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When the ball Is poising highly on the tee,
And e colter almeth at It carefully;
"When a muffled thud resounds
As the leldlng earth he pounds
Then' the air becometb azuro Instantly.
"When the hall within a lofty bunker lies.
And e golfer to dislodge It vainly tries;
When be ploks It up, all sashed,
And' his record hopes ore smashed,
Words can never frame the thoughts that then
arise.
When the ball, perchance, rests fairly on the
grass,
And ye golfer at it makes a vicious pass;
"When he misses it entire
Good St. Peter must require
A shorthand man to catch it all, alas I
When the ball rests Quite serene in a shrub
And ye golfer seeks to smite it with bis club;
When he's broken three or more
Psalms and hymns be forth doth pour
JyS the moisture from his temples be doth rub.
When the ball is boating calmly In & pool,
And je golfer seeks it with his lof ting-tool;
When he finds it not; instead
Sends a shower about his head,
Listen! Who would think ho taught in Sundaj
school?
When the ball reposes elbse beside the hole.
And ye golfer alms to send it in its goal;
When too hard bo hits it, en
It rolls far you'll understand
Why there's very little chance to sa e his soulf
Colorado Springs ' Gazette.
BULL SEASON -IN SPORTS
Little Doing: Amongr Local Athletes,
Except In Way of Preparation
for Coming: Contests.
During the past -week quietude reigned
In local athletic circles, little activity be
ing displayed. The tennis tournament,
which closed Saturday, was a most suc
cessful affair, and the results -wore most
gratifying to the promoters. The season's
amateur baseball season practically closed
Saturday, when the Torpedoes, of this
city, met and defeated the Cbemawas by
a score of 18 to 16.
The dates for the Astoria annual re
gatta have been officially announced as
follows: August 23, 24 and 25, and mem
bers of the Oregon Yacht Club are mak
ing preparations for their annual cruise
to Astoria during regatta week. Several
of the club craft will try for honors, and
Ihelr owners hope to bring some of the
trophies to Portland.
Multnomah athletes are rapidly becom
ing accustomed to their new home, and
the track team is being held together, in
readiness for whatever may transpire.
An effort Is being made to Induce the
Elks' Carnival Committee to hold a series
of games during the festivities here In
Boptember, and it Is understood that an
Attempt will also be made to induce teams
from other cities along the Coast to be
In attendance on that occasion, to com
pete with the "Webfoot" crackB. Should
the scheme succeed, it is the intention to
make the affair memorable from an ath
letic point of view. The Muitnomahs are
also on the lookout for the athletic por
tion of the Astoria regatta programme, as
it has been customary to Introduce such
events during the regatta season.
Wcll-Eiulnped Quarters.
Members of the Multnomah team are
pleased with the room reserved for them
on the ground floor of the new clubhouse.
It has been fitted up with a view to the
boysfujomfort, and the equipment Is most
coafJSetel Strong lockers, neat and roomy,
and a "rub-down" table are among the
comforts provided. During the Fall sea
son the room will be devoted to the useB
of the football eleven, while the track
team and baseball contingent will be In
possession during tho Spring and Summer
season. Should an athletic meeting be
held hero in September, as has been pro
posed, it will be the first in several years.
In such an event, Seattle has expressed
a willingness to send a team, which should
insure an interesting meet. Other clubs
would surely enter and help swell the list.
Decidedly successful In. every respect
was the state tennis tournament, held
under the auspices of the Multnomah
Amateur Athletic Club. Tho results of
thematches have caused a new and wider
Interest in the game, and It is suggested
by tennis enthusiasts that tho T. M. C A
or the Waverly Golf Club give an open
tournament. This Idea will bear con
sideration. Old and new players of both
sexes are practicing hard for the Sep
tember tournament, but the Multnomah
Club officials have not reached a de
cision as to whether the event will be
a handicap or not.
"With the closing of the schedule at
the Chautauqua games, the amateur
baseball season practically ended. The
Indians carried off the cup, the Oregon
City, Canby and Columbian teams each
meeting defeat at their hands.
