Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 223, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1913 — Page 3

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FEW QUEER DECISIONS

American Association Umpires Make Some Odd Rulings. Why a Player Shouldn’t Slide Into Flrat Base—Charlie Irwin Tells Good Story on “Germany" Schaefer of Senators. #■ - . Whatever the merits of the respective controversies, x tWO of President Chivington’s umpires in the American association have succeeded in creating talk over what were heralded as “freak decisions. Umpire O’Brien called “Dixie" Walker out in a recent game at St. Paul when he slid to first oase and was quoted as saying he would give a similar decision on any player employing those tactics. Umpire Johnstone was credited with putting Player Booe out of the game for looking behind him and trying to get the catcher’s signals. President Chivington says that the report from Umpire O’Brien says the play on Walker was not even close and that no other decision would have been possible. While President Tom does not go to the extent of saj Ing a player would be called out if he actually was safe in sliding to first, he sides with his umpire in the controversy on the ground that a player slides to first only to confuse the arbiter and really loses time thereby, as he hap to slow up to make the slide. In regard to Johnstone’s case, the league head says that in the absence of definite information his opinion would be that the player was put out of the game for turning back and talking to the umpire instead of trying to get signals. - While discussing the O’Brien! decision in league headquarters, President Chivington and Umpire Charlie Irwin got to talking about old-time umpires and their verdicts, and how the decisions which once “went” would not do for modern baseball. One instance was cited in which Manager Joe Cantillon of Minneapolis, once an umpire, figured. As the story was told, “Germany" Schaefer, now comedian of the Washington American leaguers, was protesting pretty hard for a youngster on nearly every strike called. With the call two and two, one which seemed to cut the corner of the plate was thrown and Schaefer was called out by Cantillon. “What you trying to do run me out of the league just because I’m a young fellow trying to break in andearn my living?” howled “Germany.” “Did you think that was a bad one, blandly Inquired Cantillon. “Couldn’t reach it if I had' beeri an acrobat,” stormed Schaefer. “All right, we’ll give you another one,” said “Pongo” Jse. Thereupon Cantillon motioned to “Dummy” Taylor, who/ was pitching, to throw another ball. Taylor came rushing in from the slab, gesticulating wildly and wanting to know what it was all about. Cantillon smiled at Taylor aiid by signs the situation was explained to the mute. Grudgingly he threw another ball which cut the heart of the plate? Schaefer, thoroughly enraged, swung at it with all his might and missed it by six inches. “Now, go over to the bench and sit down. If you do less talking and m4re batting, you won’t be so likely to get run out of the league,” was Cantillon’s parting shot at Schaefer. After that incident, Schaefer was a great admirer of Umpire Cantillon. Imagine an umpire in these days giving Ty Cobb or Joe Jackson another" chance to" hit" because they protested when they were called out on strikes. Possibly the police would be able to save the arbiter from the mob.

NOTES of the DIAMOND

Two souls with a single thought— McGraw and Maek. Catcher Rariden of the Bostod Braves isn’t throwing with his usual speed. * i • • % Buttle Creek now has a complete Indian battery, with Watkins pitching and Nevitt catching. Infielder O’Leary of the Cardinals seems to be fully as good as when he played with the Detroits. _ ———-—■ ’— Johnny Bates is now the\>est pinch hitter in either league. The Cincinnati outfielder made good on eight out of nine chances. • • • Larry McLean is doing regular service for the Giants, and it appears as if he would give Chief Meyers a run for the backstopping job. • • * The national commission has already been planning to start tbe world’s series at the Polo grounds on October 7, and alternate every day with the Athletics at Shlbe park. • • • Evidently Manager Evers ts going to get his money’s worth in weight if not in quality when he makes trades in the future. Moore, and Vaughan are all over the ordinary size. * * * Long Bob Ewing, for sevevil years a pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds, is through with baseball. He started to pitQh in a game at Lima, but snapped a small bone in his arm. He is going back to his farm.

