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The Spit Ball the Rise Ball
c Fade Away Ball and Other
Mfcrvefs o the Nationa1 Game
jWfey a New Curve Is a Bonanzcu
By FREDERICK R TOOMBS
HOW THE SPIT
BALL IS nELD
ASEB ALL pitch
B
ers find the
study of the
phenomena of curve
balls a most Inter
esting as well as val
uable pursuit It was
the discovery of the
curve that gave base
ball much of Its im
petus as a scientific
sport and men spend
years In seeking to
develop new varia
tions of it and new
possibilities Those
who successf illy
demonstrate a new
species of curve find
ro difficulty in earning 5000 to 8000
or 10000 a year Considering that
almost any major league pitcher can
by careful living and judicious treat
jtoent of his so called salary wing
succeed In staying in the game for ten
years It is seen that It Is almost as
profitable to study ball curves as it is
-to elect yourself president of the Unif
ied States And so far as a corporation
presidency is concerned the clever pitch
er for a big league team makes prac
tically as much money and runs far
less Tisk of going to jail
Among the new curves are what
have become known as the spit ball
the rise ball and the fade away
ball The spit ball is probably more
disconcerting to batsmen than any oth
er curve because it is said to break
-or curve in at least two different direc
tions and in such a manner that not
even the man who delivers It can ac
curately gauge just how it is going to
act The spit ball is grasped in the
middle of the pitchers palm with the
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HOW PITCHERS HOLD THE BALL IN THROW
ING CURVES
At the topi ready for an Incurve or
shoot In the middle an out curve or
shoot at the bottom a drop
thumb and all the fingers extended as
far around it as they will go The
pitcher moistens with his tongue
hence the name of the curve one or
two of his fingers so that these fingers
exert practically no pressure on the
ball and then throws it with all the
force that he can muster and yet be
reasonably accurate The fingers that
-were not moistened exert pressure on
the sides of the ball so peculiarly as
-to make the revolutions of the ball
vary in direction during its flight and
so the two different curves during one
flight of the ball are produced The
initial cut in this column shows how
the ball is held by the pitcher who de
livers the spit ball This photograph
and the others used in illustrating this
article were specially posed for by
Joseph McGinnity of the New York
National league team
The rise ball Is the result of
of men who have for years
been trying to perfect an up curve
or up shoot While pitchers could
produce without much difficulty in
curves outs drops and out
drops they could not for many years
make a ball rise as it went over the
home plate
The Inshoot is delivered by sending
the ball away over the ends of the in
dex and middle fingers
Jt is the revolving of the ball on its
axis that makes it curve or to be
more accurate that leads to Its curv
ing The ball that revolves swiftly
from left to right offers more resistance
to the air on its left side than it does
on its right so the ball swerves to the
risfct or in toward the batsman
The outshoot is delivered by sending
the ball away over the side of the fore
finger and when the ball is released
-e back of the hand is turned down
vrarti Now the ball revolves from
right to left and so It swerves to the
left or out from the batsman
he drop can be delivered In two or
Ciree different ways and In most cases
-the ball Is held just as for an out-
cnrre but It Is frequently let go with
-more of a snap and always with the
ttact of the pitching hand turned to
-the right or partly to the front so as
to nfske the ball revolve away from the
febHer and with its axis at right an-
gtes to the course It pursues to the plate
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A 1V10DEW MEBTOD
Annetto Kellerman Champion Woman
Swimmer and Her Adventures
There are no mermaids now except
In variety shows and fairy stories but
Annette Kellerman the champion wo
man swimmer of the world comes pret
ty near to being one She Is almost as
much at home In the water as on dry
land Miss Kellerman recently came
to this country from England to meet
the expert swimmers of the United
States She Is of practically perfect
physique with tapering wrists and
ankles olive complexion and gray eyes
which light up a winsome face She
Is of Australian birth but her mother
was born in America of French par
ents Miss Kellerman is twenty one
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MIS8 KELLERMAN AND A SNAPSHOT Al
HER WHILE SWIMMING
and has been an expert swimmer from
childhood Last year she made a new
record on the Danube swimming twenty-three
miles in 3 hours 11 minutes
and 20 seconds She has had some
amusing experiences in the water but
the most unique was whon during her
attempt to swim the English channel
in 1905 a man proposed to her In re