Scrub Game of Baseball.
Last Sunday morning tho Lombards
and tho McGinns played a spirited game
on Multnomah's diamond, tho Lombards
winning by a score of 14 to 1L These
teams were "scrubs" that Is, they were
regarded as such by the Multnomah club
menbut they played good ball. The
McGinns had imported P. Randall from
.Oregon City, and his playing was the
feature of the game. "Phil" Lombard
captained the winners, while Charlie Mc
Ginn occupied a similar position on the
losing nine. Prospects are ripe for a
return game.
Among the lovers of aquatic sport the
coming regattas are the main topics. As
usual, the Astoria events will bo the most
lon.ged for. These annual contests always
attract a largo number of enthusiasts.
The complete programme has not
yet been complied. The oarsmen of
the local clubs are practicing hard for
the Fall regatta of the Portland Rowing
Club. The Interest displayed argues well
for the success of the affair.
Charles .Jost, the welter-weight pugj
Jlst of this city, has returned from Boise
rl
City, Idaho, where he has been training
for some time' past. The sports of that
city had arranged a match between Jost
and Frank La Mose, the "pride of Mon
tana," for a purse of $500, but the authori
ties got wind of the proposes contest, and
it did not come off. Jost will shortly go
to Astoria, where he will spar with "Bob"
Thompson. The locg-talked-of 20-round
scrap between Eddie Murphy and Rich
Jentlss, at Troutdale, showed that Jentiss
was clearly outclassed and no match for
Murphy. Chester Perkins, the Salem lad,
was advertised to challenge the winner,
but he sent word that be was 111 and
unable to arrange a meeting.
y. m. o. a.
Professor M. M. RIngler, of the Y. M. C.
A, has.returned from a seven weeks' trip
in the East, where he attended the Na
tional Convention of Physical Directors
at Thousand Island Park, and tho East
ern Convention of Physical Directors, at
Philadelphia. He visited many of tho
principal Association gymnasiums of the
country, and returns with new ideas for
the Fall work. He was present at the
National convention of Turners, at Phila
delphia, and witnessed several of the big
Intcr-colleglate meets in the East
Mr. RIngler does not feel that the gym
nastic work and equipment of the local
Asscoclatlon is in any way Inferior to
that of other Associations of equal size,
and fo.und that it was ahead of some of
the larger Associations. Throughout the
month of August there will be no regular
gymnasium classes, Interest now center
ing In the coming Y. M. C. A. tennis
tournaments, plans for which are being
formulated. ,
On Tuesday morning last a party of 25
Association campers left for the beach,
where the annual camp Is being held this
year. The annual catalogue of the Asso
ciation Is nearly completed, and the work
in the gymnasium this year is scheduled
to begin September 17.
REGARDED WITH DISFAVOR.
UnTrclcorae Action of the O. A. C.
Resents In Abolishing: Athletics.
The action of the regents of the Ore
gon. Agricultural College, whereby ath
letics at that Institution are abolished, is
a very unwelcome piece of news to the
sport-loving public of the state. The pre
amble of the resolution passed by the
board states that "intercollegiate games
have passed beyond the bounds of rea
son and developed Into a form of mania
that Is demoralizing to the moral, men
tal and physical well-being, of college
students."
Statistics from nearly every educational
institution in America disprove this, al
legation. It is a prejtty well established
fact that the best American college ath
letes are among the best students, and
.this has helped, in part, to make college
athletics so popular, as they, are today.
It Is not true that athletics, under
proper supervision, overtax the physical
man. Proper training Is conducive to
good health, and the training that the
athlete receives Is often of great assist
ance to him in after life. Athletics de
velop not only the muscles, but also
the nerves and the brain, and prepare
men for decisive action at critical mo
ments. Football Performances!
