I ^
’ ■WHOHoI T ail axes aa
persutioa baa swayed
tba world U nttpiHy a
few of tbrww prophetic be
lets rryatallaad around
tba r«~— patted. leering
aa deep an Impress upon
tbe aaaceptible minds aa to
cause them through the
enturies to ba passed
down with tba greatest
'-ar* Cm now there la scarcely a
M»»a> that does M put faith in one
ar mere at the Easter omens
Soto* at these attach to Good Fri
day la the time at Catholic Eng
land there waa a superstition which
tba king publicly buaored with hla
treat it was the ceremony of bleat,
lag the nags This was doaa to pre
•erve thrsr wearers from "the fail
sickaewB." a trouble com a: only
m known b u at cramps The cramp
nhg aamaa waa of eacepuoaaJ ortgl
neiity Walsh gl«ea a rtrid deacrip
Ck>a at it
"The king and bis suite. “ be tails
mu would proceed in state to the
palare chapel, upoa tba floor of which
tasted a crurifls upon a silken rush
tea. and in front of which was spremd
a rich carpet. The king would er««p
along the carpet to the crudfla— as a
token at absolute humility hla ai
maaer creeping after him Haring
reached the rmrifl* be would there
bless tba cramp rings, which were de
posited ia a adeer basin. After this
■as doaa the queen and her ladies
in a ait \g entered the chapel and also
crept ta the cross This completed
tba cerwmaay and the rings had been
Transformed late the moat potent
remedial ages** ‘
Drinking a mfstsr* at bread and wa
•er waa a rasa ns of curing several all
menu The auperwutloc still bolds
th a tew ptarca Good Friday morn
ing loaves of bread ar* baked and
rhea laid aside until the following
year when (be people grate a small
portion of the bread into aster and
d*e it to the aaSerera
kM r-oa* bat** Or the morning of
Goad Friday throughout England the
•treat tw reader* uaber In the nnl
reraal cry eg “Hot rroaa bus*.' aad
ao family, a* a precautionary method,
if not tar their toothaomenea* alone
■ oald dare rma the rU of not par
-haritg them E»»:. kings would not
■MB eat.s* thorn, for wboeeer eat*
a baa need bare ao fear of haring
hi* home destroyed by ft re during the
Early Good Friday morning targe
•eaten of men. *ocei and children
•tart owt ta caret of customer* for
their !nd hot baa*, which they
guard from the raid with a flannel
rarerisg Aad the ■hop* a* well are
route with their own euppiiea of It
The peculiarity of the hot rroaa bun
be* la it* beta* highly •plead aad
bearing oa tta brows angary aarface
the mark at a cruoa
"w s peuuy. no a jeony
hot (fDH bona'*’ have a more ancient
rwtgla than .» generally supposed
The name itself la taken from the
Greek name of a certain cake which
’he lanes'! gave for an offering to
'he gods Is the biblical period the
prophet Jeremiah had occaaion to no
tice thi* offering, when he saw the
-*o4atry of the Jewish women at
Pathros. Egypt.
As s preventive of fever* certAln
Ballons abstained from eating meat
■m Easter da; But this practice nev
er obtained in England
One of the most ancient and uni
versal of all •Bpcr*t:tie&s attaching
•e Easter day was that of the dancing
sen At first it was believed to dance
•ver the general Joy at the renewal of
nature • Bfe In this *eason of the
year Later. H danced over the resur
racTKa of Christ Many centuries ago
aa Easter day people arose early and
repaired to the fields to view ibis
daariag swa
la certain reentries they had a way
of observing the sua at his antics that
made him appear more playful than
ever By viewing It as It rose through
the moraiag vapor or watching Its re
Wectloa In a stream or s pail of wa
ter. tbev could strengthen their il
lusion In Scotland the sun was mer
rier than anywhere eSae. for here It
was expected to "whirl round like a
can wheel and give three leaps"
Then ope at the greatest concern*
of the day came to he whether the
saa really did dance or not Grave
aae Warned men over all the world
set tbemeeivee the task of solving the
weight; problem Sir Thomas Brown
left some quaint Ideas on the subject.
”fe shall not. 1 hope disparage
the rrvsrrKJo® of oar Redeemer."
he writes f we say that the sun
doth fit* dance on Easter day . and
though we would willingly assent into
nay sympathetica! exultation, yet we
ranaot eueectve therein any more
than a tropical expression Whether
any sack asOoi there was In that
day wherein t’hrtst arose. Scripture
hath hot revealed, which hath been
punctual la other records concerning
Ik
• ot»t j miracles,
and the A re o -
pa*ite that wa*
amazed at the
edipae took no no
tice of thin, and if
metaphorical e a -
pr**aakras go so far.
