I
think I have outguessed about aa
many batters who were trying to out
guess me aa any one In the business..
There are a lot of fellows who think
"Rube" Waddell.
tbe "Kube," aa they have called me
ever since I was a rube. Isn't doing
much thinking, but they keep taking
three healthles and sitting down Jubt
the same
The nrkt thing a left-hander needs
is a fast ball with a Jump to It that
Is with bptt-d enough to muke the ball
hop in the air. If he has that and
can get coulrol he Is a pretty good
left-hander without much tlse. Con
trol baa been the great trouble with
all left-handed pitchers, and very few
of them can put the ball where they
want It lo go. I always have bad
pretty fuir control, and sometimes
perfect coMrol lor mouths at a time.
A fellow cvinnot ny honestly he al
ways has it tor, there are times when
tbe ball won't go anywhere he wants
jit to go and be has to retreat
it -aft -V
' if
CHANCE.
could hardly hold his head up, but he
went to first base and held down the
Job. Right away the team took a
hitch In Its belt, so to apeak, and be
gan winning. Then the former champs
went east Chance had a sore finger
and couldn't play. Philadelphia and
Boston smacked them. Chance didn't
wait for the injury to heal and got
back in the game. Did they win? Cer
talnly.
There are baseball players and base
ball players, but when you go to hand
ing around bouquets don't forget
Frank Chance. He's a real live leader.
He can do anything he asks his men
. IT., i .. . 1 1.. i ..j f n a r-t a n nnA whan
to do. He Is a disciplinarian nnd when
he makes a rule he expects to have
It obeyed. At the same time he abides
by the rules ho makes Just like any
other player on the team.
He has climbed on the water wag
on and will not take even a glass of
beer until the Beason closes. Several
other Cubs have alBO decided to let
the amber fluid alone until the lust
game Is played. Give It to Chance.
He's the candy kid In baseball and
even In New York, where they hate
anything connected with Chicago, they
say the Giants could make the Cubs
eat out of their hands If It were not
for the Peerless Leader.
I WIN
LZZD
Then comes the curve, and If a fel
low can get that fast enough and
break it where he pleases he needs
little else at least as long aa the
apeed lasts.
There Is a lot more to pitching than
that, however, for no matter how fast
a fast ball is, or how It jumps, or bow
fast a curve is or how much it curves,
the batters are going to do a lot of
hitting If they can find out in some
way what la coming. A pitcher's mo
tion la for the purpose of keeping
them from seeing his position of
hand, or hla awing of arm in time to
see what la coming. A good motion Is
necessary, not only to keep the bat
ters from getting on to what a fellow
Is pitching, but also to save the strain
on the pitching arm and back, and to
add to the speed. The only thing It
hurta la control, and If you notice
when a left-hander la wild it Is main
ly because he is swinging himself off
hla atrlde. Then he has to shorten up
the awing to regain control, and If he
haa not the speed with the shorter
awing blng blng and to the bench
for him.
All that Is all right as long as there
are no runners on the bases. The
minute a runner gets on first the
pitcher must cut his balk motion and
hold up the runners. Every one has
a "balk motion." I always thought
the balk motion was cheating the
rules and that If the rule makers
wanted to make more base running
the umpires ought to call a balk every
time Instead of once a week. If one
Is a balk another is. I have a pretty
fair balk motion myself, but the fact
Is I have caught more runners off first
by outguessing them than In any other
way.
I know all the batters and where to
pitch to them or where not to pitch,
rather but In a game I watch them
closely to see what they are trying to
do, and then "cross" them with Burne
tii lng else.
ine easiest games ror me are on
dark days when I can Just cut loose
the speed and curve and mow them
down. On rays like that a pitcher with
speed does not need to strain his head
thinking. He can Just pitch
ims Biuu is uu uii! square with tne
and I hope It will help some young
pitchers. It will fhow them, anyhow
mat tney win nave 10 uo tnelr own
thinking In every game.
McGraw Disapproves of Sacrifice,
"The sacrifice hit," nays Manure
Mciiraw, at one time was a great
play, but I think it has lost its ef
rectiveneBs by constant use. The
Giants as a rule do not use It excep
w iiou there are runners on second an
firm both. Then It U advisable
to
move them up so that they cuu bcore
on a long fly or a slow grounder. They
also nave the chance or scoring on
bad throw, a fumble or n.iy number of
things."