The Oregon Agricultural College boys
began their athletic work in 1894, when
"Bill" Blosa, the "father of Oregon foot
ball," organized a football team, with
which he won the Intercollegiate cham
pionship of the state for the college. In
1896 the O. A C. eleven, was beaten by
Eugene, by a score of 10 to 6, but, in, '97
it won all games played, beating
Eugene, 25-8, and the University of
Washington, by 16 to 0. For the last
two seasons, Eugene has won from O. A
C, the score being SS-0 each game, but
the Corvalllsltes have- had good, repre
sentative teams, although they were a
trifle slow. O. A C. may be said to
rank second in the intercollegiate foot
ball league.
Some splendid men have played on the
Corvallls line, "Pap Hayseed" Bodlne,
Holgate, Phillips and ' Thurston being
among them, and ranking with the best
football players of the state. Then there
wore the Burnett brothers, Elgin, "Wal
ters, McBride and Goodrich, all of whom
helped to make the O. A. C. teams of
tho past years famous
Track: Athletics.
In track athletics, tho work of the col
lege has not been so brilliant, 'although
some remarkable, men have been devel
oped. O. A C. won tho cup In '87, but
in other years has had a hard' struggle
with Willamotte University for second
place. The fast sprinters, Kelly and
Crawford; the Burnette brothers, in tho
distances, and Bodlne, in the weights,
helped to make the '87 team invincible.
Of tho later men, Palmer, the hurdler,
and Read, the quarter-miler, Were the
most conspicuous. Scott has done 21 feet
8 Inches la the broad jump, and Bur
naugh Is one of the best all-around ath
letes in the state.
A n,umber of these .men have grad
uated; others will go elsewhere to col
lege, while some will probably rturn to
Corvallls to complete the course and to
dream again of tho days when tho "farm
ers" were victorious and tho orange
waved triumphant.
DEGENERACY OF BASEBALL.
Scrapping: Becoming: a. Feature
of
National League Games.
Perhaps, says the Philadelphia Inquirer,
in commenting on the frequency of pugil
istic scraps on the diamond this season,
the players have reached the conoluslon.
that to makes the game more attractive
the best way to do is to throw In" a box
ing match with each contest. After awhile
they may bo advertising" the game after
the following fashion:
"Grand Baseball Contest This Afternoon
Between the New York and Brooklyn
Nines. In Addition There "Will Be Several
Impromptu Boxing Matches Between tho
Weil-Known Heavyweights and Middle
weights of Both Teams. No Extra Charge
for tho Pugilist Part of tho Programme.
The Management' Reserves the Right to
Eject Any Bpecators Who ThrowlBricka
at the Players."
Has the boxing mania, that has held its
own a little more around New York for
the last year or two, suddenly seized upon
the players and umpires of the National
League?
The other day at the Polo grounds,
"Tom" Daly, the second baseman of tho
Brooklyn nine, made a rush at Latham,
as if he meant to wipe him. off tho earth
with "a body blow. Next we hear that
"Tim" Hurst, the bantam who umpires
and Interjects spicy remarks Into this
work, delivered a blow In a game In Chi"
cago that landed upon McGulre, the catch
er of the Brooklyn team. '
The third to catch the ailment was
Doyle, the fiery first; baseman of the New
Yorks, whs- walloped 'Umpire Emslle at
Cincinnati for an alleged grievance. 'Af'
Pittsburg it is said Umpire Swartwood
hit Clarke in a game.
The presumption is that nothing- will be
done to punish the players. The charters r
are that they will not even be reprimand-
ea luruier uian me criticisms mat are
passed on their conduct by the patrons of
the sport and the newspapers. When It
comes to censuring players, the National
League is not a unit. 'The race Is too
close and the owners are too anxious
to win to harass their men by reminding
them of tho fact that they are not con
ducting thomsclves as they should.
FUS IN" SPORTDOM.
Hemoroni Side of the Situation, As
Seen by Parngraphcrs.
Speaking of golf costumes, false mod
esty 'Is perhaps safer in the long run
than false calves. Detroit Journal.
"How dW Mr. Scrappe propose to his
wlfer
"He asked her to be his sparring part
ner and gave her a ring." Philadelphia
Inquirer. . ,
"I see that Tom Sharkey, the defeated
pugilist, is about to marry."
