Greenfield Evening Star, Greenfield, Hancock County, 6 January 1906 — Page 4

There Aro T-.'o KItidik, anil Every tiling Is Kri&'iit a itl C'le^n and Under Po« lice Cuiitvol In ('it- Quurter Wliere tlie Worl.iuf? I'eoi-Ie Live.

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The big boar hound which pulls the vegetable cart through the streets presses his full weight against the legs of the English visitor and drives him slowly and resolutely to tlie wall, where he holds him prisoner till the master, laughing, and the housewife, apologizing, call him off. We learn from these good people that they hav* their hard times and that it is often difficult to dress the children as they could wish, but nevertheless they never go short of food—no, no that does not happen in Berlin. As for .Work—why. life would be a poor thing •without it. and there is usually an hour or two in the evening when they can go and hear music at the cafe. Oh, yes they are comfortable enough, and Berlin is pretty good as cities go. But the country—ah. that's fine, that is!

But everywhere, even in this orderly quarter of the city, there is evidence of what the Berliners hate and resent more than anything else—"the control." "Look!"' said my guide, a working man, as we mounted the stairs of one of these Rixdorf palaces. His hand pointed to a door on the first floor, and I paw to my amazement that i'j was a police office. "Yes," lie said bitterly, '"they live with us even in our houses! fhe control always the control!" I asked to be allowed to enter, and, having a magic name on my lips as an introduction, I was permitted to inspect the place. The police greeted me in a peasant fashion, taking their cigars firora their mouths and pausing in their games to give me information. As we passed out aud stood for a moment looking at the photographs and descriptions. of missing citizens on the wall I

But I saw uo brutalizing evidence of the control in my wanderings. I entered little beer houses, comfortable places, with tables and chairs and music going cheerfully through the evening, and saw no check upon the enjoyment of the people. They have their beer gardens in Rixdorf, their music halls and their places for lectures and Socialist meetings. They walk through the broad streets and pay calls at each other's houses and crowd to the Templehofer feld to see the great military reviews. It seemed to me .that they are in happy circumstances,

Now, I saw during all my wanderings through Rixdorf one half drunken man, but never did I see a drunkep. "woman. I am told that drunkenness among the women is unknown.—Etar«ld Bigbie in London Mall.

A PEEP INTO BERLIN, THE FIRST BASEBALL

RIXDORF, THE WHITECHAPEL OF THE GERMAN CAPITAL.

Nothing iu fieri in so much impresses me as Iuxuorf, the Y/liitecliapel- of the German 'j

You kujvV the east end of London— the sailing courts, the grimj' alleys, the

the suffocating reck of frying iish and the groups of gossiping slatterns at every gloomy doorstep. Now let me show how another European city houses its working classes. Come with me Into the "slums'' of Berlin.

From the center of the city, with its splendid houses and its ceaseless shops, an electric tram carries one swiftly to Rixdorf, a district connected by every possible means with every quarter of the city, however fashionable or magnificent. And when you reach it you scarcely know that you have left the fashionable and magnificent quarters at all, for on every side of you are spacious streets, with trees planted at the curb, and oil the other hand tall white palaces rising up with solid dignity toward a clear sky huge houses, bright and speckless, with wide doorways, many shining windows and iron railed balconies, where cree- e*s twine and children play splendid and noble houses, such as you would look for with difficulty in almost any quarter of London. It is here that the working classes of Berlin live out their careful,

and laborious lives.

The jerry builder does not exist in Berlin. As soon as land falls vacant if is purchased by companies of recognized repute, often by banking houses, and only such streets are planned which meet all the requirements of sanitation and art. The houses are built, and U:e working classes enter them, the well off renting the ground and first floors/the poorer folk mounting to the floors above. From the doorstep to tlie fan light in the roof everything is clean and orderly.

I have had the pleasure of entering some of these flats and talking- to their owners. I found the interiors mo whit less pleasing than the magnificence of the facades. Here, for instance, is the home of a man who keeps a little greengrocer's shop in his front room. On the walls are shelves bright with polished china and tin. A stove filled with hot bricks diffuses a pleasant "warmth and shines in all its tiles with the labors of the housewife. A table spread with a neat cloth occupies the center of tlie room and is set out with the frugal tea of the little family. The grandmother, with a warm shawl over her shoulders, sits in a high backed chair beaming at her visitors. The good housewife, radiantly clean, hangs over the back of the chair, nodding a sympathetic head at every twist of the conversation. Big and burly, leaning against the wall, with his cap in his hand, his arms folded across his deep chest, is the master of the household— an ex-r.-eaman, with shining dark eyes, black l.air and a red face.

