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CAN PLACE HIS HITS.
At Least Cobb Says He Can When Hit
and Run Signal Is On.
"There's nothing to this stuff about
a ball player being able to place his
hits into right or left field at choice."
remarked a wise bng a day or two ago.
And yet there Is. "It was not until
three years ago," Ty Cobb told us,
"that I began figuring upon the ad
vantage of placing my drives. Now
this system gives me a base hit that
I used to lose.
"Take a man on first base ahead of
me. The bit and run is then given.
Either shortstop or second baseman is
to cover the bag for the throw, leav
ing one side of the diamond open. As
the runner starts I watch the start of
the rival infielder and then push the
ball toward the open space. Any old
kind of a tap will go for a base hit
You can't take a full swing and do
this, but you can at least push the
6all in that direction.'
In the first three Detroit-New York
games Cobb picked up three of his
five hits by jamming the ball through
uncovered spots where ordinarily the
tap would have been Boscoed to a
finish.
" PLANK MACK'S BEST BET.
Veteran Southpaw Delivers When His
Best Efforts Are Needed.
The many disappointments his nu
merous pitchers are handing him this
season makes the work of Eddie Plank
look all the brighter to Connie Mack,
wizard of Jhe Athletics. The veteran
of the squad and a player whom some
of the critics have for several seasons
been,relegating to the "has been" class,
Plank keeps right on delivering the
goods in masterly style.
It was Plank who kept the Athletics
out of last place all through the early
weeks of the season last- year, and
again it is Plank who is doing most of
the winning this year. His left hand
crossfire is as deadly as of yore, and
his painstaking methods in preparing
for the baseball season leave no cause
lor sucn excuses as iacK 01 control auu
overweight
Plank knew what was coming and
prepared to give his best efforts at n
time when good work is most needed.
MARQUARD IN RARE FORM.
Giants' Star Southpaw Has Splendid
Chance to Smash Records.
Reuben Marquard, who emerged from
his chrysalis last year, appears to have
a very good chance of smashing all
pitching records this season, but it
must be admitted that he has some
marks to try for. John Luby of Chi
cago In 1890 won twenty successive
games. Charles Radbourne of Provi
dence in 1883 pitched thirty-seven con
secutive games, winning twenty-eight.
Jack Chesbro of the Highlanders won
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Photo by American Press Association.
RUBE MARQUARD.
fourteen straight games in 1004, and
Reulbach of the Cubs duplicated this
feat In 1909.
Charles Sweeney of the Providence
club, pitching against Boston in 1883,
struck out twenty-one opposing bats
men. In those days the batsman was
permitted to call for a high or a low
ball, and the twirlers pitched under
hand, so this was some record. Glade
and Waddell each while pitching for
St Louis in the American league struck
out sixteen batsmen.
Charles Radbourne and John Clarkson
each pitched seventy-two games dur
ing a single season. A G. Spalding in
1875 had a winning percentage of .S99.
These are but a few of the records
that Marquard may go after If he de
sires. Marquard has learned a great deal
about pitching in the last year. He
no longer pitches his arm off when
there is no occasion for it, but wisely
depends upon bis fielders and saves his
best efforts for the pinches.
Groom Has Sign on Crawford.
One of the oddities of baseball is the
sign that pitcher Groom of Washing
ton has on Sam Crawford, a slugger
Who can be depended on to hit almost
any twirler hard even if not safely.
When Sam gets a single off Robert tt's
an event, and when he bits the ball out
of the infield he Is happy. Usually be
taps or pops to an infielder, varying
this with an occasional strike out
Hoblitzel Now a Dentist.
First baseman Hoblitzel of Cincin
nati recently received his diploma from
a Cincinnati dental college. It is now
"Dr." Hoblitzel.
American All Right.
A countryman registered at a hotel
in Kansas City one day. He did not
explain on what "plan" be purposed to
become a guest
"European or American.?" asked the
clerk.
