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HIGHLANDER’S STAR PITCHER
Russe I Ford.
Tfc< mood- rful success of Russell
F - .. •> star pitcher of the High
-aaders is due j rtncipally to the de
' ektfvnes; at a freak spit hall curve.
Lai ?ie was usable to find it tbe other
a* and ild not get a single drive off
' i ung architect The regular spit
*: i» • hr «t by covering tbe ti|« of
*he fir»t an second fingers with saliva
- that the nil will slip off those fin
rer# and not take a rotary motion
Tbe tall therefore gets its direction
trxma tbe thumb and wobbles to the
■'ate ist a jveruiiar .vrkv fashion The
only trouble with that curve is the
inability of the pitcher to make it
break "in" or "oat" to the batter ac
cording to the wishes of the t wirier
Ford has solved that problem by in
venting a way of making the curve
break in. Ford found that by moisten
ing the knuckle of his third finger
with saliv a the bell would slip off from
the side instead of the tips of the fin
gers. and a# there is no friction on the
right si.ie of the ball it would gradual
ly drop "inside" of the plate. He con
trols it jierfectly. He can also make
the hall break outward by moistening
the thumb.
BRESNAHAN TO PITCH AGAIN?
Manager and Catcher of St- Louis Na
t :'a s Tli.rks Cra-je Might Ben
efit Mis Team.
Roper Rresnahan. catcher and man
-per of the Lotas National leapue
-at-ebail teax: Is quoted by his frienis
-r •t.ir vir.p j-rtou-1 y of pomp back to
pi’chin* if tfainps fail to break better
lor his staff of tsirlers Rresnahan
broke Into the pam- as a pitcher for
Rsger Bresr.ahan.
Washington and it was at Baltimore
’hat Mcfiraw turned him into a catch
er Only recently in Brooklyn Bres
nahan startled the fans by stepping to
’be alab at a critical moment and
sardine off danger.
HOFMAN WAS LONG ON BENCH
Star Center-tie id er of Chicago Nation
als Was Many Years in Securing
Permanent Job.
Artie Ho'man. abo is one of the
greatest mainstays of the Cubs, is just
about rooted In center field these days,
esreptlag when he cuts in on the first
base Job. rice Frank Chance. You
don't hear any more of long Arthur
ns a bench warmer or as a utility
man—be hat to be in the game all
the ’ime. and there Is an awful howl
when he Is disabled And yet it took
years for Hof mac to gain this regu
lar occupation He was so classy as
an all-round performer, so clever
when placed oe an» one of the seven
Jobs outside the battery, that Chance
wouidn t work him regularly. Artie
had the distinction of being the best
utility man living, but he wanted to be
ir. the game all the lime, and yet
Chance wouldn't put him there.
Chance maintained that Rabbit Slagle,
with his ability to negotiate bases on
balls as well as timely hits, would be
the goods for the regular center field
er But after Slagle passed and Hof
znan took up the regular work In cen
'er it was evident that he ought to
have been there long before He hit
harder than Slagle, he made more
runs, he covered much more ground
with his long strides, and his throwing
arm was infinitely better In short.
The Cubs had been keeping a star bats
man and magical fielder in utility roles
for years, and never realized that
•hey were neglecting an element of 1
power Queer how baseball works its i
ways, isn't it?
Manager Chance is in a bad way
now for left-handed pitchers
Davy Jones and Ty Cobb are going
along in a peaceable manner again.
Jack Coombs has already won more
games this season than he did all last
year. He is proving to be the best
man on the Athletic's strong staff
Manager George Stallings of the
Highlanders, still thinks the Tigers
are to be in the running for the Sag
Tha* is saying a lot for a manager
that expects to be there himself.
Big Ed \\ alsh. the star twirler of
the \\ hit* Sox. is disheartened The
reverses that the "Speed Roys ' hand
ed him recently, have rendered the
former spit ball wonder bereft of his
old-time effectiveness.
Manager McGuire Is planning on an
other .witch in the Naps and putting
Lajoie back on first. Turner will go
to second in that case and one of
the youngsters. Peckingpaugh or
Knaup. will go to short.
The average baseball scout earns his
salary many times over by keepin
his club from signing dead ones The
general opinion of a scout is that he
is sent out to pick every player that
is recommended to him.
