The Omaha Daily' Bee
Always Read
THE OMAHA DEE
Best & West
EDITORIAL SECTIQII.
Pssss 9 to 16.
VOL. XXXVII NO. 16.
OMAHA, SATURDAY 'MORNING, JULY 6, 1907.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
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MEN'S TIES
Men's four-in-hand, reversible,
tl Inches lone: alo (trailuatwl
trlns and club tl-s. in brniitt
f 'Jl solid clom 'an, purple,
cardinal, Alice bin. lvendr,
green, navjr, etc. Nf kwear th.it
rant be duplicated elsewhere for
le.s limn Snc Don t
overlook this Katur
uey 25c
MEN'S HOSE
Ven's Mark aiix Hal hose, extra
Ana quality, 39c p
value, Saturday, jZjG
OUTING SHIRTS
tn'm outing: h!ru, casr t-
"cnwi, in inrht welsni nai-
BS1, IUK pOUg, Ol-
?tt, mohair, otc;
50c
" uown 10
BELTS
Men' belts. In ten, gray
and black, f 1. lie
and r-
50c
Mn i union ultH, In bMhriggan,
white lisle and mercerised
12.50. J2.0D. $1.5 and 11.09
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MEN S STRAW MATS
UNDERWEAR
Men's tan and blue balbriggan
underwear, silk finished, flat
seams, regular 76c value, Sat
urday only, per rn
garment. .D JC
'"Men's light weight wool shirts
and drawers, all sixes, 75c
value, Saturday only, CCpM
per garment. ...... 4 . . DJC
Mesh Underwear, moat health- '
ful for hot weather under
wear, comfortable because of
soft and non- f f
Irritating , DJC
Men's nainsook underwear, coat
ahirt and knee length draw
ers, at, per ' PA
garment, 76c and OXJC
Men's fine balbriggan under
wear, shirts and drawers, 3 6c
value, per TP
garment ...mJC
Eardware and
SALE ON SCREEN DOORS
Screen Doors, painted green, size 2 ft. '6 in. by 6 ft. 6 in. and
2 ft. 8 in. by 6 ft. 8 in.; special Saturday. ......... . .85c
Screen Windows, regular 18c ; special . . . . . . 12c
SO Green Trading Stamps with any Screen selling for 20c
or More.
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OUR
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FROM OLD BASE BALL GUIDES
uaint and Odd Things Found in
. , Bales of the '60s.
nS GROUNLWOEK WAS WELL LAID
Kurly Kills Slaters Ballded Well,
iame IwprovlasT t hleHy la Seleaea
sal Tactles .QroaaJ Trvablea
f the rl.atcn.
-Those who remernlxr the leading base
tall contests of Ifco" at Iloboken, then the
headquarters of the fraternity and the
.. aY-ene of the principal matches, cannot but
' lie impressed with the contrast between
the style of play then In vogue and Uit
wMih prevails now."
bo says the Baseball Guide of 1S7L Prob
ably those who remember baseball of 1SU
fcave wore reason to be Impressed by the
changes that have taken place between
Tf han and no than the old-timers of the
, anil remote period saw take pla; e In the
game. Whatever ante-bellum basoball may
have bean, changes In playing rules and
' In the tactics of the gain have been plen
tiful and extensive since the late 6a and
early '7 a. The fundamental rules of the
gxtue remcln much the same, however, for
' t!ie B:st rule nwkers builded well, aad It
la mere In tactlca than In rules that the
game has changed etiang-tng la most cases
fur the better. In speed, dexterity, science,
tl game haa gona on Improving.
ilut there Is very much of Interest la the
CM Quldea' lore of which the great (najortty
I Jet pr int-dy baseball patrons know nolh
f lug Ball grounds In the dtia long ago were
' (tot the expensive and elaborate plants they
' are now. Hearken to the Guide of IH6S:
(I'd to the present season the t'nloa rlub
of kltrtiMtuls. N T., has iaotld on a
(rmm4 snaped like a trtai)(uiar nfuient
, .f a plrvle. teuur4 la a aii sides wuh
At the Marble Fountain Nfth B!con
S.008 Carnationa, aanorted colors, while they last, at per dosen.., 15
Our Combination Luncheonette are making a hit. Try them.