"He probably wants tho public to
understand that his fighting days are not
yet over." Cleveland Plato Dealer.
"Our woman's baseball club went to
pieces.."
"Game too exhausting?" . -
"No; but we couldn't find a lady um
pire who would give a decision and stick
to It." Detroit Free Press.
'It is time," said Gabriel, "to blow my
last trumn!"
Saying which he put It on the ace of
spades, thereby saving the trick for him
self and St. Peter,
The angels, be it known, sometimes en
gage in little games of whist. New York
World.
"A few days ago the rector of Ox
ford University Tecclved from a gentle
man the following: -'How much would I
have to pay for the education of my son
in your university? Let mo know If l
shall have to pay more In case my son,
besides rowing, should wish to learn to
read and write.' "Oxford Magazine.
Spokane Ball-Tosscrs to Meet.
There Is likely to be a warm game of
baseball at Spokane, soon, between the,
bankers and insurance men of that city.
Tho Spokesman-Review quotes Captain
Jack Foster, of the Insurance Men's Club,
as saying that his nine challenged the
Lawyers' Baseball Championship Club,
eelf-styled, and received the haughty re
sponse that the Insurance men must first
annex a reputation.
"The lawyers," says the Review, "have
won all but two games of three playe'd
and the insurance ball-tossers now with
draw their challenge, according to Captain
Foster, who says he wants to play a team
that will make It Interesting In spots for
his world-beaters." Hence the proposed
contest with the bankers.
"Wcsteru Golfer for July.
The Western Golfer for July is a bright
and entertaining issue of tills popular,
monthly. It is well denominated 'the
"championship number," since it Is de
voted very largely to a record of re
cent .golf championship contents.. Tho
July Issue marks a change In the pub
lishers of the periodical, which has passed
from the control of Arnold & Guinea to
that of the Western Golfer Company,
with Mr. Herbert J. Tweedie, editorial
manager, still in charge. Mr. Tweedie
has also been elected president of the new
company.
Anti-Snnbnrn for Bicycles.
A woman who rides a bicycle regularly
and yet whose complexion is always clear
and never sunburned, gives some advice
to her sister wheelwomen who may have
a horror of getting tanned or of having
their faces burned by the sun. She sug
gests that if the women will powder their
g.w iyn 1 t ib ii 1 1 ill ii 1 Hi 4 -Ms,p 1 ,' " ' 1 1
HARVARD BASEBALL TONE FOR 100
Stlllman. Kendall. Devens. Fmcke.
. WendelL Held.
Trainer. Milne. Coolldge.
faces lightly with milk of sulphur before
going out for a ride "they needhave no
fear of sunburn.
Too Modest.
Bald he. "Pretty miss.
Pray clve me a kiss:
'Tls for one only one that I sue."
She lifted her eyes,
And exclaimed In surmise.
"Why, tbo other chaps always want twol"
Ohio State Journal.
POKER, SANS PRECEDENT
OWNERSHIP OF A BIG JACK. POT
, OMjY DETERMINED BY" DEATH.
Hands Held .by Cpnteitlner Players
Scaled to Table Wliile 'Owners
Skirmished" for Cash.
"While I was in Louisville, idst week,"
said a New Orleans sjrjirting man recent
ly to a reporter of the Times-Democrat
of .that city, "I had my attention called
to a massive, old-fashioned poker tablo
which stands In one corner of the loung
ing room at a club much frequented by
horsemen. On the green blaze cloth, at
opposite sides, are several curious stains,
in which minute fragments ofred seal
ing wax can be soen on closo Inspection.
The table Is never used for card playing
at "present, and the story told In connec
tion with It is really remarkable.