lating the story Miss Kellerman said
Bather a unique place for an offer
of marriage I call it my channel
proposal A well known swimmer
and a very fine one too paced me dur
ing my swim After a half hour or so
of silence to my great amusement he
turned suddenly and said
We go very well together in dou
ble harness dont you think and
forthwith made me a proposal of mar
riage Surprised Yes but more
amused I think I told him I pre
ferred waiting until I saw him out of
the water as I would never marry a
little man I met him after at the
supper given in my honor and found
he was of short stature so I declined
his flattering offer
A WELCOME BOY
Queen Victoria of Spain and Her Gift
to Alfonso of an Heir
Great preparations were made for
the heir to the Spanish throne who has
just arrived Queen Victoria made
King Alfonso a very proud papa when
she presented him with a bouncing
boy Although a girl would have been
welcomed a boy in this particular in
stance was much more desired If the
little prince lives to succeed his father
on the Spanish throne it will be the
fulfillment of the present young mon
archs most ardent wish In conse
quence of the importance of the birth
of an heir the king himself issued an
official proclamation shortly before the
event was expected giving explicit di
rections as to all ceremonies connected
therewith The decree began thus
In order that the ceremonies which must
take place In connection with the ap
proaching accouchement of my dear and
beloved spouse when the Almighty per-
QTTEEN VICTORIA OF SPAIN
mlta that so happy an event shall be real
ized may be carried out with all the cus
tomary solemnity I make this decree
Then followed directions as to the
dignitaries who should attend the pre
sentation of the heir Article 5 read
In order that the Inhabitants of the
most heroic town of Madrid may know
without delay whether the newly born
child is a prince or an infanta thero shall
be hoisted in the first caao the Spanish
flae over that part of the royal palace
known as the Punta del Diamante and
there shall be fired a salute of twenty ono
puns at the customary places In tho sec
ond case the flag shall be white and the
Baluto shall be fifteen guns Should the
birth take place at night a light of the
ipproprlate color shall bo placed beneath
the flog
Wit nd Humor
of
BEN TILLMAN
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NDER the old
Idea of Till
man as the
typical Are eater he
is about the last
man that would be
suspected of any
thing so genial as
humor That con
ception of him Is
now becoming some
what modified or
possibly he is be
coming mellowed himself At any rate
a rich vein of wit has been found in
the South Carolina senator though his
thrusts are somewhat rough and sav
age like the man
When Tillman was governor there
was a revolt against his famous liquor
dispensary law He called out the
militia and the members of one com
pany tendered their resignations The
governor dismissed them In a charac
teristic letter closing as follows
You can depart to your homes You
do not deserve it but I will pay your
hotel bill and trust that I may never
be bothered with any more such band
box and holiday soldiers
In his first speech In the Si nte the
South Carolina man paid his re pcts to
President Cleveland in rather savage
fashion He recounted how he had
come to Washington as governor to
attend Clevelands inauguration stand
ing out for several hours in a drizzling
rain to see the first Democratic execu
tive since the war Then Tillman
raised a laugh by vehemently exclaim
ing
God forgive me for being such a
fool
It was some time before this that
Tillman had made the thrust at the
president which fastened on the South
Carolinian the sobriquet of Pitchfork
Ben It was as follows
But if I go to the senate I promise
that I will use a pitchfork in the presi
dents fat old ribs
At another time Senator Tillman ex
claimed
I would rather go to hell with my
followers than to heaven with the oth
er crowd
To a Columbia audience in his own
state he said This is the fifth time
Ive tried to poke some sense into the
heads of you people but I suppose you
dont want it and I think you had bet
ter beat your drums and stampede like
a lot of cowards as you did the second
time I came here
Later at the same meeting
You are a set of old fossils and 3ou
can go to the devil in your own way
I dont want your votes
This is rather grim humor it must
be admitted Of a somewhat gentler
quality is the following giveu at the
time of his row with his colleague
Senator McLaurin A young reporter
was gathering statistics as to the fa
vorite recreations and books of Wash
ington notables When the South
Carolina man was approached he look
ed the reporter over quizzically and re
plied
Every one knows my favorite recre
ationhaving fun with McLaurin My
favorite book is If Christ Came to
Congress
The reporter thanked him and asked
where Senator Depew might be found
Why said Tillman Chauncey is
