MAKES GREAT RECORD
That of George McBride Un
equaled by Any Player.
-F
For Three Full Seasons Clever Wash
ington Shortstop Never Missed a
Game and Ha? Never Been
Banished by an Umpire.
George McBride, shortstop of the i
Washington American league team,
has made one of the most wonderful
records In major league baseball. In
the five yearn that he has been with
the Senators he has taken part in
more games than any player in either
of the big leagues. During that time
the team has had the name of only
one shortstop, McBride, in the official
averages.
Joining Washington in the fail of
1907. he started active work in 1908.
and took part in every game played
by the team that season. He dupli
cated his record in 1909 and 1910. Dur
ing the seasons of 1911 and 1912 he
failed to take part in only five games.
Only once in his professional career
has he been banished l\v an umpire.
McBrlde'e fielding average since
joining the team has been in a class
by itself so far as the shortstops of
the American league are concerned.
His average since 1908 runs between
.939 and .948, and his errors range
from 52 to 58. The only players ap
proaching this record are Honus Wag
ner of Pittsburgh, and Doolan of Phila
delphia. but neither of these National
league stars has taken part in as
many games in any one season as Mc
Bride.
Only McBride's batting keeps him
from being classed as the equal if not
the superior of the great Honus Wag
ner. Even in this, however, he shows
'.onsistency. as his averages for the
last five years range between .226 and
235. In spite of his low batting aver
age. however, he is considered one of
(he most timely hitters on the team.
McBride "broke" into the National
league in 1905. when he was pur
chased from the St. Joseph team by
the Pittsburgh club. Later in the
season he was traded by the Pirates
to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dave
Brain, the third baseman. In 1906 he
was tied with Tinker of the Cubs for
first place in fielding, but because of
George McBride.
his weak hitting was traded, with
Egan, a pitcher, for Bill Phyle to the
Kansas City club of the American as
sociation. In the fall of 1907 he was
purchased by Washington.
Since the passing of Ganley, in the
summer of 1909, McBride has been
field captain of the Senators, under
three managers—Cantillon. McAleer
and Griffith. When McAleer bought
an interest in the Boston Red Sox he
offered the Washington club $10,000
• for McBride, but the offer was turned
down.
OLD PLAYER MORE VERSATILE
Pitchers Worked in the Outfield and
Catchers Filled in Infield—Many
Men Now Needed.
One marvels how major league
teams a few years back managed to
go through a season with 12 or 13
players when today the average team
finds itself pushed for material even
though it carry 25 players on its list.
In the old days few players were
ever idle. Pitchers played the outfield
when they were not pitching, while
catchers were constantly being used
in the Infield when they could be
spared behind the bat. It would seem
that the players were more versatile
in those oavs or the standard of play
was not as high as it is today.
The average pitcher nowadays can
pitch, and that lets him out. He could
not fill any other position satisfac
torily, and is idle about five days out
of every week. When the pitchers
were forced to play other positions
they naturally acquired ability aside
from pitching, and this made them of
more value to their teams.
Cause for High Sky.
Josh Devore of the Giants complain
ed about the high sky that made fly
balls difficult to judge in Knoxville in
a spring training game. Josh had an
explanation that satisfied McGraw.
"They have the high sky here all the
time,” said Devore. "It has to be high
or else they couldn't get these moun
tains under it." Can you imagine any
thing quite as bad as this?
Swears Off Arguing.
Believing that all the umpires in the
American league have been instructed
to be strict with him. Clark Griffith
has sworn off arguing with them, and
he even has gone so far as to bet a
suit of clothes that he will not get
put off the field all season.
Some "Come-Backs."
Just a reminder. "Come backs” of
1913—Orvie Overall, Otto Hess, Hans
Wagner, Larry Lajoie and—not forget
ting Christy Mathewson.
Chance Wants Hosp.
Manager Chance1 offered $5,000 for
the release of Shortstop Hosp of the
Venice team of the Pacific Coast
league.
MANY NATIONS REPRESENTED BY PLAYERS
✓
Pitcher Charley Hail of Champion Red Sox.
Baseball, long styled the national3
pastime of these United States, has !
become an International event. The j
score of battles that are waged by !
teams on diamonds are now common :
in France. The game has taken a
firm hold on the natives of Manila, j
College teams in the middle west are ;
now- engaged in playing an all-Chi \
nese organization which shipped from
Honolulu, and only a few seasons ago
invading athletes from Japan treated .
the palefaced Americanos to some i
first-class surprises while appearing j
in these parts.