XEsTT rO liTVBDATi Vanilla Blano-Mange with Straw,
t rench Cream Koup I bcrrlea.
or I Choice of any Sandwich
Chicken Bouillon I
THE EXER-KETCH
Muiv it.ii than a box of monkeys.
girl la Omaha can get one for nothing Saturday If "properly quali
fied." SECOND FLOOR.
Candies
OmOOXBT
Chocolate Bon
Bona, lb. box. 850
And 10 Green
Trading Stamps.
Raspberry Lirop.
in . . aa
Two lbs loo
Ilat superiority. That's what
you get when you buy a Bennett
straw hat.
We carry, them in evejy pop
ular and staple shape, in styles
suitable for the young, middle
aged or elderly man. Fine split
straws, Milans Macjrinaws, Ma
nilas, Sennites, etc. $3.00 down
to 50c.
26 dozen In Yacht styles or nice soft
roll brims
Values up to 11.60 OS
Values up to f 1.00 ...CO
Genuine Pa.na'ma.s
6.50,5.5(M4.50
HOSIERY
Ladies' fast black seamless hose
16c value 10
Ladies' embroidered Imported
hose, 39c value 25
Children's fast .black seamless
hose, 16c value 10
A lot of samples of children's
sox, 25c value. ........ 15
Double Green Trading Stamp's -.
In Hosiery.
UNDERWEAR
Ladies' low neck seamless vests,
12V4c value 7
Ladles' low neck seamless vesta,
26c value 10
Ladles' wide knee lace trimmed'
union suits. 35c value.. 25
Ladles' wide knee pants, 35c
value 25
Double Green Trading Stamps
In Underwear.
Ilouseiurmslilngs
Ice
GREAT JULY
embankments, on which railroads are laid,
and so small that while the L-atcher wus
obliged to play at ths apex of the triangle
the outfielders were compelled to stand
close to the embankment at the lower part
of the field and be ready to mount the
bank In order to field the ball when battd
over the luilroad tracks, as very frequently
happened.
The noted Athletic club of Philadelphia
practises on a ground most miserably
situated and much too small In etery way
for a club of such standing. The Irvlng
ton club of lrvington, N. J., for several
years prat-Used on a ground which was so
trreg-ular that st times ssme of the out
fielders would Oisappear into a miniature
ditch, and - In one of the most Important
match games of last season wish the
Mutuals of New Tork played on the new
grounds of the club after a short but heavy
thunderstorm, the fielders were obli-d to
wade after the ball, so Imperfect was the
drainnre and peculiar the formation of the
ground.
Pitchers Box Forty Years At.
The pitcher's box was different then from
now. In 1st "to determine the pitcher's
position It will be necessary to mark off
forty-five feet on the line from home' ta
second base and here locate the foremost
point of the position, which must be marked
off by a line two yards In length; and four
feet from this line, toward second base, a
similar line must be marked as the other
boundary of the position. Two boards, each
two yards in length, placed edgewise In the
ground, will be found the most ellgihle
method of marking the boundary lines."
KltsibIs methods" have changed some
what In forty jrears!
' Ethical improvements, too, haa taken
place, judging from the following: "During
some seasons past, however, manufactur
ers have been found ready to comply with
the request of certain unprincipled parties
and have furnished balls rrro.cn larger and
heavier than the rules direct, and It Is al
leged by soma, who pretended to be thor
oughly posted, that thee balls have been
used by heavy batting clubs in their match
games with leas practiced adversaries for
the purpose of running up large scores and
making ; thereby large average." Ths Im
plements f baseball r . quaintly de
scribed as the "requisite furniture." Shin
pais, ar the lSVf addition to "furniture."
"All balls delivered by to pitcher strik
Coffee, Ice Tea, or Milk
V
NOVELTY FREE
This toy free to erery
boy and girt nocompan.
trd by parf nt or guar
dian, 8atrdy. Tlslt
Ing Toy Department,
Sella for 10 cents. Every boy or
Saturday Offerings
S. 60 Lingerie WaisU
for -05
Samples of odds and ends
of beat selling waists.
Ladies Waists
$5.00 Lace and Net
Waists for $2.05
Daintily trimmed In lace
medallions.
Lawn Dresses
$5.95 Lawn Dresses
for $3.05
Elaborately trimmed with
lace and baby tucks.