The guest looked surprised. "Ameri
can," be said emphatically. "Born and
raised up here In Platte county. I don't
look like no foreigner, do I?"
Quick Growing Fungus.
A fungus of the Jungles of Java
grows so rapidly that It cannot be pho
tographed by time exposure.
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SCHOOL REPORT
(Continued from page 1)
ble than all other considerations we
believe will be the effect upon the fu
ture citizenship of this and other
communities wherever our pupils
shall live as those now being thus
trained will be able to accomplish
and maintain homes upon a better
more efficient basis, and train better
than they themselves have been train
ed, the future generation in matters
of health, intellect, morals, industry
and home economics. This means
much to the community and state and
should be the viewpoint of all educa
tion and the public schogls.
The commercial department nas
been established upon a basis of schol
arship and efficiency. There are no
short" or "soft" courses, the require
ments of each subject being equiva
lent in amount of time and effort de
manded to that required in other sub
jects as alegbra, English and history.
The subjects including anthmeitc.
penmanship, commercial law, hook
keeping, typewriting and stenography
run through the four years of high
school courses and must be accom
panied by. work in mathematics, his
tory, science and English. So that a
graduate from this department has a
thorough preparation for his specialty
or for general application through
life.
ENGLISH.
The general activities of the school
have been carefully supervised .and
developed. The matter of public
speaking has in corelation with the
English been emphasized as an es
sential factor in the lives of the fu
ture citizens and an essential part of
school work. The culmination of spec
ial effort along this line was in the
series of discussions concluding with
the public debate on June 10. In this
work every student of the high school
takes part as it is one of the regular
requirements of the course of study
in English.
In the Claskamas County School
league oratical and essay contest Ore
gon City won first high school and
first grammar grade essay honors. -
LIBRARY.
During the year the high school
library has been under supervision of
the head of the English department;
in the grade schools, under the prin
cipals. The books, both new and old,
have been accessioned, classified and
numbered and the standard system
of distribution and use in vogue in
the state library inaugurated and em
ployed.
The policy determining the pur
chase of new books has been first to
add first those needed' for reference
by the pupils in the prepartion of their
work, and third, those needed for
supplimentary reading. In all these
respects the library has been greatly
improved during the past three years
and correspondingly more efficient
work is being done each year.
Gifts of books have been received
during the year from Mrs. N. R. Lang,
and Dr. J. W. Norris.
Total number of books added to the
schools last year was 355. Of this num
ber 254 were reference helps for grade
and high school and 101 for supple
mentary reading. Of these the state
library funds purchased 287 and the
district 68.
THE HESPERIAN
The high school paper had a very
successful year. Those responsible
for it merit earnest commendation for
their efforts. Not only did they do
credit through it to the school repre
sented but through such efforts in
creased their own efficiency along lit-
rary and business lines. It has also
done much to arouse inthusiasm and
healthy competition in student body
affairs.
Athletic enterprises occupied due
attention through the Board of Con
trol and Athletic Association. The
football team was fairly successful,
winning two games out of five played;
the baseball team won 5 games out
og b piayea. The track team won
nearly all honors including the silver
cup at the county league meet and
were fairly successful at the Eugene,
Columbia and Multnomah meets.
Basketball was to a limited extent
practiced, but was handicapped be
cause no faculty member could be
found to assume the responsibility
for the high school girls. The boys
were more fortunate in having a mem
ber m charge.
Throughout the grades physical ex
ercise is required daily and its effects
have been most excellent, as shown
by numerous examples of children suf
fering from defect or illness, becoming
stronger after having been in attend
ance at the schools for some time.
Great emphasis is put upon sanitation
and health. Buildings are regularly
disinfected, and children and teach
ers safeguarded so .far as possible
from current ills.
MUSIC.
The Girl's Glee Club, established
two years ago, kept up its organiza
tion and practice during the year and
furnished music for several occasions
including commencement.