Big league baseball does not boast
a Chinese topliner, the Japanese na
tion is yet to enter a representative
in the American or National circuit
and the Filipinos have not produced a
recognized marvel for organized ball.
However, by perusing the daily lineup,
it can be noted that major circuits are
well fortified with full-fledged stars
from all nations. Mexico is represent
ed by Charley Hall, slab artist of the
world champion Boston Red Sox. His
right name is Carlos Clolo. and he was
born of Mexican parents at Kerrville,
Tex. His backstopper in this caEe j
i would be John (Tortesi Meyers, a Mis
Ed Konetchy, St. Louis First Baseman.
sion Indian from California, now star
ring for the New York Giants.
Edward Konetchy, a Bohemian,
wearing the cardinal of St. Louis, has
been assigned to first base, with Na
poleon Lajoie. a Frenchman, with
Cleveland, and considerable swatter,
on second; Honus Wagner, Pittsburg's
great warrior, representing Germany,
on short, and a Scot. Bobby Byrne,
also of the Pirates, cn third.
Put Ping Bodie (Frank Pizzola),
Italian, of the White Sox, in center
field; Armando Marsans, Cuban, of the
Cincinnati Reds, in left field, and Olaf
Henriksen. a Boston Red Sock, call
ing Denmark his native land, in right
field, and you have the outfield. With
John J. Walsh, a Celt, for boss and
manager, this troupe should show
some speed.
Rogge Doing Well.
Pitcher Rogge, the youngster who
was given a trial by the W7hite Sox
a year or two ago, is pitching great
ball for Des Moines of ths? Western
league.
Manager Dooin has another pitching
find in Young Mayer.
* * •
Cleveland fans are willing to take
bets that Joe Jackson will beat Ty
Cobb in making the first 100 hits.
• * •
Christy Mathewson, the star of the
Giants’ pitching staff, claims that he
never pitched Sunday ball for any
baseball team.
* • *
Now we get word from President
James McAleer of the World’s Cham
pions that he denies the report that
he has given up hope' of again winning
the pennant.
» * •
Pitcher Falkeuberg of the Naps is
of opinion that ball players, especially
pitchers, should not smoke. This pro
hibition includes pipes and cigars as
well as cigarettes.
* • •
Exhibition games for the Cincinnati
Reds, so dear to the heart of Business
Manager Bancroft, have passed off the
Cincinnati list this season, owing to
Manager Tinker’s objections.
* * •
While congress is investigating the
baseball trust it would enlighten mil
lions if it could discover why, when a
manager trusts to a pinch hitter, the
p. h. strikes out.—New York Sun.
• • •
Hotel proprietors all over the coun
try have rfoticed that a lot of people
are registering from Brooklyn. N. Y.
Formerly they put themselves down
from New York.—New York Globe.
* * *
George Johnson, the Indian pitcher
of the Reds is not a member of the
Lumbago tribe. Neither did he come
from the Rutabaga reservation. He i6
a Winnebago, w ith accent on the win.
• • *
Olaf Henriksen. the little outfielder
who has been subbing for Duffy Lewis
of the Red Sox, is justifying the faith
Jake Stahl has had in him. He is bat
ting right up there with the best of
them.
* * *
Big league pitchers have nothing on
Pitcher Jean Dubuc. When he was
with Montreal Jean displayed the ear
marks of a good hitter and this sea
son Beems to be bettering all past per
formances.
• • •
Jack Barry, formerly of the New
York Giants’ outfield, has purchased
an orange grove near Redlands. Cal.
He will remove his family from Buf
falo to what he calls the beauty spot
of the world.
• • •
There have been more balks called
so far this year than all of last season.
The umpires have been instructed by
President Lynch to be very strict on
this subject, and are carrying out their
orders to the letter.
• • •
The good pitching Mains has given
Buffalo is the big reason the Bisons
are at the top. Mains was with Jer
sey City and lost his only start there,
but it seems impossible to beat him
now that he is with Buffalo.
SAUCE FOR GANDER
Indulgent Husband Who Could
Not Resist a Practical Joke
Taught a Lesson.
By MRS. D. E. COOPER.
Bobson was a good citizen, an in
dulgent husband, a boon companion;
but he positively could not resist a
practical joke.