Drapery Section. Floor
Silk pillow and portiere cords, in all colors,
sell for 25c; Saturday, at .11c
Couch covers, 40 inches wide and three
yads long, in Persian stripes, sell for $1.25
Saturday at, each 69c
Wooden chair seats, in all shapes and sizes
at, each ..9C
Carpet Section
Third Floor
Heavy Straw Matting, in atrlpea and checks, sella
for 18c; Saturday at, yard 11
Brussels carpet. In all colors, with atalr to match,
worth 90c; Saturday at. yard 60
We are headquarters for Fries-Harley Com
pany Kashmir rugs, made In all sizes, colors are
fast. Splendid wearing .rugs, at very reasonable
prices. Call and aee them.
Big Sale of ,Gaa Ranges. Regu
lar f 16.00 Dangler Gaa Range,
pedal Saturday, at. .$12.00
Screen door hinges 10
Long screen door springs, special. . .
Grass shears, regular 25c; special. 18
Grass cycles, regular 28c; special. 20
picks, regular 10c; special 7
CLEARANCE SALES BEGIN MONDAY.
ing the ground In front of ths home base,
or pitched over the head rf the batsman,
or pitched to the aide opposite to that which
ths batsman strikes from" were, "unfair
balls" in those days. By and by the rules
were changed until the batter could call
for a high or low ball, but that restriction
on a pitcher long since was done away with.
It, together with ths cu m of the catcher
playing back until two strikes were called,
haa passod Into the Umbo of the obsolete.
If a ba'.l was Jerked or thrown by the
pitcher, anything bat pitched. It was a
balk. In this year of gracs a pitcher can
jerk a ball, throw It, or push it from his
hand If he cares to. Side arm and cross
fire and overhand throwing were under the
ban In those days. "Lajt year," the lvtt
guide tells us. 'in addition to having neither
foot In advance of the front line, the pitcher
was obliged to have both feet on the ground
at the time of drlivring the Vail." But
"this position was "undoubtedly Injurious,"
and the queer requirement was abolished.
"The pitcher of the Oriental club of
Groeppolnt. X. Y.. some few seasons since,
would twist, not onlv the ball, but his
' wH at s n 1! .rm In a m.nn.p mnlt nalnfnl
behold." Perhaps that Is where the "simple
twist of ths wrist" originated. The guide
says "all these squirming were unneces
sary and should be avoided."
The striker nowadays ths batter had
to stand astride of a line drawn through
the center of the bom plat and parallel
with the front line of the pitcher's position.
A third striks was out if caught on tha first
bound In the reconstruction days; also a
foul cangnt on the first bound.
As baseball Is played nowadays, a gam
Is over If In ths ninth or any additional In
ning tha aid last at bat make a run that
breaks a tie. It waa not in the old days,
judging from the following nil:
The game shall consist of nine Innings to
earn side, when, should the number of runs
b 4ual, the play shall be continued until
a malorlty of runs, upon sn equal number
f Innings, shall be declared, which shall
conclude the game. Aa Inning must b
Concluded at the lime the third hand Is out.
Oae Hart Old Hale.
Section f of nil I was a curious on.
It did not allow any substitutions of player
The Midland
Teddy Bears
will bring their visit to Omaha
to a close Saturday evening.
They have been seen by thous
ands on thousands of Omaha
children this week.
There Isn't a little boy or girl who
' should nil sg seeing these cute little
Teddies. It's great to see them In
the awing, Isn't It? Harney window.
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In Ladies'
$8.60 Women's Panama
Skirts for $4.05
Plain colors, checks and
fancy checks. . .
UNDERMUSLINS
98c Undermuallns,
for ...48
Drawers, Gowns, Chemise,
Corset Covers v and , Skirts,
dainty embroidery trim
mings. CAMBRIC SKIRTS
$2.50 Cambric Skirts
for 51 10 '
Deep embroidery flounce,
beaded with tucks. .
Reduced '
Prices on
Couohes
Iron Beds,
Kitchen '
Cabinets
Taborette
12x12 top. 20
In. high,
all oak finished,
golden or
weathered,
each
49c
Fine China
Large tulip jug, three pint size, very fine for Ice water.
A 50c Jug; on sale -20
And 30 Green Trading Stamps with each Jug.
Fine cut glass nappies, bought at halt manufacturer's
price, $2.00 on sale Saturday, each. 08
Cut glass oil or vinegar cruet, $2.98 value; on aale Sat
urday .... $1,60
(Full cut and cut stopper.)