A boy's glee club was formed and
took part in the school's activities.
An orchestra composed of high
school students was formed near the
close of the year and furnished music
for the public functions during the
close of the school year.
These musical organizations Indi
cate the prevalence of talent but need
direction and training for develop
ment.
In the influence upon home life
there is probably no larger factor
than music. Everywhere there is de
mand for musical training which not
only makes home more attractive to
youth, but renders him who has de
veloped this talent of larger service
to himself, his home and community,
I therefore recommend that this sub
ject be added to the school studies
and that it be given due credit for
faithful effort as are other subjects,
DRAWING.
Splendid results were secured - In
drawing, free hand and industrial in
the grades, and in industrial and me
chanical drawing in high school.
Mechanical and industrial drawing
are required in connection with and
as a basis for all work In manual
training. It develaps mental power and
prepares for farther work In the man
ual and industrial arts. Free hand
drawing in addition to its general cul
tural effect, has a practical side in de
veloping taste for attractiveness in
the home in the matter of wall and
room furnishings, harmony of dress
and other household economics.
In the general subjects as arithme
tic, language, reading, geography and
writing the vital effect hta been em
phasized. The policy has been to se
lect from the texts those phases of
lragest value for individual develop
ment and to teach to apply the know
ledge gained to the fital interests of
human life, A complete course of
study for the grades has been com
piled during the year by the superin
tendent In this course there is worked
out a general definite plan that core-
lates subjects to save time, that em
phasizes the vital portions of subjects,
that recognizes interest in a subject
as essential to its mastering; that
looks to the physical, welfare of every
child; that looks forward to the school
year as a preparation for life's activi
ties and duties and that deveplopsthe
physical, moral, mental and Industrial
faculties of the individual for the du
ties and responsibilities of the home
and community and state. '
A brief summary of attendance and
and finance is hereto attached.
NROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE.
igh School.
Total number of boys enrolled dur
- ing year, 84.
Total number of girls enrolled dur
ing year, 106.
Per cent of attendance, 94.
Average daily attendance, 151.
Eastham School.
Total number of boys enrolled dur
ing year, 197.
Total number of girls enrolled dur
ing year, 214.
Average daily attendance, 338.
Per cent of attendance, 94
Barclay School.
Total number of boys enrolled dur
ing year, 220.
Total number of girls enrolled dur
ing year, 190.
Average daily attendance, 285.
Per cent of attendance, 97. . .
Additional Grade at High School build
ing.
Total number of boys enroled dur
ing year, 20.
Total numher of girls enrolled dur-
ing sear, 18.
Average daily attendance, 35.
Per cent of attendance, 94.
Total enrollment High School, 190.
Total enrollment Eastham, 411.'
Total enrollment Barlcaly, 378.
Total enrollment High School Ad
dition, 35.
Total average attendance, 706.
Total per cenfof attendance, High
School, 94. .
Total per cent of attendance, East
ham School, 94. '
Total per cent attendance, Barclay
School, 97.
Total per cent, of attendance, High
School Addition, 94.
Total 94.
eart
talks.
By EDWIN A.'NYE.
BIG AND LITTLE THINGS.
Ever stop and watch the erection of
a modern steel building?
How slowly and how systematically
it goes up!
There is a sbrifi whistle from the
foreman, The engineer of the. dinky
little engine pulls a lever. A big der
rick swings out over the sidewalk. A
chain dangles from the derrick. Two
men put the chain around a steel beam.
One of them stands on the beam, hold
ing to the chain with his hands. Again
the whistle. Again the lever is pulled.
The beam dangles in midair. The man
rides it. It goes up
Up, up, up to the fourteenth story.
Again the whistle. The beam is low
ered a little. The rider guides it. Men
at either end grasp it. The big piece
of steel is gently forced into place. The
men make it fast with bolts.
