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LA GItANDE EVENING OBSERVER SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1910. vaoe r.:;v STORIES OF TIE DIDND. PLAYERS' REAL VALUE UIIBERTAIll 1 rmany Scfe&r Talks E-: Tosser V.T.3 Lc:ks Mi gal mti to Mield. ' Star Oib Pfs F& STER B1.D1ID TO I - ELBERflY JOE I SECOND HARDEST FOSITICn. I Min at the Keyatone Station It Given getter vnir.Gt 10 snow up man Any OtKar Player He Generally Lasts LenJ,p I " Game. No. XVI. By HERMAN SCHAEFER, fCopyrlght, 1910, by American Prwa Asso 1 elation. Tbat are the Important qualities fot I successful inflelder In the major jeajues today? Well, the only' players rbo become successful infielders are tbose with a natural aptitude tor base ball A good tnechanleal player who on bit at a fair clip may make good md bold a position In the outfield, but then be comes to the infield' he must be a quick thinker, fast fielder and a natural player as well. How many baseball fans have thought of the build of these infield ers and the part that plays In deter rdnlng the qualification for a certain position? For :instance, take the first 'mm W YYinttt ha n tall. rnT fellow who can cover ground, but more especially one who has a reach to catch throws a trifle wild. Height apd reach ue valuable in stepping forward to meet thrown balls. Many a first sack n who understands his position robs I batsman of hits merely by stretching out lo meet them. In the course of a season this one or two feet advantage Till mean a score or more less bast hits. Speaking of the second baseman 01 the shortstop. I will say that the lat ter should be a short, chunky fellow, something on the dachshund order, for he has to gather the ball in from 'all positions while on the run, so the low er they are to the ground the better. The majority of the third Backers in the major leagues today are small men or fellows of medium height, but it is not essential there. 1 As you know, second base is the key to the infield. Second sack gives a player an opportunity to show up bet ter than any other position, and I be-( Here a player will last longer in the game in this position than any other that Is, If he Is a natural and not a made ball player. A second baseman should go for short files and depend on the tfutflelders for the coaching, as they are in a better position to Judge the ball. The " keystone stationer should go in for the short throw with the catcher, sending the ball down for a man and a runner at third. This play requires practice and a good throwing catcher. When running down I man between the bases go after him on the Jump and get him under full headway before throwing the ball. Recently I was asked who I thought was the gamest man in baseball. I know I have been in the game for many years, but I'll tell you I have( sot had the chance to size them all up,' but I will hand a lot of candy to my present side partner. Kid Elberfeld. Some years ago when I was playing second base for the Detroit Tigers I naa a little experience with the lua. The latter is game to the core. No matter what you do to him, he will take it without batting an eye. But you have to watch out when his chance comes. , When he was playing lth New York he got me once when I wasn't looking for anything and gave me a pretty hard bumping as I came back to the bag. 1 tried to get back M him and learned how luck, will break against a fellow. The next time I went to bat I passed the word that If I reached first no one was to give e the signal, because I would go flown on the first ball pitched, having u engagement at second. I had a food lead and was away with the Pitch. But there wasn't a chance to ret Norman, because Catcher Klelnow Wiled him off the bag with a wide throw, and I had to keep on for third without a chance to exchange compli ments. I was ready for the Kid when we time came. He reached first, and I tipped O'Leary that I would take the tbrow if he stolA When he came down I was all ready, with my elbows in the "gat place. He came in Just as I anted him to, spikes first and feet tip in the air. But