"One afternoon, eight or nine, years ago,
a party of four turfmen, all at that time
pretty well known In sporting circles,
started a game of poker in one of the
little back rooms of the club. They rocked
Placing the Responsibility.
s,
First Head You'd ousht to be ashatned of
yourself,' to get Into such a condition. '
Second 'Taln't my fault; the liquor all went
down your throat.
along for several hours without doing
much damage one way or the other,
then suddenly an exciting tusslo began
over a Jackpot. In a few moments the
man who opened it dropped out, followed
by one of the others, leaving the remain,
lng two players to fight for the spoils.
One of them was a bookmaker from Chi
cago and the other was a man from
Syracuse, N. Y., who used to be a part
ner In a famous 'art gallery' bar. I
don't care to Identify them any closer
than that. The Chicago man began the
trouble by betting flOO, which the New
Yorker saw and raised J20. The book
maker came back with a thousand, and
when he counted out the money, he no
ticed that he had about exhausted his
roll.
More Than Nevr Yorker Had.
" That overslzes me,' said the Syracuse
man. 1 have'n't got a thousand or a
quarter of It in my leather, but If you'll
tglvo me half an hqur to go out and
rustle. Til stay with you till the cows
come home. Well, the proposition, as th-
I story goes, was accepted, and the question
W??$& PVvS.
BEAT YALE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP.
then arose as to what should be done
in the meantime with the two hands. It
was finally suggested to lay them face
down op the table and fasten them there
with, sealing wax The Idea seemed good
and was adopted.
"A dab of melted wax was dropped at
the corners of each "of the pasteboards
and both players stamped the seals with
prlvatemarks.' The New Yorker used a
cameo finsr and the other simply made an
Impression trttb his thumb. The'raoncy
on tho table was locked in the safe and
bot,h men thereupon rushed out' to re
plenish, agreeing on an hour's limit.
"Now comes the queer part of the story.
The bookmaker went straight to a per
sonal friend, who was proprietor of a
certain blg.gambllng house, and borrowed
$2,500. He started back on a dead run
with the money in his hand, and while
crossing the street was knocked down
by a cab. One of the front wheels passed
over his shoulder and he was picked up
unconscious and taken to a hospital.
Meanwhile the other player had hunted
up a wealthy d:s:lller of his acquaintance,
told him In strict confidence what bo
had, and was on tho point of securing
a loan, when a constable walked up and
arrested him on, a charge of swindling.
The case hod grown out of some race
track transaction and there was really
.nothing to It, but It was enough to give
him considerable annoyance, and It was
late at night before he succeeded In fix
ing up a bond.
The Game Stood.
"Next day tho condition of tho book
maker was still very serious, and, as
neither man had returned within the
hour, his friends -insisted that the poker
affair should stand Just as it was until ho
got better. The Syracuse man wanted
tho stakes taken down, but the others
' wouldn't agree, and a. week or so later
I he was obliged to go home on some busi
ness. Meanwhile the table was locked
in the cardroom a'nd nobody was allowed
to go near It. When the bookmaker was
able to talk he protested vehemently
against "any division of the money.
" 'Let the game stand until I can go
and play my hand out,' he said, but he
was never able to do it, and after linger
ing nearly half a year, he suddenly got
pneumonia and died. Less than a week
afterward, the Syracuse man was acci
dentally drowned while out bathing with
some friends off Long Island. That left
things in a peculiar situation. The. man
ager of the club wanted to divide the
money In the safe between the two es
tates, but the bookmaker's brother, who
was his executor, objected vigorously, in
sisting that the last bet had never been
called, and consequently the New Yorker
had lost. ,
"Then the distiller, vho had agreed to
back his Syracuse friend, -offered to make
the call good, and the two original play
ers who had 4 dropped out and
who were still In the city began to
clamor for the return of their money,
amounting to about ?50 apiece, on the
ground, that everything should be de
clared oft on general principles. Alto
gether It was the worst mlxed-up affair
that ever happened. .
Final Settlement.
"Finally the matter was left by agree
'ment to a prominent Louisville business
man, who knew nothing about cards, but
had a high reputation for honesty and
common sense. He declared that the
two players who had dropped out had no
claim on tho pot, 'and as nobody could
remember how the preliminary betting
had stood, that two-thirds of the lump
sum should go' to the representatives of
the bookmaker and one-third to the ei-
tate. of the New Yorker.
