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About Morning enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1911-1933 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1912)
MORNING ENTERPRISE SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 1912 FANS DON'T ENJOY PITCHERS' BATTLE Average Follower of Baseball Prefers a Lively Gams. HE LIKES LOTS OF HITTING, With Plenty of Stick Work and Dar ing Base Running Diamond Bug Is Well Satisfied Actions of Stars at Bat Is Interesting. . By TOMMY CLARK. A man may go to a ball game and lit through nine innings while two pitchers battle for supremacy. At the end of the game the score may be 1 to 0 and one of the pitchers credited with a one or two hit game and the other fellow with a four or five hit game. And the man will go home, and when his wife asks him about the pitching he has just witnessed nine times out of ten he will shake his head wisely and remark, "Yep; it was a nice game, all right, but" And there you have it all. The average husband fan, no - matter how. much he may rave about inside ball, doesn't care a hoot for a pitchers' duel. When he goes to a ball game away down In his heart he is hoping there will be a batting bee, one that will chase the outfielders until their tongues hang out And Mr. Fan Is also plugging to see some wild base running. Pitching duels are all right, the fan realizes, and he looks on them as a sort of necessary evil, which isn't so bad if the home pitcher happens to be right and his team wins, but what the real fan delights in is a free hitting game, full of daring base running and sensational fielding. Consequently the actions of the best hitters in the game while at bat and of the best base runners are of consid erable interests At a Tiger-Yankee game in New York recently the writer listened to a wordy argument between two fans which resulted in a bet of a good sized sum of real money as to whether Ty Cobb swung three bats be fore taking his position at the plate or contented himself with swinging two of the warclubs. The man who picked the three won the bet Cobb is a nervous chap, who Is al ways thinking and scheming some way whereby he can put something over on the other fellows. About the time Davy Jones steps up to the plate Cobb gets off the bench, picks up three of his fa vorite bats, marches a dozen feet or so away and stands there swinging the sticks while Jones and Bush take their turns at the plate. He then walks over near . the umpire, carrying the thre bats, then tosses two of them over to the bat boy, and he is ready for the pitcher. He stands clear in front of the plate and apparently meets the ball before it has time to break. Lajoie of .the Naps stands out in front of the players' bench, swings two bats for a minute or so, throws one down and then usually sits on the end of the club he has selected until his turn at the plate comes. Larry walks around the umpire, takes a look at the pitcher and then draws a line along the right hand side of the plate with the handle of his bat He raps the end of the bat hard on the plate, swings it up over his shoulder and waits for the ball. As a rule, he "takes one" that is, he lets the first ball pitched pass him without attempt ing to . hit it' Many pitchers know this and endeavor to work the big Frenchman by shooting the first one over. Larry, however, has a trick of clouting a straight one, which has the pitchers guessing, so his bluff usually gets him a ball. Wagner is a good deal like the Frenchman at the bat The big, stolid German is never worried. He has phenomenally long arms, which enable him to swing while over the plate, and he meets the ball with the full force of his shoulders and back, like Lajoie. Cobb's attack is more choppy, but Wagner hits a ball harder than any man now playing the