the throw was short. I had to ran in to set the balL Wterward Elberfeld told me he had toe dead if I hadn't pulled off the bag. that's what he thought george stg::e a:i mm. Few Years Ago St Louis Americans Outfielder Would Havo Brought BiS : 8um, but Not Now Other Cracki Whose Brilliancy Haa Faded. , Star baseball players are certainly j mighty risky commodity. One year piayer may show to advantage, look as if ue was worth $50,000 to his club cause his owner to turn down all kinds f fabulous offers for his services an the following year prove a big failure While every club owner is in thi baseball business to get the money still it's the one ambition of every own er and manager to win pennants; oth erwlse there would be much mort trading and selling of players among the various clubs of - the majors and minors. Civic pride often keeps an owner from Belling one of his start for a big sum. The fact that such a sale may also bring upon his bead the wrath of the fans plays a part as well "Grizley Bear" Is going to die. That , at least is the decree issued by "Huc kleberry Joe" Carper of Promise, the government-paid hunter in Wallowa county's Meadow Park, a large sheep range fenced in by the government in the hope of keeping predatory animals away and the sheep safe. Mr. Griz ley has become renowned throughout eastern Oregon. He 1b a monstrous ly large animal, and walks through fences, knocks cattle senseless, and often kills them with a blow of his eats sheep with considerable loss to the owners and has made himself a general nuisance in that county. His He starts from Promise, his postomce address. His weapons are such that they will make Mr. Grizley cringe. No man has ever yet been able to get the bear up a tree. He fights at the first sight of trouble and has torn dog after dog to shreds. Knowing this, Mr. Carper has procured the beBt dogs known to hunt ers and will take an entire pack with him on the trip. No stone is to be left unturned In the effort to land the big bear. Anyone wishing to join the hunt can do so by writing to Mt. Carper-at Promise.. Those who do go with him A woman's Uea of baring a good time consists in spending time and money on useless things. Women necessarily have a sense of humor, for without it they would be unable to extricate men from the ab surd position that they are constantly getting into. , - Self Protection. 'No. I haven't taken a bath in ten years."' , "Dont you believe in baths?" "Oh. I don't suppose they do any harm If . taken in moderation, but I don't dare take a chance. My wife is so tender hearted that if a tramp were to come along while 1 was in the tub she would give htm my only suit of clothes." depredations have been enacted for j will have to supply their own grub for several months, and the sheepmen are ( the trip. Ed Morris, the well known up In arms. They have turned to Hue- , Winchester ammunition representa- Four years ago George Stone of tht St Louis club led the American league In batting. Stone and his big stick were feared by every pitcher in'tht Johnsonian circuit Every club ownei would have been delighted to buy Stone at almost any old price, while the St Louis fans simply Idolized theli batting king. All kinds of offers were made to Owner Hedges, but he turnea a deaf ear to them. i Stone was expected to be the big noise the following year, but be proved a rank disappointment - Trouble ovet salary caused him to get a late start Injuries set him i back1 several times just as he was getting into his stride, and all in all he bad a bad year. Oi of the Injuries to his ankle slowed kleberry Joe as a panacea for .the evil and he is making preparations to start a big bear hunt in October. He will leave about October 25, and will keep going, until he finds Mr. Grizley. , All he has to guide him to the ani mal is the fact that he is somewhere In Wallowa county. His tracks have been Been and they astound the oldest bear hunters In eastern Oregon. The footprints measure thirteen. Inches acroBB, ana wnen me Dear im ueeu i seen at various time fighting with dogs, he stood over