"Tp prevent endless debates and squab
bles In future, lie also directed that "thV
cards should be removed from th'e cloth,
face down, and destroyed without expos
ure. These Instructions were carried out
to the letter, although It nearly broke the
hearts of many friends of both parties
not to get a look at the two hands. The
cards were carefully detached, ono by one
and burned In the grato without being
turned over."
BEGIXXERS WIN AT POKER.
Some Incidents Anent ,the Famous
Game of Draw.
"There are three things in poker," said
a Michigan man the other day, "which
have always Impressed me strongly. One
Is that a beginner generally wins, that
the simplest tricks are used by the most
successful card sharks, and that tho rul
ing passion is stronger than death.
"One case In particular comes to my
mind to illustrate this latter fact. In a
New York town lived a man we will say
Mr. B. who had played poker all his
life. He was 72 years old when taken
seriously sick; the doctors gave him up
as dying, but the sick man Invited In
a few of his friends and Insisted on a
final game of poker. They played. That
was eight years ago. The man. Is allvo
Kernaa.
George.
Clark.
..McMastor.
today, and the best doctors in New York
say that card-playing saved hl3 life. From
that time until today a small card game
is run at hla home, and, while the town
is rabid on the anti-gambling question,
the authorities, understanding the cir
cumstances, make no kick.
"In an honest game a new player al
most always wins. I've seen them go
in agalnstold players men who thought
Jtheyjunderstoqd the. game and win where
a professional would lose his wad. One
particular Instance I remember is that
of a new player who Was Induced to sit
In afor a few hands. On. the first deal
he had a king full, and lost the pot be
cause he didn't know the game didn't
know tho value of the cards, and dropped
out on a raise When he showed his
cards it was a Jack pot the players gave
him the' laugh, as queens up was the
besthand out. On the next deal the
greenhorn held three diamonds and two
clubs,, and really thought ho had another
iuu nouse. un nis nonest' bluft he won
over 550, although there were three acres
out.
"One of the simplest bunco deals I ever
ran across was when I was playing a
game of poker in Michigan. One of the
players evidently a stranger held a full
house, and was entitled to a 'got' of near
ly $300. He was called, and when ho
displayed his cards on the table a sharp
er In, the game pushed a sixth card under
the hand, .and the winner lost the pot, be
lieving that he had fouled his hand by
holding up too many cards."
BASEBALL YARN.
Confnsed Batter. Strikes at Ball
Thrown to Second Base.
A" baseball pitcher of considerable
prominence In Eastern college circles
some years ago, relates an Incident which
occurred, or rather which he likes to
think occurred, during a game In the
South In which he occupied the box.
The opposing players had been unable
to do anything with his delivery for six
or seven Innings, so 'great was this twlrl
ers speed and control of tho ball. And
as the game was very dne-slded and de
void of Interest from the epectator'3
standpoint, the Eastern pitcher was In
structed to give a few free passes to first
base, in, order to make the game a little
exciting and give some one else on the
team beside himself some practice. Ac
cdrdlngly, two men were allowed to walk.
There was only one out, and the man
on second was keenly alert for any
chance to score. In his eagerness to avail
himself of the slightest opportunity to
reach third or home, he had art unusually
long lead off second, so great that the
catcher signaled for the ball tq be thrown
there to catch him napping.
The man at the bat had made two vain
attempts to connect with the ball, and
was nervous with the possibility and dis
grace of striking out staring him In the
face, and somewhat intimidated by the
grotesque evolutions attending the deliv
ery of everj" ball the pitcher threw.
At any rate, when the redoubtable
twlrler wound himself up Into a knot
and sent the ball quickly to second base,
catching the runner there, the batter
fanned wildly at the air, as though the
ball had been sent across the plate.
Of course the umpire could not call the
batter out, even though, he had had three
strikes, but the batter was so chagrined
at the exhibition he had given, that he
promptly struck out on the next ball
pitched. Exchange.