»e may be bold
to affirm, not only
the *un danced, but two suns
arose that day. that light appeared at
hi* nativity and darkness at his death,
and yet a light at both; for even that
darkness was a light uqto the Gentiles,
illuminated by that obscurity That
t«r*s the first time the sun set above
the her iron That, although there were
darkness above the earth, yet there
was light beneath It. nor dare we say
that hell was dark if he were in it.”
In 170$ the "British Apollo" finally
settled the question in the following
words:
Old wives Phoebus, say that on Eas
ter day
To the music o' th' spheres you do
caper;
If the fact. sir. be tr.e, pray let s the
cause know.
When you have any room In your
paper "
'The oid wives get merry with spiced
ale and sherry
On Easter, which makes them ro
mance.
And whilst tn a rout their brains whir!
about.
They fancy we caper and dance.”
But the conclusion regarding the
danc.ng sun was not to stand for all
time, since the maidens of Devon
shire today nse early in the morning
of Easier for no other than this iden
tical purpose Moreover these ex
traordinary maidens see more than
the mere dancing of the sun. Their
power of vision is so great that they
can discern a lamb and a flag in the
center of the disk
Much importance is attached to the
conduct of the elements on Easter
day A piece of Sussex weather lore
Informs us that If the sun shines
Eas'er day it will shine accordlnglv
every day In the y>*ar. and the same
they aver is the case with rain But
other Easter prophets only go to the
extent of saying that it will shine or
rain until Whitsunday.
“A good deal of rain on Easter day
gives a gcod crop of grass, but little
good hay," runs an ancient proverb.
On this day the east wind and wa
ter also have great power to ward
off Illness. If the wind blows from
this direction the people of many lo
calities bathe In water just drawn to
avoid the 111 effects of the east wind
during the coming year. Easter eve
on the continent, at Mecklenburg, the
. maiden spreads a linen cloth In the
; garden and in the morning If the wind
I is due east she will wash herself with
It while it is yet damp from dew.
rata or snow, whichever has pene
trated It. Or in the morning the serv
ant will draw water and bring it to
the maiden for her bath.
In Swchsenburg. the peasant rides
bis horse into the stream to insure it
agninst sickness of any kind through
out the year.
Despite these precautions, however.
’ if the wind is not due east while one
Is getting the water It will have no
efficacy whatever
There 1s more than one good omen
for Easter If you wish good luck in
the coming year Easter eve you must
put out all fires and light them anew
from flint and steel. This is a special
protection against lightning strokes
' as well as good fortune In general.
nbtCrasj
Ounsr !
An old rhyme apprising people of *
its efficaciousness reads thus:
On Easter eve the fire all is quenched
in every place.
And fresh againe from out the flint !
is fetched with solemn grace:
The priest doth this against great ;
dangers many one.
A brande whereof doth every man
with greedie minde take home, t
That, when the fearful storme appears .
or tempest black arise.
By lighting this he safe may be
from stroke or hurtful skies.” !
The person spying a lamb on Eas
ter morning is fortunate, especially
if the animal's bead faces the house. \
for good luck will certainly follow
him. If the lamb is lying down or
looking in another direction, however,
the fortune will not be altogether
good This belief comes from a well
established ancient idea that the devil
might inhabit any form save that of ,
a lamb or a dove.
There is one other prophecy which
since ancient times no woman of in
telligence would ever entertain the
thought of disregarding. This is the j
talismanic virtue vested in new
clothes. Throughout all times there I
have been grave scholars who have
ascribed the universal custom of ap-1
pearing at church and promenading
the streets Blaster Sunday In new at- ]
tire to the vanity of women. With
all due deference to the wisdom of ;
these sages I must beg to differ from
them, for I can prove that woman is
not so worldly in this particular as
men believe since there happens to ,
be the best of reasons for her insist
ing upon an Easter hat and Easter
clothes.
She may not have taken you Into
the inner recess of her heart and
bared her reason, but she knows it
well herself, and if you are the devot
ed husband and father that you should
be you will do her bidding without
question. For the peace of your mind,
however, and in the effort to foster
your spirit of generosity. I will en
lighten you. The women of your
household know that good fortune will
not attend them through the future
year if they appear in clothes that
they have worn before. Therefore,
since you hold their future happi
ness in your hands, consider well, I
beeseech you. before bringing such
distress upon them.