Fred Clarke Is tar from being too
°*a to play the game yet ln Satur
day s game between the Pirates and
tne Doves the Pittsburg leader made
two two-baggers, a triple and a single
Not so bad for an old fellow *
Danny Shay is bolstering up his pitch
ing staff ln Kansas City verv material
ly Frank Owen, the old si>x pitcher
was secured recently and now he has’
secured Bill Powell from the Pirates
Dusty Rhoades was with the Blues all
Mason.
The Cleveland team has added two
more youngsters to the list for lsn
Outfielder Burn, of the Danville Three
1 league team and Outfielder Callahan
of the Eau Claire team of the Wlscon
sln-Minnesota league were purchased
the otuer day.
Danger in the i ig Hat.
• he gig*ttic hat is still fashionable
la London and Paris, despite the ridi
cule heaped upon it hv masculine crit
ics A London hair specialist now de
clares that the big hat is dangerous as
well as ridiculous, a London letter to
the New Turk Sun says. He warns
women that if they persist in wearing
Mg hats they will lone their hair. The
specialist said:
"As grass turns yellow under a
mushroom, so women's hair will lose
its color and deteriorate under the
gigantic hate which are now the mode.
There is every possibility of the lair
sex going bald unless a revolution in
hats is effected.
"First of all, these enormous moun
tains of millinery shut out the health
giving sun and air. Secondly, they
present such vast surfaces to the
wind that they tug against the detain
in* hatpin? like a kite on a string
For both teasons they injure the
hair.”
Usefulness Is Better Than Frills.
It is a fine thing to personally train
np a boy in the tray he should go. and
not rely too much ou the guidance of
higher education. We know a happy
father whose lg-year-old eon has just
given up college In order to devote his
time to keeping the family touring
car in condition.—Cleveland Plain
Dealer
HOW BttBE GOT HIS START
' studied Hard to Become Mechanical
Engineer. But Found Much Mere
Money in Baseball.
Pv "TRIVKSS" BEERE.1
'Copyright. »i« by Joseph K Bowtcs/i
When I completed my college course
at the I'niversity of Illinois 1 went
out to make my living. My people
h.td sacrificed themselves to send me
to college.
Now I had gone to Hyde Park high
school in Chicago to fit myself for a
college career. I liked baseball and
pitched for the high school team,
which was a good one. but was always
neglecting baseball in order to study.
When 1 went to the university it was
the same way; l wanted to make
something of myself and planned a
mechanical expert's career. They
!>ersuaded me to pitch for the Varsity
team and I gave it as much time as
my studies allowed.
When I finished at school 1 felt 1
owed something to my people for edu
cating me. I had gained some honors
at school and because of this 1 re
ceived an offer of $M» a month to
work at the profession 1 had spent
three years studying.
At the same time a semi-profes
sional baseball club was offering me
"Pnvens" Beebe.
three times as much money to pitch
two games a week. I pitched for a
time while looking for a job but made
nothing. Once 1 pitched a winning
game and was paid two pitchers" un
dershirts and a glove. The prospect
was not encouraging. The best offer 1
received front any firm which needed
the services of a college graduate in
my line was $<S0 a month. I began to
regret that 1 had devoted so much of
my time to study and so little to base
ball. Then I received a good offer
to pitch baseball professionally and
accepted it. Several fellows from the
university team had made good in the
major leagues and they '"boosted"' me
The result was I jumped right Into
the major league and began to forget
my other profession.
I never have regretted it. 1 have
made more money in seven years
pitching than 1 could have in 49 at
my real profession and when my arm
wears out I have my fruit ranch to go
to ard a lot of pleasant memories to
recall.
OTTO HESS IS SUCCESSFUL
Delivery of Leading Pitcher in South
ern League Deceptive to Batters—
Has Fine Control.
Otto Hess is the most successful
t wirier in the Southern league this
season In fact, there are several rea
son's for the Dutchman's wonderful
success, reasons known to the ball
players and to the fans and to nearly
every one.
The main reason of his wonderful
success is his fine control. Otto has
been slinging them across the plate
this year with reckless abandon. He
has been walking very few men for a
left-hander and this has had a lot to
do with the majority of winnings that
he has accumulated.
Rut there is one reason, known only
to the ball players, to which his big
success can be attributed. Hess, as
every fan who has seen him in action
knows, is no small man by any means.
In fact, be Is a six footer, and this has
aided him greatly in fooling the bat
ter.
To use the expression of the ball
players, they have been "swinging at 1
his motion." Probably the fans don't
realize what this means Hess" height
is an answer to the question, though
’a meager one. To be explicit. Hess
Is so tall that when he winds up to
deliver the ball, the batters have be
come accustomed to catching this mo
tion and not the ball when it is de
livered.