The Angler and the Caddis.
Stern Winder 4had retreated far.
To northern chambers chill.
And Sprlnff, advancing in her .car,
Drop't flowers o'er vale and bill.
A caddis crawling near tha shore -
Where brawled a mountain stream,
Grew dull and sleepy more and mora
As danced the warmlnj beam.
'Til crawl," said he, "and take a nap
Beneath a snelt'rlnc stone.
And then I'll dream in peace, mayhap,
Till lethargy bath flown."
Forthwith bo left tho water cold,
"And soon a cavern found
Beneath a stone a welcome hold
In moist and sandy ground.
And dreamed he then a pleasant dream
That be upon the air
Was floating o'er bis parent stream.
And gauzy wing did bear.
Ho waked at last but found his shell-
Ne'er cramped him so bofore.
And struggling to be free and well
Right through his prison tore.
O Joy! no longer worm was bo, i
But tenant Qf the sky.
His dream was true and In his glea
He spread his wings to fly.
"I'll seek," said ho. "yon grassy bank
Beyond the rippling flood!
Where grows tha wild rose rank on rank
Closo to the darkling wood."
"Take heed, tako heed," a cricket iang.
"There's danger 'neath the wave."
The erstwhile caddis laughed &s rang
Tho warning meant to save.
He rose, the fav'rlng breeso impelled
ills onward flutt'rlng flight.
But fate his dreaming hopes dispelled
And shrouded them in night.
A sudden puff of adverse gala
Caught him upon bis way,
His untrained wings collapse and fall,
And on the flood he lay.
An Instant more there was a apIash
Upon the pool so dark
An eddy round a stlv'ry flash
Tho trout's dlro spring did marie.
The strong against the weak Its. strife
Had waged and life had ta'en;
Thus life gives death and death gives life
Thro' Nature's mjstlo reign.
The tragedy an angler saw
Philosopher was he :
''Thy fate, O Caddis, points to law
All fishermen should see.
"Like trout, tho devil lurks to spring
On whom desires entice.
And heedless try, on Pleasure's wing.
To skim o'er pools of vice."
With this reflection, o'er the tide
Ho cast tho feathcr'd lure
And. soon In pannier bad with prldo
The murderer secure.
J. W. Whalley In Outdoor Life.
Slow National League Pitehers.
In ono respect says a writer In the. St.
Paul Pioneer Press, the American League
la far ahc&d of the National League. It
man be In others, but It surely Is so far
as tho time emplqyed In playing games is
concerned. It is seldom thafa National,
League game is played-in two hours, and
seldom that it takes the American League
clubs two hours to completo a contest.
The players in the minor organizations
run to their places on- thd field, at the
change of tho innings, "and hustle con
stantly when the fielders are at work.
There are' none of those long-winded
pitchers belonging to the league pitchers,
for example, like Callahan, of Chicago,
Cuppy, of Boston, and others that might
be named. 'The deliberation assumed by
several of the National League pitchers is
entirely uncalled for, but they will con
tinue to grow more and more dilatory In
their movement until people suffering
from Insomnia will .be attracted to the
ball grounds to watch them for a cure.
Then the owners may take some action
to put an end to their work.
Complaint has been made all the year
regarding tha slow work of -tho National
League men, but up ta the present noth
ing juts been heard, except one or two
weak apologies from ono or two weak
magnates,
If IBW
Fame.
And take a d
You miss a step, r
Right near the top, o
And when you get p
"When one begun.
Never cease
, Rung by rung;
Climb the ladder
Never wrong.
Always r!;ht:
Climb It strong
Climb the ladder.
Read from bottom up.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
"A DAY AT ST. ANDREWS"
Home of Golf for Generations, and
Where Many a Famoni Game
Has Been Decided.