The chain is loosened. The whistle
blows. The man rides down with the
lowered chain, and the process is re
peated. 1
Day after day the whistle blows, the
little engine feels the clutch that calls
for higher speed and power, and slow
ly, but surely, the beams are placed.
The building, is going up the only
way it can go up piece by piece.
First there is a plan.
The architect thinks it all out. Then
he makes a rough draft of it. And
his assistants work out every detail
elaborately in blue prints. The build
ing must follow the plan.
So is every great task performed.
All work that is worth while is
planned in advance; It is bodied forth
by the imagination of the thinker. He
sees, it in his mind's eye from the very
beginning of it.
He sees not only the completed work.
but he sees also the various parts of
it and their relation to one another.
And also he thinks out in advance the
processes by which the parts must be
assembled.
If the builder could see only the com
pleted building he would be appalled
by the prospect. But he sees it as a
combination of many details.
He can do this big thing only by
doing many little things and he can
do the little things!
Most men see a task loom large and
are afraid. The wise man sees it as it
is a large task made up of many lit
tle ones and he is brave enough to try.
You can do big things.
They are little things aggregated.
Commencing Thursday, July 11,
1912, the Oregon City Transporta
tion Co.
Str. Pomona
Will make two round trips between
Portland and Oregon City and
three round trips Sunday.
WEEK DAYS
Leave Portland. Leave Oregon City
8:00 a, m. 11:00 a, m.
2:00 p. m. - 5:00 p. m.
SUNDAY
Leave Portland. Leave Oregon City
9:00 a. m. 10:30 a. m.
12:00, noon 1:30 p. m.
3:00 p.-m. 5:09 p. m.
Boat and car tickets are inter
changeable. Take a cool and pleasant trip by
water. Freight handled twice a
day each way with, care and dis
patch. .
Oregon City Transportation Co.
A CUNNING
VISITOR ,
By JAMES C BRADY
"We all get our share of adventure,"
said an ex-railroad man, "and we rail
roaders get ours. What surprises me
is that we don't get more than we do.
"We're so liable to be attacked for il
legal purposes. But when we consider
the number of express messengers who
are killed by train robbers and station
agents forced to give enticing telegraph
signals to enable road agents to hold
up passengers, there's a good deal do
ing in Uiis line for us. after all.
"I've had a personal experience
that's a trifle different from these, and
I tell you when it was on there was
enough in it to make my hair curl. 1
was employed in one of the signal
block towers on the G., P. and D. rail
way. Some distance west of my tower
was a switch that led into a gravel
pit The company hadn't worked the pit
for some time, and the track leading
into it was in a dilapidated condition.
If ever a gravel train had attempted
to go over it there would have been a
spill.
"Life in a block tower is rather dull
music. I slept there and had my room
comfortably fitted up. I've always
been fond of reading, and books took
up the principal part of my time. The
road was neither of the greatest nor
least importance, but there were three
tracks and an average number of
trains to look out for. Still, sometimes
there would be quite an interval be
tween the passing of the trains.
"One afternoon I was sitting with a
book when 1 heard a step on the stairs
leading up into the tower. Then there
was a knock at the door. I opened it
and quite a respectable looking man
stood outside.
" 'I beg" pardon,' 'he said, "but would
you- mind showing me the modus oper
andi of tijis system? I've passed the
towers on railroads many times and
always wondered what you gentlemen
are doing perched up here, pulling at
these levers.'-
"Now,' if I had dared I would have
told him that no one was admitted to
the towers; that .they were places on
which so much depended that the rule
was neye,r to jpe broken, but notwith
standing the man's respectable appear
ance, I felt that, a refusal meant death
to me. I concentrated all my effort to
avoid showing the slightest suspicion
and said that I would be most happy
to show him the apparatus and explain
its working. Advancing to the' levers,
I first explained the fundamental point
that it was intended to admit but one
train at a time on a block. Then 1
told him how by pulling this or that
lever I changed the direction of trains.