game, with the possible exception of Lajoie. Wagner is patience itself If he believes a base on balls will help his team as much as a hit, but if he really wants a hit he is liable to get It, no matter how wide the ball Is on the other side of the plate, and this Is possible because of, his tremendous reach. . Pitchers say there is no way to fool the Dutchman. "You might as well put it over for Mm," Brown, the three fingered won der of the Cubs, said once, "as to keep it away from him if he wants to hit. You would have to pull a wild pitch." All batters are superstitious. The New York Giants still carry along with them the bat Mike Donlin once swung, and Chief Meyers, the Indian backstop, always uses Donlin's old bat when he is up and a hit is badly needed. Also the chief has a habit of delivering, but he swears he couldn't connect if it wasn't for Donlin's bat. So the stick is tenderly cared for all the time. Jimmie Sheckard of the Cubs when he wants to make a hit real bad takes out bii chewing gum and sticks it on the button on top of his cap. And so it goes. Every man has his favorite bat and his own peculiar style at the plate, and it takes mighty hard sound reasoning to convince a ball player that he can improve on his bat ting by changing his cfub or his posi tion at the bat. Tree Snakes of Borneo. The flying frogs of the Malays ap pear to be mythical, but the tree snakes of Borneo are credited with tak ing flying leaps from the boughs of trees to the ground. It is found that scales on the lower part of the body may be drawn inward so that the whole lower surface becomes concave. The resistance to the air Is thus greatly Increased, and experiments indicate that the snakes do not fall in writhing coils, but are let down gently in a di rect line by the parachute-like action of their peculiar bodies. At the Portland Theatres LAST CAR LEAVES FOR OREGON CITY AT MIDNIGH7 r 43; - 1 The seven weeks' engagement oi Cathrine Countiss, which has afford ed so much genuine enjoyment to summer play-goers at the Heilig Theater, corner Seventh and Taylor streets, closes with "Her Own Way", the week commencing Sunday, Aug ust 25th. The season has been bril liant and seccessfuli, and the leave taking of Miss Countiss, so dear to Portland people, will bring out her countless admirers in full force. Miss Countiss never had a sweeter or more womanly part "than Georgiana in "Her Own Way", the comedy of sentiment that Maxine Elliott played for 327 nights in New York, and later at the Savoy theater, London. Viva cious comeay is blended with senti ment that rings true in this charming play, opening with a children's birth day party. Georgiana is a bachelor maid with wit, vivacity and a -heart of gold, who is parted, through mis understanding, from her soldier lover, serving is an officer in the Philip pines. But there is a happy issue to the romance when her wounded hero comes home. Miss Countiss bids a long farewell to Portland people on Saturday night, August 31st, and returns at once to her home in New York. She has re vealed splendid art and versatility in widely different characterizations, and will not be forgotten. The Doctor's Orders. Lady of House What caused you to kecome a tramp? Ragged Roggers The fam'ly physician, mum. ' He ad vised me to take long walks after me meals, an' I've been walkin' after 'em ever since. Boston Transcript True of Trouble. "He's out of a Job now. He had a good opportunity, but he didn't take the trouble to Improve it" "Yes. It's a funny thing about trou ble, isn't It? If you don't take it you'll have it" Philadelphia Ledger. Extravagant. Mrs. McTaggart Hoots! Dinna fash yersei', McTaggart! 