HOW THE GAME WAS PLAYED IN THE DAYS OF ITS INCEPTION.

Then a Man Could Be Put Out br "Soaking" Him With the Bull—Th#» Umpire Took It Eas* While th»*

Teams Piled Up Half a HnndreU Runs. •. The first newspaper report of a baseball game that I remember reading was an account of a game played at Hobokon, N. J., in 1S59. It appeared in

roaring taverns, the tattered children, illustrated weekly and was such a novel and interesting event that the week'jr gave a double page illustration.

There was no baseball schedules in those days. All that was needed was an occasion such as a Fourth of July celebration, a county fair, a house raising or some other event of that nature. The occasion for this particular game was the entertainment given to a team of English cricketers then touring this country. We had evolved a game from the old English "rounders." which we callcl baseball, ana we wanted to show our cousins what a high old game it was. vy

It may have been the "humors of the day" editor who wrote the report, which was as follows: "Baseball differs from cricket, especially in there being no wickets. The bat is held nigh in the air. When the ball has been struck, the 'outs' try to catch it, in which case the striker is 'out,' or, if they cannot do this, to strike the striker with it when he is running, which likewise puts him 'out.' "Instead of wickets there are at this game four or five marks called bases, one of which, being the one at which the striker stands, is called 'home.' "As at cricket, the point of the game is to make the most runs between bases. The party which counts the most runs wins the day."

The fact that the reporter thought It necessary to explain how the game was played indicates the extent of the public's knowledge of baseball at that time, and even he wasn't quite sure whether there were four bases or live. When he says a base runner may be put out by hitting him with the ball he makes no mistake, for that was an actual fact, and it was considered a good play on the part of a base runner to draw a throw from the pitcher, for usually the runner would dodge the throw and gambol around the bases while the fielders were hurrying after the ball. This rule was abolished as soon as the game became popular, for a baseman, instead of touching a runa^r with tho ball, would often "soal:" him r:t short range, which generally brought forth unprintable remarks from the soak *e.

The artist in illustrating this gsine was not far behind the reporter. Tha picture shows us several hundred spectators. and. with the exception of a few ladies and gentlemen seated in carriages, the only person sitting down in the entire assemblage is the umpire, and, as if to show the perfect tranquillity of his mind and his contempt for foul tips, he leans gracefully back in his chair with his legs crossed. The basemen, Instead of "playing off," are standing, each with one foot on his base, and a base runner is "glued to third," although the pitcher ia about to deliver the ball. In short, the general aspect of the field is enough to give the modern baseball captain nervous prostration.

The year 1870 saw baseball well established and deserving the title of national game. Of the amateur clubs the Harvard university team was one of the strongest, virtually defeating the famous Red Stockings in one game. The score stood 17 to 12 in Harvard's favor at the beginning of the ninth inning, and with two Rrds out, Goodwin, the Harvard pitcher, was hit by a batted ball and injured. He recovered sufficiently to pitch the game out and then fainted, the Reds meanwhile piling up eight runs and winning. The game was played in Cincinnati.

Another notable^ achievement of a Harvard nine was the twenty-four inning and no run game in 1877 with the Manchester (N. H.) club. In this game Catcher Tyng of the Harvarda (yes, Jim Tyng, perennial Jim Tyng) made the unprecedented record of thirty-one put outs and three assists. While this game was interesting and axciting in its early part, it grew somewhat monotonous after the fifteenth Inning, owing to the fact that the dead ball used became "punky." and the batsmen were unable to knock it outI Bide the diamond. The pitching of

Ernst amused the spectators, however, and I think Ernst must have been the pioneer contortion pitcher.

''old my guide that the police seemed jjajj behind his back, looking over his to me agreeable enough. "They are all right," he said, "but they are only the strings. The people who pull the strings—ah, those are the devils! You should see them! Oh, my heavens, you should!"

It wa» customary in those days for pitche/ to stand erect and deliver the ball with the hand below the shoulder, but Ernst had a way of tucking the

-right shoulder and elevating his left leg as he pitched. That seemed to the spectators a bad case of monkey business and always called forth defisive remarks from the small boys. His record of fifteen strike outs and but four flies knocked into the outfields as outs shows that he knew his business at all events. I The scores of a few games played by leading clt bs in 1809 show that the player's occasional request for a subI stitute to run a few laps for him was hot without reason:

Harvards, 39 Lowells, 16. Clippers of Philadelphia, 87 Nationals, 9.