Six-piece white and gold toilet set, a regular $2.98 value; on sale Sat
urday, a set $1.60
except for sickness or Injury after the
third Inning of the game. That would be
rough on present day pitchers who were
being hammered. Sermons and sage sug
gestions to ball players on the 'subject Of
decorum, physical condition and constant
application formed part of the reading
matter of the old guides, and there was
much sound advice therein contained.
There was advice for the scorer, too. "Hs
should, withal, be a person of gentlemanly
demeanor." That still holds.
The Guide for ISO speaks of muftln
ma'ches. played "wlih eleven men on a
side and In accordance with the old law ot
the game recognising a bound catch as
putting the striker out. The two extra
men are placed, one at short right field,
and the other In tha, outer field." That
rule would help certain second division
teams of the present period.
Tale Had Co4 Team.
There were some pretty talented colUge
teams as long ago as Ubs. Th Quid tells
of a match between tha Unions of Mor
rleanla and th Yale college nine. In which
the Unions, much to their surprise, had to
play for all they were worth, to win.
"A feature of the revised rdl.s of 1S."
says1 the Guide for 1KT1. "waa th repeal of
the prohibitory clause against ' playing
base bail for money." "All balls thrown or
Jerked, to the bat, or which ar not deliv
ered with a atralght arm swinging per
pendicularly to th slds of the pitcher's
body," were regarded as foully delivered
balls, and If th pitcher persisted In deliv
ering such balls, th umpire was to "declare
th gam forfeited. to a."
In 1171 scores showed not n!y batting
but fielding records, but there waa no error
column. Official averages were not any
thing like aa complete In 1872 aa they have
com to b In later year. The. leading
batter of 1871 was Me) arte, who played In
twenty-six game, having an average base
hit record of s.a0, ever put out of l.ii,
and "average assistance" of Lis. The sea
son of IsTl did not terminate until Novem
ber I, but th aoialtLT club, continued
SATURDAY IN PICTURE SECTION
DIG SEMI-ANNUAL DISCOUNT SALES
30 per cent diacount on picture framing, remnant mouldings and
frame. A great money-saving opportunity.
10 per cent diacount on framed picture In galleries. This la the rght
time to purchase picture for the home, a gift, etc
t9 per cent dscount on Fyrography materials, paints, etc
TOYS
The new midget hand car, suitable
for a child three to five year,
special. Saturday Bl.tS
Bee the Kxer Ketch at IS 00. We
have a hundred dlferent kinds of
autns and hand cars up from Sl.SS
Double Green Trading Stamps Sat
urday on all toy sales
Teddy Bears, 61c, 75c lie up to the
largest and best Imported ones
at MOO
Ready-to-Wear
$19.60 Nobby Silk Dresses
tor $10.00
Made of heavy .taffeta, plain
colora, checks and stripes.
FOR CHILDREN
AND MISSES
$1.48 Children's Dresses
lor 70
Ginghams, percales, dimity and
lawn, handsomely made and
finished.
Special aale of infanta furnish,
tng, stork room, second floor,
$5.00 Misses' Skirts for $3.48
Made of fine chiffon, Panama,
plain, colors, check and stripe.
FURNITURE
1
4 fl I
1 e- .., . 'lit-
and Cut Glass
SEE
their season until Thanksgiving Pay,
"which for years past has been th ball
players' closing day." In th . Louisiana
Bas ball association, says th Quid,
twelve clubs entered to win th "whip
pennant," whatever that was.
rtsas taiat svr a-anaoas.
Among the professional players of 1870-Tl,
and whose names are recalled by not a
few who ar still enjoying bas ball, wero
the fallowing: Flaler and Reach of th
Athletic;' Zettiein, Start. Pike and Pearce
of the Atlantic's; Allison, Sweasy, Bralnard,
Gould. Harry Wright, George Wright,
Leonard, Waterman and McVey, Cincin
nati; Meyerl and Cuthbert, Chicago;
Spalding. Branea, Foley and Addy, Rock
ford Forest Cltys; Sutton and Jim White,
Cleveland Forest Cltys; McOeary and
Tork, Haymakers; Hatfield and' Eggler,
Mutuals; Matthews, Marylanda; Hicks,
Nationals; Force and Berthrong, Olympics;
Blrdsi.ll, Hlgham and ass. Unions.
Nines for 1ST? find Ar.son playing short
for the Athletics, also Remsen, Schafer,
Nelson, Fulmer. Cummings and Craver.