In East Yorkshire, Eng., none but a
maiden utterly destitute would refrain
from seeking the market for some new
bit of apparel, for she Is too well
aware of the evil that would attend
her without her safeguard. Try as
she might she could never In the fol
lowing 12 months have a dress that
would not be plucked by birds.
Superstitions are fast losing their
hold upon the world, but those cling
ing to the season of Easter possess
so great a charm for ua, even though
long ago we may have aevered faith
in them, that we still find pleasure
in calling them to mind on this "Sun
day of joy.”
An Ohio Inventor has brought out a
laundry machine that bleaches cloth
ing by electricity at the same time
i they are being washed in hot water.
ICE SHEET OVER LONG ISLAND
flan'ag at* Eipltifi It* Configuration
e, Action e* Mater* Many Thou
^ *an«a e» Vaara Ago.
Arrordiag to geoiogi*** Long Island
afford* particularly dear evidence as
to the history of the gran! continental
hr* ahead which covered the northern
states au; thousand years age. The
•on there margta at this great Ice
sheet e* tended to Long Island, it is
anil and remained there for a long
I time, depositing a thick body of inter
mixed bowlders, sand, and clay as a
terminal moraine, which is now the
“backbone'’ of the island The Ice
moved southward and brought these
materials from the north, dropping
| them at Us melting edge. This pecu
liar method of deposition developed a
very peculiar topography, consisting
of an irregular aggregation of hum
mocks and hollows, which have pro
duced the many beautiful details of
configuration that make the higher
j parts of Ixing Island so attractive to |
lovers of nature. The most notable of
these hollows In the morainal ridge is
the one holding the picturesque Lake
Ronfeonkoma, which lies in a depres
sion 50 feet below the surrounding
ridges. Several other similar pits are
80 to 85 feet deep, and some of the
larger irregular hollows are several
miles in length.
By looping the loop six times In an
aeroplane Lincoln Beacbey made the
great scientific discovery that some
men are extremely lucky.
CMl la Adversity.
A cool here of u Alpine toll vu the
MM German tosrtr. ebon George
itobM focotamsd la strange ctr
isaiUMN m s glacier near Zermatt
Haring insisted span snooping himself
from bis gw dsn, be had disappeared
lain a rrvvanas It waa supposed be
meet be dead, and eventual!? a party
arrived sub ropes and sacks far the
rrmslns Hot meanwhile Mr. Abra
hams party appeared on the scene,
and hie guide won lowered «• feet Into
•be rr» vnesi Voices were beard In
the depths. The guide found the Ger
man with a broken leg. his body much
battered, yet he was smoking a cigar.
And he absolutely refused to be res
cued until he had bargained at some
length for the cost of that operation.
Patriotic.
Teacher—Tommy, can you tell me
what great men were born in Febru
ary?
Tommy—George Washington. Abra
ham Lincoln. SL Valentine and Mr
Groundhog.
Anna Gould Dickers.
The report is received that the
French government is negotiating for
the purchase of the Paris mansion of
Duchess de Talleyrand, formerly
Gould of New York, which is desired
for conversion into a museum. The
mansion is a duplicate of the Grand
Trianon. The rumor says the question
of price is the only obstacle in the way
of the conclusion of the sale, the state
having offered $1,800,000 for the man
sion. but the duchess is asking $2 -100 -
i 000.
ROADS I
GOVERNMENT AID FOR ROADS
Committee of Congress Expected to
Make Favorable Report on
Highways Measure.
The question of federal aid for good
roads looms large. A joint committee
of the senate and house, with Senator
Bourne, Oregon (the father of the
parcel post bill i chairman, is now in
vestigating the entire subject with
every likelihood of a report being sub
mitted favorable to the general pro
ject. The main subject under inves
tigation at present is the manner in
which federal aid when finally forth
coming shall be distributed, whether
to the states according to their popu
lation. their area or the mileage of
their highways. In a recent magazine
article Senator Bourne expressed him
self as favorable to a plan which
shall combine all three of these ele
ments. inasmuch as it would not be
fair to grant more aid to Rhode Island,
for instance, than to Iowa, although
the population of the former state is
much larger than that of the latter;
or more aid to Nevada, for instance,
than to Nebraska, although the former
state is much larger in area than the
latter; or to some state which has
already solved the good roads prob
lem by thousands of miles of good
roads, leaving a state with impassable
highways suffering because of lack of
the necessary aid.