It's all right to be an Iron man, a
title which Joe McGlnnlty once held
with credit, but when a pitcher's wing
Is substantial enough to entitle him
to this metallic sobriquet he must in
addition possess the faculty of being
able to asslmllato the cheers while
they font and evade the hisses when
they come, for come they will In time.
That Is the Inevitable fate of the
hurler with the untiring arm.
As the baseball world Is aware, an
"Iron man" Is one who can work at
least four games a week and be ready
to art as the main stem In a double
header in between If any are carded
to be played. The "Iron man" must
be always willing to unloosen some of
tho steel In his arm for the benefit
of bis club.
Joe McGlnnlty used to be the best
'iron man" In the bustneEB. He could
pitch a doublo engagement today and
go in and twirl again tomorrow.
And he used to win the majority or
his games. That's why he was re
garded as the best "Iron man.' Joe
did his moHt superbly work when Mc
draw was erecting pennant poles at
the Polo grounds. This was over five
years ngo.
At present McGlnnlty la not twirl
ing for tho Giants. Too many Iron
man" entertainments made lilin loss
his National league effectiveness.
Now he Is managing the Newark club
of the Eastern league, and pitching
once or twice a week.
The "iron men" of the newer base
ball era are no Iohkit "Iron men."
Jack Chesbro, leading pitcher of the
American league In 1901, Is farming
today on a big homestead In New
England. Jack Is done lor so far as
the use of his big league arm Is con
sidered. He Is not beiset with any
financial worries, because he saved a
great deal of what he made In the
days of success but the fact that It
was Jack's steady pitching that en
forced his retirement from baseball
cannot be gainsaid.
Interesting It Is to consider the
reasons some baseball leaders advance
as to why certain teams can often win
a big majority of their games "on the
road," the away from home battles,
wnne unable to keep up tbe same
pace when on their own grounds, with
thousands of fans cheering them for
all their good plays and , "rooting" for
them with might and main, In the
tight places.
Hugh Jennings was asked the ques
tion point-blank, when he was in the
city the other day:
"It's a hard problem," said Hugh.
The old Orioles were away-from-
home players. We would go out from
Baltimore almost hopelessly out of the
race, and come back In first place."
"That fact raises the old question,
'Does "rooting" help?' " Hugh went
on. "Certainly, no crowd ever 'rooted'
harder for a home team than did that
old bunch of fans at Baltimore, for as.
Certainly, no team ever encountered
fiercer opposition 'rooting' than we did
out on the road, here In Cleveland, for
Instance. This fad makes me a little
siiBplclouB of the value the fans are
Inclined to put upon their ability to
help the home team along by their
so-called 'loyalty.' "
Pop Anson is broke. The last rem
nant of his finances blew away the
other day when a mortgage on hla
home was foreclosed In default of
notes aggregating $6,800. The old man
ho helped to build the Cub machine
that has sence been a power both on
the field and in attracting sheckels
into the box office, has Joined the D.
O.'s Pop alleges that he has been
victim of base ingratitude. Despite
the years he labored In the cause of
the Chicago National Baseball club.
he was side-tracked when he had out
lived bis utility as a performer.
Do ball players depreciate In value?
Four years ago Manager McGraw of
the Giants offered $10,000 for Outfield
er Lumley and First Baseman Jordan
of Brooklyn. The offer was refused.
A few weeks ago. when waivers were
asked on this pair, not a National
league manager thought either wae
worth the waiver price of $1,600.
William (Ducky) Holmes has been
displaced as manager of the Toledo
club, in favor of Harry Hinchman, sec
ond baseman. It la said that the rela
tions between Holmes and the players
have not been amicable since the club
began the regular season. Holmes will
urobably purchase an Interest In the
Des Moines Western league team.
Harry Swaclna Is In the Southern
league in the circuit where he start
ed long ago. During the past few
vears Swats has been in about ten
leagues, including the National. Swa
clna Is one of tbe handsomest men
playing ball, and one of the most
likable. That's the trouble he waa
too popular.
Ray Denimltt. the former Yankee
ami Brown outfielder, certainly has
been playing a great game for the
Royals. He has been Melding In
grand form, while his sticking has
been of the heavy kind. The other
day he drove In the winning run in the
twelfth when ho made a clout over
Delehanty, Toronto's left fielder.
