La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 28, 1914, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextMONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1914. L GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE SEV121J. TOMtlGSTERS riATIIEWSOil TO USESPITBALL "Bie Sir' Will Try Salivary Ds lliery Heit Voir. BATTERS HAVE SOLVED HIM j Gunboat Smith Expects to Get Fight With Johnson SLIDING IS ALL THE RAGE BE TWEEN YOUNG. Efuny SPORTS Handsledes of the CHy Working Over lime Kverywnere. The youngsters of the city at least are enioying tne snow that has cov ered the ground since Friday night. All day Saturday and Sunday the hills - in the city have been kept busy with the little sleds .and yesterday auto mobiles could be seen with from five to ten sleds hooked on behind, haul ing the youngsters over .the city. The slippery conditions of the streets has also resulted in many bad falls for both old and young, although no seri. ous results, other than a severe shak-ing-up have resulted from the slips so far. FORMER BASEBALL WAR. Twanty-fivt Survivors Ar Still In tha . Gain. Although but twenty live or the 330 ball players who tigured In the Ameri can and Nutluniil league nice of 11)02, the last year of the Amertcun league baseball war. mill rcniulu lu the llg arena, a tetini -otuosi-ci of tlu-ae voter ana. nil of whom have lieen lu tbe game upward of fourteen seasons, would be i'iiuiiili- of holding Its own with any that mlfibt be selertcd today. ' All of these player nrp far ultove the -vernge In iui.:igiMii-i. which act-omit for their I'enmliiiim In the gauie so Ions, are excellent lieUlei-s. treat hats men and. with one or two ex.i-iirloiis. grand hwp ruuni-r Tlili all star leu in wonlil ilnt up lis follows: Matbi'wsoii, I' In ii I; unci Hess, pitch en; BreHnuhmi mid Pnulu. cut' lien. Lajote, firs: base: livers. Kecond linse; Wagner. shortstop; : Wallace," third base; Callnhun. left Held: Leach, cen ter field; Crawford; right field. The niHuuger for this team could be selected from among John McGraw. Fielder Jones. Clarke (Jrlfflth. Frank Cbnnce. Hush Jennings. Wllhert lloh inpon and Fred Clarke, as all of these former stars were In the came In 1002. QrlfJUh and MrUraw being pilots as now. lllfe H ' SJ&fr - tZ".1 v Photo fcy-Airierlcan Press Association. rXBOAT SMITH Is hopeful of ireltlnir uieeliUK with Jacls Johnson be fore he ends nii ring enreer, and he N plugging a way with that end In view. His prospects wore tolernhly bright until lie was knocked out by Sinn l.airifoiil. Imt he tirmtrM that His pt-evinus record Is such that one lallnre kIiihiM hoi he taken as tinal lucldeiilally riunlioat lias expressed i iiiiiivncsy to iiici'i .Icsy Willaiil. who i- maii-iiml with the negro chaiuplou ni'd hos hiickeis u on in n I ecil a purse ui y.lii.uii to the negro, liiinlionl Is an .-Ull1 H'lUV -fltler j- r D. R. FONG MEDICINE CO. CHINESE ROOT AND HERB REMEDIES Currs Bodily Diseases With Root and Herb Treatment Phone 762 Free Consultation La Grand 1412 Adams Ave.- Ore. E6e Hotel Or eg'on PORTLAND, OREGON ; CENTRALLY LOCATED AS TO BUSINESS AND ALL PLEASURE RESORTS The place where all Eastern Oregon people stop when in Portland. Mr. F. S. Bramwell is always on hand to greet his many friends. RATES Large sanitary rooms, without bath $1.00 and upward with bath .... $1.50 and upward M. C. DICKINSON, General Manager. F. S. BRAMWELL, Assistant General Manager. When im Seattle, stop at the Hotel Seattle. We own it. TWENTMJtJE LIMIT HURTS MANY YOUNGSTERS WILL BE DEPRIVED TRYOUT. Big Leaguers Making up Many Promising Bustiers This Year. ' By HAL SHERIDAN. (Written for the United Press.) New York. Dec. 28. The twenty- one player limit invoked by the Na tional League at its recent meeting here will cut off many a promising youngster lroni his chances wifn a big team. Prac;ii.ally every team in the league has already signed from thirty to fifty players. The number must be cut to twenty-one by May 1. Many of the youngsters whom