His wife was indignant when he, on
their wedding day, notified ter by
'phone that he had broken a leg and
could not come to be married; and
when, as she was about to tearfully
dismiss the guests, he appeared, joun
ty, unconcerned and whole, he never
knew—she was a woman of spirit—
how near she came to c.smissing him
Then there was the time that he
pretended that his hister Dora and
her husband had been killed in a
railroad accident and that be and bis
wife would have to rear the six chil
dren.
"Brutally coarse,” she called it.
Mrs. Bobson never laughed at her
husband's jokes — not considering
them funny—and on one particularly
gloomy day in early spring, after a
shock that aggravated her almost past
endurance, she decided that he bad
reached the limit.
"To Whom It May Concern: Par
ties are hereby notified that I am not
responsible for debts contracted by
my wife.
• ROPT. BOBSON.”
With eyes dashing danger she dash
ed the little local paper on the dining
table where Robert had, with unusual
'good humor, left it.
"So this is his idea of a joke!” she
exclaimed with compressed lips that
deepened her dimples. “This! Well,
It is his last.
“I’ll teach him a lesson he won’t
60on forget," she confided to the hall
mirror as she viciously thrust a hat*
pin through hat and auburn tresses.
Shortly after nocn Bobson appeared
at his sister Dora's home. Dora was
nerving dinner for fhe hungry chil
dren.
“Tessie alwuys hangs the foliage
| plant in the window as a signai for
| me to come borne to dinner,” he ex
“So This Is His Idea of a Joke!”
, plained, "and I tell you what, Dode,
' I'm afraid to go home, for she has not
signaled me today. Guess she's a hit
upset,” he laughed a little lamely,
"about the ad—just did it to get a lit
tle joke on her, you know.”
"I don't know what you mean,” re
j plied busy Dora, “but I did hope.
Rob. that you would settle down when
; you were married. You are twenty
i five now. and I declare, act with no
i more judgment than my own Rob,
; who is less than half your age.”
"There she is now!” called Bobson,
! pulling Dora to the window. “Mad
as a March hare. Gee! but she looks
1 tine in that new suit”
“The boa is a beauty,” replied Dora.
! “It shows off well when she walks.”
“Yes, she is making the fur fly, so
to speak.” chuckled Bobson. “1 say.
Dode, just give me some dinner with
the kids. I'll get none at home to
day.”
Along in the afternoon, Will Rath
bone of Rathbone. Sutton & Streets,
came into Bobson’s office.
“Good boy, Billie,” called the effer
vescent Bobson. "You look like Foxe’6
'Book of Martyrs.’ Anything happened
to the horse?”
it s aDout tne advertisement, said
! Will hesitatingly.
Bobson leaned back and laughed up
roariously. "The best ever,” he ex
claimed. "But I guess Tess is mad.”
said he, sobering somewhat.
"I wanted to say.” continued Rath
bone, unsmilingly, "that yon can hard
ly expect to be unaccountable for the
debts contracted before the notice was
j published.”
Rathbone, noting the look of dumb
stonishment on Bobson’s face, added:
"I hate to speak of it, Bob, but we are
in for about $600, and can ill afford to
lose It You know' I am somewhat in
debt—my wife's father, you under
stand. The new department was my
idea, you know. So Sutton & Streets
blame me. for I was the one to let the
account run; knowing you and Tessie
so well.”
"Bobson rose, in a towering passion.
"Rathbone, if you say another word
I'll throw you out."
Rathbone straigthened perceptibly.
"I hardly think so, Bobson. Better
consider a moment, first. Remember,
you tried that on me at school some
15 years ago, and it didn't work just
as you anticipated.” \
Bobson's hair stood on end. Was
this the end of their David and Jona
than affection? And through what
ghastly freak of torture had Tessie
not told him! Six hundred dollars!
Somewhat blindly he put out his
hand. "Don’t *let us quarrel, Billie,"
he said a little thickly. “I will fi* it
some way. I only put it in as a little
joke on Tess. 1 thought every one
would know.
Rathbone took hie hand and tried
to hide the scorn in his voice; "All
right. Bob; but if thaT is your notion
of fun I am sorry for yco.”
"I'm sorry for the little girl,” he
: returned simply, as Raihboue .tit
I him.
Alone, he sat, unable to fix his at
! tenticn on business, ashamed even to
glance through the window.
Along in the afternoon his sister
Dora's husband, a man several years
Bobson's senior, walked thoughtfully
into the inner office. Though on the
best of terms, Bobson bad a profound
i respect for Stewart.