In the American league umpires are
equal. There Is no divided authority
Mr. Lynch says keeping tho same
untps behind tho plate assures the
sport bdter umpiring. Hut O'Pay
Klein, Hlglcr and Johnstone can't keep
on Judging bulls ami strikes forever
I'nless they work In pad and musk
they will grow rusty and their. Judg
ment will get to be bad.
Tho Boston Ued Sox have uot been
playing the gaum everybody thought
they would put up this year after their
great finish last season. This gives
rise to frequuut rumors that Patsy
Donovan, the manager, la to be fired
and some other man Take the place
One report had Fred Tenney picked
for the Job. President Tavlor Immedi
ately denied It.
Burglar's Opportune Vlait Enabled
Woman to Rid Herself of Much
Undesirable "Truck."
The burglar hesitated. Back of him
was a sheer drop of 25 feet to tho
ground. In front of blin waa a deter
mined woman, grasping In her band
a huge revolver. She covered blm
steadily.
"I won't shoot," she said. "If you
will remain still."
She advanced upon hlra and poking
the muzzle of the gun In his face
reached Into his pocket and pulled out
his revolver.
"Come In."
The burglar obediently stepped In
side the room. All his courage was
gone.
"Sit down," said tho woman.
He sat down.
She got a huge ball of cord from her
bureau and spent the next 20 minutes
In tying him up.
Then she pointed out of the window.
"Is that your wagon out there be
hind the barn?"
"Yes, ma'am."
The woman called her husband, wh(.
was hiding behind the baby's crib In
the next room.
"Here, John," she said, "take some
of this furniture out."
John came In and got to work. Th
burglar watched with curious eyes.
Suddenly his face blanched. He looked
out of the window and saw In the light
of the moon what John was carrying
"What are you doing to me?" he
asked.
The woman beean cutting his cords.
"I'm goiug to load you up with all
of the old eyesores that we have had
In the house for these many years,"
she said, merrily "all the furniture
presented to us at Christmas by kind
hearted relatives, all tho prizes we
have taken at card parties, all the
family portraits everything that we
have been simply dying to get rid of."
Life.
Good Turn by the 01' Clo' Man.
'That old clothes man back on the
corner Just now saved me the price of
a new suit," remarked a young busi
ness man yesterday, on his way down
Euclid avenue past the old Arcade.
"Nope. Guess again. I didn't sell
him anything and 1 haven't any idea
of buying a suit of second-hand clothes
from him. But until I walked by him
Just then I was of the opinion that I
would have to lay aside this last sum
mer's suit I've been wearing and pn
rorty or nity dollars ror a new one.
Now I've changed my mind. That fel
low on the corner asked me: 'Got any
ol clo's to sell, mister?' I told him
I didn't, and our conversation ended
right there. But It was enough. He
wouldn't ask a seedy-looking man If he
had any old clothes for sale, would
he? Naturally he'd think a shabbily-
dressed person was wearing about the
only clothes he owned and wouldn't
want to part with those. The ones
these old clothes people like to deal
with are the dressy ducks the boys
that get a new suit every little while
and dispose of the old ones for little or
nothing. He must have thought I was
that sort. Bo I Judge this suit must
stack up pretty well. I'll just make it
do this summer for every day and take
that forty or fifty dollars out of one
pocket and put It In another." Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Making a Railway Man Work.
E. J. Naylor, general agent of the
Hawley lines, at Los Angeles, was In
the city last week on business, and
while on bis way to the Flood build
ing Thursday left his suitcase In tbe
office of tbe Canadian Pacific. The
boys in the office loaded It with lead
pipe, and when Naylor got the suit
case latef In the afternoon and walked
with It to the Manx hotel nearly every
railroad man on the row walked be
hind and watched the struggle.
"Gee, I only got about two collars
and three ties In this, but It Is heavy!"
ho said when he was about three
blocks from the Manx.
"Well, It gets heavier tbe longer you
pack It," Toluntered J. R. Holcomb of
the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Naylor didn't open the grip until the
next day, and since that time he has
been looking for tbe Canadian Pacific
agents with a piece of lead pipe in his
hand. San Francisco Call.
Mustard Plaater Cure.
"Mustard as a promoter of morals
as a new role," said the New York
woman. "Yesterday I heard my Bo
hemian neighbor say to her 11-year-old
daughter:
" 'If you do that again I'll put a mus
tard plaster on you."