managers would like to retain dur ing the season will get the axe be fore they have an opportunity of showing their worth. The Central - association and the Three-I League are still furnishing the player market with "comers." W. L. Flanniiran, who pitched for the Muscatine team last year in the Cen tral Asociauon, has been signed by the Giants. His six feet odd inches of height and a lightning like de livery are said to be his features. McGraw also signed up Eddie Hollo way from the Springfield team of the Three-I league. Last year' Holloway made good as a fast man and a hard hitter. ELECTRIC LIGHTS WERE INVENTED TO SUPPLY A NECESSITY. ALL OTHER METHODS OF CREAT ING ARTIFICIAL light were unsatisfactory. Candles wer dim and unreliable; gas, dirty and dangerous; kero sent, dull, smoky, odorous and also dangerous to health and property. When elctric lights were introduced there was but one drawback. They cost considerably more than other lights. This objection has been overcome and elec- ' V - ' trie lights are now the most economical as well as the most satisfactory light. Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. Telephone Main 34 Around the lobbies of the Waldorf and the Imperial during the meet ings of the National and Interna tional leagues here were seen many of the veteran big leaguers, released after years of baseball service, Mike Donlin and Wiltse of the Giants were on hand pondering their prospects for the coming Reason. Both were gin gerly fingering their unconditional releases. Germany Schaffer, the co median of the Washington club, will be missed next year. Many a laugh burst from the fans when Germany was indulging in his favorite "horse piy-" .:..;.j-H-I-!"K"!"!-H""l-M-HM-H"h SNAKE MAKES MOLE BELOW PAR SCORE. Green gaitcisn:ii;cs me found In' the vii-inn.v riilragu J. Ir time it iht- 'liiivi'iwivuml t (loll chili is :in early lii.ii'iiiitu !'! plnyqr. . Several ilny - ugn In- - n wile ii slnii'i pitch lu !ln- I iilnl I green, dm hull st''iiihi: i-Iiit In !' the hole lie h.id vI-Miiiim ui n j p:ir I'iMir (In :i j ; r'ii: hint: tin- j hole he fonnil in:Ui-. .-n -.- n. - the bull The reptile, tmruia i the gnud iloctnt ns iilnnit tn up -j enite tn hlni. .'started tn retreat., 5. hilt lu Its hnste kniM-Keil the I If Into the hole. X . The doctor wants to know 11 he should rhilm n three or take A It for grnntcil be would have holed the putt and claim a four. 4 4-i-H-M 1 1 1 1H-1 M I 1 1 1 H M ! His Work the Past Staion 3how H la Lets Efftctiv, and MoQraw Has . Conaanttd to Lt Him Adopt Pua iling Ball Hit Control Is a Handi cap, anil He la Loeing Hi 8ped. Christopher MuthewHou will probahl) be found ukIiik tliu kcHLhII next season In an efl'oit to retain bis usefulness as ti plti her. lie In under contract for two years. louKur with the New York Giants, and he does not want tboae two years to be what his last two mouths the past suukou were. - Matty knows full well that be Is no louser a yonu man lu full vigor of athletic ability and recognizes the fail that be Is not as effective us be was In his prime. . v . It bas been said that the great pitcher can pitch for several years after bis arm goes back on him on what be knows. There is some truth In that, but still he feels that If be adopts a new delivery his years of active serv ice will be Ictiialiened. Matty bas been pitching so long that bis deliveries' that were once ho pus illug have become less effective than In the pest, for the reason that tbe op ponents have become so familiar with bis style that they stand up before him with all the confidence lu tbe world aud just lay back and wait for the balls they eipect. There was a time when If a butter made more than a single off "Rig Six" It was u rarity. But now as many long drives ate made off him and as fre qucutly as off other pitchers with much less reputation. Matty has always had better con trol than any other pitcher who ever occupied the box. Now, as the time has arrived that he bas not tbe speed be