tea feet high. Thin 1s not a fairy tale but actual facts. - Provided with plenty of ammunition and a .351 Winchester, Huckleberry Joe will start out and keep going un til he finds his fugitive. He is paid by the government to hunt these pred atory, animals, hence the expense is no item. Up one side of mountains and down, the other will be his task. the, will be one of the party at any rate, and it is believed others will join the delegation. When they start the understanding will be that there is to be no turning back until Mr. Grizley has been killed or the bear has proved the master and chased the hunters back. Once found, Mr. Carper says, there is no doubt but what the bear will fall for the bullets to be used are the enormously large soft-nosed sort tutu wiu tear iremeuuuua tntiea ut tua anatomy once a charge goes home. . Mr. Carper 1b not alone disting uished for his bear hunting ability, for he is a huckleberry picker of renown in fact that is where he won the pe culiar title which he carries. He owns p huckleberry patch near Promise and in two years he' has picked 1,835 gallons.' This year he gleaned 900 gallons which netted him a dollar per gallon. . In Practice. ' t Tho man who nghu an1 runs away . May llva to tight another day. But chances ninety are to tin That next time do will run again, His Roason. "lie says hia wife 1 a fine cook." "She Isn't though." "Isn't she?" "No." "Then why does be brag about her sor "Just because he Is too stingy to hire a cook." '.. ' , . . Bolieves In It. "Do you believe lo the power of sug gestion r "Suggestion?" "Yes." 10 S.," R. 22, W 1-2 W 1-2 Sec. ;t, 5 and N 1-2 Sec. 6; in T. 4, K. 22. Sta. IS, 19, 20; in T. 6. R. 42. W 1-2 Sec. 23, all 3cvi. lol 21, and W 1-2 Sec. 32; in V. .:, Sec f). N 1-2, EE 1-4. E 1 2 fcV i-1 Sec. 6, E 1-2, SW 1-4 E 1-2 N .' i fcVV 1-4 NW 1-4, Sec. 7, Set. i .V i-J Sec. 16. Sec. 17. N 1-2, N'l-2 1-4; SE 1-4 SE 1-4. N 1-2 SW 1-4. . SE 1-4 SW 1-4 Sec. 18. NE 1-4 NE 1-4 Sec. 19, N 1-2, N 1-2 SE 1-4. N 1-2 SW 1-4 Sec 20, N 1-2. SE 1-4. N 1-2 SW 1-4 and SE 1-4 SW 1-4 Sec. 21, S 1-2 Sees. 22 and 23, E 1-2 SW 1-4. W 1-4 SW l-4,Sec. 24, S 1-2 NE 1-4. SE 1-4 and E 1-2 SW 1-4, Sec. 25. S 1-2 NE 1-4. N 1-2 SE 1-4. E 1-2 NW 1-4 and N 1-2 SW 1-4 Sec. 26, N 1-2, N 1-2S&1-4 and W 1-2 SW 1-4 Sec. 27; in T. 7, R. 43, W 1-2 Sec. 28, E 1-2 Sec. 29. N 1-2 SE 1-4, SW 1-4 SE 1-4, S 1-2 NW 1-4 and SW 1-4 Sec. 30, SE 1-4 NW 1-4 and W 1-2 NW 1-4 Sec. 31, E 1-2 Sec 32, Sees. 33 and 34; in T. 8, R. 44, W. 1-2 Sec. 6, Sec 7, and S 1-2 Sec. 8; in T. 7, R. 45, S 1-2 NE 1-4, SE 1-4 and W 1-2 Sec. 23, SW 1-4 NE 1-4, SE 1-4, S 1-2 NW 1-4 and SW 1-4 Sec. 24, all Sees. 25 and 26, SE 1-4 SE 1-4 Sec. 27; E 1-2 E 1-2 Sec 34, all Sees. 35 and 36; in T. 8, R. 45, Sec. 1,'NB 1-4 and NE 1-4 NW 1-4 Sec. 2, NE 1-4, N 1-2 SE 1-4, SE 1-4 SE 1-4 and E 1-2 NW 1-4 Sec. 12. E 1-2 E 1-2 Sec; 13, Sees 18 to 21, inclusive, Sees. 25 to 36 inclusive; in T. 7, R. 46, S 1-2 Sec 19, all Sees. 25 and 26, S 1-2 Seen. 27, 28 and 29, Sees. 30 to 38, inclusive; in T. 1, R. 47, Sees. 1 to 10, Inclusive, "Well, when a girl suggests that she may be a sister to me 1 begin to sus- BecBt 16 t0 21 inclusive. Sees 28 to 33, inclusive; 111 1. , n. i- ov. , POLK'S GAZETTEER A Battae llrectory f City, Towa aad Villa ta Orccoa and Hktteh of each nUca. Locstfcm, V"J uiraetary. eacH Bom JL Jj. POLS rn Taa. J ' v i SPORTING COMMENT AND KINDRED SUBJECTS OBOBOE BTONK, ST. ZOUJ8 AMERICAN OCT FlEiiDEB. him up considerably, and since then a number of the hits that be used to beat out go in to the put-out column Three years ago Stone would have brought down something like $10,000, yet it' questionable if any club would pay much more for him than the draft price. A few years ago Manager McGraw of the New York Giants offered ths St Louis Nationals $ 10.000 for Pltchei Karger and was willing to throw In a couple of young pitchers to boot Owner Roblson of the Cardinals want ed to give the fans a winner and turn ed down the offer without hesltatioa Karger failed to show the next year, was traded to Cincinnati and then turned loose to a