THE 'EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

COMING SECOND BASEMAN IN BIG LEAGUES

It Is generally conceded by baseball experts that Vitt, who has done such excellent work for Hugh Jennings’ Tigers, is one of the coming second basemen of. the major leagues. Before Vitt was taken ill recently he had shown plenty of life and always played with lots of snap and vim. \

OUR INTEREST IN BASEBALL

There Is Nothing Like It, Even Politics in National Campaign Forced to Take Back Seat. Probably there is not another example on earth to compare with, the nation-wide interest of the people of the United States in the daily record of baseball , teams. Entirely apart from the feverish anxiety of the pool-play-ing part of the population, there is in every town from Maine to and maybe to the extreme tip of the Aleutian Islands —from the lakes io the gulf a great body of people — mon and women —thoroughly familiar with the general trend of the sport, intelligently appreciative of its subtler nuances, and fairly familiar with the small army of men who play tbe games. There is nothing else like it, says the Lowell Courier-Citizen. It has the stock market lashed to the post. Politics even in a national campaign would be hull down to windward. A war would hardly command the same unwavering interest for six months. It is the national obsession, knowing neither latitude nor longitude throughout 3,000,000 square miles of plain and mountain, highland and lowland, prairie, pasture and plantation. The night reports of the great press associations carry the news of it as soberly as if it were international politics, and with the best of reasons; for it is the most universally absorbing, the most widely and. appreciatively read of all toe news that TsFalght-* ly ticked off to a waiting country. When one considers the enormous extent of the United States, this, university of interest- in a mere spurt, played by salaried experts, is amazing. What is there to compare to it? Nothing.

HURLER SHOULD WORK OFTEN

Manager Dcotn Thinks Pitcher Should Be Kept in Game as Long as He Retains Effectiveness. “Early in the season,” says Manager Charlie Dooin. of tbe Philadelphia National league team, “Seaton and Alexander worked In a great many games, and won them, too, keeping us away ahead in the race. Then the bry was raised that these two pitchers were being overworked and were entitled to a rest The two slabmen neveg*

Pitcher Alexander.

complained—in fact, they liked to work often —but rather than be considered a slave-driver I rested them. What was the result? The other pitchers failed to deliver, while Alexander and Seaton, instead of benefited by tbe layoff, were rusty •nd couldn’t show nearly their original effectiveness. I’m now convinced that pitchers should work early and often if they are to keep their effectiveness. No more pampering and nursing for my wizards, believe me."

Yanked Out of Box.

Pitchers Camultz and Tesreau have been yanked off the slab 16 times.

Infielder Vitt of Detroit Tigers.

ODD INCIDENT OF BASEBALL

Shortstop Mcßride of Washington Team Relates Funny Play That Happened in St. Louis Game. “The funniest incident I remember in baseball occurred in a game played in Washington shortly after the fire on our grounds, which was in 1911,”

says George Mcßride, the Washington shortstop. "When the new park was laid out they switched tffe diamond, and now I think Washington has one of the won<t sun fields in the league. “The Incident I have in mind took place in this sun- field. The roof of the staud had not been started, which made things worse. “We were playing St. Louis, and ’Hap’ Hogan was in left It was a> close game, and Schaefer, who came to bat with three on bases, made a half line to left field and ‘Hap’ lost the ball in the sun. ‘The ball struck him squarely .on the head when it came down, and we scorn! three runa Hogan was stunned for a minute and the way Schaefer carried on made it all the funnier. “The next day the St Louis outfielders practiced before the game, wearing catchers’ masks on top of their heads and also regaled in chest protectors.”

Baseball, like any other business, has Its good and bad periods. This season tbe cry is nation-wide that the hard times caused the public to seek cheaper shows for recreation instead of paying the prices demanded for baseball. The minor circuits are not the only ones to suffer, for many of the major league teams will be lucky to pay expenses. New York, because of the traveling transients, will have a big year. In Chicago, Boston and several other good baseball cities, tbe attendance will fall far below former years.

This year tbe Athletics are said to be the greatest drawing card on the American league circuit, supplanting the Tigers and VTyrus <Cobb in that iaspect

"Hap” Hogan.

Lean Baseball Year.

Athletics Best Drawing Card.