With federal and and state aid both
imminent, an Impetus is being given
to road building greater than ever
before. The statement is made that
J500.000 a day is being spent for good
roads in this country, but the general
concensus of opinion is that until
within the last year or two results
commensurate with this immense ex
penditure have not been secured.
There is a feeling all over the country
that road building muet be made as
systematic ana as scientinc as rail
road building, hence the movement
for a state highway commission with
plenary powers and scientific super
vision by expert engineers. Congress
has already appropriated $500,000, to
be distributed $10,000 to each state,
for improvement of stretches of road
over which rural free deliveries
operate regularly. The results of
this appropriation will go a long way
to show whether or not the federal
government will be justified in mak
ing still greater appropriations and in
going still more extensively into this
important subject. The secretary of
agriculture and the postmaster-gen
eral have both been ordered to loan
their influence to the investigation, to
the end that actual facts may be se
cured so that road building may be
carried on in a practical manner.
GOOD ROAD-MAKING DEVICE
Machine Invented by Idaho Man Is
Simple in Construction—Fills
Holes, Smoothing Road.
A road-making device for road
building has been invented and pat
ented by Hugh G. Taylor of Buhl,
Idaho. The machine is simple in con
struction; It is a drag, constructed of
a piece of sheet metal four feet long,
four Inches wide by a quarter of an
inch thick, says a writer in the West
ern Farmer. It Is attached by means
of rods to either axle of a wagon or
Road-Making Device.
buggy, and drags immediately behind
the wheel, smoothing the track and
inclining loose dirt toward the center
of the road-bed. At the outer end of
the drag Is a disk which serves to
cut down the sides of the track.
Mr. Taylor has one of these ma
chines attached to his mountain hack,
and it attracts a great deal of atten
tion. Good road advocates in south
ern Idaho are enthusiastic about the
machine; it has been proposed by
them th&t the county commissioners
buy them in large lots and let them
out to every farmer who will agree to
use them, rebating the user on his
road tax.
It is a well-known fact that the
roads of southern Idaho are in a
frightful condition for nine mootki
out of twelve; from the time they dry
up in the spring until about June they
are in fair condition, but after that
they are so full of “chuck holes” as
to render them discouraging to a light
rig driving fast, or to a heavily loaded
wagon. By the use of Mr. Taylor’s
chuck hole filler this can be eliminated
—it fills all holes, leaving the road
smooth after the passing of the ve
hicle.
Bismarck’s "Sacred" Number.
Belief in the number 3 was al
most a religion to Bismarck, for it
ran like a vein of gold through all hia
daxxling career. He served under
three months, and in three great
wars and signed three treaties of
peace. He was the father of the triple
alliance, and from his three names
and as many words in his family mot
to. “Strength in Trinity.” and his
three children, there was no period
or undertaking in his life in which
this "sacred” figure was not of the
best omen to him.
HOFMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR MERKLE PLAY
Artie Hofman, Now With the Brooklyn Federate.
Art Hofman. and cot Johnny Evers f
was responsible for the famous play ,
in the final New York-Chicago game J
in 1908 which robbed John J. Me- j
Graw's Giants of a National league
^pennant and possible world's cham
pionship, to say nothing of depriv
ing each and every member of the
New York team of at least $2,500.
For years, or ever since 1908. Evers
has been famous for "Touching Sec
ond.” It is true that Evers touched
second and completed the play, but
‘Evers should get the least credit for
(it, as tw-o men thought of the play
before he did. These two were Hof
man and Steinfeldt. Hofman it was
engineered it. He first realized the
opportunity ahead, and Evers came
|in away at the finish, behind Hofman
land Steinfeldt.
After more than five years Hofman
comes in for a share of credit, but
• it is doubtful if he will ever get the
full amount due him. Mordecai Brown,
i the former great curve pitcher of the
Chicago Nationals, and now manager
-- —
Johnny Evers, Boston's Second Base
man.
|
of the St. Louis Federate, tells the in
side story of the play, which for year
after year has been kept secret. This
la Brown's version:
‘Evers knows as much baseball as
any man in the game,” stated Brown.
"He's a quick thinker, always thinking
of some play to stop the opposition,
feet he won credit where it wasn't de
served on that Merkle stuff.
“It wasn't Evers who saw it, but
Artie Hofman. and as long as I live
I’ll never forget the scramble on the
Polo ground field. Evers made the
putoul; and he got it because he was
the only one near second. Still, Hof
man was the one who started It.