minor league club. He Is now with the Boston Americans and has done very well, but is nothing like the pitcher be was a few yean ago. Not so many years ago Elmer Flick, Jack Powell, Lou Crlger, Terry Turner. Herman Schaef er, 'Lee Tannehlll, Bill Bradley, Bill Donovan and a host of other stars would have brought fancy prices If placed on the auction block of baseball While quite a few of the boys are still valuable to have around, there wouldn't be any riot should they be offered for sale, and they wouldn't bring one-fifth the price they would have commanded five years asro, Good players are men who take long chances. Players who take unusual risks are, of course, very liable to Tom Barclay, representing the Sel- by loaded shot gun shells, will leave for Union, Baker and Boise,- Idaho! Mr. Barclay is one of the hest trap shots in the northwest. ' ' a a ' Right at this time the thing for the rank and file of the high school to do is to get out a second football squad. The first team squad so far has been limited in numbers, in fact there have been only about fifteen out for prac tice during the past week. ' Without a second team it is impossible to de velop a winning first team. Byron W. Brady of Wallowa has announced he will hold another big bluerock shoot at Wallowa late in October. The added money will be either $100 or $125 as the case may be and all trophies in the JJnlon-Wallowa County Sportsmen association will be contested for again. Brady played an Important part in the Elgin shoot last week. . . : ' While La Grande nlmrods have nothing but praise for the manage rr.ent of the shoot at Elgin last Mon day, there is one thing that calls for mere lauding sentences that the man agement and this, the gunmen, say, -a vas a splendid luncheon the Cemetry association ladles of Elgin provided for the hungry blue rockB. . Chances for the first real winning girls basketball team in many years at the local high school are exception ally bright this fall and ere long now the captains and mangers will be nam ed and diligent practice commenced Lillian Baker the formidable center are the heaviest losses through grad uatlon. The main bulk of the old squad with additions from the freshman class should mean a fast and snappy quin tet this year. Humor and Philosophy Br SMITH His View. "What is your Idea of t good look ing woman?" , , "It all depends." ."Depends r. "Tea, If I am hungry a good looking woman Is one that is cooking a good dinner." V . Hor Opinion. "Do you believe in woman's rights?" "Woman's rights r . , "Yes.". "Well. I think that when a woman has to support her husband he should at least be called by her name." - - a a a Here Is hoping that big Vern Bean makes good at the Provo (Utah) mill tary school with the same degree of success that marked his football ca reer on the local high school team. In addition to being the big rush with plenty of rush to spare after he Is through 'rushing, he is a basketball player of more than passing ability, a a Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harding of La Porte, Ind., with their son, J. E. Harding at the wheel, arrived in La Grande last night on their way to Se attle and Los Angeles In a Bix-cylin-j der Olds. They. have had no trouble,! enroute and don't anticipate any. Mrs. Harding detoured at Cheyenne and took train to Salt Lake where she again Joined the party. Mr. Harding Is city electrlcan at La Porte, and the family Is enjoying a tour of the west. looplng-the-loop to Lob Angeles and home via the southern route. . a a A. Bean and Fred Grout, old-time re liables on the line, will report for training and practice next week and then the prospects at the high school will brighten. Two valuable experi enced men have been recruited al ready in Gauntt, a North Yakima tackle. Rinehart, the big husky from tackle, Rlnehar the big husky from - . . . . m. 1- 1 oumuiei viiic wut cuou uv vuw u... r.!,fVT"1nnQ sTrl-ek and his bulk wil, be a valuable ban cUtyers are morTdeUcate than' asset to the line. He will likely start the daintiest bits of bric-a-brac. a guard. PERT