He listened to me attentively till I had
got through then asked a number of
questions calculated to convince me
that he was really trying to under
stand what I was telling him. He
seemed especially anxious to know how
I worked switches that were not in
sight. I told him that theis being in
sight made no difference to me, be
cause I knew that a certain position of
the lever produced a given result
" 'I passed a gravel pit up above
here,' he said, "into which a track was
laid. Now. how would you proceed to
switch a train on to that track?'
"I pushed a certain lever, telling him
that the switch now stood to turn a
train from the main track into the pit
I noticed that he concentrated his
vision on the lever acd noted especial
ly how it worked. When he was"satis
fied 1 threw the lever back into its for
mer place.
"My talk being finished, the man
thanked me and said that be was wait
ing for the 7:!0 up train and it was
so much pleasanter waiting in the
tower than in the station below that
he would be obliged if 1 would permit
him to wait there. 1 assented, pre-'
tending to do sj gladly and steeled
myself for whatever was about to hap
pen, for I was sure the man had sonie
sinister design
"At 7:20 1 told him that he would
hardly have time to reach his train,
whereupon he said be thought he
would take the next one. since be
couldn't walk fast on account of a
weak heart When the 7:50 passed
what 1 had expected happened. The
man jumped for the lever I had told
him would turn the train into the
gravel pit and threw it to accomplish
that result.
"I stood. looking at him as though as
tonished, not daring to let it appear
that I had suspected Dim He looked
after the train for awhile, taking out
his watch to note the time, evidently
intending to give the few minutes re
quired for the train to reach the gravel
pit for he would not give me an op
portunity to avert the disaster De in
tended. When ample time had passed
for the train to be wrecked he left the
tower and ran after it as fast as pos
sible.
"But he and the gang tnat were work
ing with him were disappointed. 1
liad demonstrated on a switch below
instead of above.
"1 didn't know but that when he
found that I had tricked him be would
come back and murder me. 1 was in
a lonely snot, and there would be a
good chance for him to revenge him
self if he felt so disposed.
"I kept a revolver in a drawer and
would have used it on the man while
he was with me. had he given me an
opportunity to possess it. 1 took out
the weapon and. making sure it was
ready for use, waited for the man's
return. But he didn't come."
HOW COACH RICE TEACHES
FRESHMEN TO ROW.
Coach Jim Riceof the Colum
bia crews has an original way of
teaching freshmeu how to row.
He had been megaphoning a few
plain truths at his boatload of
youngsters on the Hudson the
other afternoon from the coach
ing launch when he caught sight
of one oarsman "feathering un
der." "Hey, No. 5," called Rice, "get
your oar out of the water sooner.
You'll scrape all the paint off the
blade if you don't look out."
The Vital Question.
This overheard conversation is full
of- matter for consideration. The
speakers were girls, one apparently
young, the other trying to appear
young. Get the subtle distinction?
Well, one of them was saying: "I met
Jimmy Teppid yesterday, You know
Jimmy, don't you?"
"Sure I know him, or I used to. Did
you tell him I was going to be mar
ried soon?"
"I sure did!"
' "Did he ask how soon?"
"Well, he asked something like that"
"Didn't he say, 'How soon T "
"No, dearie; he said, 'How long? "
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He Got His.
"How did papa tke it when you told
him you wanted to marry me?" asked
the sweet young thing.
"How did he take it?" was the feel
Ing reply. "1 was the one who had to
take it" Yonkers Statesman.
oose Leaf
Systems and Devices for
every .kind of business
and profession. A 'phone
call will bring us, or, bet
ter still, come" in and
view our modern plant.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
MODISH, MATTERS.
Attractive Little Frock For Dress-up
and Business Wear.
- An odd little dress is in crepe .de
chine of a really bright pink that is
yet too delicate to be called cerise or
geranium. In the front of this is a
bib apron, square and with, plain
edge of the crepe de chine, with a
row of small crystal "buttons down
each side.