THE CROPS IN WESTERN CANADA Optimism Throughout the Provinces of Manitoba, Sas* , katchewan and Alberta. During the present summer a number of important delegations have visited the Canadian West for the purpose of securing information as to the crop conditions and the conditions of business ’ generally. For some months the financial stress was felt throughout the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia as well as in other portions of the country. With a development taking place there, such as has never Delore been known, it was to be

The Dairy Herds Throughout Canada Are of the Beet.

expected that when the money bags were tightened that this would be the case. The fact is that money could not keep pace with the development natural to demands of 400,000 new people a year. Towns and cities had lo be built to take care of the country and capital had not made' sufficient preparation. But the crop of 1913 will restore conditions to a normal state, and the natural and reasonable development will continue. Owing to a wet fall in 1912, and a heavy snowfall during the past winter there was a large area which it was difficult to seed at the usual time the past spring. Therefore as a general thing seeding was later than usual. A trip through the county in the early part of August showed that this was no drawback. Wheat that had been seeded in May was already ripening, and had a stand fully as good as any country had ever produced; the heads were large and the prospects were of

the brightest. It was not only in wheat but In flax, oats and barley, the same splendid conditions obtained. Rains in all parts of the country came at the right time and tbe best of weather throughout the season prevailed in all parts. The hay crop was excellent. Alfalfa, clover and timothy grasses were good, and many farmers are now cultivating these splendid fodders. The homestead shack is giving place to comfortable residences. Large barns are being erected where the Improvlsed log and mud stable gave shelter to the few head of cattle that the early settler may have had in his possession. Fields are fenced, roads constructed and great fields of grain and pasture land are always in evidence.

Puzzle.

“Dad, tell me one thing.” “What is it, my son?” . “If the fathers were to hold congresses to agree on what they wanted like the mothers, would they be ‘pop’ concerts?”

Weird Work.

“What’s this—volcano in action?" “No.” , “Town'bn fire?” “No, no; still life. Piece of huckleberry pie. painted by a cubist.”

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Wheatfield in Stook, Western Canada.

The quality of Western Canada wheat is recognized everywhere. The latest census returns show that in the Province of Manitoba, which stands out as one of great wealth and wonderful opportunity, the land area under wheat increased from 1,965,200 acres in 1900 to 2,760,471 acres in 1910, being ah increase 0f.40.46 per cent, in the decade. The wheat area of 1911 is greate* than that of 19io by 334,461 There are increases in the area of production of all cereals for 1910 over 1900, excepting peas and mixed grains. Of cereals grown in 1910 the largest gross monetary return per acre was given by peas with $20.51, followed by beans with $16.37, fall wheat with $15.67, corn for husking with |12.63, flax $11.15, buckwheat $11.06, spring wheat $10.34. The smallest returns were obtained from oats, rye and barley in the order named. Tbe average value per farm holding of field crops, vegetables and fruit

was $1,024.71 In 1910, as against $518.03 in 1900, being an increase of 79.18 per cent, in the decade. Coming back to the crops of 1913, it may safely be said that the yield of wheat in Saskatchewan will be about 115,000,000 bushels, with ait average yield of over 22 bushels per acre. Oats, which are but a fair crop, will yield an average equal to that of last year. Barley is excellent, while flax, of which the average is considerably less than last year, will produce a greater average than for years. What is said of these crops will apply to all districts. Under date of August 12th, a report comes from Regina which says: “Unless some dire calamity occurs in the next few days farmers of the Regina district will reap the greatest wheat crop ever recorded in the West. “A correspondent made an automobile trip to the north and west of the city, over twenty-seven miles being covered. Several fields were seen

which were almost ripe enough for the binder. Others require about a week more warm weather, but'everywhere was the indication of a phenomenal yield. Oats do not average up with the wheat, but several good fields were seen. This time next week the hum of the binder should be the prevalent music around Regina. “One farm was passed on which there was one square mile of the finest wheat imaginable. It is just turning yellow and will run forty bushels to the acre.” In Alberta there will be a high yield of all grains. Wheat will be a heavier average than last year. Oats about the same, flax heavier and bar* ley about the same.—Adv.

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