used to have, he finds that bis ac curacy of aim is a handicap to his effectiveness. Batsmen face bim with the utmost coutldeine, knowing there Is no danger of tbelr being hit. It Is not often that control works against a pitcher, but It surely does now In Matty's case. If be was a bit more wild be would be much more effective By - adopting . the spittur be thinks he will not be as true In locating tbe plate. Manager McGraw has never allow ed tils pitching crack to use the spit ball. In fact, none of the Giants pitchers, with tbe exception of "Bugs'' Raymond aud "Big : Jeff" Tesreau, bare been allowed to throw It. But McGraw, wishing to have Malty on bis team as long as possible, bas told Matty to go as far as be likes from now on and to pitch any kind of ball lie wants to. . Matty has been Influenced largely In bis determination to adopt tbe damp sling by tbe success of Leon Ames tbe past season tn taking up the delivery. Ames was never much on control when he was a Giant, and the fact tbat he seemed to Improve In accuracy of aim when using the spitter Infill enoed "Big Six" In bis decision. It will be remembered that Jack Chesbro. after he left Pittsburgh and joined the Yankees, adopted the spit ter aud became, wonderfully effective with It Jack's arm hod gone stale and he saw tbat tbe only way he could continue In tbe game was to pick up somethlug new, and. he selected the spitter as a means of salvation. He succeeded beyond his fondest hopes. ' Tbe fact that he pulled tbe Yankees up to contenders In the race up to the very Inst day of the season, although the championship was lost by bis wild pitch, proves that Chesbro's showing was phenomenal. Matty should be able to get even bet ter control than any pitcher who has tried tbe spitter. One spring in Marlln Matty experimented with tbe saliva pellet and be fairly made the ball talk. It would take three or four little jumps or quiver In the air from the box to the plate, and a sporting writer named tbe new delivery tbe "quiver." It took the funniest gyrations Imaginable. Although there have been many claimants to tbe discovery of the spit ball, some critics are inclined to be lieve that Frank Bowermnn Is entitled to tbe credit of being the Christopher Columbus of the delivery. Frank Was a catcher, hut he had Inclinations to become a pitcher, and whenever he could Induce any one to catch him, which was seldom, ho would always toss up the ball after wetting It and It would shodt and jump In the most puz zling manner. This was fully fifteen years ago. . The Middleweight Champfonahlp. If some enterprising promoter Is eager to settle the middleweight champion ship be will try to match Mike Gib bons and Jimmy Clabby. But there may be a bitch If Clnhhy cannot make 158 pounds ringside. Gibbons saystbot be will Insist on the regular American limit If Clabby wants to nieet bim. Tbe St Paul boxer declares that he cannot bnild himself nliore 154 pounds and tbat be Is willing to concede tbe difference between that weight and the 158 pound limit to rllnch a match. One thing Is sure, however Gibbons will demand a ble guarantee to box Clabby ten or twenty rounds, while the latter also will bold out for at least 110,000. I m.. mm II .aflf U 1 1 11 MJ13 umi r 'i : iui s unner direct supervision of the United States Government. Like all other National Banks this one has to under go periodical examination by Government experts for the benefit of depositors. It has to keep a large sum in absolute reserve against its liabilities and it is subject to the direct supervision of the United States Government. No institution could be safer for banking your money. ' Accounts solicited. . Every facility given consistent with Government rules. The United States Nat'l Bank Capital 1100,000 Surplus 113.000 Deposits $364,841.14 . OFFICERS and DIRECTORS WM. MILLER J. C. HENRY J. L. CAVINESS J. P. CONLEY T. J. SCROGGIN ' C. T. BACON A. L. RICHARDSON U. G. COUCH GEO. 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