"Tbis is bad, Robert," said Stewart,
but it seems tha* for decency's sake j
you might have taken some other
way."
Bobson, the chins playing sportively
! down his spine, fe:t what was coming.
“But you can t expect me to waive my
rights.' continued Stewart.
Bobson raised bis head to speak but
at his visitor's hand, lifted to enjoin
silence, he waited.
“It is not right of you," resumed
Stewart. "You always bragged, you
know, even to Dor*, that Tessie was
the best dressed woman in town. I
; dcn't deny that she is: but I meant
to get Dora one or two things to make
[ her work lighter—a new sewing ma
chine and a gas range, when you paid
me. and it is hardly fair that she
should go without these things in or
der to satisfy Tessie's love for dress.
It was $400, you know.”
Four hundred dollars' Indeed, he
did not know. Bobson sprang from
his chair and paced the Email office,
while Stewart grimly waited. He
would not betray Tessie even to the
family, but why, why—
"Man alive,” he eKclatmed, “I’ll
make it right. Even if it ruin6 me."
: he muttered. "But see here, Stewart.”
| he continued, "I only put that ad in
I for a joke."
j "Well, I hope you will enjoy it,” re
! turned Stewart unfeelingly.
Bobson was stunned. "Business can
! go |o thunder," said he between his
| clenched teeth, as flinging on his hat
j and coat he went by the back way to
i his home. Finding the house locked
he enterd by the way of the cellar—a
trick that he knew.
“Tess, Tessie, girl!" he called loud
ly, softly, pleadingly, as he searched
j each nook of the tiny house. Going
| to the telephone he rang up his w ife's
1 mother.
"She's not here.” was the curt re
ply. and he heard the click of the re
ceiver as it was bung up. Dismayed,
he stood motionless. Tess' mother
was clearly vexed at him. She, who
had always taken his part—then he
was indeed forlorn.
For hours he walked the floor or
flung himself groaning into a chair to
wait and to plan how to pay a debt of
$1,000 when he had invested all that
his business would permit in their lit
j tie paradise of a home.
When the midnight train from Chi
’ cage pulled into the little station, Bob
ton. who had hitherto been ashamed
to show himself, was madiy pacing the
platform, questioning a party of re
turned theatergoers, the only passen
gers to get off, whether his wife had
been on the train.
"Yes. she has left me. and I richly
deserve it,” he muttered as he re
turned home and staggerd blindly
into the house. Haggard and worn he
reached his home and switched on
the light.
You’re out late, Bobbie,” said a
voice, sleepily, and Bobson started and
almost cried out from sheer nervous
exhaustion.
"Tess. girl! ’ he cried, dropping on
his knees and clasping the sleepy bun
—die of lacey whiteness and vainly
seeking her face, which seemed hid
den by the abundant auburn hair, "can
you ever forgive me? I didn't know’
that you owed anything. On my soul,
1 didn’t. It was one of my cursedly
idiotic jokes. It is my last, you may
be sure.”
‘‘Yes. dear, never mind"—the slim
hand passing lovingly through his hair
—“and, Bobbie, boy, she tried to
raised the bowed head, “I don't owe
a cent!”
"Tess!” The burden of years
seemed lifted from his soul. "Oh, but
1 shall make Rathbone and Stewart
smart for this!”
"Why, Bobbie Bobson!” she ex
claimed, naively aggrieved; "that was
a practical joke!”
(Copyright, by Dally Story Pub. Co.)
Died From Eating Too Fast.
James Gregory of Queens died sud
denly the other day. An ambulance
surgeon expressed belief that death
had resulted from strangulation, caus
ed by too rapid eating and inadequate
mastication.
Gregory, who was 47 years old, went
to Manning’s hotel for dinner. When
half through the meal he collapsed. He
was carried to a drug Btore and a tele
phone message was sent to St. Mary’s
hospital, Jamaica, for an ambulapce.
Doctor Stark found Gregory dead
when he arrived.— New York Tribune.
---
Chinese Cooking Methods.
The Chinese U6e very primitive
j cooking apparatus. The little open air
j eating houses found everywhere along
the streets of the native city and
along the wharves have the simplest
! kind of a furnace supporting a kettle.
Chinese cooking is either stewing or
boiling, and this kettle answers all
posable purposes. In the Chinese
! houses a very thin cast iron kettle is
I placed over the fire and everything
i which the family eats is cooked there
i in.