'Twas a bad shil lin I gave him! The McTaggart A bad shillin'! Ma . conscience sic ex travigence! Wuman, had ye no bad saxpence? Sydney Bulletin. naraiy. "Why do girls wear engagement rings?" "On the same principle that a person ties a string around his finger so they won't forget they're engaged." Ex change. POPULAR PRICES H17IT IlP THEATER JLTi JL 1 H jr Seventh and Taylor St.., BUsMX mi "B Phones Main 1, A-1122 Last Week of the Summer Season! Seven Nights Beginning Sunday, August 25 3:15 O'CLOCK Last Bargain Matinee Wednesday Last Special Matinee Saturday. CATHRINE COUNTISS AND HER POPULAR PLAYERS BID Good-bye to Portland In the Capital Comedy, with a Real Live Story, "HER OWN WAY" As Played with Great Success in New York and London by Maxine Elliott Evenings, 75c, 50c, 35c, 25c. Saturday Matinee, 50c-25c. Wednesday Matinne, Any Seat 25c. . Farewell Matinee and Night Next Saturday ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY! Mail Orders Mon. Aug. 26 H EILIGnB? Son. Sept. 1 THEATER Special Matinee Wednesday Matinee Saturday. Messrs. Shubert & William A. Brady Present The Opening Attraction of the Season 1912-13. The Gilbert & Sullivan Festival Company From the New York Casino Theatre, With V. DE WOLF, HOPPER BLANCHE DUFFIELD VIOLA GILLETTE LOUISE BARTHEL EUGENE COWLES ALICE BRADY A. CUNNINGHAM GEORGE MacFARLANE KATE CONDON ARTHUR ALDRIDGE . And the New York Casino Chorus and Orchestra in a Revival Festival of Gilbert and Sullivan's Geratest Comic Operas IN THE FOLLOWING COMIC OPERAS Sunday, Monday and Saturday Nights, and Saturday Matinee 55? PATIENCE Wednesday Night and Wednesday Matinee Tuesday Friday THE MIKADO PINAFORE Pirates of Penzance PRICES: Evening and Saturday matinee Entire lower floor, $2.00, Balcony, 5 rows, ?1.50; 6 rows, $1.00; 6 rows, 75c; 5 rows, 50c. Gal ery, 4 rows, reserved, 75c; admission, 50c. Box seats, $3.00. Wed nesday matinee Lower Floor, $1.50. Balcony, 5 rows, $1.00; 6 rows 75c; 11 rows, 50c. Entire Gallery, 50c. Box seats, $2.00. Mail Orders Received From in and out of Town Beginning Monday, August 26 Regular Box Office Sale Opens Aug. 29. Mail orders Take Preced ence Over Box Office Sale. Address Letters, Make Checks and Money Orders Payable to W. T. Pangle, Manager Heiiig Theatre. " PORTLAND "WHITE HOPE" IS DEFEATED SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. As a "white hope" Mark O'Donnell of Port land is not thought much of by the fans here today, following his decis ive defeat last night by Charley Horn a local heavyweight. . Horn was given the decision on points at the end of four rounds, but the northwestern fighter came very near being knocked out in the second round. He was floored twice during the fight. As a boxer O'Donnel showed well and he is a shifty man on his feet, but he seemed unable to withstand much punishment. He has a good left In the bouts Frankie Smith knock ed out Gene West in two rounds; One Round Hogan won on points from Kid Soloman of Los Angeles; Bert Sealey and Tom Jones, heavies fought a draw; Herb Brock got the decision from Sailor Bert Corbett. County Court District No. 19 A. L. Larkins 4.00 J. D. French 1.00 Wm. Kerns 16.00 Chas. Kerns 8.00 Rich Johnson 8.00 P. O. Chindgreen 13.50 R. P. Wallace 24.00 Lewis Churchill 24.00 J. L. Fletcher 6.00 A. L. Seavey 6.00 Fred Murray 10.00 D. N. Trullinger 32.50 District No. 20 P. Sullivan 5.00 B. Sullivan - 3.75 John Leichtweise . . . .' 5.00 District No. 23 D. Sheppard 11.90 G. Bergstrand 31.32 W. W. Irvin 39.20 H. Howe 28.35 A. H. Sage 24.50 H. H. Dietz 46.20 G. W, Oathout 26.50 A. L. Genski 30..45 V. Berg 945 J. H. Hartman 27.06 R. W. Zimmerman ............ 47.50 V. Berg 16.00 A. L. Genski 8.00 A. H. Sage 12.00 H. R. Zimmerman . . 4.00 M. King 36.00 W. H. Archibald 17.50 F. Grindeland 20.00 C. Potwin 14.00 J. H. Hartman : 2.00 J. Lettman 17.00 A. Hall 12.50 S. Hoover 1.50 E. Judy 2.00 Erickson & Wrolstad 1.35 S. B. Berg 39.25 D. J. Parmenter .............. 