"The child didn't do It again. When
I asked why, the mother told me that
in her country disobedient children are
punished by applying a mustard plas
ter. It is more efficacious than whip
ping, scolding or moral suasion. The
plaster isn't on long enough to blister
badly, but even without a blister a
mustard plaster Is a corrective meas
ure that all little Bohemians try to
avoid, even at the expense of good be
havlor."
Ha Liked Life Term Best.
He was one of Magistrate Gallu
gher's "regular" prisoners. His ready
tongue had generally contrived to get
him off with a reprimand, but one
day the magistrate, holding the scales
of Justice from the desk In the Fif
teenth and Vine streets police station,
decided to take severer measures.
"You'll take the pledge or go to the
house of correction," he told the ap
parently penitent prisoner. "Which?"
"Pledge for life?' said the man.
"Well," said tho magistrate, lenient
ly, "better make It for a year first.
Then you can renew It."
"Oh, that's all right," the prisoner
remarked, cheerfully. "I always tako
It for life "- -Philadelphia Times.
Always Late.
They had gone to a theater at
eight and found it empty. The people
atrolled in about half after, aud by
nine the house was filled.
The next night they went to a club
dinner at seven, and tha diners ar
rived at half after eight and nine.
It waa the same at a five-o'clock tea
that did not start until seven.
"I believe," he said, "that these New
Yorkers would come In late to their
own funerals." New York Presa.
THE STAB-SPANGLED FIFTH.
Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early
light,
Or have you uo chance to behold its
glad gleaming?
Is your face bandaged and your nose hid
den from sight.
Are you pleased with yourself or in
agony screaming?
Did the rocket's red glare get mixed up
with your hair,
And your teeth and your fingers, are all
of them there?
Oh, lay, do you still feel undaunted and
brave
Or do you, all bandaged, in agony rave?
Are your legs still undamaged and have
you two feet?
Are your ears where they were when
the hurrah was started?
Do you still think of freedom as splendid
and sweet.
Or hh your glad ardor forever depart
ed? Are your eyes both in place, hava you all
of your face.
Has the doctor reported concerning your
case?
Are you up and around with the free and
the brave.
Or is one of your arms in its poor little
grave I
Oh, are you still sound, do you think life
Is grand,
Or is the world nothing but dark deso
lation? Are you still patriotic and able to aland
Or has your hope gone on an endless
vacation?
Did the toy cannon bust and thus rob you
of trust
As it scattered your digits around In tbe
dust?
Ob, did you pull through, does your ban
ner still wave,
Or are you one of those who in agony
rave?
VALLEY FORGE RESTORED.
Blatorle Spot Beaatiflad and Turned
Into a Pnblle Park.
Historic Valley Forge has not only
been restored, but greatly beautified,
improved and turned Into a public
park for the enjoyment of tbe peo
ple. It Is a fortunate thing that the
time has passed when the pilgrim to
Valley Forge in search of sights and
relics of the historic camp, perhaps
the most hallowed of our revolution
ary reminders, was obliged to tramp
over fields of none too friendly farmers
and be constantly annoyed by signs
warning off trespassers. Apart from
which, the fatigue of such a trip was
great, as there were no roads leading
over the camp ground and no signs
marking the way to the historic spots,
only fields of waving grain or wood
lands overgrown with underbrush.
Consequently the hardest kind of walk
ing over the steep hills was required
to view but a few of the Bights. Only
the young and physically robust were
therefore able to enjoy the pleasures
H Valley Forge.
Through the untiring efforts of a
number of patriotic men, all this has
been changed and the state of Penn
sylvania has been induced to assume
and complete a task which was first
offered and refused by the federal
government, although the undertak
ing was clearly within its province, as
the camp ground of Valley Forge Is
a relic which should belong not only
to Pennsylvania, but to the entire
nation, as every patriotic American
must wish for Its preservation and
would feel proud In being part owner.
But whether by Pennsylvania or the
national government, It must be at
least gratifying to the nation to learn
that the neglect of a century has been
atoned for, and under the able and
enthusiastic direction of the Valley
Forge Park Commission a work of al
most Incalculable historical value has
been done on the bleak heights above
the Schuylkill, to which Washington's
barefoot army crawled when the de
feat of Germautown left them no
other refuge.
