La Grande evening observer., July 28, 1909, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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fcTEnf6 OBSEB7EB, LA GBA3DE, ORE GOV.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1303.
EIGHT PAGES.
ia Grande tveniai Observe:
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Stealing Baseball Signals
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Boise valley melons will soon be on
the market
an awn-
ning was raised a few
inches and held in that position a fast
ball was coming, and If it was raised
and then dropped the signal was for
a curve.
"The awning worked well, until It
was discovered, and then the catcher
and his associates invented somfc-
.thing new in baseball. They put
electric wires underground connect
ing the club house with the coachers'
box at third base, and buried a small
wooden box under the ground, the
!??$ fon'P'Pg ft 'fey?!F:' A certain
'noisy, obstreperous player Was sta
tioned at third base with one foot on
the box containing the 'buzzer' and
as the signal was sounded the play
er stationed over the 'buzzer' could
feel the tapping under his foot, and
by e&llihg In & secret word code he
warned the batter what the pitcher
was going to pitch.
"Not a regular playef on the Phil
adelphia team batted Under 300 per
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" It was our alfalfa and sugar beet
growers that prayed for this rain.
The popular song around the camp
fhes of the outing parties thase even
ings, is "Home Sweet Home." ,
With two but almost successful at
tempts to sail across the English
channel within .the past ten days and
the Wright Bros complying with the
test experiments existed by our gov
ernment the day of the al ship being
a competitor of the auto seems to be
all but here.
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For years the peoiilo of Central
Oregon did everything within Its pow
er to attract the attention of rail
road building, but their efforts were
in vain. It seems to be different now
It may yet require a few weeks to
ascertain whether all of this unusual
and unexpected activity is business
or bluff.
"The lengths to which clubs will signal by raising or lowering
go to secure the signals of the oppos- J Ing. If the awning was rais
lug teams t astonishing to those not
familiar 'With the game," says Hugh
S, FuMerton in the August number of
ths American Magazine. He contin
ues: "To catch a signal legitimately, by
observation, by quick thinking. is
part of the sport Marshall of
Brooklyn, Jane of Chicago, Doolin of
Philadelphia, art past masters of the
art of seeing what the opposing bats
gen are trying to do befor H ef
fort is Binds, efforts have been made'
In the past to steal signals by th
most brazen trickery and unsports-'
manlike methods.
"Perhaps the WQrst case of this
sort ever revealed was that of an old
Philadelphia club of the National
league. Here was the greatest ag
gregation of batters ever assembled
on one team, but not satisfied with
their natural hlting ability they want
on tn Vnnw in advance what klnfl of
bllMhs pitcher waa going to SOrveJcent. while the 'buzzer was In opera
80 at to lnferea.se their hitting. One , tion, and several of their pitchers
of the fcleverest men at Interpreting and catchers were among the leading
signals who ever played in a base-! batters of the National league.
ball game tormulatea the plan. Bta-. "Mot sauBneu wuu uavuig wii
tloning a confederate In the club touch advantage on ) the home
house In center field, he had him grounds, the man who planned the
armed with a powerful pair of field j thing followea nis team srouuu ui ,
glasses with which to watch the i country, renting windows overlook-!
hands of the catchers. At first the I lng the grounds in each cNy, and wig-
confederate signaled the batters by i wagging signals te the batters. He,
raising one arm for a fast ball, the j was caujsht at Brooklyn by some oi ,
other for a curve, then when the oi-; the Brooklyn players, and trounced.
ponents grew suspicious he Worked and after that the metnoa or Bpying
from behind a blind and gave ths ! gradually was abandoned.
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they have the best and the freshest;
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and don't forget that 25c coffee, it
takes the place of your 40c coffee.
Just n a shipment of Swifts ham and
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1EHILEY
IS HEAR DEATH
IX FACT IS THOUGHT TO BE DEAD
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The Alabama Legislature convene!
in special session yesterday at the
call of Governor B. B. Comer, to con
sider legislation to strengthen the li
quor laws. An attempt will be made
to declare locker clubs illegal. Gov
ernor Comer will also endeavor to
have passed a compulsory education
bill, a measure to prohibit the carry
ing of concealed weapons and a Ju
venile act to prevent the imprison
ment of children under 14 years of
age. Forstry preservation is likewise
included in the legislative program
of the execu-tlme.
Man Known Here Mortally Wounded
by His Captors.
Nebraska will have no state prim
ary election this year, though three
supreme court Judges and two reg
nta of the state university will bo
ilected this fall. Today platform
conventions are being held, for the
nrnmnlirntlon of nlutforms and the
selection of state committees of tht
various nartlos. The omission of the
state primary election Is due to the
new Donohue non-partisan Judiciary
and resents bill, which provides that
candidates for these offices shall go
on the ballot without party deslgna
tion.
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tmiiiiov Ml N KUS MAY GO OUT.
Great Britain is threatened with the
most serious labor trouble that the
country has experienced in years, be-
Whlle there has been no definite an
nouncement to that effect, It is almost
a certainty, according to advices from
Baker City this afternoon, that Page
Hawley died at Copperfleld last night.
People coming from Copperfleld where
Hawley was undr arrest, say it was
impossible for the fellow to Burvive
the past night. Telephone communi
cation from Baker this, afternoon say
the county officials left there last
evening and will reach Copperfleld
some time today to look in to the
story told by the two men who cap
tured Hawley after a long chase.
Acting Chief of Police McLaughlin,
scouts the idea of accidental bruises.
lie has known Hawley for several
years, and is firm of the opinion that
the fractured skull was sustained at
the hands of Hawley's captors. Others
who know Hawley say he was too
good a horseman to fall and sustain
such Injuries as he did at the time.
The following from Baker City ex
plains the incident In this connection:
BAKER CITY, July 27. Latest
news from Copperfleld this afternoon
states that Puge Hawley Is still alive,
but that his death is but a matter of
hours. By people in Copperfleld it Is
believed the death of Hawley will
result In the charge of murder being
preferred against J. J. Burns and O.
Pratt, the men who captured the
young horse thief. Prosecution
would be hard as the two men allege
Hawley was Injured by a fall from
his horse, while it is stated Hawley
said he was injured by the two men.
Hawley Is a horse thief and was
caught by the two prisoners about
four miles from' Copperfleld on a stol
en animal. Monday morning he sold
a horse to John StevenB and after re
maining In the camp for a couple of
hours, during which time he spent
Borne of his money, he quietly got the
homo and struck out along bnaKe
river toward the Wailowa country.
Soon a posse of well mounted citi
zens was in pursuit of the outlaw
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BALTIMORE. July 28. The charge
of assault against Senator Stone of
Missouri, preferred by a Negro porter
. amine car. whom he slapped, was
dismissed this afternoon by the court.
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