The last nam brings to mind the unsavory
quartet, Craver, Nichols, Hall and Pevlln,
who were expelled for crooked work and
never were reinstated; but this was not
until th
It appears from ths 1S7J guide that at the
"Cleveland convention" the prohibition of
delivering a ball -to th bat by an under
hand throw was done, away with, and th
same paragraph says the "curved line de
livery, such aa that which marks Cum.
mlngs's alyle. Is also impossible, except by
means. of an underhand wrist throw."
How times have changed! . v
Mt am Htstorr.
Following ar extracts from th Intro
duction to th guide of 171:
Our American gam of bas ball may be
said to have started on the voyage of lis
life In th year 1H0; for Its existence be
fore that period amounted to only a series
of trial trips, aa It were. In that year
what we call amateur base bail was In Its
glory.
In bM4. however, the great etrussi for
the so-oaJled honors of the ehanimonship
of IU b ball fralerbity waa really com
SALE WHITING PAPER
25c Value 10c
Beat grades of writing paper,
put up 24 sheets of paper and
SB envelopes In handsome
boxes, linens, bonds, plate sur
face paper and envelopes to
match worth z5c, Saturday,
at 10
Bennett's
Cigars
Owl Cifjpr
Sstardsy lor 25o
10 for 11.10
CLQTQES
FOR MEN 01 BOYS
Why find fault with the hot
weather when you can keep com
fortable in one of our two-piece
outing suits, or skeleton lined
serge coat and light trousers t '
2-piece outing suits. . . .$10.00
$15 and $18 values $7.50
Skeleton serge coats, single or
double breasted $4.00
Alpacas $1.50 to $3.00
Outing trousers, $3.00 and $4.00
values $2.75
Boys
Wash Suits
$2.50 to $5.00 Values. . . .$1.98
$1.50 to $2.50 values. 98c
75c values 50c
50c values . .............. .29c
Bennett's
Bennett's Capitol Flour, sank., gl.40
And 75 Green Trading Stamps
Granulated Surar Double Stamps.
Bennett's Best Coffee. I lbs. . .$1M
And 75 Green Trading" Stamps .
Bennett's Capitol Coffee, lb. pkg. 880
And 10 Green Trading- Stamps
Worcester Table Salt, t sacks... lOe
And 10 Green Trading- Stamps
Bennett's Crystal Cocoa, Vi lb. tin
And 20 Green Trading Stamps
Bchepp's Cocoanut. H lb. pkg-... 130
And IS Green Trading Stamps
Blood of Grape Juice, pint bottle, ISe
And SO Green Trading Stamps.
Bnlder's Baked Beans, med. can.. 10s
And t Green Trading Stamps
Snlders Baked Beans, medium can lSe
ItiH lit llrun Tm. C.
Snider' s Baked Beans, Urge can SOe
amu iu urnn inunnf fc lamps.
Batavla Macaroni, lb. pkg lHs
And 10 Green Trading Stamps
H J. Helm Cider Malt
- . s vinegar, qt. bottle t&c
cStili"5 for " aa
And 10 Orean TrajOlng
WMBVpS
Diamond C Soap, nine
bars for ft&
SUNDAY PAPERS.
menced. In IKS th system of profes
sional ball playing beajaa to openly mani
fest Itself.
In LP64 was Inaugurated tha first of a
series of Important amendments to the
playing rules of ths game, the result of
which ha been to bring bas ball nearer
to the point of perfection than Its best
friends ever expected U would reach.
In 1W5 the rule dividing the fraternity
Into professional and amateur players waa
adopted by a nearly unanimous Vote of
the representatives of nearly two hundred
clubs, and this division will henceforth
rule as an unchangeable law ot the gam
without a doubt.
Davy Fore was ths leading batter, of
1873. with an average of 123 bits a game
pretty good balling. A rule of that year
Informed th umpire that he must neither
call nor count the first ball delivered to
each striker, th Arst ball being dead so
far aa calling or counting It was con.
cerned. There also wsa sjme vague dis
tinction about pitched balls which should
be counted but not called, which those
who framed the rule could explain better
than can. those who read It th!rly-1v
years later.
Foal Bell. Rale.
Rule 11, section 7, said that "any ball
sent to the bat from th pitcher's position
which shall accidentally hit th striker's
bat ' shall b declared a dead foul ball,
and no base shall be run or player put but
on such ball." Nowadays such a ball Is
fair or foul according to ' w her It rolls,
and base may he run and th batter put
out If It rolls fair.