PARAGRAPHS. TI7HILE being happy is an attltudt VI iiuuu, uemjj vuiuiuiiauin more apt to be an attitude of body. When a put up Job falls down tbert is apt to be a spill out Getting a place to work Isn't nearly as necessary as getting a place to get paid. There is only one thing more curious than a woman, and that Is a man. fir- A kick in time saves a lot of trou ble about having Impossible stuff worked off on yon. Sometimes making a fool of a man Is merely amusing, and at others It Is abusing. The man who won't speak a good word for another generally In the long run gets what Is coming to him. ; Kotlce of Dissolution, Notice 1b hereby given that the La Grande Meat company haa been dis solved by mutual consent and that M. J. Hally withdraws from the firm. The outstanding hills will be collected by and the firm-will he manage by Fred Both and Paul Rohr. FRED BOCH, M. J. HALLY. PAUL ROHR, Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has filed his final account as Executor of the last will and testa ment of Duncan McBeth deceased, and the county court of the state of Oregon for Union county, has fixed Tuesday," the 4th day of October, 1910, at the court house in ia oradne, Ore gon, as the time and place for hearing any and. all objections thereto. Dated at La Grande Oregon, this 3rd day of September, 1910. W. M. McBeth, Exectuor of said Last Will. Sept 3-10-17-24-Oct 1. Sees. 6 and 7. W 1-2 Sec. 8, Sees. 14 to 22, inclusive, Sees. 28, 29 and 30; In T. 7. R. 47, Sees. 25 to 36, inclusive;" all south and east; all T. 3, R. 42; In T. 4, R. 42, Sees. 1, 2, 3, 4, E 1-2 Sec. 6,-Sees 7 to 36. inclusive; in T. "4. R. 43, Sees 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11; in T. 1, R. 45, Sees. 1 and ,2 and S 1-2 Sec. 3; in T. 2, R. 45, Sees. 25. 26, 35 and 36; in T. 1, R. 46, Sees. 1 to 6, inclu sive; in T. 2, R. 46, Sees. 2, Z. 4, 5, 8, to' 36, Inclusive; in T. 3," R. 46, S 1-2 Sees 32, 33, 34 and 35; in T. 6. R. 46, Sees. 1 to 12, inclusive; in T. 6, R. 46, Sees. 19 to 28, inclusive, Sees. 31 to 36, inclusive: in T. 1, R. 47, Sees 4, 5, and 6; in T. 2, R. 47, Sees 7 and 8, 8 1-2 Sec 9, Sees 16 to 21, inclusive," Sees. 28 to 33, Inclusive; S i-2 of frac tional T. 6, R. 47; in T. 1, R. 48, W 1-2 Sec. 3, Sec. 4 to 9, inclusive, W 1-2 . Sees 10 and 15. Sees. 16, 17, and 18; in T. 2, R. 48, S 1-2 Sec. 16, 17 and 18. Soca 19. 20 and 21, W 1-2 Sec. 27, Sees. 28 to 33, inclusive, and W 1-2 Sec. 34; j all fractional T. 6, R. 48; all north and east Willlamette Meridian. Warning is. hereby expressely given that no '? person will be permitted to gain or exercise any right whatever under any settlement or occupation begun after May 20, 21, and 27, 1910, respectively, and prior to October 22, 1910, and all such set tlement or occupation Ib hereby for bidden! , JOHN .McPHAUL, Acting Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Office. Approved July 28, 1910, " FRANK PIERCE. First Assistant Secretary of the In terior. Dally Aug 8-13-20-27. ;' Sept 3-10-17-24 Oct 1-8 Notice of Restoration of Public Lands to Settlement and Entry. Department of the Interior, General Land Office, Washington, D. C, July 28,1910. Notice la hereby given that the pub lic lands in the follolng described areas which were excluded from the Umatilla, Whitman, and Wallowa National Forests, Oregon, by procla mations of the president dated May 20, 21 and 27, 1910, respectively, if not otherwise withdrawn, reserved, or appropriated will by authority of the Secretary of the Interior, be restored to the public domain on October 22, 1910, and become subject to settlement on and after that date, but not to en try, filing or selection until on and after November 21, 1910, under the usual restrictions, at the United States Land Office at La Grande, Ore gon. In T. 5 R. 27, W 1-2 Sec. 14 and Sec. 15; in T. 10 R. 27. Sees. 6. 7, 8, 17 to 22, inclusive, 27 to 34. Inclusive; all T. 11, R. 27; in T. 12. B. 27, Sees. 1 to 5, inclusive, E 1-2 and NW 1-4 Sec. 6, NE 1-4 Sec. 8; in T. 10, R. 28. W 1-2 Sec. 15, Sees. 21 and 22. 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