McAleer.‘Bench Coachdr.
Jim McAleer has given up coaching
from tbe lines. He no longer dons a
uniform, but directs his team from the
bench. There is perhaps no doubt
that McAleer can be of just as much
benefit to his team on the bench as on
the coaching lines, but the fans have
always taken kindly to the manager
who got out and hustled on the lines.
They have never displayed a liking for
the leader out of uniform. Cantilloo
w&3 on the lines most of last season,
but gave up his uniform late in the
campaign and came in for much criti
cism aa a result.
%
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A VERY POPULAR CHINAMAN
The opinion prevails that the appointment of
Wu Ting Ihing to be councilor to the foreign
office will secure to his country sagacity, knowl
edge and adroitness not only, hut also a profound
sense of justice in dealing with other nations.
Here he strove to keep China and the Cnlted
S:atfS dose friends. In his new position he may
be trusted to labor for the peace of the world.
If all Chinan en were like Mr. Wu. no demand
could arise in any quarter for laws for the ex
elusion of Chinese. No other Chinaman ever
was so popular is this country as is Wu Ting
Fang The fame was perhaps more nearly world
wide of Li Hung Chang, who gave Wu tis first
office, which became the stepping stone in the
foreign and home service cf the Chinese empire.
Porn near Car.tcn about years ago. after
^r«i^inxr :r ;oc3l stools; \\u uert to Kurland IS.4. *tiere oe stucieo
Uw and was admitted as a barrister. On his return to China he took high
mnk as a lawyer «hile he was jealous in promot'tig modem enterprises and
vas the leader in building the first railroad in that vast domain. His career
received a marked impulse from a visit to the United Slates in 1ST7. Five
-T(*rs later he became viceroy of the province of Chihli.
When, in IkhT. he came to Washington as minister from China he at cnce
t»cn favor as a diplomat. His commission was addressed not only to the
United States, but to Spain, Mexico and Peru as well. While he was we!
coined at all the embassies in Washington beyond any other of their mem
bers. he was at home In alt classes of society. His manners are elegant and
he is a first-class "mixer."
At public banquets his style of oratory wins applause. *hile he drops the
formality of his coil- agues from o'her lands and }s not too proud to respond
to calls from men's church clubs for.familiar talks. He is skilled in the
learning of the Orient and holds his own with western scholars, as the de
gree of I.L. IV from the University of Pennsylvania bears witness. He uses
the English language nith grace and force. Without loss of dignity he bub
bles with joyous humor, and is quick and skillful in repartee. A vegetarian
in practice, he argues that such a diet br ngs happiness and insures long
life.
His service as minister in Washington lasted for about seven years with
a brief interval, ard In 1>W he distinguished himself in a peace mission to
Japan. His official receptions, if less formal than those of other chief em
bassies. were quue as elaborate and more largely attended. When he was
recalled «»n the change of government in Pekin, regret was more general in
Washington than a gap in any other embassy would have caused.
DIPLOMAT OF THE VATICAN
Xo man perhaps occupies a more protrar-en;
place in the international limelight today V1*11
the cardinal secretary cf state of the Holy See.
his eminence Rafael Merry del Yah whose
diplomatic dispute with Spain has engaged
world wide interest
The cardinal ts a Londoner hr birth and the
blood of Celt. Ftri'cn and Spaniard flows through
his veins. His father, who was secretary of the
Spanish embassy in London when the cardinal
was born, is descended from an Irish family
which emigrated to Spain at the end of the
17th century, while his grandmother cn the
mother's side was a Miss Willed, daughter of
a former member of the British Parliament
Cardinal Merry del Yal was educate! in Eng
land. Belgium and Italy, and won degrees tn
philosophy. tkeo«ogy sea canon law. \\ bile a young man be became a protege
of the late Pope Lee Kill and was sen; by hias on several important missions.
He was one of the representatives to the Holy See at tke jubilee of Queen
Victoria, snd at the funeral of Emperor William of Germany: and also repre
sented the Vatican at the jubilee of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria and
at the coronation of the Sate King Edward of England In ke was ap
pointed Camerieri Segretc Participante. which is an office not unlike that
occupied by tke lords in-waiting to a King and which entailed his taking up
his residence within the Vatican itself. Previous to ibis he was appointed
by the Queen Regent of Spain as religious instructor to ker daughters and
he prepared tke present King. Alfonso, for his confirmation.