6.00 District No. 24 W. Leach 21.50 Geo. Dozier 19.50 M. Faulk 4.25 J. J. Leonard 27.50 C. E. Miller 45.02 Fj Stegman 5.52 Jack Ohlert 12.00 P. Weigan 12.00 Clem Keltz 12.00 James Dozier 7. ' 4.00- Ernest .Tiel 25.00 A. J. Lias ....147.69 A. S. Thompson 11.60 S. J. Kaufman 50 A. J. Lias , 3.55 C. Raddatz . 26.87 C. W. Carothers : 4.00 District No. 26 i W. H. Engle ..... 2.00 Max Huss 23.10 "G. Doiglas 4.40 W. W. Everhart 17.25 S. A. Cordill 8.00 T. O. Ridings 15.00 C. Glen 2.00 D. L. Trullinger .... 27.50 District No. 27 Joe Jackson 100.50 I. O. Holmes 39.00 District No. 28 C. Vorheis 15.00 Nick Sabe 13.00 Earl Groshong 11.80 Leslie Shank 21.00 John Wilhoit ... 11.00 A. Wyland 11.00 F. Kokle 15.50 A. Carter 5.50 H. Kneib 2.00 Zeb Bowman 4.50 Perry Vorheis 4.00 Ed Ringstead 3.00 E. Sowa 1.50 Ben Thomas . . 2.50 Ed Wyland 2.75 Floyd Ferguson 2.00 Geo. Cuss 21.00 L. D. Shank 25.00 District No. 29 D. E. Dowty 14.00 S. L. Prahl 4.00 G. Resch 2.00 W. A. Rogers 18.00 W. R. Schuerer 6.75 District No. 31 R. W. Schatz 4.00 K. E. Turner 4.00 A. Athey 4.00 M. C. Baker 2.00 B. F. Wisman 2.00 W. Wisenberg .. .'. 1.00 Glenmorrie Quarry Co 19.20 Oswego Lumber Co 11.60 R. DeNeui 12.50 District No. 32 H, Heater -.. 16.00 A. Voss ! 12.00 F. Kiser 4.00 W. Holzmagel 10.00 W. C. Heater ... 18.75 G. Bulston .. 1.00 J. E. Morbach 2.50 Conzelmann Bros 113.16 District No. 33. Henry Cromer 8.00 John Kiggins 4.00 Henry Wornick 5.00 Ed Young : 2.00 W. W. Tucker 45.00 Bititner & Boylan 15.00 McCurdy Lumber Co 6.00 District No. 34 v A. Thomas ; 14.00 D. Boite .... 46.00 L. Nelson ' 48.00 H. Oldenstadt 14.00 J. Peterson 48.00 J. Lents 32.00 J. Eilers 42.00 J. Robinson 22.00 J. Rineman 38.00 J. Bell 14.00 L. Bacon 34.00 E. Seelf 16.00 G. Rogers .... 30.00 G. Vlopp 11.00 S. Waldron 28.00 E. Gross 39.00 H. Waldren 12.00 F. Gross 58.10 F. Sinclair 56.00 F. S. Coole '.. 143.75 C. Davis 175.00 E. Tiedeman 39.25 M. Tiedeman ,. 44.00 J. Tiedeman 48.25 C. Zimmerman 67.75 W. Zimmerman 28.50 J. Zimmerman ' 92.00 F. Zimmerman . ... 46.00 G. Tiedeman 59.00 G. Moser -3.50 G. Gross , 8.00 E. Boekeman 13.50 E. Christensen ...V. ... 26.00 E. Britton 44.00 W. Woellermeier 46.00 D. Olderstadt 13.00 'KID' MXOY SAYS HE'S Annum iiAiirTA nTiif" tuninu nurit u o ay LONDON, Aug. 24. "I never in tend to set foot on foreign soil again. The old U .S. A. is the place for me." This was the. emphatic declaration of Norman Selby, better known as "Kid" McCoy, American prize fighter, who, with Mrs. Selby sailed for New York today. Selby is indignant at the tactics employed by the British authorities in connection with the robbery at Os tend, in which he was charged with complicity. Selby maintains that he was arrests solely on the testimony of a drunken woman, who later repu diated: her statements. Selby and his wife were stopping in the hotel on the night of the robbery and he was arrested several days later. He was exonerated at the hearing in Bow street police court. MISS SARAH HENDRICKSON BRIDE OF W. E. OVITT William E. Ovitt and Sarah Hend rickson were married Saturday aft ernoon at the! Methodist Parsonage by Dr. T. B. Ford. The bride is a member- of the Bithiah class of the Methodist Church, and is one of the best known young women in the city. She is a daughter of Mr; and Mrs. John Hendrickson. . 100 CouDleit At Dane ' About 100 cuples attended a dance In Piiaih'a noil Cntnin. '- en by H. Wheeler of Gladstone. The music for the occasion was furnished by the Falls City Orchestra. The floor committee was composed of W. A. Schooley, H. Wheeler and Lloyd smitn. HOTEL ARRIVALS The following are registered at the chusetts; A. J. Cason, Portland; Miss Thuxer Shoecraft, Miss Whitney, D. H. Wetson, United States General Survey; F. Mayfleld, Highland; , L. Wardrop, T. Ward. 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