"With McCormick on thiad and Mer
kle on first. A1 Bridwell shot a single
to center. McCormick raced home with
the run in the ninth inning that would
have beaten us and won the pennant
for the Giants. But Merkle. getting
near second, didn't touch the bag, and
raced for the clubhouse.”
Racing in Australia.
Horse racing is a popular sport in
Australis, as shown by the following
Statistics: "Within 40 miles of the
general postoffice. Sydney, six race
courses are licensed for horse racing,
four for pony -acing and two for trot
ting. Beyond a distance of 40 miles
| from the general poatofflce, Sydney.
I 306 race courses are licensed for horse
racing. 71 for pony racing, and 57 for
trotting. Licenses are issued for a i
period of one year, recommencing on
the first day of January. Race course
licenses to the number of 484 were is
sued for the year 1912, and <5.930 was
received by the New South Wales leg
islature In fees.”
Big Stake Races.
Announcement of the completion of
plans for the construction of the race
track at the Panama-Pacific exposition
is made by the exposition manage
ment. Stakes to the sum of <227,000
will be offered to the competing
horses in the 24 days’ meet scheduled.
All classes and ages of horses will be i
entered. The guarantee stakes offered
for pecers and trotters reach as high
as <20,000 each.
NOTES of the
DIAMOND
Outfielder Coyle of Omaha has been
released to Memphis.
• • •
Why do the Browns and Cardinals
go south to do their spring training?
• • •
‘Til be boss of my team and run
things as I see fit." says Charlie Her
zog.
• • •
The Jersey City club will give Out
fielder Fisher, formerly of Louisville,
a trial.
• • •
Fred Snodgrass won't join the “fiy
catching" contest. He has signed with
the Giants.
• • •
“Money is not the only thing which
attracts players to baseball," says
Larry Lajoie.
* • •
The Topeka club has passed into
the hands of Dan Breese. who will re
tain Dale Gear as manager.
• * •
Nick Maddox, former Pirate heaver,
will manage the Wichita club of the
Western league this season.
• • •
Hughey Jennings says that speed
is all his Detroit team needs. And he
doesn't say a word about the pennant.
• • •
Three of Detroit's left-handed hurl
ers come from the Southern league.
They are Cavet, Covaleski and Will
iams.
• • •
♦Mathewson has a life job with the
Giants," reads an exchange. But how
much is his life worth when his arm
fails?
• •
Pitcher Palmero, the Giants’ new
Cuban southpaw, has been pitching
two and three-hit games all winter in
Havana.
• • •
President Hedges of the Browns, de
clares baseball would be better off if
it had several Rickeys to help "reor
ganize it."
Manager Clark Griffith says that
picking the pennant winner for the
coming season is harder than picking
the horses.
• • •
Walter Lonegran has signed a con
tract to play with Hugh Duffy’s Port
land club in the New England league
next season.
• • •
Pitcher Ralph Glaze, who used to
burn ’em over for the Red Sox, has
signed up with the Topeka club of the
Western league.
• • •
Josephus Daniels, son of Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, is a candidate
for catcher on the Tome institute base
ball team at Port Deposit, Mo.
• • •
Catcher Jenkins, who was secured
by the Browns from Keokuk of the
Central association, caught 121 games
last season before he had to quit.
• • •
Tom Daly, who was on the receiv
ing end of the Tenor-Daly battery
many years ago, has been given a
position as scout for the New York
Yankees.
• • ■
1c Walter Johnson the Nationals
have without a doubt, the best hurler
in Ban Johnson's circuit. He exceeds
all slab artists in striking out the op
position.
• • •
Wally Schang of the Athletics is
quite some bowler. He is captain of
the Wales Center <N. Y.) team, which
made a strong bid in a recent Buffalo
tourney.
• • •
“The Giants are off for their fourth
straight pennant." voices a New York
scribe. Well, they can be sure of
some good bumps before they land
there, which we doubt.
• • •
There will be two sets of brothers
In the Southern league this year. The
Coyle boys will play with Chattanooga
and Memphis, and the Reynolds broth
ers with Memphis and Atlanta.
• • •
St. Douis Browns have something
else to worry about besides the seven
other American league clubs. Man
ager Rickey has prohibited his players
from smoking cigarettes and playing
poker.
BALL PLAYERS STICK
MIGHTY FEW OF THEM QUIT UN
TIL THEY ARE FORCED TO.
; \ *
Holdouts Tell Many Stories of Rea
sons for Leaving. But They Come
Back—Owners and Fans Often
Fall for the Trick.