Invasions of foreign countries by ball
teams began as long ago as int. Two
teams, th Bostons and ths Athletics,
visited England that year, and played a
series of games. These teams war mad
up as follows: ,
' Boston Jasne White, catcher; A, O.
Spalding; pucaer; James CTHourke, Arst
bsse; Ross C. Karnes, secood base; Henry
Shafrr, third basw. George Wrinht. short
stop; Andy Leonard, Harry Wright and
C. McVey, outlielders; George W. Hall,
Tbuntas L. beals and Ham Wright, JF,
suhsiltutes.
Athletic s James E. Clapp, cat.-her; (Tames
P. McBiide, pitcher; West l. Kialer. Aral
base; Joseph l.allm, second tu; dward
b. Sutton, third bae; M 1L Horary,
siHirisiopi Alb-iit W. Ueduy, A. (J. Ajtsuii
SHOES
smut rottENooi BVBG vm. saor
IKllX AND SECLIE HEM
ton's $1.75
gray can
vass shoes
sad Ox
lords, leather
soles
12.50 patent colt S-button Ox
fords, light soles. In all about
SO pair $1.10
Misses' and children's white
canvaa oxfords and barefoot
sandals OS
Women's red and black heel
leas boudlor slippers... 08
W. L. Douglas shoes, patent
colt, hand sewed $3.60 shoes,
for 81.08
Men's box calf, velvet calf and
vlcl kid shoes, regular 2.50
values 91.03
N
Big Grocery
Teas, B. V. Japan, Oo
long Gunpowder Kns-
llsh Breakfast, lb. 6&j
And 50 green trad
ing stamps.
5gg-0-fie. i pkgs. 85e
Dr. Price's Breakfast
foo.1, i pkgs 0e
B. C - Baking Powder,
lb. tin ao
And 10 green , trad
ing stamps.
Bennett's Capitol Ex
tract, bottl-t 18o
' And 30 greeo trad
ing ntamps.
MEATS
Fresh Drosaed Spring Chickens,
pound ...... 25tT"
Pork Chops 11
Pig Pork Loins .-OH
Boiling Beef, t pounds for, . .25
6-lb. pall Rex Lard. ....... .55
Morrill's Iowa Pride California
Hams ...... . . . . .
12
And 20 Green Trading Stamps.
Morrill's Iowa Pride bacon (backs)
Pound 16W
And 30 Green Trading Stamps
Wlta Each Strip.
and James T. MeMuIlen. outlier; A.' J.
. r. oenamoerrer and Thorn a
Murnan, eubatitutes.
'? "' to the guide for Wt says:
OWIna to abuaaa miiirk .v.. , ,
club Ti.v. allowed " t-e,"' "i"
c a fertaln Prejudice has been created
aaalnst ths exlftenc of tfils class of ball
player It should be borne In mind, how
ever, that whlla our gam exist there will
always be a professional class of its ex
ponenU: and the only question to b con
sidered by a majority of the whole fraters
Ity Is whether this clnss shall be en
couraged by a liberal recoKnitlon and a
reputable patronage to play the game I
Its integrity, or shall by th very revert
action b driven to Indulge .n th wort
phases of professionalism, vis., gambling,
frauds and that curse of all sports, "hln
podromlnfr." Profesalona. ase ball Is an boneat sport
nowadays. It vts purged of any crooked
ness long ago, and, whatever else it faults.
Is on th level and appeals to reputable
Intelligent people.
Chaaa-e la Rale.
Perhaps nothing Illustrates better how
th gam hss Improved with scientific study
and development than t ompar bow
th fielder wer stationed thirty yerfr ago
or mors and now. Th ancient guides,
with their maps of ths field, show th first
baseman to. be playlijg fairly deep, but
nearer to tha foul line than Is the present
custom. Th second baseman played much
farther around to th left than now and
farther back almost behind second bass.
Ths shortstop played In th aam relative
spot between second and ' third as now,
but closer In, while th third baseman
was farther to the left and farther back
than at present. Th outfielders did not
spread out as much In tcos day a new.
Ther waa a gap In thoa days between
first and second through which modera
right field hitters would hav a plcnlo
driving saf hit. Present day fielders
distribute themselves much more effectively
to Intercept batted balls. They form a
cordon much better adapted to cop with
all sort of tricky, skillful hitting. Th
science of th gam team more than
Individual possibly lias improved wlia
Sleudy stride