The article, entitled "A Day at St. An
drew's.'l by J. C. Wat3on, is among ther
contrlbutlons to the July Issue of Tho
Western Golfer. Mr. Watson-adverts to
the prominence golf has obtained In Amer
ica as an established Institution, and
hints "that people may soon forget where
it had Its origin, and where for so long
it. has been a center of attraction for'
many kindred spirits and a source ofT
healthful excitement for so many gener
ations." The writer pays a tribute to the admira
ble facilities for playing the game "inJ
many places In this great country so re
cently a wilderness," but concludes that
"s infinite charm and varied possibili
ties can only be seen and known when
the soil Is best adapted for every kind of
shot, and that wonderful last putt, so
witching or so exasperating, can be takerv
or missed on a perfect green."
Course for Experts.
"Tho classic ground of St. Andrew's, inJ
Scotland," says Mr. Watson, "possesses?
many claims to first place as a courso
that can supply every possible want of a
good and Judicious player and vex tha
weary soul of a duffor, or. Indeed, of
anyvono who will despise warnings and
reject the usually sound, advice of on
experienced caddie."
Mr. Watson alleges that the American
newspapers too largely permit Imagina
tion to take the place of facts, and that
they do not give a "very exact account"
of the plays on St. Andrew's links, ''on
ordinary and medal days." He says, fur
ther, that he knows of no other place
where there Is so little friction as at St.
Andrew's. The description he gives of'
those awaiting their turn there to play,
tho "short hole" will be keenly appre
ciated by all true golfers.
Regarding the "short hole, which must
be played out before you can follow," Mr.
Watson declares: "And every one waits
with a measure of patience, watching
with pleasure or amusement for a well
played ball, or a foozle landing In that"
dreadful bunker nearly unplayable.
Sad Exhibitions.
"A good player can do the needful here?
with a deck, but all manner of lncapables,
who could not reach the green In two,
try tho cleek also, making such an ex
hibition as might draw tears of sympathy
from hardened on'ookers." Of courso,
there always is the excuse of "some ono
spoke" or "my foot slipped," or other
explanations of similar tenor.
The growth In popularity of St. An
drew's links is really astonishing. Mr.
Watson show? that a few years ago It be
came necessary to purchase a second
course, near the original, each of these
having IS holes, and more recently a third
course, of 12 holes, has been added. All
these are almost constantly In operation
It seems the newer courso was Intended
for beginners, though experience proves
that the "duffers" very often ignore this
Intention and "persist In heaving up the
turf on the old course."
Naturally enough, any reference to St.
Andrew's without some mention of the
veteran golfer, "au'd Tom Morris," would
be an unpardonable omission, and ono
Mr. Watson would hardly be guilty of.
He relates this Incident of the man whose
"experience and tact are invaluable"'
"On a recent occasion Tom was asked
his opinion about Sunday play, and re
marked, with his accu-jtomed -prudence,
that if the players did not want rest, the
putting greens needed it, and so escaped
from any positive expression of opinion,
though all who know tho man understand
his preference for a day of rest so di
vinely appointed for human need."
An Awlcvrnril Stand.
Mr. Watson relates the incident of a
man who became enamored of golf quite
late In life, and who declared "that he
would play with one foot In the grave."
His partner replied that "he would have
a very awkward stand." A certain cler
gyman who became elated because he
was "lofting balls more than formerly"
received the assurance from his caddie
that "this new play would suit fine. If
the hole were In heaven."
Mr. Watson closes his article with a
compliment to the "thousands of golf
players , in America," and advocates a
golfing pilgrimage to all who can make it
to "auld Scotland," "where the game may
be played to perfection on many a good
green there."
Dnrinr the Millennium.
First Player I" open the pot.
Second Plaxer I raise you.
First Player I raise you back.
Second Player I call.
First Player Give me two cards.
Second Player I will take one.
First Player Five bones Is my bet.
Second Player I have tho honor to call
you.
First Player I have three kings.
Second Player4 That wins; 1 have only
two pair.
First Player I beg your" pardon. On
examining my hand I find only two kings.
I must have discarded the third ono
through mistake.
Second Player Your explanation Is em
inently satisfactory. Kindly take the pot
and we will have another UeaL Phxladjr
pbia Inquirer.