—
Absent-Minded.
"Smalley is an absent-minded fel
!aw.' said Bilkes. "When he was en
gaged to Mrs. 8. he asked her to go
to the opera with him one night and
bought only one ticket He explained
it to her by saying that he was so
used to occupying a single chair with
her that he didn't think.”
—
During -the Family Grouch.
Mr. Snapperly (reading) — "Man
commits suicide by jumping off ferry
boat.” Mrs. Snapperly—“Just like a
man! Why didn't he jump off a dock
and save two cents?”—Puck.
Too Late.
“There was one sport the Roman
' mobs at the Coliseum missed.”
"What was that?”
"Killing baseball umpires.'’
The Plain Truth.
"Was ycur friend suffering when I
Taw him, from convulsive contor
tions?”
“No; Just fit*.”
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four cents in stamps and g'*t Mias Phoebe Primm or
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WOULDN'T CAUSE A SCANDAL
Old Negro Woman Had Lest Her
Hogs, but Refrained From Point
ing the Finger of Suspicion.
A gentleman stopped at a cabin
where an old negro woman lived, and ■
entered into conversation with her
concerning the crop prospects. ‘‘I did 1
hab fo' or five hogs." said the old
woman; "but dat's dwindled down till
I ain’t got but one now." Somebody
steal them?" I nebber talks 'bout by
neighbors, an' doan' nebber makes j
mischief, I doesn't." "Did the hogs j
die?” "Da muster died; but yer ain't -
gwine to say nuthin' agin' my neigh
bers. De hogs disappeared away from j
heah while dat man was libin', but ;
1 ain't gwine to say nuthin' agin'
him.” “Do you think that he took
them?" "Mister, dat mans dead, an'
1 doan' want ter say nuthin' agin'
him. but lemme tell yer. while dat j
man was libin', he -.was a powerful |
stumbling block ter bogs."
ECZEMA BURNED AND ITCHED
203 Walnut St., Hillsboro, 111.—“My
child had a breaking out on the lower
limbs which developed into eczema.
The eczema began with pimples which
contained yellow corruption and from
the child's clothing they were greatly
irritated. They seemed to burn, which
made the child scratch them, resulting
in a mass of open places. They made
her so cross and fretful that it was
impossible to keep her quiet. They
caused her to Jose much sleep and she
was 'constantly tormented by severe
itching and burning
“I tried several well-known reme
dies. but got no relief until I got a
sample of Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment, which did so much good that 1
got a large quantity that cured her in
ten days after she had been affected
for two months." (Signed) Mrs. Edith
Schwartz, Feb. 28, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free,with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Bosto'n."—Adv.
Its Advantage.
"In a railroad wreck, there is one
provision made for people seeing
stars."
"How so?”
"When the cars are telescoped."
Problem.
“It isn’t right to railroad a case in
Dourt, is it?”
“Of course not.”
"But suppose it is a train rob
bery?"
Red Cross Ball Bine will wash double a«
many clothes as any other blue Don’t
nut your money into any other. Adv.
Sealskin coats are fashionable with
women nowadays, but in Eve’s time
it was different.
LEWIS' Single Binder 5c cigar; so rich
in quality that most smokers prefer them
to IOC cigars. Adv. (
Some people will allow you to take
their part, and then expect you to re
turn it.
Mrs.WinaioWs Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces iuHarnusa
tion.aUayspain.cureu wind colic.35c & bottle.***
Alas, when the microbe of love suc
cumbs to the germ of suspicion!
It takes a good many crumbs of
comfort to make a square meal.
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THE PRICE OF
BEEF
IS HKiH AND SO
IS THE PRICE OF'
CATTLE.
Fcr years the Province
of Alberta (Western
Canada) was the Big
Kanchi ngCo untry. Ma r. y
of these ranches today
a re Immense grain tic id a
frlren place to the cultivation of
wheat,oats barley and flax: tho
change has made many thousands
of Americans, settled on these
plains, wealthy, but It has In
creased the price of lire etocs.
There la splendid opportunity
Dow to get a
Free Homestead
of 1*0 r.cres {and another as a pre
emption) In the newer districts
and produce e itber cattle or griun.
The crops arc always good, the
climate is excellent, schools and
churches are conTenlent markets
splendid. In either Manitoba, bas
karcbewan or Alberta.
Hend for literature, the laves*.
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