in Europe but he continued with a
sly gleam in his one eye I can give
you the information you seek De
pews favorite recreation is playing
penuchle and his favorite author is E
P Roe
Can you tell me his favorite work
Certainly Senator Depews favor
ite work is Opening a Chestnut
Burr
Senator Tillman dropped into the war
department one day to see Secretary
Taft
See here exclaimed the secretary
who had just assumed spectacles see
here what 3011 have driven me to with
your attacks on my character and mo
tives You have forced me to take to
glasses
Well responded Senator Tillman
I hope sincerely it will enable you to
see the constitution now
The South Carolina man got dry fun
out of the rate bill fight When Aid
rich accused him of abandoning his
own measure when the Hepburn bill
was placed In his charge Tillman re
sponded
I never deserted my baby but the
senator from Rhode Island insisted
upon putting his own dress upon it
That was distasteful to me and the
bantling is sleeping peacefully Then
some one dropped another kid in my
house and I am holding it I wont
deny that I am suspicious of the pa
ternity of the brat and of the brat
itself
During one of the daily colloquies
that occurred between the two Senator
Spooner said
The last cartoon I saw of the sen
ator from South Carolina represented
him as down in the straw and being
kicked by the Democratic donkey
The last one I saw said Tillman
represented me as riding the donkey
with the Republican elephant tied to its
tall
Whats before the senate anyway
Mr President demanded a senator
during a lull one day
I am before the senate Seuator
Tillman declured without a smile
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BARTLEY
Kev and Mrs Hageman W F Mil
ler and daughters Maud and Blanch
left on No 12 Tuesday morning to the
Epworth assembly at Lincoln
Tuesday morning George Light and
wife of Trenton left on 12 for Bethany
Nob to attend the ministerial institute
of the Christian church
Many Bartley people visited the
Chautauqua at Cambridge Sunday and
greatly enjoyed the address of Col Ham
of Georgia
A J DeArmond was a McCook visit
or Sunday Albert Price of Ash Creek
and sister Minnie of Canada visited
Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Charles
McKnight
New wheat is coming to the elevators
every day Fine grain testing 60 to 63
pounds per bushel
The lumber yard is tho busiest place
in town and the elevators a close second
Several barns granaries and new farm
houses will be buile within tho next
six weeks
Dr Arbogast returned to Bartley
Saturday and resumed practic Monday
to the satisfaction of his large pat
ronage
Dr McKechnie of Indianola has been
attending Bert Young for several days
following an operation for strangulated
hernia
Harvey Athey of Wauneta was a
Sunday visitor in Bartley
The new boxes for the postoflice have
arrived and will be in place in a short
time
The Star routo from Bartley to Leb
anon was discontinued Aug 1 and a
rural route will begin soon
W E McKillip took out a bill of
of paint and oil Wednesday to repaint
Lyman Jennings property he recently
purchased
James Greswell living north of Bart
ley had two horses killed and another
one injured Wednesday by freight No
76 Mr Greswell had just unloaded at
the Farmers Elevator and left his team
stand without being tied as No 76
came along the horses became fright
ened and ran around the crossing where
one was killed the other went down
the track seven hundred yards and
then was killed
Bartley elevators are paying 40c for
corn and 75c for new wheat this week
Mr 11 A Gaardo of Minden and
MrC Sorgenfrey of Durant Iowa were
here this week visiting Mr Sorgen
f revs son Harry whoisaissistant cash
ier of the Bartley bank
The Farmers Elevator shipped 15100
bushels of corn and five car loads of
hogs this month
Mr Salleckof Albion Neb is here to
look after his farm interests
DANBURY
The Haskell Indians played ball with
the Danbury nine last Monday The
score stood 8 to 0 in favor of the Indians
W J Stilgebouer was a Kanowa visit
or Wednesday evening
Misses Dora Mary and Katie Green
way Alma Noe and Alta Morgan are at
tending institute at McCook this week
The Western Comedy Co gave a play
in the hall Monday evening It was
considered a pretty good play by the
most of the people It was a home
talent company from Atwood
Clifford Burbridge of McCook was a
Danbury visitor Monday
Rev and Mrs Fred Hall were McCook
visitors Sunday and Monday
Rev Hawkes of McCook filled the
pulpit in the Congregational church
last Sunday
Miss Sofia Lord of Indianola visited
relatives in this place last week
Miss Nina Jones of Indianola was a
guest of Alma Noe a few days last
week
Mrs Bert Toley was a guest of Mrs
Daisy Robinson Monday
Grandma Vanvleet is stiil very poorly
J L Sims shipped two car loads of
hogs Sunday night
BANKSVILLE
C G Towle returned to Broomfield
Saturday on No 1
John H Wesch finished harvesting
Saturday
Walt Blunck was recently thrown
from his pony into the barb wire fence