His most important mission was that to Canada in 1SSC. in connection
with the burning question of the Manitoba schools, a mission which was most
successfully accomplished.
Shortly alter tke death cf Pope Leo Kill the present pontiff appointed
him secretary of state and he has had to deal with grave situations since in
France. Germany. Spain and Portugal. He is a linguist, speaking English.
Spanish, kalian. French and German fluently and is an indefatigable worker.
He was created a cardinal in ISS2.
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AUTHOR HONORED BY KING
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When at Marlborough house the other day
King George \ invested Thomas Hardy with the
order of merit, the act was not perfunctory or
inspired by political influence; it was a sincere
tribute of admiration from a reader to a favorite
author, for the king holds Hardy's works in high
esteem and is said to be familiar with them all.
There Is no indication at the present moment
that the reign of George V. will be remembered
especially foe its contribution to literature, as
were the reigns of Elizabeth and Anne, or as was
the reign of Victoria. The great men of the Vic
torian era have all passed away, and now that
they are gone a lower sky line gives prominence
to some names that under earlier conditions,
though highly rated by limited constituencies,
would not have been seen afar. Were an edu
cated reader asked today to name tee leading English novelist his choice
would be likely to fall upon Hardy, who began to be known to the general
reader in the early seventies, and who Is still writing though on d tterent
lines from these of his earlier work.
He was born in IS40. and after a fair amount of schooling, in 'lading
private tuition in Latin and French, and evenings at King's college, was
articled to an ecclesiastical architect at the age of sixteen. He was priieman
of the Royal Institute of British architects in 1S62. but at that date had
begun writing verse. His first novel was published tn lSgi. In 1ST2 appeared
Tnder the Greenwood Tree." the next year "A Pair of Blue Eyes" and "Far
From the Madding Crowd- In 1ST4. two years after his marriage to Emma,
niece of Archdeaecon Gilford.
Hardy has had other experience of life than that obtained as a student
of church architecture and as a writer. For years he served tn the substan
tial capacity of Justice of the peace for Dorset.
VIRGINIA’S NEW SENATOR
Claude A. Swanson, former governor of VIr- ,
ginia. has been named by Governor Mann to suc
ceed the late Senator Daniel. Virginia's able
representative in the upper branch of tbe na
tional legislature. The term expires next March.
There was practically no opposition to the
selection of Mr. Swanson. He was serving as a
member of Congress when he was drafted by
the Virginia Democrats a few years ago to run
for governor. He will be a candidate for the
full term to succeed himself. Both Mr. ard Mrs.
Swanson are social leaders in Richmond and
Washington.
Mr. Swanson was born March 21. 1862. in
Swansonville. Pittsylvania County. Va.. and be
has had a varied career. From college he went
to work as clerk in a Danville grocery, later
studied law. and five years after graduation was elected to congress irom toe
Fifth Virginia district.
He was elected Governor or Virginia in 1S05 by a larger majority than
«n» governor has received since the Civil war.
Distilling Gutta Percha.
A Frenchman has invented a pro
cess tor distilling gutta percha from
the leaves of the Malar tree of that
name, saving the trees from the dam
age caused by tapping the trunks for
the sap.
Exporta of Glass Lower.
The French exports of window glass
are lees than one-half what they were
flee yean ago. owing to the erection
of factories In countries formerly sup
plied by France.
Woman** Faithfulness.
I tell you that women, as a rule,
are more faithful than men—ten times
more faithful, l never saw a man
pursue his wife into the very ditch
and dust of degradation and take her
in his arms. I never saw a man stand
at the shore where she was wrecked,
waiting for the waves to bring back i
her corpse to his arms, but 1 have
seen a woman with her white arms
lift a man from the mire of degrada
tion and hold him to her bosom as if 1
i he were an angeL—IngersoU.
Surprised.
“I have succeeded in tracing my an
cestry back through ten generations."
“Without coming to a menagerie?"
Mmv * Ho iwl to 'a- ke 1*V rrr?
bow buy Lewi.-' >;cgle Funder 5c.
Some men are self-made and some
others are wife-made.
Oaailptf— cat<^ »*! aariri-ej
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IV*rv** IV rts. TL»t sc^»r-<xu.>vl gymitc
A fool can always hud another fool
to adot-e him.
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trouble public so you car pu.hsh
this letter.”—Jins. Citas. BaKcr-ar,
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