In the plain frocks for business or
shopping wear the waist line is more
- n I
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1 I
SEMIPRINCESS GOWN.
nearly normal than it has been' for
several years, though the empire in
fluence is still seen.
This attractive morning gown is In
semiprincess style and may be readi
ly slipped on and at the same time is
smart and neat in appearance.
JUDIC CHOLLET.
This May Manton pattern is cut In sizes
from 34 to 44 Inches bust measure. Send
10 cents to this office, giving number, 7252,
and It will be promptly forwarded to you
by mail. If in haste send an additional
two cent stamp for letter postage, which
Insures more prompt delivery. When or
dering use coupon.
No.
Size.
Name
Address
At a Disadvantage.
While awaiting the coming of her
friend, the mother, a visitor to a Bal
timore household was holding a desul
tory conversation with one of the little
girls in the drawing room.
"Where are your two little sisters?"
the caller asked.
' "Oh, they." observed the little girl
with the air of one upon whom respon
sibilities rest heavily "they're out
somewhere to have what mother calls
'mischief and what they call 'fun.'"
"And why didn't you go to share in
the 'fun?' " asked the caller.
The child sighed. -Mother trusts me
so dreadfully," she explained, "that 1
can't have much fun " Lippincott's.
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PENNANT IS RAISED
PORTLAND, July 17, (Special.)
With about as much pomp and fuss as'
attends a cremation, Portland raised
its 1911 pennant today and incident
ally won a victory over the Vernon
league leaders, 8 to 7. The day was
hottest of the season and the five
pitchers trotted out by the rival man-,
agers sweltered under an avalanche of
hits for two hours and 15 minutes, un
til Bill Rapps broke up the baking by
a single to center, scoring Krueger
witn tne winning run.
The results Wednesday follow:
At Portland Portland 8; Vernon 7.
At San Francisco San Francisco 4;
Oakland 2. '"
At Los Anegels Los Angeles 4;
Sacramento 3.
JOHN MITCHELL TO
PORTLAND, July 17, (Special.)
John Mitchell, one. of the foremost
leaders of organized labor in the coun- ,
try slipped quietly into Portland last
uigm auu lesisuereu ai xne uregon.
His presence was not suspected until
this forenoon, when he walked tov
Fourth and Alder streets, and, taking'""
the dingy elevator in the Labor Teih
ple, entered the office of the Portland
Labor Press. Unlike Samuel Gomp-,
ers who visited Portland a few months
Vice President of the American Fed
eration of Labor and former president"
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, John Mitchell has been active in
organized labor circles from, his six
teenth year, and as he was 42 years
old at his last birthday, February 4, '
he has been in harness for tie cause
26 years. The present visit is part of
a tour of the Chautauqua circuit. Mr.
Mitchell will speak at Gladstone 'Park
next Saturday afternoon on "Organ- ,
ized Labor, Its Purposes, Problems
and Ideals," using the same material
as is in his book under that title.
A dash of human . interest enters
into his brief sojourn in Portland,
however. Coming now from his ranch
near Klamath Falls is Robert Mitchell
brother of the noted organizer. John
Mitchell is looking forward to this
meeting, for he says that it is the first
time in 20 years that he and Robert
have seen each other. Robert Mitchell
came West and settled in Oregon long
ago andnow has a ranch in the South
ern part of the state.
RED MEN HAVE BIG
About thirty members of Wacheno
Tribe of Red Men .went to Portland
Wednesday evening to participate In
the reception given George B, Griggs,
Great Icohonee, who is in the metro
polis on his annual tour of the United
States. Mr. Griggs delivered a fine ad
dress and declared that the order was
increasing in strength daily. The re
ception was one of the most elaborate
ever given by the Red Men of Portland
and the distinguished visitor was
greatly impressed. The members of
Wacheno Tribe returned to Oregon
City early today declaring that they
had never attended .a finer entertain
ment "
SPEAK AT CHAUTAUQUA