Fort Washington and Fort Hunting
ton have been restored. An Iron tow
r 105 feet in height for observation
purposes is being finished on Mount
Joy, and from this tower not only a
blrdaaye view of tbe entire camp
ground and beautiful surrounding
ountry can be had, but also Philadel
phia, 20 miles distant, can be made
out. A beautiful commemorative
chapel of the Episcopal church has
been built on the spot where Wash
ington, in his direst hour of distress,
knelt In prayer. The headquarters of
the commander In the Isaac Potts
house have been purchased, complete
ly restored and turned Into a revo
lutionary museum. Roads have been
built which make possible quick com
munications between all points of the
park, besides which lawns and flower
beds have been laid out and planted
and even a guard house has been
built to further heighten the park ef
fect.
Tbe Inevitable Reaolt.
Mr. Headofhouse How did the par
rot get all his head feather burned
off?
Mra. Headofhouse He said he want
ed a cracker, and Willie gave him one.
PRESERVING THE DECLARATION
It la Cared for With Much Rever
ence at the Nation's Capital.
There Is so much reverence for the
document on which the 66 signers of
the Immortal Declaration of Independ
ence Inscribed their names that it Is
no wonder it is preserved at the na
tional capital with the utmost care.
It Is In the state department building
that the document Is kept, and a safe
specially constructed for Its preserva
tion in as good condition as possible is
Its home. The guardianship of the
revered document Is Intrusted to an of
ficial of the department named Wil
liam H. McNeer.
The parchment with the original Fig
natures was deposited with the depart
ment of state when the government
was organized in 1789. In 1S23 John
Quincy Adams had a copperplate fac
simile made to give copies to the sign
ers and their heirs. The original was
Injured In this way, the wet sheet
pressed on the face drawing out the
ink so that the names of the signers
have become Illegible and the text
partially so. In recent years It has
been kept sealed up In a steel case,
and the greatest care has been taken
to prevent Its coming to any harm.
One of the results of the preserva
tion of Interest In the Declaration of
Independence Is the formation of a
society composed of descendants of
THE DAY
The Mangled One: "Say, Doc
Feuxthf"
m
signers of this immortal document
The most important meeting In the
history of this organization was that
held at Washington last April, when
the descendants of the patriots of "it
visited the state department and gazed
upon the charter of liberty there
guarded with so much Jealousy and
even reverence. The first reunion tit
the signers was held at the Jame
town exposition In 1907 as part of th
celebration of Independence day bj
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Asso
ciation of the United States.
The primary objects of the organi
zation are "for the purpose of aiding'
In the preservation of historical reo
ords, to help educate the people In lov
and patrlotl&m for cou
in try, to appro
prlately mark and protect
Drotcct the last
resting places of the
signers of tht
Declaration or independence, to col
led and publish Instructive materia,
regarding the life and works of all the
signers of the Declaration of Inde
pendence and for other patriotic pup
poses."
The membership of the Descendant!
of the Signers is now up into the hun
dreds, with descendants of nearlj
every one of the 46 of the signert
of the Declaration of Independence
who left descendants. Nine of the sign
ers died without Issue, several nevei
marrying. There are members of th
organization In Switzerland, Frai.
England and Hungary, with most ol
the states represetned. Thus fa
Pennsylvania seems to have taken th
more active Interest In the movement
although others give good promise. II
Is estimated that there are several
thousand persons, including the chil
dren, who are eligible to membership
Jnlr 4 In American Wan.
The Fourth of July has been a bl
day In the wars of this republic, li
1861 July 4 was the first day of tht
extra session of Congress, with eight
states unrepresented.
On July 4, 1S63, Vicksburg surren
dered to General Grant.
On the same day news was sent over
the country that the Federal force
had won at Gettysburg.
On July 4, 18t4, Grant was gradually
driving Lee back, though at a terrlfli
cost of human life.
On July 4, 1898. we got the newt
that Cervera's entire Spanish fleet hat
been destroyed off Santiago by tht
United States fleet, that 600 Spanlardi
had been killed and drowned and
1,400 taken prisoners on the day b.
fore.
t'hauare.
"You say he actually likes havlni
his wife be a suffragette and all that?"
"Yes. He thinks It's fun to get ii
and go through her trousers pockett
for change, while she's aHleep."
Cleveland Leader.
AFTER.
I Will Z Sa Wall Agin' by tha Next