Adelina Patti has often made her
"farewells," Barnum also, but neither
of them equals the ballplayer who pro
claims to the world that he is tired
of drawing $6,000 or $7,000 a year,
says Ted Sullivan.
Let us see how he first sounds the
alarm. It may be he is to marry an
heiress or it may be a rich widow
who wants him to quit the horrid game
and lock out for her interests. Still
it might be that some relative left him
a mine in the far west. One or the
other will be an excuse anyway.
His pet reporter will first hear of
this and will say: "Oh, no; that can't
be!”
The speaker will say: “Yes, it is
so. He confidentially told me in the
dressicg room yesterdaV that this is
his last year in the game."
"Has he told the president of the
club?" the reporter will ask.
“No: he hates to. He has been
treated so niceiy the present year."
Next morning, in large type, the
newspaper will lead off. “Mr. So-and
So is to retire from baseball.”
Holy Moses! The followers of this
player are up in arms. One excitable .
fan will say: "I knew it! I knew it!
I don’t blame him. He never could
get along with that secretary and di
rectors.”
Another fan is on his feet: “1 bet
some of those other clubs are after
him.”
The first fan remarks: "Don't you
see he is to retire altogether? Going
into business with his uncle in their
mines.”
A third fan speaks up: “Well, that
will settle the club. 1 gave It my last
half dollar."
The next day the president meets
the player: "What, John? Is this
true?'*
The player says: “Yes, Mr. Presi
dent; I am afraid it is. You see, I
cannot play bail forever, and this
chance may not come again. My uncle
has been at me the past two years
to quit the game. Then, you see, I
bought some property lately on which
$5,000 has to be paid, and uncle will
do it if I quit.”
Here the president speaks up:
“Why, pshaw! Stay with me the com
ing year and I will advance that
amount and increase your salary to
$8,000 for a year. You know, John.
I cannot replace you this year at least,
and you know I have always treated
you well.”
The player looks at the president in
a sympathetic and innocent way:
"Why, Mr President, for that reason
it breaks my heart to leave you, and
I hate to have you believe I want any
increase in salary; but I will write to
uncle to allow me to stay in the busi
ness one more year at least just to
please you.”
Well, reader, this player remains in
the game that year, and many other
years afterward, and the only time he
will leave the ball field is when the
field is tired of him. says Scout Sulli
van The only ballplayer in the his
tory of the game who retired when
he said he would was Jim McCormick,
the famous National league pitcher
who played with Cleveland and Chi
cago.
This may be a little satire on the
retiring ballplayer—but who can
blame him? Don’t all trades and arts
have their tricks? Indeed they do—
from the minister of the gospel down.
A minister out west was to retire and
go into business. The congregation
raised his salary, he reconsidered, and
he remained with his beloved parish
ioners simply because he loved them
and his salary.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
The Romans are afraid base
ball is brutal. Some of them
must have heard Heinie Zim talk
ing to an umpire.—New York
American.
The action of the rules com
mittee in emphasizing that all
home runs must be run out isn't
much consolation to Manhattan,
for Frank Baker always did it
anyway.—Cleveland Leader.
If by book or crook, organized
baseball knew how to get j
Charley Weeghman in pos
sess of Charles Webb Murphy’s
Cub franchise, maybe it
wouldn't break all Stockholm
records doing it.—Philadelphia
North American.
The tango and hesitation
dances have figured more or less
prominently in the base ball sit
uation.—New York Journal.
Manager “Robbie” will teach
his men how to slide, but will
not try to do so himself.—Brook
lyn Eagle.
Another Star From Brainerd.
The little town of Brainerd, Minn.,
will be more interested than ever
in the success of the Athletics next
! season, provided young Joe Graves,
an eighteen-year-old native, makes
good as a member of Connie Mack's
i pitching staff. Chief Bender was bom
in Brainerd and Leslie Bush makes
tls home there in the off season. If
Graves is half as good as these other
Bralnerdites he is sure to win add
ed distinction for the little town.
Stone Goea to Federals.
Dwight Stone, released last fall by
the St. Louis Browns for Oakland,
where he failed to make good, and
was then turned over to Montgomery,
is reported so disgusted with his pros
pects that he has cast his lot with
George Stovall's Federal league team
in Kansas City.
Five Big Colleges Compete.
Cornell, Pennsylvania. Harvard.
Yale and Princeton will be In the run
ning for the highest honors In the
track and -field champinushins.