Lowells, 102 Andersons of Lynn, 8. Cinclnnatis, 70 Unions of St. LouIs, 9.

Eckfords, 45 Atlantics, 25. These are fair samples of the score* made by the best clubs. Those of somr of the minor clubs oftentimes resembled thi» scores of a billiard match.— Out!j}g.

At the Grand Opera House, Indianapolis.

The world famous magician, Herrman, the Great, will be the bright particular star of next week's bill at the Grand, although there will be several othes acts on the program that shine with exceptional brilliance in the world of vaudeville. Herrmann will be seen in one of his mystifying exhibitions of magic, assisted by Marie Herrmann and his company of entertainers. The transmission from one generation to anothef1 in the same family of some peculiar gift has never been more strikingly exemplified than in the Herrmann family. For several generations back, without break, in cousecutive succession, the Herrmanns have been conspicuous as masters of magic demonstrations which in these modern times delight theater-goers but which, in the fold days, were viewed with religious awe. By right of birth and tradition, as welJ as by careful exploitation of magical phenomena, the name Herrmann will always as sociate itself with the best in this lino of stage presentation. Leone Herrmann, upon whom the mantle of his uncle, the late Alexander Herrmann, has fallen, will bringjinany new tricks and illusions with hifm when he apdears next week, and for a half-hour at eaeh performance of the vaudeville bill will enterteain with a spetacular act that cannot fail to arouse great interest. "L

A jolly^* feature of the program will be the specialty of the well known comedy stars, Oris Bruno and Mable Russell, who may always be counted upon for a delightful mixture of music and mirth. Their latest act is credited with being the best vehicle they have ever offered §f vaudeville-goers- Another act^of high class will be the comedy, "Tbe^Two Rubies" presented by Miss Dean Edsal and Arthur Forbes, who will, upon this occasion, make their first appearance at the Grand. Both "are players of recognized ability, and their one-act comedy has been scoring decided success wherever it has been seen.

Snyder and Buckley, the popular musical comedians, and great favorites with Indianapolis audiences, will be seen in a merry specialty, and the Dougherty Sisters will contribute an an attractive offering. A pair of noted European performers are the Sisters Amoros, who sing, dance, execute woundrful feats on tlie trapsze and conclude with wonderful acrobatic work. These young women are BOW making their first tour of America and their act is sura to prove something of a surprise. Pete Baker, the famous German comedian, will be heard in his songs, stories and imitations, and Tony Wilson and Heloise, a duo of gymnasts from England, will be seen in a novel act. The bioscope will bring the show to a finish with a series of splendid animated pictures.

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Lippincott's Magazine sends hearty New Year's greetings to its readers all over the world. And may tbey-°be happier for reading twelve numbers of the Magazine during the year 1906.

The January issue contains Marie Van Vorst's new novelette, "The Master of Craven." This tremendously strong tale is bound to exeite—and abundantly satisfy—a wide interest wherever the name ot Van Vorst is known among all classes. The author igJAmerican through and through, though she spends much time in Paris, whose atmosphere is productive of the good fiction that comes straight to the hearts of her own countryman.

Of the half-dozen short stories which follow "The Master of Craven," each one possesses a delightfully distinct significance and individualism. "The Door to the Rright," by Baroness von Hutton (the creator of "Pam"), is a clever social problem story "Jack's Bill-Board Girl" by Norval Richardson, is a humorous theatrical story The House on Fayette Street, by a new writer of considerable originality, Jane Belfield, is about

Francies a Dragon, a Lover, Goldfish and a Rose" "A Missionary Appropriation," .by Edith Morgan Willett, is a burglar story, concerning a portentously funny merchant and his wife "The Atonement," by LuellenCass Teters, is a humorous story of love and superstition and "The Strike in the Clarion Office," by Caroline A. Huling", is a striking "strike" story connected with a newspaper office. "Is a Surplus'More of a Menace than a Surety?" by afinacier who calls himself simply,

other good excuse for a surplus is that|in some States the capital only is taxed, and in the form of a surplus additiou capital is secured free from taxation."

The bi-centenary of Benjamin Franklin's death is celebrated by a protrait of "Poor Richard" on the cover of the magazine and by a paper on "Franklin's Trials as a Benefactor," by Emma Repplier. This makes us realize, at least a little, the difficulties endured by this great philanthropist. Wimer Bedford concludes his "Memories of Some Generals of the Civil War" by interesting recollections of General McPherson, Howard, Dennis and others.

The verse of the month is attuned to the spirit of "a sunbeam in a winter's day" and the "Walnuts and Wine" department makes its bow to its many friends, and a Happy New Year!

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