and badly cut up about legs and breast
He is getting along nicely at this writ
ing
The Grant boys went down to Hend
ley to cross bats Wednesday on No 5
Score 9 to 14 in favor of Hendley
There is some magic that draws
Ed Towle to August Weschs about
once a week
Gust Blunck is a new pitcher for the
Grant ball team nine
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COUNTY COURT
Marriage licenses since last report
William C Vogt 20 and Johanna
Clamp 20 both of McCook Married
July 31 by county judge
Emory C Metheny 26 and Winona
Kelley 19 both of Cambridge Mar
ried August 1 by county judge
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Quite a number went from this place
to Cambridge to attend the Chautauqua
during the week
Miss Lou Jaynes is reported as being
very sick at her home south of town
Bernard Ilillers baby was quite sick
for a few days last week but is getting
along all right now
Mr and Mrs Louis Sargent have a
brand new baby at their house
W A Dolan is the owner of an auto
mobile purchased this week
Quite a crowd from Indianola went to
Cambridge Saturday night to hear the
Kilties
The infant child of Fred Hughes is
slowly improving from its late illness
J C Puckett drove out to his farm
southeast of town Friday and spent
the day looking over his bountiful
crop3
C S Quick shipped three carloads of
cattle Saturday night Mr King
shipped one
Mrs Reasoner of David City was a re
cent guest of her sister Mrs J W Wel
born
Mr and Mrs Jerry Noe of Danbury
were Indianola visitors a few days last
week
Mr and Mrs James Ireland of eastern
Nebraska who have been visiting friends
north of town passed through this
place Tuesday on their way to Kansas
Andy Barber wife and son left Wed
nesday evening for a visit with relatives
in Pennsylvania
Mrs Bird Mather of Iowa stopped off
a few days last week for a visit with
old time friends while enroute to Calif
ornia
Harry Lyons loft Wednesday evening
for Iowa on a visit to his grandparents
Hot weather Yes but we dont
mention the weather in these parts It
wouldnt be polite
We distinctly aim at in this business is
that every man who knows us or who
reads our ads shall get the idea that this
is the store for
Quality
In Merchandise
Wed a good deal rather be known as the
right place for good stuff than as a place
where you get low goods for high prices
We have a few
Leftovers
to sell at LOW price but we have
New Goods
coming in every day at
standard prices
It is always easy to quote CUT prices
but it is what the price buys that COUNTS
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INDIANOLA
Weather still very warm
Mrs J R Neal is very sick
The sick folks at Elmer Thompsons
are better
Doctor Minnick was called to Cam
bridge Thursday to attend his broth
er who is seriously ill
Mrs Green of McCook visited with
Mrs Baxter from Saturday morning to
Sunday evening
Calvin Rollins left for Denver and oth
er pDints in the west to be absent a
week or two
Mrs Gockley of McCook was the
guest of Mrs Kerns and sister last Sun
day
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RED WILLOW
From stumbling against a kettle of
hot water little Blossom Longnecker
has a very badly scalded foot
Mr Hatcher still suffers with his
foot where his horse hurt him about
four weeks ago He will go to McCook
to take treatments of Dr Finch ac
companied by his daughter Mrs Krei
der
Mrs Jacob Longnecker and children
returned to their home in Colorado
after making a visit of four weeks with
her sister Nellie
Dr Finch was called professionally
to see Mr Hatcher on Sunday Ho
also called on friends with Mr and
Mrs Moyerof McCook
Mrs Bellairs sister of Indiana is
making a visit here
Threshing grain is on hand now
making busy housewives Scarcity of
garden stuff causes getting meal3 to be
almost like the making of bricks with
out straw of ancient days
R F D Nol
Walter Blunck who was so seriously
injured recently is improving satis
factorily He was thrown from his
horse stepped on and dragged and
severely injured about the legs
Rev E Pleudemann of School Creek
was the guest of Rev A Ramelow of
Ash Creek Sunday and Monday
Mrs Jacob Harsch was a visitor with
her folks Joseph Downs Sunday and
Monday
Alfred Kennedy is homo during the
illness of his father F M Kennedy
John Breitlings little boy is very
sick with typhoid fever
Mrs Harry Lorenz of Canada is
visiting her brother Al Price
A fine shower in this locality Tues
day night
BOX ELDER
A good rain would bo very acceptable
just now
Nearly everyone is busy now hunting
up hands and getting ready to thresh
J A Kerr is attending the Chau
tauqua at Cambridge this week
Mr3 W A Stone returned last Fri
day from a weeks visit with her sister
at Stockville
Mrs Lydia Wray has been entertain
ing a daughter and her husband from
near Marengo Hayes county
Mrs D n Montgomery was happily
surprised last Saturday when her
mother and brother drove in from near
Guthrie Oklahoma
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